May 26, 2013
Mets snap losing skid, beat Braves 4-2
Ike Davis busted out of his prolonged slump with a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the New York Mets rallied past the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Sunday night...
Injury time goal by Olave gives Red Bulls 2-2 tie
HARRISON, N.J. — Defender Jamison Olave blasted home a shot in the opening minute of injury time and the New York Red Bulls tied the Columbus Crew 2-2 Sunday to...
New Jersey officials want Rutgers to fire president, new athletic director
Multiple high-ranking New Jersey state officials are demanding the ousters of Rutgers president Robert L. Barchi and newly hired athletic director Julie Hermann, and Gov. Chris Christie said he wants...
Kenya: UK soldier killing suspect arrested in 2010
NAIROBI, Kenya — A suspect in last week's savage killing of a British soldier on a London street was arrested in Kenya in 2010 while apparently preparing to train and...
VOTE: You're the Rangers owner -- decide who stays and who goes
The Rangers fell to the Bruins in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Saturday, ending a disappointing season. Now, we want you to play the owner. What kind of...
Pa. man critical after hit-run in Bronx
An out-of-towner is clinging to life after being mowed down in a hit-and-run incident in Tremont, The Bronx, this morning, cops said. The 23-year-old victim, whose name has not been...
QB Golson suspended from Notre Dame for academic reasons
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Everett Golson is out for at least the fall semester at Notre Dame, saying he has been suspended by the university for what he called poor...
Amanda Bynes goes after Rihanna, tweets 'Chris Brown beat you because you're not pretty enough'
Screwball actress Amanda Bynes launched an unprovoked, hate-filled Twitter rant against Rihanna today, outrageously saying the songbird deserved to be a target of domestic violence. Bynes, busted Thursday night in...
Venus stunned in first round of French Open
PARIS — Grimacing after some poor shots, leaning over with hands on knees while catching her breath after others, Venus Williams left the French Open after the first round for...
Ending heartbreak, Kanaan finally wins Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS — The hard-luck loser no more, Tony Kanaan finally won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday — with a bit of luck, at that. In the mix all day during...
UFC 160 analysis: dos Santos spinning kick KO shows MMA's evolution
Evolution. It’s influence in our every day lives is up for debate. It’s influence on mixed martial arts is not.UFC 1 was 20 years ago, give or take a few...
'Fast & Furious 6' speeds past 'The Hangover Part III' to take top spot at weekend box office
LOS ANGELES — It's a blowout at the box office. "Fast & Furious 6" is revving past "The Hangover Part III" in the No. 1 position at the Memorial Day...
Clemens must turn over documents in civil case implicating him in adultery
Despite Roger Clemens' victory last year in his perjury case, a defamation lawsuit filed against the former Yankees ace nearly four years ago in federal court in Brooklyn is threatening...
Skidding Sabathia struggles as Yankees fail to sweep Rays
ST. PETERSBURG -- Two years ago the Yankees' rotation was dubbed "CC & The ? Marks.'' Today, the biggest question in the rotation is the largest member. And if CC...
Boston Marathon runners unable to complete race due to bombings finish at Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS — Bundled up against the cold and with tears in their eyes, dozens of runners unable to complete the Boston Marathon due to the bombings last month finally finished...
Republicans say Obama's projecting weakness when US needs to show resolve against terrorists
WASHINGTON — Republicans keep slamming President Barack Obama's push to move the government away from a war footing and refine and recalibrate counterterrorism strategy. Capitol Hill Republicans like Sen. Lindsey...
Lee Rigby's grieving family visits site of his murder as another man arrested in connection with killing
London's Metropolitan Police said specialist firearms officers arrested another man suspected of conspiring to murder 25-year-old soldier Lee Rigby. Police did not provide details about the suspect, only saying he...
Obama tells Oklahoma tornado survivors, 'You've got folks behind you'
MOORE, Okla. — President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Okla., Sunday, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them...
Long Island man arrested after police saw fireworks erupting from backyard
WANTAGH — A Long Island man has been arrested after police say they saw fireworks shooting off from his Long Island yard. Craig Paulich was awaiting arraignment Sunday. A woman...
British government setting up task force to target radical preachers in wake of terror attack
LONDON — Britain's government is setting up a new terrorism task force to tackle radical preachers and extremism, officials said Sunday, days after suspects apparently linked to extremist Islamist activists...
Celebs' summer reading picks
Meg Wolitzer Author of “The Interestings: A Novel” “’The Other Typist’ by Suzanne Rindell is a period piece set in the 1920s, about a woman who’s a typist for the...
New Rutgers athletic director quit coaching job 16 years ago after players accused her of verbal abuse: report
NEWARK — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to speak with Rutgers officials about a report that the athletic director hired to clean up the school's scandal-scarred program quit as...
B'klyn man accused of killing businessman who dated his ex
A businessman whose body was found in an upstate ditch after a date with a Brooklyn woman he’d met online was killed by her ex-boyfriend, authorities charged yesterday. Mikhail Chernyaev,...
Subway series sweet 16
Last year’s Yankees-Mets series marked the 16th time the two teams faced off in the egular season. With the 2013 edition getting started tomorrow, The Post wants you to pick...
Power plays
3 STARS 1. Gregory Campbell The gritty center was a force with his fourth-line mates, getting the game-winner late in the second and adding one into the empty net later....
Tortorella takes ‘some’ responsibility as Rangers’ season comes to an end
BOSTON — Sitting on a chair on a black dais in an echoic black room with black cardboard walls, John Tortorella raised his right hand and motioned towards his chest....
Serby's Subway Q & A with... The voices of SNY Ron Darling, Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez
With the Subway Series vs. the Yankees coming up this week, Post columnist Steve Serby tracked down SNY Mets analysts Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling for some prime-time Q&A. Q:...
Sanchez, not Geno, should begin season as Jets' starting QB
Mark Sanchez throws three interceptions during an offseason training activity, and some already have given up hope he can be a useful starting quarterback again. Such is the chatter on...
NFL union probes Geno, Jay-Z connection
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...
Rye native Moran has big leagues in bloodlines
Colin Moran’s family tree is rooted firmly in professional baseball. So is his future. From a young age, the North Carolina star third baseman from Rye attended major league games...
No ease on down
It’s a global chess match, as revealed by last week’s market gyrations. When will Fed head Ben Bernanke taper? But for small investors, the only concern is not getting rooked...
Mr. Chairman, who will take Fed’s place?
If not Fed chief Ben Bernanke, then who will provide the more than $1 trillion liquidity the global financial markets need to continue making record highs?The Fed giveth, but given...
Everybody’s streaming, so where’s the money?
The fat lady has yet to sing, and the competition to capitalize on the digital music-streaming industry is far from over, especially with the likes of Google and Apple joining...
Mayer’s social push
Fresh off her $1.1 billion offer for Tumblr, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer had a social faux pas. The search giant unveiled its brand-new updated Flickr photo-sharing site on Monday, hours...
Can’t reverse course
This economic rising tide is sinking the American Dream for some older homeowners.The latest US home-price improvements should be welcome news, but it’s not so sweet for a record number...
Eire depends on sparin’ the green
Washington has unleashed a new unemployment crisis in Ireland. The crisis threatens the future of the 150,000 jobs at Apple and other foreign multinationals in this struggling, bailed-out European economy....
Tim Cook gets the job done
It’s been 19 months since the death of Steve Jobs, the Apple founder, and Jobs’ choice of Tim Cook to replace him as CEO has had many people questioning his...
Wells’ sickly service
Dear John: If you remember, my last correspondence with you was in April, regarding applying for a mortgage modification for my mother from Wells Fargo bank.I am writing to tell...
Use data plan more, but pay carrier less
Are you constantly going over the limit of your cellphone’s data plan and then having to pay for the overages? You might want to check out Onavo Extend, a mobile...
The week's winners and losers
WINNER DAVID KARP He’s 26. And he just sold Tumblr to Yahoo! for $1.1B. That’s with a B. JAMIE DIMON JPMorgan Chase boss keeps both chairman and CEO jobs. STEPHEN...
'Fatkinis' sell out in 48 hours
It’s a huge hit! Plus-size bikinis are being gobbled up even before the swimsuit season begins — as plumper women prove they don’t need teeny-weeny two-pieces to make a splash....
Dems’ ‘tainted’ money
The state Senate’s Democratic fund-raising machine has sucked in more than $400,000 in contributions from senators who have been indicted or are being investigated — and it hasn’t returned a...
Brooklyn detective behind overturned David Ranta conviction defends record
He allegedly browbeat witnesses and railroaded suspects, but the retired Brooklyn homicide detective with 50 cases now under review insists he did nothing wrong — and that a killer has...
Bronx baby sleep tragedy
A Bronx baby died yesterday after he was found unconscious after sleeping in bed with his parents, police sources said. The mother and father of 4-week-old Maximus Mussenden found him...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens***Police collared a teenager for possessing an illegal handgun in Jamaica, authorities said. Plainclothes cops spotted Nicholas Morris, 17, adjusting an object in his waistband at about 1:40 p.m. Friday...
Brave NYPD cops’ East River rescue
The NYPD rescued an unhinged man from the East River yesterday.Detective Robert Mirfield drove to the scene near 81st Street at 9:50 a.m. after hearing that a man had been...
Fallen tree traps Harlem gal 4 hrs.
A woman spent four hours pinned under her neighbor’s apple tree in Harlem yesterday after it snapped in high winds and fell into her yard, authorities said. The woman, whose...
Who’s screwed by Weiner’s entry
It’s hard to find anyone in politics who thinks Anthony Weiner can actually become mayor.But just about everyone views him as a factor in the multi-candidate race who, if there...
Boston back on track
About 3,000 runners whose run in the Boston Marathon was cut short by the deadly bombings on April 15 ceremoniously finished the race yesterday. They wept, hugged and cheered at...
He’s a flippin’ champion
The man plays a mean pinball. Native New Yorker Steve Zahler is a pinball wizard — beating players with years of experience to become the metropolitan area’s first-place flipper. Now...
Words to live by
Lt. Col. Mark Weber prepared his family for the worst countless times during his 23-year Army career — but now faces a battle he knows he can’t win. In December...
With wife found dead in fire, did EMT pull off the perfect crime?
In the early morning hours of Dec. 13, 2008, the body of Catherine Novak, a recently separated 41-year-old mother of two, was found in what little remained of her burned-down...
Drink-and-drive pol Adam Clayton Powell IV lobbying for breath tests
He not only lobbies for Breathalyzers — he could be a client! Adam Clayton Powell IV — the former assemblyman who was convicted of impaired driving three years ago —...
Artful bike-share protest in Soho
Protests against Citi Bike moved into high gear yesterday. Soho residents rallied at Petrosino Square, demanding the removal of a 43-cycle station that replaced a public art space in the...
Post taste test reveals drinkers can’t tell good from cheap vodka
It’s just a shot in the dark. More than two dozen New Jersey bars caught pouring cheap hooch into top-shelf bottles got away with cheating customers likely because 44 percent...
Amanda charging cop grope
Wigged-out starlet Amanda Bynes told authorities she was sexually assaulted by the cops that arrested her, The Post has learned. Bynes — who was busted last week on drug charges...
9/11 Memorial visitors pressured to make donations
The 9/11 Memorial is free, it seems, in name only. Those waiting in line to visit the reflecting pools are told: “Please have your donations out and ready.” While a...
Widow-bomb carnage
A suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan yesterday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The bomber detonated...
EXCLUSIVE PHOTO of London terror attack victim Lee Rigby serving in Afghanistan
Here’s the first picture of doomed British soldier Lee Rigby when he was serving valiantly in Afghanistan’s treacherous Helmand Province. Lugging a heavy pack and weapons in temperatures of more...
Skate‘gored’ guy suing
Officials need to put the brakes on skateboarders who “terrorize” Columbus Circle passers-by, according to a new lawsuit against the city.Nicholas Cooney, 78, said he was walking by the statue...
Cabdriver flees from police with Queens woman as passenger and she spends nearly a day in jail: lawsuit
A Queens woman claims she got taken for a ride — right to a jail cell. Enid Dunlap was heading home after a late-night trip to a laundromat last year...
West Pointed warning
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the US Military Academy at West Point yesterday that they must “stamp out” the “scourge” of sexual assault in the military. A day...
Giffords spurs Bard grads
Former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged a group of newly minted college graduates yesterday to change the world — starting today. The former Arizona congresswoman and her husband, retired astronaut...
Skirt-vid bust in the subway
A creep from Queens was caught filming up skirts at the Union Square subway station, authorities said.A cop caught Jefferson Sanchez, 22, placing a plastic sack containing an iPod Touch,...
New Yorkers send in more than 8,000 photos of complaints to 311
Smile, you’re on candid camera — everywhere. When you’re not being videotaped by security cameras and spied on by license-plate readers, you’re being watched by fellow New Yorkers and their...
Only one rent-hike hearing due
The rent hearing is too damn far! The city is getting ready to jack up the cost of living in rent-regulated apartments throughout the five boroughs, but plans to hold...
Newark church-scandal big out
The second-highest official in the Archdiocese of Newark is stepping down in the wake of a sex scandal. Church officials said Monsignor John Doran resigned Friday as vicar general and...
‘Abu$ive’ banks held to account
Big banks are the biggest abusers of New York financial customers — and they’re being forced to reimburse thousands of people.That’s according to a Post analysis of complaints filed with...
‘Hi, boys! got me again!’
You know summer has arrived — Long Island’s hot-dog hooker is under arrest again. Catherine Scalia flirted with reporters and then launched into a dramatic rant in court yesterday —...
Kidnap vics’ puppy love
The three adult victims of the horrific Cleveland kidnappings will have a chance to keep any of the three dogs rescued from the house where they were imprisoned for nearly...
Pair injured in hosp fire
Two people were hurt when a mattress fire broke out at Staten Island University Hospital early Sunday morning.The fire started on the fourth floor of the hospital at around 12:50...
O’s split personality
If this is what he meant by “going Bulworth,” heaven help America. Beset by growing world disorder, a sluggish economy and big scandals at home, President Obama tried to reset...
‘You will never be safe’
Even more shocking than the barbarity of the terrorist attacks in London and Boston is the denial by authorities on both sides of the Atlantic about their common religious motive....
Red light, green light
The federal government recommends that yellow lights at intersections last for at least three seconds before turning red. So why are so many yellows being timed at 2.5 seconds? And...
How does Holder survive?
If you want to see the true face of the Obama administration, you need look no further than the president’s embattled attorney general, Eric Holder. By turns whiny, shifty, obfuscatory,...
Why college costs so much
It’s graduation season across America, a time when our politicos come out to bore us with their commencement orations. If only that’s all they did. Unfortunately, they’re also doing their...
Ruffled feathers
If a hunter kills a bald eagle, he can get a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. Likewise, oil companies are liable for tens of millions for any spill...
Scandals help econ
Washington is awash in scandals. All of this distraction is surely bad for the US stock market and economy, right? To the contrary. “Do-nothing Congress” may originally have been a...
Courting appeals
If, as appears likely, Judge Shira Scheindlin should rule against the city on stop-and-frisk, there is a very simple solution: Appeal the ruling (“When Judges Dish,” Editorial, May 22). As...
Hot reads
TRUE STORIES The Skies Belong to Us Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking by Brendan Koerner (Crown), out June 18 Two terrorists in love decide to hijack...
The tales that time forgot
History is written by the victors — as Winston Churchill once said — but the victors tend to leave the best stuff out. Thankfully, we have author and activist Andrew...
Sandy's furry victims
Nearly seven months after Hurricane Sandy, local shelters are still scrambling to find loving homes for scores of dogs and cats — including some left to die in abandoned houses....
‘King’ of Queens
For former child stars, there are basically two ways to ditch your youthful image and force audiences to see you in another, more grown-up light. The first involves scandals, naked...
Tom Brokaw: My historic New York
As one of America’s most distinguished news anchors, Tom Brokaw has a thorough understanding of the city’s importance to our national history. The Upper East Side resident, however, is concerned...
FIDE clothes calls
The fashion police of the chess world want to outlaw baseball caps and sunglasses, even for teenagers.The world chess federation (FIDE) is considering instituting a dress code for all of...
Bridge
A Reader wonders what percentage of all my readers plays in duplicate tournaments. My guess is 10 percent. Most readers of newspaper bridge columns are casual players. The US has...
The tricks of the trade in ‘Now You See Me’
‘Magicians, just a general note,” actor Mark Ruffalo says, “don’t get laid.” Indeed they don’t. With the possible exception of ventriloquists and mimes, magicians tend to reside at the very...
Mets’ Gee sunk by porous fifth inning
For four innings, Dillon Gee looked like the pitcher who consistently gave the Mets quality innings last year, the pitcher who won 13 games the year before, pounding the strike...
Baylor guard doesn’t pass on chance to play
Most of the players who arrived at the Nets practice facility this week for the two-day draft combine the team hosted, along with the Rockets and Clippers, were players hoping...
Holiday marks time to analyze 2013 baseball season so far
New York fans, meet the baseball season. Baseball season, meet the New York fans. We here at Hardball know you have been tied up with the Knicks and Rangers and...
Yankees' Teixeira had tears in eyes after Granderson injury
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Having known what Curtis Granderson went through to return from a fractured right forearm, Mark Teixeira was visibly upset Friday night when Granderson suffered a fractured...
Ike finally gets hit, not thinking about demotion from Mets
The Mets don’t know whether to hit or stand, fold or go all-in. The floundering team continues to postpone its decision whether to demote Ike Davis, despite his immense struggles...
Collins: Mets' Hefner has deserved better fate
Zack Wheeler is coming. Of that there is little doubt. But the eventual arrival of the Mets’ highly touted pitching prospect doesn’t necessarily mean Jeremy Hefner is going from the...
Overbay blast in 11th powers Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — By the weekend he could lose his starting job. Two or three days later his roster spot might vanish. Despite being one of the main cogs...
Wheeler flap adds to short & sweep disaster
It Was about the sixth inning of last night’s game against the Braves at Citi Field when those who endured the frigid temperatures figured out they already had seen about...
Mets losing streak hits 5 with pair of defeats to Braves
Mets manager Terry Collins admitted last night had a “weird” feel to it. The Mets were presented with a rare win-an-inning, win-a-game opportunity through the resumption of their Friday suspended...
Rangers' Hamrlik weighs retirement after costly miscue
BOSTON — How much could have been expected of Roman Hamrlik, the 39-year-old veteran defenseman who made the most galling mistake in the Rangers’ season-ending, 3-1 loss to the Bruins...
Rangers took step backward with loss to Bruins
BOSTON — The Rangers saved their best of the series for the last of the series, and that wasn’t enough, either. One year to the day after their 2012 elimination...
Sports Shorts
FOOTBALL: QB Golson out at Notre Dame Quarterback Everett Golson is no longer enrolled at Notre Dame. University spokesman Dennis Brown said last night that Golson, who had three years...
Kuchar keeps Colonial lead
In Fort Worth, Texas, Matt Kuchar made a 12-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole to regain the lead near the end of a long day at Colonial, and led...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $26,000; clm($40,000); 3upMY BIG ANGEL cuts back in distance after being placed fourth. DREAMCASTLE was placed second in local debut. PATATUZ second in both...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6f; $18,000; cl($10,000); 3up 1 Dn the Irshmn (Sz) 6.00 4.00 3.00 2 Tznow a Ttan (Mysonett) 7.00 4.80 4 Financial Mission (Uske) 5.20 Scr: Exactness, Quiet Miracle. * Ext....
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; pace; $12,500; condTRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 7:181Word Power(RPierce)3.002.602.107Olde Time Hockey (AMiller)9.005.4010Caution Signs (Y Gingras)4.00* Exacta (1-7) $25.00 * Trifecta (1-7-10) $92.80Winner picked by Bill SmithSECOND-mile; pace; $43,000; NJSSTRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF:...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $62,000; alw; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 With Exultation(L),118J Lezcano1-x-xClement9-52 Noosh's Tale(M),116A Solis4-5-5P Kelly10-13 Royal Blessing(L),122J Chamafi7-1-6Albertrani15-14 Gossip Column(L),122I Ortiz, Jr3-9-3Orseno5-15...
Vic Cangialosi at Calder Graded Entries
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $11,000; clm($6,250); 3up5-Starship Titan 5-24-DreamofAtlants4-11-Credit Voucher 9-56-Motin 6-12-In Speight of It15-17-Leroy's Pride 12-13-Tritonk 6-1SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $17,000; cl($32,0); 3YO4-Proud Soldier 5-26-Sky Brown 6-11-Simon's Hope 15-17-Don'tLookBck10-12-Cut Lap 8-18-RockawayPrk15-13-Scooby...
Belmont Charts
May 25th, 2013Raining and Sloppy Turf Soft©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f(T); $40,000; cl($25,000); 3upOff: 1:07. Good. urged 4w into laneTime: 22.11, 45.61, 58.04, 1:1.45.Trainer: Linda RiceWinner: B C, 4, by...
Not a lot to Ike here
* Let me get this straight. The Mets’ brass is taking Zack Wheeler along very slowly, letting him gain confidence, work on his pitches and not throwing him into the...
Liberty drop opener
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — This wasn’t the debut Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer had in mind. But for Anne Donovan, the veteran coach, who took over the Connecticut Sun this season after...
Blackhawks top Wings to stay alive
CHICAGO — All that tinkering with the power play, all the practice time and the tweaked combinations finally paid off for the Blackhawks when they needed it most.Jonathan Toews and...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 26MONMay 27TUEMay 28WEDMay 29THUMay 30FRIMay 31SATJune 1YankeesTampa Bay1:40YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMMets7:10YESWCBSMets7:10WWORWCBSMets7:05YESWCBSMets7:05YESWCBSBos.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:15FOXWCBSMetsAtlanta8:05ESPNWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMYanks7:10WPIXWFANYanks7:10SNYWFANYanks7:05SNYWFANYanks7:05WPIXWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.4:10SNYWFANRed BullsColumbus5:00MSG NetworkNOGAMENOGAME+ Read.Utd.7:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMEVan.7:00MSGLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETulsa7:30MSG+NOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing7:30 a.m.Formula One: Monaco Grand Prix NBCNoonIndianapolis 500 ABC5:30 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600 FOXBaseball1:30 p.m.Yankees at Rays YES, WCBS (880 AM)2 p.m.Marlins at White Sox WGN8 p.m.Braves at...
The Post Line
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Hondo dealing the Cards
Hondo plunged deeper into the red last night when the Cubs failed their assignment in Cincinnati, which caused the negative number to grow to 340 colemans.Today, Mr. Aitch will throw...
Red Bulls look to keep mojo going
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 have just been winning, intent on extending...
Bayern beats Dortmund in Champions League final
Thousands showed up early at Yankee Stadium before yesterday’s friendly between Manchester City and Chelsea to watch the Champions League final on the big screen — and what a show...
Manchester City tops crowd fave Chelsea at Yankee Stadium
Manchester City teamed up with the Yankees this week to buy MLS expansion team New York City FC. Saturday night, they put on a show for their new partners in...
Focused Serena set for French Open
PARIS — In the moments immediately following her stunningly early exit from the 2012 French Open, as her eyes welled with tears and she bemoaned how she’s “been through so...
Ex-Giant Canty: Flacco better QB than Eli
Chris Canty was cut by Giants and signed with the Ravens this offseason, and he said he believes his new team has a better quarterback.Asked in a video interview Friday...
Expect scramble at Brickyard
INDIANAPOLIS — They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind, and...
Sideline mics pick up more than networks bargained for
What a shock, at this point, that John Tortorella operates from the eyes of storms, that he is a purveyor of hostility and incivility, thus a target for return fire....
Cap may ruin Rangers
BOSTON — All these months later, it still is baffling that the NHLPA did not take a stand against the NHL’s insistence on applying the punitive cap-recapture provision of the...
Competition brings fans back
There is an ongoing war I always fight when a game ends, when a season dies, when a championship run — no matter how flighty or fitful — reaches its...
Grizzled Duncan gives Spurs 3-0 lead
Tim Duncan is doing his very best to get the Spurs back to the NBA Finals one more time.The 37-year-old center took control in overtime for a second straight game,...
Yankees' Pettitte set for next test on Tuesday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The next step in Andy Pettitte’s return from the disabled list is a scheduled simulated game at the Yankees’ minor league complex Tuesday. Of course, that’s...
Nothing but the Bluth
The return of “Arrested Development,” which saw an entirely new 15-episode season appear on Netflix at 3:01 a.m., represents the triumph of TV’s era of the fan. A consistently low-rated...
Don't miss
Plantation corpse Summer is here and that means another spate of Sunshine State murders on “The Glades.” While Detective Jim Longworth (Matt Passmore) awaits acceptance of his marriage proposal to...
Liberace on TV
The Liberace beloved by audiences was nothing like the strange, perverse figure portrayed in HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra.” He used television to spread the fame he was already enjoying in...
It’s a long wait for breaking news
At this point, it’s my fault for expecting better, for expecting to tune to local newscasts from the Media Capital of the World to watch and hear legitimate news broadcasts...
Reel good
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 1946 Monday, 5 p.m., TCM William Wyler won his second Best Director Oscar for this four-hanky classic about World War II veterans returning home...
Look Who’s Talking
KELLY & MICHAEL 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Heather Graham; Demi Lovato; Desiree Hartsock. Tuesday: Tyler Perry; Trisha Yearwood. Wednesday: Clive Owen. Thursday: Steven Tyler; The Wanted. Friday: Mark Ruffalo....
Debbie Reynolds opens up about her friendship with Liberace
When you enter Debbie Reynolds’ house in Coldwater Canyon, Calif., it’s a trip — back in time, to Hollywood’s Golden Age. Two dozen luscious, autographed black-and-white portraits of the greats...
The best beach body diets
Greta Wagner, 45 Chelsea Piers general manager Height: 5-foot-2 Weight before: 122.4 pounds After: 115 pounds Lost 7.4 pounds! THE DIET: “The Spark Solution” by Becky Hand and Stepfanie Romine...
Get a 'cue!
‘How them hogs doin’?” Myron Mixon asks a passing henchman. The self-proclaimed “baddest pitmaster that ever was” is surveying operations at his soon-to-open East Village restaurant, Pride and Joy, where...
Weird but true
Oh, gnome! A Florida woman got so incensed at her male roommate that she whacked him on the head with a garden gnome, cops say. The 47-year-old waitress from Gulfport...
This week's couple: Home run
In a city full of transients, meeting someone who hails from the same familiar place as we do can make for an easy conversation starter. Such was the case for...
Meet Market: Another shot for the Brooklyn beekeeper in search of his honey
Free ride Davin enjoys cycling: “I love seeing the city from my bike.” Buzz feed Davin is an amateur beekeeper and apprentices at an apiary. “I have a few hives...
Love is having a senior moment (online)
‘When you’re in your 20s, you’re looking for tall, dark and handsome,” says Joann Mondrus, a 58-year-old flight attendant from Forest Hills, Queens. “But when you’re in your 50s or...
Top 5: worst things to say on your first romantic road trip
“I brought snacks for the car! Gluten-free garlic beans!” — Niki “Do you mind the back seat? My cat always rides shotgun.” — C.G. “Don’t worry — I packed matching...
Mets lose to Braves for 2nd defeat of the day
Mets manager Terry Collins admitted the night had a “weird” feel to it. The Mets were presented with a rare win-an-inning, win-a-game opportunity last night through the resumption of their...
Man City drills Chelsea 5-3, aims to grow with New York City FC
Manchester City teamed up with the Yankees this week to buy MLS expansion team New York City FC. Tonight they put on a show for their new partners in a...
Inevitable no longer delayed, Rangers ousted in Game 5 by Bruins
BOSTON — Now that it’s over, there can be no more illusions. The Rangers’ season ended Saturday night at the TD Garden with a 3-1 loss to the Bruins in...