September 20, 2010
This week's calendar, Sept. 23 to 29
Thursday, Sept. 23 Fall Networking Cocktail Reception The Association of Real Estate Women (AREW) will kick off its new season with a fall networking cocktail reception. It will feature an open...
Jefferson's Avila latest city standout to choose Manhattan
Thomas Jefferson senior Edson Avila committed to Manhattan Sunday night, The Post has learned.The talented 6-foot-9 forward is the latest city recruit to join coach Barry Rohrssen’s program, following his...
Rex talks to Braylon about taunting; Pace not likely to play against Dolphins
Rex Ryan said he spoke to receiver Braylon Edwards today about the taunting penalty he was flagged for after catching a touchdown pass against the Patriots on Sunday.Ryan, too, called...
My Chemical Romance teases new album
After what seems like an eternity - really only four years - New Jersey rock act My Chemical Romance is finally ready to launch a new album upon the masses....
Yankees push back start time
The battle for first place in the AL East will be delayed a half hour.With George Steinbrenner getting a monument at Yankee Stadium tonight, the team just announced the Yankees-Rays...
Week 2 fantasy recap: Putting your ‘Best’ foot forward
Another week is nearly in the books and for the first time in just about forever, Chris Johnson owners are regretting owning the Titans’ running back.But forget about Johnson, because...
Facebook eyes mobile space but denies building phone
Facebook said it is pushing deeper into the mobile business while shooting down reports that it is building its own smartphone. "Facebook is not building a phone," a company spokesman...
Isiah: Carmelo wants to land with Knicks or Bulls
Isiah Thomas cannot officially work for the Knicks, but he’s still campaigning for them.Thomas told the Chicago Tribune that he thinks Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony will be traded to the...
Teixeira back in lineup, Swisher back in field for Yankees tonight
The Yankees have Mark Teixeira back in the lineup after sitting out two games and Nick Swisher in right field after a knee injury forced him in (as a DH)...
Pats-Jets help CBS land highest-rating since 1998
Sunday's national game on CBS, mainly Patriots-Jets, earned its highest preliminary rating for its first broadcast of the season since the network resumed televising the NFL in 1998.The Jets' 28-14...
HBO gives glimpse into Sabathia's private life
Long before the Yankees threw $161 million at CC Sabathia, the big lefty’s father predicted he would end up in pinstripes. “When I was in Cleveland, he’s like, ‘You gonna...
Barcelona's Messi to miss next two matches
Barcelona's Argentine star Lionel Messi will miss at least the next two matches after injuring his ankle over the weekend, the club said Monday. Barcelona said tests confirmed that Messi...
Lopez impressed by Nets rookie Favors
One story going around the Nets this week is a tale of rookie Derrick Favors standing still then jumping and dunking with his left hand.“I haven’t seen that yet. But...
Yanks favored to repeat as World Series champs: poll
The Yankees are favored to repeat as World Series champions this fall despite holding a slim lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in a tight pennant race, according to a...
The Big East needs to be worried about BCS future
It may only be two weeks into the 2010 college football season, but the Big East has serious cause for concern.Over the past decade, West Virginia has been the lone...
Nets have 'what Nuggets want' for Carmelo: report
The Nets are the team to beat in the race to land Carmelo Anthony, according to an ESPN.com report.The Nuggets have softened their stance and have told other teams they...
West Virginia lone Big East Top 25 team
West Virginia continues to carry the flag for the Big East.The Mountaineers dominated Maryland over the weekend, coming away with a 31-14 win, and are 22nd and 21st in the...
Keenum lost for season with torn ACL
Case Keenum, one of the early-season favorites to make it to the Downtown Athletic Club for the season-ending Heisman Trophy ceremony, has been lost for the season with a torn...
Jacobs asks for meeting with Giants, but no trade demand ... yet
Brandon Jacobs has not asked the Giants to trade him. But that doesn’t mean he won't make that request in the coming days.Disgruntled does not even begin to describe the...
Cancer survivors and car dealers may ride a GOP wave in PA
Fred Barnes has a great look at what the GOP might accomplish this November, namely taking back some of the Northeast of the country for the Republican Party. The focus...
Woody Allen: box office poison?
I've seen a couple TV spots for Allen's upcoming "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger," and none uses his name as any sort of selling point Sure, it's there...
Paladino says Cuomo lacks 'cajones' to debate him
ALBANY – Bomb-throwing Buffalo businessman and newly minted GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino began baiting Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today for allegedly lacking the “cajones’’ to face him and other...
3UP: Mets Manager/GM, Torre, Dumb NFL
1. In yesterday’s Post, I wrote this column about the Mets’ search for a GM. Obviously, I would like you to read it, but to synthesize Jeff Wilpon is viewed...
Toronto: 'King's Speech' cops top award
"The King's Speech,'' depicting England's King George VI (Colin Firth) and his struggle aganst a fearsome stutter, won the coveted audience award at the just-ended Toronto International Film Festival. "Slumdog...
Vac's Monday Whacks on New York Knuckleheads, a Torre homecoming and best wishes to a fellow cardiac patient
Maybe I've just been reading Mushnick for too many years now and have started channeling him, but yesterday's local football games provided what might well be the best local matchup of...
Oh those ‘moderate’ Palestinians and their death penalty for real estate
According to Ha’aretz, Palestinian land sales to Israelis is punishable by death. “Judge Ta'et At-Twil, according to a report by the Palestinian news agency Ma'an, ruled that selling, or attempting to...
It isn’t the weather killing Mexicans, it’s the cartels
This morning’s news includes dramatic images of hurricane-ravaged Bermuda and the sad headline that 12 people in Mexico have been killed because of hurricane Karl. It may sound like a...