September 29, 2012
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Braves
Follow the Mets live as they take on the Braves in the second game of a three-game series. Chris Young will be on the hill opposing Mike Minor of Atlanta...
Penn State opens up Big Ten schedule with rout of Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Matt McGloin threw for 211 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores to lead Penn State to a 35-7 win over Illinois Saturday in...
Wild! West Virginia QB throws for 8 TDs in high-scoring battle over Baylor, 70-63
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — No. 9 West Virginia and the Big 12, perfect together. Geno Smith and the fast-moving, high-scoring Mountaineers proved they fit right in with their new conference, outracing...
Insulting! Algeria calls for limiting free speech to protect Islam
UNITED NATIONS — Algeria demanded new efforts today to limit freedom of expression to prevent denigrating attacks on Islam, appealing to the United Nations to take a lead as nations...
FOX's Glazer says he 'didn't mind' Jones' UFC fight refusal
Jon Jones was just acting like an elite professional athlete when he turned down a fight with Chael Sonnen at UFC 151 on short notice, according to Jay Glazer.The Fox...
Teen robbed in Bronx syringe stickup — may be work of needle bandit
A 14-year-old boy was robbed at syringe-point aboard a subway train in Manhattan today in another suspected strike by a man wanted in several similar Bronx robberies, police said. The...
NHL commish Bettman, union head Fehr meet again
The best that can be said about back-to-back days of negotiations between the NHL and the locked out players’ association is that the sides are still talking and making more...
WR Nicks ruled out for Giants against Eagles with knee injury
The Giants boarded their chartered busses Saturday afternoon for their short trip to Philadelphia and Hakeem Nicks wasn’t one of the passengers. Nicks has been ruled out of Sunday night’s...
Webb, Watson win to extend Americans lead at Ryder Cup
MEDINAH, Ill. — This Ryder Cup is turning into a rout. Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson trounced Justin Rose and Francesco Molinari 5 and 4 Saturday afternoon, giving the Americans...
Yankees back in first-place tie with O's after loss to Blue Jays
TORONTO -- The roller coaster ride that has been September took a significant drop Saturday. How costly it was remains to be seen but it was severe and self-inflicted. Matched...
Woman dies in East Williamsburg wreck
A 21-year-old woman was killed in the passenger seat of a car today when it slammed into a pole in Brooklyn, authorities said. The car a 2009 Mazda 3, crashed...
SI driver who plowed car into side of house says he wasn't drunk or high
The Staten Island driver who plowed his car into the side of a house on Friday told a criminal court judge today that he was neither drunk nor high on...
16-year-old pizza delivery boy 'raped' woman after dropping off pie
A baby-faced pizza-delivery boy savagely raped a woman in her Upper West Side apartment today while her young daughter slept next to her in bed, police and the victim said....
NY pet cemetery added to National Register of Historic Places
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Another cemetery has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, but this one's a little different. It has dogs and cats and iguanas and...
Paul Ryan tells New Hampshire Romney would let state 'live free and prosper'
DERRY, NH — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan put his own spin on New Hampshire's "Live Free or Die" motto as he rallied supporters in the small but key...
Former NY Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger dead at 86
Former New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, who led the newspaper to new levels of influence and profit amid some of the most significant moments in 20th-century journalism, died...
NFL refs approve new 8-year-deal with league
IRVING, Texas — NFL referees are ready to go unnoticed again, just as they prefer. The refs approved a new eight-year contract with the league by a 112-5 vote Saturday,...
Last Western detainee held at Guantanamo returns to Canada
TORONTO — The last Western detainee held at the Guantanamo Bay US military prison has returned to Canada after a decade in custody and has been transferred to a maximum...
1 killed, dozens injured after explosion at chemical plant in Japan
TOKYO — An explosion at a chemical plant in western Japan has killed a firefighter and injured dozens of people. Police said the explosion was reported Saturday at chemical plant...
'Carmageddon' sequel begins on LA freeways
LOS ANGELES — Traffic was light around Los Angeles hours after the start of Carmageddon II, and transportation officials were hoping it stays that way until a bridge is demolished...
Vatican court rejects some evidence as trial of pope's butler begins
VATICAN CITY — The pope's once-trusted butler went on trial Saturday for allegedly stealing papal documents and passing them off to a journalist in the worst security breach of the...
75-year-old man dead in Manhattan hit-run accident: police
An elderly man was killed in a hit-and-run smashup last night in Morningside Heights, police said. The 75-year-old man was crossing the intersection of Broadway and 114th Street about 11:55...
WATCH: Michael Richards opens up to Jerry Seinfeld about tirade
Michael Richards wants to make people laugh again. But the “Seinfeld” star remains haunted by his 2006 comedy club incident when he was captured screaming racial epithets at hecklers. Richards...
Business briefs
RIM return Research In Motion shares rose the most in almost a year as BlackBerry sales gained ground in emerging markets, signaling the company may still have a future. Victor...
Bank of America to pay $2.4 billion to settle lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors
It’s one step forward, two steps back for Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan. The nation’s second-biggest bank agreed to fork over $2.43 billion yesterday to settle a class action...
Apple finds its way to map app apology
At least Apple knows how to get to Sorryville. That’s where the company landed yesterday when CEO Tim Cook issued a formal apology for its faulty maps app and vowed...
Ex-SAC Capital analyst cops to insider-trading charges
And then there were two. Jon Horvath, a former technology analyst at a unit of hedge-fund giant SAC Capital, sidestepped a possible 45-year prison term and pleaded guilty yesterday to...
Buffett, IBM vie for ResCap
Big Blue appears as though it will be giving Warren Buffett a run for his money in the $2.4 billion auction of the mortgage-servicing portfolio of bankrupt ResCap, The Post...
Falcone: Share the airwaves
Philip Falcone’s bankrupt LightSquared, in an attempt to revive a planned wireless network stymied by interference concerns, asked US regulators yesterday to let it share airwaves with federal-government users.The request...
Feds give Schilling vid company a walk
No federal criminal charges will be brought in the case of the video game company owned by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, which received a $75 million state loan...
Kibosh on commodity caps
A Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule restraining speculation was rejected by a federal judge in a victory for two Wall Street groups that challenged the constraints. US District Judge Robert...
Dolan-Ergen smackdown
Lawyers for Chuck Dolan’s Cablevision ripped into Dish Network yesterday, saying the pay-TV service wrongfully backed out of an HD service, leaving the Long Island cable company with “massive financial...
Stocks shot up in 3Q
Wall Street closed its best third quarter since 2010 after a wave of central bank actions sparked a dramatic reversal in equity markets, but signs of weakness in the economy...
Bam windscreen blocks China grab of US firm
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday blocked a Chinese company from owning four wind-farm projects near a Navy base in northern Oregon, citing national security concerns. It marks the first time...
Joke’s on Tehran
CHICAGO — A joke by the satirical newspaper The Onion has gotten lost in translation.Iran’s Fars News Agency yesterday published as fact an article from the paper about a survey...
Iranians ‘Syria-ous’
Iran has left no doubt that it will do whatever it takes to protect the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Tehran’s staunch ally, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...
O commits major foreign policy flub as Mitt battles on
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration took new heat yesterday over its conflicting statements about the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after the US intelligence chief’s office said...
Top billing for gov at O bash
It’s a presidential fund-raiser featuring . . . Gov. Cuomo.No, he’s not running — at least not this year.But Cuomo is billed as the special guest at an “Artists for...
Cabdriver gets over the hemp
A cabby who lost his hack license by flunking a random drug test came up with an excuse so unusual that a city appeals panel recommended he be reinstated.Stephen Kwaku...
Reliving Bx. bus horror
Survivors of a horrific Bronx bus crash that killed 15 people returning to Chinatown from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino told jurors yesterday their motor coach swayed wildly before it tipped...
Qns. beach dolphin dies
An emaciated dolphin that washed up on a Queens beach yesterday died from her injuries, despite the efforts of rescuers. The five-foot female died at 3:15 p.m. at a Long...
PATH takes a hike
The PATH fare will soon be taking a bigger bite out of commuters’ budgets.Starting at 3 a.m. Monday, the price of a one-way ride will jump from $2 to $2.25.As...
LI ‘pill-pushing’ Dr. Doom faces life in OD deaths of 2
He prescribed poison. A disgraced Baldwin, LI, doctor accused of handing out oxycodone pills to junkies like Skittles was charged with causing the death of two of his overdosed patients...
Lawyer acquitted of assault in champagne flute gashing at SoHo bar
This Manhattan lawyer can now pop the champagne, but he might want to use a paper cup. A former attorney for American Express was fully acquitted yesterday of bizarre felony...
Judge OKs fire hires
New York City yesterday won approval from a judge to begin hiring firefighter applicants who recently passed an entrance examination redesigned to make it fairer to minorities.The decision will allow...
New Central Pk. walk/bike paths
Central Park’s roadway is being reconfigured so bicyclists and pedestrians will have less chance of colliding, the Transportation Department announced last night. The agency said the width of pedestrian pathways...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A crooked employee stole $5,000 worth of clothing from the Upper East Side Ralph Lauren store, authorities said. Freddy Ponton, 61, boosted the merchandise between Jan. 10, 2011,...
Latest ‘Hoffa’ dig yields nada
ROSEVILLE, Mich. — Authorities drilled through concrete in a Detroit-area neighborhood yesterday in the latest apparently futile effort to find the remains of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in...
Father of murdered LES woman will never forget daughter's 'look of terror'
The image of his murdered daughter’s face — frozen in terror — will never leave him, a Connecticut man wants a Manhattan judge to know. Lynde Coit, a lawyer from...
Cops ID suspect in Bronx needle-wielding robberies
Cops have released a photograph of a man thought to be the syringe-wielding thug wanted for a robbery pattern in Willamsbridge and Parkchester, The Bronx. Police identified 39-year-old Anthony Angel...
Lady goes Gaga over defender
Lady Gaga has indirectly responded to Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro’s calling her a “slut.” In a message on her Twitter page, the pop star didn’t mention Molinaro. Instead,...
Marriage is a ‘chore’
Married men, rejoice — you have a new excuse for not helping with the dinner dishes. Or the laundry. Or the vacuuming. It will save your marriage, according to a...
Watch out in Midtown!
Two well-dressed thieves stole about a dozen Rolex watches in a brazen robbery at a Madison Avenue jewelry store while tourists and shoppers passed by outside yesterday. One of the...
A vamp in Paris
Kristen Stewart steps out in Paris yesterday for a bite at La Fidélité, a restaurant whose name translates, appropriately enough, to “fidelity.” The 22-year-old “Twilight” star — who has reportedly...
TSA let NBA exec carry a handgun on flight to Newark
Does the TSA know what a gun looks like? The bumblers at the Transportation Security Administration let an NBA executive fly from New Orleans to Newark with a loaded handgun...
Jay-Z concert highlights Barclays Center's coming-out party
Brooklyn was the center of New York’s entertainment world last night, as the $1 billion Barclays Center opened with a sold-out concert by the borough’s own Jay-Z. The rap mogul...
Long hard road to opening of Barclays Center
It all started with a campaign promise. When Borough President Marty Markowitz first ran for office in 2001, he made a stump pledge that seemed like a pipe dream —...
Mike: It’s the voters’ job to oust Bronx DA
You can vote him out. Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that Bronx DA Robert Johnson is “dead wrong” in his handling of trespassing busts — and that voters can have the...
City's obesity concerns clash with national push for school breakfasts
Education Secretary Arne Duncan has jumped into the food fight over school breakfast, calling for schools nationwide to adopt new programs to provide free morning meals, which Mayor Bloomberg’s administration...
Navy ship honoring LI hero
The Navy has scheduled several days of public tours of a new destroyer that will be commissioned in New York next week in honor of a hero SEAL from Long...
Northwestern student from Long Island who was found dead had been drinking before he vanished: pals
The Long Island teen found dead after he went missing near a Chicago university campus had been drinking booze before he vanished a week ago, his pals told cops. Evanston...
Board big sabotaged $27M penthouse sale after snub: suit
Hell hath no fury like a co-op board president scorned. Upset that the sellers of a sprawling penthouse apartment with eye-popping panoramic views spurned her lowball offer, 1107 Fifth Ave....
‘Stiff’ sentence
Talk about hard time! A man says he suffered a five-day erection while in jail. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Rodney Cotton says that when he was finally...
Lobbyist wrist slap
Lobbyist Richard Lipsky pulled out all the stops in his bid to avoid doing hard time for bribing then-state Sen. Carl Kruger, a Manhattan court revealed at yesterday’s sentence hearing....
Down & dirty track record
ALBANY — Aqueduct may leave the dirt in the dust. The Queens racetrack is looking at installing a synthetic surface at its inner track following a spike in horse deaths....
Slain Connecticut teen 'seemed normal' before break-in horror
The Connecticut teen gunned down by his own dad during a botched break-in was happily playing an online game with buddies just hours before his tragic death, friends told The...
‘Haunted’ SI house hit by ‘DWI’ car again
A drunken Staten Island driver nearly killed a sleeping mother and child when he plowed his car through the side of their home yesterday morning — 10 years after another...
$$-man ecstasy probe
The Israeli national at the center of a probe into a Staten Island congressman’s 2010 election bid was a suspect in a sprawling ecstasy drug investigation, prosecutors said in Brooklyn...
‘Go!’ on Grand Prix-hawken
A Formula One race in New Jersey with the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop is now officially a go for for next summer.The inaugural Grand Prix of America at Port...
Palestinian Spring?
The Arab Spring may finally have reached the Palestinians. Protests against the rival authorities in Gaza and the West Bank haven’t become the kind of full-scale revolts that hit Tunisia,...
Wishing we weren’t awake: Jackson’s pushy profanity
The Issue: A viral video in which actor Samuel L. Jackson uses expletives to endorse President Obama. *** In a YouTube ad, Hollywood heavyweight Samuel L. Jackson tells voters to...
Bibi’s bombshell message to UN
The Issue: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s UN speech pushing for red lines on Iran’s nuclear program. *** I heard Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s United Nations speech about a red...
Off to the glue pot
Who said you can’t teach an old nag new tricks? The New York Racing Authority — which is finally nearing the finish line after decades of mismanagement — is enveloped...
Keeping the help happy
Say one thing for the state teachers union: It will stand by its employees when they get in trouble with John Law. Or Eric Schneiderman. Whatever. Case in point: The...
Two cheers in Queens
Well, at least Mets fans finally have something to celebrate this year. Two milestones this week put a rare smile on the faces of CitiField loyalists who manage to stick...
The case that Mitt needs to be making
If you had to pinpoint the exact moment when Mitt Romney’s strategy to make the election largely a referendum on President Obama collapsed, about 10:56 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5,...
App snaps!
New York City offers many riches for the picture taker, and as a photographer and longtime resident, John de Guzman, 37, has shot the city endlessly — to the point...
Day of the living dead
The clock is ticking. We haven’t got much time. I put down the crossbow and run. The guy next to me is stitching up a wound as fast as he...
This post-apocalyptic ‘Hour’ is endless
Post-apocalyptic plots are hard to screw up. Throw bedraggled survivors into dangerous situations, question civilization’s future, and your audience is hooked.But while all these elements figure in Adam Rapp’s new...
Kid stuff
Today HOT STUFF: Spice up your Saturday at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s “Chile Pepper Fiesta,” where kids can feel the heat without burning their tongues by watching live African dance,...
Homeboy Jay’s B’klyn toast
Jay-Z has always been one to wear Brooklyn proudly on his sleeve, but last night as he performed the first of an eight-show run at the Barclays Center, it was...
You don’t know Jack (says White)
Ahead of Jack White’s shows at Radio City Music Hall tonight and tomorrow night (in support of his debut solo album “Blunderbuss”), the former White Stripe talks about family, phones...
Bradley, Mickelson set Ryder Cup tone; Tiger struggles, benched for opener
MEDINAH, Ill. — You just knew. You knew the Ryder Cup and Keegan Bradley were perfect together. You knew Bradley was wired for this emotion-drenched team event the way Tiger...
Jones’ Cowboys set to show off their undies
ARLINGTON, Texas — How ’bout them undies? On Monday, Victoria’s Secret will open a store at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington featuring lingerie and other clothing promoting the NFL’s most valuable...
Cards’ Williams in prime position for breakout week
There will be plenty of fantasy owners this week who flaunt their newest free agent acquisition by sending Mikel Leshoure out in their starting lineup. However, we think there’s a...
Love lets Ryder Cup rookies off the leash
MEDINAH, Ill. — So much for needing experience to play well at the Ryder Cup. U.S. captain Davis Love III sent out all four of his rookies during the opening...
Plenty of contenders for Jockey Club race
In a topsy-turvy year in which the chief constant has been inconsistency, can Ron the Greek, victorious in the Santa Anita Handicap and Stephen Foster, or Fort Larned, coming off...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Alomar, Francona on short list Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said Cleveland interim manager Sandy Alomar Jr. and former Red Sox manager Terry Francona, now with ESPN, are on...
Must-win for the Red Bulls
With the Red Bulls having slipped into a third-place tie in the East, all four regular-season games are vital if they hope to make the MLS postseason, starting tonight against...
Hip could shelve Pats’ Gronkowski
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski injured his hip during yesterday’s practice, and he has been listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game against his hometown Bills. Fellow tight end Aaron Hernandez...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile(T); $73,000; mdn; 2YO(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Flashy Gal(L),120JCastellan3-x-xC Brown5-22 RuthieBlueEyes(L),115W Garcia4-x-xKimmel6-13 Mary Bernice(M),120R Maraghx-x-xPenna15-14 Myperfectvalentin,120RDomingzx-x-xMcPeek12-15 Zadina(L),120JLeparoux5-4-xMott5-16 Let Me Entertain U,120A Garcia6-x-xAlbertrn15-17...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-6 fur; $13,000; clm($20,0); 3,4&5YO2-Blue Business 6-54-Anche Piu 6-11-Happy Harvey 2-15-Wise Master 15-13-ShortysFashion4-16-MnsterPmery12-1SECOND-5 fur; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up5-MyDayWillCme9-54-Julieannamo 4-11-TheRightButtn10-16-Bound forDuty12-12-Loveyslookingd2-17-Thoarra 15-13-Winningisfun 6-1THIRD-5 1/2 fur; $32,000; mdn; 2YO4-Rockyshomern5-25-G. T. Tabu 8-11-Callmeback 4-16-Bubba's...
Calder Charts
September 28th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 fur; $12,000; alw; 3up(f)Off: 12:30. Good. inside, drivingTime: 22.28, 46.25, 59.54.Trainer: Manuel EstevezWinner: DK B/ M, 5, by Bull...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m(T); $18,000; clm($16,0); 3upNORMANDRUTH defeated cheaper on dirt in first off claim. WHO WE GUNNA CALL closed to finish second as favorite. KID CURRY tired as...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)Underdog49ers3 1/24(41 1/2)JETSEAGLES22(47)GiantsPatriots33 1/2(51)BILLSLIONS64 1/2(48)VikingsFALCONS77(48 1/2)PanthersChargers1 1/21(44 1/2)CHIEFSTEXANS1112(45)TitansSeahawks2 1/23(39)RAMSCARDINALS6 1/25 1/2(39)DolphinsBRONCOS67(48 1/2)RaidersBengals2 1/22 1/2(43 1/2)JAGUARSPACKERS77 1/2(53)SaintsBUCCANEERS2 1/22 1/2(47 1/2)RedskinsMondayCOWBOYS33 1/2(42)BearsHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballFavoriteCurrent (O/U)Underdogx-Va. Tech6 1/2 (46)CincinnatiUCONN17 (42)BuffaloPenn St.1...
Hondo rolling with ’Bama
Hondo, suddenly sizzling again, extended his winning streak to seven last night when he collected with the Angels and BYU to lower the deficit to 1,330 hutsons.Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 29SUNSept. 30MONOct. 1TUEOct. 2WEDOct. 3THUOct. 4FRIOct. 5YankeesToronto1:07YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMTor.1:07YESWCBSBos.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:05YESWCBSEndofReg.SeasonMetsAtlanta7:10SportsnetNYWFAN 660 AMAtl.1:35WPIXWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.4:10SNYWFANEndofReg.SeasonLibertyConnecticut7:00NBATVNOGAME^Conn.7:00NBATVTBDTBDTBDTBDRed BullsToronto7:00MSG NetworkWPAT 93.1 FMNOGAMENOGAME NOGAMENOGAME NOGAMENOGAME^ - if necessaryHOMEAWAY
NHL, players back at table
Proving they don’t reflexively dispute that the sun rises in the East, the NHL and its Players Association found common ground, and even agreement, on subjects that included drug testing...
No damage to Rangers' Nash's shoulder, exam reveals
The Rangers can breathe easy today after an MRI exam showed no damage to the shoulder star acquisition Rick Nash injured while playing for Davos in the Swiss league Friday....
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR: Nationwide Series Qualifying, OneMain Financial 200 SPEED1:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup Qualifying, AAA 400 SPEED3 p.m.Rolex Sports Car Series Lime Rock Park SPEED3:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, OneMain Financial 200...
Mets' Niese notches his 13th win to cap breakout season
ATLANTA — Jon Niese belongs on a short list of positive developments for the Mets this season, but sometimes it seems as if only his teammates noticed. ”Johan [Santana] throws...
Wallace to sign with Knicks, back up Stoudemire
Rasheed Wallace will officially become a Knick on Monday. Wallace has told the Knicks he has elected to come out of retirement and join their training camp, according to an...
Nets’ Prokhorov tweaks Knicks
Media day might not be until Monday, but the Nets are already making their feelings known about the Knicks. Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov took his latest jab at the Knicks...
Angels top Rangers on Weaver 20th
Jered Weaver became the American League’s first 20-game winner, Mike Trout hit a leadoff homer and the Angels beat the Rangers 7-4 last night in Arlington, Texas, to prevent the...
Reds’ Bailey no-hits Pirates
PITTSBURGH -- Homer Bailey had a certain milestone on his mind when he walked to the mound Friday night. He wound up pulling off an even bigger feat. Bailey pitched...
Colsaerts shines in first Ryder Cup
MEDINAH, Ill. -- Lee Westwood, veteran of seven Ryder Cups, watched with glee as his rookie partner, Nicolas Colsaerts, scorched Medinah Friday. Westwood and Colsaerts delivered the only point of...
Love makes right call sitting 0-for-2 Tiger
MEDINAH, Ill. — Davis Love III tried to act like it was no big deal he was benching Tiger Woods for today’s morning foursomes at the 39th Ryder Cup. He...
Giants 'wide'-eyed at Eagles D
The Eagles’ unusual “Wide-9” defensive alignment has some of the Giants feeling a little wide-eyed. Not only does the scheme used by Philadelphia call for defensive ends to split much...
Ryan: Jets have plenty of receiving weapons
Call Rex Ryan unconcerned his Jets might not have enough offensive firepower Sunday with speedy rookie wideout Stephen Hill unlikely to face the 49ers. “I think [Jeremy] Kerley’s doing a...
Giants' Nicks doubtful for clash with Eagles
At least the Giants are familiar with this whole “severely shorthanded” thing. That will be the storyline for Big Blue once again tomorrow night in Philadelphia after Hakeem Nicks suddenly...
JPP takes a Giant dig at Eagles’ O-line woes
Jason Pierre-Paul knows as much as he needs to know, which in the case of tomorrow night’s game against the Eagles, does not include the name of the man he...
Jets coach cites Super reason for keeping Revis off IR
Rex Ryan wants to give it a shot. Even though superstar cornerback Darrelle Revis tore his ACL on Sunday and is thought to be finished for the year, the Jets...
Tebow making impact as decoy for Jets
Numbers can be deceiving. Or, in Tim Tebow’s case, their lack thereof doesn’t tell the entire story. Though the Jets backup quarterback hasn’t made the impact many forecast when he...
Orioles slam Red Sox, stay game back
BALTIMORE — Chris Tillman already has more wins in 2012 than his combined total over his first three years in the big leagues. That might come as a shock, except...
Yankees veteran righty stumbles his way to a win
TORONTO — The best way to describe it is that last night, Hiroki Kuroda pitched like a 2012 Oriole: He got lucky, and he won. OK, we’re not being entirely...
Yankees' Cano undergoes X-ray after getting plunked in hand
TORONTO — Robinson Cano left Rogers Centre after the Yankees’ 11-4 win over the Blue Jays last night unsure what his status was after being hit by a pitch in...
A-Rod back at third base for Yankees
TORONTO -- After missing Wednesday’s game and being used as the designated hitter Thursday night because of a bruised left foot, Alex Rodriguez returned to third base for the Yankees’...
Light-hitting Martin provides powerful spark for Yankees
TORONTO — Russell Martin is enjoying the most marvelously awful season, perhaps in Yankees history. He has spent this year dabbling with both Mendoza and Mantle — .200 average and...
Martin, Yankees blast Blue Jays to keep East lead
TORONTO — An excruciating loss Tuesday, a no-show defeat Thursday and the Orioles facing Aaron Cook turned last night’s game against the Blue Jays into a must-win for the Yankees...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
FLOWER BOWL INVITATIONAL Belmont Park, eighth race. Grade 1. Purse: $600,000. 1 ¼ miles, turf, fillies and mares. Post: 4:38 p.m. LOWDOWN: The Irish-bred, formerly French-based 4-year-old filly Dream Peace...
Ibanez: Yankees will pull it out just like the 2010 Phillies
TORONTO — While trying to avoid a September collapse is something the Yankees aren’t accustomed to, Raul Ibanez has some experience with it. And heading into the final weekend with...
‘Turtles’ 2.0
The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is one of those TV shows you can’t forget — even if you’ve never seen it. That was the case with Sean Astin, the veteran...
Mystery solved after 10 years
For years, the producers and reporters of “48 Hours” have been particularly fixated on one cold case. And they picked the recent trial for this case — the 2002 double...
‘Downton’: The early years
Julian Fellowes is already planning a “Downton Abbey” prequel.The Oscar-winning “Downton” creator said he is writing about the courtship of the Earl of Grantham and his American wife, Cora, according...
Weird but true
This is a buzz killer. A Florida man thought it was his lucky day when he spotted four 15-pound bundles of pot that had washed ashore near Ft. Lauderdale. The...
West Virginia’s Smith strives to be picture perfect
Tracey Sellers’ phone rang at about 1:15 on the morning of Sept. 25, 2011. Her son, West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith, had just shredded LSU’s defense by throwing for 463...
Good night: Harlem native beats Wallhead at Bellator 74
ATLANTIC CITY – If Lyman Good was the feature fighter in this welterweight tournament, Bellator had a funny way of showing it. The company handed its former 170-pound champion the...
Reds' Bailey no-hits Pirates
PITTSBURGH — Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds threw the season's seventh no-hitter, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Friday night. The seven no-hitters matches the modern record for most...
Jay-Z takes Nets' stage at Barclays Center
At 9:46 Friday night, the Nets new jerseys finally went on display.Jay-Z, minority owner of the Nets and Brooklyn native, took the stage for the first event ever held at...
Woods benched for 1st time at Ryder Cup
MEDINAH, Ill. — For the first time in his career, Tiger Woods will be on the bench at the Ryder Cup. U.S. captain Davis Love III has decided not to...