September 17, 2011
Elite again: Canarsie makes major statement with B-Tech victory
They’re back. At least that’s what running back Donchervell Smith and the rest of the Chiefs announced to the rest of the PSAL. Canarsie ran up and down the field...
PSAL City Championship division roundup: QB fill-in Artemyev leads Sheepshead past Jefferson
Quarterback wasn’t supposed to be a position of strength this week for Sheepshead Bay with starter Michael Destephano out with a concussion. As it turned out, the spot was the...
Adams earns first City Championship division win, running past Wagner
Gerry Weitzen was more concerned with individual accolades when he chose, after some prodding, to move his John Adams football team up to the PSAL City Championship division. He wanted...
Former Big East commissioner Gavitt dead at 73
Dave Gavitt, one of basketball’s most influential leaders the last three decades, has died. He was 73. His death Friday night after a long illness was confirmed by his family...
Mets shut out at Braves, 1-0
ATLANTA — Tim Hudson struck out 10 and Chipper Jones hit an RBI single in the eighth inning as the Atlanta Braves held their NL wild-card edge by beating the...
Again! Another WWII plane crashes at air show, no spectators hurt
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — No spectators were reported injured when a World War II-era plane crashed at a West Virginia air show and burst into flames on Saturday. The crash comes...
HS football scores, Week 2
Want to see how your favorite team did in Week 2? The Post brings you NYC high school football scores below. Sunday CHSFL Holy Cross 15, Xaverian 13 Fordham Prep...
Nine now dead in Reno air-show disaster, loss of tail piece eyed
RENO, Nev. — The death toll rose to nine Saturday in an air race crash in Reno as investigators determined that several spectators were killed on impact as the 1940s-model...
Tea Partier to take on Boehner in 2012
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will have a primary challenger next year for his congressional seat in Tea Party activist David Lewis. Lewis, a 26-year-old married father, said...
Former Illinois Sen. Charles Percy dies at 91
CHICAGO — Former Sen. Charles H. Percy, a former Foreign Relations Committee chairman whose moderate Republican views put him at odds with party conservatives, died Saturday in Washington. He was...
Leno grills Bachmann over gay marriage, HPV
LOS ANGELES -- Rep. Michele Bachmann was given a tougher interview than she may have expected on NBC's "The Tonight Show," when she was questioned by an uncharacteristically persistent Jay...
Giants Tuck, Nicks listed as questionable
Officially, anyone listed as questionable for the upcoming game has a 50 percent chance of playing in that game. Some “questionable’’ designations feel different than others, though, and that’s the...
Not part of the plan: Carjacker steals ride, ditches the toddler
Leave the baby — keep the car. A Bronx thug pulled over half a block from where he’d just pulled off a carjacking this morning to unload a toddler. After...
Rivera gets save 601, ties record as Yanks beat Jays
TORONTO — To Mariano Rivera, it was just another save. To Yankees manager Joe Girardi, there's no such thing. Rivera tied the major league saves record, earning the 601st of...
Murder charge in deadly stabbing over iPod
BOWIE, Md. -- A student at Maryland's Bowie State University was charged with murder after her roommate died following an argument about an iPod. Dominique Frazier, 18, died after her...
Obama: Pass jobs bill without 'division or delay'
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is keeping up his appeal for public support of his $447 billion proposal to boost jobs and consumer spending by urging Americans to press Congress...
A-Rod batting fifth in Yankees lineup
TORONTO -- Alex Rodriguez returns to the Yankees lineup, batting fifth and playing third base against the Blue Jays.Rodriguez has been sidelined since Sept. 9 with a sprained left thumb,...
Diego Maradona accused of bribery after own corruption claims
BUENOS AIRES -- Diego Maradona, who this week accused his successor as Argentina coach Sergio Batista of accepting bribes, is also tainted by corruption, his former private secretary said Saturday....
Armed, possibly suicidal soldier who escaped military custody on loose in New York
RICHFIELD, N.Y. -- A 20-year-old soldier believed to be armed and despondent remains on the run since he escaped from military custody and led police on a multi-county car chase...
UConn loses to Iowa State
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- The margin of victory is getting bigger for Iowa State. After beating Northern Iowa by a point and rival Iowa by three in three overtimes, the...
Girls soccer roundup: Chirico kicks Hill past Sea
St. Joseph Hill got exactly what it’s come to expect from rival St. Joseph by the Sea. “They started out physical and intense and it took us time to get...
Yankees, Mets must make key decisions before Rule V draft
As the minor league season is coming to a close, teams will have to start making decisions about which prospects they need to protect ahead of the Rule V draft...
St. John's trying to keep recruits on board
The day after being informed by the NCAA that three of their elite recruits were declared academically ineligible to enroll at St. John’s, coach Steve Lavin and his staff were...
Kennedy falls to Lincoln, loses QB Cruz in process
Aside from a few choice words, Andy Lancberg didn’t say much to his players when they huddled Friday night following a disheartening 24-0 loss to Lincoln under the lights in...
Mann down: Lions hold on after red card in physical affair
Ray Voelkel either has a future as a psychic or knows what type of play to expect when Collegiate and Horace Mann meet. “It should be an extremely intense game...
Tough test for hurting Red Bulls
Heading into tonight’s must-have road game in Dallas (8:30 p.m., MSG), the Red Bulls already were without three-quarters of their starting defense because Rafa Marquez, Jan Gunnar Solli and Roy...
Brooklyn native Jimmy Hall picks Hofstra
Brooklyn native Jimmy Hall verbally committed to Hofstra Friday night shortly after an in-home visit with head coach Mo Cassara, a source confirmed.The 6-foot-7 power forward, who attends defending USA...
June breaks loose, runs Cardinal Hayes past St. Francis Prep
DeQuan June wanted to keep running. Not being among all the action doesn’t sit well with the Cardinal Hayes back, especially in the midst of a monster performance. “It’s not...
Showing shades of 2010, Lincoln blanks Kennedy, improves to 2-0
Lincoln’s 24-0 shutout of John F. Kennedy included a masterful defensive effort, relentless power rushing attack and a few clutch passes. It sure felt like 2010 in Coney Island on...
At least 9 dead, 50 injured in Reno air-race disaster
A Reno, Nev., air race turned into a bloody horror show, when a speeding World War II-era airplane spiraled out of control and slammed into dozens of spectators, leaving behind...
Playmaker Gebon finds strength in Poly teammates' confidence
Kevin Gebon’s teammates don’t let him forget what they expect from him. At a crucial moment in a game, the Poly Prep senior quarterback is given a friendly reminder of...
Star running back injured in St. Anthony's rout of Farrell
St. Anthony’s has already lost a quarterback. On Friday night, the Friars saw themselves in danger of losing a star running back, too. After rushing for 105 yards and a...
Oasis or mirage: Don't bank on Week 1 wonders
Week 2 of a fantasy season is not the time to panic. Maybe your first-round pick went belly-up. Perhaps your highly insightful sleeper was unsightly, or unseen. In most cases,...
Answering the call: Junior setter paces SFP past Fontbonne
Julia Hannigan was the best setter in New York City last year, running a potent offense that led St. Francis Prep to a fourth straight undefeated CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens crown and...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: MSIT shocks Tottenville, picks up first league win
Ryan Markoe and Daniel Aliaga scored one goal apiece as McKee/Staten Island Tech bested visiting Tottenville, 2-1, in Staten Island A boys soccer Friday afternoon, snapping the Pirates’ 16-match league...
Raimondi: A bright future taken from one of country's top players
Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy was supposed to draw crowds, she was destined to.More than a thousand people were going to file into Madison Square Garden in March to see her lead...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer roundup: Poly Prep bounces back with big win over Dalton
Poly Prep got off to a fast start on Friday, taking a two-goal lead like it had on Wednesday in a tough loss to defending Ivy Prep League champion Hackley....
UBS faces fallout
The pressure is starting to build inside troubled UBS. The bank’s investment bank boss, Carsten Kengeter, who some saw as a future leader of the overall bank, could be forced...
Business briefs
No deal!The Justice Dept. lawsuit seeking to block AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA was joined by seven states, including New York, as their attorneys general said the $39 billion deal...
Autumn Apple pickers eager for iPhone 5
Apple’s not selling a new iPhone this quarter -- and it won’t even be mentioning one, either.For weeks, Apple fans have been resigned to the fact that the iPhone 5...
Cuban misses SEC shot
Even Mark Cuban loses sometimes. The 53-year-old Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire entrepreneur has been awaiting the results of an investigation into allegations that the Securities and Exchange Commission behaved...
Free checking is s-ooo 2010
Free checking just became a thing of the past for many Citibank customers.The bank’s parent, Citigroup, said yesterday it will start charging some customers $120 a year for the privilege...
Geithner ignored Obama
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner ignored an order in 2009 from President Barack Obama to prepare a plan to “wind down” Citigroup, according to a book to be released next week.Geithner...
Movin’ and shakin’ at Condé
In a major shake-up at Condé Nast yesterday, four publishers played musical chairs.Publishers moved at GQ, Lucky, Brides and Condé Nast Traveler, but nobody headed out the door. While Condé...
Banks’ mortgage bill: $66B
Faulty mortgages and foreclosure abuses have cost the nation’s five biggest home lenders at least $65.7 billion, according to a tally by Bloomberg News, and new claims may push the...
Fed: Disparity in net worth
Us companies kept hoarding cash in the second quarter while household net worth declined, two factors seen holding back the economy.The Federal Reserve said in a quarterly snapshot of financial...
Facebook friends TV
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to unveil a new effort to get users behind sharing TV and movie content at the F8 developer conference next week, The Post has...
The 'rape' is just a kiss: DSK
Randy former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn admitted to French police that he tried to kiss a young author but denied trying to rape her, it was reported yesterday....
Rooney sues ‘thief’ stepson
LOS ANGELES -- Mickey Rooney is suing his stepson and others on allegations they tricked him into thinking he was on the brink of poverty while defrauding him out of...
'Force'ful tourism
TATOUINE, Tunisia -- Residents of the Tunisian town that sprouted the Rebel Alliance in the “Star Wars” saga hope their country’s own revolution -- combined with yesterday’s Blu-ray re-release of...
Cat tale just got fuzzier
The truth behind Willow the cat’s five-year journey from Colorado to Manhattan may not be quite the furry adventure tale it’s been cracked up to be. She didn’t walk or...
Stepdad charged in tot slay
Cops charged a Bronx man with murder in the killing of his stepdaughter, officials said last night. Kenneth Williams, 27, allegedly killed his 3-year-old stepdaughter, India Durant, on Wednesday. Cops...
US warns of Qaeda oil plot in Libya
WASHINGTON -- The United States has warned oil companies operating in North Africa of an al Qaeda plot -- possibly using shoulder-launched missiles to fire at their headquarters or planes.The...
Bam & Bibi to huddle
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- two wary allies with a contentious past and a looming crisis with the Palestinians -- will meet in New York next...
Veep vows fed aid to Pa.
Duryea, Pa. -- Vice President Joe Biden yesterday toured a northeastern Pennsylvania community hit hard by record flooding last week.He pledged that the resources of the federal government would aid...
Four Nigerians hit with terrorism rap
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Four Nigerian men were charged yesterday with organizing a suicide bombing that killed 25 people and wounded more than 100 at the United Nations’ headquarters in Nigeria....
LIPA’s $176M Irene bill
The Long Island Power Authority estimates it will cost $176 million for the effort to restore power after Hurricane Irene.Utility chief Michael Hervey revised the figure upward from his earlier...
‘Flood’ of NJ help requests
Social-service workers have been swamped with emergency requests for food stamps after floodwaters subsided in northern New Jersey.Passaic County officials say they’ve processed the applications of 6,000 residents in six...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A fuming perpetrator smoking away on a stoop in Astoria attacked an elderly woman who had asked her to leave, authorities said yesterday. Marielle Behm, 26, was puffing...
Texas execution halted
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- The US Supreme Court halted the execution Thursday of a black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago after his lawyers contended his...
E-mail fair game in Facebook $pat
Buffalo -- A New York man suing for half the equity of Facebook has again failed to convince a federal judge that he shouldn’t have to surrender e-mails.Paul Ceglia contends...
'Free to resume your life'
A Queens judge yesterday dismissed murder charges against a man who had already spent 13 years behind bars -- and another three years in legal limbo -- despite blistering warnings...
Whale-vic pics OK’d
Orlando, Fla. -- A federal judge says there is no legal reason images of a SeaWorld trainer’s death should be kept from the public.Dawn Brancheau died in 2010 during a...
His 'Dream' job
It was in 1981 that businessman and philanthropist Eugene Lang made his famous promise to graduating sixth-graders at East Harlem’s PS 121 that if they finished high school, he’d send...
‘Slayer’ slapped
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A state Superior Court judge yesterday threw out a defense motion that would have limited the testimony of a man whose wife and daughters were killed...
‘Skin Flynt’ prosecutor calling it quits
Cincinnati -- A sheriff and ex-prosecutor who took on Larry Flynt in a case depicted in a movie about the notorious Hustler magazine publisher will retire after a 40-year career...
IRA run for prez
The presidency of Ireland is mostly ceremonial, with no role in policy making. Nonetheless, Sinn Fein, fresh from winning a party-record 14 seats in February’s general election, plans to run...
Ouch! $1.7B city flub on tax exemptions
Whoops. New York City for the past four years has failed to force owners of about 13,000 properties claiming tax-exempt status to prove that they’re eligible for the break, The...
Mike on tolls: Let us pay
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended higher tolls on Port Authority crossings, saying they’re necessary to keep the bridges from tumbling down. The mayor conceded that the jacked-up tolls -- rising from...
Strip honcho to cabbies: Keep your pants on!
He says this holy cab war is all “flash,” no substance. A manager for the Midtown jiggle joint Flashdancers, whose ads left devout Muslim cabbies embarrassed to be seen in...
Get a big whiff of this book!
A new book smells of New York City -- the pizza, bagels, pastrami and garbage. Amber Jones, of Brooklyn, has written a scratch-and-sniff guide to the Big Apple. The children’s...
Let’s diss & make up, Jen
Of all people, Brad Pitt should know that the first rule of marrying Jennifer Aniston is: Don’t talk smack about Jennifer Aniston. The “Fight Club” star did a damage-control rope-a-dope...
Super! Jet’s ’69 ring found
A former New York Jets player miraculously scored his Super Bowl ring -- 40 years after he lost it surfing in Waikiki. John Schmitt earned the priceless bauble playing center...
Lunch ‘scam’ cheapo chop-o!
A hot-headed preschool administrator charged with bilking millions from taxpayers was cooling his heels behind bars last night after launching a kung-fu attack on photographers outside Brooklyn federal court. Ziming...
Her love couldn’t save him
A 16-year-old Bronx girl vowed love to her boyfriend as he lay dying on a Morrisania sidewalk, a witness to Thursday night’s shooting said yesterday.“Don’t leave me. I love you,”...
Get ready for a riot: mayor
Man the barricades -- the English majors are coming! Mayor Bloomberg suggested yesterday that riots could erupt here, just as they did overseas, if the nation doesn’t create more jobs...
Deceased ‘Bernie’ pays tab
Dead men tell no tales -- but sometimes buy rounds.Two Denver men enjoyed a wild night out drinking on their late friend’s dime when they took his corpse out for...
On the 'Hill'-side
WASHINGTON -- If only we had Hillary! Two-thirds of Americans rate Hillary Clinton favorably, and an astonishing one-third say the nation would be better off now if she had been...
Gal-vanized work force
SAN FRANCISCO -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says women are the great untapped resource that can help the global economy recover and expand. Clinton cites private studies to...
Doc's 'shot' at Michele
PHILADELPHIA -- A prominent bioethicist has offered $10,000 to charity if Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann can prove her claim that a vaccination caused mental retardation. Arthur Caplan of the...
Where are you, Chris?
Trenton, NJ -- Where in the world is Gov. Chris Christie? State Sen. Loretta Weinberg thinks at least a few lawmakers should be in the know.The Democrat on Monday plans...
Crash NHLer’s dumb puck
For a guy who just scored a $9.4 million deal with the New York Islanders, Matt Moulson isn’t very slick with his finances. The multimillionaire NHL iceman had only the...
Mitt's 'bad medicine'
WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry stepped up his attack on Republican rival Mitt Romney for setting up a health plan in Massachusetts that was too much like President Obama’s....
Artest at ‘Peace’
LOS ANGELES -- The LA Laker star formerly known as Ron Artest officially became Metta World Peace yesterday when court officials approved the name change. World Peace, who will spend...
Slay bro ‘cops’ an attitude
Another member of convicted killer Danny Pelosi’s family has had a brush with the law, this time his brother Robert Pelosi -- who claims cops hassled him and roughed him...
Manhattan AG's office suspends lawyer who moonlights as a dominatrix
A well-respected lawyer in the state Attorney General’s Office spends her days toiling in securities fraud -- and her nights moonlighting as a dominatrix, The Post has learned. Alisha Smith,...
Seabrook’s gal to blab
Disgraced city Councilman Larry Seabrook’s mistress is set to spill the beans on his alleged control of the non-profits he showered with more than $1 million in council “slush” funds.Prosecutors...
WTC hero wrist slap
A former government official hailed for helping two people escape the World Trade Center on 9/11 has received a prison sentence for taking payoffs related to the cleanup. Mark Jakubek...
'Lt. Dan' is back home
Beaufort, SC -- Gary Sinise, best known for playing Lt. Dan, who lost his legs fighting in Vietnam in “Forrest Gump,” this week returned to South Carolina’s Lowcountry, where much...
Sailors’ Sound beating
Three men are recovering from hypothermia after they were rescued from a sinking sailboat in Long Island Sound.Suffolk County police marine officers responded to a mayday call at 7:20 p.m....
Click and pick
Albany -- New York’s apple farmers are establishing an online guide for apple pickers this fall in what is seen as a bumper crop.A guide to apple picking is scheduled...
Hellmann's mayonnaise America's best-selling condiment
What’s America’s favorite condiment? Hint: it’s not ketchup. The answer is mayonnaise: specifically Hellmann’s, which the nation apparently slops on everything except french fries. Hellmann’s alone accounted for $401.2 million...
Boston security lax on 9/11: suit
The 9/11 terrorists who hijacked United Flight 175 after it left Boston had waltzed past security screeners who could not speak English, never heard of Osama bin Laden and didn’t...
Greek bizman 'fired' again!
This is the fiery face of Greece’s financial crisis. A small-business owner, unable to pay off bank loans that have plagued him for months, set himself on fire yesterday --...
US college in Rwanda
Pittsburgh -- Carnegie Mellon University plans to open a campus in Rwanda next year -- which would make it the first American college to establish a branch anywhere in central...
Crime on the climb
Increases were recorded last year in six of nine major-crime categories, while response times to crimes in progress jumped by nearly a minute, according to figures released yesterday. Murder, forcible...
What peace has done for Egypt
With Egypt still trying to find its way to the future, issues that were taboo under the ousted despotic regime are hotly debated in every teahouse -- including the peace...
Perry’s real problem
You could tell Rick Perry was going to be a big problem for Mitt Romney as soon as the Texas governor started blowing him kisses. Asked a question on his...
A Democratic loss in NY: Only Obama’s to blame
The Issue: Whether Republican Bob Turner’s victory reflects voter disappointment with President Obama. *** In the past, it would have been sufficient for a Jewish Democratic or Republican candidate to...
Solyndra, cont’d.
So now it turns out that the Obama White House was warned privately in no uncertain terms last January against a fresh infusion of taxpayer cash to financially beleaguered Solyndra....
Jamming the general
Meanwhile, in other Washington scandal news, a four-star Air Force general has reportedly told House members that the White House pressured him to cook his testimony about a potentially disastrous...
Home on the Grange
For the first time in five years, one of New York’s neglected uptown landmarks will today be open to the public. A formal dedication ceremony will inaugurate the new location...
Obama in winter
A gossip Web site reports that The New York Times is working on a story that the president is depressed. That’s unconfirmed. But if he isn’t depressed, I’d hope the...
How campus thugs defend racism
The campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison erupted this week after the release of two studies documenting the heavy use of race in deciding which students to admit to the...
Cirque du veggies
An entire circus extravaganza is crammed on one itty-bitty stage, where a trained dog and a magician dazzle the audience with their tricks. Sharp knives are thrown and caught --...
Kid stuff
Today On the run: Get all the al-fresco activity you can while the weather holds out! Fitness magazine’s “Mind, Body and Spirit Games” will include races for kids ages 2...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $22,500; clm($5,000); 3upP JS BACK tired to second in return to dirt. FARRAGOTS FOLLIES was a beaten favorite in...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $43,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Beautyinthepulpit(L),117CVelasquez6-1-xBrown 3-12Wee Freudian(L),117E Castro3-2-4Schosbrg 3-13Bud White(L),117RDominguez5-1-2RDutrow 5-24Ess Shape(L),117A Lezcano1-6-4FMartin 20-15Uncle Smokey(L),117J Espinoza9-2-3Alvarez...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Urgent Action (8th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; conditional3TidewaterTomhwk(JPntlno)7-6-15-16I'm Gorgeous(C Manzi)3-1-33-12Epanephrine(J Bartlett)4-9-14-11BewareOfDarkness(JGrgry)8-2-18-14Running Book(E Goodell)8-5-46-15The Admiral(P Berry)7-1-410-17The Pokester(M Lewis)6-7-315-18Eagle Jolt(D Dube)3-6-715-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; cond8AllamericanDaddy(DDube)5-4-66-13KingOfKings(LStalbaum)7-6-68-14JettinJustin(JBartlett)3-3-53-11BrickyardBrewer(RBaynes)1-3-612-12Mcdana N(B...
Yankees lose to Blue Jays; CC stays at 19 wins
TORONTO -- You can say CC Sabathia has been affected by too much rest. Or point to three starts ago when he tossed a season-high number of pitches. And while...
Mets vow best effort down stretch, start with win over Braves
ATLANTA -- This will have to pass for meaningful September baseball for the Mets. "If you're not in it, you want to be the blocker," catcher Josh Thole said before...
Tough year could keep Mets coach from managing
ATLANTA -- Chip Hale's desire to manage hasn't waned since missing on the Mets' opening last year, but the team's third base coach also realizes the odds could be stacked...
Bosox snap skid, top Rays
BOSTON -- Trade-deadline pickup Mike Aviles broke a fourth-inning tie with his first homer since joining the Red Sox and Boston beat Tampa Bay 4-3 last night to hold off...
'Scary' symptoms could keep Yankees' Cervelli from playoffs
TORONTO -- Don't count on Francisco Cervelli to be with the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs. Manager Joe Girardi said last night Cervelli still is suffering from...
History will have to wait one Mo day
TORONTO -- Mariano Rivera is a patient man. That is one of his greatest strengths. His journey to 601 saves will have to wait another day. At this rate, Yankees...
Fairplex Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-1/2m; $7,000; clm($5,000); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2Blue Marrow(L),117DSndvl1-5-15-21SoloContesa(L),120CChrln2-2-33-13RmrdOvrnght(L),120JCruz4-7-95-14Sipnzin(L),120AFelix4-8-57-25LaColombina(L),120HHrrra3-6-1010-16New Vogue(L),120RGuce1-9-420-17PattyComHme(L),110SGarca6-7-615-18Hard Eight(L),120JScott8-5-98-1SECOND-1 1/16m; $29,000; mdn; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1Smokin' Cat(L),124MPdrza2-2-58-53PraisefrDbi(L),121KJohn6-4-68-12Foreboding(L),121EMldno8-3-22-14SidepocktKd(L),121ADlgdo5-12-x6-15Tiz Golden(L),124CSntgo4-2-54-16Warrn'sBgCt(L),124DVrgra8-3-715-1THIRD-1/2m; $8,000; clm($8,000); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3JustCharmed(L),117RGuce2-1-25-28WrrnsHrtthb(L),121CMendz8-3-13-11WrrnsExtrbs(L),117PArmba4-5-16-12Naturaliste(L),117MPdrza5-1-25-14TurnagnTylr(L),117VCrrro1-3-25-15Impregnable(L),117CChrln7-6-18-16Tamale Pie(L),114DVrgra6-8-630-17Mandelieu(L),110EFlors6-5-415-1FOURTH-6 fur; $16,000; cl($25,0); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5BrotherErne(L),121KJohn3-4-22-11YouLittlDvl(L),121EMldno5-5-33-12DestindJrny(L),121DSndvl2-4-46-13PurpleFlame,121DVrgra6-8-x12-14Own It(L),124CSntgo4-7-x5-16UnstpprTppr(L),121MPdrzax-x-x15-17Ballymossey(L),121PArmba6-12-1220-18BrtEydNLcky(L),121RGuce5-x-x3-1FIFTH-6 fur;...
Wolski wants spot on Rangers' top line
History instructs us that Rangers coach John Tortorella rides his horses when he has them. We know, too, the coach will go into the season with Brad Richards and Marian...
Devils wary of planes after Russian crash
In mourning lost friends, sorrow and sympathy for the Russian plane crash victims is the overwhelming emotion. But the tragedy now haunts NHLers' own travel, too. "I've had a fear...
Islanders' Bailey beats deadline with 2-year deal
It came down to the wire, but Josh Bailey signed a new two-year deal with the Islanders worth $2.1 million. This upcoming season Bailey will earn $800,000, and next season...
Giants' Cruz receptive to competition
The Giants' signing of wide receiver Brandon Stokley did not go unnoticed by fellow wideout Victor Cruz. "Any time they bring a guy in who plays your position, it's kind...
Stadiums add more pat-downs
After a South Carolina man was arrested for using an illegal stun gun at Sunday night's Cowboys-Jets game at MetLife Stadium, the NFL has strengthened its security measures for fans...
Jets' Holmes will 'see what doctors say Sunday'
Rex Ryan yesterday listed three Jets as questionable on the injury report and said, of the three, he feels best about linebacker David Harris being able to play tomorrow against...
Hondo's A-OK!
Hondo moved a little closer to oblivion yesterday, thanks to an extra painful loss with the 'Stros and a weak performance by UConn that raised the NRN (nasty red number)...
Jaguars no-name could ensure Jets' focus
You don't tug on Superman's cape. Any chance that the Jaguars could take advantage of the Jets falling victim to a post-9/11 anniversary emotional letdown tomorrow were scotched by a...
Young Rams QB has Giants' respect
Tyler Sash is about to hit the field for just his second NFL game, but it's not too soon for the rookie safety to form an impression of Sam Bradford,...
Jets line must protect 'The Sanchise'
The Jets got away with one last week and they know it. They know they were fortunate not only to overcome the Cowboys and their mistake-prone quarterback Tony Romo on...
Ortiz, rust won't stop Mayweather
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz have both promised their battle for the WBC welterweight championship tonight at the MGM Grand won't go the 12-round distance. Considering Ortiz...
The Post Line
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Rodriguez says 'It's time' to return to Yankees lineup
TORONTO -- Alex Rodriguez is hoping to return as a power bat at the last "split" second for the Yankees. With the season winding down and October right around the...
Giants' Nicks says he'll play
Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks continues to improve after coming out of the season opener with a bone bruise in his left knee and yesterday pronounced himself fit to play...
Giants in hurry to use Stokley
Asked yesterday if the Giants' newest receiver, Brandon Stokley, is a quick study, coach Tom Coughlin said, "Oh, yeah." Stokley smiled when asked the same question. "I'm not the brightest...
Texans' Foster likely to play
Houston coach Gary Kubiak said he expects running back Arian Foster to play tomorrow against the Dolphins. Foster returned to practice this week after missing the season opener because of...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Liberty face must-win Game 2 After Thursday night's 74-72 loss on the road in Indiana, the Liberty find themselves facing elimination today when they host the Fever (4 p.m.,...
Ed Fountaine's Spot Plays
BRAVE RAJ Calder, 10th race. Purse: $100,000. 1 mile 70 yards, 2-year-old fillies. Post: 4:41 p.m. LOWDOWN: Frolic's Revenge stretched out for the first time going a mile in a...
Rangers vow to never forget Boogaard
Derek Boogaard lives in Brandon Prust's heart. "I'll honor Derek every game," Prust said yesterday of Boogaard, his 2010-11 Rangers teammate and roommate who died in May of an accidental...
Do-or-die for Liberty
The Liberty are no strangers to close games, having gone 5-3 in games decided by three points or fewer during the regular season. But Thursday night's 74-72 loss on the...
Yankees, Mets must make key decisions before Rule V draft
AS the minor league season is coming to a close, teams will have to start making decisions about which prospects they need to protect ahead of the Rule V draft...
Home Team Lineups
YankeesToronto1:07TV -- YES NetworkRadio WCBS 880 AMTor.1:07YESWCBS#Minn.1:05YESWCBST.B.7:05WWORWCBS*T.B.1:05YESWCBS$T.B.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:05YESWCBSMets Atlanta4:10TV- FOXRadio WFAN 660 AMAtl.1:35SNYWFANNOGAMESt.L.8:15SNYWFANSt.L.8:15SNYWFANSt.L.1:45SNYWFANPhi.7:10SNYWFAN# - makeup of rainout from April 6; * - Doubleheader, second game is makeup from Aug. 14,...
Liberty facing elimination vs. Fever
The Liberty are no strangers to close games, having gone 5-3 in games decided by three points or fewer during the regular season. But Thursday night’s 74-72 loss on the...
'Voice' winner Javier Colon to appear in 'The Playboy Club'
Javier Colon, who won NBC’s singing talent competition, “The Voice,” will appear on the network’s new series, “The Playboy Club.” Colon will appear in the sixth episode of the season...
'Chef' stable
Get ready for a Food Network throwdown: this time with an all-star cast of chefs. Food Network’s “The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs,” which premieres next month (Oct. 30) has...
Dogg going for laughs
Snoop Dogg is angling for a sitcom career. The rapper has inked a deal with Warner Bros. TV to shop a sitcom in which he would play a father, according...
Cloo-ed in to ‘Killer’ minds
Call it the real-life “Criminal Minds.” Tonight at 9, Cloo -- formerly known as Sleuth -- launches its first true-crime series, “Killer Instinct,” hosted by former FBI criminal profiler Mark...
Cooking with class
Time to get schooled, New Yorkers. Fall is on its way, so get back inside and start cooking — and making beer. Whether you’re looking to master the art of...
Feast on this!
Little Italy’s 85th annual Feast of San Gennaro is under way — and if you’re looking to gorge on something beyond the usual fried zeppole, you’re in luck. Running through...
Weird but true
You just got served. Three teenage dancers in Texas showed as much fury as the Sharks and the Jets when they got into a vicious fight over which number to...
Clemson has punch to belt the champs
Football expert Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele's College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of football 24/7/365, including more write-ups at...
Bad Rap Bowl set
Let's all have a good laugh at the expense of the Ohio State and Miami football programs, shall we? Talk about shooting fish in a barrel. What shall we dub...
Former Villanova coach Massimino had cancer surgery
Legendary college basketball coach Rollie Massimino is resting comfortably in a Philadelphia hospital after recent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his chest, The Post has learned. Massimino, 76,...
Ineligible recruits stay committed
The day after being informed by the NCAA that three of their elite recruits were declared academically ineligible to enroll at St. John's, coach Steve Lavin and his staff were...
No. 2 Oklahoma visits No. 8 Florida State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- If Oklahoma truly is the No.1-ranked team in the nation and an undisputed national power, it needs to post a big-time road win. If Florida State really...