December 6, 2006

Player / owner

In the world of computer geekdom, fantasy junkies might be considered the jocks. We're the guys who weren't good enough to make it on the field of play, so this...

Having Cotton Candy with Isiah

By MARC BERMANThough Isiah Thomas runs an exotic flavored popcorn company, it was another cotton candy session with the Knicks coach/prez at this morning’s shootaround.Zeke waxed elowquently about “winning over...

A cocktail dress cheaper than an actual cocktail....

Another H&M store opening in Manhattan is hardly a cause for celebration-- we have a ton already.But, if you're one of the first 100 customers at the new Flatiron location...

LIVEBLOG/San Diego: The end of the line

If you don't believe in vibes, you probably have never spent any time on the U.S.-Mexico border.My favorite bit is the line between San Diego and Tijuana. Gag me, blindfold...

D.C. MACK ATTACK - POLS SLAM SEC'S PROBE OF PEQUOT

Capitol Hill lawmakers grilled Securities and Exchange Commission officials yesterday, confronting the Wall Street cops with charges they went easy on politically connected Morgan Stanley boss John Mack in an...

'SIXTH' SENSE AT CLEAR CHANNEL

CLEAR Channel Radio, the radio giant whose local assets include Z-100, WKTU-FM, Q104, 106.7 Lite FM and Power 105.1, is consolidating all of its station operations into one location at...

SHOCK STOCK: SIRIUS DROP COSTS HOWARD BIG

The slice of Sirius Satellite Radio owned by Howard Stern and his agent got $11 million lighter yesterday, as investors sheared nearly 8 percent off the stock on news it...

SHAKEUP KOS TOP WAL-MART AD EXEC

Julie Roehm, Wal-Mart's high-profile head of advertising, was pushed out after less than a year amid a marketing shakeup at the retail giant. Her abrupt departure comes two months after...

HEDGE JOU$T - KNIGHT, MONEY MANAGERS NEGOTIATING NEW DEAL

The top brass at a $4 billion hedge fund is close to inking a multimillion-dollar employment contract with Knight Capital Group, the Nasdaq trading firm that bought the fund more...

BONO'S 'PARENT' TRACK ; IRISH ROCKER WANTS PIECE OF TIME INC. MAG EMPIRE

TEN companies are still circling the 18 Time Inc. titles that have been put on the block - and there are lots of surprises in the mix. Perhaps the biggest...

GRASSO IMMORTALIZED IN ARTIST'S RENDITION

Dick Grasso is being immortalized by a portraitist who's put a painting of the former New York Stock Exchange chief on eBay. The 5-by-4-foot work was exhibited for the first...

DOSE OF CHEEZ WHIZ

"Dirty Dancing" Tonight at 10 on WE (two stars) 'DIRTY Dancing" is like the demon love child of "The Bachelor" and "Dancing with the Stars." You get dancing, a bunch...

HE'S OUT TO LYNCH, DERN IT!

INLAND EMPIRE (two stars) For hard-core Lynchophiles. Running time: 179 minutes. Rated R (profanity, violence, sexuality/nudity). At the IFC Center, Sixth Avenue and Third Street. IF you found David Lynch's...

HUSTLED!REPORTER DOWN AND 'DIRTY'

NOBODY puts baby in a corner. Unless that baby is me. Clearly, I belong in a dark, dance-free corner. I met up with Chris Judd, former Mr. J. Lo and...

HOW SWEDE IT IS FOR INGMAR

BERGMAN ISLAND (three stars) THE Film Forum has a Christmas gift for movie lovers: "Bergman Island," an amazing portrait of the great filmmaker Ingmar Bergman in his later years. Documentary-maker...

ROSIE GETS A 'NIP'

FORGET a "Nip/Tuck" spinoff - Rosie O'Donnell now says she might star on the plastic-surgery drama. O'Donnell says she would replace the de parted Joely Richard son and play the...

THE CASTING 'NET; A SEARCH FOR REAL TEENS FOR RACY SHOW

LOOKING for teen musicians who can play . . . singing young teens? Hit MySpace. That's what the casting directors did for "Spring Awakening," the new rock musical about puberty...

AWAKENING THE BOX OFFICE

IT'S got a cast of hot young things, plenty of sex, strong word-of- mouth, and the best score Broadway's heard in years. Not since "Rent" has a rock musical had...

A DAY FOR 'KNIGHTS'

ABC has finally added "Knights of Prosperity" to its schedule. The comedy, which was originally called "Let's Rob Mick Jagger," follows a group of blue-collar pals who try to rob...

TIP FOR TAT - O'NEAL SURPRISE IN SERIAL BOX

THE women on Ch. 9 sure are punchy. At least that's the impression I've gotten over the last 13 weeks or so, thanks to the promo spots and subway ads...

STARR REPORT

A 'Light' touch "Guiding Light," which celebrates its 70th (!) birthday next month (54 on TV), will shut down production for one week next month - with the show's cast...

CLASSROOM EXTRA - RHODE ISLAND - THE OCEAN STATE

This tiny state was the first to declare independence from British rule, and on May 29, 1790, became the last of the 13 colonies to ratify the Constitution. RHODE Island...

BUY YOURSELF A PERSONALITY

BECOME instantly fabulous with Kelly Cutrone, owner of People's Revolution, as she details all the wonderful things that money - or the right Third World guru dressed in simple cotton...

WON GOOD TURN - CHINESE STAPLE EMIGRATES ACROSS TOWN

BORED with the steak stampede that passes for dining excitement these days, I was ready to give up on finding something new to love until spring. And then I ran...

HOLIDAY GREET AND MEAT

WHEN I showed up at Christmas one year bearing racks of gorgeous lamb, it was like the cat dragged in a gift mouse. "You're bringing meat ?" the hosts mocked....

JUST OPENED - MEALS IN ABSTRACT

* Dennis Foy 313 Church St. (between Lispenard and Walker streets) (212) 625-1007 Starters: $8 to $14; entrees: $22 to $35 It's been a while since landscape-painting chef Dennis Foy...

JEWS VOTING ON GAY NUPS AND GAY RABBIS

Rabbis in the Conservative Jewish movement are meeting today to vote on endorsing or condemning same-sex unions and gay rabbis. As with many things Jewish, they are expected to do...

POLICE NAB ATM JAMMER

Cops say they've nabbed the crafty ATM scam artist who rigged machines at 11 Manhattan Bank of America branches in a scam that netted him about $5,000. Jeffre Washington, of...

NEW LEASH ON LIFE FOR CITY POOCHES

City parks have gone to the dogs - between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. anyway. Health officials voted yesterday to allow the Parks Department to continue letting dogs roam free...

MUSLIM COP $LAPS CIA 'BIGOT'

An ex-CIA official working as a paid anti-terror consultant for the city barraged workers with hate-filled e-mails targeting Muslims and the "fascistic" Koran, a correction officer charged in a lawsuit...

MIKE SHOWS COUNCIL THE MONEY

Mayor Bloomberg yesterday signed into law a 25 percent pay hike for the City Council, calling it necessary to attract good people to public service. "Giving raises to elected officials...

NAVY YARD A FISCAL WRECK: AUDIT

The nonprofit corporation managing Brooklyn Navy Yard owes the city $2.2 million in rental payments, and its record-keeping and leasing systems are riddled with flaws, according to a scathing audit...

NYPD DAILY CRIME BLOTTER

THE BRONX * Police yesterday were searching for a bandit (above) who robbed a livery driver at gunpoint. On Oct. 4, the cabdriver picked up the unidentified suspect on West...

LIZA LOSES BID TO FREEZE DIVORCE

Liza Minnelli yesterday lost her bid to have her divorce case put on ice. Her lawyers wanted the hearing delayed until after her civil suit against hubby David Gest is...

CHRISTINE TOUTS EXTRA 'CREDITS'

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn yesterday outlined her proposals for changes to a tax-credit program that critics charge favors developers building luxury housing at the expense of creating affordable housing....

SEXY 'BEAST' BUSTED AS PERV - DA: BROADWAY STAR PREYED ON DRESSING-ROOM VISITOR, 15

What an animal! Broadway veteran James Barbour, who once played the Beast in "Beauty and the Beast," is set to take center stage in a Manhattan courtroom today, facing charges...

MIKE SLAMS DEMS ON BOLTON 'STUNT'

He's not always eager to offer his views on national issues, but Mayor Bloomberg clearly had a lot to get off his chest yesterday about the resignation of U.N. Ambassador...

900 LBS. OF 'TOXIC' FISH

A Brooklyn commercial fisherman is on the hook for reeling in the wrong catch of the day - nearly half a ton of potentially contaminated fish that could have wound...

CITY SUED OVER MANHOLE PLUNGE

A pedestrian who says he fell down a manhole wants the city to pay up. Terry Battle, 42, was walking along 204th Street at Perry Avenue in the Norwood section...

'E'-VACUATION PLANS ON 'NET

The next time Mother Nature unloads a flood, hurricane or the mother of all blizzards, you won't have to flee town alone, thanks to an Internet service that went online...

HILLARY TO HOST KEY 'PREZ STATE' DEMS

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is hosting Democratic players from key presidential primary states at a string of dinners at her Washington home as she moves closer to a 2008 run,...

CON: GOTTI GAGGED MY MOUTHPIECE

Convicted Gambino consigliere Frank Locascio took his bid for a new trial to a federal appeals court yesterday, saying the late John "Dapper Don" Gotti thwarted his 1992 defense by...

DINERS FACE OIL $LICK

City eatery owners responded to the city's trans-fat ban yesterday with concern that the move will drive up costs and result in less tasty food. "My only concern is the...

WAR MOM WANTED BUST: DA

A prosecutor yesterday accused anti-Iraq War activist Cindy Sheehan and three other women of intentionally getting arrested at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. "Regardless of the defendants' message,...

'I HATE HIM,' SAYS 'BRAND' GAL - GOES BALLISTIC AT VICTIM OVER 'RAPE'

"I hate Sammy! He raped me two years ago." That is what spurned woman Kristina Caban told police about the ex-lover she's accused of branding in the stomach recently with...

MOTHER-IN-LAW KILLER GETS LIFE

A former school-bus driver from Queens was slammed with 25 years to life in prison yesterday for murdering his ex-cop mother-in-law. Sydney Sampson, 57, didn't flinch when he was given...

ACCUSED KILLER 'RIFLED POCKETS' OF DEAD COP

The heartless killer of two undercover cops went through the pockets of one of his victims after the murder, a shocked witness testified yesterday. Scott Michael Van Campen said he...

GATES GRIM ON IRAQ - EARNS SENATE COMMITTEE'S NOD AFTER BLUNT ADMISSION: WE'RE NOT WINNING

WASHINGTON - President Bush's pick to be the next defense secretary said yesterday that the United States is not winning in Iraq, and warned of "a regional conflagration" if the...

FRESH SMACK AT DAD - ASTOR WAR GOES ON

Anthony Marshall may not have committed "intentional elder abuse" on his philanthropist mom Brooke Astor - but he absolutely skimped on her care and tried to make off with her...

POLS DISMISS HEAD HEVESI INVESTIGATOR

ALBANY - The lead investigator into the Albany County District Attorney's Office investigation into scandal-tainted state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was fired by the Albany County Legislature. Chris D'Alessandro had his...

SIMMONS DEF AND DUMB ON BLING ABUSES

SOMETIMES, you want to throw up your hands, spit out your lungs and take a stiff drink at the shamelessness of it all. Guess what, bling lovers? It's now politically...

LOUIMA LAWYERS TO GET PAID

The lawyers who helped cop-abuse victim Abner Louima win an $8.75 million settlement from the city can finally collect nearly $3 million in fees they're owed. The development came after...

ISIAH HARASS PROBE'S 'FOUL'

Madison Square Garden Chairman James Dolan has taken aim at the feds' finding that Knicks coach Isiah Thomas targeted a female executive with "severe" harassment. Lawyers for Dolan denied the...

JEWS VOTING ON GAY BAN

Rabbis in the Conservative Jewish movement are meeting today to vote on endorsing or condemning same-sex unions and gay rabbis. As with many things Jewish, they are expected to do...

CITY CHEFS MUST GET THE LARD OUT - BOARD OKS TRANS-FAT BAN

Trans fats are getting fried - to death. The Board of Health yesterday unanimously passed a new rule banning trans-fat cooking oils and shortenings from all prepared foods in the...

INSIDE CRISIS CENTER - NEW $50M EMERGENCY HQ UP AND RUNNING IN BROOKLYN

Five years after the city's emergency operations center was destroyed in the attack on the World Trade Center, the revived agency yesterday inaugurated a glittery new headquarters in Brooklyn. "I...

'BREAK UP' LOVEBIRDS JENNIFER AND VINCE HAVE BROKEN UP

It's true - Vince Vaughn is now just another "Friend." Sexy girl-next-door Jennifer Aniston is "no longer romantically involved with Vince Vaughn," a pal of the couple confirmed yesterday. But...

SWORD-KILL JURY GETS CASE

The jury yesterday began deliberating the fate of a Long Island man charged with the murdering his retired-cop stepdad with a Samurai sword. Zachary Gibian, who turned 20 on Monday,...

'I WAS GOING TO DIE' - COP VICTIM OUT OF HOSP

A Queens man wounded by police in a hail of 50 bullets was released from the hospital yesterday - and said he thought the cops who killed a groom hours...

'RIP-OFF' FOR DREW DRAWINGS

Nancy Drew's latest case is "The Mystery of the Missing Artwork" - and it looks like she's already found the culprit. The fictitious detective's publisher has filed suit against a...

TACO BELL TOLL - 50 NOW SICK AS E. COLI PROBE OF N.J. DISTRIBUTOR IS URGED

Suffolk County yesterday called for a federal investigation into whether a New Jersey food distributor is to blame for an E. coli outbreak at Taco Bell eateries that has now...

BAR SUED OVER BOOZY 'ASSAULT'

A woman sued a Bronx bar yesterday, saying drunken patrons attacked her there early this year. Yolanda Scarborough says in her suit against Entertainers Sports Bar she was "assaulted" by...

9/11 KIN HORROR - N.J. HI-RISE 'ARSON' KILLS DAUGHTER OF PENTAGON PILOT

The daughter of the 9/11 pilot whose hijacked American Airlines passenger jet crashed into the Pentagon died in a suspicious fire at a 50-story high-rise overlooking the Hudson River in...

BRAZIL LETS L.I. CRASH PILOTS GO

Brazilian authorities yesterday released the passports of two Long Island pilots under investigation for their role in a midair collision that killed 154 people. Joseph Lepore, 42, and Jan Palladino,...

$42 MILLION COKE BUST IN JERSEY

More than half a ton of New York City-bound cocaine worth $42 million has been confiscated in New Jersey, authorities said yesterday. The New York Drug Enforcement Task Force -...

TOWER PLAN'S NEW PAIN IN GLASS

Opponents of a 31-story glass tower proposed in the Upper East Side Historic District submitted a petition with 2,500 names on it to the city Landmarks Commission yesterday as officials...

DEAL ON HOUSING CREDITS

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Mayor Bloomberg last night agreed on a tax-credit program that critics say favors developers building luxury housing at the expense of affordable units. Quinn's...

SPY-SLAY SOCCER TWIST

Radiation traces turned up in an elite English soccer team's stadium yesterday, adding new evidence that points to a Russian businessman in the death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko. Tiny...

LIZA LOSES DIVORCE MOTION

Liza Minnelli yesterday lost her bid to have her divorce case put on ice. Her lawyers wanted the hearing delayed until after her suit against hubby David Gest is settled....

GIRL SHOT ON WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL

A Brooklyn student was caught in crossfire as she was walking home from school yesterday, police said. The 15-year-old, who attends Boys and Girls HS, was on Osborne Street in...

MISSING DAD'S PANTS FOUND - 'THIS IS A BAD SIGN,' OREGON DOC FEARS

Grim-faced searchers desperately hunting for a dad who went for help after his family's car got stuck in the Oregon snow last month stumbled upon a pair of the man's...

EX-COP & WIFE IN SLAY-SUICIDE

The bodies of a retired NYPD cop and his wife - both killed in what cops believe was a murder suicide - were discovered in their Orange County home yesterday...

SLAY STUNNED NIXZMARY MA

The mother of Nixzmary Brown saw her 7-year-old wheezing and moaning at least twice after her fatal beating, but still was surprised when the girl succumbed to her injuries, according...

TACO BELL TOLL - 55 NOW SICK AS E. COLI PROBE OF N.J. DISTRIBUTOR IS URGED

Eleven Taco Bell eateries involved in an E. coli outbreak used the same New Jersey-based food distributor, the fast-food chain said yesterday - as health officials in three states worked...

ANCHOR HOORAY - INTREPID WINS ITS WAR FOR FREEDOM

The USS Intrepid - the historic aircraftcarrier-turned-museum - is towed majestically through New York Harbor yesterday after finally winning a mighty battle against the mud that glued her to a...

KICK OF DEATH - SOCCER FIELD RADIOACTIVE AFTER SPY BIZMAN VISIT

Radiation traces turned up in an elite English soccer team's stadium yesterday, adding new evidence that points to a Russian businessman in the death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko. Tiny...

LOUIMA'S LAWYERS FINALLY GETTING PAID

The lawyers who helped cop-abuse victim Abner Louima win an $8.75 million settlement from the city can finally collect nearly $3 million in fees they're owed. The development came after...

FOUL FAN BOOTED BY REF

NET NOTES He has been warned. A boisterous fan who used vulgarity at the refs last night was ejected by official Joey Crawford in the third quarter of the Nets'...

FOX AND FRIENDS ; EX-ASSISTANT'S PANTHERS STRUGGLING LIKE GIANTS

JOHN Fox never knew how close he was to becoming the Giants' head coach. In early 2001, after the Giants shocked the football world by surging all the way to...

REESE TOPS LIST FOR GM

With all the yakking about Tom Coughlin's job security, the Giants have a key decision to make before the season ends regarding their general-manager position. With Ernie Accorsi retiring, the...

MANGINI JETS INTO AWARD RACE

ERIC Mangini is a win or two away from not only becoming the talk of the NFL, but from firmly positioning himself as a favorite for the league's Coach of...

OFFENSE DEFENDS HUFNAGEL'S CALLS

GIANT NOTES It comes as no great surprise that Giants players dismiss the notion that offensive coordinator John Hufnagel is not a gifted play-caller and part of the reason for...

ZEKE STARTIN' TO FREAK - THOMAS TESTY AS BENCH FLAP LOOMS

Isiah Thomas became ruffled yesterday regarding questions on whether Steve Francis or Stephon Marbury will be benched once 6-foot-11 forward Jared Jeffries returns in about a week. However, the Knick...

JEFFRIES NEARING RETURN

KNICK NOTES Before James Dolan makes an evaluation on Isiah Thomas' job performance, the eccentric Knick owner certainly will have to see what they look like with Jared Jeffries. Thomas'...

SEXSON MIGHT BE 1ST OPTION

YANKEE NOTES LAKE BUENA VISTA - While the Yankees met with Shea Hillenbrand's agent yesterday, another option at first base surfaced. And while Richie Sexson is an expensive alternative, it...

BOWDEN, PATERNO GIVEN GOLD MEDALS

Penn State coach Joe Paterno said he opted not to attend last night's National Football Foundation awards dinner in the city because he didn't want his wheelchair to get in...

ISLES CAN'T TAKE 'HEAT' - STUMBLE BUT STAY IN 1ST

Sens 4Isles 2 The Islanders were in unfamiliar territory last night. They were in first place in the Atlantic Division for the first time in five years. "Seems like 40,"...

STORM SURVIVE TERRIERS (0-9)

St. John's 59St. Francis 42 The best thing to be said about St. John's win over woeful and winless St. Francis last night was that the Red Storm won. Take...

NETS ARE MAV-NOTS ; 'NO EXCITEMENT' AT MEADOWLANDS

Mavericks 92Nets 75 You beat the Celtics and the Sixers to stay atop the Atlantic Division where, so the legend goes, a team will reach .500 some year. Then the...

COWBOYS TURN ORANGE BLUE

JIMMY V CLASSICOkla. St. 72Syracuse 68Arizona 72L'ville 65 Jim Boeheim for the last three years knew no matter what play he called, or what situation developed on the court, he...

AFTER MINISERIES CAMEO, GIAMBI EYES WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Although the end of the 2006 season was tremendously disappointing for Jason Giambi, it hasn't put a damper on his expectations for 2007. If anything, it has intensified his belief...

NO WAIVING GOODBYE FOR ALEX, JASON

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez is not the only star the Yankees asked to consider waiving a no-trade clause. The Yanks also put out feelers to Jason Giambi's...

BURNING DESIRE - AFTER MINISERIES CAMEO, GIAMBI EYES WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Although the end of the 2006 season was tremendously disappointing for Jason Giambi, it hasn't put a damper on his expectations for 2007. If anything, it has intensified his belief...

HEAVY PETT-ING - YANKS FOCUSED ON WOOING ANDY BACK TO BRONX

LAKE BEUNA VISTA - With the winter meetings buzzing about a report that Andy Pettitte could be a Yankee by the end of the week, Phil Garner said the likelihood...

BOSTON CAN'T BROKER DEAL, MANNY WILL STAY WITH SOX

LAKE BUENA VISTA - The Red Sox's attempts to trade Manny Ramirez all but collapsed yesterday, and possibly hurt the Yankees more than Boston or any of the clubs that...

NEED TRUMPS DOUBT IN THE METS' BARRY DIFFICULT DECISION

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Mets are trying hard to project confidence here when it comes to their rotation because the last thing you want your adversaries to sense...

RELIEF IN SIGHT - METS NEAR BURGOS DEAL; LUGO LOST TO SOX

LAKE BUENA VISTA - For the second straight offseason, the Mets are showing a willingness to use a rotation surplus to chase big bullpen arms. The Mets were nearing a...

LUGO LOST - METS NEAR BURGOS DEAL; JULIO GOES TO SOX

LAKE BEUNA VISTA, Fla. - For the second straight offseason, the Mets are showing a willingness to use a rotation surplus to chase big bullpen arms. The Mets were nearing...

LUGO LOST - METS NEAR BURGOS DEAL; JULIO UNLIKELY

LAKE BUENA VISTA - The Mets were nearing a trade yesterday that would involve them moving right-hander Brian Bannister to the Royals in exchange for reliever Ambiorix Burgos, The Post...

NACHBAR GETS LOST ON BENCH

NET NOTES Nets forward Bostjan Nachbar is getting a sinking feeling - again. And he hopes he's wrong. Nachbar felt this way last year with the Hornets. He was starting....

NETS ARE MAV-NOTS

MAVERICKS 92 NETS 75 You beat the Celtics and the Sixers to stay atop the rugged Atlantic Division where, so the legend goes, a team will reach .500 some year....

KIDD A HALL OF A PLAYER

NET NOTES It will come. Jason Kidd will get his 78th career triple double and tie Wilt Chamberlain for third place all-time. And that, said Nets coach Lawrence Frank who...

BOSTJAN BREWIN' - BENCHED NACHBAR PLOTTING RETURN TO NETS' LINEUP

Bostjan Nachbar is getting a sinking feeling. Again. And he hopes he's wrong. Nachbar had this feeling last year with the Hornets. He was starting. He injured his knee. He...

ISLES CAN'T TAKE 'HEAT' - STAR'S PAIR POWERS SENS

SENS 4 ISLES 2 The Islanders were in unfamiliar territory last night. They were in first place in the Atlantic Division for the first time in five years. "Seems like...

NOT 1ST BIT IMPRESSED - ISLES SAVOR TOP SPOT, BUT ...

The Islanders entered last night in unfamiliar territory. They were in first place in the Atlantic Division for the first time in five years. "Seems like 40," Jason Blake said....

FOR THE DEVS, MATVICHUK MEANS ANOTHER CAP CUT

In less than 1½ seasons, the Devils' salary cap victims already include Dan McGillis, Alex Mogilny, Grant Marshall and Jeff Friesen. There's liable to be at least another, soon. Defenseman...

RANGERS REVVED FOR JED RETURN

The calendar indicates that we're 26 days away from next year, but the Rangers are approximately that close to a return to last year's model. For Jed Ortmeyer is essentially...

MASON STEPS UP FOR RED STORM

Norm Roberts had been imploring Anthony Mason Jr., practically pleading with the lanky forward not to rely just on his vaunted jumper. "You're better than this," the St. John's coach...

NBC: GIVE 'EM HULL

With the idea that he can become the Charles Barkley of hockey, NBC will announce today that Brett Hull will be in its NHL studio. The move creates almost a...

V'S BATTLE CRY: 'NEVER GIVE UP'

Jim Valvano was one of us. He bought tokens and rode the subways. He loved to watch the Yankees in the Stadium and dreamed of coaching in the Garden. Most...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

Question: When is a graveyard also a grape yard? Answer: When a vineyard is planted on cemetery property. And that's just what the Oakland Catholic Diocese has done on three...

Sometimes wardrobe malfunctions don't involve nipples...

...Sometimes they're just errors in taste.Rihanna, one of the most beautiful newcomers to the pop music scene in the last year, turned up at last night's Billboard Music Awards looking...