April 24, 2010
Yankees clip Angels, 7-1
April 24, 2010 | 11:13pmANAHEIM, Calif. -- Andy Pettitte threw eight sharp innings, Robinson Cano had four hits, and Nick Swisher and No. 9 hitter Francisco Cervelli each drove in two runs for the...
Bolt leads Jamaica to victory at Penn Relays
April 24, 2010 | 10:56pmPHILADELPHIA – Everything stopped at the Penn Relays and Usain Bolt hadn’t even run yet. The world’s fastest man walked onto the infield prior to his US vs. The World...
Good Samaritan wouldn't have ignored dying man: family
April 24, 2010 | 9:36pmThe homeless Good Samaritan who lay dying on a Queens sidewalk while nearly 25 coldhearted pedestrians strolled by would never have acted so callously, his grieving family said today. "That...
Mets beat Braves, go to 9-9
April 24, 2010 | 9:24pmWith just their third three-game winning streak since last May, the New York Mets got back to .500 for the first time since the opening week of the season. Jason...
Robeson's Sandiford leaps to Penn Relays high jump win
April 24, 2010 | 9:22pmPHILADEPHIA – O’Neil Sandiford had to go – to the bathroom. The Paul Robeson junior left the high jump competition for a few minutes to use the libratory and it...
Search for Queens runaways, 9 and 13
April 24, 2010 | 9:13pmPolice are asking for the public’s help in finding a young boy and his teenage sister who they believe ran away from their Briarwood, Queens, home. Erik Bowman, 9, and...
Car wash carnage: 3 shot
April 24, 2010 | 9:11pmMayhem erupted at a Brooklyn car wash this afternoon when a gunman unleashed a fusillade of bullets, hitting an employee and two men waiting for their car, authorities said. Two...
With Feagles likely to retire, Giants draft punter
April 24, 2010 | 8:53pmThe selection of a punter, Matt Dodge of East Carolina, in the seventh round today was a curious move by the Giants – until word came down that seemingly-ageless Jeff...
Gametracker: Yankees vs. Angels
April 24, 2010 | 8:11pmFollow the action as the Yankees take on the Angels ...
NJ body may be bridge-toss baby: cops
April 24, 2010 | 7:04pmSAYREVILLE, N.J. — New Jersey state police say a body found today near the Raritan River may be that of a 3-month-old girl allegedly thrown off a highway bridge by...
Cardinals draft Fordham QB Skelton
April 24, 2010 | 6:53pmTEMPE, Ariz. -- Big quarterback John Skelton of Fordham is headed to the Arizona Cardinals, a team he said he felt was destined to draft him after a workout and...
Jets add McKnight, Conner to changing backfield
April 24, 2010 | 6:48pmThe Jets added two players and got rid of one in their ever-changing offensive backfield. The Jets selected Southern California running back Joe McKnight, Mark Sanchez's former college teammate, after...
Report: Manuel says Maine won't need DL
April 24, 2010 | 6:37pmJerry Manuel said John Maine won't need to be put on the disabled list but did not know when the Mets right-hander would make his next start after suffering from...
Yankees lineup vs. Angels
April 24, 2010 | 6:26pmYankees lineup today vs. Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Jeter ss Gardner lf Teixeira 1b Rodriguez dh Cano 2b Swisher rf Granderson cf Pena 3b Cervelli c
The Butler Did It
April 24, 2010 | 6:13pmFor two decades, Mike Quick was the voice of high school sports in the Tri-State area. His show, High School Weekly, was a must watch, a place where players like...
RBNY's Soler: Stars want to come here
April 24, 2010 | 6:06pmIt's a testament to the New York Red Bulls' drawing power — both because of their location and deep pockets — that they are being linked with a litany of...
Teixeira knocks out rookie catcher
April 24, 2010 | 5:01pmANAHEIM, Calif. — The hardest thing Mark Teixeira hit last night was Angels catcher Bobby Wilson. And the crash was severe enough to send the young catcher to the hospital...
Jets trade Washington, release Faneca
April 24, 2010 | 4:55pmThe Jets today traded Leon Washington and reportedly have released guard Alan Faneca, after drafting a versatile running back and an offensive lineman this weekend. Washington, a Pro Bowl kick...
Giants finally draft linebacker in round four
April 24, 2010 | 4:49pmThe Giants waited until the third day of the NFL Draft to take a linebacker, this morning using their fourth-round pick to select Phillip Dillard from Nebraska. Given the glaring...
E-mails show Goldman praised the collapsing mortgage market
April 24, 2010 | 3:31pmWhile Wall Street and Main Street were in tears, officials at Goldman Sachs cheered at having made money shorting the subprime mortgage crisis, new Senate documents show. "Of course we...
Derby will be clash of training titans
April 24, 2010 | 10:10amThe four great training titans of America’s classic thoroughbred racing — Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert, Nick Zito and Todd Pletcher — have arrived in Louisville, Ky., locked and loaded for...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
April 24, 2010 | 9:01amDERBY TRIAL Churchill Downs, 10th race. Grade 3. Purse: $200,000. Mile, 3-year-olds. Post: 5:17 p.m. LOWDOWN: Soaring Empire had a rough trip finishing eighth in the Florida Derby, but he...
5 questions with... Kevin Russo
April 24, 2010 | 8:16amHow do you feel about being labeled a “utility” player? It’s a good thing just because it’s an added versatility. It’s a way I can break in ... maybe turn...
Romine gives Yankees catching depth
April 24, 2010 | 8:14amYankees area scout Dave Keith always liked Austin Romine as he was coming up in Southern California. But there was one game in particular that sold him on Romine’s talent....
Giants brass misses bad-Lee
April 24, 2010 | 8:03amOK, I get this drafting for value thing. I happen to believe GM Jerry Reese and Marc Ross, the Giants’ director of college scouting, know what the hell they’re doing...
Giants' defense gets lift, but not at MLB
April 24, 2010 | 7:56amClearly, general manager Jerry Reese and the Giants do not think middle linebacker is a dire need. Last night, with Sean Lee of Penn State sitting there for them in...
Stabbed hero dies as more than 20 people stroll past him
April 24, 2010 | 7:36amA heroic homeless man, stabbed after saving a Queens woman from a knife-wielding attacker, lay dying in a pool of blood for more than an hour as nearly 25 people...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Fesler leads St. Francis Prep to 11-0 win at Christ the King
April 24, 2010 | 6:45amAfter struggling in his first two starts, Chris Fesler pitched a complete-game one-hitter, striking out 14 and hitting a two-run home run to lead St. Francis Prep to an 11-0...
Angels beat Yankees, 6-4, after Joba gives up a two-run homer
April 24, 2010 | 5:34amANAHEIM, Calif. — Kendry Morales hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Joba Chamberlain in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Yankees 6-4 on Friday...
Ike's first home run helps Mets beat Braves, 5-2
April 24, 2010 | 5:27amIke Davis put his head down and briskly ran around the bases after hitting his first major league home run. Angel Pagan’s path home, well, that was strictly heads-up. Davis...
Softball roundup: Palase perfect vs. Port Richmond
April 24, 2010 | 5:15amAnd they say no one’s perfect. Nicole Palase didn’t give up a run, hit or walk to lead host Tottenville to a 15-0 win against previously undefeated Port Richmond in...
T-party
April 24, 2010 | 4:54amWhen Cesar Padilla, co-owner of Chelsea’s Cherry vintage shop, was in his 20s, he traveled to South America while his mom stayed busy at home in Los Angeles throwing out...
Youthful Lewis falls short in another close game
April 24, 2010 | 4:50amBryan Brown gathered his team around the pitching circle for a heart to heart talk. Francis Lewis had just fell to Bayside, 6-2, in a PSAL Queens A-I softball game...
Super markets!
April 24, 2010 | 4:47amSifting through musty wares at questionable flea markets is so 2009. This year, the most haute outdoor markets are taking a cue from London and selling coconut-scented soaps, handmade jewelry...
Bites of the round table
April 24, 2010 | 4:45amHad you turned up for dinner at the landmark Algonquin Hotel about 85 years ago, you would’ve had a good shot at seeing actress Tallulah Bankhead sprinting through the lobby...
Bayside beats Lewis, creams center fielder
April 24, 2010 | 4:38amBayside is playing loose right now. Need proof? After a 6-2 win against host Francis Lewis in PSAL Queens A-I softball Friday, the Commodores serenaded junior centerfielder Cheska Mauban for...
PSAL baseball roundup: Wagner's Nappo picks up 600th career win
April 24, 2010 | 4:34amSusan Wagner coach Bob Nappo picked up his 600th career win as the Falcons knocked off Curtis, 2-1, in Staten Island A baseball. Nappo, in his sixth year with Wagner,...
Loughlin lets go girls hoops coach
April 24, 2010 | 4:34amAfter going winless in its first season back in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I, Bishop Loughlin has fired head girls basketball coach Rocco Romano, The Post learned Friday. Romano, who completed...
Kid stuff
April 24, 2010 | 4:07amTODAY BIG TIME: See what kind of stunts BMX pioneer Matt Hoffman pulls when the Tribeca Drive-in Outdoor Series presents “The Birth of Big Air,” a Spike Jonze/Johnny Knoxville documentary...
Cookin' Cheri
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amMeet Liza, the frenetic, combative, slightly off-kilter "Life Coach" who never lets her personal life interfere with her work -- while putting her clients' needs first. And if you believe...
Simon Cowell's personal fortune grows, now worth more than $250 million
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amSimon Cowell's making a mint off his snarky TV personality. The nasty "American Idol" judge's personal fortune grew by an estimated $69 million (45 million pounds) last year, according to...
'Dexter' OK
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThe wife of Michael C. Hall says the "Dexter" star is "fully recovered" from cancer and has returned to work. Jennifer Carpenter said yesterday that Hall was "incredibly brave" when...
Eye'll be steering you
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amBERLIN -- Tired of spinning that steering wheel? Artificial-intelligence researchers in Germany have developed a technology that lets drivers steer . . . with their eyes. A team from Berlin's...
US robot warrior in space
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amR2-D2 is enlisting in the Air Force. The United States has launched a robot-run space plane that can launch satellites -- and possibly drop bombs -- as it orbits for...
City watershed moment
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amALBANY -- New regulations for natural-gas drilling in the New York City and Syracuse watersheds will create a bureaucratic hurdle that will effectively prevent drilling and, as a result, defuse...
'Fantasy art' kin's $$ reality
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The children of "Conan the Barbarian" fantasy artist Frank Frazetta have resolved an ugly dispute over control of their elderly father's body of work. The family feud...
Bair bullish on banks
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amFederal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said the number of US bank failures stemming from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression will fall below the agency's earlier...
Afghanistan & the Eliot Spitzer law of love
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amAt some point during the American Revolution, a frustrated British general, deep into his evening port, must have asked, "Can't these primitives understand the advantages we offer them?" In Afghanistan...
A Tinseltown mistrial
April 24, 2010 | 4:00am* The sentencing of Cameron Douglas to just five years in prison for a crime that carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years is an outrage ("It's Celebrity Justice in...
Sen. Espada, exposed: another shameless pol
April 24, 2010 | 4:00am* Where do the poor Democratic legislators in Albany find the time to take care of the people's business? They're so busy trying to find ways to fill their pockets...
France $laps veiled driver
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amPARIS -- A 31-year-old French woman was fined for wearing a niqab while driving, a further sign of France's bid to impose a so-called burqa ban and clamp down on...
Bret Michaels' brain woe
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amRocker Bret Michaels was in stable condition at an undisclosed West Coast hospital yesterday after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage, People magazine reported. Michaels, 47, was rushed to the hospital...
Palin yaks on hacker
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amKNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Her e-mail hacker forced Sarah Palin to change how she communicated with her family back in Alaska during the grueling 2008 presidential campaign, Palin testified yesterday. David...
OTB scratches jobs
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amALBANY -- New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. laid off 35 nonunion employees yesterday as it launched a plan to return to long-term solvency. OTB Chairman Meyer "Sandy" Frucher said...
Greece faces task of mythic proportions
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amATHENS -- The Greek prime minister chose a tiny, remote Aegean island far from Athens to tell the world on St. George's Day, his name day, that Greece could no...
Mike 'snob' story hits charter foe Perkins
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg lit into state Sen. Bill Perkins yesterday for "violently" opposing the expansion of charter schools while he himself attended exclusive private schools that are out of reach to...
Lehman fights $2B Nomura claims
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amBankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. accused Nomura Holdings Inc. of "egregious inflation" for seeking $2 billion to resolve claims in a series of derivatives deals and said the Japanese brokerage...
Trying to 'bi' votes
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA -- The old tactic of dragging out an opponent's sexual skeletons for political gain is being turned on its head in the City of Brotherly Love. In a left-leaning...
Caught in 'drug' Web
April 24, 2010 | 4:00am"CrackBerry" is no joke. American college students are hooked on cellphones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addiction, according to a new study....
O health 'savings' vanishing
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amWASHINGTON -- So much for all the health-care budget savings. Despite the White House's claims that ObamaCare will reduce spending, health-care costs are expected to rise about 1 percent, or...
Gun flood is killing us: Skyler
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThe failure of the White House and Congress to stem the flow of illegal guns into New York City "is killing people," Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler said yesterday. "What's really...
NYPD Daily Blotter
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amQueens Police are searching for the gun-wielding subway muggers pictured above who robbed a man in the L-line station in Ridgewood, authorities said yesterday. Two men in their 20s accosted...
BBQ for O and Michelle
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amLooks like Barack and Michelle Obama are taking a vacation from more than just their jobs -- they're also giving healthy eating habits a holiday. Making a weekend getaway to...
Alternative-school teachers in bid to boot UFT
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amTeachers at the KIPP AMP charter school in Brooklyn have petitioned to drop the United Federation of Teachers as a partner -- just over a year after announcing their intention...
Justice for the SEALs
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amOnly one more acquittal to go. Two of the three Navy SEALs court-martialed in Iraq for supposedly mistreating a brutal terrorist were cleared of all charges this week. Petty Officer...
A revolt grows in Jersey
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amNew Jersey voters just sent another loud reminder of their disgust with out-of-control taxes. Of 537 school budgets up for a vote in the Garden State, 315 -- a whopping...
Cowardly Central
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amFor nearly 13 years, the irreverent -- to put it mildly -- cartoon show "South Park" has ridiculed every sacred convention in the book, from major religions and celebrities to...
Secret papers reveal Senate 'talks' between Obama and Blagojevich
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amWASHINGTON -- Sections of court papers filed by scandal-scarred former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich that were mistakenly made public show a deeper involvement by President Obama in picking his Senate...
Stars' factory crusade shows Hugo who's 'Boss'
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amHugo Boss blinked. The German fashion house succumbed to mounting pressure from unions, pension funds, politicians and Hollywood celebrities, canceling its controversial plans to shut down an Ohio suit factory...
Stuy separation complex
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThe historic Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village could soon be an apartment complex divided. As the massive development on Manhattan's East Side moves toward a foreclosure sale, the two outfits leading...
'Arting' shot at Bloomberg
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amHundreds of artists turned up at a Parks Department hearing yesterday to protest the city's plan to slash the number of vendors permitted to work in Central Park, Union Square,...
Greece's plea for bailout ignites clashes in Athens
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amGreece's debt crisis turned violent yesterday as leftist protesters clashed with tear-gas-spraying police in Athens. About 2,500 demonstrators joined the march to protest belt-tightening measures by Prime Minister George Papandreou's...
Big-league hero on jet
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amTV baseball announcer and former Red Sox manager Kevin Kennedy was among a group of passengers who helped subdue a crazed man on a cross-country flight yesterday. Kennedy, a broadcaster...
Wall St. socialism
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amWhen President Obama's vast new regulatory state is completed, Wall Street firms ought to have a competition over the naming rights. Will it be the CitiDeal? The Goldman Society? The...
'South Park' jihad patrol
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amIt was no joking matter to the NYPD. Even before Comedy Central's "South Park" aired its episode that purported to feature the Prophet Mohammed in a bear suit, security was...
Icahn gets ok to vote
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amCarl Icahn's war to take over Lionsgate Entertainment got a lift yesterday when the film studio behind the "Saw" and Tyler Perry film franchises agreed to allow the billionaire agitator...
Bury nice to see you,
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amBeyoncé is "sandylicious." The sexy star singer frolicked on the beaches of Hawaii yesterday then got buried up to her neck by friends. At one point, only Beyoncé's head could...
A date to quake your boobies
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amNew York women are ready to move heaven and earth to join the "Boobquake." A worldwide protest against a wacky Muslim imam -- who claims that scantily clad women cause...
Mailers heading to jailers
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amA union leader who was sent in to clean up the newspaper mailers union after the previous president embezzled a six-figure sum from the union yesterday admitted he also had...
Tut nuts want their mummy
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amIt was Tut time in the Big Apple yesterday. A line snaked halfway up a West Side block, as people eagerly awaited the opening of a Times Square exhibit of...
Analyst: Paulson's role hidden in Goldman CDO
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amA former analyst who assigned a rating to the complex mortgage securities at the center of the Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud case against Goldman Sachs said yesterday he didn't...
Dow extends rally
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amStocks advanced yesterday, extending the Dow Jones industrial average's longest weekly winning streak in six years, as the biggest jump in new home sales in almost five decades bolstered optimism...
Police crash club's NFL fest
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amSacked! The troubled M2 Ultralounge in Chelsea was once again shut down by the city just as it was warming up to host festivities for the NFL's official draft party,...
Cemetery 'dump' bust
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amA failed Brooklyn ice-cream-shop owner strangled his longtime girlfriend with an extension cord, then dumped her body in a Queens cemetery, authorities said yesterday. Muhammad Iqbal, 45, a Moroccan immigrant,...
Fed aims to sell $1 trillion in securities
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amAfter a 15 months of being a consumer, Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke starting next week will begin learning how to be a salesman. The Fed chief and his panel...
Wiseguy: I ain't talkin'
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amKeeping his vow of silence, a reputed Gambino family mobster who turned down a deal with the feds refused to say why yesterday after getting sprung from jail on $2...
Business briefs
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amBlue Dimon Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., sliced an other $1 million off the asking price of his Chi cago mansion. Entering its fourth year...
A trial star is porn
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amA New York City man dodged the threat of a 20-year kiddie-porn prison sentence -- all thanks to the kindness of a porn star. Carlos Simon-Timmerman, a pizza-delivery guy from...
Geithner: Bailouts to cost $87B
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amUS government bailouts, including funds for Citigroup Inc. and American International Group Inc., will cost taxpayers about $87 billion, according to a letter Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner sent congressional...
He said 'sea' ya - 3 yrs. ago
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThe New York sailor who hoped to spend a record 1,000 days at sea has easily surpassed that mark -- but not exactly because he wanted to. Reid Stowe, 58,...
Gym 'thief' lockered up
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amAn alleged locker-room looter is behind bars after an eagle-eyed Equinox employee recognized his picture from The Post. Abraham Luniow had been identified as one of dozens of thieves who'd...
MTA's scrub-way stations
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThey'll probably never sparkle and shine, but subway stations may get noticeably brighter and cleaner. MTA bosses plan to refocus the agency's station rehabilitation program from multiyear mega-projects to lower-cost...
St. Pat's plea from jailed dad
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThe jailbird father of a woman wanted for dumping a 3-year-old boy at St. Patrick's Cathedral urged her yesterday to turn herself in -- for fear that she'll end up...
$18M Scout 'perv' slap
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amA jury ordered the Boy Scouts of America yesterday to pay $18.5 million to a man sexually abused by a former assistant Scoutmaster in what is believed to be the...
Qaeda rant of bomb zombie
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amAn al Qaeda-controlled city cabby who became a subway bomb plotter went on a tirade of hate yesterday, blaming "Zionist Jews" for "destroying this country from within" during his guilty...
That wild biker was ready to hit me: officer
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amHe was about to attack me -- with his shoulder! Strapping ex-cop Patrick Pogan insisted yesterday that he violently shoved a Critical Mass rider to the ground because the scrawny...
B'klyn stabbing
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amA man in his early 20s was stabbed in the neck outside the criminal court building in Downtown Brooklyn last night, authorities and sources said. The unidentified victim was standing...
Aqueduct Analysis
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amToday's analysis. 1. 1 1/16m(T); $23,000; clm($25,000); 3up MIGHTY EGO drew the rail and drops in class after a gate to wire victory in turf debut. LADDIES POKER makes local...
Credit Manuel for shaking up Mets
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amSure, Jerry Manuel is a little crazy, batting speedster Jose Reyes third for the first time in his career, but there's nothing wrong with that. Crazy works with these Mets....
Maine exits with left-elbow spasms
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amJohn Maine has one more worry on his plate. After three shaky starts to begin the season, the right-hander had a shot at a solid performance in last night's 5-2...
Bill had McCourty down Pat
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amScouting NFL prospects has become a billion-dollar business, but in the case of Rutgers cornerback Devin McCourty, it came down to a good old-fashioned talk with an unexpected guest. Patriots...
McCoy finds 'Holm'
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amIf Jimmy Clausen's freefall in the NFL Draft was embarrassing, Colt McCoy's was downright excruciating. The two celebrated college passers had to wait well until the second day to finally...
Osi's agent not buying Giants' four-man plan
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amEven though Osi Umenyiora said he has no problem with the Giants selecting another defensive end in the first round of the NFL Draft, Umenyiora's agent isn't sure there's enough...
Panthers pick cocky Clausen in 2nd round
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amFind me a star NFL quarterback that didn't ooze confidence. Joe Montana? It blazed in those blue eyes. John Elway? One look at that chiseled chin and jaw line said...
Former coaches cheer fortune of Jets' top pick
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThere might not be a soul on the planet who has a better understanding about what the Jets are getting in their first-round draft pick, Kyle Wilson, than Dan Higgins...
Jets' top pick full of Jersey pride
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amKyle Wilson's favorite football player while he was growing up should come as no surprise: Deion Sanders. "He just likes to make plays," Vincent Wilson said yesterday of his younger...
To Jets' Wilson, corner's kin made him man he is
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amIf you want to know the reason why Kyle Wilson was standing on a podium yesterday, holding up a Jets jersey with the No. 1 on it and smiling as...
Devils' after-math: Lemaire in, Ilya out?
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amDespite so much going so wrong for so long, general manager Lou Lamoriello said he expects Jacques Lemaire to return as Devils coach next season. "There's no question he will...
Stately Derby entry for Kentucky AG
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThis coming week will be party time in Louisville for Kentucky State Attorney General Jack Conway. Not the Democratic Party, though he is the Dems' top candidate to unseat retiring...
Walker fits in Knicks' plans
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amBill Walker, one of this past season's pleasant revelations, said he believes one of the reasons for the Knicks' 29-53 record was a lack of leadership in the locker room....
Set up your staff with new closers
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThere are two words just about no fantasy baseball player wants to hear: set-up man. So if Cubs manager Lou Piniella's reassignment of Opening Day starter Carlos Zambrano to middle...
Adamek win would be no 'small' feat
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amTomasz Adamek is tired of being referred to as a "small" heavyweight just because he held titles as a light heavyweight and cruiserweight before moving up. He insists his 220...
In battle of rookie phenoms, Davis tops Heyward
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amBefore last night's game, all the talk surrounded Jason Heyward, the 20-year-old Atlanta rookie who has wowed nearly everyone in baseball. "Ain't no ballpark gonna hold what he has to...
Reyes, reordered Mets topple division rivals
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amJerry Manuel's new lineup isn't going to remind anyone of the 1961 Yankees, but maybe there's hope it won't evoke images of the '62 Mets, either. Jose Reyes last night...
Sabres, Habs stay alive
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amAdam Mair, Jason Pominville and Mike Grier scored in the first 30 minutes for the Sabres, who rebounded from a devastating loss and beat the Bruins 4-1 last night in...
Red Bulls Phil' out new rival
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amFrom Mets-Phillies to Giants-Eagles, Rangers-Flyers to pizza-vs. cheese steak, New York has a rivalry with Philadelphia that transcends records or standings. And the Red Bulls expect today's first match against...
Hondo eyes big two-do
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amStreaky Hondo bagged his fourth straight winner last night when he received an outpouring of support from the Metamucils to widen the wad to 115 cole mans. Today, it's Double-Dip...
Jets' 'Trader Mike' wisely stands pat
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amMike Tannenbaum popped into the interview room at the Jets facility in Florham Park late yesterday to discuss the selection of Massachusetts offensive lineman Vladimir Ducasse as the team's second...
Ducasse lines up perfectly for Jets in 2nd round
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amVladimir Ducasse should thank his college football coach, Kevin Morris, after being selected by the Jets last night in the second round of the NFL Draft. Morris, speaking to the...
Pierce's jumper beats horn, Heat
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amMIAMI -- Paul Pierce's 21-foot jumper at the buzzer -- with injured Heat star Dwyane Wade watching helplessly from the bench -- gave the Celtics a 100-98 win over the...
Lighting Bolt ready to strike in Penn Relays
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amPHILADELPHIA -- The last time Usain Bolt ran in the U.S., he was an up-and-coming Jamaican trying to knock off Tyson Gay, track's reigning athlete of the year. At today's...
Wells rips A-Rod for messing a-mound
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amANAHEIM, Calif. -- Alex Rodriguez can continue to say he doesn't know that runners are supposed to stay off the pitcher's mound, but David Wells and other hurlers aren't buying...
Yankees fall after Joba blows it in 8th
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amANAHEIM, Calif. -- Asked to preserve an eighth-inning tie, Joba Chamberlain put the Yankees on their first losing streak of the season last night. Chamberlain was summoned with the score...
Weird but true
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amNo need to jail him -- this was punishment enough. Cops hunting a man suspecting of running a meth lab found him hiding neck deep in a pool filled with...
Big East title hopes 'spring' eternal for Rutgers, Schiano
April 24, 2010 | 4:00amThis fall marks 10 years since coach Greg Schiano took over at Rutgers. Signs of what he has accomplished are everywhere, from the expansion of Rutgers Stadium to Thursday night's...
Puzino's bloop gives Molloy extra-inning win over SFP
April 24, 2010 | 3:42amMolloy survived. The Stanners added another to their list of close wins this season. It took eight innings for them to pull out a 5-4 win over rival St. Francis...
Late push not enough for Cardozo at Penn Relays
April 24, 2010 | 3:04amPHILADELPIA – Chamique Francis felt she ran out of straightaway. The Cardozo star junior was playing catch up over the anchor leg of the Champions of America 4x400 relay. She...
NFL Draft 2nd round
April 24, 2010 | 12:59amSome big stars came out for the second round of the NFL Draft, in front of a nearly full Radio City Music Hall. Unfortunately, Jim Brown, Dan Marino, Ray Lewis...
Mets' Davis hits first home run
April 24, 2010 | 12:42amMets rookie first baseman Ike Davis hit his first major-league home run tonight, a long drive to the Shea Bridge in right-center field in the fifth inning against the Braves.The...
Jets select OT Ducasse with second-round pick
April 24, 2010 | 12:22amThe Jets selected University of Massachusetts offensive lineman Vladimir Ducasse in the second round of the NFL Draft, shoring up a unit that helped pave the way for the league's...
Osi says Giants' pick was 'good move'
April 24, 2010 | 12:11amTwo-time Pro Bowler Osi Umenyiora says the Giants made a good move by taking fellow defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul in the NFL draft. Umenyiora said in an e-mail to The...