June 19, 2010
Summer hunks ‘burn’ up screen
If the finales for “Treme” and “The Tudors” (the former show is winding up its first season, but King Henry & Co. are taking their final bows) leaves your summer...
Tonys won’t win an award for exposure
This year’s Tony Awards show didn’t make much day-after noise or news. Why? By my estimation (pure guesswork) last Sunday’s edition on CBS featured at least 75 percent less cleavage...
Low down dirty
ABC’s new dramedy “Scoundrels,” opens with Virginia Madsen and David James Elliott, as husband and wife crime family ringleaders Cheryl and Wolf West, making out passionately in their bed. Wolf,...
Don’t miss
Wife swap It’s been a long and sexy road for King Henry VIII. Four seasons of the temperamental Tudor king’s story wraps up with tonight’s series finale in which Henry...
Desperate vampires
They look normal. Gorgeous, in fact, and upper middle-class. They go to work, send their children to private school and tend manicured hedges behind wrought iron gates. But every now...
Band of brothers
LIKE every other kid in the country, all the Jonas Brothers want is a summer vacation to soak up some sun. Unlike every other kid in the country, the JoBros...
A step by step guide to becoming a club kid
Rachel Singer, 33, a stylist from Manhattan, says she usually spends up to five hours creating her "look" for a night of clubbing. She often goes as "Lolita" but sometimes...
Meet Market: Brooklyn biker wants lady to take for a ride
Mikey, 25, practically lives on his bike. In fact, he uses it to deliver food for two Brooklyn restaurants. Get a helmet, ladies! He’s got some tricks to show you....
Thai golfer scores hole-in-one at US Open at Pebble Beach
Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee aced the par-three fifth at Pebble Beach Saturday, the first hole-in-one of the 2010 U.S. Open, AFP reported. Thongchai used an eight-iron from 180 yards (165m) at...
This week’s couple: World-class date
We had a feeling that setting up Anthony with Dana during the first weekend of the World Cup would be goal-worthy. Dana, a 30-year-old marketing manager, is a competitive soccer...
Harvard student no longer faces deportation
Eric Balderas, a rising Harvard sophomore who was detained last Monday by immigration officials, is no longer facing deportation, according to media reports Saturday. The 19-year-old biology student was arrested...
Top 5 awkward things to say to your date’s dad
According to familial flirters at Big Daddy’s restaurant “Now I see where she gets her pot belly.” — Darren “It’s funny to meet Angie’s real dad after she’s been calling...
Ask Ashley: Liar, liar, pants on fire!
I’m a successful stockbroker who enjoys an active sex life with a great girlfriend. But I’ve also been maintaining a “domination relationship” with a mistress for almost three years. I...
Can Jenny be the new Oprah?
Back in 1993, Jenny McCarthy, a blond nursing student from Chicago, dropped out of school and posed as Playboy magazine’s Miss October, leaning suggestively on a field hockey stick wearing...
Taking back the night
It’s Sunday night at 10, when most New Yorkers are curled up on couches, wiping take-out from their lips and flicking the remote. But not Rachel Singer. She’s wincing in...
Calls reporting Ariz. wildfire went unanswered
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Calls to report a wildfire west of Flagstaff went unanswered for about 12 hours because the U.S. Forest Service dispatch center was closed and calls went to...
Smarty cats
Is your cat more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? What about jumping or weaving stealthily around fragile items on your bookshelf?...
Daddy dearest
You may appreciate your dad this Father’s Day, but no one will be quite as grateful as Justin Halpern. The 29-year-old creator of the “S - - t My Dad...
Bear’ hugs
The harder Brooklyn band Grizzly Bear dodge fame, the more famous fans they attract. Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé came to the group’s set by the Williamsburg waterfront last year, after...
My New York: Susie Essman
She may scream obscenities at Larry David for a living, but there’s one thing that actually makes Susie Essman happy: the restaurant scene in New York. “You can go into...
Top tiki tunes
Deejay your own Tiki party with albums by these Exotica musicians Old-School exotica: ● Les Baxter● Martin Denny● George Cates● Luke Leilani Contemporary exotica: ● Waitiki 7● Stolen Idols● Mr....
'Toy Story 3' lives up to its buzz with $41M
LOS ANGELES — "Toy Story 3" has become the favorite plaything for moviegoers as the animated sequel heads to a $100-million-plus opening weekend. The latest hit from Disney's Pixar Animation...
Totally Tiki
The new Lower East Side Tiki bar Painkiller serves sublime Zombies, custard-like piña coladas, and mai tais that transport you to a Tahitian beach. Like any good tropical cocktail, they...
Tom Cruise: Reloaded
Aziz Ansari MAY be funny and all, but the comedian wasn’t the first choice to host the MTV Movie Awards two weeks ago. The network actually wanted Tom Cruise. That...
Brooklyn Tech foursome engineer path to prom
The four Brooklyn Tech players who were named to the Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge New York City roster were pumped up about their selections – especially after no one from...
Wagner quarterback gets second chance after blood clots stalled season
Purple and blue will never be Jordan Rodriguez’s favorite colors. The Susan Wagner starting quarterback saw them for the majority of his senior season just by looking down at his...
Spring sports postseason awards links
The Post honored the best players from the 2010 spring season on both nypost.com and in our print edition. Here are the winners. BASEBALL Monday, June 21: All-Queens Tuesday, June...
Agenda
SEE THIS: “GROWN UPS” Laugh like a kid Friday at “Grown Ups,” a comedy written by (and starring) Adam Sandler, as well as other funnymen Kevin James, Chris Rock, David...
Denmark rallies to beat Cameroon 2-1
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Dennis Rommedahl scored one goal and set up another as Denmark beat Cameroon 2-1 on Saturday, eliminating the Indomitable Lions from the World Cup. The Danes'...
Former NBA star Manute Bol dies at 47
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An associate of former NBA player Manute Bol says Bol has died at a Virginia hospital, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble and...
Oil capturing process resumed in Gulf
BP restarted its oil capturing system in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday after a 10-hour shutdown, AFP reported. BP said its primary vessel capturing oil from the massive Gulf of...
Wimbeldon bans vuvuzelas
Their deafening, droning din might be the soundtrack of the soccer World Cup, but Wimbledon chiefs will not have vuvuzelas making a racket at the tennis championships, AFP reported Saturday....
Maine could be done as a Met
John Maine's career with the Mets could be finished.A day after the right-hander threw 83 pitches in a minor-league rehab assignment for Triple-A Buffalo, manager Jerry Manuel today admitted there...
Oil spill causes confusion on Alabama beaches
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is causing confusion over whether it’s OK to swim on Alabama beaches. In Orange Beach, two red flags...
THEME PARKS: Harry Potter
So, after five years of planning and nearly $300 million in spending, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is finally open at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure theme park. Finally,...
Suffolk County tests traffic enforcement plane
RIVERHEAD, N.Y.— It’s not enough to check your rear view mirror for a police cruiser. Traffic enforcment in New York’s Suffolk County may soon take to the air. The county...
Police: Bikes stolen from Jenna Bush Hager’s home
BALTIMORE - Baltimore police say two bicycles were stolen from the home of Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of former President George W. Bush. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says no...
NY man loses 7 fingers in workplace accident, not angry at employer
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — A New York man who lost seven fingers and part of an eighth in an industrial accident says he is not angry at his employer. The...
NYC woman’s request to Obama leads to arrest
A woman who wrote President Barack Obama, asking for help resolving her husband’s immigration problem got a response she didn’t expect: Federal agents turned up at her New York City...
Ariz. Gov stands firm on immigration law despite facing lawsuit
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer refused to flinch after Obama administration officials confirmed Friday that they plan to file a lawsuit challenging the state's anti-illegal immigration law, FOXNews.com reported Saturday. In...
Queens girl missing for more than 2 weeks
A 12-year-old New York City girl has been missing for more than two weeks. Police say Angelica Ramlakan of Queens was last seen the morning of June 2, when she...
Yankees' bats awaken to beat Mets 5-3
Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson each hit a two-run homer, Phil Hughes became the American League's second 10-game winner and the New York Yankees ended the New York Mets' eight-game...
Jeter out of the lineup
Derek Jeter was a late scratch for today's Subway Series game with a bruised right heel. Jeter was in the original lineup posted this morning, but was removed around 11:30...
LiLo's favorite tea may have set off bracelet
Troubled Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan's choice of tea could cause strife with her alcohol-monitoring bracelet, as her preferred brand might be more alcoholic than she thinks, TMZ reported Saturday. Lohan...
Woman killed crossing subway tracks in B'klyn
A woman was killed early this morning crossing the tracks at the Prospect Park train station in Brooklyn. The unidentified woman, who had entered the subway station on the wrong...
USA vs. Slovenia whistler has a long history of blowing it
Headlines like "We Waz Robbed", and "USA Fans: It's Cups & Robbers" in New York on Saturday morning made the sentiment of American soccer fans clear following the nation's World...
France's Anelka tossed from World Cup
France forward Nicolas Anelka has kicked out of the World Cup squad on Saturday, said Noel Le Graet, vice-president of the French Football Federation. His profane tirade was what got him...
As oil spews in Gulf, BP's CEO at UK yacht race
LONDON — In what one environmentalist described as “yet another public relations disaster” for embattled energy giant BP, CEO Tony Hayward took time off Saturday to attend a glitzy yacht...
U.S. used to comebacks
Coming back from early deficits is nothing new for the U.S. national team. In fact, the Americans have made such a habit of battling back that if coming from behind...
Netherlands notches 2nd cup win with 1-0 victory over Japan
DURBAN, South Africa -- The Netherlands is showing it doesn't have to be flashy to win. Wesley Sneijder scored the only goal Saturday and the Netherlands beat Japan 1-0, its...
Vatican-approved
As a former altar boy from age 6 (Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Hull, Quebec), an ex-Seminarian Grades 9-11 (St. Pius X, Minor Preparatory Seminary for Boys, Ottawa, Ontario)...
New hips give legendary catcher renewed vigor
Hall of famer Johnny Bench is a new man these days, thanks to a new pair of hips. Hips are all the rage, with Alex Rodriguez on 24/7 hip watch...
$1.2M 'pay' in the life
Oh boy! John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the famous Beatles song "A Day in the Life" hit the high notes on the auction block yesterday — going for $1.2 million....
Mike: No labor buyouts
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday declared in no uncertain terms that he’s not going to offer buyouts in hopes of speeding up voluntary reductions in the city work force. “It does not...
Versatile NYC team gets right to business
The minute warmups were over the first words out of coach Pete Gambardella’s mouth were “first and 10” as he placed the ball down on the other side of the...
Mayor's Cup organizers want true city title game
Andrew Gould looked onto the MCU Park field and smiled. There were PSAL stars warming up on one side and CHSAA standouts doing the same on the other, preparing for...
Mayor's Cup all-star game a solid start, fantastic finish for seniors
Matt Molbury’s high-school career didn’t end the way the Bishop Ford catcher was hoping. The Falcons finished second in the CHSAA’s Brooklyn/Queens division and were unceremoniously bounced from the Class...
Alvarez living out lifelong dream with Pirates
Pedro Alvarez didn’t just take the road less traveled to the major leagues. He took the one without paved roads, dirt, rocks and sticks on top of it. When it...
CK's Smith honored to don red, white and blue this summer
Bria Smith remembered how she felt a year ago and prepared for the possibility of disappointment yet again. The Christ the King guard had missed the cut for the USA...
This official makes Joyce look good
There were Slovene hands all over three Americans as Landon Donovan’s free kick curled perfectly into the box. And yet the U.S. suffered the 10-finger discount. BETTING ODDS Michael Bradley...
Ref’s puzzling decision costs Americans comeback victory
JOHANNESBURG — Maurice Edu kicked the ball into the net. American players jumped around wildly, thinking they had capped a historic comeback, turning a two-goal, first-half deficit into a 3-2...
Midwood point guard commits to Felician
The recruiting process is finally over for Gisell Peguero. The Midwood senior point guard committed Friday to Division II Felician College in New Jersey. And for her, it’s been a...
Age-old Ernie has been something Els
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — When Ernie Els looks back on winning his first U.S. Open 16 years ago, he wonders what he was he was thinking. LIVE LEADERBOARD “I’m 40...
So-so Tiger still upbeat
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Sometimes you have to take what players say about themselves with a grain of salt, because — even in bad times — they’re prone to try...
Softball coaches hoping for citywide end-of-the-year event
For a few people involved, there was something missing from this year’s New York City softball season. Especially with the CHSAA and PSAL getting together for a baseball Mayor’s Cup...
McDowell leads after two rounds at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — If you were told a player from Northern Ireland would be taking the U.S. Open lead into the weekend at Pebble Beach, you would have bet...
Be a part of the art
Come summer, art goes outdoors — to city parks, museum courtyards and the occasional rooftop. Which makes sense for sculpture, since it’s made to be seen from all sides. If...
'Lady' in the clubhouse
Not long after the Yankees dropped a 4-0 Subway Series decision to the Mets at Yankee Stadium last night, Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano were granted an audience by one...
My dad's a superhero
Call them the kings of Queens. For Father’s Day this year, the most props for pops came from a single borough. Then again, kids from all around the metro area...
Kid stuff
TODAY FATHERS OF JAZZ: Bring your big, bad voodoo daddy to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat, a concert to celebrate Father’s Day and Juneteenth. Pianist Helen Sung...
Not much reason to 'Exist'
Inquiring into the rea sons human beings exist, filmmaker Roger Nygard uncovers this stunner: Various people have different opinions. In his documentary "The Nature of Existence," Nygard trots the globe...
Toby or not Toby? Keith goes undercover
Toby Keith -- a simple Oklahoma boy who's become one of the kings of country -- did a real-life "Prince and the Pauper" at Irving Plaza Thursday. Without any advertising,...
'L' of a show
Starting tomorrow night, Showtime, the network that brought you "The L Word," will fill the girl-on-girl void in their schedule with a reality version titled, "The Real L Word." I...
Eric's soap drama
Eric Roberts is giving daytime TV another whirl. He's been cast on CBS' "The Young and the Restless," playing an attorney who's representing prison escapee Adam Wilson (Michael Muhney), according...
Spy guys
ABC Family is developing a new series titled "Shadows," about a secret program at Harvard designed to train a new generation of spies. The show revolves around faculty and students...
Mortal after all
The BP spill won't destroy Barack Obama's presi dency. It won't even signifi cantly dent his standing in polls, if current trends hold. But it should mark the end of...
'Obese preg' woe for city
New statistics suggest that poverty and an obesity epidemic are contributing to stubborn mortality rates among pregnant women in New York City. The Health Department reported yesterday that half the...
Another rotten idea for 'fair' elections
Imagine you're competing in a marathon. Every time you pull into the lead, someone picks up the other runners in a van and lets them off next to you. When...
Thieves are iBad to the iPad
Two boxes of iPads worth some $5,000 were ripped off from UPS drivers delivering them to the Upper West Side Apple store in separate robberies, authorities said yesterday. The first...
Mike takes 'pot' shot
A bill to allow the use of medical marijuana in New York is a "terrible idea" because it's really a backdoor route to legalizing pot, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. "We...
Bam's big BP bash: call It 'crude leadership'
* What I got from President Obama's speech Tuesday is that he wants to take this country in a new direction ("Mr. Slick!" June 16). Obama doesn't know where he...
Blast sets baby carriage ablaze
An M-80 explosive device exploded underneath a baby carriage last night in Washington Heights -- but the child escaped without injured, cops said. The device was tossed from a window...
Koppel son's OD verified
Legendary newsman Ted Koppel's son fatally overdosed from a staggering combination of booze, heroin, cocaine and Valium after a binge in Manhattan, the Medical Examiner's Office revealed yesterday. Andrew "Drew"...
Cynical butchers
On Friday, Kyrgyzstan's interim president, Roza Otunbayeva, flew to the site of this month's ethnic violence -- and raised the estimate of the dead to 2,000. Some 400,000 ethnic Uzbeks...
Gunfire & a chilling silence
DRAPER, Utah -- The explosive reports sent a volley of .30-caliber bullets from the five marksmen into the chest of Ronnie Lee Gardner. I was expecting to flinch but didn't...
Out with a bang
One day later, the only traces of his death were a strong smell of bleach and four .30-caliber rifle bullet holes in the wooden panel behind the execution chair. Ronnie...
Whistler has a long history of blowing it
This ref needs a good penalty kick. Koman Coulibaly, the rookie World Cup referee whose "phantom foul" cost the United States a victory over Slovenia yesterday, has a history of...
New woe: Poison 'dead zone'
A new Gulf danger -- billions of cubic feet of choking natural gas released under water -- threatens to create vast "dead zones" where nothing lives, scientists say. The escape...
'Wait' gain on subway, bus routes
Bring a book, straphangers -- your late-night and weekend rides are about to take even longer. MTA officials are extending the time between arriving subways and buses across the city,...
Tiger's $30m tail
The Tiger Woods sex scandal, which chased a handful of corporate sponsors away from the sullied superstar, has cost the golfer about one-quarter of his annual $100 million take in...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A one-legged man was shot in the back inside an Upper East Side housing project last night, authorities and witnesses said. The 50-year-old victim, who was missing his right...
Business briefs
More time The Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to give Goldman Sachs Group Inc. addi tional time to file a re sponse to the agency's April 16 fraud lawsuit, according...
Swaps make reform bill
A version of a controversial plan to force banks to put swaps dealing desks in a subsidiary will be part of a final regulatory reform bill being hashed out by...
Fraudster begs for her mom
A crooked nonprofit director sentenced to 10 months in prison yesterday for a politically connected embezzlement scheme sobbed to a federal judge that she wants time off to see her...
Sneak peek at Carla's derriére
Newly minted British PM David Cameron has "great respect" for French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- and apparently even more admiration for Sarkozy's finest asset: wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. After a meeting...
The rides are on the house
Free rides are in session! Students around the city gave state lawmakers and the MTA an A+ for restoring free student transit passes yesterday, with some saying the decision will...
'Beat' cop's danger defense
The perp had it coming -- even when he was on the floor in handcuffs. Housing cop David London violently beat a prone and cowering Iraq war veteran two years...
Gal survives bizarre trash-chute squeeze
Now that's a tight spot. A full-figured Brooklyn woman was rescued by authorities yesterday after getting stuck between floors in a trash chute for at least a half-hour. Firefighters said...
Taking the rap
A poorly planned downtown rap concert descended into chaos this week, and afterward fingers were pointed in every direction but the right one. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured Tuesday...
Enough horsing around
The state Legislature this month rushed to the aid of the cash-strapped New York Racing Association, forwarding the agency some $8.4 million, the first installment of a $25 million unsecured...
Union label: suckers!
Remember why unions were formed in the first place -- to protect workers from being taken advantage of? Nowadays, the rank-and-file mostly need protection from their own leadership. Daniel Hughes,...
A soothing balm-shell
CVS Caremark and Walgreen ended an 11-day standoff that had threatened to force millions of Americans -- and plenty of New Yorkers -- to travel beyond their corner drugstores to...
Luxe school costs city $0
Sometimes you get more than you pay for. City officials yesterday unveiled a gleaming new five-story public school -- the first to open on the Upper East Side in almost...
Goo riddance to BP bonehead
Bumbling BP boss Tony Hayward has become the latest casualty of the Gulf oil mess. Hayward yesterday was relieved of overseeing the "day-to-day operations" of managing the spill, company Chairman...
USA fans: it's cups & robbers!
A million vuvuzelas couldn't drown the moans of sorrow and shouts of rage. Out of nowhere, a bumbling referee robbed the United States of a come-from-behind victory over Slovenia in...
Citi: 'Overhaul? What overhaul?'
Citgroup CEO Vikram Pandit may be thumbing his nose at Washington. The government-owned bank that he runs plans on raising more than $3 billion for hedge-fund and private-equity funds, despite...
Searching for tunes
Google is singing a new tune and is getting serious about offering a music service to rival Apple's iTunes and grab a piece of the $4.2 billion digital music pie....
$$ for tragic kid hero
Dozens of generous New Yorkers stepped up yesterday with offers to fund funeral services for a brave 8-year-old Queens boy and his baby brother who died in a tragic blaze....
Sludgy pace for victim pay
WASHINGTON -- BP, which boasts in new TV ads about how good a job it is doing in paying for Gulf oil damages, is fighting a war of numbers with...
Verizon's Wireless dividend to return
Verizon Communications said it may begin to pay a dividend from its Verizon Wireless joint venture to minority partner Vodafone Group -- although, sources tell The Post, Verizon would rather...
'Recover' story for Obama
WASHINGTON -- Battling a new low in approval ratings, President Obama yesterday jetted to Ohio to celebrate the groundbreaking of the 10,000th road project paid for by the government's massive...
Cabby crime shock
Yellow alert: Your cabby could be a criminal! The Taxi and Limousine Commission has spent most of the last two years blind to potential offenders carting around millions of riders...
Mission accomplished: Vatican blesses Blues Brothers
They really were "on a mission from God." In a stunning move by the Vatican, the classic Dan Aykroyd-John Belushi comedy film "The Blues Brothers" was declared a "Catholic classic"...
Star's kin say: Way to 'goal'!
FONTANA, Calif. -- Not even the most bungling referee could dampen their pride. US midfielder Maurice "Mo" Edu's tie-breaking World Cup goal against Slovenia, called back by a dunderheaded official,...
Imam terror error
The imam behind plans to build a controversial Ground Zero mosque yesterday refused to describe Hamas as a terrorist organization. According to the State Department's assessment, "Hamas terrorists, especially those...
Santander mulls Citi unit buy
Spanish-bank Grupo Santander is said to be eyeing a purchase of Citigroup's auto-lending business, CitiFinancial Auto. Sources tell The Post that Santander is among the leading bidders for Citi's car-lending...
Musical chairs again, at EMI
Terra Firma chief Guy Hands has shaken up the management ranks of legendary music giant EMI yet again -- announcing a surprise reshuffle yesterday that put a 16-year company man,...
Dem defends 'legal' leak in the Aqueduct
State Senate Democratic leader John Sampson yesterday insisted he did nothing wrong by leaking two Senate documents to the lobbyist for the politically connected firm that wound up winning the...
Gulf well partner slams BP as 'reckless'
Much-hated oil giant BP picked up another enemy yesterday -- Anadarko Petroleum, the Texas oil company that owns 25 percent of the gushing Gulf of Mexico well. The independent oil...
Mom foils statutory 'escape'
A mother who feared her 15-year-old daughter was about to flee the country with her 24-year-old boyfriend teamed up with Port Authority cops to nab the wayward pair at Newark...
'Poor' Meeks lists big zero in assets
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Gregory Meeks lives pretty large for someone without any assets -- at least that's what he claims on his latest financial disclosure. For the third year in...
Go big on cig taxes: Paterson
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson lit up the budget battle last night by announcing he would force lawmakers to approve a staggering $1.60-a-pack tax hike on cigarettes or risk a chaotic...
Plane crazy drunk in court
A Georgia woman who allegedly got drunk, angry and bit an FBI agent during a flight to La Guardia Airport pleaded not guilty yesterday in Brooklyn federal court to assault...
We'll slash foul fairs: Mike
The city is finally going to try to do something about mass-produced street fairs, where originality and innovation long ago surrendered to vendors hawking $10 watches and greasy sausages, officials...
Ferry-crash cause
Problems with a propulsion system led to last month's crash of a Staten Island ferry, investigators said yesterday. The Andrew J. Barberi sets sail tomorrow on its first passenger runs...
'Soprano' DWI bust
The gay Soprano has been pinched. Joseph Gannascoli, best known for his role as homosexual mobster Vito Spatafore on "The Sopranos," was busted yesterday for drunk driving in Florida. The...
Hollywood twist: Crews using Costner gizmo
"Waterworld" star Kevin Costner's dream machine has become reality. BP yesterday began employing 32 of his centrifuges to separate oil from water in the Gulf. "At its core, my dream,...
Green steps in for Taylor in super six
Allan Green might be a late arrival to Showtime's Super Six Boxing Tournament, but better late than never as far as he's concerned. Named as a replacement for a sidelined...
Bumbling Bombers lineup not scaring anyone
Before the 2006 AL Division Series, as a way of both compliment and psychological warfare, Tigers manager Jim Leyland dubbed the seemingly overwhelming Yankees lineup Murderers' Row and Cano. BOX...
Amazin' pitching by Pelfrey
Mike Pelfrey had a complete-game victory over the Padres and tossed seven shutout innings against the Phillies on his way to a 9-1 start, but Alex Cora remains even more...
Yanks can't solve Takahashi
Hisanori Takahashi officially is a Yankees killer. Dominate the Yankees once, and maybe it's a fluke. Do it again, and you become something of a legend within the confines of...
'Lady' in the clubhouse
Not long after the Yankees dropped a 4-0 Subway Series decision to the Mets at Yankee Stadium last night, Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano were granted an audience by one...
Yankees bullpen struggling to keep games close
Phil Hughes might want to think about pitching eight innings today. Anything less and he's going to have to rely on a setup crew that looks about as competent as...
Yankees staff stumbles without pitching coach
A.J. Burnett's three-game slide started the night pitching coach Dave Eiland left the Yankees in Toronto to attend to a family issue. Three of Joba Chamberlain's seven appearances since Eiland...
Mets' Davis applying dad's lessons to game
The Subway Series is special, but for the Mets' Ike Davis, last night was a dream come true when he played first and batted fourth in Yankee Stadium. BOX SCORE...
Jeter has 'rally' bad night at plate
Derek Jeter, rally killer? Francisco Cervelli doubled to lead off the seventh inning for the Yankees last night, but Jeter stranded the catcher at third by grounding back to the...
Pelfrey acing test atop Mets rotation
Mike Pelfrey had a complete-game victory over the Padres and tossed seven shutout innings against the Phillies on his way to a 9-1 start, but Alex Cora remains even more...
Bird & Co. Storm past Liberty
Sue Bird is past the point in her career where she will let emotions affect her play. So when the third quarter ended and she kicked a chair on the...
Kobe could knock upon seven's door
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jordan and the Boston Celtics, be afraid. Circle June 2012 on the calendar. There may be a seismic shift on the NBA axis emerging from Southern...
Today's Sports on Air
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The Post line
World Cup Soccer Today Group E At Durban Favorite Fav. Line Draw UD Line Underdog Netherlands -250 (+320) +750 Japan Over O/U Line Under +115 2½ -135 Group D...
It's hard to catch a good roto backstop
Power stats are so far off career rates. 10. Carlos Santana, Indians: Rookie has veteran's discipline. 11. Kurt Suzuki, A's 12. Matt Wieters, Orioles: Sophomore slump meets dead-end summer in...
Artest apologizes for Palace brawl
LOS ANGELES -- In typical zany Ron Artest fashion, he celebrated his first championship in a Hollywood club late Thursday night, still dressed in the gold-and-purple uniform he starred in...
Belmont Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $38,000; alw; 3upSOLAR PANEL was a gate to wire maiden winner at this distance last out. MIGHTY TUFF cuts back in distance after tiring in most recent. SCALE...
Hondo big on Giants
Hondo, who'd been gaining on the deficit lately, gave some back with the Dodgers last night when they flopped in Fenway to raise the nasty number to 865 cepedas. Today,...
Listless England settles for draw
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The first thing that needs to be stressed after a miserable night in Cape Town is that, despite a 0-0 draw to Algeria, England still...
Serbia stuns Germany
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- Germany went from indestructible to self destructive. Milan Jovanovic made the most of it, scoring one minute after German striker Miroslav Klose got ejected yesterday...
Ishikawa, 18, two shots off lead
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Look who's high up the U.S. Open leaderboard, poised to make more history: Ryo Ishikawa, the 18-year-old Japanese boy wonder who shot 58 en route to...
Mets streak feels like permanent elation
OF COURSE there had to be a pop-up. One more Friday night at Yankee Stadium, one more bottom of the ninth inning, Yankees fans nudged to the edges of their...
Red Bulls fall flat against Cruzeiro
After beating international powers Santos and Juventus earlier this year, the Red Bulls finally lost a high-profile friendly, 4-2 to Cruzeiro. They did it in front of a mostly pro-Brazilian...
Burnett's bum right foot concerns Yankees
With A.J. Burnett nursing a right foot injury, the Yankees have concern about their No. 2 starter's ability to pitch Monday night in Phoenix. "A little bit," manager Joe Girardi...
Mets shut out Yankees for 8th straight win
Not only are the Mets the hottest team in baseball, they are the neighborhood tough guy with enough onions and biceps to bloody the bully's mouth. With lefty Hisanori Takahashi...
Call leaves U.S. dumbfounded
The United States spent the first half against Slovenia digging itself into a two-goal hole and the second climbing out, settling for a 2-2 tie that saved their World Cup...
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Weird but true
A Wisconsin woman kept a nonworking freezer filled with 100 dead cats. Gabriella Bernabei said she is a Wiccan and has been collecting the cats with the intention of "returning...
Top California recruit visiting St. John's
Remi Barry had his heart broken Thursday night. Which gives St. John's a golden opportunity to give the Sacramento prep school star a new love? Barry is a diehard Rajon...
Red Bulls fall to Cruzeiro, learn hard lessons
After beating international powers Santos and Juventus earlier this year, the Red Bulls finally dropped one of these high-profile friendlies, drilled 4-2 by Cruzeiro. And they did it in front...
Cyclones take season opener from hated Yankees!
The Cyclones started the 2010 season with a bang — make that five bangs — against their hated rivals, the Staten Island Yankees, taking the first of a three-game series...
Defective part may have caused May ferry crash
Federal authorities suspect that a defective part was to blame for a May crash involving the Staten Island Ferry. The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday that tests on the...
State wants to hike cigarette tax to nation's highest
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York plans a $1.60 increase per pack in the cigarette tax, making it the nation’s highest, as well a long-delayed plan to crack down on the...