August 24, 2010
NBC says to go 'FCU' yourself
If you haven't checked out NBC's new Web series, "FCU: Fact Checkers Unit," you're missing out on a true slice of wacky Web hilarity. The series - think of it...
Brooklyn’s organic ice-cream king shutting flagship store over rent dispute
A popular Brooklyn-based organic ice cream chain is planning to soon dish out the final scoops at its flagship store in Boerum Hill.Alexis Miesen and Jennie Dundas, co-founders of Blue...
New Danny Boyle trailer!
Oh yeah, and James Franco is involved too. (This is the extent of my love of director Danny Boyle's work: the adorable, weird and overly ambitious Franco gets second billing.)...
It's Nova, not Vazquez, on Sunday for Yankees
TORONTO -- Into the flames of the hottest pennant race in baseball the Yankees have inserted neophyte right-hander Ivan Nova.After Nova pitched very well in his initial major league start...
Jets make Mangold richest center ever: 7 years, $55 million
One day ago, Jets center Nick Mangold declined to talk about the contract extension he was about to sign. Tuesday, minutes after he signed his new deal, which makes him...
This week's calendar: Aug. 26 to Sept. 1
Sunday, August 29 Fish Form: Lamps by Frank Gehry As part of a design competition sponsored by the Formica Company, internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry created a series of lamps...
Jeter back in Yankees lineup
TORONTO -- Derek Jeter returns to the Yankees lineup tonight after not starting Monday's series opener against the Blue Jays to get some rest.Jeter pinch hit and made the final...
Angry Lee says he hasn't already decided on Yankees
If you think Cliff Lee has made up his mind to pitch for the Yankees next season, the Rangers left-hander has something to tell you."It's a lie," Lee told the...
Giants' Bulluck now outside linebacker
Keith Bulluck is not the answer for the Giants at middle linebacker.It's not what you think.Bulluck, signed in the offseason supposedly to move in as the starting middle linebacker, was...
From Giants camp: Pierre-Paul, Canty have groin injuries
Two Giants defensive lineman might not be ready to play in Saturday night's preseason game in Baltimore. Rookie defensive Jason Pierre-Paul aggravated a groin injury against the Steelers, could not...
Marino backs Brady ripping Jets
I hate the Jets, too. Dan Marino said he has no problem with Tom Brady throwing some trash talk the Jets way. “If you asked me when I was playing,...
Mets lineup vs. Marlins
The Mets return to Citi Field tonight, with new regular catcher Josh Thole in the lineup with R.A. Dickey against the Marlins’ Josh Johnson. Here’s the rest of the lineup:Reyes...
CBS loving Jets' preseason hype
CBS is breaking out the green-and-white pompoms for HBO. The hype surrounding the Jets has heightened with the “Hard Knocks” show featuring Rex Ryan’s team going through training camp. CBS...
Yankees prospect Mitchell makes Triple-A debut tonight
D.J. Mitchell will be making his Triple-A debut tonight for the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees at home against the Rochester Red Wings. The right-hander went 11-7 with a 4.01 ERA in...
Devils didn't submit new Kovalchuk contract to NHL: reports
The Devils met with the NHL on Monday but did not give the league a new contract for Ilya Kovalchuk to examine, according to reports.“There was no new contract submitted,”...
NCAA report says 14 of 120 FBS athletic departments are profitable
So much for the theory that high-level college football leads to dollars in the university's pockets.According to a NCAA report, only 14 of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision athletic departments...
DEALS: Aug. 24
ARIZONA $185 and up for a Lodge room at L’Auberge de Sedona, including continental breakfast, a half-hour spa treatment and access to a wine reception. Valid through 9/9 (lauberge.com). —TUSCANY...
Yankees prospect Banuelos struggles in Double-A debut
Manny Banuelos struggled in his Double-A debut at a wet Waterfront Park in Trenton last night, allowing six runs in 5.2 innings in the Thunder’s 6-0 loss to New Hampshire....
Yankees prospect Noesi impressing on his way up the ladder
The Yankees would have been thrilled if Hector Noesi had pitched well enough with High-A Tampa to merit a promotion to Double-A before the end of the season. But not...
Clarett attempting to make Omaha UFL team
Four years after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon, Maurice Clarett is hoping to return to the gridiron. Clarett, who rushed for 1,237 yards as driving...
Knicks pick Jordan will play in Serbia
The Knicks, who obtained the draft rights to 7-foot center Jerome Jordan on Draft Night, will allow the Jamaican pivot to play in Serbia this season for Hemofarm. Jordan, out...
Steinbrenner to be honored in Monument Park
George Steinbrenner will be honored in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium next month."We know we will always share George's memory with Yankees fans everywhere, and a monument in his honor...
Carmelo prefers Rockets to Knicks: report
Carmelo Anthony's desire to play for the Knicks has been overstated and he prefers the Rockets over them if he were to leave the Nuggets, Yahoo! Sports reports."Privately, Anthony has...
Mint condition
The Mint Theatre’s mission is to present obscure plays. The productions are on the conservative side — no fancy experiments there — and put the accent on the text and...
Ugly 'American'? Director's blog hints at woes
We really try to keep an open mind about these things, but as Kyle Smith noted here last week, it's not a great sign that Focus isn't letting us see "The...
Oscar Watch: 'The Social Network' draws parodies
I'm not sure whether it's good or bad for Sony and David Fincher's "The Social Network'' that its trailers have inspired a number of parodies a month before the opening....
Joe Biden's sentimentality and silliness
As Peter Suderman notes, Vice President Joe Biden is so sentimental that he wants to keep part of GM in government hands as a keepsake. Not only did Biden say...
More good news for Republicans
"Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters now believe the Democratic congressional agenda is extreme. A plurality (45%) view the GOP agenda as mainstream," so says a new Rasmussen poll. The same...
How about exchanging Jimmy Carter?
President Jimmy Carter is off to North Korea to do what President Bill Clinton did just a few months ago, namely get the rotten North Koreans to release a U.S....
DVD Extra: Silent Von Sternberg
"In the four years preceding Paramount's gift of about 90 feature films to [the American Film Institute], they had scrapped about 70 silent pictures,'' the AFI's associate archvist David Shepard...
There's a simple solution to the border dilemma and California knows what it is
The Los Angeles Times wonders why it is that deaths of undocumented migrants on the border between Mexico and Arizona may hit record numbers this year. It seems that more...
3UP: Mets manager, Nova, Bautista
1. In today’s Post I wrote about the Mets’ imminent managerial search. In the piece I noted that managers are generally over-valued. As I said in the column, a team’s...
Judge stops Obama’s stem cell expansion
A federal judge has ruled that the Obama administration policy expanding embryonic stem cell research violates the law. The plaintiffs in the suit are pleased because they want more federal...
Streetball summer was one to remember
So it was Freeze City after all. Heading into August Antawn (Anti-Freeze) Dobie pledged to freeze New York City during the hot summer month in his quest for streetball hardware....
One of the worst games of the season
Cyclones 2Renegades 8Monday, Aug. 23 at Hudson ValleyThis was just a disaster from the get-go, with the Renegades putting up a six-spot in the first inning and coasting to an...
Retrial for Blagojevich could be held early next year
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's retrial may not go ahead until early next year, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday, but he may have to rely on fewer lawyers this time...
"Neighborhood inspiration" killed
Cops, politicians and Jewish leaders in Midwood are offering nearly $20,000 to help find the masked gunman who murdered “neighborhood inspiration” Yosef Robinson — a Jamaican gangster-rapper who stripped away...
Bernie Catcher, Dem power broker, 70
Bernard Catcher, a democratic district leader and power broker who helped launch the legislative careers of Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Sheepshead Bay), Councilman Lew Fidler (D-Mill Basin), Assemblyman Alan Maisel (D-Mill...