August 21, 2010
Dems have the dough: $11.6M over RNC's $5.5M
WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee's $5.5 million in July receipts includes a $900,000 insurance payment, helping boost anemic fundraising by the national party. Federal campaign reports show that Democratic...
Mets beat Pirates in soaker, 5-1
PITTSBURGH — David Wright hit a three-run homer and Jonathon Niese pitched a five-hitter tonight as the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 in a game called in...
Gunmen invade Rio hotel, one dead
Heavily armed criminals briefly took 35 people hostage at an upscale hotel in Rio de Janeiro today after a street battle with police left one person dead and dramatized the...
Shark (or ray) scare at Rockaway Beach
Bathers at Rockaway Beach in Queens made a dash towards the sand today after a pack of sharks and rays were spotted hovering close to the shoreline. "I was so...
A-Rod on DL with calf injury
Brian Cashman was unwilling to tempt fate with Alex Rodriguez’s strained left calf. Instead, the Yankees general manager opted to put Rodriguez on the 15-day disabled list today. Rodriguez will...
Red Bulls maul Toronto 4-1, snap TFC's 17-game home unbeaten streak
The Red Bulls had called BMO Field a fortress, a place where Toronto FC hadn’t lost a game since last year. But today the Red Bulls stormed to their best...
Pratt wants $5M for Montag sex vid: report
Heidi Montag denies that it exists, but her estranged husband Spencer Pratt is hoping to get $5 million for an alleged sex tape featuring the former stars of “The Hills,”...
HBO: 'Hard Knocks' f-bombs part of football life
The president of HBO Sports says "Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the New York Jets," is a reality show and that's what viewers are getting: reality. That includes the "F-bombs"...
Juanma-Marquez postponed
One of boxing's most anticipated bouts of the fall will have to wait a few more weeks. A featherweight showdown between Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez scheduled for Sept....
SI hate crime bust
A black 17-year-old was arrested on Staten Island yesterday morning for his role in a hate crime earlier this week, police said. Yashua Plair was hanging out with a group...
Man stabbed to death in Times Square bar fight
A schoolbus driver celebrating a friend's birthday at a Times Square bar was killed early this morning after a scuffle over a girl spilled out onto the street, police said....
Italian soccer giants Juve seal Aquilani swoop -- Sky Sports
Italian soccer club Juventus has completed the capture of Alberto Aquilani on a season-long loan deal from U.K. club Liverpool, Sky Sports reported Saturday. The Italy international only moved to...
Arsenal's 4-0 win gives Blackpool a reality check
Arsenal dished out a dose of English Premier League reality to Blackpool Saturday as Tottenham Hotspur claimed a controversial win at Stoke City. Everton was held at home by Wolverhampton,...
Wealth is wrecking Manchester City, says ex-midfielder Stephen Ireland
Former Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland said late Friday current manager Roberto Mancini has no relationship with his players and that new signing James Milner was in for a shock...
Drone strike kills 6 in Pakistan
MIR ALI, Pakistan — Suspected U.S. missiles fired from an unmanned drone killed six militants today in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. Missiles struck two...
Drilling ban would put 9,000 out of work, affect 14,000 more
WASHINGTON — A six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico would directly put more than 9,000 people out of work and indirectly affect another 14,000 jobs, according...
Gov. hopeful Paladino: House poor in prison dorms
Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino said he would transform some New York prisons into dormitories for welfare recipients, where they would work in state-sponsored jobs, get employment training and...
Nunez’s first hit is a winner for Yankees
You had to like Eduardo Nunez’s first big league hit driving in a colossal run. The Yankees’ bullpen was easy to look at. And crawling out of an early two-run...
Mom killed in early-morning LI blaze
A mother of two was killed early this morning when a fire ripped through her Long Island home, police said. "Everybody knew her on the block," said one neighbor of...
A-Rod not in lineup, likely out for series
Alex Rodriguez isn’t in today’s lineup against the Mariners and Joe Girardi isn’t sure when his cleanup hitter’s left calf problem will allow him to play again.“It’s hard to say,...
Iran nuke reactor fuels up
Iran began fuelling its first nuclear power plant today, a potent symbol of its growing regional sway and rejection of international sanctions designed to prevent it building a nuclear bomb....
WikiLeaks rape warrant now 'unfounded'
Swedish prosecutors withdrew an arrest warrant for the founder of WikiLeaks today, saying less than a day after the document was issued that it was based on an unfounded accusation...
Access Albany
FEAT OF THE DAY Tom Coughlin ended the light workout about a half-hour early, which everyone appreciated, as SUVs were loaded, gassed up and ready for the trip down the...
Hope Week honors persevering girls
Melida and Johanna Arias emerged from the dressing room at DKNY on Madison Avenue yesterday and twirled like professional models to show off their new dresses. They were surrounded by...
14-year-old Dutch girl begins quest to become youngest sailor to circumnavigate world
PORTIMAO, Portugal — A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed from Portugal Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo, according to her manager. Peter...
Items from 'Amityville Horror' house for sale
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. — The owner of the New York house made famous in the 1979 film “The Amityville Horror” is holding a moving sale. The five-bedroom Dutch Colonial on Long...
WikiLeaks founder charged with rape, molestation
STOCKHOLM - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose whistle-blowing website caused uproar last month with a leak of secret U.S. military files on Afghanistan, is wanted in Sweden on charges of...
Showdown at Saratoga
Post handicappers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine and Vic Cangialosi challenge defending champion steeplechase jockey, backstretch insider and co-publisher of the Saratoga Special, Sean Clancy, as they battle for bragging rights...
Infamy locks Rocket in self-made solitary confinement
I tend not to moralize on steroids. That is not to be confused with condoning them. I think I understand why baseball players — among athletes of all types —...
Pettitte’s wife could be key witness vs. Clemens
If there is a Roger Clemens trial, it could be a family affair for Andy Pettitte. The Yankees pitcher is considered to be a key witness against Clemens, but he...
Clerk dies a hero
He grappled with a gunwielding thug to save his girlfriend and paid with his life. Dramatic surveillance photos show the valiant attempt by a Brooklyn liquor- store worker to fend...
Nike Tournament of Champions on tap Saturday
The summer is coming to a close and what better way to cap it than having the best teams and players from New York City streetball go at it for...
Last chance for summer
With Labor Day only two weeks away, it’s time to squeeze in everything you didn’t do this summer. But don’t panic, there are still plenty of outdoor film festivals, baseball...
Kid stuff
TODAY GO FLY A KITE: Get winded at the FlyNY 2010 Kite Festival with flying, kite-making activities, live music and a display of this year’s kite-design competition winners. 10:30 a.m....
Tours de force
The hottest thing to do in Brooklyn these days is go on tour — and not with your band. Turns out factory tours are all the rage! There was so...
Atlantic City ready to cash in on 'Boardwalk Empire' buzz
Atlantic City is ga bling on HBO's new est series, "Boardwalk Empire," becoming a hit. The semi-fictionalized account of the life of South Jersey, Prohibition-era political boss Enoch "Nucky" Johnson,...
One truly amazing Grace
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals stretched the heat wave past sunset Thursday night with a sizzling free concert under the stars in Bryant Park. The performance, taped for the PBS...
Working for the jerk in 'The Spin Crowd'
When are the suits in Hollywood going to figure out that reality shows about "the glamorous world of celebrity PR" are doomed to fail? It didn't work for powerhouse celebrity...
A 'hole' lot of nothing: delayed WTC rebuilding
* "The Shame of New York," is a great article and well-stated (John Podhoretz, PostOpinion, Aug. 19). The real tragedy of Ground Zero is the fact that, nine years later,...
Bid to hound evil bedbugs
The city is going to the dogs -- to stop the bedbug invasion. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development may get its own pack of bug-sniffing hounds to help...
Bail in '78 slay of 5 NJ teens
A man charged with the grisly slayings of five teenagers in Newark was released from jail yesterday after posting bail -- exactly 32 years to the day the youngsters were...
O vs. the economy
His supporters are puzzled at President Obama's slip in popularity. They're racking their brains to explain how a man who swept into the Oval Office on a tide of good...
Material 'Girl on Girl' suit
LOS ANGELES -- Madonna has been hit with a lawsuit over her new "Material Girl" fashion line for teenagers by a California clothing company that says it has been using...
Black Russians
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia -- A blackout hit most of Russia's second city after a failure at a local substation yesterday. Traffic lights were not working in the city of 4.5...
'Families' Party: We dodged fed charges
The ACORN-connected, union-supported Working Families Party, which had been under federal investigation for eight months, declared yesterday that it was finally off the hook. "We were advised . . ....
Jail Pan Am bomber: O
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. -- On the first anniversary of Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi's release to live out his remaining days back home in Lybia, President Obama yesterday asked that the only...
51% say: End Bush tax cuts
WASHINGTON -- Only a slender majority of Americans think the Bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire for the wealthiest families, according to a new poll. Just 51 percent...
New hub a bus plus for Queens riders
A confusing mess of bus stops outside a Queens subway station just got a multimillion-dollar makeover that will streamline the commute for straphangers. The MTA rolled out a new transit...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops released a sketch (pictured) of a hulking thug who slashed and raped a Parks Department worker Thursday at a Brooklyn playground, authorities said. The heavyset, 5-foot-8 rapist --...
Upstart schools better in minority test scores
Black and Hispanic students in charter schools scored significantly better on this year's state math and reading exams than did black and Hispanic kids in traditional public schools, according to...
Jayson gets another year
Hoopster has-been Jayson Williams -- still serving an up-to-five-year prison term in New Jersey for accidentally shooting his driver dead -- got slammed in Manhattan yesterday with the maximum of...
Burger bandit drops the ball
Flag him for stupidity. A would-be robber wearing football gear tried to have it his way at a Long Island Burger King, but fumbled the heist and fled empty-handed, cops...
Pellegrini fund giving back cash
High-profile hedge-fund managers may be headed to the endangered species list. Paolo Pellegrini, the former Paulson & Co. executive who helped that firm make more than $3 billion with bets...
Jets' defense orders breakfast feast at Cortland diner
Call them Gang Green eggs and ham -- a heckuva lot of eggs and ham! A dozen members of the New York Jets' defensive line gave new meaning to the...
Hulu IPO may draw Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. may buy a "considerable" stake in Hulu LLC if the video Web site pursues an initial public offering, according to Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Hulu, owned by three...
Back to drafting table for Tribune
Tribune Co. said it must rewrite its plan to exit bankruptcy after a deal to divide ownership of the publisher among senior lenders fell apart and managers were excluded from...
Sitter-sweet punishment for 'bad' teen
SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- A Texas teenager who broke curfew is headed for a reluctant adventure in baby-sitting. Robert Rausch placed an advertisement offering his daughter's free baby-sitting services in the...
Business briefs
HAMP-ered Nearly half the 1.3 mil lion homeowners at risk of foreclosure who en rolled in the government's Home Affordable Modifi cation Program have fallen out, said Moody's Analytics. NY...
'Ground Zero' imam on Mideast tour to make Islam 'Americanized'
WASHINGTON -- The imam behind the plan to build a mosque near Ground Zero surfaced yesterday far from the controversy -- in Bahrain, where he's on a taxpayer-funded trip to...
Low pension return may $oak taxpayers
ALBANY -- State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli revealed plans yesterday to slash the state pension fund's growth forecast for the first time in a decade amid growing concerns about exploding retirement...
Mort steals 510 Madison
In a surprise move, Mort Zuckerman's Boston Properties said yesterday it is buying Harry Macklowe's 510 Madison Avenue for the cost of three mortgages totaling $303 million. Another $12 million...
The governor strikes out
* I find it appalling that Gov. Paterson would abuse his position to shake down the Yankees for free tickets ("Panel Thumbs Gov. on Yanks Freebies," Aug. 18). I hope...
Will the win endure?
As the soldiers of the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division crossed the border into Kuwait on Thursday morning, our combat mission in Iraq came to an end. Sort of....
BofA's Lewis: Cuomo charges 'implausible'
Former Bank of America boss Ken Lewis is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit leveled against him by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo accusing him of fraud...
'Fraud' wife fights eviction
Hell, no! She won't go! The wife of disgraced Democratic fund-raiser Hassan Nemazee filed court papers yesterday to try to stop the feds from evicting her from her Park Avenue...
'Poor' Mel: I spend 600G/mo.
Mel Gibson may claim he's broke -- but broke apparently means spending more money on himself every month than most people spend buying their homes. The wacky actor's lawyers reportedly...
Muslim Miss USA: Move the mosque!
Looks like Miss USA -- a practicing Muslim and the first Arab-American ever to snag the sparkly crown -- won't be unrolling her prayer mat in the mosque near Ground...
Sen. Stands-for-Nothing
Speaking of prevaricating congress people, have you heard the latest about Kirsten Gillibrand, New York's junior United States senator? Gillibrand deep-sixed her moderate-upstate-Democrat principles immedately after Gov. Paterson appointed her...
He should've run for Congress
So Roger Clemens now finds himself facing significant jail time for lying to Congress about steroid use. Fine. If he did it -- lying and juicing up -- he needs...
Hey, the CIA promised
Iran today effectively kick-starts opera tions of its Bushehr nuclear reactor -- a move hard-liners tout as defiance of President Obama's sanctions regime. This follows Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi's announcement...
Key Dems nix Perkins
The upstart challenger to a longtime incumbent Harlem state lawmaker scored a major endorsement yesterday in a contest that has become a war between the teachers union and charter-school backers....
Hedge witch hunt
One of New York's wealthiest hedge-fund gurus is on a witch hunt to track down the person who leaked his fund's latest quarterly investor letter. The hunt, started this week...
House buyers $tung
Just when you thought it was safe to dive into the housing market, a new survey shows mortgage closing costs have skyrocketed an average 37 percent -- with New York...
Sales pick up at Ann Taylor
Women's clothing retailer Ann Taylor Stores said quarterly sales rebounded at its namesake stores and it was able to sell more merchandise at full price, sending shares up 2.8 percent...
Faithful already filling the house
As debate rages as to whether a controversial mosque should be built two blocks away from Ground Zero, Muslim worshippers are already holding prayer services inside the proposed building site....
Desperate isle in Pak tragedy
Here's a tragic glimpse of just one household among the millions stranded by the devastating floods in Pakistan -- an isolated family trapped on its farm, away from help amid...
It's 'Time' to unload
Ipc Media, an arm of Time Warner that comprises the biggest magazine publisher in Britain, is reviewing its portfolio and divesting some of its niche titles. With shakeups underway in...
Rush gets $11M+ for loud condo
Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh made good on his vow to "get out of New York totally," reportedly closing on a $11.75 million sale of his 10-room Upper East Side...
No pol jail pass
A judge yesterday rejected crooked ex-pol Anthony Seminerio's bid to get sprung from the slammer pending an appeal of his corruption conviction. Manhattan federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said the...
New sex-rap judge for LT
A new judge will hear the sex-assault case against football Giant Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor. State Supreme Court Justice William Kelly was assigned to the case after Rockland County...
Haiti says no way, Wyclef
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Haiti's electoral council officially ruled yesterday that hip hop-artist Wyclef Jean cannot run for president, ending his outsider's bid to lead the earthquake-ravaged nation. Jean has been optimistic...
Feds eye charges vs. WikiLeaks
Federal prosecutors are looking at possible criminal charges against the whistleblower group WikiLeaks for its bombshell release of 76,000 classified military documents, it was reported last night. The Defense and...
Iran going nuke with power play
BUSHEHR, Iran -- Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant today, a major milestone as Tehran forges ahead with its atomic program despite UN...
Adamek ready to 'Rock' Grant in Jersey homecoming
Tomasz Adamek returns "home" tonight when he takes on Michael Grant in a heavyweight fight at the Prudential Center. Adamek, a native of Poland, will have a large following of...
Don't stop searching for closers
Saves are fantasy baseball's most delicate commodity, especially when sparring with rivals for playoff berths. The closer landscape has been boxed around in recent weeks, but Roto Files is here...
Don't let change of scenery change perspective on WRs
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 fourth...
Mets' top pick turned things around in college
When Matt Harvey went to North Carolina instead of signing with the Angels, who had drafted him in the third round of the 2007 draft, he was expected to dominate....
Mets manager waffles on concussed Bay
PITTSBURGH -- Jason Bay has a new headache -- Jerry Manuel. In the Mets' never-ending game of conflicting messages, Manuel sat at his desk after a 7-2 victory over the...
Mets' bats break out to beat Pirates
PITTSBURGH -- A little mock applause -- the kind usually reserved for Oliver Perez when he finally gets somebody out -- was in order for the Mets last night. Either...
Former Pro Bowl guard Andrews 'back' with Giant chance
ALBANY -- Chris Canty was looking across the field yesterday morning for the final jog-through of training camp and could not believe his eyes. "I was like man, that kind...
Jets subs need better performances
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- For the cocksure Jets, the regular season, when it finally arrives, will be all about backing up their bold Super Bowl talk. Tonight's preseason game against the...
Giants' biggest issue not on defense
ALBANY -- The 20 days spent here produced a good-news, bad-news scenario that leaves the Giants off balance as they break training camp and head home. Their defense, so in...
Rookie Wilson continues to wow Jets coaches
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rookie cornerback Kyle Wilson will start his second consecutive preseason game for the Jets tonight, and he'll remain the starter as long as holdout Darrelle Revis remains...
Roethlisberger's NFL life restarts tonight
Imagine you are John Mara, and the telephone in your bedroom starts ringing at 2 a.m. The voice on the other end is saying something about a sexual assault charge...
Vincent: Selig wrong to let Reds honor Rose
Former Major League Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent ripped current commissioner Bud Selig for attempting to "please everyone" by allowing the Cincinnati Reds to honor Pete Rose on the 25th anniversary...
Down on the farm
Fernando Martinez, Mets OF, Triple-A Buffalo After a two-week stint with the Mets, Martinez was sent back to Buffalo on Thursday and will hope to continue his hot hitting there....
King Felix rules Yankees again
At least the Yankees won't see Felix Hernandez again until next year. That's about the only consolation they could take after getting shut down for the third time this season...
Fillies take stage in Alabama Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- When it comes to picking between 7-5 Devil May Care and 8-5 Blind Luck in today's 130th running of the Grade 1, $500,000 Alabama Stakes, it's six...
Cruz makes 'fast' impression on Giants staff
ALBANY -- The Giants broke training camp yesterday with a light jog-through, having uncovered an unknown player in receiver Victor Cruz, a Paterson, N.J., native who might stick on the...
Krstic in basket-brawl
ATHENS, Greece -- Serbia basketball player Nenad Krstic, a center for the Thunder and former Net, was released yesterday after being held in police custody overnight following a chaotic brawl...
Serena out of U.S. Open
Serena Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open yesterday, saying she still is recovering from surgery to repair cuts on her right foot. The top-ranked Williams has won three titles...
Amar'e: I never talked to Isiah
When the Knicks were trying to convince their fans that Isiah Thomas should work for the team again, they made sure to mention how Thomas helped get free agent Amar'e...
Cashman expects Pettitte to be fine; Nova to be promoted
Despite Andy Pettitte's recent setback with his groin injury, Brian Cashman still expects his vital lefty to be a factor in September and October. "Pettitte is not going to have...
The 'Knock' against Jets' Sanchez: He's no star yet
There's no question Jets head coach Rex Ryan is the star of the HBO reality show "Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets." He's a camera hog whether...
Hondo rolls with Jays
Burnett, brutal as always, was unable to stop the mighty Mariners last night, which wiped out (and then some) the good work submitted by the Meta mucils and caused Hondo's...
After early exit in loss to Mariners, A-Rod may be out a week with sore calf
Alex Rodriguez's comeback from a strained left calf lasted for one swing and one step last night. That was all it took for the Yankees slugger to feel the tightness...
Ugly night for Yankees' Burnett
Three batters, three runs, one miserable start. Just 11 pitches into his night, A.J. Burnett hung a fastball and Seattle's Russell Branyan turned it around for a three-run home run....
Mets may put limit on Niese
PITTSBURGH -- Jon Niese could be facing his own version of the Joba Rules. Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen told The Post yesterday that a discussion will be held this...
Sports shorts
LLWS: Conn. opens with victory In South Williamsport, Pa., Jack Quinn's two-run double broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fifth as Fairfield, Conn., defeated Auburn, Wash., 3-1...
A-Rod, Yankees feel their age
Alex Rodriguez looked ready to go. He suddenly appeared at his locker for a bat, and as soon as 25 media persons took two steps towards him to ask him...
Red Bulls aim to kick Toronto aside
Two-thirds of the way through the MLS regular season, the postseason picture is coming into focus. And the Red Bulls' picture is this: If they want to reach the playoffs...
The Post line
NFL Tonight Favorite Current (O/U) Underdog Steelers 4 (33½) GIANTS Jets 1½ (34) PANTHERS REDSKINS 3 (48) Ravens JAGUARS 2 (36) Dolphins BUCCANEERS 2½ (34) Chiefs BROWNS 3 (35½) Rams...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing 7:30 p.m. NASCAR: Sprint Cup Irwin Tools ABC Baseball Noon Cal Ripken Jr. World Series MLBN 1 p.m. Mariners at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM) 1 p.m. LLWS:...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 21 SUNAug. 22 MONAug. 23 TUEAug. 24 WEDAug. 25 THUAug. 26 FRIAug. 27 Yankees Seattle1:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AM Sea.1:05YESWCBS Tor.7:07YESWCBS Tor.7:07WWORWCBS Tor.7:07YESWCBS NOGAME Chi.8:10YESWCBS Mets Pittsburgh7:05TV --WPIXRadio--WFAN...
Weird but true
Talk about dirty money! A DWI and drug suspect in Florida shocked cops when $45 fell out of his butt during a strip search. Nicholas Harris, 19, who initially denied...
Dennison leads TNP to fourth Dyckman title
Tony Dennison had it set in his mind that the Dyckman championship game was Thursday night. So after dominating Team 914 for a half Thursday, the Takes No Prisoners guard...
Nothing scary about these Lake Monsters
Cyclones 6Lake Monsters 1Friday, Aug. 20 at AuburnStarter Chris Hilliard got his league-leading eighth win against just one loss with six sparkling innings, giving up just one run on five...
A-Rod leaves Yankees game after one at-bat
Alex Rodriguez's return to the Yankees lineup was short-lived.Rodriguez left tonight's game against the Mariners after one at-bat. It was his first game since Monday, when he suffered a strain...
Chargers very happy Cromartie is gone
Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie has more children than he has friends remaining in the Chargers secondary. “We all know there were guys in the locker room who didn't like him,”...