September 15, 2006
LET 'EM EAT CAKE - TIMES BIGS THROW MISERLY $2M AT STAFF BONUS POOL
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amIn a move aimed at boosting morale within the New York Times newsroom, Chairman Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr. and his cousin, Vice Chairman Michael Golden, will forgo about $2 million...
MOTHER OF ALL LOSSES
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amInvestors in the failed MotherRock hedge fund - the outfit founded by former Nymex bigwig Bo Collins - lost their last chance to recover any of their stake in the...
WAL-MART TARTS UP FOR TV IN 'WATCH OVER ME' SERIES
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amIn a continuing effort to shake off its frumpy image and make itself synonymous with fashion as well as low prices, Wal-Mart has formed an alliance with MyNetworkTV to dress...
OUTSIDE MAG IS ON THE GO
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amLARRY Burke and magazine entrepreneur Don Welsh who last worked together on the launch of Outside 25 years ago, are teaming up again to launch a new quarterly magazine, Outside's...
THIS ONE'S A KEEPER
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amVENERABLE actress Maggie Smith is in fine fettle as a little old serial killer in the dark British comedy "Keeping Mum." Her Grace is a sweet-faced dear who looks as...
WHEN NIXON SAID: GIVE DEPORTATION A CHANCE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00am'THE U.S. vs. John Lennon" documents the Nixon administration's failed, almost comically inept attempt to deport the most political of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono. Given the latter's...
IT'S WORST AND 10
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amSOME movies present their whole story in a two-minute trailer, but "Gridiron Gang" says it all in its poster: Imprisoned teens from South Central Los Angeles start a football squad,...
GEN X MEN'S CHEAT SHEET
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amIF I were a member of Generation X, I would be fed up with Hollywood's obsession with the idea that its men are genetically incapable of growing up. "The Last...
BRONX BUMMER
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amCHECK out the loser in the Yankee cap who can do nothing but strike out. "The Alex Rodriguez Story"? No, "Everyone's Hero," a tame CGI cartoon for the simple-minded: the...
HANDELED NICELY
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amWHAT do Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy have to do with a 262-year-old opera having its belated yet triumphant New York debut Wednesday night? Plenty - resulting in a...
'IDOL' LOTHARIO LOCKED UP AGAIN
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amCOREY Clark, the "American Idol" wannabe who made headlines claiming he had a torrid affair with show judge Paula Abdul, is in trouble with the law. Clark was arrested in...
GRIM WEEPER IS A BIT TOO GRIM
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amAURORA BOREALIS [**] (Two stars) THINK you're depressed now? Wait till you see "Aurora Borealis," which spends almost two hours watching Ronald Shorter, a suicidal old man, die. Shorter, overplayed...
OFFSHORE AND OFF BALANCE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amEVEN film noir needs a holiday now and then. In "Haven," bad luck packs up its flip-flops and its Speedo and takes a trip to the Cayman Islands to torment...
PETER'S A DEAD MAN FALKING
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amCHECKING OUT [*] (One star) PETER Falk's career hits a low point with "Checking Out." It's painful to watch the veteran actor play Morris Applebaum, a 90ish New Yorker who...
HELLO, DAHLIA! - LIKE VICTIM, LOOKS GREAT, ISN'T LIVELY; 'BLACK DAHLIA' A REAL LOOKER
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amLIKE so many of Brian De Palma's films, the visually dazzling but ultimately disappointing "The Black Dahlia" has style to burn. If this overcooked version of James Ellroy's novel -...
'DOG' ON A CHAIN - BOUNTY HUNTER ARRESTED
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amDUANE Chapman, aka A&E's "Dog the Bounty Hunter," was arrested in Hawaii yesterday on charges related to his 2003 capture of fugitive rapist Andrew Luster. Chapman, son Leland Chapman and...
VIEIRA GOOD RATINGS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amKATIE who? Meredith Vieira's first day as the new co-anchor of "Today" got off to a rollicking start on Wednesday in the viewership department. Nearly 7 million viewers tuned in...
U.K.'S COMBAT ROCK
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amBRITPOP'S Kasabian, whose sophomore disc, "Empire," swirls rock with druggy electronics, used to open for like-minded Oasis. Like their combative Britpop predecessors, the bandmates, led by Tom Meighan, don't hold...
A DISS G(RACE) - SLEAZY 'SURVIVOR'
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amMAYBE we should just call it "Amazing Racist." I'm talking about last night's newest, much-hyped season of "Survivor," in which the teams are divided by ethnicity - or, as host...
MARY'S HOT PICK
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amWHEN the Bad Plus (right) recently performed at Carnegie Hall as part of a tribute to the Village Vanguard's Lorraine Gordon, the somewhat quirky jazz trio got a standing ovation....
CASINO BEAT
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amNEW JERSEY * The sweet-voiced songman ART GARFUNKEL performs Saturday at 9 p.m. in Harrah's Concert Venue. Tickets: $40-$50; harrahs.com, (800) 2HARRAH. * DEF LEPPARD and JOURNEY are together on...
CHIC MATE - SET TO TAKE OVER THE 'RUNWAY'
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amClear the runway - the "Project Runway" finalists are ready for takeoff. Four "Project Runway" contestants - only three of whom are finalists - will get a chance to strut...
STARR REPORT
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amBarbara Walters, whose sense of humor remained intact throughout this week's "talking dog" brouhaha, received the 2006 Giants in Broadcasting Award yesterday at the Grand Hyatt (along with Bob Schieffer...
FALL FROM GRACE - TV OUGHTA BE ASHAMED OF ITSELF
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amI'M mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore. And for once, I'm actually in a position to do something about it. Thank God for the much-maligned...
3 ARRESTED IN INWOOD SHOOT
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThree men who allegedly shot and killed an innocent bystander during a botched robbery of an upper Manhattan store have been arrested, police said yesterday. Kwame Edwards, 31, Dana Booth,...
CRADLE OF HATE - ISLAM'S MIDDLE EAST PROBLEM
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amISLAMIST terror is a deadly threat we have barely begun to address. Yet religion-fueled fanaticism in the Middle East shouldn't surprise us: The tradition pre-dates the Prophet's birth by thousands...
L.I. JURY TO SEE WRECKAGE OF '05 DWI HORROR
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe horrific wreckage left by a head-on DWI crash on Long Island that killed a limo driver and decapitated a 7-year-old flower girl returning from a wedding will be brought...
STATS SHOW BABY BOON
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe rate of infant deaths among blacks and Puerto Ricans in the Big Apple plummeted last year, the city Health Department reported yesterday. The infant mortality rate for black babies...
BOGUS VET EYES TIME IN CAGE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA bogus pet doctor charged with treating - even operating on - cats and dogs without a license or degree is mulling a plea deal that could put him away...
PATAKI VETOES FEE-FREE SHRINE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - Gov. Pataki yesterday vetoed legislation designed to keep entry to the World Trade Center memorial and museum free. The bill, which was vehemently opposed by Mayor Bloomberg, would...
B'KLYN FIRE 'CRIME' 1 OF A KIND
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe Brooklyn landlord whose East River property went up in a massive fire last May is in a class by himself - or nearly so, when it comes to the...
PSST, NONVOTER
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amMedgar Evers' widow yesterday urged nonvoters to register as she helped Mayor Bloomberg launch Voter Awareness Month, a five-borough campaign. "You took your life into your hands when you went...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amTHE BRONX * An Eastchester teen was busted after cops raided a garage and found a bootlegging operation where he churned out tens of thousands of bootleg DVDs of current...
MOB CANARY IS A CHICKEN - 'BALKS' IN DON TRIAL
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA Brooklyn mobster who made himself a Miami club king and then saved himself years in prison by ratting out his cohorts has finally decided there's one man in the...
JIM MCGRIEVOUS - GAY EX-GOV ISN'T PLAYING IT STRAIGHT
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amTHERE are several words in the English language that can better describe Jim McGreevey than his chosen title, "gay American." One word would be "whore." In a TV show airing...
PITT MAYOR JOINS MIKE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe new mayor of Pittsburgh came to City Hall yesterday to sign on to Mayor Bloomberg's coalition of mayors against illegal guns. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who recently took office after...
GRANDKID'S MISSION - FIGHTS TO KEEP COP'S KILLER JAILED
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA murdered cop's feisty granddaughter, who led a campaign to rename a Brooklyn street corner in his honor 25 years after his death, has a new mission - keeping his...
'HARMLESS PERV' DEFENSE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amAn alleged cyber-sicko - accused of posing online as a co-ed to trick college women into sending him their nude photos - has hired a top forensic shrink to prove...
WEIRD SCIENCE: 'GUYS SMARTER THAN GALS'
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA controversial study conducted by males and certain to infuriate females says men are smarter than women. The study, conducted by two Canadian psychologists, concludes that men's IQs are almost...
STREET CLEANERS WINNING WAR ON GRIME
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amNinety-three percent of city streets were clean last year, the highest number ever achieved by sanitation workers since the mayor's office began keeping track in 1975. The annual Mayor's Management...
COLD WATER ON W. SIDE DEAL
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority is in no rush to sell the Hudson Rail Yards on the West Side before Gov. Pataki leaves office in January - and will consider other...
LANDLORD SLAIN - SHOT DEAD IN TENANT FEUD: COPS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA tenant-landlord dispute turned deadly yesterday after a friend of the renter gunned the owner down in front of his horrified family, cops said. Paul Siddo, 41, was shot in...
3 THUGS FOILED BY KEY MOVE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA quick-thinking woman who watched in horror as her off-duty FDNY hubby was savagely beaten Monday night - allegedly by twins and their brother, an ex-con just out of prison...
PAWS FOR BREATH - 4G CAT SAFE FOR ALLERGIC
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amJoshua, my blind date, was short, stubby, and covered with fur - but at least he didn't make me sneeze. Josh is a $4,000 cat, bred to keep from setting...
MOM OF 5 STABBED TO DEATH NEAR BATTERY PARK
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA Bronx mother of five on her way to work was knifed to death yesterday morning near Battery Park in Manhattan, police said. Karen Allende, 40, was walking alone around...
HEART KILLED GIRL IN GYM
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe 16-year-old girl who died Wednesday after collapsing on the track during gym class at her Queens high school was felled by a relatively common heart condition, the medical examiner's...
'SAD'-SACKED COOK - BARES REGRET OVER CHRISTIE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amChristie Brinkley's cheating hubby, Peter Cook, is heartbroken that his attempts at reconciliation failed and his supermodel wife has sued him for divorce, his attorney revealed yesterday. "He is sad....
LEGENDARY GOSSIP GAL THE MODEL OF GREAT REPORTING
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA GENTLEMAN never asks a lady's age but I can reveal that we both covered the siege of Stalingrad together. We first met in Hong Kong - "just before the...
'CRIPS' DRUG BUST IN QUEENS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amNearly 100 members of the Crips gang and their associates have been charged in a sweeping NYPD undercover investigation designed to destroy their drug operations in three Far Rockaway housing...
DAD 'TRIGGERED DEATH'
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA combination of underage drinking, teenage bravado and a gun led to the death of an unarmed 17-year-old boy on Long Island, prosecutors said yesterday. John White, 53, pleaded not...
HARD TIME FOR PIMP IN BRUNO CASE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe self-proclaimed pimp who got caught with state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno's missing granddaughter in Times Square last month was sentenced yesterday to up to four years for violating...
RATE HIKE WORTH WAIT: CABBIES
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amCabbies promise they won't swear or swerve nearly as much if the city moves ahead with plans to double the price of a New York minute. The Taxi and Limousine...
FROM PIRRO TO 50 - HUBBY SPEEDING WOE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - The husband of Republican attorney-general candidate Jeanine Pirro has landed in trouble again - nabbed yesterday for going more than twice the speed limit through a school zone....
DA: DUO BUILT & BILKED - 9/11 FIRMS VICTIMIZED
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA pair of heartless Chelsea architects stole more than $300,000 by inflating construction costs and pocketing the difference - including from clients trying to rebuild from the 9/11 attacks, officials...
BLOOMY: I AM SO NOT RUNNING
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amReacting to a poll that found most Americans willing to consider voting for an independent presidential candidate, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday said that the news had brought a smile to his...
STILL OUR HOTTEST DISH - CITY SALUTES POST'S LONG-RUNNING CINDY
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amNew York today is celebrating Cindy Adams - the tart-tongued tattler who has informed and entertained New York Post readers for a quarter-century with her razor-sharp reporting about the rich,...
SHOT DOWN - WOUNDED REAGAN AIDE RIPS W. FILM; BRADYS WARN OF W.-SLAY FLICK
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amFormer White House press secretary James Brady and his wife, Sarah (right), whose lives forever changed when he was wounded in the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, are warning that...
MIKE FINALLY SEES THE LIGHT ON 9/11 ILLNESS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amAfter saying recently that he saw no link between Ground Zero and first-responder illnesses, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday said he found it "very troublesome" that workers were getting sick and worried...
JUNIOR'S 'CHARADE' RETIREMENT
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amFederal prosecutors yesterday took aim at John "Junior" Gotti's claims that he left the Mafia - arguing that prison tapes expose the mob scion's retirement as an elaborately contrived charade....
ASTOR WILL TWIST - SON'S CHARITY-$$ GRAB
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amSociety doyenne Brooke Astor would not have been the only victim of her son's alleged elder abuse, legal papers charge. Anthony Marshall schemed to use nearly $8 million she had...
DAD CHARGED IN SLAY OF L.I. TEEN
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amAn explosive combination of underage drinking, teenage bravado and a gun led to the death of an unarmed 17-year-old boy on Long Island, prosecutors said. John White, 53, pleaded not...
MIKE: I'M SO NOT RUNNING
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amReacting to a poll that found most Americans willing to consider voting for an independent presidential candidate, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday said that the news had brought a smile to his...
BREAST FEED 'BAN' - TOYS 'R' US FURY
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amAn outraged Brooklyn mom says staffers at the Toys 'R' Us in Times Square tried to stop her from breast-feeding her 7-month-old son within view of other customers, which state...
SEXTORTION DILEMMA - BARING 'PLOT' WOULD EXPOSE GAY LIFE: MCG
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amIn his new tell-all book, former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey says he ruled out telling authorities a vengeful male ex-lover was allegedly blackmailing him for $50 million because it...
FEDS' $1.7B JUNKET RORT
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Federal bureaucrats have spent $1.7 billion on outrageous junkets, jetting to conferences about turtles in Greece, elephant training in Orlando and maritime issues in Fiji - all at...
MCGRIEVOUS ISN'T TELLING IT STRAIGHT
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amTHERE are several words in the English language that can better describe Jim McGreevey than his chosen title, "gay American." One word would be "whore." In a TV show airing...
EAST SIDE ATM STICK-UP SPREE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA brazen bandit pretending to have a gun has robbed ATM customers four times in three months at the same Upper East Side bank, authorities said yesterday. The thief simulates...
HUSBAND GRILLED IN SAVAGE SLAY NEAR BATTERY PK.
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA Bronx mother of five on her way to work was knifed to death yesterday morning near Battery Park, and authorities were questioning her estranged husband, police sources said. Karen...
JUNIOR'S RETIREMENT 'CHARADE'
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amFederal prosecutors yesterday took aim at John "Junior" Gotti's claims that he left the Mafia - arguing that prison tapes expose the mob scion's retirement as an elaborately contrived charade....
BOGUS VET FACES TIME IN THE CAGE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA bogus pet doctor charged with treating - even operating on - cats and dogs without a license or degree is mulling a plea deal that could put him away...
THE FIRST NEW YORKERS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amLong before we lived here, New York State was home to the powerful Iroquois. Today's Classroom Extra takes a look at this Native American nation, which formed a powerful confederacy....
DESIGN STARS - VERA WANG'S LABOR OF LOVELY LAYERS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amDance is hot. First, Michael Kors danced along the chorus line and now Vera Wang's gone to the ballet, though her aesthetic couldn't be further from his. Showing a collection...
GO JAPANESE - POSEN AND WANG'S LABOR OF LOVELY LAYERS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amZac Posen's theme for his spring show was Japanese design crossed with the underwater world of Esther Williams. Japanese water torture? No. Wacky? Yes. But for the girl who appreciates...
FEDS ARE $1.7B JUNKET JUNKIES
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Federal bureaucrats have spent $1.7 billion on outrageous junkets, jetting to conferences about sea turtles in Greece, elephant training in Orlando and maritime issues in Fiji - all...
'SAD'-SACKED COOK - BARES REGRET OVER CHRISTIE DIVORCE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amChristie Brinkley's cheating hubby Peter Cook is heartbroken that his attempts at reconciliation failed and his supermodel wife has sued him for divorce, his attorney revealed yesterday. "He is sad....
WEB CIG TAXES CLOUDED: POL
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe city shouldn't make New Yorkers pay taxes on cigarettes they bought over the Internet because those companies never told them they had to, a local lawmaker says. City officials...
JUNKET JUNKIES - FEDS BLEW $1.7B TO SEND STAFF TO PARADISE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Federal bureaucrats have spent $1.7 billion on outrageous junkets, jetting to conferences about sea turtles in Greece, elephant training in Orlando, and maritime issues in Fiji - all...
ONCE IN A LIFETIME: STORY OF THE NEW YORK COSMOS (2006)
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA documentary on the rise and fall of the now-defunct North American Soccer League's legendary New York Cosmos. Matt Dillon narrates the tale of how Pele and a host of...
KAAT'S CAREER ONE OF THE BEST
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amJIM Kaat's 23-year broadcasting career ends tonight with Red Sox-Yanks on Ch. 9. With his departure, New York loses much more than a calm, clear and wise voice. We lose...
BIG BLUE IS BACK IN EYE OF THE NORM
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amNormalcy returned this week for Eli Manning. No more talk about the "Manning Bowl" or stories of backyard basketball and comparisons with his brother, Peyton. The Colts' 26-21 victory last...
CARDS FIND LEADER IN FLORIDA NATIVE SMITH
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amCOLLEGE NOTESTHE football power in his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida State, wasn't interested in Kolby Smith. Miami dropped him like a penny stock when Tyrone Moss committed. Florida never made...
NO SNEE-D FOR ALARM
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES The Giants offensive line may be at full strength against the Eagles. Right guard Chris Snee said his sprained left ankle is healing and is not ruling out...
NADY COULD SEE METS CELEBRATE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES PITTSBURGH - At the trade deadline, the Mets moved Xavier Nady to the Pirates. Tonight they'll see their former teammate again. Nady, the Mets' starting right fielder for...
JFK-LINCOLN BATTLE FEATURES TWO STARS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amStephfon Green will likely have to cover some of the nation's best wide receivers when he plays at Penn State. The John F. Kennedy senior will get his first chance...
NEW-LOOK ISLES FACE QUESTIONS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amYARMOUTH, Nova Scotia - The Islanders arrived here for training camp eager to finally turn the page on what, by all accounts, was a tumultuous summer that saw sweeping front...
NUMBERS GAME - DEVS' VETS FACE SALARY CAP CRUNCH
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe salary cap dilemma has now turned into intrigue for the Devils. An Alexander Mogilny sighting was reported at South Mountain Arena yesterday, but there was no word of Vladimir...
AFRASHAD BOUNCES BACK
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amTrack was sealed, sloppy on cool, gray, dismal day. No turf racing yesterday, none today, nor for foreseeable future. Afrashad, Godolphin sprinter who looked like second coming of Hindoo winning...
RANGERS' JAGR SET TO SHOULDER BURDEN
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA year ago much of North America questioned Jaromir Jagr's heart. Now, the only questions are about the condition of his left shoulder following summer rehabilitation from the surgery required...
MUSIC TO NUGENT'S EARS - JETS KICKER HASN'T BOOTED JOB . . . YET
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amFIVE seconds, Eric Mangini says, that's it. A Jet has five seconds to beat him self up, then he's gotta move on almost as fast as an experienced kicker can...
SPLASH & GRAB - JETS WR STEPS UP; PATS PLAY CATCH-UP
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amWhile the Jets are enjoying the emergence of what has the potential to be a rather tough-minded, productive and trustworthy receiving corps, the Patriots are reeling at the position as...
MANGINI READY TO USE 'ADVANTAGE'
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amJET NOTES Eric Mangini yesterday stressed how crucial it is to get the home fans fired up and behind the team. "I think it is important, wherever you are, to...
BOMBERS MAY SAY GOODBYE, COLUMBUS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES The Yankees have informed their Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, they will be exploring other minor-league options this offseason, and industry sources told The Post they will part...
SHEFF GETTING BACK IN SWING
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amHe wasn't able to get on the field for batting practice and hasn't yet played in a simulated game, but Gary Sheffield said he felt as close to normal as...
JAFFE NEW ISLES ANALYST
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amAs originally reported in The Post, MSG yesterday officially named Billy Jaffe as the analyst for Fox Sports Net's Islanders broadcasts. "After a nationwide search, we found a terrific talent...
FOR PORGY & BASS, THE FISHIN'S EASY
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amTHE best is yet to come, my friends, with saltwater action heating up despite the downturn in the weather. The fluke season ended on a high note with a number...
SHEFF BACK IN THE SWING ... SORT OF
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amHe wasn't able to get on the field for batting practice and hasn't yet played in a simulated game, but Gary Sheffield said he felt as close to normal as...
SECOND-AND-LONG - WEEK 2 TUSSLE VS. EAGLES A GIANT TASK
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amNothing like a division foe to shake off a hangover. The Giants, coming off a potentially debilitating loss to the Colts in the yearlong hyped Manning Bowl, can't suffer any...
NFL PRE-GAME BATTLE ON - FOX PLANS WEEK 2 CHANGES
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe Fox NFL pre-game show always has been a ratings giant when compared to the CBS version. While the same was true for Week 1 - a week in which...
ORTIZ LIKELY TO GET THE BIGGEST BRONX CHEER
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amDAVID Ortiz is not very graceful on his feet and was even less so this week backtracking. On Sunday, he denounced Derek Jeter as an MVP candidate and, two days...
5 QUESTIONS FOR JOE MICHELETTI
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThis week, NYP TV Sports' Mike Forde caught up with MSG Network's new Ranger analyst, Joe Micheletti. The 51year-old, formerly of Fox Sports Net's Islander coverage, was officially named Tuesday...
THE SAWX HAVE HOLES IN THEM - LITTLE DRAMA LEFT AS RIVALS REUNITE AT THE STADIUM
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amThis time, it's a little different. The Red Sox might be nothing more than window dressing this weekend when the Yankees finally nail down their ninth straight AL East title....
FORDE'S MEMO OF THE WEEK
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amTo: Tony Kornheiser From: Mike Forde Re: Monday Night Football CC: Fantasy Geeks Dear Tony: During your first regular-season Monday Night Football broadcast, you openly expressed joy after a long...
GIANT RESPONSE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amTHE Giants needed a Jay Feely OT field goal to survive in Philly last December, and that was against the battered Eagles' JV. So you certainly have to fear a...
SWEEP OF RAYS NOW COMPLETE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amYankees 7 - Devil Rays 4 Due to last night's late lineup shuffle, Robinson Cano batted in the No. 3 hole for the first time in his career. It's the...
TRENDSETTERS - THE TOP PLAYS
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amEAGLES (-3) VS. GIANTS, 1 P.M. The favorite is 4-1 in the series' last five. The home team is also 4-1 in that span. The Eagles are 4-1 in the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
September 15, 2006 | 4:00amA man in Virginia Beach, Va., was caught on a surveillance video walking into a gas station, inserting a card in an ATM, and punching in a series of numbers...
Week 1 fallout
September 15, 2006 | 1:42amSome observations from the first week of the NFL season:A serious downgrade is in order for LaMont Jordan. If you have a deep backfield, deal this guy now before he...