July 10, 2011
Swim nut dragged from Central Park Reservoir
An overheated dope went for a dip in the Central Park Reservoir this afternoon and then refused to get out, forcing firefighters to drag him to shore, officials said. The...
Slave reference scrubbed from marriage vow signed by Bachmann, Santorum
WASHINGTON -- A socially conservative Iowa group apologized Saturday evening for a controversial reference to slavery in a "marriage vow" signed by presidential candidates Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rick Santorum,...
Mets lose 4-2 to Giants in final game before break
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a slow start, a slew of injuries and two straight losses to San Francisco end the first half, the New York Mets head into the All-Star...
Phillies rout Braves to increase NL East lead
PHILADELPHIA — Raul Ibanez homered and drove in six runs to back eight strong innings by Cole Hamels in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 14-1 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Sunday....
Yankees' A-Rod out 4-6 weeks after opting for surgery
Choosing to undergo surgery to fix the torn meniscus in his right knee, Alex Rodriguez will be missing in action for four to six weeks. And maybe even longer than...
Bikini Bar boutique founder falls to death in tragic accident
A former Navy diver whose love of the Pacific helped spawn a hip Tribeca boutique died after falling from a Manhattan rooftop early today, and police are investigating it as...
More than 100 missing when riverboat sinks in Russia
MOSCOW — Emergency officials say that 102 people, including dozens of children, are missing and at least one is dead after a passenger boat with over 180 people onboard sank...
Montgomerie out of British Open for first time in 21 years
INVERNESS, Scotland -- The British Open will be without Colin Montgomerie next week for the first time since 1989 after the veteran Scot ran out of steam at the Scottish...
Funeral set for fan who fell at Rangers game
ARLINGTON, Texas -- After a fan fell out of the club level of seats at Rangers Ballpark while trying to catch a foul ball last July, the team immediately assessed...
Clemens trial a story of two friends turned enemies
WASHINGTON -- Strip away the legalese and the trial of Roger Clemens is a tale of two men: the baseball star and his trainer. The pair rose together to the...
Jeter back to work after historic day
The morning after celebrating his 3,000th hit with friends and family, Derek Jeter was back at work. At 11:42 a.m., Jeter walked out into the public part of the Yankees...
U.S. stuns Brazil with last-minute goal at women's World Cup
DRESDEN, Germany — The Americans are moving on to the semifinals after one of the most riveting games in the history of the Women’s World Cup — beating Brazil 5-3...
Pawlenty: Bachmann's record 'non-existent'
WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, taking the gloves off, said Sunday that fellow Minnesotan Michele Bachmann's congressional record is "non-existent." Pawlenty's tough comments come as he faces mounting questions...
Fighting through adversity, New Heights 16s claim Adidas Invitational
READING, Pa. – In explaining his team’s several titles this spring, Kimani Young has harped on maturity, the ability to battle adversity and fight through sluggish play. The Adidas Invitational...
Yankees' Robertson, Sabathia named to All-Star team
Yankees setup man David Robertson received a well-deserved All Star spot Sunday when Rays lefty David Price asked off the AL squad due to a bothersome big left toe. Robertson...
Ronde says Bucs not likely to sign twin Tiki: report
Don’t expect a Barber brother reunion on the football field anytime soon. Giants running back Tiki Barber recently said that the Buccaneers and Steelers are on the “short list” of...
Wife dumps husband after he's arrested for running over mistress
A Bronx wife whose cheating hubby was charged in a drunken hit-run of his mistress said today she’s broken up with him over his callous betrayal. "He’s supposed to be...
Williams says lockout hurts his chances of staying with Nets: report
Deron Williams wants to see if the Nets are worth committing to beyond next season. The Nets star told ESPN.com that would be difficult if there is no season with...
Jeter from a Mets fan's view
By now, you've probably read all the accolades, all the praise and all the celebration that came pouring down Saturday, not only from the highest seats at Yankee Stadium but...
Sabathia's complete game shutout lifts Yankees over Rays
James Shields, B.J. Upton and CC Sabathia threw the Yankees into the All-Star break on quite the roll. Shields and Upton made egregious throwing errors that let Robinson Cano score...
India train derail kills at least 31
FATEHPUR, India — Rescuers searched through the wreckage of a packed express train for people trapped inside after it derailed in northern India on Sunday, killing at least 31 and...
Knicks' Stoudemire tweets that he won't play in Europe
Amar’e Stoudemire will wait out the lockout in New York. The Knicks star put an end to any rumors that he would play basketball in Europe if the NBA’s labor...
US cutting Pakistan aid by $800M
The Obama administration's decision to suspend $800 million in aid to the Pakistan's military signals a tougher U.S. line with a critical but sometimes unreliable partner in the fight against...
Former corporate lawyer now trekking across country with faithful canine companion, Mabel
His career’s gone to the dogs, but that’s how former corporate bankruptcy lawyer Tyler Coulson wants it. He chucked his lucrative job with a high-powered Chicago law firm in March...
'Drunk' breaks into Ed Sullivan Theater, home of Letterman show
An intoxicated man broke into the famed Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan early this morning and trashed the lobby, police said. Cops arrived at 7 a.m. to respond to a...
3 injured after boats collide off Long Island
ISLIP, N.Y. — Authorities say three people are injured after a water taxi collided with a private boat off Long Island. Coast Guard spokeswoman Jetta Disco says the accident occurred...
Yankees' Jeter authors moment to last a lifetime
Each at bat these past few days had been a symphony of sound, an orchestra of acoustic resonance. It would start every time they cued up the tape of the...
Jeter is master of the dramatic for Yankees
Later, Derek Jeter could laugh about a lot of things that hadn't seemed so funny. He could chuckle about how the great Tony Gwynn had said that the last 10...
Yankees' Rivera, Posada salute Jeter
They were all pups together back in 1995, young Yankees with dreams. The gangly shortstop from Kalamazoo . . . the skinny, religious Panamian pitcher . . . the thick-legged...
Jeter gets hit 3,000 with home run in Yankees win over Rays
The fairy-tale life of Derek Jeter added a stirring chapter yesterday nobody could have predicted. On a flawless summer day inside a packed Yankee Stadium, the perfect Yankee not only...
Trivia solution: Rays' Price is right
Rays left-hander David Price had just unwillingly become a trivia question answer. And after Derek Jeter circled the bases in one of the Yankees’ most historic moments and accepted the...
Perfect fit for Jeter that brilliant effort came in Yankees win
This was chilling and memorable, nostalgic and surreal, impressive and historic. But because this was Derek Jeter, the most important element of a special day was this: It was meaningful....
No shortage of possible suitors ready to swipe Reyes from Mets
You want to get a pretty good baseball argument going? Then ask a front office executive what he thinks Jose Reyes will receive as a free agent. I have been...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Jim Leyritz
Former Yankee Jim Leyritz opens up to Steve Serby about his DUI conviction and manslaughter acquittal in a 2007 crash that killed the mother of two. Q: How often have...
Fridays just won’t be same without ‘FNL’
An old friend will be leaving us next Friday night, one that never seemed to be around as often, or as long, as we would have liked. We will remember...
Rangers aced Richards deal
So it turns out the issue wasn’t so much whether I agreed with Glen Sather and Jim Dolan on the deal the Rangers gave Brad Richards, but whether I agreed...
Braziller: Trying on my scouting hat at Hoop Group Elite Session I
READING, Pa. – When I cover high school basketball, my job isn’t to evaluate talent, it’s to find the best angles, get the best quotes and mold the best stories....
The Rumble
Skate of mind Boarders, bikers ramp it up in Times Square Doormen and security guards would chase Elliot Sloan out of the concrete pathway in the Financial District, where there...
Williams gets close decision over Lara
ATLANTIC CITY—Paul Williams had hoped to make a triumphant return to the ring and prove he had fully recovered from the devastating knockout he suffered against Sergio Martinez last November....
See no evil
“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” — Moliere Such a nice notion, and it sounds karmically just,...
GOP eyes on Weiner's seat
Underdog Republican candidate Bob Turner said yesterday he’s ready to shock the nation by winning randy ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner Queens-Brooklyn congressional seat — claiming voters are fed up with President...
LinkedIn up
LinkedIn, the business networking Web site became the No. 2 social-networking service in the US last month, boosted by its initial public offering in May. The company had 33.9 million...
Google's Schmidt to testify
Google's Chairman Eric Schmidt has agreed to testify before the Senate antitrust subcommittee in September to answer questions about the company's growing dominance of the Internet. The search giant was...
Someone needs to play the adult
It's a scene playing out at kitchen tables across the US right now. Adults are looking at a pile of bills and deciding which ones will get paid this week....
Foreclosure fixes come up short
The Obama administration has unveiled two more aid programs for troubled homeowners facing foreclosure. In one program, the mortgage servicers whose abuse of struggling homeowners is well-documented in hundreds of...
Friend search
Once huge media moguls roamed this valley. Men carrying mighty balance sheets. Sony's Howard Stringer, Disney's Bob Iger and Liberty's John Malone. come to mind. Now at Allen & Co.'s...
NYC restaurants still feel recession
It's enough to give a restaurant owner agita. According to a recent report on New York City eateries, revenues have declined 1 percent over the last year and gone down...
Figuring out the jobless reports
Dear John: Please help me with something. The weekly first-time jobless claims have averaged more than 400,000 for some time. This should equate to 1.6 million jobs lost per month,...
Anti-social behavior
A pesky hacker has caught the attention of Facebook. Mohamed Mansour is like a freedom fighter against the social network. He is trying to liberate his friends. He just wants...
Buffett's glass is half full
If you're an octogenarian known around the world as an oracle, you develop a penchant for making bold predictions on a regular basis. So this week we were treated to...
Wall(et) Street
Wall Street is voting with its wallet in its battle against a regulatory crackdown. With hundreds of proposed rules finally being written in the wake of the financial crisis, big...
Obama's merger OKs lead to huge layoffs
The White House may feel rather helpless in reducing the nation's high unemployment rate, but it has done little to curb layoffs in one area the administration controls -- approving...
LivingSocial lining up banks for coupon IPO
LivingSocial, the second-largest daily-coupon Web site, is nearing a deal to hire JPMorgan, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank to manage its initial public offering, a source said. The startup...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS DOV CHARNEY American Apparel boss gets $6M cash infusion from his investors in Canada. BRAD GREY Paramount chief plays hard cel and opens animation studio. DEREK JETER Yankee star...
Composer's 'Iron' fist on 'rip-off' tune
Will the real Iron Man please stand up? The composer of the jaunty theme music for the 1960s TV cartoon about the superhero claims a rapper stole his song. "Tony...
Dog-slay sculptor nixed
The Battery Park City Authority has shot down an anonymous gift of a $750,000 sculpture by an artist who once murdered a mutt in a snuff film. The agency snubbed...
Inflamed fire chief's flophouse fisticuffs
He had a bad case of code rage. A fed-up fire chief took matters into his own hands last week and barged into a Bronx flophouse that city inspectors had...
Edu-probe goes awry
Dennis Walcott might want to introduce his left hand to his right hand. They have a lot to talk about. The chancellor's promise to teachers that he would examine charges...
Steelers' Ward in DUI bust
He's headed from "DWTS" champ to DUI chump. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, the newly crowned king of "Dancing With The Stars," was busted in Georgia yesterday morning for...
Static on the line: Beth Israel's $9M phone hell
Can you pay me now? Verizon slyly overcharged and double-billed Beth Israel Medical Center by millions for years, the hospital claims, and has allegedly refused to refund the money. While...
Quitter Kruger 'plea deal'
It may be curtains for Carl Kruger. The state senator told confidants he'll announce his resignation by the end of the summer, a prelude to a potential guilty plea in...
2nd slay at bodega
A 65-year-old manager shot dead by a masked robber in a Queens bodega was the second worker killed there in 15 years, the store's grieving owner said yesterday. Jorge Marte,...
Deadly Union Sq. hobo fight
An early-morning squabble between two homeless men in Union Square Park ended with one fatally bashing the other in the head with a heavy bike lock, police said yesterday. Friday's...
Pool tragedy
A 12-year-old New York City boy who wanted to see how long he could hold his breath underwater drowned yesterday in a relative's pool, police said. Daekwon Ramel White, was...
2 in hosp after Bx. blaze
Two men were hospitalized and four families were left homeless after a fire ripped through a two-story Bronx building yesterday. About 60 firefighters responded to the 7 a.m. fire at...
Royal star treatment
Hollywood royalty met the real thing yesterday. Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, held court at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racket Club -- and...
Jeter blasts his way into baseball history
Derek Jeter couldn't have asked for anything better. The Yankee shortstop not only collected his 3,000th hit yesterday with a home run -- becoming the first player to reach that...
Toasting Columbia ROTC'ers
Squeezing between beer taps and bar stools, two soldiers were commissioned last week as second lieutenants in the Army inside Manhattan's oldest pub, McSorley's Ale House. The usually formal ceremony...
Gal pal hurt in hit-run
A married man driving his wife's car ran over a female friend in Midtown and left her bleeding in the street as he sped off -- only to wind up...
Roller-coaster fall kills hero
A rocketing roller coaster sent a legless Army combat hero flying to his death in a tragic accident at a Buffalo-area amusement park. Double amputee Sgt. James Thomas Hackemer, 29,...
LI tot killed in choke tragedy
A tragic toddler alone in the living room of her home on Long Island choked to death on an electrical cord yesterday, authorities said. Family members found Malana Ingram, 2,...
Spin doctor to meet with DSK
Let the spin begin. One of France's top consultants was flying to New York yesterday to meet with old friend, former client and shamed ex-IMF honcho Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a source...
The queen of secret celeb poker
In Molly's game, she stacked the deck with Hollywood kings. It was the late 2000s in LA, and Molly's was the exclusive world of high-stakes poker for A-list celebrities and...
Get yer 9/11 shrine tix - online
Reservations for tickets to visit the 9/11 memorial will be available online starting tomorrow, an official said yesterday. Visitors will be able to get timed passes to see the memorial...
GOP drop $4T goal
WASHINGTON -- House Republican budget negotiators have abandoned plans to pursue a massive $4 trillion, 10-year deficit-reduction package in the face of stiff GOP opposition to any plan that increases...
Paying $800 to be interns
NYU students are now paying for the chance to work for free. The school is charging students up to $825 for unpaid internships at law firms, banks, p.r. companies and...
Heavy-duty statue due
This voluptuous sculpture by French modernist Gaston Lachaise is on its way to bustling Tramway Plaza, at Second Avenue between 59th and 60th streets. The bronze, entitled "La Montagne" --...
7.0 quake hits Japan
TOKYO -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit Japan's northeastern coast early today, prompting a tsunami warning for the area still recovering from a devastating quake and killer...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A traffic agent was attacked in Jamaica while trying to slap two men with a parking ticket. Avram Aronov, 59, and another man approached the agent at 3:50 p.m....
9/11 skating charity milked parents for money, none of which went to victims
For years the 9/11 charity "Stars, Stripes and Skates" drew the likes of Nancy Kerrigan, Sasha Cohen and Sarah Hughes, Hollywood's Steve Buscemi, and a legion of young skaters waving...
Unions waiting till Mike's gone
Municipal labor leaders facing difficult contract negotiations are openly talking of "waiting out" Mayor Bloomberg to reach more favorable settlements with the next mayor. "If you're telling us we already...
Parks set to ax 465
Union opposition to an early-retirement deal is going to lead the Parks Department to lay off 465 workers after the summer, The Post has learned. To cut costs by $29...
Iran threatens US carriers
TEHRAN, Iran -- US aircraft carriers will be targeted if Iran is attacked over its nuclear program, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander threatened yesterday. "Aircraft carriers . . . are...
Gansevoort pool city's dirtiest; public pools much cleaner
Hold that cannonball! The Gansevoort Hotel's uber-cool rooftop pool belly-flopped in a Post test for water cleanliness, scoring last among six city swimming spots. The five that outclassed it? The...
Preschool tots' cram sessions
She didn't swig Red Bull from a sippy cup to pull all-nighters, but Taylor Dior started cramming at age 3 for what some New Yorkers think is the most important...
Let's 'Rock' again!
The long-shuttered Rainbow Room is getting spruced up for a reincarnation. Renovations have begun inside the legendary nightclub -- dormant for two years -- on the 65th floor of 30...
Anatomy of a shakedown
It was a bold political move that fell flat once the music changed. In 1994, state Sen. Frank Padavan appealed to his Republican base in Queens with a controversial report...
A life on Mars
David Bowie: Starman by Paul Trynka Little, Brown and Company A sexual, cultural, political omnivore who reinvented rock ’n’ roll in the ’70s — and himself, reliably, over the coming...
Let us eat cake
I’m shocked that WCBS-2 news anchor Kristine Johnson would be so comfortable flaunting her lavish lifestyle at a time when so many people are hurting (“Saddling Up,” July 7). Her...
Kudos to the Captain
How appropriate that Derek Jeter, the latest in a long line of Bronx Bomber legends, got his 3,000th career hit at Yankee Stadium. Because Jeter managed to do what none...
Culture clubbed
When last spotted atop the bestseller list, radio host Laura Ingraham was publishing the top-secret spoof “The Obama Diaries.” This time she’s riffing on all things cultural, from men attempting...
Fire fault
The jury did a good job by acquitting the contractors for the death of the firemen (“Deutsche Fire Verdict Sparks Fury,” July 7). With all the extra hours firefighters accumulate,...
Liar central
Why should Roger Clemens have to stand trial for lying under oath to Congress (“Rocket’s Trial Is No Waste,” July 8)? Doesn’t everyone lie to Congress? Even members of Congress...
In my library: John Cullum
How do you get to “Camelot”? For John Cullum, the Tony-winning star of stage, screen and TV (“Northern Exposure”), all it took that audition day in 1960 was a bit...
It’s the New York Post
Shame on Cindy Adams for her condescending remarks about Boston (“Here’s Boston for You,” July 5). If I were a New York sports fan, I’d hate to be reminded that...
The petty Quinn
It was noted in this space last week how well Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito Lopez fares in City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s annual tax-dollar giveaway. There have been developments. Lopez,...
Rats!
A few years ago, I was teaching a course about rat behavior, and when I began the discussion of the complex, yet predictable, grooming patterns in rats. I reflexively started...
Required reading
Misterioso by Arne Dahl (Pantheon) In the newest Nordic crime fiction from Sweden, the first of Dahl’s Intercrime series, police detective Paul Hjelm has trouble with a hostage situation and...
Shots in the dark
The Post’s article “Warning ‘Shots’ ” (July 6) describes a public-service ad that is meant to terrify parents into vaccinating their kids. The ad features a black and white message...
Recession villains
Thank God George Will, Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner are just columnists and writers and not criminal investigators, because they have no clue as to what really happened to cause...
Check out 'Motel'
You don't need a bath ing suit at the Sea side Motel because it's in the mountains, with no water in sight. But it does get interesting guests, as we...
Bridge
"I REMEMBER one prison I'd still be in if not for my lawyer. It went a lot faster with two people digging." -- an old jailbird's reminiscence. Defeating a contract...
Sweet Swisses
It's good to be the Swiss King. Last week, Gata Kamsky won the World Open, which for 39 years has been one the strongest Swiss-system tournaments anywhere. Kamsky won a...
Battle of the meatheads
This month, two of summer’s most anticipated al-fresco extravaganzas fire up their grills, and in doing so, will duke it out in the ring for the title of Ultimate Meatfest....
Clown princes of pop
Having the No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 — as LMFAO does this week with the infectious dance track “Party Rock Anthem” — is a special milestone for...
Whole lotta ‘lez’
Led Zeppelin virtually defined rock-god excess with drugs, groupies and one notorious shark. While Zep’s wild ride is long over, the band’s imitators occasionally manage to inspire debauchery themselves. “There...
Zen & the art of doga
From ambulance sirens to summer thunderstorms, a pet’s life can be stressful. But if anything is certain, owners will stop at nothing to make their furry friends’ life drama-free, and...
Reality bites!
There I am, foot trembling on the gas pedal of my truck, waiting to pull up in front of Geisha House restaurant in Los Angeles. “And go time,” yells a...
On the honey!
"Oh, bother” is right. Winnie the Pooh, who gets a new full-length feature Friday, may be one of the most beloved and venerable characters in animation, but Walt Disney himself...
Harry, it's been 'wand'erful!
The early reports are in: This is Daniel Radcliffe’s finest hour. “You feel everything he’s gone through in all these 10 years — in the story, seven years — you...
Tomorrow's Philadelphia Parx Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $22,000; cl($12,50); 3,4&5YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Jesdarand(L),110K Frey 8-12Tickling Tori(L),115K Pellot 4-13Don't Panic(L),115FPennngtn 3-14Amangiri(L),115F Garcia 2-15Sure as Gold(L),117Mntnz 12-16Don't...
A-Rod entitled to Reyes view
* I do not consider myself an Alex Rodriguez supporter, but nonetheless the media should treat him fairly when it comes to him speaking his mind about Jose Reyes. When...
Belmont Charts
July 9, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -7 ½ fur; $20,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. drifted outward lateTime: 23.88, 47.46, 1:13.30, 1:34.08.Trainer: H. BondWinner:...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST- 6 fur; $52,000; cl; 3up5OfleWickd (VdivaJr.) 13.405.403.604Super Slash (Lopez)3.002.202Come Sunday (Bravo)3.40 Off 12:52. Time 1:10.04. Fast. Scr: Amylimehouse. * Exacta (5-4) $41.40 * $1 Trifecta (5-4-2) $58.10Exacta picked by...
Parx Results
FIRST- 6 fur; $20,000; cl; 3up2SuprNvaDesrt (RvraJr.) 3.602.802.407Precious Jane (Rivera)6.603.005Sheri's Gold (Frey)2.80 Scr: Eleanor's Fuse. * Exacta (2-7) $21.60 * Trifecta (2-7-5) $79.60SECOND- 5 ½ fur; $23,000; cl; 3up4Stoic Angel...
France KOs England on penalties
France beat England 4-3 on penalties in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals when England captain Faye White missed the decisive kick yesterday in Leverkusen, Germany. White's effort -- after Eugenie...
Hollywood Park Results
FIRST- 1 1/16m(T); $55,000; mdn; 3up5Lemou (Bejarano) 4.402.602.207Tiz Gianni (Espinoza)3.803.006Causeithertz (Talamo)3.60 Off 1:02. Time 1:41.46. Firm. Scr: Perfect Magic Man. * $1 Exacta (5-7) $9.60 * Quinella (5-7) $11.60 *...
Hollywood Analysis
Post time: 4:00 p.m. FIRST-6 ½ fur; $38,500; cl($32,0); 3up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 3 ChurchAvene(L),120 DFlors 1-2-4 7-5 1 Halfapndrsa(L),120 RBjrno 1-3-2 3-1 2 Supermodel(L),120 CSthrd 5-8-4...
Hondo tries for two
It was another double-wipeout for Hondo last night as he went draino with the Padres and Orioles to boost the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,800 goltzes. Today, he will...
Respectful Rays tip their caps to Yankees captain
Rays outfielder Johnny Damon wanted to do something special for his former teammate, Derek Jeter. And Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon realized it, so after a respectful pause to allow...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1m70yds; $23,000; cl($12,50); 3p CARRIETTA won starter allowance as favorite. WISH AHEAD defeated cheaper at this distance. THEWIFEDOESNTKNOW finished...
Jeter's loved ones get front-seat view of history
Derek Jeter stands alone in history as the only Yankee to record 3,000 hits, but the man himself is not alone. Jeter's entire career and life have been shaped by...
Boggs, Jeter two to reach 3,000 with homer
Wade Boggs knows what Derek Jeter felt like yesterday more than anyone in the world. Boggs and Jeter are the only players in major league history to collect their 3,000th...
Judge orders July 19 deadline for NFL sides
A federal magistrate charged with bringing an end to the NFL lockout is determined to light a fire under the participants. That was obvious yesterday when Judge Arthur Boylan ordered...
Yankees, Rays nix All-Star hats
All-Stars from the Yankees and Rays did not wear hats with stars on them yesterday as other teams' All-Stars are doing. Major League Baseball introduced the idea to raise awareness...
Torre awed watching Jeter's hit parade
Joe Torre was at Yankee Stadium to see Derek Jeter get his 3,000th hit, but it was the ones later in the game that meant even more to the former...
Rodriguez: Jeter's game all-around great
During the celebration after Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit yesterday, Alex Rodriguez hugged his teammate. "You're amazing, bro," A-Rod told him. Rodriguez said he was dazzled by Jeter's magic yesterday at...
Yankees' A-Rod likely to have knee surgery
Alex Rodriguez is strongly leaning toward undergoing surgery to repair a slightly torn meniscus in his right knee, The Post has learned. Rodriguez went for an MRI exam on Thursday...
Mets' Wright nearly ready for rehab games
SAN FRANCISCO -- David Wright could be ready to begin playing baseball again. Manager Terry Collins spoke with Wright on Friday, and said the third baseman has progressed to the...
From one hitmaker to another: Jay-Z salutes Jeter
Jay-Z said the afternoon had to be like a dream for Derek Jeter, and his incredible 3,000th hit made the superstar rapper feel as if he were a kid. The...
Meadowlands
FIRST-1 Mile; pace; $18,200; NJSS1Pet Rock (Tetrick) 3.202.102.104D Terminata (DMiller)2.202.206Yep (Dube)2.20* Exacta (1-4) $6.20 * Trifecta (1-4-6) $13.20Trifecta picked by Bill SmithSECOND-1 Mile; pace; $18,200; NJSS2I Fght Dlw (DMiller) 2.202.202.106Ideal...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing2 p.m.IndyCar: Honda TorontoVS.4 p.m.Rolex Sports Car: Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaSPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Rays at YankeesYES, WBCS (880 AM)1 p.m.Cyclones at ConnecticutWKRB (90.3 FM)1:30 p.m.Braves at PhilliesTBS1:30 p.m.Cubs at PiratesWGN6 p.m.Futures...
Sports shorts
MLB: Braves beat Phils, Chipper on DL In Philadelphia, Alex Gonzalez hit the go-ahead RBI single and Brian McCann added a two-run homer in the 11th inning to lift the...
Leader trots to Yonkers victory
Trainer Jimmy Takter is once again the leader in the Yonkers Trot. Takter's Leader Of The Gang captured Yonkers Raceway's $445,474 signature event by a half-length over Del Cielo in...
Giants, Lincecum shut down Mets
SAN FRANCISCO -- No Freakin' way. That was Tim "The Freak" Lincecum laying down the law to the Mets, a night after Scott Hairston and Co. had stunned another All-Star,...
Williams wins decision
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Paul Williams won a majority decision over Erislandy Lara in the former two-division champion's contentious return to Boardwalk Hall. The crowd showered the ring with boos...
Vic Cangialosi's Philadelphia Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $22,000; clm; 3,4&5YO3-Alkinator 8-51-SkattleBnd 8-12-YouShldKnw 4-14-Ate 3-15-Candy's Will 20-16-J.W.'sCrys 8-17-Maggieadare 6-1SECOND-1 mile; $22,000; clm; 3up7-Fire Eater 9-51-BeyondStrm 15-12-PrfctQtrz 12-13-Fit to Play 5-14-Six Clicks 5-25-ChrisBoBss...
U.S. heads to quarters
DRESDEN, Germany -- The United States is the No. 1 team in the world, a two-time World Cup champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist. Nevertheless, the only number that matters...
Japan stuns Cup hosts
WOLFSBURG, Germany -- Japan knocked two-time defending champion Germany out of the Women's World Cup yesterday, advancing to the semifinals with a 1-0 win when substitute Karina Maruyama outran the...
Amazin' gap from Yankees spotlight
SAN FRANCISCO -- Just in case anyone is wondering, Ed Kranepool is the Mets all-time hits leader at 1,418. It was fitting on the day Derek Jeter collected his 3,000th...
Liberty eye Carson comeback from injury
NEWARK -- If a player is going to take that giant step to stardom in the WNBA, it often occurs in her third season. These were Essence Carson's stats last...
NFL players will be fresher thanks to lockout
For years, as coaches loudly have demanded more and more in the offseason, players quietly have asserted it's all too much. Three-month workout programs that are "voluntary" in name only....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 10MONJuly 11TUEJuly 12WEDJuly 13THUJuly 14FRIJuly 15SATJuly 16YankeesTampa Bay1:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMH.R.Derby8:00ESPNA.S.Game8:00FOXNOGAMETor.7:07YESWCBSTor.7:07WWORWCBSTor.1:07YESWCBSMetsSan Francisco8:05TV -- ESPNRadio--WFAN 660 AMH.R.Derby8:00ESPNA.S.Game8:00FOXNOGAMENOGAMEPhi.7:10SNYWFANPhi.4:10FOXWFANLibertyChicago4:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.NoonNo TVNOGAMEConn.7:00No TVNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAME*Chi.8:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEChivas10:30MSGWADOSiyanksVermont1:05No TVVer.7:05No TVNOGAMESt.C.7:00No TVSt.C.11 a.m.No TVSt.C.7:00No TVTri.7:00No...
Smoking gun
I planned on cooking dinner every night and living the quiet life when we moved to North Carolina,” says Angie Harmon. The former star of “Law & Order” had just...
Don't miss
Oy, such a pain I have Larry David comes to New York for the new season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” The bald curmudgeon continues to alienate people with his peculiar...
Everyday superheroes
It's hard to imagine a world in which people with superhuman powers are just like you and me. But that’s what co-creators Zak Penn and Michael Karnow are doing in...
Mystery fans can rejoice this summer
There’s a mystery for every type of person this week as the summer heats up: Leverage Looking for more of an escapist caper than a seriously depressing murder case? Look...
Rockaway in the pink
Debra and Katherine Chen are in the pink — literally — thanks to HGTV’s new series “Home By Novogratz.” In the premiere, husband-and-wife design team Robert and Cortney Novogratz take...
Reel good
ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2010 Monday, 4:45 p.m., Encore uNineteen-year-old Alice journeys though Underland, where she meets odd, otherworldly characters like the Cheshire Cat (voiced by Stephen Fry), the Mad Hatter...
Ask Ashley: couple's retreat!
What’s the best way to suggest a weekend away if we haven’t been together that long? — Anonymous For guys, chances are if the girl is into you, you’ll have...
Meet market: Shutterbug captures real love in her lens
Stephanie, a 23-year-old surgical coordinator, has a passion for photography. When she’s not taking pictures around the city, she’s hoping someone will snap her up! * Bookworm Stephanie just finished...
Top 5 ways to seduce someone at a beachside summer share
According to hotties waiting for the Hamptons Jitney “Never, ever have enough beds . . . so they have to share one with you.” — Tara “Say, ‘I don’t consider...
This week’s couple: It’s complicated ...
When Jeff, a 35-year-old painter, and Marie, a 26-year-old theater company manager, met up for dinner at DUO, Gramercy’s new restaurant and lounge, we hoped they’d leave as a duo....
Weird but true
There's nothing like mistaken identity in the Internet age. A Florida man was swamped with angry phone calls from strangers who think he was a juror on the Casey Anthony...
Reebok Breakout Challenge notebook: John Wall leaves lasting impression on campers
Each camper had their own memory from a special day. The more than 100 players participating in the Reebok Breakout Challenge at Philadelphia University this week had a special guest...
'Roos going Wes: Myers to step up as leader
READING, Pa. – Wesley Myers ticked off all the familiar faces he will miss, from Mike Taylor and Teyvon Myers to Antione Slaughter, Malik Nichols and Anthony Hemingway. He did...
Seeing Red? St. Anthony's Anderson likes Johnnies
READING, Pa. – Kyle Anderson, a 6-foot-9 point guard from New Jersey that many of the nation’s elite programs have coveted at one time or another, separates himself from the...
Boehner to push for smaller, $2 trillion deficit plan
WASHINGTON — House Republican budget negotiators have abandoned plans to pursue a massive $4 trillion, 10-year deficit reduction package in the face of stiff GOP opposition to any plan that...