August 25, 2012
Three top hoops recruits still waiting for NCAA clearance
The NCAA Eligibility Center holds the fate of several men's basketball teams in its hands, and could alter the upcoming season based on its decisions with three of the nation’s...
Rookie QBs Luck, RG3 impress in preseason game
LANDOVER, Md. — Andrew Luck stepped up in the pocket to avoid the rush, then put a deep ball down the left side into the arms of fellow rookie T.Y....
Snooki in labor: reports
"Jersey Shore" star and so-called Princess of Poughkeepsie Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi may soon have an heir. Several media outlets are reporting today the pregnant reality-TV star has gone into labor...
Storm forces GOP to scrap first day of convention
TAMPA, Fla. — Republican officials abruptly announced plans Saturday evening to scrap the first day of their national convention, bowing to a threat posed by Tropical Storm Isaac, churning toward...
Yankees lose to Indians, lead over Tampa unchanged
CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson handled New York's power-packed lineup for 6 2-3 innings and Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer as the Cleveland Indians snapped a nine-game skid with a...
Alpha, Golden Ticket finish in dead heat at Travers
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A bit of Travers history unfolded at the finish line at Saratoga Race Course when Alpha caught Golden Ticket at the wire and the two finished...
Marquette assistant fired, Williams suspended for violations
Unpaid apparel and a ride for a recruit cost a Marquette University assistant basketball coach his job and will force head coach Buzz Williams to sit out the first league...
NJ product Anderson stars in China exhibition for UCLA
Kyle Anderson, the former St. Anthony of Jersey City star who spurned St. John’s for UCLA, began his collegiate career in fine fashion. The 6-foot-9 forward with point guard skills...
Garcia builds two-shot lead at Barclays; Tiger six back
The greens were so fast that Sergio Garcia didn’t know when the ball was going to stop. He was happy to see the day end with a 2-under 69, giving...
UFC superstar Jones has plenty of maturing to do
Jon Jones doesn’t get it.And that’s a scary realization for the UFC moving forward.On Thursday, Jones refused to fight Chael Sonnen on eight days notice after Dan Henderson was forced...
Giants' Amukamara has 'moderate' sprain, no timetable for return
Tom Coughlin on Saturday reiterated that Prince Amukamara suffered a “moderate’’ right high ankle sprain in Friday night’s preseason loss to the Bears and again offered no timeframe for when...
Cops: Calif. man drives BMW with leg hanging out door, severs foot
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Police say a man severed his foot in a California parking lot after sticking his leg out the door of his moving BMW. Authorities then arrested him...
Apple's $1B patent verdict could corner market
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It was the $1 billion question Saturday: What does Apple Inc.'s victory in an epic patent dispute over its fiercest rival mean for the U.S. smartphone...
Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, dead at 82
CINCINNATI — Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small...
Gonzalez, Beckett in megatrade from Red Sox to Dodgers
BOSTON — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, pitcher Josh Beckett and injured outfielder Carl Crawford from Boston on Saturday, hoping to boost their playoff hopes by...
Red Bulls hope Rafa Marquez can return after the break
Rafa Marquez – one of the highest-paid and most well-known players in MLS – has played just nine league games this season, and is expected to miss the Red Bulls’...
Red Bulls on facing KC: Our fate is in our hands
With the Red Bulls aiming for a first-place finish in the Eastern Conference, they’ll have their fate in their hands…or at their feet, as it were. They’re sitting just two...
Tiger escapes, kills keeper at German zoo
BERLIN — A tiger escaped its enclosure at Cologne Zoo in western Germany on Saturday and killed a female keeper before being shot dead by the zoo's director, police said....
Dickey wins 16th game as Mets snap six-game losing streak vs. Astros
R.A. Dickey wasn’t feeling it Saturday. The air was heavy with humidity, his legs were tired and he had to make a mad dash up the first base line in...
State Sen. Huntley set to turn self in to authorities following investigation into nonprofits
State Sen. Shirley Huntley announced today that she would surrender to police, months after damning reports surfaced that her ties to nonprofits cost taxpayers more than $400,000. Huntley, a Democrat...
Mets first-round pick Nimmo excelling in Brooklyn
Brandon Nimmo let go. He stopped trying to impress everyone, from the large crowds at MCU Park to the Mets officials who drafted him so high to even himself. It...
Romney pledges to help women-led businesses in Ohio
POWELL, Ohio — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney declared Saturday that "women need our help" as he promised to promote women-led businesses should he defeat President Barack Obama in November's...
VIDEO: Schwartz talks Amukamara injury in Giants loss
The Giants lost cornerback Prince Amukamara to an ankle injury, but there were some bright spots in a 20-17 loss to the Bears on Friday night in a preseason game.In...
Obama says Romney will 'no doubt' follow through on 'extreme positions' if elected
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Mitt Romney has locked himself into "extreme positions" on economic and social issues and would surely impose them if elected, trying to discredit his...
Giants CB Thomas has goal to 'play in season's opener'
If mind over matter counts for anything, Terrell Thomas will be back on the field playing for the Giants, sooner rather than later.“I am getting back to my old self;...
Jets waive seven players
The Jets began trimming their roster Saturday, waiving seven players. The team waived G Terrence Campbell, LS Derek Chard, DT Matt Hardison, WR Dexter Jackson, CB LeQuan Lewis, S Marcus...
Connecticut gas prices now more than $4 a gallon
HARTFORD, Conn. — The average price of a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline in Connecticut has jumped above $4 this weekend. That's according to Saturday's survey from auto club AAA,...
Nearly quarter of all voters undecided or iffy toward presidential candidates: poll
WASHINGTON — Call them maybes. Two months out from Election Day, nearly a quarter of all registered voters are either undecided about the presidential race or iffy in their support...
Man fighting for life after he's hit by motorcycle in Queens
A man is fighting for his life after being struck by a boozed-up motorcyclist in Queens early today, authorities said. The unidentified pedestrian was crossing Steinway Street, near Broadway, when...
Bloomberg endorses fracking
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been an influential voice in the debate over the natural gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing. His opposition to "fracking" near the...
9 people injured in West Village fire
Nine people were hurt in a fire in the West Village this morning, authorities said. Flames erupted shortly before 5 a.m. on the fourth floor of a multi-apartment building on...
Florida prepares for Tropical Storm Isaac on eve of GOP convention
MIAMI — Officials organized shelters and urged vacationers to leave the Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Isaac approached on Saturday, though preparations farther north focused on getting ready for the...
Stars skipping the Democratic National Convention
WASHINGTON — Four years ago, Ben Affleck was a familiar presence around the Democratic convention, packing produce for charity and even winning a poker tournament. Singer Fergie performed with her...
Senior leader of Taliban in Pakistan killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan killed a dozen militants including a senior leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, the international military coalition said Saturday, dealing a...
24 dead, more than 80 hurt after huge explosion at Venezuela's biggest oil refinery
CARACAS, Venezuela — A huge explosion rocked Venezuela's biggest oil refinery and unleashed a ferocious fire Saturday, killing at least 26 people and injuring more than 80 others in the...
Quarterback McHale, Fordham Prep ready for big leap
Pete Gorynski is a hard man to please, but quarterback James McHale has him absolutely ecstatic in the preseason. “I don’t think I’ve ever gone home this happy,” the Fordham...
Boys basketball notebook: Rector's father says South Kent offered 'better opportunities'
Shane Rector’s decision to leave St. Raymond for South Kent (Conn.) was more about what the prep powerhouse could offer the rising senior, not what was lacking at The Bronx...
LuHi's late-blooming Gibbons picks Penn
It wasn’t too long ago that Sade Gibbons didn’t know how to take a layup, often going off the wrong foot. It was just one of the basics of basketball...
Hurley leads determined, speedy St. Francis Prep
Vince O’Connor has a special feeling when it comes to quarterback Jack Hurley and it has nothing to do with what he can do on a football field. The legendary...
Knicks and Rangers season-ticket holders renewing at robust pace, despite price increases
Madison Square Garden, its two marquee sports teams having enjoyed their best collective seasons in 15 years, is reaping its reward. Season-ticket holders of the Knicks and Rangers are renewing...
Business briefs
Demand outDemand Media is no longer in the bidding for The New York Times Co.’s About.com website, JMP Securities said.FB buildsFacebook West, the social networking company’s headquarters expansion designed by...
Apple awarded $1B in landmark patent case against Samsung
Apple took a $1 billion bite out of Samsung — winning a major face-off with its closest smartphone rival and reasserting its stranglehold on the technology sector. In a landmark...
Apple riding high on CEO's home Cook-ing
When grading Apple CEO Tim Cook, it’s hard to argue with the numbers. Yesterday marked Cook’s first year atop the company, and despite doubts that he could step into Steve...
Tennis TV on hold
Comcast won’t have to comply with a Federal Communications Commission order mandating distribution of the Tennis Channel on its cable systems while its appeal is pending. The US Court of...
Lance Armstrong's charity may get boost from cyclist giving up fight against doping allegations
Maybe Lance Armstrong will become a cycling martyr after all. Critics blasted the disgraced cyclist for portraying himself as a victim as he fought doping allegations — but after giving...
Merrill’s in $40M suit deal
Merrill Lynch presented a proposed class-action settlement that envisions paying about $40 million to some 1,500 of the company’s former brokers. The settlement was put before a federal judge in...
Google: No pay in court case
Google said at least 10 individuals and groups receiving company money, including Google attorney William Patry and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, wrote commentaries about Oracle’s copyright lawsuit over Android software.But...
Boro boss: boycott FB
Facebook still hasn’t taken down the “Pedophiles are people too” page on its site, but the pressure is building. Yesterday, Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro called for a boycott...
Busted drug to cost $1.8B
Bristol-Myers Squibb will record a third-quarter impairment charge of $1.8 billion from its abandoned development of an experimental drug for Hepatitis C.The pharmaceutical company said it had stopped development of...
New hitch in TCW sale
A top energy-sector money manager hopes throwing a monkey wrench in a planned merger between TCW and private-equity powerhouse Carlyle Group is his path to freedom. Blair Thomas, who runs...
Political conventions will pit NJ rivals Chris Christie and Cory Booker against each other
WASHINGTON — There’s a Jersey brawl brewing for the national political conventions. Democrats yesterday said telegenic Newark Mayor Cory Booker will present the party platform at their national convention in...
W. Indian Parade VIPs getting frozen out
Maybe we should call them NVIPs — Not Very Important Persons. To prevent VIP politicians from entering frozen zones and clashing with cops during the West Indian Day Parade, Mayor...
Bx. pol Naomi Rivera’s brother Rodney lied in bankruptcy filing, records show
Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera isn’t the only one in her family with questionable ethics. Her brother Rodney told the federal government he was flat broke and jobless when he filed...
Pedro judge: No delays
An impatient judge yesterday told prosecutors to “forget about” adding extra charges to the tax-evasion case against crooked ex-pol Pedro Espada Jr. and his son — insisting their trial will...
Miley out & a-boot in NYC
What happened to Hannah Montana?! Miley Cyrus, sporting combat boots and a new hacked hairdo, ditches her Disney image for a radical punk look in the East Village. The 19-year-old...
Daddy Cruise $upport
Show her the money! Wacky “Top Gun” star Tom Cruise has agreed to pay $400,000 a year in child support to his daughter Suri as part of a divorce agreement...
Fizzy tizzy for ‘Dom’ and rival
They’re bubbling mad. The makers of Dom Perignon champagne filed a false-advertising suit yesterday that seeks to put a cork in a competitor’s claim that its sparkling French wines are...
9/11 school rising from ashes
The Borough of Manhattan Community College’s new 17-story Fiterman Hall will open for classes next month — more than a decade after the old building was destroyed on 9/11. Construction...
‘Sorry I left some alive’
OSLO, Norway — Accepting a sentence that could keep him imprisoned for life, Anders Behring Breivik regretted not killing more people in a bomb and gun massacre that left 77...
Two inmates will remain behind bars for a murder that they didn’t commit
Two inmates serving time for a notorious 1995 murder that the feds say the pair didn’t commit will continue rotting behind bars after a Bronx judge said he didn’t have...
Seizure driver crashes, 12 hurt
A man driving an SUV had a seizure and smashed into a Bronx shoe store last night, injuring 12, cops said. The accident happened shortly after 7 p.m. when the...
‘Slay try’ slap on H20 vendor
The water vendor who allegedly shot two men over a turf war near Yankee Stadium was charged yesterday with attempted murder.Horace Coleman, 52, allegedly opened fire in front of the...
Youngest Baldwin car stop
Yabba dabba d’oh! Actor Stephen Baldwin was arrested in Harlem for making an illegal U-turn and driving without a license, police said yesterday. The “Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas” star...
‘Political death’ of B'klyn Democratic leader Lopez following 'grope' accusations
Powerful Brooklyn Democratic leader Vito Lopez was censured and stripped of his legislative power yesterday after an ethics panel charged he groped young female aides on his state Assembly staff....
Mitt: Mormum’s the word on my tax returns
WASHINGTON — It’s embarrassing to be so generous. That’s the reason Mitt Romney gives for not releasing more of his tax returns: He doesn’t want to show off how much...
Big donors from big data
Mitt Romney’s success in raising hundreds of millions of dollars in the priciest presidential race ever can be traced in part to a secretive data-mining project that sifts through his...
Re‘birth’ of old rumor
COMMERCE, Mich. — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney yesterday raised the discredited rumor that President Obama was not born in the United States and thus ineligible to be president. The...
GOP ad attack
WASHINGTON — President Obama can brace for a hard-hitting TV ad blitz next week, with testimonials from voters disappointed after supporting him in 2008.A pro-Romney super PAC, Americans for Prosperity,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** Cathy Lu (above) is wanted for questioning about a newborn abandoned in Flushing. Investigators said they believe Lu was the person who tipped 911 about the baby girl,...
Assault rap on Travis
PLANO, Texas — Country star Randy Travis has been charged with assault after he got involved in a couple’s argument. Plano Police Officer David Tilley said yesterday that a woman...
Looser chains on Travyon killer
SANFORD, Fla. — Former neighborhood-watch volunteer George Zimmerman, charged in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, can leave the county where he lives so he can meet with...
‘Baby stealer’ busted
PITTSBURGH — A 19-year-old woman was arrested for stealing a newborn from a hospital after authorities said a family member called police because they believed she had lied about her...
Family of SI cerebral palsy teen wins $100M lawsuit against birth hospital
The family of a Staten Island teen who suffers from cerebral palsy as a result of a premature birth won a $100 million lawsuit yesterday against the hospital where she...
Shooting shock as fired designer slays foe; video captures gunman's death
A laid-off designer hellbent on revenge executed the man he blamed for his firing on a packed Midtown street yesterday — and then baited NYPD officers into a suicide-by-cop outside...
Witnesses tell dramatic story of shooting outside Empire State Building
Steve Ercolino told a female co-worker he wasn’t feeling well as they walked down West 33rd Street to their office yesterday morning. The 41-year-old clothing-company vice president got to the...
Family, friends mourn biz star killed in shooting
Steven Ercolino had it all — he was attractive, fit and a rising star at a Midtown clothing company where he was adored by colleagues and always enjoyed going to...
Gunman created world of fantasy art while he stewed over job loss
Empire State Building killer Jeffrey Johnson was a man of strict routine who drew fantasy pictures of fast cars and sexy women as he stewed silently about losing his job...
Mike keeps up anti-gun war
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday pleaded with the nation’s leaders yet again to do more to get illegal weapons off the streets. He did so on his weekly WOR radio show less...
Tourists undeterred after shooting outside Empire State Building
The rush-hour shooting in front of the Empire State Building didn’t stop tourists from streaming into the iconic skyscraper. Minutes after a crazed Jeffrey Johnson gunned down a former co-worker...
One of the cops in Empire State Building shooting sued city after exposing police quotas system
One of the two cops who gunned down the madman shooter at the Empire State Building yesterday has a major ax to grind with the city — which he has...
Tense moments for Midtown shooting victims
Erica Solar was looking for a cup of coffee when she walked into a nightmare. The 30-year-old Bronx woman, a receptionist at the Empire State Building lobby front desk, was...
Clothes that make the . . . 3-year-old
Last spring, some girls in my daughter’s preschool decided to form the “twinkle toes club.” Named for a model of sneakers made by the company Skechers, I later learned, you...
O’s ‘red-line’ ruse
In Syria, every day, on average, 100 people are killed as part of the campaign of terror conducted by President Bashar al-Assad with support from Iran and Russia. For anyone...
A legitimate mess: Republicans and rape
The Issue: Rep. Todd Akin’s remark that a woman’s body has ways to “shut down” a “legitimate rape.” *** Missouri GOP Rep. Todd Akin says that the female body has...
Naomi’s next, Shelly
So, Speaker Shelly Silver can get the ethics machinery moving when he needs to. Yesterday, Silver announced that Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn) will be stripped of his Housing Committee chairmanship and...
Charlie unchained
“Was he talking about slavery? You bet your ass he was. Was he using the vernacular? Yes, he was. Did he think it was cute? Yes, he did. Was it...
Dem convention hypocrisy
So much for the “most open and accessible” political convention “ever.” That’s what the Democrats promised the American people about their upcoming gathering in Charlotte, NC, at which President Obama...
Tackling NY teacher tenure
Prompted by abundant research that points to teachers as the key school-based ingredient in education, New York City and other large districts have wisely focused considerable effort on removing their...
Speaking your piece: a civic duty
On Monday, the Republican Party will gather in Tampa, Fla., to hold its 40th national convention, nominating businessman and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to be our nation’s chief executive...
Best bark parks
How we rated them 4 paws: Bow wow! Race your pooch there 3 paws: A fun and serviceable neighborhood run 2 paws: A dog park in need of some TLC...
Kids calendar
Today WHAT A RACKET: Young tennis fans should take advantage of Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the US Open, where players of all ages and skill level can get in...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3upMAXS FIRST third this level last out. ECSTATIC CAT tired to third last out. JACK TAYLOR impressive winner as the favorite.PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast...
Saratoga Charts
August 24th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $80,000; mdn; 2YO(f)Off: 1:02. 5. bmpd brk,3w,drivingTime: 22.22, 44.79, 56.07, 1:02.14.Trainer: Albert Stall, Jr.Winner: B F, 2,...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $20,000; clm($8,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds9 Indy Beauty(L),122JTalam1-2-27-21 Yer Woman(L),120AGrydr3-2-39-22 FlawlessJewel(L120IPuglisi5-1-215-13 DesperateMsrsL120ADlgdll12-8-510-14 NoAfillyation(L),120CNaktn8-4-88-15 Mo Cheese(L),117EFlores3-7-415-16 Magic Mama(L),122S Arias6-10-312-17 Vikkilee(L),120KKriggr6-4-18-18 SunshineHigh(L122JHrnnd1-3-88-110 Akeela(L),120EMldnd7-2-35-111 CarolineElena(L120MPedrz2-6-48-1SECOND-1 mile; $28,000; clm($30,000);...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $13,000; clm($10,000); 3up4Mlbu Surfr (Ayus)10.603.002.401Finally Friends (Serpa)2.102.106Easter Glory (Carmouche)3.00Scr: Added Wonder.* Exacta (4-1) $16.00 * $1 Superfecta (4-1-6-7) $45.90 * $1 Trifecta (4-1-6) $22.70SECOND-6 fur; $16,000; clm($10,000); 3up2Vctory...
The Post Line
Preseason NFL Today Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog REDSKINS 2 1/2 3 1/2 (43) Colts Steelers +1 2 (40 1/2) BILLS Lions Pk 3 (44) RAIDERS SAINTS 4 3 (43...
Hondo has a Giant investment
Hondo scored big time with the ’Stros against Bill Maher’s Mets last night but gave half of it back with the Royals, so the deficit was reduced only to 2,340...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 25SUNAug. 26MONAug. 27TUEAug. 28WEDAug. 29THUAug. 30FRIAug.31YankeesCleveland7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMCle.1:05YESWCBS Tor.7:05YESWCBSTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMEBal.7:05YESWCBSMetsHouston1:10WPIXWFAN 660 AMHou.1:10WPIXWFANNO GAMEPhi.7:05SNYWFAN Phi.7:05SNYWFANPhi.1:05SNYWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANLibertyLos Angeles10:30NBATVSea.9:00No TVNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEInd.7:00MSGNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMEK.C.9:00ESPN2NO GAMENO GAMED.C.8:00MSG+WPATNOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesBrooklyn6:00No TVBklyn.4:00No TVH.V.7:00No TVH.V.7:05No TVAbrd.7:05No TVAbrd.7:05No TVBklyn.7:00No...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing6 p.m.IndyCar: Grand Prix of Sonoma Qualifying NBCSN7:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup Irwin Tools Night Race ABCBaseball12:30 p.m.LLWS: International Championship Game: Japan vs. Panama ABC1 p.m.Astros at Mets WPIX, WFAN...
Travers Stakes is wide open
SARATOGA SPRINGS — As the 144th summer season at the Old Spa races into the final furlong, the 40-day meet reaches its crescendo today with the 143rd running of the...
Serena’s ready for Open test
Serena Williams will be playing in next weeks’ U.S. Open Championship, but she can add another New York tournament to her calendar. It was announced yesterday Williams will headline the...
Yankees manager: Heckling near family was over line
CLEVELAND — Joe Girardi said getting swept three games by the White Sox in Chicago had nothing to do with him snapping Wednesday night at a heckling fan who called...
Knicks' Melo: We’ll be golden
Carmelo Anthony wants the Knicks to have a gold-medal mindset. The Knicks forward said he wants to bring the outlook Team USA had during its gold medal-winning effort at the...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Gomes’ homer sinks Rays Jonny Gomes’ two-run home run in the eighth inning lifted the Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Rays last night in St. Petersburg, Fla....
Giants’ Barden catches first TD
The type of performance the Giants thought they would get from Ramses Barden finally happened last night. Of course, it took more than three years — three long years —...
Giants' Kiwanuka exits game with strained groin
Giants coach Tom Coughlin usually plays his starters into the third quarter in the third preseason game of the summer, but in last night’s 20-17 loss to the Bears, he...
Once-promising tennis star Baker now a comeback kid
You may not know Brian Baker, but you were supposed to. Baker was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world as a junior. He had defeated the likes...
Rocket to MLB? All systems Stro
Houston, we have a comeback. The Rocket is getting set for takeoff once again, and he could find himself in an Astros uniform before long. Roger Clemens, the all-time great...
Mets must determine Murphy's true worth
Daniel Murphy doesn’t seem to be getting much better — which is a problem for the Mets. Murphy is one of the team’s most curious players, because as the Mets...
Amazin’ disgrace again as Mets fall to woeful Astros
There was a glimmer of hope for the Mets in the second inning last night when Ike Davis drew a leadoff walk and Justin Turner singled. But Davis was promptly...
Talks could send Red Sox stars Gonzalez, Beckett to Dodgers
In March, Guggenheim Baseball Management purchased the Dodgers for a record $2 billion. Yet the new owners of one of the game’s most storied franchises still have a lot of...
Solid golf won’t grow old for Vijay
Vijay Singh should be getting ready for the Champions Tour right now, not contending in big-time PGA Tour events. The man is 49 years old. By the end of February...
Harrington falls back at Barclays, won’t blame distractions
One day after storming to the first-round lead at The Barclays with a tournament-low 7-under 64, Padraig Harrington yesterday went the other way on the leaderboard. Harrington shot a 4-over...
Turnaround at Bethpage in the Nick of time
Nick Watney hasn’t had the type of season he hoped to have. After claiming his fourth PGA Tour victory by winning the WGC-Cadillac Championship and the AT&T National last year,...
Jets hope Howard can fill void on line
Austin Howard attended the University of Northern Iowa and once stocked shelves at a Hy-Vee grocery store. Sound familiar? The Jets can only hope their new right tackle follows the...
Rex says Tebow will sit Jets preseason finale vs. Eagles
Tebowmania will not hit the road next week. Jets coach Rex Ryan announced yesterday backup quarterback Tim Tebow will sit out Thursday’s preseason finale against the Eagles. It is normal...
Giants corner Amukamara leaves preseason loss with injury
When Prince Amukamara was driven off the field late in the first quarter of last night’s 20-17 preseason loss to the Bears, it was a sight the Giants didn’t want...
Wilson, Barden breakouts form silver lining for Big Blue
Prince Amukamara went down to make a leg tackle on Brandon Marshall and did not get up. He was carted off the field with a lower right leg injury. A...
Head-hunting Indians leave Yankees' Jeter with a short fuse
CLEVELAND — No one has been able to slow down Derek Jeter for the past month, but Indians starter Corey Kluber came dangerously close to seriously injuring the shortstop last...
Returning lefty lifts Yankees to pick up badly needed win
CLEVELAND — CC Sabathia delivered in his first game in two weeks. Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher did just enough to give the Yankees a chance to snap a three-game...
Time to declare WAR on esoteric stats
Thw entrance of advanced stats into the baseball vernacular was heralded by the rise of on-base percentage and slugging percentage — now displayed in no less a forum than the...
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...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes spot plays
BALLSTON SPA Saratoga, 9th race. Grade 2. Purse: $250,000. 1 1/16 miles, turf, fillies and mares. Post: 4:05 p.m. LOWDOWN: Zagora was a “short” horse finishing third in the Diana...
Painful watching body break down
Tiger Woods keeps telling us over and over again he has plenty of time left in his career to catch Jack Nicklaus’ record of winning 18 major championships. Nicklaus won...
Woods’ back acts up in pursuit of Garcia, Watney at Barclays
You would have never known Tiger Woods was hurt. His swing looked smooth, his ball striking was sharp and he putted very well. The only time Woods looked strained during...
Sweet ‘Berry’
Hallmark Movie Channel has finally broken out of the “small-town girl returns to the small town after not finding happiness in the big city and falls for small-town guy in...
ANYTHING can happen in 'True Blood' season finale, co-star says
With “True Blood” ending its fifth season tomorrow night on HBO, series co-star Lauren Bowles, who plays Wiccan waitress Holly Cleary, says anything can happen. “When I got this script...
Voice of The Count dead
The voice of “Sesame Street’s” Count von Count has died.Jerry Nelson, who voiced the friendly vampire who taught children how to count, died on Thursday of unspecified causes at the...
Weird but true
Incumbent Robert Baker is running again for a seat on the San Clemente, Calif., City Council. So is challenger Robert Baker. City officials said there was no precedent in the...
Top-flight signal-callers lacking
We were spoiled last season. The Heisman Trophy winner, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, wasn’t even the best true quarterback in college football. That was the domain of Stanford’s Andrew...
Sandusky victim sues Penn State
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A young man who testified against Jerry Sandusky sued Penn State on Friday, blaming the university for how its top officials dealt with complaints that the former...
Prince Amukamara forced out with high ankle sprain
Prince Amukamara has been through a whole lot in his short time with the Giants. This week was a turbulent one for the second-year cornerback and it didn’t get any...