December 7, 2007
Phillips now free agent
First baseman Andy Phillips today refused the Yankeesâ outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and became a free agent.Phillips was designated for assignment Tuesday, when the Yankees needed to clear a...
Marbury will start tonight
By MARC BERMANPHILADELPHIA - One day after burying his father, Stephon Marbury joined the Knicks in Philadelphia this morning and will start tonight against the 76ers.In his first public comments...
Deal of the Day
Pick up some charming neck candy from refinery29.The In God we Trust Bon Voyage Pendant Necklace is a steal at only $48 down from $64.The gaggle of charms is a...
Strange Bedfellows: Catholic Bishops Heart 'The Golden Compass'
I've come to expect all sorts of crazy blurbs in movie ads at this time of the year, but I choked on my coffee when I saw that "The Golden...
Starr Report
I keep reading/hearing how The CW's "Gossip Girl" is a "hit new show." Yes, "Gossip Girl" does have its loyal viewers, and yes, it is doing well in its core...
Oscar Watch: And The Year's Best Movie Is....'Atonement'
Joe Wright's swooningly romantic "Atonement'' starring super-sexy Keira Knightley in that fabulous, character-defining green dress not only gets four big stars from me today, but endorsement as the year's best...
TRENDS: I'll be in Cancun for Christmas
Lovely: Making new friends at Senor Frog's, Cancun/via TripadvisorTravelocity likes to send out lots of facts and figures every holiday season in hopes that we'll write about them and their...
WE LOVE TIMES SQUARE
Times Square has been a New York hot spot for more than 100 years. Read how one of the city's worst neighborhoods became the Crossroads of the World. WILLIAMS Crossroads...
CHARITY PROGRAMS
DICTIONARIES typically define "cause célébre" as "an issue inciting widespread controversy or heated public debate." But there can be no controversy or debate about Cause Célébre, the theater company kicking...
OLD DOGS 'CLASH' & YEARN
THE Rock of Ages has gotten a little heavier, with ex-Clash principal Mick Jones and Generation X guitarist Tony James having taken their band Carbon/Silicon out of the garage for...
DEVIL-MAY-CARE IRISH PLAY FOR THE HELL OF IT
THE Irish are full of plays. The trouble is, so many of them seem alike - grand Irish stews of overacting and underacting (with a salty accent on the former),...
USHERING HIM BACK
USHER, who knocked 'em dead in "Chicago," may knock 'em out in "Golden Boy." Plans are afoot for a Broadway re vival of the 1964 musical - based on Clifford...
TEEN MCQUEEN
THE grandson of iconic tough-guy Steve McQueen is heading into the family business. Steven R. McQueen, 19, is starring in a new Disney channel movie called "Minutemen," which airs next...
CAR WRECK
MITCH Albom, sports writer and best-sell ing schmaltz merchant, has again written a movie that's filled with so many button-pushers, it should be presented on a touch screen. This time,...
STARR REPORT
'Girl' power outage I keep reading/hearing how The CW's "Gossip Girl" is a "hit new show." Yes, "Gossip Girl" does have its loyal viewers, and yes, it is doing well...
REEGE TALKS UP THREE-DAY WORK WEEK IN '08
REGIS Philbin says he's cutting his on-air workload to three days a week next season. Philbin, who currently has Fridays off, will also be off Thursdays, he said yesterday on...
ABC CAMERAMAN DIES ON WAY TO MALL SHOOTING
A veteran ABC News cameraman was killed yesterday in a car accident while on the way to cover the Omaha mall massacre. Ralph Binder, who started at ABC News in...
STRIKE TALKS SHOW HOPE
NEGOTIATIONS between Hollywood producers and striking writers continued for a third consecutive day yesterday - a sign that the two sides just might be making progress. "We are truly negotiating,"...
HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS
DESCRIBING "Atonement" as the most achingly romantic movie since "Titanic," while totally accurate, doesn't begin to do justice to the across-the-board accomplishments of this hugely entertaining movie. Director Joe Wright...
GANG THERAPY
GUY Ritchie's greasy little noir "Revolver" is good grindhouse fun until a last act that's like a meeting of a psychoanalysts' conven tion. Jason Statham, in long unwashed hair and...
CAN'T SAY ANYTHING
DOES John Cusack understand the difference between "Republican" and "mildly retarded"? I'm not sure he does. I am willing to concede the cate gories are not mutually exclusive. Cusack's indie...
MIDEAST TALE ISRAELI FUNNY
STOP the presses - there's good news out of the Middle East. It arrives in the form of "The Band's Visit," a modest and charming comedy from Israel. The Alexandria...
DISORDER IN THE ESCORT
WOODY Harrelson is very good as a gay real estate agent providing company for neglected Washington wives in "The Walker," Paul Schrader's quasi-remake of "American Gigolo." Like Richard Gere in...
'50S STAR SINGS AGAIN
BEBOP singer Jackie Paris, the subject of Raymond De Felitta's fascinating documentary, was - at the height of his fame in the 1950s - a favorite of Frank Sinatra, Tony...
BILLY THE KID
NOBODY ever said growing up a small-town geek was easy. I know from personal experience, and so does Billy Price, the subject of director Jennifer Venditti's affecting documentary "Billy the...
MAN IN THE CHAIR
CHRISTOPHER Plummer tries his hand at a Burt Young character in "Man in the Chair," an indie about a student filmmaker (Michael Angarano) who meets a drunken curmudgeon (Plummer) who...
STRENGTH AND HONOUR
MY favorite memory of Rich ard Chamberlain is as Tchaikovsky in Ken Russell's campy "The Music Lovers" from way back in 1970. Others will remember the actor as a TV...
DOWN-HOME DOWN LOW
FANS of Tyler Perry might get a chuckle out of the comedy "Dirty Laundry," about a black family in down-home Georgia that is shaken up when its most successful member,...
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT
Tech - Dec. 7 MAC-PACKING DISTRICT As of 6 p.m. today, iFanatics tired of traveling to SoHo or Midtown every time their iPod freaks out will have a new option...
BROADWAY
"A BRONX TALE": ** Chazz Palminteri stars in his 1993 one-man show of growing up in The Bronx when The Bronx was The Bronx, and having to choose between hoodlum...
LONG-RUNNING
"AVENUE Q": *** John Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45th St.; (212) 239-6200. "CHICAGO": **** Ambassador Theatre, 219 W. 49th St.; (212) 239-6200. "A CHORUS LINE": ** ½ Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre....
OFF-BROADWAY
"BLACK NATIVITY:" André De Shields stars in a revival of Langston Hughes' gospel musical. Duke on 42nd Street; 229 W. 42nd St.; (646) 223-3010. Closes Dec. 30. "THE BROTHERS SIZE":...
POP, ROCK, FOLK
AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD: We all wish "they" were here, but this tribute band from Down Under might be the closest thing most of us get to seeing the prog-rock legends...
JAZZ
BLUE NOTE: Through Sunday: Bill Frisell, Ron Carter and Paul Motian Trio. 131 W. Third St.; (212) 475-8592. CAFÉ CARLYLE: Monday: Woody Allen and the Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz...
CLASSICAL
AXIOM ENSEMBLE: The Julliard group plays composer Elliot Carter's sole opera, "What's Next," today and tomorrow at 8 p.m., Sunday at 4 p.m., and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Columbia...
CABARET
CAFÉ CARLYLE: Through Dec. 31: Steve Tyrell. 35 E. 76th St.; (212) 570-7189. FEINSTEIN'S: Through Dec. 29: Michael Feinstein. 540 Park Ave.; (212) 339-4095. OAK ROOM: Through Jan. 12: Andrea...
DANCE
BROOKLYN MUSIC SCHOOL: The school's Journey Ensemble Dancers perform "A Brooklyn Nutcracker," featuring familiar backdrops like Coney Island and Junior's restaurant. Through Sunday at 126 St. Felix St., at Hanson...
FILM
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE: The New York Miniaturist Ensemble scores short films by Thomas Edison tomorrow at 8 p.m. at 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens; (718) 784-0077....
COMEDY
92nd STREET Y: Sunday: Steve Martin reads from his memoir, "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" at 1395 Lexington Ave.; (212) 415-5500. COMIC STRIP LIVE: Tomorrow: Christian Finnegan, Lisa Landry,...
FAIRS, FESTS, ETC...
HOLIDAY MARKET AT UNION SQUARE: This big arts, crafts and whatnot sale hosts 100 vendors under red and white tents that might make it look like the circus has moved...
PREVIEWS
"THE HOMECOMING": Harold Pinter's tale about a (dysfunctional) family reunion stars Ian McShane and Michael McKean. Cort Theatre, 138 W. 48th St.; (212) 239-6200. Opens Dec. 16. "IS HE DEAD?":...
CASINO BEAT
NEW JERSEY * THE OSMOND BROTHERS continue their Christmas tour Sunday through Thursday in Bally's Ballroom. Tickets: $25-$30; ballys.com, (609) 340-2709. * KENNY ROGERS sings tonight at 8 and tomorrow...
WEEKEND SUBWAY GUIDE
4 Bronx-bound trains run express from 149th Street to Burnside Avenue from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For service to 161st, 167th and 170th streets, Mount...
RIGHT HAND DAN QUITS
In a stunning development, the senior mayoral aide overseeing some of the city's largest and most ambitious projects announced yesterday that he was resigning to become president of Bloomberg LP,...
MADONNA SUES CO-OP BOARD
She won't exactly be stuck in a manger, but nor will Madonna have the roof she wants over her head this Christmas. The pop icon has filed suit against her...
TECH, 'LIES' & AUDIO
A teen shooting suspect's quick decision to record his interrogation with a hidden MP3 device has played out as a perjury case against a veteran detective and a plea deal...
BLOOMY-MOBILE STOLEN 2ND TIME
He may be a big wheel - but that doesn't mean his ride can't get stolen. Mayor Bloomberg's 2001 Lexus was swiped early Monday - for the second time in...
POLS 'LIEN' ON WATER BD. TO TURN OFF HIKE$
A possible 18 percent water-rate hike has been tabled after a deal was struck giving the city the power to put liens on deadbeats' homes. Lawmakers and mayoral aides reached...
FUROR OVER 'CLASS' TRIP - TO BAHAMAS
Forget the three R's, staffers at a high-performing Bronx charter school spent nearly $70,000 on the three S's - sun, sand and surf. A state audit yesterday slapped the KIPP...
KERIK LAWYER FIGHTS TO STAY ON CASE
A lawyer for Bernard Kerik accused the feds of trying to ruin the disgraced former police commissioner's chances at a fair trial by trying to force him off the case,...
$3M FEE FOR 'FREE' LAWYER
A lawyer who won a $1.25 billion settlement for Holocaust victims against the Swiss banks that plundered their accounts is entitled to a $3 million fee, a federal judge ruled...
BECK AND FALL
An East Village artist fell into suicidal depression after telling friends that oddball rocker Beck backed out of her movie project, according to a published report. In January's Vanity Fair,Nancy...
CENTRAL PK. AND RIDE - FOR $500/HR.
Finding a unique gift for your honey can be a walk in the park - if you've got enough green. The Central Park Conservancy is launching private, customized tours of...
LO$ING PATIENTS
The state's health-care system is so convoluted that primary-care providers lose money on every patient they serve, according to a study being released today. A report by the Primary Care...
DOC'S BLACK EYE
The state Department of Health yanked the medical license of an Upper East Side ophthalmologist for performing laser eye surgeries that were not necessary. Saying Dr. Martin Ehrenberg "is an...
CAN'T BREAK HABIT
After six weeks of jail, the crack cocaine has drained from her system, she says; the heroin is a bittersweet memory, and she's even managed, remarkably, to go cold turkey...
FUNNY-MONEY 'DUMMIES'
Two alleged counterfeiters from Brooklyn need to have their brains checked for authenticity after getting caught pulling one of the stupidest scams of all time. Childhood friends Jason Ross, 18,...
TASK FORCE AIRS TIPS TO EASE FLIGHT-DELAY WOES
Airlines should tell the Port Authority when planes are stranded on the tarmac so the agency can get passengers to their terminals, an aviation-industry task force said yesterday. That simple...
'NEVER AGAIN TO B'KLYN'
A convicted cop killer who could walk free after decades in prison vowed yesterday that he will never return to Brooklyn - the site of a 1973 hostage standoff that...
'COP LIE' IN REALTY SLAY
Cops investigating the murder of "real-estate agent to the stars" Linda Stein lied to keep their suspect's lawyer at bay during her interrogation, according to a new bail application filed...
2 MORE 'F' SCHOOLS TO BE CLOSED
Two more F-rated public elementary schools will be shuttered in June, education officials said yesterday. That raises to 10 the total of this week's announced closings by the city's Department...
'ARABIC' PRINCIPAL FIGHTS ON
The ousted founder of a controversial Arab-themed city school who publicly defended the use of the slogan "Intifada NYC" on T-shirts is challenging a judge's ruling that derailed her bid...
BID TO BOOST SUBWAYS WITH A FRIENDLY RIVALRY
The MTA is banking on something that hasn't been seen since the days of the BMT, IND and IRT - competition between subway lines - to improve straphanger service. On...
22 SEX FIENDS FACE DEPORT
Twenty-two sexual deviants were arrested in the city yesterday and face deportation, federal immigration officials said. All of the suspects, including 11 illegal immigrants, were on probation for felony or...
SLAY 'RESHOOT'
Detectives plan to re-enact the fatal shooting of a Staten Island fire marshal today to check out his wife's alibi that she slept through it, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Janet...
TOM A MIDDLE-CLASS ACT
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli took a swipe yesterday at the wealth and fame of fellow Democrats Gov. Spitzer and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Asked at a Crain's New York Business...
PREGNANT MA BEAT, BIT GIRL: COPS
A pregnant Staten Island single mother of six was arrested yesterday for allegedly beating up her 7-year-old daughter for not doing her homework, police sources said. Howdya Othman, 27, of...
DAD GRILLED IN TODDLER BEAT DEATH
A 3-year-old Brooklyn girl was found beaten to death, and her father was being questioned last night, police said. Jason Marcelle, 33, called for help late Wednesday, saying his daughter,...
'LIGHT' HEARTED CATSIMATIDIS
Red Apple Group Chairman John Catsimatidis lit the world's largest Hanukkah menorah last night for the fifth year of what he calls his "tradition with Rabbi Butman." Catsimatidis and Rabbi...
LI FIREBUG'S TORCH OF IRONY
Authorities on Long Island are looking for suspects in a bizarre and unprecedented arson - setting a fire hydrant on fire. Nassau County Arson/Bomb Squad Detective Sgt. Kevin Power said...
WEEPING KNICK'S GOODBYE
Knick players and Coney Island residents descended upon Neptune Avenue yesterday for the funeral service of Brooklyn basketball patriarch Donald Marbury - the father of Stephon Marbury and five other...
FAILED BID TO PUT THE RELIGION ISSUE TO REST
ROMNEY has an impossible religion problem. After months of trying not to talk about it, he dealt with it yesterday as adeptly as possible. His able speech got major media...
SURPRISE 'FLOWERS' FOR HILLARY
DES MOINES - Gennifer Flowers, who claimed to have had a steamy 12-year affair with Bill Clinton, is thinking about putting a woman in the White House - Hillary. "I...
GRAMMY BIGS SAY KAN-YAY!
The Recording Academy was definitive yesterday at the nomination ceremony for the 50th annual Grammy Awards in Hollywood: Go West, young man. Rapper Kanye West led the pack, garnering eight...
SLAY MANIAC'S SEETHING PAST
He murdered eight total strangers in a fame-seeking fit of lunacy - an unthinkable carnage spawned by years of rejection and depression. Teen gunman Robert Hawkins - who killed himself...
DADDY SENT RICH-KID 'ID THIEF' NEW BREASTS
Accused rich-kid scam artist Jocelyn Kirsch was so bent on altering her appearance even her father helped out - by buying her silicone breast implants one Christmas. Friends and enemies...
MITT PUTS HIS FAITH IN VOTERS
In a historic speech on religion and politics, Mitt Romney insisted yesterday that his Mormon faith would not dictate his decisions if he becomes president, and urged tolerance toward his...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn Two Brownsville roommates were arrested after an argument turned violent, authorities said yesterday. Ebony Cartwright, 27, allegedly clashed with Rachael Bailey, 22, in Cartwright's Chauncey Street apartment near Howard...
MAN WITH A PLAN LEAVES HUGE VOID
WHAT happens now? That's the question about a batch of giant, public-private land-use schemes that Dan Doctoroff either set in motion or decisively kick-started. They're all deals yet to be...
DOUBT FUELING HUCK FANS
MIKE HUCKABEE'S Christian supporters doubt that Mitt Romney's promise to stay out from under the thumb of Salt Lake City will be enough to win him the Republican nomination. David...
'A TERRIBLE RESOLVE'
Japanese bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor 66 years ago this morning, and what followed was a lesson in perseverance that Americans today would do well to remember. The attack...
DOCTOROFF DEPARTS
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday announced that Dan Doctoroff, his long-time deputy for economic development, will depart at year's end to run the media company the mayor founded, Bloomberg L.P. Doctoroff, the...
THE GOV RETOOLS
State Budget Director Paul Francis may need to trade in his green eye-shade for a bullwhip when he becomes director of state operations on Jan. 1 - but the switch...
W'S DISASTROUS MORTGAGE 'FIX'
PART of the Bush administration's "mortgage-bail out" plan would make it easier for cities and states to conduct their own mini-bailouts alongside the feds. Should Congress go along, the proposal...
9/11 HEALTH HYPE
MEDIA coverage of 9/11 health issues is almost always skewed; the coverage of the new city Department of Health report on World Trade Center dust and childhood asthma was just...
MITT THE PATRIOT
MITT Romney has run a textbook presidential campaign, and, at the same time - given his overwhelming resources, organization and TV advertising - he has underperformed. He suffered from an...
REVERSING JFK'S COURSE
MITT Romney finally caved yesterday, giving a speech to address suspicions about his Mormon faith. In a secular society with a constitutionally mandated separation of church and state, it's troubling...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Thu.: 917; Lucky Sum: 17 / Midday Win-4 Thu.: 1324; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Nos. Thu.: 000; Lucky Sum: 0 / Evening Win-4 Thu.: 5381;...
EVERYDAY MATH = JUNK
THE ISSUE: Whether new methods of teaching math provide sufficient education. Congratulations to The Post for running Michelle Malkin's "Fuzzy Math Isn't Cuddly" (PostOpinion, Nov. 28). It is a pleasure...
IGNORAMUS IMUS RETURNS TO RADIO
THE ISSUE: Don Imus' return to the radio after being fired for making controversial comments. How dare you? The headline "Imus Gal a Black Texas NY 'Jew'," (Dec. 3) sounds...
REPORT SEES YEARS OF LOSSES AHEAD
Even a quick Christmas fix aimed at cooling down the foreclosure crisis won't help the housing industry's deeper ills for years to come, experts say. A barrage of grim reports...
NO FOUNDATION
Neither President Bush nor his Wall Street guru Hank Paulson provided the elusive details of how their proposed mortgage rescue will actually play out in banks across the country. Even...
HOOP DREAM$
If you just put aside their losing ways, the New York Knicks have a lot in common with their baseball brethren in the Bronx, the Yankees, according to Forbes' annual...
LEGAL EAGLES SIGN LIBERTY PLAZA DEAL
The strength of the downtown office market was vividly demonstrated yesterday as powerhouse law firm Cleary Gottlieb inked a deal to expand by 100,000 square feet at One Liberty Plaza....
EX-EXEC ORDERED TO REPAY $400M+
William McGuire, tossed as CEO of UnitedHealth amid an uproar over his outsized pay package, is being forced to hand back more than $400 million in a settlement. McGuire will...
BLACK: PRISON WOULD BE A BORE
Conrad Black, finally appearing to acknowledge he could end up doing hard time for looting money from investors in his newspaper company, said prison "would be a bore." The former...
BAUER ON EMAP TRAIL
GERMAN media giant Bauer may be charting a course for a rebound from its rough year with a bid for London-based publisher Emap. Hearst says it has pulled out of...
ZANNINO DEPARTS FROM THE JOURNAL
Dow Jones & Co. CEO Richard Zannino said he was stepping down yesterday in advance of the upcoming completion of News Corp.'s takeover of the company, which publishes The Wall...
TAX ON LBOS IS KILLED
Score one for the barbarians. Titans of the nation's leveraged-buyout firms have successfully defeated plans by Washington lawmakers to raise their taxes after an intense lobbying campaign aimed at cleaning...
COLLAPSE OF $488M BOND POOL
The collapse of an asset-backed bond pool yesterday is the most stark reminder yet of the growing cost of the subprime meltdown. Adams Square I, a $488-million collateralized debt obligation...
PITTMAN FLIPS STAKE
The owners of hipster music Web site Stereogum, which include former AOL executive Bob Pittman, former MTV digital guru Jason Hirschhorn and founder Scott Lapatine, have signed a deal to...
CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP PUTS ITSELF ON BLOCK
Chrysalis Group, a British independent music company long coveted by a number of the major labels including Warner Music Group, has officially put itself up for sale with the hopes...
TWO MEN PLUMMET 40 STORIES AFTER SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE
Two men fell from a high-rise scaffolding on the East Side today, 1010WINS.com reported. The men fell after the scaffoldnig collapsed at 265 E. 66th St. The workers were cleaning...
BOUNCER GUILTY
A Brooklyn jury came to a split decision today on accused serial killer Stephen Sakai, convicting the former bar bouncer on two murders but finding him not guilty on a...
BONDS PLEADS NOT GUILTY
SAN FRANCISCO - This is one record Barry Bonds doesn't about. Facing more than two years in prison, the home run king pleaded not guilty today to charges that he...
NFL CAN'T SHED THE THUG LIFE
IF it's true that Sean Tay lor was "turning his life around," from a bad dude to a good man and father, and if it's true that he was murdered...
DIXON CLASSIC HONORS LATE ARMY COACH
I MET Maggie Dixon in the Green Room last March before she was about to appear on ESPN and explain to the women's college basketball nation just how she had...
RICE HAS ROBERT MORRIS ON MOVE
THE exchange was priceless, one of those unscripted moments between opposing coaches rarely seen or talked about. Robert Morris coach Mike Rice was mentally replaying the last few seconds of...
NUMBER IS UP FOR DEER, BEAR
THE early reports on New York's Southern Zone big game season are on the positive side. Thanks to cooperation from Mother Nature, who provided a little snow, the first weekend...
AVENGING EAGLES
IF in-season revenge and perceived trap lines are your preferred betting angles, then the Eagles are your dream team this week against the Giants. On Sept. 30, the Birds were...
FIGHTIN' TITANS WORTHY 'PICK'
Adding to his stuffed trophy case, The Wildcat captured first place over more than 50 foes in the 2006-07 edition of Playbook's long-running Wise Guys Contest with an overall record...
COURTROOM CIRCUS ON DECK FOR BONDS
SAN FRANCISCO - On Dec. 4, 2003, Barry Bonds walked into a grand jury room on the 17th floor of the Philip Burton Federal Building here and gave three hours...
BASEBALL SUSPENDS TWO MORE
Major League Baseball suspended Jose Guillen and Jay Gibbons yesterday for the first 15 days of next season for violating baseball's drug policy, and that may be just the opening...
OSCAR BACKS HATTON
LAS VEGAS - Oscar De la Hoya said he thinks Ricky Hatton is going to corner Floyd Mayweather and beat him to a pulp during their WBC welterweight championship fight...
HOOP LIFE GOES ON AT XAVERIAN
The gym at Xaverian is still being used. The school hasn't sold its basketballs or gotten rid of its uniforms. And head coach Jack Alesi is still conducting practice. Over...
5 QUESTIONS FOR...CHRIS CARRINO
NOW in his seventh season as radio voice of the Nets, Chris Carrino recently signed a multiyear extension that will keep the 37-year-old Fordham alum behind the microphone for the...
TRENDSETTERS
GIANTS (+3) AT EAGLES, 1 P.M. Big Blue has covered four of five on the road, six of eight in conference, six of eight vs. losing teams and is 4-1-1...
THE ODD COUPLE
The Odd Couple (Dick Klayman & Peter Tocco) went 6-10 against the spread and 0-3 on Best Bets last week. That's not good. This better be better for the bettor....
O/U RICO!
Rico went 7-9 (0-3 on Best Bets) last week on the over/unders to stay barely over .500 at 96-95-1 (19-19-1). The selections for Week 14: OVER: Browns / Jets; Jaguars...
MISS CHARLEEN
LAST NIGHT: Redskins. SUNDAY: Eagles, Browns, Panthers, Lions, Dolphins, Packers, Patriots, Chargers, Rams, Bucs, Cards, Vikings, Broncos, Ravens. MONDAY: Falcons. BEST BETS: Browns, Dolphins, Chargers.
LOVELY ISLE TURNS HEADS
3RD RACE - Every once in a while there will be a performance on the inner track that just leaves you breathless. Favored Lovely Isle, coming off a maiden victory...
HONDO STEPS UP FOR THE DOWNTRODDEN
Hondo fell a length further back last week, but don't cry for him, HondoNation. No, save your empathy for Serby, the defending champ, who has fallen on hard times as...
SPORTS SHORTS
COLLEGE: McFadden, Tebow win awards Arkansas' Darren McFadden was named the 2007 player of the year yesterday by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and won the Doak Walker Award for...
DEVS AIM FOR 9TH STRAIGHT TONIGHT
This Devils' winning streak is the Monster from the Bottom of the Atlantic. Those are the depths from which they have risen, a junior juggernaut. Brent Sutter's boys will try...
TALKING 'SACK'
Don't ask Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora about his record-setting sack frenzy against the Eagles two months ago. It's a very touchy subject. "I don't really want to talk about...
TO STOP EAGLES, STOP WESTBROOK
BRIAN Westbrook is the Giants' obsession. The Big Blue game plan Sunday at the Linc centers around containing No. 36. "Absolutely . . . absolutely," defensive end Justin Tuck said....
WHERE EAGLES DARE
Only in this downtrodden NFC could a last-place, 5-7 team still consider itself in the playoff mix. There you have the Eagles, anxiously awaiting a shot at the Giants on...
COUGHLIN HOPES BUTLER CAN DO IT AGAINST EAGLES
The banged-up Giants appeared to get some good news on the injury front yesterday when coach Tom Coughlin said he expected strong safety James Butler to play Sunday against the...
MIDDLE MAN
David Harris yesterday was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie Player of the Month - quite an honor for a rookie who was thrust into a starting role without notice five...
IDLE 'HAN
NASHVILLE - The Winter Meetings concluded. The Mets' quest to find a backdoor entrance for Johan Santana did not. As momentum petered at least somewhat in negotiations between the Red...
KIDD STANDS BY SICK CALL
Jason Kidd stood firmly by his story of headache, not head case. And Nets team president Rod Thorn supported his star. "I didn't miss a game due to unhappiness. That's...
THAT PLAYER SITTING AGAINST THAT TEAM? JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
WHAT'S left of my mind boggles. What possessed a nameless Net official (or two?) to indict Jason Kidd on charges of withholding his services Wednesday night against the Knicks? It's...
LEAFS ADD TO GRIEF
The Rangers have lost two straight in regulation for the first time since October. They have allowed four or more goals in consecutive games for the first time this season....
BRING 'EM YOUNG
NASHVILLE - The Red Sox still were working through trade permutations with the Twins involving Johan Santana as the Winter Meetings concluded. The Mets believed they were back in the...
TOO EARLY TO COUNT YANKS OUT
NASHVILLE - Bill Smith likes to work in the same shadows Brian Cashman enjoys. So, as the Winter Meetings closed yesterday at the Opryland Hotel, there was a feeling the...
JOBA: YANKS CAN WIN WITHOUT JOHAN
Joba Chamberlain said he knows how Johan Santana is, but if the Twins pitcher doesn't come to The Bronx, the Yankees will be OK. "It doesn't really matter," Chamberlain said...
YANKEES AIM TO PEN DOWN RELIEF
NASHVILLE - The Yankees' No. 1 goal heading into the Winter Meetings was to land Johan Santana. When that didn't happen, the Yankees focused on upgrading a bullpen that has...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
The notion of life imitating art struck a little too close to home in Grand Rapids, Mich. Emergency officials there received numerous calls from concerned residents who mistook a sculpture...
Stars To Lead Mayweather Into Ring
Helio, Cuban and Mr. Las Vegas will lead Pretty Boy into the ring to fight Hatton.... LAS VEGAS--Capitalizing on his appearance on âDancing with the Stars,â Floyd Mayweather will be...
Knicks unite at Marbury funeral
By MARC BERMANThere they were, all the Knicks players standing on stage in a gospel church in Coney Island, alongside chosen speaker Malik Rose on behalf of Stephon Marbury.Only three-and-a-half...