May 20, 2012
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb loses battle with cancer, dead at 62
LONDON — With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee...
Wade, James lead Heat over Pacers to even series
INDIANAPOLIS -- Miami's season, the one that's supposed to end in an NBA championship and vindication, was slipping away. LeBron James brought it back. And this time, Dwyane Wade helped...
No Bodemeister, but 'Another' tough field awaits at Belmont
I’ll Have Another will face several familiar foes in his attempt to win the Belmont Stakes and become the first Triple Crown champion in 34 years. Among the 3-year-olds trying...
Queens man gunned down in home
A 21-year-old man was found fatally shot in the head inside his Jamaica home at about 11:30 a.m. today, cops and his family said. The man’s fiancee discovered his body....
Tropical storm season on the way: Alberto hovers off SC coast
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tropical Storm Alberto hovered off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that...
Coyotes stay alive with win over Kings
LOS ANGELES — Cancel the coronation, or at least postpone it. The Phoenix Coyotes are still hanging around. Shane Doan scored two goals, Mike Smith made 36 saves in his...
Former Knicks forward Boozer dead at 75
OMAHA, Neb. — Former Knicks forward and Olympic gold medalist Bob Boozer died at the age of 75, the Omaha World-Herald reported Sunday. Boozer died late Saturday in his native...
Beckett pitches Red Sox past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — If he keeps this up, Josh Beckett won’t have to worry about hearing boos anymore. Beckett pitched 7 2-3 strong innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a three-run homer...
Nets' Lopez hasn't started running yet
The final wave of draft hopefuls had completed their workouts, the NBA execs and scouts mingled a bit and started milling toward the exits when Brook Lopez headed for the...
Rangers coach takes shots at Devils
After doing his best to be bland in recent weeks, Rangers coach John Tortorella read off a laundry list of things he's frustrated with about the Devils ahead of Monday...
Yahoo nears deal to sell stake in Alibaba: reports
Yahoo Inc. may finally be nearing a deal to sell a part of its prized stake in the major Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba. Bloomberg Businessweek is citing unnamed sources in...
Major studios steering clear of Cannes
Don’t expect to see Will Smith or Charlize Theron walking the red carpet at Cannes this year.The glamorous film festival, which kicked off Wednesday, has previously been the site of...
I'll Have Another in 'super shape,' headed to Belmont
BALTIMORE -- I'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his...
Teixeira pinch hits for Yankees
The Yankees kept Mark Teixeira out of the lineup for the third straight day on Sunday against the Reds, but he did pinch hit in the ninth inning. The first...
Plan to blow up a bridge: 2 more charged in Chicago 'terror plot'
CHICAGO — Prosecutors charged two more activists today with crimes tied to the two-day NATO summit, accusing one of saying he wanted to blow up a downtown Chicago bridge and...
Mets put Batista on DL, recall Schwinden
TORONTO -- The Mets placed right-hander Miguel Batista on the 15-day disabled list Sunday and recalled right-hander Chris Schwinden from Triple-A Buffalo. Batista left Saturday's start at Toronto after two...
Mets hold on to beat Blue Jays, avoid sweep
TORONTO — Mike Baxter had three hits and came within a home run of the cycle, Dillon Gee won for the first time in four starts and the Mets held...
NATO shifting to help with peace in Afghanistan, Obama says
CHICAGO — The NATO alliance that has fought for a decade in Afghanistan is helping that nation shift toward stability and peace, but there will be "hard days ahead," President...
Yankees lose to Reds; Sabathia falls apart in seventh
The Cincinnati Reds discovered a new, winning way to wrap up their extended stay in New York. They brought in Aroldis Chapman, their closer for a day - and maybe...
Mets manager won't rule out demoting Davis to minors
TORONTO ---- After last week calling it “doubtful” that Ike Davis would be a consideration for a demotion to the minors, Mets manager Terry Collins sounded less certain about the...
Devils splitting up Kovalchuk, Parise again
Starved for scoring, the Devils Sunday made the big move of breaking up Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise again, creating a new line with Kovalchuk, Patrik Elias and rookie Adam...
'Avengers' sinks 'Battleship' for third straight weekend atop box office
LOS ANGELES — "The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically, Disney's superhero...
Bogdanovic 'anxious' to join Nets, but contract an issue
Nets general manager Billy King spoke Saturday afternoon at the first day of the NBA Draft combine that the Nets hosted at their practice facility, and one of the topics...
Penalty miss left Robben too upset to take part in Champions League shootout
MUNICH -- Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben was so distraught after his penalty miss in extra time of the UEFA Champions League final that he could not bring himself to...
Reggie Bush backpedals after Nazi tweet during Champions League final
MIAMI -- Miami Dolphins running back Reggie Bush found himself in hot water with his Twitter followers for posting remarks about Nazis after German club Bayern Munich lost to England's...
Chelsea players call for Di Matteo to get managers job after winning Champions League final
MUNICH -- Senior Chelsea players have called for interim manager Roberto Di Matteo to be given the job on a full-time basis after leading the English club to its first...
Good riddance! Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi dies in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya — Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three...
Greece to hold new elections June 17 after dissolving parliament
ATHENS -- Greek President Karolos Papoulias dissolved the country's two-day-old parliament Saturday, paving the way for fresh elections June 17, which are shaping up as a game of chicken over...
Insurgent attack kills two NATO service members in Afghanistan
KABUL -- Two service members from NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died Sunday following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, ISAF said in a statement. ISAF did not identify...
Transgender beauty queen eliminated from Miss Universe Canada
TORONTO -- Jenna Talackova's bid to be the first transgender Miss Universe was stumped Saturday in the final stage of the Canadian contest. The blond Vancouver-born 23-year-old scored a place...
Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region
SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy — A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy Sunday, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing...
WATCH: Mick Jagger, Kristen Wiig sendoff highlight 'SNL' season finale
“Saturday Night Live” bid a poignant, emotional farewell to its 37th season, sending off cast member Kristen Wiig with a sing-along led by the weekend’s host, Rolling Stones front man...
Braziller's PSAL Class A baseball mock seeding
Anyone who has talked with me knows I think highly of myself when it comes to the sports I cover. I always feel I can do better than the seeding...
PSAL baseball roundup: Thomas blanks West 50th, claims share of Manhattan A East crown
Norman Thomas earned a share of the Manhattan A East crown on Saturday with a 15-0 shellacking of West 50th Street Campus. Francis Vasquez had four hits and four RBIs,...
iS8 notebook: New Heights advances; UNLV-bound Bennett makes impressive debut
Traditionally, the deeper it gets into the i.S. 8/Nike Spring Classic playoffs, the bigger the names get. Teams fly in nationally ranked prospects with the hopes it will increase their...
NYSAISAA girls lacrosse tournament preview
The NYSAISAA girls lacrosse tournament begins Sunday and NYPost.com beat writer breaks down the draw’s best teams and players. SCHEDULE All quarterfinal games begin at 11 a.m. No. 8 Portledge...
CHSAA Archdiocesan quarterfinals roundup: Small ball sends Moore back to semis
Small ball hasn’t been something Moore Catholic has had to rely on this season with a lineup driven by power hitters like Maxine Jasko, Nicole DeMartino and Corinna Strype. “It’s...
NYSAISAA baseball roundup: Wacht, Horace Mann edge Berkeley Carroll
Horace Mann’s rollercoaster ride of a season continues. The Lions, seeded fifth in the NYSAISAA tournament, upset No. 4 Berkeley Carroll, 3-2, in Brooklyn in the NYSAISAA quarterfinals Saturday. Elias...
Resilient Villa rallies past Spellman, earns rematch with Sea
A tweak in St. John Villa’s small-ball philosophy has led to its best softball of the season and now a thrilling playoff win. “They made me believe they could hit...
NYSAISAA boys lacrosse tournament preview
NYPost.com boys lacrosse expert Joseph Staszewski break down the upcoming NYSAISAA tournament, which begins Sunday with the quarterfinals at the higher seeds. SCHEDULE 11 a.m. – No. 8 Collegiate @...
Spat between commish, Spellman pushing back CHSAA playoffs
A bitter feud between Cardinal Spellman and CHSAA baseball commissioner Wally Stampfel has reverberated throughout the league and has directly contributed to postponing two playoff games initially scheduled for Sunday,...
Tiny Morton compiles PSAL Brooklyn AA all-stars for Juice iS8 team
Whenever Jaquan (Son Son) Lynch saw Lincoln coach Dwayne (Tiny) Morton, his blood boiled. The Thomas Jefferson star wanted to beat him and the Railsplitters at all costs. Leroy (Truck)...
Signore's hot bat leads Preston past NDA into Archdiocesan semis
Jessica Signore made sure her Preston team celebrated a playoff win before they got to do the same for her birthday. “I’m happy we won,” the 17-year-old shortstop said. “I’m...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Spellman beats Fordham Prep in 14 innings
It finally ended. After two days and 14 innings, Cardinal Spellman pulled out a 1-0 win over visiting Fordham Prep in CHSAA Bronx/Westchester ‘AA’ baseball Saturday morning in The Bronx....
LT's Giants Super Bowl ring sells for $230,000, not to Osi
Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring eventually sold for more than $230,000 at auction as Osi Umenyiora admitted defeat in his unlikely attempt to claim the prize for the Giants...
Postgame reaction to the Red Bulls' record win in Montreal
The Red Bulls are so hot right now, not even playing a man down could stop them. Despite playing with ten men for over half-an-hour, they earned a come-from-behind 2-1...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS MARK ZUCKERBERG LOL! Facebook fell flat in its IPO, but the CEO made $20B nonetheless. BOAZ WEINSTEIN So where did JPMorgan’s lost billions go? The head of Saba Management...
Young hit harder than old on jobs
Young people are getting slammed by the economy.A recent report by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research found that the unemployment rate for 20- to 24-year-olds rose 4.4 percent since...
Women’s work has come undone, as record numbers exit market
Where have all the workers gone? The most recent take from the Bureau of Labor Statistics says the participation rate of all US workers is 63.6 percent of the population...
Olympic run and bank runs
As spectacles go, there are few more universal and inspiring than the run of the Olympic Torch in the lead-up to the summer games. On Friday, as the torch headed...
Prattle of the stars
Where’s the love for the good ol’ broadcast nets? If the upfronts’ advertising pomp demonstrated anything last week, it’s that today’s TV stars show little loyalty to the networks that...
Einhorn is leery of the course of Amazon
Billionaire investor David Einhorn said Amazon.com’s future is a “riddle” because the world’s largest online retailer hasn’t shown it can increase profit in tandem with sales. The Greenlight Capital co-founder...
Give ’em enough Eu-rope
US stocks fell a third week in the longest losing streak since last August as German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Friday turmoil in the financial markets caused by Europe’s...
A look at Dimon in the rough
Jamie Dimon’s dressing-down continued late last week when the JPMorgan chief accepted an “invitation” to speak to the Senate Banking Committee on the bank’s recent massive trading losses.When Dimon announced...
Breaking bread
Bankrupt Hostess is set to present a new proposal in the next day or so to a federal judge to help prevent Twinkie the Kid from riding off to the...
Bank’s no Ally for NY homeowners
Two weeks ago, a Westchester family had finally reached the end of seven years in foreclosure hell. Then the plate tectonics of the massive bank that controls their fate shifted....
Biz needs to invest in heart
Readers: A few weeks back, I carried a heart-wrenching letter from a woman whose husband had inoperable cancer and was having trouble with his company, even though he’d been employed...
One way you can go private on Facebook
Facebook may have embraced exposing its financial data by going public, but individual users are increasingly concerned with making sure their private information isn’t revealed. The social-media company already amended...
Pick your plastic
What’s in your wallet? Many consumers don’t know the difference between a credit and debit card, and that, advisers warn, could lead to financial disaster. “Each card can be useful...
MTV yanks ‘virgin’ reality TV
Maybe they couldn’t find 40 virgins who are also attention whores. MTV on Friday abruptly yanked an Internet casting call for men and women who wanted to “give up their...
Chest another day in NYC
This activist thinks women have the right to “bare” more than just arms. Moira Johnston, 29, drew a lot of attention during a topless protest yesterday in Union Square Park...
Rangel threat to ‘ally’
Move over Dale Carnegie: Rep. Charles Rangel’s campaign has a new recipe for winning friends and influencing people — threatening them. Following a Rangel endorsement rally yesterday in East Harlem,...
Rocket’s launch is 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 - oops!
Blast it!A new private supply rocket headed for a historic mission to resupply the International Space Station aborted its launch at the last second yesterday — catching a veteran NASA...
G-8’s $29 trillion debt
CAMP DAVID, Md. — G-8 countries are $29 trillion in debt. Can any spare a few euros, dollars, rubles or yen to save the global economy? Yesterday, President Obama told...
China activist in NY
The blind Chinese legal activist who fled to the US Embassy in Beijing last month finally arrived in the United States yesterday. Chen Guancheng, 40, arrived at Newark Liberty International...
Thou shalt not text
More than 40,000 Orthodox Jews are expected to pack the stands at Citi Field today — with an overflow of 22,000 in nearby Arthur Ashe Stadium — to take swings...
B’klyn love story in the mailbox
This summer romance will be delivered first class. A Brooklyn artist plans to send strangers hundreds of handwritten postcards, letters and valentines — each an installment of “Greetings from Coney...
Mayor is Mitt or miss
They’re at it again, those mischievous political elves whose job is to keep Mayor Bloomberg in the national spotlight. Mayoral aides are spinning a yarn that Bloomberg might make an...
Scorned Q69 bus rider torments driver with fliers after he declined her advances
She boarded his bus with purpose, approaching the man behind the wheel, and slipped the note with her name and number into his hand. MTA bus driver Tony Burns thought...
Precious Ruby’s back
When remaking their Coney Island gin mill, the owners of Ruby’s didn’t have to look far. The 77-year-old institution reopened yesterday after doing a $200,000 gut renovation, decked out in...
‘Jersey’ store ban
At “Jersey Shore” star Ronnie’s new store in The Bronx, it’s OK to look — but don’t touch.Real-life drama was on view at the grand opening of Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s emporium...
‘Vanished’ star in rehab
He’ll be back. Nick Stahl, the star of “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” who was reported missing by his estranged wife, has resurfaced. In a mass e-mail, Stahl has...
Mark Zuckerberg changes status to 'married,' after wedding longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan
Maybe he wanted to wait ’til he could afford it. Just a day after he became the $20 billion man by taking his tech company public, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg...
Brooklyn DA reveals new details on nearly 100 Orthodox sex abuse cases
After months of prodding, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes finally released an expanded accounting of the nearly 100 perverts he says he has prosecuted in the borough’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn***A man was killed in a gang-related East New York incident yesterday, police sources said. The 24-year-old victim was shot several times in the back at about 4 a.m. outside...
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn weds longtime partner Kim Catullo
For just one day, Christine Quinn wasn’t the speaker — she was the bride. Quinn tied the knot with her longtime partner, Kim Catullo, last night in a lavish, private...
RFK Jr. rejects blame during eulogy at wife Mary Richardson Kennedy’s funeral
Don’t blame Bobby. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shamelessly told a crowd of mourners at tragic wife Mary Richardson Kennedy’s funeral yesterday that her suicide was not his fault. “I know...
Anti-Semitic filth sale in Midtown
It’s pay-per-spew. A vendor in the heart of Midtown Manhattan is selling bootleg anti-Semitic movies — with titles like “The Synagogue of Satan: The Secret History of Jewish World Domination”...
The $1 million parking space
You’ll need a trunk full of cash to park here. The city’s first million-dollar parking space is on the market. The private garage at 66 E. 11th St. costs six...
UFT boss Mulgrew caught having sex with guidance counselor, scandal quashed: suit
UFT President Mike Mulgrew was caught “in flagrante delicto” with a guidance counselor at William Grady HS, where he taught before becoming the union’s boss, a bombshell lawsuit charges. The...
Wife of Jets CB Cromartie fakes suicide attempt to get his attention
For New York Jet and prolific baby daddy Antonio Cromartie, it was wedded blitz. Terricka Cason Cromartie, while seven months pregnant with their second child, sent her cornerback hubby these...
Cop cleared of rape weighs suit
He was cleared of raping a drunken woman while on duty, and now he wants his pound of flesh. Disgraced ex-cop Kenneth Moreno is eyeing a potentially multimillion-dollar civil suit...
3 girls’ Bx. fire ordeal
A Bronx woman was nowhere to be found after a fire tore through her apartment early yesterday, nearly killing her three terrified young girls in their tiny, doorless bedroom. Firefighters...
‘Terror plot’ on Bam’s HQ
CHICAGO — Three NATO summit protesters conspired to commit terrorism and considered hitting President Obama’s campaign headquarters and other sites in Chicago with “incendiary devices,” prosecutors said yesterday.The three men...
It’s a crying shame
It is a cliché to say America is polarized, but that doesn’t make it any less true. While there is no shortage of examples, the cultural divide over shame may...
The real curse of the Kennedys
Along with their waning power, wealth, privilege and prestige, here’s another element of the Camelot mystique that needs to be extinguished: the myth of “The Kennedy Curse.” It’s almost a...
How I changed my brain
I became aware of my cognitive shortcomings when I was 6 years old. “Barbara has a mental block,” my first-grade teacher explained to my mother. The teacher was almost right....
Seat of deceit
The scandal was too much to bear. At 1 a.m., a Bronx state senator took a sedative but still remained sleepless. He knew what was coming in the morning. Julius...
Athens, calif.
LONDON — This island off the course of northwest Europe is turning out to be an excellent viewing platform for three blockbuster shows this summer: Queen Elizabeth’s 60th anniversary Jubilee,...
After the Arab spring
CAIRO — When Egyptians go to the polls Wednesday and Thursday, they will be choosing not only Egypt’s first democratically elected president, but also the future identity and political direction...
The soundview shutdown
The state Department of Health dropped the hammer on the Soundview Health Network last week — just days after a Brooklyn federal jury convicted its founder, ex-Sen. Pedro Espada Jr.,...
Move over, Joe
Brooklyn DA Charles "Joe" Hynes is under fire for his handling of child sexual-abuse cases in the borough’s ultra-Orthodox community — with critics suggesting a double standard in how such...
Saving SoHo
I would like to suggest three quick solutions to SoHo’s congestion and trash problems (“SoHo Is Under Siege,” Susan Edelman, PostScript, May 13). Move the peddlers to Broadway south of...
Required reading
Visit Sunny Chernobyl And Other Adventures in the World’s Most Polluted Places by Andrew Blackwell (Rodale) Call this the anti-guide book. No traditional travel writer would recommend any of the...
Twist of fate
It’s been a year since one of the most devastating tornados to hit the US touched down in Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, May 22, 2011, causing $2 billion in damages,...
In my library: Allegra Kent
It’s the rare picture book that’s dedicated to the memory of George Balanchine. Rarer still is a kids’ book author who actually danced for him, as Allegra Kent did. “Choreography...
Play ball!
The Ball Discovering the Object of the Game by John Fox Harper Don’t think of big-league ballplayers as “dumb jocks.” Think of them as “smart cavemen.” It was a smart...
Go Wes, young man
Every Wes Anderson movie feels a bit like summer camp: a secluded microcosm of real life, painstakingly decorated with handmade ornamentation — and over way too soon. So it seems...
My New York: Andy Cohen
“Real Housewives” instigator Andy Cohen, ka host of “Watch What Happens Live” on Bravo, isn’t afraid to pry. Who else would ask Mary J. Blige who she’d “swim in the...
Rocker Presley still alive!
For the cover of her new album, “Storm & Grace,” Lisa Marie Presley posed for pictures in the woods at Graceland, her family’s Memphis estate. Growing up, the only child...
Remember me?
In your world, two plus two equals four. In Will Smith’s world, “Two plus two is gonna be what I want it to be,” as he once told TV host...
Top 5: Secrets you should keep from your sweetie
“That you started practicing signing his last name after your first date.” Danielle “You secretly use her desk scissors for manscaping.” Ryan “Your last boyfriend wore size 13 shoes, if...
Ask Ashley:An unhairy situation
My nephew gets his eyebrow area waxed and cleaned almost weekly, but many of us think he’s trimming them too much. I’m all for “manscaping,” but not to the point...
Pacing vs. racing
When a master gets off to a slow start in a competitive event, he may offer a lame excuse like: “It’s not a sprint. It’s a marathon.”But play in the...
Bridge
I Was sitting in the club lounge with my friend the English professor when Cy the Cynic asked him if he knew a word with which no other word rhymes.“I...
Pas de dog
Ballet dancer Joaquin De Luz takes his place center stage and throws out his arm melodramatically, gesturing with what will be a bouquet of flowers. They’re Nigel’s cue. The cairn...
Adopt us!
Hope (far left) is a 3-year-old female Dachshund mix, while her same mixed-breed pal Dylan is a year younger. The bonded pair is sweet, funny and in tune with each...
Inside NBC's golden age of comedy
‘Master of your domain.” Ross loves Rachel. Latte lunches with Frasier and Niles Crane. Some of the best-loved moments in TV history — until Donald Trump killed them all. At...
Baseball has chance next season to fix unfair slate
Enjoying this weekend’s sneak preview of interleague play? Let’s go over what to expect when this picks up in June: 1. The Yankees, as members of the American League East,...
St. John's starter Hansen can learn from sibling’s success and failure
Kyle Hansen was just another spectator seven years ago, sitting behind the home dugout at St. John’s University. On the mound was his brother Craig, a 6-foot-5 phenom dominating batter...
Analysts wrong to credit Capitals style for playoff run
The analyses of the Capitals’ second-round loss in seven games to the Rangers was common, all right, but reflected no wisdom. The analysts largely repeated the self-serving nonsense promulgated by...
I'll Have Another wins Preakness, will go for Triple Crown at Belmont
BALTIMORE — It’s Triple Crown or bust for I’ll Have Another, the streaking chestnut colt from California who duplicated his surprise come-from-behind score in the Kentucky Derby with another thrilling...
Boisterous Sparano brings accountability to Jets’ attack
Jets practices have a new soundtrack in 2012. The voice of new offensive coordinator Tony Sparano can be heard above all others, barking out commands and corrections as the Jets...
Soccer fan or not, Manchester City's Premier title was glorious moment
By now, you undoubtedly know the details, and you’ve seen the highlights, even if you’ve resisted the pull of soccer, even if every ounce of your DNA still wants you...
Nets’ Lopez returns to practice court
At his end-of-season press conference, Nets general manager Billy King said Brook Lopez was scheduled to meet with doctors this week, and would resume workouts if everything went well. So,...
Wade vows Game 3 blowup is behind Heat
INDIANAPOLIS — Refreshed in body and spirit, the Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused. There was no looking back. No heartfelt apologies were given. No need for a detailed...
Lakers, Clippers deliver double dud out west
LOST ANGELES — Traffic on the 110 was at a standstill most of yesterday afternoon and into the late evening as a result of two horrific crashes inside Staples Center....
Durant’s 3 helps Thunder sink Lakers
LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook scored 10 of his 37 points during a stirring fourth-quarter comeback, Kevin Durant added 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left,...
Yankees sit Teixeira for second straight with breathing issue
Mark Teixeira missed his second straight game yesterday, and because there still has been no improvement in his severely inflamed bronchial airways, Yankees manager Joe Girardi may keep the first...
Mets think umpire blew crucial call in ninth inning
TORONTO — Terry Collins didn’t need to see a replay to know second-base umpire Brian Knight blew the call. From the first-base dugout at Rogers Centre, the Mets manager had...
Mets shut out by Blue Jays' Morrow
TORONTO — David Wright had a good excuse for not getting a hit yesterday — he was sick and didn’t play. The rest of the Mets lineup was even sicker....
Mets' Hefner with strong outing after Batista injury
TORONTO — At 7:30 yesterday morning, Jeremy Hefner was in Buffalo, waiting for a ride to Toronto. Less than seven hours later, he was on the mound at Rogers Centre,...
Kiner’s keen insight is Wright on
He will be 90 in October and his speech is impaired, but if you don’t stretch a bit to hear what Ralph Kiner’s saying, you’re making a mistake. Thursday afternoon...
Yankees unable to Nova-come deficit
Ivan Nova has lost his magic touch, and the Yankees still are searching to find theirs. After the young right-hander was knocked around for five runs in six innings, the...
Yankees can't deliver clutch hit, but should turnaround
Yesterday brought more missed opportunities with runners in scoring position and another home-team loss at Yankee Stadium, so we welcome you to the Great Bronx Drought of 2012. Your reigning...
Yankees' A-Rod optimistic despite power outage
Despite a streak of 40 at-bats without a homer and unimpressive stats through a quarter of the season, struggling Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez declared that when the year’s over, he...
‘Destiny’ ends Lukas’ 116-race skid in graded stakes
BALTIMORE — Snapping a mind-boggling streak of 116 straight losses in graded stakes races, Hall-of-Fame legend D. Wayne Lukas saddled 5-2 favorite Hamazing Destiny to win yesterday’s Grade 3, $100,000...
Resilient Rangers continue to be road warriors
Afterward, one of the things everyone wanted to talk to the Rangers about was how efficient they were all five times they were a man down yesterday afternoon. Five times...
Rangers' Prust could face discipline for elbow
Playing in a league determined to eliminate headshots, Brandon Prust is going to have to answer today for his elbow to the back of Anton Volchenkov’s head during the second...
Kreider scores goal, plays key role in Rangers win
If curious how much Chris Kreider has assimilated to the Rangers’ way of doing things, you need to look no further than this exchange yesterday afternoon, moments after he scored...
Rangers shut down Devils' power play
The Rangers’ beleaguered penalty kill was monumental in yesterday’s 3-0 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Devils. By forcing the Devils to go 0-for-5 over...
Rangers fans invade Devils home ice, taunt Brodeur
Some home-ice advantage. The Devils stole home ice away from the Rangers after Wednesday’s 3-2 victory at the Garden. But it wasn’t much of an advantage in yesterday’s 3-0 Game...
Defensemen scoring goals for Rangers
The Rangers have been a defense-first team all season long, but in the Eastern Conference finals, their defense has been their best offense. Three of their eight goals in the...
Lundqvist invaluable to exhausted Rangers
The Rangers are like a heavyweight in the middle rounds of a grueling title bout, conserving energy, throwing metaphorical punches in short bursts, no longer on their toes, but comfortable...
Kings looking to complete sweep of Coyotes, reach Stanley Cup
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Dwight King has been living in a hotel since the Kings recalled him from the minors more than three months ago, and the playoff hero isn’t...
Liberty lose season opener to Sun
The Liberty had all but hit the send button on the ‘Thank You!’ note they were going to send yesterday. The Rangers’ gritty trek through the NHL playoffs forced the...
Red Bulls win fifth straight with 10-man squad
MONTREAL — Dane Richards scored in the 67th minute, and the Red Bulls, playing a man short, beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak...
Spurs push Clippers to brink
LOS ANGELES — Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs. Not even a 24-point deficit. Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a defining 24-0 run...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 fur; $17,000; clm($10,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Blissful Tune(L),121R Chiappe6-6-8Demasi8-12 Come Sei Bella(L),121J Pimentelx-x-xGrove5-13 Lock the Door(L),121J Burke5-8-2Curry10-14 Stroud Point(L),121V Diaz3-7-xPappada9-25 My...
Belmont Charts
May 19th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/8m(T); $31,000; clm($20,000); 3upOff: 12:51. 8. 3w 1st, let out 1/8plTime: 24.12, 48.65, 1:13.12, 1:37.06, 1:49.04.Trainer: William MottWinner:...
Pimlico Results
FIRST-5 fur(T); $45,000; alw; 3up3Varsity (Bravo)4.003.002.604Agonistic (Russell)11.406.207Night Officer (Boyce)3.80Scr: Cardashi, Disco Dandy, Alston Gunter.* Exacta (3-4) $49.80 * Trifecta (3-4-7) $201.20SECOND-1 1/16m; $25,000; hdcp; 3up4Bleys Bch (Sntgo)3.402.402.102Strngernthenght (Russll)6.603.607Albrecht (Acosta)2.20Scr: Arctic...
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:55 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $14,000; clm($16,000); 3up5-Forever Noble 4-14-Lets Go Donna 3-11-Corys Delight 6-16-Mezuman 6-12-Bianca Neve 12-17-TrueExpectatns5-13-Tanasi 5-2SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $10,500; clm($5,0); 3up5-BallerinaBnny10-14-Missy Miner 6-11-School Girl 8-16-Super Girlie...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $13,000; clm($10,000); 3upGUN SLINGIN BULLY cuts back to sprint and drops in class. TRAMICI BAY drew rail and drops in class. HES ROUGH N READY...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-6 fur; $20,000; clm; 3up5I'm Nt Myslf (Crmch)7.604.402.203Narbona Pass (Ayuso)14.203.601Downtowncndybrown (Trujll)2.10Scr: King Henry.* Ex (5-3) $44.40 * $1 Tri (5-3-1) $39.30SECOND-1 1/16m; $16,000; clm; 3up1Full N Sssy (Sntgo)3.603.202.204Secret Tracker (Serpa)5.803.003D'lucci...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-1 1/8 miles(T); $62,000; alw; 4up 1 Mk Msc fr M (Grc) 9.60 5.00 2.60 2 Haimish Hy (Gomez) 7.80 2.80 3 Fire With Fire (Flores) 2.10 * $1 Ex...
Yonkers Result
FIRST-1-mile pace; cond; $19,000 4 Arduous (E Goodell) 7.30 5.20 2.20 3 Arockin Hanover (JBartlett) 8.70 2.50 2 Western Dakota (S Vallee) 2.10 * Exacta (4-3) $53.00 * Triple (4-3-2)...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile pace; $22,500; N.J.S.S. 4 ProuetteHnovr(RPrc) 3.20 2.60 2.20 7 Rockin Belle (B Sears) 5.20 3.60 6 Air Guitar Hanover (Y Gingras) 3.60 * Exacta (4-7) $20.80 * Trifecta (4-7-6)...
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