August 10, 2012
Tornado touches down on Long Island, trees down
BOHEMIA — The National Weather Service says a tornado has touched down on eastern Long Island during a storm that uprooted trees and damaged homes. The tornado was moving at...
Hunter out for Jets preseason opener
CINCINNATI – Right tackle Wayne Hunter is not expected to play in Friday night's preseason opener for the Jets. Hunter has missed practice this week with tightness in his lower...
GAMETRACKER: Yankees at Blue Jays
Follow live as the Yankees continue their road trip in Toronto. The Yankees start veteran Freddy Garcia against Blue Jays lefty Ricky Romero.
GAMETRACKER: Braves at Mets
Follow live as Matt Harvey makes his Citi Field debut for the Mets against the Braves. The much-heralded prospect made three starts on the Mets' West Coast trip.
Photo allegedly of Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy with her parents might just be her brother
A widely circulated Twitter pic purportedly of Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy with her parents might actually be a shot of the singer with her brother, who bears a resemblance...
American soccer stars not sure what follows Olympic glory
LONDON -- They got a personal shout-out from President Barack Obama, partied with a few of the NBA players and actor Tim Robbins and stayed up into the wee hours...
Just like 2008, U.S. advances to gold medal game with win over Argentina
LONDON – It’s 2008 all over again, British style. Just like four year sago, Team USA dispatched Argentina in the semifinals, wearing them down in the second half to post...
Magic GM defends much-maligned Dwight deal
People around the NBA were still scratching their heads over the package the Orlando Magic received in exchange for superstar center Dwight Howard Friday, when the four-team deal between the...
Bahamas ends U.S. dominance in 4x400 relay; Pistorius, South Africa finish last
LONDON — Ramon Miller of the Bahamas chased down Angelo Taylor of the United States in the men’s 4x400-meter final Friday night to win his country’s first gold medal in...
Red Bulls face pivotal stretch with midfield problems
The Red Bulls have gone from having a dearth of central midfielders to having a logjam there; what they don’t have is the luxury of time to figure out their...
Agony of defeat
Morgan Uceny's shoulders heaved as she knelt on the track and pounded her hands on the surface. The American fell to the ground as she and the rest of the...
UFC 150 preview: New Jersey's Edgar looks to get belt back from Henderson
Frankie Edgar is the UFC’s Rocky Balboa. The Toms River, N.J., native is the consummate underdog story.Thought to be too small to fight at lightweight, Edgar took the division by...
Hot putter has Tiger in contention at PGA Championship
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Tiger Woods’ uphill chip rolled gently toward the hole before stopping right on the edge of the cup. After waiting a bit, he walked over, tapped...
Suzuki in center for Yankees with Granderson taking a seat
Curtis Granderson will take a seat as Ichiro Suzuki steps into center field.The Yankees’ newest outfielder will play in center for the first time as a Bomber when the team...
Mariano won't 'push' return to Yankees
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Injured Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said Friday he’s “working hard” to return to baseball but will not push the pace if it means risking further injury. During...
American women break 27-year-old record in 4x100 relay
LONDON — Pointing the baton at the clock showing the world-record time of 40.82 seconds, Carmelita Jeter anchored the United States on Friday night to its first Olympic gold medal...
NJ native Burroughs wins first U.S. wrestling gold of 2012 Games
LONDON — A year ago, Jordan Burroughs changed his Twitter handle to (at)alliseeisgold. On Thursday, Burroughs promised to tweet a picture of himself holding the Olympic gold medal. He delivered...
Spain comes back from halftime deficit to down Russian in semis
LONDON — Pau Gasol put Sergio Rodriguez on his back for a victory ride off the floor. Marc Gasol rumbled into the stands to hug anyone he could get his...
Adam Yauch's will bars use of his music, image in advertising
The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch rapped that he wouldn't "sell my songs for no TV ad." His will shows he wanted to make sure that held true after his death....
Howard to Lakers deal now official
LONDON — Dwight Howard got his wish: He’s out of Orlando. The All-Star center was traded Friday to the Los Angeles Lakers, the last act of his long, drawn-out departure...
Ex-con said in video it was 'fate' that led him to shoot parole officer
A grizzled ex-con who shot his parole officer told investigators the it was "fate" that he shoot the man - and noted the attempted murder case against him is a...
LSU dismisses Heisman Trophy finalist Mathieu
BATON ROUGE, La. — Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu was kicked off LSU’s football team Friday for breaking an athletic department rule, a blow to the Tigers’ national championship hopes...
Led by top of order, Parsippany gets one win from LLWS
BRISTOL, Conn. – Par-Troy East is a win away from the Little League World Series thanks to another big day from the top its order. The Parsippany team’s first four...
Cop charged with leaking info to drug thugs
An NYPD officer was indicted today on charges of illegally providing internal police intelligence and personal details about fellow cops to a drug trafficking organization. Devon Daniels, 30, was charged...
All races off the turf at Saratoga
After heavy rains poured down on the racetrack before Friday's first race at Saratoga, all the remaining turf races - the fifth, sixth, ninth (the Hall of Fame Stakes) and...
Cops return to former bodega in Patz case
Detectives in New York City have returned to the site of a former grocery store while investigating the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz. The 6-year-old boy was one of the...
Cuomo: Tolls for new Tappan Zee Bridge are too high
WHITE PLAINS, NY— Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to scale back his administration's proposal to nearly triple the toll on the Tappan Zee Bridge. In a letter to the state Thruway...
USDA cuts corn outlook as drought takes toll
ST. LOUIS — The government slashed its expectations for US corn and soybean production for the second consecutive month Friday, predicting what could be the lowest average corn yield in...
Bo Xilai's wife confesses to murder of British businessman Neil Heywood, apologizes for 'tragedy': report
BEIJING — The wife of a disgraced top Chinese politician was a depressed woman on medication but a willful murderer who poisoned a British businessman while in fear for her...
Cops hunting for pair in savage Midtown slashing
Detectives are hunting for two suspects in connection with a savage knife attack in Midtown. The pair was captured on newly released surveillance footage at a store near the crime...
Chimp-attack victim Charla Nash hopes she'll be able to continue suing Connecticut for not seizing animal
HARTFORD, Conn. — The state attorney general's office urged a key official on Friday to dismiss a $150 million claim filed by a woman who was mauled and disfigured by...
Ben Bernanke's dad dies
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Phil Bernanke, a longtime pharmacist in Dillon, S.C., and father of the Federal Reserve chairman, has died. He was 85. J.B. Tallent Funeral Service says Bernanke died...
AWOL soldier gets life in prison for planning attack on Texas restaurant full of Fort Hood troops
WACO, Texas — An AWOL soldier remained defiant Friday as a judge sentenced him to life in federal prison for collecting bomb-making materials to carry out what he told authorities...
THE MAIN EVENT BEST BETS: UFC 150
The lightweight division is the most competitive and most exciting division in the UFC. It also makes for difficult wagering.On Saturday night at UFC 150 in Denver, Ben Henderson will...
Dershowitz: Dem Jews are liars
Alan Dershowitz is trying to cleanse his Democratic Party of Jews who will hurt Barack Obama's reelection effort. In an interview with Breitbart.com, Dershowitz claims that David Harris and Marc...
Breaking down the Nets schedule: Games 71-82
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...
Sikh shooting victims remembered at memorial service
OAK CREEK, Wis. — US Attorney General Eric Holder has told mourners memorializing six victims of a Sikh temple shooting in suburban Milwaukee that America is rallying around them in...
Obama campaign admits the truth -- then continues lying
“No one is denying that he was in … one of our campaign ads,” Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Aug. 9. Psaki was finally admitting that the Obama campaign...
'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' director Mel Stuart dead at 83
Mel Stuart, an award-winning documentarian who also directed "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," has died. He was 83. His daughter, Madeline Stuart, said he died Thursday night of cancer...
With Howard heading to Lakers, Nets can focus on court
For the first time in over two years, there isn’t the specter of a future transaction hanging over the Nets.For most of the 2010-11 season, the Nets were doing everything...
Queens cop shot in both legs leaves hospital
A hero cop shot in both legs as he chased a crook in Queens was discharged from Jamaica Hospital today. Sgt. Craig Bier left the hospital just after 1 p.m....
FRIDAY FIVE: Manager tirades
Your updated playoff standings:AL: Texas (1) vs. winner of Oakland (WC1) and Detroit (WC2A) and Baltimore (WC2B), Yankees (2) vs. White Sox (3)NL: Washington (1) vs. winner of Atlanta (WC1)...
Birthday boy Ervin beats OT buzzer to give Franchise Nike Pro City title
The ball was never supposed to be in Gary Ervin’s hands. With 5.6 seconds remaining in overtime of a tie game, former St. Francis Prep star Rashad Bell was supposed...
NYC playground sprinklers to be timed
New York City children who love running through playground sprinklers better soak it up while they can. The city plans to install water-saving devices on the sprinklers that now run...
Bloomberg says site fight making it hard to raise funds for 9/11 memorial
Contributors are having second thoughts about writing checks to the 9/11 memorial and museum because of the continued inter-governmental bickering over the site, Mayor Bloomberg said today. "It's getting harder...
Warren's kid gets dirty to save mom's Senate bid
Elizabeth Warren's Senate campaign in Massachusetts isn't going gangbusters and her own side has really taken notice. In the liberal magazine The New Republic, Warren's efforts were branded unispiring as writer...
WATCH: Jamaicans go crazy after watching Bolt win gold in the 200
So apparently track and field is a pretty big deal in Jamaica.In this video, thousands in Half Way Tree, a neighborhood in the capital of Kingston, go absolutely ballistic Thursday...
Cowboys owner denies interest in Plaxico
Plaxico Burress could end up playing for his former team’s biggest rival. Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said on the KTBB-FM radio station in Texas on Thursday that his...
VIDEO: Costello, Hale break down Jets preseason opener
Get ready for Tim Tebow in a Jets uniform.The backup quarterback could be playing two quarters in Gang Green’s preseason opener against the Bengals. Here, New York Post writers Brian...
NY police find body of Queens man who disappeared while boating; friend facing charges
Authorities say a body has been found in the water off Queens. He is suspected of being a man who disappeared Thursday while boating with a friend. That friend has...
Connecticut man pleads guilty to killing victim for fake Rolex
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Prosecutors say they're recommending a 35-year prison sentence for a Bridgeport man who has pleaded guilty to killing another man to steal his Rolex watch, which turned...
US banks told to make plans for preventing collapse
US regulators directed five of the country's biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, to develop plans for staving off collapse if they faced serious...
NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview
It’s no secret that the Post Game Report loves the NBA 2K series, in fact, I have voted for it as my Game of the Year two years running.NBA 2K13...
JCPenney posts bigger-than-expected loss in second quarter
Six months after JCPenney Co. launched a bold new pricing plan, customers still aren't buying it. The midprice department store chain reported a bigger-than-expected loss and plummeting sales during the...
Syrian troops battle rebels near Damascus, Aleppo
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces fought rebels outside the capital Damascus and in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday as more civilians streamed across the border into neighboring Turkey...
Dime made in 1873 sold for $1.6 million at Philadelphia auction
PHILADELPHIA — A dime made in 1873 has cost someone a pretty penny: It sold for $1.6 million at auction. The rare coin was minted in Carson City, Nev., during...
WATCH: NASA test lander crashes and burns
WASHINGTON — Earlier this week NASA safely landed a robotic rover on Mars about 150 million miles away. But on Thursday here on Earth, a test model planetary lander crashed...
Lawyers for theater 'gunman' James Holmes want to find out how 'nuts' he really is
Accused movie theater mass murderer James Holmes is nuts — but prosecutors are dragging their heels turning over evidence that shows how deep his “mental illness” runs, his lawyers complained...
After sewage scare, Ironman swim is a go
No s#!t -- the swim portion of tomorrow’s NYC Ironman competition is on. Organizers got the word this afternoon from the city Department of Environmental Protection that a multi-million gallon...
NJ mom sues over breast-feeding video-turned-porn
FAIR LAWN, NJ — A New Jersey mother is suing an Iowa production company after an instructional breast-feeding video she appeared in was taken by a third party and used...
Scott trying to avoid another major disappointment
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — If anyone’s knows “It ain’t over ’til it’s over,” it’s Adam Scott. That’s why he wasn’t overly excited about his 4-under par 68 Thursday in the...
Red Bulls look to pay back Dynamo
Thierry Henry blasted his Red Bulls’ non-effort in last Friday’s 2-0 loss in Houston, singling out their sorry marking on Macouba Kandji. The only positive he could find was that...
Rookie safety Allen going all out for Jets
When Antonio Allen arrived at Jets training camp late last month, he said he had only one goal in mind. “I’ve got to get on the field,” he said with...
Three American troops shot dead by man wearing Afghan army uniform: officials
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan police commander and several of his men killed three US soldiers in the southern province of Helmand, turning guns on them after inviting them to...
Bolt silences critics as 200 gold gives him second sprint sweep
LONDON — Usain Bolt heard all the talk. About the pair of surprising losses at Jamaica’s Olympic trials. About how he isn’t as fast as he used to be. So...
Yeah, mon! Jamaica stands proud as the world’s fastest nation
LONDON — The race was long over, the gasps and the cheers and the crash of 80,000 voices having finally spilled out of Olympic Stadium, dissolving in the English night...
How do the Nets stack up in the Atlantic Division?
The Nets dreams of pairing Dwight Howard with Deron Williams all but disappeared Thursday night when Howard was finally traded by the Magic to the Lakers in a four-team deal.But...
Perfect 10: U.S. goes 1-2 in decathlon
Instead of one victory lap, Ashton Eaton got four. His Olympic gold medal in the decathlon was all but sealed when he reached the last event, the 1,500 meters, where...
New Jersey's Lloyd leads US over Japan in soccer gold medal game
LONDON — The women’s World Cup resides in Japan, but the women’s Olympic soccer gold medal is coming back to America. The US women’s soccer team, stamping an exclamation point...
America’s great Hope saves her best for last
LONDON — If there was anything that was going to derail the U.S. women’s soccer team from winning Olympic gold and avenging that World Cup final loss to Japan that...
Big night gets Kobe drug tested
LONDON — So what was Kobe Bryant’s reward for his 20-point second-half outburst in Team USA’s quarterfinal victory over Australia on Wednesday night? An Olympic drug test. According to a...
Pistorius will run relay after DQ overturned
Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius and his South African teammates are moving on to the 4x400-meter relay final at the Olympics without even finishing their heat. The man known as “Blade Runner”...
Girardi’s antics good for a laugh, not motivation for Yankees
DETROIT — To be clear, Joe Girardi’s greatest skill as manager is not his on-field antics. “He can’t even compare to Bobby Cox,” longtime Brave and current Yankee Andruw Jones...
Girardi ejected before Yankees rally for win
DETROIT — Joe Girardi against Tim Welke was the featured bout in a town where Joe Louis and Tommy Hearns were raised, but the rest of the card didn’t lack...
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...
NFL statistic among many that should be killed
Aside from free-throw shooting, no accumulated stats in any team sport stand alone. Yet, for the last, oh, 35 years, leagues and the media — TV, radio, print — have...
Dominant Dickey helps Mets snap nine-game Citi Field losing streak
It’s a scene the Mets have become all too familiar with. They fall out of playoff contention in the second half and are left with trying to find other accomplishments....
Mets roster lacks building blocks
This was always a season of discovery for the Mets. Sure, upper management wanted to sell hope in spring because, well, which organization doesn’t — particularly among those in financial...
Delaware doc who appeared on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' accused of waterboarding daughter
DOVER, Del. — A Delaware pediatrician who has appeared on national television to discuss his research involving near-death experiences with children is charged with endangering the life of his own...
Business briefs
Capital issueIn the wake of billions of losses from derivatives trading, JPMorgan said in a filing that it now hopes to restart its stock buyback program in the first quarter...
Britain battle fatigue
The public spitting match appears to be at an end. A day after accusations flew back and forth between Standard Chartered and a New York regulator, the fiery rhetoric over...
Spyder Sports sale faces slippery slope
Spyder Active Sports is being dangled by a thread — to the highest bidder, that is. The Colorado ski brand — whose high-tech racing gear has been worn by Olympic...
FTC kick$ Google in the keister
Google has agreed to pay $22.5 million, the largest fine ever levied by the US Federal Trade Commission, to settle allegations that it breached Apple’s Safari Internet browser. The record...
Luxe startup Du Jour
Du Jour, the digital and print media company headed by Jason Binn, will debut its luxury magazine this month with 110 ad pages and an estimated $4 million in booked...
Equity grants for all Zyngas
Zynga, the biggest maker of games played on Facebook’s website, doled out equity grants to all full-time employees after an earnings shortfall caused a share-price decline and lessened the value...
Big BlueBerry? IBM eyes ailing Research in Motion
Research In Motion’s enterprise services unit has attracted the interest of International Business Machines, according to two people familiar with the situation. IBM made an informal approach about possibly acquiring...
Vance: I’ll try Aleynikov
If at first you don’t succeed, try him, try him again. A computer programmer who had his conviction for stealing trade secrets from Goldman Sachs overturned by a federal appeals...
Lionsgate fails to roar
Lionsgate Entertainment, the independent film studio that produced “The Hunger Games,” posted an unexpected first-quarter loss of $44.2 million, citing costs to market five pictures. The loss amounted to 33...
Yahoo! may sit on Ali $$
Yahoo!’s new chief is thinking about putting the Alibaba genie back in the bottle. Before CEO Marissa Mayer came aboard the ailing company, shareholders were anticipating riches from the sale...
Morgan Stanley's Greg Fleming could be candidate to run ETrade
Morgan Stanley’s brokerage boss, Greg Fleming, may be a candidate to run embattled electronic trading house ETrade Financial, The Post has learned. Fleming may be on the short list of...
Goldman safe from criminal charges
Lloyd Blankfein can breathe a big sigh of relief. Neither Goldman Sachs not any employee will be hit with criminal charges over the sale of toxic mortgage debt, the Department...
Troubled waters: Hedgie soon to bite struggling Wet Seal
The battle for control of struggling teen girl apparel retailer Wet Seal isn’t going to be a pillow fight. George Hall, who heads up an activist investor in the 553-store...
Nordstrom profit off
Nordstrom’s fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 11 percent on higher costs related to e-commerce and technology investments, along with the one-week shift of the retailer’s largest sale event into the next...
EFH deal is deja vu all over again for KKR
The biggest US private-equity firms have taken an important step to salvage their investment in the largest leveraged buyout ever. Energy Future Holdings, which is owned by KKR, Goldman Sachs...
Carlyle to buy TCW
Carlyle Group LP has agreed to buy TCW Group from Societe Generale SA in a deal that will give TCW’s management and employees a 40 percent stake in the asset...
Dish is dissed by AMC
The battle between AMC Networks and Dish Network continued to escalate yesterday as AMC announced that it will provide Dish customers with live streams of AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” and...
Bam blows off steam
WASHINGTON — Seeking to take the wind out of Mitt Romney’s sails, President Obama yesterday ripped the GOP nominee for failing to support a wind-energy tax credit — a key...
Cab-hail app needs a hand
Just use your arm! A talked-up smartphone app that’s supposed to help yellow-cab riders hail taxis with the touch of a button completely fizzled a day after its debut —...
Lib chief Ray Harding dies at 77
Ray Harding, the larger-than-life political boss and power-broker who helped elect Mario Cuomo governor and Rudy Giuliani mayor, died yesterday of cancer. He was 77. From 1977 until 2002, his...
Mitt Romney loves NY
Mitt Romney yesterday professed his love for the Big Apple and its deep-pocketed donors during a fund-raising swing through the city — and he lashed out at President Obama and...
Chance for veep sneak peek
WASHINGTON — Even Ann Romney has caught who’s-Mitt’s-VP fever — or so she claims in a new fund-raising e-mail that offers donors a chance to meet Mitt and his soon-to-be...
How I killed little Leiby
He’ll rot in prison before he burns in hell. “Brooklyn Butcher” Levi Aron, who lured 9-year-old Leiby Kletzky into his sick lair last year before murdering him and chopping up...
China pol’s wife admits bumping off Brit bizman
In a seven-hour show trial, the wife of an ousted Chinese political kingpin confessed she fed rat poison to a British businessman to protect her Harvard-educated son. “I am willing...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Police are looking for the creep in a police sketch, who tried to snatch a young girl off an Upper West Side street. The suspect grabbed the 11-year-old...
Chicken lady’s kids eyed
Cops are probing whether a young daughter of a Staten Island woman was the one who opened fire on neighbors after a child threw a piece of chalk onto their...
Tubby tabby dies at 33 (lbs.)
One of the city’s fattest felines has died — of a broken heart.SpongeBob, the 33-pound tabby who fascinated New Yorkers earlier this summer, has gone to the great kitty-litter box...
Calvin Klein’s boy toy cops plea – and dates gals
Calvin Klein’s former boy toy has turned over a new leaf — in more ways than one. Nick Gruber, 22, copped a plea in Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday in a...
Pol keeps 513G in the family
WASHINGTON — The Republican challenger to incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop (D-LI) is hammering him for paying his daughter more than $500,000 for fund-raising work since he joined Congress.“Tim Bishop is...
Swine flu soars
ATLANTA — A new swine-flu strain that jumps from pigs to people has caused a 500 percent rise in US cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported yesterday....
Water hearing turns into a $oak opera
A hearing about overcharges in the city’s water system took a surprise twist yesterday when Assemblyman David Weprin suddenly produced an inflated bill for his own home and handed it...
444G payback just fine by Bill
Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson yesterday got a huge boost in his bank account that could help him pay down nearly $600,000 in old campaign fines from his last run for...
El, yeah! Cheapo tix OK’d
Mazel tov!El Al Airlines will honor the thousands of round-trip tickets to Israel that it accidentally sold for less than $400 earlier this week, the company said yesterday.More than 5,000...
You gold, girl!
It’s gooooold again for Team USA’s women’s soccer team — all thanks to a Jersey girl! Delran native Carli Lloyd scored two dramatic goals in yesterday’s revenge victory over Japan...
Winehouse ex in coma
Weeks after the one-year anniversary of her death, the ex-husband of Amy Winehouse is clinging to life after suffering multiple organ failures likely from a mix of drugs and alcohol....
City Ironman plans run into a $#!tstorm
Nothing can stop an ironman — except human waste, maybe. Organizers are to decide today whether to cancel the 2.4-mile swim portion of the first-ever New York City Ironman Triathlon...
Cabby hits two children
A yellow-cab driver struck two children on Central Park South yesterday — and then allegedly tore off before turning himself in nearly eight hours later.The victims, girls 7 and 9,...
Dead Trayvon photo leak
The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case blundered yesterday by accidentally releasing evidence she meant to keep private — including a photo of Martin’s body.A grainy photo of Martin,...
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano favored women pals for jobs: lawsuit
A veteran US law-enforcement official has filed a blockbuster discrimination lawsuit against Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, charging she pushed him aside to make way for a less-qualified woman who’s...
The Lotto check’s in the mail
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail will stop this retired Bronx postal worker from spending his lottery riches. Peter Gee, 59, walked off with a cool $8.5 million...
Death jumper lands on SUV outside posh Peninsula hotel
A chauffeur enjoying a bagel and coffee in his SUV outside the luxury Peninsula hotel in Midtown was nearly killed yesterday by a man who jumped from the 22nd floor...
Will Smith’s Gitmojo rising
It beats waterboarding. “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” Will Smith’s 1990s sitcom, is the most popular way for detainees at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay to pass the...
Dishwasher recall
WASHINGTON — More than 1 million GE dishwashers, which have been deemed potential fire hazards, are being recalled.Included are about 1.3 million GE, GE Adora, GE Eterna, GE Profile and...
Cop-shoot rap on thug
The creep who allegedly shot a tough-as-nails NYPD cop while targeting another man during a wild shootout in The Bronx was arraigned yesterday on a slew of charges, including two...
Kerr a booty queen
These boots are made for sittin’ pretty. Victoria’s Secret sizzler Miranda Kerr dons sexy leather footwear — and nothing else — for a photo spread in September’s Harper’s Bazaar. The...
Dealer’s slay excuse fails
The jury didn’t buy it. Walter Portes — the Brooklyn drug trafficker who claimed he killed his kingpin boss because it was his only escape from the drug game —...
Agents arrest Qns. urologist who kept practicing after his license was revoked
It took a pair of handcuffs to make this doctor stop practicing his bad medicine. Queens urologist Harry Josifidis was busted yesterday afternoon at his Astoria office — just as...
Belated ‘grad’ tidings
This graduation was very light on the pomp. More than a dozen Queens eighth-graders mistakenly banned from attending their graduation in June got to walk across the stage yesterday —...
JFK ‘hair-oin’ smuggle: cops
This brings new meaning to hair highlights.A woman arriving at JFK Airport on a flight from Colombia was carrying 38 packages of a hair-treatment product when she was stopped by...
Free vibrators on again after City Hall OKs giveaway
Mayor Bloomberg has finally decided to let freedom buzz. After disappointing throngs of New York women by putting the squeeze on a vibrator giveaway Wednesday, City Hall allowed the Trojan...
Search for July thug
Police are still looking for the gunman who shot a cop in the stairwell of a Lower East Side housing project. Officer Brian Groves, a married father of two, cheated...
Prison for ex-Finest in arms ring
A retired NYPD cop who helped smuggle illegal guns into the city was hit with a 40-month prison sentence yesterday by a judge who blasted his “heinous” and “incomprehensible” crimes....
Cops continue hunt for suspect in Queens cop shooting
The NYPD launched an all-out manhunt yesterday for a career thug who allegedly shot a decorated police sergeant in both legs during a chase, sources said. Cops identified the suspect...
Don’t fear Paul Ryan
If you are a Republican political consultant, you are almost professionally obliged to be appalled at the prospect of Rep. Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s running mate. That the hypercautious...
Mazel Tov, Aly Raisman! You showed up the IOC
The Issue: US Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman’s tribute to victims of the massacre at the 1972 Munich Games. *** Aly Raisman showed the best of the American spirit by speaking...
Ray Harding, 1935-2012
Ray Harding, long-time boss of the state’s now-defunct Liberal Party, was one of the last of the old-style New York kingpins. In the process, he took a party that was...
Principles for principals
Good news, Stuyvesant HS cheaters: Your new principal sees nothing amiss at your school — despite a massive cheating scandal recently that involved 71 students. And despite reports in The...
Summer of guns
Add NYPD Sgt. Craig Bier to the roll of victims in New York’s Summer of Shooting — even as stop-and-frisks plunge. The Queens cop was wounded in both legs Wednesday,...
A brutal example
As an American, I am proud of Olympic Gold medalist Claressa Shields’ feat in women’s boxing at the Olympics — but as a woman who has suffered traumatic brain injury,...
Why we reject sick-leave bill
Much is being said in the media from all sides about the Paid Sick Leave bill, which would require New York City employers to provide a specific package of paid...
Spike Lee does the wrong thing
Formerly a maker of bad, but at least angry, movies, Spike Lee now seems to be trying to be the world’s oldest student filmmaker. Take out the rookie mistakes from...
No saving this dimocracy
My fellow Americans. I’d like to talk to you today about a major drain on our nation’s strategic comedy reserve. It’s a Will Ferrell-Zach Galifianakis movie called “The Campaign.” Friends,...
Impressive cast, but we’ve herd it all before
There’s a particularly irritating type of rich-boy coming-of-age movie in which any emotional growth is reflected in only the slightest tweak on the handsome protagonist’s stony visage. If I were...
Short plays are fast and ‘Furies’
Just because a play is brief doesn’t mean it has to fit a mold. The three entries in “Summer Shorts Series B” show the many shapes and forms a miniature...
Chaplin on B’way: that’s Rich
It’s always fun, this time of year, to scan the credits of upcoming musicals to learn the names of the latest crop of suckers — I mean, investors! — about...
Freelancers
‘we are deep and we are invisible all the way up to the mayor’s office,” announces Robert De Niro as he again parodies his long-ago days as a great actor...
Nearly lost in translation
No doubt some Americans, if they think about the French at all, entertain vague notions that our ostensible friends across the Atlantic are hygiene-challenged, eat strange, smelly food and like...
Meet The Fokkens
Everything about this Dutch documentary screams cute, from the title to the subject matter. The Fokkens are identical twins Martine and Louise, age 69, veteran prostitutes in Amsterdam’s notorious red-light...
Supercapitalist
A Walmart “Wall Street,” the hedge-fund drama “Supercapitalist” is junk merchandise stamped “made in China.” Trying on Charlie Sheen’s snarl and suits is Derek Ting, a hotshot young analyst whose...
Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D
Perhaps this is another movie that divides humanity into two groups: those who see stunt artists launching bikes, cars and their own bodies into the air and respond by pumping...
Woods a fine fairy-tale setting
For its outdoor program’s 50th- anniversary season, the Public Theater put the park back into Shakespeare in the Park. In June, we were treated to a lovely production of “As...
Still Bourne
Beginning more or less where “The Bourne Ultimatium” left off, “The Bourne Legacy’’ is interrupted from time to time for news bulletins about the search for Matt Damon’s rogue CIA...
Ryan Gosling, super feminist!
It’s not hard to love Ryan Gosling. Chiseled but not too pretty, seemingly devoid of body fat yet not overly sculpted, he finds time to save British expats who look...
Jets' Sanchez will face 'brutal' situation if he struggles
All the talk, hype and attention devoted to Tim Tebow can take a big hit if Mark Sanchez does one thing: play well. Sanchez’s first shot to do that against...
Velazquez set to enter Racing Hall of Fame
SARATOGA SPRINGS — He doesn’t wear a baseball glove or shoulder pads, and he is too short to dunk a basketball. But for many years, jockey John Velazquez has been...
2013 Breeders’ Cup goes to Santa Anita
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Santa Anita Park will host the 2013 Breeders’ Cup, marking the fourth time in six years the California track has been chosen as the site for thoroughbred...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $10,500; clm($12,500); 3YO4-Royal Love 3-15-Minivan 15-11-Scaladora 4-16-Smothclsnktten4-12-Mia's Double 2-17-ExpectBigNews6-13-Sandy Breeze 12-1SECOND-6 fur; $16,000; clm($25,000); 2YO3-Song Forever 5-25-Trip N Run 3-11-BigExperience10-16-MyberyMdness6-12-Artie Ocean 6-17-No Calcetines 4-14-Freud's Place 20-18-Justforgetabott8-1THIRD-1m&70yds; $11,000;...
Saratoga Charts
August 9th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-2 1/16 miles(T); $75,000, Mrs Ogden Phipps; stplchs Off: 1:00. Good. up 1/16, drivingTime: 3:5.65.Trainer: Kate DaltonWinner: DK B/ F,...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.FIRST-1 mile(T); $58,000; clm($50,0); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4 YouKnowIKnwL120RBejrn8-1-73-13 Desormais(L),120GGomz4-3-125-21 Major Magic(L),120KKriggr3-7-13-12 WindsofDubai(L120EMldnd1-2-512-15 YesItsSnowingL120VEspnz3-2-14-16 Huntsville(L),120MSmth5-4-14-1SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $70,000; mdn; 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3 Cat Meeting(L),122RBejrn3-4-45-22 HeMakesItRainL118GGomz3-x-x3-11 Just...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($10,000); 3upSHIMMERING RITA was a beaten favorite in last two starts. VODKA HIGH second in last start this level. GRAYZIN SOUND ran evenly going...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-1m; $32,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m) 4 In a Twnklng (Grc) 39.20 19.20 5.60 5 Trpped the Lght (Naktn) 6.80 3.60 3 Ambitoness (Bejarano) 2.60 * $1 Exacta (4-5) $140.10 *...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Corky (10th)FIRST: mile pace; $23,000; N.J.S.S.5 Jerseylicious(CCallahan)1-2-32-11 Miss Lauren(DMiller)1-2-15-13 Ideal A Little(RPierce)1-3-37-22 Certified Ideal(JCampbell)10-2-410-14 ONarutacRockette(YGingrs)9-5-115-16 Sombodythatiuston(AMller)1-1-15-2SECOND: mile trot; $19,500; N.J.S.S.4 Find The Magic(BSears)5-3-15-28 Time To...
Hondo calls for unhappy Halladay
Hondo lopped a chunk off his deficit yesterday when Dickey confused the Fish and the Yankees overcame not only the Tigers but also umpire Tim Welke, which lowered the NRN...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 10SATAug. 11SUNAug. 12MONAug. 13TUEAug. 14WEDAug. 15THUAug. 16YankeesToronto7:07 YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMTor. 1:07 YES WCBSTor. 1:07YESWCBSTex. 7:05 YES WCBSTex. 7:05 WWOR WCBSTex. 7:05 YESWCBSTex.1:05YESWCBSMetsAtlanta7:10SportsNetNYWFAN 660 AMAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.8:00ESPNWFANNOGAMECin.7:10SNYWFANCin.7:10SNYWFANCin.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENO GAMENO GAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEConn.7:00MSGRed BullsHouston8:00NBCSNWPAT 93.1...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLTonightFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogBENGALS1 1/21 1/2(34)JetsJAGUARSPk2 1/2(35)GiantsDOLPHINS2 1/23(33 1/2)BuccanneersLIONS4 1/23(36)BrownsCHIEFS32 1/2(34 1/2)Cardinals49ERS53(34 1/2)VikingsTomorrowPANTHERS23(35 1/2)TexansSEAHAWKS33(35 1/2)TitansSundayCOLTS2 1/21(34)RamsMondayRAIDERS21 1/2(35)CowboysHome teams in CAPS
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-5f; $20,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO; (f) 8 Prcous Frnc (DCrl) 35.60 13.20 7.20 9 Primal Way (Lopez) 5.20 3.20 4 Sunrise Kitty (Curatolo) 5.40 Scr: Rose Indy, Reckless Mama. *...
Mets' Torres continues mastery over Marlins ace Johnson
Josh Johnson has stifled many batters over the course of his career. But one player he never wants to see is Mets center fielder Andres Torres. The struggling Torres collected...
Bettman threatens another NHL lockout
Gary Bettman started the clock, now 36 days until NHL Lockout III. With union head Donald Fehr joining negotiations at NHL headquarters in Midtown Thursday, Bettman made it crystal clear...
Mets rookie Harvey set to make home debut
After a disappointing outing his last start in San Diego, Matt Harvey is hoping for better results tonight when he makes his Citi Field debut against the Braves. “I’ve moved...
Sports Shorts
nba: Lin to host camp in ChinaFormer Knick Jeremy Lin says he hopes to boost young players’ enthusiasm for basketball at a four-day camp he plans to host this month...
Vick exits with hurt thumb, Reid humbled by Eagles fans’ support after son’s death
PHILADELPHIA — A trying week for the Eagles came within a hair of getting worse from a football standpoint. Already dazed from the death of Andy Reid’s eldest son on...
Peyton picked off in brief Broncos debut
Peyton Manning’s first appearance with the Denver Broncos was brief and a bit uneven. Manning got intercepted near the goal line on the game’s opening possession and watched from the...
IOC still owes Thorpe
LONDON — For now and for all time, the record will show Ashton Eaton of the United States of America won the gold medal in the 2012 Olympic men’s decathlon...
Melo set for Argentine rematch with future teammate
LONDON — To Argentina’s Pablo Prigioni, Carmelo Anthony is still the enemy, so he had little sympathy for his future Knicks teammate. The U.S. men’s basketball team faces Argentina Friday...
Melo’s tight hamstring forces Knicks to send trainer to Olympics
LONDON — Team USA forward Carmelo Anthony said at yesterday’s Olympic practice he is dealing with a “tight’’ left hamstring, causing Knicks trainer Anthony Goenaga to be summoned back to...
American women beat Australia in basketball semifinal
LONDON — Australia’s Liz Cambage, all 6-foot-8 of her, was having the vaunted U.S. women’s basketball team for an early British dinner, feasting on it as if it were delicious...
Virginia Tech mates Wilson, Hosley face Giant expectations in preseason opener
JACKSONVILLE. — Jayron Hosley has seen it before with David Wilson and expects to see it again, starting tonight in the NFL preseason debut for both Giants rookies. Hosley and...
Linebacker battle fierce for Giants
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Giants’ competition for roster spots is fierce at several positions, none more so than at linebacker, with 10 players in training camp. Four of them —...
Tebow eager for first action with Jets tonight
CINCINNATI — Tebow Time hits prime time for the Jets tonight. The Jets face the Bengals in their preseason opener, but all eyes will be on Tim Tebow, who will...
Slauson gets hit with Jets' pay cut
CINCINNATI — The Jets have not shown left guard Matt Slauson much love lately. When the two-year starter reported to training camp last month, he found out he was competing...
As 25th approaches, who’s bigger than Jets' Tebow?
CINCINNATI — Happy Birthday, Tim Tebow. I know, I know, you won’t turn 25 until Tuesday, but you are Tim Tebow, The Most Interesting Man in the World (of the...
After months of rumors, Howard headed to Lakers - and not the Nets
The Dwightmare appears to be over. After months of speculation surrounding the future home of Magic superstar center Dwight Howard — most of it surrounding the Nets — the Magic...
Yankees unsure of Pettitte return date
DETROIT — With Ivan Nova getting spanked the past two outings and Freddy Garcia failing to provide consistent length, the Yankees’ rotation requires a boost. That is expected to be...
Fresh Meadows pro falters in 1st round of PGA
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Matt Dobyns, the head pro at Fresh Meadow CC and winner of the PGA Professional National Championship, shot an opening round 81 Thursday in the PGA...
McIlroy has solid first round at PGA, despite lack of practice round
KIAWAH, ISLAND, S.C. — Rory McIlroy isn’t one of those golfers who needs to get the most out of his practice rounds to prepare for a major tournament. McIlroy played...
Tiger looking to improve at PGA Championship after decent start
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — He had just finished the first round of the PGA Championship in oppressive heat, but there was Tiger Woods at the practice range videotaping his swing...
Daly shocks the PGA field, 2 strokes off lead after first round
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — John Daly admitted sitting around waiting for the phone to ring to learn if he is invited to play in a golf tournament has been getting...
The Deen gene
Bobby Deen might have the only mother on the planet who thinks that his versions of her recipes are better than hers. And he’s the first one to admit that...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYONE REPUBLIC - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7JOANNA BROOKS - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 9:31 a.m., (COM)CHARLIE SHEEN, SHAWNEE SMITH, BRETT BUTLER - The Wendy Williams...
Look who’s here!
Awkward! Ann Curry appeared on the “Today” show opposite Matt Lauer for the first time yesterday — and the temperature for early August was very chilly, even for London. Curry,...
Cold-War spies make it to TV
In a TV season where the biggest star seems to be a monkey with excellent acting chops, the most intriguing new drama may be about two Russian spies hiding as...
No Snooki here
Call it a “Snooki Snub.” Two South Jersey towns have turned their noses up at “Snooki & JWoww” stars Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley. Officials in Point Pleasant...
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...
Weird but true
Fore! A local golf champion is likely to get banned from hitting the links at a Connecticut course after assaulting his caddie. Rudolph Hermstadt was in a clubhouse bar after...
Dwight Howard likely headed to the Lakers -- and not the Nets: source
The Dwightmare appears to be over.After months of speculation surrounding the future home of Orlando Magic superstar center Dwight Howard – most of it involving the Nets – the Magic...
Holmes' lawyers say prosecution being too slow with crucial case paperwork
Accused movie theater mass murderer James Holmes is nuts — but prosecutors are dragging their heels turning over evidence that shows how deep his “mental illness” runs, his lawyers complained...
Nets rookie enjoys trying hand on NYC streetball circuit
Tyshawn Taylor wanted to see for himself what the hype was about when it came to the New York City streetball circuit. Last summer he saw Oklahoma City Thunder star...
Spongebob the 33 pound cat dies
One of the city’s fattest cats has died — of a broken heart. Spongebob, the 33 pound tabby that titillated New Yorkers earlier this summer, has gone to the great...
B'klyn drug trafficker who killed boss to 'escape' found guilty of murder
The jury didn’t buy it. Walter Portes – the Brooklyn drug trafficker who claimed he killed his kingpin boss because it was his only escape from the drug game –...
Man jumps to his death from George Washington Bridge
A 36-year-old man jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge earlier this evening, authorities said. The man, who was not immediately identified pending family notification, was spotted by...