January 16, 2006
COURT TV BAITS RICH IN AD PUSH
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amWhen it comes to using advertising gimmicks, Court TV is guilty as charged. The cable network has built a reputation and an audience with clever, stuntlike campaigns, such as staging...
BULLET DODGED - JUDGE BLOCKS SOURCE CREDITOR TEXTRON FINANCIAL
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe Source managed to beat back a bid by one of its biggest creditors, Textron Financial Corp., to have a court-appointed receiver take over the struggling one-time bible of hip-hop...
RAG TRADE BIGS SCHMOOZE AT FINANCO FEAST
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amJeff Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon.com, wants to sit at a table with other Amazon employees, not at the head table, designated for the most honored guests. Coach Chief...
SCORE 1 FOR BALLY - ISS PANS PROXY ITEMS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amTwo investment firms gunning to oust the head of ailing health club chain Bally Total Fitness were rebuffed over the weekend by an influential proxy advisory firm that recommended shareholders...
OFFICE READS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amAS a general rule, it's hard to pass up a book with a really cute frog on the cover. "Ping" is no exception. The book combines the tradition of business...
GOLDEN TICKET TO OSCAR GLORY
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amWHOEVER wins a Golden Globe tonight, chances are the stories will say it "improves their shot at an Oscar." It's a Hollywood cliché - or perhaps wishful thinking of the...
FILM IN ITS GLORY
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amFILMGOERS swapped grisly for glory over the weekend as the college basketball drama "Glory Road" scored as the nation's top flick - easily unseating the gruesome horror movie "Hostel." "Glory...
FEDS PLAY HATCH-UP
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amTHE first week of "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch's tax-fraud trial ended with the federal courtroom in laughter as prosecutors played a video of a naked man presenting Hatch with a...
STARR REPORT
January 16, 2006 | 5:00am'24' star's secret Former CTU agent Tony Almeida lies near death after last night's two-hour "24" season premiere, severely injured in the car bomb that killed his wife, Michelle Dessler...
'GEEK' WARRIOR - ODDS ON ODDBALLS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amChris - one of the latter in the WB's "Beauty and the Geek 2" - told the world last night that comic-book character Wolverine was his role model because "he...
MOST WANTED - LOCK UP YOUR CHANCE TO GET ARRESTING LOOKS; PRIME SUSPECTS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amJUST mention the B. Fendi bag to any well-heeled New York fashion lover and her eyes will roll to the back of her head. She'll shake her hands frantically, babble...
STOP-ALITO PUSH LOSES A KEY DEM
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amProspects for a filibuster to try to derail Samuel Alito's confirmation to the Supreme Court all but died yesterday when a key swing Democrat, Dianne Feinstein, came out against it....
CELL TAX ILLEGAL: CHUCK
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe IRS is illegally collecting taxes from cellphone users to the tune of $9 billion over of the last three years, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday. Of that, New York...
A SPECTER OF IMPEACHMENT
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter yesterday became the first Republican to speak of impeachment if President Bush broke the law by eavesdropping on Americans - but he called the...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amQUEENS * Cops stopped a car with suspicious license plates at the Queens entrance to the Midtown Tunnel yesterday and found 38 kilos of what they believe is cocaine, authorities...
LAURA DEFENDS SEX ABSTINENCE
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amFirst Lady Laura Bush defended the focus on sexual abstinence in her husband's AIDS-prevention plan as she arrived in Africa to mark the election of the continent's first woman president,...
MILITARY OPTION VS. IRAN: MCCAIN
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe threat of a nuclear-armed Iran is the biggest danger since the end of the Cold War except for the war on terror - and America must be ready to...
SHARON HAS NEW SURGERY - BUT STILL COMATOSE
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amDoctors yesterday performed a tracheotomy on Ariel Sharon, but the ailing Israeli leader remained unconscious despite efforts to wake him from a medically induced coma. An aide to Sharon told...
PSYCH TEST FOR BEAST DAD
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amAccused child-abuse fiend Cesar Rodriguez has been moved from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, authorities said yesterday. Rodriguez - who faces second-degree murder charges for allegedly...
SKY-RIDE LINK EYED FOR GOVERNORS IS.
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amState and city officials want to create an aerial gondola system that would connect Governors Island to Downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan, sources have told The Post. Unlike the much-larger aerial...
PARISHIONERS WEEP FOR CHILD THEY DIDN'T KNOW
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amChurch of St. Mary's parishioners did not know Nixzmary Brown, but they wept for her yesterday as they prepared to hold her funeral service. "I want the Virgin Mary to...
FORGIVE US, BLOOMY - FERRER BACKERS WRITE MIKE: HEY, WE LOVE YOU
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amNo hard feelings, huh? A number of powerbrokers who endorsed Fernando Ferrer in last November's mayoral election have sent kiss-up letters to the re-elected Mayor Bloomberg. The governor of Puerto...
'I WAS AFRAID HE'D HIT ME,' SAYS MOM OF HORROR NIGHT 'MISCHIEVOUS' NIXZMARY DIED
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amNixzmary Brown's mother yesterday admitted she stood idle as her sadistic husband viciously beat her daughter because she feared for herself - and, besides, the child was insolent and sneaky....
ANOTHER DAD'S RAPE BUST HAILED AS RIGHT WAY TO DO IT
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe arrest last week of a Brooklyn father on rape and assault charges may be a textbook example of how quickly child abuse can be quashed when school officials call...
2 MEN FREEZE TO DEATH
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amTwo homeless men were found frozen to death in a vacant lot in Brooklyn yesterday, police said. A passer-by discovered the men, both in their 50s, in a garbage-strewn area...
NYPD TECH CREW BAGS ID CROOKS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe NYPD's new cutting-edge identity-theft task force is making quite a name for itself - racking up some 450 arrests in its first year. The Organized Theft and Identity Theft...
GOV OKS AUTHORITIES WATCHDOG
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amALBANY - The state's scandal-plagued public-authority system, which oversees everything from airports to mass transit, will be given closer scrutiny under long-delayed legislation signed into law yesterday by Gov. Pataki....
PLUTO CRAFT FASTEST EVER
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amIt's the fastest spaceship ever made, traveling up to 80 times faster than an airliner. And if all goes well tomorrow, it will lift off on a nine-year voyage to...
TWO MEN FREEZE TO DEATH IN BROOKLYN
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amTwo homeless men were found frozen to death in a vacant lot in Brooklyn yesterday, police said. A passer-by discovered the men, both in their 50s, in a garbage-strewn area...
SUPER SLAIN IN BX. SHOOTING
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe super of a Bronx building was shot and killed last night while he was taking down Christmas lights, authorities said. The 43-year-old man, who was not immediately identified, was...
FAMED ARTIST KEEPS DR. KING'S FIGHT ALIVE
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amMartin Luther King's life ended nearly 38 years ago, but celebrated artist and author Faith Ringgold is still doing her share of fighting the good fight for civil rights. Ringgold's...
GUTSY GALS' 'EYE CANDY' SUIT SET TO CRACK TEETH
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amWHEN she started on Wall Street 29 years ago, Kathleen Treglia never expected her professional career to be reduced to her appearance or bra size. But there you have it,...
END OF THE LINE - SECRET CASH TRAIN RETIRED
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amStand clear of the closing dollars. The "money train," the secret train that travels the city's subway lines in the early hours of each night collecting cash from station booths,...
PA COPS ARE OT KINGS - SARGE TOPS BOSS' PAY
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amNo one ever went into law enforcement to get rich, but some veteran cops at the Port Authority pulled in enough overtime last year - including an as tonishing $151,859...
DEM 'RIVAL' SIZES UP HILL
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe man seen by many as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's chief 2008 rival - ex-Virginia Gov. Mark Warner - yesterday said she's "extraordinarily formidable" but won't scare him out of...
CODEY INKS SMOKE BAN
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amSmoke 'em if you got 'em, Garden Staters - New Jersey soon will stamp out smoking inside public places, with the exception of Atlantic City casino floors. Starting April 15,...
'KILLER' EX'S KIDNAP RAP
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe suicidal man cops say gunned down his ex-girlfriend this weekend, leaving a rose with her body, was charged with kidnapping the 21-year-old Bronx woman just months earlier, sources told...
MA SUES 'MAFIA' COP DUO - 'WRONG MAN' SON SLAIN
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amA mother of one of the accused mob cops' victims wants the disgraced duo to pay for allegedly murdering her son - who was mistakenly gunned down only because he...
POLS DEMAND TOUGHER LAW
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amTwo Bronx assemblywomen yesterday demanded tough new penalties for monsters who murder children like Nixzmary Brown. Noting that legislators last month passed the "Heroes Law," which dramatically increased penalties for...
BLOOMY'S RECORD REPUBLICAN BOO$T
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amMAYOR BLOOMBERG gave $800,000 to the state Republican Party over the last six months, even as he was winning re-election while downplaying his GOP ties, The Post has learned. The...
HOSP'S VD DIAGNOSIS WRONG: SUIT
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amA Bronx man has sued Jacobi Medical Center, saying doctors there told him he had cancer and syphilis - when he didn't have either. Brajan Paplekaj says in a suit...
DEVELOPERS BUILDING UP HOPE FOR A BOOM YEAR IN BROOKLYN
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amIt's going to be a brave new year of development in Brooklyn, surpassing even the surge of projects in 2005, business leaders and lawmakers have pledged. Between cruise ships and...
JANET HITS BIG TIME - GOES FROM FAB TO FLAB
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amJanet Jackson is no longer in control - of her waistline. The curvy pop star appears to have packed on at least 50 pounds since her infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during...
NYPD'S TECH SQUAD - 450 ID-THEFT BUSTS IN 1ST YR.
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe NYPD's new cutting-edge identity-theft task force is making quite a name for itself - racking up some 450 arrests within its first year. The techno-savvy Organized Theft and Identity...
'DREAM'Y BEYONCÉ - ROLE A BIG TO-'DO
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amHere's Beyoncé, transformed from bootylicious babe to bouffant beauty for her retro role in the upcoming movie musical "Dreamgirls." Based on the '80s Broadway smash, the flick follows the trials...
BOWL HAWKS - JUREVICIUS, SEATTLE SKY-HIGH
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amSEATTLE - Joe Jurevicius has been to Super Bowls with the Giants and the Bucs, and won a ring with Tampa Bay. Now, he's looking for another as a member...
DEJA BOO ALL OVER AGAIN - CLUELESS TELECASTS NOW AN EPIDEMIC
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amBEST Seat In The House Blues, Again, Mama: Last weekend, CBS took The Story of the Game - Bengals star QB Carson Palmer was down and not getting up after...
'STEVIE' SETTLES FOR 2ND
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe year's first meaningful prep race for the May 6 Kentucky Derby was run Saturday at Santa Anita - the Grade 2, $150,000 San Rafael Stakes at a mile -...
AMITYVILLE'S JAMES MAY BE N.Y.-BOUND
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES TORONTO - The pride of Amityville, Mike James, was the backup point guard on Larry Brown's 2004 championship team with the Pistons. There's a chance the Long Islanders...
DESPITE HOT STRETCH, QUESTIONS REMAIN
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amRANGERS at JACKETS - Tonight 7:00 - MSG; ESPN (1050) Look, even with a sub-standard effort coupled with one of Henrik Lundqvist's most ordinary games of the year, the Rangers...
CANADIAN CLUBBING - RAPTORS' RECORD STOPS KNICKS' PERFECT '06
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amRaptors 129 - Knicks 103 TORONTO - O Canada. Oh, no! If Knicks president Isiah Thomas had been feeling reluctant to make a trade to disrupt the team's newfound good...
TROUBLED HARPER CAN'T SAVE INDY
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS - There's one thing certain about this weekend: Nick Harper will never forget it as long as he lives. Harper, the Colts' starting left cornerback, was in the Indianapolis...
HE COULD JUST KICK HIMSELF
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS - He's been in the middle of a lot more brushfires than most kickers ever see. But the one thing that's kept Mike Vanderjagt a mainstay on the Colts...
LADY ROYALS KEEP ROLLIN'
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amGIRLS H.S. HOOPS: CTK 65 - Bergtraum 63 Maybe now it's a rivalry. Despite the fact that the two teams meet annually at the State Federation tournament, neither Christ the...
ANOTHER GEM FROM DELHOMME
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amNFC NOTEBOOK CHICAGO - As far more heralded quarterbacks (Peyton Manning, Tom Brady) fell by the wayside in the playoffs, Jake Delhomme last night continued his postseason mastery for the...
BRONCOS RELISH THEIR HOMEWORK
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amDENVER - The right team won Saturday night at Invesco Field at Mile High. Regardless of the masses that were rooting so hard for a Patriots' Super Bowl three-peat and...
NETS HOBBLE HOME AFTER BRUTAL TRIP
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amPACERS at NETS - Today3:30 - YES; WFAN (660) So Jason Kidd grabs the rebound of a missed free throw, rushes up court and Vince Carter hits a miracle 3-pointer...
OVERTURNED TURNOVER GALLS STEELERS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amAFC NOTEBOOK INDIANAPOLIS - The second time the Steelers had the game put away, then didn't, they could blame it on themselves, on Jerome Bettis' fumble. The first time, Troy...
SENIORS RESCUE JASPERS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amManhattan 77 - Siena 74 In the end, this season - and Manhattan measures its seasons in March, not January - may come down to how far the Jaspers' trio...
ROAD WARRIORS - CATS OUT-BATTLE BEARS AT SOLDIER FIELD
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amPanthers 29 - Bears 21 CHICAGO - John Fox says it so often that he might as well patent the phrase, slap it on a light blue Carolina T-shirt and...
BROKEN ANKLE SHELVES FOSTER
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amCHICAGO - Down the hall from the visitors locker room at Soldier Field, DeShaun Foster stood with the aid of a pair of crutches. His expression was not at all...
ROAD WARRIORS - EVERYTHING'S JAKE AS FOX'S PANTHERS OUT-SOLDIER BEARS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amPanthers 29 - Bears 21 CHICAGO - Jake Delhomme felt he was most responsible for losing the last time the Panthers played here, so he was determined not to let...
MANGINI, JETS HUDDLE UP
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amThe Jets' long-and-winding search for a successor to Herman Edwards is winding down. It wound down last night, according to an NFL source familiar with the proceedings, with Jets GM...
BEARS CAN'T HOLD HOME-FIELD
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amNFC NOTEBOOK CHICAGO - Following the 2001 season, the Bears headed into the playoffs as the No. 2 seed in the NFC but flopped in their first game, losing at...
ONE ON ONE, MARTY'S TOPS
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amSHOOTOUT: Devils 3 - Blackhawks 2 CHICAGO - Like it or not, it counts. With Martin Brodeur in net, the shootout counts as a new Devils' weapon. He helped his...
THREE LOSSES ALL WRAPPED IN ONE
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS - The field goal was just a formality, of course. The way the afternoon had unfolded for the Indianapolis Colts, the way every bounce, every whistle, every plot twist...
INDY LEFTOUT IN THE COLT - SCRAPPY STEELERS PULL OFF STUNNER
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amINDIANAPOLIS - Mike Vanderjagt's field goal attempt was way wide, and still no wider than eyes that had watched one of the NFL's all-time cliff-hangers. Over the edge, finally, went...
BUCKIN' BRONCOS FEEL SMILE HIGH
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amDENVER - The right team won Saturday night at Invesco Field at Mile High. Regardless of the masses that were rooting so hard for a Patriots' Super Bowl three-peat and...
IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME - ELIAS' RECOVERY SLOWED
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amCHICAGO - Patrik Elias says it may be next season before he's fully over lingering effects of hepatitis. The Devils' five-time leading scorer returned to the lineup against the Blackhawks...
ED FOUNTAINE'S DERBY DOZEN
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amHORSE Next race Jockey Trainer ODDS COMMENT 1. First Samurai Feb. 4 Hutcheson Jerry Bailey Frank Brothers 12-1 Won first four starts by daylight last year before finishing 3rd in...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
January 16, 2006 | 5:00amIn most places, a politician has to kiss babies. It's rougher in Arkansas, where politicians have to chow down on barbecued raccoon, too. And while some pols get queasy at...