December 9, 2008
UFC To FIGHT FOR TROOPS
Fort Bragg will host a televised charity Ultimate Fighting bout this week to help raise money for a planned $70 million research center for raumatic brain injuries. WILMINGTON, NC --...
WHAT'S UP: NFC
If the Giants beat the Cowboys on Sunday, it would hurt Dallas' playoff aspirations, but it would do little to help the Giants' sustain the top spot in the NFC....
WHAT'S UP: AFC
The Jets still control their own fate, but that's about where the good news ends. They are now tied on top of the division with the Dolphins and Patriots, who...
Union files Plax grievance
By PAUL SCHWARTZAs expected, the NFL Players Association went ahead and filed a non-injury grievance on behalf of suspended receiver Plaxico Burress. The union is challenging the four-game suspension and...
Pass the Wolfbane
Universal announced today that it's postponed Joe Johnston's remake of "The Wolf Man'' starring Benecio del Toro from April to November. Could it be the studio has decided the success...
L.A. Crix Shocker: 'Wall-E' Takes Best Pic; Penn, Hawkins, Boyle Cited
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has confounded expectations that "Slumdog Millionaire'' would sweep the top critics' prizes, suprising everyone by naming the animated "Wall-E'' as best picture, with "The...
'LENO SHOW' OFFICIAL
The future of NBC now rests on Jay Leno's 58-year-old shoulders. The network made it official this afternoon, announcing that the top-rated host of "The Tonight Show" will launch his...
YANKS CLOSE IN ON SABATHIA DEAL
LAS VEGAS - Brian Cashman has been having difficulty convincing CC Sabathia to give up his California dream. So, of all things, Cashman flew to San Francisco yesterday to intensify...
Surprise, surprise
By FRED KERBERThere was an ad campaign not that long ago insisting the best surprise is no surprise. Doesn't hold true with these Nets.Team president Rod Thorn admits it: this...
Agoos on 2 DPs & the Dutchman
By BRIAN LEWISRed Bulls sporting director Jeff Agoos spoke with the media today, and said while he's not again holding the club's second Designated Player slot to 2010 if need...
K-Rod is the new Mets closer
This just in from Las Vegas: The Mets and Francisco Rodriguez (pictured) have agreed on a three-year, $37 million deal to make him the team's new closer. A formal announcement...
Winter Meetings Day 2 Update
UPDATED AT 1:41 pm:-Though Garrett Atkins' name has come up a lot this offseason, Rockies officials insist he is not going to be traded.-The Rockies continue to be interested in...
Heilman and M. Young updates
From JOEL SHERMAN* The Rockies continue to be interested in Aaron Heilman, even if it does not involve a Huston Street trade. * The Mets were among several teams to...
REPORT: RED SOX INTERESTED IN PETTITTE
Andy Pettitte could end up pitching in The Bronx this season -- but in a Red Sox uniform! The Boston Globe is reporting that the southpaw is one of several...
Pulse Sales-Ksubi
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Winter Meetings Day 2 Update
UPDATED AT 1:41 pm:-The A's have yet to have a conversation with free agent Jason Giambi and consider him a back-burner issue at best. However, Oakland has not given up...
San Fran Revisited
I just watched the game again and here are some observations: The Jets made the 49ers look like an offensive machine. As i watched receiver after receiver get open and...
'Milk,' 'Button' Lead Broadcast Crix Noms; 'Revolutionary Road' Snubbed
Sam Mendes' "Revolutionary Road'' and its stars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, were snubbed in today's nominations for the Broadcast Film Critics Assn.'s Critics Choice Awards, which were led by...
VICTIM DIES IN ALLEGED HATE CRIME
The Ecuadorian immigrant brutally beaten by a thug wielding a baseball bat has died this morning in what authorities are calling a hate crime, law enforcement sources said. Jose Osvaldo...
DVF a Reality For Whitney
Lauren is making her first visit to Horsey's new barn, and she explains to Horsey the significance of this new place. "It's going to be like, your home, you know...
Deal of the Day-Nine West
Give a simple black dress and tights a boost of color with these Goto strappy shoes from Nine West.These rich purple slingbacks have a chunky heel, so they'll be more...
FEDERAL COURT DELAYS SLOT AUCTIONS AT JFK, LAGUARDIA
A federal appeals court Monday blocked a plan by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct auctions of airline landing and takeoff slots at John F.Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and...
Duhon doin' it
By MARC BERMANCHICAGO - There was something that struck me during our post-practice interview with Mike D'Antoni yesterday before the team flew to the Windy City. We were all there...
COP FACES UP TO 25 YEARS IN SODOMY CASE
Three NYPD cops turned themselves in to prosecutors early this morning for their roles in the alleged sodomy of a man in a Brooklyn subway station. Officer Richard Kern faces...
YANKS HAVE INTEREST IN ANKIEL
FROM JOEL SHERMANThe Cardinals have been surprised at the level of interest in center fielder Rick Ankiel. The Yankees have been among at least five teams looking into obtaining Ankiel....
3 UP: K-Rod, Ankiel and Sheets
1. The Mets are about to get much better in the ninth inning and much worse behaved in the eyes of their most heated rivals. Remember how the Phillies and...
OUTSOURCING LOVE
I just hired a virtual pimp. That's right - dating in New York has become such a soul-numbing chore that I'm outsourcing my love life to India. Sure, most people...
GIFTS: Send a loved one to Long Beach
If you live in Nassau County, you may or may not know that one of the nicest places for a little exercise en plein air is that windswept, seemingly endless...
DVD Extra: Gaynor, Farrell, Murnau, Borzage and Fox
My late mother's favorite actress was Janet Gaynor. According to her older sister, my 93-year-old Aunt Rose, mom, who was 10 at the time, once spent an entire day watching...
Reality TV Tryouts: Cooking with Bobby Flay
How to get your 15 seconds of fame.Bobby Flay Web seriesYour chance to cook with chef Bobby Flay. The series should be interesting if the requirements are any indication: enjoying...
BOWENS: WE'RE LACKING FOCUS
Only four Jets - Damien Woody, David Bowens, Dustin Keller and Nick Mangold - made themselves accountable to reporters and the public yesterday, roughly the same number of players as...
SHOCKER OF 'MADAME X'
"Last Seduction" star Linda Fiorentino could be feeling some heat after her FBI boyfriend admitted yesterday to stealing secret files and then passing them on to a mystery woman with...
DEMS' BIG THREE BAILOUT HITS WHITE HOUSE SPEED BUMP
Congressional Democrats and the White House yesterday inched toward an agreement over terms of a $15 billion bailout for Detroit's Big Three - but there was a glitch. After Democratic...
THAT ROSE STINKS!
For weeks, thousands of skeeved-out viewers have been ranting on "Gossip Girl" fan sites about its least popular character - the greasy, disaffected downtown artist wannabe Aaron Rose. Now, someone...
JET SLAMS HOMES
SAN DIEGO - A military jet careened into a suburban neighborhood yesterday, killing at least three people on the ground and destroying three homes after the pilot safely ejected. "I...
MA$$ APPEAL
Decades before Disney showed up with the Windex, the Church of the Holy Cross was ridding Times Square of riffraff. The historic church, just across West 42nd Street from the...
DYLAN DIGS GET SPARED
Bob Dylan's room at the Chelsea Hotel has gotten a reprieve. The city Buildings Department issued a stop-work order on renovations to Room 211 - where in the 1970s Dylan...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn A brazen mugger was nabbed when he pulled a knife in front of a cop after attacking a man he thought was carrying drugs on the subway in Boerum...
WONDER WOMAN!
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday gave Caroline Bouvier Kennedy a major boost to replace Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, calling the daughter of JFK and Jackie O "hardworking, honest" and someone who "understands...
GOV BACKS TAX OVER TOLLS
For the second time in less than a month, Gov. Paterson has raised the specter of hiking New York's already sky-high gasoline tax. He told WCBS radio yesterday that he...
PERFECT '10' FOR JAY LENO
The last laugh's on NBC's rivals. In a move set to rock prime-time TV, talkmeister Jay Leno will stay at his longtime network - starring in a variety-type show starting...
ARTHRITIS GUN BACKFIRES WITH FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has shot a huge hole in a New Jersey company's plan to develop a squeezable handgun suitable for people with arthritis. The agency ruled yesterday...
O AND AL'S WARM CHAT
President-elect Barack Obama will huddle with former Vice-President Al Gore in Chicago today to discuss global warming and the economy. Meeting at Obama's transition offices along with Vice President-elect Joe...
DEM BIG DODGY ON DEAL
ALBANY - Senate Democratic leader Malcolm Smith yesterday dodged more questions about an unprecedented power-sharing pact he reportedly cut with the "Gang of Three" party rebels last week. In an...
SAD FAREWELL TO SLAIN BUS DRIVER
Hundreds of bus drivers yesterday lined the street outside a Queens church to bid farewell to a colleague stabbed to death last week by a fare beater. The funeral procession...
RAVAGED BY RAVITCH
Taxpayers could be footing more of the MTA's proposed bailout package than originally expected, a Post analysis shows. Under a plan released last week by former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch,...
WHADDYA KNOW ABOUT TAT
Lawyer, writer, philanthropist . . . tattoo aficionado? Caroline Kennedy, who is interested in becoming New York's next senator, doesn't just have politics running through her veins - she also...
CLASH OVER STALLED CITY REBATES
Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, usually political allies, had a closed-door argument at Gracie Mansion over his refusal to release property-tax rebates, sources told The Post. Sources...
COP-KILL CANARY UP FOR 89G PAYOFF
Crime doesn't pay - unless you're the Long Island man who helped two ex-cons flee after they allegedly gunned down rookie cop Russel Timoshenko. Billy Barnes, 36, a hospital tech...
DISGRACED VITO GETS 'JAIL BREAK'
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Disgraced Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella won't have to spend his Christmas Eve in the slammer, thanks to an immediate appeal of his jail sentence yesterday. Minutes...
'SODOMY' COPS TO SURRENDER
Three cops indicted in the alleged beating and sodomizing of a man in Brooklyn subway station are expected to surrender today. Police Officers Richard Kern, Alex Cruz and Andrew Morales...
CITY FULL OF SAD 'SACKS'
New Yorkers are far from immune to the record number of pink slips being handed out across the nation, helping catapult the country's unemployment rate to a whopping 6.7 percent...
'WOLF BOY' LOVE NY BACK
He's still praying for a miracle recovery, but the 11-year-old "Wolf Boy" cursed with a rare genetic disorder is basking in the well wishes of kindhearted New Yorkers. PHOTOS: Wolf...
AIRPORT SLOT-BID PLAN STALLS
A federal appeals panel yesterday grounded a Federal Aviation Administration plan to make airlines bid for departure and arrival time slots at the metro area's three major airports. The order,...
BRAVEST BUSTED IN BAR BRAWL
* A pack of off-duty firefighters landed in hot water after a raucous bar brawl at a popular Midtown watering hole that spilled onto the street, sources said yesterday. The...
'HATE' BASH IN BROOKLYN
Four thugs nearly beat an Ecuadorian immigrant to death in Brooklyn after spotting him walking arm in arm with his brother and assuming they were gay, sources said yesterday. Cops...
JEWELER HELD IN BOTCHED HEIST
A Diamond District jeweler was busted yesterday for allegedly orchestrating the hijacking of a FedEx truck in a bungled attempt to steal millions of dollars worth of gems - and...
ABDUL'S 17-YEAR STALKER ORDEAL
"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul yesterday said that the woman who fatally overdosed outside her Los Angeles home had been stalking her for nearly two decades. "She had been a...
'FRAUDER' IN LAW
A hotshot Manhattan lawyer suspected in a massive scam in Canada was nabbed stepping off a plane at La Guardia Airport - and feds slapped a new $100-million-plus fraud rap...
GITMO 5 CONFESS: WE DID IT
In a move that plunged their death-penalty trial into chaos, five al Qaeda thugs - including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed - said yesterday that they want to plead...
LAWSUIT OVER MARLEY'S GUITAR
There's no positive vibration between a musician who played with Bob Marley and a band promoter who is accused of stealing the late reggae legend's prized guitar. Aston "Family Man"...
'PAN' GAL: HOOK IS ALL HANDS
An actress fired from a touring company of "Peter Pan" claims she was made to walk the plank after complaining about sexual harassment by Captain Hook. In a suit filed...
SIB'S PSYCHIC SEARCHING
A brother of the curly-haired beauty who disappeared after leaving a Chelsea club with an upstate sex fiend spent yesterday searching for her along the Hudson River on the advice...
MOTHER OF HERO SEES NEW HOPE FOR JUSTICE
Maureen Santora's heart leapt for joy yesterday when she heard the five Guantanamo terror detainees confess their guilt in court to the 9/11 terror attacks that killed her New York...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
But did it ever get in the china shop? A bull brought to a Bangladesh mall for the holy Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha broke free and went rampaging through...
WAGNER A FAN OF HOFFMAN
Even though Billy Wagner says it's possible for him to return next season, he insists he won't try to force it. But if the Mets signed Trevor Hoffman to be...
METS CLAMPING CLOSER MARKET
LAS VEGAS - The Mets were on the brink last night of reaching agreement with closer Francisco Rodriguez. That not only would solve their top need, but send a ripple...
YANKS CALL ON REGGIE TO WOO SABATHIA
The Yankees met one heavyweight by sending in one of their own. In an attempt to convince 300-pound lefty CC Sabathia to give up any lingering aversions to New York,...
A.J., SHEETS STILL ON RADAR
LAS VEGAS - GM Brian Cashman says the Yankees are not slowing down business waiting for CC Sabathia. The Bombers were poised to increase their four-year offer to A.J. Burnett,...
RELIEF ACE NEARS DEAL WITH METS
LAS VEGAS - The Mets were on the brink last night of closing their most important game of the offseason - landing closer Francisco Rodriguez. Rodriguez's agent, Paul Kinzer, said,...
UNDERSTANDING IRAN
Amir Taheri's new book, "The Persian Night," as reviewed by James S. Robbins, brings many truths to light about the nature of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the Khomeinist...
HEADED OFF A CLIFF?
A CONFLICTING portrait of David Paterson and his administration is emerging as he approaches his ninth month as governor. On the one hand, there's the figure we see so often...
MUMBAI'S LESSONS FOR NEW YORK
MUMBAI IF you were a clever terrorist and wanted to paralyze Manhattan in the way that Mumbai was paralyzed last month, you wouldn't send a boatload of men armed with...
LIFE AFTER 'DOOM'
MILWAUKEE SPOT us $34 billion, say the Detroit carmakers, or it's doom, doom for all. They fling threatening figures like "3 million unemployed." Suppliers, said an industry CEO last week,...
NY'S PENSION PUZZLE: THE COST TO TAXPAYERS
George Marlin should have heeded the advice "Write what you know" before writing about the NYS Common Retirement Fund ("Unwise Investor?" Post- Opinion, Dec. 2). He clearly has no knowledge...
THE PRESIDENT THAT TIME FORGOT
HOLDING forth in the Oval Office, President Bush is as upbeat and self-confident as ever, even if markedly grayer and - by his own fanatical standards - a little paunchy....
OBAMA WHITE HOUSE IS IN FOR A NASTY SURPRISE
SO, the president-elect thinks the economy will get worse before it gets better. As refreshing as his candor is, Barack Obama really doesn't understand what he's up against. Put your...
7 WTC BUCKS DIRE FORECASTS
Mayor Bloomberg congratulated Larry Silverstein on the "continued success" of 7 World Trade Center last week - an overdue acknowledgment from Bloomberg, who once needled Silverstein for supposedly asking for...
TRIB'S TRAVAILS
There's no rescue for the beleaguered newspaper business. Tribune, the publisher of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, a year after real-estate magnate...
DILLARD'S ROW WORSENS
While Dillard's is being blasted for its poor performance and sagging shares, some critics also are questioning the independence of the department store's board. The Little Rock, Ark.-based retailer -...
THESE TIMES ARE DEMANDING TO BUILD EQUITY
Shares of the New York Times shot up nearly 14 percent yesterday after chief Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger decided to play ball with his Wall Street critics and put his new...
STREET BONUS BLUES
Two of Wall Street's one-time invincibles - John Mack and John Thain - have bowed to Wall Street's new frugality, skipping their rich bonuses this year. For both, the moves...
PLAYBOY'S CHRISTIE: SHE'S HARE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
In a surprise twist, Playboy CEO Christie Hefner is stepping down after 20 years at the helm of the adult-media company, which is wrapping up one of the most difficult...
THE COUNCIL'S LATEST JOBS-KILLER
Not content with losses in the financial sector, City Council members are hoping to chip away at yet another pillar of the city's economy - the tourism industry - by...
SQUALID SENATE SHENANIGANS
Just when you thought Albany dysfunction couldn't get worse, Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith steps up and proves you wrong. Only this time, New York happens to be on the...
DOWN THE DETROIT DRAIN
A bailout for Detroit's Big Three may get a green light this week, but tax payers still have scant reason to believe the billions they'd shell out will make US...
METS CLOSE TO SIGNING K-ROD
LAS VEGAS - The Mets were on the brink last night of closing their most important game of the offseason - landing closer Francisco Rodriguez. Rodriguez's agent, Paul Kinzer, said,...
JACOBS, ROSS DEAL WITH INJURIES
The Giants came out of their 20-14 loss to the Eagles with two starters forced out with injuries. Cornerback Aaron Ross came up with a sprained ankle and running back...
TEAMS WILL DARE ELI TO BEAT THEM REST OF WAY
FROM the looks of things, Eli Manning will have to put the Giants on his shoulders from here to Super Bowl XLIII, the way he did in the 2007 playoffs,...
GIANTS NOT CELEBRATING EAST TITLE AFTER DEFEAT
No hats for you. That was not a decree, but it was reality for the Giants after they lost a game but clinched the NFC East title anyway, an achievement...
RANGERS TRY TO FORGET BEATINGS
What's the difference between the Rangers and the Atlanta Thrashers? Recently, not much. Both teams have lost three of their past four games, although the Thrashers are coming off a...
NETS LOVE SHOOTING INSIDE OUT
The Nets are making more than ever before. That would be 3-point shots. If - and this is a HUGE if - their 3-point shooting keeps up, they would shatter...
PLANE AND SIMPLE, ERIC CHANGES MIND
Albert Einstein is credited with defining insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. So Eric Mangini, thought to be a genius in his...
HALL NO FOR GIL HODGES
Joe Gordon got a call to Cooperstown. Gil Hodges got snubbed again. Gordon, the former Yankee second baseman, was elected to the Hall of Fame yesterday by the pre-1943 Veterans...
MCHALE NEEDS TO WIN TO SALVAGE REPUTATION
CAN'T wait until Kevin McHale looks down Minny Ha-Ha's bench and calls for Joe Smith to sub in . . . Continuing the time-honored tradition of somebody getting whacked when...
MARBURY TO REAL MADRID 'A HOAX'
While banished from the Knicks, Stephon Marbury was pursued relentlessly by a pair of alleged Swiss bankers claiming to have connections to Real Madrid. Marbury, after discovering their intricate plot...
NO BULL: DUHON MAKING A POINT
CHICAGO - Bulls fans tonight might be stunned to see what has become of their former backup guard, Chris Duhon. Duhon has become something of a standout in orange and...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Hall-bound Maddux officially retires Greg Maddux announced his retirement yesterday after 23 seasons and 355 wins. "The game's given me and my family so much," the 42-year-old pitcher told...
CURRY ADDS SPICE
An old showman like Jim Valvano undoubtedly would have appreciated the carnival atmosphere that awaits tonight at the Garden in the tournament dedicated to his memory. You've got two college...
BRAND-NEW BRANDY DANDY
IT'S been more than four years since Brandy Norwood quietly slipped out of the pop music spotlight, but that doesn't mean the new disc from the R&B diva qualifies as...
BROTHERLY SHOVE
GIVEN how Liam and Noel Gallagher feel about each other, it's a wonder the terrible twosome's band Oasis has survived to make its seventh studio album, "Dig Out Your Soul."...
DEVILS KEEP ROLLIN'
If anyone thought the Devils would be content to simply tread water until Martin Brodeur returns from surgery and his injured teammates get healthy, seven wins in their past eight...
ARE YOU THE NEXT PAM?
WANTED: Three buxom babes ready to be the next Pam An derson. The creator of "Baywatch" is on the hunt for a new actress to star in a New Zealand-based...
LET THE 'HUNT' BEGIN
UNLIKE so many of those low-rent process server shows that call their stars "bounty hunters," A&E has come up with the real deal with "Manhunters," debuting tonight. The real deal,...
FANTASIA'S FORECLOSURE
"AMERICAN Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino may be the latest victim of the financial crunch - her $1.3 million North Carolina home is in foreclosure. Barrino, whose rags-to-riches rise was chronicled...
THE GIFT OF GAB
FORGET Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the fastest, cheapest way to pick up cool items for your Christmas shopping list is to catch a talk show. Every day, TV talk...
SALUTE TO STUDIO'S PIONEERS
ALTHOUGH his name still graces 20th Cen tury Fox and an array of TV networks, William Fox is the least known of Hollywood's founding fathers, thanks to a failed takeover...
A GENERATION IN TROUBLE
THERE'S an epidemic on the rise in America: an epidemic of character pathology in our young adults. Columbia researchers recently published their analysis of more than 5,000 face-to-face evaluations with...
JETS REPORT CARD
Here are the grades following the Jets' 24-14 loss to the 49ers this Sunday. REPORT CARD GALLERY
GIANTS REPORT CARD
Here are the grades following the Giants' 20-14 loss to the Eagles this Sunday: REPORT CARD GALLERY
MPFREES
Letters to Cleo, "Happy Ever After" Together again after eight years, the Boston alt-rockers are wistful yet poppy in this previously unreleased track. They're at Bowery Ballroom on Thursday. Ayurveda,...
THAT'S GOOD EATIN'!
EVERYONE knows Lake Placid for the outdoor stuff. The skiing. That big ugly jump in the Olympic park that they refuse to tear down. Cutesy shops on the busy main...
CZECH IT
Filmed anywhere fun lately? The Czech Republic is somewhere that I was absolutely blown away by. It was like arriving is some kind of magical oasis. I just had no...
HOT DEALS!
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LEAVE THE DRIVING TO US
HERE we are, surrounded by towering hemlocks, ice and frozen streams, about to glide down a snowy mountain while carving huge, beautiful arcs in the powder with our graceful turns....
Q&A: SURESH
Read the full exchange between Carrie's virtual assistant Suresh and her dates, as he guesses how she would respond:Bachelor #1: What are your guilty pleasures?Suresh (as Carrie): I don't feel...
SURESH LOVE NOTE
Read the full transcript of Suresh's love note to Carrie's suitor below. Dearest Jeff, This is Suresh. On behalf of Carrie I would like to say what she has to...
LET ME ASSIST YOU
CHEAP, broke or "right-sized"? No worries, brother, now even you can afford a personal assistant. Starting at around $30 a month, services range from India-based TasksEveryDay.com, which charges $6.98 per...
ALAIN DUCASSE COMES TO HIS SENSES
SO, Alain Ducasse - it wasn't "journalists" that were the problem at Benoit after all, eh? Ducasse finally came to his senses yesterday and hired a new chef for his...
Schneider-to-Boston is off
From JOEL SHERMANLAS VEGAS -- The Mets talked several weeks ago to the Red Sox about dealing catcher Brian Schneider. But the Met plan then was to trade Schneider and...
YANKEES MEET WITH BEN SHEETS
LAS VEGAS -- In addition to meeting with CC Sabathia today, the Yankees met with his former Brewers teammate and fellow free agent, Ben Sheets, late this afternoon. Sheets, 30,...
JAY LENO MOVING TO 10 P.M.
NBC is expected to announce that it is moving "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno to the 10 p.m. time slot as early as next fall, as the beleaguered broadcast network...
Mets now in offer mode
According to The Post's Joel Sherman, who is on the scene in Las Vegas, the Mets are discussing a two-year deal with a third-year option with Francisco Rodriguez. The Mets...
Hopkins Replaces Torres vs. Holt
Ricardo Torres has pulled out of Saturday's rubber-match against Kendall Holt, who will now face Demetrius Hopkins. ReleaseNEW YORK - Undefeated junior welterweight challenger Demetrius Hopkins (28-0-1, 11 KOs) will...