Prospect Heights mom and Park Slope Food Coop member Yvonne Brechbuhler got a little something extra in a head of organic lettuce she recently brought home: a little green frog “no bigger than the tip of her pinky finger," according to the Daily News. Brechbuhler discovered the frog (pictured) only when she took out the lettuce to make a salad – after it had been in her refrigerator for three days. She insists that her......

Islanders 5, Capitals 2: Bill Guerin, master of the assists, finally scored as the Islanders romped host Washington. The new captain had a hat trick as he got his name in the scorebook for the first time as an Islanders. He had six assists entering the game. Despite Guerin's heroics, Bryan Berard scored the go-ahead goal and added two assists. Thrashers 5, Rangers 3: Should the Rangers get credit for playing with spirit in the......

WCBS News now in HDTV . . . CBS 2 News did a bit of an unexpected midweek transition to HD news yesterday becoming the third station in the city and the second CBS owned and operated station in the country to do so after KYW in Philadelphia went HD last week. The new music package still uses the familiar CBS “I Love Chicago” melody in its umpteenth incarnation since first used in 1975......

The assumption that buying is preferable to renting is so ingrained in our national real estate psyche, that to suggest otherwise could result in someone questioning your financial, if not actual, sanity. The New York Times did some serious nationwide number crunching, however, and is concluding that renters fared better than buyers over the last two years. The turnabout is the result of buyers facing higher monthly costs than renters, while losing money on......

Mike Nugent's field goal with 10 seconds remaining helped the Jets squeak by Miami, 13-10, during a rainy Christmas night in South Florida. The messy game looked like many others this season; it was defensive and sluggish. Who cares about style? With a win against Oakland on Sunday, the Jets will make the playoffs. Not too shabby for a team most thought would be dreadful. Chad Pennington wasn't dreadful, but he wasn't much better.......

-Yankees 7 Blue Jays 2: While the news on the field was good, the Yankees got some bad news off of it. Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his back and took an epidural injection Friday to relieve the pain. As severe as the injury sounds, it does not necessarily mean that Johnson will miss the postseason. He will attempt to throw in the bullpen before one of the games this weekend and New......

Mick Stingley, Low-Rent Rock Critic...

Yesterday's temperatures were exactly average, with a high of 82 and a low of 67 in Central Park. Today is not much different. Tomorrow won't be much different either. Friday and the weekend will be slightly warmer and slightly more humid, but otherwise not much different. Perfect barbeque weather! While the weather here may not be newsworthy, Gothamist notes that there is interesting weather to be had around the world. Tropical Storm Katrina is developing......

Todd Barry, Comedian...

7 games vs. the Orioles, 70 runs and 7 wins. Yankee management has got to be thinking, "can we schedule some more games with these guys?" Last night the Yankees jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead on an Alex Rodriguez home run in the 1st inning. Mike Mussina, making his first start since he injured his groin 10 days ago, got off to a rocky start, but managed to pick up the win.......

Could New York City be the host of a college football bowl game? If the new Westside Stadium is built, a college football game could be a possibility. That's a big if, but it would certainly be great to have some college football in the city. The stadium, if approved, would be finished in 2009 and would need NCAA certification to host a postseason bowl game. The plan was announced by the Big East Conference,......