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

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

Tom Ridge's task: Negotiating D.C. bureaucracy.
October 1, 2001... Byline: John M. Baer OK, so he'll be a bureaucracy-buster. Will Tom Ridge be more? Today, what's certain is the White House job awaiting the Pennsylvania governor, a sort of national 911, is a multi-headed monster daring to be tamed....

Phillies need to master the possibilities after loss.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen MIAMI _ One perspective would be to look at it this way: When the Phillies walked out of Pro Player Stadium exactly one year ago Monday night, they had just completed a 97-loss season that cost Terry Francona his job....

Wolf to pitch Tuesday night in Atlanta.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen MIAMI _ The way Randy Wolf figures it, there's got to be a first time for everything. Larry Bowa revealed Sunday that the lefthander will pitch the Phillies' latest most-important-game-of-the-season Tuesday night...

Abreu jumps into 30-30 club.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen MIAMI _ It should have been a time to celebrate. After all, only 24 other players in baseball history have ever hit 30 home runs and stolen 30 bases in one season, a pretty good combination of speed and power. It has...

Hopkins fighting his way to greatness.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez NEW YORK _ It isn't as if Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins has quietly been proclaiming his status as an elite middleweight for these past 6 { years. The loquacious Hopkins couldn't be quiet if someone sewed his...

Hopkins visits police, fire workers before going back to work.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez NEW YORK _ After spending four additional days here to visit police and fire stations and "pay my respects," the new undisputed middleweight champion of the world, Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins, goes right...

Hopkins beats some very long odds.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ It was a fight you always felt should have been transmitted in black and white. Bernard Hopkins vs. Felix Trinidad should have had the grainy texture you remembered from the two most famous bouts of the...

Emmitt Smith carries heavy load for inept team.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil PHILADELPHIA _ On a team that once resembled a traveling rock band, resplendent in megawatt superstars, he is the only one left standing. His cohorts, the ones who helped Dallas to three Super Bowls in four...

Eagles rout the Cowboys.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Seldom in America is seen the sort of visceral despising that Eagles fans harbor for the Cowboys. Really, it is akin to the spitting derision common in other countries for rival soccer clubs. It is a...

Singing in the rain on NeXTurf.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ Here's what we now know about NeXturf when wet: It bubbles up underneath. It takes on the characteristics of motor oil on top. OK, so pinning the slippery, sophomoric comedy of Sunday...

Chad Lewis consistent at tight end.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Tight end Chad Lewis left home Saturday evening knowing he would miss the birthday of Emily, the eldest of his three children. She turned 5 on Sunday, but Lewis had to spend Saturday night and Sunday...

Mitchell overcomes early miscues.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Mike Kern PHILADELPHIA _ One of the reasons the Eagles have entrusted Brian Mitchell with returning kickoffs and punts, aside from the obvious fact that he has brought back an NFL record-tying 11 of them for touchdowns in a 12-year...

Eagles create havoc for another young quarterback.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ For the second straight week, a young, inexperienced quarterback was dangled in front of the Eagles' blitz-happy defense. For the second straight week, a young, inexperienced quarterback found out what...

Eagles try to stay healthy until Giants game.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ Andy Reid will keep the Eagles focused. Make no mistake about that. Their approach is going to be simple in a season they hope to remember. They're going to take it one gimme at a time. It...

Giants show toughness in tough times in New York.
October 1, 2001... Byline: John Smallwood EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ As far as New York sports was concerned, this was the last hurdle to be jumped. The Mets, Yankees and Rangers had played home games, so there had been plenty of sporting events in the Big...

Flyers ready for the real deal now.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ The exhibition schedule is complete, and the roster picture seems at least temporarily clear, thanks to Rick Tocchet's fortuitously timed injury setback. The Flyers are just about ready to start the...

MASTER LIST.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff October brings a flood of hot new musical releases by the likes of Michael Jackson, Incubus and Garbage, plus surprising classical turns by Billy Joel and Bela Fleck, and several lavish box sets that beg "give me...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Oct. 2--THE GIZMOS: Panasonic Network Camera, ADT Safewatch iCenter, Bulldog Magnum remote starter, e-Vigilance Bag. WHY WE CARE: As one of my favorite neurotic comedians used to say, if you're feeling paranoid,...

Leonard now taking his hits outside the ring.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ It seems astounding now, but Ray Charles Leonard's original intention after winning a gold medal in boxing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics was to attend college and find a profession that had nothing...

Tocchet says he should have waited.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Rick Tocchet was skating a month before training camp started, trying to get an edge on what he knew would be a difficult battle with younger, quicker candidates for a right-wing, scoring-line job with the...

`Hardball' movie hits home with Philadelphia coach.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Stan Hochman PHILADELPHIA _ Keanu Reeves plays a lowlife compulsive gambler in the tear-jerker movie, "Hardball," which is about a white guy coaching a black Little League team in Chicago's notorious Cabrini-Green projects. ...

John Chaney, a man always on a mission.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Mike Kern PHILADELPHIA _ If nothing else, John Chaney is a creature of habit. Even though he tells his players "never to play the last play" over, he lives through his past. There's a part of him that can't help but glance back...

John Chaney is one of a kind.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ You cannot begin to tell the story of a basketball coach named John Chaney without, well, without telling one of his stories. It would be like trying to play John Philip Sousa without the brass, like...

Chef's table: Potato starch; cooking skate; barding.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I wanted to know if I could substitute cornstarch for potato starch in an old cake recipe I have. What do you think? _ Joan C. A: Joan, I have to wonder what potato starch did to you that you...

Ball rests in rookie Duckworth's hands for Thursday night.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon ATLANTA _ He was hardly watched in the spring. He was not even considered when Larry Bowa decided which pitchers to bring north. "I was told by people in the organization, don't even look at Brandon Duckworth,"...

Braves laugh at Phillies' claim about dirt sabotage.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen ATLANTA _ Braves officials reacted with equal parts amazement and amusement to charges that they tried to water the Turner Field dirt until it turned into a fair approximation of the Okefenokee Swamp in an effort to slow...

Wadley undergoes tests.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ Quincy Wadley is back in Philadelphia on Thursday, trying to determine why he hasn't been able to fully participate in the 76ers' training camp. Wadley, the 6-4 rookie free-agent guard from...

Taking lessons from Mike, the Wizards of Ahhs.
October 4, 2001... Byline: John Smallwood WILMINGTON, N.C _ For now, this is a kinder, gentler Michael Jordan. The Washington Wizards are not his old Chicago Bulls. Third-year player Richard Hamilton, second-year man Courtney Alexander and rookies...

Former Wizards coach Hamilton has no regrets.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ Blame it on Claudette. "That's my wife," Leonard Hamilton was saying. "I get calls all the time from colleges, pro teams asking about different things. She answers the phone, says, `Can you use...

Sheika: `Just don't boo me because of my religion or my race'.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Omar Sheika isn't about to change his name. He won't disavow his religion. He is who he is, and he's proud of it. Still, Sheika is concerned. Even though he was born in the United States and is...

Jimmy Spencer to honor attack victims.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Jimmy Spencer had plenty of time to think about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11. "I was stranded in Houston (attending a potential sponsor meeting)...

This is the way it is When I'm King of the World ...
October 4, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin When I'm King of the World . . . Sammy Sosa will get his props as the most consistent home run hitter of his era. And if Senor Outtahere continues the roll he began in 1998 a few more seasons, he will become the...

Tiramisu; Tequila and Lime Pork Spareribs; Seafood Chowder; Tarte Au Sucre; Emeril's Monte Cristo.
October 4, 2001... Here are some recipes from the Food Network's most popular show _ and April Adamson's personal favorite _ "Emeril Live." TIRAMISU { cup plus 2 tablespoons espresso \ cup plus 2 tablespoons hot water 3 tablespoons Grand...

Feeding tube: One woman's appetite for food shows on TV.
October 4, 2001... Byline: April Adamson It's 11 p.m., and in the span of three hours, I've taken a trip to a quaint Hawaiian banana farm, watched grown people hoot as nutmeg was thrown into a mixing bowl, and learned all I'll ever wanted to know about...

He Hate Me comes to Philly.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ The locker room buzzed at the arrival of practice-squad running back Rod Smart, the former XFL standout whose chosen nickname, "He Hate Me," made him one of the defunct league's banner-carriers. ...

Duce Staley may miss Cardinals game.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHHIA _ Sportsmanship dictates that Andy Reid insists running back Duce Staley's availability rests solely on Staley's recovery from a shoulder injury. Common sense makes one wonder if the evolving...

Brendl, the X factor, on the ice.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Pavel Brendl still seems a bit wary. That might be part of the rookie winger's personality; the next time he breaks into a wide smile, or speaks enthusiastically about anything, might be the first. ...

`The West Wing's' attack on terrorism fails.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Ellen Gray Sometimes bad TV happens to good people. Wednesday night, it happened to the cast of NBC's "The West Wing" and millions of their fans as the show made an ill-advised attempt to cross from its parallel _ and fictional...

Phillies running out of time in pennant-chase class.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon ATLANTA _ The season finally was spoiled Thursday night, done in by the hot and cold inconsistencies that confused our emotions about this team all season long. A rookie pitcher who had made it through six innings in...

Phillies' chances for playoffs lessen after another loss to Braves.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen ATLANTA _ The Phillies still have a chance to win the division. And the prize patrol could knock on Larry Bowa's front door a few minutes after the Super Bowl ends with flowers, balloons, champagne and the big check....

Smith gives the Sixers some power.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ He says he found out he had been waived by the Washington Wizards in late July when his mother called. "She said she saw it in the paper," Michael "The Animal" Smith was saying Thursday during a...

Herb Brown, Caldwell Jones added to Portland's staff.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ Luke, a Labrador puppy, is not part of the deal. That was the price coach Larry Brown gently extracted when his brother, Herb, left the 76ers' staff to become an assistant coach with the...

The Hatchet meets Zuniga.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Charles "The Hatchet" Brewer is tall and rangy, with an explosive right hand that instantly can turn an opponent's legs into cooked spaghetti. He also has a reputation, not entirely undeserved, for...

Roberto Duran injured in car accident as Leonard promotes bouts.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ They met in a pair of welterweight fights 21 years ago, a couple of bouts that remain etched in the glass of fighting history. Thursday, Roberto Duran was fighting for his life while Sugar Ray...

Here's picking the Eagles big over Cardinals.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Games like this make coaches cringe. A strong debut, a triumphant road trip, then a rival embarrassed, then . . . this. Arizona. An 0-2 team, winless since Nov. 5, 2000; a three-win team...

Give Broncos' Kennison a chance in Fantasy Game.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Ever since wide receiver Ed McCaffrey broke his leg in the season opener, the Broncos have been searching for a replacement. So have fantasy owners. The quick solution appeared to be inserting Eddie...

Jets struggling to make fortune .500.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ When NFL head-coaching jobs open up, they're usually not in the best of neighborhoods. They're usually with bad teams that need more repair work than a condemned building. But Herm Edwards lucked...

Williams comes up big for Flyers.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ One of the big offseason questions with the Flyers was Justin Williams. He had a great start last season as a 19-year-old rookie, and a quiet finish. With the Flyers stockpiling offensive weapons over the...

Dopita hoping for a sprain this time.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ And a warm National Hockey League welcome to you, too, Jiri Dopita. What must he be thinking now? All those years he stayed in the Czech Republic and starred in the Czech Republic, resisting the...

Flyers defeat Panthers.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ Public address announcer Lou Nolan was in the middle of a long, rousing introduction of Jeremy Roenick when Roenick bolted from the locker room tunnel and dashed onto the ice. "I had to wait back there...

News of U.S. military strikes permeates game, spirit at Veterans Stadium.
October 8, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ Sixty years ago, the Eagles were playing the Washington Redskins in the final football game of the season. They were playing it at ramshackle, old Griffith Stadium in a District of Columbia slum. The...

Now what happens to Scott Rolen.
October 8, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen CINCINNATI _ The Phillies' season has ended. The speculation about Scott Rolen's future with the organization can now officially begin. And before he put on that familiar uniform, perhaps for the last time, he...

Sixers likely will be bumped for Mike.
October 8, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ The Michael Jordan trickle-down effect is in full operation. The latest manifestation of Jordan's return as an NBA active player arrived Sunday, with NBC Sports announcing it would televise the...

What happened to the Eagles at home.
October 8, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ For the next two weeks they will swear they took nothing for granted. The Eagles will excuse their first-quarter stumbles and their second-half disappearance as an indication of the Cardinals'...

Jake lives up to Snake reputation once again.
October 8, 2001... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil PHILADELPHIA _ One by one his teammates walked over, slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Let's see the magic." They knew. With only 1 minute, 13 seconds to play, 74 yards to cover, no timeouts and a...

POST-DEBACLE: Eagles have two weeks to seethe, ponder, figure.
October 8, 2001... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ It's going to be a long 14 { days. That's approximately how long the Eagles will have before they even have an opportunity to wash the putrid taste of their pathetic, 21-20 last-minute collapse...

Boucher seeking that lost confidence.
October 8, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ It is one of those delicate balances coaches must strike. Coach Bill Barber said Sunday he isn't looking to start a competition between Flyers goalies Roman Cechmanek and Brian Boucher. But Barber...

Phillies second fiddle all the way.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ One last fib. One last stretch of the truth. Larry Bowa told us when he was hired last year that truthfulness with the media was not a priority. Winning, he said, was. So the Phillies won 86...

Firing of Hebner starts beginning of busy offseason for Phillies.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Larry Bowa said it over and over during the final week of the season. That as much as the Phillies had improved, they still had a long way to go. That he wasn't satisfied. That changes had to be made. ...

Holmes says Tyson opponent is no `Danish pastry'.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Having been in the ring with both men, former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes has a better idea than most of what should happen when two-time former champ Mike Tyson swaps punches with Denmark's...

Eagles seeking the real Eagles.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ On the morning after the nightmare before, Andy Reid acknowledged the obvious: His team, so full of itself after pasting patsies from Seattle and Dallas, didn't really show up against Arizona. Reid...

Flyers all tied up.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen COLUMBUS, Ohio _ Same result. Very different feel. Apparently, not all two-goal, third-period comebacks for ties against the Columbus Blue Jackets are created equal. When the Flyers emerged with this result at...

Anthrax scare? Not for CBS' `The Agency'.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Ellen Gray Nostradamus, call your service. For those seeking a second opinion on current events, it looks as if the 16th century physician and prognosticator is in danger of being supplanted by the writers of CBS' new CIA drama...

Ripken will relax, wait for retirement to hit him.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Mark Kram BALTIMORE _ Oddly, it feels like the end of just another season for Cal Ripken Jr. As always at this point in the year, unless the Orioles were in the playoffs or World Series, he would clean out his locker at Oriole Park...

Yankees appear vulnerable against A's.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez NEW YORK _ Since the advent of free agency in baseball, what might pass as the last roundup of an aging dynasty sometimes is the signal for a new beginning. The New York Yankees, as we have known them,...

Larry Brown may be Olympic choice for 2004.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ USA Basketball hasn't begun to address who might coach the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team in 2004. But it is conceivable the naming of the Milwaukee Bucks' George Karl as the U.S. coach for next...

Despite injuries, Sixers see positives against Mavericks in preseason game.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ The full surge of electricity will flow through the 76ers when Allen Iverson and Aaron McKie come back from their arthroscopic surgeries. The continuity will begin to show when Eric Snow and George...

Miami seeks validation against Florida State.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Mike Kern PHILADELPHIA _ Nov. 16, 1991. Second-ranked Miami won at No.1 Florida State, 17-16. Wide Right I. The Seminoles have played 54 games at Doak Campbell Stadium since then. They've been tied once, by Florida (31-31) in...

Eagles' players traveling on their own during bye week.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil PHILADELPHIA _ Al Harris grabbed his golf clubs, slung the bag over a shoulder and headed out the door, en route to Florida, his son and a handful of days off. Under normal circumstances, Harris' dash for...

No escaping a changed world.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon NEW YORK _ They used more cops than when New York played New York in last year's World Series. There was an FBI presence. German shepherds sniffed around the perimeter, planes were banned from the immediate skies, and...

Philly sports teams not holding up their end of the bargain.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann X X X (ital) "Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater." * William Hazlitt (end ital) X X X PHILADELPHIA _ In case you haven't been paying attention for the last two weeks or so, or if your...

Midnight Madness abounds in college basketball world.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ Half the schools have new coaches. One school now has a Hall of Fame coach. One school is in preseason Top 10s for the first time in 35 years. Another is in most Top 20s. All six of the local Division I...

Eddie Futch, legendary boxing trainer, dies at 90.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Tom Mahon PHILADELPHIA _ Eddie Futch, the trainer who refused to allow a nearly blind Joe Frazier to answer the bell for the 15th round against Muhammad Ali in the "Thrilla in Manila," died Wednesday morning in Las Vegas. The...

Wheeler still ranting and raving.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler was at full throttle. He was ranting at NASCAR for its slow progress on driver safety. He was taking on NBC for the network's intention not to refer to the speedway near Charlotte, N.C., as...

Flyers fall short.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen BUFFALO, N.Y. _ It might be a few games too early for the official declaration of a lackluster start, but the Flyers sure seem to be sliding in that direction. They again spotted the opposition a two-goal edge in the...

Flyers are men at work.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Edward Moran PHILADELPHIA _ It was a long, hard day in Bill Barber's workshop. Twenty-four guys, every one of them wearing a plain black jersey instead of the different-colored practice shirts they normally wear, skating up...

Despite Federal Cash, Airlines Are Still in Trouble.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Chris Brennan Oct. 12--If skittish air passengers don't return to the skies soon, here's what one expert says will happen to the nation's aviation industry: More bankruptcies. More layoffs. Limited routes offering service only...

Anthrax Fears Cause Day Of Anxiety Across America.
October 12, 2001... Byline: William Bunch Oct. 12--From South Florida to South Broad Street, America struggled yesterday to come to grips with a new and mysterious kind of terror. Growing fear over the outbreak of anthrax that killed a South Florida...

Attacks Spur Insurance-Buying Frenzy in Philadelphia.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Marc Meltzer Oct. 12--Philadelphians, realizing like never before how fragile life can be, are taking greater steps to protect their loved ones in case of sudden death. Life insurers yesterday reported a surge in protection...

Philadelphia Schools Nix Travel Plans in Attack Aftermath.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Mensah M. Dean Oct. 12--The brakes are being slammed on student trips across the Philadelphia region in response to fears of terrorism. From Cherry Hill to Bucks County to the Main Line, jittery school officials are nixing and...

Philadelphia Neighborhood Leaders See Little Action Addressing Urban Decay.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Carla Anderson Oct. 12--While Mayor Street renewed his plea for City Council to pass his $250 million plan to eliminate blight yesterday, some of the people who work the hardest to keep their neighborhoods free of urban decay...

Chef's table: Making a roux; mixing raw meats.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: Can you please tell me exactly what a roux is? Many recipes will ask the cook to "make a roux out of flour and butter to thicken the sauce." What does that mean? _ Ed C. A: Well, Ed, it's not...

Yankees are on the brink.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez NEW YORK _ Of all that is familiar in sports, perhaps the thing that most people have come to expect is sustained excellence by the New York Yankees. As other dynasties - the Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics,...

Yankees concerned? No doubt.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon NEW YORK - Loud, profane music. Cutoff T-shirts, tattoos on the upper half of large, exposed arms, some with bottles of beer at the end of them. The game won, the hour creeping toward the early morning Thursday, the...