August 15, 2012
PHOTO: UFC's Koscheck gives former trainer the finger
Josh Koscheck’s split with American Kickboxing Academy was not amiable. Starting Wednesday night, we’ll find out the whole situation.The UFC welterweight star has a falling out with AKA founder and...
'Joey Cupcakes' indicted in bat beat
A Manhattan grand jury has indicted convicted Colombo killer Joseph "Joey Cupcakes" Urgitano of gang assault for the Aug. 4 baseball bat-to-the-head beating of a Jersey man, prosecutors said today....
Jets interested in signing Olympic silver medalist sprinter
CORTLAND – Many people feel the Jets have a need to add some speed. Well, they're trying.The team has contacted Olympic sprinter turned NFL hopeful Jeff Demps, according to his...
Accused cleaver killer David Tarloff barely fit for trial: defense
Cleaver-wielding schizophrenic David Tarloff is mentally fit to stand trial in the slashing slay of an Upper East Side psychiatrist -- but just barely, and his current address on Rikers...
Garcia helps Yankees beat Texas
Freddy Garcia worked around two homers by Josh Hamilton to remain undefeated against Texas for eight years and the New York Yankees beat the Rangers for the third straight night,...
Reds back Leake with 3 HRs in 6-1 win over Mets
CINCINNATI — Scott Rolen and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back home runs, and Mike Leake pitched his second complete game of the season, helping the Cincinnati Reds extend their win streak...
WATCH: Soccer star Messi shakes hand of fan who runs onto field
Evidently they treat intruders differently in Germany.Lionel Messi smiled and shook the hand of a fan who ran on the field during Argentina’s friendly with Germany on Wednesday, an eventual...
AG breaks up Staten Island pharmaceutical ring
This drug ring was a family affair. A Staten Island crew busted for selling illegal pharmaceuticals – including 5,000 Oxycodone pills in one year – included a 23-year-old woman and...
Cano out of Yankees lineup with stiff neck
Robinson Cano is being held out of the New York Yankees’ lineup for their game against the Texas Rangers because of a stiff neck. The Yankees made the announcement about...
Rockets release former Knicks reserve Harrellson
Josh Harrellson was released by the Rockets today, just over a month after the Knicks dealt the power forward to Houston as part of a package for center Marcus Camby.Harrellson,...
Seattle's Hernandez throws 23rd perfect game in MLB history
SEATTLE — King Felix now has a crowning achievement. Felix Hernandez pitched the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history, overpowering the Tampa Bay Rays in...
Serial breast-barer Holly Van Voast gets charge she violated MTA hygene code dismissed
She had four busts. Now she's left with three. Serial breast-barer and performance artist Holly Van Voast won a judge's dismissal today of charges that she violated the MTA's hygiene...
Mets send Johnson to Triple-A to make room for Shoppach
CINCINNATI — The New York Mets optioned catcher Rob Johnson to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday to make room on the roster for catcher Kelly Shoppach, acquired Tuesday in a trade...
Nets ranked seventh in pure talent by ESPN
ESPN’s latest version of their NBA “Future Power Rankings” was released Wednesday. It's a compilation of data by two writers there I respect – John Hollinger and Chad Ford –...
VIDEO: Hubbuch says Tebow has been Jets' best offensive weapon
The Jets have come under scrutiny – even by President Obama – because of the presence of a two-headed quarterback combination in Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow. Gang Green coach...
Derailed train causes LIRR delays, cancellations
A derailed work train is forcing the Long Island Rail Road to cancel some PM peak trains, the agency said. The afternoon accident at Atlantic Terminal initially prompted the LIRR...
Video game gives fans a chance to play out 'Dream' matchup
The debate about whether the Dream Team or this year’s U.S. Olympic team is better has raged ever since Kobe Bryant opined earlier this summer that this year’s version would...
Mets go to six-man rotation, but Dickey stays on regular rest
CINCINNATI -- Terry Collins announced this afternoon that the Mets will be deploying a six-man rotation for at least the next two weeks and possibly for the rest of the...
UFC champ Jones, Sonnen have war of words on Twitter
Jon Jones is the latest victim of Chael Sonnen’s trash talk and he’s not too pleased. The UFC light heavyweight champion shot back at Sonnen through Twitter, saying the former...
Giants sign two defensive tackles in response to injuries
They come and they go, that’s the current state of the defensive tackle with the Giants.They signed two new ones, Oren Wilson and Carlton Powell, to replace two tackles who...
NHL, union can't find starting point for CBA negotiations
The NHL’s CBA negotiations Wednesday deteriorated into a battle just to decide whose proposal becomes the focus of negotiations.Commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters in Toronto Wednesday that he wishes the...
Kids want tech gadgets not clothes for new school year: survey
Were you planning to buy your kids fancy new clothes to ring in the new school year? Well, they don't want 'em. More than 40 percent of kids from ages...
Red Sox owner: No player asked for Valentine firing
BOSTON — None of the Boston Red Sox players in a series of meetings with the team’s top brass called for manager Bobby Valentine to be replaced, owner John Henry...
VIDEO: Hubbuch discusses Giants injuries, Eli's confidence
The Giants have taken a serious hit to their defensive line with Chris Canty (knee), Shaun Rogers (blood clot in leg) and Marvin Austin (back) all injured. How can they...
Jets' Pace doesn't think Wildcat is 'nonsense' anymore
CORTLAND – Jets linebacker Calvin Pace has changed his tune on the Wildcat.Three years ago after the Dolphins defeated the Jets and ran all over them using the Wildcat, Pace...
Fantasy Training Camp: Running Backs
It’s that time of year, where football fans start breaking down NFL rosters and preparing for their fantasy draft.Over the next few weeks, The Post’s Fantasy Tracker will be providing...
Tuck says he would move to DT with Giants injury issues
The interior of the Giants defensive line is not as thin at it may seem.As the team deals with numerous injuries to its defensive tackles, defensive end Justin Tuck said...
Former Yankees OF Melky suspended 50 games for PED use
SAN FRANCISCO — Melky Cabrera was suspended 50 games Wednesday following a positive test for testosterone, putting an abrupt end to what had been an MVP-caliber regular season and throwing...
Google updates Android maps as it prepares for competition from Apple
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is upgrading the maps designed for mobile devices running on its Android software as it braces for new competition from Apple. The improvements in the latest...
SI man who killed wife over cable TV dies after choking on chicken dinner
The cable’s out -- forever! A brutish Staten Island man who fatally beat his wife because she wouldn’t pay extra for premium TV while he was laid up in the...
Man suspected of mugging 9-year-old in Bronx thrown back in jail
The perp suspected of mugging a 9-year-old Bronx boy returning home after buying his mom a bar of soap was thrown back in jail yesterday on a $10,000 bond. A...
Julia Child fits Google's politics
Today would have been the great American chef Julia Child's 100th birthday and to mark the occasion there are tributes galore with restaurants honoring her with special menus, her editor...
Friends of bludgeoned teacher push for release of son who allegedly beat her to death
It's what Karyn would have wanted. Friends and co-workers of tragically bludgeoned La Guardia HS teacher Karyn Kay attended her killer son's latest Manhattan court appearance today -- in hopes...
Gunfire audible in Sikh temple shooting 911 tapes
MILWAUKEE -- Gunfire can be heard on recordings of 911 calls from the shooting that killed six worshippers at a Sikh (seek) temple in suburban Milwaukee. Milwaukee County authorities on...
Hero DC security guard shot thwarting attack at Family Research Council HQ
WASHINGTON — An armed man walked into the Washington headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group Wednesday morning and was confronted by a security guard, whom he shot in the...
Chris Brown, Drake slapped with $16M suit for club melee
They started it! It was Chris Brown and Drake themselves - and not their posses - that set off a bottle throwing fracas at a Manhattan nightclub, a $16 million...
Biden says Romney's 'Etch A Sketch is gone'
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Vice President Joe Biden says Republican Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as his running mate proves that the GOP ticket stands for the economic ideas championed...
Bridgewater Associates to build $750 million corporate headquarters in Stamford
STAMFORD, Conn. — Connecticut will be giving up to $115 million in state aid to support a hedge fund's plans to build a new corporate headquarters in Stamford and create...
Kobe's wife couldn't be with a man 'that can't win championships'
Vanessa Bryant is no gold digger. She’s a ring wrangler.Kobe Bryant’s wife says in a yet-to-be-published interview with New York Magazine that she “certainly would not want to be married...
Woods, McIlroy to stage duel in China this fall
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will square off in China this fall in a one-day exhibition. Woods and McIlroy are to play an 18-hole match at Lake Jinsha International Golf...
In Pennsylvania, a victory over vote fraud
A Pennsylvania judge has rejected a challenge to that state's voter ID law. Commonwealth Judge Robert Simpson wrote that while he thought the petitioners like the American Civil Liberties Union...
Palestinians agree with Romney; our culture sucks
Mitt Romney went to Israel and spoke an obvious truth that dare not be uttered: Culture matters. He was derided and criticized by liberals back home and accused of being racist by one...
This week's calendar: Aug. 16 to 22
Thursday, Aug. 16 Green Innovations Workshop DPC Associates is offering a workshop covering a wide range of green subjects including: zero-energy buildings, solar electricity, green roofs, storm-water management, mineral wool insulation, and...
Jets' Scott: Sanchez can be top-10 quarterback
CORTLAND – Jets linebacker Bart Scott has high expectations for quarterback Mark Sanchez this season.Scott believes Sanchez is ready to become one of the best at the position.Asked what the...
Regulators order Duke and Progress to disclose deals with major customers before merger
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina utilities regulators have ordered Duke Energy and Progress Energy to detail some of the deals they cut with major customers before their merger earlier this...
UFC's Sonnen to move up in weight, face Griffin
Chael Sonnen has his next fight and it is, indeed, at light heavyweight.Regarded as the No. 2 middleweight in the world, Sonnen announced Tuesday on Fuel TV’s “UFC Tonight” that...
Cardinal Dolan defends invite for Obama to annual dinner
Cardinal Timothy Dolan is standing by his decision to invite President Barack Obama to a prominent annual charity dinner even though the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is suing...
Holmes could miss rest of Jets preseason
CORTLAND – Santonio Holmes was nowhere to be found at Jets practice here Wednesday morning.Holmes, who hasn’t fully practiced since suffering a rib injury on a hit from cornerback Antonio...
No indictment yet for former Goldman Sachs computer programmer Aleynikov
Prosecutors are taking some time to further their case against a former Goldman Sachs computer programmer who's facing state charges of copying confidential software after being acquitted in a similar...
Jets' Po'uha out for duration of preseason with tight back
CORTLAND – Sione Po’uha expects to miss the rest of the preseason with a tight back.Po’uha hasn’t practiced in two weeks, since suffering a cut above his left eye that...
Romney says Obama just trying to 'hang onto power'
WASHINGTON — Republican Mitt Romney dug in Wednesday on his charge that President Barack Obama's campaign is driven by "division and attack and hatred," criticism aimed at cutting into Obama's...
Nadal withdraws from US Open
Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam count will stay stuck at 11 for now, sidetracked by another knee problem. The third-ranked Spaniard withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Tendinitis has kept...
Older pedestrians at greatest risk of being struck
TRENTON, NJ — A group that studies transportation issues in New Jersey, southern New York and Connecticut finds the risk of being killed while walking rises with age. The Tri-State...
UN panel concludes war crimes perpetrated in Syria
GENEVA — Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces and pro-government shabiha fighters have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity on Syrian civilians, a U.N. expert panel concluded Wednesday in a...
Prince Philip taken to hospital as 'precautionary measure': Buckingham palace
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, was taken to a hospital Wednesday as a precautionary measure, Buckingham Palace said. Officials did not provide any details about the cause...
NY opens 'yogurt summit' on boosting industry
ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says New York state can become the top yogurt producer in the nation, if not the world. State officials are meeting with farmers and...
Propane cause of LI blast, ignition probed
Police say a propane explosion destroyed a suburban New York house that killed a toddler and injured 17 other people. But officials say they are still trying to determine what...
Lightning injures 10 NJ soldiers training at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM — Military officials say a lightning strike has injured 10 soldiers from a New Jersey Army National Guard unit who were training at Fort Drum in northern New...
Burglar made off with Steve Jobs' wallet during heist, had $1 in it
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The long arm of the law — and Internet — caught up with a former college football player accused of hacking into late Apple icon Steve...
Foxy Brown, Wayne, Drake join Minaj onstage in NYC
Nicki Minaj's New York City concert featured usual suspects like her mentor Lil Wayne and label mate Drake, but it was another guest appearance that was really striking: rapper Foxy...
1 dead, 1 injured when small plane crashes in Albany suburb
CLIFTON PARK — Authorities say one person has been killed and another injured when their single-engine airplane crashed in an Albany suburb. State police say the plane had taken off...
Peterson's lawyers withdraw mistrial motion
JOLIET, Ill. -- Lawyers for Drew Peterson have withdrawn a motion for a mistrial, allowing the former Illinois police officer's murder trial to go ahead. The defense attorneys' move Wednesday...
Immigrants prepare for 1st day of new program
Many young illegal immigrants across the country are preparing to file paperwork Wednesday for the first day of a new federal program that allows those who meet certain requirements to...
WATCH: Johnson gets cut by Dolphins on ‘Hard Knocks’
The Chad Johnson era ended quickly in Miami with the Dolphins cutting the wide receiver during training camp after he was arrested on charges of domestic violence. With the Dolphins...
J&J removing harsh chemicals from products by 2015
TRENTON, NJ — Johnson & Johnson plans to remove potentially cancer-causing and other dangerous chemicals from nearly all its adult toiletries and cosmetic products worldwide within 3 1/2 years. The...
Staples' second-quarter profit falls, sales slow in North America
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Staples' net income tumbled 32 percent in the second quarter absent a large tax refund from a year ago, on top of disappointing sales in North America...
Consumer prices flat for third time in four months
WASHINGTON — US consumer prices were unchanged in July from June, as a small drop in energy costs offset slightly higher food prices. The consumer price index hasn't increased since...
US industrial production rose 0.6 percent in July
WASHINGTON — U.S. factories made more cars, computers and airplanes last month, a hopeful sign that manufacturing is recovering after a weak spring. Industrial production, which includes output at factories,...
Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target to launch mobile app for payments
A bevy of big-name retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best-Buy Co. and Target Corp., are teaming up to create a company that will give customers another way to make purchases:...
Abercrombie & Fitch's profit falls in second quarter but results beat estimates
NEW ALBANY, Ohio — Abercrombie & Fitch's net income fell by 52 percent in the second quarter as sales of its preppy jeans and T-shirts declined in the U.S. The...
Carlyle Group to buy Getty Images in $3.3B deal
WASHINGTON — The Carlyle Group plans to buy a controlling stake in the photo and video distributor Getty Images from private equity firm Hellman & Friedman in a $3.3 billion...
Target raised profit outlook on solid second-quarter sales
Target Corp. raised its full-year profit projection Wednesday after the cheap chic discounter reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue that showed healthy spending in food, beauty products and other items. Target, based...
NY state comptroller questions need for Thruway toll hike
ALBANY — A costly canal system, a lack of planning and even repeated errors in predicting traffic show the New York Thruway Authority needs to look within for savings before...
ICE chief of staff on leave after new lewd comments surface: report
The top Homeland Security official accused of cultivating a "frat-house"-style work environment has "voluntarily placed herself on leave" amid an internal review, the department told FoxNews.com late Tuesday evening --...
Judge won't halt Pennsylvania voter ID law
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A tough new voter identification law championed by Republicans can take effect in Pennsylvania for November's presidential election, a judge ruled Wednesday, despite a torrent of criticism...
Kuroda, Shoppach, Bobby V and Strasburg
If CC Sabathia and the Yankees can be believed, then the big lefty will return to action on Aug. 24 and have more than a month to prove his readiness...
Obama losing voters from 2008
USA Today has a news report about the estimated 90 million Americans they dub "unlikely voters" who may not cast ballots in November. According to the Susan Page story, these unlikely voters...
House members' VIP loans excluded from subpoena: docs
WASHINGTON — A Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to exclude records showing that he,...
LI man arrested after faking own drowning to collect life insurance
The Long Island man suspected of faking his own death for insurance money surrendered to cops today, and then accused his son of masterminding the kooky scheme. Raymond Roth, 47,...
LI man arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run
A Long Island man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run after a 41-year-old man was found lying in the roadway. Raymond Kalenka, of Williston Park, was charged...
Quinn maintains early lead in NY mayor's race: poll
An early poll shows City Council Speaker Christine Quinn maintaining her lead ahead of other Democrats in next year's New York City mayor's race. The Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday...
20 Syrians reported seized in Lebanon
DAMASCUS, Syria — Family members of a Lebanese man held by Syrian rebels say they have captured more than 20 Syrians and will hold them until their relative is freed....
3-point stance: Maybin, Hill and Po'uha
CORTLAND – The dog days of training camp are here. The Jets have two practices left at SUNY-Cortland. They will have the rookie show Thursday night, a team breakfast Friday...
Poll: NYers tell pols to keep beaks out of Chick-fil-A business
An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers don't want politicians grilling Chick-fil-A. A Quinnipiac University poll being released today found that voters by a lopsided 83-11 percent margin feel elected officials...
Chavez stepping up for Yankees with A-Rod out
This much seems clear after Tuesday afternoon’s football long toss along the first-base line at Yankee Stadium: Alex Rodriguez is Joe Girardi’s man if the Yankees’ manager wants to install...
Kuroda leads Yankees over Rangers with two-hit gem
Hiroki Kuroda first started to notice the Yankee Stadium crowd reacting to his no-hit bid in the fifth inning, and after he finished his 3-0 complete-game, two-hit masterpiece against the...
Kuroda translates into Yankees' current ace
There was nothing lost in translation last night in The Bronx when Hiroki Kuroda produced a slice of masterpiece theatre from the mound at Yankee Stadium. This was brilliance from...
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...
UConn QB Nebrich follows coach to Fordham
Fordham’s quarterback battle became a little bit bigger with the announcement that former UConn QB Michael Nebrich will be transferring to the Rose Hill campus. Nebrich, a sophomore who played...
Falcons forwards Blake, Henry looking to fly into senior year
Mike Toro couldn’t have been clearer about seniors Brittany Henry and Tanasia (Sweets) Blake’s importance to Bishop Ford next year. “I told them if they don’t come to play, we...
No guarantees for Mets' Collins — yet
CINCINNATI — Eleven months ago, the Mets decided Terry Collins was going to get some assurance. When he was hired during the 2010 offseason, the manager signed a two-year deal...
With baseball world watching, Nationals making wrong call on Strasburg
Stephen Strasburg starts tonight in San Francisco against Tim Lincecum. Yet what overshadows an intriguing matchup is an ever-present tick-tock in a sport without a clock. For there is no...
Nike releases final weekend schedule for streetball
Another New York City streetball season comes to a close and Nike and GameSeven have things set for a big finish at Rivington Court, which is located at 145 Stanton...
Boys basketball recruiting roundup: Former PSAL stars Lucky, Nichols sign with JUCO South Plains
Prep school didn’t work out quite as planned for Malik Nichols and Darrel Lucky. The two former PSAL stars from Boys & Girls and Robeson, respectively, hope junior college is...
Newbie regulator Lawsky victor in bank battle
Benjamin Lawsky, the head of New York’s youngest regulatory agency, is playing with the big boys now. Just nine months after getting the state’s fledgling Department of Financial Services off...
Business briefs
Goldman winGoldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and other bank officials won the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit accusing them of tolerating poor mortgage practices and quitting a federal bailout...
Times names BBC executive as new CEO
The Gray Lady went across the pond to find a new chief. After an eight-month search, The New York Times tapped one of Britain’s most highly paid public officials, BBC...
Escape the hedges
Investors have figured out another way to dump their hedge funds: sell their partnership interests on the secondary market. Even such big names as SAC Capital Advisors and Elliott Management...
Paulson’s luster lust
Double down! Hedge fund biggie John Paulson, the world’s foremost gold bug, added to his precious metal hoard during the second quarter. Gold now accounts for 44 percent of his...
Buffett out of Intel, into oil
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dropped its stake in Intel and added new investments in oil companies National Oilwell Varco and Phillips 66.The shifts in Berkshire’s $74.3 billion portfolio were disclosed...
Icahn gives son $3B to prove his worth
Carl Icahn agreed to allocate as much as $3 billion to a management duo composed of his son Brett and David Schechter, expanding their role in running the 76- year-old’s...
Paul Ryan has supported tax-reform bill that would hit private equity
Mitt Romney made his fortune in private equity — but don’t expect his new running mate to defend it. Paul Ryan, who has some big Wall Street backers, has expressed...
How dair-he! Sour ex sues the ‘Yogurt King’
Talk about spilled milk! The former wife of “Yogurt King” Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of popular Greek-style yogurt brand Chobani, slapped her ex with a milk-curdling suit yesterday, accusing him of...
Groupon big shots lo$e big
Groupon is giving even “smart money” investors a bad case of buyer’s remorse. Silicon Valley heavyweights who participated in Groupon’s record $1 billion fundraising round last year have lost a...
Angie’s lulu
Angie’s List, the consumer review website that went public in November, plunged to a record low after a ban was lifted on stock sales by some big investors. Angie’s List...
Hostess to vote on offer
Bankrupt Hostess Brands’ biggest union will ask workers to vote on a cost-cutting plan that could decide the fate of the Twinkies maker. The Teamsters is taking what is described...
VC duo take the floor
The Winklevoss twins may believe that the cloud is the next big thing, but the duo is starting out small when it comes to their venture capital company. Tyler and...
Christie: I’m keynote-worthy
New Jersey’s supersized governor is going prime time. Gov. Chris Christie formally confirmed yesterday what has been known for weeks: He’s been chosen by Mitt Romney to give the keynote...
Campaign gets jolt of Ryan hope
WASHINGTON — Call it the Paul Ryan bump.A Gallup poll released yesterday showed that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a 2-point lead over President Obama, his biggest in two...
Paul rips O as ‘failure’
DENVER — GOP vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan yesterday brushed aside attacks from the White House and returned fire with gusto, labeling President Obama a “demagogue” for trying to obscure his...
Biden’s ‘slavery’ outrage
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden took campaign hyperbole to a new level yesterday, telling a crowd in Virginia that Mitt Romney wants to undo Wall Street reforms — and...
Tilting at windmills
WASHINGTON — President Obama attacked Mitt Romney over energy policy on the campaign trail in battleground states yesterday, ripping the GOP candidate for opposing an expiring wind-energy tax credit.“[Romney] said...
Safety first, ask questions later
During a lunch with Mayor Bloomberg early in his first term, the conversation turned to police officers facing life-or-death decisions. When I offered that veteran cops like to say they’d...
Jihadist ‘plotted’ from jail
The convicted mastermind of a jihadist plot to blow up fuel pipelines at JFK Airport schemed from behind bars to murder key witnesses against him, newly unsealed documents reveal. Russell...
JFK’s security a dangerous mess: guards
Security guards at JFK who keep unauthorized vehicles from restricted areas are routinely sent into the field with malfunctioning radios and improper training — and aren’t even replaced during their...
Volvo model a cover girl, not lover girl
A model’s photo shoot for a high-class car company has been used to make her look like a low-class escort, she says. In a lawsuit against the Ford Models agency,...
Ref fouls out in B’klyn court
A Brooklyn federal judge yesterday refused to allow an early end to probation for a former NBA referee who took money from a professional gambler.Tim Donaghy had argued to Judge...
Todd English's ex caught shoplifting at Sephora: sources
Her sticky fingers can’t be stopped. The jilted ex-fiancée of top chef Todd English was caught swiping more than $1,000 of cosmetics from a Midtown Sephora — just two weeks...
Tiny pic derails parole-slay trial
The trial of a twisted Brooklyn ex-con who allegedly shot his parole officer — and admitted that the DA had a slam-dunk case against him — was tossed yesterday on...
‘Thug’ gets F’booked
With Facebook “friends” like this, who needs enemies?A reputed Bronx gang-banger who boasted online about his alleged criminal exploits had his “private” posts reviewed by the feds after one of...
Qns. attic body was missing gal
The woman who was stabbed more than 20 times and found in the Queens attic of a cop’s brother who hanged himself weeks earlier had been missing since December, her...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Cops are searching for two con artists who scammed a woman in Sunset Park, authorities said. On July 30 at Fifth Avenue and 45th Street, the 65-year-old victim...
Jobs’ home gets iJacked
PALO ALTO, Calif. — More than $60,000 worth of computers and personal items were stolen from the Northern California home of the late Steve Jobs.Alleged burglar Kariem McFarlin, 35, of...
Nightmare blast at LI home kills baby
Two 200-pound propane tanks used to fuel a Long Island home exploded yesterday, killing an 18-month-old boy and injuring 14 others, some critically, sources said. The toddler, Rah-Quan Palmer, was...
Vroom & gloom for Maseratis
It’s open season on Maseratis in New York. An off-duty corrections officer’s Maserati was stolen at gunpoint last night in Queens, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The unidentified officer lost...
Syrian gov’t ‘collapsing’
AMMAN, Jordan — Former Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab yesterday said that President Bashar al-Assad’s government is falling apart and controls only 30 percent of the country. In his first...
Tears of tragic ma
A grieving mom sobbed in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday after the murder arraignment of a man accused of randomly shooting her son on an East Harlem street this summer, just...
McMahon wins in Conn.
She pinned the competition. Former WWE wrestling honcho Linda McMahon last night won the GOP primary in her second bid for a US Senate seat from Connecticut. She will face...
You whoa, girl! Pop queen truly ‘reins’
With flaming tresses that could give this stallion’s ebony mane a run for its money, rocker Florence Welch is riding high in September’s Vogue magazine. The cutting-edge Florence + the...
9/11 cross check
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum wants to smite a group of godless activists opposed to its planned display of the famed World Trade Center cross.In court papers, the...
8-carats of love for Jen
Jennifer Aniston scored a huge, six-digit rock from fiancé Justin Theroux, a published report said last night. The 43-year-old actress got an eight-carat, emerald-cut diamond just days after saying “yes”...
School’s a bust for 4 kids every day
Nearly 900 students were arrested at city public schools in the past year — an average of more than four kids per day, according to the first-ever analysis of school-crime...
‘Sigh’ Vance: My ID was pilfered
Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. knows that cyber crime is a growing problem. He’s been a victim. Vance was one of three elected officials who revealed having their identities stolen...
Landmark bid for Rainbow Room
We’re not over the Rainbow Room just yet. The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted yesterday to take public testimony Sept. 11 on whether the Depression-era nightclub atop 30 Rockefeller Plaza should...
Marvin-funeral chorus line
It was a curtain call fit for a Broadway and Hollywood king.Bill Clinton led 2,000 mourners in saying goodbye to Marvin Hamlisch in a celebrity-packed funeral for the award-winning “A...
He whipped, she snapped
She enjoyed the daily morning whippings — but she did not like being kicked to the curb by her beloved master. Frankie Santiago embraced a role as live-in fetish slave...
New words to swear by
Dropping an “F-bomb” on someone may be a nasty thing to do — but nobody will be able to fault your grammar. It’s one of several modern words and phrases...
Nuked butterflies
TOKYO — Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said yesterday, raising fears that radiation could affect other species....
‘Lock out’ DWI killers
Most drunken drivers causing fatal crashes have consumed about twice as much alcohol as laws allow, and dashboard Breathalyzer devices are the best way to enforce sober roadways, the top...
New tax slap vs. Liu aide
City Comptroller John Liu’s top political adviser is in hot water again with tax authorities. The state Department of Taxation and Finance has slapped Chung Seto with a warrant for...
Express track to prison
He got run over by the “gravy train.” A former LIRR worker who got caught doing manual labor after retiring on disability became the first of nearly two dozen defendants...
Fed probe of Veterans (swingin’) Affairs
WASHINGTON — Another federal agency is being probed for questionable travel expenses. The House GOP and the inspector general are investigating the Veterans Affairs Department for allegedly misusing some of...
Jailed ‘gal-slay’ ex: Poor me!
I killed her — but it was all her fault! The Ivy League lawyer charged with strangling his Weight Watchers-exec girlfriend posted a sniveling Facebook rant yesterday that shamelessly blamed...
‘Kotter’s Horshack dies at 63
Actor Ron Palillo, best known as the adorably irritating Arnold Horshack from the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back Kotter,” died yesterday in Florida, marking the second "Sweathog" to pass away this...
Cornell’s new Professor Rap
ITHACA, NY — Hip-hop pioneer DJ Afrika Bambaataa has been appointed to a three-year term as a visiting scholar at Cornell University. The appointment, announced yesterday, was made by Cornell...
Shooting vic: Keep stop-frisk
One of four teens shot by a bike-riding gunman on a crowded Brooklyn basketball court is sick of the violence plaguing city streets. “Stop-and-frisk should be continued, after what I...
Get serious on immig reform!
BOSTON — News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch teamed up with Mayor Bloomberg yesterday to urge the presidential candidates and Congress to get serious about immigration reform, saying the...
Sex-suit Sinai a ‘horny’ hosp
Colleagues of a Mount Sinai surgical technician — accused in a bombshell lawsuit of watching X-rated movies on his cellphone during open-heart surgeries — claim employees at the prestigious hospital...
‘Big Ang’ son gets jail break
Big Ang’s drug-dealing son dodged jail yesterday.Over the objections of prosecutors, Anthony “AJ” D’Onofrio, the troubled offspring of busty, big-lipped Angela “Big Ang’’ Raiola — a star of VH1’s reality...
Mr. Genealogy: Mobile tests let dads know
It’s like Maury Povich — but on wheels. A “Who’s Your Daddy’’ truck is cruising the city selling DNA tests to men who fear they may not really be their...
Pal lays madam low
She's opening her mouth -- to save her hide. Manhattan prosecutors have flipped beautiful accused madam Jaynie Mae Baker against her alleged "Hockey Mom Madam" partner in crime, Anna Gristina,...
Look who’s refusing to isolate Iran
Don’t go to Iran, Israel’s prime minister pleaded with the United Nations secretary-general Friday. Benjamin Netanyahu made his case to Ban Ki-moon in a private phone conversation. But several hours...
Death of a salesgirl
The legendary Cosmo Girl, Helen Gurley Brown, has died — and with her, one hopes, a not-so-fabulous legacy. This would be the demonstrably ridiculous notion that women can have it...
Ignore Dems’ distortions— Ryan’s the right stuff
The Issue: Democrats’ reaction to Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. *** As an independent voter, I am encouraged by the selection of House Budget...
Billy’s perverse payday
Gov. Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver want to bring New York City-style taxpayer-funded elections to the Empire State at large. Here’s what that could mean: Past and future mayoral...
Voters get it
“Absolutely, because we’re the ones who are offering a plan to save Medicare, to protect Medicare, to strengthen Medicare.” — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, yesterday, when asked on...
Keynoter Christie
Republicans gathering in Tampa this month for the national convention — and those watching it on TV — are about to get a huge slice of New Jersey attitude. That’s...
MediScare returns
Mitt Romney’s naming of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate has moved the debate over Medicare reform back to the political forefront. As everyone in range of a TV...
Joe Biden’s cringe-making jive talk
Looks like Vice President Joe Biden has been taking extracurricular Democratic jive-talking lessons. The results of condescending liberals’ cynical racial pandering attempts are, as always, seismically cringe-inducing. At a campaign...
Thigh-er powers
Bike as fast as you can! That is — if you can get a bike. New York’s most popular spin instructors have cult followings that rival the most aggressive “Beliebers”...
Tension mounts as ‘Blind’ leads the sublime
Nothing much happens in Horton Foote’s plays, yet you leave feeling satisfyingly full. He may skimp on the whiz-bang action, but Foote manages to say a lot about his characters...
No ‘Woods’ on B’way
To the tune of Stephen Sondheim’s “No One Is Alone” — or, if you don’t know it, “The Candy Man” (they’re practically interchangeable) — let’s all sing an ode to...
Has ‘Odd’ moments, but it’s a-cute-ly annoying
Disney’s new family fairy tale, “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” invites critical derision, and Mom always taught me it was rude to refuse an invitation. Jennifer Garner and Joel...
‘Medea’ kills; all downhill later
Watching Michael Smuin’s “Medea” is like freebasing kitsch. From its first image of the heroine wrapped in an enormous purple cape that is smoking — literally — you’re in for...
Red Bulls to offer Sam deal
Newly signed goalkeeper Luis Robles arrived at Red Bulls practice yesterday, while the team decided to move forward and offer trialist Lloyd Sam a contract.The 27-year-old Sam did enough in...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-1m(T); $40,000; clm($32,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7 Aqua Fever(L),124MPedrz2-4-73-16 Muny(L),124JTalam4-2-75-21 SlammerTime(L124GGomz6-3-67-22 WhyNotBPrfctL124AGrydr6-2-410-13 Lethal Intent(L),122EMldnd7-7-615-14 DeadlyCatch(L),124ADlgdll3-5-34-15 Fire Break(L),122JHrnnd4-3-55-1SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $25,000; clm($20,0); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds11 Silver Luna(L),122JTalam2-3-57-22...
Monticello
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. Best Bet: Strengths Victory (8th)FIRST: mile pace; $2800; cond3 Daisy Belle(MForte)5-2-57-27 Mexican Cutie(RHarp)2-3-33-11 Lukes Dotty(WParkerJr)3-2-45-22 Im A Nice Girl(Dibenedetto)7-8-65-24 KeystoneNotorious(Mertn)4-x-x9-25 Im So Happy(JMarohnJr)7-7-28-16 RideBabyRide(Washington)6-4-710-1SECOND: mile trot;...
Mets manager likes Shoppach deal
CINCINNATI —The Mets secured some power behind the plate yesterday, dealing for Red Sox backup catcher Kelly Shoppach, a backstop the team had its eye on earlier in the season....
Vic Cangialosi’s Suffolk Downs Grade
FIRST-1 mile; $9,000; clm($5,000); 3up5-BacktoHurstlnd3-16-La Malandrina 2-11-Jaiden Sophia 8-17-Carcava'sHunt10-12-Morgan 20-18-SimplytheTrth20-13-Precedent 4-19-AweSoBeautifl20-14-Lady Moris 3-1SECOND-1 mile; $9,000; clm($4,000); 3up7-More Is Better 1-15-Faithful One 20-11-Rubato 15-16-ConsolacionSur5-22-DoubleYorDllr20-18-Misy Lido 10-13-Levy Light 6-19-Pure Vision 20-14-Marks Choice...
Parx Charts
August 14th, 2012Cloudy and Muddy©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $17,000; clm($10,000); 3,4&5YOOff: 12:26. Good. three wide move, clearTime: 22.23, 46.5, 59.75, 1:06.96.Trainer: Kevin SleeterWinner: DK B/ G, 3,...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogFALCONS3 1/23 1/2(38)BengalsPACKERS4 1/23 1/2(40)BrownsFridayBUCCANEERS32 1/2(37 1/2)TitansPANTHERS54(37)DolphinsRAVENS3 1/22 1/2(38 1/2)LionsVIKINGS2 1/22 1/2(37)BillsSAINTS6 1/26 1/2(39)JaguarsCARDINALS33(36)RaidersSaturdayJETS+21 1/2(36 1/2)GiantsRAMSPk1(36 1/2)ChiefsBEARS2 1/21 1/2(37)RedskinsTEXANS33(36 1/2)49ersBRONCOS32 1/2(37 1/2)SeahawksCHARGERS33(37)CowboysSundaySTEELERS4 1/23 1/2(38)ColtsMondayPATRIOTS3 1/23(40 1/2)EaglesHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball2:10 p.m.Astros at Cubs WGN3:30 p.m.Nationals at Giants MLBN7 p.m.Rangers at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Mets at Reds SNY, WFAN (660 AM)Golf4 p.m.U.S. Amateur, First Round GOLFSoccer2:30 p.m.Argentina at...
Fans down, betting up as Spa reaches half
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 144th summer season at the Old Spa reached the halfway point Monday with three weeks in the books (plus the opening four days that we call...
Hondo still a Bird man
It’s a shame Slosh Beckett can’t pitch every day. Hondo ended another losing streak last night by going against Slosh and the Sawx, whose Baltimore flop lowered the accounts payable...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 15THUAug. 16FRIAug. 17SATAug. 18SUNAug. 19MONAug. 20TUEAug. 21YankeesTexas7:05 YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMTex. 1:05 YES WCBSBos. 7:05 WWORWCBS Bos.4:05FOXWCBSBos. 8:00ESPNWCBSChi. 8:10 YESWCBSChi. 8:10 WWORWCBSMetsCincinnati 7:10 SportsNetNY WFAN 660 AMCin.7:10SNYWFANWash.7:05SNYWFANWash.7:05WPIXWFANWash.1:35WPIXWFANCol.7:10SNYWFANCol. 7:10 SNY...
Uygun big reason why New Jersey team is in Little League World Series
Bener Uygun got started in soccer at a young age, the same sport his father, Mehmet, was raised on growing up in Turkey. He still plays the sport, but it...
Sports Shorts
BLOTTER: Chad Curtis charged Chad Curtis, the former Yankees outfielder, is facing an additional charge in an investigation into complaints about his behavior with female high school students in Michigan....
Knicks' Amar'e benefitting from work with Hakeem
When Mike Woodson took over as interim coach as the Knicks in March, he suggested the team would run its offense through its star players — Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e...
NHL players adjust cap
Facing a lockout a month from today, the NHL Players Association voted last weekend to fix the oft-disparaged salary cap, rather than blow it up, The Post has learned. Given...
Devils ink first-round pick Matteau
The Devils remained very much in business yesterday, signing first-round pick Stefan Matteau as their deadline to make good-faith debt payments passed. General manager Lou Lamoriello said his latest signee,...
Bobby V survived Red Sox mutiny: report
Call it an attempted mutiny by social media. In a new-age twist on the age-old baseball practice of going over a manager’s head in an attempt to get him fired,...
Yankees' Pettitte: Another setback could end season
Andy Pettitte came back to the Yankees for a chance to pitch in another postseason, but if he has any more issues with his fractured left ankle, that opportunity could...
Yankees manager says A-Rod's hand is 'definitely better'
Alex Rodriguez is still limited to revisiting his high school quarterback days, flinging a football around Yankee Stadium to keep his arm strength up as his fractured left hand heals,...
Yankees make most of Swisher smacks
Nick Swisher wanted to reward Hiroki Kuroda’s effort, which included six no-hit innings against the Rangers. But the Yankees couldn’t get much going their way, either. Finally, the Rangers went...
Rogers’ loss leaves Giants depleted at once deep DT spot
ALBANY — Chris Canty wanted no part of being viewed as a trend-setter. “I didn’t start this, don’t put this on me,’’ he said yesterday on the final day of...
Giants' Canty has wait & knee attitude
ALBANY — Throughout the spring, Chris Canty expressed extreme optimism the knee surgery he underwent following the Super Bowl would not keep him out of training camp. The Giants yesterday...
Giants' Tuck talked out of retiring too soon
ALBANY — Justin Tuck’s face lights up when he begins talking about the way New York embraces its champions. But the last parade almost passed him by. The Giants defensive...
Giants players unhappy with size of beds at training camp
ALBANY — Defensive tackle Marvin Austin has a back issue that sent him into Manhattan to get checked out. Left tackle Will Beatty came into camp with an achy back...
Tebow makes Jets' Wildcat offense more than a gimmick
CORTLAND — Please read this in a whisper. I can’t have the Jets find out I’m talking to you. The team is being more covert than a cheating husband when...
Cromartie catches a touchdown at Jets practice
CORTLAND — Antonio Cromartie might think he’s the Jets second-best receiver, but he doesn’t think he could beat himself. “Cromartie the cornerback is going to win,” he said following yesterday’s...
Pennington says Jets QB tandem can work
CORTLAND -- When Chad Pennington first spoke to Mark Sanchez after the Tim Tebow trade this spring, Pennington found at least one bright spot from Sanchez’s perspective. “Well, I told...
Jets LB Maybin unburdened by failure with Bills
CORTLAND — A year ago today, Aaron Maybin walked into an office at St. John Fisher College in Rochester and was told the Bills were releasing him. “He called me...
Punchless Mets allow Reds to walk off with win
CINCINNATI — Right now, the Mets’ offense is consistently embarrassing. Incredibly, the Mets were shut out for the third time in six games, falling 3-0 last night to the Reds...
Starr Report
“The Closer” ended its long run on TNT Monday night with a bang — corralling 9.1 million episodes to claim the title of the summer’s top series telecast (among cable...
NY’s Finest: 1864
On Sunday night, BBC America debuts its first-ever original scripted series, “Copper,” an authentic-looking 1864 period drama. No, it’s not about the old West, the Civil War or wagon trains....
What New York was like during Civil War era
* The Five Points neighborhood housed some 500,000 immigrants in the area now defined by Mulberry, Worth, Park and Baxter streets. * An annual police report dated 1863 cited 462...
Back from the Grave
Gravesend, Brooklyn is living up to its spooky name. A young ghost bride wreaked havoc on Elaine Mercado and her family while they were living in a Queen Anne-style home...
Faked ‘Wing’ movie
Turns out former “West Wing” co-star Josh Malina was only joking about a reunion movie. Malina, who played Will Bailey on the NBC series — and now co-stars on ABC’s...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYROBERT PATTINSON, JENNIFER GARNER, LES GOLD - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7MOLLY RINGWALD, CARRIE UNDERWOOD - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JENNY MCCARTHY, KERRY WASHINGTON, OLIVIA CUPLO - LIVE!...
‘Bold’ star may not die after all
Talk about a “Bold” move! The CBS soap “The Bold and the Beautiful” may recast the role of Ridge Forrester — rather than kill him off, the head writer said...
Ocho wife files for divorce
Former “Basketball Wives” star Evelyn Lozada has filed for divorce from Chad Johnson (formerly known as Ochocinco) following his arrest last weekend for allegedly assaulting her. The couple married on...
Call it simple & delish
Calliope, a sweet new East Village bistro, is just what the dining scene needed — a refreshing palate-cleanser after a summer bilge of $35 swordfish and farm-to-table, nose-to-tail overkill. Curious...
Tackling fashion
Suzanne Johnson, the wife of Jets owner Woody Johnson, is perched on the arm of a canopy chair in Bergdorf Goodman’s fashionable lunchtime spot, BG. She’s flanked by two statuesque...
Weird but true
Let’s hope he doesn’t fall through the finger holes. A fanatical bowler from Turtle Creek, Pa., has commissioned a special bowling-ball urn to hold his ashes when he dies. Storm...
Big East to name CBS exec Aresco commish
At the end of the day, the Big East did not think outside of the box in hiring its next commissioner. In fact, the league stayed very much in the...
Luis Robles' winding way to the Red Bulls
Luis Robles is finally in New York, even if his belongings aren’t. He and his wife had them shipped to California, expecting to be allocated to one of MLS’ West...
Colombo mobster LIKED talking about bloody hit: authorities
A ranking Colombo mobster awaiting trial for ordering the murder of an off-duty NYPD officer took pleasure in discussing the bloody Mafia hit, authorities say. Bonanno crime-family boss Joseph Massino...
Fordham nabs UConn transfer
The Rams’ quarterback battle became a little bit bigger with the announcement that former UConn QB Michael Nebrich will transfer to Fordham. Nebrich, a sophomore who played under Fordham head...
Off-duty correx officer's Maserati car-jacked in Queens
It’s open season on Maseratis in New York. An off-duty correction officer had his Maserati stolen at gunpoint Tuesday night in Queens, law enforcement sources told The Post. The unidentified...