April 17, 2009
Schneider headed to the DL
The Mets put catcher Brian Schneider on the 15-day DL tonight with a muscle strain in the middle of his back. They called up Omir Santos from Triple-A Buffalo, and...
Red Bulls: The Search For Scoring
The Red Bulls' offensive woes have reached historic levels, only the second team MLS team ever to get four games deep into the season without a single player having managed...
Willie Randolph in the house
Here is video I shot this afternoon of Willie Randolph speaking to the media during his first time back since being fired by the Mets last June. Randolph also reunites...
Game 10: Brewers at Mets
The slumping Mets, losers of five of their last seven, hope fifth-starter Livan Hernandez can give them a lift tonight when they open a three-game series with the Brewers at...
US, CUBA ADVANCE DIZZYING THAW IN RELATIONS
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trading their warmest words in a half-century, the United States and Cuba built momentum toward renewed ties on Friday, with President Barack Obama declaring he "seeks a...
THEODORE LIKELY TO START FOR CAPITALS
WASHINGTON -- Bruce Boudreau implied, hinted and insinuated that Jose Theodore will be in goal Saturday afternoon when the Washington Capitals play host to the Rangers in Game 2 of...
No decision yet on Pelfrey
The Mets were going to watch Mike Pelfrey throw one more time tonight, then make a decision on whether to allow the big right-hander to start Sunday against the Brewers...
Jets-Titans moved
The NFL moved the starting time for the Jets-Titans game on Sept. 27 to 1 p.m. to ensure the game will end in time for Jewish fans to get home...
Afternoon update
Just got off the field from the final practice of the minicamp we'll be able to watch. They have one more tomorrow that is closed to the media. * After...
ACTORS REACH TENTATIVE DEAL WITH STUDIOS
The Screen Actors Guild and the Hollywood studios said they have reached a tentative deal on movie and prime-time TV show productions. The previous contract had expired last June. The...
'I'M NOT A HERO'
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The captain of the cargo ship who was saved in a daring rescue from Somali pirates last week by Navy SEALs arrived home this afternoon to a...
JETER'S HOMER SECURES FIRST STADIUM WIN
Derek Jeter stepped to the plate with the score tied in the eighth inning, turned on a fastball and sent it into the right-field seats. Mariano Rivera then finished off...
A-Rod's Friday workout
APAlex Rodriguez, coming back from right hip surgery on March 9, took batting practice for the second straight day and is pleased with the progress of his rehab program."It's good,"...
MAYOR BLOOMBERG APOLGIZES TO DISABLED BLOGGER
Mayor Bloomberg today apologized to a disabled blogger who he singled out and embarrassed at a news conference that aired on live TV. Bloomberg took blogger Michael Harris aside at...
Actors Reach Tentative Deal With Studios
The Screen Actors Guild and the Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal on movie and prime-time TV show productions. The previous contract had expired last June.The announcement comes a...
TYRA 'STALKER'S' MIXED SIGNALS
A man accused of stalking Tyra Banks says the TV star was broadcasting the wrong signals. Brady Green is "an overzealous fan" who thought he'd be a good guest for...
COVERS STEAL SEAL SHOW
UPDATE: : Seal Confirms Heidi Klum Pregnancy You'd think being married to supermodel Heidi Klum would mean that some of her fashion sense has rubbed off on her singer hubby,...
COURT ALLOWS SPERM EXTRACTATION FROM DEAD MAN
A Bronx woman whose fiance died suddenly had to race to court today to win permission to extract his sperm so they could have a second child. Gisela Marrero needed...
'Gears' developer talks, you listen
"Gears of War's" senior level designer Andrew Bains (at Epic Games) is going to chat about the theory of level design and how it informs everything he and his team...
RANGERS SIGN TOP COLLEGE PLAYER
WASHINGTON -- Hobey is coming to New York. The Rangers have signed Boston University free agent defenseman Matt Gilroy, winner of the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's best player,...
'GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH' COMES TO CONEY ISLAND
The Greatest Show on Earth is coming to ... Coney Island? Yes, ladies and gentlemen, boy and girls, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be staging a...
GE FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS DROP 36 PERCENT
WASHINGTON -- General Electric Co.'s first-quarter earnings fell 36 percent on sharply lower profits at its troubled GE Capital finance arm, but the results beat Wall Street forecasts in a...
Looking toward Red Bulls-Real Salt Lake
When the Red Bulls host Real Salt Lake tomorrow (7:30 p.m., MSG) Jon Conway will be in goal for the first time since last Oct. 9. It will be his...
NEW BOARD TO COME ALONG WITH CHRYSLER DEAL
DETROIT -- If Chrysler LLC and Fiat Group SpA can work out an alliance in the next two weeks or so, Chrysler would be run by a new board appointed...
MATTEL POSTS WIDER LOSS IN 1ST QUARTER
NEW YORK -- Mattel Inc., the largest U.S. toymaker, says weak sales overseas and cautious retailer orders led to a wider first-quarter loss that just missed analyst expectations. Sales fell...
PATERSON TO MTA BAILOUT FOES: LET'S FIGHT
Don't mess with Gov. Paterson. The embattled governor challenged lawmakers who oppose a plan to toll city bridges to a street fight -- telling a Midtown crowd today that he's...
SEAL: HEIDI IS PREGNANT
Speculation abounded about Heidi Klum's pregnancy - and the supermodel's husband Seal couldn't keep it secret for long. The singer's lips weren't sealed Thursday night when he announced to the...
FOSSELLA SET FOR WEEKEND IN JAIL
NEW YORK -- Former New York Rep. Vito Fossella will be spending his weekend in a Virginia jail. Fossella has been ordered to report at 6 p.m. Friday to the...
Morning Practice
By BRIAN COSTELLOHere's some quick observations from the morning practice before we talk to GM Mike Tannenbaum about the Draft: * Kellen Clemens looks strong. Again, this is hard to...
EPA SETS STAGE TO REGULATE GREENHOUSE GASES
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency concluded Friday that greenhouse gases linked to climate change "endanger public health and welfare," setting the stage for regulating them under federal clean air...
Former EPL Coaches Dump On English Game
The success enjoyed by Premier League clubs in the Champions League this season has far more to do with imported talented and loads of cash than English superiority. That was...
BLOOMBERG: RAISE GAS TAXES TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION
Mayor Bloomberg said raising gas taxes would be great for the city because it would get more people off the roads and force them to ride buses and trains. "I...
Matsui's knee getting worse
By RONALD BLUM, APHideki Matsui's surgically repaired left knee has filled with fluid, causing the banged-up Yankees to recall first baseman Juan Miranda from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.Joe Girardi said Friday that Matsui...
YouTube vs. Hulu
Cubicle-dwellers rejoice - there's another reason to slack off at work.YouTube has added two pages for long-form videos where the popular video-sharing hub will, eventually, offer hundreds of free TV...
Cleveland writer expects trade
Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto says he expects the Browns to trade WR Braylon Edwards to the Giants, and replace him by drafting Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree with...
DEALS: $1,111 OW (in biz!) to Paris
Really, Air France? $1,111 each way in biz class to Paris? Wow. Just wow. You know what else is interesting? This is for SUMMER TRAVEL, people. Summer. Last year, you...
Coverage in The Post
A disastrous third inning by John Maine on Thursday night paved the way for a 6-5 loss to San Diego that dropped the Mets back below .500 and heightened concern...
Dallas will sign Austin
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the Cowboys are trying to sign WR Miles Austin to a long-term deal.Austin, a restricted free agent, visited the Jets last week but left without...
Serie A: Juve Plays Follow The Leader
With a 10-point lead and seven rounds left to play, Inter appear to be a lock to win the Serie A title this spring, but that's not going to stop...
NBA playoffs preview
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAThe Knicks and Nets are home, but the playoffs go on without them. Knicks fans are used to that and Nets fans, if they are out there, are...
The Daily Whacks, Friday Edition
If we are starting to sound like a broken record about the starters in the Mets' rotation behind Johan Santana, it is only because John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and Ollie...
BOOKER TO ENDORSE BLOOMBERG
Mayor Bloomberg's re-election bid is getting a little boost from a popular mayor of New Jersey's largest city. A campaign official told The Associated Press that Newark Mayor Cory Booker...
Chandra Wilson Scrubs in For 'Chicago's' Mama Morton
Busy times for Chandra Wilson, who'll segue from her bombshell "Grey's Anatomy" season finale into playing Mama Morton in "Chicago" at the Ambassador Theatre (W. 49th) for a limited run...
Jets Draft Preview: OL
BY BRIAN COSTELLOIn the days leading up to the NFL Draft on April 25, we will examine the draft position-by-position through the eyes of the Jets . Today we take...
Going Long-oria
With one week in the books, fantasy owners are either patting themselves on the backs for making great draft picks, or kicking themselves for making some less-than-stellar picks.While it is...
Santana now irreplaceable
From JOEL SHERMAN When it became apparent that Joe Mauer was going to miss about a month to open the season due to a back injury, many folks started to...
3 UP: ILLEGAL TV AND QUIET AT THE NEW STADIUM
1. The Yankees have already been ordered to make the first renovation to their new stadium.The Yankees had a television installed just around the turn from their dugout to the...
UEFA CUP: Final Four
The UEFA Cup final will be contested by German and Ukrainian teams after Werder Bremen and Hamburg SV -- along with Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk -- set up domestic...
Box Office: Eating Crowe
My junior colleague Kyle Smith describes "State of Play,'' opening today, as the first blogger thriller. It's also quite probably one of the last movies centering on a newspaper reporter...
3 UP: THE NEW STADIUM IS ILLEGAL AND QUIET
1. The Yankees have already been ordered to make the first renovation to their new stadium.The Yankees had a television installed just around the turn from their dugout to the...
CITI'S FIRST QUARTER RESULTS TOP EXPECTATIONS
Citigroup's problems are far from over, but Friday it reported its smallest quarterly loss since 2007. The bank posted a first-quarter loss to common shareholders of $966 million after massive...
WRIST-SLAP VS. TORTURE
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to move beyond what he calls a "a dark and painful chapter in our history," President Obama said yesterday that CIA officials who used harsh interrogation tactics...
LIKE THAT, BOOM! MADDEN RETIRES
John Madden suddenly retired yesterday, ending a legendary, 30-year NFL broadcasting career. Madden, 73, will walk away from the last three years of a six-year, $24 million NBC contract, but...
CUBA TO US: LET'S TALK
MEXICO CITY -- The new presidents of the US and Cuba, in a surprisingly direct exchange, appeared to open the door for negotiations toward a new relationship between the two...
AFGHAN QUAKE
MIR GADKHEL, Afghanistan -- Dozens of people were feared dead and scores of houses destroyed by an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan early today, villagers and an eyewitness said. A Reuters...
YANKEE STADIUM OPENS WITH BOMBERS DEBACLE
Jose Veras and Damaso Marte are nothing more than foot soldiers in the high-priced Yankees army that took over their new Stadium.COMPLETE YANKEES COVERAGEYANKEES BLOGPHOTOS: OPENING DAY AT NEW STADIUM...
YANKEES 'PEN AUTHORS AWFUL OPENER
Joe Girardi is pretty pleased with Brian Bruney and Mariano Rivera out of the 'pen. Same with Edwar Ramirez, and at least yesterday, Phil Coke. "But we have to get...
RANGERS, DEVILS NEED GOALIES TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
It's been 15 years since the Rangers and Devils played an epic Eastern Conference Final that this city will never forget. It might be time for a rematch.CAPITALS CONSIDER GOALIE...
HURRICANES PLAN TO BE BETTER
After watching somewhat of a no-show performance by his Carolina Hurricanes in the opening game of the playoffs, Paul Maurice was frank in saying that his postgame comments weren't all...
MAINE'S THIRD-INNING MELTDOWN SINKS METS
So much for those good vibes about the middle of the Mets' rotation. It went right back to being a major concern last night when John Maine's third-inning meltdown set...
FIGUEROA LIKELY TO START FOR HURTING PELFREY
Mike Pelfrey appears increasingly likely to miss his start Sunday against the Brewers at Citi Field as a precaution because of forearm tendinitis. COMPLETE METS COVERAGEMETS BLOG The Mets say...
SHAKY OUTFIELD SITUATION NOT SO AMAZIN'
THE Mets have a left fielder practically forbidden to throw the ball home, and they hope to have a right fielder who really should be a designated hitter, if, at...
5 QUESTIONS FOR... JIM KAAT
JIM Kaat has returned to broadcasting with the MLB Network. The former Yankees announcer talked with The Post's Justin Terranova about why he decided to go back to the booth...
WALSH SEEKS NEXT LEVEL FOR KNICKS
Regardless of Donnie Walsh's grandiose summer plan of reshaping the roster this offseason, anything he does will become a disappointment if LeBron James signs a contract extension with Cleveland July...
CURRY'S SHAPE-UP PLAN
Eddy Curry is headed to Detroit next month, but not to the Pistons. The Knicks center is going to Motown to lose weight and work out with a personal trainer/nutritionist,...
NOT MAD ABOUT MADDEN
TRUTH is, I'd have preferred to have ignored this story. Insincere tributes, after all, do neither of us any good. But who wants to write -- or read -- someone...
REX WANTS 'MORE FUN' AT CAMP
Rex Ryan had one complaint after his first practice as head coach of the Jets yesterday -- the team didn't have enough fun. "The one thing I told them, the...
NETS' LOTTERY FINISH HAS PROMISING FEEL
For a second straight season, the Nets finished with 34 wins, redeemable for one ticket to the NBA lottery. So for a second straight season, "playoffs" is a word in...
DRURY REMAINS DAY-TO-DAY
WASHINGTON -- Another day, another day-to-day pronouncement regarding the status of Chris Drury, who missed the Rangers' Game 1, 4-3 victory on Wednesday with an undisclosed injury. CAPITALS CONSIDER GOALIE...
BRONX CHEER FOR THIS QUIET NEW BALLPARK
FOR $1.5 billion, the Yankees purchased the best that money could buy when it came to their new stadium -- except for a home-field advantage. COMPLETE YANKEES COVERAGEYANKEES BLOGPHOTOS: OPENING...
DEVILS AIM TO 2-TIME CANES
It's been seven long and grueling months since training camp, yet the Devils practiced yesterday like schoolkids sneaking free ice time. Heck, they might have even paid for rink rental,...
TIME'S RIGHT FOR FINALS SHOWDOWN
LAST season, the NBA and its fans got what they sold their souls for -- a showdown between the Celtics and Lakers, the league's two most venerated and decorated franchises....
A-ROD HAPPY WITH 1ST BATTING PRACTICE SINCE SURGERY
TAMPA -- He's back -- at least for BP -- and he's feeling good. COMPLETE YANKEES COVERAGEYANKEES BLOGPHOTOS: OPENING DAY AT NEW STADIUM On a day the Yankees were crushed...
INDIANS GIVE NEW STADIUM A SHELLACKING
The Yankees scripted everything they could about Opening Day at the new Yankee Stadium, from trotting out legendary players to having Ronan Tynan sing "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning...
POSADA'S BLAST FIRST HOMER AT NEW STADIUM
The milestone home run ball -- the first hit in the glistening new Yankee Stadium yesterday -- flew off Jorge Posada's bat and into Monument Park, and into Bomber lore....
YANKEES DOOMED AFTER CC DEPARTS
CC Sabathia has proven that he's not afraid of high pitch counts, and yesterday he tossed 122. Unfortunately for the Yankees, he did it in just 5 2/3 innings. "It...
HERNANDEZ'S FLUBS NO LONGER FORGIVABLE
THE days of having to wince at Keith Hernandez's indiscriminate moments should, by now, be over. While the ex-first baseman extraordinaire always will be valued for his indignant responses to...
TOO SOON TO CITE REDDEN TURN-AROUND
WASHINGTON -- A day after an impressive Game 1 against the Caps, Wade Redden never once used the word, "redemption," in any of its forms. It would not be his...
IT'S STILL THE SAME OL' BLEACHER CREATURES
It might be a new Yankee Stadium, but the attitude in the bleachers hasn't changed one bit. During yesterday's disappointing 10-2 loss to the Indians in the opening of their...
AINGE HAS HEART ATTACK
BOSTON -- Celtics general manager Danny Ainge was hospitalized yesterday after suffering what the team described as a minor heart attack. The team issued a brief statement saying that Ainge,...
NADY'S STILL UNDERGOING ELBOW TESTS
It still appears Xavier Nady will need right elbow surgery, but the right fielder continues to undergo tests that perhaps provide hope he can avoid an operation. COMPLETE YANKEES COVERAGEYANKEES...
ELI: 'WIDE' CHANCE OF GIANTS TRADE
As Giants general manager Jerry Reese certainly did not close the door on a trade for a star receiver, his quarterback yesterday was far more forthcoming on what to expect...
JETS PROTEST SCHEDULE DUE TO HOLIDAY CONFLICTS
Jets owner Woody Johnson sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday expressing his disappointment with the scheduling of the team's first two home games in conflict with Rosh...
HONDO STICKS WITH PODS
Hondo's prayers for the Padres were answered last night when they rallied and then held off the Metamucils to beef up the bankroll to 175 lezcanos. Tonight, he'll keep on...
ACHING TEIXEIRA GOOD TO GO AFTER SHOT IN WRIST
Say this for Mark Teixeira: He believes in medicine. With yesterday's 10-2 home-opening loss to the Indians entering garbage time and his left wrist barking, Teixeira was lifted from the...
SPORTS SHORTS
NBA: Garnett likely out for playoffs Celtics star Kevin Garnett could miss the playoffs because of a knee injury that has limited him to four games since he was hurt...
WILLIE'S RETURN TO N.Y. 'BREWS' UP MEMORIES
Willie Randolph, this is your life. We now move past the glorious Bronx years, which Randolph revisited yesterday at the new Yankee Stadium's opener, and take the Brooklyn native back...
DOCS ORGAN-IZE AS DONORS
New York's "top doctors" have signed up as organ donors through a new state registry. The doctors led the way under a new state law that allows New Yorkers to...
BLAGO AIDE: NOT ME, YOUR HONOR
CHICAGO -- Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ex-chief of staff pleaded not guilty yesterday to scheming with him to sell President Obama's former Senate seat. John Harris is cooperating with...
TWEAK SCHOOL CONTROL: BETSY
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum will push to extend mayoral control of the city's public schools -- with revisions giving parents more input and city officials more oversight over policy and...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn Police are searching for a mentally impaired man who wandered away from his Bensonhurst home. Ahmet Sahmanovic (above), 65, who suffers from dementia and Parkinson's disease, was last seen...
GAYS HONOR PROBE TARGET
City Finance Commissioner Martha Stark will be honored with a prestigious award by a national gay-rights group, despite being investigated by Mayor Bloomberg on allegations she dated a former subordinate....
LI PONZI GETS WORSE: FEDS
Accused Long Island Ponzi scammer Nick Cosmo turns out to have been a bigger crook than previously reported -- collecting $413 million from some 6,000 victims worldwide, prosecutors yesterday told...
BROTHERLY LOVE COSTS CITY WORKER
It sometimes pays to have relatives on the city payroll. A former assistant supervisor in the city's Office of Payroll Administration altered records to lower the amount of money garnisheed...
BEEP EYES SEN. BID
It looks as of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is serious about challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010. Stringer has established an exploratory committee in hopes of raising $5 million...
A 2-BIT METER FEEDER FRENZY
Parking-meter feeders are getting less bang for their quarter. At 47,000 meters around town, 30 minutes for 25 cents is being reduced to 20 minutes at the same price. It's...
PREZ PLOTS COURSE FOR CARIBBEAN TRADE WINS
HAVING clearly shaken the pro tectionist promises he made to labor unions during his campaign, President Obama embarks on a trade tour of our closest neighbors, and appears ready to...
BLABBER JABBER
Baby want a bottle, baby should get a job. A makeup mogul wants a judge's permission to kick his baby mama and their 23-month-old daughter to the curb. William Lauder's...
EXPRESS METROCARDS EXPAND
The MTA is cutting wait times -- at MetroCard vending machines. Riders who use 30-day unlimited passes can now have the $81 fee deducted directly from their credit cards, the...
BRUCE'S 'LOVER': MY HUSBAND TRYSTED THE FACTS
Bruce Springsteen's alleged mistress said her estranged husband went public with claims of a steamy affair to keep her from getting the "upper hand" in their nasty split. In court...
JURY HANDS $27M TO LEG-CRUSH MIDTOWN PEDESTRIAN
A Manhattan jury has awarded $27.5 million to a woman whose left leg was amputated after being mangled by a city bus. Gloria Aguilar, 45, a janitorial worker, was headed...
MISTY EYES GAZE UPON FACADE OF GLORY DAYS
THE eyes tell you everything. The eyes show you the way. As it always used to be, so it is again: No matter where you are inside Yankee Stadium, upper...
YANKS THROW BIG HOUSE PARTY
Yankee fans stood in awe of their sun-soaked new Stadium yesterday as they ushered in a new era of baseball in The Bronx. A ceaseless barrage of camera flashes began...
O IN MEX DRUG FIGHT
President Obama yesterday vowed to help Mexico combat brutal drug-trade violence ravaging that nation, saying he wants to stem the flow of guns from the United States to south of...
NO SLOTS FOR TOTS THIS FALL
An influx of thousands of 5-year-olds from downsizing day-care centers will create chaos for the city's kindergarten classes this fall -- hiking class sizes and forcing hundreds of kids to...
THIS UGLY DUCKLING'S A CANARY
She's never been kissed -- and now, everybody wants her. Frizzy-haired Scottish spinster Susan Boyle has taken the world by storm, blowing away Simon Cowell and his cadre of judges...
BAM ON THE FA$T TRACK
WASHINGTON -- All aboard -- quickly! President Obama yesterday rolled out his $8 billion vision for making high-speed rail service between a slew of US cities a reality -- which...
CON ED BRIBE RAP VS. BIZMAN
The 82-year-old owner of a Brooklyn construction firm was charged yesterday with bribing Con Ed officials to the tune of nearly $60,000 in return for signing off on his inflated...
TYRA JURY OF HER FEARS: DEFENSE
Is Tyra Banks afraid a Manhattan jury wouldn't like her? That's the accusation by defense lawyers as the trial of an alleged Banks stalker starts today, with testimony from the...
CREW TOOK MERCY ON FIENDS
The Big Apple heroes aboard the hijacked Maersk Alabama revealed yesterday that they were prepared to kill a Somali pirate they overwhelmed during the high-seas standoff, but backed off when...
PREZ AIDE TIED TO NY PENSION 'GRAFT'
ALBANY -- President Obama's point man in the auto-industry rescue was linked by the feds yesterday to New York state's massive pay-to-play pension scandal. The Securities and Exchange Commission said...
STRIP JOINT'S MISS-PRINT
She's not that kind of gal. A former Miss Oklahoma is suing a strip club in the Flatiron District for plastering her face and figure on "free admission" palm cards...
BRIT ADMITS UN-OIL GUILT
A British oil trader has cut a deal with the feds over his role in the UN oil-for-food scandal, which helped fund Saddam Hussein's reign of terror in Iraq. John...
BURGLAR'S 50G GEM SNATCH
A woman who left her Union Square apartment to check in on a 102-year-old neighbor returned to find a well-dressed burglar grabbing $50,000 worth of her jewelry, cops said yesterday....
TV STAR UP 'TREE' AFTER FED ARREST
An actor who plays a basketball coach on the teen drama "One Tree Hill" was at a different kind of court yesterday -- slapped with federal charges of trafficking phony...
VET-'THREAT' FUROR
WASHINGTON -- Civil-liberties officials at the Homeland Security Department did not agree with some of the language in a controversial report on right-wing extremists, but the agency issued the report...
MICHELLE DOES SWELL IN POLL
America is giving Michelle Obama a fist bump. A Marist poll released yesterday found that 44 percent of Americans think she represents change for the better as first lady, while...
NY'S GAY BILL OF 'RITES'
Comparing his crusade to legalize gay marriage to the country's epic civil-rights struggles, Gov. Paterson yesterday hitched his falling star to a controversial, and likely doomed, bill to allow same-sex...
MYSTERIOUS $45M DONOR
It's very mysterious -- and very generous. At least nine universities have recently received anonymous gifts that total more than $45 million. All the schools had to promise was not...
'BRITNEY PEEP' FOTOG BUSTED
Authorities have arrested a camouflage-wearing, camera-toting woman they say was caught peeking into Britney Spears' windows. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department busted Miranda Tozier-Robbins, 26, yesterday morning after security...
MIKE COPS OUT ON PRESS BOOT
Mayor Bloomberg, owner of one of the world's largest media companies, yesterday said police-beat reporters have to accept getting booted out of 1 Police Plaza. "This is not a First...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A man trying to smuggle rare tortoises into the United States got stopped by customs after he claimed that he was actually bringing in scorpions -- thinking that wouldn't get...
GOOGLE KEEPS ITS STREET CRED
Google's growth slowed considerably in the first quarter as the ad slump took its toll, but cost-cutting pushed profits past Wall Street's expectations. Separately, Google's YouTube is set to announce...
'WEEDS' WHACK
Mary Louise Parker is considering leaving "Weeds," The Post has learned. The star is under contract through next season, which would be the show's sixth, and a source close to...
SHOULD CLIENT 9 GET CHANCE NO. 2?
THE ISSUE: The suggestion that ex-NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer might run for public office again. *** No one should have been surprised by a rumor that Eliot Spitzer would want...
INSIDE IRAN'S NEW CONSPIRACY THEORY
IRAN is facing an "international conspiracy" to over throw the Khomeinist re gime with a "velvet revolution," the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) claimed yesterday. The latest mascot of...
NO MOVES ON STANFORD
A federal indictment against billionaire R. Allen Stanford is not likely before the end of the month, one of his lawyers said yesterday. Dick DeGuerin said he expected criminal charges...
MIKE'S PARTY RENTAL
THE ISSUE: Mayor Bloomberg's GOP support in his run for a third term as mayor. *** I hereby renounce my Republican membership ("Bloomy's Got GOP in Line," April 11). Like...
LABOR RUN AMOK
DISGUSTED by the teachers union's bra zen muscle-flexing at City Hall last week? Well, it's nothing compared to a sister union's power punches in the Niagara Falls Wheatfield school district....
NY TIMES TRIMMING SECTIONS
New York Times Co.'s flagship newspaper said it is consolidating some of its sections to lower costs and help prevent further job or salary reductions. The Times plans to replace...
JOBLESS CLAIMS HAVE DROPPED
Claims for US unemployment insurance unexpectedly dropped last week and single-family housing starts stabilized in March, providing more evidence the economic slump is easing. Initial jobless claims decreased by 53,000...
DIMON DISSES PPIP
* Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's massive plan to rid banks of their toxic assets got its second high-profile thumbs down after JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon said he has no...
THRIVING JPMORGAN EYES WOUNDED RIVALS
* JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon may be girding for more dark days in the US economy, but that hasn't stopped him from exploring opportunities to expand the banking giant's...
ICAHN SEEKS MGM MIRAGE BANKRUPTCY
MGM Mirage, the largest operator of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, fell in extended trading following a report that Carl Icahn and Oaktree Capital Management are pressing the company...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Marts gain The Dow Jones indus trial average gained 95.81 points, or 1.2 percent, to 8,125.43, the highest since Feb. 9. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1.6 percent...
UBS' GRUEBEL ENDS GYM PERKS
UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, will end perks such as contributions toward gym memberships and free parking as Chief Executive Officer Oswald Gruebel embarks on a cost-cutting plan. Senior managers...
ACKMAN'S MALL GAMBLE
In the bombed-out world of commercial real estate, Bill Ackman has placed himself at ground zero. The activist investor -- whose hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management amassed a 25...
CONGRESS EYES AIG OUTLAYS FOR LEGAL, P.R. ADVICE
The years-long battle between American International Group and ex-CEO Hank Greenberg has grabbed the attention of congressional leaders already outraged at how the beleaguered insurance giant is spending millions of...
A MILLION TAXPAYER MARCH
AN incomplete survey of newspaper accounts and organizer estimates pegged this week's Tea Party protest population at a minimum of 250,000. If we use the crowd-counting math of left-wing activists,...
STRESS TEST DUD
Nineteenth in a 19-man race. That's the analogy Wall Street observers fear will best describe Citigroup in a few weeks when the federal government completes its bank stress test. At...
GOLDMAN TIE PLAGUES LIDDY
In addition to facing questions about how American International Group spent its bailout money, CEO Edward Liddy may find himself having to answer questions about his own finances, especially the...
DON'T EVICT THE PRESS, COMMISSIONER
The Post takes a back seat to no one in its longtime support for the NYPD -- and particularly for the efforts of the current brass, ably headed by Commissioner...
WHO'LL SAVE THE SUBWAYS?
With Gov. Paterson focused firmly on gay marriage, the state Senate in chaos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver waiting for someone else to make a move, New York City yesterday...
POLAROID WINNERS DECLARED
The neck-and-neck race for Polaroid came to a photo finish, as a Minnesota judge overruled a winning auction bid for the third time in the past two and a half...
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT
THE GRADY BUNCH - Jazz Grady Tate, 77, a bop and soul-jazz drummer, always thought of himself as a singer and became one. He was behind the kit for many...
AMERICAN VIOLET
THE rights of innocent blacks get a trampling courtesy of vicious redneck white cops in the plodding drama "American Violet." The Texas-set movie, based on the true story of an...
THE GOLDEN BOYS
BRUCE Dern, Rip Torn and David Carradine -- three icons of Hollywood's glorious 1970s -- play codgers chasing (slowly) after Mariel Hemingway on 1905 Cape Cod in "The Golden Boys."...
PREVIEWS
"ACCENT ON YOUTH": David Hyde Pierce stars in this 1934 tale of a playwright and his secretary-turned-muse. Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, 261 W. 47th St.; 212-239-6200.Opens April 29. "DESIRE UNDER...
FILM
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES: Said to have been the first feature film shot in Harlem, Shirley Jones' 1964 coming-of-age flick, "The Cool World," screens Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. 32 Second Ave.,...
DANCE
AILEY CITIGROUP THEATER: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs new and old works tonight at 8, tomorrow at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m., and Wednesday and Thursday...
JAZZ
BLUE NOTE: Jazz pianist Michel Camilo plays Afro-Carribbean-infused jazz today and tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. 131 W. Third St.; 212-475-8592. DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA: The Brian Horton Quartet plays a free...
CLASSICAL
AVERY FISHER HALL: Ricardo Muti conducts and pianist Mitsuko Uchida is featured as the New York Philharmonic performs Ravel's Piano Concerto in G and Schubert's Symphony No. 9 tonight and...
POP, ROCK, FOLK
LILY ALLEN: More poppy and less sloppy than Amy Winehouse, England's other party-girl singer supports her new album, "It's Not Me, It's You" Monday at 7 p.m. Roseland Ballroom, 239...
OFF-BROADWAY
"BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?": *** Moving musical revue featuring songs and stories of the Depression era. Triad Theatre, 158 W. 72nd St.; 212-352-3101. Closes June 14. "DISTRACTED": **½...
STARR REPORT
Busy times for Chandra Wilson, who'll segue from the "Grey's Anatomy" season finale into playing Mama Morton in "Chicago" at the Ambassador Theatre (W. 49th) for a limited run (June...
AGE BEFORE BOOTY
SET in an alternative universe in which Zac Efron can grow up to become Matthew Perry and abortion doesn't exist, "17 Again" makes the '80s comedies on which it's modeled...
FANTASIA PLAYS HERSELF AGAIN
FANTASIA Barrino is heading back to TV. The singer/actress, who won the third season of "American Idol" in 2004, will star in her own unscripted series on music network VH1,...
JUICY POLITICS IN FRUITFUL FLICK
YOU know a performance has to be special when a Palestinian wins Israel's version of the Best Actress Oscar. But why should politics detract from a stunning performance? The actress...
ONLY CAINE ABLE TO MUSTER MOVIE MAGIC
MICHAEL Caine is magnificent as a demented magician befriending a preteen boy whose parents run a retirement home in "Is Anybody There?" -- John Crowley's far more conventional follow-up to...
RUSSIAN TO FIND HIMSELF
THE production notes for "Perestroika" state that its Russian writer-producer-director, Slava Tsukerman, has made 43 films. The only one that captured attention in the US was the cult hit "Liquid...
'LOSERS' DISSED BY TRAINER
"THE Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels -- who is often accused of being mean to the show's overweight contestants -- is now calling them "half-dead" and not normal. "I push...
SPANISH SCI-FI REAL SLEEPER
SCIENCE fiction, long a vehicle for political satire, is imagina tively served in Alex Rivera's Spanish- language "Sleep Dealer," which won a prize for screenwriting at last year's Sundance Film...
SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE
THE documentary "Every Little Step" will interest those who have appeared in a production of "A Chorus Line." So it should be bigger than "Spider-Man." The movie attempts to be...
YOU SHOULD GO AND SEE 'COME AND GONE'
'JOE Turner's Come and Gone" came back last night in a Lincoln Center Theater revival of one of August Wilson's richest and most complex plays. A critical success but commercial...
GREAT 'GREY' GRIPE
LIKE the cats on the bed, the raccoons wandering the halls and the empty cat food tins in the corner, too much is never enough when it comes to Big...
'NATALEE' UNDER WRAPS
LIFETIME is hedging its bets on a controversial new movie, "Natalee Holloway," about the notorious, unsolved disappearance of a student in the Caribbean. Despite heavy promotion, the network did not...
STOP THE TRESSES!
I suppose it had to happen someday: With "State of Play," the blogger thriller has arrived. The improbability of the juxtaposition of those two nouns -- yes, this is one...
SECRETS OF HIS 'CONQUESTS'
ALAN Ayckbourn has written 73 plays, about twice that of England's second most prolific play wright, one William Shakespeare. Many critics think "The Norman Conquests," a comic trilogy set in...
BROADWAY
"BLITHE SPIRIT": **½ Angela Lansbury and Jayne Atkinson prevent director Michael Blakemore from completely smothering Noel Coward's comedy. Shubert Theatre, 225 W. 44th St.; 212-239-6200. "GOD OF CARNAGE": *** A...
HEADLEY LEADS PADRES TO 6-5 WIN OVER METS
Chase Headley tied a career high with four hits and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6-5 on Thursday night to win the first regular-season series at...