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AT WITT'S END - SKATING STAR GEARS UP FOR PRIVACY BATTLE OVER INTIMATE FILES E. GERMAN COMMUNISTS KEPT ON HER
June 21, 2001 | 4:00amFROM the age of 7 until her early 20s, East German ice skater Katarina Witt was followed, filmed and photographed - without her knowledge - wherever she went. Love letters...
HER SCARS ARE 'BADGES OF HONOR'
June 11, 2001 | 4:00amFOR six weeks after the Oklahoma City bombing, Susan Urbach couldn't clean the dried blood off her face. The doctors warned her that soap and water would aggravate the sensitive...
STORY BEHIND TRAGIC SUICIDE: DIVORCE WAS BEGINNING OF THE END FOR GOLFER'S EX
June 8, 2001 | 4:00amA DECADE ago, Deborah Couples was the brassy blond wife of a superstar golfer, taking private helicopters to ritzy New York parties and famed for racing onto the greens to...
MOM SERVES THEM WELL
May 30, 2001 | 4:00amVENUS and Serena Williams are no strangers to controversy. But, unlike many of the divas on the women's tennis circuit, they are famous for their grace under fire. Whether they're...
ALI & FRAZIER GALS PULL NO PUNCHES - DAUGHTERS OF BOXING LEGENDS TALKING TOUGH AS BOUT NEARS
May 28, 2001 | 4:00amLaila Ali and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde are preparing for their upcoming ring encounter by adopting the bitter banter of their famous fathers. Ali, the 23-year-old daughter of Muhammad Ali, spends all...
TRYING TO ACE CANCER - CHEMO NEARLY KILLS LEUKEMIA-STRICKEN TENNIS STAR
May 23, 2001 | 4:00amCancer-stricken tennis champ Corina Morariu, Lindsay Davenport's doubles partner, is fighting for her life after a massive dose of chemotherapy nearly killed her. Just days after learning she has a...
REGGIE & EX IN FULL-COURT PRESS OVER 'MISSING' $$
May 1, 2001 | 4:00amCAN anyone hope to punish Reggie Miller more than Knick fans? His ex-wife seems up to the task. Miller, the cocky Indiana Pacers sharpshooter who never fails to torture the...
CAMBY 'COURTS' TROUBLE - FAMILY'S HOSTAGE CRISIS IS ONLY LATEST PROBLEM FOR STAR
April 26, 2001 | 4:00amCALL it the Camby curse. Marcus Camby, the Knicks' 27-year-old center, was just getting back on track when he was blindsided by Monday's kidnapping and rape of his beloved younger...
MEET THE JAPANESE JETER - METS' ROOKIE HAS DREAMS OF BECOMING A SUPERSTAR
April 13, 2001 | 4:00amHE'S been dubbed the Derek Jeter of Japan because of his good looks and his flair for the dramatic. Now, Tsuyoshi Shinjo wants to take New York by storm. "At...
ARNOLD'S GOV HOPES MAY FADE TO BLACK
April 11, 2001 | 4:00amALREADY acting the part of a slick politician, Hollywood uberhunk Arnold Schwarzenegger used a brief photo-op yesterday to butter up key Republican ally Mayor Giuliani. Schwarzenegger, who recently admitted he's...
GYM NOT SO DANDY - DIET DOC'S RX FOR FLAB FIGHT: TAKE IT EASY
April 4, 2001 | 4:00amTear up your high-priced gym membership and take a stroll to the post office - it's better for you. A new study from the Netherlands says consistent, low-impact exercise -...
RUSSIAN TENNIS TEENS NO FANS OF ANNA
March 27, 2001 | 5:00amANNA KOURNIKOVA has inspired a bevy of budding Russian sexpots to try their hand at tennis in America - and all the new "Kourni-klonas" are promising to win more than...
ANXIETY CAN BE A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH
March 23, 2001 | 5:00amTHE anxiety disorder that has Chuck Knoblauch throwing wildly - forcing the Yankees to move him from second base to the outfield - is an affliction that haunts people in...
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
March 20, 2001 | 5:00amJAMES BOND may have had a new squeeze for each of his international adventures. But for America's real-life intelligence men - employees of the Central Intelligence Agency - the mates...
SINGLE MEN ARE BEATING THE ODDS TO ADOPT KIDS
March 14, 2001 | 5:00amAT THE age of 37, Michael Klevenz had just about everything: a well-paying job as an environmental consultant, a picturesque house, a dog and a car. "The only thing missing...
FOLKS SAY IT'S JUST GRRRRREAT TO BE 38! - SEXY STUDY: WE'RE MOST ATTRACTIVE IN LATER DAYS
March 1, 2001 | 5:00amMADONNA'S age is more desirable than being Britney Spears' peer. Dispelling the popular myth that beauty peaks at 25, a new survey finds most Americans think they're sexiest at around...
PARDON MY DREAMS - EX-CON GETS A SECOND CHANCE AT PRO HOOPS, THANKS TO CLINTON
February 27, 2001 | 5:00amDERRICK CURRY doesn't care about the controversy swirling around Bill Clinton's pardons. Since the former president commuted his 20-year prison sentence last month, Curry is focused on just one thing:...
IT'S RISKY (FAMILY) BUSINESS - EARNHARDTS FOLLOWED LONG LINE OF FATHER-SON TEAMS IN DEADLY WORLD OF NASCAR RACING
February 20, 2001 | 5:00amGENERATIONAL pride runs deep in the South - where NASCAR reigns and its most famous racers are bred. It's this pride that goes some way in explaining why driver fathers,...
GIRLS FROM BRAZIL STILL RULE RUNWAY - MATCH THEIR CURVES VS. 'BOYISH' BELGIANS
February 16, 2001 | 5:00amALL the experts say buxom Brazilian models are out. They say the boyish Belgians have replaced the sexy, curvaceous Brazilians - epitomized by Gisele's flowing locks and luscious legs. Not...
GYMNAST FELL HEAD OVER HEELS FOR A MET
February 14, 2001 | 5:00amGROWING up as a young superstar gymnast, Julianne McNamara, who won the 1984 Olympic gold in the uneven bars, was often apart from her loved ones. Her parents would kiss...