May 8, 2013
Council candidate Treyger calls on profit-laden NYS Lottery to bring back scholarship program
A City Council candidate from Southern Brooklyn today called on the New York State Lottery to reinstate a popular scholarship program for students in light of the Lottery continuing to...
Yankees batting pitcher Phelps eighth in lineup
DENVER – You can’t say Joe Girardi isn’t willing to try anything to get his struggling lineup going.The Yankees manager opted to hit starting pitcher David Phelps on Wednesday night,...
This week's calendar, May 9 to 15
Thursday, May 9 Brooklyn Real Estate Summit TerraCRG, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and aptsandlofts.com present the 2013 Brooklyn Real Estate Summit. The event will unite hundreds of investors, owners,...
Capitals' Ovechkin: Rangers defensemen don't play 'physical game'
Alex Ovechkin enjoys walking down the streets of Manhattan, where he can go shopping without being recognized and “do whatever you want.” But his hours of relative anonymity end when...
Penguins turn to Vokoun in goal for Game 5 vs. Islanders
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma insists he still believes in Marc-Andre Fleury, that the issues for the reeling Penguins go far beyond the struggles of their Stanley Cup-winning...
Woodson says he'll turn to Knicks bench if Smith's shooting woes continue
Mike Woodson’s patience is running thin with J.R. Smith. For the first time, the Knicks coach said he will have a quicker hook with Smith going forward if his shooting...
Patriots' Gronkowski will need fourth, could need fifth operation on forearm: report
Patriots nation is holding its breath as Rob Gronkowski’s long road to recovery continues.The star tight end, who has already undergone three surgeries since breaking his forearm last November and...
WATCH: Florida lawyer pleads with Jaguars owner to sign Tebow in ad
If only Jaguars fans spent as much attending games as they did courting Tim Tebow. New GM Dave Caldwell has said repeatedly, and with no room for interpretation, that the...
Rangers' Lundqvist finalist for Vezina Trophy
The King has a chance to keep his crown.Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, was named as one of the three finalists, the NHL announced Wednesday morning.It...
'I can't get punched in the face forever': UFC's Franklin taking time off to start new business
SINGAPORE – Rich Franklin isn’t retired. He has no imminent plans to hang up the gloves, either. The UFC legend is just taking some time off from the cage to...
Harvey’s no-decision and Happ’s injury
Good Lord, what a gem by Matt Harvey. As Joel Sherman wrote, Harvey reminded the White Sox of their nemesis Justin Verlander.I’ll be writing on this more tonight when I...
Knicks' Woodson finishes third in Coach of the Year vote
Only because the NBA was forced to, it announced George Karl has won Coach of the Year. Knicks' Mike Woodson finished third. There will be no elaborate KIA press conference...
Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson retires
Manchester United has announced that Sir Alex Ferguson – one of the most successful managers in the world in any sport – will retire at the end of the season....
3UP: Harvey, ridiculous ticket policy, rare matchups
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about how the AL Central White Sox saw a lot of Justin Verlander in Matt Harvey.Harvey got just about as close to...