August 25, 2010
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light: hell yes
Let's be honest: Lara Croft has not had the best track record as of late. In fact, her best days seemed behind her.But what's this! The former champ is climbing...
Goodell's campaign for 18-game regular season picks up momentum
The NFL’s push for an 18-game regular season moved a giant step closer to reality today. League owners meeting in Atlanta did not hold a formal vote on the so-called...
Former Giants punter says Plaxico owes him a kitchen for number: report
Plaxico Burress is already in prison, but not for stealing Jeff Feagles' uniform number.Feagles tells SI.com he agreed to let Burress have his jersey No. 17 when the wide receiver...
On Fernando Martinez bobblehead night, F-Mart hits DL
The first 4,000 fans who enter through the Swan Street Gate at Buffalo's Coca-Cola Field on Wednesday received a Fernando Martinez bobble head doll. But that bobblehead was as close...
Russian league hears from Kovalchuk's agent; Bettman comments: reports
After The Post reported the NHL did not approve of the Devils' latest contract proposal for Ilya Kovalchuk, the president of the top Russian professional league said he heard from...
UPDATE: US Open pkgs
As dopey as you might think the sport is, rethink becoming a tennis fan – it's pretty much the only socially sanctioned way that you can perv out on sweaty...
Swisher scratched from Yankees lineup
TORONTO -- When Joe Girardi put Nick Swisher’s name in the Yankees lineup Wednesday, the manager reserved the right to change his mind if Swisher’s left leg wasn’t up to...
Eli back at Giants practice -- wearing new helmet!
Giants quarterback Eli Manning has a new helmet and is ready to play. Manning practiced with a helmet on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a 3-inch cut on...
Manny on waivers, likely headed to White Sox
The Dodgers on Wednesday placed Manny Ramirez on waivers and he reportedly will be claimed by the White Sox.FOX Sports cites a "major-league source" which says the White Sox will...
Castillo out of Mets lineup
Luis Castillo is back on the Mets bench after last night’s ninth-inning game-winner, with Ruben Tejada in the lineup again at second base. Josh Thole continues in his new role...
'The American' a failure of marketing?
We've been talking a lot on these pages about next week's hitman thriller "The American." And rightfully so. It's dumbfounding how a new George Clooney movie could have such a...
4-Down Territory: Jets deals, Ahmad Bradshaw, NMS 'effect,' Kroenke
After a one-day unscheduled absence due to Jets coverage duty in Florham Park yesterday, 4-Down Territory is back:1. I could only shake my head yesterday while some of my peers...
Trouble in Yemen is trouble for the US
This is scary. The Washington Post reports the CIA is really concerned about al Qaeda in Yemen, more so than they are about the main ranch of al Qaeda in...
Wallach, Godard snag honorary Oscars
Nonagenarian acting legend Eli Wallach and overrated octogenerian director Jean Luc-Godard will receive honorary Oscars at an awards dinner on Nov. 13, along with film historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow....
Buffalo man, Lamont Cooper, to face criminal charges for running debt business from prison cell
ALBANY – An upstate man faces criminal charges after authorities caught him running a shady debt-collection business from his federal prison cell, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced this morning.Lamont...
Sapp: Beware of Gilbert’s influence on Revis
Rumors are swirling that a Darrelle Revis deal is near, but you can thank Sean Gilbert if one does not get done, says Warren Sapp. At CBS’ NFL luncheon on...
Furyk booted from Barclays after oversleeping Pro-Am
Jim Furyk, the No.3 ranked player in the FedEx Cup points standings, was disqualified from The Barclays on Wednesday when he missed his 7:30 tee-time for the pro-am at Ridgewood...
Damon now just an idiot to Red Sox fans
Maybe Johnny Damon really love does Detroit, but that doesn’t mean the people of Boston have to forgive him. Damon passed on a return to the Red Sox on Tuesday...
Pleading with Iran to release a human rights advocate
Freedom House is very worried about Iranian Shiva Nazar Ahari: Nazar Ahari, spokesperson for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR), has been charged with mohareb, or rebellion against God,...
Peace talks will work better if timetable reflects reality
David Makovsky is somewhat optimistic about the latest round of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. He offers various examples of how relations between the PA and the...
Pull off the Band-aid of government “help” and the housing market will be better off
“Government interference in housing markets, which helped produce the disorder known as the financial crisis, is still producing disorder. When houses are ‘owned’ only because the government is supplying lenient,...
3UP: Francoeur, Vazquez and Wood
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column suggesting the Mets need to turn fully toward 2011, which means a prospect in an outfield corner (Fernando Martinez, Lucas Duda, Kirk...
Mets' Mejia has second straight dominant start for Binghamton
Jenrry Mejia spent much of the early part of the season sitting in idle in the Mets' bullpen. Now that he's pitching as a starter again for Double-A Binghamton, the...
Red Bulls trialing young Wuilito "Totti" Fernandes
Just because the summer transfer window closed doesn’t mean the Red Bulls have stopped scouring for talent. First they brought in fullback Sheanon Williams for a trial last week _...
Iranian brass can't handle Asian Maradona
The Iranian regime may have crushed million-strong street protests after the disputed presidential election last year but it is having a much harder time suppressing the most popular football player...
Manchester City's wallet is 'dominant,' says Mourinho
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho described Manchester City’s buying power as “dominant in the market” after watching Serbian fullback Aleksandar Kolarov slip away to the soccer team for $25 million...