March 9, 2008
Eddy needs knee surgery
By MARC BERMANEddy Curry may have season-ending surgery this week after an MRI exam on Sunday revealed he has a vertical cartilage tear in his right knee, the Knicks announced....
A win before Red Sox Nation invades
A quick wrap-up from Port St. Lucie after the Mets' 3-0 Grapefruit League victory over the Astros here today: 1. The victory was the Mets' seventh in eight games after...
EDDY CURRY MAY HAVE SEASON-ENDING SURGERY
Eddy Curry may have season-ending surgery this week after an MRI exam on Sunday revealed he has a vertical cartilage tear in his right knee, the Knicks announced. A Knicks...
PHIL HUGHES THROWS 4 HITLESS INNINGS
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Until further notice, Chien-Ming Wang and Andy Pettitte are running one-two in the Yankees' rotation. However, they aren't so far ahead of Phil Hughes they can't...
3 DOWN: Pagan, Met Competitors, Bubba Crosby
1. Angel Pagan, obtained in a minor deal with the Cubs, is capitalizing on the injury problems in the outfield, making a strong case to break through on the 25-man...
Beltran, Delgado set to return
PORT ST. LUCIE â- The Metsâ health picture continues to brighten.Willie Randolph announced this afternoon that center fielder Carlos Beltran and first baseman Carlos Delgado could be back in the...
Maine throws four no-hit innings
PORT ST. LUCIE â- A 15-game winner last year, John Maine looked like he was in midseason form today against the Astros. The right-hander threw four hitless, scoreless innings at...
Box Office: Warner Sees '10,000 B.C.' Glass Half-Full
Warners' marketing folk are professing happiness with the $35.7 million U.S. opening of the critically reviled "10,000 B.C., though that pales compared with the $71 million domestic bow of "300''...
Oh Great, 'The Golden Compass' May Get Those Sequels After All
Happy Sunday, Bill Donohue. Back in December, we all assumed there would be no sequels to the dreadful "The Golden Compass'' after the fantasy epic flopped in the U.S. The...
Big step for Valentin comeback
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jose Valentin's comeback is officially ahead of schedule. The veteran infielder, who is in camp on a minor-league contract because the Mets weren't sure if he...
Miss at your own risk: Punk'd the Press
Highlights for the week of March 10Good night, McNultyLast chance to claim you watched the best TV drama ever. âThe Wireâ finale is tonight.âPunkâdâ for paparazziAshton Kutcher, who gave the...
Haye Scores KO, Shamrock Loses
David Haye earns second-round knockout over Enzo Maccarinelli to unify cruiserweight titles, while Ken Shamrock suffered the first KO loss of his career at Cage Rage. LONDON (March 9, 2008)...
3 UP: Met Farm, El Duque and Cody Ross
1. In my weekly Hardball column in Sundayâs paper, I talked about the status of the Met farm system. And I understand the frustration within the organization. Folks keep saying...
Change the Subject?
By FRED KERBERFinally, we can move on and stop talking about Jason Kidd - sort of - as the Nets complete a road trip that will probably have them tearing...
BLOG WATCH
john hinderacker at powerlineblog.com on Samantha Power's timely book. You have to think that the Obama campaign is eagerly awaiting the end of Samantha Power's book tour. Power, who was...
MY NEW YORK
"The first thing I do is stalk my [new] neighbors with vanilla and flour and sugar. You have to know your neighbors." "Quirky" seems too precious a word for the...
AGENDA
This week: Rock out on the Web; learn some spicy moves; 'Shout It Out Loud' at the cinema; get dressed with Playboy; and head to Whoville with Jim Carrey. March...
WHERE THE LAUGHS ARE
Tell your friends * Hosted by Liam McEneaney. Mondays, 8 p.m., at Lolita Bar, 226 Broome St.; lolitabar.net. Free. Andres du Bouchet Has Been Expecting You * Hosted by Andres...
SPUTNIK MANIA
'HISTORIANS say there were three shocks to America: Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and Sputnik," says David Hoffman, director of the new documentary "Sputnik Mania." The launching of the first artificial satellite...
Q&A
Hollywood's favorite 'Easy Rider' promotes new film by 'sleepwalking' through a whole lot of small talk IF YOU'D HAD A LIFE AS FUN and interesting as Dennis Hopper, you'd probably...
WEB SLINGER
The Minisode Network YouTube.com/user/MinisodeNetwork IT'S a simple idea executed brilliantly: Edit down episodes of old TV shows into five-minute clips that retain all the plot points, thus fulfilling the Internet...
TECHNOLOGY
A new kind of high-powered graphics, brain-wave computing, ultimate mousing, the super-saver surge strip and Radar O'Reilley's cans HP Pavilion dv2800t Artist Edition Laptop shopping.hp.com; $1,129 The colorful graphics plastered...
MOTION FRISK-NESS
DEAR DR. FOX: I've adopted a 3-year-old small terrier who's terrified of sudden noises, traveling in the car and strangers. Help! - R.E., Washington, D.C. DEAR R.E.: You should call...
IN TREATMENT
CANCER is like the monster in a horror movie - just when you think it's killed, it returns with a vengeance, and its timing couldn't be worse. Last May, my...
ADOPT ME
Milton is a charming young boy with a lifetime of love to share. This 1½-year-old feline seems to hypnotize other cats with his mesmerizing orange eyes. Meet him from 11...
BRIDGE
I FIND some deals intriguing, some mystifying. I rarely view one as frightening, but a deal from the ACBL Fall Championships scared the heck out of me. It was written...
FREE & EASY TO GET WITH THE PROGRAMS
MANY Sunday-afternoon players - the ones who take out a chess set on a rare weekend when there's no TV football - want to see what it's like to play...
A REALITY OF VIOLENCE
Violence in American cinema is about to get its butt kicked. It's about to get tied up, shot, stabbed, hung from its feet and flayed alive. Turnabout is fair play....
BOTTOM LINE
NEWS that Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 "Contempt" is receiv ing a revival at Film Forum reminded me of a funny story one of the film's stars, Jack Palance, told me 10...
'SPEED' GOES 3D, 'ROSEMARY' TO GIVE BIRTH ONCE MORE
DIRECTOR Michael Bay evidently never met an old property he didn't want to redo. His production company Platinum Dunes (already remaking "Friday the 13th" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street")...
KILLER THRILLER
ALREADY a shoo-in to be named one of the greatest screen villains ever, Javier Bardem's otherworldly assassin Anton Chigurh permeates every second of the DVD of "No Country for Old...
NEW RELEASES
Dan in Real Life Movie: * * * Extras:* * 1/2 (Buena Vista, $29.99) It's no shock that sad sack Steve Carell, a widower and father of three girls, falls...
'BEE MOVIE': SEINFELD'S FOLLY
The "Bee Movie" DVD tells the story of the world's most successful comedian, who, in a moment of deranged madness, decides to dress in a bee costume and allow himself...
REVIVING FORGOTTEN 'LAND'
One If By Land, Two If By Sea 17 Barrow St.; (212) 228-0822 Reviving this historic (yet mostly forgotten) New York City restaurant is no small task. Indeed, One If...
PROOF POSITIVE
Camitz Sparkling Vodka Camitz's new carbonated vodka is Sweden's answer to the time-honored vodka and soda. The distillers claim this 80-proof spirit is best sipped solo, but mixing it with...
MICHAEL, 31, AND FARRELL, 38
Feb. 2 - "Once the bride hits the pool in her wedding dress, all bets are off!" laughs bride Mollie Michel, who incited 30 guests to jump in the swimming...
COCHA, 20, AND KRYTSAK, 21
Feb. 15 - Olga Krytsak literally fell for Ronnie Cocha the day he proposed. "We were ice-skating last December, and I fell," recalls Krytsak, a Brooklyn jeweler. "I'm gonna die,"...
GOPAUL, 28, AND PERSAD, 26
Feb. 15 - Anupa Persad and Kerry Gopaul jump-started a love train back in the spring of 2005, when they spotted each other on the subway after many years apart....
ORTIZ, 28, AND AMARO, 27
Feb. 15 - Fate worked in mysterious ways for Maria Ortiz and Anthony Amaro. "We first met while studying art at Washington Irving High School in September of 1994," recalls...
ELIOT THE PSEUDO-CLEAN
Next time Gov. Spitzer makes some high and lofty pledge to distance himself from the entrenched Albany interests he was elected to run out of town, make sure to read...
DEMS VS. DEFENSE
The perils of protectionism were on full display in Congress last week, as House Democrats busied themselves with trying to shoot down much-needed replacements for the Air Force's aging fleet...
HOLY SMOKE, A NEW FRONTIER
Imagine if the most popular Super Heroes in the world came of age during the Cold War. Instead of simply protecting Gotham City from the likes of the Joker, Batman...
BACK TO VERDUN
An overview: From the first voting in Iowa on Jan. 3 she had to prove that Clintons Are Magic. She wound up losing 11 in a row. Meaning Clintons aren't...
LIVING WITH THE ENEMY
Things are going poorly in Gaza. Who among us can contain our shock? A densely populated, profoundly poor and intensely angry territory, the Gaza Strip is run by Hamas, a...
SUPER POWERS
To borrow the words of a party member, Democrats "never imagined we'd get to this point.'' Instead of a clear nominee and a united assault against Republican John McCain, Democrats...
BLOG WATCH
john hinderacker at powerlineblog.com on Samantha Power's timely book. You have to think that the Obama campaign is eagerly awaiting the end of Samantha Power's book tour. Power, who was...
DON'T LOOK TO AL
Sorry, Charles Hurt, but when has Al Gore had the guts to do anything ("Only Gore Can Stop a Meltdown," March 6)? Gore is the biggest wimp in the party....
WHO NEEDS VERMONT?
Vermont's most famous entrepreneurs are Ben and Jerry, who run an ice cream business like a Soviet-style collective ("Barack Takes Vt.," March 5). If it weren't for the cheddar, syrup...
ROBIN HOOD CITY
Mayor Bloomberg points out that the city sends $12 billion more to Albany than it gets back ("Mayor Orders 3rd Cash Slash, March 5"). Why complain? After all, the mostly...
MIKE'S MISTAKE
While Bloomberg is to be applauded for at least trying to rein in excessive spending, his premise that state-tax money paid by city residents belongs to the city is absurd....
HILLARY'S CV
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton likes to use the fact that she lived in the White House for eight years as a qualification for president. Are then the cooks, gardeners and...
BARRON'S BUDDY
To nobody's surprise, Councilman Charles Barron announced his intention to visit Cuba ("Pol Has 'Healthy' Respect for Fidel," March 3). Note that he doesn't want to visit Zimbabwe, a country...
DON'T COME BACK
Let's send Barron and Gloria Stienem to Cuba on a one-way ticket! Donna Stone Manhattan
DELONAS DELIGHT
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the wit, insight and artistry of Sean Delonas. It's impossible to please everyone. Delonas would have made a great Major...
STATE'S DENIAL
The government is deeply concerned when the lives of those who have stood beside us in Iraq are at risk, so to suggest that bureaucratic obstacles frustrate the laudable efforts...
WHAT LIES BENEATH
Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of "Energy Independence" By Robert Bryce PublicAffairs "Energy independence is hogwash," author Robert Bryce tells us. "From nearly any standpoint economic, military, political or...
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
The Reserve By Russell Banks HarperCollins This is Russell Banks' Depression novel. That's Depression, as in FDR and the New Deal, as opposed to depressing, which "The Reserve" also is,...
OTTO AT WAR
The World and Its Double: The Life and Work of Otto Preminger By Chris Fukiwara Faber and Faber His Teutonic temper was legendary; so was his film canon. Otto Preminger...
REQUIRED READING
The Rain Before it Falls by Jonathan Coe (Knopf) The latest from the acclaimed British novelist is a family saga which has its roots in the Blitz, when 8-year-old Rosamond...
IN MY LIBRARY
Like all men of taste and sophistication, Jackie Mason starts his day with great writing: The New York Post. "It's a must read," says the venerable comedian. "The reason is...
DEFENDING THE 'L' WORD
Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America Eric Alterman Viking The morning after Nov. 2, 2004 liberal America woke up with a humdinger of a political hangover. With...
MEDICARE FOR THE MASSES
Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis By Tom Daschle, with Scott S. Greenberger and Jeanne M. Lambrew Thomas Dunne Books Mark Twain said regarding health books in...
CLOTHES CALL
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella Dial Press Sophie Kinsella, best-selling British author of the "Shopaholic" series, is back with a lively new novel, "Remember Me?" a breezy blend of romantic...
TAKE NO CREDIT
The banking sector's fear of practically any type of debt is fueling a credit crisis that in all likelihood has already sent the US economy into a recession, Wall Street...
IS DISNEY COOKIN' UP 5TH PARK?
AT a time when investor con cerns are mounting over the negative impact an economic downturn could have on Walt Disney Co.'s theme park business, the blogs are buzzing with...
JAPAN BOOSTING TREASURIES
Two-year Treasury notes continued to rally last week, pushing yields down to their lowest point in more than four years before easing to close at 1.52 percent. While the credit...
MUNI'S RECOVERING
Investor Wilbur Ross is betting $1 billion he'll make a tidy fortune from cities and towns struggling to find money for schools, roads and even dogcatchers in the new credit...
THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS
WARREN BUFFETT The Oracle of Omaha named richest man by Forbes magazine as he guides Berkshire Hathaway up11% in 2007. LLOYD BLANKFEIN Is $100M a year enough, sir? That's what...
BUFFETT'S BONANZA
Warren Buffett's long-term bullish bet on the economy is also one of his riskiest. The world's wealthiest person - and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway - is making the risky wager...
WEAK DOLLAR KEEPING AMERICANS OFF FORBES' 'RICHEST' LIST
FOR most mere mortals, the annual arrival of the Forbes billionaires list is always fascinating, albeit a tad depressing. But this year's list - unveiled last week - is a...
THE 'BONDS' OF THE FAMILY ARE SUBJECT TO TAXES
Dear John: I inherited a number of Series EE bonds from my mother. My late father purchased these bonds in the 1960's, so they carry a substantial tax liability. I...
WEB GALS SET SITES ON 'WOW'
Wow, oh, wow! The World Wide Web has just got a little more crowded. Fifteen women, all media, society, and business heavyweights - including Post columnist Liz Smith, "60 Minutes"...
STOPPING THE LIES
The exposure of yet another fake memoir last week has the book publishing world doing another round of hand wringing and finger pointing. "I do think that publishers are getting...
FRISBEE CHAMP LOOKING FOR SARCASTIC CATCH
Josh, a 26-year-old martial arts instructor also freelances as a cinematographer and likes 'anything that engages the mind and the body.' His lady friend should have a 'green' attitude and...
RUBBED THE RIGHT WAY
Ali, a 26-year-old writer, seemed like a down-home kind of gal, so we thought she'd be game for a little "Southern Hospitality" on her date with Tom, a 27-year-old brand...
BE READY WHEN THE PHONE RINGS AT 3 A.M.
IT'S 2:45 a.m., and the text message to my friend Jonny is way, way NSFW. To protect the woman's identity, let's just call her "Subtle in New York." "Make it...
POL: TEST FOR DATE-RAPE DRUG
Punishments for rapists aren't harsh enough, and hospitals don't do enough to help law enforcement build cases against them, state Sen. Eric Adams charged yesterday at a press conference in...
THIS DREAM WHEELY TRUE
Coney Island is on a roll. Activist Dianna Carlin, who fought to keep condos out of the famed amusement district, has seen another dream come true: a brand new roller...
TYKE-PSYCH PUSH
Alarmed at the growing use of psychiatric drugs for children, a key New York lawmaker wants to set up regional centers to advise pediatricians on treating kids' mental and emotional...
BUCKLE UP, PUP
Stop your barking and buckle up! The latest over-the-top accessory for your pooch is a doggie seat belt - which can set you back anywhere from $20 for nylon to...
HEATH'S DAUGHTER TO GET $$
Heath Ledger's dad says the late movie star's 2-year- old daughter, Matilda Rose, and her mom, Michelle Williams, will be "taken care of." Kim Ledger made the statement yesterday as...
'THANKS' TO DA
Sean Bell's fiancée expressed her support yesterday for trial prosecutors, despite rumors that the family was upset with their performance. "I thanked the prosecution team [for] how they have presented...
CITY TAX-BREAK FIRMS BREAK JOB PROMISES
More than 100 businesses have slashed 4,111 local jobs despite getting more than $91 million in tax breaks and incentives from the city intended to spur job growth, The Post...
POL BARKS FOR SHELTERS
A Queens councilman is hounding the city to make good on a promise to build two new animal shelters. Eric Gioia (D-Queens) is howling over the city's failure to build...
TICKING TIME BOMB
Investigators now believe the bicyclist who set off a bomb at the Times Square recruiting station early Thursday is definitely the same person responsible for explosions at the British and...
BX. MAN SHOT AND TORCHED
A man died last night after he was apparently shot and then set on fire in a Bronx apartment building, law enforcement sources said. The victim, engulfed in flames, stumbled...
REAR AND PRESENT DANGER
A shady Atlanta businesswoman armed with a gallon jug of silicone and syringes is offering to inject women seeking "J.Lo butts" in a Manhattan hotel room - an illegal and...
MURDERED HERO'S IN THE WRITE
Hero auxiliary cop Nicholas Pekearo always wanted to be a published author. At age 5, he would clack away at the manual typewriter his mother had bought him. Now the...
GALL IN! BANKRUPT GAMBLER SUES NJ
A crooked Queens lawyer who bottomed out at the blackjack tables to the tune of $1 million is trying to recoup her losses and then some with a $20 million...
SHELTER '$LEAZE'
Highland Park Community Development Corp. never ran anything bigger than field trips and summer recreation programs before the city OK'd its $6 million bid to open a homeless shelter in...
SUITS CLAIM YESHIVA BIAS VS. MUSLIMS
A neuroscience professor at Yeshiva University and his Muslim doctoral student are suing the city school over their firings amid alleged widespread anti-Islamic discrimination following 9/11. The professor, George Karkanias,...
MAN STRUCK IN SUBWAY HORROR
A man fell from a South Ozone Park subway platform and was caught under an oncoming train last night, police sources said. He was rushed to the hospital in extremely...
KING OF KA-CHING
This is what rich looks like! This is David Koch, whom Forbes magazine just named the richest man in New York City. See you, Carl Icahn - you're bumped to...
THE BITCH OF WEST 72ND ST.
This may be the most expensive pit bull alive - and the most hated. Tyrus, a 7-year-old, 60-pound female pit bull who lives in Apartment 708 in the former Olcott...
KURT LIVES ON IN CROOKS' HEARTS
Grunge lives on in Jersey. Identity thieves bought a $3.2 million New Jersey mansion using the Social Security number of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, widow Courtney Love said yesterday....
SCARRED HIP-HOP GAL SUES
A blonde from New Jersey whose face was permanently scarred two years ago when she was punched by hip-hop radio host Ed Lover at a Chelsea nightclub has filed suit...
VILLAGERS VENT OVER BIG DIG PLANS
If you live in the Village, it might be time to invest in a respirator. Both the MTA and St. Vincent's Hospital have proposed major projects that, if approved, will...
POL THIEF HACKS OUT LIVING
Disgraced lawmaker Brian McLaughlin was once riding high off the $2 mil lion he stole to fund a lavish life style. Now the corrupt union boss - who pleaded guilty...
MONACO 'KILLER' FACING JOB AX
There is no justice, according to Ted Maher. Three days after he finally landed a job in an elder-care facility in Connecticut, Maher, who was convicted of starting a fire...
ANATOMY OF A PERFECT HEIST
It might have been the perfect heist. Two weeks after a music executive was robbed of almost $150,000 cash on a Midtown sidewalk in broad daylight, the victim has cooperated...
DESERT STORM OVER NYU'S ABU DHABI CAMPUS
Colin Dillon wants answers from NYU. Ever since the college senior found out the university plans to open a "mini" campus in Abu Dhabi, he's been trying to pierce a...
GETTING 'DOWN'
Downtown is the new uptown. Lower Manhattan is being reborn with a flood of top-end shops and tens of thousands of new full-time residents. More than 25 retailiers, from Tiffany's...
BRITS PROBE HARRY 'LEAK'
British military officials are probing whether a money-hungry soldier nearly blew Prince Harry's cover while he was serving on the front lines in Afghanistan by offering pictures of the royal...
IT'S TIME TO CALL IN HATCHET MEN AGAINST THE CLINTONS
Clintons are trying to steal the nomination from Barack Obama - and he can't let them. The Clintons' campaign attacks put Obama in a bind. If he doesn't answer in...
'MCROVE' RIDES IN TO AID JOHN
The man known as "Bush's brain" has offered his services as an unpaid consultant to Republican nominee John McCain. Karl Rove, President Bush's deputy chief of staff until he resigned...
HILL '3 A.M.' AD KID: I'M FOR BARACK
One of the sleeping children portrayed in a Hillary Rodham Clinton TV attack ad grew up to become a Barack Obama supporter. Casey Knowles, now a 17- year-old high-school senior,...
PUNDITS DISSECT MAC VS. 2 DEMS
A fall presidential campaign pitting Hillary Rodham Clinton against John McCain would be a slugfest for the ages, political experts predict. The contest would be more of a traditional Democrat-vs.-Republican...
BILL PUNCHES TICKET FOR 'O'
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama running together in November would be "an unstoppable force," Bill Clinton said yesterday - the third time in a week that a Clinton had...
OBAMA AN EASY WINNER IN WYOMING
Wyoming Democrats handed Barack Obama another caucus victory yesterday as they turned out in record numbers across the sparse state. Obama had 59 percent, or 4,459 votes, to Hillary Rodham...
MORE LIKE UPSCALE JAVA JOLT
Everyday Joe is now a has-bean. More Americans than ever are ditching the daily grind for top-shelf brew for their morning mug, according to a survey by the National Coffee...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
MANHATTAN Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding the elderly Queens man who vanished in Chinatown. Yuet-tam Chung, 74, was last seen on Lafayette Street near Canal Street...
MIKE'S STAFF SWELLS
THE headcount in the may or's office is going up, even as Mayor Bloom berg challenges his commissioners to "do more with less" amid a deteriorating economy. Figures posted on...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sat.: 477; Lucky Sum: 18 / Midday Win-4 Sat.: 7777; Lucky Sum: 28 / Evening Nos. Sat.: 492; Lucky Sum: 15 / Evening Win-4 Sat.: 9123;...
CASE OF SUN BURN
SHOULD the staggering Suns slip into qualifying as a 50-plus-win lottery team (as opposed to the Nuggets or Warriors), their fans will be astonished to learn this closet consequence: For...
CATCHIN' UP TO KOTITE
MAYBE we are engaging in a little too much in hyperbole, if you think about it. Lately, as basketball fans in this city have congregated and commiserated and wondered just...
TIME RUNNING OUT FOR STORM RE-BIRTH
THE problem is the angel on your left shoulder and the devil on your right shoulder. The problem is the bipolar way with which you are forced to spend your...
NO MORE OF A GOOD THING
THE very best thing these ex citing, albeit contrived, di vision and interdependent conference races have going for them down the stretch will be going away after this season. The...
SPEAK UP FOR DUCK DATES
IF YOU are interested in determining the dates for the duck-hunting season, New York would like your input. The Department of Environmental Conservation would like duck hunters to submit recommendations...
MOOSE A LITTLE LESS 'GUN' SHY
PORT ST. LUCIE They are keeping their concerns relatively quiet. But the Yanks privately were plenty worried about Mike Mussina based on his first two starts. Mussina's radar-gun readings had...
PRIDE NOT ENOUGH
It has taken four years, but now it can be said: The pride is back at St. John's. Not the victories. Not the elite recruits. Not the postseason play. Not...
JEFFERSON COACH JUST 2 GOOD!
Lawrence Pollard stood in a hallway at St. John's holding a large bag of laundry. "My day's not over yet," the Jefferson High School hoops coach said. "I still have...
JASPERS MISS SHOT AT UPSET
ALBANY - When Manhattan hosted Siena two weeks ago, the Jaspers upset the MAAC regular-season champs. But playing on the top-seeded Saints' home court last night, with the stakes much...
'BLACK MAGIC' TALKS HOOPS, CIVIL RIGHTS
There are so many messages in the latest documentary by Dan Klores it's hard to decide which has the most impact. "Black Magic," which will air without interruption on ESPN...
ROUSH TRIO IN FAST LANE
Carl Edwards' lead atop of the Sprint Cup standings did not last a week. Edwards won his second consecutive race last week in Las Vegas, which put him in first...
THE RUMBLE
Hello, Mr. Chips Met pitcher finally Wise to old joke "How ya doing, Chips?" Mo Vaughn barked at the 6-foot-4 rookie pitcher who was making his major-league debut with the...
VAC'S WHACKS
There won't be nearly the fanfare - nor the handwringing - tonight, when "The Wire" signs off for good as there was when "The Sopranos" cut to black last year....
SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF: Cink changes fortune with trifecta Stewart Cink's fortunes turned quickly in wind that never went away, running off three straight birdies yesterday in Palm Harbor, Fla., for a 2-under...
STEPH INFECTION
* I nearly shed a tear hearing Stephon Marbury's plea to stay in New York in Marc Berman's story ["Steph: I wanna stay," The Post and nypost.com, March 6] -...
TWIN PEAKS
An oversized, framed cover shot of his famous catch sits on the floor, leaning on a wall near two tiny pink chairs, each filled with a miniature green stuffed Shrek....
KUDOS TO TOM
There is no longer any need to speculate what would have become of Tom Coughlin if the Giants had not slipped into the playoffs in 2006 or if their late-season...
A TWIST OF NATE
Good news, Nate Robinson racked up a career-high 45 points. Bad news, the undermanned Knicks lost to Portland in overtime for their sixth straight defeat to complete an 0-4 homestand....
NATE'S NIGHT SPOILED BY LOSS
You could tell it was Nate Robinson's night by the boos that resonated through the Garden when coach Isiah Thomas had the audacity to substitute for his point guard late...
ISIAH'S TALKING OF '09!
With attendance still sharp and Isiah Thomas playing rookies Wilson Chandler and Randolph Morris with the eye on next season, the Knicks president/coach keeps sounding more emboldened about being a...
WEAPONS FOR WAGS
PORT ST. LUCIE - Rare is the closer who adds a third pitch to his arsenal, much less a fourth. Rarer still is the closer willing to try that at...
DEARTH VALLEY
PORT ST. LUCIE Of course they had to do the deal. There is universal approval for that. The Mets had to take four prospects and make their biggest problem vanish...
COLLECT 'EM ALL!
PORT ST. LUCIE - Of course the Mets should enlist Barry Bonds. He fits their program perfectly. He is old, injury prone and very likely will not respect the manager....
PELFREY TAKES STEP BACK IN BATTLE FOR FIFTH SPOT
PORT ST. LUCIE - After a defiant Orlando Hernandez vowed to stay in the Mets' rotation yesterday morning, Mike Pelfrey gave him no reason to worry yesterday afternoon. Hernandez's hold...
WILLIE FIELDS 'NEW TEAM'
PORT ST. LUCIE - The injury-riddled Mets actually fielded a recognizable lineup yesterday. Manager Willie Randolph almost didn't know how to react after welcoming back right fielder Ryan Church, catcher...
NO KIDD-IN' AROUND
DALLAS - With 7:03 left in the third quarter and the Mavs comfortably ahead, the Nets' Josh Boone was ahead of the field going for an apparent fastbreak layup. Jason...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH...DEVIN HARRIS
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the 25-year-old point guard the Nets acquired from Dallas in the Jason Kidd trade. Q: NBA players you would pay to watch play? A:...
THE REAL (NO) DEAL
We have known for a time that Glen Sather believes Sean Avery is worth approximately $2.75M a year, given the Rangers' stance in contract negotiations with the impending unrestricted free...
HARMFUL RAYS
TAMPA - Joe Girardi watched Elliot Johnson attempt to drive Francisco Cervelli into the Legends Field ground at home plate in the ninth inning yesterday and immediately believed Rays manager...
'A' FOR ATTENDANCE
TAMPA - Amazing num bers tell the story of Alex Rodriguez. So when asked what his goals are for this season, this was his answer - and it may surprise...
MUSSINA REBOUNDS
TAMPA - When Mike Mussina pitched poorly in his spring debut the veteran right-hander shrugged it off and said if those results continued to surface in his next few starts...
MATSUI IS READY TO PLAY
TAMPA - Hideki Matsui finally will get into a game today. Matsui, who is coming back from right knee surgery performed last November, missed two days of workouts this past...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A man was arrested for breaking into two Chinese restaurants after cops found cookies and cash still stuffed in his pockets. Cops arrived at Asian Express in Tulsa, Okla., after...
A 'BRAT' COMES BACK
Eighties film star Andrew McCarthy was hanging around one day on a Manhattan location for NBC's "Lipstick Jungle," wondering 'What would Joe Bennett do?' for a street scene in which...
THE INCREDIBLE SEVEN-WEEK TV SEASON
Blink and you might miss them. They're TV shows that get launched with great fanfare and then come and go before you ever get around to seeing them. The trend...
DON'T MISS
CATEGORY: SCIENCE Nervous condition In the Discovery Channel's newest series, "Human Body: Pushing the Limits," the worlds of sensation and brain power are explored through powerful film footage. Our nervous...
KID ROCK
SImon Cowell has named David Arculeta as the singer against which all others will be measured this season on "American Idol." Archuleta, 17, has his own cheering section on the...
REEL DEAL
THE DEPARTED (2006) Sunday, 11 a.m., MAX A complex mob tale about two Massachusetts cops (Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon) who work opposite sides of the law. One is a...
PRIMETIME
Fame isn't merely fleeting. It's much faster than that. If, in 1965, we were to consider that the passing of Mike Smith, in 2008, would at best be scarcely worth...
BROTHER ON 'RUNWAY'
"Project Runway" is having a strong impact on fashion far beyond the tents in Bryant Park. Suddenly, the hit Bravo reality series has made it cool to hunker down behind...
'JACKASS' ON WHEELS
Imagine going to your office one day and looking out of your sad cubicle and seeing a tiny blue car slightly larger than a supermarket cart drive snugly past your...