May 13, 2008
D'Antoni a big hit
By MARC BERMANTodayâs press conference didnât start out smoothly, with Donnie Walsh mispronouncing his new coachâs name, calling him âDâAntonio.ââBut it got better and better and better. Mike DâAntoni has...
Lineups ready for Mets-Nats
Having shuffled their roster in the meantime, the Mets will try to bounce back from Monday nightâs 10-4 loss to the Nationals by throwing John Maine (pictured) against Washingtonâs John...
LIVEBLOG: How the other half lives
My last post was about the northern half of Hawaii's Big Island. I drove all around the thing that day -- I just didn't see a great deal of it,...
Soccer on TV
Here's what we'll be watching on the tube this week... and this weekend.Wednesday, May 14FOX SOCCER CHANNELUEFA Cup: FC ZENIT-GLASGOW RANGERS, final (live), 2:30 pm.FOX SPORTS EN ESPANOLUEFA Cup: FC...
Why Mets are going left vs. Yanks
From JOEL SHERMANWith or without Alex Rodriguez in the Yankee lineup, the Mets likely would have pushed Johan Santana into Friday night's Subway Series opener start. Without A-Rod, the Yankee...
HOW MUCH DO THE YANKS MISS A-ROD?
FROM JOEL SHERMANIs it possible that $275 million the Yankees spent on Alex Rodriguez was a bargain? There are a lot of factors in why the Yankee offense looks so...
New '90210'
Dustin Milligan ("Runaway"), AnnaLynne McCord ("Nip/Tuck"), Jessica Walter ("Arrested Development"), Shenae Grimes ("Degrassi: The Next Generation"), Tristan Wilds ("The Wire"), Lori Loughlin ("Full House"), Ryan Eggold ("Dirt"), Jessica Stroup ("Prom...
3 DOWN: A-Rod, Santana and an Inexcusable Decision
1. Is it possible that $275 million the Yankees spent on Alex Rodriguez was a bargain? There are a lot of factors in why the Yankee offense looks so bad,...
Report: QB Ainge had surgery
WBIR in Knoxville, Tenn., reports that Jets draft pick Erik Ainge has had surgery on the little finger on his throwing hand.
SATC's First London Review
Today's Times of London complained that its critics weren't allowed into the world premiere of "Sex and the City'' and pointed out that's "rarely a sign of confidence in the...
PATRIOTS STATEMENT ON WALSH MEETING
Here is the Patriots' statement regarding former employee Matt Walsh's meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell today (from patriots.com): "We want to address the allegation that the Patriots taped the...
Deal of the Day-Abaete
In honor of Sex and the City, I found a lovely small flower pin to bring us back to the Carrie of yesteryear.Throw the Abaete pin on the lapel of...
BONNIE FULLER LEAVES TOP AMI EDIT JOB
High-profile celebrity magazine editor Bonnie Fuller is resigning as executive vice president and chief editorial director of American Media Inc, the publisher of the National Enquirer and Star magazines. The...
Mets make several moves
The Mets made a flurry of roster moves this afternoon to address injuries and their pitching situation for Wednesday's game with the Nationals. While reliever Matt Wise was finally activated,...
Upper East Side's Seth & Summer
Following in the footsteps of fellow Josh-Schwartz-produced predecessor "The OC," "Gossip Girl" has found its very own on-screen, off-screen love pair.style="float:right;margin-left:5px;">"OC's" Summer & Seth/"GG's" Dan & Serena After months of...
RED BULLS' SETH STAMMLER OUT, CLAUDIO REYNA SOUNDING UNLIKELY
By BRIAN LEWISWhile Red Bull midfielder Seth Stammler has already been ruled out for Saturdayâs game, team captain Claudio Reyna _ listed as questionable _ sounds like he might miss...
Reinsdorf 'Misled' By D'Antoni
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bulls' chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is 'disappointed' and felt 'misled' by Mike D'Antoni after he learned the new Knicks' coach had accepted an offer from...
Citi Field coming along nicely
The Mets gave the media a tour of Citi Field this afternoon, so we donned a hard hat and busted out the trusty iPhone to bring you some pictures from...
S is for Secret
Where is Serena? Dan stops by the Van der Woodsen-Bass residence, where Lily is finalizing some wedding details with a bitchy modern-day Franck Eggelhoffer. Chuck tells him that sheâs not...
'Sex' and the wrong city
New York's favorite foursome dissed the Big Apple by rolling out the red carpet for its much-anticipated world premiere in London, instead of in NYC, which has been referred to...
ON DECK: YANKEES AT RAYS
If the Yankees did not believe the Rays were for real, they should now. When Andy Pettitte and Matt Garza go to the mound and one pitcher is dominant and...
ON DECK: NATIONALS AT METS
The Shea vacation against the last-place Reds and last-place Nationals is turning into a National Lampoon Chevy Chase trip filled with foul ups and missteps. The chances of the Mets...
'Idol' chat: Jason Castro
Jason Castro may be gone, but he will not soon be forgotten. Whether you loved or hated the singer, who always seemed Âhigh on life, his legacy will live on...
Do We Know Each Other?
Have you ever seen someone on TV or elsewhere and thought they were the spitting image of someone else? I think pretty much everyone has, at one point or another.I've...
D'ANTONI: NO PROBLEM WITH STEPHON
Mike D'Antoni was introduced today as the 24th head coach in Knicks history and immediately said he could work with Stephon Marbury, who told MSG Network the same. Marbury was...
Foreclosure for Sprewell in Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that "a home belonging to former NBA star Latrell Sprewell was foreclosed on [Monday] when he failed to show up in court to contest the...
Vegas, baby... vegas!
Mission Heidi: Spencer goes to Vegas Spencer, who apparently felt comfortable enough to spend the night at Heidiâs apartment after he went ahead with the whole breaking and entering thing,...
JUDGE GIVES REMY MA 8 YEARS IN PRISON
Angry, violent, dangerous, unrepentant. A Manhattan judge called rapper Remy Ma all that today before throwing her in prison for eight years for the senseless, near-fatal shooting of a long-time...
GOODELL: PATRIOTS DID NOT TAPE RAMS
NEW YORK - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said today that a 3-hour meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh confirmed that the Patriots did not tape the Rams' practice...
Mets coverage in today's Post
In a move rightly ripped in the post below by colleague Joel Sherman, Nelson Figueroa (pictured) called the Nationals "softball girls" for their dugout celebrations while beating him and the...
Ew ew ew ew ew ew ewwwwwww
Wait until you see the rest of the image, hott!!! Gawker's got an alleged PlayStation 3 ad out of a Vienna agency that replaces a dude's twig and berries/wedding tackle...
Red Bulls' Jozy Altidore as 10 Million Dollar Man?
Jozy Altidore. 10 Million Dollar Man? By BRIAN LEWISAccording to the Washington Post, the Red Bulls put a value on Jozy Altidore _ and they say he's a 10 Million...
SATC does London: Part two
And in case you were wondering what the other ladies were wearing:Kim Cattrall also chose British, wearing a striped Vivienne Westwood dress.Cynthia Nixon left little to the imagination in a...
Gato Ready To Pounce On ESPN
Frankie Figueroa defends his NABF title on ESPN Wednesday night from Gotham Hall. By GEORGE WILLISIt might have been a wasted training camp for "Sugar" Shane Mosley, but for Bronx...
SATC does London
From today's NY Post front page:STAR'S WILD AND WACKY HAT HARD TO TOP: STYLISTSBy RAAKHEE MIRCHANDANIMay 13, 2008 --She's the mad hatter!Sarah Jessica Parker channeled her quirkiest Carrie Bradshaw -...
Starr Report: 'Best of Montel'
On the production side, Williams says he's developing an NFL reality show, a game show with Phil Gurin and a Robin Givens talk show."My slate is full and I'm happy,"...
Datsyuk, Detroit Dominate Dallas
Pavel Datsyuk scored his first NHL hat trick against the Stars in Game 3. Is Dave Tippett going to join the list of coaches shown the door? The Stars are...
Who is Nelson Figueroa to talk?
From JOEL SHERMANNelson Figueroa, career journeyman now a step away from another journey to the minors, should probably not be the guy to complain about the demonstrative exuberance of the...
RUSHING KENNEDY, NOT TRUSTING IGAWA
FROM JOEL SHERMANThe Yankees can dress it up and spin it and change the subject all they want. But the simple reality is that the refusal to give Kei Igawa...
United Wins Title, Gains on Liverpool
Ferguson Alex Ferguson has his 10th top-flight title and Manchester United have now won their 17th. That puts them only one title behind stagnant Liverpool for the most all-time. 'Pool...
3 UP: Igawa, Figueroa and Ichiro
1. The Yankees can dress it up and spin it and change the subject all they want. But the simple reality is that the refusal to give Kei Igawa even...
Reality TV Tryouts: Being 'Real Housewives'
Dave Attell hosts "The Gong Show." "The Gong Show"That classic talent show is back. With a twist. And Dave Attell as the host.For more info: Go to www.comedycentral.com."Momma's Boy"If the...
A WII BIT OF EXERCISE
IN aerobics class at the gym, you don't get a failing grade when you skip a few push-ups. But if you stumble on your dance steps playing "Dance Dance Revolution"...
ROCK STAR IS ORGAN DONOR
And you may find yourself . . . in the funkiest waiting room ever. City and state officials yesterday unveiled a new, $1.5 million waiting room for Governors Island ferry...
PARKING-TIX INTERNET FIX
New York's one-man parking-ticket nemesis is launching a new weapon today to help drivers battle the meter maid. Glen Bolofsky - the founder of parkingticket.com, a company that fights parking...
MTA'S CELL-ING POINT
The MTA is offering $25 - the price of a weekly MetroCard - to cellphone-using straphangers who fill out a survey about their riding patterns. That bonus is on top...
A FERRY ROUGH START
An inaugural run for a ferry service linking Brooklyn, Queens and lower Manhattan got off to a rough start with yesterday's rain and wicked winds. Still, 51 riders took the...
CON ED 'LOAN-SHARKED' RETIREES: LAWSUIT
Con Ed is ripping off its own retirees to the tune of millions of dollars, a proposed class-action lawsuit charges. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, four former employees...
NBC'S SUE SORRY FOR !@#$-UP
Veteran TV anchor Sue Simmons apologized last night after using a "Channel 4" letter word on the air. Simmons, who's been with WNBC-TV for 28 years, dropped an F-bomb after...
POL'S AIDE RATTED OUT VITO'S GAL
Rep. Vito Fossella's Air Force mistress was so distracted by their affair that she couldn't perform her official duties on a junket they attended - so the top aide to...
STAR'S WILD AND WACKY HAT HARD TO TOP: STYLISTS
She's the mad hatter! Sarah Jessica Parker channeled her quirkiest Carrie Bradshaw - topping off her look with an acorn- and garden-inspired headpiece from famed British milliner Philip Treacy -...
CARRIE & CO. TWO-TIME APPLE
Call this sex and the wrong city. The gals of "Sex and the City: The Movie" jumped across the pond and landed on a London red carpet last night to...
SPEEDING UP JUVIE JUSTICE
Juveniles arrested for a crime on a weekend will no longer have to wait until Monday to see a judge under a new protocol announced yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg. "To...
A KEY TO REMY'S HEART
Most grooms just bring the ring. This one tried to bring a handcuff key, too. Jailed bride-to-be Remy Ma was left standing at the altar at Rikers Island yesterday after...
PANEL WARNS JUDGES OVER SLOWDOWN
ALBANY - The state Commission on Judicial Conduct yesterday warned judges seeking a pay hike that they would face its wrath by joining a "rule-book slowdown" against law firms tied...
B'KLYN MOM'S THROAT SLASHED
A Brooklyn woman was found yesterday morning outside her car with her throat slashed and her infant crying in the back seat, police sources said. "I was awoken by someone...
AIRLINE SAT ME ON CAN
A JetBlue pilot forced a Manhattan man to sit on the toilet for three hours during a cross-country flight to free up his seat for a stewardess, the flush-with-fury passenger...
MCGREEVEYS HEAD TO COURT
The warring McGreeveys yesterday hit an impasse over alimony in the latest round of their divorce talks and were ordered to duke it out in front of a judge. Gay...
WOMAN OVERBOARD
The FBI is investigating the apparent drowning of a New Jersey mom who mysteriously plunged off a cruise ship during a violent storm 45 miles off Atlantic City, officials said...
WEST SIDE WAR
A war of words erupted yesterday as Mayor Bloomberg reacted angrily to comments made by Sen. Charles Schumer suggesting the city has its priorities wrong in turning Manhattan's far West...
EHUD'S LI PAL GRILLED
The big-bucks Long Island businessman at the center of a bribery scandal ensnaring Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was hauled in for questioning last night, while President Bush defended Olmert...
JEWELER IN 'MOB HIT' DIES
A Staten Island jeweler has died after being shot twice in the chest last month in an ambush investigators believe was ordered by organized crime. Louis Antonelli, 43, who was...
HATHAWAY HUNK'S BREAK
The boyfriend of "The Devil Wears Prada" star Anne Hathaway is off the hook for check-kiting charges. Manhattan prosecutors announced yesterday that they'd dropped the case against Italian businessman Raffaello...
QUEENS PARK PERV HUNTED
This is a sketch of the sicko who sexually abused a 6-year-old girl in a Queens park last week, police said. The pervert accosted the victim in Doughboy Plaza at...
WHEELCHAIR-'SCAM' BUST
A $168,000-a-year Long Island executive has been busted for a scam in which he collected $300,000 in disability payments by falsely claiming to be confined to a wheelchair, authorities said...
TROUBLED QNS. COLL. DORM FIRM
University of Connecticut dormitories built by the contractor tapped to erect a $72 million residence hall at Queens College have been plagued with costly fire and safety violations, The Post...
THIS MOTHER LEFT INFANT ON DOORSTEP
Police were searching last night for this woman, who they believe is the mom who abandoned her newborn girl at the doorstep of a Queens minister on Mother's Day, officials...
POL FLIPS OVER PROF
ALBANY - The $1 million-a-year SUNY professor who flipped the bird for a photo at an office party was insulting the very taxpayers who foot his salary, an angry lawmaker...
HS TEACHER ACCUSED OF SEX ABUSE
A veteran Manhattan teacher earning a six-figure salary was arrested yesterday and charged with sexually abusing a female colleague, police sources said. Larry Litoff, 61, of Scarsdale, stands accused of...
REV. AL: SLASH NYPD'S FED $
Community leaders urged members of Congress yesterday to slash the NYPD's federal funding and subpoena its commanders if top brass refuse to testify about departmental policies involving alleged brutality and...
FUELING FEARS
As gasoline prices continue to soar, city drivers yesterday began dreading what may be the inevitable - the $5 gallon. "I hope it doesn't go to five dollars, but at...
SUPER-SIZED 'BURGER'
Holy cow! One-ton, 6-foot-6 Chilli is milking all the publicity he can get as Britain's presumed tallest cow. The strapping steer, who is the size of a baby elephant, towers...
EASY OR NOT, MAC VOWS TO BE GREEN
Promising to be a "green" president, John McCain yesterday unveiled a plan to combat global warming - and took a shot at President Bush for not tackling the issue. "I...
OBAMA AIMS FOR NOV.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Barack Obama yesterday turned his sights on winning the White House in November, as Hillary Rodham Clinton hinted she might wrap up her campaign as early as...
UN BRIBER GETS OFF EASY
Daddy made him do it. Scammer Nishan Kohli, who bribed a UN official to steer more than $100 million in business contracts, got off with a wrist-slap at his emotional...
DEFENSE IS HOWLING AT ROWLING
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling's lawsuit against a Michigan librarian is a bunch of hocus pocus, his lawyers said in closing arguments. Warner Bros. and Rowling are suing Steven Jan...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Queens A young man who was stabbed and critically wounded in South Jamaica has died, authorities said yesterday. Andre Lewis, 22, succumbed to his injuries at Mary Immaculate Hospital on...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Mon.: 795; Lucky Sum: 21 / Midday Win-4 Mon.: 1247; Lucky Sum: 14 / Evening Nos. Mon.: 525; Lucky Sum: 12 / Evening Win-4 Mon.: 3698;...
CONYERS' CIRCUS
Rep. John Conyers brought his con gressional road-show to New York yesterday, staging a "public forum" meant to sow racial division here and undermine faith in the NYPD. Here's hoping...
MORE GAINS IN IRAQ
The situation in Iraq must be getting better if even the reflexively negative New York Times puts it on Page One. Which is precisely what it did yesterday, running an...
WISE WORDS ON PORK
Rep. Anthony Weiner got it just right in calling for an end to pork-barrel spending - even if his comments were meant as a broadside against a likely foe in...
TYING NY CRIME FIGHTERS' HANDS
DNA identification is one of the most powerful tools of modern crime-fighting, providing evidence that can greatly help catch and convict the guilty - and clear the innocent. But our...
TO TAME THE PA
CHRIS Ward has been nomi nated for Port Authority executive director. When he takes command, he'll face a choice: Go native and become a captive of agency potentates, or battle...
THE OBAMA 'RULES'
IF Barack Obama gets his way, the Oxford English Dictionary will update its definition of "distraction" by the end of the campaign: "Diversion of the mind, attention, etc., from any...
FOSSELLA FAMILY VALUES: HYPOCRISY & ARROGANCE
The best way for Rep. Vito Fossella to keep his seat is to switch to the Democratic Party ("Time To Go, Vito," Editorial, May 9). It has a big tent...
DIMON RESCUES 50% OF BEAR STAFF
Jamie Dimon's been able to find Wall Street jobs for about half the payroll being axed when his JPMorgan Chase takes over crippled Bear Stearns next month. Dimon gave a...
CALLING A TRUCE
The $27 billion leveraged buyout of radio giant Clear Channel Communications may finally come to fruition after nearly two years of twists and turns. The nasty battle between the six...
YOU CAN'T GET STAMPIN' MAD
THANK whichever deity you pray to that you aren't the US Postal Service. Just like everyone else these days, the folks who deliver the mail are getting hammered by higher...
CITI IS BEYOND REPAIR
Banking analyst Meredith Whitney blasted Citigroup's turnaround plan yesterday, saying the financial giant is so deep in a black hole that even renown physicist Stephen Hawking could not help the...
NYMEX'S MEMBERS THREATEN CME DEAL
Members of the New York Mercantile Exchange are moving ahead with plans to kill the $9 billion takeover by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange unless the rival futures trading giant significantly...
SHAKE-UP IS IN FASHION FOR LIZ CLAIBORNE BRANDS
Liz Claiborne, following the departure of a key retailing executive at its corporate headquarters last month, is further decentralizing its retail businesses, sources told The Post. The struggling apparel giant...
TACONIC'S DOWNTOWN CROWN
DOWNTOWN'S next new office tower won't be at Ground Zero but at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, where Taconic Investment Partners is poised to spectacularly transform one of Manhattan's...
CDO DEBT COULD POSE RENEWED DANGER FOR BANKS
Just when Wall Street firms thought the worst of the credit crisis was over, investors in funky mortgage-tainted debt may unleash a fresh bout of pain for embattled banks like...
CABLE CABAL FOR NEWSDAY
Newsday staffers yesterday said they had bittersweet feelings about the $650 million sale of the Long Island newspaper to cable operator and New York Knicks and Rangers owner Cablevision. While...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A Houston teenager was escorted out of her prom in handcuffs - for a crime of fashion. Marche Taylor's skimpy gold dress was deemed too revealing for the Madison HS...
ROTO FILES - When to dump chumps
Sometimes baseball fantasies just don't work out the way you plan. Like Shaun Alexander this past football season, some players have done enough in the past to give them name...
NEW ORLEANS - THE BIG EASY
Today's page looks at the city famous for jazz and crawdaddies, and affectionately known as "The Big Easy." NEW Orleans has a perilous geography. The city is nicknamed The "Crescent...
SLANG BANG!
ARE you a sorostitute engaged in textual relations? What about a brohemian going through a fake-up? An adorkable manorexic, perhaps? If you have no clue what I'm talking about, fear...
MPFREES
Filter, "Soldiers of Misfortune" The LA band celebrates the release of its new record - featuring this soaring and emotional song - tonight at the Mercury Lounge. Judy Collins, "Norwegian...
IRAQ WAR OFF-KILTER FOR FILTER
ALMOST 40 years ago, Edwin Starr asked, "War - what is it good for?" Judging from a survey of albums and songs that've been released this year, one thing's for...
JUDY BLUE EYES THE BEATLES
THE art of Judy Collins isn't easy to explain. The 69-year-old singer is one of contemporary music's living legends. She's a national treasure whose soprano remains shockingly pure, and her...
BEDTIME TALE REMEMBERED AND RETOLD
HALFWAY through "Sto ries by Heart," which opened last night, John Lithgow ("Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," TV's "3rdRock from the Sun") sits in an easy chair, puts on his reading glasses,...
STARR REPORT
Some veteran talk show hosts don't fade away - they embark on ambitious projects a la Montel Williams. Williams isn't going any where, even after the finale of "Montel" airs...
SURVIVORS TELL STORY OF EVEREST'S 1996 KILLER BLIZZARD
IN 1996, when climbing Mount Everest was quickly becoming a "must-do" sport for socialites and rich people, the mountain took back its offer to be accommodating. That was the year...
RYAN SEACREST'S 'BOY' SEARCH
RYAN Seacrest must be cloning himself somewhere - the gregarious "American Idol" host has added yet another show to his already heavy schedule. Seacrest will executive-produce "Are You a Momma's...
NEW YORK'S GETTIN' 'UGLY'
'UGLY Betty' has come home. As The Post reported last week, the ABC sitcom about a homely Queens native will be shot here next season. Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson...
ABC'S FULL-COURT PRESS
ABC is going to court with law shows next fall. The network, which will formally announce its new schedule today, is expected to renew "Boston Legal" and zany attorney show...
JIMMY FALLON TAKES 'LATE NIGHT'
JIMMY Fallon faced the press yesterday at a news conference at NBC, where late-night succession was the topic of the day. James Thomas Fallon, 33 - comedian, "Saturday Night Live"...
A WII BIT OF EXERCISE
IN aerobics class at the gym, you don't get a failing grade when you skip a few push-ups. But if you stumble on your dance steps playing "Dance Dance Revolution"...
SPYGATE SAGA MAY END TODAY
The Spygate scandal could come to an end today with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell proclaiming "Case closed," or the flames could be fueled and Bill Belichick, already caught cheating, could...
SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF: Tiger begins chipping, puttingTiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the...
'ROCKER' WON'T RUN
BALTIMORE - Big Brown's march toward a Triple Crown sweep got a lot easier yesterday when owner Frank Stronach, whose undefeated Harlem Rocker loomed the lone horse with a fighting...
DASILVA, AFFRUNTI TALK AT GALLAGHER'S
A full field of 11 handicappers, led by Post aces John DaSilva and Anthony Affrunti, will discuss Big Brown's chances of winning Saturday's Preakness and keeping his Triple Crown hopes...
TIME TO 'BEAR' DOWN
BALTIMORE - Who's afraid of the big bad wolf, or the big brown running machine named Big Brown in the Preakness on Saturday? Not the big bear named Kentucky Bear,...
THE CARDS ARE FALLING INTO PLACE
LOUISVILLE - It's been very quiet here at Churchill Downs since the Derby, with some very ugly weather. Lots of wind and rain. But Brown has handled it very well....
HONDO'S JAY-WATCHING
Hondo walked the plank with the Mariners last night as they squandered a 5-0 lead and caused the bankroll to plunge to 155 phelpses. Tonight, he's hoping to generate a...
JINTS SNAP INTO ACTION
A few weeks ago, kicker Lawrence Tynes lamented the fact that the Giants last season were the only team in the NFL that did not employ a long-snapping specialist. Instead,...
HERB MIGHT SURVIVE
Herb Williams, the ultimate survivor, probably will survive another coaching change. A source told The Post Mike D'Antoni likely will keep Williams on his assistant staff. D'Antoni may have trouble...
DASH OF NASH
Mike D'Antoni no longer has Steve Nash to run his "Seven Seconds or Less" frenetic offense. But in one week, at the NBA Draft Lottery, the new Knicks coach will...
WALSH ROLLING DICE WITH WRONG GENERAL
AT the beginning of World War II, Gen. George Catlett Marshall plucked a colonel (light bird?) from the Japan conflict in the Philippines and appointed Dwight D. Eisenhower European supreme...
'FIGUER' HATER
Nelson Figueroa should consider pitching underhanded to the Nationals, if there is a next time for him. Here it is, girls, go ahead and hit it. "They were cheerleading in...
PITCH & MOAN
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Pedro Martinez insisted he's not one to become depressed, but he showed signs of dejection yesterday over his comeback from the disabled list. Martinez, here...
INJURED DUQUE MAKING PROGRESS
Orlando Hernandez, still rehabbing from a strained tendon in his right foot, threw without a boot for a second straight day in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and indicated he could...
KEI TO PEN; IAN GETTING THUR. START
ST. PETERSBURG - In Japanese or English, the word for mop is the same. So, there is no translation needed to describe Kei Igawa's new role in the Yankees' bullpen...
FLIPPING JOHAN AT THE YANKEES
IF pitching Johan Santana on normal rest Thursday afternoon against the much-traveled TBD of the Nationals would put a win in the books, then sign up the person who signs...
RAY-GGEDY ANDY
ST. PETERSBURG - The rotation's caboose collapsed under inexperience and ineffectiveness. The lineup wasn't flexing dock rope muscles before Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada went down. So when Andy Pettitte,...
GOOSE MAD AS HALL
COOPERSTOWN - On the day Goose Gossage said he was "blown away" walking with legends at the Baseball Hall of Fame, the newest Hall of Famer offered these words to...
A-ROD STILL NOT A-OK
ST. PETERSBURG - Don't look for Alex Rodriguez in the middle of the Yankee lineup any time soon. Rodriguez was slid into the Carl Pavano Memorial MRI Tube in Tampa...
CHOMPS ELYSÉES
HANG your toques, keep your Michelin stars, can the chichi gastronomy. Okay, wait - don't. I love that stuff. But after a few amazing meals at the better known Paris...
OBSCURE DE FRANCE
IF IT'S your first time in Paris, chances are you've got a big list of things to do. That's fine - do them. But for many New Yorkers, Paris isn't...
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ARE WE THERE YET?
Open Skies, that fly-anywhere agreement which came into effect on March 30, is due to improve choice on trans-Atlantic routes (cold comfort, now that fuel surcharges are eclipsing any price...
HOW I FOUND THE BABY
Police were searching tonight for a woman, who they believe is the mom who abandoned her newborn girl at the doorstep of a Queens minister on Mother's Day, officials said....
RED BULLS' STAMMLER OUT VS. WIZARDS
By BRIAN LEWISRed Bulls central midfielder Seth Stammler is listed as out on the team's initial injury report for Saturday's 7:30 p.m. Giants Stadium tilt against Kansas City. Stammler _...