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www.NYPost.com The THE RUMBLE Ever since
Vince Curatola, aka Johnny Sack of "The Sopranos," judged the
NETSational Seniors dance tryouts in November, he's become a regular in the
front row at Nets games. In fact, the night after the HBO hit's new season
premieres at an invitation-only screening in "I'm
really looking forward to this one," Curatola said. "It would be a
real shame if some of the Pacers suddenly had an unfortunate situation
regarding their knee caps." The NETSational Seniors, by the way, will
perform live on "The Early Show" on CBS tomorrow at Give him a
pair of skates Tiki Barber
is retired from football, but not from the Everybody has
to have an NCAA tournament pool, even hockey players who think "The
Rim" refers to the play when you shoot the puck around the boards.
"Not too many guys here are into it that much," said Rangers pool
organizer Jed Ortmeyer, "but hey, it's March Madness, so what the
..." "I'm the
only guy who had VCU. Pruchs [Czech winger Petr Prucha] picked Davidson to win
it all." NASCAR truck
driver once rode Hoyas' bench NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series driver Brendan Gaughan (No. 77 South Point Resorts
Chevrolet) was Allen Iverson's backup at Georgetown when the Hoyas made two
Sweet 16s and one Elite Eight appearance. "I was there - I got to play it,
I got to live it - so for me, for the rest of my life it will be a big part of
every March," Gaughan said. "Whether I'm racing or not, I'll be
watching the games - yelling for the Hoyas and loving the Cinderella stories.
And when I'm at home in Knicks bowl
'em over The Knicks'
annual Bowl-a-thon at Chelsea Piers last week raised $180,000 for the
children's charity, As part of
the Must-Sea
boxing museum Boxing has
never been the sport for those with a weak stomach, but an exhibit that opened
at the South Street Seaport Friday takes the cake for the macabre. With St.
Patrick's Day yesterday, the show - called the Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating
Celtic Prizefighters 1820-Present - runs through New Year's Eve and is a
collection of boxing photos and artifacts. There is John L. Sullivan's fur
coat, Jack Dempsey's blazer and a heavy bag from Gene Tunney's training camp.
But by far the weirdest exhibit figures to be the mummified right arm of former
great Dan Donnelly. That's right, we said an arm. Nobody can say Donnelly
didn't give his right arm for boxing. KEA Boxing,
which has staged shows in Party time in
What began
years ago with two six packs of beer and a package of hamburgers has developed
into the premier spring training party in Tampa that last night attracted a
galaxy of stars who feasted on first-rate food and vats of booze, beer and wine
at the Chase Suites Hotel. The event,
sponsored by Emily's Isles
Capades The fans had
all left Nassau Coliseum last Saturday night after watching the Islanders
defeat the Capitals when a single skater took the ice. It was Great Neck's
Emily Hughes, practicing her routine for this week's World Championships.
Hughes spent her night perfecting her jumps and spins while a few curious
members of the Coliseum cleaning staff watched from the stands. The 2006
Olympian is looking to improve on last year's eighth-place finish at the
Worlds. The Islanders
are auctioning off a chance to sit with Christie Brinkley (and Mike Bossy, too)
as part of a Dream Seat Experience for their March 25 game against the Rangers.
The high bidder, whose generosity will benefit the Islanders Children's
Foundation and Project Hope, will receive a pre-game locker room tour, a
pre-game Zamboni ride, complimentary food and beverage service at the seat,
plus luxury car service to and from the game. It's
baseball-book season Michael
Morrissey reports that two baseball books from opposite ends of the spectrum
are coming out in the next few weeks. Joe Garagiola's "Just Play
Ball," which seeks to accentuate the positive aspects of the national
pastime, will be published in April. Morrissey received an advance copy, along
with a note from Garagiola saying, "To me, baseball is a collection of
memories and friends. I'm lucky to have been around long enough to have plenty
of both." Dave
Winfield's "Dropping the Ball: Baseball's Troubles and How We Can and Must
Solve Them," will be out Tuesday. According to his publisher, Winfield
"believes that baseball's problems go far beyond steroids - the distant
relationship between [The Players Association] and MLB, the lack of player initiative
to give back to the communities they come from, the dwindling representation of
African-Americans on teams and in the stands, and the lack of positive examples
set by parents and coaches in youth leagues are but a few of those issues."
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