May 13, 2012
Report: 3 JPMorgan executives to resign over $2 billion trading loss
Three high-ranking executives at JPMorgan Chase are expected to leave their jobs this week after a trading blunder cost the bank $2 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The...
What class! Columbia University janitor graduates with honors
For years, Gac Filipaj mopped floors, cleaned toilets and took out trash at Columbia University. A refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, he eked out a living working for the Ivy League...
Red Bulls to speak with arrested centerback Conde Monday, discipline likely
The Red Bulls haven’t spoken to defender Wilman Conde, who was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer. And while they expressed disappointment at...
Massacre: 49 mutilated bodies dumped in Mexico near US border
MONTERREY, Mexico — Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border in what appeared to...
Red Bulls vault atop East with 3-2 come-from-behind win at rival Philadelphia
CHESTER, Pa. – When the Red Bulls were beset by an injury crisis three weeks ago, coach Hans Backe thought they’d be lucky to muster five points in this four-game...
Woman shot in the head and killed when gunmen ambush her car in Queens
A 21-year-old woman was killed in a barrage of bullets early this morning after another car pulled up alongside the BMW she was riding in on the Grand Central Parkway...
Deadly day for pedestrians: 2 killed in Queens
Two pedestrians were fatally mowed down within minutes of each other in separate incidents this morning, authorities said. About 3 a.m., a 24-year-old man waiting to cross the street at...
Consumers feeling friendlier towards Netflix than they did last year: survey
Netflix's reputation has improved after it was damaged last year when the company mishandled a price increase and attempt to spin off its DVD business, according to a new survey...
Man shot dead in Bronx
Two men were gunned down, one fatally, in the University Heights section of The Bronx early today, police said. Efrain Salinas, 30, and another man, 33, were outside the Sedgwick...
Red Bulls take over first place with win over Union
CHESTER, Pa. -- Kenny Cooper scored in the 78th minute to lift the Red Bulls past the Philadelphia Union 3-2 on Sunday. Joel Lindpere and Markus Holgersson also scored for...
Barney Frank says Obama's gay marriage endorsement won't sway voters
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the first openly gay member of Congress, said Sunday that he does not think President Barack Obama's gay marriage endorsement will sway anybody's vote. Though Washington...
Creator of new 'underwear bomb' uncovered by double agent must be killed: Sen. Feinstein
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is the top security threat to the United States and the bomb maker thought to have created at least two non-metallic explosive devices must...
NBC fall schedule released, contains 10 sitcoms
NBC is resting its latest comeback hopes on comedy, with old friend Matthew Perry landing a hand. The network's fall schedule unveiled Sunday includes 10 sitcoms, up from six. NBC...
Mayor Bloomberg blasts North Carolina's gay marriage vote in graduation speech at UNC
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has told University of North Carolina graduates that last week's gay marriage vote shows there is still a lot of...
Postal worker says leaking package from Yemen made him seriously ill
ORLANDO, Fla. — A postal worker says a mysterious leaking package from Yemen has left him seriously ill, but the U.S. Postal Service denies the package ever existed. The Florida...
Manchester City wins English title with two late gaols
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City ended a 44-year wait for a league championship Sunday with a thrilling 3-2 victory over QPR in the most dramatic finish to a season in...
Mets bullpen gives up six runs in ninth to blow win
MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-out grand slam to cap a ninth-inning rally by the Miami Marlins, who beat an angry Frank Francisco and the Mets 8-4 Sunday. The...
Pettitte loses to Mariners in return to Yankees
Andy Pettitte made his much-anticipated return to the Yankees on Sunday, getting lavished with adoration while pitching into the seventh inning despite giving up a pair of two-run homers in...
Giants’ Umenyiora taunts Eagles RB on Mother's Day
Osi Umenyiora might have played his final game with the Giants, but that does not mean he is done taunting the Eagles. The Giants defensive end took a shot at...
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson to step down after degree dispute; Ross Levinsohn likely to be interim head: report
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo's embattled CEO Scott Thompson is set to step down from his job at the Silicon Valley internet giant, in what will be a dramatic end to...
'The Avengers' reaches $1 billion worldwide after $100M weekend in US
LOS ANGELES — "The Avengers" has already reached the billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office. The superhero blockbuster took in $103.2 million in the US to lead for a...
Phil Falcone's LightSquared preparing for potential bankruptcy filing: sources
Hedge-fund manger Philip Falcone's LightSquared Inc. venture is preparing for a potential bankruptcy-protection filing, as negotiations with lenders to avoid a potential default faltered, according to people familiar with the...
Ugandan army captures top Kony commander
DJEMA, Central African Republic -- Ugandan troops captured a top Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Caesar Acellam, in the jungles of the Central African Republic as the hunt for fugitive...
NYPD linked up with cruise ship leaving NY to get injured passenger to hospital
New York City police officers linked up with a cruise ship that was already underway in the waters nears the Verrazano Bridge to get a 60-year-old man who needed medical...
Jamie Dimon says he was 'dead wrong' to dismiss concerns about JPMorgan's trading
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase, which disclosed a $2 billion loss last week, said he was "dead wrong" when he dismissed concerns about the bank's trading last month. CEO Jamie...
US condemns killing of top Afghan peace negotiator in Kabul
KABUL -- The US condemned the killing of a top Afghan peace negotiator and former Taliban senior official who was gunned down by assailants as he left his home in...
WATCH: Will Ferrell, Bieber and other celebs in 100th 'SNL' Digital Short
Will Ferrell’s still got it. The “Saturday Night Live” alum – he starred on the show from 1995 to 2002 – returned to 30 Rockefeller Plaza to host this weekend’s...
Devils say facing Rangers 'good for everyone'
Being an former Capitals player wasn’t even a consideration. Devils winger Dainius Zubrus says Rangers-Devils is what the hockey world wanted, and got. “There’s no need for buildup. It’s already...
Parise says Devils' run 'means a lot' for future
There still are bigger issues for the Devils, such as the franchise’s financial health, but making the Eastern Conference finals against the Rangers, 2-1 winners over the Capitals in Game...
Rangers defense shuts down Capitals in Game 7
Alex Ovechkin entered these playoffs having never made it to the conference finals. And, after last night’s 2-1 loss to the Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals...
Penalty kill gets job done for Rangers
It looked like a window through which the Capitals could climb back into the game, into the series, into the hope of moving on to the next round. Ruslan Fedotenko...
Baseball roundup: Tottenville snaps Poly Prep's win streak
Fresh off clinching its 28th straight PSAL Staten Island A crown, Tottenville made a citywide statement with an impressive 8-1 win over Ivy Prep League champion Poly Prep on Saturday....
Rangers defeat Capitals in Game 7, advance to face Devils
Now the Rangers will get to try to make NHL history, and now, 18 years later, the Battle of the Hudson will again be for a spot in the Stanley...
Seven people killed in hotel fire in Japan
FUKUYAMA, Japan -- A blaze at a hotel in Japan has claimed the lives of seven people. The fire swept through the four-story Hotel Prince in Fukuyama, Hiroshima prefecture, at...
Raimondi's PSAL softball seeding reaction
Softball wasn’t on my mind Saturday afternoon. I was at York College covering the PSAL boys volleyball quarterfinals.Then my phone blew up.Calls. Texts. Tweets. E-mails. All PSAL softball coaches upset...
PSAL boys volleyball playoff notebook: Academy, Science advance to semis
Michal Kasza had a stomach virus this week. He was vomiting and lost the color in his face. The Academy of American Studies star outside hitter missed practice and wasn’t...
Minimize me
Documentary films have had a long, noble history of bringing issues to light that might have otherwise been overlooked. “Harlan County, USA,” released in 1976, focused on a coal miners’...
Brooklyn Tech stuns Utrecht, back in semis for third time in four seasons
Brooklyn Tech played New Utrecht three separate times this season in either a scrimmage or a tournament. The Engineers didn’t take a single set. The first matchup, in fact, was...
Big bats, Falcone give Sea bounce-back win over Fordham Prep
Gordon Rugg posed a challenge to his St. Joseph by the Sea team less than a day after it was surprised by rival Monsignor Farrell in extra innings. “I told...
Apple ripe with HS baseball prospects
Usually when people say New York City is a baseball town, they’re talking about the Yankees and Mets. Recently, though, the quality of high school players on the diamond is...
Balky ankle can't hold back Gaugler, Cardozo against Bryant in quarters
Tyler Gaugler came up lame in a scrimmage last Thursday against Newcomers and there was fear all around – from Gaugler himself to his Cardozo teammates to coach Danny Scarola....
Nuggets’ brassy brass made out like bandits
If Nuggets president Josh Kroenke and general manager Masai Ujiri have made an important personnel mistake in the two years since their minds meshed as Babes in David Stern’s Toyland,...
Euro needs Marshall Plan to save Wall St.
New York’s financial service sector could soon be facing catastrophic job losses far worse than the destruction from Lehman Brothers’ alarming 2008 collapse, according to a market forecaster. The big...
US egged on Morgan fall
Jamie Dimon’s whale-watching tour came to a crashing end last week as the JPMorgan chief was forced to admit a huge trading loss. JPMorgan’s London Whale Bruno Iksil, the French...
Battling for advertising
Move over TV, the Web is going head-to-head with you. While the traditional upfronts begin tomorrow in the city, with the broadcast networks tipping their hands to advertisers about what’s...
Single mom’s ‘gift’
Forget the potted plant and card. Some single moms want something a bit more high-end for Mother’s Day.The number of New York single moms who are signing up for “sugar...
NY home loan court filings still marred
Foreclosure-mill attorneys are routinely breaking the law and clogging New York courts with unresolved cases, an explosive new study shows. In a report set to be released this week, MFY...
Face the truth
Meet the new Mad Man. Facebook’s chief pitchman, Mark Zuckerberg, is this century’s Don Draper. When you strip away the tech veneer, Facebook truly is an advertising company, similar to...
50% have no health coverage: study
Nearly 50 percent of US workers do not have health care coverage, according to a new study.The number of workers “with coverage through their own employers fell from 54.2 percent...
Groupon needs to deal well
Shares of Groupon, the daily deal site, continue to plummet. It is evident the company needs to turn the tide quickly, according to an analyst. “The merchant relationship has to...
Give cash a good home
Dear John: If Americans are allowed to be conned into investing their retirement accounts in real estate, how and when do you expect people to retire?The majority of people who...
When Jive saves time
Looking for a way to improve communication among your employees and cut down on endless e-mail chains and hour-long meetings? Jive will create a business-centric social-networking platform specific to your...
Hedgies rallying around the GOP
LAS VEGAS — Politics always makes for strange bedfellows here, but at SALT it’s weirder. SALT is the hedge fund industry’s annual confab — led by SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS DAN LOEB Activist investor succeeds in chasing Yahoo! director Patti Hart over her recruiting resume padder Scott Thompson as CEO. GEORGE HALL Hedgie wins local board battle for NJ’s...
MTA: Un‘fare’ billboard war
It’s the Family Feud, government edition. The MTA and the city are at cross-tracks over more than $1 million worth of billboards, with each side claiming it has the power...
‘DWI’ cop cashes in
An NYPD detective accused of killing a woman in a drunken-driving accident has been allowed to retire with his full pension, The Post has learned.Kevin Spellman, a 24-year veteran, faces...
Crash kills dad
A New Jersey man died when his pick-up hit a bus and slammed into a power pole in Brooklyn yesterday — but his 3-year-old daughter survived.Adam Nicholson, 40, of Manalapan,...
Skeeters stick UWS
It’s a bloody nuisance.Upper West Siders are being eaten alive by swarms of mosquitoes infiltrating their bedrooms and attacking them in the night.“It’s as if the plague has visited,” said...
Anxious hunt for OWSer
A family is desperately searching for their teenage daughter who vanished from an Occupy Wall Street cross-country junket 17 days ago. Stevie Bates, 19, borrowed a cellphone April 27 to...
Cockpit-smoke plane lands OK
A Us Airways flight from Philadelphia to Albany yesterday landed safely after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit. The plane was about 4 minutes away when it reported the...
Facebook cofounder living large in Singapore as he stiffs US for a possible $600M in taxes
America saved Eduardo Saverin — and he won’t repay the favor. When he was 13, Saverin was named on a gangster’s list of potential kidnapping targets. His family fled Brazil...
‘Grate’ hate for ‘Douglass’ skateboarders
These skaters are on a roll — all over the memory of Frederick Douglass.The memorial plaza at the northwest corner of Central Park is cracked, scratched and covered in wax,...
‘Free’quent flier has wings clipped after American Airlines takes away his unlimited pass
Steve Rothstein bought a golden ticket from American Airlines in 1987 — granting him a lifetime of unlimited travel.
Madonna stalker’s tweet tale
He’s trying to express himself — by lashing out at the Manhattan prosecutor handling charges that he stalked Madonna. Retired firefighter Robert Linhart, cuffed in 2010 outside of Madonna’s Upper...
Brooklyn native killed in New Zealand car crash
A beautiful woman from Brooklyn was among three Boston University students killed when their minivan rolled over on a New Zealand road during a visit to sites featured in the...
WATCH: Adopted daughter reunited with birth mom 48 years later
Christy Cole-Manlove had always wanted to find her birth mother to let her know life had turned out OK — but it took two tragic turns to finally find her....
Chinalink to Liu
Comptroller John Liu’s former financial fixer is tight with the hard-line Chinese party boss who busted blind dissident Chen Guangcheng, anti-government protesters in New York alleged.They said Liu’s ex-campaign treasurer...
Transgender star dies in B’klyn blaze
A good Samaritan helped save lives at an early-morning Brooklyn fire yesterday that killed a popular transgender diva known as the “Puerto Rican Beyoncé.” “Somebody [from the street] woke us...
Carl’s castle behind bars
That’s the sound of the men working on the gold-chain gang. White-collar criminals and crooked pols are banging down the door to get into Otisville federal prison. The reason? It’s...
Anchoring bar image
These bar owners are after some major pirate booty. SoHo hot spot The Anchor wants to bolster its maritime motif with the largest of three anchors of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s...
Rihanna croc full of sexiness
We knew she could sing scales — but now she likes wearing them, too. Subversive pop princess Rihanna released a slew of behind-the-scenes photos of her barely-there reptilian costume for...
East Village piece activist
He’s broken the East Village into a million little pieces. Renegade artist Jim Power, known as the “Mosaic Man,” has been tracing the history of the neighborhood, one smashed-plate fragment...
Deadly ‘Animal House’ return outrages Columbia
Poison ivy!The notorious fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon will be setting up shop at Columbia University next fall, a buzz kill to those who fear it’ll bring the deadly debauchery that...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** An assault last month in Midtown has been reclassified as a hate crime, police said. Two men with briefcases had been caught on camera assaulting a 57-year-old man...
Firefighters’ grisly find: burned body
A man was found dead and burning in a pile of trash in a Woodhaven park. Firefighters responding to a call about a smoldering trash bin inside Forest Park at...
Teen dies after tragic East River plunge
A 15-year-old boy died after falling into the choppy currents of the East River last night, sources said. Police received a 911 call at 8:15 p.m. for a teen who...
Stab couple will reunite, neighbor says
They constantly fight, she thinks he’s a cheat, and now she’s accused of stabbing him. But the lovesick couple whose rocky relationship took a bloody turn when Yekatrina Pusepa allegedly...
Old fogies: Scram, you schoolkids!
These schoolyard bullies are old and gray. Catholic-school children on the Upper West Side could be forced out of their 107th Street recess because a handful of elderly neighbors are...
Rangel: Who ya got to beat me?
He’s daring them to beat him. Harlem Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel issued a challenge yesterday to rivals trying to unseat him from the district he’s represented since 1971: “If you...
The forgotten victim of 9/11
As the case against terror mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed makes its way through a military tribunal, everyone who died at the hands of 19 fanatics will posthumously have their day...
Frisks up as slays plummet
NYPD stop-and-frisks are up by 10 percent this year amid a staggering decrease in murders and a jump in weapons seizures, the department said yesterday. The city’s murder rate has...
Michelle Obama's 'jealousy' and 'resentment' led to rift with Oprah
In his new book, “The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House,” journalist Edward Klein reveals how even former friends and political allies of the president have become frustrated with...
The ‘bribe’ to silence Wright
When sermons of Obama’s Chicago pastor, Jeremiah Wright, surfaced during the Iowa primaries, it threatened to derail Obama’s campaign. ABC aired one where Wright screamed, “Goddamn America!” Edward Klein interviewed...
New Mitt nix on gay rites
Mitt Romney panned same-sex marriage again yesterday, winning prolonged applause from the graduating class of an evangelical Christian college in Virginia. “Marriage is a relationship between one man and one...
After hit & run, family is blaming the Mets
The hit-and-run driver who mowed down a heroic Staten Island grandmother had been drinking all day, first at the Mets’ home opener at Citi Field and then his local gin...
Olympics’ sonic boon
Now hear this — don’t misbehave at the Olympics! A sonic weapon used to ward off pirate attacks and drive back rioting crowds will be part of the security arsenal...
Dems betray the NYPD
It’s called the salami tactic for good reason. You slice your rival one way, then another, trying to cut him into little, defenseless pieces. Once the province of dictators and...
The mad bomber
Doctors use it to dilate the arteries of patients with angina. Terrorists like it for a very different reason. PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, is the vital ingredient in Semtex, which...
In defense of the TSA
Not long ago, I was taking a train from my arrival terminal at the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport to the car rental area, and I ran across an off-duty airport employee....
The truth about stop & frisk
Stop-and-frisk, the controversial NYPD crime-fighting tool, is taking serious heat. Police brass are re-evaluating the tactic amid criticism the number of searches — 685,724 last year, up from 97,296 in...
American motors
“You have a Prius. . . . You probably compost, sort all your recycling, and have a reusable shopping bag for your short drive to Whole Foods. You are the...
Why ‘NCIS’ is TV’s most popular show
How huge is “NCIS”? So big even its time-slot competitor “Glee” can’t ignore it. In an episode last month, the Fox show’s Puck worked in a diss of the procedural...
A torrent of leaks
The Obama administration was seemingly so thirsty for credit when a recent al Qaeda plot in Yemen was thwarted that it quickly coughed up operational secrets to the media —...
Say goodnight, Charlie
A rather remarkable moment occurred last week: Rep. Charlie Rangel showed up for work. Yes, after convalescing from a back injury, the 81-year-old dean of New York’s congressional delegation voted...
Soho is under siege
SoHo has become NoGo. YoGo trucks, Halal food carts, and companies promoting hair gel to online hookups have invaded the sidewalks, straining the historic enclave to a breaking point. Hawkers...
Mother’s Day founder decried its cra$$ness
This year, consumers are expected to spend $18.6 billion on Mother’s Day, an increase of 8% from last year, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. The holiday...
Mommy dearest
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the contestants are in for who should be named Mother of the Year: Frightening Tanorexic Mom or Weiner Lap Dance Mom. Don’t these women...
Required reading
Fun House A John Ceepak Mystery by Chris Grabenstein (Pegasus) Get a head start on summer-reading season with Grabenstein’s newest adventure of straight-laced cop John Ceepak and his wisecracking, Springsteen-spouting...
In my library Anne Lamott
Motherhood snuck up on Anne Lamott. At 35, she found herself pregnant after a one-night stand; when the baby’s father wanted no part of the deal, she resolved to raise...
Bunch of amateurs!
When you read about James Dorsey making millions by dropping out to start Twitter or Mark Zuckerberg doing the same with Facebook, is it just the big money that grips...
Sole survivors
Women from the Ankle Down The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us by Rachelle Bergstein Harper Shoes — there are very few words that elicit such Pavlovian responses from...
Isn’t he Dee-lovely?
If a psychic had seen into Dee Snider’s future during his face-painted Twisted Sister heyday and informed him of his 2012 endeavors, Snider’s response would not have been kind. “If...
New York is a little bit country
In a small room in a 19th-century building, three students diligently pluck away at their banjos as an instructor calls out chord changes and sings a Charlie Poole tune from...
What to expect when you’re exploiting
In a scene from Jennifer Lopez’s newest movie, “What To Expect When You’re Expecting,” her character gazes ruefully at a pregnant couple returning home from the store. They’re carrying buckets...
My Mother's Day New York
As both the fashion director of Marie Claire magazine and the mother of two boys, the most-trafficked places in Nina Garcia’s busy life are either her closet or her kitchen....
New York’s poochie mamas
* Lin Randolph, 40, of Manhattan knew she loved Lenny, her 7-year-old pug, before he was even born. After clicking with a breeder (“She expressed a love for her pups...
Public parts
With his debut tomorrow night as a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” Howard Stern — a man most people associate with strippers, porn stars and a rogue’s gallery of freaks...
Top 5 Worst things to say to your honey who’s expecting
“You don’t look fat, baby — just bloated!” Robin “It’s cool if my mom and dad video the birth for Facebook, right?” Kaliko “Let’s name the baby Captain Morgan!” Eric...
Ask Ashley: The ‘real’ sex world
I’m of the belief that the sooner you get the sex out of the way, the more you can be real afterwards. Is it really so terrible to start a...
Bridge
As the game at the Mad Hatter’s went on, the Red Queens continued to argue over who was greater.“I’m the most potent card in Wonderland,” the Queen of Hearts blustered....
Back in the USSR
Vladimir Tukmakov, one of dozen strongest players in the world 30 years ago, wonders if he would have played chess at all if he hadn’t been born in the Soviet...
'Show' girl
When she was still a struggling comic, Lizz Winstead’s first big gig was hosting the finals of an air guitar competition at the Minneapolis club to which she wore a...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Martin Brodeur
Devils goalie Martin Brodeur, who is the NHL all-time winningest goalie, saved some time for a Q&A session with Steve Serby, before his team begins its conference finals series the...
Teams pay now & later for huge contracts
The reaction to Josh Hamilton’s four-homer game last week was revealing. The sounds of congratulations quickly were washed away by the ka-chinging of cash registers. The calculus was not about...
Jets coach dodges 'Hard Knocks' questions
Jets coach Rex Ryan came across as either ill informed or dishonest yesterday while answering questions about “Hard Knocks.” The news came out Friday that the Jets declined a repeat...
Sweed looking for chance with Giants
To look at Limas Sweed — all 6-foot-4, 220 pounds of him — is to understand why the Steelers made the strapping wide receiver the 53rd overall pick four years...
Giants take flier on safety Jackson
Look Janzen Jackson in the face and ask him, point blank, if he is a bad guy. He doesn’t flinch, doesn’t wince and doesn’t show much of anything, really. “I...
Torts has nothing on Pete
* When are people going to realize the wrong local hockey coach is one of the nominees for NHL Coach of the Year? Pete DeBoer of the Devils should have...
Red Sox on streak; Josh hits 18th in ‘L’
Felix Doubront pitched six strong innings and Cody Ross homered to lead the Red Sox to their first winning streak in May with a 4-1 win over the Indians last...
Title wait can be more than dry spell
Ok, So here’s today’s topic in Advanced Sporting Arithmetic 101: When does a dry spell officially become a drought? The Rangers used to be our gold standard. Even someone who...
Knicks owner blunders by not contacting Jackson for coaching job
Despite his eccentric methods, Knicks owner James Dolan always seemed bent on breaking the Knicks championship drought, now at 39 years. Often, Dolan went about it the wrong way, but...
Knicks hopeful Smith doesn’t opt out
J.R. Smith has until June 26, two days before the NBA Draft, to give the Knicks notice on opting out of the final year of his contract worth $2.5 million,...
Lakers defeat Nuggets to advance
Pau Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Metta World Peace scored 15 points in his return from a seven-game suspension, and the Los Angeles Lakers outlasted the...
Mets defeat Marlins; Wright batting .402
MIAMI — Somebody tell the spirit of the Splendid Splinter that David Wright is on the prowl. The Mets third baseman only has to continue this pace for the next...
Mets' Dickey OK after hit by pitch
MIAMI — R.A. Dickey endured a quick scare, but has no reason to believe his right wrist will be an issue. The Mets knuckleballer was in obvious pain after getting...
Yankees catcher Martin tries to maintain focus
How defensive is Russell Martin about his defense? “I remember in L.A. one year, [coach] Larry Bowa called me out and said, ‘All you care about is offense,’ ” Martin...
Yankees set for veteran’s day
Let’s hear it for the old guys in pinstripes. Old guys rule. The Yankees talk about getting younger every year, but today they will get a bit older and a...
Yankees defeat Mariners with good game from Hughes
The Yankees couldn’t have picked a better spot to welcome back Andy Pettitte from retirement today. Pettitte will pitch at Yankee Stadium against a Mariners lineup that would have trouble...
Pettitte returns to Yankee Stadium to start vs. Mariners today
What started as a conversation with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman in December becomes reality today when Andy Pettitte makes the first start of his third go-round in The Bronx....
Rookie Hagelin leads Rangers like seasoned veteran in Game 7
There’s a reason the Rangers coaching staff pointed to Carl Hagelin, in his first year in the NHL, but with an unceasing tenacity, to be the template to follow. Hagelin...
Defeseman Del Zotto scores Game 7 winner for Rangers
Before Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Capitals at Madison Square Garden last night, Rangers coach John Tortorella told his players they would not get many chances...
The King holds court in crucial 2nd period for Rangers
As the delirium multiplied around him, as the big old rink prepared for a massive exhale, Henrik Lundqvist made certain not to celebrate even one-tenth of a second early. The...
Banged-up Red Bulls face Union today
PHILADELPHIA — With the Red Bulls depleted by injury and going on the road for their third game in eight days, and the Union one of MLS’ most inept offensive...
Banged-up Red Bulls aim to end Union
PHILADELPHIA — With the Red Bulls depleted by injury and going on the road for their third game in eight days, and the Union one of MLS’ most inept offensive...
Tomorrows Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 YankeeEmprss(L),117K Pellot1-2-3Abrams10-12 Sweet as a Kiss(L),120FPnnngtn1-3-4Auwarter5-23 L. A. Girl(L),120L Hiraldo3-1-3Aristone9-24 DancingMomnt(L),120J Flores6-1-2Glorioso10-15 Serene Queen(L),120KCarmoch2-1-2Curry7-26 Ready...
Belmont Park Charts
May 12th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur; $57,000; alw; 3upOff: 12:51. Good. 2p,vie w/ duo,came bckTime: 23.91, 47.2, 1:1.64, 1:23.32.Trainer: Philip SerpeWinner: CH C,...
Mark Valeski shows stuff in Peter Pan win
If I’ll Have Another runs back to his victory in the Kentucky Derby and wins Saturday’s 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, he’ll have some stiff competition in the starting gate...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile pace; $13,125; clm4MostHppyKeen(BSrs)6.403.803.002Stormin Rustler (Y Gingras)3.802.801In Kenny's Honor (R Pierce)6.00* Exacta (4-2) $22.20 * Trifecta (4-2-1) $99.40Exacta picked by SmithSECOND-1-mile pace; $11,825; cond5Pet Rock (B Sears)4.202.802.106Mcerlean (D Miller)14.005.201Long Live...
Affrunti’s Calder Grade Post time: 12:55 p.m.
Post Time: 12:55 p.m. FIRST-7f; $10,500; mdn cl($12,500); 3up7-Johnny'sGalaxy9-54-Professrplmddt4-12-Old Puerto 8-15-Lizard's Repent6-11-Peace Afleet 5-26-StealthBmber15-13-King of Pop 15-18-Run Wilko Run20-1SECOND-1 1/16m(T); $16,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)4-Shezi 5-26-The Adjudent 8-11-CmndPerfectn8-17-Copla de Oro...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 7f(T); $32,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)PRINCESS MALIA cuts back in distance and drops in class after showing some closing...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-6f; $13,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)CEE’S HOLLIE drops in class after second in debut. HERE’S KIKI second versus cheaper at Penn National. GRAYZIN SOUND fourth in last...
Hollywood Park Analysis
Post Time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $27,000; cl($16,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1 Spicy Beau(L),120ADlgdll1-1-82-12 It'sSuperman(L)120VCarrr4-5-310-13 Orbach(L),120ACstnn7-6-615-14 Isle of Prado(L),120JRosari4-7-15-25 Morganouska(L120CSthrln1-2-36-5SECOND-5 1/2f; $21,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1 Burleys Leap(L),120PValnzl5-2-44-12 LaurasPleasurL117EFlores6-4-92-13...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-1 mile; $20,000; alw; 3up1Wlly Ellt (Crmuch)4.602.802.403D'marin (Lopez)3.002.802Color Cam (Marquez,Jr.)5.60* Exacta (1-3) $13.20 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-2-7) $156.50 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-2) $40.50Winner picked by DaSIlvaSECOND-6 fur; $50,000; mdn; 3up4Prk...
One day with Giants enough for former Eagles lineman
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Sports shorts
Nba: League flips over coach’s flop commentPacers coach Frank Vogel will have to pay a $15,000 fine for comments he made Thursday about the Heat.NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing7:30 a.m.Formula One: Spanish Grand Prix SPEED1 p.m.Rolex SportsCar Series: Global Barter 250 SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Mets at Marlins WPIX, WFAN (660 AM)1 p.m.Mariners at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)2 p.m.Braves...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogGRIZZLIES8ClippersConference SemifinalsHEAT8 1/2PacersOdds to Win SeriesHeat$600-900PacersNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogKings-105-115COYOTESOdds to Win SeriesKings$145-165Coyotes Home team in CAPS
Hondo barking up a storm
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Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 13MONMay 14TUEMay 15WEDMay 16THUMay 17FRIMay 18SATMay 19YankeesSeattle1:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMBal.7:05YESWCBSBal.7:05WWORWCBSTor.7:07YESWCBSTor.7:07YESWCBSCin.7:05WWORWCBSCin.1:05YESWCBSMetsMiami1:10WPIXWFAN 660 AMMilw.7:10SNYWFANMilw.7:10SNYWFANCin.7:10SNYWFANCin.1:10SNYWFANTor.7:07SNYWFANTor.1:07WPIXWFANRangersTBDDevils8:00NBCSNESPNTBDDevils8:00NBCSNESPNTBDTBDDevils1:00NBCSNESPNDevilsNOGAMERangers8:00NBCSNWBBRNOGAMERangers8:00NBCSNWBBRTBDTBDRangers1:00NBCWBBRRed BullsPhiladephia12:30ESPN2NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEMont.7:30MLGWLIBHOMEAWAY
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