September 1, 2008
BELTRAN DAY-TO-DAY WITH BRUISED KNEE
MILWAUKEE - A freak collision with the home-plate umpire today left Carlos Beltran in limbo with a bruised right knee. Beltran exited in the ninth inning after sliding into umpire...
Knee bruise sidelines Beltran
MILWAUKEE -- Center fielder Carlos Beltran (pictured) left today's game in the ninth inning with what the Mets said was a bruised right knee. Beltran suffered the injury when he...
YANKEES OUT-SLUG TIGERS 13-9
DETROIT - Paging Mr. Phil Hughes. Or maybe that is too obvious a move for the Yankees. Nevertheless, it no longer makes sense sending Sidney Ponson to the mound for...
Miller Park, up close
MILWAUKEE -- With the latest in our video tour of the Mets' road stops, here is some footage we took of stunningly scenic Miller Park before this afternoon's game:The high...
Jets announce practice squad
The Jets today announced the players picked for their eight-man practice squad.Here it is:WR Larry Brackins, (6-4, 221/Pearl River CC/Dothan, AL)RB Jehuu Caulcrick, (6-0, 254/Michigan State/Findley Lake, NY)OL Stanley Daniels,...
Pedro back to New York
MILWAUKEE -- The Mets are sending Pedro Martinez back to New York from the final three games of the trip here so he can work with his personal trainer this...
Game 138: Mets at Brewers
MILWAUKEE -- Fresh off taking two of three in Miami, the Mets open a potential NLDS preview here this afternoon against the hot-hitting Brewers when Johan Santana (pictured) takes on...
OBAMA PRAYS FOR GUSTAV VICTIMS DURING LABOR DAY RALLY
DETROIT - Barack Obama led a Labor Day rally in silent prayer today for the people in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast bracing for the effects of Hurricane Gustav...
PALIN STATEMENT ON PREGNANT DAUGHTER
ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, Sarah and Todd Palin issued the following statement regarding today's Reuters story: "We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our...
Mets finish roster juggling
MILWAUKEE -- As well as adding Brandon Knight, the Mets made several moves today to adjust their roster with the onset of the September call-up period. The Mets transferred pitchers...
Knight added to call-up list
MILWAUKEE -- The Mets today added right-hander Brandon Knight (pictured) to their list of September call-ups. Knight, 32, made one spot start for the Mets against St. Louis on July...
Giants name team captains
BY PAUL SCHWARTZVeteran guard Rich Seubert recently could be seen in the Giants locker room holding up a sign stating "Vote for Change, Toomer in 2008.'' Seubert was kiddingly demanding...
PALIN ADMITS HER 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IS PREGNANT
The unwed 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is pregnant - a revelation the Alaska governor made public today to refute rumors spread by liberal bloggers that she...
Coverage in today's Post
There's a quick turnaround today as the Mets have another afternoon game, this one in Milwaukee against the Brewers. In other words, not much time to savor Sunday's 6-2 win...
GOLDWATER DIVES INTO POLITICS AT SUBDUED RNC
St. Paul, Minn. -- As the Republican party tip toed away from the partisanship that usually defines political convetions, former Rep. Barry M. Goldwater Jr. dove right in. "The Democrats...
DVD Extra: MGM, Fox Milk Musicals; Borzage, Murnau Titles Revealed
"Whoopee'' (1930), Eddie Cantor musical that's one of the best surviving examples of two-strip Technicolor, will be making its DVD debut as part of a 50 title, 61-disc "Hollywood Musicals...
World Cup Game Was Fixed
ReutersThe 2006 World Cup second-round match between Brazil and Ghana was influenced by an Asian betting syndicate, according to an article that will appear in Mondayâs editions of Der Spiegel,...
HURRICANE GUSTAV FADES
A weakened Hurricane Gustav today delivered only a glancing blow to a nearly deserted New Orleans and lost strength as it moved inland, though wary officials were still keeping a...
Box Office: 'Hamlet 2,' Steve Coogan DOA with 1.7M
Annoying Brit comic Steve Coogan will likely be banished to Hollywood's supporting ranks after the failure of "Hamlet 2,'' a sloppy variation on "Waiting for Guffman'' that Focus bought at...
No Bologna: AC Milan Loses Opener
Newly-pomoted Bologna pulled off a stunning 2-1 win over AC Milan on Sunday as Francesco Valiani scored with 11 minutes to play to hand his team all the points.Marco Di...
OBAMA'S HOPEFUL FLOCK: FLEECED AGAIN?
* Can someone alert the masses that Barack Obama is not the second coming of Jesus ("The Dream Affirmed," Editorial, Aug. 29). Our president is elected to lead all of...
RIGHT ON READING
LAST week, Schools Chancel lor Joel Klein announced the start of a pilot program that will introduce a new way to teach reading to children in kindergarten, first grade and...
BRINGING THE GOP BACK TO LIFE
ST. PAUL IF they hadn't finally started giving male names to hurricanes, the only thing anyone would be talking about here at the GOP convention would be women. Gustav is...
A PERFECT STORM
ST. PAUL IT'S certainly not the most important thing about the storm that could wreak havoc on the Gulf Coast, but Gustav is an irresistible metaphor for all that John...
IT'S IMPAWSIBLE!
It's a bird, it's a plane - no, it's a cat! Sure, our feline friends are renowned for landing on their feet, but this special kitty might be able to...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sun.: 488; Lucky Sum: 20 / Midday Win-4 Sun.: 8267; Lucky Sum: 23 / Evening Nos. Sun.: 469; Lucky Sum: 19 / Evening Win- 4 Sun.:...
'SICK' IT TO CHARLIE
WASHINGTON - It's a "sick irony" that Rep. Charles Rangel - the Democrats' leading House voice on tax policy - seems to be dodging tax laws by failing to consistently...
PALIN A MCGAIN IN POLL
MINNEAPOLIS - Barack Obama's post-convention bounce has been blown back by Hurricane Gustav and a blast of northern exposure, Gallup tracking-poll numbers released yesterday suggest. Two days after John McCain...
REV. STRIKES AGAIN
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's fiery ex-pastor, re-emerged yesterday with a crude reference about race and sex in the White House. "This ordinary boy [Obama] just...
MCCAIN: SARAH KNOWS MO' THAN O
ST. LOUIS - John McCain claimed that his running mate - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin - is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama. "As governor, she has enormous...
1.9 MIL FLEE BY PLANE, TRAIN AND AUTOMOBILE
They rode to Dallas, Memphis and even Chicago by bus, by train, by car and even by plane. About 1.9 million people fled coastal southern Louisiana over the weekend in...
A MASS O-MAIL TO RAISE 'CANE AID
TOLEDO, Ohio - Barack Obama says he will tap his 2 million-voter database to raise cash and supplies for victims of Hurricane Gustav. "We can activate an e-mail list of...
GOP FEST LOOKS LIKE A WASHOUT
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Hurricane Gustav wiped out the Republican National Convention kickoff today, with addresses by everyone from President Bush on down canceled amid warnings that the rest of...
'NO-BUSH' MAC AT BAD-WEATHER FRONT
O'FALLON, Mo. - John McCain, seeking to avoid the mistakes President Bush made during Hurricane Katrina, yesterday hustled to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to get hands-on reports about preparations for...
SARAH 'PRETTY' GOOD: BIDEN
TOLEDO, Ohio - Joe Biden, who regularly calls his wife, Jill, "drop-dead gorgeous," yesterday said his vice-presidential opponent, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is easy on the eyes. "There's a gigantic...
'TONY' PROVES HE'S STILL A FAMILY MAN
They both said "I do" to an offer they couldn't refuse. "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini, 46, tied the knot with gal pal Deborah Lin, 40, in Hawaii over the weekend....
BIG EASY BRACES FOR KATRINA TWO
The city of New Orleans, still crippled by Hurricane Katrina's devastating wallop three years ago, braced this morning for what could be a death blow from "the storm of the...
NYPD DAILY CRIME BLOTTER
QUEENS * An apparent murder-suicide may have begun as a mercy killing, police and neighbors said after a couple was found dead yesterday in the bedroom of their Woodhaven home....
2 HORSES GO BUGGY
A bride's big day was nearly stampeded yesterday when the horses pulling her wedding buggy got spooked, jumped onto a car and then ran into a traffic pole - minutes...
OPEN CLOSED TO GAMBLERS
Even the prim and proper world of professional tennis has fallen under the long, dark shadow of reviled ref Tim Donaghy. In direct response to the shocking revelation that the...
WOMAN, 100, SLAIN IN HAMPTONS
The death of a 100-year-old Hamptons woman is being investigated as a possible homicide, with cops grilling her daughter - who's 76 and a former mayoral candidate. A home health...
'AFTER-SCHOOL' BRAWL LOOMING FOR MAYOR
While the city's 1.1 million public-school students start classes tomorrow wondering what their new year will be like, most educators have questions about who'll wind up in charge when it's...
ECONOMY DOWN, BANK HEISTS UP
As the economy sours, more New Yorkers are making bank withdrawals - at gunpoint. Bank heists are up nearly 57 percent in the five boroughs this year. "There are a...
CLOTHES CALL: BACK-TO-SCHOOL IS LOOKING LIKE A FLOP
The back-to-school season is shaping up to be a bust for retailers. With cash from government-stimulus checks mostly spent, families have been forced to skip discretionary items like clothing as...
TV CHANNEL BLUES
With broadcast TV still recovering from the writers' strike, grappling with fewer new shows this season and facing more competition than ever, network executives are tweaking their approach to marketing...
LABOR DAY, 2008
Today is Labor Day, when many Americans head out for one last taste of summer - often oblivious to the whole point of the holiday. That's quite understandable. The heyday...
BLACKMAIL AT WILLETS POINT
It's time for the fooling around on Will ets Point to come to an end. The city wants to rezone the long-blighted area - now dominated by auto-body shops, scrap...
CHUCK WILD IN DENVER
HYPERAGGRESSIVE Sen. Chuck Schumer really outdid himself last week at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, lying to Gov. Paterson about an embarrassing incident and horrifying several associates with his...
SHORTENED CONFAB FITS SHRINKING PARTY
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republicans' chickens have come home to roost. The GOPers' plan to scuttle much of their convention this year is absurdly disastrous. But it's likely their only...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
This would be a red badge of dishonor - a "Scarlet L." The Ethics Commission in Los Angeles is mulling a proposal that would make political lobbyists wear badges identifying...
GO TO GREG
I recently started a new job, and I've noticed that my boss comes in very early in the morning and tends to leave after 6 in the evening. My colleagues...
LABORING DAY
FOR most people, Labor Day is the time to savor the waning moments of summer. The final day of a three-day weekend is the perfect time to squeeze in one...
BEFORE THE FALL
IN & OUTWho's In & Who's Out GalleryOUT: VegasIN: DubaiOUT: '80s retroIN: '90s retroOUT: Multi-culti "Rent"IN: Blindingly white "13"OUT: Katie Holmes running the marathonIN: Jennifer Lopez doing a triathlonOUT: BushIN:...
MRS. D IS OUT
ACTRESS Tea Leoni has abruptly canceled her appearance at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival in the wake of her husband "X-Files" star David Duchovny's announcement last week that he is...
OPRAH'S OPEN-AIR OLYMPIX
SUDDENLY, stadiums are very hot. Oprah has booked her first show of the new season - honoring 150 Olympic athletes - into a 4,000-seat outdoor stadium in downtown Chicago. Fans...
BARELY LEGAL
STEVEN Bochco, pro ducer of such classic TV fare as "Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law," and "NYPD Blue." is back again - except from the look of his new show,...
JETS' DEFENSE SETS NEW PACE
Only seven teams produced fewer sacks than the paltry total of 29 the Jets managed in 2007. Enter Calvin Pace, Vernon Gholston and Kris Jenkins for 2008. These are the...
MANI BHAVAN CAPTURES SPINAWAY
SARATOGA SPRINGS - It's getaway day, free admission, grandstand and clubhouse; Belmont opens Friday. Mani Bhavan, unbeaten in her first two starts including a seven-length romp in the Aug. 13...
SPA 2008: A STORY OF UPS, DOWNS
SARATOGA SPRINGS - It's getaway day at the Old Spa. Here's a look back at some peaks and valleys of the 140th summer meet. WOW FINISHES: The Aug. 16 Alabama...
'OFFICIAL' IS FAVORITE TO TAKE CANE PACE
Meadowlands Pace winner Art Official looks to add the $392,850 Cane Pace to his resume this afternoon at Freehold Raceway. Art Official (Ron Pierce, post 7) was installed as the...
YANKEES HIT THE ROAD TO NOWHERE
Get your pooper scoopers ready if you want one last piece of Yankee Stadium history. When the dog show returns here in 11 days for the final homestand in the...
MOELLER TO ADD BACKSTOP DEPTH
The Yankees will gladly take all the help they can get. For now, that means adding catcher Chad Moeller and lefty reliever Phil Coke to the mix, as rosters today...
ROUGH SUN-DAY FOR NADY
The Yankees were just three games out of first place when Xavier Nady came over from the hapless Pirates on July 26 and assumed, as did most others, that he...
WORLD SERIES NO. 27 LONG WAY AWAY
LOOK at it this way, Yankees fans; at least manager Joe Girardi doesn't have to change his number to 28 next season. The question is how long will he have...
NEW PIECE OF 'D' PUZZLE
It was no secret back in 2003 that the Giants were in the market for a defensive lineman, and there were a slew of them available in the NFL Draft....
JINTS GETTING KICK OUT OF 'OLD' SCHOOL PLAYERS
Newly signed kicker John Carney yesterday worked for the first time with punter/holder Jeff Feagles, and as the two walked off the practice field Feagles shouted "AARP." No kidding. Carney...
SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF: Weir takes the leadMike Weir holed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 4-under 67 to take a one-stroke lead yesterday in the Deutsche Bank Championship...
HONDO EYES BREWHAHA
The Metamucils came through for Hondo yester day, flowing past the Fish to increase his collection of dead presidents to 595 willeys. Today, the price is right on the money...
NIESE JOB: ROOKIE LEFTY GETS CALL FOR CRUCIAL START
MIAMI - The Mets will throw caution to the wind tomorrow night by starting rookie left-hander Jonathon Niese against the Brewers in Milwaukee. Manager Jerry Manuel announced the long-rumored move...
METS SURGE INTO SEPTEMBER
MIAMI - September is here again, and the Mets know what that means. It means a whole month of hearing the horrors of last year's epic collapse rehashed in an...
MANUEL SEES RELIEF IN CALL-UPS
MIAMI - Veteran bullpen help will arrive today in Milwaukee as part of the Mets' Sept. 1 roster expansion. The Mets are bringing up experienced relievers Al Reyes and Ricardo...
DJOKOVIC HANGS TOUGH
Novak Djokovic had to play from behind. He showed he could handle it. The third-seeded Serb dropped the first set at Arthur Ashe last night to impressive 19-year-old Croatian Marin...
FINE AND ANDY
Andy Roddick admits this year's U.S. Open is his best chance at another Grand Slam title. He has put in the hard work and made the hard decisions with an...
FED EXPRESS
Roger Federer sparkled in a bright red polo shirt yesterday under a gorgeous sun-splashed Sunday sky at Arthur Ashe Stadium. For the first time at the 2008 U.S. Open, Federer's...
ROGER'S TOUGH '08 MAKES OPEN RUN SWEETER
TIME flies, apparently, even when it takes Rafael Nadal, the No. 1 player in the world, four hours and 48 minutes to beat you in a Wimbledon final. Of course,...
R.U. BETTER BEAR DOWN VS. FRESNO
A lot of questions - who replaces Ray Rice and Jeremy Ito come to mind - will be answered this afternoon at Rutgers Stadium, but none more paramount than this:...