July 12, 2010
The Archway is world crossroads for World Cup final
Close to 1,000 World Cup fans — some painted in the colors of finalists Spain and Holland — staked out their spots and stretched out on blankets inside The Archway...
Food fight!
The supermarket war is on!Key Food on Avenue U and East 67th Street in Mill Basin is spending more than $1 million to revamp its store in an attempt to...
Cavaliers owner defends stance on LeBron
CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert got in another word about the messy, heartbreaking split with LeBron James. He promised it’s his last one. Monday, Gilbert said he strongly disagrees...
Our man rides the bull
Just like the cowboys always said: When the bull bucks you off, get up and have another shot of tequila.Last weekend, this reporter went toe-to-hoof with Brooklyn’s most dastardly, vicious,...
New W'burg bar's mechnical rodeo is no bull
Sure, she’ll be impressed when you bring her out for a couple drinks and a taco, but she’ll be downright awestruck when you survive more than 10 seconds in the...
City bringing to two piers to Greenpoint, Brooklyn
The city is looking to expand East River waterfront access in once-heavily industrial North Brooklyn by building two massive piers in Greenpoint. The city Economic Development Corp. today began soliciting...
Jesse James wins first round of custody battle over eight-year-old daughter
Jesse James, ex-husband of Sandra Bullock, won the first round of an ongoing custody battle for his eight-year-old daughter Monday when an Orange County family court attorney recommended she should...
Iker & Sara: Part II
Ok, the last time we saw Iker Casillas and Sara Carbonero together, Spain's superstar keeper was getting ripped ON CAMERA by his reporter/girlfriend. Ahh, there are journalistic ethics at their finest....
Felton quick to praise Knicks coach D'Antoni
New Knicks point guard Raymond Felton did not diss Larry Brown but made it clear he's thrilled to be under the speedball offense of Mike D'Antoni. Brown's highly structured, slowball...
NYPD grudge-match boxing coming to Coney Island boardwalk
Get set for a Coney Island boardwalk beach brawl Thursday featuring city cops who’ll be stepping into the boxing ring to settle differences in the workplace. The NYPD’s boxing team...
Oil exec's wife hospitalized after 'box of chocolates' explodes
A Houston woman believed to be the wife of an oil executive was hospitalized after a package she received that looked like a box of chocolates exploded when she opened...
South Africa erases world's doubts -- FOX Sports
South Africa capped its hosting of the 2010 World Cup in style, with a thrilling finish to the World Cup final, a memorable closing ceremony, and a touching appearance by...
Spain welcomes World Cup trophy to a jubilant Madrid
Spain welcomed back its victorious national soccer team Monday with tears of joy and more than a few cries of “Ole!” A water cannon salute greeted the team’s jet—freshly painted...
What can we take from this World Cup? Hope
Now that the final ball has been kicked at the World Cup, as the celebration in Spain draws on, the question is what did we take away from the tournament?...
Why, I do, as a matter of fact
"Roman Polanski is a free man. Anybody got a problem with that?" asks Patrick Goldstein. I suppose it was a pipe dream to think any European country would actually lift...
BREAKING: Feds kill hundreds of Prospect Park geese!
Federal agents slaughtered more than 250 geese and dozens of their babies in Prospect Park after corralling the adults and their young into a small pen early Thursday morning, boxing...
Espada rejects NY Dems’ bid to dump him from party
State Sen. Pedro Espada on Monday rejected an effort by New York Democratic leaders to oust him from the party, suggesting the move was racially motivated and engineered by Attorney...
East End on the menu
YOU don’t have to go all the way to Southeast Asia to eat outside with Martha Stewart. You can just head to the Hamptons on Saturday, July 24, when Stewart...
Street eats in Malaysia
EVEN Martha Stewart eats on the street in Southeast Asia. There we were on Jalan Alor, the renowned street-food destination in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We were with chef Zak Pelaccio...
The un-Barbie of gaming
One might not recognize the name Her Interactive, but the award-winning company has released over two dozen games and stands at the forefront of intelligent, woman-geared gaming. Founded in 1995,...
New format for NCAA tournament
INDIANAPOLIS -- March Madness is about to get a little bit bigger and perhaps it will be better, too. The NCAA unveiled its plans for the newly expanded 68-team men’s...
Marquee nightclub sues AMC theater chain for trademark infringement
Notorious nightclub Marquee wants to bring down the curtain on the AMC cinema chain's plan to use its name for a Las Vegas restaurant. In a suit filed today, owners...
NY anti-DWI law named for ex-Olympian Shea
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson has signed a new law authorizing certified nurse practitioners and advanced emergency medical technicians to draw blood without direct physician supervision from motorists suspected...
Fantasy Tracker: At QB, top pick is a Brees
Just like they did battle in Super Bowl XLIV, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning will do battle to be selected as the top quarterback in Fantasy Football drafts this year.Even...
Sonia Sotomayor to write memoirs on life and law
The latest U.S. Supreme Court Justice to join the bench, Sonia Sotomayor, will add writing to her judicial duties as publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Monday it will publish her...
New plan could force Islanders to move
An ongoing battle to develop 77 acres of prime real estate surrounding the Islanders’ hockey arena had town officials and county brass feuding Monday over the size and scope of...
Half-price for two years! TKTS booth celebrates second birthday
Williamsburg Great White Way shark Pola Rapaport proudly waves her catch of the day — a ticket to see “Billy Elliott” at the Imperial Theater that she got for the...
Price to start for AL over Pettitte
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Yankees had three starting pitchers named to the AL All-Star team, but Joe Griardi chose the Rays' David Price to start Tuesday's game. Yankees starters Andy...
Harsh words for the 'evil doers'
Let me get this straight, they can hang a 7-year-old boy for allegedly spying and stone a woman to death for allegedly cheating on her husband, but an artist can’t...
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ESPN's Erin Andrews to join 'College GameDay,' 'GMA' in new deal
After failing to break out on "Dancing with the Stars," reporter Erin Andrews will be sticking with sports after ESPN announced Monday that Andrews signed a new multi-year deal with...
Best movies of 2010 (so far)
My fellow Post critics have already weighed in with their lists of the best movies of the first half of 2010. Now it is my turn.1. "Lourdes''2. "Mademoiselle Chambon''3. "Dogtooth''4....
Hype Watch: Edelstein calls 'Inception': 'a metaphor for the power of delusional hype,' is roasted as 'worse than Armond White'
Last week I wondered if my pal David Edelstein of New York Magazine, who was brave enough to ignore the consensus and pan "The Dark Knight,'' and was rewarded with...
3 killed, 4 injured in Albuquerque office shooting
Three people were killed and four injured Monday in what police called a domestic violence workplace incident in Albuquerque, N.M. Earlier Monday, police said six people had been killed, but...
Consumer Reports says it cannot recommend new iPhone 4
Consumer Reports magazine said Monday it cannot recommend the iPhone 4 to shoppers because of persistent reception issues caused by touching the Apple Inc. phone. The magazine also questioned Apple's...
'Work-at-home' scammer pleads guilty
The only work he'll be doing from home now is stamping out traffic signs in the Big House. Career con artist Philip Pestrichello faces more than eight years in the...
Lindsay Lohan gets sushi, sympathy from ex-gal pal
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan sought comfort from ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson over the weekend after a week of legal woes, the first time the pair have been spotted together in months,...
2 injured in SoHo clothing store fire
Officials say two people suffered minor injuries in a fire at a Manhattan clothing store. More than 100 firefighters went to the Urban Outfitters store in the SoHo neighborhood at...
Bloomberg: Investigating mosque is un-American
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it would be unAmerican to investigate the mosque that is planned for construction near where the World Trade Center once stood. Bloomberg was asked...
Petraeus praises Pakistan in surprise visit
ISLAMABAD — U.S. Gen. David Petraeus lauded Pakistan's efforts at battling Islamist militants Monday during his first visit here since taking over as top NATO commander in neighboring Afghanistan this...
Cult comic writer Harvey Pekar dies in Ohio
Harvey Pekar, the Ohio comic book writer known for his “American Splendor” series and cantankerous appearances on “Late Night with David Letterman,” was found dead in his Cleveland Heights home...
Vive la France on Bastille Day
On Bastille Day, local Frenchmen party like it’s 1789.While the official day is July 14, the real action doesn’t start until the weekend. And from Bay Ridge to Smith Street...
Cult comic writer Harvey Pekar dies in Ohio
Harvey Pekar, the Ohio comic book writer known for his “American Splendor” series and cantankerous appearances on “Late Night with David Letterman,” was found dead in his Cleveland Heights home...
A public engagement: Santana proposes onstage
Carlos Santana is smooth: The guitar god has gotten engaged after proposing onstage to his girlfriend, drummer Cindy Blackman. The proposal came during a tour stop Friday in Tinley Park,...
Salute New York’s unsung heroes!
Hey, New Yorkers! Give us your brave, your selfless, your neighborhood heroes. The 9th annual New York Post Liberty Medal search gets under way today. Again this year, The New...
Barbara Walters 'so glad to be alive' after open heart surgery
Barbara Walters made her return to U.S. television Monday for the first time since going under the knife for open heart surgery. Walters, 80, received a rousing applause when she...
Revival Circuit: Hecht-MacArthur double feature
As a native of Astoria, Queens, I've always taken a special interest in the output of the Astoria Kaufman Studios, which opened in 1920 as Paramount's Long Island Studios. I'm...
After losing with Knicks, Harrington looks for winning team
Al Harrington can play defense, but the Knicks didn’t give him a chance to. The free-agent forward is hoping to dispel talk that he did not try on the defensive...
Nets shoot for Morrow with Warriors sign-and-trade
The Nets still have their sights set on Anthony Morrow, Golden State's restricted shooting guard, but instead of a straight free agent signing, it looks like the Nets and Warriors...
Russian spy Anna Chapman's call to father triggered arrests
A telephone call from Russian spy Anna Chapman to her father in Moscow led U.S. counterintelligence services to hasten the arrests of her and nine Russian agents in the United...
Hertz, Avis turning in customers on the sly
According to this report, some of the nation’s biggest rental car companies – like Avis, Budget and Hertz are selling customers’ credit card information to an outfit called American Traffic...
Replacement span for Willis Ave. Bridge to be shipped to N.J.
COEYMANS, N.Y. — A marine transportation crew prepared Monday to haul a prefabricated, 350-foot-long, 2,400-ton bridge from an upstate Hudson River port to New Jersey before its eventual installation over...
Mistakes made at senior level in Israel boat raid: probe
Mistakes were made at a "relatively senior" level during the planning and execution of Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound aid boat which killed nine Turkish activists, an internal military probe...
Facebook launches child safety application
Social networking website Facebook has agreed to adopt an application aimed at improving the online safety of its younger users, a child protection group said on Monday. The application, which...
Elena Kagan and the right to bear arms
Douglas Smith raises an interesting question for all the Senators who will be voting on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, namely how committed is she to protecting the right of...
Taxicab confession! Coney beauty killer is driving himself to jail
An unhinged Coney Island cabbie who often offered free rides to pretty neighborhood girls was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on July 8 for killing and hacking...
Tiger Woods takes on porn star over false paternity claims
Tiger Woods hit back at porn star Devon James, asking a U.S. court to throw out a paternity case because her child is not his, entertainment website TMZ reported Monday.James...
Woods paired with Rose at British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Tiger Woods will play the first two rounds of the British Open with Justin Rose of England, one of the hottest players in golf with two...
Report: Kovalchuk meets with Kings, but not to sign
With Ilya Kovalchuk in California to visit the Kings, Lou Lamoriello gave his familiar response that nothing had changed in the Devils' pursuit of the free agent forward.The GM then...
Hugh Hefner bids to buy rest of Playboy; Penthouse may bid
Hugh Hefner and private-equity company Rizvi Traverse Management LLC have proposed an offer to buy the rest of Playboy Enterprises Inc., valuing the media and branding company at about $185...
Mel Gibson's latest taped rant released
The latest rancid rant from Mel Gibson was released today, featuring him saying his baby mama “deserved it” after she raised the topic of him allegedly hitting her. "What kind...
Walsh steals Russian center from Prokhorov
Knicks president Donnie Walsh kept his courting of 7-1 Russian center Timofey Mozgov top secret for one chief reason.According to a source, Walsh figured if word got out, Nets Russian...
BP puts new cap on Gulf oil spill gusher
NEW ORLEANS — BP robots attached a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak Monday, raising hopes that the crude could be kept from...
Swiss government rejects US extradition request for Roman Polanski
BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss government says it has rejected a US extradition request for Roman Polanski.
3UP: More thoughts on Lee trade
1. Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik had a clear vision of what he wanted as the centerpiece to trade Cliff Lee: An interested organization’s best position prospect with less than one...
Swiss reject US extradition bid for Roman Polanski
Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the U.S. over a child sex case dating back to 1977 and has been freed from house arrest -- because there...
No way forward on immgration reform
Having White House senior advisor lie about what the Obama administration has done about border enforcement, while two Congressmen talk around each other on the issue of comprehensive immigration reform...
Petraeus vs. White House on ‘Islamic extremists’
As we found out last week, the Obama administration has a very broad definition of reaching out to Muslims. NASA is part of the effort as is the National Endowment...
What's up with that job?
What does a corporate event planner do all day? Corporate event planners oversee all aspects of special events such as conferences, company meetings, trade shows and conventions. Working with the...
60 Seconds with Stan Cox
Stan Cox is the author of “Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World (and Finding New Ways To Get Through the Summer).” As we speak, New York’s having...
Dream Job: David Rosengarten
It’s hard to imagine a better job than full-time gourmand reviewing the world’s best foods and wines. But David Rosengarten swears it’s not all fun — you try sipping 150...
Go to Greg
Q I feel that I have been subject to harassment by my boss. I am afraid to complain for fear of retribution because he is a very powerful executive. An...
Odd jobs
On his first day as an intern for the Brooklyn Cyclones, Jake McAllister’s bosses made him change his clothes. Not that he’d defied the dress code. “They had me put...
Summer in the city
It’s intern season, and workplaces are filled with fresh-faced up-and-comers who’ve landed in the big city eager to build their resumes. That’s the plan, at least. At summer’s end, some...
‘Rizzoli & Isles’ new riff on ‘Cagney & Lacey’
Even if you can’t take one more police procedural this summer, you should give TNT’s terrific new cop show, “Rizzoli & Isles,” at least one chance. Why? Because it is...
Fueled by rankings, Canty forces naysayers to take notice
READING, Pa. – When Bishop Loughlin dropped the CHSAA Class AA intersectional final to Christ the King in March, it was an end for many of the Lions. For Kareem...
Dr. Phil’s 'house' call
Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife Robin have officially put their Beverly Hills mansion on the market for an eye-watering asking price of $16.5 million, according to real estate records....
Pulse sales
CENTURY 21 22 Cortlandt St., between Church Street and Broadway; 212-227-9092 Sale: ongoing. Mon.-Wed., 7:45 a.m.-9 p.m./Thurs.-Fri., 7:45 a.m.-9:30 p.m./Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m./Sun., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Calvin Klein cocktail dresses...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Over, Drake 2. Hey Daddy, Usher 3. Airplanes, B.O.B. 4. My Chick Bad, Ludacris 5. Not Afraid, Eminem 6. Rude Boy, Rihanna 7. Young Forever, Jay-Z...
What's on tap? Opera
Opera on Tap is known for taking opera out of stuffy opera houses and bringing it where it belongs (in bars) — and now the group is going outdoors.For two...
Shake it to this Polaroid exhibition
The retro appeal of the Polaroid hasn’t died, even in the age of the ultimate in instant photography — the digital camera.For A.M. Richard Fine Art’s latest exhibit, “Polaroid: Instant...
Fun, fun, fun with the Beach Boys
Nothing says summer quite like the music of The Beach Boys.With intricately harmonized songs about cars, girls and surfing, the group perfectly captured the stuff of youth and carefree days,...
Rebel hell! Southerners defeat Bklyn kickballers in all-star game
Let the record show that on Sunday night, the South rose again — in kickball.The Atlanta-based Dirty South Crunkball All-Stars muzzled Brooklyn’s all-star team, the Tigers, 5-3, claiming its first...
Hoops in the Sun notebook: Gray enjoying time back in NYC
Dexter Gray has spent the majority of his life close to home. The Mount Vernon native played his high school ball for the Knights before heading to St. John’s University...
Park honoring NYPD hero gets needed facelift
NYPD Officer Robert Venable would be proud.The memory of the late Transit cop, killed in the line of duty 23 years ago by drug dealers in East New York, was...
Road to 'Pawn'
RICK Harrison, the un likely star of this year's most unpredictable TV hit, "Pawn Stars," had to fight his way into the business that has now made him famous. Over...
Man & musical cursed
It's tough to criticize a theater company whose mission is to "promote mercy, beauty and truth through performance and service." That is the self-professed goal of the youth-oriented JARADOA (Just...
700M watched World Cup final
A global TV audience of more than 700 million watched yesterday's World Cup final, according to the tournament's organizers. TV deals were signed allowing every country in the world to...
Jail tale guides us from brothel to bars
Things got hairy for Bianca Leigh when she tried to get less hairy. Born male, Leigh felt she was really female. Since working at Macy's couldn't cover her hormone treatment,...
Lazio's two 'dead'lines
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio faces two key deadlines Thursday, either of which could signal the end of his long-shot hope of defeating Andrew Cuomo. First, Lazio, a Wall Street...
Smart thinking: New face of city charter starters
Charter schools aren't just for mavericks anymore. Well-regarded education groups are beginning to get in on the act, the latest batch of city charter-school applications shows. Among the 19 applications...
Iowans sour on O over immigration
NEWTON, Iowa -- To learn how the immigration debate is playing in the heartland, and turning one-time supporters against President Obama, take a short trip north of Des Moines to...
Holder warns of race profiling
WASHINGTON -- Federal officials will keep a close eye out for racial profiling and go back to court if suits challenging Arizona's new immigration law fail, Attorney General Eric Holder...
Behind US v. Arizona: pure politics
The Obama administration's lawsuit against the state of Arizona offers a revealing window into the Holder Justice Department. And the picture isn't pretty. Consider what we learned when Secretary of...
Helping Haiti rebuild
PETIT GOAVE, HAITI SIX months in from the earthquake, charred corpses no longer line curbsides in Haiti. In their place now is the living -- homeless, jobless, orphaned and maimed....
Swanky plans for Aqueduct
The only horse left in the race to win the multimillion dollar Aqueduct contract has revealed its ambitious design for the racetrack -- a 400,000-square-foot space that includes a high-end...
Final push on finance bill
WASHINGTON -- Democrats will have little margin for error this week as they push for final congressional approval of the most comprehensive rewrite of financial rules since the Great Depression....
Israel, Egypt push peace
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, back in Israel from talks in Washington, yesterday said he would meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tomorrow. "On Tuesday, I will meet President Mubarak...
Iran blinks on stoning
TEHRAN, Iran -- It's official. An Iranian woman convicted of adultery will not be stoned to death -- for now. The top judicial official in the woman's province said yesterday...
Stalled by stimulus
Home mortgage-interest rates are the lowest in his tory, but house sales are plunging. Banks can make money easily because of the Federal Reserve's low interest rates, but they're not...
Working 'Sham'-ilies
A former employee of the Working Families Party says he was so disturbed by the labor-backed group's practices that he walked out after only one week on the job. In...
Death for 9/11 fiend more likely in civil trial: Holder
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday said confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed could escape the death penalty if he's tried by a military tribunal. "There is real question...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A Lady Gaga fan was sexually abused while waiting on line for the singer's performance in Rockefeller Plaza, police sources said yesterday. Jesus Romano, 38, of Queens allegedly unbuttoned...
Four fatal shootings in six hours, three boroughs
A father walking with his stepdaughter was one of four men killed early yesterday in a violent six-hour period that spread across The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Rafael Otero, 27,...
D-Day for mosque
A proposed Ground Zero mosque will hit its first -- and likely only -- city hurdle tomorrow when the Landmarks Preservation Commission holds a hearing to determine whether a historic...
N. Afghan heats up
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Militants in once-calm northern Afghanistan killed at least 11 cops and a government official in a car hit by a remote-controlled bomb, officials said yesterday. And in...
House edge up for grabs: Bam
The Democrats could lose their House majority in this fall's elections, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said yesterday, perhaps trying to jolt Democratic voters with the specter of GOP...
Phony prince outed after child-support bust
This prince was too charming to be true. He lived like royalty in an ornate SoHo loft -- but "Prince Josef von Habsburg-Lothringen of Austria" was actually Josef Meyers, a...
Burger heaven
Whiz kid investor and Warren Buffett wannabe Sardar Biglari wants hedge-fund wages for running a burger joint. That's the idea behind a controversial pay plan he has proposed as chairman...
Mad hatter strikes at World Cup final
As Spain prepared to cap the World Cup with a 1-0 win yesterday, a fan tried to cap it literally -- with a cap. The intruder -- wearing an anti-racism...
'Voice of God' now in heaven
Legendary Yankee public-address announcer Bob Sheppard, who was nicknamed "The Voice of God" for his eloquent introductions of Bomber greats dating back to Joe DiMaggio, died yesterday. He was 99....
BP's at Apache pass
BP Plc, seeking funds to pay for the biggest US oil spill in history, is in talks to sell some assets, including its Alaska oil fields, to Apache Corp., two...
$cary foe for anti-charter pol
The race is on for Harlem's state Senate seat, and incumbent Bill Perkins is feeling the heat. Basil Smikle, a former aide to ex-President Bill Clinton and ex-Sen. Hillary Rodham...
Business briefs
Apple suit A federal judge ruled a monopoly-abuse lawsuit against Apple and AT&T can move forward as a class-action suit. The suit accuses the firms of "locking" iPhone owners into...
Fatwa vs. US cartoonist
The US-born Yemeni cleric linked to the Fort Hood massacre and the attempted Christmas Day "crotch bombing" has issued a fatwa against an American cartoonist for proposing Everybody Draw Mohammed...
Puzzle in death of mob son
The death of late Hell's Kitchen mobster Mickey Spillane's actor son is being investigated as a suicide, sources said yesterday. Bobby Spillane, 45, plunged from his sixth-floor apartment on Eighth...
Rising from ashes
Hundreds of ecstatic parishioners shouted, "Hallelujah!" yesterday as Glory of Christ Church in The Bronx held its first service since it was burned down by vandals last year. "It's a...
Crime-family movie could be a real 'hit'
The man who made Mafia history by testifying against his own father wants another shot at glory -- John Franzese Jr. has written a treatment for a screenplay about life...
Election losses taxing Japanese ruling party
TOKYO -- Battered by voter backlash over the prospect of higher sales taxes, Japan's ruling Democratic Party suffered a heavy defeat in parliamentary elections yesterday, media exit polls showed, dealing...
Google comes to its censors in China deal
BEIJING -- China has renewed Google's license to operate there, ending a monthslong standoff over Internet censorship -- but only after the company pledged not to provide "lawbreaking content." Google...
Qaeda-linked group says it was behind Uganda bombings that killed 74
KAMPALA, Uganda — An al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group claimed responsibility Monday for twin bombings in Uganda that killed 74 people watching the World Cup final on TV, saying the militants...
A walk in the 'park'
What a waste! The NYPD allows up to two traffic agents per shift to personally guard the private vehicles of fellow meter monitors in the Westchester Square neighborhood of The...
Paging all women
LeBron James chose Miami over the Apple, Spain won the World Cup and Lance Armstrong is famously saying his shot at an eighth Tour de France title is "finished." At...
Become a spy? No skanks!
Barbara Makuch was a real- life Mrs. Smith -- hot house wife spy in heels. For two decades, Barbara (pictured) spent days enduring the PTA. And nights cavorting as a...
A whitewash of a warning
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said last week that the UN Security Coun cil had sent a stern warning to North Korea over its sinking of a South Korean warship...
NY buttleggers heart Dave
Just how much do New York's cigarette smugglers love David Paterson? Turns out, we had no idea. The governor, of course, has been stalling any comprehensive crackdown on Indian tribes'...
Same-sex silliness
"What an amazing set of opinions. No chance they'll be held up on appeal. These two opinions are at war with themselves. " -- Yale Law School Professor Jack Balkin...
Wall Street has high hopes for 2Q earnings
After the stock market capped its best week in a year, Wall Street hopes are riding high that companies will report solid earnings despite the weak economy. Alcoa, the first...
Sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman to lose British citizenship
Sexy spy-ring poster girl Anna Chapman will lose her British citizenship because her brief marriage in the UK was a sham, officials said yesterday. "It would be highly distasteful if...
Dems & prez take beating on issue
All the polls show that the public is over whelmingly opposed to President Obama on illegal immigration, but the reality is even worse. At least for Democrats up for re-election...
'Despicable' a good thing
LOS ANGELES -- "Despicable Me" isn't that bad after all, opening at the top of the box office with an estimated $60 million. The 3-D animated movie stars Steve Carell...
Zynga is 'Googled' for $100M-plus
Google has reportedly made a secret investment of more than $100 million in social-gaming firm Zynga. The investment, which could be as large as $200 million, is part of a...
'Barefoot Bandit' is busted in Bahamas
The saga of the "Barefoot Bandit" ended in the Bahamas yesterday the only way it could -- with shackles on his ankles and no shoes on his feet. After a...
Lottery scammers cheating mom-pop shops
Sometimes you don't need a dollar to achieve the dream. State Lottery officials are on the hunt for some clever crooks, who are scamming retailers and walking away with hundreds...
Under fire over disability
* While retired FDNY Lt. John McLaughlin surely had a heroic career, he now jeopardizes those he served ("The Disability Scam," Editorial, July 7). By accepting a disability pension, though...
Gov wife's biz gets $297M no-bid deal
Gov. Paterson's administration awarded a $297 million federal contract without competitive bidding or public notice to GHI, the health-care provider whose parent company employs his wife, The Post has learned....
Another H'wood loser: Lohan lands in jail
* I couldn't agree more with Andrea Peyser's column, "No, Lindsay, It's Time You 'F' Yourself" (July 8), especially her ending sentiment, "Don't see her movies. Don't rent her videos....
BP re-crossing fingers
NEW ORLEANS -- BP may be making progress on what could be its most effective effort yet to contain the Gulf oil leak, but the verdict could be several days...
A partisan assault on free speech
Two splendid recent developments have highlighted how campaign-fi nance "reforms" have become the disease they pretend to cure. In Arizona and in Congress, measures ostensibly aimed at eliminating corruption or...
Netherlands title chances ruined by foul behavior
Between their fouls and foul finishing, the Netherlands got what was coming to them. The team that invented Total Football resorted to total foul in yesterday's 1-0 extra time World...
YES! An easy win comes in 3-D
YES Network CEO Tracy Dolgin said the network had begun discussions about yesterday's live 3-D broadcast of the Yankees-Mariners game around Opening Day. Three months later, after watching yesterday's Yankees'...
Creamer wins U.S. Open
Paula Creamer flinched in pain as shot after shot punished a left thumb that hurts so badly she couldn't play for four months. Somehow, the worse she felt, the better...
Everybody knew Bob Sheppard's voice
After Ed Sullivan's, whose voice was more imitated, and over more years, than Bob Sheppard's? Just as nearly everyone could do a reasonably good Sullivan, everyone could do a pretty...
Nets add Lakers' Farmar with three-year deal
Nets coach Avery Johnson's theme for the season is "Erase and Replace." Now while the Nets may not erase the sting of losing out on the top-tier free agents they...
Better team took control of World Cup
The Netherlands clearly figured the only way this World Cup wasn't in the cards for Spain was to keep referee Howard Webb reaching for cards in his pocket. So deep...
Four added to All-Star teams
Pitchers Justin Verlander of the Tigers, Andrew Bailey of the A's and Jered Weaver were added to the American League team for the All-Star game. Two spots were open for...
Another Phils shutout
Cole Hamels tossed six-hit ball into the eighth inning, Jimmy Rollins drove in the only run and the Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the NL West-leading Reds with a...
Sports shorts
MLB: U.S. wins Futures Game In Anaheim, the United States snapped a three-year losing streak with a 9-1 win over the World squad in All-Star week's Futures Game, which features...
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Hondo plays longball
Hondo took to it to the next level yesterday when he closed out the first half with a disastrous double- draino by the Braves and Cubs that increased his losing...
Pondexter leads Liberty rally past Sky
For a team that's been stuck in last place for most of the last two seasons, the Liberty sure play some exciting games. Yesterday, the excitement resulted in the Liberty...
Yankees recall Sheppard as franchise icon
SEATTLE -- Yankee Stadium's voice had been missing for a while. Yesterday it left forever when legendary PA announcer Bob Sheppard died. It was a voice fans never tired of,...
MLB-best Yankees crush Mariners, 8-2
SEATTLE -- The MLB calendar is the only thing that can stop the Yankees. Having won eight of nine after punishing the inept Mariners, 8-2, yesterday in front of 42,069...
A-Rod tried sac bunt -- really
SEATTLE -- Alex Rodriguez gets paid $27.5 million a year to hit homers and drive in runs. Three more dingers and he will be only the seventh person in history...
Sheppard was voice of an organization
SEATTLE -- In old Yankee Stadium they would hold Sunday Mass in the auxiliary clubhouse. Bob Sheppard often did the readings. "I've been called the Voice of God," Sheppard said...
Mets' Reyes sits, but vows to return after break
Jose Reyes vowed to be in the lineup Thursday at San Francisco, but he is making no promises about batting left-handed. The Mets shortstop was on the bench yesterday, a...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $24,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)MUCHADO stretches out after an impressive maiden victory as the favorite. INEZMYSUNSHINE goes turf to dirt and drops in class after tiring last out. NEGRIL...
Rev. Jackson: LeBron's no 'runaway slave'
The Rev. Jesse Jackson accused Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert of being a racist for his vicious letter to the fans after LeBron James spurned the Cavaliers after failing to communicate...
Sheppard also remembered by Giants, St. John's
He was the voice of Yankee Stadium -- but for years, Bob Sheppard also was the public-address announcer for Giants football and St. John's basketball. Yesterday, Sheppard was remembered fondly...
Lance Tour hopes gone
MORZINE, France -- Close the book on the Lance Armstrong era at the Tour de France. He has. The record seven-time champion wrote off his chances of victory in his...
Paul toasts Knicks' future dream team with Stoudemire, Anthony
It was a wedding toast heard from Broadway to Bourbon Street. During Carmelo Anthony's wedding Saturday night at Cipriani's on 42nd Street, Chris Paul, the superstar New Orleans point guard,...
Ike blasts his way out of Mets' cleanup spot
Ike Davis won't have much of an adjustment to make when he's usurped in the cleanup spot by Carlos Beltran on Thursday night and slides down a notch to fifth....
It's just like old times as Santana blanks Braves
Carlos Beltran will have his official welcome back party on Thursday in San Francisco. Johan Santana got his yesterday. After watching Santana shut out the Braves over seven innings, Mets...
Manuel's juggling act a matter of survival
Jerry Manuel now faces the easiest tough decision of his career. Carlos Beltran will return to the Mets' roster to open the second half and Manuel already has installed him...
Beltran to rejoin Mets, but he won't be 100 percent
Better late than never. Carlos Beltran, who was expected to be back with the Mets as early as April after having surgery on his right knee in January, returned to...
Spain's Iniesta scores goal to win World Cup
JOHANNESBURG -- As the clock ticked toward penalty kicks, the shivering crowd at Soccer City Stadium grew anxious. Spain or the Netherlands would win its first World Cup championship if...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 12TUEJuly 13WEDJuly 14THUJuly 15FRIJuly 16 SATJuly 17 SUNJuly 18YankeesHome Run Derby8:00TV -- ESPNRadio--ESPN 1050 AMA.S.Game8:00ESPNNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:05WWORWCBST.B.4:10FOXWCBST.B.1:05YESWCBSMetsHome Run Derby8:00TV -- ESPNRadio--ESPN 1050 AMA.S.Game8:00ESPNNOGAMES.F.10:15SNYWFANS.F.10:15SNYWFANS.F.9:15SNYWFANS.F.4:05WPIXWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEWash.12:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEInd.4:00MSGRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEClmb.7:30MSGWADONOGAMEStaten Island YankeesBatavia7:00No TVBat.11 a.m.No TVJam.7:05No TVJam.7:05No...
Weird but true
They're flaming idiots! A group of friends drinking at a pub in Las Cruces, NM, made a bet: The one who consumed the least would agree to be set on...
Mud-slinging on Montague! Protesters say Ricky's backs Israel's 'illegal' occupation
The centuries-old Middle East conflict turned into a bizarre form of mud-slinging on quiet Montague Street on Friday when protesters demanded that the Ricky’s cosmetics shop stop selling a dirt-based...
An 'Angel' returns from the 2001 champs
Angel Pagan, the Mets speedy centerfielder, visited MCU Park last week for ceremonial purposes — but his presence reminded longtime fans that this Cyclones team could accomplish the same great...
Betwen fouls and foul finishing, the Dutch got what they deserved
Between their fouls and foul finishing, the Netherlands got what was coming to them. The team that invented Total Football resorted to total foul in today's 1-0 extra time World...
Empire St. Bldg honors Spain
The Empire State Building will be lit red and yellow tonight to celebrate Spain's winning the World Cup. That's kinda cool. Anybody out there in Manhattan got pictures?
Foreigners feared dead in Uganda blasts as Obama slams 'cowardly' act
Europeans and possibly Americans were believed to be among casualties following two deadly blasts in the Ugandan capital Kampala, Sky News reported Monday. At least 23 people were killed during...
Movie, overseas options putting Castro front and center
For years Courtney Castro has been considered one of New York City’s best kept secrets. That is slowly starting to change. The super athletic and explosive 5-foot-11 guard is beginning...
Defeated Dutch coach blasts World Cup referee after loss to Spain
Holland coach Bert van Marwijk was unhappy with referee Howard Webb's performance in the soccer World Cup final, but accepted Spain deserved to beat his side, Sky Sports reported Sunday....
Spain wins first World Cup with 1-0 victory over the Netherlands
Andres Iniesta secured the World Cup for Spain for the first time in their history by scoring the only goal of an enthralling final against the Netherlands four minutes from...
Win streak ends with bad loss in Lowell
Cyclones 2Spinners 3Monday, July 12 at LowellStarter A. J. Pinera was awesome — for four innings. Pinera yielded just one hit, but was long gone when Jonathan Kountis entered the...