August 5, 2012
UFC on Fox 4 analysis: Machida the unlikely No. 1 contender
Four men had a chance to leave Staples Center in Los Angeles as the No. 1 contender for the UFC light heavyweight title. The criteria: Win in the most impressive...
Padres hammer Harvey in Mets loss
SAN DIEGO — Chase Headley and Yonder Alonso each hit two-run homers and the San Diego Padres hammered rookie Matt Harvey in a 7-3 win over the New York Mets...
Boyfriend of 'The Hills' star Stephanie Pratt runs Ferrari over cop's foot, gets cuffed
It’s probably not the best way to avoid a parking ticket. The boneheaded boyfriend of “The Hills” star Stephanie Pratt is facing a slew of charges after driving a Ferrari...
Syrian gov't forces vow 'decisive' showdown for Aleppo
BEIRUT — Syrian forces threatened Sunday to mount a "decisive battle" for Aleppo even as rebels clawed toward the city's ancient center under intense bombardment and strafing from warplanes. In...
More summer bloodshed: 1 dead, another hurt in B'klyn drive-by
One man was shot and killed and another wounded early this morning when a drive-by assailant opened fire in Brooklyn, police said. The victims had left a party on East...
US women's basketball team routs China, 114-66, at London Olympics
LONDON — The Americans were at it again, putting up record numbers in another impressive offensive performance at the Olympic basketball tournament. This time it was the U.S. women's team....
Is Bobby Valentine out of lifelines in Boston?
Bobby Valentine has many claims to fame. He loves wrap sandwiches -- so much so, he says he's the one who invented them. He loves to dress up in disguise,...
Two nurses aides seriously injured after stolen SUV slammed into car
Two female nurses aides on their way to work were seriously injured early today when a career thug fleeing Westchester cops in a stolen SUV slammed head-on into their car...
45 people killed in al Qaeda suicide bombing in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen — The death toll from a suspected al-Qaida suicide bombing in southern Yemen rose to 45 Sunday, officials said, in the latest attack against militias allied with the...
Gunman kills 6 in rampage at Sikh temple in Wis., cops shoot madman dead
OAK CREEK, Wis. — The crazed gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee today before cops shot him dead had a Sept. 11 tattoo and...
Romney wants 'something dramatic' to aid economy
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Mitt Romney is calling for "something dramatic" to help the economy recover, but he's not saying exactly what. The Republican presidential candidate says he opposes another federal...
Security breach briefly shuts down Newark's Terminal C
A terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport was briefly shut down Sunday after officials discovered that a passenger had made it through a security checkpoint without being properly screened. The...
China's Zhou wins weightlifting gold; Holley Mangold finishes 10th
LONDON — Zhou Lulu is the world's strongest woman. The Chinese weightlifter won a record-smashing super-heavyweight battle against Tatiana Kashirina of Russia on Sunday with a total of 333 kilograms...
Ibanez leads Garcia, Yankees over Mariners
A decade ago, Raul Ibanez and Ichiro Suzuki watched Seattle teammate Freddy Garcia establish himself as a big winner with a big fastball. On Sunday, with the trio now dressed...
'The Dark Knight Rises' tops box office for third straight weekend with estimated $36.4M
LOS ANGELES — "The Dark Knight Rises" topped the box office for the third week in a row, making $36.4 million this past weekend. The finale in Christopher Nolan's epic...
Races taken off turf at Saratoga due to rain
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Rain has forced Sunday's third, fifth, sixth and seventh races at Saratoga Race Course off the turf onto the main track, which is sloppy and sealed.For wagering...
A-Rod says broken left hand healing properly after X-ray
Alex Rodriguez had an X-ray on his fractured left hand Thursday and said it was healing properly.“Everything looked A-OK,” Rodriguez said Sunday.He continued tossing a football to keep his arm...
Tiebreak gives Berki pommel horse gold over Smith
LONDON — Louis Smith was on the wrong end of the tiebreaker for a second straight Olympics, taking the silver medal on pommel horse while Krisztian Berki of Hungary won...
Murray beats Federer to win gold in Wimbledon rematch at Olympics
WIMBLEDON – Call it British kismet as the 2012 London Olympics now has one of its finest moments. After failing to ever win a Grand Slam despite numerous chances, Britain's...
Del Potro beats Djokovic for Olympic bronze medal
WIMBLEDON, England — Juan Martin del Potro won the bronze medal in Olympic tennis Sunday, beating Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 in a rain-delayed match at Wimbledon. With his victory assured,...
Son of Eagles coach Andy Reid found dead
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was found dead Sunday morning in his room at the club's training camp at Lehigh University....
Gabby Douglas' mom filed for bankruptcy earlier this year
NORFOLK, Va. — Court records show that the mother of Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas filed for bankruptcy earlier this year in Virginia. The filing was first reported by TMZ, a...
China's Zou Kai wins fifth Olympic gold medal in men's floor exercise
LONDON — Only gold will do for Zou Kai. Zou won his fifth career Olympic gold medal Sunday, defending his title on floor exercise. He already had one gold from...
21-year-old man shot dead on Bronx street
New York City Police are investigating a fatal shooting on a street in the Bronx. Police say 21-year-old Derrick Richardson was shot once in the head late Saturday night in...
Ethiopia's Gelana wins women's Olympic marathon
LONDON — Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia won the women's Olympic marathon in a race that began in heavy rain, saw the sun briefly come out and ended in another downpour....
Serena Williams wins second gold medal at London Olympics in doubles match with Venus
WIMBLEDON – Serena Williams has her second gold medal of the London Olympics, and the Williams sisters have their third doubles women’s gold as a unit. Serena and Venus Williams...
Long Island man accused of flying plane too low near high school
A Long Island man has been arrested on a reckless endangerment charge after police say he flew his plane too low in the vicinity of a high school. Nassau County...
Ohio man shoots wife of 45 years in ICU
AKRON, Ohio — Ohio police say a 66-year-old man entered the intensive care unit of Akron General Medical Center and shot his 65-year-old wife while standing at her bedside. Akron...
Hillary Clinton visits Malawi on Africa trip
LILONGWE, Malawi — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered praise and pledged continued American support to the impoverished southern African nation of Malawi on Sunday, making a brief a...
Market Share earns a Hambo victory
Hambo Day turned into Ladies’ Day, as trainer Linda Toscano won the 87th edition of the $1.5 million Hambletonian yesterday afternoon at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Toscano’s 3-year-old colt trotter, Market...
This King content to rule Seattle
Robinson Cano, down 0-and-2, swung and missed at a slider. He had no chance. And with that, Felix Hernandez celebrated yesterday. Fist pump. Kiss both wrists, where he has tattoos...
Bombers come up empty against Mariners ace
There is no greater respect a hitter can drop on a pitcher than the words that spilled out of Russell Martin’s mouth yesterday. “I’m glad we don’t have to face...
Sun sets on Kuroda
Hiroki Kuroda had been nearly perfect this season pitching before the sun went down. And although he was very good again yesterday, he was no match for Felix Hernandez. Kuroda...
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...
Don’t wait too long for strong fantasy backs
In the second of a six-part draft preview series, the Fantasy Tracker helps you tackle the running back position. Next week: wide receivers. For great fantasy power, you need to...
Match making madness
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Forget eHarmony. The next time a friend says they’re looking for that special someone, tell he or she to use the tried-and-tested method that worked for...
Recovering from scandal just latest in life of challenges for new Penn State coach
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Bill O’Brien has never once asked, “Why?” “Why me?” “What did I ever do to deserve this?” “Why did three of the greatest blessings in life...
Weather could blow away PGA Championship field
Weather is normally something that’s cause for concern at the British Open. But it could be the biggest opponent golfers will face this weekend when they compete in the 94th...
Past collapses show Yanks’ lead is not insurmountable
Collapses do not belong exclusively to this era. You don’t need to do more than identify the 1914 Giants, the ’51 Dodgers, the ’64 Phillies, the ’69 Cubs and the...
Vanishing pensions
The time-honored American institution of a company-financed pension is going the way of the company car. The defined-benefit pension is a vestige of a bygone era, says Alex Pollock, a...
Time for regulators to rage against machines
Where did individual investors go? They are taking their portfolios and going home. And who can blame them? At 3:59:57 on Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average saw a 24-point...
401(k) loans default
New Yorkers are raiding their retirement nest eggs on an enormous scale — and then struggling to pay back the money. Many are borrowing heavily to ease their financial burdens...
A true ‘Vanity’ piece
John Fairchild sure knows how to carry a grudge. The acerbic former editor of Women’s Wear Daily and the founder of W magazine says in the September issue of Vanity...
Feds probing Third Point’s Yahoo! stake
Federal Trade Commission lawyers are probing Dan Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund, according to All Things D. Loeb owns more than 6 percent of Yahoo! and is its largest shareholder,...
Olympian feats of $ gymnasts
This past week, with the nation in full Olympic fever, savvy politicians, led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), moved quickly to introduce legislation that would protect all US Olympic winners...
Bad & good news on student debt
No one wants to graduate into this 1.5 percent class.That’s the share of students leaving college and graduate school with more than $100,000 in debt, according to a new analysis...
Mayer’s mess
Yahoo!’s new boss has been putting in some long days, arriving at the office early and leaving sometimes around 10 p.m. She’s also instituted a Friday town hall, typical of...
Now hear this: ’20 stock sunk
Dear John: I have a stock certificate for 29 shares of Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing Co. from 1920, which has the words “worthless security” stamped on the front. My belief is...
A to-do list for every need
Instead of creating one giant to-do list, why not organize your tasks by where you need to get them done?With Checkmark, you can create location-based reminders for your home, office...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS GABBY DOUGLAS Golden Gabby may not be paying tax on her Olympic medal, but she’ll need an accountant for her possible $90M in endorsements. JEFF WEINER LinkedIn CEO smoothly...
Unfolding an ‘anti-drug’ park bench
A Brooklyn man believes he’s sitting on a gold mine. The brains behind US Patent #6299251 — a foldable park bench — is Flatbush resident Sebert Harper, who’s aiming to...
What a cuticle couple!
In a picture posted on her Tumblr page, Beyoncé displays customized images of herself and loving hubby Jay-Z superimposed onto her nails, along with their glittering initials.
Kennedy clan barred from historic Hyannis Port lawn
Hey, Kennedys, keep off the grass! The Hyannis Port lawn where the political clan famously played football is off limits these days to relatives unless they pay rent, as a...
SI bus rolls over fainting man
A city bus ran over the arm of a 38-year-old man after he blacked out and fell into the vehicle’s path on Staten Island yesterday, authorities said. The unidentified pedestrian...
Summer’s here & traffic isn’t
Traffic’s taking a back seat the next few Saturdays. Yesterday marked the return of the Department of Transportation’s Summer Streets program, which aims to increase recreational space and to urge...
Pol keeps ‘druggie’ donor $$
Assemblyman Guillermo Linares got a $2,500 campaign contribution from a donor involved in a prescription-drug ring — and he still hasn’t given the cash back. David Pinski, who was busted...
Apple’s best HS a crib ‘Stuy’
Critics of retiring Stuyvesant HS Principal Stanley Teitel say the city’s most prestigious public school was plagued by a pervasive “culture of cheating.” Teitel, 63, abruptly resigned Friday amid an...
Innocent Bx. man who spent 17 years behind bars must still prove something – to his girl
An innocent man soon to be freed after 17 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit has one great fear — that his relationship with his daughter has...
UWS dock residents: City is $inking us
They’ve got one hull of a problem. Residents of the Upper West Side’s famous houseboat village say they’re holding on for dear life as ritzy yachts take over their once-thriving...
It’s bad judgment
Justice really is blind — at least when it comes to disciplining judges.Case in point: Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Alice Schlesinger, who presided over a slip-and-fall case against her own...
Throwing the comic book at New York's kid crooks
It’s juvenile delinquency for dummies. The city’s Probation Department is giving a comic book to every kid age 16 and under before they appear in family court on a criminal...
New Jersey SUV driver killed in 30-foot plunge off cliff
A New Jersey driver was killed after he lost control of his SUV and drove it off a cliff, crashing onto the patio of a second-floor apartment 30 feet below,...
Disappearance of former cop Drew Peterson’s fourth wife follows her mother’s vanishing
When she went missing, her boyfriend told the cops she just walked off on her own, left him for her own reasons, even though she was a mother and had...
Docs have $calpels out over practice
These friends think they’re back in junior high. A Manhattan doctor and a childhood chum traded insults, allegations and lawsuits last week as their 32-year friendship melted down — threatening...
O’s b’day pre$ent$
He’s hoping for many happy returns.President Obama celebrated his 51st birthday yesterday with concern that it might be his last as leader of the free world.“But that's not up to...
Peek at Bam’s Iran bomb plan
An American attack on Iran’s nukes would begin with “hundreds of cruise missiles” meant to demolish Iranian air defenses, intelligence facilities and radar stations, Israeli newspapers report. The missile barrage...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Police arrested a second suspect in the shooting of six people, including a 2-year-old girl, in Brownsville last week. Michael Jones, 19, of Brooklyn was charged late Friday...
Dirty alley a Theatre Row of the absurd
A Theatre Row playhouse’s back entrance has become a filthy alley for drug users and the homeless, thanks to MTA construction trailers that keep the seedy colony hidden from the...
‘Address’ psycho is eyed in Brooklyn shop killings
Cops flooded four Brooklyn neighborhoods yesterday to warn shopkeepers they’re being stalked by a killer who may be obsessed with the numbers 1, 7, and 8 in street addresses. Bullets...
Bobby V. beaned on team $$
A Texas mother cried foul over tryouts for Bobby Valentine’s now-defunct “All-American” baseball team. Dina Arriaga says she has been trying for six months without success to contact the All-American...
Decomposed body found in Queens attic after suicide note hints at atrocity
His cryptic suicide note left relatives concerned and confused: “I’m going to go to hell for what I did,” he wrote. Yesterday, the ominous last words of Devendra Autar, which...
Don’t ‘like’ this airline!
DALLAS — A Southwest Airlines attempt to thank its Facebook friends with a half-price ticket sale backfired — as customers were inadvertently billed multiple times for a single flight. Southwest...
NY state Senate funding $31M in pet projects despite pledge to end pork-barrel spending
Bacon is back. Pols are quietly pigging out on $31 million worth of new pet projects — despite a 2010 pledge that pork-barrel spending was done for good, the Post...
Squatter sets ‘sites’ on gov’s dot-coms
If Andrew Cuomo wants to run for president, he’ll need to kiss the ring of a regular Joe, a Long Island hospital administrator.Bill Lynch, director of medical staff at North...
Katz in political cradle
Melinda Katz — the ex-Democratic assemblywoman and City Council member who used frozen sperm to have two kids and then fell in love with the donor, Curtis Sliwa — is...
Real-estate GI swings Manhattan property deals from Afghanistan
She’s a Navy officer in an Afghanistan war zone moonlighting as a Manhattan real-estate power broker — but which job is more cutthroat? Naval Reserve Lt. Commander and Prudential Douglas...
Mayor’s Christine nod now in doubt
There's been a subtle shift in the 2013 mayoral race that has gone unnoticed by all but a few insiders: Mayor Bloomberg isn't as sold as he used to be...
Cheats as old as a Greek sneak
From Azerbaijani boxers suspected of fixing matches to badminton players suspended of throwing contests, the 2012 Olympics has earned a gold medal in cheating. But the latest generation of disgraced...
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius runs into history
LONDON — Like a character in a sci-fi movie, the Blade Runner ran into the Olympic history books yesterday. South African track star Oscar Pistorius became the first double amputee...
FDNY ‘hose’ pic yanked
This FDNY firefighter wanted to fan some flames! But a smoldering photo of Joseph Aviles, who posed in an FDNY beefcake calendar last year, was quickly doused after it popped...
Godmom Diana to rescue!
“There ain’t no mountain high enough” that could have stopped Diana Ross from trying to extract Michael Jackson’s three kids from an ugly family feud. In fact, the Motown legend...
Honors grad dies in ‘drunk’ pal’s ATV flip
A teen who had just graduated from a posh Connecticut boarding school was killed in Montana when he “fell out” of an ATV driven by his drunken former roommate, police...
Crappy day at McCarren pool
Brooklyn’s problem-plagued McCarren Park pool closed yesterday after a customer’s bout with diarrhea.Parks workers planned to disinfect the pool by raising its chlorine levels for 24 hours, said department spokesman...
Cops end ‘gun’ & run
Brooklyn cops yesterday shot a fleeing shooting suspect after he opened fire on them, authorities said.Plainclothes officers who heard shots near 2320 Linden Blvd. in East New York around 2:45...
Son claims Long Island 'drown-fake' father is looking to kill him
A Long Island man who faked his own death was so enraged when the scheme came to light that he threatened to kill his son, the younger man told The...
Giffords shooter to plead guilty
The madman who tried to assassinate then-Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and wound up killing six others at a congressional event in Arizona will spend the rest of his life in...
Capitalism (It’s not a dirty word)
Mitt Romney’s résumé at Bain should be a slam dunk. He has been a successful capitalist, and capitalism is the best thing that has ever happened to the material condition...
Famous last(?) words
From a friend watching the Olympics: “How about that Michael Phelps? But let’s remember he didn’t win all those medals, someone else did. After all, he and I swam in...
Fight cub
When my son was 4, he brought home a photocopied “peace” handout from preschool. At the base of the page were lyrics (sung to the tune of “Row, Row, Row...
New york’s foulest
Forty years ago, a miasma of general lawlessness descended upon New York, rendering our “Fun City” designation something of a bad joke. Myriad problems — the city’s looming fiscal instability;...
6 Scary facts about the federal budget
The federal government spent $3.6 trillion last year, $400 million an hour, more than $30,000 for every household. That’s so much that most of us can’t grasp the enormity of...
The fight for NY jobs
Mayor Bloomberg has gone to court to block the City Council’s recent war on jobs. Good for him. He may have a tough legal fight ahead, but it’ll certainly be...
White house whispers
It’s the best of times and the worst of times in the Obama White House, where the ship of state is either sealed off to the outside world . ....
NY state of crime
Eugene O’Donnell offers a valid assessment of the current murder problem in Chicago and in New York (“Son of a city,” PostScript, July 29). However, neither gun control nor flooding...
Required Reading
In the Shadow of the Banyon by Vaddey Ratner (Simon & Schuster) Just 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge conquered Cambodia, Ratner and her family were part of the...
Fancy meeting you here
Hello Goodbye Hello A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings by Craig Brown Simon & Schuster When Michael Jackson turned up to meet Madonna for the first time at the Los...
In my library Paul Rudnick
“I’m a voracious reader,” warns Paul Rudnick, “and my Kindle makes acquiring all of a writer’s works way too tempting.” One’s tempted to collect all of Rudnick, a playwright, screenwriter...
Attack of the hipsters
The Last Bohemia Scenes From the Life of Williamsburg, Brooklyn by Robert Anasi Farrar, Straus & Giroux It was inevitable that somebody would write a book about the two-decade cycle...
Dog meets dog world
Like many couples with one young child, musicians Timothy Long, 44, and Christopher Herbert, 31, often wonder if their darling daughter Pumpkin, 2, needs a sibling. She’s incredibly social, loves...
Bourne to Renner
The Bourne Legacy,” the fourth movie in the popular black-ops franchise, has all the elements you’ve come to expect from the series. Except one, that is: Jason Bourne himself. Isn’t...
Somebody that you should know
It could be argued that Kimbra has had her US success handed to her. While most bands and artists have to spend years toiling on the tour circuit before even...
Danny Lopez: My British New York
WITH London hogging the limelight as the Olympics host city, every Anglophile and expat Brit is surely yearning for cucumber sandwiches and a double-decker bus sighting. But as New York’s...
'Campaign' clowns weigh in on empty promises, ridiculous posturing and New York’s biggest Weiner
Dress Will Ferrell in a navy suit, put him at a podium and there are bound to be certain associations. “I did George Bush for so long, I think it’s...
In the beginning
More books are written about chess than any other game, and more chess books are written about the openings than any other topic. This hasn’t changed in decades. But the...
Bridge
The role of memory in bridge reminds me of the couple who had taken a course to improve their memory. The husband was asked who had taught the course and...
Sexy senior moments
Prepare to see Meryl Streep as you’ve never seen her before — on her knees. In a scene from “Hope Springs,” a film about a married couple who head to...
Up in smoke
We’re pretty sure that marijuana has never had a better friend than Snoop Dogg. For the past 20 years — ever since he broke through on Dr. Dre’s classic album...
Leaving no doubt in a rout — that’s the American way
WIMBLEDON — This was the kind of thrashing we like to call home about. We’re Yanks. We prefer blowouts to nail-biters, let’s face it. Years ago, the man who owned...
Competition fierce for Bolt’s crown
LONDON — Usain Bolt is the star attraction, because he is the champion, and you have to knock out the champion before you can wear his crown. But tonight promises...
Less clothing is more for Walsh, May-Treanor in win
LONDON — Everything was right again in the world of U.S. women’s Olympic beach volleyball. The night London weather was slightly warmer, allowing Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh to dress...
America’s greatest Olympian leaves with his 18th gold
LONDON — Michael Phelps had just swam the final race of his Olympic career last night, leading the Americans to gold in the men’s 4x100 medley relay, and now he...
Jets WR’s rib X-rays negative
CORTLAND — The Jets survived their first injury scare of the season last night. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes left the team’s intrasquad scrimmage with what was thought to be a...
Mangold heads to Olympics to give sister a lift
CORTLAND — Nick Mangold opted to go to London after all. The Jets center changed his mind about going to the Olympics to watch his sister, Holley, compete in weightlifting....
Sanchez outdoes Tebow in scrimmage
CORTLAND — The fans came out to see Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow on the field together for the first time as Jets in last night’s annual Green and White...
‘Old man’ Rogers not so big any more, but still blue chip
ALBANY — There are big guys and then there is Shaun Rogers, who is the biggest Giant of them all. There are defensive linemen competing in training camp of various...
Beatty: Back no longer sore spot
ALBANY — After Giants coach Tom Couglin said Will Beatty’s sore back was slowing him down, and the left tackle missed Friday’s practice to have it examined, concerns arose about...
Bradshaw fills void left by Jacobs
ALBANY — Justin Tuck didn’t fully emerge as a player and a Giants leader until after Michael Strahan retired. Can a similar metamorphosis be taking place with Ahmad Bradshaw now...
Young hurler puzzles Padres
SAN DIEGO — Jeremy Hefner likely will get the boot from the Mets’ rotation by next weekend, but certainly not based on performance. If “Hef” hasn’t been the Mets’ playmate...
Rook Edgin is the only one ‘left’
SAN DIEGO — The next two weeks should serve as a big test for Josh Edgin. With Tim Byrdak placed on the disabled list Friday because of soreness in his...
Harvey starting to take major notes
SAN DIEGO — Matt Harvey plans to take advantage of all the pitching tools at his disposal, from his 6-foot-4, 225-pound frame that enables him to fire 98 mph fastballs...
NBC ignores ugly side of gymnastics
Every four years, NBC’s Olympic audience is expected to ignore what’s impossible to miss: What’s going on with the women gymnasts? Are they free-range females? Or are they, as widely...
Sports Shorts
RACING: Market Share wins Hambo Hambo Day turned into Ladies’ Day, as trainer Linda Toscano won the 87th edition of the $1.5 million Hambletonian yesterday at The Meadowlands. Toscano’s 3-year-old...
Mid-September return possible for A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez went through conditioning drills, swung a bat with one hand and threw across the infield yesterday. Rodriguez is on the disabled list with a fractured left hand and...
‘Larned’ grabs Whitney
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The buildings get mighty tall once you cross the Hudson, the saying goes, a warning issued by the legendary trainer Woody Stephens to out-of-state interlopers trying to...
Saratoga Charts
August 4th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2 fur(T); $82,000; alw; 3up(f)Off: 1:00. Good. slip 2p 5/16,drivingTime: 22.37, 45.38, 56.61, 1:02.42.Trainer: Cam GambolatiWinner: B F, 3,...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3upKING CHIECA second this level in the slop. ELPIDIO drops in class after finishing third. DOWNTOWNCANDYBROWN adds blinkers after tiring most recent.PN Horse,...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m. FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $32,000; clm($16,000); 3up1-Canook 3-16-GibsonHomeRn9-24-Bet On Victor 7-27-Giant Steps 20-12-Max Cooper 6-18-DiamondGeezh8-13-DanceWithGble4-19-Classy Lion 20-15-ManFromLagos8-1SECOND-1 1/16miles(T); $73,000; alw; 3up4-Fire With Fire 2-15-Causeithertz 7-22-Temple's Door 5-26-BoxeurdesRues6-11-MajesticHarbor8-17-Major...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $30,000; Duenna9Delicious (R Pierce)31.6018.0011.206Blue Yonder (Y Gingras)35.8014.607Chocolatta De Vie (C Callahan)24.40* Exacta (9-6) $638.20 * Trifecta (9-6-7) $18,183.40 * 10 Cent superfecta (9-6-7-8) $7,748.85SECOND-mile; pace; $253,700; Lady Liberty...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-1m&70yds; $42,000; alw; 3up 3 Donhrm (Crmuch) 12.20 6.40 4.40 4 Nathan Ridge (Ayuso) 14.80 6.20 2 Bear Always (Marquez,Jr.) 3.20 * Exacta (3-4) $109.00 * $1 Superfecta (3-4-2-6) $965.40...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLTonightHall of Fame Game at Canton, OhioFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSaints32 1/2(37)CardinalsThursdayRedskins+2 1/22(35)BILLSPATRIOTSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsEAGLES31(33 1/2)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...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing10:30 a.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup Qualifying ESPN21 p.m.NASCAR: Camping World Truck Series: Pocono Mountains 125 SPEED2 p.m.American LeMans Series: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge ABC3 p.m.ARCA: Pennsylvania ARCA 125 SPEED4:30 p.m.NASCAR:...
Hondo puts his bucks on Bucs
Hondo lost another heartbreaker yesterday when the so-called Bombers succumbed weakly and meekly to the Mariners and caused a jump in the deficit to 2,115 candelarias.Today, Mr. Aitch will be...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 5MON Aug. 6TUEAug. 7WEDAug. 8THUAug. 9FRIAug. 10SATAug. 11YankeesSeattle 1:05 YES Network WCBS 880 AMDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 1:05 YES WCBSTor. 7:07YESWCBSTor. 1:07YESWCBSMetsSan Diego...
Top of medal stand first for Serena
WIMBLEDON — There was not much missing from Serena Williams’ trophy case. There was, however, one item she said she’s “secretly’’ craved for years. An Olympic gold medal in women’s...
Federer, Murray set for rematch
LONDON — Roger Federer owns Wimbledon, but Andy Murray owns this country. The two will fight for their first Olympic gold medal today on Centre Court of the All-England Club...
Brits patsies in team handball
LONDON — The losing is not easy. The losing, in fact, stinks. You can talk about the spirit of the Games, the joy of competition, the sense of deep personal...
Fraser-Pryce is right in 100M
LONDON — Of course the gold medal stays in Jamaica, mon. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wouldn’t have it any other way. A golden ribbon in her hair, the bubbly Jamaican made it...
Hustle it up, Robbie
* Robinson Cano, who is evolving into one of the elite players in Major League Baseball, is making $14 million this year, which averages to around $22,000 per at-bat. Nobody...
Difficult to bond while across the pond
LONDON — It is 4 o’clock in the morning, and the alarm is supposed to crash through my skull in three hours, so what am I doing awake? Well, this...
Nash deal remixes Rangers’ aura
The dynamic is going to change next year. The addition of Rick Nash to an equation from which Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and Brandon Prust have been subtracted makes the...
Don’t tread on Furyk at Bridgestone
Jim Furyk spent more time looking at the forecast than the leaderboard yesterday at the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. He’s not sure which one looks more favorable. Furyk missed...
Mother of all speeches comes from Curtis’ heart
CANTON, Ohio - Curtis Martin brought down the house last night, flooded the Hall of Fame with tears and cheers with a powerful tribute to his mother, to Bill Parcells,...
The Rumble
Bugle boys Quartet’s ‘First Call’ trumpets start of Hambletonian These are the men who are instrumental in trumpeting the Hambletonian, the crown jewel of harness racing, that was held yesterday...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells took a time out from his Hall of Fame festivities this weekend in Canton for a Q&A session with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Tim Tebow and Mark...
Disaster averted vs. Lithuania as James dominates late
LONDON — LeBron James won his first championship in June and yesterday saved the U.S. men’s basketball team from its first Olympic loss since 2004. You remember Team USA’s 83-point...
U.S. women dominate again
Another day of Olympic swimming, another world record and more gold for the U.S. women swimmers. The U.S. set a world record to win the women’s 4x100 medley relay last...
Clark's boot camp
Former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark is a retired four-star general who served as the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO’s forces in Europe. So when he describes a combat situation...
Don't miss
A visit of charity Ceo and chairman Marcus Lemonis of Camping World and Goods did not have an auspicious beginning. He was abandoned in Beirut, Lebanon, during the chaos of...
High times
The Travel Channel’s six-part series, “Insane Coaster Wars,” pits some of the country’s fastest, tallest and longest rides against each other in a battle that’s decided over the Internet each...
Laughing on the outside
Humor is tragedy plus time. Mark Twain said it, Lenny Bruce echoed it and now actor Matthew Perry, coming back together with Scott Silveri, his old “Friends”’ writer and executive...
Look Who’s Talking
KELLY RIPA 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Daniel Dae Kim; Derek Hough. Tuesday: Matthew Morrison; Jorge Garcia. Wednesday: Carrie Ann Inaba; Patricia Heaton. Thursday: Rico Rodriguez. Friday: Colbie Caillat. DAVID...
Campaign goes positively negative
It has all grown down, so perversely and grotesquely backwards that one wonders and worries from where relief might come. Who can lead us back to a better place if...
Reel good
SCARFACE, 1983 Sunday, 6:15 a.m., AMC This is the movie that turned Al Pacino from the world’s best actor into a giant ball of cheese. Pacino is Cuban immigrant Tony...
Too big for his bouillon?
From Justin Bieber, who at 14 had a hit video on YouTube, to actress Hailee Steinfeld, who at the same age had an Academy Award nomination followed by an ad...
Meet Market: New York lifer wants to go local for love
Celebrity look-alike Renée Zellweger, but keep that to yourself. “I’ve been told [I look like] her multiple times, and I usually walk away in a huff,” she says. Funny business...
Top 5: Ways to drum up love during a jazz concert
“Whisper, ‘I’d like to riff on you all night long.’ ” Nathalee “Tell her, ‘My favorite part is the bass because it’s deep and steady like me.’ ” Greg “Ask,...
This week's couple: Work night
THOUGH THERE is a four-year age difference between Don, 23, and Erika, 27, we thought the two of them would hit it off over their shared love of Indian food....
Love at first byte
“Soooooo, did he call??!!” The proverbial postdate question is no longer, well, proverbial. Now it’s: Did he text? Did he e-mail? Did he IM? Did he (gasp!) Facebook? Even worse...
Weird but true
This stoner had some ’splaining to do.Jessie Stoner, 20, was pulled over last week in Wahneta, Fla., for a broken taillight when the officer asked to search his truck.Stoner didn’t...
Giffords 'gunman' Jared Loughner will plead guilty: report
The madman who tried to assassinate then-Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and wound up killing six others at a congressional event in Arizona will spend the rest of his life in...
Jets WR Santonio Holmes injury scare: no broken rib a relief
CORTLAND – The Jets survived their first injury scare of the season Saturday night. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes left the team's intrasquad scrimmage with what was thought to be a...
Mets defeat Padres behind Hefner's strong outing
SAN DIEGO — Jeremy Hefner pitched six solid innings and the New York Mets took advantage of Edinson Volquez's wildness in a 6-2 win over the San Diego Padres on...