September 22, 2010
Jets coach forced to answer tough questions -- none about Dolphins
In the wake of the Braylon Edwards DWI arrest, Rex Ryan, speaking today for the first time since the incident, endured his most uncomfortable press conference since he became Jets...
Prospect Park trying to prevent another geese massacre
Two months after the feds gassed roughly 400 geese to death in Prospect Park, the Prospect Park Alliance says its taking steps to prevent such a massacre from happening again....
Avery speaks on all things Nets
Last week, it was breakfast with Nets GM Billy King and assistant GM Bobby Marks. Today was lunch with coach Avery Johnson. Owner Mikhail Prokhorov must be flying in for...
First rave of the season for 'The Little Foxes'
The season is still young, but it's likely "The Little Foxes" at New York Theatre Workshop will be among its best offerings (see my review today).I can already hear the...
Giants' Jacobs says he's at peace
Brandon Jacobs on Tuesday issued an apology for throwing his helmet into the stands last Sunday night in Indianapolis. Wednesday, Jacobs issued another apology."I want to start by saying to...
Millman, civic groups say city’s bidding process for DUMBO’s Tobacco Warehouse stinks
Assemblyman Joan Millman and many civic groups are calling on the Bloomberg administration to go back to the drawing board in its plans to renovate an historic 19th-century open-air building...
Mets lineup vs. Marlins
MIAMI -- The Mets play their first game since being officially eliminated from the postseason when they finish their series against the Marlins tonight at Sun Life Stadium with Jon...
Rolle: Complaints about Giants 'needed to be said'
Antrel Rolle didn’t back off any of the harsh comments he made one day earlier on the radio, saying again today that we was upset by the Giants reaction before,...
Oscar noms for "The Town"?
Patrick Goldstein has a smart post today squashing publicist-planted ersatz "Oscar buzz" for Ben Affleck's Beantown bandits movie "The Town." Goldstein liked the picture more than I did but it's pretty obvious this...
'Social Network' fear comes true as Facebook crashes (temporarily, updated)
At one point in "The Social Network,'' Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg proclaims that it would be a disaster if the social networking site he co-founded ever went down. Well, today Center...
Knicks unsure if Azubuike will be ready for regular season
Donnie Walsh said new Knicks guard Kelenna Azubuike won't be ready when training camp begins Saturday and left it open whether he will be cleared to practice before the regular...
Change of heart
Devoted readers may recall that I raved about Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'' when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May (my blog post, calling...
Eagles Motrechuk commits to St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Peter's senior Ashley Motrechuk verbally committed to St. Thomas Aquinas Tuesday, the versatile forward told The Post. The Post's All-Staten Island second team selection chose the Division II school...
Back Page: Jets' move with Edwards same as Dolphins' with Brown
The Steelers did the right thing when they made Santonio Holmes inactive in 2008 for a game against the Giants following a marijuana arrest. And the Jets are wrong to...
Italian soccer club uses 'virtual' fans to create sell-out crowd -- WSJ
In a bid to improve ambience, make its games look better on TV, earn a little extra advertising revenue and save money on game-day operations, Italian soccer club Triestina has...
Braylon at Jets practice, apologizes for DWI
Hours after being released from the drunk tank in Manhattan following his DWI arrest, Jets WR Braylon Edwards playfully practiced today as if he had done nothing wrong. The Jets...
Coughlin meets with disgruntled Giants Rolle, Jacobs
Tom Coughlin said he had a "good conversation'' yesterday with Antrel Rolle after the first-year Giants safety took some pretty good shots at his new team's leadership, Coughlin's "control'' of...
Former World Cup ref busted with heroin at JFK Airport
Another bad call.A controversial soccer referee, whose contentious call knocked Italy out of the 2002 World Cup, was busted at JFK Airport on Monday with over 13 and half pounds...
The war with Iran will be cyber?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns that when a nation is atacked, the war that results "knows no limits." But meanwhile, Trevor Butterworth writes at Forbes that the attack on Iran may...
Stop the journalism bailout
Sign the petition here. (Thanks to John J. Miller at The Corner)
Oscar Watch: 'The Social Network' tops morning line for Best Pic
Having seen and reviewed "The Social Network'' with a four-star notice in today's print edition, I finally feel ready to publish my first list of Best Picture predictions. Right now,...
Exposing the charade of Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations
What a strange set of headlines in today's papers. First a blaring lede that Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas may, sorta, possibly have signaled that the Palestinian Authrity could potentially, under...
Oprah gets on the education reform bandwagon -- but will it do any good?
Valerie Strauss doesn't think much of Oprah Winfrey's attempt at a serious discussion about public education and the need for reform. She is right that Winfrey is an entertainer so her...
Housing, new advisory council top meeting agenda of Brooklyn Bridge Park honchos
The question over whether more condos should be built within Brooklyn Bridge Park is expected to take center stage during a meeting today of the city development corporation overseeing the...
Red Bulls star Henry buys $9 million penthouse in Soho
Thierry Henry may end up missing Friday's huge game in Los Angeles against David Beckham, but at least he's got a nice pad in which to rest his sore knee....
Arsenal guns down Spurs as Bees sting Everton in Carling Cup action
Arsenal needed until extra-time to dispose of English Premier League rivals Tottenham 4-1, while League One club Brentford defeated Everton on penalties in Carling Cup soccer action Tuesday night. Owen Coyle's...
Nazareth's Jones picks Orange
Nazareth senior Tiffany Jones, the top forward in New York City, committed to Syracuse on Tuesday, according to Apache Paschall, her coach with the Lady Kingsmen and the Exodus AAU...