August 19, 2012
Kuroda, Suzuki lead Yankees over Red Sox to take series
Ichiro Suzuki homered twice and Hiroki Kuroda pitched eight innings of four-hit ball to lead the New York Yankees past Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday...
WATCH: Rep. says pregnancy from 'legitimate rape' is 'really rare'
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, the conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate, quickly backed off comments that aired earlier Sunday, in which he told an interviewer that a woman's...
Strikeforce analysis: Rousey's quick finish of Kaufman brightens star even more
Ronda Rousey’s legend – and wallet – grows.The Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion made her first title defense look easy Saturday night in San Diego. In the main event live on...
NYC's top pitcher Zapata verbally commits to UConn
Andrew Zapata greatest strength is his ability to remain calm when chaos surrounds him. The Poly Prep righthander can block everything out --base-runners, fans, the opposition -- and execute his...
Giants rookie CB Hosley has turf toe injury
Tom Coughlin on Sunday said the Giants are treating the right foot injury to rookie cornerback Jayron Hosley as “a turf toe kind of issue’’ and hopes that it will...
WATCH: Giants coach unhappy with 'inappropriate' video of players on Twitter
Tom Coughlin sure sounded annoyed that some boys-will-be-boys hijinks, ending with Prince Amukamara getting dumped into a cold tub, was made public – courtesy of punter Steve Weatherford’s Twitter account...
Another US soldier killed by Afghan cop
KABUL, Afghanistan — A man in an Afghan police uniform shot and killed a U.S. service member on Sunday, a U.S. Defense Department official said, raising the death toll to...
Bronx native O'Neill gains confidence playing with PR national team
Jennifer O'Neill was filled with doubt. The former St. Michael Academy star and Bronx native missed her entire sophomore season at Kentucky because of a stress fracture in her foot...
Federer beats Djokovic for record fifth Cincinnati title
MASON, Ohio — Roger Federer finds a lot to like about Cincinnati — the big crowds for his matches, the quiet time away from the court, the way his game...
WATCH: Rousey defends Strikeforce title with 54-second armbar finish
Everyone in the arena knows an armbar is coming. No one seems to be able to stop it.Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey continued her meteoric rise to superstardom Saturday...
Workers fear infidelity at business conferences, trade shows: survey
If you go on a business trip, something bad could happen.According to a new survey, 94 percent of Americans believe that some sort of undesirable activity will occur at a...
Mets lose another series, continuing second-half swoon
WASHINGTON -- This couldn’t be what the Mets envisioned on July 31 when general manager Sandy Alderson defended his decision to not trade Scott Hairston by saying there was plenty...
Pilot dead after small plane catches fire, crashes into Long Island neighborhood
The pilot of a small plane was killed today when his aircraft caught fire in midair and crashed into a vacant lot in a Long Island neighborhood, authorities said. The...
Par Troy coach, star dealing with family crisis
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – For two games, Par Troy East Little manager Mike Ruggiero has led his team with a heavy heart because of a family crisis. Shortly before the...
Francona can turn around the soap-opera Red Sox
By now, I think we all can agree the Bobby Valentine experiment in Boston has pretty much reached the end of its shelf life. Even from the very start, the...
VIDEO: Schwartz, Hale break down Giants rout of Jets
The Giants impressed in a 26-3 preseason win over the rival Jets on Saturday night, winning the MetLife Bowl Snoopy trophy. Both Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow struggled at times...
'The Expendables 2' takes top spot at weekend box office with estimated $28.8 million
LOS ANGELES — Sylvester Stallone and his beefy buddies have muscled their way to the top of the weekend box office. Stallone's action hero roundup "The Expendables 2" debuted at...
Syrian president makes rare public appearance
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad attended prayers in a Damascus mosque to mark the start of a Muslim holiday on Sunday, his first appearance in public since the bombing...
Second United flight returns to Newark after reports of possible smoke in cabin, cockpit
NEWARK — A second United flight departing New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport in the last two days has had to make an emergency landing. The Federal Aviation Administration says...
Madonna sued in Russia for supporting gays
MOSCOW — Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St. Petersburg. Anti-gay...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes first public appearance in two months
LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urged President Obama to end a so-called "witch hunt" against his secret-spilling website, appearing in public Sunday for the first time since he took...
Pizzeria worker fatally stabbed in heart in Bx. parking lot
A pizzeria worker was fatally stabbed in the heart in a McDonald's parking lot near Claremont Park in The Bronx early today, cops said. Hansell Arias, 22, was killed on...
Jets' winners and losers from loss to Giants
The Jets had another ugly effort in their second preseason game, losing 26-3 to the Giants. The team says there is no reason to panic, but the Jets have not...
18-year-old shot in leg on Long Island street
Police are looking for a suspect who shot a Long teenager on a Long Island street. Suffolk County police say 18-year-old Joshua Pittman was gathered with friends on North 16th...
Sudanese helicopter crashes, killing all 32 people on board
KHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese helicopter carrying a government delegation crashed in a mountainous southern region on Sunday, killing all 32 people on board including a Cabinet minister, a former...
Liberty no match for Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Tina Charles was determined to make up for a poor offensive performance against the Liberty in the last matchup. She only had to wait two days to...
Fairfield (Conn.) stays alive in Little League World Series
The Fairfield, Conn., American All-Stars, the New England champs, were less than an hour away from fighting for their survival in an elimination game in the Little League World Series...
Sanchez, Tebow can’t move Jets offense vs. Giants
The Giants walked away with the Snoopy trophy last night in the “MetLife Bowl.” The Jets? Well, they played like what Charlie Brown has to scoop up behind Snoopy. The...
Two questions, no answers
There is no Quarterback Controversy on the Jets. It’s preseason and all that, but right now, there is no quarterback on the Jets — no quarterback who can take them...
Battle of the Boroughs roundup: Whitehead leads Brooklyn to rout of The Bronx
Brooklyn lived up to its basketball-rich reputation Saturday afternoon. Throwing one big-name star after another at The Bronx, Brooklyn rolled to a closer-than-it-was 94-81 victory in the Battle of the...
Yanks must soon decide whether Hughes, Joba are long-term options
It may feel like yesterday that Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain got here, but it is not too many more tomorrows until they could leave. Hughes and Chamberlain both are...
It's time to sit Tight
TIGHT ends used to be fantasy afterthoughts. Sure, you wouldn’t mind having Tony Gonzalez during his Kansas City days, but you weren’t going to spend a first- or second-round pick...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... David Diehl
Steve Serby chats with Giants offensive tackle David Diehl about his DUI arrest, his two Super Bowl rings and the durability he has shown since his career began in 2003...
Obama cranks out ‘stimulus’ before election
As the national debt goes past $16 trillion and the call for budgetary restraint echoes through Congress, the Obama administration opened up the spending spigot again last week full force....
Insider Corzine’s chutzpah
If anyone has ever wondered what creates the distrust in Washington and our country’s financial system, it is cases like MF Global. At MFG, $1.6 billion of customer money went...
Ben Bernanke eyeing third round of quantitative easing: poll
Both Wall Street and a survey of leading economists believe Fed chief Ben Bernanke will launch QE3 before the presidential election. Chances that the Fed will launch a third round...
CDs go way of vinyl
CDs are going the way of the 78s. For the first time, digital music download sales will surpass CDs. US digital music sales will rise to $3.4 billion this year,...
GetGlue sticks around for a new app upgrade
GetGlue, which launched in 2010, is the veteran leader of the social-TV and second-screen space. After raising $12 million in funding in January in a round led by Rho Ventures,...
Google hits accused copyright infringers
After flying a blacked-out logo in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the winter, Google last week partially relented by listing sites accused of copyright infringement farther...
World to spend $86 billion to fight cybercriminals by 2016
The world of cybersecurity plays out like a battle of good versus evil. And there’s certainly evil out there. Quantifying the ever-elusive cybercrime and its monetary damages is difficult, but...
Old euro’s a problem for young
BERLIN — Two things stick out here in Germany in August, even in the shadow of the euro crisis. This country is in the midst of a huge construction boom....
Google's stock soaring while Facebook's falls
Google is a go-go, and Facebook is a big no-no. The search giant was supposed to face tougher competition from its social networking rival, but since Facebook went public, not...
Tie rentals that don’t bind
If you have to wear a tie to work every day but don’t have a ton of cash to spend on fancy cravats, you could rotate the same five ties...
A mixing & matching mess of jobs numbers
Dear John: If 368,000 people apply for unemployment each week, and 150,000 enter the work force, that is 1.54 million people without jobs.If the June job add is 176,000, does...
Financial burdens can become weighty issues
Those cheeseburgers, brews and fries with the gang are not going to fix your financial problems, but only make them more of a burden. At least that’s what a new...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS PHIL FALCONE One hand washes the other, as his fund is boosted by soaring value of his public company. BRETT ICAHN Carl gives $3B to son and a comanager...
Qns. eatery boss shot dead at work
A restaurant manager was shot dead in front of his workplace in Queens, law enforcement sources said yesterday. Neville Brown, 56, was chatting with a female friend while seated in...
LI Marine killed in Afghan attack laid to rest
A thousand people gathered at a Long Island cathedral yesterday to mourn a brave Marine killed by an Afghan police officer with whom he had just shared a meal. Lance...
Jail ‘Riot’ gals may lose kids
Russian authorities may take away the two children of locked-up Pussy Riot band members following their two-year sentence for performing an anti-Putin protest song. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Maria Alyokhina,...
9/11 remains fight back on
A dispute over the future resting place of thousands of unidentified remains of Sept. 11 victims is going back to court.A group of relatives of 9/11 victims who oppose plans...
Just the ‘thing’ to beat Obama
A political maxim holds that you can’t beat Somebody with Nobody. It largely explains why Mitt Romney was having trouble going head-to-head against President Obama. The incumbent is a much...
‘Nonprofit’ milks fairs
Edward Juarez is raking in the cash like a sausage seller at a street fair. Despite being accused of fraud by the attorney general — and admitting his International Immigrants...
Leno pay cut amid layoffs
This isn’t funny. “The Tonight Show” has laid off about two dozen workers, prompting host Jay Leno to accept a pay cut to spare other staffers as NBC clamps down...
Wife turns against cyber-slammed ‘cad’
He was branded with the modern-day equivalent of a scarlet letter — an anonymous online trashing he said would forever besmirch his good name. “Cheated on ALL of ex-girlfriends. Lied...
Thompson a sleeper candidate, but not asleep
He’s the front-runner nobody’s talking about — so low-key that many people think he’s not even running. But political insiders say mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, who lost to Mayor Bloomberg...
‘Sexiest’ gym leaves members hot & bothered
This gym wasn’t sexy enough for its dues. Members of the Hell’s Kitchen health club Vebo are steaming mad at management after the gym suddenly shut its doors and reopened...
Bronx Little League team cheated to win district championship: Manhattan coaches
Say it ain’t so, Kingsbridge! A Bronx Little League team cheated to win its district championship, Manhattan coaches claim — marking the second time that the league has been accused...
Buyback a weapon in gun-control war
Queens is getting the lead out. A gun buyback program offered yesterday at New Jerusalem Church in Jamaica took 509 firearms — including an AK-47 — off the street, organizers...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A 34-year-old man was clinging to life last night after being shot in the leg during an early-morning robbery attempt outside a Woodside strip club, police said. He...
Truth-sleuth mom wooed her killer son's juror to get 'mistrial' dirt
The things Doreen Giuliano did to catch this guy’s eye: At 46, a wife and mother of three, she suddenly went tanning, hit the gym, went blond, bought short skirts...
Reclusive copper heiress was cash poor, say relatives in court fight over will
She owned a 42-room Fifth Avenue apartment, palatial estates in Connecticut and California, fabled jewels, Impressionist art, and a priceless collection of antique dolls. But some months, Huguette Clark would...
Come here, ya big ape!
It’s a gorilla bromance. Two big apes greeted each other like long-lost human brothers when they were reunited after three years of separation. The gorillas, Kesho, 13, and Alf, 9,...
Chapman parole bid
It’s unimaginable! A parole board could decide this week whether John Lennon’s killer should be released from prison. Mark David Chapman is scheduled to be interviewed by members of the...
Three bucks a bottle? That’s water torture!
We’ve hit the high- water mark. A small bottle of Poland Spring — which wholesales for 9 cents and usually retails for as little as a buck — is being...
Harlem gas station owner says city can’t develop his land: lawsuit
A longtime Harlem entrepreneur has a message for the city: Hands off my business! Carmie Elmore, 67, and a partner took over the gas station at the corner of 110th...
Liu starts Tavern bid probe
City Comptroller John Liu is investigating the connection between a former deputy mayor and the winning Tavern on the Green bidder. “The process by which [this] privilege . . ....
Manhattan businessman's will ordered gay son to marry woman who gave birth to his child
Where there’s a will, there’s a gay. A dear old dad left behind a final, unthinkable request for his gay son: get married — to a woman. The edict surfaced...
Thug shoots taxi passenger in the head in botched B'klyn robbery
A Queens man in a livery taxi with his sister was shot in the head early yesterday by a would-be robber after the thug was fought off by their driver...
Bx. pol Rivera hired unqualified boytoy to run her nonprofit, which she used as personal piggy bank
Bronx Democratic Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera allegedly used a taxpayer-funded nonprofit as her personal piggy bank, installed her unqualified lover as the group’s leader — and then helped him get a...
De Blasio’s bike warpath
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is refusing to go along with the city’s aggressive program for rolling out bike lanes and pedestrian plazas, describing Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan as a...
Ryan’s mama vs. Obama on Medicare
Paul Ryan stood next to his 78-year-old mom yesterday as he slammed President Obama for dismembering Medicare. “It’s not just a bunch of numbers; it’s what my mom relies on,”...
2 hours of terror on Newark jet after plane's engine catches fire
A fire broke out in the left engine of a jetliner moments after taking off from Newark Airport, horrifying passengers and people on the ground who saw the shooting flames....
Room with a healing view
This hospital room might save your life.The New York School of Interior Design is offering the country’s first master’s degree in health-care interior design, teaching students how a hospital room’s...
Staffers flee Coney Island school where 'toxic' principal nixed a patriotic song
Staff at a Coney Island school where the principal barred kids from belting out “God Bless the USA” are singing a new tune: “Take This Job and Shove It.” In...
Horse-carriage naysayers
Hold your horses!Some 25 protesters gathered at Central Park South across from The Plaza hotel yesterday to demand a ban on horse-drawn carriages. Animal-rights activists were spurred to action after...
See no evil
As a registered but less-than-loyal Democrat, I long scoffed at the long-held notion that the news media have a left-leaning, anti-Republican bias. I didn’t believe it, primarily because I chose...
Cheers!
Old joke: Father O’Brien was driving home after lunch when a policeman pulled him over. “What have you been drinking?” asked the cop. “Only water,” replied the priest. “Then what’s...
‘Friend’ or foe
Our soldiers are being devastated on an unexpected front: Facebook. Troops who have survived shellings and shootings can find themselves emotionally wounded by online photos of spouses partying with strangers...
Beggar had a million-dollar photo collection - and his death is a mystery
He was a pauper who spent his days begging in front of Brooklyn synagogues — at once memorable and forgettable, like so many other desperate characters on street corners across...
Another reasonable dem
Former President Bill Clinton’s onetime chief of staff, Erskine Bowles, has nice things to say about GOP vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan. And some less-than-complimentary observations about his own party’s...
Bishop’s bar mitzvah bang
Rep. Tim Bishop has been a very bad bar mitzvah boy. Hedge-fund investor Eric Semler needed a government permit to put on a fireworks show celebrating his son’s Jewish rite,...
The incredible lightness of Biden
Everyone who has done time in Washington politics or media has a Joe Biden story, and every story is pretty much the same. Here’s mine: A quarter-century ago, Sen. Joseph...
$occer it to us
Soccer it to us Our property taxes continue to soar, but Mayor Bloomberg feels the need to build a $300 million soccer stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park (“Soccer Stadium...
Required reading
The St. Zita Society by Ruth Rendell (Scribner) Veteran thriller writer Rendell — Stephen King and Patricia Cornwell are fans — is back with her 62nd (!!) novel, set on...
Stay, sit, beg, heel, speak, love
Wallace The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls--One Flying Disc at a Time by Jim Gorant Gotham ----- The Gift of Pets Stories only...
In my library: Andrew Shaffer
Never mind that E.L. James’ erotic trilogy “50 Shades of Gray” is selling as briskly as Big Macs and sending rope sales through the roof: Not everyone thinks it’s hot....
DragNet
What can strangers find out about you online? If you think that Googling your name will turn up everything, guess again. Your life is more of an open book than...
Baby, it's you
Several songs on Alanis Morissette’s new album, “Havoc and Bright Lights,” out Aug. 28, deal with her experiences as a new mom. To hear her tell it, though, the road...
Bieber bathes in Chanel
One Thursday night in early July, Chanel Celaya was home in LA packing for a trip when she got a call. She dropped everything at the sound of two magical...
My New York: Carol Kane
No wonder actress Carol Kane considers herself an “Upper West Side gal.” She grew up on West 68th Street in the Dorchester Towers, bought her first studio apartment a block...
Pet setters
When 50- something Caroline Lieberman takes her young male friend on one of their many fabulous vacations, it’s always in style. Couple’s massages at the airport. Helicopters to Monaco. Stays...
Death of a legend
When Svetozar Gligoric was asked if his celebrity status ever helped him, he said, “Sometimes, when I’m stopped by traffic cops.” But it helped during World War II when, as...
Bridge
Of all the “rules” that defenders observe, “cover an honor with an honor” may be the most — no pun intended — honored. One famous expert stated that “if they...
Sisters in spite
When Olivia de Havilland celebrated her 96th birthday last month in Paris, it was a public event worthy of Hollywood royalty — after all, she’s not only a two-time winner...
Shooting the messengers
When you’re shooting a big-budget action movie and your leading man gets sent headlong into a car window and starts gushing blood, it’d normally be hard to find a silver...
Barclays-hosting Black Course could bring PGA or Ryder Cup to L.I.
Bethpage State Park and its famed Black Course did not want to get typecast, did not want to get stuck in the role of an incredibly hard venue solely at...
Can’t Bett’ on honesty
In the matter of false equivalencies, there is Gary Bettman’s reference to NFL and NBA players accepting reduced percentages of revenue following lockouts imposed by their respective leagues. It is...
Niese, Davis assure Mets revenge on relentless Nationals
Considering the hurting the Nationals have put on them this year, the Mets were allowed to savor last night’s victory as if they were finally able to sip from a...
CC vows return to Yankees on first day eligible
Cc Sabathia is still full steam ahead for his return on Friday. After yesterday making it through his first bullpen session without any discomfort since a sore left elbow sent...
Red Sox find new Pedro to torment rival Yankees
Barry Bonds, Wade Boggs ... Pedro Ciriaco? Ciriaco, the Red Sox shortstop, joined that unlikely group because of his dominance of the Yankees this season. He added four more hits...
Injured Yankees’ recovery time running out
The Yankees are in simultaneous races against the AL East and time. They are trying to be both relentless and pragmatic in pursuing a division title. They do not want...
Yankees’ offense falls flat in loss to Lester, Boston
If David Phelps vanishes into the long relief role Friday the rookie right-hander disappears from the rotation knowing he did very well filling in for CC Sabathia. While Sabathia is...
Bobby V’s struggling crew may be able to make some noise
A Red Sox rebound appears a most unsafe bet at this juncture. Yet of all the long shots out there, no team has a more obvious path back to relevance...
Giants' Randle leaps into mix for No. 3 wideout
The battle for the Giants’ No. 3 receiver job is wide open, and thus far none of the candidates has emerged as the clear-cut favorite. Rookie Rueben Randle, though, made...
Fasten seatbelts: Jets' Landry flies around
LaRon Landry let everyone know he was on the field for Saturday night’s 26-3 preseason loss to the Giants. The new Jets safety drilled Victor Cruz coming across the middle...
Giants defense rolls, Bradshaw hurts hand
The Giants battered Mark Sanchez and the Jets last night in a one-sided 26-3 preseason thrashing, but a wrap on the right hand of Ahmad Bradshaw was evidence the Giants...
Tebow provides brief spark to Jets’ lackluster offense
Tebow Magic lasted all of one series last night. The Jets looked liked they might soon have the quarterback controversy so many expect after Tim Tebow breathed life into an...
Hosley cow! Giant play injures rook
If Jayron Hosley wanted to high-step more in the Giants’ locker room, that would have been hard. The Giants’ impressive rookie cornerback delivered the night’s most dynamic play in his...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-1 1/16m; $10,500; cl($12,50); 3,4&5Y6-ImperialPower12-14-Runricorun 15-11-Crexent 2-15-Air Frame 5-22-ImageofAlydr15-17-Guaperia 4-13-Franklinpark 3-1SECOND-7 fur; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up6-Peace Afleet 6-14-Adriatic 12-11-Top Business 3-15-Urban Tiger 4-12-Blandishing 2-17-Mascavo 4-13-Omega Rising 15-1THIRD-1 1/16mT; $17,000; cl($32,0); 3,4&510-Blue...
Saratoga Charts
August 18th, 2012 Clear and Fast Turf Firm ©2012 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-6 fur; $36,000; clm($20,000); 3up Off: 1:00. Good. 3w, bid 1/4, hand urge Time: 22.42, 45.26, 56.93,...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-1 3/8 miles(T); $71,000; alw; 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 RenegadeStrmL124GGomz3-6-23-13 Te Rapa(L),124VEspnz1-4-115-21 Huntingman(L),124CNaktn9-6-58-14 ImponentePursL124EMldnd4-4-28-15 Tiz Gianni(L),124MSmth7-5-112-16 Lime Rickey(L),124RBejrn2-1-24-17 Yomybato(L),122JTalam2-1-83-1SECOND-6 fur; $70,000; mdn; 2YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds9 Rob's...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $17,000; clm($5,000); 3up(f)MISS MARTIN was a beaten favorite in last four starts. MISS SHERWOOD switches to bug for local debut. SMOKIN GOLD third as favorite...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($10,000); 3up 2 Drg Mstr (Mysntt) 16.20 5.80 3.20 6 Meatbeau (Trujillo) 2.40 2.10 5 Jersey Nugget (Hernandez) 2.20 Scr: Tea Party Boy, Dixie Sun. * Exacta...
Home is sweet for Red Bulls
The Red Bulls, one of only two MLS teams undefeated at home, put that unbeaten mark on the line Sunday night (7 p.m., MSG) when they play host to Portland,...
V can’t win this battle
* What is going on in Boston with Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is a disgrace. For the most part, the players behind the whole mutiny and back-stabbing of their...
No ‘Quest’ion about ’Bama
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- In one of the most awe-inspiring performances ever seen in a classic race at the Saratoga, Godolphin Racing’s 3-year-old filly, Questing, wowed the crowd of 34,308 with...
Teixeira’s wrist concerns Yankees manager Girardi
Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn’t know when Mark Teixeira will return from an inflamed left wrist injury that kept him out of the lineup for a second straight game yesterday....
Sports Shorts
GOLF: Garcia leads Wyndham by two strokes Sergio Garcia shot a 4-under 66 yesterday to take the lead at 14-under 196 after three rounds at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro,...
Johan’s fate a talking point for Mets
WASHINGTON — Johan Santana wants the ball for his next scheduled start, but will have to wait until tomorrow to find out the verdict from the Mets. Manager Terry Collins...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLTonightFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSTEELERS4 1/24(38)ColtsTomorrowPATRIOTS3 1/21(40 1/2)EaglesHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing1 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Pure Michigan 400 ESPN2 p.m.MotoGP World Championship: Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix SPEEDBaseballNoonLLWS: Canada vs. Panama ESPN21 p.m.Cubs at Reds WGN1:30 p.m.Mets at Nationals WPIX,...
Hondo puts his left foot in . . .
Hondo went from sweep to swept in 24 hours, losing last night with the Yankees and White Sox to boost the filthy figure to 2,190 gallegos. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 19MONAug. 20TUEAug. 21WEDAug. 22 THUAug. 23FRIAug. 24SATAug. 25YankeesBoston8:00ESPNWCBS 880 AMChi. 8:10YESWCBSChi. 8:10 WWORWCBS Chi. 8:10 YESWCBSNO GAMECle.7:05WWORWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBSMetsWashington1:35WPIXWFAN 660 AMCol.7:10SNYWFANCol. 7:10 SNY WFANCol.7:10SNYWFANCol.1:10SNYWFANHou.7:10SNYWFANHou.1:10WPIXWFANLibertyNO GAMENO GAMEChi.8:00No TVNO GAMEPho.10:00No TVNO GAMELA.10:30NBA TVRed...
NFL needs refs back
If you’re perfectly OK with a reject from the Lingerie Football League deciding your favorite team’s season or even your favorite player’s health, read no further. Pretty much everyone else...
Manning drops home debut with Broncos
Peyton Manning led two scoring drives but threw two more interceptions in his home debut for the Broncos. a 30-10 loss to the Seahawks last night in Denver. The Broncos...
Jersey team holds off Oregon, elimination at LLWS
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Any doubts the boys from Parsippany had put their first game loss in the Little League World Series behind them were erased in one batter. Ten...
Not just a routine Yankees game
It’s hardly a classified secret that many play-by-players, TV and radio, are stuck in — and on — their, ugh, routines. As if there had previously been much doubt, a...
Patriots refuse to look back
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick won’t stop tinkering. Judging by all of his offseason roster jiggering, you would think the Patriots boss was trying to rebuild a 4-12 disaster instead...
Hoping the Jets’ experiment works
There are a lot of reasons why the Tim Tebow/Mark Sanchez experiment can work. There are a lot of reasons why the Mark Sanchez/Tim Tebow experiment can’t work. There are...
The Rumble
If you’re looking for a website that offers a unique perspective on the Jets from either side of the pond, with regular visitors from more than 35 different countries, then...
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...
Confessions of a junkie
Not to contradict the experts about why we (I!) love true-crime TV, but sorry, I am not addicted because I seek out that which I’m most terrified of in real...
Crime-time in olde NY
Call it the anti-“CSI.” Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, executive producers of “Homicide: Life on the Street,” are going back in time with “Copper,” a new police drama set in...
Die, die my darling
Susan Zirinsky’s fascination with true crime began in her own childhood neighborhood of Neponsit, Queens. The executive producer of “48 Hours Mystery” was playing dodgeball with her friends on Beach...
Don't miss
Bless me father When a death threat aimed at a local priest leads Andy (Missy Peregrym) and Nick (Peter Mooney) to a neighborhood drug lord, the officers realize that they’re...
Drama mama
The ghosts of TV past haunt the summer shows this week: “Fatal Honeymoon” (Saturday, 8 p.m., Lifetime) Harvey Keitel, who was a TV star for 10 minutes in the American...
Reel good
Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1962 Monday, 10:45 a.m., TCM Written by “Twilight Zone” genius-in-residence, Rod Serling, what could have been an average punchy-fighter flick takes on an air of elegant...
Look Who’s Talking
KELLY RIPA 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Tim Gunn; Nick Lachey; Shia LaBeouf. Tuesday: Olivia Munn; Zach Galifianakis; Skipper Bivins. Wednesday: Zac Efron; Kevin Costner; Carley Roney. Thursday: Anne Hathaway;...
'Rain' man
Dance icon Gene Kelly, whose films are receiving a 24-hour Turner Classic Movies “Summer Under the Stars’’ marathon on Thursday, the 100th anniversary of his birth, is more popular now...
Get hooked!
This summer’s best snack? Without a doubt, the fish taco. Fresh, fast and (in some cases) fancy, the Baja-born take on a piscatorial sandwich has surfed its way onto menus...
Meet Market: Laid-back Cali cutie wants a Big Apple babe
Nail biter When asked what his biggest flaw is, Anthony admits, “I bite my nails.” Speed up Since moving to the city, Anthony says he’s learned to walk just as...
House rules for daters
It’s hard enough living with roommates and their dirty dishes and questionable hygiene. Add in an active dating life and it’s pretty much a recipe for disaster. It’s a world...
This week's couple: A Bronx Tale
BOTH KIM, 23 and Marlon, 33, are Uptown residents, so we thought it would be ideal for them to meet at the hot new Washington Heights restaurant La Marina. Before...
Top 5: Ways to find love on a desert island
“Use your flare gun to get their attention.” Sabrina “Tell her you have an inflatable boat in your backpack. She’ll have to be nice to you.”Jay “Make yourself a sexy...
Weird but true
He said hello, and she called 911. A Massachusetts woman freaked out after she went to use the bathroom in her newly purchased trailer — and spotted the man who...
Hall recruit assault bust
BALTIMORE — High school basketball player Aquille Carr, a 5-foot-7 point guard who has committed to play at Seton Hall, has been arrested in his native Baltimore on charges of...
Boot camp leaves mark on Syracuse football
FORT DRUM — The Syracuse University football team had no idea of the transformative experience that awaited them when the team buses pulled through the Iraqi Freedom Gate at this...
NJ beats Oregon 10-4 to stay alive at LLWS
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Leadoff hitter Emil Matti hit two solo homers and scored four runs to lead Parsippany, N.J., to a 10-4 victory over Gresham, Ore., on Saturday night...
Giants defense shuts down Jets 26-3
Rookie Jayron Hosley returned an interception of Mark Sanchez 77 yards for a touchdown, and the New York Giants' defense stifled the Jets' starters in a 26-3 preseason victory between...
Engine fire forces emergency landing at Newark Airport
A fire broke out on the left engine of a United Airlines flight and forced the plane to make an emergency landing at Newark Airport shortly after takeoff tonight, according...