August 3, 2012
Boys basketball recruiting roundup: Hayes' Jenkins to attend Mason in fall, will redshirt
The waiting is over -- Jalen Jenkins is headed to George Mason. Only he won’t be wearing a Patriots uniform this winter. The 6-foot-7 forward, who considered going to prep...
Richard outduels Dickey in Padres' win over Mets
SAN DIEGO — Carlos Quentin scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when he knocked the ball out of catcher Josh Thole's glove, and the San Diego Padres denied...
Sabathia dominates Mariners again as Yanks win 6-3
CC Sabathia pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10, dominating the Mariners as usual while leading the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory Friday night that stopped Seattle's seven-game...
With checkered past in rear-view, NJ native Hill trying to make Giants roster
ALBANY – From prep phenom to NFL reclamation project, Will Hill’s fall wasn’t quick or easy; his climb back may be far longer and much tougher. Now the East Orange...
Phillies trade Blanton to Dodgers after waiver claim
PHILADELPHIA — Joe Blanton earned a World Series ring the last time he was traded. He’s hoping for an encore. The right-hander was sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the...
Police stop-and-frisk numbers on the decline
New York City police say the "stop-and-frisk" stops that have drawn heavy criticism are down sharply. NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Friday that the number of people stopped declined about...
All nine USA boxers out of Olympics
LONDON — The U.S. men’s boxing team is done at the Olympics. All nine men from the most successful team in Olympic boxing history have been eliminated after losses by...
City won't defend NYPD officer in Occupy pepper-spray suit
New York City officials have taken the unusual step of refusing to defend a police inspector. He's being sued for blasting protesters with pepper spray during last fall's Occupy Wall...
Teixeira back in Yankees lineup after two-game absence
Mark Teixeira is back hitting cleanup Friday against the Mariners after missing two games with an inflamed left wrist.The first baseman took batting practice and took grounders before the game...
Paterno family plans to appeal sanctions on Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno’s family said it planned to appeal the sanctions imposed by the NCAA against Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The...
USA women's volleyball clinches top spot in pool
LONDON — Destinee Hooker scored 19 points and the U.S. women’s volleyball team clinched the top spot in their pool with a preliminary-round victory over Serbia in straight sets Friday...
Advent buying Serta
Mattress maker Serta is getting into bed with another buyout shop. Private-equity firm Advent International has struck a deal to acquire Serta, the nation’s biggest bedding company, for $3 billion,...
Slumping Indians cut former Yankees OF Damon
DETROIT — Johnny Damon has been cut by the Cleveland Indians after he struggled through 64 games with his new team. Damon, designated for assignment on Friday, signed with Cleveland...
Beatty’s back acts up again as he sits out Giants practice
ALBANY – The Giants were hoping Will Beatty’s back problems were behind him, but apparently they are not.Beatty has returned to his spot as the starting left tackle and arrived...
No lower bail for wife of alleged tix-fix cop
She stood by her man --- and now she’s going to remain in jail with him. An attempt to lower the bail for Wanda Abreu – who was indicted with...
Murray beats Djokovic, advances to final in home country
WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray of Britain clinched at least a silver medal Friday and advanced to the Olympic final by beating No. 2-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-5, 7-5....
US women's soccer beats New Zealand to reach semis
NEWCASTLE, England — These were perhaps going to be the Hope Solo Olympics for the U.S. women’s soccer team. Or maybe the Alex Morgan Games. Instead, they belong so far...
15-year-old American girl Ledecky wins gold in 800 free
LONDON — American 15-year-old Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle at the London Olympics on Friday. The youngest member of the U.S. swim team narrowly missed a world record in...
Furyk maintains Bridgestone lead, Tiger 13 shots back
AKRON, Ohio — Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods each carried momentum into the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational. That meant the best 36-hole score for Furyk in his PGA...
Rex excited about Tebow's element of surprise for Jets
CORTLAND – Rex Ryan is hoping the Buffalo Bills coaches are up at night thinking about what the Jets might do with Tim Tebow when the teams open the season...
Phelps wins record 17th Olympic gold medal in 100 butterfly
LONDON — Seventh at the turn, an Olympic champion at the end. Make it 17 gold medals for Michael Phelps. Was there any other way to go out in the...
US swimmer Franklin sets world record in 200 backstroke
LONDON — American teenager Missy Franklin set a world record in the 200 backstroke Friday for her third gold and fourth medal overall at the London Olympics. Franklin clocked 2...
Most impressive light heavyweight at UFC on Fox gets shot
Time to bust out some bracketology, UFC style. Brandon Vera and Mauricio Rua stand one side of the bracket. Ryan Bader and Lyoto Machida face off on the other line....
VIDEO: Hale, Davidoff discuss Yankees storylines
The Yankees have one of baseball’s best records and also some of the most interesting storylines right now heading into the stretch run. In this video, Post baseball writers Mark...
Defending champion beach volleyball team knocked out
LONDON — Defending beach volleyball gold medalist Phil Dalhausser saw the Italian points pile up on the scoreboard and knew his hopes for a repeat were over when Todd Rogers’...
Serena beats top-seed Azarenka to reach gold medal final
WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams clinched at least a silver medal Friday and earned a berth in the Olympic final when she beat No. 1-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-2. On...
UN General Assembly denounces Syrian crackdown
UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly denounced Syria's crackdown Friday in a symbolic effort meant to push the deadlocked Security Council and the world at large into action...
Massachusetts man sentenced for fatal Queens stabbing
A Massachusetts man who admitted to robbing and stabbing to death a Queens man he met online was handed a hefty sentence today for the senseless crime. Alexys Fermaintt, 33...
Giants' Bradshaw taking rookie RB Wilson under his wing
ALBANY – Ahmad Bradshaw likes what he sees from David Wilson, the rookie first-round draft pick and, like Bradshaw, a diminutive running back with plenty of moves.Bradshaw, though, thinks Wilson...
Jury fate looms for four men charged with looting $5.7M from Columbia University
Testimony and closing arguments concluded today in the grand larceny trial of four men charged with electronically looting Columbia University out of an astonishing $5.7 million. Deliberations are set for...
Stevie Wonder files for divorce
She's no longer his "Cherie Amour." Stevie Wonder has filed for divorce from wife Kai Millard Morris. In divorce documents obtained by TMZ, Wonder cites irreconcilable differences as the reason...
Swarm of thousands of bees delay NY-bound flight in Pittsburgh
IMPERIAL, Pa. — A beekeeper says he had to be called into gather up a swarm of thousands of bees that delayed a Delta Air Lines flight from Pittsburgh International...
Juror's audition for 'Law and Order' delays B'klyn attempted murder trial
Justice took a commercial break today when the trial of a grizzled ex-con who allegedly shot his parole officer was delayed so a juror could rush to an audition for...
Man arrested in connection with drive-by shooting that injured B'klyn tot
Cops have arrested a man in connection with the Brooklyn drive-by shooting that wounded a 2-year-old girl and five others last Sunday, police said today. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said...
Prosecutors request more time before indicting pack of girls who allegedly stabbed straphanger
There's no indictment yet for the alleged teenaged female wolf packers charged in stabbing a Vietnam vet straphanger on a 6 train Monday morning. Prosecutors asked for more time today...
Good Samaritan stabber sentenced to 18 years in prison
A Queens man who admitted to stabbing a Good Samaritan to death was sentenced to 18 years in prison today. Daryl Reid, 24, confessed to Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard...
THE MAIN EVENT BEST BETS: UFC on Fox 4
A No. 1 contender for the UFC light heavyweight title will be named Saturday night. But the question is can you also benefit from UFC on Fox 4?The card is...
WATCH: Chick-fil-A bully bounced from job after YouTube rant
TUCSON, Ariz. — An executive at a Tucson medical manufacturing firm has lost his job after directing verbal attacks at a Chick-fil-A employee. Adam Smith filmed himself berating the employee...
IOC clears British cyclist of deliberate crash allegation
LONDON — An apparent deliberate crash by British track cycling gold medalist Philip Hindes for tactical reasons is not being investigated, the International Olympic Committee said Friday. The incident in...
Rex respects Obama's opinion on Jets QB situation
CORTLAND – President Obama can be worried about the Jets quarterback situation.Just don't expect Rex Ryan to argue with him about it."I really think it shows how popular our game...
U.S. swimmer Lochte admits to urinating in pool
Best avoid the Olympic swimming pool until it’s drained after the games: American swimming star Ryan Lochte, who won five medals in London, has admitted to urinating in the pool....
U.S. female runners styling in qualifying victories
U.S. runners Sanya Richards-Ross and DeeDee Trotter won their 400-meter qualifying races Friday with relative ease — and in stylish fashion. Richards-Ross wore an all-red combination, with her fingernails painted...
Breaking down the Nets schedule: Games 21-30
Nets coach Avery Johnson often likes to talk about the Nets schedule in 10-game increments as ways to gauge the way his team is playing.So, with that in mind, over...
Cromartie still thinks he's Jets' second best receiver
CORTLAND – Antonio Cromartie still thinks he could be the Jets number two receiver.Speaking for the first time since he declared he is the Jets’ second-best option at wide receiver...
Federer guts out longest Olympic match in history to make gold medal finals
WIMBLEDON – The Olympic Marathon was held today but on grass. History was made on Centre Court of the historic All England Tennis Club – now site of the longest...
Jets offense wears black jerseys, looks lethargic
CORTLAND – The Jets offense wore the black jerseys for the first time in training camp Friday, as the winners of the previous practice. They did nothing to hold onto...
Saudi woman competes in Olympic judo for first time
It was a memorable 82 seconds. The first Saudi woman to compete at the Olympics lost her judo bout quickly and easily Friday, but it was still being hailed as...
Douglas, all-around gymnastics champ, to be featured on boxes of Corn Flakes
And here come the endorsements.America’s new sweetheart Gabby Douglas has signed a deal with Kellogg's and will be on boxes of Corn Flakes following her gold medal victory Thursday in...
Wife of LI man who 'faked' death fears for her life after revealing alleged scam
The wife of a Long Island man who may have faked his own death to get his hands on life-insurance money now fears for her life following a a series...
Sharapova wins in semis, will play for Olympic gold
WIMBLEDON, England — Maria Sharapova will play for gold in the Olympic tennis final. The third-seeded Sharapova defeated Russian teammate Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals at Wimbledon on...
Long Island couple arrested in burglary spree
CORAM, NY — A couple has been arrested in connection with six residential burglaries on Long Island within the last month. Twenty-three-year-old Samantha Knab and 22-year-old Michael Willis, both of...
Jobs report presents mixed blessing for Obama
WASHINGTON — President Obama got new figures Friday to buttress his argument that he's presiding over steady, if slow, economic growth. But the government's report that the overall rate of...
Mayor blasts Chick-fil-A critics, says trying to shutter store undermines Constitution
Critics trying to shut Chick-fil-A because its CEO opposes gay marriage are undermining the very essence of the Constitution, Mayor Bloomberg declared today in a stirring defense of the embattled...
$14 toll expected for new Tappan Zee Bridge
RAMAPO, NY — A state official says cash tolls will be around $14 when the new Tappan Zee Bridge opens in 2017. A top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Larry...
NJ state trooper fired after resisting arrest
TRENTON, NJ — A New Jersey state trooper who accused superiors of sexual misconduct has been fired after she admitted resisting arrest. Trooper Alexis Hayes pleaded guilty to a disorderly...
FRIDAY FIVE: Franchise players
Your updated playoff standings:American League: Texas (1) vs. winner of Oakland (WC1) and Angels (WC2); Yankees (2) vs. White Sox (3)National League: Cincinnati (1) vs. winner of Pittsburgh (WC1) and...
VIDEO: Vaccaro breaks down historic day at Olympics
Michael Phelps and Gabby Douglas won historic gold medals Thursday. Should Knicks fans be encouraged by Carmelo Anthony's Olympic performance against Nigeria (a U.S. record 37 points)? New York Post...
US economy adds 163K jobs, unemployment rate rises to 8.3%
WASHINGTON — US employers added 163,000 jobs in July, a hopeful sign after three months of sluggish hiring. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate rose to 8.3...
Cal Ripken: Mom hasn't been able to return home after kidnapping
BALTIMORE — Cal Ripken Jr. say that while his mother is doing "pretty well," she still hasn't been able to return home after being kidnapped at gunpoint last month. "She's...
Megabus passenger: 'There was blood everywhere'
LITCHFIELD, Ill. — As a Megabus slammed into a bridge support pillar on an interstate highway in Illinois, the impact was so powerful that it flung 16-year-old passenger Baysha Collins...
Long-term unemployed just like Obama
Why are the long-term unemployed just like President Obama? Because many don't want to make hard choices. According to a profile in USA Today, extended jobless benefits for people in...
3-point stance: Tebow, Sanchez and Allen
CORTLAND – It will be hard to top yesterday's practice in terms of interest and entertainment. With Tim Tebow unleashed on the goal line, it was the most memorable practice...
Floyd Mayweather released from jail after two months
LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather was released from a Las Vegas jail early Friday after serving two months of a three-month sentence in a misdemeanor domestic battery case. The...
Vaulting to $90M fortune
Gabby Douglas has a possible $90 million in her golden future. The 16-year-old sweetheart of the Summer Olympics can actually earn her own weight in gold—more than $2.4 million each...
Now 31, Hingis is happy playing World Team Tennis
Martina Hingis had made her plans for the summer and London wasn’t calling. Randall’s Island was. The five-time grand slam singles champion was asked by Roger Federer to play mixed...
Gluckstein jumps at chance for trampoline gold
LONDON — Steven Gluckstein walked the walk he’s been dreaming about taking for as long as he can remember knowing how to dream. When he marched onto the floor of...
Yankees' situational stats are reason to sweat
The conclusion of the non-waivers trade deadline means that no more high-impact players will be joining the Yankees. Wednesday’s 12-3 defeat of the Orioles means you can’t sound the alarm...
Nix gets pointers from former Yankees fill-in
Jayson Nix first made a name for himself with the Yankees almost immediately after being recalled from Triple-A Scranton in early May. It was Nix’s batting practice fly ball Mariano...
Yankees' CC doesn't care who catches him
CC Sabathia has just one win in his past four starts, but he said he doesn’t believe any changes need to be made, including behind the plate. Though manager Joe...
As sprinters hit track, angry fans want to see it live
The Olympics jump out of the pool and onto the track this weekend. And NBC will go with them, making track & field its featured event during prime time. Michael...
Showdown at Saratoga
In this summer's Saratoga Showdown, the Post's pony pickers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine, Vic Cangialosi and Anthony Affrunti square off every day of the meet. Each starts with a bankroll...
All-time great Phelps answers earlier defeat with gold
LONDON — Michael Phelps had captured his ultimate record two days before, becoming the most decorated Olympian ever. But he was not finished. There was more to do. So Phelps,...
Try as he might, Lochte can’t steal king’s crown
LONDON — By the time they reached the wall for the final turn, breaststroke changing into freestyle, the lead was just a tick under a second, and there was no...
Brooklyn Tech's Plonski picks Villanova
Thomas Plonski had August all planned outs, visits upon visits set up. Then the Brooklyn Tech defensive end took a trip to Villanova. Shortly, his summer plans were scrapped. “Villanova...
From unknown gymnast to 16-year-old champion
LONDON — The last part was the worst part, because by now Gabby Douglas had done everything she could possibly do to secure a gold medal, short of engraving it...
Douglas vaults into history with all-around gold medal
LONDON -- Gabby Douglas, the graceful, effervescent 16-year-old, moved to Iowa two years ago for this Olympic moment in London. And now she has her individual gold. Douglas flipped, somersaulted...
U.S. women’s soccer in win-or-go-home mode
LONDON — The coach of the U.S. women’s soccer team wants her players in win-or-go-home mode. She just doesn’t want them thinking too much about it. The great mental shift,...
Tebow tracker
A daily look at Tim Tebow’s time in Cortland. 8:25 a.m.: After stretching, Tebow and the quarterbacks work in individual drills. 9:43 a.m.: Ryan yells out that Tebow is “live”...
Jets' Sanchez pumped as Tebow shines in goal-line sets
CORTLAND — The “Tebow Package” was finally delivered by the Jets yesterday. The Jets gave everyone a small glimpse of how they will use quarterback Tim Tebow near the goal...
Dyslexia could never sack Tebow
CORTLAND — Tim Tebow was 7 years old when his mother Pam had him tested for learning disabilities. Tebow took a few tests to see how he processed information and...
Obama no fan of Jets’ QB derby
CORTLAND — The Jets’ acquisition of Tim Tebow did not get the Presidential seal of approval. President Obama called into a radio station — 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, Ohio...
Business briefs
LegalZoomOnline legal services company LegalZoom.com has delayed its initial public offering due to market conditions, according to an underwriting source. The Glendale, Calif.-based firm was trying to raise as much...
Fake-bookers!
Mark Zuckerberg has a lot of imaginary friends. The Facebook CEO admitted that some 83 million of the social network’s 955 million total users are fakes — meaning duplicates, spam...
LinkedIn winning formula
LinkedIn must not have heard that the tech bubble burst. The social network for business broke away from the social-media pack — Facebook, Zynga and Groupon — to post surprisingly...
Blavatnik backs Spotify rival Deezer
Warner Music Group owner Len Blavatnik has gotten into the music streaming business, The Post has learned. The billionaire Russian-born mogul has purchased a small stake in Europe-focused Deezer, several...
DirecTV CEO cites loss of subscribers
It’s the economy, stupid!After losing US subscribers for the first time ever, DirecTV boss Michael White pleaded with programmers to get a grip on soaring costs, saying customers are feeling...
Broadband boosts TWC
Time Warner Cable, the second- largest US cable-television provider, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates after gaining broadband Internet subscribers. Net income rose to $452 million, or $1.43 a...
Observer editor out
The New York Observer jolted its staff yesterday with the news that Elizabeth Spiers was exiting as editor-in-chief — only 18 months after she was handed the job by Jared...
The dark Knight
Tom Joyce needs a deep-pocketed savior — in a hurry. The Knight Capital CEO, whose brokerage was reeling after technical glitches caused trades in about 150 companies to go haywire,...
RBS may sell Citizens Bank unit
Royal Bank of Scotland’s interest-rate rigging scandal may force it to unload its US commercial banking operation, Providence, RI-based Citizens Bank, The Post has learned.The $138 billion bank, with 1,500...
$20B Bair necessity for banks
The largest banks in the US saved nearly $20 billion in interest payments in 2010 under a little-publicized federal government plan aimed at increasing bank liquidity, The Post has learned....
Probation for hedgie
Ex-Diamondback Capital Management portfolio manager Anthony Scolaro was sentenced to three years of probation for participating in an insider-trading scheme with former Galleon Group fund manager Franz Tudor.
CBS profit rises 8.1%
CBS Corp., owner of the most-watched television network, said second-quarter profit increased 8.1 percent as the company held down costs even as advertising sales slipped. Net income climbed to $427...
‘Squawk box’ flop
An appeals court delivered an embarrassing blow to government prosecutors yesterday by tossing the convictions of six traders and brokers in the long-running “squawk box” case. In a scathing 38-page...
Verizon, Comcast talk ‘quad play’
Verizon and a Comcast-led group of cable companies are close to reaching an agreement with regulators on a controversial joint-marketing deal that could change the telecom landscape, The Post has...
Green Mt. perking up
Shares of Green Mountain Coffee, maker of Keurig brewers and single-serve pods, rose 27 percent to $22.66, after saying third-quarter profit rose 30 percent. Net income advanced to $73.3 million,...
More woe for BofA
Bank of America’s surging claims for refunds on faulty mortgages in the second quarter stemmed mostly from loans made by the bank and its Merrill Lynch unit, rather than the...
Sartorial Charlie
Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel won another election yesterday — on style points. Esquire magazine yesterday named New York’s “Dapper Dean” one of DC’s fashion plates. Esquire said Rangel’s flashy attire...
Desperate leap
This terrified man had to leap in his underwear from his Chinatown building yesterday to escape his deranged roommate who attacked him at knifepoint, authorities said. The emotionally disturbed housemate...
Jacko mom gets custody
Michael Jackson’s mom, Katherine, regained full custody of her three grandkids yesterday, but court papers reveal a bizarre attempt by Michael Jackson’s siblings to cut off communication between her and...
B’klyn ‘Bin’ drug bust
Bin Laden is alive and selling dope in Brooklyn! The DEA yesterday said three people have been busted — including one known by the street name “bin Laden’’ — for...
B’klyn kidnap nightmare
A sicko kidnapped his girlfriend and kept her in his Brooklyn apartment for more than a month where he tortured her — by burning her with a iron and a...
Awlaki aw‘luck’y
The FBI had Anwar al-Awlaki, the late New Mexico-born terrorist and Muslim cleric, in custody in October 2002 — a year after 9/11 — but released him, an official admitted...
US: NYPD stiffs GIs
Federal authorities have accused New York City of underestimating pension benefits for NYPD officers who served in the military after 9/11. Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara announced yesterday that his...
‘Rape cop’ brute
A New York City cop charged with raping his pregnant stripper ex-girlfriend punched her in the face and menaced her with both a gun and a knife during the alleged...
Bust in 4 muggings
A man with a long arrest record — which includes attempted murder — was charged yesterday with the mugging of four people and is suspected of 13 more attacks, police...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Police are on the hunt for a man for allegedly groping a woman in Grand Central Station. Authorities said he grabbed the 30-year-old victim’s breasts at about 4:10...
Jeter ‘gender bender’
Now batting, No. 2 . . . “Denise” Jeter? The Yankees’ Facebook page yesterday was hacked by pranksters who claimed the Bronx Bombers’ handsome captain was going to switch-hit and...
Champagne wishes
Looks like she’ll be able to afford better wine. A retired Staten Island immigrant scored $85 million off a $1 lottery ticket while picking up a cheap bottle of wine...
Seller told: Tough shirt
He has to share his turf.A judge yesterday tossed out a lawsuit filed against Old Navy by a Lower East Side man who sells T-shirts emblazoned with his neighborhood’s name.Robert...
Report rips O on Solyndra
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s self-promotion trumped its concern for taxpayer money in the $535 million federally backed failure of the Solyndra solar company, House Republicans charged yesterday.In a 154-page...
Andy sweet on yogurt summit
ALBANY — A tête-a-tête for the crème de la crème.Gov. Cuomo will convene a “yogurt summit” in Albany on Aug. 15 to help the state’s dairy production keep up with...
Suspect doing CityTime at home
A key figure in the CityTime scandal landed under house arrest yesterday — after prosecutors said he’d been communicating with two fugitive co-defendants and may have been planning to flee...
$12M Sagaponack house first property in Hamptons enclave to face foreclosure
A $12 million Sagaponack house owned by a cash-strapped real-estate developer is the first property in the ultra-exclusive Hamptons enclave to face foreclosure, sources said yesterday. Benjamin Ringel owes $7.8...
Dapper Bandit grudge
What’s in his pocket? Revenge. The “Dapper Bandit” — the stylish stickup man who sported suits and dress shirts during his bank-robbery spree last year — told authorities he targeted...
Ethics watchdog: I may quit
ALBANY — One of the state’s top ethics cops says he’ll quit if his colleagues don’t reverse a ruling that would keep secret the names of lobbying organizations’ big donors,...
O-beam tops new WTC
A steel beam signed by President Obama was lifted into place yesterday at the top of the 104-story One World Trade Center.Dozens of people, including construction workers and police officers,...
GOP $cores Mike’s party favors
Republican leaders are still reaping the dividends — $230,000 to be exact — of their decision allowing Mayor Bloomberg to run on the GOP ballot line in 2009. Records show...
NYPD less ‘frisk’y
The number of stop-and-frisks conducted by cops plummeted by an astonishing 34 percent between the first and second quarters of the year, The Post has learned. A city official with...
Cuomo: Say cheese, sleaze!
ALBANY — Sex offenders will have to show their faces more often. A law signed yesterday by Gov. Cuomo requires sex offenders to pose for the camera every 90 days...
Tan ma tones it down: ‘I feel weird’
She’s a vision in white. Tanning mom Patricia Krentcil has been hiding in the shade — resisting real and artificial UV rays for a full month, she says, to prove...
Top doc ‘sicko’ arrest
An award-winning Mount Sinai Hospital urologist who teaches robotic surgery was busted for allegedly video-recording up women’s skirts in the Union Square subway station, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Adam Levinson,...
It’s better gradu-late than never
They can don their caps and gowns after all.The city is planning to make amends to more than 1,200 eighth-graders wrongly barred from graduating with their friends and classmates in...
‘Rob’ jerk in cab nab
For a safe and reliable ride, dial 1-800-M-O-R-O-N.A teen thief allegedly pulled off a gunpoint home invasion on Staten Island — and then asked his elderly victims for the name...
LI man may have faked own drowning to claim life insurance, get away from wife
A Long Island man may have faked his own death to get his hands on life-insurance money — and to get away from his wife, who sobbed to The Post...
What’s this suspect been smoking?
This T-shirt is a little too blunt. An alleged East Harlem drug gangster must not have known he was going to be arrested and hauled before a Manhattan Supreme Court...
‘Envoy’ Mitt’s poll success
WASHINGTON — Maybe Mitt Romney’s overseas trip wasn’t so bad after all. Romney and President Obama get equal marks on the question of who’s best at dealing with our nation’s...
O to hard-court donors
WASHINGTON — President Obama has shown plenty of love for the sport of basketball over the years, and now he’s calling in all his NBA chits to sink a buzzer...
Kelly’s Viet hero roots
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly spoke at a Vietnam veterans memorial last night — telling the crowd that as a young Marine he acquired the skills he uses daily as the...
Shocker in 1995 cab slay
Five people convicted of a 1995 murder of a cabdriver in The Bronx have spent the last 17 years behind bars for a crime they didn’t commit, according to a...
Brooklyn dad found dead in store
A father of four was found dead last night on the floor of his 99-cent store in Brooklyn, police said. Two customers walked into the shop at 1877 86th Street...
Chick click$ in the till
It’s Chick-fil-A-Ka-Ching! The battle for free speech is paying off big for the restaurant chain, which said yesterday it did record-shattering business over the last few days amid a nationwide...
Pope pens Jesus tome
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has finished writing the third part of his trilogy on the life of Christ, the Vatican announced yesterday.Previous installments of “Jesus of Nazareth” have...
Too close for comfort as air controllers screw up
Bumbling air-traffic controllers caused chaos in the skies when they sent an incoming passenger jet dangerously close to two planes taking off from Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC. Approaching...
Gabby is gym dandy
Add her to the list of all-time greats. Gabby Douglas, the bubbly 16-year-old from Virginia Beach, Va. — whose flawless performance yesterday earned Olympic gold in the hugely popular all-around...
Judo triumph after trauma
She’s spun the deepest pain imaginable into Olympic gold. Kayla Harrison overcame injury and thoughts of suicide brought on by four years of sex abuse by her coach to become...
Rewarded for breast-cancer lies
Breast cancer is uniquely frightening. Almost everyone knows someone who’s had it, and too many of us know someone it’s killed. More than 40,000 Americans died of breast cancer last...
O’s mission failure
Things are going wrong in the American economy right now — and in a way that no one expected, least of all an incumbent president with Election Day three months...
Taylor-made for disaster: another Kennedy romance
The Issue: The romance developing between singer Taylor Swift and Kennedy heir Conor Kennedy. *** I have a few words of advice for Taylor Swift and her being the girlfriend...
Not-so-lady-like straphangers
The Issue: The stabbing of a 63-year-old man on the subway by a gang of girls 15 to 20 years old. *** Now subway riders have to worry about girls...
More missed opportunities
“If the Palestinians really wanted to improve the situation here on the ground and try to take the first step toward some reasonable solution of the conflict, they should have...
Get the point, Chris?
’Twas the cluck heard ’round the world. Countless thousands of Americans swarmed Chick-fil-A eateries everywhere Wednesday — standing tall for the First Amendment and sending a particularly pointed message to...
Tea Party’s Texas Ted
Looks like some “racist” Tea Party-types down in Texas may have arranged to send a Hispanic dude to the US Senate. Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz, a first-generation Cuban-American, blew out...
Malcolm’s muddle
When I read of state Sen. Malcolm Smith’s interest in running for mayor as a Republican, Nena’s “99 Red Balloons” played in my head: “99 red balloons / Floating in...
Kofi quits — will Obama learn?
It likely won’t amount to even a hiccup in Syria’s bloodletting, but yesterday’s resignation of Kofi Annan must serve as a warning to us. The spectacular failure of his mission...
You’ll want sperm limits
Every so often a movie comes along that’s so lame, you can almost make out a “What the hell am I doing here?” thought bubble over an actor’s head. This...
Sex drama’s bad enough to make your head spin
A sort of “Babel” of bonking, “360” gives us much in the way of international anguish, frustrated coupling and longing stares, but there’s very little plausibility or genuine emotion in...
She’s the one bride spot
The sort of movie that reinforces New Yorkers’ worst suspicions that all Los Angeles residents are shallow, “Celeste and Jesse Forever’’ belongs, like last week’s “Ruby Sparks,’’ to the school...
Look up, way up: It’s theater on high
There are plenty of places in this town where you can see Tony-winning actors perform. A roof isn’t usually one of them. That changes this weekend, when the Red Shirt...
Not so short, definitely less than sweet
Every year, the “Summer Shorts” series introduces six new American one-act plays. While the three pieces in this season’s first batch are, by definition, brief, two are so slow that...
From a Russian we love, a visual gem
Mikhail Baryshnikov may be the star of “In Paris,” but there’s no dancing here, just a bit of mimed bullfighting — choreographed by American Ballet Theatre’s Alexei Ratmansky — as...
To the Gore of the matter
Though best known for his novels and essays, Gore Vidal, who died this week at 86, had a decent run on Broadway. Between 1957 and 1972, he wrote five plays,...
Assassin’s Bullet
Times are tough for Christian Slater. Not only is he starring in “Assassin’s Bullet,” a cheesy Eastern European thriller that looks like it was made on the kind of budget...
Girlfriend Boyfriend
Today the young street protesters in “Girlfriend Boyfriend” might call their movement Occupy Taiwan, but the movie opens in 1985, before anybody had come up with the concept. Director Gillies...
Third kid’s a real whiner
Hollywood’s dog days have indeed arrived with this sloppy third helping of the family-friendly series derived from Jeff Kinney’s graphic novels, which has racked up $147 million in worldwide ticket...
Mosquita Y Mari
Director Aurora Guerrero sets her minimally plotted slice-of-life film in the almost entirely Mexican immigrant community of Huntington Park, in southeast Los Angeles. Two 15-year-old girls, one a straight-A student,...
WATCH: Total recoil!
Memo to “Total Recall” villains: Less speaking, more slaying, OK? Why punch somebody with a fist that’s holding a gun? When deploying a stick-on grenade, don’t leave so much time...
5 questions for... Ray Lucas
SNY analyst and former Jets QB Ray Lucas breaks down the team’s much-hyped training camp with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Most of the talk around this camp revolves around...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Young seeks plea bargain Detroit outfielder Delmon Young is trying to work out a deal with prosecutors in his hate-crime harassment case, his lawyer said yesterday. He appeared briefly...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST;-mile; trot; $10,000;Kindergarten4HndoverBell(MLchnc)3.202.402.103Deja Vu Too (Y Gingras)5.603.005Fairley Legal (A Miller)2.20* Exacta (4-3) $23.20 * Trifecta (4-3-5) $53.40Scr: Ballet Slippers.SECOND -mile; trot; $10,000; Kindergarten1SouthwndCoc(CCllhn)31.6012.205.805Shared Past (Y Gingras)3.202.402With Sugar (J Takter)2.80* Exacta...
Saratoga Charts
August 2nd, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-2 1/16 miles(T); $65,000; stplchs; alwOff: 1:00. Good. jumped well, edged clrTime: 3:51.73.Trainer: Janet ElliotWinner: B G, 4, by First...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $58,000; clm($50,000); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3 Night Tide(L),122RBejrn1-3-58-56 PlennyofHennyL120MGarci4-1-57-21 GalHastoLikeItL120EMldnd2-2-18-12 Put It There(L),120JHrnnd1-1-54-14 Guidopanzini(L)120GGomz5-5-14-15 Frenemy(L),120VEspnz5-2-15-1SECOND-1 mile; $32,000; clm($40,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7 Givimaway(L),120RBejrn2-4-23-16 AnabaaPremmL124EMldnd3-3-75-21 Quick...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: China Pearls (6th)FIRST: mile; trot; 10,500; cond4 Proud Moment(TTetrick)1-10-35-21 Ellen's Isle(AMiller)9-1-13-15 Waldorf Hall(JCampbell)9-5-99-22 DoubleUpHanover(Lchnce)1-10-108-13 T P Lucy(CCallahan)10-1-415-16 King's Cavalier(EAbbatiello)4-5-610-17 Texas Ridge(MGray)8-10-520-18 LuckycharmHanver(THghtn)3-3-78-19 Marcus Bi(ANapolitano)4-4-412-110 Pure...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $18,000; clm($5,000); 3upWOW ME second as favorite going shorter at Parx. BLUES HEIR drops in class after tiring last out. MYSTICAL RHYTHMS drops in class...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLSundayHall of Fame Game at Canton, OhioFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSaints32 1/2(36)CardinalsThursdayRedskins+2 1/22(35)BILLSPATRIOTSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsEAGLES31 1/2(34)SteelersFALCONS32 1/2(34)RavensCHARGERS2 1/22 1/2(37)PackersBEARS33(33)BroncosAug. 10BENGALS1 1/21 1/2(33 1/2)JetsJAGUARSPk1(33 1/2)GiantsDOLPHINS2 1/22 1/2(33 1/2)BuccanneersLIONS4 1/23(36)BrownsCHIEFSOFFOFF(OFF)Cardinals49ERS54(33)VikingsAug. 11PANTHERS22(35 1/2)TexansSEAHAWKS33(34)TitansAug. 12COLTS2 1/2Pick(34)RamsAug. 13RAIDERS21 1/2(34)CowboysHome teams...
Hondo calls for a knuckler
Freefalling Hondo last night had his wings clipped with the Angels, whose loss in Texas sent the runaway deficit soaring to 1,975 sturdivants. If you’re scoring at home, those are...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 3SAT Aug. 4SUNAug. 5MON Aug. 6TUEAug. 7WEDAug. 8THUAug. 9YankeesSeattle 7:05 YES Network WCBS 880 AMSea.1:05YESWCBS Sea. 1:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 1:05...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($30,000); 3up 7 Beau Royle (Tlmo) 5.20 3.00 2.60 3 Goyathla (Fukunaga) 6.00 3.80 5 Speargun (Nakatani) 2.60 Scr: Malibu Affair, Di Conti. * $1 Exacta (7-3)...
Olympic boxing ref expelled amid bribe allegations
Was the fix in? A boxing referee from Turkmenistan was expelled from the London Olympics yesterday for his handling of a bout in which the result was overturned on appeal...
Federer closes in on first singles medal
WIMBLEDON — Roger Federer’s final shot of the day clipped the let cord, dribbled over the net and settled softly in the grass, beyond even 6-foot-9 John Isner’s reach. The...
Furyk leads as Tiger falters
AKRON, Ohio — Jim Furyk made a detour to Florida to sit on his back porch and hang out with his kids as he tried to figure out why decent...
Soni adds record topping to backstroke gold
LONDON --Rebecca Soni was afraid to look. She knew she had won Olympic gold in the women’s 200-meter backstroke last night, defending the title she captured four years ago in...
Raisman can’t top tiebreak system
LONDON -- American gymnast Aly Raisman came as close to bronze as you can get. The Needman, Mass., product, the other American in the final, along with Gabby Douglas, finished...
Knicks' Anthony drops U.S. record 37 points in blowout
LONDON --Carmelo Anthony staged a wild East London party at the Olympics late last night and it made all sorts of history. The party took place at the basketball venue...
Powell in running to back up Greene for Jets
CORTLAND — One of the biggest questions about the Jets entering training camp was: Who would be the team’s running back behind starter Shonn Greene? Joe McKnight is the favorite...
Cromartie, Jets WRs resolve issues
CORTLAND — Chaz Schilens was clearly annoyed by Antonio Cromartie’s assertion that he was the team’s second best wide receiver when he met with the media after Wednesday’s practice. But...
Sister of Jets' Mangold competing in weightlifting
LONDON --Holley Mangold knows who she is, knows what she looks like and knows the perceptions that come with being a morbidly obese woman. She, too, is as comfortable in...
Mets crush Giants for series win
SAN FRANCISCO — No need to start printing playoff tickets, but the Mets at least have something resembling a pulse again. The latest baby step involved winning a series —...
Jordany getting Amazin’ education
SAN FRANCISCO — The education of rookie Jordany Valdespin continues. There is much to learn. Valdespin threw a fit when he discovered late Wednesday that the white T-shirt he wore...
Closer Francisco rejoining Mets in San Diego
SAN FRANCISCO — Better than the ideal weather will be the 6-foot-2, 250-pound package awaiting the Mets in San Diego. After spending the last five weeks on the disabled list...
Begrudgingly, Giants' Rolle will move to nickel back
A year after being forced to play nickel corner — chafing and even talking about wanting to leave the Giants — safety Antrel Rolle has been thrust back into the...
Giants' Manning takes shots at over-exposed Jets
ALBANY — Eli Manning won’t take his shirt off, ala Tim Tebow, and jog off the practice field for all to see. But he does think one of his teammates...
Giants' JPP balances faith with wreaking havoc
ALBANY — Jason Pierre-Paul is a man of faith, and very often in the morning, upon awakening, the first thing he does as he opens his eyes is express thanks...
Cut-aways ruin NBC coverage
There it was! Again! Indisputable proof that the more cameras, gizmos and garnish, the worse the basic coverage. More proof that you can lead a force to technology but you...
Starr Report
Della Reese, who was out at the TV Critics press tour in LA yesterday (at the Beverly Hilton Hotel), captivated her audience while discussing her GMC movie, “Christmas Angel,” which...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYROBIN MCGRAW - Dr. Phil, 6 a.m., (OWN)NE-YO, JESSICA BIEL - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7DANNY BONADUCE - Dr. Phil, 7 a.m., (OWN)AMY ADAMS, VANESSA WILLIAMS, DR. ARTHUR...
Enemy lines
Aaron Sorkin has befriended the producer of a new viral video that essentially shows the Oscar winner plagiarizing his own work. “I have a very limited imagination,” he admits. “Sorkinisms:...
‘Shore’s’ Pauly D made $11M last year
‘Jersey Shore” has been very, very good to Pauly D. Three years after being cast on the hit MTV show, the fist-pumping DJ (real name: Paul DelVecchio) is pulling down...
Naked truth about swingers
Last week, a swingers’ club in New York City got in touch with me —no, not to invite me to join, but to get an advance peek at footage they...
La Toya’s OWN show
Throw another Jackson family member on to the reality pile. La Toya Jackson, the second-oldest sister in the fabled, scandal-scarred musical family, will star in “Life with La Toya” for...
Who's zooming who!
1. Olympics opening ceremony 10,024,743 2. Olympics, Sun. primetime 4,271,554 3. Olympics, Mon. primetime 3,966,021 4. Olympics, Sat. primetime 3,929,692 5. Olympics, Sat. daytime 3,746,844 6. Olympics, Mon. daytime 2,96,913...
Weird but true
In one of baseball’s most bizarre calls, the umpire ejected the guy playing the organ music. Derek Dye, an intern with the minor-league Daytona, Fla., Cubs, who was in charge...
Dyslexia could never sack Jets' Tebow
CORTLAND — Tim Tebow was 7 years old when his mother Pam had him tested for learning disabilities. Tebow took a few tests to see how he processed information and...
Christ the King legends return for basketball camp
The moment you walk through Christ the King’s doors, it’s impossible not to be swept up by the school’s prestigious basketball history. Three decades work of newspaper clippings, trophies and...
Eli: The Jets can have the attention
Eli Manning won’t take his shirt off, ala Tim Tebow, and jog off the practice field for all to see. But he does think one of his teammates should pull...
The sequel: LuHi's Facey following script written by Cavs forward Samuels
The town of Trelawny, Jamaica is best known for producing elite track & field athletes, most notably world record holder Usain Bolt. Basketball is starting to catch up. First came...
Unknown if remains found in B'klyn park are human
Investigators are trying to determine whether remains found on a walkway in a Brooklyn park are human, police sources said. A man walking through Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick around...