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  • Sarah Michelle Gellar shares best parenting advice

    Sarah Michelle Gellar shared her best parenting advice ever as she showed up at the CBS Upfront event for her new comedy series, The Crazy Ones, in New York City. When it comes to her parenting style, the Vampire Slayer actress said she likes to keep it simple, Us magazine reported. The mom of two told the publication that her parenting tip is not too original but it works. The 36-year-old ...

  • NY bar to host smallest penis contest

    King's County Bar in Brooklyn, New York is set to host the first ever 'Smallest Penis Contest', on July 20. According to an advertisement on Craigslist, the contest invites 'less endowed men' who can prove that 'good things can come in small packages,' the Huffington Post reported. The 'pageant style' contest would involve 'talent, evening wear, and swimsuit elements.' A 'small member expert ...

  • Internet Week sweeps through New York

    Photo credit: 5th Annual Internet Week in New York, 2012. (Getty) New York's annual digital confab is set to kick off Monday, as Internet Week sweeps through the city, highlighting the the Big Apple's leading role in tech and online culture. The annual weeklong conference, launched in 2008, turns the city into a mecca for the digitally connected, with panels, speeches, demonstrations ...

  • Romine learning from Girardi getting comfortable

    Email NEW YORK -- Austin Romine couldn't be in a better position. Romine, the Yankees' young catcher, is playing for a team managed by a former backstop in Joe Girardi, which means he has both a built-in support system and somebody who understands the priorities of the position. Romine, batting just .182 this season, drew raves from Girardi for his defensive work on Sunday. Veteran ...

  • Brignac excited to join Yanks his third team this year

    Email NEW YORK -- Prior to this season, Reid Brignac had spent his entire career within the Tampa Bay organization. And now he's on his third team in three months. Brignac, acquired from the Rockies on Saturday, began life with the Yankees on Sunday and was immediately penciled into the lineup, but the game against the Blue Jays was postponed due to rain. Brignac, a former second-round ...


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Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

Now that the Iron Man movies have reached entry number 3 (if we can consider, ala Federico Fellini, that the characters appearance in last summers The Avengers counts as at least half a movie), we can safely say that the series has matured into one of the more resili ... ...

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  • Teixeira has yet to take live batting practice

    Email NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira is eligible to be reinstated from the 60-day disabled list at the beginning of June, but the Yankees still aren't sure of his trajectory. Teixeira has been able to take tee-and-toss batting practice, but he's still waiting to ramp up to a rehab assignment in the Minor Leagues. "There has to be probably a next step where he sees some live BP or some ...

  • Names of injured Syracuse firefighters released no information on victim

    Syracuse fire district chief Steve Evans leaves 356 Clairmonte, as fire investigator John Cussen enters to look at the damage and the cause of a blaze that left one dead and five firefighters ...

  • Mets hope Ikes woes dont extend to defense

    Email CHICAGO -- Part of the reason the Mets were able to persevere through Ike Davis' early-season struggles last year was his vitality at first base. And as he slumps again to start this season, the club hopes his defense won't also fall victim in the meantime. Davis, who made just eight errors last season and has a career fielding percentage of .994, has three miscues this season. ...

  • Murphy gets a shot to be Mets leading man

    Email CHICAGO -- The Mets are going with a new leadoff hitter in an attempt to spark their struggling offense. Daniel Murphy was at the top of the order for Sunday's series finale against the Cubs for the first time this year and the fifth time in his career. He has hit second, third, fifth and sixth this season. "Let's see how it goes," manager Terry Collins said. ...

  • Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

    NEW YORK (AP) -- The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life, says an expert in the ...

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