June 19, 2011
Swisher leads Yankees past Cubs, 10-4
CHICAGO — Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees routed the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Sunday night in the finale of...
McIlroy wins Open, finishes 16-under
BETHESDA, Md. — Every time Rory McIlroy lined up a shot Sunday, there was some sort of record on the line, some kind of history to be made. That was...
Teen driver smashes into subway stop
Son, here’s your first lesson — don’t do that again! A teenage boy learning how to drive — with his dad in the passenger seat — jumped the curb and...
Fed up with rowdy kids, man SHOOTS them: cops
A Brooklyn man angry over a bunch of rowdy, neighborhood hoodlums suddenly snapped and opened fire on them with a powerful, military-style assault rifle, wounding two and an innocent bystander,...
NJ pair killed in Ohio plane crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two New Jersey residents died when a small plane crashed into a cornfield and caught fire near the end of a runway at a central Ohio airport,...
Keeping Lady Liberty safe: Harbor cops on the case
The Statue of Liberty is perhaps the world's most enduring symbol of freedom -- and one of its most high-profile terror targets. So keeping her safe -- from attack by...
Father's Day tragedy: Dad slain outside B'klyn grocery
A young, doting dad was killed early today on Fathers Day when he was riddled with a barrage of bullets outside a Brooklyn grocery store. Cops said Anthony McRae, 22,...
Gates: Military pressure key to deal with Taliban
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama nears a decision on a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, his retiring defense secretary says he doesn't believe the Taliban will engage in serious talks...
Greece in second bailout talks
ATHENS, Greece — Greece is talking with international creditors about a second bailout package "roughly equal" to the first $157 billion rescue it accepted a year ago, the prime minister...
Passenger killed by flying object on Conn. highway
GREENWICH, Conn. — Authorities say a Waterbury woman was killed when a metal object crashed through the windshield of the vehicle in which she was a passenger. Police have not...
Angels hammer Mets, 7-3
Tyler Chatwood finally got some runs and pitched seven scoreless innings, Erick Aybar hit a bases-loaded triple and the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Mets 7-3 Sunday. Vernon...
At least 4 dead in LI drugstore shooting
He left no witnesses. A heartless robber stormed into a family-owned Medford pharmacy this morning and slaughtered four people, triggering a massive manhunt. A pharmacist, a teenage worker, and two...
NATO admits errant Tripoli strike, 9 civilians dead
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya's government said NATO warplanes struck a residential neighborhood in the capital Sunday and killed nine civilians, including two children. Hours later, NATO confirmed one of its...
'Disaster': Winehouse booed at Belgrade to start tour (VIDEO)
BELGRADE, Serbia — British singer Amy Winehouse is canceling part of her European tour, her representatives said Sunday, after the singer was booed for being late and stumbling onto stage...
Tone Loc domestic violence bust
BURBANK, Calif. -- Tone Loc, the actor and rapper famed for late 1980s hits "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina," was arrested following an alleged physical altercation with his child's...
Schumer calls for tour-bus safety grades
US Sen. Charles Schumer today asked the federal government to post letter grades for discount tour bus companies so consumers will be able to easily see the companies' safety records....
Blossoming Lawrence shows bright future as Cardozo celebrates past
Jermaine Lawrence walked into the Cardozo gym and before he could find his bearings, he was already being called out. Ron Naclerio, MC, organizer and host of the annual Cardozo...
Braziller: Ultimate city championship a must for Mayor's Cup
Xaverian’s Elvin Soto is at the plate, George Washington’s Yael Regalado is on the mound, runners lead from all three bases, and New York City’s baseball crown is on the...
Chicharito helps lift Mexico into Gold Cup semifinals
The coronation took a lot longer than the sellout crowd of 78,807 at the New Meadowlands Stadium expected. But the El Tri faithful went home happy, even if they were...
Lavolpe rips Honduras, referee after Costa Rica's Gold Cup dismissal
Ricardo Lavolpe is never at a loss for words. No matter who he coaches, whether its Mexico or now Costa Rica, he always speaks his mind and yesterday was no...
Zafar's blast seals FDR's first PSAL cricket title
It was a championship-winning blast that just a few months ago wouldn’t have been possible. Back in December, Abrar Zafar wasn’t even at FDR, let alone living in the state...
'Donnie Basketball' looks to leave Knicks with home run
Thursday night’s NBA Draft is Donnie Walsh’s final at-bat. The 70-year-old outgoing Knicks president has one last chance to restock the roster ravaged by the Carmelo Anthony trade. One last...
Nets GM prefers talent over need
The example, used many times, goes back to 1963. The San Francisco Warriors, secure at center with Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain, owned the third pick in the draft. So...
Albany businesses dreading a summer without Giants
The NFL lockout trudges onward, seemingly far away from the capital of New York State. But summer in Albany means Giants training camp, and the still-not-dead labor battle could wreak...
McIlroy keeps redrawing record books, major breakthrough looks like a gimme
BETHESDA, Md. — All that remains now is the coronation. Rory McIlroy, in an historic, record-setting display of dominance, has eliminated every iota of drama from today’s final round of...
The Rumble
FATHER’S Day is a day when Kyle Petty’s emotions can’t help but race. He is the son of the man known throughout the NASCAR world as The King, Richard Petty,...
Attending game should be special, not expected
CHICAGO — There were a lot of things my father did as a sports fan that probably would get him excommunicated from the sporting church of latter-day complaint. Even as...
Where are Ben & Tim to lead?
For almost two months the US markets have been rocked and rolled by more weak economic data and a sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Such uncertain times call for leadership,...
Cable execs put on spot
The National Cable Telecommunications Association show in Chicago made big news thanks to Oprah and a desire to get O.J. Simpson to confess. But one session run by Fox Business...
Payoff on sheepskin may be graduated
Dear John, I have a whole slew of friends and neighbors in my age-group, mid-50s, whose kids have menial, low-paying jobs. And the parents are absolutely drowning in college debt....
Pandoras unleashed on market
This was the week when two Pandoras went public. First was the wildly anticipated and ultimately disappointing IPO of Pandora Media, which made its debut on the NYSE under the...
Not this week
What happens to the US economy if the middle doesn't hold? That's the worry behind new data showing that middle-class families are living paycheck to paycheck and that discretionary spending...
Scrubly cleans up contacts
Tired of searching through a crowded address book full of duplicate and conflicting contact information, not to mention wayward e-mail addresses and phone numbers for people you'll never get in...
Price is wrong
The headline numbers didn't seem that bad -- according to the Labor Department, inflation increased only 0.2 percent last month, while prices over the past year have gone up 3.6...
Bad characters
There have always been plenty of characters loitering in Times Square. But these days some of them are complete phonies. Bogus Elmos, a fake Mickey Mouse and a slightly-off Buzz...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS RON JOHNSON Apple’s retail guru moves over to JCPenney’s corporate suite. DAVID EINHORN Hedger may have a dollar & a dream to take over NY Mets from Wilpons. TIGER...
Wealthy & stealthy
Shimmie Horn is the man who would be homeless king. The Manhattan hotel owner whose former company was at the center of a lawmaker-bribery scandal could stand to rake in...
Ex-con's 'claw'-suit
They wanted a cook, not a crook. The Red Lobster restaurant near Times Square was looking for kitchen help, but when a former jailbird who spent more than a decade...
Airline: United, we stay delayed
CHICAGO -- Delays blamed on a computer glitch in United Airlines' reservation system grounded flights nationwide and could continue throughout the weekend, officials said yesterday. "United is committed to restoring...
4 dead in plane horror
A close-knit, well-liked Manhattan family aboard a small private plane bound for Montauk died yesterday in a fiery crash when the aircraft suddenly attempted an emergency landing moments after take...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A Bensonhurst man twice raided the coin machine in his building's laundry room, cops said. Maksim Kuperman, 25, allegedly scooped up more than $100 in change after he smashed...
Non-Italians need not apply: suit
A Puerto Rican maintenance man says the Brooklyn real-estate firm that manages Starrett City held him back solely because he was not a paesan. "No employee who was not Italian...
Kin-slay shocker
WARRINGTON, Pa. -- A man clubbed his wife and 7-year-old son to death with a baseball bat before committing suicide on train tracks, authorities said yesterday. Christopher Moyer, 44, called...
Odd bulge in Weiner tax form
Anthony Weiner likes to do things big -- especially when it comes to his tax deductions. The disgraced former congressman's 2010 tax return shows he took $40,521 in unspecified itemized...
Bummer at LI beaches
A perfect day for fun at the shore was ruined at 17 beaches in Nassau County yesterday that were closed because of bacteria levels. Four South Shore beaches and 13...
Hope of no teach layoffs
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said yesterday he's hopeful that layoffs can be averted, but still can't tell anxious teachers whether they will have jobs in September. "I'm an eternal optimist...
Cops probe 2 kid deaths
Cops last night were investigating the horrifying deaths of two Bronx kids -- a 5-year-old boy who suffered massive injuries to his chest and stomach and a 3-year-old girl who...
Fatal b'klyn bash
A wild Brooklyn party dubbed "Freaky Friday" ended in bloodshed yesterday when a group of gangbangers opened fire on the crowd, killing one and leaving seven others wounded, police said....
iPads a 'touch' of class
A backpack full of bulky textbooks is going the way of the abacus. Students at Manhattan's top private schools are set to receive their own sleek $500 iPads from their...
'Shoddy' autopsy on Caylee
Duct tape on the body of a tragic Florida toddler didn't kill her -- but was likely used to keep her remains from falling apart while someone moved her after...
'Rack' & ruin for bikini gal
Talk about a hot bikini. A Long Island sun worshipper landed in the hospital with third-degree burns on her bust after the underwire in her two-piece bathing suit became superheated,...
Louboutins to combat boots
The lives of Marines, the lieutenant's Marines, were at stake. In a remote region of Iraq, the junior officer was overseeing a mission during the first weeks of Operation Iraqi...
Palsy gal's bombshell: Doc drugged me for sex
A former NYU physician allegedly drugged a cerebral-palsy patient half his age so he could have sex with her, the woman claims. Jamie Hooker, 25, alleges Dr. David Magill, 50,...
Casino revisit in the cards
He broke their bank, but the Tropicana wants him back. Gutsy gambler Don Johnson, who won $5.8 million during a 12-hour spree at the Tropicana's blackjack tables, got a friendly...
'Scale' models on parade in Coney I.
They're fin-tastic! Nautical knockouts (from left) Alysa Cirelli, 17, Vera Pooh, 17, Desiree Fuller, 20, Diandre Fuller, 22, and Carmela Astuto, 18, float down Surf Avenue yesterday during the annual...
FDNY dodged GZ bills: hosp
A Manhattan hospital that treats firefighters sickened by 9/11 is seeing red over the FDNY's failure to pay some bills. NYU Hospital-Tisch Institute filed two lawsuits against the FDNY, alleging...
Food lab goes to 'waste'
Keep this in mind next time someone claims they are what they eat. Japanese scientists have created meat made from proteins culled from human waste. The stomach-churning experiment revealed that...
That's really old-school
These Long Island City high-school students have gone from typists to texters. A nearly century-old yearbook from William Cullen Bryant HS celebrated school stenographers and "fair ones of the class"...
'Friendly' fire at Korean jet
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean Marines fired rifles at a civilian jetliner descending to land after they mistook it for a North Korean military aircraft, an airline official and...
Rich pol, poor pol
Members of New York's congressional delegation are both among the richest lawmakers in the country and the poorest, with some mired in credit-card debt and others double dipping -- collecting...
City retirees' $46M bonus
City taxpayers forked over $46.6 million last year to pay for the unused sick days, vacation and comp time of retiring city workers. Teachers and other DOE workers got almost...
Sax great 'Big Man' Clemons dead at 69
Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has died. He...
Pro creators
When he was a cash-strapped college student 20 years ago, Todd Whitehurst didn't think too deeply on the consequences of donating sperm. Then, when he was 41, he got an...
Rich 9/11 memorial 'gougers'
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum -- mulling a controversial $20 cover charge for visitors -- is sitting on more than a half-billion dollars in total assets and $150...
Liu's un$ettling turnabout
To ex-comptroller Bill Thompson, a comput erized system for settling small claims against the city was a godsend that saved $94 million over five years and won awards for innovation....
Ethical only to a point
Gov. Cuomo's aim to cap proper ty-tax hikes and refusal to sup port higher income taxes are part of his pledge to end New York's ruinous addiction to spending. So...
Peak of fitness
Now she's truly a "cross-country" runner. Gloria Linares, 60, achieved something not many people, much less a grandmother of six, can boast -- running a marathon in every state. No....
It's a bi'par'tisan summit
For all the hype about the meeting on the green, all President Obama walked away with yesterday was a 2-buck bet. Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, Vice President Joe Biden...
Valderrama on the T&A list
Like the Black Dahlia, Scientology and what happened to Nicolas Cage's ca reer, Wilmer Valderrama's continued success with a string of A-list starlets remains a true Hollywood mystery. Best known...
Mets souvenir seller cries foul
As if they're not cursed enough, Met fans could be forced to shell out more for team souvenirs if a City Hall-backed plan in Flushing comes to pass. Joining the...
'Beast' friends forever
Maybe needing a good friend isn’t just a human thing after all. In her book, “Unlikely Friendships” (Workman Press), an “aww!”-inspiring collection of unusual animal pairings, Jennifer Holland explores the...
The MIA-mayor Bill
Mayor Bloomberg’s Bermuda Triangle may soon be closed for business. Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., still stewing over City Hall’s blizzard response — or lack thereof — at Christmastime, has introduced...
Blame the ATM!
Republican gaffe: mangled grammar, malapropisms, trivial errors on historical details, claims of dubious relevance. Democratic gaffe: statement that reveals fundamental ignorance of basic economics and business. Results of Republican gaffe:...
Cheap dates?
The article comparing the spending habits of NYC men with their counterparts in other cities is laughable (“NYC Daters Are Cheap,” Heather Haddon, June 12). A first date is a...
A walk among the dead
Take a trip on the scariest ride in town: the now mile-long High Line, home to thrills and chills that run deeper than fear of park muggings in the bad...
Dems go limp
“Why Sex Scandals Matter” (Kyle Smith, PostScript, June 12) is a great article, and he made a good point: “No, it’s not less important when it’s a Democrat.” Why did...
A draft for women?
Women have been serving in the US military for decades. But is it time to include them in ground combat units? New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez believes so — but...
What’s the right number of kids to have?
According to the experts, you’re probably approaching child-rearing all wrong, placing way too much stress on yourself and potentially doing irreversible damage to your kids, your marriage and your future....
In my library: Alexis Stewart
Martha Stewart’s cultivated much more than heirloom tomatoes: Thanks to her, her only child, Alexis, is an avid reader. “I was told, all the time, to read a book —...
Myth of the 'good man'
Having finally stepped down after more than two weeks into a sexting scandal that grew exponentially tawdrier, Anthony Weiner still has his defenders. “The Anthony Weiner that I have known...
Pension pittance
Once again, The Post chooses the fantastic over the factual in the latest “pension explosion” editorial (“Cuomo’s Uphill Pension Battle,” June 10). You state: “Everyone knows public pensions in New...
Power up!
Very simply put, to grow US jobs you need to create demand (“To Grow US Jobs,” Gary Shapiro, PostOpinion, June 15). The energy sector is the best area to create...
Required Reading
Partitions by Amit Majmudar (Metropolitan Books) Poet (and diagnostic nuclear radiologist) Majmudar’s debut novel is heart-wrenching. Set during the violent 1947 partition of India and Pakistan — when refugees streamed...
Scents & sensibility
I didn’t know it was possible to lose your sense of smell. But then I did. It was the summer of 2005; the days hot, muggy and long. I had...
A for spending, D for results
Figures released last week from the 2009-10 school year show a record number of New York City high school students graduated in four years — 61%. But just 21.4% of...
Headless body in tabloid city
Today the block off 55th Street and 37th Avenue in Woodside, Queens, attracts little notice. There’s a warehouse, a halal poultry shop, a car detailer. But in 1897, a vacant...
Great white way
“How Broadway Emerged From Ruin To Become a Billion-Dollar Business” is a very interesting and thought-provoking summary of the developments that have changed Broadway (PostScript, Michael Riedel, June 12). While...
Bridge
Great golf courses have risk-reward holes: You can play safe for par or try a risky shot. A good shot may be rewarded with a birdie; a poor one means...
Game changer
The world's best players are asking whether chess is over. The elite grandmasters say they've become dependent on opening moves recommended by their computers -- and the machines keep coming...
Sir Spoofs-a-Lot
For the past three decades, Weird Al Yankovic has reigned as pop’s king of parody, launching barbs at music’s other royals like a kid with a slingshot. Now he’s returned...
Under the hoods
Check out what just rolled off the assembly line. “Cars 2,” the latest animated feature from Pixar, burns rubber into theaters Friday, and with it, a cast of characters more...
Sleeper hit
Every parent knows how terrible it can be to get a whining, stalling, faux-thirsty, potty-jonesing child to go to sleep. But it wasn’t until one parent —Adam Mansbach, novelist and...
License to thrill
James Bond — there’s an app for that. When best-selling author Jeffery Deaver sat down to figure out how to bring the British spy into the modern age for the...
Just desserts
If the dessert menu is the first thing you flip to in a restaurant and you often forgo an appetizer just so you have plenty of room for a sugar...
Coco the cranky
When Conan O’Brien made his first major TV appearance on April 26, 1993 — a brief cameo on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” hours after signing a contract to...
Canine to five
Want to be the most popular employee on Friday? Bring a bag of kibble. Five days from now, companies around the country will open their doors to four-legged friends for...
Stay out of the office doghouse
Make the day a success for you and your pup with these tips from Beth Stultz, spokeswoman for Take Your Dog to Work Day. 1. Puppy-proof your workspace. Hide electrical...
Cam wow!
Pedigree-wise, Cameron Diaz’s new comedy, “Bad Teacher,” is promising: It’s helmed by Jake Kasdan, the guy behind “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” penned by a pair of writers from...
The belle curve
The big Breakout Role CAMERON DIAZ, 38“The Mask” (1994) Va-va-voom. Her cleavage sets Jim Carrey’s tongue rolling. DEMI MOORE, 48“Blame it on Rio” (1984) Going topless in paradise leads to...
That's no laugh riot
* It's perplexing that New York area sports fans are constantly looked upon by outsiders as the poster children for unruly, rowdy and unsportsmanlike behavior. But what went on in...
Tomorrow's Philadelphia Parx Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 ½ fur; $34,000; clm($40,000); 3,4&5YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Lyle's Angel(L),116KMcManigll2-3-xSimon 9-22Baronesa,116J Molina3-4-6Cuprill 8-13Grey Goddess(L),116KCarmouche2-10-8Demasi 3-14My Dreamy Mimi(L),116A Arroyox-x-xCibelli 8-15Passion...
Signing of Chara started Bruins' Cup run
It was the summer of 2006, and the only way for the Senators to keep impending free agent defensemen Zdeno Chara and Wade Redden was to get each at a...
Brewers belt Lester
Rickie Weeks and Corey Hart homered on consecutive pitches in the first inning to help the Brewers spoil Jon Lester's bid to become the major's first 10-game winner in a...
Yankees get even, defeat Cyclones
An intercity road trip did not take too much out of the Staten Island Yankees, who beat the Brooklyn Cyclones 3-2 last night at MCU Park in Coney Island in...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST- 1 mile; $45,000; mdn; 3up2PrlyAwesme (Trjlo) 4.203.202.604Big Sur (Santiago)8.004.601a-JoeyWhsprs (MrqzJr.)2.40 Scr: Katz My Song, Sachem. * Exacta (2-4) $53.60 * $1 Superfecta (2-4-1-6) $188.10 * $1 Trifecta (2-4-1) $75.90;...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $20,000; clm($5,000); 3up CALIFORNIA COOL second this level and was claimed. RIVER NORTH drops in class after...
Djokovic gets grass in gear
LONDON -- Novak Djokovic said he was better prepared for Wimbledon than ever despite minimal practice on grass. The Serb, who is breathing down the neck of world No. 1...
Hall of Famer Haynes talks family, life in hoops
Marques Haynes' grandfather was a freed Mississippi slave. He fled to Tennessee when his cotton gin was commandeered by locals experiencing a little trouble adapting to a black man owning...
Red Bulls' unbeaten streak on the line
The shorthanded Red Bulls start a four-game western road swing tonight in Portland (10 p.m., MSG+). And after snapping a six-game winless skid last Friday against New England, they will...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing1 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup:Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400TNT3:30 p.m.IndyCar: The Milwaukee 225ABCBaseball1 p.m.Angels at MetsWPIX, WFAN (660 AM)1:30 p.m.Brewers at Red SoxTBS2 p.m.College World Series:California vs. VirginiaESPN7 p.m.College...
Phil frustrates -- on and off course
BETHESDA, Md. -- Phil Mickelson teed off almost two hours before the lead ers yesterday, hoping to get back into contention and have a chance to win his first U.S....
Top-ranked Donald having 'one' lousy tourney
BETHESDA, Md. -- So much for the world rankings. Luke Donald, the top-ranked player in the world, hardly has validated his position, finishing yesterday's third round at 7-over par thanks...
Westwood fires 65, now tied for third
BETHESDA, Md. -- The leaderboard would indicate that the pursuers have little to no chance to catch runaway leader Rory McIlroy in today's U.S. Open final round at Congressional. Don't...
Seaver says Mets need plan 'if' Jose dealt
Trading away Tom Seaver back in 1977 is still by far the biggest departure in Mets history. And yesterday Tom Terrific warned if they trade away Jose Reyes -- in...
USA moving on after early Gold Cup struggles
Now that the knockout games are here, the United States is ready to put a disappointing CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage behind. The U.S. lost to Panama and came out...
Pelfrey's gem snaps Mets' 2-game skid
Mike Pelfrey is either all the way back to where he finished last year for the Mets or just doing a darn good impersonation of that guy. The climb has...
Agent switch not in plans, Mets' Reyes says
Jose Reyes won't be getting beamed up to Scotty anytime soon. The Mets shortstop yesterday responded to a report indicating he had met with super agent Scott Boras about his...
Sab story for Hondo
Hondo made some genuine progress yesterday, winning a pair of one-runners with the Twins and Rangers to cut the deficit to 1,350 dickeys. Another 13 days like that and Mr....
Jose's Scott-free but Mets must ante up
There was hope coming out of Citi Field last night as Jose Reyes showed his loyalty to his agent. Will he show the same loyalty to the Mets if they...
Yankees' Hughes set for next rehab start
CHICAGO -- Phil Hughes is set to take the biggest step yet in his comeback from an inflamed right shoulder today. How the pitcher progresses will in part dictate what...
Sports shorts
MLB: Bosox place Crawford (hamstring) on DL The Red Sox placed left fielder Carl Crawford on the 15-day disabled list before yesterday's game against the Brewers. Crawford, a top free...
Vic Cangialosi's Churchill Grade
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 ½ fur; $37,400; clm; 3up2-Red Maserati 8-51-HighStakes 6-13-RomanAlong 20-14-Days Ride 15-15-DavidthGrt 2-16-Street Titan 9-27-ThtOlChstn 20-18-BrwnydBchl 12-1SECOND-7 fur; $39,100; alw; 3YO4-Scotus 8-51-Garryowen 4-12-Lee Chapel 4-13-HoustnHrbr 9-55-Hernandini 50-16-Cort'sJrny...
Fishing clinics fun, free
This summer, you can find out why fishing can be so addictive and great for your health all at the same time. New York is offering free fishing clinics throughout...
Mets LF getting better Bay by day
They may be baby steps, but slumping Mets left fielder Jason Bay is slowly showing signs of breaking out of his season-long funk. Bay went 2-for-4 with an RBI, run...
Good and bad
Here are the three best 17th picks: Danny Granger, 2005 Stands as one of Walsh's best selections, with Granger dropping to the Pacers after rumors about knee problems. He is...
CBS' hiring Rodriguez a head-scratcher
CBS Sports Network has hired Rich Rodriguez as a college football game and studio analyst. The same Rich Rodriguez who regularly recruited and indulged criminals and assorted bad boys as...
Yankees' Nunez looks 'glove' sick
CHICAGO -- The Yankees are 4-1 with Eduardo Nunez at shortstop and Derek Jeter on the disabled list. But that has more to do with the neophyte's bat than his...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1 Mile; pace; $10,000; clm5Hedges Lane (Gingras) 4.202.802.208Melvyn (MLachance)5.803.004A Fool House (Simpson)2.40Scr: Liberado * Exacta (5-8) $23.00 * Trifecta (5-8-4) $56.40SECOND-1 Mile; pace; $15,000; cond3Rollwithitharry (Dube) 4.203.202.402Four Starz Kyle (Abbatiello)10.004.006Camboozler...
Gardner's speed helps Yankees top Cubs
CHICAGO -- The adage is as old as Alexander Cartwright: You don't give major-league teams free outs. Now, the Cubs may not be very good, and they're working on a...
Crucial play at plate erases Yankees flubs in win over Cubs
CHICAGO -- They made four outs on the bases, botched two po tential double-play grounders in the sixth inning and stranded at least one runner in seven of nine frames...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Dillon Gee
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the 25-year-old righty who is the first Mets rookie to start a season 7-0. Q: You threw two no-hitters in high school. How neat...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 19MONJune 20TUEJune 21WEDJune 22THUJune 23FRIJune 24SATJune 25YankeesCubs8:05TV -- ESPNRadio -- WCBS 880 AMCin.7:10YESWCBSCin.7:10WWORWCBSCin.12:35YESWCBSNOGAMECol.7:05YESWCBSCol.1:05YESWCBSMetsAnaheim1:10TV -- WPIXRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEOak.7:10SNYWFANOak.7:10SNYWFANOak.1:10SNYWFANTex.8:05WPIXWFANTex.4:10FOXWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.10:00ESPN2NOGAMETulsa12:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsPortland10:00TV -- MSG Plus NetworkRadio -- WQBU 92.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMESea.10:00ESPN2WADONOGAMENOGAMESiyanksBrooklyn5:00No TVH.V7:05No TVH.V7:00No...
For Mets’ Alderson, pros & cons of buying, selling or letting it ride
Do you believe in the Pittsburgh Pirates? That is a question mainly for Mets fans. If you don’t believe in the Pirates, why should anyone believe in the Mets? They...
Meet your new Idol
A funny thing happened in the course of producing this summer’s breezily entertaining breakout hit, “The Voice.” A potential disaster, actually. After the conclusion of the auditions, during which a...
Daytime roots of prime-time stars
Considering most of the nominees will be unemployed following the mass execution of soaps, tonight’s Daytime Emmy Awards (8 p.m., CBS) will probably take home the statue for Most Depressing...
Don't miss
Who killed Rosie Larsen? THERE have been red — and pink — herrings in the baffling yet mesmerizing Rosie Larsen murder case. It wasn’t Bennet Ahmed (Brandon Jay McLaren), the...
Life’s a beach for family
THE Emmy Awards face an especially competitive year. With major new shows such as “The Walking Dead” and “The Killing” vying with veteran winners such as “Mad Men” and “Breaking...
Let’s put an end to Weinergate
Carol HopkinS, a reader from Manhattan, has a terrific idea. Nearly 40 years after the Nixon administration brought us Watergate, let’s stop adding the word “Gate” to every scandal, big...
Reel good
FRANKENSTEIN 1931 Today, 4 a.m., TCM A tiny German village is thrown into chaos when a man is created from dead body parts in the lab of a brilliant mad...
Snake in a 'suit'
W ITH his brown bedroom eyes and slicked-back hair, Gabriel Macht embodies Harvey Specter, the oily Manhattan attorney on USA’s latest summer drama, “Suits.” Macht, 39, plays a snake-like mentor...
Ask Ashley: itty bitty liar’s club
About a year ago, I went out on exactly two dates with a guy I know. We kissed on the first date, and I went down below (with my hands...
Meet market:
Nick, a 30-year-old actor, model and writer, spends a lot of time outside reading for inspiration. What he really needs, though, is a lady to get his creative juices flowing....
Top 5 worst things to sext
According to tawdry texters at an AT&T store “I’m wearing my turtleneck and mom jeans right now.” — Elyse “I have a big package for you . . . it’s...
This week’s couple: More than words
When we set up Kristin, a 25-year-old marketing director for Broadway shows, and Lucas, a 31-year-old actor, we thought for sure they’d spend the night talking shop. That is, before...
Weird but true
This was worth the read. A Maine elementary-school principal in a hippo ballerina costume danced on the school roof after students met her reading challenge. The South Portland students challenged...
E Street sax man Clemons dies
MIAMI — Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has...
Marking his Mark: Thomas becomes first Jeff player in Empire Challenge
Not once in the 16-year history of the Empire Challenge has a Thomas Jefferson player been selected to the all-star football game that pits New York City against Long Island....
McIlroy sets 54-hole record, expands lead to 8 strokes in third round
BETHESDA, Md. — Rory McIlroy kept punishing the golf course and the record book Saturday, setting himself up with an eight-shot lead at the U.S. Open with 18 holes left...