April 10, 2010
Mets fall to Nationals 4-3 as Jose Reyes returns
Willie Harris made a game-ending diving catch to yet again thwart a Mets rally, well-traveled Willy Taveras drove in a career-high four runs and the Washington Nationals beat New York...
Manhattan Center revels in major league gifts
For a moment, the baseball field was like a Christmas tree and Cesar Presbott was Santa Claus. The Manhattan Center baseball team wasn’t teenagers, but young children on the 25th...
CC Sabathia loses no-hitter but Yanks roll to 10-0 win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — CC Sabathia kept a no-hit bid going for 7 2-3 innings Saturday, losing the closest call of his career on a sharp single by former batterymate...
CHSAA softball roundup: Falcone's blast lifts TMLA over Fontbonne
Ginny Peiser was still in awe of Jen Falcone’s two-run homer. “Jen hit a shot,” The Mary Louis Academy coach said. “It would have cleared our fence no problem. Holy...
Tucker finds a home in net for St. Francis Prep
Lauren Tucker was the talk of Tottenville. The St. Francis Prep girls lacrosse goalie left a lasting impression on the Pirates during their scrimmage at the Mayor's Cup on Randalls...
Brooklyn school official arrested on animal cruelty charge
A Brooklyn school administrator was arrested on charges he starved, abused and abandoned a French Bulldog in his filthy Long Island apartment bathroom, authorities said today. Frank Hopson, 59, was...
CC Sabathia loses no-hitter but Yanks roll to 10-0 win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — CC Sabathia kept a no-hit bid going for 7 2-3 innings Saturday, losing the closest call of his career on a sharp single by former batterymate...
Top counterterror official leaving NYPD
The New York Police Department is losing its top counterterrorism official. An NYPD spokesman confirmed Saturday that Richard Falkenrath plans to leave at the end of the month. He had...
Live from Scranton
I'm in Scranton, Pa. today to catch the Buffalo Bisons and Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees in a battle of New York's Triple-A affiliates. Plenty of prospects are on display, from Juan...
New York's Polish grieve for president
New York’s local Polish community grieved the loss of their president, Lech Kaczynski today, flocking to churches because they didn’t know what else to do but pray. Pastor Marek Sobczak...
Mets fall to Nationals 4-3 as Jose Reyes returns
Willie Harris made a game-ending diving catch to yet again thwart a Mets rally, well-traveled Willy Taveras drove in a career-high four runs and the Washington Nationals beat New York...
New leads on NY girl who vanished in SC
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina investigators tell a television station they have identified people of interest in the year-old case of a missing teen from New York. WPDE-TV of...
Tiger Woods four strokes behind Masters' leader Lee Westwood
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Lee Westwood appeared to be pulling away, the only player on the Masters leaderboard heading in the right direction Saturday.Then, just like that, Phil Mickelson turned Moving...
Port Authority cop, firefighter rescue NYPD cop in bar brawl
A wild Brooklyn bar left a Port Authority cop with a busted jaw and a firefighter with a severe knife wound early this morning after both rushed to the rescue...
US Navy holds 6 pirate suspects after bombing their skiff
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. warship captured six suspected pirates Saturday after a battle off the Horn of Africa — the Navy's third direct encounter with seafaring bandits...
15 dead, more than 500 injured in Bangkok clashes
BANGKOK — Thai soldiers and police fought pitched battles Saturday night with anti-government demonstrators in streets enveloped in tear gas, but troops later retreated and asked protesters to do the...
Lech Kaczynski: From child actor to Polish presidency
WARSAW, Poland — Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died Saturday in a plane crash in Russia, was a one-time anti-communist activist who teamed up with his twin brother to take...
President Obama calls Polish PM after crash
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama expressed his deepest condolences to Poland on Saturday following the plane crash that killed that nation's president and some of the country's highest military and...
Poland to hold early presidential election
WARSAW - Poland will hold an early presidential election after the death of President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash in Russia on Saturday, the government spokesman said. “In line...
Polish president, wife, dozens of officials dead in Russia plane crash
MOSCOW — An aging Russian airliner carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski and members of his country's military, political and church elites crashed in thick fog Saturday as it took them...
Perez looks to please Mets fans
Oliver Perez has heard all the talk. He’s heard Mets fans challenge him to get past his inconsistency, he’s felt them point the finger at John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and,...
Woods 2 shots back of leaders at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods, looking as if he couldn’t believe the question, couldn’t contain himself from letting out an incredulous laugh. “Do you like your spot on the leaderboard...
Couples, Watson can't keep it up
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The magic Fred Couples and Tom Watson had with them in the first round faded a bit yesterday as each slipped down the leaderboard. Couples, fresh off...
Tiger's Ben Hogan comparison simply ridiculous
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods continued to win back his golf fans yesterday with another dazzling under-par round at sun-splashed Augusta National. They clapped and cheered, and it seemed like...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
BLUE GRASS Keeneland, ninth race. Grade 1. Purse: $750,000. Mile-and-an-eighth, 3-year-olds. Post: 5:30 p.m. LOWDOWN: Interactif, making his first start over a synthetic track in the March 13 San Felipe,...
PSAL baseball roundup: New Dorp tops Wagner, remains undefeated
Steve Line and Thomas Karasinski each had two RBIs and scored once and Dan Schoenhardt scored twice as new Dorp remained undefeated by rallying past Susan Wagner, 9-7, in extra...
8 New Yorkers who are giving the inside scoop on the city in 140 characters or less
Women’s style: Susan Tabak @Susan_TabakFashion writer + self-described luxury expert Number of loyal followers: 2,763 Why you should be among them: A fashion writer who divides her time between New...
Knick fans will be appreciated for support Monday
ORLANDO - Two more games left at the Garden - Sunday vs. Miami and Monday against Washington. Monday's contest will be "Fan Appreciation Night'' for the home finale. Two years...
'Jersey Shore' fans flocking to Seaside Heights
Get ready for a mouthful of Snooki — Snooki Punch, that is. Michael Carbone, who owns the Beachcomber Bar and Grill, created the drink this spring after tourists stormed his...
Kid stuff
TODAY “GYM” CLASS: He’s drawn comparisons to everyone from Green Day to James Taylor, but all kids will notice about Justin Roberts and his band the Not Ready for Naptime...
Softball roundup: Charter, Science best MSIT
Bronx Science had its heart broken by a Staten Island team in last year’s PSAL Class A first round after winning the Bronx A title. Curtis was the perpetrator then,...
Bushwick beaten, but not deterred
Sure, there were some costly errors. And yes, Bushwick had its fair share of mental lapses. But from where the Tigers have come from, an 11-5 loss to PSAL powerhouse...
NDA vs. Villa a family affair for Curatolos
John Curatolo isn't one to shy away from trash talking. It’s something that only escalates when the St. John Villa softball coach plays his father Tony and Notre Dame Academy....
Recalling a decade of 'SNL'
The "danger" with ret rospectives like NBC's upcoming "Saturday Night Live" special is that you're lulled into a false sense of how great and clever everything was -- when, in...
It's got nuts & jolts
In "Anyone Can Whis tle," Donna Murphy embodies everything that's exhilarating about musical theater. When she's onstage, it's pure, unadulterated ecstasy -- there isn't a more dynamite performance anywhere else...
Sheen could return to 'Two and a Half Men'
Charlie Sheen has left the door open to returning to "Two and a Half Men." Sheen, who reportedly told friends he was done with his hit CBS sitcom, which wrapped...
An overtaxed America: No added value here
* Daniel Mitchell is absolutely right to call the so-called value added tax a terrible idea ("VAT Attack," Post- Opinion, April 8). The VAT doesn't add a penny of value...
'Intern'al switch on summer jobs
The city's new Environmental Protection commissioner said yesterday he's overhauling a summer-internship program where some agency officials helped relatives land jobs last year. "We're doing it totally different this year,"...
The atomic Ayatollahs' angels
The Obama administration is claiming that it finally has support from China and Russia for "crippling sanctions" on Iran over its nuclear program. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently proclaimed...
The bloody scrap that saved a life
John Thompson spent 18 years in a Louisiana prison, 14 of them in a windowless, 6-by-9-foot death-row cell. According to a federal appeals court, "There were multiple mentally deranged prisoners...
Faithful flock again to Turin
TURIN, Italy -- The long linen with the faded image of a bearded man is the object of centuries-old fascination and wonderment, and closely kept under wrap. Starting today, and...
Ambulances no longer going to St. Vincent's
The Fire Department has stopped sending ambulances to St. Vincent's Hospital. Yesterday's move comes days before the debt-ridden Greenwich Village institution ends inpatient services. It's the end of a 160-year...
Burglary spree in East Village
A serial cat burglar has ripped off nine swanky East Village pads by climbing through a roof or a window, cops said yesterday. The thief has swiped jewelry, a flat-screen...
4 busted in SI hate beat
Four teens were arrested yesterday for savagely beating a Staten Island man in an apparent bias attack, cops said. The thugs circled the 26-year-old victim, Rodulfo Olmedo, early Monday in...
Shortchanging our soldiers
* Veteran Frederick Carrier is right: Gov. Paterson is a thief ("It's War! Hero Says of $$ Grab," April 7). You can't get much lower than taking money from our...
Pope's '85 perv boost
LOS ANGELES -- The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal...
Judge backs Vedder vocals
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder may have sung "gibberish" when he covered an obscure Canadian musician's only hit, but the changed words probably don't amount to copyright infringement, a judge...
Obama set with Supreme Top 10 list
President Obama already has a list of successors to liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who announced yesterday his plans to retire. Obama aides said several on the list...
Ben Roethlisberger won't face sexual assault charges
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not be charged over accusations that he sexually assaulted a 20-year-old coed, it was reported yesterday. Citing anonymous sources, ESPN reported that Milledgeville District...
NY 'rainy day' funds to run dry by June
ALBANY -- Think the state budget's a mess now? Wait until June. Gov. Paterson's top budget aide warned yesterday that New York's cash crisis is so dire that the treasury...
Pols get earful of copter-noise complaints
Noise complaints have been soaring in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn since tourist helicopters were relocated from the West Side Heliport, elected officials complained yesterday. "The fact that there's now a...
OTB still neighing
ALBANY -- OTB's board of directors yesterday voted to suspend for a week tomorrow's deadline to shut down parlors and lay off 1,300 workers. The move comes amid continuing negotiations...
Disliked Dems sink to historic low in poll
WASHINGTON -- The Democratic Party's favorability rating dropped to an all-time low of 41 percent in the Gallup poll -- the latest worrisome indicator in an election cycle that has...
Going the whole 9! La Liz to wed again
Ninth time's the charm. Elizabeth Taylor, 78, is planning to tie the knot yet again -- this time with a longtime companion 29 years her junior. Taylor recently became secretly...
His big hero's welcome
He's officially an American hero. The Trinidadian-born basketball player who helped stop shoe bomber Richard Reid from blowing up an American Airlines flight was finally sworn in as a US...
Sad end to LI whale tale
Moby has moved on to the afterlife. A stranded baby humpback whale was euthanized on an East Hampton beach yesterday morning after being shot with several rounds from a rifle....
Downtown 'hate gang'
A trio of youths -- including a 12 year-old girl -- was picked up yesterday for beating older Asian women on the Lower East Side in what police are describing...
Mass. medical mess
President Obama has an unsettling defense of his health-care reform -- it's merely a version of the plan implemented by Massachusetts. Obama wants to associate his reform with the one...
Rep. Stupak packs it in
WASHINGTON -- The pro-life Democrat widely credited with ensuring congressional passage of President Obama's health-care program announced yesterday that he will retire rather than face his increasingly hostile critics. Rep....
Iceland big facing suit
Jons Asgeir Johannesson, a retail tycoon with a heavy-metal haircut who threatened to take over Saks as recently as 2008, has been hit with a sensational lawsuit from an Icelandic...
Labor: We'll storm Wall St.
Thousands of angry labor supporters are going to descend on Wall Street later this month to demand greater regulations on the banking industry, including a tax on financial transactions and...
GM: exec swap over
General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Ed Whitacre told employees his overhaul of senior management is complete after bringing in new lieutenants to run GM's finances, lobbying and North American...
Docs pull explosive from soldier's head
US military doctors in Afghanistan -- decked out in full body armor and surrounded by a bomb squad -- surgically removed a live explosive device that had become lodged in...
Business briefs
Toyota step Dozens of lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp., were assigned to US District Judge James Selna, a key step in deal ing with the torrent of lit igation stemming...
Friendly foes foiled at library parry party
Swashbuckling in the city -- what could possibly go wrong? A dozen brave souls decked out in full fighting regalia took a stab at the graceful, centuries-old sport of fencing...
Dumb Jersey jokes
Lighten up, folks. It was a joke. The war of words between Chris Christie and the Garden State's teachers unions took a strange turn yesterday, with publication of a memo...
Obama's Supreme right
It could be a long and contentious summer in Washington as the Senate considers a successor to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who yesterday announced his retirement after a...
Park it, Fed man
Who knew that the Obama adminis tration cared that much about New York's state parks? In what we can only hope is the act of a rogue bureaucrat wandering waaaaay...
Dow springs above 11,000 for first time since '08
It's spring, and investors are seeing green shoots everywhere. A pile-up of signs that the economy may finally be rebounding -- and, maybe, the optimism that can come with the...
Marathon faker gets run in
A sham real estate mogul is heading to prison for at least five years after admitting yesterday that he tried to pocket a $1 million deposit from the organizers of...
Tiki Barber & mistress got cozy in Africa
Greetings from Africa. Wish you were here! Tiki Barber and his young blond mistress got cozy during a jaunt to the sizzling-hot locale -- while his pregnant wife stayed home...
Boy's plea helps send killer away
The young survivors of a Long Island arson fire that killed their mother and three siblings penned heart-wrenching letters to a judge urging him to throw the book at the...
Lehman rips Barclays
Lehman Brothers Holdings told a US bankruptcy judge yesterday that Barclays should be forced to return certain assets it received in its 2008 acquisition of Lehman's core US brokerage, because...
Ex-Fannie chief defends Mudd-ied name
Mudd waded waist-deep into bad mortgages. Daniel Mudd, who was chief executive of Fannie Mae before the government took over the failing mortgage giant, tried to cleanse his record yesterday,...
Holders fighting AIG sale
American shareholders are grousing that they are getting shafted in the planned sale of American International Group's Asian insurance asset to UK-based Prudential. The $35.5 billion deal is set to...
Europe agrees on Greece
Greece's European neighbors have finally settled on how it would provide a rescue package to the debt-swamped nation. It's no sweetheart deal, with a 6 percent interest rate for the...
California Pizza Kitchen seeks buyer
California Pizza Kitchen Inc. is seeking buyers for the restaurant chain, a source familiar with the deal said, sending its shares up as much as 17 percent. The chain known...
Taxi chief's 'touching' vow to riders
Complaining about lousy taxi rides could soon be within arm's reach of passengers. New taxi chief David Yassky wants the touchscreens in the back of yellow cabs to allow riders...
Fed-up mom ships adopted kid back to Russia
In a stunning move, a Tennessee woman sent her 7-year-old adopted son on a flight back to Russia alone with a note saying "I no longer wish to parent this...
Nuke war of words
President Obama faced a double-barreled nuclear problem yesterday -- Iran said its program couldn't be stopped, and North Korea vowed to expand its arsenal. Iran unveiled a third generation of...
Bloomberg wants judges to show no mercy for Times Square riot punks
Judges need to come down hard on the Times Square wildings to demonstrate the city won't stand for a return to the violent days of the past, Mayor Bloomberg said...
Gitmo grill in Queens case
Lawyers for a New Yorker charged with supporting al Qaeda can take testimony from a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was allegedly one of Osama bin Laden's top deputies in Afghanistan,...
Exhumed body reveals money manager's murder
When a beautiful blond money manager was found on New Year's Eve slumped over in her bathtub with a gash on her head, cops believed she had tragically slipped and...
'Survivor' husband was a cad
A reality-TV pioneer suspected of strangling his wife during a "reconciliation" Cancun vacation had been sleeping with a work colleague, his grief-stricken sister-in-law said yesterday, adding another twist to the...
DA slams Astor juror as a liar
Prosecutors came out swinging yesterday against the holdout juror whose claims of being "threatened" could scuttle the conviction in the Brooke Astor swindle trial -- calling a juror a two-faced...
Old gang's heist encore
CHICAGO -- Two men convicted of a notorious $3.6 million diamond robbery in London three decades ago have been arrested on charges of conspiring to rob a suburban Chicago bank,...
Unholy NJ death wishers
A furious New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yesterday tore into the state's teachers union for circulating a memo that featured a prayer for his death. "To pray for my death"...
Al Qaeda threatens to attack US-England World Cup match
Al Qaeda has declared it will attack the World Cup soccer match between America and England in June and kill "hundreds" of fans, according to a report. "How beautiful would...
iCrashed the sub
Holy ship! A US submarine navigator listening to his iPod was to blame for last year's collision between his craft and a transport ship in the Persian Gulf that left...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A mugger choked a man who was returning home to his Upper East Side apartment building, sources said. The thug followed the 30-year-old victim into his building on East...
Last four West Virginia miners found dead
MONTCOAL, W.Va. -- Searchers found four bodies deep in a West Virginia coal mine shattered by an explosion, raising the death toll to 29 and ending an excruciating week for...
The Post line
NBA Favorite Line Underdog PACERS 10 Nets BOBCATS 10 Pistons Hawks 7 WIZARDS GRIZZLIES 7 Sixers Celtics 1 BUCKS NUGGETS 5½ Spurs Mavericks 5½ KINGS Warriors 1 CLIPPERS Home team...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 1 mile; $18,000; clm($15,000); 3up SLAMM'N LOU finished well to get second, third in two starts at this level. SHOTGUN BANDIT drops to lowest level yet. PAVLOV'S...
Taunting banner grounded on Day 2
Tiger got plane lucky. The Federal Aviation Administration cut Tiger Woods a huge break before he even teed off yesterday by grounding a small airplane that had been towing banners...
Female knuckleballer to pitch in minors
TOKYO -- A female knuckleball pitcher from Japan will be playing for a minor league team in the United States. Eri Yoshida, an 18-year-old pitcher who played pro ball in...
Making a splash: Kuchar's shot lands in fan's soda
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Matt Kuchar, who was playing with Tiger Woods yesterday, hit a shot into someone's cup of soda on the ninth hole. "It was a Coke or some...
Masters sets new cable ratings high
Tiger Woods' comeback was the most-watched golf event ever on cable TV, as 4.9 million viewers tuned in to see the opening of the Masters, according to ratings released yesterday....
Taylor's jump to Jets looks to be 'close'
Jason Taylor didn't make anything official yesterday, but the NFL's active sack leader could soon be dancing with the Jets. Though league sources confirmed a media report out of South...
Possible Mickelson-Woods pairing sinks in sand
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Maybe they were just afraid of Tiger Woods. Anthony Kim and Phil Mickelson came to the 18th hole yesterday at Augusta National with a chance to be...
Brits Westwood, Poulter knotted atop leaderboard
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- There's a British invasion taking place at Augusta National. As Masters third-round play begins today, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood, both from England, are tied for the...
Knicks coach wants LeBron -- for Team USA
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni isn't just trying to recruit LeBron James for the Knicks, but also for Team USA this summer. D'Antoni has a lot on his...
Sports shorts
RACING: Zenyatta improves to 16-0 In Hot Springs, Ark., Zenyatta improved to 16-0 with a 4 1/4 -length victory in the Apple Blossom Invitational, galloping effortlessly from behind in her...
Yankees-Red Sox umpire ordered uniform changes
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Umpire Joe West wasn't just checking his watch during the Yankees' season-opening series -- he was checking CC Sabathia's shoes, too. West forced two Yankees to...
Reyes' season kicks off today
It took longer than anyone expected, but Jose Reyes made his first appearance at Citi Field yesterday. The real test, however, comes today, when Reyes is eligible to come off...
Teixeira, Vazquez flops spell 'L' for Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Javier Vazquez didn't miss many barrels and Mark Teixeira looked like he was swinging a wet newspaper. Was it any wonder the Rays put a 9-3...
Mets get 2nd fresh start of 2010
Mike Pelfrey got his mojo back. The anemic Mets pounded a Citi Field record four home runs and today is Jose Reyes Opening Day. If only the Nationals could stay...
Mets' Nieve looks to have lock on eighth inning
Twice this year the Mets have had a lead in the eighth inning and each time Fernando Nieve was assigned to pitch and each time he pitched effectively. Nieve continues...
Rangers force win-and-in finale
It took essentially all season for the Rangers to establish an identity, but they have now, they sure have now -- better late than never and not too late at...
Mets' Francoeur, Barajas lead Citi power surge
David Wright insists home runs aren't critical for the Mets. He won't deny, though, how much they can alter a game -- and a fan base. "I won't say it's...
Mets' Pelfrey shows new splitter, maturation in home win
With Johan Santana a given and Jon Niese a rookie, much of the Mets' success will depend on Mike Pelfrey, Oliver Perez and John Maine. And if Pelfrey pitches like...
Nets' Williams thrills in double-overtime win
There was a time this season -- actually, several times -- when the Nets thought about sending Terrence Williams to the D-League. There also was a time when folks thought...
Yankees' Sabathia aims to Rays his game
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- CC Sabathia admits he nibbled too much against the Red Sox in Sunday's season opener and didn't focus as much as he should. "Sometimes when that...
Rangers' fourth line's first-rate play the difference
The world has turned upside down. With 10 games to go, the Rangers were seven points out of the playoffs. With one to go -- after last night's 4-3 victory...
Knicks coach stands by Duhon despite another lost season
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Chris Duhon Knicks Era ends Wednesday in Toronto -- and it will end with him reinstalled as the starting point guard. Mission was not accomplished, but...
Cotto, Foreman set for 'Stadium Slugfest'
Boxing is back in the Bronx. Yankee Stadium will hold its inaugural boxing card on June 5, as three-time world champion Miguel Cotto attempts to win the WBA super welterweight...
Division crown Devils' goal
This weekend, then, is the Devils' dress rehearsal for the playoffs. They have two season-ending games in Newark, starting tonight against the Islanders (7:00, MSG, MSG Plus; WMJC 94.3 FM,...
Rangers' Girardi shows some fight
The memory of Dan Girardi watching Dan Carcillo rain punches on Marian Gaborik without interceding back in Philadelphia on Jan. 21 is an indelible memory from this season. It couldn't...
There's strong arms and throwaways
In the first few days of baseball season, it was hard to put your finger down on a schedule and not land on a potential All-Star starting pitcher returning from...
Edgar wrestles way to MMA title fight
The highlight of Frankie Edgar's wrestling career was qualifying for the nationals all four years at Clarion University in Pennsylvania. He also twice appeared in the New Jersey state championship...
Big test for Hondo
Hondo rebounded from Thursday's Royal pain by picking up an extra-special victory last night with the Twins, which elevated the earnings to 280 gaspars. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will undergo a...
Weird but true
Tickle me, weed-o! A Pennsylvania father was busted after going to his son's elementary school to retrieve four ounces of pot from the kid's Elmo backpack. Teachers called cops, who...
Ex-Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez sues over firing
NEWARK -- Former Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez sued the university yesterday over his dismissal last month, claiming he was fired without cause and is owed two years of...
Hill rejects Rutgers' settlement
Fred Hill Jr. might be gone from Rutgers, but the fired basketball coach isn't going out without a fight. Even as Hill -- who arguably had the worst coaching tenure...
Jones leaves Columbia to take BC job
Head coach Joe Jones left Columbia yesterday to take the lead assistant position at Boston College. Jones joins another former Ivy Leaguer at Chestnut Hill, Steve Donahue, who left Cornell...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Moore improves to 2-0
One day after earning the win on the mound, John Baggs came up big at the plate and in the field for Moore Catholic in a 7-3 victory against Xavier...
Jones jets Owls past Stuyvesant
Bryant turned its home diamond into a carousel during the second inning of its game against Stuyvesant. The Owls would load the bases early in the inning and methodically work...
Film futures still unrated
An agonizing standoff between Hollywood and Wall Street just got even longer. The decision about whether to allow the creation of an exchange where investors could bet on boxoffice sales...
Younger Annicaro, gutsy Judges outduel Bushwick
Cardozo was missing its ace pitcher and its starting third baseman. Its star catcher went out in the sixth inning with a foot injury. Bushwick, its opponent, was not a...
Villa comeback falls short against NDA
It is trend John Curatolo hopes his team doesn’t fall into. In his St. John Villa softball team’s first two league games, it has fell behind and had to mount...
Howard helps Magic roll past Knicks, 118-103
Dwight Howard and Vince Carter scored 25 points apiece, and the Orlando Magic tuned up for the playoffs with a 118-103 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night....
Rangers stay alive, top Flyers 4-3
Marian Gaborik broke a second-period tie with his 42nd goal and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia...
Red Bulls commit to raw-but-gifted Coundoul
Red Bull keeper Bouna Coundoul hasn’t given up a goal in two league games. But goalkeeper coach Des McAleenan says he's barely been coached and is just scratching the surface,...
Notre Dame Academy holds off scrappy St. John Villa
Notre Dame Academy had just scored six runs to open up a seven-run lead after six inning against St. John Villa. Still there wasn’t a relaxed person in the Gators...
WarioWare DIY: doin' it yourself
Every now and then, something comes along that is so great that there are no real words to describe it. Nintendo's WarioWare DIY for the DS fits this category. It...
The Butler Did It
Moore Catholic’s Nick Doscher deals with a fluid roster every year, that’s the nature of being a high school baseball coach. Some players graduate, some fail off, others transfer. But...