August 1, 2010
Get out the brooms — Cyclones sweep Yanks
Cyclones 7Yankees 3Sunday, Aug. 1 at Staten IslandThe Clones swept a two-game series with the demoralized Yankees in true Cyclone fashion: with great starting pitching and a shock-and-awe offensive display.First,...
Lookin At Lucky runs away with Haskell win
OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Lookin At Lucky has blown away a star-studded field in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at New Jersey's Monmouth Park to establish himself as the leading 3-year...
Light start to Giants camp
ALBANY – Every year Tom Coughlin has the Giants report to training camp, do the conditioning run and then spend the majority of the day in meetings. The first practice...
Redskins' Hayneworth again skips conditioning test
ASHBURN, Va. -- Albert Haynesworth's sore left knee kept him from taking the Washington Redskins conditioning test once again Sunday, forcing him to sit out practice for the fourth straight...
Braves end road trip 3-6 with another loss to Reds
CINCINNATI -- Brandon Phillips hit a tying triple with two out in the fifth inning and scored the tiebreaking run on shortstop Alex Gonzalez's error, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat...
Red Sox score winning run on wild throw
BOSTON -- Pinch-runner Darnell McDonald scampered home when Marco Scutaro's bunt was thrown away by pitcher Robbie Weinhardt, and the Boston Red Sox won in their last at-bat for the...
Delaney's crash mea culpa
Dana Delaney has taken responsibility for the recent traffic accident that left her with two broken fingers and a totaled Toyota Prius. “Something we should all know, that I did...
Patriots take Welker off PUP list
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Patriots receiver Wes Welker was removed from the physically unable to perform list and placed on the active roster Sunday, seven months after tearing ligaments in his...
Jets return to camp Cortland surrounded by fans
CORTLAND — The Jets must have felt like conquering heroes when they pulled into Cortland today. The two team buses were greeted by 1,500 green-and-white dressed fans cheering wildly with...
Law & Order gets a tan, keeps soundtrack
The “chung chung” will live on. The rest of Law & Order: Los Angeles is still a “work in progress”, creator Dick Wolf says. With a September 29 premiere date...
Lindsay could be freed tonight
Lindsay may walk free in a few hours. "Mean Girls" actress Lindsay Lohan tonight was preparing to stroll out of Los Angeles County jail after spending fewer than two weeks...
Jets' McKnight passes second conditioning test
The Jets' fourth-round draft pick, running back Joe McKnight, passed a conditioning test that he initially failed. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes was given a later mandatory report date of Wednesday...
Bulluck ready to roll with Giants
ALBANY – LeBron James could learn something from Keith Bulluck. After playing 10 years with the Titans, Bulluck last week signed to play middle linebacker for the Giants but that...
UAE, Saudi ban BlackBerry features
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The UAE said today it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability...
Greenspan: Recovery 'paused'
WASHINGTON — Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says he thinks the economy is having a modest recovery, but right now there's a "pause" in that recovery, so it feels...
Pakistan flood death toll rises to 1,100
The death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 today as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water. The...
New Gulf worry in oil dispersant 'overkill'
NEW ORLEANS — As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed against the company and Coast Guard for liberal...
Giants' Phillips thinks he'll practice soon
ALBANY – Kenny Phillips admitted this date meant something to him, that he worked so hard this offseason to get on the field for today's first practice of training camp....
Gooden, Strawberry lead class into Mets' Hall of Fame
Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry have always been linked, for their key roles in leading the Mets to the 1986 World Series title and their colorful exploits off the field...
Babysitter horror: Relative stabs 2 kids
KATONAH, N.Y. — A relative has been accused of stabbing two young girls she was baby-sitting at a home across the street from Martha Stewart. Authorities went to the house...
Yankees blanked by Rays; AL East lead down to one
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With two months left in the season the Yankees didn’t come to the West Coast of Florida to bury the Rays. Create separation in the AL...
Mets pounded 14-1 by Diamondbacks
Daniel Hudson today, Tim Hudson tomorrow and then the bottom of the Hudson. Then again, you could make the argument the Mets are asleep with Luca Brasi and the fishes...
Gates: WikiLeaks morally 'guilty'
WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty over the release of classified U.S. documents on the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today, as investigators broaden their probe of the...
Man beaten to death in B'klyn
One man was beaten to death and another stabbed during an early-morning melee in Park Slope, police said. Alex Santiago, 22, was fatally bashed in the head with a lead...
600 on hold: A-Rod strikes out in pinch-hit appearance
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez and his ill bat were on the bench when today’s game against the Rays started.Joe Girardi said the move was made because Rodriguez had...
Revis not at Jets' camp, begins holdout
CORTLAND -- The Darrelle Revis holdout has officially started. The unhappy cornerback didn’t show up at the Jets facility in Florham Park this morning for physicals and a conditioning run...
Uptowncharlybrown scratched from Haskell
The Grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth lost the feel good story of the race as Uptowncharlybrown, owned by Fantasy Lane Stables, has been scratched from the race due to a...
4-Down Territory: Rex on Revis, Woody's extortion, Steelers, QB money
1. As I expected, the Jets report today with no sign of a new deal for Darrelle Revis. Whether that means the All-Pro cornerback will be a holdout remains to...
This week's winners and losers
WINNERS WES CARD CEO helps Jones New York to a Q2 net income of$25.7M — nearly double the $13.1M from ’09. TUTOR/COLONY TEAM Owns rights to 700 films worth over...
Stagnant Mets are big losers at MLB trade deadline
As the flurry of trades unfurled in the final hours before yesterday’s deadline, it was easy to forget that the Mets still actually existed in the majors. Executive after executive,...
Furless felines
Pale, bald, wrinkly skin. Giant pointy ears, a cranky expression and the eyes of an assassin. Does this sound like the picture of a perfect, devoted pet? Perhaps not, but...
Companion cat care
If I were in charge, everyone who wants to have a cat would have to first take a cat owner test. It would include a few broad categories such as...
This week's couple: Bubbly trouble
When Stephen, a 24-year-old waiter, and Rebekah, a 23-year-old sales executive, shared a meal at East Village Italian restaurant Gnocco, they did it right, pairing their meal with lots of...
5 top ways to flirt with a new neighbor
According to packers on the prowl near Oz Moving & Storage “Give them toilet paper. It’s both a practical housewarming gift and a good ice breaker.” — King “Say, ‘I’m...
Ask Ashley: a setup for disaster
I asked one of my interns if she was into setups, with my 22-year-old brother in mind. She said, “Sure, I like meeting new people!” He’s now e-mailed her twice...
Meet market: Bookworm hopes for a brainy beauty
Jeremy, a 26-year-old freelance writer, always has his head in a book. He’s looking for a leading lady who is a real page turner! * Oscar-worthy looks Jeremy says a...
Giants reach deal with top pick Pierre-Paul
The Giants will start training camp at full force, as last night they signed first-round pick Jason Pierre-Paul to secure all their draft picks. Pierre-Paul, a pass-rushing defensive end from...
Coughlin, Giants geared to leave 2009 behind
What does Tom Coughlin think, deep down, of the way his Giants unraveled in the second half of last season to bring shame to the franchise and result in no...
The faux foodie
Foods Gwyneth Paltrow claims to love: fried chicken sliders, sweet potato fries, dim sum, onion rings, pizza, fish and chips, cheese, fried shrimp, Guinness ale and eel. But she draws...
Trivia trove
“The Magnificent Seven” (1960) — Tues., 8 p.m. Robert Vaughn says that Steve McQueen (above left) was obsessed with the size of Yul Brynner’s (above right) mount and insisted on...
‘Warehouse’ meets ‘Eureka’
Now that Don Draper is back in Mama’s life, she can enjoy the rest of summer’s TV fare while everyone else heads out for their summer vacations. * “Lie to...
The single girl
Don’t believe all those Internet rumors, says Mike Fleiss, creator and executive producer of “The Bachelorette.” Perpetually lovelorn Ali Fedotowsky does get her happy ending on the series finale tomorrow...
Master of ceremonies at the Obvious Follies
You could look up and down what used to be called “the dial,” for many days and nights, and you’ll not find a more helpful local news anchor than Ch....
Call me paranoid
In AMC’s newest series, “Rubicon,” James Badge Dale — fresh off of “The Pacific” — plays Will Travers, a man whose wife and daughter perished in 9/11. Will’s intellect is...
Don't miss
Something fishy It wouldn’t be summer without “Shark Week.” Every year we see men in wet suits play footsie with the Great Whites and millions tune in. First up tonight...
Reel good
MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007) Sunday, 7:15 a.m., AMC Six Oscar nominations and one win for Tilda Swinton in this thriller about a jaded, NYC “fixer” attorney (George Clooney) at a white-shoe...
Lights! Camera! Scandals!
The notoriety currently embroiling Mel Gibson and Lindsay Lohan is nothing new to Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, who can reel off a long list of past Hollywood scandals...
Agenda
WATCH THIS! Nerd alert! Live vicariously through an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who decides to become a superhero in the flick “Kick-Ass.” The movie comes out...
The Rumble
Keep on Truckin’FDNY Racing honors heroes of 9/11 People always are looking for heroes to inspire them, whether it’s in sports or in real life, but rarely do you come...
Old Crowes still peck
Twenty years is a long time to carry a grudge. It’s even longer when the person you’re feuding with is your brother. And you happen to be in business together....
Arcade Fire now inferno
At first, news that the Arcade Fire had sold out its Wednesday and Thursday shows at the 20,000-seat Madison Square Garden felt like a giant brush-off to fans who discovered...
The manliest movie ever made
We don’t want to say action movies are getting wimpier, but when 12-year-old Jaden Smith is the biggest action star of the summer, you know something’s gone wrong. Now, along...
Long-suffering Jets fans take cautious approach
These are the most difficult seasons, in so many ways, the ones that are hardest on the heart, on the soul, on the stomach, on the nervous system. There are...
Jets agree to deal with first-round draft pick Kyle Wilson
The Jets last night agreed to terms with their No. 1 draft pick, cornerback Kyle Wilson. Financial terms were not announced, but it is a five-year deal believed to be...
Short-changed Revis holding out hope Jets will pay up
The prospect of Darrelle Revis not making roll call when the Jets report for training camp today, first at their Florham Park, N.J., facility in the morning and later in...
Cocky Jets report to training camp with unanswered questions
As the colorful and brash 2010 Jets report for training camp today, the place, SUNY Cortland, might as well be Faber College, the fictional setting in National Lampoon’s “Animal House.”...
‘Hollywood abused me!’
Kim Novak, Hollywood’s top box-office attraction for three years running in the 1950s, never got the respect accorded her less-popular peers: Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly. “I was...
Super pressure on Rex’s Jets to back up the hype
CORTLAND — The toughest-talking team you ever will hear turns this sleepy upstate town into The Cortland Zoo starting today. Here comes coach Rex Ryan, the fearless trash-talking zookeeper, slapping...
‘Guys’ shoot Jeter
If you were a New York City police officer, who would be the one celebrity you could accidentally shoot that would turn the Big Apple completely against you? Here’s a...
Hippie honor
Bruce Beresford, the 80-year-old Australian-born filmmaker, will receive this year's Honorary Maverick Award at the Woodstock Film Festival, Oct. 2 at BSP Studios in Kingston. Surely there is no coincidence...
My New York: Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee juggles a growing family with being the “Most Senior Correspondent” on “The Daily Show,” where her husband, Jason Jones, also works. “I’ve been pregnant for about six years,”...
Braziller's news & notes from NYC Summer Classic
Behind the yawns and dreary looks, there were smiles and sighs of relief. The live recruiting period came to an end Saturday with New Heights’ NYC Summer Classic at Fordham...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Antrel Rolle
Steve Serby chatted with the former Cardinals Pro Bowl safety who signed a five-year, $37 million contract with the Giants this offseason. Q: Will this Giants defense remind you of...
Red-hot Rice star Sanders sizzles in July
The month of July has been very good to Jermaine Sanders in part because the Rice rising senior swingman has been good to himself. The 6-foot-5 Far Rockaway native has...
Incoming freshman Davis poised for greatness at Molloy
Archbishop Molloy has built a reputation for churning out some of the best guards New York City has produced, from Kenny Smith and Kenny Anderson to Sundiata Gaines and most...
Beltran's sacrifice fly leads Mets to 5-4 win over Diamondbacks
After striking out at the trade deadline, the New York Mets came through with one big hit after another Saturday night. Jesus Feliciano tripled and scored on Carlos Beltran’s sacrifice...
NYC Summer Classic notebook: New Heights reigns supreme
When the summer began, New Heights had two 15U teams capable of competing nationally, but not excelling. Together, New Heights athletic director Kimani Young felt, they could make an impact....
So long, middle class
The 25 statistics below prove that the middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in America. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer at...
Pushing the limits of motherhood into the 60s
Aleta St. James peered in the bathroom mirror and applied a layer of anti-wrinkle serum, age-defying foundation and eye makeup. Her children had other ideas. “Mommy, mommy, mommy!” her 5-year-old...
Nanny state blues
A poster placed on a Midtown Duane Reade by a friendly city employee begins, “Does someone you love: “—Humiliate, criticize or yell at you? “—Hurt you, or threaten to hurt...
Zapping Con Ed customers
Nearly nine years after 9/11, greedy hands are still looking to grab Downtown recovery cash for reasons other than those for which it was intended. Last week, the board of...
Road to crime city
So much for Manhattan DA Cy Vance’s promise to treat the Times Square wilding cases “with the attention and seriousness they deserve.” Not to mention Mayor Bloomberg’s insistence that “we’ve...
Gym dandy
There is plenty of hype in your report on a recent burglary at our Planet Fitness gym in Brooklyn (“Planet Fitness Is a Crime Den,” July 28). Contrary to your...
LeBron’s queasy
An ESPN study of health-code violations in sports arenas reveals that Madison Square Garden ranked worst among Big Apple arenas (“Fare Is Foul at Arenas,” July 27). Inspectors found an...
Tanned hides
We applaud “Salons Bake & ‘Break’ “ (July 26). We need more articles like this to help persuade policy-makers and the Food and Drug Administration to increase tanning-bed regulations. We...
Silver skates
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver needs to be taught a lesson (“Ballot Bully Silver Kicks GOP Underdog,” July 25). People should campaign in his district and write in Joan Lipp on...
Real 9/11 con
“Lawyer Loan Fees Gouge 9/11 Crews” (July 25) wrongly makes it look like the 9/11 workers were the victims of the lawyers. It is the taxpayers who are the victims...
JournoList’s libs
For many years, people have claimed that there is a liberal media bias (“The Fix Was In,” Jonathan Strong, PostScript, July 25). Naturally, this was discounted by many left-wing columnists...
Angelina: The girl with the bangin' tattoo
Of all the tattoos that grace Angelina Jolie’s A-list body — the geographical coordinates of her children’s birthplaces, a 12-inch long Bengal tiger tramp stamp, the inner thigh one she...
Jets sign top draft pick Wilson
An NFL source has told The Post that the Jets tonight agreed to terms with their No. 1 draft pick, cornerback Kyle Wilson. Financial terms of the contract were not...
Who's Sarli now
Italy has Gina Lollobrigida, France has Brigitte Bardot and Latin Amer ica has Isabel Sarli. Don't feel bad if you have no idea who Sarli is. Although a superstar in...
Blog fest for GMs
World-class players have traditionally been secretive. The great champions of the past kept their inner thoughts to themselves and none has been known to even keep a diary. Yet, in...
Back to Brooklyn house of evil
The girl met her killer at Adventurers Inn, a second-rate amusement park in College Point, Queens. Elizabeth Brown, 15, was at the park with friends one summer night in 1974...
'Church' con's kid-name game
The Waltons they're not. Killer church leader Devernon LeGrand never lacked for wacky names for his 46 kids. His sons include Noconda, the current leader of St. Joseph's Church of...
O's political 'deaf' jam
It was Lily Tomlin who said "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I real ize I should have been more specific." President Obama must know the feeling. He...
Bad cops' 'guarantee'
It's the deal of a lifetime. A controversial bill now before Gov. Paterson would guarantee cops and firefighters generous pensions after 20 years on the job -- even if they...
A date with the 'rapist'
He was loud, boisterous, complimentary and charming -- and now he's accused of rape. The man being called the Riverside Rapist, a smooth, handsome, 42-year-old, French-born TV reporter named Hugues-Denver...
Seaside Heights mayor: Thanks, Snooki!
Snooki has a new BFF -- the mayor of Seaside Heights, NJ. The sleepy coastal town made headlines across America after cops busted her there, and it was sweet music...
It's doggy see, doggy do
A new study shows that dogs imitate the behavior of their owners. Researchers took 10 dogs and trained them to open a sliding door using their heads or a paw,...
Hey, give me a break, Bam!
Rep. Charles Rangel says he's not getting a "fair shake" from President Obama. At a barbecue outside his Lenox Terrace home in Harlem yesterday, the Democrat was asked about the...
Suits us fine, Halle!
Halle Berry is back in the water. Eight years after she sent hearts racing with a bikini in the Bond flick "Die Another Day," the sexy star gets ready to...
Hero slain rescuing his brother
A pack of gangbangers slit the throat of a pre-law student trying to protect his kid brother from the wilding thugs on a Queens subway platform, cops said yesterday. Dario...
Banks are on the case in this identity-theft scam
Dear John: On Feb. 11 I received a call from Bank of America looking to confirm that I'd called at 2:30 a.m. to change my access codes and the address...
A pension to slash
The former Blackstone Group principal who is the Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller believes the state should consider decreasing its allocation to private equity in its pension funds....
Giving credit where credit (union) is due
While Fed governors, economists and lawmakers struggle to find ways to re-ignite the struggling credit markets in order to jump-start bank lending, a quiet success story remains largely unsung, except...
There's no stopping China
China has surpassed Japan to become the globe's second-largest economy, behind only the US, a leading Chinese government economist said on Friday. "China, in fact, is now already the world's...
350G bilk on gramps
A lonely Upper East Side widower says he was duped into shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars to a pretty blonde who kept him company, cooked him meals --...
O to Abbas: Negotiate!
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- President Obama warned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that US-Palestinian relations might suffer if Abbas refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a...
Jail system 'waste' opens can of worms
Forty thousand dollars for a can opener? Something stinks in the city's jail kitchens, and it's not the food. Jail officials have blown $200,000 on five can openers that were...
Robbery all the fashion
She's the Coco Chanel of bank robbers, darling. A woman wearing an oversize striped chapeau, sunglasses and fuzzy white slippers looked like she was headed to Bridgehampton polo yesterday. Instead,...
MTA slaps snoozers
The transit Rip Van Winkles who got paid by the MTA to sleep in their cars now have 30 days to nap at home. Subway maintainers Frank Ryan and Robert...
Out-source of pain
Jobs are fleeing the US for lower-cost countries at an alarmingly higher rate. Information technology, finance, back-office staffing, call-center and manufacturing firms are setting up shop abroad amidst a record...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A college psychology student was murdered and a 17-year-old wounded after a shotgun-toting thug opened fired outside a barbecue in St. Albans yesterday. Robinson Lageunesse, 19, who attended Queensborough...
Ready for runway
What does it take to launch as a fashion designer in New York these days? Plenty of guts, talent, hard work and long hours are a given. Capitalizing on a...
O's thorns and roses
In case you missed President Obama's recent appearance on "The View," it began with a penetrating question from the show's creator, Barbara Walters. "Mr. President, we understand that you sit...
'Rangel Center' wreck
The limestone mansion that is to house the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at City College is a graffiti-scarred, empty wreck. The fate of the building, and the...
For 'Jersey Shore' crowd, guid is good
As there always is -- when she's punched, when she's cuffed, when she's drunk and picking up juiceheads -- there's a swarm of paparazzi circling Snooki. But the traders elbowing...
Transit union's lobby wa$te
This was some pricey political theater. The transit union shelled out $44,750 in member dues to get the ear of Albany officials in a failed gambit to save 450 station...
FDNY fight stance vs. 'disability' pensioner
The Fire Department pension board is going to review how a 42-year-old firefighter who retired on a disability pension at three-quarters pay is able to fight in martial-arts matches. "We...
Riders in delay hell on the 'L'
Talk about a short circuit. Nearly 16 months after its debut, a pricey ploy to run the L train on autopilot is still hamstrung by glitches that cause aggravating delays...
Chelsea wows with her vows
RHINEBECK, NY -- Mazel tov, Chelsea Mezvinsky! Former first teen Chelsea Clinton tied the knot last night with longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky in a gorgeous sunset ceremony attended by family,...
City pigs out - and you pay!
There's no such thing as a free lunch -- unless taxpayers pick up the tab. Since Jan. 1, New York City has spent $3.3 million on food and drink for...
Riverside Park 'rapist' has delusions of sexual grandeur
Hugues-Denver Akassy actually believes he's a misunderstood ladies' man. In a jailhouse interview with The Post yesterday, the charismatic and apparently deluded accused rapist claimed the alleged attack was merely...
Former Giants see Big Blue rebound
They've been through it all: from the Super Bowl tri umphs to brutal seasons of disappointment. If there's a message some former Giants would like to offer the 2010 Giants...
NHL trying to sidestep CBA
The NHL's effort to disallow front-loaded, long- terms deals that are permitted by the collective bargaining agreement through arbitration is an attempt to legislate from the bench. Commissioner Gary Bettman...
Yankees, Rays far from finished
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- At last, here were the Yankees, fully challenged and fully engaged, sharing a diamond with an equal for one of the only times all season. At...
Handicapping the Yankees
* Because baseball is the only major sport that does not have a salary cap, a team such as the Yankees can attempt to have the best player at each...
'Lucky' one to beat in Haskell
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The Bob Baffert-trained colt lost the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in a photo-finish, then closed out his 2-year-old season with a victory in the Hollywood Futurity. He ran...
Ward: Holmes trade to Jets will hurt Steelers
LATROBE, Pa. -- As far as the Steelers are concerned, Santonio Holmes is gone but definitely not forgotten. The big-play wideout and Super Bowl XLIII MVP was acquired by the...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto racing7:30 a.m.Formula One: Hungarian Grand PrixSPEED1 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500ESPNBaseball1 p.m.Diamondbacks at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)1:30 p.m.Yankees at RaysYES, WCBS (880 AM)2 p.m.Athletics at White...
Eagles' Jackson injures back
Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson was carted off the field with a back injury during an afternoon practice yesterday at training camp in Bethlehem, Pa. The Eagles' leading receiver caught...
Ludwick, Lilly, Westbrook get traded at deadline
Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded yesterday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Octavio Dotel, Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth, Chad Qualls...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Couples shares lead Fred Couples shot a 5-under 65 yesterday for a share of the U.S. Senior Open lead, feeding off a raucous hometown crowd in Sammamish, Wash., hoping...
Cano shows A-Rod how with winning HR
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez's bat has been invaded by termites. Lance Berkman ended a long, emotional first day with the Yankees wanting to do better. And Robinson Cano...
Doc, Darryl, Davey to enter Mets' Hall
Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden never fulfilled their potential and reached the Baseball Hall of Fame, but they will savor the honor they receive today. "We're going into the Mets'...
Berkman on board; Yankees add Wood at deadline, too
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Three weeks ago, the Yankees thought they had acquired a difference-maker in Cliff Lee. Yesterday, they completed two deals they hope improve their lineup and bullpen....
Mets can't pull trigger on trade
Mets GM Omar Minaya saidyesterday he still believes deals are possible, assuming those players clear waivers, as a way to improve the team before Aug. 31. But though it wasn't...
Henry's 2 assists give Red Bulls tie
HOUSTON -- Thierry Henry had a pair of assists in his Major League Soccer debut, setting up Juan Pablo Angel for two goals to give the Red Bulls a 2-2...
With no help coming, Mets trade on grit
The mistake was confus ing the Mets' inability to hit on their 2-9 trip out west with a lack of desire or enthusiasm. It doesn't matter what the sport, when...
Beltran, Feliciano help Mets take diamond back
Hours after yesterday's non-waiver trade deadline, the Mets didn't waver. There was no quit in manager Jerry Manuel's beleaguered bunch as last night's late innings arrived, after the Diamondbacks had...
A Little Warm just 'Dandy'
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- It was A Little Warm yesterday at the Old Spa, as the Tony Dutrow-trained colt won the Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy under a confident ride by...
Big cheers for Big Ben at Steelers camp
LATROBE, Pa. -- Backlash? What backlash? Steelers Nation greeted Big Ben with a big hug and a big case of amnesia yesterday. After months of ridiculing Ben Roethlisberger in barbershops,...
Sun up next for scorching Liberty
Cappie Pondexter clearly is the biggest star on the Liberty. And though she tends to make an impact every night, so does another member of the starting rotation: underrated point...
Coastal jobs act would help anglers
Fishermen always have had a good friend in Congressman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), and once more he is showing he is there for them in a time of need. Pallone has...
A-Rod: 600 may 'take a while'
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- So, you have invested a lot of money in the Alex Rodriguez 600 Home Run Pool? Get ready to pour more green into it. "The way...
Marquez beats Diaz to retain lightweight titles
LAS VEGAS -- Juan Manuel Marquez earned a masterful unanimous decision over Juan Diaz last night, picking apart his younger opponent to retain his WBA and WBO lightweight titles. Marquez...
Long lost 'last' shot of Yankees' Munson
Bob Grzesiak always pointed the lens of his camera toward home plate. This night at Comiskey Park was no different. So, when Reggie Jackson stepped on the plate after his...
Commish and NFL no friend of the fans
The mark of modern sports stewardship has become the leaders' ability to grab our wallets with one hand, shove us into traffic with the other, and still be able to...
Hondo's pretty busy
The gritty Yankees, aka The Big Team That Could, gutted out a victory for Hondo last night as they largely offset his setback with Chisox and left him with a...
Trade deadline a do-over for Yankees
The Yankees repudiated their offseason at the trade deadline, acquiring players that pretty much amount to a do-over from a winter of poor shopping. But at least they acted. In...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 1MONAug. 2TUEAug. 3WEDAug. 4THUAug. 5FRIAug. 6 SATAug. 7YankeesTampa Bay1:40TV -- YES NetworkRadio -- WCBS 880 AMTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMEBos.7:05WWORWCBSBos.4:10FOXWCBSMetsArizona1:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFANNOGAMEPhi.7:35SNYWFANPhi.7:05WPIXWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEStaten Island YankeesBrooklyn4:00No TVAber.7:05No TVAber.7:05No TVSt.C.7:05No TVSt.C.7:05No TVSt.C.7:05No...
Weird but true
This puppy really had to go. Richard Coerber, 72, was turning into a parking spot at a liquor store in Woodbury, Minn., when his excited dachshund just couldn't wait any...
Here's Weiner's full rant
Great courage to wait until all members have already spoken and then stand up and wrap your arms around procedure. We see it in the United States Senate every single day, where...
Great pitching and timely hitting pace Clones over Yanks
Yankees 1Cyclones 3Saturday, July 31 at MCU ParkStarter Chris Hilliard won his sixth game against only one loss, thanks to six very solid innings, though the Yankees finally touched him...
Pele expected to make major Cosmos-related annoucement at Copa NYC
Long-suffering fans of the bygone Cosmos have pined for the return of their team, like those of the Cleveland Browns and Brooklyn Dodgers. Will they end up like the former...
Giants reach deal with top pick Pierre-Paul
The Giants will start training camp at full force, as tonight they signed first-round pick Jason Pierre-Paul to secure all their draft picks.Pierre-Paul, a pass-rushing defensive end from South Florida,...
Letter from a border war
PHOENIX — The most dangerous place in Arizona right now, the day after a federal judge knocked down the key parts of SB 1070, the state’s proposed anti-illegal immigration bill,...