August 12, 2011
Kennedy wins his seventh straight start as Diamondbacks beat Mets, 4-3
PHOENIX — Ian Kennedy is tied with Roy Halladay for the most wins in the National League at 15. Kennedy's Arizona Diamondbacks have taken a two-game lead over reigning world...
Off-season on Martha's Vineyard
When Labor Day weekend comes to an end, and tourists have snapped up their last Black Dog t-shirt and devoured their last chunk of Murdick’s fudge, Martha’s Vineyard returns to...
Yankees' Rivera 'not concerned at all'
The neatly printed scouting report on every Yankees pitcher was posted in the opposing team’s dugout, right above the bat rack. It did not offer much encouragement for this AL...
Rays hit 5 solo HRs off Sabathia, beat Yanks 5-1
Johnny Damon, Casey Kotchman and Kelly Shoppach all connected in the third inning for three of Tampa Bay's five solo home runs against CC Sabathia, and David Price again came...
Tiger misses cut at PGA Championship
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Tiger Woods’ stunning downfall has gotten worse: He missed the cut at the PGA Championship. And it wasn’t even close. The player who once dominated golf...
Bills trade WR Evans to Ravens
BUFFALO -- In receiver Lee Evans, the Baltimore Ravens acquired a proven veteran to play alongside Anquan Boldin. By trading Evans for a fourth-round draft pick, the Buffalo Bills are...
Gretzky's son signs with Cubs
ATLANTA -- The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms with first baseman Trevor Gretzky, the son of hockey great Wayne Gretzky. Trevor Gretzky was a seventh-round pick from Westlake Village...
'Goldeneye 007: Reloaded' impressions
Earlier this week I had a chance to demo Goldeneye 007: Reloaded for the Xbox 360 and PS3.While I would have been perfectly happy with a direct port of the...
ThinkSMART: Labyrinth
Labyrinth, an interactive educational game by Mentor Interactive, encourages children to use thinking power, rather than button mashing, to be victorious.The plot is extremely simple: An archeologist doesn't return home...
Feds launch major 911 overhaul
The feds have launched a major push to upgrade the 911 system across the country — including the Big Apple — with the vital ability to receive text messages, videos...
VIDEO: How Smith leaving affects Giants
Post beat writer Paul Schwartz analyzes what Steve Smith leaving for the Eagles means to the Giants.Smith surprisingly signed a one-year contract with the Eagles after Giants coach Tom Coughlin...
Snooki to join 'DWTS' cast: report
She put the ‘tan’ in tango.“Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will sign on for the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars,” it was reported today.The pint-sized guidette will...
Yankees' A-Rod homers in first minor-league at-bat
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez has hit a long home run in his first minor-league game as part of a rehabilitation program. The Yankees star homered in the first inning...
Cop: NY man shot 3 relatives before setting fire
CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. — An upstate New York man accused of killing three relatives told an investigator he shot them before setting fire to their house and knew from a young...
Dow closes up over 100 points
The Dow Jones Industrial Average held Thursday's gains to finish up over 100 points Friday. The close capped a week of wild trading on Wall Street and marked the first...
Soap opera vets Locklear, Wagner to wed
LOS ANGELES -- Heather Locklear is set to tie the knot with a fellow soap opera veteran and "Melrose Place" co-star, Jack Wagner, according to a new report. "Heather and...
Staten Island out; New Jersey to play in final for spot in Little League World Series
Paramus Little Leaguer Conor Heim pitches to contact. Normally, that’s not a bad thing. But when there are no outs and the bases are loaded in the sixth inning --...
LIU legend White dies; point-shaving kept him from NBA
Sherman White, a 1950s college basketball star at Long Island University who served jail time for point shaving, has died. He was 82. White died of congestive heart failure on...
LI bus driver, fired for aiding police, is rehired
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — A Long Island school bus driver, fired for picking up three stranded detectives during a hailstorm last week, has gotten his job back. The Educational Bus...
Newton to follow Clausen when Panthers play Giants
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Panthers quarterback Jimmy Clausen said he has been told by coach Ron Rivera that he’ll start Saturday night’s preseason home opener against the Giants. Cam Newton, the...
Midtown bartender arraigned on charge he raped woman at Columbia University-area apartment
An Irish national was arraigned this morning on charges he raped a tourist at a Morningside Heights apartment. Damien McGuinness, 22, raped the young woman after she'd had a consensual...
Aruba officials think missing Maryland woman is dead
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Aruba believe a missing American tourist is no longer alive and are seeking to extend a detention order for her travel companion as...
NYC ME declares 4 more heat-wave deaths
The New York City medical examiner says four more deaths are now officially blamed on the recent heat wave, bringing the total to 11. The medical examiner said Friday that...
Poll shows Christie job approval rating edges up
TRENTON, N.J. — A new poll finds New Jersey voters feeling a bit more kindly toward Gov. Chris Christie. The Monmouth University/NJ Press Media Poll released Friday finds 50 percent...
Water-main break in upper Manhattan causes flooding, subway delays
A water-main break this afternoon caused flooding across a five-block area of northern Manhattan, officials said. Officials said the break was near 152nd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattanville...
Appeals court rules key part of Obama's health care law unconstitutional
ATLANTA -- A divided federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled Friday that a key provision of last year's federal health care overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with a group of 26...
Judge: Anthony must return to Orlando within two weeks to serve check fraud probation
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A judge ordered Casey Anthony Friday to report to the Florida Department of Corrections by Aug. 26 as part of her one-year probation for a check-fraud sentence....
Burress out of Jets preseason opener
Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress underwent an MRI exam Friday that confirmed his left ankle was sprained, and he will not play in Monday's preseason opener against the Texans.Burress injured...
Giants kicker Chandler dead at 76
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Don Chandler, a kicker and punter who was part of four championship teams with the Giants and Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 76. His...
Bratton in talks for UK police job
William Bratton, who as police chief in New York, Boston and Los Angeles built a reputation for quelling gang activity, is in talks with the British government to become an...
Chat: Getting ready for Fantasy Football Season
Here's a recap of Friday's chat with Anthony-Sulla Heffinger.CLICK HERE
Driver in fatal Hudson River boating crash was drunk: police
RED HOOK, N.Y. — Authorities say one of the four people killed in a Hudson River boating accident last month was drunk at the helm of the vessel, with a...
'Jersey Shore' recap: Season 4, episode 2
That’s amore! Love was definitely in the air during last night’s episode of “Jersey Shore.” The episode opened with the aftermath of the kiss Pauly D shared with Deena. Apparently...
Journalists were maybe 'misled' over fatal shooting that sparked London riots
LONDON -- Journalists may have been 'misled' in the hours immediately following the fatal shooting of a London man whose death sparked violent riots across England, the Independent Police Complaints...
Dutch court jails Somali pirates for yacht attack
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands -- A Dutch court sentenced two Somali pirates Friday to six and seven years in prison for their role in abducting two South Africans off a yacht...
2 people with drug items arrested outside NY cops' HQ
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. — Authorities say two North Carolina residents picked the wrong place to be carrying drug paraphernalia — a parking lot outside an upstate New York law enforcement...
NJ sex offender sentenced 3 years for census job
CAMDEN, N.J. — A federal judge on Friday has given a three-year prison sentence to a sex offender who admitted lying to get a job as a U.S. Census taker....
Man who peed on girl on JetBlue flight tossed off US ski team
The drunken JetBlue passenger who treated a sleeping 11-year-old girl like his personal toilet was booted from the US Ski Team -- ending his dream of representing the country at...
'Electronic tattoos' could transform health, fitness, gaming industries
WASHINGTON -- Engineers and scientists have developed an "electronic tattoo" that self-adheres to human skin to track muscle activity, heart rate and other vital signs, according to a report out...
McIlroy thinks he can win PGA despite injury, trailing by 10
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- If he had it do over again, U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy would not have picked a fight with a tree root. “It was a mistake...
To keep the Jews, Obama might want to stop fighting over Israel's capital
As the Wall Street Journal's James Taranto reports, the Supreme Court is unlikely to be fooled by some really transparent White House internet tricks. There is a case pending before the...
Syrian troops fire as thousands protest Assad
BEIRUT — Syrian soldiers opened fire Friday on tens of thousands of protesters who flooded the streets shouting "We will not kneel!" in a strong show of defiance against President...
Libyan rebels claim they captured part of Brega
BENGHAZI, Libya — Libyan rebels battling Moammar Khadafy's troops along the country's Mediterranean coast have claimed they captured part of a strategic port city that has repeatedly changed hands in...
Mayor calls for uniform tax hikes for everyone to reduce nation's deficit
Taxes should be increased for everyone -- not just the rich -- to break the logjam in Washington over how to reduce the nation's towering deficit, Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared...
Long Island man drowns in pool
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Police are investigating a drowning at a residential pool on Long Island. Nassau County police say Chang Kwack was observed going under the water in...
Former Nets star Williams to be moved to Rikers Island
WRIGHTSTOWN, N.J. — Retired NBA star Jayson Williams is preparing to move from a prison in New Jersey’s farmlands to New York’s Rikers Island. Williams will be transferred from Mid-State...
Retail sales climb 0.5% in July, consumers spend more on autos and gas
WASHINGTON -- Sales at retailers rose 0.5 percent in July as consumers spent more money on autos, gas, clothing and electronics, according to Commerce Department data released Friday. Excluding the...
Giant tent to go up over Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan
TOKYO — The operator of Japan's damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant is building a huge tent to cover one of the worst-hit reactors, officials said Friday. Officials hope the...
Two-thousand-year-old body found in Irish bog
PORTLAOISE, Ireland -- A 2,000-year-old body thought to be that of a victim of human sacrifice was found in an Irish bog, experts announced Friday. Initial examinations on the body,...
Upstate NY roller coaster from which Iraq war veteran fell to death shut down again after chain snapped
DARIEN, N.Y. — A western New York amusement park has again shut down a roller coaster from which an amputee Iraq war veteran fell to his death last month. Local...
Former Warrant lead singer Jani Lane found dead
LOS ANGELES — Jani Lane, the former lead singer of the metal rock band Warrant, has died in Los Angeles. He was 47. Officer Sara Faden says Lane’s body was...
Man arrested over murder of 'hero' 68-year-old man attacked during London riots
LONDON -- A 22-year-old man was arrested Friday over the murder of Richard Mannington Bowes, a 68-year-old man who was brutally attacked during rioting in Ealing, west London. Bowes, who...
Giants' Manning thinks he has right men to do the job
What, me worry? Eli Manning could have been mistaken for Alfred E. Neuman yesterday, as the Giants quarterback nonchalantly brushed off the departures of his security blanket and favorite third-down...
Winning is only way to defend Giants' Jerry-rigged plan
Jerry Reese has been the general manager of the Giants for four years. The Giants are 40-24 in those years, not including playoffs. If you would like to include the...
Injury could force McIlroy to withdraw
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — After tapping in a short putt for par on the 18th green late yesterday, Rory McIlroy headed to a nearby hospital for an MRI on his...
Woods looks like just another duffer
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — For a moment Tiger Woods thought he was the great Tiger Woods again, ready to conquer another major and stick it to those who thought he’d...
Tiger's fast start yields sorry finish
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The opening round of the PGA Championship began yesterday with Tiger Woods seemingly serving notice that he was ready to resume his race to break Jack...
First real look at post-lockout Giants comes Saturday
This shortened offseason still probably feels too long for the Giants. The team has had a tumultuous start to its training camp following the lockout with the release of veteran...
Re-building of glory
Less than a month before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the World Trade Center site is starting to resemble a park with office towers as the buildings...
Retailers report gains
Two retailers -- Nordstrom and Kohl's -- reported better than expected results. Nordstrom's net income for the quarter ended on July 30, rose 19.9 percent to to $175 million, or...
AIG still hurting
American International Group's share slide may prolong the Treasury Department's ownership of the bailed-out insurer, limiting near-term gains for private investors, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said. Michael Nannizzi, a Goldman...
Business briefs
BoNY trades Bank of New York Mellon was sued by Florida and Virginia for allegedly failing to give the states the best prices when making foreign currency trades for their...
Whiplash world
Stocks soar. Bonds sink. And anybody who tells you he knows why is a liar. Wall Street reversed direction -- again -- yesterday as stock prices nearly made up for...
AMC's sales soar in Q2
Amc Networks, the cable-network operator that airs "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad," had its biggest gain since its June spinoff from Cablevision after sales beat analysts' estimates. AMC rose 13...
Gundlach fires back at TCW
DoubleLine Capital LP's Jeffrey Gundlach testified that he never tried to negotiate his departure with the head of TCW Group Inc. before he was fired in 2009. TCW, the Los...
Principal check
A multibillion-dollar deal with big banks to clean up the foreclosure fiasco is falling apart as a handful of holdouts balk at key terms of the proposed settlement put together...
'Bungee-cord' market has investors dizzy
For the first time ever, the Dow Jones industrial average posted four straight 400-plus point moves, wild down-up-down-up swings that have left investors dizzy and market strategists scratching their heads....
SEC to Zynga: You 'ville' try again
Zynga became the second tech darling in as many days to gets its wings clipped in RegulatorVille. The popular gamemaker, which expects to go public in the upcoming weeks, was...
France: No short sales
France banned short-selling on leading bank and insurance stocks yesterday, amid efforts to calm market jitters about the health of French banks and the heavily indebted US and European economies.
Citadel's ditching bank biz
So much for minting another Goldman Sachs. Three years after embarking on an ambitious plan to go toe-to-toe with top-tier Wall Street firms, hedge-fund maestro Ken Griffin of Citadel Investment...
Marvel-ous scam
It took just $5,465 and a few weeks for 24-year-old Toby Scammell to earn a whopping 3,000 percent profit trading in Marvel Entertainment, the comic book creator of Spiderman and...
Betty Ford will boosts rehab
LOS ANGELES -- In a will signed three weeks before her death on July 8, Betty Ford left $500,000 to the rehab center she founded in 1982. The former first...
NYers: Yeah, what the frack
New Yorkers favor the economic benefits of "fracking" for natural gas more than they fear its environmental impact, according to a Quinnipiac poll released yesterday. Voters support drilling in the...
Vita Coco a crock: suit
The makers of Vita Coco coconut water yesterday were hit with a $5 million suit that claims the "super-hydrating" beverage -- which costs nearly $2 for 11 ounces -- isn't...
Bulger gal indicted
BOSTON -- Reputed Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger's longtime gal pal was indicted yesterday for allegedly helping him dodge authorities while on the lam for 16 years. Federal prosecutors...
Doomed SEALs' final seconds
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Children yesterday scrambled to retrieve souvenir-size pieces of the helicopter that was carrying Navy SEALs and other personnel when it was shot down by the Taliban in...
PA plays $2B hide and sneak at WTC
The outrageous toll hikes pushed by the Port Authority's top brass are needed to cover their wild -- and hidden -- cost overruns at the World Trade Center, The Post...
Why cats hate water? Coyotes
A ravenous horde of swimming coyotes is responsible for the sudden disappearance of nearly 20 cats in a small Long Island community, residents say. Shaken pet owners on Fisher's Island,...
Carey me home
Political heavyweights and civic leaders paid homage to former Gov. Hugh Carey yesterday, in a moving funeral Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral that celebrated him as the man who saved...
Super-panel GOPer eyes tax hikes
WASHINGTON -- A leading Republican lawmaker would not rule out tax increases yesterday if they could boost economic growth, adding that "everything is on the table" for the US congressional...
Net owner eyes Putin PM post
As if trying to fix one of the NBA's sorriest teams weren't daunting enough, Net owner Mikhail Prokhorov now hopes to fix Mother Russia, too. The 6-foot-8 Prokhorov, net worth...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Two burglars (one pictured here in the top photo) boosted $4,600 worth of electronics and other items from a Greenwich Village film company, cops said. The suspects entered through...
30 Rock leap bid was third
The troubled man who threatened to jump from the Top of the Rock observation deck is a schizophrenic who had threatened to kill himself twice before -- once in an...
Pol's lucky duck
The bullets that whizzed through Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr.'s SUV came within inches of striking him and his 8-year-old son -- with one round landing in the driver's seat,...
Girl, 16, busted in boy's Easter slay
A 16-year-old girl has been arrested in the fatal shooting of the troubled 16-year-old son of a retired city correction officer as the boy visited his family for Easter in...
False Zabar lobster tale
A claw by any other name . . . Famed foodie emporium Zabar's has for decades sold "lobster salad" without a key ingredient -- lobster. Instead, the Upper West Side...
Feds' find a grand slam - 50,000 fake baseball caps
The feds blew the lid off this racket. About 50,000 knockoff baseball caps -- many bearing Yankee logos -- were seized on July 29 from a shipping container at Port...
'Law & Order: SVU' season premiere to feature storyline inspired by DSK case
This "Law & Order" episode just had to be maid. The Big Apple-set crime show "Law & Order: SVU" season premiere will rip the Dominique Strauss-Kahn drama straight from the...
Faye Dunaway battling eviction from rent-stabilized apartment
She's mad as hell, and she's not going to take it anymore! "Network" star Faye Dunaway will fight to hold onto the rent-stabilized Upper East Side apartment that her landlord...
Arnie's poster boy
Patrick Schwarzenegger's modeling career is getting red hot, though his new campaign is likely to leave his dad red-faced. The fashion-plate son of philandering former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears...
NJ Transit's 2nd nightmare
NJ Transit riders were once again greeted with a nightmare commute home last night after the second train derailment of the week wreaked havoc on the system. An Amtrak train...
'Invisible' err-plane
Anyone seen our hypersonic test plane? Anyone? Not even a bunch of rocket scientists could keep track of the fastest aircraft ever flown, which disappeared someplace over the Pacific Ocean...
Pedro tries on a '$uit'
Former state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. launched a counterattack against Gov. Cuomo and state officials who are planning to yank Medicaid funding from his South Bronx health clinics,...
Coney Island Bialys and Bagels closing
Brooklyn's oldest bialy store will soon be toast. Coney Island Bialys and Bagels on Coney Island Avenue in Gravesend, which opened 91 years ago, will turn off its ovens for...
Muslim gal 'harassed'
An Iranian businesswoman living in an exclusive Long Island neighborhood says local officials and neighbors waged a harsh campaign to drive her out of town -- because she's Muslim. Insurance...
Regents cheater probes
Four city high schools have been under investigation since as far back as January 2010 for alleged Regents tampering or scoring inflation that could have fraudulently boosted their graduation rates,...
Ex suing George Soros living in same building as woman he gave apartment to
Billionaire George Soros must have a firm "my place, not yours" policy now that his current squeeze and the ex-lover who's suing him for $50 million both live in the...
Wiseguy goes to pot: feds
A Gambino crime-family wiseguy once wounded in a revenge hit was charged yesterday in Brooklyn federal court with marijuana distribution, as the feds took down a Staten Island ring, officials...
Gal raped on visit to city: cops
A 22-year-old woman visiting New York told police she was raped yesterday in an apartment just a few blocks from Columbia University. A suspect from Sunnyside, Queens, was arrested at...
Pataki son's a Lone Star
Former Gov. George Pataki's son is considering getting into the family business -- in Texas. Ted Pataki, one of the millions of New Yorkers who fled the Empire State for...
Heat on PTA con
The Brooklyn woman who swindled more than $80,000 from a Cobble Hill PTA may wind up in jail after all. After Providence Hogan, 44, failed to make a $40,000 down-payment...
Bert and Ernie gay it ain't so
It's official -- what Bert and Ernie feel for each other is nothing but innocent puppet love. The producers of "Sesame Street" delivered some bad news yesterday to legions of...
Deliveryman killed girl: cops
HYDE PARK, NY -- A Hudson Valley newspaper deliveryman is accused of killing an 18-year-old girl he apparently met on his early-morning route, authorities said yesterday. Stephen Shand, 23, of...
JetBlue flier who 'peed' on girl could be axed from US Ski Team
He probably just pissed away his Olympic dreams. The drunken JetBlue passenger who treated a sleeping 11-year-old girl like his personal potty is a member of the US Ski Team...
Turner hits Weprin on mosque
Republican Bob Turner unleashed an attack in the first TV ad of his campaign to fill Anthony Weiner's congressional seat yesterday, blasting Democratic rival David Weprin for supporting the controversial...
Crime vixen's glee
Stripper Lee Grace Dougherty bared her smile before a court appearance in Colorado yesterday, after earlier telling cops she thought she "deserved to get shot" at the end of her...
A 'shoplifter' 'strikes' out
Sometimes, a strike can be good for business. A picketing Verizon worker yesterday helped cops in Astoria, Queens, nab an accused shoplifter who had bolted from a next-door Skechers shoe...
Bar gals' 'hot' ticket
Two bar belles were busted on Long Island yesterday for allegedly stealing a lottery ticket worth $10,000 and claiming the prize. Nichol Anderson, 33, a bartender from Holbrook, snatched the...
Bad tix will cost cops
Still reeling from the widespread ticket-fixing scandal, the NYPD has laid out a harsh punishment plan for cops whose moving violations get tossed in court because of faulty paperwork. The...
Mogul 'slay' mom denied bail
The multimillionaire mother charged with killing her autistic 8-year-old son isn't getting out of jail anytime soon. A Manhattan judge yesterday denied a $6 million bail application by Gigi Jordan...
Dueling Minnesotans! Tim & Michele in debate brawl
WASHINGTON -- Two Minnesota Republicans pummeled each other at a presidential debate last night, while off stage, Texas Gov. Rick Perry all but jumped into the race. Tea Party favorite...
NY turns negative on Bam
WASHINGTON -- President Obama might need to start taking a few more campaign trips to New York -- and not just to raise cash. A stunning new survey gives the...
Thief grabs 100G graffiti art
A burglar swiped a $100,000 piece of "graffiti art" from a Chelsea building, cops said yesterday. The suspect, wearing sunglasses, snatched the artwork -- a 1999 Calvin Klein jeans ad...
Convict denied matzo meal
The Constitution does not protect a Rikers inmate's right to matzo and grape juice, a federal judge has ruled. Christopher Henry had asked that matzo be served daily and grape...
Jail-bribe judge gets 28 years
SCRANTON, Pa. -- A longtime judge was sentenced yesterday to 28 years in federal prison for his role in a massive juvenile justice bribery scandal that prompted the state's high...
Shutting Espada’s ATM
Gov. Cuomo’s Medicaid cops finally brought the hammer down on ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr.’s Soundview Health Network, as Post State Editor Fredric U. Dicker reported on Monday that they...
Lessons of London’s riots
Britain got an ugly lesson this week on the cost of timidity amid lawless rioting: Unrest in London quickly metastasized, leaving four dead, scores injured -- including cops -- and...
The PA toll-hike plan: It’s one bridge too far
The Issue: Sky-high PATH-fare increases and toll hikes requested by the Port Authority last week. *** If Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie approve the massive toll hikes requested by...
Christie’s power play
Neither Gov. Cuomo nor New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has come off well in their “shocked” squawking over the Port Authority’s bid for huge fare and toll hikes. But Christie...
Earth to ‘Mayor’ Alec
Alec Baldwin wants New York to know he’ll be running for mayor -- just as soon as he figures out what it entails. Lesson No. 1: Folks who live in...
Boosting schools
The Post could have chosen to praise a law that empowers parents to improve schools ("Accidental Honesty," Editorial, Aug. 6). Or you could have chosen to actually cover an AFT...
Brotherly love from Philly’s mayor
Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia was true to his word when he took to the pulpit at Mount Carmel Baptist Church and prefaced his remarks: “I’m going to say some...
The lonely dictator
Has the Obama administration abandoned its illusions about Bashar Assad? A senior source in the administration answers with “an emphatic yes.” “We have concluded that, far from being a force...
Republican debate: Time to get real
Last night’s Fox News-Washington Examiner debate in Iowa was the most sheerly entertaining political event in decades -- a rapid-fire, no-holds-barred multiplayer smackdown with the toughest set of questions ever...
Good delivery, great timing
Talk about downward mobility. Jesse Eisenberg has followed his Oscar- nominated role as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network" with a low-budget slacker com edy that casts him...
Witty script a gem fatale
The spectacular bridge collapse that begins "Final Destination 5" answers the question that always occurs to me on my infrequent excursions across the GW Bridge: What would happen if one...
Nothing new with 'Damn!' high rent doc
How many times can the mantra "The rent is too damn high" be uttered in a 73-minute movie? When the movie is "Damn!" the answer is 91, or 1.26 times...
Concert-ed effort not to flee
One of the many self-actualized real-life Gleeks featured in "Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie" tells the audience, "Be proud of yourself. Don't be afraid. Stand up for what you believe...
Road trip to the desert comes up dry
A pair of Japanese tourists -- a brother (Rintaro Sawamoto) and sister (Atsuko Okatsuka) -- are temporarily stranded in a Southern California desert town in Mike Ott's rambling, mildly engaging...
A thrilling and deadly racer
Ayrton Senna was a champion Formula One race car driver and Brazilian Ricky Bobby who liked to go fast. He also cavorted with models and poured Champagne all over his...
A new Loman on totem pole
Is Broadway big enough for two Spider-Men? Over at the Fox woods Theatre, we've got Reeve Carney still slogging it out as the title character in Bono and The Edge's...
Can these upstarts reboot 'Rent'?
It was a musical that spoke to a new generation — and its dramatic backstage story became theatrical legend. On Jan. 25, 1996, the night before “Rent” played its first...
Not quite grand Larson-y
Jonathan Larson’s hit musical “Rent” left the Great White Way a mere three years ago, and now it’s back where it started: in an off-Broadway theater. Yet the production that...
5 questions for ... Ken Rosenthal
FOXSports.com senior writer Ken Rosenthal spoke with The Post's Justin Terranova about the Yankees concerns heading into the postseason. The network's MLB Insider talked rotation and Posada in advance of...
Micheel hopes to shake 'one-hit wonder' tag
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Shaun Micheel would love to shed his unofficial titles as a "one-hit wonder" and "fluke major championship winner," and he's put himself in great position to...
Stricker looking to fill a void
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- If Steve Stricker can finish the job be started yesterday, he'll assure himself of never winning the PGA's Comeback Player of the Year award again. Stricker,...
Doctors say Umenyiora is OK to practice with Giants
Osi Umenyiora does not need immediate knee surgery, and he should be able to finally hit the practice field on Monday after the Giants return from tomorrow night's preseason opener...
GM Reese defends Giants lackluster offseason
Giants general manager Jerry Reese is not oblivious to the gloom and doom created by Super Bowl-winning players exiting through the revolving door and practically no one arriving back the...
Good time to hook future anglers
Now is the time to enjoy the last days of summer with your children, and there is no better way than to take them fishing. It does not have to...
U.S. Open to pay tribute to 9/11
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the U.S. Open will inscribe "9-11-01" on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court for the women's and men's final, according to USTA officials. The...
Jets' Mangold survives big scare
The Jets had a scary moment during practice yesterday. All-Pro center Nick Mangold was face down on the ground for several minutes after a goal-line drill. He eventually walked off...
Steelers catch Cotchery
The Steelers yesterday agreed to terms with former Jets wide receiver Jericho Cotchery. The seven-year veteran was released by the Jets last week. Cotchery gives the defending AFC champions some...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($7,500); 3upSO FAST SOPHIE had the lead and tired to second as favorite. SHARP INDEED tired this level...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Blue Porsche (6th)FIRST-mile; pace; $11,250; claiming6NativeLightning(BSears)8-1-29-55MustBeTheBunny(TTetrick)1-3-54-12WindsongDestroyer(DMllr)8-1-65-11Boo's Boy(A Miller)1-1-37-23Cognac(M Lachance)8-3-515-14Noble Cruiser(Y Gingras)7-1-66-17Mcardle Park(R Pierce)9-5-68-1SECOND-mile; trot; $9,200; conditional1Swan Image(T Tetrick)3-7-43-14Halfpipe(R Pierce)9-4-67-27Folk Tail(Y Gingras)3-9-89-22Emily Do(M Lachance)10-5-110-13Mr Cole(D Miller)3-8-110-15AdmirableHanover(AMillr)6-4-515-16BigSkyAngelina(PBerry)4-6-715-18RoseRunFastball(SAllard)7-2-915-19CelebrityPlayboy(JMrrll)4-8-48-110Not...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Im Just Special (6th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $20,000; claiming4DrivenToSucceed(BHollnd)6-1-88-51Major Domo(D Dube)7-2-15-17Swingingwithashrk(CMnzi)1-5-68-12BallMccartneyN(GBrennan)8-4-26-13Frog Juice(A Lynch)8-6-78-15Mercurio N(R Anderson)5-4-810-16AllamericanMajr(JStrttn)4-8-210-18VictorySpiritN(MForte)5-2-715-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $27,000; cond3Mugshot Jess(J Marshall)3-4-76-11CelebrityBluechp(GBrnnn)7-2-78-55ArmbroCopenhagen(JGrgry)4-5-65-12GreatEmancipator(BHllnd)6-5-48-14The Mad Duke(E Goodell)6-4-64-16Sir...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/16m(T); $30,000; clm($25,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Monastir(L),121JCastellno3-2-3Hennig 7-22Grande Gayego(L),121JRodriguez5-1-5Maymo 20-13Tiger Willie,116R Curatolo5-3-7Shivmngl 15-14Leatherhead(L),121A Lezcano6-1-3Ubillo 15-15Millennium Jet(L),121J Sanchez6-1-3Pringle 10-16Joan's...
Del Mar Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 7:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $63,000; mdn; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5Clear(L),118JRosrox-x-x7-54Surplus(L),118VEspna6-x-x2-11Hotradamus(L),118EMldno8-x-x10-12Wrrn'sBbyWk(L),118PVlnzax-x-x3-13ElusiveJrny,118KJohn8-x-x15-16PraisefrDbi(L),118MPdrza6-7-68-1SECOND-6 fur; $30,000; cl($16,0); 3YOsPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds6ChinesePrse(L),120JRosro4-5-52-14Devour(L),120MPdrza3-2-15-21UnbrdldScre(L),120CSntgo2-6-56-12Stu'sGonWld(L),120PVlnza4-3-66-13Giuseppe G(L),112EFlors7-2-810-15Da Marshall(L),122ACedno9-1-820-17LosBomberos(L),118EMldno6-9-15-18FuldbyKffne(L),120AQunnz6-1-210-1THIRD-6 ½ fur; $63,000; mdn; 3up(f)PNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds8Dot's Mark(L),122RBjrno3-5-27-22La Sombre(L),122DFlors2-2-29-51MissSpdDtng(L),118GGomzx-x-x12-13DaniStrikes(L),122JRosro9-3-36-14Wrrn'sPrfrr(L),118BBlanc5-x-x12-15Clean Break(L),118JTalmo6-x-x5-16MiraculsBby(L),122EMldnox-x-x20-17Our Bonita(L),118PVlnza8-12-x15-19LittleUnusl(L),108EFlors6-4-x5-1FOURTH-1 mile; $37,000; cl($25,0); 3YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast...
Saratoga Charts
August 11, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -2 1/16 miles(T); $74,000; stplchsMRS. OGDEN PHIPPS STAKESTime: 3:54.11.; Trainer: Jack FisherWinner: B M, 7, by Partner's...
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