September 4, 2012
Convention blog: Blocking Cory Booker
As National Journal Josh Krasuhaar notes, if you weren't tuned in to the DNC at 6:10 (and who was?) you missed Newark Mayor and former Democratic shining light Cory Booker....
Jets cut Conley, bring back Dixon before opener
The Jets made some more alterations to the roster Tuesday as they prepare to open the season Sunday against the Bills. The team waived punter T.J. Conley after he had...
Convention blog: Reid moves slowly
Sen. Harry Reid is praising President Obama for making the "tough" decisions and saving Detroit. Not so much the Chevy Volt though. "Some said President Obama shouldn't move heaven and...
A record 280 authors confirmed for Brooklyn Book Festival
This year’s Brooklyn Book Festival is one for the record books. A record 280 top authors on Sept. 23 will join bibliophiles, booksellers and literary organizations on 14 stages at...
Pedophile pleads not guilty to Gramercy attack on 10-year-old girl
His mouth is as filthy as his mind. A dangerous Manhattan pedophile gave cops an earful when they asked him if he'd like something to eat or drink after his...
Helmsley estate executors allowed to pay themselves $4.5M
Not bad for a year’s work. The five executors of Leona Helmsley’s estate can pay themselves a total of $4.5 million for their first year of work on her multibillion-dollar...
Disgraced jail chaplain Leib Glanz pleads guilty in scam
Disgraced former jail chaplain Leib Glanz may find out what it’s like behind bars after pleading guilty to the unholy act of scamming federal housing benefits. Glanz — who was...
Rays down struggling Yankees 5-2, AL East tied
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Evan Longoria hit a go-ahead homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat New York 5-2 on Tuesday night to drop the struggling Yankees into a tie...
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Cardinals
Follow live as the Mets take on the Cardinals in St. Louis in Matt Harvey's second to last start of the season.
Two injured horses rescued on Cross-Bronx Expressway
Two injured horses were rescued from the Cross-Bronx Expressway after injuring themselves inside their trailer, police said today. Members of the NYPD Mounted Unit, EMTs and regular cops responded to...
McDonald's to open vegetarian restaurants in India
McDonald's Corp., the fast food chain that brought the hamburger to the world, is opening what may be its first vegetarian-only restaurants. The world's biggest hamburger chain said Tuesday that...
Cowboys owner: Giants have ‘taken the bacon from us’
Maybe Jerry Jones thinks the Cowboys can only “beat the Giants’ ass” in Dallas.A day before the two NFL East rivals meet in the season opener at MetLife Stadium, the...
Cano's hip 'a little better,' in Yankees lineup as DH
ST. PETERSBURG -- Not long after Robinson Cano said he wanted to test out his hip to see if he would be ready for Tuesday night's game against the Rays,...
Wright ‘extremely optimistic’ he’ll be with Mets long-term
David Wright’s immediate Mets future will be decided this offseason, and his long-term one may be, too. With the season coming to an end, the star third baseman said he...
Jets waive punter Conley
The Jets parted ways with punter T.J. Conley on Tuesday, according to a source, just five days before they open the regular season against the Bills. Conley punted for the...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Buck gives Orioles a chance in AL East
You can dissect the rosters as much as you want, talk about payrolls and injuries, but the real advantage the Orioles have over the Yankees is on the bench.Buck Showalter...
No. 1 Azarenka ousts defending champ Stosur at U.S. Open
Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka was pushed to the limit by defending champion Sam Stosur before winning in a third-set tiebreaker at the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Tuesday. Azarenka eked out a...
Madden NFL '13 Review
Football season is just days away, which means that gamers are already devising gameplans and dissecting routes and all of the X’s and O’s of America’s Game, Madden.Madden NFL ’13...
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Review
The Post Game Report conducted an interview with High Moon Studios Senior Creative Director Dave Cravens last month in anticipation for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. Cravens said that he wanted...
Rock Band Blitz interview
Raise your hand if your Guitar Hero or Rock Band plastic guitar, drums or microphone is in your closet or under your bed?:Raises hand:But when those titles ruled the sales...
Notre Dame suspends analyst Pinkett 2 more games
SOUTH BEND, Ind.— The Notre Dame radio network suspended former Irish running back and commentator Allen Pinkett without pay for two more games after his comments last week that teams...
Lord & Taylor owner Hudson’s Bay plans to go public
The retail conglomerate that owns Lord & Taylor is planning to go public this fall, The Post has learned. Hudson’s Bay Co. — which also operates the Canada-based Bay department...
LeGrand ‘excited’ for Schiano’s Bucs debut
Eric LeGrand won’t be playing on Sunday, but he will still be present for Greg Schiano’s debut as an NFL head coach. LeGrand, who retired from the NFL after signing...
Fiend sentenced to 20 years for UES home invade sex attacks
A twisted serial sex fiend was sent to prison for 20 years today for a home-invasion attack that should send women rushing to lock their windows: the rape of a...
Shark bites surfer on hand along Florida coast
MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. -- A surfer along Florida's coast is recovering after he was bitten on the hand by a shark. The 32-year-old man told authorities he was paddling out...
Prosecutor says Drew Peterson 'clearly' killed wife, should be found guilty
JOLIET, Ill. — A prosecutor on Tuesday called on jurors to convict Drew Peterson of murder, saying there's enough circumstantial evidence to warrant a guilty verdict against the former suburban...
Protesters and cops get into confrontation at DNC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Protesters blocked an intersection near the Democratic National Convention for about two hours on Tuesday, attracting hundreds of police officers, before they were allowed to keep walking...
Jones blames UFC, Henderson for cancellation of UFC 151
The UFC and Dan Henderson are the real ones to blame for the cancellation of UFC 151, according to light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.Jones, in an interview with MMAFighting.com, said...
Nicks one of seven Giants questionable for opener
Hakeem Nicks is one of seven players – four starters – who the Giants are listing as questionable for Wednesday night’s season opener against the Cowboys.Nicks, dealing with the after-effects...
Lisa Maria Falcone charged with 'driving while ability impaired' in Hamptons crash
The socialite wife of embattled hedge fund billionaire Phil Falcone was arrested for driving while impaired and without a license in the Hamptons on Saturday — as her husband ranted...
Frank Lloyd Wright archives moving to NYC
More than 23,000 of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural drawings, 44,000 photos, large-scale models, manuscripts and other documents are being moved permanently from Wisconsin and Arizona to New York City. The...
UN says 100,000 refugees fled war-torn Syria in August
GENEVA — More than 100,000 Syrians sought refugee status during August in what the United Nations describes as an eye-popping escalation in the pace of departures since the hostilities began....
Democratic platform: Pro abortion, sucks on Israel
Jennifer Rubin is correct to point to abortion and Israel as two examples of how truly radical the Democratic National Convention's 2012 platform is.As she notes, Jerusalem is never mentioned, the 2008...
The Yankees and recent collapses
First, your updated playoff standings:AL: Texas (1) vs. winner of Oakland (WC1) and Baltimore (WC2), Yankees (2) vs. White Sox (3)NL: Washington (1) vs. winner of Atlanta (WC1) and St....
Love III makes selections for U.S. Ryder Cup team
Davis Love III became the third straight U.S. captain to pick a Ryder Cup rookie, and the first captain since 1997 who had to spend a pick on Jim Furyk....
DVD Extra: Abbott, Costello, Frankenstein and Me
I'm away on assignment at the Toronto International Film Festival today, but I couldn't let my birthday today pass without at least a little something about the Blu-ray debut of...
Suicide bomber kills 25 in east Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber killed at least 25 civilians and wounded another 30 at a funeral for a village elder in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan, Afghan...
Arab-Muslim to join 'Green Lantern' comic series
DETROIT -- When DC Comics decided to blow up its fabled universe and create a brave, diverse future, Geoff Johns drew from the past for a new character: his own...
Dem worried: Welfare attacks 'starting to resonate'
As tweeted by Buzzfeed's Zeke Miller, Ed Rendell, former Gov. of Pennsylvania, took the microphone before a breakfast meeting of Maryland delegates to the Democratic National Convention and warned that one...
Republicans set up 'rapid response' units on sidelines of Dems' convention
Just outside the security perimeter of the Democratic National Convention, Republicans have set up a “rapid response” unit whose job it is to make sure the pro-Obama message this week...
DVD Extra: Der Bingle Goes To College
Bing Crosby made his Blu-ray debut in 2010 with "White Christmas'' but it's been nearly a two-year wait for another high-definition helping of Der Bingle (not including his guest appearance...
Palestinian Authority paying off murderers and terrorists
The supposedly moderate Palestinian Authority is spending six percent of the its annual budget giving money to terrorists and murders. "As of May 2011, the PA spent NIS 18 million...
NAACP is wrong on civil rights
National NAACP President Benjamin Jealous was in Pittsburgh last week to complain about the state's Voter ID law which requires all voters to present valid photo ID. At a local Baptist...
Jackson estate, businessman settle copyright case
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's estate and a businessman working with the singer's mother have settled a copyright infringement case for $2.5 million. The settlement was announced Tuesday in a...
Eating organic food isn't that much healthier, study finds
WASHINGTON — Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me? Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out —...
Tropical Storm Leslie moves north in Atlantic
MIAMI - Tropical Storm Leslie is slowly moving north in the Atlantic with no change in strength. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near 65 mph (100 kph)...
Dems open convention playing defense of Obama
CHARLOTTE, NC — Democrats open their national convention Tuesday in defense of a president who carries both the power and the burden of incumbency, offering President Barack Obama as the...
The Post's NFL Preview
The Post gets you ready for the NFL season with a look at everything to expect from the defending Super Bowl champion Giants, the unpredictable Jets and the rest of...
GIANTS PREVIEW: Repeat not impossible, but plenty of challenges
Predicting the Giants would go 9-7 in 2011 was no great stretch and, in fact, that was forecast on these pages one year ago. Anticipating that modest record would produce...
Clown-car Jets can upgrade to VIP ride like Giants did
They don't much like the image they've crafted for themselves through their hijinks and their low comedy, through their coach¹s over-the-top confidence contrasted with their intramural rival's under-the-radar style. "We...
JETS PREVIEW: Defense, Tebow twist will put them back in playoffs
Rex Ryan and the Jets are not offering any guarantees this year, for a change. After watching their 2011 season collapse under the weight of great expectations with in-fighting and...
NFL throws in with Peyton, Luck, RG III and Brees
BountyGate, replacement refs, Junior Seau’s suicide and even predictions of the sport’s imminent doom because of the concussion issue. Needless to say, the NFL has enjoyed better offseasons. Against that...
Serby's team-by-team NFL capsules
It’s the best game to watch, the best game to bet, the best game at which to tailgate, the best game to debate at the water cooler, and it’s here,...
An inside look at Day 8 of the Open
OVER AND OUT FOR ISNER In complete contrast to the hubbub surrounding Andy Roddick, John Isner’s farewell to the U.S. Open was seen by few. Isner, who has inherited the...
Jets set to use Tebow's Wildcat in opener against Bills
The Jets are ready to let the Wildcat out of its cage. Coach Rex Ryan confirmed yesterday the Jets will use the Tim Tebow-directed offense in Sunday’s season opener with...
Jets' Po’uha says he’ll be good to go
Jets coach Rex Ryan said he is unsure if nose tackle Sione Po’uha will be ready for Sunday’s opener with the Bills. Po’uha has been dealing with a back injury...
It’s on Ryan if Jets' offense can’t get flyin’
Ground and Pound was a big round zero all preseason. The Jets passing game was a No Fly Zone. With the season opener against the Bills only five days away,...
Youthful Bronx Science wants to regain PSAL city crown
The Bronx Science seniors want to end the way they began. “We really want a year that was like our freshman year,” senior midfielder Elizabeth Schaeffer said. The small group...
NYC football predictions, preseason
Want to know the how the 2012 New York City football season is going to shake out? Below, The Post’s beat writers, Joseph Staszewski and Zach Braziller, look into the...
Yankees' loss to Rays slices lead over Orioles to single game
ST. PETERSBURG — Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One … We aren’t talking ready for blastoff. How about a system-wide meltdown? Throughout a free-fall that started...
D.J. pushes play: Glazer returns to team, ready to lead young Bayside
Bayside has its star back, but a number of pieces from last year’s PSAL Class A semifinalists will not be on the field for the Queens school this season. D.J....
Cano latest Yankees player with injury scare
ST. PETERSBURG — The Yankees don’t just lose ballgames anymore. Each day turns into a brand new saga, replete with heartbreak, aches and pains and scapegoats. Yesterday, Robinson Cano took...
A-Rod provides little pop in return to Yankees lineup
ST. PETERSBURG — The Yankees’ problems run deeper than any one player can fix — and Alex Rodriguez knows it. “I’m not here to save the day,” Rodriguez said before...
UConn pinning future hoops hopes on locals
Connecticut is banking on the New York area once again. South Shore point guard Terrence Samuel’s commitment to UConn makes him the second local product to verbal to Jim Calhoun’s...
Sweet street
I wasn’t long ago that a stretch of Amsterdam Avenue in the upper 70s was hailed a healthnik’s haven — with proliferating fitness clubs and yoga studios that cater to...
Dude, about that Kickstarter project...
Evan Lindquist and Brent Burroff are learning firsthand that Kickstarter’s crowd-sourced backers can turn into an angry mob.The duo’s Seattle company, Zion Eyez, raised almost $350,000 on Kickstarter in May...
Pinault unloading plus-size, sportsman’s units
Francois-Henri Pinault is finally ready to end his fling with plus-size fashions. The French billionaire jet-setter — whose luxury conglomerate PPR failed to unload its troubled Redcats catalog unit last...
Business briefs
Marts closedUS financial markets were closed yesterday in observance of Labor Day.Oil upOil rose as investors focused on the possibility of more stimulus measures and other moves to revive growth....
Pigskin primers
It’s time to get in shape for football: Lift a beer. Reach for a potato chip. Yell at the TV. If we missed anything, it’s covered in these mags. ESPN...
Credit Suisse cheese gets arresting news
A judge in Argentina has ordered the arrest of Credit Suisse executive and former US Treasury Undersecretary David Mulford because he failed to testify over a 2001 Argentine debt swap,...
EU bank briefing leaks risk a spat
European Union lawmakers risked a breach of confidence with the European Central Bank after revealing details from a confidential briefing with ECB President Mario Draghi. Members of the EU assembly’s...
Blacks have a big reason to vote for Romney
A recent poll conducted by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal came up with this startling result: Mitt Romney has absolutely no support among black voters. I’m not saying...
Marts rally, but Street gifts for O fall off
In the midst of a US economy bedeviled by stagnant housing prices and high unemployment, Wall Street is one of the few places in the country that is better off...
IRS eyed PE taxes
US tax authorities took no formal action after launching a probe five years ago of tax strategies used by private-equity managers at firms such as Bain Capital, leaving a legal...
FiDi acquires taste of Roti
Reflecting the ongoing upgrade of FiDi’s casual-eating scene, Roti Mediterranean Grill will launch its first New York outpost at 100 Maiden Lane in January. The “healthy and affordable” chain with...
B’klyn building hot spot
It was a fiery déjà vu for residents of a Brooklyn building early yesterday when they were burned out of their homes for the second time in three months. Fire...
Riverside Pk. rapist strikes
A 19-year-old woman told cops she was raped in Riverside Park, on the Upper West Side, yesterday, police sources said. The woman, who works at a bar, said she was...
JFK terror griller: ICE froze me out of job
Embattled anti-terrorism chief Janet Napolitano is being sued by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who claims he was yanked from his post interviewing suspicious travelers at JFK Airport after...
PA big faces ax over ‘diploma mill’ résumé
He’s the dumbest smart guy in law enforcement. Jay Alpert — a Mensa member and politically connected ex-New Jersey cop who was once Bergen County’s sheriff — is about to...
Meet the 9/11 family dog
Three sons of fallen firefighter Carl Asaro play with Asaro, a canine trained to be an elite bomb-sniffer, who was named for their hero dad, a victim of the 9/11...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Police are seeking three men (two of whom are pictured) suspected of hitting a Brooklyn Heights bank. After they entered the Sovereign branch at 195 Montague St. at...
Cops in hot water
Abandon ship! A Queens couple was forced to make a desperate leap into Jamaica Bay moments before a powerful 600-horsepower NYPD Harbor Patrol boat rammed into their tiny fishing dinghy....
‘Green Mile’ star Duncan, 54, dies
LOS ANGELES — Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death-row inmate in “The Green Mile” and roles in such...
Biden truck stolen
DETROIT — A truck rented to carry equipment for Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Detroit yesterday was stolen outside a downtown hotel, the Secret Service said. Agency spokesman Ed...
Wedding ‘thief’ gift rapped
The Long Island wedding guest from hell who allegedly swiped the bride and groom’s cash presents appeared in court for his arraignment yesterday — still nursing head wounds from the...
Bus teen’s grandmother faints at wake
A grieving grandmother collapsed yesterday at a wake for the Queens teen killed in a grisly accident when he stuck his head out the roof hatch of a double-decker party...
South Street shooting bust
Detectives have nabbed the suspected gunman in a June shooting at the South Street Seaport involving a party-bus tour, police sources said yesterday.Alleged Crips gangster Sharif Johnson, 20, was picked...
Red Bull heir ‘hit-run’
BANGKOK — A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for driving a Ferrari that fatally struck a police officer and dragged his body...
Syrian jets in death hit
Syrian warplanes bombed a northern town yesterday, killing at least 19 people, activists said. The attacks occurred as Lakhdar Brahimi, the new UN envoy to the country, acknowledged that brokering...
2 dead, 3 injured following West Indian Parade: police
Violence erupted hours after the West Indian Day Parade ended in Brooklyn yesterday, leaving two dead and three others injured, authorities said. The bloodshed marred what had been a joyous...
Watson casts a spell
My, oh, Hermione! Emma Watson bewitches in a sultry shot for Glamour magazine. The 22-year-old “Harry Potter” star, who also graces the October issue’s cover, tells the mag she wishes...
Suite – and sour! A’jad hotel rage
Give him the heave-ho! Activist groups are demanding that the posh Warwick hotel on Sixth Avenue refuse to host America-bashing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when he comes to talk at...
Silver tongue-lashes Vito: Time to resign
Charlotte, NC – Vito’s running out of friends in high places. Fed-up Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said yesterday he demanded that disgraced Brooklyn pol Vito Lopez resign during a tense...
Oh, hail! Taxi fares rise today
Starting today, taxi riders will begin to see a 17 percent increase on their cab fares — and many passengers are already vowing to make more use of their MetroCards...
Hub quizzed in death fire
Cops were grilling the much older husband of a hardworking young mother after her body was found yesterday in the burned-out Long Island home from which they were about to...
Naked gal gets deal on a suit: 15G for Times Sq. bust
A nude model busted for dropping her drawers during a body-painting exhibition in Times Square has scored a $15,000 payout from red-faced city officials. Zoe West, 22, plans to settle...
Crowe rescuers’ surprise
Some of Russell Crowe’s (pictured, honest!) rescuers had no idea that the bald and bearded kayaker they saved off Long Island on Saturday was the film star until they got...
Gang ‘slang’ers
A gang has to be more than tough to make it in New York these days — it’s gotta have a catchy name. The mean streets today are filled with...
Parents bellyache at school ‘brunch’
It’s not lunch, it’s brunch. Eighth-graders at a middle school in Queens will be getting a lesson in how to eat like an heiress this year after their lunch time...
‘Cop’ a wheelie: NYPDer took my Benz for joy ride while I was in jail
Who could resist such a sweet ride? While a fraud suspect whose Mercedes convertible was seized by cops rotted in a jail cell, an NYPD employee jumped behind the wheel...
Labor bigs give nonunion NC pass
CHARLOTTE, NC — New York’s powerful labor-union leaders often attack nonunion businesses in the Big Apple with lawsuits, protests and even giant, inflatable rats. But what happens when President Obama...
Cuomo nixes breaking bread with O’s donors
CHARLOTTE, NC — Gov. Cuomo has blown off a pack of President Obama’s fat-cat donors who were planning a private luncheon with the governor Thursday, the final day of the...
Delightful ‘feud’ for thought
The late, great sportswriter Red Smith once was asked why people go to a baseball game and read about it the next day. It’s simple, Smith said, “people go to...
Anger over Bill Clinton’s insult of Obama hangs over DNC
CHARLOTTE, NC — Democrats are cringing over the latest Bubba brouhaha, but so far, they’re giving Bill Clinton a pass for his newly revealed 2008 comment that “a few years...
Painful pandering to women
It’s the year of the woman — or at least the year of the painful political pander to women. Both political parties are bending over backward to cater to this...
Making Bam look good
Tonight, as the Democratic National Convention opens, a very special American will address the delegates and the nation. I have been leaked an advance text of those remarks. Fellow Democrats...
Magnum force or farce? Clint’s RNC Obama bash
The Issue: Clint Eastwood’s speech at the Republican National Convention criticizing President Obama. *** Clint Eastwood made my day with his “Invisible Obama” speech at the Republican National Convention (“‘Dirty’...
Barack Obama, the movie
Conservative pundit Dinesh D’Souza released a documentary this summer with the humdrum name “2016: Obama’s America.” The flick has turned out to be a quiet bombshell — the No. 8...
Time’s up
With Labor Day over and summer near an end, Gov. Cuomo is out of excuses: It’s time to fish or cut bait on fracking. Cuomo’s been governor for 20 months...
Nonprofit nightmares
The new spate of political scandals in Albany highlights yet again the unseemly relations between pols and community nonprofits, which abound across the state. The charges against state Sen. Shirley...
The secret of Hal David’s mastery
The passing of lyricist Hal David at 91 did not mark the end of an era in American popular culture. That era — defined as much by generosity, gallantry and...
A kitty marshals her power
Albums of the Week CAT POWER “Sun” ★★★ 1/2 THERE was a time when listening to an album by Cat Power (a k a Chan Marshall) was something best done...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Strasburg finale vs. Mets Stephen Strasburg is expected to make his final start of the season on Sept. 12 against the Mets at Citi Field. The star right-hander also...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-5 1/2f; $17,000; mdn cl($20,000); 3up4Fvort Ptrot (Trujll)3.402.202.101Star Factor (Serpa)2.602.406Deep Sea Tale (Marquez,Jr.)2.60* Exacta (4-1) $8.40 * $1 Superfecta (4-1-6-2) $18.10 * $1 Trifecta (4-1-6) $10.10SECOND-1m(T); $28,000; cl($25,000);1Opn Outcry (Cstll)7.403.802.606Fagedaboudt...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $71,000; alw opt clm; 3up1Bd I Crshd It (Ars)49.0012.004.206Woodmans Luck (Smith)3.402.203Unstopper Topper (Bejarano)2.40* $1 Exacta (1-6) $82.20 * Quinella (1-6) $52.00 * $1 Superfecta (1-6-3-2) $698.50 * $1...
Baffert’s dad dead at 88
LOS ANGELES — William G. Baffert, the father of Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert, died yesterday. He was 88. The younger Baffert announced his father’s death via Twitter....
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2f; $34,000; mdn cl($40,000); 2YOQUALITY CAT drew the rail and races with Lasix while coming in with a...
Tomorrow’s Delaware Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $12,500; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Tizashadow(L),118R Paz2-1-3Cartagen3-12 CoinoftheRelm(L),124A Cintron1-6-6Palmer10-13 Nolita(L),122RSantanJr2-6-1Vazquez4-14 Sylvia'sButtrcp(L),122D Centeno8-3-1Nunley8-15 With Class(L),118JCaraballo10-1-2Pecoraro6-16 LuckyandSweet(L),120J Torres7-2-4Estevez8-17 Leave ItUptoMe(L),111Y Ortiz3-1-5Ness2-1SECOND-6f; $12,000; mdn...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-1 1/8m; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up4-Ferocious Won 7-55-Cherokee Rich12-16-Titusville 6-51-WingedWrrr15-17-Bryan Kicks 5-11a-BechHrberM15-12-PerfectVelcty10-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up3-Barco 3-14-Is ItTuesdayYet8-12-Port Royal 4-55-DaysofLightnng5-11-Secrets Only 6-1THIRD-6f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up; (f&m)1-WrappedinGold6-53-BtersweetBby12-12-Too Critical 2-15-CthyAlltheWy15-14-Stunningly 7-26-Becata 10-1FOURTH-11/16m; $14,000;...
Saratoga Charts
September 3rd, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm. ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $85,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YOOff: 12:31. Good. hit gate,slip 2p 5/16pTime: 24.66, 49.74, 1:14.21, 1:37.43, 1:43.08.Trainer:...
GM: Red Sox are 'hard to watch'
SEATTLE — Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington admits his current team “is hard to watch.” Cherington offered the assessment before the Red Sox fell to the Mariners 4-1 yesterday....
‘Bobby’ has Hopeful Saratoga end
SARATOGA SPRINGS — A prevailing theme throughout the 144th summer season at the Old Spa was trainer Todd Pletcher winning with his 2-year-olds. On opening day he saddled Kauai Katie,...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogGIANTS34(45)CowboysSundayJETS4 1/23(40 1/2)BillsBEARS109 1/2(42)ColtsEagles8 1/28(41 1/2)BROWNSSAINTS9 1/29(49 1/2)RedskinsPatriots6 1/26(47 1/2)TITANSVIKINGS4 1/24(38)JaguarsTEXANS711(43)DolphinsLIONS98 1/2(46 1/2)RamsFalcons12 1/2(42)CHIEFSPACKERS6 1/25 1/2(45)49ersPanthers32 1/2(46 1/2)BUCCANNEERSSeahawks+1 1/22 1/2(40 1/2)CARDINALSBRONCOS21(44 1/2)SteelersMondayRAVENS6 1/26(41)BengalsChargersPk1(47 1/2)RAIDERSHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballThursdayFavoriteCurrentUnderdogCINCINNATI4PittsburghFridayUtah7UTAH ST.SaturdayVIRGINIA10Penn St.Indiana13...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Yankees at Rays YES, WCBS (880 AM)8 p.m.Mets at Cardinals SNY, WFAN (660 AM)10 p.m.Padres at Dodgers ESPNTennis10:30 a.m.U.S. Open TENNIS11 a.m.U.S. Open: Men's Round of 16 & Women's...
Horrible Hondo goes West
The stumbling Yankees provided no help to bumbling Hondo yesterday, getting nipped by the Rays to raise the deficit to 2,305 raders. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will give Stults another opportunity...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 4WEDSept. 5THUSept. 6FRISept. 7SATSept. 8 SUNSept. 9MONSept. 10YankeesTampa Bay7:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMT.B.7:10YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.1:35YESWCBSNOGAMEMetsSt. L.ouis8:15SportsNetNYWFAN 660 AMSt.L.1:45SNYWFANNOGAMEAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.4:05FOXWFANAtl.1:10SNYWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMEPho.7:00MSGNOGAMEChi.7:30MSGNOGAMEL.A.4:00MSGNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesConnecticut7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVEnd ofReg.Sea.CyclonesLowell6:00No TVLow.6:00No TVEnd ofReg.Sea.PlayoffsTBDPlayoffsTBDPlayoffsTBDPlayoffsTBDHOMEAWAY
Yankees' Garcia fresh after skipping last start
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With their AL East lead shaved to one game the Yankees send Freddy Garcia to the mound tonight against the Rays. Instead of pitching the 36-year-old...
Saunders, O’s ground Jays
TORONTO — Joe Saunders and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, J.J. Hardy drove in two runs and the Orioles beat the Blue Jays 4-0 yesterday. “[Saunders] was the difference...
Survey: Giants tix aren’t so cheap
The Giants’ average ticket price on the secondary market is $318.52 — third highest in the NFL behind the Saints and Patriots — up 16.73 percent from 2011 ($272.87), according...
NFL, refs just not talking
The NFL and its locked-out officials weren’t talking two days before the season begins, a clear indication replacements will be on the field for tomorrow night’s opener between the Giants...
McIlroy tops Oosthuizen, Woods at Deutsche Bank
NORTON, Mass. — Rory McIlroy got the start he wanted yesterday at the Deutsche Bank Championship, erasing a three-shot deficit in just five holes. The finish was hardly a masterpiece,...
Mets fall to Cardinals after costly call in ninth
ST. LOUIS — Upon further review, the Mets aren’t good at catching a break. Though a freeze-frame replay appeared to show Andres Torres’ left foot touching first base as he...
Serena advances at U.S. Open without losing a game
At this rate, the engraver can start carving the name “Serena Williams” onto the trophy awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open, and the three-time Open champ can begin...
Mets' Harvey likely has two starts left this season
ST. LOUIS — Matt Harvey’s finish line for 2012 will be in sight after he faces the Cardinals tonight. The Mets rookie will, in all likelihood, make his final start...
McAdoo beams over Heat
Bob McAdoo was a proud papa at Flushing Meadows over Labor Day weekend, watching his 17-year-old daughter, Rasheeda, get through the qualifiers and gain a berth into the U.S. Junior...
As U.S. Open crowd roars, Roddick’s magic run resumes tonight
It will either be one final Flushing evening of goodbyes, tears and nostalgia for Andy Roddick or a U.S. Open night for the ages — if he can pull off...
Murray makes quick work of young Raonic
Milos Raonic boasts what John McEnroe has called arguably the best serve in the history of tennis. But even that wasn’t enough to trouble unflappable Brit Andy Murray, who played...
Fish pulls out of U.S. Open with heart ailment
Mardy Fish has no plans to retire, according to his buddy, Justin Gimelstob. Fish, seeded 23rd in the U.S. Open, had a recurrence of a rapid-heartbeat ailment and pulled out...
Nicks vows he’s ready for Giants opener
For a second straight day, Hakeem Nicks did not participate in practice yesterday as the Giants prepared for tomorrow night’s season opener. “Nothing the matter,’’ Nicks said. “I’m ready to...
New Cowboys CB Carr ‘tired’ of Giants
IRVING, Texas — The Cowboys have Big Blue on the brain, and they’re not afraid to admit it. Dallas has become so obsessed with the Giants, in fact, that even...
Giants take aim at Dallas’ new DBs
Rookies about to make their NFL debut are rarely able to offer advice to veterans with years of experience and tons of success. Rueben Randle is the exception to this,...
Giants' Locklear set to line up vs. Cowboys
There’s only one new starter on the Giants’ offensive line for tomorrow night’s season opener. Sean Locklear is hoping there isn’t another new starter next week. Thanks to Will Beatty’s...
Giants veterans remain hungry for third Super Bowl crown
The shining Lombardi Trophy stands tall and proud inside a glass case at the bottom of stairs leading to the offices of John Mara, Jerry Reese and Tom Coughlin inside...
Asked answered
What is the least expensive way to fly to continental Europe? As in, which airport is the least expensive to fly into? One thing I’ve noticed is that it is...
A summer full of stars
It’s over, guys. Summer, that is. Back to school, back to work, back to cooler weather (well, eventually). Even for celebrities, A-listers and other various boldfaced types. Many of them...
News and Notes
Go Green Traveling over the winter means monster savings on the super-plush Castles of Ireland package from Aer Lingus Vacations, available for $899 and up per person when you book...
Pet surprise
If you loved “How To Train Your Dragon,” for sure you’re going to get all fired up over “Dragons: Riders of Berk,” the animated series from the same folks (and...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYJAMIE LEE CURTIS, AHMIR ‘QUESTLOVE’ THOMPSON, IVANKA TRUMP - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4CLAIRE DANES, PHILLIP PHILLIPS, JORDYN WIEBER - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7MORGAN SPURLOCK - The...
Robin delays treatment to be at mom’s funeral
‘Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts is delaying the start of her medical treatment — set to begin today in New York — to attend her mother’s funeral tomorrow in...
Tongue in chic
The first time Karent Sierra shows up in the premiere episode of “The Real Housewives of Miami,” she is having makeup professionally applied at home before heading out to the...
Boy bands back
It’s the year of boy bands — again. Not since the Backstreet Boys squared off against ’NSYNC more than a decade ago has MTV’s Video Music Awards been dominated by...
Summer like a celebrity
It's over, guys. Summer, that is. Back to school, back to work, back to cooler weather (well, eventually). Even for celebrities, a-listers and other various boldfacers. Many of them (like...
Weird but true
What a surprise! Researchers at Cornell University with too much time on their hands made an amazing discovery — death-row convicts choose fattening, unhealthy foods for their last meals. It’s...
Red carpet rebel!
As starlets walked the red carpet for the Met Costume Institute Gala in May in showstopping, carpet-grazing gowns, a statuesque brunette took her place in front of the frenetic shutterbugs....
Chill Factor
Most popular songs 1) We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Taylor Swift 2) Whistle, Flo Rida 3) One More Night, Maroon 5 4) Some Nights, fun. 5) Call Me...
Bloody violence after West Indian Day Parade
Violence erupted hours after the West Indian Day Parade ended in Brooklyn this evening — leaving two dead and two others injured, authorities said. A 26-year-old man was stabbed in...
Man dead after jumping from George Washington Bridge
Cops fished the body of an unidentified man out of the Hudson River today about an hour after he plunged from the George Washington Bridge in an apparent suicide. Port...