April 2, 2009
MAN ROBS CONVENIENCE STORE - WITH HIS 9-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
Police are still looking for the man accused of robbing an Ellensburg convenience store with his 9-year-old daughter. The Kittitas County sheriff's office has identified him as 42-year-old Robert Daniel...
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES MASPETH HIGH SCHOOL
Maspeth will be the home of the city's next high school after the City Council voted 38-10 Thursday in favor of a proposal opposed by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village)...
BLAGO HIT WITH 19-COUNT INDICTMENT
CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been indicted on charges he engaged in a "wide-ranging scheme to deprive the people of Illinois of honest government." A federal grand...
CUTLER TRADED TO BEARS
The Jets have to be happy with the quarterbacks they have now. The Denver Broncos traded quarterback Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears today, ending speculation he could join the...
Gale Harold Returns to Wisteria Lane
Looks like Susan Mayer's lesbian days are over.Gale Harold, who played Mayer's (Teri Hatcher) younger boyfriend Jackson on "Desperate Housewives," left the lane after fracturing his shoulder in a motorcycle...
Cito Gaston on Roger Clemens
The Toronto Star has Cito Gaston's reaction to the new book about Roger Clemens, in which it's reported that Clemens helped get Gaston fired from the Blue Jays.To sum it...
Sorry, no 'stache for Wright
PORT ST. LUCIE -- David Wright is amused to learn of the budding grassroots Internet campaign to get him to grow a mustache. He is also unswayed. A group of...
Pelfrey bombed in finale
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mike Pelfrey didn't exactly end spring training on a high note. The big right-hander was shelled here today for the second time in 10 days, giving...
Brett Ratliff transcript
Here's some of what Brett Ratliff had to say to the media about the Jets' quarterback situation today, courtesy of the New York Jets: On if he pays attention to...
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER HEADED TOWARD QUEENS
A professional soccer franchise is coming to the city and may be making its permanent home in Queens, one of the heads of the team's investor group said Thursday. The...
One year ago...
By MARC BERMANOne year ago today, I was scrambling around Memphis, trying to find a sports bar to watch Donnie Walsh's introductory press conference.It was one of the weirdest days...
Kellen Clemens transcript
Here's some of what Kellen Clemens had to say to the media about Jay Cutler today, courtesy of the New York Jets: On if he feels the need to get...
J-Co and the receivers
By BRIAN COSTELLOWith the departure of Laveranues Coles, Jerricho Cotchery is now the Jets' top receiver. Cotchery and Coles have sort of been co-No. 1s for the last couple of...
'CRAZY' PLAN TO MEET GYMNAST MENTIONED TO ALA. COP
A man who authorities say tried to break onto the set of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" was ticketed on his way to California and let go, despite telling a...
RBNY's Oscar Echeverry cut, Albert Celades cleared; Metro fans rejoice
In news that is sure to send the more cold-hearted Red Bull fans dancing on the ceiling, not only is midfielder Albert Celades cleared to play (after getting his P-1...
Preseason games set
By PAUL SCHWARTZThe Giants' four preseason games are set. They open the preseason Monday, Aug. 17 against the Panthers at Giants Stadium (8:15 p.m., ESPN)They will play against the Bears...
Hal proud of George's house
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAHal Steinbrenner said he was very impressed with the new Yankee Stadium, also known as "The House That George Built.""Very proud. I don't think he would like to...
BLAGO AT DISNEY WORLD AHEAD OF INDICTMENT
CHICAGO -- With a federal indictment looming in his home state, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appears to be at Walt Disney World. Blagojevich and his family apparently were staying...
MALAWI BACKS MADONNA'S ADOPTION
LILONGWE, Malawi -- Malawi's child welfare minister is backing Madonna's bid to adopt a second child from the impoverished southern African country. That high-level endorsement came Thursday, a day before...
OWN Announces 2010 Lineup
Oprah Winfrey's new cable network will be lean heavily on "Oprah" regulars, if today's programming announcement is any indication. OWN, which kicks off in early 2010--replacing Discovery Health Channel--has finally...
Celades, Johnson arriving, Red Bull roster taking shape
The Red Bulls should have pretty close to a full team by tomorrow's practice. A bevy of players away either for international duty of paperwork issues _ or both _...
YANKEES IMPRESSED BY NEW HOME
Whenever you move into a new home, things can be a little confusing. Just ask the Yankees. "I couldn't figure out how to get into the Stadium this morning, they...
Report: Boldin unsure about '09
Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin told a Miami radio station that he was unsure where he'd be playing in 2009."Honestly, I don't know," he told ESPN Radio 760, according to the...
Carolina Contest a Test of Ranger Mettle
The Rangers did well to dispatch the Devils on Monday night but now they face a hot team on a tear. Carolina has won their last six games and are...
SECRETARY CLINTON? NOT QUITE ...
Journalists seeking to talk a little foreign policy with high-profile Obama administration officials live from the G-20 meetings in London this week were solicited for phone sex instead after ringing...
RAPE VICTIM: SUBWAY WORKERS' INACTION 'DEPLORABLE'
The woman raped in 2005 inside a desolate Queens subway station, as two NYC Transit workers did nothing to stop the violent attack, said today that what happened to her...
DEALS: Retire in Warwick style
The ability to mob around in a Lark scooter and mutter politically incorrectitudes at passing women and minorities without incurring societal wrath worse than the occasional "Oh, grandpa" isn't the...
Farrah Cancer Film to NBC
After months of being shopped around, Farrah Fawcett's documentary chronicling her battle with cancer, tentatively called "A Wing and a Prayer," has been picked up by NBC. The film --...
Cannes Signs Gen. Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds'' will be ready on time and will definitely premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Variety reports. The World War II epic starring Brad Pitt will...
FANS FAWN OVER NEW YANKEE STADIUM
Talk about hitting a home run. Fans who got a sneak peek at the new Yankee Stadium today gave it a thumbs up, saying they hope the new ballpark will...
DEPUTY MAYOR: NYC GOING THE WAY OF GM
One of Mayor's Bloomberg's top aides warned today that the city could go the way of General Motors and collapse if its runaway pension costs aren't reigned in. "Defined benefit...
Gold Cup pairings set; U.S. to play Grenada, Honduras & Haiti
The Gold Cup groups and pairings were announced today, with the U.S. _ fresh off a 3-0 World Cup qualifying rout of Trinidad & Tobago _ set to play Grenada,...
TOPSHOP FINALLY OPENS IN SOHO
Topshop became the top place to shop in Manhattan this morning, as more than 1,000 people lined up in SoHo for the famous British fashion boutique's U.S. debut. Supermodel Kate...
G-20 VOTE TO GIVE IMF, WORLD BANK $1T
LONDON -- World leaders pledged $1.1 trillion in loans and guarantees to struggling countries and agreed Thursday to crack down on tax havens and hedge funds -- but failed to...
Pitching set for Reds series
With Johan Santana serving as the obvious headliner, the pitching matchups are now set for the season-opening series with the Reds that starts Monday afternoon at Great American Ball Park...
SUBWAY WORKER HURT IN SHAFT ACCIDENT
A hardhat was struck in the head today by a falling pipe as he worked in a shaft inside the Bowling Green subway station, police said. The 27-year-old worker was...
Grapefruit: Orioles at Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Mets are all but packed up here, with the only thing left on their plate before heading back to New York being today's Grapefruit League...
GOV. PATERSON PROMISES TO PREVENT FARE HIKE
Cross your heart? An anxious Gov. Paterson "promised" millions of straphangers today that he could beat a political deadlock and find a way to nix "outrageous" subway and bus fare...
Cutler chatter from QBs
By BRIAN COSTELLOThe Jets' locker room was open to the media today as the team goes through its offseason workout program. Guess what the hot topic was?Lots of talk about...
MICHELLE CHARMS QUEEN AWAY FROM PROTOCOL
LONDON -- Michelle Obama has done what few others have managed -- getting Queen Elizabeth II to break protocol. The first lady arrived Wednesday with President Barack Obama. After separate...
'DRUG THUG' CAUGHT ON TAPE ORDERING HIT
It's assassinations for dummies! A Brooklyn drug kingpin gave an underling step-by-step phone instructions on how kill a rival, carefully tutoring him on how to operate a .45 caliber handgun,...
The Daily Whacks, Thursday Edition
Not that it should come as any surprise, but at a pace like Madison Square Garden for self-congratulation over mediocrity is as much a part of the management mission as...
NORTH KOREA VOWS 'THUNDERBOLT OF FIRE' AGAINST US WARSHIPS
North Korea threatened today to "launch a thunderbolt of fire" if the "slightest effort" is made by the US to intercept a long-range rocket it plans to launch this weekend,...
Simms: Broncos won't ask for QB
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAThere's a lot of talk the Broncos will need to receive a quarterback in any trade for Jay Cutler, along with draft picks.Phil Simms doesn't subscribe to that...
JOBLESS CLAIMS MAKE UNEXPECTED JUMP; CLAIMS HIT ALL-TIME HIGH
WASHINGTON -- The number of people filing new jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week, while those continuing to receive benefits hit a 10th straight record-high. Both figures show the labor...
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Inside the Mets' payroll
From JOEL SHERMANI figured I would give you a look inside the Met payroll today and the Yankee payroll tomorrow. So here are the Mets for 2009 with some explanations...
3 UP: MET PAYROLL, PAVANO, TABATA
1. I figured I would give you a look inside the Met payroll today and the Yankee payroll tomorrow. So here are the Mets for 2009 with some explanations to...
BRONCOS COULDN'T CALL TRUCE WITH CUTLER
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Josh McDaniels and Jay Cutler seemed like a perfect fit: the rocket-armed passer meets the offensive guru who turned Matt Cassel from a career backup into one...
NETS HELP FRANK MAKE CASE FOR EXTENSION
The coach goes about his daily tasks, behaving professionally -- even changing lineups and taking a look at alignments that may pay future dividends. And Lawrence Frank is doing so...
'GOLD TEE' FOR SUGGS
Louise Suggs, the first female inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame and one of the 13 founders of the LPGA in 1950, will receive the Gold Tee Award...
SANTANA EXPECTS JERRY-RIGGED SUCCESS
JUPITER, Fla. -- The axing of Willie Randolph last June got a belated endorsement yesterday from Johan Santana. The Mets' ace didn't mention his former manager by name, but Santana...
SO FAR, SO GOOD FOR YANKEES' INJURY ISSUES
TAMPA -- They arrived in camp with a big question about Jorge Posada's surgically repaired right shoulder and a larger one concerning Alex Rodriguez's head in the wake of him...
YANKS EAGER TO CHECK OUT NEW DIGS
TAMPA -- Christmas in April. That's what several Yankees were feeling on the eve of today's workout at the new Yankee Stadium when many of the players will get their...
BRONX'S ANTIGUA FOLLOWING CAL TO KENTUCKY
When reached by phone yesterday, Orlando Antigua was in Pittsburgh, selling an old house. In the next few weeks, he'll probably look into buying another one in Lexington. Then, there's...
WHEN IT COMES TO WINNING, MONEY MATTERS
ARE THEY worth it? The University of Kentucky, as is its wont, shattered by a few lengths the prior standard for determining how much a basketball coach is worth, formally...
CALHOUN EARNS HIS PAYCHECK
HARTFORD -- Connecticut's men's basketball program showed a profit of just under $6.3 million during the 2008 fiscal year, nearly four times what the school is paying head coach Jim...
BRONX PAIR AT FINAL FOUR
DETROIT -- We knew the road to the Final Four would go through the Big East Conference. More specifically, it went through The Bronx. The two Big East teams that...
COLORFUL KATE IS TOP SHELF
Kate Moss does a hue turn in SoHo yesterday as she dons a colorful dress from her spring collection outside the new Topshop at Broadway and Broome. Kate cuts the...
RED-HOT MAMA IS BURNED
The Brooklyn mom who dressed herself up as a sexy young California blonde to lure a juror on her son's murder case into admitting he was unfit to serve acted...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Carla Bruni is too sexy for the G-20 summit. In a bid to keep from drawing too much of the spotlight to herself, France's dazzling first lady will stay away...
WHATEVER ITS NAME, JUST BUILD IT, ALREADY!
I could not agree with Steve Cuozzo more ("Forget 'Freedom'," PostOpinion, March 30). The World Trade Center should have been rebuilt exactly as it was (two towers) and retain the...
TED STEVENS SHOCKER
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department asked a judge yesterday to toss out the corruption conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens because prosecutors withheld evidence from his defense team. The department...
JOBS, AIG, BASKETBALL AND CHINESE TAKEOUT
TODAY'S column contains a lot of different things. It's sort of like one of those $10.95 Chinese buffet lunches -- so keep going until you think you might puke. It...
$TIMULATING FOOD STAMPS
Poor New Yorkers will get a 13 percent increase in their monthly food-stamp allowance from economic stimulus money. The raise amounts to $63 more a month for a family of...
N. KOREA WAR-HEADS WARNED
SEOUL -- South Korea and Japan yesterday warned North Korea it would still violate UN resolutions if it tried to put a satellite into space, just days ahead of a...
NORTH KOREA GOING BALLISTIC
IF you think reactions to President Obama's arrival on the world stage from the likes of the Russian, Chinese, Iranian, Venezuelan and even European leaders have been lukewarm at best,...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Miller time News Corp. hired for mer AOL chief Jonathan Miller to oversee its digi tal media businesses, in cluding the MySpace so cial-networking Web site. Miller, who ran AOL...
IT'S THE LABOR COSTS
AN exasperated Gov. Pater son yesterday told the Senate to "sit down" and "at least" come up with a "financially sound" plan to bail out the MTA -- as, he...
MOODY'S 'JUNKS' MACY'S
Macy's Inc.'s debt was cut to junk by Moody's Investors Service after the second-largest US department-store chain's operating performance deteriorated. Ratings on Macy's senior unsecured notes were cut two notches...
$595 DK JEANS GIVE YOU A FIT
Got $595 burning a hole in your five-pocket jeans? Spend it. You could get about 20 pairs of Levi's 512s, 595 McDonald's apple pies, a six-night air-inclusive vacation in London...
BITTER PASSOVER
How will this Passover be different from all others? No candy! The maker of a favorite kosher confection is on the ropes thanks to the recession and is not expected...
BIG RISE FOR HOME DEALS
Homebuyers are slowly returning to the deal table, judging from a sudden jump in signed national sales contracts during the notoriously slow month of February. An industry report yesterday said...
HOUSE SPECIAL: PIZZA & COKE
At one Bronx pizzeria, the toppings included pepperoni, mushrooms, sausage -- and lots of cocaine. John's Pizza & Heros on Westchester Avenue was a major drug distribution center where coke...
'GUIDING LIGHT' TO GO DARK AT 72
Legendary soap "Guiding Light" will fade to black in September -- ending the most enduring series in radio and TV history. The final episode will air on Friday, Sept. 18...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Staten Island A drunken motorist was arrested after police spotted him swerving into oncoming traffic in New Brighton, authorities said yesterday. Guy Sweeney, 48, was driving along Forest Avenue near...
BLACK PREZ CAN PACK A POLITICAL PUNCH
ALONG with making history 100 years ago as the first black heavyweight champ, Jack Johnson made enemies as the nation's first black pop-culture icon. At a time when blacks made...
BOOZE BOSS IN RAGE AT FIRINGS
The chairman of the State Liquor Authority ripped into the agency's board yesterday with all the fury of a drunk at last call -- accusing it of forcing the resignation...
LOURDES HAS MERCY
Lourdes is already in big-sister mode. During a visit to a Malawi or phanage yesterday, Madonna's pony-tailed daughter Lourdes, 12, holds the hand of her soon-to- be-sister, Mercy James, on...
THE KING OF NY
NO New York politician in modern times, not even the storied Gov. Nelson Rocke feller, ever wielded the influence now enjoyed by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver -- a Lower East...
DA WILL HELP SERBS VS. THUG
An upstate prosecutor will help Serbian authorities in the trial of a former SUNY Binghamton basketball player who fled the United States after he was charged with brutally beating a...
BLOODY BOZOS ON THE RAMPAGE
Thousands of marauding rowdies flooded London's business district yesterday in demonstrations that turned ugly when masked anarchists, anti-capitalists stormed the heavily guarded Royal Bank of Scotland. PHOTOS: G-20 PROTESTSGROW UNRULY...
O, WHAT A DAY: BRITS FIND GUEST JOLLY GOOD FUN
LONDON -- It was an eventful first day on the world stage for President Obama, launching new arms control talks, placing China ties on fresh footing and calming fears about...
GAL PALS RAT OUT 'ROBBER'
Police hath no ally like a woman scorned. Long Island cops yesterday nabbed a suspected serial burglar, who made off with more than $1 million in stolen property, after two...
FIRST LADY IN THE TANK
THE occasion was momentous and fashion hopes were high, but when Michelle Obama met the queen yesterday, she wore her office sweater. The Obamas, in London on the first stop...
BIG MANUFACTURERS SPARK STOCKS RALLY
Big manufacturers and their suppliers, such as Caterpillar Inc. and US Steel Corp., rose sharply after data showed factory activity in March fell at a slower rate than the month...
INTERNATIONAL CRIME 'SPRAY'
An international graffiti vandal painted herself into a tight corner in Queens, authorities said. Danielle Bremner, 27, allegedly sprayed her tags, "Erin" and "Dani," on four different subway lines in...
CAR SALES SLUMP STALLS
As two of Detroit's three automakers inched ever closer toward bankruptcy, the industry got a bit of good news yesterday when March auto sales -- though dismal -- weren't as...
ACTORS OK AN AD PACT
The two top actors unions struck a tentative three-year deal yesterday with the ad industry, avoiding the labor unrest that has gripped Hollywood. The Screen Actors Guild and the American...
BAM BOOKS VISITS THIS YEAR TO CHINA AND RUSSIA
WASHINGTON -- The White House announced yesterday that President Obama will travel to China and Russia later this year after meeting this week with the leaders of those nations in...
CRISIS HITS HOME
Sales of Manhattan homes fell through the floor during the first three months of this year as the meltdown on Wall Street and the failure of banking giants like Lehman...
TAKE-TWO SIDESTEPS FRAUD CASE
Grand Theft Auto fans, fear not. The software company that makes the wildly-popular and ultra-violent video games has dodged a fraud prosecution that could have put it out of business,...
DINAPOLI RIPS FELLOW DEMS
Gov. Paterson's record-high state budget is a risky, gimmick-filled plan that "does not adequately respond to today's economic realities," Comptroller Tom DiNapoli fumed yesterday -- breaking with his fellow Democrats....
BLACKSTONE ATTEMPTING $3B RESCUE-FUND BIZ
Billionaire Steve Schwarzman's Blackstone Group is trying to roll out a new fund geared toward providing funds to companies on death's door. Sources tell The Post that Schwarzman is hoping...
SLAY VAN STEERING WOES
The Gristedes van that fatally slammed into a pregnant woman walking near the Empire State Building last Friday had more problems than just its driver. Cops found an improperly installed...
A FIGHTING CHANCE
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain and Rep. Peter King of Long Island yesterday announced they were introducing legislation calling on the nation's first black president to pardon its first black...
CAUGHT IN A TANGLED WEB OF APRIL FOOLERY
Reality needed a reboot yesterday as humorous hoaxes hit the Internet on April Fools' Day. BMW, Expedia and Kid Rock were among those who took part in the traditional shenanigans....
REFORMS TO SOFTEN THE TAX-HIKE BLOW
MANY New Yorkers are unhappy with Albany's decision to raise in come taxes during these disastrous economic times. Some dramatic reforms would make that decision more defensible. The key issues...
GEITHNER EYEING AX FOR TARP BANK CEOS
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he would consider forcing out chief executives of banks that receive government bailouts if they were not managing their businesses properly. In an interview...
CATWALK CONFORMITY
Harvey Weinstein and Jeff Zucker have kissed and made up. The dueling moguls yesterday reached a settlement in their contentious legal standoff over hit reality show "Project Runway," with The...
BLOOMY BIZ'S PREGNANT 'PERIL'
The number of women suing Mayor Bloomberg's financial-news company for pregnancy discrimination has swelled past 80 -- including two who claim they were harassed so badly, they suffered premature contractions....
MADOFF FEEDER FUND CHARGED
A hedge fund at the center of the Bernie Madoff scandal got socked a second time this week as Massachusetts state regulators accused the fund of fraud and of lying...
WORLD CAN'T PASS THE BUCK OVER MONEY MESS: O
WASHINGTON -- President Obama told Europe yesterday that America alone cannot carry the world out of the global recession. "The United States will do its share," Obama said during a...
DINAPOLI DUCKS
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli knows how to pull punches. MORE: DINAPOLI RIPS FELLOW DEMS "My preliminary review of the [new state] budget indicates [that] it does not adequately respond to...
MORE TAX TROUBLES
Does President Obama have a buy-in program for his Cabinet, like law firms do for prospective partners? Or is he just looking for all the revenue he can in order...
OBAMA'S ABDICATION
The G-20 economic summit in London officially gets under way today, but its most important message has already been issued. Alas, not by President Obama. The confab -- which hosts...
KILLER'S SURPRISE
Cop killer Lee Woods (right) looked stunned yesterday when court officers slapped cuffs on him after he was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the slaying of...
9/11 VICTIM IDENTIFIED
The medical examiner has identified the remains of a Windows on the World worker killed on 9/11. Investigators were able to identify the remains of 54-year-old Manuel Emilio Mejia by...
ED. BIGS' $700M LESSON IN MATH
Department of Education contracts for goods and services have exceeded their cost estimates by nearly $700 million over the past two years, City Comptroller Bill Thompson charged yesterday. These included...
HERE COMES COSTCO
Manhattan shoppers will finally get a chance to buy in bulk. Super-wholesaler Costco is joining the lineup of big box stores that will open later this year at a new...
NEW NOOSE SCARE AT COLUMBIA
A chilling photo of a noose was left in a mailbox at Columbia's Teachers College -- addressed to the disgraced ex-professor who once said she found the racially charged terror...
NO PRIVATE HEDGE
Bridgewater Associates, the $71 billion money-management firm, has come out against participating in Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's plan to get private investors to buy banks' toxic assets -- a week...
HYNES HIT FOR 'LIP SERVICE'
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes announced a new initiative yesterday to combat sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community -- even as a new book hit the market trashing his handling...
PLEDGE ON HEDGES FROM G20
LONDON -- World leaders will pledge to regulate major hedge funds for the first time and set up a new oversight board to monitor the global financial system, according to...
GOV'T SEIZES MADOFF MANSE
US Marshals yesterday swooped in and seized Bernard Madoff's $11 million Florida mansion -- and all of the pricey contents inside -- hours after grabbing two prized boats belonging to...
'KILLER PERV'
A hulking pervert on parole for raping two 12-year-old girls on a Harlem rooftop has been busted as the suspected triggerman in the heartless slaying of a father and son...
EARPHONE MUGGING WARNING
Don't plug your ears with music-blasting headphones if you're out walking alone at night, Manhattan prosecutors warned yesterday as they announced the indictment of a brutal Chelsea rape suspect who...
GOP BOSS COY ON BLOOMBERG
He might be an old acquaintance of Mayor Bloomberg, but Republican National Chairman Michael Steele passed up the chance yesterday to boost Hizzoner for re-election on the GOP line. Steele...
ISRAELI BIG RIPS PUSH FOR PEACE
Israel's new right-wing foreign minister outraged Palestinians on his first day on the job yesterday by ridiculing the latest US peace push and vowing to make no concessions to the...
JETBLUE LAWSUIT DOWN THE TOILET
A JetBlue pilot's advice to "hang out" in the bathroom to a stand-by passenger during a San Diego-to-New York flight wasn't outrageous, a judge ruled in tossing out a lawsuit....
PREZ AND HER ROYAL 'I'NESS
Pod save the queen! Just a few weeks after the new president made gift gaffes in his offerings to the British prime minister, the Obamas extended an iPod to Queen...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
This cat was a real news hound. A stray kitty was rescued from a TV news truck's satellite dish on Long Island. WCBS-TV reporter Jennifer McLogan says drivers on the...
ELEVEN RACES SET FOR SATURDAY CARD
Saturday's Wood Memorial card at Aqueduct expands to 11 races, including four graded stakes that make up 400G guaranteed late pick 4: the Bay Shore, Excelsior, Wood and Carter Handicap...
JETS EXPECTED TO MAKE BRONCOS AN OFFER
The Jay Cutler sweepstakes is about to begin. With the Broncos' announcement Tuesday that they are officially shopping the franchise quarterback, teams, including the Jets, are expected to put together...
WALSH GIVES SELF HARSH REVIEW
Donnie Walsh will spend his one-year anniversary today as Knicks president in Italy, scouting the European Championships. But the 68-year-old Bronx native is in no mood for a pasta celebration...
CAPITALS' GREEN MAKES ISLES BLUE
WASHINGTON -- Mike Green's two power-play goals less than 1½ minutes apart in the third period and Alex Ovechkin's NHL-leading 54th tally helped the Capitals beat the Islanders 5-3 last...
PLAX, GIANTS STILL ARGUING OVER BONUS
Not only is Plaxico Burress attempting to stay out of jail, he's also trying to recoup millions of dollars he believes he's owed by the Giants. There was no decision...
GUMBEL: I WAS DUPED
MIAMI -- Greg Gumbel was tricked by a television producer into taping introductions for infomercials -- footage the CBS Sports broadcaster thought would be used for educational programs, according to...
NITTANY NATION IS RIGHT AT HOME
Penn State has been a different team at home this season. Physically imposing. Defensively dominating. Well-nigh unbeatable. Considering how a white-clad horde turned the Garden into Happy Valley on Tuesday...
CALIPARI TO KENTUCKY MAY AFFECT LANCE STEPHENSON
Lincoln Star Lance Stephenson has said repeatedly that he will end up at one of three places in the fall: Kansas, Maryland or St. John's. But with yesterday's official news...
SUTTER'S SWOONERS SING SKID-ROW BLUES
PITTSBURGH -- Suddenly, history isn't so sweet for the Devils. On today's second anniversary of Lou Lamoriello's firing of Claude Julien with three games left in the season, coach Brent...
RANGERS HAVE DEJA VU FEELING
We've seen this show before. It's a new season, with a new cast and coach, but the plot is still the same. For the third straight year, the inconsistency of...
SPORTS SHORTS
NBA: Iverson threatens to retire Detroit guard Allen Iverson said he would rather retire than be a full-time reserve. After scoring four points in 17 minutes of the Pistons' 111-98...
STALLWORTH CHARGED IN SLAY
MIAMI -- Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth was charged yesterday with killing a pedestrian last month while driving drunk after a night out at a swanky South Beach nightspot. An...
I WANT REVENGE FAVORITE IN WOOD
Eight 3-year-olds were entered yesterday in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Wood Memorial at the Big A, a race most of their trainers hope will be the last whistle stop on...
CHAMBERLAIN GIVEN PROBATION AND FINE
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain pleaded guilty yesterday to drunken driving and was given probation and a fine. After a plea deal, prosecutors dropped the second charge of...
GIRARDI: JETER WILL HIT LEADOFF
TAMPA -- Without being specific, manager Joe Girardi said he liked enough of what he saw out of Derek Jeter hitting first and Johnny Damon second to start the season...
MANUEL EXCITED TO SEE CITI FIELD
JUPITER, Fla. -- Reviews from a bunch of college players using metal bats aren't enough. Manager Jerry Manuel and the Mets are more eager to check out new Citi Field...
THE DOCTOR IS OUT
LET'S be honest -- the "ER" leaving us to night after 15 epic years is not the same riveting hospital drama that America fell in love with in the '90s,...
NATALIE, TAKE MY KIDNEY
SINGER Natalie Cole may have found a quick way to get a kidney -- by appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live" and talking about her struggle with Hepatitis C. The...
'TUDORS' STILL FRESH, THREE WIVES LATER
IT'S tough not to get costume- drama weary by the third season of a series, no matter how gorgeous the sets, outfits, dialogue and, most importantly, the actors. However, "The...
THERE'S NO JOY ON 'IDOL'
MEGAN JOY, the tattooed blond singer from Utah, was given the boot by "Ameri can Idol" fans last night after she failed to impress them with her rendition of "Turn...
DA VINCI THINK TANK
Leonardo da Vinci had an idea for a travelling fortress -- a tank, by any other name -- and sketched it out in one of his notebooks. Now, 500 years...
Altidore's hat-trick propels U.S. in qualfier
The Metro Alumni Club otherwise known as the U.S. National Team routed Trinidad & Tobago in last night's World Cup qualifier, and Jozy Altidore was the star of the show....
INHALE THE WORLD OF YOGA
CAN 16 million Americans (that's how many of us practice yoga in one form or another) be wrong? Filmmaker Kate Churchill thinks not, and she seeks to prove it in...
APOCALYPSE AMID A PHYSICS LESSON
INDIE film-style quirki ness meets magical real ism to disarming and irritating effect in "End Days." You can guess the flavor of Deborah Zoe Laufer's play just by knowing its...
THERE'S LITTLE TO LOVE
THE Metropolitan Opera's lead singer called in sick Tuesday night -- but no star was born. In Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Am ore," Massimo Giordano re placed Rolando Villazon, who called in...
HAUTE LIST
We love group efforts -- Matthew Williamson for H&M (in stores April 23), Felix Ray for Target (out now at target.com) and Cadbury for the Easter Bunny (man, those eggs...
NEW COFFEE CROP JOLTS CITY
YOU can't run a city that never sleeps without copious amounts of caffeine -- so it makes sense that some of the nation's top coffee purveyors are looking to get...
SUPER TROOPERS
ONCE upon a time, Elvis Kukaj was a high-paid, successful, young Citigroup banker with a finance degree and a corner office under his belt. Now the only belt he dons...
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN
You know that brownstone prices in this neighborhood have skyrocketed in the last several years, and so have rents -- a fact that you might appreciate as the owner of...
SUTTON
Set high above East 58th Street, this full-floor co-op boasts 6,000 square feet of "impeccable space," with "jaw-dropping views" from "every one" of its 11-plus rooms. A "fusion" of three...
TRIBECA
Looking for "space, comfort and privacy" in a trendy downtown location? This Laight Street condo loft delivers, with 2,783 square feet in the Sugar Warehouse building, so named because it's...
CHELSEA
This "show-stopping" loft measuring 6,000 square feet takes up an entire floor of a West 17th Street condo building and is built out with five bedrooms and 5½ bathrooms. Along...
UPPER WEST SIDE
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 721 Common charges: $780 -- This condo above Riverside Boulevard -- Trump's postwar Riverside Drive -- offers "gorgeous" hardwood floors, "excellent" lighting, "open" views,...
TUDOR CITY
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 475 Maintenance: $1,135 -- There's nothing childish about this fully renovated, "loft-like" junior one-bedroom high above East 42nd Street. In addition to offering "panoramic"...
KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,071 Maintenance: $532 -- This "spacious" co-op on Ocean Avenue is a perfect example of how moving to the outer boroughs gets you a...
GROOVY PAD
As Berger, the brash leader of the hippie tribe in the revival of "Hair," which opened Tuesday at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Will Swenson spends a lot of time onstage...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,750,000 450 W. 17th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,266 square feet, with bamboo floors, stainless-steel appliances and washer/dryer; Caledonia building features doorman, garage, Equinox gym and pet spa....
DANO IN REAL LIFE
STEPPING into the Upper West Side penthouse apartment of the multi-careered Linda Dano is kind of like delving into a magician's bag of tricks. It's full of surprises. What seems...
FIRST PLACE
THERE are those whose first time was an awkward, painful experience they'd rather forget. They went in with great expectations, but afterward, felt exploited. But losing your real-estate virginity doesn't...
MADONNA APPEALS ADOPTION REJECTION
LILONGWE, Malawi -- In a surprise move, a judge on Friday rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from Malawi and said it would set a dangerous precedent to...
Another workout scheduled
Ohio State defensive back Malcolm Jenkins said on Sirius radio today that he will work out for the Jets. Jenkins is considered the best defensive back in the draft and...