September 6, 2011
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz no longer with company: report
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz is no longer with the company, AllThingsD reported Tuesday, citing sources. Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse has been named interim CEO, sources said.
Defending NYSAISAA champion Collegiate returns intact, improved
Better than anyone of late, Ray Voelkel knows the effect winning a title can have on a team the following season. Though some may say overconfidence seeps in, the Collegiate...
Cortlandt Street station fully reopens
The Cortlandt Street R subway station — heavily damaged in 9-11 — was opened in its entirety today for the first time in six years, marking an important milestone in...
Mets' Santana throws 30-pitch bullpen session
MIAMI -- Mets ace Johan Santana threw a 30-pitch bullpen session at Sun Life Field on Tuesday, and pitching coach Dan Warthen said the left-hander's "stuff was better than he...
Former Jets players recall experience of 9/11
The image on the television screen is still vividly etched in Vinny Testaverde’s mind. The former New York Jets quarterback was in the trainer’s room on Sept. 11, 2001, and...
Bronx man convicted in death of 92-year-old woman
A Bronx man who fired a bullet that burst through a window and killed a 92-year-old woman in her living room has been convicted of manslaughter. Jamal Blair will be...
Evans' single in the 12th lifts Mets
MIAMI — Nick Evans drove in three runs including a go-ahead single in the 12th inning to give the New York Mets a 6-4 win over the Florida Marlins on...
Late, wet night in Bronx: Yanks top O's at 2:15 am
Only 500 fans or so were left in the stands early Wednesday when the New York Yankees finished off a rain-delayed 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles at 2:15 a.m.,...
Rex's brother believes he'll be head coach, too
IRVING, Texas -- Rob Ryan expected to be an NFL head coach by now, just like his twin brother Rex and their father Buddy before them. It didn’t work out...
Braylon making 'big' difference for 49ers offense
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Braylon Edwards regularly lures quarterback Alex Smith back onto the field for some extra work, a few more throws to make sure they’re clicking and on...
USA men lose friendly at Belgium
BRUSSELS -- Belgium beat a youthful United States team 1-0 in an international friendly on Tuesday in new coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s first away match. Nicholas Lombaerts’ half volley in the...
Giants LB Goff out for season
The Giants season isn’t over before it started but it’s beginning to seem that way as another devastating injury has hit the team. Jonathan Goff, the starting middle linebacker, will...
Family of Yale student sues Ivy League school for wrongful death
The family of the Yale grad student killed by an animal research technician at the school days before her wedding day in 2009 filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the Ivy...
Hynoski, Ballard on top of Giants depth chart
The first depth chart for the regular season was issued Tuesday by the Giants and it differs in some interesting areas from the chart put out in the preseason. Based...
Sheriff: Dad kills 2 daughters, self at Lake George camp
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Authorities say a man with a rifle has killed his two young daughters and then shot himself to death at an upstate New York campground. Warren...
Romney says his jobs plan will create 11.5 million jobs in his first term
LAS VEGAS -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laid out his jobs plan Tuesday, saying it would result in four percent growth per year in his first term as president...
Mother of 'boarding school bandit' victim furious at sentence
An Upper East Side mother is furious that so-called "boarding school bandit" Jesse Wasserman will serve only a year-and-a-third to four years behind bars for a one-night spree of three...
Complete Sept. 11 Coverage
Join the Post on the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks as we remember that day's heroes and victims.
A-Rod, Montero not in Yankees lineup
Alex Rodriguez and Jesus Montero are not in the Yankees starting lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Orioles at the Stadium.Rodriguez had played the previous three games after returning...
Anderson Cooper to interview Amy Winehouse’s family for daytime talk show debut
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will sit down with the family of the late British singer Amy Winehouse for the premiere episode of his syndicated daytime talk show, The Wrap reported...
Jets' Week 2 opponent cuts starting QB
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- David Garrard lost his starting job the same way he got it: Just days before the season opener and in stunning fashion. The Jacksonville Jaguars released Garrard...
NBC pushing promos for NFL opener
If you watch one of the NBCUniversal television networks this week, it will be difficult to not know about the opening of the National Football League’s new season. The “Today”...
Removing shoes before flights could end soon, says Napolitano
WASHINGTON -- Air travelers may soon see the day when they no longer have to remove their shoes while going through security lines at the nation's airports, Homeland Security Secretary...
Socialite to be cleared of scarf theft charges if she behaves for 18 months
A sticky-fingered socialite with a penchant for uber-pricey scarfs today got a slap on the wrist from a Connecticut judge, who allowed her to walk away from two shoplifting busts...
Bandit wants the deodorant!
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Mets give Bay night off
MIAMI -- One night after homering in the ninth, Mets left fielder Jason Bay gets a game off against the Marlins, something manager Terry Collins said he would do on...
Red Bulls' Backe calls Saturday must win; Rodgers, Rost expected back in Dallas
The Red Bulls have eight games left to salvage a disappointing regular season by squeezing into the MLS playoffs. Coach Hans Backe said the turnaround needs to start now, calling...
Red Bull GK Rost worried about 2011, not 2012
The Red Bulls signed Frank Rost this summer, and can pick up a club option on the German goalkeeper next year. GM Erik Soler had told the Post last week...
Kutcher, Vergara, Arnett among Emmy presenters
LOS ANGELES — Some of TV's top stars aren't just nominated for Emmy Awards; they're going to help present them. The television academy says Emmy nominees Amy Poehler, Will Arnett,...
Eddie Murphy signs on to host 84th Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES -- Eddie Murphy will host the 84th annual Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday. "I am enormously honored to join the great...
Cyclist attacked on Flushing Avenue!
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Notre Dame benches quarterback after dropping opener
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Tommy Rees is in and Dayne Crist — benched after halftime of Notre Dame’s ugly 23-20 loss to South Florida — is out. Notre Dame coach...
Ex-Citigroup exec pleads guilty to embezzling $22M
A legally-blind former Citigroup executive pleaded guilty today to charges that he embezzled more than $22 million from the New York banking giant and used the cash to buy luxury...
Post Power Rankings: Desperate for a pennant race edition
The case for adding another baseball wild-card team should be stronger than ever this year. With three weeks left in the season, there is exactly one interesting pennant race left,...
This means war! Old Stone House burglarized
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Two uniformed National Guards, one woman killed as gunman opens fire at Nevada IHOP restaurant
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- A gunman wielding an AK-47 opened fire on a table of uniformed National Guard members at an IHOP restaurant on Tuesday in an outburst of violence...
Bronx bank bandit fires shot into ceiling during armed robbery
An armed bandit fired a shot in the ceiling during a Bronx bank heist, terrorizing the customers inside, authorities said. The gun-toting punk fired off one round into the ceiling...
NY side of LI Sound added to ban on sewage dumping
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — New York and federal environmental officials are banning boaters from discharging sewage into Long Island Sound. The ban has been in force on the Connecticut side...
Cops injured in B'klyn shooting released from the hospital
The two police officers injured in a post-parade shootout in Brooklyn that left two people dead were released from the hospital, officials said today. Officer Omar Medina was let go...
3UP: Montero, Jones, Gardner
1. Jesus Montero was promoted to the Yankees with two great hopes in mind: 1) He would continue his dominance against lefty pitching from the minors and make the Yankees...
White House decides to drop Iraq troop levels to 3,000 by end of year: report
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has decided to drop the number of US troops in Iraq at the end of the year down to 3,000, marking a major downgrade in...
Jets announce plans for 9/11 anniversary
From the Jets: The New York Jets announced today details of the team’s plans to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of September 11th. The team will join the NFL and the...
My Chemical Romance drummer fired for stealing from band
AUBURN, Wash. -- New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance fired its drummer for allegedly stealing from the band, MTV.com reported Tuesday. Michael Pedicone, who joined My Chemical Romance in...
USTA cancels Tuesday's Open card
The USTA has canceled all US Open tennis on Tuesday after the forecast called for worsening conditions in Flushing Meadows. Rain was lightly drizzling all morning before becoming heavier in...
Petraeus sworn in as CIA director
WASHINGTON -- Retired Gen. David Petraeus was sworn in as director of the CIA Tuesday, officially taking the reins of the intelligence agency as a civilian after 37 years of...
Three break-ins in same Duffield St. building
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Obama approval ratings hit all-time low ahead of jobs plan
President Barack Obama will try to launch a political comeback this week amid the lowest approval ratings of his presidency, according to a new joint Wall Street Journal NBC News...
Sydney hostage drama ends after police storm lawyer's office
SYDNEY -- Police stormed a lawyer's office in western Sydney on Tuesday and freed a 12-year-old girl being held by her father, who claimed to have a bomb, The (Sydney)...
Call them the Maryland Terribles
As the college football season unfolded this weekend, there was plenty to look forward to. The iconic Maize and Blue at Michigan, and those classic "wing" helmets. The gold Trojan...
Pakistan bans doctor who helped CIA from leaving country
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A Pakistani commission investigating how al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden lived undetected for years in the country banned foreign travel for everyone involved in the probe,...
Regis Philbin says he will exit 'Live' on Nov. 18
Regis Philbin says he'll retire from his talk show on November 18. The veteran TV personality made the announcement on Tuesday's edition of "Live with Regis and Kelly" as it...
2011 NFL Preview: AFC North
Post columnist Steve Serby takes a look at the NFL and breaks down each team and every division as part of our 2011 NFL Preview: AFC NORTH 1. BALTIMORE RAVENS...
2011 NFL Preview: AFC South
Post columnist Steve Serby takes a look at the NFL and breaks down each team and every division as part of our 2011 NFL Preview: 1. HOUSTON TEXANS Coach: Gary...
2011 NFL Preview: AFC West
Post columnist Steve Serby takes a look at the NFL and breaks down each team and every division as part of our 2011 NFL Preview: 1. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Coach:...
2011 NFL Preview: NFC East
Post columnist Steve Serby takes a look at the NFL and breaks down each team and every division as part of our 2011 NFL Preview: 1. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Coach: Andy...
2011 NFL Preview: NFC North
Post columnist Steve Serby takes a look at the NFL and breaks down each team and every division as part of our 2011 NFL Preview: 1. GREEN BAY PACKERS Coach:...
2011 NFL Preview: NFC West
Post columnist Steve Serby takes a look at the NFL and breaks down each team and every division as part of our 2011 NFL Preview: 1. ST. LOUIS RAMS Coach:...
2011 NFL Preview: NFC South
Post columnist Steve Serby takes a look at the NFL and breaks down each team and every division as part of our 2011 NFL Preview: 1. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Coach:...
Official Palestinian TV: "Best wishes" to Jew killer
Now, how is this going to help revive the peace process? The hostess of the Palestinian program "In a fighter's home" spoke directly to the woman who helped carry out...
Knox trial keeps looking at DNA
PERUGIA, Italy — A forensic police expert who conducted the original investigation in the Amanda Knox case insists there was no contamination on crucial pieces of evidence linking the American...
LI woman charged with suffocating dog
FRANKLIN SQUARE, N.Y. — Police have charged a Long Island woman with suffocating a friend’s dog. Nassau County police arrested 29-year-old Nicole Ottaiano of Franklin Square on an aggravated cruelty...
Pentagon chief Panetta visiting 9/11 sites in NY, Pa.
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta took a somber walk through the National September 11 Memorial park and museum, kicking off a series of Sept 11-related events to mark the...
Explosion levels unoccupied LI house
Authorities are investigating the cause of an early-morning explosion that leveled an unoccupied house on Long Island. A Post photo shows a pile of rubble where the house in Elmont...
Body believed to be that of missing NY woman
IRVINGTON, N.Y. — Police say the body of a woman found in a wooded area in suburban New York is believed to be that of an 84-year-old woman missing for...
Councilman Williams and city aide Foy believe arrest was race-related (VIDEO)
A City Council member and a city aide say they were pushed around and detained by police at the West Indian Day Parade because of their race. Councilman Jumaane Williams...
DVD Extra: Kubrick’s breakthrough -- and his inadverdent 9/11 homage
One of the Criterion Collection’s more indispensible Blu-ray upgrades, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Killing’’ (1955) gives first-class treatment to this prototypical if relatively little-seen noir, Kubrick’s third feature as director and...
JetBlue flight from Boston canceled after suspicious powder discovered onboard
BOSTON -- A flight scheduled to depart Logan International Airport in Boston was canceled Tuesday morning after the discovery of a suspicious powder, myFOXboston.com reported. A flight crew was preparing...
Kobayashi polishes off 49 hot dogs in 10 minutes in his return to competitive eating
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. -- Hot dog-munching champion Takeru Kobayashi returned to competitive eating Monday, cruising to victory at a challenge in southern California. Kobayashi, 33, ended a two-year absence from...
Convoys of Khadafy loyalists flee Libya to Niger
TARHOUNA, Libya — Armed loyalists of Moammar Khadafy, including his security chief, fled into neighboring Niger in multiple convoys across hundreds of miles of desert on Tuesday. Libya's former rebels...
American engineer found murdered in Afghan capital
KABUL -- An American civilian engineer was found murdered in mysterious circumstances in Kabul a few days before the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that triggered the long war...
Leonardo's 'green team' killing jobs and scaremongering
Leonardo DiCaprio ought to stick to acting. When it comes to environmentalist activism, his favorite organization is going from failed policy initiatives to scare tactics. Leo is heavily involved (and...
POST PLAYERS TO WATCH: Girls soccer, 2011 season
Post girls soccer beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down the top players across the city for the 2011 season. F Jennifer Angione, Beacon The senior was the Blue Demons' leading...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Girls soccer, 2011 season
Feel like checking out some girls soccer games in New York City this season? Post beat writer Joseph Staszewski lays out the top five games to keep an eye on....
POST BURNING QUESTIONS: Girls soccer, 2011 season
Want to know some of the major questions and storylines heading into the 2011 girls soccer season? Post beat writer Joseph Staszewski has you covered as he takes a look...
POST PLAYERS TO WATCH: Boys soccer, 2011 season
The talent in New York City boys soccer is at an excellent level in 2011. Below, beat writers Marc Raimondi and Zach Braziller take a look at some of the...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Boys soccer, 2011 season
Rivalries, games with playoff implications, pivotal contests. Post boys soccer beat writers Marc Raimondi and Zach Braziller cover the most intriguing matchups of the 2011 season below. St. Francis Prep...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer preseason rankings
We’re trying something a little new this season. Welcome to the first CHSAA/Private boys soccer rankings. Joining the Catholic teams in the top 10 this year will be squads from...
POST BURNING QUESTIONS: Boys soccer, 2011 season
The storylines coming into the 2011 boys soccer season are numerous. Below, Post beat writers Marc Raimondi and Zach Braziller touch on the top 10 in our preseason burning questions...
Girls soccer preseason rankings
Another girls soccer season is upon us. The PSAL opens play today, the private schools this weekend and the CHSAA gets going next week. We here at The Post are...
Boys soccer predictions, 2011 season
Post boys soccer beat writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi look into the future, predicting how the 2011 season will play itself out. Want to know who wins the CHSAA,...
Girls soccer predictions, 2011 season
The girls soccer season kicks off today with the PSAL getting underway. Do you want to know how things will turnout even before the first ball is put into play?...
HS girls volleyball previews
Last week, NYPost.com rolled out its girls volleyball previews. Below are links, in alphabetical order, of team and league preview articles. PREVIEW PACKAGE Preseason rankings Preseason predictions Players to watch...
Bilal, Midwood hungry to get back to postseason
Midwood had just beaten James Madison handily and was in the throes of a wild celebration, thinking it had not only dispatched its bitter rival but made the playoffs in...
Jets coach feels responsible to win Sept. 11 opener
He was asked about his father, Buddy, a tough old bird who fought in the Korean War and is waging yet another war against cancer and still refuses to miss...
Yankees rookie Montero fulfills dream
These were the moments of a 21-year-old’s lifetime. “I was dreaming of this,” Jesus Montero, the prodigy, said of his first two Yankee Stadium curtain calls that followed his first...
Jets not overlooking Cowboys
Shh, listen closely. There’s not much noise coming out of Dallas about the Cowboys for once. Jerry Jones is not talking Super Bowl. Tony Romo is not being talked about...
Montero hits first two homers; Yankees outslug Orioles
There is a golden rule to live by in Major League Baseball: At all costs avoid getting into a power-hitting contest with the Yankees. Before stud prospect Jesus Montero pumped...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the best football playmaker in the city?
Look at every champion in any sport in any year and they all have one thing in common: they have players who make plays. We like to call them playmakers....
2011 PREVIEW: Giants have lost too much to regain playoff berth
There are seasons when a team simply wants to have its assembled talent take to the field, confident that the skill level will produce a big year. This is not...
2011 PREVIEW: Sputtering offense will cause Jets to lose altitude
You may have heard this before -- the Jets believe they will win the Super Bowl this season. Rex Ryan and Co. are back for Year 3 talking trash and...
The Post's 2011 NFL Preview
Get ready for kickoff as the Post's NFL writers preview the upcoming football season. Will the Jets finally be able to soar into the Super Bowl? Will Big Blue be...
2011 NFL Preview: AFC East
Here comes football. Here come Sundays, when we get to chop block our cares and stiff-arm our worries, when grandfathers and grandmothers, and middle-aged men and women, children and grandchildren...
Naz's Faulk ready to start college visits after Ball by the Beach crown
It’s the type of play Apache Paschall never gets tired of watching Darius Faulk make. The senior point guard was known for providing the momentum-changing moments a year ago when...
Get your Phil of Sharks and Jets
Talk about knowing the score: Who better to play “West Side Story” than Leonard Bernstein’s own New York Philharmonic? We’re about to find out. For two nights only — tomorrow...
Rise of Rex's Jets finally adds some spice to Giants rivalry
The Giants had a 40-year head start on the Jets. The Giants have three Lombardi Trophies in their display case, or three times as many as the Jets do, and...
Moment they can't forget
Everyone has a memory, a moment from 9/11 they cannot shake. Not the big, dramatic ones that get replayed all the time. But that small, deeply personal moment of realization...
Business briefs
iPhone hunt San Francisco’s police chief says officers helped Apple Inc. investigators look for a missing iPhone prototype that was left in a city restaurant in July. Police Chief Greg...
Fashion forward
Nicole Miller has seen the future, and it requires logging onto the Internet. The New York fashion house -- which has hawked its designs for nearly three decades with chic...
Investors gird for post-‘zero’ trading
The stock market’s wild roller-coaster ride is poised to extend into September. Wall Street is bracing for more losses today after a nasty US jobs report last Friday -- a...
Vacancies only temporary
Downtown Class-A vacancy will temporarily soar from 9.2 percent today to more than 15 percent in the next three years, predicts Jones Lang LaSalle -- but the firm foresees only...
A kickoff clinic
For NFL fans who don’t bleed green or blue at this time of year, there are places to get football news in addition to the award-winning pages of the New...
Tech IPOs could meet with renewed interest in marts
It’s been a rough summer for US initial public offerings after stocks nosedived, but tech issues could see strong demand after bankers and fund managers return from their vacations in...
Samsung tablet in EU trouble
Samsung Electronics Co. lost a chance to showcase its latest tablet computer at one of the world’s largest electronics shows after Apple Inc. won a second injunction blocking Galaxy Tab...
AT&T may be off hook
Deutsche Telekom AG could miss out on a multi-billion dollar break fee if regulatory hurdles cause the failure of its $39 billion deal to sell T-Mobile USA to AT&T, a...
Job data won’t tell whole story
If you use the government’s official numbers, 872,000 jobs have been created this year. You are probably thinking “no way.” And you are probably correct. Along with a lot of...
Going holy hog: Hasidic bikers spread word
Hells Angels they ain't. A tough-looking, leather-clad gang of Hasidic bikers who call themselves "Rebbe's Riders" are cruising the tri-state area, bringing God's word to other motorcycle-riding Jews they meet...
Ex's cheesy 'lie'
A Staten Island woman says she can't get the dough she needs because her ex-husband is cooking the books. Randy Desposito has fallen $20,000 behind in child-support payments owed to...
Bad-apple principal plea deals
The city cut backdoor deals with a handful of misbehaving principals last year rather than seek stiffer penalties through disciplinary hearings, records obtained by The Post show. Among those who...
Gun terror rocks Carib fest
Was this a parade or a firing range? Gunfire repeatedly rocked the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn yesterday -- even while Mayor Bloomberg marched nearby -- as the city's...
NY GI killed in Afghanistan
TYRONE, NY -- An Army specialist poised to return home in 12 days to get married in western New York was killed on patrol in Afghanistan. Spc. Christopher Scott, 21,...
Bruni: Baby for our eyes only
PARIS -- Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, says she will never show the public a photo of the child she's expecting because "being exposed to public life...
Traveler flies off handle
SEATTLE -- A 39-year-old man is in custody after he tried to rush the door of an Alaska Airlines jet after it landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport yesterday. Airport spokesman...
Bus-tumble horror
VERONA, NY -- Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a man who fell out of a moving bus on the New York State...
The Hamptons houses of Karan
She's not one to be hemmed in. Design doyenne Donna Karan has added a fourth beach manse to her East Hamptons playground -- a dazzling compound now worth more than...
7 hurt in Wash. Hts. fire
Fire ripped through a Washington Heights apartment building early yesterday, injuring seven people, officials said. The blaze broke out on the fifth floor of the building on Riverside Drive and...
Veterans' biggest booster
Brooklynite Marleen Levi never served in the military, but she knows a lot about enlisting -- and enthusiastically recruits volunteers to help make more days feel like Veterans Day. "I'm...
Arson burns toxic LI site
A firebug torched a building at a Long Island toxic-waste site, gutting one of the structures at the former industrial complex, authorities said. Suffolk police said they are looking for...
Out with the old 'Ground Zero' - in with a new World Trade Center
Deep in the bowels of the most closely watched construction site in the nation there is a phrase that is forbidden: Ground Zero. Those words describe a lifeless pit filled...
Turkey's stewing
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey deepened its rift with Israel yesterday by vowing to work for the recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations and by saying it has...
Fair pay on new menu
The longtime owners of the popular Fortune House in Brooklyn Heights have finally run out of luck -- and sold the Chinese restaurant to a new management team that promises...
It's Katia's turn
Forget Lee. Hurricane Katia yesterday became a Category 3 storm off the coast of Bermuda -- and is expected to send rough surf and strong rip currents along New York's...
Man found dead at NFLer home
Houston cops are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at the bottom of an NFL player's pool after a kinky Labor Day weekend party -- where...
Office 'tear jerks'
A New Jersey mom still grieving the death of her beloved teenage daughter says she was ordered by callous bosses to quit discussing the child after co-workers complained -- and...
Tiger's oak gets the ax
The ancient oak tree near Tiger Woods' Florida home -- into which he infamously smashed his SUV as he tried to flee his angry, golf-club-swinging wife nearly two years ago...
Bribe bust $pooks Queens pols
The bust of a carnival operator who was approached about turning government witness to save his skin from charges of bribing an elected official has sent other pols who took...
Worked-up O's fightin' words
In a dress rehearsal for his much-awaited jobs speech, a feisty President Obama challenged congressional Republicans to "put country before party" and back his agenda. Obama, under fire from even...
'Dafy holdouts besieged
TARHOUNA, Libya -- Thousands of rebel fighters closed in on Bani Walid, one of Libya's last pro-Khadafy strongholds yesterday, but held back on a final assault in hopes of avoiding...
Cop on defense in Knox appeal
PERUGIA, Italy -- The police official who conducted the original investigation in the Amanda Knox case defended her work yesterday, after an independent review harshly criticized the evidence used to...
Fires force Perry from SC debate
COLUMBIA, SC -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry canceled a scheduled appearance at a Republican presidential campaign forum in South Carolina yesterday to return home and supervise a fight against rampaging...
Dog search is a long tale
It's a search that gives new meaning to the word "dogged." A Maryland couple has been searching for its lost 20-pound beagle, Sassafras, since April, spending thousands to locate her....
Postal Service facing default
WASHINGTON -- US Postal Service officials are expected to tell senators today that the organization will go into default, possibly as early as this winter, unless Congress takes action. Postmaster...
Pol in cop dustup
A Brooklyn councilman and another politician's aide were detained yesterday during a heated exchange with cops after the West Indian Day Parade. Councilman Jumaane Williams (pictured) and Kirsten John Foy,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn The two muggers are wanted for snatching a woman's purse in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The 28-year-old victim was riding her bicycle in an alley behind an apartment building on Lewis Avenue...
Andy keeps distance
Gov. Cuomo didn't exactly rush to Mayor Bloomberg's defense yesterday when asked about the City Hall scandal involving the arrest of then-Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith. Cuomo -- who has butted...
Tornado hits Irene-ravaged upstate
AMSTERDAM, NY -- A tornado that damaged homes and businesses near Albany arose from a string of violent thunderstorms a week after Tropical Storm Irene flooded the region. The tornado,...
Mom killed, 2 cops hurt in shootout
A wild shootout between cops and a gunman on a Brooklyn street last night left two people dead -- including a mother caught in the crossfire as she sat on...
Hosp funds $hock
A former executive of the city's hospital system has filed a sensational lawsuit, claiming that medical affiliates ripped off millions in federal funds that should have gone to the city...
Mubarak witness shocker
CAIRO -- The prosecution's first witness in the trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak testified yesterday that police were not ordered to fire on protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square,...
New hope for a trauma Rx
CHICAGO -- People with post-traumatic stress disorder appear to have lower levels of a brain chemical known as serotonin 1B, and targeting it could lead to the first treatments specifically...
Make 9/11 cross a national monument, says SI pol
The famous 9/11 cross found amid the ruins of the World Trade Center would become a national monument under legislation proposed by a New York congressman. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-SI)...
Rex & bro in shadow of FDNY kin
As Jet head coach Rex Ryan and his twin brother, Cowboy defensive coach Rob Ryan, duke it out on the gridiron Sunday, there'll be no question who the real hero...
FBI 'spied' on embassy
The FBI has eavesdropped on the Israeli Embassy in Washington, it was reported last night. It recorded phone calls between embassy officials and US supporters of Israel, as well as...
MTA honchos jump tracks
Top managers on mega-MTA projects -- who haven't had raises in four years -- are bolting at an alarmingly high rate, leaving crucial positions vacant and prompting concern from federal...
Power play to hike rates
Here’s a shocker: The feds are weighing claims that your Con Ed bill is too low. New Yorkers’ sky-high electric rates -- long among the nation’s steepest -- aren’t high...
Aide gave mayor CityTimely warning
The $760 million CityTime scandal should have been no surprise to Mayor Bloomberg and his inner circle. One of Hizzoner’s top aides was sounding alarms about the fraud-ridden payroll system...
Gov boost for Weprin
Cuomo to the rescue! Popular Gov. Cuomo said he’s ready to appear in TV and radio ads to help put Democratic congressional candidate David Weprin over the top in the...
Big A racino will put NY on track for $1B
Revenues that racetrack casinos dedicate to New York schools will surge to nearly $1 billion a year when the Aqueduct betting parlor is up and running, gaming officials said. The...
Liberty misspent
To see how thoroughly New York’s pre-9/11 culture infected the city’s “recovery,” look at what happened to the Liberty Bonds that the feds awarded us for rebuilding. After the attacks,...
Mayor’s arresting secret: Why aide really quit
The Issue: Deputy Mayor Goldsmith’s resignation after his arrest in a domestic dispute. Asking how a high-ranking city official spent “48 hours behind bars without the public being informed,” The...
Taking care of 9/11 heroes
The Issue: New research showing an increased cancer rate among Ground Zero firefighters. As a 9/11 survivor, I agree with parts of “Ground Zero & Cancer” (Editorial, Sept. 2). I,...
Bob Turner for the 9th
Ex-Mayor Ed Koch, a lifelong Democrat, wants voters in next week’s race for Anthony Weiner’s House seat to choose a Republican for the first time in 88 years -- and...
Obama’s war on red tape
The White House at week’s end deep-sixed proposed environmental regulations that delighted greenies but would certainly have killed jobs. Good for the White House. Among the rules was one that...
Libya: hopeful signs
Zwara, Libya -- In nearly a month spent in western Libya, much of it with freedom fighters, I’ve seen good augurs for the country’s future -- as I did in...
Turkey’s troubling anti-west turn
Ankara’s behavior in the wake of the UN report on last year’s deadly clash between Israeli soldiers and militant Turkish activists should make Washington rethink an old received wisdom: Turkey...
Just what the doctor ordered
Albums of the week HUGH LAURIE "Let Them Talk" 3 STARS In his liner notes, Hugh Laurie -- TV's Dr. House -- writes: "You don't buy fish from the dentist,...
Hooray for Follywood!
‘Give me some, like, attitude,” 20-year-old Natalie Buonincontri tells her younger sister, 15-year-old Olivia. Blowing kisses and dressed in a blue-and-pink romper, Olivia is posing and primping on a red...
Leave it to Weaver
In “The Guys,” a journalist who helps a fire captain eulogize the men he lost in the Twin Towers wonders, “Will we go back to normal?” “Yes,” she decides. “But...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm. FIRST-5f; $15,000; mdn cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m) 4-Archrival 2-1 1-Royal Camp 12-1 3-Nefarious 8-5 5-DaybrkDncr 4-1 2-NativeChld 10-1 6-Titadine 10-1 7-MeetMenVgs 15-1 SECOND-6f; $18,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Jezzy (7th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $14,000; cl($12500)4MajoJustDoIt(GBrennan)2-8-13-16BerryBerryFast(CManzi)1-1-14-15MakeItBrief(JStratton)3-6-16-11MaggiesSonA(JBartlett)1-8-630-12AquestionoftimeA(BSears)4-7-65-13SpectacularMan(JGregory)5-4-710-17T M Top Gun(J Baggitt)5-6-115-18SecretagentCullen(DDube)1-2-19-5SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $14,000; cl($12500)3Cornishman N(B Sears)1-1-57-52RuleByStrength(BHolland)3-1-54-15Chiselled(J Pantaleano)3-7-55-11Bank On Rosie(D Dube)6-7-610-14Canaco Quiz(D Cappello)3-5-76-16Puzzlement(T Corelli)4-6-530-17DoubleStrength(EAbbtllo)4-3-210-18WindsunBellagio(CManzi)7-7-640-1THIRD-1 1/16m; pace;...
Saratoga Charts
Sep. 5, 2011 Cloudy And Sloppy. Turf: Off (8-10 Soft). ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 1/8m; $32,600; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:31. Good. shiftd 4w 3/8,drw, away Trainer: Josie...
Tomorrow's Delaware Entries
Post Time:1:15 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1m&70y; $15,000; mdn cl($7,500); 3up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Odds 1 Clockers Corner(L),123 J Rocco 2 Grand Macho,123 SGonzalez...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1 p.m.Orioles at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)1 p.m.Rangers at RaysMLBN2:10 p.m.Reds at CubsWGN7 p.m.Mets at MarlinsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Braves at PhilliesMLBNFootballNoonHigh School: Camden County (Oh.) vs. Cleveland Glenville (Oh.)ESPN4...
Nadal threw mother of a fit after cramping
Rafael Nadal was so embarrassed by the televised cramping incident during his Spanish press conference Monday, he yelled at his mother to leave the interview room when she came running...
DaSilva wins Showdown
Post handicapper John DaSilva made a late run on the last day of the meet to win the Saratoga Showdown with a bankroll of $1,381.25. His win bet lost, but...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5f; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YOOFFICER WARRIOR cuts back in distance and drops in class after tiring to fourth at Penn in July. REGAL PAL drops in class after tiring...
American hope Fish goes belly up in five-set loss to Tsonga
Mardy Fish was one set away from a possible showdown with Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. But No. 11 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ended that chance when he...
For family reunion, Buddy Ryan delays cancer surgery
IRVING, Texas -- Buddy Ryan is so determined to see his sons square off in "The Ryan Bowl" on Sunday that he's putting off critical surgery for neck cancer until...
Rob, Rex ready to have Cowboys visit Jets
IRVING, Texas -- To say Rob Ryan is Rex's twin doesn't even do it justice. If not for the long, curly locks and the absence of a tribal tattoo on...
Forgotten Posada tries hard to stay ready for Yankees
Even when Yankees batting practice is optional, Jorge Posada never opts out. "You never know what will happen, you have to be prepared for that," Posada said before yesterday's 11-10...
US men aren't elite yet
It's a terrific story, this American men's tennis resurgence. But is it really a resurgence? After years of silence since Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi went into retirement, the Americans...
ESPN has everything covered -- but sports
What sounds do the other animals make when they've had it, when they can't take it anymore? What noises do cuckoo birds and loons and stool pigeons, sitting ducks and...
Peyton doubtful for Colts opener
The unthinkable suddenly seems possible in Indianapolis -- opening the season without Peyton Manning. The four-time league-MVP who has never missed a start in his NFL career is doubtful for...
Yankees closer toils for save No. 597
Mariano Rivera didn't make it look easy -- like he had so many times before -- but he wound up with the save in the Yankees' 11-10 win yesterday over...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-1m; $45,000; mdn spl wt; 2YO2Sabercat (Hill) 5.402.802.203My Adonis (Trujillo)2.602.104Self Destruct (Lopez)3.00 * Exacta (2-3) $12.00 * $1 Superfecta (2-3-4-7) $72.60 * $1 Trifecta (2-3-4) $19.10Exacta picked by DaSilvaSECOND-6f; $25,000;...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-6f; $31,000; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)4Dstrbg Gl (Stgo Ryes) 31.8012.608.002Game Chrmr (Dlgdllo)17.4011.201Warren's Bgie (Espnza)6.40 * dqKisses for Kate (2-4). $1 Exacta (4-2) $185.20 * Quinella (2-4) $156.00 * $1 Superfecta...
Hondo hunts for W's
Red-hot Hondo won his seventh in his last nine yesterday, clawing his way to a victory with the Cubs to reduce the filthy figure to 2,595 kuckses. Tonight, it's bombs...
Agent says Tiki 'has moved forward accordingly'
A Sports Illustrated report yesterday quoted Tiki Barber's agent, Mark Lepselter, as saying he is "flabbergasted that Tiki has not had an opportunity with any team, especially when rosters were...
Jets FB Conner sits out practice, plans to play in opener
Jets fullback John Conner did not practice yesterday, but he and coach Rex Ryan said he will play Sunday against the Cowboys. Conner sprained his right ankle on Aug. 29...
Giants 'excited' by 10 rookies on roster
Justin Tuck admitted "Most of the time you'd rather go with experience," but he added he's not worried about the strength of a Giants roster that includes 10 rookies who...
Young Giants can't forget 9/11
Mark Herzlich was a 14-year-old in a middle school in the suburbs of Philadelphia on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and crashed a...
Currency Swap wins Hopeful on Saratoga's final day
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Five years ago at the Old Spa, a 2-year-old colt named Teuflesberg came within a neck at 13-1 of upsetting 1-5 favorite Scat Daddy in the Sanford...
Mets' Santana 'looking forward to' September showing
MIAMI -- Johan Santana is slated to make his next rehab start in the minors on Friday. After that . . . Citi Field? The lefty wouldn't rule it out...
Spike backs Serena in 4th-round breeze at US Open
Knicks superfan Spike Lee has finally attached himself to a champion. Lee sat in Serena Williams' celebrity-studded family box yesterday at the U.S. Open, looking as comfortable as he is...
The Post Line
NFLThursdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPACKERS 5 4 (47) SaintsSundayGiants 3 3 (38) REDSKINSJETS 4 4½(40½)CowboysRAVENS 2½ 2½(36½)SteelersBUCCANEERS 3 2 (41) LionsFalconsPick 3 (41) BEARSCHIEFS 6½ 6½(40½)BillsTEXANS 2 9 (44) ColtsEagles 4 5...
Grossman named Redskins QB vs. Giants
ASHBURN, Va. -- It's Rex. By the proverbial nose of the football. Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan ended the suspense Monday and announced Rex Grossman as the starting quarterback, giving...
Osi won't pay in Giants opener, might miss Week 2
As expected, Osi Umenyiora wasn't on the field yesterday as the Giants began preparation for the season opener in Washington. The defensive end won't play against the Redskins. As for...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Simpson wins in playoff Webb Simpson made three big putts, the last one giving him an unlikely win yesterday in the Deutsche Bank Championship at Norton, Mass. Simpson looked...
Mets lose to Marlins; Davis testing injured ankle
MIAMI -- Ike Davis is confident he won't need surgery on his left ankle, but that doesn't mean the bone bruise has completely healed -- or that it won't continue...
Wozniacki takes 3 sets to reach quarterfinals
For Caroline Wozniacki, the top-seeded woman at the U.S. Open, last night was like deja vu. After losing the first set to No. 15 Svetlana Kuznetsova in their fourth-round match...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 5TUESept. 6WEDSept. 7THUSept. 8FRISept. 9 SATSept. 10SUNSept. 11YankeesBaltimore1:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.1:05YESWCBSBalt.1:05YESWCBSL.A.10:05YESWCBSL.A.9:05YESWCBSL.A.3:35YESWCBSMetsFlorida7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMFla.7:10SNYWFANFla.5:10SNYWFANAtl.*4:10SNYWFANChi.7:10SNYWFANChi.1:10WPIXWFANChi.8:05ESPNWFAN* - Doubleheader to make up games from Aug. 27-28. LibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEInd.7:00MSG+NOGAMEConn.1:00NO TVRed...
'Love affair' with TVs ends
The next big thing in TV -- 3-D -- is proving such a bomb with consumers, the first victim may be ESPN's sports-in-3-D channel. "At one point last year they...
Weird but true
This 61-year-old citizen is still alive and literally kicking -- a football. Alan Moore left school in 1968 to fight in Vietnam. He recently decided not only to go back...
Depleted Miami defeated by Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- If the Miami Hurricanes had any questions about who is in their corner in this season on the brink of NCAA hell, the answer came loud...
Big East looking for 12 teams in football
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- It's all about Nov. 1, 2012. That's the date the Big East Conference becomes a TV free agent. The league's goal is to be able to...
PSAL Queens boys soccer preview: Lewis looks to remain on top
It’s been five years since Francis Lewis last tasted defeat in Queens, a remarkable run that includes six division titles, three PSAL Class A finals appearances and 45 regular season...
SI woman wars with ex-husband over 'dough'
A Staten Island woman says she can’t get the dough she needs because her ex-husband is cooking the books. Ellen Desposito has been warring with her ex-husband Randy for at...