July 9, 2006
INVESTORS PULL RISKY THREAD BANKROLLING DESIGN TALENT
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amAs big retail companies continue to attract private-equity money, some investors are turning their eyes to a risky and often overlooked part of the fashion world: young designers. The latest...
BLOCK-BUSTED - TODAY'S HIT FLICKS COMING UP $HORT
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amFrom Superman and the X-Men to Caribbean pirate Jack Sparrow and M:I's Ethan Hunt, it's the year of the return for everything in Hollywood - except the blockbuster movie. And...
FOLLOW THE DANCING FIXED-RATE MORTGAGE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amDear John: I was reading your column recently and nearly spit my coffee into my PC when I read that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages still average only 5.87 percent. Where did...
TOUR$ DE FORCE - EARLIER-ERAICONS ROCKCONCERT BIZ
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe moribund concert industry found salvation in the first half of 2006 from a trio of acts long ago left for dead. Madonna, The Rolling Stones and Billy Joel ranked...
RECORD BUDGETS POSE REEL CHALLENGE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMovies are not only bringing in less loot at the box office but also costing more money than ever to make - and squeezing profitability for Hollywood studios. Three movies...
SWEATING DETAILS; NEW HEARST TOWER'S GYM HAS ALL THE AMENITIES
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amFORGET the open-air corporate cafeteria. As occupants gradually move into the new glass Hearst tower on Eighth Avenue designed by Lord Norman Foster this summer, it is the 14th-floor gym...
SCAM SNARED GENTRY
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amBluebloods from Texas and New York were sucked into investing in a classic penny-stock "pump and dump" ploy, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court. Dobi Medical International,...
SECRETS OF 'RUNWAY' - SO MANY IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE, SO LITTLE TIME: UNDRESSING THE NEW SEASON WITH TIM GUNN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMAKE IT WORK - TIM GUNN HELPS 15 NEW DESIGNERS GET A GRIP ON 'PROJECT RUNWAY' TIM GUNN doesn't believe he's becoming a star. As mentor to the fiercely competitive...
TOUGH LOVE - 'INTERVENTION' HELPS ADDICTS GO STRAIGHT
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amJOHN, a 33-year-old alcoholic (left) who has also used crack every day for the past year is about to get an "Intervention." As his story unfolds on the popular series...
'BROTHERHOOD' - FIGHTING IRISH DUKE IT OUT IN CHANGING CITY
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amWHO better to talk to about a pair of brawling, rivalrous Irish-American brothers than their mother? "I figure they had to learn their wily ways somewhere," said Fionulla Flanagan, the...
ALL ON-AIR FAREWELLS SHOULD BE BANNED
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amWHATEVER happened to simply slipping discreetly out a side door? The next TV personality planning on leaving his or her show should consider exiting quietly. That way, he or she...
THE DON'T MISS LIST
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMADE FOR TV Witchy woman AFTER reading a book on Wicca, the ancient religion with roots in witchcraft, a Native American high school student is accused of putting a hex...
REEL GOOD - LINDA STASI PREVIEWS THIS WEEK'S BEST MOVIES
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amOLIVER! (1968) Monday,10:15 p.m.,TCM The singingest, dancingest ring of child pickpockets in impoverished England band together under the watchful eye of Fagin (Ron Moody) in this Oscar-winning musical adaptation of...
DON'T TRUST A SALES PITCH FROM A JOCK
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amWHO do you trust? For starters, I'd go with no one. According to the Federal Trade Commission's statutes on celebrity product endorsements, both advertiser and paid endorser must adhere to...
CAPA COMPOSITION IS THE CAT'S MEOW
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amIT took 98 years, but an Armenian engineer - with the help of his cat - claims to have solved the "impossible" composition of Jose Capablanca. Capablanca was a 20-year-old...
OH, BROTHER - IN HOLLYWOOD, SIBLING RIVALRY IS A BLOOD SPORT - JUST ASK OWEN AND LUKE WILSON
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amFAME AND THE FAMILY - They're brothers in arms, but in Hollywood blood's not as thick as box office This summer, everything's coming up Wilson. Together, Owen and Luke will...
HEARKEN UNTO SOCRATES
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amWHEN "Karate Kid" guru Pat Morita died last year, Hollywood began a search for its next fount of enlightenment - one who wouldn't require a cash payment to Scientology. The...
WATER MUSIC - ALLEN TOUSSAINT AND ELVIS COSTELLO SING FOR THE SOUL OF NEW ORLEANS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amTHEY'RE an unlikely pair: Allen Toussaint. and Elvis Costello. Britain's Costello was punk's original angry young man. New Orleans' Toussaint, a soulful producer and songwriter, is known for a string...
THIS WEEK'S CDS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amCHEYENNE KIMBALL "The Day Has Come" (three and a half stars) Epic FEW careers in music seem as engineered and manufactured as that of Cheyenne Kimball, yet despite three years...
PROOF POSITIVE - INFUSE YOUR MARTINIS WITH FLAVOR
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMANY European restaurants keep bottles of home-distilled booze hanging on the wall, filled with flowers, herbs, juniper branches, fruit and anything else with a delicious aroma. There's no labels on...
FURRY DILEMMA - TRIM, SHAVE OR BRUSH? TIPS ON PET HAIRCARE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amTO shave your pet, or not to shave - that is the question. After all, high heat and humidity compel us to remove our excess clothing. Dog lovers often figure...
WIDOW: KISSELS MAKING MY LIFE HELL
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe family of slain real-estate developer Andrew Kissel is "bad news," according to his widow - and she's tired of being attacked by them. Back at work and living just...
A BEAK FOR AN EYE AT PET SHOP ; BIRDNAP REVENGE FOR DOGGY DEATH
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amA bird-brained vigilante is on the loose. That's the fear of a Brooklyn pet-shop manager whose beloved macaw was stolen last week in what she believes was retaliation for the...
HOW PERV 'ROCKED' KID VICTIMS: COPS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe Long Island man charged with raping five underage girls he met online a vampire-themed Web site wooed his victims by portraying himself as an accomplished rocker, police said yesterday....
HOU$EWARMING WOOS TEACHERS; CITY PAYS OUT TO HELP RECRUITS MOVE IN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amOne is a hip California girl looking to move with her boyfriend to the big city. Another is a reluctant retiree willing to commute from Martha's Vineyard to keep working....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amSTATEN ISLAND *** A man was arrested after he was caught running a chop shop in Stapleton, law-enforcement sources said. Morris Ture was collared at his garage on Gray Street...
DEEP CREEPS; PATH SCHEME'S JUST ONE OF MANY KNOWN PLOTS: POL
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe chilling conspiracy to blow up PATH trains under the Hudson River revealed earlier this week is just one of several credible plots targeting New York, House Homeland Security Committee...
COP'S WIFE IN DEATH-PLUNGE MYSTERY
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe estranged wife of a Bronx rookie cop mysteriously fell five stories to her death early yesterday - clad in just her panties and a black muscle T-shirt - during...
A PLUG FOR THE PA: HOW ENGINEERS GO WITH THE FLOW
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amLast week's revelations of a scheme to blow holes in the PATH tunnels wasn't the first time engineers had to worry about river water pouring into the tubes. Concerned about...
LIFE IS A PICNIC; FREED 'DNA' MAN CELEBRATES WITH KIN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amAlan Newton never held a digital camera before - and a 8-year-old friend of the family had to show him how to use the fancy device. For the wrongly convicted...
OFF-DUTY COP SHOOTS MUGGER
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amA off-duty police officer shot a man in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx early this morning , cops said. The officer had just gotten off of his shift about...
PLOTTER CAME TO U.S.; PATH-TUNNEL FIEND IN CALIF.
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe alleged mastermind of the plot to blow open PATH tunnels under the Hudson River visited the United States in 2000, federal sources said yesterday. Assem Hammoud, 31, traveled to...
BLOOMBERG BIZ BLOWOUT
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amStaff at Mayor Bloomberg's former company were treated to a dazzling picnic yesterday - a legendary yearly party on Wards Island filled with acres of carnival attractions and lavish food....
BUSH OUT OF THE BOX ;FORMER ANCHOR'S AN IMAGE BOOSTER
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Call it the Tony Snow effect. President Bush and his team are looking more confident and relaxed since the former Fox News anchor stepped in to replace Scott...
'BLOCK'-HEAD BATTLE; CLOG-HOG DRIVERS' FREE RIDE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amCars keep blocking the box in congested Manhattan - and why not? Not a single ticket was issued to impatient drivers who clogged 10 of the city's busiest intersections during...
EX-ACTOR RESENTS PLAYING 'FALL' GUY
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amDonald Buka says he learned the hard way that the Broadhurst Theater takes its seating policy seriously. The 86-year-old former movie and TV actor claims in a lawsuit that he...
DOGGFIGHT OVER RAP CONTRACT
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amIt's East Coast vs. West Coast. Snoop Dogg wants out of his four-album contract with music publisher EMI-Blackwood, although he's fulfilled only half his obligation, the company says. He claims...
FREED BY AN 'ODD COUPLE'
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe road to freedom for Alan Newton, who spent 22 years in jail on a wrongful rape conviction before he was released last week, began in 1997 with an unlikely...
NIXZMARY'S B'KLYN HELLHOLE FOR SALE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe Brooklyn "house of horrors" where Nixzmary Brown was beaten to death is up for sale. The three-story brick building on Greene Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant has been put on the...
BUSH OUT OF THE BOX; FORMER ANCHOR'S AN IMAGE BOOSTER
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Call it the Tony Snow effect. President Bush and his team are looking more confident and relaxed since the former Fox News anchor stepped in to replace Scott...
ROOKIE COP'S WIFE IN BX. DEATH PLUNGE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe estranged wife of a Bronx rookie cop - clad in just her panties and a black tanktop - fell five stories to her death yesterday, during a rooftop party...
TRAGIC GIRL'S GIFT OF SIGHT
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe father of a 2-year-old Queens girl who drowned in a backyard swimming pool has given a miraculous gift to two other families - by donating the girl's eyes. Grieving...
GROUND ZERO CANCER CURSE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMore than 40 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers have been hit with two cancers - a double whammy they claim stemmed from deadly toxins. The twice-struck are among...
FUR FLIES IN SUIT VS. ACTIVISTS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amCamille Hankins admits she's a committed animal-rights activist, and concedes to an animal-cruelty conviction. But don't call her an economic terrorist. Yet medical-research firms that do animal testing claim Hankins...
STAR P.I. SUES OVER 'SMEAR'
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe hardboiled world of private detectives has its share of fragile egos - as a star "Court TV" gumshoe is finding out. After real-life private detective Vincent Parco dropped out...
TICKET RULE IS $TUBBING FAT CATS' TOWS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe Big Apple's fat-cat marshals had a 6 percent decline in earnings last year - thanks to a change in city law aimed at protecting drivers with just a few...
$4M-A-YEAR VULTURE IS REPO-ING THE REWARDS; CITY'S RICHEST MARSHAL
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amIt's good to be Martin Bienstock. The 58-year-old city marshal has a fleet of luxury cars - including a Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and a BMW - and owns million-dollar homes in...
BONUS-$$ OUTRAGE AT FAILING SCHOOLS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amPrincipals of 100 city schools that failed to meet state standards last year - including two so bad that they were ordered closed - are being awarded $887,500 in performance...
PARK AVE. NANNIES TO SUPER-RICH BARE TALES OF EXCE$$
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amEvery so often, Hannah's cellphone rings - the cellphone paid for by the Park Avenue mogul who she works for as a nanny - and the voice on the other...
EX-KNICK HOUSTON HAS HIGH HOPES FOR HOME
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amFilthy-rich Knicks retiree Allan Houston is trying to go over the heads of his Hamptons neighbors, proposing a lofty McMansion to accommodate his towering athletic frame. Architect Stephen Connors cited...
LU$HEST LINKS - 400G TO PUTT IN CITY'S SHADOW
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe country's most expensive golf course has butler/caddies, lobster tail that can be delivered to the 14th hole, and a breathtaking Manhattan backdrop. The initiation fee at Liberty National Golf...
SON 'SUICIDE' PUZZLE IN HOME OF RETIRED COP
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amA retired transit cop's son fatally shot himself early yesterday morning in The Bronx while the former lawman was just feet away in another room, police said. The victim, Michael...
SPACE STATION FIX ON THE FLY - DISCOVERY ASTROS IN POWER PLAY
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amTwo astronauts from the Space Shuttle Discovery installed a protective device for the International Space Station's power cable and tested a new way to make heatshield repairs during the first...
NIXZMARY HELLHOLE FOR SALE IN B'KLYN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe Brooklyn "house of horrors" where little Nixzmary Brown was beaten to death is up for sale. The three-story brick building on Greene Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant has been put on...
HISTORIC HAUL BY 'PIRATES' - BIG-BUC $55M IS 1ST-DAY RECORD
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amJohnny Depp has made Darth Vader walk the plank. The bewitching buccaneer's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" found his buried treasure at the box office Friday, raking in...
KNICK'S HIGH HOPE - HEIGHT EXCUSE IN HAMPTON PAD PLAN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amFilthy-rich Knicks retiree Allan Houston is trying to go over the heads of his Hamptons neighbors, proposing a lofty McMansion to accommodate his towering athletic frame. Architect Stephen Connors cited...
WHEELS OF FORTUNE SPINNING
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amNew Jersey gamblers and casino workers got a lucky break when lawmakers finally passed a budget early yesterday that allowed Atlantic City's casinos to open for business. Casinos threw open...
AIR-HEAD LOOKALIKE SUES MICHAEL JORDAN FOR $52M
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMost people wanna be like Mike - except Allen Heckard. The 51-year-old shuttle bus driver is suing basketball great Michael Jordan for $52 million, claiming he looks so much like...
RED SOX ARE ASKIN' ABOUT ABREU, TOO
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES ST. PETERSBURG - If the Phillies finally decide to trade right fielder Bobby Abreu, they could find themselves in the middle of another Red Sox-Yankees bidding battle. The...
ANOTHER DAY OFF; JOHNNY WON'T TAKE ANY RISK
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amST. PETERSBURG - Counting the game Johnny Damon left Wednesday night in the third inning, the Yankees are 3-0 without their biggest offseason acquisition. Though that makes it easier for...
REFUNDS ON MATCH RACE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amIt was hardly Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral, but seven late scratches reduced yesterday's third race at Belmont Park, the $65,000 Missy's Mirage Stakes at a mile, to a de-facto "match...
RECLASSIFIED: EBANKS JOINS GROWING TREND
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amABCD CAMP Devin Ebanks spent last summer preparing to become one of the top players in the CHSAA as a junior. Things did not work out as the 6-foot-7 standout...
NOT QUITE THE MAINE REASON
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amTHE Marlins were faced with winning a doubleheader yesterday to cut the Mets' National League East lead to 10½ games, so frankly, whatever suspense is left in the division race...
WAITIN' TO BE SAVED BY PEL; MAINE, METS FALL SHORT IN OPENER
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amGAME 1Marlins 3Mets 2 GAME Mets 17 Marlins 3 This was a "Star Wars" sequel for Sci-Fi fans, the latest Harry Potter installment for about a billion kids, the next...
BOILIN' BLOOD IN GAME 1
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amWho says there's no juice left in the NL East race? Sure, the Mets are limping into the break with a double-digit lead in the division; but even with Mike...
'BETTIE B' TAKES PRIORESS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMaryland shipper Wildcat Bettie B rallied to catch Wild Gams in finals yards of yesterday's Grade 1, $250,000 Prioress Stakes, winning by neck in 1:09 for six furlongs to pay...
WIE, SORENSTAM MEET THEIR MATCH
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amGLADSTONE, N.J. - The one-on-one match between Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie will have to wait. What would have been a dream finale today in the Women's World Match Play...
STITCHES CAN'T SHACKLE REYES
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is a hard guy to keep out. Even with seven stitches in his left pinky, Reyes found a way to get into yesterday's opener...
BRUISED HAND PUTS DELGADO ON SHELF
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amJose Reyes won't be the only Met heading into the second half of the season with a sore hand. First baseman Carlos Delgado suffered a bruised left hand in the...
HEAVEN & PEL FOR AMAZIN'S; PELFREY TRIUMPHANT IN DEBUT
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amGAME 1Marlins 3Mets 2 GAME 2Mets 17Marlins 3 This was a "Star Wars" sequel for sci-fi fans, the latest Harry Potter installment for kids, the next Windows software system for...
C'MON, GET HAPPY! ISIAH OUTLINES HIS GAME PLAN: LET STEPH ENJOY GAME AGAIN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - Knicks coach/president Isiah Thomas believes his tight relationship with Stephon Marbury could be a trigger point that ignites the point guard into flourishing again, calling him "as...
BADDER BUSCH TRIES TO REPAIR HIS IMAGE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amThe moment the HANS safety device left Kyle Busch's fingers, the torch was passed. At that moment, unfairly or not, he became NASCAR's bad boy. His brother, Kurt Busch, last...
EX-LARRY AIDE, NUGGETS CHAT
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES LAS VEGAS - The Knicks yesterday gave the Nuggets permission to speak to assistant coach Dave Hanners, Larry Brown's closest confidant on the assistant staff. (Phil Ford is...
LPGA SKIN GAME ; WOMEN'S TOUR IS LIKE TRAVELING PEEP SHOW
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amADOZEN years ago, boardroom wisdom determined that the LPGA's bottom line was being hurt by the widespread perception that the LPGA is predominated by lesbians. And so, not so subtly,...
ROOKIE REELS INMARLINS' PRAISE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amDontrelle Willis didn't face Mike Pelfrey in the Met phenom's big-league debut yesterday. But the Florida ace knows a thing or two about being a phenom himself. And after watching...
SLAMMIN' VALENTIN SETTLES FOR SEVEN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amMET NOTES Jose Valentin got the hard part out of the way with his first two at bats in the second game of the Mets' doubleheader split with the Marlins...
BRUISED HAND & EGOS IN OPENER
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amWho says there's no juice left in the NL East? Hours before phenom Mike Pelfrey made his highly-anticipated big-league debut, the first game of a doubleheader with the Marlins turned...
FIFTH SPOT STILL OPEN QUESTION
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amFOUR batters into his major- league career, Mike Pelfrey had given up a swinging bunt single, hit a batter and gone 3-0 on Miguel Cabrera, confirmation he wasn't in Kansas...
B'WAY BRENDAN - SHANAHAN SAYS YES TO RANGERS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amBrendan Shanahan, a three-time Stanley Cup winner in Detroit and one of the NHL's most accomplished veterans, was seeking a new challenges. He'll find them next season on Broadway with...
CANO'S SHORT DRILL DOESN'T WORRY TORRE
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES CLEVELAND - You didn't need Robinson Cano to tell you his workout yesterday didn't go as good as the Yankees' All-Star second baseman wanted. After cutting short the...
SOBER UP, DRUNK BOATERS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amBOATERS in New York waters will be facing the same penalties for drunk driving as those behind the wheel of a car. State Senator John J. Flanagan (R-L.I.) and Assemblyman...
LANGUISHING LIBS WILL TRY, TRY AGAIN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amAfter the Liberty lost to Sacramento at the Garden on Thursday, Becky Hammon lectured her young teammates on the importance of playing hard for an entire game. Then the team...
HURTS SO GOOD - BANGED-UP DAMON, STRONG WANG LEAD YANKS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amYANKEES 5 DEVIL RAYS 1 ST. PETERSBURG - Johnny Damon's right abdominal muscle is strained, but there is nothing wrong with his legs, eyes and bat. And there is certainly...
IT'LL NEVER BE THE SAVE - REPLACING RIVERA ISN'T CASE-CLOSED
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amEleven years ago on a Tuesday night in Anaheim, a 25-year-old Mariano Rivera struck out Tony Phillips and Jim Edmonds to begin his major-league career. Those in attendance had no...
YANKEES' MIDSEASON REPORT CARD
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amC MIGUEL CAIRO Brought back to provide infield depth and has done that. A MIKE MUSSINA Ten wins and an ERA of 3.24 have saved the Yankees' season. With the...
UP WITH PAPEL - SOX ROOKIE CLOSER IS AL MVP IN HARDBALL'S HALFWAY AWARDS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amTHE most contentious award debate last year centered on Alex Rodriguez vs. David Ortiz for the AL MVP. The deliberations focused on whether a DH should be prized as much...
METS' MIDSEASON REPORT CARD
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amA JOSE REYES All-Star starter has improved walks, scores runs non-stop and plays reliable defense. Have been times when enthusiastic 23year-old has been unstoppable. Best shortstop in the National League?...
TOUCHIN' HOME - ALL IN THE FAMILY AT REYES' QUEENS CONDO
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amCOMING home is what it's all about for Jose Reyes, on and off the baseball field. Spend time with the Mets' All-Star shortstop at his condo, a short drive from...
TOM, DOC OR HARRY - METS CAN ONLY HOPE PELFREY'S NEXT SEAVER OR GOODEN
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amYOU can never be certain just how well these things will work out. You hope for the best. You hope that you give a kid the ball one day and...
ALL-STARS AT UNDERACHIEVING
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amSTARING intently at the All- Star rosters - our spare time clearly is plentiful - we were stunned by some of the omissions. Not that those left off deserved to...
ROYAL SHUSH IN VEGAS - ISIAH TELLS KARL: 'STOP TALKING ABOUT THE KNICKS'
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS - High in the bleachers at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center Friday during the Knicks' summer-league game, Isiah Thomas gave Nuggets coach George Karl an earful. Karl, one...
SHANAHAN SAYS YES TO RANGERS
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amBrendan Shanahan, a three-time Stanley Cup winner in Detroit and one of the NHL's most accomplished veterans, was seeking a new challenges. He'll find them next season on Broadway with...
ISLANDERS SIGN POTI TO DEAL
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amIslanders' general manager Neil Smith continued to load up on defensemen yesterday, signing former Rangers blueliner Tom Poti to a one-year contract. Poti, who will make $2.5 million, joins a...
ZZ WILL GO OUT ON TOP
July 9, 2006 | 4:00amLike the Super Bowl, many World Cup finals haven't lived up to their billing. History indicates today's 1:30 p.m. ABC clash between France and Italy figures to be a tight,...