June 15, 2012
AL home run, RBI leader hospitalized with intestinal virus
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers star outfielder Josh Hamilton, who leads the American League in home runs and RBIs, was admitted to a hospital Friday due to an intestinal virus....
Highly touted Holy Trinity QB commits to Rutgers
An injury put Chris Laviano’s recruitment on hold, but it quickly made him realize he wanted to call Rutgers home. "I made it to a couple of schools and said...
Dempster tosses gem, Cubs down Red Sox
CHICAGO — Ryan Dempster realizes his days with the Chicago Cubs could be winding down, particularly if he keeps this up. He’s dominating, and a contender just might want him....
Granderson, Jeter help Yankees beat Nationals 7-2
WASHINGTON — Curtis Granderson drove in three runs, Derek Jeter had two hits and Phil Hughes pitched six innings to win his fourth straight start, and the Yankees won their...
Bruce, Arroyo lead Reds to 7-3 win over Mets
Jay Bruce hit an inside-the-park homer that left Jason Bay with yet another injury and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Mets 7-3 on Friday night to give Bronson Arroyo his...
NBA star Parker injures eye in Brown-Drake nightclub brawl
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker says he suffered a scratched retina on one of his eyes during a New York City nightclub brawl involving singer Chris Brown and members...
Yankees' Cano gets night off against Nats' Gonzalez
WASHINGTON — New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano wasn’t in the starting lineup Friday night against the Washington Nationals. Manager Joe Girardi said that Cano, who had played every...
Bag It! developers nab #1 Free Game Spot on iTunes
Over the last few weeks, a lot of attention has been paid to some of the triple AAA titles announced before and during E3—and trust us, we’ll have a ton...
England eliminates Sweden, welcomes Rooney back next
KIEV, Ukraine — Theo Walcott came on as a substitute to score one goal and set up another Friday in a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Sweden at the European Championship....
eMusic lineup at New York Music Festival
The first ever New York Music Festival is right around the corner. The four-day event, featuring more than 150 performers at 17 venues across the city, kicks off on Sunday...
Cop in deadly B'klyn shooting called brutal enforcer in past lawsuits
The NYPD detective who killed an alleged career criminal as she fled police in Brooklyn yesterday is the target of several lawsuits that claim he is a brutal, door-busting cop...
Halley Feiffer and Marin Ireland take Park Slope
It's always fun to spot stage faves in odd places. Right now Halley Feiffer is the sole saving grace of "Medieval Play," but you can enjoy her comic chops for free...
Tiger Woods, Furyk, Toms all tied for lead at U.S. Open
SAN FRANCISCO — Tiger Woods has regained a share of the U.S. Open lead. Woods birdied three of five holes to move into a tie with David Toms and clubhouse...
France gets off schneid, beats co-host Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine — France won a match at a major tournament for the first time since Zinedine Zidane’s head-butt, beating Ukraine 2-0 Friday in a storm-delayed match at the European...
ResCap objects to bid from Berkshire Hathaway to buy its mortgage division
OMAHA, Neb. — Residential Capital is objecting to investor Warren Buffett's offer to buy its mortgage division, but a bankruptcy judge will have the final say. Residential Capital, which is...
Facebook seeks to consolidate post-IPO lawsuits
Facebook is seeking to consolidate the more than 40 lawsuits it faces following its rocky initial public offering of stock last month. In a filing with a judicial panel on...
Mets lose appeal, Dickey 'relieved' gem stands as one-hitter
The Mets found out today that they did not win their appeal to MLB to have R.A. Dickey's one-hitter on Wednesday turned into a no-hitter.The team had appealed that David...
Jets' Tebow to give Father’s Day sermon at Chargers stadium
SAN DIEGO — Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow will take a break from learning the team’s playbook Sunday to address fellow Christians during a Father’s Day event at San Diego’s...
US reveals accusations against Secret Service: prostitution, sex assault and wiretaps
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has revealed details of serious allegations against Secret Service agents and officers since 2004, including claims of involvement with prostitutes, leaking sensitive information, publishing pornography,...
Stony Brook's Senk nabs National Coach of the Year award
OMAHA, Neb. – When Matt Senk took over as the baseball coach at Stony Brook, it wasn’t even a full-time gig. Now, there is no one in the country doing...
Lindsay Lohan hospitalized after being found unconscious
LOS ANGELES — Paramedics were called Friday to treat Lindsay Lohan after she was reportedly found non-responsive in the penthouse of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Marina del Rey, Calif., TMZ...
Japanese physicists develop formula to predict a movie's box-office success
PARIS -- Unlikely candidates for box office stardom, a team of Japanese physicists may soon be in high demand with movie makers after devising a formula to predict how successful...
Henry, Marquez to miss Red Bulls road trip
Red Bulls Designated Players Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez won’t fly with the team on their two-game road swing. They’ll miss Sunday’s game at Chicago and next Wednesday’s tilt at...
Red Sox collapse still stings former GM Epstein
CHICAGO — Theo Epstein still can’t erase the Boston Red Sox’s collapse last season from his mind. Now the Chicago Cubs’ president of baseball operations, he says he remembers “stuff...
Walcott: student has right to read gay nups essay but not everyone has to hear it
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said a Queens fifth-grader barred from reading his essay on gay marriage in front of the entire school “has the right” to present it — but...
Microsoft may be set to launch own tablet
REDMOND, Wash. -- Tired of losing ground to the iPad, Microsoft is poised to serve up its own entry in the suddenly booming tablet market. After signaling for months that...
Alleged 'hockey mom' madam assembles bail package, hopes for Monday release
Accused millionaire madam Anna Gristina has put together a bail package -- using $250,000 collateral from her family lawyer, Peter Gleason -- that she's hoping will let her walk out...
Jets' Ellis granted split jail sentence, won't miss any camp
A Hampton, Va., court issued an order Friday splitting the jail sentence of Jets defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis, which will keep Ellis from missing any days of training camp, according...
Obama's craven immigration stunt
Team Obama must be very worried about the election and yet, instead of listening to voters's concerns, the President has decided that a naked, political move is going to win him needed...
Microsoft to buy business software company Yammer for $1.2 billion
Business software company Yammer Inc. agreed to sell itself to Microsoft Corp. for $1.2 billion, according a person familiar with the matter, in a sign Microsoft may be trying to...
Ex-Goldman Sachs director convicted on insider trading charges, faces 25 years in prison
The mightiest has fallen. Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, once one of Wall Street’s most respected executives, was found guilty Friday of leaking corporate secrets to fallen hedge fund...
Croatian coach: No draw conspiracy with Spain
WARKA, Poland — Croatia will not play for a 2-2 draw against Spain at the European Championship, a result that would knock Italy out of the tournament. “I can guarantee...
SEC questioned Facebook about mobile revenue, Instagram deal and Zuckerberg's control over company
As Facebook's much-anticipated public stock offering approached, federal regulators wanted to know more about the revenue it gets from mobile devices, its $1 billion deal to buy Instagram and the...
Davey has Nationals ready for 'the big, bad Yankees'
The Nationals have the second best record in baseball, a 4 ½ game lead atop the NL East and are on a six-game winning streak heading into Friday’s series with...
JetBlue pilot mentally competent to stand trial, judge rules
AMARILLO, Texas — A judge ruled Friday that a JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit during a flight and screamed about religion and terrorists is mentally competent to stand...
Ascena completes buyout of Lane Bryant owner Charming Shoppes, plans to close Fashion Bug
SUFFERN, N.Y.— Fashion Bug, a low-priced women's clothing chain, will soon join the retail graveyard. Ascena Retail Group Inc. has completed its buyout of Charming Shoppes Inc., which owns the...
Bloomberg unsure if sex-trafficking bill a good idea
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it's not always easy to spot a prostitute. The subject came up during Bloomberg's weekly radio show Friday when WOR host John Gambling...
VIDEO: Hale, King preview Yankees-Nationals series
Post writers George A. King III and Mark Hale discuss the weekend series between the Yankees and Nationals in Washington D.C. Both teams enter the series on a six-game winning...
Moody's cuts Nokia credit rating to junk as woes continue
ESPOO, Finland -- Ailing handset maker Nokia on Friday saw its credit downgraded to junk by Moody's Investors Service, which said Nokia is facing more pressure on its earnings and...
Consumer sentiment falls more than forecast in preliminary June reading: UMich survey
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A key index of US consumer sentiment fell to a preliminary June reading of 74.1 -- the lowest level since December -- from 79.3 in May,...
Swastikas, hate graffiti found on B'klyn synagogue, stores
Police are seeking the sick vandals who painted a half-dozen swastikas found this morning in a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. The swastikas were found at a synagogue, a Jewish bath...
'Free' cell phones actually cost taxpayers $3.3 billion
Last year we reported on the poor's new civil right to free cell phones and we argued that the cost was going to get passed on to everyone else. Well, now...
Obama offers immunity to illegal immigrants who came to US as kids
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the US as children and have since led law-abiding lives....
Romney calls Obama 'detached and distant' as he kicks off bus tour
STRATHAM, NH -- Mitt Romney kicked off a bus tour of small towns on Friday with a speech at the New Hampshire farm where he launched his presidential campaign, arguing...
Apple's battle over iPad trademark in China rages on
GUANGZHOU, China -- Apple's battle with Proview over the iPad trademark in China continues to drag on, with no end yet in sight. It has been a little over three...
US industrial production dips unexpectedly in May
WASHINGTON -- US industrial production unexpectedly fell in May, according to data released Friday, with a slump in manufacturing activity providing another sign of concern for the economic recovery. Industrial...
New York manufacturing activity dropped sharply in June according to Empire State index
New York manufacturing activity dropped sharply this month, barely staying in expansionary territory, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Empire State Manufacturing Survey, released Friday. The Empire...
FRIDAY FIVE: Buzztastic rookies
The en fuego Yankees open a series in Washington tonight with the equally en fuego Nationals, yet much of the attention figures to be focused on one individual: Bryce Harper,...
Mayor blasts shutdown of PATH for Obama's visit
The Port Authority's decision to suspend PATH service during President Obama's visit to the World Trade Center isn't sitting well with Mayor Bloomberg. Bloomberg -- who joined Gov. Cuomo and...
Quinn calls emergency meeting over bottle service after wild SoHo club brawl
The city has set its sights on bottle service — one day after a wild brawl broke out at its basement club W.i.P involving Chris Brown and Drake. City Council...
Arrested spy compromised China's US espionage network: sources
A Chinese state-security official arrested this year on allegations of spying for Washington is suspected to have compromised some of China's US agents in a major setback that angered President...
Connecticut man calls 911 over beef about sandwich order
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut man has called 911 to complain that a deli fouled up his sandwich order. The man can be heard on a recording of Wednesday's...
City's oldest elementary school celebrates Old Glory
When it comes to pint-sized patriotism, nobody beats this. The city’s oldest public elementary school rolled out the red carpet for the Red, White and Blue yesterday in one of...
Holder agrees to turn over 'Fast and Furious' e-mails to probe
WASHINGTON -- US Attorney General Eric Holder agreed to make what he called "an extraordinary accommodation" to Republicans investigating the botched "Operation Fast and Furious" by turning over department e-mails...
Fighter jet deals with Saudi Arabia and Japan boost US arms sales past $50 billion
WASHINGTON -- Boosted by massive fighter jet deals with Saudi Arabia and Japan, US foreign military sales have shot past $50 billion in a record-breaking year, a senior US official...
German 'forest boy' identified as Dutch 20-year-old named Robin van Helsum
THE HAGUE -- The young man dubbed "forest boy Ray" after he turned to German officials nine months ago saying he had lived in the woods for years is a...
US-born terror boss Awlaki e-mailed accused Fort Hood gunman
The US-born terror mastermind Anwar al Awlaki used more than 60 e-mail addresses and sent several thousand e-mails to his followers, some with encryption and code words, while under FBI...
WATCH: Jimmy Fallon shows off Tim Tebow's Madden NFL '13 potential
A sign of things to come – or just a digital fantasy?Jimmy Fallon showed off new Jets QB Tim Tebow’s star power during a Madden NFL '13 demo on last...
Atlanta dad charged with murder over baby's vodka death
ATLANTA -- A grand jury indicted an Atlanta father Thursday over the death of his four-month-old daughter, who died after allegedly being fed vodka mixed with baby formula. Keith Furlow,...
Gisele earns a stunning $45M to top Forbes' highest paid models list
NEW YORK -- Brazilian bombshell Gisele Bundchen has catwalked away with the crown of world's highest paid model, according to Forbes. The annual list, released Thursday, covers models' earnings from...
The Post's All-Staten Island softball honors
Tottenville was back to being Tottenville this year – not that the Pirates ever left, of course. Cathy Morano’s team won its second straight PSAL championship and eighth title in...
Alleged assault not by member of Sebastian Telfair's family
Cavon Telfair, the Lincoln senior who allegedly assaulted school dean and football coach Shawn O’Connor on Wednesday morning, has no ties to the basketball-rich family bearing the same last name...
Fmr. head of charity for disabled pleads guilty to swiping $600K
The former chief of a Brooklyn-based charity for mentally disabled adults pleaded guilty yesterday to swiping $600,000 from the non-profit organization. Seibert Phillips, who was ousted as chief executive of...
WATCH: Actor Jeff Garlin bashes Tigers fans during seventh-inning stretch
CHICAGO -- Actor Jeff Garlin, known most recently for his work on Larry David's HBO comedy, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," harbors a bit of animosity toward the Tigers' fan-base. Following the...
Assault of Lincoln coach not member of Telfair clan despite report
Cavon Telfair, the Lincoln senior who allegedly assaulted school dean and football coach Shawn O’Connor on Wednesday morning, has no ties to the basketball-rich family bearing the same last name...
Woods excels while Mickelson, Watson implode in first round
SAN FRANCISCO — The most succinct and spot-on evaluation came from the only man with a 2012 major championship title. Masters champion Bubba Watson had an up-close-and-personal view of Tiger...
In the lead, Thompson happy under the radar
SAN FRANCISCO — Michael Thompson knows what you think and he’s OK with that. The 27-year-old virtual PGA Tour unknown knows you’re looking at his name at the top of...
Mets prospect Wheeler impressive, but 'still has a way to go'
BINGHAMTON — Zack Wheeler shattered two bats and hit 98 mph on the radar gun yesterday, and it was only 10:45 in the morning. This, though, was to be his...
New Dorp's Fiore earns Wingate, heads to Morrisville
Widely considered the best goalie in the city, Chris Fiore was acknowledged for being just that by the PSAL. “It’s an honor to be considered the best in the sport...
Mets' Dickey of two minds over appeal of one-hitter
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — R.A. Dickey has mixed emotions over the Mets’ appeal of a scoring decision from Wednesday night that could result in him receiving credit for a no-hitter....
Rauch escapes jam, Kirk blasts pair to sweep Rays
ST. PETERSBURG — Johan Santana avoided a second straight crash-and-burn performance since his no-hitter, but just barely. The Mets lefty probably should have found a step ladder yesterday and planted...
Jefferson's Abanikanda set to walk-on at Temple
The most important moment of Michael Abanikanda’s senior year wasn’t a touchdown run or long gain. It was in a small classroom, months after the season ended – when he...
LeBron, Heat survive Thunder rally for Game Two win
OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James needed some help, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh provided it. The Miami Heat finally rediscovered the formula to winning in the NBA Finals with a...
Third annual Mayor's Cup baseball all-star game preview
The Post’s baseball beat writer, Zach Braziller, breaks down Friday’s third annual Mayor’s Cup PSAL-CHSAA all-star game at the College of Staten Island. What: Mayor’s Cup PSAL vs. CHSAA all-star...
After battling cancer, broken neck, Bayside coach to be honored by Mets
Tara Bernstein wasn’t surprised when she saw her coach in the dugout for the first time all season. Steve Piorkowski, Bayside’s longtime softball head man, said from the beginning he’d...
Just Wright: Stuy swimming star heads to Princeton a Wingate winner
En Wei Hu Van Wright never saw himself as a Wingate Award winner, but it had nothing to do with his lack of confidence in his accomplishments. “I was not...
Judge locks up Stanford for 110 yrs.
Move over, Bernie. R. Allen Stanford, the former high-flying Texas financier convicted of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to 110 years in prison yesterday — second only...
Business briefs
Marts reviveStocks advanced, erasing a weekly loss for the Standard & Poor’s 500, amid reports policy makers may take steps to assist economies battered by Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. The...
Sponsors and fans stick by Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong still can’t be beat. Despite this week’s allegations that the 40-year-old cycling champ turned triathlete used performance-enhancing drugs, his corporate sponsors and fans are sticking with him. Sponsors...
Time-Apple pact could pare digital mag prices
Now that Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang has repaired a rift with Apple and agreed to allow monthly and yearly subscriptions to be sold via the Apple Newsstand, some are...
AOL chief wants to double down on leaky Patch
AOL, emerging victorious from an investor revolt, is still trying to Patch things up. CEO Tim Armstrong, who yesterday beat back an attempt by shareholder Starboard Value to gain AOL...
Microsoft $1B Yammer deal talk
Business-software company Yammer has agreed to sell itself to Microsoft for more than $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a source familiar with the transaction. According to the...
Schilling $queezed
Citizens Bank has filed a lawsuit seeking to recover $2.4 million in loans made to former star pitcher Curt Schilling, whose video game company filed for bankruptcy last week.According to...
Warren Buffett fired Benjamin Moore CEO after Bermuda cruise
Warren Buffett has sent one of his top execs on a cruise to Nowheres-ville. The billionaire owner of Berkshire Hathaway, famous for not micro-managing, stepped in last week and quietly...
Gupta hopes 'family guy' image leads to acquittal
Is a jury less likely to convict someone they think is a family man? Rajat Gupta certainly hopes so. The 63-year-old former Goldman Sachs director — facing 25 years in...
Nasdaq: Catch us if you can
Nasdaq is sending a message to firms weighing lawsuits related to trading losses in Facebook’s initial public offering: winning won’t be easy. The exchange operator believes it is protected by...
Fed: Bear & AIG $ repaid
The Federal Reserve has been repaid for its roles in the US bailout of American International Group in 2008 and the rescue of Bear Stearns earlier that year. The central...
Tiny Vans lacing up fight vs. Nike
VF’s Vans skateboarding and stunt-biking shoe brand for teens plans to expand into athletic footwear to compete with Nike. VF will start selling the Vans LXVI, named for Vans’ founding...
$130M for MF clients
CME Group has agreed to return $175 million in MF Global Holdings property — $130 million of which is earmarked for former customers of the firm, James Giddens, a trustee...
Union big eyes pension ‘triple dip’
The head of New York’s largest government-workers union is eligible to receive three separate pensions totaling more than $130,000, The Post has learned. Civil Service Employees Association President Danny Donohue...
Landlords in fatal-fire bust
A father-and-son team that owned an illegally carved-up building in which five Guatemalan immigrants died in a fire have been charged with manslaughter, Brooklyn prosecutors said yesterday.Vasilio Gerazounis, 68, and...
20 MTA workers rake in more than $100K in OT while fare hikes keep coming
While millions of subway riders were socked with a fare increase last year, a cadre of MTA workers raked in more than $100,000 in overtime, thanks to costly union work...
Subway ‘snoozer’
A bleary-eyed subway conductor was caught nearly dozing on duty, slumped over the controls of a running train with his head in his arms, in an alarming new video. “We...
School censor
A Queens principal barred a fifth-grader from reading an essay he wrote urging respect for gay marriage at a school-wide contest today, NY1 reported.PS 195 principal Berryl Bailey told the...
Cycling champ Lance Armstrong demands names of secret witnesses who saw him doping
Lance Armstrong is demanding access to evidence gathered by anti-doping investigators — including the names of witnesses who say they saw him take performance-enhancing drugs. The seven-time Tour de France...
Sandusky ‘victim’ tells of 'forced sex' in soundproof basement
The last of Jerry Sandusky’s eight accusers testified yesterday that he spent more than 100 nights in the Penn State coach’s home and that he was forced into having sex...
Cop shoots woman, charged with attempted murder, dead during struggle in Brooklyn
A woman out on bail for attempted murder and kidnapping was shot dead by a cop in Brooklyn yesterday after she crashed a stolen car and threw it in reverse...
Pal, not ‘mistress’
Lawyers for embattled Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook convinced a judge that prosecutors can’t refer to his gal pal as his mistress.“I do agree that the term ‘mistress’ is a...
Alleged 'Burberry' bank robber has a spelling problem: court documents
He probably can’t spell Burberry, either. In 11 of his 13 bank-robbery notes, accused “Burberry Bandit” Cornell Neilly spelled the word “robbery” wrong, new court documents claim. Neilly, 21, told...
11 yrs. in fatal baby shake
A Queens baby sitter accused of shaking a crying 3-month-old boy so hard during the blizzard of December 2010 that he died a week later copped a plea yesterday. Ana...
Gov firm on teacher data
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is taking a my-way-or-the-highway approach to limiting disclosure of teacher evaluations, although sources reported progress on an agreement yesterday. Cuomo has sent word that he’ll veto...
Costner court win
A New Orleans federal jury yesterday rejected claims that Kevin Costner duped fellow actor Stephen Baldwin out of millions of dollars in a deal to sell BP high-tech devices that...
‘Wrong-way DWI’ cop lied: DA
A police officer lied about a wrong-way, drunken-driving crash in which he wrecked a Porsche, Bronx prosecutors said yesterday.Jackfen Lazarre, 34, pleaded not guilty in Bronx Supreme Court to charges...
Class creep
A teacher in Harlem was charged yesterday with sexually molesting his 8-year-old pupil in a classroom, authorities said.Rafael Sosa, 29, a third-grade teacher at PS 208 on West 111th Street,...
No shhh! Sound reason for quiet: Mets
The Mets insisted yesterday that their quest for quiet at Citi Field stemmed from the best of intentions. After The Post reported that the Amazin’s had sent a survey to...
New $3B shopping and entertainment complex to be built next to Citi Field
Play mall! Mayor Bloomberg made a pitch yesterday to develop the run-down Willets Point section of Queens with a 200-room hotel, retail and restaurant space, an interim 20-acre recreational field...
Alleged boyfriend-stabbing blonde offers bizarre 'confession'
He stabbed himself in the chest! As I held the butter knife! That’s the remarkable “confession” of the gorgeous young woman accused of plunging a knife into the chest of...
Stay-cation for slash kid
There won’t be any summer vacation for the 8-year-old accused of slashing a 9-year-old schoolmate in The Bronx. The boy, whose name is being withheld because of his age, “is...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** This bank is real popular with one robber. An armed bandit twice held up the same Banco Popular branch in Tremont, police said. He scored an undisclosed...
Housing crash
Caution, house ahead. A speeding SUV crashed into a Long Island home so hard yesterday that it knocked off a brick chimney on the other side of the house. Nassau...
Yeshiva holds up ‘perv’ trial
The start of a sex-abuse trial for a prominent Brooklyn rabbi was delayed yesterday because a yeshiva keeps ignoring requests for information from his defense team.The case of Nechemya Weberman,...
Pols eye under-17 tan ban
ALBANY — Teens could soon be getting carded at tanning salons. State lawmakers plan to ban indoor tanning for anyone under 17. The Assembly passed a tanning minimum-age bill yesterday,...
It’s a ‘trick’ question
They’re not hookers — they just look as if they could be! A dozen scantily clad women rallied outside City Hall yesterday, decrying a bill they say prevents beauties wearing...
Jay-Z boosts Net team ‘spirits’
Jay-Z is bringing his swank 40/40 Club to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The rap mogul and Nets’ part-owner announced yesterday he’s expanding his sports bar and restaurant mini-chain by opening a...
Caught in ‘crossfire’
They were clubgoers looking for a good time — and ended up being collateral damage. A slew of revelers who had nothing to do with Chris Brown’s and Drake’s beef...
Attorney says Drake started club brawl, threw bottle at Chris Brown
An attorney for Chris Brown said Drake started the brawl that turned a SoHo nightclub into a blood-soaked battlefield – and said he has given police evidence that backs up...
Give ed. pervs a quick ax: poll
New Yorkers have had it with pervy teachers who get touchy with their students. A Quinnipiac University poll released yesterday reported that 92 percent of voters questioned said education officials...
‘Topless tryst’ teach gets second chance after judge's ruling
Give that lady an “A+” for effort. A sexy Spanish teacher who got sacked after she allegedly engaged in a sizzling lesbian schoolhouse romp with a fellow teacher deserves a...
O night of cash & ‘Carrie’
Sarah Jessica Parker and New York’s liberal glitterati opened their wallets for President Obama last night at a fund-raising bash at the “Sex and the City” star’s posh West Village...
Rivals ‘trade’ blows
President Obama and Mitt Romney yesterday got down and dirty in the battleground state of Ohio, taunting and ridiculing each other by name as they traded blows over their economic...
The White House leaks reek of vanity
Among all the words in the press airing the Obama administration’s secret national-security programs, one sentence stands out. Appearing in The New York Times, it explains why President Obama personally...
Running on empty
Man, is Barack Obama running dry. The president gave a speech about the economy yesterday to put his stumbling campaign on a strong new footing — and cribbed most of...
No-nonsense Nassau
George J. Marlin once again fails to provide any alternatives to solve Nassau County’s financial problems (“A Per-ilous Gambit,” Post-Opinion, June 11). My solutions to the mess we inherited are...
O’s worst-kept secret: Re-election at any cost
The Issue: The need for an impartial investigation into recent national intelligence leaks. *** Sen. John McCain is right and should be applauded for his call for a special prosecutor...
The Cuomo compromise
With help from Gov. Cuomo, New York’s teachers unions are about to score a big win — at the cost of public-school accountability. As The Post reported yesterday, Cuomo is...
This postman delivers
Here’s a real postman bites dog story: Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe knows his agency is veering off a fiscal precipice — and he’s actually trying to hit the brakes. “If...
The wrong direction
“You call that forward? That’s forward over a cliff. That’s forward on the way to Greece. I don’t want that.” — GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, yesterday, ridiculing President Obama’s...
Fear trumps science
Gov. Cuomo’s rumored retreat on fracking shows just how powerful an anti-science, fear-based campaign can be. If reports are right, Cuomo will restrict fracking to a few counties in which...
Om my god!
Namaste! Thanks to a mind-bending number of quirky yoga classes around the city, there are plenty of ways to channel your inner warrior and perfect your pigeon pose. Whether you’re...
Master art doc
Performance artist Marina Abramovic has always been at pains to say that what she does isn’t theater, yet a more flamboyantly theatrical personality would be hard to find. Sixty-five years...
Likable sibling ribaldry
Mumblecore — that somewhat pejorative term for very low-budget, improvised movies about self-absorbed 20-somethings — finally grows up in Lynn Shelton’s “Your Sister’s Sister.’’ The camerawork still isn’t anything to...
Americano
After he receives word in the opening of “Americano,” that his mother has died, Mathieu Demy’s boyish features flatten, like someone sandblasted by life. His character, Martin, travels from France...
The Woman In The Fifth
Still sporting that old goatee, Ethan Hawke returns to Paris for the first time since “Before Sunset’’ in this sluggish and murky sub-Polanski-esque psychodrama, playing a man stranded in the...
Dirty-minded joy in ‘Boy’
There’s one movie out this weekend that gets tragic haircuts, intemperate partying, perpetual adolescence and heavy metal, and it isn’t “Rock of Ages.” Adam Sandler’s “That’s My Boy” is as...
Big bunny theory works
Few things on Broadway are as old-fashioned as “Harvey.” And it’s not just because Mary Chase’s play is from 1944 — plenty of older works have more edge than this...
Not so fluid rhymes
‘What does rap mean to you?” Simple question, but posed by Ice T to his fellow musical legends, it yields smart, funny and surprising insights into the artistic process. “Make...
Run away from this psycho killer flick
The twist behind “The Tortured” is that the title doesn’t refer to the person you think (a 6-year-old boy murdered in a pervert’s dungeon). No, dear audience, you are the...
‘Girl’ needs an escort
This action thriller proclaims its neo-noir allegiance from the first pan across city buildings at night, to our antihero Jake (Jason Yee) holding the dead body of Sandy (Samantha Streets),...
Rock bottom!
What can you say about a musical whose highlights include Tom Cruise belting out “I Want To Know What Love Is’’ directly into Malin Akerman’s butt? And a cringe-worthy Alec...
I was the luckiest man at the Open
Mark McCormick, the 49-year-old head pro at Suburban Golf Club in Union, N.J., who after failing in his previous 24 tries to qualify the U.S. Open, got in through last...
Overseas stars Donald, McIlroy off to poor start
SAN FRANCISCO — Luke Donald might be the No. 1 player in the world, but he sure didn’t play like it in yesterday’s first round of the U.S. Open. Donald...
Nervous Martin shoots 74 in Olympic return
SAN FRANCISCO — Fourteen years ago, Casey Martin had different aspirations and expectations at the 1998 U.S. Open at Olympic Club. He was trying to win it and forge a...
Open’s oldest golfer feels right at home
SAN FRANCISCO — You’d be hard-pressed to come up with a better story at this U.S. Open than Michael Allen winning at age 53 at Olympic Club, where he has...
Tiger, Phil, Bubba grouping falls flat
SAN FRANCISCO — When the USGA announced it was pairing Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson for the first and second rounds of the 112th U.S. Open, it gave...
McDowell continues strong play at Open
SAN FRANCISCO — Graeme McDowell seems to like U.S. Opens in Northern California. The Northern Irishman, who won the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, has positioned himself to win...
Number of TV viewers way up for Euro 2012
It’s not just Europe’s sport any more. The momentum and excitement the United States soccer team brought with its Round of 16 run during the 2010 World Cup has carried...
5 Questions for... Paul Azinger
Espn/abc analyst Paul Azinger breaks down this week’s U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: What makes this course so difficult? A:...
New point system for Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs announced Thursday a new point system that replaces the graded earnings system established in 1986 to determine the 20 horses and the four also-eligibles that make up the...
USTA isn’t ready to raise the roof
Change is coming to the National Tennis Center in Queens, just not the change that most people were hoping for.After four consecutive years when the men’s final of the U.S....
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:55 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $12,000; alw; 3up(f)2-Holy Bling 4-11-a-She'sfrmDele3-11-a-MeadowToch3-15-Bond Baroness 6-13-Mycnfedertese5-16-Si Senora 4-14-Atomic Flea 5-2SECOND-5 fur(T); $28,000; alw; 3up(f)5-Just Blessed 5-14-MyPreciousBby6-11-Knockinelder 3-16-Run Kitten 15-12-ShimmeringTin8-17-CaliforniaQuick2-13-PleasantHeress4-1THIRD-1 mile; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up6-Runaway...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Celtic Danser (5th)FIRST: mile trot; $12,000; cond8 Sterling Volo(BSears)1-10-13-19 Italienne Girl(YGingras)4-3-17-22 Scarlet Spurs(MJohansson)3-3-39-21 Stylish Image(JCampbell)2-3-620-13 Speeditup Hanover(PBerry)3-1-215-14 Stirling Allstar(SSmith)7-4-715-15 Chocoholic(JBongiorno)7-8-112-16 RingsideWinner(Vandervrt)5-6-420-17 Mrs Mrs Jones(EAbbatiello)6-2-36-110 Hope...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $18,000; clm($5,000); 3upALKAZABITO won as favorite this price two back. BOLD INTENTION won going longer in first off claim. EVEN FRISKY won going shorter at...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm( $15,000); 3up(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Suave N Sassy(L),117J Pezua4-3-11Hertler10-12 Julie'sInaFrnzy(L),121CMontalv9-1-2Persaud15-13 SweetMoonbm(L),110ACanchari6-6-3Levine6-14 Readygetsgold(L),121RNaprvnk3-4-3Bush5-15 LastMinuteRos(L),119RDomingz1-2-2Asmssen6-16 Miss Libby(L),110W Garcia10-7-4B Brown12-17 KarakorumMgc(L),121M Studart1-6-2Chtterpl12-18...
Belmont Charts
June 14th, 2012 Clear and Good Turf Yielding ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur(T); $70,000; mdn; 3up(f)Off: 12:51. Good. 3w, asked 5/16-1/16Time: 22.43, 45.77, 1:11.87, 1:25.93.Trainer: Claude McGaughey IIIWinner: DK...
Hondo tosses a splitter
The Rays were very disappointing against Bill Maher’s Mets yesterday, but Hondo bounced back with Verlander and the Tigers to limit the growth of his deficit, which stands at 1,360...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 15SATJune 16SUNJune 17MONJune 18TUEJune 19WEDJune 20THUJune 21YankeesWashington7:05 WWOR WCBS 880 AMWash. 1:05 YES WCBSWash. 1:35 YES WCBSAtl.7:05YES WCBSAtl.7:05WWOR WCBSAtl.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMEMetsCIncinnati7:10WPIXWFAN 660 AMCin. 7:15 FOX WFANCin. 1:10 WPIX WFANBalt. 7:10 SNYWFANBalt....
Sports Shorts
MLB: Huff hurt after Cain’s perfect game Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff has become the second big leaguer to get injured this month while celebrating a no-hitter. Huff sprained his...
Bayside coach licks battle with cancer
Tara Bernstein wasn’t surprised when she saw her coach in the dugout for the first time all season. Steve Piorkowski, Bayside High’s longtime softball head man, said from the beginning...
Torre hire sparks Classic A-Rod, Jeter questions
Alex Rodriguez is trending the wrong way as a player, so maybe he will not even be under consideration to play for Team USA in next March’s World Baseball Classic....
Yanks’ greed, not StubHub, reason for empty seats
Class dismissed. An epidemic of shameless greed has befallen New York sports. The plan is to pull every dime from every pocket until rich and poor — and all in...
Spain’s passing puts Ireland on the outs
GDANSK, Poland — Spain’s dazzling ball control, dizzying passing game and deluge of shots were way too much for Ireland. Fernando Torres scored a goal in each half, and David...
Italy in danger after Croatia draw
POZNAN, Poland — After all the talk about an attacking approach to football, Italy fell back to its old defensive tactics yesterday — and the price was a costly 1-1...
Collins will juggle Mets outfield with no DH
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s time for manager Terry Collins to get creative. After six straight games in American League ballparks, Collins and the Mets will return to National League...
Jets vow to be true team this season
The Jets have spent the past five months putting the 2011 season behind them, and now the 2012 season is nearly upon them. The Jets broke mini-camp yesterday confident the...
Rex rewards Jets defense with black jerseys
At least in training camp, Gang Green will have a few Men In Black. Hoping to pump up the intensity level at camp in Cortland, N.Y., coach Rex Ryan plans...
Coughlin sends Giants off with warning
As coach Tom Coughlin finished up his three-minute and nine-second parting message to the Giants, Ahmad Bradshaw sprinted off the field. A few minutes later, Bradshaw explained his alacrity in...
Rookie RB Wilson fast fave with Giants
The elephant in the room has been replaced by a rabbit. Thunder has been replaced by Lightning. A Streetcar Named Ire has been replaced by a Speedboat Named Desire. Goliath...
Battier turns up Heat in Game 2
OKLAHOMA CITY — After back-to-back 17-point games and lighting it up from 3-point land, Shane Battier is providing the Heat in the NBA Finals that extra long-range bomber Miami had...
Dream Team not worth glorifying
IRONIC how yesterday was Flag Day and here we are, draped in drool over the 20th anniversary of the narcissistic 1992 Dream Team. Like long time reader Lawrence Bentley of...
Heat, Big 3 hold off the Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — This time, the Heat didn’t choke it all away in the fourth quarter after a scintillating start, though they came close. This time, LeBron James made —...
Yankees' Gardner won’t need surgery on elbow
WASHINGTON — Brett Gardner’s right elbow doesn’t require surgery, but there is no guarantee the speedy left fielder will return this season. Gardner’s non-throwing hinge was examined by Dr. Tim...
Yankees’ bullpen excelling without Rivera
WASHINGTON — There is a lot of green to cover before we discover how much the Yankees miss Mariano Rivera. Teams with solid starting pitching and muscular lineups can dance...
Starr Report
TNT’s reboot of “Dallas” got off to a strong start Wednesday night, snaring 6.9 million viewers. That’s the most-watched basic-cable series premiere this season (as opposed to History’s record-breaking “Hatfields...
Dad’s all set
Forget socks and barbecue equipment, what you really want to get for the dad in your life is a new TV. Not a big-screen behemoth, though — chances are one...
Reality rip-off battle
There are only three days to go before ABC’s “The Glass House” premieres, but CBS is far from giving up the legal fight over what it believes is a royal...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYTHE BEACH BOYS , CHRIS EVERT, JOHN MCENROE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7NORAH JONES, JUSTIN BIEBER, ADAM SANDLER - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT -...
Paula Deen game show
After tackling hams and diabetes awareness, Paula Deen wants in on the cooking competition business. The TV chef, who specializes in high-calorie, Southern comfort food, is shopping around a half-hour...
Who’s new Sue?
Sue Simmons signs off from Ch. 4 tonight after 32 years — a departure that’s been so low-key you’d think station officials were trying to hide the biggest goodbye of...
Gordon too late for hotel
Gordon Ramsay couldn’t save the upstate Cambridge Hotel, which has closed even before the mad chef’s new hotel-rescue show debuts. The new series, “Hotel Hell,” is set to start in...
Weird but true
A homeless man who tripped on a golden treasure will get to keep his loot. Now he just needs to get out of jail. Timothy Yost, 46, said he found...
Underdog Stony Brook takes Omaha by storm
OMAHA, Neb. — Los Angeles has never seemed so small. UCLA baseball coach John Savage barely had a chance to discuss his second-ranked team in the nation at yesterday’s College...
Last fugitive nabbed in '95 Japan gassing: report
TOKYO — Japanese police Friday arrested the last fugitive suspected in a doomsday cult's deadly nerve gas attack on Tokyo subways 17 years ago, media reports said. Katsuya Takahashi, 54,...
Costner wins high-profile legal fight with Stephen Baldwin over BP oil cleanup
NEW ORLEANS -- Hollywood star Kevin Costner has won a high-profile legal fight against fellow actor Stephen Baldwin over their involvement in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill. A...