June 2, 2012
Girardi ejected as Yankees fall to Tigers
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit two prodigious homers and Omir Santos' sacrifice fly in the ninth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a wild 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees...
1,200 firefighters battle record New Mexico blaze
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A wall of smoke advances across a vast swath of rugged country in southwestern New Mexico where the nation's wilderness movement was born nearly a century ago....
Red Bulls aim for Open, Henry questionable for Tuesday
Buoyed by the healthy return of Wilman Conde and Jan Gunnar Solli, the Red Bulls are openly setting a U.S. Open Cup title as a goal. And while they’re noncommittal...
Rep. Velazquez to reap slew of endorsements
Sen. Charles Schumer, Rep. Jerrold Nadler and State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will endorse Rep. Nydia Velazquez tomorrow — breaking ranks with Democratic party boss Vito Lopez to back his...
Rich families could sponsor poor ones, Pope says
MILAN -- Families from rich countries could sponsor families from poor ones, Pope Benedict XVI suggested Saturday at a gathering of around 350,000 people. The pope was speaking at the...
Devils' Ponikarovsky not so fit for a King
Alexei Ponikarovsky of the Devils chased the Stanley Cup with the L.A. Kings last season. After spending the first half of this season in Carolina, he was traded to the...
Zimmerman credibility takes hit after judge rules shooter lied about finances
SANFORD, Fla. — The credibility of Trayvon Martin's shooter could be an issue at trial after a judge said that George Zimmerman and his wife lied to the court about...
Dickey throws shutout gem as Mets beat Cardinals
R.A. Dickey followed up Johan Santana's no-hitter by shutting out St. Louis, David Wright homered and the New York Mets beat the Cardinals 5-0 on Saturday. Dickey (8-1) gave up...
Congress probes more questionable spending by GSA employees
WASHINGTON -- Nearly 100 high-ranking General Services Administration employees assigned to work from home reportedly still spent $750,000 on travel over nine months, according to records submitted to Capitol Hill...
Times Square 'bomber's' accused accomplices acquitted by Pakistani court
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday acquitted four men who had been charged with helping a Pakistani-American man carry out a failed attempt to detonate a truck bomb...
Bacteria levels close 19 Long Island beaches
UNIONDALE — Health officials have temporarily banned swimming at 19 Long Island beaches after heavy rain raised concerns about bacteria in the water. Nassau County's health department says it has...
JPMorgan returns $600M it had in MF Global money
JPMorgan Chase has returned roughly $600 million that was ensnared at the bank when MF Global Holdings Ltd. collapsed in October, people familiar with the matter said late Friday. Most...
Aston Villa's American owner Lerner makes fans' favorite Lambert new manager
BIRMINGHAM, England -- Aston Villa's American owner Randy Lerner on Saturday appointed recently-departed Norwich boss Paul Lambert as his fourth permanent manager since taking charge of the English Premier League...
Honored Beckham has a 'few ideas' for when he retires
LONDON -- David Beckham said he has a "few ideas" on what he will do when he eventually quits soccer, as he prepared to be honored for his long-standing national...
Taxi driver, tourist passenger killed in three-car accident
A cabby and one of two tourists who were his passengers were killed early today in a three-car pileup on the Long Island Expressway. Ogden, Utah resident Suzanne Nicholson, 60,...
Sen. Joe Lieberman says Obama 'too slow' about stopping Syria violence
SINGAPORE -- Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) thinks the White House is moving closer to getting involved to halt the bloodshed in Syria but told FOX News that "the administration is...
Fire scare at One World Trade Center
It took firefighters just under two hours this morning to declare a high-altitude fire at One World Trade Center as under control. Firefighters responded to the 89th floor of the...
Casey Anthony is most hated person in America: poll
The people have spoken -- and they hate Casey Anthony most of all. After The Post put philandering ex-Sen. John edwards atop a list of America's 10 most-hated people, an...
Jo gotta believe
What a way to celebrate a 50th anniversary! In a historic and emotional night at Citi Field, Johan Santana finally gave the New York Mets what they -- and their...
Kidnapped female aid workers freed in Afghanistan after special forces raid
KABUL -- Two female foreign aid workers kidnapped last month were freed, along with two local Afghans, in a joint special forces operation in northeastern Afghanistan. Five Taliban kidnappers were killed...
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says refugees won't be forgotten
MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand — Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi got an up-close look at her nation's long-standing refugee crisis for the first time Saturday, visiting a...
Queen spends day at the races as Diamond Jubilee celebrations begin
LONDON — It was a royal day at the races, as Queen Elizabeth II watched a horse with the courtly name of Camelot win the Epsom Derby on Saturday —...
WATCH: Santana thanks Mets teammates in clubhouse
After pitching the first no-hitter in Mets' history, Johan Santana was greeted in the clubhouse by a round of applause from teammates.Santana went on to thank them for helping him...
Former Egyptian president Mubarak gets life for protest deaths
CAIRO — Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from power last year. The...
Yankees' Wise knows about historic catches
DETROIT — Dewayne Wise knows all about historic catches in historic games. So when Wise and The Post stood together late last night at Comerica Park and watched the replay...
Yankees, Mets gear up for MLB Draft
Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the Yankees selection of Derek Jeter with the sixth pick in the 1992 draft. But even Jeter, who has gone on to become one...
Devils coach not worried about matchup game
Devils coach Pete DeBoer said he will forego the right at home to keep Ilya Kovalchuk away from the Kings defensive pair of Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi, rather than...
Liberty look to catch winning Fever
After the Liberty lost its opener, 78-73 to the Connecticut Sun in the Garden, coach John Whisenant said he liked his team. Judging by the way they have played, one...
Ex-Net Woolridge dies at age 52
Orlando Woolridge, a cousin of Knicks Hall of Famer Willis Reed and a member of the Nets for two of his 13 NBA seasons, died at his parents’ home in...
Seventh heaven for rugby, NBC
The great benefit of TV networks throwing Trump Cash at college sports is an alumnus of almost any school can watch his or her beloved teams. The downside is sometimes...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
VAGRANCY Belmont Park, ninth race. Grade 2. Purse: $200,000. 6½ furlongs, fillies and mares. Post: 5:06 p.m. LOWDOWN: Nicole H was the 8-5 favorite carrying highweight of 124 pounds in...
Gala to honor boxing in Atlantic City
A collection of some of the best boxers ever to perform in Atlantic City will be honored at the All Star Boxing Legends Gala Saturday night at the Resorts Casino...
At his loneliest, Santana was surrounded on the mound
It can be the loneliest place in sports, the pitcher’s mound. Just not now. Just not at 9:48 p.m. on the first of June, at the end of the 8,020th...
Santana pitches Mets' first no-hitter
The curse lives no more. At 9:48 p.m. last night, Johan Santana uncoiled his body one last time and landed in uncharted territory for a Mets pitcher in the franchise’s...
Staszewski: Poor PSAL planning produces unfair end to softball season
The championship game is supposed to be one of the defining and memorable moments in a high school athlete’s career. Some never get that far, others get just that one...
California teacher accused of citing 'Bridesmaids' before trying to slap sense into student
MALIBU, Calif. -- The family of a California high school student has failed to see the funny side of a teacher imitating a scene from the hit comedy "Bridesmaids" and...
Worth the wait: Kearney beats St. Edmund for B/Q 'A' softball title
Allison Gasparino didn’t think the moment would ever happen as it took more than two weeks for Bishop Kearney to step on the field for its championship game. “I didn’t...
Blondes have more fun: Bleached Wolves blast Adams in semis Game 1
It must be the hair. Back in the PSAL Class A semifinals for the second straight year and third time in eight years, second-seeded Grand Street Campus didn’t play with...
Maryland man sentenced to 10 years for killing housemate over clogged toilet
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- A Maryland man was Friday sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing his housemate after an argument over a clogged toilet escalated. James Biddinger, 27, was...
CHSAA baseball playoff notebook: Sea eliminates Ray's, Molloy wins JV title
Brian Russell has been one of the best pitchers in New York City this year, a 17-strikeout performance against Cardinal Spellman the most notable performance of a fantastic senior campaign....
Jam master: Boyle, Molloy eliminate favorite Xaverian in CHSAA playoffs
Greg Boyle would have been a candidate to pitch in last year’s playoffs with Archbishop Molloy facing elimination. There was just one problem: he was on the bench recovering from...
Clutch Torres pitches, hits GW to dramatic Game 1 win over Telecom
Steve Mandl knew the situation required Alexis Torres' talents. “I had a stud out there,” the George Washington coach said. “Why don’t I bring him in?” Torres, who hit the...
Business briefs
Twitter $1BTwitter expects to generate at least $1 billion in sales in 2014, sources said, indicating that the micro-blogging service will grow about twice as fast as some analysts now...
O has steep hill to climb
President Obama’s chances of winning re-election deteriorated significantly this week. But it wasn’t just yesterday’s jobs report that hurt him. As you already know, the Labor Department announced yesterday that...
Markets wheeze on sick jobs data
The wheezing and slowing pace of US job creation in May cratered equity markets, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average into the red for 2012 and leaving job seekers blue....
Sinking feeling at NBCU
Box-office bomb “Battleship” will most likely sink NBCUniversal’s second quarter, according to Comcast boss Brian Roberts. The CEO said the $210 million budget stinkeroo — which has grossed just $50.3...
Mickey D’s feeling the heat from rivals
McDonald’s, a darling of Wall Street over the past couple of years, could be looking at some less tasty returns in 2012, according to a report yesterday. The fast-food chain,...
Feds: Madoff HR guy guilty plea
US prosecutors plan to file criminal charges June 5 against Craig Kugel, a former employee of con man Bernard Madoff, according to a letter filed yesterday in Manhattan federal court....
GM pensions a new model
General Motors Co., the largest US automaker, said it aims to cut its pension obligation by almost one fifth by offering lump-sum payments to about 42,000 salaried retirees and shifting...
Buyers plugged into Volt
General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt was the best-selling rechargeable auto in the US in May, topping Toyota Motor Corp.’s plug-in Prius and Nissan Motor Co.’s all-electric Leaf hatchback. Deliveries of...
Verizon’s $612M auto-tech deal
Verizon Communications agreed to buy Hughes Telematics for $612 million in cash, vaulting the telephone company deeper into the automotive-technology market. Verizon will pay $12 a share in the acquisition,...
Groupon is cashed in
Lockup cuffs on Groupon insiders came off yesterday — and shares of the daily deals company fell by as much as 10 percent.The decline, which reached a new low of...
Gupta protégé testifies
Disgraced Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta sat with his hands folded in a Manhattan federal courtroom yesterday, watching his former protégé and friend testify against him. It was an awkward...
Vietnam Napalm girl has peace 40 years after photo
In the picture, the girl will always be 9 years old and wailing “Too hot! Too hot!” as she runs down the road away from her burning Vietnamese village. It...
‘Gumby’ is dead at 85
VISTA, Calif. — Dick Beals, the voice behind Speedy Alka-Seltzer and the original voice of Gumby, has died at the age of 85. Beals died Tuesday in Vista, Calif., about...
‘Smoker’ dies in fire
A deadly blaze killed a 58-year-old woman in her Williamsburg apartment last night, authorities and her neighbors said. The fire began at about 9:15 p.m. in the third-floor apartment of...
Mission: Slimpossible
Mayor Bloomberg’s war on fat is bloated with sneaky tactics other than just banning big sodas. The mayor’s anti-obesity task force this week released a slew of initiatives that include...
New $$ heat on Espada over legal defense
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is trying to force Pedro Espada’s taxpayer-financed Bronx clinic to say whether it paid for his failed legal defense.Schneiderman yesterday filed papers in Manhattan state...
Gov’s a drinkin’ buddy
Gov. Cuomo is sweet on Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to ban mega-sized sugary drinks. Cuomo yesterday effectively endorsed Bloomberg’s push to limit the selling of sweetened drinks larger than 16 ounces,...
O’s WTC photo-op
WASHINGTON — President Obama will drop by Ground Zero later this month to examine progress of construction at One World Trade Center, the White House announced yesterday. The visit, scheduled...
Samberg leaving SNL
Andy Samberg is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after seven seasons, his spokeswoman announced yesterday.The comedian is best known for his short videos such as “I’m on a Boat” and “Lazy...
Death leap in Harlem
A 57-year-old woman who killed herself by jumping off a 20-story West Harlem housing project landed just feet away from a NYPD mobile observation tower.The distraught woman leapt from the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx Strike three, yer out! That’s right — this Bronx bumbler tried and failed to grab cash from Pay-O-Matic three times in one day, cops said. He allegedly entered...
No retrial expected for John Edwards, even though jurors think he's guilty
There’s “no way” the feds will retry John Edwards, sources told The Post yesterday — though jurors in the case said they believe the sleazebag senator is guilty but just...
Putrid pol’s paramour pens book
John Edwards may have gotten off, but his mistress is cashing in. A day after the disgraced pol beat a campaign-fraud case, it was announced the mistress at the center...
Court red-lights outer-boro cab plan
A Manhattan judge yesterday temporarily banned the city from selling 2,000 taxi medallions and implementing Mayor Bloomberg’s outer-borough taxi plan until it has settled three lawsuits. The temporary restraining order...
Maul at City Hall as Mike rips critics
Mayor Bloomberg launched a nasty spat with two of the candidates trying to replace him at City Hall yesterday, blasting their moves to undermine his administration as “stupid” or as...
Jay-Z’s ex-Rocawear partner to pay $630K for failure to pay wages
His arrogance cost him more than $600,000 — and it doesn’t look like he gives a stitch. Jay-Z’s millionaire former Rocawear business partner yesterday was ordered to fork over $634,453...
WATCH: Fat cat livin’ large
He looks like the cat that ate the 1,000 canaries. This tubby tabby named SpongeBob, who weighs a massive 30 pounds, was dropped off two months ago at a shelter...
Facebook users having their say on privacy
Facebook is letting its nearly 1 billion users vote on changes to its privacy policy.The previously announced changes include new sections explaining how it uses people’s information. The updates also...
Union’s lackeys kept sicko on job
Thomas Gibbons is a poster boy for why school arbitration must be stopped at once — a scum-sucking, violent pedophile who has no business in society.But the New York City...
Bx. teacher accused of sex with student in 1990s busted again in ‘kin molest’
A Bronx high-school teacher who was accused of sleeping with an underage student two decades ago but remained in the classroom because of a broken disciplinary system was busted again...
Brooklyn 'sex' teacher’s husband wants a divorce: source
Here’s humiliated husband Jimmy Lathrop stalking out of Brooklyn Criminal Court yesterday two steps ahead of teacher-wife Erin Sayar, who was released on $10,000 bail on charges she repeatedly had...
Bubba in battle of Wis.
MILWAUKEE — Former President Bill Clinton yesterday urged Wisconsin voters to fire embattled Republican Gov. Scott Walker in Tuesday’s recall election and put an end to “divide-and-conquer” politics.Clinton, who attended...
Poles accept Bam’s ‘sorry’
WARSAW — Poland has accepted with “satisfaction” a letter from President Obama expressing regret for comments on “Polish death camps,” Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said yesterday. Obama made the gaffe...
New jobs report is bad news for the economy and Obama’s campaign
WASHINGTON — A dire US jobs report that showed unemployment up after a measly 69,000 jobs were created in May landed like a nuclear bomb yesterday on President Obama’s re-election...
LI crash beau jailed on ’08 warrant
This “crash dummy” should stick to walking. Daniel Sajewski — the goofball whose drunken hipster girlfriend plowed his mom’s Mercedes through an elderly woman’s home last week — yesterday landed...
‘Lying’ George back to jail after judge rules he and wife misled court at bail hearing
Trayvon Martin’s shooter is going back to jail. A Florida judge revoked the bond of George Zimmerman after ruling that he and his wife misled the court at a bail...
Xmas fire ma’s suit for house razing
The Connecticut mother whose three daughters perished in a Christmas Day fire plans to sue the city of Stamford for $3 million for demolishing her gutted home. Madonna Badger filed...
'Hockey Mom Madam' wants $2M bail reduced so she can care for sick son
The “Hockey Mom Madam” wants a judge to stop slamming her into the boards and show a little “compassion.” Anna Gristina’s lawyer yesterday asked Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan to reduce...
Home court ATM
Where does this guy go furniture shopping, to a bodega? Brooklyn Nets forward DeShawn Stevenson has installed an ATM in his Dallas home for guests to use when they run...
Big A plan scratch
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday revealed that his plan to replace the Javits Center with a $4 billion convention center at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens is dead.In a radio...
Blast injures 2 at High Line
Two construction workers were seriously injured yesterday when a gas tank they were removing in Chelsea exploded, authorities said.The tank blew at 10:25 a.m. at the site just under the...
Taymor weaves web for more Spidey dough
A judge yesterday began untangling the legal web surrounding Broadway director Julie Taymor’s claim that she’s owed millions in royalties for “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” Taymor says the 2...
A ‘blowing smoke’ re-election strategy
‘Axelrod is endeavoring not to panic.” So reads a sentence in John Heilemann’s exhaustive article on Barack Obama’s campaign in this week’s New York magazine. While Heilemann‘s sympathies are undoubtedly...
O’s assassinations
Killing has never been so discriminating, so urbane, so cool. The New York Times and Newsweek both ran long, largely admiring articles on how President Obama selects individual terrorists to...
Defeat the rah! rah! radicals
The Issue: Oregon’s ban on the use of American Indian imagery in public schools’ mascots and symbols. *** This nonsense has gone on too long and is beyond ridiculous (“Oregon’s...
Another dark hour in Syria: It’s time to get serious
The Issue: Whether the United States should act to stop the Syrian regime’s atrocities. *** Thousands of freedom- seekers are being murdered in Syria and the world stands by. Seems...
Good old reliable Shelly
If union interests are endangered, trust Shelly Silver to come to the rescue — even at the expense of New York’s most vulnerable citizens. The Assembly speaker has been splashing...
A Bain in the neck
The Obama campaign’s continual carping about Mitt Romney’s role at private-equity firm Bain Capital continues to earn excoriating reviews. And not just from Romney backers, but from Obama’s own pals...
Andrew’s ♥ attack
So just what is it that needs fixing about the “I ♥N Y” logo, anyway? Why is it that Gov. Cuomo wants to “reimagine” an iconic image of nearly four...
Adieu, green revolution
It looks like the “green revolution” has entered the long slide into “What was all that about?” In January, the Spanish government removed lavish subsidies for its renewable-energy industry, and...
Voting rights: Holder’s chutzpah
Attorney General Eric Holder recently told a group of black clergymen that the right to vote is being threatened by people who are seeking to block access to the ballot...
Troubled family ‘Tree’
Tv viewers groaned when Barbara Walters asked Katharine Hepburn what kind of a tree she’d be — a sign Dulcy Rogers should have heeded. Her one-woman play begins and ends...
Not quite 7-Eleventh heaven
Though “Rangoon” concerns a family of East Indian immigrants in the rural South, it plays like a curry-flavored homage to “Death of a Salesman.” Mayank Keshaviah’s well-meaning drama for the...
Kid Stuff
Today JUMPIN’ JALOPY: Red Hook’s Jalopy Theatre is the place to be this weekend for funky, folksy family fun, including super-talented songstress the Good Ms. Padgett and a performance by...
Brooklyn bid for native Malignaggi
When Paulie Malignaggi was training in April for his WBA welterweight title fight in Ukraine agianst Viacheslav Senchenko, there was just one thing on his mind.“I was just like, ‘I’ve...
American Stephens into fourth round at French Open
PARIS — Well, that’s settled: 19-year-old Sloane Stephens is bumping herself up to first class for the flight home from the French Open, whenever that might be. That extra-comfy trip...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16 miles; $50,000; hdcp; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Worth a Buck(L),116E Castro6-1-1Miceli10-12 Harmonizer(L),120JCastellan4-3-4Maker6-13 Itsagoodtndllrs(L),121R Maragh2-3-3Levine2-14 BailOuttheBnks(L),117A Garcia2-1-3Violette4-15 Plutonium(L),125D Cohen8-5-1Englehart3-16 Wishful Tomcat(L),115J Ortiz5-7-4Arroyo20-17...
Belmont Charts
June 1st, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $40,000; clm($20,000); 3upOff: 12:51. Good. btwn foe 3/16-1/8, upTime: 25.01, 49.15, 1:12.75, 1:37.51, 1:43.36.Trainer: Dominic GalluscioWinner: DK B/...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $10,625; cond9Appomattox(TTetrck)3.002.402.405WeekendVacation(DMiller)8.605.0010Another Amaretto (M Lachance)5.80* Exacta (9-5) $26.00 * Trifecta (9-5-10) $149.60SECOND-mile; trot; $9,500; cond9ModernFmly(MLchnc)8.405.604.207Joey Chestnut (D Miller)5.004.008Can't Have My Moni (T Tetrick)13.80* Exacta (9-7) $50.20 * Trifecta...
‘Mac’ making Mark at Yonkers
Hard work is paying off for driver Mark MacDonald as he handles 7-5 morning-line favorite Bolt The Duer in the $306,204 Art Rooney Pace for 3-year-olds tonight at Yonkers Raceway.MacDonald...
Sports Shorts
nfl: League has Saints’ bounty ledgerDocuments gathered in the NFL’s bounty investigation of the Saints include a ledger detailing payments for plays such as “cart-offs” and “whacks,” a person familiar...
Sandusky delay?
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Defense lawyers in Jerry Sandusky’s child sex-abuse trial yesterday asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for a delay, quickly appealing a same-day rejection from a lower court ahead...
KG, Rondo carry Celtics
BOSTON — Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Rajon Rondo scored 21 points with 10 assists to lead the Celtics to a 101-91 victory over the Heat...
Vic C.’s Calder Grade
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $17,000; clm($32,000); 3YO3-FrenchConcrde5-25-Jilli's Trip 6-11-StarshipAmazn5-16-Dot Those Eyes 3-12-Jolena Jo 4-17-Baby Alexandra6-14-Daniela'sFlwer12-1SECOND-1 mile; $12,000; alw; 3up2-Reprized Halo 8-15-Alice's Alex 4-11-Mr. Hadif 8-16-Gmmewnkpppy5-13-Roman Frolic 6-17-Strikewhileitsht3-14-Zuber 5-2THIRD-5 fur; $39,000; mdn;...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3upMY PLACE ANYTIME takes a big drop in class. ELECTRIC RUN took them gate to wire at 4-5. MARLIN'S MAGIC set pace,...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Guccio (4th) FIRST: mile pace; $10,000; cond6 Blade Runner(DMiller)5-1-73-17 Triple Major(AMiller)2-2-57-22 Frog Juice(PBerry)5-2-912-11 Morality(RPierce)4-10-69-23 Hanks Kid(MLachance)5-6-78-14 Sheer Desire(YGingras)6-9-512-15 Dog Gone Dragon(SSmith)8-7-620-18 Albert Street A(DDube)7-3-110-19 Success...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($10,000); 3up5Just Mrcl (Ayuso)13.005.003.002Crafty Star (Panas)2.402.206Private Alley (Maysonett)3.40* Exacta (5-2) $42.00 * $1 Trifecta (5-2-6) $118.90SECOND-6 fur; $17,000; clm($5,000); 3up7Bbblesmn (Surez)7.004.402.802Splndd Bhvr (HmpshrJr.)3.602.404Honest Paul (Maysonett)2.60Scr: East to...
Hondo: Let’s go Mets & Giants
The Pale Hose threw Hondo a rope last night, taking care of business against the Mariners to bring him up to only 1,825 clendenons below sea level. Today, in the...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 2SUNJune 3MONJune 4TUEJune 5WEDJune 6THUJune 7FRIJune 8YankeesDetroit7:15FOXWCBS 880 AMDet. 1:05 YESWCBSNO GAMET.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBSMets7:05WWORWCBSMetsSt. Louis4:10WPIXWFAN 660 AMSt.L. 8:05 ESPN2WFANSt.L. 1:10 SNY WFANWash.1:05SNYWFANWash.7:05SNYWFANWash.7:05SNYWFANYankees7:05SNYWFANDevilsLos Angeles8:00NBCWFAN 660 AMNO GAMEL.A.8:00NBCSNWFANNO GAMEL.A.8:00NBCSNWBBRNO GAMENO GAMELibertyIndianapolis7:00No TVInd.6:00MSGNOGAMEAtl.7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed...
Mets call up Ramirez after dominating in minors
Elvin Ramirez wasn’t on the Mets’ radar much when the season began, but lately he has been hard to miss. The 24-year-old reliever was selected from Triple-A Buffalo yesterday and...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR Sprint Cup: FedEx 400 Qualifying SPEED2 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide Series: 5-Hour Energy 200 ESPN5 p.m.Rolex Sports Car Series: Chevrolet Grand-Am 200 SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.MLB Regional Coverage MLBN4 p.m.Cardinals at Mets...
Yankees' Martin talks with Torre over run-in with ump
DETROIT — Russell Martin didn’t want any more ramifications to come out of his run-in with umpire Laz Diaz in Anaheim on Wednesday. He got his wish after talking to...
The Post Line
NBA Playoffs Favorite Line Underdog THUNDER 3 1/2 Spurs NHL Playoffs Favorite Line Underdog DEVILS -110-110 Kings Home team in CAPS
Tiger moves up leaderboard at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — That other Rory — Rory Sabbatini — played his best golf in the worst weather yesterday at the Memorial and made a surprising appearance atop the leaderboard....
Devils, Kovalchuk know Game 2 is key
The Devils’ Stanley Cup dream begins fading if they fail tonight. The Big Shot says it’s Kovy Time. No guarantees, no promises — we know them when we hear them...
Wright won’t deal with Mets in-season
David Wright isn’t in a hurry to talk turkey with the Mets. The All-Star third baseman told WFAN Friday he will not negotiate a new contract during the season. It’s...
Bodemeister’s absence dims luster of Triple Crown chase
Despite all of the drama when I’ll Have Another guns for the Triple Crown in Saturday’s 144th Belmont Stakes, a bit of spark will be missing that made his victories...
‘Barn’ door is open for griping at Belmont
New York State Racing and Wagering Board spokesman Lee Park yesterday called to complain about the term “blindsided” we used to describe the SRWB’s requirement, issued last Wednesday, that the...
Jets rookie receiver breaks foot
Jets seventh-round pick Jordan White has a broken bone in his left foot and the wide receiver will be unable to practice until some time around training camp in July...
Osi earns raise from Giants
What Osi Umenyiora, his teammates, coaching staff and front office all wanted to see happen finally became a reality yesterday, when the formerly disgruntled defensive end agreed to a restructured...
St. John's, Stony Brook win at NCAA tournament
Kyle Hansen ended up with a sub.-500 winning percentage this year in the regular season courtesy of subpar run support. The St. John’s star pitcher certainly deserved better when you...
Unfair of Tortorella to rip Rangers star
So who exactly is being disrespectful to Rangers players, the writer who suggests a game plan based primarily on blocking shots and packing the defensive zone might not be broad...
Rangers' Gaborik out up to 6 months with shoulder injury
Marian Gaborik sustained a right shoulder injury, which will require surgery on Wednesday and up to six months of rehab, during the third game of the Rangers’ first-round playoff series...
Torre needs to refrain from ripping Yankees' A-Rod
DETROIT — Here at Comerica Park, where the Yankees’ 2006 season concluded with Alex Rodriguez dropped to eighth in the team’s lineup, A-Rod learned Joe Torre — the man who...
Granderson’s slam powers Yankees past Tigers
DETROIT — The Yankees had gone 0-for-16 with the bases loaded before last night’s second inning. Not surprisingly, it was Curtis Granderson who snapped the skid — and he did...
Mets manager prays leaving in Johan was right move
Terry Collins was a wreck, and not just because he had just seen Johan Santana break the Mets’ no-hitter drought. More than once during his remarks to reporters after Santana’s...
Gooden relieved to see Mets end drought
Like so many Mets fans last night, Dwight Gooden was on the edge of his seat for the final outs of Johan Santana’s no-hitter against the Cardinals. BOX SCORE Gooden,...
Beltran’s hit that wasn’t had some crying foul over Mets' no-no
The umpire blew it, but the call and the no-hitter will stand. Maybe because of last night’s call by third base umpire Adrian Johnson, there will be new calls for...
Amazin’ night meant to be for Santana, Mets
After 50 years of no-hit frustration, a Mets pitcher finally deserved a little luck. Good karma came calling twice last night for Johan Santana against the Cardinals. Santana pitched the...
Santana the Wright pitcher to break Mets' no-hitter streak
After watching numerous teammates fall short over the years, David Wright was thrilled to be on the field last night for the first no-hitter in Mets history. As Johan Santana...
Baxter hurts shoulder preserving Mets' no-hitter
Mike Baxter, after making the catch of his life last night, struggled to pull his T-shirt over his head after the game. Shaken, and in serious pain, he said he...
Venezuelan president dictates love for Mets ace
Even Hugo Chavez caught Mets fever last night. The Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez congratulated Venezuela native Johan Santana in a message on Twitter, calling him a “golden left-hander” and “Giant...
Master of intrigue
Morgan Freeman doesn’t think any question is too controversial to ask. He toes the line inWednesday night’s third-season premiere of his Science show, “Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman,” when...
‘Wives’ in the clear
Kody Brown and his four “Sister Wives” won’t be prosecuted for bigamy. The Utah County Attorney General’s Office, which had been investigating the stars of the TLC reality show for...
Walsh out of ‘Practice’?
Kate Walsh might depart ABC’s “Private Practice” next season — meaning the show could continue without her.Walsh, who plays Dr. Addison Montgomery on the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff, is “poised” to...
Movie
Aliens: 6 p.m. on SYFY. Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton. A warrant officer is awakened from hibernation 50 years after her crew was wiped out.
Weird but true
Los Angeles police detective Gus Martinez is an all-around good guy. He set a new world record for the longest Ferris-wheel ride — riding the 130-foot-tall wheel at Santa Monica...
Former Canarsie football coach takes JV job at Poly Prep
Mike Camardese, the longtime Canarsie football coach given an unsatisfactory rating by school administrators he has clashed with, has agreed to become the new junior varsity coach at Poly Prep....
Manhattan College picks up Bronx native Pankey
Former Archbishop Molloy and St. Anthony of Jersey City standout Ashton Pankey will transfer to Manhattan College, sources told The Post. The 6-foot-9 forward, who spent two years at Maryland...
Andy Samberg confirms he's leaving 'SNL'
NEW YORK -- Actor-comedian Andy Samberg has announced he is quitting NBC's "Saturday Night Live." The 33-year-old said Friday that he will not be returning to the iconic live comedy...
Painting the crown
Here's where to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee without boarding a plane. * Virgin Atlantic Airways Diamond Jubilee: The airline will set up a sentry box with stone-faced Grenadier Guards today...
Party Queen
Starting today, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II marks 60 years on the throne — and Diamond Jubilee celebrations from here to London are expected to generate more excitement than Pippa Middleton’s...
Fit to be tired
Dorri Olds, a 50-year-old writer, graphic designer and social-media consultant, works out of her apartment in Chelsea. But even though she has a flexible schedule, she often finds herself trapped...