April 2, 2008
SI Yankees job fair
The Staten Island Yankees have announced that they will hold a job fair on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Center Court of the Staten...
PEDRO OUT 4-6 WEEKS
MIAMI -- Late word today that Pedro Martinez will miss 4-6 weeks with a mild hamstring strain amounted to good news for the Mets. The Amazin's were prepared for potentially...
SI Yankees job fair
The Staten Island Yankees have announced that they will hold a job fair on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Center Court of the Staten...
Two arrested at opener
ReutersTwo Yankees fans accused of trying to steal souvenirs on the opening night of the last season at historic Yankee Stadium were arrested and had their season tickets canceled, the...
3 DOWN: Bannister, Toronto Aggression, Posada
1. The offseason between 2006 and 2007 was just a brutal one for Omar Minaya and his club. A young catcher, Jesus Flores, was needlessly lost in the Rule 5...
Free shirt, free paint, free cocktails, free food - Supima, clothing Soho since 2008.
There's no better deal than "Free" (except, I guess, when you don't want something, but that's definitely not the case here...) and tomorrow, April 3, from noon to 7:00 p.m.,...
Official ruling: It's good!
style="float:right;margin-left:5px;">Coach Eric Taylor The TV Blog reported nearly a month ago that NBC's favorite football drama "Friday Night Lights" will return, and now everyone else is following suit."FNL" will return...
Pedro out 4-6 weeks; Figueroa up
MIAMI -- Pedro Martinez will miss 4-6 weeks with a mild strain of his left hamstring, the Mets announced tonight. While Martinez was in New York having his hamstring examined,...
Lineups set for finale with Marlins
MIAMI -- The lineups are in for Oliver Perez's 7:10 p.m. start here against the Marlins. For the Mets, it is essentially the same order as the one they used...
'The Office' duplicates... again
style="float:left;margin-right:5px;">Steve Carrell runs "The Office" Chalk it up to water cooler humor.Greg Daniels, the executive producer of "The Office," is creating a spinoff of the cult-favorite cubicle comedy. The catch?...
Don't be alarmed, Walsh will do right thing
By MARC BERMANMEMPHIS - If you wanted Isiah Thomas' blood sprayed around the Garden's Theatre, there was none of that. Donnie Walsh was not going to fire the guy on...
'VERY NICE' RULING FOR BORAT
Call in the Kazakhstan Guard. A judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit brought on by the businessman shown in the movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit...
GREATER GATOR
Another day, another trophy for Tim Tebow. Last night at the New York Athletic Club, the ballyhooed Florida sophomore quarterback picked up the prestigious AAU Sullivan Award, which is given...
JACKSON OF ALL TRADES
Reggie Jackson views the new Boss in the same light as a hotshot prospect who is replacing a Hall of Fame player. In other words, there's no comparing Hank Steinbrenner...
David Beckham on 'Tonight'
Soccer stud David Beckham tells "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno that he was nervous during an Emporio Armani photo shoot because his "mum" was going to see him lounging around...
PEREZ FREE TO BE GREAT
MIAMI - Oliver Perez makes his season debut here tonight, and it could very well be the start of his last year as a Met. Already coming off a $6.5...
MOOSE WANTS GOOD START
Mike Mussina spent the offseason trying to forget about 2007. When Mussina takes the mound for the Yankees against the Blue Jays tonight, he will be trying to rebound from...
WALSH WAITS ON ISIAH
Donnie Walsh began his first day as president of the Knicks, and said Isiah Thomas would have at least a few more nights as coach.BLOG: VACCARO ON DONNIE BASKETS Walsh,...
MLB WANTS CANSECO'S HELP
Jose Canseco was sitting in the green room at Barnes & Noble in Midtown a little after noon today, waiting for his book signing to begin when store security brought...
BILL CLINTON UNLEASHES TIRADE ON CALIFORNIA SUPERDELEGATE
Bill Clinton showed his ugly side again last week at a private meeting with California's superdelates, according to a newspaper report. Clinton, who's managed to stay quiet ever since Hillary...
Hunting for 'Ice Road Truckers'
At 40-degrees below zero, even metal shatters like glass. I just got back from some of the most incredible winter driving ever -- the northernmost of Canada's ice roads, a...
"On an Altaired warzone..."
I'll admit, I was totally suckered in by Gmail's "Custom Time" April Fools gag yesterday. Anyway, here's an April Fools (day late and a dollar short, shut it) from the...
'Travelin' through' country week
We werenât all that hyped up for last nightâs Dolly Parton episode of "American Idol."But all in all, it was "aight," as Randy would say. No one hit any home...
Deal of the Day- Acne
Sometimes simplicity is the best style statement, and this Acne Juliet Jersey Dress is about as easy as clothing comes.Put your hair back in loose bun, top it with a...
Funnyman Farley's truth not so funny
Farley in "Black Sheep." It apparently wasnât easy being friends with tragic comedian Chris Farley.Even though "The Chris Farley Show." â by brother Tom Farley and co-author Tanner Colby â...
EATS: Barbados haute cuisine
Don't mess with The Chef, aka Clown Killer No matter what side of the East Coast/West Coast war youâre on, you have to give it up for Barbados -- maybe...
Starr Report: Mark does the 'wave
Kim Raver * * ** Lifetime has ordered a second season of "How to Look Good Naked" (Carson Kressley). It'll expand to an hour in July.* Today: Kim Raver ("Lipstick...
3 UP: Pedro, Hill and Cano
1. I have had this recurring thought that the Mets are similar to what we thought of the Boston Celtics at the beginning of the NBA season. With the Celts,...
Walsh Era Begins
By MARC BERMANFLLYING-FROM-MILWAUKEE-TO-MEMPHIS - It wasn't an April Fool's Joke. Last night, James Dolan's lieutenants were informing us Donnie Walsh will be introduced as the new president Wednesday at a...
NY NO. 1 IN SCHOOL SPENDING
New York led all other states and Washington, DC, in public school spending for the second straight year, according to the latest Census Bureau numbers. Data for the 2005-06 school...
'CONGESTION' WAR WITH NJ GOVERNOR
New York and New Jersey are on a collision course over congestion pricing. A border war erupted yesterday between Mayor Bloomberg and Garden State Governor Jon Corzine, who is threatening...
LAST-ING MEMORY
It was the beginning of the end of an icon, and fans at Yankee Stadium's final home opener last night saved their most heartfelt cheers for the grand dame of...
'YARDS' CASE TO SUPREMES
Property owners and tenants facing eviction to make way for a planned NBA Nets arena and 16 skyscrapers in Brooklyn petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday to hear their case....
SLAY CONVICTION TOSSED - AFTER 10 YRS. IN JAIL
After 10 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit, a Bronx man scored a major victory yesterday when a judge threw out his conviction. Michael Clancy,...
'PIE'SANS AT WAR
Mickey Mantle used to go there - and so did Sammy Davis Jr. Frank Sinatra was also a big fan of Patsy's Italian Restaurant on West 56th Street. But the...
DA UNDER GUN IN DIRTY TRICKS SCANDAL
ALBANY - In another bizarre twist to the Dirty Tricks Scandal, a state commission yesterday announced it will "investigate the investigations" - including those by Albany DA David Soares -...
CALL ANDY KID KNAPP
ALBANY - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo - comparing his effort to the explosive Knapp Commission probe of New York City police corruption in 1970 - vowed yesterday to conduct a...
BELL BUDDY MOCKS COP FROM STAND
The second survivor of the 50-shot police barrage that killed Sean Bell put on a combative courtroom display yesterday - repeatedly calling one of the detectives on trial "kid" and...
PSYCHO RAMPAGE
A Brooklyn carpenter hacked his wife and his friend to death in a drunken rage yesterday, cops said. Angel Valentine, who had been thrown out of his apartment by his...
KILLER KOOK: GRAN TRIED TO RAPE ME
Mental patient David Tarloff made a grotesque claim while under questioning in the meat-cleaver murder of an Upper East Side psychologist - telling cops his grandmother had tried to rape...
'MA SLAY' KIDS' FATHER TO SUE
The grieving father of two of three kids killed allegedly by their mom will sue Nassau County cops and social workers, claiming they could have prevented the tragedy. The lawyer...
ELIOT'S HOOKER 'EMPEROR' TO SEE JAILHOUSE SHRINK
The man accused of running the Emperors Club VIP escort ring that brought down Eliot Spitzer should get his head examined, court papers say. Magistrate Judge Kevin Fox ordered that...
PROBE RIPS FUND FOR AUX-COPS
The federal program that denied benefits to two NYPD auxiliaries killed in the line of duty often turns down families who deserve the "Hometown Heroes" funds it distributes, a probe...
JUDGE'S BIZARRE RULING AIDS PERV
In a decision that turns hundreds of years of legal precedent on its head, a judge ruled yesterday that juries should be made aware of "harsh mandatory minimum" sentencing rules...
STADIUM TRAFFIC JAM SPELLS DOOM FOR GUNMAN
A shooting suspect blew his brains out after the Con Ed truck he had stolen to flee cops got caught in traffic outside Yankee Stadium just as last night's game...
POLS BLAST NEW RX FOR ST. V'S
A controversial proposal to build a new St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village, along with a massive condo project across the street, ran into double-barreled opposition from lawmakers representing the...
CREEPY & KOOKY LAWSUIT
Hot on the heels of a lawsuit charging they infringed on the image of Times Square icon "The Naked Cowboy," the makers of M&Ms have been slapped with a $10...
CONEY IS. SHARK DIES
Bertha has gone belly up. The oldest shark at the New York Aquarium - a 43-year-old sand tiger named Bertha - has died, the Brooklyn institution announced yesterday. "A beloved...
UN-BELIEVABLE
A corrupt UN official, convicted of steering $100 million in contracts to companies controlled by a pal in exchange for cash, gifts and a deeply discounted luxury Midtown condo, will...
MACHETE NUT BOMBS COP CAR
A lunatic slashed a man with a machete before firebombing a police car during a dramatic standoff in Queens yesterday. The 45-year-old victim was walking on 123rd Street in Richmond...
SUPER BOWL BLING SWINGS!
The Giants' Super Bowl victory over the cheating New England Patriots was a pure gem - and now they are about to get a massive championship ring made by Tiffany...
'ZERO' FOR HEROES, SAYS NY-BASH POL
WASHINGTON - A California congressman drew the fury of New York lawmakers yesterday - after he said the feds shouldn't pay another dime to help the 9/11 emergency responders who...
MAC CALLS BARACK UN-WAR-THY
John McCain blasted Barack Obama as unqualified to be commander-in-chief as the Democrat pressed his claim that the GOP standard-bearer wants to keep of troops in Iraq for "100 years."...
OBAMA'S BOUNCE-BACK
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has cut deeply into Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead in Pennsylvania, coming to within 5 percentage points in a new poll as the two rivals fought toe-to-toe...
FLIP-FLOP PELOSI CAVE$ IN
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi retreated yesterday from her earlier efforts to bring a swift end to the nasty Democratic nomination fight after high-rollers supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton threatened...
HILLARY ON A 'ROCKY' ROAD
Hillary Rodham Clinton invoked the ultimate underdog yesterday as she likened herself to Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" and declared that like the comeback pugilist, she's no quitter. "Let me tell you...
BEYONCÉ & JAY-Z HAVE ITCH TO HITCH
Beyoncé Knowles and longtime boyfriend Jay-Z could soon be dancing down the aisle, according to a published report. The music supercouple took out a marriage license in Scarsdale Village in...
HOLLYWOOD HIT MAN
A filthy-rich Wall Street hedge-fund manager told jurors yesterday that Anthony Pellicano offered himself up as a Hollywood hit man who could violently settle a million-dollar dispute. Art-loving moneyman Adam...
BIG OIL: HEY, DON'T BLAME U$
Big Oil executives told Congress yesterday they know motorists are feeling the pain of gas nearing $4 a gallon - but said their $120 billion-plus profits aren't to blame. "I...
KIDS PLOT TO KILL TEACHER
A group of Georgia third-graders concocted an elaborate revenge plot to attack their teacher during class with an assortment of weapons - including a broken steak knife, handcuffs and a...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan A man who claimed he was armed with a bomb held up a bank near Columbus Circle yesterday, police said. Thomas Callahan, 56, allegedly passed a note to a...
HARD TO SEE THIS THUG AS A VICTIM
JOSEPH Guzman is one scary dude. Guzman, who was shot 16 times by cops and lived, limped into the Queens courtroom leaning on a cane - more than six feet...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Tue.: 651; Lucky Sum: 12 / Midday Win-4 Tue.: 7723; Lucky Sum: 19 / Evening Nos. Tue.: 190; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Win-4 Tue.: 4330;...
PHILHARMONIC FAILURE
Were they really that bad? Barely a month has gone by since the New York Philharmonic - at the State Department's urging - visited Kim Jong Il's North Korea to...
THE SILVER ROADBLOCK
Mayor Bloomberg's congestion-pricing scheme has cleared its first major hurdle, the City Council, and is now headed to Albany - where it faces an infinitely more formidable roadblock: Assembly Speaker...
DIRTY TRICKS, DIRTY PROBES
It's quite clear why the state Commission of Investigation yesterday chose to begin "investigating the investigations" of Eliot Spitzer's Dirty Tricks: Those "probes" reek of coverup. That includes the "review"...
BAILOUT BULLIES
LAST week, a mob of screeching protesters invaded the Bear Stearns headquarters in Manhattan demanding more aid for homeowners. As you know, I oppose federal bailouts of every make and...
LITTLE-GUY PATENT PERIL
Addressing tech titans' grievances at the cost of small business and independent inventors. THIS month the Senate plans to take up legislation to update our nation's intellectual-prop erty laws to...
A TELLING CONTEMPT
RELEASED on the Internet last week, "Fitna," a film by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, juxtaposes verses from the Koran with images of jihad. Heads cut off, bodies blown apart, gays...
TRUST THE LOCKBOX
SUPPORTERS and opponents of congestion pricing share at least two worries: Would the proceeds from the new tolls really go to the MTA? And would the MTA spend the money...
POLICING THE POLICE: AG CUOMO GETS THE JOB
Of course Gov. Paterson and the other legislators want the State Police investigated. They are running scared ("Cuomo on the Case," Editorial, April 1). They don't want any skeletons to...
THOSE RAZZLE-DAZZLE DEMS
As a registered Democrat, as well as a voter who cast his Democratic primary vote for Sen. Barack Obama, I take issue with some points issued by Kirsten Powers ("Patriotism...
SPRING FEVER
Wall Street is starting to cross over to the sunny side of the street. Investors staged a busy stock rally yesterday after battered investment banks proved in surprise moves that...
LEHMAN'S $4B PUTS SHORTS IN THEIR PLACE
Lehman Brothers turned the tables on investors gambling that the New York-based white-shoe firm could see a run on the bank akin to the one suffered by Bear Stearns. Following...
GYPSY ROSE, LEFT
THE man known only as "Gypsy" at the Daily News has hit the road - part of the latest round of six buyouts at Mort Zuckerman's embattled daily. Insiders said...
BURNED BY HOT COMMODITIES
A hefty run-up in gold, crude oil, natural gas and other commodity prices has some believing the sector may be the next to pinch Wall Street firms - even with...
CHINA AD BLITZ
Turn on the TV in China and martial arts actor Jackie Chan is starring in an ad for Visa, basketball superstar Sui Feifei is jumping for Adidas and Olympic hurdler...
CHOW'S ON AT CAPITAL GRILLE
THE Capital Grille has just leased 17,400 feet in the Time-Life Building at 1271 Avenue of the Americas in Rockefeller Center West, marking the tony steakhouse's second location in the...
$10.9B IS BIGGEST REALTY FUND
The housing market may be in the toilet, but Stephen Schwarzman's Blackstone Group had no problem raising a record $10.9 billion for world's biggest real estate fund. Blackstone is raising...
TALBOTS' TASTE TEST
A new management team at Talbots has declared war on a longtime foe: dowdiness. The Hingham, Mass.-based women's clothier, which in recent years has gained a reputation for sleep-inducing fashions,...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A drunken Indiana man nearly trashed his life when he passed out in a garbage bin. Sanitation workers who had emptied the container into their truck were about to activate...
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL WARMING
Are they avoidable? The box below contains nine spaces. Draw your own boxes on a seperate piece of paper. In each space, write an example of how you use energy...
THIEVERY HALL OF SHAME
SURE, people like to take home menus as "souvenirs" - but who knew soap dispensers and CPR posters were coveted items, too? We asked industry insiders to tell us some...
GET ALL RENT OUT OF SHAPE
THE apartment listing promised a renovated one-bedroom on a corner of Avenue C. But the broker, who was 20 minutes late, actually had the keys to an apartment on the...
GERGIEV BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A WINNER
GAMBLING has fascinated Russian opera composers, from Tchaikovsky ("The Queen of Spades") to Shostakovich ("The Gamblers"). In between we have Sergei Prokofiev's "The Gambler," based, for a darker change, on...
'GYPSY' REVIVES TONY SPAT
HAVE an egg roll, Mr. Laurents. You've given Broadway its first genuine musical hit of the spring: "Gypsy." Only a week ago, the $8 million revival, directed by 90-year-old Broadway...
SEEING ALBEE 2 WAYS
THE Edward Albee jubilee continues with a pairing of two early one-act plays directed by the playwright himself. While the passage of time may have dissipated some of the shock...
STARR REPORT
Mark does the 'waveA (cooked) chicken in every pot . . . I triple-checked this one, and it's no joke - reality TV guru Mark Burnett ("Survi vor," "The Apprentice")...
STATE OF 'MINDS'
THERE was some dissention in the ranks (as in rank-and-file fans) of "Criminal Minds" when Broadway veteran, movie actor and Emmy winner Joe Mantegna this season took on the role...
RAY ROMANO NEW SERIES
RAY Romano is plotting his TV return. Romano, who's focused on a movie career since "Everybody Loves Raymond" ended in 2005, has sold a pilot to TNT. It's called "Men...
EBERT GIVES UP TV SHOW
FILM critic Roger Ebert is saying goodbye to his syndicated TV show - but will continue to write his influential column. Ebert was hoping to eventually return to "At the...
BACK ON THE 'ICE ROAD'
INUVIK, NORTHWEST ERN TERRITORIES, CANADA- The second season of "Ice Road Truckers" is going to get really dangerous. The crew and drivers behind the hit History Channel documentary show -...
ENTREE VIEW
NEXT time you broker a deal over lunch or settle down for a romantic dinner à deux, consider that your dining companion may not be the only one judging you....
UWS FEST MAKES UPPER CHEF SIDE
THE Upper West Side is tired of being picked on for not having enough good places to eat. On May 31, the neighborhood will take off the gloves, show off...
ALL THE RIGHT GROOVES
CALL it the Obamification of Latin-music - bringing two, sometimes three and four worlds together to create something thrilling, historic and yes, bursting with hope. Just like jazz, which has...
BRAND-NEW BEAT
You may have noticed him as an inmate in TV's "Oz" or as a homicide detective in "Dexter." But one thing's for sure - you won't have any trouble spotting...
WHAT A RACKET!
If Richard Williams can do for Giancarlo Cavallero what he did for his daughters, Serena and Venus, there's no doubt that the Long Island 8-year old is destined for tennis...
PERFECT MATCH
FORMER pro tennis player Gabriela Sabatini has traded in her racket for a two-wheeler. The stunning brunette, best known for her heated matches against Steffi Graf in the early 90s,...
SPORTS SHORTS
NCAA: UConn topples RutgersMaya Moore hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than three minutes left to propel top-seeded Connecticut past No. 2-seeded Rutgers 66-56 last night in the women's NCAA...
FOREMAN SQUARES OFF
Yuri Foreman will defend his North American Boxing Federation light middleweight championship tomorrow night at Aviator Sports & Recreation in Brooklyn. Foreman (24-0, 8 KOs) will face the heavy-handed Saul...
HONDO'S RUFFING IT
The Dodgers took care of business for Hondo last night, rallying heroically past the Giants to leave the bottom line at zero amalfitanos. Today, he's calling the 'dogs - 10...
SPYGATE CASE CLOSED, BELICHICK TELLS MEDIA
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Bill Belichick yesterday said it's time to stick a fork into Spygate. Sounding somewhat wary in a rare appearance at the NFL head coaches' breakfast with...
TIGERS GOING 4 IT
As the team charter was headed from Houston to Tennessee, John Calipari opened a book and tried to read, but his concentration level just wasn't there. His mind repeatedly drifted...
LENNY STILL HITTIN'
The meal was just a cheeseburger, fries and a Coke, and the bill came to around $36. Lenny Dykstra signed for a tip. A $20 tip. On a $36 bill....
MINUTEMEN POACH GATORS TO REACH FINAL
Chris Lowe was guarding an inbounds pass near halfcourt when he eyed his high school coach, Bob Cimmino, sitting in the front row, just a few feet away. The Mount...
DEVILS CLINCH BERTH
The clinched berth unclenches Devils teeth. Now that it's safe, Martin Brodeur admitted he was starting to worry that the playoffs might elude them completely. "A little bit. Not to...
MANGINI: JETS NOW READY FOR NEXT STEP
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Despite the perception that comes from finishing last season 4-12 and following that up with a prolific offseason spending spree that has exceeded some $140 million,...
WALSH HIRED TO RUN KNICKS
MILWAUKEE - Donnie Walsh is coming home. The Knicks will announce the hiring of the esteemed Pacers executive as their new president today at a Garden news conference at 1...
ZACH LOOKING FOR CHANGES
MILWAUKEE - Donnie Walsh - after removing Isiah Thomas from the bench - is expected to try to trade Zach Randolph's contract. Good luck, Donnie. Randolph realizes he'll be wearing...
'DRO, NO!
MIAMI - Pedro Martinez heard a pop in his left hamstring last night. Was that the sound of the Mets' World Series hopes bursting along with it? A rough season...
GOOD FEELINGS GO POP!
MIAMI - Brian Schneider didn't know anything was wrong, because he was busy doing his job. Matt Treanor, the Marlins' catcher, had topped a ball to third. Schneider trailed Treanor...
OLLIE KEYING ON SEASON, NOT PAYDAY
MIAMI - Oliver Perez makes his season debut here tonight, and it could very well be the start of his last year as a Met. Already coming off a $6.5...
NETS HOPING FOR MIRACLE
They live. But only if you want to consider being 3½ games out, four in the loss column, with seven to play as living for the Nets. "I don't care....
RANGERS' PP SHOWING LIFE
Two goals each in two of the last three games have made the Ranger power play sit up in the coffin where it has lain. Dare Tom Renney pronounce the...
ALEX TAGGED MY EX-WIFE: JOSE
Jose Canseco fired another shot at Alex Rodriguez yesterday, saying he believes the Yankees star did more than just lust after his ex-wife, Jessica. "I believe they had an affair,"...
GIAMBI'S GLOVE AT 1ST SIGHT
Jason Giambi arrived in Tampa with a message for Joe Girardi: I'm in good enough shape to play first base. Then the 37-year-old Dancing Bear, more known for his stick...
PUMP 'EM UP
JOBA Chamberlain threw all of 24 innings last year and received one of the biggest ovations during introductions. When he came on for the eighth inning, the 55,112 in the...
FUNNY MONEY
Alex Rodriguez makes more this year than his hometown Marlins. Boosted by his new deal with the Yankees, A-Rod tops the major league baseball salary list at $28 million, according...
BABY BOSS LIKES WHAT HE SEES
Hank Steinbrenner had the best seat in the house last night, perched in the owner's box for the first time as the Yankees' new honcho, and loved what he saw....
WORTH THE WANG WAIT
As long as they hold Opening Days in the new Yankee Stadium the Yankees will be hard pressed to put on the show they did last night in the final...
GIRARDI'S FIRST WIN 'SPECIAL'
An eye blink after his Yankees' 3-2 season-opening win over Toronto, Joe Girardi hugged coaches Kevin Long and Tony Pena and bounded out of the dugout with the first managerial...
MELKY LEADS THE WAY
MELKY Cabrera is the stealth Yankee. Not rich, not famous, not one of the celebrated young pitchers. He was part of the package the Twins demanded for Johan Santana. But...
3 DOWN: Joba, Wang and Mussina
1. It is not going to be easy for the Yankees to pry Joba Chamberlain out of that eighth-inning role. It is such a weapon to have dominating relievers who...
NIXZMARY KILLER GETS 29 YEARS IN PRISON
"I loved Nixzmary." That was the pitiful, last ditch effort Cesar Rodriguez offered up to a Brooklyn judge in hopes of getting anything but the maximum prison term for beating...
HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HUGHES
The last time Phil Hughes took the mound at the Stadium, he was attempting to keep the Yankees' season alive. Tonight, the pressure will not be nearly as formidable. About...
HAMSTRING STRAIN KO'S PEDRO
MIAMI -- A rough season debut for Pedro Martinez got even rougher in the fourth inning tonight. After giving up two home runs and four runs overall, Pedro was lifted...
Champions League: United Takes First Leg
Manchester United's Rooney (left) and Ronaldo celebrate a goal. Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney continue to produce for Manchester United as they each supplied a goal to defeat Roma in...
Hamstring strain KO's Pedro
MIAMI -- A rough season debut for Pedro Martinez got even rougher in the fourth inning Tuesday night. After giving up two home runs and four runs overall, Pedro was...