June 20, 2011
3 men trapped in southeastern Kentucky mine rescued
BELL COUNTY, Ky. — After 14 hours trapped underground in a flooded Kentucky coal mine, three workers were successfully rescued late Monday. The three became trapped due to "an inundation...
Alaska 101: Spend less, see more
If you think you have to take a cruise to see it, congratulations, you've been had. And if you think that going it alone means lots of expensive puddle jumping...
44 killed in plane crash in northwest Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A passenger jet crashed in heavy fog late Monday on a highway in northwestern Russia, killing 44 people, officials said. Eight people survived the crash. The...
Soler blast: Red Bull GM rips refs
After seeing a litany of calls go against his Red Bulls, including a red card against Thierry Henry in the waning moments of last night’s 3-3 tie at Portland that...
Jozy Altidore to have MRI tomorrow; status uncertain for Gold Cup semi
U.S. national team striker Jozy Altidore will undergo an MRI exam tomorrow in Houston to determine the extent of his injury and his availability for Wednesday’s Gold Cup semifinal against...
Cops kill gunman in Brooklyn
He swore they wouldn’t "take him alive" — and they didn’t. Cops shot and killed a gunman in Brooklyn tonight when he pointed an empty pistol at them, authorities said....
Nova leads the Yankees in 5-3 win over Reds
CINCINNATI — Alex Rodriguez started New York's four-run first inning with an RBI single, and rookie Ivan Nova handled the NL's most prolific offense for eight innings, leading the Yankees...
Marlins now managed by 80-year-old McKeon
MIAMI -- New Florida Marlins interim manager Jack McKeon sat listening as team president David Samson offered a spirited defense of the decision to give the job to an octogenarian....
Meteorologist Heidi Jones indicted for fake attack claim
Her lawyer says a New York TV meteorologist accused of fabricating attacks on her has been indicted, an unusual step for prosecutors to take in the misdemeanor case. The Manhattan...
Roberto Benigni, Greta Gerwig join cast of new Woody Allen film
ROME -- Filmmaker Woody Allen announced Monday that "Life Is Beautiful" star Roberto Benigni and actress Greta Gerwig have joined the cast of his new film, set to be filmed...
President Obama to announce next step in Afghanistan war on Wednesday
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will announce the critical next steps in America’s decade-long war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, outlining both a plan to start bringing thousands of U.S. troops...
Talks continue on extending NYC rent controls
ALBANY, N.Y. — Legislators’ talks about extending rent controls on more than one million New York City apartments stretched into Monday night without resolution as existing controls were set to...
A side effect at 'Side Effects'
I often get vicarious performance anxiety when watching actors or singers tackle something nakedly emotional, personally revealing or technically difficult -- and this is even worse if I know what's...
Indian consul general treated housekeeper like a slave: suit
The consul general of India was slapped with a forced-labor suit today by a former housekeeper who says she was treated like a slave while working for him and his...
VIDEO: Former GM on what to do with Reyes
CineSport's Noah Coslov asks former MLB GM Jim Duquette if the Mets should trade Jose Reyes before free agency, and what Jack McKeon brings to the Marlins.csprtContainer();
Newark mayor wants NBA team to replace Nets: report
The New Jersey Nets have one season left before moving to Brooklyn, but Newark mayor Cory Booker is hopeful the city will be an attractive landing spot for another NBA...
NYC cabbies protest livery proposal at City Hall
Hundreds of taxi drivers in bright yellow T-shirts demonstrated at City Hall on Monday against a proposal that would allow livery cabs to make street pickups in the outer boroughs...
Japanese eating champ Kobayashi plans to gobble on Fourth
Hot dog eating champ Takeru Kobayashi was arrested last Fourth of July when he stormed the stage at Nathan’s on Coney Island. This year, the Japanese eating pro will compete...
Cueto isn't pitching for Reds against Yankees
CINCINNATI -- Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto was scratched from his scheduled start against the Yankees on Monday night because of a stiff neck that bothered him when he threw the...
Jazz in jam when judging Jimmer
SALT LAKE CITY -- Jimmer Fredette has his own reality show, a song that’s amassed nearly a million YouTube views and a legion of followers. He also has a legion...
Rutgers Stadium named for High Point Solutions
Rutgers University’s football stadium is getting a new name. A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Rutgers has reached a deal with High Point Solutions for...
President Obama, Democrats outpace GOP in May party fundraising
WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee raised $10.5 million in May, outpacing its Republican counterpart for the month and generating more money for a joint fund with President Obama's campaign....
Singer Sean Kingston says he is feeling better after jetski accident
MIAMI -- Singer Sean Kingston said he was feeling "better" late Sunday as he recovers from injuries he sustained in a jet ski accident last month. "Feeling alot better! GOD...
St. John's star Hardy works out for Nets
There was the grandson of a famous and controversial leader. A brother of a former first rounder. A projected first-round pick. Two guys who played locally. And a tall Frenchman....
Weiner officially resigns after dumpsters are parked outside his DC office
WASHINGTON -- Anthony Weiner's officially a has-bin! Weiner officially resigned this afternoon after two large blue dumpsters were left outside his office as his staff continued to throw out papers...
Teen clings to life after stabbing in Corona market
A teenage girl is fighting for her life after two cousins allegedly got in a lover’s quarrel over her outside a Corona supermarket today, authorities said. The dispute broke out...
Williams, Nadal, Murray open Wimbledon with wins
WIMBLEDON, England -- Back on one of tennis’ top stages, Venus Williams cut a familiar figure Monday at Wimbledon, from her latest original, somewhat-see-through outfit to her trademark booming serves...
Bronx man busted after child, 3, dies from beating
A Bronx fiend today was busted for killing his girlfriend’s toddler, police said. Edgar Algarin, 26, was babysitting tragic 3-year-old Anita Ortiz and her 5-year-old brother on Saturday when Algarin...
Phil Spector's lawyer off hook in hubby perfume-smash case
It's eau-ver. Manhattan prosecutors this morning agreed to drop the second degree assault charges against hot-shot lawyer Jennifer Barringer for allegedly smashing a pair of perfume bottles against her chef...
Cardinals' Pujols out 6 weeks with wrist fracture
ST. LOUIS -- Concluding a news briefing about Albert Pujols’ injury that killed the mood at Tony La Russa’s charity golf event, the St. Louis Cardinals manager let down his...
Box Office: Audiences weary of spandex, 3-D
The less-than-dazzling $53.1 million opening of "Green Lantern'' (which cost at least $200 million, plus $100 million to market) has serious financial implications for Hollywood that go well beyond one...
Mom charged with killing kid says, 'God knows ... I didn't do this'
A Bronx mother arrested for allegedly beating to death her 5-year-old son proclaimed her innocence this morning from behind bars — insisting that she would never hurt the child and...
FIFA VP quits; bribery probe dropped
GENEVA -- Jack Warner quit as a FIFA vice president Monday and soccer’s governing body dropped a bribery investigation of him, saying the “presumption of innocence is maintained.” Warner and...
Henry ejected in Red Bulls' draw with Timbers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Dwayne De Rosario scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time to pull the Red Bulls to a 3-3 draw against the Portland Timbers in a wild...
State Senate stuck on gay marriage as rallies grow
ALBANY -- Old-time, backroom politics faced down hundreds of chanting protesters from each side of the highly charged gay marriage debate in New York on Monday as the issue stalled...
Cops release new images of LI pharmacy shooter
Long Island cops released a series of surveillance images today featuring the man who brutally killed four people at a pharmacy. The photos show the suspect walking into the Haven...
NJ couple scammed $460M from CityTime project: court papers
The husband-and-wife owners of a New Jersey company were charged today with raking in more than $460 million in crooked cash through the scandal-scarred CityTime payroll project. Court papers say...
Egypt's Mubarak suffering from stomach cancer also affecting his heart and brain, lawyer says
CAIRO -- Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak is suffering from stomach cancer that is affecting his heart and brain. Mubarak's lawyer, Farid al Dib said, "he has a stomach cancer...
Expert network consultant found guilty in insider trading trial
A former technology consultant was convicted of insider trading charges Monday in the first trial stemming from a wide-ranging government probe of expert network firms. The verdict by the 12-member...
Tiki 'started to shrivel' during lowest moments
Tiki Barber admits there was more than one day when he would wake up, have coffee and breakfast and then “sit on the couch and do nothing for 10 hours.’’...
Casey Anthony trial recessed after judge scolds attorneys for dispute
ORLANDO, Fla. — The judge in the murder trial of a Casey Anthony scolded prosecutors and defense attorneys Monday, warning them they may face punishment when the trial concludes, then...
Eleven global companies indicted for evading Iran sanctions: DA
Eleven companies based in Britain, Iran, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates have been indicted on charges they tricked New York banks into helping them evade U.S. economic sanctions against...
Police: Pakistani girl, 9, forced to wear suicide vest after being kidnapped
TIMERGARAH, Pakistan — A 9-year-old girl who was kidnapped on her way to school and forced to wear a suicide bomb vest managed to escape her captors Monday as they...
Naomi Campbell chocolate ad deemed 'not racist'
LONDON -- Britain's advertising watchdog confirmed Monday it would take no action against Kraft Foods' Cadbury chocolate-making division over an alleged "racist" ad featuring supermodel Naomi Campbell. The ad, which...
Supreme Court limits Wal-Mart sex bias case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of women who work there. The court ruled unanimously that the lawsuit against...
Parents of Harvard author who plagiarized parts of first novel die in plane crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A small plane crashed into a cornfield and caught fire early Sunday, killing the parents of a former Harvard University student who lost a $500,000 book contract...
3UP: K-Rod, Alderson, Jeter
1. In Sunday’s Post I wrote this Hardball column about the Mets’ dilemma over whether to be buyers, sellers or stand pat as the trade deadline approaches. I received a...
'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn dies in car accident in Pennsylvania
WEST GOSHEN, Pa. -- Ryan Dunn, one of the stars of the TV and movie series "Jackass," was killed early Monday in a single-car accident in Pennsylvania. He was 34...
Cops: LI mom sent threat when son didn't make team
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — A suburban New York woman is accused of sending threatening letters to a Little League official and his son because her boy didn't make a summer...
Decomposing body in Westchester identified as NJ man
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. — Authorities say the decomposing body found in woods in Westchester County last week is that of a New Jersey man. The Journal News reports that police...
Long Island teen dies in go-kart accident
EAST ISLIP, N.Y. — Police say a Long Island teenager has died after losing control of his go-kart and crashing into a parked car. They say 18-year-old Joseph Mastrangelo was...
Syrians take to the streets after Assad speech
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Pro-democracy activists said Monday that the three-month-old "revolt" in Syria must go on after a speech by President Bashar al Assad which they said only deepened the...
Obama ally hates his Syria policy
Former Obama State Department official PJ Crowley has an earful for the president on Syria. Basically his point is you have to speak up about ousting Assad, Syria's dictator who...
Twelve taken to hospital after second-floor porch collapse in Boston
JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. -- Twelve people were rushed to a hospital in Boston, Mass., on Sunday evening when a second-floor porch collapsed on to a first-floor porch which in turn...
Galliano to blame addiction for alleged tirade in Paris cafe, lawyer says
PARIS -- Fashion designer John Galliano is expected to blame a drug and alcohol addiction as the cause of his alleged anti-Semitic tirade in a Paris cafe in February when...
St. Ray's Okoro to Iowa State
St. Raymond swingman Kerwin Okoro, one of the top rising seniors in New York City, has verbally committed to Iowa State, The Post has learned. Okoro, who took an unofficial...
Weekend searches find no sign of missing student
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Police officers have searched a wooded area near a highway north of Bloomington without finding any signs of an Indiana University student last seen more than two...
Angelina Jolie brings cameras but little light to Syrian refugees
Hollywood actress and UN refugees ambassador Angelina Jolie visited a refugee camp in Turkey to meet with the victims of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's brutal crackdown. Problem is that the...
Second-guessers can’t take success away from Yankees manager
CHICAGO — One of the fun hobbies among a cadre of exacting Yankees fans is a game that could be called Daily Joe — the analysis, the re-analysis, the re-re-re-analysis,...
Swisher's homer helps Yankees crush Cubs at Wrigley
CHICAGO — At sold-out Wrigley Field, in front of a national TV audience, the biggest player stood naked in the middle of the baseball shrine. No, CC Sabathia’s massive body...
East River pool plan floated
A group of New York designers want to make a splash by bringing a floating pool back to the East River.Brooklyn Bridge Park, which in 2007 hosted a floating pool...
The Post's All-Queens baseball honors
The spring in Queens was about rebirth, programs like Archbishop Molloy and William Bryant enjoying postseason success, John Bowne winning its first title in over 40 years and St. Francis...
McIlroy Mc-nificent in historic Open victory
BETHESDA, Md. — This was hardly the luck of the Irish. Luck had nothing to do with the record-shattering performance for the ages Rory McIlroy put the finishing touches on...
Future’s real test for wunderkind McIlroy
BETHESDA, Md. — The coronation officially began at the par-3 10th hole at Congressional Country Club when Rory McIlroy’s ball, launched off the face of a 6-iron, easily cleared the...
Doing it all as usual, Tottenville's Shatku to captain NYC defense
Shaban Shatku is like a human Swiss Army knife, a fact that Shawn O’Connor is quickly finding out. So far during practice for the Empire Challenge all-star football game, the...
Go to Greg
I’m currently working as a temp. The company I’m assigned to is happy with my work, and I’d love to become permanent. What is the best course of action? Let’s...
House call
As the city’s economy struggles to recover, there is one area of consistent growth: healthcare. You’ve heard this before. Possibly you’ve considered getting on this bandwagon. There’s just one problem....
Conventional wisdom
Business conventions, trade shows and conferences hold a place in the public imagination as events where careers can be ruined by an untimely rendezvous with a co-worker, a hooker or...
Working in Seventh heaven
Names: Robert and Cortney Novogratz Job: Risk-taking renovators turned red-hot interior designers. The Novogratzes surfed the real estate wave, renovating a series of dilapidated downtown properties into shiny new one-of-a-kind...
Victims in chief
Wall Street's got a new role: victim. Following two years of penance after being fingered by Washington for being among the perps responsible for the epic US financial collapse, bankers...
Walmart's local tactic
Walmart may go local with some of its produce buys in a bid to dampen entrenched opposition to the retailer's efforts to open stores in New York City. The firm...
Business briefs
PNC deal PNC Financial Services Group may pay $3.45 bil lion in cash and stock for US assets of Royal Bank of Canada, sources said. The deal could be an...
American Apparel stock wearing no clothes
A big chunk of American Apparel shares is about to hit the market -- but it's not clear who will be buying. The cash-strapped clothier -- whose CEO Dov Charney...
On a money mission
With the prospects of a double-dip recession in the air, money is the story if you don't have any. In any case, now's the time to stay abreast of the...
Dos Toros charging uptown
Another trendy downtown casual hotspot is making its way uptown. Dos Toros, the popular burrito and taco joint in Union Square, is on a roll -- following the lead of...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Rolling in the Deep, Adele 2. Give Me Everything, Pitbull 3. Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO 4. The Edge of Glory, Lady Gaga 5. Every Teardrop Is...
Riders rail at 'petty' subway tickets
Two straphangers have learned the hard way that the NYPD certainly isn't "fixing" tickets for petty subway offenses. Phillip Williams, 20, was heading home to Queens on a J train...
An amazin' day
It really was old-timer's day at Citi Field yesterday. Rebecca Lazofsky, 102, and her daughter Miriam, 83, have been rooting for the Mets since the team's 1962 debut, but yesterday...
Kosher hot-dog firm wasn't frank with judge: team
Enough with Weiner-gate, already -- this is wiener-gate. The New York Mets have accused a kosher hot dog firm of surreptitiously recording conversations between executives at concessions giant Aramark --...
Box office seeing 'Green'
The weekend box office was full of "Green." Ryan Reynolds' "Green Lantern" debuted at No. 1 with $52.7 million, but it was a less than super opening when stacked up...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A Brownsville man died in a hail of bullets outside a neighborhood deli and grocery store early yesterday, cops said. Anthony McRae, 22, was struck with four bullets at...
3 heroes at tragic firehouse
Three men from the Queens firehouse that lost one of the three tragic heroes in a horrific Father's Day fire 10 years ago braved their way into a blazing apartment...
OK for gay marriage is 'rite' around the corner
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo and Senate Republican boss Dean Skelos could say, "I do" as soon as today on a historic gay-marriage bill that includes strengthened exemptions for religious groups....
Strong new rent deal in the home stretch
Gov. Cuomo and legislative negotiators are hours from a deal on a strong new rent law protecting New York City tenants. The agreement, expected to come as soon as today,...
Union Sq. Park tamed by NYPD
Police have brought law and order back to Manhattan's Union Square Park. A month after cops drew up a battle plan to attack crime and quality-of-life type offenses in the...
It's a grade idea
The feds should inform riders about discount tour-bus companies' safety records by assigning each firm a letter grade, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday. The call for grades similar to those...
Winehouse hits new low
Train-wreck "Rehab" singer Amy Winehouse performed "the worst [concert] in the history of Belgrade" over the weekend -- then canceled the rest of her European tour. The Grammy-winning singer, who...
Outer-boro taxi plan a hail-raiser
Hailing a cab outside Manhattan could soon be a lot easier. Mayor Bloomberg has teamed up with the state Legislature to push a plan for ramped-up taxi service outside Manhattan....
Hold it! Weiner not gone
Congress waited for Anthony Weiner to say he's leaving -- and now it's waiting for him to clean out his desk. Although the randy rep. announced Thursday that he was...
O aide hits Mitt on economy
President Obama's chief campaign strategist yesterday blasted Republican front-runner Mitt Romney, saying the former Massachusetts governor has a record of economic failure. Romney lacks the experience needed to turn around...
This street stinks!
It may be called Broome Street, but it smells like it hasn't been swept in decades. The olfactory assault has gotten so bad on one stretch of the Lower East...
Homeless guy's good 'heir' day
This is literally a rags-to-riches tale. A homeless man who wandered the streets of Utah has inherited a "significant" amount of money from a brother in New York who died...
Doubts on debt deal
WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell yesterday expressed doubt that a debt-limit deal can be struck before Congress adjourns for summer vacation. McConnell (R-Ky.) said a short-term debt-limit increase...
Dad fires rifle at teen thugs: cops
A Brooklyn dad angry over a bunch of teen hoodlums hanging out on his stoop and terrorizing his quiet block snapped -- opening fire on them with a military-style assault...
Clash of the titans
It's back to the future in New York politics. After years of relative calm between the Governor's Office and City Hall, sparks are flying once again between the state's two...
Mourning an ace
The Manhattan flight instructor killed in Saturday's plane crash in Westchester was an expert pilot who gave lectures on emergency landings after making his own Sully Sullenberger-like miracle touchdown on...
NBC caught off 'God'
NBC yesterday issued an on-air apology for omitting the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance during coverage of golf's US Open. The words were edited out of a...
Stylist rips 'beat' cops' barber-ity
Out-of-control cops roughed up a Manhattan hairstylist-to-the-stars during a brutal attack that cut short his career, according to a lawsuit. Officers mistook Ilya Gavrielov -- who has a clean record...
Simply $mashing!
More money, more problems -- more things to destroy Fat cats and high rollers who've had it up to here with gas prices, slow computers and the real-estate market have...
Village apts. for 10 bucks
For $10 -- less than the price of a movie ticket or a pack of smokes -- some lucky East Village residents will be able to buy a brand-new apartment....
Gay nuptials - this time, it's personal
I give in. To my dear niece and her lovely wife -- mazel tov. On the day of her big, fat gay wedding, the bride wore a flowing, white dress....
Bloomberg's mother passes at 102
Mayor Bloomberg's mother, who watched proudly as her son became a billionaire media mogul and then mayor of New York City, died yesterday at her home in the Boston suburb...
Rx snafu killed my boy: suit
A 12-year-old Queens boy died because his doctor wrote the wrong prescription and the pharmacy that filled it didn't catch the obvious mistake, his heartbroken family claims in a lawsuit....
'A vicious, horrible crime'
He didn't stop shooting until everyone was dead. A coldblooded robber fatally gunned down two terrified customers and two employees at a Long Island mom-and-pop drugstore yesterday in a chilling...
Convention center eyed for Queens
Move over, Javits Center. A convention complex could be coming to Queens, right next to the soon-to-open slots casino at Aqueduct Race Track, The Post has learned. Gaming giant Genting,...
Man digs for treasure on the streets of NYC
A Queens man has discovered enough hidden treasure — bits of diamonds, rubies, platinum and gold — on the gritty sidewalks of Midtown's Diamond District to make a living. "The streets of...
Leno gets wheel deal in lawsuit
Forget "Jaywalking" -- Jay Leno is driving away from a lawsuit in a $1 million vintage car. The "Tonight Show" host has quietly settled a big-bucks lawsuit that accused him...
Libya says 3 children among 15 dead in new NATO raid
SORMAN, Libya -- A NATO air strike west of Tripoli on Monday killed three children and 12 others, Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said, in new claims that were immediately...
New czar$ are Russian to East End
The Russians are coming! High-flying Russian money men are abandoning the splashy French Riviera and sizzling Mediterranean shores for the East End -- at prices that blow most local fat...
Beijing belligerence
Thirty-six years after chasing the United States out of Vietnam, the com munist rulers in Hanoi now want us back. The ironies of this bizarre turn of events are many,...
Enemy 'coalitions of the willing'
As President Obama tightens our "rela tions" with the mythical "interna tional community," our enemies and competitors are exploiting the Bush approach of building coalitions of the willing. Preferring small,...
Apple turns 'Big Brother'
Last week, the tech world was rocked by reports that Apple was patenting tech nology that would allow outsiders to remotely shut off the camera in an iPhone. The scenario...
A 'Fast and Furious' border fiasco
There's a war along the Mexican border all right, but it's not necessarily the one you're thinking of. In fact, this one has spread all the way to the halls...
E-verify vs. amnesty
Kris Kobach compares the Legal Workforce Act, a bill to make sure US employers hire legal workers, to the 1986 amnesty legislation ("Another Amnesty?" PostOpinion, June 16). This is false....
Good riddance, hot dog: He's just a Weiner now
THE ISSUE: Anthony Weiner's resignation last week from the House of Representatives. *** Anthony Weiner needs to look on the bright side of things ("Weiner's Rise and Fall," June 17)....
Go green, kill jobs
Green may be good, but it's not free. That's what energy giant American Electric Power told EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson last week. She wasn't listening. The company said new EPA...
Matt Goldstein's mission
CUNY Chancellor Matt Goldstein -- correctly hailed for having dramati cally boosted standards at the uni versity's four-year institutions -- now has his eye on its junior colleges. Goldstein wants...
'Quartered' isn't very well-drawn
The beat of a conga drum greets you as you enter the Intar Theatre. Its hard, insistent beats underscore all of "Drawn and Quartered," Maggie Bofill's new play about an...
Meds-iocre
In the 2008 play "Fifty Words," Michael Weller introduced us to Jan and Adam, whose quiet evening at home turned into a huge marital spat. At one point, Adam made...
Tomorrow's Parx Racing Entries
Post Time: 12:25 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST5 1/2f; $26,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Moon Struck Nemi(L),112K Pellot 2-12Fashionette(L),112KMcMgll 12-13Gilded Cassette(L),114S Elliott 15-14Simply Sassy(L),114RMntnz 4-15Melon Up(L),114K...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-5 1/2f; $17,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)3-EcnmcStmls 3-15-Pipr'sPnch 10-14-Dakota Sis 2-11-ATrImprlsm 8-12-CountssEmm 4-16-Ripe Plum 6-17-Dunlin(MA) 8-1SECOND-5f; $16,000; cl($5,000); 4up2-DblDwnVnmn 2-11-NervosMrvn 9-26-TempestDNv 5-24-King Bo Bo 8-13-Park Rules 4-15-Wait...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Windsong Fortune (11th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $10,000; cl($10000)2GinAndVermouth(EGoodell)2-6-84-11Fiesty Baran(B Sears)4-5-68-53Party For Two(D Dube)3-2-68-14TsmGoldenridge(JStrattn)7-4-315-15FischersMajrrsk(PLchnce)7-7-830-16Fox Valley Sosa(S Smith)8-6-615-17MiasBoldManeuvr(JBrtltt)2-6-26-18Big Mystery(C Manzi)3-5-510-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $10,000; cl($10000)5KeystoneTorch(GBrennan)1-2-14-51Winterleebrook(EGoodell)7-1-78-17Keystone Titan(S Smith)1-2-55-12My Man Ben(C...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 1/2f; $34,000; mdn cl($40,000); 3up; (f&m)NEFARIOUS faces maiden claimers for the first time while making local debut for new barn. SEABROOK LADY just missed by a neck this...
Churchill Results
FIRST-6 1/2f; $37,400; mdn clm; 3up5DavidtheGrt (Lncld) 11.604.403.606Street Titan (Borel)4.603.407ThatOlChstnt (Cruz)10.00 Scr: Days Ride. * Exacta (5-6) $41.00 * Superfecta (5-6-7-2) $1,942.80 * Trifecta (5-6-7) $837.20SECOND-7f; $39,100; str alw; 3YO1Garryowen...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-6f; $20,000; clm; 3up4Haitn Snstn (Fgra) 12.604.603.405Calfrnia Cool (Trjllo)3.802.607Grandstndr (Jurdo)4.40 Off 12:56. Time 1:10.43. Fast. Scr: Boy G. * Exacta (4-5) $39.60 * $1 Superfecta (4-5-7-6) $493.80 * $1 Trifecta...
Nadal isn't 'Fed' up with Wimbledon to start
WIMBLEDON -- Having won four of the past five Grand Slam tournaments and 10 in all, Rafael Nadal was asked on the eve of Wimbledon about quickly closing in on...
Healthy Serena set to defend Wimbledon crown
WIMBLEDON -- Serena Williams revealed a silver lining to her recent life-threatening lung condition yesterday when she reveled in being able to run better than ever as she prepared to...
Mets' Bay cools off with 0-fer
Just when Jason Bay thought he was out, the slump pulled him back in. The Mets left fielder went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in yesterday's 7-3 loss to the Angels,...
NBC still wondering what Rory learned at Augusta
Not since Woodstock have we been subjected to a more repetitive theme. But instead of "Three Days of Peace and Music," this U.S. Open brought "Four Days of What Rory...
Belmont Charts
Jun. 19, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $21,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:02. 7. 3w angle to lane,drvng, Trainer: Patrick KellyTime: 22.87, 45.50, 1:10.95, 1:38.28.Winner:...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-7 1/2f; $17,000; clm; 3up7Mr.Strdaynght (Tlmo) 6.803.803.204LookngfrCndy (Qnnz)8.405.403Stand Tall (Lnres)10.80 Off 1:03. Time 1:30.39. Fast. Scr: Luv Dragon. * $1 Exacta (7-4) $25.70 * Quinella (4-7) $29.80 * $1 Superfecta...
Pool Play heads to Saratoga
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Trainer Mark Casse is aiming Pool Play for this fall's $5 million Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs, but plans to take the horse to Saratoga for more...
Red Sox rout Brewers
Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer to highlight Boston's six-run first inning and Tim Wakefield held Milwaukee to three hits over eight innings, carrying the Red Sox to a 12-3...
Niese off mark; Mets drop series to Angels
Jon Niese wasn't convinced after his previous start, which resulted in his third straight win, that he was making the step toward becoming a top pitcher. "I want to say...
USA shuts out Jamaica in Gold Cup
WASHINGTON -- Coach Bob Bradley was beleaguered and star Landon Donovan benched, the U.S. soccer team scrutinized and starting striker Jozy Altidore injured. The script was all but written for...
Small step in Wright direction for Mets
David Wright's workout at Citi Field yesterday wasn't much, but the way things are for the Mets these days, was a promising development. Wright played catch and took some grounders...
Mets' Capuano 'tips' cap to Koufax
When you're a left-handed pitcher and Sandy Koufax gives you advice, it's probably a good idea to listen. That's what Mets starter Chris Capuano did during spring training, and he...
Mets manager deserves shot at playoff push
There is a Bud Harrelson-sized BUY button on the desk of Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, and there is a Sid Fernandez-sized SELL button. And days like yesterday -- Angels...
Yankees' Hughes 'feels good' after rehab outing for Staten Island
Just over a year ago, on June 19, 2010, Yankees starter Phil Hughes beat the Mets 5-3 to improve his record to 10-1. He was 11-2 at the All-Star break,...
McIlroy steals the show for 'second' Day
BETHESDA, Md. -- Amid all the hullabaloo over Rory McIlroy being golf's next young superstar, Jason Day shouldn't be overlooked. The 23-year-old from Queensland, Australia, shot a 3-under par 68...
Fields all for Knicks drafting Thompson
Even though it could mean the end to Landry Fields' starting role, he is all for the Knicks adding another Pac-10, 6-foot-7 shooting guard hailing from Southern California. Fields has...
Young Irishman still not near Tiger's world
BETHESDA, Md. -- Rory McIlroy hadn't even stuck a tee in the ground on Congressional's first hole to begin his final round yesterday when the TV and radio airwaves were...
American pair carries the flag
BETHESDA, Md. -- This week was hardly a strong showing for American golf, but don't tell that to Robert Garrigus and Kevin Chappell. The two relative unknowns finished as the...
Hondo's bucks on Bucs
The Yankees came back heroically for Hondo last night, chewing up the Cubs in Wrigley to lower the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,300 sewells. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will give...
Sports shorts
BASEBALL: McKeon to manage Marlins Jack McKeon, 80, who last managed in the major leagues in 2005, is expected to be named interim manager of the Marlins today, according to...
Yankees' A-Rod says shoulder is A-OK
CHICAGO -- Alex Rodriguez isn't suffering from a strained left shoulder. And the Yankees third baseman hasn't been sent for any tests, Rodriguez and manager Joe Girardi said last night....
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Walsh waves so long
John Walsh said goodbye this weekend -- and thanked viewers of "America's Most Wanted" for helping bring almost 1,200 fugitives to justice over more than two decades. In a brief,...
HD! 3D! Now it's smell-o-vision Smell-o-vision TV in our future
Someday in the future, your TV set will smell. Now it turns out that day is not that far away. Researchers at the University of California San Diego, in collaboration...
You're 'Killing' me!
Last night's finale of my formerly favorite show, "The Killing," left me feeling like a Bernie Madoff victim. Like every good Ponzi scheme, we loyalists invested every week, expecting a...
TV's hottest ticket
As perverse as it may sound, the Casey Anthony trial is the kind of news event that TV executives dream of. Three years in the making, the trial -- in...
Starr report
"Platinum Hit" judge Kara DioGuardi — who spent two seasons judging on "American Idol" — says she’s psyched about her upcoming Broadway debut. "I’m going to be in ‘Chicago’ on...
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Weird but true
A judge at an ultra-religious court in Jerusalem sentenced a dog to death by stoning -- saying the pooch was a reincarnated lawyer who dissed other judges two decades ago....
Virginia, S. Carolina advance in CWS
Virginia ace Danny Hultzen and Tyler Wilson did their part from the start. It took the Cavaliers' offense a lot longer to get going. Finally they scratched out enough for...
Cardozo's Johnson enjoys last dance after winning race for her life
Ahtyana Johnson has finally been able to enjoy the things she fought so hard to regain. Just six months ago she couldn’t partake in her passions of running and dancing....
Flushing's Salami set to follow in friend's footsteps
The biggest surprise for the New York City team during Empire Challenge practices this past week has been a hard-working defensive lineman from Flushing. Sound familiar? Last year, Red Devils...
Mayor Bloomberg's mother Charlotte dead at 102
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's mother Charlotte Bloomberg died today at the age of 102, the mayor said tonight, calling her extraordinary long life a blessing. Charlotte Bloomberg died at her home...
U.S. downs ten-man Jamaica 2-0 to reach Gold Cup semis
WASHINGTON, D.C. _ Coach Bob Bradley was beleaguered and star Landon Donovan benched, the U.S. team scrutinized and starting striker Jozy Altidore injured. The script was all but written for...