May 11, 2007
Solitary things
This coming Wednesday's Xbox Live Arcade game is going to be something called "Soltrio Solitaire." It's a (quelle surprise) solitaire game. Well, a collection of 18 of them to be...
Detroit's Big Hurdle
By making it to the Conference Finals. the Red Wings have sloughed off their recent onus as a team that can't perform in the post-season. Against a vastly inferior Calgary...
BREAKING: Calif. is burning
Griffith Park's Observatory has been spared... for now You know it's going to be a loooooong summer for California when even its islands start catching fire.More than 3,000 people have...
Sens Stampede Sabres
Ottawa rolled over Buffalo last night in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals, winning 5-2. The Senators jumped out to an early two-goal lead, but the Sabres struck back...
IN PICTURES: Sneaking around Beijing
Contributor Lisa Costantini is just back from Beijing, where she was able to sneak inside some of the Olympic venues and snap some pix. Have a good weekend! images by...
Deal of the Day
Confused on how to do animal prints and not look like Jackee's protégé?Here's the answer. This gorgeous Adam + Eve Hand Painted Zebra Printed Dress is so subtle yet sexy...
Mota and the Brewers
By MARK HALEI'm headed away for a weekend with my family, but here are two things:1. I wrote a bit about Guillermo Mota today and his upcoming return, but something...
Putting the Blame on Mame
Young people have little idea how pervasive smoking was in American culture up until a generation ago. When I first went to work as a copy boy at The Post...
FIVE-THOUGHT FRIDAY: Rocket vs. Pedro and More
We are back with Five-Thought Friday with this running through our brains: If the Mets won 100 games in a forest, and no one was paying much attention, would it...
My supermodel can beat up your supermodel
Rival British High Street retail celebrities Lily Allen and Kate Moss are on good terms once again after rumors that Allen slagged Moss off over making clothes for skinny people....
DVD Extra
I remember the first time I saw "Dirty Dancing'' at a press screening twenty years ago. There was a lot of snickering at this corny romance set in a late-'50s...
Blow death confirmed suicide
It's been confirmed this morning that fashion icon Isabella Blow died by her own hand this past weekend, committing suicide by drinking weedkiller. It's known that in the past two...
LOVES HIS OWN COUNTRY
THE term "country music" is such a turn-off to Austin's Dale Watson that he's dubbed his authentic country sound "Ameripolitan," which he describes as "original music with prominent roots influence."...
TANGLED TALE SPOILS 'VINE'
POLITICS, culture, beauty and even racial identity are but a few of the themes of Zak Berkman's thoughtful but seriously overstuffed new play being presented by the Epic Theater Center....
ALL THEIR WORLDS A STAGE IN 'MEMORY'
IN case we needed reminding, "Memory," the British drama that opened last night, proves that, for theater artists, there is no subject - not even the Holocaust - that isn't...
TONY NODS ODDS
'DO not speak to the press," Elizabeth I. McCann, the executive producer of the Tony Awards, recently instructed the Tony nominators. "Especially the persistent Michael Riedel." Nice try, Liz, but...
'DUKES' CAR COMES UP EMPTY
THE man who offered to pay close to $10 million for a car used to film the original "Dukes of Hazzard" series has disappeared - without paying the money. John...
'I WANT A BOYFRIEND'
'HEROES' " cheerleader wants to kiss some boys. Hayden Panettiere, who plays Claire Bennet, the invincible blonde bombshell, says that it's about time the cheerleader found a boyfriend - or...
HBO MOVING 'LOVE' TO MONDAY NIGHT
HBO is bringing back "Big Love" on Monday nights - a stark departure for the pay-cable network that had always claimed Sunday nights as it own. "Sooner or later, we...
JOCKS JOKE ABOUT CONDI RICE RAPE
SHOCK jocks Opie and Anthony are in trouble again after joking about raping Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. During Wednesday's show, a guest named "Homeless Charlie" told the deejays he...
STARR REPORT
Band aid on the way The people behind "American Idol" say their new show, "The Search for the Next Great American Band," will borrow elements from "Idol" in launching a...
BOYS ARE BACK
IT doesn't have Paula Abdul, but it does have a lot of cute boys. It doesn't have Simon or Randy, but it does have Luis and Howie. I'm talking about...
LONDON CRAWLING
THE zombies are back in the controversial "28 Weeks Later," but they're not necessarily the biggest peril. Arguably even more dangerous are the U.S. troops who slaughter innocent civilians -...
STORIES BEHIND THE SHOTS
ROD Stewart's "Every Picture Tells a Story" could be the theme song for "Looking for an Icon." The documentary examines four "iconic" news photos and, via interviews, explains how they...
WEINSTEIN FLICK EX-CRUCIATING
'THE Ex," the latest catastrophe from the Weinstein Co., stars Zach Braff as a chef who moves to Ohio after losing his job at a Manhattan restaurant. A chef can't...
IT BLOHANS
WARNING: Do not take your mom to "Georgia Rule" unless she's Roseanne Barr. You may expect a three-generational chick flick, but what you get is a child-rape comedy. Lindsay Lohan...
THE POSTMAN FORTHCOMETH
A star is born in Dory Bernstein's documentary "Show Business": The Post's theater columnist, Michael Riedel. His acerbic commentary about Boy George's ill-fated musical "Taboo," and the reaction to his...
BOOZE YOUR DADDY
KRIS Kristofferson, playing a whiskey smuggler, gives his most animated performance in years in Jay Craven's "Disappearances," a charming coming-of-age film set in 1932 Canada. Joined by his teenage son...
UNPLUGGED
THE movie "Delta Farce," starring Larry the Cable Guy, opened today without advance screenings for critics - and you know what that means. A review will run in tomorrow's Post.
THE HIP HOP PROJECT
IF you like rap, you'll probably enjoy "The Hip Hop Project." I don't like rap. The documentary is about a charity program - supporters include Russell Simmons and Bruce Willis...
PROVOKED
AISHWARYA Rai is such a great actress that it is almost criminal for her to waste her talent (and beauty) on a piece of junk like "Provoked." The Bollywood superstar...
THE SALON
THEY'RE sassy! They're swishy! They're the black women (and one gay man, plus a straight man who seems to have wandered into the wrong movie) who work in "The Salon,"...
IN PREVIEW
"GASLIGHT": A Victorian drama about a man trying to drive his wife insane. Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 W. 22nd St.; (212) 727-2737. Opens Thursday.
BROADWAY
"THE COAST OF UTOPIA": Four stars Tom Stoppard's thrilling trilogy of 19th-century Russian activists and thinkers, together with their lovers and friends, makes up one of the epic theater pieces...
LONG-RUNNING
"AVENUE Q": Three stars John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St.; (212) 239-6200. "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST": Two and a half stars Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St.; (212) 307-4747....
OFF-BROADWAY
"ALTAR BOYZ": Three stars Musical spoof of Christian-pop boy bands is entertaining despite its one-joke premise. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St.; (877) 226-9941. "BAD BLOOD": A young couple...
POP, ROCK, FOLK
The following listings are subject to change. It's best to call ahead before going to any event. BO BICE: The "American Idol" runner-up will perform today and Tuesday at 8...
JAZZ
BIRDLAND: Today and tomorrow: Karrin Allyson. Sunday: Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band. 315 W. 44th St.; (212) 581-3080. BLUE NOTE: Through Sunday: Michel Camilo. 131 W. Third St.; (212)...
CLASSICAL
TODAY: Soprano Deborah Voigt and pianist Brian Zeger at Carnegie Hall, 8 p.m. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard at Zankel Hall, 7:30 p.m. American String Quartet at Weill Recital Hall, 8 p.m....
DANCE
JOYCE THEATER: Through Sunday, Urban Bush Women perform a mixed program including "Chicken Soup" and the Bessie Award winning "Walking With Pearl ... Southern Diaries." Tickets run from $6 to...
FILM
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES: "Radical Scavenger: The Films of Emile de Antonio." Today at 7 p.m., "Underground" (1976), and at 9:30 p.m., "Point of Order!" (1963). Tomorrow at 7 p.m., "In...
COMEDY
CAROLINES: Through Sunday: Jim Norton, Rodney Laney. 1626 Broadway; (212) 757-4100. COMEDY CELLAR: 117 MacDougal St.; (212) 254-3480. COMIX: Today and tomorrow: Alex Borstein. 353 W. 14th St.; (212) 524-2500....
CABARET
ALGONQUIN: Sunday and Monday: Barbara Carroll. 59 W. 44th St.; (212) 467-7444. CARLYLE HOTEL: Through May 26: John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey. 35 E. 76th St.; (212) 744-1600. DON'T TELL...
FAIRS, FESTS, ETC...
GOLF AT THE ROCK: A 1/4-scale replica of The Players Stadium Course's iconic island 17th hole will give the public a chance to hit a shot on an island green...
FILM PICK
It's going to be an action-packed weekend at the landmark Loew's Jersey theater in Jersey City. Tonight at 8: Sergio Leone's "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' (1966). Tomorrow...
CASINO BEAT
NEW JERSEY * PAUL ANKA, the original American (teen) idol, performs tonight and tomorrow night at 9 p.m. in the Borgata's Music Box. Tickets: $45-$54. The eternally sexy ROD STEWART...
MARY'S HOT PICK
For once, the hype might just be true. The sixth annual Jazz Foundation of America benefit show has been dubbed "A Great Night in Harlem," and the Thursday night show...
CLASSICAL PICK
Those lips, those eyes - those lips! And when you're talking about trumpeters, the lips matter most. They serve Alison Balsom well, which is why the 29-year-old blond trumpeter is...
BRAVEST HIKE IS HOT $TUFF
Probationary firefighters are getting a huge pay hike - up to $36,400 a year - under a newly ratified contract that puts their salary well above their rookie police counterparts....
BIG PARTY FOWL AT THE MET
Bird-huggers' feathers are ruffled over a celeb-packed gala thrown by Vogue editrix Anna Wintour - where her minions allegedly scared peacocks into serving as cruel party decorations. PETA claims organizers...
COP KILLS LOVER
An off-duty NYPD officer fatally shot his former fiancée last night on a Queens street after a violent argument, police said. Guiatree Hardat, 22, was shot in the head at...
BIG APPLE PARKS GOING TO THE DOGS
New York dogs can kick up their paws and run free in city parks, now that a law to allow early-morning off-leash hours has been made official. "Every dog has...
CANNON DEFUSED IN COURT
A state appeals court says the Harlem Yacht Club has to lower the boom on its cannon fire. The club, on City Island, said it was exercising its freedom of...
EX IN A BIND ON BONDAGE SAGA
Peter Braunstein's editrix ex was back at his kidnap-sex-assault trial yesterday for a final hour of hell - during which a defense lawyer forced her to recount the bulk of...
$27 MILLION FOR N.Y. PORTS
WASHINGTON - New York City is getting a boost in funds to protect its port and ferry systems this year, after getting squeezed in the past by awards that spread...
I WANTED WIVES, NOT JIHAD: DOC
The former New York doctor accused of swearing allegiance to al Qaeda told a federal jury yesterday he was more interested in polygamy than terrorism. Rafiq Sabir testified in Manhattan...
CHANGE IN 'STORE' AT B'KLYN JAIL
It's jails and sales - city officials want to double the size of the Brooklyn House of Detention and juxtapose it with stores and high-rise apartments. The Economic Development Corp....
'ETHICAL' MTA
The MTA, once known for its questionable bookkeeping and real-estate boondoggles, received an award yesterday from the state Ethics Commission. "There is now mandatory training for all managers and senior...
$20M FOUL IS CALLED ON RATNER
A Manhattan investor has filed a $20 million lawsuit against Bruce Ratner, charging the controversial developer weaseled out of a deal to make him a bigwig with his basketball team....
CAR-HIT KID MAY LOSE LEG
A girl walking to school in Queens yesterday was hit by a car driven by a retired detective - and might lose her leg. Nora Palmer, 73, was driving her...
CITY GOT STONEWALLED
The collapse of a massive stone wall on the Henry Hudson Parkway two years ago could have been prevented if the property owner's engineers had alerted the city to the...
WEEKEND SUBWAY GUIDE
1 train: No trains between 14th Street and South Ferry. Take the 2 or 3 instead. 4 train: Downtown trains skip Mosholu Parkway, Bedford Park Blvd., and Fordham Road E...
CONDO SAYS DISABLED OK TO MOVE IN
An upper Manhattan condo board that allegedly barred the sale of two apartments after learning that mentally disabled adults would be moving in has reversed itself after losing key decisions...
KITTY 'KILLER' IS INDICTED
An ex-Met minor leaguer and "Sex and the City" actor accused of killing his girlfriend's cat was indicted yesterday on charges of animal cruelty and harassment. Joseph Petcka, 36, pleaded...
LAST 'DITCH' BID
The board of directors at an embattled Bronx charter high school said yesterday it would launch an investigation into the school and that the principal would no longer oversee instruction,...
POL SLAPS TOP COURT ON ETHICS
ALBANY - A furious upstate assemblyman yesterday accused the state's chief judge of killing a lawsuit against legislative leaders in order to not jeopardize a possible judicial pay raise. Assemblyman...
RIGHTING CITY HALL
On the outside, City Hall is a majestic building surrounded by a well-kept park with a fountain and sculpture. On the inside, however, the paint is peeling on walls bearing...
NYPD CLERK IN 30G 'THEFT'
A civilian NYPD property clerk has been busted for stealing $30,000 in jewelry and money from defendants and victims, authorities said. Kevin Byrd, 34, of Queens, allegedly pilfered the property...
RETRIAL WIN BY BLAMING COUSIN VIN
A small-time thief who has served 23 years for the murder of a record-shop owner won a new trial yesterday after a Brooklyn judge tossed out his 1985 conviction -...
'UNCLE BENNY'
One of the six Islamic extremists allegedly set on bringing jihad to a New Jersey Army base kept recipes for making bombs in his car - and endearingly called terror...
SICK '9/11' TAPE AT INSURANCE-SLAY TRIAL
A life-insurance agent on trial for taking out policies on Guyanese immigrants and then killing them off for the death benefits whined that he would be rich if Osama bin...
BX. BUS-WHACK VICTIM WINS $16M
A 26-year-old Bronx woman, injured when a city bus slammed into her car in 2002, has won a $16.5 million jury verdict, her lawyer said yesterday. Zulma Betancourt was a...
SPITZ $LAPPED OVER BUDGET
ALBANY - State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli yesterday accused Gov. Spitzer and the Legislature of misleading the public by dramatically underreporting the size of the new state budget by $3 billion....
PALS FEAR FOR HIT-RUN 'SCAM'LORD
Multimillionaire landlord from hell Steven Green remained in guarded condition yesterday in a Manhattan hospital's neurological unit, where the hit-run victim was visited by "Sopranos" star Lorraine Bracco. "I don't...
LOONY TUNES
Music legend Phil Spector was portrayed as a seething psycho yesterday, as jurors at his murder trial heard him ranting wildly and lashing out at a woman in a profanity-filled...
KIN BLAST KILLER AT SENTENCING
A brutal killer who gunned down his pregnant lover in order to keep their affair a secret was stared down by her furious family yesterday at his sentencing. Steven Schiovone,...
YANKEE SCREWBALL JAILED
A Queens man who ran onto the field at Yankee Stadium during the game against the Texas Rangers Wednesday night struck out in court yesterday - he was kept behind...
OLYMPIAN JUST A GOLD-MEDAL CROOK
A federal jury stopped Olympic runner Steve Riddick in his tracks yesterday, convicting him of teaming up with gold-medalist Tim Montgomery in a scheme to cash in on $5 million...
MACARONI & SLEAZE IN 'IDENTITY THEFT'
A Yonkers woman used a six-month temp job at Kraft Foods to serve up information on hundreds of co-workers to her gang of identity thieves, prosecutors said yesterday. The gang...
BUTT OUT!
Smoking is smut. The Motion Picture Association of America announced a new tobacco taboo yesterday - and said "pervasive" or "glamorized" smoking in a film could lead to an R-rating....
YOU'RE GETTING WARMER: NASA
We're cooked. Summertime temperatures in the eastern U.S. may soar nearly 10 degrees by the 2080s if carbon-dioxide emissions keep rising, according to a new study by NASA. "There is...
$TRINGS ATTACHED
WASHINGTON - House Democrats last night pushed through their second plan to fund the Iraq war - approving legislation that would provide partial funding for the conflict, but hold back...
WATCH YOUR MOUTH
Heads up - having oral sex with more than six people over a lifetime significantly increases the chance of getting throat cancer, a shocking new study has found. The risk...
PARIS-ITES' LAME SHOW
A "Free Paris" rally to protest Paris Hilton's upcoming 45-day jail stint drew only a pathetic handful of the heirhead's fans to downtown Manhattan yesterday. The star attraction at the...
CANDIDATES INVADING MYSPACE
WASHINGTON - The popular social network MySpace will hold a series of online "town hall" meetings with White House hopefuls this fall - the latest sign of the soaring clout...
GUILTY OXY COULD CAUSE RUDY PAIN
A major pharmaceutical client of Rudy Giuliani's consulting firm pleaded guilty yesterday to lying to doctors and patients about the addiction risk of the painkiller OxyContin. The development, in what...
MOORE TROUBLE
The feds are probing whether Bush-bashing filmmaker Michael Moore violated U.S. law when he brought ailing 9/11 rescue workers to Cuba for a segment in his latest movie. The Treasury...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan Cops are hunting a Murray Hill bank bandit, authorities said yesterday. The unidentified man entered the Sovereign branch at Lexington Avenue and East 35th Street and slipped a teller...
DESPICABLE WORM LOVES WATCHING HER SQUIRM
HE cracked open his eyes and managed a tiny smile. As he emerges from his Haldol haze to gawk at his ex-girlfriend, Peter Braunstein is finally enjoying the trial that...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Thu.: 452; Lucky Sum: 11 / Midday Win-4 Thu.: 6447; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Thu.: 948; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Win- 4 Thu.:...
TONY BLAIR TAKES HIS LEAVE
When British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who announced his retirement yesterday, took custody of Britain's Labor Party in 1994, it was all but irrelevant - wedded to failed, far-left policies...
NOTHING'S CHANGING
The news from Albany on Day 131 in the Age of Spitzer is uniformly good for the bad guys, and bad for the good guys. As for the governor's plans...
THIS BANK DESERVES A BAD REP
THE kerfuffle over whether Paul Wolfowitz, the World Bank's president, behaved badly regarding the contract for his companion to facilitate her departure from the bank involves no large issue. The...
BAGHDAD BLUES
IN his remarks at the Pentagon yesterday, President Bush stressed two things: The troop surge - which still isn't complete - must be given a chance, and the Democrats need...
A BULLDOG, NOT A POODLE
IT is the strange fate of retiring British Prime Minister Tony Blair to be called a lackey for adhering to his own deep-felt foreign-policy vision. Long before President Bush arrived...
GROUSING GAME
SO 11 House Republicans - that's 5 percent of the total number of Republicans in the House of Representatives - went to the White House the other day to yell...
JOE KENNEDY'S DEATH
Joe Kennedy was not shot down ("Now Post Time," May 7). I flew B-17s during the war and was part of a top-secret project called Aphrodite, which included Kennedy and...
LEAKY BORDER CONTROL HITS HOME IN JERSEY
THE ISSUE: The terror plot by six jihadists to attack New Jersey's Fort Dix Army base. To all Americans who are in denial that radical Islam is the greatest threat...
JETBLUE BOSS CANCELS HIS OWN FLIGHT
JetBlue founder David Neeleman fired himself yesterday over his airline's Valentine's Day misery trip - but made $5.3 million on the move. Shares shot up nearly 5 percent after the...
RATTLER RADLER
CHICAGO - The government's star witness at Conrad Black's fraud trial appeared to emerge from court yesterday with much of his credibility still intact, despite a promise from the dethroned...
VIACOM DELIVERS A NET TO FORGET
Viacom yesterday reported a 36 percent decline in first quarter net earnings mainly due to restructuring charges related to the 500 previously announced layoffs at its flagship MTV Networks division....
BETTER LATE THAN . . .
TABLOID publisher American Media Inc. has blown another deadline to submit its restated financial results. The publisher of Star, National Enquirer and Shape quietly reported one overdue quarter for the...
COMPANY BYRNE-D ON PROBE REPORT
Overstock.com founder Patrick Byrne received a Securities and Exchange Commission subpoena in May 2006 of last year but the online seller of excess inventory appears to have waited a year...
$ALES SLIP
Economists are predicting tempered consumer spending, following yesterday's dismal sales reports by the nation's retailers. April sales at stores open at least a year declined a collective 2.3 percent, the...
NFL NETWORK MAY FUMBLE FUNDS
In a decision that could hurt the NFL Network's financial health, the New York Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Comcast was well within its rights to distribute the football channel...
ORBITZ FILES FOR A $750M IPO
Online travel site Orbitz may not turn a profit, but Stephen Schwarzman's Blackstone Group, which bought the company only nine months ago, is already planning to cash in. Orbitz filed...
GA$ PAINS AHEAD
Big Apple drivers heading into Memorial Day traffic could be hit by $4-a-gallon gasoline for their long weekend getaways. Prices at the pump have been climbing steadily for a month...
A KURT RESPONSE
BECAUSE Kurt Thomas would qualify for the first-team on an all-NBA brute squad, his most polished defensive attribute (savoir faire) always goes unnoticed - even when the Suns' macho forward...
DON'T BELIEVE FLOYD'S LITTLE RETIREMENT BIT
FLOYD Mayweather an nounced his retirement after winning a split decision over Oscar De La Hoya last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. But don't expect that...
FISHING TRIP ENDS WITH BIG CATCH
ISLAMORADA, Fla. - Thanks to Mother Nature's cruel joke, this was a classic you shoulda been here yesterday trip. We arrived Monday after a violent cold front moved through the...
N.J. RACING BETS ON MONMOUTH
OCEANPORT, N.J. - The New Jersey racing industry, floundering through its steepest slump ever, gets its last chance to survive when the gates open tomorrow for Monmouth Park's 62nd thoroughbred...
NHL UNION FIRES CHIEF
The 22-month reign of Ted Saskin as executive director of the NHLPA came to an ignominious conclusion yesterday, fired as he was via a conference-call vote of the union's executive...
COUNCIL MEMBER TRIUMPHS
In yesterday's feature, three scratches reduced field to four; no show, no trifecta. Graynumberfive dashed to daylight lead, was joined turning for home by Kazoo and Lifestyle, who rushed up...
CURLIN GETS GREEN LIGHT TO MAKE PREAKNESS RUN
It's official: The 1-2-3 finishers in the Kentucky Derby will run in the Preakness a week from tomorrow, following trainer Steve Asmussen's confirmation yesterday that Curlin, the 7-2 morning-line favorite...
PACERS' O'NEAL DIDN'T ASK FOR TRADE
Pacers president Donnie Walsh squashed a report yesterday that Jermaine O'Neal requested a trade to the Knicks during postseason meetings with Larry Bird. "Jermaine never came in and made demands...
JUNIOR'S LEAVING 'DALE INC.'
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is leaving the company his father built after this NASCAR season. Junior will depart Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI), the only organization he has driven for, to pursue...
DARK CLOUD HANGS OVER GW'S SQUAD
When George Washington played host to Norman Thomas on Wednesday, the massive cement bleachers overlooking the baseball field at the Washington Heights school were virtually empty, as GW administrators decided...
TWO DOWN FOR HONDO
Hondo endured another double-flusher yesterday, his second in three days, as he swirled down the drain with the Mariners and Angels to trim the earn ings to 490 frisches. Tonight,...
SPORTS SHORTS
CYCLING: Landis - USADA wanted LanceFloyd Landis, the 2006 Tour de France champ, claims the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's lead attorney approached his lawyer offering "the shortest suspension they'd ever given...
KEEPING HIS NOSE CLEAN
Count Barry Cofield among the many Giants thrilled there's a new defensive sheriff in town, coordinator Steve Spagnuolo taking the place of unpopular Tim Lewis. Cornerbacks on the team, especially...
TROUBLE BREWING
The Mets' legitimacy had to be proved last season through rites of passage. They accomplished it by winning the NL East, by earning more victories than any National League club....
AMAZIN'S AWAIT SOME MOTA HELP
In less than three weeks, the Mets could have a new impact pitcher and a reliever who could be a vital component to their bullpen. Guillermo Mota could be eligible...
MAKE OR BREAK
Tomorrow's game at the Swamp is not just a must-win contest for the Nets in their second-round series against Cleveland, but a must-win game for the franchise as we know...
HOT-SHOT EDDIE IS IN HOUSE FOR NETS
Eddie House was in the house yesterday and tomorrow may be in the game. The Nets' 3-point sharpshooter, House made a surprising return to practice yesterday and declared himself fit...
CARTER KNOWS HE CAN PLAY BETTER
Vince didn't mince. Vince Carter, who usually does not criticize himself, used strong language to describe his two-game cave in Cleveland. "I'm playing like (bleep)," Carter admitted yesterday. "I think...
AN ORDER OF TEXAS TOAST
The Yankees only mustered one real rally yesterday, and it came long after a 14-2 rout to Texas. Knowing that the blowout was indefensible, team leaders instead pointed to the...
JOE'S CONCERNS MOUNT, ON AND OFF FIELD
THE homestand did not end well, and the 3,000-mile airplane trip that awaited promised to be even longer and duller than usual. The final score was 14-2, and there was...
ROCKET BOOSTER
Joe Torre made his successful pitch for Roger Clemens, and now The Rocket makes his pitch - one of those high, hard ones - for Torre. Clemens yesterday told The...
5 QUESTIONS FOR AL LEITER
This week, the Post's Pat Reichart sat down with YES Network analyst Al Leiter. Leiter, a former pitcher for the Yankees and Mets, spoke about the current state of the...
IT'S A LONG DAY FOR WANG
Chien-Ming Wang's flirtation with perfection this time lasted all of six pitches. Rangers Leadoff hitter Kenny Lofton walked, and Wang's imperfect afternoon was underway. It ended with the Rangers sticking...
GIAMBI, DAMON COPE WITH PAIN
One Yankee's nagging injury now looks manageable, while another's flamed up yesterday. Jason Giambi was upbeat after his morning visit with Manhattan foot specialist William Hamilton, who instructed him on...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
These folks have bought the farm, but you won't find them there. Texas State University's plan to build the nation's largest "body farm" of cadavers has for now died -...
Season's End
I remarked that this season, despite the Rangers' second round exit, was a successful one ... and caught some flack for being pleased with their results, considering their high-powered roster...