April 5, 2008
Spotted: Bethenny Frankel
The Post catches up with "The Real Housewives of New York City's" Bethenny Frankel.
Newcastle Routs Reading
The Keegan Renaissance appears to have finally arrived on Tyneside. After waiting until his tenth game in charge for a win, Kevin Keegan's Magpies have now won three straight, scoring...
With Pettitte back in rotation, Albaladejo sent to SWB
To make room for Andy Pettitte to start today's game against Tampa Bay, the Yankees sent Jonathan Albaladejo down to Scranton/Wilkes Barre. Albaladejo was impressive in his debut in pinstripes,...
CP3, Kobe and Slumber parties
By MARC BERMANSTUCK-IN-NEW ORLEANS-AIRPORT - Weather delays have LaGuardia backed up, so wanted to share with you this great story brewing here in the Big Easy with the Hornets.For the...
Philly matchups set
ATLANTA -- The Mets have released the pitching probables for the three-game series with the Phillies that starts Tuesday with the final home opener ever at Shea Stadium. Tuesday: LHP...
Game on ...
ATLANTA -- It's misting, but the Mets and Braves are officially underway.
Alou getting closer to return
ATLANTA -- The Mets say left fielder Moises Alou has started hitting for the first time since undergoing hernia surgery in early March.``Itâs encouraging to know that heâs swinging the...
Santana's third start switched
ATLANTA -- Willie Randolph changed his mind again, giving Johan Santana an extra day of rest next week in the process. Randolph said before today's game here that Santana will...
Mets looking good to play
ATLANTA -- It's chilly and overcast here as we write this at 3 p.m., but the Mets appear to have a good chance of playing today's game with the Braves.Forecasts...
Lineups in for Maine's debut
ATLANTA -- We have the lineups for John Maine's scheduled 3:55 p.m. start against the Braves on Fox.The Mets are going with the same order they used for most of...
Braves going back to Smoltz
ATLANTA -- The Braves switched course with their pitchers again today, preserving Sunday's much-anticipated showdown here between Johan Santana and John Smoltz.Atlanta manager Bobby Cox had announced after Friday's rainout...
3 UP: Yankee Walks, Pitching Injuries, DiFelice
1. It is only four games, but in those four games the Yankees have drawn just eight walks, tied for fewest in the majors. They have faced good pitching so...
Around the Bases: Melancon makes return to mound
One of the Yankees most intriguing prospects, Mark Melancon, made his first appearance since Tommy John surgery in 2006 yesterday, pitching 1.2 perfect innings in Tampa's 5-4 win over Lakeland....
'IT'S OUR TIME' TO PICK THE TIGERS
THERE were just 8,407 in the house Thursday night when Ohio State defeated UMass, 92-85, in the NIT final at The Garden. One stood out, though. A dedicated, old-school UMass...
'CONGEST' DEAD END LOOMING IN ALBANY
With support for congestion pricing rapidly eroding in the Legislature, the plan may have to go through some major changes if it's going to get passed. Lawmakers have a battery...
CATHOLIC TEACHERS HIT THE PICKET LINE
Nearly 200 Catholic school teachers traded in chalk lines for picket lines yesterday in a bid to push along stalled contract talks with the Archdiocese of New York. Of the...
GOV TO POLS: STAY PUT 'TIL YOU OK A BUDGET
ALBANY - A frustrated Gov. Paterson yesterday demanded that legislators not leave town until a new state budget is in place. "If it means staying the weekend, that's what we'll...
BEYONCÉ 'I DO'ING IT UP BIG
Crazy in love couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z reportedly got hitched last night. PHOTO GALLERY: Family And Friends Gather For WeddingPHOTO GALLERY: Jay-Z And Beyonce The pair tied the knot at...
SUPER ELI SET TO WED
New York's touchdown titan is tying the knot on home turf this month. Giant quarterback Eli Manning is set to wed college sweetheart Abby McGrew in New York in the...
BLESSED BE THE HOLY FATHER'S AMBULANCE
There was a special blessing yesterday for the ambulance that will ride in the motorcade during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the city. Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican diplomat coordinating...
STATE FREEZES OUT EX-TROOPER 'DIRTY TRICKS' SUSPECT
ALBANY - A former State Police colonel under investigation for possible involvement with a renegade unit involved in political dirty tricks was placed on administrative leave yesterday by the state...
'SCAPEGOATS' TWISTING IN THE QUINN
Friends and co-workers of two former City Council staffers accused of disobeying orders to scrap a phantom budget system fumed yesterday that they're being scapegoated. The two, Michael Keogh and...
BUS-STOP BRUTE MUGS SI WOMAN
Police are looking for a suspected serial attacker who mugged a woman at a Staten Island bus stop, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. The 25-year-old victim had just gotten off the...
LI MORON CALLED FOR 'FOWL' SHOT
It won't be duck season on Circles ever again. A Long Island judge has signed an order of protection for the duck after it became the victim of fowl play...
DYING DON BETRAYED BY 'SON'
As his "adopted dad" John Gotti lay dying of cancer in prison, Mafia turncoat Lewis Kasman was secretly spilling his guts to the feds, bombshell FBI reports show. Kasman was...
OUR CINDY 'DISHES' IN COURT
Only in New York, kids, would a gossip columnist be called to the witness stand to pledge her fealty to an iconic Italian eatery. The Post's venerable Cindy Adams testified...
ST. J'S CHEAT IN BOMB THREAT
A St. John's University student, angry about having been caught cheating on a test, allegedly phoned in a bomb threat to the Queens campus Thursday, prosecutors said yesterday. Raaz Patel,...
WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY 1925-2008
Conservative journalist and author William F. Buckley Jr.'s life was celebrated in a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday that his son jokingly said was grand enough to suit his...
BEATEN TOT CLINGS TO LIFE
A badly beaten 7-month- old Queens boy was in critical condition yesterday with a fractured skull and numerous other broken bones, police said. Law-enforcement sources said the child's 22-year-old mother,...
JUSTICE AT LAST IN 1993 RAPE
An Upper East Side rape victim finally got justice yesterday - 15 years after an armed rapist left her stripped naked and hysterical on her rooftop. Fingered by DNA, crack...
S.I. TEEN MURDER
A Staten Island teen who vanished from a shopping mall two days ago was found strangled in a remote part of New Jersey - and her boyfriend has been arrested...
CAMPBELL IN SOUP
Naomi Campbell is used to bullying her help and getting a slap on the wrist - but brawling with a British bobby could land her in the slammer for six...
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
A Columbia University student was clinging to life this morning after being struck by a Jeep while running away from a pair of thugs who were trying to rob him,...
BOY, THAT'S RICH, BUBBA!
Bill and Hillary Clinton have earned a staggering $109 million since leaving the White House - fueled by the former president's lucrative paid speeches, books and business deals at home...
CHRIS: I WAS RIGHT TO HIRE PI
A defiant Chris Rock yesterday insisted he did nothing wrong by hiring indicted gumshoe Anthony Pellicano to snoop on a former one-night stand who allegedly tried to shake him down....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Staten Island * A 20-year-old man was found shot to death on a Castleton Corners street, police said yesterday. The body of William Rios, 20, was discovered by a jogger...
FISHY WAY OF SHEIKING THE MONEY TREE
QUESTION: Is it appropriate for the spouse of a US senator and a presi dential candidate to be in business with the leader of a foreign country? A foreign country...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Fri.: 179; Lucky Sum: 17 / Midday Win-4 Fri.: 1724; Lucky Sum: 14 / Evening Nos. Fri.: 390; Lucky Sum: 12 / Evening Win-4 Fri.: 3654;...
A FITTING MEDAL
For only the fourth time since America began to fight back in the War on Ter ror after 9/11, the nation on Tuesday will present its highest decoration for valor...
THE CLINTON TAX RETURNS
OK, so they waited until 4 p.m. on a Fri day afternoon in order to minimize the news coverage - it's an old political ploy - but at least Bill...
THE GOV GETS REAL
Wow. That was some strong fiscal medicine Gov. Paterson delivered yesterday - telling lawmakers that, for once, they had to get a grip, hold down spending and stop taxing New...
THE 'PREDATOR' MYTH
AT the center of the housing crisis, we're told, is some one called the "predatory lender." He gulled poor people into taking mortgages "designed to fail," as Hillary Clinton has...
NOT THE PREZ RACE WE EXPECTED
TWO thousand eight was supposed to be an ideal year for the Democratic Party. There's an unpopular, lame-duck Republican president presiding over an iffy economy and an unpopular war. Plus,...
HILL HELPER'S COLD CASH
THE March monthly filing to the Federal Election Commission showed Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign with a $2.5 million debt for the month to her campaign manager Mark Penn's firm. March...
MIKE'S TUNNEL VISION: EXEMPTING NJ DRIVERS
* What is the point of congestion pricing if New Jersey residents could exempt out or be given a credit (" 'Congestion' War With NJ Governor," April 2)? I bet...
CONTAMINATED CAMPUSES
* Michelle Malkin's "Poisoned Campuses" (PostOpinion, April 1) underscores Rush Limbaugh's warnings during President Bill Clinton's reign of "anything goes." Any so-called erudite person can influence a brain that is...
WALL STREET SHRUGS OFF BIG DROP IN PAYROLLS
The economy is suffering its worst loss of jobs in five years, with companies slashing payrolls by 80,000 last month alone. The wipeout - larger than economists had expected -...
BALLMER: ENOUGH!
Like a ticking time bomb, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is counting down to an imminent explosion over Yahoo!'s refusal to consider a deal. Sources close to the situation said yesterday...
BIG A CANCELS CARD 'WEATHER' - OR NOT
It has been a chronic headache for years. When Aqueduct's main track, once regarded as the best in the country, gets waterlogged, it becomes unstable. That problem struck again yesterday...
BULLS SHORTHANDED FOR SEASON OPENER
Juan Carlos Osorio opens his first season as Red Bulls manager tonight (7:30 p.m., FSC) at Giants Stadium against Columbus, and he'll do it with his team shorthanded. Starting midfielder...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Henry released from jail Former Bengal Chris Henry was released from a Cincinnati jail yesterday, spending an extra night there because no one was available to provide a court-ordered...
HONDO WINS AGAIN!
Hondo made his sixth straight appearance in the winner's circle yesterday as he rode the Chisox over the Tigers to increase his bulbous bankroll to 410 oylers. Today, he'll keep...
A FANTASTIC 4
SAN ANTONIO - It's time for a new song. "One Shining Moment" was great. And the faces of the winning players and coaches while their championship montage flash on a...
ROY GETS A PASS
SAN ANTONIO - This time, Roy Williams can sit back and watch the world start to close in on somebody else. He can study someone else squirm, listen to someone...
NO PRIDE!
PHILADELPHIA - This one shakes any faith left in these Devils, with only Sunday left for another revival. The coach ripped his players where their pride should reside. "Tonight was...
'EASY' INSPIRATION
NEW ORLEANS - Hornets owner George Shinn is the toast of the Big Easy now, his team the scourge of the Western Conference, lifting the spirits of this depressed city....
SANTANA START WON'T BE DELAYED BY RAIN
ATLANTA - Rain or shine, Willie Randolph is determined to pitch Johan Santana against the Braves this weekend. That was obvious last night, when Randolph said he would keep Santana...
LOVE FOR GLAV
ATLANTA - Even as a member of the rival Braves, Tom Glavine is still hoping for a little forgiveness from Mets fans. Glavine knows a majority of them are still...
PEL OF A CHANCE
ATLANTA - In a perfect world, I would be 6-foot-7, 230 pounds with leading man looks and a golden right arm worthy of being drafted in the first round by...
SHOOT, THAT HURTS!
It was Emile Francis who observed that hockey is a slippery game, played as it is on ice. Last night, with a chance to clinch at least fifth seed in...
SHELLEY AND MELKY HAVE BANS REDUCED
It was an offer Melky Cabrera and Shelley Duncan couldn't refuse. Given an opportunity yesterday to reduce their suspensions stemming from last month's incident with the Rays, both players accepted,...
IAN BURNED BY HARMFUL RAYS
If Joe Girardi didn't lose his lunch before the game, watching his pitching staff's performance last night likely did the trick. With Girardi relegated to his office because of a...
THIS WAS SPRING PAYBACK
AFTER talking all spring about playing with the Big Boys, the Tampa Bay Rays came into Yankee Stadium last night and kicked the Yankees all over the historical ballpark. In...
LATROY AND KYLE PEN YANK HORROR TALE
Move over, Kyle Farnsworth. You have company. Farnsworth no longer is the most vilified Yankee reliever, with LaTroy Hawkins earning a share of the title. The pair turned in back-to-back...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Police in Lewiston, Maine, are searching for a shoplifter who stuffed a guitar down his pants and walked out. Oddly, it's not the first time the store has been victimized...
UP, UP AND AWAY!
THE seat belts buckle and the key slides into the ignition, just like in a car. The choke opens and closes just like on a motorcycle. And that's pretty much...
GIVE FLIGHT A CHANCE
An introductory flight lesson at Republic Airport costs $104 at Air East Airways (aireast.com), one of dozens of area schools offering discounted flights to beginners. After the first flight, those...
WHAT'S UP
TODAYJAZZ IT UP: Who needs instruments? At "What is a Jazz Singer?", part of Lincoln Center's Jazz for Young People concert series, Wynton Marsalis and singers Carla Cook and Gregory...
READ ON!
JUST because "Harry Potter" is over and it's months until the next "Twilight" saga hits the stores doesn't mean there's nothing new to read. Quite the opposite. Here are our...
BEEF WELLINGTON
ALTHOUGH every body knows how it ends, nobody knows if it will continue. I'm talking about the sexiest show on TV, Showtime's "The Tudors," which was supposed to just be...
KILLER IVY LEAVES FILM IN 'RUINS'
WHEN you've got cute young tourists, an exotic locale (well, sort of: Mexico), ancient Mayan hoodoo and surly peasants with machetes, you expect a bit more than "The Ruins" gives...
Islanders Spoil Rangers' Moment, For Now
Fedor Tyutin and Henrik Lundqvist take a breather before the shootout Yes this is a blog about the Rangers, but Wade Dubielewicz was fantastic in net tonight for the Islanders....
Come on, Capitals
Alexander Ovechkin celebrates with Mike Green. Since the Bettman era of the NHL began, it been easy to be jaded about professional hockey. It's been sanitized of all it's character...
OSORIO GIVES UP ON THREE TARGETS (SO WHAT'S NEXT?)
By BRIAN LEWISOK, so this is the last thing Red Bulls fans wanted to hear. (Well, other than Claudio Reynaâs Designated Player status getting extended three more years). But Juan...