June 16, 2012
Jets right tackle Hunter hopes to shed goat label in 2012
Wayne Hunter can still see the play in his mind. First-and-10 on the Jets’ 22, a national TV audience watching as the NFL season kicked off on the anniversary of...
Mets lose to Reds 4-1
Homer Bailey pitched out of trouble for eight innings, Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Saturday night for their...
Red Sox righty Beckett placed on 15-day disabled list
CHICAGO — The Boston Red Sox have placed right-hander Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list because of right shoulder inflammation. Manager Bobby Valentine said before Saturday’s game against the...
Stage collapses before Radiohead concert; 1 dead
TORONTO — Toronto paramedics say one person is dead and another is seriously hurt after a stage collapsed while setting up for a Radiohead concert. They say two other people...
Czech Republic beats host Poland, advances to quarterfinals
WROCLAW, Poland — All it took was one strike from Czech midfielder Petr Jiracek to bring an end to the European Championship dreams of 40 million Poles. Jiracek scored with...
Unclear on mates' status, Nets' Brooks prepping for season
The Nets may not have a full team yet, but MarShon Brooks is working hard on improving his game in the offseason. While both Deron Williams and Gerald Wallace are...
Greece escapes, eliminating Russia at Euro 2012
WARSAW, Poland — Greece surged into the European Championship quarterfinals, defeating Russia 1-0 Saturday on a goal by Giorgos Karagounis just before halftime. Karagounis, making his team record-tying 120th international...
Wambach, U.S. roll past Sweden in Olympics warm-up
HALMSTAD, Sweden — Abby Wambach’s 136th career goal for the U.S. women’s team led the Americans past Sweden 3-1 Saturday in a tune-up for the London Olympics. Wambach connected just...
Out of this world! Unmanned Air Force space plane lands in Calif.
LOS ANGELES — An unmanned Air Force space plane steered itself to a landing early today at a California military base, capping a 15-month clandestine mission. The spacecraft, which was...
Yankees' Swisher hurt after slide, leaves game
Not only was Nick Swisher thrown out, he also came up lame.The Yankees right fielder tried to score on Russell Martin’s slow dribbler to the mound in the sixth inning,...
Fathers of Trayvon Martin and Ramarley Graham join forces for march
The fathers of slain black teens Trayvon Martin and Ramarley Graham shared an emotional embrace today in a rally against NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policies — as the duo braced themselves...
Mets' Bay to 7-day DL with second concussion in two years
Jason Bay indeed has suffered his second concussion in under two years, and the Mets left fielder was placed on the 7-day DL this afternoon.Bay was injured in the second...
Manny Ramirez requests release, A's oblige
OAKLAND, Calif. — Manny Ramirez is a free agent again after he asked the Oakland Athletics to release him and the team granted his request on Friday. Ramirez signed a...
Judge orders 'Pacman' Jones to pay $11 million to shooting victim
LAS VEGAS — Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones must pay $11 million in damages to two Las Vegas strip club employees injured in 2007 when a lone gunman claiming...
Cuomo, lawmakers agree on cyberbullying bill requiring school officials to respond to reports
ALBANY — Students in New York will learn the potentially deadly hazards of cyberbullying and school officials will be mandated to respond to the earliest reports of it, according to...
Pats' Brady deals with loss of mentor, gets ready for 2012
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It’s been almost four months since Tom Brady lost the single biggest influence in his football life. Tom Martinez was his throwing coach. His mentor. His adviser....
A-Rod given day off for Yankees down in D.C.
WASHINGTON — When Alex Rodriguez arrived at Nationals Park on Saturday morning, he knew his name wasn’t in the lineup. According to manager Joe Girardi, it was “just a day...
Yankees down Nationals in 14 innings, win eighth straight game
WASHINGTON — Entering the 14th inning, the New York Yankees were 0 for 14 with runners in scoring position, and Washington Nationals teen sensation was Bryce Harper was 0 for...
Woman, 88, beaten to death in Bronx home
An elderly Bronx woman was found bludgeoned to death on the floor of her apartment this morning, fresh groceries strewn across the floor around her unconscious body and the front...
Croatia charged with racial abuse by UEFA at Euro 2012
WARSAW, Poland — UEFA laid its first formal charges of racism at the European Championship on Saturday, opening a case against the Croatian football association after receiving reports that fans...
How shock waves will hit US if Greece drops euro
The unthinkable suddenly looks possible. Bankers, governments and investors are preparing for Greece to stop using the euro as its currency, a move that could spread turmoil throughout the global...
New official scoring appeals process for MLB
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland’s Coco Crisp tracked Robinson Cano’s drive to right-center. He seemed ready to make the catch — until he got caught between deciding whether to jump or...
12,000 drivers ticketed in New York's two-week seat-belt crackdown
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York officials say state police issued tickets to nearly 12,700 motorists during a recent two-week seat belt enforcement campaign. State troopers joined about 400 local law...
Romney says he'd give Americans 'a fair shot,' calls Obama a 'governor'
WEATHERLY, Pa. — Mitt Romney on Saturday tried to refocus his bus tour on middle-class economic issues as he visited a Pennsylvania foundry a day after President Barack Obama's new...
Japan OKs restart of first nuclear reactors since tsunami
TOKYO — Japan's government on Saturday approved bringing the country's first nuclear reactors back online since last year's earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown, going against wider public...
China sends its first female astronaut into space
BEIJING -- China on Saturday launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its first female astronaut to the final frontier and bidding to achieve the country's first manual...
UN observers suspend activities in Syria due to escalating violence
BEIRUT — U.N. observers in Syria suspended their activities and patrols Saturday because of escalating violence in the country, the head of the mission said, the strongest sign yet that...
Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi says Nobel Peace Prize she won 21 years ago shattered her sense of isolation
OSLO, Norway — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared Saturday that the Nobel Peace Prize she won while under house arrest 21 years ago helped to shatter her...
Fort Hood massacre survivors were afraid shooter would 'finish the job'
FORT HOOD, Texas -- Survivors of the Fort Hood massacre say they expected the accused shooter, Maj. Nidal Hasan, to "come in and finish the job," according to interviews to...
Most millionaires can't sustain seven-figure earnings: study
A new study shows that the ranks of people earning $1 million or more are highly variable from year to year -- showing that millionaires in the US are not...
Polls open in second round of Egypt's presidential vote
CAIRO -- Polls opened Saturday in the second round of a divisive election to choose a successor for ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in a race that pits an ex-premier...
Pakistan car bomb kills 25, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A car bomb ripped through a market area in a northwest Pakistan tribal town near the Afghan border Saturday, killing 25 people including three children, officials said....
New heir to Saudi throne needed after Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz dies
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz, the hard-line interior minister who spearheaded Saudi Arabia's fierce crackdown crushing al Qaeda's branch in the country after the 9/11 attacks...
Cancer-fighting coach reunites with players, receives Spirit Award at Citi Field
Steve Piorkowski always envisioned putting together some kind of Bayside reunion amongst the players he coached this time of year. An alumni game or a barbeque he said. He never...
Replace your 'perfect' catcher
You may have seen the pitchers’ version of the commercial — with Kate Upton and that other guy, what’s his name, Justin something — but how about a spot featuring...
Star high school QB selects 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...
Queens native Charles leads Sun to drubbing of Liberty
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The Liberty caught the Connecticut Sun at the wrong time. Tina Charles scored 20 points and the Sun had a record-setting first half en route to a...
Late-blooming Russell finds right fit in Rhode Island
Brian Russell is talented, selfless and humble. Patience, however, may be his greatest virtue. After all, when the St. Joseph by the Sea flamethrower’s season began in April he only...
Three-way tie after 36 holes has Tiger feeling confident
SAN FRANCISCO — The lead in a major championship is like home for Tiger Woods. It’s a familiar and comfortable place for him. What makes Woods even more comfortable than...
Beau shows he knows golf as amateur Opens eyes at Olympic
SAN FRANCISCO — When Beau Hossler hit a tree with his drive off the No.5 tee box, his caddie and godfather Bill Schellenberg looked at the 17-year-old and said: “Well,...
Basketball's Telfair brothers claim NYPD has it in for them
Police deliberately tried to sully Brooklyn’s Telfair brothers by spreading a bogus story that a member of their clan assaulted a football coach at Lincoln HS, the Telfair family claimed...
Goldstein's Shtilkind goes out on top, caps memorable career with Wingate
Becky Shtilkind laid the foundation of Leon Goldstein’s now dominant girls tennis program. Before the Dolphins were winning city titles and Mayor’s Cup crowns, Shtilkind was winning in anonymity, “She...
PSAL gets revenge, wins first Mayor's Cup on Guzman's walk-off single
The Catholic league might not have the best arms after all – at least that wasn’t the case Friday night in the third annual Mayor’s Cup PSAL-CHSAA all-star game at...
Sue Simmons says goodbye after 32 years as Channel 4's anchor
After spending so many days sharing the news with New York City, Sue Simmons finally had a day of her own Friday. The WNBC/Channel 4 newscaster received a fitting sendoff...
Verdict will move defendants to seek deals
Who’s next? If you are employed on Wall Street and happen to be dishonest, then you are probably pretty nervous right now after the quick-decision conviction of former Goldman Sachs...
Gupta guilty in insider trading case
The mightiest has fallen. Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, the biggest name in the business world to get caught up in the government’s huge crackdown on insider trading, was...
Greece's debt crisis hits New York
Greece’s debt crisis spread to the Big Apple yesterday after a Greek-owned bank here was unloaded in an abrupt fire sale to raise $135 million — a mere drop in...
Business briefs
SEC exit Eileen Rominger, the former Goldman Sachs exec who joined the SEC last year, will step down next month as head of the agency’s investment management unit. Drug scam...
UK, France buy US debt
The UK and France each increased their holdings of US Treasuries by more than 26 percent in April amid the fiscal crisis in the euro region, as international demand for...
SEC raised Facebook red flags in months leading up to IPO
Regulators raised red flags before giving the green light to Facebook’s initial public offering last month. The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday released letters it sent to the company in...
Westchester star swindler gets 10 years for Ponzi scheme
A brazen Westchester swindler, who was audacious enough to cook up a Ponzi scheme while out on bail awaiting sentencing for his earlier penny-stock shenanigans, was sentenced to 10 years...
Burger King’s big China bet
Burger King Worldwide Holdings, the fast-food chain that will go public again after merging with a company owned by William Ackman, has formed a joint venture to open 1,000 stores...
Bidder blow for Buffett
Uncle Sam will likely get some cover Monday in bankrupt mortgagor ResCap’s battle with Warren Buffett. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn is expected to uphold the decision by the government-owned ResCap...
‘Gay nups’ read OK’d
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said a Queens fifth-grader who was barred from reading an essay he wrote on gay marriage to the entire school “has the right” to present it...
‘Float’ capt. has co-pilot
Four years ago, Kent Couch made headlines by floating from Oregon to Idaho on a lawn chair hoisted into the clouds by party balloons. He’s going to fly again, this...
Officials investigating 'missing money' at Flushing Meadows Unisphere
There’s a world of trouble at the famous Flushing Meadows Unisphere. At least $90,000 raised by the nonprofit conservancy that supports Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been misspent, officials confirmed...
Niagara Falls . . . step by step
Give this daredevil an asterisk. High-wire artist Nik Wallenda became the first man to brave certain doom by walking over the rushing water of Niagara Falls on a tightrope last...
Silver Star for Cold War spy
WASHINGTON — American U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960 in one of the most famous incidents of the Cold...
Bloomberg channels inner hottie to differentiate between hookers and real working girls
Mayor Bloomberg took a walk on the wild side yesterday, putting himself in the heels of scantily clad ladies who resent being treated like hookers because they dress to thrill....
Sweet Sue sendoff
So long, Sue. New York news icon Sue Simmons anchored her final nightly news broadcast on WNBC/Channel 4 last night, ending a storied 32-year career at the station. Simmons —...
Slain over 50-year ‘jockstrap’ grudge
MADISON, SD — A jockstrap pulled over a student sports manager’s head in a high-school locker room more than 50 years ago led a 73-year-old South Dakota man to fatally...
‘Historic levee’ bid nixed
NEW ORLEANS — The National Parks Service has rejected a push for historic-registry status for parts of the levees that breached amid Hurricane Katrina. The advocacy group levees.org wants the...
Slain carjacker a career criminal -- but shooter cop is also no angel
The carjacker killed by a Brooklyn cop is a career criminal whose crew once shot a man during a terrifying home-invasion robbery after threatening him with torture. Shantel Davis, 23,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** Cops are looking for two bandits (pictured) who have held up a total of four banks in The Bronx and Brooklyn, police said. During the most recent...
Basketball’s Telfair brothers claim NYPD has it in for them
Police deliberately tried to sully Brooklyn’s Telfair brothers by spreading a bogus story that a member of their clan assaulted a football coach at Lincoln HS, the Telfair family claimed...
Bloodshed threatens UN’s Syria-observer mission
The head of the UN observers in Syria said yesterday that a recent spike in bloodshed is derailing the mission to monitor and defuse more than a year of violence...
Ravi set to go free
Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi is expected to be released from jail next week — having served 20 days of his 30-day sentence for using a Web cam to spy...
Missing Oz gal safe
The 80-year-old Australian tourist who went missing while shopping at Lord & Taylor is alive and well — much to the relief of her heartsick husband. “I thought I’d won...
Mayor: Where does class-sex judge get off?
A city judge who overturned the firing of a Brooklyn teacher caught in an alleged lesbian sex romp at school “went off the deep end” with her ruling, an incredulous...
Mike rips PATH’s O shutdown
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. The mayor — who joined Gov. Cuomo...
Rude on the right
State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos heard some boos at the state Conservative Party’s 50th anniversary dinner in Manhattan this week — the first time party Chairman Michael Long can...
Teachers union points finger at city for hiring 'perv' teachers, leading to sexual-abuse cases
The city teachers union yesterday demanded a review of the school system’s hiring practices in a move derided by the Bloomberg administration as a distraction from teacher misconduct. In the...
Lohan ‘passed out’ scare
Lindsay Lohan gave her fans a scare when paramedics found the troubled star unconscious in a California hotel penthouse yesterday. But Lohan, 25, was just “exhausted” after working 13 hours...
Brooklyn police officer falls off fire escape and fractures skull while chasing crook
A Brooklyn police officer fell off a fire escape while chasing a suspect and suffered a fractured skull and collarbone when he plunged 15 feet to a courtyard last night,...
'Undocumented' Queens teens no longer fear being deported after President Obama's order
It’s a dream come true. Two city teens who live in fear of deportation were overjoyed when President Obama yesterday announced an order granting young, “undocumented” immigrants the right to...
Sandusky lawyers to use ‘expert’ ploy
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s legal team was granted permission yesterday to utilize expert testimony they say will explain love letters he sent to his alleged victims. Attorneys for the...
Gun-runner meets his ‘counterfate’
A South Carolina man who counterfeited $10 and $20 bills to buy the guns he smuggled into New York City pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking and other charges in Manhattan...
President Obama moves to allow young illegal immigrants to work and study in the US
WASHINGTON — President Obama made an end-run around Congress yesterday to ease enforcement of US immigration laws so young illegal immigrants can remain in the country to work and study...
Vandals spray swastikas in Borough Park
Two vandals spray-painted a half-dozen swastikas on Borough Park buildings early yesterday, triggering outrage in the heavily Jewish neighborhood. The hate scrawls were found at a synagogue, a Jewish bathhouse...
Jeanine Pirro's estranged hubby arrested for 'beating' jealous girlfriend at Connecticut hotel bar
The estranged hubby of former Westchester County DA Jeanine Pirro was busted for roughing up his jealous girlfriend at a tony Connecticut hotel bar, authorities said yesterday. “Shut the f--k...
‘Scout’ porn bust
An assistant scout master in East Brunswick, NJ,was charged with having child pornography on his work computer, officials said yesterday. Phil Rogozenski, 49, a senior manager of automation at Bristol-Myers...
Devout fans flock to Tebow
SAN DIEGO — Jets quarterback Tim Tebow will take a break from learning the team’s playbook tomorrow to address fellow Christians at a Father’s Day event at San Diego’s Qualcomm...
‘Madam’ moving toward 250G Monday bailout
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 of Rikers...
JetBlue-natic is ‘sane’
AMARILLO, Texas — A federal judge yesterday ruled that the JetBlue pilot who disrupted a New York-to-Las Vegas flight with an incoherent rant about religion and terrorism is mentally competent...
Secret Service's 229-page log reveals agents' porn, wiretap, embezzlement and drunken misdeeds
It went way beyond hookers. Secret Service agents and officers have been accused of leaking sensitive information, publishing porn, sexual assaults, illegal wiretaps, embezzlement and drunkenness on duty, according to...
‘Nanny’ Quinn eyes ban on bottle service in ‘fight clubs’
Attention, clubgoers — there’s a new nightlife nanny in town. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn took a page out of Mayor Bloomberg’s buzzkill playbook yesterday, announcing a plan to crack...
Cops to bust Drake for throwing bottle at Chris Brown in VIP-room melee: sources
Rihanna-loving rapper Drake — whose nasty note to Chris Brown sparked a VIP-room melee — is going to be arrested for throwing a bottle at his rival, The Post has...
Building NY’s tech future
The announcements have been coming fast and furious from some of the biggest names — Google, Facebook, eBay — as well as homegrown companies like Tumblr, Foursquare and Etsy. Suddenly,...
Should we take this outside?
The Issue: Whether of-age New Yorkers should be allowed to drink in public places like parks.iop *** I agree with Karol Markowicz (“Let Us Drink in the Parks,” PostOpinion, June...
Wanted: A new AG not wanted: Eric Holder
The Issue: Mounting pressure for Attorney General Eric Holder to resign or be replaced. *** Thanks to Michael A. Walsh for writing what many people have suspected: that the Fast...
Obama’s overreach
President Obama has a DREAM: to ignore Congress if it suits his needs. In a Rose Garden speech yesterday, the president announced he was suspending the deportation of some young...
Run, Danny, run
We understand that folks may be fixated on the endless dustup between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. But, hey, there’s another presidential race under way: for the top spot of...
How rich lead O astray
Who does Barack Obama listen to? Not GOP politicians. Evidently weeks go by between his conversations with Speaker John Boehner, who determines what legislation comes to the House floor. Not...
Kurds could be key to saving Syria
They’re one of the wild cards in the Middle East that could provide a turning point in the Syrian war: the Kurds. The largest Syrian opposition group has picked a...
Kid Stuff
Today JUGGLE THIS: Juggler extraordinaire Mark Nizer’s “Expect the Impossible” at Canal Park Playhouse features 3-D lasers, robots and lots of laughs. Today at 1, 4 and 7 p.m., tomorrow...
Not bad, not her dad
‘It’s a short set,” Lisa Marie Presley apologized from the Gramercy Theatre stage Thursday night. “I want to drag it out.” Presley wasn’t kidding. Backed by a tight five-piece band,...
Jets DT given split jail sentence, won’t miss any camp
Jets defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis will not miss any of training camp after the Hampton Circuit Court approved an order allowing him to split his jail sentence. Ellis reported to...
Mets 2011 first-round draft pick to play for Cyclones
In recent years, the Brooklyn Cyclones roster has been filled with college draft picks from that year’s draft. Although several college picks from the Mets’ draft earlier this month will...
Sports Shorts
mls: Henry, Marquez to miss Red Bulls tripThierry Henry and Rafa Marquez won’t fly with the Red Bulls on their two-game road trip. They will miss tomorrow’s game at Chicago...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $30,000; clm($15,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 FrenchTransitin(L),114ACanchari7-7-8F Martin50-12 MountKarakrm(L),114W Garcia7-5-5Hinds30-13 Tuvia's Force(L),121RNaprvnk4-1-5Zito5-24 Hurricane Heat(L),121E Prado7-2-5Sciacca20-15 Pawleys Porch(L),121CNakatani4-1-8Englehart5-16 Troponin(L),121JBlakeBaz9-4-5Gimbnc30-17 Poni Colada(L),121D Cohen2-4-6Jacobson3-18 Meridian...
Belmont Charts
June 15th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $29,000; clm($15,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. near ins,drift out strTime: 23.84, 47.64, 1:11.57, 1:36.8.Trainer: Michael MakerWinner: CH F, 4,...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $12,000; cond. 8 Sterling Volo (BSears) 3.60 2.80 2.20 5 Chocoholic (J Bongiorno) 8.80 3.80 9 Italienne Girl (Y Gingras) 2.60 * Exacta (8-5) $31.20 * Trifecta (8-5-9)...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Mr Pompo (1st)FIRST: mile pace; $11,000; cond10 Mr Pompo(CCallahan)1-1-13-14 Eight Ten Eom(MLachance)4-4-58-12 Bestjetyet(THall)3-6-64-11 Only Rock N Roll(DDube)5-3-47-23 Blueridge David(SAllard)8-2-112-15 Gallic Warrior(BSimpson)2-4-412-16 Sir Jeff(PBerry)2-7-46-17 Rock N...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-5 fur; $40,000; mdn; 2YO(f)SAILINGINFORTHEWIN and entry mate INDYS MAGIC MONEY are firsters for Plesa working well for debut. WITH SUGAR ON TOP by good first out...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-1 mile; $18,000; clm($5,000); 3up5Funfaha (Trujillo)9.404.202.604Alkazabito (Serpa)4.403.008Bold Intention (Marquez,Jr.)2.40Scr: Even Frisky.* Exacta (5-4) $34.80 * $1 Trifecta (5-4-8) $41.70SECOND-1 1/16m(T); $20,000; cl($25,0); 3up3Holy Smok (DCrlo)15.009.605.207Breathaway (Serpa)15.207.001Ambit (Trujillo)2.80Scr: Serious Attitude, Ultimate...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing8:30 a.m.The 24 Hours of Le Mans: The Start SPEED11 a.m.NASCAR: Nationwide, Qualifying ESPN21 p.m.IndyCar: Milwaukee Indyfest ABC1 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Qualifying SPEED2:30 p.m.The 24 Hours of Le Mans:...
The Post Line
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Hondo goes with local action
Hondo looked ready to strike with the White Sox last night in LA but ended up with a whiff that caused a major jump in his accounts payable to 1,410...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 16SUNJune 17MONJune 18TUEJune 19WEDJune 20THUJune 21FRIJune 22YankeesWashington1:05 YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMWash. 1:35 YES WCBSAtl.7:05YES WCBSAtl.7:05WWOR WCBSAtl.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMEMets7:10WWORWCBSMetsCIncinnati7:10WPIXWFAN 660 AMCin. 1:10 WPIX WFANBalt. 7:10 SNYWFANBalt. 7:10 SNYWFANBalt. 7:10 SNYWFANNOGAMEYankees7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEAtl. 7:00 No...
MLB rejects Mets appeal for Dickey no-hitter
R.A. Dickey’s no-hit bid was broken up by both B.J. Upton and MLB. The Mets had appealed to MLB to have Dickey’s one-hitter on Wednesday in Tampa turned into a...
Yankees manager Girardi reaches 500-win plateau
WASHINGTON — The record book says Joe Girardi won his 500th game as a manager Friday night in the Yankees’ 7-2 win over the Nationals. Nevertheless, Derek Jeter knows that...
Heavy interest at Rock show
Who says the heavyweight division isn’t interesting anymore? Heavyweight action will highlight Saturday night’s edition of NBC Sports Network’s Fight Night card from the Prudential Center in Newark. Tomasz Adamek...
‘Oui’ bit better: France ends tourney skid
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukraine’s players were first drenched by a thunderstorm, then swamped by France’s clever, passing soccer. The French ended a six-year drought for a win at a major...
England celebrates after 2 late scores
KIEV, Ukraine — Theo Walcott finally got his chance at the European Championship, and he only needed three minutes to make it count. Walcott scored shortly after coming on as...
Stony Brook silenced in College World Series opener
OMAHA, Neb. — Even Cinderella got to dance a little. Stony Brook’s sensational run is only one loss from ending after the team from Long Island gave up five first-inning...
Miami Heat looking to take control in NBA Finals Game 2
Locked and loaded, the Miami Dream Team heads to South Beach for what could be a championship-coronation week. It is possible. There are signs the three stars are aligning for...
Bosh put himself back into center of lineup
Miami coach Erik Spoelstra had wrestled for many days over when to thrust Chris Bosh back into Miami’s starting lineup since his return from an abdominal strain during the Eastern...
Phil Jackson calls Knicks ‘a clumsy team’
Sour grapes? Coaching legend Phil Jackson says in an upcoming HBO interview he would not have taken the Knicks job because he believed the Carmelo Anthony-Amar’e Stoudemire pairing has made...
USGA rule change cuts out big names
SAN FRANCISCO — The rule was inserted in the kind of stealth manner the NFL’s Colts used to slink out of Baltimore 28 years ago — with more than a...
Mickelson narrowly survives cut at Open
SAN FRANCISCO — Phil Mickelson said he found something in his swing that should improve his performance over the next two days at the Olympic Club. The question is whether...
Packing a golf bag filled with memories
Mark McCormick, the 49-year-old head pro at Suburban Golf Club in Union, N.J., is sharing his thoughts with The Post’s readers this week, as told to Mark Cannizzaro. McCormick missed...
Tough sledding will test Rory
SAN FRANCISCO — Now Rory McIlroy knows what it’s like to walk a block in Tiger Woods’ shoes. Now we’ll find out a lot more about McIlroy than we already...
Course torments top players at U.S. Open
SAN FRANCISCO — For every action there is a reaction. Rory McIlroy’s record-shattering 16-under-par performance en route to winning last year U.S. Open at Congressional was an action. The reaction...
McDowell, the 2010 Open winner, remains in the mix
SAN FRANCISCO — Graeme McDowell was trying to look on the bright side. Making bogey on three of the final four holes would normally put him in a sour mood....
Furyk has a share of lead at U.S. Open
SAN FRANCISCO — Graeme McDowell was trying to be complimentary when he said to have success at a U.S. Open you have to play “Jim Furyk golf.” When asked to...
Exchange of plunks no big deal for Mets' Wright
n what looked and smelled like archetypal baseball retaliation, the Mets plunked Cincinnati star Joey Votto with a pitch only to see their star, David Wright, get hit innings later....
Jason’s latest concussion shows it’s time to cut ties with Amazin’ mistake
These were the most difficult 140 steps of Jason Bay’s career. That’s how many wobbly steps it took for Bay to walk off the field last night after he skidded...
Mets lose more than just a game
Josh Thole thinks it’s possible he has had three concussions in his life, including one earlier this season, so the Mets catcher unfortunately knows what teammate Jason Bay must have...
Yanks GM Cashman not searching for Gardner replacment
WASHINGTON — The Yankees have been tempting fate since losing Brett Gardner in April with a strained right elbow by sending Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones into left field on...
Hughes lifts Yankees to 7th straight win
WASHINGTON — This city has plenty of lawyers, guns and money. History, museums and narcissistic politicians are abundant, too. What the nation’s capital didn’t have last night was an answer...
Nationals phenom Harper gets plenty of attention
WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper’s major-league career is just 42 games old, but the 19-year-old has made quite a name for himself. He already has opened the eyes of some Yankees...
Singles match
You’d have to be born without the gene for shame, suffering from irreversible brain damage or seriously misadvised in order to accept a gig on a reality TV show based...
Maury, Jerry sweet ’16
Daytime stalwarts Jerry Springer and Maury Povich will be around for a bit longer. NBC Universal has extended the runs of “The Jerry Springer Show,” “Maury” and “The Steve Wilkos...
ABC wins ‘Glass’ warfare
ABC’s “Glass House” will premiere as scheduled on Monday — after a judge denied CBS’s temporary restraining order. US District Court Judge Gary Feess ruled yesterday that CBS — which...
Weird but true
This Virginian is a vacationing hero. While getting some R&R in St. Petersburg, Fla., Gus Hertz saved three lives in two days — rescuing a man whose car went into...
Seawolves coach Senk named nation’s best
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...
Super dads!
Maybe it was the chance to win tickets to Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” — or some nudging from their moms. Whatever the case, The Post’s young readers came...
WATCH: Tethered Wallenda walks wire across Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- In an amazing televised stunt watched by thousands at the scene, daredevil Nik Wallenda successfully tightrope walked across Niagara Falls on Friday night. Wallenda crossed from...
NYPD officer injured in B'klyn fire escape fall
A police officer fell from a fire escape in Brooklyn and suffered unknown injuries tonight, cops said. FDNY responders said they received a call at 8:54 p.m. for an officer...
Mets' Bay crashes headfirst into outfield fence, leaves game
Jason Bay had to leave tonight’s game in the top of the second inning when the Mets left fielder smashed headfirst into the wall while trying to make a catch.Bay...
Stony Brook a loss from elimination after rout by UCLA at College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. – Even Cinderella got one dance. The Stony Brook Seawolves sensational run is only one loss from ending after dropping the College World Series opener 9-1 to the...