May 27, 2002

This Week column: departing New York Philharmonic conductor Kurt Masur will host his final Memorial Day concert at Cathedral of St John the Divine; lineup for Broadway's free annual outdoor concert, Stars in the Alley, will includes Julie Hagerty, John Lithgow, Bill Pullman and Kathleen Turner; Goldman Memorial Band, Merchant Marine Academy Fanfare Trumpets and Great Day Chorale will perform at annual Memorial Day concert at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery; exhibit of art from Japan's Meiji period is set to open at Portland Art Museum in Oregon; photos (M)

The ball was delivered perfectly to Robert Horry, like a bounce pass in a pregame drill -- into his warm hands, 25 feet from the rim. Catch and shoot, just like practice. When Sacramento's Vlade Divac batted the ball out to the perimeter, all he wanted was to kill the clock, protect a 2-point lead, get out of this arena where the crowd jeered him. He wanted survive to tell about knocking off the defending N.B.A. champions twice in less than 48 hours on their home floor.

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Alvaro Uribe Velez, hardliner, is elected president of Colombia with 53 percent of vote, or more than 20 percentage points ahead of closest rival Horacio Serpa, Liberal Party populist; wins majority needed to avoid runoff; he pledges uncompromising 'hard hand' against insurgents; quickly receives backing of US and congratuations from Amb Anne Patterson; photo (M)

Ailing Pope May Curb Travel As John Paul II ended a tough five-day journey, his spokesman said the pope may curtail a planned trip to Canada and Latin America. PAGE A3 Polanski Wins at Cannes Roman Polanski took the top prize at the Cannes International Film Festival for ''The Pianist,'' starring Adrien Brody. THE ARTS, PAGE E1