September 16, 2006
LEONSIS GOES OFFLINE - AGAIN
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amOnce again Ted Leonsis says he is stepping aside at America Online. Leonsis, the longtime AOL executive who has numerous other business interests, including ownership of the NHL's Washington Capitals,...
OH HAPPY DAY: TOWN CAR KEEPS ROLLIN'
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amChauffeurs of corporate America were jubilant yesterday over Ford's decision to save the roomy Lincoln Town Car from the chopping block. Ford ensured that its beloved $46,000 sedans would remain...
ANIMAL PLANET TO CARRY IRWIN MEMORIAL SERVICE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amANIMAL Planet will air "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's memorial service Tuesday night. Irwin, who singlehandedly put Animal Planet on the map, was killed Sept. 4 when he was attacked by...
DIGGING FOR GOLD; 'MR. CONSERVATIVE' AS GRANDPA
September 16, 2006 | 4:00am"Mr. Conservative:Goldwater on Goldwater" Monday, 9 p.m. on HBO (three stars) HBO says it's now OK to love Barry Goldwater. That means that those of you who are passionate about...
THIS DUD'S FOR YOU - IF YOU'RE DRUNK
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amBEER LEAGUE * (one star) 'ARTIE Lange's Beer League," a proudly un-PC vanity project showcasing Howard Stern's corpulent side kick, is the sort of lowbrow sports comedy best enjoyed on...
MSG MELTS INTO MARGARITAVILLE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amJIMMY BUFFETT THEY unlocked the door to the Garden with the key of imagination. Beyond it was another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension where...
RACE CARD DECKS 'SURVIVOR'
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amTHURSDAY'S premiere of "Survivor" didn't make much of a splash - despite the hype surrounding this racially divided version of the show. "Survivor: Cook Islands" drew 18 million viewers to...
IN THE BUFF - THE CULT TV SERIES HITS 'ROCKY HORROR' WATERS
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amCALL it the Buffy Horror Picture Show. At midnight tonight at the IFC Center, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans will resurrect their beloved show with a theatrical screening of the...
FAR-OUT FASHION
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amFASHION week is the equivalent of Tammy the high school slut who sat next to you in algebra - she just gave it all away. Now that the hoopla is...
HIS STEELY STARE; 'DWI KILLER' GAZES OVER WRECKAGE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amA Long Island DWI murder defendant who allegedly killed a limo driver and 7-year-old flower girl while driving the wrong way on the Meadowbrook Parkway gazed impassively at his handiwork...
DRY DOCKED
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe U.S. Naval Academy is trying to turn back the boozy tide of maritime history by banning all students from becoming drunk - even those who are 21. The academy...
BONDS KNEW HE WAS ONE 'ROIDS: CONTE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amBALCO founder Victor Conte boasted that Barry Bonds knew he received designer steroids from the company and had taken an interest in what the juice contained, it was reported yesterday....
PATAKI'S DISABILITY 'PAYBACK' TO UNION
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki yesterday signed into law a disability-pension enhancement bill for firefighters, just weeks after their union donated $25,000 to his political action committee. The new law -...
POLITICAL FIGHT
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amCampaign staffers for both state Sen. Ada Smith and the candidate who mounted a successful challenge for her seat, Shirley Huntley, scuffled at a Board of Elections meeting in Queens...
SHE SUES MATE SHE HASN'T SEEN IN 40 YRS.
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amA woman who claims a Long Island surgeon made her his child bride in India more than five decades ago is suing for divorce - even though they haven't seen...
PERV SENT OFF FOR 20 YEARS
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amA Washington Heights pedophile was sentenced to prison yesterday for 20 years for admittedly sexually attacking a 4-year-old girl whose family he had befriended. José Luis Rivera, 52, who worked...
$CANDAL BIG'S RISE & WATERFALL
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amAn ex-Wall Street exec spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to make over his Montvale, N.J., home - complete with a 2,500-square-foot pool house and a custom waterfall....
COPS SHOOT MAN IN HARLEM SCUFFLE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amCops shot a man early today after he tried to fight them off in Manhattan, authorities said. The man, who was not identified, was shot once in the chest as...
'DESPICABLE' DUBYA FLICK; DADDY BUSH'S THUMBS-DOWN
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPresident Bush's father had just one word to say about the controversial new film that depicts his son's assassination: "Despicable." Former President George H.W. Bush slammed the movie yesterday through...
S.I. BABY SITTER MURDER SCHEME; $50 PLOT TO KILL MOM AND TAKE CHILD: DA
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amA baby sitter is accused of hatching a bizarre plot to gain custody of an 8-year-old Staten Island girl with whom she became obsessed - paying a hit man $50...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amTHE BRONX *** Cops are asking for the public's help in finding this man (above) for robbing numerous livery drivers in the north Bronx, authorities said. The bandit first struck...
PIRRO FLOGS HUBBY; SPEED-TICKET SCOLDING
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amAttorney-general hopeful Jeanine Pirro went on the attack yesterday - against her own husband. Pirro, the former Westchester district attorney, fumed at her scandal-scarred husband, Al, for spoiling her campaign...
JAILED CON NAILED IN TEEN'S '03 BELT PARKWAY SHOOT SLAY
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amAuthorities charged a 24-year-old Brooklyn man yesterday in the senseless slaying of a bright Bensonhurst college student on the Belt Parkway more than three years ago. Robert Maffei was hauled...
ANNA WANTS 2ND AUTOPSY; BRINGING IN OWN DOC TO EXAMINE DEAD SON
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe effort to solve the mystery behind the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son intensified yesterday after her lawyer was allowed to bring in a private pathologist to perform a...
ASTOR LAWYER'S $TRATEGY; WORMED WAY INTO HER AFFAIRS
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe shady lawyer who allegedly helped Brooke Astor rewrite her will sent the famed philanthropist flowers, gifts and notes to get in her good graces, new court documents reveal. Francis...
'JUNIOR': MY FATHER 'FREED' ME
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amJohn "Dapper Don" Gotti's absolute power over the violent Gambino crime family allowed son "Junior" to break a mob rule that no other wiseguy could - to retire from the...
FASHION FOLK HOMELESS IN WINTER
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amOlympus Fashion Week is homeless. The Bryant Park Corp. plans to operate an ice rink through March 1, making it all but impossible for the tents to go up in...
HILL SWATS AT GOP FOE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused GOP challenger John Spencer yesterday of trying to "be all things to all people." Clinton has been responding to the ex-Yonkers mayor rather than ignoring...
WIFE-STALK SLAY BUST
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe estranged husband of a mother of five stabbed to death in Battery Park was arrested yesterday and charged with murder. The victim had an order of protection against her...
MOWED DOWN
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amA Chinese food deliveryman was clinging to life last night after he was hit by a tow truck, authorities said. The man, who was not identified, was riding his delivery...
SIGNATURE PIECES ON PARADE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amIt was a strong finish to the week as the some of the iconic big names of Seventh Avenue showed what a fashion-house signature looks like. Donna Karan looked East,...
FASHION FOLK LEFT HOMELESS IN WINTER
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amOlympus Fashion Week is homeless. The Bryant Park Corp. plans to operate an ice rink through March 1, making it all but impossible for the tents to go up in...
ANDARIESE OUT? MAYBE ROSS, TOO
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amWith the NBA preseason just three weeks away, two more longtime Madison Square Garden broadcasting regulars appear to be partially or fully out the door. John Andariese, a popular Knicks'...
KICK AWAY THOUGHTS OF FAILURE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amJET NOTES Eric Mangini insists he wants his players to be able to put a failed play out of the heads in five seconds. Kicker Mike Nugent - who missed...
THE RICE TIME; RUTGERS RB ROLLING
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amBrian Leonard remembers the first time he saw Ray Rice as if it was yesterday. Two years ago, Leonard, Rutgers' ballyhooed senior fullback, was watching the Governor's Bowl - an...
RUNNING AMOK ; JETS IN RUSH TO BEEF UP GROUND ATTACK
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amSeemingly lost in the euphoria of the Jets' come-from-behind season-opening win in Tennessee, and in the afterglow of Chad Pennington's scintillating return to the field, was Gang Green's running game....
ZEALOUS RIVALRY; ND VS. MICHIGAN: NO LOVE LOST
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amSOUTH BEND, Ind. - You can take the man out of the rivalry but you can't take the rivalry out of the man. Giants defensive end Justin Tuck once wore...
EAGLE WR IS 'WORTH THE PRICE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES What, exactly, does the addition of Donte Stallworth do for the Eagles? "It does wonders for you," quarterback Donovan McNabb said. It sure did in the opener. Stallworth...
'FUNNY' DAY AT BELMONT
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amField of seven entered for today's 118th running of Grade 2, $150,000 Brooklyn Handicap at mile-and-eighth, including Funny Cide, who's likely to scratch if the track is still wet. Wanderin...
WANG'S THE ONE ; RIGHTY SHOULD OPEN PLAYOFFS
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amIT was raining hard enough in the pregame yesterday for Joe Torre to abandon his familiar perch in the home dugout and instead chat with the media in the corridor...
A BIG OR-TEASE; DAVID WON'T DISCUSS MVP RACE WITH JETER
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amDerek Jeter and David Ortiz were at Yankee Stadium last night but had very little to say on the "Derek vs. Goliath" MVP issue that surfaced last week when Ortiz...
PULLED CORK ON MET MENU; AMAZIN'S PLANNED FOR BUBBLY-ICIOUS NIGHT
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - It felt more exciting, David Wright said, to come to the stadium yesterday. The potential of the Mets clinching their first NL East title in 18 years was...
NOLAN IMPRESSED BY ISLES
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amYARMOUTH, Nova Scotia - Ted Nolan didn't raise his voice once, didn't yell or scream or skate the Islanders' legs off yesterday. In fact, the new head coach wasn't even...
RIVERA TO TEST FOREARM TODAY
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES Mariano Rivera digs a cleat into a pitching mound today for the first time since Aug. 31 when the Yankees closer tests his strained right forearm in a...
KAAT GONE FOR GOOD
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amWith the rainout of last night's Red Sox-Yankees game, scheduled to be Jim Kaat's farewell telecast, only the farewell, it appears, proceeded as scheduled. Kaat, committed to attend a wedding...
GREEN'S TWO-WAY GAME PROPELS JFK
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amIf Stephfon Green wanted to show Penn State that he should play running back instead of defensive back when he gets to State College, he didn't do a very good...
FOR WILLIE, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE PITT
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - All week long, Willie Randolph had a strong suspicion this would be the place where he would drink his first glass of champagne as a manager, where he...
FEUD FUEL; MANGINI, BELICHICK 'DISTANCE' GROWING
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe question was an innocuous one. Eric Mangini's answer, delivered with a smile that was both wan and knowing at the same time, was genuine . . . perhaps the...
JETS RUSH TO FIND GROUND GAME
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amJET NOTES Lost in the euphoria of Chad Pennington's return and the Jets' opening win was Gang Green's ground game, or lack of one. They ran for 91 yards on...
MARTINEZ: 'I WAS ON VERGE OF SNAPPING'
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - You never see this side of Pedro Martinez. You never see this version of his face, this public display of the complicated emotional matrix that defines who Martinez...
MARTINEZ: 'I WAS ONVERGE OF SNAPPING'
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH- You never see this side of Pedro Martinez. You never see this version of his face, this public a display of the complicated emotional matrix that defines who Martinez...
PULLED CORK NOT ON MENU ; BUBBLY STILL ON ICE AS AMAZIN'S FALL TO BUCS
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPirates 5Mets 3 PITTSBURGH - The two results last night were the two bad ones for the Mets: No NL East crown, and a poor game by Pedro Martinez. The...
WAGS LOOKING YOUNG
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES PITTSBURGH - Billy Wagner is being supported for the Cy Young. The Mets sent out a release yesterday touting Wagner's 2006 accomplishments, a release that also included quotes...
PITT. STOP - WILLIE ALWAYS EXPECTING PIRATE TREASURE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - All week long, Willie Randolph had a strong suspicion that this would be the place where he would drink his first glass of champagne as a manager, where...
BUBBLY GOES FLAT AS AMAZIN'S FALL TO BUCS
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPirates 5 Mets 3 PITTSBURGH - Call for more ice. The champagne will have to wait. The bubbly was on hand, ready to be sprayed all over the visitors clubhouse...
POSTGAME METS GLUED TO TUBE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - After the playing was over, the watching began. The Mets finished their 5-3 loss to the Pirates last night, having not clinched the NL East title and having...
'X' MET HURT BY TRADE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES PITTSBURGH - Weeks ago, Xavier Nady was in right field for the Mets. He's a Pirate now, and the right fielder admitted he was hurt when the team...
PITT. FALL - TRADE 'DISAPPOINTED' X'D OUT MET NADY
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - Weeks ago, Xavier Nady was in right field for the Mets. He's a Pirate now, though, and the right fielder admitted he was hurt when the team dealt...
PIGSKIN PROFIT
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amLENN ROBBINS PICKS TODAY'S GAMES MICHIGAN at NOTRE DAME 3:30; Ch.4 Line: N.D. by 6. Angle: This game proved to be pivotal last season. Notre Dame went on to a...
SPECIAL ATTENTION - GIANT STRIDES ARE NEEDED BY KICK, COVERAGE, RETURN UNITS
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amOne player racing down on a kickoff cannot control the entire length and width of the field. David Tyree knows as much. But he's the most identifiable member of the...
M & M FATTEN DEVILS' CAP
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amThe Devils' easiest way out appears out. The theory of getting both Vladimir Malakhov and Alexander Mogilny in action to start a process that could ease New Jersey's salary cap...
RANGERS PLAYING 'WHAT'S MY LINE?'
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amIt was only the first day of training camp and the Rangers were split into three distinct scrimmage squads, so line combinations and defense pairings were somewhat arbitrary. Still, it...
WILLIE AIMS FOR PENNANT PITT. STOP
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH - All week long, Willie Randolph had a strong suspicion that this would be the place where he would drink his first glass of champagne as a manager, where...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
September 16, 2006 | 4:00amWhile he was playing cops and robbers, 6-year-old Kevon Gorham "arrested" his stuffed reindeer and handcuffed it to one of his wrists. When he and his mom couldn't get the...