September 10, 2011
Djokovic comes back to beat Federer at US Open
Facing two match points against a beloved player whose name is already in the history books, Novak Djokovic clenched his jaw and flashed an ever-so-slight glimpse of a smile. Might...
Pinny power: Campus Magnet, without real jerseys, shocks E-Hall
Campus Magnet is still waiting for its jerseys to come in, so the Bulldogs wore black mesh practice pinnies for a crucial Week 1 game against Erasmus Hall. Early on,...
Toronto Oscar Watch: 'The Descendants'
I'm extremely bullish on the Oscar chances for "The Descendants,'' the latest film from Alexander Payne ("Sideways'') that premiered Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival. A Best Picture nomination,...
Peterson's huge deal adds to hypocrisy of Vikings' quest for public money
The Vikings lavished Adrian Peterson with a $100 million contract today, including $36 million in guaranteed money that is thought to be the most ever for a running back. Peterson...
NAHM
NAHM, the fledgling shirtwaist-inspired line designed by Nary Manivong and Alexandria "Ally" Hilfiger (yes, Tommy's daughter), gave a strong, tightly focused second presentation, this time with cute twists on lounge-y...
Gretchen Jones
The Project Runway finale fashion show for Season 9 was on Friday, but whatever happened to last season's dark-horse winner, Gretchen Jones? The Post caught up with her at her...
Heidi's pearls of wisdom
Heidi Klum -- supermodel, super-judge of Project Runway and now a jewelry designer for QVC -- says women shouldn't complain if they don't like the baubles they receive as a...
Suno
The Suno girl has an upscale farm girl thing going on for spring: Don’t fret, the brand’s signature prints are stamped all over the ready-to-wear but are offered up in...
Doo.Ri
Inspired by artist Aubrey Beardsley's graphics and Daniel Egneus' moody illustrations, Doo.Ri's latest collection was anchored by drapey neutrals and punctuated with plum purples, soft black and white prints and...
Rebecca Taylor
Sophia Bush, Ashley Tisdale, Whitney Port and Jordana Brewster were just a few of the "girly-girls" who came out to support one of their favorite designers' show at Fashion Week....
Cynthia Rowley
"The optical exuberance of gold, flash mobs of floral and animated shapes, and the thrill of adornment in forced perspectives" -- these were three phrases featured on the show line-up...
Twin NASA craft launched to study insides of moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of spacecraft rocketed toward the moon today on the first mission dedicated to measuring lunar gravity and determining what's inside Earth's orbiting companion —...
Luca Luca
Celebrities from all walks of life were in attendance for the Luca Luca show, from Ashley Tinsdal and Jamie-Lynn Sigler to Kelly Bensimon and Solange Knowles, most sporting at least...
Nicole Miller
If ever there was a collection to go with the Marty McFly's mythical Nikes in "Back to the Future II," it was Nicole Miller's latest. Athletic silhouettes met punchy graphics...
Sally LaPointe
The set at Sally LaPointe was rich with dramatic romance: decrepit white archways, sky-high crystal chandeliers and a mist floating in the air. Overall, it was the perfect backdrop for...
200 die in Tanzania ferry accident
STONE TOWN, Tanzania — Passengers on the aging, crowded boat headed for one of Tanzania's top tourist destinations said they realized something was wrong when the overnight ferry began to...
Flight 93 passengers, crew lauded at Shanksville ceremony
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — The 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2011 performed one of the most courageous acts in U.S....
Fla. man shoots self trying to blast snake
VOLUSIA, Fla. -- A 75-year-old Florida man was recovering Saturday after accidentally shooting himself while trying to shoot a snake. Police responded to a report of a man with a...
Miscues, bullpen hurts Mets in 5-4 loss to Cubs
Mets manager Terry Collins chose his young closer's psyche over playing the percentages when Aramis Ramirez came to the plate with first base open and runners on second and third...
11th rookie on Giants roster
The Giants now have 11 rookies on their team. Defensive end Justin Trattou was signed today off the practice squad to fill the spot opened when linebacker Jonathan Goff was...
VIDEO: Yankees status report
The Post's Mark Hale checks in on the Yankees as September moves forward and the team sets itself up for what it hopes will be a long postseason run.
2 car-bomb suspects may be US citizens
WASHINGTON — Al-Qaeda may have sent American terrorists or men carrying U.S. travel documents to launch an attack on Washington or New York to coincide with memorials marking the 10th...
Obama says US became stronger, safer since 9/11
WASHINGTON -- US President Barack Obama said Saturday that the US became stronger and safer in the decade since 9/11, as he used his weekly address to reflect on the...
Michael Jackson's family planned to help him leave US if convicted on child molestation charges, brother says
LOS ANGELES -- The family of Michael Jackson planned to help him leave the United States and travel to Bahrain rather than let him go to jail for alleged child...
Toronto: 'The Skin I Live In'
A gender-bender variation on "Vertigo'' with a darkly hilarious double-revenge twist, Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin I Live In'' is a lurid melodrama that's way out there even by the great...
Toronto: 'A Dangerous Method'
More cerebral than shocking, David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method'' explores the falling out between father of psychiatry Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and his most famous follower, Alfred Jung (Michael Fassbender)....
Serena's No. 1 concern is semifinal opponent
Serena Williams insists her meltdown at the U.S. Open is old news. She says she’s moved on and suggests everyone else do the same. But she is headed back to...
Girls soccer roundup: Balanced Beacon beats rival Bard
Beacon saw Bard’s play bounce back from a season-opening loss, but was still able to hold off their budding rivals. The teams were tied at the half before the Blue...
Liberty rebound, beat Fever
After a bad loss to Minnesota, the Liberty were determined to make up for their poor play. Essense Carson scored 18 points, Kia Vaughn had 15 points and nine rebounds,...
Lions RB geared to Buc trend
These aren’t your older brother’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers of the recent past — the Tony Dungy/Jon Gruden incarnations — relied heavily on a stalwart defense that stuffed the...
HS football scores, Week 1
Scores from across the city from the season's first weekend of high school football. PSAL Campus Magnet 24, Erasmus Hall 20 Fort Hamilton 46, Lehman 14 Grand Street Campus 44,...
Understudy no longer, Edwards up to opening-night challenge
Augustus Edwards took last November’s PSAL City Championship division semifinal loss to Fort Hamilton harder than some graduating seniors. With star running back Gil Mendoza shelved with a knee injury,...
Electric June runs wild, not enough for Hayes
The only person who didn’t think the play was over was the guy with the football in his hands. Dequan June wasn’t thinking out of bounds, but first down. “I...
Football roundup: Rebuilt Lincoln wallops New Utrecht
So much for Lincoln missing departed stars Wayne Williams, Andrew Vital and Ishaq Williams. The rebuilt Railsplitters, last year’s PSAL runner-up, didn’t seem to miss a beat without last year’s...
Dominant 'D' leads Tottenville to opening-night rout of Jefferson
Tottenville's been pegged as an overwhelming favorite in the PSAL City Championship division largely because of its prolific offense which features Syracuse-bound wide receiver Alvin Cornelius, top junior quarterback Brandon...
Versatile dual-quarterback attack powers Fordham Prep past Hayes
Pete Gorynski’s preseason problem is now the rest of the CHSFL’s. The Fordham Prep football coach never had more than one quarterback leading his offense in his 14 previous seasons...
Dark Knights: PR pulls off shocking win over JFK after lights turn back on
The stadium lights may have gone dark, but John F. Kennedy and Port Richmond made up for it by lighting up the scoreboard in the closing seconds of Friday’s Week...
Battle of the Boulevard 2011 preview
It’s the annual clash for bragging rights of Francis Lewis Boulevard. Who will come away with the win this year? NYPost.com CHSFL beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down Saturday night’s...
Boys soccer roundup: Gilbey carries Science past Evander
Julian Gilbey scored twice and J.C. Bahr de Stefano added an assist as Bronx Science blanked Evander Childs, 2-0, in Bronx A boys soccer Friday afternoon. Michael Swierszcz and Kyle...
'Here is New York' exhibit of photos from 9/11 on display again starting today
A well-known exhibit of 9/11 photos will once again be on display for the general public starting today. The "Here is New York" photo exhibit -- an exhibit of 6500...
Business briefs
Mickey D’sMcDonald’s reported August same-store sales rose 3.5 percent, trailing analysts’ estimates as consumers restrained spending and Hurricane Irene hurt traffic.AT&T defenseAT&T replied in a court filing to the US...
Groupon reps: Work conditions no great deal
Groupon sales reps claim they’re getting a raw deal.The daily deals giant has been slapped with a lawsuit by a former sales rep who alleges she was stiffed on overtime...
Cable operators rip ESPN's $15B rights deal with NFL
The firestorm of criticism of ESPN’s pricey $15 billion rights deal with the NFL continued yesterday as the pay-TV industry voiced its discontent about rising sports rights fees they claim...
Yahoo!’s search party
You’d think search would be second nature for the Yahoo! board. But as it just begins to look for a new CEO to replace Carol Bartz, already there are major...
Dow sinks 303 in bloodbath
They’re ba-ack.The summer’s twin economic demons -- Europe’s crisis over the bailout of Greece and the sputtering US economy -- reared their ugly heads again yesterday, pushing stocks lower, to...
Falcone: ‘I’ll move antennas’
Philip Falcone’s LightSquared wireless venture has offered to limit the power level from its signals as it faces calls for more testing of whether the service interferes with the global-positioning...
Feb. trial for two ex-Bear execs
Former Bear Stearns Cos. hedge-fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, acquitted in 2009 of criminal charges they misled investors who lost $1.6 billion, are set to face trial in...
IAC delays IPO to next year
International Automotive Components Group, the auto-parts supplier owned by billionaire Wilbur Ross, is delaying its planned initial public offering until at least January because of market turmoil in the US...
Sprint’s iPhone data deal
Sprint Nextel will offer Apple’s iPhone next month with unlimited data service plans to distinguish itself from rivals AT&T and Verizon Wireless, according to people familiar with the matter. Sprint,...
Mets confident they can sell stakes in team
The cash-strapped Mets are confident they will be able to sell several $20 million to $30 million stakes in the team by the end of the year, The Post has...
Pol’s postal red alert
President Obama should take “immediate and dramatic action” to save the US Postal Service from insolvency, Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) told him in a letter. The service, which says it...
McMahon goes to mat again
New Haven, Conn. Another Connecticut cage match appears imminent. Former wrestling exec Linda McMahon is apparently planning to go another round in an attempt to become a US senator. Connecticut...
Russia crash probe starts
MOSCOW — All three engines on a Russian jet that crashed Wednesday were operating up until the moment of the impact, Russian experts said yesterday. Officials said they had no...
Tweet twits’ online scare
Dirty birds made an alarming mess of the NBC and CBS Twitter accounts yesterday. Hackers calling themselves the Script Kiddies claimed responsibility for briefly taking over the NBC News account,...
Embassy imbeciles
Furious protesters stormed the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, dumping hundreds of documents out of windows and forcing the ambassador to flee, officials said yesterday. Ambassador Yitzhak Levanon flew out of...
Court bites Co-Op City
Co-Op City plans to review its pet policy after the city’s Human Rights Commission found it had discriminated against a tenant with a certified psychiatric disability who wanted to keep...
Boorish Baldwin’s a caf-fiend: barista
Starbucks would need more than a mere Venti cup to contain Alec Baldwin’s ego, according to one employee at the java joint. Although the “30 Rock” actor complained on Twitter...
Park Avenue burglar bust
Police busted a sticky-fingered alarm servicer for snatching more than $65,000 in pricey jewels from the wife of a top investment banker. Alexander Cue, 33, with permission, entered the Park...
Cowardly last shot
This horrifying surveillance-video image shows a Brooklyn thug fatally shooting a fleeing man in the back of the neck -- moments before cops arrived and a gun battle began that...
Amy Winehouse likely died from alcohol detox seizure: father
The father of hard-partying “Rehab” singer Amy Winehouse said yesterday she likely died from a seizure related to her self-prescribed booze detoxification. “Everything Amy did, she did to excess,” Mitch...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A man whose wife went missing from their Ridgewood home threatened to open fire on cops with a machine gun, authorities said yesterday. Adam Balcerzak, 59, called 911 at...
Matter of wife & death
A Queens housewife who blew away her retired-cop hubby with 11 gunshots was a “battered woman” fighting for her life that day, her defense lawyer told jurors yesterday as the...
Swindler gets jail
No more bling, mansions or private-jet jaunts for this guilt-dodging $110 million stock swindler. James Margulies, 47, yesterday was sentenced to seven to 21 years behind bars for looting his...
Mets attempt ‘Force’ play
The Force hasn’t exactly been with the Mets of late, but George Lucas is hoping to change that. Next Tuesday will be Star Wars Night at Citi Field. Fans will...
JFK ‘terror’ bust
An Albanian living in Brooklyn was busted by the feds for funding and trying to join a jihadist group, authorities said yesterday. Agron Hasbajrami, a legal US resident, was charged...
Hell mom in tot-abuse bust
DALLAS -- A 22-year-old Dallas mother is in jail after police say she glued her toddler daughter’s hands to a wall, kicked her in the stomach and beat her over...
Trucking shame
What the truck?! This toppled big rig yesterday added a new layer of calamity on the site of a Long Island home that was blown to bits in a natural...
'Pimp king': Not I
He sobbed, dropped his pants and pleaded not guilty to pandering -- all in a day’s court appearance for Jason Itzler, self-professed “King of All Pimps.” A day after his...
Flood pains easing
Northern stretches of the swollen Susquehanna River began receding yesterday after days of rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee flooded communities from Virginia to New York, leading to...
O’s jobs-bill road show
President Obama went to work yesterday promoting his newly unveiled $447 billion jobs initiative during a campaign-style event at the University of Virginia. A day after his prime-time speech to...
Another side of Bob Dylan
The Gagosian Gallery will be exhibiting 18 drawings and paintings by Bob Dylan created while the musician was touring Asia. The prestigious Upper East Side venue says Dylan’s Asia Series...
Tyrant, go take a walk!
Murderous tyrants are out of fashion -- in New York, at least. IMG, the producer of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, canceled Gulnara Karimova’s Lincoln Center runway show following The Post’s story...
Jackie: Dr. King ‘terrible’
She couldn’t stand the sight of him. Soured by FBI phone taps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that portrayed him as a “tricky” trash-talking party freak, Jackie Kennedy confessed...
Pak terror tipster’s ‘never been wrong’
The tip on the terror threat that had New Yorkers on high alert yesterday came from a reliable CIA informant in Pakistan who “has not been wrong before,” sources told...
First glimpse of WTC tribute
At the site of unimaginable death and devastation, a memorial of breathtaking beauty has emerged. The National September 11 Memorial — here shown for the first time — opens tomorrow...
Cops flood NYC streets and transit hubs amid bomb threat
New York was in lockdown mode yesterday amid heightened fears of a 9/11 anniversary terror attack -- with an army of cops flooding the streets and transit hubs as traffic...
Chuck’s eye on access $ubsidy
It might not cost a hefty $25 to get into the 9/11 museum after all. With prodding from Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, a bill was introduced in Congress...
Busy day for prez
Sept. 11 victims will be remembered tomorrow at the Pentagon and at the United Flight 93 crash site in Pennsylvania at events expected to be far smaller than New York...
Ceremonies to put lower Manhattan in lockdown
Lower Manhattan will be in lockdown mode tomorrow as massive crowds and a host of dignitaries descend on the area for the solemn observance of the 10th anniversary of the...
Queens mom lived through '93 WTC bombing & 9/11
Some say that if Andree Marshall didn’t have bad luck, she’d have none at all. Consider the following: * She survived the initial World Trade Center bombing on Feb. 26,...
O’s uncle freed from jail
BOSTON -- President Obama’s 67-year-old uncle has been released from a Massachusetts jail two weeks after his arrest on a drunken-driving charge -- but now his exact whereabouts are unknown,...
For jail, rat’s all folks!
The King of Rats scored the gold crown of rewards yesterday -- a sentence of three years’ time served for a life of crime in the mob. After a parade...
Smoke scare in flight
A Delta Connection flight headed to Detroit has made a safe emergency landing in Albany last night after the cockpit crew reported smelling an electrical odor. Albany airport spokesman Doug...
Dems' 'plane crazy' ad flies anyway
A Democratic Party ad containing images of a plane buzzing lower Manhattan -- intended as a slam against Republican congressional candidate Bob Turner’s stand on tax breaks for corporate jets...
Tide’s Turnering
Riding a wave of voter discontent with President Obama, Republican Bob Turner has surged ahead of David Weprin by a 6-point margin in the race for Anthony Weiner’s old House...
When Wall St. played on America’s team
My father, a construction worker, spent a lot of time laying iron rods in the World Trade Center’s concrete foundation back in the late 1960s. Dad was never big on...
Downtown’s boom
New Yorkers are justifiably celebrating the city’s recovery from 9/11, even as we mourn the loss of 2,752 lives. Downtown not only survived as the nation’s fourth-largest business district, but...
Mike’s gun scapegoat: Call it ‘denial on parade’
The Issue: A sharp spike in shootings during Labor Day weekend and the week before it. *** An investigation is due when American citizens are safer in Afghanistan than in...
The persistent threat
As America prepared for tomorrow’s commemoration of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the atmosphere on New York’s streets seemed eerily like it did in the days following the World Trade...
Give us something new
“Faced with the reality of historic unemployment rates and record federal debt, I had hoped that President Obama, by now, would understand that even more government spending doesn’t create jobs....
Campaign hangover
Former Bloomberg campaign aide John Haggerty’s larceny trial formally gets under way next week, but the prosecution seems more inclined to protect the mayor’s reputation than to allow Haggerty to...
Real steps to boost jobs
President Obama’s “jobs” speech failed to deliver truly new ideas, just a rehash of old ones -- temporary, targeted tax cuts plus nearly half a trillion dollars in new stimulus...
Belfast & furious (and funny)
There are plenty of one-liners in "A Night With George," and they're even more hilarious if you can understand them. Donna O'Connor's one-woman show, part of the1st Irish Festival, features...
Kid stuff
Today Reading rocks: To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Brooke Jackman Foundation (a literacy-promoting nonprofit named for a book-loving grad student who died in the attacks) will hold...
Get cool for school
It used to be that showing up to class in a new killer outfit was enough to get in with the cool crowd — but times have changed, and these...
Star stories
Madonna did it. Julianne Moore did it, too. And this fall, a whole new crop of celebrity personalities are adding their names to a growing list of children’s book authors...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3upOTOMAI tired in return to dirt and first start since March. SISTER IN THE CITY finished third...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6 fur; $21,000; clm($10,000); 3up(f) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Bombilla(L),121 S Husbands 6-5-4...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing7:30 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup:Wonderful Pistachios 400ABCBaseball1 p.m.Cubs at MetsWPIX, WFAN (660 AM)4 p.m.Twins at TigersFOX8 p.m.Padres at DiamondbacksMLBN9 p.m.Yankees at AngelsYES, WCBS (880 AM)Cycling4:30 p.m.Alli Dew Tour: Toyota ChallengeNBCFootballNoonOregon...
Yankees' A-Rod rusty since injuries
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Having played in six of the Yankees' previous seven games, Alex Rodriguez is healthy enough for manager Joe Girardi to put him in the lineup. However, watching...
Swisher out of Yankees lineup with ailing elbow
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The inside of Nick Swisher's left elbow was hurting enough that the Yankees right fielder wasn't in the lineup for last night's 2-1 loss to the Angels....
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Up Front Tim T (13th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; conditional3Balanchine(P Lachance)7-2-66-52Print It(C Manzi)7-8-85-15Dash N(J Pantaleano)5-7-38-11Feets Of Magic(P Berry)3-6-212-14Idealic Life(B Holland)1-6-18-16Mcdana N(E Goodell)8-3-412-17High Bar(M Lewis)4-2-810-18WinterRetreatA(RAndersn)9-7-630-1SECOND-1 1/16...
Sports shorts
MLB: Youkilis has bursitis Red Sox manager Terry Francona said infielder Kevin Youkilis returned to Boston yesterday where he received a cortisone shot to try and relieve the bursitis in...
Jeter's error costly in Yankees loss to Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Derek Jeter didn't have to move far from the mirror to know where the blame for last night's Yankees loss to the Angels belonged. "You can't give...
Big bouts fighting for viewers
It's a bittersweet problem, but a problem nonetheless. A heavyweight championship fight is taking place today in Poland where WBC champion Vitali Klitschko defends against former light heavyweight and cruiserweight...
Taking field in postseason a minor concern
The minor league regular season may be over, but that doesn't mean prospects are done for the year. Some of them are getting a shot in the majors during the...
Vic Cangialosi's Philadelphia Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $30,000; alw; 3up2-Crockefeller 9-51-SurprsStrm 5-23-ValuableGm 7-24-CherokeCrl 12-15-Roid'Ecss 9-26-Fsthpprtnt 15-17-WildPioner 12-1SECOND-5 fur; $28,000; clm; 2YO3-EndZnAntcs 4-11-Sprinkle 6-12-PtrtPrncss 15-14-Jade Empress 10-15-Jamgstxfrd 20-16-NannthNnny 5-27-Kiwi Gal 12-18-OnlyOnfrM 6-19-StrybkStff 10-110-MyLuckyLgn...
Federer won't look past Djokovic this time
Roger Federer admitted he was looking too far ahead to a Rafael Nadal final during last year's five-set U.S. Open semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic to properly focus on the...
Giants' Tuck practices, likely to play vs. Redskins
It was a good-news, bad-news kind of day on the injury front for the Giants. Though key defensive cog Justin Tuck returned to practice and appears likely to play in...
Plaxico chatter no concern for Giants coach
All things considered, what Plaxico Burress has to say about Tom Coughlin is the last thing the Giants coach is concerned about this weekend. Coughlin's team opens the 2011 season...
Jets' Pace wants to pick up more sacks
Calvin Pace wants to be the Jets' equivalent of Curtis Granderson or Mark Teixeira. "To me, I always think of sacks as hitting home runs," the outside linebacker told The...
Jockey Gold Cup kicks off Belmont fall meet
The 37-day Belmont Park Fall Championship meet begins today with high expectations for horses inching closer to possible championship honors as well as those making their final preparations for the...
Jets on their Mark, set to go Bowling
If the quarterback is not ready, the team is not ready. And as they concluded their Friday practice, fiftysomething hours from their emotional 9/11 primetime showdown with the Cowboys, Rex...
Piazza's homer helped heal city
Mike Piazza knew he hit a big home run when he crushed Steve Karsay's pitch in the eighth inning of the first game played in New York after Sept. 11,...
Selfish players cheat the fans
There was enough yelling from disgruntled people at Arthur Ashe Stadium yesterday to even make Andy Roddick cringe. The convoluted U.S. Open ticket policy in wake of its sweeping schedule...
NFL relaxes uniform rules for 9/11 games
The NFL won't play the heavy this time. Showing some welcome common sense, the league confirmed yesterday that it will not fine the Bears linebacker Lance Briggs or any other...
Hondo alive with five
Hondo split the bit again last night, cashing with the Rays and crashing with the Brewers to leave the deficit holding steady at 2,575 daynes for a second straight night....
The Post Line
NFL Tomorrow Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Giants 3 3 (38) REDSKINS JETS 4 5 (40½) Cowboys RAVENS 2½ 2 (36½) Steelers BUCCANEERS 3 2 (41) Lions Falcons Pick 2½...
Roddick, Isner bounced; Nadal, Murray into semis at US Open
Today's U.S. Open men's semifinals will feature the sport's Big Four, without an American in the lot. An inconsistent John Isner and an injured Andy Roddick fell in yesterday's quarters...
Jets owner honored his team is playing on 9/11
Jets owner Woody Johnson yesterday reflected on the events of 9/11, saying to play tomorrow night on the 10th anniversary of the attacks "is a great honor" and it "brings...
Son of Jets coach plays in front of famous dad, grandfather
Everyone who plays high school football hopes to have their father and grandfather watch them play. But not everyone who plays high school football is the son and grandson of...
Giants' Jacobs, Jets' Wilkerson fined for fighting
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs was fined $20,000 by the NFL for his fight with Jets rookie defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson in their preseason matchup last month. Wilkerson was fined...
Giants honor 9/11 victims families
The Giants won't be playing at home on the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, but they still plan to honor families from that tragic day this weekend. Giants co-owner John...
Franco says he'd volunteer to tutor Mets' Parnell
John Franco wouldn't mind trying to pick up another save for the Mets. The franchise's all-time saves leader yesterday said he would love an opportunity to tutor Bobby Parnell for...
Red Bulls need a win
With three weeks off -- and just eight games left -- the Red Bulls are hoping to reboot their disappointing regular season by somehow squeezing into the postseason. If they...
Tottenville rolls
Tottenville's been pegged as an overwhelming favorite in the PSAL City Championship division largely because of a prolific offense which returns Syracuse-bound wide receiver Alvin Cornelius and top junior quarterback...
Turner's hit helps Mets conquer Cubs
Justin Turner enjoyed last night's "walk-off" heroics a little more than his last. "This one definitely felt better," Turner said after his RBI double in the ninth gave the Mets...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 10SUNSept. 11MONSept. 12TUESept. 13WEDSept. 14THUSept. 15FRISept. 16YankeesL.A. Angels9:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AML.A.A.3:35YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSNOGAMETor.7:07WWORWCBSMetsChicago1:10TV -- WPIXRadio--WFAN 660 AMChi.8:05ESPNWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.1:10SNYWFANAtl.7:35SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMEConn.1:00NO TVEndofRegularSeasonRed BullsVancouver7:30TV -- MSG Plus NetworkNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMESiyanksBrooklyn7:05No TVCyclonesStaten Island7:05No TVRadio--WKRB 90.3 FMGiantsTomorrowRedskins4:15 TV...
'Other' semi pushed aside
While favorite Serena Williams takes on top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in today's marquee women's semifinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium (8 p.m., CBS) -- part of the so-called Super Saturday -- the...
Just too ‘Bad’
Gustavo “Gus” Fring’s reign as prime-time’s scariest dude has been jeopardized -- and that’s just fine with Giancarlo Esposito, who’s so exquisitely sculpted Fring’s uptight, urbane malevolence on “Breaking Bad.”...
Taylor's 'Real Housewives' tell-all
A “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star is due to reveal all about her alleged domestic abuse. Taylor Armstrong has reportedly signed a deal to write a book about her...
HBO ‘Story’
Aaron Sorkin is returning to TV. HBO has ordered 10 episodes of the “West Wing” creator’s new series, “More As This Story Develops,” set at a cable news network and...
Fashion buzz: No photo for Lilo!
Lohan’s photo finish She hasn’t had a legitimate movie role in years, but a photo of Hollywood hellcat, Lindsay Lohan was worth enough for a fashion week shutterbug to lose...
Back to the sexy ’60s
Spring 2012 is looking more and more like a Technicolor dream of a season. If you like your fashion pretty and punchy, a few New York favorites who showed yesterday...
'Runway' project leaves a terrific trio
Nine designers competing in the ninth season of “Project Runway” unveiled their collections at the TV hit’s annual finale fashion show yesterday morning at the tents — helmed by Heidi...
Weird but true
A former state worker from Indiana accused of welfare fraud has blamed it all on her “evil twin.” Janell Athalone-Afrika, who allegedly claimed $15,000 in benefits even though she held...
Penn State welcomes Alabama
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower didn't just bear witness to the carnage of Penn State football last year in Bryant-Denny Stadium, he orchestrated it. The Tide was...
Children's illnesses unite college coaches
Before we get com pletely immersed in football, before the rants about blown calls, remarkable performances, incredible blunders and injuries consume us, there is one riveting story that must be...
Steele Trap
Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele's College Football Preview that is regarded as the College Football Bible! Get in-depth coverage of Football 24/7/365 including more write-ups at...
Wilkerson, Jacobs fined for fight
Jets rookie defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson received his first fine in the NFL. According to a source, Wilkerson was fined $10,000 by commissioner Roger Goodell for his fight with Giants...
An actress walks into a bar...
Buzz bellied up to the bar at Lacoste’s Fashion Night Out party where a civilian approached the bartender to ask what kind of Petron he was serving. Standing alongside the...
A sense of direction
After Tara Subkoff's wedding-themed fashion show — featuring Lydia Hearst in a dress made of glass as well as a real priest — the vibrant designer's date to Thursday night's...
Jacobs, Wilkerson fined for preseason fight
Giants running back Brandon Jacobs was fined $20,000 and Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson $10,000 by the NFL for fighting during the teams’ preseason game last month. The two were...
One Cowboys corner out; the other questionable
IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys cornerback Mike Jenkins and rookie right tackle Tyron Smith are listed as questionable for Sunday’s season opener at the Jets. Pro Bowl receiver Miles Austin (hamstring)...