June 26, 2010
Gametracker: Yanks at Dodgers
Follow the action here as the A.J. Burnett and the Yankees take on Hiroki Kuroda and the Dodgers ...
Giants brass at injured rookie's bedside
Deeply concerned with the health and well-being of one of their newest players, the Giants today quickly dispatched a member of their front office to New Orleans for a personal...
3 killed in night of B'klyn bloodshed
Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant were rocked with violence early today when three people were viciously murdered in three unrelated incidents over 1½ hours, authorities said. In the first slaying, a 22-year-old...
Rangers draft Steve Thomas' son Christian
LOS ANGELES — If Christian Thomas is even half the player his dad was through a 20-year NHL career, then the Rangers will have themselves a winner with today's second-round,...
Falling Central Park tree branch kills kid, hurts mom
A 6-month-old baby girl was killed and her mom was injured this afternoon when a tree branch cracked off and fell onto the pair at the Central Park Zoo, police...
Prince Harry throws out first pitch at Mets game
Britain's Prince Harry has a pretty good arm. Harry threw the ceremonial first pitch with a bit of zip before the Mets played the Minnesota Twins on today, the second...
USA loses to Ghana in extra time, 2-1
RUSTENBURG, South Africa — Asamoah Gyan scored in the third minute of extra time today to give Ghana a 2-1 win over the United States and a place in the...
Parent outrage at drowned kid's principal
A peeved parent demanded answers today from the principal of a Harlem school following the funeral for 12-year-old drowning victim Nicole Suriel. "Tell the truth. Tell the truth," David Suker...
Tropical storm could strike cleanup
NEW ORLEANS — A tropical storm churning in the Caribbean could be the latest bad news for BP crews trying to contain and clean up the massive oil spill in...
Twins rough up Johan, beat Mets 6-0
Jason Kubel and the Minnesota Twins roughed up former teammate Johan Santana early, and Carl Pavano produced another fine pitching performance in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets....
Giants' Jones in car crash; career in doubt
Chad Jones, a safety the Giants this past April selected in the third round of the NFL Draft, was involved in a serious car crash in New Orleans early yesterday...
Ur-going on! Uruguay beats S. Korea, 2-1
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — Luis Suarez scored twice as Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1 today and advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years....
Five keys to United States success
Michael Bradley’s battle with Ghana’s midfield Bradley has been one of the U.S. team’s best players this tournament, and his unmatched work rate, tenacity and underrated creativity are key to...
Grading the NBA Draft
The NBA Draft produced one glaring question that is blinding Knicks fans like a cop shining a flashlight in their eyes: Will the Bulls and Pat Riley continue to haunt...
Teen sailor Abby Sunderland back on dry land
SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION, Reunion - Teenage U.S. sailor Abigail Sunderland returned to dry land on Saturday after her rescue in the southern Indian Ocean this month, and defended herself...
Hard-luck hurlers still have hope
At this pre-dog days juncture in the baseball season, a team’s record can be deceiving, as can the records of its starting pitchers. In an effort to find undervalued pitching...
World Cup final now in America’s sights
Right after the United States team’s winless 1998 World Cup, U.S. soccer brass created Project 2010 to have them ready to contend for the tourney title this year. The world...
Success a long time in making
Even with goosebumps to last a lifetime at the memory of an elimination-saving goal in the 91st minute, the U.S. World Cup team is not into extra time, not just...
Abby Sunderland, teen who tried to sail around world, reunited with brother
SAINT-DENIS, Reunion — Sixteen-year-old Californian sailor Abby Sunderland was reunited with her brother Saturday and defended her family against criticism that she had been too young to try to sail...
Meet Warhol’s babes: the women who partied with him — and lived to tell about it
Pop artist Andy Warhol predicted that everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. But many of the artists, actors and musicians who hung out with the legendary New Yorker at...
Kid stuff
TODAY SOUPED-UP SIDESHOW: The Coney Island Illuscination brings a new class of circus act to the Boardwalk. Presented by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, the show stars the Barons...
A-Rod's homer lifts Yankees over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — CC Sabathia won his fifth consecutive start with eight sharp innings, Alex Rodriguez homered in the sixth inning to snap a tie and the New York Yankees...
New York City’s new playgrounds make fun an adventure
Forget swings and seesaws. “There’s a new breed of playground creation,” says New York City Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, noting that in recent years playgrounds in the city...
Yankees' Brackman takes loss in Double-A debut
In his Double-A debut, Andrew Brackman went up against the top prospect in the Blue Jays' system, Zack Stewart, and ended up on the short end of Trenton's 6-2 loss...
George & sun
George Hamilton, real ity TV star? The famously tanned actor is developing a docusoap for TV Land. Bunim/Murray ("Keeping Up With the Kardashians") will produce the show, which chronicles the...
Double play
It reads like a Hollywood script. Two guys from up state Utica, who don't know each other, move to Las Vegas separately, partner as high-profile defense attorneys and eventually star...
Slick as a dog
When was the last time you heard about a pit bull stopping a fight? Cuban-American rapper Pitbull did just that at the Nokia Theater on Thursday. Near the end of...
'SVU' to NYC
The vacant "Law & Order" set could soon be inhabited by its TV cousin. "Law & Order: SVU," which films in North Jersey, is abandoning the Garden State because it...
Aide-de-$camp
The fed's pay-to-play probe into state Sen. Carl Kruger also extends to whether his top aide traded political favors in exchange for campaign contributions, sources close to the investigation told...
Gov's doomsday deadline for budget
ALBANY -- In his most dramatic bid to force action on the long-overdue state budget, Gov. Paterson yesterday gave legislative leaders one final chance to reach a deal or face...
What the unions hate
Ever wonder why the teachers unions hate charter schools so much? Here's one reason. State test scores this week showed 100 percent of eighth-graders in the Harlem Village Academies achieved...
Dave the leader
Time's up, Shelly Silver. It's now or never, John Sampson. Some 86 days into the fiscal year, Gov. Paterson yesterday read lawmakers the Riot Act: Produce a final budget this...
Big banks dodged a bullet
New York's major banks appear to have dodged a bullet after lawmakers wrap ped up months of heated negotiations over the most sweeping financial overhaul crafted since the Great Depression....
Arizona's drug nightmare
"I believe today, under the circumstances that we're facing, that the majority of the illegal trespassers that are coming into the state of Arizona are under the direction and control...
Biological crock
What biological clock? The number of American women in their early 40s who have never given birth has almost doubled since the 1970s, leaving almost one in five nearing the...
Jacko kids' Hawaii getaway
Having shed most of their tears after their father died a year ago, Michael Jackson's children took time out for fun on the eve of the anniversary of his death....
Nose out of joints
A buxom blonde who used to strip at Flashdancers claims in a lawsuit that a small scar on her nose forced her out of New York. Sheryl Azevedo, 34, of...
Cheney back in hospital
Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital last night after experiencing discomfort. The 69-year-old former vice-president, who suffers from heart disease, went to see doctors at George Washington University Hospital...
Prince making a Point
Prince Harry showed he knows his way around a rifle as he joined cadets in training at the US Military Academy at West Point yesterday at the start of his...
'Self-destruct' death blaze
Police are investigating if a man who died in a Brooklyn arson fire yesterday is the one who set it -- after being released from a hospital mental ward. The...
Judge touts WTC $$
The judge who approved the $700 million settlement for thousands of first responders exposed to toxic World Trade Center dust wants other defendants to join in. Manhattan federal Judge Alvin...
MTA site hardhat crushed
A contractor working for the MTA died yesterday in a landslide of metal subway-station panels at the same Brooklyn work project that claimed the life of a pedestrian just six...
He dissed the prez -- but told the truth
* Gen. McChrystal is out for voicing uncomfortable truths about the current amateurish administration ("Out on His Brass," June 24). One can understand his frustration when troops are being used...
Vuvuzela hater goes bonkers on honkers
It was only a matter of time. An American working for the US Army in Germany threatened to chop off his neighbors' heads with an ax over their nonstop blaring...
Hard time for hack-smackers
Taxi riders beware! Tangling with a cabby could soon get you 25 years in prison. A bill passed by the state Senate yesterday would make assault on a taxi driver...
Slain GI's folks rip 'soft on Taliban' tactics
The parents of an upstate GI who was killed in an Afghanistan ambush say the current, strict combat rules endanger the lives of GIs and help the Taliban. "The rules...
SI thugs in hate-bash
A Mexican immigrant walking home from work was savagely beaten on Staten Island in a hate crime, cops said yesterday. Alejandro Galindo, 52, was on Forest and Jewett avenues in...
Gaping holes in FinReg bill doom reform effort
Congressional leaders and the Obama administration are congratulating themselves on the about-to-be passed financial reform legislation. They claim the bill will end "too big to fail" and will prevent future...
Get a new iPhone grip
Apple is telling its customers that they don't just need to think different -- they need to hold their new iPhones different as well to avoid the reception-killing "death grip."...
'Quick fix' will be anything but
On paper, the proposed new curbs on the finan cial industry that were hammered out in the wee hours of Friday morning by Congress look so simple, so neat. Smack...
'XXX' domain gets explicit OK
Pornographers may soon be masters of their own domain. The Internet moved closer to getting its own red-light district yesterday, as international Web regulators endorsed the use of .xxx for...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A former Columbia University employee was arrested for sending anti-Semitic e-mails to faculty members, police sources said yesterday. Michael Enrico, 51, allegedly fired off the threatening e-mails around March...
War's 'new rulebook'
Gen. David Petraeus may junk the super-cautious rules of engagement for US troops in Afghanistan, making it easier for GIs to defend themselves. That would be a major shift in...
Corporate bonds should benefit from a revamp
Corporate bondholders are skeptical that a historic overhaul of US financial regulations has ended "too big to fail" banks -- but said it may reduce banks' risk-taking and help their...
Firms may take the money & run
MADRID -- Will the US financial overhaul push big firms to move business to Europe? Now that the bill aimed at cracking down on the abuses that caused the 2008...
Business briefs
Stocks mixed The Dow Jones indus trial average was down 8.99 points at 10,143.81. The S&P 500 Index rose 3.07 to 1,076.76. The Nas daq composite added 6.06 points to...
Team USA fans in huge 'face'-off
Big Apple soccer fans are breaking out the war paint and costumes for today's titanic World Cup clash between Team USA and Ghana. It's going to be a sports spectacular...
Good times roll with a party on the last W train
Scores of revelers yesterday turned the last ride of the W line into a booze-filled party. "This is not a funeral, but a celebration of life," said Bill Reese, an...
O's deadly deadline
To succeed in Afghanistan, we'll need the support of the likes of Abdul Sattar Abu Risha. He was the daring tribal sheik in Anbar province whose pivot against al Qaeda...
Swim pals fur sure!
Now, this is some underwater monkey business. A 7-year-old orangutan named Suryia is living the life aquatic, training to become one heck of a swimmin' simian in a South Carolina...
Bash cop was 'kind' to victim
The police officer caught on video in a baton beating thinks he showed "compassion" in only hitting a prone and unarmed suspect about 20 times, his lawyer said in closing...
Eggs of the modern golden goose
Head to the local big-box electronics store and buy yourself: a Panasonic home-theater system ($500), an In signia 50-inch plasma HDTV ($700), an Apple 8GB iPod Touch ($175), a Sony...
Dissolving the border
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is supposed to represent American workers. What you need to know is that this longtime open-borders sympathizer has always had a rather radical definition of "American."...
Madoff aide going, gone
That's $63,850 down -- and just $170 billion to go. Gaudy furniture, exercise equipment and other items seized from Bernard Madoff's trusted lieutenant Frank DiPascali were auctioned yesterday in Parsippany,...
Docs discharged
A doctors group that has for two decades provided medical care at Coney Island Hospital suddenly lost its contract this week, The Post has learned. The Health and Hospitals Corp....
Bronx crook skips sob story
At least he took his punishment like a man. A Bronx political scion got slapped with a year and a day behind bars yesterday for looting a housing nonprofit of...
Criminal investigation launched into drowning of Harlem girl on Long Island
Cops on Long Island have launched a criminal probe into the tragic drowning death of a Harlem sixth-grader during a class trip to an unguarded beach, The Post has learned....
Ultimate fight for every dollar
"Fighters, are you ready? Let's get it on!" Gov. Paterson unveiled an emergency-budget bill yesterday that includes a measure legalizing the anything-goes sport of mixed martial arts. The fights --...
Stormy weather: BP's stock hits new low
Fears of tropical storms slamming into BP's oil-spill cleanup struggle in the Gulf of Mexico sent the company's shares diving to a new 52-week low yesterday -- and pumping up...
Wine not? Push for grocery vino sales
ALBANY -- It's a win-win for state politicians and all New Yorkers, giving consumers a wider opportunity to buy wine at their grocery stores, while generating $100 million or more...
Latest bite on 'cannibal'
The infamous 1989 "Butcher of Tompkins Square" is staying in his locked nuthouse, thanks to prosecutors and a Manhattan judge. Daniel Rakowitz, who has repeatedly applied for more freedom, was...
'Coke' king faces judge
Accused Jamaican drug lord Christopher Coke pleaded not guilty to narcotics and gun-running charges yesterday after surrendering to authorities following deadly riots over his pending arrest on the island nation....
Gore comes back
After years of playing down his ownership of Current TV, Al Gore is now putting his star power to work when the struggling cable network needs it most. Gore is...
Taking it to the 'Street'
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers yesterday reached a deal on a massive overhaul of Wall Street, giving President Obama a big win, but allowing city banks to dodge the most drastic regulatory...
Spain beats Chile to capture Group H
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Spain learned the lesson of Italy and France. But Chile's still alive, and South America keeps on rolling. With Spain staring at an early exit from...
Portugal advances after draw with Brazil
In Durban, South Africa, Portugal reached the second round of the World Cup yesterday after a 0-0 draw with group winner Brazil as two of soccer's most powerful offenses couldn't...
Hondo's idling
Hondo made a huge move on the deficit last night when his victories with the 'Stros and Metamucils greatly overwhelmed his setback with the Jays to lower the nasty numeral...
Marathon man Isner ousted at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England -- One day after winning the longest tennis match in history, John Isner lost the shortest men's match at Wimbledon so far this year. It was back to...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.Formula One: European Grand Prix qualifyingSPEED9:30 a.m.Moto GP: Dutch Grand PrixSPEED10:30 a.m.NASCAR Nationwide Series: qualifyingSPEED 11:30 a.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: practiceSPEED 3:30 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide Series:New England 200ESPNBaseball1 p.m.Twins at...
The Post line
World Cup SoccerTodayKnockout Stage - Round of 16FavoriteFav.LineDrawUD LineUnderdogUnited States+150(+220)+180GhanaOverO/U LineUnder-1102-110FavoriteFav.LineDrawUD LineUnderdogUruguay-120(+230)+350South KoreaOverO/U LineUnder-1152-105TomorrowKnockout Stage - Round of 16FavoriteFav.LineDrawUD LineUnderdogEngland+160(+220)+170GermanyOverO/U LineUnder-1102-110FavoriteFav.LineDrawUD LineUnderdogArgentina-200(+300)+550MexicoOverO/U LineUnder+1202½-140MondayKnockout Stage - Round of 16FavoriteFav.LineDrawUD LineUnderdogNetherlands-225(+300)+700SlovakiaOverO/U LineUnder-1402+120FavoriteFav.LineDrawUD...
Nets president Thorn to retire
Rod Thorn, the mastermind behind the two revivals in New Jersey who appeared set to orchestrate a third, is stepping down and retiring from his post as Nets president on...
Sports shorts
NBA: Nets finalize CD-R trade The Nets finalized their trade of Chris Douglas-Roberts to the Bucks yesterday. The Nets, who picked up the $854,839 option on Douglas-Roberts' contract for next...
Zambrano suspended after latest tantrum
CHICAGO -- Carlos Zambrano threw another tantrum, and this time, the Cubs might be out of patience. They suspended the volatile pitcher indefinitely for his outburst and dugout altercation with...
Rangers take intimidating McIlrath with 10th pick in NHL draft
LOS ANGELES -- This Rangers' first-round draft selection was about the need . . . for toughness. This 10th overall selection of intimidating, mean-edged, 6-foot-4, 212-pound defenseman Dylan McIlrath was,...
Jackson's no-hitter just wild
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Edwin Jackson overcame a wild start to throw the fourth no-hitter in the season of the pitcher, leading the Diamondbacks to a 1-0 victory over the...
Bay-watch not attracting viewers for Mets
The Twins' Kevin Slowey had been perfect through three innings, enough to have him up 1-0 against a can't-be-perfect-all-the-time Mike Pelfrey, when Jose Reyes blooped a single to get the...
Timely bats back up Mike vs. Twins
Since being labeled by many as the future -- or perhaps current -- ace of the Mets' rotation, not much has come easy for Mike Pelfrey. After a no-decision in...
A-Rod's homer the difference in L.A.
LOS ANGELES -- Alex Rodriguez made no effort to find Joe Torre and possibly talk about what is chapping him about his former manager. Instead, Rodriguez hit Torre's Dodgers over...
Giants' Jones in car crash; career in doubt
Chad Jones, a safety the Giants this past April selected in the third round of the NFL Draft, was involved in a serious car crash in New Orleans early yesterday...
Johan deals with post-surgery, ex-mates
Johan Santana is still adjusting to life after elbow surgery. Now he'll have to adjust to facing his former team for the first time in the regular season. This afternoon...
Nets to get first crack at LeBron
Billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov and a Nets contingent will set the bar in the LeBron James free agent talks. The Nets will be the first team to meet with James...
Dinner on ice as James camp sours on Big Apple visit
The Knicks had contacted celebrity restaurateurs and Knicks fans Danny Meyer, Phil Suarez and Drew Nieporent about preparing an elegant dinner party in Manhattan for LeBron James and his advisors...
Bronx reunion spoiled by TV execs
LOS ANGELES -- If not for FOX, America would have seen Alex Rodriguez and Joe Torre not shake hands before the Bombers' 2-1 win last night at Yankee Stadium. Just...
Marlins won't have Bobby V for Puerto Rico series
Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine appears to be in line for the Marlins' managerial job, but he doesn't expect to be with them by the time they face the Mets...
Trade winds just hot air
LOS ANGELES -- Talk of blockbuster trades overshadowing last night's NHL Entry Draft was just that -- talk. Which, come to think of it, is exactly what Edmonton GM Steve...
Orange growing in Garden with Rautins pick
It might be wishful thinking, but then again, what else do Knicks fans have these days? Still, if there is one kid who could help make the beleaguered franchise interesting...
Down on the farm
Wilmer Flores, Mets SS, High-A St. Lucie The Mets' second-best prospect entering the season, according to Baseball America, was promoted from Low-A Savannah to High-A St. Lucie Thursday. The 18-year-old...
Other '08 draft picks can't keep up with Mets' Davis
BINGHAMTON -- The Mets had three of the first 33 picks in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. But as their first selection, Ike Davis, has become as the franchise's long-term...
Chavez Jr. fight vs. Duddy should not be dud
''IRELAND'S" John Duddy tries to make a name for himself tonight by beating someone with a big name. Duddy takes on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a pay-per-view fight from...
Back to work for Red Bulls
After a three-week MLS hiatus for the World Cup, the Red Bulls return to league play tonight at Kansas City (8:30 p.m. MSG). They won their last two games before...
Yankees bigger than one great manager
LOS ANGELES — The pitch came in at 95 mph, and it left at a significantly greater pace. And with one swing of his bat, Alex Rodriguez had taken the...
2010 World Cup Group Standings
All Times EDT First Round Group A GP W D L GF GA Pts x-Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 7 x-Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 4...
Belmont Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 1/16m(T); $42,000; str alw; 3up; (f&m)BRITISH BANKER returned from a layoff to rally for fourth, beaten a length as the favorite in a similar spot. DANTASTIC makes his...
Aggressive Altidore giving lift to U.S.
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Jozy Altidore is the youngest player on the U.S. World Cup team, but being 20 hasn't stopped him from emerging as one of the team's most...
Devils defenseman Martin to test free agency
The Devils' top defenseman, Paul Martin, has told The Post he definitely will test the market as an unrestricted free agent July 1. Martin, whose agent is expected to meet...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 26SUNJune 27MONJune 28TUEJune 29WEDJune 30THUJuly 1FRIJuly 2YankeesDodgers7:10TV -- FOXRadio--WCBS 880 AML.A.D.8:00ESPNWCBSNOGAMESea.7:05WWORWCBSSea.7:05YESWCBSSea.1:05YESWCBSTor.1:05YESWCBSMetsMinnesota1:10Tv -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMMinn.1:10SNYWFAN*Fla.7:10SNYWFAN*Fla.7:10SNYWFAN*Fla.7:10SNYWFANWash.7:05SNYWFANWash.7:05SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMEConn.4:00No TVNOGAMEL.A.10:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsKansas City8:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio -- WQBU 92.7 FMNOGAMENOGAME*Harr.7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEStaten Island...
Weird but true
Prenup in Aisle 9. A Wisconsin couple who met in Aisle 9 of a grocery store last year were married there this week. Members of the wedding party shouted "cleanup...
Lavin learned much from Wooden's wizardry
For more than an hour and a half, Steve Lavin, alternating between humor and admiration, spoke about his mentor, John Wooden. He fondly recalled three of the "meals of wisdom"...
Stanford the perfect fit for Holy Cross standout Cajuste
Devon Cajuste had offers from a bevy of big-time college football programs, teams that regularly play in the biggest bowl games and are always on national television. There was Notre...
Tyler seeks big-time atmosphere, playing time at Youngstown State
Najee Tyler couldn’t help but like what he saw. The former Xaverian quarterback had recently gotten his release from Purdue, a Big Ten school with a rich football history. He...
Sources: Nets president Thorn to retire
Rod Thorn, the mastermind behind the two revivals in New Jersey who appeared set to orchestrate a third, is stepping down and retiring from his post as Nets president July...
Giants’ Chad Jones out of surgery after car crash
Chad Jones, a safety the Giants this past April selected in the third round of the NFL Draft, was involved in a serious car crash in New Orleans early this...
Ex-VP Cheney hospitalized after having discomfort
Former Vice President Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital Friday after experiencing discomfort, the latest health scare for the 69-year-old Republican leader who has a long history of heart...
Police release tape from Gore accuser's interview
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Police Bureau has released an audio recording of the interview between a detective and the massage therapist who accused former Vice President Al Gore of...
U.S.' slow starts mean trouble at World Cup -- WSJ
The U.S. soccer team’s tendency to fall behind in its World Cup matches has made for thrilling second halves -- and successful ones, as the Americans have outscored opponents 3-0...
Red Bulls play at KC, reportedly ink Thierry Henry to 2-yr deal
After a three-week MLS hiatus for the World Cup, the Red Bulls return to league play tomorrow at Kansas City (8:30 p.m,, MSG). They're looking to keep pace with Columbus Crew...
The Post's All-City girls lacrosse honors
Beach Channel completed one of the year’s best stories and Riverdale had one of the best seasons in program history. Both teams got big lifts from its seniors when they...
U.S. faces seminal moment in tomorrow World Cup tilt vs. Ghana
Right after a winless 1998 World Cup, U.S. Soccer Federation brass created Project 2010 to have them ready to contend for the tourney by then. The world chortled. Last year _...