October 13, 2005
CBS: PIMP MY NEWS - NET MULLS PUTTING MTV CHIEF GRADEN IN CHARGE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amCBS News, which is remaking its evening news and news magazines in the wake of the Dan Rather scandal, may be turning to an unusual source for help - MTV....
AOL WAR LOOMS - GOOGLE, COMCAST TEAM VS. MICROSOFT BID
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amWorried about the potential impact of a partnership between Microsoft and America Online, Google has teamed up with cable giant Comcast to make a play for AOL, The Post has...
THE SUB-10,000 DOW: LIKE WATCHING A TRAIN WRECK
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amWILL the Dow Jones index fall beneath the 10,000 level this week or next? Notice I didn't leave room for the third choice: that the closely watched indicator of America's...
BURBERRY SALES LAG ESTIMATE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amAngela Ahrendts, the newly appointed Burberry chief executive, will face tough challenges when she takes the reins next year, given a recent slowdown in sales that threatens to derail the...
NEW JERSEY HEDGE FUND LOOMS IN BACKGROUND
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThe New Jersey hedge fund surfacing as a key player in the accounting chicanery at Refco has a past that includes two other financial scandals. The hedge fund, Liberty Corner...
NETWORKS' FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IS RUNNING DRY
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThe networks live for younger viewers, but their audience just keeps getting older. ABC, CBS and NBC have all seen the median age of their primetime viewers go up this...
'ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS' WILL SHRINK
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThe New York Times believes is can save as much as $60,000 a day if it shrinks its namesake newspaper by an inch. The shrinkage would give the Times the...
DEFT LEAP FROM FILM TO BALLET
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amBALLET and film are sister arts - both emphasize the visual and the dramatic - and, like quite a few sisters, they don't always get along. But the Chinese movie...
PERKINS' 'RAIN' ENDS AT 'GMA'
October 13, 2005 | 4:00am'GOOD Morning, America" weatherman Tony Perkins is leaving the show after six years and heading back to Washington. Perkins, who replaced Spencer Christian in 1999, had been commuting from Washington...
CROWD GAME FOR BOY
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amTHE floor was littered with candy wrappers and soda cups, pop music blared, and video games and sweaty high school kids were everywhere. Smells like teen spirit in a suburban...
'APPRENTICE' ELECT
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amRAJ Bhakta, the bow-tied preppy from "The Apprentice," may run for Congress from Philadelphia. Raj would seek the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz. The swaggering real-estate...
ALL IN THE FAMILY - RAPPER IN CHARGE OF THIS 'HOUSE'
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amYOU can put your black hat and Adidas sneakers back in the closet where they came from. If you thought tonight's premiere of "Run's House" on MTV would be an...
STARR REPORT
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amTune-up with 'Earl' One particular bright spot on NBC's schedule continues to be "My Name Is Earl." The Tuesday-night sitcom, starring Jason Lee, has performed well and held its own...
SWAP OPERA - LINDA DANO LATEST DAYTIME STAR TO GET 'DESPERATE'
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amVETERAN soap actress inda Dano is joining the "Desperate Housewives" crew. Dano, who starred in "Another World," "One Life to Live" and many other soaps, will play Francine, the mother...
ROCK STAR, INTERRUPTED - THE RISE, FALL AND MAYBE RISE OF STEWART LUPTON
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amIT'S rare that someone gets another shot at becoming the next big thing - especially when people aren't quite sure whether you're still alive. In the late 1990s, Stewart Lupton...
NICE CATCH, KID - L.I. TEEN'S MONSTER SWORDFISH
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThis is no fish tale. Long Island teen John Padden landed a monster, 527-pound. swordfish off the coast of Florida after a three-hour, muscle-cramping fight. Speaking on his cellphone from...
THREE HURT IN BRONX HIT-RUN
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThree men were injured by a hit-and-run driver in the Bronx last night, authorities said. The victims were hit at about 11 p.m. as they crossed Third Avenue near East...
DEC. DATE WITH DEATH FOR TOP CRIP
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES - Prosecutors want to stick a deadly needle into the arm of Crips gang founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams less than two weeks before Christmas. Williams, a Nobel Peace...
'PAPER' TIGER FERRER IS IN THE 'NEWS' BIZ
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amTHERE'S a new media mogul in town - and his name is Fernando Ferrer. The Democratic mayoral nominee's newest four-page piece of literature is called The Ferrer Express and looks...
FLOUNDERING FREDDY IS EVEN LOSING BRONX
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amFreddy Ferrer's getting beaten by Mayor Bloomberg even in his own back yard, a new poll shows. Bloomberg is ahead in every borough - including Ferrer's Bronx base, where the...
GOOD POLL-ISANO - TYCOON TOM IS GOP'S 'STRONGEST' FOR GOV
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amALBANY - Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano, who just switched to the GOP, is the strongest Republican candidate to challenge state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer for governor next year, according to...
KILL OR BE KILLED - COP FIRED IN TRAGIC STRUGGLE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amMY OLDER kid, Pete, who is just back from Baghdad, is a captain in the Army and is authorized to carry a gun. His younger brother, Sean, hopes to graduate...
LOHAN KIN PAYS DAD'S 'STIFF' FINE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amTeen starlet Lindsay Lohan's father settled one of his run-ins with the law yesterday by getting a family member to pay a nearly $4,000 hotel tab the bad-boy dad skipped...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amBROOKLYN * Police say this man (above) has robbed five Sheepshead Bay banks since August - including two on the same day. Police said David John Evangelista, 30, has flashed...
7 MORE PERVERTS CONFINED - GOV'S 'MENTAL' LOCKUPS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amALBANY - Call them the dirty dozen. Over the past week, the Pataki administration has locked up another seven convicted sexual predators who were due to be released from prison,...
SOAK'S ON US AMID RAIN PAIN - MORE ON WAY AFTER 3-INCH DOWNPOUR
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amNew York was a sad and soggy sight yesterday as wild weather drenched the Big Apple, creating chaos for commuters on planes, trains and automobiles. And there's no bright news...
SANIT PACT OKS 1-MAN TRUCKS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amSanitation workers reached a tentative contract yesterday that for the first time allows about 200 containerized waste trucks to be operated by single workers - who will receive 30 percent...
CLUB GAL SLAIN - TWO OTHERS SURVIVE SHOOTING OUTSIDE WASH. HTS. HOT SPOT
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amA young Bronx mother was killed early yesterday in a hail of bullets outside an upscale Washington Heights nightclub. Fun-loving Tabatha Perez, 24, died of a gunshot wound despite the...
B'KLYN DOG 'ABUSER' BUSTED
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man faces two years in prison for torturing his puppy - tying up his legs and beating him badly. Darrow David Hill, 25, was arrested yesterday and charged...
SPARKS ON LOVE TRAIN
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amIt appears I went looking for love in all the wrong stations. According to a survey released this week by American Express, the L line is New York's love train,...
HILL TO PLAY $TAR ROLE IN H'WOOD
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading back to Hollywood for a major three-day fund-raising trip - fueling more speculation she's auditioning to be the real-life "Commander in Chief."...
DEPORT OUTRAGE OVER GIRL, 5 - JUDGE: BOOT N.J. KID TO ARGENTINA - & 'PERV' DAD
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amA 5-year-old girl is facing imminent deportation to Argentina - to the home of the father who allegedly molested her - thanks to an international treaty that's meant to prevent...
FAMILY WEEPS FOR BARBER - SORROW AND FURY AT WAKE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amSobbing "My prince! My baby!" a grieving mom begged God to take her life yesterday so she could join her son - shot to death in cold blood Sunday in...
MIKE'S NEW DEM AIDE SHOCKS FELLOW GAYS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThe revelation that Brian Ellner, the openly gay former candidate for Manhattan borough president, is going to work for Mayor Bloomberg's re-election campaign has sent shock waves through the gay...
JEWS OBSERVING YOM KIPPUR
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amJews around the city and the world are observing Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, today with fasting and prayer. The holiday, which began at sundown last night and ends...
1G REWARD IN BID TO NAB BX. KILLERS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThe City Council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus offered a $1,000 reward yesterday for information leading to the arrest of two thugs who killed a Bronx Chinese-food deliveryman. Fahua Chen,...
MIKE TAKES REINS - GROUND ZERO PUSH
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amWith the redevelopment of Ground Zero languishing, Mayor Bloomberg vowed yesterday that the city will take a more active role. The mayor so far has largely taken a back seat...
FOUL PLAY FEARED AS 'MOBSTER' VANISHES
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amA reputed Genovese capo has vanished from his union-corruption trial, and his lawyer indicated that foul play is to blame. "I do not consider my client's absence to be a...
COURT TO HEAR JAYSON BID TO AVOID RETRIAL
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amFormer hoops star Jayson Williams' bid to avoid retrial on a charge of shooting a limo driver to death will be heard by a New Jersey appeals court Tuesday. A...
RUDY IN SLAP AT CORZINE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amCampaigning for Republican Doug Forrester in New Jersey, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said yesterday Sen. Jon Corzine has been in office too long and won't be able...
COPS MAPPING OUT CRATER DIG
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amDetectives working on the newly revived investigation into the 1930 disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater are scrutinizing old maps of the Coney Island boardwalk to figure out where to dig...
LIFE FOR GIRL'S HAIR-BRAID SLAY
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amA man who strangled a 13-year-old Harlem girl last year in a dispute over a $100 hair-braiding bill was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison yesterday. Kenny Smith,...
U.N. WEASEL FACES JUDGE ON OIL RAP
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A former French diplomat and special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appeared before a Paris judge yesterday to face corruption charges in the oil-for-food scandal. Jean Bernard...
I'D HAVE BETTER LUCK WITH A SUBWAY SANDWICH
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amIF YOU think it's hard for a pretty young woman to pick up men on the L, try being a scruffy, skinny, hung-over man trying to wrangle numbers out of...
COPS FEEL HEAT - RECORD COMPLAINTS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amAbuse allegations against cops set a record last month - the highest figure recorded since the Civilian Complaint Review Board became independent of the Police Department in 1993, new statistics...
HOWARD BEACH PLEA DEAL
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThe accused accomplice in last summer's racially charged beating of a black man in Howard Beach copped a plea yesterday, 'fessing up to his role in the incident in exchange...
ANGUISH OF RAPE-KID KIN
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amA heartbroken New Jersey mother described how her 9-year-old daughter begged for her life during a brutal sex assault, as authorities yesterday continued to hunt for the sick pervert who...
MIKE FUMES OVER $11M ROPE BURN
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg was "livid" after the FDNY recalled 250 new safety ropes, because he had to rewrite his speech for yesterday's solemn firefighters Memorial Day ceremony to reflect the failed...
METROCARD $WIPE IS EXPRESS TO JAIL
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amSelling MetroCard "swipes" on the sneak could soon land you in jail. Under a state law that goes into effect Oct. 19, anyone who sells subway access through the use...
TEARS IN RAIN FOR 4 HEROES - BRAVEST REMEMBER COMRADES
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThousands of firefighters lined the streets of the Upper West Side in the pouring rain yesterday morning to honor three of their brothers who died in fires on "Black Sunday"...
SOAK'S ON US AMID RAIN PAIN - MORE ON WAY AFTER 4-INCH DOWNPOUR
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amNew Yorkers were a sad and soggy sight yesterday as wild weather drenched the Big Apple, creating chaos for commuters on planes, trains and automobiles. And there's little brighter news...
COPS MAP OUT CRATER DIG
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amDetectives working on the newly revived investigation into the NYPD's oldest unsolved missing-person case - the 1930 disappearance of Judge Joseph Force Crater - are scrutinizing old maps of the...
SUV STRIKES MAN ON W. 57TH
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amA man was critically injured when he was struck by an SUV in Midtown last night, police sources said. The victim, a man in his 50s, came out from between...
COPS MAP OUT DIG FOR JUDGE CRATER
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amDetectives working on the newly revived investigation into the NYPD's oldest unsolved missing-person case - the 1930 disappearance of Judge Joseph Force Crater - are scrutinizing old maps of the...
MOM TALKS OF RAPED N.J. GIRL
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amA heartbroken New Jersey mother described how her 9-year-old daughter begged for her life during a brutal sex assault, as authorities yesterday continued to hunt for the sick pervert who...
RUDY IN SLAP AT DEM CORZINE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amCampaigning for Republican Doug Forrester in New Jersey, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said yesterday Sen. Jon Corzine has been in office too long and wouldn't be able to...
CARDS DECK STACKED TO MAKE TITLE RUN NOW
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Last year's World Series was over for the Cardinals before they knew it, and they knew it wasn't only because the best offense in the National League...
REGGIE, SET, GO! - SANDERS SMACKS PETTITTE, 'STROS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amGAME 1: Cardinals 5 - Astros 2 ST. LOUIS - Some of Andy Pettitte's most memorable months have been Octobers, and some of his better games have been LCS ones....
TIME FOR MLB TO THINK REPLAY
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - There's the 1919 Black Sox. Now there is this black eye for baseball. Until last night, the White Sox were Destiny's Lost Child. Their 2-1 win over the...
CONTROVERSIAL CALL IN 9TH SINKS HALOS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amGAME 2: White Sox 2 - Angels 1 CHICAGO - They say you can't steal first base. Well, A.J. Pierzynski did it with two outs in the ninth last night....
ISLES' PK UNIT PLEASES STIRLING
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amFor everything their power play and offensive attack have lacked in the three games they've played, the Islanders have operated remarkably well on the penalty kill. Ranked eighth in the...
PIGSKIN PROFIT
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amMICH. ST. at OHIO ST. Noon Ch. 7Line: Ohio State -6 1/2. Angle: The loser is all but out of the Big Ten race. The Spartans have had an extra...
RANGERS UNDER DEVILS' THUMB
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThis is the first rivalry the NHL needs to revive. Rangers-Devils at the Garden tonight ought to be what it hasn't been lately, a simmering stew of respect and contempt...
COOPER MAKES PITCH - WHITE SOX COACH COULD REPLACE MEL
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, whose departure from the team is imminent, has figuratively bled pinstripes. Don Cooper, a reported candidate to replace him, literally sheds tears over...
ANGELS USE DH SPOT WISELY
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amALCS NOTES CHICAGO - The Angels don't have a regular DH, which is working to their advantage. Tuesday night in Game 1 of the ALCS against the White Sox, right...
NEW DEAL FOR SHOCKEY
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amJeremy Shockey's health has sometimes been a question mark with the Giants, and he has been known to stir up his share of controversy, but the team has seen enough...
D-ROB'S BIG DAY DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amJET NOTES Dewayne Robertson has taken significant strides the past two seasons toward showing the NFL why he was the fourth player taken in the 2003 draft. This past Sunday,...
WHITE SOX FIGHT HISTORY
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - They're Destiny's Lost Child. They are the Red Sox, only worse. Since throwing the 1919 World Series, nothing has gone right for the White Sox. "We're back to...
LAW & ORDER - TY MAKING PLAYS AGAIN
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amTy Law, multiple Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl winner, said yesterday he's "creeping" closer toward "being 100-percent Ty Law" again. That can't be good news for the 2-3 Bills,...
MULDER AIMS TO MAKE FIRST MARK IN NLCS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amNLCS NOTES ST. LOUIS - In his career, Mark Mulder has pitched in five division series games in three different division series. Tonight he'll take his first step past that....
FOR NETS, ZORAN ISN'T COMING UP SHY
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amOn the surface, the summer can only be termed a disappointing one for Zoran Planinic. With the European championships held in Belgrade, Planinic's Croatian team desperately wanted to win the...
BOMBERS WANT CASH TO RETURN
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES For once, George Steinbrenner might not get what he wants. If Brian Cashman leaves the GM office, as many expect him to do when his contract expires on...
ROBINSON LIKES IRE OF BROWN
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amCHARLESTON, S.C. - During the final Charleston scrimmage, Knicks rookie point guard Nate Robinson drove the lane, dribbling smack into a double-team. Robinson got tangled up and had the ball...
ALLEN: TIME FOR GIANT 'D' TO STEP UP
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amTim Lewis doesn't want his defense to be bothered by the fact that it has given up so many yards, as well as a significant amount of points, through the...
TANYON & BUBBA IN LIMBO
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amBubba Crosby and Tanyon Sturtze each stood at the periphery of this disappointing Yankee team. By no means was either a star, but there certainly were points in the season...
WINDOW CLOSING FOR CARDINAL TITLE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It was over almost before the Cardinals could blink, leaving a winter to stare at themselves in the mirror. A team that led the National League in...
BRAD TO THE BONE - LIDGE PROVIDES BULLPEN EDGE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The best reliever in baseball is Mariano Rivera, and the best reliever in postseason history is Mariano Rivera. But Rivera's season is now over and his postseason...
MY BAD! - A-ROD APOLOGIZED TO COACHING STAFF FOLLOWING GAME 5
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amAfter failing to come through in the clutch Monday night, Alex Rodriguez apologized to the Yankees coaches for letting the team down in their 5-3 season-ending loss to the Angels....
WHITE SOX COACH COULD REPLACE MEL
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, whose departure from the team is imminent, has figuratively bled pinstripes. Don Cooper, a reported candidate to replace him, literally sheds tears over...
STOTT WALKS AWAY ON HIS TERMS THIS TIME
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amTHE last time, Mel Stottlemyre walked away from the Yankees with a chip on his damaged right shoulder and a vow that he'd never be back. This was the spring...
ALL IS NOT MEL IN YANKEELAND - AS EXPECTED, STOTTLEMYRE LEAVES JOE, BOMBERS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amJoe Torre's closest ally didn't leave The Bronx quietly and makes you wonder what Torre will have to say when he speaks about his relationship with George Steinbrenner. Torre wasn't...
LOYAL FAMILY - FRANK TORRE DEFENDS BROTHER, BASHES BOSS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amFrank Torre, speaking from the heart, is imploring George Steinbrenner to come clean: Do you want my little brother Joe back as Yankee manager, or don't you? Support him in...
THE TORRE STORY WILL HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amJOE Torre let it be known yesterday that he will not be talking to the media this week. Instead, he is taking the time to conjure the right balance between...
SO SORRY - SOJO: A-ROD APOLOGIZED AFTER GAME 5
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amAfter failing to come through in the clutch Monday night, Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez apologized to his coaches for letting the team down in their 5-3 season-ending loss to the...
REPORT: HIDEKI DEAL IN WORKS
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amAccording to a Japanese newspaper, the Yankees are poised to offer Hideki Matsui a three-year deal worth $35.5 million. Sankei Sports reported the club is ready to open negotiations with...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 13, 2005 | 4:00amThere's no room service, no TV and not even any electricity - but, hey, this hotel charges only $5 a night. It's Dugout Dick's Lodge - a cave featuring rooms...