December 21, 2007
Sid Goes Gordie Howe
The fans in Boston got something worth more than the price of admission. They got to see the Next One throw down the gloves and actually hold his own in...
No Antoine, Maybe Boki For G. State
By FRED KERBERGet one guy healthy, sort of; lose another, for sure.Antoine Wright went in for treatment today and although athletic trainer Tim Walsh is very, very good, a miracle...
Singalong showdown
No holiday party invites? Show them all by honing your karaoke skills, as Joey Fatoneâs (left) "The Singing Bee" and Wayne Bradyâs (right) "Don't Forget the Lyrics" go song-to-song tonight...
Tom to stay or go?
BY PAUL SCHWARTZIs it overly dramatic and obsessively negative to state that Tom Coughlin's job security rests on the outcome of Sunday's Giants-Bills game?Nope.BY PAUL SCHWARTZIs it overly dramatic and...
Sid Fernandez named in affidavit
ESPN.com reports that former Mets pitcher Sid Fernandez was named in the Kirk Radomski affidavit that was unsealed in Central Islip yesterday.The story says, "According to the affidavit, obtained exclusively...
Deal of the Day
What would the Deal of the Day before Christmas be without a chunky red sweater?The Two-By-Two double-breasted honeycomb knit sweater is perfect for cozying up by the fire, drinking eggnog...
Starr Report
NBC has moved the premiere of Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice" back to Jan. 3 -just a day after announcing, with much fanfare, that "Celebrity Apprentice" would be shifted to...
Caught-on-Tape Paramount Veep 'In Hot Water,' Variety sez
That's the headline in today's article in the trade journal, which follows up a red-hot scoop broken yesterday by The Post's Jeane McIntosh. Variety reports that Pamela Abdy "an ascending...
DVD Extra: Last Minute Gift Guides
You can find my list of 16 of the year's most rewarding box sets, including Disney's wonderful Mickey predecessor "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' (with a terrific, feature-length documentary on animator...
LIVEBLOG: On the cutting edge
What on earth would 10th-generation Cossack artisan knifemakers doing in the heart of Minas Gerais, Brazil?In Tiradentes, a most excellently preserved colonial gem that is as quaint and beautiful as...
Box Office Preview: The Second Coming of Bruckheimer
There are five movies debuting in wide release today as Hollywood tries to get a jump on next Wednesday, the day after Christmas and historically one of the biggest box...
My First Video Review: 'Charlie Wilson's War'
This isn't my natural metier, but here you have it: my very first video review, for "Charlie Wilson's War,'' taped last week at the E-Walk, where I gaze longingly out...
KWANZAA - AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Here's a look at this unique, cultural holiday celebration. KWANZAA is a relatively new holiday tradition which was founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga. It is not a religious...
KNITWITS
WEDNESDAY night at McSwiggan's pub could've easily been mistaken for a "Cosby Show" Christmas special, but hold your Huxtables folks - this Gramercy Park haunt was in fact the scene...
YOU CAN'T MASK FOR MORE
ONE of Verdi's most wonderful mature operas, "Un Ballo in Maschera," danced back for its season premiere Monday night at the Metropolitan Opera. Eloquently conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, the singing...
IN PRAISE OF MR. WRITE
THEY say that, in the theater, the playwright is king. So today's column is a royal procession - Tennessee Williams, Harold Pinter and Noel Coward. Gore Vidal, who abandoned Broadway...
STARR REPORT
Trumped again! Sometimes, you have to remember that adults are making these decisions. NBC has moved the premiere of Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice" back to Jan. 3 -just a...
SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE
'SHOT At Love" favorite Domenico Nesci didn't get the girl - but he did get his own reality show. Nesci, snubbed by Tila Tequila in MTV's bisexual dating show, "A...
RUBEN DROPPED BY LABEL
'AMERICAN Idol 2" winner Ruben Studdard has been quietly dropped by his record label. J Records, the label run by record mogul Clive Davis, cut Ruben earlier this week, according...
NFL-CABLE ARBITRATION
THE NFL yesterday pro posed binding arbitra tion with Time Warner cable over making the NFL Network available in New York. The NFL wants its network to be part of...
JOLLY DALAI
ON September 11, 2001, French filmmaking brothers Jules and Gedeon Naudet were in the midst of filming a documentary about NYC firefighters when the planes hit the World Trade Center....
COLBERT, STEWART BACK JAN. 7
COMEDY Central cutups Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will return to the air on Jan. 7, even if their writing staffs remain on strike. They will join the rest of...
AFGHANISTAND-UP
A feel-good comedy about a covert US effort to fund resistance to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan? What will Hollywood think of next? Oscar winners Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip...
LOAD OF CRYPTOLOGY
THIS is Nicolas CAGE. Remember when I used to make quiet movies for smart people? Things have CHANGED. "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" is my latest LOUD movie for IDIOTS....
LITTLE IS BRAN NEW IN CORNY CEREAL COMEDY
FLAKES *1/2 INDIE filmmaker Michael Lehmann im pressed a lot of people with his feature debut "Heathers" in 1989. But he's not going to win many fans with his latest...
STEEP
THE documentary "Steep" is all about the joys of extreme, big-mountain skiing. It consists of gorgeous alpine scenes as well as talking heads who spout cliches such as, "We're all...
HE'S DEAD, NOW BABY GOT FLASHBACK
HAS any two-time Oscar winner ever made as many bad movies as Hilary Swank? A protracted piece of schmaltz, "P.S. I Love You" looks like a hand-me-down from Sandra Bullock...
DEWEY LIKE IT? WE DO!
PERENNIAL second banana John C. Reilly rocks as a hard-rocking, decades-spanning musical icon in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," though this biopic parody it self is a more scattershot...
CALENDAR
STAGE: STOP, SHOP AND CAROL Performers from off-Broadway shows "Stomp," "Altar Boyz," "The Fantasticks" and more will be belting out all your holiday favorites today at 4 p.m. when the...
BROADWAY
-"A BRONX TALE":-** Chazz Palminteri stars in his 1993 one-man show of growing up in The Bronx. Material worked better in De Niro's movie. Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th...
CASINO BEAT
CONNECTICUT *SINBAD sails into Foxwoods' Fox Theatre tonight at 9. Tickets: $33-$44; foxwoods.com, (860) 312-3000. *It's a KENNY ROGERS Christmas tonight at 8 in the Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets: $35....
LONG-RUNNING
"AVENUE Q":-*** John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St.; (212) 239-6200. "CHICAGO":-**** Ambassador Theatre, 219 W. 49th St.; (212) 239-6200. "A CHORUS LINE":-**½ Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. 236 W. 45th St.;...
OFF-BROADWAY
"BECKETT SHORTS": *** Mikhail Baryshnikov stars in this striking production of four short Beckett pieces directed by JoAnne Akalaitis and featuring music by Philip Glass. New York Theatre Workshop, 79...
POP,ROCK,FOLK
GEORGE BREAKFAST AND THE CORNFLAKES:-You may also know this country-ish crooner as George Bacon, but don't be late for dinner when one of England's favorite hillbillies plays one of Manhattan's...
JAZZ
BLUE NOTE:-Wednesday through Dec. 31: Chick Corea. 131 W. Third St.; (212) 475-8592. DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA:-Through Monday: Ann Hampton Callaway. 33 W. 60th St.; (212) 258-9595. IRIDIUM:-Thursday through Dec. 30:...
CLASSICAL
BARGEMUSIC:-Stephen Beck plays Bach for a Christmas Eve show at 8 that includes complimentary cookies and eggnog. Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn; (718) 624-2083. CARNEGIE HALL:-New York String Orchestra is joined...
DANCE
CITY CENTER: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs through New Year's Eve. 131 W. 55th St.; (212) 581-1212. For performance times, go to nycitycenter.org. FLORENCE GOULD HALL: New York Theatre...
FILM
IFC CENTER: Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" shows daily at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. through Tuesday at 323 Sixth Ave.; (212) 924-7771. MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE: "Walt...
PREVIEWS
"THE LITTLE MERMAID": The latest Disney cartoon to hit the stage. Lunt- Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St.; (212) 307-4747. Opens Jan. 10."NOVEMBER:" Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf star in...
'HALL' OF A RIDE FOR NJ MAYOR
Fifteen newly elected mayors converged on City Hall yesterday to get pointers from Mayor Bloomberg - but only after a cabby took one out-of-towner to a different city hall. "We...
CITY SCHOOLS FAILING
One in three city public elementary and middle schools are in need of improvement - a significant increase since last year, state education officials announced yesterday. The percentage of city...
BRONX IS UP, DOWN & UP AGAIN
In a city where many people would kill for a 212 area code or a Fifth Avenue address, one woman would take The Bronx over Manhattan any day. Vitalina Montesano...
VINNY 'GORGEOUS' WINDS UP DOING TIME FOR A 'SPELL'
The text of a magic spell that acting Bonanno boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano used in a desperate bid to keep out of jail was released yesterday. He allegedly wrote...
HOLIDAY'S A DOG-GONE HAPPY ONE
A dognapped Chihuahua puppy was reunited with her owners yesterday in what was described as a Christmas miracle. Rosie, a 7-month-old rare blue sable Chihuahua, was snatched after thieves kicked...
STUDIO 'MOLL' & 'SOPRANOS' BIG
The executive producer of "The Sopranos" has landed himself a cameo in a real-life mob case - his name popped up in wiretaps during a Luchese gambling and drug sting....
WEEKEND SUBWAY GUIDE
4 train: Manhattan-bound trains skip Bedford Park Blvd, Kingsbridge, Fordham Roads, and 183 Street between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A and C trains: Manhattan trains run...
FIANCÉ TO FACE RAP IN FELLOW COP'S SLAY
Nearly three months after a police officer was fatally shot in her Long Island home, her fiancé - a fellow NYPD cop - is expected to turn himself in today...
'BONNIE' SENT TO HOOSEGOW
The female half of a Bonnie-and-Clyde-style Manhattan penthouse burglary team cried yesterday as she was sentenced to four years in prison. "We know we were wrong," she sobbed. "We're very...
SCHOOL TO BOOT APT. TENANTS
A prestigious Upper East Side girls school says it has a contract to buy part of an adjacent apartment building and will relocate its rent-regulated tenants to make way for...
NO 'MA' IN EURO RAP TOUR
Hip-hop hellion Remy Ma is hard up for cash and desperate to do some gigs in Europe, but a judge threw a wrench into her financial-comeback plans yesterday. The renegade...
BRAVE BOY WHO TRIED TO SAVE PETS BURIED
As more than a hundred mourners placed white carnations on his white casket yesterday, 9-year-old Tommy Monahan was hailed as a brave boy who "would have made a great man."...
PATHMARK PROTEST
Dozens of Lower East Side residents rallied in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge yesterday to protest the possible closure of a Pathmark supermarket that has served the area since...
'THE HUBBY DID IT'
Detectives who spent the last year investigating the bizarre roadside murder of Bill and Hillary Clinton's Chappaqua neighbor finally arrested the only person they ever suspected - her husband. Carlos...
JUDGE GIVES ALIEN PASS ON LICENSE
Illegal aliens can know the freedom of the open road in Westbury, LI, where a local judge yesterday tossed out a charge of driving without a license brought against an...
ONE 'HURL' OF A VIRUS
Cases of the dreaded "vomiting virus" are spiking around the city, marking the start of the stomach-flu season, the Health Department reported yesterday. Emergency rooms are now seeing a total...
SUSPECT IS ID'D IN 'XMAS MOM' SLAY
Police are looking this man in the shooting death of a mom last weekend in Brooklyn, authorities said yesterday. Darius Dubarry (pictured), 27, is wanted in connection for his alleged...
CHRISTMAS IN THE CLINK FOR CRUELLA
Convicted Long Island slaveholder Varsha "Cruella" Sabhnani was ordered to jail before her sentencing despite sobbing pleas from her family that she remain free for Christmas. "I'm stunned that my...
'BOMB' BOY BUSTED AT QNS. HS
A rocket "bomb" made from kitty litter terrified a Queens school yesterday and landed one student in much more than detention, authorities said. The model rocket - available in toy...
'$CAM' EDUCRAT QUITS
A $90,000-a-year education honcho is getting a tough lesson in honesty - the state inspector general ruled yesterday that she cheated on business expenses so she could splurge on lavish...
SI MAN: 'I SHOT MY WIFE'
A Staten Island man shot his wife to death yesterday, then called the cops and calmly told them that he did it, police said. Officers responding to the early-morning 911...
ANGER AT MIKE FOR TREE-SON
Mayor Bloomberg says he wants to turn New York City green by planting 1 million new trees. So why is he firing up the chainsaws in Washington Square Park? That...
JAVITS PLAN WILL SHRINK
A long-delayed project to stretch the Jacob Javits Convention Center north has been scrapped as state officials begin working up a new plan that will create a much smaller expansion...
IN COLD BLOOD
A convicted cop killer cold-bloodedly boasted that "we can kill anyone else we want" after learning that an officer had been slain in a 1973 Brooklyn hostage siege, one of...
CHAT 'DOOM'
ORANJESTAD, Aruba - A main suspect in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway wrote in a chat session that she was dead, Aruba's chief prosecutor revealed yesterday. But Hans...
KERREY JOINS SORRY CREW
Bob Kerrey became the second Hillary Rodham Clinton surrogate to apologize within the last 10 days for raising questions about rival Barack Obama's background. Kerrey's mea culpa Wednesday referred to...
DEADBEAT BRO HAS HILL SPEECHLESS
GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa - Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to throw the book at deadbeat dads who don't pay child support, but she's staying mum on her own brother's refusal to...
O, NO! WINFREY A DUD FOR OBAMA
WASHINGTON - The "Oprah Effect" might be a "zer-O," two surprising new polls showed yesterday. One in three New Hampshire women between the ages of 18 and 29 said the...
RUDY RETURNS FROM ST. FLUEY
Rudy Giuliani, looking fit after a brief bout with flu-like symptoms, was back on home turf in Manhattan last night, planning to "sleep in" today before an "abbreviated" stump upstate....
I'LL BE BRITNEY SISTER'S MR.
Jamie Lynn Spears' baby daddy wants to make an honest woman of his knocked-up tween queen, his pastor uncle said yesterday. "Jamie Lynn and Casey want to get married. I...
NICKELODEON BIGS EYEING 'LOVE' LESSON FOR FANS
Jamie Lynn Spears' pregnancy bombshell could spark a very special episode of "Zoey 101." The cable kiddie show's third season ends in two weeks with a cliffhanger - whether Spears'...
PREZ SAYS CONGRESS FAILED TO CHOP PORK
WASHINGTON - Before leaving town for the holidays, President Bush slapped Congress yesterday over the nearly 10,000 political pork-barrel projects stuffed into the latest spending bill it sent him this...
SLAIN MOGUL'S 'KNIGHT' SALE
One of the original talking KITT coupes of the 1980s TV series "Knight Rider" is up on the auction block - and its last owner was slain real-estate mogul Andrew...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Staten Island A New Brighton man was nabbed for shooting his cousin during a fight over memorial prayer cards, authorities said yesterday. Harold Green, 27, allegedly pumped a bullet into...
HE'S FINALLY FREDDY FOR PRIME TIME
FRED THOMPSON'S disappointed fans have something to cheer about at last. After sinking to single digits in the polls, the former "Law & Order" actor is making a comeback. Over...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Thu.: 999; Lucky Sum: 27 / Midday Win-4 Thu.: 7660; Lucky Sum: 19 / Evening Nos. Thu.: 140; Lucky Sum: 5; Evening Win-4 Thu.: 1664; Lucky...
HELPING AMERICA'S HEROES
America's wounded heroes are getting a much-needed boost this holiday season - thanks, in no small part, to the overwhelming generosity of New York Post readers. Last week on these...
BILL & HILL'S LATEST INTRIGUE
What is it about the Clintons and money? When it comes to Bill and Hillary's finances, there's always a sordid little back story - and loads of unanswered questions. And...
THANKS, SOLDIER!
POST readers really support our troops: In response to the call to help build the new Warrior and Family Support Center for our severely wounded veterans, more than 2,000 of...
HUCK THE 'VICTIM'
'TIS the season: What better time than Christmas for an all-out war between Christian conservatives and the rest of the Republican Party? The Evangelical insurgency of the Mike Huckabee campaign...
SEND HORSE CARRIAGES TO PASTURE
THE ISSUE: The arrest of horse and stable owner Cornelius Byrne on bribery charges. "Unbridled Bribery" (Dec. 14) further proves that the NYC horse-carriage industry is run by shady individuals....
CORZINE'S CHRISTMAS GIFT - TO NJ MURDERERS
THE ISSUE: NJ Gov. Corzine's signing into law a measure to abolish the death penalty. Merry Christmas to all child murderers from Gov. Corzine and the Democratic Party ("NJ Kills...
MERRILL BRACING FOR $8.6B HIT ON HOLDINGS
Merrill Lynch could take an additional $8.6 billion write-down in the fourth quarter on subprime-related debt, an analyst said yesterday, adding further pain to the Wall Street icon run by...
CAN'T BEAR IT
Jimmy Cayne is ending the year he'd love to forget. In his latest crisis, the head of Bear Stearns yesterday disclosed the firm's first loss in its history as a...
ALL THE NUDES. . .
THE feud inside the New York Times over a provocative photo of a semi-nude, underage fashion model intensified this week after Times Magazine Editor Gerald Marzorati fired off a missive...
MBIA LOUSY WITH $8.1B IN NASTY CDOS
MBIA's dirty little secret floated to the surface yesterday when the biggest bond insurer in the world disclosed it had $8.1 billion worth of the most arcane collateralized debt obligations...
BYE, BYE BARRY
It's official: Concert promotion behemoth Live Nation is ditching Barry Diller's Ticketmaster at the end of next year to start its own rival ticketing service. The company yesterday said it...
SEARCH HAS PAID OFF
After an eight-month investigation, the Federal Trade Commission gave the green light to Google's $3.1 billion acquisition of Web ad firm DoubleClick. The proposed merger still needs the approval of...
NFL THROWS A HAIL MARY
Not unlike last year's Rutgers University bowl game, the NFL Network and Time Warner Cable are using the upcoming, potentially history-making match-up between the New England Patriots and New York...
HIJACKED FEDEX TRUCK FOUND IN BROOKLYN
A FedEx truck carrying more than $1 million in loot that was hijacked early this morning in Manhattan was found in Brooklyn today. Gun-toting carjackers made off with a FedEx...
THE LIFE PENALTY
TWENTY-SIX years and counting: That's how long my family, my friends and I have been tormented by Mumia Abu-Jamal - the man who murdered my husband, Police Officer Danny Faulkner,...
TOXIC TOYS: FALSE ALARM
THIS holiday season has brought an explosion of "toxic toys" fears - ground less ones. And Congress is moving ahead with a bill that would add to the hysteria. Yes,...
TANKLEFF CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED
A state appellate court has overturned the convictions of Martin Tankleff, who was sent to prison in 1990 for killing his parents, according to a report. THIS IS A DEVELOPING...
A VERY KOBE CHRISTMAS
Before the season, the Lakers were one team that could relate to the Knicks' turmoil. The Knicks had suffered through Isiah Thomas's sexual-harassment trial, while the Lakers endured a summer...
5 QUESTIONS FOR...
CARL Banks, now a reporter and on- air personality with WFAN and Sirius, won two Super Bowls as a linebacker for the Giants. He talked with The Post's Justin Terranova...
WILLARD REBUILDS AT IONA
KEVIN Willard is no stranger to challenges. As a guard at Pitt from 1994-1997, he had to face Allen Iverson and Kerry Kittles. Often, it wasn't pretty. "I'm very honest...
PANTHERS DUMP BLUE DEVILS IN OT
Welcome to the Love-Hate Club. Membership in The Club is as restricted as a visit to Camp David. Recommendations from friends and family are worthless. Only over the course of...
SPORTS SHORTS
POINSETTIA BOWL: Utes winBrian Johnson threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah (9-4) opened the bowl season with a 35-32 victory over Navy (8-5)in the Poinsettia Bowl...
MISSING A STEPH
The Knicks created a bang for one night with their Garden thrashing of the Cavaliers, a step forward perhaps, but here comes the reality check. How much momentum can this...
JINTS NO METS
ARE the Giants on the verge of pulling a Mets? If they go from 9-4 to out of the playoffs, that's exactly what it would be. Eli Manning threw 34...
BOWLING FOR DOLLARS - AND SAINTS
Adding to his stuffed trophy case, The Wildcat captured first place over more than 50 foes in the 2006-07 edition of Playbook's long-running Wise Guys Contest with an overall record...
TRENDSETTERS
GIANTS (-21/2) AT BILLS, 1 P.M. Big Blue has covered four straight following a home double-digit loss, four straight as a road favorite of a field goal or less and...
HO HO HONDO HAS CLAUS FOR CONCERN
It's the special, feel-good Hondo Christmas Spectacular, which is an invitation to all in HondoNation to gather around and collect your winners. However, judging by recent events, there's probably only...
LINCOLN TOPS 'ROOS IN TWO OTS
Though there's no denying that Lance Stephenson is Lincoln High's best player, the Railsplitters proved last night that they can survive without the junior - at least for awhile. Stephenson,...
A TOUGH BILL TO SWALLOW
WE KEEP waiting for Eli Manning to be Phil Simms, and it isn't happening, and if there is one Sunday when the Giants need him to be Simms, it will...
EMOTIONAL RETURN FOR HIXON
The first thing Domenik Hixon did after signing with the Giants in October was look at the rest of their schedule. The news wasn't good: When the second-year wideout saw...
HOLIDAY SPIRIT BITES JOVIAL (YET DESPERATE) GIANTS
The word wasn't said with any more emphasis than the others but it resonated far more loudly. Tom Coughlin, in describing the mood of his team, yesterday said, "I think...
MANGINI-TUNA STILL CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
Bill Parcells joining the Dolphins yesterday will certainly change the dynamic of Eric Mangini's relationship with one of his mentors, but don't expect it to morph into a soap opera,...
CHAD: I'M A STARTER
Chad Pennington, who appears to be a virtual lock to start against the Titans on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn., was as defiant as ever yesterday when discussing himself as a...
IT'S ABOUT TIME
FOLLOWING the Knicks' 18-point autopsy of the Cadavers, they're back on the pace of giving an entire game of effort as often as a Spears sister passes a home pregnancy...
A BOYCOTT THAT'LL WORK
MERRY CHRISTMAS, suckers. And you know who you are. You're the ones who swear you're through; yep, this is the latest last straw. Then back you go for more. Funny,...
DEFENSE STRENGTH OF METS' SCHNEIDER
Mets' fans were left scratching their heads when they swapped once-top prospect Lastings Milledge to the Washington Nationals on Nov. 30 for catcher Brian Schneider and outfielder Ryan Church. Nevertheless,...
NETS HEAT UP IN OT
MIAMI - All night the Nets fought uphill. And all night, Dwyane Wade simply gathered the Heat and carried them just beyond the Nets' reach. Finally, Vince Carter stuck a...
CONGRESS: PLAYERS DON'T HAVE TO TESTIFY
If Roger Clemens confesses, it appears it won't be on Capitol Hill. Rep. Tom Davis said yesterday that the House Government Reform Committee has no plans to call players to...
JOBA: CLEMENS' WORK IS THE PROOF
Joba Chamberlain hasn't talked to Roger Clemens since the release of the Mitchell Report last week, but that didn't stop him from defending former teammate yesterday during yesterday's "Yankees Universe"...
ROG A NO-NAME
Roger Clemens' attorney threw a verbal fastball last night as good as anything his client ever threw off the mound. Rusty Hardin blasted The Los Angeles Times after Clemens won...
JETER: FANS SHOULD WAIT FOR FACTS BEFORE JUDGING
Derek Jeter wants everybody to wait until all the facts are in before declaring Roger Clemens guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs. "It seems right now people are rushing to judgment,"...
FEAGLES WARY OF PARRISH
There was no buzz around punter Jeff Feagles this week, as opposed to the stir created three weeks ago the assignment was to punt the ball away from the Bears'...
O/U RICO!
Rico went 7-9 (2-1 on Best Bets) last week on the over/unders, putting the season record at 113-109-2 (23-20-2). The selections for Week 16: OVER: Steelers / Rams; Titans /...
MISS CHARLEEN
LAST NIGHT: Steelers. TOMORROW: Panthers. SUNDAY: Giants, Titans, Browns, Bears, Colts, Chiefs, Dolphins, Jaguars, Eagles, Redskins, Cards, Seahawks, 49ers. MONDAY: Chargers. BEST BETS: Chiefs, Eagles, Redskins.
THE ODD COUPLE
Imagine making the Jets, Dolphins and Raiders Best Bets and hitting all three. Let's hear it for The Odd Couple (Dick Tocco & Peter Klayman)! LAST NIGHT: Rams. TOMORROW: Cowboys....
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Perhaps it's a meter measuring a city's decline. Thieves in Atlanta have sawed off more than 500 parking meters from their posts and walked off with them. That amounts to...
Wild West
It didn't take long for the pendulum to swing back the other way. Marian Gaborik ran roughshod over the Rangers tonight, scoring 5 goals by himself -- including two on...