November 4, 2008
Burnett officially free agent
November 4, 2008 | 11:02pmMLB.com reports Blue Jays pitcher A.J. Burnett wil opt out of the remaining two years of his contract and become a free agent.The Web site rpoerts Burnett's agent confirmed the...
Yanks decline options on Giambi, Pavano
November 4, 2008 | 10:41pmThe Yankees announced today that they declined the options in first-baseman Jason Giambi and pitcher Carl Pavano. Both moves were expected and make Giambi and Pavano free agents.Giambi said he...
Deal of the Day-Sunshine & Shadow
November 4, 2008 | 10:40pmIf you're after a bit of chic comfort this season, pick up this Zig Zag T-Shirt Dress by Sunshine and Shadow.Pair it with killer strappy heels and tights for night...
POST ELECTION SPECIAL REPORT
November 4, 2008 | 10:12pmGet COMPLETE Election Coverage All NightPHOTOS: Highlights of Barack Obama's CampaignPHOTOS: Highlights of McCain's Campaign10:02 p.m.: Obama's Lead Grows Obama nabbed Iowa and McCain captured Utah, according to Fox News....
A-ROD RANKED AS 7TH BEST PLAYER
November 4, 2008 | 9:55pmIf the Phillies hadn't signed Tom Gordon as a free agent after the 2004 season, the Yankees may not have ended up with Joba Chamberlain. Chamberlain was chosen with a...
Church is no fan of Francesa
November 4, 2008 | 9:51pmWe knew all along (and from personal experience) that Mike Francesa's talk-radio blather last month about Mets right fielder Ryan Church hating it in New York was a bunch of...
TIM ROBBINS CAUSES RUCKUS AT POLLING CENTER
November 4, 2008 | 9:24pmLiberal poster boy Tim Robbins, partner of movie star Susan Sarandon, caused a ruckus at a Manhattan polling center this morning when he learned his name was removed from the...
Horsey Gallops to Greener Pastures
November 4, 2008 | 9:24pmScene: Sorority HouseAudrina peeks into Lauren's bedroom where Lauren excitedly explains that she's going to a "rock show" with Not Lauren and she won't even have to bob her head...
'Business' For Heidi Means Pleasure For All
November 4, 2008 | 9:16pmBorrowing a men's work shirt from Tom Cruise's "Risky Business" closet, "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum slips on a pair of ankle socks and, well, you know the rest.Who does...
Rahman Gets Shot at Klitschko
November 4, 2008 | 8:50pmHasim Rahman gets yet another chance to win a heavyweight title when he challenges Wladimir Klitschko in December.Former champion Hasim "The Rock" Rahman is the new opponent for IBF, WBO...
DR. HAHN IS OUT
November 4, 2008 | 7:26pm"GREY'S Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes has denied reports that a character on the popular medical show was axed from the series because she was gay. Brooke Smith, who plays prickly...
WHAT'S UP: NFC
November 4, 2008 | 7:08pmTake a deep breath and enjoy it Giants fans. For one week, at least, you actually have some breathing room on top of the NFC East. That can all change...
WHAT'S UP: AFC
November 4, 2008 | 7:04pmThe Patriots and Bills had their chances to bury the Jets and Dolphins by the midway point of the season, but that time has passed and all signs point to...
Dave Annable is the Nicest Actor Ever
November 4, 2008 | 6:52pm"Brothers & Sisters" brooding star Dave Annable talks Rob Lowe, making People's Sexiest Men Alive list and what he really thought about the rumors the 29-year-old dated 61-year-old Sally Field...
Song of Davids
November 4, 2008 | 6:35pmImmediately after more than 31 million people watched angsty/scruffy 25-year-old David Cook snatch the "Idol" crown from the reach of Archuleta's tiny 17-year-old arms, both were whisked away to juggle...
A.I. In Friday
November 4, 2008 | 6:21pmBy FRED KERBERJarvis Hayes said his old boss, Joe Dumars, promised to shake things up in Detroit."And that's exactly what he did," Hayes, the free agent who signed with the...
NHL UNION FILES COMPLAINT WITH NLRB
November 4, 2008 | 6:08pmThe NHLPA filed an unfair labor practice charge against the NHL with the National Labor Relations Board in New York today, The Post has learned. The action by the Players'...
J. Humps (Nate) Designs
November 4, 2008 | 5:57pmOn this week's "Gossip Girl," it's a cliche-fest. Oh, and pointless subplots. This is not a good thing.Little J has been spotted at Mooooood, where she probably thinks Tim Gunn...
Blog poll: The next closer
November 4, 2008 | 5:20pmWith free agency rapidly approaching, Mets GM Omar Minaya has made it clear that he will pursue a closer this offseason to replace the injured Billy Wagner. So tell us...
Shanahan talking to Flyers
November 4, 2008 | 4:55pmWhile it appears any chance Brendan Shanahan will play for the Rangers has past, he may suit up for one of their biggest rivals.The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that Shanahan...
Mets in the chase for Fuentes
November 4, 2008 | 4:30pmAccording to a report from colleagues Mike Puma and Joel Sherman, who are attending the GM meetings in Dana Point, Calif., the Mets plan to make a play for Rockies...
TRIPS: Everyone wins
November 4, 2008 | 4:28pmOf all the history being made in this year's national elections, one thing hasn't been brought up - each of the candidates hail from kinda sexy places. Last couple of...
3 UP: PEAVY, CC AND VAZQUEZ
November 4, 2008 | 3:39pm1. Kevin Towers stood in the lobby of the St. Regis Resort in Dana Point, Calif. last night and said that the Yankees and Angels had been added to Jake...
ISSUES PLAGUE OVER-BURDENED POLLING STATIONS
November 4, 2008 | 3:02pmPoll workers scrambled today as millions of voters deluged New York City's voting stations. Voters began showing up at the polls at 4 a.m. at some stations, creating lines of...
DVD Extra: Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?
November 4, 2008 | 2:02pmWesterns have never been a big love of mine, but in recent years I've developed a minor obsession with Randolph Scott, who in some scholars' eyes is the most iconic...
KICK IN PANTS FROM O
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Barack Obama has a message for America's youth: Pull up your pants! In an interview with MTV's Sway Calloway, Obama fielded a question from Eric, a Huntington...
HARLEM CAN BARELY CONTAIN EXCITEMENT OVER 'PREZ OBAMA'
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amHarlem residents yesterday buzzed in anticipation of helping make history by casting their votes for Barack Obama. All along 125th Street, denizens of black America's cultural capital beamed at the...
WEATHER'S A RAINMAKER FOR BOTH CANDIDATES
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amO, thank heavens. Today's weather forecast is for sunshine across most swing states. That's good news for Barack Obama, but bad news for John McCain, whose chances would be greatly...
IT'S HILL VS. RUDY IN BID FOR MINNY BOOST
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amFormer "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken and his US Senate foe in Minnesota yesterday imported rival star powers from New York - Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rudy Giuliani -...
CLINTONS AID DEM PUSH FOR ALBANY CONTROL
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amALBANY - Democratic strategists rolled out two of their biggest guns in Queens yesterday - Bill and Hillary Clinton - in a final effort to snatch control of the state...
MAC'S AIMING FOR UPSET
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amJohn McCain spent the last full day of his years-long quest for the White House on an upbeat dash through six swing states and his home state, trying to mount...
WEIRD BUT TRUE, ELECTION SPECIAL
November 4, 2008 | 8:55am"Joe the Plumber" scored a victory in his battle to keep the government out of his pocket - cops let him off the hook for speeding. Joe Wurzelbacher, was clocked...
VOTE CRUSH SET TO TURN INTO 'CRISIS'
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amLong lines and a shortage of paper ballots in the crucial swing states could create electoral chaos today as a staggering 130 million Americans head to the polls to elect...
ETHICS PROBE CLEARS PALIN
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amThere was some good news on election eve for Sarah Palin - a new report cleared her of ethics violations in the abrupt dismissal of Alaska's public-safety commissioner. The "Troopergate"...
THE RACE IS ALL BUT O-VER: POLLSTERS
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amBarack Obama will trounce John McCain 55 percent to 44 percent, Gallup predicted yesterday as the Illinois senator entered Election Day with comfortable leads in a dozen national polls. An...
HIST-O-RY IN THE MAKING
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amCHICAGO -- Barack Obama started a historic day by taking his two young daughters to the ballot box as he cast a vote in the election he hopes will make...
DIABETES IN CHECK
November 4, 2008 | 8:55am"Diabetic Shock in New York" (Oct. 31) provides clear evidence that far more needs to be done to reverse this epidemic. To decrease the sky-rocketing numbers of NY residents suffering...
WHEN MORE IS LESS: WILL DEMS SMOTHER DC?
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims that if Democrats win substantial majorities, Congress will be more bipartisan, and she's right ("Nancy's Nonsense," Editorial, Oct. 31). The Democrats will shut down talk...
WORKERS, BE WARY
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amWOULD you like elections without secret ballots? To most Americans, the notion is absurd. But, if Barack Obama becomes president, secret ballots seem destined to end for at least one...
GOODBYE GROWTH
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amALL hail the end of the Reagan era! That's the cry going up in liberaldom as the financial crisis and the impending Democratic electoral sweep threaten the Reaganite troika of...
THE COMING REPUBLICAN DEBACLE
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amBY midnight Tuesday, millions of conservatives probably will believe that the nation, foundering on the reefs of sin, is ruined. And millions of "progressives," emboldened to embrace truth in labeling...
TRUMP TURNS SCOTTISH SAND INTO GOLD
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amDonald Trump is poised to make another fortune - thanks to the tanking world economy. Authorities yesterday approved the Donald's deal to develop an 18-hole course, along with a country...
LOTTERY
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amNEW YORK Midday Nos. Mon.: 360; Lucky Sum: 9 / Midday Win-4 Mon.: 2226; Lucky Sum: 12 / Evening Nos. Mon.: 708; Lucky Sum: 15 / Evening Win- 4 Mon.:...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amQueens Stray gunfire blew out the windshield of an empty school bus during a brawl in front of a South Jamaica middle school yesterday, police sources said. The shot was...
'SCAMMER' BECOMES LAMMER
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amAn accused swindler facing federal fraud charges for allegedly bilking $900,000 from investors in a brazen boiler-room scheme skipped out on his trial as the case was about to go...
IT'S CASH AND CARRY FOR JESSICA
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amNew mommy Jessica Alba, with adorable 4-month-old daughter Honor Marie strapped snugly to her tummy, stares lovingly at hubby Cash Warren as the happy family enjoys a leisurely stroll through...
KIN SUES FIRM IN ACTRESS MURDER
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amThe husband of murdered actress Adrienne Shelly is suing the contractor who employed her murderer, contending she'd still be alive if the company hadn't looked the other way while hiring...
$3M SUIT FOR 'MONTEL' AX
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amA former "Montel Williams Show" producer wants more than $3 million in damages from TV execs she claims heartlessly fired her after she suffered a brain aneurysm on the job....
KILLER BOUNCER'S 'EXCUSE'
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amKiller bouncer Stephen Sakai went on trial for murder for the second time in less than a year yesterday, claiming he was trying to save his own life against "drugged-up,...
DRIVER ADMITS HE KILLED BOY
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amAn auto mechanic who mowed down a 12-year-old boy while driving away from a minor fender-bender pleaded guilty to manslaughter yesterday in a Queens' courtroom moments before jury selection was...
NY COP IN LA VS. PHIL
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amA retired NYPD detective told jurors yesterday that he kicked Phil Spector out of two Christmas parties for ranting about women - who, the mad maestro said, "all deserve a...
DOGGED 9/11-SCAM PURSUIT
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amA self-proclaimed "9/11 hero" who concocted tales of rescuing victims with his golden retriever is being sued by the feds for more than $35,000 in relief funds he scammed from...
CUNY GROWING INTO CLASS ACT
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amThey're moving on up. Enrollment at the City University of New York has reached its highest point since the college began charging tuition in 1976, new statistics shows. The university...
THIS 'BIG APPLE' IS FOR SAIL
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amIt's the city that never sinks. Cruise ships have been compared to floating metropolises before, but Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas - which sets sail next year - actually...
BLIND DAD DIES AFTER MARATHON
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amA legally-blind Staten Island father who celebrated his son's gift of a kidney by completing the last four New York City Marathons suffered an apparent heart attack and died just...
HEAT'S ON 'SODOMY' COPS
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amThe NYPD yesterday moved to strip four cops of their guns and badges for allegedly sodomizing a fleeing pot smoker, a law-enforcement source said. The officers were ordered to report...
HARSH 'TERMS' FOR MIKE AS HE INKS BILL
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amAfter four hours of intense public testimony during which he heard himself called more names than in his entire seven years at City Hall, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday signed a controversial...
DC37 GETS 4% HIKES IN DEAL WITH CITY
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amWith economic uncertainty growing, the city's largest municipal union agreed yesterday to a tentative contract that provides the same 4 percent raises won earlier by other civilian unions. The deal...
WIFE-SLAY BRO BUSTED
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amThe brother of a Long Island man accused of murdering his wife was arrested yesterday for causing a fracas while trying to visit him in jail, authorities said. Tommy Walsh,...
ART STILL IN ITS 'GREEN' PERIOD
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amCrisis? What crisis? The global economic canvas may be bleak, but try telling that to the deep-pocketed bidders who plunked down record art prices at Sotheby's auction house in Manhattan...
KERIK'S CAVALRY
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amOh, how the mighty have fallen. Bernard Kerik's old law-enforcement pals are holding a fund-raising dinner next month to help him come up with the money he needs to keep...
SLAY RAP FOR MOB PUFF BADDY
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amA crafty Genovese capo who spent 11 years on the lam was slapped with murder charges yesterday for killing a gangland foe who goaded him in a New Jersey parking...
MERRILL BROKERS FUME OVER PACKAGE$
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amThere are signs that the comfortable relationship that the head of Merrill Lynch's massive brokerage operation has enjoyed for years is beginning to sour. Many brokers, increasingly bitter over retention...
APPLE DROPS OUT OF 34TH ST. SITE
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amCALL it the Bad Apple of West 34th Street. Neighborhood advocates are irked - and retail brokers mystified - over the big, empty hole that Apple Inc. has left on...
RODALE ELECTS TO CUT 111 STAFFERS
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amRodale, the publisher of Men's Health and the best-selling book series "Eat This, Not That," said it will eliminate 111 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, in the biggest...
CLOSE(D) CIRCUITS
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amCircuit City said it will close 155 stores and lay off thousands of workers in a bid to shore up cash reserves and avoid bankruptcy. Blaming a sluggish economy and...
KRAVIS POSTPONES IPO AGAIN
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amBillionaire Henry Kravis - a connoisseur of fine art and culture - is giving up trying to cash out of Wall Street's now vanished gilded age. Unlike his rival Steve...
SWISS TOXIC MESS
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amUBS handed out pink slips to about 700 staffers in North America last week as part of a broader plan by the Swiss banking giant to slash 2,000 jobs globally....
REDSTONE: THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THAR THEATERS
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amReal estate has emerged as Sumner Redstone's likely solution to the debt crisis at National Amusements, his private holding company. The media mogul hinted on Viacom's third-quarter earnings call yesterday...
ANOTHER BYE-BYE, AMI
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amAmerican Media Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer John Miller resigned suddenly, the latest sign of turmoil to hit the embattled company that publishes the National Enquirer, Star and Shape....
HERE'S WHAT YOU AND THE NEXT PRESIDENT WILL FACE
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amTHE stock market was supposed to be higher this year; then down in 2009. That, at least, is what should have happened based on historical precedents. The party that controls...
EASING ALBANY'S 'PAIN'
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amGov. Paterson plans to summon the Legislature to Albany later this month to plug a state budget gap that could hit $14 billion next year, and the capital's special-interest army...
TODAY'S THE DAY!
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amAmericans go to the polls today to choose a new president, thus ending - barring a 2000-style recount - the longest and most expensive campaign in the nation's history. No...
GEORGIA ON HIS MIND
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amIt's true: The People's Republic of the Upper West Side and its congressman, Jerrold Nadler, were made for one another. Case in point: Sunday, in Boca Raton, Fla., Nadler put...
BARACK IS LIFE OF 'NEW' UNITED PARTY
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amWHATEVER happens at the polls today, one thing is certain: Barack Obama has transformed the Democratic Party from a coalition of splintered constituencies into a modern party with a unified...
WINDY CITY'S WINDS OF CHANGE ON CRAIGSLIST
November 4, 2008 | 8:55amCHICAGO - This is Ground Zero for Barack Obama. The spot where, God help us, it all begins. With confidence bordering on cockiness, he's ushering in the election tonight not...
NEW YORK HISTORY
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amThe firemen really had their hands full on Dec. 16, 1835, when a raging fire left the city's business district in ruins. Read about the most destructive fire in New...
THE SECRET SCHOOL
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amSTORY SO FAR: Ida, voted in as teacher by classmates at their one-room school, is confronted with her first discipline problem. CHAPTER EIGHT What Ida Did IDA was certain her...
SILVERMAN CALLS SHOW BLAST, NOT BOMB
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amSOME UK papers have reported that Sarah Silverman bombed in a recent London show. Here, she responds publicly for the first time. "England was bizarre," Silverman tells The Post. "I...
WHAT THE YUK!
November 4, 2008 | 8:03am'YOU tell me," comedian Sarah Silverman says in an e-mail interview with The Post, responding to the criticism that "some people" believe the bulk of her show is just shock...
LOL! TOP SPOTS
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amFive can't-miss shows that aren't sold out yet for the New York Comedy Festival:* Brian Regan (Sunday at 8 p.m., Avery Fisher Hall): Masterful in his timing and awkward comedy.*...
FERRY BEST
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amNEW Dorp is ready for its closeup. FX is working on a new cop series to follow its very successful "The Shield." The name of the new show: "Staten Island."...
'HEROES' SHAKEUP
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amNBC has fingered two high-profile producer-writers as the villains behind the fall of "Heroes." Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander, two of the show's most instrumental writer/producers, have been dropped from...
'BACHELOR' BUST
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amANOTHER "Bachelor" couple bites the dust. So what else is new? DeAnna Pappas and Jesse Csincsak, who met on "The Bachelor" last season, are kaput, according to a message Csincsak...
WATCHING AND SURFING AT SAME TIME
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amNIELSEN has discovered that TV viewers know how to multi-task - it turns out many people surf the 'net and watch TV at the same time. The findings, part of...
HOMER HITS A HOMER
November 4, 2008 | 8:03am'THE Simpsons' " latest "Treehouse of Hor ror" was anything but a horror show for Fox. The annual Halloween-themed episode scored the show's best ratings in five years and, with...
EDITRIX FROM ELLE: SLOWEY
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amIT only took 1 ? episodes for imperious Elle editrix Anne Slowey - the true judge, jury and executioner on the new CW competitive reality show "Stylista" - to send...
ROCK HARD, BALLAD SOFTLY
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amDESPITE a reputation as worshippers at the altar of excess erected by their '80s rock forebears, deep down, the guys in Hinder are really just big softies. "Our specialty is...
MPFREES
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amHinder, "Without You" Get your lighters ready. This power ballad hits all the right notes, with everything from acoustic strumming and a hum-worthy chorus to squealing guitar licks. Travis, "J....
IF IT'S TRAVIS, IT'S SCOT TO BE GOOD
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amTRAVIS frontman Fran Healy can sum up the record business in one word: "bulls - - -." He's Scottish, so somehow, when he curses it sounds more charming. After producing...
GEMS ARE BEST WESTERNS
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amOSCAR "Budd" Boetticher may not be as well known a Western director as John Ford, but he's got quite a fan club among filmmakers - Clint Eastwood and Quentin Tarantino,...
FONDA BACK FOR B'WAY
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amLET'S hope her stage chops are still in shape. After a 46-year hiatus, Jane Fonda is returning to Broadway in the spring. The Oscar-winning actress will star in "33 Variations,"...
PIONEER GETS BOOT
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amNEW York became a little more like Peoria when the Two Boots Pioneer Theater in the East Village played its last picture show early Saturday. "Now, with our lease ending...
LOSS TO RAMS WOULD SLOW JETS' MO'
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amIt's a cruel world, this NFL, which is why the Eric Mangini-imposed "five-second rule" for basking in the euphoria of a big win ends the moment the Jets take the...
JETS REPORT CARD
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amWeek 9 vs. Bills Here are the grades following the Jets' 26-17 win over the Bills this Sunday. REPORT CARD GALLERY
ELAM GETS RIBBING FOR INT RETURN
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amJets safety Abram Elam got an earful of ribbing on the plane ride back to New Jersey Sunday night about his slow-motion, 92-yard interception return for a touchdown against the...
GOALIE SITS; JERSEY BLANKED BY SABRES
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amThe Scare Quotient rose again last night when Devils GM Lou Lamoriello would not speculate whether Martin Brodeur's injury is major or minor. "I couldn't answer that right now," Lamoriello...
'WORST' FIELDER IN MAJORS
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amA group that tracks every ball hit in the majors says Derek Jeter is the worst fielder in baseball. Stats guru Bill James, author of the "Baseball Abstract," and a...
CASHMAN TARGETS CC, LOWE, BURNETT
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amBrian Cashman has not altered his priorities at all since the season ended. The Yankee GM is focusing on starting pitching, followed by starting pitching and then some more starting...
TYREE TO KNOW FATE SOON
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amDecision day for David Tyree comes tomorrow. By 4 p.m. he'll know if he has a season to play and a future remaining with the Giants. The hero of Super...
GIANTS REPORT CARD
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amWeek 9 vs. Cowboys Here are the grades following the Giants' 35-14 win over the Cowboys this Sunday: REPORT CARD GALLERY
GIANTS, JETS BOTH IN FIRST THIS LATE A RARE FEAT
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amWell look at what we have here: We are a football town. A football town! We are tailgates and two-hour waits in the parking lot after games. We are any-given-Sunday...
AFTER POUNDING RIVAL, CHAMPS BACK TO WORK
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amAs the victories keep mounting and the season grows longer, the pause after Tom Coughlin's post-game remarks grows more suspenseful. The Giants await word from their head coach that they...
CAMPOLI HELPS ISLES END SKID
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amThe Islanders had seen a three-goal lead evaporate in the third period for the second straight game, but unlike in Saturday's loss to Montreal, they found a way to recover...
RANGERS SET FOR BIG SCORE
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amGet the puck in, get it out was the lesson reinforced in the video room of a 10-3-1 team by coach Tom Renney yesterday. That way, when you get knocked...
BREWERS SERIOUS ABOUT KEEPING SABATHIA
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amDANA POINT, Calif. - Brewer GM Doug Melvin confirmed that on Saturday his organization made a significant, long-term offer to retain free-agent ace CC Sabathia. Melvin refused to divulge the...
PISTONS HAVE THE ANSWER
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amAFTER months of trying to unload Allen Iverson, the Nuggets have found a new home for the All-Star crowd-pleaser they had acquired Dec. 19, 2006 from the 76ers. Logically, the...
SPORTS SHORTS
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amNFL: Browns to start Quinn at QB The Browns will bench QB Derek Anderson and start backup Brady Quinn on Thursday night against the Broncos . . . QB Daunte...
UNION READY TO ASSIST KNICKS' GUARD
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amWith Stephon Marbury's situation continuing to crawl along, The Post has learned the inactive point guard is planning to seek the Players' Association's help in guiding him through this saga....
AGENT: AMAZIN'S IN CHASE FOR FUENTES
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amDANA POINT, Calif. - For openers, the Mets need a closer. To that end, the team already has reached out to representatives for free agent Brian Fuentes. On a mostly...
SHAQ, AMARE HARD TO D-FINE
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amYi Jianlian, the Nets' slender, 7-foot forward, has the best idea of what to use tonight against Phoenix' Amare Stoudemire. "Something illegal," Yi offered. Even that might not work. Stoudemire,...
NEWS + NOTES
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amRUBY FLIPPERS THE newest addition to Princess Cruises' fleet is called Ruby. Featuring a handful of upgrades to the existing Princess product, Ruby crossed the Atlantic last week and ended...
THE RIVER LESS TRAVELED
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amI WOKE to a high-pitched shimmering sound emanating from the jungle. Surely some kind of indigenous insect's mating call, the otherworldly sound rolled off the brilliant green hills in waves....
LATIN LOVE
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amSo - where have you been lately? I've been going to Colombia, to Bogota. Love going down there. It's not really set up for tourism, but the people are great;...
SPLIT DECISION
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amTHE late Robert Louis Stevenson - not just a poet, but also a travel writer - once wrote, "To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." On my...
HOT DEALS!
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amVAIL, CO $337 per person for 3 nights at the Holiday Inn and 3 days of skiing Nov. 21-Dec. 20. Based on double occupancy, book the Buy 2 get 1...
NO SURPRISES HERE
November 4, 2008 | 8:03amLOOK at all those fat people. I bet they shop at Walmart. God, do they ever stop eating? Jeez, they're so tacky with their Midwestern accents. I bet they're from...
Larry's coming back
November 4, 2008 | 5:26amBy MARC BERMANAnd detouring from Stephon Marbury, here comes Larry Brown back into town, at the Garden Wednesday night with his Bobcats, right on cue.Brown can certainly talk about being...
Q&A: SARAH SILVERMAN
November 4, 2008 | 4:00amStadtmiller: Hi Sarah -- Where are you at right now, what are you doing as you answer this interview? Silverman: I'm sitting in my apartment, eating a bowl of granola...
CLINTONS AID DEM PUSH FOR ALBANY CONTROL
November 4, 2008 | 3:00amALBANY - Democratic strategists rolled out two of their biggest guns in Queens today- Bill and Hillary Clinton - in a final effort to snatch control of the state Senate...
GREG MADDUX 'ALMOST CERTAIN' TO RETIRE
November 4, 2008 | 2:31amDANA POINT, Calif. -- Greg Maddux, the eighth winningest pitcher in major league history, is almost certain to retire, his agent, Scott Boras, said tonight. "He hasn't made a final...
SUNNY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR ELECTION
November 4, 2008 | 2:26amO, thank heavens. Tomorrow's weather forecast is for sunshine across most swing states. That's good news for Barack Obama, but bad news for John McCain, whose chances would be greatly...
Teddy Dinner Set For Nov. 20
November 4, 2008 | 2:22amThe 12th annual Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Dinner is set for November 20 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island.New York Jets coach Eric Mangini and New York Giants...
MCCAIN DOWN IN NEW POLLS
November 4, 2008 | 2:19amBarack Obama will trounce John McCain 55 percent to 44 percent, Gallup predicted today as the Illinois senator entered Election Day with comfortable leads in a dozen national polls. An...
OBAMA: GRANDMOTHER HAS GONE HOME
November 4, 2008 | 1:22amJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Barack Obama yesterday capped his 22-month run for the White House with polls showing him poised to make history as the nation's first black president - but...
REPORT CLEARS PALIN IN TROOPERGATE PROBE
November 4, 2008 | 1:09amThere was some good news on election eve for Sarah Palin - a new report cleared her of ethics violations in the abrupt dismissal of Alaska's public-safety commissioner. The "Troopergate"...