December 18, 2005
APPLE FINDS NEW DIGS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amApple Computers has found itself a third Manhattan pod with a new lease opposite the Empire State Building at 21 W. 34th St. The computer giant net-leased the entire, 30,000-foot...
WHEN SELLING PROPERTY, KNOW YOUR OPTIONS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amDear John: We are selling commercial property we've held for many years and have been urged to set up a 1031. As we are looking for low risk and a...
AOL EXECS WIN ONE; CONVINCE PARSONS THAT GOOGLE, NOT MICROSOFT, IS IT
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amMORE than five years after the burst of the Internet bubble, evangelism lives at America Online. With Time Warner boss Dick Parsons' decision Thursday to enter into exclusive talks with...
SIRIUS ISSUES - NETWORK SPENDS $150 PER SIGN-UP, 3 TIMES RIVAL
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amAddressing a mass of misfits gathered outside his K-ROCK studio Friday, Howard Stern said of his impending transition to Sirius Satellite Radio, "I am leaving terrestrial FM radio so we...
PENSION PRESSURE FOR NYSE WORKERS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amInstead of pieces of coal in their Christmas stockings, employees at the New York Stock Exchange are finding free pension calculators - to help them figure out how to help...
AWFUL 'JEWTASTIC' REINFORCES STEREOTYPES
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amWITH only a few weeks left in 2005,here comes the most offensive TV show of the year. It is called "So Jewtastic " and it is an entire hour of...
THE DON 'TMISS LIST
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amDOCUMENTARY You think it 's easy growing up in NY? THE formative experiences of six teenagers are recounted in the film "New York Kids:A Subway Ride Through Child- hood." The...
WINTER WEATHER PANIC GRIPS TV NEWS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amWITH winter weather arriving,New York 's TV stations, as a public service,seem to have acted as one in encouraging New Yorkers to be prepared,but,above all else,PANIC! That 's now the...
REEL GOOD - LINDA STASI PREVIEWS THIS WEEK 'S BEST MOVIES
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amOLIVER TWIST (1948) Monday, 11 a.m., TCM In David Lean 's brilliant adaptation of Dickens ' classic novel,,Alec Guinness reaches new heights as the miserly Fagin, the pickpocketing mentor to...
NAUGHTY IDEA - 'TISN'T THE SEASON TO GIVE PUPS AS GIFTS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTHE cardinal rule about dogs and holidays is never buy puppies as gifts. Sadly, that rule is broken every year at this time, as thousands of Americans acquire adorable pups...
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amYOU'VE read the rest, now read the best: Cine File's idiosyncratic list of his 10 favorite movies of 2005. * "2046": Wong Kar-wai's reverie features an all-star Asian cast -...
SAFE AND SOUND - BUT FORGOTTEN
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amIT'S commonly thought that masters have better memories than non-masters - that they prepare their openings 20 moves into the future and can just rely on stored-up information in the...
THE HOT SEAT - JOHN WATERS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amIF quirky, Christmas-loving filmmaker John Waters caught the Grinch stuffing a tree up the chimney, he'd probably serve him some eggnog. The director gets a kick out of holiday insanity....
HOT LIST - WHAT WE'RE OBSESSED WITH THIS WEEK
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amHipster emotion No. 14594 While the current hipster stance on Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! seems to be disinterest - standard protocol following sense of discovery, unadulterated critical acclaim and...
FEAR FACTOR - AS HOLLYWOOD TREMBLED, FEW FILMS BROKE FROM BUMPER CROP OF BOMBS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amBEST MOVIES OF 2005 EVERYONE knows this was a shockingly poor year for movies - through last weekend, the number of tickets sold was off about 7 percent from 2004....
AUTEUR THEORY: WRITER-DIRECTORS RETURN IN FORCE
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTHERE are only a few big films each year in which the writer is also the director, yet many of them invariably pop up on the year-end best lists. Coincidence?...
NEW SPIEL - STEVEN SPIELBERG'S BECOME A NEW YORKER SINCE 9/11
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amWHEN you think of great New York filmmakers, there is Martin Scorsese, there's Woody Allen and now there's . . . Steven Spielberg? The upcoming "Munich" and Spielberg's other recent...
VOICE PRO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT LOVE
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amMEET Andrew, a 37-year-old voiceover artist and Web site developer. When he's not busy rocking the mike or being a tech guru Andrew likes to "watch movies and sports, go...
HE LOVES SWEET-SMELLING ROSE
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amWELCOME back to Meet Market, where, despite the chilly weather outside, we're doing our best to ignite some hot love action. This week, we catch up with Rose, our gorgeous...
WEDDINGS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amNapolitani, 31, and Gesell, 31 OCT. 8 - "I didn't think I'd have fun at the wedding because I planned it so fast," says Jodi Napolitani, of her nuptials to...
SALES - THE BEST BUYS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amCynthia Rowley 486 Broadway at Broome St; (212) 343-7466. Sale: Dec. 19-22. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Fall 2005 dresses now $150 (reg. $250-$400), blouses and shirts, $100 (reg. $220-$350), skirts, $100...
'DIRTY' DELIGHTS - NO DOUBT IT WAS A GOLDEN BROADWAY YEAR
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amAS the lights gutter out on 2005, we look back at what was a good year on Broadway, both for quality and - so dear to the hearts of producers...
SOOO MONEY! BATTLING INTERNET SINGLES, ARTISTS MAKE CDS WORTH EVERY CENT
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amWITH music downloading gone completely main-stream and the iPod becoming an omnipresent accessory,the music industry - artists and executives - have been forced to re--examine the album as its prime...
PLUGGED IN: BEST CONCERTS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA whole lot of big guns - from U2 to Springsteen to Coldplay - came out to play this year. But plenty of smaller acts left their musical mark on...
'FUN' FEST - OF SLAPSTICK AND SCANDAL
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amWHEN it came to dressing up for "Fun with Dick and Jane," Téa Leoni turned the tables on costume-mad co-star Jim Carrey. The pair, who play a criminal suburban couple,...
TYPECASTING - JOHNNY KNOXVILLE GETS 'SPECIAL ROLE'
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amHE'S taken a fire hose to the crotch, been smushed by a sumo wrestler and worn a beard of leeches - for laughs. But fearless Johnny Knoxville felt nervous when...
HEAR THIS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amIN CONCERT * New Jersey emo-punk bands Senses Fail and Saves the Day coheadline at Warsaw, with support from Emanuel and Hidden in Plain View tonight. * Settle in for...
CROOKS OFTEN TOP THE COPS IN FIREPOWER
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amNew York cops have known for years that when an officer gets into a shootout with a gunman, it's the bad guy who often has the more powerful weapon. That...
RIDERS RAIL AT WORKERS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTransit workers have a dangerous job - including warding off attacks from grumpy and hostile straphangers, a new survey shows. A whopping 74 percent of subway and bus workers reported...
NOW HE'S OUT OF THE PICTURES
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amIt was a picture perfect evening for Frank Locurto when he and his fiancée got engaged atop the Empire State Building - but he left that picture and 75 others...
SUSPECT GOT HIS 'NIP' FIX
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amElements of alleged fake-fire fiend Peter Braunstein's two-month romp across the country bear eerie similarities to the activities of "The Carver," a raping, murdering psycho on the TV drama "Nip/Tuck."...
OFF-THE-CUFF 'DWI' GUY
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA hammered Houdini slipped out of a pair of handcuffs in the back of a Suffolk County police car, hopped in the driver's seat and sped off after being nabbed...
BRRRR-ACING FOR MORE COLD
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amNew Yorkers are getting a weekend reprieve, with temperatures expected to hit the 40s today. But look for a drop to as low as 26 by nightfall, says AccuWeather meteorologist...
HOW YOU 'KIN' GET AROUND STATE LAW
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amJust how easy is it to buy an illegal handgun? A Post reporter found out last week when he shopped for a weapon by phone, calling stores in "iron pipeline"...
KID SOCKED IN DEATH OF SCHOOL OFFICER
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA 12-year-old middle-school girl whose pummeling of a school safety agent preceded the woman's sudden death is facing charges of resisting arrest and harassment - and was released to her...
LAWSUIT OVER DAD'S 'ILL' WILL; REWRITTEN AMID ALZHEIMER'S GRIP
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA kind of Civil War has erupted between a New York woman and some residents of a sleeping southern town, sparked by the final years of a kindly retired New...
STUCK WHEELS; TALKS BREAK OFF AGAIN WITHOUT A DEAL
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amNegotiators for the transit union and the MTA locked horns again yesterday, breaking off talks after about three hours without making headway, the union said. The fruitless discussion left open...
NO STOPPING SHOPPING
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amNeither cold nor crowds nor the threat of a transit strike deterred shoppers from their holiday mission yesterday - to the delight of store owners. "I'd read about the transit...
FEDS PAINT APPLE DOOMSDAY SCENARIO; TERRORIST NUKE TOLL IS PLACED AT 1.6M
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amFederal officials are investigating the deaths and horrific injuries that would result if a nuclear truck bomb were set off by terrorists in Manhattan, The Post has learned. A national...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amBROOKLYN *** A city sanitation worker has been arrested for assault, police said yesterday. Department of Sanitation employee Joseph Susol, 50, was arrested on Union Avenue in Greenpoint at 10:15...
DIARY OF A MADMAN; 'FIRE' PERV BLABS ABOUT CREEPY LOG
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amAs New York cops prepare to slap Peter Braunstein with kidnapping, sex-abuse and other charges, the accused fake fireman made a stunning hospital-bed admission - he apparently kept a diary...
LET THE SICKO ROT; COPS & DA SEEK LIFE FOR 'FIRE FAKE'
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amNew York cops are preparing to slap Peter Braunstein with charges that could send the suspected fake-fireman fiend to prison for life. Prosecutors are expected to charge Braunstein with first-degree...
STUCK WHEELS ; TALKS BREAK OFF AGAIN WITHOUT A DEAL
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amNegotiators for the transit union and the MTA locked horns again yesterday, breaking off contract talks after about three hours without making headway, the union said. The fruitless discussions left...
CAMPUS WORKER WHO SPOTTED EVIL PETER: 'HE HAD A; LOOK LIKE HANNIBAL LECTER'
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amIt took Annette Brown a second or two to realize just who the dark-haired stranger was as he walked past her - close enough to "reach out and hug." When...
DIARY OF A MADMAN ; 'FIRE' PERV BLABS ABOUT CREEPY LOG
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amAs New York cops prepare to slap Peter Braunstein with kidnapping, sex-abuse and other charges, the accused fake-fireman made a stunning hospital-bed admission - he apparently kept a diary of...
BLOOMY FURIOUS AT BILL'S RAIL CROSSING
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTHE appearance of Comptroller Bill Thompson at a massive rally with transit workers last week didn't sit too well with Mayor Bloomberg, who's trying desperately to stave off a walkout....
PERFIDIOUS PRINCES TEACHING TOLERANCE
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amSAUDI Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud has decided that Islamic studies in America need help. To that end, he gave $20 million each to Harvard and Georgetown last...
BUCKLE 'SAVES' MAN IN SHOOTING
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA multimillionaire Massachusetts academic and businessman narrowly escaped death in an ambush outside his office Friday night when his belt buckle blocked a bullet, cops said. Former MIT professor John...
FIEND'S FAITH TRAVELED WITH HIM
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amAccused fake firefighter Peter Braunstein may have been searching for God while running from the cops. The alleged Halloween sex attacker was nabbed Friday with a copy of "The Case...
CHILDREN'S CRIES LEAD TO MOM'S DEAD BODY
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA Harlem mom was found stabbed to death in her bathroom Friday night - leaving her two kids crying, "I want my mommy and daddy," until they were discovered in...
STUDY CRACKS MONA LISA'S SMILE
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amThe mystery behind the Mona Lisa's famous smirk has been solved - she's 83 percent happy. A new study has found that the enigmatic subject of Leonardo da Vinci's masterwork...
IT'S A DIAL-A-DICK DEAL; BUY NIXON'S PHONE FOR $4,500
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA gadgety telephone President Richard Nixon used on Air Force One - bearing the White House logo and a battery of buttons, flip switches and lights - is up for...
RICH KIDS GET 'REAL': PREP SCHOOL IN TV FLAUNT
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amCBS is about to turn a swanky Upper East Side prep school into a reality TV set. The untitled show will center on a group of students from $25,000-a-year York...
'KONG' CRUSHES COMPETITION
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amThe gargantuan $207 million "King Kong" has climbed its way to the top of the box office. Director Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic took in an estimated $14.2...
WITHER THE N.Y. GOP
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amEVERYONE knows that New York's GOP is in shambles. But when even its de facto leader can't offer any hope at all for his party's prospects, it's not just Republicans...
SEXUAL SNORE LOSERS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amSnoring spoils sex for 81 percent of couples who are just too tired to get in the mood - or stay there - and may be associated with some serious...
'COP SLAY' ACTOR'S LIFE OF DRUGGIE LONELINESS IN H'WOOD
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amACTOR and accused cop-killer Lillo Brancato Jr. was brought to his knees last year while living in Los Angeles - by a "coke problem" and parties with a host of...
PAL PULLS TRIGGER ON DEAL
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amAlleged cop killer Steven Armento is selling his Yonkers home to a local builder - dealing away the last chunk of land he inherited from his parents. "He sold it...
BRYANT BOOZE BRAWL; BOARD RIPS PARK BID
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTrouble is brewing over a plan to bring beer and wine to Bryant Park. Community Board 5 in Midtown voted down an application by 'Wichcraft LLC - run by restaurateurs...
GUN-SHY JUSTICE; WEAPON FELONS DUCKING PRISON
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA thug who is busted for wielding a loaded handgun in New York City has an astonishing 77 percent chance of ducking jail, a Post analysis of state arrest stats...
THUGS' BRUTAL HEIST; ROB AMPUTEE, 83
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA legless 83-year-old grandfather was robbed of his savings and threatened at knifepoint - a heartless crime that left the Queens senior unable to pay his bills and buy groceries....
PRUCHA'S A LONE RANGER
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amHaving scored a goal in six straight, Petr Prucha has not only equaled the franchise record for most consecutive games with a goal by a rookie, the 23-year-old winger goes...
NETS' BENCH IS STILL SHAKY
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amWhen the season began, one of the Nets' overriding strengths on paper was the bench. The Nets addressed depth issues in the offseason and signed guard Jeff McInnis plus forwards...
JINTS' GUARD OF OPTIMISM; SEUBERT MAKES IT ALL THE WAY BACK
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amThe goings-on of an offensive guard rarely grab much attention, especially when a team is surging toward the playoffs and there's a young quarterback, a star running back and two...
WHITE HAS NO PLACE TO PLAY
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amKevin White Jr. laughed when asked about his last year and a half. "It's been crazy," White said. "I really don't know what's going to happen next." Neither does anyone...
'LADY' FADES DOWN STRETCH
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amCan't fault Jose Santos for ride on 4-5 favorite Bohemian Lady in yesterday's 135th running of $75,000 Ladies Handicap at mile-and-quarter, even if he did lose. Santos sent Bohemian Lady...
GIANTS AMONG MEN ; LONGTIME VETS BARBER, STRAHAN FEELING SUPER
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTHEY have been great players, giants among Giants, Sunday heroes who will be remembered around here for as long as they recount the glories of their times. Michael Strahan and...
OUT-FOXED; MARIST RALLY BURIES STORM IN GARDEN
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amMarist 56St. John's 53 Think the kids in Krzyzewskiville are licking their chops over St. John's? Marist lost to the Johnnies all three previous times the teams had played and...
ADS ABSURDUM . . . AND OTHER IMPONDERABLE AFFLICTIONS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTHE CURE for insomnia, so they say, is a good night's sleep. Another week, another fresh batch of absurdities: Thursday, immediately after "SportsCenter" concluded its sober report and a scolding...
HOLE-Y MOLY ; HOLE-Y MOLY ; G-MEN OVERCOME LB SHUFFLE
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES Giants defenders Kendrick Allen (97) and Damane Duckett sack Chiefs QB Trent Green during yesterday's clash at the Meadowlands. The defensive unit allowed only 17 points to the...
TIKI, GIANTS CHOP CHIEFS; 220-YARD NIGHT LIFTS BLUE TO 10-4
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amGiants 27 Chiefs 17 The list of the injured was long and foreboding, the opponent was marching up and down the field, the young quarterback was getting booed for the...
NOMAR ACCEPTS DODGER OFFER
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA phone call from Joe Torre and a chance to re-ignite a career in New York wasn't enough to entice Nomar Garciaparra to join the Yankees. Last night, the 32-year-old...
NO END IN SIGHT - THIS WAS CLOSE BUT KNICKS STILL DROP 6TH STRAIGHT
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amPacers 102Knicks 96 The best Brooklyn point guard at the Garden last night comes from Bedford-Stuyvesant, not Coney Island. The Pacers' Jamaal Tinsley got the better of the Knicks' Stephon...
ISIAH'S MADE A FINE MESS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amNATE Robinson, one of those untouchable draft choices Isiah Thomas won't deal because we all understand by now he's gotten nowhere with any of his trades, finally played his way...
WOUNDED G-MEN STIFLE CHIEFS OFFENSIVE ASSAULT
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amWilliam Joseph. Will Peterson. Antonio Pierce. And finally, when Carlos Emmons was a late scratch just a few hours before last night's tilt against potent Kansas City, even Tom Coughlin...
MAKESHIFT LINE BATTERS KC
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amShaun O'Hara's take on the Giants' battered and beleaguered offensive line was a blend of snide and succinct, and maybe even a bit satisfied. But it was as true as...
BIG GUNS TAKE SEATS ; GOMEZ, MOGILNY BENCHED
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amHurricanes 4Devils 1 RALEIGH - The franchise goalie sounded the playoff alarm, the desperate-for-goals coach benched two of his offensive weapons, and the Devils resumed their futility. "If we don't...
BROWN TAPS LEE, SITS NATE
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES Larry Brown nicknamed rookie David Lee "Bobby Jones" during preseason. Then he buried Lee on the inactive list Dec. 4, and Lee spent seven straight games in a...
ELI HEARS BOOS; FANS VOICE DISPLEASURE AT QB
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES For the first time in his NFL career, in his 21st start for the Giants, Eli Manning heard boos from the crowd at Giants Stadium last night during...
NOTHING COMES EASY ; ISLES HOLD OFF AVS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amIslanders 5Avalanche 4 If your glass is half-full, you'll take the solid start on home ice, but if your Islanders mug is half-empty, it's hard to overlook what was looking...
HEART OF CHAMPIONS ; BIG BLUE GETS BOOST ON LINE FROM SEUBERT
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amACROSS the last 26 months, Rich Seubert never doubted he would hear the rumble of a full football stadium again. He never allowed himself to give into despair, because feeling...
PACER PREZ MUST WEIGH RON REQUEST
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amThe continuing Ron Artest saga took more twists and turns yesterday, but the one thing that didn't change is that the troubled forward's future remains very much unclear. Artest called...
NHL'S POLICY: DON'T ROCK PLAYERS' BOAT
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amHERE'S the deal about the news of next season's cap increasing to between $40 and $45M: The 2006-07 cap would have increased to $40.95M even if revenues had merely met...
FEAGLES TRYING TO DECK HALL
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amIf ever there was a night when the Giants needed Jeff Feagles, it was last night. It was the night when the Giants needed Feagles to punt the ball away...
'O' GETS KICKED AROUND
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amGIANT NOTES The Giants went into last night's game against the Chiefs hoping they did not have to settle for field goals when they wanted touchdowns. That was a failing...
JET DRAFT PUZZLE'S HOKIE SOLUTION
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTHE Jets, who kissed Reggie Bush goodbye last week, still have three weeks for a long and emotional farewell to Matt Leinart, too. Against the Raiders, it was scary how...
ONE FOR THE ROAD - WIN IN MIAMI WOULD ERASE JETS' GOOSE EGG
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amMIAMI - When the question was posed to Herman Edwards during the week, the answer came in such rapid fire it was clear he had his finger already on the...
THERE'S NO DEFENSE - REELING KNICKS TUNE OUT BROWN
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amIn the second quarter of Friday's night's latest Knicks disgrace, Jamal Crawford mistimed his jump on a defensive rebound. With Crawford jumping too early, Atlanta guard Josh Childress rebounded the...
HS COACH: KNICKS NOW RIGHT FOR RON
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amRon Artest isn't the only person who thinks he'd be better off with the Knicks. "I think at this point in his career, it would be good for him," said...
COMBO SPLATTER - LARRY DROPPING BALL WITH LINEUP JUGGLING
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amUNLIKE the majority of coaches, Larry Brown doesn't feel as if he has to start any of his players except for Stephon Marbury. Therefore the Knicks' mad scientist plays 'em...
FINE MESS ISIAH HAS ASSEMBLED
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTHE Knicks might be young, might have trouble recognizing opposition screen/rolls, could need time for switches and help defense to become second nature to them. But when, following consecutive home...
THE BIG QUESTION - IS COLTS' PURSUIT OF PERFECTION WORTH THE RISK?
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amTony Dungy usually acts about as excited as a kid on the final day of summer vacation. His approach to the Colts' chase of a perfect season has been no...
ANOTHER GANDER AT GOOSE - SURE, HE'S THE FIRST ONE TO SAY HE'S HALL-WORTHY ... AND HE'S RIGHT.
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amHE HAS 10 more saves than Bruce Sutter, 641 more strikeouts, and was the dominating closer of his era back when closers were setup men, too. Yet it is Sutter,...
'TIS THE SEASON - CHRISTMAS CAROLS NEVER SOUNDED LIKE THIS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amAH, THE musical delights of a New York Christmas ... Everyone! Clear your throats and sing along ... Ahem ... "January in the Meadowlands" ("Walking in a Winter Wonderland") As...
YANKS, SOX JOCKEYING FOR JOHNNY
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amA year ago, Scott Boras got Carlos Beltran $119 million from the Mets when there wasn't another team interested after the Astros bowed out. So imagine what Boras will get...
CAP GAME IS EXPENSIVE - DEVS MUST FIND ROOM FOR ELIAS
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amRALEIGH - The Devils had better enjoy the taste of dough. They're eating $2 million in salary. When Dan McGillis passed through waivers yesterday, the Devils cleared some $1.3 million...
ISLES BRING UP FOUR - BRIDGEPORT SHUTTLE HEADS SOUTH
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amReinforcements arrived yesterday in the form of four minor league call-ups, giving the Islanders their first full roster in almost a week. Wyatt Smith, Jeff Hamilton, Jeremy Colliton and Rob...
COMING TO OUR CENSUS CONCERNING WILD TURKEY
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amOVER the next four years, New York's wildlife experts will be taking a hard look at wild turkey hunting and the effect it has had over these majestic birds the...
NO END IN SIGHT THIS WAS CLOSE BUT KNICKS STILL DROP 6TH STRAIGHT
December 18, 2005 | 5:00amPacers 102 Knicks 96 At least it wasn 't a blowout. After three straight blowout losses,the Knicks were competitive,but faded in the final two minutes last night, with Stephon Marbury...