June 26, 2012
Iona's overlooked Machado has 'point' to prove
The doubts Scott Machado has heard of his NBA prospects as Thursday’s draft approaches is nothing new – he’s heard them his entire life. He was lightly recruited coming out...
'Sleepless in Seattle' writer Nora Ephron dies at 71: report
Author, director and screenwriter Nora Ephron, whose films include "Sleepless in Seattle," "You've Got Mail" and "When Harry Met Sally" and whose dry writing sliced and diced such topics as...
Mets drop another vs. Cubs, 5-3
CHICAGO — If the lofty expectations were weighing on Anthony Rizzo, he sure didn't show it in his Cubs debut. Rizzo had two hits and drove in the go-ahead run...
Hughes, Yankees beat Indians 6-4
Phil Hughes bounced back from a rough outing to pitch eight scoreless innings and Alex Rodriguez hit a long home run Tuesday night, leading the New York Yankees to a...
Brooklyn rabbi acquitted of leering at boy who accused him of bring a perv
Eight minutes! That's all the time a Brooklyn jury needed to acquit a notorious ultra-Orthodox rabbi today of charges that he leered at a boy who years earlier had accused...
Nordstrom landing at 57th and Broadway
A big Seattle retail chain is coming to Manhattan — and it won’t be selling coffee. Nordstrom — the upscale department store which, along with Starbucks and Amazon, has risen...
Accused Manhattan 'madam' posts bail, released
Lock up your prominent wealthy men! Accused Upper East Side madam Anna Gristina walked out of jail and into the arms of her family tonight after finally scraping together $250,000...
State shutting down club where Chris Brown & Drake had bloody melee
ALBANY - The state is shutting down the trendy SoHo nightclub where Drake and Chris Brown had a bloody throw-down over Rihanna. The State Liquor Authority, which filed 14 charges...
College football playoff approved for 2014 season
WASHINGTON -- Playoffs and tournaments long have determined champions of every college sport from baseball to bowling. The exception was major college football. That ended Tuesday. Come 2014, the BCS...
Track legends doubt Bolt can repeat 2008 feat in London
EUGENE, Ore. – Usain Bolt became track & field’s biggest star in a generation by setting three world records in the Beijing Olympics. But two of the sports’ biggest names...
DVD Extra: 'Crime Does Not Pay' and 'Maisie' series
Back during the Great Depression and straight through the 1940s, paying around 25 cents for a visit to your local movie theater -- there were hundreds in New York City -- likely...
Knicks' Amar'e fined $50,000 for anti-gay slur on Twitter
Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire has been fined $50,000 for using what the league termed "offensive and derogatory language'' in a Twitter message, NBA disciplinarian Stu Jackson announced Tuesday. Last week,...
Skylanders Giants Preview
One of last year’s biggest and most-surprising titles was Actvision’s Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. After the incredible response to the Skylanders concept, toys that act as in-game characters and work cross-platform,...
Walking Dead Episode 2 preview with Sean Vanaman, one of the Lead Designers
Episode 1 of the Walking Dead game (known as A New Day) from Telltale Adventures has been one of the most popular games of the year ever for the studio....
NJ budget showdown: It's all about the tax cut
TRENTON, NJ — Democrats in the New Jersey Legislature have handed Gov. Christie a $32 billion budget that sets money aside for a modest tax cut. However, it offers no...
Quinn aides in feverish campaign to keep Barron out of Congress
Top aides to Council Speaker Christine Quinn are campaigning feverishly to block firebrand Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron from being elected today to Congress. Quinn staffer Steve Feder posted a “keep...
Emancipation Proclamation on NY auction block
One of the rare, original copies of the Emancipation Proclamation sold at a New York auction for more than $2 million. The 1863 document signed by President Abraham Lincoln orders...
Rockets trade for draft pick, reportedly to gather assets for Howard push
The Nets have company in the chase to land Dwight Howard.The Houston Rockets have emerged as one of Brooklyn’s chief competitors to secure Howard’s services if the Orlando Magic choose...
Ripe for investigation: Feds spend $40 million on three 'green' jobs
Another day another Solyndra. This time, it looks like the Department of Energy spent exactly $13.3 million per job for three new green jobs. Of course, they didn't mean to...
Romney says Supreme Court ruling could mean Obama 'wasted' his presidency
SALEM, Va. — Mitt Romney telegraphed his likely reaction to the Supreme Court's upcoming health care ruling Tuesday, telling voters in Virginia that if the court strikes down the law,...
Mugger sentenced to 17 years after fatally running getaway car into nun
A monstrous mugger today was carted off to serve at least 17 years in prison for fatally plowing his getaway car into an elderly nun in Harlem. "Don't worry about...
Slimmed down Carmelo says 'time is coming' for Knicks to win title
Carmelo Anthony had a wax figure unveiled Tuesday at the famed Madame Tussauds museum in Times Square, calling the honor at “the top of my list.’’ Of course, the Knicks...
Americans Divided on Health-Law Ruling: poll
Slightly more Americans than not think the federal health-care overhaul was a bad idea, but divisions run deeper among voters over whether the Supreme Court should overturn the law. With...
Tot rescued after wind blows stroller onto B'klyn tracks
He’s faster than a speeding train. A heroic straphanger saved a 9-month-old boy today after a gust of wind blew the tot’s stroller into the path of an oncoming subway...
FBI snares 3 credit-card 'fraudsters' in online sting
The FBI today busted three alleged cyber-crooks in New York City following an elaborate online sting operation targeting credit-card fraudsters, The Post has learned. Several other people were also arrested...
Nets leave huge Happy Birthday sign outside Deron's SoHo home
Whoever didn't know June 26 was Deron Williams birthday sure knows now.The Nets parked a large Happy Birthday sign outside of Williams’ SoHo apartment Tuesday morning, fully decked out with...
For Obama, not enough and then again too many laws
Arizona's immigration law ended up at the Supreme Court because the Obama administration opposes anyone enforcing existing laws. At the same time, a White House official just announced that the...
007: Legends Preview
For his 50th anniversary, James Bond is taking a trip down memory lane.007: Legends, Activision’s upcoming Bond title, will take players through 50 years of Bond by featuring five classic...
Nets could go with EuroStash player with 57th pick
With the NBA Draft a little more than 48 hours away, all of the draft analysts around the web are putting the finishing touches on the final versions of their...
Virginia loves Romney
A new poll shows Republican Mitt Romney with a lead over President Obama in Virginia 48-43 percent. Think that might have an impact on Romney's choice for runningmate?After all, Virginia...
Jets, Giants sue to block New Jersey megamall
New Jersey's two NFL teams have filed an injunction to block what they claim would place the largest shopping mall in the world in their backyard, arguing it would create...
Back after heart scare, Fish wins at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England -- Playing his first match since having a medical procedure on his heart, Mardy Fish of the United States hit 24 aces and beat Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo of Spain...
ABC's Roberts' illness spurs bone marrow donations
A national bone marrow donation registry says the rate of new registrants has more than doubled since ABC News' Robin Roberts said that she'll need a transplant. The "Good Morning...
Obvious teams that will be trade sellers
Greetings from Chicago. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about the Mets’ likelihood of acquiring bullpen help through a trade. It’s still relatively early on the trade market, as...
WATCH: President Obama booed in Boston over Youkilis joke
President Obama certainly isn’t helping his campaign in Red Sox Nation.During a fundraiser in Boston on Monday night, Obama playfully joked with the crowd, referencing the trade between the Red...
9 NJ cities to share $9.4M in police hiring grants
TRENTON, NJ — Nine New Jersey cities will share $9.4 million in funding for law enforcement positions as part of a federal program aimed at hiring military veterans. US Attorney...
Issa challenges Obama executive privilege claim
WASHINGTON — With a vote looming to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, a House committee chairman is challenging President BarObama's claim of executive privilege, invoked to...
NJ lawmakers pass teacher tenure bill
TRENTON, NJ — A bill to make teacher tenure harder to get and easier to lose was sent to Gov. Christie's desk on Monday after both chambers of the Legislature...
Central Park staffer gets 4 months in jail for exposing self to co-worker
A Central Park maintenance worker with a long rap sheet was sentenced to four months jail today for a creepy misdemeanor sex crime-- exposing himself on the job to a...
NY pet rescue group getting dozens of new arrivals
PORT WASHINGTON, NY— A Long Island based pet rescue group will be seeking homes for dozens of new arrivals from Texas and Missouri. About 65 dogs and puppies are expected...
Father of accuser rips Brooklyn DA for surrendering case against alleged sex traffickers
The father of a troubled young Orthodox Jewish woman who accused four black men of raping her and pimping her out ripped into Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes today for...
Madison Square Garden buys Forum for $23.5M
The Madison Square Garden Co. says it bought the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., for $23.5 million. The historic arena opened in 1967 and was home to both the NBA's Lakers...
JETS TOP 25: No. 22 Joe McKnight
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...
Rep. Nydia Velasquez's name appears incorrectly in Chinese on ballot
Rep. Nydia Velasquez's campaign is warning that her name in Chinese appears incorrectly on today's primary election ballot "The phonetic spelling doesn't spell her name," explained campaign spokesman George Arzt....
Durant, Griffin, Rose revealed as NBA 2K13 cover athletes
2K Sports unveiled the cover for NBA 2K13 on Tuesday.This year’s installment of the critically-acclaimed basketball simulation franchise will feature three of the NBA’s youngest players, Thunder star Kevin Durant,...
Rapper 50 Cent, semi crash on LIE: report
A Mack truck rear-ended rapper 50 Cent in a scary accident on the Long Island Expressway late last night, sending him the hospital with possible neck and back injuries, officials...
'Cop shooter' charged in vicious Bronx assault of off-duty officer
A thug who shot a hero cop twice in the Bronx Sunday was charged in the vicious assault, police said. Joseph Baez, 21, allegedly shot Officer Nelson Vergara in the...
Rielle Hunter reveals split from John Edwards
The most hated couple in America is done — for now. Campaign groupie Rielle Hunter and her “Johnny,” disgraced pol John Edwards, have broken up, she revealed today. video platformvideo...
Facebook just changed your email address
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- The world's social network wants to be your email provider too. You may not realize, but you've got a Facebook email address linked to your account...
British computer hackers admit CIA and police cyber attacks
LONDON -- Two British computer hackers have admitted they were behind cyber attacks on the websites of the UK's Serious Organised Crime Squad, the CIA and the National Health Service....
Facebook analysts to click 'Like' -- or not -- after 40-day quiet period concludes
Facebook is likely to get a bunch of new friends on Wall Street on Wednesday, when about two dozen analysts will be free to chime in publicly on its prospects....
Students kicked off 9/11 Memorial site for throwing garbage into pools
High school students were thrown out the September 11 Memorial site in New York after tossing garbage and baseballs into the reflecting pools. The students, from JHS 292 in East...
Scientists explain cause of 'Bieber Fever' - teens rejoice
The symptoms include uncontrollable screaming, swooning and spending hours on Twitter and Facebook. It primarily affects preteen and teen girls, yet it is highly contagious and can infect mothers, too....
'Fierce clashes' around elite unit posts near Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Rebel forces and Syrian army units were locked in fierce clashes around elite Republican Guard posts in the suburbs of Damascus on Tuesday, a monitoring group said....
Eleven hurt in wrong-way crash on Belt Parkway
A wrong-way driver triggered a horrific accident in Brooklyn, injuring 11 people and badly snarling this morning's commute, authorities said. Staten Island resident Henry Brimsley, 30, went west on the...
Afghan insurgent attacks jump after long drop
KABUL -- Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan rose in April and May, the US-led coalition reported, indicating a Taliban comeback after months of declining activity. Insurgents launched nearly 3,000 attacks around...
Yankees' Swisher can walk the squawk
Nick Swisher is no chicken. Swisher had no regrets about calling out the Mets and closer Frank Francisco, who labeled the Yankees chickens before the Subway Series, on Sunday night....
Mets on deck at Cubs
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS METS: After going 0-2 in his first three starts of the month, Gee bounced back in his last outing, picking up the win in the Mets’ 4-3...
Yankees on deck vs. Indians
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS YANKEES: Hughes continues to be plagued by the home run ball. He gave up four in his last start — giving him 19 HRs allowed in 14...
Red-hot Cano helps Yankees pound Indians
Now that the Yankees have finished beating up on the Mets, they’re getting started on the AL Central. They belted three more home runs in a 7-1 win over the...
Yankees' Jeter reaches 38th birthday in midst of slump
Derek Jeter goes into his birthday feeling fine at the plate. He does not go into his birthday performing well there. The Yankee captain turns 38 today, but Jeter’s struggles...
Stuy cheat shock: 50 in 'cell ring'
Not a smart move. A student at brainy Stuyvesant HS has been booted for allegedly using a cellphone during a Regents exam last week — exposing a far-reaching cheating ring...
Banneker point guard Rodriguez headed to Bloomfield
Jenipher (JayAre) Rodriguez never saw college basketball in her future. She figured after high school, her career would come to an end. “Once I started getting recruited, it was like...
AAU boys basketball notebook: Team SCAN, New Rens win tournaments
Team SCAN’s 16U team’s push for the top spot in the nation continued last weekend, even with national prospect Chris McCullough – one of the team's key components – in...
Get a room
The action is just getting started at Gossip Bar in Hell’s Kitchen as 23-year-old Brooke Ozeri sidles up to the bar. She brushes back a lock of long black hair,...
Inside the heiress' closet
Beware of stampeding Louboutins! Fashionistas are likely to go crazy tomorrow when Christie’s auctions off more than 100 items from style icon Daphne Guinness’ personal collection of clothes and photos....
GW baseball coach exonerated of wrondoing 15 months after suspension
Legendary George Washington baseball coach Steve Mandl won’t ever get back the 2011 season, the spring he was forced to sit out when the PSAL suspended him for alleged illegal...
St. Ray's coach Antigua lands position at Manhattan
Just hours after plotting the course for the next chapter in his coaching career, Oliver Antigua was back at St. Raymond. “I’m cleaning out my locker as we speak,” he...
Business briefs
Eur-woesMoody’s hit 28 Spanish banks with new credit downgrades as Madrid formally requested a rescue loan of up to $125 billion for the banking sector from its eurozone partners. US...
Court won’t hear hedgie’s $2B beef
Strike two against Paul Singer’s Elliott Management. The $20 billion New York hedge fund lost its second battle in the last few weeks to win control of $2 billion in...
FCC ruling may serve up Tennis Channel win
Tennis Channel, anyone? The niche cable network could be on the block by the end of the year if regulators agree to hand it another 20 million households, sources close...
T-Mobile 4G coup
T-Mobile USA’s deal yesterday to buy 4G spectrum covering 60 million people will help it compete nationally in the wireless game — but it won’t give it a boost locally...
Big Blue is turning into your Big Brother
Everyone knows that IBM is a venerable computer company, but few people realize that it is a bigger snoop than TMZ. Take, for instance, this past Memorial Day weekend. Before...
Google scores in Apple battle
A US trade agency said it will review a judge’s findings that Apple’s iPhone and iPad infringe patents owned by Google’s Motorola Mobility unit, in a case that could lead...
Nokia hit after MS diss
Nokia Oyj, the Finnish smartphone maker using Microsoft’s operating system, fell to a 16-year low after analysts said sales may be hurt as the US supplier’s new program won’t work...
Margaritaville memo: Execs may walk plank
The boat that sank one of Warren Buffett’s top execs has been identified, and some of his crew may still get thrown overboard. Denis Abrams — who, as exclusively reported...
Checks in the mail! Madoff vics’ big $
Talk about a summer bonus! Bernie Madoff’s investors could finally see fat checks after the US Supreme Court yesterday greenlighted the bankruptcy trustee’s plan for calculating payouts to victims of...
Facebook board seat
Facebook said COO Sheryl Sandberg is joining the company’s board, making her the first female board member for the social network. Sandberg, who joined Facebook in 2008 to create a...
Apple map helps Yelp
Apple’s newest iPhone map application will include Yelp’s “check-in” feature to let users broadcast their whereabouts to friends, according to materials Apple distributed to software developers. Apple Maps, which will...
TV inquiry
DirecTV and Dish Network have received requests from the US Justice Department about pricing contracts with television networks, part of a broader federal probe into whether pay-TV companies are squeezing...
Diverse design at WTC
Hours after his 4 World Trade Center topped off in the rain yesterday morning, Larry Silverstein sounded full of sunshine. Confident his beautiful 72-story office tower raised at warp speed...
Crucial decision on ObamaCare due this week
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the long-awaited Obama health-care law Thursday and issued opinions on matters yesterday ranging from juvenile prison sentences to state campaign-finance...
Scalia’s poison pen aimed at O
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia today skewered President Obama for “lax” enforcement of US immigration laws, in a 22-page dissenting opinion to the ruling against most of Arizona’s...
The little state that could when prez said it couldn’t
Upon its passage, Arizona’s immigration law was considered so outlandish that Attorney General Eric Holder famously rushed to condemn it without reading it. Now the Supreme Court has read the...
Court slaps Ariz. immigration law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gutted most of Arizona’s tough new immigration law yesterday but left in place its most incendiary provision, which lets cops ask suspected illegal aliens to...
Summons in trouble: Councilman can’t stop getting tickets
This city politician has plenty of drive — he just has trouble parking. Brooklyn Councilman Steve Levin, whose coveted official parking placard was pulled by the Bloomberg administration in April...
Debby floods Fla.
TAMPA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida with heavy rains, flooding low-lying neighborhoods and knocking out power to thousands as it lingered off the state’s coast yesterday. Gov. Rick...
Shul-plot trial set
Accused synagogue terror plotter Ahmed Ferhani must proceed to trial, a judge ruled yesterday. The grand-jury evidence was sufficient to back conspiracy to commit a terror crime and other charges,...
Brooklyn’s man on the street
This street art is feet art. The Pearl Street Triangle — a pedestrian plaza in Brooklyn — has been turned into a canvas for artist David Ellis’ multilayered painting “PST.”...
Rockers diss & sort of make up
Settling a suit brought by their former frontman didn’t quite cure what’s ailing the members of the thrash-metal band Anthrax.Bassist Frank Bello emerged from a closed-door court conference yesterday muttering,...
‘Skinny’ star jolt
Former “Real Housewives of New York City” star was ordered yesterday to be deposed in a suit over her Skinnygirl margaritas.Manhattan federal Judge Paul Oetken rejected arguments by lawyers for...
Bus-ride torment
A former bus matron took the stand in a Brooklyn courtroom yesterday and insisted that she did not taunt a severely autistic boy who repeatedly bashed his head against her...
Pol pay ‘extortion’
ALBANY — The state Assembly’s top Republican yesterday called a possible post-election deal to raise lawmakers’ pay in exchange for cutting their per-diem payments “extortion.”While the Legislature’s majority party leaders...
Sly beats copycat rap
Sylvester Stallone scored a TKO yesterday against a writer who accused him of plagiarism.A Manhattan federal judge tossed a suit that claimed the “Rocky” star ripped off a copyrighted screenplay...
Thug jailed for ’03 killing of DVD pirate
A career thug will serve at least 18 years in prison for masterminding the 2003 strangulation death and robbery of an African immigrant who sold bootleg DVDs and CDs in...
Veep foe of A’stan surge
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...
Late Albany costs us $2M
ALBANY — State taxpayers shelled out nearly $2 million extra last year because New York couldn’t pay its bills on time.That was over a half-million dollars more in late fees...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Two women were grabbed off the streets of Brooklyn in unrelated sexual attacks, including a rape, police said. A 19-year-old was waiting for a cab on Bergen Street...
Dylan’s agony over slain mom
It took 44 years for Dylan McDermott to relive the most painful moment of his life — and months for Connecticut cops to give the Golden Globe-winning actor closure. McDermott...
Bike hike ‘insane’ without helmets
It’s “insane” to ride a bicycle here without a helmet, a leading researcher said yesterday in questioning the city’s decision not to require protective headgear when thousands of bikes are...
Subway Wi-Fi ‘free-for-all’
Now there’s another way to completely ignore — or annoy — your fellow subway riders. Straphangers will be able to get free Wi-Fi on six subway platforms in Manhattan, officials...
Mike, council strike $68.5B budget deal
Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council reached a deal last night on a $68.5 billion budget that restores virtually all of the proposed cuts to fire companies and child-care programs...
Klum what may
Heidi Klum doesn’t have a bad-hair day — even when she’s all wet. The gorgeous model took a soaking while filming a commercial in the Big Apple in which she...
Apple boosts all GCT shops
An Apple customer a day sure is keeping Grand Central retailers in good financial health. Shops in the teeming transit hub have seen an iBoost in their bottom line ever...
What Bugs your rabbit
Well-meaning rabbit owners are putting their pets at risk — by feeding them too many carrots, says a new study. Unlike Bugs Bunny, real rabbits do not naturally eat root...
Stuy cheat shock
Not a smart move. A student at brainy Stuyvesant HS has been booted for allegedly using a cellphone during a Regents exam last week — exposing a far-reaching cheating ring...
Fare cheats are bus-ted
The free ride is over. The NYPD has begun flooding city buses with undercover and uniformed cops to nab serial fare-beaters, a problem that’s costing the agency $100 million a...
Hero officer out of hosp
One day after being shot twice in The Bronx, Police Officer Nelson Vergara, a tough-as-nails ex-Marine who survived two stints in Iraq, went home to his family yesterday, a relative...
Met bird notches a save
No soup for you! Mets closer Frank Francisco may have dreamed of turning the clubhouse chicken — dubbed “Little Jerry Seinfeld” — into a tasty soup, but the fowl is...
‘Toll-scam’ biker busted
He’s no James Bond. Port Authority cops yesterday busted a New Jersey biker who allegedly used a license plate rigged to vanish in order to avoid paying the toll on...
Thug freed to get lei’d
Aloha!Colombo crime family consigliere Thomas Farese will soon head to the Hawaiian Islands after a judge yesterday approved the tropical vacation.Farese, recently installed as third-in-command of the mob family, is...
‘Parenting ref’ ordered for Christie & ex-hubby
The Hamptons’ most annoying crybabies are getting a nanny. In a ruling that treats Christie Brinkley and ex-hubby Peter Cook like bickering second-graders, a Long Island judge signed off on...
Yank Don’s ‘perfect’ sales pitch
The timing is perfect.Yankee World Series icon Don Larsen, who pitched the Fall Classic’s only perfect game in 1956, is auctioning off the jersey he wore that magical day for...
Gay-center boss bust
There’s no “pride” in this. The former head of the primary lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual community center in The Bronx has been arrested after allegedly swindling more than $338,000...
Cop bust over LI break-in
A veteran NYPD detective who allegedly moonlighted as a member of a burglary crew was busted for a Long Island home break-in, authorities said yesterday. Manhattan Special Victims Unit cop...
Benched: Drake brawl may keep Parker out of Olympics
The bottle-service brawl between Chris Brown and Drake has become an Olympic-sized mess! San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker says he could miss the upcoming Summer Games in London because...
Verrazano in fast lane
The MTA is adding an HOV/bus lane on the Verrazano Bridge that could shave up to 15 minutes off Staten Islanders’ commutes, officials said yesterday. The agency plans to add...
Fighter Rangel’s moment of truth
Embattled Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel’s bid to hold on to his congressional seat is the marquee political fight in today’s New York primary elections — and he broke out some...
‘Secondary’ primaries hot races, too
Today’s primary elections feature spirited contests throughout the city and state, including: * A three-way statewide Republican battle for the right to take on formidable Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Queens...
Woman jailed for butt injex
They needed bigger rumps for their bump and grind.Several strippers were among those who paid a Bronx woman up to $1,500 a pop for dangerous silicone injections to plump up...
Post fan derailed
Now he’ll have plenty of time to read the best newspaper in town! The Metro-North engineer who was so captivated by The New York Post that he was caught reading...
Feds’ mob H20 ploy
They’re making a federal case out of it — thanks to a bottle of water.Brooklyn federal prosecutors entered a bottle of Aquafina water into evidence in the murder and extortion...
A beautiful life lost on LI road
A brilliant college-bound Long Island teenager was killed by a drunken driver late Sunday night — just days after graduating from high school with honors. Brittney Walsh, 18, of Copiague,...
Manhattan beep burgled
The campaign office of mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer was broken into over the weekend and two computers swiped, police sources said yesterday. Campaign insiders questioned whether the theft was politically...
Waverly Inn hit by fire
A famed mural in the Waverly Inn in West Village was damaged yesterday after a fire broke out in the A-list eatery’s basement. The blaze began at about 5:20 p.m....
West Side madness
Egged on by leftist reactionaries nostalgic for the 1970s, the City Council is plowing ahead with its scheme to wreck the fragile chemistry of Manhattan’s healthiest retail environment — the...
Men never could have it all
Anne-Marie Slaughter, who gave up her job as a high level State Department official to better care for her kids, has created enormous buzz with her Atlantic cover story, “Why...
What hath ‘Cairo’ wrought?
Is this the democratic Muslim world President Obama called for in his much-publicized Cairo address three years ago? Chaos there and a US impotent to do much of anything about...
The friends of Charlie
Charlie Rangel goes before the voters today, resolutely denying that he has dishonored himself, his office and the state that first sent him to Washington 42 years ago. But Rangel’s...
Bussed brats & bailouts
The Issue: The shower of generosity for 68-year-old school-bus monitor Karen Klein, who was cruelly taunted. *** I was appalled by the terrible things those students said to bus monitor...
Justice at Penn State: Sandusky gets the slammer
The Issue: Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky’s conviction on 45 charges, including child sexual abuse. *** Jerry Sandusky should have been arrested years ago, before more innocents were violated...
Eyeing a double dip
As President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney get set for what’s likely to be among the most negative presidential campaigns in recent history, each man should ask himself if...
The world’s hopes pinned on ... Turkey
Syria’s downing of a Turkish plane on Friday may present the perfect opportunity for intervention in the bleeding country. Now it’s all up to the leader of the free world....
Maroon 5 continues purple reign
Albums of the Week MAROON 5 “Overexposed” ★★★ 1/2 You could accuse Adam Levine of being a lot of things (and we all have), but he’s certainly not afraid of...
Must be obscene to be believed
The Ice Factory Festival always seemed misnamed, because as cutting-edge and cool as its programming tends to be, its SoHo home was notorious for its lack of air-conditioning. The steamiest...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-6f; $22,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up; (f&m)4-M B SecretRuby3-13-Miss Apollonia 8-11-VictoriaVictr2-11a-MissDrgnLdy2-156-StMrtenSnrse10-16-ElPatronEspecil4-12-B and B 5-17-HneysckleVne10-1SECOND-6f; $10,200; mdn cl($7,500); 3up5-EyesOntheStrm9-52-Clever Flight 2-14-Sun Dagger 7-23-Bringitin 6-16-Milesmore 6-17-Speechless 12-11-Terrox 12-1THIRD-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up;...
Mandl wins appeal
Legendary George Washington baseball coach Steve Mandl won’t ever get back the 2011 season, when he was forced to sit out after the PSAL suspended him for alleged illegal recruiting....
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2f; $34,000; mdn cl($40,000); 3up; (f&m)BREN’S FRIEND dropped to this level after a game duel to miss by...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $32,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Chalk Player(L),121J Espinoza7-6-5Persaud20-12 AmplyRewardd(L),121RDomingz1-5-3Parisella4-13 PerfectEmbrac(L),121CNakatani7-3-1Gullo4-14 MyUnbrdldStrm(L),116J Ortiz4-6-5Gyarmati6-15 Jardenia(L),121RNaprvnk1-4-2Maker5-26 SurroundSound(L),114W Garcia2-3-5Serey3-17 DecoratedCourt(L),116A Ayuso5-5-6Jones20-18 Alykela ,121A Lezcano4-7-3DiSanto20-1SECOND-5 1/2f;...
Parx Racing Charts
June 25th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5f; $25,000; str alw; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. wide, led, lastedTime: 22., 45.47, 58.07.Trainer: Guadalupe PreciadoWinner: CH F, 4,...
Desperate Hondo on Hudson
Hondo, who lately had been gaining ground on the NRN (nasty red number), wiped out last night when the Cubs ate up the chicken chow Mets and the Twins hosed...
Home Team Lineups
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Teixeira and Yankees raise kids’ spirits as HOPE Week begins
Mark Teixeira is used to trotting around the bases at Yankee Stadium after hitting a home run. But Teixeira spent an hour yesterday doing a different kind of trotting just...
Damon still surprised Rays passed on bringing him back
Johnny Damon is happy to be with the Indians and in contention in the AL Central, but he still seems stunned he didn’t wind up in one of his former...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Indians at Yankees WWOR, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Cyclones at Hudson Valley WSOU (89.5 FM)8 p.m.Tigers at Rangers MLBN8 p.m.Mets at Cubs SNY, WFAN (660 AM)Basketball7 p.m.WNBA: Seattle at Washington...
Yankees' lineup tweak a Wise move
Dewayne Wise said his teammates were plenty thrilled for him in pregame when he got the start in center field last night. “Everybody was just happy for me,” the Yankee...
Strahan says Giants robbing ‘underpaid’ Osi
Michael Strahan knows exactly what the Giants were paying his buddy Osi Umenyiora and “underpaid’’ doesn’t begin to tell the tale. “To be honest with you, it’s flat-out robbery,’’ Strahan...
Jets' Wilkerson OK after wreck
Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson suffered minor injuries in a wreck on the Garden State Parkway last Saturday that resulted in the former No. 1 pick being cited for careless...
Spain won’t alter style for Ronaldo, Portugal
GNIEWINO, Poland — Spain hasn’t altered its playing style to win its recent titles, and it won’t start now just because it’s coming up against Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal will be...
Healed from shooting, Nellum makes U.S. Olympic team
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 who shot him three...
Queens' Montano wins 800-meter to qualify for Olympics
EUGENE, Ore. — At the Olympic Trials four years ago, Queens-born Alysia Montano crumpled to the Hayward Field track with a broken foot, her Olympic dreams dashed. No, make that...
Five-time Wimbledon champ Venus falls in first round
WIMBLEDON — Racket bag slung over her shoulder, resignation written across her face, Venus Williams weaved through fans milling about on the sidewalks that players must traverse to get from...
Isner out
WIMBLEDON — Eleventh-seeded John Isner, the highest-ranked American man, blew a match point, wasted a two-sets-to-one lead, dropped a tiebreaker on grass, and bid a 6-4, 6-7 (7), 3-6, 7-6...
Phelps finishes 2nd to Lochte in first Olympic trials showdown
OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Lochte still has Michael Phelps’ number. Phelps, though, has put himself in position to go for another gaudy number: eight gold medals at the London Olympics....
Sports Shorts
Baseball: Arizona wins College World Series Arizona ended South Carolina’s two-year run of dominance at the College World Series with a 4-1 victory in Omaha. Brandon Dixon’s tie-breaking double started...
Rangers hoping to keep backup goalie Biron
While the Rangers will join tomorrow in the courtship of 21-year-old University of Wisconsin free agent defenseman Justin Schultz, the club will continue negotiations with Martin Biron aimed at keeping...
Islanders offered their entire draft for No. 2 pick: report
Without a confirmation or denial yesterday, the Islanders recognized a report out of Columbus that revealed a proposed draft-day trade with the Blue Jackets on an almost unprecedented scale. The...
Oates leaves Devils to become Capitals head coach
Adam Oates left the Devils Tuesday, where he served as assistant coach, to become head coach of the Capitals. The Post reported this morning that the Devils had granted the...
Kidd open to giving Knicks, Nets an assist
There is a chance that the Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets will be in pursuit of Jason Kidd, and the 39-year-old point guard admits that is an intriguing scenario. “It’s...
Knicks coach sure Lin will return after Holywood dinner
Mike Woodson may have sealed the deal in Hollywood with Jeremy Lin. Woodson returned from a five-day bonding session in Los Angeles with Lin, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler, and...
J.R. opts out of Knicks contract, expected to re-sign
J.R. Smith will become a free agent Sunday as he has decided not to exercise the opt-in clause on his contract at today’s deadline, according to sources. The Knicks remain...
Walsh’s return to Pacers imminent; Bird to stay on as consultant
Donnie Walsh and I have been playing a little game for almost three decades. This is how it works: I call and leave a message, asking for verification on this,...
Mets come undone in sloppy loss to lowly Cubs
CHICAGO — Hiccup, hiccup, hiccup. Last night, that was the sound of a sluggish team that may have inhaled too much chicken over the weekend. Mets manager Terry Collins even...
Parnell eager for second shot at Mets' closer role
CHICAGO — Bobby Parnell is expecting better things this time around. After flopping as the closer over the final six weeks of last season for the Mets, the righty fireballer...
Cash could be key to Mets finding bullpen help
CHICAGO — Of course the Mets are looking outside their organization in an effort to improve their ineffective, injured bullpen. “Our numbers are what they are,” John Ricco, the Mets’...
Starr Report
When it comes to ratings, I guess it’s all relative, right? To whit: HLN’s airing of last Saturday’s Daytime Emmy Awards averaged only 912,000 viewers. That doesn’t sound like much...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYRIELLE HUNTER - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7EMMA STONE, JOE MANGANIELLO, SYLVIA BROWNE - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7CHARLIE SHEEN, SHAWNEE SMITH, BRETT BUTLER - The...
Dead ringer
There is only one show I seriously dislike on Investigation Discovery, the all true crime/all the time network. And that winner (loser) is? “Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets.” I hate the...
Trebek ‘up and about’ after heart attack
‘Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek was transferred out of intensive care yesterday after doctors pronounced him well enough to move around following a mild heart attack Saturday afternoon. Trebek, 71, was...
Sheen’s screwy pal
Charlie Sheen returns to TV next week with a new sitcom — “Anger Management” — and a new, sexy co-star. “Outsourced” alum Noureen DeWulf plays one of a half dozen...
Could Hoda replacing Curry open door for Reege?
Regis Philbin is waiting for a call from the “Today” show. And with rumors swirling that Hoda Kotb could replace Ann Curry opposite Matt Lauer on “Today,” who knows? A...
Sorkin debut socko
Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO drama, "The Newsroom,” premiered to decent numbers Sunday night. The show — about life at an all-news cable network — averaged 2.1 million viewers and added...
Soak up the sun
Crazy things happen in Aspen during the week of the Food & Wine Classic, even when you’re not at official events. It’s Saturday afternoon. We’ve left the grand tasting tents...
Great Cape Escape
Overpriced, mediocre restaurants, long lines outside thumping nightclubs, $800 hotel rooms — is that really what you want in a summer getaway? We didn’t think so. So skip the Hamptons...
Feeling Lucky in Vegas
“Top Chef” winner Paul Qui of Austin’s Uchiko was all over the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, cooking at an opening party and judging the Whole Foods Fishmonger Faceoff among...
Weird but true
A 21-year-old Canadian woman was busted for DWI — in a drive-thru lane at an Ontario McDonald’s. She passed out waiting for her order, and worried workers called cops. They...
Norfolk State's O’Quinn serious about Queens-to-NBA leap
Kyle O’Quinn’s smile was gone. So was his booming laugh. The gregarious kid Campus Magnet coach Charles Granby likened to the TNT version of Charles Barkley was tired of losing...
Cinderella man: NCAA Tournament star O'Quinn ready for big night
Kyle O’Quinn’s smile was gone. So was his booming laugh. The gregarious kid Campus Magnet coach Charles Granby likened to the TNT version of Charles Barkley was tired of losing...
LISTEN: UFC champ Silva threatens to break opponent's teeth, legs and arms
Anderson Silva is quiet and soft spoken. He’s done most of his talking with his fists and legs during his historic, unprecedented six-year reign as UFC middleweight champion.Things took a...