October 15, 2006
Game 3 aftermath
October 15, 2006 | 4:10amThe scene in the Mets clubhouse after another brutal loss in Game 3 of the NLCS was a somber one. When reporters were allowed into the clubhouse, no players were...
ADDING MEAT, JUICE TO STEAKHOUSE REVENUES
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amWanna veal chop with that video conference? How about a porterhouse with that product launch? Steakhouses, battling rising beef prices and bite-sized same-store sales increases, are looking to add some...
FENDI'S $2,100 SPY BAG
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amFrosty fashionistas are frantic for Fendi's latest "it" bag - a $2,100 down purse made with partner Moncler, the ultra-chic French skiwear company, that made the humble padded ski jacket...
MEDIA MANIA; INSIDER: INEXPENSIVE STOCKS TO SPUR M&A SURGE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amMedia deal-making is coming back in a big way. Google's $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube and the Dolan family's $19.2 billion offer to take Cablevision private are just the latest...
SEC RULE FORCING $ MOVES
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amMedia companies are increasingly seeking to remove themselves from the public markets, and part of the reason is the burdens placed on them by Sarbanes-Oxley - the stringent 2002 corporate...
GOLDEN LOCKS TRADE; H'WOOD HAIR EXTENSIONS HAVE COME A LONG WAY
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amStanding on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, surrounded by fans and paparazzi, Scarlett Johansson modeled her dress from Valentino, her jewels from Chopard and her hair extensions -...
YOU COULD PAY LESS, BUT CAN YOU DO BETTER?
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amDear John: I'm two years into a 30-year mortgage on my apartment, which I will probably sell in 10 years or less. My mortgage company recently sent me a letter...
FOX TROTS NO MORE ON 'DANCING'
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amVIVICA A. FOX was so hyped up to be on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" that the actress announced her participation with the hit series before the network did. Well,...
'HEROES' - THE UNBELIEVABLE STORY OF MASI OKA
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amWHILE most actors dabble in philanthropy, fashion or paparazzi-baiting in their downtime, Masi Oka, the unlikely scene-stealer of NBC's "Heroes," works a real 9-to-5 job. When the 31-year old actor...
HIGHBROW 'STUDIO 60' TURNING OFF AUDIENCES
October 15, 2006 | 4:00am"STUDIO 60" is a great show - so why isn't anybody watching it? First, let's state right up front that NBC disagrees with that "nobody's watching" statement. The network is...
THE DON'T MISS LIST
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amDRAMA Where's the jitney? WELL, they've found the book club. It's only a matter of time before they locate the Outback, the Bed, Bath and Beyond and then transportation. The...
REEL GOOD - LINDA STASI PREVIEWS THIS WEEK'S BEST MOVIES
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amBASIC INSTINCT (1992) Monday,8 p.m.,AMC A handsome detective (Michael Douglas), becomes involved with a nympho writer (Sharon Stone) who doesn't wear underwear and who also might be a murderer. This...
NEWSMEN NEED TO AVOID IMUS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amBOB SCHIEFFER, the esteemed CBS News anchor, last Sunday morning was doing what he does most Sunday mornings. He was hosting "Face the Nation." And his guests were Republican Congressmen...
HOW KIRSAN SAVED THE BIG MATCH
October 15, 2006 | 4:00am'WHAT'S this toilet scandal you have there?" Vladimir Putin asked Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. The Russian president wondered why both players in the world championship match were threatening to walk out and...
KLAUS FOR CELEBRATION
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amKLAUS Kinski was a madman, on and off the screen. In his five teamings with Werner Herzog, the actor portrayed a white-suited gentleman obsessed with build ing an opera house...
HOT LIST - WHAT WE'RE OBSESSED WITH THIS WEEK
October 15, 2006 | 4:00am1 Cosmetic catcalls You're so hot, even your perfume can't get enough of you. Check out the new Sexy Little Things perfume from Victoria's Secret, out Tuesday, packaged in the...
'GIRLS' GONE MILD - DUMBING DOWN THE SASSIEST FAMILY ON TELEVISION
October 15, 2006 | 4:00am'WHERE you lead, I will follow ..." So goes the theme song to the TV show "Gilmore Girls" - but this season, those words are ringing a little hollow. With...
DIARY OF A MAD MOM - A BEST-SELLING CHILDHOOD GOES HOLLYWOOD
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amIf they made your life into a movie, who would you want to play you? Augusten Burroughs knew actor Joseph Cross was right the moment they met. "He was 18...
WHAT A GIRL WANTS -HERE'S THE 'THING' ABOUT FEMINISM VS. FEMININITY ...
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amWhen is a handbag not just a handbag? When you're shopping with author Laura Kipnis, whose new book, "The Female Thing" (out Oct. 17), tackles the current struggle between feminism...
SPRAY-CAN SAINTS - 'INFAMY' PROFILES MONUMENTS OF THE STREETS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00am'My mom still thinks I'm the biggest loser and the worst- dressed person ever," says legendary graffiti artist Claw, who has an eponymous clothing line and works as the fashion...
THIS WEEK'S DVDS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amBig Love: Season (three and a half stars) HBO, $99.98 The real strength of HBO's Morman bigamist drama is that the nutty premise about a throwback, multispousal family trying to...
XZIBIT A: WTC RAPS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amHAVING gained enormous mainstream fame for his ability to customize automobiles on MTV, the latest ride Xzibit has pimped is his post-Sony recording career with his disc "Full Circle." The...
SCISSOR KICKS - N.Y.C. GLAM-ROCKERS LASH OUT AT THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST CD SELLER
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amYOU know you've made it, really made it, when you can denounce one of the biggest music retailers in the U.S. and not fear the consequences. Jake Shears, flamboyant frontman...
PUFFY SUMMONS POSSE FOR CD
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amDiddy "Press Play" (four stars) Bad Boy THE guests on Sean Combs' latest CD are so A-list that's it's easy to forget whose album it actually is. Sharing track space...
RIDE, SHE SAID - CAVALRY CHIC TURNS FALL FASHION INTO JOLLY GOOD SPORT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amJUST DANDY THERE'S NOTHING like a riding crop and tall pair of boots to make a man sit up and take notice of what you're wearing. The vaguely S &...
STUFFED PICKLE - FOODIE BROTHERS SERVE VORACIOUS TABBY
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amFRATERNAL foodies Matt Lee and Ted Lee share more than a passion for culinary exploration and bylines in the New York Times, Travel & Leisure and Food & Wine. Owners...
W. SIDERS: GUARD OUR AIRSPACE, TOO
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe West Side deserves as much protection as the East Side from accidents or attacks involving small aircraft, elected officials said yesterday in response to new federal rules limiting flights...
FATAL-CHASE CON BUSTED IN SEX RAP
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amAn ex-con who led a city cop on fatal high-speed chase in Staten Island six years ago has been busted again - this time on charges he sexually abused a...
WAR MACHINES; IS TECHNOLOGY KEY?
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amWAR MADE NEW: TECHNOLOGY, WARFARE AND THE COURSE OF HISTORY, 1500 TO TODAY BY MAX BOOT GOTHAM BOOKS, 624 PAGES, $35 A BOOK'S got to be pretty damned good to...
DUO'S LOVE TURNED TRAGIC
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amMelanie Lidle listened as her husband's old baseball coach and lifelong mentor tried to convince the Yankee pitcher that his latest passion - flying - was risky business. "I remember...
PREGNANT B'KLYN TEEN SHOT DEAD IN 'ACCIDENT'
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA teenage mom-to-be was shot dead in her Brooklyn home early yesterday, and the baby's father appears to be responsible in what relatives of the suspect described as a tragic...
'PERVY' S.I. COP IN 'FLAME' OUT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amAn NYPD officer is under arrest in Staten Island for sending his former girlfriend, herself a cop, pornography, lingerie and sex toys through the mail - and then paying for...
CANCER OUTRAGE NEAR OIL SPILL
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amFearful Brooklyn residents living atop the country's biggest oil spill want a comprehensive health study of their neighborhood - where a rare bone cancer has stricken three residents of a...
B'KLYN GRANNY MOWED DOWN
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA Brooklyn grandmother pushing a shopping cart was killed yesterday when she was hit by a car driven by a woman who may have been using a cellphone, witnesses said....
SENATE SLAMATHON ; DEMS SMELL BLOOD IN TIGHTENING RACES
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Just six seats make the difference as the race to see which party controls the Senate heads down to the wire. Democrats are peaking in new polls taken...
HILL'S SO SORRY; APOLOGIZES FOR AIDE'S MCCAIN RAP
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called John McCain yesterday to personally apologize and denounce comments an adviser of hers reportedly made slapping the GOP senator over his time in captivity in...
'SORRY' FOR GAY SLAYING
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amTwo days after a gay interior decorator succumbed to injuries sustained when he was chased across the Belt Parkway in an apparent hate crime, one of the teens charged with...
INSIDE FIERY CRASH HELL; SCORCHED RUINS & RUBBLE WITHIN HIGH-RISE HOLE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThis mess of twisted metal, rubble piles, gutted walls and a huge hole looking out on the Upper East Side are all that remain of the lofty condo ripped open...
AL PIRRO LASHES OUT AT JEANINE; SAYS HER CAREER DAMAGED MARRIAGE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amJeanine Pirro's husband bitterly complains her political career and unbridled ambition may have wrecked their marriage, ruined their finances - and forced him to look everywhere else for the attention...
WOMAN KILLED IN B'KLYN HIT-RUN
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amOne woman was left dead and another was in critical condition last night after a driver mowed them down in Brooklyn and then fled the scene, cops said. The two...
AXED LESBIAN TRAINER'S GYM SUIT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amFirst she came out. Then she got kicked out. That's what former New York Sports Club fitness program manager Giselle Louw claims in a lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan Supreme...
JUSTICE GETS DERAILED; KIN'S PAIN IN SLAY ACQUITTAL
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amJust before dawn on Feb. 27, 2004, five shots rang out in the middle of a Coney Island rail yard, killing Luigi Sedita and Clives Patterson in cold blood. The...
APOLLO SINGER FALLS FLAT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amClarence Hill saw stars at the Apollo, but they weren't amateur-night host Whoopi Goldberg, rapper Chingy or comic Al Capone. Hill's stars came courtesy of a two-foot, three-inch plaster chunk...
NYC'S RAIL MESS; MASS TRANSIT: EXPANDING - BUT STILL BROKEN
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amIF all goes as planned, the metro New York region will spend literally tens of billion of dollars over the next decade or two to boost mass transit. Should commuters...
MADONNA HAS MAMA WANNABES SAYING: GET IN LINE, GIRL!
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA child-advocacy group will seek a court injunction tomorrow to halt Madonna's speedy adoption of a 1-year-old African boy. "It's not like selling property," said a statement by the group,...
'BRIDE'S' RUNAWAY WEIGHT; JILTER JEN PUMPS UP
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amATLANTA - The Runaway Bride has stopped running - and it shows. Jennifer Wilbanks has skidded to a stop behind the reception desk at a pediatric clinic and in the...
JAVITS REHAB JITTERS; TERROR-RISK OUTRAGE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe $1.7 billion expansion of the Jacob Javits Convention Center, set to break ground tomorrow, will be a tempting terrorist target, critics charge. The project, still under scrutiny by security...
DRUNKEN DEATH PLUNGE IN B'KLYN
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man locked out of his apartment fell to his death yesterday when he tried to get in through the fire escape, neighbors said. Victor Ortiz, 43, was found...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amQUEENS *** A knife-wielding Jamaica man was busted after he barged into an acquaintance's bedroom and molested her at knifepoint, authorities said yesterday. Andres Molina, 22, allegedly attacked the 30-year-old...
MOM-TO-BE SLAIN - EX-BEAU SUSPECT IN GUN MISHAP
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA teenage mom-to-be was fatally shot in her Brooklyn home early yesterday morning, and the baby's father appears to be responsible in what relatives of the suspect described as a...
PREGNANT MOM IS SHOT DEAD
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA teenage mom-to-be was fatally shot in her Brooklyn home early yesterday, and the baby's father appears to be responsible in what relatives of the suspect described as a tragic...
INNOCENT MAN'S DNA PLEA NIXED BY DA PIRRO
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY- Jeanine Pirro ignored a request to retest the DNA of a convicted murderer who has since been found innocent and released, unearthed federal legal documents show Jeffrey Deskovic was...
POLS: CON ED SHORTS QUEENS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amAlmost $14 million in reimbursement checks sent by Con Ed to residents and businesses in northwest Queens as compensation for last summer's blackout are just "a drop in the bucket,"...
BOY 'HOODS': MANY SAY LYING & CHEATING OK
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amHalf of all teen boys think a person has to lie or cheat sometimes in order to succeed - and 82 percent of all kids admit they lied about something...
SLAIN GRID KID'S KIN SUING TO BARE ... CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe Brooklyn DA's Office has ignored a subpoena and refused to turn over records regarding the murder of college football player Mark Fisher, according to Fisher's parents, who filed suit...
BULLET CUTS IN ON ROXY DANCER
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amCall it a ruckus at the Roxy. A stray bullet grazed a dancer's arm early yesterday just before last call at the Chelsea hot spot, police said. Ronald Fleming, 36,...
DATING TEENS GET 'MESSAGE'
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA new survey reveals most teens think it's fine to ask someone out on a first date via text message, and that nearly a quarter of the kids believe it's...
HOT MAMAS BORN TO BE REALITY-TV STARS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amFor every homemaker trapped in a homewrecker's body, your 15 minutes of fame have arrived. Hundreds turned up as reality show "Hottest Mom in America" - an unorthodox union of...
QUEENS POOL-HALL STABBING - TEEN FIGHTS FOR LIFE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA Queens teenager was clinging to life last night after being beaten and stabbed by a group of punks outside a pool hall early yesterday. Police sources said Joey Betancourt,...
SNEAKY FAN 'COURTS' LOHAN
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amLindsay Lohan freaked out Friday night when a phony autograph seeker served her with papers ordering the actress/ singer to appear in court in connection with a fraud lawsuit against...
DR. BOOM NEIGHBORS ARE SUING
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amTwo neighbors of Dr. Nicholas Bartha, who died after he blew up his $9 million Upper East Side brownstone, are suing his estate for damages caused by the July explosion....
'SORRY' FOR GAY SLAYING - REMORSE AT RIKERS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amTwo days after a gay interior decorator succumbed to injuries sustained when he was chased across the Belt Parkway in an apparent hate crime, one of the teens charged with...
POLS: CON ED SHORTS QUEENS ON BLACKOUT $$
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amAlmost $14 million in reimbursement checks sent by Con Ed to residents and businesses in northwest Queens as compensation for last summer's blackout are just "a drop in the bucket,"...
SCHOOLS 'DEVELOP' $TRATEGY
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amReading, writing, 'rithmetic - and real estate. The city is looking to capitalize on a booming real estate market by leasing the air rights over schools in exchange for new...
BX. RETAIL BUILDERS ON A POL SPENDING SPREE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amTHE company building a $500 million shopping complex at the old Bronx Terminal Market is spreading around hefty contributions to politicians who might have some sway in the project. Campaign...
350G PAYCHECK FOR CITY'S 9/11 SCROOGE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe woman in charge of the $1 billion fund that's fighting claims by sickened World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers is collecting $350,000 a year plus benefits from the...
X-RATED COP IN 'FLAME'OUT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA city cop was busted for sending his ex-girlfriend - another cop - pornography and sex toys and charging them to her credit cards, authorities said yesterday. Officer Mario Buonviaggio,...
GANG STABS TEEN AT QNS. POOL HALL
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amA Queens teenager was clinging to life after being beaten and stabbed by a group of punks outside a pool hall early yesterday. Police sources said 18-year-old Joey Betancourt, who...
W. SIDERS: PROTECT AIRSPACE HERE, TOO
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe West Side deserves as much protection as the East Side from accidents or attacks involving small aircraft, elected officials said yesterday in response to new federal rules limiting flights...
HS SWEETHEARTS A WINNING TEAM
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amMelanie Lidle listened as her husband's old baseball coach and lifelong mentor tried to convince the Yankee pitcher that his latest passion - flying - was risky business. "I remember...
APT. A CHARRED RUIN AFTER CRASH
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThis mess of twisted metal, rubble piles, gutted walls and a huge hole looking out on the Upper East Side are all that remain of the lofty condo ripped open...
TIMEOUT RULES ARE A BAD BREAK
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amBUFFALO - It's only another 30 seconds three times a period, nine times a game. It's only an additional 90 seconds, in each of the intermissions. But by adding another...
DEVS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amIn order, the Devils allowed zero, three, then six goals-against in their first three games of the season. Though Martin Brodeur took the brunt of the blame in the last,...
STINKER MAY BE STEVE'S MET FINALE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The last image of Steve Trachsel in a Met uniform may be him walking to the dugout last night, biting his glove in the middle of the...
REYES GOES FOURTH FOR CARDINALS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Anthony Reyes can't afford to pull an Ankiel tonight. No, not an ankle - you read that last sentence right. The Cardinal rookie can't afford a disastrous...
ABRAHAM COULD BE A FACTOR
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES ATLANTA - Those familiar with Falcons defensive end John Abraham know two things about him: When he plays, he's hard to stop, but he does not play enough...
METS MEET FIRST MOMENT OF TRUTH
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - This is the crazy flip side to a season graced with wonder and touched by magic. If you are a Mets fan, the first six months of...
PEREZ MAY BE THE BIG O-NO; OLIVER FACES TALL TASK FOR AMAZIN'S TONIGHT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Tonight, Oliver Perez will take the mound for the Mets in Game 4 of the NLCS - and could be a reason why the Cardinals have a...
LYONS CANNED FOR WALLET COMMENT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amTen years ago, when Fox began to televise baseball, it hired ex-big leaguer Steve "Psycho" Lyons because Lyons is a wise guy. Friday night, after he served as the analyst...
SCAT DADDY STEPPING UP
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amWith three weeks to go until the Nov. 4 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs, it was long past time for a 2-year-old to step up and stamp himself as the...
THIRD DEGREE BURN; LA RUSSA, ROLEN TENSION RISES
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The Yankees aren't the only team with a tenuous third-base situation developing. In fact, if they do plan to move Alex Rodriguez this winter, they might want...
FRANCO FIZZLES IN PINCH
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amNLCS NOTES ST. LOUIS - Calling on Julio Franco to pinch hit in the postseason didn't yield much through Game 2 of the National League Championship Series - other than...
CURVEBALL PUTS PEREZ IN BIG SPOT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It is supposed to be 91 degrees and overcast today in Oliver Perez's hometown of Culiacan, Mexico. Perez might have been there to see for himself this...
THIRD DEGREE BURN; LA RUSSA, ROLEN REMAIN AT ODDS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The Yankees aren't the only team with an awkward third-base situation. If they do plan to move Alex Rodriguez this winter, they might want to talk shop...
METS SUDDENLY AT CROSSROADS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It took them 168 mostly stress-free games to reach this crucible, this fourth game of the National League Championship Series that will ultimately define who the Mets...
WOLVERINE WALL ; STRONG D-LINE PLAY KOS PENN ST.
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amMichigan 17Penn St. 10 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Anthony Morelli sat on the Penn State bench, looking up into the chilly Pennsylvania night unable to distinguish the stars in his...
CARDS FLASH LEATHER TO KEEP METS OFF BOARD
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Jeff Suppan had plenty of help from his friends when he handcuffed the Mets last night in Game 3 of the NLCS at Busch Stadium. There is...
DOING HIS PART ; DARREN RESCUE NOT ENOUGH
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - With the Mets' offense seemingly lost at La Guardia and their starting hurler serving up pitches like he was in batting practice, there were very few positive...
KIDS' FISH FEST ON L.I.
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amTHE fishing season is never really over on Long Island, and next weekend is one of the highlights of the fall season. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation...
PINIELLA SET TO PILOT CUBBIES
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amDETROIT - Lou Piniella is set to take over as manager of the Cubs. Piniella's name was dragged through the Joe Torre controversy last week, but Cubs GM Jim Hendry...
MAG-ICAL! ORDONEZ WALKOFF HR PUTS TIGERS IN SERIES
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amTigers 6A's 3 DETROIT - If the Mets manage to beat the Cardinals they will have to travel the same path as the Yankees. The road to a World Series...
PUTTING IT ALL ON PEREZ' ARM
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Oliver Perez will take the mound in the 1,163rd postseason game in major-league history tonight in a class by himself. In the first 1,162 playoff contests, no...
SIZZLING SPIEZIO STAYS IN LINEUP
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Tony La Russa stepped away from defending Albert Pujols' boorish behavior and the Scott Rolen saga long enough to make sure Scott Spiezio stayed in the lineup...
ESPN SOLD AT THE JERK STORE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amIT'S as if ESPN now holds daily executive meetings to figure out how it can invite even more ridicule. "Hey, why don't we take those 'Kick Me' signs and fasten...
PIPING HOT SUP ; CARDS ACE OUTSCORES THE METS BY HIMSELF
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It wasn't enough that Jeff Suppan utterly dominated the Mets on the mound last night. He also outscored them by himself. Oh, and he gave most of...
SIZZLING SPIEZIO STAYS HOT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Tony La Russa stepped away from defending Albert Pujols' boorish behavior and the Scott Rolen saga long enough to make sure Scott Spiezio stayed in the lineup...
TIGERS SAVED BY RAINY DAY: ROGERS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amALCS NOTES DETROIT - So what was the turning point for the Tigers? Kenny Rogers said it was the rainout at Yankee Stadium in Game 2 and the next day's...
GIONTA COMES THROUGH AGAIN
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amDevils 3Flyers 2 The Third Period Hero struck again. Brian Gionta already is adding to the reputation he built by setting the Devils' goal-scoring record with 48 last season. For...
DUNHAM, ISLANDERS STYMIE BRUINS IN HOME OPENER
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amIsles 4Bruins 1 Everything was in working order for the Coliseum opener. Everything except for the Islanders' franchise goalie, that is. But don't worry. Rick DiPietro, who missed last night's...
RENNEY'S GANG FEELING BLUE ; RANGERS LOSE THIRD STRAIGHT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amSabres 7Rangers 4 BUFFALO - Last year, the Rangers didn't lose three straight games in regulation until the middle of December. Last year, the Rangers never surrendered more than six...
GUEVARA GOALS PUT BULLS IN POSTSEASON
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amRed Bulls 3Wizards 2 The Red Bulls came into last night's game against Kansas City needing a victory to reach the MLS Cup playoffs. And Amado Guevara delivered one with...
TIGERS ARMED; DETROIT PITCHING STAFF DIFFERENCE IN PLAYOFFS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amDETROIT - Yankees fans, consider these numbers as you sit around this winter: In their previous six postseason games, the Tigers' ERA was 2.20. Detroit won all six of those...
AMAZIN'S IN HOLE LOT OF TROUBLE ; CARDS TORCH TRACHSEL, TAKE 2-1 LEAD
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amCardinals 5Mets 0 ST. LOUIS - Steve Trachsel pitched last night, and Oliver Perez is pitching tonight. The Mets are now in real danger. The Mets had a nightmare game...
IT'S GOING ALL WRONG FOR WRIGHT
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES ST. LOUIS - David Wright doesn't have any NLCS hits yet. The Met third baseman went 0-for-3 in last night's 5-0, Game 3 loss to the Cardinals, and...
LOT OF TROUBLE - IF AT FIRST, METS MUST SUCCEED
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Sometimes, a season can be crystallized so simply, so easily, so succinctly. The Mets would rather not have had it all come down to this, but that's...
AMAZIN'S IN HOLE - CARDS TORCH TRACHSEL, TAKE 2-1 SERIES LEAD
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amCARDINALS 5 METS 0 ST. LOUIS - Steve Trachsel pitched last night and Oliver Perez is pitching tonight. There's legitimate danger now. The Mets had a nightmare game in St....
LEADING MAN - REYES READY TO PICK UP SPEED
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Usually when you are sitting in the stands at a baseball game, your eyes follow the path of the ball after it is hit. Not when Jose...
OLIVER TWIST - AMAZIN'S PIN HOPES ON PALTRY PEREZ
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Oliver Perez will take the mound in the 1,163rd major league postseason game ever tonight in a class by himself. In the first 1,162 playoff contests, no...
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT - BRONX NATIVE BEATS ODDS TO LIVE BIG-LEAGUE DREAM
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amGoing from St. Mary's park in The Bronx to being three games away from a World Series trip isn't a career path taken by many, or any. However, for Johnny...
HELL'S ANGELS - CARDS MORE LIKE '02 CHAMPS THAN METS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The Mets suddenly have an archenemy that looks a lot like them. The Cardinals, it turns out, did not see the memo about rolling over and playing...
CARDS GO 4TH WITH REYES OF THEIR OWN
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - On the last day of the regular season, Tony La Russa held back ace Chris Carpenter and started rookie Anthony Reyes - even though the Cardinals hadn't...
PINIELLA SET TO JOIN CUBS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amDETROIT - Lou Piniella is set to take over as manager of the Cubs. Piniella's name was dragged through the Joe Torre controversy last week, but Cubs GM Jim Hendry...
YANKS MOVE ON - BOSS WILL LET CASHMAN & TORRE RETOOL
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amIn the aftermath of George Steinbrenner bringing Joe Torre back this week, questions surfaced as to how involved The Boss was in the decision-making. Did Steinbrenner push GM Brian Cashman...
ATLANTA BRAVE - STRAHAN: JINTS' FOES NEED TO FEAR US
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amATLANTA - There is no sense among the Giants that they need super-human efforts to make themselves a success story, contrary to the rumblings that have dominated much of this...
IN CHAD THEY STILL TRUST
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amJET NOTES In the wake of Chad Pennington's three-interception game in last week's blowout loss to the Jaguars, Eric Mangini was asked if Pennington's performance has shaken his confidence in...
OFF THE CANVAS - JETS TRY TO REBOUND FROM 41-0 POUNDING
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amEveryone wants to know. That includes you, the ardent Jets fan who'll either be cheering from the Giants Stadium stands today or watching from the couch at home or from...
WHY THE YOUNG, RICH & FAMOUS RISK THEIR LIVES FOR EXCITEMENT - BECAUSE THEY CAN
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amREGULAR folks, people like you and me, we can never understand what motivates the rich, the famous, the young, the impenetrable, from doing some of the things they do. Why...
BUCKS STOP HERE - RUMOR OF HEISLEY BUYING MILWAUKEE TEAM AN AIR BALL
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amDON'T know where recent report came from that outgoing Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley, a Chicago native, intends to buy the Bucks next season and hire Jerry West when his Memphis...
KNICKS SHOW KNACK - CRAWFORD HITS WINNER; N.Y. A PRESEASON FORCE
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amKNICKS 102 SIXERS 100 PHILADELPHIA - One thing at least has stayed the same from Larry Brown's Knicks. The coach still wants the ball in Jamal Crawford's hands in the...
MCINNIS BECOMING MOOT POINT FOR NETS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThough Marcus Williams, the latest backup point guard to Jason Kidd, continues to impress and grow for the Nets, last year's version, Jeff McInnis, awaits a resolution to his situation....
INCREDIBLE BALK - KNICKS' TOP PICK ALREADY DISPLAYING SUPER POWERS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amPHILADLEPHIA - It was a confusing answer to a simple question, on what he thought of Renaldo Balkman's debut Friday night in the Knicks' 111-97 victory over the Nets. Knicks...
THERE'S HOLE WITH HOLLWEG - RANGER'S TIME ON ICE LIMITED
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amBUFFALO - A year ago, the Rangers received a considerable energy boost from their fourth line, on which Dominic Moore centered Jed Ortmeyer and Ryan Hollweg. The unit was significant...
HOLDOUT BERGENHEIM WON'T BE BACK WITH ISLANDERS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amSean Bergenheim wants back in, but don't expect him to be wearing an Islanders uniform this season. He may never wear one again. In all likelihood, Bergenheim's agent, Mark Gandler,...
DJORKAEFF'S END FAR FROM BITTER
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe final year of Youri Djorkaeff's illustrious 22-year career has in many ways been the hardest, from the death of his best friend at the beginning of the season, to...
BIG HURT'S O-FER PAINING ATHLETICS
October 15, 2006 | 4:00amALCS NOTES DETROIT - Anybody see Frank Thomas? He's yet to show up at the ALCS. Thomas went into yesterday's game 0-for-10. The Tigers pitchers have been busting him inside...
Week 6 lineup fix
October 15, 2006 | 12:13amPut aside the baseball playoffs. Stop obsessing with the new hockey season. Postpone your excitement of the upcoming NBA tipoff. Momentarily cease rooting for the collapse of the college football...