August 27, 2008
RED HOOK TO GET ANOTHER CHAIN STORE
August 27, 2008 | 11:48pmThe Red Hook waterfront that some residents complain is already starting to resemble a strip mall - with Ikea and Fairway now firmly rooted - is gonna get another big-box...
JANKOVIC WINS DRAMA-FILLED THREE-SETTER
August 27, 2008 | 10:57pmDuring today's U.S. Open match, Jelena Jankovic leaned against the Arthur Ashe Stadium wall with her head buried in her towel, spent nearly a minute sprawled face-down at center court,...
BROOKLYN DEM TAKES SWIPE AT OBAMA
August 27, 2008 | 10:18pmDENVER - Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens) took a swipe at Barack Obama today for speaking in platitudes during the Democratic primary fight, but wholeheartedly endorsed Obama as the candidate for...
Red Sox to open Citi Field
August 27, 2008 | 10:02pmAccording to this report in the Providence (R.I.) Journal, the Red Sox will help the Mets inaugurate new Citi Field (pictured) next April with two exhibition games. The Mets said...
Game 134: Mets at Phillies
August 27, 2008 | 9:59pmPHILADELPHIA -- The Mets try to bounce back from Tuesdayâs disaster when Johan Santana takes on the Philliesâ Kyle Kendrick tonight in the finale of a two-game series here at...
WHY WAS TV PANTING OVER HILLARY?
August 27, 2008 | 9:44pmHow far we haven't come. Sorry to inject some truth into Hillary Clinton's-watch-me-roar speech Tuesday night, but seriously, afterward, could one TV-hired gun have been truthful instead of politically correct...
Wagner shows progress
August 27, 2008 | 9:29pmPHILADELPHIA -- Billy Wagner is back in New York and playing catch at Shea Stadium while reporting that his swollen left elbow feels better. GM Omar Minaya said Wagner (pictured)...
CAPTION THIS!
August 27, 2008 | 9:25pmFormer president Jimmy Carter flips his hat and shows the Obama logo on it during his participation in the Delegates Service Day with Georgia's delegation to the Democratic National Convention,...
Pick right round to catch receivers
August 27, 2008 | 9:03pmThere is no position in fantasy football less consistent than wide receiver. They are notorious for being feast or famine â 100-plus yards and a pair of scores one week,...
Quad strain sidelines Castro
August 27, 2008 | 8:31pmPHILADELPHIA -- Catcher Ramon Castro went on the DL today because of a quadriceps strain he suffered in Tuesday night's loss. The Mets recalled fellow catcher Robinson Cancel from Triple-A...
Bullpen-poor Mets recall Figueroa
August 27, 2008 | 8:27pmPHILADELPHIA -- The Mets this afternoon moved to help out a bullpen depleted from Tuesday's 13-inning loss by recalling right-hander Nelson Figueroa from Triple-A New Orleans. Jerry Manuel said Figueroa...
HILLARY CLINTON HONORS SUPPORTERS
August 27, 2008 | 8:08pmAt a restaurant thank-you reception at lunchtime at the Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver today, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton paid homage to her supporters - and said she'd do...
OBAMA'S ATTACKS ON MCCAIN GROW SHARPER
August 27, 2008 | 7:45pmBILLINGS, MONT. - With his convention speech a day away, Barack Obama is sharpening his attacks on John McCain on the red meat issues that excite Democrats as he makes...
Was the 'pen really at fault?
August 27, 2008 | 7:34pmPHILADELPHIA -- Judging by many of the headlines and reader comments after Tuesday night's 8-7 loss, the Mets' bullpen is getting much of the blame for what was a historic...
Mets favor instant replay
August 27, 2008 | 7:31pmPHILADELPHIA -- After having two apparent home runs taken from them already this season, the Mets applauded baseballâs decision to institute limited instant replay starting this week. âI wonât be...
Alvarez's future in jeopardy
August 27, 2008 | 7:25pmNew York native and Vanderbilt star 3B Pedro Alvarez, the No. 2 overall pick in June's First-Year Player Draft, may not be starting his professional career after all.Alvarez and his...
JOHN GOTTI'S MOTHER DIES AT 96
August 27, 2008 | 7:23pmThe woman who spawned some of the most notorious and violent gangsters in mob history died peacefully of natural causes in a Long Island nursing home at age 96, her...
FOX PLOTS NEW '24' SEASON
August 27, 2008 | 6:20pmFOX has finally released some details for Season 7 of "24" - which technically takes place 15 years after the show's series debut. According to Fox: "Set in Washington, DC,...
ROCKEFAKER EX COULDN'T BRING SELF TO WATCH HIS TV INTERVIEW
August 27, 2008 | 5:12pmThe woman whose phony-Rockefeller ex-husband sparked an international manhunt after he kidnapped their 7-year-old daughter, couldn't bear to watch his creepy jailhouse TV interview. "It would have been just too...
LENO WINS PHELPS
August 27, 2008 | 4:57pmYou win this round, Mr. Leno. Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will appear on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" before appearing on David Letterman's "Late Show." The two late-night talk-show...
New 'Cupid'
August 27, 2008 | 4:51pmABC is looking for love - again.Here's a first look at the new cast of the remade "Cupid," which made our "Shows That Died Too Young" list.Bobby Cannavale ("Third Watch,"...
Deal of the Day-Nicole Romano
August 27, 2008 | 4:22pmChunky and layered chains are a key trend for fall. The statement pieces are a great way to amp up any look whether it be over a cocktail dress or...
WEEKENDS: 5 things to do before summer's end
August 27, 2008 | 4:17pmMisquamicut, RI is the anti-Newport. Before we hit the road for Labor Day weekend, we leave you with a list of things to do before calling it quits on your...
ON DECK: RED SOX AT YANKEES
August 27, 2008 | 4:10pmRivalries are built on games like tonight. When the Yankees host the Red Sox for the second game in what Yankees manager Joe Girardi called a "crucial" three-game series (7:05,...
ON DECK: METS AT PHILLIES
August 27, 2008 | 3:52pmThe main difference between the 2007 Mets, which suffered a September collapse for the ages to give the Phillies the NL East flag, and the 2008 Mets, which again finds...
Coverage in today's Post
August 27, 2008 | 3:36pmThe Mets had only themselves to blame late Tuesday night (and early this morning) for blowing a 7-0 lead on the way to an 8-7 loss to the Phillies in...
GREG GROSSMAN'S SIGNATURE RECIPE
August 27, 2008 | 3:10pmHere is one of 13-year-old Greg Grossman's specialties:Pan-Seared Local Scallops on a Truffled Micro-Green Salad with Sake Foam * 5 sea scallops * 1 container of micro-greens * Asian dressing...
DNC CELEB SIGHTINGS
August 27, 2008 | 2:53pmSightings around the convention ... Eva Longoria Parker, in stilettos, making her way to the convention hall for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech ... Charles Barkley swarmed by fans as...
MCCAIN: OBAMA 'DANGEROUSLY UNPREPARED' TO BE PRESIDENT
August 27, 2008 | 2:48pmJohn McCain is charging that Barack Obama is "dangerously unprepared" to be president for suggesting that terror-sponsor Iran is not a serious threat to America. The 30-second ad released yesterday...
WB's Michigan J. Frog croaking again
August 27, 2008 | 2:34pmFollowing the success of Web-based series like "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" and "The Line," defunct TV netlet The WB will re-launch today on the Web as thewb.com.In what has been...
TEXT: CLINTON'S SPEECH
August 27, 2008 | 1:14pmDENVER -- Remarks of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for her address to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night in Denver: I am honored to be here tonight....
SHOULD THE YANKS DEAL NOW?
August 27, 2008 | 11:57amFROM JOEL SHERMANAs of Tuesday -- before the Yanks lost to the Red Sox 7-3 -- GM Brian Cashman was still saying he wasn't thinking of making the ultimate concession...
3 UP: SHOULD THE YANKS DEAL NOW?
August 27, 2008 | 11:54am1. As of Tuesday -- before the Yanks lost to the Red Sox 7-3 -- GM Brian Cashman was still saying he wasn't thinking of making the ultimate concession speech...
Soccer on TV
August 27, 2008 | 11:24amWith leagues across Europe finally up and running following a very long summer, click on the link below to see what we're watching on TV over the next week. WEDNESDAY,...
PECKER IN 11TH-HOUR BID TO SAVE AMI
August 27, 2008 | 10:16amIn a last ditch effort to save his company, American Media CEO David Pecker late last night quietly launched a cash tender offer to buy out holders of $570 million...
IS RACE COLORING VOTERS' CHOICE FOR PREZ?
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amTHE ISSUE: Whether American voters will base their presidential selection on race. I agree with Leonard Greene's belief that issues are not going to decide who will be our next...
SHE DONE HIM RIGHT
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amWHY is Hillary Clinton not Barack Obama's running mate? That question had to be on many minds last night as Clinton delivered a rousing endorsement of Obama - a speech...
STELLAR SPEECH WON'T BOOST BARACK
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amHER words were emphatic: "Barack Obama is my candidate and he must be our next president." Hillary Clinton's endorsement was unambiguous and she held nothing back. She attacked John McCain...
NOT MAKING KERRY'S MISTAKE
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVERBarack Obama has learned the lesson of the John Kerry campaign - at least, the lesson of liberal legend. Democrats believe that Kerry was sunk in 2004 because he failed...
HILLARY'S DIE-HARDS
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER IT'S Barack Obama's convention, but Hillary Clinton's die-hard supporters won't give up the ghost. And, for all her talk of unity last night, her virtuoso performance will probably embolden...
THEY HELD A RIOT & NOBODY CAME
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER NEVER was so much hype created by so few to simulate the appearance of so many. The hard-core left vowed to turn out 50,000 protesters for the Democratic National...
A ROCK-STAR PERFORMANCE
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amIT could have been just another political speech by a presidential-primary also-ran, but last night's "Hillary Clinton Show" at the Democratic National Convention instead was like a rock concert worthy...
NEW RUSSIAN SLAP AT WEST
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amMOSCOW - Russia stunned the West yesterday by recognizing the independence claims of two Georgian breakaway regions, and US warships plied the waters off of Georgia in a gambit the...
QAEDA SON'S 'OLIVER' TWIST
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amThe young son of the MIT-educated neuroscientist accused of being an al Qaeda terrorist tried to dupe Afghan authorities into thinking he was an orphan - saying his parents were...
LOTTERY
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amNEW YORK Midday Nos. Tue.: 240; Lucky Sum: 6 / Midday Win-4 Tue.: 5950; Lucky Sum: 19 / Evening Nos. Tue: 433; Lucky Sum: 10 / Evening Win-4 Tue.: 2842;...
UNHAPPY HILL BACKERS STILL BACKBITING
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER - Even as Hillary Rodham Clinton told supporters to go for "O" last night, strategists close to the Clintons yesterday trashed the convention as the "Seinfeld" of nominating fetes...
RUDY RIPS BARACK ON ISRAEL
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER - Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani launched into his role as GOP attack dog yesterday when he ripped Barack Obama as "ambiguous" in his stand on support for Israel. showvideo("NY%20Post","1458_371113");...
JOE WOE FOR O IN LATEST POLL
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amBarack Obama got exactly zero bounce from his new running mate, Joe Biden, according to a surprising new poll released yesterday - three days after the selection. In fact, John...
HILL: 'BARACK'S MY CANDIDATE'
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton last night declared that former rival Barack Obama "is my candidate" and urged her backers to let go, lay down their swords and vote...
TRIO AIMED TO DO EVIL
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amThree "bigoted meth heads," armed with high-powered sniper weapons, were consumed by a seething hatred of Barack Obama, federal authorities said yesterday. GREENE: Terrifying Echoes Of Dr. King Now Haunt...
CAROLINE'S NEW HIGH PROFILE SPURS CAMELOT DREAMS
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER - Fresh from the tear-inducing convention speech by cancer-stricken Sen. Ted Kennedy on Monday night, New York Democrats are abuzz with talk that one of their own might step...
BUBBA TO BYPASS OBAMA'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER - Bill Clinton was front and center for his wife's speech last night, and he's addressing the convention floor himself tonight - but he is expected to be out...
GIRL POWER BOOSTS BARACK
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER - Barack Obama's two young daughters may have given him his biggest political boost of the convention so far, campaign watchers said yesterday. The kids' adorable exuberance as they...
'SNOOKS' HOME
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amReigh "Snooks" Boss and her mom look happily back to normal yesterday in this first photo of them together since the 7-year-old's kidnapping ordeal at the hands of her phony-Rockefeller...
50 OUT OF 100 NOT BAD
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amA quirky world wanderer who co-wrote the best-selling book "100 Things to Do Before You Die" survived death-defying sports and wild foreign festivals - only to perish at age 47...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amQueens A suspect in the murder of a woman whose terrified screams were ignored by her neighbors for more than thirty minutes was arrested by federal agents yesterday in Texas....
GANG 'GREEN' $OCKS ITS FANS
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amCall it the Favre fee! The Jets haven't won a Super Bowl in 40 years, but they're still going to charge higher fees than the defending champion Giants for the...
GAY-PARENT MECCA
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amWhile Manhattan's gay couples are hitting the city's hot nightclubs, their counterparts in The Bronx are more likely to be reading kids bedtime stories, a new survey has found. Despite...
KIDNAP KID SAFE
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amA heroin-addicted Arizona mom who kidnapped her 17-month-old baby daughter more two months ago has been busted in a Bronx shelter, authorities said yesterday. Baby Caiden Lee Savicki, who was...
'JERSEY' SOX FAN IN BOSS' BOX
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amCurses! The Red Sox fan who paid $175,100 for the tattered David Ortiz jersey buried in the foundation of the new Yankee Stadium had the best seats in the house...
MIKE FUZZY ON HIS EARLY LIMITS VOTES
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amMayor Bloomberg, who describes himself as a fervent supporter of term limits, said yesterday he can't recall how he voted as an everyday citizen when the issue hit New York...
FINDING 'MIDDLE' GROUND
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amParents for years have been calling for a Marshall Plan to address the city's middle school crisis. Today, they'll get a blueprint. The city is unveiling a resource for principals...
COP 'ROAD-RAGE' VICTIM SUES
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amHe has 25 surgical staples in his head from a bloody road-rage beating allegedly inflicted by two hot-headed off-duty female cops - and now it could cost the city $1...
LAWMAKER IN 'STALK,' VD SHOCK
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amA suburban assemblyman yesterday defended himself against an "embarrassing" relic of his romantic past that threatens his re-election bid. Republican Greg Ball spoke out after the Putnam County Times published...
CITY CLASS ACTION STRIPS TEACHERS' PARKING PERK
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amMore than 50,000 teachers returning to school next month will get a tough lesson about parking in congested urban areas when the Bloomberg administration yanks their long-cherished parking permits, officials...
FREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amTalk about liquid assets! This New Yorker got all wet for chump change. The water fountain in front of City Hall was one man's personal change purse as he went...
STRAHAN'S EX-WIFE IS $ACKED
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amRetired Giants great Michael Strahan scored big time yesterday when an appeals court booted an order requiring him to pay $18,200 a month in child support for his 4-year-old twin...
WEIRD WILLS OF SLAIN PAIR
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amThey were bitter to the end - and beyond. A Brooklyn couple slain in their home last month spoke from the grave in drafted last wills, leaving a bizarre legacy...
MAYOR'S BAD TIMING
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amJust several hundred feet from where Mayor Bloomberg was proclaiming that the renovated High Bridge Park in Washington Heights is now safe, a parks advocate yesterday said he stumbled upon...
CITY HS SCORES UNSATISFACTORY
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amWhile the rest of the country has put a halt to several years of declining SAT scores, the city and state continued to slide. City students' average SAT scores fell...
INSULT TO INJURY FOR FERRY MAN
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amA man suing the city after being paralyzed in the Staten Island Ferry accident couldn't take the witness stand yesterday because he was so devastated by his home being burglarized...
CLEAVAGE DOESN'T PAY DIVIDENDS FOR CNBC
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amRecently, visitors to CNBC.com might have seen Web ads showing women unbuttoning their tops and giving come-hither looks. Although beautiful women may be more exciting than bond rates, CNBC apologized...
THE TIMES FACING ONLINE AD DILEMMA
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amThe Gray Lady might have to find another savior because it turns out online advertising isn't providing the rescue the struggling newspaper desperately needs. In a report released yesterday, The...
DILLER AIMS YOUNG
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amIAC boss Barry Diller plans to go head-to-head with Disney's Club Penguin in the kids virtual world business. In one of its first moves since IAC's split into five different...
STARRETT HOPES BIDS HIT $1B
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amTHE four bidders vying for Starrett City, the giant housing complex on Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, now have until Sept. 25 to put in second-round bids - which the sellers...
JOCKEYING FOR '21'
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amTwo big hedge funds, run by billionaires Steven Cohen and David Shaw, tightened their grip on Orient-Express Hotels yesterday in an effort to get the Bermuda-based owner of the famous...
PHELPS POOLING THE GOLD
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amEVEN before landing back in the US, Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps, winner of eight gold medals in Beijing and the man being hailed as the greatest Olympian of all...
DEATH ROW MAY BE OFF LIFE SUPPORT
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amGlobal Music Group Inc., the New York-incorporated company vying to purchase the assets of bankrupt rap label Death Row Records, said yesterday it has lined up financing to complete the...
THE PRICE OF WEAK MANAGEMENT
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amKathy Healy says she might not have held out for that $8.75 million settlement of her lawsuit had City Hall shown some basic civility after her husband's death in the...
LESSONS IN LAW-BREAKING
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amNo one's saying why Nat Turner, a radical leftist history teacher at fancy Beacon HS, quit his job, but we can sure guess: He faced two separate probes for taking...
THE REZKO TICKET
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amIt looks like convicted Chicago power merchant Tony Rezko could have two friends in the White House come Jan uary - if the Democratic ticket is elected, that is. Barack...
WEIRD BUT TRUE AT THE '08 DNC
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amIt's jeers to Al Jazeera after the Arabic news network was booted from a Denver suburb. Mike Bestor, the city manager of Golden, Colo., had invited Al Jazeera reporters to...
TERRIFYING ECHOES OF DR. KING NOW HAUNT OUR HOPES
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER - We always knew it was a possibility from the day he announced he was chasing history and threw his hat into the ring. What black man ever led...
FINE SPEECH FOR EVERY DEM BUT BAM
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amDENVER - Hillary Rodham Clinton last night en dorsed the Democratic nominee for president. And while that nominee is Barack Obama and she made repeated references to his name, she...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
August 27, 2008 | 9:54amA big-busted Berkeley, Calif., woman missed her flight when she refused to allow security agents to pat down her underwire bra. Nancy Kates was locked in a 40-minute standoff with...
EX-CON LOVE
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amTHOSE crazy Dutch TV mak ers are at it again - this time they're pushing a show that hooks women up with ex-cons. The catch? On "Prisoner of Love," women...
DEMS RIDE OLYMPIC COAT TAILS
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amNBC won the first night of the Democratic National Con vention - apparently basking in the afterglow of the Olympics. The network, fresh off of broadcasting the most-watched TV event...
SISTER ACT
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amIT was all smiles as Simon, Paula and Randy appeared for the first time together in public with the newest "Amer ican Idol" judge, Kara DioGu ardi. As the iconic...
ESPN JOINS LATE NIGHT
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amESPN is planning to stay up late. The network is developing a late night talk show to air on its sister channel, ESPN 2. The show, according to officials, would...
NASTY 'GIRL'
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amWHO could have guessed that a show I panned last year as "a nasty piece of work" would turn me into Carrie Bradshaw? For the past few weeks, every time...
SPLIT LOYALTIES IN A VAGUE WAR
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amA solid, intelligent international thriller showcasing the underrated Don Cheadle in an intriguing and morally ambiguous role, "Traitor" is the best end-of-August movie I've seen in years. With first-rate performances,...
OSMENT: I SEE B'WAY AUDIENCES
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amCASTING is complete for the starry Broadway revival of "American Buffalo." Joining John Leguizamo and Cedric the Entertainer in David Mamet's crackling drama will be sweet-faced Haley Joel Osment of...
JUST DESSERTS
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amTHINK the city is crashing from its sugar-high induced by the cupcake craze of recent years? You obviously haven't been by the Treats Truck on a recent Wednesday afternoon. Outside...
SMALL FRY
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amTHIS summer, by his own count, Greg Grossman seared 75 pounds of scallops, cured 30 pounds of salmon, plated 200 micro-green salads and reduced at least 20 bottles of red...
EX-CUOZZO ME!
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amIT'S Labor Day week - officially the worst time to eat in New York restaurants, with every able-bodied chef, manager and waiter off to Vermont or the Alps. But think...
JETS RUSHERS CAN'T GET OFF THE GROUND
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amThere is just one preseason game remaining and just 12 days before the Jets' season begins for real against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 7. So that sickly pale shade...
PEP UP WITH 'PREP'
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amSARATOGA SPRINGS - The last week of the meet and we get two jump races including today's opener, a restricted stakes named after Happy Intellectual, the only three-time winner of...
PLAY IT AGAIN
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amYankee Stadium was wired for instant replay Monday, and the technology will be in use Friday night when the Yankees play host to the Blue Jays. MLB will introduce instant...
YANKEES RUN INTO A-WAD OF TROUBLE
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amIf Alex Rodriguez had been in a Yankee Stadium seat last night, he would have booed the third baseman and cleanup hitter. "Tonight I [stunk]," Rodriguez said. "Tonight put it...
BIG GAME ANDY THING OF THE PAST
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amIN a way, it's better for the Yankees that it ends this way. There is no more false hope, and the road to the future is clearly marked. Reality hit...
GIAMBI IS A NO-GO ON THROW
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amYou snooze, you lose. Or maybe Jason Giambi really was awake and just afraid a throw home might produce an uglier result than holding the ball. Whatever the case, Giambi...
CHAMBERLAIN PLAN REMAINS UNCERTAIN
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amIf tomorrow's bullpen session goes without a hitch Joba Chamberlain will take the next step in his rehabilitation process. Nevertheless, pinning the Yankees down on what that will be isn't...
ALEX PERSONIFIES TEAM'S FAILURES
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amTHE crowd stood, cheering and chanting. "Let's Go A-Rod" morphing into "Let's Go Yankees." It was the seventh inning. But it was more than the seventh inning. It felt like...
STRAHAN STAYS RETIRED
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amAs it turned out, done really means done. "I wish I could've had different news for Giants fans, but I've known for a while I'm done," recently and still-retired Michael...
PLAX 'EXCITED' ABOUT CONSECUTIVE PRACTICES
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amThe wait for Plaxico Burress to make it to the practice field was long, but yesterday he completed his second consecutive full workout - his first two of the summer...
THIS MOVE WAS LONG OVERDUE
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amIt's about time. Twenty-two years after the NFL instituted instant replay, Major League Baseball is about to join the modern age. Tomorrow baseball will begin using instant replay on "boundary...
EX-NHL UNION CHIEF TO TESTIFY FOR LEAGUE
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amDisgraced former NHLPA executive director Ted Saskin is scheduled to testify tomorrow on behalf of the NHL and against the interests of the union he once represented, in an arbitration...
SPORTS SHORTS
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amBASEBALL: Yaz leaves hospital Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski has been released from a hospital one week after having triple bypass heart surgery. The former left fielder for the Red...
HONDO BARKS TWICE
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amHondo, aghast at his August slide, made it two straight when the Tribe did some happy motoring in Detroit last night to widen the wad to 420 harrahs. Tonight, he's...
PIG 'PEN MEANS MORE WORK FOR STARTERS
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amPHILADELPHIA - The Mets' bullpen gave it up again. After Pedro Martinez handed back five runs of a 7-0 lead, it was time for the beleaguered bullpen. This meant more...
AW-PHIL COMEBACK DROPS METS TO 2ND
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amPHILADELPHIA - All the Mets could add was ghostly silence last night after erupting for seven runs in the first four innings. Those disappearing bats combined with an outing to...
MANUEL WON'T USE KID GLOVES
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amPHILADELPHIA - Jerry Manuel isn't going to treat Mike Pelfrey - or any of his pitchers, for that matter - with kid gloves. Pelfrey threw his second complete game in...
RAGGEDY ANA
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amAna Ivanovic is the No. 1 seed in name only during this Flushing fortnight. She even realizes she's a longshot to bag her first U.S. Open title as she returns...
FEDERER IS 'STILL THE ONE' TO BEAT IN FLUSHING
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amBlasphemous though it may be, Roger Federer came into this U.S. Open with something to prove, arrived in Flushing with much of his aura of invulnerability chipped and stripped away....
SISTERS WIN OPEN-ERS
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amThere were more double faults for Venus Williams than aces last night and more unforced errors than winners. Neither she nor her opponent was particularly impressive. Williams didn't fully dazzle...
MISERABLE NO MORE
August 27, 2008 | 7:49amCOLUMBIA, Mo. - Only Rip Van Winkle slept longer than University of Missouri football. Even the game officials who in 1990 lost track of a quarterback spike and handed eventual...
DUMP-TRUCK MURDER RAP
August 27, 2008 | 4:00amA waste hauler who lost control of his truck and killed two tourists on a Midtown sidewalk after suffering a seizure is now charged with murder. Prosecutors said they upped...
PATERSON TURNS GATHERING INTO COMEDY ACT
August 27, 2008 | 4:00amDENVER - After a week of perceived slights, Gov. Paterson finally got his time to shine in the Mile-High City. Paterson was feted by his fellow Democrats this morning in...
SECURITY FOR OBAMA SPEECH TIGHT, TIME-CONSUMING
August 27, 2008 | 4:00amDENVER - The stadium may be a mile high, but the security lines at Invesco Field were two miles long today despite the fact that the doors were opened more...
Wright first to four 100-RBI years
August 27, 2008 | 2:16amPHILADELPHIA -- Thanks to his run-scoring groundout in the fourth inning tonight against the Phillies, David Wright (pictured) became the first player in Mets history to record four years of...
BLOOMBERG FUZZY ON HIS EARLY TERM LIMIT VOTES
August 27, 2008 | 1:42amMayor Bloomberg, who describes himself as a fervent supporter of term limits, said today that he can't recall how he voted when the issue came before New York City voters...
BUBBA IN A BLABFEST BOOMERANG
August 27, 2008 | 1:33amBill Clinton stepped in it again yesterday, with an off-the-cuff remark that some critics took as a diss of Barack Obama. "Suppose you're a voter, and you've got candidate X...
WEINER: TERM LIMITS UP TO VOTERS
August 27, 2008 | 1:16amWhile the term limit debate abounds for transplanted New Yorkers in Denver, likely mayoral hopeful and Queens Rep. Anthony Weiner yesterday said the constant speculation isn't impacting his plans. "I'm...
Citizens Bank Park up close
August 27, 2008 | 1:12amPHILADELPHIA -- With the latest in our video tour of the Mets' road stops, here is some footage we took of Citizens Bank Park before tonight's game:
HILLARY WATCH: HILL BACKERS KEEP BACKBITING
August 27, 2008 | 1:07amDENVER - Further inflaming the divide in the Democratic Party, top strategists close the Clintons today trashed the convention as the "Seinfeld" of nominating fetes - a gathering about nothing....
SLAIN COUPLE'S WEIRD WILL
August 27, 2008 | 1:02amThey were bitter to the end - and beyond. A Brooklyn couple slain in their home last month spoke from the grave in drafted last wills, leaving a bizarre legacy...
OBAMA TRAILS MCCAIN SINCE CHOOSING BIDEN
August 27, 2008 | 12:53amBarack Obama got exactly zero bounce from his new running mate, Joe Biden, according to a surprising new poll released today - three days after the selection. In fact, John...
WEINER: TERM LIMITS DON'T EFFECT ME
August 27, 2008 | 12:43amWhile the term limit debate abounds for transplanted New Yorkers in Denver, likely mayoral hopeful and Queens Rep. Anthony Weiner today said the constant speculation isn't impacting his plans. "I'm...
Red Bull Arena updates
August 27, 2008 | 12:34amAnother view of Red Bull Arena This coming week, the steel columns and framing for Levels 5 and 6 are being set, with the latter being the roof of the...