July 4, 2011

Yankees fall to Indians 6-3; Jeter hitless

CLEVELAND — Austin Kearns hit his first homer in 105 at-bats this season, a stunning three-run shot in the seventh inning off New York's A.J. Burnett, to send the Cleveland...

Chestnut wins again! But so does Kobayashi

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Chestnut wins again! But so does Kobayashi

ttracy@cnglocal.com

Drink different in the Bay Area

The only thing wrong with San Francisco, from a visitor’s perspective, is that once you know what else there is going on within an hour’s drive or two, it’s awfully...

Star trek

AMORE IN ITALIA Style Network stars Bill & Giuliana Rancic enjoyed a taste of the old country while visiting Giuliana’s family in Italy. The happy couple gorged on pasta in...

11 ways to taste San Francisco now

We New Yorkers think of our city as the greatest food destination in the country, but San Francisco continues to give us a serious run for our money. Part of...

‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ on track for biggest July Fourth opening weekend of all time

LOS ANGELES -- "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" earned $116.4 million domestically over the four-day July Fourth weekend according to early studio estimates, giving the alien robot action film the...

Jeter batting leadoff in return to Yankees lineup tonight

CLEVELAND -- On a tradition-filled day, Derek Jeter is back playing shortstop and batting leadoff for the Yankees.It doesn't get much more fireworks and hot dogs than that.Sidelined since June...

William beats Catherine in good-natured boat race on Canadian tour

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went oar-to-oar in a dragon boat race Sunday and Prince William put on a display of emergency helicopter maneuvers...

VIDEO: Sterger mocks ESPN’s blonde hires

Jenn Sterger meet irony. Sterger, in a video for the website Bro Bible, took a shot at ESPN for hiring attractive blondes Charissa Thompson and Lindsay Czarniak this past week....

Vice President Joe Biden joins Twitter

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden launched an official Twitter account Monday as the White House continues to embrace the popular micro-blogging website as a tool to communicate directly with...

Chargers GM still mad at Giants’ Eli

A.J. Smith knows how to hold a grudge. The Chargers GM still sounds frustrated over Eli Manning’s threat to sit out the 2004 season if San Diego picked him with...

American Farrar wins third stage of Tour De France

REDON, France -- Tyler Farrar became the first American to win a Tour de France stage on July 4, dominating a sprint finish in the third leg Monday as teammate...

Djokovic proudest of putting lone loss behind him

WIMBLEDON, England -- Novak Djokovic is on the path to greatness, and one way to fully grasp that is to focus not on his many successes but instead on a...

Clemens ready to fight with perjury trial starting Wednesday

WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens' tenacious pursuit of victory on the pitcher's mound is re-emerging as he enters federal court this week to fight charges he lied about using drugs and...

Queens teen survives five-story fall

A 19-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after plunging five floors off a Queens rooftop early this morning, cops said. The victim was hanging out with a pal on...

Post Power Rankings: Phillies, Yankees stay on top

With the Red Sox and Phillies playing this week, a lot of talk was around it being a potential World Series preview. But the Yankees took over first place in...

Joey Chestnut gobbles his way to greatness at Nathan's July 4th hotdog contest

And we have two wieners! Joey ‘‘Jaws’’ Chestnut put away 62 hot dogs and buns today, chowing his way to a fifth consecutive victory at the Nathan’s International Hot Dog...

Chavez home after surgery for cancerous tumor

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made an unexpected return home Monday from an extended stay in Cuba where he received treatment for cancer, according to video released on...

Libya sees some progress in talks with rebels

TRIPOLI, Libya — A senior official in Moammar Gadhafi's government says Libyan officials and rebels are making progress in talks aimed at stopping four months of fighting. Deputy Foreign Minister...

Jets' Revis voted 8th best in league by fellow players

Darrelle Revis is the best cornerback in football, best player on the field and one day will be the best Jets player ever, according to his coach, Rex Ryan. Ryan...

Indianapolis police find decomposed body, unknown if related to missing Westchester student

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Bloomington, Ind., police department said Monday a decomposed body had been found on the northeast side of Indianapolis, but it remained unknown if the remains are related...

Casey Anthony murder trial goes to the jury after passionate rebuttal from prosecutors

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jurors in Casey Anthony's murder trial had their first chance to deliberate on Monday, after spending 35 days listening to emotional, often-gruesome testimony about the disappearance and...

Exxon expands oil spill cleanup efforts in Montana

BILLINGS, Mont. -- An additional 80 people were heading to the Exxon Mobil Corp. spill site in Billings, Mont., Monday as the effort to clean oil released from its Silvertip...

Suspect in NYC family shooting dead after standoff

TRAINER, Pa. -- The suspect in a shooting that left two people dead and three critically injured died Monday in a Pennsylvania home after a standoff with a SWAT team,...

Serena plummets to 175th in world rankings

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Thirteen-time grand slam winner Serena Williams hit a 14-year low Monday as she plummeted 150 places to 175th in the world rankings following her fourth round...

One dead, at least six missing after boat carrying US tourists sinks off Mexico coast

SAN FELIPE, Mexico -- One person died and at least six others were missing Monday after a boat carrying US tourists sank off Mexico's coast. The US Coast Guard has...

French writer to bring rape complaint against Strauss-Kahn

PARIS — Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn say they will file a slander complaint against a writer who accuses the former International Monetary Fund head of sexually assaulting her in 2002....

Fox News' political Twitter account hacked; updates posted falsely reporting that Obama had been assassinated

Hackers broke into Fox’s political Twitter account early Monday, posting updates saying President Barack Obama had been assassinated. A series of six tweets coming from the FoxNewsPolitics account reported that...

Bus crash kills 23, injures 29 in south China

BEIJING — A tourist bus carrying 52 passengers flipped over and burst into flames after it was rear-ended by a cargo truck in south China on Monday, killing at least...

Not guilty pleas entered for Mladic after he's ejected for disrupting court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A defiant Ratko Mladic plunged his Yugoslav war crimes tribunal arraignment into chaos Monday, repeatedly shouting at judges, defying their orders and refusing to enter pleas...

'Battle Royale' is finally here!

More than decade after the notorious Japanese thriller "Battle Royale'' was released, it is getting a screening in New York, July 8 at 9:15 p.m. at the Japan Society, 333...

Mets GM considers making Reyes substantial offer: source

Sandy Alderson was pigeonholed early in his administration as a risk-averse executive who would strongly reject the idea of a mega-contract for any player, but specifically an injury-prone one such...

Reyes has minor strain; Mets stay cautious

Jose Reyes will be with the Mets on the West Coast, but they don’t know when the All-Star shortstop will return to the field. Reyes was diagnosed with a Grade...

Go to Greg

You gave some really bad advice in response to the temp who wanted to know how to turn her assignment into a full-time job. A temp should never initiate any...

Labor daze

July 4 is a day to have barbecues and watch fireworks, but it’s also a day to consider the rich history of the United States. Here at @work we see...

Business briefs

Euro help The euro area ap proved its share of a $17.4 billion aid pay ment for Greece and pledged to complete work in the coming weeks on a second...

More al fresco dining options on the menu

This Fourth of July there are some new outdoor patio dining options. The Mark Hotel, at 25 E. 77th St., has opened a 600-square-foot dining area that seats about 13...

Zombie in aisle 5

That Woolite TV ad you'll see later this month, the one with the horror movie feel to it that was directed by Rob Zombie, is brought to you by Facebook...

Army's last draftee to retire after 39 years

FORT BELVOIR, Va. -- He didn't join the Army willingly, but as Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger prepares to retire, he's grateful he found his calling. Mellinger, 58, was drafted...

Marines in 'sham wedding' busts

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Military officials are charging three Marine corporals with fraud and larceny for entering into a pair of sham marriages to collect housing funds, officials said. The...

Retired ’Dafy can stay: foe

BENGHAZI, Libya -- Libya's rebel chief said yesterday Moammar Khadafy was welcome to retire on Libyan soil as long as he resigns formally and agrees to international supervision of his...

Biker's helmet beef fatal

ONONDAGA, NY -- A motorcyclist at a protest ride against helmet laws was killed after he flipped over his handlebars and struck his head on the pavement. State troopers said...

Yemen prez's wait-and-cede

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Yemen's president, hospitalized in the Saudi capital, will not cede power until he returns to oversee a transition, a Yemeni Cabinet official said yesterday. Yemen has...

Woman catches plunging tot

BEIJING -- A 2-year-old Chinese girl, left unattended, fell 10 stories from her family's apartment window -- and survived after being caught by a woman passing by, state media reported...

Got it made - in America

They're 100 percent American-made, every dang product. A hardworking upstate welder got so fed up with losing work to overseas competition and being forced to lay off his own relatives...

Miss. levee fix

The levee system that prevented an estimated $62 billion in losses during Mississippi River flooding in May sustained damage, the US Army Corps of Engineers officials say. The corps estimates...

Move over, Rover

It's a dog-eat-dog world in the West Village! Owners of pint-sized pups are howling mad because huge mongrels are chewing up their beloved pets at the Hudson River Park dog...

Thais elect first female leader

BANGKOK -- The sister of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra led Thailand's main opposition party to a landslide victory in elections yesterday. The vote paves the way for 44-year-old...

Reeling 'Housewife'

Forget catty co-stars -- this "Real Housewife of New York City" says she's getting screwed by her wealthy ex-husband. Sonja Morgan -- the saucy blond socialite who spices up the...

NYC rationing toilet paper at Coney Island

Hey buddy, can you spare a square? The city is so hard up for cash that it's rationing toilet paper in women's public restrooms -- to the point where bathroom...

Obama to ask Cuomo to be 2012 running mate: sources

A Prominent Republican is joining a prominent Democrat in predicting that Gov. Cuomo will become President Obama's running mate for vice president next year. Former New York GOP boss William...

'Flurry' of training for bus drivers

It's Christmas in July for MTA bus drivers, and their out-of-season gift is more blizzard training. The MTA began new, ramped-up lessons for navigating snowbound streets this month, following last...

GOP big calls Dem debt plan 'crazy'

WASHINGTON -- Federal budget negotiations have descended into insanity, a leading Republican charged yesterday. Sen. John Cornyn blasted as "crazy" congressional Democrats' latest plan to simply ignore the US debt...

Go ahead and pledge allegiance

Patriotism isn't dead. It's on life support -- and may never wake up. Broadcasting the US Open golf tournament last month, NBC honchos made the bonehead decision to censor the...

NYPD Daily Blotter

Manhattan It was hardly a clean getaway. A cat burglar was nabbed after swiping dough from an East Harlem Laundromat, authorities said. Ronnie Deltoro, 45, allegedly lifted the metal roll-down...

A kick right in the buns

For burgers they get an A -- but for cleanliness, it's an F. Donovan's Pub, the beloved Queens bar that attracts people from all over the city for what critics...

Holiday all relative for patriot kin

For Melvin Philip Livingston, the Fourth of July means much more than fireworks and backyard barbecues. His name is on the Declaration of Independence. Livingston is a direct descendent of...

Fed-up judge forces bickering lawyers to apologize during chaotic closing arguments in Casey Anthony trial

The fed-up judge in the trial of accused child-killer Casey Anthony threw out a key argument in her defense yesterday and forced lawyers from each side to apologize for an...

49% of France says Strauss-Kahn can return to politics: poll

They're willing to forgive and forget. A new poll says half of France wants onetime presidential favorite Dominique Strauss-Kahn to get back into politics. Forty-nine percent of French citizens surveyed...

$37M for Bam's staff

WASHINGTON -- The debt crisis isn't hurting White House paychecks. President Obama will pay his staff $37,121,463 this year -- nearly $4 million more than President Bush paid his White...

Tourism biz 'owes' Apple big

City taxpayers are being played like Times Square tourists betting on three-card monte, a new audit charges. The agency that markets the Big Apple to tourists and conventioneers hides millions...

$4 fee turns ferry into ghost ship

They've abandoned ship! Business sank like the Titanic on the new East River ferry service last week once passengers had to start paying. "When it was free, it was packed,"...

City in full 'boom'

Holiday revelers today will flood city beaches, marvel at an after-dark fireworks tribute to Lady Liberty -- and maybe even watch some awe-inspiring eaters devour ungodly amounts of hot dogs....

Ma 'killer' in crazed 911 calls

A deranged Upper East Side man called 911 twice after allegedly stabbing his philanthropist mom to death, first to admit the crime, then to retract the confession, police sources said...

Thugs killed nurse by mistake

Two gunmen killed a nursing assistant in Queens while aiming for her teenage son -- and he wasn't even the right target either, police sources said yesterday. In the fatal...

Box office 'Moon' shot

"Transformers" delivered the biggest US opening weekend this year. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" took in $97.4 million domestically in its first weekend, according to studio estimates. Tom Hanks and...

Fisherman drowns on SI

A young man drowned last night after fishing with friends from rocks off the north shore of Staten Island, police said. Nemesio Rojas-Samora, 21, was hit by a wave and...

Family bloodbath

An East Village man and a 2-year-old boy were killed -- and the man's aunt, uncle and girlfriend critically wounded -- in an execution-style bloodbath at the family's weekend retreat...

Medicaid bill fun for fraudsters

The state Legislature has rammed through a bill making it more difficult to crack down on Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse, critics charge. The bill quietly passed both houses of...

What makes America exceptional

For the last 235 years, on the Fourth of July, Americans have celebrated the birth of the United States, and the founding ideas that have made it the most powerful,...

Salute to Old Glory

It seems lately that whenever politicians get in trouble, or feel the need to peddle a dubious policy, they wheel out a battery of American flags. The bigger the con,...

Bam's business cents: costing the US trillion$

THE ISSUE: President Obama’s press conference last week and how to address US debt. *** President Obama and his fellow Democrats simply don't get it -- the Robin Hood approach...

Lincoln & the Declaration

When Abraham Lincoln began his speech at the dedication of the Gettys burg cemetery in 1863 with those words redolent of the King James Bible, "four score and seven years...

Vic Cangialosi's Churchill Grade

Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 ½ fur; $22,800; clm; 3up6-HghFlyngJk 5-11-SthrnEmprr 30-12-Big Buff 10-13-TizaTheme 10-14-Adaro 7-25-SaudiPrnc 8-17-Humr'sPnch 30-18-SoulofGold 12-19-ChrmngEndv 12-110-Tourantino 6-111-Jambonied 5-112-Kenseth 8-1SECOND-7 fur; $21,500; clm; 3up3-EnchntdMs 3-11-Belle Muse 5-12-Katy Lied...

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Parx Entries

Post Time: 12:25 p.m.   All horses appear in post position orderFIRST7 fur; $23,000; clm($7,500); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Flirtatious Smile(L),118Crmch 7-22Zoran(L),118A Arroyo 4-13Catalina Fog(L),118A Prado 6-14Polished(L),118C Cruz 12-15I'mtrulyinthemood(L),118J Ferrer 8-16Elixir(L),118Hmpshr 9-27Runnin...

Bill Smith At Yonkers

Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Buck Stops Here (1st)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $14,000; conditional2BuckStopsHere(JBartlett)7-4-38-54Dawg's Buddy(S Smith)1-2-95-13Matilda(B Sears)5-4-48-11ForbettorOrWrs(PLchnce)7-6-48-15GordysEarthAngl(JStrttn)8-6-410-16Gaucho Arts(D Dube)5-5-410-17MedolandSantorn(GBrnnn)1-2-74-18Studio Queen(C Manzi)3-5-16-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $12,000; claiming3AllwaysSecret(GBrennan)2-5-89-54Hunting Lodge(C Manzi)6-2-48-16Credit Limit(S Bouchard)4-5-68-11S...

Monmouth Park Analysis

Post time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1m&70yds; $18,000; cl($5,0); 3up FOUR SHORE drops in class while stretching out. SPANGLED STAR won going shorter in last...

Belmont Charts

July 3, 2011 Showery And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -2 ¼ miles(T); $50,000; stplchsWILLIAM ENTENMANN STAKESOff: 1:02 p.m.St.good, won drivingTime: 4:03.25.Trainer: Richard ValentineWinner: B G, 4,...

Sports shorts

NHL: Havlat to Sharks The Sharks and Wild made their second major deal of the offseason with San Jose sending forward Dany Heatley to Minnesota last night for forward Martin...

Hollywood Results

FIRST-$25,300, mdn cl, 3YO up F&M, 1 1/16m1Bourree (Delgadillo) 43.409.603.605Blue Grass Music (Flores)2.602.102Argue My Case (Flores)2.10 Off 1:01. Time 1:47.60. Fast. * $1 Exacta (1-5) $44.30 * Quinella (1-5) $24.40...

Monmouth Park Results

FIRST-$20,000, cl, 3YO up, 1mi 70yd3Il Divo (Lopez) 6.403.402.107Brown's Hill (Serpa)6.003.001Pointing Home (Mangalee)2.20 Scr: Ghosts and Legends, Too Good. * Exacta (3-7) $35.20 * $1 Superfecta (3-7-1-4) $88.70 * $1...

Watney leads PGA money list after AT&T win

Nick Watney capped off an amazing weekend at Aronimink to win the AT&T National yesterday, moving him to No. 10 in the world and atop the PGA Tour money list...

'Gallo' enters Hall

The leading money-earning pacer Gallo Blue Chip and the president of Hanover Shoe Farm are among the inductees into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y. Racing judge...

Hushovd on top at Tour

LES ESSARTS, France -- Thor Hushovd of Norway captured the overall lead at the Tour de France yesterday after his Garmin-Cervelo team won the time trial in the second stage...

Djokovic tops Nadal in Wimbledon final

WIMBLEDON, England -- Novak Djokovic never managed to win a grass-court tournament of any sort, let alone Wimbledon -- until yesterday. Djokovic never was able to beat Rafael Nadal in...

U.S. Open next goal for Wimbledon champ Djokovic

Look out Flushing Meadows: Hurricane Djokovic is on its way, touching down soon. Novak Djokovic is the new king, the new Wimbledon champion, the new No. 1 in the tennis...

Jays jolt Lee, Phils

All but untouchable in June, Cliff Lee's streak of success came to a stunning halt in his first July start. Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 27th home run, one...

Mets Reyes, Beltran named All-Stars

The fans proved they realized just what kind of season Jose Reyes is having while Carlos Beltran has proven to the Mets just how far he has exceeded expectations after...

Hamstring keeps Yankees' Nunez on bench

Eduardo Nunez sat out yesterday's game due to a tight hamstring that the impressive Yankee shortstop suffered during Saturday's game. Joe Girardi opted to keep Nunez out of the lineup,...

Mets' K-Rod pleased with two shutout innings

Francisco Rodriguez was especially pleased about his two-inning, scoreless performance in yesterday's 3-2 triumph over the Yankees at Citi Field. "It was huge," the Mets closer said of the 10-inning...

Nova forced out of crowded Yankees rotation

Choosing to bypass a six-man rotation and opting against putting Ivan Nova in the bullpen because they believed it wasn't right for his development, the Yankees shipped Nova to the...

Dickey's day short, but sweet for Mets

R.A. Dickey knew this was not the time to be a hero, or actually, not the time to be stupid. The Mets' starting righty knuckleballer was achy with a tight...

Yankees' Rivera blows first save vs. rival since '99

Mariano Rivera has so spoiled the Yankees and their fans, that perfection is expected and blown saves are treated with disbelief. It had been over a decade since he had...

Bays' game-winner saves Mets from sweep of Yankees

Jason Bay officially has his signature moment in a Mets uniform. After 1½ years of mostly torment in Flushing, the $66 million left fielder stepped to the plate in the...

Yankees feel Jeter's loss as Pena struggles

The Yankees can't wait to roll out the pinstriped red carpet from Cleveland Hopkins International to the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field today for Derek Jeter. It isn't the simple...

Amazin'! Mets' $66 million bust walks the walk

The fifth pitch of the at-bat was a cutter, precisely the kind of ball that has delivered Mariano Rivera from pedestrian starter to immortal closer in 15 short years, exactly...

Hondo's Jay talking

Hondo had no problems in Houston yesterday as the dreaded Bosawx came through against the 'Stros to reduce the deficit to 1,470 ainges. Today, Mr. Aitch will assign Morrow and...

All-Stars and snubs for Yankees

The Yankees had a half-dozen representatives named to the All-Star team yesterday, including starters Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano and injured Derek Jeter. And they could've had more. CC...

Today's Sports on Air

Baseball1 p.m.Cubs at NationalsWGN1:30 p.m.Blue Jays at Red SoxMLBN6:30 p.m.Yankees at IndiansYES, WBCS (880 AM)6:30 p.m.Phillies at MarlinsMLBN 7 p.m.Cyclones at S.I. YankeesWKRB (90.3 FM) 9 p.m.Mets at DodgersSNY, WFAN...

Flood opened gates

Jose Reyes offered a polite "I don't know who that is" earlier this week when a Post reporter asked him about the legacy of Curt Flood. Perhaps it's understandable: Reyes...

Nobody noticed three-ball walk

Yesterday, it took four balls before Cameron Maybin got his free ride to first base in Seattle. A day earlier, it was a little easier, at least for him. An...

Visit '2' remember for Yankees kids

TRENTON -- Corban Joseph normally wears No. 2 for the Trenton Thunder. So when Derek Jeter arrived in Trenton to play a pair of rehab games for the Yankees' Double-A...

Jeter finishes rehab; set to rejoin Yankees

TRENTON -- There was good news and bad news resulting from Derek Jeter's second rehab game last night. The good news is Jeter's right calf is healthy, and he will...

Home Team Lineups

TODAYJuly 4TUEJuly 5WEDJuly 6THUJuly 7FRIJuly 8SATJuly 9 SUNJuly 10YankeesCleveland6:35TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMCle.7:05YESWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.1:05YESWCBST.B.1:05YESWCBSMetsDodgers9:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AML.A.D.10:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANS.F.10:15SNYWFANS.F.9:05SNYWFANS.F.8:05ESPNWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.A.8:00No TVNOGAMEChi.4:00No TVRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMETor.8:00MSG+WQBUNOGAMENOGAMED.C.7:30MSGWADONOGAMESiyanksBrooklyn7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVVer.6:05No TVVer.1:05No TVCyclonesStaten Island7:00No...

Sitch, dad in truce

'Jersey Shore" star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has dropped his lawsuit against his father -- who's agreed to stop trying to profit off his son's name. Frank Sorrentino, in turn,...

Paris Hilton: lifesaver

Charlie Sheen's ex Brooke Mueller says Paris Hilton saved her life. Mueller, sprung from an outpatient rehab program, told friends she got help after watching herself on Hilton's Oxygen show,...

We the people

Maybe it's time for Alexandra Pelosi to stay home and visit Manhattan food carts or something because these road trips are beginning to get as tedious as a road trip...

Weird but true

This guy needs a better imagination. Inmate Kyle Richards, 21, is suing the state of Michigan, claiming that a jailhouse porn ban amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. In his...

Crash survivor has the Wolverines to lean on

You hope there's never before been a story like this and pray there never will be another one like it again. It's a story that makes parents walk into their...

Tie one on!

Shooting-machine Serwatka back in streetball after near-decade absence

Steve Serwatka is conspicuous in New York City’s streetball leagues even before he takes his first jump shot. The New Rochelle native is under 6-feet tall, 33 years old and...

'Africa' catches on, finds stability with new Ball Up organization

Two years ago, Anthony (Africa) Pimble was hoping for an opportunity to play overseas. The Bronx native was trying to shed the label of just being a dunker and not...