August 30, 2010
NFL Blitz live chat rewind
Here is a rewind of Bart Hubbuch's NFL Blitz weekly live chat for Aug. 31, when he took your questions on the Giants, Jets and news from all around the NFL:NFL...
St Lucia soccer player shot and killed in Brooklyn
A member of the St. Lucia soccer team was shot and killed in a parked car early Monday following a fight at a Brooklyn nightclub, authorities said. Isidore Phillip Tisson,...
Yankees expect A-Rod back Sunday; Pettitte feels OK
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez worked in the batting cage before Monday's game against the A's, his first step back to returning from a left calf injury.Rodriguez is eligible to...
U.S. Soccer extends Bradley to 2014
U.S. Soccer has agreed to a four-year contract extension with National Team head coach Bob Bradley.Bradley's contract was set to expire at the end of the year. But after his team won their World...
Yankees propsects Mitchell, Noesi get first Triple-A wins
One week after right-handers D.J. Mitchell and Hector Noesi were promoted from Double-A Trenton, both pitchers have already picked up their first wins for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre.Mitchell debuted last Monday,...
Rex: Kellen has 'strong chance' to stay with Jets
Rex Ryan defied conventional wisdom Monday by saying backup quarterback Kellen Clemens has “a pretty strong chance” to make the Jets’ regular-season roster.The strong words from the Jets’ coach were...
At the Open: Roddick rolls into second round on birthday
Stephane Robert won’t have to get Andy Roddick a birthday present. The underwhelming Frenchman gave Roddick enough today by allowing the American to cruise to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win...
Jets want to wait on Thomas
Jets fans hoping to see Adalius Thomas in green and white Week 1 against the Ravens shouldn’t hold their breath.That was the message today from Jets coach Rex Ryan, who...
At the Open: American Kendrick denied by Monfils in five sets
Robert Kendrick was points away from the biggest win of his career.Instead, he remains winless on the ATP Tour in 2010 after a heartbreaking 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4...
Rangers sign forward Kennedy
The Rangers have agreed to terms with free agent forward Tim Kennedy.Kennedy, 24, skated in 78 games with Buffalo in 2009-10, registering 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points,...
Former Jets target Foley waived by Seahawks
Former CFL sacks leader Ricky Foley, in whom the Jets reportedly had interest this offseason, was waived by the Seahawks.The Jets this weekend lost pass rusher Calvin Pace for up...
At the Open: Safina's fall from No. 1 continues with first-round loss
Dinara Safina arrived at Flushing Meadows last year as a highly scrutinized top seed. She came in this year unranked, with little fanfare -- and is headed home the same...
Teixeira in Yankees lineup vs. A's
Mark Teixeira is in the Yankees lineup at first base tonight after sitting out Sunday with a bruised thumb suffered in Saturday's game.Tonight's lineup:Gardner LFJeter SSTeixeira 1BCano 2BSwisher RFPosada CThames...
Clarett signs with UFL team
After serving three-and-a-half years in prison, Maurice Clarett is a professional football player again.The former Ohio State star, who served time following a conviction for having a hidden gun and...
Sore Sorgi fears for job with Giants
With cuts looming and his shoulder still ailing, Giants backup quarterback Jim Sorgi sounds like a man afraid for his job.He missed practice Monday, and with one more practice before...
At the Open: Clijsters has successful start to title defense
It wasn’t as easy as it first looked it was going to be, but Kim Clijsters got past the first round of the U.S. Open in straight sets. Clijsters dominated...
4-Down Territory: Jets' tight wallets, thin-skinned Giants, umps, Cowboys
1. Short of plastering it on a billboard, could the Jets make it more obvious that money and their gargantuan debt load is a problem right now? The release of...
Berkman begins rehab in Trenton tonight
Lance Berkman will begin his road back to The Bronx tonight a couple hours down I-95 at Trenton's Waterfront Park, as the first baseman/designated hitter will play for the Double-A...
At the Open: Russell first American man to fall
Michael Russell raced out to a 4-2 lead in the first set against No. 6 seed Nikolay Davydenko, but that’s about where the highlights ended for the Texan. Davydenko broke...
Jets can't afford any more bad news
Am I the only one starting to get a bad feeling about the Jets? Or am I the last one?Maybe it’s overexposure from following the flurry of offseason moves, listening...
When Obama talks about Iraq what will Iraqis and Americans hear
President Obama is due to give a major address about Iraq tomorrow. As Michael O’Hanlon and Ian Livingstone advise at Foreign Policy, the president can use the speech to take...
At the Open: Fan favorite Oudin rolls after slow start
Southern belle Melanie Oudin picked up where she left off at last year's U.S. Open, routing qualifier Olga Savchuk, 6-3, 6-0 in the opening match on Arthur Ashe Stadium to...
'Sure thing' scratched in 5th at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Deanaallen's Kitten – the filly who, according to every public handicapper east of the Pecos, could not lose today's fifth race at a mile on turf for...
Beasley heads to Germany's Bundesliga
German Bundesliga side Hannover completed the signing of American winger DaMarcus Beasley, Sky Sports reported Monday. The 28-year-old forward, who arrives as a free agent following his release by Scotland's...
Red Bull & Union notes, MLS sponsors
The Red Bulls had a pair of 20-year-old trialists in camp last week, and both left without contracts _ although there still appears to be some hope of one of...
Rendezvous with the Siren
As long as I'm writing about film critics pals today (see below), I highly recommend you check out the wide-ranging, two-part conversation (billed as a "blogger summit") between my "Shadows of Russia''...
At the Open: And away we go from Flushing Meadows
We’ve once again reached that two-week period where tennis is near the forefront of New York sports with the U.S. Open starting today at Flushing Meadows. No Serena Williams, who...
Milan owner Berlusconi considers Robinho move
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has not ruled out making a move for Manchester City's Brazilian star Robinho, Sky Sports reported today. Robinho is looking to leave City and has...
New kid on the block
Eleven-year-old “Lights Camera’’ Jackson Murphy – dubbed “the most annoying film critic ever’’ by Gawker and “a freak show’’ by the ever-subtle Howard Stern — is the target of a...
When government assistance hurts more than it helps
USA Today reports that a record number of Americans are receiving some sort of government anti-poverty assistance: “More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid, the federal-state program aimed principally...
Vac's Monday Whacks on Big Rexy's swagger, the 'Entourage' comeback, and Coach K to the rescue
There is nobody more entertained by Rex Ryan than me. We live in a world in which saying something interesting is considered a venial sin, best to be avoided at...
Clueless about why Democrats are in trouble
The Washington Post has a nice, useless profile of an Indiana Congressman, Brad Ellsworth, who after four years in the House is running against Republican Dan Coates to replace Sen....
Abbas' hard-line is what will sink the negotiations
Is this any way to start a conversation? Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, sounded a rather sour note ahead of the start of the latest round of direct...
Staszewski's observations from Operation Athlete Team Shootout
A busy week of football practices ended with basketball. I made the trip to the Wayne PAL Sports Complex in New Jersey for the first-ever Operation Athlete Team Shootout run...