June 25, 2012
Cano, Kuroda lead Yankees past Indians
Robinson Cano homered and drove in three runs to extend his recent tear, Hiroki Kuroda took a shutout into the eighth inning and the Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1...
Cubs beat sloppy Mets
CHICAGO — Joe Mather homered and Travis Wood outpitched Johan Santana, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night to snap a...
Bryshon Nellum qualifies for Olympics
EUGENE, Ore. — For Bryshon Nellum, the instinct was to run from those chasing him. Four years ago, it was to run from the gang members that shot him three...
Knicks sure J.R. Smith will re-sign: source
J.R. Smith will not exercise the opt-in clause to his contract at tomorrow's deadline, making him a free agent July 1st. But the Knicks are confident he will re-sign with...
Resistance: Burning Skies review
A big part of the reason I was curious about Resistance: Burning Skies wasn't just because it was a Resistance game -- which I've been pretty pleased with overall --...
Leisure Suit Larry’s Creator on Making a Remake, But Not Really Making One…
In my recent interview with legendary game designer Jane Jensen, I mentioned both to the readers and Jane herself, my intense love for Sierra On-Line adventure games in the 1980s...
Kidd open to reuniting with Chandler on Knicks
Jason Kidd admits he’s spoken recently with Tyson Chandler, his former teammate with the Mavericks, but the conversation “hasn’t been too much about basketball.’’Kidd was asked, you mean not yet?“Not...
Microsoft seals $1.2B Yammer deal
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to acquire enterprise social networking company Yammer Inc. for $1.2 billion in a deal that will expand the software giant's cloud services portfolio. The companies said...
Syrian general, soldiers defect to Turkey
BEIRUT — A Syrian general was among the latest defectors from the Syrian military, officials said Monday, after dozens of Syrian soldiers fled overnight to Turkey, crossing the border with...
Not good for Knicks: Nash says money big factor in free agency
While saying he is still “open to everything’’, Steve Nash acknowledged money will be a big factor in his free-agent decision and admitted former coach Mike D’Antoni would have been...
Islanders offered their entire draft for No. 2 pick: report
The Islanders offered all seven of their draft picks from this weekend’s draft to the Blue Jackets for the No. 2 pick, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The Islanders would have...
Jets' Wilkerson ‘OK’ after car overturned in accident
Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson only suffered “minor injuries” in a Saturday morning car accident on the Garden State Parkway, the Jets confirmed to The Post. Wilkerson was charged with...
Career thug sentenced to 18 years for murder of immigrant in 2003
A career thug is going away for at least 18 years prison for masterminding the 2003 strangulation death and robbery of an African immigrant who sold bootleg DVDs and CDs...
Knicks coach wines and dines Lin, Anthony in Hollywood
Hollywood Mike Woodson returned this weekend from a five-day trip to Los Angeles where he visited several Knicks players to meet and work out, , including free-agent-to-be Jeremy Lin, according...
Conn. cops: Dylan McDermott's mom murdered in '67
WATERBURY, Conn. — A reopened police investigation has concluded that actor Dylan McDermott's mother was killed in 1967 by her now-dead gangster boyfriend. Waterbury police reopened the investigation last year...
Heat celebrate title with Miami parade
MIAMI -- The NBA championship trophy was center stage, bathed in white light and sitting on a pedestal. And each Miami Heat player offered it a different greeting. Mike Miller...
Jets’ Tebow says he has to improve ‘everything’
Jets quarterback Tim Tebow knows what he has to work on to become a starter in the NFL. “Everything. This my third year and my third offense. That’s been a...
Tuck: Giants QB Eli should be higher on players’ list
Winning his second Super Bowl MVP was not good enough for Eli Manning to crack the top 30 on the NFL Network’s top-100 players list, and that is unacceptable for...
Judge refuses to dismiss case against accused synagogue plotter
Accused synagogue terror plotter Ahmed Ferhani must proceed to trial, a Manhattan judge ruled in declining today to dismiss the charges. The evidence presented to a grand jury is sufficient...
Rochester suburb tackles bullying after viral bus monitor video
GREECE, NEW YORK -- Bus monitor Karen Klein isn’t the only victim of bullying in this small Rochester suburb. The viral YouTube video depicting pre-teen students mocking the 68-year-old worker...
Christie Brinkley and ex-hubby make a deal, avoid another courtroom showdown
Cease fire! Supermodel Christie Brinkley and her ex-husband Peter Cook have resolved their legal differences and avoided yet another ugly courtroom skirmish. In a deal reached over the weekend, The...
On rare Israel trip, Putin talks about Syria, Iran
JERUSALEM -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday met Israeli leaders on a rare trip to the Jewish state for discussions that focused on continuing violence in Syria and Iran's...
Sorry Bugs! Carrots are bad: study
BRISTOL, England -- A British study found that well-meaning owners could be putting their pet rabbits at risk -- by feeding them carrots. While Bugs Bunny might be partial to...
Police on LI say drunken driver kills pedestrian
SOUTHAMPTON, NY— Police say a Long Island man has been arrested on a drunken-driving charge after he struck and killed a pedestrian. The accident happened early Monday in Southampton. Southampton...
Liberty lose to Dream
The Atlanta Dream didn’t panic when the Liberty made a run late in the first half to take a lead at the break. They just regrouped and took control of...
Tony Parker could miss Olympics due to eye injury suffered during Drake/Brown fight
PARIS — NBA star Tony Parker may miss the London Olympics after almost losing his eye in a fight involving singer Chris Brown and members of hip-hop star Drake's entourage....
Supreme Court upholds key provision in Arizona immigration law, strikes down three others
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court upheld a key part of Arizona's tough immigration law but struck down others as intrusions on federal sovereignty, in a ruling that gave both sides...
Wimbledon: Venus routed by Vesnina in first round
Five-time champion Venus Williams was eliminated 6-1, 6-3 by Elena Vesnina of Russia at Wimbledon on Monday, the first time the American has lost in the opening round at the...
Cops hunt sicko who raped woman in Crown Heights
A woman was brutally raped today in Crown Heights, police said. The victim was outside on Bergen Street near Albany Avenue at 2 a.m. waiting for a cab when the...
Final steel beam lifted at 4 WTC tower
Construction workers removed their helmets and looked on teary-eyed as the final steel beam of 4 World Trade Center was lifted into place Monday, the first such milestone since the...
Drunk driver kills teen in fatal LI crash: cops
Police on Long Island say a teenage girl is dead after the car she was driving was rear-ended by a drunken driver. The accident happened just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday...
Subway Series in review, Youkilis traded, pop quiz answer
So what stands out from this second Subway Series?--Chicken. Tremendous job by Post teammate Mike Puma, whom Frank Francisco told exclusively, late last Wednesday night, his belief that the Yankees...
JETS TOP 25: No. 23 Eric Smith
As the Jets enter the quiet part of the summer between the spring program and training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25...
RBS computer glitch could cost tens of millions
LONDON -- Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) warned Monday that the computer glitch that left millions of customers without access to their money could take several more days to...
Obama losing needed allies over Fast and Furious
Last week, we reported on troubles for Obama in Pennsylvania, a necessary state with its 20 electoral votes. This week comes more bad news for the incumbent as a stalwart Democratic...
Biden described Obama war plan 'flaws' in 2009 message: book
WASHINGTON — As President Obama considered adding as many as 40,000 US forces to a backsliding war in Afghanistan in 2009, Vice President Joe Biden warned him that the military...
'Food-stamp President' wants more dependents
One out of every seven Americans is on food stamps but the Obama administration says it isn't enough. The Department of Agriculture is spending $3 million to convince more people...
Holbrooke hagiography shows Obama incompetence
A new book by a senior correspondent for the Washington Post means to show how Richard Holbrooke was singlehandedly going to make peace in Afghanistan but was thwarted by some...
Famed Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George dies
QUITO, Ecuador — The giant tortoise Lonesome George, whose failed efforts to produce offspring made him a symbol of disappearing species, was found dead on Sunday, officials at the Galapagos...
Six children among 26 dead in Mexico bus crash
CHILPANCINGO DE LOS BRAVO, Mexico -- A bus plunged into a 900-foot ravine on a road in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero on Sunday, killing at least 26 people...
One feared dead, another trapped in Canadian mall roof collapse
ELLIOT LAKE, Ontario -- One person was feared dead and another trapped Sunday after part of a roof of a Canadian mall collapsed the day before. The incident occurred about...
Sabathia can't make it past sixth inning for Yankees
R.A. Dickey wasn’t the only pitcher who didn’t live up to expectations last night. Coming off his best start of the season, CC Sabathia wasn’t hit hard in the Yankees’...
Coin toss may decide US Olympic team spot
EUGENE, Ore. — Bobby Kersee is struggling to make heads or tails of USA Track and Field's new procedures designed to help break the third-place tie between Allyson Felix and...
Mets give Santana OK to pitch in All-Star Game
To the Mets an All-Star Game, like a no-hitter, is just too special — even when it comes to protecting Johan Santana. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told The Post...
Yankees knuck Mets' Dickey around
Talk about a buzz kill. R.A. Dickey was hyped-up for his nationally televised start last night against the Yankees and CC Sabathia was probably a little too excited. A knuckleball...
Yankees beat Mets in Subway Series finale
Nice try by the Mets, but the other team wasn’t clucking around. In an all too familiar pattern over two chapters of the 2012 Subway Series, the Mets were right...
Mets manager left with regret after not making move to Byrdak
These are the torturous tests you endure sometimes as a manager. We already know how many headaches and how much heartburn the Mets’ bullpen has given Terry Collins — and...
Rookie LB makes big impression on Revis, Jets
Darrelle Revis was seated at his locker earlier this month when someone asked if one of his teammates has stood out to him as a leader during the spring portion...
Clemens’ big sister opens up about the trial, relief and belief in brother
This was the scene behind closed doors one week ago today, shortly before Roger Clemens was acquitted on all charges he lied to Congress in denying he used performance-enhancing drugs...
Go to Greg
A fellow who reported to me for three years was fired in a downsizing. He was mediocre at best. We do semi-annual performance reviews and the ones I gave him...
Guest workers
When Brandon Sugiyama moved to New York from San Francisco last fall, the 36-year-old freelance motion graphic designer had a problem: He had clients and projects, but nowhere to work....
Volume control
You can’t judge a book by its cover. But you certainly can judge the cover. And if you’re looking for the highest craftsmanship in custom bookbinding, then meet Paul Vogel....
Rolling out the barrels
Name: Steve Hindy Job: Co-founder and president of Brooklyn Brewery. As a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press in the 80s, Hindy was intrigued by people home brewing beer...
60 Seconds with John B. Molidor
You say some strategic “crazy” behavior in a job interview can actually help, but you make a distinction between good crazy and bad crazy. What are some mildly eccentric behaviors...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 2. Wide Awake, Katy Perry 3. Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye 4. Payphone, Maroon 5 5. As Long...
Business briefs
Greece’s fateGreece’s new prime minister, Antonis Samaras, and incoming Finance Minister Vassilis Rapanos will miss this week’s critical EU summit due to ill health. Samaras underwent eye surgery Saturday and...
$400M+ tab for Madoff swindler Merkin
Time to cough it up, Ezra! Swindling moneyman Ezra Merkin will pay more than $400 million to settle charges he funneled $2 billion into Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme without his...
GM downshifts
Goodbye Super Bowl, hello Hallmark Channel. General Motors agreed to spend money in the TV upfront negotiations but has come away with deals that moved its advertising out of top-tier...
Penn Station spot to stop you in your tracks
Commuters, office workers and the growing residential and hospitality community in the Penn Station area will soon have a sprawling new place to eat and drink.Savanna, the real estate private...
‘Smart’ response
With Smart Money headed toward its last issue, we wondered what the other financial magazines might be able to offer in its absence. From what we see, there are better...
Furor at steel tycoon Rennert's bankruptcy 'ploy'
An article about companies owned by Ira Rennert, published in the print and on-line editions of the Post on June 25, 2012, contained two errors. MagCorp was not fined $900...
Board taps att’y Curran
A leading Manhattan attorney who specializes in white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations has been named to the board of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Associates. Thomas J. Curran, a partner...
‘Killer’: That’s me on TV!
A Bronx man accused of being the hit man in a drug-linked triple execution near Columbia University admitted to cops he recognized himself in video surveillance recorded near the murder...
Hiring surge sinks water-meter savings
So, this is how you save money?The city is going on a water-meter-reader hiring spree — despite the fact that its new high-tech water-meter system is supposed to save money...
NY assessment appeals near record
New Yorkers are hitting the roof because of ballooning property-tax bills. A near-record 52,123 city taxpayers are appealing their home assessments this year — close to a 4 percent jump...
NYC Housing Authority hires company to clean up its online image
If you want good news, just pay for it yourself. That’s exactly what the New York City Housing Authority is doing, The Post has learned. The financially strapped agency has...
DMV puts brakes on dealer
A Queens used-car dealer will be driving off into the sunset — unless a judge overturns sanctions from the state Department of Motor Vehicles. Auto Palace of Woodside was hit...
Contempt attempt due: Issa
WASHINGTON — The congressman leading the charge to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for withholding documents related to a botched federal gun-running program said yesterday that...
O is OK by Mike
WASHINGTON — Although he was recently overheard saying Mitt Romney would do a better job of running the country, Mayor Bloomberg gave President Obama good marks yesterday for his job...
Airlines, TSA seeking advanced security screening devices
Fliers may soon be saying goodbye to annoying airport security lines — and hello to a sci-fi future of high-tech safety screening. In the next seven to 10 years, passengers...
TSA PO’d over plug outrage
Now they’re electrified.One day after a dim-bulb worker caused chaos at JFK Airport by failing to notice a metal detector was unplugged, the TSA cracked down on its security screeners...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island***A gun-toting thug shot two people yesterday in Arrochar, police said. The victims, both 23, were on Father Capodanno Boulevard near Sand Lane when bullets started to fly at...
It’s a geek drama
A Midtown mecca for comic-book geeks is swooping onto TV like Superman. Midtown Comics, a Times Square-area superhero haven that boasts more than a million books, will be featured on...
Gin & tonic? She’d tap that
An East Village bar has made serving gin and tonics so fundamentally simple that your average soda jerk could pour one. The Gin Palace on Avenue A has put the...
O-Care on line
President Obama faces his toughest vote yet this week when the Supreme Court rules on his signature legislation: the controversial health-care law. Democrats are trumpeting the expanded consumer protections and...
It’s good ‘news’
Department of Consumer Affairs officials have reversed their decree that a 35-year-old Bowery newsstand needs to be knocked down because it’s three inches too close to the curb.Instead the city...
City ‘stall’ in kid suit
Lawyers acting for a 7-year-old boy who disappeared from foster care more than two years ago are accusing the Bloomberg administration of refusing to hand over documents in an effort...
City nixes free cell storage
The city has been sitting on a compromise to its school cellphone ban that would let students use phone-storage lockers for free, The Post has learned. City Council Public Safety...
Quid pro Cuo in pols’ salary hike
Gov. Cuomo may link pay hikes for state lawmakers to an end to the much-abused “per diem’’ reimbursement system and cuts in mandates on hard-pressed local governments, The Post has...
NBC paying Curry $10M to leave 'Today' show: reports
Ousted “Today” show host Ann Curry will walk off into the sunset this week with a $10 million payout from NBC, according to reports. The 55-year-old journalist — twisting in...
Chinese take out!
Moo goo gay pan? Here’s a new twist on the China doll yesterday as thousands of people marched down Fifth Avenue in the 42nd annual Gay Pride Parade. Despite the...
Docs have the Rx for slay raps
The city’s plummeting homicide numbers have been doctored — literally!Improved emergency trauma treatment — much of it learned on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan — has kept more shooting...
Hamptons cab kills teen
A Manhattan high-school senior was struck and killed by a taxi in the Hamptons over the weekend as he walked with his girlfriend and two pals to his parent’s vacation...
‘Hero’ cop shoots suspected gunman, cuffs accomplice despite gunshot wounds
An NYPD cop who served two tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine became a one-man army yesterday. Officer Nelson Vergara was attacked by a bottle-hurling punk, then was...
Wounded heroes in the family
These brothers don’t run from trouble. The older brother of the NYPD cop who arrested a neighborhood punk yesterday despite two gunshot wounds took a bullet himself in 2006 while...
Rangel goes for rebound
Embattled Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel — seeking re-election to a 22nd term — will become the first congressman in a generation to survive a congressional censure if he wins tomorrow’s...
Cuomo & Dem pals ‘panicking’ at Barron bid
Trying to prevent a national “embarrassment,” New York’s Democratic Party heavyweights are pulling out the stops to block bombastic Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron from being elected to Congress. Gov. Cuomo...
3 GOPers aiming at Gilly seat
Three Republican candidates are duking it out for the chance to take on Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall. Rep. Bob Turner, who became a GOP darling after winning Anthony...
Mets chicken 'Little Jerry Seinfeld' heads to animal sanctuary
The Mets’ good-luck clubhouse chicken was sent down to the farm yesterday after the Amazin’s lost to the Yanks Saturday — but the move didn’t help last night. The brassy...
Penn State may be forced to pay Sandusky’s victims
Penn State may have to shell out big bucks to the child-abuse victims of convicted former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The school “is likely to have to pay these...
Need a tow for that baby?
A Bronx tow-truck driver gave a big boost yesterday to a stranded couple — he delivered their baby.Antonio Paulino, 50, was driving in East Harlem yesterday afternoon when a man...
Islamist wins Egypt election
CAIRO — Islamist Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner yesterday in Egypt’s first free presidential election, closing the tumultuous first phase of a democratic transition and opening a struggle with...
Army specter casts shadow
CAIRO — For the first time ever, Egypt has a freely elected president: Mohammed Morsi, a US-educated engineer backed by the Muslim Brotherhood. Not clear, however, is the actual function...
Sneaker heist in 2 steps
If the sneaker fits . . . steal it. Pricey shoes on display at stores around town may seem safe from theft — after all, who would want to steal...
Boy, 4, dies in LI crash
A 4-year-old boy who was not strapped into a child-safety seat was killed in a Long Island car crash over the weekend, authorities said yesterday.Finn Egan was riding in a...
Alex has a heart attack
Alex Trebek, the long-running host of TV’s “Jeopardy!,” was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering a mild heart attack. Trebek, 71, was in good spirits and undergoing tests yesterday at...
Slapping a friend
For the past couple of months, Democrats and their pundit allies — apparently expecting to lose on ObamaCare in the Supreme Court — have been engaged in a campaign to...
Fast White House coverup, furious American citizens
The Issue: The Obama administration’s entanglement with the “Fast and Furious” investigation. *** President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are acting like a couple of cornered rats by not...
Doubling down on a bad bet
In other Albany news, New York City was incorporated into the Catskill Mountains last week — at least under the terms of a bill that slithered through the Legislature with...
Reading Andrew’s lips
‘The New York of today looks pretty different from the New York of 18 months ago,” Gov. Cuomo said Friday — the day after the state Legislature absconded for summer...
The Tappan Zee mystery
This summer, Gov. Cuomo is supposed to announce a financial plan for building a new Tappan Zee Bridge. But hot weather won’t cook up a miracle: The numbers don’t add...
A Nation too scared to quit
In case you missed it, hiring fell a staggering 9 percent last month. The hidden secret is how bad hiring has been throughout the “recovery.” Economists say the recovery started...
‘Monarch’ makes a good case, but the jury isn’t buying it
Leslie Hendrix spent 19 seasons playing medical examiner Elizabeth Rodgers on all four “Law & Order” series. You’d think playwright Jim Henry would have asked the star of his new...
Fresh blood on Broadway
Broadway is said to bet on stars. Well, yes and no. Look at the long-running hits: Do you know who’s in “Wicked” or “Jersey Boys” right now? At the same...
Red Bulls gain first-place tie with win over United
A long trek to the scoring column for Brandon Barklage and Jan Gunnar Solli ended with the defense-minded twosome accounting for all the goals in the Red Bulls’ 3-2 win...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5f; $25,000; str alw; 3up; (f&m)GABRILICIOUS trounced in turf sprint stakes at Belmont after closing in the slop in...
Bowyer edges Busch
SONOMA, Calif. — Clint Bowyer raced to his first victory on a road course, and first with Michael Waltrip Racing, by holding off Kurt Busch at Sonoma. Bowyer dominated yesterday’s...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2f; $34,000; mdn cl($40,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 End ZoneAntics(L),112E Rivera5-6-4Farro6-12 Jon's Lady(L),116KCarmochx-x-xGPreciad9-23 Periwinkle(L),116J Bisono3-4-3Fortebun4-14 Froilana ,123C Ormx-x-xVera10-15 Bren's Friend(L),111A Suarez2-2-2Allard2-16...
Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
Best Bet: Wilson Jay N(7th)FIRST: mile; pace; $3000; cond2 Cardine Hanover(MForte)1-3-25-25 Bet On Lindy(JTaggartJr)3-2-23-13 Jennys Tune(GAnnaloro)8-4-110-11 Jamacianme Wild(JDevaux)6-3-65-14 Mcdonna(WParkerJr)5-2-24-16 CommunitySpirit(JMarhnJr)4-1-27-27 WestrnDncng(KDIBenedett)6-6-18-1SECOND: mile; trot; $3000; cond5 Fair Lady J(MForte)1-2-25-21 Tornado Alley(CPoynton)2-4-19-22...
Belmont Park Charts
June 24th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Good. Off 10th©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $77,000; alw; 3up(f)Off: 12:51. Good. ins, strong hand rideTime: 22.95, 45.89, 1:1.18, 1:34.14.Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-1m&70y; $9,000; mdn cl($4,500); 3up2-Digby B 1-11-BrasstwnSherff6-14-Tindar'sPrspect7-25-Grand Rapture10-13-Ziggy 4-16-Liberty'sThnder8-1SECOND-5f; $9,000; mdn cl($4,500); 3up6-HaroldsWarrior9-53-HammeDncer10-12-Ziggy's Island 2-14-MillenniumPrde8-17-Life of a Tiger 6-15-SandysRisngJet5-11-BackMeUpSctt12-1THIRD-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up1-OhHeavenlyDy7-23-Hkednseeess10-17-Gianni 9-54-Lost Badge 5-15-Rube's Ruby 5-26-Iwaspaidlate 5-12-WatchtheSnRse6-1FOURTH-6f; $10,200;...
Daughter of former Mets pitcher Viola headed to Olympics
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Brittany Viola, daughter of 1988 Cy Young Award winning pitcher Frank Viola, won the women’s 10-meter platform at the U.S. Olympic trials yesterday in her third...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $20,000; clm($10,000); 3up1Lvng Or Drm (Rsr)3.202.402.103Katy's Kitty (Vergara)3.002.206Saint Cindy (Gomez)2.60* $1 Exacta (1-3) $3.70 * Quinella (1-3) $5.60 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-6-5) $49.90 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-6) $13.20Exacta...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-1 mile; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3up7D'lcc Grl (Hrnndz)10.606.003.806Trini Dubai (Ayuso)5.603.805A Perfect Squeeze (Rivera,Jr.)6.00* Exacta (7-6) $68.20 * $1 Superfecta (7-6-5-2) $911.90 * $1 Trifecta (7-6-5) $319.90SECOND-1 mile; $17,000; clm($20,000); 3up6Drlng Brdzll...
Today's Sports on the Air
BaseballNoonAAA: Bisons at Bulls MLBN7 p.m.Indians at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)8 p.m.Mets at Cubs SNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.CWS Finals, Game 2: South Carolina vs. Arizona ESPN2Golf3:30 p.m.PGA Professional...
Hondo sticking with the Chisox
Hondo hit with the Yanks, Tigers and White Sox and would have had the coveted four-bagger if not for the Giants succumbing it with two outs in the ninth. Thus,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 25TUEJune 26WEDJune 27THUJune 28FRIJune 29SATJune 30SUNJuly 1YankeesCleveland7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMClev.7:05WWORWCBSClev.1:05YESWCBSWhite Sox7:05YESWCBSWhite Sox7:05YESWCBSWhite Sox1:05YESWCBSWhite Sox2:05YESWCBSMetsCubs8:05SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMCubs 8:05 SNYWFANCubs 2:20 SNYWFANDodgers10:10 SNYWFANDodgers10:10 SNYWFANDodgers7:15 FOXWFANDodgers8:00 ESPNWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMESea.4:00No TVNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSGWLIBNOGAMES.I. YankeesAberdeen7:00No TVAber.7:00No...
Gatlin qualifies for Olympics with at Olympic Trials
EUGENE, Ore. — Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay each took a huge step — or a few dozen blisteringly fast strides — toward completing their comebacks in the men’s 100-meter...
Richards-Ross clocks Giant win
EUGENE, Ore. — Right before Sanya Richards-Ross got into the blocks for the U.S. Olympic Trials 400-meter final, her husband — former Giants cornerback Aaron Ross — looked her in...
Wimbledon a warmup? What a Djok
WIMBLEDON, England — The question drew a chuckle from Novak Djokovic. Could the prestigious Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon, officially called simply The Championships, which begins today, be thought of as...
Rooney falls short for England
There has never been any doubt about Wayne Rooney’s desire to do well for England but when it most matters, he isn’t doing it. The teenager who was brilliant in...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Liberty beaten, fall to 4-9 Angel McCoughtry scored 23 points and Sancho Lyttle added 19 to lead the Atlanta Dream to a 74-64 victory over the Liberty yesterday in...
Phony concern for Sandusky victims puts the ‘less’ in bless
So what was the final score in the Jerry Sandusky scandal? Who won, the Thoughts or the Prayers? Or was it a tie? “Our thoughts and prayers go out to...
Italy tops England in penalty kicks
KIEV, Ukraine — Italy won the semifinal place its dominating play deserved, though it took a penalty shootout to overcome England’s resistance yesterday at the European Championship. Alessandro Diamanti scored...
NBA will investigate Knicks' Stoudemire for homosexual slur to fan on Twitter: sources
The NBA held its first annual social media awards last week to commend the best tweeters, with the Knicks’ Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields copping honors. Now the league is...
Taylor’s NBA future will be decided close to point guard’s home
Kansas senior point guard Tyshawn Taylor will be with family in a Hoboken restaurant Thursday, watching the NBA Draft — a 10-minute drive from the Prudential Center. “I’ll be so...
Yankees' Martin still not ‘back’ with Sabathia
Joe Girardi insisted he wants Russell Martin to catch CC Sabathia again soon, even though Chris Stewart has become Sabathia’s de facto personal catcher. If Martin had not suffered a...
Red sox trade Youkilis to White Sox
BOSTON — Kevin Youkilis took off his batting helmet, waved to the crowd and blew a kiss to his adoring fans. A favorite at Fenway Park for so long, he...
Tejada returns to Mets at long last
For a change, the Mets have an abundance of shortstops. Ruben Tejada, who was last seen on May 6, was activated from the disabled list and immediately put into the...
Yankees' Cano disagrees with error call
Robinson Cano wanted to get one thing straight before he left Citi Field late last night. “That was not an error,” he said. “If you want to make an error,...
Yankees' Swisher thrilled with 1,000th hit
When he retells the story of the night he got his 1,000th major league hit, there’s a good chance Nick Swisher, his trademark grin extending ear to ear, will use...
Home run dependency isn’t killing Yankees
Joe Girardi recently likened his homer-dependent offense to basketball teams that rely on 3-pointers and “when they don’t make their 3s, they don’t win.” The analogy is imprecise. Three-pointers require...
Yankees' Swisher has 'huge' homer off of Mets knuckleballer
When he retells the story of the night he got his 1,000th major league hit, there’s a good chance Nick Swisher will use the phrase he employed yesterday — “laser-beam...
Mets put Francisco on DL with oblique strain
The Mets placed Frank Francisco on the 15-day disabled list yesterday, a tough blow to a beleaguered bullpen that will cost them their closer for at least two weeks. Francisco...
Hunger Games
It’s billed as a festive restaurant reopening, but it’s really more of a cross between waiting at the Department of Motor Vehicles and being at a wedding where everyone has...
Rielle bad deal
Rielle Hunter, the mistress of former Sen. John Edwards who slammed the dead wife of her boyfriend, was a big yawn in the ratings for her TV interview debut Friday...
Talk show guests
MONDAYANDREW GARFIELD - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4CHRIS PINE, ANDY COHEN, BLUES TRAVELER - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7NICK CANNON, JULIE ANDREWS - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch....
Mob sob stories
Have all the boundaries of space and time been exhausted already? I mean, seriously, is there not one measly planet left to discover, not one more giant pronouncement by Stephen...
‘Hospital,’ Regis big Daytime Emmy winners
The Daytime Emmys showered “General Hospital” with five trophies, including best drama — after giving Regis Philbin a fond farewell as a talk-show host. NBC’s “Today” show won as best...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
Here’s one couple who’ll stick close together at their prom. Brooke Wallace of Solomon, Kan., spent more than 200 hours fashioning her Western-style prom dress from duct tape. For her...
Red Bulls vault into first-place tie with 3-2 rally past rival DC
In front of a record crowd, the Red Bulls got a resounding win against Eastern Conference-leading archrival D.C. United. Defender Brandon Barklage notched a brave against his former team and...
Reaction to the Red Bulls' 3-2 win over rival DC
The Red Bulls earned a 3-2 come-from-behind win over rival D.C. United, climbing into a first-place tie in the East. Here is reaction from both sides, with the Red Bulls'...
