November 26, 2005
STUN GUN FIRM UNDER FIRE
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amTaser International stunned investors again yesterday by announcing that the Nasdaq Stock Market is moving to boot the company off the exchange for failing to file its third-quarter financial report...
BARGAIN HUNT - STORES RING UP STRONG START TO XMAS SEASON
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amDetermined shoppers, some wrapped in Saran Wrap to ward off the cold, braved long lines for early-bird deals on items ranging from electronics to toys, giving the nation's retailers a...
CONRAD FACES NO, CANADA
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amTORONTO - Disgraced media baron Conrad Black could become a man without a country. Black, who last week was charged with looting almost $84 million from his former publishing company,...
GROW UP, NOT OUT - STYLISH NEW NURSERIES CHANGE WITH YOUR CHILD
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amGOOD news for the stylish stroller set: Today's nursery fur-than Little Tykes. "Just because you're a mom doesn't mean you give up Kate Spade for Bambi," says Alison Wing, founder...
LOST IN BERMUDA TRIANGLE ; 'SECRETS' STAY HIDDEN IN THIS SPECIAL
November 26, 2005 | 5:00am"The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets" Tomorrow night at 9 on SCI FI * * ½ (two and a half stars) THE Bermuda Triangle may have some startling new secrets,...
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - FAIRY TALES GET WINDOW TREATMENT THIS HOLIDAY
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amTRADITION - in the form of fairy tales, wintry scenes and carols - looms large in this year's holiday windows. Gone, at least this season, are the movie tie-ins that...
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - NUTCRACKERS FOR EVERY AGE AND BUDGET
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amIT was, George Balanchine once told me, his favorite ballet - and during the holidays, it's danced all over the world. Just why does "The Nutcracker," that sugarplum of a...
DRUG $ IN THE CARDS; 'GIFT' OF PLASTIC
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThose handy retail gift cards that will stuff many a stocking this holiday season are increasingly being used to stuff the pockets of criminals needing a discreet way to handle...
HALF-FARE FOUL-UP
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amSome Bronx buses missed the memo about the MTA's half-fare holiday discounts and continued charging the full $2 fare on Thanksgiving. Transit officials blamed how subway and bus MetroCard readers...
TREE SPROUTS ACROSS THE EONS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe Methuselah of trees - which sprouted this year from a 2,000-year-old seed - is three feet tall and thriving in Jerusalem, according to NationalGeographic.com. Scientists hope it will bear...
NYPD BOOSTS REWARD FOR COP-SHOOT THUG TO 22G
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe NYPD yesterday raised the reward to $22,000 for information in the hunt for a robber who confronted an off-duty cop and then shot him after stealing his department ID...
THREATS ON EGG-PEGGER
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amOne of the four 17-year-old Long Island teens busted for the Halloween night egg-tossing "drive-by" - which left the 13-year-old victim partially blind in one eye - has received threats...
PIRATE BUSTERS SET SAIL; N.Y. FIRM AT HELM
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA Manhattan-based security company sealed a $50 million-plus deal yesterday with Somalia to battle the pirates who have waged a reign of terror for years off the Horn of Africa,...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amBROOKLYN *** Police are investigating racist graffiti spray-painted on the bleachers at Fort Hamilton HS, police said yesterday. The graffiti was discovered on the Shore Road school's bleachers shortly after...
STING BURNS JAILED CON
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA convicted arsonist awaiting trial on another arson was busted again after agreeing to torch several Brooklyn buildings in a police sting, The Post has learned. Sherman Rivers, 36, who...
'ALI G' STAR: KAZAKH IT TO ME!
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA bit of advice to all the paranoid, autocratic central Asian rulers out there - don't take on Ali G. The government of Kazakhstan threatened to sue the British comic...
2ND FIRE TRAGEDY FOR B'KLYN KIN
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe Thanksgiving Day fire that left a 16-year-old mentally disabled Brooklyn girl and her father fighting for their lives was the second fiery tragedy to strike the family. Twelve years...
STARS' 'STIFF' STUFF; DISH ON CHEAP TIPPERS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amWaiter-stiffing skinflints across New York are getting payback for all their measly 10 percent - or less - tips, thanks to a Web site that lets members of the restaurant...
HE'S A SICK PUP ; 'CONFESSION' IN SAVAGE DOG SLAY
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA man charged with punching and kicking his 5-month-old puppy to death told investigators he would beat the defenseless pooch because his girlfriend was stressing him out, a law-enforcement source...
NYPD CHIEF NABS CROOKS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amAn off-duty NYPD chief helped nab two hapless crooks who tried to rob a Staten Island gas station early yesterday, The Post has learned. Chief Michael Scagnelli, 59, who heads...
TO AIR IS HUMAN ; BLOOMY BALLOON PANEL READY TO PROBE MISHAP
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe city created a task force yesterday to determine the cause of the freak balloon accident that injured two sisters at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The investigative team ordered...
AXED WORKER SLASHES BACK IN SIEGE: COPS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA disgruntled employee went berserk after being fired yesterday - pulling out a knife, cutting a co-worker, then tossing a pile of office supplies from a window after barricading himself...
'SEX' BRAVEST'S BID TO REGAIN JOB AXED
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA firefighter axed after the infamous "Animal House" sex scandal is not entitled to get his job back, a Manhattan judge has ruled. State Supreme Court Justice Karen Smith said...
WINNING HAND
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA Long Island man claimed his million-dollar prize yesterday after scratching off the winning hand in the state lottery's New York Poker Instant Game. Richard Vickers, 50, a captain with...
TO AIR IS HUMAN; BLOOMY BALLOON PANEL READY TO PROBE MISHAP
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe city created a task force yesterday to determine the cause of the freak balloon accident that injured two sisters at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The investigative team ordered...
FAKE DOC GROPES WOMAN
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA Brooklyn woman was sexually assaulted by a fiend claiming to be a doctor in the lobby of a medical office yesterday, police said. Cops are searching for the man,...
WALL COLLAPSE KILLS LABORER
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA day laborer working alone on Thanksgiving was crushed to death when a concrete wall collapsed on him - and his body lay under the rubble for a whole day...
ISLES CAN'T FIGURE OUT SENATORS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amSenators 6Isles 2 Remember that wonderful 3-1 road trip the Islanders went on that had them feeling warm and fuzzy and like they could do no wrong? Well that's ancient...
GIRL RAPED BY MA'S EX GIVES BIRTH: COPS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA Brooklyn man was charged yesterday with repeatedly raping his ex-girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter, but officials learned of the alleged attacks only after she gave birth on Thanksgiving. Cuban-born Guillermo Gorostiza,...
LOOK LIKE $1M - MEGA-MAKEOVER FROM HEAD TO TOE
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amIf you have the cash, you can be the real million-dollar baby. A Big Apple plastic surgeon is offering a "full-body rejuvenation" - remaking the body from head to toe...
SUN BURNED ; NETS GET FRIED IN PHOENIX
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amSuns 92Nets 81 PHOENIX - The Nets were definitely better. But still not good enough. Instead of dying in the third quarter, the Nets arose and fought back. Rather than...
PELLING LOOKS FOR ONE FINAL SCORE
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amWith over $4.3 million on the line, winning one of the eight Breeders Crown races tonight at the Meadowlands would be a great accomplishment. But for trainer Brett Pelling, who...
BUGS HILL, MORALES INJURED IN SPILL
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amJust nine days after 16-year-old apprentice jockey Josh Radosevich was killed riding at Beulah Park in Ohio, a gruesome, three-horse spill in yesterday's third race at Aqueduct sent a pair...
350G CIGAR TOPS TRIO OF STAKES
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe last meaningful afternoon of racing in New York until next April will be held today at Aqueduct, where the Grade 1, $350,000 Cigar Mile tops the annual Thanksgiving weekend...
PLETCHER SETS EARNINGS MARK
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amTrainer Todd Pletcher set a single-season record for earnings yesterday when he sent out 2-5 favorite Spin Factor, with Jerry Bailey riding, to take second race at the Big A,...
WEEKES WON'T BE OUT AS LONG AS FEARED
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amUnder different circumstances, Tom Renney's proclamation following the Rangers' 6-3 win Thursday in Atlanta that, "We have a No. 1 goaltender," would have been the stuff of back-page news. Rather,...
WALKIN' WOUNDED ON MEND
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES The Giants may not be as banged up as originally feared when they visit Seattle tomorrow. Both CB Curtis Deloatch and C Shaun O'Hara returned to practice yesterday,...
UCLA SURVIVES VS. DREXEL
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amUCLA57 Drexel 56 Leading UCLA by two with the ball in the closing seconds, Drexel's Dominick Mejia forced a shot, then fouled UCLA's Arron Afflalo beyond the 3-point arc with...
LARRY'S ANSWER ; BROWN 'PROUD' OF PHILLY DAYS WITH IVERSON
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amWhile admitting he and Allen Iverson had their rocky moments, saying it was "a challenge," Larry Brown claimed he enjoyed coaching the Sixers' superstar, who invades the Garden today against...
RISING KLIFF ; QB KINGSBURY EXCITED TO BE BACKUP
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amWith every question, Kliff Kingsbury answered with a smile. Kingsbury, who was not even on the Jets in training camp, will be the team's backup quarterback Sunday night against the...
AMAZIN' OFFERS TO CATCHERS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amSurprisingly, Omar Minaya admitted yesterday he made simultaneous offers to two free-agent catchers. Not surprisingly, the Mets GM wouldn't say whether he preferred Ramon Hernandez over Bengie Molina - or...
STORM SEEKING NIAGARA REVENGE
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amOn the last Saturday of November, 2004, St. John's traveled to Niagara and left a sorry team, having been demolished by the Purple Eagles, 102-81. But this year's Red Storm...
TIKI LETS RON KNOW . . . ; YA DAYNE GOOD!
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amTiki Barber knew how important Ron Dayne's 55-yard run was on Thursday to the Giants' fortunes that he didn't even wait for Jason Elam's game-winning field goal to give Dayne...
RYAN TO SIGN WITH BLUE JAYS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amA lefty reliever who would have looked very good as a Yankee or Met will hurl in Canada next season. B.J. Ryan has agreed to a five-year, $47 million contract...
AMAZIN' OFFERS ; BID FOR HERNANDEZ, MOLINA
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amOne day after his Thanksgiving Day acquisition of Carlos Delgado, Mets GM Omar Minaya surprisingly admitted yesterday he has made simultaneous offers to two free-agent catchers. Not surprisingly, the Mets...
SHELDON SHIELDS DUKE FROM TIGERS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amDuke 70Memphis 67 Duke didn't have DeMarcus Nelson, its injured point guard. The Blue Devils didn't have a field goal from J.J. Redick in the second half. They didn't have...
PAT ON THE BACK ; CANCER-STRICKEN COACH WATCHES DEVILS ROMP
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amDevils 8Lightning 2 TAMPA - The Devils won one for the Grumper. They were thoroughly inspired, at least the ones who knew, by the first press-box presence of former coach...
SLUMPING RUTGERS HAS EYES ON INSIGHT
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe date was Oct. 29. The scoreboard read Rutgers 31, Navy 21. The celebration was on. As 41,716 joyous fans headed for the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway...
CANARSIE'S COMEBACK
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amRARELY has a team fallen as fast as Canarsie did a year ago. The Chiefs were coming off a 2003 season in which they followed an undefeated regular season with...
DEVS HOPE BURNS IS IN STANDS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amTAMPA - The Devils were hoping Pat Burns would be on hand for last night's game against the Lightning here, not for the inspiration it would bring, but for their...
'FORCE' WITH METS - DELGADO HERE, BUT OMAR'S NOT DONE
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThere are more moves to come, Omar Minaya promised yesterday. As the Mets' GM spoke by phone from the Dominican Republic, though, he was still basking in the afterglow of...
SENIORS GIVE DUKE ITS EDGE
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amIt's unclear how the NBA age limit will affect the college game, but right now youth is everywhere, and experience about as rare and prized as a diamond. Most teams...
OTTA-WOE - SENATORS SCORCH ISLES ONCE AGAIN
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amSenators 6 Islanders 2 Remember that wonderful 3-1 road trip the Islanders went on that had them feeling warm and fuzzy and like they could do no wrong? Well that's...
OFF-DUTY CHIEF NABS CROOKS
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amAn off-duty NYPD chief helped nab to hapless crooks who tried to rob a Staten Island gas station early yesterday, The Post has learned. Chief Michael Scagnelli, 59, who heads...
MAKING THEIR POINT - KIDD, NASH RESPECT EACH OTHER
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amPHOENIX - It was like Jason Kidd and Steve Nash were trying to go politely through the same door at the same time. "You first ...No,you ...I insist,after you." That...
FLAHERTY MAY WALK
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amThe Yankees could be messing with a very delicate situation if they let John Flaherty split via free agency. While GM Brian Cashman hasn't crossed the 38-year-old Flaherty off the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
November 26, 2005 | 5:00amMaybe not an arm and a leg - but one Croatian man is willing to sell his cornea and his kidney to get out of debt. Nenad Vrbanic, 40, is...