August 15, 2011
Jeter, Burnett lead Yankees over Royals, 7-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Derek Jeter had three hits and drove in three runs, including two with a go-ahead triple in the sixth inning, and struggling A.J. Burnett finally won...
Florida pastor found dead in Times Sq. hotel had drugs, police say
A white powdery substance believed to be narcotics was discovered on the body of a 42-year-old Florida pastor who was discovered dead in a hotel room in Times Square, a...
FDNY official says minority members subjected to harassment
A black FDNY official said minority members of the nation’s largest fire department are subjected to harassment, detailing several incidents of racism as he testified at a federal discrimination trial...
Bronx woman among the dead at Indiana State Fair
A woman raised in the Bronx was among those killed in the horrific stage collapse in Indiana this past weekend. Christina Santiago died when the concert stage fell in high...
TLC cancels 'Kate Plus 8'
LOS ANGELES -- Kate Gosselin's reality show, which changed its name to "Kate Plus 8" after her messy, public split from her ex-husband Jon Gosselin, has been canceled, People magazine...
Marty Markowitz wants to know why Apple won’t open a store in Brooklyn
Brooklyn certainly isn’t the Apple of Steve Jobs’ eye, and his latest snub has the borough’s biggest booster seeing red. "I seriously just don’t get it," Borough President Marty Markowitz...
Aruban authorites to extend suspect's detention in missing woman case
ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- A judge on Monday granted the request of Aruban prosecutors to extend the detention of an American tourist being held in the disappearance of his travel companion,...
'Psych'-ed about singing
Are you a fan of delicious '80s music? Because ”Psych’s” James Roday and Dule Hill certainly are – there's no other explanation for the amount of singing they engage in...
Man allegedly involved in 'collar-bomb' hoax arrested in Kentucky
SYDNEY -- The FBI late Monday named a 50-year-old Australian as the man arrested in the US in connection with the fake collar bomb strapped to an 18-year-old Sydney schoolgirl....
Louisiana man decapitates disabled son, 7: police
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man is accused of bludgeoning, decapitating and dismembering his disabled 7-year-old son and leaving the boy's head near the street so the child's mother would...
Cuomo signs government ethics law
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a new law to strengthen ethics enforcement for government officials. The measure, which the governor proposed, establishes a new 14-member...
Yankees GM says 'no plans' to call Banuelos up
KANSAS CITY — Manuel Banuelos’ chances of joining the Yankees’ bullpen as a second lefty when the rosters expand Sept. 1 aren’t good.“You may or may not see him. It’s...
Cuomo says he’ll sign 'safe streets' legislation
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he’ll sign a law requiring new road and street plans that receive state or federal money to consider walkways, bike lanes,...
Osi with starters in return to Giants practice
Working with the starting defensive line, Osi Umenyiora returned to Giants practice this afternoon after missing all 11 practices in training camp as well as the team’s first preseason game.“Really...
Dow closes up over 200 points on 'Merger Monday'
US stocks on Monday climbed for a third session -- to chalk up a gain of more than seven percent during the longest winning run in weeks -- as relative...
Perry a 'good-looking rascal,' says Bill Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton called Texas Gov. Rick Perry a "good-looking rascal" during a New York appearance Monday before going on to slam his anti-Washington rhetoric as "crazy." "I got...
Ambrose prevails during wild finish at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN -- Marcos Ambrose missed his daughter's first day of school. She probably won't mind. The snakebitten Ambrose, deprived more than once of a NASCAR victory, beat Brad Keselowski...
Self-proclaimed vampire arrested in Texas after trying to 'feed on stranger
GALVESTON, Texas -- A Texas man was behind bars Monday after breaking into a stranger's apartment and biting her neck, claiming he was a 500-year-old vampire who "needed to feed."...
German boy calls police when asked to help clean house
AACHEN, Germany -- An 11-year-old boy who was asked to help clean the house instead dialed the police emergency number Monday and reported he was being made to do "forced...
Hugh Dancy to star in Broadway's 'Venus in Fur'
Hugh Dancy has been tapped to star opposite Nina Arianda when "Venus in Fur" hits Broadway. Producers said Monday that Dancy will be in Manhattan Theatre Club's production playing a...
Romney vs. Obama on immigration
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has come out in favor of green cards for foreign-born PhDs in the STEM subjects -- science, technology, engineering and math. Romney is hoping that...
Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater head to Broadway
Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater will star opposite Alan Rickman this fall in the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new play. Producers said Monday that Rabe, last on Broadway in...
NY court reinstates lawsuit by New Haven fireman
A federal appeals court in New York has revived a lawsuit brought by a black Connecticut firefighter who claims he unjustly lost a promotion in a 2003 exam that became...
Giuliani endorses Republican candidate to fill Weiner's House seat
Rudy Giuliani endorsed candidate Bob Turner on Monday in the competitive race to fill Anthony Weiner's congressional seat, becoming the second former New York City mayor to back the Republican...
Greyhound talks to driver in NY-to-St. Louis bus crash that hurt 14
MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. — A driver whose New York to St. Louis bus flipped on a central Pennsylvania highway this weekend, injuring 14 people, had received positive performance evaluations and...
Syria statement Obama should have made
"This is our final word to the Syrian authorities, our first expectation is that these operations stop immediately and unconditionally." "If these operations do not stop there will be nothing...
Eagles’ McCoy doesn't welcome new teammate Smith: report
Signing with your former team’s rival may not always be a smooth process, which Steve Smith is finding out with the Eagles. During the dog days of the NFL lockout,...
Obama opens heartland tour with town hall
CANNON FALLS, Minn. — President Barack Obama accused Congress on Monday of putting politics ahead of the country and called on voters to tell lawmakers to cut it out, as...
Mets sign 16th-round pick Marquez
The Mets began what likely will be a busy draft signing deadline day Monday afternoon by agreeing to a deal with 16th round pick Brad Marquez for $325,000, according to...
Appeals court slams foreign grad student for selling $1M worth of illegally imported textbooks
A Manhattan appeals court this morning shelved the claims of a foreign grad student who got caught peddling illegally imported textbooks over the Web. The U.S. Second Circuit Court of...
Man stabbed to death with broken putter at Canadian minigolf course
BARRIE, Ontario -- A Canadian father was stabbed to death with a broken putter in a bizarre altercation with a group of teens at a minigolf course, local media reported...
Post Power Rankings: Yankees clear of wild-card danger
After the much-hyped series against the Red Sox last weekend, not too much was made of the Yankees homestand against the Angels and Rays. But those were the two teams...
Connecticut family tied up during home invasion
NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. — Five armed men broke into a home in a wealthy North Branford neighborhood, tied up the family for hours and threatened to kidnap a 3-year-old boy...
Ex-Harvard student due in court in 2009 shooting
WOBURN, Mass. — A former Harvard student accused of hiding the gun used in a fatal shooting inside a university dormitory is due in court. Brittany Smith is one of...
Gillibrand: Make NY battlefield a national park
ELMIRA, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced legislation that would allow a Revolutionary War battlefield currently owned by New York state to become a national park. The measure...
Physician-turned-fund manager pleads guilty in securities case
An Ivy League-trained doctor turned health care fund portfolio manager has pleaded guilty in New York to a conspiracy charge. He's agreed to serve a five-year prison sentence for illegally...
Pentagon may scrap traditional military pensions as part of retirement overhaul
A Pentagon task force is proposing the largest overhaul of the military retirement system in 50 years that will do away with a traditional pension system, opting instead for a...
For those about to quaff ... AC/DC wine is due soon
Hard-living rockers might not automatically make consumers think of fine wine, but "For Those About to Rock" legends AC/DC are lending their name to a new line. The Australian band...
Move over Santa, Gaga is taking over the workshop
Christmas is getting a makeover — Lady Gaga style: The singer and her team are going to reinterpret Santa's workshop and put it on display at Barneys. She'll get an...
Casey Anthony's lawyers to fight order to return to Florida
Casey Anthony's lawyers plan to fight a judge's order that she return to Florida to serve her probation, according to a new report. They plan to argue that she already...
Paramus' Series dream ends with loss to Keystone
BRISTOL, Conn. – There would be no Hiro on Monday morning for Paramus Little League. Without ace Hirokazu Mizutani on the mound, the 11- and 12-year-olds from New Jersey fell...
Pulse sales
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Brady says he'll 'never get over' loss to Jets
This should make Jets' fans day – Tom Brady is still stewing over the Patriots' 28-21 loss to the Jets in the playoffs last year.The New England quarterback appeared on...
Yankees promote Betances to Triple-A
Around 9 o'clock on Sunday night, Dellin Betances tweeted out something he'd been waiting to be able to say."One step closer moving on up to 3A pursing the dream of...
British student misses 18th birthday after sleeping for 2 months
HASLEMERE, England -- British student Lily Clarke is a real-life Sleeping Beauty -- she is afflicted with a rare condition that causes her to nod off for two months at...
Romney mocks Obama 'Magical Misery Tour'
LITCHFIELD, N.H. -- Mitt Romney slammed President Barack Obama in advance of the president's bus tour of midwestern states Monday, derisively calling it the "Magical Misery Tour," a play on...
Flash flood watch for NY tri-state area
Welcome to monsoon season! A day after record rains, the National Weather Service today issued a flash flood watch for the New York tri-state region. The advisory is in effect...
Pakistan let China see crashed US stealth helicopter
Pakistan gave China access to the previously unknown U.S. "stealth" helicopter that crashed during the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May despite explicit requests from the CIA...
Google to acquire Motorola Mobility in $12.5B deal, setting up Apple contest
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility for about $12.5 billion, giving the developer of the Android mobile operating system its own handset maker and some key...
Hacker group Anonymous targets San Francisco subway websites
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's subway operator was on alert Monday after the global hacker collective known as Anonymous infiltrated one of the company's websites and promised further disruptions to...
Briefcases cause scare at Boehner's Ohio office
WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Briefcases with handwritten signs attached were left at the front door of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's Ohio office, bringing out a bomb squad. Investigators in...
McDonnell named new chair of Republican Governors Association
WASHINGTON -- The Republican Governors Association (RGA) on Monday announced that Virginia governor Bob McDonnell will take over from the outgoing chairman, Texas governor Rick Perry, who entered the 2012...
74 killed in Iraq's bloodiest day this year (PHOTOS)
KUT, Iraq -- Attacks in more than a dozen cities killed 74 people nationwide Monday, including 40 in twin blasts blamed on al Qaeda in the southern city of Kut,...
Mubarak's Cairo trial adjourned until September, judge bans live TV
CAIRO -- The deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will return to court Sept. 5 to continue fighting murder and corruption allegations related to his rule. However, the former Egyptian leader's...
Religion after the era of the racist pastor
Predictably, the Nation magazine wants to scare its readers with tales of the 'hard-line', fire-breathing-religio-nuts running for the Republican presidential nomination. Be very afraid of the evangelical Rick Perry, the...
Pea pod, not iPod
It won’t be an Apple but you’ll be able to get a bite. Borough President Marty Markowitz’s longtime bid to bring an Apple retail store to the Municipal Building across...
Five Jets to watch in preseason game vs. Texans
Jets coach Rex Ryan said he’s ready to see the “cream rise to the top” tonight in the Jets’ preseason game with the Texans. Here are five players the Jets...
St. John's alum Bradley wins PGA Championship
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Don’t let the look fool you. Don’t be lulled by the rosy cheeks and the aw-shucks wide-eyed look into thinking Keegan Bradley is soft. The kid...
Improbable comeback puts unknown Bradley on map
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — When Mike Ballo Jr. called Keegan Bradley last week, they talked about fantasy football, a little about golf and mostly about, as Ballo put it, “things...
NY Dynasty East 16U baseball travel squad to host tryouts
The New York Dynasty East 16U team, coached by Berkeley Carroll's Walter Paller, is holding tryouts for the fall on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at Floyd Bennett complex's Freedom Field...
Go to Greg
I’ve been offered two jobs that have similar pay, but one company has much more generous benefits and fun perks. I prefer the company with the inferior benefits plan and...
The spiel thing
The workplace is full of would-be Thomas Edisons, folks who toil in a cubicle by day but by night ponder inventions that will set the world afire and stuff their...
Search terms
When Catie Lazarus was laid off from her job working on educational cartoons for children, she found the job market wasn’t exactly brimming with opportunity for someone who wanted to...
Weinsteins ramp up theater-producing plans
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is looking to add theater impresario to his credits. After dabbling in Broadway productions and investing in others' shows over the years, Weinstein, who along with...
New Nello
Trump SoHo guests may no longer need to call their limos when they hanker for celebrity sightings at Nello, the posh Upper East Side pasta place. Restaurateur Nello Ballan is...
Hot time between covers
The fashion bibles may be getting the lion's share of the fall mag notices, but when it comes to what women want, a strong case can be made for sex....
Media deal with Chinese is all Relativity
Relativity Media's Ryan Kavanaugh is making an audacious bid to conquer the China market and simultaneously inject fresh partners into his US film operation. Two Asian hedge funds, SAIF and...
Business briefs
Cable deal Time Warner Cable, the second-largest US ca ble-television operator, is in advanced talks to buy Carlyle Group's Insight Communications Co. for about $3 billion, two peo ple with...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Park Rock Anthem, LMFAO 2. Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 3. Lighters, Bad Meets Evil (Eminem & Royce) 4. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), Katy Perrry 5....
Andy has upHill fight to win in '16: top Dem
Gov. Cuomo can for get running for pres ident in 2016 be cause Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to beat him -- and everyone else -- in the race for...
PA's biggest lo$ers
No wonder they're hiking tolls and fares -- the Port Authority is a multimillion-dollar money pit. The cash-strapped agency routinely loses tens of millions of dollars each year on facilities...
Look out! It's B'klyn Bridge's war path
The Brooklyn Bridge just ain't big enough for the both of 'em. An all-out turf war has erupted between speeding cyclists and picture-snapping pedestrians over a narrow pathway that's too...
Chelsea 'pedals' plan for crosstown bike lane
One dead bicyclist is too many. Chelsea residents want the city Department of Transportation to create an east-west bike lane through the heart of the neighborhood after a cyclist was...
GZ dwellers cryin' out loud
Luxury isn't all it's cracked up to be. The lone residential building at the Ground Zero site is now at the epicenter of near 'round-the-clock construction noise -- with tenants...
Twist from Douglas' 'drug duo'
One of Cameron Douglas' alleged narcotics suppliers wants to know how badly years of drug abuse scrambled the Hollywood scion's brain. Eduardo Escalera, who, with his brother, David, is accused...
SEC accountant who bungled Madoff Ponzi probe gets bonus!?!
He blew it big-time on Bernie Madoff -- and still got a bonus. A government accountant whose ineptitude and inexperience allowed Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme to rage unchecked actually landed...
Wall Street big lavished gifts on mistresses in three countries: wife
He's an aging Wall Street fat cat who could put even the most lusty young lothario to shame. John Duffy, 62, the married CEO of the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods...
Beware of this sugar daddy
Be careful with whom you get into bed. The latest bold and worthy idea for helping young men of color es cape from poverty in this city -- and avoid...
Box office going 'Apes'
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" held its spot as the No. 1 movie for the second straight weekend, with $27.5 million in North American ticket sales, according to...
Soap star Jen
Jennifer Aniston is poised to return to the small screen to pump up the flagging ratings of the classic soap "Days of Our Lives," on which her dad, John Aniston,...
Wife dumps Ruth-less Madoff
Bye-bye, Bernie! Ruth Madoff has finally dumped her disgraced hubby in a desperate bid to salvage her relationship with estranged, beloved son, Andrew, a new report says. Ruth, 70, stopped...
Helping to make kids the picture of health
Photographer Annie Levy believes you can express your deepest thoughts through a picture, and she gives cameras to young people battling challenges of all kinds to help them reflect on...
Michele-shocked!
WASHINGTON -- The GOP field is a little less crowded today. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty abruptly quit the presidential race yesterday after an embarrassing third-place finish in the straw...
'Apple' bobbing!
Record-setting rainfall yesterday wreaked havoc on the city's subways and airports -- and nearly killed two Staten Island construction workers. The two men had taken the elevator to the basement...
Drug fiend busted in Upper E. Side rape nightmare
A drug peddler on parole was charged last night with the sick and savage rape of an Upper East Side woman. Jason Quinones, 21, of 195 E. 100th St., was...
Pastor found dead in hotel
The pastor of a Florida megachurch has been found dead in a Times Square hotel room. The NYPD said 42-year-old Zachery Tims, of Orlando was found dead on the floor...
I killed them like this
Pointing his finger like a gun, and grinning like a maniac, the monster who killed 69 people at a Norwegian youth camp demonstrated during a macabre re-enactment how he massacred...
Havenly angel! Kid #2 for Alba
Jessica Alba has a new little spy kid. The "Spy Kids 4D" star and her producer hubby, Cash Warren, have welcomed a baby girl. PHOTOS: JESSICA ALBA The 30-year-old actress...
JFK cop tried to ground eatery: suit
A Port Authority cop led a vicious campaign to run a JFK Airport restaurant of business by harassing and discriminating against its owner, according to a $10 million lawsuit. Otis...
NY's tanked teens
The city has a "minor" drinking problem. One-third of underage New Yorkers admit to hitting the bottle, and half of those say they've thrown back five or more drinks at...
Sword swallower 'foil'ed
Times Square is a cowboy magnet -- if they're not naked, they're swallowing swords. An Australian sword swallower named Chayne Hultgren -- who calls himself The Space Cowboy -- was...
No-Israel flap at food co-op
Battle lines have been drawn at the popular Park Slope Food Co-op in a food fight over whether Israeli products should be boycotted there. Some anti-Israel members want products made...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens Firefighters yesterday nabbed an unlicensed and drunken driver trying to flee the scene of an accident in Jackson Heights, authorities said. Dwight Case, 37, was eastbound in a 2004...
Bloomberg dodges a Plax bullet
Mayor Bloomberg decided to punt when asked about Plaxico Burress dissing him on TV. A day after being called out by the former gun-toting Giants receiver, who said he didn't...
Squatter 'returns' to Curry pad
Who says you can't go home again? The hobo who had been squatting in "Today" show co-host Ann Curry's empty Upper West Side townhouse on and off for the past...
Gal leaps from Liberty ferry
A distraught woman yesterday tried to commit suicide by leaping off a Statue of Liberty ferry in front of horrified tourists, U.S. Parks Police said. "I looked over and saw...
Aqueduct is pooped
Oh, poop! The opening of the city's first casino, at Aqueduct Race Track, has been delayed -- because of massive mounds of pigeon doo-doo. "There were pigeon droppings everywhere --...
Vendor gets good 'news'
The operator of one of the city's iconic newsstands has been given a temporary reprieve from efforts to evict him. An appeals court granted Jerry Delakas -- whose Village stand...
LI cops hunt H'wood 'coke king'
He's gone from LA high life to Long Island lowlife. William Wright, a suspected Hollywood cocaine kingpin often photographed with celebrities like Paris Hilton and Tara Reid, has landed on...
O hits new low
WASHINGTON -- President Obama has hit an all-time low in the polls. Obama's job-approval rating sunk yesterday to 39 percent for the first time in Gallup's daily tracking poll. And...
Sanchez 'wanted to fight' Jets coach over possible benching
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez says he once nearly unleashed some unnecessary roughness -- on coach Rex Ryan. When Ryan came close to benching the matinee idol last year, Sanchez said...
Grief over Yonkers GI
A tight-knit Yonkers family is mourning the death of a decorated war veteran and father of three young kids who was killed fighting in Afghanistan. Army Sgt. Edward J. Frank...
Flap over Cuomo planes
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo used state aircraft for 16 flights to or from his home following statewide tours during which he called for belt-tightening and budget cuts, according to records...
FAA shrunk buffer around La Guardia runway for bird-attracting trash facility
Their gooses should be cooked! Birdbrained federal bigwigs quietly shrunk the safety zone around a high-traffic La Guardia Airport runway to make way for a massive trash facility -- a...
'Likers' of Rikers
They're some of the hottest joints in town. Users of the popular online review site Yelp -- where anyone can become a critic of the city's hippest restaurants and nightclubs...
Bam’s Hollywood propaganda
The Issue: A film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden planned for release weeks before the 2012 elections. Hollywood’s attempt to sway the 2012 election by releasing a pro-Obama...
Anarchy in the UK -- could’ve seen it coming
The Issue: Rioting, looting and arson that have struck several major British cities and overwhelmed police. As former British PM Margaret Thatcher once said, “The veneer of civilization is thin”...
If he can’t make it here . . .
Three years ago, New Yorkers gave Barack Obama 63 percent of the vote on his way to winning the presidency. Today, even they are wondering if he’s up to the...
Let gambling grow?
Gov. Cuomo has decided to tackle yet another hot-button issue: the legalization of non-Indian casinos in New York state. It’s an idea that could provide New York with a much-needed...
BamCare’s rising legal woes
On Friday, a federal appeals court ruled that the Obama health law’s requirement that every American buy health insurance is unconstitutional -- bringing the legal challenge to Obama-Care much closer...
GOP needs to up its ideas game
AMES, Ia. This has been quite a week or 10 days for Republicans. Rick Perry has just announced he’s running for president. Pundits will parse the polling to determine which...
A two-man race
It’s a new race for the 2012 GOP nomination: Tim Pawlenty has pulled out after finishing behind Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul in the Iowa straw poll Saturday -- the...
Israel’s discon-tents
Sorry: The huge tent protest in Tel Aviv isn’t likely to bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, let alone threaten Israel’s stability. Since mid-July, protesters have occupied tents along prestigious,...
Best one-act is child's play
Parents of teenage girls should probably avoid "Carrie & Francine," the opener of the one- act fest Summer Shorts 5: Series A. Written by 17-year-old playwright Ruby Rae Spiegel, it...
'Midlife Crisis' is mostly a pain in the butt
Sitting through "Herman Kline's Midlife Crisis" is likely to bring on a midlife crisis of your own. Its principal plot element is the retrieval of a bag of crack cocaine...
Saratoga Charts
Aug. 14, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m(T); $55,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:00. 2,4. duel 5/16-1/8, game, Trainer: Robert Hess, Jr.Time: 23.90,...
Showdown at Saratoga
Selections from Monday. No racing Tuesday. JOHN DASILVA TODAY'S PLAY: In race 8, Stat should take the lead by the top of the stretch and draw off to win for...
Jets' offense has already faced 'D' best
HOUSTON -- The Jets offense believes it has already faced the toughest defense in the NFL -- its own. Going head-to-head with the starting defense every day has worn on...
Yankees' A-Rod plays third in simulated game
Alex Rodriguez played in a simulated game in Tampa yesterday, taking 13 at-bats and playing three innings in the field. Rodriguez, rehabbing his surgically repaired right knee, had four hits...
Yankees' Jones stepping up in second half
The Yankees offense has not slowed down with Alex Rodriguez on the disabled list, just as it did not dawdle when Derek Jeter was on the shelf in June. That's...
'Disparity' in Mets talks with first-round pick
PHOENIX --The Mets are confident their No. 1 pick, Brandon Nimmo, will be locked up by tonight's midnight deadline for signing draft choices, but the 18-year-old outfielder's father isn't so...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-1m; $21,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)3Carrietta (Lopez) 5.002.802.604Surround Sound (Serpa)6.404.607Exotic Tap (Luzzi)4.40 Off 12:52. Time 1:39.06. Sloppy. Scr: Thereisgoldahead, Cherry Included. * Exacta (3-4) $36.80 * $1 Superfecta (3-4-7-1) $343.50 *...
My Miss Aurelia holds on
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- It's been two summers since that great day at the Old Spa when a handsome bay Stonestreet Stables filly, trained by Steve Asmussen, held on doggedly through...
Hondo's large wager
The Pirates failed to hold on to a late lead yester day in Brewville so Hondo, who connected with the Padres, saw his deficit dip only slightly to 2,095 bahnsens....
Coach has Jets, fans ready to go to Rex-tremes
For Jets fans, for a good part of America, Rex Ryan is still the show for the Jets' preseason opener tonight in Houston against the Texans. Big and bold with...
Garcia's injury delays Yankees rotation decision
A small cut on Freddy Garcia's right index finger was uncomfortable enough to force him to miss at least one start, not serious enough to send him to disabled list,...
Jeter says Yankees mindset is to win AL East
This year is different. This year, the Yankees are promising to go all out down the stretch and not play any wild card games. It's about time. But this all...
Posada loves Yankees fans, but would consider playing for new team
Jorge Posada wearing anything but Yankees pinstripes? That would have seemed impossible a few months ago. Not anymore. Posada, a career-long Yankee who is celebrating his 20th year with the...
Sanchez, Ryan set to prove how far they've come with Jets
HOUSTON -- On Sept. 13, 2009, the Jets traveled to Reliant Stadium to face the Texans. It was the first game for new coach Rex Ryan and new quarterback Mark...
'Peelers' is a no-go
NICHOLS, N.Y. -- Undefeated 3-year-old pacing filly See You At Peelers was scratched from an attempt to win her 22nd straight race. The race yesterday afternoon was at Tioga Downs,...
Sports shorts
TENNIS: Serena wins . . . again Serena Williams is looking like her victorious self leading into the U.S. Open. In her fourth tournament since sitting out 49 weeks because...
Over for Uggla
Dan Uggla was quick to acknowledge he never thought he'd have a hitting streak as long as 33 games. Now the Cubs are streaking. Chicago stopped Uggla's 33-game hitting streak...
Conley battles Bryan for Jets' punting job
Only one starter's seat remains unreserved on what the Jets hope becomes a long ride to the Super Bowl and glory. A transplant from Australian rules football and a last-chancer,...
Mariners slow down Sox
Charlie Furbush allowed just one run in a career-best seven innings, Casper Wells homered and scored two runs and the Mariners beat Boston 5-3 yesterday in Seattle, taking two of...
Cotchery didn't see himself 'fitting in' with Jets
On his first day as a Steeler, Jerricho Cotchery explained why he chose to leave the Jets. "It was time for a change of scenery and the organization as well,"...
The Post Line
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Yankees-Rays to play doubleheader in September
Although no official makeup date has been announced for yesterday's Yankees-Rays game, which was postponed by rain, manager Joe Girardi said the two teams would play a doubleheader when Tampa...
Giants' Tynes sidelined by thigh bruise
Tom Coughlin said yesterday the MRI exam on the right leg of kicker Lawrence Tynes confirmed what the Giants suspected Saturday night -- the kicker has a bruised thigh. "We'll...
Giants coach lauds rookie Herzlich
Hitting a running back -- in this case Mike Goodson of the Panthers -- and causing a fumble on the opponent's 22-yard line is the sort of play that will...
Mets' skid at five as Capuano falls again
PHOENIX -- Nothing quite says "mediocre" like the Mets' starting rotation. Dillon Gee and Mike Pelfrey are ho-hum starters the Mets will have to make decisions on for next season's...
Niners add dash of Culpepper to QB mix
After a three-hour practice yesterday, coach Jim Harbaugh said the 49ers are bringing in 34-year-old quarterback Daunte Culpepper today for a tryout. Harbaugh said Saturday the 49ers have no clear-cut...
Paramus LL squad faces reign delay
After a nine-hour rain delay, the Little League Mid-Atlantic regional final between Paramus (N.J.) and Keystone (Pa.) was suspended after three innings. It will be resumed today at 10 a.m....
Diamondbacks' Marquis fractures right leg vs. Mets
PHOENIX -- Jason Marquis' season appears finished, after the Diamondbacks right-hander and Staten Island native sustained a broken right fibula yesterday in his team's 5-3 victory over the Mets. The...
Giants rookie safety has eventful debut
There was no wide-eyed amazement when Tyler Sash was hit by a "Welcome to the NFL" moment that he will always remember and no doubt would like to forget. The...
Dufner has no regrets for PGA collapse
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Jason Dufner was not as devastated as you might think after he blew a five-stroke lead and lost the 93rd PGA Championship in a three-hole playoff...
Though still upset, Giants' Umenyiora to practice today
He still is issuing fighting words, but now Osi Umenyiora says he will fight no more, hop off the stationary bicycle and actually get on the field this afternoon to...
Keegan win ends U.S. major drought
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Keegan Bradley's victory yesterday at the 93rd PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club ended several American golf droughts. It was the first victory by an American...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Brokaw (11th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; 412,000; cl($10000)2War And Peace(D Dube)6-1-25-14Letsgetredytrmbl(SBchrd)3-1-47-53SpectacularMan(GBrennan)4-7-73-11American Gold(B Sears)6-4-520-15TsmGoldenridge(JStrattn)7-8-830-16PassinIntheRain(JBrtltt)8-4-840-17Sand Cruiser(J Gregory)5-5-730-18Smarty Merit(B Holland)3-7-710-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $12,000; conditioned2ConwayCruiser(JBartlett)5-4-58-55Orient Address(D Dube)6-6-64-18Gotabgoodtoblcky(GBrnnn)3-2-28-11Mr Chipster(B Sears)7-6-15-13Wygant Pearl(J Gregory)6-5-38-14Dreamanda(T...
Tomorrow's Delaware Entries
Post Time: 1:15 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $40,500; alw opt clm; 2YO; (f)PNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Believe You Can,120G Saez2Dancing Anna(L),120JBetancrt3Lil Billie,114X Perez4Doe,114L Colon5Liononeoone(L),114J Acosta6Good Looking Girl(L),114W...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-6f; $28,000; mdn cl($50,000); 3up; (f&m)5-ElegantSwn 2-16-M's Angel 3-11-PrincssPpt 8-13-No Angel 4-12-LlEscpArts 8-14-Pi Squared 10-17-Malibu Clan 6-1SECOND-1m&70y; $15,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)7-Kawiye 5-11-Nice Win 12-111-Lookin'Fxy 6-12-GoGoneGirl 12-16-Queenamein 3-13-Timber...
Grape expectations
They say there are times in a person's life when their true character comes out -- the birth of a first child, an unexpected death, sudden wealth. So, what does...
Joy ties knot
The volatile co-host of "The View," Joy Behar, has secretly married her longtime boyfriend, it emerged over the weekend. Behar and Steve Janowitz, who have been companions for nearly 30...
'Most Eligible' dips in dating pool
I've really had it with Andy Warhol. I mean, if he'd never prophesized that in the future everyone would be famous for 15 minutes, maybe the future wouldn't have caught...
'Dancing' leaks
Snooki and Queen Latifah are reportedly headed for “Dancing With the Stars” this season. The official announcement of the new cast — which has become an event in itself —...
Back to cool
Harper’s Bazaar * * * (see ratings key at bottom of story) Pages: 510 (2 more than last year) Price: $4.99 Hits: “Glee” star Lea Michele on the cover. She...
Night of style & stars
Swipe and click! Those are the only two skills NYC fashionistas will need to prepare for this year’s Fashion’s Night Out on Sept. 8. Now in its third year, the...
Weird but true
They still make phone books? Sheriff's deputies in Sonoma County, Calif., feared women were being chased by kidnappers. But it turned out to be workers distributing phone books out of...
SEC puts expansion on hold
The Southeastern Conference is staying just as it is -- for now. However, the game of major college conference realignment appears far from finished. Bernie Machen, the chairman of the...
Ford's Lewis ends stellar summer with St. John's offer
Mike Toro meets with each of his players individually before every season and the Bishop Ford girls basketball coach had a special message for rising junior point guard Aaliyah Lewis....
Lewinger ends leave of absence, returns to TMLA basketball bench
Joe Lewinger was again walking up and down the Mary Louis sideline, barking instructions and pulling players aside to impart wisdom. “It’s more of a reunion, but I want the...
Homicide, Bingo win second straight Hoops in the Sun title together
Corey (Homicide) Williams and Bingo Cole were on opposing sidelines for what was dubbed as the streetball Game of the Decade last month at Dyckman – Williams’ Ooh-Way Records versus...
Suspended Little League Mid-Atlantic final resumes Monday
After a nine-hour rain delay, the Little League Mid-Atlantic regional final between Paramus (N.J.) and Keystone (Pa.) was suspended after three scoreless innings and will be resumed Monday morning at...
Upper East Side 'rapist' arrested
Police have arrested a man they say brazenly broke into a woman's Upper East Side apartment and raped her this weekend. Jason Quinones, 21, of East 100th St. in Manhattan,...
St. John's grad Bradley overcomes triple bogey to win PGA Championship
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Keegan Bradley has won the PGA Championship with one of the greatest comebacks in major championship history. Bradley, who played his college golf at St. John's,...