June 15, 2008
CHURCH TO BEGIN WORKING OUT TOMORROW
Ryan Church has been basically sleeping and watching television during his DL stint, but he's going to try to amp things up tomorrow in what could be an important self-test....
UNLUCKY BREAK
HOUSTON - They won't be sure until Chien-Ming Wang exits the Carl Pavano Memorial MRI tube tomorrow and the test is examined, but there is a strong belief in the...
Switzerland Beats Portugal
APThe Swiss team left Euro 2008 early -- as a winner.Hakan Yakin scored twice Sunday to give Switzerland a 2-0 victory over Portugal, helping the co-host end its European Championship...
Turkey Scores Two Late Goals to Advance
APNihat Kahveci was already in the a habit of scoring decisive goals for Turkey. No Turkish fans in their wildest dreams could have been prepared for what he did Sunday...
US-Barbados
By BRIAN LEWISSo much for the U.S.' three-game, 287-minute scoreless streak. Clint Dempsey scored just :53 in, and Michael Bradley made it 2-0 in the 12th minute.Bob Bradley went with...
Lineups are ready for Game 2
The orders are set for Game 2, which is about to start after the Mets' late rally fell short in an 8-7 loss to the Rangers in Game 1.For the...
AMAZIN'S STUCK IN SPLITSVILLE
Willie Randolph was set to fly across the country last night, but there was no guarantee from Omar Minaya that after he landed he would even be managing tonight's game....
Wang Leaves Game With Injury
Chien-Ming Wang had to leave the game against the Astros when he injured his leg running the bases in the sixth inning of the Yankees game against the Astros.Wang, who...
DEADLY QUEENS INFERNO
A 68-year-old Queens man who moved a week ago to be closer to his wife's job was killed Sunday when a fast-moving blaze swept through his new building, fire officials...
Texas series ending with twinbill
It could be the longest day of the year at Shea Stadium for Willie Randolph (pictured), and that goes beyond the scheduled doubleheader against Texas. Will a sweep by the...
Coverage in today's Post
The buzz about Willie Randolph's potentially imminent firing continued to circulate amid Saturday's rainout, with one player telling friends he expects it all to go down Monday.Colleague Joel Sherman takes...
Father's Day Gift Idea
Today is Father's Day and we here at the PGR want to help you out with that gift you've put off buying.Let's first look at the gifts you should NOT...
Miss at your own risk: Award season
Highlights for the week of June 15Tony AwardsWhat better way to tell dad you love him today than by rooting together for your favorite musical. An alternate optionâ¦Game 5 of...
GLENNON, 38, AND KELLY, 47
April 24 - Sometimes a private proposal is the most romantic. William C. Kelly, a general foreman for Hunter Roberts Construction Group, proposed to Renee Catherine Glennon, a receptionist at...
CICERO, 33, AND HEALY, 28
May 17 - Cynthia Healy almost didn't meet John Cicero. Fortunately, her future maid of honor, Helene Turk, made her go out for a game of darts in April 2004....
SCHOENBERGER, 26, AND BRYANT, 26
March 29 - For Murray Hill couple Arielle Schoenberger and Charles Bryant Jr., sharing a banana split was more than just a friendly treat. Schoenberger, an attorney and law clerk...
HEALD, 35, AND NEYLAN, 33
May 23 - Christopher Heald knows true love can be dangerous - he nearly drowned while trying to propose to Ada Neylan in December 2007! The pair was visiting the...
Euro '08: Day Nine
The conclusion of Group A highlights Day Nine at the Euros.Turkey plays the Czech Republic at 2:55 p.m. ET in a clash that will determine who will join Portugal in...
ADOPT ME
Vivien is a green-eyed cutie lookin' for someone to love. Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E. 59th St.; (212)...
GURU-VY, BABY!
The listing appeared innocuous and mind-numbingly dull - like something your New Age-y friend would drag you to at the Learning Annex. The lecture was entitled "Padsana on Human Potentiality...
BRIDGE
A FOUR-MAN team from Poland - Martens-Jassem and Gierulski-Skrzypczak - won the prestigious Vanderbilt Teams at the ACBL Spring Championships, continuing the string of successes by foreign experts in major...
YOUNG & RESTLESS
It sounds hard to believe, but ever since returning home after his stem-cell regeneration procedure, my pit bull Sam appears to be regressing in age before my eyes. In chronological...
JOHN WATERS
TRASH-TASTIC director John Waters has always prided himself on his subculture-y nicknames ("the Pope of Filth," "the Prince of Puke"), but with a second big musical, "Cry-Baby," vying for Tony...
WEB SLINGER
Toyboize Toyboize.com The UK Web series follows a "childband" whose members reunite 20 years after their brush with fame. See them update their now-creepy lyrics and "audition" for Simon Cowell.Cassette...
CHESS
IS time trouble "beautiful"? Four years ago, Bulgarian organizers of a supertournament introduced a remarkable set of regulations, the "Sofia rules," which virtually banned quick "grandmaster draws" and were copied...
TECHNOLOGY
A palm-perfect MP3 player; the new Polaroid; eco-friendly storage; ultra-thin computing and even tinier video. Polaroid PoGo $149; thenewinstant.com Polaroid may be dunzo with instant cameras, but it hasn't abandoned...
DYE-HARD STAINS
DEAR DR. FOX: Is there a brand of dog food without red dye? We have an 11-year-old peekapoo that throws up his dog food occasionally and stains my carpet a...
AGENDA
This week: It's movie time in Bryant Park and all about the tunes in Madison Square; combine cultures with egg rolls and egg creams; shop for a song; and R.E.M....
MIKE MYERS: HATE MACHINE
HINDUS HAVE NO LOVE for Mike Myers as Guru Pitka. A protest campaign against "The Love Guru" was recently launched by Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism....
WORLD OF WONDER
Stevie Wonder is as much a veteran and legend as you'll find in the music business, having scored his first hit, "Fingertips, Pt. 2," 45 years ago, at the prodigious...
FIGHT CLUB
BROOKLYN-BASED indie rockers the National are still riding high on the band's critically adored fourth album, "Boxer." But after talking to singer Matt Berninger (below, right) about its recording, it's...
FILMS WITH BITE
EARLY in Bram Stok er's 1897 novel "Dra cula," Jonathan Harker - a real es tate agent sent to Transylvania to meet a client who turns out to be the...
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
Be Kind Rewind (New Line, $27.98) Michel Gondry's loopy treatise on home entertainment is a thinly veiled call for a DIY revolution. Extras include a look at "Sweding" and Gondry's...
OLD WAR LOOKS NEW
Back before THX, CGI and high-definition were taken for granted, moviegoers turned to WWII titles like "Patton" and "The Longest Day" for the ultimate moving- image experience. Now that we...
GETTING 86'D
Steve Carell - Maxwell Smart Otherwise known as Agent 86, Smart was the show's central character - an inept secret agent employed by the secret government spy agency CONTROL. Originally...
FILM BYTES
fans who watched "Land of the Lost" in its original incarnation - Sid & Marty Krofft's '70s TV show - will remember the Sleestak as the show's lizardy villain, played...
A 'SMARTER' SHOE
"JUNO" made the hamburger phone cool again. Will "Get Smart" have us gabbing into Manolos? "It was kind of difficult to figure out a way to get something like the...
NUEVO FORK
Yerba Buena 23 Avenue A; (212) 259-2919 yerbabuenanyc.com The feisty flavors and welcoming spirit of Latin American cuisine and culture - from Cuba and Chile to Argentina and Peru -...
PROOF POSITIVE
Lately there's no shortage of flavored liquors behind the bar, but SKYY's new all-natural Infusions ($26) sees a fine domestic vodka tempting boozers away from artificial flavors found in other...
TABLE HOPPING
The Rusty Knot 425 West St.; (212) 645-5668 Ships ahoy! Since being christened three months ago, it's been smooth sailing for this 75-to-100 person nautical-themed bar/restaurant in the West Village....
WEDDINGS
Heald, 35, and Neylan, 33 May 23 - Christopher Heald knows true love can be dangerous - he nearly drowned while trying to propose to Ada Neylan in December 2007!...
RX FOR DOCS
Michael Weber's article, "Prescription for Paperwork" (PostOpinion, June 10), concerning the legislation that would add more unnecessary burdens to physicians and pharmacists, neglects to presume why Gov. Paterson supports, for...
FIRST WIVES CLUB
I don't remember anyone from the far left saying anything nice or being politically correct when it came to Laura Bush's husband ("Laura Defends Michelle," June 10). The Republicans are...
THRILL OF MCKAY
There can be little doubt that we lost one of the great sports icons when Jim McKay passed away last week ("McKay Eulogized," June 11). Along with his Olympic coverage,...
IN MY LIBRARY: JOAN RIVERS
"I don't stop!" Joan Rivers cries. "I adore reading!" She's just finished the new Barbara Walters memoir, she tells The Post's Barbara Hoffman, only to find "we've slept with exactly...
OBAMA PREACHES TO THE CHOIR
Jesus Christ would not vote for Barack Obama," said Alan Keyes, shortly before losing his Senate seat to Barack Obama, in 2004. And yet Obama - despite Jeremiah Wright, despite...
TV'S SOUND AND FURY
Congress finally figured out how to improve those negative polls. Rep. Anna Eshoo, Democrat from Silicon Valley, last week introduced what has to be the bill of the year: It...
"THE SECRET PLOT TO MAKE TED KENNEDY PRESIDENT "
The Watergate scandal that disgraced Richard Nixon, sullied the presidency, and demoralized a nation was actually a brilliantly-executed conspiracy with one primary goal - to make Sen. Edward Kennedy the...
HALE TO THE CHIEF
Augustine Washington expected great things from his first-born son, and he gave him a fine education, sent him to Europe and set him up with an estate later called Mount...
"DRUNKARD "
We've grown accustomed to shocking memoirs: A man lives in emotional and physical squalor and tries to appear normal to the outside world ("Dry," "Running with Scissors," or anything else...
E-MAIL FROM SCARLETT
From: Renegade@gmail.com Ms. Johansson, A note of thanks for the work you've been doing on behalf of our campaign. I have been an admirer of your work since my days...
TAKING THE IRAN NUKE TOUR
Looking for an alternative to the Hamptons this summer? Try the Iranian Disinformation Tour, as chronicled by Nathan Hodge and Sharon Weinberger, two veteran defense journalists whose somewhat ghoulish fascination...
BLOG WATCH
Stumbling out the gate Josh Marshall worries about John McCain's campaign at talkingpointsmemo.com. "McCain's operation is simply a wreck. Flabby. Disorganized. Sometimes comical. And one big reason for that is...
"ALL ABOUT THE BEAT "
Linguist and commentator John McWhorter brings his formidable analytical skills to bear on a subject some will think unworthy: hip-hop music and its fawning academic acolytes who exaggerate its revolutionary...
FATHER OF THE BRIDESHEAD
In 1958, the novelist Evelyn Waugh wrote to the godmother of one of his sons, "Auberon Alexander is having his character undermined by well disposed people who pamper him sitting...
REQUIRED READING
The Fruit Hunters A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession by Adam Leith Gollner (Scribner) Part journalist, part detective, part scientist and part foodie, Gollner gives us a juicy...
"GRAND NEW PARTY "
A few years ago, Minnesota's Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty coined the phrase "party of Sam's Club," evoking bargain shoppers as the key to retooling the Republican Party's traditional "country club"...
ANOTHER OPTION ON IRAN
While we bicker, Tehran is sprinting towards its nuclear arms goal in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions. Most recently, in May, the International Atomic Energy Agency voiced its...
"MADE IN THE USA "
"She had pitched sideways when she fell, slamming into racks of batteries, disposable lighters, TV Guides, and candy, spilling them onto the floor beside her." With that, the 300-pound guardian...
BOMBS AWAY
"Hit us and we shall hit you ten times harder!" This is how General Muhammad-Ali Jaafari, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has responded to speculation...
TRUMP ORGANIZATION FEELS THE HEAT IN ASSAULT CASE
The NYPD has conducted an internal affairs investigation into assault charges against a woman who helped oust Donald Trump's son from the condo board of his own building. Internal Affairs...
'SIMPSONS' DEAL MAKES CREW PLANET'S BEST PAID
Talk about raking in the D'oh! Under the terms of a new deal with Fox, the cast of "The Simpsons" makes more money per hour that even some of the...
FULD TO FACE THE MUSIC
Beleaguered Lehman Brothers' CEO Dick Fuld may find himself squarely in the hot seat tomorrow when the firm discloses its second-quarter results - expected to be an ugly stew of...
ANALYSTS SEE WII BIT OF A PROBLEM
Take-Two Interactive's "Grand Theft Auto IV" helped drive a 40 percent jump in overall videogame sales in the month of May - but the hit game is conspicuously absent from...
BUYOUT BLUES
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman will begin flying around the globe next month to collect money for The Blackstone Group's latest buyout fund - a monster horde of cash that could top...
BOLSTERING BROADWAY
COUNT executives at Warner Music Group among those who will be following tonight's Tony awards with great interest. The music giant's publishing arm Warner/Chappell Music is in the midst of...
FALCONE IS HEDGE BIZ 'IRON MAN'
Phil Falcone is the hedge fund world's new "Iron Man." Just like the big-screen character, Falcone seems to have developed super powers - posting results of 30 percent so far...
THIS WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS
WINNERSWENDA MILLARD Jumps to co-CEO post at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia after Susan Lyne bows out.IAN LOWITT Takes over for the demoted Erin Callan as Lehman's new CFO.RICHIE RANDAZZO Park...
BOND RATE DEBACLE
FEEL the heat this past week? No, not the 98-degree sizzlers that stressed both New York's power grid and Big Apple tempers to their limits. I'm referring instead to the...
BUBBLE ALERT! BOND MARKET COULD BE NEXT TO BURST
Dear John: Where is the next big financial bubble? Thank you for being on the little guy's side. PaulDear Paul: Aw, shucks! It doesn't matter to me how tall you...
SUBURBIA HOUSING DILEMMA
Home prices in suburban areas far from public transportation will experience a decline because of the skyrocketing cost of gas, a culture trend expert predicts. Kate Muhl, a senior director...
WATERED-DOWN GOV'T
City Comptroller William Thompson reports that the city's Economic Development Corp. has been a scofflaw on water bills. The EDC, in fact, hasn't paid its water and sewage fees for...
SMEARING BUSH
The campaign in Congress to impeach President Bush over the Iraq war may have gained some steam with the newly announced support of Rep. Robert Wexler - who just happens...
TOP MOST UNUSUAL PICKUP ARTISTS:
"My 16-year-old Russian intern." - Kyra "A guy once came up to me and said, 'Is that a keg in your pants? Because I want to tap that ass.' He...
MEET MARKET
Shu, a 29-year-old high-energy entrepreneur, digs open-minded, intelligent gals who are good listeners - hear that? Marin, 25 marketing Describe yourself: I have a good sense of humor and love...
HE WON'T SAY IT, BUT HE FEELS IT
"HE has trouble saying 'I love you,' " I complained to my friend Sara recently over Sunday brunch, drowning my sorrows in a mimosa. "But he does say 'Miss you'...
THIS WEEK'S COUPLE
Mayumi, a 31-year-old licensing manager, said she was looking for a well-traveled guy with a great smile. Enter Darrol, a 28-year-old promoter, fresh off a trip to Japan, with a...
NEWS CORP. GAVE TO SHARPTON
In 2005, the Rev. Al Sharpton reached out to News Corp., which owns The Post, over the common cause of revising the way Nielsen measures television audiences - especially minority...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sat.: 358; Lucky Sum: 16 / Midday Win-4 Sat.: 9949; Lucky Sum: 31 / Evening Nos. Sat.: 765; Lucky Sum: 18 / Evening Win- 4 Sat.:...
IT'S NOT SUNDAY WITHOUT OUR TIM
SUNDAYS just won't be the same without Tim Russert. The beloved, blue-collar, 58-year-old host of NBC's "Meet the Press," who died of a heart attack on the set of the...
O GOE$ A' GUNNIN'
WAYNE, Pa. - Barack Obama told voters yesterday he would push an aggressive economic agenda as president: cutting taxes for the middle class, raising taxes on the wealthy, pouring money...
ALEC: 'ALL I WANT IS TO BE LOVED'
"I like charming people," says Alec Baldwin. "I think it's the only talent I have." Here Baldwin is, perched on a stool in the bar of the Four Seasons Hotel...
ROCKIN' THE COKED-OUT 'ORGY' CAVE
LOS ANGELES - Henry Nicholas III had the makings of a real-life "Iron Man." He was a 6-foot-6 genius billionaire with a chiseled frame, physical endurance and a taste for...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
THE BRONX * A man was fatally stabbed in the hallway of apartment building in Morrisania, police said yesterday. Richard Street, 58, was stabbed several times outside his third-floor apartment...
POST GETS RX ACTION FOR KIDS
Citing a Post report that Medicaid spends tens of millions of dollars on psychiatric drugs for kids, the state Senate has passed a bill aimed at giving children and teens...
YANK CROCS FOR WALKS IN THE BALLPARK
It's a "croc" - and Major League Baseball is peddling it. MLB is introducing a limited-edition version of the popular Crocs plastic shoe emblazoned with the New York Yankees logo....
DAD'S DAY FOR 'MANN' CLAN
Football royalty Eli (at far right), dad Archie and Peyton Manning yesterday kick off Father's Day weekend as stars of the world's largest father-child catch contest at Chelsea Piers. The...
CRITICAL EMT SHORTAGE REAL REASON TO SWEAT
A shortage of medics and a surge in heat-related 911 calls left the city struggling to respond to medical emergencies last week - and the dangerous situation could worsen as...
MIKE'S 9/11-AID PLEA
Mayor Bloomberg met behind closed doors with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi last week to plead that she move a bill to reopen the federal Victim Compensation Fund for...
NUT'S 24TH RIDE TO JAIL
A subway buff with a criminal track record as long as the A line was busted yesterday for trespassing at a Manhattan station - his 24th transit-related arrest. Darius McCollum,...
A REAL HEAVYWEIGHT BELT
Last week's NYPD directive that supervisors carry their Taser stun guns instead of leaving them in patrol cars had sergeants around the city scratching their heads as to where to...
BROOKLYN A SPLITSVILLE CAPITAL
There are more broken hearts in Brooklyn than ever before. Divorce has shot up a shattering 30 percent since 2003. While uncontested divorces hit 5,489 in 2004, there were 1,546...
VID-THUG RAP IN ROB SPREE
A teenage purse snatcher who bashed a Catholic-school teacher in the face was charged yesterday with committing six robberies in a days-long crime spree that ended only when that savage...
RITZY FOLK VENT AS SMOKE INVADES POSH TOWER
Dozens of New Yorkers who coughed up millions for luxury dwellings in a new Manhattan high-rise are choking on their investments. Literally. Residents of 200 Chambers St. - where actor...
STUNNING NUMBERS
Cops have fired Taser stun guns approximately 300 times a year the last few years, according to the NYPD. As the police force instructs sergeants to carry them at all...
DOWN TO THE WIRE FOR OTB
Negotiations were under way yesterday to save New York City Off-Track Betting Corp., with the mayor threatening a shutdown tonight and the governor insisting OTB will open tomorrow. Gov. Paterson...
BRAVE SON OF A GUN
A young man devastated by his mom's murder on Madison Avenue at the hands of her jealous ex-husband has applied to become an NYPD officer - so he can protect...
STATE GIVING PERV DOC PLENTY OF 'LICENSE'
The state is allowing a Brooklyn sex offender - who left his wedding ring inside his sleeping victim during an appalling attack - to apply to get his medical license,...
REV. AL SOAKS UP BOYCOTT BUCKS
Anheuser-Busch gave him six figures, Colgate-Palmolive shelled out $50,000 and Macy's and Pfizer have contributed thousands to the Rev. Al Sharpton's charity. Almost 50 companies - including PepsiCo, General Motors,...
GAY NYERS 'HITCH' WAGONS WESTWARD
California, here we come! It's not quite like the Gold Rush, but starting this week same-sex New York couples looking to get legally hitched are jumping on the wedding-band wagon...
BIG APPLE IN DRENCH WARFARE
Severe thunderstorms socked the city last night, causing thousands to lose power, stranded passengers on runways for hours, and flooded roadways. Con Ed said more than 5,000 customers were without...
'PERV-CAM' DOC CHARGED
A perverted Long Island cardiologist was busted for secretly placing a spy camera in his office bathroom to tape patients changing, police said yesterday. Dr. Vincent Pacienza's staff caught onto...
LOTTO GUY'S 'LOST' LOVE
He might be rich, but millionaire doorman Richie Randazzo found out yesterday the old saying is true - money can't buy you love. The $5 million lottery winner said he...
NO-TAX NANNIES
About 84 percent of city parents pay their nannies off the books - and 71 percent "greatly respect" their helpers while one-third admit they worry they would do in an...
AN ARMY OF FUN
We're going to Army World! In August, the military plans to open its first Army Experience Center, a combination recruiting center/video arcade/retail store to promote serving your country. Rumored to...
FLIERS RE-TRAIN
Ticked-off air travelers - saddled with skyrocketing fares and baggage fees - are ditching planes for trains. "It's absolutely ridiculous," said Josee Leduc of the $15 charge for a first...
NEW 'CHEAP RX' PLAN
City residents can now save on prescription drugs through a new program sponsored by drug companies and drugstores. The program allows anyone without insurance or prescription benefits to enroll online...
2ND AXED WHISTLEBLOWER'S 'HEALTH' ISSUE
A SECOND Health De partment employee claims he was fired after reporting "fraudulent and illegal activities" in his unit to the Department of Investigation. Thomas Tucker, a poison-information specialist at...
LIBERTY FIND THE ESSENCE OF VICTORY
On a team with no offensive superstars, the Liberty are finding a defensive one. Essence Carson, a three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year at Rutgers, shut down Minnesota's...
JOBA II . . . WITH A TWIST
THERE are two young relievers on the fast track to Yankee Stadium, one you've heard about - Mark Melancon. The other has been quietly streaking up the ranks. His name...
CANO TAKES A SEAT
HOUSTON - In a conversation with hitting coach Kevin Long, Don Mattingly mentioned the weight of a $30 million contract might be at the root of Robinson Cano's recent struggles....
25 BEST MOMENTS AT YANKEE STADIUM: NO. 15
As both New York baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Yankee and Shea stadiums. This week: No....
YANKS GLAD TO HAVE THIS BORAS CLIENT
CALL it the Scott Boras Effect. With the 28th pick in the June 5 First-Year Player Draft, the Yankees selected Orange Lutheran (Calif.) High School right-hander Gerrit Cole. Considered the...
WILLIE CASTS HIS VOTE FOR NIXON
Willie Randolph used to be Trot Nixon's rival while they were with the Yankees and Red Sox, respectively, and each expressed admiration for the other yesterday. "I've always had a...
NOT MUSSIN' AROUND
HOUSTON - Had somebody been dumb enough to ask Mike Mussina in spring training about his chances of reaching double digits in wins by the middle of June and getting...
YANKEES MONITOR C.C. SWEEPSTAKES
Indians GM Mark Shapiro is both a realist and an executive who is willing to act quickly. And his club has played so poorly and has so many key injuries...
'IT'S FAR FROM OVER'
LOS ANGELES - With the whole country counting out the Lakers, embattled Kobe Bryant put up a relaxed, jovial front yesterday after practice, claiming to enjoy the club's desperate position....
THE TIGER VORTEX
BY now, it's a shame on us. We should expect nothing more, nothing less and nothing better. ESPN/NBC's live coverage of the U.S. Open began Thursday at 11 a.m. with...
WOODS MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE
SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods has made a habit of making the impossible possible while compiling a list of accomplishments that were previously thought ridiculous to even entertain. A scan...
DOC PUTS PARADE IN C'S MIND
LOS ANGELES - Over the summer, Doc Rivers took his star Celtic trio - Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen - on a boat ride. It was one of...
REGISTRY MAY HURT STATES
THE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) wants anglers who fish in federal waters for salmon, stripers or shad to join a national registry. The registry (some may call it...
SVOBODA EARNING HIS KEEP
SAN DIEGO - Andrew Svoboda hopes his work this weekend will change the course of his work back home in Westchester when he returns. Svoboda, who grew up playing Winged...
BASKETBALL FOCUS FOR LINCOLN'S STEPHENSON
O.J. Mayo was the top player in the country when he came out of high school and almost every college in the country hoped to land the West Virginia native...
IT'S SO PAIN-PHIL
SAN DIEGO - Phil Mickelson leaves an impression every where he goes. Problem is, those impressions aren't always good ones. The impression Mickelson was so hungry to leave this week...
PITI-PHIL LAKERS HAVE FALLEN - AND THEY CAN'T GET UP
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. - Funny how minor imperfections became pronounced once the Boston Stranglers got their barely breathing opponents in a 3-1 chokehold. Barring any unforeseen pluckiness or newly...
SMELL OF FLUSHING
* I'm a Mets fan living in South Florida and even I can smell the stench coming from Shea Stadium. I can hear the chants of "Fi-re Will-ie" and the...
THE RUMBLE
Colt in Wright place Indy TE Clark gets in swing at Shea Colts tight end Dallas Clark celebrated his 29th birthday Friday by flying in from his hometown of Livermore,...
ROCCO'S NEAR-MISS
SAN DIEGO - Rocco Mediate had one goal in mind as he played the third round yesterday: Get into the final-day, final pairing with Tiger Woods. "The dream was to...
TIGER CLAWS HIS WAY TO THE TOP
SAN DIEGO - So, this is what we've been missing. This is what golf has been missing for the last two months while Tiger Woods was having knee surgery and...
NHL O-PEN TO CRITICISM, TOO
I BELIEVE unequivocally that NHL officials are men of integrity. I believe just as firmly that it is essential for Gary Bettman to use the current cloud of suspicion that...
SPORTS SHORTS
Yonkers Raceway's leading driver, Jason Bartlett, was released from a local hospital yesterday morning, a day after he was injured in a sulky accident. Bartlett, equipped with crutches, was discharged...
HONDO TURNS BLUE
It was hardly a cinch in Cincy for Hondo yester day, but the Bosawx overcame Papelbon to cause the earnings to swell to 335 stuarts. Today, Mr. Aitch is allowing...
CONNECTICUT GOOD GROUND FOR GOLFERS
Now is a good time to grab your clubs and head east to Connecticut. The Nutmeg State has a bunch of decent public courses, many of them no more than...
WHAT TO DO WITH DL RETURNEES
BOY, that's gotta hurt. Because you just know, there was some poor soul out there who had some combination of Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, Travis Hafner and/or Victor Martinez on...
IT'S SHOWTIME
The U.S. soccer team made big strides in three friendlies vs. England, Spain, and Argentina. But those steps were just leading them toward the games that count, when they open...
OAK: NBA HAS REAL PROBLEM
Knicks favorite Charles Oakley, a veteran of the celebrated New York-Chicago series of the '90s, said he believes NBA officials and league executives exert too much control over the outcome...
CHARLIE HAS DOUBLE VISION
Charlie Ward's tenure with the Knicks lasted almost a decade, and in 1999, the point guard led Jeff Van Gundy's underdogs to the NBA Finals, where they lost in five...
NEVER MORE POPULAR, HERNANDEZ IS THE REAL MR. MET
Keith Hernandez cried after getting traded to the Mets 25 years ago today. He had been taken away from the Cardinals, the only team he had ever known and sent...
THE GATES OF SELL
ALBERT Pujols suffered a strained left calf on Tuesday and was lost to the wild card-leading Cardinals for at least three weeks. Pay heed, Met Nation. That injury makes it...
TWINBILL TODAY
Last night's Met-Ranger game at Shea was rained out and rescheduled as part of a one-admission doubleheader today, starting at 1:10 p.m. Only tickets for today will be honored -...
WILLIE'S DOOM IS TOPIC 'A' AT SHEA
Players share rumors. Coaches wait to be summoned for a meeting they dread. And the manager senses the clock expiring on his run in charge of the Mets. This is...
25 BEST MOMENTS AT SHEA: NO. 15
As both New York baseball stadiums prepare to close, The Post looks back at the 25 most memorable moments in the history of Shea. This week: No. 15. Oct. 19,...
FIRING RANDOLPH'S NOT THE ANSWER
MAYBE I'm crazy, but what Met management is doing to Willie Randolph is absolutely nuts. Replacing Randolph with bench coach Jerry Manuel makes no sense simply because the Met bigwigs...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH TOM SEAVER
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Hall of Fame right-hander, who 31 years ago today was traded to the Reds on arguably the most infamous day in Mets history....
A LOSING BATTLE
WINNING has its most famous quote. No one is ever going to top "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing," even if it turns out to be true that Vince...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
It's doubtful cops had to tell these two numbskulls to freeze. A pair of cold-hearted crooks fled from cops - and into a walk-in freezer - when they tried to...
Brooklyn Cyclones roster released
The Brooklyn Cyclones have released their initial roster for the 2008 season, which begins Tuesday night, and several of the Mets top picks have already been assigned to the Cyclones...
WILLIE'S DOOM IS TOPIC 'A' AT SHEA
Players share rumors. Coaches wait to be summoned for a meeting they dread. And the manager senses the clock expiring on his run in charge of the Mets. This is...
Doubleheader set for today
The rain never let up, so Saturday night's game between the Mets and Texas at Shea Stadium was postponed and will be made up as a doubleheader starting at 1:10...
LOST IN SPACE
It took only eight years for the U.S. to land men on the moon after the goal was first stated in a speech by President Kennedy in 1961. Now, nearly...
PRIMETIME
The greatest mysteries on TV are found not in mystery shows, but in commercials. In just a couple of hours of TV viewing, last week, TV presented the following puzzles:...
SOME LIKE IT TOUGH
"Weeds"'s Nancy Botwin is probably the most hardened criminal west of the Mississippi to use a micro-mini skirt to flirt her way past the cops. PHOTO GALLERY: The Women Of...
REGIS PHILBIN: THIS IS YOUR LIFE
The indestructible Regis Philbin will be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmy Awards Friday night. We caught up with the morning TV's most durable host to ask...
DON'T MISS LIST
CATEGORY: DRAMA The next Miley Cyrus Aspiring fictional pop diva Mitchie Torres attends a competitive music camp where pop jam sessions and cute teenage boys are the order of the...
HERE ARE SOME GAME SHOWS I'D LIKE TO SEE
In case you haven't noticed, a full-fledged revival of old game shows has broken out this summer. "Password," devised originally in 1961, is now running on CBS, and "The Gong...
REEL GOOD
OCEAN'S THIRTEEN (2007) Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO So many "Ocean"'s to cross! This time Danny Ocean (George Clooney) reunites the old crew to get revenge upon the ruthless, Willy Bank...
HISSYFIT AT HOME
Real estate speculator Jeff Lewis, the focus of Bravo's "Flipping Out," has been caught in the nationwide housing debacle - it's painful, ugly and embarrassing. Lewis, 38, who has bought...
SAMBA KING
If the yummy Latino on the new USA network drama, "In Plain Sight," looks familiar, just picture him with shorter hair and doing the salsa. Or the mambo. Or the...