The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from April 2004

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from April 2004

Packer tries to prove a point about female basketball fans.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Women in airports shouldn't be nervous when a bald, 60ish man approaches them and wants to talk college basketball. It is not a ploy. Billy Packer wants to know whether women prefer watching ice...

Coach K the ringleader of Duke's success.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Bob Cooney ATLANTA _ Because of its success, people hate Duke the way they hate the Dallas Cowboys or New York Yankees. Isn't it funny how jealousy can quickly grow into loathing? Coach Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils make the...

Mayor to Announce Whether He'll Chair Philadelphia Housing Agency's Board.
April 1, 2004

Daily News Names Philadelphia Native No. 2 Editor.
April 1, 2004

Philadelphia School-Reform Panelist Balks at Budget Presentation.
April 1, 2004

Matchups for Final Four games.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi OKLAHOMA STATE (31-3) vs. GEORGIA TECH (27-9) Saturday, 6:07 p.m. EST. History: Oklahoma State leads the series, 2-0. The last meeting was 13 years ago. How They Got Here: No. 2 seed Oklahoma State won the...

Oklahoma State's Sutton has seen it all.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ Eddie Sutton has been around so long that he has won more college games than all but eight Division I coaches. He has been around so long that sometime early next season, he will pass the man...

Philadelphia Summit to Devise 'Blueprint' for City's Economic Rebirth.
April 3, 2004

Sizing up the Final Four matchups.
April 4, 2004... Byline: Mike Kern What: NCAA Championship Game. Who: Georgia Tech (28-9) vs. Connecticut (32-6). Where: Alamadome, San Antonio. When: 9:21 p.m. TV: CBS-3. History: The teams' first-ever meeting was Nov. 26, in a Preseason...

Final produces a rich script.
April 4, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi SAN ANTONIO, Texas _ Back in November, Connecticut was the anointed team. The Huskies were preseason No. 1. They had NBA players all over the roster. It was not a question of whether they would win the national...

Brodeur throws a kink in Flyers' psyche.
April 4, 2004... Byline: Rich Hofmann UNIONDALE, N.Y. _ On 04/04/04, this oh-no arrived for the Flyers: Martin Brodeur, of the New Jersey Devils, the man, the myth, the legend, and the only goaltender in the NHL's Eastern Conference whose name isn't...

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer Column.
April 5, 2004

The Chef's Table: How should seafood smell?
April 5, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: Could you (write) about how seafood should smell and look? My friend and I are always at odds about this. Should flounder be gray? What's the best flounder to buy? They seem to have different names....

New this month: Diana Krall, Blondie, Jay-Z, Smokey Robinson.
April 5, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff April's musical blooms include new discs by Diana Krall, Blondie, Jay-Z, Smokey Robinson, Trey Anastasio and Patti Smith. ___ APRIL 6: EYES WIDE OPEN: L.A's progressive underground rappers Dilated...

One-cup coffee making goes high-tech.
April 5, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMO: Senseo HD7810 Coffee Machine by Philips JAVA JIVE: How often do you make a pot of coffee and then throw most of it away because it sat too long getting bitter and burnt or because you overestimated...

Heavyweight bout is high on notoriety.
April 6, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Try to imagine the Brinks security people staging a celebratory reenactment of the 1950 stickup of one of their armored cars in Boston. Along the same line, you won't see any memorials to...

Ex-lover wants to 'fess up.
April 6, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: A man with whom I had an affair some years ago has recently developed a guilty conscience. He wants to confess to his wife. This would create devastating problems for me because she and I are in the same social...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
April 6, 2004

Philadelphia Transit Agency Uses Dogs to Detect Bombs.
April 6, 2004

Philadelphia Contractors Group Accuses Minority Chamber of Taking City Grant.
April 7, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer Column.
April 7, 2004

High-Tech Education Center Opens in North Philadelphia.
April 7, 2004

Previewing the NHL East.
April 7, 2004... Byline: Ed Barkowitz TAMPA BAY vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS Seed: Lightning, 1; Islanders, 8 Last 10: Lightning, 5-4-0-1; Islanders, 6-3-1-0 Offense: Lightning, 3rd; Islanders, 5th Defense: Lightning, t-10th; Islanders, 18th ...

Previewing the NHL West.
April 7, 2004... Byline: Ed Barkowitz DETROIT vs. NASHVILLE Seed: Red Wings, 1; Predators, 8 Last 10: Red Wings, 6-3-1-0; Predators, 5-3-1-1 Offense: Red Wings, 2nd; Predators, 12th Defense: Red Wings, t-8th; Predators, t-20th Power...

Evolution of athletes creates higher ceiling for accomplishments.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Mark Kram PHILADELPHIA The New York Mets' free-agent report on him exuded utter wonder. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND INJURIES: Gawky string-bean type. No visible injuries. STRENGTHS: Unbelievable (!) fastball and control....

Philadelphia Daily News Gizmos Column.
April 8, 2004

Competition greater on NASCAR circuit.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ From the time-flies file . . . Jeff Gordon won his first NASCAR Cup race 10 years ago next month, taking the Coca-Cola 600 from the pole. Sixty-three victories have followed that first win at...

`Leland' leaves major question unanswered.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Gary Thompson PHILADELPHIA _ So far, the 2004 What Am I Missing award goes to the Sundance buzz movie "The United States of Leland." It's about a teen (Ryan Gosling on Thorazine) who one day attacks and kills a mentally...

Rap star Beanie Sigel pleads guilty to gun, drug charges.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Jim Smith PHILADELPHIA _ The federal judge was blunt with the star rapper. "You will go to jail for these offenses. Do you understand that?" U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick asked rap star Beanie Sigel Thursday. ...

Feud between Pennsylvania Legislators May Produce More Cash for Kerry Campaign.
April 8, 2004

Philadelphia Utility to Turn off Gas Service on Customers with Unpaid Bills.
April 8, 2004

Black Business Leaders Urge Philadelphia Mayor to Withdraw Gay Hire.
April 9, 2004

Philadelphia Tops Nation in Population Loss since Census.
April 9, 2004

Downtown Philadelphia Charity Talks Gambling with Developers.
April 9, 2004

BET-TV Billionaire May Join Bid for Pennsylvania Gambling Franchise.
April 9, 2004

Drivers On their Own in Avoiding Aggressive Drivers.
April 9, 2004

Tigers prepared to ruffle feathers, if necessary.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ It takes a certain brazen charm to take a team that lost 119 games last season and try to palm it off as a contender. A lot of baseball people wondered what in the name of Al Kaline the Tigers thought...

New this month: Diana Krall, Blondie, Jay-Z, Smokey Robinson.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff April's musical blooms include new discs by Diana Krall, Blondie, Jay-Z, Smokey Robinson, Trey Anastasio and Patti Smith. ___ APRIL 6: EYES WIDE OPEN: L.A's progressive underground rappers Dilated...

Flyers must keep charged in face of Devils.
April 11, 2004... Byline: Edward Moran PHILADELPHIA _ Intensity... It's a burning focus, driven by an emotion fueled by desire that affects everything around it. From the surface of the ice to the people who came to witness the third all-time...

The Chef's Table: Teriyaki cooking.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I have a question about teriyaki. Is it a sauce that is used to glaze food items or is it a way of cooking? It seems like every time I see the term it refers to sauce, but I thought there was more to...

Woman accused of stealing infant had hallucinations, expert says.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Nicole Weisensee Egan PHILADELPHIA _ Soon after Carolyn Correa was jailed for allegedly stealing the newborn everyone thought had died in a fire, her nights became haunted by the wails of crying babies. She couldn't sleep. She...

Math professors' study of music downloads doesn't add up.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMO: Hot news on entertainment software fronts. DOWNLOAD THIS: A pair of learned mathematics professors recently made headlines with a contrarian study. They concluded that rampant music file...

Jury selection begins for Philadelphia rapper's trial.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Theresa Conroy PHILADELPHIA _ Jury selection began yesterday in the attempted-murder trial of rapper Beanie Sigel. By the end of the day, 10 jurors had been selected to consider whether Sigel shot a man outside a West...

Enough with the fake lesbian kissing.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray There's a moment in Tuesday's "Gilmore Girls" (8 p.m. EDT, the WB) that the always excitable New York Post last week got really worked up about. "It's not television's first lesbian kiss, but it ranks with the most...

Hockey support shows occasional signs of life.
April 13, 2004... Byline: Rich Hofmann EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ The national television ratings are what they are, neck and neck with the cockroach races. The National Hockey League barely registers in too many corners of the continent, and that's just the...

DiBella on Hopkins: `He's dishonest, and he's a punk'.
April 13, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ He is always entertaining in the ring, always enigmatic out of it. Some former associates claim that for all that Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins can be, more than anything he is exasperating. ...

A virgin disguised: Should she admit chastity?
April 13, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q. I'm going to college this fall and I'm worried the other girls will think I'm backward. I'm from a small town and, worse, I'm a virgin. The cool girls in my high school make fun of the virgins. I've been able to...

Lawyers ask for lower bail for Pa. woman charged with kidnapping.
April 13, 2004... Byline: Nicole Weisensee Egan PHILADELPHIA _ The woman accused of kidnapping Delimar Vera deserves to have her bail lowered because she knew police were investigating her and did not flee, one of her attorneys said yesterday. ...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
April 13, 2004

As far as this critic is concerned, Martha trumps Donald.
April 14, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray I never thought I'd say this, but as NBC begins its three-day celebration of Donald Trump, I'm kind of missing Martha Stewart. I can't help thinking that if she'd been running things on NBC's "The Apprentice,"...

`State of Play' makes `24' seem like `48'.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray When the drama series "State of Play" premiered in Britain last spring, the London Observer gushed that "this gripping new conspiracy thriller just might be our long-awaited, home-grown `24.'" Talk about selling the...

Yankees-Red Sox on Friday night at FOX.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ FOX is offering an early-season baseball treat Friday night. Yankees vs. Red Sox, live from Boston's Fenway Park. FOX normally doesn't begin its weekly telecasts until late May. Why now? ...

Philadelphia Newspaper Looks at Recipients of Loans from Commerce Bank.
April 16, 2004

Commerce Bank under Federal Investigation over Awarding of Loans.
April 16, 2004

Philadelphia Office Building Owners Participate in Tax Reform Rally.
April 16, 2004

Philadelphia Officials Want Utilities to Improve Collections Services.
April 16, 2004

Red Sox-Yankees series is of legendary status.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ In this age of hyperventilation and manufactured hysteria, in a world populated by braying jackasses, where loudness is too often confused with wisdom and pretentious exaggeration is the rule rather than...

Previewing NBA playoffs.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Bob Cooney PHILADELPHIA _ This is the 10th straight year the Los Angeles Lakers have made it to the NBA playoffs. Why is that significant? Because it is the longest streak in the league, now that the Portland Trail Blazers (21...

If Lakers and Spurs falter in West, NBA Finals belongs to the East.
April 16, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ The Eastern Conference as been smirked at, been branded inferior, called the junior varsity and given no chance of winning the NBA title. And if recent history is a lesson, there's little reason to...

Roethlisberger: a Ryan Leaf or a Peyton Manning?
April 16, 2004... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ What we know: Ben Roethlisberger will be the second quarterback taken in the NFL draft next week, right after Eli Manning. Could go as early as the third pick, no later than 11th. What we don't...

Eli's coming to the NFL with much fanfare.
April 17, 2004... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ Eli Manning never has had the luxury of flying under the radar in his football career. As the youngest member of pro football's royal family, as Archie's son and Peyton's brother, he has been the...

The Chef's Table: Confessions of a Swiss cheese mind.
April 19, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: About six years ago, I found a recipe for cannoli cheesecake. I made it a couple times for friends and family and they loved it! Not long after that I moved, and in the move the recipe was lost....

Media viewing becomes less pricey.
April 19, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMOS: LG Electronics LCD TV and Roku Digital Media Player. OPEN THE GATES: We've heard that one of the coolest touches of Bill Gates' high-tech home is its media walls _ video displays on which a cycling...

Smith fires away, builds name among NBA commentators.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Jim Nolan PHILADELPHIA _ It's NBA All-Star weekend in L.A. right before the annual celebrity game between old-head players, undersized WB actors and MTV artists. Coaching one team is WNBA superstar Lisa Leslie and actor Ashton...

Stepfather of girl in kidnap case says wife is not guilty.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Nicole Weisensee Egan PHILADELPHIA _ Two months ago, Bryan Busardo had a wife he adored and three stepchildren he doted on. That's mostly gone now. His wife, Carolyn Correa, is jailed on charges of setting a fire to cover...

Is pall in passion preordained? Needy husband wants answers.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: My wife and I have been married 10 years now and every year the romance and passion grow smaller. I long for the days when we first met and couldn't stay away from each other. Does everyone go through this? Is...

WB takes reality to new depths.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray Way back in July 2001, WB entertainment president Jordan Levin seemed a little wary of "reality" TV. Eager to separate himself from counterparts at other networks, who were then serving up "Fear Factor," "Big...

U.S. Aid May Hold Key to Saving Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital.
April 20, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
April 20, 2004

Philadelphia Schools to Get $4 Million from Parking Funds.
April 20, 2004

Flyers' wait is over _ it's the Maple Leafs.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Edward Moran PHILADELPHIA _ It wouldn't have been proper for the Philadelphia Flyers to say which team they most wanted to meet in the second round. Comments like that get cut out of newspapers and tacked up on bulletin boards...

Eagles in linebacker mode for NFL Draft.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ Let's start with what I definitely know about the Eagles' game plan for this weekend's draft. OK, now let's move on to what I think I know, which, along with $22.50, will get you a grande latte at...

Violence in `Man on Fire' competes with other revenge movies.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Gary Thompson PHILADELPHIA _ In "Man on Fire," shadowy figures abduct little Dakota Fanning. Suspects include anyone who paid to see "The Cat in the Hat." That narrows it down to about a million people, which is roughly how...

Tony Scott on `Fire' with latest film.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Laura Randall PHILADELPHIA _ In the gritty new thriller "Man on Fire," Denzel Washington plays a hard-drinking mercenary hired to protect a young girl from a wave of kidnappings sweeping through Mexico City. When she gets nabbed,...

Wacky tale of `63 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. is on Showtime.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray Barry Keenan's been trying for decades to get Hollywood to tell his story. Which shows that the phenomenon of people making fools of themselves to achieve _ or prolong _ their 15 minutes of fame didn't start...

Philadelphia Art Museum Argues for More City Funds.
April 22, 2004

Philadelphia-Area Transit Authority Facing 'Crisis' with $70 Million Deficit.
April 22, 2004

Klitschko, Sanders loom as the people's choices.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez LOS ANGELES _ George W. Bush and John Kerry would love to have the poll numbers enjoyed by Vitali Klitschko and Corrie Sanders, who vie Saturday night at the Staples Center for the WBC heavyweight championship...

Bowa's paranoia surfaces early.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Poor Larry Bowa. It seems that when he peeks into his closet, looks under his bed, peers behind the bushes these days, he spots boogeymen trying to get him fired. "Two or three of you (newspaper...

Jury still out on Sigel verdict.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Theresa Conroy PHILADELPHIA _ After deliberating four days, the jury in rapper Beanie Sigel's attempted-murder trial still was unable to reach a verdict Monday. Jurors came into the courtroom only once, to ask to review more...

Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus Wants Minority Voice on Slots Issue.
April 26, 2004

Sigel trial ends with hung jury.
April 27, 2004... Byline: Theresa Conroy PHILADELPHIA _ "The Truth" didn't come out for Beanie Sigel. After five days of deliberations, the rapper's attempted-murder trial ended in a hung jury yesterday. Judge Karen Shreeves-Johns declared a...

Artistic license: He wants to write about breakup.
April 27, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: The woman of my dreams broke my heart when she dumped me for another guy two months ago. We're still in touch, but it hurts every day. I'm a freelance writer and I've kept a daily journal for years. Recently, I...

Cigna to Stay in Philadelphia Offices.
April 27, 2004