March 7, 2010
Landon Donovan ends Everton loan in style...maybe
If today really was Landon Donovan's Everton finale, he went out in grand style. The U.S. National Team star had just a 20 minute cameo off the bench, but made...
New Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy executive director named
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has a new leader – and it's no surprise.Nancy Webster, the acting executive director of the conservancy since Marianna Koval stepped down as its president...
LIU falls to Quinnipiac in NEC semifinals
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Justin Rutty scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead top-seeded Quinnipiac to an 83-78 victory over Long Island U. in a Northeast Conference semifinal game...
Yankees' Cervelli to meet with neurologist
FORT MYERS - Francisco Cervelli was examined by team doctor Andrew Boyer today and is scheduled to see a neurologist today.Cervelli left Saturday’s game with a concussion after being hit...
Ollie awful in spring debut for Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE --- Oliver Perez was determined to throw strikes today, the Nationals hitters be damned. Fore! The results were ugly – as in five earned runs allowed on...
Protest over Manhattan Catholic schools closing
Parents and students from two historic Catholic schools in lower Manhattan that are being shut down rallied in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral today to protest the cost-savings plan. “I’m...
Mitre solid, but Yankees rocked by Twins, 11-0
FORT MYERS -- Scott Baker threw two effective innings, Jason Kubel homered and a split-squad of Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 11-0 on Sunday. Sergio Mitre, a long...
Van crashes into B'klyn church crowd, killing one
An out-of-control van slammed into five people today in a Brooklyn church parking lot, killing a woman, police said. The accident took place around 2:45 p.m. in the lot of...
Former Jet Ferguson suspended first eight games of NFL season
MIAMI -- Free agent Jason Ferguson, a veteran nose tackle most recently with the Miami Dolphins, has been suspended for the first eight games of next season for violating NFL...
Lame duck Paterson pledges to finish term
Gov. Paterson today vowed to finish his term, dismissing a growing chorus of calls for his resignation. "I will keep governing until the end of the year," he told parishioners...
Yankees' Pettitte happy with simulated game
TAMPA -- Andy Pettitte has new spring routine, and he likes it.The Yankees left-hander struck out three, walked one and allowed one hit during a two-inning simulated game Sunday."I felt...
St. John's can burst UConn's Tournament bubble
St. John’s coach Norm Roberts’ job may be on the line when the Red Storm take on Connecticut in the first round of the Big East Tournament on Tuesday. So...
Goose: Rivera not all-time best closer; K-Rod's a 'clown'
Mariano Rivera is considered the best closer in baseball history by most. Just don’t count Goose Gossage in that category. The former Yankees closer said Rivera is the best right...
McGrady not sure if he will play tomorrow night
Tracy McGrady will be a gametime decision for tomorrow night’s tilt with the Hawks.McGrady said at practice today that his body hurts following the Knick’ embarrassing 20-point loss to the...
Brooklyn woman killed in hit-run
A 37-year-old Brooklyn woman was killed early today after being mowed down by a hit-and-run driver near her Dyker Heights home, police said. The woman, whose name was withheld because...
Barron: Cuomo should step aside in gov probe
A Brooklyn city councilman says New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo should recuse himself from investigating Gov. David Paterson because Cuomo plans to run for governor himself and it's...
Pakistan claims American al-Qaeda traitor arrested, US officials trying to confirm
KARACHI, Pakistan — Two Pakistani officers and a government official said today that an American charged with treason for working with al-Qaida had been captured, a development that could deliver...
Despite attacks, Iraqis head to polls
BAGHDAD — Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters today, killing 36 people in attacks aimed at intimidating those taking part in an election that will determine...
Yogi compares Rays’ Longoria to DiMaggio
Yankees great Yogi Berra told Rays manager Joe Maddon that his third baseman Evan Longoria ‘reminds him of Joe DiMaggio a bit.’Berra is so impressed with the 24-year-old that he...
Mayor: Tax sugary drinks
The higher the fructose corn syrup, the higher the charge.Thats Mayor Bloomberg's pitch to the beleaguered state government as it grapples with steep budget problems.Bloomberg - who uses his office...
Carr headed to 49ers; Sorgi working out for Giants
This one wasn't too difficult to figure. The Giants need a new backup quarterback and the Colts last week released Jim Sorgi, who backed up Peyton Manning the past six...
For rent: 2BR, 2BTH, 1 butler
Celebrities renting an apartment in a converted Chelsea mansion will get a unique amenity — Graydon Carter’s butler. Ivo Juhani, 33, is a modern-day Jeeves who serves as the Vanity...
Box Office: 'Alice' nabs stunning $112M, sets first-quarter record
Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland'' smashed first-quarter records with Disney reporting an estimated $116.3 million in North America far past expectations, for its first three days. Advance prices for 3-D and 3-D...
Man shot in Manhattan subway station; suspect arrested
Police have arrested a man in connection to an early morning subway shooting that left another man wounded. Authorities responded to a call around 4 a.m. Sunday that a man...
The Cat Lady: Paws for a water refresher
Is your cat a water baby? You know, a cat that sits on the counter next to the bathroom sink or under the faucet in the tub, waiting for you...
Up to six jobs open, with heat on ADs to make right choice
Not long after Pat Lyons, at age 29, became the nation’s youngest athletic director in 2004, the bleeding at Iona began. The men’s basketball team, the only revenue-producing outfit at...
The Rumble
Ew still the man! Tops our all-time Big East Top 10 Since SNY will be revealing its top 10 all-time Beasts of the Big East tomorrow night, The Rumble decided...
Players put creative stamp on new gear
TAMPA — Yankees and Mets players have produced their own Fashion Week. Turns out some of them are design stars, too. CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, Johan Santana and Carlos Beltran,...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Jim Boeheim
The Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the 65-year-old, Hall of Fame coach of the No. 1 Syracuse Orangemen. Q: What do you remember thinking during your epic six-overtime victory over...
Six-OT ’Cuse-UConn game a Big East Tourney classic
Madison Square Garden was decked out in orange and blue, in anticipation of the quarterfinal game of the Big East Tournament between Syracuse and Connecticut. At 9:36 p.m., all eyes...
PSAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinals preview
PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Class A quarterfinals, which start Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at Hunter College. SCHEDULE 11 a.m. – No. 3 Wings...
Catcher's beaning could give Yankees headaches
TAMPA — Brian Cashman said he heard the explosion of fastball hitting Francisco Cervelli’s helmet up on the fourth level of George M. Steinbrenner Field. “It was scary,” the Yankees...
Yankees' Cervelli takes a pitch off head
TAMPA — Happy birthday Francisco! Yankees backup catcher Francisco Cervelli left yesterday’s game with a concussion after being hit in the head by Toronto’s Zach Zinicola in the third inning....
Yankees' Burnett tests his ‘change’ of plans
TAMPA — Limited to fastball and change-ups, it was hard to read anything into A.J. Burnett’s initial spring outing yesterday. Once the Blue Jays knew they didn’t have to deal...
When ads dress up like morning shows
It must be the latest ritual in TV news rooms: Walk in, hang up your coat and hat in one closet, hang your dignity and credibility in the other. On...
Right decisions for Mets could get Manuel fired
Clues are being dispensed. Jose Reyes was hitting third. Jenrry Mejia was being compared with Mariano Rivera. Kelvim Escobar essentially was exiled before even throwing a bullpen session. Perhaps Jerry...
Rolle wants chance to run Wildcat with Giants
The addition of Antrel Rolle could be the catalyst that allows the Giants to expand their playbook. They previously have not participated in the Wildcat formation rage that has swept...
'Sky's the limit' says Rolle; Giants agree
Before the ink was even dry on the contract Antrel Rolle late Friday night signed with the Giants, the imagination took him to the field, alongside Kenny Phillips, a pair...
Reel good
THE QUEEN (2006) Sunday, 7:30 a.m., AMC Helen Mirren won an Oscar as Queen Elizabeth, who stays behind the walls of Balmoral Castle after the death of Princess Diana, keeping...
Last chance
After taking extended breaks from their original fall airings, several TV shows are returning with brand new episodes, whether you wanted them or not. It’s been nearly four months since...
Oscar nominee Sandra Bullock: worst actress of 2009
LOS ANGELES - The day before she is favored to win an Oscar, Sandra Bullock was crowned on Saturday with the dubious title of worst actress of 2009. Bullock, whose...
Don't miss
And the winner is... It’s been a so-so year for movies, but the Academy willstill give out Oscars. This year the Academy nominated 10 films for Best Picture, reviving a...
Cardozo falters late, lets title get away
In so many games this year, Cardozo would play its best and worst in the same 32 minutes. The Judges would look like one of the state's elite one quarter...
Messy finale for 'Love'
C'mon, let's face it: The Oscars are going to suck, because we already know who's going to win. Let's talk about this week's dramas, whose outcomes are more unpredictable. *...
Phony Rockefeller
For one week during the summer of 2008, the nation was transfixed by the story of a child, Reigh “Snooks” Boss, who had been kidnapped by her father, Clark Rockefeller....
'Gilmore girl' grows up
Lauren Graham may just be the goodluck charm needed for the NBC series “Parenthood.” Casting the wildly appealing star of the long-running hit “Gilmore Girls” reversed a peculiar streak of...
Inside the Afghan surge
It was 2 a.m., dark and freezing cold when the first wave of Marines dropped from the sky on Feb. 13 to begin the largest Afghan offensive since the start...
Shelly Silver, the shadow king
He is the most powerful man in New York, kept there not by the voters but by his own colleagues. From taxes to education to appointments to pork-barrel funding, Speaker...
Holy Cross edges Sea in shootout, forces decisive Game 3
A winner couldn’t be decided in three 15-minute periods and the 5-minute sudden-death overtime. The Holy Cross season and the Knights CHSHL Class B title defense was going to be...
Sinking into the Gowanus
It sounds like a setup for a Ronald Reagan punchline circa 1980. This week the Gowanus Canal was designated a Superfund site. So what used to be just a toxic...
Sit. stay. download.
The city’s pet lovers have good reason to look forward to tonight’s Academy Awards telecast — and not just because the Disney Pixar masterpiece “Up,” nominated for Best Picture, stars...
Gorillaz in the mix
At a time when pop music seems to be getting phonier every day, no one — not even Heidi Montag with her new plastic face and Triple-D’s — is more...
Getting through to unions
It’s amazing what a mass of pink slips can do to make a teachers union see the light — especially when the layoffs are publicly hailed by the president of...
Meet market: Faithful foodie looks to cook up wholesome love
Sarah, a 25-year-old nanny and writer, has a taste for healthy food. But while her diet lacks meat, she’s still looking for someone ‘hearty.’ With any luck she’ll be ordering...
Judge Judy's friends
Former New York Chief Judge Judith Kaye has become the “go to” lawyer these days for dubious outfits that find themselves in hot water. The shady Working Families Party hired...
This week's couple: downward date
While on their date at the West Village Mexican joint Ofrenda, yoga enthusiasts Max, 25, and Phan, 33, talked all things relaxation — from sun salutations to downward dog. But...
Ask Ashley: Guy chooses buds? fly solo
My boyfriend travels all the time with his friends and never asks me to go with him. I want to be doing things with him rather than living separate lives....
Buenos airheads
Any secretary of state should help solve international problems instead of creating them (“Betraying Freedom in Latin America,” Ralph Peters, PostOpinion, March 3). As Ralph Peters points out, Secretary of...
Joys in the hood
As the former manager of Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville, Brooklyn (1972-1978), I take exception to the unfair description of the housing project as a rundown collection of gang members,...
Junk food du jour
A soda tax is being mooted and salt-laden snacks are the mayor’s current bugbear, but processed food still has fans in high places, including some of the city’s most frequented...
A couple weeks
I wonder how long it’s going to take for President Obama to apologize to the world for the United States winning the most medals at the Olympics. Doug Conly, Ringwood,...
Save the US!
I agree with the Dan McSweeny column, “Scrap History? Save Our Ship!” (PostOpinion, March 4). The SS United States, owned by a foreign corporation, is about to be scrapped without...
Saluting Sully
The quiet hero retires (“Over & Out, Hero Sully,” March 4). With his knowledge, skill, luck and perhaps some divine intervention, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger saved so many lives. Our nation’s...
Required reading
The Heights by Peter Hedges (Dutton) The author of “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” and “An Ocean in Iowa” takes aim at strollerfied Brooklyn Heights this time out. Tim Welch is...
New focus on the big picture
There are a FEW new twists that could produce a surprise when the envelope containing the name of the Best Picture Oscar is opened tonight. For the first time since...
The Genius in All of Us
When witnessing an awe-inspiring talent, whether it comes from sports, music or literature, most people just chalk it up to natural-born gifts. While discussing arguably the greatest baseball hitter ever,...
Night of 1,000 scars
It was the Hindenburg of Oscar telecasts, only more flaming. The year was 1989. The place was LA’s Shrine Auditorium. And heading into the 61st Academy Awards, not unlike tonight’s...
The Big Short
“The Big Short” could be described as the ultimate love letter to the oddballs on the fringes of the stock and bond market who “told us so” back in 2007...
The Yugo
The first time Tony Ciminera, vice president of Yugo America, actually drove a Yugo, it almost killed him. The steering went out and he stopped just short of plowing into...
In my library: John Lithgow
“I wish I were a more promiscuous reader,” confesses John Lithgow, whose obvious intelligence (Harvard, Class of ’67) informs his every role, be it the cunning killer of “Dexter” or...
Kathryn Bigelow: Lady lenser
She cleaned out his bank account, and now she’s taking his Oscar. Kathryn Bigelow is the odds-on favorite to take home the Best Director statue over her ex-husband James Cameron....
Arcadia Falls
Early on in Carol Goodman’s new novel, we learn that “Arcadia was a place in Greece where life was supposed to be perfect.” You can almost hear the ominous music...
Tammy Wynette
“There’s a tear in every word,” is how longtime record producer Billy Sherrill described Tammy Wynette’s singing. The legendary country star had 17 No. 1 hits, including “Stand By Your...
Meryl vs. Sandra
As Keanu Reeves might say: “Whoa.” Sandra Bullock, best known for popcorn films like “Speed” and “Miss Congeniality” — as well as her marriage to a guy who has more...
CHSAA Class B state playoff roundup: Big third quarter sends SJP past Stella
St. John’s Prep was without two of its top players for most of the first half. Anna Christodoulou missed the game because of work obligations and Lashonda Hathorne was on...
Ascent of a women
Should Vera Farmiga win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar tonight, don’t be surprised if she thanks her goats. And that’s not some disparaging code word for her lawyers. She’ll mean...
Gabby Sidibe is Harlem’s hot hope
Your parents likely told you skipping school would never lead to anything good. Yet it just might earn Gabourey Sidibe an Oscar. A little over a year ago, Sidibe was...
ABC back on Cablevision in time for Oscars
Cablevision announced it was restoring WABC TV coverage to some three million New York area viewers late tonight, shortly after the Academy Awards began. The cable company's announcement followed a...
Robert Pattinson: vampire slayer
No one can say Robert Pattinson — best known as Edward Cullen in the “Twilight” movies — doesn’t suffer for his craft. While shooting “Remember Me,” his new film out...
A journey to the 'Unknown'
THE Museum of Modern Art is honoring Jia Zhangke, the re negade Chinese film maker better known on the international scene than at home. I've followed his career over the...
Priest & bishops
THE European Individual Chess Championship opened this week with an unusual newcomer to international chess -- a Roman Catholic priest. Don Valerio Piro, whose 2069 rating puts him just below...
Hostess is left lonely by 'laser botch' doc
She was going for cougar, but came out tiger. A 39-year-old Manhattan high-society hostess is suing because a laser treatment meant to "even out" her skin tone left her with...
Wine's got great body!
Women who like a glass of wine after work can relax. They are likely to gain less weight than those who stick to mineral water. Female moderate drinkers also have...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx * A shooting victim was busted after police found him with a pocket full of drugs. Police responding to a report of gunfire on Southern Boulevard near Prospect Avenue...
Do us the favor, Gov
"I can't continue as governor and must re sign." Those are the magic words we all want Gov. Paterson to say. They actually came from Eliot Spitzer two years ago....
Slay, lies, then fiery suicide
A day before she set her house ablaze and shot herself dead, ex-model Carina Schlesinger met with the frantic family of her missing boyfriend -- whom she'd already killed --...
Pro-Dem GOP twist
The state Republican party is discussing a new round of interviews with Democratic Suffolk County executive Steve Levy on running for governor -- just weeks after state chairman Ed Cox...
'Single fam' scam tossed in evict case
Maybe the sixth mailbox tipped them off. An Upper West Side couple fighting for their rent-stabilized home won a rare court victory last month when a judge decided their landlords...
Exam short-changers
Education officials are looking at ways to reorganize the statewide Regents exams to make up for a steep budget shortfall, but the cost-cutting measure is already drawing opposition. On the...
'Hit' mom framed hubby in '08: att'y
The Long Island woman accused of plotting a hit on her estranged husband may have tried to wreck his life once before. Susan Williams, in jail for allegedly agreeing to...
Apt. 'buyer' tours high-rise to jump
A jobless Queens man despondent over his ill mother's costly medical bills yesterday posed as an apartment hunter to get inside a luxury high-rise -- just so he could leap...
Jobs bill will not help NYC's unemployment
New York City small business owners are not impressed by the $15 billion jobs bill making its way through Congress. "To be blunt about it, we would like to see...
Danny Meyer weathers a stormy 2009
In 1985, 27-year-old Danny Meyer launched his first restaurant, Union Square Cafe. Nine years later he added Gramercy Tavern. Today, Meyer owns 12 restaurant brands, including Eleven Madison Park, Tabla,...
PTA rescuers give W. Side school first 'aide'
The "PS" in this public school should stand for "parent support." Going way beyond bake sales, the PTA at PS 9, the Sarah Anderson School on the Upper West Side,...
Dave pardons ex-hood
In a case of bizarre timing, scandal-plagued Gov. Paterson yesterday pardoned a Chinese immigrant who faced deportation for robberies he committed in Manhattan as a teenager. Qing Hong Wu, 29,...
Pandit's testimony is Oscar- worthy
The national celebration of creative filmmaking, illusion and escape -- better known as the Oscars -- takes place tonight. But before the official awards ceremony kicks off, American taxpayers were...
Musician mom held in kidnap
A globetrotting concert violinist who absconded with her son and daughter in South Korea last year was arrested in Guam last week, sparking hope for a New Jersey father who...
Three ideas to revive US home prices
Two years into the mortgage meltdown, housing prices are still weak and foreclosures are still running at a record pace. It's clear the programs Washington currently has in operation are...
Amnesia for Toyota owners
Recall? What recall? Despite stuck gas pedals and other manufacturing miscues, Toyota owners still love their vehicles -- and the evidence is sitting there in real and virtual car lots....
New fight by adult adoptees
All he knows about his mother is that she was a 19-year-old art student when she gave birth to him on New Year's Eve in 1966. Now, 43 years later,...
Greece's hidden debt soaring
The Greek debt tragedy currently unfolding -- the country's on-balance-sheet debt is 13 times its gross domestic product -- may be just the tip of the iceberg. More troubling, according...
GPS eyed in drive to nail meter-cheater cabbies
Crooked cabbies trying to pull off the same massive meter scam as ex-driver Wasid Khalid Cheema -- who holds the record rip-off crown -- could soon find themselves tripped up...
Evil dad beat, bit tot: cops
A Queens man viciously beat, bit and head-butted his 13-week-old daughter -- breaking 17 ribs and lacerating her liver, authorities said yesterday. The abuse also left Hailey Gomez, with a...
Married to a bad decision
Dear John: When I was 59 years old -- back in 2005 -- I moved to North Carolina with my life's savings and was targeted by a professional con man,...
Market lows had Main St. search suicide
While Wall Street received a massive financial bailout to overcome the Great Recession, Main Street appears to have needed a different sort of help -- a psychological bailout. As the...
Iraqis vote amid terror explosions
BAGHDAD -- A wave of deadly bombings struck Iraq early today as polls opened for the country's second round of parliamentary elections. At least 16 people were killed and eight...
ABC makes new offer in Cablevision impasse
ABC ya later! As the alphabet network yanked its signal from Cablevision early this morning, ABC this afternoon put forward a new proposal that could end the nasty dispute, and...
D'Angelo R&Busted for soliciting cop
He may have fallen on hard times, but this is ridiculous! Grammy Award-winning R&B singer D'Angelo was arrested early yesterday after allegedly offering an undercover policewoman $40 for oral sex...
Subway radio-inactivity woe
Subway-station agents in the Rockaways are giving NYC Transit static over busted radio scanners. The simple, one-way scanners that allow subway agents to monitor agency and police communications about train...
Shady nonprofit let Smith's pork spoil
State Sen. Malcolm Smith directed taxpayer funds to his cronies at a controversial Queens charity, but its director couldn't even submit the proper receipts to collect the cash. In 2006,...
GQ on iPad
Following Apple's announcement last week that the iPad tablet will debut in stores on April 3 comes news that the first magazine to be available on it will be the...
Gov's 'pick me!' path to power
When Eliot Spitzer's top aides were mulling David Paterson as a potential running mate in the winter of 2005, two people who knew him cautioned that the Albany veteran was...
Crackpot caulker botching butt-shapes; 6 women hospitalized
Well, it is used for fixing cracks. A black-market butt-enhancement "practitioner" is injecting New Jersey backsides with household caulk and other hazardous materials, according to New Jersey health officials who...
Jerry Seinfeld made NBC an offer it couldn't 'Ref'-use
When Jerry Seinfeld came knocking at NBC's door last year with an idea for a new reality show after a dozen years of relative seclusion, the suits greeted him as...
Pol's $core next door
Queens Assemblywoman Barbara Clark has steered hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to a charity she helped found, which spends a large portion of the money on rent,...
Furor as HS raps teen 'choked by teach'
A Brooklyn gym teacher allegedly choked and punched a pint-size 10th-grader last week -- and the school responded by suspending the girl. But after outraged students and staff complained that...
$641k triple dipper
George Philip has won the state's triple crown of compensation. The triple dipper took in $641,000 in 2008 from three state coffers: his $261,000 pension as the former chief of...
Cold Devils finally reach end of road
It's a good thing for the Devils this western trip ends tonight against Edmonton, the worst team in the league. Much more traveling and the recent league leaders will open...
Crosby blows NHL's golden chance
WASHINGTON -- Maybe Sidney Crosby is a fan of Jay's or maybe he was upset at not being invited to Dave's Super Bowl bash with Oprah, but folks around the...
Mets' single-game tickets go on sale
Mets single-game tickets for the 2010 season -- including a limited number of tickets to Opening Day, April 5 vs. Florida -- will go on sale today at 10 a.m....
Hey, Antonio: Cro' up!
* The Jets have traded with the Chargers for cornerback Antonio Cromartie. Great. What were Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum thinking? Cromartie has fathered seven children with six different women...
Yankees' Johnson getting back in swing of things
TAMPA -- Fifty swings inside a batting cage told Nick Johnson the problem in the lower back was subsiding. "Very little, it's nothing," the DH said, when asked if he...
Mets missed on Marquis
VIERA, Fla. -- Jason Marquis never got the off season phone call he hoped would bring him home. The Staten Island native entered free agency wanting an offer from the...
Mets' Pelfrey struggles, but OK after line drive hits knee
VIERA, Fla. -- Mike Pelfrey's right knee is still intact, so at least his spring debut was fruitful in one regard. From a performance perspective, Pelfrey wasn't sharp yesterday. He...
Islanders in desperate straits after loss to Bruins
Not long before Saturday's game against Boston, Scott Gordon talked about the tough spot his team was in, with the Islanders' slim playoff hopes growing fainter by the day. "I...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $40,000; alw; 3up(f)WICKED DIVA was an impressive maiden winner as the favorite this distance when adding blinkers. CHERNOBYL PRINCESS makes first start since tiring while going longer...
Sports shorts
NBA: Stuckey checks out after collapse Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey was "doing well" and was released from the hospital yesterday following his collapse on the bench Friday night against the...
Former Jets QB Pennington to remain in Miami
Chad Pennington will remain with the Dolphins in 2010, this time as a backup. Pennington has agreed to terms on a one-year contract, and the deal is expected to be...
Jets safety Rhodes dealt to Cardinals for two draft picks
Kerry Rhodes is a goner. File that in the "this should come as no surprise" department. The Jets told Rhodes to hit the road yesterday when they traded him to...
Villegas still on fire, ignores nearby blaze
Ashes fell from the sky, smoke filled the air and a thick haze hovered over PGA National. Some might have found breathing difficult at the Honda Classic. Camilo Villegas wasn't...
Lack of playing time a mystery for Knicks rookie Douglas
As the Knicks play out the string and look at players for next season, rookie guard Toney Douglas still is out of the picture. Douglas did not play for the...
Lee sparks Nets in return
Courtney Lee wanted to play Friday. He said he could. He said he was ready. But he sat for a third straight game because of his sprained left ankle. So...
D'Antoni: 'It's about as bad as it can get'
For the first eight minutes of last night's game between two teams who can't wait for the season to end, it looked like the Nets had taken the early vacation....
McGrady making progress
Tracy McGrady boldly said his health is really improving and he believes he's been making big progress since the Knicks acquired him a little more than two weeks ago. But...
Gaborik, Rangers' old woes return in 2-0 loss to Capitals
WASHINGTON -- Marian Gaborik returned and, with that, both head coach John Tortorella and the Rangers fell into familiar patterns that concluded in a 2-0 loss here last night to...
Harris, Nets drop Knicks to new low in 113-93 Garden beatdown
Forget the records. The Knicks stand alone now as the NBA's worst team. In a despicable outing that's sure to place coach Mike D'Antoni under a more intense microscope, the...
Shaq often is victim of malicious cheap shots
This is not the first time Sha quille O'Neal's right thumb has been damaged and in need or repair. I was at an Orlando-Miami game during the 1995-96 season when...
Auld holds up well in Rangers debut
WASHINGTON -- The Rangers are Alex Auld's seventh NHL team. Last night, for the first time, the 29-year-old goaltender did not win his first start for a new team, though...
Heaven, for those who can af-Ford it
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. -- For those who love the out doors, escaping from the winters of the Northeast no longer has to mean moving down to Florida. Tucked in along...
Mets take their sweet time to tell truth about bad seats
I don't know about you, or about how Bud Selig was raised, but when I was a kid and I didn't tell the truth the first time, the fellow in...
Weird but true
This makes driving while texting seem positively safe. Florida police arrested a woman who wrecked her car trying to shave her bikini area as she drove. "She said she was...
Louisville knocks off No. 1 Syracuse in Freedom Hall finale
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville gave Freedom Hall a memorable send-off. Kyle Kuric scored all of his career-high 22 points in the second half and the Cardinals upset No. 1 Syracuse...
Second effort effort lifts West Virginia past Villanova
Da'Sean Butler scored 21 points, including the decisive basket with 5.8 seconds left in overtime, leading No. 10 West Virginia to a 68-66 victory over No. 9 Villanova yesterday in...
St. John's gets UConn in first round of Big East Tournament
How the mighty have fallen. In 1999 and 2000, Connecticut and St. John's played for the Big East Conference Tournament championship, but this year, they'll meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday...
Agenda
Museum of the American Gangster Bad boy, bad boy, whatcha gonna do? We know! Head down to St. Mark’s Place for a preview of the Museum of the American Gangster...
My New York: Joy Behar
As host of “The Joy Behar Show” on HLN and co-host on ABC’s “The View,” Joy Behar has the blunt, brash tone of a native New Yorker, with brazenly hilarious...
Reports: Jets giving Cromartie cash up front; Jones to visit Chiefs
The Jets are planning to restructure Antonio Cromartie's contract to give the cornerback some money right away, according to NFL.com.Cromartie is facing a court date later this month involving child...
Nets beat Knicks, again, 113-93
Devin Harris scored 31 points and the New Jersey Nets erased an early 16-point deficit to beat the New York Knicks 113-93 on tonight, improving the NBA's worst record to...
Jets trade Rhodes to Cardinals for two draft picks
The Jets told safety Kerry Rhodes to hit the road today when they traded him to the Cardinals for a fourth-round pick in next month’s NFL Draft and a seventh-rounder...
State indoor track notebook: Loughlin's Alexander leads trio of NYC shot putters
ITHACA, N.Y. – Adrienne Alexander admits she will be sorry to see Lancaster’s Melissa Kurzdorfer and North Babylon’s Vanessa Stewart graduate even though they stood in her way from a...
Rangers shut out in 2-0 loss to Capitals
These new guys are fitting in fine with the Washington Capitals. Eric Belanger scored his first goal for the Capitals, fellow trade-deadline pickup Joe Corvo had an assist, and NHL-leading...
Ahadzi, Sandiford, Duggan claim state boys indoor titles
ITHACA, N.Y. – Richmond Ahadzi stood with the rest of his competition staring anxiously at the results board. The Sheepshead Bay junior and Amityville’s Sancho Barnett appeared to have crossed...
You can’t win hearts, minds of radical Islam
A good first step in waging war is to figure out why your enemy is fighting. For over eight years, we've refused to do that in Afghanistan. In the recent...
Philson, Oliver claim state girls indoor crowns
ITHACA, N.Y. – Lateisha Philson was so nervous she was shaking. The Benjamin Cardozo sophomore had never beaten Saratoga’s Madalayne Smith in the 55 meter hurdles and was about to...
Putting aside pain, Isler inspires in championship victory
Leroy Isler described the pain in his left ankle as sharp. He had trouble walking Friday and didn’t attend Thursday’s city championship game press conference. Clearly, this wasn’t the condition...