September 13, 2010
Mets' Santana to have surgery tomorrow
Johan Santana is headed under the knife tomorrow.The Mets lefty returned from a visit to Dr. James Andrews over the weekend that upheld the team's original diagnosis: Santana has a...
At the Open: American King, Shvedova win women's doubles title
Resuming play three points from defeat, Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova saved a match point, forced a third-set tiebreaker and won their second straight Grand Slam women's doubles title.All in...
Chabrol joins Rohmer in New Wave heaven
Film lovers are mourning the death of Claude Chabrol, the French New Wave director often called the Gallic Hitchcock. He died Sunday in Paris at age 80. His resume includes...
New $7M pad for Kruger-controlled community board infuriating other boards
Members of community boards throughout the city are crying foul over a revelation in today’s Post about the city spending $7 million in taxpayer money on a state-of-the-art office building...
Jets open season with ugly loss to Ravens
The Jets’ bank account is overdrawn.Just days after Ravens loquacious linebacker Ray Lewis chirped that Rex Ryan and the Jets might have written a check they can’t cash with all...
Giants' injury updates: Boss has another concussion, Beatty needs surgery, Blackburn needs time
There will be some roster shuffling this week. That much is certain for the Giants as they came out of their season-opening 31-18 victory over the Panthers banged up in...
Swisher, Gardner out of Yankees lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Yankees will begin their pivotal series against the Rays tonight without two-thirds of their starting outfield. Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner will both sit with...
4-Down Territory: Sheridan, bloodied Eagles, Giants' empty seats, Jerry Jones
1. Can everyone now admit that Bill Sheridan might have gotten a bum rap last season? What you saw from the Giants yesterday is what can happen when Tom Coughlin’s...
DVD Extra: Sony Goes MOD
I'm momentarily interrupting my Toronto Film Festival coverage for some big news in the "deep catalogue'' DVD business. Years after it was announced, Sony today finally pulled the trigger on...
Fantasy recap: Week 1
With Week 1 nearly in the books, there are a few surprises that need addressing and we’re here to do that in the first Fantasy Recap of the season.In Texas...
Everton's Moyes says Ferguson may have sat Wayne Rooney as punishment
Everton manager David Moyes believes Wayne Rooney may have been left out of Manchester United’s Premier League game against Everton as punishment for inviting a wave of adverse publicity surrounding his private...
Carlos Tevez' jailed brother tried to pin robbety on him -- The Sun
The brother of Carlos Tevez was jailed for a botched armed raid that he tried to pin on the innocent star striker, The Sun reported Monday. Juan Alberto Martinez, 31, and...
Albee's not entirely there
Writing a pan is never easy. It's not easy when the target is an up-and-coming author, and it's not easy when it's an established one. Going after somebody like Edward...
Today's hero: German Chancellor Angela Merkel
For saying the following, while awarding Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard a prize: "[We] are talking here about the freedom of opinion and of the press. It's about whether in a...
Some Democrats won't have a problem in November -- those who reject Obama's agenda, of course
Jay Cost has a gem of an item in his morning election roundup: "Democrat Dan Boren of OK-2 released a poll last week showing him with a better than 2:1...
Kernan: Signs of trouble for Yankees
Where’s Kernan? is on the move again, always looking for something to pass along to those trapped behind a desk. While taking my morning walk I ran across the kind...
Toronto: 'Hereafter'
You have to respect any director who tries to stretch artistically, especially when he's an 80-year-old winner of five Oscars. But I have to sadly report it's painfully clear that...
Toronto: 'Conviction'
Despite some impressive acting by Hilary Swank and the ever-unlucky Sam Rockwell, Tony Goldwyn's fact-based "Conviction'' never rises much above the level of a glorified Lifetime movie. Swank plays Betty...
Toronto: 'Casino Jack'
Kevin Spacey has a field day as real-life Washington superlobbyist Jack Abramoff in George Hickenlooper's frequently hilarious "Casino Jack.'' This fast-moving, fact-based film details how Abramoff, an Orthodox Jew, funnelled...
Toronto: 'Miral'
Made with the best of intentions and engineered as awards bait, Julian Schnabel's "Miral'' timidly pleads the Palestinian cause to dangerously soporific effect. The gorgeous Indian actress Frieda Pinto of...
Vac's Monday Whacks on the lewd Jets, Yankees struggles against good teams and a great season of "Entourage"
One of the popular topics that emerged from the Jets' run as reality-show stars on HBO this summer was this: who came across the best? Who came across the worst?...
Grant flips in first game for Giants
One of the reasons the Giants signed Deon Grant is the leadership he's provided for every team he's been on. Grant, entering his 11th NFL season, came into this year...
Giants' O'Hara: Players should concentrate on games, not negotiations
Shaun O'Hara didn’t know the Saints and Vikings were planning a show of union solidarity prior to kickoff of last Thursday night's NFL opener in New Orleans. The players on...
Cookies, sticks and incoherence on Sudan
It may be a second-tier foreign policy challenge, but President Obama is proving himself incapable of steering a clear and effective policy towards Sudan. The Bush administration succeeded in achieving...
Do we really need to know how Obama thinks
If you want to understand how President Obama thinks, the always thought-provoking Dinesh D’Souza has the answer: anti-colonialism. D’Souza argues that Barack Obama dreams his father’s dreams. “[T]o his son,...