Article on Take Me Out, play about Major League Baseball and homosexuality by Richard Greenberg; play opened in London this summer and same production, directed by Joe Mantello, is set to open at Joseph Papp Public Theater; photo (M)

Throwing a Curve in a Supposedly Straight Game

Lleyton Hewitt defeats James Blake in five sets to advance to Round of 16 at US Open; photos (M)

Match and Exclamation Points for Hewitt

The World, 12-deck, 644-foot Norwegian passenger ship, is world's first and only residence at sea; has apartments ranging in price from more than $2 million to more than $7 million; residents are on average in middle 50's and generally self-made, first generation wealthy; ship was launched in March and will visit 140 ports in 40 countries in coming year at start of perpetual circumnavigation of globe as home away from home for residents; photos (M)

On Ship of Condos, Life's an Endless Cruise

People who work night and overnight shifts find it rich opportunity to advance their careers; Labor Department reports that 9.7 million Americans work full-time evening or night shifts, up from 8.9 million in 1997, and phenomenon is significantly more widespread in Northeast than nationally; photo (M)

On the Far Side of Day, Some Find Greater Opportunities to Shine

Notre Dame University defeats Maryland University, 22-0, in season opener; photos (M)

Notre Dame Shows Signs Of a Revival

Insurance companies are turning to Karen Clark and her AIR Worldwide, Insurance Services Office unit, to help quantify potential costs arising from terrorist actions; estimating possible risk is necessary to help insurers decide whether to extend coverage and how much to charge; AIR's services are in great demand since Sept 11 terrorism; Clark comments on project, interview; photos; graph of costliest United States disasters (M)

The Race to Predict Terror's Costs

2002 NFL Preview profiles Washington Redskins new coach Steve Spurrier, whose aggression and innovation are as evident in his passing offense as they are in his personality; photos (M)

With Innovation, Winning Is the Only Thing for Spurrier

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Factory-Built, With a Wealth of Options

Fight for control of Congress is revolving more around domestic than foreign concerns, with candidates battling over corporate abuses, prescription drug costs and Social Security, rather than threat of terrorism or prospect of war against Iraq; candidates from both parties are invoking topics with quickening pace of fall campaigns; Democratic leaders acknowledge Republicans have been effective so far in blunting attacks by either seizing some of same issues or by pointing to Congressional votes that blur lines on what Democrats would like to be sharp partisan divide; say they have not seen any conclusive evidence suggesting that favorable electoral climate for Democrats nationally is affecting outcome of handful of competitive House and Senate races; some close House and Senate contests discussed; photos; chart (M)

DOMESTIC CONCERNS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN CONGRESS RACES

Article on 29th annual rock music festival in Reading, Eng, which included performances by garage-rock bands Strokes, White Stripes, Vines and Hives; photos (M)

It's Been a Long Wait, but Is This Nirvana?

Murray Chass News Analysis contends that labor dispute between Major League Baseball players union and owners ended in resolution and without work stoppage because tone of final meetings was one of mutual committment to negotiation (M)

Negotiating Tone Helped Lead to Deal

Agreement between major league baseball players and team owners averts strike but may leave sport's major problems unsettled; even though it distributes revenue more equally among teams, it will still give some far more money than others from economic might of local television deals; does not guarantee that poorly run franchises in small markets will invest new subsidies from richest teams on new players or to hang on to their stars, and leaves sport to cope with drag of badly struggling teams by not requiring shutdown of unprofitable franchises over next four years; charts; graphs; photos (L)

Season Is Salvaged, but Baseball Still Has Rich Facing the Poor

Article on 16-year-old surfer Barbara Ott of Rockaway, Queens, who started on same board with her father when she was 4 and on her own board when she was 11; photos (L)

Girl, Uninterrupted

Ouster of chief America Online deal maker David M Colburn leaves open question of whether he was solely responsible for mergers that may have inflated AOL's revenue; federal and internal investigators whose discoveries led to Colburn's dismissal may now turn attention to executives around and above him; photos; diagrams of questionable deals (M)

Ouster at AOL, but Where Does Trail End?

POSTINGS: Alexander Calder Design Is Restored; The Ultimate Sidewalk Artist

Article on Alice Sebold's first published novel, The Lovely Bones, whose scenario, rape and murder of 14-year-old girl, could have been lifted from current news; photo (M)

A Summer Must-Read With Eerie Echoes

Neal Pollack, recalling disappointment at 1989 Rolling Stones concert in Indianapolis and noting new concert tour, says group is not what its marketing makes it out to be; photo (M)

Rock On? Yeah, in Chairs

Bush administration's sense of urgency about Saddam Hussein, and debate over whether that urgency is justified, are likely to dominate arguments over Iraq in coming weeks, as Pres Bush tries to make case that delay could be deadly (M)

The World: First Among Evils?; The Debate Over Attacking Iraq Heats Up

Article on relief effort, led by Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, to teach hair cutting, makeup application, manicures, pedicures and other beauty techniques to small group of women in Kabul, Afghanistan; photos (L)

After the Veil, a Makeover Rush

Swedish authorities said that a man arrested with a gun in his carry-on luggage as he tried to board a London-bound flight had studied at an American aviation school and had a criminal record. The man, a 29-year-old Swedish citizen of Tunisian descent, was held on suspicion of attempted hijacking, but officials gave conflicting accounts about a possible motive.     Article, Page 6.

Hijacking Suspect Had Flight Training

Daewoo Owners Ask, 'What Next?'

Doctors are deluged by promotional material for anything and everything that could substitute for Prempro, popular hormone replacement therapy that is now under something of a cloud; products include drugs with different hormone formuations, nutritional supplements made of herbs and vitamins, soy products and what might be termed menopause accessories, like 'cooling comfort towelettes' to wipe sweat from hot flashes; doctors express concern, noting substitutes and supplements have been studied far less than Prempro and their benefits and risks are unknown; Prempro, combination of estrogen and progestin, dominated menopause market until study by Women's Health Initiative found it carried some some health risks (M)

Rush to Fill Void in Menopause-Drug Market

Lisa Belkin column on the many ways Sept 11 has changed her and people she knows, particularly ways in which they have relaxed their ties to work and refocused their attention on personal lives; drawing (M)

In a Season of Memorials, Living Life

Nichole Christian Coping column on neighborly attention she and her husband have been receiving in their Park Slope neighborhood since their baby was born; drawing (M)

Who Knew That a Baby Could Be the Key to the City?

New York City is on verge of establishing final death toll in collapse of World Trade Center towers; need to establish final tally is given urgency by approach of first anniversary of attack, when city plans to read each victim's name during main ceremony at ground zero; tally, which has surged as high as 6,729 and dropped below 3,000, is expected to end at 2,800 or just below; number of unresolved cases stands at 78; year of tireless efforts by police detectives, medical examiner's staff members, lawyers and even city's diplomatic affairs staff members discussed; photo (M)

Struggle to Tally All 9/11 Dead By Anniversary

Diane Parry is a French professional tennis player. On 28 October 2024, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48. On 4 December 2023, she peaked at No. 74 in the WTA doubles rankings. She is the current French No. 3 singles player. Parry was the junior world No. 1 in 2019.

September 1, 2002

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Throwing a Curve in a Supposedly Straight Game

Match and Exclamation Points for Hewitt

On Ship of Condos, Life's an Endless Cruise

On the Far Side of Day, Some Find Greater Opportunities to Shine

Notre Dame Shows Signs Of a Revival

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Let Go

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