October 16, 2010
Dukes it out: Curtis quarterback job up in air
Two-thirds of the way through the regular season, Curtis is facing a quarterback controversy. The defending city champion had its four-game win streak snapped by Campus Magnet Saturday afternoon in...
Favre to meet league official next week, says Goodell
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre will meet an NFL official next week as part of an ongoing investigation into the player’s conduct two years ago, the NFL Network reported today....
Orange Wave wash Port Richmond back to Staten Island
Thomas Jefferson is one of the biggest stories of the season in PSAL football. The Orange Wave won four of their first five games, beating notable teams like Sheepshead Bay...
Five firefighters hurt in 2-alarm B'klyn fire
Over a hundred firefighters beat back a two-alarm Brooklyn blaze this afternoon that destroyed a two-story home and sent five Bravest to the hospital, officials said. The fire at 52nd...
Lee-ding the way, junior scores twice as Horace Mann tops Collegiate
Toby Lee turned in disgust as his shot deflected off a defender and feebly headed to the net. As he prepared to jog back up field, several teammates started rushing...
'June Cleaver' Barbara Billingsley dead
LOS ANGELES — Barbara Billingsley, who gained supermom status for her gentle portrayal of June Cleaver, the warm, supportive mother of a pair of precocious boys in "Leave it to...
Post writers from ALCS Game 2: Yankees at Rangers
Our Post baseball writers have you covered from the first pitch until the final out at Game 2 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Rangers in Texas. Phil Hughes...
HS football scores, Week 6
Here is a list of scores for New York City high-school football games, updated throughout the weekend: PSAL City Championship division Lehman 20, Grand Street Campus 18 Thomas Jefferson 28,...
Rangers' Gaborik out 2-4 weeks, Drury 4-8
The Rangers, already missing Vinny Prospal, who will undergo a knee cleanup surgery on Tuesday, last night lost Marian Gaborik for 2-4 weeks with a shoulder separation and Chris Drury...
No mention of Rooney as Man United's Ferguson admits frustration over West Brom draw
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted his frustration after his side gave up a first-half lead to be held 2-2 by West Brom Saturday. Ferguson did not comment on...
GOP poised for big election gains
Two weeks before Election Day, Democrats fear their grip on the House may be gone, and Republicans are poised to celebrate big gains in the Senate and governors' mansions as...
Iran frees jailed American after two years
Iran today set free an American businessman jailed in Tehran for more than two years on suspicion on ties to an allegedly violent opposition group. Reza Taghavi, 71, hadn't been...
O: End tax breaks that help send jobs away
End tax breaks that reward some U.S. companies with overseas subsidiaries and encourage those businesses to create jobs in other countries, President Barack Obama is telling Congress. Yet it's an...
Israel sending parents-slay suspect to NY
His stay in Israel was short-lived. A schizophrenic Staten Island man accused of butchering his parents was set to board a late flight from Tel Aviv — arriving at JFK...
Giants sign Graham as kicker insurance; Cruz on IR
It looks as if the Giants will need to use a new kicker tomorrow against the Lions, which is why today they signed veteran Shayne Graham. The need for a...
Liverpool's Roy Hodgson wants backing from new U.S. owner
Liverpool F.C. boss Roy Hodgson has called on the club's new American owner to back his efforts to lift the Reds out of the English Premier League relegation zone, Sky...
No deal! Fox, Cablevision walk out of talks
Cablevision, the service provider for 3 million customers in the New York area, and Fox parent News Corp. failed to solve a dispute over rates today, leaving baseball fans who...
Capello confirms England will be his last manager's gig -- Sky Sports
Fabio Capello confirmed Saturday that his role as England boss will be his last managerial position. The Italian is due to step down as head coach of the England side...
Ex-Liverpool owner Hicks: "I'm shocked, devastated, frustrated"
Tom Hicks _ one of Liverpool's former owners _ has launched a bitter attack on Friday's $480 million (£300 million) takeover, saying: "I'm shocked, devastated ... I just want the truth...
BCS Buster
Alabama did the Buster a favor by losing last week. Now we need the Tide to roll today over Ole Miss, sweep the rest of the schedule and get in...
Halladay-Lincecum duel opens heavily armed NLCS
PHILADELPHIA — It’s The Freak against The Natural. Put it together and you get two freaks of nature ready to oppose each other tonight in Game 1 of the NL...
One-of-a-kind aces each suited for playoff stage
PHILADELPHIA — Each ace is an artist in his own way, Doc Halladay vs. The Freak, as different as the works of Pablo Picasso and Norman Rockwell. “That’s the beauty...
Big Yankees comeback starts with little grounder
ARLINGTON, Texas — It isn’t always Bill Mazeroski blasting a baseball over the ivy, securing a championship with one swing of the bat. Sometimes, it’s the thousand nicks and cuts...
Forgotten receiver steps up in Denver
No one can dispute Kyle Orton’s rise to fantasy relevance. He is third in overall fantasy production this season, trailing just Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers. But pinpointing who would...
Down 5-0, Yankees rally to steal Game 1 from Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Do you want to know what it feels like to hoist a 300-pound man off the ground? Ask the Yankees. When CC Sabathia turned in a dud...
Xaverian pays back Farrell with 48-0 thrashing
Xaverian didn’t forget what happened against Monsignor Farrell and hopes the Lions feel exactly the same why this time around. “We decided this week that it was going to be...
Favre says he expects to start for Vikings
Though he is listed as questionable, Brett Favre said he expects to start tomorrow’s game against the Cowboys, according to a published report. Favre’s NFL-record streak of 289 regular-season starts...
Fighting Cardinals fall just short -- again
Cardinal Hayes simply ran out of time. The Cardinals rallied from an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit to get within five points and had the ball at their own 46 with 1:03...
Girls soccer roundup: Lumey lifts Bard over Hunter
Bard now controls it own destiny. Emma Lumey scored a goal in each half to give Bard a 2-0 win over visiting Hunter in PSAL Manhattan A-II girls soccer in...
Coleman shows Cardinal Hayes who is King
James Coleman just rushed for three touchdowns, helping lead Christ the King to a 33-28 victory against Cardinal Hayes. But that doesn’t change his postgame responsibilities as the running back...
Girls volleyball roundup: Chin lifts Stuy over Bard in three-setter
Melissa Chin had 15 kills and six digs to lead Stuyvesant to a wild, 24-26, 29-27, 25-18 win against Bard in PSAL Manhattan A5 girls volleyball Friday at Seward Park...
Kearney handles St. Edmund, eyes Notre Dame
Charlie Candela knew something had to change in the preseason. Oddly enough, with two forwards up front his Bishop Kearney girls soccer team wasn’t generating enough offensive chances. So rather...
Business briefs
GM General Motors said it had not yet determined a price range for its IPO and that it could not say if it would take place in November as widely...
Ben mulls size of bond buy
The Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps to rejuvenate the economy by buying Treasury bonds but is wrestling with how big the program should be, Chairman Ben Bernanke...
SEC probes mortgages
The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into the shoddy foreclosure practices of the nation’s mortgage lenders. The SEC — along with other bank and mortgage regulators —...
Sloan arranger
Former MGM Chief Harry Sloan orchestrated the 11th-hour bid by Lionsgate and its biggest investor, Carl Icahn, for financially troubled MGM, The Post has learned. Sloan, who is a close...
Looks could kill
The LAPD is known for many things -- but ster ling detective work isn't one of them. The same police force that famously bungled the OJ Simpson murder case was...
T.J. in coma
Mtv's "Real World/ Road Rules Chal lenge" host T.J. Lavin is in a coma after crashing his bike in Las Vegas. Lavin wiped out and was knocked unconscious while competing...
ABCya soon, 'Hulk'
Here we go again. ABC is reportedly re viving "The Incredible Hulk," the popular CBS series (1978-82) starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno (as The Hulk). This follows news that...
Women's art makes eyes Pop in B'klyn
Like Ginger Rogers, who did every thing Fred Astaire did -- only back ward and in high heels -- women artists have always had to try harder. Pop art was...
Kid stuff
TODAY MARCH OF THE PENGUINS: From anteaters waiting tables to penguins playing musical chairs, the stars of the New Victory Theater’s “ZooZoo” are just like people, only more fun. Created...
Party like a Mad Man
As “Mad Men” wraps up Sunday, “Maddicts” are preparing to find out what will go down at embattled ad agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Join the fun at these NYC...
Pigskin party!
On any given Sunday (when the Jets or Giants are at home), rabid football fans trek to a sprawling parking lot in the Jersey swamplands for the best party in...
Dead sailor ID'd as NYer
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- A member of a Coast Guard safety unit who was killed during training in Virginia was identified yesterday as Petty Officer 3rd Class Shaun Lin, 23,...
Why Texas has the jobs
More than half of the net new jobs in the United States during the past 12 months were created in the Lone Star State. According to the Bureau of Labor...
Angelina 'reel'ing
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- After the Bosnian government withdrew a film permit for what was to be her directorial debut this week, Angelina Jolie is battling back. The actress charged yesterday...
Gene-screen in-vitro hope
LONDON -- Two women have given birth to healthy babies from eggs screened for genetic defects before implantation in the womb, and doctors hope the new technique will improve in-vitro...
O-No-7! Sean skips hearing
Citing health issues, Sean Connery, 80, and his wife yesterday failed to attend a Spanish court hearing into a house-sale corruption probe as ordered. He said that because of their...
Bollywood Bam
Ahead of President Obama's visit to India next month, Bollywood has come up with a comedy kidnap movie whose plot is woven around the president's efforts to put the US...
Chile's golden moment: miners' lesson for US
THE ISSUE: The successful rescue of 33 miners in San Jose, Chile, after being trapped for 69 days. * The one memory I will cherish of this turbulent year is...
A peat offender
He looks like the world's worst superhero -- and could be the world's dumbest thief. Gregory Liascos, a k a "Moss Man," was busted in Oregon after crawling away from...
Cop nails top Jet speedster
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis acknowledged yesterday he was ticketed for speeding while driving to the team's facility for a meeting before practice Thursday. The Jets confirmed that the star player...
Barack bro's 'child' bride
NAIROBI, Kenya -- President Obama's polygamist half-brother in Kenya has married a 19-year- old woman more than 30 years his junior. Malik Obama, 52, told a Kenyan TV news station...
Quinn saved women's jobs
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's decision to shelve the Paid Sick Leave bill this past week was an unmitigated profile in courage and will burnish her image as a leader....
Mike: Time to get down to biz
Heaving a sigh of relief that a bill imposing sick-leave requirements on businesses had been shelved, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that entrepreneurs can now get back to the task of...
Prof is tombed
The former head of a Long Island museum who swiped Egyptian artifacts from its private collection -- and then peddled the pricey pieces through Christie's -- yesterday landed a year...
200G lawsuit dunks Curry
Injury-plagued and money-challenged Knick center Eddy Curry is being sued over an alleged $200,000 debt. Curry was sued in Los Angeles by Mojo Development, which claims that it lent him...
Defining Dallas down
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is desperately trying to fire up his mem bers in the hope that they turn out at the polls -- and help avert what is shaping...
Tisch passes a test
New York's state Education Depart ment faces a conundrum. Rock: A majority of public school students are failing Regents exams and need extra tutoring mandated by law. Hard Place: There's...
Ballot battle
Troops hoping to vote in November got a burst of unfriendly fire this month from New York. In violation of federal law, four counties and all of New York City...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Pick on somebody your own size. A 35-year-old bandit boosted a bike from an 11-year-old kid in the elevator of an Upper East Side building, sources said. Pedro Vega...
Dispatches from the campaign trail
Gov. Paterson inherited a seriously screwed-up state from Eliot Spitzer -- and now he's willing to take over the randy former governor's tanking TV show. The always affable Paterson admitted...
Tastes like lizard?
Coffee, tea or . . . lizard? A woman who claims she chewed on a chunk of lizard during an in-flight meal of chicken and vegetables wants $15 million from...
Taliban victim's new dignity
The mutilated Afghan girl whose nose was cut off by her monstrous Taliban husband has been restored to her former beauty with the help of a California surgeon. (The before-and-after...
A shovel-unready prez
In early 2009, President-elect Obama was asked on "Meet the Press" how quickly he could create jobs. Oh, very fast, he said. He'd consulted with a gaggle of governors, and...
The Dems' 'mug the donors' strategy
The White House attack on the US Chamber of Commerce isn't about "disclosure." It's about disarmament. While posing as campaign-finance champions, the ultimate goal of the Democratic offensive is to...
School plan to bear fruit
It doesn't get any more home grown than this. Kids at PS 216 in Gravesend, Brooklyn, will be joining the farm-to-table food movement at school this year -- eating foods...
DA tries to boot judge
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown is attempting to block the reappointment of a criminal-court judge who just happens to be probing how his prosecutors interrogate defendants. In a detailed letter...
Mozilo cops $67.5M plea
Just days before the start of his sensational trial, junk mortgage king Angelo Mozilo agreed to pay $67.5 million to settle fraud charges and avoid any public humiliation in court....
Broadway becomes rodeo drive
Stock prices weren't the only thing bouncing up and down yesterday at the Nasdaq Market Site in Times Square. The world's top ten pro bull riders -- including McKennon Wimberly,...
O: It's rough go for Dems
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Campaigning in a rare bright spot for Democrats on the political map, President Obama warned his party yesterday not to take any race for granted this volatile...
Developer admits $92M fraud
A city real-estate developer yesterday pleaded guilty to masterminding a $92 million mortgage-fraud scheme. Thomas Kontogiannis, 61, admitted in Brooklyn federal court that he bought land parcels in Brooklyn and...
Carl aide offered to resign
Carl Paladino's equally fiery campaign manager twice offered to quit following the anti-gay stump speech that left even the candidate's family offended -- but the Republican nominee for governor refused...
Shoot bust in 'TV kid' case
A thug was nabbed on charges that he fired a gun wildly, shooting a 10-year-old boy who was watching cartoons in his Brooklyn home, cops said. Khalil Robinson was lucky...
Gilly, Joe trade blows
ALBANY -- Cries of "fantasy" and "fabrication" rang out yesterday as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and challenger Joseph DioGuardi clashed in a feisty first debate for US Senate. The contenders sparred...
'Race to Top' charter fear
A prominent charter-school leader yesterday warned that the state's Race to the Top rules could hurt charters' autonomy -- and urged colleagues to think twice before applying for funds. Brighter...
Accused Staten Island 'killer' stayed with parents' bodies
The schizophrenic Staten Island man accused of slaughtering his parents spent the night with their mutilated corpses in the family home before fleeing to Israel, sources told The Post yesterday....
Knocked off a High
The high times are over. A writer for the infamous marijuana magazine High Times and a rap producer who helped co-found Roc-A-Fella records with Jay-Z were among 50 people charged...
Shrink-slay trial halt
The trial of a schizophrenic who admittedly murdered a beloved Upper East Side psychiatrist has been delayed until at least Monday afternoon amid concerns about the defendant's mental fitness to...
Teachers hand out gold $tars to Dems
The Donkeys are the teachers' pets. Teachers and professors statewide have donated $1.6 million to congressional candidates for the 2010 elections -- and 90 percent of the largesse has gone...
Codger robber is an old pro
Over-the-hill bank robber John Daniel Stolarz -- shot by cops after a botched stickup Thursday at a Chase Bank at 2 Penn Plaza -- went on a cross-country holdup spree...
Holiday sale(s) frenzy
Maybe it won't be a blue Christmas after all. Retail sales were stronger than expected last month, according to government data, bolstering hopes that the crucial holiday season will be...
Madoff Fla. house sold
Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach, Fla., home sold yesterday for $5.65 million, a third less than its original asking price, the US Marshals Service said. The five-bedroom, seven-bath property at 410...
Cheap Trick earns name: suit
Cheap Trick may have pulled a costly stunt. The '70s rockers were hit with a trademark lawsuit yesterday for falsely claiming the New York Philharmonic collaborated on their latest release....
'Abused' University Club waitresses testify against 'groper' boss
It may look stodgy from the outside, but the storied University Club at Fifth Avenue and 54th Street was a hotbed of "relentless sexual harassment" for six young waitresses at...
Malone steps in for Diller
Live Nation Entertainment said John Malone will serve as interim chairman in the wake of fellow media mogul Barry Diller's resignation, which was made official at a Thursday board meeting....
EMC in exclusive talks to buy Isilon
EMC Corp. is in exclusive talks to buy computer-storage company Isilon for more than $2 billion, The Post has learned. "The deal will be done this year," a source close...
Fox goes dark for Cablevision viewers
The Fox network went off the air last night for 3 million cable subscribers after talks broke down between Cablevision and News Corp. Their current contract expired just after the...
Baby boy for Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz
It's a boy for Alicia Keys and her husband, music producer/rapper Swizz Beatz. The "Empire State of Mind" singer gave birth last night in New York, her representative said. The...
Stat-fudge rap for cops
Four police officers from the troubled 81st Precinct in Brooklyn were slapped with internal disciplinary charges for fudging crime statistics and misleading investigators, officials said yesterday. The charges stem from...
$140M fraud faces 45 yrs.
The feds want a maximum, 45-year prison term for a hedge-fund fraudster who "spared no one in service of his greed" -- not even his own relatives. James Nicholson "ripped...
DiNapoli employing 'double dip' pensioners
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has numerous employees working under him who are pocketing both a state pension and a paycheck -- a dubious practice known as double dipping that pension-reform...
18 mos. for Bonanno big
The reputed head of the Bonanno crime family's New Jersey faction was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in federal prison for loan-sharking. Brooklyn federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis also handed Joseph...
Indian cig tax blocked
BUFFALO -- Rulings by two federal judges will continue to prevent the state from collecting taxes on Indian cigarette sales. US District Judge Richard Arcara on Thursday denied the Seneca...
Big Stones, little Mick
Mick Jagger's women can't get no satisfaction. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards says he learned his band frontman was a disappointment in the sack back in the 1970s, when Richards...
Sex with a miner
Two-timing Chilean miner Yonni Barrios' first words to his mistress after emerging from his underground hell were "I'm going to take you to bed for a few days." Barrios had...
9/11 hero, 43, dies of Ground Zero ills
Ironworker Joe Piccuro — long the face of sickened 9/11 responders — died yesterday after a long battle with a slew of Ground Zero-related ailments. Piccuro, who had volunteered for...
Manhattan widow wants dead husband's sperm
He killed himself, but his Manhattan widow wants him to live on -- through the children she hopes to create with sperm extracted from his corpse. A grieving Victoria Chege...
Chem-spill school panic
Two students created a scare at a middle school in Brooklyn by pouring a potentially dangerous chemical into the hands of unsuspecting classmates -- leading to a hazmat response that...
Truck stops here
Tavern on the Green is now Food Trucks on the Green. The site of the closed restaurant officially became home to some of the city's hippest fast food yesterday when...
Gardner hit keys big inning for Yankees
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Yankees' rally and the Rangers' collapse were due to Brett Gardner getting things started. Gardner's leadoff infield single in the game-turning -- and possibly series-turning --...
Rodriguez delivers during Yankees rally
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Just when Alex Rodriguez seemed to be slipping into the postseason form of his early Yankees years, he delivered a crucial hit in the Yankees' eighth-inning rally....
CC stinker means Yankees ace could get Game 4 shot
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Maybe the Yankees should start CC Sabathia on short rest. Extra rest sure didn't work. The Yankees' ace was beaten up and battered by the Rangers in...
Eighth-inning collapse may leave Texas toast
ARLINGTON, Texas -- It was one of the worst single-game collapses by any team in any sport. The Rangers flushed Game 1 of the AL Championship Series last night, and...
Cano back in postseason spotlight with MVP moment
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Robinson Cano figured it would always be like this, and why not? In his first postseason at-bat, Game 1 of the 2005 AL Division Series against the...
Rangers' Kinsler picks wrong time to run
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ian Kinsler led off the bottom of the eighth inning last night with a walk against Kerry Wood. With the Rangers down 6-5, he was the potential...
Jets coach says he's Giants fan
Rex Ryan loves Big Blue. Who knew? The Jets coach shocked observers at his news conference yesterday by proclaiming his admiration for the Giants and his hopes of facing them...
Jets' Jenkins wants to leave NFL on own terms
Kris Jenkins doesn't do dead people -- still. The Jets' veteran nose tackle spoke at length yesterday about his decision to attempt another comeback from left knee surgery while expressing...
Pace expected to play for Jets vs. Broncos, Revis questionable
Calvin Pace is expected to play, but Darrelle Revis' status remains a game-time decision for tomorrow's game in Denver. Revis, who was ticketing for speeding while driving to the Jets'...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: Calhoun pleads case Coach Jim Calhoun and other university officials met Friday behind closed doors with NCAA investigators, hoping to convince them the Connecticut men's basketball program has done...
Hondo a busy man
The Yankees were incredibly heroic for Hondo last night, rallying past the Rangers to lower the nasty negative numeral to 2,685 davenports. Today, he's alive with five and that ain't...
Giants' Tynes sprains ankle, uncertain for Lions
In keeping with the Giants' tradition of late-breaking Friday injuries, Big Blue can add Lawrence Tynes to the list. The kicker sprained his left (non-kicking) ankle while planting his foot...
Talent carries Giants through injuries
Mathias Kiwanuka went down, presumed to be an especially egregious loss because he only can play standing up. Keith Bulluck, a presumed critical offseason purchase for a linebacking corps that...
Mets' GM hire may take 'weeks' after 5th interview
Though Sandy Alderson remains the leading candidate to become the next Mets general manager, don't expect a decision to come anytime soon, team COO Jeff Wilpon said. Sources said the...
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The Post Line
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K-Rod, Mets closing in on settlement
Francisco Rodriguez's grievance against the Mets will not go to a scheduled arbitration hearing Monday because the involved parties feel as if they are moving toward a negotiated settlement, The...
Rangers' Prospal will have knee surgery this week
Not that the Rangers were ever optimistic that Vinny Prospal would be able to avoid surgery on his ailing right knee, but the announcement that the 35-year-old alternate captain would...
Yankees coach Thomson targeted by Blue Jays as manager
ARLINGTON, Texas -- According to an source, Yankees third base coach Rob Thomson talked to the Blue Jays' front office about the managerial opening via phone this week. Since the Yankees...
Moseley, bullpen key for Yankees
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dustin Moseley didn't want to make things worse. That was basically his goal. "Just go in there and keep it where it's at," the righty said after...
Gaborik, Drury fall in Rangers' loss
The point isn't quite that the Rangers were able to claim one in their 4-3 overtime loss last night to the Maple Leafs, the point is that the Blueshirts endured...
Islanders iced in overtime by Penguins
PITTSBURGH -- Alex Goligoski's power-play goal at 1:51 of overtime gave the Penguins their first win at Consol Energy Center, a 3-2 triumph over the Islanders last night. Goligoski's shot...
Avalanche topple struggling Devils
The Devils' offense is supposed to be awesome. It's barely some. They have scored a grand total of three goals in their last 11 regulation periods of play, and that's...
Arum: Manny undercard 'Pacs' a punch
Top-rank promoter Bob Arum was sounding like himself again during a recent conference call to promote an bout on the undercard of the Nov. 13 show at Cowboys Stadium headlined...
Giants' Burrell may be cheered in Phillies return
PHILADELPHIA -- Pat Burrell might be the only Giants player who receives a few cheers tonight. The former Phillies outfielder will return to Citizens Bank Park, this time trying to...
Ex-Giant takes shots at Manning
While Yankees ace C.C. Sabathia was getting ready to open the ALCS, Lions loudmouth C.C. Brown was opening Pandora's Box, ripping Giants quarterback Eli Manning as unpredictable and prone to...
Nets seeking identity on offense
Avery Johnson has preached defense, defense, defense throughout his coaching career, and that hasn't changed with the Nets. Through five preseason games (3-2), the Nets have responded well on that...
Knicks don't expect Azubuike back before Christmas
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Mike D'Antoni isn't planning on having Kelenna Azubuike in the Knicks lineup anytime soon. The coach said with the kind of knee injury Azubuike has, D'Antoni wouldn't...
Knicks might make Amar'e man in middle
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Amar'e Stoudemire has done just about everything the Knicks have asked. Now their new star may be asked to start at center. The Knicks have three natural...
Folk making Jets fans forget Feely
DENVER -- Perhaps the most unpopular and questionable move the Jets made during their busy offseason was not re-signing kicker Jay Feely. After Feely had been so dependable and clutch...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
People in Deptford Township, NJ, are pretty jumpy. Some 500 students were put into lockdown, and police rushed to a school with sirens blaring -- after a recreational-vehicle tailpipe backfired...
Keady adds experience to St. John's staff
It didn't take long for Steve Lavin to recruit a big name. Introduced at a press conference before last night's Red Storm Tip-Off at Carnesecca Arena, former Purdue head coach...
Raucous turnout greets new St. John's coach Lavin
The college basketball season officially kicked off last night, and the opening festivities of the regular powers were showcased on national TV. There were Duke, Kentucky, Connecticut, Gonzaga and Memphis,...
After rough start, heat's on some college coaches
Some 25 coaches will have a wonderful, albeit, disappointing opportunity today to practice what they preach: Accountability applies to everyone in a program. After today's 51 games involving FBS teams...
Nebraska pumped to avenge last year's loss to Texas
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska coach Bo Pelini has a problem. It's a good problem, but a problem nonetheless. He's standing on a Big Red powder keg. Pelini has been trying...
Yankees rally to take ALCS Game 1 from Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Across two years with the Yankees, CC Sabathia has certainly carried his load. Friday night his teammates did the heavy lifting when they overcame a poor outing...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: De Stefano's hat trick leads Bronx Science to rout of Truman
John Bahr de Stefano notched a hat trick and Eric Labourdette had two goals and two assists as Bronx Science routed Truman, 8-2, in Bronx A boys soccer Friday afternoon....
PSAL football roundup: John Adams crushes Info Tech
After consecutive losses, John Adams coach Gerry Weitzen felt the Spartans needed a change. Practices, the longtime coach thought, were too soft. So this week was all about hitting and...
Former Flushing soccer star getting a kick out of football
Kevin Correa takes one step back and one to his right. His approach is deliberate and awkward, but the loud thud the ball makes as his left foot hits it...
Getting his kicks: Marando stars on Xaverian football, soccer teams
They have explosive playmakers at running back, receiver and in the defensive backfield, as well as a poised senior leader at quarterback. But the secret of Xaverian’s success is buried...
Bayside shocks Lewis on last-minute, wind-aided goal
The ball was kicked into the air and where it would fall was anyone’s guess. The one who kicked it, Bayside freshman Heyide Karabay, didn’t know. Neither did Francis Lewis...
Lewis loses heartbreaker, undefeated season
The goal was a perfect regular season, which would have been a program first. But, in the blink of an eye, that was ruined for Francis Lewis. Bayside freshman fullback...
Collegiate's win streak ends at four, but solid play continues
Possession was even and so were chances on net. Each team was issued one yellow card and a similar amount of free kicks. Yet, when the triple whistle blew –...