July 12, 2009
REP. WEINER ENGAGED TO HILLARY CLINTON AIDE
Scratch Rep. Anthony Weiner's name from the list of Washington's eligible bachelors. A spokeswoman for the New York Democrat said Sunday that he is engaged to Huma Abedin, a top...
Boxing Family Mourns Gatti
Gatti's death casts a somber mood at The Rock. By GEORGE WILLISKathy Duva said it should have been a "perfect" night. Duva's company Main Events promoted Saturday night's boxing card...
A. Reyes optioned to Buffalo
For the second time this week, the Mets optioned infielder Argenis Reyes to Buffalo after today's game. They did not announce a corresponding roster move, but it could be the...
FORMER MISS NORWAY COULD GET $500G FOR BOOB PICTURES USED BY EX
Miami plastic surgeon has bragging rights to remaking a Maxim beauty's breasts, but it could cost him more than a half-million dollars. Former Miss Norway and Maxim, Esquire and Stuff...
Curry rolls tonight
Starting in Las Vegas summer league, you can follow me with updates on Twitter.By MARC BERMANLAS VEGAS - As Eddy Curry landed in Las Vegas at noon, Mike D'Antoni crossed...
MAN WOUNDED AT BROOKLYN BASH, SHOT LATER BY SAME MAN OUTSIDE HOSPITAL
A gun-toting gatecrasher killed a teenager after spraying a Brooklyn bash with bullets, then followed another victim to the hospital and took another shot at him, police said yesterday. Apparently...
Marte strugglin' in Savannah
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of this afternoon's Futures Game: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********While the Mets top international prospect in the minor leagues, Savannah's Wilmer Flores,...
Montero ranks No. 3 on midseason Top 25 list
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of this afternoon's Futures Game: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********Along with playing in today's Futures Game, Jesus Montero is also featured prominently...
DEAD LI BOATER FOUND
A body found floating in a Long Island creek Saturday night has been identified as a Dix Hills boater who was went missing after having dinner with friends the night...
Futures Game to restart at 5:30
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of this afternoon's Futures Game: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********Thanks to a long rain delay, the Futures Game is expected to restart...
MJ AT THE END: LOVED BY MEN & $CREWED BY GREEDY HANDLERS
Investigative journalist IAN HALPERIN knew six months ago, while working on a biography of Michael Jackson, that the King of Pop was fading fast. In "Unmasked: The Final Years of...
Shields, Warren get first taste of Mets-Yankees rivalries
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of this afternoon's Futures Game: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********The top draft picks signed so far by both New York teams got...
After power outage, Davis has found homer stroke
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of this afternoon's Futures Game: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********It took him longer than the Mets would have liked, but the Mets...
Binghamton's dreadful play continues
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of this afternoon's Futures Game: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********The Binghamton Mets could be professional baseball's worst team. After going 8-21 in...
Niese continues impressive string
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of this afternoon's Futures Game: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********Jon Niese has it figured out. After struggling through the season's first two...
DEAD MOM WAS 'HOG-TIED'
A body strongly believed to be that of a missing cleaning woman -- who was found "hog-tied" in the air duct of a lower Manhattan office building -- died from...
This week's Bushes column
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter, including live coverage of this afternoon's Futures Game: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********This week's Bushes column is on a few different things throughout the Mets'...
2 SENATORS: CHENEY'S CIA CONCEALMENT MAY HAVE BROKEN LAW
Six months into Barack Obama's presidency, twin investigations may be on the horizon into Bush-era policies in the war on terror. Two senators including the head of the intelligence committee...
'Mad Dog' Russo's On-Air Blowup
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAChris 'Mad Dog' Russo went on a wild, bizarre rant during Thursday's show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.Russo, who left WFAN in August, ripped pretty much everyone involved...
FUTURES GAME
Futures Game finally ended, lasted nearly seven hours, World wins 7-5. Tough to beat the World.At the Futures Game in St. Louis. There are three NY reps, Mets pitcher Jenrry...
Bushes on Twitter for Futures Game
Beating the Bushes will be on Twitter throughout this afternoon's Futures Game, which will feature three Yankees and Mets prospects: shortstop Wilmer Flores (Mets), catcher Jesus Montero (Yankees) and pitcher...
WOMAN'S DEATH LEADS TO IMMIGRANTS DETENTION
The death of a New York City woman at a Connecticut highway rest stop has led to the detention of four men for immigration violations. Police say the woman, whose...
Reyes runs, but still no ETA
Jerry Manuel created some optimism about Jose Reyes today, despite not having any more of a definite timetable for the shortstop's return from a slightly torn hamstring tendon. Reyes, who...
Whacks of the Week
We are going to start collecting the best of Mike Vaccaro's Whacks from the week and put them into one Sunday post. Enjoy. On the many reasons the Mets fans...
Post-break rotation now set
(UPDATED: 5:25 P.M.) The Mets have set their rotation for after the All-Star break, with the struggling Livan Hernandez still on thin ice but getting at least one more start....
The Daily Whacks, Sunday Edition
I like Frenchy-for-Churchy in a change-of-scenery kind of way. But do Mets fans have any residual Braves affinity left after Tom Glavine?****I guess its good that the Knicks have gotten...
PALIN: I'M NOT LEAVING POLITICS
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she is not only staying in politics once she leaves the governor's office later this month, she's jumping right back into the national fray. Palin...
LESNAR PUMMELS MIR; GIVES BEATEN OPPONENT, FANS OBSCENE GESTURE
LAS VEGAS -- Although Brock Lesnar left behind pro wrestling three years ago to become the UFC's heavyweight champion, he still hasn't got all the showtime out of his system....
Delgado takes BP for first time
Carlos Delgado hit in the batting cage today for the first time since hip surgery nearly two months ago, although the slugger still has no definite timetable for a return...
Box Office: 'Bruno' Limps Into First Place
The good news for Universal is that "Bruno'' sold an estimated $30.4 worth of tickets over the weekend. The bad news is that sales dropped a whopping 39 percent between...
AMANDA RODRIGUES ACCUSED OF KILLING ARTURO GATTI
Boxing champ Arturo Gatti's wife was arrested yesterday by Brazilian cops who suspect she strangled him with her purse strap, as people close to the slain fighter said they had...
2 DIE IN BROOKLYN HOUSE FIRE
An intense, wind-swept fire tore through a Brooklyn home early this morning killing two men and injuring nine firefighters, officials said. Burning embers rained on neighboring front lawns, as firefighters...
Game 87: Reds at Mets
(UPDATED: 12:30 P.M.) Coming off Saturday night's 4-0 win, the Mets will try to go into the All-Star break on a positive note today when Mike Pelfrey takes on the...
Coverage in The Post
Johan Santana was terrific and Jeff Francoeur provided just the type of boost the Mets had in mind when they traded for him, powering Jerry Manuel's club to a 4-0...
IN THE NICK OF TIME
IT'S been 30 years since the death on June 16, 1979, of Nicholas Ray, the hard-living Ameri can filmmaker lionized by the French New Wave. ("Le cinema, c'est Nicholas Ray,"...
FLY GIRL
MY first mistake was eating cottage cheese for breakfast. My second mistake was adding extra intensity to my prescheduled fitness routine by riding my bike to the gym. But the...
ADOPT ME
Gabrielle is a sweet 7-week-old kitten looking for a human companion with affection to share. Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York,...
HUSH HUSH PUPPY
DEAR DR. FOX: I have an 8-year-old terrier/border-collie mix who's a great dog, except for one annoying habit: She barks at everything, including the moon. She even barks for a...
A WALK IN THE PARK
IT'S summertime, so you'd think dog walking would be easy. But increased outdoor time -- simple and fulfilling as it is -- means added stress on the feet, legs and...
WORTH THE 'WAIT'
Some of Moby's recent work had left him so personally unfulfilled that he actually referred to his 2005 CD "Hotel" as "anodyne and compromised" due to what he considers the...
MY NEW YORK: JAMIE-LYNN SIGLER
Jamie-Lynn Sigler can't escape NYC. Born in Queens and raised on Long Island, Sigler is perhaps best known for playing East Coast mobster Tony Soprano's daughter, and now -- even...
BOOZE VIEWS
With no shortage of rooftop bars in the city, one might be tempted to seek out the heights whenever a glorious day of outdoor drinking and dining is on the...
ISN'T IT ROMANTIC?
Forget eardrum-crunching summer blockbusters like "Transformers 2" and "Star Trek" -- this season's real winner may turn out to be a low-budget underdog. "(500) Days of Summer," starring Zooey Deschanel...
LUST IN THE FAST LANE
AFTER a chance meeting at a theater intermission, I started dating a tall, blond, intelligent writer type named Darla. Her initial shyness resolved over time into a charming sensitivity that...
THIS WEEK'S COUPLE
WHEN 26-year-old Southern sweetie Melissa met up with 29-year-old Aaron -- a reinsurance consultant who also hails from below the Mason-Dixon Line -- the two chatted about their college rivalry...
MEET MARKET
Action man wants a wonder woman Funnyman Travis is game for anything. But if he had to be specific, the 27-year-old senior internet trafficking specialist is looking for a laid-back...
THE END IS BREWING...
DANGEROUS quests. Digitally-aged stars. Death galore. Fans can expect all this and more in the final two installments of the Harry Potter film series, based on J.K. Rowling's seventh and...
FICTION VS. FICTION
FOR the sixth Harry Potter flick, screenwriter Steve Kloves worked his magic on J.K. Rowling's 652-page novel, cutting, adding and altering to squeeze almost every twist and turn into a...
HORNY POTTER
Sparks are flying in the wizarding world -- and not just in potions class. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" the now-teenage characters are facing a new kind of...
HOW THE BEATLES DESTROYED ROCK 'N' ROLL
Forty years after their breakup, The Beatles remain the most popular band in history. Their fans range from kids to old-timers; their complete recordings will be reissued in September as...
THE CHECK LIST
* VIEW THIS: Modern dance troupe Pilobolus will stack and balance their beautiful bodies Monday during their opening-night show at the Joyce Theater. Tickets start at $19; pilobolus.com * PLAY...
IT'S A RAP
If you're a 23-year-old white suburban rapper whose big hit is about smokin', drinkin' and gettin' chicks naked, it's entirely possible that people might view you as at least a...
IF ONLY MUNSON WERE HERE TO FEEL LOVE OF YANK FANS
HERE is the thing that makes me saddest whenever I think of Thurman Munson: He should be the star next week when the Yankees conduct what remains one of the...
HBO'S 'TED WILLIAMS' IS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE
HBO's Ted Williams documentary shouldn't be missed for two entirely related reasons: It's superb, and it doesn't mess around with wishful notions drawn from a wishing well. HBO Sports has...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q & A WITH... ALEX CORA
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the veteran Mets infielder who is filling in at shortstop for the injured Jose Reyes.METS BLOGHUBBUCH ON TWITTER Q: Playing in New York? A:...
INJURIES ALWAYS TURN OUT WORSE THAN METS EXPECT
The way the first half of the season has gone for the Mets it would not be surprising to see Mr. Met on crutches today at Citi Field.METS BLOGHUBBUCH ON...
GMS REVEAL DO'S AND DON'TS OF THE BIG DEAL
IN CASE you took the cave dwelling too far, then I will make you the last to know Roy Halladay is available. We have seen this level of player available...
WOODS TRYING TO MATCH PAL FEDERER WITH 15TH MAJOR TITLE
There's nothing Tiger Woods would like more next Sunday than to receive a text from his tennis buddy Roger Federer congratulating him for winning his 15th major championship. A win...
TOURNEY QUIETLY BECOMING HUGE PART OF GAME
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Before they were All-Stars, they played the Perfect Game. Football has the NFL combine. Basketball has its premier recruiting camps. Baseball has Perfect Game USA. And, in...
JACKSON NAMESAKE A 'SHOE'-IN
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Shoeless Joe Jackson would be proud. His namesake is keeping the flame of baseball burning in the family. Joe Jackson, the great-great-great nephew of Shoeless Joe, is...
THE RUMBLE
Seeing more of Mara Blue-blooded actress in 3 films, 'Entourage' It's only fitting that a rising giant in cinema named Mara is finally striking paydirt in The Apple. Kate Mara,...
BODY & SOLD
Did Steve Jobs' wealth buy him a faster liver transplant? It certainly helped -- and the Apple CEO's odyssey showcases some of the problems with organ donations in America. The...
WHY SAVE JACKO'S BRAIN?
High among the creepy questions lingering after Michael Jackson's death: What is happening with his brain? As reported, it was removed from the body for further examination -- a standard...
SOTOMAYOR'S FULL COURT PRESS
Tomorrow, the Senate begins confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. Lawmakers have a duty to ask tough questions and to seek real answers before confirming her...
WAR.COM
It's a scenario so far-fetched, it sounds like something out of "South Park": Somewhere in the heart of North Korea, an elite unit of computer geeks hacks into the Pentagon's...
THE $1 TRILLION HEALTH-CARE PLAN
WASHINGTON -- With President Barack Obama pushing Congress to approve a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system no later than Oct. 15, his Democratic allies in the House...
SCHOOL-SPACE CADETS
Traditional-public-school diehards still won't cut charter schools a break. Take the case of a thriving Harlem charter and the failing public school with which it shares space. PS 123 and...
HOT-AIR 'CONSENSUS'
Memo to the cap-and-taxers on Capitol Hill, who want the United States to cripple its economy by "leading the way" on curbing carbon-gas emissions to halt global warming, or climate...
RACE & REPUBLICANS
I disagree with Colin Powell's assertion that the GOP is insensitive toward minorities ("Powell Rips Soto's GOP Racial Foes," July 6). Perhaps Powell should go back and look at the...
MCNAIR FUMBLES
What Steve McNair did for the game of football does not mean diddly squat compared to what he did to his family ("QB Sneak Pulled Double Reverse," July 9). It's...
RUDY'S ROLE
"Don't Cut Cops," (Heather Mac Donald, PostOpinion, July 7) talks about the NYPD and the great strides it made in fighting crime since the 1990's. Bill Bratton is singled out...
ADVOCATION
The office of public advocate was created expressly to balance the power of the mayor and City Council ("The Public Appendix," Editorial, July 6). The public advocate has undertaken the...
OH, SARAH
Maybe Sarah Palin is taking the time off to read a newspaper or learn about US foreign policy, the budget, unemployment, the location of our allies and other topics a...
REQUIRED READING
Late Edition: A Love Story by Bob Greene (St. Martin's Press) Maybe you have to be there, in the city room, on deadline with all sorts of oddball editors clamoring...
AND HERE'S THE KICKER
Comedy geeks and aspiring humorists, prepare to freak out. Vanity Fair writer Mike Sacks manages the seemingly impossible: Squeezing funny, revealing anecdotes out of notoriously difficult-to-interview giants of the industry....
GIRL IN A BLUE DRESS
In death, if not exactly in life, Charles Dickens was the Michael Jackson of his day: a nation, and world, erupted into spontaneous and prolonged mourning when he died in...
THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES
This narrative account detailing the early years of the world's most popular social networking site is already being turned into a film by "The West Wing" scribe Aaron Sorkin, and...
NOTES FROM THE UNDERWIRE
Somewhere between the stunningly well-adjusted Ron "Opie" Howard, and the list of folks with last names like Culkin, Lohan and Spears (times two), there's Column C: The child stars we...
IN MY LIBRARY: KEITH HERNANDEZ
"I'm kind of reading three books right now, including one on John Dillinger," Keith Hernandez says. "Why? Don't ask me." Actually, we asked a few things of the SNY Mets...
FIRST DOGS
Bo Obama may enjoy a fabulous, jet-setting celebrity lifestyle at the White House, but it's not always been so cushy for presidential pooches. George Washington's trusty dog Sweetlips accompanied his...
MARTIN, GORDON FINISH 1-2
In Joliet, Ill., Mark Martin won at Chicagoland Speedway last night, getting the strong jump off the double-file restart with two laps left to win his series-high fourth race of...
METS WASTING NO TIME SIGNING PICKS
AS THE Aug. 17 signing deadline for players selected in last month's First-Year Player Draft creeps closer, the Mets and Yankees have begun getting their picks signed and into their...
GABORIK SETTING HIS GOALS HIGH
Brandon Dubinsky succeeded as Jaromir Jagr's center in 2007-08 basically by getting out of the way and allowing No. 68 to work one-on-one (or one-on-two) with the puck against defenders....
SNEAK PEAK AT NEW YORK STARS OF FUTURE
ST. LOUIS -- At least for one day, the Future is now for the Yankees and Mets. BOX SCOREYANKEES BLOG The Futures Game will be played today (2 p.m., ESPN2)...
FLYERS LIKELY WILL BE $AVED FROM OWN STUPIDITY
IT'S mind-boggling that neither general manager Paul Holmgren nor the alleged cap expert within the Flyers organization -- whomever that isn't -- understood that the seven-year Chris Pronger extension that...
WRIGHT HAS WRONG IDEA
By his own words, David Wright is physically and mentally drained from his workload this season and inability to take games off, plus having to deal with all the lack...
SMOLTZ BAGS 1ST WIN FOR SAWX
John Smoltz got his first win for Boston and Kevin Youkilis hit two home runs to lift the Red Sox over the Royals 15-9 last night in Boston. Smoltz (1-2)...
HALFTIME FOR HONDO
The Pirates were about to pull a shocker in Philly last night until they brought in Capps, who played taps. As a result, Hondo, who was on the verge of...
METS PEG JEFF AS NEW SOUS SHEFF
At least on paper, Gary Sheffield figures to be one of the prime beneficiaries of the Jeff Francoeur trade -- and not just at the plate. METS BLOGHUBBUCH ON TWITTER...
'ONE OF THE LEGENDARY WARRIORS IN BOXING'
BUDDY McGirt remembers the last time he spoke to Arturo Gatti. It was the final night Gatti put on gloves and realized he no longer could be the warrior who...
NOCENTINI WEARING YELLOW JERSEY
SAINT-GIRONS, France -- Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong remains in third place in the Tour de France, after Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez won the eighth stage yesterday in a sprint ahead...
FORMER CHAMP ALONE IN THE BLACK AT OPEN
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Cristie Kerr is feeling a sense of calm only a former U.S. Women's Open champion could understand. Armed with the knowledge of what it takes to win...
HINSKE HAVING A REAL BLAST FOR BOMBERS
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Joe Girardi liked Eric Hinske's swings the last time he played, noticed the newest Yankee had handled Jered Weaver well and wanted to get Nick Swisher off...
GLOVE, ARM KEY TO DEAL'S IMPACT
OK, it was more of a bloop than a smash, but new Met Jeff Francoeur gets the job done with a two-run single in the first inning, sparking the Mets...
A-ROD HITS TOP 10 WITH PAIR OF HOME RUNS
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Alex Rodriguez passed Reggie Jackson at Citi Field late last month. Rafael Palmeiro felt the stiff breeze of Rodriguez going by him yesterday at Angel Stadium. BOX...
SPORTS SHORTS
TENNIS: U.S. closes gap vs. Croatia Bob and Mike Bryan beat Roko Karanusic and Lovro Zovko to keep the United States alive in the Davis Cup, cutting Croatia's quarterfinal lead...
PETTITTE ROCKED; ANGELS BEDEVIL YANKEES
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- If, as the Yankees want you to believe, Joba Chamberlain is young and learning to be a starter, does that mean age has wrapped a blanket around...
CARSON, LIBERTY RALLY FOR LATE VICTORY
The WNBA playoffs don't start until September, but seasons can still be determined during the summer, and the Liberty knew it. That's why after Shameka Christon stripped Chamique Holdsclaw in...
HOLDEN'S STRIKE SALVAGES DRAW
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The United States had just two minutes left to avoid its first loss ever in CONCACAF Gold Cup group play. Haiti was heading for its first win...
FRANCOEUR HAS FLARE FOR THE DRAMATIC
Jeff Francoeur can tell his grandkids he nearly hit one to the Throgs Neck Bridge in his first at-bat with the Mets. So what if it really was maybe the...
KNICKS CAN'T LURE STARS WITHOUT SIDEKICK
LAS VEGAS -- The Knicks just hope next July doesn't resemble this July. Responding to a perception marquee players are not jumping at the chance to play in New York...
AMAZIN'S GET BOOST FROM FRENCHY'S DEBUT
For a change, Johan Santana didn't have to be perfect last night. Powered by a two-run opposite field single by Jeff Francoeur in his first at-bat as a Met, Santana...
FINALLY TIME FOR FUN IN THE SUN
NOW that we finally can enjoy weather more conducive to summer, there is lots of outdoor fun you can be having if you get off your duff. New Yorkers think...
GIO PONTI ROLLS IN MAN O'WAR
Making the patented late run that carried him to victory in his two previous starts, Gio Ponti staked his claim to being the best turf horse in America with a...
STORM DELAYS SHUTTLE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA scrubbed the space shuttle launch scheduled for last night after 11 lightning strikes were reported near the seaside launchpad. NASA technicians found no damage after...
MTA'S HIKES TAKE TOLL TODAY
Higher MTA bridge and tunnel tolls take effect at 3 a.m. today. A trip over the Verrazano Bridge now costs $11, up from $10. The toll applies in only one...
'SURVIVOR' BID FOR FREEDOM
NEWPORT, RI -- "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch, who's serving home confinement for tax evasion, wants a leave to star in a 10th anniversary edition of the show in Samoa. Hatch...
BAM: NO NEED FOR A SECOND $TIMULUS
President Obama dismissed talk of a second stimulus package yesterday, promising that the nation's anemic economy would soon be beefed up by his initial $787 billion recovery plan. "We must...
COLUMBIA 'JEW-BAIT' PROF FUROR
Furious faculty at Columbia University claim administrators skirted rules by granting tenure to a controversial Arab-studies professor -- and angry alumni are threatening to withhold donations. Joseph Massad -- a...
TITAN HERO'S FUNERAL DRAWS THOUSANDS
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Thousands of mourners joined Steve McNair's widow yesterday to say goodbye to the gridiron great a week after he was gunned down by his mistress. "Steve was...
SHARK FILM HAS WRITER BITING MAD
Bite me. That's what a Manhattan shark expert has to say about a B movie that portrays a gigantic prehistoric shark terrorizing a modern-day village -- while using his celebrated...
ER-DEATH 'AXED' RAP
A former Brooklyn hospital official claims he was unfairly scapegoated last year after a woman ignored by staff at Kings County Hospital for hours died lying on the psych-ward floor....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Queens * An Israeli man threatened to blow up a plane at Kennedy Airport, authorities said. Nissim Amano, 24, was boarding a Delta Airlines flight for Tel Aviv Tuesday when...
FOX'S STUDENT 'BODY'
This teacher's pet is no pussycat. Posing for her upcoming horror flick "Jennifer's Body," Hollywood hottie Megan Fox plays a demonic cheerleader who can't wait to tear into her homework...
QB KILLER'S SPIRAL OF DEATH
He was supposed to be her knight in shining shoulder pads, but when Sahel Kazemi discovered her boyfriend -- former NFL star Steve McNair -- was leading her on, her...
THE TAJ MAHARLEM
A dashing but kooky real estate broker has turned his $12 million uptown digs into a spiritual center and B & B dubbed the "Taj Maharlem" that outraged neighbors claim...
RETURN TO ROOTS
President Obama and the first family closed out their visit to the African nation of Ghana yesterday with a "moving experience" at an old slave fort. Flanked by daughters Sasha...
HEY PREZ! IT'S TIME TO START UTILIZING ROMER
WHILE the national media was busy dissecting the muddled syntax of a certain Alaskan governor, half a world away, the nation's other walking gaffe machine, Vice-President Joe Biden, was coming...
RED LIGHT ON KNOCKOFF JEWEL SELLER
A vendor driving a van carrying millions of dollars in knockoff jewelry and handbags was busted early yesterday after he blew through a red light in Manhattan, sources said. Lin...
SHOT KILLS AUNT
An 8-year-old boy was left splattered with his dying great-aunt's blood after a stray bullet struck during a broad-daylight gun battle near a Brooklyn playground. Jesselle Page, 44, was caught...
CITY'S $5.5M PAYOUT TO INJURED CRACKHEAD
Taxpayers forked over $5.5 million to a crackhead rendered a paraplegic while fleeing from police. Manuel Martinez, now 29, received one of the top city personal-injury payouts this year after...
LA TOYA: JACKO WAS MURDERED
Michael Jackson was murdered by a "bad circle" of greedy handlers who thought he was worth more dead than alive, his grieving sister La Toya charged yesterday. The heartbroken La...
WORKER BIAS GRIPES SOARING
The number of discrimination claims lodged against the city has surged tenfold in the last eight years and has cost taxpayers millions of dollars, according to the city Comptroller's Office....
BOXER DEATH SHOCK
Three-time welterweight boxing champ Arturo Gatti -- scheduled to testify against the New York State Athletic Commission in an upcoming trial -- was found dead yesterday at a Brazilian resort,...
A REAL PRINCE CHARMING
On the 10th anniversary of JFK Jr.'s death, definitive Kennedy biographer C. DAVID HEYMANN re calls the NYC legend's most memorable mo ments. Heymann's newest book on the family, "Bobby...
HOSP-ITALITY ABU$E
These bums are costing you a fortune. Ricky Alardo, a homeless alcoholic nicknamed Ricky Ricardo, swigs cheap vodka by day at his favorite corner in Washington Heights, then calls an...
THE FED VS. CONGRESS
THERE appears to be much movement within the Federal Reserve to thwart pending legislation in Congress to rein in Ben Bernanke and his Board of Governors. House Resolution 207, The...
DUMP YOUR OVERPRICED CREDIT CARD ASAP
Dear John: I have read your column for many years and hoped you could answer a question for me. I've had a fixed-rate credit card with Bank of America since...
'PSYCHOPATH' DYKSTRA $TRIKES OUT
Lenny Dykstra's financial count is no balls, two strikes with a 99-mile- per-hour fastball he may never catch up to. The downfall of ex-baseball star Dykstra ends a long spiral...
FOLKS: O, FOR SHAME!
The Secret Service might want to put a new threat on its watch list: the mad-as-hell mama of the 17-year-old Brazilian beauty ogled by President Obama and French leader Nicolas...
A SUBPAR BIZ CONFAB
Another year, and Allen & Co.'s media mogulfest ended on a low note. The week always holds so much promise, with the collision of money men, media machers and technology...
RIKERS RAP GIG SPARKED A WAR
City jail officials are investigating a rap concert at Rikers Island -- approved by a hip-hop-loving warden -- that triggered months of bloody gang violence there, The Post has learned....
DA EYES FRAUD AT WTC SITE
After years of delays, blown budgets, nasty squabbles and workers getting drunk during lunch, the troubled World Trade Center site could soon face a new scandal -- a probe into...
RAPE FIEND NY-BOUND
Anand Jon, the designer to the stars convicted of raping seven women in California, will soon be heading to New York to face charges he raped a dozen more victims...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
This heavy-metal family has issues. A Pennsylvania teen who removed her belly ring after her skin became infected was attacked by relatives who held her down and tried to reinsert...
U.S. pulls out 2-2 Gold Cup draw with Haiti; clinches quarterfinal berth
The U.S. advanced through to the Gold Cup quarterfinals with a dramatic 2-2 tie against Haiti. They got a 24-yard score from midfielder Stuart Holden two minutes into stoppage time...
UNDERCOVER NARC KILLS VET WHO STUMBLED ON STAKEOUT
An undercover narcotics cop shot dead an Army veteran and father of two in Brooklyn last night after the men got into a struggle, police sources said. Shem Walker, 49,...
REEL GOOD
A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988), Sunday, 9:05 p.m., IFC Wanda and Otto (Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline) are in London to make Wanda's diamond lust a reality by pulling...
BACK ON TOP
After putting suave, Queens-bred movie star Vinnie Chase (Adrian Grenier) through the dual disasters of "Medellin" and "Smoke Jumpers," "Entourage" seemed to go from showcasing the life of a Mark...
SHE OUGHTA GLOW
It's a bold move for an actor to approach a producer they don't even know to ask for a role; bolder still if that role would have to be created...
ANGIE DICKINSON'S BACK IN THE SADDLE
Throughout the 1960s and '70s, actress Angie Dickinson embodied classic Hollywood glamour. Her star initially brightened in 1959 when she played a flirty love interest --- despite a real-life 24-year...
LOSING TO WIN
"Ruby" is literally the biggest thing that the Style Network has ever seen. At one point, series star Ruby Gettinger tipped the scales at 716 pounds. When she was picked...
Summer league tidbits
Starting in Las Vegas summer league, you can follow me with updates on Twitter.By MARC BERMANLAS VEGAS - The Knicks may just get a bang for the buck. Donnie Walsh...