Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from February 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from February 2001

Bulls' slide ties club low.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... SEATTLE_As Bulls coach Tim Floyd sat courtside and alone with his thoughts long before Thursday's tipoff, seemingly out of nowhere, Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz approached him. The two exchanged pleasantries, from which Floyd learned...

76ers, Knicks have that look as East's best.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... NEW YORK_They were talking at Madison Square Garden Thursday about someone using foul language in public, and it wasn't a New Yorker. Go figure. "This was the first time I ever acknowledged a fan and said something," said Allen Iverson,...

Bulls' slide ties club low; loss to Sonics is 13th straight.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... SEATTLE _ As Bulls coach Tim Floyd sat courtside and alone with his thoughts long before Thursday's tipoff, Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz approached him, seemingly out of nowhere. The two men exchanged pleasantries, from which Floyd...

Capsule on the Enforcers.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO ENFORCERS: Meyer stockpiles runners STADIUM: Soldier Field, Chicago. COACH: Ron Meyer. COORDINATORS: Steve Endicott (offense) and Pete Adrian (defense). TERRITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS: Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame. ...

Airlines' on-time data worst since '95, DOT says.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... WASHINGTON _ More than one of every four airline flights arrived late in 2000--the worst performance for any year since 1995, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported Thursday. Only 72.6 percent of more than 20,000 daily flights...

Capsule on the Hitmen.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HITMEN: Ex-Warner backup to start STADIUM: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. COACH: Rusty Tillman. COORDINATORS: Greg Briner (offense) and Mike Dietzel and Bill Urbanik (co-defense). TERRITORIAL...

Crawford brings own rooting section.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... SEATTLE_No matter where Jamal Crawford travels, his watch, his pager and his cell phone are set to Pacific Standard Time, or "Seattle time," as the Bulls' rookie point guard and native son calls it. Now that he's home his time is correct,...

Tiger tale a knee-jerk reaction to success.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... We used to say it kiddingly: Tiger Woods could trip on his way to the bathroom, and it would be front-page news. Ha, ha. Yuk, yuk. But then the newspaper arrived in my driveway Thursday with the blaring headline about Tiger: "WOUNDED...

Never a dull moment in Philly.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... PHILADELPHIA_They form a magnet for controversy, a defiant, explosive star, a paranoid, passionate coach and a bubbly, hands-on owner who often must interpret for both. It's a strange, volatile mixture, ready to detonate at any time. Yet...

Flying fears are not far from minds of the Gators.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ Shortly before 7 on Friday night, 45 members of the University of Florida basketball family will walk onto a tarmac at Gainesville Regional Airport and board a small jet chartered for Athens, Ga. "I will say a prayer...

Flames douse Suhonen's goal; Blackhawks tumble into 12th place.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CALGARY, Alberta_The Calgary Flames have just a flicker of hope of making the playoffs. Thursday night, though, they just about snuffed out the Blackhawks' postseason aspirations. With the 5-3 loss, the Hawks have a 21-25-4-2 record and...

Injuries mounting, even for Flames Calgary minus.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CALGARY, Alberta_Blackhawks coach Alpo Suhonen certainly wasn't getting any sympathy from his Calgary counterpart, Don Hay, when his injury-depleted team faced off against the Flames. Five Flames sat out Thursday night's game and four of...

Miami surprises Seton Hall.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... MIAMI _ James Jones said he was in a zone against Seton Hall on Thursday. He could have said the same about the rest of his teammates. The University of Miami men's basketball team jumped on the No. 22 Pirates early en route to a...

Capsule for Thunderbolts.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... BIRMINGHAM THUNDERBOLTS: Defense is the question STADIUM: Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala. COACH: Gerry DiNardo. COORDINATORS: Dave Arslanian (offense) and Curley Hallman and Don Wnek (co-defense). TERRITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS:...

GE says it will lay off thousands, but not 75,000.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... General Electric said it's moving ahead with a plan to cut tens of thousands of jobs but denied a published report that as many as 75,000 workers will get pink slips after the company's pending $45 billion acquisition of Honeywell International...

Capsule on the Maniax.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... MEMPHIS MANIAX: Defense shows promise STADIUM: Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn. COACH: Kippy Brown. COORDINATORS: Rich McGeorge (offense) and Walt Corey (defense). TERRITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS: Memphis, Mississippi State, Tennessee. ...

Capsule for Outlaws.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... LAS VEGAS OUTLAWS: QB position could be solid STADIUM: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas. COACH: Jim Criner. COORDINATORS: Vince Alcalde (offense) and Mark Criner (defense). TERRITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS: BYU, Nebraska, UNLV. KEY...

Bold tones showing up on items from refrigerators to telephones.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Lamps bask in the glow of decorated shades.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Shopping for moldings? Know terms.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Hasek, Czechs on top of hockey world.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

XFL promises real football in `ultimate TV reality show'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Capsule for the Xtreme.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... LOS ANGELES XTREME: QB duo lends some hope STADIUM: L.A. Coliseum. COACH: Al Luginbill. COORDINATORS: Jim Barker (offense) and Jim Hilles (defense). TERRITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS: San Diego State, UCLA, USC. KEY PLAYERS: CB...

Bush highlights disabled-assistance plans.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... WASHINGTON_President Bush highlighted a week of promoting his favorite themes, compassion and inclusiveness, with a proposal Thursday to provide technological help for the disabled, making it easier for handicapped individuals to travel,...

Nestle hopes to expand in bottled water, functional food markets.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... When the bidding war for Quaker Oats Co. heated up in November, Swiss food concern Nestle SA kept being mentioned as a possible suitor. Analysts figured the world's largest food company would covet Quaker's Gatorade sports drink, one of the...

White Sox must work harder to sell their show to fans.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ White Sox manager Jerry Manuel usually spends a lot more time hovering around the refrigerator than the stove when he's in the kitchen of his south suburban home. "But I can make a mean peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich," Manuel...

Where would the NHL be without Lemieux?(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ Bob Pulford is aware that the Blackhawks' recent six-game undefeated streak wasn't the magnetic force primarily responsible for pulling a standing-room-only crowd of 22,135 through the gates of the United Center when the Pittsburgh...

Tiger limps into contention with 66 at Spyglass.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. _ If this is how Tiger Woods plays on one good gam, the rest of the PGA Tour better not hire any leg-breakers for an equalizer. A day after saying he might be forced to withdraw from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am...

Wolf calls it a day as GM in Green Bay.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ General Manager Ron Wolf shocked the Green Bay Packers Thursday by announcing his retirement effective following the April draft. The 62-year-old Wolf came to the Packers in 1991 and turned around the faltering franchise, hiring...

Rage coach Galen Hall knows how to build a winner.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... ORLANDO _ Galen Hall is not exactly what one might have envisioned as a typical XFL coach. He is quiet and reserved, the exact opposite of what the WWF-inspired football league is purported to be about. But there are a couple of...

Capsule on the Rage.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... ORLANDO RAGE: A European way to play STADIUM: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando. COACH: Galen Hall. COORDINATORS: Mike Kelly (offense) and Charlie Bailey (defense). TERRITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS: Florida, Miami, UCF. KEY PLAYERS: CB...

Capsule on Demons.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... SAN FRANCISCO DEMONS: Trying to Barnes-storm STADIUM: Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco. COACH: Jim Skipper. COORDINATORS: Joe Paopao (offense) and Michael Church (defense). TERRITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS: California, San Jose State,...

Videotapes preserving `unsung' oral histories.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ Haki Madhubuti's eyes well with tears as he remembers his mother's murder. He remembers finding her, and he remembers that the first suit he ever wore was at her funeral. Madhubuti remembers how her death was the catalyst for him,...

Athletes' fall from ad grace capped by Lewis.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... Ray Lewis' MVP performance in the Super Bowl has done nothing to appease Corporate America's recent waning interest in athlete-as-sponsor. In fact, Lewis may have only added to the negative aura, some experts say. Years ago, athletes...

`My Dog Skip' hits close to home.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... Having 10,000 channels on your TV sometimes pays off. I have the entire lineup offered by my cable company, not the digital stuff but everything else, including all those pay-per-view things I've never used. So I can often catch up on...

XFL: `SmackDown!' dons shoulder pads.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... ORLANDO, Fla. _ It's a simple yet overwhelming strategy. The XFL plans to change the way pro football is watched and played. At least that's the vision of league founder Vince McMahon, the World Wrestling Federation mogul. McMahon's...

Question and answer on changes, rules in XFL.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... Question: What is the XFL? Will it be anything like pro wrestling? Answer: The XFL (which does not stand for Xtreme Football League) is a new professional football league founded and operated by Vince McMahon, the owner of the World...

Why are these teams running these plays.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... ORLANDO _ Why are those guys always going for 2? There's a reason the referee is throwing the flag on this play, and it has nothing to do with Missy's barefoot kicking style. After touchdowns, the league mandates that teams must run a play from...

Swimming pool Q&A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... Q. I am having a pool built and noticed that there are two round brackets in the floor of the pool. My neighbor told me they are main drains. His pool, built three years ago, has only one main drain. Is this a new innovation? A. No, your...

Home energy Q&A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... Q. We moved into our home about six months ago and my kids have had colds all this time. My wife and I have felt lousy too. How do we know if we bought a "sick house?" A. The answer is a simple one. Every house is potentially a "sick...

The Earth's fury strikes India.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 1, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday, 1-31: X X X India has one-sixth of the world's population _ more than 1 billion people packed into a crowded subcontinent. When a flood or cyclone or earthquake...

Is Steven Soderbergh the new Hitchcock? Consider for yourself.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... Don't get your Stevens mixed up. The man that Oscar's been buzzing about is Steven Soderbergh, not Steven Spielberg. In case you haven't heard the buzz, Soderbergh is the 38-year-old native of Baton Rouge, La., who directed not just...

New houseplants can soothe your cabin fever.(Daily Press)
February 1, 2001... Tired of winter? Let these new, nifty houseplants soothe your cabin fever: _Anthurium Purple Plum. Attractive, glossy, dark-green foliage produces lots of little purple spathes that stand high above the foliage. The plant grows 24 inches...

Ewing's star fades, but joy flourishes.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... The numbers say Patrick Ewing has never done it more poorly. Shooting percentage: A career-low 40.5 percent, far below his 50.6 percent career figure. Scoring: A career-low 9.1 points per game, more than 13 below his career average (22.2)....

Justice for a Lockerbie murderer.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 1, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Thursday, 2-1: X X X A dozen years after the fact, a measure of justice has finally been achieved in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. A...

Breastfeeding case ends as mother regains custody.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... URBANA, Ill. _ A mother who lost custody of her 6-year-old son for allegedly breastfeeding him against his will was legally reunited with the child Wednesday by a Champaign County judge, ending a controversial case about what constitutes...

This boarding's cool!(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... It's too slick outside for the scooter and blades, but winter's still a great time for wild rides. The totally extreme athlete may go for snowboarding, which most enthusiasts will tell you is a cool combo of surfing and skateboarding. ...

Ask Anything: An ageless lament.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... Dear Wendi: My older sister gets to do all this stuff I can't, like stay up late and go out alone! It's totally unfair! How do I make my parents see that? _ Wronged, 10 Dear Wronged: Sorry, you don't. The person who has to see things...

How to discern an original oil from a reproduction print.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... Q. When I bought this picture it was backed by a piece of cardboard covered with plastic. I paid $7.50, and I was hoping you could supply me with some information about it. It's signed Marco de Gregorio. _Joanne Trussell, Long Beach, Miss....

Winter's so scary, you don't want to get caught up in it.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ Not long ago, a 10-year-old California girl who has never seen snow asked me, "So what's winter like where it snows?" The first word that came to mind was "dangerous." Other words could apply. Beautiful. Cold. White. Sloppy. Slippery....

Highway work in downtown Chicago will be a two-tiered nightmare.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ A great civic undertaking and a colossal traffic headache will unfold simultaneously in just a few weeks when the long-awaited demolition and reconstruction of historic Wacker Drive begins. Drivers who have discovered the best...

Holly Hunt bags the best and showcases it in her business and home.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _``It's nicely done but it doesn't look like me yet," says Holly Hunt, kicking off her shoes at the front door and walking across the oak hardwood floors in gray socks. "I love the place I'm in," she says of the 4,200-square-foot...

National Park creates five new parks, including one honoring first ladies.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... WASHINGTON _ A First Ladies National Historic Site and a Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park are among five new National Park Service units announced Thursday by Denis Galvin, the agency's acting director. Also...

Newest Cubs eye convention.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ Don't tell Ron Coomer the Cubs can't win the World Series. After what he experienced at a Scottsdale, Ariz., restaurant last month, anything is possible. Just days after the Lockport native signed a one-year contract to play...

California governor lets state buy electricity to drive down prices.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ In the first major alteration of the state's disastrous five-year-old experiment with power deregulation, California Gov. Gray Davis on Thursday signed a law authorizing the state to enter into long-term contracts to buy...

Congo president meets with Powell; his country is important for its resources.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... WASHINGTON _ The leaders of warring Rwanda and Congo met secretly Thursday under pressure from the Bush administration to halt fighting in Central Africa that threatens to grow into a regional conflict. Rwandan President Paul Kagame met in...

Senate narrowly confirms Ashcroft.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... WASHINGTON _ A deeply divided Senate confirmed John Ashcroft as attorney general Thursday after a rancorous debate that surveyed some of the most polarizing issues of the times, including attitudes on race, gay rights and abortion rights. ...

Johnson goes from a truck driver to Pebble Beach.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 1, 2001... The Buzz ORLANDO _ The weather always was ideal for Mark Johnson's line of business, a guy who worked for years in sun-splashed Barstow, Calif., while refining his game. Nah, he wasn't a golf pro. Johnson, 46, drove a Budweiser...

Chicago fighters face big tests; Harmon meets Roy Jones Jr.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ Derrick Harmon, Rocky Martinez, Danell Nicholson and Nate Jones share more than their Chicago roots. In the coming weeks, they are scheduled for fights that could boost or break their careers. Harmon (19-1-1) gets a major title...

Loyola rebounds against Detroit Mercy.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ A solid rebounding performance earned Loyola an upset 66-54 victory over Detroit Mercy on Thursday night at the Gentile Center. The Ramblers had a 55-31 rebounding advantage over Detroit, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference...

Schneiderman's heroics can't save Flames; Cleveland State wins in overtime.(Chicago Tribune)
February 1, 2001... CHICAGO _ Hitting 6-for-10 three-pointers in the second half and overtime, Jonathan Schneiderman dragged Illinois-Chicago back into the land of the living Thursday night. But when overtime ended, coach Rollie Massimino and Cleveland State...

African-American entrepreneurs' profiles point the way to opportunity.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Let's pray baseball disaster plan never gets used.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Western neighbors beginning to feel effects of California energy crisis.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Bioengineered foods face both promise and peril.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Cal defeats UCLA.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Sharks unravel after Nolan's ejection, lose to Stars.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Emotion runs high in Cal rout.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Limbaugh avoids the left, and right, to help Zoeller.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Pro-Am turning into family affair for Garcias.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Devereaux relieved by long-overdue goal.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Irvine's family keeps his cool.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Associated Wholesale Grocers launches string of small, streamlined stores.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Lions hire Vince Tobin as defensive coordinator.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Browns hire defensive, offensive coordinators.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Goodspeed could be in the thick of XFL changes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Sabathia a throwing machine in the minors.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Ilgauskas says he'll try to come back from fourth broken foot.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Automakers off to better start to `01 than expected.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001

Firm's stock selections beat peers.(The Dallas Morning News)
February 1, 2001

Hornets fall to Jazz.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001... SALT LAKE CITY _ Too many mistakes. Too many missed shots. And a loss. It wasn't quite that simple, but errors and misfires nonetheless became the focal points Thursday night as the Utah Jazz rallied, then slipped away down the stretch...

UNC-Charlotte defeats Cincinnati.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The last two Cincinnati shots _ both from the hand of the talented Steve Logan _ never had a chance. First, Charlotte's KenKay Jones enthusiastically blocked a Logan layup. Then, on the Bearcats' final possession, Logan...

Heat falls to Mavericks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001... DALLAS _ It wasn't a streak's end _ 16 straight wins over Dallas dating to 1990 _ that bothered the Heat on Thursday night. It was the game's end _ and it left Tim Hardaway bewildered, Anthony Carter and Eddie Jones regretful, Pat Riley...

Happiness all around at Pebble Beach.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2001