July 1, 2013
Obama offers reassurance to outraged European allies amidst reports of US spying
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — President Barack Obama tried on Monday to reassure European allies affronted by reports of U.S. spying by suggesting all the world's intelligence services were involved...
Security guard shot outside Brooklyn D.A.'s office
A security guard was shot today outside the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, according to a law enforcement source. The guard, 25, was shot in the shoulder on Pearl Street in...
Nets announce picks for Orlando Summer League roster
The Nets announced their roster for the Orlando Summer League next week yesterday, with first-round pick Mason Plumlee and second-year players Tornike Shengelia and Taylor headlining the 12-man roster.Damion James,...
Heat wave in the West rewrites record books
LAS VEGAS — A heat wave smothering the West is rewriting the record books, likely tying a more than century-old record for the U.S. while putting Las Vegas through its...
Hero helicopter pilot is ready to fly again
He’s ready to jump back in the saddle. A hero helicopter pilot who was flying tourists over the Hudson River yesterday when his engine suddenly died — and he miraculously...
Brown rallies Mets past Diamondbacks 5-4 in 13
Finally, a marathon for the Mets that ended in exhilarated exhaustion. After losing to the Marlins in 20 and 15 innings earlier this season, last night’s 5-4 victory over the...
Yankees blast Twins 10-4, snap five-game losing streak
MINNEAPOLIS — One mistake is enough to get a Yankees pitcher beat these days when the overmatched lineup bleeds for every run. So when Andy Pettitte made several gaffes tonight...
Review: Lazarus #1
Fans of DC’s much-loved crime series “Gotham Central” should be getting their $2.99 ready. This week finally sees the launch of the new book from 2/3 of that creative team,...
Talking with Hawkeye’s self-proclaimed 'monkey boy,' letterer Chris Eliopoulos
Letterer Chris Eliopoulos downplays his role on “Hawkeye,” but his contribution is hardly inessential. Imagine how much less you’d like the series if it were done in Comic Sans. This...
Judge rejects lawsuit of angry parents who claim yoga in school 'promotes Eastern religion'
SAN DIEGO — A judge is allowing a San Diego-area school district to teach yoga, rejecting the claims of disgruntled parents who called it an effort to promote Eastern religion....
Star Wars 8: At least it's not cats (Left 4 Dead 2 with mods)
Stormtroopers are persistent buggers. There's a bit of everything here. Imperial heads exploding. Dubstep. Metal. And, of course, lots of video game silliness.*** There are some naughty words here ***
JETS TOP 25: No. 17 Willie Colon
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
1 dead, dozens recovering after Molly overdose at music festival
SEATTLE — One man died and dozens of people were treated after overdosing on a drug called Molly at a weekend music festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in central Washington,...
For real this time: Yankees announce A-Rod will begin rehab assignment
TAMPA -- Alex Rodriguez will start a rehab assignment Tuesday with Class-A Charleston and at long last, the third baseman and the Yankees appear to be in agreement on something....
Batman ’66 Week: Mike Allred’s favorite episodes!
We have already seen … a roundtable interview with the creative minds behind DC’s new “Batman ‘66” comic book – Jeff Parker, Jonathan Case and superstar Bat-cover artist Mike Allred!Now,...
Backup PG Watson leaves Nets, signs with Pacers
As expected, point guard C.J. Watson won’t be playing for the Nets next season, as he reportedly agreed to a contract with the Indiana Pacers on the opening day of...
Sonic: 250 issues strong
I’m not the video-game guy. That’s Vitka’s department. But there’s one game I dug 20 or so years ago on the Sega Genesis console my then-girlfriend and I splurged on:...
Lady Liberty to make Independence Day comeback after damage from Superstorm Sandy
Months after Superstorm Sandy swamped her little island, the Statue of Liberty will finally welcome visitors again on Independence Day. Sandy made landfall one day after the statue's 126th birthday,...
Ex-FBI agent apologizes to family of man allegedly killed by 'Whitey' Bulger after agent revealed informant's identity
BOSTON — A former FBI agent who admitted revealing the identity of an informant who was then allegedly killed by James "Whitey" Bulger has given a dramatic public apology to...
Milwaukee Archdiocese releases 6000 pages of priest sex abuse records
MILWAUKEE — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee released thousands of pages of documents related to clergy sex abuse Monday, including the personnel files of more than three dozen priests and the...
WATCH: Jets QB Sanchez's buttfumble immortalized in funny short film
Sometimes, words just aren't necessary. In the case of Mark Sanchez's infamous buttfumble, this is one of those times, as the play has been immortalized in a short silent film.The...
Cuomo signs tough new text-and-drive law: Now 60 days of no license for 1st timers, 6 months for repeat offenders
Gov. Cuomo delivered a stern warning to young and new motorists nabbed for texting while driving: You're grounded! As promised, the governor today signed into law tougher penalties for probationary...
Knicks add Richardson to Bargnani trade, which won't be official until July 10
The Knicks and Raptors have made their revisions to the Andrea Bargnani trade but it won't become official until July 10. In order to complete the deal, the Knicks will...
NBC's 'Siberia' turns tables on reality
Is it real or is it really a fake reality show? Tonight, NBC attempts something completely different with a scripted show, “Siberia” that imitates a reality show. A group of...
'He jumped out of the bushes' and attacked me: Zimmerman describes Trayvon Martin confrontation
Jurors today heard George Zimmerman’s account in his own words of his fatal confrontation with Trayvon Martin as prosecutors played a dramatic audio tape of Zimmerman being questioned by police...
Source denies Red Bull target Kaka set to move to Brazil
The Red Bulls’ interest in Kaka has been public knowledge since the Post broke the story last year. Their pursuit seemingly took a hit yesterday with reports that Real Madrid...
WATCH: Gigantic brown bear plays trumpet, dances with hula hoop
A giant brown bear plays the trumpet and dances with a hula hoop in an incredible video that's going viral on YouTube. Tima is a Russian circus bear, trained to...
4th of July Events Guide
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks If the skies are clear head to Manhattan's west side between 24th and 40th Streets to watch Macy's 4th of July Fireworks. Over 40,000 fireworks...
Nathan's hot dog eating competition
Competitive eating's equivalent of the Belmont Stakes takes place every July Fourth in Coney Island, with the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Upwards of 40,000 people crowd around the...
Hosting a BBQ on the 4th of July
If you're planning a barbecue this fourth of July, you've probably got everything lined up by now. Brats, burgers, buns, beer. However, if you're still thinking about it, it's not...
Food of the Revolution
As you fold that slice into your mouth this Fourth of July, imagine what was on the menu in 1776. If you were a tricorn-hatted colonial around the American Revolution...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Pirates in top spot for second week in a row
Last week the Pirates took a big jump to claim the top spot in the rankings. This week, they remain there after a perfect 5-0 week and own a nine-game...
NSA leaker Snowden asks for political asylum in Russia: report
MOSCOW— The Interfax news agency says a Russian consular official has confirmed that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden asked for political asylum in Russia. Interfax cited Kim Shevchenko, the...
NY Cosmos sign Danny Szetela
The New York Cosmos signed onetime U.S. national team midfielder Danny Szetela, a former New Jersey schoolboy star trying to make a comeback. “This is a great opportunity to join...
Give him a hand! US Vietnam War doc reunites former enemy soldier patient with lost limb 47 years after amputation
HANOI, Vietnam — An American doctor arrived in Vietnam carrying an unlikely piece of luggage: the bones of an arm he amputated in 1966. Dr. Sam Axelrad brought the skeletal...
Ex-Giants TE Shockey's estranged wife wants him to pay up — or go to jail: report
Jeremy Shockey is used to battling safeties and cornerbacks on the football field, but now he's jockeying with his ex-wife. Shockey, 32, married Daniela Cortazar-Shockey in May 2012 and things...
Rangers to meet Tortorella, Canucks in preseason
The Rangers won't have to wait until the regular-season to get their first exposure to John Tortorella as an opposing coach...and the same, of course, holds true for the Canucks...
Flash Flood Warning for NYC
New York City, Westchester, Rockland, Bergen, Essex, Passaic and Hudson counties are under a Flash Food Warning until 1 p.m. Excessive runoff from heavy rain could cause flooding of urban...
New law says Chinese citizens must visit elderly parents regularly - or risk being sued
BEIJING — Mothers and fathers aren't the only ones urging adult children to visit their parents. China's lawbooks are now issuing the same imperative. New wording in the law requiring...
Egypt army gives Mursi 48 hours to compromise in crisis
CAIRO - Egypt's powerful armed forces issued a virtual ultimatum to Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Monday, calling on the nation's feuding politicians to agree on an inclusive roadmap for...
Teenagers arrested for decapitating homeless man, playing soccer with his head
Two teenagers have been nicked for allegedly decapitating a homeless man before playing soccer with his head. The pair, who were said to have taken a dislike to the man...
3 suits against 'Elmo' voice tossed after judge rules alleged underage sex victims waited too long to sue
It's a sunny day for ex-"Sesame Street" puppeteer Kevin Clash after a judge tossed three suits filed by young men who claim they suffered psychological damage from having sex him...
IT worker in China accidently broadcasts porn on giant outdoor screen for 10 minutes
A dopey IT worker was caught watching porn at work - when he accidentally beamed it onto a giant outdoor TV screen. Passengers waiting for trains at Jilin Station in...
Chargers star running back not arrested, contrary to circulated report
Chargers running back Ryan Mathews woke up Monday morning in his house, receiving hundreds of calls and texts about his arrest -- which was news to him.An Examiner report falsely...
The Yankees at the halfway mark
First, your Pop Quiz question. Jason Mischel of Manhattan gave us this one: Name the two Billy Joel songs that mention the Yankees by name.--OK, so, the Yankees. For today’s...
Serena shocked in fourth round at Wimbledon, snapping 34-match winning streak
LONDON — Serena Williams joined a growing list of marquee names eliminated early at this wild and unpredictable Wimbledon. The defending champion and five-time Wimbledon winner failed to close out...
Lanza obsessively edited mass shooting Wikis, sought info on turning semiautomatic guns into fully capable killing machines before Newtown massacre
Newtown gunman Adam Lanza feverishly edited Wikipedia entries about mass shootings and tried to find ways to turn semiautomatic guns into fully automatic killing machines, according to a new report....
Camby hints at retirement in wake of likely trade from Knicks to Raptors
Marcus Camby expressed his displeasure on how he was treated last season in a statement released by his agent last night. Camby is part of the deal that will send...
220-pound woman, two teens with babies wanted in brutal Bronx robbery
A 220-pound woman and two teen girls, walking with two babies, jumped a woman and beat the victim with a stick during a robbery in a Bronx park, police said....
Recently-fired construction worker opens fire on former co-worker
A disgruntled construction worker who was recently fired shot a former co-worker at a Hells Kitchen job site, law enforcement officials said. Louis Lamburini, 56, a master mechanic in charge...
NSA leaking scandal: The Movie
Well that was fast! Four amateur filmmakers have effectively beaten Hollywood to the punch and produced a short film dramatizing the first days of the Edward Snowden leaking scandal in...
Arizona blaze that killed 19 elite firefighters still raging - and looming storms could make inferno even worse
YARNELL, Ariz. — Fire crews in Arizona are trying to control a blaze that killed 19 elite firefighters and destroyed 200 homes. The blaze has has quadrupled in size —...
Aaron Hernandez online jersey sales hotter than ever
While Aaron Hernandez is sitting in jail, denied bail on murder charges, the popularity of his Patriots jersey has soared. Some fans selling Hernandez merchandise on eBay are garnering more...
2000 residents, 6000 tickets: Traffic cameras threaten to ruin Ohio town
ELMWOOD PLACE, Ohio — This little village had a big problem. Each day, thousands of cars — sometimes as many as 18,000 — rolled along Elmwood Place's streets, crossing the...
Tribune buys 19 TV stations for $2.7B, becomes No. 1 station owner in US
Tribune Co. just became the country’s largest independent owner of a TV station. Just out of Chapter 11 reorganization, the Chicago company on Monday bought 19 stations from Local TV...
Start me up!: Mom gives birth at music festival after Rolling Stones concert
A mom gave birth at the Glastonbury festival in the UK — after watching the Rolling Stones. Heidi Wesson, 33, went into labour on Saturday night straight after the Stones'...
Batman ’66 Week: To the Batcave!
It’s Batman ’66 Week! Today in The Post proper, we ran a piece by yours truly announcing this Wednesday’s digital-first release of DC’s “Batman ‘66” comic, with brand-spankin’ new, exclusive...
Cirque du Soleil artist dies after safety wire slips, plummeting 50 feet into open pit below stage during Las Vegas show
LAS VEGAS — A Paris-born performer in Cirque du Soleil's "Ka" died after a fall during a show in Las Vegas. Sarah Guyard-Guillot was pronounced dead late Saturday night at...
Yankees Pinstripe plus
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told his highest-paid player, Alex Rodriguez, to “Shut the f---k up.’’ Mark Teixeira went back on the disabled list with a right wrist problem that...
Wheeler's home debut for Mets turns ugly early, even uglier late
Zack Wheeler’s sweet Citi Field debut went sour after one inning. The Mets prospect’s velocity went down, his command of his fastball went away, and the Nationals hitters went off,...
For better or worse, Wheeler will be compared to Harvey's greatness
Zack Wheeler’s enemy, even more than the Mets’ opponents, is currently Matt Harvey. Terry Collins tried to portray Harvey’s mercurial ascension to ace of the entire sport as a blessing...
Nationals impressed by Wheeler's arm, not command
The Nationals dished out plenty of compliments in Zach Wheeler’s direction after yesterday’s 13-2 rout of the Mets at Citi Field. And why not? He gave them plenty of presents...
Mets confidential
Things can change over 30 days, but the Mets aren’t expecting a significant building block — think a Carlos Gonzalez-type outfielder — to land in their laps before the July...
Ring it on!
When new hires show up for their first day at DiGennaro Communications, a Flatiron District public relations agency, the first thing they receive is a bright orange cowbell — and...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke 2. Radioactive, Imagine Dragons 3. Get Lucky, Daft Punk 4. We can’t Stop, Miley Cyrus 5. Can’t Hold Us, Macklemore + Ryan...
Business briefs
Stupid phoneSamsung Electronics lost $25.3 billion in market capitalization last month, more than the value of rival Sony, as sales of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone fell short of investor...
Balm blows up
Herbalife CEO Michael Johnson, worried that additional members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus would ask for a regulatory review of his company, recently flew to Washington to stop them. Johnson’s...
June swoon tarnishes Einhorn gold fund
Investors in Mets fan David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital Management’s offshore gold fund were down 11.8 percent in June, bringing their year-to-date losses in the fund to 20 percent, two sources...
Worthday wish
There’s nothing more American than capitalism, so kick back with a hot dog and some baseball, while your portfolio provides fireworks. Fortune offers a couple of treats in its latest...
Bubby’s to pull off soda-fountain takeout
The Meatpacking District is going to get a little more wholesome this fall.Bubby’s, which is slated to open just its second US store in that neighborhood the first week in...
Shame on NYU
Call them the bullies of Greenwich Village. Two weeks from now, without so much as a parting wing from the campus Chick-fil-A outpost, New York University is booting heroic Chinese...
JFK Airport security supervisor axed after accidentally sending XXX photo of his genitals in mass email blast
A JFK Airport security supervisor has been fired for mistakenly sending out a mass e-mail blast — of his genitals — to nearly two dozen shocked underlings, supervisors and Port...
Citi Bike ‘heading’ for a fall
Mayor Bloomberg is often portrayed as an overprotective nanny, restricting cigarettes and soda sizes. So what about a bike-share program that lets novice riders loose on New York’s busy streets...
Tex. pol’s abort-bill warning
Texas Senate Republicans “will probably be a little bit smarter” about passing a restrictive abortion bill in the special session that begins tomorrow, state Sen. Wendy Davis said. Davis, a...
Grass-rootin’ against Andy
A New statewide political movement of disaffected Republicans, pro-fracking landowners, outraged gun owners, Tea Party enthusiasts, struggling upstate business owners and opponents of Mayor Bloomberg’s “nanny-state agenda’’ is expected to...
Soho residents want profanity-spewing panhandler thug off the streets
He’s New York’s most notorious panhandler. Seething Soho residents want brutish beggar Richard Pearson — known for spouting profanities, groping mannequins and allegedly assaulting merchants — yanked off the streets,...
Bar-hopping beauty busted in theft of Giants player Shaun Rogers’ jewelry
A bar-hopping beauty who did an end run around Giants defensive tackle Shaun Rogers and allegedly stole nearly $500,000 in bling from his Miami Beach hotel room has been busted...
New York City’s Gay Pride parade celebrates Supreme Court victories
Days after the Supreme Court used her lawsuit to grant same-sex couples federal marriage benefits, Edith Windsor led the city’s Gay Pride march yesterday. “If somebody had told me 15...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A dissed reveler started shooting at a house party in East Flatbush early yesterday, sparking a gun battle that left nine people injured, authorities said. The suspect, just...
Military’s July 4 dud
WASHINGTON — The Fourth of July won’t have a patriotic boom in the sky over some military bases because budget cuts and furloughed workers also mean furloughed fireworks.Independence Day celebrations...
What nerve! Silver’s law firm solicits sex victims whose claims were covered up by power brokers - just like what Shel did for Vito Lopez
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s law firm wants to represent victims of sexual abuse whose claims were covered up by power brokers — which is exactly what Silver did for his...
Chuck: House will OK immig bill
WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday predicted the Senate-approved immigration bill would pass in the Republican-controlled House. “We’ll pass the Senate bill by the end of this year, even though...
MTA’s bridge and tunnel officers letting DWIs slide due to cutbacks: sources
Cautious drivers might want to steer clear of MTA bridges and tunnels. Tipsy motorists are being given a free pass when they get pulled over on some of the crossings...
Demi’s a bright gal
Her darkest days hopefully behind her, sultry singer-actress Demi Lovato is a vision of sunshine on the cover of Cosmopolitan’s August issue. The newly blond star, 20, who has struggled...
Lou Reed rushed to LI hosp
Legendary rocker Lou Reed, who was back on stage in June just weeks after receiving a liver transplant, was rushed to a Long Island hospital yesterday morning, sources said. The...
Crowds warm to ‘The Heat’
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy brought “The Heat” at the box office. The Fox action-comedy earned $40 million to take second place in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates...
Move over, Sully: Helicopter pilot makes amazing emergency landing in Hudson River, saving all four passengers - 'They didn’t even get wet'
Move over, Sully. A steely nerved young pilot kept his cool yesterday as the engine of his sightseeing helicopter cut out above the Hudson River with four tourists aboard —...
Bad cop cheats the ax again
She’s the “Teflon Cop.” A Bronx police officer who falsely accused her boyfriend of abducting and raping her — and a few years later pleaded guilty to using excessive force...
Pedicab drivers will have to follow strict new rules when it comes to charging customers
Pedicab drivers who rip off riders with deceptive, sky-high fares are on notice. A new law that mandates each pedicabby have an official stopwatch that times the ride will go...
Bloomberg plans to use wealth to fight City Council stop-and-frisk foes: source
Mayor Bloomberg is willing to spend some of his vast fortune to fight the re-election bids of City Council members who vote to override his veto of a bill that...
Jenny from the bloc
Happy birthday, Mr. Dictator. Jennifer Lopez thoughtlessly serenaded Turkmenistan’s authoritarian ruler, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, for his 56th birthday Saturday night — wishing one of the world’s most oppressive leaders the “very,...
Newest leak from Edward Snowden reveals US espionage against its closest allies
WASHINGTON — Not even our closest allies are safe from US snooping. The latest revelation from National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is that US spies bugged scores of missions...
Obama tours South African prison that held Nelson Mandela
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday stood alone in the cramped Robben Island prison cell in South Africa that once held Nelson Mandela, gazing out at the blue sky through a...
Park ‘attacker’: You asked for it
The man who tried to rape a jogger in Central Park over the weekend snarled to his victim, “You were asking for it,” court papers claim.Saul Alvarez, 21, allegedly grabbed...
Nightmare inferno
An Arizona wildfire claimed the lives of 19 firefighters yesterday, in the deadliest such tragedy since 9/11. The doomed crew was desperately battling a blaze that destroyed half the buildings...
Italian woman accused of looting her mother’s luxury goods is holed up in Trump Tower
An Italian woman who fled a jail sentence for swiping her dying mother’s $15 million fortune is now holed up in a Trump Tower condo surrounded by heaps of stolen...
Vegan extremists launch Web site to name and shame ex-vegans
These carnivores are dead meat! A group of vegan extremists has launched a Web site meant to shame scores of “ex-vegans” — even posting the names and photos of the...
Rescued Bangladeshi a ‘fraud’
A Bangladeshi factory worker who became a symbol of hope when she was pulled from the rubble 17 days after a building collapse has been called a fraud by her...
Who really dictates women’s health?
When your grandmother gets some bad news, do you tell her: “Well, at least you have your abortion rights”? Why not? Maybe it’s because whatever you think of abortion, the...
So long to colleges
Know what a run-of-the-mill college costs these days? About $60,000 a year. This number has been skyrocketing for decades. Why? Growing demand, fixed supply. Now that’s all about to change....
Tearing down tradition: Court’s attack on marriage
The Issue: The Supreme Court’s recent decisions on two high-profile cases involving same-sex marriage. *** I am disappointed that the Supreme Court overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“An...
Affirmative action’s cost
The Issue: Whether affirmative action has negative effects on minority applicants to jobs and colleges. *** John Podhoretz wrote about a case of “two students with exactly the same qualifications”...
Cops vs. the council
Let’s hear it for the New York unions now taking on the pols who gave us last week’s reckless votes on stop-and-frisk. Rightly outraged over the twin votes to handcuff...
Paying for Jon Corzine
Too bad New Jersey taxpayers weren’t customers of MF Global, the Wall Street trading firm that went belly up after 19 months under Jon Corzine’s leadership. Despite initial fears that...
Goodbye, garden
A key City Council committee has just offered to let Madison Square Garden stay on its own land above Penn Station for another 10 years. Generous, no? Given New York...
Team Obama’s play date with jihad
Forget Paula Deen. There are far more dangerous bigots and poisonous haters spoiling the American landscape. They cook up violent rhetoric and murderous plots against our troops, our citizens and...
Disaster on the rails
This month, Citibank and The Economist proclaimed New York the world’s premier city — a laurel for Mayor Bloomberg from the global elite. Look deeply, though, and the study points...
New musical 'Unlock'd' is a mildly tangled mess
The whole plot of “Unlock’d” revolves around a sheltered young woman who’s so obsessed with her hair that she refuses to cut even a small piece of it to give...
Debbie Little at Yonkers Graded Entries
Best Bet: E L Rocket (7th)FIRST: mile; pace; $16,500; cond;2 Happy Feet Too(DDube)8-10-96-15 Faster Faster(JBartlett)7-7-85-18 McGillacdy-Henry(GBrennn)4-3-75-11 Beach Burn(VGinsburg)6-6-720-13 Zip It Lock It(BSears)5-6-44-14 Nf Citiscape(JPantaleano)7-5-53-16 Halfway Gone(SSchillaci)7-4-38-17 LookoutStokkZone(LStalbm)7-3-612-1SECOND: mile; trot; $13,000;...
Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
Best Bet: E R Taylor (7th)FIRST: mile; trot; $3600; cond;3 Elton Blue Chip(JTaggartJr)3-1-13-14 Cimmaron Hall(RHarp)1-4-37-26 My Man Ben(ASchwartz)2-5-34-11 SomeKndaSpnky(BAldrchJr)5-6-58-12 Double Strength(CStratton)8-5-410-15 Con Brio Hall(JMarohnJr)3-8-65-27 Howmuchubench(GMerton)5-1-89-2SECOND: mile; pace; $2800; cond;2 Act...
Parx Racing Entries Graded Entries
FIRST-1 mile; $30,000; md cl($25-$20,000); 3, 4 & 5-YO(f&m);1-Classy Broad 7-54-Easy to Spot 12-12-Red Hot Ten 20-15-Malibu Love 3-13-Tibetan Lady 15-16-Iness Bay 9-5SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $29,000; cl($25-$20,000); 3up;1-James Lee 7-24-Xanthos...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $20,000; cl($7,500); 3up3Frlss Cowboy (Co)14.406.203.007Select for Money (Reyes)6.803.001Jackfrost Ofcourse (Serpa)2.40Scr: Green Bananas, Fiji Boy.* Exacta (3-7) $82.60 * $1 Trifecta (3-7-1) $106.60SECOND-5 1/2 fur(T); $23,000; cl($20,000); 3up6Dbonr...
Belmont Park Results
FIRST-6 fur(T); $39,000; clm($35,000); 3up4Blgrss Sprngs (Ortz)10.205.204.103Warrior James (Saez)5.303.902Attenborough (Velasquez)3.80Scr: Abra, Joking.* Exacta (4-3) $41.00 * Trifecta (4-3-2) $157.00Winner picked by Vic C SECOND-1 mile; $29,000; cl($15,000); 3up(f)5Bozique (Saez)3.002.202.101Agualinda (Tomas)5.403.103Mystic...
Hall of Famers Trot at Goshen
John Campbell, Dave Palone and Herve Filion headline the $10,000 Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge Gerry Trot, Sunday at Goshen Historic Track in upstate New York.Campbell is the sport’s all-time money-earning...
Delaware Park Entries Graded Entries
FIRST-1 1/8mi(T); $22,000; md cl($30-$25,000); 3up;1-Top Partner 5-15-Feet Included 8-12-Imaspeedyguy 8-16-Broad Moon 3-13-For the Ages 2-17-Look Left 15-14-Bee Rapid 4-18-TheShermantr15-1SECOND-1m70yds; $13,500; cl($5,000); 4up;1-Poppy Cat 6-15-Dntgetgldgetm3-12-All BornSinners2-16-AwesomeChrle4-13-Our Hae 5-17-OasisofChnce20-14-Fancy Runner 12-18-Chuckie'sHonr20-1THIRD-6...
Another bad beat for Hondo
Heartbreak Hondo dropped another painful one yesterday, losing with the Jays in the ninth at Fenway to grow the deficit to 850 foys.Tonight, Mr. Aitch will put his hard-earned DDPs...
Red Bulls top Dynamo, snapping skid
One could understand if the Red Bulls were frustrated at halftime of yesterday’s game. Despite controlling the first half, they had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard. Winless...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Report: Paul to re-sign with Clips Chris Paul’s representatives told teams not to bother pursuing the point guard when free agency begins this morning because he will re-sign with...
Brazil prevails in Confederations Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil won a heated matchup of past and present soccer powers, boosting its confidence as it prepares to host next year’s World Cup. Fred scored two...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 1TUEJuly 2WEDJuly 3THUJuly 4FRIJuly 5SATJuly 6SUNJuly 7YankeesMinnesota8:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMMin.8:10YESWCBSMin.8:10YESWCBSMin.2:10YESWCBSBal.7:05YESWCBSBal.1:05YESWCBSBal.1:05YES/TBSWCBSMetsArizona7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMAri.7:10SNYWFANAri.7:10SNYWFANAri.1:10SNYWFANMil.8:10SNYWFANMil.7:15FOXWFANMil.2:10WPIXWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECol.9:30MSGNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMEPho.10:00No TVNOGAMEL.A.3:30NBATVNOGAMENOGAMEChi.3:00MSG+S.I. YankeesBrooklyn (2)6:00No TVBro.7:00No TVBro.7:00No TVH.V.7:00No TVH.V.7:00No TVH.V.7:00No TVCt.4:00No TVCyclonesStaten Island (2)6:00No TVWKRBS.I.7:00No TVWKRBS.I.7:00No...
Nets-Celtics blockbuster deal to be official July 12
Because of a further technicality in the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry will become Nets a couple of days later than originally anticipated. The...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Tigers at Blue Jays MLBN6 p.m.Staten Island at Cyclones WKRB (90.3 FM)7 p.m.Giants at Reds ESPN7 p.m.Diamondbacks at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM/101.9 FM)8 p.m.Yankees at Twins YES, WCBS...
Inbee claims yet another major victory at U.S. Women's Open
SOUTHAMPTON — It was a historic walk in the Park. While playing the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open with the lead yesterday at Sebonack Golf Club, Inbee Park...
Kim falls short at Women's U.S. Open
SOUTHAMPTON — I.K. Kim has experienced the worst kind of major championship heartbreak. She missed a one-foot putt that would have given her the 2010 Kraft Nabisco title. She never...
If athletes faced greater penalties, maybe they would be less inclined to get in trouble
This stuff is so far beyond most of us that the only rule change we can suggest is three shrugs and you’re out. Most of us, I figure, once we’ve...
Size-hungry Knicks close in on deal with Raptors for Bargnani
In a prospective trade to de-emphasize Amar’e Stoudemire’s importance, the Knicks are attempting to finalize a deal today to bring aboard Raptors big man Andrea Bargnani, according to two sources....
Devils secure Brodeur's heir
It was a Lou-Lou. That’s what the trade announced at yesterday’s Entry Draft in New Jersey was, that’s for sure, in which general manager Lou Lamoriello and the Devils acquired...
Former Rangers vet Samuelsson named assistant coach
Ulf Samuelsson is returning to New York. The one-time Blueshirts defenseman is joining Alain Vigneault’s staff as an assistant coach and is expected to be on the job today when...
Devils draft Brodeur’s son Anthony in seventh round
Martin Brodeur’s career is in its twilight, but that doesn’t mean there will never be a Brodeur in a Devils uniform again. With the NHL Draft winding down yesterday, the...
Patient Rangers tab Tambellini in third round of draft
The Rangers had to wait and wait and wait before making their first selection in yesterday’s NHL Draft, after having trading their first- and second-round picks in packages for Rick...
Yankees' struggles won't make Jeter rush rehab
TAMPA — The Yankees managed to stay near the top of the AL East without their depleted lineup for much of the first three months of the season. The team’s...
Nova won't get next turn in Yankees rotation
BALTIMORE — Ivan Nova thought his relief stint Saturday night in the Yankees’ 11-3 loss to the Orioles was “good.’’ Yet considering Joe Girardi is not going to insert the...
Rivera sits idle as Yankees struggle
BALTIMORE — The Yankees and Mariano Rivera are desperate to let him do what he has done better than any man ever, namely save games. But it’s kind of tough...
Mets backup catcher gets into game as relief pitcher
With the Mets trailing 11-0 going into the ninth inning against the Nationals yesterday, Anthony Recker came in to pitch. The backup catcher, who pitched a handful of times in...
Girardi stays A-way from sticky situation
BALTIMORE --- Joe Girardi has four World Series rings, a National League Manager of the Year trophy and an All-Star Game selection on his resume. Yet it’s possible that, when...
Punchless Yankees drop fifth straight, get swept by Orioles
BALTIMORE — If you believe Joe Girardi is the reason the Yankees are in a free fall that is threatening to flush the season before the All-Star break, have at...
TV's original Batman & Robin are coming to a computer screen near you
Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed … TV’s original Batman and Robin are roaring in their Batmobile back to a screen near you. A computer screen. Or a tablet...
Melissa George joining ‘Good Wife’ cast
Aussie actress Melissa George, who made a splash as an espionage operative on Cinemax’s action-adventure series “Hunted” last season, is joining the cast of CBS’s “The Good Wife.” George will...
‘Game of Thrones’ casts Pedro Pascal as the Red Viper
Chilean actor Pedro Pascal, who most recently played Juan Badillo on USA’s “Graceland,” is going to join premium cable’s hottest show — HBO’s Sunday night hit “Game of Thrones.” Pascal...
'Prison Break' star Amaury Nolasco debuts as Rizzoli's ex
Old flames can smolder and, sometimes, throw off dangerous sparks. That’s what Angie Harmon’s “Rizzoli & Isles” character, Jane Rizzoli, is about to discover when a former colleague and love...
Talk show guests
MONDAYMIRANDA COSGROVE, AARON TVEIT - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7BUDDY VALASTRO - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7EREKA VETRINI - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m.,...
‘Glee’ drops graduates and adds new students to the mix
Fox musical comedy series “Glee” has tried to keep one foot in reality in its four seasons on air, admitting new students while allowing some members of the cast to...
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Weird but true
This sounds fishy. Two crooks posing as maintenance workers stole 400 fish from a koi pond in a Fairfax Va., park. They scooped the multicolored carp into coolers and told...
Elite firefighters killed in Arizona wildfire remembered as '19 of the finest people you'll ever meet'
A wildfire overtook and killed 19 elite firefighters in Arizona Sunday, the deadliest firefighter tragedy in the United States since 9/11. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF WILDFIRE The tragedy happened...
Jessica Simpson gives birth to son
Jessica Simpson's daughter has a new playmate — a baby brother named Ace. Simpson's rep confirmed that the entertainer gave birth to Ace Knute in Los Angeles on Sunday via...
Yankees drop fifth straight in loss to Orioles
BALTIMORE — If you believe Joe Girardi is the reason the Yankees are in a free fall that is threatening to flush the season before the All-Star break, have at...