October 12, 2010
Biggest surprises in the Mets and Yankees systems
This is the second of a 10-part series wrapping up the minor league season. Click here to look at Part 1. Today, we'll look at the biggest surprises among prospects...
Publicists: Stop the madness!
As one of the Post's three voting members of the New York Film Critics Circle (along with my esteemed colleagues V.A. Musetto and Lou Lumenick), I'd love it if film...
Week 5 fantasy recap: Forte-fying the run
Matt Forte hadn’t been much of a factor rushing the ball all season, so who would have guessed that when Jay Cutler is out and Todd Collins is in, that...
Agent says Jets’ Holmes was getting paid at Ohio State: report
In an SI.com tell-all, an NFL agent claims that Santonio Holmes told him he was getting paid while playing football at Ohio State.Josh Luchs says hew flew to Columbus, Ohio...
How to pick an off-Broadway show
Everybody hears about upcoming Broadway shows because they have enough of an advertising budget to make themselves known, and can draw the kind of stars that attract press coverage. Plus...
Numbers show Giant turnaround on defense
Tuesday is a good day for stats. Here are some (courtesy of Giants.com) that illustrate the Giants turnaround and current two-game winning streak:- The Giants are first in the NFL...
Thanking Hope for the memories
Bob Hope's family and friends turned out for today's dedication of the Bob Hope Memorial Library at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. "I can't think of any way my life...
Hedge fund hotshot Ainslie shakes up companies on the sly
Like famed activist investor Bill Ackman, Lee Ainslie, who runs $10 billion hedge fund Maverick Capital, is not above rattling his saber in corporate boardrooms. Only Ainslie, unlike most activist...
NEWS + NOTES: Oct. 12
PASSENGER 57 PARADISE Island's One&Only Ocean Club has buddied up with NYC-based Physique 57 to offer two 4-day fitness retreats in the New Year. For $1,450pp (based on double booking),...
Jews saying NObama
President Obama must look back fondly on two years ago when he won 78 percent of the Jewish vote. He can only look backwards because a new survey of Jewish...
Darling: No one should be untouchable for Mets
SNY analyst and former Mets pitcher Ron Darling says the team’s next GM has a difficult task in figuring out why a team with a high level of talent has...
Revis very iffy for Denver game
Darrelle Revis’ status for Sunday’s game in Denver is -- at best -- very questionable. The Jets cornerback came out of Monday night’s 29-20 win over the Vikings with his...
Giants' Coughlin helps raise $775,000 for cancer
Only a few hours after Tom Coughlin learned the difficult news that one of his best defensive players, Mathias Kiwanuka, had a bulging cervical disk and would be out for...
It's official: Mozgov starts for Knicks tomorrow
Mike D'Antoni announced officiallyTimofey Mozgov will start at center tomorrow night when the Knicks play their preseason home opener vs. the Celtics.The Russian 7-1 rookie may not have to face...
Nets players meet owner in Russia
The Nets arrived in China today to prepare for two exhibition games with the Rockets, after spending yesterday in Russia. Head coach Avery Johnson and the rest of the players...
3UP: Burnett, Alderson, Mets GM Search
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about Brian Cashman saying A.J. Burnett is likely to start in the ALCS. I agree with the decision, as generally unappealing as...
NFL Blitz chat rewind
New York Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch took all your questions on the Giants, Jets, Brett Favre and all of Week 5 -- and a look ahead to Week 6...
Mets make Dodgers executive fifth GM candidate
There is likely to be a fifth name officially added to the Mets' GM search, with Dodgers assistant GM Logan White now a candidate.White has worked with the Dodgers since...
Rival bid outlined as Liverpool battle kicks off in court -- Sky News
A rival bidder outlined Tuesday fresh plans to buy Liverpool on the day the ownership battle reached London's High Court. Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim valued the club at $507.4 million (£320...
Phew! Syria's Assad saved his regime from a teenage blogger
Khaled Abu Toameh writes that Syrian dictator Bashar Assad "believes that President Barack Obama used a teenage blogger to spy on him and his regime. The girl has since been...
What goes around....
At least some Democrats understand that Obama's strategy of slandering the Chamber of Commerce is likely to come back to haunt the president in the next election cycle. "The White...
Germany's immigration debate
German media and politicians are in an uproar over comments by one politician regarding immigration and how well or badly immigrants from Middle Eastern countries are integrating into German society....
DVD Extra: Angie Dickinson, cougar extraordinaire, on 'Pretty Maids All in a Row'
"This is a difficult movie for me to promote,'' confesses Angie Dickinson. "It's fun to look at and its fascinating to study and difficult to understand. It's odd -- not...
Postgame quotes from Darrelle Revis
Here is the transcript from Darrelle Revis' question-and-answer session with reporters long after Monday night's 29-20 win over the Vikings.Q: How does the hamstring feel? A:“It’s very, very sore right...