June 27, 2010
Eiland to rejoin Yankees on Tuesday
LOS ANGELES -- A big piece of the pitching success that carried the Yankees to last year’s World Series title returns Tuesday night.That’s when pitching coach Dave Eiland will rejoin...
Riots rock Toronto; 550 cuffed
TORONTO — Police raided a university building and rounded up more protesters todayin an effort to quell further violence at the global economic summit after black-clad youths rampaged through the...
Mets' Mejia leaves minor-league start with stiff shoulder
Jenrry Mejia was forced to leave his start for Double-A Binghamton this afternoon because he was suffering from a stiff right shoulder.Mejia, the Mets’ 20-year-old right-handed phenom, lasted just an...
United States has heart, now they need talent
Throughout a World Cup stay that ended with Saturday's loss to Ghana, the United States showed heart, resilience and chemistry…all traits the French and Italians were lacking. But in the...
Mets gain ground as Tigers maul Braves
ATLANTA -- Rookie Brennan Boesch homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers chased Tommy Hanson early and beat the Atlanta Braves 10-4 Sunday. Boesch hit an RBI...
Martin will hit free agency, despite Devils' push
It appears Devils GM Lou Lamoriello's draft weekend talks failed to convince Paul Martin to forego unrestricted free agency Thursday."No change," was the word from Martin's camp. Martin told The...
Gametracker: Yankees at Dodgers
Having dropped to third place in the NL West, the Los Angeles Dodgers are desperate for wins regardless of the opponent. Getting two straight against the team with the best...
Rays’ Upton, Longoria have dugout dust up in loss to Diamondbacks
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays' frustrating weekend can be summed up with one image: Stars B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria standing nose-to-nose in a heated dugout spat.Upton...
Prince Harry tumbles off horse
Prince Harry has abdicated the saddle. The third in line for the British crown tumbled from his horse during a charity polo match at Governors Island today. The thrown prince...
Ghana embraced as 'Africa's team' after beating United States
SUN CITY, South Africa -- Every day they've stayed at their Sun City hotel, Ghana's players have seen the sign in the lobby telling them this is the place "where...
CIA boss: No good Osama info in years
It has been years since the United States has had good intelligence on the whereabouts of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin laden, although he is thought to be in Pakistan,...
Tevez leads Argentina past Mexico with two goals
JOHANNESBURG -- Carlos Tevez scored twice - once on a disputed goal - and Gonzalo Higuain added another as Argentina beat Mexico 3-1 on Sunday to advance to the World...
Rangers send Sanguinetti to Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes picked up a pair of former first-round draft picks and even more young defensemen during the second day of the NHL draft. As promised,...
Report: Mariners willing to deal Lee now
If the Mets make the right offer, they could have Cliff Lee “immediately,” according to a FOXSports.com report. Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik told the website that he’s not ready “to...
Trial tomorrow for Serb beat brute
BELGRADE, Serbia — A former college basketball player from Serbia who jumped bail in the U.S. after allegedly beating an Brooklyn student into a coma will go on trial in...
Mets cruise past Twins, 6-0
Jeff Francoeur summed up the difference between this season's Mets team and the fiasco of a year ago. "We're not making stupid mistakes like we tended to do last year,"...
Missed call costs England goal in loss to Germany
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- Germany's latest World Cup victory over England will be remembered not for any of the brilliant goals, but for the one that didn't count. Ask anyone...
Red Bulls' Angel real Wizard of KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Juan Pablo Angel scored two late goals, both after long runs down the right side of the field, to cement the Red Bulls’ 3-0 victory over...
Knicks plan midnight meeting with Johnson
Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni are seeking to arrange a meeting with Atlanta free agent Joe Johnson in Los Angeles Wednesday at midnight – or 9 p.m. California time –...
A season for all Mann
Anthony Mann was one of Hollywood’s most versatile directors. He started with lowbudget noirs in the 1940s, moved to Westerns (five with James Stewart) in the 1950s and ended with...
U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan may have love child: report
Soccer star Landon Donovan, the newly-emerged national hero of the U.S. may not be as squeaky clean as he seems, according to a Sports Illustrated report on Sunday that says...
NYC best sellers
These are a few of our favorite things. The Post polled the city’s restaurants and retailers for a list of their all-time best-selling items. We left off the fads and...
The Rumble
Freedom of voiceMets TV crew mixes distinct styles Three’s a crowd in too many baseball announcing booths. But three’s company in the Mets’ SNY booth. Longtime Mets fan Jerry Seinfeld...
L.A. basks in afterglow, but New York still Titletown
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — You walk around this city and there is something familiar about the way the locals strut, and swagger, and lead with their chests and their chins. It...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... R.A. Dickey
The Post’s Steve Serby sat down with the 35-year-old knuckleballer by necessity who has won his first six decisions as a Met. Q: Where is your level of confidence right...
Twins’ 4-run first mangles Mets
Before Johan Santana’s start yesterday, Jerry Manuel thought back to when Santana was still on the Twins, dominating the American League. “There’s a little difference,” Manuel said of that pitcher...
Idle to Idol: Pavano hurls complete game shutout against Mets
Carl Pavano wanted to pitch the ninth inning. He wanted to fire another complete game against the Mets. “Obviously for the team and personally,” Pavano said. “I can admit that....
Mets have plenty of room to add Lee or Oswalt
Even if we are to believe Johan Santana’s 41-pitch, four-run first inning yesterday was another temporary manifestation of his September surgery on his elbow, there is still plenty of room...
Germany’s Cacau ruled out
Germany’s Brazilian-born striker Cacau was ruled out of today’s knockout round clash against old rivals England after pulling a stomach muscle in a training session. “The injury means he won’t...
English striker ready to clash with rivals
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — England coach Fabio Capello got the news he wanted to hear yesterday when Wayne Rooney reported fit for duty in today’s World Cup showdown with Germany....
Feeling red, white and 'extra' blue
RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Life on the edge came to an exhausting and disappointing end for the United States against a familiar foe. Ghana sent the U.S. packing from the...
Magic runs out on American soccer dream
LOS ANGELES — At the end, as the United States was running out of time, running out of World Cup, you could open a window anywhere in the country and...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS STEVE JOBS Three million Apple iPads sold in 80 days. Enough said. MARK ZUCKERBERG Facebook co-founder sets sights on Far East/Russia market as well as $1B in revenue. RUSSELL...
Bulls still rage
If you’ve been listening to the TV networks this weekend, you’ve undoubtedly heard the talking heads speak breathlessly about the banking “reform” package that was hammered out in a Congressional...
Burnett gives up six runs as Dodgers beat Yankees, 9-4
LOS ANGELES — James Loney is as low-key on the field as he is away from it. With little fanfare, he’s topped the 50-RBI mark with a couple weeks to...
Why are politicians 'protecting' New York from Wal-Mart?
When Dawn Black heard the rumors about a new Wal-Mart opening in her neighborhood in Brooklyn, she immediately thought about her children. “I have four kids, and some day they...
End of the culture wars
You know something is changing in American mores when the supposed leader of the culture wars from the right, Sarah Palin, declares that smoking pot is “a minimal problem” and...
We'll always have Paris -- to mock
Not a good week for the French: le futbol team suffered le choke, Paris streets were thronged with protestors demanding a firmer grip on the public teat, and authorities took...
Meeks' latest mess
Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks has reactivated his personal “mute” button as questions emerge about his curious financial affairs. Meeks, recall, is under federal investigation for his role, first reported by...
Size matters
A girl sits in a rustic latrine, wearing shades, accepting grubby handfuls of dollar bills in exchange for baggies of forbidden stash. She could be pushing crystal meth. But this...
Banking on trouble
President Obama was quick to claim victory at week’s end, after congressional negotiators hammered out a final bill regulating the financial sector, saying it provides “90% of what I proposed.”...
Nassau’s budget
I was dismayed to read Raymond Keating’s column criticizing my administration for the steps taken in our first six months in office — specifically, those measures I am implementing to...
Not kosher
Gov. Paterson’s attempt to provide $18 million for the training of rabbis clearly violates Article XI, Section 3, of the New York constitution; the First Amendment, and the court rulings...
Big deal
As the owner of the RI Gulls when Manute Bol was on the team, I read Peter Vecsey’s article on Bol with interest (“Bol Leaves Giant Legacy,” June 22). The...
Soc it to him?
What’s all the noise about soccer? Who wants to watch a bunch of clumsy millionaires constantly falling down? I’d rather watch paint dry. Perhaps the game needs more fistfights and...
Scalia’s wisdom
The column I hope everyone read in Sunday’s Post is Justice Antonin Scalia’s “Advice for a New Grad” (PostScript, June 20). It was buried underneath Peggy Noonan’s column, “Curses!” where...
How pleasure works
How does pleasure work, exactly? We’ve all felt it, and we all know it’s cause-and-effect, but what happens in the brain to elicit this very specific feeling? Why do we...
In my library: Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille writes thrillers — best-sellers at that — but he doesn’t read them. “I stay away with them,” he says. “I don’t want to subconsciously use anyone else’s lines...
Indian summer
The United States has been invaded by India -- again. Four of India's strongest grandmasters took top prizes at the third annual Marshall Chess Club International in Greenwich Village this...
Bridge
The final of the Vanderbilt Teams at the ACBL Spring Championships pitted America against Europe. Marty Fleisher-Michael Kamil, Chip Martel-Lew Stansby, Robert Levin-Steve Weinstein faced a Swiss-French-Norwegian combine: Pierre Zimmermann-Franck...
Rider beaten in full view
A normal morning commute turned into every straphanger's worst nightmare for a Brooklyn woman who was suddenly, violently attacked by a madman in a subway station as two transit workers...
Bigs 'ignored' branch peril
Authorities have failed to swiftly remove killer trees from Central Park, claims the family of a man crushed to death in February by a falling limb. A decayed American elm...
Disturbing disdain for the rule of law
With the shock still fresh over the sacking of Gen. Stanley Mc Chrystal, it fell to Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, to put the case in...
No remorse for dad diss: Astor scion
Time hasn't softened Philip Marshall's heart. More than a year after testifying against his greedy father, the grandson of Brooke Astor has no regrets. "I would do it again," he...
Coyote attacks girl, 6, outside W'chester home
A pair of coyotes pounced on a 6-year-old girl in suburban Rye, biting her on the shoulder and thigh before the girl's mother chased them off. The child had been...
'Ice' dream truck
Only in the Hamptons can you now sun, surf and shop from your Suntracker beach chair. Joey Wolffer (above right) and her partner Trish Carroll are bringing couture to the...
Funeral fury at principal
A parent angrily blamed the field-trip drowning of a Harlem sixth-grader on her school principal yesterday following the girl's funeral. "Tell the truth. Tell the truth," David Suker, 42, co-president...
WTC legal billing blitz just 'sick'
We're good -- but we're not that good. A lawyer working for the city on Ground Zero worker lawsuits billed $409 for 42 minutes of her time, which included a...
Biden slams 'smart' aleck
It's a Haagen-Diss! Vice President Joe Biden served up a zinger at a Milwaukee, Wis., frozen custard shop Friday, telling the manager to stop "being a smart a- -" after...
It ain't cricket, Harry!
Prince Harry sizes up the strike zone at the Mets-Twins game in Citi Field yesterday -- before hurling an opening pitch a that barely crossed the plate. The British royal...
O tough talk at G-20 for N. Korea torpedo fiends
President Obama said yesterday that North Korea must be "held to account" for its sinking of a South Korean warship, a tough statement of support for an ally, made at...
Surviving bruin ruin
A motorcyclist escaped serious injury yesterday when he collided with a black bear that unexpectedly ran across a northwestern New Jersey highway. Sgt. Julian Castellanos, a State Police spokesman, said...
Tony apt. now 'barracks'
Just days after moving into a spacious, three-level, apartment in a swanky Murray Hill building, a woman turned the triplex into a flophouse for rent, with bunks lining the walls...
No letup seen in Chinese demand for Treasuries
The Treasury bond market is heaving a huge sigh of relief amid the growing view that while China may allow some flexibility in its currency, it will not markedly cut...
Medic big's joke is DOA
He got punked -- by himself. An EMS lieutenant with a sick sense of humor is likely to lose his FDNY job thanks to a tasteless joke that violated federal...
The road to wheel $ecurity
It's a tale of two bus drivers -- one with a full tank of pay and benefits, the other running on fumes. MTA bus driver Glenroy Connor, 52, earned $72,445...
Heat's on 10 sidewalks
This is some hot property. Heated sidewalks are the newest luxury for New York City property owners who want winter to simply melt away. A handful of high-living Manhattanites are...
'Love Boat school' prom nix
A Brooklyn high school that last June threw a "Love Boat" senior prom with booze for the teachers – one of whom made out with a student on the dance...
The brutal rise of drug lord Christopher Coke & the fight to bring him to justice
He was the Robin Hood- like ganja-for- guns gangster who wielded bloody and fearsome power in Jamaica, authorities say. But the rise of drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke may have...
No kidding! Girl, 6, on no-fly list
What's next? Babies? The parents of a 6-year-old Ohio girl got the shock of their life recently, being stopped at an airport on a family trip because the girl's name...
Libyan envoy's son critically injured in Midtown plunge
The 2-year-old son of a Libyan diplomat survived a three-story plunge from the 18th floor of his Midtown apartment after his mother mistakenly left a window open, sources said. Ebrahim...
'DWI' gal kills passenger
A man was killed yesterday when the drunken driver he was riding with bounced her car off a guardrail and then slammed into a tree on the Hutchinson River Parkway...
Kruger graft-rap nix
A lawyer for state Sen. Carl Kruger said yesterday that prosecutors have cleared the lawmaker of allegations that he traded bureaucratic favors for campaign contributions. Attorney Benjamin Brafman said he...
Home repair
This week's housing data show just how anemic the real estate market is when politicians get in the way. The housing market is one of the largest and most influential...
Shel game gambit vs. gov's plan
ALBANY -- With the clock ticking toward a government shutdown tomorrow, an angry Gov. Paterson ordered lawmakers back to Albany for a special budget session today -- even as defiant...
Another missive on US markets
Dear John: I'm really tempted to park my 401(k) money until something is done with the way the market is regulated. But my 401(k) is going to be the largest,...
Obama's race-rant Rev. rages on
CHICAGO -- He's been keeping such a low profile since nearly derailing Barack Obama's campaign for president in 2008 -- is it possible that the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright has...
Barry Diller's in a spin
Barry Diller has to "Ask," What do I do next? The mercurial owner of IAC/InterActiveCorp -- whose extravagant spending is the stuff of legend -- can't seem to get a...
Italian invasion
The competition for America's budding fashion talent is about to get stiffer. Istituto Marangoni -- a top-ranked European fashion school with campuses in Milan, Paris and London -- has opened...
NYPD Daily Blotter
A deranged lover butchered his live-in girlfriend during a late-night argument in their Soundview apartment, cops said. Anna Maria Silva, 44, a mother of three, had just wrapped up a...
Tree-limb snap kills baby in Central Park
A 6-month-old New Jersey girl was killed and her mom badly injured yesterday when a tree branch fell on them as they posed for a photo at the Central Park...
Platt penthouse 'rapist' is a career criminal with a rap sheet a mile long
Forty strikes and this accused rapist was still not out. The career criminal accused of raping an ex-model on the rooftop terrace of a socialite couple's SoHo penthouse has 40...
Carb-counting New Yorkers demanding inside of bagels 'scooped out'
The New York bagel isn't dying -- it's just wounded. Carb-counting New Yorkers -- who want to diet but can't bear to give up their bagels and shmear -- are...
City gets in gear with iPad
It's really the Big Apple. New York City is developing a contract with Apple to buy iPads, iPhones and iPods in bulk at deeply discounted rates, according to the city...
Nuclear wa$te battle
A US anti-nuke program in Moscow wasted millions in taxpayer dollars by paying scientists to build useless things like a mechanical fingernail painter, according to an explosive lawsuit by a...
Tipper & Al cover big assets
Buying an $8.8 million California mansion months before announcing their divorce wasn't the only puzzling real-estate transaction for the Gores. A month after snagging the Montecito estate in October 2009,...
Pursuit of Newsweek a real page-turner
They are heading into the homestretch. Bids for Newsweek are due in at Allen & Co. by 5 p.m. on Thursday. So far, five bidders have been identified, although the...
She's an Ivy Big Leaguer
College-bound Brooklynite Marie-Fatima Hyacinthe definitely has a thing for Ivy. The brainy bookworm was recently accepted into not one, but four Ivy League schools -- Harvard, Yale, Brown and Pennsylvania...
Biz bigs wage war on union-scale match
A bill passed by the state Senate that was intended to force contractors for utilities to pay union-level wages has become a runaway train, with provisions so drastic that the...
FinReg modifies underwriting
Nestled within the massive FinReg package that a House-Senate panel approved early Friday morning are consumer protections that could change the way people shop for a mortgage. If Congress approves...
Uruguay reaches World Cup quarters for first time in 40 years
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- The game on the line, Luis Suarez sidestepped two defenders in the driving rain and struck a right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty...
Charles making MSG pro debut
Tina Charles left no doubt about how excited she is for her professional debut in the Big Apple by torching the Phoenix Mercury for 19 points and a career-high 23...
Hondo back with Mets
Hondo, still fired up about his Astronomical score Friday night, knocked another chunk off the deficit in The Big Citi yesterday when the American Idle did a number on the...
A.J. not as easy as pie
* To the reader who was bothered by A.J. Burnett's $82 million Yankees contract and his lack of control [Sound Off: "Where's the ball?" The Post and nypost.com, June 20]....
Mets' Pagan likely won't play today
Angel Pagan's hiatus likely will extend one more day. The center fielder, who has been out since leaving Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Tigers after suffering muscle spasms in his...
Rangers GM locks horns with legend Orr over Staal contract
LOS ANGELES -- Uh oh. It sounds like Rangers general manager Glen Sather is ready for a battle with a former teammate and hockey deity named Bobby Orr. For it...
Awful A.J. better get act together
LOS ANGELES -- You know who A.J. Burnett is? He's Mickey Rourke: A very good actor who should've been one of the very best actors. He's the rock band Boston:...
Yankees' Burnett won't lose start despite latest flop against Dodgers
LOS ANGELES -- Joe Girardi believes the only way A.J. Burnett is going to work his way out of his miserable slump is to keep pitching. So, when the Yankees...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonFormula One: European Grand PrixSPEED1 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup, Lenox Industrial Tools 301TNTBaseball1 p.m.Twins at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)1:30 p.m.Tigers at BravesTBS2 p.m.Cubs at White SoxWGN8 p.m.Yankees at DodgersESPN, WCBS...
The Post line
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Torre split on who's more dangerous: A-Rod or Jeter
LOS ANGELES -- Asked who was the most dangerous hitter in the Yankees' lineup, Joe Torre split his cards between Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter. "For explosion, Alex, yes," Torre...
Mets' Dickey gives Prince Harry some pitching tips
When the Mets invited Prince Harry to throw out yesterday's first pitch, they couldn't have imagined he would be better than the pitcher who followed him to the mound. But...
Rose in bloom, tops board at Travelers
Justin Rose closed in on his second straight PGA Tour victory yesterday, shooting a 2-under 68 to take a three-stroke lead over Ben Curtis into the final round of the...
Americans blow chance to join soccer elite
RUSTENBURG, South Africa -- With a cushy road into the semifinals theirs for the taking, the Americans showed they're still, at best, a second-tier team. U.S. coach Bob Bradley and...
American's familiar flaws prove to be fatal in the end
The World Cup ended for the United States with a 2-1 defeat to Ghana, the same way it ended four years ago. And though the United States won its group...
Devils Merrill-y select top talent who slipped
The Devils believe they have gotten first-round value with their second-round pick. Defenseman Jonathon Merrill's schoolboy mistake could prove to be the Devils' good fortune. The two-time under-18 world champ...
Former Devils coach Burns stabbed in the 'plaque'
LOS ANGELES -- The home of Angels, where Pat Burns would and will always have a place and where every single member of the 18-man Hall of Fame selection committee...
Giants pick Jones to dad: I want to play again
NEW ORLEANS -- Outside the LSU Trauma Center last night, Al Jones, the father of Giants rookie safety Chad Jones, stood at the window of a taco truck and ordered...
Nadal survives in 5; Serena enjoys rout
WIMBLEDON, England -- Top-ranked Rafael Nadal rallied for another five-set victory yesterday, overcoming physical ailments, an umpire's warning and a tough challenge from a hard-hitting German to reach the fourth...
Summer flounder for fun and food
Even with the restric tive regulations, sum mer flounder con tinue to be among the most-sought-after fish by recreational anglers. For those unaware, summer flounder, or fluke as they are...
Knicks set for Ohio meeting with LeBron
The Knicks are days away from either the biggest basketball celebration the franchise has experienced since 1973 or one of the biggest downers ever to strike a New York sports...
Mexico feels lack of respect
Nobody gives Mexico much of a chance against Diego Maradona's Argentina team in the World Cup round of 16 today. But coach Javier Aguirre isn't ready to pack his bags...
Buchholz hurt, Red Sox win
Mike Cameron hit a three-run homer, Darnell McDonald also connected and the Red Sox beat the Giants 4-2 last night in San Francisco. Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz was removed...
Sports shorts
MLB: Pedroia put on DL Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left foot and it's unclear how long he might...
Torre-Yankees divorce was one for the books
LOS ANGELES -- There was a time when Joe Torre heard whispers that Hank Steinbrenner wanted him to manage the Yankees for as long as he wanted to. "I heard...
Report: Jets' Edwards avoids one-game suspension
Already beset by contract disputes and a suspension, the Jets could have one less headache to worry about this fall. Wide receiver Braylon Edwards is likely to escape a NFL...
Rangers select Thomas, son of former Islanders & Devils forward
LOS ANGELES -- If Christian Thomas is even half the player his dad was through a 20-year NHL career, then the Rangers will have themselves a winner with yesterday's second-round,...
Nets' hopes of landing James rest with Prokhorov
It is still all about Mikhail Prokhorov. Even with the Nets about to lose one of the most respected men in the business, their soon-to-be-ex-president Rod Thorn, the LeBron James...
Pitchers can't command ball to be hit -- and fielded
New-age baseball broadcasters too often beckon us to travel with them on fantastic, blind-faith-based journeys. Tim McCarver, Joe Morgan, Rick Sutcliffe and Joe Buck, among others, regularly suggest there's no...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
He claimed he was just trying to do the "reich" thing. When a 42-year-old man in West Omaha, Neb., was busted for keeping marijuana plants, he provided an excuse that...
Meet Market: Hopeless romantic wants a guy to rock her boat
Charlene, 24, thinks the Central Park Boathouse is the most romantic place in New York. So grab some oars and cozy up to this communications coordinator for a ride on...
Top 5 ways to score on the Jersey shore
“Lift up your shirt and show off your ‘situation.’ “ — Tessa “Ask if she wants to GTL (gym, tan, laundry) with you later.” — Donnie “Say, ‘A bumpit isn’t...
This week's couple: sticky situation
We knew Mikey, 25, and Sarah, 26, were in for a night of high-class romance when we sent them to the Oak Room in the Plaza Hotel. Thought the two...
Ask Ashley: Look who’s not talking!
Few women make eye contact with me, even women I know in the office. It gives me the impression that they don’t want me to say hello or start a...
How to survive summer’s surprise hit, ‘Wipeout’
Mel Brooks once said, “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.” This quote goes a long way toward explaining...
Don't miss
Comedy Stunt man The director of Vince’s (Adrian Grenier) latest action film talks his star into doing his own driving stunt, agitating both manager Eric (Kevin Connolly) and agent Ari...
OMG, stay tuned for the 4-1-1 on news!
Hey, like ya know, it’s the news, like, ya know? In 2003, an internal CNN memo was leaked to the outside: CNN anchors were urged to use hipper, hopper expressions...
Reel good
BEETLEJUICE (1988)Sunday, 2:30 p.m., ABC Family Hilariously gross, odd, and scary story about a dead couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) who haunt their old home but are disturbed by...
Wet and wild
You’re not the only one who could use a refreshing dip in a pool right about now. As summer’s heat intensifies, chances are your dog is feeling the burn as...
U.S. flaws exposed
The World Cup ended for the United States with a 2-1 defeat to Ghana, the same way it ended four years ago. And despite the fact that the team won...
Keys to the city
Only in New York — no chance of finding an accesible public toilet when you need one, but if you have a hankering to sit down at a full-size piano,...
My New York: David Tutera
Celebrity wedding planner David Tutera knows a thing or two about pulling off spectacular Big Apple weddings: The 44-year-old host of WE tv’s “My Fair Wedding” planned Star Jones’ epic,...
Jim shorts
Jim Morrison liked to brag about his fast-lane lifestyle. “I’m gonna get my kicks before the whole s - - thouse goes up in flames,” he was fond of saying....
Starting over with the Scissor Sisters
Note to aspiring musicians: When Elton John tells you your new album bores him, you might just want to scrap the whole thing and start over. That’s what downtown glam-pop...
Look be a Lady
By now, we all tend to be a bit unfazed by Lady Gaga’s surreal concoctions — the beekeeper-like ensemble she wore to her sister’s high school graduation or the unbuttoned...
Stephenie Meyer: No more vamps for awhile
Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight” series, is far from a publicity hound. When the movie version of “New Moon” came out last year, she agreed to exactly one interview:...
'Twilight' bares fangs
Maybe the “Twilight” franchise was just feeling a little emasculated. Can you blame it? Last year, when someone asked hunky “True Blood” star Alexander Skarsgard what he thought of Edward...
Agenda
1.SEE THIS! VEUVE CLICQUOT POLO CLASSIC Spend today watching Prince Harry swing a mallet on a galloping pony, with hottie Nacho Figueras and his team Black Watch also swinging. Festivities...
The Post's All-City boys tennis honors
It was a year of excellent individual performances. Beacon’s Quinton Vega was the headliner, starting with a classic three-set win against Cardozo’s Jon Raude in the PSAL team championship match....
The Post's All-City girls tennis honors
Like it has the last few years, girls tennis championships went through Queens. In the CHSAA, St. Francis Prep won another state title and notched an unprecedented 11th straight Mayor’s...
The Post's All-City boys volleyball honors
It was a wild playoffs with upsets and some unexpected teams finding themselves deep in the postseason. No. 18 Bayside shocked No. 2 Walton in the second round and made...
The Post's All-City girls track and field honors
New York City produced some of the top athletes in the nation and state. Columbus’ Whitney Fountain and Cardozo’s Chamique Francis continued to put their names with some of the...
The Post's All-City boys lacrosse honors
It was a year of firsts in the world of boys lacrosse, starting with Columbus. The Sharks completed the finest season in their short history by winning the PSAL regular-season...
The Post's All-City softball honors
History was made this softball season. St. Joseph by the Sea started it off by winning its first CHSAA state title since 2000 by beating Archbishop Molloy. Then, James Madison...
The Post's All-City baseball honors
The story of the New York City baseball season was Huguenot, the neighborhood on the South Side of Staten Island, home of the CHSAA champ St. Joseph by the Sea...
