February 16, 2008
THREE UP, FEB. 17, 2008
1. In my column in today's Post, I write about the Yankee quest to find enough innings out of their rotation with such strict limitations on Generation Trey. Obviously, one...
OBAMA ROBBED IN NY
Barack Obama's primary-night results were strikingly under recorded in several congressional districts around the city - in some cases leaving him with zero votes when, in fact, he had pulled...
ARREST IN SHRINK SLAY CASE
Cops arrested a man today who left his prints at the scene of last week's brutal Upper East Side slashing of two therapists - and disclosed that the suspect had...
New Life on Broadway
The best effort of the year comes on the heels of a five-day layoff. Coincidence?âI thought they needed the rest as much as anything, to be honest,â coach Tom Renney...
Beltran makes headlines
PORT ST. LUCIE â- Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran made plenty of news in just a few minutes this afternoon.Beltran not only revealed that surgery on both knees last October...
THREE DOWN, FEB. 16, 2008
1. You would not think locker placement comes with a strategy. But it does. On the first full day of workouts Friday Mike Mussina noted that Ian Kennedy was to...
POLICE QUESTION NEW SUSPECT IN SHRINK SLAY
Police are questioning a new potential suspect in the gruesome slashing of two Upper East Side psychologists. A 39-year-old telemarketer from Queens was brought into the 19th Precinct early this...
Early Box Office: 'Jumper' Rebounds
The terminally confused sci-fi adventure "Jumper'' found its audience Friday after a virtual tie with the musical "Step Up 2 the Streets'' on Thursday, and will finish the five-day weekend...
THREE UP, FEB. 16, 2008
1. What is the under-over in days until the Roger Clemens camp leaks that the Rocket wants to play in the Olympics this summer and for Team USA next spring...
IT'S MILLER TIME
One of the real gifts of my job is bouncing around to different spring training camps and seeing some of my favorite people. Such is the case with Jonny Miller,...
MIKE ZAPS RECYCLE BID
The city won't enforce a measure enacted by the City Council imposing penalties on consumers and manufacturers who don't recycle electronic equipment, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. "We don't have to...
SPITZER IS UP TO OLD PATAKI TRICKS
ALBANY - Gov. Spitzer, who vowed to change Albany's pay-to-play culture "on Day 1," is allowing a top lobbyist - and employer of controversial former Spitzer aide Darren Dopp -...
BLOOMY BOOSTS EARLY PENSIONS FOR TEACHERS
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended a bill now before the governor that would allow current teachers to retire with full pension benefits five years earlier than current law allows. Addressing the...
FLOCKIN' IDIOT IS ARRESTED
A bird-brained Parks Department employee may find himself nesting in jail after he was busted for intentionally mowing down pigeons and seagulls with his golf cart in Battery Park, police...
FEAR OF NEW RAMPAGE
Fearing the Upper East Side butcher who hacked up a shrink will strike again, police yesterday put round-the-clock security on the two eyewitnesses who also struggled with the madman, law-enforcement...
'GOON' COPS CHARGED IN BAR BEATING
Two cops were charged yesterday with the savage barroom beating that left a man blinded in one eye, while two other NYPD officers were charged with trying to cover up...
'OLDIES' LEGENDS SUE
The superstars of yesterday are still getting cheated by their record company today, court papers charge. In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, more than a dozen recording stars,...
QNS. 'COKE KIN' BUST
Five members of an everyday family living in a well-kept, private home in Woodhaven, Queens, were busted yesterday morning for participating in a family-run cocaine business, police said. For nearly...
BOY RESCUED IN BX. WATERS
A 14-year-old boy was plucked out of frigid Bronx waters in a daring rescue by firefighters last night, authorities said. The boy was walking along a 150- to 200-foot-long jetty...
STEPDAD: THE DNA SAYS I'M INNOCENT
A DNA expert testified yesterday that genetic evidence taken from Nixzmary Brown's sweatpants was not linked to anyone in the house in which the 7 1/2-year-old was killed - prompting...
SEXTORT-VID BABE TO CLINK
A woman who was half of a Long Island sextortion team that videotaped married swingers, then blackmailed dozens for as much as $50,000 apiece, has been sentenced to two to...
NYPD GAL IS A 'CELL' OUT: COPS
A Police Headquarters employee has learned the hard way the NYPD doesn't have a family-share plan. Marcia Sims, a 20-year NYPD civilian worker, was busted this week for allegedly helping...
TALE OF ALLEGED COP RAPE
The shaken teen allegedly raped by a veteran Westchester cop spoke out for the first time yesterday about her terrifying ordeal. "I am nervous. I am nervous," the teary 17-year-old...
PAUL'S $108 MIL TO MILLS
Coo-coo ka-ching! Heather Mills has walked away from her bitter di vorce from former Beatle Paul McCartney with a wal rus-sized $108 million set tlement following a week long showdown...
DOGGED CLONERS
Can't let go of your dearly departed dog? Well, a South Korean company has a deal for you. RNL Bio is charging up to $150,000 to clone dead pets -...
FEAR OVER HEZ CELLS
Hezbollah has more than 50 terrorist cells around the world ready to carry out its declaration of "open war" against Israeli targets, a senior Israeli defense official said. The guerrilla...
$ATELLITE 'FALL'OUT LOOMS
A US ambassador announced yesterday that the government will reimburse any country that sustains fallout from the rogue spy satellite it plans to shoot down. But the question remains, where...
OH BABY, SOCK IT TO HIM!
A stunning ex-stripper was dressed to kill for her first courtroom showdown with boxer Oscar De La Hoya, but wound up feeling like she took a blow to the gut...
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY SEX
God wants you to have sex. That's the message being sent out by one Florida church, which has challenged its married members to have sex every day for 30 days....
DEM BIGS DEAL HILL 'SUPER' SHOCK
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Democratic "superdelegates" should follow the will of the people in their states if they end up breaking the tie in the nomination battle -...
PAPA BUSH NOD FOR MAC
Former President George H.W. Bush will endorse likely GOP White House nominee John McCain Monday in Texas. The Lone Star State holds its primary on March 4. A Texas poll...
AUTHOR: MY 'COP RIP' A RED HERRING
Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell says she's not guilty of bad-mouthing cops, and she spent $250,000 on full-page newspaper ads to prove it. "I never diss cops. I'm their biggest...
OBAMA MAKES IT TIGHT IN TEXAS
The Democratic race in Texas - one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's "last stand" states - has tightened to a 10-point battle between her and Barack Obama. Five new polls released...
TAKE THAT!
The * will get its day in court. A former St. Louis Ram whose team lost the 2002 Super Bowl to Bill Belichick's New England Patriots filed a $100 million...
COLLEGE KILLER CRAZY FOR VIOLENT VID GAME
The man who gunned down five people and wounded 16 in an Illinois classroom rampage was a loner who preferred studying to partying and was obsessed with an ultra-violent video...
CRUEL JOKER
Heath Ledger lives on - as an evil 6-inch figurine. The Post got a sneak peek at the action figures for this summer's upcoming Batman flick "The Dark Knight," in...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
MANHATTAN Cops are looking for the scar-faced thief, pictured above, who menaced two women in Midtown before stealing a $12,000 diamond engagement ring. On Feb. 5, he surprised two women...
THERE'S NO SYMPATHY FOR PSYCHO KILLER DEVIL
HE'LL get his. Shell-shocked, distraught and with tears seeping from reddened eyes, Owen Faughey stiffened when asked if he wanted to get the man who butchered his beloved sister, Kathryn....
LOTTERY RESULTS
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Fri.: 831; Lucky Sum: 12 / Midday Win-4 Fri.: 5534; Lucky Sum: 17; Evening Nos. Fri.: 659; Lucky Sum: 20; Evening Win-4 Fri.: 6141; Lucky Sum:...
MAYOR FINK VS. THE MARINES
If Carty Finkbeiner ever tires of being mayor of Toledo, Ohio, maybe he should try for a spot on the Berkeley, Calif. City Council. Judging by his latest stunt, they'd...
SLOUCHING TO SHARIA
Something's rioting in the state of Den mark. Hundreds of disaffected Muslim youths took to Danish streets this week after local newspapers reprinted one of the cartoons of the Prophet...
MIKE'S RIGHTEOUS RANT
Mayor Bloomberg this week had some harsh words for Washington politicians in light of the $150 bil lion "stimulus" package that President Bush had just signed into law. Noting the...
CANADA'S 'HATE POLICE'
LAST month, when an officer of the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission in terrogated him about his decision to reprint the notorious Muhammad cartoons that originally appeared in the...
THE TORTURE MYTH
LESS than five minutes. That's the total amount of time the United States has waterboarded terrorist detainees. How many detainees? Three. Who were these detainees? One was Khalid Sheik Mohammed,...
THE SMEAR TO WIN OHIO
STRATEGISTS for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign believe it's impera tive to identify her high-flying opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, with the "McGovern wing" of the Democratic Party - but want...
HILLARY VS. DEMOCRACY
FOR 2 ½ months now, Democrats have been voting in primaries and meeting in caucuses to select their nominee for president. The last gasp of Hillary Clinton's campaign could be...
PHILHARMONIC CHIEF: CONDUCTING FOR TERROR
The best way for New Yorkers to protest the vile diatribe of Lorin Maazel is to refuse to attend the orchestra's concerts and other public appearances ("The New York Foolharmonic,"...
PANDERING TO PUSHERS
Queens Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry's concern about the plight of drug dealers makes one wonder what he does for his real, full-time job ("Pol Calls Crack Tax Raw 'Deal'," Feb. 12)....
GM DRIVEN OUT
General Motors is saying adios to the General Motors Building even as Harry Macklowe scrambles to sell the tower in hope of staving off foreclosure on much of his real...
IT'S FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR BEST BUY'S PLANS
Best Buy cut its profit outlook based on sluggish sales in recent weeks, but the electronics giant is still pressing ahead with bold expansion plans this year that threaten struggling...
DEAL STATIC FADES AWAY
Investors seem to be gaining confidence that the $27 billion takeover of radio giant Clear Channel Communications will close by the end of next month despite persistent problems in the...
JOHNNIES GEAR FOR FINAL PUSH
Two weeks ago St. John's seemed destined for the Big East cellar; last month Villanova was headed for the NCAA tournament. Things have changed, with the Red Storm having a...
MIRROR IMAGES
LAS VEGAS - The more you hang around Jermain Taylor and Kelly Pavlik, the more you realize they are one in the same. That's why their pay-per-view rematch tonight at...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Another twist in Spygate case The lawyer for former Patriots employee Matt Walsh said his client is willing to turn over videotapes he made for the team if the...
KIRK EAGER TO MOVE PAST STEROID MESS
The ex-Met clubhouse attendant ensnared in baseball's steroid scandal said yesterday he's glad the ordeal is over and that he wants to move on with his life. "I am just...
KOBE TRYING TO 'FINGER' A WAY OUT
NEW ORLEANS - Kobe Bryant has said he doesn't want to play in tomorrow's All-Star Game because of a pinkie injury, but likely will be forced to make a cameo,...
'CURSE' TO DYNASTY
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Red Sox are a franchise that used to live by the words: The Curse of the Bambino. Everything has changed. "Dynasty" is the latest book...
BLOWN CHANCE
There was no celebration for regaining a share of the division lead again. The Devils squandered another two-goal lead in last night's shootout loss. The Devils visit Ottawa tonight, and...
COLANGELO: KNICK JOB A 'CHALLENGE'
NEW ORLEANS - Jerry Colangelo, the executive director of USA Basketball and former longtime Suns owner, said yesterday he would be interested in interviewing for the Knicks' presidency this summer...
A BIG LEAD
PORT ST. LUCIE - Jose Reyes kept shrugging off his September From Hell at the time, even as he was taking the Mets' playoff hopes down with him. Just part...
DUQUE: I'M NOT GOING TO 'PEN
PORT ST. LUCIE - El Duque is taking the Mets at their word. Despite speculation Orlando Hernandez might move to the bullpen, the Mets continue to say the fragile Cuban...
RANDOLPH: NO DRASTIC CHANGES
PORT ST. LUCIE - Willie Randolph doesn't think the Mets' collapse last fall requires drastic measures this spring. Facing the media here yesterday for the first time since pitchers and...
FALL IS FORGOTTEN
PORT ST. LUCIE - He was on the other side of field five months ago, which might as well have been the other side of the planet, and Ryan Church...
STUCK IN LIMBO
NEW ORLEANS - Nets president Rod Thorn was hanging in the hotel lobby before the Eastern Conference All-Stars were to meet with the media in an upstairs ballroom yesterday. "Jason's...
LUNDQVIST, RANGERS START RUN AT PLAYOFFS
A lot has happened since Henrik Lundqvist last won a start. He allowed eight goals in back-to-back losses and then sat in consecutive games for the first time since December...
STILL ON TOP
TAMPA - Hank Steinbrenner isn't sure how Andy Pettitte will handle what he has been through when the pitcher arrives in camp Monday. Nor can Steinbrenner predict how the Yankees'...
JOE: JOBA DESTINATION UNCERTAIN
TAMPA - Mariano Rivera will eventually be correct, but on the first day of pitchers and catchers working out at Legends Field, Joe Girardi wasn't ready to announce that Joba...
RUN FOR GLORY
TAMPA - Mariano Rivera plopped to the ground. He was surrounded by teammates bent over, grabbing knees or holding hips. Others were squatting looking up at the late-morning sky. Every...
WANG'S ARBITRATION HEARING GOES RIGHT FOR BOMBERS
TAMPA - Chien-Ming Wang's quiet personality dictates he won't allow losing at the arbitration table to affect his pitching. However, if Wang gets off to a slow start, he can...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
The Amish refuse to flush tradition away. Amish community members in Cambria County, Pa., are facing jail time because they refuse to pay fines stemming from the illegal discharge of...
VROOM WITH A VIEW
IN a city where most people don't own cars, let alone hold valid driver's licenses, it might come as a bit of a surprise to learn that a substantial NASCAR...
NO CLASS!
SO it's not as festive as holiday vacation or as thrilling as spring break, but there's not a kid around who minds midwinter recess. Parents, well, that's another story. Happily,...
MORE SMOKE THAN FIRE
MATCHBOX TWENTY LOVE must have been in the air at Matchbox Twenty's Madison Square Garden Valentine's Day concert Thursday. The group, featuring singer/songwriter Rob Thomas, gave an OK (not great)...
GIRLS GONE MILD
IN the variations-on-a-theme mode, Life time's movie, "Racing For Time," tells the "inspired by truth" story of a prison guard (Charles S. Dutton) who managed to take warring factions of...
Yes, They Can Be Beaten
Detroit just fell to Columbus tonight, extending their skid to five games. The Red Wings have coasted through the bulk of this season, at one point leading the second-place team...
Sony adds more smiles to the Children's Hospital in New Orleans
Over the NBA All-Star weekend, how are video games relevant? Well, Sony Computer Entertainment America is using the weekend as a way to give back to the kids.Sony has now...