August 4, 2012
Lollapalooza evacuated because of thunderstorm
CHICAGO — Police evacuated tens of thousands of concertgoers from the Lollapalooza music festival on Saturday before a powerful thunderstorm swept into downtown Chicago and pelted the outdoor venue with...
Giants' rookie TE Bennett still catching on
ALBANY — The Giants knew their tight end position would be a work in progress this summer, with newly-signed Martellus Bennett and newly-drafted rookie Adrien Robinson joining holdover Bear Pascoe....
Phelps wins 18th gold in final race of career
The finale was a formality, more a coronation than a contest. Michael Phelps headed into the retirement the only way imaginable — with another gold medal. Reclaiming the lead with...
Guyana probes huge cocaine stash at airport — bound for NYC
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Officials in Guyana say they plan to fire nearly a dozen baggage handlers and ramp attendants after police found 57 pounds of cocaine that was about to...
Vet killed in Colo. shooting remembered at funeral
RENO, Nev. — A Navy veteran who died after throwing himself in front of a friend during the Colorado movie theater shooting was remembered Friday for his fearlessness and optimism....
Iran tests short-range missile with new guidance system
Iran has test-fired a new, more accurate short-range missile capable of striking land and sea targets, it said on Saturday, a show of strength that underscored its ability to hit...
Obama turns 51; plays golf, will go to Camp David
WASHINGTON — President Obama celebrated his 51st birthday Saturday with a round of golf and plans for a quiet weekend at Camp David, taking a break from campaigning three months...
Full moon forms sixth Olympic Ring in spectacular Tower Bridge snap
A the Olympic athletes put on a show yesterday, the moon staged a dazzling display of its own. A full moon tinged with red, rose through Tower Bridge’s Olympic Rings,...
Beatty says checkup routine, back OK
ALBANY - Giants’ starting left tackle Will Beatty missed practice yesterday to have his troublesome back examined by a doctor. But Beatty – who is the biggest question mark on...
Hernandez wins duel vs. Kuroda as Yankees fall to Mariners
Felix Hernandez dominated the Yankees in their own ballpark again, pitching his third shutout of the season to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 1-0 win on a sunny, sticky...
NYPD warns B'klyn shops after bullet that killed 99-Cent store owner was linked to another death
The NYPD is warning Brooklyn shopkeepers to be on the lookout for a man who killed a 99-cent store owner in Bensonhurst after ballistics tests linked him to another shopkeeper's...
Team USA ekes out win over Lithuania 99-94
LONDON – A scare it was. The US Olympic basketball team got its first test of the Summer Games, locked in a mighty struggle with Lithuania for three-and-a-half quarters before...
NJ man killed after SUV plunges off cliff
A 37-year-old New Jersey man died after losing control of his SUV and tumbling 100 feet off the Palisades in Bergen County this morning, police said. It's unclear what led...
Serena Williams beats Sharapova for Olympic gold
WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams became only the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam, winning the most lopsided women's final in Olympic history Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova...
Russia basketball upsets Spain 77-74
LONDON - Spain's basketball team, considered to be Team USA's toughest foe in the Olympics, was upset today by Russia, 77-74, after blowing an 18-point lead. Spain will still advance...
Jets' Mangold heading to London to watch sister
CORTLAND – Nick Mangold is heading for London. The Jets center changed his mind about going to the Olympics to watch his sister, Holley, compete in weightlifting. Initially, Mangold said...
3-point stance: Scrimmage, Mangold and Martin
CORTLAND – The Jets get a break from regular practice Saturday and instead get to scrimmage. The Green and White Scrimmage is Saturday night inside the 6,500-seat stadium at SUNY-Cortland....
Spurs' Parker leads French to third straight Olympic win
LONDON — Tony Parker scored 22 points and Nicolas Batum added 19, leading France past Tunisia 73-69 on Saturday for its third straight victory in Olympic basketball. Kevin Seraphin finished...
Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius makes it to semifinals of Olympic 400
LONDON — It began with a smile at the starting line. Moments later, Oscar Pistorius took off and the click-click-clicking of carbon on the track was all but drowned out...
Nine current Yankees have shot at Hall of Fame
Now that Ichiro Suzuki has been acquired by the Yankees, a fascinating opportunity has developed. There’s a possibility no team in baseball history will have more Hall of Fame players...
Blasts, renewed fighting erupt in Syrian capital
BEIRUT — Heavy explosions shook the Syrian capital today and helicopters circled overhead as rebels appeared to be renewing their offensive in the city, witnesses and activists said. The fresh...
Jack puffs fake stuff
Heeeere’s Johnny — smoking a fake cigarette? Once known for puffing all things smokable — both legal and illegal — iconic actor Jack Nicholson appears to have given up the...
Kim Jong Un makes first official foray into foreign affairs in meeting with Chinese political dignitaries
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Un the marshal became Kim Jong Un the statesman as he met with Chinese political dignitaries in meetings that marked his first official foray...
Bronze for Hoffa after blaze as kid
LONDON — As 3:30 p.m. approached, Diana Watts began to feel a little nervous, a little antsy. She had clicked on Channel 12, the NBC affiliate in Jacksonville, Fla., and...
Bonanno 'butcher' dead
The keeper of secrets has died. Michael "The Butcher'' Virtuoso - a reputed Bonanno wiseguy who kept a Rolodex filled with mobbed-up contacts in the back of his famed Brooklyn...
Late Sen. Byrd's FBI files reveal CIA leak uproar
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — US Sen. Robert C. Byrd obtained secret FBI documents about the civil rights movement that were leaked by the CIA and triggered an angry confrontation between the...
WATCH: Straphangers try to trap iPhone thief
Straphangers put a mugger behind bars, but not for long. A quick-footed thief punched a man on the R train at the Canal Street station at about 6 p.m. on...
Red Bulls humbled in Houston, fall from first
The Red Bulls had a first-place showdown in Houston and forgot to show up, suffering a humbling 2-0 defeat. They came in leading the Eastern Conference but fell behind early...
A week of ACES: Rangers trio, scouts set to attend workouts for locals
David Wright, Dustin Pedroia and Jorge Posada, Brandon Phillips and Nelson Cruz. What do all these current or past Major League Baseball superstars have in common? Besides being clients of...
Advent-ure with 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....
I don’t believe ‘em
It’s cheatin’ time in Washington. I’ve long believed the Labor Department’s monthly employment statistics are horribly inaccurate. So bad, in fact, that they are hardly worth compiling. But I never...
Madman trader whacks regulators - in suit
Crazed commodities trader Vince McCrudden is still gunning for regulators — from his prison cell. McCrudden, 51, who admitted to threatening to kill financial regulators, is suing the Commodity Futures...
Business briefs
Un-Zipped Shares of Zipcar, which rents cars by the hour or day, fell 37 percent to $6.75, a record low, after the company cut its forecast for sales this year...
Knight seeing daylight
You can call Knight Capital CEO Tom Joyce the comeback kid — at least for a day.The Wall Street veteran, fighting for his firm’s life after a technical glitch this...
Fairway Market adds IPO to grocery list
Organic veggies, artisan cheeses and dry-aged steaks — ka-ching! Fairway Market — the fast-growing grocery chain that got its start 79 years ago as a fruit-and-vegetable stand on the Upper...
Brookfield misses goal
Brookfield Office Properties is falling short of its goal to lease soon-to-be-vacant space at Manhattan’s World Financial Center by the end of 2012, CEO Dennis Friedrich said. A slowing economy...
Viacom profit hit by cable
Viacom reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit yesterday, hurt by weak advertising sales at its US cable networks and a poor showing at the box office for its movies. Revenue fell...
More Nasdaq ding$ on F’book IPO
Nasdaq OMX Group said it may incur additional expenses in defending lawsuits resulting from its botched initial public offering for Facebook Inc. The second-largest US equity exchange operator said it...
Publicity the French way
French advertising agency Publicis Groupe is weighing a bid for US rival Interpublic Group, said a report by FT Alphaville yesterday, sending Interpublic’s stock sharply higher. Publicis is weighing a...
EA, Zynga play for keeps
Electronic Arts says the “Sim”-ilarities are uncanny between its hit game and Zynga’s newer virtual world creation, “The Ville.” The old-school video game giant sued its upstart rival yesterday, claiming...
Red, set . . . go!
Seven minutes of terror. It sounds like a Hollywood thriller, but it describes the anxiety NASA is expecting as its car-size robotic rover tries a tricky landing on Mars late...
Lil’ Kim ex wild in jail
Lil’ Kim’s ex-boyfriend — awaiting trial for six New York murders — has been moved to a secure prison cell to prevent violent attacks on guards as his mental state...
Doc’s crotch cache
This wasn’t the dirty doctor’s first time. The pen camera Mount Sinai Hospital urologist Adam Levinson used to film up straphangers’ skirts had another 19 video clips of unsuspecting women,...
Sing Sing nun believed in innocence of man convicted in livery-driver slaying
The 17-year nightmare of a man imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit will soon come to an end — thanks in large part to a nun who never lost...
Syria is begging
MOSCOW — Senior Syrian officials have pleaded with Russia for financial loans and supplies of oil products, a sign that the global fallout from President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown on a...
Rough on ‘druggie’
An accused drug lord was subjected to an illegal “extraordinary rendition” when he was forcibly deported from Mexico and sent to New York to stand trial on narcotics charges, his...
Senseless slaying
The Brooklyn father of four found dead inside his 99-cent store was mysteriously murdered — shot in the head and stabbed in the neck, police said yesterday. The Medical Examiner’s...
Fiend’s lair of evil
The sicko who kidnapped and brutally tortured his girlfriend for a month in his Brooklyn apartment left the burned, bloodied and battered woman on the doorstep of his own mother...
Columbia theft trial near end
Four men charged with stealing nearly $6 million from Columbia University were money-hungry schemers, prosecutors told jurors yesterday, while the defense said the men weren’t aware of anything fishy about...
Justice on a ‘role’ for juror
Justice took a commercial break yesterday as the trial of an ex-con who shot his parole officer in 2010 was delayed so that a juror could go audition for “Law...
Kelly: City abandoned cop
The city’s Law Department has refused to defend a high-ranking police official who pepper-sprayed Occupy Wall Street protesters last year, an angry Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday. Two women...
Rob, arson trio busted
They tried to cover their tracks with flame — but wound up in cuffs instead.Three reckless punks have been arrested for lighting a fire in a Brooklyn home they had...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Police yesterday arrested a man in the stabbing death of a teen in Bedford-Stuyvesant last year. Darrell Smith, 17, was found unconscious with knife wounds at 1785 Pacific...
Good Sam’s killer gets jail
A Queens man who fatally stabbed a good Samaritan was sentenced to 18 years in prison yesterday after the judge lambasted him for killing because of “intolerance.”Daryl Reid, 24, confessed...
Peterson wife-slay premonition
JOLIET, Ill. — Former police officer Drew Peterson’s ex-wife told her sister six weeks before her death that she believed he would kill her, then begged her sister to take...
City Hall’s supersize stox
Pepsi, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s, facing City Hall-led bans on the size of their sweetened sodas, have turned up in the stock portfolios of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Finance Commissioner David...
Next mayor told: Shell out
Mayor Bloomberg, who accepts only $1 a year in salary, yesterday suggested that his successor should follow his lead and contribute a “decent percentage of their own money” to the...
Crime way up after stop-&-frisk drop
Major crimes spiked by more than 12 percent after the number of stop-and-frisks conducted by the NYPD dropped dramatically earlier this year, The Post has learned. Figures show there were...
Stuy HS principal departs
The longtime principal of the city’s most prestigious public high school stepped down yesterday, barely a month after the Department of Education began probing the school’s handling of a widespread...
Zee toll will be ‘tripling’
Here’s another reason New York City residents should think twice about crossing the Hudson. Tappan Zee Bridge tolls will likely skyrocket from a $5 to $14 round trip for cash...
Can’t you just eat her up!
Forget Wheaties. The smiling face of America’s new golden girl is getting her own box of Corn Flakes. Kellogg’s yesterday announced that it had tapped Gabby Douglas — the first...
Bail nix in tix-fix ‘hit plot’
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...
Check rap for NJ pol
TRENTON, NJ — A New Jersey assemblyman arrested on charges he wrote nearly $400,000 in bad checks to investors has been released on his own recognizance.Robert Schroeder, 52, turned himself...
Sting operations
The NYPD’s bee-control czar was rewarded for nearly two decades of sting-stopping service yesterday as Commissioner Ray Kelly promoted him from officer to detective. Anthony Planakis — who answered his...
Bogus 9/11 charity slap
A judge has frozen the assets of two New Jersey men accused of operating a bogus 9/11 charity.The judge yesterday also ordered officials to impound the red truck that bears...
Wife sinks ‘drown’ phony
Her face says it all. A furious Long Island woman yesterday blasted her no-account husband for pretending to have drowned off the coast of Long Island to collect insurance money....
Arrest in tot shoot
A 19-year-old has been arrested for the drive-by shooting that injured a toddler and five others in Brooklyn on Sunday, police said yesterday. Lawand Tinsley was charged with attempted murder,...
Erie Canal fixer-upper
ALBION, NY — Gov. Cuomo said crews will work around the clock to repair a section of wall along the Erie Canal that partially collapsed, forcing the state to shut...
Nydia’s power play in bid to boot Vito
It’s payback time for Brooklyn Democratic leader Vito Lopez. Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez is taking a major role in the power struggle to take down Lopez as party boss, The Post...
LI 'hooker' club booze is bashed
Members of a Long Island country club rocked by a hooker scandal say that bringing in bodacious babes isn’t a big deal — but pouring bogus booze is! “Hookers and...
Dancer sues over ‘un-fare’ livery bust
All Jeffrey Fares wanted was some street meat for dinner.But after the whirling-dervish dancer got mistaken for a livery driver, he wound up in jail — and now he’s suing...
Turnstile Houdini
Straphangers put a mugger behind bars, but not for long. A quick-footed thief punched a man on the R train at the Canal Street station at about 6 p.m. on...
Mike favors free bird
Critics trying to shut Chick-fil-A because its CEO opposes gay marriage are undermining the Constitution, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday in a stirring defense of the embattled fast-food chain. “It isn’t...
Chicken lips are scarce
This was billed as the greatest protest since Occupy Wall Street. Thousands of scantily clad gay men and lesbians said they’d lock lips in a coast-to-coast red-hot make-out session. They...
Barack shakes Conn. $$ tree
NEW HAVEN — President Obama plans to attend two fund-raisers Monday in Connecticut, where his lead over Mitt Romney is not as wide as his margin of victory in 2008...
Feds’ AIG sale
In the latest effort to recoup taxpayer money spent on the largest bailout of the 2008 financial crisis, the federal government plans to sell $4.5 billion in shares of American...
Mitt: It’s ‘hammer’ time, Bam
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney used the latest slow-growth economic numbers to swing at President Obama, calling the latest jobs report a “hammer blow to the struggling middle-class families of America.”...
Prez approval is sinking
WASHINGTON — Two new national tracking polls have President Obama’s approval rating under water just three months before the election. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey has Obama with 44 percent...
Clint joins Team Rom
Clint Eastwood just made Mitt Romney’s day. The Oscar-winning director and movie star is endorsing the Republican presidential candidate. Eastwood said yesterday he’s backing Romney because, in Eastwood’s words, “I...
Intrepid’s mission
Thirty years ago, bringing the USS Intrepid to Manhattan’s West Side wasn’t the most popular idea. Some questioned the wisdom of turning a retiring Essex-class aircraft carrier into a museum...
Assad’s fall may free Lebanon, too
With Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad on his way out, one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations may also be heading for trouble — Hezbollah, in Syrian-dominated Lebanon. The clearest...
Bloomy knows breast: nannied by a boob
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s latest efforts to encourage mothers to breast-feed. *** This man is taking away our freedom of choice (“Bloomy’s Bottle Boner,” Karol Markowicz, PostOpinion, July 31). Now...
Reid’s gutter ball
You know things are bad for the Democrats when they have to resort to this: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid accused Mitt Romney of a nearly criminal level of tax...
American gold
Halfway into the Olympic Games, Americans already have huge cause to be proud — and to salute some truly super athletes. Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas: The 16-year-old, 4’11” “Flying Squirrel” finished...
John Keegan, 1934-2012
John Keegan, who died Thursday at the age of 78, was arguably the most important military historian of the 20th century. The prolific author’s 20-plus books include his standout, “The...
Mitt takes a trip, the media has fits
During his overseas trip, Mitt Romney traveled to some of our closest allies accompanied by some of his most merciless enemies — the media. If you don’t know that Romney’s...
Romney should bash W
This is shaping up to be the second election in a row that’s about someone who isn’t on the ballot: President George W. Bush. In 2008, Barack Obama won in...
Occupy the Hudson!
To have my body bobbing in the Hudson River is not a fate I’d ever envisioned. It’s one of the reasons I mind my own business and avoid loan sharks....
A pain in the ash
Provocation isn’t easy. The guys from “South Park” and “The Book of Mormon” make it look that way, but it’s really not. Case in point: The new musical “The Last...
Kid stuff
Today JAM SESSION: Get August off to a bouncin’ start at the Jam on Dumbo Summer Family Music Festival, where kids can rock out to awesome Brooklyn bands AudraRox, Jeff...
If Brits win a clash, London’s calling
LONDON — The Australians set the gold standard, if you will. When the Games of the 27th Olympiad arrived in Sydney 12 years ago, they were embraced with a fervor...
Federer epic sets up ace Murray rematch
WIMBLEDON — Roger Federer survived the longest match in Olympic history yesterday. Tomorrow he must survive an entire country. Federer conquered his Olympic marathon by toppling Argentina’s Juan Martin del...
U.S. men get another shot after decision overturned
LONDON — A few hours after the U.S. men’s boxing team thought it was done at the Olympics, amateur boxing’s governing body decided Errol Spence deserved to fight on. AIBA...
Missy, Phelps stack more gold for U.S. pool superpower
LONDON — They came in stunning, rapid-fire succession, and they were further evidence of America’s stronghold on international swimming. When the first three finals were completed in last night’s second-to-last...
Serena, Maria to duel for golden necklace
WIMBLEDON — The biggest challenge for Serena Williams yesterday was the wait. Slated to play after the Roger Federer-Juan Martin del Potro men’s semifinal, Williams had extra time following the...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-6 fur; $10,500; clm($12,500); 2YO4-Lottie Rose 4-15-JessieCanMmb2-11-BeautifulSnset10-16-AwesomePrado3-12-B L's Dream 8-17-RapidDistinctin6-13-PepermntCny10-18-Jill's Image 20-1SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $10,500; clm($6,25); 3up6-Doc Green 8-14-Monroe Court 5-21-Zuber 6-15-Barth'sApprovl3-12-Little WiseGuy10-17-Naos 4-13-Accredit 6-18-WildExpecttns20-1THIRD-1m70yds; $10,500; cl($12,50); 3,4&53-Foxy Affair 5-25-FlatterMissVick5-11-Jimmy'stooBle15-16-Crystal...
Saratoga Charts
August 3rd, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $52,000; clm($35,000); 3up(f)Off: 1:00. 4. 3-4wide turn,gamelyTime: 22.25, 45.02, 56.94, 1:09.52.Trainer: Todd PletcherWinner: DK B/ F, 4, by...
Speed to thrill in Whitney
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Races at 1 1/8 miles going two turns at the Old Spa traditionally have been kind to speed horses, with Alpha in the Jim Dandy a recent...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:00 noon.Best Bet: To Dream On (7th)FIRST: mile trot; $30,000; Duenna1 On The Bright Side(DPalone)9-4-13-18 Riverfest(DMiller)3-5-29-210 Oasis Dream(MLachance)3-1-17-22 TalbotcreekJewely(Tetrick)2-2-38-13 Whimzical Britt(BSears)2-3-110-14 Southwind Moni(DDube)2-8-412-15 Aunt Mel(AMiller)1-1-36-16 Blue Yonder(YGingras)2-4-415-17 ChocolattaDeVie(CCallahan)1-5-312-19...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1m&70yds; $42,000; alw; 3upBEAR ALWAYS second in starter allowance in return to route. DONOHARM third in local debut and first start since breaking maiden. DA VINCI fourth...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $10,500; cond. 4 ProudMomnt(TTtrck) 4.80 3.40 2.40 2 DoubleUpHnover(MLchnc) 19.20 6.80 1 Ellen's Isle (A Miller) 3.40 * Exacta (4-2) $91.20 * Trifecta (4-2-1) $216.40 Winner picked by...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m. FIRST-5 fur(T); $71,000; alw; 3up(f)4-Miss Reditore 5-23-Lindz Winz 5-16-Promiscssnces2-15-SaturdyNteWsh5-11-Amazingly 12-17-Roar Baby Roar6-12-RunningIsabell8-18-Kiss My Swiss 15-1SECOND-1 mile; $32,000; clm($16,000); 3up4-Low GearPower5-23-TrumpetPlyerJy6-17-Lamm 3-15-Morganouska 5-11-ColonelMustrd8-16-Arcodoro 8-12-Rock This Way 8-18-Deputiformer...
Hondo’s dancing in The Bronx
The sloppy Metamucils sent Hondo down the drain last night, coughing one up in San Diego to raise the runaway NRN (nasty red number) to a whopping 2,040 bilardellos.Today, Mr....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 4SUN Aug. 5MONAug. 6TUEAug. 7WEDAug. 8THUAug. 9FRIAug. 10YankeesSeattle 1:05 YES Network WCBS 880 AMSea.1:05YESWCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 1:05 YES WCBSTor. 7:07YESWCBSMetsSan Diego 8:35...
NJ trampolinist can’t spring upset
LONDON — Twelve years for 20 seconds. This is what Steven Gluckstein’s life boiled down to at yesterday’s Olympic trampoline competition. When Gluckstein crashed off the trampoline in the center...
Syracuse coach Boeheim: Take that, critics of Knicks' Melo
LONDON — Carmelo Anthony couldn’t miss Thursday night, filling the baskets in London with history, just as he did at Syracuse in winning the school its only national championship in...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLTomorrowHall of Fame Game at Canton, OhioFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSaints32 1/2(37)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. 11PANTHERS21 1/2(35 1/2)TexansSEAHAWKS33(34)TitansAug. 12COLTS2 1/2Pick(34)RamsAug. 13RAIDERS21 1/2(34)CowboysHome...
Today's Sports on the Air
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Sports Shorts
Baseball: Dodgers claim Lee on waivers According to multiple reports, Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee was claimed on waivers by the Dodgers, and the teams have three days to try to...
Jets’ Powell looks to avoid soph jinx
CORTLAND — It took Bilal Powell until his senior year at Louisville before he excelled for the Cardinals. Now, after getting just 13 carries as a rookie last year, the...
Teixeira feels ‘pretty good’ after return to Yankees
Mark Teixeira’s absence from the Yankees lineup proved to be a short one. The first baseman was back in the cleanup spot last night after missing just two games with...
Fast start for Jeter in 100
LONDON — Well, that sure was fast. Expectations that the London Olympics track meet would be filled with good times were quickly confirmed on Day 1, with seven sprinters running...
Furyk leads Bridgestone
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...
Giants' Beatty out with back problems
ALBANY — The Giants hoped 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...
Giants’ Bradshaw has message for rookie RB Wilson: The job's mine
ALBANY — Not yet, kid. That’s the mindset Ahmad Bradshaw adopted after the Giants brought in his eventual replacement. The veteran running back will be helpful, offer advice, give suggestions...
Giants' rookie rises after hitting rock bottom
ALBANY — From prep phenom to NFL reclamation project: Will Hill’s fall wasn’t quick or easy and his climb back may be far longer and much tougher. Now the East...
Cromartie still says he’s Jets’ No. 2 WR
CORTLAND — Just call him Cro-gi Berra. Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie stuck by his comments that he thinks he’s the second-best wide receiver on the team with his own version...
Rex staying quiet on Obama’s opinion of Jets
CORTLAND — Jets coach Rex Ryan bit his tongue so much yesterday, he’ll probably need stitches. Ryan refused to take the bait when asked about President Barack Obama’s criticism of...
Fearless former Jets star Martin set for enshrinement in Hall of Fame
CANTON — Curtis Martin fell silent, and looked down from his seat, and fidgeted with his hands. The Hall Fame running back fumbling for words, fighting off tears every bit...
Thole’s flub at home plate caps lackluster loss to woeful Padres
SAN DIEGO — There was no concussion for Mets catcher Josh Thole this time — only the embarrassment of dropping the ball. Carlos Quentin lowered his body and dislodged the...
Francisco back from DL — and on Mets' hot seat
SAN DIEGO — Frank Francisco returned to the Mets yesterday, but wasn’t making any promises regarding his health. The colorful closer, who was activated from the disabled list before the...
Baseball basics keep eluding Collins’ club
SAN DIEGO — The Mets have many issues, but at the top of the list is their little catching problem. Josh Thole has regressed this year, and he had a...
Mariners can’t touch Sabathia, who strikes out 10 in Yankees win
So much for the great catching controversy. After four months, Russell Martin was finally behind the plate again for CC Sabathia and even Martin said it didn’t really matter who...
Yankees ace in complete command
This was as much a Command Performance from CC Sabathia on the Stadium mound last night as it was a commanding one. The type of domination the big left-hander displayed...
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...
‘Wives’ soldiers on
'Army Wives' celebrates its 100th episode tomorrow night on Lifetime — a rare milestone for any series, let alone one airing on cable. But for executive producer Jeff Melvoin, who’s...
Culture shock
Here’s your first look at some of the cast of TLC’s “Breaking Amish” as they discover the sights, sounds and smells of Manhattan. In the new series, which premieres next...
Let's play bar!
Warm up McFadden’s at Citi Field: Nestled along the side of the Mets’ ballpark, this lively bar will make all those pesky pregame hours fly by. With outdoor seating, a...
Weird but true
We all know how birds cause problems for planes. Now bees are also getting into the act. A Delta flight from Pittsburgh to New York was delayed when thousands of...
Clint Eastwood endorses Mitt Romney
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Clint Eastwood just made Mitt Romney's day. The "Dirty Harry" star and Oscar-winning director of "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby" endorsed the Republican presidential candidate Friday...
UFC on Fox 4 preview: Light heavyweight bonanza
One of the four light heavyweights will get to face UFC champion Jon Jones after Saturday night’s UFC on Fox 4 in Los Angeles.Again.That’s right, no matter who is most...