July 24, 2008
TARDY ROLLINS BENCHED BY MANUEL
July 24, 2008 | 10:12pmJimmy Rollins is the Phillies' leader. But what kind of leadership is he providing? With Charlie Manuel questioning his club's hunger, Rollins lent credence to those worries, showing up over...
Deal of the Day-Banana Republic
July 24, 2008 | 9:40pmIf you???re looking for a cool light pair of jeans to wear with that American Apparel gray T-shirt, look no further than these Urban Contour Light Wash Wide-Leg Jeans from...
A night full of 'Dancing Queens' and kings
July 24, 2008 | 9:24pmI don't really understand what happens next except that Nigel insinuates - again - that Mia Michaels is missing some marbles and that he's been engaging in a steamy fling...
Roberson officially on board
July 24, 2008 | 9:23pmBy MARC BERMANKnicks officially announced Anthony Roberson's signing just now after we reported it during summer league. Roberson was in town taking his physical this afternoon. That makes 16 roster...
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fiercest one of all?
July 24, 2008 | 9:05pm"Girlicious" has nothing on "fierce.""Project Runway" season four winner Christian Siriano dishes to PopWrap's Jarett Wieselman about the new crop of designers and his Fashion Week line.
'MAD' ABOUT VINCENT KARTHEISER
July 24, 2008 | 8:46pm"Mad Men" is a show littered with good people doing despicable things, but then there's Pete Campbell, arguably the worst guy doing even worse things - cheating on his wife,...
BOSS HOPING TO FILL SHOCKEY'S CLEATS
July 24, 2008 | 8:35pmThe mantle that Kevin Boss carried in the Super Bowl - starting tight end for the New York Giants - is his once again after Monday's trade shipped four-time All-Pro...
'MAD' ABOUT CHRISTINA HENDRICKS
July 24, 2008 | 8:32pmThey don't make women like "Mad Men's" Joan Holloway anymore - and that's too bad because every office could do with a little more of her attitude, wit and killer...
PUP list filling up
July 24, 2008 | 8:28pmBy PAUL SCHWARTZALBANY - Three Giants players were placed on the Physically Unable to Perform/active list the day before the first practice of training camp. The three:LB Gerris Wilkinson (knee),...
Pennington Played With Torn Ligaments
July 24, 2008 | 8:03pmChad Pennington acknowledged publicly for the first time that he played with two torn ligaments in his right ankle, suffered when he was injured in the opening game of last...
Prospect Report for Wednesday, July 23
July 24, 2008 | 7:35pmLike yesterday, the only prospect from either system to make the Prospect Report is Wilmer Flores, who hit his sixth home run of the season yesterday. It was a solo...
'MAD' ABOUT JON HAMM
July 24, 2008 | 7:29pmJon Hamm stopped by The New York Post offices to talk all about the new season of "Mad Men." In a frank conversation about his character, the network behind his...
Wilkinson not ready to practice
July 24, 2008 | 7:21pmBY PAUL SCHWARTZALBANY - Heading into training camp, Gerris Wilkinson is the favorite to win the starting weak side linebacker job opened up by the free agent loss of Kawika...
METS TOP PHILS 3-1, TAKE OVER FIRST BY THEMSELVES
July 24, 2008 | 6:47pmSix weeks ago, it seemed impossible. The Mets in first place? No shot. In early June, they were a rudderless group with a lame duck manager, a washed-up first baseman,...
Cocktails for everyone
July 24, 2008 | 5:30pmAfter some quick caucus action back at Parsons, it???s obvious that certain designers are unhappy with their model's choice of fabric, which is not altogether unsurprising. Suede (L) still wants...
NEW AD CALLS OBAMA 'BOTH WAYS BARACK'
July 24, 2008 | 5:22pmTHE first ever political ad to air on teen-friendly MTV was a brass knuckle aimed at teen-friendly presidential hopeful, Barack Obama. The attack ad, called "Both Ways Barack," is from...
SPE Signs Up 'Synecdoche'
July 24, 2008 | 4:56pmSony Pictures Classics will open Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, NY'' in October, the specialty film arm announced today. The directorial debut by the writer of "Adaptation'' and "Being John Malkovich'' stars...
'ROCKY HORROR' REMAKE
July 24, 2008 | 4:36pmGet ready for TV version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." The 1975 big-screen cult classic is being remade by MTV, using the original screenplay, according to Variety.TV BLOG: Cast...
Cast it
July 24, 2008 | 4:11pmMTV is remaking the 1975 big-screen cult classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," for TV.The original starred Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon and Meat Loaf. Who should join the...
Game 102: Phillies at Mets
July 24, 2008 | 3:21pmThe rubber game between the Phillies and Mets starts at noon today, with Oliver Perez (pictured) taking on the ageless Jamie Moyer as the Amazin's try to take over the...
FAMILY: CHRISTIAN BALE NEEDED TO BE 'TAUGHT A LESSON'
July 24, 2008 | 2:38pmChristian Bale's mother and sister are "devastated" that their confrontation with the actor led to his arrest but they also believe he had to be "taught a lesson," London's Sun...
'All My Children' joins 'Army'
July 24, 2008 | 2:29pmFan of "Army Wives"? Then you might want to set the DVR to start recording "All My Children," which kicks off its own war story today.The ABC soap pits an...
RUDY GIULIANI'S SON SUES DUKE AFTER BEING KICKED OFF GOLF TEAM
July 24, 2008 | 1:01pmRudy Giuliani's son is suing Duke University and the men's golf coach after being kicked off the team. Andrew Giuliani, a senior, claims in a lawsuit that he was wrongfully...
3 UP: The Deadline, Mussina/Delgado, Yank Pitching
July 24, 2008 | 12:14pm1. Baseball fans should take note of the Giants' trade of Jeremy Shockey to the Saints if they want to know a coming truth about the July 31 trade deadline....
Box Office: Fox Wants to Believe 'X-Files' Can Survive Batman's Second
July 24, 2008 | 11:46amThe outlook is not so rosy for "X-Files: I Want to Believe,'' with Mase predicting $17 million -- a third straight disappointment for Fox, which is on a rare losing...
NYT: ALL THE VIEWS FIT TO BOOST OBAMA
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amOnce again, The New York Times shows its bias, only this time it is directed at the Republican presidential nominee ("Blue Paper's Red Pencil," Editorial, July 22). Pathetic? Yes, but...
SERVING NEEDY KIDS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amAs long as you view public schools as assembly-line factories and consider teachers and students parts in a business plan, you will be wrong about which proposals offer the best...
THE MTA MESS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amMayor Bloomberg is a co- chief of the national "building America's future" coalition, devoted to winning $1.6 trillion for roads, bridges, tunnels and the like. So it's beyond strange that...
ANTIWAR HYPOCRITES
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amAM I the only one who's noticed the silence? Mere months ago, left-wing bloggers and demonstrators were wailing Support our troops, bring them home! seven days a week. Now their...
BATMAN WENT BATTY 'FOR WIFE'
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amBatman star Christian Bale doesn't rush to the aid of a damsel in distress only in the movies. His hotel-room dust-up with his mother and sister started when his mom...
LOTTERY
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amNEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 590; Lucky Sum: 14 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 4188; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Wed: 651; Lucky Sum: 12 / Evening Win- 4 Wed.:...
BARACK GIVES HEARTY SHALOM
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amBarack Obama paid a solemn predawn visit to Judaism's holiest site today, bowing his head in prayer at the Western Wall. He 5 a.m. visit was unannounced by the campaign,...
RANGEL: I WOOED DONORS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amWASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel asked House investigators yesterday to determine whether he broke the rules when he sent letters on congressional stationery to business leaders about an educational center...
MAC ATTACKS DEM'S PLEDGE TO MEET MAHMOUD
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amJohn McCain yesterday ripped Barack Obama's willingness to meet with the leader of Iran, who has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map." The McCain campaign, attacking Obama...
FITTY SUES TACO
July 24, 2008 | 7:46am50 Cent is suing Taco Bell, claiming it parlayed a media stunt into an ad campaign. His lawyers accused Taco Bell of false advertising by circulating a letter addressed to...
'TYPICAL' KIDS ALL SMILES FOR DADDY O
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThat's one happy family! Barack Obama and his wife and daughters made their People magazine debut this week, appearing in a relaxed family pose as part of a photo spread....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amManhattan A burglar who climbed through a furnace to sneak inside an Upper West Side apartment building was arrested after committing a second robbery, authorities said yesterday. On May 6,...
A NEAR ESCAPE AT RIKERS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThree Rikers Island guards have been suspended after a suspect came within a few hundred feet of walking out of the facility without being questioned, The Post has learned. Nikholas...
SCHOOL BLOW FOR PARENTS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amAn essential resource for parents struggling to navigate the city's school system is on the chopping block, The Post has learned. Education officials have proposed cutting more than one-third of...
BIRDBRAIN HAS WINGS CLIPPED
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amA passenger on a flight from Guyana was charged with smuggling 13 finches into the country to use in singing contests, authorities said. Customs agents noticed bird feed in the...
ROGUE REF SCAM 'SMALL' TALK
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amHe's too little for the big house. That's what the family of Tommy Martino - the 5-foot-5 bagman for rogue NBA ref Tim Donaghy - claims in letters to Brooklyn...
BUTT KICKERS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amAdding immense firepower to his unyielding war on smoking, Mayor Bloomberg teamed up yesterday with someone even wealthier than he is - Microsoft founder Bill Gates - to pump an...
GOV PULLS SWITCH ON DEATH CELL
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amALBANY - The Paterson administration has put to death one of capital punishment's last vestiges - the execution chamber known as the "death house." The Department of Correctional Services has...
'SOTHEBY'S LOST MY ART'
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amAn Italian author has filed a $32 million lawsuit accusing Sotheby's of losing his 16th-century painting. Giancorrado Ulrich sent a painting he believed to be "Rest on the Flight into...
LETTER-BUG TELLS ALL ON MASSIVE CELEB FORGERY
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amImitation is the sincerest form of flattery - but don't tell that to the city's memorabilia dealers and publishers. The literary world is steamed over a forthcoming book by Upper...
BONES AT SI MOB 'HAUNT'
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amAn FBI search team descended on a famous "haunted" Staten Island mansion yesterday, locating possible remains of 2005 mob hit victim and Bonanno associate Robert McKelvey, sources said. Bonanno capo...
'TRAIN'ED ACTORS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46am"O, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou, Romeo?" On the No. 1 train, of course. Most mornings this summer, Peter Vack and Troian Bellisario board the No. 1 train outside Vack's...
$1M SALMONELLA SUIT ON A ROLL
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amA woman has filed a $1 million lawsuit against a lower Manhattan restaurant she says served her a salmonella sandwich. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Barbara Reiss says...
KRISTEN FINDS A NEW FUN GUY
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amShe sure gets around. Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's hot-bodied hooker Ashley "Kristen" Dupre spent a day - and night - catting around Manhattan with the hunky, rich scion of a...
BLACK DOLL'S HEAD ON COP CAR
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThe NYPD is investigating how the head of a black doll ended up on the radio antenna of an unmarked police car carrying two white cops. Harlem residents and state...
GRIMALDI'S PIZZA $HUT
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amWorld-famous Grimaldi's Pizzeria under the Brooklyn Bridge was temporarily shut down by authorities yesterday for owing the state nearly $100,000 in taxes. State Department of Taxation and Finance officials, accompanied...
ST. NICHOLAS TO RISE AGAIN
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amA deal has been reached with the Port Authority to rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed on 9/11. In exchange for construction funding - which includes $10...
DOORMAN'S 'BORDELLO HELLO' GAL
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThe sexy model girlfriend of Park Avenue's millionaire doorman once worked as a "greeter" at a brothel - but insisted yesterday she never knew about the raunchy goings-on there. "I...
CENTRAL AIR
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amFor 25 bucks, the city will get you high in Central Park. Starting tomorrow, a helium balloon ride will carry a pilot and four passengers at a time in a...
STRANGLEHOLD ON WRESTLER
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amRaging pro wrestler Jim "Sandman" Fullington was sent back to the slammer yesterday after his criminal past prevented his arraignment in Yonkers court. Fullington is charged with felony assault and...
NO CHOICE BUT TO KILL COP: KELLY
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amCops who gunned down a bible-clutching, pistol-waving madman in front of his three kids were given no choice but to fire, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday. "They had no...
A BROADWAY 'HIT'
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThe curtain has come down on her marriage, but YouTube yeller Tricia Walsh-Smith refuses to get off the stage. The daffy divorcée held a press conference yesterday at The Palace...
RUDY DUO QUITS GOP TEAM
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amTwo Senate Republican committee staffers with ties to Rudy Giuliani quit yesterday amid a brewing GOP war over the demotion of a top operative close to the ex-mayor. Operatives Matt...
MTA 'DOUBLE'-CROSSES RIDERS WITH TWO HIKES
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThe subway fare is accelerating faster than a runaway express, as the MTA yesterday announced two fare hikes in the next 30 months. Straphangers are due to get slammed by...
BATTLE OVER CELEBRITY SPA
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amTwo founders of a bohemian-chic spa in Mexico that counts "Dark Knight" star Maggie Gyllenhaal as a client are warring in a Manhattan courthouse over control of their slice of...
LIMITED DISCLOSURE ON JOBS MAY BITE APPLE
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amTwo days of erratic trading in Apple shares, driven primarily by questions about CEO Steve Jobs' health and what sources see as Apple's selective disclosure, ought to force the intensely...
SENSATIONAL BUST
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amBattered magazine publisher American Media is inching closer to a deal that would turn over a substantial amount of the company to creditors and deal another blow to its private-equity...
IT COULD BE CURTAINS FOR LINENS 'N THINGS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amLinens 'n Things has experienced alarmingly steep sales declines since it went bankrupt, raising worries that the home-furnishings chain may be forced to liquidate its business. The Clifton, NJ-based retailer...
TROUBLED GM IS PUTTING THE ARM ON ITS RETIREES
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amGM doesn't only stand for Gen eral Motors anymore. It also stands for "grab money." With profits down by a shocking amount in the depressed auto industry, the Grab Money...
THE WORST OF TIMES
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThe New York Times is reeling from a triple whammy: sky-high newsstand prices, job cuts and bad news on the downgrade front. The namesake company said yesterday the cover price...
A NEW HARD DRIVE
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amLess than a month after Bill Gates stepped down as chairman of software giant Microsoft, it looks as if he's found his new career: used car salesman. The billionaire and...
KNOW WHEN TO FULD 'EM
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amLehman Brothers' hard-charging CEO Dick Fuld might have to resort to some drastic measures - and soon - if he's going to bolster confidence in the fractured investment bank, analysts...
SCOOP BAGS BERGDORF EXEC
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amTrendy fashion boutique Scoop has plucked a rising star from the lofty management ranks at Bergdorf Goodman, The Post has learned. Scoop - a small, fast-growing chain which is backed...
GREENBERG NEARS DEAL WITH CUOMO
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amDeposed insurance king Hank Greenberg is walking a tightrope toward the end of his long fight with New York officials over the way he ran his empire. Greenberg is said...
NETS SUE VIDEO SITE
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amRival networks NBC and Fox have teamed up and filed a joint lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court against the Internet site Redlasso - which streams TV clips for free to...
THE BUDGET-BLUES BROTHERS
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThe Budget-Blues Brothers - Mike and Dave - are singing some sad songs. A little action would be preferred. Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson are in the fiscal deep weeds,...
BARACK'S BERLIN TEST
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amBarack Obama arrives today in Berlin, a city with a singular relationship with America. It was 60 years ago last month that US Air Force cargo planes began what would...
DAFFY SORE LOSER IN BANISHING ACT
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amSORRY to disappoint, but I've been kicked out of finer places. YouTube divorce troll Tricia Walsh-Smith and her attack-poodle lawyer yesterday banned me from a press conference at the opulent...
WIMP STAFF UNDERCUTS BAM'S IRAN TOUGH TALK
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amJERUSALEM - Barack Obama yesterday talked tough on Iran in the Promised Land. "A nuclear Iran would be a game-changing situation - not just in the Middle East, but around...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
July 24, 2008 | 7:46amThis was the worst getaway ever. Three men stole a recliner from a Goodwill store in Cookeville, Tenn., threw it in the back of their pickup and tried to speed...
ADMAN DON TALKS
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amQ: Where is Don Draper when the show returns?John Hamm: When we last we saw him, his life was in a pretty serious state of flux. He just had kind...
BATTLE OF THE BOXES
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amCABLE TV in New York is gearing up for war - a long one. Verizon got the final go-ahead last week from New York State to build a high-speed fiber-optic...
'MAD' ABOUT YOU
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amTHE 1960s admen of "Mad Men" are depicted as serial sexists, but was that really the case in all the fictional advertising agencies of yore? Not necessarily. PHOTO GALLERYCast Of...
'RUNWAY' COUPLE TIP OFF
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amA pair of "Project Runway" contestants are apparently "sew" in love. Fashion bloggers were abuzz yesterday with speculation that 25-year-old Daniel Feld and 23-year-old Wesley Nault appear to be dating....
TORI'S STORY
July 24, 2008 | 7:22am'TORI and Dean" is starting to score big numbers. The Oxygen reality show, starring Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott, snared over 1 million viewers Tuesday night at 10 -...
REALITY TV CAN DRIVE YOU NUTS
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amTWO Montreal shrinks have diagnosed a new mental illness where sufferers are convinced their life is one, big reality TV show. They're calling the disorder the "Truman Show Delusion," after...
HAUTE LIST
July 24, 2008 | 7:22am'IF a girl wants to be girly, she can go to Victoria's Secret," says Tapout CEO Mask. "I don't make frilly stuff. I keep it kind of tough." Tapout -...
SUMMER & THE DITTY
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amEVERY year, singers sip their lemon tea, musicians flex their fingers and label chiefs say their novenas in the hopes of producing that magical, ubiquitous tune that everyone remembers as...
SONGS OF SUMMERS PAST
July 24, 2008 | 7:22am* 1955: Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley & His Comets *1956: Hound Dog, Elvis Presley * 1957: Love Letters in the Sand, Pat Boone * 1958: Summertime Blues, Eddie...
SONGS FROM THE STREET
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amWe braved the heat to find out what tunes people are listening to this summer.Paeton Bruno, 15Summer song for 2008: " 'Buzzin' by Shwayze. It's played on the radio a...
FIENNES FINE IN BECKETT CALL
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amFOR the past two weeks, a master class in acting has been offered in the "Gate/Beckett" series at the Lincoln Center Festival. First came Liam Neeson's searing silent performance in...
LAST 'TRAIN' NOW BOARDING
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amThe Jets, doing their best to forget the 4-12 mess from a year ago, convene for the start of training-camp two-a-days this morning, with the first session set to begin...
STEEPLECHASE A NO-GO; PUSHED BACK A WEEK
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amSARATOGA SPRINGS - Today's first race, a steeplechase, has been cancelled because of the soggy condition of the turf courses, which forced the other three grass races on the Saratoga...
SHOWDOWN AT SARATOGA
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amPost handicappers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine and defending champion Vic Cangialosi challenge former champion steeplechase jockey, OTB backstretch insider and co-publisher of the Saratoga Special, Sean Clancy, as they battle...
SPA OPENER ALL WET
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amSARATOGA SPRINGS - It was a tough opening day for NYRA Nation at the Old Spa, as rain washed all five turf races off the grass - only six were...
LEONARD ANTICIPATES COTTO-MARGARITO SHOWDOWN
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amRay Leonard still remembers what's being called the "Last Great Era in Boxing;" A time when he, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler, took turns beating up each other...
COMMISH GETS KO'D
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amRon Scott Stevens was informed yesterday he is being replaced as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission effective today. The Post has learned Gov. Paterson will appoint commission...
YANKEES JUST MOOSE-TERFUL
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amWhen Yankees brass huddles today in Tampa awkwardness might fill the room. And it would have nothing to do with the wide range of personalities at the table. The sit-down...
TAR WARS
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amTWENTY-five years later George Brett admits the "Pine Tar Game" is one of the best things that ever happened to him. It sure beats being the butt of all those...
SEXSON'S 'AWESOME' AT 1ST BASE
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amThough Richie Sexson didn't have a hit yesterday, Joe Girardi used the word "awesome" to describe Sexson's contributions in the Yankees' 5-1 victory over the Twins at the Stadium. The...
DON'T LOOK NOW, MUSSINA MIGHT BE BOMBERS' MVP
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amWHEN he was 3-3 at the end of April, with an ERA hinting at 5, it was easy enough to wonder how the Yankees would handle the inevitable day this...
POSADA DECIDES TO DELAY SURGERY
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amJorge Posada and the Yankees confirmed what was reported in Wednesday's Post: The All-Star catcher needs right shoulder surgery that will require six months to recover from. But Posada wants...
TYREE KNEEDS RECOVERY TIME
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amALBANY - Out of the 80 players expected to report this morning to training camp at the University at Albany, the Giants anticipate just one not being physically able to...
GOOD RIDDANCE!
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amALBANY - Every syllable, word and sentence of the poignant theme Tom Coughlin presented yesterday as he arrived at Giants training camp made crystal clear that in order for this...
DON'T BLAME BILLY FOR BEING CAUTIOUS
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amTHERE'S a difference between doing something heroic on the diamond and attempting to be a hero. After 13 years in the big leagues, Billy Wagner gets that. He gets that...
AMAZIN' REBOUND IS 1ST RESPONSE
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amAs the bullpen gate opened and the sounds of Kirk Hammett's guitar filled the air, order seemed restored at Shea Stadium. Billy Wagner was back. It was only a one-day...
PEDRO'S FATHER DIES
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amPedro Martinez's father Pablo died in the Dominican Republic yesterday, succumbing after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 79. After hearing the news, the pitcher left Shea Stadium...
MANUEL DEFENDS HOOK, SAYS SANTANA HIT LIMIT
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amJerry Manuel yesterday defended his decision to take starter Johan Santana out of Tuesday's game with Philadelphia after eight innings. Santana departed with a 5-2 lead, having thrown 105 pitches....
MANUEL METS SHOW GRIT
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amNEARLY a whole day later, manager Jerry Manuel was totally fine with the autopsy. The sock-to-the-gut loss to the Phillies on Tuesday was the kind of defeat that keeps on...
NETS INTRODUCE KEYON
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amThe Nets and misery were on the verge of becoming synonymous. A .500 record two seasons ago, a 34-48 record and a front-row lottery seat this past season. The hierarchy...
HONDO HAS A BREW
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amHondo, still all aglow and agog about Tuesday night's stirring stunner with the Phillies over the Metamucils, came right back yesterday afternoon and picked up more scratch with the Tigers...
BIG EAST, SNY STRIKE TV DEAL
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amSportsNet New York and the Big East Conference yesterday announced a five-year agreement that will give college sports a more prominent place on the pro-dominated Big Apple sports scene. The...
SPORTS SHORTS
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amOLYMPICS: Swimmer tests positive Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after she tested positive for a banned substance during the recent U.S. trials. Hardy,...
WNBA EYES 'UGLY' BRAWL
July 24, 2008 | 7:22amThe WNBA today will announce fines and suspensions resulting from Tuesday night's ugly brawl at the end of the Los Angeles Sparks' 84-81 win over the Detroit Shock at The...
FIDI KEEPS PERKING UP
July 24, 2008 | 4:56amDistrict: With Amy Sacco as its "lifestyle consultant," the 163-unit District could have a pretty sweet scene. There's a 12,000-square-foot rooftop terrace with lighted reflecting pools, chaise lounges and cabanas,...
WEST ORANGE, NJ
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amBedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 1/2 Square feet: 3,000 -- This "stunning" Contemporary residence is located on a 1.53-acre "incredible private" property with tall trees and terraced gardens. Highlights of the...
UPPER WEST SIDE
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amOK, so the description of the "enormous" deck on this four-bedroom, three-bath condo might be a bit much - "the only thing missing is Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet with...
FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amBedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 3 1/2 Square feet: 3,507 -- Built in 1853, this "rare" and "lovingly restored" Italianate Federal brick townhouse on South Oxford Street is currently arranged as a...
BRONXVILLE, NY
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amIn a time when even 3-year-olds have cellphones, it's a bit quaint to see that this "stunning" stone mansion includes a "telephone room." The 8,653-square-foot, nine-bedroom, 51/2-bathroom Normandy Tudor home,...
BEDFORD CORNERS, NY
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amWhile this huge, brick Colonial home has "ultimate curb appeal," you can be reassured that, surrounded by more than 2 acres of property, it sits pretty far back from the...
IRVINGTON, NY
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amBedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 1 1/2 Square feet: 1,712 -- If you've ever wanted to own the farm - or 0.15 acres of one - here's your chance. This last parcel...
GLEN COVE, LI
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amBedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,900 -- "Move Right In!" intones the brochure on this "like new" (built in 1999) Colonial home on "beautiful" level property conveniently located near...
WEST CHELSEA
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amBedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,421 Common charges: $1,244 -- This area is now established as a gallery district, but there aren't yet many opportunities to live here. This...
CHELSEA
July 24, 2008 | 4:30amFor the "true connoisseur" who is looking for an "authentic" loft, but who doesn't want to go as far downtown as SoHo or TriBeCa, there's this newly restored spread on...
IT'S A MAD MAD AVE.
July 24, 2008 | 4:24amTalk about Mad money! The Madison Square Park area, already home to downtown's most expensive apartment, is getting even pricier. That's thanks to Tuesday's announcement that Versace is designing the...
JUST SOLD!
July 24, 2008 | 4:22amManhattan CENTRAL PARK WEST $3,460,000 15 Central Park West Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,757 square feet, with terrace, gourmet kitchen, central AC and N/W exposures with open city views; building features...
TO FIDI FOR
July 24, 2008 | 4:18amWhen we think of the Financial District, we think suits, tourists looking for Ground Zero and streets that are desolate at night. But with a slew of new condo and...
ONE FINE O' DAY
July 24, 2008 | 4:13am'This apartment felt like home the minute I walked in," says pop star Aubrey O'Day of her new Midtown pad. Although O'Day is best known as a member of the...
Stevens Out; Lathan In as NY Boxing Boss
July 24, 2008 | 1:52amRon Scott Stevens is replaced as chairman of NY State Athletic Commission. By GEORGE WILLISRon Scott Stevens was informed yesterday he is being replaced as chairman of the New York...