October 1, 2011
Herman Cain’s communications director resigns
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- Ellen Carmichael, communications director for businessman Herman Cain's 2012 presidential campaign, resigned Saturday. Carmichael told FOX News Channel she is leaving to pursue other opportunities after working...
Russell Brand postpones comedy show after being denied entry into Canada
ORILLIA, Ontario -- British comedian Russell Brand said Saturday he was denied entry into Canada to perform, after earlier this year being deported from Japan because of his criminal record....
Post writers from ALDS Game 1: Yankees vs. Tigers
Our Post baseball writers were at the Stadium, where the Yankees defeated the Tigers 9-3 in the conclusion of Game 1 of the ALDS.Ivan Nova pitched 6 1/3 innings and...
Pettitte happy watching Yankees, not pitching
When Andy Pettitte held his wife’s coat and pocketbook as she practiced the National Anthem this afternoon behind home plate, the former Yankees pitcher took a ribbing from some former...
Rutgers tops Syracuse in 2 OTs
SYRACUSE -- In a game replete with mistakes, it was only fitting that it ended on one. San San Te kicked a 47-yard field goal in the second overtime and...
Brewers down Diamondbacks in NLDS Game 1
MILWAUKEE — Yovani Gallardo could barely see the return tosses from catcher Jonathan Lucroy, losing them in the bright light filtering through the windows at Miller Park. Imagine how the...
Man fatally shot at second B'klyn barber shop
A man was shot and killed in a Flatbush barbershop this afternoon, authorities said. The man was shot in the head at about 3:50 p.m. in a barbershop near the...
Wall St. protesters shut down Brooklyn Bridge
A horde of Wall Street demonstrators shut down the Brooklyn Bridge for 2 1/2 hours this afternoon, halting traffic and clashing as cops arrested as many as 700 on the...
Yankees will start Sabathia in Game 3
CC Sabathia will start Game 3 of the ALDS for the Yankees Monday night in Detroit and likely make one appearance against the Tigers.GM Brian Cashman confirmed Saturday the staff...
Cann's Corner: RIP Mike Heimerdinger
Since making a move to writing columns, news, features and special projects after being the Jets beat writer since 1993, this blog is a place for me to offer opinions,...
The Post's Yankees pregame show
The Yankees’ Chase for 28 resumes tonight in The Bronx. The Post’s Mark Hale and Mike Vaccaro are at the Stadium to discuss the Yankees’ ALDS matchup against the AL...
The Post's Yankees pregame show
The Yankees’ Chase for 28 resumes tonight in The Bronx. The Post’s Mark Hale and Mike Vaccaro are at the Stadium to discuss the Yankees’ ALDS matchup against the AL...
'Slutwalk' protest hits Union Sq. day after NYPD warns women to cover up in B'klyn
A day after it was revealed that the NYPD is warning Brooklyn women to keep themselves covered up amidst a series of sex attacks in the borough, hundreds of scantily...
Pilot injured in small plane crash in Connecticut
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- A small plane crashed Saturday afternoon in southwest Connecticut, injuring its pilot, the News-Times reported. The aircraft came down on a residential lawn in Ridgefield, at around...
Afghanistan gives up on peace talks with Taliban
KABUL -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his top aides have decided to abandon efforts at peace talks with the Taliban after concluding that the Pakistan-based insurgency leaders are not...
Thug brutally attacks 81-year-old man before robbing him
Police have released shocking video of a thug viciously beating a Bronx elderly man, repeatedly pummeling him before snatching his jewelry and cash. The thug grabbed the 81-year-old Jose Rodriguez...
Tigers' Cabrera no walk in park for Yankees
The way to a safe, sane and stress-free existence when facing Miguel Cabrera, the Tigers’ hitting machine who won his first batting title by hitting .344, is simply to walk...
Man run down in Manhattan by boozy driver
The boozed-up driver, who collided with a pedestrian in Midtown early this morning, has been charged with DWI and driving without a license, police said. Angel Perez, 41, of Brooklyn...
CHSAA boys soccer roundup: Last-second goal preserves Stepinac's streak
Archbishop Stepinac certainly has a flair for the dramatic. Jason Vargas Jr. scored the equalizing goal with just two seconds left to give Stepinac a 1-1 tie with Christ the...
Weather puts wrench in postseason plans
This was beside the point, really, but after spending a good 10 minutes acting like a member of Monty Python’s crew, looking on the bright side of life, manager Joe...
Yankees will use Nova to pick up Game 1 vs. Tigers
Joe Girardi can expect a fight from CC Sabathia today when the manager asks the ace how he feels. After last night’s Game 1 of the ALDS against the Tigers...
INSIDE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: NYC's top tennis player takes new court
There’s a net, a court and a ball. But volleyball and tennis are two very different sports. That’s what Becky Shtilkind is finding out. “The first few games, I just...
Yankees' Swisher confident he won’t be playoff bust this time
History aside, Nick Swisher is one confident guy. The Yankees right fielder went into last night’s ALDS Game 1 as a historically horrible postseason player, one of the worst ever...
Triple-A Yankees set to hit road in 2012
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees will spend the 2012 season barnstorming across the Northeast. The Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate will be unable to play any of its home games in 2012 at its...
Lackluster C.J. puts owners in fantasy bind
When is the worst-case scenario not the worst case? Struggling Titans running back Chris Johnson offers a perfect example. Owners who drafted Johnson early are faced with a dilemma. Do...
Yankees' Nova isn't nervous
So now Ivan Nova does not get his scheduled Game 2 start against the Tigers, does not get the start at the Stadium tonight at all, in fact. For though...
Tigers' Fister can deliver punch
Doug Fister, Detroit's Game 2 starter, now is Doug Fister, Detroit's Game 1 reliever tonight. And when he takes over tonight's suspended game with the scored tied 1-1 in the...
Fans get Peas of the action
After a colossal lightning storm in June that forced the Black Eyed Peas to cancel their outdoor concert in Central Park, Mother Nature gave Peas a chance last night with...
NYC's hottest date spots
Are you fresh out of ideas for where to go on a date? You’re in luck. We spoke to one of New York’s hottest dating Web sites which revealed where...
Buffett puts his money where his mouth is
Warren Buffett says his Berkshire Hathaway holding company has already made good on its unprecedented plan to buy back its own shares on the cheap. Buffett, in a series of...
Business briefs
Vroom!September light-vehicle sales, to be released Monday, likely rose to a 12.8 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. That would be the fastest pace since April, when lost output caused by...
Piggy (oink) banks’ new fees fatten bottom lines
Now this is a bank job. The nation’s biggest banks could make out like bandits, thanks to a mountain of checking and debit-card fees they plan to impose on customers....
SEC to Cuban: No foul!
This is one Cuban federal regulators didn’t mind smoking. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators did not engage in any foul play while probing insider-trading claims against billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban,...
Hearst lets go of Cycle
Hearst Corp. has peeled off Cycle World and sold it to Swedish publishing giant Bonnier Corp.Hearst picked up Cycle World this spring as part of its $900 million acquisition of...
Debt rumors hit Morgan Stanley
Jittery investors eager for clarity on Morgan Stanley’s exposure to Europe’s debt crisis will have to wait at least another three weeks.That’s assuming they can hold out that long as...
Suit: Facebook spies on users
Facebook, the world’s most popular social-networking service, was sued over claims it secretly tracks its users’ Web activity after they log off.The company assures users that “cookie” files installed on...
Worst quarter since 2008
Good riddance third quarter -- hope we never see the likes of you again. Both Main Street and Wall Street took it on the chin in the period as major...
Mets ruling foiling Picard suits
A judge’s ruling that slashed a billion-dollar claim against the owners of the New York Mets three days ago is already being used as a weapon by other defendants in...
Banks’ mtge. settlement nixed
California Attorney General Kamala Harris is rejecting a proposed settlement with US banks over their foreclosure practices, saying she will instead pursue her own mortgage investigation. The proposed agreement is...
Bumping into Beyoncé
HIYA: Beyoncé shows signs of her pregnancy for the first time on the streets of New York, outside the Gansevoort Hotel in the Meatpacking District yesterday.
Perry hits the Mitt
ATLANTA -- In his first domestic-policy speech as a presidential candidate, Rick Perry outlined his record as Texas governor yesterday and accused rival Mitt Romney of governing Massachusetts the same...
Romney rakes in up to $14M
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney anticipates taking in between $13 million and $14 million in the third quarter for his presidential campaign, according to a person close to the campaign....
Iowa business honchos get Christie love
A coalition of Iowa business leaders yesterday urged NJ Gov. Chris Christie to jump into the race for president, and offered to help him get a campaign off the ground...
Obama and Christie neck-and-neck in hypothetical 2012 race: poll
WASHINGTON -- He’s for real. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has given himself until tomorrow to decide on a bid for the White House, is running in a virtual...
'Disappointing' turnout at Warren Buffett-headlined Obama fund-raiser
Tycoon Warren Buffett, headliner of last night’s fund-raiser for President Obama at the Four Seasons, reiterated his advice for a tax on “ultra-rich people who are paying very low tax...
Driver’s eye rule on hold
ALBANY -- The Cuomo administration is putting on hold a new policy that allowed drivers to skip an eye exam when renewing a license. The change was intended to make...
‘Carey’ me home
ALBANY -- The late Gov. Hugh Carey has recently been the subject of a symposium on government leadership, and next will be honored with a memorial Mass in Albany.Carey’s family...
FDNY ‘coke’ muscleman
A city firefighter was arraigned yesterday on charges he acted as the “muscle guy” for a cocaine delivery ring that operated in South Brooklyn.Anthony Ciliento pleaded not guilty to conspiracy...
Cops telling Park Slope women to cover up as they search for perv behind string of sex attacks
The cops are really skirting the line in Brooklyn. NYPD officers are warning Park Slope women to keep their skin-baring clothing in the closet as they hunt for the pervert...
‘Book-thief’ work volume
They’re going to throw the book at this bookworm. Manhattan prosecutors were ready to cut a sweet, misdemeanor one-year jail plea for accused serial book swiper Andrew Hansen today --...
Police nab foiled ‘rapist’
Police have arrested a Queens man who tried to rape a woman before being scared off by the screams of a former Marine, cops said yesterday. Kenneth King, 41, allegedly...
Mike rips Street fight
The Occupy Wall Street protesters say they are taking on The Man -- but Mayor Bloomberg thinks they are just sticking it to the little guy.“The protesters are protesting against...
Attica artifacts revealed
ALBANY -- They are gruesome artifacts of violence, now in possession of the State Museum. The surviving fragments reveal details of the Attica prison uprising -- five tense days in...
Turner, Weiner in frank talk
Congressman Bob Turner held a secret meeting with his disgraced predecessor Anthony Weiner to discuss a host of issues important to voters in the Queens-Brooklyn district, it was revealed yesterday....
GI chaplains’ gay OK
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has decided that military chaplains may perform same-sex unions, whether on or off a military installation.The ruling announced yesterday by the Pentagon’s personnel chief follows the...
Doc lied as Jacko died: EMT
A paramedic who responded to the 911 call to Michael Jackson’s home the day he died said the pop star’s “frantic’’ doctor lied about the singer’s medical history -- and...
More oversight looms for FDNY after minority concerns
A federal judge yesterday suggested that broader judicial oversight of New York City's fire department may be necessary to assure that minority firefighters are fairly treated. Brooklyn federal Judge Nicholas...
Nets’ loudmouths
Soon, Jay-Z won’t be the only voice of the Nets. More than 400 hopefuls showed up yesterday for a shot at becoming the public-address announcer for Brooklyn’s future NBA team...
Mom of Brooklyn 'X Factor' sensation proud of son
The mother of “X Factor” sensation Brian Bradley couldn’t be prouder of her son’s rapping success on the show -- even though the song the Brooklyn boy performed has been...
Bronx teen dies after 60-foot fall from window
A Bronx teen hanging curtains for his mom died yesterday in a ghastly 60-foot fall from his fifth-floor apartment window, police and family members said. The tragedy occurred when Yohan...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A Georgia man was busted for illegally having two revolvers on him as he checked in for his flight at La Guardia Airport, authorities said. Terry-Edward Randolph, 54,...
US-born Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, three aides killed by CIA-drone strike
Anwar al-Awlaki, the New Mexico-born cleric who became the public face of anti-US hatred, was killed in a stunning strike that President Obama said proved there is no place in...
Remote-control really hits the splat
Over the past decade, America’s elite terrorist hunters have been perfecting lethal strikes by unmanned flying drones -- just like the sortie that took out al Qaeda loudmouth Anwar al-Awlaki....
Fiend laughed 4 times, but not last
Only Osama bin Laden could claim a role in more terrorist attacks than Anwar al-Awlaki. The fiery US-born cleric -- who was once just the ugly public face of anti-Americanism...
Welcome for Jt. Chiefs boss
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration welcomed Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday and said farewell to Navy Adm. Mike Mullen.In a...
Bam hails death of a menace
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday called the death of Anwar al-Awlaki a “major blow to al Qaeda,” cataloging his crimes but not describing the US role in blowing up the...
'All-American' kid chose evil
The geeky, gangly teen was just like any other student on the Colorado State University campus in 1990. “Nothing out of the ordinary,” one dean said in an interview years...
Mixed feelings at Va. mosque
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Worshipers at a Virginia mosque where Anwar al-Awlaki once served as imam have mixed reactions to news that he was killed in a drone strike by...
Mouthpiece of madness sells in B’klyn
Anwar al-Awlaki is still alive and well in Brooklyn -- on tape at least. Copies of the terror mouthpiece’s religious tracts were readily available on Atlantic Avenue yesterday in the...
‘Late’ edition for Queens terror editor
Al Qaeda has an opening for a new editor. Killed along with terror mouthpiece Anwar al-Awlaki was Samir Khan, a former Queens kid turned militant Islamist who published “Inspire,” al...
NYPD on alert for revenge
The NYPD is ready for possible payback attacks following the killing of US-born militant Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen, Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday. Awlaki, identified by US intelligence as “chief...
A major victory, but the battle rages on
Taking out a big-time terrorist like al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Anwar al-Awlaki is kind of like winning a key game in the fall run for the pennant: It’s...
Gov’s union talk a go -- for no extra dough
A major state-worker union facing 3,500 layoffs after rejecting an austerity contract could get a shot at voting on a new deal -- but only at no cost to taxpayers.Gov....
Cuomo chops off sex-change funds
The Cuomo administration killed a controversial proposal that would have required taxpayers to foot the bill for transgender patients to get sex-change surgery. State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah shot...
Mike going on the stand & on the spot
Mayor Bloomberg will testify Monday as the victim and star witness in the blockbuster campaign- larceny trial of a former political consultant accused of stealing $1.1 million donated by the...
Nestlé ad goes ‘to the dogs’
VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestlé, the world’s biggest food company, is seeking to conquer the dog-food market with special advertising targeted at man’s best friend, the firm said yesterday. “Nestlé Purina...
BLT Market gets failing grade from health department
The Ritz is the pits, as far as the city’s Health Department is concerned. Inspectors slapped a C grade on BLT Market, noting the tony restaurant at the Ritz Carlton...
Two NJ men 'stole' Porsche after test drive: cops
Two devious New Jersey thieves pulled a key switcheroo during a test drive of a Porsche, and then came back to steal the flashy ride, cops said yesterday. The heist...
How Christie can win
If New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie decides in the next day or so to seek the Republican nomination for president, he’ll have some pretty serious disadvantages -- and some surprising...
Power Point presentation: Is Cuomo off the grid?
The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s confidence that the state has viable energy options besides Indian Point. *** Gov. Cuomo proves that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree (“Cuomo’s Indian...
Boosting mental-health care
The Issue: The Post’s coverage of ongoing changes to mental-health and substance-abuse systems. *** It’s too bad that The Post chose to run with the headline “Cost of Kooks &...
Bam’s Carter-like soft-sell
Here’s President Obama’s newest strategy for re-election: Blame the sagging economy on the American public itself. Good luck with that one, Mr. President. “The way I think about it is,...
Justice served
Hellfire and damnation. Al Qaeda’s US-born chief propagandist, Anwar al-Awlaki, got what he deserved yesterday -- courtesy of a Hellfire missile from a CIA drone in Yemen. The missile blasted...
The GOP challenge on immigration
You’d never know it by listening to the GOP presidential hopefuls, but the Republican Party is launching a major effort to woo Hispanic voters in next year’s election. The reason...
Third-party losers
President Obama’s failure to fully achieve the liberal agenda and remain popular in the process is fueling dangerous radicalization in the oddest of places: the media establishment, which considers itself...
Kid stuff
Today Movin' on up: The grand opening of the Children’s Museum of the Arts is finally here, which is great news for artsy kids. The new space is three times...
The tour starts hear
Wandering around Central Park with earbuds blasting music is nothing new. But on Tuesday, a musical duo, Bluebrain, will release “Central Park (Listen to the Light),” an app album for...
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); 3upSISTER IN THE CITY third in both starts since being claimed. ELITE CLASS third this distance two...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Radar Installed (2nd)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $30,000; claiming5Bluehurst(J Pantaleano)1-1-43-13Sfumato(L Stalbaum)8-1-85-14DetermineThis(BHolland)2-2-14-11Dear Mac(J Baggitt)6-3-35-12Beths Boy N(E Goodell)4-8-88-16Lolas Cruiser(C Manzi)7-5-26-17Dvcflyingfrnchmn(ACltta)5-5-710-18AliveandwellN(RAnderson)3-7-520-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; cond4RadarInstalledN(MLewis)6-8-53-12BewareOfDarkness(CManzi)7-8-25-15BrickyardWayne(RBaynes)8-7-510-11Print It(E Goodell)8-8-78-13AllamericanFrg(CStrttn)2-5-212-16Dash N(J...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $63,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Call First(L),117A Garcia5-5-1Mclaghln 12-12E. H. Indy(L),121R Maragh7-3-1Penna 15-13Praetereo(L),117E Prado7-7-3Domino 12-14Carrington Village(L),121JVelazquez2-5-1Pletcher 5-25Self...
Torre manages to skirt subject of Boston's bench
Joe Torre wanted no part of discussing Terry Francona's departure from Boston or possibly managing the Red Sox. "I don't want to go there," Torre said near the batting cage...
Verlander will start Game 3 for Tigers
In 2006, Justin Verlander was warming up for Game 2 of the ALDS, hoping to get his Tigers back into the series against the Yankees who held a one-run lead....
Yankees likely to use CC in Game 3 on Monday
All year long, there was one constant in the Yankees' starting rotation: CC Sabathia was the ace and he would get the ball in Game 1 of the ALDS. They...
Baseball caught without umbrella
The rain caught no one by surprise. The amount of it did. As the wet stuff came pouring down at Yankee Stadium last night, interrupting the second inning of Game...
Santa Anita Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $22,000; clm($30,000); 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5SilverStret(L),120JRosro4-3-94-14Kvetch(L),120RBjrno3-x-x9-21ShezGrtFrnd(L),120RBarbr4-9-412-12Jazzy Jojo(L),120VEspna8-x-x8-13PurpleThndr(L),120AQunnz5-6-x12-16Jessakar(L),120JTalmo2-2-35-17YourSpeclDy(L),120MSmithx-x-x12-18Believe Me(L),120TMcNel3-x-x8-19Ms.SwetFrdm(L),120EMldno7-x-x30-110Malibu Love(L),120BBlanc9-10-x8-111Warrn'sMrgn(L),113EFlors4-7-620-112EvelynTrble(L),120HBerrs3-4-615-113DoverCrssng(L),120CSthrdx-x-x15-1SECOND-1 mile(T); $45,000; mdn; 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1BigBadBarry(L),120JRosro2-5-45-23BattleForce(L),120MSmithx-x-x8-12MentalGiant(L),120MGarca4-6-x7-24PetakMountn(L),120JVldva9-7-x15-15OurBoyBnjmn(L),120VEspna4-7-64-16Silentio(L),120GGomzx-x-x8-17May Weather,120JTalmo3-5-x6-18HyPointPlyr(L),120AQunnz5-x-x20-19Hava Cigar(L),120DFlors4-2-x8-1THIRD-6 fur; $27,000; alw; 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7Hot Ride(L),119PVlnza2-1-x5-22EndlessCrse(L),119JRosro1-x-x2-11Tio Vic(L),119MGarca3-3-16-13Wrrn'sClyde(L),122VEspna1-2-x10-14Nebikon(L),119HBerrs3-6-112-15Rino U(L),122EMldno1-4-420-16ForestSovnr(L),115EFlors1-11-74-18MudvilleNne(L),122JTalmo2-1-58-1FOURTH-1m(T); $21,000; cl($25,0); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast...
Tomlinson in no rush to be starting running back
Much of my hourlong car ride from the Jersey Shore to the Jets training facility in Florham Park yesterday was spent formulating a plan for the Jets to ignite their...
Hondo a 'dog lover
Hondo's deficit-reduction ploy with the Yankees was rinsed last night in El Bronx so the debt remained at 1,905 oroscos. Today, Mr. Aitch will cast a ballot for Kennedy in...
Rangers' Staal taking it slow
With the Rangers in Europe playing a preseason game in advance of their regular-season opener Friday against the Kings in Stockholm, Sweden, defenseman Marc Staal, still suffering from headaches, stayed...
Jets know they must put heat on Ravens QB
After seeing the Jets' defense dominated last weekend in Oakland, defensive coordinator Mike Pettine used words like frustrated and disgusted. But the Jets' pass rush also might conjure up words...
Reagins quits as Angels' GM
Tony Reagins abruptly resigned as the Angels' general manager yesterday after the big-budget club failed to make the playoffs for the second straight season. Reagins took over for Bill Stoneman...
Good-guy Martinez braces for Barker
Sergio Martinez should be the Prince William of boxing: handsome, charismatic, charitable and caring. He's a spokesman against bullying and domestic violence against women. He's exactly what the sport needs...
Super Saturday set for Belmont
Alongside Belmont Stakes Day and Travers Day, today's "Super Saturday" at Belmont Park is the most action-packed afternoon on the New York sports calendar when it comes to top-class stakes...
Mangold game-time decision for Jets
Jets center Nick Mangold practiced in a limited capacity yesterday and got bumped up to questionable for tomorrow in Baltimore. Nevertheless, coach Rex Ryan said it's a game-time decision. No,...
Red Bulls looking to continue playoff push
After the half-dozen Eastern Conference teams still realistically in the playoff hunt spent the last few weeks jockeying for position, the Red Bulls spent the last two weeks trying to...
Phillies shortstop Rollins rips Mets' Reyes
PHILADELPHIA -- Jimmy Rollins will take his hacks against the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLDS today, but it may turn out that his best swings of the weekend...
Tuck no longer certain he'll play for Giants vs. Cardinals
For someone who practiced yesterday and was listed encouragingly as questionable on the injury report, Justin Tuck sure sounded depressed. Still bothered by a mysterious neck ailment and a strained...
Giants' Osi feels 'disrespected' -- but won't say by whom
Osi Umenyiora, on the verge of what looks to be his season debut, sounded yesterday as if his hard feelings toward Giants management remain front and center. The Pro Bowl...
N.Y. OKs HS concussion rule
ALBANY -- Starting next year, a new law in New York will bench public and private high school athletes who suffer or are believed to have suffered a concussion. The...
D'backs play up underdog role
MILWAUKEE -- When it comes to star power, even the Diamondbacks acknowledge they're no match for the Brewers. Milwaukee has a pair of MVP candidates in Ryan Braun and Prince...
Phillips feeling good for Giants
Two years almost to the day after microfracture knee surgery, Kenny Phillips is looking like the Kenny Phillips of old. That's great news for the Giants and even better news...
Kobe set to play in Italy
ROME -- The president of Virtus Bologna said he is optimistic Kobe Bryant will sign with the Italian club during the NBA lockout despite scheduling problems posed by other teams....
Vic Cangialosi's Philadelphia Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-1m&70yds; $68,000; mdn; 2YO(f)7-Here Music 2-11-Lasamanmm 8-12-Mggsthrsst 15-13-CptvtngLss 4-14-Chickamauga 3-15-BeckyBelle 9-26-Grm'sVntr 15-1SECOND-5 ½ fur; $30,000; clm; 3up2-ClssyCncrn 5-21-Cwgrlnthsn 20-13-SuaveRylty 7-24-MdnghtSrch 12-15-Best Reward 15-16-PutMeFirst 4-17-SilverPydy 6-18-Bnk'nOnGld 8-19-ProdlyIrsh 10-1THIRD-6...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGiants 3 1½(44½)CARDINALSRAVENS 4½ 3½(42) JetsCOWBOYS 3 1½(46½)LionsSaints 8 7 (45) JAGUARSEAGLES 8½ 8½(44) 49ersRedskins 1½ 2 (43½)RAMSBROWNS 1½ 1½(38½)TitansBills 3 3 (43½)BENGALSVikings 1½ 2½(40) CHIEFSBEARS 6½ 6½(42½)PanthersTEXANS...
Sports shorts
NFL: Colts to start Painter With Kerry Collins still recovering after suffering concussion-like symptoms, Curtis Painter will make his first NFL start at quarterback for the Colts Monday at Tampa...
Rays rookie fires blanks at Rangers to win Game 1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Just what the Rays needed -- Moore young pitching. Matt Moore, the youngest pitcher to start an American League postseason game since Vida Blue in 1971, shut...
Francona leaves Red Sox after historic collapse
A September full of losses ended with the Red Sox looking for a new manager. Two days after the Red Sox completed one of the biggest collapses in baseball history,...
Rays' Damon praises his former Red Sox manager
ARLINGTON, Texas -- It is the Red Sox who are looking like idiots now. Johnny Damon said he feels for Terry Francona, who is out as Boston's manager yesterday. Damon,...
No suspension likely for Islanders' Strome
The tree fell in the woods, but there was no videotape to capture it. So Islanders first-round pick Ryan Strome likely will escape being suspended before he even plays his...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR Nationwide: qualifyingSPEED1:30 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: qualifyingSPEED3:30 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide Series: Dover 200SPEED8 p.m.NASCAR CWTS: Kentucky 225SPEEDBaseball2 p.m.NLDS: Diamondbacks at Brewers, Game 1TBS, ESPN (1050 AM)5 p.m.NLDS: Cardinals at Phillies,...
Stern-Wade spat as NBA talks stall
Not even the presence of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony could move the sides closer to an NBA labor agreement yesterday. And it may have moved them further...
Yankees manager isn't perfect, but he's smart enough
Joe Girardi is not the perfect manager. Nobody is. Girardi, after all, decided to do the right thing -- de-emphasize Jorge Posada -- at the wrong time . . ....
Yankees' Burnett could get Game 4 ALDS start
Barring a sweep in this series, the Yankees will now need a fourth starter for the ALDS. It appears that will be A.J. Burnett. Manager Joe Girardi would not say...
Mixed bag for Yankees' prospects
It was a strange year for Yankees prospects. Recently, the high-spending Bombers have cultivated many useful pieces from their farm system, from Brett Gardner to David Robertson to Ivan Nova,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 1SUNOct. 2MONOct. 3TUEOct. 4WEDOct. 5THUOct. 6FRIOct. 7Yankees@Detroit8:37TV -- TBSRadio--WCBS 880 AMDet.3:07TBSWCBSDet.8:37TBSWCBS*Det.TBDTBSWCBSNOGAME*Det.TBDTBSWCBSRangersNOGAME*Slov.11:00MSG#EV2:00MSGNOGAMENOGAMENOGAME$L.A.1:00MSGESPNIslanders%Boston7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEDevils&Philadelphia7:00No TelevisionNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsToronto7:30TV -- Fox Sports ChannelNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.8:00ESPN2NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEGiantsTomorrowCardinals4:05TV -- FOXRadio -- WFAN 660 AMJetsTomorrowBaltimore8:20TV -- NBCRadio -- ESPN 1050...
‘A gift of a part’
Emmy-nominated Idris Elba is at the top of his game now. He made a splash in the summer blockbuster “Thor,” scored a lead in Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming “Pacific Rim”...
Pastor inspires series
ABC wants more spirituality in America. The network has signed a script deal for a series that’s inspired by the life of best-selling author/pastor Rob Bell, founder of Michigan’s megachurch,...
Melissa style
Now you don’t have to be a bean pole to dress like an Emmy winner -- “Mike & Molly ’s” Melissa McCarthy is launching her own ladies’ plus-size clothing line....
Weird but true
What a great combination -- guns and booze. Lawmakers in Ohio have made it legal for people to carry concealed weapons while visiting bars. One state senator said there’s no...
Late TD saves BYU
PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Marcus Matthews caught a deflected pass from backup quarterback Riley Nelson in the end zone with 11 seconds to play to cap a 96-yard drive that...
Gators D vs. Tide is no crock
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- If you choose to believe the Florida defenders when they say they are not the slightest bit envious of not being considered in the same breath as...
Syracuse-Rutgers games may be coming to end
Syracuse chancellor Nancy Cantor tried to make news earlier this week when she told an upstate newspaper she would like to see the Orange basketball team play Duke or North...
Best & worst from season's 1st month
Unlike pro sports, or even college basketball, in which teams play a couple of exhibition games, college football is a unique breed. The first game is the first look. With...
Tickets for ALDS Games 1 and 2
The Yankees have announced that only tickets marked "ALDS Home Game 1" can be used Saturday at the Stadium.The ALDS opener with the Tigers will resume at 8:37 p.m. at...
Audio tour takes you to spots along Museum Mile
A new walking audio tour, Fiction & Non-Fiction Soundwalk, takes you to familiar spots along Museum Mile (82nd to 90th streets on Fifth Avenue) — including the Metropolitan Museum of...
Rangers defeat Lundqvist's former Swedish team
GOTEBORG, Sweden -- Henrik Lundqvist helped the Rangers beat his former Swedish club Frolunda 4-2 Friday in a preseason homecoming game that pitted him against twin brother Joel. Lundqvist received...
Budding Perez a two-way weapon for Riverdale
There was a time wehn Armando Perez wanted to focus solely on academics and baseball. There was a time when he returned to football, he just wanted to focus on...
Fit to be tied: Another draw for Molloy, Regis
When Archbishop Molloy and Regis walked off the pitch at Alley Pond Park in Glen Oaks, a familiar disappointment was etched across each side’s faces. For after 80 minutes, neither...
Biting back: Terriers top Iona Prep in rematch of 2010 semifinals
If there was any question how badly St. Francis Prep wanted revenge, it was answered during and after the victory. The Terriers celebrated boisterously – and loudly – on Iona...
More oversight looms for FDNY after minority concerns
A federal judge today suggested that broader judicial oversight of New York City's fire department may be necessary to assure that minority firefighters are fairly treated. Brooklyn federal Judge Nicholas...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Cardozo blanks John Bowne
Alan Tyminski had the first goal of his varsity career, leading Cardozo to a 1-0 shutout of John Bowne in Queens A East boys soccer Friday afternoon. Ricardo Marin assisted...
Yankees-Tigers Game 1 suspended, will pick up Saturday
The playoff opener between the Tigers and Yankees was suspended because of rain in the second inning Friday night, wiping out the ace of each pitching staff for a few...