August 14, 2008
Who's No. 2? Clemens or Ratliff?
Hard to tell which way Eric Mangini is thinking with regard to who'll back up Brett Favre. It'll most likely be Kellen Clemens, but don't count out Brett Ratliff ("Brett,...
Giese Headed To DL
By GEORGE A. KING IIIRotator cuff tendinitis has landed a second Yankee pitcher on the disabled list. Right-hander Dan Giese was diagnosed with the problem today after being examined by...
Olivea placed on injured reserve
By PAUL SCHWARTZALBANY â The Shane Olivea experiment is over almost before it started.The Giants signed the veteran right tackle to strengthen the depth on the offensive line, hoping he...
Game 121: Mets at Nationals
WASHINGTON -- The first-place Mets look to polish off a road sweep of the lowly Nationals here tonight when Oliver Perez takes on Collin Balester. Jerry Manuel is expecting another...
Warners Gives Harry a 2-Year Layoff; Cruise's Thanksgiving Turkey?
The studios are locking in dates for the fall season, and Warner Bros. dropped The Big One today, moving "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"' from Nov. 21 to July...
Eva's 'Desperate' for a Hug
"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria Parker would love to kiss-off her on-screen smooching scenes now that she's married."I always try to talk my way out of kissing scenes," Longoria tells...
Yi Gads, Some Summer Stuff
By FRED KERBERThe Nets' 7-foot acquisition from the Bucks really isn't as bad as he looked in the first two Olympic games for China, is he? One writer in Beijing...
A Trip to the 'Jungle'
Click here for more picsfrom last night's showKorto, fresh off of her Olympic victory, has immunity, so she will just leave the drama to other people. Keith and Daniel (!)...
Red Bull salaries
By BRIAN LEWISCurious at what the Red Bulls' three newest signings are making? Well, according to the MLS Players Union, Jorge Rojas, Gabriel Cichero and Juan Pietravallo are combing for...
PAKISTAN'S MUSHARRAF EXPECTED TO RESIGN: REPORT
Pervez Musharraf is expected to step down as Pakistan's president in a few days instead of facing impeachment charges, the New York Times reported. Citing Pakistani politicians and Western diplomats,...
TODAY'S PENNANT RACE BREAKDOWN
The Red Sox continued to stretch their AL wild-card advantage over the Yankees with an 8-4 win over the Rangers last night. Tonight Daisuke Matsuzaka looks to complete the sweep...
Plax: I'll be ready for opener
By PAUL SCHWARTZALBANY - Plaxico Burress has flat feet."Extremely flat feet,'' he said.Who knew?Flat feet or not, Burress stated he definitely will be on the field and take his place...
OLYMPICS VIEWERS GUIDE
WHAT YOU MISSED LAST NIGHT: Not a heck of a lot. NBC's prime time coverage ran over five hours and lacked any real excitement. But there were a number of...
ON DECK: METS AT NATIONALS
Two helpings of the worst team in baseball has put the Mets back into a tie for first place in the NL East. Tonight's third matchup with the Nationals (7:10,...
Then and Now: West Beverly Hills High School
My how times have changed...With all the hoopla surrounding the new "90210," it deemed appropriate to take one last drive down memory lane. And boy, what a wild ride it...
Coverage in today's Post
The Mets are back in first place after a 12-0 stomping of the Nationals combined with the Phillies' late loss to the Dodgers left them tied atop the NL East....
Red Bulls' Dane Richards gets his green card
By BRIAN LEWISRed Bull forward/midfielder Dane Richards has received his green card. I don't know if that had anything to do with why he went back home to Jamaica for...
BEIJING 08: Can we do a little better than David Schwimmer, please?
Every Olympic Games, major sponsors and countries from across the globe host their own hospitality center and this year is no exception. One of the hottest spots thus far is...
You Can't Make This Stuff Up: MGM Wants Cruise to Be Their New Harvey
The problem with Hollywood satires like "Tropic Thunder'' is that what happens in Tinseltown in real life is often more absurd than the wildest scenario a screenwriter could dream up....
LINDSAY LOHAN SLAMS ALI'S 'IMPLANT' QUESTION
Lindsay Lohan is sick of the speculation that her little sister Ali has had a boob job. Writing on her MySpace blog, the actress said all the talk "made her...
WAKE-UP TIME FOR CANO
FROM JOEL SHERMANRobinson Cano has become this year's Jose Reyes. Cano is the abundantly talented player who is sleepwalking through a pennant race, just as Reyes did last year. Willie...
3 UP: Cano, Girardi and Torre
1. Robinson Cano has become this year's Jose Reyes. Cano is the abundantly talented player who is sleepwalking through a pennant race, just as Reyes did last year. Willie Randolph...
CHANGE OR DIE
BEIJING - These are the kinds of things that happen at the Olympics sometimes: a gaggle of groggy Americans, some writers, some officials, some fans, walk single file off buses,...
PUTIN'S POWER PLAY - & THE WEST'S WAFFLING
With Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's attacks on Georgia, we are seeing a return to the old Soviet Union aggression of the 1950s and 1960s; Cold War II is in the...
PAKISTAN'S PATHETIC IMPEACH PUSH
PAKISTAN'S economy is in free fall, while terrorists are trying to seize control of a chunk of its territory. The governing coalition's members can't agree on a common program -...
A CZAR IS BORN: BAD VLAD WINS WAR, DUPES WEST & PROVES HE'S GENIUS
THE Russians are alcohol-sodden bar barians, but now and then they vomit up a genius. Prime Minister - and now generalissimo - Vladimir Putin is Mother Russia's latest world-class wonder....
FACING THE BEAR
'TODAY, the West's very will is tested. The main thing is if the West fails now, then it will have tremendous consequences for the world for years to come." So...
O'S OUTREACH
IT took 16 years, but an anti-abortion Bob Casey will get to speak at the Democratic convention. In 1992, then-Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey Sr., a devout Catholic, was barred from...
BEYOND BLACKOUTS: NY'S POWER NEEDS
THE worst blackout in North American history hit five years ago today. Trees falling on three trans mission lines in Ohio sparked a chain reaction that shut down more than...
THE AFRICAN QUEEN
Madonna is dipping into the Malawian adoption pool again, according to a British newspaper that reported yesterday that she's about to take in an orphaned 3-year-old girl. "Madonna's representatives have...
UMA'S SEE-WORTHY!
Oh, buoy! Super sexy Uma Thurman takes a thrilling dip in the Mediterranean yesterday while on a cruise off Sardinia. Uma shared the yacht with her newly minted fiancé, Swiss...
'NAZI' ATROCITIES SHOCK GEORGIA
Russian troops are indiscriminately murdering civilians and interning them in concentration camps, the embattled Georgian president charged yesterday, as he begged the West not to "appease" Moscow as it did...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 974; Lucky Sum: 20 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 9444; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Wed: 236; Lucky Sum: 11 / Evening Win- 4 Wed.:...
ARK. ASSASSIN GUNS DOWN TOP CLINTON ALLY
A gunman barged into the office of the Arkansas Democratic Party yesterday and fatally shot Chairman Bill Gwatney, a close friend of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Timothy Dale Johnson,...
COLOR BY NUMBERS
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has lost ground to rival John McCain among white working-class voters, according to the latest Pew national poll. Overall, McCain sliced five points off Obama's lead...
'RICH' CUISINES
TV fame is the course that chefs are following to make the big bucks, according to a new rich list. Forbes Magazine's list of the 10 top-earning cooks shows that...
CONVENTION-AL 'GITMO' LOCKUP
Unruly protesters at this month's Democratic National Convention may get tossed in a dingy warehouse they're calling the next "Gitmo." Since Denver's jails have few vacancies these days, the city...
JOHN AIDE A 'BORN' LOYALIST
Andrew Young loves John Edwards almost as much as he does his wife and kids - and the former presidential campaign aide wouldn't hesitate to lie about fathering a child...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn Police yesterday were searching for the gunmen who robbed a string of businesses in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. The suspects (one of whom is pictured above) robbed a Sprint...
GAG ORDER FOR SCALPEL SLIME
Foul-mouthed, scalpel-slashing ex-con Akieme Nesbitt spared the judge a cursing-out yesterday - but that might have had something to do with the spit-shield around his mouth. Nesbitt, 28, appeared in...
COPS GET A CLEAR SHOT
Finding the source of gunfire will no longer be a shot in the dark for cops - Long Island authorities are installing a high-tech system that can pinpoint the location...
CUZ KILLS GIRL IN GUN ACCIDENT
A teenage girl was accidentally killed in Queens last night when her cousin's gun went off while he was cleaning it, cops said. The 18-year-old victim, whose name was withheld,...
'WEIRDO' SLAY RAP
An ex-con said a neighborhood "weirdo" fatally stabbed his girlfriend in their Chelsea apartment. Cops agreed yesterday - and fingered him as the weirdo. Robert Camarano, 61, knifed longtime gal...
DOCKWORKERS PAC NY'S BIGGE$T WALLOP
ALBANY - Dockworkers, public-school teachers and Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano lead an army of special interests, with nearly $70 million in their campaign coffers, according to an analysis of PAC...
THE BIG APPLE ROCKS!
It takes some doing to impress Mayor Bloomberg, but rocker Billy Joel managed to pull off that feat yesterday as the two met in SoHo to announce that a branch...
RUDY FOR PRIME TIME AT GOP GALA
Rudy Giuliani has landed a prime-time speaking gig at the Republican Party's convention in St. Paul, Minn., The Post has learned. Giuliani, the former presidential candidate and Big Apple mayor,...
BIZMAN HAD A 'LOT' OF NERVE
An enterprising squatter transformed a vacant Brooklyn lot into a thriving million-dollar business - an illegal parking lot and chop shop, prosecutors said yesterday. Darren Miller, 47, of Jamaica, Queens,...
SCHOOL-COP REPORTS EYED
The City Council is set to introduce legislation today that seeks greater transparency in the NYPD's school-safety program - as well as stronger oversight. The bill would force police and...
1 GAMBINO STANDING
And then there was one. After reputed Gambino capo Nicholas "Little Nicky" Corozzo cops an expected plea today, only one of 62 Gambino family members and associates rounded up in...
'POISON A PREZ' PLOTTER
Before she turned her attention to blowing up New York landmarks, the alleged al Qaeda "Mata Hari" had wild dreams of murdering former Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush,...
AIRLINE BAGS FEE FOR GIS
American Airlines is beating a hasty retreat from its policy of charging soldiers for their third piece of checked baggage. After a barrage of criticism in the media and from...
MIKE COOL ON A/C
Despite Mayor Bloomberg's support for a bill that would fine air-conditioned stores that leave their doors open, he conceded yesterday that it wouldn't make an "appreciable difference" in energy consumption....
BLOODY LITTLE CLUES
With scant physical evidence, investigators are focusing on a large bloodstain in their efforts to link the phony Rockefeller to the disappearance 23 years ago of a California couple, officials...
CITY GIRL IN RIVER HORROR
A 12-year-old girl from New York City fell into the Niagara River yesterday and was swept away by its swift currents, authorities said. State Park Police and US and Canadian...
'WHOLE' LOTTA LEGAL TROUBLE
The luxury Lower East Side apartment building that houses the gourmet supermarket Whole Foods has been hit with federal civil-rights charges for turning a blind eye to the needs of...
'STEROID COP' WILL FIGHT RAP
An NYPD deputy chief implicated in a steroid scandal has turned down a plea deal and will instead risk his job at a departmental trial. Michael Marino, 49, declined to...
ADDRESSING STOLEN IDS
Rep. Anthony Weiner said yesterday he would introduce legislation seeking to close a loophole that has allowed criminals to steal people's identities by using simple change-of-address forms at the post...
IT'S CHERRY ON TOP
Cherry Lane Music Publishing, home to song catalogs from Elvis Presley, Quincy Jones and the Black Eyed Peas, is exploring strategic alternatives that include a possible sale, The Post has...
THERE'S A DEAFENING QUIET FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE
SOMEONE turned down the volume at the Federal Reserve - finally. It could just be summer vacations or maybe an intentional change in policy, but the governors of the Fed,...
FINANCE FEAR FIASCO
Just as investors began thinking the worst was over, a fresh round of fears over the health of banks and brokerage firms sent stocks plummeting yesterday. Financial stocks were hit...
LI & FUNG BAGS VAN ZEELAND
Li & Fung USA has agreed to pay $330 million to acquire Van Zeeland, a leading handbag importer that supplies mid-tier department stores including Macy's and J.C. Penney. Van Zeeland's...
RE(TAIL) BETWEEN ITS LEGS
Macy's and Liz Claiborne said this year's profits may miss Wall Street's already dismal forecasts as shoppers continue to clamp down on spending. The lackluster results came as the government...
NYMEX SEATHOLDERS: TAXED OVER MERGER
CME Group is considering postponing the shareholder meeting on its $8.4 billion deal with the New York Mercantile Exchange after a last-minute revolt by some members of the energy market...
NO CRUISE CONTROL
Tom Cruise is on the verge of getting fired yet again as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer CEO Harry Sloan looks to bring Cruise's United Artists studio under the control of MGM production chief...
WPP'S ENFATICO IS EMPHATICALLY TRASHED
When WPP Group landed an unprecedented deal to create one agency just to handle Dell's massive account last year, it upended the ad business. Enfatico, originally code named Da Vinci,...
TAKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHEESE
No sooner had Gov. Paterson floated ways to save $1 billion to plug his monster budget hole than every spender this side of Lake Erie began bucking for special protection....
MAKING MOSCOW PAY
In dispatching Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Tbilisi, President Bush sent a tangible demonstration of US support for his besieged Georgian counterpart, Mikheil Saakashvili. That's it? Well, not exactly....
WEIRD BUT TRUE
If this guy has to scrimp this hard to buy a truck, how will he ever pay for the gas? A frugal, bank-wary Cincinnati man plunked down $8,000 in coins...
NEW ZOEY
'ZOEY 101" star Victoria Justice has won the tween-TV sweepstakes - inking a deal that may turn her into the next "Hannah Montana." Nickelodeon signed Justice to an overall talent...
W'KEND AUDITION MISSION
GET off the streets - what is expected to be the largest cattle call New York has ever seen, kicks off this weekend. "American Idol" and "America's Next Top Model"...
J.LO 'MAID' FOR TV
THE programming suits at ABC are certainly keeping busy. Just a day after announcing a planned series version of "The Witches of Eastwick," ABC is now in talks to bring...
FIRST, DECIDE IF YOU'RE GONNA BE GOOFY OR GOOD
THINKING of trying out for "Idol" or "Model"? The first big decision you need to make: Are you gonna be a contender? Or are you just going for the clip...
PITY THE 'FU'
YOU'VE heard of the Karate Kid? Meet Karate Gramps, otherwise known as David Carradine. He's not a kung fu master (though in real-life he is apparently a kung fu dabbler),...
OMG, 'HILLS' SET IN DC?
THE Hill is getting its own ver sion of "The Hills." Lifetime has picked up a reality show about a group of privileged girls who live in Washington, DC -...
BIGGEST NIGHT YET
OK, now it's official - swimmer Michael Phelps is bigger than the Olympics themselves. Over 39.5 million people in the US watched Phelps snare his record-shattering 10th career gold medal...
HAUTE LIST
Kiehl's began collaborating with It designer Derek Lam a year ago when it supported his spring 2008 show. Inspired by his modern, elegant creations, they've teamed up with Lam to...
GOLDEN GIRLS
SEEING double? How about triple? You're not going crazy. You're watching television, where tall, thin, gorgeous and ditzy girls are as plentiful as they are identical. From the beautiful blondes...
THERE IS NO 'GODSPELL'
THE economic turmoil on Broadway has claimed its first victim: "Godspell." The revival, which was to start previews at the Barrymore next month, has been canceled, barring any last-minute reprieve....
THIS WON'T WHET THIRST FOR DANCE
IF you've never seen a mini-aquacade in an in door pool atop a city condo . . . well, I guess you've never seen a mini-aquacade atop a city condo....
BRETT FEELIN' UP THE CREAK
It was important for Brett Favre to point out yesterday that learning the Jets offense isn't exactly a piece of cake. Neither was throwing during morning practice. The 38-year-old Favre...
FAVRE STOKES COLES
LAVERANUES Coles still can't bring himself to talk about the whacking of his favorite quarterback and dear friend Chad Pennington. And so yesterday morning, Brett Favre, who is trying to...
LIMPING LAVERANUES SITS
Toward the end of morning practice yesterday, Laveranues Coles was limping a little bit after a deep but incomplete pass. It didn't appear serious, but the Jet wideout didn't practice...
BIG BROWN SAYS NEIGH TO CURLIN
SARATOGA SPRINGS - The "anything you can do, I can do better" verbal jousting between the Big Brown and Curlin camps heated up yesterday when Jess Jackson, who owns the...
SHOWDOWN AT SARATOGA
Post handicappers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine and defending champion Vic Cangialosi challenge former champion steeplechase jockey, OTB backstretch insider and co-publisher of the Saratoga Special, Sean Clancy, as they battle...
IN THE END, FOGCUTTER WILL SHOW THE WAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Steeplechasers go in a restricted stakes today, and you get a mixed bag of returnees from two weeks ago and several new shooters. I went to the...
JETER SAYS HE WILL PLAY TOMORROW
MINNEAPOLIS - Manager Joe Girardi didn't play Derek Jeter yesterday, but said he expects to have his shortstop tomorrow night. "I would be shocked if he didn't play," Girardi said...
THE DIE IS CAST
MINNEAPOLIS - Visiting hours are 2 TO 4 and 7 TO 9. These are traditional times for wakes, but this isn't a public wake for the Yankees. Nevertheless, their supporters...
SHOCK'S SPARK MISSING
ALBANY - There was a time not long ago when the dominant Giant at the tight-end position could not entirely be trusted to provide an accurate depiction of what he...
NEW ISLE COACH AIMING HIGH
The incoming rookie coach wants his Islanders, who haven't won a playoff round since 1993, to think big - immediately. "There's a huge light at the end of the tunnel,...
AMAZIN' LAUGHER
WASHINGTON - There's no bigger gimme these days than a date with the wretched Nationals. The Mets gladly took their turn at the buffet table here last night, gorging themselves...
SANTANA IS FED UP WITH WBC
WASHINGTON - Don't expect to see Johan Santana playing for Venezuela again in the World Baseball Classic next spring. It's not because the Met ace is unpatriotic or wants to...
GYM DANDY
BEIJING - Shawn Johnson is a pint-size pixie that could captivate the nation tonight. The 16-year-old out of West Des Moines, Iowa, could put her name next to Mary Lou...
LEZAK GETS BRONZE, BERNARD GOLD IN RELAY REMATCH
BEIJING - Jason Lezak could not beat Alain Bernard to the wall this time. In a rematch of Sunday's 4x100 anchor leg, France's Bernard won the gold in the 400-meter...
COLLISION COURT
BEIJING - For a few moments yesterday, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were a few hundred yards away from each other at center court here. Come Sunday, they probably will...
GOLDEN AGE
BEIJING - In the moments after the fifth world record fell, with the National Aquatics Center still shaking with the after-spasms of kinetic passion, one of the vanquished masses was...
GASOL: PHOTO WASN'T MEANT TO OFFEND
BEIJING - The Spanish basketball team is catching some heat for an advertisement that shows the players attempting to make their eyes look like a Chinese person's with their fingers....
HONDO TRIES A TREY
Hondo, who can't seem to find his way off the down ward escalator, was bludgeoned with the Giants Tues day night to cut the earnings to 340 cochranes going into...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Lowell put on 15-day DL World Series MVP Mike Lowell was put on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left oblique muscle, another blow to the middle...
UPPER WEST SIDE
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 825 Maintenance: $1,004 This first-floor co-op on West 79th Street features prewar details like picture moldings, as well as high ceilings and a windowed...
GRAMERCY PARK
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 885 Maintenance: $962 If you want to live in this ritzy neighborhood, this renovated, "large junior-four" co-op on Third Avenue could be a great...
CHELSEA
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,170 Maintenance: $1,121 This co-op loft on West 15th Street has a sleeping alcove bigger than many bedrooms (and set off by a retractable...
FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 5+ Bathrooms: 3½ Square feet: 3,600 Who needs a high-rise when this brownstone offers views of the Statue of Liberty from the top floor? In its current layout, this...
EAST VILLAGE
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 715 Common charges: $375 Don't balk at the square footage - it doesn't include the more than 250 square feet of private landscaped roof...
MANHASSET, LI
Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 4 Square feet: 2,400 Looking for someplace big on charm? This refurbished, "historic" carriage house includes "beautiful architectural details" and a "gracious" courtyard, all set on a...
MURRAY HILL
Admiring the view of the Morgan Library from the planted terrace that wraps around this penthouse co-op, you'll likely feel as if you're living in J.P.'s time (as well as...
UPPER EAST SIDE
Invite your friends over to see your "rare jewel" of a penthouse, and they'll likely pay more attention to the "breathtaking views" from every room. The 2,625 square feet of...
GREENWICH VILLAGE
Given the impressive renovation on this "stunning" 19th-century townhouse, you could consider it a Greek Revival revival. The restored single-family home reflects its history through details like cast-iron railings, mahogany...
OLD BROOKVILLE, LI
Perhaps you've noticed how many of the dream homes featured here are set on "park-like" properties (maybe that's because "parking-lot-like properties" rarely qualify). Take this "majestic" brick Colonial, which reigns...
SUMMERLAND KEY, FLA.
Yes, Florida. (This is Dream Homes - let's dream, OK?) Imagine 5 acres of waterfront property in the Florida Keys. Now on that property, imagine a 5,000-square-foot home with four...
SHORT GAME
Some homeowners who can't keep up with mortgage payments are turning to short sales, a last-gasp option to avoid foreclosure. In a short sale, homeowners sell for less than the...
CRUNCH TIME
In 1997, Neil Lenihan and his family bought a four-bedroom Colonial in Ossining. And for a while, life was good in Westchester for Lenihan, his wife, Andrea, and their two...
GHOST STORY
In 1927, legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft wrote a tale of evil in Brooklyn called "The Horror at Red Hook." It was inspired by his apartment, the soul of which...
SWINGING AT 15 CPW
Now that Alex Rodriguez is moving on with his personal life, we hear the Yankee slugger is getting serious about a statuesque, high-priced model across town from his likely-to-be-listed Trump...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan GRAMERCY $745,000 235 E. 22nd St. Prewar one-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 875 square feet, with dining area, renovated windowed kitchen, fireplace and two exposures; building features doorman, concierge and laundry....
STILL HIPPER THAN THOU
Sure, some new buildings are pushing Williamsburg as a parental paradise, but don't be fooled. The stroller set has started making inroads, but young hipsters still rule the neighborhood roost....
WILL POWER
You might say that Stephanie Anderson, 43, did the unthinkable: When her daughter Elle was almost 2, Anderson and husband Matt Aronowitz (pictured) moved away from Park Slope, Brooklyn -...
MAINE EVENT
Daniel Murphy added to his stellar start, homering and driving in three runs to help John Maine and the Mets rout the Washington Nationals 12-0 Wednesday night. Murphy went 3-for-6...
JULIA CHILD A SPY
WASHINGTON - Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazis threatened the...
LIL' KIM BIRTHDAY BASH HORROR
An assistant bartender at a Times Square club "savagely and viciously" bludgeoned a young Queens woman to death during a birthday party for Lil' Kim, prosecutors charged today as they...
NEW ROCKEFAKER CLUE
With scant physical evidence, investigators are focusing on a large bloodstain in their efforts to link the man who posed as a Rockefeller to the disappearance 23 years ago of...