June 26, 2011
Red Bulls blow lead in 1-1 tie at Chicago; what they're saying afterward
The Red Bulls squandered an early lead in settling for a 1-1 tie today at Chicago. Midfielder Joel Lindpere scored in the 40th minute, only to see keeper Bouna Coundoul...
Queens teen gunned down in Jamaica ambush
A college-bound Queens teen who dreamed of being a teacher was gunned down in cold blood when a hooded thug inexplicably opened fire as the youngster and three friends walked...
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Brooklyn teen surrenders in abuse case
A Brooklyn teen, accompanied by his rabbi and a lawyer, surrendered today in the molestation of a youngster in the basement of a Borough Park synagogue. Menachem Deutsch, 19, was...
Mets beat Rangers 8-5
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Reyes had four hits and scored three runs, rookie Dillon Gee pitched six effective innings and the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on...
Yankees top Rockies to win series, 6-4
Eduardo Nunez hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning after shortstop Troy Tulowitzki made an error, Nick Swisher and Jorge Posada had consecutive homers and the New York Yankees...
Triumphant Cuomo hailed at gay pride parade
One of the world's oldest and largest gay pride parades turned into a carnival-like celebration of same-sex marriage Sunday as hundreds of thousands of revelers rejoiced at New York's new...
Girl, 8, dies carrying bomb for insurgents
KABUL -- An eight-year-old Afghan girl was killed when insurgents detonated a bomb in a bag which they had given her to take to police nearby, the interior ministry said...
Bachmann, Romney almost tied in Iowa poll
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A closely watched Iowa poll has found that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann are running neck-and-neck in the state and well...
Last portrait of Billy the Kid sells for $2.3M
DENVER — What is believed to be the only surviving authenticated portrait of Billy the Kid went up for auction in Denver on Saturday and sold for $2.3 million. The...
Christie kibosh: NJ gov won't sign gay-marriage bill
Gov. Chris Christie says he won't sign a bill allowing gay marriage in New Jersey like Gov. Andrew Cuomo did in neighboring New York. Christie appeared on NBC's "Meet the...
Watched helpless as truck slammed into train, six dead
SPARKS, Nev. — Two truck drivers and a train engineer watched helplessly as a semitrailer skidded the length of a football field before it smashed through crossing gates and into...
British PM David Cameron 'devastated' after aide found dead in toilet at Glastonbury music festival
GLASTONBURY, England -- Prime minister David Cameron was mourning Sunday the loss of a "great friend" after a key political aide to the British leader was found dead in a...
U.S. blows 2-0 lead, Mexico rallies to win Gold Cup final
PASADENA, Calif. -- The most exciting Gold Cup final in competition history saw Mexico come back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the United States 4-2 Saturday and retain the...
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz secretly marry
James Bond star Daniel Craig and actress Rachel Weisz were married in a secret ceremony in New York, a rep for Weisz told Us Weekly on Saturday. The unnamed rep...
The Post's All-City softball honors
One team returned back to the top after a year absence, one remained there and another made history. Tottenville won its seventh PSAL city championship in eight years after falling...
The Rumble
Once he retired his Yankees catcher’s glove, YES Network Good Guy John (Flash) Flaherty has reminded us that it is better to give than receive. Flaherty has been running two...
Kayla repeats as top player; Tottenville regains the crown
One team returned back to the top after a year absence, one remained there and another made history. Tottenville won its seventh PSAL city championship in eight years after falling...
Mets track down potential star in Wyoming barn
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The barn is a solid 64-by-42 structure with blown-in insulation that offers shelter from the cold and the 70-80 mph winds that come ripping down from the...
Shabby treatment of Dantley nothing new for Nuggets coach
A permanent friend (no matter what I write about him or those in his profession; yes, there is actually such an animal) is forever telling me not to expect anything...
This little Riggy went home
You better not try to stand in my way When I walk out the door . . . Take this job and shove it I ain’t working here no more...
Gonzalez, Verlander, Kemp and Halladay diamond’s top gems in ’11
This has been the half season in which players have hurt and pitchers have killed. Albert Pujols, Buster Posey and Derek Jeter are part of a pained brigade that has...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Bernie Williams
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the 42-year-old, four-time World Champion, five-time All-Star Yankees center fielder, who will make his first appearance at Old-Timers' Day today. Q: Derek Jeter reaching...
Throwback CC gets 50th win with Yankees
CC Sabathia doesn’t consider himself a throwback even though he looks and breathes the part. “I just consider myself a baseball player,” he said yesterday. “I’m just a guy who...
A-Rod pulled late in Yankees rout of Rockies
Alex Rodriguez has been playing on a bum knee since last weekend — not that you would know it watching him hit. The Yankees slugger drove in three runs in...
Diaz rises to the occasion with F.C. New York
Steve Diaz wasn’t supposed to be the starting goalkeeper for F.C. New York Friday night. But when Tim Melia, on loan from Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer, informed...
St. John's Hardy still pursuing NBA dream despite draft disappointment
The autograph seekers ran immediately over to Dwight Hardy after his game at Hoops in the Sun. During the contest Saturday afternoon, the famed streetball tournament’s announcers Uncle G Stacks...
What I would ask Bernanke
This week Fed chief Ben Ber nanke held his second news conference. When Ben scheduled this one, he had probably anticipated he'd be taking a QE2 victory lap, not explaining...
J.Lo: No 'Idol' worship
Fox's "American Idol" has catapulted Jennifer Lopez' career from lukewarm to red hot in the space of a season. And the "Jenny from the Block" singer (photo) may use that...
Hey big spenders
The rich are different -- they still have money to spend. And nowhere is that more evident than in the tony auction salons in Midtown. Art, antiques, coins, watches, wine,...
'Prep' for life
Low income students are learning of a new way to get ahead. Job and school opportunities are emerging for disadvantaged New York City high school grads -- and it's all...
Dunkin' dumps iced drink
In the latest brew-haha to hit the city, Dunkin' Donuts plans to withdraw its "Frozen Hot Chocolate" iced drink in the New York market starting this weekend, a spokesperson tells...
Will the focus of QE 3 be aiding home prices?
Dear John: Don't you think that Quantitative Easing 3 is going to be some sort of direct purchase of real estate? QE 1 and QE 2 were an attempt to...
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Tired of constantly monitoring news, online chatter and ever-changing analyst recommendations to get a comprehensive assessment of each of the stocks in your portfolio? Wall Street Scanner gathers detailed information...
Feds still seek Osama cash
Even dead, his money's no good. Laundering currency for Osama bin Laden remains a crime, with federal authorities still keeping an eye on al Qaeda-linked cash stashes, sources told The...
Paulson loses $468 million out on a limb
John Paulson's $37 billion hedge fund has lost $468 million since May 31 on Sino-Forest, the Chinese tree-plantation owner accused by a short-seller of overstating timber holdings, the firm said....
Greece fire
Three years after bailing out big American banks, US taxpayers might wind up on the hook to rescue financial giants across the pond as European regulators fail to address Greece's...
WH needs to focus on ceiling fix
Although his poll numbers are tumbling as fast as the outlook for the US economy, President Obama has made some unusual choices about how he spends his time this summer....
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS RORY McILROY Fresh-faced US Open golf champ lining up lucrative endorsements. J.K. ROWLING Harry Potter author is finally taking the digital plunge, launching an online store. DONALD TRUMP NBC...
Behind UFT deal
Mayor Bloomberg lost the battle of the budget in March when Albany wouldn't give him a pass to lay off teachers without regard to seniority. That didn't stop the mayor...
Chancellor to teachers: Talk to me!
Attention New York City teachers. Chancellor Dennis Walcott wants to hear directly your accusa tions about false attend ance reports and pressure from principals to pass students who should be...
Brooklyn inferno injures 6
A three-alarm blaze tore through a row of Brooklyn stores yesterday, injuring six firefighters. It began at about 10 a.m. in the roof of a Laundromat on 86th Street near...
Reaping 'hush-hush money' till the end
The era of vague answers on financial-disclosure forms is drawing to a close -- but Albany politicians are taking full advantage while they can. Missing from the latest round of...
Nets owner takes shot at politics
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is the latest billionaire businessman to enter politics -- in his native Russia. He was elected yesterday to head Right Cause, a 2-year-old, pro-business political party...
Facebook ax upheld
An arbitrator upheld the firing of a veteran Brooklyn teacher over a sarcastic Facebook post suggesting she'd be glad if her students drowned. Christine Rubino posted the comment on June...
Diplo: Deport my maid
An Indian diplomat is demanding the deportation of a former housekeeper who accused him of treating her like a slave -- and warned of "international" consequences if she isn't given...
Hard time$ for hard-luck program
A 41-year-old Brooklyn program that has served as a rare academic lifeline for hundreds of drug addicts, gang members and dropouts is facing possible state closure over a simple bureaucratic...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx Two men were killed in separate shootings in Soundview, police said yesterday. A gunman opened fire on two men hanging out at the Monroe Houses on Story Avenue...
Brazen Bulger toured Alcatraz while on the lam
Even when he was on the lam, Whitey Bulger was a "Rock" star. At one point during his epic, 16-year run from justice, the bloodthirsty Boston gangland baron posed as...
Justin Bieber answers O plea, meets 9/11 teens
Bam delivered the Biebs. Payton Wall's world was torn apart when her dad died on 9/11 -- but President Obama brightened the New Jersey teen's life by making good on...
Fans flock to Jacko 'glove' fest
Fans still can't get enough of Michael Jackson on the second anniversary of his shocking death. Madame Tussaud's in Times Square put a wax figure of the King of Pop...
Flo's cootie call
He took the idea of "Fun City" a little too far. Former New York Mayor John Lindsay proved a grosser politician than Anthony Weiner when he gave actress Florence Henderson...
Giddy Quinn eyeing spring nups
She's ready to unleash her inner bridezilla. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn -- one of the city's most prominent gay leaders -- went into full wedding-planning mode yesterday, just hours...
Vet's a miracle walker
He's taking off on his own two feet. A retired paraplegic Air Force pilot is taking baby steps across the Bronx VA Hospital with the help of a specially fitted...
'Suicide' mom bares anguish
The anguished mom of an aspiring film editor yesterday called her daughter's breathtaking rescue from a Manhattan rooftop during a suicide bid a "nightmare" the family is struggling to understand....
Gruesome DWI tragedy in Jersey
A man died in New Jersey yesterday when a car ran him over, severing both his legs. When Newark police arrived at the scene at 3:30 a.m., they found the...
Central Park parents' pain: Our daughter should be alive
It was a picture-perfect moment on a sunny summer Saturday at the Central Park Zoo: Smiling mom Karla Del Gallo, cradling bubbly, 6-month-old Gianna while her husband, Michael Ricciutti, readied...
Foreclosure adds insult to tragedy
After learning his mom had been murdered and his dad was missing, a Brooklyn man returned to their California home to deal with the tragedy -- only to see a...
Apple gays' altar egos
Gay New York couples were whipped into a wedding-planning frenzy yesterday, shopping for engagement rings, ordering cakes and booking event halls in a mad rush to marry their partners just...
'J&R Way' out with street-name plan
If you co-name it, they will come. That's what electronics giant J&R Music and Computer World is hoping will happen on Park Row, between Beekman and Ann streets in lower...
'Model' citizen's plea and sympathy
Beata Boman's lawyer wants the accused scarf stealer's high-society friends to start a letter-writing campaign and beg for sympathy from the Connecticut Superior Court judge set to hear the case....
Shelter shock in B'klyn nabe
The homeless are swamping Ocean Hill, Brooklyn. The working-class neighborhood has one of the most densely concentrated homeless populations in the city, thanks to 13 shelters built in the past...
Buried in her gown
They should have gathered to see her walk down the aisle. Instead, friends and family packed a Long Island church yesterday to say goodbye to a woman gunned down in...
Texting again, Anthony?
Down boy -- your wife is sitting right there! Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner -- who had to resign after admitting to sexting with multiple women -- went out to...
Pols 'give away' land for donations
A pair of Queens legislators pushed bills that let a cash-poor Indian foundation scoop up millions of dollars of undeveloped state land for a fraction of its estimated value, documents...
Biz bigs getting a heave-ho
Soho House members are quaking in their suits. Business execs are trying to dodge the ax at the Meatpacking District members-only club, which recently booted 50 bankers and other financiers....
A needed neigh-cation
Everyone needs a vacation -- even a horse. Working equines kick off their horseshoes and frolic freely at the Central Park carriage-horse version of Cancun: a farm in upstate Monticello....
Cop busted for harassing woman
A veteran NYPD sergeant was arrested for harassing a woman, authorities and sources said yesterday. Mario Morales, 37, was busted Friday around 11:30 p.m. and charged with harassment and aggravated...
Ailing Chavez 'critical'
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, in Cuba following emergency surgery June 10, is in critical condition, Miami's El Nuevo Herald reported yesterday. Chavez's government has said he was operated on for...
Car kills mom who lost specs
A mother of four was killed in Queens yesterday -- struck by a car as she tried to pick up her eyeglasses, sources said. The victim, in her 40s, was...
Wall St. whiz still kicking at 105
If it's experience you want in a Wall Street adviser, you can't do better than Irving Kahn: At age 105, he's the city's oldest stockbroker. And after 83 years in...
'Marriage Ref' contestant blames show for split
It's not about nothing. A heartbroken Manhattan divorcé blames Jerry Seinfeld and his NBC reality show, "The Marriage Ref," for tearing him and his now-ex-wife apart -- claiming their appearance...
Marine brings home dog of war
When Marine Staff Sgt. Ryan Brehm phoned his wife, Natalia, from Afghanistan's Helmand Province last year, the Connecticut native became most animated talking about his new best friend -- a...
The school from hell (VIDEO)
Kids hoot and yammer so loudly that their ruckus drowns out the teacher. A trash can is overturned in class and dumped. Grimy floors are littered with sunflower-seed shells, spit...
Blackboard-jungle cam
Principal Rashaunda Shaw doesn't reign at MS 344; chaos does. It was caught on tape inside MS 344, the Academy of Collaborative Education. One video of the mayhem-filled Harlem school...
Borough battle
Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky states that “New Yorkers hail livery cabs because they don’t have much of a choice” (“Better Taxi Service For All,” PostOpinion, June 22). The...
Fiddling as we burn
After reading “Doubts on Debt Deal,” (June 20) it is clear that Congress still doesn’t get it. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell doubts a deal on the debt ceiling can...
Cuomo's grand slam
Gov. Andrew Cuomo completed his first legislative session Friday night with yet another breathtaking display of political skillfulness, the likes of which hasn’t been seen in the Capitol for at...
Behind enemy lines
At The Devil’s Table The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel by William C. Rempel Random House Jorge Salcedo watched as a colleague slipped a...
Frack on!
A thank you to Lawrence Mone for his column on the desperate economy in Upstate New York and how it would be helped by natural-gas drilling (“Keeping the Jobs Promise...
Frisky business
According to the latest figures released by the NYPD, between Jan. 1 and March 31 police officers filed over 183,000 “stop and frisk” reports — more than ever before. As...
Confessions of a lady killer
Portrait of a Monster Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery by Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson St. Martin’s Press Joran van der Sloot...
In my library: Emme
If there’s one thing Emme wouldn’t mind supersizing, it’s her commute, now that she’s got a Kindle to keep her company. “I take the bus in an hour earlier and...
The mating game
Oscar Wilde, although he had never heard of evolutionary psychology, did write the perfect slogan for the discipline: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking...
Mad money
An anonymous bidder paid $15.9 million for a 1721 Stradivarius violin (“A $tring of Beauty,” June 22). It seems like every time such an outrageous price is paid for a...
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
The Post recently published a high-school photo of Anthony Weiner. I could not believe how much he looks like Arnold Horshack of the “Welcome Back, Kotter” sitcom. It’s uncanny. Denis...
Required reading
The Declaration of Independents How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong With America by Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch (Public Affairs) To put it mildly, these two Reason magazine editors...
Strategic vote reserve
How goes the Libyan adventure? Well, the House on Friday overwhelmingly rejected a resolution authorizing President Obama to continue what is essentially a US-led attempt to assassinate Moammar Khadafy that...
Could Rick Perry be choice of social conservatives?
In the 1850s, on the steps of the Waco courthouse, Wallace Jefferson’s great-great grandfather was sold. Today, Jefferson is chief justice of Texas’ Supreme Court. The governor who nominated him...
Giving terrorists cover
Talk about audacity: Organizers of that 15-ship “peace flotilla” soon to be bound for Gaza are looking for some human shields before they set sail. That could be a tough...
$120 trillion: The shocking true size of our nation's debt
The Congressional Budget Office released a new report this week showing that the federal government’s publicly held debt would top 101% of GDP by 2021, more than the value of...
Marilyn's windy night on Lex
Mention Marilyn Monroe and the first thing that comes to mind is her skirt billow ing over her head as she stands over a subway grating in Billy Wilder's "The...
A troika of ratings
Chess, it turns out, is three games. Starting Jan. 1, the world chess federation (FIDE) is expected to rate players in three categories of games: those played with traditional time...
Bridge
At the ACBL's Spring Championships, the venerable Vanderbilt Trophy went to a US team: Marty Fleisher-Michael Kamil, Robert Levin-Steve Weinstein, Chip Martel-Lew Stansby. In the final they edged a transnational...
Life of Reilly
How many actors have worked with the great Terrence Malick, been nominated for an Oscar in a musical (“Chicago”) and also appeared opposite Will Ferrell in a pair of tighty-whities?...
Fear factor
Summer’s here with its “days of soda and pretzels and beer,” as the great Nat King Cole sings. But if summer also means amusement parks to you, stay away from...
New 'plate' special
At the beginning of the month, Michelle Obama and the USDA announced that our national symbol for healthy eating habits — the nearly 20-year-old food pyramid — had gone the...
Lightning Bolton
Michael Bolton: adult-contemporary balladeer, lust magnet for middle-aged women, mullet-haired ’80s icon . . . Internet comedy sensation? The Connecticut native owes that last résumé item to his star turn...
Tall tails
Sit! Stay! Read? Thanks to a new book just for dogs, pups can add another command to their repertoire. Lifestyle author Bruce Littlefield has written his fifth book, but this...
From high-tech explosions to flying stuntmen, ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ spared no expense
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon” — the third in a franchise that’s earned nearly $2 billion worldwide — is less a movie and more like a force of nature. The...
Fired Fox
It often seems like there’s no end to the amount of misbehavior the movie biz will tolerate before running a celebrity out of town. DUI? No sweat. Busted after a...
Bubbling Brooke
Three decades have come between Brooke Shields and her Calvins — and no one’s more aware of that than she is. “I bought beer for the crew after rehearsal last...
Giants adding Izzo to staff
The Giants have employed many different special teams coaches and assistants but rarely have they added to their staff someone with the special teams pedigree of Larry Izzo. A special...
Tomorrow's Philadelphia Parx Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST5 ½ fur; $22,000; clm($7,500); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Avalanche Attack(L),107R Montanez2-5-7Demasi 3-12African Knight(L),119JHampshire10-8-6Coletti 5-23Will Endure(L),119S Bermudez4-8-1Nicholsn 15-14Fort Pyramid(L),107K Frey6-1-3Ryan...
Next NHL labor deal demands creativity
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Repeat after me. Unless a team is a serious Stanley Cup contender prepared to shoot the moon in an attempt to win, it is not about...
A-Rod cheers his NBA first-rounders
Alex Rodriguez has hoops dreams as well. The Yankees third baseman was thrilled with the NBA Draft because three players who have played in the A-Rod Basketball Classic were first-round...
Islanders deal Gervais to Lightning
While filling up on prospects yesterday, the Islanders shipped out one of their characters, sending defenseman Bruno Gervais to the Lightning for future considerations. Gervais, 26, was slated to become...
Federer, Nadal, Serena sweep into 4th round
WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams -- players with a combined 12 Wimbledon titles -- all won in straight sets yesterday to move into the fourth...
Devils make Coleman center of their attention
Charged with larceny Friday after selecting defenseman Adam Larsson fourth overall in the NHL Entry Draft, the Devils went rough diamond prospecting yesterday. The Devils had to wait until pick...
There's no U.S. in golf
* Where have all the Americans gone? It seems like men's professional golf is being dominated by golfers from Europe and elsewhere. After the dominant victory in the U.S. Open...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $14,000; clm($10,000); 3up FIFTY SIX drops in class after finishing fourth. FESTA TIME finished third this distance...
Churchill Results
FIRST-6 ½ fur; $22,800; clm; 3up2Holly's Pal (McKee) 15.406.003.801Be Me (Lanerie)3.402.605Six Pack Abs (Lenclud)4.60 Off 12:45. Time 1:17.38. Fast. * Exacta (2-1) $40.40 * Superfecta (2-1-5-4) $596.60 * Trifecta (2-1-5)...
Rangers' Drury may take buyout
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The twists and turns over the couple of weeks since general manager Glen Sather first notified Chris Drury that the Rangers were preparing to buy out...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-5 fur; $45,000; cl; 2YO8Same Old Story (Bravo) 4.003.803.205Hotnslick (Uske)13.008.202Disco Jenelle (Mariano)7.20 Off 12:56. Time 0:59.10. Fast. * Exacta (8-5) $45.20 * $1 Superfecta (8-5-2-6) $870.00 * $1 Trifecta (8-5-2)...
One-year contracts short-term plan for Knicks
The Knicks do not need a new president as much as they need a new starting center. With the lockout looming Friday and with outgoing president Donnie Walsh leaving the...
The Post Line
BoxingIBF/WBA/WBO Heavyweight TitleAt Hamburg, GermanyJuly 2FavoriteMoneyUnderdogKlitschko$180-220Haye
FIFA president keeping focus off scandal
BERLIN -- The German hosts of the Women's World Cup have asked fans not to whistle at FIFA President Sepp Blatter on opening day today. FIFA has been embroiled in...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur(T); $52,000; alw; 3up3Mensa Heat (Talamo) 2.802.102.105Caught a Flyer (Stra)3.802.204Kilkenny (Rosario)2.20 * $1 Exacta (3-5) $3.40 * Quinella (3-5) $5.60 * $1 Trifecta (3-5-4) $10.80Winner picked by Vic C.SECOND-5...
Belmont Charts
June 25, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6 fur(T); $40,000; hdcp; 3upOff: 1:00 p.m.St. good, won handilyTime: 22.69, 46.06, 57.54, 1:09.50.Trainer: Dominic GalluscioWinner: B...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonFormula One: European Grand PrixFOX3 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Toyota/Save Mart 350TNTBaseball11 a.m.Yankees Old Timers' DayYES2 p.m.Rockies at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)2 p.m.Nationals at White SoxWGN3 p.m.Mets at RangersSNY, WFAN...
Yankees' Granderson making run at history
Curtis Granderson could end up scoring more runs in a season than any Yankees player in almost 75 years. The center fielder scored two more times in yesterday's 8-3 win...
Jeter working way back to Yankees -- slowly
Derek Jeter picked up a bat yesterday, and did some light running. But a return to the Yankees this week looks unlikely. The captain is eligible to come off the...
Gardner starring as Yankees' new leading man
Brett Gardner had his mind set. He didn't care where Rockies third baseman Ty Wigginton played him. Gardner was going to bunt leading off for the Yankees. Of course, he...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Jacobson takes lead at Travelers Fredrik Jacobson sank a 31-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to finish with a 63 at the Traveler's Championship yesterday, taking a one-shot...
Duda's day leads Mets over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's called Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, but to the Mets it became one giant Duda Ranch yesterday. Lucas Duda owned the joint, with the performance of his...
Niese displays Amazin' heart
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jonathon Niese's heart tells him this is nothing serious. The Mets lefty departed yesterday's game in the sixth inning with a rapid heartbeat -- something he has...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1 Mile; pace; $13,750; clm1FrStrzzKng(MLchnce) 5.403.603.008Comical Star A (AMiller)9.604.006Equinox Seelster (Allard)2.60* Exacta (1-8) $30.80 * Trifecta (1-8-6) $97.40Winner picked by SmithSECOND-1 Mile; pace; $30,000; King Sixes2aTamayo (AMiller) 7.202.602.104A J Corbelli...
Nationals ready to put Davey in dugout
Davey Johnson is poised to take over as manager of the Nationals, replacing Jim Riggleman, who abruptly resigned Thursday. Washington general manager Mike Rizzo said yesterday that Johnson, 68, has...
Hondo has a Halo
Hondo whiffed badly with the Twins but more than offset that by connecting with the Giants and Braves to lower the deficit to 1,525 motas. Today, Mr. Aitch will go...
Mexico rallies to beat U.S. for 2nd straight Cup title
PASADENA, Calif. -- In just a few short minutes, Mexico turned the tables on the United States, then ran away with its second straight Gold Cup win. This one means...
Vic Cangialosi's Churchill Grade
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-7 fur; $21,500; alw; 3up1-Big Flirt 9-22-Case Clocker 8-13-Go Getem 5-14-Faithope 6-15-Redy'sRckt 5-26-ArchiTrckr 7-27-Demigod 6-1SECOND-7 fur; $24,200; alw; 3up(f)6-Donnaguska 2-11-Rossn'sMs 15-12-SlrsPsttm 12-13-TopSmoochr 5-14-PrncssJnll 7-25-OnLstNtmr 4-17-QueenfSct 7-2THIRD-6 fur;...
Game changer: Most proposals are on target
The new proposals for the coming big- game season in New York have drawn a few critics, but largely should help expand hunting in the state. Wildlife officials are proposing...
Golly Gee! Mets' Dillon right at home
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Gee, could this really be happening? As Dillon Gee puts on his uniform today, he'll likely ask himself that question. After watching so many games at Rangers...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 26MONJune 27TUEJune 28WEDJune 29THUJune 30FRIJuly 1SATJuly 2YankeesColorado2:20TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMNOGAMEMilw.7:05YESWCBSMilw.7:05YESWCBSMilw.1:05YESWCBSMets7:10YESWCBSMets4:10FOXWCBSMetsTexas3:05TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEDet.7:05SNYWFANDet.7:05SNYWFANDet.1:05SNYWFANYanks7:10WPIXWFANYanks4:10FOXWFANLibertyLos Angeles4:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:30No TVS.A.7:00No TVNOGAMERed BullsChicago2:00TV -- ESPNRadio WQBU 93.7 FMNOGAME*FC NY8:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.J.10:30ESPN2WADOSiyanksHudson...
‘Big C’ Break
John Benjamin Hickey waited a long time for his moment in the sun. It finally came June 12 when he was named Best Featured Actor in a Drama at the...
'Blood' thirsty
Doll-eyed, Brooklyn-born beauty Deborah Ann Woll may be in her fourth year as newbie vampire Jessica on HBO’s wildly popular series “True Blood,” but the role doesn’t necessarily fit like...
Don't miss
Deep throat SUMMER comes crashing into the Hamptons when HankMed saves the passengers of a toppled Jitney. Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein) later treats a young woman involved in the accident...
Murder story wraps on ‘Treme’
A day-by-day guide to keep you entertained until the holiday weekend: Treme Mama is going to need a double Sazerac to get through tonight’s funeral for Steve Earle’s Harley, not...
The year Wimbledon served up a winner
Seeing how it’s Wimbledon time, did I ever tell you about the Great Wimbledon Caper of 1992? One of my favorites. Andre Agassi, then starring in camera commercials in which...
Reel good
SUPERBAD 2007 Monday, 8 p.m., FX uThis is the “40-Year-Old Virgin” guys’ — Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen — sort-of autobiographical story about two nerds (Jonah Hill,right, and Michael Cera),...
Shock jock
Mehcad Brooks started off his new job on the USA series “Necessary Roughness” by getting into a car collision while driving back from a shopping mall in Atlanta. Brooks, 30,...
Ask Ashley: Big talk about lil man
I recently broke up with a woman, and as you may expect, it didn’t exactly go well. Soon after, I found out that she’d been talking about my size, which...
Meet market: Culture vulture sks gallery-loving guy
Rachel, a 25-year-old Ph.D. student, takes study breaks by exploring the city’s many museums. She’s hoping to find a guy who loves art as much as he loves her *...
Top 5 ways to woo a waiter or waitress
According to diners dishing it out at The Counter “Say, ‘Excuse me, waiter. There’s a heart in my soup. I lost it when I looked at you.’ ” — Anna...
This week’s couple: Never-ending love story
When we sent Nick, a 30-year-old actor, and Daniela, a 26-year-old planning manager at the Metropolitan Museum, to the Upper West Side Indian eatery Saravanaa Bhavan, we didn’t know it...
Weird but true
The late-night Alaskan sun wasn't bright enough for these visitors. The 106th annual Midnight Sun baseball game in Fairbanks had to be suspended for the first time after the visiting...
Queens native Diaz rises to the occasion with FCNY
Steve Diaz wasn’t supposed to be the starting goalkeeper for F.C. New York Friday night. But when Tim Melia, on loan from Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer, informed...
Parents seek explanation for coach's dismissal, Molloy wants new direction
The Archbishop Molloy girls basketball parents are looking for answers from the school after varsity coach Tom Catalanotto was unceremoniously dismissed Friday. Many of them plan to got to school...
Brazen hack pack LulzSec says they quit
A publicity-seeking hacker group that has blazed a path of mayhem on the Internet over the last two months, including attacks on law enforcement sites, said unexpectedly on Saturday it...
NY gay marriage vote bolsters French backers
PARIS — Tens of thousands of revelers turned out Saturday for a gay pride parade in Paris, many of them hailing the legalization of gay marriage in New York and...