The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from November 2001

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from November 2001

World Series Game 4 has more questions than answers.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin NEW YORK _ Imagine . . . Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly facing the media before the first game of the World Series and making this startling announcement: "We knew coming in that our bullpen can't match up...

Schilling just couldn't convince Brenly.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon NEW YORK _ The debate fueled the overnight hours of radio talk between Games 3 and 4 of the World Series, then heated up a misty, cool day in New York. Bob Brenly was bold and bright, some said. Brenly was a...

Yankees again find a way at the end.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen NEW YORK _ Move over Babe. You, too, Lou and DiMag and The Mick. Make room Yogi and Scooter and Thurman and Whitey and Catfish and Casey and all the rest of you Yankees immortals. The Yankees' scrapbook, already...

Batista takes the mound for Game 5 for Diamondbacks.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen NEW YORK _ The Diamondbacks pride themselves on being a team with character. They have their share of characters, too. So when Bob Brenly singles one player out, as he did with righthander Miguel Batista on...

Top high school point guard from Newark expected to choose Villanova.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil All signs point toward another huge acquisition for Villanova. Newark (N.J.) East Side point guard Randy Foye, ranked among the nation's top players, has scheduled a news conference for 2:30 p.m. Friday to...

Sixers' tribute set for Thursday night.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ This started with a letter the 76ers received about Nicholas and Alex Berger, brothers who lost their father, Jim, in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Now, Nicholas and Alex have...

Sixers' young guards must grow up fast.
November 1, 2001... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ After the 76ers finished practice Wednesday, guards Speedy Claxton and Raja Bell spent a good 45 minutes to an hour reviewing the film of Tuesday's season-opening loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves....

Wallace clan running the fill-in station.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Call them the Super Subs. Kenny Wallace has been driving the No. 1 Chevrolet for the ailing Steve Park, who was injured in a crash during a Busch Grand National race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway...

Nittany Lions find their QB.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil There was the one they really wanted, the one with big numbers and the other kid. A year after being burned when Chris Simms turned tail for Texas and left Penn State high, dry and without a recruited...

Westbrook nears record, aims for Sunday duty next season.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Mike Kern PHILADELPHIA _ When Brian Westbrook came to Villanova, he had a singular goal. He wanted to be a great running back, period. The idea of catching passes and returning kicks wasn't in the game plan. Fortunately, the...

Cardinals aim to rebound from loss.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Edward Moran PHILADELPHIA _ If the Arizona Cardinals just keep telling themselves that Jake Plummer kills the Eagles, they might be able to muster the confidence it will take to overcome being beaten by the Dallas Cowboys last...

Here's picking the Eagles over Cardinals.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ There is no diagnostic machine that can identify the maladies of the sputtering jalopy that is the Eagles' offense. Is it the quarterback? The play-calling? The receivers? The coaching?...

Eagles hoping revenge is in the Cards.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Sixty seconds have lasted almost a month for the Eagles. On Oct. 7, Jake Plummer led the Arizona Cardinals 74 yards in 60 seconds to beat the Eagles in comeback style for the fifth time in his...

Figuring out this NFL is tough for Fantasy Line.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Drop us a line if you've figured out the NFL. Tennessee is in last place in its division, Chicago is in first in its division and the Cowboys are just one game behind the Eagles in the NFC East. ...

NFL's Gruden, Coughlin interested in Notre Dame.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ There soon could be an opening for a college football coach in South Bend, Ind., and sources said two NFL head coaches would be very interested in the job. One is the Raiders' Jon Gruden and the...

Desjardins, Weinrich find the practice ice.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ They seem to have their game straightened out. Now the Flyers, winners of their last three outings by a combined score of 11-1, would love to see their roster get back to normal. Unfortunately, none of...

These Penguins are strangers.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Robert Lang looked around a First Union Center visitors' dressing room in which his was among the most recognizable faces. "It's going to be different," Lang, a 30-year-old Czech forward, said at the...

Chef's table: From hot, hot peppers to cool New York cheesecake.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I would like to know how to dry habanero peppers so that I can grind them up and use as needed to season my food. I have four plants in my vegetable garden that are yielding like crazy. Thanks. _ E....

Are Phillies second-guessing trade of Schilling.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Curt Schilling, once again, was overpowering hitter after hitter. Observing from the blue seats at Yankee Stadium during Game 4 of the World Series on Wednesday night, Ed Wade watched with a curious...

Brenly's gambit now rides on Johnson's slider.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin NEW YORK _ Bob Brenly spent the last week of October trying to win Game 7 of the World Series. He reminds me of the contestant on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" who is smart enough to answer questions on DNA research...

Wohlers has seen it all before.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon NEW YORK _ Jogging the outfield wearing an easy smile before Thursday night's game, Mark Wohlers was asked to stop outside of the Yankees clubhouse for a minute of questions. "About what?" he asked, apprehension...

Yankees rally in the ninth, win it in the 12th.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen NEW YORK _ The Yankees boiled off the bench. The sellout crowd erupted. Diamondbacks reliever Byung-Hyun Kim squatted on the mound, disbelief etched on his face. Arizona manager Bob Brenly stared straight ahead. ...

Schilling admits he felt effects of short start.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen NEW YORK _ Curt Schilling didn't go to sleep right away. Instead, he stared at rerun after rerun of ESPN's "SportsCenter." "I figured if I kept watching it long enough, we were bound to catch it," he joked Thursday,...

Sixers fall to Mavericks in home opener.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ Somebody go find the guys in the pickup games in Pismo Beach. Tell them they have a future in the sport if only they can get Larry Brown to coach them. That wasn't just a bouquet Dallas Mavericks...

Will Iverson be on World Championship team.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ Larry Brown firmly believes there's a place on the U.S. World Championship team for Allen Iverson if that's what Iverson wants. Don't, the 76ers coach said, read anything into Iverson not being...

Sixers find encouraging signs.
November 2, 2001... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ Think about this for a moment: Sixers coach Larry Brown said the only thing that frustrated him about Thursday night's 99-92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks was that his young guards did not "control...

A merger between Dish Network and DirecTV won't be a snap.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff C ONVINCING THE powers in Washington to approve the merger of Echostar's Dish Network and General Motor's DirecTV is just the first hurdle these satellite TV-service providers will have to overcome. Then, the...

For TV, `24' manages to equal real-life tensions.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Ellen Gray The clock's already ticking for Fox's "24." Not only is it another show about terrorism in a season already crawling with counterspies and covert operations _ and that's just on cable-news channels _ but the Kiefer...

At season's end, baseball's business rears its ugly head.
November 4, 2001... Byline: Claire Smith Now that the last pitch in the World Series has been thrown, baseball's other, most-unwanted season _ involving the collective bargaining agreement _ is beginning. It is guaranteed to be as eye-opening as the...

Coming this month: Britney Spears, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney.
November 4, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff New studio releases from Britney Spears, Busta Rhymes and George Strait, the return of British perennials Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney plus concert recordings by Radiohead, Sting, Jill Scott and Rickie Lee Jones...

A fitting finish for the Diamondbacks.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHOENIX _ There was a buzz after every pitch. There was a roar every time ball met bat. There was an explosion at the end, the magic of a seventh game played out in front of disbelieving fans, played out in front of a...

Lions take to the shotgun.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Dick Jerardi STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ It was a first down on Penn State's second possession and there it was for everybody to see. Freshman starting quarterback Zack Mills was lined up in the shotgun. He was alone in the backfield....

Many happy returns for Mitchell against Gramatica family.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann TEMPE, Ariz. _ There are two kicking Gramaticas in the National Football League, Martin and Bill. Brian Mitchell now has returned touchdowns against each of the brothers for a touchdown in his career. "I like that...

Eagles win an ugly one in the desert.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes TEMPE, Ariz. _ Oddities and ugliness abounded. The (injured) Cardinals kicker punted for the injured punter. The game began with a kickoff returned for a touchdown; it ended with a goal-line denial. The...

Coming this month: Britney Spears, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff New studio releases from Britney Spears, Busta Rhymes and George Strait, the return of British perennials Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney plus concert recordings by Radiohead, Sting, Jill Scott and Rickie Lee Jones...

Coming this month: Britney Spears, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney.
November 5, 2001... Byline: (EDITORS: Deletes Nov. 20 album of the week. Release of "In Search of... by N(ASTE Jonathan Takiff New studio releases from Britney Spears, Busta Rhymes and George Strait, the return of British perennials Mick Jagger and Paul...

Edison Schools Offers to Bus Foes in Philadelphia to See its Schools.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Nov. 5--The debate over whether city schools should be privatized is hitting the road, as proponents and opponents of the idea -- beginning this week -- embark on bus trips to highlight their positions. Edison...

Philadelphia Daily News Ronnie Polaneczky Column.
November 5, 2001... Nov. 5--Should we trust Edison Schools? Over the next month, that question will be the current running beneath every conversation that Philadelphia public-school parents have about what place, if any, the company should have in running our...

Philadelphia Transit Authority Mum on Cost of Bidding Boondoggle.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Chris Brennan Nov. 5--In business, this is how contract bidding works: Solicit bids from qualified companies and hire one that can do the job for the least amount of money. At SEPTA, this is how it worked with one contract: ...

Steward solid in Lewis corner.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Emanuel Steward had a premonition that something might go terribly wrong for WBC/IBF heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis during his April 22 defense against lightly regarded challenger Hasim Rahman in...

Boucher may get shot at spot with Team USA.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Brian Boucher's strong play this season might do more than just revive his career with the Flyers _ it could give him an outside chance at a U.S. Olympic team berth. Team USA and Pittsburgh Penguins...

`Agency' episode uses the `A' word.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Ellen Gray Turns out there's more to this patriotism thing than merely flying the flag and buying a new car: Now we're expected to skip "ER." Not because it's growing lamer and less believable every season, but because...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Nov. 6--Convincing the powers in Washington to approve the merger of Echostar's Dish Network and General Motor's DirecTV is just the first hurdle these satellite TV-service providers will have to overcome. ...

Philadelphia Schools CEO Wary of Governor's Privatization Plan.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Mensah Dean Nov. 6--Gov. Schweiker's plan to take over Philadelphia schools and place them under a private management company would create a caste system among school employees and ultimately lead to rancor, "protracted litigation...

The ABCs of bread-making.
November 7, 2001... Byline: April Adamson Let's make bread. Follow these steps from Le Bus bakery's Esther Press-McManus and succeed with everything from baguettes to dinner rolls. 1. To begin, blend dry ingredients, then use mixer to slowly add water...

Cheers for challah.
November 7, 2001... Byline: April Adamson At Le Bus bakery in Philadelphia, challah is most popular for the Jewish holidays and on Friday nights for Shabat, the Jewish Sabbath, when the bakery makes and sells hundreds of loaves. Try this official Le Bus...

Secrets to success.
November 7, 2001... Byline: April Adamson Psst. The French have a few secrets for making bread taste so good and look so beautiful. _ If you're not sure whether your yeast is still fresh, put some in warm water. It should bubble. _ Pinch the ends of...

What you need to bake.
November 7, 2001... Byline: April Adamson There are tools every breadmaker should have to make the process go smoothly and painlessly, according to Le Bus food designer Esther Press-McManus. Here's a checklist. _ KITCHEN AID MIXER WITH A DOUGH HOOK:...

For the love of the loaf.
November 7, 2001... Byline: April Adamson For the French, making bread is nothing short of a love affair _ and so much like making love. Caress the dough, love it, baby it. Give it a pat. Whisper sweet nothings to it... Ahem. But for the rest...

Engberg gets the call for Army-Navy.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ The NFL, Super Bowl, major league baseball, college basketball, Wimbledon and golf are all on Dick Enberg's distinguished television resume. Now, he'll add another entry: Army-Navy football. CBS...

Philadelphia Inquirer Gets New Editor.
November 7, 2001... Byline: April Adamson Nov. 7--Walker Lundy, editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and newspaper veteran of 35 years, was named editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday. He replaces Inquirer Editor Robert Rosenthal, who resigned...

Philadelphia Still Studying School-Takeover Plan.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Nov. 7--Mayor Street and his education team yesterday were still doing their homework on the sweeping school takeover plan Gov. Schweiker presented last week, delaying city-state negotiations on the plan. "There...

Billy Hahn focused on LaSalle turnaround.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ The phone call came on Billy Hahn's honeymoon. Dave "Pit Stop" Pritchett was on the other end, telling the young, aspiring assistant coach he had 24 hours to get to Davidson College if he wanted a job....

Sixers' injury list just grows.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner HOUSTON _ Aaron McKie? Maybe. Allen Iverson? Who knows? Matt Geiger? Doubtful. But if the 76ers can't lead the NBA in anything else right now, why not a list of injuries? So add Matt Harpring, and mark him...

New books on NASCAR get your motor running.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Two new books will make excellent gifts for NASCAR fans. "At the Altar of Speed: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of Dale Earnhardt" is by Leigh Montville (Doubleday). Earnhardt also figures...

Penn State meets Illinois.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ Most of the players on Penn State's offense had been signature recruits, the kind of players who could have gone anywhere. Even as the team struggled to make a first down in its first four games,...

Aaron Brooks-Donovan McNabb confab continues.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Donovan McNabb couldn't resist a little jab at a critic, and couldn't wait to defend every quarterback's ally. The Eagles quarterback tried to hold back when asked about the snub from New Orleans...

Eagles avoid big injuries, deal with little ones.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ The walk from the field to the locker room is uphill at Sun Devil Stadium - under the stands, into a long chute, uphill. Late on Sunday afternoon, after the Eagles beat the Cardinals, some players...

Daunte Culpepper a quarterback beyond his years.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Mark Kram PHILADELPHIA _ For years to come, you will not be able to look at one without thinking of the other. They both came out of the 1999 draft - a draft flush with quarterback talent - and established themselves as NFL stars....

Roenick may miss Lightning game.
November 8, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen TAMPA _ The Flyers' struggle to play up to their potential might get more complicated if Jeremy Roenick misses Thursday night's game with a shoulder sprain. Roenick, the Flyers' leading point producer with two goals...

Anthrax Forces Postal Service to Shut suburban Philadelphia Post Office.
November 8, 2001... Byline: John F. Morrison Nov. 8--The effort to cleanse the Bellmawr post office of anthrax contamination is turning into a Keystone Kops comedy. Except that the people who work there aren't amused. Yesterday, their union went into...

Arbuckle interviews with Blue Jays.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Mike Arbuckle got a promotion from the Phillies a few weeks ago, to assistant general manager, player development and scouting. He could get another promotion soon. This time, from the Toronto...

Phillies still may lose Daal.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Even though the Phillies have picked up the option on Omar Daal's contract, that doesn't mean the disgruntled lefthander will still be with the team when camp opens next spring. Daal hopes not, anyway....

What is contraction? Just pulling plug on patience.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ Every so often, the wife and kids beg me to play Monopoly. I don't really like the game, am not very enamored of its cutthroat premise, but when I play, I am really good, especially when the other land...

Temple falls to Florida.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Mike Kern NEW YORK _ The NCAA Tournament doesn't start for another four months. Last March, an 11th-seeded Temple team bounced third-seeded Florida in the second round of the South Regional by 21 points. If they meet again...

Eddie Griffin finds a place in Houston.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner HOUSTON _ It is a rite of passage, time honored in the playgrounds and gyms around Philadelphia. It is Doug Overton and Mark Macon mentoring young Aaron McKie and Eddie Jones. It is McKie watching over Cuttino Mobley,...

Sixers fall again, 0-5 record.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner HOUSTON _ His shot isn't sharp, his conditioning isn't really game-ready, his right shoulder isn't as healed as he would like it to be. But Aaron McKie's nerves were jangling, and he took that as a good sign. ...

Here's picking Eagles over Vikings.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA - The business partners chatted Monday. One wound up in the hospital 2,400 miles from home the night before; the other, naturally, was concerned. The hospitalization was precautionary, and the partner...

Culpepper's ability looms very large.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ As the records fell at the Central Florida weight room, Daunte Culpepper was pushed out of it. By the time he was a 6-4 senior, with his weight hovering at a massive 270 pounds, coach Mike Kruczek...

Faulk brings happiness to Fantasy types.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Marshall Faulk owners might want to send cards, flowers and candy to the NFL schedule-makers. Some type of gesture is in order to thank those who arranged for the Rams to have a bye last week. Thanks...

Arena League headed to Philadelphia.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ If you've been lying awake nights wondering when the Arena Football League ever is going to come to Philadelphia, wonder no longer. While nothing has been announced yet, an Arena League expansion...

Roenick plays through aches and pains.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen TAMPA _ Jeremy Roenick, flamboyant and outspoken, fits the traditional hockey mold in very few respects. But he does play hurt. In this way, Roenick is just like those toothless guys who don't like to yap and style....

Flyers stop the Lightning.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen TAMPA _ It was not what you would call a major test. More of a pop quiz, really. Graded on a curve. But the Flyers still passed it. They overcame some adversity, in the form of a strange goal that went through the...

Pennsylvania Governor's School Reform Plan Could Leave Senator's in Cold.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Mensah Dean Nov. 9--If Gov. Schweiker's Philadelphia school reform plan is implemented as he presented it last week, state Rep. Dwight Evans -- one of his staunchest allies -- could be left out in the cold. That's because...

Parents' Trip Sheds Light on Baltimore-Area Schools.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Nov. 9--BALTIMORE--Just over two years ago, Delois Hartwell was among a troop of Maryland mothers and grandmothers ready to do battle with Edison Schools. "When we found out Edison was going to take over...

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Calls for Red-Light Cameras in Philadelphia.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Dave Davies Nov. 9--Philadelphia drivers who are used to cruising through red lights with impunity may soon be getting traffic tickets seemingly from nowhere. Actually, they'd come in the mail thanks to cameras at problem...

With Mills down, Lions are out.
November 11, 2001... Byline: Dick Jerardi Penn State was methodically moving toward a 14-0 lead at Illinois Saturday. Its offense was getting a rhythm. Its defense was playing better than it had all year. No. 15 Illinois, with so much to play for, looked like...

McNabb knocks out Culpepper.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA - Every NFL game develops a theme. Six long days are wedged between kickoffs. In many places, the buildup and the game are the biggest event of the week, transcending even crime and local politics. ...

Duce runs wild for Eagles.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ You see the snapshot of Duce Staley running around, over and through the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, running for 146 yards. You see the intensity of the thing and then the joy. If you close your eyes,...

Microsoft's Xbox, Nintendo's GameCube chasing PlayStation2.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMO: Microsoft Xbox ($300) and Nintendo GameCube ($200) video game systems. All hell breaks loose in video-game land this week, as two highly anticipated game systems hit stores _ the Microsoft Xbox on...

`Philly' is becoming deserving of a second look.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Ellen Gray ABC is moving heaven, earth and "NYPD Blue" to try to save its new Steven Bochco drama "Philly." It won't be easy _ for the season to date, "Philly's" averaging 10.2 million viewers, trailing both CBS' "Judging...

Philadelphia Daily News Dan Geringer Column.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Dan Geringer Nov. 12--Shortly after arriving here from Puerto Rico in 1984, Denise Roman, who spoke very little English, walked up to a lunch truck at Fifth and Market and said, "I would like a hot dog with moustache on it." ...

Scammers Try to Make Money Off of Terrorist Attacks.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Joseph R. Daughen Nov. 12--Scavengers feeding off the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on America hit on a variety of ways to cheat their fellow citizens, swindling as little as $1, using the tragedy to cover up the apparent theft of $105...

When I'm King of the World . . .
November 13, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ When I'm King of the World . . . Aging and infirm baseball stars can announce their retirements only after pitchers and catchers report to spring training. That way, guys like Mark McGwire won't have...