May 25, 2013
NFL players union investigating legality of Jay-Z's recruitment of Jets' Smith
The NFL players union is investigating the recruitment of Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith by Jay-Z’s new agency, according to a report by NFL.com.The NFL Players Association plans to send...
Mets fall in 10th of resumed game for fourth straight loss
The Mets were presented with a rare win-an-inning, win-a-game opportunity Saturday night through the resumption of their Friday suspended game. But it went two innings so naturally they lost. And...
VOTE: What was the best Subway Series moment?
What was the best Subway Series moment? Matt Franco’s walk-off single? Roger Clemens beaning Mike Piazza? How about Frank Francisco calling the Yankees chickens? All of those are special memories...
Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier
LONDON — Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of...
Robben's 89th-minute goal sends Bayern Munich to Champions League title
LONDON — Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final Saturday night, ending four...
Overbay's 11th-inning homer completes Yankees comeback over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG -- Hal Steinbrenner watched from a suite above home plate and could have been excused if he ordered a program to identify who was in the gray uniforms...
Amanda Bynes tweets that cop sexually harassed her, lied about bong toss
Amanda Bynes today accused the NYPD of sexual harassment, claiming the cop who arrested her for allegedly tossing a bong out the window of her Times Square apartment “lied” about...
Golfer Montgomerie defends Sergio: 'You just can't say a thing, can you?'
VIRGINIA WATER, England — Colin Montgomerie called the Sergio Garcia "fried chicken" controversy a "mountain out of a molehill." The Scottish player spoke Friday about the controversy surrounding Garcia and...
Cops haul poncho-clad mental case from chilly East River
The NYPD rescued a Tennessee man from the East River this morning, authorities said. A passerby spotted the unhinged man in the water near the FDR Drive and East 81st...
Fears of a copycat: Uniformed French soldier is stabbed in throat outside Paris
PARIS — A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there...
Vintage Apple 1 computer sold for $668,000 at auction
BERLIN — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said...
Former Giants DT Canty says Flacco better QB than Eli
Chris Canty was cut by Giants and signed with the Ravens this offseason -- and believes he’s going to a team with a better quarterback.When asked in a video interview...
Only seven people injured after trains collide, causing overpass collapse
CHAFFEE, Mo. — A federal agency has sent investigators to southeast Missouri, where seven people were injured when two cargo trains collided on tracks under a highway overpass, causing the...
Red Bulls coach: 'I'm looking forward to smashing' New York City FC
When natural rival New York City FC was first announced, Red Bulls coach Mike Petke’s initial reaction was the straightforward, honest one anyone remotely acquainted with the former no-nonsense defender...
Baby dies after being found unresponsive when he slept in parents' bed
A baby boy died this morning at a Bronx hospital, cops said. The parents of 4-week-old Maximus Mussenden found him unresponsive after he slept in their bed, according to a...
Yankees' Teixeira had 'tears in my eyes' after Granderson's injury
ST. PETERSBURG -- Having known what Curtis Granderson went through to come back from a fractured right forearm, Mark Teixeira was visibly upset Friday night when Granderson suffered a fractured...
WATCH: Transgender female wins MMA fight for first time since coming out
Fallon Fox fought in an MMA fight Friday night for the first time since announcing she was born a man. The transgender female, believed to be the first of her...
Red Bulls unbeaten in six games, but insist they can play even better
Soon-to-be expansion side New York City FC has spent its time grabbing headlines and searching for a stadium sites. The Red Bulls? They’ve just been winning, intent on extending their...
Soldier beheaded in London terror attack seen ordering a pizza night before
Wearing his distinctive Help for Heroes hoodie, Lee Rigby orders a pizza in the final image of him before his death. CCTV pictures show Lee making one of his regular...
Hagel tells West Point cadets they must stamp out scourge of sex assault in military
WEST POINT — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in...
Female suicide bomber kills herself, injures 18 in Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA, Russia — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers,...
Rescuers search for pilot of Angel Flight that crashed upstate, killing two passengers
EPHRATAH — Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York,...
Teen arrested for having illegal handgun
Police collared a teen for an illegal handgun during a police stop in Jamaica, authorities said. Plainclothes cops spotted Nicholas Morris, 17, adjusting an object in his waistband about 1:40...
Friend of suspect in London terror attack arrested, being questioned by police
LONDON — Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in a savage killing of a British soldier on a London...
West, Pacers turn down James, Heat
MIAMI — David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air. He had plenty of reason to celebrate. The Eastern Conference finals...
UFC 160 preview: Hunt's career resurgence 'one of the greatest stories in sports'
Mark Hunt should be bouncing at some bar in New Zealand right now. Maybe competing in kickboxing tournaments in his down time.He should not be in the UFC. No way....
Cops recover three guns, drug cache in Brooklyn bust
Cops busted a pair of alleged Brooklyn drug dealers today, scoring three guns along with a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said. David Etienne, 27, and Brian Johnson, 25,...
Yahoo! joins the $1B hunt for Hulu
Yahoo! has jumped into the bidding for Web video destination Hulu, The Post has learned. Sources close to the process say the bid from Yahoo!, along with offers from a...
Business briefs
650 Madison General Growth Properties has paired with Brookfield Office Properties to bid for one of the most sought after Manhattan office buildings on the market. Bids for 650 Madison...
Abercrombie & Fitch posts ugly sales; stock drops 8%
Abercrombie & Fitch’s svelte customers are also starved for clothing. The pricey teen retailer — whose CEO Mike Jeffries lately has come under fire for saying he doesn’t want fat...
No InterOil delivery could burn Paulson
While he’s still licking his wounds from the Sino-Forest scandal, hedge-fund titan John Paulson has waded into another controversial stock. The founder of $18 billion Paulson & Co. scooped up...
Cablevision: Losers welcome
Cablevision will keep two directors on its board who failed to win majority approval, marking the third time in four years that the cable-TV company has ignored the collective will...
Herbalife suspends 'cult' distributor
Herbalife — the controversial nutritional products company caught in a Wall Street tug-of-war — has suspended a distributor accused of running a cult-like operation in Israel. Tzachi Gozali, 46, has...
Walmart’s stock reply
After complaints Walmart is having trouble keeping its shelves stocked after cutting workers, the retailer is proposing to tie executive compensation to the issue — and has asked an outside...
$20M pay won’t fly
The US is opposing American Airlines’ proposal for $20 million severance pay to CEO Tom Horton as part of its merger with US Airways Group. It violates bankruptcy law, the...
News Corp. board OKs split
News Corp. said its board approved a plan to split the company’s entertainment and publishing assets into separate companies. The company expects to complete the split by June 28. The...
St. John’s sells NYC campus
St. John’s University agreed to sell its lower Manhattan campus to a group including developer Steven Witkoff and property investor Fisher Brothers, which plan to build condominiums there. Selling the...
Hedge fund women not bashing Paul Tudor Jones for saying having babies makes women lousy traders
Women working in the hedge-fund world know how hard it is for them to get ahead. That could explain why so few of them were willing to speak out against...
New GOP Kelly push
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was the talk of the political world yesterday, with sources saying Republican power brokers are in a “full-court press” to get him to enter the mayor’s...
Weiner's rivals in mayoral race may use Cuomo's 'shame on us' remark
Gov. Cuomo’s smackdown of Anthony Weiner’s mayoral bid is “political gold” for the shamed sexter’s rivals, campaign sources told The Post. “This is exactly the kind of stuff you’d use...
Mayor & Quinn in air clash
In a bizarre scene at JFK Airport, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday toasted a new terminal — while mayoral race front-runner Christine Quinn was outside protesting the airline that helped build it....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** This guy’s 50 shades of locked up. A spectacularly reckless man was busted for cracking a 10-foot whip while strolling through Carroll Gardens, law-enforcement sources said. José Andujar,...
Obama’s ‘fleet’ing embrace
WASHINGTON — President Obama gave a hearty hug to a graduating Naval Academy midshipman Alexis Marisa Werner — and then warned graduates of the severe consequences of sexual assault after...
Clues in Conn. train derailment
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut observed an “unusual condition” on the track before the wreck, federal officials said yesterday.They...
Sister of high-ranking Chinese diplomat busted for 'shoplifting'
The sister of a high-ranking Chinese diplomat was busted for alleged shoplifting from the Herald Square Macy’s — and her well-connected family caused a huge scene trying to get her...
Jodi jury dilemma
PHOENIX — The jury foreman in Jodi Arias’ trial yesterday said the panel just couldn’t decide whether the killing of her boyfriend was enough to merit a death a sentence.William...
Hot dog hooker busted
Long Island’s hot-dog hooker is back to selling her buns, cops said yesterday. Catherine Scalia, 47 — who got seven days in prison last year for selling sex out of...
Public elex funding no cure for crooks: Mike
The crooks running rampant in Albany won’t change their ways if the state institutes taxpayer funding for election campaigns, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. His stance placed him in direct conflict...
‘Gift of grab’ PA execs axed
The Port Authority’s treasurer and two top associates were summarily fired this week for accepting valuable gifts, meals and theater tickets from agency vendors, The Post has learned. Treasurer Anne...
Manhattan judge tosses effort to block premiere of 'Brooklyn DA' reality show
A Manhattan judge yesterday tossed a last-ditch effort by Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’ political adversary to block next Tuesday’s premiere of a CBS reality show about the DA. Justice Paul...
Electronic-cig school ban
Schools officials are moving to ban audio and video recordings from schools — as well as electronic cigs.The Department of Education yesterday released a draft version of the “Chancellor’s Regulations,”...
Great, original ‘Gatsby’ online
PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton University has put the manuscript and corrected galley pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” online.The 1925 novel is a staple of high-school English class...
Mets' Matt Harvey dating supermodel Anne V.
He’s the hottest thing in baseball. And she’s hot, too. Mets pitcher Matt Harvey and super-model Anne V. made no secret they were dating — they were spotted canoodling in...
'Reading Rainbow' host LeVar Burton sues Manhattan p.r. firm for using his image
“Star Trek” actor LeVar Burton, who played the blind commander Geordi La Forge, slapped a Manhattan-based p.r. firm with a $50,000 lawsuit for using his image after he fired the...
Christie snipes at ‘Snooki’
Snooki and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie went toe to toe on the Jersey Shore yesterday during a Memorial Day weekend media blitz to showcase the area’s recovery from Hurricane...
Can’t rain on Coney’s Mermaid Parade
Organizers of Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade told The Post yesterday that the freakfest won’t be sunk this year after all. The march is all set for June 22, thanks to...
Tears for bus-slay victim, 14
The best friend of the Queens teen shot dead on a city bus collapsed into tears at her funeral yesterday. “I’m gonna really miss you baby, but I’m gonna hold...
15-year-old allegedly mugging younger boys for $1 bills
He just wanted a dollar, dollar bill y’all. Police nabbed a freckle-faced teen terror yesterday who allegedly was sticking up boys for single dollar bills in Carroll Gardens. The 15-year-old...
City beaches are back!
Seven months after being pummeled by Hurricane Sandy, Coney Island and the city’s seven other beaches are back in business. Mayor Bloomberg officially opened the beaches yesterday, in time for...
Court’s a real hair raiser for Amanda Bynes
Troubled starlet Amanda Bynes wore a tangled peroxide-blond wig and sweat pants yesterday to a Manhattan courtroom, where she answered to drug charges — then had to bum $20 off...
Amanda Bynes is a brat gone bong-kers, and it's time for her to get help - or get locked up
Sometime-actress and full-time train wreck Amanda Bynes took her pocketful of crazy into Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday, where the disturbed and potentially hazardous actress caught a major break. In a...
Labor unions turning on ObamaCare
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s labor-union allies once cheered for ObamaCare — but now they’re screaming mad.“It makes an untruth out of what the president said — that if you like...
‘Holder’ing the bag
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder’s fingerprints are all over an FBI warrant that authorized snooping on Fox News reporter James Rosen, the Justice Department confirmed yesterday. The FBI warrant...
Bus-boat boost
New Jersey Transit bus riders will soon have a new way to get across the Hudson River: by boat.The agency is partnering with New York Waterway to provide ferry service...
Bikes rack up protests
Opponents of the city’s bike-sharing program have plastered East Village kiosks with copies of a Post article headlined, “Get the rack outta here,” that shows a crew moving a rack...
B’klyn drug and gun raid
Cops busted two heavily armed Brooklyn drug dealers yesterday, scoring three guns and a cache of cocaine and heroin, authorities said. David Etienne, 27, and Brian Johnson, 25, were caught...
Bid on La Liz’s 1st wed gown
LONDON — Elizabeth Taylor’s dress for her first wedding, to hotel heir Conrad Hilton in 1950, will be auctioned off next month, Christie’s said yesterday. The oyster-shell-colored, floor-length, satin gown...
Give us back our 30G: bank
A bank that accidentally deposited over $30,000 in a Brooklyn man’s account is suing him because he quickly withdrew every last dime — and refuses to pay it back, court...
Figoski slay fiend convicted
The ringleader of a burglary crew that gunned down NYPD cop Peter Figoski was convicted of felony murder yesterday. Nelson Morales, 28, rounded up the five-man burglary team that broke...
Crooked doc gets 8 years
A doctor at the heart of the massive LIRR “gravy train” scandal was sentenced to eight years in federal prison yesterday for the audacious $1 billion pension scam — which...
PETA hunting down critics
The animal-rights group PETA is seeking personal information on anonymous commenters who allegedly defamed the organization by blasting its pet-euthanasia policy on the Huffington Post, according to a new Manhattan...
On-edge Brits intercept ‘terror’ flight from Pak
LONDON — Britain scrambled fighter jets yesterday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the...
Dollar-van crash chase
A career criminal driving a dollar van in Brooklyn allegedly plowed into an NYPD scooter and sped off — leading cops on a dangerous chase, sources said yesterday. Police first...
Sex school Manns up
The elite Horace Mann School yesterday publicly apologized for the decades-long sexual abuse of dozens of students — but officials did not say they’d support an outside investigation of the...
Long wait for tragic news
British army soldier Lee Rigby’s anguished family had tried for hours to reach him before their worst fears were confirmed — that he was the young man beheaded by knife-wielding...
NYC’s smoking problem: illegal cigs, misguided pols
The Issue: How high taxes on cigarette sales can encourage organized crime or fund terrorism. *** While I’m not surprised at anything Thomas Farley, our take-no-prisoners health commissioner, says, I’m...
Scouts & the public square
The Boy Scouts’ decision to change their position on gay scouts may — or may not — buy them some peace with those who have been working overtime to drive...
Head case
New York’s ambitious bike-share program launches this Memorial Day weekend. It’s a joyrider’s dream . . . but one thing’s missing: There are 6,000 bicycles for rent but no bike...
Nanny no-no
In our top editorial we refer to Mayor Bloomberg’s surprising lack of nannyism when it comes to an initiative near and dear to his heart: biking. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the...
NY trial may clean Mexico’s oil mess
A trial in Manhattan federal court may help push Mexico to free its decaying oil industry from the state-owned monopoly known as Pemex, for Petroleos Mexicanos. And that’s good news...
Bam’s mystery night
On “Fox News Sunday” recently, White House aide Dan Pfeiffer was asked about President Barack Obama’s whereabouts the night of the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi. This was the night...
Bar-stool bores ‘Weir’ out their welcome
Men hang out in a homey pub. They exchange gruff jokes, down drink after drink, and soon enough start trading tales. Naturally, “The Weir” takes place in Ireland — where...
Kid Stuff
Today ON THE BOARDWALK: Fun is in full swing at Coney Island’s Luna Park, where riding the world-famous Cyclone is a Memorial Day tradition. Not a thrill-seeker? Try some seaside...
Dinos roar back to life
Staging a return to the days when dinosaurs roamed the world, two family-friendly destinations are expanding their offerings with Jurassic-themed attractions. Interactive park Field Station: Dinosaurs has returned to Secaucus...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
Sheepshead Bay Belmont Park, eighth race. Grade 2. Purse: $200,000. 1 3/8 miles, turf, fillies and mares. Post: 4:45 p.m. LOWDOWN: Starformer, trained by Bill Mott, is 3-for-3 going this...
Rangers' Brassard calls out Bruins agitator Marchand
BOSTON — There he was, a Ranger who finally had enough of Brad Marchand and his verbal challenges. There he was, a Ranger not only standing his ground, but standing...
Shades of Green flourishing on L.I.
Like virtually every highly rated prospect, Devonte Green hopes to reach the NBA. But unlike many others, he has a mentor who has proven it’s possible. His older brother, Spurs...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Mauer ends Anibal no-no In Detroit, Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before the Twins’ Joe Mauer broke it up with a clean, one-out single up...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-6f; $18,000; cl($10,000); 3upKILLTHEMESSENGER makes local debut after winning at Penn. DAN THE IRISHMAN returns to level of claim. EXACTNESS drops in class after tiring last out.PN...
Hollywood Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-4 1/2f; $30,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2YO; (f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds8 Divine Way(L),118MPedrz2-x-x2-17 TimeforaMmryL118JVldvJr3-x-x5-21 SpragueRiver(L)118T Bazex-x-x4-12 SunrisaSunrisaL118EMldndx-x-x5-13 AudreyRules(L),113EHrnnd8-x-x20-14 Vegas Bound ,116R Gucex-x-x12-15 Raja's Rose(L),118ADlgdllx-x-x8-16 InherittheThron111JToledox-x-x15-1SECOND-6f; $20,000; cl($10,000); 3up;...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f(T); $40,000; cl($25,000); 3upRANGEY cuts back to sprint after tiring to fourth versus cheaper and being claimed by Englehart....
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 1/2f; $55,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Brandini(L),118L Saez4-2-xBond5-22 Maxana(L),111P Tomas3-5-4Hertler20-13 La Java(L),118CVelasquz4-x-xViolette5-14 Rosie's Song(L),124R Maragh6-x-xJJerkens12-15 Hot Stones(M),118J Rosariox-x-xLevine6-16...
Bill Smith at Meadowlands Graded Entries
Best Bet: Bolero Andrew (6th)FIRST: mile; pace; $12,500; cond1 Word Power(RPierce)1-1-15-23 Mindset(CCallahan)2-2-13-19 Roar(JGregory)5-5-56-12 WhatsWhatHnover(CManz)8-7-520-14 Gratias Deo(PBerry)4-1-215-15 Raggs(JRoberts)6-5-720-16 Nutmegs Maya(SAllard)3-1-28-17 Olde Time Hockey(AMiller)6-1-110-18 Southwind Terror(EMiller)5-1-515-110 Caution Signs(YGingras)1-7-29-2SECOND: mile; pace; $43,000; NJSS4...
Belmont Park Charts
May 24th, 2013 Clear And Fast. Good 7th (Sealed) Turf Firm, Good (8th)©2013 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $50,000; clm($35,000); 3upOff: 1:05. Good. off pace fight,4w 3/16Time: 22.53,...
Manchester City, Chelsea ready for friendly match in Bronx
Manchester City dominated soccer headlines stateside this week with the news they had teamed up with the Yankees to buy MLS expansion team New York City FC. Chelsea dominated soccer...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile trot; $12,500; condTRACK: CONDITION-SY OFF: 7:1910RaringToGoS(DMiller)8.805.803.403Perfect Alliance (R Pierce)9.005.804To The Good Life (J Takter)4.00* Exacta (10-3) $73.20 * Trifecta (10-3-4) $461.80SECOND-mile trot; $33,000; N.J.S.S.TRACK: CONDITION-SY OFF: 7:425Smilin Eli (T...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 25SUNMay 26MONMay 27TUEMay 28WEDMay 29THUMay 30FRIMay 31YankeesTampa Bay4:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMT.B.1:40YESWCBSMets7:10YESWCBSMets7:10WWORWCBSMets7:05YESWCBSMets7:05YESWCBSBos.7:05YESWCBSMetsAtlanta+ 7:15FOXWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMAtl.8:05ESPNWFANYanks7:10WPIXWFANYanks7:10SNYWFANYanks7:05SNYWFANYanks7:05WPIXWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANRangersBoston5:30NBC Sports Net.ESPN 98.7 FMNOGAME* Bos.7:00TBDESPN NOGAME* Bos.TBDTBDESPNTBDTBDRed BullsNOGAMECol.5:00MSGNOGAMENOGAME^ Read.Utd.7:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMELibertyConnecticut7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETulsa7:30MSG+HOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogGRIZZLIES5 1/2SpursTomorrowHeat1PACERSNHL PlayoffsTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogBRUINS$135-155RangersBLCKHWKS$170-200Red WingsTomorrowSHARKS$110-130KingsSoccerUEFA Champions LeagueChampionshipAt LondonFavoriteLineUnderdogByern Mnich$215-255Dortmund Home team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.Formula One Qualifying: Grand Prix of Monaco NBCSN10 a.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600 Practice SPEED11 a.m.NASCAR Nationwide Series: History 300 Qualifying ESPN21 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600, Final...
Hondo’s bearing down
Hondo, who had his mojo working Thursday night, lost it last night in Fenway Pahk where the Tribe fell a whisker short and caused the debt to swell to 290...
Mariners’ Montero no longer good catch
There is one word in a fantasy owner’s vocabulary that can induce excitement and fear in the same breath. One word that can bring a ton of satisfaction, but also...
Goodson likely to join Jets Tuesday: source
Running back Mike Goodson is expected to return to practice with the Jets on Tuesday, according to a source. Goodson pleaded not guilty to drugs and weapons charges Wednesday in...
Thames on top of Yanks’ prospects
I* Marcus Thames’ first big league at-bat, with the Yankees in 2002, he launched a home run against Randy Johnson. Now, in his role as hitting coach for Tampa, the...
Favre suit settled
A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said...
Penguins oust Senators
PITTSBURGH — Eight playoff wins down, eight to go for Sidney Crosby and the Penguins.James Neal had a hat trick and Pittsburgh finished off the lifeless Senators 6-2 last night...
Garcia likely to incur wrath of Merion gallery at U.S. Open
The Pga Tour and European Tour might have looked the other way after Sergio Garcia’s inexcusable, racially insensitive “fried chicken’’ comment directed at his nemesis, Tiger Woods, at that awards...
Sergio 5 back, Rory misses cut in BMW
VIRGINIA WATER, England — Rory McIlory was one of five 2012 European Ryder Cup players to miss the cut yesterday in the BMW PGA Championship, while Francesco Molinari took the...
Rangers going ‘fourth’ with new focus
It wasn’t easy, but it was necessary. Rangers coach John Tortorella didn’t want to bench Brad Richards, but he felt he had no other choice. The game was passing the...
Tortorella says McDonagh should be playing more on Rangers power play
BOSTON — For all of the good things Ryan McDonagh has done, he may have spent this whole time being underutilized. At least that’s the opinion of Rangers coach John...
West, Pacers turn down James, Heat
MIAMI — David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air. He had plenty of reason to celebrate. The Eastern Conference finals...
Wright says he has 'zero' regrets about Mets long-term extension
There already could be buyer’s remorse. Yet even with the disaster the Mets’ 2013 season had become, David Wright insisted yesterday he has no regrets about giving the organization a...
Reluctantly, Nova to Yankees pen
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Joe Girardi said it’s imperative to get Ivan Nova back to being an effective pitcher, but the Yankees manager is sticking with Vidal Nuno for Saturday’s...
Mets-Braves game suspended after eight innings
This constituted a good day for the reeling Mets. Not only did they avoid adding to their three-game losing streak last night, they showed fight in the late innings. Now...
Mets hitting coach against sending Ike to minors
Count Dave Hudgens among the voices in the Mets organization against the idea of sending slumping Ike Davis to Triple-A Las Vegas. “I don’t even want to think about it,...
Winning would get flailing Davis off the hook
Well, after adding a golden sombrero to his collection, Ike Davis has to be Las Vegas-bound now, right? The problem for the Mets is, assuming they demote their imploding first...
Yankees' Teixeira says wrist OK, eyes return vs. Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Plans can change quickly but Mark Teixeira said he believes he will be ready to come off the disabled list Friday night in time for the...
Yankees lose Granderson in costly win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A very costly victory could have been much more deflating for the Yankees whose seemingly endless river of injuries continues to flow. In the middle of...
Rask mistake gives Rangers new life heading into Game 5
BOSTON — Sometimes it’s the smallest of things — say, about the size of a rut in the Garden ice — that can shift an entire playoff series, an entire...
Casting a Paul over ‘Chopper’
Former “American Chopper” star Paul Teutul Sr. returns to TV with CMT’s “Orange County Choppers,” which begins filming next week for an expected fall premiere. Not only does Teutul find...
Meat the folks
Filmmaker and “Burger Land” host George Motz says he got into his vocation “on a complete fluke” in explaining his new Travel Channel series, premiering Monday night. “I was looking...
JHud ‘Idol’ job: report
Let the shuffling begin.Former “American Idol” fave Jennifer Hudson will rejoin the show as a judge next season — and could be joined by “Idol” alums Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert...
June exit for Fox reality honcho
Fox reality chief Mike Darnell is leaving the network.Darnell, best-known for greenlighting “American Idol,” will leave at the end of next month after 18 years at the network.“I’m extremely grateful...
Inside out
URBAN OASIS Slide 174 Bleecker St.; 212-777-9077 With moss-covered rocks, a cascading waterfall and a koi-filled pond, all under a canopy of old-growth trees, the Zen-like back patio at Slide...
Weird but true
This is your brain on Twitter. Doctors at UCLA Medical Center took social media to a new height Thursday when they live-tweeted surgery to implant a pacemaker in the brain...
Mecca may get mightier
Thursday night, at the Rangers’ stirring OT win over the Bruins, a columnist from Boston who hadn’t been in the Garden in years said he was dazzled by what he...
Louisville star Siva excels at Nets' combine
If any NBA executives had questions about whether Peyton Siva could handle the pressure of playing at the next level, he answered them in March. Siva was the driving force...
Long Island's hot-dog hooker busted again for prostitution: police
Long Island’s hot-dog hooker is back to selling her buns, cops said. Catherine Scalia, 47 — who got seven days in prison last year for selling sex out of her...
Pitch breaks Granderson's hand
ST. PETERSBURG — Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson suffered a broken left fifth metacarpal — the pinkie knuckle of the hand — Friday night when he was hit by a pitch...