August 30, 2011
French champ out at US Open
Li Na, the historic winner of the French Open, is out of the US Open but not before throwing in a cuss word during her post-match press conference that summed...
Defiant Ryan defends Jets defense
Rex Ryan has issued a challenge to anyone who thinks his Jets defense will be anything less than elite. “Put your negative comments out there,” the confident coach said Tuesday,...
Vazquez shuts down Mets as Marlins win 6-0
Javier Vazquez allowed only three singles in seven sharp innings for his first win in more than a month and the Florida Marlins broke out of their funk with a...
Sabathia finally solves Red Sox and Yankees win
BOSTON -- CC Sabathia finally snapped out of his Red Sox funk, and it took an extra effort to do it. The big Yankees left-hander struck out 10 on Tuesday...
VIDEO: Super Bowl prediction
CineSport's Noah Coslov sits down with Sporting News NFL writer Clifton Brown to get his playoff picks and prediction for Super Bowl XLVI.Hint: It's neither the Giants nor the Jets.csprtContainer();
VIDEO: Giants Stadium made Belichick cry
Call it "CryGate."Previews for the NFL Network series "A Football Life," for which Patriots coach Bill Belichick wore a microphone for the entire 2009 season, shows the former Giants assistant...
A Labor Day G-saster!
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Thief got the Taylor Swift tickets!
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Twin bomb blasts in Chechnya kill at least seven
MOSCOW -- At least seven people, mostly police officers, were killed and 18 injured in two suicide bomb blasts in the Chechen capital of Grozny Tuesday, Chechnyan officials said. Chechnya's...
Eagles' Vick armed with $100M deal
PHILADELPHIA -- Just more than two years after being released from prison, out of work, mired in bankruptcy and facing an uncertain future, Michael Vick is again on top of...
Cowboy up: Lincoln's loyal Murphy verbals to Oklahoma State
After a breakout July, Kamari Murphy's stock was through the roof. Big-time schools like Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, Miami and Florida State were suddenly all over the 6-foot-8 forward from Brooklyn....
UConn-Fordham postponed due to storm
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- The University of Connecticut says its season-opening football game has been postponed because the stadium is being used as distribution center for storm relief supplies. UConn...
4-year-old drowns in pool at Long Island mansion
A 4-year-old girl tragically drowned in the outdoor pool of a Long Island mansion this afternoon after her frantic nanny ran to neighbors for help, cops said. The unidentified nanny...
Jets' Wilkerson doesn't regret fight
A day later, Jets defensive lineman Mo Wilkerson called himself out for making “a rookie mistake’’ for being drawn into a fight with Giants running back Brandon Jacobs in Monday...
Kitten Jedi face off in video clip
It's Star Claws: A mew hope as these two kittens fight each other with light sabers. The furry pair battle it out on a sofa in a video that has...
No. 1 Djokovic wins in 44 minutes
It lasted 44 minutes, but it probably felt longer for Conor Niland. No. 1 Novak Djokovic was routing his overmatched opponent at the US Open 6-0, 5-1 before the Irishman...
Coughlin concerned Giants won't be ready
At least according to Tom Coughlin’s narrow view, you can add “wreaking havoc with the Giants’ preparation” to the list of Hurricane Irene’s sins. Coughlin said Tuesday he is considering...
Port Authority head says toll hikes should have been higher
The recent Port Authority toll hikes — which will send the cost of crossing one of their bridges and tunnels to a whopping $15 by 2015 — should’ve been higher...
Wozniacki defends No. 1 ranking on and off court
Last year, Caroline Wozniacki was the No. 1 seed at the US Open because Serena Williams missed the tournament with an injury. This year, Wozniacki comes to Flushing Meadows after...
VIDEO: Yankees-Red Sox analysis
CineSport's Noah Coslov turns to Sporting News MLB writer Stan McNeal to get answers to the biggest questions in the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry and who would win in the postseason.csprtContainer();
NY donors pay to build South Sudan school
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Two war refugees from southern Sudan have raised more than $50,000 in upstate New York to build a school in their impoverished home village. “I’m praying that...
NJ man pleads guilty in murder of 5 teens who disappeared in 1978
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering five teenagers in 1978 in what was one of the state’s longest-running cold cases. Philander Hampton, of Jersey...
A-Rod likely to sit out Red Sox series
BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguez received a cortisone shot in his sprained left thumb on Monday, and the Yankees third baseman has been told by doctors not to swing a bat....
American Young finally gets another win
It’s good to be Young again at the US Open. Four years after his first win at Flushing Meadows, American Donald Young finally got his second Tuesday. Young dominated Slovakian...
Man sues Hustler Club for $28K bar tab
They apparently don't call it the Hustler Club for nothing. A Manhattan man says he ended up with a mysterious $28,000 bar tab during a single visit to the Hell's...
Shots fired at Rep. Gene Green's Houston office, no injuries reported
HOUSTON -- Two gunshots were fired at the windows of Rep. Gene Green's (D-Texas) Houston office Tuesday. There were no injuries, and the congressman was not in his office at...
Book 'em! Thieves break into library!
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Photo captures suspects moments after horrific stabbing
A knifeman runs down a street yesterday – seconds after a young man was stabbed in front of cops at the Notting Hill Carnival in London. The youth, clutching a...
White House issues guidelines for honoring Sept. 11 anniversary: report
WASHINGTON -- The White House has issued detailed guidelines to government officials on how to honor the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, instructing them to "present a positive, forward-looking narrative"...
Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested in murder case
LOS ANGELES — Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton is expected to make his first court appearance in Los Angeles on Wednesday following his arrest in connection with a fatal shooting...
Red Bull GM Soler wants Rost back, DP or not
The Red Bulls not only expect to have veteran goalkeeper Frank Rost back by their next game against Vancouver _ or at worst, the following weekend in Dallas _ but...
Year after scary collapse, Azarenka into second round
This year it’s Victoria Azarenka’s wrist, not head, that is her main physical concern. When we last saw the fourth-ranked Belarusian at Flushing Meadows a year ago, she was being...
Daryl Hannah arrested at White House environmental protest
WASHINGTON -- Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested outside the White House Tuesday while protesting the Keystone XL oil pipeline expansion project, WRC-TV reported. "Sometimes it's necessary to sacrifice your freedom...
Jets pick Folk, Conley as kicker, punter
The Jets have settled on their two kickers for this season, opting to keep Nick Folk as the place-kicker and using T.J. Conley as the team’s punter.The Jets released kicker...
'Housewives' star sobbed after hubby was found hanged, 911 tapes reveal
The wife of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Russell Armstrong was inconsolable as a friend called police to inform cops that they'd found the body, according to the chilling...
Vandeweghe, Kiki's niece, gets first Grand Slam win
Coco Vandeweghe got her first Grand Slam win, and it came on her home court.The New York City native -- who is now based out in Los Angeles -- beat...
PSAL Bronx A boys soccer preview: Experienced Columbus thinking big
Like virtually everyone else this time of year, Columbus has questions marks. The Explorers, though, have a lot of answers, too – namely in eight returning starters which includes goalkeeper...
Schneiderman hits four vehicle inspectors with fines
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman accused four motor vehicle inspectors Tuesday of issuing more than 7,000 safety inspection certificates without testing the vehicles. Schneiderman accuses them...
ATF head reassigned in wake of gun-running scandal
WASHINGTON -- Kenneth Melson, who presided over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) during the botched "Fast and Furious" gun-running operation, has been reassigned amid a spate...
Thief got the Taylor Swift tickets!
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Obama's illegal immigrant uncle had Social Security number for 19 years
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- President Barack Obama's uncle, an illegal immigrant who was arrested in Massachusetts last week for drunk driving, had a valid Social Security number and Massachusetts driver's license...
Irene forces Quiksilver to scale back Long Beach surfing festival
Irene has swept away the festival and concerts portion of the Quiksilver Pro New York surf contest on Long Beach, LI. "City resources are focused on hurricane restoration and cleanup...
Jets winners and losers against the Giants
The Jets defeated the Giants 17-3 Monday night in their preseason matchup with their city rivals. Neither team looked impressive in the ugly game. Here is who I see as...
Warren Jeffs sedated but responsive at Texas hospital after coma
TYLER, Texas -- Warren Jeffs, the leader of a polygamous sect who was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month after being found guilty of child sexual assault, was...
'Top Gun' celebrates 25th anniversary
The iconic 80's movie "Top Gun" celebrated its 25th birthday Tuesday with the release of a new DVD and Blu-ray set which includes a six-part documentary on the making of...
Shockey saves fellow Panthers tight end from choking
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey's biggest play of the preseason came in the team's cafeteria, when he saved fellow tight end Ben Hartsock from choking. According...
NY man suing Facebook has to allow email access
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York man suing for part ownership of Facebook must give lawyers for the social networking company access to all his emails dating to 2003. A...
Giffords aide says she walks with cane, is writing
TUCSON, Ariz. — A close aide to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says the Arizona congresswoman is walking with a cane, writing left-handed and showing she has more goals to achieve....
LI shelter volunteer pleads not guilty to sexually abusing woman during Hurricane Irene
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island shelter volunteer has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexually abusing a woman who sought refuge during Tropical Storm Irene. Anthony Henry, of...
Coke-dealing Columbia University student sent to Rikers
The biggest coke dealer in last year's roundup of five Columbia university students turned himself in to serve 3 1/2 months at Rikers this morning, first giving an emotional courtroom...
Khadafy fled with daughter toward southern stronghold Sabha, son's bodyguard says
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy was in Tripoli as recently as Friday but fled the liberated capital in the direction of the southern stronghold of Sabha in the same convoy...
Former Man United star Hargreaves set for shock move to rival Man City
LONDON -- Injury-plagued former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves was set Tuesday to make a shock move to English Premier League (EPL) rival Manchester City. The England player, whose career...
Arsenal unable to compete with EPL's big spenders, Nasri says
MANCHESTER, England -- The latest Manchester City signing, Samir Nasri, says Arsenal can no longer afford to spend big in the transfer market, Sky Sports reported Tuesday. Nasri completed his...
Arizona man, 86, impaled through eye socket with pruning shears
TUCSON, Ariz. -- An 86-year-old Arizona man who fell on a pair of pruning shears while gardening -- impaling his eye socket -- said Monday he is lucky to be...
Dutch star Sneijder staying at Inter Milan
MILAN -- Dutch star Wesley Sneijder confirmed that he will stay at Serie A club Inter Milan after a move to the English Premier League (EPL) side Manchester United failed to...
1 dead, 7 injured in horrific crash on Staten Island
A teenager was killed and seven others injured on Staten Island following a horrific car crash, police said. Cops today arrested the suspected reckless driver who caused Monday night's deadly...
Foreign firms aided Khadafy spies
TRIPOLI, Libya -- On the ground floor of a six-story building in Tripoli, agents working for Moamar Khadafy once sat in an open room, spying on emails and chat messages...
Holes remain in flight school scrutiny after 9/11
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, government screening has made it harder for foreign students to enroll in civilian flight schools like a handful of the...
Inmates caught tunneling out of Greek prison
ATHENS -- Three inmates were caught trying to tunnel out of Greece's top security prison, which is home to deadly left-wing militants and has already experienced two daring jailbreaks, an...
Father of Md. man held in Aruba: Son not a monster
WASHINGTON — The father of a man being held in Aruba on suspicion of involvement in the disappearance and presumed death of a 35-year-old Maryland woman says his son is...
Rights group says Khadafy troops used human shields
Libyan troops loyal to Moammar Khadafy forced civilians to act as human shields, perching children on tanks to deter NATO attacks, human rights investigators said. It was part of a...
VIDEO: Postgame report, Jets-Giants
Post football writers Paul Schwartz and Brian Costello analyze the preseason meeting between the Jets and Giants played Monday night at MetLife Stadium.The Jets won, 17-3, with each team playing...
Most NJ Transit trains resume today
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey commuters returned to the rails Tuesday as NJ Transit resumed most train service that was suspended because of Hurricane Irene. Trains remained suspended between Trenton...
More slaughter in Syria
In Syria the end of Ramadan was marked just as the beginning had been, by killing. Government forces in several cities shot and killed at least seven protestors and injured...
It’s time for Yankees to beat Red Sox
It would be silly now to act like 2-10 against the Red Sox is a mosquito bite; a nuisance, but nothing more. Not after the past 10 years of animus...
Garcia locks up spot in Yankees win over Orioles
BALTIMORE — Add Freddy Garcia to CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova to the list of Yankees rotation locks when manager Joe Girardi goes from six to five starters after Thursday....
Thumb injury could keep A-Rod out against Red Sox
BALTIMORE — Alex Rodriguez might be a no-go for one of the Yankees’ biggest series of the season. Rodriguez is still suffering from his sprained left thumb, an injury that...
Despite key losses, Tottenville remains confident
Don’t use the ‘R’ word – rebuilding – around Ron Nathanson. The Tottenville boys soccer coach won’t hear any of it. Sure, the Pirates graduated 15 seniors and five starters...
NYPost.com Poll: Which team will win the PSAL city title?
Practice is a week in and most teams are back from camp. With scrimmages starting this week and Week 1 of the PSAL football season right around the corner, every...
PSAL Brooklyn A girls soccer preview: Fort Hamilton looks to build off late success
Fort Hamilton finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in PSAL Brooklyn A-III. The young Tigers matured and knocked off borough powers Leon Goldstein, the eventual division...
Confident Goldstein looks to build off first division crown
Leon Goldstein is hoping to be more than a one-year wonder. Last season the Dolphins beat defending division champion Brooklyn Tech in their regular-season finale and claimed their first PSAL...
With new QB, versatile St. Peter's in search of 'AA' berth
St. Peter’s philosophy became simple with a strong group of seniors graduated and a smaller roster numerically. “I think the key for us this year is getting as many athletes...
Big burglary at Hook supermarket
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Legendary coach's son has inside track on QB job at New Dorp
Despite an impressive freshman year, Charlie App was planning to play junior varsity his sophomore season. But that changed once Matt Domina, last year’s starter, transferred to Nazareth. App wasn’t...
Deep, tight-knit Regis ready to undo 'letdown' season with playoff run
Many teams come into a season proclaiming excellent chemistry. Few have actual tangible evidence of it. Count Regis boys soccer among that few. When coach Vinny Catapano asked his seniors...
Stocks kiss off Irene
Wall Street’s financial storm subsided along with Irene. Stocks, which have been beaten down by a barrage of bad economic news this summer, rose yesterday amid relief over the minimal...
Business briefs
Cerberus suit Innkeepers USA Trust sued Cerberus Capital Management and Chatham Lodging Trust, saying its agreement to sell 64 hotels to Cerberus and Chatham can’t be called off due to...
Extell builds another Midtown Hyatt hotel
Another shining tower is on the way to its Broadway debut. Ending years of speculation, Extell Development Co. has begun building a major new Midtown hotel that some had predicted...
Washington’s new refinancing plan is actually old
Earth to the Obama Administration: your new plan to have the government refinance home mortgages is already in effect. And it’s not working very well. Late last week, Obama’s folks...
FDIC joins feud over BofA deal
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is objecting to Bank of America’s proposed $8.5 billion mortgage-bond settlement with investors, joining investors and states that are challenging the agreement.The FDIC owns securities...
DC insider a jobs pro
President Obama is placing his hopes on jobs maven Alan Krueger to help spark the stagnant employment market. Yesterday, Obama nominated Krueger, 50, to replace Austan Goolsbee, who left to...
Wrong numbers
Perhaps they should have heeded the messenger. A whistleblower who tried to alert executives at the parent company of Zip-local, also known as Phone Directories Co., of possible fraud at...
iPhone rivals dial up features
Not everyone is waiting for Apple’s next iPhone.Rivals are pushing ahead with plans to better compete with Apple and stand apart from other makers of Android-powered devices.Samsung, the South Korean...
‘Chase’ late fees till Sun.
JPMorgan Chase is waiving some late fees for customers affected by Hurricane Irene. The second-biggest US bank by assets won’t charge people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for...
Mobile pay venture set
Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile USA are plan ning to invest more than $100 million in a joint venture, known as Isis, that lets consumers pay for goods with mobile...
Amazon tablet sales to soar
Amazon.com may sell as many as 5 million tablet computers in the fourth quarter, making the largest Internet retailer the top competitor to Apple in this fast-growing niche of the...
Polo a player on E. 59th
Two large new lease transactions have swallowed up more than 150,000 square feet of SL Green buildings -- but the smaller of the two is the more interesting, with ramifications...
To live longer, take a 'bike'
PARIS -- Intense exercise adds more years to your life than more moderate activity, researchers said after studying the bicycling commuters who fill Copenhagen's streets. Male vigorous cyclists lived 5.3...
Hike$ are UNfair
A Us envoy has asked the UN to rescind a nearly 3 percent cost-of-living salary increase for approximately 4,800 of its New York staff members, calling the increase unwarranted. Joseph...
Feds in real bad 'company': poll
If you look at it as a business, the federal government should be out of business, a new poll has found. Only 17 percent of Americans have a positive view...
Beauty: Khadafy made me a killer
She has a fashion model's looks and an executioner's trigger finger. A 19-year-old member of Moammar Khadafy's "gun girl" militia has admitted to executing at least 10 rebel prisoners --...
Wild cop-chase shoot
A hulking Long Island college student yesterday went berserk and led police on a high-speed chase before being shot as he tried to run over some of the officers --...
A joke, for God's sake: Michele
MIAMI -- Republican White House hopeful Michele Bachmann, in an effort to control the damage from her latest controversial comments, insisted yesterday that she was joking when she said a...
Boy hit in face by Mets foul ball (VIDEO)
A young boy was struck in the face by a foul ball at a Mets game yesterday. The child, who was sitting near the home team's dugout, was hit by...
Need to feed
Long Islander Bill Ayres was a rock 'n' roll disc jockey in 1973 when folk singer-songwriter Harry Chapin was a guest on his radio show and they found a common...
'In heat' for dog trainer
A hired hand for a wealthy Westchester socialite says that his job description suddenly expanded from dog trainer to tawdry boy toy -- and that he was fired after turning...
Leiby's dad cries ju$tice
The father of the little Brooklyn boy who was kidnapped and butchered after he got lost leaving day camp wants the accused killer and his father to pay for the...
Big stink over pink Gage & Tollner
This historic Downtown Brooklyn space isn't pretty in pink, officials say. As if being replaced by a T.G.I. Friday's -- and then an Arby's -- wasn't bad enough, a landmark...
Mo's kin flee the country
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy's wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria yesterday, firm evidence that the brutal dictator has lost his grip on the country....
Biden son on side of Schneid
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has a curious ally in his fight to put the brakes on the Obama administration's proposed settlement of mortgage abuses: the son of Vice President...
Govs get a kick in the Pass
New York and New Jersey should immediately stop their tolling agencies from gouging out-of-state drivers on E-ZPass -- and issue refunds to the millions of motorists who have already been...
Heiress 'dries out' in lockup
The drug-addicted daughter of slain newspaper heiress Anne Scripps Douglas is detoxing behind bars after getting busted with nearly 200 bags of heroin hidden in her BMW, according to a...
No 'crookout' for Bernie pal
No BBQ for you! One of Bernard Madoff's alleged accomplices, Annette Bongiorno, will have to cool her heels at home under house arrest -- instead of attending her brother's Labor...
Weprin ripped for no-'cane-do debate
Queens civic leaders blasted Democratic congressional candidate David Weprin for blowing off a scheduled debate last night ahead of the Sept. 13 special election to replace disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner....
Mike courts trouble
Hurricane Irene has passed, but a political storm could be on the horizon for Mayor Bloomberg, who's set to testify in the criminal case of a political operative charged with...
Informants WikiLeaked
WikiLeaks accidentally leaked a quarter of a million secret State Department cables -- putting at risk the lives of a number of US informants, according to published reports. The cables...
Apple storms back
What a difference a day makes! New Yorkers yesterday woke up to beautiful blue skies, fully restored subway service, fewer power outages, receding floodwaters and a semblance of normalcy on...
Putting bite on eaters
They'll do anything to tip things in their favor. City eateries and watering holes have become extra sneaky in jacking up guaranteed gratuities for their workers, patrons gripe. At trendy...
Ready to charge the 'net
The US Open may cease to be free and open to tennis fans who watch it solely on the web. Online viewership of the tournament has grown so large that...
Obama's uncle in DUI bust
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- President Obama's 67- year-old uncle was busted on suspicion of drunken driving in Massachusetts, told cops he planned to arrange bond through the White House -- and...
Ex-Seton Hall star a crook
A 6-foot-8 former Seton Hall hoops star is expected to get three years in prison after admitting he robbed a house near the South Orange, NJ, campus. Kelly Whitney, 28,...
Cork that whine & pay for service
Some cheapskates are whining about mandatory tips at a handful of New York restaurants -- even, God forbid, for infants. Well, let them eat at home with their screaming tots....
Texas' Perry facing Gotham funder$torm
WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been a tough-talking critic of federal bailouts -- but that isn't keeping him from turning to ex-AIG CEO Hank Greenberg to pour cash...
Police eye 2 in ice heists
Two alleged jewel thieves busted Saturday after a $44,000 robbery at the tony Georg Jensen store on Madison Avenue are under investigation for three other Manhattan heists -- including one...
Oui, oui, Weiner
Keep that Weiner away from your BlackBerry! Frisky former congressman Anthony Weiner and wife Huma Abedin were spotted strolling in Paris yesterday, where the pregnant wife wisely kept her smartphone...
Cantor calls for biz-regs slash
WASHINGTON -- The House Republican agenda this fall will focus on repealing environmental and labor regulations that GOP lawmakers say are driving up the cost of doing business and discouraging...
'Jewish' Bachmann is costing Romney
Funny, she doesn't look Jewish. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is facing a new challenge: He's having trouble raising money from some Jewish donors who mistakenly believe one of his...
DSK apologizes - to ex-staff
A smiling Dominique Strauss-Kahn yesterday paid an "emotional," two-hour farewell visit to his old haunts, the Washington headquarters of the International Monetary Fund -- but wasn't ready for his French...
Tiki to take a new bride
Former Giants star Tiki Barber is planning another comeback — to married life. The retired Big Blue grid great proposed to his girlfriend, Traci Lynn Johnson, 24, over the weekend,...
Police fume as 'cop-shooter' gets off in botch by DA
Charges of attempted murder have been dropped against a parolee accused of trying to shoot a cop -- because of bungling by the Bronx District Attorney's Office, law-enforcement sources said....
Zadroga zone expands 10 blocks to Canal
People who lived and worked as far north as Canal Street on 9/11 will be eligible to receive compensation for illnesses brought on by the attacks, under expanded guidelines announced...
Choc one up for wellness
Sink your sweet tooth into this new research about chocolate: It may be good for your heart, but don't overindulge. The "highest levels" of chocolate consumption were associated with a...
Case of judge & fury
She's "Set 'em free Feinman" -- a Bronx perp's best friend! Cops and Bronx prosecutors are outraged that a rookie judge has repeatedly let violent criminals walk free without bail...
Girls, 2 and 5, are shot while playing in Bx.; suspect arrested, charged
Two young girls -- one 2, the other 5 -- were struck by stray bullets while playing yesterday in The Bronx, police said. The toddler was in extremely critical condition....
Nurse spurs massive HIV scare
A clinic in Madison, Wis., warned yesterday that as many as 2,345 patients may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis because of the actions of a diabetes nurse educator...
NYPD daily blotter
MANHATTAN An ex-con recently released from prison was nabbed breaking into a Harlem apartment, authorities said yesterday. Jessie Jones, 30, burglarized a residence on Lexington Avenue near East 131st Street...
Devil’s bargain: Wall St. & the Martin act
Business leaders are fuming over Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s nervy use of the Martin Act, the state law that gives him super-broad powers to investigate and press charges against alleged...
Call Irene a warning
New York did pretty well in Hurricane Irene -- but with one big sign of trouble for some future disaster that doesn’t peter out. The best news is that MTA...
Better safe than sorry: Bloomy’s storm strategy
The Issue: The city’s response to Hurricane Irene, which arrived Sunday morning as a tropical storm. Is someone sending us a message with the successive earthquake, hurricane and torrential rainstorms...
Obama tacks right
When the White House announced that September would bring yet another “hard pivot” to jobs, cynics smiled. But could President Obama have the last laugh? Consider the New York Times...
Planning makes perfect
If it seemed that City Hall’s handling of the Hurricane Irene emergency ran so smoothly that it couldn’t have been an accident, it wasn’t. An accident, that is. Planning for...
The anti-God squad
‘I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians,” Michele Bachmann joked at a Florida campaign stop Sunday. “We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve...
A prez fit for ‘24’
This summer we’ve lived through scenarios straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster -- Mideast upheavals, economic near-collapse, earthquake, hurricane and rising seas that threatened to swallow up the Eastern seaboard....
Keys to helping Syria’s rebels
Helping Syrians liberate their country from President Bashar Assad could make the months-long drive to defeat friendless Moammar Khadafy look like a cake walk. President Obama’s successful strategy for ousting...
Irish eyes are not smiling
The Mint Theater specializes in unearthing obscure material, but a year ago it dug particularly deep: It presented an arcane 1930s drama, originally written for radio by an Irishwoman largely...
Eastwood's son rises
Lucky or cursed? Kyle Eastwood says he's happy being Clint's son. Rather than stand in the great actor and director's shadow, he's been able to shine on his own --...
When carrying your dog in a handbag just won’t do
It's the same dance every time Erika Searl and her baby are out for a walk. Baby gets tired, defiantly stops in the middle of the street and refuses to...
Davis, Mets running toward resolution on ankle
The Mets and Ike Davis will finally get a resolution to the ankle injury that has kept him out since May this week. The first baseman "did some extensive running"...
Too many kinks in Jets offense
If this was the final dress rehearsal for the Jets offense, they might want to rewrite the script. The starting O was dismal in the Jets' 17-3 preseason victory over...
Affrunti's Suffolk Grade
Post Time: 12:45 pm. FIRST-6f; $8,300; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m) 1-Mrslla Dlght 8-5 2-Tqla's Dsre 6-1 5-Silver Jo 9-2 3-Unbrdld's Jwl 10-1 6-PrdsebythC 9-5 4-Cat Grace 10-1 7-Starlight Rose 20-1 SECOND-5...
Quiet night for Jets' Burress
A week ago, there was a concerted effort on the part of the Jets to get Plaxico Burress the ball early and often. Last night, in the same building formerly...
Burress, Manning held movie meeting
The reunion between Eli Manning and Plaxico Burress came two days before the Jets and Giants met last night. The former teammates ran into each other at the movies. Burress...
Giants' Eli far from 'Elite'
Eli Manning might want to do himself a favor today and ask to borrow Tom Brady's thesaurus so he can look up the meaning of the word "Elite." It isn't...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1m(T); $41,000; cl($35,000); 3up) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 2 Close to the Vest(L),116 R...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Mimi's Bono Best (3rd)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $12,000; cl($10000)6LomboSkyriderA(SAllard)1-2-59-54ForteBlueChip(PLachance)6-7-38-12Sand Cruiser(J Gregory)4-5-58-11Triple Bars(B Holland)5-5-83-13TsmGoldenridge(JStrattn)3-7-810-15BraesideDerbyN(GBrennan)6-3-610-17BadlandsAndArt(JBartltt)6-4-212-18Mixed Media(D Dube)5-3-615-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $14,000; cl($12500)3Holy Smokes(G Brennan)6-6-14-12Chiselled(J Pantaleano)7-5-55-17DrillSergeantSm(JMrshll)4-6-43-11Chip And Run(J Bartlett)7-6-48-14RushmoreHanover(JGregry)4-2-18-15Technicalybrodwy(BHllnd)5-4-66-16WindsunBellagio(CManzi)7-6-415-18Income De...
Venus, Federer fight on
One of the most compelling contests to watch any athlete in any sport wage is that against age, fighting against their own athletic mortality. Two of tennis' all-time greats --...
Saratoga Charts
Aug. 29, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Off. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST - $46,000, Claiming, 3-Year-Olds , Six Furlongs, Dirt, Clear Off: 1:00. Good. bobbled brk,rail rally, Trainer:...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)TURNING SOUTH makes second start off layoff after drawing away by 9¾ lengths at Monmouth as favor ite. BEHOLD A LADY steps up in class...
Jets handle Giants in preseason meeting
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Giants' kick teams aren't special
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Patience pays off for Mets' Dickey
Through the first 28 days of August, R.A. Dickey was at a loss. But yesterday, for the first time since July 25, he saw that beautiful "W" next to his...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $22,000; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)8SaveItfrOprh (HpshrJr) 4.402.603.003Jesdarand (Frey)3.002.207Miss Prosody (Rivera)3.00 Off 12:26. Time 1:44.13. Fast. * Exacta (8-3) $14.60 * Trifecta (8-3-7) $49.40SECOND-1m&70y; $20,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)4Dancing Moment (Ferrer)...
Relaxed Fish takes Open-er
Mardy Fish, a California resident used to earthquakes, said that experience helped him maintain his composure during Hurricane Irene this past weekend. He certainly looked cool and calm yesterday afternoon...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball 7 p.m. Marlins at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM) 7 p.m. Yankees at Red Sox WWOR, WCBS (880 AM) 7 p.m. Phillies at Reds MLBN 10 p.m. Cubs at...
Tiger to play tourney in California in October
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Serena's recovery makes dad serene
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Knicks coach knows job on line
After announcing the hiring of former Hawks head coach Mike Woodson as his top assistant yesterday, Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni acknowledged the tenuous state of his job security as...
Sharapova wins in 3 sets; Wimbledon champ upset
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The Post Line
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Youngster finds Keys to victory
The youngest player in the field yesterday won her first appearance in a Grand Slam. Sixteen-year-old American Madison Keys beat 37-year-old Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second...
Hondo has Bucs
The Rays burned Hondo last night as they were thoroughly thumped in Toronto to send the NRN (nasty red number) soaring to a mind-boggling 2,755 lavallieres. Tonight, Morton, that old...
Jeter likely to return vs. Red Sox
BALTIMORE -- Derek Jeter's right knee is in better shape than Alex Rodriguez's left thumb. Joe Girardi said he doesn't know if Rodriguez will be available for the Yankees' upcoming...
Reyes returns, helps Mets sweep Marlins
Terry Collins watched Jose Reyes closely, whether it was when the Mets shortstop raced into short left field for a popup in the second or when he ran the bases...
Sports shorts
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Sheen’s show
Charlie Sheen wants the last laugh. On the same night Ashton Kutcher takes over as star of “Two and a Half Men,” the wacky TV warlock plans to use a...
‘Lost’ star Fox wanted bad to get on bus
Matthew Fox, the star of “Lost,” was briefly detained by police in Cleveland over the weekend after he allegedly punched a female bus driver, according to reports. The woman, Heather...
Back to ‘Fab’
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Bourdain regrets bashing Paula
Loud-mouth Anthony Bourdain kind of regrets attacking Food Network star Paula Deen -- but still hates her food. Speaking on WNYC’s “Leonard Lopate Show” yesterday, Bourdain said he was sorry...
`Dance’ fever!
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Karl's in charge
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Star trek
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10 amazing fall deals
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Weird but true
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Fordham football faces UConn in opener
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Mustangs mourn death of former teammate, ready for new challenge
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Jets beat Giants for braggin' rights in ugly game
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Famed Brooklyn restaurant turned into schlock jewelry store
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Two kids and one adult shot in the Bronx
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