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

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

Phillies' fans deserve more.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ In a season in which lack of attendance has been as much a conversation topic as lack of run production, the Phillies are advertising "Fan Appreciation Day" during their telecasts. Fans attending...

Phillies fall to Mets.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Then, in their 137th game, the Phillies crumbled. Going into the ninth with a two-run lead, with the out-of-town scoreboard already advertising the news from the north that the Atlanta Braves had...

Jose Mesa on the Dow Jones side.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ The bullpen, and especially closer Jose Mesa, have been the biggest reasons the Phillies are still in contention as kids start their mornings by climbing onto big yellow buses to begin another school year....

Road to Cooperstown chronicled.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Stan Hochman PHILADELPHIA _ Poor Jim Vail. Scrutinized and analyzed baseball's Hall of Fame election process for 10 years. Turned in a book manuscript so thick Pete Rose's dog couldn't jump over it. Publisher asked him to slash it...

Handlers try to cool down Hopkins.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins loves the heat. That's why he is training at a site outside Las Vegas, where the August sun has turned the desert into a rotisserie grill, for his Sept. 15...

Kalu may miss season-opener.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ The Eagles signed N.D. Kalu for days like Sunday. For days when they'd be going up against a high-octane offense like the one belonging to the St. Louis Rams. For days when a consistent pass rush...

Eagles' receivers still being tested.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ When the Eagles reported to training camp at Lehigh University five weeks ago, two unanswered questions arrived with them. The first had to do with Duce Staley and his surgically repaired right...

Flyers go to Olympic orientation.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ This week, for the first time since May 26, 2000, Eric Lindros will be on the ice with Mark Recchi, Eric Desjardins, Simon Gagne and Keith Primeau. Lindros and the four Flyers will be teammates again -...

Fans see a treat in Penn Derby with Macho Uno.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Dick Jerardi BENSALEM, Pa. _ There were more people at Philadelphia Park on Monday than at any time in at least 15 years. They were treated to one of the great performances in the history of the race track. Horse racing has...

Venus Williams ousts Testud.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman NEW YORK _ Venus Williams, the defending women's champion, struggled with her serve Monday night but still managed to oust veteran Sandrine Testud. The fourth-seeded Williams overcame a shaky first set to defeat...

Sampras-Agassi a classic setup.
September 4, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman NEW YORK _ A U.S. Open match featuring Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter should be tough to top. Sampras is a four-time Open titlist. Rafter won Open championships in 1997 and `98. They are two of the most popular...

Housing Mania Hits Philadelphia.
September 5, 2001... Sep. 5--It was just an open house for an extremely average single-family home, priced in the $110,000 range, on a Sunday afternoon on Ripley Street in Fox Chase. But from the scene that Fred and Marianne Mari witnessed when they arrived...

Are these Eagles really overhyped?
September 5, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ Four out of five dentists say the Eagles will win the NFC East this season. So do four out of five steelworkers, cabdrivers, longshoremen, teachers, mail carriers, proctologists and, oh, yeah, sports...

Lindros says reunion with Flyers at Canadian camp no big deal.
September 5, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen CALGARY, Alberta _ For Eric Lindros, given the chance to work out with NHL-level players for the first time in 16 months, this was not the time to rehash old grievances. "I think the biggest deal about it is the deal...

Croce headed to NBC?
September 6, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ Pat Croce, in a seemingly never-ending search for new vistas, could conceivably turn up on NBC. A source confirmed to the Philadelphia Daily News that Croce, most recently the president of the 76ers,...

`Sugars That Heal: The New Healing Science of Glyconutrients,' by Emil I. Mondoa, M.D., and Mindy Kitei; Ballantine (288 pages, $22).
September 6, 2001... Byline: Rose DeWolf It would be nice if the title of this book meant that chocolate fudge cured the common cold, but no such luck. Alas, when Emil I. Mondoa, the physician-half of the co-authors of this book, describes sugars that...

Racing artist has stroke of good luck.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Sam Bass is a lucky man, and he knows it. Bass, the first artist officially licensed by NASCAR, loves what he is doing. And he is that rarity among artists: He earns a very good living. The...

Advice to Joe Pa from the King of the World.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ When I'm King of the World . . . Joe Paterno will pick his successor _ now . . . The titular ruler of Happy Valley _ a fiefdom that is all dressed up with no place to go _ seems to be as short of...

NFL officials deserve more respect.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ What's the hardest officiating job in sports? Physically, even with the new system, it's still refereeing an NHL game. Mentally, just bearing down, it's calling balls and strikes for three hours...

Rams want defense as potent as offense.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neill PHILADELPHIA _ If they weren't so scary, their numbers would be comical. So mind-boggling and overwhelming, so flat-out big, they seem like something out of a cartoon, as if Popeye downed a crate of spinach and...

Confusion about these Phillies.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ Maybe it was the intoxication of a March 2 morning with the dew still sparkling on the Jack Russell Stadium grass, which is God's real deal with no cutouts. Maybe it was the fact that Travis Lee had...

Pat Croce expected to work for NBC Sports.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Gail Shister PHILADELPHIA _ Nothing is official, but former 76ers president Pat Croce is expected to join NBC Sports as a member of its NBA studio show. The hyperkinetic Croce auditioned in New York last week for a spot on...

Eagles may be hurting on Sunday.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ "Oh, damn," moaned cornerback Al Harris. An apt evaluation. The most potent offense of the last two seasons is coming in Sunday, and the Eagles might be without their best defensive player. ...

Here's picking the Eagles over Rams.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Occasionally, the Eagles' defensive backs had a bad day at training camp. They would form a circle after practice and, inevitably, their impending date with greatness would arise. "Someone would say,...

10 tough wins for Eagles.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ This year's Eagles schedule has at least three more losable games on it than last year's schedule had. That's why they won't win 11 games again. This year's Eagles team can't possibly stay as healthy...

Redskins catch a break with early schedule.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch PHILADELPHIA _ A year ago at this time, they were the NFL's 2,000-pound gorilla. Jerry Jones-wannabe Dan Snyder went on the biggest offseason spending spree in NFL history and loaded the Washington Redskins'...

Team Canada trying out.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen CALGARY _ Canada's Olympic orientation workouts were done for the day but there was plenty of afternoon left in Alberta, where increasingly chilly breezes still can't quite loosen the sun's grip on the horizon much before...

ESPN surely has come a long way.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Bob Ley remembers the early days at ESPN when people either wouldn't return phone calls from ESPN staffers or would think it was the "Espanol Network" calling. As ESPN prepared to launch in 1979,...

Unfaithfully yours, on HBO.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Ellen Gray The people British heroine Bridget Jones refers to as "Smug Marrieds" might not be so smug after "The Mind of the Married Man" joins HBO's lineup Tuesday night. Yes, the network that's already made remaining single...

Phillies rout Expos, with Braves coming up next.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen MONTREAL _ It was a series that will be quickly forgotten, shoved aside by the impending showdown the Phillies have had mentally circled for weeks, the most significant games this franchise has confronted in eight years....

Replacement Sunday filled with pratfalls in Philly.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ On Replacement Sunday, the turf was new, the NFL officials were new, the Eagles had shiny new wide receivers and the Rams had seven new defensive starters. And, surprise, surprise, for much of the...

Donovan McNabb needs to be better early in games.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ Let's see. Duce Staley ran nine times, there was one quarterback sneak and one kneel-down at the end of the first half. That made 11 running plays for the Eagles in their opener against the St. Louis...

Eagles fall to Rams in overtime.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ The impossible faced them, begging to happen. Could the Eagles overcome a slew of hurdles and, incredibly, win the season opener? Could they beat the visiting Rams - Super Bowl favorites of late...

Eagles' defense comes up big, despite defeat.
September 10, 2001... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie summed it up best as he made his way through the Birds' dejected locker room after Sunday's disappointing 20-17 season-opening loss to the St. Louis Rams in overtime. ...

Gadgets for kids: For learning and fun.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Just the facts: TI-83 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculator, $129.95; Fisher Price Pixter digital creativity system, $39.99. Why they're cool: Smart tools for savvy students. Just in time for the...

Hewitt bounces weary Sampras in Open final.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman NEW YORK _ One of the few slip-ups Lleyton Hewitt made Sunday in the U.S. Open men's final occurred just after the final point. As he joyfully raised his arms, Hewitt slipped and fell on his back. Hewitt bounced...

Venus vs. Serena a milestone for tennis, history.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman NEW YORK _ Who won didn't matter. What mattered was that Venus and Serena Williams were there, on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court, in the U.S. Open women's final, on prime-time television. They played in a...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Sep. 11--JUST THE FACTS: TI-83 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculator, $129.95; Fisher Price Pixter digital creativity system, $39.99. Why they're cool: Smart tools for savvy students. Just in time for the...

Next 10 days are crucial for Phillies.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen ATLANTA _ It doesn't matter now that the new unbalanced schedule meant the Phillies were done with the Cubs less than three weeks into the season. Or that the Reds remain an unconfirmed rumor with less than three weeks...

Sugar Ray Leonard returns to Philadelphia.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ It took three years, but Sugar Ray Leonard kept his pledge to return to Philadelphia. Leonard, the five-division former world champion, attended the black-tie Boxers Ball at the Apollo of Temple...

Barber ready to debut as Flyers' head coach.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen Bill Barber waited and planned through a too-long summer for his first training camp as the Flyers' head coach. So there won't be a wasted moment Tuesday morning _ when the whistle blows at 9 a.m., the work starts. There...

Now it's our turn.
September 12, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News on Wednesday, 9-12: X X X Revenge. Hold on to that thought. Go to bed thinking it. Wake up chanting it. Because nothing less than revenge is called for...

Major test for Bush: He'll get some slack, but he must act.
September 12, 2001... Byline: John M. Baer Now America finds out about the man in the Oval Office. It's test time, as Dick Cheney might say, "big time." And this president, who came in under a cloud, with no mandate, with questions about his intellect...

Phillies keeping busy.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen ATLANTA _ If everything had gone the way it was supposed to, the stands would have been full. The crowd would have been screaming as Braves righthander Greg Maddux prepared to face Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins...

Fight postponed; Madison Square Garden to be used for blood collection.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Madison Square Garden will be filled with activity Saturday, but not with fans for the middleweight unification bout between IBF/WBC champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins and WBA titlist Felix...

NFL should play the game.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA - If this is war, as everyone now says it is, then our response should be clear. If this is war and a way of life is what we are fighting to preserve, then we should begin the fight immediately. We...

NFL can survive a 15-game schedule.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin CLEARWATER, Fla. _ The bell tolled for John Fitzgerald Kennedy. It tolled once each minute in the cathedral next to the Webster Hall Hotel in Pittsburgh's Oakland section, where I was a guest. I did not need to ask for...

Andy Reid playing several roles.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ The world has been changed. You're an NFL head coach. What is the right thing to do? Wednesday, the Eagles practiced and met as usual. They conducted a workout in pads, put in a full day, and,...

Eagles' players react to schedule, react to U.S. options after terrorism.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ As she crossed the Salt Lake City street that November day on her way to a job she held while a student at the University of Utah, Jan Lewis noticed the crossing guard was upset. "What's wrong?" she...

Flyers work out but still reflect.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ The Flyers returned to the training camp ice, but normalcy did not. Many players said they welcomed Wednesday's workout, although their thoughts were never far from the tragedy of Tuesday's terrorist...

Fighting mad: Peaceful means don't work with terrorists.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Jill Porter Let more rational voices call for restraint. I heed the rage within. Find the bastards who did this to us and kill them, whoever and wherever they are. The niceties of justice be damned. War might have rules,...

Chef's table: Roasted red pepper spread; nonstick pans; cooking chicken breasts.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: Help! Years ago, my aunt used to make a type of roasted red pepper spread. As kids, we used to spread it on bread and actually make sandwiches out of it. Unfortunately, my aunt passed away and the...

Postponements, cancellations put sports in its place.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil PHILADELPHIA _ Sports, the nation's playground, always seemed so important. We wondered if Michael Jordan really would make another comeback, debated Eric Lindros' decision to return, fretted over the abilities...

Phillies change course on the bus in midstream.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen DALTON, Ga. _ Less than two hours earlier, travel secretary Frank Coppenbarger's marching orders had been explicit. "Get on the bus. Drive to Cincinnati," where the Phillies were next scheduled to play the Reds. ...

Boycott threats factored into Tagliabue's decision to postpone.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Paul Domowitch Picture this. Picture the NFL making the difficult decision to go ahead with games this weekend. And then having two - and possibly more - of its teams not show up. It could have happened. Thursday morning,...

Eagles relieved about NFL's decision.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ It's the bye week nobody wanted. It's the bye the NFL and the nation needed. It's the bye week that would happen whether NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said so or not - at least, the bye was...

Flyers to hold intrasquad scrimmage instead of game against Capitals.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Les Bowen PHILADELPHIA _ The training camp routine continued, in a muted, understated form, toward what end, no one in a Flyers uniform could predict. The canceled preseason opener Saturday at Washington will be replaced by a...

The safety of numbers.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Elmer Smith What will it take to make us feel safe again? Will a swift, surgical strike against terrorist targets in Afghanistan frighten the fanatics enough to deter them from future suicide missions? Can we tighten...

Getting back to normal, whatever that means.
September 16, 2001... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ I'm not sure I'll ever know what (ital) normal (end ital) means again, and I know I don't know when the appropriate time will be for things to start getting back to that. But I'm glad there are...

Phillies return not knowing what to expect.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ There will be a moment of silence. There will be the singing of "God Bless America." And then, somewhat jarringly, the umpire will yell, "Play Ball!" With that the gears of sports will begin to...

A haunting, surreal weekend comes to a close.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ You write about sports for a living, which means you write about entertainment, which means you paint pictures of the frivolous. You are paid to deal in some of life's splendid irrelevancies. Diversion...

Eagles find time for reflection.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Right tackle Jon Runyan normally would have been finishing his seventh cup of coffee before running through the tunnel in Tampa, en route to blocking the Warren Sapp line. Tight end Chad Lewis would...

At last, leadership.
September 17, 2001... Byline: John Baer Finally, after nearly a week, somebody at the top had a serious sit-down discussion with the American people. Vice President Dick Cheney's hour with Tim Russert on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday was comforting, if...

Baseball fans get a break from tragedy.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ The evening began with 30,000 on their feet, lumps in their throats and tears in their eyes, reliving the tragic events of last week as flags waved and patriotic music played and all the aching,...

HEADLINE HERE.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Larry Bowa has always given the impression that he wakes up in the morning thinking baseball, thinks about baseball all day, goes to bed thinking about baseball, dreams about baseball all night. That...

Attacks alter tone of upcoming title fight.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ The big fight is still on. The riot everyone had feared, however, almost certainly is off. Spectators in Madison Square Garden, as well as the fighters, have more important things to be...

Eagles' championship team of 1960 chronicled.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Stan Hochman PHILADELPHIA _ Bob Gordon watched the 1960 Eagles win a championship. Watched through the wide, innocent eyes of a 12-year-old. And now he has written a book about that team, "The 1960 Philadelphia Eagles." If 41 years...

Chef's table: Skirt steak; the many names for monkfish.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I have a recipe that calls for skirt steak. Is that a particular type of meat or a certain cut of beef? Is there something that I can substitute? _ Karen P. A: It sounds like you have a fajita...

Travis Lee finds right priorities.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ Travis Lee was a statue. As Dan Stephenson's magnificent collage of video images played on the big screen at the Vet a few minutes before 7, the Phillies first baseman stopped stretching along the...

Turk Wendell hurt emotionally, and now physically.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Turk Wendell's brief but tumultuous time with the Phillies has taken another turn for the worse. A day after the righthander responded to being booed heavily by making a dismissive gesture and yelling...

Sixers still in the market for power forward.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Phil Jasner PHILADELPHIA _ Anthony Mason? Doesn't sound as if he's in the running to be the 76ers' power forward. Derrick Coleman? Apparently not. Tyrone Hill? Traded to Cleveland. When the Sixers gather Oct. 2 in State...

NASCAR unites in the face of tragedy.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ On race tracks, NASCAR teams compete as hard as any group in sports. When the nation is attacked by terrorists, however, NASCAR teams unite. Both the Winston Cup and Busch Grand National series...

Beefed-up security expected at NASCAR race.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ As an aftereffect of last week's terrorist attacks, NASCAR fans will face increased security this weekend at Dover Downs International Speedway. For the three races at the Delaware oval, fans will...

Apple Pie; Mashed Potatoes; Traditional Southern Fried Chicken; Midwest Meatloaf; Cherry Vanilla Jubilee Sundae.
September 20, 2001... APPLE PIE Recipe courtesy Apple Pan, Los Angeles. Crust: 2 [ cups sifted flour 1 \ teaspoons salt 2/3 cup chilled vegetable shortening 5 tablespoons ice water Place flour and salt in bowl. Cut in shortening until...

Soothing the soul: Americans are turning to comfort food in these trying times.
September 20, 2001... Byline: April Adamson PHILADELPHIA _ After failing a big test or losing the big game, no one looks for carrot sticks and apples. And when a friendship ends or a marriage shatters, there aren't gardenburgers flipping on the griddle. ...

Back in the field: Andy Reid refocuses on football.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Normalcy returned, after a fashion. The Eagles faced questions regarding an identifiable opponent Wednesday. They fielded queries about the revised schedule and the pending playoff format. ...

Holmgren, Reid have longtime relationship.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ Brigham Young University might have a conservative image, but nothing has been conservative about its football program in recent decades. Defense was taught. Offense was revered. Back in 1982, the...

Boucher, Flyers return for the Rangers.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Last season, at the youthful age of 24, Brian Boucher learned a reality of professional hockey. He went from an uplifting rookie in the Flyers' run to the NHL Eastern Conference finals the...

High-definition TV hits big time in prime time.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Jonathan Takiff The Gizmo: High Definition TV Update from ABC, CBS, DishNetwork and DirecTV. Have you been holding out on a big screen TV purchase, waiting for there to be enough high definition TV content to warrant purchasing...

Baseball proves why it matters again.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ With the exception of Carl Everett, the Boston Red Sox's resident sociopath, major league baseball has been both a skyscraper of strength and a laser of hope since the morning of Sept. 11. The...

Phillies fall to Braves.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ For three adrenaline-charged, heart-pumping, towel-and-flag-waving nights, the Phillies drank from the fountain of pure emotion. For three amped-up, pedal-to-the-metal, jet-fueled nights, they stood...

Phillies stay in the hunt as we head to sprint time.
September 21, 2001... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ The Phillies weren't going to win the National League East this week. This four-game series with the Atlanta Braves was about making sure they stayed in a pennant race - that their remaining games were...

What's going on in Happy Valley?
September 21, 2001... Byline: Dick Jerardi PGILADELPHIA _ Penn State has gotten no votes in any polls the last few weeks. The Nittany Lions, less than two years after being ranked No. 2 in America, have lost 11 of their last 17 games. Linebacker U. has very few...

Here's picking the Eagles.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ They stand on the brink of greatness, but by most definitions it still eludes them. The Eagles' defense can match up with any team; certainly, it will have the advantage over Seattle's revamped...