June 24, 2008
First Week Review for Brooklyn, Staten Island
June 24, 2008 | 11:10pmIt was a week ago tonight that we were at KeySpan Park in Brooklyn, looking out at the ocean and taking in the New York-Penn League season opener between the...
DAMON LOOKS TO AVOID DL
June 24, 2008 | 10:42pmPITTSBURGH -- Johnny Damon has his fingers firmly crossed that the pain coming from his left arch doesn't land him on the disabled list for the first time. "I hope...
Lineups in for Mets-Mariners II
June 24, 2008 | 10:10pmThe lineups are ready as the Mets take on the last-place Mariners at Shea Stadium and try to bounce back from Monday's 5-2 loss behind Oliver Perez (pictured). Note that...
Euro '08 Semifinal Preview: Spain vs. Russia
June 24, 2008 | 10:02pmThe underdog Russians, with coach Guus Hiddink at the helm, can make history this week and win the European Championship.Spain, meanwhile, can do the same -- if they can bring...
'SYTYCD' Chat: Marquis and Susie
June 24, 2008 | 9:56pmModern dancer Marquis Cunningham, 18, from New Jersey, and the ever-sexy Susie Garcia, 25, from Florida, were eliminated in last weekÂs elimination show for "ÂSo You Think You Can DanceÂ."...
Binghamton wins series with Trenton
June 24, 2008 | 9:50pmWhile we were away over the weekend, the Mets and Yankees Double-A affiliates clashed in a three-game set in Trenton. When the dust settled, the Binghamton Mets managed to win...
My personal SALE shopper
June 24, 2008 | 9:35pmSometimes you just don't have time, or the patience, to get to that killer sale and sort through the racks. And now, with help from Shopittome.com, you don't have to!...
Holt struggles in debut
June 24, 2008 | 9:25pmAfter missing the last few days because of a trip home, it's about time to get caught up with everything that's gone on in the Bushes World over the past...
Snee Signs Six-Year Extension
June 24, 2008 | 9:18pmThe Giants inked offensive lineman Chris Snee to a six-year extension that will keep him in Blue until the 2014 season.Snee, coach Tom Coughlin's son-in-law, was scheduled to become a...
Yanks' staff gives you winning options
June 24, 2008 | 9:18pmWhat a week it has been across the diamond, and not just from a fantasy perspective. Lost in the Metsâ cross-country pink-slip disaster was the devastating injury to Yankees ace...
Mets Sign Top Pick Davis
June 24, 2008 | 9:06pmSI.com is reporting the Mets have signed Ike Davis, their top pick from the draft.Davis, a power-hitting first basemen from Arizona State, was the 18th pick overall and is expected...
Governator first to 'Meet the Press'
June 24, 2008 | 9:00pmAccording to TV Newser, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will be the guest on the first "Meet the Press" hosted by Tom Brokaw, who agreed to fill the seat left empty...
THE YANKS AND SABATHIA
June 24, 2008 | 8:56pmFROM JOEL SHERMANJohan Santana has pitched well, but not great -- certainly not to the degree anticipated when he was obtained by the Mets. And certainly not what was expected...
3 DOWN: Santana, Sabathia and the Yanks
June 24, 2008 | 8:53pm1. Johan Santana has pitched well, but not great -- certainly not to the degree anticipated when he was obtained by the Mets. And certainly not what was expected when...
Euro '08 Semifinal Preview: Germany vs. Turkey
June 24, 2008 | 8:19pmFor a team with a relatively brief international pedigree, Turkey has a habit of getting into the semifinals of major tournaments in recent years.Germany, on the other hand, are three-time...
STRAHAN INTRODUCED AS NEWEST MEMBER OF FOX'S PREGAME SHOW
June 24, 2008 | 8:14pmMichael Strahan said today that television was not on his mind when he decided to retire from the Giants and the NFL. Strahan, who signed a $2 million-per-year deal with...
Donadoni Out, Lippi In
June 24, 2008 | 7:42pmAFPItaly coach Roberto Donadoni is going to be sacked and replaced by reigning World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi, the Italian press reported on Tuesday. The fate of 44-year-old Donadoni will...
KRUK LEFT STARRY-EYED BY BIG UNIT
June 24, 2008 | 7:41pmJohn Kruk wanted no part of Randy Johnson in the 1993 All-Star Game and any left-handed hitter that did was "crazy." Kruk stepped up to the plate when Johnson famously...
Two unhappy 'Cash Cab' riders
June 24, 2008 | 6:44pmThe Post caught up with a stranded Francesca Chenel and her 81-year-old mom, Christina Fontanelli, on the streets of New York yesterday who say they were victims of the Discovery...
CRUISE: Big, bigger, biggest
June 24, 2008 | 6:22pmRoyal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas With cruise ships soon coming equipped with "neighborhoods" and full-blown parks, calling them floating cities was more than just a little scary-prophetic -- but...
Damon hurting; Christian called up
June 24, 2008 | 6:21pmBy GEORGE A. KING IIIPITTSBURGH -- With Johnny Damon sidelined by an injured foot, the Yankees today called up outfielder Justin Christian for tonightâs game against the Pirates at PNC...
Lightning name Melrose coach
June 24, 2008 | 4:44pmAPTAMPA, Fla. â Barry Melrose was hired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning today, returning to the NHL after 12 years as a television analyst because he wants to...
ON DECK: MARINERS AT METS
June 24, 2008 | 4:38pmRight or wrong, the Mets will be without David Wright tonight against the Mariners (7:10, SNY, WFAN). The debatable decision by Jerry Manuel is part of the manager's plan to...
ON DECK: YANKEES AT PIRATES
June 24, 2008 | 4:33pmThe Yankees are have their last chance to fatten up on the soft underbelly of the NL Central with the start of a three-game series in Pittsburgh tonight (7:05, MY9,...
CYCLONES MANAGER WANTS 100 PERCENT
June 24, 2008 | 4:26pmCyclones manager Edgar Alfonzo expects his players to play with intensity. When they don't, they pay a price. Alfonzo used a pinch-hitter for second baseman Josh Satin in the seventh...
Donadoni Sacked?
June 24, 2008 | 4:25pmReutersRoberto Donadoni's time in charge of Italy is expected to end this week following the world champions' Euro 2008 quarterfinal defeat by Spain. Italy's top sports daily La Gazzetta dello...
CYCLONES LOSE TO RENEGADES
June 24, 2008 | 4:23pmIt felt like a game that would drag on monotonously for three hours but end magnificently with a ninth-inning home run or similar heroics. Brooklyn Cyclones fans - and New...
Deal of the Day-3.1 Phillip Lim
June 24, 2008 | 3:39pmI am sure that many of you have been eyeing this 3.1 Phillip Lim Two Toned Dress since it went up on the racks a few months ago.But now that...
Coverage in today's Post
June 24, 2008 | 3:22pmThe Mets are back below .500 again after Johan Santana gave up the first grand slam by an AL pitcher since 1971 in an eventual 5-2 loss Monday night to...
3 UP: 3 Out, Castillo and Pavano
June 24, 2008 | 1:09pm1. Both the Yankees and Mets are three games out of first place in the lost column. It might say more about the underwhelming condition of even the best teams...
Reality TV Tryouts: Makeovers
June 24, 2008 | 11:08amHow to get your 15 seconds of fame.Bad dog? New Dog ShowThis new doggy-training reality show sounds like group therapy with "The Dog Whisperer." They call it "boot camp" for...
CLINTON-ERA THROWBACK: BAM'S 9/10 PRIORITIES
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amYour editorial hits the mark and details why an inexperienced senator must not be the next president of the United States ("John Kerry Lite," PostOpinion, June 19) . Sen. Barack...
SUFFERING SENATORS
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amIT'S not easy being a US senator. People trick you into taking special favors you didn't even know existed. Shame on these unscrupulous people! Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd and North...
THE ENERGY CRISIS' NUCLEAR ANSWER
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amMEETING future US electricity demand while protecting the environment is going to require greater use of nuclear energy. Members of both parties have embraced that simple idea; Sen. John McCain's...
DON'T CATCH - KILL
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amTHE first beneficiary of Bar ack Obama's promise to expand health-care access could be Osama bin Laden. The senator would rather see Osama captured, not killed, then put into our...
WHY VIETNAM NEEDS FREEDOM NOW
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amPROTESTS will surely sur round Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's meeting today with President Bush. But Dung will no doubt still find it a relief to be out of...
LOTTERY
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amNEW YORK Midday Nos. Mon.: 322; Lucky Sum: 7 / Midday Win-4 Mon.: 8873; Lucky Sum: 26 / Evening Nos. Mon: 000; Lucky Sum: 0 / Evening Win- 4 Mon.:...
A DEM 'UNITY' PARTY
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amWASHINGTON - A long and divisive campaign that featured backbiting, insults, humiliation and racial flare-ups will get a Hallmark ending when Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton hold a lovey-dovey...
COLUMBIA TO AX PLAGIARIST NOOSE PROF
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amThe controversial Columbia Teachers College professor whose alleged discovery of a hangman's noose on her office doorknob triggered national outrage is being fired for plagiarism, school officials said yesterday. Madonna...
LAME CLAIMS FOR IVY 'RAPIST'
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amHe didn't know dousing his victim - twice - with buckets of boiling water would seriously injure her, and he force-fed her Tylenol by the mouthful in sympathy for her...
TRYST TEEN CASHES IN
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amSupermodel Christie Brinkley's cheating hubby, Peter Cook, paid $300,000 to his former teenage lover to keep her from singing about their torrid affair, The Post has learned. Cook's payment to...
MAC'S $300M CAR PRIZE
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amJohn McCain yesterday offered a $300 million prize to anyone who can manufacture a battery-charged car that would reduce the United States' reliance on foreign oil. "This is one dollar...
NBA FOULING REF FOR BLOWING WHISTLE: LAWYER
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amThe NBA is bullying dirty referee Timothy Donaghy into forking over $1.4 million in retaliation for blabbing to the feds about corruption in the league, Donaghy's lawyer charged yesterday. Attorney...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amManhattan A knife-wielding assailant was arrested yesterday after he stabbed and critically wounded a man in Times Square, police said. Antoine Paprilo, 37, allegedly knifed the 22-year-old man, whose name...
THE 'GUILTY' PARTY
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amA callous Long Island teen refused a frantic dad's request to help perform CPR on his unconscious daughter - because he was too busy trying to hide the empty booze...
TEACHER BONUSES PAY OFF
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amForty percent of the 155 middle and elementary schools whose teachers are eligible for bonuses if their students perform well outpaced the citywide gains in math and reading, a Post...
GOON TO GO-FER
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amSean Avery makes his living as a tough guy on skates, but the New York Rangers' enforcer said fashion is his real passion. The reviled winger - and most famous...
COUNCIL BIDS TO $HOCK CON ED
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amThe city wants Con Ed removed from a tax-abatement program, but the utility warns it would have to pass its ensuing 10-year, $1 billion loss on to its customers. The...
BRUNO SHOCKS GOP BY CALLING IT QUITS
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amALBANY - Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, the state's most powerful Republican, announced last night that he won't seek re-election in November - and will step down as leader as...
CHINATOWN NIGHTMARE
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amAn out-of-control, overloaded dump truck barreled through Chinatown yesterday, smashing into a parked bus that then careened into a woman, killing her, cops said. The truck went on to hit...
COWBOY'S M &M SUIT OK: JUDGE
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amTimes Square's Naked Cowboy can sue the Mars candy company over a billboard that showed a blue M&M dressed in his trademark briefs and boots, a federal judge ruled yesterday....
HIS NEW LOVE TAKES SHOT AT BRINKLEY
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amPeter Cook's new squeeze said Christie Brinkley shouldn't vent her fury at her philandering husband in open court because it will only hurt their kids. "He obviously made a mistake,"...
SCHOOLKIDS HIT HIGH MARKS
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amCue the trumpets. The city's public school students improved by leaps and bounds on state math and reading tests this year - with the percentage of students meeting or surpassing...
THIS 'F' IS FOR 'FORWARD'
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amWhen the city issued its first report cards to its schools last fall, IS 286 in Manhattan ranked third from the bottom with a big fat "F." Today, while the...
HOOKER THANKS HER LOV-GOV'ING FANS
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amHooker Ashley Dupre may be out of the oldest profession after the scandal that ousted ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer from office, but she's still "touched" by fans. PHOTO GALLERY: Ashley Dupre...
MIKE AND POLS IN PROP-TAX DUEL
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amMayor Bloomberg is pushing to increase property taxes as soon as possible, City Council leaders said yesterday. "They made it very clear the mayor wants to raise the property tax...
ISLAM BLOCKED TYSON GANG HIT
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amFormer heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson was saved by religion - literally. "They were discussing [how] Mike Tyson had to be murdered," gang member Shelby Henderson said yesterday about a...
THUGS LOSE LOOPHOLE
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amALBANY - Gov. Paterson and legislative leaders agreed yesterday to send hundreds of violent felons back to court before they win release on sentencing errors. The Paterson administration has been...
PARK AVENUE PERV IN GROPE SPREE: COPS
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amA serial fondler terrorized the Upper East Side last week, grabbing the breasts of eight women before groping a 5-year-old girl, authorities said yesterday. In the space of less than...
COMMUTERS IN A FIX
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amStraphangers could be railroaded once again after the MTA yesterday delivered a double-dose of dire propositions - a fare hike and delays in subway improvements. "Should riders be concerned? Absolutely,"...
SCRIPTING $5M SUIT VS. HBO
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amA Brooklyn handwriting expert who has authenticated almost 200,000 pieces of sports memorabilia - including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Cy Young autographs - is suing HBO and "Real Sports"...
REVLON GIRL LASHES OUT AT MAMA
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amSeems like old times for billionaire Ron Perelman and his stunning ex-wife Patricia Duff - the notorious divorcees are duking it out again in court. Perelman, 64, and Duff, 53,...
BX. 'A' NOW IN DANGER
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amThe Bronx's IS 218 is one of the city's highest-ranking dual-language schools, having earned an "A" for its overall performance last year. But that grade may be in jeopardy this...
1 IN 6 NYC TEENS ABUSED
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amSexual violence against high-school aged kids is "prevalent" in the city - and the percentage of teens who say they've been victimized by their dating partners, family members or others...
GOP LEFT IN THE LURCH ON SI
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amThe scramble for a Republican candidate to try to hold on to Rep. Vito Fossella's Staten Island seat started over yesterday, as the best-known prospects nixed running - leaving the...
COURT KOS YARDS FOE
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amThe US Supreme Court yesterday delivered a major blow to opponents of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, refusing to hear a legal challenge over the use of eminent domain...
BOY GEORGE DENIED A VISA
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amSorry, New York's Strongest. It looks as if Boy George won't be singing for you anytime soon. The flamboyant British crooner announced yesterday he was denied a visa for his...
REWARD$ PROGRAM PROVES A SMART BET
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amA controversial city program that gave kids money for high grades paid a dividend yesterday - it dramatically improved test scores. The number of seventh-graders reaching proficiency in English shot...
TURNSTILE 'JU$TICE'
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amCommuters could soon be paying a higher price for not paying their $2 fare. In an effort to crackdown on turnstile jumping, the MTA wants to raise the fine on...
DR. DOOM ON MONEY, MARKETS AND THE FUTURE OF OIL
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amWHO'S better qualified to talk about today's troubled economy than a guy who was once known on Wall Street as Dr. Doom? Henry Kaufman now runs his own shop but...
MADONNA SALE$ SAG
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amLive Nation is on the defensive about the health of its $120 million Madonna deal. Big sales around the world for the Material Girl's upcoming "Sticky & Sweet" tour have...
BOFA & GOLDMAN CUT BANK'S OUTLOOK
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amWall Street doled out a fresh batch of woeful news and writedown worries yesterday, placing big banks and brokers such as Merrill Lynch back in the spotlight. Analysts at Bank...
GM WANTS TO PIMP YOUR RIDE IN A GAS-GUZZLER
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amDetroit seems ready to pay people to take away its gas guzzlers. General Motors kicked off the desperate move by offering interest-free loans for six years to buyers of SUVs,...
STREET SHORTS CIRCUIT
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amCircuit City's shareholders have had a wild ride in recent days, as investors speculate whether the struggling electronics chain will be bought by video-rental giant Blockbuster. Circuit City - which...
AD GIANT'S NEW ART DECO DIGS
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amTHE Sapir Organization has scored a leasing coup at 11 Madison Ave., signing a hot new unit of global media giant WPP Group for nearly 100,000 square feet in the...
NOT GOING DUTCH
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amWhen Tommy Hilfiger goes public again, its shares won't necessarily be listed in Amsterdam, the company's CEO told The Post. The Amsterdam-based fashion house, owned by private-equity firm Apax Partners,...
JOBS! AT SLUMPING YAHOO!
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amThink Big. Think Purple. Think . . . Yahoo? With Microsoft actively advertising to poach Yahoo! talent, Yahoo! is now running ads to try and fill hundreds of openings. Yesterday,...
OIL'S PRICE CLIMB HAS CONSUMERS FED UP
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amAs the oil price debate grew louder yesterday, traders pushed crude higher - possibly aided by Federal Reserve rescue cash that has poured recently into Wall Street's crippled banks. Crude...
WILL ANYONE STOP MUGABE?
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amThere were signs late yesterday that the wall of African solidarity that has long protected Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe might finally be starting to crumble. It's about time. South African...
A WIN FOR ATLANTIC YARDS
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amDowntown Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards redevelopment got a huge and wel come shot in the arm yesterday - courtesy of a favorable decision from the highest court in the land. The...
A STANDUP GUY WHO BROKE ALL THE RULES
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amGEORGE CARLIN dressed like a dirty old hippie - but even at the height of his hippie-dom, with his sneakers or sandals, he'd wear a $12,000 watch. PHOTO GALLERY: George...
DEPARTURE HURTS REPUBLICANS AND DEM GOV
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amALBANY - Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno's stunning announcement that he won't seek re-election in November will create chaos in Republican ranks and unsettle Democratic Gov. Paterson. Bruno, the most...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
June 24, 2008 | 8:13amCops in Washington state busted a party crasher based on a single description: Look for the guy with a mullet. A 911 call to Bremerton police reported that "a man...
FABULOUS FRUIT KA-BOBS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amHere's a fresh and tasty recipe that celebrates the tastes of summer. Summertime means lots of delicious fruit, which are so much better for you than candy, cookies and soda....
EMMY LAYS EGG
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amTHIS whole Daytime Emmys at night may not be working. The talk and soap Emmys, airing in primetime, drew a paltry 5.3 million viewers last Friday night, good for fourth...
TEENS TRY OUT BABIES ON 'BORROWERS'
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amDON'T let the name fool you. NBC's new reality show, "The Baby Borrowers," should have been called "The Seven Ages of Man" - since it follows five teen couples who...
TOTALLY TONY SOPRANO ON DVD
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amFOR $400, fans can now own "The Sopranos" - the whole shebang. HBO is releasing a 10 lb., 30-disc box set - the largest mass-produced box set ever - in...
LENO POINTS OUT 'FUNNY SIDE OF FUEL PRICES'
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amJAY Leno, columnist. Who knew? The "Tonight Show" host has penned his latest "Motormouth: Jay Leno" column for the London Times, which ran this past Sunday in the auto section....
FOX'S $2-MIL MAN
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amGIANT defensive great Michael Strahan is taking his act to Fox Sports. Strahan, 36, signed a deal yesterday to join the pre-game show "Fox NFL Sunday" with Terry Bradshaw, Howie...
CARLIN MARATHON ON HBO
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amHBO, George Carlin's TV home for the last 31 years, is re-airing most of the specials the late comic made for the network starting tomorrow night. Carlin, 71, died Sunday...
SEAPORT SONGFEST MORE THAN CHANTEYS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amCOME Friday nights, heading outdoors to sweat out a concert might seem like a bad idea. But toss in up-and-coming bands, East River breezes and great views - including a...
MPFREES
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amMotley Crue, "Saints of Los Angeles" Don't let the opening Lord's Prayer fool you. This tune - with guest vocals by the frontmen for Papa Roach, Trapt, Buckcherry and Sixx:...
SAME CRUE, DIFFERENT 'DIRT'
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amIF you had any doubts that Motley Crue is the most notorious band in America, listen to Nikki Sixx, the band's chief songsmith, describe their new record, the first studio...
PASSION EVIDENT IN 'FURIES' DVD
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amWESTERNS don't get more Freudian than "The Furies," starring Barbara Stanwyck as a tomboy who's a little too close to her daddy - and obsessed with inheriting his ranch. "The...
GAYS GET A GOOD RAP
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amWHICH of these three words doesn't belong: gay, rap, opera? It's a trick question, because they go together bril liantly in "BASH'd," which opened last night off-Broadway after receiving raves...
HIGH COST OF LIVING FICTIONALLY
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amTHE stock market, cut free of basic market principles, fluctuates wildly. Politicians tell tall tales and pay little for lying. Murder trials yield stunning acquittals. Athletes drug themselves. And teens?...
DROP AND GIVE ME 40!
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amONE is a former Army man who calls himself "the Push-Up Warrior." Another, "the Glamazon," competes in female bodybuilding contests and does 300 hanging leg curls every time she works...
LOOKING FOR A FITNESS GURU?
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amIf you're serious about getting in shape, soon you'll be spending more time with your personal trainer than your significant other - so you'd better like him. We asked two...
COYLE GOES OFF 'RECORD'
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amOne might think Liberty coach Pat Coyle would be living large today following her team's record-setting 105-72 win over Phoenix Sunday night. But Coyle knows there is no time for...
A PAINFUL MEMORY FOR YANKS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amTHIS is what we have left, after a decade of interleague play. We have uniforms playing against each other, shaking down dusty snapshots of distant Octobers. In 2008 interleague play...
PAVANO MAY RETURN BEFORE HUGHES
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amDropping Carl Pavano into the Yankees clubhouse might prove to be too much of a challenge, but there is a chance the "American Idle" could be ready to pitch before...
FIRST A PITT STOP, THEN RACE BEGINS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amThey have done what was required against the dregs of Bud Selig's world, taking seven of nine from the awful Astros, putrid Padres and rancid Reds. And while the pitiful...
TIKI: OFFSEASON WON'T AFFECT GIANTS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amTiki Barber may not have a Super Bowl championship ring, but he now has an ice cream flavor named after him. Tikitacchio was one of 16 flavors unveiled during yesterday's...
NO GIANT PROBLEMS FOR ELI
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amEli Manning went through mini-camp earlier this month with Plaxico Burress on the sidelines thanks to unhappiness with his contract and Jeremy Shockey not even on the field, followed by...
IT'S DRAFT-Y IN HERE!
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amYOUR Chicago Bulls are on the clock. Leading up to Thursday night's NBA selection soiree, there are predictably as many mock drafts as mock franchises. Still, pending approval of Doug...
SPORTS SHORTS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amNFL: Jints waive Lorenzen, others Backup quarterback Jared Lorenzen was waived by the Giants yesterday, a little more than a month before the Super Bowl champions open training camp. The...
HONDO'S CUB HUBBUB
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amCheers! The Brewskis chugged past Los Bravos last night, which made Hondo drunk with success as his earnings ballooned to a staggering 505 barkers. Tonight, speaking of barkers, the price...
RANGERS INTERESTED IN SUNDIN
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amGlen Sather is seriously considering a 2008-09 go-for-it-now first line tandem of Mats Sundin and Jaromir Jagr, sources in Europe and North America have told The Post. Sundin, the 37-year-old...
WESTBROOK MAY BE 'ENGINE' THAT COULD
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amMike D'Antoni has stated he wants an "engine" to propel his run-and-gun offensive attack, but for seven years the Knicks have also needed a guard who can defend the perimeter....
KING FELIX SLAMS SLOPPY METS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amJerry Manuel's first time in the Shea dugout as the Mets' head man was ruined last night by an absolutely disastrous grand slam. Following what became a devastating David Wright...
FANS: JERRY DUNG US WRONG!
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amMets fans think new manager Jerry Manuel stepped in it when he compared them to fertilizer. "That's garbage right there, what he said. We want Willie back," said teed-off ticket...
WILPON: WHY WE WHACKED WILLIE
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amMets owner Fred Wilpon said yesterday that Willie Randolph simply hadn't won enough games over the last year-plus to continue leading the club. Randolph was fired a week ago and...
CASTILLO'S ON HIS LAST LEGS AS STARTER
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amOn Sunday it sounded like Luis Castillo was headed to the disabled list, but there he was starting last night's game against Seattle. But even if his sore legs came...
NEW MANAGER, BUT SAME OL' MUTTS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amMETS GM Omar Minaya repeated yesterday afternoon that last week, he had simply needed one more night to sleep on it, more than Willie Randolph could use 3,000 more frequent...
MANUEL SAYS HE DIDN'T DISS FANS AT SHEA
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amThanks to controversial comments about fans at Shea Stadium, Jerry Manuel had to explain and defuse a swirl of mayhem yesterday just hours before his first home game as Mets...
UP-AND-DOWN NIGHT FOR M'S ACE
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amFirst, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez hit a grand slam, clapping his hands and trotting around the bases. Three innings later, he slammed his hat down in anger, helped off the...
'MURKY TIME' FOR NETS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amThe draft is only three days away. Lists have been drawn up, checked and re-checked. Everyone should know whom they like, don't like, want, don't want. It should all be...
NEWS + NOTES
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amFLAT OUT PASSENGERS flying LAN's new business class to South America may now stretch their legs. The airline is celebrating 50 years in the air with an overhaul of its...
JOY RIDE
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amSTANDING by the side of Rochester's Culver Road, I realize that while the map says I am still in New York - specifically, on the southern shoreline of Lake Ontario...
SURF'S UP!
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amNOT since the Hindenburg had there been an air disaster quite as epic as "Connexion," Boeing's now-defunct inflight Internet service. An ironic name, since hardly a soul did - connect,...
HOT DEALS
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amTURKS & CAICOS 50% OFF rooms at the new Nikki Beach Resort through 8/31 (nikkibeachhotels.com) BARBADOS $300/pp air credit with 5-night stay at Mango Bay Resort, 9/1-30. ref. "Best of...
GOING HOME
June 24, 2008 | 7:44amWhat's your favorite place to send people in Germany? You have got to go to Bergisch Gladbach, my hometown. It's really cute. But what I really love is Munich, because...
CIRCLE LINE
June 24, 2008 | 7:44am1) BIG ISN'T BETTER The vibrant border city of Kingston, Ontario, is more than the sum of its parts, containing a historic downtown; a major university (and therefore, a vibrant...
Beltran slide injures Hernandez
June 24, 2008 | 12:16amMariners starter Felix Hernandez (pictured) has just left the game with a sprained left ankle. He was attempting to cover home plate following a wild pitch when Carlos Beltran appeared...