August 27, 2010
RBNY rounding into form; open tough stretch Sat. vs. San Jose
The Red Bulls' newly-acquired Designated Players _ ex-Barcelona stars Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez _ say they're slowly rounding into shape, and it sure looked that way last weekend when...
Bay given OK to work out
For weeks, Jason Bay had been waiting for a call, the Mets' concussed outfielder waiting for somebody -- anybody -- to tell him he was cleared to start working out...
Nicks fined $10,000 for scuffle
How much a retaliatory punch in a preseason game cost? For Hakeem Nicks, a whole lot.More exactly, it cost Nicks $10,000, the same amount Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor was fined...
DVD Extra: WAC goes weekly
The innovative Warner Archive Collection, that manufacturing-on-demand DVD service that's closing in on the 700-title mark in less than a year and a half, is now adding new titles every week....
MLB investigating Yankees' Nova over B12 shots
CHICAGO -- Major League Baseball is investigating Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova and minor league hurler Wilkin De La Rosa for allegedly injecting each other with B-12 shots last season when...
4-Down Territory: Feuding Redskins, Haynesworth, O'Hara, Patriots
1. With the Redskins in town for tonight’s preseason matchup with the Jets, now is as good a time as any to talk about chemistry – or the destruction it...
Strasburg is proof no prospect is a sure thing
Stephen Strasburg was as close to a sure-fire No. 1 pick as there has ever been in the 40-plus years baseball's First-Year Player Draft has been in existence. The flame-throwing...
White Sox claim Manny over Rangers, Rays: report
The Yankees might see Manny Ramirez this weekend with the White Sox, now that he's been awarded to Chicago on waivers.ESPN.com reports the claim, and says the Rays and Rangers...
Ohio State bettor's pick to win BCS title
Nick Saban and defending national champion Alabama may be No. 1 in both the opening Associated Press and USA Today polls, but they aren't the betting line favorite to host...
Marino: Revis 'made his point,' now come back to Jets
Legendary Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino believes it is time for Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis to end his holdout."By holding out, to a certain extent, you made your statement ... at...
The biggest threat to Israel-Palestinian peace talks
Hamas makes it clear it poses the greatest threat to success of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
One court says cops can attach GPS to your car without you knowing, another says 'no'
According to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, police officers can place a GPS device on a car parked in a driveway on private property, without a warrant. “[Juan] Pineda-Moreno...
Nets in lead for Carmelo, who will be traded: report
Carmelo Anthony's divorce from the Nuggets could be great news for the Nets.Anthony has given the Nuggets a list of teams he would like to be traded to, sending him...
Drama Mama: AlternaEmmy
Sunday is Emmy night, which means Mama’s breaking out the extra-large wine cube to get through the long-winded ceremony, hosted by former crush Jimmy Fallon. To make this year’s TV...
Et tu, Cory Booker?
The city of Newark is in such dire financial straits that it may increase property taxes by 25 percent and stick residents with the bill all in the fourth quarter...
Judea Pearl: American Muslims haven't taught their children well
The father of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl writes in an op-ed to be published in The Jerusalem Post that the American Muslim leadership has had nine years...
DEALS: Hawaii
Now I'm not saying that recent television show remakes have been horrific disasters or anything, but some imam just announced he wants to build a mosque on the set of The CW's one-and-done "Melrose Place". Still, hopes remain optimistically high for...
Reyes removed from game due to oblique
As if the Mets didn’t have enough problems on offense already, you can add Jose Reyes' pesky oblique to the list.The shortstop- one of the few consistent threats in the...
Kovalchuk could choose Russian option: report
Ilya Kovalchuk could choose to sign with a Russian league if he and the Devils continue to fail to find a contract the NHL will accept, Yahoo! Sports reports."Sources close...