July 19, 2010
DEALS: Singapore + Bali
Some wacko over there at Singapore Airlines Vacations forgot to carry the one, offering up this ridiculous deal as a result: Roundtrip fare ($404 fuel surcharge included) on Singapore Airlines from...
Top Marine officer charged in Haditha killings forced to retire
The highest-ranking Marine officer charged in the 2005 deaths of 24 Iraqis in the town of Haditha has been forced into retirement in what his lawyers Monday called a “sad...
Accident happens — while city watches
This time, it happened on their watch.A collision at the intersection of Utica Avenue and Avenue D was witnessed by city officials who happened to be studying the dangerous intersection...
Jimmy Eat World album finally ready
Emo kings Jimmy Eat World have announced that their new album, "Invented," will hit stores on Sept. 28th. For those keeping score, the album was produced by Mark Trombino, who...
Stocks zigzag as investor optimism waxes and wanes
NEW YORK -- The stock market is fulfilling predictions of an uneasy trek through second-quarter earnings season. Stocks ended a choppy day Monday with a moderate rebound that sent the...
Toy Story 3: a darn good movie game
Every gamer gets that cold feeling in their stomach when they learn that a game based on a beloved movie is on its way. The reason is simple: games that...
With flowers in hand, man robs Manhattan bank
Cops are seeking a bank robber who's armed with a lovely bouquet of fresh flowers. The suspect strolled into a Manhattan bank last week while carrying the flowers. Police say...
What's the deal with Buenos Aires?
ARGENTINA was losing — something it hates to do. Somewhere shortly before the third successful attempt at a goal by the Germans, out of the crowd of thousands gathered to...
Liverpool swoops in, signs midfielder Joe Cole to 4-year deal -- Sky Sports
England international Joe Cole agreed to a four-year deal with Premier League club Liverpool Monday, pending a medical examination. The talented midfielder became a free agent at the start of...
Rangers acquire McCue from Ducks
The Rangers have acquired defenseman Matt McCue from the Anaheim Ducks for forward Tomas Zaborsky. The 22-year-old McCue spent the 2009-10 season with Manitoba of the AHL and Bakersfield of...
Red Bulls' Thierry Henry to lead on, off the field
The Red Bulls flew back to New Jersey yesterday morning after suffering a pivotal loss in Columbus, taking a bus back to their Montclair State training facility. And as soon...
Amazon: Kindle e-book sales have overtaken hardback book sales
Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that its Kindle device and e-book sales business were accelerating, despite competition from other dedicated e-reading devices and multi-purpose devices such as Apple Inc.'s iPad. In...
iWoody
While it may be annoying that the Calvin Coolidge of comedy, Woody Allen, simply chooses not to be funny most of the time these days, he remains the creator of several of the...
Media mogul Conrad Black granted bail
Media mogul Conrad Black has been granted bail and will be released from jail while an appeals court reviews his conviction, The Globe and Mail reported Monday. Black’s attorney Miguel...
Hotlantic! Brooklyn's main street is sizzling
Call it Hotlantic!One of Brooklyn’s main thoroughfares — which runs through Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill — is hotter than ever, thanks to an influx of cute coffee...
Cashman: Yankees won't trade for starting pitcher
With 12 days to go before the trade deadline, Brian Cashman is sticking to his plan even with Andy Pettitte on the shelf for 4-5 weeks. That plan involves trying...
Tasty trips to the source
IT is impossible to think of Seattle and not the fabled Pike Place Market. There is no Barcelona without lunch at La Boqueria. Dear old Philadelphia without the Amish girls...
Fantasy Tracker: Running away from backs in the first round
There once was a time where running backs were the most important piece of a fantasy team, and if you missed out on a home run back, your team was...
NYC crane collapse trial nears end
The two sides in the manslaughter trial surrounding a deadly New York City crane collapse are drawing competing pictures of small parts causing a cascade of failures that brought down...
Jets' Sanchez will miss Jones on and off the field
Mark Sanchez will have to find a new veteran to lean on in his second season in the NFL. A lot has been made of the Jets cutting ties with...
Peruvian man detained in Mexico with 18 hidden monkeys
Customs officials at Mexico City's airport on Monday detained a Peruvian man carrying 18 baby monkeys, including two which had died, hidden under his clothes, federal police said. "The Titi...
This romance event will 'bowl' you over
Few Jewish holidays combine centuries of Talmudic scholarship with the elegance of Diddy’s White Party.Enter Tu B’ Av, the recently revived Sephardic equivalent of Valentine’s Day, where Jewish men and...
Greenpoint plastics company is a Superfund site
A former plastics factory across the street from a children’s playground in Greenpoint is finally getting cleaned up.The state announced this week that it has declared the former Nuhart and...
Knicks assistant Weber: Amar'e is fine without Nash
Knicks assistant coach Phil Weber is known around the team as the eternal optimist. So it is no surprise that Weber, who was closest to Stoudemire on the old Suns'...
Taiwanese news video pokes fun at iPhone 4 reception flap
Here is a tongue-in-cheek version of the recent iPhone 4 fiasco -- and it features Apple honcho Steve Jobs as you've never seen him before. Taiwan's NMA news agency put...
Heartbroken mother was trying to teach daughter who drowned to swim
The tearful mother of one of two teens who drowned trying to beat the heat in the Bronx River said she had been trying to teach her daughter to swim....
NYer gets 19-to-life in wife’s poisoning
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island man who admitted killing his wife by lacing her coffee with cyanide has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison. David Steeves...
NY mom accused of DWI after crash hurts tot
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island woman has been charged with aggravated DWI and other crimes following a crash that left her 3-year-old daughter a quadriplegic. Samantha Alfaro was held...
The Garden saves the forest
If you care about forests, get on down to the Garden.The New York Botanical Garden is inviting corporate interns and employees, summer camp participants, and all who wish to volunteer...
Castillo, Reyes making second-half debuts for Mets
PHOENIX --- Luis Castillo’s face can be removed from milk cartons across America. The Mets second baseman turned up in the Arizona desert today, alive and well. He had last...
RBNY's Angel added to MLS all-star roster
Red Bull striker Juan Pablo Angel was added to the 23-man MLS All-Star Team today by coach Bruce Arena. It'll be the fourth all-star berth in four seasons in the...
Angling for fun at the Macy's fishing contest
Awesome Clinton Hill angler Athena Murray, 8, fished for fun and found it when she cast her line into Prospect Park Lake for the Macy’s Fishing Contest, and netted herself...
Bridge two far! Manhattan, like Brooklyn, span to undergo long renovation
The Manhattan Bridge is about to undergo a two-year cable reconstruction project — and you’re about to undergo a double-dose of traffic congestion.Department of Transportation officials said that the $834-million...
Banged-up Red Sox expected to get Beckett, Buchholz back for 10-game road trip
BOSTON -- The floor of the Red Sox clubhouse was filled with black equipment bags as players packed for their 10-day West Coast trip. Amid the clutter, the stuff that...
Celtics confirm Nate signing
The Boston Celtics have re-signed guard Nate Robinson. The diminutive backup came to Boston at last year's trading deadline and provided a burst of energy off the bench in the...
Wade apologizes for World Trade Center reference
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade issued an apology Monday to those who may have been offended by his use of the phrase "World Trade" while answering a question about the upcoming...
Atty: DA ’scapegoating’ men in NY toxic tower fire
Defense lawyers say three construction officials are being unfairly blamed for a blaze that killed two New York City firefighters at a condemned ground zero skyscraper. Edward Little told a...
61 people killed as 2 trains crash in east India
SAINTHIA, India -- The 22-year-old was asleep on the overnight train, headed to his distant job at a call center, when an enormous jolt awakened him and his coach flipped....
Kickball 2010: Frontiersmen go where they've never gone before
The New Frontiersmen may have lost MVP-candidate Matt “Marquis de” Sadewitz to a shoulder separation, but the team hasn’t missed a beat so far.Perhaps that’s because rosters have been depleted...
Two dead after skydiving accident in Pa.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A skydiving accident in northeastern Pennsylvania has claimed the life of a second man. The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office says 75-year-old George Flynn, of Colonia, N.J., died...
'Major League' actor James Gammon dies at 70
LOS ANGELES — James Gammon, the gravel-voiced actor who played the manager of the Cleveland Indians in the 1980s comedy "Major League" and had a host of other movie and...
I mustneeds these now.
Summer's here, which means designers are getting all sorts of crazy and creative with fabulous jewels. Case in point: Elizabeth Cole's sparkly parrot earrings - so fun, they'll have girls all over...
Donald Trump pulls Rachel Uchitel's 'Apprentice' invite after she signs up for 'Celebrity Rehab'
Donald Trump is withdrawing the job offer to Tiger Woods’ mistress Rachel Uchitel to be on the next edition of “Celebrity Apprentice.” After reading today in The Post that Uchitel...
DiNapoli: State runs out of cash again
ALBANY – The red ink keeps running.The state's general fund ended a quarter in deficit for only the second time in modern history, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli just announced.The government's...
MAC apologizes over controversial makeup line
MAC Cosmetics and fashion house Rodarte's collaboration, inspired by the colors and culture of Mexico, has not yet launched but is already creating controversy, with one fashion blogger calling the...
Polish Porn Star Calls Mel Gibson 'Abusive'
A Polish porn filmmaker who claimed she had a steamy three-month affair with Hollywood star Mel Gibson said Sunday he was abusive towards her. Violet Kowal told Fox News' "Geraldo...
Nets add Mitchell, Krystkowiak to coaching staff
Former NBA coaches Sam Mitchell and Larry Krystkowiak joined the New Jersey Nets’ coaching staff Monday. New coach Avery Johnson also hired Popeye Jones and retained John Loyer and Tom...
Shakespeare — stripped down!
Summer has always been a ripe time for productions of Shakespeare’s wildly popular “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” often as a light breeze suitable for children.Finally, the bard’s comedic classic is...
National Guard troops to arrive on US-Mexico border Aug. 1
The 1,200 National Guard troops authorized by President Barack Obama to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border will arrive August 1, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday. Six aircraft,...
Silver spokesman bails for lobbying firm
ALBANY – Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's top spokesperson is leaving to join the lobbying firm of… the speaker's former top spokesperson.Patricia Lynch Associates – headed by the longtime Silver advisor...
Brooklyn teen killed by stray bullet
A Brooklyn teen was struck and killed by a stray bullet early today after he was shot in the chest in front of a church, police said. Tyquan Jamison, 15,...
Avenged Sevenfold's six minute 'Nightmare'
Avenged Sevenfold debuted the music video for their latest single, "Nightmare," over the weekend. At five minutes long, you'd think they pretty much covered everything they needed to...but no. There's...
Derek Jeter is MLB's 'most marketable player': survey
Derek Jeter is the most marketable baseball player in the country, according to a new survey released today. The survey of sports business executives and media personalities conducted by SportsBusiness...
NY authorities charge NC youth coach in 2008 rape
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A former North Carolina youth basketball coach faces prosecution in New York on charges he had sex with a 16-year-old autistic girl who played on his team....
NY can pursue civil custody of sex offender Nushawn Williams
BUFFALO, N.Y.— New York state can continue with efforts to keep sex offender Nushawn Williams locked up beyond the 12-year prison sentence he completed in April after infecting at least...
Kovalchuk decides to stay with Devils
The Devils have won the Ilya Kovalchuk Sweepstakes, the team confirmed this morning. Kovalchuk decided today to stick with the Devils instead of trying to lead the Kings to their...
Obama to GOP: Restore jobless benefits
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is calling on Republicans to stop blocking a bill that would extend unemployment benefits to millions of out of work Americans. Obama says Republican leaders...
'Jersey Shore' producers are willing to cut ties with striking cast
Talk about a situation: The producers of “Jersey Shore,” scrambling to deal with a cast strike, say they do not want to cave in to demands for more money and...
Shots fired after 'Heatwave' party!
One man was wounded and hundreds more were terrified when shots were fired into a massive crowd outside Prospect Park on Sunday night after the controversial “Heatwave” gathering ended and...
C.C. Brown: Media controls the Giants
If only it were so.If only the brilliant words of former Giants safety C.C. Brown were true. My media brethren and I would be running the show around the Giants....
UK's Cameron: releasing Lockerbie bomber was wrong
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron says the decision to free Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi from a Scottish jail was wrong. Cameron told BBC television on Monday he...
Turning in rental car customers on the sly: Part II
American Traffic Solutions was decidedly unhappy about this post from last week, which asserted, among other things, that some of the nation’s biggest rental car companies, including Avis, Budget and...
Bill Clinton may not make it down aisle 'in one piece' at daughter's wedding: Hillary
Chelsea Clinton’s hush-hush wedding may as well be classified but one thing is no secret: There will be tears. The only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary...
Terror plot synagogues to get fed funds
A New York congressman says two Bronx synagogues targeted in a terror plot will receive federal funds to help prevent future terrorist attempts. Rep. Anthony Weiner said Sunday that the...
NYC jails doctor abruptly resigns
New York City’s jails doctor has abruptly resigned amid questions about his medical certification. Dr. Trevor Parks oversaw the care of 12,000 inmates at Rikers Island and the Manhattan Detention...
Tiger drops F-bomb on live TV (video)
It wasn't to the level of Mel Gibson, but Tiger Woods had some choice words for himself after blowing a short putt on the 13th hole.He completely lost his cool...
No indication that leak on Gulf well is significant, says White House
WASHINGTON — Oil and gas are leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well but the cork will stay in place for now, the federal government's point man on...
Lohan in denial about jail stint; must surrender tomorrow
Lindsay Lohan is in denial about going to jail and is hoping for a last minute reprieve to avoid a 90-day sentence for violating the probation terms of her 2007...
Lockerbie bomber release was 'utterly wrong', says British PM
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday the decision to release the Lockerbie bomber was "utterly wrong". Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released by the Scottish government on compassionate grounds 11...
FIFA backtracks on vow to discuss goal-line technology
Soccer governing body FIFA will not be discussing goal-line technology when its rulers meet in Wales, it was announced Monday -- contrary to previous indications by FIFA president Sepp Blatter....
Updates on rationing, taxing and Obamacare
The Economist wants to ease Americans’ concerns about Donald Berwick’s recess appointment: “Every health system rations in some way or other; the demand for health care is always greater than...
Busy weekend for veep Biden
The vice president had a busy, busy weekend. Joe Biden’s 2008 campaign for president was fined $219,000 for various irregularities and accepting contributions above what is allowed by law. A...
61 people killed as trains collide in eastern India
A speeding express train rammed into the back of a stationary passenger train in eastern India Monday, killing more than 60 people and leaving 165 injured, many of them in...
Yogi home after hospital
Yogi Berra was released from the hospital last night following an overnight stay and is resting at his home. Berra, 85, had to go back to the hospital Saturday night,...
This was Jeter’s week for taking hits
This was a week during which Derek Jeter took more hits than he got, given the criticism directed at him for his failure to attend Bob Sheppard’s funeral combined with...
Yankees rotation now a question mark
Bygones, the Yankees insisted yesterday, are bygones. Perhaps not as long gone as the ball Reid Brignac hit off A.J. Burnett Saturday that caused him to high-five a clubhouse door,...
Burnett buries hatches with Yankees teammates
The message in the Yankees clubhouse yesterday regarding A.J. Burnett’s temper tantrum was clear — move along, nothing to see here. From manager Joe Girardi to Derek Jeter, everyone clearly...
Yankees top Rays; Pettitte to DL with strained left groin
Andy Pettitte walked off the Yankee Stadium mound in the third inning of yesterday’s game, and it will be a long time before you see him there again. Pettitte suffered...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Over, Drake 2. Airplanes, B.O.B. 3. Not Afraid, Eminem 4. My Chick Bad, Ludacris 5. California Gurls, Katy Perry 6. Young Forever, Jay-Z 7. All I...
Go to Greg
Q It’s performance review time, which fills me with dread. I usually just sit there awkwardly, listening to whatever my boss has to say, nodding politely in agreement about my...
Hoops in the Sun notebook: HITS All-Stars hold off ESBL
The Hoops in the Sun All-Stars had dominated their opponents from Maryland for nearly the entire game. Each time the Eastern Shore Basketball League stars tried to inch closer, HITS...
File under 'forget it'
How many ways are there to turn down a prospective employee? Hundreds, says Bill Shapiro, who collected over 700 thanks-but-no-thanks missives for his new book, “Other People's Rejection Letters: Relationship...
What's up with that job?
What does a bicycle mechanic do all day? Bicycle mechanics commonly work in a retail shop, assembling bicycles, performing tune-ups and making repairs. Experienced mechanics may work for a bicycle...
Strange brew
Lean and pale, with his reddish blond hair tied back in a ponytail, Eric Childs looks less like a driven business owner than an extra in a touring production of...
60 seconds with Christopher Chabris
You’re not big on intuition. How can it steer people wrong at work? Intuition is good for solving some problems and really bad for others. It’s good for figuring out...
Success the Steinbrenner way
Say what you will about George Steinbrenner — and over the years people have said plenty —but don’t say he didn’t get results. During his 37-year tenure, Steinbrenner knew what...
Pulse sales
ALOHA RAG 505 Greenwich St. at Spring Street; 212-925-0882Sale: ongoing. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m./Sun., noon-6:30 p.m.Fifty percent off Balmain, Alexander Wang, and more. THEORY/HELMUT LANG 261 W. 36th St., between...
NBA luminary Dawkins teaches skills for life at HITS
Darryl Dawkins was in his element. The former NBA star was standing under the basket at Hoops in the Sun at Orchard Beach in The Bronx wearing a New Jersey...
Not just Precious' mom now
'America's Got Talent's" subway-singing sensation Alice Tan Ridley wants to get out from under the shadow of her daughter, Gabourey Sidibe. "I am down there singing and all I would...
Carly's iPad
After three years and 70 episodes, the hit tween series "iCarly" has carefully kept one big mystery going in the story of the high-school-girl-turned-Web-star. No, not where the heck are...
A tale of two Harrys
It was like watching Clark Kent turn into Superman. For the first half of his Broadway concert, Harry Connick Jr., wearing a dark suit and tie, dutifully performed the standards...
History smells like Teen Spirit of '76
Civics lessons are rarely as much fun as the one offered in "We the People: America Rocks!" This summer's free musical for kids, courtesy of Theaterworks USA, features the Founding...
Crashing into morality
While most summer festivals tend to focus on one genre, the offerings of Bard College's SummerScape cover theater and dance, music and film. It's hard not to find something to...
Price of Love
Jennifer Love Hewitt lives up to her middle name in tonight's Lifetime movie "The Client List," playing a woman with love for sale. Well, the kind of love one can...
'Jersey Shore' cast goes on strike
The kids of "Jersey Shore" have gone on a mini-strike -- refusing to shoot scenes for a third season of their pistol-hot MTV series until they get more money, according...
New anti-Dem group would mean business
Some top New York City business lead ers, fearful that the leftist Working Families Party has brought the state the most anti-business government ever, are considering the formation of a...
Zsa Zsa Gabor recovering after successful hip replacement surgery
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is recovering Monday after undergoing hip replacement surgery, Gabor's ninth husband Frederic Prinz von Anhalt told The Los Angeles Times. Gabor, 93, broke her right hip...
Mideast talk back
CAIRO -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Palestinian and Israeli leaders and the US peace envoy yesterday with a return to direct talks on the agenda, but a breakthrough still...
Pakistan mosque bomb wounds 15
SARGODHA, Pakistan -- A suicide bomb exploded at a Shiite mosque in central Pakistan yesterday, killing the bomber and wounding at least 15 people, police said. The attack took place...
AG wannabes are 'hooky' monsters
ALBANY -- Attorney-general hopefuls Richard Brodsky and Eric Schneiderman are among the Legislature's biggest truants this year, often skipping out on their current jobs as they seek higher office, a...
Battle-tested Biden brushes off McChrystal's swipes
WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden yesterday said he "didn't take it personally at all" when he was mocked by deposed Gen. Stanley McChrystal. "Compared to what happens in politics,...
'Blinded' by roommate
A Queens man being treated for depression at a group residence was blinded by a racist behemoth who gouged out his eyes, a lawsuit alleges. Jason Wallace used his bare...
For sale: big-light specials
That's some front porch light. The bidding has opened on a historic Long Island lighthouse being sold as part of the federal government's push to reduce maintenance costs. The Latimer...
Dems' dovishness bedeviling Bam
Over the last eight years, most Democratic politicians have made a distinction between The Good War (Afghanistan) and The Bad War (Iraq). That very much includes President Obama. As an...
In-vitro cancer scare
CHICAGO -- For the first time, a large study suggests a higher rate of childhood cancer among test-tube babies -- but researchers say the reason probably has nothing to do...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A vagrant was arrested for viciously assaulting a man on the Lower East Side -- with the victim's own crutches, cops and witnesses said yesterday. David Larose, 39, said...
The Gulf crisis isn't over
Oil's well that ends well -- or so the White House hopes. Almost as soon as BP announced it had succeeded (at least for now) in plugging the Deepwater Horizon...
Benihana's future looks choppy as family fights
Like one of the knives tossed by Benihana's theatrical chefs, the Japanese steakhouse's future is very much up in the air. The children of the 45-year-old restaurant chain's late founder,...
'Spring'time for fiends
This is how a great city is destroyed -- one degen erate criminal at a time. Those of us who wit nessed New York's de- cline in the '80s and...
'Inception' has dream weekend
Christopher Nolan's dream thriller, "Inception," is anything but a sleeper, finishing the weekend No. 1 at the box office with $60.4 million in sales, according to studio estimates. The Warner...
Dem has an Indie pay pal
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer paid out more than $40,000 in taxpayer funds to hire a small computer firm run by the wife of influential state Independence Party Chairman Frank...
How Albany kills job creation
The only good way to end New York state's fiscal crisis is job creation and economic growth -- but much of state government doesn't seem to have gotten the message....
Big Brother NYPD takes license with car thieves
Car thieves, beware: Big Brother is watching you with a vengeance. Those high-tech license-plate readers mounted on NYPD patrol cars are helping cops recover hundreds more stolen vehicles and put...
Business briefs
Motorola sale Motorola Inc. is near a deal to sell its wire less-network equip ment business to Nokia Siemens Networks for more than $1.3 billion, in deal that may be...
Wrong fiscal engine
The Obama administration didn't consider the consequences when it pushed General Motors and Chrysler to accelerate the closings of thousands of car dealerships last year, according to a government watchdog....
'Sex-harass' super sued
Five women who claim to have been sexually harassed by their Upper West Side building super -- who is a convicted child rapist -- are suing the fiend and their...
Palin opposes WTC mosque
Sarah Palin came out against the controversial proposed mosque near Ground Zero yesterday, tweeting that the "Twin Towers site is too raw." "Peace-seeking Muslim, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is...
Vet's best friend
It's been almost two years since a Brooklyn cop took an elderly former Marine under her wing months before he died -- and admirers are still reaching out to her....
Drowning horror in Bronx River
A 17-year-old teen who heroically jumped into the Bronx River in a futile attempt to save a drowning girl died after he slipped from the hands of his twin brother,...
Gibbs' 'inept' gaffe: the truth about Pelosi
*** Just when I thought I had heard everything, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls someone inept ("Dems in Denial," Rich Lowry, PostOpinion, July 16). Pelosi tells us that she'll let...
BP eyes dump of pumps
Say bye-bye, BP. Facing unprecedented consumer backlash and billions of dollars in liability, the embattled British conglomerate could pull its gas stations out of the United States in the wake...
Williamsburg scam turns loft-y dream to nightmare
What seemed like a dream deal of spending the summer living in one of New York's hottest neighborhoods has become a nightmare for more than a dozen out-of-towners. Many of...
Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel joins cast of 'Celebrity Rehab'
Tiger Woods' favorite mistress is set to follow the golfing star into rehab -- but not for sex addiction. Rachel Uchitel, whose affair with the married father of two began...
Donors bid to aid 'Lion King' kid
A bone-marrow drive for an 11-year-old "Lion King" star with leukemia was one of the hottest matinees on Broadway yesterday, with 385 people registering as donors. Shannon Tavarez played the...
'Aussie Mel' story denied
Mel Gibson is not fleeing the United States, after all, to escape the fallout from his raging and racist rants at his baby mama, his publicist said yesterday. The London...
EMT who 'ignored' dying gal shot dead outside club
An EMT who was accused of ignoring a dying, pregnant woman during his coffee break last year was shot and killed yesterday in a dispute near a SoHo nightclub, police...
Avoiding 'C' food
Some of the city's best-known eateries are lucky that the Health Department is starting to hand out letter grades next week -- instead of last month -- because thousands would...
SpongeTech loses in court
Alleged pump-and-dump scheme SpongeTech Delivery Systems got squeezed last week when a New York judge dismissed their soapy sob story and ruled that they owe former advertising partner Madison Square...
City ed. big OK'd for schools role
The city's Conflicts of Interest Board is letting a district superintendent play a pivotal role in opening three charter schools that would serve the same group of students she oversees....
The cycle of justice
The car-hating anarchists responsible for those anti-social Critical Mass bicycle swarms got a useful lesson last week -- courtesy of a refreshingly no-nonsense federal jurist. Judge Lewis Kaplan slapped the...
Crying time for Lynne Stewart
Don't shed a tear for Lynne Stewart -- the radical lawyer who saw her 28-month sentence for aiding terrorists turned into a far more fitting 10 years last week. At...
Wronging Westchester
Nearly a year after Westchester reluctantly agreed to build "affordable" housing in affluent towns and to market it "aggressively" to non-whites, the county nonetheless faces the prospect of a court-appointed...
Summer escape
When you get bored kicking back on the beach, you can turn to a gossip mag to see where the celebrities are kicking back. The only difference is that the...
The coming crusade
The Islamists have it wrong: Islam isn't the world's fastest-growing religion. By birth numbers and convert tallies, it's Christianity. And Africa's at the forefront -- a fact that's going to...
Inventor peddles no-theft bike
Here's one way to stop a bike thief: Turn the bike itself into a giant lock. That's the idea behind British university student Kevin Scott's design for a bike with...
'Johnny Lungs': Cough up more
"Johnny Lungs" is running after more taxpayer dough. Retired FDNY Lt. John McLaughlin -- a triathlete and long-distance runner who competed in marathons after getting a tax-exempt $86,000 disability pension...
'Aye' take it back, says charter foe
Manhattan Assemblyman Richard Gottfried has flunked a basic civics lesson on what it means to vote "aye." Gottfried backed the new law that dramatically boosts the number of charter schools...
Tea Party boots big
WASHINGTON -- The Tea Party's over for a leader of the organization after he made a racially inflammatory blog post, a party spokesman said yesterday. "We, in the last 24...
Schumer rips BP's Libya tie
British energy giant BP's alleged role in winning the release of the convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber must be investigated in light of its lucrative contract to explore Libyan...
Greenspan's tax call slammed
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell spoke out against former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's call to let tax cuts that were passed during the administration of President George W....
90º+ NYC Triathlon fells 12 athletes
The unrelenting heat wave crushed a dozen super-athletes in the New York City Triathlon yesterday -- including a 31-year-old London man who collapsed about a quarter-mile shy of the finish...
Hack to the future
Ford, Nissan and GM are all vying to be hailed as the builder of the "Taxi of Tomorrow." The auto giants were among the companies that submitted proposals to the...
Reopening for real-life 'Soup Nazi'
Here comes the Soup Neo-Nazi. The famously cranky cook portrayed in the 1995 "Soup Nazi" episode of "Seinfeld" is reopening his original store tomorrow. But don't expect the Soup Nazi...
Mayweather not 'rushing' to fight Pacquiao
MIAMI -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. allowed a deadline for striking a deal on a superfight with Manny Pacquiao to pass without saying anything. A day later, Mayweather indicated that his...
Reeling Red Sox toss one away
Texas starter C.J. Wilson threw the ball a lot better than Boston's fielders. The left-hander struck out a career-high 10 and the Rangers capitalized on the Red Sox's throwing problems...
Oosthuizen is no-name no more after running away with British Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- All week, Louis Oosthuizen appeared to be so unaffected by the magnitude of the life-changing moments he was living it left you wondering if he even...
No way we'll forget British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- You might not be able to pronounce his last name, and you night not believe his given first and middle names are Lodewicus Theodorus, but don't...
Westwood tired of seconds
ST. ANDREWS -- Lee Westwood is getting used to coming close in major championships, and it's a habit he would like to break. Though he wasn't a threat to win...
What you heard was NOT what you saw
This was one of those Say vs. See television weekends. That's not good. Say shouldn't even be in the same ring as See. Friday on Channel 9's Yankee telecast, Rays'...
1st-time champ in Reno
RENO, Nev. -- Matt Bettencourt chipped in for an eagle on the 11th hole, then held off Bob Heintz by a stroke to win the Reno-Tahoe Open, his first victory...
Mickelson leaves St. Andrews feeling unful-Philed
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- The best news to come out of this week's British Open for Phil Mickelson was that he somehow didn't lose his No. 2 world ranking. Mickelson,...
Hondo swept!!!
Joe Torre's Burn-Out-Broxton campaign proved costly to Hondo yesterday when the Dodger closer wilted from overuse in St. Louis. That, along with Mr. Aitch's setbacks with the Rays and Tiger...
Robertson picks up Pettitte, Yanks
A day after manager Joe Girardi spoke about David Robertson possibly being an eighth-inning guy for the Yankees, he had to call on him in the third. When Andy Pettitte...
Heat's Wade makes offhand 9/11 remark
Miami's Dream Team keeps getting harder to like. Dwyane Wade made a stupid reference to the World Trade Center yesterday when he compared the tragedy to the intense pressure on...
Sports shorts
NHL: Kovalchuk making Devils sweat It's now Day 3 of Kovy's Contemplation, Part II, though there are indications that this time a signing might come soon. A source close to...
Dodgers royally flush 4-run lead against Cards
Matt Holliday drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Cardinals rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Dodgers 5-4 yesterday and finish...
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Baseball11 a.m.Cyclones at Tri-CityWKRB (90.3 FM)7 p.m.Phillies at CardinalsMLBN9:40 p.m.Mets at DiamondbacksSNY, WFAN (660 AM)Cycling7:30 a.m.Tour de France, Stage 15VS..C. UnitedFSCHorse Racing12:25 p.m.Philadelphia ParkCh. 717:10 p.m.YonkersCh. 71
Jordan not a fan of LeBron's NBA Dream Team
Michael Jordan’s legacy is more than just a number. Jordan was known for his intense competitive streak even on the practice court. Which is one of the reasons why he...
Pondexter's 40 not enough for Liberty in OT loss
Can Cappie Pondexter carry the Liberty back to the playoffs all by herself? That question was asked when the club parted with 2009 All-Star Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld in...
Tiger finishes far from contention at British Open
ST. ANDREWS -- It's official: Tiger Woods is mired in the worst slump of his career and not even he, in his best effort at denial, can prove anything different....
Mets want home-plate umpire punished
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Mets have a suggestion for Phil Cuzzi: Take a few etiquette classes. The veteran umpire came under fire from the Mets yesterday after an altercation with...
Ump's blunder, Ike's bat rescue K-Rod and Mets
SAN FRANCISCO -- Francisco Rodriguez put the Mets through a body-cavity search yesterday and then let them escape from Alcatraz without getting swept. The erratic Mets closer owes a debt...
Blown call gives Mets much-needed win
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Mets got the lucky call, the call that kept them from losing another game and staying winless in the second half. And they finally will have...
Philadelphia Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7 fur; $20,000; clm($7,500); 3upSEATTLE JULIETTE drops in class for local return after tiring in recent starts. YUSSELLA drops in class after tiring in first start since breaking maiden....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 19TUEJuly 20WEDJuly 21THUJuly 22FRIJuly 23SATJuly 24SUNJuly 25YankeesNOGAMEL.A.A.7:05WWORWCBSL.A.A.1:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.1:05YESWCBSK.C.1:05YESWCBSMetsArizona9:40TV -- Sportsnet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMAri.9:40SNYWFANAri.9:40SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANL.A.D.4:10FOXWFANL.A.D.4:10WPIXWFANLibertyNOGAMEConn.8:00ESPN2NOGAMENOGAMEChi.8:30No TVNOGAMEAtl.3:00No TVRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAME#Tott.8:00FSCNOGAMENOGAME$Man.3:30FSCStaten Island YankeesVermont7:05No TVH.V.7:00No TV*H.V.6:00No TVH.V.7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.5:00No TVCyclonesTri-City11:00No TVRadio--WKRB 90.3 FMLow.7:00No TVWKRBLow.7:00No TVWKRBLow.NoonNo...
Weird but true
As a World War II combat pilot, former South Dakota senator and presidential candidate George McGovern never had to jump out of a plane. He's planning to make up for...
'Moviehouse' at Sternberg Park focuses on the neighborhood
This month, Moviehouse brings gentrification horrors, schizophrenia, and teen violence to Sternberg Park — in film!The four-year-old film and video collective is once again screening short films from the neighborhood...
Here's the beef!
For 40 years the beef at Roll-n-Roaster has been tender, juicy and delicious. But it’s rarely been free.That’s part of the reason crowds flocked to the legendary fast food joint...
A win with a 'Cherry' on top
Cyclones 8Valley Cats 7 (10 inns.)Sunday, July 18 at Tri-CityThe Cyclones stayed ahead of the scrappy Valley Cats all night, blew the game in the bottom of the ninth, but...
Another dead cyclist — and cops hunt hit-and-run truck driver
A truck driver for a New Jersey-based waste collector who recklessly killed a 24-year-old cyclist in a hit-and-run accident last week remains on the loose.Timothy “TJ” Campbell was riding his...
Artest returns to streetball roots, wants second ring
Ron Artest is always looking for places to play in the summer. It’s what he's used to. When the Los Angeles Lakers forward was a star at LaSalle HS he...
Report: Mexican captain Rafa Marquez 75% likely to join Red Bulls
Mexican National Team captain Rafa Marquez will be in New York to hammer out a deal with the Red Bulls, according to multiple reports. And ESPN Deportes claims the odds...
Get saved by the 'Bell' on July 24
Break out the leg warmers, Spandex and white-washed denim — school’s back in session. Bayside High School, that is.On July 24, revisit the awesomely bad kids’ show, “Saved by the...
Coney Island sand-sculpting contest this weekend
A good ol’ fashioned sand-sculpting contest can really make it feel like summer, so head out to Coney Island on July 24 for Astella Development Corporation’s annual event.Last year’s winning...
Cops on hunt for brazen gunman
Cops say this fleeing thug, firing his weapon on a crowded Brooklyn street, shot an innocent 9-year-old boy in the leg. This chilling surveillance video, released today, shows the suspect...