April 26, 2009
Jets reportedly interested in Plax
ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting the Jets have shown interest in signing Plaxico Burress. The team desperately needs wide receiver help, but this seems like a crazy idea.Signing Burress would...
SANCHEZ READY TO MAKE MARK ON BROADWAY
New York's newest football savior hit the big stage today, scrambling to Radio City Music Hall to meet with officials and sign autographs for excited fans. But humble Mark Sanchez...
SANCHEZ MEETS WITH PRESS
Mark Sanchez's first pass with the Jets was right on target. The fifth overall pick in the NFL draft clutched his new No. 6 green and white jersey at his...
Left-hander Takahashi promoted
Although the Mets might still move Oliver Perez to the bullpen, they promoted left-handed Japanese reliever Ken Takahashi from Triple-A Buffalo today after designating another lefty reliever, Casey Fossum, for...
Fossum DFA'd; Ollie to 'pen?
The Mets might have cleared a path for moving Oliver Perez to the bullpen by designating left-handed reliever Casey Fossum for assignment this afternoon following Perez's 8-1 loss to the...
New QB comes aboard
By PAUL SCHWARTZLook out Eli.Well, not quite, but the Giants did add another body to their quarterback pool by drafting QB Rhett Bomar out of Sam Houston State in the...
5 ELDERLY KILLED ON NJ TURNPIKE
Five people killed when their car was struck by a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike and burst into flames were acquaintances in their 70s. Their car had been stopped...
Sather complains to Bettman
Rangers' Coach John Tortorella was suspended for this afternoon's game against the Capitals after throwing a water bottle at some unruly fans behind the Rangers bench during Friday night's Game...
Stuff for a Sunday
Crabtree's coach peeved at ManginiMichael Crabtree's coach at Texas Tech ripped into ex-Jets head coach Eric Mangini because he believes the Browns head man spread rumors about his former wide...
RECORD HIGH FOR APRIL
Air conditioners and barbecue grills are being pressed into early service today as temperatures soar to record-breaking highs, and New Yorkers soak in what feels like summer sun. After weeks...
QUEENS PREP SCHOOL CANCELS CLASSES OVER SUSPECTED FLU
Classes and student activities have been canceled at the Queens private school where eight students may have come down with swine flu. St. Francis Preparatory School will be closed on...
Pitching set for Marlins series
The pitching matchups are ready for the Mets' three-game series with the Marlins that opens Monday night at Citi Field. The set begins a stretch of 10 games in 11...
Giants continue to draft offense
By PAUL SCHWARTZOffense was the early theme for the Giants, as three of their first four picks in the NFL Draft went in that direction.The Giants were thought to be...
Game 18: Nationals at Mets
All eyes will be on the erratic Oliver Perez this afternoon when the Mets go for a sweep of the Nationals at Citi Field. Perez's hold on a spot in...
SWINE FLU CONFIRMED IN NYC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
New York City was dealing with a growing public health threat Sunday after tests confirmed that eight students at a private Catholic high school had contracted swine flu. Some of...
GIANTS TRADE WITH EAGLES, PICK BIG RECEIVER
The New York Giants have added another receiver to the Plaxico Burress replacement pool, selecting Ramses Barden of Cal Poly in the third round after making a deal with the...
Towering WR in third round
By PAUL SCHWARTZIn the days leading up to the NFL Draft GM Jerry Reese said that receiver was not a glaring need for the Giants.It seems as if Reese actions...
Mark Sanchez transcript
Here's the transcript from a conference call with Jets first-round pick Mark Sanchez from Saturday, courtesy of the New York Jets: Opening Statement Thanks for having me guys. This is...
Ryan, Tannenbaum on Draft
Here's the transcript from an interview with coach Rex Ryan and GM Mike Tannenbaum regarding the NFL Draft, courtesy of the New York Jets: MIKE TANNENBAUM: We're happy that we...
Day 2 starts early
The Jets dealt their third-round, fourth-round and seventh-round picks to Detroit to move up to the first pick in the third round and take running back Shonn Greene from Iowa....
Jets, Giants second-day picks
Day two already has a day one feel, the Jets have traded up to the first pick of the third round.Jets Pick (Round)65 (3) -- Shonn Greene, RB Iowa --...
Coverage in The Post
While the Mets didn't get a dominant performance Saturday from Mike Pelfrey, they didn't need it against the pitiful Nationals. Jerry Manuel's club took advantage of three Washington errors to...
STAYING THE COURSE
President Obama has officially joined the swingers club. As he welcomed Tiger Woods to the White House last week, Obama revealed his taste for golf, which every other modern-day commander-in-chief...
STUDENT BODIES
Going to college in New York City has never looked better. The city's 50 hottest college students -- vamping it up in steamy poses sure to distract even the most...
NOTHING GOES A.J.'S WAY ON THIS DAY
BOSTON -- It had been a good two hours since A.J. Burnett's workday ended, meaning there had been plenty of time for him to shower, shave, shampoo, mousse, maybe add...
NADY AND MARTE MAKING PIRATE SWAP LOOK LIKE FLOP
XAVIER Nady and Damaso Marte were obtained to push the Yankees into the playoffs last year. They didn't. They were retained to deepen the 2009 squad. They haven't. The Yankees...
THE WEEK'S WINNERS AND LOSERS
Winners TIM COOK Apple's COO shows he can run the show, produces surprise 20% profits increase. JIM SKINNER McDonald's CEO has boffo Q1 with same-store sales up 4.3%. JON MEACHAM...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q & A WITH... MARK SANCHEZ
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the USC quarterback selected by the Jets with the fifth-overall pick yesterday after a trade with the Browns:JETS BLOGNFL DRAFT, FIRST ROUND Q: Impressions...
VAC'S WHACKS
It is so easy to despise Duke, if that's the way you want to go, but there's really no excuse for you if you're following this fascinating Greg Paulus story...
NOTHING ELSE IN SPORTS (OR ON EARTH) LIKE THE HOT GOALIE
BOSTON -- There are a zillion reasons to love hockey. Here are three, plucked out of the random recesses of one brain:MORE: Vaccaro's Blog 1. The three-star reward system at...
ALEX THE GREATEST SHOW ON ICE -- IN EVERY WAY
BOBBY Orr is the most mes merizing player I have ever seen. Well, he was. He was until The Alex Ovechkin Show hit the NHL. Ovechkin's combination of ferocity, passion,...
THE RUMBLE
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski gets a lot of credit for Mike D'Antoni's decision to sign Chris Duhon last summer, but the Knicks coach actually was just as swayed by Coach...
CRAIGSLIST 'KILLER' WARNS: 'THERE IS MORE COMING OUT'
Alleged Craigslist killer Philip Markoff reportedly collapsed into a blubbering, self-loathing mess during a jailhouse visit from relatives, telling them to "forget about me" and to brace for more bad...
SERVING UP MORE EATERIES
At least New Yorkers can eat their way out of their problems. Even in the midst of a recession, more entrepreneurs have applied to open restaurants and food shops in...
STATE SLAPS B'KLYN HOSP IN FATAL TRANSPLANT
The bleeding death of a 29-year-old man who gave a kidney to save his wife's life has led to 26 violations against the state-owned Brooklyn hospital that performed the transplant,...
NEW MIDEAST 'PIECE'
Rather than fight for land in the Middle East, a group of investors wants to just build some more -- right in the Mediterranean Sea. The Arab and European moneymen...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Staten Island * A 20-year-old drunken driver whose license had been altered to make him seem to be 21 and old enough to drink killed a fellow motorist in a...
HEAT MAY BEAT TODAY'S RECORD
Soaring temperatures are predicted to set a record today. Normal April temperatures are in the mid-60s, but today's high is forecast to hit 88 to 91, Accuweather meteorologist Dave Samuhel...
$43M CONEY HOSP PACT PROBED
A DOCTORS' group that gives medical care to Coney Island Hospital at an annual cost to the city of $43.5 million has been under investigation for the last three years...
TOT-SLAY HORROR AT NJ BRIDGE
A crazed New Jersey man kidnapped and killed his 3-year-old niece yesterday -- tossing her from a bridge after he warned the girl's mother "to watch the 6 o'clock news,"...
DEATH THREATS ON FIRE STARTER
The ex-Staten Islander blamed for the Myrtle Beach, SC, wildfires that have caused $16 million in damages says his family has received death threats. "I wish I had never come...
PT-HEY! 200 'ROGUE' SCHOOL HIRINGS
Nearly 200 teaching assistants and other school staffers get their paychecks from the city's wealthiest PTAs in violation of Department of Education rules. The PTAs that do the most rogue...
FINAL BOW FOR 'MAUDE'
Thank you for Bea-ing our friend. "Golden Girl" Bea Arthur, a New York City native with a storied Broadway and television career, died at her Los Angeles home yesterday of...
CUOMO-PROBE TARGET AN 'ADVISER' ON COP $$
A private equity firm that's been swept up in Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's pay-to-play investigation of the state pension system also has ties to the city's multi-billion-dollar pension funds, the...
POLO PONIES HAUNT VET FROM GRAVE
The Argentine veterinarian who injected 21 polo ponies with what turned out to be a toxic vitamin supplement said yesterday he may never get over watching them writhe in pain...
BILL, AIDES ARE PEN$ION PALS
Three former deputies to city Comptroller Bill Thompson now own or work at firms that earn millions of dollars in fees to invest the pension funds he oversees, The Post...
US FINANCIAL EXECS CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS
IT'S a rare day indeed when a Fortune 500 CEO relishes the arrival of a subpoena from the office of Andrew Cuomo, New York's hard-hitting Attorney General -- but that...
WHAT WERE THEY INKING!
Talk about lost in translation. The Sanskrit tattoo on Rihanna's right hip is misspelled, it emerged last week. It was meant to read "forgiveness, honesty, suppression and control," but the...
'NO BOMB THREAT': TEACHER
The computer teacher who allegedly threatened to blow a Bronx school sky high says he was just making a "political" statement when he barricaded himself in his classroom, sparking a...
WOMEN STUDIED AS MYSTERY COLLEGE DONOR
It's the question on everyone's lips in philanthropy: Who is the mysterious donor giving away millions of dollars to at least a dozen colleges across the country? A circle of...
QNS. SCHOOL FEAR
A group of Queens high school students likely brought Mexico's deadly swine flu epidemic to the city after they went on a wild spring-break party to Cancun earlier this month....
SAME OLD, SAME OLD
IT looks like Condé Nast's cost cutting is extending to one of its most sacrosanct areas -- the cover image that basically "sells" magazines to consumers as they peek out...
MONEY FOR NOTHING
Scores of piggish mutual-fund managers got wealthy over the last five years but delivered investors poor results, an analysis of fund performance records by The Post reveals. The fund managers...
CON ED SLAMMED OVER KILLER QNS. GAS BLAST
Con Edison workers did not evacuate the Queens block where a mother of three was killed by a gas-leak explosion despite reading sky-high levels of gas under the street, officials...
ERASING $1T DEBT TO CHINA DIFFICULT
Dear John: I am not an economist, so this may be a stupid question. Since the government is handing out trillions of dollars almost every week, why don't we pay...
'BAD COP' SUIT$ COST THE CITY A HALF-BILLION
The city has coughed up $540 million in payouts related to improper police actions since 1998 -- and taxpayer cost for such cases hit a record high last year. In...
RHAPSODY IN '$UE' AT JAZZ HALL
Jazz at Lincoln Center has sued a deadbeat donor -- a member of its own board of directors -- after he failed to deliver his full $500,000 pledge. The remarkable...
BACKSTABBING BEN
Credit-card companies, which have been slashing credit limits on millions of cardholders in an attempt to right their balance sheets, are also sucking up to $200 billion of much-needed spending...
FOES FUMING OVER CITY CIG INVESTMENT
Holy smoke! Despite Mayor Bloomberg's crusade against cigarettes, city pension funds remain heavily invested in Big Tobacco -- with more than 6 million shares, worth $103 million. The $82.5 billion...
'BAILING' ON US WORKERS
US banks that have taken billions of dollars in taxpayer bailouts are still shipping thousands of jobs overseas. Earlier this month, Bank of New York Mellon, which received $3 billion...
NAME GAME
In contrast to the high-priced corporate sponsorship deals signed by the Mets and Yankees, the Rochester Rhinos are definitely discount. The professional soccer team, which plays in the second division...
MORGAN VERSUS GOLDMAN: A HARE & TORTOISE RACE
It's Wall Street's equivalent of the fabled race between the tortoise and the hare. And in this case it's not just bragging rights on the line, as two banking powerhouses,...
SWEDE $URRENDER
Parting is such Swede sorrow. The Swedish government is planning to pack up its IKEA furniture and close down its consulate in New York City by the end of the...
HOME-RUN REPAIRS
Now physicists and nuclear engineers are trying to figure out how to stop the moonshot madness at the new Yankee Stadium. Already, 26 homers have cleared the walls of the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A Burlington, NC, newspaper editor inadvertently sent a registered sex offender who worked as a photographer to a school on a story. A teacher recognized Peter Schumacher from his picture...
MONTOYA CAPTURES FIRST POLE
Juan Pablo Montoya won the first pole of his NASCAR career yesterday with a strong lap at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Montoya ran a lap at 188.171 mph, then had...
RED BULLS TRYIN' TO FLY BY UNITED
If you're not a fan of the NHL or NBA playoffs, don't care much for baseball, are sick of the NFL draft coverage and are looking for something to do...
BUFFALO BISONS OFF TO UN-AMAZIN' START
TWO weeks into their first season as the Mets Triple-A affili ate since 1965, the Buffalo Bisons have been anything but Amazin'. METS BLOGBOX SCORE Entering yesterday's game against Syracuse,...
DEVILS CAPTAIN GOING FOR CLINCHER
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two flips of the coin to come up heads once to eliminate these pesky Hurricanes: That's what the Devils have, with nearly the same odds, based on...
HONDO NEEDS BUCS
Hell week raged on for Hondo yesterday when Bur nett and his buds in the bullpen served up a few too many tasty treats for the Bosox, which caused the...
SOUND OFF
* It's an embarrassment that the Yankees, in the midst of a crippling recession, refuse to lower the prices of their $2,500 "legend" seats. Each home game, the television cameras...
P-SQUARED FINALLY LIKE STAR OF OLD
JUST when we were beginning to believe Paul Pierce was hurt or reconciled to getting beat without Kevin Garnett ("How else can you explain no lift on shots that everybody...
MURPHY MAKING STRIDES IN LEFT
Daniel Murphy changed positions, and now he has changed the way he's positioned. The Mets' in-training left fielder made a terrific play and an awkward play in yesterday's 8-2 win...
'ROAD' WILL GALLOP TO TEST TENDER FOOT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Florida Derby winner Quality Road, one of the leading hopefuls for Saturday's Run for the Roses, will have the quarter-crack he suffered Thursday in his right front...
THERE'S NO SLIDE IN BELTRAN'S GAME
NO, the Nationals do not have many ma jor-league quality players in approach or ability, but don't underestimate what Carlos Beltran is doing for the Mets these days. Beltran produced...
PATHETIC NATIONALS NO MATCH FOR METS
In Jerry Manuel's opinion, Mike Pelfrey was good but not great. Then again, Pelfrey didn't need to be anywhere near great with the Mets matched up against the comically inept...
WRIGHT HAS GLOVE-LY DAY
What David Wright isn't providing with his bat the All-Star third baseman is providing with his glove. Just days after picking up a Gold Glove for his third-base handiwork last...
HORNETS AVOID 3-0 HOLD VS. NUGGETS
Chris Paul had 32 points and 12 assists in 46 minutes, the Hornets hold on for a 95-93 victory over the Nuggets in Game 3 of their first-round series yesterday...
SANCHEZ IMPRESSED JETS IN PRIVATE VISIT
The deal that changed the face of the Jets began a month ago at the swanky St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, Calif. It was there, during the NFL...
DEAL WITH BROWNS TO NAB USC QB
Eric Mangini's greatest contribution to the Jets might have come four months after he was fired by the team. MARK SANCHEZ TRANSCRIPTJETS BLOGNFL DRAFT, FIRST ROUND The Jets pulled off...
TEXANS SNAG CUSHING AT 15
Like all players selected in the NFL Draft, Brian Cushing goes into the league as a somewhat unknown quantity. But Cushing, the All-American linebacker from Southern Cal who played at...
VIVA TANNENBAUM FOR THIS MAN-GENIUS MOVE
INSIDE the tension- packed war room at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, N.J., Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum's heart pounded furiously. Old friend Eric Mangini, picking fifth...
U.S. SPRINTERS BOUNCE BACK STRONG
PHILADELPHIA -- After generations as the world's top sprint power, Team USA had its thunder stolen and aura of invulnerability smashed by Jamaica at last summer's Olympics. The Americans aim...
FANS ARE SPLIT ON JETS' TOP PICK
When Bob Jones and his son, Bob Jr., drove in to the NFL Draft yesterday, they had their sights set on the Jets making a trade. MARK SANCHEZ TRANSCRIPTJETS BLOGNFL...
GIANTS SELECT UNC WR NICKS WITH TOP PICK
After so much pre-draft chatter about what the Giants might do, move up, move down, trade with the Browns for Braylon Edwards, they stood pat and made an expected and...
MANGINI, BELICHICK BIG WHEELER-DEALERS
If Mark Sanchez turns out to be the franchise quarterback the likes of which the Jets haven't had since Broadway Joe Namath, it will turn out that former Jets coach...
TROUBLES CONTINUE IN SURPRISE SLUGFEST
BOSTON -- Welcome to a pinstriped nightmare on Yawkey Way. Friday night, the great Mariano Rivera flushed a victory over the Red Sox in the ninth. BOX SCORE Yesterday, A.J....
BRUNEY TAKES BLAME FOR TRIP TO DISABLED LIST
BOSTON -- Brian Bruney blamed himself for straining the flexor muscle in his right elbow, an injury that forced him into a stint on the disabled list. "I have thrown...
GIANTS FILLED SOME NEEDS IN EARLY ROUNDS
There were other receivers the Giants rated higher than Hakeem Nicks, but in terms of being ready to play right away, Nicks might be able to do so more quickly...
LOWELL SOCKS YANKEES WITH 6 RBIS
BOSTON -- There were no real knockout punches, only blows to the head that temporarily dazed the opponent. Mike Lowell landed quite a combo in the late innings yesterday, with...
TORTORELLA SUSPENDED FOR BOTTLE TOSS
The NHL knows what John Tortorella did in Washington Friday night when the Rangers head coach fired a plastic water bottle into the stands, inadvertently striking an innocent bystander during...
SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF: Kelly leads in New OrleansJerry Kelly shot a bogey-free 3-under 69 to take a three-shot lead over Steve Marino at the Zurich Classic yesterday in New Orleans. Kelly had...
PENGUINS 'FLY' INTO 2ND ROUND
Sergei Gonchar scored 2:19 into the third period and the Penguins eliminated the Flyers with a 5-3 victory in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series yesterday in Philadelphia....
YOUR TICKET TO AMAZIN' RIPOFF
HOW much does a $24 ticket to a Mets' game cost when you buy it di rectly from the Mets? Twenty-four bucks, right? Not quite. Almost every local event of...
YOUNG GUNS SET TO 'TURK' BEST SHOT
YOUNG hunters are getting a taste of the spring turkey hunt this weekend as a precursor to the opening of the season, which in New York runs from May 1-31....
LIU HEROES WOULDN'T PLAY HITLER'S GAMES
Melissa Merson, daughter of former Long Island University basketball player Lou Merson, found out in the mid-1990s. Mike Farley, grandson of Hall of Fame LIU coach Clair Bee, heard the...
Who handed out the bigger beating: Manchester United or Real Salt Lake?
But Manchester United put on a show at Old Trafford. Down 2-0, they laid five unanswered goals on Tottenham in 22 minutes to keep the pressure on Liverpool in the...
AN END TO QUOTAS
Wednesday morning, a lawyer defending in the Supreme Court what the city of New Haven, Conn., did to Frank Ricci and 17 other white firemen (including one Hispanic) was not...
THE WOMEN IRAN FEARS
For months, the state-owned media in the Islamic Republic in Iran has been whipping up frenzy about alleged plots to topple the regime. This was supposed to happen through a...
THE FIVE-YEAR MARRIAGE
'Til death do us part -- or at least until the contract expires. Australian academic Helen Goltz has proposed a shortening of bonds of matrimony, arguing, "We have fixed term-contracts...
DEALS TO $IGH FOR
SPA WEEK may be over, but thanks to a combination of the down economy and an overall shift to more value for your money, luxury spas are continuing to offer...
THE GOOD-BEHAVIOR DOLE
Mayor Bloomberg says it's too early to tell whether the city's first-in-the- nation program to pay people deemed dysfunctional for basic good behavior is working. That will take another four...
FIDEL'S 'REFUGEES'
So what did President Obama get in return for the most sweeping shift in US policy toward Cuba in nearly half a century? A public kick in the pants from...
FALSE BOND
George Marlin incorrectly asserted that the new state budget authorizes the issuances of personal income-tax bonds to finance short-term operating expenses ("Dangerous Debt," PostOpinion, April 20). No such provision is...
I WAS KIDDING!
My letter that ran last week about the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips was an attempt to parody liberals ("Memo to All Pirates," April 18). I used the flawed liberal...
UNHAPPY MEALS
Everyone, including students, can read and understand calorie counter postings ("Pol's Plan for McD-Free Zones," April 20). Councilmember Eric Gioia is demagoging on this issue as a vehicle to obtain...
ELIOT MESS
Charles Gasparino's article articulates a view I have held for years: Politicians are more dangerous than any common criminal ("Blame Spitzer," PostOpinion, April 20). The ousting of Hank Greenberg, along...
REQUIRED READING
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin (Norton) The son of a Pakistani civil servant/landowner father and American journalist mother, Mueenuddin has written a collection of interrelated stories about...
IN MY LIBRARY: SALMAN RUSHDIE
Salman Rushdie's fighting a deadline: He has just one month to finish his second children's book in time for his son's 11th birthday. "I wrote my first children's book, 'Haroun...
TOP CHEFS DOWNTOWN
Scuderia 10 Downing St., between Houston and Bleecker streets; 212-206-9111 Scuderia, a modern Italian trattoria owned by Silvano Marchetto and daughter Leyla, offers the air-kissing crowds across the street at...
SELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
Lisa Hansen, a 35-year-old mother of two from Long Island, is obsessed with Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight Saga," the wildly popular young adult series about the romance between Bella, a high...
"OUTCASTS UNITED "
On the face of it, Warren St. John's book is the ultimate 21st century feel-good story. It's the tale of a soccer program set up for refugee boys in Clarkston,...
"WHO IS MARK TWAIN? "
Though he's been dead almost 100 years, Mark Twain is remarkably productive. In 2007, for instance, Twain made his Broadway debut with the cross-dressing farce "Is He Dead?" -- which...
TEQUILA SUNRISE
"DO YOU WANT SOME VODKA?" asks a partygoer at an upscale bar on West Broadway in SoHo. "We have to get going and we're not going to be able to...
"DREAD "
In 2006, fear of bird flu reached fever pitch in the American media. According to one poll, 35% of Americans felt they would be infected with the virus over the...
MEET MARKET
FROM hand-holding to cuddling, 29-year-old Katrina, a television producer, is looking for a guy willing to lay on the charm!Katrina:Driver's ed: Good thing she lives in New York City -...
BRITISH INVASION
American boys don't stand a chance with Marthé, a 25-year-old production assistant. So when John, a 28-year-old salon manager originally from England, picked her for their date at Blue Ribbon...
"ALL THE NEWS UNFIT TO PRINT "
"All the News Unfit to Print," is an amusing hodgepodge of tales about journalistic fabricators down through the ages. He ranges from the 18th century, when writers, like their readers,...
I FOUGHT THE LAWS OF LOVE
Her name was Kat. Probably still is. She was smart, model-hot and funny -- a fashion designer who digs '80s cartoons and her hometown Phoenix Suns. Perfection. We dated for...
FINDING LEATHER LAND
Marky Ramone says that slipping on dog s - - t was "the price you paid" to play CBGB. Patti Smith fondly recalls the vomit, urine and dead dogs and...
"THE MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF HEZBOLLAH "
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorism in Israel, Iran's nuclear program and other disheartening topics dominate the media's coverage of the Middle East. But MacFarquhar's fascinating book is a welcome...
AGENDA
* APPLAUD THIS: "9 to 5: The Musical" (right) opens Thursday at the Marquis Theatre. Directed by the great Joe Mantello, it stars Allison Janney and features a brand-new score...
ST. LOUIS SNARES TACKLE SMITH WITH NO. 2 PICK
Jason Smith has some big shoes to fill. The former Baylor offensive tackle was picked second overall by the Rams yesterday in the NFL Draft and unlike a lot of...
DETROIT SNAGS STAFFORD WITH TOP PICK
Sure, Matt Stafford was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft yesterday and secured a $72 million contract -- with $41 million guaranteed -- but now he's a Lion....
IT'S ALL GOGO FOR GAGA
Lady Gaga sums up her life in eight words: "I am a self-made New York hustler." Born in Yonkers, she cut her teeth in Manhattan clubs like the Mercury Lounge...
PENN RELAYS
PHILADELPHIA _ After generations as the world's top sprint power, Team USA had their thunder stolen and aura of invulnerability smashed by Jamaica at last summer's Olympics. They aim to...
CHOIR BOY
University deans may now add singer-songwriter Ben Folds to a long list of collegiate distractions that include "Girls Gone Wild" shoots, beer pong, tweeting and epic sessions of "World of...
SUMMER MOVIES!
With the arrival of Friday's "Wolverine," blockbuster season is officially upon us. Last year's summer of "The Dark Knight" was a record-breaker, and this one could be bigger. Attendance is...
XECUTIVE SUITE
For a notorious loner, Wolverine's got an awful lot of company in his new movie. The rule of thumb for comic-book flicks generally allows for one sidekick and one or...
JIMMY COME 'LATE'-LY
During his years on "Saturday Night Live," Jimmy Fallon was known as a likable actor with several spot-on impressions, including Adam Sandler and Jerry Seinfeld. He also developed some mildly...
ADOPT ME
Petra is a 5-year-old spayed brown tabby kitty who's affectionate and loving. Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E. 59th...
FELINE AL FRESCO
With spring nearly in full swing, some of you may be tempted to let your cat outside to wander. I'm not opposed to cats enjoying the sunshine and fresh grass,...
'WALK' THE DOG
What's good for Fido is usually good for you too, and so an ordinary dog-walk is a great opportunity to stretch your own muscles. And unlike going to the gym,...
STATEN ISLAND TERROR
SO you think Staten Is land is a tranquil, bu colic place perfect for bringing up kids. Well, think again. According to the documentary "Cropsey," the borough is home to...
ONE-MOVE LOSS
IMAGINE you were sit ting in Black's chair in this week's game. Your opponent plays the first new move in an extremely complex opening. You make with the most natural...
BRIDGE
CY the Cynic is "older and wider" and doesn't date as much as he used to: He says his wild oats are slowly turning into shredded wheat. But Cy isn't...
FINALE FEVER
The end of the 2008-09 television season begins this week with some surprisingly early exits for prominent shows. Some of these shows -- "Chuck" and "Better Off Ted" -- are...
SHOCK 'TREATMENT'
It took John Mahoney about 10 minutes into his role as Walter, an embattled CEO on HBO's "In Treatment," for you to forget that this actor once played Martin Crane,...
REEL GOOD
THE KARATE KID (1984), Sunday, 9 a.m., ABC Family From the guy who brought you "Rocky" comes the story of Daniel (Ralph Macchio), an ethnic kid from Newark who moves...
GEEK LOVE
On a recent episode of the CBS hit "The Big Bang Theory," socially inept ubergeek Sheldon Cooper received a Christmas gift from his neighbor, Penny: a napkin autographed by his...
PRIMETIME
Booted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is clearly a student of modern American culture. He understands that politics and public service are pursued for self-service and self-enrichment. And he has an...
DON'T MISS LIST
CARTOON FAMILY GUY, Sunday, 9 p.m., Fox Stewie's 'roid rage - After getting his bottom kicked by neighbor Joe's newborn daughter, football-headed toddler Stewie starts hitting the gym. When he...
MAKE ROOM FOR CHELSEA
Chelsea Handler, a comedienne by trade, is putting it all out there. All of it. As in, nakedness, in this month's Allure magazine. "I mean, why not be naked?" she...
Serie A: Fiorentina Rout Roma
Two goals by Alberto Gilardino helped Fiorentina to a 4-1 win over 10-man Roma in Serie A on Saturday.The victory in Florence moved Fiorentina into fourth place with five games...
BRONX TEACHER SIDESTEPS BOMB RAP
The veteran teacher who allegedly threatened to blow a Bronx school sky high said he was just making a "political" statement when he barricaded himself in his classroom, sparking a...
NJ UNCLE KILLS HIS 3-YEAR-OLD NIECE, CALLS GIRL'S MOTHER
A crazed New Jersey man kidnapped and killed his 3-year-old niece yesterday - tossing her from a bridge after he warned the girl's mother "to watch the 6 o'clock news,"...
DEATH THREATS FOR EX SI FIRE STARTER
The ex-Staten Islander blamed for the Myrtle Beach, SC, wildfires that have caused $16 million in damages says his family has received death threats. "I wish I had never come...
THE RISE OF 'FAMILYCIDE'
Over the past four weeks, five men, including one particularly brutal New York case, have killed their families, then themselves. Though among the rarest of crimes, accounting for 1%-2% of...
Sanchez: Yeah or Nay?
What's the verdict Jets fans? Did the team make the right move? I think the Jets had to do it if they feel Sanchez is going to be a franchise...