June 4, 2011
Palin 2.0
“It’s rated X,” the director of the new Sarah Palin movie informs me as I sit down for an early screening of the biopic “The Undefeated.” I don’t know how...
Gee shines, Reyes clears the bases in Mets' 5-0 win over Braves
Dillon Gee outpitched Jair Jurrjens to remain unbeaten this season and Jose Reyes hit a bases-loaded triple, leading the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Saturday night....
'We're still here': High-wire family does walk that killed patriarch
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Two members of a famed acrobatic family commemorated patriarch Karl Wallenda today by completing the stunt that killed him, walking between two towers of a...
LI bounce house mishap hurts 13
OCEANSIDE, L.I. — A Long Island soccer club saw some action above the field — when a big wind gust blew away three inflatable bounce houses with children inside. When...
Car plunges off Bronx River Parkway
Police are reporting a wild accident on a Bronx highway. Just after 7 a.m. today, the driver of an Accura SUV going north on the Bronx River Parkway lost control...
Mets lineup: Bay hitting sixth
Terry Collins finally followed through on his thought of moving Jason Bay in the lineup. But instead of sliding up from the cleanup spot to No. 2, Bay will hit...
PSAL Class B baseball semifinals preview
PSAL baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Sunday’s PSAL Class B semifinals at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn. SCHEDULE 10 a.m. – No. 11 Martin Van Buren vs. No....
Child murder trial: Expert says hair in Casey's car was from dead body
ORLANDO, Fla. — An FBI forensic expert testified today in Casey Anthony's murder trial that a hair removed from the woman's car showed signs consistent with hair from a dead...
NJ amusement park where girl died in Ferris wheel accident reopens
WILDWOOD, N.J. — A Jersey shore boardwalk amusement park that closed after an 11-year-old girl tumbled from a moving Ferris wheel to her death reopened today while investigators tried to...
FIFA hires ex-FBI director for bribery scandal investigation
ZURICH -- Former FBI director Louis Freeh was set to assist FIFA's Ethics Committee in examining bribery claims against the world soccer governing body's suspended executives Mohamed Bin Hammam and...
FIFA investigating huge betting drive for late Argentina goal
ZURICH -- Days after FIFA president Sepp Blatter pledged a "zero tolerance" approach to a "plague" of game-fixing in soccer, the world governing body confirmed it was investigating reports of...
Firefighter hurt in huge B'klyn blaze
Look out below! A firefighter was hit with a brick and suffered a broken cheekbone when a wall collapsed during a four-alarm fire in Brooklyn this morning, fire officials said....
Shackleford a 'go' for Belmont Stakes rubber match
After Preakness winner Shackleford breezed through a five-furlong workout in 1:00.30 this morning at Belmont Park, trainer Dale Romans said "it's a go" for Saturday's 143rd Belmont Stakes, setting up...
Brits, French attack helicopters go after Khadafy's troops
BENGHAZI, Libya — British Apache and French attack helicopters struck targets for the first time in NATO's campaign in Libya, hitting Moammar Khadafyi's troops early today near a key coastal...
Al Qaeda boss killed by US drone in Pakistan
A U.S. drone has killed a senior al Qaeda figure in Pakistan after a tipoff from local intelligence, a Pakistani intelligence official said today. The elimination of Ilyas Kashmiri appeared...
The '80 Block' mixtape
Iconic hip-hop producer, Pete Rock teams up with classic hit duo, Camp Lo to make the album "80 Blocks From Tiffany’s." The title is taken from a 1979 documentary about...
Sanchez's single helps GW beat his former school in Game 1
Fernelys Sanchez found himself in the spotlight again Friday night, only this time it had nothing to do with his transfer from Lehman to George Washington, recruiting violations or the...
RBNY's Thierry Henry tips odd-couple partner Luke Rodgers for Golden Boot
As far as goal-scoring goes, praise from Red Bull captain Thierry Henry might as well be coming from a burning bush. The all-time leading scorer for both Arsenal and France,...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class A baseball semifinals, Day 2
Perennial powers Tottenville and George Washington reigned supreme on a wild day of baseball Friday. But, this being the PSAL Class A semifinals, their work is far from done. Winning...
Third time a charm for Iona Prep JV, winning CHSAA baseball title
While the names have changed, Rich Salerno has been down this road before. For the third straight year, he guided Iona Prep to the CHSAA Class AA junior varsity championship...
No waiting game for Palmeri, picks C.W. Post
Maria Palmeri saw no point in waiting. The Archbishop Molloy junior knew what she wanted to get out of her college experience and believed she found that at C.W. Post....
Mandl controversy at forefront, teams trade barbs after Game 1
With a palpable tension between George Washington and Lehman heading into the best-of-three PSAL Class A semifinal series, there was little surprise that Game 1 ended with a heated exchange...
Hobbled Krause inflicts damage on Grand Street
It’s scary to think what Kevin Krause could’ve done Friday afternoon if he was actually healthy. Playing despite a sore left quadricep and right hamstring, the Tottenville senior had three...
No Grand comeback for Wolves in Game 1
Grand Street Campus was in a similar situation Tuesday in the quarterfinals. The Wolves scored first, then Telecommunications took a four-run advantage before Grand Street came back with a six-run...
Role reversal: Closer Aiello pitches Tottenville to within one win of finals
Whatever happens over the rest of his baseball career, Vin Aiello will probably never forget his first varsity start. Pressed into duty in the opener of Tottenville’s best-of-three PSAL Class...
Baserunners stealing show
Through May of last season, there were 958 stolen bases across the big leagues. At the same point this year, when the trend of declining scoring has intensified and offense-challenged...
Strong start gets Tottenville ‘closer’ to title
Whatever happens over the rest of his baseball career, Vin Aiello probably will never forget his first varsity start. Pressed into duty in the opener of Tottenville’s best-of-three PSAL Class...
Possible choices to be the Knicks’ next GM/president
MARK WARKENTIEN The former Nuggets general manager was brought in on an interim basis to help with the draft and Carmelo Anthony negotiations. Would not be Walsh’s pick, but Anthony...
Knicks president just got too old for this $#@%
Donnie Walsh, who is 70 years old, is leaving the Knicks, leaving the Garden, leaving James Dolan. He announced this yesterday with strong voice and sound mind, and if his...
RFK's Yun makes history by winning PSAL boys golf title
Matthew Yun set a lofty goal, one he repeated to Robert F. Kennedy golf coach Carrie Huggins time and again. “His goal was to win [the PSAL individual] championship his...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
VAGRANCY HANDICAP Belmont Park, ninth race. Grade 2. Purse: $150,000. 61⁄2 furlongs, fillies & mares. Post: 5:17 p.m. LOWDOWN: Hilda’s Passion, coming off a pair of runaways at Gulfstream, set...
Driscoll eager to take reigns of Hill basketball program
Jenny Driscoll plans on continuing the family legacy The 25-year-old former Notre Dame Academy and New Paltz star was named the head coach of the St. Joseph Hill girls basketball...
Under pressure: Reyes thrives for All Hallows in elimination game win agiainst St. Francis
The All Hallows roster says Jayson Reyes is a sophomore, but his demeanor indicates otherwise. “Since I was 12 years old, I’ve been pitching under pressure so basically that’s my...
Late magic not to be for Terriers in season-ending loss
St. Francis Prep was thinking of one more season-saving comeback. Earlier in the postseason, the Terriers rallied from a seven-run deficit in the fifth inning to beat Moore Catholic and...
Mets' Wright can't resume baseball activity for at least three weeks
As if the Mets needed anything else to go wrong, their season got even worse tonight when they learned that David Wright is a long way from returning to the...
Xaverian inches closer to CHSAA 'AA' title game after Molloy win
A seemingly safe four-run lead disappeared quicker than David Copperfield and suddenly Archbishop Molloy wrestled momentum away from Xaverian with a four-run sixth. The Clippers needed an immediate response and...
Fielding mistakes clip Molloy in lost to Xaverian
Archbishop Molloy has navigated through the CHSAA playoffs with slick defense, strong starting pitching and timely hitting. Dean Sadik was gutty pitching on three day’s rest, but some uncharacteristic errors...
Walmart's buyback bet
Walmart keeps buying back its own stock, but investors aren't following suit. The world's biggest retailer -- which yesterday staged a splashy shareholder meeting with performances by Will Smith, Alicia...
Reports sink RIM shares
Research In Motion shares dropped to their lowest level in two years as two brokerage firms cut their price targets for the BlackBerry maker and a report showed it has...
Paulson timber holding plunges deeper
Sino-Forest Corp., whose largest shareholder is New York-based hedge fund Paulson & Co., plunged a second day after a short seller said the forestry company overstated timberland holdings and production,...
ABC, Couric near talk deal
Walt Disney Co.'s ABC is close to an agreement with Katie Couric for a syndicated talk show, two people with knowledge of the situation said. The parties may announce an...
Hackers: last Sony hit a snap
Another massive data breach at Sony has left hackers exulting, customers steaming and security experts questioning why basic fixes haven't been made to the company's stricken cybersecurity program. Hackers say...
Business briefs
GM shares General Motors execu tives have discussed buy ing shares from the US Treasury to reduce the government's 33 percent stake, three people famil iar with the matter said.'Best'...
Romney's firm made profit on Duane Reade
While Mitt Romney made his political mark in Massachusetts, one of his boldest, most critical business decisions happened in New York. In 1992, Romney, who this week tossed his hat...
Sputter & stall: Poor jobs report puts economy in slow lane
Employers delivered more dreary news on the faltering economy yesterday, hiring barely a third of the workers that economists had expected in May and pushing up the nation's jobless rate...
SAC money manager admits insider trading
For the first time, former SAC Capital money manager Noah Freeman yesterday admitted to insider trading while at the hedge fund giant run by the embattled Wall Street titan Steve...
EBay drops PayPal from Alibaba
EBay Inc.'s PayPal said it will no longer be a payment option on Alibaba.com Ltd.'s AliExpress site after Aug. 3 because of "commercial reasons." The contract with AliExpress required 60...
Syria butchers 63 more
Syrian forces killed at least 63 civilians in attacks against pro-democracy demonstrators yesterday, a Syrian human rights organization said. The organization, Sawasiah, said 53 demonstrators were killed in the city...
What a corker!
A bottle of Veuve Clicquot salvaged from a 19th century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea set a world record for Champagne when it sold for $43,600 at an auction yesterday...
Bit late chasing deadbeat pol
The safest bet of the century is that the Finance Department won't be collecting $33,395.18 in overdue property and water taxes from a certain Mario A. Procaccino at Room 702...
Probers rip 'snow job'
Sanitation workers guzzled beer, slept in their trucks and racked up a fortune in overtime while sitting around in stranded trucks instead of unclogging city streets during last December's crippling...
Harder slap at wife beaters
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. yesterday urged state lawmakers to pass legislation that would turn serial domestic-violence offenders into felons, ideally stopping them before they kill someone. "This bill...
'Tigger' caught on the bounce
Hold that Tigger! Chinese zookeepers practiced how to deal with an escaped tiger -- with the help of a man dressed up as the bouncy big cat from "Winnie the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island A suspected Great Kills burglar threatened to kill his victim after learning that cops were eyeballing him for the crime, authorities said. "Now that the cops are involved...
Jack Kevorkian dies at 83
Dr. Death has finally met the real Grim Reaper. Jack Kevorkian, who earned his ghoulish nickname by helping more than 100 ailing people commit suicide, died yesterday after battling cancer...
$2M tax 'dodger' is extradited
A car salesman who jumped the border to Canada after allegedly pocketing almost $2.3 million in auto sales tax from used cars sold at his Long Island dealership has been...
'Fake-HIV $cam' doc busted
A Washington Heights doctor has been indicted for allegedly conspiring with some 150 "patients" to pretend they were HIV-positive so he could bill Medicaid for $700,000. The investigation is continuing...
'Brunogate' SUNY big out
ALBANY -- The State University honcho who allegedly gave a "no-show" job to the daughter of former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno has resigned his $276,000-a-year job. In a closed-door...
Rebels wound Yemen prez
SANA'A, Yemen -- President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded yesterday when tribesmen struck his palace with rockets, targeting him for the first time in a dramatic escalation of fighting that...
Four people in US may be linked to European E. coli outbreak
ATLANTA -- Health officials say four people in the United States may be linked to a food-poisoning outbreak in Europe. All four were in north Germany in May, and the...
Leo DiCaprio and Blake Lively spotted together in Venice
That's amore? They're not canoodling in a romantic gondola, but rumored lovebirds Leonardo DiCaprio and Blake Lively were spotted again together on their European getaway -- this time in a...
4-year-old artist making splash in city
While most kids her age are busy playing with Elmo and Dora, Aelita Andre is spending her time giving Andy Warhol a run for his money. The 4-year-old Australian girl...
Metropolitan Museum of Art raising suggested donation to $25
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is getting much more suggestive. Starting July 1, visitors will be asked to cough up $25, a five-buck increase -- although admission will remain "Pay...
House goes to war on O
WASHINGTON -- The House harshly scolded President Obama yesterday for launching US military forces against Libya without congressional approval, fiercely disputing constitutional powers and flashing bipartisan frustration over a nearly...
Fiend kills wife's pup
An adorable Jack Russell Terrier was viciously beaten to death by a depraved Staten Island brute -- because the pooch defecated in the ex-con's apartment, authorities said. Blood was splattered...
'Everybody off!' blaze bus
It looks like the highway to hell, but miraculously nobody was hurt when this charter bus burst into flames on the BQE yesterday. Passengers scrambled to safety as the 1:51...
This perv's goose is cooked
A 67-year-old Westchester cookbook author was convicted yesterday of luring young women from overseas to work as au pairs and then sexually abusing them. Brooklyn federal prosecutors said Joseph Yannai...
Gov delivers 'robust' ethics reform
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and leaders of the scandal-scarred Legislature agreed on a sweeping ethics-reform package late yesterday that will at long last force lawmakers to publicly disclose their outside...
Weiner's wife puts on brave face amidst Twitter-photo scandal
She's standing by her man -- but that act seems to be wearing thin. Rep. Anthony Weiner's humiliated wife sheepishly showed her face at a Washington event yesterday, keeping a...
Edwards' 'baby booty' rap
Disgraced ex-presidential candidate John Edwards was indicted yesterday for allegedly misusing nearly $1 million in campaign funds from donors as hush money to cover up an extramarital affair and love...
DA slows down in 2nd maid 'grope'
Prosecutors are moving at glacial speed in their bid to jail an allegedly fast-fingered financier. The Manhattan DA agreed to hold off on convening a grand jury in the case...
Few Village fans of 'cool' MTA
Greenwich Village residents are hot and bothered over a new MTA plan to build a $108 million ventilation plant in the historic landmarked neighborhood. The structure, slated to be built...
Crooked pols will be running for the exits
It's the most sweeping ethics-reform package in modern times, and it's certain to end the most corrupt practices of New York's notoriously dysfunctional Legislature -- and maybe shorten some political...
GOP foe weighs rematch
He's looking to roast a weakened Weiner -- at the ballot box. Bob Turner, the Republican candidate who garnered an impressive 41 percent of the vote against Rep. Anthony Weiner...
All fired up at Bloomy
Firefighters furious at the city's plan to shut 20 engine companies took their anger to City Hall yesterday with a massive protest to sound the alarm that safety would be...
Iraq mosque horror
BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber attacked a mosque filled with Iraqi politicians and policemen yesterday and another blew himself up inside the hospital where the wounded were taken, killing a...
NJ fliers can't hack it
Hundreds of travelers trying to exit Newark Airport couldn't find a taxi for five hours yesterday after cabdrivers staged a wildcat protest against the arrest of a fellow hack, authorities...
Family furious after Queens woman leaves nearly $250K to doomsday prophet
The family of a lonely Queens widow is outraged after she left nearly a quarter-million dollars in her will to the bogus doomsday prophet who led his flock to falsely...
Bus driver slay raps
Virginia authorities yesterday charged a Queens-based bus driver with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal I-95 crash of a Chinatown bus. Kin Yiu Cheung, 37, of...
NJ Ferris tragedy
What had been a fun-filled trip to a New Jersey amusement park turned into a nightmare yesterday when an 11-year-old girl plummeted from a Ferris wheel and died. Abiah Jones...
Serving up 'bribes'
Three Queens and Bronx restaurant owners were arrested last week for offering cash to undercover city investigators posing as health inspectors, the Department of Investigation said yesterday. Vasko Todoroski, 50,...
Unbearable Central Pk. Zoo loss
She's roaming the big iceberg in the sky now. Ida (pictured), one of the Central Park Zoo's two beloved polar bears, was euthanized yesterday after her keepers determined she was...
Caylee cop: Car stunk like corpse
A cop told jurors at the Caylee Anthony murder trial yesterday that he smelled the odor of rotting flesh coming from the trunk of the slain girl's mom's car and...
Bungling Yemen
An unprecedented attack yesterday on the presidential palace in San'a, Yemen, injured President Ali Abdullah Salah and his top allies -- just as Obama's chief anti-terrorism adviser, John Brennan, arrived...
Proud of losing $14B
It's a sign of grim times indeed when the Obama administra tion is touting a potential $14 billion loss to the taxpayers as a great economic success. The White House...
What's Weiner hiding? Let the truth out
THE ISSUE: Rep. Weiner’s claim that someone hacked his Twitter account to send a lewd photo. *** Kudos to The Post for concluding "that there's a lot less to Anthony...
Cellphone hysteria, thanks to WHO
Many of my patients are sud denly worried that their cellphones could kill them -- thank you, World Health Organization. No, there's no new study on cellphones, no new information....
Andy Robustelli, 1925-2011
They were the glory years of pro foot ball in New York, the period in the late '50s and early '60s when the Giants dominated in the NFL on the...
A pig in the dock
Less than seven years ago, John Edwards was the Democratic nominee for vice president -- in line to move just a heartbeat from the White House. Today, he's an alleged...
Cuomo cleans up
It was a long time coming, and it wouldn't have happened without Gov. Cuomo's stern insistence, but it looks like New York now has a governmental ethics bill with real...
Airbrushing history at The New York Times
'As someone who spent time in the Soviet Union while it still existed, the notion of airbrushing kind of gives me the creeps," New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller...
'Jewels' is a gem
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but Balanchine makes them compete with emeralds and rubies. Each of the three plotless dances in his scintillating trilogy "Jewels" is costumed and...
Modern dance more like a workout
To find out just who's upcoming down town, try the Gotham Dance Festival. Through June 12, four downtown companies are presenting shows in rotation -- with three other emerging choreographers...
Bronx cheers!
The inspiration for Steve Nallen’s new Bronx-based beer brand came from a Swede who’s been dead for nearly four centuries. It happened when Nallen, a lifelong resident of The Bronx’s...
The other Jersey shore
Porpoiseful excursion Whale watching in Cape May In 1976, the southern tip of New Jersey became a national landmark, and a full restoration of the colorful Victorian homes shaped the...
Kid stuff
TodayOn a string: With its cast of existentially challenged animal characters (including a pigeon with OCD), “Labapalooza!” is less animated and more avant-garde than your average puppet show — which...
Starry-eyed Harris, Selby audition for Knicks
Donnie Walsh stepped down as Knicks president yesterday, claiming he was just too old and tired to commit long-term to their future. But he will help shape that future as...
Nets taking hard look at draft prospects
The search to find the 27th and 36th picks in the NBA Draft for the Nets continues with more scheduled workouts next week. On Monday, four shooting guards, including Georgia's...
Collins' shouts won't change Mets fans' pouts
My first beat of any type was covering the 1989 Yankees for this newspaper. I probably shouldn't have been doing such a big job. I lacked experience in both covering...
Mets can't hold late lead, fall to Braves, 6-3
Francisco Rodriguez had more teeth removed last night, but this time without anesthetic. Eric Hinske and Freddie Freeman played dentist for the Braves, bludgeoning K-Rod for three runs in the...
Isiah refuses to shut door on Knicks
Isiah Thomas said yesterday that if James Dolan reaches out to him about returning to the Knicks, he would at least consider it. In an interview on ESPN, Thomas initially...
Dolan duplicity led Walsh to leave Knicks job undone: source
Donnie Walsh is stepping down as Knicks president, but he had some help deciding to leave the Garden. "He was lied to," one person familiar with the situation said yesterday...
Froch fights Johnson for spot in finals
Carl Froch was once, in his words, "just a skinny white kid from England." Few Americans knew much about him, figuring he likely was another overhyped fighter from the UK...
The Post Line
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Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $45,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Saginaw(L),121RDominguez4-2-1Brown 8-52Sky Music(L),117CVelasquez2-3-4Weaver 7-23Pin Number(L),119R Maragh1-9-3Gallusco 3-14Mighty Morris(L),116R Curatolo6-6-6Kimmel 20-15Thunder Chief(L),121JVelazquez6-4-3Gyarmati 5-16Almighty...
Angels snap Yankees' four-game winning streak
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ivan Nova pitched well enough last night to stay in the Yankees' rotation. He did not, however, hurl the Yankees to a victory over the Angels. Though...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Real Gentleman (1st)FIRST-mile; pace; $18,000; claiming1Real Gentleman(B Sears)1-2-22-12Eagle Jolt(A Miller)4-3-29-27Scotian Laddie(S Allard)2-5-15-23Beignet(M Lachance)3-2-110-14BuckeyeInCharge(AMorgan)8-3-25-15Lap Hanover(T Hall)1-4-68-16Cam'sYankeePride(JMttns)1-4-712-1SECOND-ml pc; $12,000; conditional5SirJonathanZTam(MLchnce)7-2-15-23Fearless Diablo(P Berry)4-7-35-18Open Water(B Simpson)3-5-33-11Cam Boxer(B Sears)7-8-915-12Major At...
Picks will unveil Alderson philosophy
During Omar Minaya's tenure as the Mets general manager, when the Amazin's had a pick at the top of the annual First-Year Player Draft, they were known for drafting college...
Vic Cangialosi's Churchill Grade
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $17,000; clm; 3up5-Elsaroarin 2-11-StormnLrry 10-12-Mec Dancer 6-13-Billy'sBnd 4-14-Pagosa Peak 8-16-No Influence 12-17-Blckngldsp 5-2SECOND-1 1/16mT; $28,000; alw; 3upf1-SnggsndKss 4-52-Mud Creek 4-13-Wody'sBlff 10-14-Halo Fleet 20-15-Chicalelee 3-16-Musical Brew...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $22,000; cl($12,50); 3upLAST STAR scratched yesterday for this spot. ASYLUM drops in class after finishing third. AFRICAN GOLD tired...
Uncle Mo has liver infection
Uncle Mo, the early favorite for this year's Kentucky Derby who was scratched the morning before the race with a mysterious internal disorder, has been suffering from cholangiohepatitis, an inflammation...
Belmont Charts
June 3, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 mi; $29,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:00. Good. ease back,3w,quick bidTime: 23.86, 47.60, 1:12.65, 1:37.67.Trainer: Dominic GalluscioWinner: CH...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-$18,000, mdn cl, 3YO up F&M, 1mi 70yd2Royal Bern (Marquez, Jr.) 6.003.602.401Shesasuperfreak (Moya)5.402.603Henny Betty (Serpa)2.10 Off 12:53. Time 1:47.89. Fast. * Banaja. Exacta (2-1) $25.00 * $1 Superfecta (2-1-3-7) $83.30...
Federer halts Djokovic's win streak to reach final
PARIS -- No go, Djoko. It's Roger vs. Rafa in the French Open final again. Novak Djokovic's perfect season and 43-match winning streak were ended by Roger Federer in the...
Donnie: 'I'll feel good about what I did here'
In a surprising revelation, Donnie Walsh admitted yesterday that upon joining the Knicks in 2008, he didn't think he'd be able to lead them to a title before he left....
Resurgent Mavs take series home
DALLAS -- Dwyane Wade knows in the NBA finals, collapses can carry over. He was in the Dirk Nowitzki role five years ago, summoning a desperate charge to rescue a...
Canucks' center eyes Cup return
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Manny Malhotra returned to practice yesterday with the Canucks, still hoping to play in the Stanley Cup finals less than three months after a career-threatening eye...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR: Sprint Cup, qualifyingSPEED2 p.m.NASCAR: Camping World Truck Series:O'Reilly Auto Parts 250SPEED4:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, qualifyingESPN24:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, STP 300ESPNBaseball4 p.m.Cubs at CardinalsFOX7 p.m.Braves at MetsSNY, WFAN (660...
BP next step in DL return for Yankees' Hughes
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Could Phil Hughes be the Yankees' late June, early July pitching pick up? Let's put it this way: He could be one of them. Hughes takes the...
Visit with vets shows GM's community spirit
This is a side of Sandy Alderson the public rarely sees. Here, he was not the accomplished baseball executive assigned the monumental task of rebuilding the Mets brick by brick,...
Citi has become Amazin' horror show
This is what we have come to expect at Citi Field now, that the news will start bad, get worse and by the end drain the last vestiges of hope...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Rockets introduce McHale The Rockets officially introduced Kevin McHale as their new coach to replace Rick Adelman. McHale hasn't coached since finishing the 2008-09 season in Minnesota. His salary...
Mets' Davis taking it slow in recovery
Ike Davis returned to his locker at Citi Field yesterday and wore a Mets uniform, but the fun stopped there for the hobbled first baseman. If the Mets are lucky,...
Mets' Wright out at least another 3 weeks
As if the Mets needed anything else to go wrong, their season got even worse last night when they learned that David Wright is a long way from returning to...
Appeals panel fed up with owners, players
The courts apparently are as exasperated with the NFL lockout as the fans. A federal appeals panel listened to arguments on football's labor dispute from the owners and players yesterday...
Hondo's Texas 2-step
The Rangers stopped the bleeding for Hondo last night as they rocked and rolled in Cleveland to stop his losing streak at three and shrink his deficit to 1,280 olivas....
Walsh supports Knicks coach
If Donnie Walsh had returned as president of the Knicks, he said Mike D'Antoni would be a shoo-in to return as the team's coach. But even with Walsh's exit June...
A-Rod is A-OK with cousin
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Alex Rodriguez sees no problem with cousin Yuri Sucart being around him, though Sucart was fingered as the person who smuggled performance-enhancing drugs into the country from...
Home Team Lineups
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Arness dead at 88
"Gunsmoke" star James Arness died yesterday in California. He was 88. Arness, the brother of late actor Peter Graves, starred as US Marshal Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke," which aired on...
'Road' rage
"Ice Road Trucker" Gregory Boadwine was arrested yesterday for allegedly beating his wife. Boadwine, who appeared on the History series last season, was arguing with his wife when he allegedly...
Small wonder
If you watched "America's Got Talent" last season, you will, like millions of Americans, never forget 10-year-old Jackie Evancho, she of the Maria Callas voice and American Girl doll face....
Weird but true
For customer loyalty like this, she better get the biggest toaster ever. A 100-year-old Ohio woman has held the same bank account since 1913. June Gregg's dad opened it for...
St. John's blanks East Carolina in NCAA regional
St. John's was, by all accounts, the last at-large team selected into the NCAA tournament field. But the Red Storm proved they were worthy entrants Friday afternoon, shutting out East...
Seton Hall shuts out Arizona in NCAA regional
No college baseball team is the NCAA tournament is hotter than Seton Hall. The Pirates claimed their ninth straight victory -- and first NCAA tournament win in a decade --...
Shockingly, Weiner gagged by 'Groingate'
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St. John’s blanks East Carolina in NCAA Regional
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sean Hagan said it could have been very different early. The St. John’s left-hander pitched into the eighth inning and got plenty of defensive help as the...
Central Park Zoo's beloved polar bear, Ida, dies
Central Park Zoo's beloved polar bear, Ida, has died. She was 25. Zoo officials say Ida was euthanized on Friday after veterinarians determined she had liver disease brought on by...
'Gunsmoke' actor James Arness dead at 88
LOS ANGELES -- James Arness, the towering actor who played rugged lawman Matt Dillon in long-running US television series "Gunsmoke," died Friday at the age of 88. One of television's...