November 16, 2007
time to play
The Jets have not won a game since Sept. 23 _ some 54 agonizing days ago _ and yet the vibe in their locker room was particularly upbeat today as...
Scene
Student Miao Wang wears an awesome BCBG pleated leather jacket over a leopard print shirt from Lord & Taylor with a Louis Vuitton bag."I really want to be a fashion...
Deal of the Day
Take a page from Jan Brady's style book and rock this Sleeveless Denueve Top from Tory Burch.Make it mod with an a-line mini, punch up a suit and wear it...
Krstic Out (for now). And other stuff
By FRED KERBERIn a nutshell: a struggling Nenad Krstic, reporting he still gets swelling and soreness in his knee, is out of the starting lineup because of the athleticism and...
Ghostbusters Game Footage
The internets is going crazy over the upcoming Ghostbusters game. Heck, I'm going crazy over it.I suppose it's an unofficial sequel to the two films, but it looks like it's...
Devils Buried, Flyers Clipped
The Rangers made easy work of the Devils at "The Rock" on Wednesday night (maybe we should call their new arena Alcatraz), and they topped the Flyers in a shoot-out...
Starr Report
* Tonight: Leven Rambin (left) ("All My Children"), the new "face" of Izzy Gold clothing, will be at the Blue & Cream Bowery Store (featuring Izzy stuff) from 6 to...
So, Guess Which One Stars in the Year's Best-Reviewed Movie?
I'm sure Charles Nelson Reilly, who died in May at 77, is laughing -- make that cackling -- somewhere at getting the best reviews in a week that features new...
Box Office Preview: Danish Monarch Blows Away Toy Merchant, Poet
The outlook is less lusty for the other two wide openers. Gitesh predicts a disappointing $11 million haul for the G-rated "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium,'' starring a lisping Dustin Hoffman...
THE GREAT FIRE OF 1835
The firemen really had their hands full on Dec. 16, 1835, when a raging fire left the city's business district in ruins. Read about the most destructive fire in New...
BACK WITH A VENGEANCE
WITH a punk attitude and metal punch, the heavily tattooed California band Avenged Sevenfold has evolved into one of the really exciting acts in rock. At the Hammerstein Ballroom for...
GET YOUR FILL OF PHILLY
ASKED what he wanted inscribed on his tombstone, W.C. Fields impishly suggested, "I would rather be in Philadelphia." Had he been a balletgoer, it could have made a certain sense....
SHOW'S STILL A KICK
THE "Radio City Christmas Spectacu lar" may be marking its 75th anniversary, but it's hardly show ing its age. Indeed, this latest edition is better than ever, thanks to some...
STAGE COACH
WITH all the wailing and gnashing of teeth that's been going on since the beginning of the Broadway strike, you'd think that there was no other theater in this town....
KING OF AMBUSH
LARRY King never warned Marie Osmond that he was going to question her about her teenage son going into rehab. The usually soft and cuddly talk-show host got all-Mike Wallace...
GEE STRING
HANK goodness sexy "Heroes" star Dania Ramírez plays a musical instrument. If not, we could have never brought you this provocative photo of the actress best known for her role...
STARR REPORT
Snowy 'Brother'? CBS's nationwide casting call for "Big Brother 9" starts Saturday and runs through Dec. 8. Nothing un usual there - the show casts year-round - but this casting...
FRESH PRINZE
'BUFFY' is ditching her maiden name. Sarah Michelle Gellar has officially changed her famous three-part name as a fifth wedding anniversary present to her husband Freddie Prinze Jr. A source...
KANYE CANCELS 'SECRET' SHOW
KANYE West has canceled a performance at the 2007 Vic toria's Secret Fashion Show following the unexpected death of his mother. Singer Will.I.Am is slated to take over West's slot...
'SPACES' ON THE SAME PAIGE
TLC is refurbishing its prime-time schedule - by bringing Paige Davis back as host of "Trading Spaces." Davis, once the face of TLC, left the network two years ago after...
NO WONDER, NO BLUNDER
IN an era when Santa's erectile dysfunction can be men tioned in an alleged family comedy like "Fred Claus," there is a modest case to be made for "Mr. Magorium's...
BATTLE-SCARRED
YOU don't go to Brian De Palma for fair and balanced. You go to him for Mi chael Caine in a dress with a dagger, Tony Montana aardvarking his way...
'CHOLERA' IN NEED OF DOCTORING
IF you've seen "Gone With the Wind," you've seen what "Love in the Time of Cholera" isn't. Did "Gone With the Wind" have more than three characters who mattered? Did...
HERE COMES THE CHIDE
I'VE had root canals that were more enjoyable than "Margot at the Wedding," Noah Baumbach's hugely pretentious, ugly and annoying follow-up to "The Squid and the Whale." I thought the...
IF THIS CHAIR IS ROCKING ...
CRISPIN Glover has two new movies debuting this month. They couldn't be more dissimilar. "Beowulf, " opening today, is expensive Hollywood pap aimed at the multiplex crowd. (Glover plays the...
ZEN PRIEST TURNS FOOD INTO HAPPY MEALS
I'VE just received terrible news. It seems my yin (and maybe my yang) isn't what it should be - all because of my love for pancakes smothered in butter and...
REILLY WAS BEST WHEN HE DIDN'T PLAY GAMES
CHARLES Nelson Reilly, who died in May, is best remembered as the most flamboyant of TV's original "Hollywood Squares" - which is really saying something on a panel that included...
PARK
A variety of broad comic types - the cheating husband, the geeky loser, the embittered wife - drive into a Los Angeles "Park." Wackiness ensues. Billy Baldwin, Cheri Oteri and...
HOT PICKS
SPEND YOUR ALLOWANCE HERE Just in time for the holidays, the 2007 National Big Apple Comic Book, Art, Toy & Sci-Fi Expo opens today. More than 300 vendors will showcase...
BROADWAY
"MARY POPPINS": **** New Amsterdam Theatre, 214 W. 42nd St.; (212) 307-4747. "MAURITIUS": ** ½ An entertaining caper comedy about rare postage stamps that may be forged and motives that...
OFF-BROADWAY
"ALTAR BOYZ": *** New World Stages, 340 W. 50th St.; (877) 226-9941. "THE AWESOME '80s PROM": Kitschy ode to the '80s production where the audience dresses the part. Webster Hall,...
LONG-RUNNING
"BLUE MAN GROUP": *** Astor Place Theatre, 434 Lafayette St.; (212) 254-4370. "I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE": ** ½ Westside Theatre, 407 W. 43rd St.; (212) 239-6200. "MURDERED...
POP, ROCK, FOLK
SHONEN KNIFE: The influential Japanese alt rockers pay a pretty rare visit Monday to Blender Theater at Gramercy, 127 E. 23rd St.; (212) 997-4144. STEVIE WONDER: You can feel it...
JAZZ
DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA: Through Sunday: Mulgrew Miller & Wingspan. 33 W. 60th St.; (212) 258-9595. LINCOLN CENTER: Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra pay tribute to Count...
CLASSICAL
TOMORROW: A new Figaro and Count Almaviva are cast in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" at 1 p.m. at the Metropolitan Opera House; (212) 362-6000. SUNDAY and MONDAY: Artist Robert...
CABARET
FEINSTEIN'S:Through Nov. 24: Chita Rivera. 540 Park Ave. South (212) 339-4095. OAK ROOM:Through Jan. 12: Andrea Marcovicci. 59 W. 44th St.; (212) 840-6800.
DANCE
JOYCE THEATER: Complexions Contemporary Ballet performs through Nov. 25, featuring "Pretty Gritty Suite," to music by Nina Simone. 175 Eighth Ave.; (212) 242-0800. NEW YORK CITY BALLET: The winter season...
FILM
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC: Once the US theatrical home for Ingmar Bergman's stage productions for the Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden, BAM pays tribute to the director with readings from...
COMEDY
COMEDY CELLAR: Tonight and tomorrow: Robert Kelly, Sherrod Small,Greer Barnes. 117 MacDougal St.; (212) 254-3480. COMIX: Tonight and tomorrow: "The Daily Show" creator Lizz Winstead. 123 W. 43rd St.; (212)...
PREVIEWS
"CYMBELINE": Mark Lamos directs this late Shakespeare romance for Lincoln Center Theater. The cast includes John Cullum, Phylicia Rashad, Jonathan Cake, Michael Cerveris and Martha Plimpton. Vivian Beaumont, 150 W....
CASINO BEAT
NEW JERSEY * TIKI BARBER talks about his life and the game tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Caesars' Circus Maximus. Tickets: $30; casears.com, (800) 677-SHOW. * PAUL ANKA takes you...
WEEKEND SUBWAY GUIDE
1 train: No trains between 28th Street and South Ferry. Free shuttle buses between Chambers and South Ferry. Downtown trains also skip 86th and 79th streets. 2, 3 trains: Trains...
MIKE'S NEW OTB SLAM
The state must stop taking OTB's profits or it will be shuttered, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Bloomberg spoke as he announced that the city's off-track betting parlors will close in...
SPITZ VOWS TO PUSH FOR GAY MARRIAGES
ALBANY - Gov. Spitzer said at a private fund-raiser that he wants a Democratic-controlled state Senate to legalize gay marriage - a highly divisive and controversial issue - as one...
PA SEEKS 60% TOLL HIKE
Even though the Port Authority's finances are in fine shape, officials yesterday proposed a 60 percent toll hike for rush hour commuters. The peak E-ZPass toll would increase from $5...
PIGEON POOP ON QUINN
In calling pigeons "flying rats," City Council Speaker Christine Quinn might as well have used "the n-word," an animal-rights group charged yesterday. After Brooklyn Councilman Simcha Felder this week proposed...
NY WANT$ HUNK OUT OF JETER
The taxman wants to call Derek Jeter out at home. The Yankee captain is fighting New York officials over whether he actually lives in the state and owes millions in...
SERENDIPITY 'CREAMED' BY VERMIN
Serendipity 3 was shut down yesterday after city health inspectors found mouse droppings and cockroaches at the landmark Upper East Side ice-cream shop. It was the second failed inspection in...
COUNCIL ADS AX
City Council members are now prohibited from taking out ads in journals and newsletters simply to give holiday greetings with taxpayer funds. For years, lawmakers have taken out full-page ads...
BELL'S KIN REJECT CITY VIGIL CALL
Some politicians plan to hold a candlelight vigil this month to mark the one-year anniversary of the fatal NYPD shooting of Sean Bell - but his family says it wants...
TRIBECA PERV ATTACKS SCHOOLGIRL
A 12-year-old girl was sexually attacked by a well-dressed man inside her TriBeCa apartment building after he forced her into the basement, authorities said yesterday. The victim was entering her...
'BAN TEXT PESTS'
ALBANY - With the state having outlawed the use of hand-held cellphones while driving, a state senator yesterday introduced legislation to also ban drivers from text-messaging. The legislation, sponsored by...
FREE TO SURF IN TIMES SQUARE
The Crossroads of the World now has a toll-free connection to the World Wide Web. Free Wi-Fi came to Times Square yesterday when CBS Corp. launched an ambitious pilot program...
B'WAY EXPECTS BREAKTHROUGH
Disney's decision to send its top labor negotiator into the bitter dispute between striking stagehands and theater producers will soon have Broadway singing and dancing again, several theater sources told...
IT'S THE GREAT TRANNY ROBBERY
Real-estate brokers are quaking in their blazers thanks to a pair of brazen thieves - one possibly dressed in drag - who have sauntered into a slew of open houses...
BOUNCER'S SLEW OF SLAY CLUES: DA
Alleged serial-killer bar bouncer Stephen Sakai fancied himself a coldblooded professional killer, but he left obvious clues and witnesses behind as he went on a three-month killing rampage in Brooklyn,...
GORE GALORE AT MOB TRIAL
A mob turncoat yesterday relived a bloody Brooklyn rubout in the murder trial of two Genovese crime-family wiseguys accused of trying to whack a pair of poker partners. Michael D'Urso,...
RUDY PAL COPS PLEA
The former head of New York County's Republican Party and a key backer and fund-raiser for Rudy Giuliani when he was mayor pleaded guilty yesterday to tax evasion. James Ortenzio,...
FLIP-FLOPPER HILL TAKES HEAT FROM 'ALIEN'ATED LEFT
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton came under fire yesterday from immigration supporters for her flip-flop on allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses. On Wednesday Clinton stunned advocates by announcing that,...
TASTE OF VICTORY AT COLUMBIA
Administrators at Columbia University threw a bone to the four famished students on a hunger strike yesterday, giving in to some of their lofty demands. Columbia agreed to raise $50...
TEACHERS RIP KLEIN'S 'FIRING' SQUAD
United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten lashed out at Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein yesterday for creating what she labeled a "gotcha" unit to help principals root...
STUDENTS LAG LITTLE GAIN IN MATH & READING SCORES
The city's eighth-grade students showed no improvement this year on national math and reading tests, and fourth-graders made gains only in math, according to scores released yesterday. Only 20 percent...
ARSONIST ROB TRIO GETS ZERO
A Brooklyn store was set on fire by three robbers yesterday during a botched heist, authorities said. The trio stormed into the Dominica Santeria store at 142 Fifth Ave. in...
'SAM' JERSEY FETCHES 23G
A Yankee jersey Billy Martin gave to the Son of Sam's last victim was sold for $23,000, the Steiner Sports online auction house said yesterday. Robert Violante cashed in on...
TRAFFIC RX FOR HOLIDAZE
City transportation officials announced a plan yesterday to help stop the honking from drowning out the sleigh bells this holiday season. Additional weekend subway service and an HOV lane on...
COPS' 'LONG' G'BYE
Forty-five NYPD cops quit this month to join the Nassau County Police Department, a group that accounts for nearly half of the suburban force's 99 new recruits, sources said yesterday....
PEDESTRIAN FATALLY HIT
A 70-year-old woman was killed on a Queens street yesterday when she was run down by a teen driver, police said. The victim, whose name was withheld pending family notification,...
WHACKED-OUT PREPPY HAS WACKY DEFENSE
The drugs made me do it. It's an unlikely defense - especially in a drug-sale case - but Preppy Killer-turned-accused-coke-dealer Robert Chambers plans to give it a whirl. "The defense...
BHUTTO SEEKS BLOC-AID
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Benazir Bhutto, hours before being freed from house arrest, urged fellow opposition leaders yesterday to join her in an alliance that could govern until elections. But Pakistan's...
RATHER ALL BLATHER, CBS SAYS
What's the frequency, Dan? Dan Rather's allegations that CBS schemed to discredit him have "no resemblance to reality" and his $70 million lawsuit against the network should be thrown out,...
LOHAN GETS A QUICKIE
La-La Land lush Lindsay Lohan surrendered to jail yesterday and spent a mere 84 minutes in the slammer - less time than it likely took on the freeway to get...
FRED FIRES AWAY ON RUDY'S HOME TURF
Fred Thompson rolled onto Republican rival Rudy Giuliani's turf yesterday and rapped the ex-mayor's record on social issues as out of step with conservative voters. Following a Midtown fund-raiser, Thompson...
COMEBACK CLINTON SCORES A WIN
LAS VEGAS - Anyone gambling on a knockout punch here last night to end the Clinton Dynasty in the Democratic Party bet on the wrong fighters. Hillary Rodham Clinton won...
HILL HAMMERS 'MUD' BROTHERS
LAS VEGAS - Hillary Rodham Clinton attacked Barack Obama and John Edwards directly for the first time at a Democratic debate last night - accusing them of slinging mud at...
A REAL SKY OPENER
WASHINGTON - Focusing largely on flight-delay problems in New York, President Bush said yesterday he would improve what has become "a season of dread" for holiday travelers who have found...
A DREAM ENDS IN NIGHTMARE
It started perfectly: A semester in Tuscany, new friends from around the world and experiences to last a lifetime. American student Amanda Knox and her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, were...
NYPD BLOTTER
Manhattan The bandit who held up nearly 20 downtown stores since September was arrested yesterday, police said. Herbert Rodriguez, 35, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of...
BABE: I 'LOVED' MY GIRLY BOY HOYA
A MESSAGE to budding gold diggers: Keep your cameras ready, girls. As a Siberian native, a Scores stripper and a gal who looks out for No. 1, Milana Dravnel knew...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Thu.: 102; Lucky Sum: 3 / Midday Win-4 Thu.: 7266; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Thu.: 081; Lucky Sum: 9; Evening Win-4 Thu.: 3042; Lucky...
OTB, R.I.P. - PLEASE
Is New York City finally getting out of the bookie business? Mayor Bloomberg put the city's anemic Off-Track Betting Corp. on death watch yesterday, refusing a cash infusion that would...
TWO PROSECUTORS WOULD BE BETTER
The latest addition to Schools Chancel lor Joel Klein's drive for accountabil ity focuses on the part of the system that arguably has the greatest impact on kids - teachers....
THE GRINCH & THE GOV
Alice in Wonderland has nothing on Eliot in Albany: The latest Spitzer administration trip down the rabbit hole comes courtesy of state Budget Director Paul Francis. Francis is the putative...
THE MARRIAGE GAP
MAJOR news outlets are once again scaring smart, accomplished women into believing that they're doomed to be old maids because they intimidate men. This old saw makes great headlines -...
AIRPORT-SECURITY BLUES
JUST in time for the busiest travel week of the year, we have this news from the General Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm: It's relatively easy to get bomb-making materials...
HILL & ILLEGALS' HEALTH CARE
IF you thought Hillary Clinton had trouble making up her mind about drivers licenses for illegal aliens, wait until someone tries to pin her down about health care for illegals....
COUNTER-ATTACK
SOME of the air went out of last night Democratic debate early on - when Hillary Clinton, in response to an attack by John Edwards, accused him of taking a...
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
"When Terror Isn't Terror" (Editorial, Nov. 3) compliments me for "legal creativity" and applauds the conviction of Edgar Morales, but concludes that the use of the state anti-terrorism law against...
TRAGIC DEATH-BY-COP: THE BLAME DEBATE
THE ISSUE: The fatal shooting of 18-year-old, unarmed Khiel Coppin by Brooklyn cops. There is no doubt that excessive force was used. How about using Tasers, beanbags, mace or pepper...
BACK ON TRACK
With New York Stock Exchange boss John Thain set to take the helm at Merrill Lynch, many investors are wondering whether it's time to bet on the turnaround of the...
MORE BIG BANKS WALK JUNK-PAPER PLANK
Three more giant banks played a nerve-wracking round of junk-mortgage roulette yesterday - and lived only to play their dangerous game again in a few months. British bank Barclays led...
AUTHOR'S LAST WORD$
THE auction for an inspirational book by Jeffrey Zaslow based on the words and philosophy of Carnegie Mellon University Professor Randy Pausch has skyrocketed to a staggering $6.75 million range,...
STOCKS DRIPPING DOWN AT STARBUCKS
Starbucks' stock price got a jolt late yesterday after the ubiquitous coffee chain said that the sputtering economy is making customers less inclined to open their wallets for a $4...
BROKERS' WOES TRIM HEDGES
Investment banks, hammered by massive write-downs and trading losses since the summer, are radically shifting business plans of their mortgage-backed securities departments - and it's leaving hedge funds out in...
WEB SPINNING
The lucrative business of selling Web ads has become so fragmented - and easy to do - that even Martha Stewart has thrown her hat in the ring by setting...
OLD RIDE$
The smart money is betting that more Americans will skip on buying new cars in favor of cheaper used cars - especially if gas prices rise beyond $4 a gallon....
COKE COP CUFFED
A Bronx narcotics detective betrayed his badge and his colleagues by running a wholesale crack and heroin ring, authorities charged yesterday. James Calderon blundered into an investigation of his drug...
BRAKES ON BAD BRITNEY
An official has barred Britney Spears from driving with her sons out of fear for their safety. The trouble-plagued pop tart was reportedly slapped with the order after she was...
FEDS WILL BE TOUGH OPPONENT
SHOW me the evidence, the surly superstar kept snarling at America. Show us the evidence, his small but vocal band of supporters kept baying. For four years, Barry Bonds and...
ANOTHER SAD SACK EFFORT ON MONDAY NIGHT
DEATH and statistics - two topics sportscasters should avoid because they always stretch too far to reach dubious conclusions. In the first quarter of Niners-Seahawks, Monday night, ESPN, led by...
LION IN WAIT
A LOT of people expect a Big Blue bounce back Sunday in Detroit, especially judging by the line which has U-turned from plus-2½ to minus 3. That sentiment is backed...
RAID IT AND WEEP IN MINNESOTA
Adding to his stuffed trophy case, The Wildcat captured first place over more than 50 foes in the 2006-07 edition of Playbook's long-running Wise Guys Contest with an overall record...
B*RRY GETS INDICTED
The federal government indicted Barry Bonds yesterday for perjury and obstruction of justice, charging him with lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. He could face...
CLASH ACT
Make no mistake, despite both teams being upset last week, there is no luster lost in tomorrow's Ohio State-Michigan showdown in Ann Arbour. Players from both squads have been itching...
PRICE IS RIGHT IN UCONN WIN
The Gardner-Webb fan with the scruffy beard and big mouth had been riding Connecticut guard A.J. Price all night. "Hey, Price! I got a deal on some laptops for ya!"...
1, 2, 3, FORDHAM
DERECK Whittenburg deflected the question faster than he let off that forever-famous airball as an N.C. State guard in the 1983 national title game. "Coach, you've got a brand new...
BALANCED ATTACK IGNITES MEMPHIS
Two days after Memphis beat Richmond to advance to last night's semifinals of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic at the Garden, coach John Calipari invited his players to his...
NJ BOXING CZAR KO'D FROM JOB
Larry Hazzard's firing late Wednesday as boxing commissioner of the New Jersey's Athletic Control Board left the boxing and mixed martial arts community wondering why one of the most respected...
ROBESON EYES BETTER IMAGE
Roughly 50 spectators sat in the stands of Robeson's tiny gym Wednesday evening, when the Eagles played host to Thurgood Marshall Academy. It seemed like a typical scrimmage, but for...
CARD SHORTENED AT UNSAFE BIG A
Racing was canceled yesterday at Aqueduct after the second race due to unsafe track conditions caused by several hours of rain. Over a track that was sloppy and sealed, Silver...
HONDO GETS HIS SECOND WIND
Hondo hit the wall a week after the marathon, going 4-9-1 and blanking out on Best Bets. Still, due to the overall general incompetence of the competition, Mr. Aitch remains...
5 QUESTIONS FOR...JIMMIE JOHNSON
JIMMIE Johnson has won four consecutive races to put him on the brink of back-to-back Nextel Cup Championships. The Post's Justin Terranova caught up with him to discuss his approach...
O/U RICO!
Rico again inched closer to .500, going 8-6 (2-1 on Best Bets) last week on the over/unders, bringing the season record to 71-72-1 (16-13-1). The selections for Week 11: OVER:...
THE ODD COUPLE
Can you say "back from the dead" kids? Well, after last week's 8-5-1 whipping of the spread, The Odd Couple (Dick Klayman & Peter Tocco) is on a three-week 26-14-1...
MISS CHARLEEN
SUNDAY: Giants, Jets, Chargers, Chiefs, Vikings, Ravens, Falcons, Cards, Dolphins, Saints, Panthers, Redskins, Rams, Seahawks, Bills. MONDAY: Titans. BEST BETS: Giants, Falcons, Dolphins.
SPORTS SHORTS
BASEBALL: Peavy wins NL Cy Young San Diego's Jake Peavy was a unanimous winner of the National League Cy Young Award yesterday after leading the league in wins, ERA and...
DEVILS LEAVE S. MOUNTAIN WITH A BANG
In order to leave a lasting image, it's often better to burn out rather than fade away. After more than two decades of hosting Devils practices, South Mountain Arena did...
PASSING FANCY
Let's see. Mike Martz takes over the offense. The ball starts getting thrown all over the place. The quarterback takes sacks, fires touchdown passes to one, two, three, four speedy...
PIERCE PLANS TO PLAY
Antonio Pierce did not say if the Giants medical staff has cleared him to return to practice or to play in Sunday's game against the Lions at Ford Field. Pierce...
TIME FOR PHYSICAL
The Jets' mindset as they brace for the Steelers Sunday at Giants Stadium should be as simple as this: Get physical. The Steelers, from their No. 1-ranked defense to their...
PITTSBURGH REUNION FOR ROOKIE REVIS
Darrelle Revis has been walking around the Jets locker room all week wearing his grey-hooded "Pitt Football" sweatshirt. Revis grew up outside of Pittsburgh following the Steelers and went to...
ARTEST BACK WITH KINGS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Back from a six-game suspension to start the season, Ron Artest gets another audition tonight when he and the 2-6 Kings face the Knicks at the former...
THOMAS TENURE NEEDS TO CLOSE
FOR over a month now, in fact, within days after James Dolan and Isiah Thomas got posterized in a court of law by Anucha Browne-Sanders, Charles Dolan, the brains that...
KNICKS: TEAM TURMOIL
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A glassy-eyed Isiah Thomas looked like a man who felt he was about to be fired late Wednesday night at Staples Center after his Knicks fell to...
TORREALBA CATCHES 3-YR. DEAL WITH METS
Yorvit Torrealba isn't much of a hitter and doesn't throw out many runners, but the Mets will consider it $14.4 million well spent over the next three seasons if the...
SHAKE-UP LOOMING FOR NETS
Because Nenad Krstic still is not himself following ACL surgery 10 months ago and rookie Sean Williams has emerged as a possible impact player sooner than anyone could have expected,...
WINNING UGLY
PHILADELPHIA - This was no more a work of art than was Wednesday night's victory in New Jersey. But when it had ended, when the Rangers had beaten the Flyers...
DEAL ALL BUT DONE
One day after Alex Rodriguez met with the Steinbrenner family in Tampa, the superstar third baseman and the Yankees agreed yesterday on the parameters of a 10-year deal worth $275...
THE PLAYER THEY COULDN'T REPLACE
DESPITE the ultimatums, real or otherwise, all along there figured to be one last call, once Scott Boras was convinced he had his final offer from the Red Sox, Dodgers...
METS RE-SIGN CASTRO
The Mets' catching situation seems to be set, with the team today announcing it re-signed last year's backup, Ramon Castro. Yesterday, the team agreed to terms with free agent Yorvit...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A Chicago mailman was shot in the leg - allegedly by a customer angry that his mail was late. A postal spokeswoman said Denny Robinson, 31, was late with his...
Knicks should restart Artest talks
By MARC BERMANSACRAMENTO – With the Knicks in crisis, Ron Artest probably never has looked so good to embattled Isiah Thomas. Artest gets another audition tonight in Sacramento against the...