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July 6, 2007

Kylie Does Steven Alan

Even Kylie Minogue can't get enough of Steven Alan's relaxed preppy look. Count her in good company.Read about Alan, aka the Buyin' King and his non-hostile takeover of the boutique...

Bah, humbug!

Talk about overkill: Variety reports that the Mouse House is going to make a version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol'' with Jim Carrey as Scrooge AND the three ghosts who...

Scene

Marjolein Mos, the fashion editor for Marie Claire Holland, wears a cute Vanessa Bruno blousy dress which she toughens up with a skull and crossbones scarf from H&M, with an...

Souray Languishing on the Market

Sheldon Souray declined a four-year, $22M offer sheet from the Canadiens and is reportedly interested in playing for the Rangers.The Blueshirts, though, have little room under the salary cap to...

One More Reason to Love Clive Owen

A new trailer for the film "Shoot 'Em Up," due out in early September, contains what may the best Clive Owen line ever: "I'm a British nanny. And I'm dangerous."...

'Blair Witch Project' Meets 9/11

Are some people buying tickets for "Transformers'' not to see the dopey Michael Bay flick, but for the cool-looking, creepily 9/11-evoking trailer that precedes it? Variety reports today that Paramount...

Sam Who?

I was waiting on line for a soda at Radio City Music Hall just before the premiere of "Live Free or Die Hard'' a couple of weeks ago when I...

Deal of the Day

Valentine's coquettish creations have been like cupid to the heartstrings of chic chicks in the city and beyond.Everyone's absolutely fallen in love with their stylishly mod dresses and breezy shape.And...

Happy Ending

When I rejoined The Post as a rewrite man in January 1995, one of the first big stories I worked on was the fallout from Hugh Grant's arrest for being...

Lions and Tigers and IMAX, Oh My!

"The Wizard of Oz'' in 3-D IMAX? It could happen. IMAX co-chairman Greg Foster tells me there have been talks with Warner Bros., which controlls the Judy Garland classic. "But...

FIVE-THOUGHT FRIDAY: MELKY AND GOMEZ

Back with Five-Thought Friday: 1. Is Melky Cabrera a full-time player? I still do not know the answer to that question, but it is important to remember that he is...

Campbell Capsules: Central

In the Campbell Conference's Norris Division, here's a quick breakdown.Detroit: The Red Wings lost both Todd Bertuzzi and Mathieu Schneider to Cup champions Anaheim, but they picked up Brian Rafalski...

Local Free Agency Capsules

The free agency market has been busy since Canada Day, when the biggest news in New York was the signing of both Scott Gomez and Chris Drury to the New...

Roenick Texts Retirement

Jeremy Roenick reportedly text messaged the Philadelphia Inquirer his intent to retire."I'm retiring; is that still news?" said a story posted Wednesday to the paper's web site.If the report of...

UPDATE: Gulf ready to 'Rock'

It seems like yesterday that I was on the phone talking about the big opening party for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, Miss. - back in August...

THE MONKEY KING

Adopted From the Classic Chinese Tale By Ji-li Jiang Illustrated by Hui Hui Su-Kennedy STORY SO FAR: In China, thousands of years ago, amidst a terrible storm, Stone Monkey is...

GAIN SOME SOVEREIGNTY

IF you can't get out to Jersey's Giants Stadium tomorrow to catch the nearest of the worldwide Live Earth shows (who wants to sit in traffic and contribute to global...

SOAP OPERA GUILTY OF BEING DULL & CLICHÉD

THE Cell Theater Company declares itself to be dedicated to "the belief that the structure of a biological cell provides an artistic model for essential, collaborative theater." In that case,...

B'WAY STAGE FRIGHT

BROADWAY'S bracing for a showdown between producers and stagehands that could trigger a strike in the fall. Negotiations are quietly under way, and the tone, sources say, has been rancorous....

STARR REPORT

'Gathering' info When we last left Meadow Soprano, she was entering a diner in Bloomfield, N.J. just as "The Sopranos" family was gathering for dinner - and the show abruptly...

'SWEET' 'N SOUR

PERHAPS the worst excuse for a movie ever hatched is MTV's "Super Sweet 16: The Movie." It's a badly written, horribly acted, flat-out-stupid movie version of "My Super Sweet 16,"...

MILEY ROCKS CHARTS

MILEY Cyrus rocks - literally. The "Hannah Montana" star's second album entered the charts at #1 - making Cyrus the youngest-ever recording artist to have two #1 albums in less...

DIDDY'S 'RAISIN' ON HOLD

ABC's version of "A Raisin in the Sun" starring Sean "Diddy" Combs could air as soon as February - an extremely long lead time for a movie filmed last winter....

HOMER'S ODYSSEY

A group of lucky British "Simpsons" fans got the world's first glimpse of "The Simpsons Movie" - three weeks before its hotly anticipated July 27 premiere. A 10-minute clip of...

PATRICK MAY LEAVE ESPN

ESPN Radio host Dan Patrick didn't show up for work yesterday - fueling speculation he's still in a protracted contract battle with his bosses. There was talk that Patrick, who...

POTTER'S NEW TRICK

EVERYONE'S favorite teen wizard unveils some new movie magic in his latest big-screen adventure - the last 20 minutes of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" will be...

MACBETH

SAY hello to my leetle dagger! Shakespeare meets "Scarface" in an Aussie adaptation of "Macbeth" gone gangsta. Macbeth (Sam Worthington) is an ambitious urban drug dealer with a pushy wife....

OVERLONG & FLYING ON EMPTY

HOW would you like to be stuck in a dark room for hour upon hour listening to a neurotic middle-aged woman complain about her love life? This, in effect, is...

BROTHERLY SHOVE

SIBLING rivalry is a normal state of affairs, but the 9-year-old title character of "Joshua," played with creepy intensity by Jacob Kogan in this effective thriller, responds to the birth...

AMATEUR, OFF-KEY INDIE HAS SOUR NOTES

SET in a dull California town known for its graveyards, "Colma: The Musical" is a comatose little indie about three young friends (Jake Moreno, L.A. Renigen, H.P. Mendoza) who apply...

EXALTED 'WARRIOR' POSE

SOME critics are comparing the Thai martial-arts epic "Dynamite Warrior" to "Ong-Bak," a Thai actioner starring popular Tony Jaa. Since I hated "Ong-Bak," it was with foreboding that I sat...

HOT PICKS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

HIGH-IN-TENTS-CITY Sword swallowers, risqué acrobats, burlesque dancers and fearless jugglers are all part of the show "Absinthe" - a human circus under South Street Seaport's 320-person Spiegeltent (A replica of...

PREVIEWS

"ANGRY YOUNG WOMEN IN LOW-RISE JEANS WITH HIGH CLASS ISSUES": A comedic look at urban women and the issues that concern them. Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St.; (212) 352-3101. Opens...

BROADWAY

"A CHORUS LINE": Two and a half stars A clean carbon copy of a great original. Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St.; (212) 239-6200. "CURTAINS": Two stars Tony-winning David...

LONG-RUNNING

"AVENUE Q": Three stars John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St.; (212) 239-6200. "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST": Two and a half stars Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 W. 46th St.; (212) 307-4747....

OFF-BROADWAY

"ALTAR BOYZ": Three stars Musical spoof of Christian-pop boy bands is entertaining despite one-joke premise. New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St.; (877) 226-9941. "THE ARGUMENT" and "DINNER PARTY": Two...

POP, ROCK, FOLK

ART BRUT: The English indie stars tour in support of their brand-new sophomore LP "It's a Bit Complicated," and opening for them is White Rabbit, who seems to be everywhere...

JAZZ

BIRDLAND: Tonight: the Birdland Big Band. 315 W. 44th St.; (212) 581-3080. BLUE NOTE: Through Sunday: Danny Aiello. 131 W. Third St.; (212) 475-8592. IRIDIUM: Monday: Les Paul. 1650 Broadway;...

CLASSICAL

TODAY: New York Philharmonic's "Moscow on the Hudson" features works by Prokofiev, Glinka and Tchaikovsky at 8 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall. TOMORROW and SUNDAY: "Handel and Beethoven: Mentor &...

CABARET

BEMELMAN'S BAR: Tuesday through Saturday: Loston Harris Trio. 35 E. 76th St.; (212) 744-1600. CARNEGIE CLUB: Tomorrow: Steve Maglio performs Sinatra. 156 W. 56th St.; (212) 957-9676. DON'T TELL MAMA:...

DANCE

METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE: American Ballet Theatre performs "Cinderella" tonight at 8 and tomorrow at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $24 to $168. Lincoln Center, Columbus Avenue at 64th Street;...

FILM

FILM ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES: Through Thursday, the scam-umentary "Czech Dream" (2007) at 9 p.m. 32 Second Ave.; (212) 505-5181. BAM ROSE CINEMAS: The "Overlooked Aldrich" series, a festival of "overlooked"...

COMEDY

CAROLINES: Today and tomorrow: Chris Bliss. Today through Sunday: Rob Stapleton. 1626 Broadway; (212) 757-4100. COMIX: Today and tomorrow: Todd Barry, Judah Freelander. 353 W. 14th St.; (212) 524-2500. GOTHAM:...

MUSEUMS

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Central Park West at 79th Street; (212) 769-5000. BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS: 1040 Grand Concourse; (718) 681-6000. BROOKLYN MUSEUM: 200 Eastern Parkway; (718) 638-5000....

FAIRS, FESTS, ETC.

FARMER'S MARKET AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER: Regional farmers sell flowers, produce and more Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 a.m to 6 p.m., through Aug. 17. Between Fifth and Sixth avenues...

CASINO BEAT

NEW JERSEY * Lean the cha-cha when the "DANCING WITH THE STARS" national tour shakes its way into the Boardwalk Hall Arena at tonight at 7:30. Tickets: $49.50-$195; boadwalkhall.com, (609)...

MUSEUM PICK

WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: In "Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era," the late '60s and early '70s are explored through a variety of media, and includes Jimi...

HE'S TWINKLE 'NOSE'

A principal dancer with the New York City Ballet pirouetted his way into the arms of police when he was caught with a bag of cocaine in his car, officials...

MIKE RALLIES 'ROUND HIS CONGE$T QUEST

Mayor Bloomberg yesterday told state legislators to quit saying they'll "study it some more" as he urged them to pass his congestion-pricing plan. "The time is now," Bloomberg said at...

'ID LEAK' FEAR IN $80M ED. COMPUTER

The Department of Education is scrambling to patch potential "leaks" in its new $80 million computerized student-tracking system, The Post has learned. The IBM-designed database - which will include student...

SAY WHAT? MEN GAB LIKE GALS

It may be a jaw-dropper to some, but men talk just as much as women. Women spoke "on average 16,215 words and men 15,669 words over an assumed period of,...

GIULIANI 'FUND-AMENTAL'

Rudy Giuliani's campaign yesterday boasted that the $15 million he raised over the last three months is part of the proof that he's the one to "fundamentally" shift the dynamic...

L.I. TAVERN FIGHT ENDS IN SLAYING

A Long Island bar fight left one man dead and another in critical condition early yesterday after a group of men opened fire on two combatants who were running for...

N.J. MISS IN A FIX OVER HER PICS

A mysterious blackmailer has threatened to make public a series of personal Web photo graphs of Miss New Jer sey Amy Polumbo un less she surrenders the crown. But Polumbo,...

CHANCE FOR RIDERS TO RAIL

Starting next week, straphangers will get the chance to vent to the MTA about what irks them most about the subway. Passengers on the No. 7 line will be the...

GANGSTER WAS A TRUE YANKS-TER

A New Jersey mobster who was hiding out in a tiny studio on the Upper West Side for seven years moved there for a good reason - he wanted to...

FIREWORKS AS S.I. COPS CRASH BASH

Cops admitted yesterday that "an all-out brawl" broke out on July Fourth when police tried to stop holiday revelers from shooting off fireworks at a raucous Staten Island bash hosted...

OPENING GATES OF 'EL'

ALBANY - Furious state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno yesterday accused Gov. Spitzer of ordering the State Police to track him for "political espionage" - and called for special grand...

'SWIMMING' IN DEBT: PARKS

The cost of repairing storm-damaged equipment at the Lasker Pool in Central Park came in at $1.9 million, more than double the $800,000 projected by the Parks Department. "The $800,000...

EDUCRATS: RETIRE-MINT AUDIT WRONG

Education Department officials yesterday hotly disputed City Comptroller Bill Thompson's assertions that they were lax in allowing retired teachers to come back to work and collect salaries and pensions at...

POWER OUT FOR E. SIDE RESIDENTS

Another warm summer day brought another blackout on the Upper East Side yesterday. Some residents lost power for about 12 hours. A manhole fire at 4:45 a.m. led to the...

NO BAIL FOR TUB MOM

A young Brooklyn mother accused of leaving her 11-month- old daughter alone in a bathtub to drown was behind bars yesterday, denied bail after being charged with reckless endangerment. Because...

MORGAN STANLEY HIT BY 'SEX-PENCIL' SUIT

A Long Island woman says her boss at Morgan Stanley gave a creepy new meaning to the term "pencil pusher." In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Lisa LaMacchia claims...

GAS-STEAL COP

A Bronx NYPD detective has been convicted of stealing gasoline by filling up his personal car at precinct pumps. Detective Michael O'Callaghan, a 17-year veteran assigned to the 49th Precinct...

A FATAL 'FLUB' FOR MEDICS

Queens jurors yesterday got a chilling account of how a vibrant mother and wife died - after FDNY medics allegedly used outdated batteries for a defibrillator. Toni Ann Joline, 40,...

HASIDIC 'HITCHHIKE' HORROR IN B'KLYN

A knife-wielding man attacked a pregnant woman who had accepted a ride from him in Brooklyn, cops said yesterday. The 21-year-old woman - who, like her attacker, is Hasidic -...

CITY EYES 1,300 NEW TEACHERS

The city wants to hire 1,300 new teachers to reduce class sizes, using some of the millions of dollars in extra school funding it wrangled from the state, the Department...

PAIN IN THE GLASS GUILTY

The owner of a Bronx auto-glass store has been convicted of attempted murder for shooting a rival repairman who was fixing cars on the street near his shop, authorities said...

WEEKEND SUBWAY GUIDE

1 train: No trains between 168th and 242nd Street. Take free shuttle buses, M3 Bus, or A train instead. Also, shuttle buses replace service between 14th Street and South Ferry....

A FRENCH KNOT SET FOR EVA

Eva Longoria is set to wed hoops star Tony Parker tomorrow at a Paris church, before jetting off to a lavish reception at a chateau. Stretch limos and helicopters will...

BEG PARDON, HILL?

WASHINGTON - The White House yesterday ridiculed Bill and Hillary Clinton's "chutzpah" for having the nerve to criticize the prison pass President Bush granted former aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby. In...

BIG CHIP ON HER SHOULDER

The professional poker player defeated at a Las Vegas tournament by a Long Island college student says she wants another shot at the amateur. "I want a rematch," said Beth...

'SURGICAL' STRIKES

As many as 45 Muslim doctors planned to attack targets in the United States beginning with a naval base, it was disclosed yesterday. Younis Tsouli, who called himself the "jihadist...

GORE SON GETS HELP

Former Vice President Al Gore said yesterday he is glad his son is getting clinical help, a day after Al Gore III was arrested and charged with illegal-drug possession. Gore...

07-07-07TH HEAVEN

Thousands of lucky couples are set to say, "I do," tomorrow, taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to marry on the date 7-7-07. The most famous couple tying the knot...

MADAM'S NOW AN OPEN BOOK

The "D.C. Madam" offered her little black book to the media yesterday in the hope of finding witnesses to help in her defense. Deborah Jeane Palfrey faces charges that she...

HUGH'S BUST DIVINE

Divine Brown used to just be a hooker with a heart of gold - but now she has a bank account filled with gold. Instead of fading back into a...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

BROOKLYN As many as five robbers dressed as cops - at least one wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a gun - knocked on the door of an East New...

GOON GOV'S BULLY TACTIC NO SURPRISE

IT'S said that the Roman em perors had slaves who ac companied them during im perial processionals for the sole purpose of whispering these words in their ears: "Caesar, thou...

LOTTERY RESULTS

NEW YORK- Midday Nos. Thu.: 129; Lucky Sum: 12 / Midday Win-4 Thu.: 6408; Lucky Sum: 18 / Evening Nos. Thu.: 730; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Win- 4 Thu.:...

JOEY CHESTNUT, ALL-AMERICAN

Next to Mom and apple pie, you can't get much more American than hot dogs on the Fourth of July. So it was a great birthday gift for America when...

ALL THE GOVERNOR'S MEN

A routine political attack by the Spitzer administration on state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno took a sharp turn toward the Twilight Zone yesterday, with a top Spitzer aide denying...

CHAVEZ VS. IRAN'S WORKING MAN

I FIRST met Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's flamboyant president, after one of his earlier trips to Iran. With a few colleagues, we dined at an Italian restaurant in Paris. The conversation...

LET'S EXPAND GITMO

PRESIDENT Bush and his appointees should yank their tails from between their legs, stand up and fight for Guantanamo. While suspected al Qaeda associates deployed their Mercedes-Benz bombs in London...

THE TAX CUT THAT WASN'T

As New Yorkers got their property-tax bills over the last week or so, many must have wondered what happened to the 7 percent temporary tax cut announced last month by...

PINCHED PENNIES: BEHIND THE COP DRAIN

The Post keeps going back to the starting salary of recruits as the reason for fewer police officers testing for or accepting positions with the NYPD ("The Rookie Crisis," Editorial,...

P/E GROUP BAGS $1.7B FOR SAMSONITE

After rescuing Samsonite from the brink of bankruptcy only four years ago, a group of private-equity investors will haul in a hefty profit now that the luggage-making giant has agreed...

PULL A FAST ONE

Japanese apparel chain Fast Retailing made a surprise grab for luxury department store chain Barneys New York yesterday, lobbing in a bid that tops a rival offer from a wealthy...

LUXURY MAGAZINE WARS HEATING UP IN L.A

THE war of the regional luxury magazines is intensifying and this week it appears Los Angeles is the new battleground. In the latest salvo, Modern Luxury Publishing CEO Michael Kong...

FEDS FIGHT FOR BLACK'S BOOTY

Even before the jury comes back with a verdict at the Conrad Black trial, lawyers are squabbling over what assets can be seized from the dethroned press baron in the...

HOUSE SET TO HOLD HEDGE FUND HEARINGS

Hedge funds will come under scrutiny next week when two separate House panels hold hearings on the government's oversight of the lightly regulated sector. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney...

HEDGE HORROR LANDS IN DENVER

Another day, another hedge fund casualty of Wall Street's subprime mortgage debacle. Braddock Financial Corp.'s $300 million Galena Street Fund, the most recent victim of the collapse of subprime mortgage...

TASTE FOR BEEF

At 64, Nelson Peltz is reinventing himself as a slimmed-down buyout star as he goes after his second billion-dollar fortune - Wendy's. Peltz and his long-time partner, Peter May, also...

AIR RIGHTS MAKE DEALS FLY

WHAT'S air rights got to do with it? In this town, they make or break developments and, to paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, they are a big something about nothing. In a...

HOTTEST SPOT NORTH OF MANHATTAN

The Copacabana could be moving to Da Bronx. The famed nightspot at 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue shut its doors last Saturday night, leaving the fate of the club, made...

YANKEE RADIO: THE WORST

IT TOOK just two consecutive batters Wednesday to be reminded that being stuck in a car, trying to listen to a Yankees game, is an unsurpassable form of elective torture....

FORE FATHER

BETHESDA, Md. - Tiger Woods as a first-time father has been as much a theme to this week's PGA Tour event at stately Congressional Country Club as the fact that...

STARS ARE STRIPED

STRIPED bass fishing exploded off the East End and in the Long Sound this past week with only a pause to celebrate Independence Day. Fluke fishing saw a better pick...

FUNKY TOWN

BETHESDA, Md. - Big bombers beware. Fred Funk is on the prowl. Funk, the local cult hero and former University of Maryland golf coach who hits the ball about as...

TIGER MIGHT CUT HIMSELF

BETHESDA, Md. - Could it be that Tiger Woods, who misses cuts about as often as Yankees pitchers hurl complete games, might miss the cut at his own tournament? A...

LANDESBERG WON'T HURRY HIS DECISION

Today is the first day of the July evaluation period, when the NCAA allows coaches to watch high school players, so they will spend most of this month darting around...

SNAKE VENOM PROBE BITES BIANCONE

Patrick Biancone, one of the world's most successful thoroughbred trainers, is being investigated by the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority for possible drug violations, including snake venom reportedly found in his...

PICK 6 CARRYOVER HITS 303G

FOURTH RACE: With carryover of $98,923 up for grabs, 3-5 favorite Forza Bruta looked like solid single in first leg of pick 6, and issue never seemed in doubt as...

HONDO'S GUTH-IC

The evildoers known as the Devil Rays came up a whisker short last night in Fenway, which caused Hondo's deficit to expand to a smooth 245 blairs. Tonight, here's the...

SPORTS SHORTS

MLB: Bonds out of Home Run Derby Barry Bonds will sit out of the Home Run Derby on Monday night, opting to rest his tired body before Tuesday night's All-Star...

DEVILS STRIKE GOAL, INK WEEKES

The Devils signed ex-Ranger Kevin Weekes to back up Martin Brodeur, with indications that Weekes will receive more than the four starts Scott Clemmensen had. The second Devils' signing from...

ISLANDERS GET GUERIN & COMRIE

GM Garth Snow claims, "absolutely," his Islanders stand to be better than last year's squad, after signing Bill Guerin and Mike Comrie as unrestricted free agents last night. "These were...

BENDER SIGNS WITH JETS

The Jets yesterday announced the signing of sixth-round draft pick, offensive lineman Jacob Bender. A 6-6, 315-pounder from Nicholls State, Bender was the 177th overall pick in the draft after...

KNICKS' PROSPECTS IN PLAY FOR ARTEST

Six Knicks prospects will be on display in the Las Vegas summer league beginning Monday, in what could be an audition for Sacramento GM Geoff Petrie. If the Knicks are...

THE MAINE MAN

HOUSTON - When John Maine struck out the side in the first inning last night, his dominance nearly took out Houston's cleanup hitter, too. As Maine completed the first chapter...

TWO OUT: GOMEZ ON DL, LO DUCA SUSPENDED

HOUSTON - Losing four straight games is bad enough, but the reeling Mets lost two more players yesterday - Paul Lo Duca and Carlos Gomez. Lo Duca dropped the appeal...

WILLIAMS MAY RECEIVE EMERGENCY CALL

HOUSTON - Dave Williams went to the Mets' minicamp hoping to win a spot in the rotation in 2007. But he woke up with neck pain one morning there, and...

HIDEKI HITS BIG WON

The Yankees not only had to overcome the absence of Alex Rodriguez yesterday against the Twins, they needed to make up for the handicap that Kei Igawa has developed into....

PHILLIPS NO LONGER JUST A FILL-IN

ALL THE Yankees of old had to do was keep a game close because they'd invariably think of something in order to win it. Not so much for this team...

TAKING A-DAY OFF

Alex Rodriguez yesterday missed a start for the first time this season, but it was only a complete day off if you consider a trip to the hospital for an...

FAR FROM O-KEI

Kei Igawa sure knows how to make a lasting impression - if not on the mound, then inside the clubhouse. Two noticeable divots on the frame surrounding Igawa's locker, the...

JOE FEELS COMFORT WITH MO ON MOUND

There are times Mariano Rivera adds a little more excitement to the ninth inning than he has in the past, but even when it gets sticky, Joe Torre has a...

JULY 6, 1977

IN the Yankees' 81st game-half way home and they are in first place-Sparky Lyle pitched his 75th inning. Lyle has been in pro ball since 1964 and the most he's...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

Detroit planning-department employee Susan McBride claims to be so sensitive to perfume that she has filed suit against the city, saying a co-worker's overwhelming fragrance prohibits her from doing her...

AFC West breakdown

The Chargers and Ravens have new coaching staffs, the Broncos have a new running back, and the Chiefs, well, they still have Larry Johnson.What does the turmoil in the AFC...

Falling into Place

With Petr Prucha re-signed, that leaves Sean Avery, Brendan Shanahan and Henrik Lundqvist.It's refreshing to see Prucha brought back for two more years. He's scored more than 20 goals in...

Series pick

No Houston series for me, as I'm skipping this trip and will be back after the All-Star break. Lately I can't get anything right with my picks, but hopefully I'll...