September 10, 2009
Maine still on track for Sunday
John Maine threw a simulated game at Citi Field today, saying it went well and that he felt OK.Maine is slated to pitch Sunday’s first game of the Mets-Phillies doubleheader,...
Sheffield could return soon
Gary Sheffield might end up coming back to the Mets this season, too. Last Sunday, Jerry Manuel said Sheffield, suffering from back spasms, was unlikely to come back this year:...
Wayne
Wayne is definitely part of that young, hip posse of designers that believes in short, body-baring and black. Accordingly, the spring collection, shown at a photo studio in the Starett-Lehigh...
Ports 1961
Minimalism is perfection at Ports 1961 - and the collection for spring carries this ethos alongside a rebellious twist. It's almost as if the clothing sighed -- tired of self-restraint...
Yankees get good news on Robertson
David Robertson and the Yankees got good news after the reliever had his ailing elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews."He won't be out more than 10 days to two weeks,"...
Pacquiao-Cotto Don Pin-Stripes
Hours after Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig as the Yankees all-time hits leader, Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao stood on the same field yesterday and promised to exchange their own...
The Believer looks at a show's accounting
In the September issue of "The Believer," Christopher Benz dissects the accounting for the research and development stage of the Civilians' latest play, "Brooklyn at Eye Level." You can look...
Monique Lhuillier
You know that old saw about hemlines and lipstick sales predicting the economy? Turns out there’s another indicator: A designer who has made her name creating wedding- and Oscar-night gowns...
Davidelfin
There's something about Davidelfin's spring collection that seems as if it were sprung from another era -- a 1960s retro - modern sentiment executed nearly entirely in mint green, saved...
Paula looks for a new job
Here's the very smart promo VH1 made for next week's Diva concert that Paula Abdul is hosting. Note please, they even got Ryan Seacrest to help. (Sorry about the ad,...
Tahari
It's a complicated challenge to be a department store resource. You have to be mainstream enough to appeal to many, yet special enough to differentiate yourself -- not an easy...
Prabal Gurung
Prabal Gurung is a darling of the fashion magazines. And after seeing his very well-edited collection for spring, we can see why. Twenty-six sleek looks graced his catwalk and there...
Game 140: Marlins at Mets
Bobby Parnell hopes to build on his most recent outing tonight at Citi Field when the rookie right-hander takes on the Marlins in the finale of a three-game series.The Mets...
The Post's PSAL football predictions
Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 1 Braziller:...
NBA 2K10 Draft Combine with Derrick Rose
With the NBA season still a few weeks away, those of you looking for your hoops fix can look no further than NBA 2K10’s Draft Combine (available for download on...
Giants name captains
Drum roll, please.The Giants elected three captains for this season and the identities of the players chosen come as no surprise. All three were voted in unanimously.Offense: Eli ManningDefense: Antonio...
High school channel set to launch
Cablevision next week will launch MSG Varsity, a multi-platform, high-school sports initiative that centers around a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week television network, the company announced Thursday. The venture will revolve around the...
Candidate Profile: Ken Diamondstone
Ken Diamondstone does not want to talk about his previous run for State Senate against former Senator Marty Connor nor any rumors about future challenges against Senator Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn...
Park Slope merchants blast city parking plan
A city policy meant to liberate parking spaces could mean the death knell for mom and pop shops in Park Slope, area merchants warned this week. “They are killing us,”...
Cult of Michael Jackson debuts in Williamsburg
If you’ve ever pondered the parallels between religious reliquary and Michael Jackson’s sequined glove, or maybe thought that “mama-se, mama-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa” might as well be Latin, you’re probably a lot...
Republicans sling mud in fight for 39th
The two men hoping to win the Republican nod for Park Slope’s 39th District don’t see September 15 as Primary Day. Instead, it’ll he the bitter end to the venomous...
33rd District: Countdown to the Primary
With only one week remaining in a competitive, highly-anticipated seven-way race to succeed Councilmember David Yassky, candidates have been crisscrossing the 33rd district from Greenpoint to Park Slope in a...
Chicharron Man fries pork for Reyna
In a primary season blurry with endless endorsements, flyers, mailings and posters, one campaign gimmick stands out for its ingenuity and brilliant use of fried food.At Williamsburg block parties and...
Reyna v. Esposito in 34th forum fight
Two candidates traded jabs and visions for the district’s future in the last and so far, only, public forum for candidates running for City Council in the 34th District.In the...
McCarren Market Moving to Driggs
The grass apparently is greener.Facing concerns from city Parks Department staff over the poor condition of the grass in McCarren Park, the McCarren Greenarket is moving to Driggs and North...
Sponge Park rakes in cash
Sponge Park continues to soak up the green.City Councilmember David Yassky this week announced the allocation of $638,000 in capital funds toward construction of the park, where shrubs and assorted...
Lawsuits over Broadway (Triangle)
Attorneys for a coalition of 40 North Brooklyn community groups filed a lawsuit against Mayor Michael Bloomberg today, contending that the city violated the Federal Fair Housing Act in its...
New Barclays Center Arena revealed
Developer Bruce Ratner unveiled a new Barclays Center arena rendering this week as the cornerstone piece of his 22-acre Atlantic Yards project starting at the Atlantic/Flatbush avenues intersection moving southeast.The...
Vena Cava
The last couple of Vena Cava presentations have been underwhelming (aside from the recent capsule collection they did for The Gap, which was great). This one, sadly, feels as uninspired...
Michael Angel
The most important Mercedes Benz fashion week shows aren’t always the biggest, flashiest or celebrity-ridden paparazzi hoe-downs at Bryant Park. Michael Angel opened Fashion Week this morning with a quiet,...
Mets chat rewind: Sept. 10
Click on the replay arrow in the graphic below to revisit my hour-long live chat on the Mets: Mets chat with Bart Hubbuch
Report: Becks to play for AC Milan in 2010, buy into MLS in 2012
It’s a foregone conclusion that David Beckham will move to a big European club this January, and the L.A. Galaxy and England star has picked a return to AC Milan...
Keepin’ it 'Real’: Goodbye Cancun
This week was the season finale of “The Real World: Cancun,” capping off one of the most drama-filled and entertaining episodes of “The Real World” in recent memory.The episode starts...
Key corners likely won't play for Giants
Can you imagine Bruce Johnson -- a rookie from Miami who wasn't drafted -- on the field on Sunday at Giants Stadium, lining up at cornerback against Santana Moss or...
GM: I made mistake with Favre
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum today acknowledged he made a mistake handling Brett Favre’s biceps tendon injury last season, and should’ve listed the quarterback on the team’s injury report. "I will...
Report: Devils' Elias may not be ready for camp
NJ.com reports that Devils forward Patrik Elias may not be ready to start camp this weekend as he continues to recover from offseason surgery.The Web site says, "Having undergone hip/groin...
Jordan Roth and Broadway
Yesterday I pundited (sure it's a verb!) about the appointment of Jordan Roth as president of Jujamcyn Theaters on WNYC. I'm not sure what made it to the air as...
Live chat: 12 p.m. ET today
Join the chat with Mets beat writer Bart Hubbuch here.Mets chat with Bart Hubbuch
Coverage in The Post
Jose Reyes' emotional outburst at unspecified critics over his desire to return from a torn hamstring tendon this season overshadowed the Mets' 6-3 loss Wednesday night to the Marlins.Colleague Larry...
Card for Mass
Former Bush chief of staff considering run for Kennedy's seat (Politico)
Baucus Knows Best
Scott Harrington critiques the senator's health reform plan (The American)
3UP: Jeter, Joba and Rays
Yes, I am on Twitter.1. Derek Jeter reached Lou Gehrig in the best way possible: As good as ever. He is not the Yankees' shortstop as a charity case or...
All Sizzle
Jennifer Rubin says free is bad (Commentary)
Dandy Speech -- No Truth
Karl Rove says red-state Dems at risk (Wall Street Journal)
Obama's fantsies
Michael Barone says Van Jones is a lesson (Washington Examiner)
Hope for Debate
Fred Barnes says math doesn't add up (The Weekly Standard)Lindsey Graham responds to speech (The Politico)
RBNY's Angel questionable, MRI on ankle
Even though the Red Bulls had their modest two-game winning streak and mini-momentum interrupted by a bye, I’m sure they weren’t complaining. They’ve banged-up, with Juan Pablo Angel, Albert Celades,...
US gets 1-0 win in Trinidad
Follow the Post’s soccer coverage on Twitter! The U.S. gutted out a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory in Trinidad & Tobago, pulling them to within a win of clinching a...
Split decision: Football practices, soccer plays
I saw firsthand Tuesday how tight some of the field situations are in the PSAL. I found the Brooklyn Tech football team practicing in the middle of Charles B. Wang...
The Butler Did It
It is the most heated rivalry in Queens, and arguably the best in New York City. Whenever St. Francis Prep and Holy Cross meet in an athletic competition, whether it’s...
Quarterback decision still looming for Farrell
When the Farrell football opens its season Saturday afternoon it will not know who its starting quarterback will be. The battle between sophomore Paul Quadrato and junior Jake Barbaccia, who...
Freshmen have SFP thinking big again
When tryouts started for the St. Francis Prep girls soccer team there were plenty of worries and concerns. How would the Terriers replace 10 starters from a team that went...
PSAL boys soccer round-up: Bayside shuts out Cardozo
Jean Pier Bello and Andres Huerfano each scored a goal, Martin Reeves added an assist, and Constantin Pougiouklidis made nine saves as Bayside blanked rival Cardozo, 2-0, in Queens A...
What happens if Jay bombs?
The premiere of "The Jay Leno Show" next Monday night is the most-talked-about event of the fall season, a make-or-break proposition for NBC that Leno, 59, is handling with the...
Maid's got milk at Met
She's been to America before, for the 1939 World's Fair, but not until today has "The Milkmaid" come to Manhattan. As part of the Holland-daze gripping the city, 400 years...
Dutch (arts) treat on Governors Isle
Four hundred years after Henry Hudson sailed down the river that now bears his name, the Dutch are returning with a vengeance -- with a lavish arts festival on Governors...
Shock turns to tedium
Thomas Bradshaw, whom the Village Voice dubbed "Best Provocative Playwright" a few years back, has described his plays as "like reality on crack -- reality without the boring parts." Well,...
Susan Boyle comes to US
Internet phenomenon Susan Boyle is coming to America next week -- to sing on the finale of "America's Got Talent," according to reports. Boyle, 48, made several satellite appearances on...
Love at first bite
Despite the fact that I am, in vampire years, about 375 years too old for "The Vampire Diaries," I'm so hooked after one episode that I feel like Vlad the...
Globetrotters to 'race' around globe
THE Harlem Globetrotters are taking their team name to heart. Two of the stunt basketball team's players -- Nathaniel "The Big Easy" Lofton and Herbert "Flight Time" Lang -- are...
A filmmaking 'Education'
"At Sundance, you see industry people you know at screenings," says Peter Sarsgaard. "But in Toronto, there's a di verse group of local moviegoers, so it's a more accurate barometer...
Biggest names mark Toronto fest
Here are some of the Toronto premieres with the hottest buzz: * "Up in the Air" -- George Clooney plays a corporate downsizer obsessed with frequent-flier miles in this dark...
Oprah wants Jaycee
Oprah Winfrey really wants the first interview with Jaycee Dugard, the now-29-year-old woman kidnapped and held captive for 18 years. "I want that interview," Winfrey told "The Insider." "Like everyone...
Why Iran might 'talk' with Bam
The end of this month will mark the deadline fixed by President Obama for Iran to respond to his offer of "unconditional talks." Obama has gone out of his way...
Killed defending dad
The son of a Queens pizzeria owner was shot and killed as he tried to defend his cancer-stricken dad from two robbers last night, police said. The victim, Gerardo Antoniello,...
Did O drop the ball?
Back from summer recess, Congress faces continuing outrage over Scotland's release of Libyan terrorist Abdel Bassett al-Megrahi, convicted of destroying Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. How did this happen?...
Who's Czarry now? O loses 'Greenie' aide
William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko and now Van Jones ("Victims' Kin Cheer as Bam 9/11 Nut Quits," Sept. 7). When will people realize that these are not coincidental relationships...
Upskirt-video 'perv' exposed
A tech-savvy skirt-chaser fitted his boots with cameras and victimized women as they walked through Union Square Park, cops said yesterday. Eric Pierson, 43, from Brooklyn, was seen walking behind...
Preachers' pet
WASHINGTON -- One in every 33 women who attends a house of worship regularly has been the target of sexual advances by a religious leader, according to a survey. The...
ACORN-ucopia of voter 'cheats' busted
MIAMI -- Armed with a tip from the activist group ACORN about its own workers, authorities yesterday began arresting 11 people suspected of falsifying hundreds of voter applications during a...
The ho-down on Silvio's party pretties
ROME -- Thirty women. Eighteen parties. Guests willing to supply sex "if the need arises." Two Italian newspapers yesterday published excerpts from prosecutors' interrogations of a businessman who said he...
Gehry'd away
Well at least it’s not an “airplane hangar.” Developer Bruce Ratner’s latest vision for an NBA arena in Brooklyn is a sleek glass and steel, clamshell-like design he hopes will...
'Park'ing donor $$
Higher-office hopefuls David Yassky and Bill de Blasio, who got thousands in campaign donations from boosters of Brooklyn Bridge Park, helped get $3 million in capital funds to develop the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn They may face hard time for a soft-drink heist. Three thieves swiped nine cases of Coca-Cola at gunpoint in Crown Heights, authorities said yesterday. Shannon Adams, 28, Kenneth Vialet,...
Mansion fashion fizzing
Wealth just isn't what it used to be. Bankruptcy filings have skyrocketed 73 percent this summer for people who own homes worth more than $1 million. They are getting clobbered...
Pelosi $pares Charlie: GOP
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel has donated more campaign cash to the House Democrats than virtually any other member of Congress -- and critics charge that's bought him protection from...
Cash for clunkers will reduce rate of inflation
Usually, inflation is some thing that ticks upward. But the sound you'll hear when the August consumer price index is reported next week will be more of a clunk, as...
Judge bails Tzolov pals
Pals who posted bail for a shady former Credit Suisse broker who fled to Spain are off the hook for backing the crook, a federal judge ruled yesterday. Brooklyn Federal...
Couple busted with stolen painting
There was nothing artful about this crime. A Brooklyn couple was busted trying to sell a painting stolen off the wall of a Manhattan museum to an undercover cop, authorities...
Match those heels & 'hails'
Time to retire the classic two-fingered whistle and let down that skirt! A Manhattan designer has created a new, classier and far more fashion-forward way to hail a cab. Regine...
Dater loses the 'Match'
First, he couldn't ride out the rejection. Now, he can't handle the humiliation. The Brooklyn man who filed a $5 million class-action suit against Match.com over his unanswered e-mails has...
Harlem rapist leaves DNA trail
A serial rapist who has struck fear in the hearts of Harlem women has left plenty of DNA at his crime scenes, but it hasn't matched anyone in the police...
Alleluia at Astor trial
Jurors in the seemingly endless Brooke Astor swindle case broke into smiles yesterday after learning they'd finally -- after 18 weeks of testimony by 74 witnesses -- heard the last...
Business briefs
Beige Book The Federal Reserve said 11 of its 12 regional banks reported signs of a stable or improving economy in July and August, adding anec dotal evidence that the...
MTA suit: No $$ for raises
MTA officials are trying to slam the brakes on runaway raises for the transit union. The agency filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court, arguing that the Transport Workers Union's recently...
Blankfein shoots bonus blanks
Lloyd Blankfein yesterday sent out the clearest sign yet that he gets that Wall Street must change how it pays people amid the public and political groundswell of outrage over...
Board big defies Gov
The MTA board's embattled vice-chairman refused to give up his post yesterday -- defying Gov. Paterson's request that he step down from all government-related appointments for his role in the...
Gitmo been good to him
His knees may be bent for prayer, but this man is anything but pious. Al Qaeda thug Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and former No. 2...
MoMA's tower slash
An abstract skyscraper next to the Museum of Modern Art that was supposed to rise as high as the Empire State Building was cut down to size yesterday by the...
BofA slams probes
Beleaguered Bank of America fired back at various watchdogs yesterday, contradicting charges that it has been uncooperative with investigations into its controversial merger with Merrill Lynch. In a letter to...
Blowout at Barneys
The disastrous buyout of Barneys New York has claimed two fresh casualties. Istithmar -- the Dubai-based private-equity fund that paid a staggering $942.3 million in 2007 to buy the floundering...
Beatles game: All you need is sales
Help! -- you know I need some buyers! The heavily hyped "The Beatles: Rock Band" hit stores yesterday with huge fanfare, but sparked only sparse sales. Gamers were slow to...
The trials of Jobs
Apple CEO Steve Jobs acknowledged for the first time publicly yesterday that his health had deteriorated to the point where his life was in danger, and credited a liver transplant...
Oh, what a blast!
The Hubble Space Telescope is back -- and she looks like a billion bucks. NASA released a gallery of new images taken by the famous, 19-year-old eye in the sky...
Leibovitz's woe$ grow
It's a hard-knock life for Annie Leibovitz. While scrambling yesterday to work out a deal to repay a $24 million loan to Art Capital, it emerged that the famed photographer...
Couture clash
Turmoil at Citigroup may leave European fashion house Valentino Group in tatters. The Italian luxury group that owns Hugo Boss -- and borrowed $3.5 billion in 2007 when it was...
Chanos spells the ABCs of hedge funds
Hedge funds are nice. And apparently, they're good for you, too. In an attempt to ward off more scrutiny and criticism, famed short-seller Jim Chanos has launched a Web site...
Times execs meet angry Globe staff
New York Times Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and CEO Janet Robinson tried to put months of brutal labor negotiations behind them in their first meeting with Boston Globe employees in...
Oprah's O in overhaul
Susan Casey, the new editor of O, The Oprah Magazine, has unveiled a major shakeup at Hearst Corp.'s second-most profitable glossy. Out is longtime Features Editor Patricia Towers, who will...
Bankruptcy on menu at closed Café
Café des Artistes, an Upper West Side haunt of New York painters and literati, filed for bankruptcy after closing down last month. The restaurant listed debts of $494,657 against assets...
Ex-subprime big kills self
A financial titan who vastly multiplied his family fortune by selling subprime loans through Beneficial Corp. -- a company he later sold for billions -- has committed suicide, police said...
Diplomacy can't stop arms sales
Questions still sur round the recent ad ventures of the Arctic Sea, a Panama-flagged Russian cargo ship purportedly seized by pirates -- or maybe by Israeli special forces. Yet the...
Lunatic seizes control of Mexican jet
MEXICO CITY -- A Bolivian religious fanatic clutching a Bible briefly hijacked a jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun as it landed in Mexico City yesterday. All the 112...
Poll numbers sick
WASHINGTON -- Public disapproval of President Obama's handling of health care has leaped to 52 percent, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. Just 42 percent approve of the president's work...
Unhappy b'day
Eric and Rebecca Recant celebrated their seventh birth days yesterday. But instead of blowing out the candles of a cake, the twin tots were ordered by a judge to spend...
Stars flock to Cronkite's final sign-off
And that's the way it was. Presidents, friends, news luminaries and an astronaut paid tribute to legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite yesterday at a memorial service at Lincoln Center. Cronkite,...
$168M 'Mega Man' the toast of The Bronx
He hasn't discovered Veuve Cliquot -- at least not yet. The Harlem man who won $168 million in the Mega Millions lottery has been knocking back humble brewskis in The...
DeGeneres: I'm new 'Idol' judge
Ellen DeGeneres is replacing Paula Abdul on "American Idol." "I just finally got the OK . . . just moments ago to announce this to you today," DeGeneres told her...
GM's Whitacre to be pitchman
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. will be the pitchman who starts the automaker's new advertising campaign this weekend with television spots urging people to try GM's...
Those 'rogue' troopers
There may not have been a rogue unit of New York state troopers engaged in political espionage -- but there were renegade police operations dating back years in which "political...
Devil in details: docs
New York City nurses, doctors and health-industry honchos were cautiously optimistic last night after hearing President Obama's health-care speech -- but his promises left them hankering for more details. For...
Hope for a real debate
Maybe President Obama has gotten the message, after all. After weeks of angry town-hall meetings and plummeting poll support, Obama went before the nation last night and -- finally --...
All sizzle, no substance
'Razzle-dazzle 'em," sang Billy Flynn in Chi cago, "Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it / And the reaction will be passionate." And that is what we...
Hefner divorcing
LOS ANGELES -- After more than a decade of separation, Hugh Hefner is seeking an official return to his bachelor status -- the Playboy founder has filed for divorce. Hefner...
Outsider turns to DC snake-oil salesman
WASHINGTON -- Mark last night's address to Congress as the moment President Obama officially went completely Washington on us. With universal health care, the centerpiece of his historic campaign, unraveling...
'You lie,' cries out GOP rep.
WASHINGTON -- It got a little rowdy -- and even nasty -- at President Obama's health-care speech last night. At one point, South Carolina Republican Rep. Joe Wilson shouted, "You...
But not much truth to health talk
President Obama wants to rewrite the calendar. As far as he's concerned, the year has progressed from June to July to September. August is to be forever erased from our...
Staten Island Dem still is not sold
WASHINGTON -- The one Democratic member of the city's congressional delegation who has been on the fence about health-care reform said last night that he liked President Obama's speech --...
Kissing mandit tells Nadal: I love you
Game. Set. Smooch. As Rafael Nadal celebrated his quarterfinal victory early yesterday morning, a Queens man jumped onto the court and planted a kiss on the hunky Spanish superstar. Noam...
Open over for Oudin
The clock struck midnight for this Cinderella. American teen tennis phenom Melanie Oudin was dealt a crushing defeat at the US Open last night, ending her fairy-tale run in Flushing...
Prez: Put faith in my healing
WASHINGTON -- President Obama laid out his health-care plan last night in a dramatic effort to stop the bleeding that has imperiled his top priority. In a 47-minute speech to...
Madoff coached witness vs. SEC
BOSTON -- Bernard Madoff coached a potential witness about fooling federal regulators, saying, "You don't have to be too brilliant" to get away with it, according to a transcript of...
Derek lights up house that he built
In an eyeblink, the ball was past Chris Richard at first base, rolling on the outfield grass, and now Yankee Stadium -- the new one, the one Derek Jeter helped...
Rough night for Federer
Roger Federer was cruising along so easily, he was probably thinking about Midtown Tunnel traffic on his way back to Manhattan. He moved up 4-0 in the third-set tiebreaker late...
Lowell forces Game 3 vs. S.I.
Daniel Butler homered to lead off the top of the 11th inning as Lowell (Mass.) defeated the Staten Island Yankees, 3-2 last night in Game 2 of the New York-Penn...
Coughlin counts on WRs to foil defenses
If Tom Coughlin ever engaged in trash talk, it no doubt would involve explaining the need to double-bag his garbage. Still, considering the source, this qualifies as a small verbal...
Steelers eyeing revenge
PITTSBURGH -- The stomping their Terrible Towel took on the Titans' sideline last December was nothing compared to the trampling the Steelers took on the field. The Titans were Steeler-like...
Jacobs, Albert turn up the Tweet
Facing Brandon Jacobs this Sunday in the season opener doesn't seem to be a daunting assignment for Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. He posted the following yesterday on his Twitter...
Jets shrug off prognosticators' doubts
Extra, extra, read all about it: The Jets are supposed to stink this year. Rookie quarterback, rookie head coach, new defensive system, difficult schedule, tough division. It all adds up...
Delgado could still return
The Mets may have nothing meaningful to play for the rest of the season, but Carlos Delgado does. It was only Sunday that Jerry Manuel said the soon-to-be free agent...
Reyes jabs at critics
A visibly angry Jose Reyes lashed out at unnamed "people" yesterday for doubting his desire to rehab a torn right hamstring tendon. The Mets shortstop, making a rare appearance at...
Hondo's going for 3
Hondo ended up treading water last night when the D'backs walk-off walk negated his loss with the Orioles and left him holding at 890 agees below sea level. Today, he'll...
Power struggle not big issue for Wright
It isn't so much that Citi Field has gotten into David Wright's head so much as the cavernous ballpark has forced him to use it. The decline in home runs...
Sports shorts
BLOTTER: Ripken monument stolen As if things weren't bad enough for the Baltimore Orioles, who just clinched their 12th consecutive losing season: Yesterday, a temporary fence and police tape surrounded...
It's finally midnight for Cinderella
Melanie Oudin had Caroline Wozniacki just where she wanted, losing her fourth straight opening set, luring the more experienced Dane into the American's perverse web. This Harriet Houdini had not...
Derek ties mark with a lou-lou
Derek Jeter is neck-and-neck with the leg endary Iron Horse. The Captain col lected three hits at Yankee Stadium last night against Tampa Bay, bringing his ca reer total to...
Open run ends for Georgia peach
When Melanie Oudin's Cinderella run in the U.S. Open ended in the quarterfinals last night, after she hit a backhand long, she shook Caroline Wozniacki's hand at the net, walked...
Jeter equals Gehrig with 3 hits
Move over, Captain Gehrig, you've got company from Captain Jeter. The first magical moment in the new Yankee Stadium occurred at 9:18 last night, when Derek Jeter slashed a Jeff...
Joba not so good at start
Joba Chamberlain finished strong, even if his first inning last night was something of a nightmare. In his third start since the latest Joba Rules were instituted, Chamberlain went three...
Liberty prepare for final away game
The Liberty have no choice but to adopt the old Brooklyn Dodgers mantra and "Wait 'til next year." As the lone team in the Eastern Conference out of playoff contention,...
Cashman lauds Jeter
Brian Cashman remembers when Derek Jeter first came up, and though he expected big things from the shortstop, he didn't see him tying Lou Gehrig's mark atop the Yankees all-time...
Nadal sees the light in Open tunnel
Rafael Nadal is finally feeling his oats in Flushing, his hair shorter, his U.S. Open longer. Even a fan rushing out of the stands and at him following Nadal's big,...
Weird but true
It gives one paws. A cheetah at the Cincinnati Zoo set the world speed record for land animals and will soon be pitted against a cheetah at another zoo. Sarah,...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOTIM SULLIVANLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISGEORGIA TECH 5½ Clemson (7:30, ESPN)Ga. TechGa. TechGa. Tech★ ClemsonW. FOREST 3 Stanford (Saturday, Noon)★ W. ForestStanfordW. ForestStanfordPENN STATE 28½ Syracuse...
Bruins on road to ruin
Travel is perhaps the most underrated word in college football. It shouldn't be, especially when you consider the athletes and their ages. Full-ride, Division I football players, who have the...
Knights tap frosh QB
Rutgers freshman Tom Savage will start at quarterback on Saturday against Howard. Savage, one of the most highly touted recruits to ever sign with Rutgers, played the entire second half...
US gets 1-0 win in Trinidad & Tobago
Follow the Post’s soccer coverage on Twitter! The U.S. gutted out a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory in Trinidad & Tobago, pulling them to within a win of clinching a...
Still the King
The Martin Luther King Jr. players smiled, joked and began to roughhouse with one another. The Knights were basking in the euphoric feeling that comes not only with beating archrival...
For starters, Beacon learns it has a lot of work to do
From miscues in their own end to a tentative first half to the own goal scored in the final seconds, the Beacon boys soccer team’s season certainly didn’t start out...
Young Xaverian hoping for Cinderella run
A year ago, the Xaverian soccer team piqued late in the season and lost to eventual CHSAA Class A finalist Fordham Prep, 2-1, in overtime in the intrersectional quarterfinals. As...
CHSAA Brooklyn girls volleyball preview
The goal for the Fontbonne Hall girls volleyball team for the last 13 years has been to beat heated rival Bishop Kearney. The Bonnies have been the Red Sox to...
Staten Island blows chance to win series
With the bases loaded and no one out in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tie ball game, you'd think Staten Island would be able to muster at...
Live chat: 12 p.m. ET Thursday
I will be holding another of my weekly, hour-long blog chats on the Mets tomorrow (Thursday) at 12 p.m. ET. So be sure to check back then and have your...
ESPN's "Big Monday" hoops schedule released
I know college football just kicked off its season this past weekend(though Rutgers fans may want to forget that ever happened), but ESPN released it's "Big Monday" lineup for college...
Letty the lost
While I'm in Canada getting ready to cover the Toronto International Film Festival starting Thursday, I'm intrigued by a TCM press release on "15 Favorite Fashion Trendsetting Movies'' tied to a...