June 5, 2010
Niese pitches gem, Wright homers in Mets win over Marlins
Jonathon Niese pitched brilliantly in his return from the disabled list and David Wright hit a rare homer at Citi Field, sending the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory...
Live blog recap: CHSAA intersectional baseball playoffs
There are just four teams left competing for the CHSAA Class A intersectional title and all four – No. 2 St. Joseph by the Sea, No. 3 St. Raymond, No....
Drosselmeyer pulls off Belmont win
Drosselmeyer pulled off an upset in the Belmont Stakes, seizing the lead in the stretch and giving Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his first win in a Triple Crown...
Hill's 14th-inning RBI drops Yanks
TORONTO — Aaron Hill singled home the winning run in the 14th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 3-2 today. Facing right-hander Chad Gaudin (0-3),...
Damage control: BP buying up oil spill search terms
A BP spokesman confirmed that the company bought search terms related to oil spill in order to direct internet users to the company’s own information about cleanup efforts in the...
LI plane crash; Student, teacher burned
A student pilot and a flight instructor were left with serous burns after they crashed into an office building while practicing take offs and landings at a Long Island’s MacArthur...
Coughlin revered Wooden
It makes sense that Giants coach Tom Coughlin looked up to John Wooden in a very special way. There was so much in Wooden that Coughlin admired and tried to...
Subway track fire strands straphangers
Hundreds of straphangers were rescued from a Queens-bound J-train today after a track fire in Jamaica left them stranded in a subway tunnel between stations, fire and transit officials said....
Gametracker: Marlins at Mets
Follow all the action as Niese Jonathon Niese and the Mets take on Nate Robinson and the Marlins ...
Beltran goes 1-for-5 in spring training game
Carlos Beltran played another extended spring training game today, going 1-for-5 with an RBI single and two walks in Port St. Lucie. It was his second straight game as a...
LI soldier killed in Afghanistan
A Long Island soldier was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend, becoming only the second East Ender to die in combat since 9/11. Joseph Theinert, 24, a lieutenant in the...
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 opens to rave reviews
A long-isolated section of the Brooklyn Heights waterfront was bustling today with cheers of happy kids following the opening of a new segment for Brooklyn Bridge Park that also includes...
New Rochelle's Buddle scores first goals, leads US past Australia 3-1
New Rochelle's Edson Buddle was a longshot to make the U.S. National Team's World Cup roster. But no matter how slim his odds, now that he's crashed the party he's...
Suspect Van der Sloot in Peru; Video shows 2 enter room, only one leaves
LIMA, Peru — The lone suspect in the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway was paraded — moist-eyed and looking stunned — before reporters today as Peruvians denounced him and...
Wild wet fun at Brooklyn Bridge Park
It was “Kids gone wild” last Saturday, as the vast new playground at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 finally opened at the foot of Atlantic Avenue.The mega–play area includes a...
Report: Jets give Conner four years, $2M
Fifth-round draft pick John Conner got a four-year, $1.99 million contract from the Jets, NJ.com reports. The fullback from Kentucky received a $199,000 signing bonus. With escalators, the contract could...
Miley fires back at 'lesbian kiss' critics
Miley Cyrus responded to fans late last night following her latest attempt to break free of her Disney chains during a performance on "Britain's Got Talent" in which she simulated...
The Red Bulls' emerging Ubi
Every season since the Red Bulls drafted him out of Akron, midfielder Sinisa Ubiparipovic has slowly improved his game and steadily increased his role. But so far in 2010, with...
Gametracker: Yankees at Blue Jays
Follow all the action as Andy Pettitte and the Bombers try and clip Ricky Romero and the Blue Jays ...
Mets put Perez on disabled list
The Mets finally came up with a solution for getting rid of Oliver Perez, at least for now. The team placed the lefty on the 15-day disabled list with patella...
Mets' starting lineup
Here is today's Mets lineup for their game against the Marlins. Jon Niese will make his first start since returning from the disabled list with a hamstring injury.Jose Reyes –...
Big rig kills handicapped SI woman
A disabled Staten Island woman was killed today while crossing Richmond Terrace when she was struck by a tractor-trailer. The petite mother of two grown sons, Therese Alonso, 64, lived...
Former Holy Cross star shoots for NBA
Sylven Landesberg never expected to be here so soon. Sure, the NBA was always the dream for the former Holy Cross star from Brooklyn, but he wasn't convinced after his...
Israeli navy seizes Gaza aid ship
JERUSALEM - Israel's navy boarded a ship carrying aid to Gaza without incident today, five days after its troops killed nine people on a Turkish aid boat while enforcing a...
An in-depth look at the James Madison Knights
PSAL softball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the second-seeded James Madison Knights in advance of Sunday’s Class A championship game at St. John’s University. James Madison Nickname: Golden Knights...
'Woodenisms' stand test of time
A quaintessential American life ended inside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center last night. John Wooden was blessed by achievement and he was blessed by longevity, winning 10 championships in 12...
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dead at 99
John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach who won 10 national titles and a record 88 consecutive games, died last night of natural causes at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center....
Pen arresting Mejia’s development
Jerry Manuel called on two relievers to work against the Marlins in last night’s seventh inning, and neither of them was Jennry Mejia, the 20-year-old whom the Mets manager designated...
Rehab game starts clock for Beltran
The clock has started on Carlos Beltran. The Mets’ All-Star center fielder took one of the most significant steps of his rehab yesterday, playing for the first time in an...
R.A. pitches, bats Mets to another home victory
When Francisco Rodriguez uncorked a wild pitch that sent runners to second and third and Hanley Ramirez at the plate in the ninth, Mets starter R.A. Dickey admitted to being...
Mets likely to draft college player first
For Mets fans hoping to see phenom Bryce Harper slip to the Amazin’s and the seventh pick in Monday’s First-Year Player Draft, we have a simple message for you: Don’t...
Jay-Z 'Empire' vanquishes Old Blue Eyes
In a pathetic attempt to be hip (hop), the New York Racing Association has given Old Blue Eyes the boot. They replaced Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” as the...
Zito set to make Belmont history today
If you’re one of the fans who arrives at today’s 142nd Belmont Stakes through the clubhouse entrance at Belmont Park, turn to the left and pause for a moment before...
Big races before biggest of all
Besides the Belmont Stakes, New York racing fans will receive a rare treat today at Belmont Park: a 13-race card full of quality racing. First post is 11:35 a.m., with...
Baffert’s Game could ambush Pletcher’s & Zito’s entries
The triple Crown winds up today at Belmont Park with one salient fact: It has been dominated to date by three of the biggest name trainers in the business —...
Reality check
At 37 years old, Yankees lefty Andy Pettitte is no whipper-snapper. On your fantasy pitching staff, however, he may be a low WHIP snapper. Pettitte is a borderline Hall of...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class A baseball semifinals Game 2
Can Mike Antonio and George Washington bounce back after their Game 1 loss to Tottenville? Will Pirates ace John Silva take the ball on just three days rest? Will Madison...
Madison softball right back where it belongs
I got an e-mail back in March, at the dawn of the PSAL softball season, with the subject headline “James Madison debacle.” The author of the letter, who will go...
Red-hot Lehman starts fast and finishes even quicker
Since Lehman’s upset of No. 1 James Monroe in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals on Tuesday, the Lions’ world has changed. They have been treated like mini-celebrities in school. Senior...
Top-seeded Xaverian falls short again
Xaverian tempted fate Thursday, needing a sixth-inning rally to beat Brooklyn rival Bishop Ford in a CHSAA Class A intersectional playoff game at Kaiser Stadium. Clippers coach Lou Piccola said...
Despite inactivity, sharp Granite leads Tottenville past GW
During a break in practice Wednesday afternoon, Tottenville coach Tom Tierney Jr. asked Zach Granite, his standout center fielder, for some advice. He wanted to know who Granite, one of...
St. Joseph by the Sea sails to CHSAA JV baseball title
Gordon Rugg was downright giddy as he left Kaiser Stadium on the campus of St. John’s University. But the varsity baseball coach at St. Joseph by the Sea had one...
Ravens fly into CHSAA semifinals
Jon Crucey said he saw it all unfold in front of him in slow motion. With third-seeded St. Raymond clinging to a one-run lead with the bases loaded and one...
Little-used lefty lifts St. Ray's in elimination game
James Santiago pitched sparingly this season as St. Raymond’s fourth starter. He started all season as the Ravens’ first baseman, but before a late-season game against Regis he had zero...
Madison turns in 'worst' performance in loss to Lehman
Vinny Caiazza didn’t mince words. “We played the worst game of the year,” the James Madison baseball coach said. “The pitchers threw the worst. The fielding was the worst. Everything...
Power outage: Trojans lack big hit in Game 1 loss to Tottenville
Steve Mandl has seen Xyruse Martinez get plenty of key hits this season. Looking for a spark, down a run, the George Washington coach gave his leadoff batter the swing...
Top paparazzo's best celeb bust-ups
Photographer Ron Galella’s portfolio reads like a who’s-who list of the 20th century. And that’s just the ones who’ve punched or sued him. The controversial lensman — dubbed “the godfather...
Kid stuff
TODAY ISLAND GETAWAY: Save on plane fare and take the ferry to local oasis Governors Island for the Family Festival, where you can cram as many activities into an afternoon...
Great escapes
Betting at the Belmont Stakes Today marks the 142nd running of the $1 million horse race dubbed the Run for the White Carnations — and it’s just a train ride...
Back with a Lil' fight music
Boobs, brags and battle. Lil' Kim in concert at Irving Plaza was old- school to the max. But with the intimate club only half-full -- plus lackluster sales for her...
Stars of 'Big Bang Theory' eye pay raise
The stars of CBS' "Big Bang Theory" want a major pay increase. Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons, who headline the top-rated sitcom, are seeking to hike their per-episode...
'Tim' axed
HBO has canned "The Life and Times of Tim" after two seasons. The animated series, which revolved around good-natured slacker Tim, could be shopped to Comedy Central or Cartoon Network,...
Minor key
"Tonight Show" fans will see a "new" face Monday night, when Rickey Minor begins his run as Jay Leno's musical director and bandleader. But for Minor, it's a homecoming of...
'Serial slay' Sloot delivered to Peru
The prime suspect in Natalee Holloway's presumed death in Aruba was taken yesterday from Chile to Peru to face charges of murdering a young woman there on the fifth anniversary...
Shot at Korea
SINGAPORE -- The sinking of a South Korean warship is part of a reckless pattern of aggression by North Korea, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday, as the United States...
White House tells Israel: Ease off the blockade
The White House fired a torpedo at Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip yesterday by predicting its failure and telling the country to change course. "The current arrangements are...
Butterfly bonanza
Conditions are conspiring to create a butterfly boom in New Jersey this spring. Experts say many species that winter in the Garden State are emerging earlier than usual due to...
Mom run over after dropping son at school
A Queens woman was clinging to life last night after being mowed down near her son's school in front of a group of shocked parents, authorities said. The woman, 37,...
An inconvenient split
* It's a shocker to learn of Al and Tipper Gore's separation, yet I am always suspect of public displays of affection to project a false image ("Tip & the...
Commish's warning on 'fire axes'
If budget cuts force the Fire Department to shut 20 engine companies, "every neighborhood will be impacted," Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano conceded yesterday. Testifying before the City Council, the commissioner...
Going, going, gondola!
Got a couple of hundred mil to invest? Itching to get into the gondola business? Call City Hall. Now. Mayor Bloomberg yesterday indicated he still believes in an idea floated...
False prophets of swine flu pandemic
This year's flu season has just ended -- with far fewer deaths than usual. Now who will hold health officials and experts to account for their false predictions of a...
Gandhi & the Gaza goons
On May 29, two days before Israel's botched raid of six "humanitarian" ships bound for Gaza, Robert Naiman, the policy director of something called "Just Foreign Policy," wrote an item...
'Trashy' Co-Op City is less so
It smelled a lot better at Co-Op City in The Bronx yesterday, a day after the city Health Department ordered city sanitation workers to cross a picket line and pick...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A motorist was gunned down yesterday in Brownsville, authorities said. The unidentified 22-year-old victim was sitting in a van on Amboy Street near Linden Boulevard at 5 p.m. when...
Helping shelter families $ave
ALBANY -- Working families living in homeless shelters will soon be able to save money rather than make required contributions to the shelters. Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson yesterday introduced...
Anti-Jew school 'game'
LOS ANGELES -- Seven Southern California high-school seniors may be barred from graduating for participating in "Beat the Jew" -- a game whose losers face "incineration" or "enslavement," shocked school...
Business briefs
Fuld seeks Ex-Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging he and his col leagues failed to disclose Repo 105, a form of short- term...
Spendaholic 'Housewife of NJ' owes a big-hair-raising $11M
She has a gaudy new mansion, pricey breast implants and spends thousands of dollars on shopping sprees for her spoiled brats -- but a New Jersey reality star and her...
Homecoming Queen Sonia
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor returned yesterday to The Bronx housing project where she spent part of her childhood, recalling how an unlikely encounter there with Robert F. Kennedy...
Plum real estate
A federal review of the proposed sale of Plum Island, home to an animal-disease laboratory, must include a study of any impact lab testing had on the environment, as well...
New park gets skaters on board
Skateboarders were flying high yesterday after a totally rad new skateboard park opened in Queens that recreates popular New York stairways, plazas and walkways. The $1.15 million skateboarding haven within...
$385M bloodletting from gov budget ax
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson took a hatchet to state expenditures yesterday as he submitted a one-week budget extension to the Legislature that would slash $385 million from annual health-care spending....
Swamp man avoids probe
The "Taconic Miracle" man, who survived four days in a swamp with severe injuries after careening off the Taconic State Parkway, got another break yesterday when cops said they won't...
Salter getting capital
Jamie Salter -- a prolific acquirer of consumer brands such as Polaroid, Sharper Image and Halston -- is getting fresh backing from investors including Los Angeles-based Leonard Green & Partners....
Kagan role in abort-ban nix
WASHINGTON -- As an aide to former President Bill Clinton, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan helped defend her boss' veto of a measure that would have banned late-term abortions with...
Long Island genius with plan to solve oil spill tours Gulf coast
SLIDELL, La. -- The Long Island girl genius who hatched a plan to solve the Gulf oil spill yesterday toured a ravaged area of the coast -- and said it's...
'Dunst' cap for burglar
Kirsten Dunst's purse burglar may or may not be a "Mongoloid," as his own lawyer has called him, but he's officially guilty. A Manhattan jury convicted Brooklyn car mechanic James...
C'est 'fin'is for LI dolphin
A dolphin saved from drowning in the surf at a Long Island beach Thursday afternoon by cops and animal rescuers died yesterday morning at a rescue facility. Just minutes before...
Smoke-screen hue turn
Cigarette companies will kick a habit this month of using names like "light." The US Food and Drug Administration banned terms like "light," "mild," "medium" or "low" -- because smokers...
'Sampson trick' anger
A big-time Democratic donor and law partner to Senate boss John Sampson has scored a prestigious appointment to the State University board, a plum post Republicans call "a clear political...
New role for A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez will be playing a second position for the next several months -- as an official member of the Texas Rangers' unsecured creditors' committee. A-Rod, a former Rangers shortstop,...
No spilt decision in wine suit
Billionaire wine collector William Koch spent nearly five hours behind closed doors yesterday with a California entrepreneur and an auctioneer he claims bamboozled him into bidding big bucks on bogus...
Blame it on train
It sure beats having to forge a doctor's note. Straphangers late for work because of subway delays are now a few clicks away from proving to their bosses that they...
B'klyn kid-perv suspect caught
Investigators nabbed a sicko who attacked two young girls in broad daylight on Brooklyn streets, police said. Bjorn Daley, 31, of East Flatbush, was identified by the victims -- ages...
Bloods bath: 38 indicted
Thirty-eight reputed members of the Bloods street gang and their associates -- including five involved in the stray-bullet shooting of a 15-year-old girl on her way home from school --...
Hachette Elle-raiser
Hachette Filipacchi CEO Alain Lemarchand took his first step in rebuilding the company's depleted executive ranks yesterday by hiring Microsoft executive Robin Domeniconi to be the chief brand officer of...
Judge saves day for station agents
A Manhattan judge yesterday saved hundreds of subway station agents from getting laid off -- a move that the MTA says could severely harm its bottom line. The agency wanted...
Dubya speaks
Former President George W. Bush, who's kept a dignified low profile in the year and a half since he left office, made a splash this week with a vigorous defense...
Mary Jo's bad company
Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis' effort to dismantle and rebuild the FDNY to his liking continues -- but who would have thought the estimable Mary Jo White would agree to be...
Cop-killer on the roam
Three years ago, the state's revolving- door Parole Board voted to free a notorious cop-killer whose gang held 13 people hostage for two days in a Brooklyn store following a...
Why the Tipper-Al split hurts us all
The announcement this week that for mer Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage deeply saddened me. There were certainly more momentous...
Hungary PIIGS cause global marts to wallow
If it were a Wall Street flick, you might want to call yesterday's stock market ride the "Attack of the Hungary Euro PIIGs." An already skittish stock market took a...
Ziff Davis is sold -- again
Ziff Davis, a media company that rode the tech boom to new heights in the mid-1990s -- once fetching a sale price of $2.1 billion only to collapse into bankruptcy...
Busted 'Gossip Girl' heartthrob a little out of joint
"Gossip Girl" heartthrob Chace Crawford was busted yesterday for misdemeanor pot possession -- one joint -- outside his suburban Dallas hometown, authorities said. Cops said the 24-year-old actor was arrested...
Wal-Mart a stalled mart
Faced with sagging sales and little room to grow its fleet of 2,747 superstores, Wal-Mart is more and more eyeing the Big Apple and other densely populated cities. Without naming...
Obama to meet families of tragic rig workers
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has extended an invitation for a meeting next Thursday with the families of the 11 men who died after the Gulf of Mexico oil rig exploded,...
Visiting prez gets whiff of toxic fuming
WASHINGTON -- Hoping to contain the worsening damage to the environment as well as to his own image, President Obama visited the Gulf region yesterday -- and got an eyeful...
Bleak jobs news
After two months of increasing job growth, the US economy sputtered big-time in May -- adding just 20,000 non-Census Bureau jobs, far fewer than Wall Street had expected. The disappointing...
'Evil' widow gets 12 yrs. in hubby hit
"Black Widow" Barbara Kogan is off to prison -- and the mistress has the final word. In an emotion-drenched letter read aloud at Kogan's sentencing yesterday, Mary-Louise Hawkins revealed herself...
AOL shares up on Microsoft rumors
AOL shares jumped 1.3 percent amid a strong sell-off on rumors the company could be entertaining the idea of doing more than a search deal with Microsoft. AOL ended the...
Board backs BP CEO for now
Embattled BP chief Tony Hayward may have capped some of the momentum yesterday for his ouster -- but his reputation is still leaking badly. The oil giant's foot-in-the-mouth CEO won...
Dashing hopes
Let's be grateful that Barack Obama's contempt for poli tics as usual is a matter of public record. Otherwise, we might be saddled with a White House that offers federal...
Oil spill hits Florida beaches in omen of a lost season
WASHINGTON -- Gooey tar balls from the Gulf oil spill washed up on one of Florida's most pristine white-sand beaches yesterday -- as the environmental nightmare wreaked further havoc on...
O picks new intel chief
WASHINGTON -- President Obama intends to nominate the Pentagon's top intelligence official, James Clapper, as the next national intelligence director, despite some objections from Capitol Hill. Obama will announce his...
Afghan GI murder rap
FORT LEWIS, Wash. -- A soldier from Sarah Palin's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, was charged yesterday with killing three Afghan civilians. Spc. Jeremy Morlock, 22, is charged with three counts...
Rival: DiNapoli's a failure
GOP comptroller hopeful Harry Wilson yesterday accused incumbent Thomas DiNapoli of having "fundamentally failed at the job" and pledged to raise more than $5 million to unseat the unelected Democrat....
'73 cop-killer to be released
A cold-blooded killer who gunned down a cop during a 1973 hostage siege in Brooklyn will walk out of prison next month -- thanks to a stunning Parole Board vote...
Cyanide-slay hubby
A Long Island man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder yesterday for killing his estranged wife with cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. David Steeves, 45, of Center Moriches, halted jury selection to cop...
Limit of prez's power: O goes with the flow
* Spike Lee is urging President Obama to "go off" over the oil spill, but I would suggest that the president go into his private chamber and pray to God...
Imam unmosqued
The imam behind a proposed mosque near Ground Zero is a prominent member of a group that helped sponsor the pro-Palestinian activists who clashed violently with Israeli commandos at sea...
Flyin' start helps Philly tie series at 2-2
PHILADELPHIA -- In a series that has felt like a swap meet with the way the Flyers and Blackhawks have traded goals, Philadelphia found itself with some extra room to...
The Post line
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Nadal sweeps into final
PARIS -- All that stands between Rafael Nadal and a fifth French Open title is the only player ever to beat him at Roland Garros. Nadal and Robin Soderling won...
Sportsmanship puts Galarraga on map
Though Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga lost his perfect game, he can gain from the winning way he has handled its aftermath. It's unlikely Galarraga's stellar pitching and remarkable sportsman-like...
Red Bulls seeking a 'break' out
The Red Bulls snapped a four-game MLS losing streak on Wednesday, and tonight they face Chivas USA (7:30, FSC) trying to head into the three-week World Cup break with consecutive...
Tiger can't match young buck's pace
DUBLIN, Ohio -- While the golf world debates whether Tiger Woods will ever get back to being the dominant player he was, Rickie Fowler's the latest young gun to remind...
LeBron may have say on next Cavs GM
Now LeBron James get to choose his next coach and general manager if he so chooses to re-sign with the Cavaliers. Danny Ferry is out as general manager of Cleveland...
Sports shorts
MLB: Buchholz shuts out transitioning O's In Baltimore, Clay Buchholz pitched a five-hitter for his second career shutout, Marco Scutaro homered and scored three runs, and the Red Sox beat...
Hondo's Ray of hope
Hondo succumbed with the Marlins last night in the big Citi, which established a season-high futility mark as he plunged to 815 klepcios below sea level. Today, he'll sing the...
Castillo to DL: Tejada Mets' new everyday 2B
After trying to have Luis Castillo play on one foot -- and then practically no feet -- the Mets finally opted to put the ailing second baseman on the 15-day...
Blue Jays, Bautista blast off vs. Yankees, Burnett
Jose Bautista bashed them with a bat early. Brett Cecil tortured them softly throughout. Other than those two Blue Jays, everything was dandy for the Yankees last night at Rogers...
Winfield knows exactly what James is going through
Dave Winfield was a big man in baseball, but he was never bigger than the game. Winfield understood all aspects of play, and now puts those tools to work as...
Eiland takes leave for family matter
TORONTO -- Pitching coach Dave Eiland wasn't with the Yankees for last night's 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Eiland was granted a leave of absence...
Niese activation could oust Ollie
With Jon Niese scheduled to be activated from the disabled list and make the start against Florida today, the Mets will have to make another roster move. And they would...
Ferdinand, Drogba among Cup injuries
In a star-studded World Cup, some of the biggest stars are falling like flies. England captain Rio Ferdinand, Ivory Coast start Didier Drogba, Italian maestro Andrea Pirlo and Brazilian keeper...
Nets take look at South Florida star
Free agency is coming, and one guy who may have enormous appeal for the Nets is Phoenix power forward Amar'e Stoudemire from Lake Wales, Fla. And in a market where...
Jets' unsold PSLs likely keeping players' salaries down
Darrelle Revis' contract dispute could be just the tip of the iceberg for the Jets. NFL executives are starting to wonder just how bad the Jets' PSL sales are going...
Fighters tip scales; smaller crowd expected
Promoters had hoped for a crowd close to 30,000 for tonight's WBA junior middleweight championship at Yankee Stadium. Now they will settle for anything over 20,000. As of early yesterday,...
Cotto's unpredictability reason to go with Foreman
It would be easier to figure out who is going to win tonight's WBA junior middleweight championship at Yankee Stadium if you knew which Miguel Cotto is going to show...
Kobe doesn't give 'a [bleep]' about where LeBron will play
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant, in a private moment at Staples Center yesterday, didn't care to hear the name LeBron James, who is stealing attention from the NBA Finals because...
Knicks work out prospect Crawford
When you have dunked over LeBron James and have drained a 33-foot 3-pointer to force double overtime in an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game, confidence isn't a problem. Just ask...
Weird but true
A Wisconsin man convicted of trying to steal dirty diapers from a home isn't getting pampered. The 20-year-old, convicted of possession of burglary tools, was sentenced to 30 months' probation...
Players, coaches revere John Wooden
LOS ANGELES -- Lakers forward Luke Walton couldn't get away from John Wooden's preachings even in high school. Luke's father, Bill Walton, who played for Wooden at UCLA, made sure...
Activist group says Israeli navy has intercepted the Gaza-bound aid ship
An activist group says the Israeli navy has intercepted the Gaza-bound aid ship Rachel Corrie, Reuters reported Friday.
College basketball coaching legend John Wooden dead
John Wooden, college basketball's gentlemanly Wizard of Westwood who built one of the greatest dynasties in all of sports at UCLA and became one of the most revered coaches ever,...
Laird named EL's Player of the Month
Brandon Laird's scorching May, which included a cycle - completed with a walkoff two-run home run - on May 26, culminated with the third baseman being named the Double-A Eastern...
Sotomayor revisits her NYC school, housing project
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor returned Friday to the Bronx housing project where she spent part of her childhood, recalling how an unlikely encounter there with Robert F. Kennedy...
Shockey returns to Saints practice
METAIRIE, La. -- Jeremy Shockey worked out with the New Orleans Saints during their afternoon practice despite being limited by back spasms. Coach Sean Payton says Shockey unexpectedly sat out...