October 7, 2010

Coney Island development chief taking new post in Staten Island

Coney Island is losing a top city official who helped pave the way for the amusement district this summer experiencing its best season in 46 years -- but at least...

Post writers from ALDS Game 2: Yankees at Twins

Our Post baseball writers have you covered from the first pitch until the final out at Game 2 of the ALDS between the Yankees and Twins from Target Field.Andy Pettitte...

GTL: Game, Tan, Laundry

For all of you closet nerds and wanna-be guidos (myself included) this spoof will have you fist-pumping with laughter.The geniuses over at Collegehumor.com have brought us the first-ever “Jersey Shore”...

Giants' Bulluck ruled out for Sunday

Usually Tom Coughlin is fairly circumspect when it comes to discussing who is in and who is out for the Giants' next game but he didn’t leave much wiggle room...

Mets hope to interview Alderson, Hahn next week

The Mets' search for a new general manager is heating up, with the team receiving permission to set up interviews with White Sox assistant GM Rick Hahn and Red Sox...

The length of 'Gatz'

The reviews of "Gatz" are out (my ambivalent one is here) today. A surprising thing to me is that several critics say that the show is six and a half hours,...

Shaq wants Nets to stay in Newark; and to be team's GM: report

Who needs Brooklyn when you have Shaq?Shaquille O’Neal wants the Nets to stay in Newark and is willing to be the team’s general manager if they do. “I would have...

DEALS: Jamaica

Going solely by its sexy time brochures, the all-inclusive, all-adult Hedonism resorts are raging, swinging orgies in the middle of paradise where everyone's hot, everyone's bothered, and at the end of the...

Bullying 'Shore' was a problem: Angelina

It looks like being called a “dirty little hamster” was the last straw for Angelina.“Jersey Shore” guidette Angelina Pivarnick told Us Magazine that she was the victim of relentless bullying...

Phillips, Umenyiora, Koets return to Giants practice; Bradshaw doesn't

As expected, several players who did not practice on Wednesday made it back to the field today. Safety Kenny Phillips (knee) was out there, as was defensive end Osi Umenyiora...

Nets' Harris will return from foot injury tonight vs. Celtics

After hurting his right foot Sunday, then missing Tuesday's preseason win in Virginia and yesterday's practice, Nets point guard Devin Harris is back, pronouncing himself fit to play tonight vs....

This week's calendar, Oct. 7 to 13

Thursday, October 7 Understanding Today's Housing Market Jonathan Miller will present the state of the market in the first part of the seminar followed by an extensive Q&A period. The...

Tiki: Giants needed me to retire to win Super Bowl

Tiki Barber said what a lot of Giants have been thinking for a few years. Barber, the Giants’ all-time leading rusher, said the team needed him to retire in order...

MoMa and 'Jackass' together at last

I suppose "Jackass 3-D" won't be the most embarrassing piece ever to be showcased at New York's Museum of Modern Art when it premieres there next Monday, but I'm surprised...

Former Yankees ace Wang finally gets back on mound

Remember him?Chien-Ming Wang pitched for the first time since injuring his shoulder last July 4, while still pitching with the Yankees. Wang signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the...

3UP: Granderson, Hart, Umpires

1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about Curtis Granderson’s ability to get off of the canvas. In the offseason, the Yankees two major moves to spruce up a...

Stern: Knicks' Isiah blunder was my fault

PARIS – Commissioner David Stern finally took blame for the Isiah Thomas fiasco, confessing he gave James Dolan the OK to hire the reviled former Knicks president as a part-time...

England star Wayne Rooney branded ‘vulgar’ by Man United teammate

England soccer star Wayne Rooney has been labeled a coatto _ "vulgar" and "working class" _ by teammate Federico Macheda, Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport reported Thursday. Macheda, Rooney's Italian...

Liverpool manager delighted at club's $476M sale to Red Sox owner

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson said Thursday he was "delighted" that the soccer club's board had agreed to the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV). A $476...

Vac's Thursday Whacks on Doc's imperfect perfection, Twins' perfect imperfection, and Mets fans ... well, you know

The most remarkable thing about what Roy Halladay did yesterday wasn't that he threw a no-hitter; if you've ever seen Halladay work, seen the way he turns a baseball into...

Poll reversal: Cuomo lead triples in latest poll

ALBANY – So much for that close governor’s race in the Empire State.A Quinnipiac University poll released this morning found Democrat Andrew Cuomo with a comfortable 18-point lead over his...

Drama Mama:

Exhausted by the playoff season already? Look no further for a baseball-free lineup. “Terriers” (Wednesday, 10 p.m., FX) If you checked out after the first episodes because it was seemingly...

Lack of security real issue surrounding Madison-FDR brawl

The PSAL handled last Wednesday’s ugly soccer brawl between FDR and James Madison as well as possible. The two teams deservedly will forfeit two games, two FDR players are additionally...

Liverpool chairman defends likely sale; Red Sox owner vows to erase debt -- Sky News

Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton urged fans to "keep the faith" Wednesday as the iconic British soccer club looked set to be sold to the owner of U.S. baseball franchise the...