April 22, 2008
Updates on Pedro, El Duque
The Mets offered updates on their two eldest and ailing pitchers today, and the news was alternately good and bad about Pedro Martinez and Orlando Hernandez. Martinez, sidelined since April...
What kind of Pedro comes back?
From JOEL SHERMAN I have a better question then when is Pedro Martinez coming back. What kind of Pedro Martinez is coming back? With all the mystery about where Martinez...
3 DOWN: Cubs, Pedro and Duque
1. I am not sure if that 100-year drought is going to end, but the Cubs definitely have a strong team. Their two-game sweep of the Mets revealed that they...
NO SURPRISES FROM CANSECO
Jose Canseco's long-awaited meeting with federal agents took place today with no surprises, according to Canseco's lawyer. Gregory Emerson, Canseco's new counsel, said the former slugger turned steroid whistleblower answered...
METS SLAMMED BY CUBS
CHICAGO -- Pick a Carlos, either Carlos. Thanks in large part to both, the Mets' offense has become a lifeless mess. A getaway-day lineup that was minus three starters combined...
Liverpool and Chelsea Fit to be Tied
By CLEMENTE LISILiverpool and Chelsea played to a 1-1 tie today in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals.Dirk Kuyt scored his seventh goal of the tournament, putting Liverpool...
Calling Sammy Sosa
Question: Can Sammy Sosa play first base? He's in the crowd here at Wrigley Field watching today's Cubs-Mets game, which got us to wondering. Sure, he's almost 40 years old....
EAT WELL, HAVE A BABY BOY
Eating a good breakfast dramatically increases a woman's chances of having a son rather than a daughter, a stunning new study found. Nearly six out of 10 women who get...
Draft Day party sold out
BY PAUL SCHWARTZFor the first time, the Giants have sold out their annual Draft Party in advance. There are no more tickets available for Saturday's event, which will run from...
B and the multicolored headbands
The last time we saw Blair Waldorf, she was ready to hop on a heli to who-knows-where to escape the bad press concerning her dirty rendezvous with Chuck before Serena...
Scene: the streets
Actor and Yoga Instructor Mary-Claire Alford wears a pretty putty dress with ruffle hem and camel boots from Urban Outfitters, while carrying an environmentally friendly bag from Yoga Works. Mary-Claire's...
VAN GUNDY OFF KNICKS' LIST
Knicks president Donnie Walsh, speaking in a conference call this afternoon, said Jeff Van Gundy is no longer on his list of head coaching candidates after speaking to him today...
Backups aplenty for Cubs finale
Itâs roughly an hour before the first pitch, and the sky is threatening here at Wrigley Field for todayâs scheduled series finale between Nelson Figueroa and the Cubsâ Ted Lilly....
Pick Your Poison
By BRETT CYRGALISSo itâs coming down to tonightâs Game 7 in Washington between the Capitals and Flyers to determine who the Rangers will play in the second round.If the Caps...
ON DECK: A-ROD OUT TONIGHT
There are a lot of reasons most Yankees fans want Alex Rodriguez to be more like Derek Jeter. Now you can add one more to the list. Rodriguez, who left...
More 'Gossip'...
style="float:right;margin-left:5px;">Gossipy girls Michelle and Lydia Model and socialite Lydia Hearst has flown back from London to start rehearsals for a minor role on "Gossip Girl." Get the scoop.Lydia and Michelle...
Deal of the Day-Kenneth Jay Lane
A colorful skinny belt is a must have accessory in your wardrobe, and this Kenneth Jay Lane Snakeskin Belt with Jewel Buckle is a good one to pick up.The green...
Mets minor league first base options
A comment was posted yesterday asking us whether or not Fernando Tatis could be called up if Carlos Delgado continues to struggle. In response, we'll look at the internal options...
Justin Bobby, Goa take a shower
Justin Bobby returns to "The Hills." Lauren and Whitney chatter just like in the good old days in the Teen Vogue intern closet. Lauren says things with Audrina are awkward...
Not necessarily your 'Mother'
"How I Met Your Mother" officially jumped into "Friends" territory last night.Although the show that is seemingly about how Josh Radnor's character, Ted, meets his future children's mom, it's more...
Bush helps make a 'Deal'
President Bush made a surprise appearance on the popular prime-time game show "Deal or No Deal" last night to wish a deserving contestant luck - and it worked."Laura and I...
SO WHAT IF HANK'S PULLING RANK
Last time I looked an owner can express a thought about his team. Hankâs not being cranky, heâs just showing interest in the way things are going for the Yankees.Bosses...
Starr Report: His 'Inside' story
Charles Lachman is celebrating 10 years as executive-producer of top-rated "Inside Edition" - no mean feat in the dog-eat-dog news magazine environment. "We're not like a game show or talk...
Is Randolph overusing Heilman?
From JOEL SHERMANWillie Randolph seems so determined to prove that he is in Aaron Heilman's corner that he is going all Joe Torre-to-Scott-Proctor on him.Heilman leads the NL in appearances...
3 UP: Heilman, Proctor and Who's on First (Met Version)
1. Willie Randolph seems so determined to prove that he is in Aaron Heilman's corner that he is going all Joe Torre-to-Scott-Proctor on him. Heilman leads the NL in appearances...
LIVEBLOG: Me vs. the Volcano
There is something more than a little disconcerting about scaling an active volcano, especially in Southern Chile, home to several of the world's most lively firespitters. "What if it blows?,"...
ROCKIN' EARTH
We all know the environment is under attack, but unlikely duo Tommy Lee and Ludacris are getting ready to stand up and fight back. In what's destined to be the...
LEO'S LOVE LETTER
If you're still struggling to figure out why going green is a good idea, these DVDs will give you a few good reasons, along with some compelling visuals. "The 11th...
HIPPIES THEN & NOW
SURE, there are still hippies who live in trees and defecate in buckets. But these days, that's the exception, not the rule. Don't call today's environmentalists "neo-hippies"call em ecoists. And...
GREEN GODDESS
Looking beautiful never felt so healthy. That's because beauty counters are going green from head to toe with eco- friendly concoctions that are not only safe for your skin but...
BORN-AGAIN ECOIST
This weekend's inaugural Go Green Expo, self-proclaimed "largest green living and sustainability event ever to hit NYC" will have you going eco in no time. Headquartered at the Hilton New...
ECO STYLING
Cringeworthy hemp and busted burlap clothing are no longer the only environmentally-friendly clothing options on the market. These days, whether you're "light green" (eco-conscious) or "dark green" (wholesale lifestyle), there's...
TIPS FOR LAZY ECOS
Danny Seo was destined to be the planet's best friend from the moment he came into this world. Born on Earth Day, the New Yorker who today is the go-to...
HOOKED ON MY HYBRID
Brad Pitt has been spotted doing it. Julia Roberts does it. And so does Cameron Diaz, Leo DiCaprio, Drew Barrymore and David Duchovny. It's the latest craze to sweep Hollywood...
JOLLY GREEN FAMILY
COMPOSTING? Check. Appliances unplugged? Check. Solar charge the cellphones? Check. Energy-efficient bulbs in place? Check. These are just a few eco-friendly habits you'll find the Corwin family doing to give...
GROW MONEY
BECOMING more environmentally conscious isn't just a morally responsible mind-set to inhabit these days, it's a surefire way to save and make money, according to David Bach, a renowned financial...
EAT THE LIGHTS
WHEN diners sit down to eat in Luz's sleek dining room tonight, they will be plunged into darkness. In an evening reminiscent of the 2003 blackout, acoustic music will replace...
LATTER-DAY RESTRAINTS
PUFFY polyester dresses, sporty Skechers sneakers, sky-high bangs (circa the late '80s) and a unibrow might just be your ticket to heaven. Who knew? Fashion and grooming certainly aren't the...
HAUNTED CHANTS
IT'S hard to believe that a band best known for its sunny and romantic hit tune "California" - of "The O.C." theme-song fame - would draw inspiration from something as...
THE VERVE GOT NERVE
Some of the very best music to come out of the British invasion's 1990s second wave was by the alt-rock act the Verve - the poster boys for the saying...
MPFREES
Phantom Planet, "Do the Panic" Inspired by a friend's New Year's Eve broken heart, singer Alex Greenwald says the song is about "riding out panic and not being scared of...
IT'S 'UP' IN SMOKE
THE family members in Liz Flahive's "From Up Here" are certainly quirky. Daniel is a Mr. Mom who makes his own potpourri, while his older wife, Grace (Julie White) -...
ROBIN WIGS OUT
ROBIN Roberts is feeling warm and fuzzy. Roberts, who's completed chemotherapy and radiation treatments for breast cancer, doffed the wig she's been wearing on "Good Morning America" yesterday to unveil...
PERFECT CAR EXISTS, BUT YOU'LL NEVER HAVE IT
YOU might as well title this "Nova" episode "Car of the Never" because that's when the futuristic, fuel-efficient models on display here will likely be available. It's becoming one of...
FOX'S TONY SNOW GOES CNN
EX-White House press Secretary and Fox News Channel personality Tony Snow has joined CNN as a "conservative commentator." Snow, who served as President Bush's press secretary from April 2006 to...
COURIC WON'T HOST DEBATE
KATIE Couric's hopes to host at least one primary debate this year are over. The North Carolina Democratic party yesterday said it was canceling plans for a debate next Sunday...
STARR REPORT
His 'Inside' story Charles Lachman is cele brating 10 years as executive- producer of top-rated "In side Edition" - no mean feat in the dog-eat-dog news magazine environment. "We're not...
YOUTUBE RANTER WEARS OUT HER MEDIA WELCOME
ENOUGH. It's time to end the public humiliation of Philip Smith, prez of the Shubert Organization and soon-to-be-ex of YouTube publicity monger Tricia Walsh-Smith, the most frightening ex since Heather...
LEAN UP TO TV
HALFWAY through The Post's eight-week Get Fit by Memorial Day Challenge, 15 staffers have lost a total of 76.4 pounds, and I'm down 3 (see video updates at blogs.nypost.com). In...
CHERUIYOT MAKES IT LOOK EASY
BOSTON - Robert Cheruiyot is well-versed in the Boston Marathon course, with four victories in five trips from Hopkinton to the Back Bay. Abderrahime Bouramdane visited for the first time...
PRADO & NAFZGER GAIN HALL
Jockeys Edgar Prado and Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela, trainer Carl Nafzger, and three great thoroughbreds - Manila, Inside Information and Ancient Title - have been elected to the National Museum of...
ST. JOHN'S LOSES PAIR
Another offseason, another key loss for the St. John's basketball team. Shooting guard Larry Wright, one of the Red Storm's most popular players, and swingman Mike Cavataio, a St. John's...
JAY PLAY FOR HONDO
The Metamucils' bullpen was chewed up last night in Wrigley, causing Hondo's earnings, already depleted from Pope Week, to fall to a striking 300 greenbergs. Tonight, with the one and...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Document: 'Pacman' paid 'extortion' Court documents allege that a 29-year-old man arrested for a Las Vegas strip club shooting extorted hush money from suspended Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones....
WIDE DECEIVER
(Third in a series)Each day leading up to the draft, The Post will take a position-by-position look at the top players. Today: Wide Receivers. We're probably in the minority here....
FOUL FINISH HAS SUNS DOWN
WHAT better time to dramatize than after the first games of the first series of an inexorable payoff season? Beginning with Spurs-Suns showdown . . . After witnessing the closing...
BRODEUR TOO TIRED TO PLAY FOR CANADA
Last week, he wouldn't shake Sean Avery's hand. Now Martin Brodeur won't even say his name. Surprisingly, Brodeur yesterday said he's turning down the chance to play for Team Canada...
SAFETY NET
One well-connected player agent recently spoke with three teams heading into this weekend's NFL Draft. All three compiled a mock draft to get a better feel for who might go...
SIX QUESTIONS
Among the various compelling scenarios the Jets could face when their No. 6 overall pick arrives in Saturday afternoon's NFL Draft is this: Matt Ryan, regarded as the best quarterback...
WITH SKILES OUT, HERB GETS FIRST KNICKS INTERVIEW
One Knicks coaching candidate officially was scratched from the list and another marched into Donnie Walsh's office at the team's Westchester campus and took his best swing. Assistant coach Herb...
DELGADO'S NO BIG HIT
CHICAGO - Carlos Delgado broke an 0-for-14 streak last night but continues to weigh down the Mets' offense. With the 35-year-old first baseman hitting just .206 after his fifth-inning single...
DAZED AND ABUSED
CHICAGO - The Mets played like a team working on precious little rest yesterday. After a late-night loss Sunday in Philadelphia kept them from arriving here until just 14 hours...
PLAYOFF MISS MEANS CHANGES LOOM FOR NETS
The draft should bring quality. Trades are tricky, but they will be explored. And the Nets are armed with enough exception money to make more than a window-shopping appearance in...
HOW SWEDE IT IS
Three times in three very different seasons, NHL GMs have voted Henrik Lundqvist a Vezina Trophy finalist, which only magnifies the tribute. Lundqvist revived the Rangers out of nowhere his...
FEDS TO GRILL CANSECO TODAY
Jose Canseco has done countless interviews on the topic of steroid use in baseball, but none quite like the one he'll give today. Canseco will sit down with federal investigators...
A-ROD COULD WIND UP ON DL
CHICAGO - The Yankees are hoping Alex Rodriguez's quick healing powers don't allow his strained right quad problem to linger. However, they aren't guaranteeing the injury suffered Sunday won't sideline...
MUCH ADO ABOUT JOBA
CHICAGO - Hank Steinbrenner looks at Joba Chamberlain and sees Josh Beckett and the tonic to a very wobbly Yankees rotation. Everybody else, including GM Brian Cashman, views Chamberlain as...
HANK: THIS ISN'T JUST ME
HANK Steinbrenner knows what he wants and knows what's best for the Yankees. That's to get Joba Chamberlain out of the bullpen and into the starting rotation as quickly as...
LONDON FOR LESS
THE dollar could continue its spectacular vanishing act and everyone would still go to London, because you can't keep a good city down (nor a determined traveler). Like many New...
DROP POUNDS
1) PACKAGE IT In this day and age, the only reason you should not be traveling to London on a package is because you don't need a hotel (lucky) or...
OH, HAPPY HOUR
WHILE the revitalized nightlife in Hollywood is what makes it into the celebrity blogs and glossies, the scene in downtown Los Angeles is ten times cooler. (Think of it as...
NO GRUNGE
SEATTLE is a city of retirees, but not the kind with gray hair straining Social Security. These retirees are beneficiaries of the last Internet boom, when the Pacific Northwest minted...
GOV ORDERS HIRING FREEZE, EYES 2010 RUN
ALBANY - Gov. David Paterson, warning of deteriorating state tax revenues, ordered a "soft freeze" on hiring yesterday and directed state commissioners to come up with "serious, achievable and recurring"...
FUNDS DRYING UP AMID $LUSH PROBE
City Comptroller William Thompson is blocking funds to scores of community groups across the city because of the ongoing probe into the City Council's slush fund, The Post has learned....
NATALIE PORT-A-POTTY
She may be an international movie star, but this impudent pooch can't tell the difference between Natalie Portman and a fire hydrant. The "Star Wars" cutie was the unfortunate victim...
'WARM' BEER CRI$I$
High beer prices are on tap, and global warming could be to blame. The environmental crisis has hit suds-lovers where it hurts most - at the bar and in the...
RAILROAD BREWS BLUE$
Here's a fare hike that'll have 'em crying in their beer. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's commuter railroads are looking to raise the price of beverages and snacks sold on platforms...
HOOKER'S LAID BARE ON SHOW
So much for the safety of shadows. A Manhattan hooker interviewed by Diane Sawyer for an ABC special on prostitution was busted by her mom - who recognized her daughter,...
WTC IDENTITY CRISIS
Hundreds of Ground Zero workers were exposed to potential identity theft when stacks of payroll sheets - which included their names and Social Security numbers - were dumped in the...
SLAIN MAN'S DAD LOSES IT DURING TRIAL
The father of a fatally stabbed Brooklyn man exploded in rage yesterday, slamming the courtroom bench in front of him as he listened to the murder's grisly details. "Anthony!" Anthony...
TAKE 'NOTE': PACT PENNED ON PAPER WORTH $10.5M
It might as well have been set in stone. A contract written on notebook paper is legally binding - and worth $10.5 million to a Brooklyn Internet exec, a federal...
MIKE RIPS CONSTRUX AGENCY
A rash of construction accidents had Mayor Bloomberg yesterday declaring his displeasure with the city's Buildings Department. "I don't think anybody should be fully satisfied with the Department of Buildings'...
ROOFER HIT BY FALLING BRICK
A Staten Island man is lucky to be alive after a brick fell from a Manhattan construction site yesterday morning and struck him in the head, authorities said. Baki Duka,...
RAPE RAP FOR KIDS' 'MENTOR'
An "adviser" to an NYPD program that encourages kids to become cops raped a teenage girl participant and led a 12-year-old boy on a terrifying 14-hour odyssey on the city's...
MEAT HATERS BARE FLESH
Times Square's Naked Cowboy had some serious competition yesterday. Two PETA protesters, wearing panties and pasties, showered outdoors to call attention to the water they say is wasted processing red...
POLICE NAB ANTI-SOCIAL CLIMBER
A Long Island man went out on a limb to avoid cops who were trying to arrest him for violating an order of protection yesterday - he shimmied up a...
OUT ON HIS BUTT
Bum-mer. A Manhattan jury has tossed a lawsuit by a construction worker who was upset about a forced rectal exam he was allegedly given when he went to a hospital...
3 BOATERS 'SAVED' BY HOLY SEA
He didn't walk on water to rescue them, but three stranded fishermen are convinced Pope Benedict's trip to the city saved them from a watery grave. Tomas Jaquez , 65,...
IT'S 311-PLUS
The city's information and complaint number - 311 - is adding 30 operators to link callers to services provided by nonprofit agencies, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. By the end of...
JUDGE'S SLOW-CAL APPROACH
Blissful ignorance will remain on the menu for a few more days after a federal judge delayed a Health Department edict requiring many city restaurants to post calorie information. Fast-food...
'VICTORIA' RIPPED OFF BRA: MOM
A strapped single mom who claims her distaste for sloppy bra straps inspired her to create the ultimate adjustable undergarment says Victoria's Secret lifted her idea. Katerina Pew, a mother...
HOLY FUROR AT DIOCESE AS SEX-RAP PRIEST HIRED
A Catholic priest who was defrocked amid allegations he molested a boy in one diocese was hired by another, where he socialized with teens and young men studying to be...
'GROPER' GOT SCHOOL BREAK
A man accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl in a Brooklyn high school was hired as a security guard near an Upper East Side school - where cops say he...
ELEVATOR MAN ON WAY BACK UP
A Manhattan man who lived through a nightmare that pushes every New Yorker's buttons - he was trapped alone in an elevator for 41 harrowing hours - has battled his...
LOSER PATS STILL PATENT-LY PATHETIC
Well, you can't say the Super Bowl-losing New England Patriots are letting a little thing like the truth get in the way of hustling a quick buck. The NFL team...
WAVE OF NEW VOTERS IN KEYSTONE STATE
The lead-up to the Pennsylvania primary contest today has seen a massive registration of new voters. According to the Pennsylvania secretary of state, roughly 217,000 new voters have registered this...
CLINTON LEAD IN POLLS NOW PENNSYL-THIN
Hillary Rodham Clinton heads into today's Pennsylvania primary in need of a double-digit win to quell calls from Barack Obama backers and some party leaders for her to bow out...
MCCAIN IN CIVIL-RIGHTS PILGRIMAGE
John McCain - vowing to be president "of all the people" - hailed black civil-rights marchers as American patriots yesterday while kicking off his weeklong tour visiting American's poorest communities....
BAMA-GEDDON IN HILL AD
SCRANTON, Pa. - Hillary Rodham Clinton played the fear card yesterday, unleashing a TV ad featuring wars, natural disasters - and even Osama bin Laden - in her latest and...
NBA REF'S PAL BETS ON A TRIAL
The ref at the center of the NBA betting scandal could be spending the playoffs in a special box seat: the witness stand in Brooklyn federal court. Timothy Donaghy, 42,...
ALARM OVER IDOL'S VOICE BREAKING
Tormented "American Idol" champ Jordin Sparks is putting on a brave face as she deals with a terrifying vocal injury that could permanently silence her - a crisis the chart-topping...
JIMMY'S HA-MESS
Former President Jimmy Carter wound up his controversial Mideast jaunt by declaring partial success - but Hamas officials quickly undermined his claims. Carter said Hamas' top official, Khaled Meshaal, told...
DEAL OR NEW DEAL?
WASHINGTON - President Bush made a surprise appearance on the popular prime-time game show "Deal or No Deal" last night to wish a deserving contestant luck - and it worked....
KANYE'S LATEST: SINGLE
Rapper Kanye West has graduated to "bachelorhood" - he and his fiancée are through. A source close to the pair told Us Weekly that West's life on the road had...
LYING ON THE BEACH
More than half of all spring-break revelers lied to a parent about what went on during their drug-fueled, sex-crazed holiday, according to a survey. The parenting Web site www.momlogic.com also...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Queens This man is wanted for the gunpoint robbery of a Woodhaven bank, cops said yesterday. He approached a teller Friday at the Chase branch on Jamaica Avenue at 85th...
REFUSING TO GIVE UP THE FRIGHT
PITTSBURGH - For Hill ary Rodham Clinton, it's been nothing but fear and loathing all the way to Pennsylvania - and maybe beyond. First, it was the crying when the...
LET US PAY
FOXY is saved! Wait - I meant to say Foxy saved. A bundle. And on her third full day of freedom, Foxy Brown went shopping in a Catholic church. And...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Mon.: 834; Lucky Sum: 15 / Midday Win-4 Mon.: 3183; Lucky Sum: 15 / Evening Nos. Mon.: 324; Lucky Sum: 9 / Evening Win- 4 Mon.:...
THEY'VE BOTH GOT A POINT
Democratic presidential hopefuls Hill ary Clinton and Barack Obama have gotten thumb-in-your-eye nasty over the past week, battling for every edge in today's potentially decisive Pennsylvania primary. They've even bashed...
NO FREE PLANET
What price "sustainability"? That's a compelling question this Earth Day, amid the requisite an nual parade of guilt-inducing studies blaming US "over-consumption" for all manner of environmental ills. Did you...
RISING VIOLENCE IN THE NYC SCHOOLS
EVERY spring, we see a rise in school-safety inci dents - but this year seems different. In the past month, there have been at least 15 reported incidents of violence...
PENTAGON PAYOLA RETIRED GENERALS' TV GRIFT
EVEN The New York Times gets it right once in a while. On Sunday, the Times pub lished a lead article about a genuine military-related scandal: propagandizing on TV by...
GREEN & SMART
I HAVEN'T been able to get very excited about the big global-warming debate - but I am excited about some solutions to global warming. These are just as worthwhile even...
THE WAGES OF POLYGAMY
MEMBERS of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the Yearning for Zion Ranch can be forgiven for thinking they're being punished just for their "lifestyle...
PEANUT DIPLOMACY: CARTER'S HUGS FOR THUGS
It seems that former President Jimmy Carter has adopted Ramsey Clark's playbook, chosing to act against America's interests in vain hopes of finding vindication among our enemies for his failed...
MOONVES WANING
As if CBS chief Les Moonves didn't have enough to worry about getting his businesses humming again, he now has to contend with Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman conspiring to remove...
ANALYSTS: KILLING PARAMOUNT DEAL COULD BACKFIRE
Viacom's decision to kill Paramount Pictures' output deal with CBS' Showtime network could end up hurting Philippe Dauman's company more than it does Les Moonves'. "The venture amounts to an...
BLOOMY SAYS NO TO TIMES
Don't go searching for Michael Bloomberg's name on the masthead of the New York Times anytime soon. The mayor yesterday dismissed a report in Newsweek that advisers are urging him...
HERE'S WHY THE MARKET GOES UP WHEN IT SHOULDN'T
THE magic never ends. The stock market continues to enjoy huge rallies in the weeks when options expire, even when the gains defy fundamental logic. It happened again last week...
GAS-OOH-LINE
The potential summer nightmare of $4-a-gallon gas may turn into a $5-a-gallon crisis under a worrisome new scenario. Wholesale gasoline - driven sharply higher by record crude oil prices -...
LAMPERT TAKES A BEATING
Hedge fund billionaire Eddie Lampert yesterday lost $475 million on a stock plunge at his Sears Holdings after Bank of America refused to renew a $1 billion letter of credit....
SWISS MESS: MARTS
Wall Street is dialing up the pressure at UBS to either fix its limping US banking business or punt it. So far, the bank, which is the world's largest wealth...
MICROSOFT AND MARKETS AWAIT YAHOO! EARNINGS
It's D-day for Jerry Yang and his beloved Yahoo!. Not since the first quarter after the marriage of AOL and Time Warner has a quarterly earnings report had so much...
AEGIS CHIEF SAYS CHEERIO TO MADISON AVENUE
David Verklin, one of the most outspoken and respected figures on Madison Avenue, is stepping down as chief executive of Aegis Media Americas after a sweeping restructuring and several account...
BRIT EYES MACKLOWE DEAL
SOL Zakay's Topland Group has emerged as the latest possible suitor for embattled Harry Macklowe's trophy buildings. Topland is the UK-based operating unit of privately held Topland Group Holdings. Its...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Ah, nothing like spirits to go with spiritual guidance. Booze was on hand and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a...
BUSH FOR THE WIN
WASHINGTON - President Bush made a surprise appearance on the popular prime-time game show "Deal or No Deal" last night to wish a deserving contestant luck - and it worked....
RED BULLS INJURY NOTES
By BRIAN LEWISRed Bull striker Juan Pablo Angel may be doubtful in the initial injury report for Sunday's game against San Jose, but the rest of the team is slowly...
Mets still back slumping Delgado
Despite no shortage of warning signs, the Mets don't appear ready to give up just yet on veteran Carlos Delgado. The 35-year-old first baseman had just one hit in his...
Marc de Grandpre dumps Red Bulls for Purple Beverage
By BRIAN LEWISFor Red Bulls fans that said former Managing Director Marc de Grandpre knew more about drinks than soccer, you're right. He quit for destinations unknown, de Grandpre has...
Around the Bases: The Week in Review
With the season now fully underway, we'll take a look back at the last week in the Bushes universe, and name our players and pitchers of the week for each...