May 28, 2012
MSNBC host Hayes apologizes for saying he is 'uncomfortable' calling fallen soldiers heroes
MSNBC host Chris Hayes apologized Monday evening after outraging veterans by saying it makes him "uncomfortable" to describe all fallen soldiers as heroes. The TV presenter made the controversial comment...
Shackleford takes Met Mile by a nose
Shackleford held off a furious rush to the finish by Caleb's Posse and won the $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap by a nose on a steamy Monday at Belmont Park. The stretch...
'Mad Men' recap: Sterling Cooper Draper Pimps
For all his faults, I knew Lane Pryce was a wee bit smart. Sure, he may be cheating his company out of money and trying to cheat on his wife,...
Pier 54 poster touts wrong date for Titanic voyage
Icebergs in August? What a Titanic mistake. A historical poster at the Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 touts the legendary doomed passenger ship Titanic going to its watery grave on...
Red Bulls to use up to 8 regulars in Tuesday's Open Cup, but not Thierry Henry
Even though the Red Bulls won’t pencil in captain Thierry Henry for tomorrow’s U.S. Open Cup game at Charleston, they do plan to use as many as eight starters and...
Veterans overwhelmingly support Romney over Obama: poll
US veterans overwhelmingly support Mitt Romney over President Obama and are responsible for the former Massachusetts governor's advantage among men overall, according to a new analysis released Monday. Romney leads...
Fisherman finds body in Queens park lake
A fisherman made a gruesome find Monday morning when he spotted a corpse floating in a lake at a Queens park. Cops pulled the bloated, fully clothed body of a...
Protesters swarm Cairo's Tahrir Square over presidential election results
CAIRO -- Protesters flocked to Tahrir Square in Cairo on Monday, as young activists took to the streets to demonstrate against a run-off election to choose Egypt's first freely elected...
Family of doctor in bin Laden hunt slams trial
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The family of the Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden said Monday the man is...
B'klyn woman busted after car plows through Long Island house
Police say a Brooklyn woman was arrested on a DWI charge after her vehicle crashed into a Long Island house. Suffolk County police say the car stopped in the backyard...
Elvis Presley's crypt to go up for auction
Elvis Presley's original crypt is going up for auction, Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills announced Monday. The "King of Rock and Roll" was laid to rest in the crypt at...
Turner hurt in Mets' 8-4 loss to Phillies
Take your pick over who rates as the bigger Mets killer: Ty Wigginton or Manny Acosta. The former wears a Phillies uniform and today added a six-RBI game against the...
3 rescued from plane crash site in remote Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — Hours after their plane crashed on a steep and snowy mountainside in Idaho, a California fireman, his wife and their daughter were airlifted to safety by National...
Teen stabbed during Harlem fight
A teen boy was viciously stabbed in a Harlem fight yesterday, police said. An unknown assailant slashed the 14-year-old in the left side of his head, ear, and neck about...
Obama honors fallen troops on Memorial Day
WASHINGTON — President Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, singling out Vietnam veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned group of war...
Poll: Memorial Day still mark of early season
Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday weekend.In today’s Post, I wrote my annual poll concerning “turnaround teams.” I always do it this weekend because symbolically, Memorial Day is when clubs...
Girl's photo of cash on Facebook sparks terrifying armed raid on Aussie family home
SYDNEY -- The perils of being indiscreet on social media were brought home in a terrifying manner when a teenage girl posted a photograph on Facebook of her grandmother's wads...
Search widened for US tourist missing in Israel
BEIT SHE'AN, Israel -- A police search for an American tourist who went missing while visiting ruins in Israel was widened Monday. Herman Kahn, 80, was last seen at ancient...
WATCH: Crowds gather for Golden Gate Bridge celebration
SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of people flocked to San Francisco's waterfront and onto Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday to celebrate the famous span's 75th birthday. The daylong party attracted pleasure...
Will Ferrell, Gordon Ramsay injured in charity soccer match
MANCHESTER, England -- Hollywood funnyman Will Ferrell and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay put their bodies on the line for charity as a celebrity-filled soccer friendly in the UK turned ugly....
Lady Gaga's appeal grows in Indonesia despite concert cancellation
Lady Gaga's Indonesian fans may no longer be able to catch the pop idol live, after her concert was canceled owing to threats from Islamic extremists, but her songs and...
Italian police arrest 19 over soccer fixing, raid national team base ahead of Euro 2012
ROME -- Italian soccer was in disarray after 19 people, including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri, were dramatically arrested early Monday by police investigating illegal betting. The Italian national team's training...
Crash, attack kill 3 NATO troops in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A helicopter crash killed two NATO service members in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, and a third died in an insurgent attack in the south, the US-led coalition...
'Girls' recap: Episode 7
This week, Hannah is back in Brooklyn and going to The Party Of The Year with the girls. They arrive in Bushwick in their most character-appropriate party gear. Jessa in...
Boston University student still in a coma following New Zealand van crash that killed three classmates
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A Boston University student critically injured in a May 12 van rollover in New Zealand that killed three of her classmates remained in a medically induced...
Brooklyn brothers beaten in MetLife Stadium parking lot
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Two brothers from Brooklyn have been injured, one critically, after a group of men beat them in the parking lot at MetLife Stadium. Police say the...
Rescue crews resume search for missing NJ boy
LONG BRANCH, NJ — Rescue crews resumed their search today for a 17-year-old boy who disappeared while swimming near a beach in Long Branch. Family and friends reported the teen...
Stayin' alive: Failla, Farrell top Ford, move on to third round
It was a meaningless game, as far as the standings were concerned. Moore Catholic had already clinched the CHSAA Staten Island title. Monsignor Farrell was locked into third place. To...
NYC baseball rankings
Poly Prep claimed the first baseball championship of the spring. Who will follow in the Blue Devils' lead? We're a few weeks away from finding out, but this week will...
CHSAA/Private softball rankings
The CHSAA has its champions. St. Joseph by the Sea got by Preston in a thriller to claim its sixth CHSAA Archdiocesan crown in the last eight years and Archbishop...
CHSAA/Private baseball rankings
Poly Prep and Andrew Zapata did it again. The junior right-hander, who has a bevy of top Division I schools pursuing him, tossed a gem against Fieldston and Matt Coposio...
PSAL baseball rankings
This is our favorite time of the year in the PSAL season. The contenders have separated themselves from the pretenders. Just eight teams remain in the PSAL Class A playoffs;...
NYC softball rankings
The 2012 softball season is drawing to a close. Three champions will be crowned this week starting with the CHSAA state title. St. Joseph by the Sea, which won its...
PSAL softball rankings
The PSAL Class A championship game, set for Wednesday, won’t have any surprise appearances. But it will have a newcomer as far as recent history goes. Tottenville is back in...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: May 28-June 3
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of May 28 through June 3. BASEBALL CHSAA Class...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: May 21-May 28
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of May 21. BASEBALL Julian Lanfranco, Xaverian The senior second...
Defending champ Xaverian back as No. 1 seed after rout of St. Ray's
Elvin Soto is at the University of Pittsburgh. Kevin Martir is at Grand Street Campus. And Xaverian is still the best team in the CHSAA. The Clippers proved that unequivocally...
After stopping Padres, Mets are ready to face rival Phillies
It’s been a chase with their rivals for five years. The Mets have been trying to catch the Phillies since collapsing and losing the NL East to them in 2007....
Justin Bieber accused of battery by paparazzo
CALABASAS, Calif. -- Police in California are investigating a paparazzo's claim that he was attacked by teen singer Justin Bieber. The unnamed photographer told police the incident happened Sunday at...
Amazin’s have a month to prove staying power
There were good times for the Mets at Citi Field yesterday, and even a surprise celebration for Terry Collins from his players as they turned off the lights in the...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Moore beats Fordham, earns No. 3 seed in playoffs
The CHSAA seeding round – which decides the spots for the four regular-season division winners in the playoffs – is many things to many people. Some coaches hate it; others...
Francisco’s change leads to mound of success
Less than two weeks ago, seemingly everybody outside the Mets clubhouse was wondering why struggling Frank Francisco was still their closer. Lately he’s showing why. A change in his bullpen...
PSAL baseball playoff roundup: Tottenville thumps Center, back in quarters
Tottenville is peaking at the right time. The third-seeded Pirates were thought to have gotten a tough draw with No. 14 Manhattan Center, but the Pirates moved on comfortably anyway,...
Beryl soaks Florida and Georgia, but no major damage reported
MIAMI — The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl soaked a wide swath of northern Florida and southern Georgia on Monday, causing no major damage but disrupting plans for Memorial Day...
One kidney illegally traded every hour worldwide, WHO reveals
GENEVA -- The illegal trade in kidneys has become so rampant that more than one of the organs is traded every hour, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Every...
'Bloviating ignoramus' Donald Trump blasts back at 'dumb' George Will
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump got stuck into a war of words with conservative columnist George Will on Sunday, blasting the "dumb" commentator who had earlier branded him a "bloviating ignoramus."...
Florida man fights for life after having face chewed by growling, naked attacker
MIAMI -- As the victim of a gruesome attack in Miami continued to fight for his life late Sunday, horrific details emerged of the scene that confronted police a day...
LIVE BLOG: CHSAA Class AA baseball third round, Games 1 and 2
It seems like we’ve been waiting weeks for the CHSAA playoffs to heat up due to all the rain. We’ll finally get our wish Monday.Three separate sites will host eight...
Go to Greg
I just got a new bike and I love it — and I want to ride it to work every day. But the facilities guy at my building told me...
Jam Master
Tom Kaminski is a fast-talking guardian angel of sorts for commuters in the metro area, the guy you turn to every 10 minutes to get rapid-fire reports on the Cross-Bronx...
Mad ave. flameout
When General Motors sneezes, Madison Avenue catches a cold. The auto giant’s advertising pullback is having a chilling effect just as the “upfront” marketplace — where TV networks sell their...
Business briefs
Hit to unionsThe ironworkers’ union — desperate to regain market share from surging nonunion construction, and afraid of missing out on lucrative work at Hudson Yards and the Tappan Zee...
New boutique hotel to ‘shelter’ Island
Shelter Island is about to get a chic new boutique hotel that is sure to draw some of the stylish set that flocks to Andre Balazs’ popular Sunset Beach resort....
Wrong-way SI driver shoots gal
This reckless driver turned violent.A still-at-large gunman shot a 23-year-old woman in the leg after driving the wrong way on a Staten Island street and exchanging words with the driver...
Cannibal horror
A naked man was shot to death by cops as he chewed the face of another nude man and tried to eat it, Miami cops said. The victim survived but...
Bust in airman’s Bx. slay
Cops yesterday charged a teenager with the fatal Bronx shooting of a member of the US Air Force. The victim, Fabian Gonzalez 21, had been in town for only one...
Latest outrage in Syria
Even as the UN Security Council condemned Syria’s “outrageous use of force” on its civilian population after 108 people were massacred in Houla, the killing continued elsewhere in the country...
SoHo storage facility is becoming a haven for the homeless
A SoHo storage facility has turned into the Hobo Hilton. The Manhattan Mini Storage on Spring Street is filled each night with a host of vagrants, loiterers and sleeping homeless...
Cannes adores ‘Amour’
CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival rewarded one of its favorite directors yesterday, as Michael Haneke won the top prize for a second time, with “Amour,” a stark film...
That’s Dr. De Niro
LEWISTON, Maine — As he received an honorary doctorate yesterday, Robert De Niro told Bates College graduates that despite his own lack of formal education, he’s made out OK.During a...
Bieber scuffles with LA photog
La County cops want to question Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning after a photographer complained of being roughed up by the pop star yesterday.Police said the photographer called 911...
Shifty Shel’s Andy pander
Talk about waving the white flag and sending out a coded signal at the same time. That’s what Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the powerful Lower East Side Democrat — who...
Breaking up hard to do
I Wish I could quit you, Alec. Honest, I do. But my lusty bloviator refuses to act like a lady and realize when it’s time to leave. Why in Alec...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn***A reckless driver trying to escape police in East New York yesterday hit an elderly woman trying to exit a car on her block, trapping her between two vehicles, cops...
False-arrest flap
An off-duty NYPD cop pulled his gun on four innocent Long Island men — and then falsely accused the group of trying to rob him, according to a federal lawsuit...
It’s another flippin’ miracle at Indy
Race-car driver Will Power sent rival Mike Conway flying in this spectacular crash, knocking both racers out of yesterday’s Indianapolis 500. Remarkably, both men walked away uninjured from the wreckage....
Fed safety plan nixes MTA’s commute fixes
The feds are ruining your commute. A federally mandated safety program that will cost at least $750 million has forced the MTA to put off upgrades that would benefit millions...
City puts parking rules in its ‘site’
Motorists trying to figure out where they can park around town will no longer have to rely on a sign from above. The city is set to unveil an interactive...
Rate-hike chances dimming
Now this is really shocking: Con Ed is not planning to seek a rate hike.A rate plan that boosted prices by about 2.5 percent April 1 will stay in place...
DUMBOers: Pull plug on Con Ed
DUMBO has a message for Con Edison: Get out! Following last month’s explosion at a Brooklyn substation — the second since September — neighborhood residents say they’re concerned about potential...
Gaga holy war!
Well, it’s not as if anyone expected her to wear a burqa. Lady Gaga yesterday canceled her sold-out concert in Indonesia rather than bow to the demands of Muslim zealots...
Devastated wife of alleged Etan Patz killer is 'done' with him: relatives
She wants nothing more to do with him. The shattered wife of the man who confessed to killing 6-year-old Etan Patz last week says their marriage is over, relatives told...
Tragic end for writer
A talented Yale graduate set to pursue her dream as a writer in New York died in a car crash near her Massachusetts home. Marina Keegan, 22, was going to...
'Monster' hid Etan's body in bodega fridge before trash dump: sources
He put Etan’s body on ice. The man who confessed to strangling little Etan Patz was calculating enough to stash the child’s corpse in a basement walk-in refrigerator before tossing...
Vet: US wishes I’d die
While Americans spend today at parades and ceremonies honoring service members killed in the line of duty, one Queens veteran believes government bureaucrats can’t wait for him to die. Frank...
Recession does job on GIs
Memorial Day will be filled with dishonor and shame for thousands of veterans coming home from two wars who are unable to find jobs in the land of opportunity. While...
City sanitation worker leaps to his death from Verrazano Narrows Bridge
A Staten Island man jumped to his death yesterday from the Verrazano Narrows Bridge — in front of a crowd of horrified onlookers, including a photographer who took this shocking...
Box-office invasion by ‘MIB 3’
The agents in suits have knocked off the superheroes in tights at the box office. “Men in Black 3” debuted as the holiday weekend’s No. 1 movie, with $55 million...
iPhone app nails ‘thief’
Cops pinched a Bronx man yesterday after he allegedly ripped off an Upper East Side woman’s bag — which held an iPhone that led them to an easy arrest.The victim,...
NY municipal honchos on Obama’s $ide
WASHINGTON — Mayor Bloomberg may be staying on the sidelines, but there’s little doubt about which presidential candidate his employees are backing.Top New York City’s municipal workers are steering cash...
Beryl batters holiday plans
Tropical Storm Beryl was already wrecking Memorial Day weekend plans yesterday, sending shoreline campers packing to head inland and canceling events in the Southeast.Beryl was still well offshore, but officials...
‘Booster’ Giuliani: Mitt is Rudy lite
With an endorsement like that, who needs opponents? Egocentric former Mayor Rudy Giuliani went on TV yesterday as a surrogate for presidential contender Mitt Romney — but seemed to pump...
Chuck: End fees on fam flights
Airlines must allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra, Sen. Charles Schumer demanded yesterday. Extra fees for families requesting to sit together were revealed last week...
Dying mom’s son attacked EMT
A Brooklyn man who called 911 for his dying mother was arrested after he assaulted one of the responding EMTs, officials said yesterday.Dexter Carter, 22, called for help at 12:21...
The dead we honor
Memorial Day inspires mixed emotions: Pride in the valor of those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom; sorrow that such self-sacrifice should have been necessary. Pride in...
A typical Kennedy tale: victimizing Mary again
The Issue: Kerry Kennedy’s column about her ‘best friend’ Mary Richardson’s depression and death. *** “Life Lesson in Nightmare of Depression” (May 24) is a beautiful tribute to Mary Richardson...
Testing the Chief Justice’s backbone
In one of his characteristic conniptions about people who frustrated him, Theodore Roosevelt, progressivism’s first president, said of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, “I could carve out of a banana a...
The sacrifices we salute
The cemetery in Normandy, just above Omaha Beach, is among the most sacred of places. In a reverential stillness broken only by nature, row after row of white crosses and...
Phils’ ace exits with sore shoulder
Roy Halladay gave up a grand slam to Yadier Molina in an abbreviated two-inning start before leaving with shoulder soreness, and the Cardinals avoided a four-game sweep with an 8-3...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m; $28,000; cl($14,000); 3upGOSPEL LESSON lost two-race winning streak when tiring in starter handicap. ELTHEEB drops in class...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $27,000; cl($16,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Bridled Energy(L),113A Suarez6-6-1Auwarter6-12 Fiery Forest(L),120J Flores4-2-2Aristone5-23 Shoe ShineMan(L),120J Bisono5-1-4Sleeter7-24 Amber's Ram(L),120C Cruz8-7-9Rowan12-15 Pleasant Earth(L),122RMontanz1-9-7Reese8-16 Bonaroo(L),115LVillanuev1-6-4Lehman2-1SECOND-6f; $20,000; cl($5,000);...
Belmont Park Charts
May 27th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $33,000; clm($20,000); 3upOff: 12:50. Good. 3w 2nd turn, gamelyTime: 25.2, 49.39, 1:14.06, 1:39.68, 1:46.44.Trainer: Carl DominoWinner: B...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-1 mile; $23,000; clm($12,500); 3up 1 Stpndus Dv (Trujll) 5.60 3.60 2.20 6 Cat Can Do (Serpa) 4.80 2.40 5 Supersonic Beauty (Lopez) 2.10 Scr: L. A. Girl. * Exacta...
Hollywood Park Analysis
Post Time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-6 1/2f; $24,000; cl($12,500); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5 Jack O Lyn(L),120RBejrn4-2-13-12 Helimark(L),118AQnnz5-7-120-13 Pop the Cork(L),120MPedrz3-3-34-14 HadfunlstnghtL118MGarci2-4-35-25 Jack O Lyn(L),120RBejrn4-2-13-16 TheBien'sGift(L)118JTalam4-3-57-27 AlreadyThere(L)118JRosari5-6-14-1SECOND-1 1/16m(T); $52,000; mdn spcl wt; 3upPN...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-1m; $16,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)DO IT WITH HONOR drops in class after tiring in slop. CATHEDRAL FLYER finished third going shorter. FLOWER PATCH drops in class for...
Hollywood Park Results
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $33,000; clm($25,000); 3up2Hlfpondros (Flors)4.202.202.106Ambitoness (Delgadillo)2.602.201Grasp (Sutherland)2.60* $1 Exacta (2-6) $5.10 * Quinella (2-6) $4.80 * $1 Superfecta (2-6-1-4) $35.70 * $1 Trifecta (2-6-1) $15.10Trifecta picked by Vic...
‘Honor’ primed for Met Mile
It took To Honor and Serve a while to fulfill the promise he showed as a 2-year-old, but the son of Bernardini has made up for lost time. He closed...
Easy breezy
Tempting history, trainer Doug O’Neill plans to send Triple Crown hopeful I’ll Have Another into the June 9 Belmont Stakes off gallops alone, with no official workouts — even though...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Phillies at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)1 p.m.Cardinals at Braves MLBN, ESPN (98.7), joined in progress2 p.m.Padres at Cubs WGN4 p.m.Diamondbacks at Giants ESPN (98.7 FM)9 p.m.Yankees at Athletics...
Big sweep for Hondo
Hondo took his broom out of the closet and put it to good use yesterday, sweeping with the Reds and Giants to slash the negative numeral to 1,565 mondays.Today, Mr....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 28TUEMay 29WEDMay 30THUMay 31FRIMay 1SATJune 2SUNJune 3YankeesL.A. Angels9:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AML.A.A. 10:05 YES WCBSL.A.A.10:05YESWCBSNO GAMEDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:15 FOXWCBSDet. 1:05 YESWCBSMetsPhiladelphia1:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMPhi.7:10SNYWFANPhi.7:10SNYWFANNO GAMESt.L. 7:10 SNY WFANSt.L....
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogHEAT8CelticsOdds to Win SeriesHeat-500+400NHL PlayoffsWednesdayFavoriteLineUnderdogKings$100-120DEVILSOdds to Win SeriesKings$150-170DevilsHome team in CAPS
Sports Shorts
Golf: Donald wins, reclaims No. 1 rankingLuke Donald took the top spot in the world ranking from Rory McIlroy for the third time in 10 weeks, successfully defending his title...
Franchitti rolls at Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS — Dario Franchitti stamped his name in the record books by winning his third Indianapolis 500 yesterday, a day that started and ended as a tribute to Dan Wheldon,...
Kahne gulps up Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. — Kasey Kahne powered to victory in the Coca-Cola 600 last night, taking NASCAR’s longest race for the third time for his first win with Hendrick Motorsports. Kahne...
French fry: Early exit for Roddick
PARIS — Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can be. The soft courts...
Wade: Celts-Heat series ‘inevitable’
MIAMI — In 2010, the Celtics ousted Dwyane Wade in the first round and LeBron James in the second round. A year later, Wade and James were teammates and turned...
Top Thunder, extend win streak to 19
SAN ANTONIO — Gregg Popovich wanted some “nasty.” The Spurs obliged, and they’ve now tied NBA history. Not to mention left the Thunder agonizing about what could have been. Manu...
Stew gets call with Martin out
OAKLAND — Chris Stewart started behind the plate yesterday for the second straight game because Yankees catcher Russell Martin’s stiff neck hadn’t improved from Saturday. “It was bad [Saturday] but...
Zach slays Dufner at ‘Hogan’s Alley’
FORT WORTH, Texas — Zach Johnson won the Colonial for his first victory since also winning at “Hogan’s Alley’’ two years ago, pulling ahead yesterday when Jason Dufner finally faltered....
Torts’ shot-blocking edict could hamper Rangers’ growth
If you’re a Rangers fan, the last thing you want to see the first month of next season is Chris Kreider flinging himself in front of shots from the blue...
DeBoer's days off pay off for Devils
Two philosophies of rest and recuperation clashed in the Battle of the Hudson. Rangers coach John Tortorella repeatedly ridiculed the suggestion his overachievers might be worn out. Devils coach Pete...
Come what ‘may’
Memorial Day means the start of summer for the greater populace. For those of us in the baseball universe, it means an end of sorts. It’s the end of saying,...
Wright’s wrong turn at plate
After generating .400 buzz with a torrid stretch at the plate, David Wright hit miserably this weekend. The Mets third baseman delivered his third straight 0-for-3 in yesterday’s 2-0 win...
Jeter passes Brett on hit list
OAKLAND — Hall of Famer George Brett was the fifth player passed this year by Derek Jeter on the all-time hit list yesterday. Jeter opened yesterday’s 2-0 win over the...
Kuroda lifts Yanks to 5th straight win
OAKLAND — Having taken full advantage of a Memorial Day weekend gift from the schedule maker, the Yankees vacated the Bay Area last night headed back to the big leagues....
Loathe thy neighbor
Nothing says West Virginia or Kentucky like Romania. No, seriously. That’s where History Channel’s excellent original movie “Hatfields & McCoys” was filmed, and it sure looks more like the Old...
Nicole went naked for daughters
CANNES, France — Nicole Kidman’s surprisingly explicit sex scenes with Clive Owen in “Hemingway & Gellhorn” suggest an actress still fearless at 44. But the Oscar-winning Australian disagrees. “Oh, no,...
Weird but true
A historic downtown LA restaurant might not be run by the brightest bulbs. Workers renovating Clinton’s Cafeteria discovered a neon lamp that’s been needlessly burning for 63 years. The light...
Johnnies take East by Storm
This was supposed to be the big year for St. John’s baseball, the season the Red Storm finally get past the elusive NCAA Regionals and beyond. Publications had the team...
Reliever goes 11 innings as Jaspers win MAAC
One year ago, Taylor Sewitt began the process of becoming a submarine pitcher. One month ago, he broke into Manhattan College’s starting rotation. Over the weekend, the senior pitched the...
Talented writer who recently graduated from Yale dead in Mass. car crash
A talented Yale graduate set to pursue her dream as a writer in New York died in a car crash near her Massachusetts home. Marina Keegan, 22, was going to...
Big bats cook St. Francis Prep, earn Molloy fourth straight B/Q softball title
Archbishop Molloy won its first CHSAA state title behind a powerful middle of the batting order. It’s because of those same players that the Stanners will get a chance to...