The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) articles from February 2003

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) archives from February 2003

Ku Klux Klan plans protest in support of Augusta National.
February 28, 2003... Byline: Don Walker MILWAUKEE _ As sure as the blooming of azaleas in the warm Georgia sunshine, the world's best golfers will gather at the Augusta National Golf Club the week of April 6 to compete in the Masters. Now it appears a...

Women relives fear as rape suspects contend sex was consensual.
February 28, 2003... Byline: David Doege MILWAUKEE _ She had pretty much given up hope. May 23, 1997, was getting to be a long time ago. Everything she had told police, and all the evidence they had taken from her, had not helped find the gunman who...

When the Brewers' Payne talks, people listen.
February 27, 2003... Byline: Dale Hofmann Phoenix _ A man accustomed to doing four things at once, Ulice Payne had no trouble mixing his messages Thursday while addressing the Milwaukee Brewers. He told them to win their division. This wasn't exactly an...

Bucks burned by hottest Sun _ Marbury.
February 27, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund MILWAUKEE _ Needless to say, the Milwaukee Bucks have some work to do. The Bucks were scorched by Stephon Marbury and the Phoenix Suns, 118-112, at the Bradley Center on Wednesday night and fell below the .500...

Midwest Airlines to start low-fare carrier.
February 27, 2003... Byline: Rick Barrett Caught in a financial freefall, Midwest Airlines and some of the nation's biggest air carriers are grasping for business by launching low-fare airlines. The theory: Focus on limited, high-volume routes to...

Cloned piglets may be successful in human transplants, firm says.
February 27, 2003... Byline: John Fauber DEFOREST, Wis. _ A Wisconsin biotech firm said Thursday that it has genetically engineered and cloned a litter of piglets with organs that may resist rapid rejection by the human immune system. Producing these...

Savoring their solitude.
February 27, 2003... Byline: Dan Egan WASHINGTON ISLAND, Wis. _ Jack Hagen's roots here stretch over three different centuries and his resume reads like chapters ripped from a Jack London novel _ a fisherman, a sailor, a sawmill operator, a farmer, a...

Three chefs, three colorful white menus.
February 27, 2003... _Rhys Lewis, head chef at the American Club in Kohler, Wis., put cremini mushrooms over his chicken, created simple yet tasty dishes with potatoes and cauliflower, then made Bananas Foster for dessert. HERB-GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH...

Uprooted, Allen tries to regain his footing.
February 25, 2003... Byline: Michael Hunt SEATTLE _ The fact that Ray Allen spent his youth moving every couple of years as an Air Force dependent has not served him altogether well in his current situation. Four days after the trade that shook his world, he...

Payton confident despite Bucks' rally shortfall vs. Minnesota.
February 25, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund MILWAUKEE _ Guard Gary Payton has accomplished some amazing things in his 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association. But now he's being asked to be a miracle worker. Some think that's what it's going to...

Garnett forms his game-face with ritual on Planet Rosin.
February 25, 2003... Byline: Bob Wolfley MILWAUKEE _ Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves has an unusual pregame ritual that enlists the presence of courtside observers next to the Timberwolves' bench. He re-enacted it Monday night at the Bradley...

Tough times for the Big Ten.
February 24, 2003... Byline: Mark Stewart MILWAUKEE _ Eight is no longer the Big Ten's magic number. In recent years reaching eight victories, or nine when the conference played 18 games, gave a team a pretty good shot of making the tournament. Indiana...

Film jholds few clues to cause of Cardinals' stumbles.
February 24, 2003... Byline: Todd Rosiak MILWAUKEE _ After his team's second straight loss on Saturday and third in its last four games, Louisville coach Rick Pitino hit the film room. He wanted to see whether the Cardinals (19-4 overall, 9-3 Conference...

Packers, Glenn parting ways.
February 24, 2003... Byline: Tom Silverstein MILWAUKEE _ Signs are pointing toward the Green Bay Packers cutting ties with wide receiver Terry Glenn just a year after they aggressively pursued a trade for the seven-year veteran. Sources have confirmed to...

Grammys' best moments had nothing to do with the awards.
February 24, 2003... Byline: Gemma Tarlach Riveting, cutting-edge Grammys? Well, maybe next year. With Simon and Garfunkel's acoustic "Sounds of Silence" opening, music from "West Side Story," a special tribute to the Bee Gees by Ed Bradley of "60...

Direct from Indiana, here's Michael Essany.
February 24, 2003... Byline: Joanne Weintraub Twenty-year-old Michael Essany lives with his parents in Valparaiso, Ind., and hosts a public-access cable talk show in their living room. His mom does his makeup, sound and camera, while his dad is the...

Yost consumed by Brewers' world.
February 23, 2003... Byline: Dale Hofmann PHOENIX _ Ned Yost says he lives in his own little world, and it wasn't such a bad one on Sunday. Sunny and 74 degrees, but still dangerous. You're cordially invited to join him there, but you might want to...

Gary Payton paces Bucks' comeback past Trail Blazers.
February 23, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund PORTLAND, Ore. _ Guard Gary Payton wasn't making any promises as he donned a Milwaukee Bucks uniform for the first time Saturday night for a game against the Portland Trail Blazers. He wasn't planning to have an...

Boller getting high marks at combine; Dorsey slides.
February 23, 2003... Byline: Bob McGinn INDIANAPOLIS _ With one swift 40-yard dash Sunday morning in the RCA Dome, University of California quarterback Kyle Boller might have moved up so high in the draft that the Green Bay Packers will have no chance to...

Aggressive care is helping children with arthritis lead healthy lives.
February 23, 2003... Byline: Kawanza L. Griffin MILWAUKEE, Wis. _ Joseph Kraemer is a typical teenage boy. He likes swimming, lifting weights and, of course, football and baseball. He doesn't like to shop. But unlike most adolescents his age, the...

Merits of keeping patients awake during brain surgery weighed.
February 23, 2003... Byline: John Fauber MILWAUKEE _ What's the best way to insert a probe that's as thick as pencil lead into the brain to open a blocked artery: While the patient is out like a light, or awake and talking? Forgoing general anesthesia...

Baseball inquiry into ephedra another political joke.
February 22, 2003... Byline: Drew Olson PHOENIX _ Rep. Henry Waxman of California was looking for answers Friday. Waxman, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Government Reform, sent letters to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, players union...

Marquette tops the Horned Frogs.
February 22, 2003... Byline: Todd Rosiak FORT WORTH, Texas _ With less than 48 hours to prepare for his team's game at Texas Christian on Saturday afternoon, Marquette University coach Tom Crean decided to give his team an early taste of the post-season. ...

Bucks hit all-time low point, scoring 58 is record-worst for franchise.
February 22, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund SEATTLE _ A main focal point of the National Basketball Association game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Seattle SuperSonics on Friday night at KeyArena was Desmond Mason, formerly of the SuperSonics and now the...

Kobe turns 40 in a hurry.
February 22, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund MILWAUKEE _ Not only did Kobe Bryant miss the second of two free throws with 15 seconds left in the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Utah Jazz last week, he had the misfortune of crossing paths with Lakers assistant...

Pitcher to face surgery; Neugebauer thrown for another setback.
February 21, 2003... Byline: Drew Olson PHOENIX _ Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Nick Neugebauer did everything in his power to get his fragile right shoulder ready for spring training. He stretched. He exercised. He strengthened. He threw on flat ground. He...

Big Deal: Bucks acquire Payton, Mason from Sonics for Ray Allen.
February 21, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund SEATTLE _ The Milwaukee Bucks pulled the trigger on a blockbuster trade with the Seattle SuperSonics on Thursday, even though they received no assurance, or even a hint, from all-star free-agent-to-be guard Gary Payton...

Infractions must cost Michigan scholarships.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Jeff Potrykus MILWAUKEE _ Tommy Amaker is making an eloquent and forceful pitch to be named Big Ten coach of the year. In his second season at Michigan, Amaker has the young Wolverines (16-9 overall, 9-3 Big Ten) alone atop...

Ray Allen not a member of the untouchables.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund SEATTLE _ Ray Allen had no way of knowing how prophetic his words would be. Allen was sprawled across a training table in the visiting locker room at the Staples Center on Wednesday night before the Milwaukee...

Crowded Court: Bucks must decide who plays, who sits.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Charles F. Gardner ST. FRANCIS, Wis. _ Decisions, decisions. George Karl has plenty to make after the Milwaukee Bucks completed a blockbuster trade Thursday that brought all-star point guard Gary Payton and guard-forward...

Bucks fall to Clippers.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund LOS ANGELES _ Playing their final game before the National Basketball Association's trade deadline, the Milwaukee Bucks fell behind early and saw a fourth-quarter rally come up short in a 110-104 loss to the Los...

Bucks are older with over-manned backcourt.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Dale Hofmann MILWAUKEE _ Leading the league in veteran point guards and Masons doesn't necessarily make the Milwaukee Bucks better, just lumpier. They have a bulge on top where we can expect Gary Payton and Sam Cassell to...

At least Bucks gain flexibility for future moves with trade.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Michael Hunt MILWAUKEE _ When it was written in this space Thursday that the Milwaukee Bucks should trade Ray Allen, the idea was for them to get the kind of lock-down defensive presence that has been forever missing. The Bucks...

`Clara,' by Janice Galloway; Simon & Schuster ($25).
February 20, 2003... Byline: Carol Deptolla A novel about Clara Schumann, a musical superstar of 19th-century Europe, could easily focus on celebrity and glamour. Janice Galloway takes the less obvious but more rewarding path in "Clara," delving into...

Tough to change rain-delay rules in NASCAR.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann MILWAUKEE _ After three months of anticipation and 10 days of buildup, to see the Daytona 500 end early and with the cars sitting silent on pit road has to be considered a huge anticlimax. Ideally, all 500 miles...

Tolbert a rising star in NBA broadcast circles.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Bob Wolfley MILWAUKEE _ Hard to think of a national sports broadcaster who has come the distance Tom Tolbert has in the last two years. He wasn't exactly nowhere when he was hired by NBC last season to call games and then...

Despite effort, Bucks fall to Kings.
February 19, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ As the Milwaukee Bucks embarked this week on their four-game swing through the Western Conference, guard Sam Cassell was asked if it would be acceptable to return home with victories in half of the...

Time for Bucks to trade Ray Allen.
February 19, 2003... Byline: Michael Hunt MILWAUKEE _ For seven seasons, Ray Allen has served and represented the Milwaukee Bucks like few before him. The three-time all-star and soon-to-be two-time Olympian has willfully and joyfully played for the kind of...

`Dark Blue'.
February 19, 2003... Byline: Duane Dudek The thuddingly obvious bad-cop-gone-good drama "Dark Blue" has its powerful moments. And most of them are courtesy of Kurt Russell as a racist cop who belatedly grows a conscience. Like his frontier patrolman...

HIV thrives through the Web.
February 19, 2003... Byline: Marilynn Marchione MILWAUKEE, Wis. _ Computers are spreading a different kind of virus these days: HIV, the germ that causes AIDS. Internet chat rooms have become the modern equivalent of the back rooms and bath houses that...

NATO: A pulse, just barely.
February 19, 2003... The following editorial appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday, Feb. 18. XXX After dithering for more than a month, NATO has managed to rescue itself from impotence and irrelevance _ but at a cost so heavy that the...

`Dark Blue'.
February 18, 2003... Byline: Duane Dudek The thuddingly obvious bad-cop-gone-good drama "Dark Blue" has its powerful moments. And most of them are courtesy of Kurt Russell as a racist cop who belatedly grows a conscience. Like his frontier patrolman...

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February 18, 2003... With the exception of Steven Eckholdt, all the regulars on CBS' new "My Big Fat Greek Life" will re-create the roles they played on film in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Here's where else you may have seen them: Steven Eckholdt (Thomas...

`Old School'.
February 18, 2003... Byline: Duane Dudek You may not respect yourself the morning after seeing "Old School," but that doesn't mean you didn't have a good time the night before. This raunchy, good-humored mess of a comedy doesn't claim to be more than...

`Greek Wedding' takes a vow for TV.
February 18, 2003... Byline: Joanne Weintraub Nia Vardalos and her big fat Greek wedding have enjoyed one big fancy reception. In October, the movie she adapted from her one-woman stage show surpassed "The Blair Witch Project" as the highest-grossing...

Michael Waltrip expects to win somewhere besides Daytona.
February 17, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ The first rap on Michael Waltrip was that he couldn't win in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. An 0-for-462 run will do that. Now, three victories later, Waltrip has developed the reputation...

Smart cards to be used to give access to entertainment on the Internet.
February 17, 2003... Byline: Stanley A. Miller II Smart card technology is already commonly used in high-tech IDs, transit passes, credit cards and as the portable personas of advanced mobile phones. Now a company in the United Kingdom called Internet...

A successful return to Milwaukee for Hubie Brown.
February 16, 2003... Byline: Charles F. Garder MILWAUKEE _ Hubie Brown remembers his days as an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks as if they were yesterday. Actually, it was 30 years ago, those memorable times when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar...

Waltrip wins 2nd Daytona 500.
February 16, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Credit Mother Nature. Give a teammate his due. But whatever you do, don't forget to call Michael Waltrip a two-time winner of the Daytona 500. Waltrip, who waited 14 years for his...

HIV thrives through the Web.
February 16, 2003... Byline: Marilynn Marchione MILWAUKEE, Wis. _ Computers are spreading a different kind of virus these days: HIV, the germ that causes AIDS. Internet chat rooms have become the modern equivalent of the back rooms and bath houses that...

Stents emerge as alternative to surgery for stemming stroke risk.
February 16, 2003... Byline: John Fauber MILWAUKEE _ On three separate occasions over a 19-month period, doctors examined George Downing's carotid artery and didn't like what they saw. The vessel, one of the two main arteries supplying blood to the head...

Making the call: Surgery or stent.
February 16, 2003... Byline: John Fauber MILWAUKEE _ The mere fact that a person's carotid artery is blocked doesn't necessarily mean the patient is a candidate for surgery or stenting. The (degree) of blockage and whether a patient is having symptoms...

War might put baseball's travel plans on hold.
February 15, 2003... Byline: Drew Olson PHOENIX _ In a scene played out in clubhouses throughout Arizona and Florida, sports programming dominated the television set as Milwaukee Brewers players began gathering for informal workouts last week at Maryvale...

State of Wisconsin helps both teams, Marquette and Louisville.
February 15, 2003... Byline: Dale Hofmann MILWAUKEE _ When he took off for Kentucky, Reece Gaines left his conscience in Wisconsin. There's no other way to explain the 24-foot spear he tossed through Marquette's heart Saturday. Five seconds to play on...

Wisconsin turns back Indiana.
February 15, 2003... Byline: Mark Stewart MADISON, Wis. _ Anyone who has played the game, whether it was in the backyard or in front of thousands, knows the feeling. The shots start falling and the confidence starts to rise. And when the confidence...

Net Gaines, and a loss; Louisville star seals the deal.
February 15, 2003... Byline: Todd Rosiak MILWAUKEE _ It didn't take a basketball genius to figure it out. With just 10 seconds remaining, the score tied and overtime looming, everybody in the Bradley Center _ the Marquette Golden Eagles included _ knew...

Earnhardt Jr. wins Koolerz 300 to continue hot streak.
February 15, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ There was only one place to be Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. No, make that two. Defending champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. spent most of the afternoon in the lead of the Koolerz...

Crawford wins frantic Truck Series race.
February 14, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Rick Crawford fondly recalls the experience of driving through the tunnel and into Daytona International Speedway for the first time: "You feel like Elvis. Your hands are shaking and your...

Hornaday finds a new home with Childress.
February 14, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Bring `em on. That's Ron Hornaday's motto. "I'll race anybody, young, old," says Hornaday, a 44-year-old veteran who won't be satisfied unless he wins the NASCAR Busch Series title...

Pitino has Louisville winning again.
February 13, 2003... Byline: Lori Nickel Tom Jurich took the job in the fall of 1997 and what he found, as the new athletic director of the University of Louisville, was an ugly mess. With an NCAA investigation ongoing and sanctions looming, Jurich dug...

Powerhouse teams rule the day.
February 13, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ It would be premature to declare the Daytona 500 a battle between two powerhouse Chevrolet teams, Richard Childress Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. But after watching the Gatorade twin...

Hamilton happy in NASCAR `minors'.
February 13, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ After 12 years in the bigs, Bobby Hamilton has returned to the minors, and he couldn't be happier. Hamilton feared he wouldn't have a competitive ride for the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series...

Does Sorenstam know her place ...?
February 13, 2003... Byline: Dale Hofmann It's clear that women don't know their place in sports when Annika Sorenstram goes around thinking hers is the back tees. How do you resolve the battle of the sexes when it's fought with 5-woods? Three things...

Another trip to the front row for Joe.
February 12, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Fans and media make a big deal about NASCAR Winston Cup drivers gaining an advantage by racing in the Busch Seriers, but seeking an edge is not always the goal. "The reason I'm doing it is...

Shifting strategies: Women forced to relive fear as rape suspects charged on DNA `cold hits' contend sex was consensual.
February 12, 2003... Byline: David Doege MILWAUKEE _ She had pretty much given up hope. May 23, 1997, was getting to be a long time ago. Everything she had told police, and all the evidence they had taken from her, had not helped find the gunman who...

Menus, with recipes, for three romantic favorites.
February 12, 2003... Byline: Karen Herzog "North by Northwest" In this 1959 film, Eva Marie Saint (Eve Kendall) proclaims that the trout she orders with Cary Grant (Roger O. Thornhill) on the train is "a little trouty, but quite good." Here's a recipe...

Karl pushes `positive energy'.
February 11, 2003... Byline: Gary D'Amato "I'm out of here in a few years, I bet. I'm out of here and coaching somewhere else; college, back in Europe, maybe the CBA." _ George Karl, October 1994 ____ MILWAUKEE _He is not out of here. George...

Fittipaldi eager to pursue heavy NASCAR season.
February 11, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ In all honesty, Christian Fittipaldi doesn't know whether he can get the job done. He chased Michael Schumacher around the streets of Monte Carlo and went wheel to wheel with Michael...

Abdul-Jabbar to join CBS team.
February 11, 2003... Byline: Bob Wolfley Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been thwarted in his aim to become a head coach in the National Basketball Association or at the college level. There are good reasons for that. Big stars almost never make good...

Shining a light on the mysteries of CDs.
February 11, 2003... Byline: Gemma Tarlach Ooh, it's shiny and round. And that's about the only thing we all agree on for sure when it comes to the compact disc. Introduced in 1982 to compete with cassettes and vinyl _ with an aggressive industry...

How about dinner and a movie with your valentine?
February 11, 2003... Byline: Karen Herzog This Valentine's Day, why not invite Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint over for dinner and a movie? Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck may be available, too, along with Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Create a magical...

Whiteout: Take colorless foods by storm and make them sparkle.
February 11, 2003... Byline: Joanne Kempinger Demski Could there possibly be anything more unimaginative _ not to mention tasteless _ than a plate of white food? A poached chicken breast, some mashed potatoes and a portion of cauliflower snuggled...

Marquette name change remains point of contention for some.
February 10, 2003... Byline: Michael Hunt MILWAUKEE _ Back when he was athletic director at Marquette, long before the term "political correctness" became such a divisive part of the societal landscape, Hank Raymonds took his school's nickname before 11 of...

Green shocks everybody . . . except himself.
February 10, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Daytona 500 time trials often spring a surprise or two, and Jeff Green winning the pole might qualify as a mild shock. Not to Green, though. "I really expected it, but a lot of people...

Slow start for Stewart; Gordon divorce flap hits track.
February 10, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Tony Stewart's NASCAR Winston Cup Series title defense got off to an even slower start than his championship season. Stewart, who finished 43rd in the Daytona 500 last year because of an...

The tumult and the pouting.
February 10, 2003... Byline: Catherine Fitzpatrick NEW YORK _ New York Fashion Week is not a style event. Not anymore. It is a spectacle. The semi-annual round of splashy fashion happenings has reduced some runway shows to the level of dog-and-pony...

No babysitting for Sterling Marlin.
February 9, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallman DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ Jamie McMurray pondered the question briefly, then picked out the word he'd emphasize in his response. "I don't think we're going to have to have Sterling baby-sit us," he said. Perhaps...

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February 9, 2003... U.N.'s role as international arbiter on the line By CRAIG GILBERT HYPERLINK "mailto:cgilbert@journalsentinel.com" Last Updated: Feb. 9, 2003 Washington - Here's one thing about the Iraq crisis even the United States and France...

Dwyane Wade close to Marquette milestone.
February 8, 2003... Byline: Todd Rosiak MILWAUKEE _ He needs just 12 points to become the 34th player in Marquette University history to score 1,000, but at the moment junior guard Dwyane Wade has more pressing issues on his mind _ most notably the Golden...

Going wow over Yao: Chinese import is big attraction.
February 8, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund ATLANTA _ A horde of reporters and television cameramen hovered inside the entrance to the Centennial Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency hotel Friday afternoon before the round-table interview sessions with the participants...

Kobe is NBA's reigning gold standard.
February 8, 2003... Byline: Garry D. Howard ATLANTA _ Everyone talks about it. At the water cooler, at the corner store, in the mall, at the barber shop and even the beauty salon, the talk is more prevalent than ever now that the North Carolina Kid has,...

Amare Stoudemire learning NBA life, on and off the court.
February 7, 2003... Byline: Tom Enlund ATLANTA _ Adjusting to life on the basketball court hasn't been that much of a chore for 20-year-old Phoenix Suns rookie Amare Stoudemire. He thinks he has been handling that pretty well, and no more proof is...

Bucks win with determined effort.
February 7, 2003... Byline: Charles F. Gardner MILWAUKEE _ Using grit, guile and determination, the Milwaukee Bucks claimed a victory they desperately needed Thursday night. It took some fourth-quarter sharpshooting from Ray Allen, some tough defensive...

Ward Burton returns to the scene of his greatest triumph.
February 7, 2003... Byline: Dave Kallmann DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. _ There's no denying the highlights of Ward Burton's 2002 season. Winning the Daytona 500? The biggest race of the season has eluded plenty of talented NASCAR Winston Cup drivers. Not only...