October 29, 2011
CHSAA Class AA quarterfinals postponed due to weather
The CHSAA attempted to hold its Class AA boys soccer intersectional quarterfinals Saturday at SUNY Maritime in The Bronx. The weather was less than cooperative. St. Francis Prep beat Xavier,...
Freezing, soaked SFP overcomes weather, beats Xavier in quarters
The way Chris Joseph sees it, last season could've ended differently if St. Francis Prep had a different mentality. This team might not be as purely skilled as that group,...
Senators rally late, sink Rangers in shootout
Milan Michalek capped Ottawa's three-goal comeback in the third period and then netted the only goal in the shootout as the Senators stormed back to beat the New York Rangers...
Confident Red Bulls looking for upset
The Red Bulls know they’re playing MLS’ best in Supporters’ Shield-winning Los Angeles. But Thierry Henry says they match up well against the star-studded Galaxy, and Luke Rodgers pronounced himself...
HS football scores, Week 8
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. Sunday CHSFL St. Anthony's 21,...
Louisville sacks Syracuse, 27-10
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville's Anthony Conner didn't play a down Saturday against Syracuse, but he got a game ball nonetheless. Conner's surprise visit to the locker room just days after...
Hunt on for B'klyn gun thugs (VIDEO)
Police are on the hunt for two thugs who released a hail of bullets during a shootout in Brooklyn. Dramatic video shows the goons brashly firing off their handguns on...
Emotional return to NY for freed Qns. kid
Ilan Grapel, the Queens law student freed after five months in an Egyptian prison, made an emotional return to US soil today, saying the New York memories that “flashed before...
Worker killed in Bronx building collapse
A two-story commercial building under construction in The Bronx collapsed today, killing one of three on-site workers. The structure, on Stratford Avenue near Westchester Avenue in Soundview, came tumbling down...
Obama banks on rich-poor gap to push tax plan
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is banking on a new report detailing the income disparity in the country as further evidence of the need for his $447 billion jobs bill....
Conn. machete man gets 12 years
VERNON, Conn. — A second man accused in a string of convenience store robberies in which he and a partner wielded a machete and a knife has been sentenced to...
Fight leads NJ cops to $12,000 fake cash stash
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — Authorities responding to a reported brawl at a central New Jersey motel eventually seized about $12,000 in counterfeit money allegedly made by one of the fight...
Red Bulls host top-seeded Galaxy tomorrow
Both Hans Backe and Tim Ream say their Red Bulls are built to handle pressure, mentally wired to play their best against the best. They’d better hope they’re right, because...
'Occupy' camp defiant on snow day
It’s Occupy Igloo. Wall Street protestors in Zuccotti Park hunkered down in tents today as the early October snow began pelting down. The fall record-breaker is expected to cover the...
12 Americans die when Taliban suicide van rams Kabul convoy
KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into an armored NATO bus Saturday, killing 17 people, including 12 Americans and a Canadian in the deadliest attack on...
Sugarland pays tribute to victims of Indiana State Fair stage collapse with free concert
INDIANAPOLIS — A packed house watched country duo Sugarland deliver an emotionally-charged free concert meant to “celebrate” healing, life and music while serving as a tribute to those injured in...
Early snow pelts East Coast, cuts power to 2M-plus
An unusually early and powerful nor'easter dumped wet, heavy snow Saturday from the mid-Atlantic to New England, toppling leafy trees and power lines and knocking out electricity to more than...
Countdown to the Breeders' Cup: Juvenile Turf
The Post will profile each of the nine Breeders’ Cup races to be run next Saturday at Churchill Downs. The Countdown to the Cup spotlights potential nice-price winners as handicapped...
Niners WR in prime position for breakout
Sometimes it takes some time for a heralded draft prospect to realize his potential in the NFL. Carolina’s Steve Smith, drafted to return kicks, didn’t register monster numbers until his...
Versatile Plummer scores four times for X-Men in rout of Chaminade
Tushaun Plummer ran through the list of things he can do on the football field. “I can throw the ball a little bit, run the ball, I can catch the...
Girls soccer roundup: Riverdale completes unbeaten season, earns top NYSAISAA seed
History repeated itself for Riverdale. For the second straight year, the Falcons finished the regular season unbeaten. Riverdale ended the year with a 2-all draw against host Fieldston in Ivy...
PSAL Class A girls soccer playoff preview: Bayside bracket breakdown
NYPost.com's girls soccer beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks downs Bayside’s journey through the playoffs. Teams: No. 4 Bayside, No. 5 LaGuardia, No. 12 Fort Hamilton, No. 13 Leon Goldstein, No....
PSAL Class A girls soccer playoff preview: Beacon bracket breakdown
NYPost.com girls soccer beat writer Joseph Staszewski looks at Beacon's path to defending its PSAL Class A crown. Teams: No. 2 Beacon, No. 7 Tottenville, No. 10 Brooklyn Tech, No....
PSAL Class A girls soccer playoff preview: MSIT bracket breakdown
NYPost.com girls soccer beat writer Joseph Staszewski gives an inside look at McKee/Staten Island Tech's road to its second city title in four years. Teams: No. 3 McKee/Staten Tech, No....
PSAL Class A girls soccer playoff preview: Bronx Science bracket breakdown
NYPost.com girls soccer beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down what stands in Bronx Science's way as it looks to get back to the semifinals and win a second city title...
SIA soccer star Fuller picks Stony Brook
Danielle Fuller is leaving one island for another. The Staten Island Academy girls soccer star verbally committed to play women’s soccer at Stony Brook next season. The senior forward chose...
Girls volleyball roundup: Brearley wins AAIS title, SFP advances to B/Q final
Funmi Adejobi celebrated her birthday but putting together one of the best matches of her career. The junior setter had 29 assists to lead Brearley to a sweep of Chapin...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer roundup: Mount wins first division title in nine years
The Mount is back on top of the heap. Fabian Leon posted a hat trick and added assists to lead Mount St. Michael to a 6-0 win over Salesian in...
Kennedy hoists Bronx River Cup, defeating rival Lehman
The Bronx River Rivalry belongs to John F. Kennedy and the Knights have the hardware to prove it. After watching the Bronx River Cup being handed to Lehman last year,...
'Win for Justin' the rallying cry for Molloy heading into playoffs
Marc Ochs went through a very tough time in his life back in May when his father died. Emotionally, it could have broken him. Luckily, he had a support system:...
CHSAA Class AA boys soccer intersectional quarterfinals preview
NYPost.com’s CHSAA boys soccer beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Class AA quarterfinals, set for Saturday at SUNY Maritime. For the live blog, tracking all the action, click here....
Patient yet explosive, UNIS gains revenge against Packer, wins ACIS title
Known for its attacking style, speed and relentless aggression, United Nations International School (UNIS) threw a changeup at Packer Collegiate on Friday afternoon in the ACIS championship match. Instead of...
Trick's a treat for Tricorico, SIA in PSAA final
Games against Long Island Lutheran seem to produce special moments for Gabby Tricorico. After the Staten Island Academy senior missed games late in the season with an ankle injury, she...
INSIDE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Cleveland star adjusting to U.S. life
Carolina Alfonso Reyes is still adjusting to everything about the United States. Grover Cleveland’s star outside hitter, who moved here from the Dominican Republic, hasn’t had it easy. The language...
Business briefs
Banks back off Wells Fargo dropped plans to charge a $3 monthly fee for its debit cards after customers in a pilot program opposed the fee. Bank of America is...
Warner is front-runner for EMI record biz
Warner Music Group, owned by Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik, is in exclusive talks to buy EMI’s recorded music business from Citigroup, The Post has learned. Blavatnik’s Access Industries was competing...
Groupon banks on tiny IPO float to buoy investor demand
Groupon is hoping to change the narrative on its battered brand with a public debut that is being carefully orchestrated to ensure shares soar from the outset, sources with knowledge...
Google TV premieres search for tomorrow
Google is taking another shot at primetime TV. The search giant, which flopped with its first Google TV, yesterday unveiled upgrades to the service to make it easier to use...
Tesla: our Model S is sold out
Tesla Motors, a US maker of electric cars, is sold out of next year’s production of its new Model S sedan and should earn a profit in 2013, CEO Elon...
Citi’s prez sells shares
John Havens, Citigroup’s president and COO, sold $3.52 million of the bank’s stock, according to a regulatory filing.Havens sold 60,000 shares at an average price of $30.41 on Oct. 26,...
Street doesn’t like Coinstar’s DVD price increases
Coinstar, owner of the Redbox movie-rental kiosks, fell 7 percent to $49.22 yesterday after saying it will raise DVD prices to reflect rising debit-card fees and issued a forecast that...
MF sale could be Sunday
MF Global is considering ditching a plan to offload its futures trading operation in favor of striking a deal for the entire company, The Post has learned. The development was...
YouTube teams with celebs to launch 100 channels
YouTube is making a bold step into original programming in an entertainment venture with some 100 content creators, from Madonna to The Wall Street Journal.The Google -owned video site said...
Beauty battle is not pretty
The beauty business is turning ugly in a fight over whether private-equity firm TSG Consumer Partners has the right to purchase cosmetics giant The Colomer Group from rival PE firm...
Cablevision fraying fast
Shares of Jim Dolan’s cable giant Cablevision were walloped yesterday after third- quarter profit plunged 65 percent and the company warned investors of video subscriber defections. The Bethpage, NY, company...
Whirlpool swirling down spout
Appliance-maker Whirlpool Corp. sank the most since 2008 after saying it will cut 5,000 jobs and lowering an annual profit forecast by as much as 36 percent.The shares dropped more...
Too ‘R’aunchy for ‘Twilight’
LONDON -- Actress Kristen Stewart has revealed the latest movie in the “Twilight Saga” was originally given an ‘R’ rating after a sex scene between her and real-life lover, Robert...
Shutterbug astro gives moon camera back
MIAMI -- Federal prosecutors and former astronaut Edgar Mitchell have reached an agreement over a camera Mitchell brought home from his 1971 Apollo 14 moon mission. Mitchell said the camera...
Obama sidesteps Congress
WASHINGTON -- Stymied by Congress, President Obama yesterday continued to use his office to launch a spate of new executive orders to boost the economy. But the orders weren’t exactly...
City tells museum it can only let one person at a time in skinny-dip exhibit
City officials have flushed all the fun out of a downtown art exhibit. The Department of Health warned the New Museum yesterday that it can no longer have more than...
Ratner scraps pol-tainted retail project
A controversial Brooklyn retail project caught up in the federal corruption case against state Sen. Carl Kruger has quietly been scrapped. Developer Forest City Ratner confirmed yesterday that it’s dropping...
‘Mass’ confusion
It’s back to the future for Catholics around the world.A new, stricter English translation of the original Latin version of the Mass will now be mandatory at all churches starting...
G-man’s sex-cess
An FBI agent yesterday told jurors he had an affair with an informant -- but insisted they didn’t start sleeping together until “she was no longer a source.”Adrian Busby, a...
iPhone slaying
A Queens teen was stabbed to death yesterday by a gang of thugs who wanted to steal his iPhone, police said.A group of four to six teens approached Patrick Dixon,...
US embassy hit
A suspected Muslim radical armed with hand grenades attacked the US Embassy in Bosnia with a Kalashnikov rifle yesterday, wounding a policeman before he was shot by a sniper. Mevlid...
Deal for ’Dafy son on run
AMSTERDAM -- The International Criminal Court in Holland is in indirect negotiations with a son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy about his possible surrender for trial, the chief...
Abbas: Arabs’ boo-boo
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Arab world made a “mistake” in rejecting the United Nations’ 1947 plan to partition Palestine into a Palestinian and a Jewish state.The...
Gran’s bloody murder scene
The great-grandmother was reaching for her phone, trying to call for help, when Gregory Velez went berserk -- leaving her bludgeoned and strangled on her blood-smeared floor, prosecutors said yesterday....
Jacko ‘shot himself up’
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson likely injected himself with a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol after popping an extra eight sedatives without his doctor’s knowledge, jurors were told yesterday....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan***A hapless White Sox fan couldn’t pull off a heist at a Chinatown bank yesterday, cops said. The unarmed crook, sporting dark glasses, a Chicago White Sox baseball cap and...
Tourist-slayer D-Day
RABAT, Morocco -- Adel al-Othmani -- who on April 28 dressed like a foreigner so he could plant a bomb in a tourist hot spot, then detonated it with his...
New leash on life
A stray beagle mix that cheated death in the gas chamber of an Alabama dog pound is up for adoption in New Jersey. Volunteers began looking for a new home...
JFK-plot informant gets break
A Guyanese man who helped the FBI thwart a terror plot targeting JFK Airport was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday. Donald Nero, 51, was an early participant in...
Judge OKs city delay in suspect FDNY exams
A federal judge yesterday gave New York City permission to delay the administration of upcoming firefighter entrance exams by nearly two months.Brooklyn federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis granted a request to...
Liu sics ex-AG on himself in fund flap
City Comptroller John Liu yesterday announced that he has ordered an independent investigation of claims that he received sham campaign donations. Liu selected former state Attorney General Robert Abrams to...
McCall now ‘backing’ off
Carl McCall says he’s out of the candidate-endorsement business, now that Gov. Cuomo has named him chairman of SUNY’s board. The ex-state comptroller and senator and 2002 gubernatorial candidate asked...
Summit a hail of an idea
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo is planning a “taxi summit” next week, getting the warring factions together in an effort to expand street-hail cab service to the outer boroughs.Senior administration officials...
Gramps’ ‘wander off’ GPS shoe
Families worried about loved ones with Alzheimer’s getting disoriented and wandering off can now get them walking shoes with built-in GPS devices.The Aetrex GPS shoes -- with a tracking system...
Easier to be a British Queen
LONDON -- Female members of the British royal family yesterday were granted the same rights as males to ascend to the throne. Leaders of the 16 British Commonwealth nations announced...
Queens law student freed from Egyptian jail was told Mets won World Series
Now that’s real torture! On his first day of freedom after a grueling five months in an Egyptian jail, Queens native Ilan Grapel got his cruelest punishment -- being told...
In ‘hot’ water for sex calls
ALBANY -- Sex may sell, but it cost a state environmental engineer his job -- and could land him in prison. Edward Reilly faces felony charges for allegedly ringing up...
Cops protest outside courthouse as 21 indicted in 'tix-fix' scandal
A furious mob of cops swarmed a Bronx courthouse yesterday in a massive show of support for their 16 embattled brothers in blue as the district attorney finally dropped the...
Thousands swarm Aqueduct racino on opening day
They’re victims of their own success. The new racino at Aqueduct Racetrack yesterday hit the jackpot when thousands of eager gamblers thronged the Queens hot spot on opening day --...
Stunning bust at Newark
A man on a flight from New Jersey to Hong Kong was arrested after Transportation Security Ad-ministration officers at Newark Liberty International Airport detected a stun gun inside his carry-on...
Jailed hubby-slay wife loses ‘overturn’ bid
A Queens woman serving a life sentence for having her estranged dentist husband gunned down in front of their young daughter has lost her appeal to overturn the conviction despite...
'Titanic' in 3-D
LOS ANGELES -- Movie maker James Cameron launched his 3-D version of “Titanic” yesterday. The director of the Oscar-winning 1997 film previewed 18 minutes of footage that has been converted...
Energy Dept. loan probe
The White House said yesterday it would conduct an independent review of the Department of Energy’s loan portfolio following the collapse of Solyndra, the solar-panel maker that went bankrupt last...
2 cops in DWI busts
Two off-duty NYPD officers were arrested yesterday morning and charged with driving while intoxicated. Police officer Ariel Rosa, 26, was arrested after the rookie allegedly hit a parked car on...
Snow kidding! Oct. storm blowing in
Bundle up for a scary pre-Halloween howler today -- a record-setting nor’easter straight out of Mother Nature’s prewinter bag of tricks. The storm is expected to hit the city this...
Zuccotti pedal power
Firefighters powered down Occupy Wall Street yesterday, seizing protesters’ electric generators as the grungy horde prepared for the season’s first blast of wintery weather. Not a problem, protesters said --...
Fight to nix 911 coma call
The muscular electrician accused of punching a woman into a coma in an argument over a parking spot is fighting to keep jurors from hearing a 911 call made after...
A peed-off ‘faker’
She’s a real pisser.Accused Long Island Rail Road pension scammer Marie Rusin purposely peed in her pants in court Thursday to avoid dealing with the charges against her, a prosecutor...
Train robbery halted
The gravy train is coming to a grinding halt for the rogue LIRR retirees who allegedly robbed the system blind, authorities said yesterday. The Long Island Rail Road and a...
Mike poli-ticked
The pension crisis is not over -- not by a long shot. That was the message from Mayor Bloomberg yesterday, just a day after he announced amid great fanfare a...
Rick hits Mitt in NH swing
WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry rode into New Hampshire to put his name on the ballot for the nation’s first primary, and immediately took a shot at rival Mitt...
Midnight’s new retail ‘Target’
As the run-up to holiday shopping intensifies, Target Corp. is saying its stores will open at midnight on Thanksgiving Day this year for the first time.That’s four hours earlier than...
Big 1-2-5 for Lady Liberty
Generations of Americans have carried a torch for her -- and yesterday, 125 more were added to their ranks, becoming naturalized citizens in a special ceremony at the Statue of...
‘Buzzy body’ ax
The Transportation Security Administration is firing the bawdy baggage inspector who left a note in a Brooklyn woman’s luggage that said “Get your freak on girl,” after he found a...
Protesters’ big beef is with the prez
There’s only one way the Occupy Wall Street movement can become like the Tea Parties, and that’s for President Obama to lose in 2012. Why? Because Obama is the most...
Stuck at the bottom
The acid test of the American Dream is whether people can rise beyond the circumstances of their birth. With Occupy Wall Street doing for income inequality what the tea party...
The joke’s on Occupy Wall Street
The Issue: Frank Fleming’s satirical piece mocking the 99 percent’s sense of entitlement. *** I know that Frank J. Fleming is trying to be funny and that “Why We Must...
Provocative priorities: DOE’s birds and bees
The Issue: The new sex-ed curriculum introduced by New York City’s Department of Education. *** With the city’s graduation rates in the sewer and only 25 percent of high-school graduates...
Campaign finance, NYC-style
Good news from the courts: The union catspaw Working Families Party took one in the chops this week. And this one’s got to hurt: The WFP’s for-profit campaign arm, Data...
Turtle Bay navel-gazing
The world called Moammar Khadafy a dictator; he called himself Africa’s king of kings. But the UN Human Rights Council has a new name for him: victim. Khadafy was murdered...
Courteous collusion
Hundreds of NYPD cops rallied in front of the Bronx County Courthouse yesterday to support 16 colleagues who were indicted in a long-simmering ticket-fixing scandal. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association was...
Why border battle is a loser for GOP
The GOP’s Hispanic voter problem has the potential to cost it the presidential election next November -- but the likelihood is that it won’t. This has less to do with...
Airport noise attack
You step onto an airport’s moving walkway, a flat metal conveyor belt that conveys travelers down an airport concourse, sparing them the indignity of burning a few calories by walking...
Wildly different works fall together well
New Yorkers love culture, and we love a bargain even more. Combine them and you get Fall for Dance: five programs, 20 groups and each ticket only 10 bucks. No...
FW: kid stuff oct 29
Today HATS OFF: If your kid just happens to be dressing up as a character from “Alice in Wonderland” this Halloween, you won’t want to miss the annual Mad Hatter’s...
Opera’s got a nice ‘Ring’ to it
It’s the understudy’s job to save the show, and that’s just what Jay Hunter Morris did Thursday at the Met in the daunting title role of Wagner’s “Siegfried.” The part...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Stonebridge Tonic (6th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $24,000; claiming3Ny Ice(C Manzi)6-3-310-14Wynsum Magic(L Stalbaum)1-6-29-57TidewaterTeddy(JPantlno)4-1-16-11Roxies Big Guy(D Dube)7-2-78-12SansomeHanover(EGoodell)2-2-520-15Justin Art(G Merton)1-2-15-16Giacometti(J Bartlett)4-2-412-18ReportForDutyN(BHolland)6-2-810-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $22,000; cond1Carson City Road(D...
Keeneland Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 1:15 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 ½ fur; $19,000; cl($40,0); 3upDAWN LANE faces maiden claimers for the first time. DANCING COMPASS third in only start for...
Selig says baseball 'doing fine' with loan to Mets
ST. LOUIS -- Bud Selig said he has multiple worries about issues throughout baseball, but the Mets being into Major League Baseball for $25 million isn't one of them. Talking...
Sports shorts
NFL: Dielman concussion probe The NFL is looking into the events surrounding a concussion suffered by Chargers offensive lineman Kris Dielman Sunday against the Jets. Dielman was concussed with approximately...
Rangers couldn't rebound from Game 6 loss to Cardinals
ST. LOUIS -- Did losing Game 6 of the World Series the way they did likely cost the Rangers in Game 7 last night? Needing one out in Game 6...
No set plans for free-agent Wilson
ST. LOUIS -- C.J. Wilson is sure of one thing he will do this offseason: drive from Texas to California for a buddy's wedding. Beyond that, the Rangers left-handed starter...
Cardinals ace paid back team's faith
ST. LOUIS -- It was not The Godfather: Part III. But it sure as heck wasn't The Godfather: Part II either. World Series Game 7 was not a sequel equal...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/16 miles(T); $60,000; 3YO(f)MIDDLE STAGE STAKESPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Decennial(L),118D Cohen3-7-1CMartin 10-12Puzzling(L),118JVelazquez6-1-1Mcgghy 5-13Good Karma,120J Bravo5-2-3Clement 6-54Master Shade(L),118A Garcia1-5-1Motion 10-15Fire...
Cardinals' Craig makes up for Holliday loss
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals didn't have Matt Holliday, who left Game 6 of the World Series with a bruised right pinkie and sprained wrist, for Game 7. As things...
Coach confident Rangers can turn it around
John Tortorella yesterday continued to express the utmost confidence that his wobbly Rangers will gain solid footing on the season that continues with this afternoon's Garden contest against the Senators....
Belmont Charts
Oct. 28, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 mi; $43,000; alw; 3upOff: 1:00. Good. rated 2p to 1/4, safeTime: 22.81, 46.03, 1:11.05, 1:38.36.Trainer: Richard...
Vic Cangialosi's Monmouth Grade
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $15,000; clm; 3up2-OvrthBrdg 1-13-StarBeatfl 30-14-Stphn'sGrl 20-15-Mrs. Don 9-21-a-GryznSnd 5-11-a-Brvlttls 5-16-Jaz E Jaz 30-17-SmmrnthCty 6-18-Tough Enough 5-1SECOND-6 fur; $15,000; clm; 3up6-Cayle'sSng 5-21-KingChieca 7-22-Dewest 12-13-Brndnshghh 4-14-Holtwood 8-15-CherokNtv...
Santa Anita Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-6 ½ fur; $60,000; alw; 3up(f)PNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1Hello Sugar(L),124RBjrno1-x-x2-16TizFlirtats(L),121JRosro1-x-x5-22SweetBagtte(L),121JTalmo3-4-16-13MiraculsBby(L),121KStra1-12-x12-14MissSeaCup(L),121DFlors1-x-x4-15La Sombre(L),124MGarca1-2-26-17Shesprvctve(L),121BBlanc8-2-24-1SECOND-6 ½ furT; $50,000; mdn; 3upfPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1Swiss Charm(L),121GGomz6-3-35-111Golden Nip(L),124PVlnza2-4-34-12PlatinumMne(L),117EFlors4-5-610-13Coconino(L),121KStra5-4-710-14TorreItalna(L),121CSntgo7-8-350-15Vonn Nez(L),121JVldva4-7-58-16Pretty Much(L),121HBerrs4-9-39-27LittleUnusl(L),121DVrgra8-6-515-18Clean Break(L),121RBjrno3-3-65-19BenchBeauty(L),121MGarca4-7-215-110Alala(L),121JRosro5-2-36-112WrrnsChnDll(L),121EMldno6-11-850-113Royal Pearl(L),124ABisno11-7-630-1THIRD-1 1/16 miles; $100,000; 2YO(f)CALIFORNIA CUP JUVENILE...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-$13,000, mdn cl, 3YO up, 1mi 70yd5Hero's Destiny (Ortiz) 8.004.003.201Crafty Star (Maragh)5.603.607Festa Time (Cartwright)3.20 * Exacta (5-1) $58.40 * $1 Superfecta (5-1-7-3) $303.90 * $1 Trifecta (5-1-7) $90.80SECOND-$15,000, cl, 3YO...
Giants legend Tittle jokes he wouldn't back up Manning
Y.A. Tittle retired 47 years ago, but he apparently still considers the Giants' quarterback job his own. The Hall of Fame passer visited his old team yesterday and spoke with...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR: Sprint Cup, qualifyingSPEED2 p.m.NASCAR: Camping WTS, Kroger 200SPEEDFootballNoonMichigan State at NebraskaESPNNoonPurdue at MichiganESPN2NoonN.C. State at Florida StateESPNUNoonArkansas at VanderbiltMSG PlusNoonSyracuse at LouisvilleSNYNoonYale at ColumbiaYESNoonLehigh at ColgateCBSSNNoonNorthwestern at IndianaBIG10NoonMissouri...
The Post Line
NFL Tomorrow Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog GIANTS 10 9½ (42½) Dolphins TITANS 9 8½ (43½) Colts TEXANS 9½ 9½ (40½) Jaguars PANTHERS 4 3½ (47) Vikings Saints 13 13½...
Giants bash boast from Dolphins receiver Marshall
Nostradamus, he ain't. There you have the essence of the Giants' response yesterday after brash Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall used Twitter to guarantee something tomorrow that woeful Miami hasn't...
Red Bulls expect Rodgers back to start semifinals
The Red Bulls appear likely to get back their most influential player of their regular season for their next game of the postseason. Forward Luke Rodgers, without whom they've struggled...
Aruna has good shot at Breeders' Cup Classic
The Bodog online sportsbook has set its early odds for next Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic: Uncle Mo, 3-1; Havre de Grace, 9-2; So You Think, 5-1; Flat Out, 8-1; To...
NBA career on hold for Hofstra's Jenkins
Until former Hofstra star Charles Jenkins sees his name and pictures of his teammates return to the Golden State Warriors website, he wasn't about to pack his bags for Oakland....
NBA cancels games through Nov. 30
Deja boo! David Stern walked past a caravan of costumed Halloween revelers as he departed the Waldorf Astoria last night, a symbolic exit considering only minutes before the commissioner slashed...
Cross says he sees how lockout hurt Giants
Now that the NFL season is entering its eighth weekend, it's easy to forget that the league was locked out for 130 days this spring and summer, but Howard Cross...
Hondo hits the finish line
Hondo's loss in Game 7 last night, along with his loss in Game 6 Thursday, felt eerily similar to his losses in Games 6 and 7 with the Bosawx in...
Home Team Lineups
RangersOttawa3:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMES.J.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEAna.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersSan Jose7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadioWRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEWinn.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEDevilsDallas8:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio WFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETor.7:30MSG+WFANPhil.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMEL.A.3:00ESPN2NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEL.A.11:00ESPN2NOGAMEGiantsTomorrowDolphins 1:00 TV -- CBS Radio -- WFAN 660 AM JetsBye...
Fans got real 'sucker' punch in Ortiz KO loss
Golden Boy Promotions finally released the pay-per-view numbers from Floyd Mayweather’s welterweight bout with Victor Ortiz in September. They trumpeted the 1.2 million buys and $78 million generated as a...
Islanders' DiPietro in line for first start of season
It wasn’t an ideal sequence of events, and one day later Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro said making his season debut in the shootout of Thursday’s 3-2 loss in Pittsburgh was...
Rangers split up Richards, Gaborik
You can bet that John Tortorella never told Jim Dolan, “I can’t say we definitely want [a Brad Richards-Marian Gaborik combination] to happen,” when lobbying the Garden CEO in May...
Maybin making mark with Jets
Aaron Maybin has been one of the biggest surprises of the season for the Jets, registering three sacks and three forced fumbles in four games since he was signed off...
Punter providing kick for Giants special teams
Lawrence Tynes said one notable skill of Steve Weatherford’s is similar to one of former Giants punter Jeff Feagles’. “For [Weatherford] to be only in his fifth or sixth season...
Willing to take a hit, Eli is throwing fewer interceptions
Through six games this season, the Giants have allowed 14 sacks after giving up 16 all of last season. Though that might sound like cause for alarm, it could be...
CC key to Yankees' offseason plans
ST. LOUIS -- Deep in the meaty palm of CC Sabathia’s left hand lies the key to the Yankees’ offseason. Sabathia has until 11:59 p.m. Monday to opt out of...
Yankees unlikely to beat Sabathia deadline
ST. LOUIS -- The Yankees planned to present an initial proposal to CC Sabathia this weekend, but were not overly optimistic they could reach an agreement with their ace before...
Mets must move quickly on Reyes
Jose Reyes’ batting title is a thing of the past, just like the pleas from fans at Citi Field, begging the shortstop to stay in New York and for the...
Radio war brewing between Yankees, Mets
The Yankees yesterday announced they have extended their just-expired radio deal with WCBS-AM for this coming season. That deal would then lapse next October. That’s the same time the Mets’...
Win hits close to home for St. Louis hero Freese
ST. LOUIS -- Sometimes, it isn’t love at first sight with the game, even this game, this wonderful, romanticized, perfectly imperfect game that so many of us fell in love...
Cardinals defeat Rangers to win World Series
ST. LOUIS -- As the clock struck 10:22 p.m. local time, Arch Madness was fully under way last night, with Busch Stadium the scene of a celebration that would have...
U2 reminisces about 'Achtung Baby' as it turns 20
With uncharacteristic humbleness, Bono -- U2’s bombastic yet charismatic frontman -- speaks softly. “As an artist, your biggest enemy is your own history,” he says, and that’s that’s the crux...
Maks toe-nailed
Dancing With the Stars” hoofer Maksim “Maks” Chmerkovskiy has broken his toe. “One thing that could make this Halloween weekend better -- NOT having a broken toe!,” he tweeted yesterday....
They scored
MTV’s “Beavis and Butt-Head” returned in a big way Thursday night, snaring 3.3 million viewers in the classic 'toon’s first original episode since 1997. The sex-obsessed animated teens -- Butt-Head...
Weird but true
And now a reading from the Book of Crack. Cops who busted a Florida woman drinking a can of Colt 45 while strolling found a crack pipe between the pages...
Rutgers tries to end long streak vs. West Virginia
PISCATAWAY -- When Rutgers emerges for the tunnel at High Point Solutions Stadium today, it will be former Scarlet Knight Eric LeGrand -- paralyzed from the neck down a year...
Stanford QB Luck’s a human highlight reel
You’re going to need YouTube for this. Go ahead; we’ll wait while you pull it up. Search for “Andrew Luck Run vs. Cal.” Wow! Next, search for “Andrew Luck one-handed...
West Virginia looking to leave Big East early
If you thought the athletic directors, conference commissioners, university presidents and even elected officials have made conference realignment a contentious issue, the real sharks might be just be entering the...
Fordham, Army meeting for first time since 1949
“In this corner, wearing maroon and white, the Fordham Rams. On this side, in black and gold, the Cadets of Army. Gentlemen, come out swinging.” Well, the referees didn’t actually...