December 23, 2008
YANKEES LEARNED EXPENSIVE LESSON
The most obvious reason is money. That is why Mark Teixeira is a Yankee today. We are talking about an organization that now has the four largest contracts currently in...
AIR SUPPLY: Delta can haz Oz?
International route-hogging Delta - newly muscular from its NWA takemergeover (terge? makeover?) - just announced another intriguing new service: From July 1, it will offer daily service from LAX to...
YANKS BID $12 MILLION MORE THAN BOSTON
The Red Sox's final bid for Mark Teixeira last week was eight years at $168 million, Hardball has learned.That means the Yanks -- with a winning offer of eight years...
'Naked' Blogging
Jamie OliverAs you might expect, FoodTV's "Naked Chef" posts lots of recipes on his blog but somehow not so much nakedness. The blog is laced with lovely Britishisms about what's...
YANKS SIGN TEIXEIRA
By JOEL SHERMANThe Yankees decided to jump in and sign Mark Teixeira as a way to keep him away from the Red Sox and to improve their team in 2009....
YANKEES GET TEIXEIRA
The Yankees decided to jump in and sign Mark Teixeira as a way to keep him away from the Red Sox and to improve their team in 2009. However, the...
In Search Of: Energy...And a Flight to Indy
By FRED KERBERThirteen points in the first quarter Monday didn't exactly make the Nets' night. It had the team and the coach kind of exasperated and left them in their...
WHAT'S UP: AFC
Before the Jets take the field on Sunday they will know if they are still alive to win the AFC East. Gang Green's embarrassing loss to the Seahawks cost them...
WHAT'S UP: NFC
The Giants know they will be sitting on top of the NFC playoff bracket, but the teams that will be coming through the Meadowlands to get to the Super Bowl...
Smith Family's 2009 Resolutions
Stan Smith: To try and understand one Maya Angelou poem.Francine Smith: To find out why jerk chicken is called jerk chicken. I hope it's not why I think.Hayley Smith: To...
COUGHLIN: WE'LL DO WHAT'S BEST FOR GIANTS
Tom Coughlin said today that he will do what's in the best interest of the Giants, but did not say if or how much his starters would play in the...
MADOFF INVESTOR FOUND DEAD
A French financial executive whose firm lost a bundle in Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme killed himself this morning in his Midtown Manhattan office, cops said. The exec, 65-year-old Thierry...
Teixeira to sign with Yankees
By JOEL SHERMANThe Yankees decided to jump in and sign Mark Teixeira as a way to keep him away from the Red Sox and to improve their team in 2009....
CENSORSHIP SUSPECTED AT AREA HIGH SCHOOL
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - A suburban school district is reviewing its text-selection process after the discovery that a sexually suggestive section of a young woman's memoir was ripped out of...
Ellis fined for snowball
Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis was fined $10,000 by the NFL for throwing a large chunk of snow into the stands after Sunday's 13-3 loss to the Seahawks in Seattle.Cellphone...
25-CENT TICKETS FOR YANKEES!
The Yankees may have just spent more than $420 million on two pitchers and a first baseman, but fans can see them play for 25 cents. The Yankees announced today...
Oscar Watch: Updated Predictions, Including The Newcomer Who Will Beat Heath Ledger!
I've finally filed an updated set of predictions for the major categories to The Buzzmeter, including my fearless (reckless?) prognostication that Mickey Rourke will get snubbed as best actor for...
Curry for Christmas
By MARC BERMANEddy Curry's return is finally on the horizon. I spoke to him after the Boston loss Sunday night and he sounded excited about making his season debut. Mike...
Reality TV Tryouts: 'Trophy Wife'
How to get your 15 seconds of fame."Trophy Wife"Nothing like a "Rock of Love" cast-off for brazen gold-digging. VH1 gives us Megan Hauserman for this twisted revival of "The Dating...
Couture Tries To Inspire NY Jets
Randy Couture gives fading New York Jets motivational speech.By GEORGE WILLISRandy Couture isn't sure if he has a future career as a motivational speaker, but he's hoping a few words...
'Valkyrie' -- Does It Have the 'Reich Stuff' to Save MGM?
MGM, the only Hollywood studio not to go into receivership during the Great Depression, may not be so lucky this time. The struggling MGM is wagering its future on Bryan...
BELOVED MIDTOWN CHURCH AILS
The legendary Holy Cross Roman Catholic church - a refuge for saints and sinners in the shadow of the Port Authority Bus Terminal - needs your help this holiday season....
MISTRIAL IN SLAYING OF ROOKIE
Jury deliberations for the third man accused in the murder of rookie cop Rus sel Timoshenko came to a sudden halt yesterday when a legal technicality forced a mistrial -...
THANK 'BEST & BRIGHTEST' FOR CRISIS
AN elderly neighbor of mine asks, "Have you noticed that the worst economic crisis of our lifetime was set off by people with the highest education? If they're all so...
STILL MAD AT MADOFF: WHO STOPPED WATCHING?
Who cares that this guy fleeced rich people and organizations out of millions ("Temple of Doom," Dec. 21)? People are having a hard enough time paying for a subway ride...
A HEALTHY IDEA
"An Unhealthy Boom" (Editorial, Dec. 8) erroneously suggests that the 60-story World Product Centre to be built on West 33rd Street is unnecessary and excessive in these tight economic times....
PREZ GONE WILD
A NEW Capitol Visitor Center re cently opened, just in time for the transformation of the Capitol building into a tomb for the antiquated idea that the legislative branch matters....
A 'BOOTY' CAMP FOR WANNABE PLAYERS
Sarah was tall, brunette and beautiful in a blue, skintight dress. After chatting with her for 15 minutes at The Spotted Pig in the West Village, it was time to...
NY'S BUDGET MESS: CAP SPENDING FIRST
LET'S admit it: New York is grappling with a fiscal crisis largely of its own making. The national recession and Wall Street meltdown magnify the problem, but New York has...
US ARMY READY IF THE DOWNTURN GETS OUT OF HAND
ARE you afraid that the eco nomic downturn could get out of hand? I mean, really out of hand? Well, don't worry. The US Army War College is on the...
BAM TIES TO BLAGO IRK 48%
WASHINGTON - Forty-eight percent of voters believe that aides to President-elect Barack Obama acted illegally or unethically in communications with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to a poll released...
MORTGAGE MALARKEY
TO The New York Times, the entire world is filled with grievances, and Presi dent Bush is almost always the cause. That's the only reasonable explanation for Sunday's lengthy, one-sided...
EGAN FEARS SCHOOLS' FUTURE
The Archdiocese of New York's school system faces a "big loss" because parents are struggling to meet tuition payments just as the state is proposing severe cuts, Edward Cardinal Egan...
CITI, SOLOW IN FINANCING FIGHT
DON'T expect to see those giant empty pits along First Avenue south of the United Nations get filled up any time soon. An $85 million lawsuit Citibank filed against Sheldon...
REAL ESTATE KINGS BELLY UP TO AID TROUGH
New York's real-estate bedrockcould suffer deep cracks from the weight of rising defaults unless Washington comes to the rescue as it did for the financial industry. That's what a lobby...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan Two middle-aged bandits went on a burglary blitz in the East Village, swiping jewels and guns in a monthlong spree, police said yesterday. Henry McCoy, 56 and Alfred Dechalus,...
DRIVER $UITING UP VS. PLAXICO
Suspended Giants star Plaxico Burress can't catch a break. The sure-handed receiver who shot himself fumbling a gun in a Manhattan nightclub last month is being sued by a Miami...
METAL DETECTOR FLUNKS
Stuyvesant HS's bid to install metal detectors as a cheating deterrent has been nixed, The Post has learned. Principal Stanley Teitel confirmed yesterday that he had asked the Department of...
FIRETRUCK FLIPS CAR
Two firefighters and a motorist were injured yesterday when a firetruck collided with a car in Hell's Kitchen shortly after morning rush hour, officials said. The firefighters were answering a...
MORE GLOOM FOR CITY BUDGET
It keeps getting worse. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned yesterday that the city faces budget gaps of $3.5 billion and $8 billion in the next two fiscal years - far...
O, MY BOD! IT'S BEACH BARACK
Just call him "Ab"-bama. Buff-bodied President-elect Barack Obama put his chiseled frame on full display - as seen on Page 1 - during a stroll in Hawaii while on vacation...
FLACK SUSPENDED IN PILLOW-TALKING CASE
High-powered p.r. firm Brunswick Group suspended partner Nina Devlin, whose husband was charged with insider trading last week, after the scandal cost the firm a major client. Devlin, who has...
TIGHTWAD APPLE TOURISTS LOOKING BUT NOT BUYING
Swarms of tourists are spending the holidays in the city - unfortunately, they're not spending much money, local businesses said yesterday. Pat Frawley, who has a souvenir and clothing shop...
FARE-SCARE SHOCK
Straphangers have never been closer to a $3 subway ride. The MTA released a worst-case-scenario list of fare hikes yesterday, raising the threat of the $3 single ride and $105...
HOME COOKING FOR BIG BLUE
Last year, the New York football Giants were the Happy Road Warriors. This year, it's Home Sweet Home, as the Giants rallied Sunday night to defeat Carolina and win home-field...
REMEMBERING FORT DIX
'They were in the last stage of plan ning," ex-prosecutor Chris Christie said, after five Muslim immigrants were nabbed last year for plotting to kill soldiers at Fort Dix. "They...
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
One year, four months and four days after two New York City firefighters suffocated high up in the hulk of the former Deutsche Bank building, Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau yesterday...
BONO'S HANDOUT
Bono's investment firm, Elevation Partners, is riding to the rescue of Palm Inc., the embattled smart-phone maker that's deep in debt and undertaking a major repositioning early next year. Elevation,...
FED EX DROPS SUPER BOWL
FedEx is pulling out of the Super Bowl after 12 years, citing concerns about paying for a pricey spot in tough times. The longtime advertiser indicated earlier this year it...
FUGEES' PRODUCER UNCAGED
The Grammy-winning producer for the hip-hop group The Fugees, whose prison sentence for drug-smuggling was commuted by President Bush after intense lobbying by singer Carly Simon, walked out of a...
LES CHUMPS ELYSEES
The New York Times embarrassed itself yesterday by publishing a fake letter from someone purporting to be the mayor of Paris criticizing Caroline Kennedy's bid for Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate...
DEUTSCHE-FIRE DEATH RAPS
Three construction supervisors were indicted on manslaughter charges yesterday for their roles in the deadly 2007 fire at the former Deutsche Bank building - but the city avoided prosecution for...
BARGAINS GALORE AS PRICES TUMBLE
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - and panicked stores are practically giving the goods away with last-minute sales in a desperate bid to save the so-far-disastrous season...
DOUBLING DOWN
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is spending twice the usual amount to market Tom Cruise's "Valkyrie," in an effort to give it a fighting chance when it opens at the box office Christmas day....
TRAINER NEEDLES ROGER
Roger Clemens' former personal trainer - the man who ratted out the Rocket to the feds over alleged steroid use - is suing his ex-client for $10 million, claiming the...
LI COPS FACE SUIT IN HATE SLAY
The estate of an Ecuadorian immigrant who was stabbed to death last month on Long Island has opened the door to suing county and local officials and police. Marcelo Lucero,...
JUDGE RIPS EX-PRINCIPAL'S UNDIE-WHELMING EXCUSE
A former Brooklyn assistant principal busted for dipping into thousands of dollars of school funds claimed her Victoria's Secret shopping sprees were for the school's fifth-graders, according to a new...
MORE FAMILIES IN CITY SHELTERS
As the economy worsened last month, the number of homeless families in city-run shelters reached a record high, according to data released yesterday. The number of families in the municipal...
BIZ CARD MADE HIRAM A 'SLASHER'
State Sen.-elect Hiram Monserrate flew into a volcanic rage and attacked his girlfriend after seeing another man's business card in her purse, sources told The Post yesterday. The law-enforcement sources...
KEEP THE FLAK JACKET, DAVE
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson had better hang on to the flak jacket he wore in Baghdad - because he's going to be in the crosshairs when he returns to New...
NO BIZ LIKE SHOE BIZ!
The shoes hurled at President Bush are flying off the shelves - making them the fastest-selling celebrity footwear since O.J. Simpson started a boom for Bruno Magli lace-ups. Orders for...
COP CADET'S GUN STOLEN
The gun and badge of a Police Academy cadet moonlighting as a pizza deliveryman were stolen in an armed robbery on Long Island - and he was put on desk...
LILLO BEATS COP-MURDER RAP
After giving the performance of his life on the witness stand, "Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato beat a murder rap yesterday in the slaying of an off-duty Bronx cop during a...
SLAIN OFFICER'S KIN DEVASTATED BY THE VERDICT
The sister of slain Bronx cop Daniel Enchautegui had waited three long years for this moment. But when it came, Yolanda Rosa Nazario could only shake her head in disbelief....
FISHING IN FAIRFIELD
The little town of Fairfield, Conn., is intent on recovering the $42 million it invested with alleged fraudster Bernard Madoff. The question is, who among the long list of potential...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Yes, Virginia, flashing gang signs with Santa can land you on the naughty list. An Anaheim, Calif., teen faces 18 months in jail after cops said he violated a court...
BEARS NOT DEAD YET
CHICAGO - Robbie Gould kicked a 38-yard field goal with 11:28 left in overtime and the Bears overcame frigid conditions and the Packers for a 20-17 victory last night to...
ISLANDERS LOOK TO DIPIETRO
Rick DiPietro took part in his first full practice since October, and although coach Scott Gordon refused to put a timetable on the goalie's return, he sounded optimistic that it...
LEGAL GUARDIANS
ABC is putting the finishing touches on its controversial show, "Homeland Security USA." The new, 13-episode series will track US border guards as they're tasked with trying to stop people...
HOLIDAY MOVIE BATTLE
SO here's the question for all you holiday-movie traditionalists setting your TV viewing schedules for tomorrow night. Do you watch "It's a Wonderful Life" and DVR "The Chronicles of Narnia"...
KIDS TO PARENTS: TURN OFF THAT TV!
HERE'S a surprise: It seems kids just don't care about TV as much as their parents. "Millennials," the generation of 14-to 25-year-olds, watch an average of just 10.5 hours of...
'WIFE' ON MARS
IT'S been a while since we've checked on the fakest women in California, "The Real Housewives of Orange County" (tonight at 10 on Bravo). So we thought, in this week...
ROSS LIKELY OUT VS. VIKINGS WITH CONCUSSION
Any player at any risk of making a physical condition worse will almost definitely not play in Sunday's final regular-season game at Minnesota. Count cornerback Aaron Ross as someone who...
JETS GOTTA WIN OR IT'S TIME TO DEEP-SIX ERIC
AT the end, the critical end, it turns out the Brett Favre they thought they were getting was not the one they had flying the jet. At 8-3, he was...
CURRY MAY SPICE UP KNICKS NEXT WEEK
With Christmas around the corner, here comes the return of Eddy Curry. The Knicks' former starting center is back in coach Mike D'Antoni's plans and could make his season debut...
RANGERS NEED GOMEZ TO BE MUCH BETTER
When the Rangers made the decision to forge ahead without consuming presences Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan, a vacuum was created in the room and a void was created on...
EXHAUSTED CHAMPS PLAN FOR SEASON FINALE
The Giants possess many of the admirable traits any fans craves for his favorite team, but invulnerability is not one of them. MORE: CB Ross Likely Out Vs. Vikes With...
WEEK OFF MORE VITAL THAN TAKING TOP SEED
AFTER 15 games this season, Brandon Jacobs's knee and Jason Tuck's leg scream to them the value of the Giants' first-round playoff bye. And history does, too. As good as...
CASHMAN: NO OFFERS PENDING FOR TEIXEIRA, RAMIREZ
Mark Teixeira and Manny Ramirez are still available to the Yankees, but it doesn't appear GM Brian Cashman will have either player sitting under his Christmas tree this week. "We...
PLAYERS' JOBS ON LINE, TOO
When the question came up about whether the Jets will be playing to save coach Eric Mangini's job Sunday against the Dolphins, fullback Tony Richardson probably spoke for just about...
CELTICS TARGET LAKERS' RECORD
HAVING cold-cocked Camp Cablevision in the Commonwealth Sunday night, and with the sickly Sixers prancing on the parquet tonight, let's take a leprechaun leap of faith that the Celtics go...
JETER OK WITH 'MANNY BEING MANNY'
Manny Ramirez is a little different, personality-wise, from a lot of other major league players. If he ends up playing in The Bronx, though, Derek Jeter doesn't sound too concerned...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Fan apologizes for Seau tackle A football spectator pleaded not guilty to charges of trespassing and assault and battery for tackling Patriots linebacker Junior Seau on the sidelines during...
NETS BOW TO YAO, ROCKETS
With about 6:30 left in the first half, figure about 200 million TV sets in China and a couple dozen in New Jersey turned off. Not even Yao Ming of...
DISCREETLY WRAPPED
EVEN small theater com panies, it seems, aren't immune to the desire to produce the sort of holiday perennial that can fill the seemingly endless demand for feel-good entertainment this...
BOLD PERFORMANCE OF COWARD DITTIES
NOEL Coward songs are usually delivered with a mannered self-consciousness - or a level of camp that makes them seem even more twee than they actually are. Veteran British performer...
CHRISTMAS ABYSS MESS
WHILE some people are decking the halls, not everyone is feeling the merriment of this holiday season. In fact, many people feel more despondent or anxious this time of year....
MPFREES
Todd Rundgren, "Mountaintop" Gratifying, old-school rock with a bit of soul from the singer and producer's 20th solo album, "Arena." He's at Blender Theater at Gramercy on Friday and Saturday.Arrica...
THE REICH STUFF
ACHTUNG! "Valkyrie" is a taut suspense flick for grown-ups that asks: What if ruthless German efficiency had been used against Hitler? It happened, in a July 20, 1944, plot launched...
'VALKYRIE' DIRECTOR STANDS BY CRUISE
BECAUSE just throwing shoes at Hitler wouldn't be enough. "Valkyrie" details the true story of a plot by Nazi brass to send Der Fuhrer to Valhalla. Needless to say, the...
SCREWBALL WITH A BRAIN
DID you hear about the guy who invents the nonsmear lipstick but really wants to be a movie director? So he sells a script to Paramount for just 10 bucks...
FIVE GOLDEN SINGS
WITH songstresses like Sara Bareilles, Katy Perry and Adele ruling the charts and the airwaves, there's no doubt that this year was the year to cherchez la femme - but...
NO-NAME DEFENSE KEEPS DEVILS AFLOAT
Defense was supposed to be the Devils' Achilles' heel, the position where the losses in the past five years of Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Brian Rafalski would finally hit...
GIANTS REPORT CARD
Here are the grades following the Giants' 34-28 overtime win over the Panthers this Sunday:REPORT CARD GALLERY
JETS REPORT CARD
Here are the grades following the Jets' 13-3 loss to the Seahawks this Sunday:REPORT CARD GALLERY
CAST AWAY
NEW YORKERS, particularly during wintertime, tend to cling to the fantasy that life would be pretty much perfect if only we could spend our winters lolling around on various remote...
NEWS + NOTES
AWAY YOU GO NEW Year's Eve is always the old reliable for hotels - the chance to charge triple what the room is worth. With softer demand this year, Priceline.com...
HOT DEALS
JAMAICA $119 OW on Air Jamaica to Montego Bay. Must book by end of today, good Jan. 10-Feb. 28 (www.airjamaica.com) USVI $300 cash back is just one of the enticements...
DROP KICKS
WORSHIP not the false idols of New Year's Eve. Sure, certain soulless holograms have taken over hosting duties on television. However, the real star of the night ain't no Hollywood...
RBNY not exactly use-it-or-lose-it for academy ace Matt Kassel
By BRIAN LEWISI know a lot of you Red Bulls fans have had questions regarding the status of young prospect Matt Kassel, the gem of the club's youth academy. SBI...