The only competition for the win came from Star Hawk, who lost the race by a neck after an impressive rally on the home stretch.

THE bear market is not over, despite the impressive recent rally that has sent the Nasdaq composite surging by almost 34 percent since early April.

Instead, what looked like an impressive rally by the Yankees became just another difficult loss.

The Nasdaq market began by extending Wednesday's steep slide, only to stage an impressive rally and close up 14.49 points at 2,521.77.

Despite a number of impressive late rallies, they rarely have enough to push their way to victory.

Dealers also said some profit taking took place at the opening following the previous day's impressive rally.

New York's impressive rally in the 12th was built on two walks.

Despite an impressive rally from late February through mid-March, the Knicks are no better than they were before the All-Star Game break.

Stocks ended mixed yesterday, after comments around midday by Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, abruptly curtailed what had been an impressive rally.

Jamal Crawford, David Lee and Renaldo Balkman took their places and sparked an impressive rally, cutting a 24-point deficit to 11.