October 15, 2011
Rangers win ALCS to head to World Series for second straight year
ARLINGTON, Texas — After waiting until their 50th season to reach their first World Series, the Texas Rangers are going right back. Nelson Cruz had one more big blast, Michael...
Connecticut upsets South Florida 16-10
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Lyle McCombs ran for 130 yards and Dave Teggart kicked three field goals as Connecticut beat South Florida 16-10 on Saturday without scoring an offensive touchdown....
Red Bulls lose 2-0 to KC, who clinch playoff berth
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — C.J. Sapong scored and Sporting Kansas City clinched a playoff berth with a 2-0 victory on Saturday over the New York Red Bulls, who lost forward...
Rutgers big block sinks Navy, 21-20
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Brandon Jones blocked a go-ahead 34-yard field goal attempt by Jon Teague with 4:43 to play and Rutgers won its fourth straight game in a 21-20 victory...
Obama pushes for jobs bill
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's going to travel the country telling lawmakers to do their jobs and vote in favor of his economic proposals, and he says congressional...
HS football scores, Week 6
The New York Post high school staff brings you football scores from all over the city. Updated throughout the weekend, you can find them below. PSAL Lincoln 42, Grand Street...
Gunmen shoot 6 in buttocks, legs at Ohio frat party
AKRON, Ohio -- Six men were arrested early today after they allegedly shot six people in the legs and buttocks at an off-campus party held by a University of Akron...
Deadly wrong-way crash in Queens
A man was killed early this morning in a gruesome, wrong-way head on crash on the Long Island Expressway service road in Queens. The 37-year-old victim was a passenger in...
Protest pandemonium as mob descends on Times Square
The "Crossroads of the World" were jammed when thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters brought their party to Times Square, creating pandemonium as chanting masses collided with tourists and theatergoers...
Liverpool managing director defends comments on TV revenue after EPL criticism
LIVERPOOL, England -- Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre strongly defended his views on the English Premier League's international television revenue after a wave of criticism from his peers. Ahead of...
Rooney benched as Man United rescues a point at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England -- Sir Alex Ferguson said he surprisingly kept Wayne Rooney out of his starting lineup against Liverpool on Saturday because the striker is "devastated" at his recent international...
Mom grilled over son's stab death
Cops are grilling a Manhattan mom today over the grisly slaying of her teen son last night, police said. Sean Hines, 18, was fatally stabbed in the leg in his...
Upstate HS football player dies during game
HOMER, N.Y. — A high school football player in upstate New York died last night after he suffered a head injury during a game. The fatal injury comes at a...
Police fire tear gas in 'Occupy' riot in Rome
ROME — Italian police fired tear gas and water cannons as protesters in Rome turned a demonstration against corporate greed into a riot today, smashing shop and bank windows, torching...
Agent says Sabathia focused on staying with Yankees: report
CC Sabathia can choose to end his relationship with the Yankees by using an opt-out clause in his contract, but his agent says the left-hander wants to stay with the...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
KNICKERBOCKER Belmont Park, eighth race. Grade 3. Purse: $100,000. 11/8 miles, turf, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 4:45 p.m. LOWDOWN: Boisterous wasn’t up to the task going 11⁄2 miles vs. Grade...
Shanahan's 3-headed monster a nightmare
There is an arch villain of fantasy football owners, and his name is Mike Shanahan. He has tormented us for years under his guise — Chairman of the Committee. Going...
Cops investigating possible murder-suicide in The Bronx
Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide after discovering a man and woman dead in a Bronx apartment. Marie Jannette Lawrence, 30, was found dead in her apartment on Grand Avenue...
Farrell's first half explosion sends Fordham Prep home unhappy
Two straight victories must have given Monsignor Farrell some serious momentum. The Lions scored every single one of their points in a dominant first half and held on to beat...
Girls soccer roundup: CK tops Mary Louis to claim B/Q title
Before the season started, John Fayad felt this was going to be a special season at Christ the King. The last few seasons the Royals have been talented, but fell...
Strong day from Kearney can't keep Xaverian from second tight loss
It was another case of oh-so-close for Xaverian. The Clippers tried to stage a late rally, but quarterback Zach Kearney was picked off in the final seconds of a 16-14...
Katz pick, Riley's return help Friars hold off Xaverian in thriller
Add the name Jared Katz to the list of unlikely heroes for St. Anthony’s this season. The junior corner back, used only in nickel packages, outjumped Xaverian’s Jonathan Badyna for...
Girls volleyball roundup: Egan, Brearley best rival Spence
Brearley is perfect in rivalry matches. After beating Chapin last week, Brearley knocked off archrival Spence, 25-13, 25-18, 25-17, in AAIS girls volleyball Friday night on the Upper East Side....
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Aviation tops Newcomers, remains undefeated
Sebastian Choinski and Jonathan Jaramillo each had a goal and an assist as Aviation remained perfect in Queens A East, blanking Newcomers 2-0 Friday afternoon. The Flyers (9-0-0), ranked sixth...
Molloy again guts out five-set thriller versus Fontbonne Hall
Maddie Casello saw something she really didn’t like. Her Archbishop Molloy team was trailing Fontbonne Hall late in the third set with the match tied at one apiece. “They started...
Big Apple birds
You don’t have to trek out to Jamaica Bay for quality urban birding. There’s good spying to be done right in the heart of the city — most notably in...
King, Flushing flex muscle in rout of red-hot Kennedy
Flushing coach Jim DeSantis wasn’t sure his team could pull out a victory against John F. Kennedy and its mammoth defense. “Their defensive line is big, I was worried that...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer roundup: Molloy tops shorthanded Beacon
Apparently, Archbishop Molloy’s penchant for ties extends only to teams from the CHSAA. Molloy defeated defending PSAL city champion Beacon, 3-2, in non-league boys soccer Friday afternoon. Sammy Carter, Denes...
INSIDE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: States changes have B/Q coaches upset
CHSAA girls volleyball is giving new meaning to the phrase “second place is the first loser.” Starting this year, just one team each will represent Brooklyn/Queens and Nassau/Suffolk at the...
Dan the Man: Bedoya emerges as one of NYC's top soccer talents
Danny Bedoya can’t explain why. He just gets a certain joy out of seeing a teammate score a goal, seeing them succeed, even more than when it’s him putting the...
Business briefs
Deficit sitsThe US budget deficit was essentially unchanged at $1.29 trillion in the 12 months ended Sept. 30 from the year before, the Treasury Department said. It is now the...
Shopping spree
If the US economy rebounds and avoids a double-dip recession, it may be beleaguered consumers and not Washington or the Federal Reserve that gets credit for it. It was a...
Banks shovel a heaping load of . . . charm
Call it a Wall Street charm offensive.Pilloried by lawmakers and customers for raining down a torrent of fees on customers for everything from swiping your debit card to paying bills...
You’re a mean one Mr. RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland is canceling Christmas for its investment bankers this year as the government-owned lender tries to reduce costs.The bank will stop subsidizing holiday parties and has banned...
Suit pits Picard vs. grannies
The liquidator of Bernard Madoff’s firm sued the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged for $5.2 million in fictitious profit over six years.Trustee Irving Picard lost his bid to...
Hulu owners may seek IPO
Hulu’s owners may reconsider an initial public offering of the online video-streaming Web site after deciding to cancel an auction.A share sale would let Hulu, owned by News Corp., Walt...
Privacy 'Fire'-storm
Amazon’s new Web browser is raising eyebrows in Congress. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos yesterday expressing his privacy concerns with the e-commerce giant’s...
Moody’s downgrades Sprint
Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest US wireless operator, had its credit rating cut further into junk by Moody’s Investors Service and may face more downgrades due to risks related to...
NBA OKs 76ers sale to LBO big
A person familiar with the deal says the sale of the Philadelphia 76ers has been approved by the NBA Board of Governors.The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because...
NFL, Time Warner Cable game off
Manhattan residents won’t be getting access to the NFL Network this season after all. The NFL and Time Warner Cable, in advanced talks over a carriage agreement last month, have...
Aqueduct casino’s opener in the cards
Get ready to step into a different kind of craps at the Big A! The city’s first casino will open its doors at Aqueduct Racetrack on Oct. 28 -- a...
Kim undercover
She’s a burqa babe. Normally a skin-baring beauty, Kim Kardashian donned traditional Muslim garb during a publicity trip to Dubai this week to promote her new perfume, giddily tweeting: “That’s...
Regents cheat sheet
The State Board of Regents is expected to vote Monday on a handful of measures intended to prevent or detect cheating on state tests -- including one that would ban...
Tragic pill baby
A Bronx baby who was found unconscious yesterday morning and later died may have swallowed prescription pills from a bottle his parents had given him for use as a rattle,...
KC bishop rap over kid porn
Kansas City’s bishop has become the highest-ranking US Catholic official indicted on a charge of failing to protect children after he and his diocese waited five months to tell police...
Subways leaving the paper behind
It’s a digital sign of the times. Those taped-up paper signs that provide service updates in subway stations -- which inevitably end up filthy and falling onto the tracks --...
Court $laps 9/11 ‘truthers’
A Manhattan appeals court yesterday ordered three lawyers to pay more than $15,000 in sanctions for filing “frivolous” claims that the United States was behind 9/11.Dennis Cunningham, Mustapha Ndanusa and...
Solyndra firework$
WASHINGTON -- Two senior Treasury officials yesterday told Congress that they had never seen a loan restructuring similar to the Energy Department’s handling of its half-billion-dollar loan to failed solar-panel...
‘Don’t frackin’ do it’
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo should go and check Pennsylvania fracking’s “devastating effects” before allowing it in New York, Sen. Greg Ball (R-Putnam) said yesterday. He also urged lawmakers to visit...
Perry gusher: Cap energy regs
WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry yesterday announced a plan to “kick-start” the economy by rolling back “aggressive” environmental regulations. The GOP presidential candidate called for expanding offshore oil drilling,...
Airhead just plane drunk
An American Airlines flight from New York to Los Angeles was diverted to Denver after a drunken passenger hit a flight attendant in the face -- and then yelled, “I...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A thug tried to rob a plainclothes cop in Chelsea, police said. The 32-year-old officer was on duty and patrolling near 18th Street and Tenth Avenue around the...
‘Up’shot of Utah tourism push
HERRIMAN, Utah -- This Salt Lake City suburb (population 20,000) is suddenly a tourist hot spot -- thanks to the wildly popular 2009 Disney/Pixar movie “Up.” Some 27,000 fans have...
Knoxy’s sweet taste of liberty
That’s a sweet smile she’s flashing. Jeans-and-T-shirt-clad Amanda Knox, 24, took a freedom stroll near her Seattle home clutching a Hershey’s bar and a tube of toothpaste in one of...
Slain roommate’s plea to cops
A man who was bludgeoned to death allegedly by his roommate and mauled by the roommate’s dog had called police a week ago to complain that the guy had sicced...
Grope list grows
The rash of sex attacks in Brooklyn is even worse than anyone feared.Cops yesterday added seven additional cases to the list of sex crimes believed to be part of a...
MTA: Get ‘real’ on 2nd Ave.
The Second Avenue Subway is a gold mine for Upper East Side homeowners. Just ask the MTA. Yes, residents currently get displaced rats, deafening blasts and drill-induced dust storms --...
Station heaven and ‘el’
Two Bronx elevated train stations that were shuttered for an overhaul eight months ago will be open for business and barely recognizable tomorrow, the MTA said yesterday. The Elder Avenue...
Church’s new WTC home
A decade after losing its church in the Sept. 11 attacks, a Greek Orthodox congregation will be allowed to rebuild next to the World Trade Center. St. Nicholas Church will...
Political theft trial nears end
Jurors in the trial of a political consultant accused of stealing $1.1 million of Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign cash are ready to hear closing arguments Tuesday at the conclusion of a...
‘Designs’ on women send city big packin’
He should have designed a better ending for himself. The president of the city’s Public Design Commission abruptly quit late yesterday as The Post was preparing to reveal he had...
What the truck?
SARANAC LAKE, NY -- An Adirondack village will have to spend tens of thousands of dollars to park a new firetruck in its firehouse. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise newspaper reports...
NYC designer 'thrilled' Michelle Obama wore her dress to state dinner
She’s tickled purple. New York fashion designer Doo-Ri Chung was on top of the world yesterday after Michelle Obama chose to wear one of her creations to Thursday night’s state...
Clint’s shot at veep slot
Go ahead, make my administration!George H.W. Bush had tossed around the idea of picking iconic actor Clint Eastwood to be his vice-presidential running mate in 1988, according to an audiotape...
Death ride at rodeo wake
Now that’s a wild eight seconds. Police had to break up a fight at a professional rodeo rider’s funeral yesterday after one of the mourners mounted his coffin like a...
Mike: Pols lowered the broom
An angry Mayor Bloomberg blasted local politicians yesterday for strong-arming the owners of Zuccotti Park into reversing a decision to clear out encamped Wall Street protesters -- and allowing the...
Local shops clean up, too
The Zuccotti Park cleanup left some hardware stores cleaned out of mops and brooms. “A lot of people came in [Thursday] afternoon,” said Howard Weintraub, of Weinstein & Holtzman hardware...
Wall Street protesters declare 'victory,' vow to continue
Now it’s war! Newly emboldened Occupy Wall Street activists yesterday declared victory over the city -- and vowed even bigger protests today -- as a red-faced Mayor Bloomberg was forced...
Mike spin on handi-cabs
The rights of the disabled have nothing on the rights taxi passengers have to yak with their drivers, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday.“When the cabs are big enough for a wheelchair,...
Steve, this one is 4 you
iGotta have it! Gadget lovers flocked to Apple stores around the world yesterday to be among the first to have the latest must-have iPhone -- a souped-up, super-speedy smartphone with...
O solo trial: Judge splits off mob wife
This “wisegal” is branching out on her own. Alicia DiMichele -- the 38-year-old wife of a Colombo crime-family mobster -- won her bid to stand trial solo yesterday. That spares...
Judge: Qaeda owes $9.4B
Here’s a legal decision that should have Osama bin Laden spinning in his watery grave. A judge yesterday recommended holding al Qaeda liable for nearly $9.4 billion in damages to...
Thug hits elderly
Police are hunting for a dangerous mugger who knocked down two elderly women in Harlem, cops said. The heartless thug came up behind his first victim, an 80-year-old woman, on...
H’wood gathers for Liz
She still keeps Hollywood buzzing. Late screen queen Liz Taylor will be honored tomorrow at a red-carpet fund-raiser -- a top-secret gathering of the glitterati on the Warner Bros lot....
Squirrel turns off the lights
The squirrel invasion continues!A day after a rascally rodent went nuts in an East Harlem CVS, another caused mayhem in Greenwich, Conn., when it bit into a power line and...
Rolex thieves lead cops on golf course chase
A group of crooks led cops on a wild chase yesterday that was more like a scene from “Caddyshack” than “The Great Escape.” The fivesome of armed thieves stole a...
Delta’s LaG $$ upgrade
Delta Air Lines will invest $100 million at La Guardia Airport when the carrier completes a trade of takeoff and landing slots with US Airways. The transaction should be finished...
GI Kevlar skivvies
Troops deploying in Afghanistan will be issued Kevlar underwear designed to protect them from roadside bomb blasts.The skivvies, which look like bicycle shorts, weigh a few ounces.Though they won’t stop...
Kiss-off confess
Serial skirt chaser Dominique Strauss-Kahn admitted that he grabbed his French accuser -- but swore he quickly let go when she told the banking bigwig she had no interest in...
B’klyn priest, 78, busted in teen-boy abuse
An ailing Brooklyn priest who had served as an FDNY chaplain for a quarter-century was arrested yesterday on charges of trying to sexually abuse two teen boys in the rectory...
Brutal Village McD’s attack (VIDEO)
A West Village McDonald’s cashier savagely beat two women customers with a metal rod after they angrily jumped the counter -- a disturbing beat-down caught on camera and posted to...
Hear the ‘99 percent’
Far from the street theater and lefty ravings of the Occupy Wall Street protest, ordinary people are posting dispatches about their economic struggles at the “We Are the 99 Percent”...
A dirty road to ecotopia
Some people are angry that President Obama loaned $535 million to solar-panel-maker Solyndra, which then went bankrupt. These people don’t understand that this was done to save the environment, as...
Bailing out lawyers
The Issue: Whether law schools and the government should be responsible for young, jobless lawyers. *** Thanks for another excellent editorial (“Aid to Indigent Lawyers,” Editorial, Oct. 12). We’re in...
Don’t blame PEF workers -- Cuomo needs to lead
The Issue: Layoffs facing Public Employee Federation members after they rejected a new contract deal. *** Gov. Cuomo is wrong to threaten workers with his take-it-or-get-fired salvo (“Fire Away, Governor,”...
Coddling cop-shooters?
Before becoming a Brooklyn-based Criminal Court judge this year, Linda Poust Lopez was a supervising attorney for the Legal Aid Society -- whose mission is to advocate on behalf of...
Showdown postponed
Somebody blinked -- and the occupation of Zuccotti Park continues. What might have been an ugly confrontation between the trustifarians of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the NYPD was...
Obsessed with seeming ‘reasonable’
Should we bomb Iran for plotting to blow up a Washington, DC, restaurant in order to assassinate the Saudi ambassador? Probably not. Should Iran be worried that we might? Absolutely....
The promise of Cain
Could anyone have imagined even a few years ago that the 2012 presidential race might end up as a contest between two black candidates? Yet, with Republican candidate Herman Cain’s...
Welcome to Twitter island
Word about the sighting went out across the city, and soon camera-toting gawkers were coming out of the woodwork, gunning for a glimpse of the lithe, longlimbed creature. Their quarry...
Kid stuff
Today In the white room: Parents might empathize with characters Cotton and Wrinkle in the New Victory’s award-winning musical “White” and their futile attempts to keep a town tidy; kids,...
Hues cruise
Falling for the brunch bunch Classic Harbor Line Fall Foliage Brunch CruiseSaturdays and Sundays, Oct. 22 through Nov. 13 Take your weekend brunch to go on this relaxing cruise up...
Sailgating to West Point
If it’s a football tradition for you to catch an Army game at West Point every year, here’s another gridiron activity you might try before a big game: tailgating —...
Inside New York for free
This weekend New Yorkers can get access to many of the city’s most dazzling pieces of architecture that they normally cannot see up close, thanks to the ninth annual Open...
Keeneland Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 1:15 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($10,000); 3upMY ISLAND GIRL comes off handy score sprinting at Presque Isle. ALL COUNTY beat better over this...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Bluehurst (10th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $24,000; claiming4Just That(J Bartlett)7-2-19-51Beths Boy N(L Stalbaum)3-4-84-16TerrysStarDragon(YGngrs)1-8-15-12Mr Salming(J Stratton)5-6-712-13AliveandwellN(RAnderson)4-8-315-15HushhushMushmush(Brn)2-2-28-17Ny Ice(C Manzi)3-3-310-18Mercurio N(E Goodell)1-7-115-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $22,000; cond1Palmer'sZTam(PLachance)7-2-69-58Emerald Express(D Dube)6-1-45-12Print...
Cardinals lead NLCS after Game 5 win over Brewers
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols' big numbers make him an obvious candidate for MVP of the NLCS should the Cardinals win, but why not just let the St. Louis bullpen...
Happy with Cardinals, Furcal seeks first Series
ST. LOUIS -- Rafael Furcal hopes the ninth time is the charm. After eight previous trips to the postseason without a World Series appearance, the Cardinals shortstop is within one...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur; $21,000; clm($7,500); 3up(f)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Eleni's Hope(L),121JRodriguez9-8-5LO'Brien 20-12Poppy Day(L),116I Ortiz10-4-3Albrtrni 8-13Girlwithegoldhoof(L),121JCastellno1-3-5Ferraro 6-14Elite Class(L),116R Curatolo1-5-3Sedlacek 12-15Dubai's Connection(L),121RDominguez2-7-4Parislla 3-16Say...
Santa Anita Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-1 mile(T); $48,000; alw; 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7StoneyFlece(L),118JRosro5-1-15-24Tiz Point(L),120RBjrno1-3-x3-11Super Candy(L),118HBerrs6-1-812-12Rino U(L),111EFlors6-1-420-13Runsteviern(L),122JVldva1-9-74-15Loukas(L),120PVlnza5-1-84-16NicosMemory(L),115MPdrza1-2-17-2SECOND-5 ½ fur; $27,000; cl($25,0); 2YPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2MissAmbitin(L),116MGarca3-5-19-54JimnChrstms(L),118MPdrza1-3-x5-21PrplStrdstr(L),118JRosro1-5-24-13Wrrn'sMdDwg(L),118DVrgra1-8-94-15JanuaryMiss(L),118AQunnz4-1-x5-16Joseph Joe(L),118CSthrd8-6-612-1THIRD-1 mile(T); $45,000; mdn; 3up(f)PNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2CaliforniHt(L),124JRosro2-2-38-57Swiss Charm(L),120RBjrno3-3-29-51Coconino(L),120KStra4-7-84-13Vonn Nez(L),120JVldva7-5-46-14BgMm'sDrv'n(L),124RGdge5-9-530-15The Grans(L),120DVrgra7-2-56-16Warrn'sMyQn(L),113EFlors6-9-330-1FOURTH-7 fur; $18,000; cl($20,0);...
Crucial game for Red Bulls today
With two games left in their regular-season, the Red Bulls still have work to do to make the postseason. They can defend their Eastern Conference crown or miss the playoffs...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-$22,500, cl, 3YO up F&M, 6f4N J Esq (Lopez) 4.002.602.103Youland (Cotto, Jr.)3.802.206Billy Mar N Mr. S (Lopez)2.60 Off 12:52. Time 1:10.99. Muddy. Scr: Yankee Empress.Winner picked by Vic C. *...
Knicks' Anthony says players need to tell their side of lockout
Carmelo Anthony isn't happy the NBA owners and commissioner David Stern seem to be wiping the floor with the players' union in the public relations battle over the lockout. "I...
Vic Cangialosi's Monmouth Grade
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $17,000; clm; 3up2-HardlyaSnt 2-11-DangerAngl 15-13-Twice Onabet 30-14-Smoke'nRvw 9-25-Bckbckbckg 3-16-ShowtheWyJ 5-17-BlackTSprt 5-2SECOND-6 fur; $15,000; clm; 2YO3-DergMaster 5-21-Fly Dixie 3-12-Mad Dancer 20-14-Let'sDDnnr 6-15-Raff'sBndt 8-16-Easy Summer 4-17-BlackBullt 5-18-GreatBgBng...
Dawson's goal: Give Hopkins 'Bad' time
When Chad Dawson won the light heavyweight championship from Tomasz Adamek in 2007 and began a dominant reign atop the division, he was regarded among the best pound-for-pound fighters in...
Hedberg to net 2nd start of season for Devils
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Devils have become expert at playing in front of Johan Hedberg. They’re a world-beating 12-2-1 in his last 15 decisions. The irreverent without sufficient respect for...
Mets name Geren bench coach
Bob Geren will be the new voice of experience seated beside manager Terry Collins in the Mets dugout next season. The team announced yesterday that Geren, the former A's manager...
Giants' Snee to sit out after 101 straight starts
Chris Snee's iron-man streak is over. The Giants right guard has been ruled out for tomorrow's home matchup with the Bills, snapping a string of 101 consecutive regular-season starts for...
Rangers, Islanders looking to revive rivalry
Maybe this is the year it will fall into place the way it did habitually for a time some three decades ago. Maybe this year is the year the Rangers...
Jets' Cromartie ready for Dolphins' Marshall
Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie yesterday took delight in tweaking Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall after Marshall on Thursday threatened to fight him in Monday night's game and get ejected. "I really...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing3:30 p.m.NASCAR: Camping World Truck Series: Smith's 350SPEED7:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Bank of America 500ABC10 p.m.NASCAR: AMA Supercross: Monster EnergySPEEDBaseball7:30 p.m.ALCS: Tigers at Rangers, Game 6FOX, ESPN (1050 AM)Cycling3:30...
Giants' Umenyiora tells TV talkers to back off injured Tuck
Sit down and shut up! That was Osi Umenyiora's furious message yesterday for friends Antonio Pierce and Michael Strahan after the former Giants publicly questioned the toughness of Justin Tuck,...
Mets let Rangers star Cruz slip away
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nelson Cruz is the slugger who got away. He got away from the Mets, who signed him as an amateur in the Dominican Republic in 1998, the...
Giants' Cruz seeks fewer mistakes
Victor Cruz has been on a wild roller-coaster ride for the Giants. The undrafted wide receiver continues to give the team whiplash by making almost as many big mistakes as...
Tigers, Rangers both hit with injuries
ARLINGTON, Texas -- A lot has been made of the the Tigers' banged up bodies. But the Rangers are far from healthy going into tonight's Game 6 of the ALCS....
Jets lineman says Holmes' comments 'disrespectful'
Brandon Moore is the longest-tenured offensive player on the Jets and one of the most respected players on the team. He's also one of the most introspective and understated players...
Easy to see Eli's football genius
There will be one starting quarterback at MetLife Stadium tomorrow who did not attend Harvard, one quarterback who did not score 48 on his Wonderlic test. There will be one...
Jets falling apart from inside
Perhaps Brian Schottenheimer has his head buried too deep in his game plan for Monday night's game against the Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. Or maybe the fancy glasses he was...
Jets assistant taking some 'Schotts'
Brian Schottenheimer hears the noise. He's become accustomed to being the lightning rod when the Jets are not playing well. The Jets, mired in a three-game losing streak entering Monday...
Parlay play for Hondo
Hawaii showed absolutely no interest in contrib uting to Hondo's deficit-reduction program, losing last night in San Jose to boost the dirty digits to 2,825 cannons. Today, Mr. Aitch will...
Rangers one win from Series facing Tigers in ALCS Game 6
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Will the Rangers pay a colossal price for failing to put the Tigers to sleep when the opportunity presented itself in Game 5 of the ALCS? Poised...
The Post Line
NFL Tomorrow Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog GIANTS 3 3½ (50½) Bills PACKERS 14½ 14½ (48) Rams STEELERS 13 12 (40) Jaguars Eagles 1½ 1½ (47) REDSKINS LIONS 5 4...
Islanders' DiPietro out with concussion
In the words of Yogi Berra, it's starting to look like déjà vu all over again for Rick DiPietro. The Islanders announced yesterday their oft-injured goalie suffered a concussion after...
Sports shorts
MLB: Henry answers critics Red Sox owner John Henrypopped in on a Boston radio show yesterday to deny the club conducted a smear campaign against manager Terry Francona after letting...
NFL blood testing hits snag
Two key congressman emerged from an hour-long meeting with the NFL and its players union in Washington and announced a deal to begin blood-testing players for human growth hormone. Minutes...
NBA union says it remains united
Put three people in a room and two of them will talk about the other. Put 30 NBA players in a room and unanimity is impossible. So though Wizards center...
Home Team Lineups
RangersIslanders7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEVanc.10:00MSG+ESPNNOGAMECalg.9:30MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersRangers7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNashville8:00TV -- MSGPlus2 NetworkRadio WFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.J.7:00MSG+WFANRed BullsKansas City4:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio WADO 1280 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPhil.8:00ESPN2WADONOGAMEGiantsTomorrowBills1:00TV -- CBSRadio --...
Harry’s ‘Song’
Most of us know Harry Belafonte as a legendary singer and entertainer, but how many of us know him as a freedom fighter, relentless searcher for change, and compassionate humanitarian...
Cinemax-ident delay
Production on the upcoming Cinemax series “Transporter” has been suspended for two weeks after star Chris Vance was injured on the set. Details are sketchy, but Vance was hurt while...
ABC axes its 'Angel'
It didn’t even earn its wings. ABC has cancelled the low-rated “Charlie’s Angels” after just four episodes, according to multiple reports. The series, a reboot of the ’70s show --...
Veteran Ch. 2 anchor/reporter Miles dead at 79
Longtime Ch. 2 anchor/reporter Vic Miles died Wednesday night at the age of 79. The well-respected, versatile Miles spent 24 years at Ch. 2 from 1971 to 1995. “When I...
Weird but true
These folks may be the first to join the “Mile High Club” without an airplane. A California porn star who’s also a skydiving instructor is in hot water after posting...
St. John's freshman Harkless looks to be more physical
When St. John's freshman Maurice 'Moe' Harkless walked into the Taffner Center Thursday afternoon for his first one-on-one interview as a college basketball player he was greeted by Red Storm...
Fordham knows home court is key to taking next step
It has been a long 20 years for the Fordham Rams. Since the 1991-92 squad made the NCAA tournament, the men's basketball program has gone through an almost incomprehensible stretch...
Big East plan isn't stopped by other merger
The Big East Football Conference appears on course to remain intact by doling out invitations to six new potential members in spite of yesterday's shocking announcement that Conference USA and...
Priest busted for alleged sex misconduct
An ailing Brooklyn priest who had served as an FDNY chaplain for a quarter century was arrested Friday on charges of recently trying to sexually abuse two teen boys in...
Fifty-four and counting: Lewis' commanding win over Bayside extends streak
Francis Lewis heard all about its demise in the preseason, how this would be the year Bayside surpassed it in PSAL Queens A East. The Patriots didn’t fire back, though...
Judge: Al-Qaeda owes $9.3 billion for 9/11 harm
A magistrate judge in New York has recommended al-Qaeda be assessed $9.3 billion for the damage done to properties and businesses in the Sept. 11 attacks. Federal Magistrate Judge Frank...
Rapper Rick Ross suffers second seizure on flight
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Rapper Rick Ross was taken to a hospital emergency room in Alabama late Friday after suffering his second seizure of the day on a flight to Memphis....
Knicks' Stoudemire keeps up talk of new league
Amar’e Stoudemire spent Friday night promoting a new game, but when it comes to the NBA lockout, the Knicks star certainly isn’t in a playful mood. Stoudemire, who was a...