April 28, 2007
Wrong time to fire Torre
By GEORGE KING George Steinbrenner sits fuming in Tampa. He watches the Yankees sleepwalk and starts to think Joe Torre's time is up as his manager. He isn't the only...
Red Wings Recover
Despite Dominik Hasek's best attempt to ruin the Red Wings' chances, his team refused to accept defeat in Game Two at the Joe. In a game oddly similar to the...
Canucks Salvage Game Two
Last night's game was in severe contrast to the series opener, when the Ducks buried Vancouver 5-1. This time, Roberto Luongo got it done for the Canucks in yet another...
The Handshake
A friend of mine just sent me the link to Terry Frei's column on espn.com about the post-series handshake in hockey. I know, as Frei says, that a lot of...
And You Thought Nicolas Cage's Character in 'Next' was Clairvoyant?
My 1.5 star review of "Next'' might not have been snarky enough for Kyle, but it turns out I was eerily presicent in labeling it as "another Cage bomb'' in...
Sony's Blunt Instrument
It's not often that the week's best-reviewed mainstream movie (and also the best non-classic release from Sony so far this year) opens without advance critics screenings, but that peculiar fate...
WHAT'S UP
TodayGROWING PAINS: Telling the truth, working together ... the schoolkid characters of the musical "The People Garden" don't always do the right thing, but at least they're learning how. If...
BEST OF THE WEST
PROBABLY no other nabe in the city has more bagels, ballerinas and baby strollers. We're talking, natch, about the Upper West Side - and boy, is it planning to celebrate....
POISED TO BE BOYS: THE GUIDE BOOK
BLEARY-EYED, pasty and overweight? No, not the IT department - boys. Since the advent of the microchip and, later, the Internet, boyhood seems to have morphed from outdoor frolics, imagination...
REEGE RETURN SCORES
REGIS Philbin's return to "Live with Regis & Kelly" spiked ratings for the show. Phil-bin's emotional return Thu-rsday, six weeks after undergoing heart-bypass surgery, earned "Live" the market's highest viewership...
BROKEN DREAM
NEVER underestimate the power of an animal. Think about it: Seventy years after Seabiscuit was born, he is still beloved in this country. Then last year we were given the...
ALEC TO NBC: 'LET ME WALK!'
ALEC Baldwin really wants to leave "30 Rock" - and spoke out for the first time yesterday about the disturbing voicemail he left his daughter. Baldwin's appearance on "The View"...
'SKOOL': JUST KICK IT
A 5-year-old break dancer busts a very bad move and comes out of a coma 20 years later in "Kickin' It Old Skool," a pathetically unfunny comedy that should have...
TEEN REDEMPTION TALE BEST LEFT UNSEEN
'THE Invisible" is a 12th-grade "Sixth Sense" with a third-rate plot. It's billed as a mystery about a high school senior turned ghost (Justin Chatwin, the kid from "War of...
RIDE AND GLOOM
ALMOST always, you can ex pect the worst when a studio dumps a film without advance screenings. But the well-crafted thriller "Wind Chill," with rising star Emily Blunt, is the...
GOOD LIBATIONS
HEN thinking of summer cocktails, two things come to mind: summer and cocktails! It doesn't get much better than sitting on a rooftop, patio or maybe even a nicely plumped...
THE G&T CROWD
CRISP, tingly, refreshing - the gin and tonic is the quintessential summer cocktail. What could be simpler than gin, tonic and lime? These days, a lot. "There's a microdistillery movement...
POST PRICE RISE
Starting Monday, the price of the weekday editions of the New York Post will increase to 50 cents. This is the first price increase for the Monday-to-Friday editions in the...
BRUNO HITS SPITZ AS ELEX-$$ 'HYPOCRITE'
ALBANY - State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno yesterday ripped Gov. Spitzer as a hypocrite for bashing Senate Republicans on the issue of campaign finance while at the same time...
HOLY ROLLER BLOOMY PREACHES CAR FEE
Speaking at a Harlem church, Mayor Bloomberg made an emotional pitch for congestion pricing yesterday by saying poor kids in some neighborhoods are "poisoning themselves" every day by breathing polluted...
SCORE 1 FOR MCG
Ex-New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey was gay as could be - happy, that is - as he scored a major victory yesterday in his messy divorce battle. A Family Court...
'FRIENDLY FIRE' HIT TROOPER
A state trooper killed during a fierce shootout with a fugitive holed up in a Catskill farmhouse was the victim of friendly fire, officials said yesterday. Trooper David Brinkerhoff, 29,...
MADAM 'NAILS' STATE DEPT. BIG
The D.C. Madam has bagged her first bigwig. Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias resigned yesterday after admitting he was a customer of Jeane Palfrey, who promised at the time...
CABLE BUMBLER WANTS BOMBERS
Not satisfied with controlling the Knicks and Rangers, Chuck and Jimmy Dolan have their eyes on a bigger prize - the Yankees. The ruling family of Cablevision and mercurial collectors...
CAR PINS LADY TO DEATH WALL
A car fatally pinned a 60-year-old Brooklyn woman to a wall yesterday in an accident set off by a broken stop light, cops said. Alextus Avolonteze, of Flatbush, was hit...
PREZ PEN PAL A B'KLYN KID, 10
When 10-year-old Tyler Pawlukiewicz wrote President Bush telling him he was all wrong on Iraq, the last thing the Brooklyn fifth-grader expected was a response. And it was the furthest...
GRAN-BASH BUST
Got him! After an eight-week manhunt, the cowardly crook accused of assaulting and robbing two grannies in Queens last month - including a 101-year-old - was collared yesterday. And it...
GAL TAKES TOT ON ROAD CHASE
A young woman led cops on a high-speed chase through New Jersey and The Bronx last night with 2-year-old child in the back seat, officials said. The chase began in...
H'WAY 'DIRTY BOMB' SCARE
An engineer driving on the Belt Parkway with a device that measures soil density set off a massive NYPD radiation scare yesterday, as cops were initially fearful he was transporting...
SPITZ: HILL WOULD BE "AMAZING" PRESIDENT
ALBANY - Although he hasn't formally endorsed her yet, Gov. Spitzer yesterday told a teachers union that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would be an "amazing" president. Following her in a...
HI-SPEED DEATH
Two popular Long Island teens about to graduate from high school were killed instantly in a high-speed crash that shattered a new BMW into "a thousand pieces," police said. Giacomo...
HOOKAH BAR IS ON THE HOOK
Hookah hot spot Le Souk's liquor license was suspended yesterday following a slew of violations with the State Liquor Authority, officials said. The East Village eatery and club - which...
EMT VIDEO VULTURES QUIT
A peeping pair of FDNY medical technicians resigned yesterday for secretly videotaping patients in their care, authorities said. David Campbell and Kevin Edell, with a combined 30 years on the...
BIRD-BRAINED
Neighbors of a Murray Hill hotel are in a flap over management's decision to take down a decades-old vine that is prime real estate to hundreds of birds. On Monday,...
'PERVY PETER' JURY IS A BLUE-RIBBON PANEL
A seven-man, five-woman jury - chock full of white collars and advanced degrees - is ready to hear opening statements Monday in alleged "fire fiend" Peter Braunstein's kidnap-sex assault trial....
COACH BENCHED
Strike two! The Norman Thomas HS assistant baseball coach suspended from the team after being charged with clubbing two Brooklyn students with a metal bat this week has now been...
B'KLYN 'YARD' WORK HALTED
Developer Bruce Ratner and the Empire State Development Corporation suspended all Atlantic Yards demolition work yesterday, one day after a part of a building collapsed inside the project's 22-acre footprint...
WISEGUYS PLEAD OUT
More than a dozen Genovese crime-family associates were jailed after pleading guilty in a racketeering case that also collared reputed boss Liborio "Barney" Ballemo, feds said yesterday. The 14 wiseguys...
'GREEN'-LIGHTED
Construction of the first building in the nation to leave a "zero carbon footprint" will begin next year on the East Side. The eco-friendly center will be open to the...
'NIGHT-OWL' GENE
Night owls may possess the "after-hours gene," discovered by researchers studying the body's internal clock, reports The Telegraph of London, citing a study in the journal Science. The Fbx13 gene's...
BENEDICT TO PAY 1ST VISIT HERE
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted an invitation to visit the United Nations, his press secretary said. "The pope has accepted the invitation in general terms, and has expressed his willingness...
DADDY LARRY CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF WITH ANNA TOT
Birkhead wins again! Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and baby-daddy, Larry Birkhead, scored another victory in a Bahamian court yesterday. Judges cleared the way for him to leave the island nation...
BALCO'S STINK GETS A MET LINK
A former Met clubhouse employee has 'fessed up to peddling steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to Major League Baseball players - including at least one linked to the BALCO investigation,...
S.C. POLL GIVES THE 1ST ROUND TO OBAMA
WASHINGTON - South Carolinians gave Barack Obama the nod in the first Democratic presidential debate, but political pros say Hillary Rodham Clinton mopped up the floor with the soaring newcomer....
HILL: AH DO DECLARE!
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton said y'all don't have to worry that she occasionally slips into a Southern twang when she's on the stump because America is ready for a...
DEM DEAN FLINGS DIRT AT RUDY
Rudy Giuliani's stormy personal life will be a "serious" liability in his campaign for president, Democratic National Committee boss Howard Dean charged yesterday. "His personal life is a serious problem...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
BROOKLYN A Crown Heights teenager has been missing for more than a week, police said. Gloria Rivera , 15, left her home at Eastern Parkway near Troy Avenue on April...
LOTTERY RESULTS
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Fri.: 831; Lucky Sum: 12 / Midday Win-4 Fri.: 0350; Lucky Sum: 8 / Evening Nos. Fri.: 136; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Win- 4 Fri.:...
ROCKEFELLER WINS AGAIN
The Business Council of New York State's loss is the State University of New York's gain. SUNY's research arm, the Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government, has brought aboard Robert Ward,...
TEACHING THE WRONG LESSON
When last we checked in on Beacon HS, the Upper West Side school was under investigation by Special Commissioner of Investigation Richard Condon. The SCI is trying to ascertain how...
PROVING RUDY'S POINT
OK, OK, we get it - all of the Demo crats running for president think the war in Iraq is really, really bad. And while they won't say they agree...
IRAQ: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER
LAST week a series of coordinated suicide bombings killed more than 170 people. The victims were not soldiers or government officials but civilians - innocent men, women and children indiscriminately...
BUSH BLOOPERS
ONE of the most frustrat ing things about the Bush administration is that its right hand does not know what its far-left hand is doing. Even though President Bush leads...
PRICKLY PRESS MIFFS MCCAIN
SEN. John McCain, who was the darling of the political press corps during the 2000 election cycle, complains to friends that he is getting much rougher treatment from the news...
TURKEY'S TAINTED HISTORY: TIME TO CHIDE AN ALLY?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has really developed a rhythm. She seems to go from blooper to blooper ("Nancy's Nonsense, Cont'd," Editorial, April 22). First, she caused damage in Damascus by butchering...
A REPORTER WITH CONVICTION
If there had been a reporter like David Halberstam embedded with troops four years ago, perhaps the Iraq War would have been exposed for what it was then - an...
BANK'S $400M LOSS ON GAS BETS SINGES N.Y. FIRM
The Bank of Montreal's disclosure yesterday that it lost up to $400 million trading natural gas may prove to be very painful for a fast-growing commodity brokerage. Valhalla, N.Y.-based Optionable...
CITI: DUMP NBC
The hits just keep on coming for NBC Universal - unfortunately, none of them involve television shows. Citigroup analyst Jeffrey Sprague took the latest shot at the Peacock network, unleashing...
FAIRFAX SUIT TAKES TWIST
A class-action lawsuit against a group of hedge funds and research analysts accused of conducting and disseminating bogus research about Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings was voluntarily pulled yesterday, a...
OUT FOR BLOOD
As of yesterday afternoon Curt Schilling hadn't gotten any takers on his $1 million dare. That was all the Red Sox right-hander shared with a Post reporter before saying he...
AL FOR 1
The rebel holds the ace. He won't show anyone the rest of his cards, so no one knows how Raiders owner Al Davis will use the first pick in today's...
RAPTORS PARKER MAKES OWN LUCK
Every time Raptors swingman Anthony Parker plays an NBA game, he is saluting his Israeli past by wearing jersey No. 18. Parker, who played the previous five seasons for Maccabi-Tel...
CUP TICKETS GOING ON SALE
Ticket applications for 2007 Breeders' Cup on Oct. 26-27 at Monmouth Park will be available beginning Monday through www.breederscup.com or www.monmouthpark.com. Seat prices range from $25-$75 on Fri. Oct. 26...
DODGER BALL FOR HONDO
Hondo's three-'dog night had him singing Joy to the World as his victories with the Twins and Brew skis last night overwhelmed his lone setback with the Marlins and expanded...
NYRA CAN NOW OFFER 'NET BETS
The New York Racing Association got the go-ahead Thursday from the State Racing and Wagering Board to offer account wagering over the Internet. NYRA has been seeking permission since the...
O'NEILL WORKS DERBY TRIO
Earlier this year, southern California-based trainer Doug O'Neill looked to have a contingent of Kentucky Derby candidates that rivaled Todd Pletcher's powerhouse collection, with Great Hunter, Notional, Liquidity and Cobalt...
SPORTS SHORTS
OBIT: Ex-Giant Perkins dead at 54 Johnny Perkins, who spent his entire seven-year NFL career with the Giants, died Wednesday at Lifecare Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, after developing complications...
PATRIK'S BACK!
Devils' captain Patrik Elias insists he is not returning to the lineup as a savior. If not divine, however, he wants to be very, very good. "I'm Patrik . ....
REESE DEBUTS IN GIANTS HOT SEAT
A year ago, the Giants appeared headed in a number of different directions as the NFL Draft approached: cornerback, receiver, linebacker, offensive tackle, nose tackle. No one ever mentioned defensive...
OLSEN POSES DILEMMA FOR JETS' BRASS
Do the Jets go defense as expected, or do they surprise the masses and take an offensive player? If they do go offense in the first round of today's NFL...
CLUTCH FAILURE CLUTCH FAILURE
WASHINGTON - The Mets did so many things that cost them the tying run. A situational hitting failure. A managerial misstep. A lack of clutch hitting. The Mets had a...
MITCHELL QUESTIONS KIDD'S KNEE STRAIN
Coach-of-the-Year Sam Mitchell wondered last night whether Jason Kidd pulled off the "Charade-of-the-Year." After Jason Kidd sliced up his Raptors with 19 assists, 16 rebounds and 16 points as the...
HOME SWEET FOR CARTER
There were no obscene chants. No bibs, no signs, no demands he do the anatomically impossible. Cheers replaced jeers. And Vince Carter responded. After a dismal 13-of-43 combo showing for...
NETS GET HEALTHY
Vince Carter played smarter and better. Richard Jefferson had his track shoes on for the Nets' running mode. The defense smothered the Raptors early and, with their steamrolling offense, the...
TOUGH LOSS, BUT DON'T SING BLUES JUST YET
BUFFALO - One lazy penalty by Petr Prucha, one brutal giveaway by Marek Malik, one overstayed shift by the fourth line and poof, the 1-1 series tie the Rangers were...
GAME 2 SLIPS AWAY
BUFFALO - This was the kind of game the Rangers had consistently managed to find a way to win in their post-deadline charge to the playoffs and in their first-round...
DICEY-K
Daisuke Matsuzaka seemed finished, then he wasn't. But this was exactly what the Yankees experienced five days earlier, when Dice-K kept going, well past what should have been his bedtime....
STRUGGLING DOUG HIT WITH BOOS
As Doug Mientkiewicz went 0-for-3 on Thursday night, some fans in the stands shouted supportive messages. The reaction was a tad different last night. Mientkiewicz, who went 0-for-4 and is...
TEXAS IS TARGET TO TURN MOOSE LOOSE
If Mike Mussina's left hamstring doesn't give him any problems today, when he will field ground balls and cover first, look for the veteran right-hander to start Thursday against the...
DL COULD BE IN DAMON'S FUTURE
Johnny Damon revealed yesterday he's in excruciating pain with a back condition he fears will put him on the disabled list for the first time in his career. Damon told...
JOE IN JEOPARDY AS YANKS BOMB
A seven-game losing streak has George Steinbrenner so concerned he is wondering if replacing Joe Torre is the answer. Last October, The Boss came very close to boxing Torre after...
MO OF THE SAME TROUBLES FOR RIVERA
Mariano Rivera got some work in last night, although it's more accurate to say he was worked over. The Yankees closer was summoned into a mop-up role last night. He...
LAST-PLACE CLUB HAS RAGING BOSS SET TO BLOW
THIS is not just about 8-13 anymore or being 6 ½ games behind Boston less than a month into the season or being unable to beat the Red Sox head-to-head....
WEIRD BUT TRUE
They should have seen it coming, but maybe that was the problem. Philadelphia authorities shut down dozens of psychics, astrologers and palm readers after realizing there's a decades-old law on...
Devils Look to Even Series at Home
The Devils lost a free-for-all shooting contest to the Senators last night, and while neither of these clubs are the Stars or Canucks, the goaltenders can at least hope to...
Rangers Blow It
Marek Malik. Thanks for that blind backhand pass up the slot. The NHL should give him the secondary assist on Chris Drury's game-tying goal.The Rangers lost this game for themselves....