August 14, 2010
Mets errors lead to Phillies win, 4-0
The Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of some shoddy defense to scratch out their first runs at Citi Field this season, and Roy Halladay made the meager offense look insurmountable in...
A-Rod hits 3 HRs, drives in 5 in Yankees' win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs in a game for the fourth time in his career, putting on a late power show that led the New...
Yankees sign ninth-round pick
Baseball America reported today that the Yankees have signed ninth-round pick Taylor Morton. A 6-foot-3, 200-pound high school right-hander from Bartlett, Tenn., Morton was the fifth-ranked prospect in Tennessee entering the...
O: Muslims have 'right' to build mosque -- but won't say whether they shoud
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Weighing his words carefully on a fiery political issue, President Barack Obama said today that Muslims have the right to build a mosque near New York's...
K-Rod: 'I'm extremely sorry'
Francisco Rodriguez was back in the clubhouse at Citi Field today, rejoining his teammates after a two-game ban following his arrest for allegedly assaulting the father of his girlfriend.The troubled...
A-Rod in tonight's Yankees lineup as DH
Alex Rodriguez is in his customary No. 4 spot in the lineup, but not at his usual position in the field. Rodriguez was given a partial night off by Joe...
Coughlin won't risk further injury
ALBANY – This afternoon's regularly-scheduled practice was supposed to be the real thing, in full pads, but Tom Coughlin one night earlier took a look at the long injury list,...
Tila Tequila attacked with rocks, bottles at concert: report
Online celebrity Tila Tequila was attacked with rocks, broken glass and fireworks while performing at the Gathering of the Juggalos music festival in Cave-in-Rock, Ill., TMZ reported today. The entertainment...
K-Rod moves out of home, will seek anger management
Brawling baseballer Francisco Rodriguez is out at home — and off to anger management. A stone-faced K-Rod showed up at Citi Field this afternoon to make his first public statement...
Mets lineup
Francisco Rodriguez will be back for tonight’s game and is expected to address the media beforehand as he returns from his two- game suspension after being arrested for allegedly punching...
O pledge to go the distance on oil cleanup
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — President Barack Obama today promised Gulf Coast residents that the federal government won't abandon them once efforts to stop the oil spill are finished. "I'm...
Blackpool rises to the top on first day of English Premier League -- Sky Sports
Blackpool announced its arrival in the English Premier League in stunning style Saturday by trouncing Wigan as James Milner fired Aston Villa to victory and Tottenham drew with Manchester City....
Mexico captain Rafa Marquez to make MLS home debut tonight
The United States' rise to challenge _ their fans would say usurp _ Mexico's soccer dominance in this part of the world has created a rivalry perhaps as heated as...
Giants' Terrell Thomas motivated by talk from Jets
ALBANY – The silliness that is preseason trash talk continued this morning in typically vapid fashion, with players who will be on the field for only a handful of plays...
Jets ready for Giants
CORTLAND _ It’s unanimous among the Jets: They want a piece of the Giants in Monday night’s preseason opener at the new stadium. Not because they dislike the Giants, but...
Teen gunned down at random, gang eyed
A Connecticut teenager who was visiting his dad in The Bronx so they could go shopping for school was the victim of a random drive-by shooting early today, possibly involving...
Granderson gets 'two' move up in Yankees lineup
KANSAS CITY -- After removing Nick Swisher late in Thursday night's game because of cramps brought on by the oppressive heat at Kauffman Stadium, Yankees manager Joe Girardi decided to...
Full text of Obama's remarks on plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero
Remarks by President Barack Obama on the plans to build a mosque near ground zero, as provided by the White House: Here at the White House, we have a tradition...
Eight shot, four dead outside Buffalo restaurant
A crazed gunman turned an anniversary celebration for a pair of childhood sweethearts in Buffalo into a bloodbath yesterday, killing the husband and three others as he coldly sprayed celebrants...
Pettitte setback bad news for Yankees
KANSAS CITY -- Andy Pettitte will not be taking a big step back from the disabled list any time soon, and no matter how that is viewed, it's not good...
Lesser RBs can be big boost
With the NFL season fast approaching, it’s time to get prepared for your fantasy draft, and the Fantasy Tracker is here to help you assemble your team. In the third...
Access Albany
FEAT OF THE DAY DT Chris Canty continues to show signs of dominance. He batted an Eli Manning pass up into the air, allowing LB Clint Sintim to get an...
Camp Cortland
FEAT OF THE DAY Mark Sanchez made a sharp TD pass to TE Dustin Keller in goal-line drills, rolling right and waiting for Keller to break open before hitting him...
PGA leaderboard All-American
KOHLER, Wis. — The emergence of European golfers on the PGA Tour has been the flavor of the month in golf these days. And while breakthrough seasons by Rory McIlroy...
Kuchar rises to top
KOHLER, Wis. — If you’re the college star in football or basketball, you’re likely to be drafted in the first round and sign a multi-million dollar guaranteed contract before you...
R.A.’s one-hitter adds to Mets' complete-game streak
Cole Hamels delivered the second significant hit by a pitcher at Citi Field in three days. This one didn’t led to an arrest — it merely prevented R.A. Dickey from...
Upon further — and further — review, it’s a triple for Mets' Hessman
Mike Hessman is slow, but 6 minutes and 35 seconds is a bit ridiculous even for him to get his first major league triple. That’s how long it took for...
History must wait, but Mets' staff is a hit
The people in the ballpark, all 35,440 of them, knew what they were seeing. Mets fans, more than any other set of fans in baseball, have razor-sharp antennae for this...
Seven shot in five incidents overnight in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx
Mayhem erupted in The Bronx and Upper Manhattan early this morning as seven people were shot — including one who was killed — in five incidents in less than an...
World Basketball Festival notebook: Lucky displays deadly mid-range game
Darrel Lucky considers himself different from other New York City guards. The 5-foot-10 Paul Robeson star’s game isn’t all about penetrating and forcing drives to the basket. Lucky showed off...
Yankees fall to Royals, 4-3 in twice-rain-delayed game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Billy Butler homered in the fifth inning to help the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-3 Friday night and snap a five-game losing...
Raimondi's observations from the World Basketball Festival at Rucker Park
What a day it was for St. Ray’s. Coach Oliver Antigua couldn’t help but beam.St. Raymond rising junior Daniel Dingle dominated the first half and his classmate Kerwin Okoro did...
Play dates
Given its accent on kinky high jinks and camp, it’s good to know the New York International Fringe Festival has something for kids, too — even if it’s a show...
Sale away!
BOUTIQUES Chuckies New York 1073 Third Ave.; 212-593-9898 Sale: Starting Monday, all spring and summer shoes and handbags are 60 percent off until they sell out. Brooklyn Industries 206 Fifth...
Kid stuff
TODAY THE ORIGINAL ‘KID’: Sure, your family liked the new version of “The Karate Kid,” but the original 1984 classic is hard to top, and it returns to the big...
Rutgers recruit Randall shows off skills at Rucker Park
Two possessions was all you had to see to know everything you needed to about Derrick Randall. Late in the second half, the South Kent forward rose up on the...
FDA III pair picking up attention, college interest
On the four teams playing in the Battle of the Boroughs this weekend, there are players from all the big New York City schools. Christ the King, Lincoln, Boys &...
Wright choice: Former Jefferson star signs with Duquesne
If Joel (Air Jamaica) Wright had the whole recruiting process to do over, he wouldn’t change a thing. There were plenty of bumps in the road – such as his...
New crooner delivers old sound
With his vintage-looking sharkskin suits, big rings and pompadour hairstyle, Eli "Paperboy" Reed looks the part of a throwback crooner. And with his new album "Come and Get It" --...
'MI-5' spies ABC
'M I-5 " is the latest hit British series getting the American adaptation treatment. ABC Studios has snapped up the rights to remake the long-running, BAFTA-winning spy drama series --...
'Glee' cast booked
Time to get your "Gleek" on. The cast of "Glee" will become comic-book characters in November, when Bluewater Productions releases "Fame: The Cast of Glee." The 32-page comic book will...
Melissa explains it all
Good chemistry is im possible for TV net works to pass up -- just ask ABC Family. The network scored big by casting '90s teen stars Melissa Joan Hart and...
Blockbuster buying time
Blockbuster got another extension on paying back the more than $900 million it owes -- but late fees are the least of its problems. The nation's largest video-rental chain was...
Luxury '$uite' deals
The federal government is looking out for the not-so-little guy -- insuring mortgages at luxury Manhattan condos. Intended to spur low-to-moderate-income home ownership, relaxed regulations by the Federal Housing Administration...
Subway booth staff booted
Nearly 200 subway workers whose jobs were in limbo for months began handing in their badges and uniforms yesterday. A judge had blocked the MTA from closing more than 40...
Russia fuel fools 'nuking up' Iran plant
Russia will load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant next week, taking what it called "an irreversible step" despite US fears that it could help Tehran make atomic weapons,...
Israel 'peace offer'
Israel is preparing a plan to give up 90 percent of the West Bank and evacuate 50,000 Jewish settlers, it was reported yesterday. Palestinian sources who had been briefed on...
Obama gives blessing to Ground Zero mosque
President Obama last night strongly backed the Ground Zero mosque while celebrating Ramadan with Muslim Americans at the White House -- saying it shows that the nation's commitment to religious...
Oily 'Bama $lams BP
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabama is suing BP, Transocean and Halliburton for "catastrophic harm" caused by the Gulf oil spill, the state's attorney general said yesterday. It is the first state...
Jackie O kin's perv plea due
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Oregon prosecutors said yesterday that James Auchincloss, half-brother of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, will plead guilty next week to child-pornography charges. Jackson County Deputy District...
Setting the world on fire
WASHINGTON -- Earth is still feeling the heat, with last month the second-hottest July on record, and 2010 on track to be the hottest year ever. Globally, July's average temperature...
Very young at art: Meet 'Mini-Monet'
HOLT, England -- He's Britain's most talked-about young artist. His paintings fetch hefty sums, and there's a long waiting list for his eagerly anticipated new works. It has all happened...
Gondola canal gal
VENICE, Italy -- Venice is close to getting its first official female gondolier. Giorgia Boscolo, a 24-year-old mother of two, is the first woman to pass the practical exam, considered...
Hey, kid, it's performance that counts
A Graduating senior at Hunter Col lege HS gave a speech recently that brought a standing ovation from his teachers and got his picture in The New York Times. I...
O inks $600M border blitz
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday signed into law a $600 million measure to put more agents and equipment along the Mexican border. The bill will pay for the hiring of...
Models Join Nine West To Raise Funds for Breast Cancer
Top fashion models, including Coco Rocha, Jessica White, Michelle Alves and Lisalla Montenegro, will be taking steps to fight breast cancer during next month's Fashion Week. Nine West, the shoe...
Gracious Home reorganizes
Gracious Home, a New York home décor fixture for nearly 50 years, filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan yesterday that will allow it to restructure its debt. Gracious Home...
Raj's new 'bug' hearing
Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam won a new hearing on his claim that prosecutors filed a misleading application to wiretap his conversations and that recordings should be excluded from his...
Business briefs
Hurd payout Ousted Hewlett-Pack ard CEO Mark Hurd's contract may entitle him to severance of $12 million plus stock, which could be worth about $40 million, the Financial Times re...
Senate wannabe porn rap
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Alvin Greene, a longshot Democratic candidate for the US Senate, was indicted yesterday for showing porn to a teen student in a University of South Carolina computer...
'O' mighty dollar
Discovery Communications is coughing up more cash to launch a new cable channel with Oprah Winfrey in return for more on-camera time with the talk queen. Discovery is almost doubling...
'Naughty' nanny busted
A 22-year-old nanny stole her Westchester employers' credit cards to go on a $16,000 New York City shopping spree, police said yesterday. New Castle police Detective James Wilson said Priscilla...
Appeals court tosses ACORN slap at Congress
An appeals court yesterday upheld a decision by Congress to cancel funding for the controversial ACORN activist group last year in the wake of a secret-video scandal. The federal Second...
Cougar Katie Couric and beau together for four years
Flirty-Love! It seems certain that sweethearts Katie Couric and Brooks Perlin are still a hot item. Tennis-loving "cougar" Couric, 53, and beau Perlin, 36, were photographed walking hand-in-hand around Midtown...
Obama's land grab
Have you heard of the "Great Outdoors Initiative"? Across the country, White House officials have been meeting quietly with environmental groups to map out government plans for acquiring untold millions...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx A teenage girl was arrested for looting a man's Williamsbridge home as he slept, authorities said. Two masked robbers rummaged through the victim's bedroom on 225th Street and Barnes...
'Peace' of pizza at hand
The operator of Grimaldi's pizzeria can keep his world-famous tourist hot spot by the Brooklyn Bridge open -- at least for now. A civil-court judge in Brooklyn yesterday ordered the...
Roiling the Waters
WASHINGTON -- A defiant Rep. Maxine Waters disputed charges that she violated ethics rules and released documents yesterday that could undercut the complaint that the 10-term California Democrat sought federal...
Pray ball! Judge gives Mets a kosher order
A Brooklyn federal judge yesterday handed down an unorthodox decision, ordering the Mets to allow a kosher-food vendor to sell its fare at Citi Field on the Jewish Sabbath. Kosher...
Downsizing Defense?
* Ralph Peters' views on economics are way off base ("The Right Defense Cuts," PostOpinion, Aug. 11). Private industry is defined by firms competing for our money based on offering...
Sorry, he's no hero
Even Steven Slater's em ployer must appreciate the gesture of taking the beer. Nabbing an adult beverage or two prior to his instantly iconic exit down a JetBlue emergency chute...
Starving the poor to feed the unions
* Once again, the Democrats show whom they really care about: unions ("Dems' True Priority," Editorial, Aug. 12). This bill takes billions of dollars from food stamps and gives it...
Is the race card finally worn out?
'The race card is maxed out." That was the punch line for a re cent hilarious exchange on "The Daily Show" in which Larry Wilmore, the faux news program's "senior...
Subway 'push fiend' a cook at Cipriani
The madman accused of shoving a fashion designer into the path of a Manhattan subway train started that day cooking up veal and calves liver at Cipriani Downtown, co-workers said...
Bum's gold rush for creditable guy
Membership has its privileges. The homeless man who borrowed a Manhattan ad exec's American Express Platinum credit card and returned it to her a short time later has been flooded...
'Cocaine cop': Let me work
A weepy auxiliary cop charged in a cocaine conspiracy begged a judge to be released from jail yesterday to rejoin the force. Rafael Jimenez said, "I want to return to...
Fed honcho disses low rates
The Federal Reserve is undertaking a "dangerous gamble" by keeping rates at near zero for so long, and it must start raising rates or risk damaging the nascent US recovery,...
Hatecaster found guilty
After two mistrials, a racist Webcasting shock jock and blogger from New Jersey was convicted yesterday of calling for the assassination of three judges. A federal jury in Brooklyn took...
Wrestler, 29, loses 'heart failure' bout
A 29-year-old former pro wrestler died yesterday from what his family described as heart failure, according to the World Wrestling Entertainment Web site. Lance McNaught, who wrestled under the stage...
Rail-ly messed up
It's a straphanger nightmare -- and it will last a month. The MTA is suspending trains on the 2 line between Manhattan and The Bronx and the entire 3 line...
Millionaires vs. Dems on Bush tax windfall
WASHINGTON -- Millionaires won't have to fork over an average of $103,000 in additional taxes each year if the Bush tax cuts are extended, a congressional panel said. The Joint...
Blue Christmas jitters
Wall Street staged a Friday discount on department-store stocks after a handful of chains warned that fall and holiday profits would be weaker than expected. Shares of JC Penney plunged...
Carpenters union big is hammered
An indicted union official's taste for booze could prove his undoing. Prosecutors yesterday asked a judge to let them introduce evidence of the "considerable drinking" by carpenters Local 608 business...
Hot-dog man foils 'robber'
An elderly food-cart vendor was viciously attacked by a homeless thug during a botched Hell's Kitchen robbery -- but the old man's hulking assistant came to his aid and grabbed...
Ditzy Dina 'lies' Lo on 'Today'
Lindsay Lohan may be in rehab, but mom Dina is in denial. Dina Lohan showed her uber stage-mom stripes yesterday as she tried to lie to Matt Lauer on NBC's...
India 'matricide'
JODHPUR, India -- A Pennsylvania woman was murdered while on a mother-son vacation in India, and her teen boy is the prime suspect, officials said. Joncarlo Patton, 15, told cops...
Daily News CEO Kramer calls it quits
In a major shakeup at the Daily News, Chief Executive Marc Kramer is leaving the paper after four years, marking the latest high-level exit. William Holiber, president and CEO of...
'Drown' school rehire
The assistant principal who was demoted and removed for his poor oversight of a public school trip that resulted in a 12-year-old girl's drowning is returning to work at the...
Boss: He's a teach's pest
It's a schoolyard brawl. The United Federation of Teachers' honcho yesterday squared off against a writer for its newspaper, insisting the man was fired for causing problems around the office...
WikiKills
WikiLeaks, the anti-war group that dumped 75,000 pages of secret US military material onto the Internet, may already have blood on its hands -- even as it gets set to...
The anti-labor UFT
So, will the union rat -- you know, that giant inflatable rodent that strikers bring with them to picket "evil" employers -- soon show up outside the offices of the...
Ex-Met star out at home
Maybe he can bunk with K-Rod. A judge told former Mets second baseman Roberto Alomar yesterday to stay away from his Florida home, extending a restraining order his wife took...
Yoga 'jail' gal sues
For one Brooklyn yoga fan, an afternoon doing downward-facing dog suddenly turned into a night as a jailbird. Lubov Drozd, 28, a graphic artist who lives in Fort Greene, says...
Passengers contradict JetBlue nut's tale
Wingnut flight attendant Steven Slater already had blood dripping down his forehead when the first passengers boarded the JetBlue flight that sparked his spectacular freakout, they told The Post yesterday....
Mike to gov: Lasso them cig cheats!
Mayor Bloomberg wants to turn the New York State Thruway into the Wild West. On his weekly radio show yesterday, Bloomberg jokingly advised Gov. Paterson to put up his dukes...
Blackstone pays $543M for Dynegy
Private equity firm Blackstone Group struck a deal yesterday to buy power producer Dynegy Inc. for $543 million in cash and sell some of the company's best assets to NRG...
Bling-nut zinger
The linen king of New York has lost his family jewels -- and the commoners might have to pay for them. Linen magnate George Bardwil says he lost his $187,200...
Striking at K-Rod
Mets pitcher Francisco Rodriguez's girlfriend and her battered father aren't backing down from the hotheaded hurler, spending four hours yesterday helping Queens prosecutors mount an assault case in the bizarre...
Suit in taxi trunk 'plunk'
The Jumeirah Essex House was hit over the head with a lawsuit from a man who claims a doorman at the building slammed the trunk door of a taxi on...
Ritz sex rap gets tossed
Manhattan prosecutors yesterday dropped all charges against a pro basketball player accused of abusing a woman at The Ritz-Carlton hotel. Michael Haynes, 29, who most recently played for Ludwigsburg in...
'Sue chef' hits Jean-Georges empire with sex rap
A former cook at celeb chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's JoJo Restaurant said she had to endure heaping helpings of sexual harassment at the famed East Side eatery. In papers filed in...
'Hip' Zsa Zsa back in hospital
LOS ANGELES -- Zsa Zsa Gabor has been readmitted to a hospital with complications from hip-replacement surgery. The 93-year-old actress' publicist, John Blanchette, said an ambulance took Gabor to the...
Bugs bed down with B'klyn DA
Talk about taking a bite out of crime fighting! Bedbugs have infested the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office on Jay Street, officials admitted yesterday. "We're in the process of exterminating them,"...
A lot of smackers
A student who prompted a six-hour shutdown of a Newark Airport terminal when he breached security to kiss his girlfriend has been fined an undisclosed amount by federal authorities. The...
Foxy and bro both 'rap' stars
This sibling rivalry sets the bar pretty low. Foxy Brown and her brother were slapped with dueling federal indictments yesterday. Gavin "Pretty Boy" Marchand was allegedly caught up in a...
Worker sues Oprah's net
A multiple sclerosis-stricken ex-employee of Oprah Winfrey's OWN network is suing the talk-show queen for discrimination and wrongful termination, according to a report. Catherine Dunn, who started as an assistant...
7 hit in shootings
Mayhem erupted in The Bronx and Upper Manhattan early this morning as seven people were shot -- including one who was killed -- in five incidents in less than an...
Marlang takes 'firm' position
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Trainer Neil Drysdale didn't get into the Racing Hall of Fame without covering his bases. Today he takes aim at the Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational...
Castillo tells Mets: 'I can't be here any more'
Luis Castillo finally admitted what Mets fans have been screaming almost since the day he arrived in Queens. "I can't be here anymore," the second baseman told The Post before...
Wind, delay: No problem
Rob Labritz of GlenArbor GC in Bedford is one of the 20 club pros who qualified nationally for this week's PGA Championship. He is chronicling his experience at Whistling Straits...
Mickelson can't hit it Straits
KOHLER, Wis. -- Phil Mickelson got to see at lot of Whistling Straits yesterday after an erratic driver often put him in precarious positions. But Mickelson kept himself and his...
Giants' Thomas excited for opener
ALBANY -- Cornerback Terrell Thomas has something going on with his right leg that he insists is "nothing to worry about," but it might be enough to keep him out...
Billups '100 percent hopeful' Anthony will stay in Denver
Chauncey Billups said he may know something about Carmelo Anthony's future after speaking with his Nuggets teammate the past few days. But Billups is keeping it quiet. Anthony's $65 million...
Defensive coordinator making Giants 'Mo' Better'
ALBANY -- They hear it from Perry Fewell in every meeting. "It's an old movie -- 'Mo' Better Blues' . . . he always says, 'Mo' Better,' " Barry Cofield...
Jets: Comments no Big Blue deal
CORTLAND -- Most of the Jets yesterday shrugged off the comments made Thursday by Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas, who touted the Giants as the big football draw in New York...
Larkin legacy lives on at Showtime
Boxing lost a friend this week with the passing of former Showtime boxing executive Jay Larkin. He was one of the good guys. There are some people when they talk...
Extra! Extra! Here's some special additions
Before last Sunday's one-hit, 17-strikeout mastery of the Rays, displaying the kind of swing-and-miss dominance that can be no accident, Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow was owned in about 17...
Yankees' highly touted farm arms back on track
Dellin Betances and Manny Banuelos both had late starts to their seasons due to injury. But since getting back on the mound, the teammates with High-A Tampa have made up...
Keller's hungry for full portion from Jets
CORTLAND -- You never know what you are going to like until you try it. For Dustin Keller, food turns out to be just like blocking. "I loved Mexican and...
'Terminator' Conner pushing Jets fullback Richardson
CORTLAND -- Tony Richardson, the Jets' ageless fullback who has 16 seasons on his resume and a fresh face that belies his 38 years, was asked by a reporter yesterday...
Giants RB Brown returns from Achilles bust
ALBANY -- There is no way to sum it up any more succinctly than the way Andre Brown attempts to tell his tale: "I'm looking to turn this little sad...
Hey, Omar, it's 'mistake' to let K-Rod off easy
The Mets decided against the long-shot attempt to void the rest of Francisco Rodriguez's contract, and that is understandable because the case history in baseball was against them succeeding. But...
Mostly support on K-Rod's return to scene of crime
Francisco Rodriguez will be back at Citi Field today for the first time since spending the night in a holding cell after being arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend's father...
One Hall of a 'Dream'
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Larry Bird stopped just short of calling the Dream Team the best squad ever assembled. With the talent standing behind him, he wouldn't get much argument if...
Hondo rides 'A' train
Hondo, starting to show some positive signs here in the fifth month of the season, took care of busi ness again last night as he squeezed out a victory with...
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Misch gets call to face off with Halladay
It's Pat. After waiting all season for his shot, Pat Misch will get it tonight, when he officially is added to the Mets' 25-man roster and handed the ball against...
Sports shorts
MLB: Chipper not retiring Chipper Jones said he is not retiring without trying to come back from season-ending surgery on his torn left ACL. The Braves third baseman, 38, said...
Red Bulls' goal: Conquer Galaxy
When the Red Bulls, second best in the Eastern Conference, host the MLS-leading L.A. Galaxy tonight (6 p.m. FSC), it not only is the bi-coastal headliner in a weekend filled...
Yankees waste chances in rain-delayed defeat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Yankees had multiple opportunities to increase their AL East lead delivered to their doorstep last night. Tampa couldn't hit and lost. Boston flushed another lead...
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Weird but true
This Florida woman had a big beef with Wal-Mart. Arlene Kahn bought ground beef there, and was shocked to find two prescription sleeping pills in the meat as she started...
Okoro's 3-pointer leads Bronx over Brooklyn
Kerwin Okoro wasn’t known for his 3-point shooting acumen as a sophomore this past winter at St. Raymond. The 6-foot-4 forward did most of his work in the lane, finishing...
Second-half surge sends NYC stars past United China
Kimani Young was looking for a few things in particular in the second half. The New York City high school all-star team coach saw his team trailing at the break...
Yankees sign second-round draft pick
Less than three days before baseball's signing deadline for picks from June's First-Year Player Draft, the Yankees signed their second round pick tonight.Angelo Gumbs, a high school outfielder from Torrance, Calif.,...
Aceves solid in rehab start
Alfredo Aceves worked two perfect innings for Trenton (Double-A) last night in his second rehab outing. He fanned one Harrisburg batter."Of course I am happy because I didn’t feel anything...
More errors lead to an ugly loss
Cyclones 4Crosscutters 9Friday, Aug. 13 at WilliamsportThis game started off badly and got worse. Cory Vaughn was cut down at the plate in the first inning trying to turn a...
Work of schlock? Reality TV artist raises questions — about the Brooklyn Museum
An exhibit in the Brooklyn Museum showcasing the winner of a reality TV show is now open to the public — and contrary to many fears, the walls of the...
The more you can do at Giants camp
ALBANY – There were some strange sights during tonight's evening practice. With only one healthy tight end – Bear Pascoe – available, Tom Coughlin had to get creative in order...
Linen co. CEO sues city over lost $187K belt buckle
A linen company CEO says New York City police lost his $187,000 bejeweled belt buckle, and his insurer wants the city to pay for it. A lawsuit filed Thursday said...
Toy Story 3 becomes highest-grossing animated film of all time
LOS ANGELES -- "Toy Story 3" is now the highest-grossing animated film of all time. The third movie in the Pixar series about cowboy Woody, space ranger Buzz Lightyear and...
'FarmVille' maker hires ex-MySpace CEO Van Natta
LOS ANGELES -- Zynga, the maker of popular social networking game "FarmVille," has hired former MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta as its executive vice president of business operations. Van Natta,...
President Obama comes out in support of Ground Zero mosque
President Obama strongly backed the mosque planned near Ground Zero as he celebrated Ramadan with Muslim Americans at the White House – saying it shows that America’s commitment to to...
Gov. Paterson visits Jets, willing to help with Revis
CORTLAND -- The governor is ready to step in for Darrelle Revis. New York Gov. David Paterson, a longtime Jets fan, stopped by the team’s training camp practice Friday and...
K-Rod back with Mets on Saturday
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez is set to rejoin the team Saturday after his two-day suspension. The Mets put Rodriguez on the restricted list after he was arrested and charged with...