June 3, 2010
Erin Andrews' stalker 'virtually penniless' and cannot pay restitution: report
The Chicago man convicted of stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and filming her nude through a hotel room door peephole said Thursday he is "virtually penniless" and cannot pay the...
3OH!3 reveal all about their 'First Kiss'
Okay, not really. But the duo have released their latest music video and it's for the first single, "My First Kiss," off their new album, "Streets of Gold" (out June...
Mad military music video roundup
During this recently passed Fleet Week, I asked a Navy sailor and a Marine what they thought of all those wacky music videos that their compatriots are churning out and...
Jets' Sanchez expects to be full go for minicamp
Mark Sanchez wakes up these days and hops out of bed, pain free. The Jets quarterback is no longer concerned about his surgically repaired left knee, confident he’ll be ready...
Missing NYC man found by car in swamp
A 22-year-old Manhattan man was found, thirsty and weak, beside his BMW deep in swampy woods along an upstate parkway four days after he went missing. State police say Thomas...
World's ugliest dog dies at 17
Canine lovers were in mourning Thursday at the news that a bug-eyed Chinese crested hairless pooch, who was officially crowned the "World's Ugliest Dog," has died at age 17. The...
Double dribble by Obama: Would be 'wonderful' if James stayed in Cleveland
WASHINGTON -- The president is on the record again about LeBron James — and this time, the people of Cleveland may be happier about it. President Obama told CNN on...
Day after call, Tigers win again
DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers were determined to move on from the blown call that cost Armando Galarraga the first perfect game in franchise history. Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera...
Penguins playing soccer (video)
With the World Cup about to start, a group of penguins took to the field in South Korea.
Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 6 to open Saturday with Gov. Is. ferry service
Brooklyn Bridge Park and Governors Island are about to be joined at the hip through a new water taxi service set to be unveiled Saturday during the grand opening of...
Jets' Sanchez continues to improve
Mark Sanchez is so eager to get back on the field for the Jets he sneaked into practice last week.The second-year quarterback continued his impressive comeback from knee surgery February...
Shockey OK to return to Saints practice
One week after suffering an apparent seizure, the Saints said today tight end Jeremy Shockey will be able to practice this weekend, according to nola.com.GM Mickey Loomis told the website...
Paperless ticketing bill could hobble NY concerts, sporting events
ALBANY – Madison Square Garden could lose Bruce Springsteen and Yankee Stadium could lose future boxing matches if a little noticed measure banning "paperless ticketing" is approved, state lawmakers were...
Stosur or Schiavone will win first Slam at French
PARIS -- On a rainy, windy day 53½ weeks ago, at Roland Garros’ cozy, 259-seat Court 8, Samantha Stosur and Francesca Schiavone played each other in a run-of-the-mill, first-round match...
Bush admits waterboarding 9/11 mastermind, says he'd do it again
Former President George W. Bush admitted that 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded during his administration and said he wouldn’t hesitate to do it again, The Grand Rapids Press...
Mets' Murphy out for season after 'one of the dirtiest slides I've ever seen'
Daniel Murphy, who was injured while playing for Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday night, is out for the season after an MRI exam on his right knee showed he suffered a...
Rutgers basketball signs junior college guard
Junior guard Tyree Graham has signed a scholarship agreement to play basketball at Rutgers. New Rutgers coach Mike Rice announced Thursday that Graham, from Durham, N.C., will be the fourth...
Female trainer trying for historic Belmont win
Alexis Barba has been enjoying the sights and sounds of New York, a pleasant diversion from the serious business of trying to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday and becoming...
Lincoln Center’s Calder sculpture heading to Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
The magnificent Alexander Calder sculpture, “Le Guichet” (“The Box Office”), is leaving Lincoln Center briefly for a temporary stay at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Mayor Bloomberg announced today.It will be...
Off-duty NYC cop loses control of motorcyle, dies
Police say an off-duty New York City officer lost control of his motorcycle on a Queens highway, crashed in to a guard rail and died. Police say 27-year-old Philip Clemens...
Ex-cop sent back to prison for 1996 Westchester murder
A former transit cop who had his murder conviction overturned after 11 years behind bars was sent back to prison this afternoon for gunning down a man during an off-duty...
Brutal new Killzone 3 teaser
The first trailer for the highly-anticipated Killzone 3 shows off the game's new melee system. It looks ... sublimely brutal. They've also reskinned and relaunched Killzone.com, so go have a...
Perfect-ly fine
My original post today was going to be about how players such as Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez will have their normal gaudy stat lines before the season’s end, but...
College of musical knowledge
It was hard to pin down exactly where the California quartet Chief was drawing its energy from Wednesday night — the download of their single "Night & Day" that’s sizzling...
This burglar a total Dunst
I was there with the on-location drug dealer AND I'm a myopic, drunken Mongoloid. It's throw everything against the wall time for the Brooklyn car mechanic accused of swiping Kirsten...
No money to build bridges, no money to repair roads
“Three years after a fatal bridge collapse in Minneapolis focused the public’s attention on transportation infrastructure; states increasingly are trying just to keep up existing roads and bridges instead of...
Record $9.9 million settlement for the man framed by mob cop
A man who spent 18 years behind bars after he was framed for murder by mob cop Louis Eppolito settled his civil suit with the city today for $9.9 million....
MTA shows off solar panels in B'klyn
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is soaking up the sun. It came out — for a while — on Thursday as the MTA and New York Power Authority showed off 48...
Baseball won't reverse call in 'imperfect' game
The imperfect game stands. An umpire’s tears and admission he blew a call failed to move baseball commissioner Bud Selig to award Armando Galarraga the perfect game he pitched. The...
What a tail! L.I. family reunites with dog lost in 2006
LLOYD HARBOR, N.Y. -- A Long Island family is celebrating the return of Cooper. The little white dog went missing four years ago. The fluffy pup was dropped off at...
Canseco testifies: Clemens never used steroids
WASHINGTON -- Former slugger Jose Canseco said he told a federal grand jury Thursday that he had never seen Roger Clemens use steroids, maintaining the support he’s shown for the...
Bourne's all-male `Swan Lake' returning to NYC
More than a decade after its acclaimed run on Broadway, Matthew Bourne's all-male "Swan Lake" is returning to New York. Bourne's reinterpretation of the classic Russian ballet, which he directed...
Free Flipper!
Looking at the way the Japanese culture world operates makes me extra-glad to live in the U.S. It's incredible that corporate pressure has actually succeeded in keeping the documentary "The...
Teary-eyed umpire takes field today
Umpire Jim Joyce wiped away tears as he took the field, a day after his blown call cost Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Joyce and Galarraga met at...
VIDEO: New York makes its case to LeBron
It starts with our basketball history and ends with a quote from the Bible. New York City released its video pitch to LeBron James with Mayor Bloomberg playing center. “Willis...
England's Capello bans WAGS, to spy on players' bedrooms
Not only has England coach Fabio Capello banned his players from bringing their WAGS _ Wives and Girlfriends _ around, but he's installed TVs in their hotel rooms that will...
Commanding officer makes graffiti arrest
Graffiti criminals in the 49th Precinct better watch out, because it is not just the officers in uniform looking to nab them. The captain, as it turns out, handles graffiti...
Keane Square going green
Everyone is talking about going green, and now the phenomenon has come to Keane Square in Pelham Bay.Long suffering from blight despite a core group of loyal park users, the...
Big Tobacco files suit over NYC's in-store, anti-smoking signs
The nation's biggest tobacco companies are smoking mad over a new rule that requires city retailers to display grisly warning signs about the dangers of lighting up. The makers of...
New bus routes should satisfy all
Following aggravation with the MTA’s recent decision to shut down the Bx14 bus, Councilman James Vacca has succeeded in getting some extra stops added to three other buses. At this...
Joran van der Sloot caught in Chile
Joran Van Der Sloot, the prime suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Tatiana Flores Stephany Ramirez, in Peru has been captured by authorities in Chile, local media reported Thursday. Van...
Bronx theme park immortalized in new book
A new book just released on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, pays homage to a Bronx landmark that many have never forgotten: Freedomland U.S.A. Typically just called “Freedomland,” a book...
Preston student captures the EVOLVE Award
Somewhere between going to softball practices, karate matches and the constant demand of high school classes and friends, 14-year-old Dakota Fliegelman still found time to pick up an award.The Preston...
St. Catharine's scores at this year's Eddy Awards
St. Catharine Academy might soon deliver 10 terrific newscasters to the Bronx. Just give them a few years to finish high school and get through college.The student news team from...
Liberty could get up to $1M from Foxwoods
In a league where every revenue dollar counts, the Liberty yesterday announced a multiyear sponsorship deal with Foxwoods Resorts Casino that will give the Connecticut gambling giant prominent placement on...
New bus routes should satisfy all
Following aggravation with the MTA’s recent decision to shut down the Bx14 bus, Councilman James Vacca has succeeded in getting some extra stops added to three other buses. At this...
Fatal motorcycle accident on bridge
The City Island Bridge was the scene of a grisly accident and explosion at 11:39 p.m. on Sunday, May 30. The driver of a three-wheeled motorcycle was killed when he...
Retired lieutenant stops car theft
In a heroic feat, a retired NYPD lieutenant successfully thwarted the burglary of a G.P.S. system from his neighbor’s car. In doing so, he captured a thief who may be...
Big bash at P.S. 72 for revamped auditorium
A few months ago, while sitting in the auditorium of P.S. 72 for a theatre performance, a parent leaned back in her chair and ended up falling into the lap...
U.S. star Altidore taken to hospital for sprained ankle
U.S. National Team striker Jozy Altidore reportedly sprained his right ankle at practice. It was termed mild, but the New Jersey-born forward was sent to a South African hospital to have...
Revis skips Jets practice angry over contract
Furious at the Jets’ most recent contract offer, cornerback Darrelle Revis was conspicuously absent from the team’s voluntary on-field workout this morning in Florham Park.The All-Pro cornerback’s absence could be...
GOP Senate pick Blakeman faces primary
Republicans narrowly endorsed another unknown - former Nassau County lawmaker Bruce Blakeman - to run against U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, though divided delegates also gave economist David Malpass a spot...
EA Sports tabs Spain to win World Cup; U.S. to reach knockout stage
Trying to figure out who's going to win the World Cup later this month, or how the United States will do in South Africa? The good folks at EA _...
Islanders' Tavares broke foot at world championships
Now it seems impressive that John Tavares scored even once in Canada's final three games of the World Championships, after he piled up six in the first four games of...
Holloway suspect Joran Van Der Sloot arrested in connection with Peru murder
He was the last person to see two young women alive — one in Aruba, one in Peru exactly five years later, police say. Joran van der Sloot was caught...
Jeter says 'imperfect' ump one of the best
The one thing people were talking about at Yankee Stadium today was the one thing the umpires working the game refused to discuss. "No comments. There's been enough said and...
Yankees players, Girardi still don't want replay to expand
Multiple Yankees still say they are against increasing instant replay in the aftermath of Armando Galarraga’s umpire-ruined perfect game.“If we put it in any further than it is now,” Curtis...
A-Rod, CC give Yankees another win
With a pair of struggling teams in town, the Yankees took advantage. Alex Rodriguez homered, CC Sabathia won for the first time in a month and the Yankees handed the...
Extending unemployment benefits gets complicated by reality
Congress went on vacation for the long Memorial Day weekend without voting on an extension of unemployment benefits. Apparently, it is dawning on members of both parties that the costs...
Bloomberg: Let's go to the instant replay
Forget tradition and embrace technology, Mayor Bloomberg suggested today to Major League Baseball.Bloomerg initially responded "I don't know" when asked if baseball should start employing instants replays in the wake...
Devils diss: Madden says Blackhawks best team he’s played on
John Madden won two Stanley Cups with the Devils, but both teams have to take a backseat his 2009-10 Blackhawks. "This team is way deeper. Just take a look at...
Ex-NYPD officer surrenders, will return to prison
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A former New York City policeman whose murder conviction was overturned and then reinstated is going back to prison. Richard DiGuglielmo said nothing during a brief...
Heathcott starts pro career off on the right foot
Two weeks after the Yankees promoted their secound round pick in last year's draft, catcher J.R. Murphy, from extended spring training to Low-A Charleston, last year's first round pick, outfielder...
GOP picks Edwards as Lazio's running mate
New York Republicans have chosen Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards as their lieutenant governor candidate. Edwards is the preferred running mate of Rick Lazio, the former Long Island congressman who...
P-Funk founder George Clinton sued by his accountants
Parliament-Funkadelic frontman George Clinton was slapped with a $264,000 suit this morning for allegedly stiffing his accountants. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer hired Flatiron District bean counters Wlodlinguer,...
NJ Education Commissioner goes off the reservation
Chris Christie, New Jersey’s governor, has dressed down his education commissioner Bret Schundler both publicly and privately. Schundler’s sin was giving away the store to the state’s teacher’s union so...
Mets’ Murphy hurts knee at Triple-A, carried off field
Daniel Murphy was carried off the field last night for Triple-A Buffalo after Syracuse’s Leonard Davis slid into Murphy trying to break up a double play. Murphy, who played his...
BP cut of pipe not as smooth as originally hoped: USCG
BP Thursday completed a second cut on a fractured pipe connected to the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, paving the way for engineers to install a containment device...
MLB deciding whether to review umpire's 'imperfect' end
Major League Baseball was still deciding Thursday morning whether to review the umpire’s blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game. Commissioner Bud Selig has the power to reverse...
BP to Cameron: No thanks
Film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron said on Wednesday that BP Plc turned down his offer to help combat the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. "Over...
Sestak is not the only one to get a job offer
The Denver Post reports today on the case of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff who was told of three available positions in the Obama administration that might interest him...
BP CEO says company 'did not have tools' to deal with spill; apologizes for insensitive comments
PENSACOLA, Fla. — BP's top executive admitted that the global oil giant was unprepared to fight a catastrophic deepwater oil spill as engineers today were forced yet again to reconfigure...
DVR alert: Sinclair Lewis in Hollywood
Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951), the author of six novels that were turned into movies showing tonight on TCM, was the first American to win a Nobel Prize, and also copped a...
Amy Winehouse keeps dad happy with new 'normal' boyfriend
Amy Winehouse has finally moved on from her volatile relationship with ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, London's Metro newspaper reported Thursday. The troubled British singer, 26, began dating film director Reg Traviss...
Duchess of York dismisses 'Celebrity Rehab' rumors
The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson refuted media reports Thursday that she was to appear on U.S. reality TV show "Celebrity Rehab." The rumors, first reported by RadarOnline, suggested that...
Paladino to petition way onto governor's ballot
Playing a recording of Rick Lazio and Andrew Cuomo palling around while discussing each other's housing policy, bomb-throwing Republican Carl Paladino announced this morning he would petition his way onto...
Van Brunt has the 'can' do spirit
Van Brunt Street can make a claim to the title of cleanest roadway in Brooklyn thanks to 11 new trashcans deployed on Wednesday.The new steel cans — courtesy of the...
Paterson slashing state spending from weekly bills
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson said this morning that his “fear” is that the state won't have an adopted budget at all this year because nervous lawmakers aren't willing to make...
3UP: Umps, Griffey and Santana
1. In one moment last night we got an important snapshot of the season: Pitchers have dabbled with perfection and umpires have not. By now you probably know that Armando...
Drama Mama: Burn-off Notice
Early summer, and the TV dramas tend toward lighter fare, even if it’s on the darker side: “Burn Notice” and “Royal Pains” (tonight, 9 and 10 p.m., USA) If you’re...
Breaking blockade was only reason for flotilla
As if more evidence were necessary, today brings two news items to underline that the sole purpose of the flotilla of six ships carrying “aid” from Turkey to Gaza was...
Posada gets glimpse of future role in pinstripes
The baseball calendar waits for no one. Eras come and go. Jorge Posada needs to be more of a full-time designated hitter than a full-time catcher these days. Less is...
DH duty not a big hit with Yankees' Posada
Jorge Posada was the Yankees’ designated hitter last night. The question now is: Should it be a permanent move? Posada came off the disabled list after missing 15 games with...
Queens’ Artest set to represent Lakers in NBA Finals
LOS ANGELES -- Ron Artest wouldn't accept calls from Queens all season, not from family members or friends back home. "I didn't want to talk to anybody if it wasn't...
Suddenly, New York spotlight seems too bright for James
Brooklyn-born Larry King must not be a Knicks fan — or a Nets fan. How else to explain why King never asked James directly about joining the Knicks — or...
Live blog recap: CHSAA baseball intersectional playoffs
After a wild opening day, the CHSAA Class A intersectional tournament resumes Thursday and the eight-team field will be reduced to six when the dust clears. The double-elimination tournament will...
Madison's Lenahan does more with less
As Norman Thomas slugger Alberto Morales jogged back to the plate after a ringing foul ball, James Madison coach Vinny Caiazza overheard him say Eddie Lenahan “has nothing,” under his...
CHSAA Class B baseball championship game preview
CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Thursday night’s Class B championship game between St. John’s Prep and Monsignor Scanlan at Kaiser Stadium on the campus of St. John’s...
Top-seeded Clippers upset by No. 8 Xavier
Long before Nick DiLeo’s first pitch last night, Xaverian coach Lou Piccola was concerned. The Clippers cruised to the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens division title and claimed the top seed in the...
Big-game Nick leads St. Joseph by the Sea to big playoff win
Nick Pavia said his mentality doesn’t change from the regular season to the postseason. But catcher Joe Stabach doesn’t quite see it the same way. The St. Joseph by the...
Clutch Paniagua, determined Eusebio send Rays past Farrell
Ron Patnosh told Luis Paniagua to take if Gary Boardman’s first pitch was an off-speed delivery. A dead-red hitter, St. Raymond’s third baseman and fifth-place hitter swung anyway, coming up...
DiLeo delivers stunning upset for No. 8 Xavier against top-seeded Xaverian
Nick DiLeo has a very good memory and an even better left arm. When he stepped on the mound in the biggest start of his high school career Wednesday night,...
No love for Bove: Ford ace's brilliant effort goes to waste
Bishop Ford didn’t want to use Anderson Mateo’s absence as an excuse. The fifth-seeded Falcons felt they had good at-bats and hit the ball hard in yesterday's CHSAA Class A...
Nazareth's Division I fate still up in the air
The fate of the new Nazareth girls basketball team has yet to be decided, according to CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens girls president Denise Hillig. Coach Apache Paschall will learn if his club...
PSAL Class B baseball roundup: Brooklyn Studio rallies past defending champ Health Professions
After a sensational sophomore year, Carlos Lopez has struggled offensively at the plate as a junior. The Brooklyn Studio Secondary School catcher didn’t lack confidence when he stepped to the...
Flip out
Hamptons builder Joe Farrell has been busy flipping tear-downs — signing contracts to buy property and, before the deals close, signing deals to sell the land with new-construction homes that...
Just sold!
Manhattan HARLEM $1,200,000 413 W. 154th St. Prewar four-bedroom, 4½-bath Victorian townhouse, 4,300 square feet on a 21-by-100 foot lot, with dining room, renovated kitchen, three fireplaces and garden. Taxes...
PSAL Class B softball semifinals roundup: Jamaica avoids prom disaster, beats QHST
Mike Pallisco almost has nightmares about it. Prom night always seems to come up in the midst of Jamaica’s playoffs. The 2003 season was particularly memorable to the coach. “I...
Cardozo completes stellar season with quality semifinal performance
Cardozo was the underdog. That much the Judges weren’t denying. But there wasn’t a player on the roster that didn’t believe they had a chance at beating six-time defending champion...
It's Denzelmania!
Move over, Robert Pattinson. Right now the hottest man in New York is Denzel Washington. Otherwise known as: the best fantasy husband ever. Six days a week, the movie star-turned-Broadway-hottie...
Meet Nick Swisher's sweetie
Last year, when a friend asked actress Joanna Garcia if she’d be interested in going on a date with Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher, her response, according to Garcia’s mom, Loraine,...
Tottenville blanks 'Dozo to earn shot at seventh straight PSAL title
After six straight PSAL softball city titles you would think a semifinal would be just another game to Tottenville coach Cathy Morano. Not so. “I was a nervous wreck today,”...
Crap shoot
New York Liberty players model new uniforms yesterday after the team announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Foxwoods Resorts Casino that will give the Connecticut casino giant prominent placement on...
Out of sight
It was a rough winter for Conan O’Brien, but things are a lot sunnier now. After collecting $32 million in his NBC exit deal, he got a new late show...
French dip
Chef Gregory Pugin and his wife, Regina Lyew, know what’s important. Long before the couple had a chair to sit on, before they owned a sofa — even before they...
Joy for jumps
The greatest one- woman circus on pointe came to town Tuesday night. Fresh from the Bolshoi, Natalia Osipova rocked the Met in "Don Quixote" and had the audience whooping with...
Drama mama
Early summer, and the TV dra mas tend toward lighter fare, even if it's on the darker side: * "Burn Notice" and "Royal Pains" (tonight, 9 and 10 p.m., USA)...
New game shows deal in cruelty
Would you send your grandmother over the side of a 10-story building for a chance to win $1 million? Forget traditional game shows where contestants are cheered as they answer...
Kelly makes bullying PSA
"Real Housewife" Kelly Bensimon has released a homemade Public Service Announcement against bullying on YouTube. Smiley and fidgety Bensimon relays her message that "four against one is never OK --...
MSNBC to Donny: All is forgiven
Donny Deutsch and MSNBC have kissed and made up. He's returning to co-host "Morning Joe" after a six-week break that many industry watchers believe was due to the network attempting...
'Diva' goes 'Glee' with Paula
Suspend disbelief, grab a bag or three of chips, pop open a non-diet Coke and get cozy on your couch -- "Drop Dead Diva," Lifetime's big hit, returns for its...
Spidey a guitar hero
The Post got a sneak preview of Reeve Carney, the star of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the Broadway musical due to open this fall. But instead of singing on...
'Wives' DUI
The newest "Real House wife," Sonja Morgan, is making a name for herself -- at the Southampton police station. Morgan was so soused after being busted for drunk driving early...
'Zero' surprise but big heart
It often seems that most of the plays we see in New York focus on a narrow range of people: white, educated members of the middle class, in their 30s...
Poles bust SI 'fraud' fugitive
WARSAW, Poland -- A Staten Island businessman wanted on financial-fraud charges has been arrested in Poland, US officials said yesterday. Krakow police arrested Alexsander Efrosman over the weekend, the US...
Coffee beaned
LONDON -- Caffeine addiction is such a downer that regular coffee drinkers may get no real pick-me-up from their morning cup, according to a study by British scientists. Bristol University...
Class-trip 'perv dad' bust
A Connecticut father chaperoning his son's fifth-grade class trip to Manhattan was arrested yesterday for fondling six girls on the outing, authorities said. Tomas Manzano, 35, of Stamford, was spotted...
Brit bloodbath
SEASCALE, England -- A taxi driver drove his vehicle on a shooting spree across a tranquil stretch of northwest England yesterday, methodically killing 12 people and wounding 25 before turning...
My dust-up with the director of the US Census
Now, it's war! The director of the US Census, which is spending more than $11 billion of taxpayer money, told some members of Congress that my recent columns about employment...
21% surge in food stamps
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans receiving food stamps topped 40 million for the first time in March as the jobless rate hovered near a 26-year high. Recipients of Supplemental...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Three intruders tied up a woman and swiped money and electronics from her Inwood apartment during a terrifying late-night home invasion, cops said yesterday. The trio barged into the...
2 new firms in 'racino' race
Two new firms with ties to Yonkers and Monticello video-slot-machine parlors have emerged as potential bidders to operate 4,500 slots at Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, state officials announced yesterday. The...
Name your price
The firm that owns Toys 'R' Us has behaved like a playground bully in the past few months -- pushing analysts to give upbeat valuations of the giant toy retailer...
How not to save news
The Federal Trade Commis sion says it wants to save journalism. I'm not sure who asked it to. In a just-released "staff discussion draft" of "potential policy recommendations to support...
Rick Lazio's challenge
New York Republicans yesterday put forward former Long Island Rep. Rick Lazio as their candidate for governor -- but failed, by all appearances, to calm the turmoil roiling the party....
Times Sq. fiend foreclosed
The suspect in last month's failed Times Square bombing is slated to lose his Connecticut home to foreclosure under a court order. A notice of judgment filed Tuesday in Milford...
Walgreens Rx for 'dry' mouths
The drugstore chain Walgreens is reversing a 15-year-old alcohol sales ban by returning beer and wine to its shelves. The Deerfield, Ill.-based retailer hopes offering alcohol will boost its sales...
Park run for disabled
More than 10,000 people will support programs for developmentally and learning-disabled people Saturday at a Central Park fund-raising event for YAI Networks. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. for a 5-kilometer...
Double trouble from useless City Council
If a city councilman, or lady, falls in the woods, can anyone hear? Does anyone care? With apologies to folks who lack mental acuity, it's stupid season at the City...
The larger threat
Here comes the second wave. At least one ship (and maybe more) chartered by pro-Palestinian activists intent on breaking Israel's naval blockade is headed to Gaza. They are expected to...
Look what Israel didn't do wrong
No matter whom you ask right now, it seems Israel did wrong. Ask someone unfavorably disposed toward Israel, and you'll hear that Israel did wrong because its assassins opened fire...
Gov budget 'takeover'
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson escalated his budget battle with the Legislature yesterday as he vowed to slash state spending unilaterally by including budget cuts he proposed in January in the...
Every dollar counts
The state attorney general's office yesterday brought fraud indictments against David Ibragimov, his son and son-in law -- operators of dental clinics in Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx. The charges...
April home sales hit 6-month high
US pending home sales hit a six-month high in April but falling demand for home loans pointed to ebbing activity in the housing market with the expiration of a popular...
Now it's our turn: Bronx River slimed
Hundreds of gallons of commercial heating oil oozed into the Bronx River yesterday, leaving a 3½-mile slick that could take weeks to clean up, authorities said. A woman jogging along...
Pol targets Google on data collection
Map quest-ions. A New York City council member yesterday wrote a letter to Google to see if the search giant improperly collected personal data on New Yorkers -- such as...
Bus wreck is a stink boom
It was a real stinker of a crash. A city bus rear-ended a tanker truck loaded with kitchen grease in Brooklyn yesterday morning, leaving 16 people injured -- and an...
City rebuts a sodomy 'cover-up'
City lawyers say they've poked a hole in the claim of evidence tampering by an alleged police sodomy victim. Time stamps on photos of Michael Mineo's underwear indicate that the...
Turning against US
Visiting the White House six months ago, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara aspires to build a "model partnership" with Washington. Really? Erodgan has been leading the chorus...
'Foes' are Andy's best friends
ALBANY -- Rick Lazio dealt a bitter blow to Steve Levy and Ed Cox at yesterday's Republican nominating convention, but he handed Andrew Cuomo another big boost in his seemingly...
Koppel's kin grieve
The distraught, pregnant girlfriend of newsman Ted Koppel's son yesterday broke her silence, calling his binge-drinking death "a devastating tragedy for our family. "We will always remember Andrew as a...
Diebold to pay $25M
Diebold Inc. agreed to pay $25 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges alleging the company engaged in a fraudulent accounting scheme to inflate earnings, finalizing a settlement that...
Meeks' ethics battle
WASHINGTON -- Embattled Rep. Gregory Meeks wants to muzzle the independent ethics watchdogs that Democrats unleashed after taking control of Congress. Meeks (D-Queens), who is being probed by the feds...
MTA crews riding OT gravy train
Nearly 40 percent of MTA employees making more than $150,000 a year are rank-and-file workers, a new analysis of the agency's payroll shows. That's due to outdated work rules that...
Web guru must give up goods
It's back to basics for the "Bad Boy of Silicon Valley." A judge yesterday told cash-strapped Internet tycoon Halsey Minor to cough up his cars, jewelry, and even the rugs...
Business briefs
Rattner talk The Securities and Ex change Commission is moving to bar investor Steven Rattner, the founder of private-equity firm Quadrangle Group who is being investigated for his role in...
Talking money
Call him Conan O'Mighty. Cable powerhouse TBS, which landed comedian Conan O'Brien after his falling-out with NBC, has begun asking advertisers to pay top-shelf broadcast TV-level rates -- and higher...
Starr's attorney quits case
Fallen money-manager-to-the-stars Kenneth Starr got a public defender yesterday after his lawyer begged off the case over an unspecified "conflict of interest." Former federal prosecutor Josh Klein said he learned...
NY gun slays near bottom
Tough gun laws are saving lives in New York, says a study by an anti-gun group. The state had the fifth-lowest rate of gun deaths in the United States in...
Bell cop wants civil suit nixed
One of the cops being sued in Brooklyn federal court by the family of Sean Bell says he did nothing wrong and wants the judge to drop his name from...
Truth behind the harm-ada
The "Free Gaza" flotilla was far more than a collection of in nocent "peace activists" try ing to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza. Most passengers may have been nonviolent --...
Data hogs to pay
AT&T, the nation's largest phone company, is putting the kibosh on all-you-can-eat data plans for mobile devices, which could squeeze new users of popular mobile devices like the iPhone and...
Buffett grilled
Maybe now Warren Buffett knows what it's like to be tarred and feathered like a Wall Street CEO. Revered as one of the world's savviest investors, yesterday the Oracle of...
Booze to blame
An off-duty cop behind the wheel of a car that flipped on a Bronx highway -- killing him and his partner and injuring four female passengers -- had more than...
'Disgusting' grope cop guilty
A disgraced former NYPD community-affairs cop was convicted yesterday of groping two young women he'd offered to "help" with after-school program paperwork for their kids. The attacks -- in upper...
Woman says she was fired from Citibank for being too hot
Some like it hot -- just not the bosses at Citibank, a lawsuit claims. Debrahlee Lorenzana, a curvy Queens brunette, said she was dressing professionally, but her male bosses and...
Feds eye Live Nation
The Department of Justice is keeping a close eye on the music business in light of the mega-merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Justice has been contacting several independent music...
Newsmax joins the Newsweek auction
Only a handful of bidders are believed to have submitted "letters of interest" to buy Newsweek from the Washington Post Company by yesterday's deadline. The letters allow them into the...
Cuomo bites $5m 'medi-scammers'
Four men connected to infamous Dental Plaza -- the clinics that were the subject of a Post exposé in March -- allegedly siphoned $5.7 million from Medicaid by illegally recruiting...
Panel slaps perv lawyer
An elderly lawyer has been suspended for six months for sexual misconduct with one of his clients. The state Appellate Division found that Allen Isaac, 76, had made "unwelcome sexual...
Double-digit increase in May auto sales
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler yesterday each posted surprising double-digit sales gains for May -- reflecting the effect of cheap gas, zero interest rates, pent-up demand and more fleet sales....
Marts rally on energy
US stocks rallied yesterday as investors rushed back into beaten-down shares, led by energy, which bore the brunt of the sell-off a day earlier. The energy sector handily led the...
Feds 'barge' in on charity
A charity that once operated clinics on a barge known as the Floating Hospital agreed yesterday to pay $400,000 to settle claims it scammed millions in taxpayer funds by setting...
Mike nixes ax for teachers
In a unilateral action, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday rescinded plans that have been brewing for months to lay off 4,419 teachers and said he'd find $400 million to pay for them...
There's a rhythm to teenage sex
ATLANTA -- A growing number of teenage girls say they use the rhythm method for birth control, and more also think it's OK for an unmarried female to have a...
Hack to the future
This is not your dad's Checker cab. An Australian company yesterday unveiled a space-age prototype for a taxi that it hopes to see become the next city-approved cab design. Besides...
Love boat? No, 'a hate boat'
Israel's defiant prime minister said yesterday his country is the victim of "an international campaign of hypocrisy" -- and the Gaza-bound ship stormed by his commandos "was no Love Boat...
Fellow star backs Dunst
Going, going, ganja. Kirsten Dunst's co-star Simon Pegg became the fourth witness yesterday to blow away the weed-wacky defense of an accused burglar in a star-studded Manhattan trial. The British...
Anti-incumbent fervor spurs record challenges
WASHINGTON -- Discontent with incumbents and anti-Washington anger are adding up to a potentially record-breaking crowd of congressional challengers this election year. More than 2,300 are running for 471 House...
Biden phones 'home'
When Tom Shepherd, a chief inspector on the Brooklyn Bridge rehab project, left for work yesterday, he told his wife he might be meeting later with Vice President Joe Biden,...
Doper's pot shot at cops
A man being arrested for smoking marijuana on a Brooklyn street corner yesterday grabbed a gun from a cop's holster -- then wrestled with him for the weapon and managed...
Gary Coleman no longer married to woman who pulled plug
"Diff'rent Strokes" star Gary Coleman was no longer married to the woman who gave doctors the go-ahead to pull the plug on his life support, his lawyer said yesterday. But...
GOP lops off own head in Lazio nod
State Republicans dealt a stunning blow to their own leadership in a raucous convention fight yesterday and overwhelmingly chose former Long Island Congressman Rick Lazio to mount a long-shot bid...
Natalee Holloway suspect wanted in Peru slay
The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba is now wanted by Peruvian cops for viciously murdering a 21-year-old woman -- exactly five years...
Spike Lee begs Obama to spew venom over oil spill
WASHINGTON -- Director Spike Lee yesterday tried to get a rise out of the unflappable President Obama, whose unemotional approach to the Gulf oil-spill crisis is being criticized the world...
Last plea in LI hate slay
The last of seven teenagers who took part in the hate killing of an Ecuadorian immigrant in Patchogue, LI, pleaded guilty yesterday. Anthony Hartford's plea to gang assault and other...
Seducing Joe Sestak: you call that a bribe?
Kudos to Kirsten Powers for breaking ranks with the White House sycophants and correctly calling the Obama administration on the carpet for the Sestak affair and its other arrogant insider...
Mets, K-Rod blow lead, waste Johan's gem
SAN DIEGO -- Road warriors they aren't. Here was the best chance yet this season for the Mets to win a road series, with Johan Santana on the mound and...
Villain umpire from '85 World Series: Use video help
Retired umpire Don Denkinger knows exactly how Jim Joyce feels -- and last night called expanding instant replay so other umps don't have to live with making a crucial blown...
Giroux, Flyers top Blackhawks in OT
PHILADELPHIA -- Twice, the Flyers needed video replay to decide if a goal counted. One did, one didn't. Claude Giroux didn't need the officials to check his winner. He scored...
MLB: Expand replay -- now!
Umpire Jim Joyce is not perfect. As a result Detroit's Armando Galarraga was cheated out of a perfect game last night in Detroit. Forget about the slow pace of games...
Pletcher sneaks in to Belmont mix
Just when the Belmont Stakes field seemed set to go with 11 horses, America's leading trainer, Todd Pletcher, jumped out of the woodwork and said: "Make it 12. Count me...
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Ice Box favorite; First Dude outside threat at Belmont Stakes
For the fifth time in the past six years, there is no Triple Crown on the line in Saturday's Belmont Stakes. The Kentucky Derby winner, Super Saver, isn't in the...
Injured jockey Migliore retires
After 30 years in the saddle, jockey Rich Migliore, a Long Island boy who became one of the best and most popular riders in New York racing, tearfully announced his...
Hondo has high hoops
Hondo went south with the Nationals in Houston last night and was deprived of a split when his Pi rate play was washed out, so the deficit grew to 710...
Serena shocked at French Open
PARIS -- Serena Williams dropped 17 consecutive points during one stretch, climbed all the way back to within a point of victory, then faded late and lost to No. 7...
All eyes on Tiger at The Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Tiger Woods is the defending champion at Memorial and a four-time winner at Muirfield Village. It just doesn't seem that way. He arrived at the course that...
Griffey Jr. calls it quits
SEATTLE -- Ken Griffey Jr. unexpectedly announced his retirement last night after 22 seasons, 13 All-Star appearances and widespread acclaim as one of the greatest players of his generation. Stuck...
Sports shorts
GRID: Dayne memorabilia stolen Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne says his Rose Bowl rings, a bracelet commemorating his selection as the top player in college football and other items worth...
Mets' Castillo likely headed to disabled list
SAN DIEGO -- Enough is enough for Luis Castillo. The hurting second baseman is expected to be examined today after an aching right heel forced him to miss a scheduled...
VIDEO: Umpire costs Tigers' Galarraga perfect game with blown call
DETROIT -- Armando Galarraga squeezed the ball in his mitt, stepped on first base with his right foot and was ready to celebrate. What happened next will be the talk...
Yankees beat up on hapless Orioles
Nine innings short of reaching the season's one-third pole, it is clear who the Yankees' best player and starting pitcher are. Moving into the season, the favorites were Alex Rodriguez,...
Sabathia starving for a win
With Javier Vazquez pitching effectively in three of his previous four outings, four-fifths of the Yankees rotation is clicking. Now it would be nice if CC Sabathia, last year's ace,...
Thibodeau nixes Hornets, but Nets not top choice
Throughout the Nets' coaching search, some names have been constant: former Mavs coach Avery Johnson and Boston assistant Tom Thibodeau. Johnson appeared the front-runner based on head-coaching experience. And now...
Steward: Yuri is a butt head
Emanuel Steward stopped short of calling Yuri Foreman a dirty fighter, but the veteran trainer yesterday said Foreman is capable of inflicting as much damage with his head as with...
World Cup goalies may go ball-istic
Adidas' new soccer ball is called Jabulani, but chances are players at this month's World Cup will be using some other words to describe it, depending on exactly what language...
Red Bulls rally past Dynamo
Struggling through a four-game losing streak, seemingly destined for a draw that would have felt like yet another loss -- the Red Bulls turned to their best player in their...
Yankees' Swisher has another big night
Nick Swisher's outgoing personality makes him a magnet for adulation. But forgetting the salute, smile and championship pile, Swisher didn't leave fans with a lot of memories on the field...
Knicks never mentioned in LeBron's 1-hour chat with Larry King
The full transcript of the LeBron James interview with Larry King was released yesterday and continued to paint a dismal picture regarding the Knicks' chances on July 1. During the...
Weird but true
With Lance Ito, voodoo dolls and a chase through the streets of LA, this has to be weird but true. The judge, who became a public figure during OJ Simpson's...
RBNY GM Soler: We want Clebao
Red Bulls GM Erik Soler told the Post the club wants to take Brazilian centerback Clebao on a loan through the rest of the MLS season. "We will see if...
Angel's extra-time strike snaps Red Bull skid, beats Houston 2-1
Struggling through a four-game losing streak, seemingly destined for a draw that would’ve felt like yet another loss _ the Red Bulls turned to their best player in their biggest...
Madison, Hill climb to second straight final
It was like the “pop” of Kayla Hill’s fastball hitting Samantha Rodriguez’s glove could be heard for blocks. That sound only got louder and louder as the afternoon got older....
Falcons bats go quiet in semifinal loss to Madison
The Susan Wagner players were in a place not many expected them to be and one they didn’t want to leave. The girls huddled in the Lincoln HS outfield for...
BP chief admits 'not prepared' for oil rig spill
BP chief executive Tony Hayward admitted in comments that the oil giant had not been prepared for a deepwater leak, as its latest bid to contain the Gulf of Mexico...
Galarraga loses perfect game with 2 outs in 9th
Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game Wednesday night with two outs in the ninth inning on a disputed call at first base. Replays...
Ken Griffey Jr. retires at age 40 with 630 homers
SEATTLE -- Ken Griffey Jr. retired Wednesday night, ending one of the great careers in baseball history. The 40-year-old Griffey told Seattle team president Chuck Armstrong that he was done...