July 5, 2013
Mets’ bats help Wheeler earn second win
MILWAUKEE — Zack Wheeler certainly struggled, but compared to some of the other slop that passed for baseball Friday night at Miller Park the rookie fireballer’s problems didn’t seem so...
Superstar Howard will join Rockets
Two years after the national Dwightmare began, it has finally come to an end. Howard agreed to join the Rockets Friday, capping a two-year process that saw him hold several...
UFC 162 preview: How did Weidman go from unknown to the chic pick to dethrone Silva?
Chris Weidman had never thrown a kick or slapped on a submission five years ago. Anderson Silva, meanwhile, had already defended the UFC middleweight title four times. He was regarded...
Wells’ clutch single in 9th, Nova’s complete game propel Yankees past O’s
Ivan Nova was throwing a gem, but the Yankees were down a run in the seventh inning when Luis Cruz told him they would win. At some point in the...
South Bronx teen lands Empire State Building summer 'dream' job through NYPD
A teen from a rough and tumble section of the South Bronx has moved on up to the Empire State Building, helping her struggling family make ends meet by landing...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Myers breaks streak of Boys & Girls HS players not qualifying for Division I
Wesley Myers won a pair of city championships, but his greatest accomplishment came away from the court.It was in the classroom where the recently graduated Boys & Girls combo guard...
A-Rod says he'll need '10 games' of rehab to assess his level of play
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Through two minor league games, Alex Rodriguez has yet to get a ball out of the infield. Cue the jokes. Rodriguez is in playoff form. He’ll fit...
America's oldest fridge still keeping cool
It might have been around for what feels like an ice age, but a refrigerator still chilling after almost 85 years could be the oldest in America. The fridge --...
Djokovic, Murray win to set up 1 vs. 2 Wimbledon final
LONDON — Novak Djokovic might win Wimbledon this year. Juan Martin del Potro will not. No matter how it ends, both men will always have their spot in one of...
Jitters done, Kidd more comfortable in practice as Nets coach
After getting the initial nerves out of the way Wednesday when summer league practice opened, Jason Kidd said Friday that after getting a few practices under his belt, he feels...
Secretary of State John Kerry fiddles with his rigging while Egypt burns
Secretary of State John Kerry spent time lounging around on his yacht Wednesday while the Egyptian military was deposing their country's democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi, according to various reports....
Engineer crushed beneath falling pipes on Governors Island
A project engineer was killed in front of his teenage son on Governors Island today as both men worked to help unload sewer pipes off a truck — and one...
Rangers sign free agent center Moore to one-year deal
Dominic Moore is coming back to where it all began, signing a one-year, $1 million free agent contract with the Rangers.The club’s interest in Moore, a checking center who began...
Arma 3 hijinks
The ARMA series is, in a word, ridiculous. The game strives to maintain pole position in terms of military simulations. And it mostly succeeds. Except for some wonky physics issues....
JETS TOP 25: No. 14 Kyle Wilson
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...
Bodies of two missing jet skiiers pulled from waters off Sea Gate
The bodies of two missing jet skiiers were pulled from the waters off Sea Gate in Brooklyn this afternoon as weeping relatives looked on. Willie Tom, 44, was driving the...
88-year-old man is the world's oldest McDonald's worker
The great-grandad has a pacemaker, angina and replacement knee. But for six hours a day, two days a week he greets customers and wipes tables as a McD’s customer care...
Firefighter remains identified 11 years after WTC death on 9/11
Authorities say remains of a firefighter killed in the Sept. 11 attacks have been identified more than 11 years after his death at the World Trade Center. The city medical...
Devils sign former Rangers forward Clowe to five-year deal
The New Jersey Devils are investing a lot of money in a banged-up player, hoping he's healthy enough to provide a good return when he makes a move over the...
Missouri may bring back gas chamber due to dwindling lethal injection supplies
ST. LOUIS — With drugs needed for lethal injection in short supply and courts wrangling over how to execute prisoners without them, Missouri's attorney general is floating one possible solution:...
Djokovic pulls out 5-setter over del Potro, advances to Wimbledon final
LONDON — Novak Djokovic might win Wimbledon this year. Juan Martin del Potro will not. No matter how it ends, both men will always have their spot in one of...
New Jersey's Edgar, former champion, happy flying under radar at UFC 162
In every fight for the last three years, Frankie Edgar was in the main event. In every fight for the last three years, Edgar was fighting for a title.On Saturday...
Swanky celeb 'sauna' made $38M a year because it was actually a brothel
A posh sauna boasting top sportsmen and celebs as clients raked in $38,000,000 a year — because it was really a brothel, a court heard. Cops swooped after two undercover...
Plumlee will keep it practical financially after signing deal with Nets
Don’t expect Mason Plumlee to go on a spending spree after signing his rookie deal with the Nets.When Plumlee was asked about what his first purchase would be, he didn’t...
Islanders re-sign goalie Nabokov to one-year, $3.25M deal
The Islanders opened the free agency period by signing one of their own.Goalie Evgeni Nabokov didn’t get too far into the testing the market before he agreed to a one-year,...
Jeter to begin rehab assignment with return to Yankees imminent
TAMPA -- The Yankees move one step closer to getting the Captain back Saturday. Derek Jeter, who has not played this season, will begin his rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...
Ex-Knicks center Camby has asked Raptors for buyout, trade
No Canada!Marcus Camby isn’t officially a Raptor yet, but has already asked for either a buyout or trade so he can join a contending club and could soon be on...
8-car crash, 6 DUIs, 0 fatalities
HAPEVILLE, Ga. — Five drivers are currently each charged with driving under the influence for their roles in an eight-vehicle crash that closed southbound Interstate-75 lanes in Clayton County. A...
Construction worker killed by falling pipes on Governors Island
A construction worker was killed today on Governors Island when he was crushed by falling pipes, officials said. The man was helping to unload a truck along with some other...
FRIDAY FIVE: A-Rod, Ike, Collins, Lyon and Puig
Let’s just call this an “Independence Day weekend”-themed Friday Five, in that I’d like to discuss five items that are somewhat independent of one another. Gives me a chance to...
Hard partying city employees arrested after over celebrating Fourth of July
Four off-duty city employees were arrested for having a little too much fun over the Fourth of July holiday, authorities said. Police officer Elias Blunt, 30, was arrested for drunk...
EGYPT ERUPTS: Journalist shot in the head, six protesters killed in riots
CAIRO — Security forces shot dead at least three supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Friday as a crowd of hundreds tried to march towards the military barracks...
WATCH: Football prospect rams into unsuspecting sideline reporter
Ah, the often thankless life of a sideline reporter. Amy Campbell of Scout/Fox Sports NEXT was doing a sideline interview at an elite college football recruiting event when she was...
Trayvon Martin's mother: 911 screams came from my son
SANFORD, Fla. — The mother of Trayvon Martin has testified that screams for help captured on audio of a 911 call came from her 17-year-old son. Sybrina Fulton took the...
JULY 4 TRAGEDY: Boy who fell off float fatally run over by father at Oklahoma parade
EDMOND, Okla. — An 8-year-old boy riding in a Fourth of July parade in central Oklahoma died Thursday after his father accidentally ran him over, authorities said. The boy was...
Pope Francis officially clears John Paul II for sainthood, canonizes John XXIII
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has cleared John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession. Francis also decided Friday to canonize another pope, John XXIII, even...
L.I.’s Weidman has dad in corner for UFC bout vs. Silva
The Father’s Day card was just like any other, rife with Hallmark’s milquetoast platitudes. Charlie Weidman had to get to the end to find the real gift. The part in...
Yankees prospects enduring disappointed seasons
In the past week, fans at Yankee Stadium got a look at a couple of stellar young outfielders. Too bad they weren’t Yankees. The buzz about Dodgers phenom in Yasiel...
BATMAN ’66 WEEK: Tune in next time …
It’s been great fun hosting BATMAN ’66 WEEK here at Parallel Worlds! And just in case you missed anything, here’s a Batwrap!:-Biff!!! DC Launches Batman ’66 Comic Under Its New...
Awesome Stuff: Batman ’66 Week – Mattel EXCLUSIVE
And now this, the WORLDWIDE, FIRST-LOOK, UP-CLOSE, EXTRA-SPECIAL BATREVIEW OF …MATTEL’S SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVE BATUSI BATMAN ACTION FIGURE!!This just might be the GREATEST ACTION FIGURE EVER.Behold the video –...
Awesome Stuff: Batman ’66 Week – Mezco EXCLUSIVE
Hey, Batfans!We’re proud to say we’re the First in the World to get our hands on Mezco’s Mez-Itz Batman ’66 Batmobile with Batman and Robin boxed set!This bad boy, which...
WATCH: Dozens injured due to malfunction at California fireworks show
The display started innocently enough. Fireworks crackled in the California sky. People gathered, transfixed by momentary comets of red and white. And then ... Crash. A fireball illuminated the sky,...
Yankees explode for nine runs to finish off sweep in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Like the message on the side of a pack of smokes, the Yankees’ four-game sweep in Minnesota comes with a warning: The Twins reek. Sure, the lineup the...
Yankees' success puts even more pressure on Rodriguez
MINNEAPOLIS — The Yankees are holding up their end of the bargain with their bargain-basement players. They put on their own Fourth of July fireworks show at Target Field yesterday,...
Mets bringing Ike back from Vegas
The question now is whether Ike Davis can deliver more in his second major league stint this season than he did in his first. The Mets first baseman was recalled...
Business briefs
Deen split Paula Deen announced yesterday that she has cut business ties with Barry Weiner, the New York agent who helped make her a Food Network star and launch a...
Rate hikes could sap Q2 bank profits
Banks’ second-quarter profits could show some downside surprises when they start to roll out next week.Blame it on a whipsawing spike in 10-year Treasury rates — from 1.65 to 2.5...
Free of charge
Wall Street’s Moby Dick may be off the hook . . . at least for now. Billionaire hedge-fund honcho Steve Cohen is likely to avoid getting slapped with criminal charges...
Townsend stays put
CONDÉ Nast CEO Charles Townsend, 69 years old, is not going anywhere soon. He’s renewed his contract to run the glitzy magazine empire with what sources say is at least...
To hedgie, upside is a downer
Think Fed tightening won’t hurt right now? Just ask hedgie Dan Arbess how much.Arbess’ $1 billion Xerion fund fell 5.28 percent last month as its top economic recovery plays tanked...
Windows 8 exec payoff
The Microsoft executive who brought Windows 8 to market and then left the company just weeks after it dropped, will be paid $14.2 million, the software giant said in a...
Chillling the filling: Hostess will freeze seemingly indestructible Twinkies to extend freshness
Twinkie’s legendary shelf life is getting even longer. The leaner, non-union Hostess Brands — looking to get by with fewer bakeries under new ownership — will start freezing Twinkies and...
Falcone’s $1B Ergen assault
A battle between billionaire financier Phil Falcone and satellite mogul Charlie Ergen over bankrupt wireless venture LightSquared is about to get ugly. As LightSquared’s founder, Falcone is mulling a reorganization...
RH chair returned
Gary Friedman is returning as chairman and co-CEO of Restoration Hardware less than a year after stepping aside, as the home products chain buys his new venture, a company called...
Star-Ledger HQ on block
A week after it threatened to close if union concessions were not met, New Jersey’s largest newspaper is selling its building.The Star-Ledger put its headquarters, which sits in downtown Newark,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A 21-year-old man with a short temper and a long police record is facing a murder charge in the aftermath of what cops say began as a fist...
‘Night Stalker’ killer Richard Ramirez idolized 'Silence of the Lambs' actor Ted Levine
The “Night Stalker’’ serial killer was obsessed with the actor who played the mass murderer in the movie “The Silence of the Lambs,” the dying con told The Post in...
Hero saves pool kid, 2
A former firefighter saved a 2-year-old Queens boy who nearly drowned in a neighbor’s pool during a block party yesterday.The child’s parents learned that their son had fallen into the...
Cop hurt in crowd chaos
A 200-person party hosted by local rapper Teyana Taylor in Morningside Park descended into chaos late yesterday — leaving one cop hurt and a reveler under arrest, police said. The...
Facebook page nails Hamptons D-bags for their bad behavior and maddening antics
Beware, Hamptons idiots — the D-bag patrol is on the prowl. A Facebook page that documents the maddening antics of East End summer crowds has exploded in popularity this season,...
Cops & neighbors rescue duo from fiery crash
Cops and good Samaritans rescued two people from a Sheepshead Bay car wreck yesterday just as their vehicle was filling up with smoke, officials said. Officers Eddie Wong and Annette...
It’s stacking up as grrreat book battle
Now it’s a fight. The scholars-vs.-bookworms battle over the future of the main branch of the New York Public Library has already raged for more than a year in high-toned...
Liu over Quinn for gay OK
A prominent Queens gay and lesbian club has voted to endorse local pol John Liu for mayor over City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, The Post has learned. The Lesbian and...
Big-bucks Weiner goes on PAC attack
Suddenly, Weiner’s the little guy.Anthony Weiner is slamming political-action committees for throwing money around the mayoral race — even though he raked in more than $1.5 million from PACs while...
Bar made of ice blocks lets New Yorkers beats the heat at 23 degrees Fahrenheit
No need to order a cold one here! A new Midtown “ice bar” is offering New Yorkers a break from the summer heat— and a chance to chill at a...
Led Zep ax fetches 39G
A guitar owned by Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page sold yesterday at an auction in London for $39,638. The guitar is custom-made and inlaid with zodiac symbols and Page’s name. Proceeds...
Movie fans say ‘Me 2’!
The animated comedy “Despicable Me 2” was the top-grossing film at North American theaters in its opening Wednesday, taking in $34.3 million in sales. The movie outdrew Johnny Depp in...
Oh, say can-nabis
WASHINGTON — Old Glory was flying “higher” than usual over the Capitol for the Fourth of July.An American flag made of hemp — a non-psychoactive byproduct of the marijuana plant...
Joey Chestnut again dominates Nathan’s hot-dog-eating contest by devouring 69 wieners
Joey ‘‘Jaws’’ Chestnut gobbled his way to competitive-eating immortality yesterday, breaking his own record by scarfing down 69 wieners and buns at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in...
Workers disassemble Coney Island’s swaying Astrotower — and holiday business suffers
Coney Island’s swaying Astrotower was dismantled yesterday — and so were hundreds of thousands of dollars in anticipated profits for merchants on the fabled boardwalk’s busiest day of the year....
Lady Liberty reborn following repairs due to Hurricane Sandy
Eight months after Hurricane Sandy engulfed her little island, Lady Liberty was reborn yesterday. “It’s truly a sense of renewal for New York and for us after Sandy,” said Heather...
SI rep. in immig crunch
WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Grimm is in the middle of a tug of war for his vote on immigration reform. Redistricting has pushed his Staten Island district to the left...
Doctors say ‘pull plug’ on Nelson Mandela due to icon's 'permanent vegetative state'
Doctors urged Nelson Mandela’s feuding family to pull the plug on the ailing anti-apartheid hero more than a week ago after concluding he was in a “permanent vegetative state,” according...
Sniper shoots rookie cop at B’klyn housing project
A rookie NYPD cop was shot by a sniper firing from a Brooklyn housing project late last night, law-enforcement sources said. Hundreds of cops descended on the Cypress Hills Houses...
Qns. fireworks cache seized
A Queens man was busted after he sold $500 in illegal fireworks to undercover cops — then told them he had “a lot more” back at the house, police said...
Daredevil uses hose to rappel off Brooklyn Bridge
So much for heightened security on the Fourth. A real-life Spider-Man used a hose to rappel down the side of the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday — and onto the roof of...
Search continues for jet skiers missing off Sea Gate, Brooklyn
Two jet skiers vanished into the water off Sea Gate, Brooklyn, last night after one fell off her ride and her companion jumped in to try to save her, authorities...
Thumbs up from expats in NYC
New York’s Little Egypt is hailing the second popular revolt in two years. “The military didn’t take over. The people did. It was a beautiful revolution,” said Sammy Ebrahem, who...
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt plans 'Friday of Rejection' protests after Morsi removal
Egypt is bracing for a counterrevolt today after Islamists called for a nationwide march and rallies to overturn what they called the army-imposed “police state.” The Muslim Brotherhood and other...
Prez’s African getaway: dodging scandals at home
The Issue: President Obama’s leadership in world affairs and his family’s recent trip to Africa. *** As usual, Michael Goodwin is right on (“What, Obama Worry?” June 30). While Washington...
Sallie’s helping hand
The information that The Post received about Sallie Mae’s meeting with representatives of student associations and labor groups was incomplete and provided out of context (“Sallie Chief Tells Student Debtors...
The ObamaCare ‘fix’
Finally, President Obama has recognized his health-care reform isn’t working out the way he said it would. So this week he delayed implementation of the employer mandate for another year,...
Bridge over troubled water
Here’s a story even rarer than man-bites-dog: A New York government agency stood up for the taxpayer over Big Labor. The agency is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It arranged a...
Your road to hell
If you happen to be on the road this July 4th weekend, the Reason Foundation has a message for you: You’re being ripped off. According to its 20th Annual Highway...
A different nation
Harry Anderson, a magician and comic (famous for his stint on the sitcom “Night Court”), used to have a routine where he’d promise to juggle George Washington’s ax. I’m quoting...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe takes over the East Side
With more than 2,000 new shows each summer, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world. But if you don’t feel up to flying off to...
Get on the grid and celebrate 'Manhattanhenge'
For centuries, visitors have gazed in wonder at the strange rock formation that is Stonehenge. Is it a calendar? A message from above? Some proto-hipster street art by too-cool Druids...
Liberty no match for Toliver, Sparks
LOS ANGELES — Stop thinking and trying to find other players, just shoot. That’s what the Sparks coaching staff drilled into Kristi Toliver’s head. Unfortunately for the Liberty, the message...
As Mets keep battling, Collins deserves chance
He has been the right man for the Mets at the wrong time, the steward of a baseball Titanic. Terry Collins doesn’t deserve a shot to manage the Mets beyond...
Mets rally in the 13th & 14th, but can’t pull off trifecta in 15th
The Mets and Diamondbacks traded runs in the fifth inning. Then they traded runs in the 13th inning. And 14th inning. And almost the 15th inning. “It felt like a...
Red Bulls blanked by Rapids
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. �� It was nothing doing for the Red Bulls — again.Nathan Sturgis scored in the 47th minute and Clint Irwin got his sixth shutout of the season...
White Sox slugger’s HR in 9th sinks O’s
Adam Dunn hit a game-ending solo homer off Tommy Hunter in the ninth inning, lifting the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Orioles yesterday in Chicago. Dayan Viciedo...
Yankees’ big chance to pay back high-flying Orioles
When the Yankees ousted the upstart Orioles from the playoffs last season, questions were immediately posed whether the Birds could repeat the magic that ended a 15-year postseason drought. But...
5 questions for Kendall Gill
NBA TV studio analyst and former Nets guard Kendall Gill, who will be calling games from the NBA Summer League in Orlando from July 7-12, talks NBA trades, Jason Kidd...
Sports Shorts
NHL: Bruins, Stars make 7-player deal The Bruins are sending Tyler Seguin to the Stars for fellow forward Loui Eriksson as part of a seven-player trade. In addition to Eriksson,...
Collins confident Wheeler will rebound for Mets
Zack Wheeler wasn’t thrilled with a recent side session, but that didn’t bother Mets manager Terry Collins. “I love that,” Collins said of Wheeler’s competitiveness, which led to his dissatisfaction...
Wagner, Gainey share Greenbrier lead
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. — The mustache is gone, and for one round at least, Johnson Wagner also didn’t have to deal with playing bad golf.Wagner and Tommy Gainey each...
Devils give Elias new 3-year deal
The Devils may be a different looking team than they were last year, but general manager Lou Lamoriello made sure they won’t look too different. Yesterday, one day before free...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Fool Me Once (10th)FIRST: Mile pace; $96,025; N.Y.S.S.3 Bettor Than You(GBrennan)1-2-18-54 Bet The Moon(JMorrill)4-1-63-15 Framed Art(MMacDonald)2-2-14-11 Scalped(BSears)5-6-48-12 Ring Leda(JBartlett)4-7-110-16 A Bettor World(CManzi)7-5-1012-17 I'm The...
Meadowlands
Post Time: 7:15 p.m. Best Bet: Banco Solo (11th)FIRST: Mile trot; $27,689; Reynolds5 True Day Dream(YGingras)2-1-15-23 Shared Past(TTetrick)5-2-12-11 A Miss Steele(AMiller)2-2-47-21 VintageOks(TSmedshmmer)3-9-37-22 Sina(MLachance)7-4-26-14 Ma Chere Hall(CCallahan)2-1-53-16 Kijafa(DMinor)3-6-920-1SECOND: Mile trot; $27,289;...
Monmouth Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $40,000; mdn; 3up(f)1-Resolutely 12-14-Fearless Kiss 15-12-IslandLoveSong2-15-Betty O 7-23-Lucky Rag Doll 7-56-Dixie Smile 6-1SECOND-1 1/16mT; $22,000; cl($20,0); 3up1-Double Berg 6-16-Crystallo 15-12-Subpoena 4-17-S S Seraphim 9-23-Italian Rose...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 5SATJuly 6SUNJuly 7MONJuly 8TUEJuly 9WEDJuly 10THUJuly 11YankeesBaltimore7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMBal.1:05YESWCBSBal.1:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.1:05YESWCBSMetsMilwaukee8:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMMil.7:15FOXWFANMil.2:10WPIXWFANS.F.10:15SNYWFANS.F.10:15SNYWFANS.F.3:45SNYWFANNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMENOGAMEChi.3:00MSG+NOGAMESea.7:00MSG+NOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesHudson Valley7:05No TVH.V.7:00No TVConn.4:00No TVConn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVLow.7:05No TVLow.7:05No TVCyclonesAberdeen7:05No TVWKRB 90.3 FMAbdn.7:05No TVWKRBLow.5:00No TVWKRBLow.7:00No...
Hondo’s financial Cliff
The Rockies spared Hondo a triple-flusher last night, taking care of business against the Dodgers to partially offset his earlier losses with the Pirates and Indians and put the deficit...
Serena conquerer Lisicki advances to Wimbledon final
LONDON — Whether in a match, a set, a game — or even within a single point — Sabine Lisicki simply cannot be counted out. Especially at Wimbledon, where she...
No. 1 Novak fresh for Wimbledon semifinal
LONDON — One semifinalist is rebounding from a taxing five-set comeback. Another was so overwhelmed to reach the final four, he sat on the court and wept. One more has...
Frugal Rangers want Moore
The Rangers won’t make a splash when the free-agent market opens at noon. The limited amount of cap space available simply doesn’t allow for the big-market team to be in...
Top football figures talk safety, but that’s about it
Q: What’s the difference between right and wrong, good and bad? A: It depends. If you’re a sports fan, you’re no longer supposed to know or even care. In a...
Smith, Knicks reach 4-year deal
J.r. Smith isn’t sure he got his fair market value, but he got his Knicks. And that was the most important thing to the tattooed guard who turned down at...
Prigioni returning to Knicks
Pablo Prigioni is back and Chris Copeland’s chances of remaining took a big hit. Prigioni’s signing for a large portion of the mini mid-level exception hasn’t erased Copeland from the...
Lakers' Howard continues to mull next destination
After two years of waffling back and forth, today could finally be the day Dwight Howard decides where he’ll spend the next few years of his career. Howard met with...
Nets rookie Plumlee realizes he has lots to learn
Wednesday’s opening day of summer league practice for the Nets was new coach Jason Kidd’s first day on the job. But it also marked the first day on the job...
Mets recall first baseman Davis from Triple-A Las Vegas
The question now is whether Ike Davis can deliver more in his second major league stint this season than he did in his first. The Mets first baseman was recalled...
Yankees' A-Rod relishes silencing doubters
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Alex Rodriguez: The $28 million underdog. The Yankees third baseman was the toast of the town during his brief stay with the Single-A RiverDogs, drawing huge crowds...
Jeter ‘close’ to rehab stint, return to Yankees
TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez isn’t the only high-priced Yankee inching closer to a return to The Bronx. Derek Jeter is right behind him. The Captain said he is “close” to...
Elbow stress derails Yankees' Cervelli
MINNEAPOLIS — While Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez and Curtis Granderson continue to progress toward coming off the disabled list, Francisco Cervelli suffered a setback. “He has a stress...
Oprah's OWN soap hope is low-risk and high yield
Far be it from me to give an inch to Oprah Winfrey — I’ve never been a fan — but her OWN cable network’s deal to air repeats of online-only...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYLIEV SCHREIBER, MARY MURPHY - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7JOSH FOX - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 9 a.m. and 7:25 p.m., (COM)PENIEL JOSEPH -...
Jill Soloway signs on to new Amazon venture
Amazon continues to beef up its TV programming slate — and has signed comedian-writer Jill Soloway to star in a new show, according to deadline.com. Soloway, who worked on HBO’s...
‘Breaking Bad’ marathon hits Lincoln Center
"Breaking Bad” won’t return until August — but it’s getting its own artsy retrospective. The Film Society of Lincoln Center is partnering with “BB” network AMC for a week-long celebration...
'Sherlock' stars a no-show at Comic-Con
"Sherlock” co-stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman won’t be at the popular Comic-Con convention in San Diego July 18-21, according to ew.com. That’s a bummer for “Sherlock” fans, since Comic-Con...
‘Life's Too Short' series finale airs tonight
If you love “Life’s Too Short,” the often hilarious, always dark HBO series from Ricky Gervais, Warwick Davis and Stephen Merchant, well then right about now you’re probably also whining,...
Ian Fleming biopic slated for BBC America
Here’s your first look at BBC America’s upcoming racy movie about the life of “James Bond” novelist Ian Fleming. “Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond,” stars British actor Dominic...
'Kitchen Nightmares' storms into Queens
Gordon Ramsay and his Fox series, “Kitchen Nightmares,” are coming to Queens. Ramsay and his team will be at Kati Allo in Bayside (29-06 172nd St.) from July 13-16 to...
Weird but true
A Texas horse owner suspected that someone was more than just fond of Nadia the mare, so he set up a security camera in the corral. It caught a 43-year-old...
Two people questioned over sniper shooting of NYPD cop in Brooklyn
Two people are being questioned over the sniper shooting of a rookie NYPD cop outside a Brooklyn housing project last night, sources said. Last night, hundreds of cops descended on...
Two jet skiers vanish in waters off Sea Gate
Two jet skiers vanished into the water off Sea Gate tonight after one of them fell off her ride and her companion jumped in and tried to save her, authorities...
Mob of 200 people wreaks havoc on Morningside Heights
A 200-person party hosted by local rapper Teyana Taylor in Morningside Park descended into mayhem late yesterday — leaving one cop hurt and another reveler arrested, police and attendees said....
Hot Picks
DON’T MISS! THE GREATEST: Just a year after winning a gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics, a Life magazine story on Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) was headlined “A...
Courtesan Couture
STROLLING into the chic Paul Bocuse brasserie in Lyon for a recent business lunch, former call girl-turned-lingerie designer Zahia Dehar swivels heads and drops jaws as she is whisked into...
Zahia Dehar causes a stir with her barely-there designs
Strolling into the chic Paul Bocuse brasserie in Lyon for a recent business lunch, former call girl-turned-lingerie designer Zahia Dehar swivels heads and drops jaws as she is whisked into...
Cops injured in car accident rescue response
Two police officers were injured early Thursday morning after responding to a car accident rescue in Sheepshead Bay, police said. Police officers Eddie Wong and Annette Lancaster, both from the...