July 4, 2012
Dave Palone Is Set To Pass Herve Filion To Become Harness Racing's Winningest Driver
Driver Dave Palone is on the verge of making history Thursday at the Meadows Racetrack near Pittsburgh.Palone is just two wins away from passing Herve Filion's mark of 15,180 career...
Nets gain financial flexibility by getting Teletovic to accept $3M mid-level exception
The Nets gained some significant financial flexibility Wednesday when they neared an agreement with Mirza Teletovic to have the Bosnian power forward accept the $3 million tax-payers mid-level exception.The move...
Man in Afghan uniform wounds 5 US troops at NATO base
KABUL, Afghanistan - A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire outside a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan, wounding five American soldiers, an Afghan police official said Wednesday. The...
Yankees claim OF McDonald off waivers from Red Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The New York Yankees have claimed former outfielder Darnell McDonald off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.McDonald was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on...
Yankees end nine-game road losing streak against Rays with 4-3 win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Robinson Cano hit a two-run single during a three-run eighth and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday. Cano has driven...
Wounded vets visit September 11 Memorial
Brendan Marrocco was a high school student on Staten Island on Sept. 11, 2001, when the terrorism attack on the World Trade Center set in motion historic events that would...
Knicks willing to add Shumpert to sign-and-trade package for Nash
Despite losing Landry Fields as a key piece to their sign-and-trade with the Suns, the Knicks soldiered on today and continued making progress on a sign-and-trade to make Steve Nash...
Rangel highlights his civil rights role
Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel, locked in a disputed primary vote with rival state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, cited his role in the civil rights movement while celebrating Independence Day. Rangel, standing...
Nets sell 500 season tickets on Tuesday, before Deron Williams' decision
Even before Deron Williams announced his decision on Twitter early Tuesday evening, the Nets had put together a terrific day at the box office."We sold approximately 500 full season seats...
Romney says Obama's health care mandate is a tax
WOLFEBORO, N.H. — Mitt Romney on Wednesday said requiring all Americans to buy health insurance amounts to a tax, contradicting a senior campaign adviser who days ago said the Republican...
New York man allegedly struck police officer while throwing what looked like bags of heroin out of window in New Jersey chase
MONTVALE, N.J. — Numerous charges have been filed against a New York man who allegedly struck a police officer with his sport utility vehicle while fleeing from a Garden State...
With Williams in the fold, what comes next?
For the past 16 months, everything about the Nets has been about one thing: securing a long-term commitment from superstar point guard Deron Williams.Early Tuesday evening, Williams issued his decision...
At Mets' expense, Phillies' Lee picks up first win of season
Cliff Lee finally posted his first win of the season and the Philadelphia Phillies hit three late homers, breaking past the Mets 9-2 Wednesday and stopping a six-game losing streak....
Valdespin recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to rejoin Mets
Jordany Valdespin evidently wears No. 1 for the Mets to correspond with his position on general manager Sandy Alderson’s speed dial.The rookie utilityman was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday...
'The Amazing Spider-Man' earns record $35 million on first day in theaters
LOS ANGELES — "The Amazing Spider-Man" has swung into action with $35 million domestically in its first day — a record for a film opening on Tuesday. The new launch...
Thomas, Chestnut win hot dog eating contests again
Joey Chestnut ate his way to a sixth straight win at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island on Wednesday, tying his personal best in a...
Knicks agree to terms with White: source
The Knicks have agreed to terms with swingman James White, who has played the last two seasons in the Italian League, according to a source.The 6-7 White was teammates with...
MTA cop stabbed in eye, attacker killed at Queens LIRR station
An MTA cop was critically wounded and his attacker killed during a bloody altercation Wednesday morning at the LIRR Jamaica station, authorities said. The violent confrontation broke out at 9:32...
Former Barclays CEO says bank illegally reported low borrowing rates in 2008 because competitors were posting lower rates
LONDON — The former boss of Barclays said Wednesday that his bank illegally reported low borrowing rates in October 2008 because other banks were reporting even lower ones, making Barclays...
JETS TOP 25: No. 16 Muhammad Wilkerson
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...
Palestinians ready to exhume Arafat's body for tests
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president cleared the way Wednesday for a possible autopsy on Yasser Arafat's remains, following a request from his widow after a Swiss lab said...
NYC woman dead, four young passengers hospitalized after Thruway crash
COXSACKIE — State police say a one-vehicle crash on the Thruway killed a 34-year-old New York City woman and sent four young people to the hospital. Police say Russhelle T....
Several people hurt in bus crash on I-95 in New Rochelle
Several gamblers, returning to New York from a Foxwoods casino visit, were hurt in a bus crash on I-95 in New Rochelle early this morning, officials said. The driver was...
New York regulator seeks insurance claims from 9/11 attacks
ALBANY — New York's top insurance regulator has directed insurers to detail payouts and reserves for claims in the 2001 World Trade Center attacks in an effort to prompt settlement...
Double amputee Pistorius going to Olympics
JOHANNESBURG - Oscar Pistorius has been selected to run in both the individual 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay at the London Olympics and is set to become the first...
Gunman kills self, four others in hostage standoff in southern Germany
BERLIN — Police commandos stormed an apartment in southern Germany on Wednesday after a hostage standoff and found five bodies, including that of the gunman, a spokesman said. The team...
Eureka! Physicists find new particle 'consistent' with elusive 'God particle'
GENEVA — To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it "consistent" with the long-sought Higgs...
A-Rod fails to come through for Yankees once again
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees will mark the halfway point of the season today and Alex Rodriguez remains a dud. No fireworks so far on this Fourth of July....
Error-prone Yankees fall to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The best team in the AL East delivered a stinker Tuesday night in a ballpark it can’t win in. For the second straight night the Yankees...
Lowly Phillies may clean house with Hamels, Victorino on block
Sure, this is just how you pegged it when you saw last September that the Mets and Phillies would be spending July 4 week together at Citi Field. Right? The...
Tejada keeps up torrid pace for Mets
Ruben Tejada knew in spring training that he would be the Mets’ everyday shortstop this season. Though he is no Jose Reyes, Tejada has done an admirable job trying to...
Mets rout Phillies in front of record crowd
The Mets closed out the season’s mathematical halfway point in style, demolishing the rival Phillies 11-1 last night in a nearly flawless all-around performance before a stadium-record crowd of 42,516...
Business briefs
ManU IPOManchester United, the English soccer team with a record 19 national championships, filed to raise $100 million in a US initial public offering. The club will list its shares...
Automakers post wheely strong June sales
America’s summer love affair with cars — big and small — is hotter than Wall Street ever expected. Automakers posted impressive gains in June showroom deals, putting the worried industry...
Barclays ablaze: Rate-rigging scandal dooms disgraced Diamond
In the end, the withering heat focused on Barclays’ executive suite from inside and outside the bank was enough to melt a diamond. Bob Diamond’s 16-month tenure as chief executive...
H&M eyes ESPN Zone
The long dormant former ESPN Zone spot in Times Square may soon be bubbling back to life. Retail brokers Amira Yunis and Gary Trock of CBRE have acted quickly to...
Rack out of closet
Nordstrom Rack, the off-price division of the Seattle-based department store chain, is said to be in preliminary discussions to dig into about 50,000 square feet — mostly underground — at...
Olson to Citi
David Olson, the former head of credit trading for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s chief investment office in North America, joined Citigroup Inc.’s bond-trading unit, according to people familiar with the...
Ex-M’soft exec: It’s a wasteland
Microsoft is a huge tech-wasteland, an atrophying hulk of an American icon not unlike the Sears department store chain, a former executive at the software giant says in an upcoming...
Apology reopens Pak routes
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said yesterday that Pakistan was reopening its supply lines into Afghanistan after the United States belatedly issued an apology for the November killing of 24...
Lab test indicates Arafat poisoned
It has the international intrigue of a Robert Ludlum novel, and the dramatic twists and turns of a Harrison Ford film. You know how the story ends, but you don’t...
Cashman ‘extorter’ hits bump
She has posted bail — but it’s still not Independence Day for the accused shake-down mistress of Yankee GM Brian Cashman. Buxom blonde Louise Meanwell must stay on Rikers Island...
JetBlue pilot a cuckoo bird
The pilot who went bonkers on a flight from JFK to Las Vegas, screaming about religion and terrorists as he ran through the cabin, was found not guilty by reason...
‘Bridge suicide’ saviors
Two Harlem men became instant heroes yesterday when they saved a suicidal 21-year-old Bronx woman in a daring rescue on the George Washington Bridge. Alfred Ragucci, 51, was driving co-worker...
Blame game in Rangel vote mess
The city’s embattled Board of Elections yesterday insisted that it is appropriately handling the disputed congressional primary election between Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel and state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, despite criticism...
Tears in Mayberry
Tv legend Andy Griffith, beloved as America’s favorite small-town sheriff, died yesterday at his North Carolina home. He was 86. The folksy Griffith was best known as Sheriff Andy Taylor,...
Can’t $hut Bubba up
WASHINGTON — Who said talk is cheap? Not Bill Clinton.The former president collected $13.4 million for speeches last year, his largest haul since leaving the White House. Clinton delivered 54...
Tragedy at LIRR station
A 60-year-old man fatally shot himself on the platform of the Forest Hills Long Island Rail Road station yesterday, cops said.The body, slumped over a bench on the Manhattan-bound platform,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A brazen bandit behind a one-man crime wave who has held up at least 15 bodegas in Manhattan and Brooklyn, cops said. The crook first struck on Feb....
Lotto luck runs in family
CRANSTON, RI — A Rhode Island man won more than $180,000 in the lottery — a day after his son scored $1,000 in a different game.Rhode Island Lottery officials say...
Doc forged ahead
These “priceless” drachmas weren’t worth a wooden nickel. A renowned Rhode Island hand surgeon — who is also one of the world’s preeminent coin collectors — pleaded guilty yesterday to...
Boy, 7, shot dead
A dedicated single father dropped off his 7-year-old son for a weekend with his beloved Brooklyn grandmother — only to have the child shot dead in a horrific double murder...
From Russia, with love
This Independence Day is extra special for a Queens woman — whose American dream started in Russia. Alla Ausheva will be sworn in as a US citizen in the best...
Who wrote this s#!t? Mike speaks frankly at hot-dog gig
Next time, perhaps Mayor Bloomberg will go for the hot dogs without the puns. In what’s an annual tradition, the mayor yesterday introduced the contestants at a “weigh-in” for today’s...
Get set to have a blast!
The fireworks, flags and hot dogs are at the ready as New York gets set to celebrate the Fourth of July in spectacular style. America’s greatest fireworks show — featuring...
Shoot spree has cop big shots under gun
NYPD brass have demanded that three commanding officers explain at next week’s CompStat meetings why shootings are on the rise in their precincts, The Post has learned. The 46th, 67th...
Foe takes campaign nationwide
A Brooklyn city councilman is going national to oppose stop-and-frisk.Democrat Jumaane Williams has written San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee to urge him not to go forward with a similar program...
Judges free another kid caught with gun in stop-and-frisk
There they go again — letting another young gun go free! For the second time in a week,a Manhattan appeals court has overturned the conviction of a teen found packing...
Pic-ing fights on Facebook
It’s hard to put a good face on this one.One in four women post unflattering photos of their female friends on sites like Facebook and Twitter, according to a new...
My big problem: Christie tries to face fats
WASHINGTON — It’s not easy being fat. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yesterday admitted that his weight problem is “a really difficult thing to deal with” and that he’s not...
Cruise consults top guns
Let the battle begin. A “furious’’ Tom Cruise jetted home from Iceland to California yesterday — his 50th birthday — to huddle with lawyers and Scientology pals over how to...
Steamed at Con Ed
Business owners on one Brooklyn street are sputtering mad over Con Ed managers’ inability to fix a power outage that’s lasted three days, costing them thousands. The lights began flickering...
Fashionista Spade a ‘Poppy’cat: suit
Famed fashionista Kate Spade pulled a fast one when she came up with a line of floral-print dresses and cellphone cases last year, a new suit charges.The company that controls...
Eliot gets new NY1 talk gig
Now you know his political career is over. Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has a new TV job, joining two of New York’s most visible, and very much retired, pols, Ed...
Spidey $trikes midnight
LOS ANGELES — The new “Spider-Man” launched with the same midnight magic as the old one.“The Amazing Spider-Man” pulled in $7.5 million from its debut screenings just after midnight yesterday....
Cops back at Etan scene
Detectives returned yesterday to the former SoHo bodega where Etan Patz’s confessed killer says he strangled the 6-year-old.The cops arrived at about 6 a.m. and began working on opening and...
‘Shooter’ in court
The man who allegedly shot an off-duty NYPD cop and a teenager who’d thrown a bottle at the officer pleaded not guilty yesterday to two counts of attempted murder. Joseph...
Intern-al problems seem to suit this woman
Hire this intern at your own peril.An aspiring fashionista who’s suing the Hearst Corp. over her unpaid internship at Harper’s Bazaar filed a similar suit yesterday against a jewelry designer...
McCarren Park pool a mini-war zone less than a week after opening
In less than a week, the city’s $50 million “crown jewel’’ pool in Brooklyn’s McCarren Park has turned into a mini-war zone, where frightening melees have injured two cops and...
Liu gal’s tall order
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu’s former campaign treasurer says she needs a road map to navigate the mountain of evidence the feds have against her.In a letter to a Manhattan...
Firefight flights resume
DENVER — Air Force C-130 tankers resumed firefighting flights yesterday out West after a deadly tanker crash over the weekend, the military said.The crash Sunday in the Black Hills of...
Bonanno big cops extortion plea
The underboss of the Bonanno crime family pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering extortion charges after he was caught on tape by the ex-husband of a “Mob Wives” star.Nicholas “Nicky Mouth”...
AG: O is real GOP target
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder is charging that he’s become a “proxy” for Republican attacks against President Obama in an election year. “I’ve become a symbol of what they...
Biden’s lesson plan
WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden yesterday accused Mitt Romney of carrying out a “full-blown assault” on educators, telling the nation’s largest teachers union that the Republican Party thinks they’re “selfish.”...
‘Keeping’ America
As the story goes, Benjamin Franklin, leaving Philadelphia’s constitutional convention in 1787, was approached by a woman who wanted to know what type of government the delegates created. Answered Franklin:...
Salute to Old Glory
It seems lately that whenever politicians get in trouble, or feel the need to peddle a dubious policy, they wheel out a battery of American flags. The bigger the con,...
A failure to Curry favor: Bleak tomorrow for ‘today’
The Issue: NBC’s firing of Ann Curry as a “Today” show co-host after one year on the job. *** NBC’s lack of class, which was first demonstrated during the infamous...
Cell-block: A parent’s job
The Issue: Whether students should be permitted to have and/or use cellphones in school. *** Cellphones ring at the movies, in church and at the theater, yet Michael Benjamin thinks...
Iran nuke talks a wild-goose chase
‘The Missiles of the Prophet”: That’s the code-name chosen by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for its latest naval exercises, which started Monday in the Strait of Hormuz. The show...
A land of bounty
West of the truck stop at Fort Stockton, Texas, and all the way to El Paso, there is almost nothing but mashed-potato hills, scrub brush and the open road. The...
NFL commissioner upholds Saints' suspensions
The Bountygate player suspensions are headed to court after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell unsurprisingly reaffirmed them Tuesday afternoon. Ex-Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Scott Fujita, Anthony Hargrove and Will Smith all...
Sports Shorts
FOOTBALL: Payton files for divorce Suspended Saints coach Sean Payton and his wife of nearly 20 years have filed dueling divorce petitions in Texas. Payton filed a petition in Tarrant...
Belmont Park analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 1 1/16m(T); $34,000; cl($20,000); 3up BEDARRA drew the rail for local debut after finishing second in both starts...
Tomorrow’s Belmont entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST-7 fur(T); $72,000; alw; 3up PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Kitten's Kid(L),117 R Ganpath 2-1-x Canani 5-1 2 Faretti(L),117...
Parx charts
July 3rd, 2012 Clear and Fast Turf Firm ©2012 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-7f; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 4up Off: 12:28. Good. drew away handily Time: 23.22, 46.27, 1:11.3, 1:24.06. Trainer:...
Calder graded entries
Post Time: 12:55 p.m. FIRST-5 fur; $10,500; clm($12,500); 3up 1-Joey'sNghtRder 2-1 5-Casci 15-1 2-CalmExpressins 8-5 6-Meek Man 6-1 3-Cashel Back 12-1 7-Tigers Word 8-1 4-Good BoyDaddy 5-1 SECOND-1m&70yds; $10,500; cl($6,25);...
Monmouth Park analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m. FIRST-6f; $17,000; clm($20,000); 3up LUCKYSDREAM was a beaten favorite in last three starts. BATTLE CALL second as favorite this level in both starts locally. KROM tired...
Today's sports on the air
Baseball 11 a.m. Giants at Nationals MLBN 1 p.m. Phillies at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM) 3 p.m. Yankees at Rays YES, WCBS (880 AM) 7 p.m. Rangers at White...
Nets' Lopez wants to be center of Brooklyn future
Nets center Brook Lopez loves Disney World. But he does not want to play in Orlando. “He really wants to see it through with the Nets and go to Brooklyn,”...
It’s a ‘Bum’ deal for Hondo
Hondo cruised with the Chisox last night, but the Astros and Yankees collapsed colossally so the accounts payable bounced back up to 1,595 rigneys. Today, Mr. Aitch will try that...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 4THUJuly 5FRIJuly 6SATJuly 7SUNJuly 8MONJuly 9TUEJuly 10YankeesTampa Bay 3:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMNO GAMEBos.7:10YESWCBS%Bos.12:35YESWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBSH.R. Derby8:00ESPNESPNA.S. Game8:00ESPNESPNMetsPhiladelphia1:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMPhil.7:10SNYWFANCubs7:10SNYWFANCubs4:10SNYWFANCubs1:10SNYWFANH.R. Derby8:00ESPNESPNA.S. Game8:00ESPNESPNLibertyNO GAMENO GAMEChi.8:30No TVNO GAMES.A.4:00MSGNO GAMEInd.NoonNo TVRed BullsNO GAMENO GAMENO...
Rangers sign Pyatt, interested in Coyotes teammate Doan
Having signed Phoenix depth forward Taylor Pyatt late yesterday to a two-year contract worth $1.55 million per, the Rangers will be in the hunt for top-six winger Shane Doan if...
Venus pep talk helps Serena reach Wimbledon semis
WIMBLEDON, England — After a bit of advice from her big sister and a bunch of aces from her big serve, Serena Williams is back in the Wimbledon semifinals. With...
Former Devils captain Parise signs with Wild
The conspiracy theorists are correct this time. Former Devils captain Zach Parise and ex-Predator Ryan Suter months ago discussed what became their simultaneous jumps to Minnesota today. “Ryan and I...
Yankees give Teixeira night off
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s going to take a lot more than Tuesday night’s scheduled day off for Mark Teixeira to feel stronger. Since early April, the Yankees first baseman...
Mets OK with 'great guy' K-Rod returning
There are no concerns evident within the Mets clubhouse about reuniting with Francisco Rodriguez. The Post’s Ken Davidoff reported yesterday that the Mets are interested in Rodriguez, their former closer...
30 years after Giants run, Perkins a head coach once again
The first thing Ray Perkins did was apologize for not returning the call in a more timely fashion, blaming the delay on “still trying to figure out this new iPhone.’’...
Perkins: Giants’ Coughlin has a lot left
Tom Coughlin turns 66 years old on Aug. 31, a day after Ray Perkins, for the first time in two decades, will walk the sideline as the head coach of...
Raptors’ move on Fields hurts Knicks' hunt for Nash; Lin to visit with Rockets
Buddies Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields formed a backcourt 1-2 punch that became a global sensation in February. But Tuesday, Fields and Lin provided a double-whammy of fireworks that burned...
Veteran Kidd could be headed to Knicks
Jason Kidd won’t be following Deron Williams to Brooklyn, so he may have to haunt him on the other side of the East River. The Nets are out of cap...
Nets' moves finally getting Knicks' attention
The Nets could have been a stone in the Knicks’ shoe from the start, from the moment they walked into the NBA, when they were supposed to have the brightest...
Williams stays with Nets; signs 5-year, $100M deal
After months of intrigue about his future, Deron Williams took to Twitter to announce where he will be playing next season. “Made a very tough decision today....” Williams wrote, including...
Nets GM still eyes Howard after signing Teletovic, Evans
Even before the Nets agreed to re-sign Deron Williams early Tuesday night, team executives had a busy day, agreeing to a pair of free-agent acquisitions all while keeping an eye...
Missing Situation
Next week’s episode of “Snooki & JWoww” features a “Jersey Shore” reunion — minus one very important housemate. The July 12 episode of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” spinoff — starring Nicole...
Deena pleads guilty to ‘disorder’
The Situation’s got “Dancing With the Stars”— well, she’s the newest contestant on “Dancing With the Cars.” “Jersey Shore” star Deena Cortese pleaded guilty to a traffic violation and was...
Weird but true
She’s on a roll. For the second year in a row, Susan Brennan has made her hometown of Orchard Lake, Mich., proud. The 26-year-old fashion designer won $2,000 for creating...
Lavin could add De La Salle coach to St. John's staff
Steve Lavin’s search to find a replacement for Mike Dunlap took an unexpected uptick recently when he took a trip home to visit his father, Cappy, and bumped into a...