October 6, 2005
A FLOOD OF BAD NEWS - HURRICANES TO SLAM SEPT. JOBS REPORT
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWALL Street is expecting a huge drop in the number of jobs nationwide when the September figure is announced tomorrow. A loss of between 150,000 and 200,000 jobs because of...
TRUMP TO DEVELOP 17 LUXURY TOWERS IN DUBAI
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amTalk about beachfront property. Donald Trump has joined with the United Arab Emirates' premier development group, Nakeel, to build at least 17 sky-high towers on islands just off the coast...
VIACOM'S FOUR; QUARTET TO SERVE TWO BOARDS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amDespite splitting his company in two, Viacom chief Sumner Redstone will keep a firm grip on both entities. In an exhaustive 315-page document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
VIRGIN GYMS TO STRETCH INTO U.S.
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amGet ready for the Virgin mega-gym. Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd. is planning to expand its European and South African-based chain of fitness clubs into the U.S. as part of...
PUTNAM'S PAST - FUTURE NYSE CO-PREZ'S HISTORY RAISES QUESTIONS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amAs the New York Stock Exchange edges closer to a merger with electronic trading platform Archipelago Holdings, Inc., details are emerging of the controversial management style and previous business dealings...
NBA COURTING KIDS IN CHANGING TOY BIZ
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThere will be new faves in Toyland this Christmas, as companies outside the traditional toy industry increasingly target their merchandise at kids. Further blurring the line between entertainment and children's...
CHILL GRIPS WALL STREET
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amFears of a grim winter for shoppers and businesses gripped Wall Street yesterday and pushed stocks deeper into negative territory - wiping out the year's gains across all exchanges. Red-flag...
MORGAN GETS CALPINE DEAL DONE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA week after failing to sell $400 million of preferred stock for cash-strapped energy giant Calpine, Morgan Stanley completed the deal - minus $100 million - late Tuesday night. Merrill...
LET'S EAT OUT TONIGHT, HONEY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWELCOME to the night of the living wed, a k a "Zombie Honeymoon." Newlywed yuppies Denise and Danny (Tracy Coogan and Graham Sibley) high-tail it to the Jersey Shore for...
SOCIAL PROMOTION BY UGLY PUNK
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amIT wasn't a pretty sight, but no body's pretty in punk. Mike Ness - voice shot, ragged-looking at 43 - splattered sweat on the first few rows, and his kisser...
CLOONEY'S LIVE 'NETWORK'
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amGEORGE Clooney wants to remake the classic 1976 movie "Network" as a live CBS special. In the movie, a dark satire written by Paddy Chayefsky, Peter Finch played ranting newsman-turned-folk-hero...
SLAVERY EXHIBITS REVEAL N.Y. PAST
October 6, 2005 | 4:00am'MASTERS may punish their slaves however they choose, so long as they do not cut off their limbs or kill them." This sounds like something from the Deep South, but...
WIN-FREED - OPRAH'S OXYGEN SHOW SLASHED
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amOPRAH is cutting way back on her commitment to Oxygen, that women's network which she helped start and is a major investor in. "Oprah After the Show," which aired five...
SCENE OF THE CRY-ME - ASHLEE RETURNS TO 'SNL'
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amASHLEE Simpson returns to "Saturday Night Live" this weekend - a year after her embarrassing lip-synching incident on the show. Simpson is scheduled to perform two songs - live -...
STARR REPORT
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amDedicated to a cause It's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and TV is chipping in from all corners. The "Today" show will dedicate a full hour today (7:30-8:30 a.m.) to...
DISTURBING 'HUNT' FOR A MONSTER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amLOOK closely at the BTK killer in this TV movie and you might realize you know this guy. He's Gregg Henry, 53, an actor who's been around for years on...
IMAGINE... LENNON AT 65: YOKO AND OTHERS ON WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN; JOHN LENNON, WHEN HE'S 65
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWHAT kind of magical mystery turn would John Lennon's life had taken if he were still with us? The ex-Beatle, who would have blown out 65 candles on his birthday...
SALE AWAY - THE LONG WEEKEND IS A GREAT EXCUSE FOR A SHOPPING SPREE - HERE'S WHERE TO FIND A BARGAIN
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amBOUCHER 9 Ninth Avenue (212) 206-3775 Sale October 10th - 16th. Open Noon - 8 p.m., Sunday noon - 6 p.m. The jewelry designer's semi-annual clearance offers up delicate signature...
JUSTICE FOR ALL - THIS YEAR'S GRAND MARSHAL: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Columbus Day won't be the first time Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia leads the way. The Grand Marshal of New York's Columbus Day parade, Scalia first broke the...
EVILS OF ONLINE CALLER ID
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amTHE other day, I received an e-mail from Friendster, updating me on some of the "exciting" new features they added to their online social networking site. "Hey, Mackenzie!" it read....
MAN MISSING IN 2ND HUDSON PLUNGE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA 22-year-old Manhattan man was missing early today after his second leap into the Hudson River to go after a lost book bag, police said. The man, whose name was...
'TOE' THIS GUY'S CAR AWAY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA Long Island meter maid was hopping mad after a driver whom she had just ticketed ran over her foot, police said yesterday. Jacqueline DeSilva, 39, had given Fred Bennett...
TEARS FOR FIREBALL TRUCKER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe man burned alive when his fuel tanker truck exploded in The Bronx was a "very careful" and experienced driver who believed his fate was in God's hands, his family...
VICTORIOUS MIKE WOULD GIVE AIDES A SHAKEUP CALL
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amEXPECT a mass exodus of top aides from City Hall should Mayor Bloomberg win a second term in office. And for those who stay on, there will be a major...
GAUNT FLAUNT - STELLA MCCARTNEY'S SHOP IS MANNE-REXIC
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amIf you want to wear Stella McCartney's clothing creations, you can never be too rich - or too thin, it appears. A size-4 mannequin in the fashion designer's West 14th...
BX. COURT OFFERS NO-JAIL OPTION
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA new program at Bronx Supreme Court is aiming to keep defendants convicted of nonviolent offenses out of jail. Under the plan, those guilty of such crimes as drug possession,...
MIERS HAS DEM SENS. BOXED IN
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amREPUBLICAN angst over Bush pal/Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is getting all the headlines, but there's plenty of Democratic angst, too. In the end, she could prove a thornier problem...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amMANHATTAN * A man was shot in the head yesterday on a Harlem street, police sources said. The 21-year-old man left his apartment and was walking along West 131st Street...
RANGEL-DICK FEUD GETTING OLD
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe personal feud between Vice President Dick Cheney and Rep. Charles Rangel erupted again yesterday, when the 75-year-old congressman said the veep "ought to be ashamed of himself" for a...
GOP GRUMBLES GET LOUDER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A few Senate Republicans yesterday joined some conservative activists in challenging President Bush's choice of his counsel, Harriet Miers, for the U.S. Supreme Court, saying Bush's call to...
BLAKE ADMITS SHOPPING FOR 'SECURITY'
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amBURBANK, Calif. - Robert Blake conceded yesterday that he wanted to hire muscle - but not a killer - in the weeks before his wife was murdered. The troubled actor,...
DE-PERKED & IRKED - TEACHERS FEAR RAISE NOT WORTH GIVEBACKS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amCity teachers are looking at a 15 percent salary increase over the next two years, but concessions in the proposed contract between their union and City Hall have educators wondering...
FEDS BLOW THE LID OFF COKE RINGS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amIn a series of major drug sweeps, the feds have busted two massive, international smuggling rings that funneled $178 million in cocaine to the United States. The feds extradited accused...
DRIVER MOWS DOWN S.I. GAL
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA 58-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car yesterday morning as she crossed the street to catch a bus on Staten Island. Shortly after 6:30 a.m., Carmen Roman...
RUDY: 'I THINK I'LL RETURN TO POLITICS'
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Rudy Giuliani yesterday talked of returning to politics - and aides said he'll decide whether to make a 2008 run for president after the 2006 elections. "I think...
IT'S 'UTTER' STUPIDITY - WORST THAT STORE CLERKS CAN SAY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amIf the customer's always right, then salespeople better listen up. "That's not my department" shouldn't be uttered in polite retail company ever again, according to a new survey of the...
MURDEROUS BANKER IN QNS. SUICIDE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA banker with a history of psychiatric problems tried to kill his wife and son in their Queens home yesterday before blowing his head off with a shotgun, investigators said....
LINDSAY LOHAN'S UNCLE IS IN HOT WATER ...
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amLindsay Lohan's uncle is in hot water for allegedly tampering with a witness in the mail-fraud case where he siphoned off money intended for 9/11 relief, according to court papers....
HILLARY DEFENDS PLUM ISLAND LAB BUT SAYS TO KEEP SCARY STUFF OUT
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The feds should nix plans to research dangerous or exotic animal diseases that could migrate to humans at the Plum Island lab not far from the Hamptons, Sen....
VEGAS CASINO SOCKED OVER SILVER $ERVICE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe state Lobbying Commission yesterday hit a casino empire with a $25,000 fine for providing a deeply discounted Las Vegas hotel room to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver while Albany was...
ST. PATRICK MOM'S HOLIDAY GIFT - GETS KIDS CHRISTMAS, EASTER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amShe may be accused of cheating on her husband with a St. Patrick's Cathedral priest, but that didn't stop Laura DeFilippo from winning visitation with her kids on the two...
THE BLAME GAME - SMASH DRIVER: IT'S ALL LINDSAY'S FAULT
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - The driver broadsided by actress Lindsay Lohan completely blamed the "Mean Girls" star yesterday for the nasty fender-bender, which left him in pain and "frightened to drive...
HIZZONER AD-DRESSES DOWN REV. AL
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg rapped the Rev. Al Sharpton yesterday about the controversy over the minister's legal residence. "Look, I can't even figure out where Rev. Sharpton votes," Bloomberg said, tongue firmly...
CADDY 'CLUBS' BOSSES - TEED OFF BY SEX TAUNTS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA Long Island golf club is in the rough after a boss challenged a caddy's manhood because he lost two rounds of golf to a woman. The worker is taking...
'ALCOHOLIC' L. GEORGE BOAT PILOT
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe 74-year-old pilot of a doomed Lake George tour boat is reportedly a recovering alcoholic - whose last drink was a beer Thursday morning. The disclosure came as investigators conducted...
'GORGEOUS' BUT NAMELESS JURY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amIt looks like an anonymous jury will hear the case of reputed ex-mob boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano. The feds want to keep the names of jurors deciding the fate...
NYACK CO-ED ATTACKED
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amAn 18-year-old college freshman from Brooklyn was attacked on the campus of her Rockland County campus as she walked to her dorm from a volleyball game, police said yesterday. "She's...
HIGH-END APTS. HEADING $OUTH - MANHATTAN OWNERS FORCED TO DROP PRICES
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe Manhattan residential real-estate swagger has developed a limp - formerly inflexible apartment sellers are reducing their prices as the inventory of available property continues to grow. On lower Fifth...
SHOW TO GAL-VANIZE AUDIENCE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amMEN will run from this show like they're being attacked by the Loch Ness monster. Like HBO's "Sex and the City," the new "Hot Properties" - ABC's sitcom about a...
METER-MAD DRIVER RUNS OVER FOOT OF L.I. PARKING COP: POLICE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA Long Island meter maid was hopping mad after an enraged minivan driver, whom she had just written up for illegally parking, ran over her foot, police said yesterday. Traffic...
MAYOR RUNS ON 'EMPTY' - VACANT SPOT TO STAND IN FOR BLOOMY AS HE SKIPS DEBATE TO LAUNCH 'LATIN CHIC'
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe first televised showdown of the mayor's race takes place tonight at the Apollo Theater in Harlem - and it's already being called the "empty chair" debate because Mayor Bloomberg...
TAG, HE'S IT: SCRAWL GUY BUSTED
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amCops have nabbed "Kiko," a prolific graffiti vandal accused of plastering Queens buildings, trees and cars with his tag. Oliver Siandre, 27, who lives on the Upper West Side, would...
TOM AND KATIE PREGGERS - CRUISE MUSE SAYS MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWho said fairy tales can't come true in Hollywood? After a whirlwind courtship that stunned and mystified the world, Tom Cruise has revealed fiancée Katie Holmes is pregnant. "Tom and...
'SLAY' BEAU TALKS - BUT NOT ABOUT VALERY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amHe is accused of abandoning adorable 4-year-old Valery Lozada on the streets of Queens after murdering her mother - and yesterday, the fish-eyed fiend couldn't even bring himself to say...
FULTON FISH FLAP - JUDGE DELAYS MARKET MOVE TO BRONX
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA judge has thrown a hook into the Fulton Fish Market's relocation to The Bronx. The move to a fancy, $85 million indoor facility at Hunts Point - originally slated...
KIM LOSING LIL' BATTLE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amIf penned-up Lil' Kim thinks she's got it rough now, things could soon get worse: A federal judge yesterday said he'll likely let a former pal who testified against the...
WHITE HOUSE SPY - MARINE 'STOLE' SECRETS FROM CHENEY OFFICE; MARINE 'SPY' STOLE VP'S INFO: FEDS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA U.S. Marine is under arrest for stealing classified intelligence documents while he was working at the White House, according to a bombshell report last night. Leandro Aragoncillo (above), 46,...
'MICES' A CRISIS ON W. SIDE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amWant to save money on cat food? Move to the Upper West Side. The mouse population has reached "epidemic" proportions in apartments and brownstones in the neighborhood, local officials and...
MAYOR RUNS ON 'EMPTY' - VACANT SPOT TO STAND IN FOR BLOOMY AS HE SKIPS DEBATE TO FETE GAYS & TURKS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe first televised showdown of the mayoral race takes place tonight at the Apollo Theater in Harlem - and it's already being called the "empty chair" debate because Mayor Bloomberg...
TEST SHOWS DEATH BOAT WAS WOBBLY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA tourist boat like the one that sank on Lake George became dangerously unstable when probers loaded one side with weight equivalent to just 10 people, authorities said yesterday. Naval...
'PLUNGE' KIDS IN MIRACLE ESCAPE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amTwo young brothers yesterday went out a window of their Bronx apartment - and one miraculously survived the five-story fall while the other desperately clung to a ledge until he...
PENTHOUSE HIT$ ROCK BOTTOM - 5TH AVE. PAD NOT SELLING EVEN AT HALF-PRICE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amPity the owners trying to peddle this posh Fifth Avenue pad: They've had to slash its price nearly in half since it went on the market in March - and...
MARINE SPY STOLE VEEP'S FILES: FEDS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA former U.S. Marine is under arrest for stealing classified intelligence documents while he was working at the White House, according to a bombshell report last night. Leandro Aragoncillo, 46,...
ROSH HASHANAH 'BURGLARS' BUSTED
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amIt was an unhappy start to the New Year for one Jewish school on Long Island early yesterday when three armed men broke in through a window and started a...
MIRACLE OF THE 'WINDOW' TOTS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amTwo young brothers went out a window of their Bronx apartment yesterday - and one miraculously survived the five-story fall, while the other desperately clung to a ledge until he...
KIM LOSING BATTLE OF THE LIL'S OVER DVD
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amIf Lil' Kim thinks she's got it rough now, things could soon get worse: A federal judge yesterday said he'll likely let a former pal who testified against the jailed...
BRITS WOULD ARREST KATE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amKate Moss would reportedly be busted on cocaine charges if she returns to Britain. The coke-snorting supermodel, who lost millions of dollars in endorsement deals after she was photographed inhaling...
CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY - CHAMPION ON THE BENCH
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amConstance Baker Motley passed away on Sept. 28, at age 84. She was a key figure in the civil-rights movement. Today's page looks at her life and career. CONSTANCE Baker...
TRAIN WASH RUBS UNION WRONG WAY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe MTA is putting its pockets ahead of employees' health by forcing them to drive trains through an automated car wash that uses a hazardous acid cleaner, transit workers told...
HAS-BEANS? - BOSOX ON BRINK AFTER LATEST LOSS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amGAME 2: White Sox 5 - Red Sox 4 CHICAGO - If the Red Sox are pulling a Rope-A-Dope on the White Sox, it's certainly convincing. Thanks to last night's...
INJURED CLEMENT GETS NO RELIEF
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amALDS Notes CHICAGO - Matt Clement's start on Tuesday was bad enough to knock him out of the Red Sox' rotation. But his right thigh might be too bruised for...
NETS HIT MARC WITH ALL-AROUND 'PLAYER'
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amAsk Marc Jackson for his role or his position with the Nets and he answers with two words: "Basketball player." That's how it is, Jackson insists. Nothing fancy, nothing overly...
PIGSKIN PROFIT
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amSYRACUSE at UCONN 8 p.m. Tomorrow ESPNLine: UConn -6 1/2. Angle: This galls Syracuse fans past and present, that an upstart such as Connecticut could be favored over their once-storied...
DEVILS SEE PENGUINS' PAST - LEMIEUX STILL STAR OF FRANCHISE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe night was Sidney Crosby's, the future of the Penguins. At the same time, Pittsburgh's hopes for the present rely on their past superstar's comeback. Crosby seems destined for NHL...
BOOMER BACK ON BIG STAGE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - David Wells is still pitching and still talking - not a bad combination. "I defied the odds on a lot of people," said Wells, who started Game 2...
MIDDLE RELIEF IN TOP FORM
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amConfidential ANAHEIM - The Yankees' biggest weakness going into the ALDS was a large reason the Yankees started last night's Game 2 up 1-0 in the best-of-five series. Their starters...
TRY TO GET WELLS SOON - RED SOX NEED TO BOUNCE BACK
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - After the Red Sox's worst loss in postseason history Tuesday, they talked about having "energy" and being "aggressive." Some players expressed disappointment with Matt Clement in no uncertain...
ISLES EXPECT TO FACE TRAP
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amBUFFALO - They saw it in the preseason, and the Islanders expected to see the trap here last night in the opener against the Sabres. There's a long list of...
AMANI'S NEW ROLE - JINT VET WR TAKES BACKSEAT TO PLAXICO
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amTiki Barber has yet to go through what Amani Toomer is facing this year. Barber is still the focal point of the Giants' running game, still holding off younger players....
VINNY TAKES OVER JETS' DRIVER SEAT
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amThe moment Vinny Testaverde signed his contract for a second tour of duty with the Jets, this moment seemed as inevitable as a boulder rolling downhill. Yesterday, inevitability became reality...
RANGER SHIP LOST AT 'C' - TEAM MAY GO WHOLE SEASON WITHOUT CAPTAIN
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA - The only other time in franchise history the Rangers played an NHL opening game without a captain was in 1991-92. But that season, the team was only waiting...
KNICKS' HEALTH TESTED
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amCHARLESTON - A league source said last night Eddy Curry was en route to Charleston, a strong indication his battery of heart tests went well. The Knicks would not announce...
EDDY MAY BE READY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amCHARLESTON - Eddy Curry touched down in Charleston early last night, strolling into the team hotel at 8 p.m., a strong indication he received passing grades on his battery of...
MARLINS FISH FOR GIRARDI
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amConfidential ANAHEIM - Joe Girardi will interview for the Marlins' managerial opening soon. "[GM] Larry Beinfest called and asked for permission and I approved it," Brian Cashman said of Beinfest's...
NO PRAISE FOR SATAN AS ISLES FALL IN OPENER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amSabres 6 - Isles 4 BUFFALO - For parts of eight seasons, Miroslav Satan helped the Sabres win games here. Last night he helped the home team's cause one last...
DEVIL FANS: PARISE'S BETTER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amDevils 5 - Penguins 1 In the spotlight of his NHL debut, Sidney Crosby was upstaged. "Parise's better," the Meadowlands crowd fairly sang with five minutes left last night in...
GRAFFANINO JOINS BUCKNER IN BOSOX LORE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - In the background, you could almost hear Vin Scully. Three and two to Mookie Wilson . . . A little roller up along first . . . Behind...
YANKS GET BAD NEWS BY 'E' MAIL - WANG ERROR KEYS LOSS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Robinson Cano dropped a toss on a potential force play in the second inning for an error. Chien-Ming Wang, though, picked Cano up, not allowing the miscue to...
YANKS' SLIP SHOWING - SLOPPY GAME 2 HANDS CONTROL TO HALOS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - The Yankees lost more than a game last night. They lost control of how this Division Series was being played. In 2002 when this occurred, the Yankees never...
CAN'T HELP BUT POINT AT A-GUMP
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - There was never any doubt where the ball was going. Orlando Cabrera caught it clean and drove it into left-center field, and now Jeff DaVanon and Steve Finley...
THROUGH IT ALL, RIVERA STILL A LEGEND OF THE FALL
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - This is the cruelest thing about the way last year's American League Championship Series played itself out. It isn't enough that people credit the Red Sox with achieving...
HOT ROB - CANO DELIVERS AGAIN WITH MORE CLUTCH HITTING
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Even though his team lost, last night could be labeled proof that Robinson Cano's performance in Game 1 - in case anybody had doubts - wasn't a fluke....
BOMBERS' LEAD GETS THE BOOT - A-ROD ERROR LEADS TO ANGELS' GAME 2 RALLY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amGAME 2: Angels 5 - Yankees 3 ANAHEIM - E-Yankees. When you leave eight runners on base through six innings in October and your bats are frigid in the clutch...
HOT ROB - CANO'S CLUTCH AT-BAT THE TALK OF THE CLUBHOUSE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - The double was the one that looked the best, the shot that made the highlights and that officially brought the runs in. But in Robinson Cano's game-turning, first-inning...
KELVIM IS NEW GUARDIAN ANGEL
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - In 2002, Angel manager Mike Scioscia used a rookie pitcher as his chief set-up man, and Francisco Rodriguez fireballed the Angels to the World Series. This year, Scioscia...
YANKEES ARE NOT ROAD WORRYERS - BOMBERS CALM AND CONFIDENT AT THE BIG A
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Not long after the Yankees took Game 1 of the ALDS from the Angels Tuesday night, Derek Jeter put the victory in its place. "Tonight doesn't mean anything...
THAT'S AL THEY NEED FROM HIM - LEIT'S RIGHT VS. LEFTY
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - New York knows Al Leiter can get the job done in the postseason. You only have to go back to the last time he was in it, when...
CARBON COPY - YANKS BEAT ANGELS AT OWN GAME IN OPENER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Bartolo Colon had dispensed five pitches to retire Derek Jeter on a groundout and whiff Alex Rodriguez. Deploying overpowering mid-90-mph fastballs, the Angels' ace was on the brink...
SCIOSCIA CONFIDENT IN 'PEN
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - In 2002, Angels manager Mike Scioscia used a rookie pitcher as his chief set-up man and Francisco Rodriguez fireballed the Angels to the World Series. This year, Scioscia...
HALOS LOSE ON 'WHEELS' OF FORTUNE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - The Angels entered the postseason hoping to turn it into a track meet. In Game 1 on Tuesday, they never got out of the blocks. The Angels finished...
JASON A BIG HIT - GIAMBI SPARKS RALLY IN RETURN TO PLAYOFFS
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - It wasn't Derek Jeter, leadoff hitter and captain, who started things for the Yankees on Tuesday night. And it wasn't Alex Rodriguez, MVP candidate and Bartolo Colon owner,...
ANGELS NO STRANGERS TO 0-1 DANGER
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Trailing 0-1 in a postseason series is familiar territory for the Angels. The ALDS against the Yankees is the fifth consecutive playoff series in which they have found...
ANGELS YET TO HIT THEIR FULL STRIDE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - The Angels entered the postseason hoping to turn it into a track meet. But through the first two games of the ALDS, they still have not gotten out...
WRATH OF JUAN - EX-YANK RIVERA STARS WITH A BLAST & A CHOP
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Juan Rivera always thought he would some day come through with a big hit in the postseason. He just thought it would be for the Yankees, not against...
CAPTAIN CAN'T GET TO FIRST BASE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amANAHEIM - For 21 straight ALDS games, there was one thing you could guarantee with the Yankees. Win or lose, you could guarantee that at least once, Derek Jeter would...
THE WAITING IS OVER! - RANGERS ROAR BY FLYERS IN ROUSING RETURN
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amRangers 5 - Flyers 3 PHILADELPHIA - The new NHL includes zero-tolerance obstruction, enlarged offensive zones, two-line passes and shootouts to break ties, that everyone already knew. But who could...
XTREME SPEED HOLDS UP
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amReminder: Belmont Park will be open Monday, Columbus Day, and closed Thursday, Oct. 13, for Yom Kippur. THIRD RACE: Roanwiththepunches was beaten favorite in four of first five starts before...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 6, 2005 | 4:00amA naked man trying to burglarize a house in Arizona stopped in mid-escape to ask the homeowner a simple question: Do you have an extra pair of boxers? The victim...