July 10, 2013
B'klyn felon cops to beating girlfriend's 2-yr-old to death
A muscle-bound Brooklyn felon pleaded guilty today to beating his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son to death in a deal that will get him 10 years behind bars. Tyree Wright, 21, got...
Overbay slam, Cano blast power Yanks past Royals
On a night they pummeled home plate with cleat marks after smooching it once in each the previous three games, it turned out the Yankees didn’t need more than two...
Kidd: Livingston, Blatche give Nets versatility
ORLANDO – It’s all about versatility for the Nets.Having players who can play multiple positions – and, thus, giving the coach a variety of different lineups to deploy – is...
Red Bulls offer to pay fans to stop chanting 'You suck A-hole'
MLS has been on a decade-long mission to clean up some of its hardcore supporters’ behavior and language, taking particular umbrage with the popular and vulgar “You suck a**hole!” chant....
Yankees, Red Sox face competition for Phillies' Young
Earlier in the process the Red Sox and Yankees appeared to be the most serious contender for Phillies corner infielder Michael Young.While Young controls his trade future because of a...
Murder charges in pimp-on-pimp slay
A Boston pimp was charged by the feds today with stabbing to death a rival New York flesh peddler after both men argued over a cash trade for a hooker....
Rape victim tells judge she thought she was dying as fiend gets 13 years to life in prison
As the rapist pinned her to her bed in her Hamilton Heights apartment — squeezing her throat with one hand and covering her nose and mouth with the other —...
Newest NYPD cadet spurred to action by hubby's stabbing
For most of the NYPD’s new cadets, the dangers of police work is something they will learn in time. For Dina Loor, it’s all too real. Probationary police officer Loor...
Former Yankees pitcher arrested for groping woman in Las Vegas emergency room: report
LAS VEGAS — A San Francisco Giants pitcher accused of touching a woman's breast at a Las Vegas hospital earlier this year now faces a lewdness charge. Chad Gaudin, 30,...
Singer Randy Travis suffers stroke while being treated for heart failure, still critical
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music star Randy Travis is out of surgery but remains in critical condition after suffering a stroke while at a Texas hospital, the singer's publicist said...
Ole Miss suspends Henderson indefinitely for multiple failed drug tests: report
OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi has suspended guard Marshall Henderson indefinitely for a "violation of team rules."The university sent out a release Wednesday announcing the suspension but it did not provide...
Broncos have second employee facing DUI charges
Talk about bad timing.Just days after Denver Broncos director of player personnel, Matt Russell, was charged with driving under the influence, another top employee is facing the same charge. Tom...
Kruk: Fans still enjoy Home Run Derby
With the Home Run Derby coming up on Monday two former All Stars will be calling the event on ESPN. Both John Kruk and Nomar Garciaparra have experienced All Star...
Wheeler’s gem helps Mets complete sweep of Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Zack Wheeler owned the mound at AT&T Park Wednesday, just as the Giants could have imagined when they selected him with the sixth overall pick in the...
Red Bulls' pursuit of Kaka 'dead' for now: source
In the Red Bulls’ on-again, off-again pursuit of Kaka, it appears the Brazilian superstar hasn’t moved on from the MLS club, but New York has moved on from him. A...
Former mob boss Massino set to go free
The biggest canary in mafia history is being let out of his cage. Notorious former Bonanno crime family boss Joseph Massino — the first head of one of NY’s five...
Arma 3 tomfoolery: The thrilling conclusion
By thrilling conclusion, I mean about seven minutes of stupidity and even some team-killing. We'll also be playing a lot more Arma (as well as other games), so really, this...
Soho House murder trial: Jury scrutinizing photos of victim's, suspect's hands
His hands, her hands. Jurors are scrutinizing intriguing photos of both the victim's and the accused murderer's hands as the sensational Soho House tub-strangle trial grinds towards the end of...
Boston bombing suspect Tsarnaev pleads not guilty
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 counts including use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill. He entered the plea Wednesday...
Cops questioning at least 2 in connection to East New York officer shooting
At least two people are being questioned about the East New York shooting that happened moments before a responding cop was struck by a bullet and wounded on the Fourth...
EXCLUSIVE sneak peek: Valiant’s Shadowman # 11 special Halloween issue!
Shadowman: He’s dark, he’s dangerous, he looks like a walking voodoo skull, and he’s back in action! The popular 90s hero was revived in 2012 with a new origin: Jack...
At the Comic Shop: Shenanigans
We used to call this ‘Ask the Retailer.’ Now we don’t. We’re still making this all up. Here’s this week’s question for our Mighty Avenging Comic Store Peoples:Do customers ever...
Death Valley National Park to visitors: PLEASE stop trying to fry eggs on the sidewalk
When traveling through Death Valley it is best to stay hydrated, keep the AC set to "high" and please don't fry eggs directly on the sidewalk. That's the message coming...
2 groups sue to block construction on world's largest housing tower after they claim developer was allowed to bypass building safety codes: court papers
Two trade groups have sued the city to block the construction in Downtown Brooklyn of the world’s largest modular housing tower because the officials allowed Atlantic Yards developer Forest City...
With MLB meeting looming, A-Rod has best game of rehab
TAMPA — And in the sixth rehab game, Alex Rodriguez made progress.After going 1-for-12 with four strikeouts in his first five games, Rodriguez looked sharp in Wednesday’s game at George...
It's getting hot in here! Summer may be the best time to make a baby: study
Warm weather may not be the only reason to get hot and sweaty this summer. A new study has found babies conceived in the summer months - June through August...
This week's calendar, July 11 to 17
Thursday, July 11 Inside the Business of Design A conversation with Holly Hunt and Keith Granet will take place in a series called Inside the Business of Design. The goal...
Legal trouble? Better not call Saul - Lawyer busted in 'Breaking Bad' inspired money-laundering scheme
He’s a real-life Saul Goodman. A lawyer from Coral Gables, Fla., is facing charges that he ripped a page from the script of “Breaking Bad” and laundered money as a...
Durex wants you to 'Get Lucky' with Daft Punk condoms
They could have gone with "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," but Durex condoms and a song called "Get Lucky" were always going to be a perfect fit. The match has got...
Mets' Harvey will miss start, but available for All-Star Game
SAN FRANCISCO ---- Matt Harvey will get a pre-break break.Manager Terry Collins said Wednesday that his ace right-hander's final turn in the rotation before the All-Star break will be skipped...
Mets schedule Native American Heritage Day, end up insulting non-profit group: report
The Mets tried to honor Native Americans and instead ended up offending them. The Mets tried to save face by downplaying an event, and instead look worse when the details...
Colombia's last drug kingpin 'El Loco' faces life in US prison for producing up to 400 tons of cocaine per year
A notorious Colombian drug kingpin known as “El Loco” was hauled into Manhattan federal court today on charges of manufacturing hundreds of tons of cocaine a year and trafficking it...
Dodgers' Puig ignored Diamondbacks hero Gonzalez at batting cage: report
Yasiel Puig is a star in the making, but he may need to check his ego at the batting cage. Puig failed to acknowledge Diamondbacks legend Luis Gonzalez, who introduced...
Wall Street trader drunkenly crashes into woman's car, beats her up when she refuses to drive him home: lawsuit
A top Wall Street trader drunkenly barged into a curvaceous body builder’s car and then allegedly beat her up after she refused demands to drive him home, the model claims...
Woodson: Bargnani will get 'back on his game' with Knicks
LAS VEGAS – Knicks coach Mike Woodson said he believes Andrea Bargnani will turn over a new leaf in the Big Apple now that’s he gone from The Maple Leaf...
'You don't have the cojones': 54-year-old woman fronts up to would-be muggers who pointed gun at her chest
The feisty wife of a world-renowned Russian sculptor emasculated an armed thug outside her Soho home — saying he “didn’t have the cojones to shoot her,” police sources said yesterday....
Four youths went on sick two-week shooting spree, leaving two people dead: cops
Four young people including two teenagers went on a sickening two-week shooting spree in a Florida neighborhood, leaving two people dead. David Damus, 20; Juan Sebastian Muriel, 20; Victoria Rios,...
Former Mets' pitcher Kris Benson escaped gun-wielding 'ninja' wife after she asked for a lighter, 911 call reveals
Former Mets pitcher Kris Benson calmly fled from his gun-wielding, bullet-proof-vest-wearing wife after she asked him for a cigarette light, according to 911 recordings made public today. Crazed “Baseball Wife”...
De Blasio arrested at hospital protest: 'Tell us how we can save Long Island College Hospital'
Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio was cuffed this morning while protesting the closure of two local hospitals. "We have to stop our hospital from foreclosing," de Blasio shouted as he...
Rangers sign Hagelin, Falk
Carl Hagelin cashed in on his first two NHL seasons, the restricted free agent left wing signing a two-year deal with the Rangers for a sum of $4.5 million.The Rangers...
Jets Top 25: No. 11 Austin Howard
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...
Nets move on from Bogdanovic after buyout hits snag
ORLANDO – Bojan Bogdanovic won’t be joining the Nets next season after all.Shortly after Nets general manager Billy King expressed reservations about Bogdanovic coming over to join the Nets next...
Barclays to take over Islanders business operations
One of the biggest steps for the Islanders’ transition to Brooklyn took place on Wednesday when it was announced that business operations for the team were being taken over by...
'Cannibal' who killed homeless man, ate his eyes and brain found not guilty by reason of insanity
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A three-judge panel has found a man not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of a homeless man he admitted to killing and partially eating....
Fur covered, 39,000-year-old Siberian woolly mammoth now on display at Japanese exhibition
This woolly mammoth is looking surprisingly good for her age — at an astonishing 39,000 years old. The prehistoric elephant, nicknamed Yuka, is remarkably well preserved after being entombed in...
Knicks make Prigioni re-signing official
LAS VEGAS -- The Knicks made it official with point guard Pablo Prigioni, announcing he has re-signed. The 36-year-old Argentine signed for two years guaranteed, starting at $1.5 million of...
House Democrats propose national park on moon, promise visitors center 'within reasonable proximity to the park'
Two House Democrats are proposing that the next national park be out of this world. Reps. Donna Edwards, D-Md., and Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, propose in the "Apollo Lunar Landing...
Jeter commits error in rehab game but could return to the Yankees lineup Friday
Derek Jeter’s equipment was shipped to The Bronx Wednesday from Tampa, meaning the shortstop’s return to the Yankees shouldn’t be too far behind. After coming through his fourth rehab game...
Japanese officials bungle Google privacy settings, revealing senstive documents including treaty negotiations, hospital records
Japan's bureaucrats used the wrong privacy settings for Google Groups online discussions, allowing anyone to see internal memos including one on negotiating positions for an international treaty, the government says....
Possibly first film ever FDR being pushed in wheelchair is unearthed, a secret polio-stricken president hid until death
INDIANAPOLIS — A professor at an Indiana college says he has found film footage showing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt being pushed in his wheelchair, depicting a secret that was hidden...
Apple loses landmark e-book price-fixing case; company played 'central role' in conspiracy
Apple fought the law and lost. A federal judge ruled against the tech titan today in the antitrust trial over whether Apple fixed the price of e-books. US District Judge...
Photographer films killer in final moments during deadly Egyptian protest: report
An Egyptian photographer may have captured his killer on film as he was shot dead during a protest that was attacked by government soldiers this week. Ahmed Samir Assem, 26,...
Biogenesis, Harvey and the Phillies
So Alex Rodriguez will meet with Major League Baseball investigators on Friday, and ESPN broke the story that Ryan Braun already met with these folks and didn’t answer questions about...
Snowden claims to leak reporter that he gave no info to Russia, China after revealing secret NSA surveillance program
LONDON — The Guardian journalist at the center of a series of revelations about the National Security Agency's sweeping surveillance programs says his source, Edward Snowden, told him he never...
Royal hoax DJ sues radio station for unsafe workplace after prank call nurse kills self, pair forced off air
Mel Greig, one of the two radio DJs who made a prank call to the London hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness, is taking...
Boston Marathon terror fiend set for first public court hearing - could face death penalty after bomb kills 3, maims more than 260
BOSTON — Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing will watch as the young man who could face the death penalty for the attack appears in court for the first time...
Department trying to account for 83,000 MIA soldiers from WWII, Vietnam and Korea under review after scathing internal report
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday it will take a "second look" at how it goes about accounting for missing Americans on foreign battlefields, following the disclosure of an internal...
Australian police investigating charity store burglary find 19-foot python as the culprit
CAIRNS, Australia — Australian police were mystified by a chaotic crime scene including a hole in the ceiling and a smelly pool of vomit-like liquid — until they found the...
SEE: NSFW 'Project Runway' billboard with naked models too hot for LA but just right for NYC
Lifetime's "Project Runway" is all about beautiful clothes but the show's newest billboard focuses on models wearing nothing but their birthday suits. In the billboard for the show's 12th season,...
Foreign governments hiring hackers as 'cybermercenaries' to attack enemies: UK report
LONDON — A British intelligence report says that other nations are hiring hackers to launch attacks against their enemies, a trend it described as particularly worrying. The warning over cybermercenaries...
Hipster urban farmers learn that chickens are hard to raise, animal shelters inundated with unwanted hens
Raising chickens in backyard coops is all the rage with nostalgia-loving hipsters but apparently the facial hair obsessed faux farmers often don't realize that raising hens is loud, labor intensive...
Travis heart 'assist'
Country singer Randy Travis remained in critical condition yesterday after doctors inserted a device to stabilize his weakened heart. The singer underwent the procedure after checking in to a Texas...
What I’m Reading: Chris Burnham
Chris Burnham is one of the hottest artists out there, just about to wrap up his run on DC’s Batman Incorporated with Grant Morrison. Wouldn’t you like to know what...
Comics legend Alan Moore’s Kickstarter shot at a feature film
Recalcitrant comics giant Alan Moore has turned to the crowdfunding source Kickstarter to find the final missing piece of the puzzle in what could eventually generate a feature film titled,...
Royals great Brett fine with pine tar legacy
George Brett hit .305 with 3,154 hits and 317 home runs during his Hall-of-Fame career. But does anyone really remember that? Brett is most known for his role in the...
Girardi won’t rule out Jeter returning to Yankees this weekend
Joe Girardi hears Derek Jeter lobbying from Pennsylvania. He understands the Yankees captain’s desire to arrive in The Bronx sooner than later. And considering the funk his lineup is in...
Yankees' A-Rod to meet with MLB about PEDs on Friday
TAMPA, Fla. — With 48 hours to go before his meeting with Major League Baseball about the ongoing Biogenesis scandal, Alex Rodriguez looks far from being ready to rejoin the...
Not much is going right for Yankees’ lefty hitters
Brett Gardner showed signs of emerging from a slump last night, but Travis Hafner’s struggles at the plate continued. Hafner hit .318 with six homers and 18 RBIs in April,...
Yankees lose third straight; offense musters one run again
Two fastballs that missed their mark by a total of approximately six inches were enough to hang a loss around CC Sabathia’s thick and sweaty neck last night. That’s the...
With this Yankees lineup, no point in waiting to call Captain back to The Bronx
Derek Jeter is begging to get out of Triple-A “as soon as possible.” The Yankees and general manager Brian Cashman need to listen to the Captain. They need to bring...
Nets set to pay big luxury tax bill
With the NBA's official salary cap and luxury tax figures out for the 2013-14 season, we can make a fairly educated guess about what the Nets will be paying in...
Byrd’s grand slam gives Mets chance to sweep Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Now he’s the Byrd Man of Alcatraz. Marlon Byrd’s improbable career resurrection added another layer Tuesday night, when the veteran outfielder delivered an eighth-inning grand slam that...
Sleazy readers: Incest, bestiality among the topics as Amazon, B&N take low road with raunchy e-book profits
Now on sale at Amazon and Barnes & Noble: 50 shades of gross. The nation’s dominant booksellers are peddling a raft of raunchy online books depicting incest, rape and bestiality...
Who, us? Steinberg lawyer blasts media
Sac portfolio manager Michael Steinberg is worried that widespread press coverage of his insider trading case could cost him a fair trial. Steinberg’s lawyer Barry Berke filed a letter on...
Business briefs
App happyApple and Amazon have ended their lawsuit over who has the right to use the “app store” name, clearing the way for both companies to use it.Ta$tyHJ Heinz, the...
Media’s star rises
High winds caused delays and diverted flights, but that didn’t stop moguls from descending on Sun Valley yesterday afternoon for the annual Allen & Co. confab. The weather forced some...
Newsday sale chatter up as publisher leaves
Newsday publisher Fred Groser surprised insiders this week with the news that he was going to retire at year end, sparking renewed speculation that parent Cablevision is readying the Long...
Bid to air Yanks games on WOR
With Yankees and Mets radio rights set to expire in October, the smart money had long been on the market’s two sports stations — WFAN and ESPN — to land...
Guggenheim’s Hulu bid nixed
Guggenheim Digital Media and private-equity partner KKR were eliminated from the bidding war for online video hub Hulu, The Post has learned. Sources said Guggenheim’s bid was lower than other...
Financial finale
R.I.P., Jtf. John Thomas Financial, the beleaguered Wall Street brokerage firm founded by celebrity broker Tommy Belesis, has fallen so far it’s now six feet under, The Post has learned....
Debt firm owes $3M
Expert Global Solutions, the world’s largest debt-collection agency, has agreed to pay a $3.2 million civil penalty and stop harassing and abusing debtors by engaging in practices such as calling...
New suits on Fannie
Almost immediately on the heels of hedge fund Perry Capital filing suit against the US government over its handling of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Fairholme Fund announced that...
Proposed ratios bite big banks
If you can’t break ’em up, shrink ’em! At least that’s the idea behind new hard-hitting capital requirements being proposed by federal regulators in an effort to contain some of...
Ackman buzz jolts 2 stocks
Hedge fund mogul Bill Ackman may be smarting from recent setbacks in his Herbalife and JCPenney plays. But the activist investor can still move markets — without so much as...
Times Square to take Wings
Manhattan’s first Buffalo Wild Wings will soon be flying into a newly constructed retail building off Times Square. The new 15,000 square-foot roost at 253 W. 47th St. will serve...
NYSE Euronext will run troubled Libor
The US owner of the New York Stock Exchange announced yesterday it will take over the running of Libor, the benchmark interest rate at the center of a global rigging...
Princeton really cashes in
Princeton University says it brought in donations totaling $57 million in the 12 months that ended June 30.That’s the second-highest annual campaign amount ever for the Ivy League school.The university...
It’s wedded diss! Kleinfeld sues frock star
Kleinfeld Bridal, the iconic Manhattan wedding shop, yesterday sued a famed designer for allegedly undercutting its business by designing discount dresses for sale on QVC. Kleinfeld says it hired Mark...
Dye is cast: Salons' color war escalates into lawsuit over 'stolen' colors
Two high-end Madison Avenue salons are involved in a hair-pulling legal battle over the custom colors used to dye the tresses of their well-heeled clientele. The John Sahag Workshop filed...
N’tl Arts Club wins back 950G from ex-chief
The former president of the venerated National Arts Club on Gramercy Park will have to cough up almost $1 million to repay the club for allegedly using its coffers to...
'Squeezed the life out of him' — Dog killed during violent love-triangle argument after jealous boyfriend tried to run over owner
A dog became the innocent victim of a twisted love triangle when a jealous boyfriend tried to run over the pooch’s master on the Upper East Side — but crushed...
Venue titans in Coliseum fight
The battle to re-create Nassau Coliseum will be fought out between the owners of two rival New York sports franchises. Nassau County said yesterday that it has narrowed the field...
Criminal probe launched in Quebec oil-train catastrophe as death toll hits 15
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — Canadian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the fiery wreck of a runaway oil train as the death toll in this small town climbed to 15,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A man slashed his 33-year-old wife outside their East Village apartment, police said. The couple’s three children were in the sixth-floor apartment at Avenue D and East 12th...
Ex-stripper mom of Doris Duke heirs 'barricades' self and kids inside Utah compound
Trespassers, beware! The money-hungry, ex-stripper mom of the teenage heirs of the Doris Duke fortune has barricaded herself and her children inside a Utah compound and threatened to sic security...
‘Hair’-brained: ‘Bong’ diva Bynes’ hue turn in court
Another court date, another wig. Amanda Bynes blew into Manhattan Criminal Court on her bizarre bong-toss case yesterday — and while not much happened, she did not disappoint some two...
Teens busted in i-diotic theft
These teens could use some summer school. After stealing a young mother’s iPhone in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on June 25, Tiyanna Gettes, 16, and a 15-year-old pal spent the next...
A ‘brand’ new day at newsstands
New Yorkers may finally be able to buy a newsstand umbrella that won’t fall apart during a downpour.A new law signed yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg raised the cap on how...
Gilly and Chuck in ‘culture’ war
WASHINGTON — Greek yogurt has come between New York’s two Democratic senators. The US Department of Agriculture’s announcement that New York was included in a pilot program to put Greek...
Exclusive: Police union hitting anti-stop-and-frisk council members in mass mailing to voters
The city’s largest police union has taken aim at three legislators who voted for legislation to curtail stop-and-frisk, accusing them of being “pro-crime,” The Post has learned. In 90,000 hard-hitting...
Elton John health scare
LONDON — Elton John has canceled a show in London’s Hyde Park after being diagnosed with appendicitis that will require surgery. A statement issued yesterday by the musician’s publicist said...
‘Watch’ dogs: Bowsers get their own TV network
TV programming is really going to the dogs. Starting next month, Fido and Fifi can spend the day couched out in the family room munching Milk Bones and watching hour...
Macklowe win$ big in family feud
He’s got a right to stand by his daughter — and snatch back his money from the man who hurt her. Real-estate big Harry Macklowe and his wife, Linda, won...
Confusion on ‘Snow’ asylum
MOSCOW — Edward Snowden has not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela, the WikiLeaks site reported yesterday.Any asylum decision will be announced by the “states concerned” and “then be confirmed...
New PM named in Egypt
After days of deadlock, Egypt’s military-backed interim president named a veteran economist as prime minister yesterday and appointed pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei as a vice president, while the army showed...
Court shoots down challenge to city’s gun fee
A federal appeals court yesterday found that the city has every right to charge its pricey $340 handgun licensing fee — even though similar charges throughout the state range from...
Bonanno mob crew in bookie & loan-shark bust
Manhattan prosecutors yesterday brought the hammer down on the Bonannos, announcing enterprise-corruption indictments against seven members of the crime family, including jailed Donnie Brasco-era gangster and reputed underboss Nicholas “Nicky...
Hernandez friend says NFL star admitted slaying pal in park near home
A pal of gridiron star Aaron Hernandez said the former New England Patriot admitted to pulling the trigger that killed his friend in an industrial park last month, according to...
Bibi names US envoy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday appointed his longtime adviser Ron Dermer to be Israel’s next ambassador to the United States.The American-born Dermer, 42, will replace Michael Oren.Israeli media speculated...
Little boy lost now found
A Brooklyn boy - who had been missing from his East New York foster home since July 4 - was found safe and sound, police said today. Shawn Martinez, 12,...
Bulger’s mob war of words
BOSTON — James “Whitey” Bulger and his once-loyal right-hand man had an angry, profanity-laced exchange in court yesterday during Bulger’s racketeering trial.Tensions exploded after Kevin Weeks called Bulger and his...
Social inSecurity: IRS bares numbers
WASHINGTON — The IRS mistakenly posted the Social Security numbers of tens of thousands of Americans, according to a government watchdog, in the latest blunder by the troubled agency. One...
$100,000 mugging
Cops are looking for two hulking attackers who stole $100,000 in cash from a 50-year-old businesswoman as she left her East Village apartment, authorities said yesterday.The victim was attacked as...
Drug tests skipped for Asiana pilots after San Francisco crash kills 2 teens
None of the four pilots on Asiana Flight 214 was tested for drugs or alcohol after the jet crashed in San Francisco, because foreign airlines aren’t subject to American regulations...
Curves not all that’s wicked: Behind ex-Met wife’s ‘rampage’
Crazed “Baseball Wife’’ Anna Benson yesterday told The Post, “I’m all about good, I’m all about love’’ — but she sure has a strange way of showing it. The 37-year-old...
Slapdash Spitzer running seat-of-pants campaign - may not even make it onto ballot, pros say
This is one rusty Steamroller. Eliot Spitzer is running a disorganized, seat-of-his-pants campaign for comptroller that still lacks a Web site or headquarters — and political strategists are questioning whether...
News America mourns Linguiti
John Linguiti, longtime chief financial officer and executive vice president of News America Marketing, died July 8 of cancer. He was 60. A New York native and Garden City resident,...
Catsimatidis on hook for $3.5M Gristedes-worker suit
It’s coming out of his own deep pockets. Mayoral candidate and supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis is personally responsible for a $3.5 million settlement that his Gristedes stores previously struck with...
Kingpin ‘El Loco’ extradited
A notorious Colombian drug kingpin known as “El Loco” was extradited to the United States yesterday to face charges of manufacturing hundreds of tons of cocaine a year and trafficking...
Placido in hospital
Opera superstar Placido Domingo has been hospitalized in Spain after suffering a blockage in an artery of the lungs. Domingo, 72, was admitted to the hospital Monday in Madrid. He...
Firebug jailed for 10 years after volunteer firefighter admits home arsons
A Westchester County man who admitted setting fire to houses while he was a volunteer firefighter was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison. Trent Bronner, 24, of Sleepy Hollow,...
She’s Miss USA and can’t get a date in NY! 'Lonely' beauty looks online
New York City’s dating scene is so brutal, even Miss USA has to look for love online! A guy searching on the matchmaking app Tinder was shocked to discover a...
ObamaCare: Inconvenient truths
The White House’s decision last week to delay part of its health-care overhaul illustrates six truths about the law that its supporters can’t easily acknowledge. First, important parts of it...
How to save Egypt
As Egypt slides toward a civil war triggered by last week’s military coup, is any power capable of preventing a tragedy that could affect the whole Middle East? Many Egyptians,...
Delaying ObamaCare: Train wreck in the making
The Issue: The Obama administration’s decision to delay the employer mandate in ObamaCare by a year. *** The delay of the insurance mandate for businesses in the implementation of the...
Is patriotism fizzling out?
The Issue: Whether crowds viewing the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks showed sufficient patriotism. *** After waiting along the Hudson River in the sweltering heat, I was treated to the...
Shelly the 1 percenter
Turns out Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is a member of the 1 Percent. For years, Silver has refused to disclose his earnings from the Weitz & Luxenberg law firm. But...
Best seat your money can buy
Wealthy folks using their personal fortunes to buy a seat in Congress is an old American story. But Domenic Recchia has added a new twist: He’s trying to buy his...
The apartment complex
You might think that in a city where scarcity and high prices make it hard for all but the very wealthy to find an affordable place to live, an election...
Opening the borders for a richer nation
One Sunday, I went to Brighton Beach for brunch with Simon Weber, then the editor of the Jewish Forward, and his most famous writer, Isaac Bashevis Singer. When we were...
Explaining Eliot
True story: Five years ago, a few months after Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace, I was having breakfast with a friend who’d just suffered a serious and painful loss when...
Broadway flop 'Side Show' finds new life with a cult following
I recently ran into Bill Russell, who writes musicals, and he told me he’s knee-deep in revising “Side Show,” the cult Broadway musical he created with composer Henry Krieger in...
Gorillaz bandmates make 'Monkey: Journey to the West' a barrel of fun
As operas go, “Monkey: Journey to the West” is no “Aida.” But this circus-like extravaganza — an East-meets-West collaboration between the men behind alt-rock’s Gorillaz and the Chinese composer of...
Pierson, Pondexter lead Liberty past Storm
After getting blown out in their last game two days earlier, Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer expected a much better effort from his team and he got it. For the most...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:05 pmAll horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $31,000; cl($20,000); 3up; PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 Big City Boy(L),122JLezcn9-3-95-13 CashYourTicktL124L Saez1-6-58-11 a-RoadAgent(L),117DCohn3-3-28-54 SongofAspen(L)117JAlvard4-6-120-15 WildPerfectionL117RMrgh7-5-110-16 Shertzer(L),122IOrtizJr4-4-36-11 a-NorthOcean(L122JRosari1-9-48-57 AugustOsage(L)122J Ortiz5-2-65-2a-CoupledSECOND-5...
Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
Best Bet: Jazz Band (13th)FIRST: mile; pace; $3400; cond;1 B Able(WParkerJr)4-7-39-22 Rockapulco(KDibenedetto)3-2-25-25 Im Trying My Best(RHarp)4-3-53-13 Into Champagne(JMarohn)8-6-24-14 Lets Play Cards(MMerton)4-4-47-26 Free Wheel(BAldrichJr)x-x-x12-17 Chief Big Sky(CWashington)7-5-710-1SECOND: mile; trot; $4000;C K...
Delaware Park Entries Graded Entries
FIRST-1m70yds; $14,000; cl($6,250); 4up;1-Slick Vic 8-14-Vigilante Law 9-52-Oilton 6-15-Fivesixseven 8-13-Mister Dish 5-26-Mason's Hope 7-2SECOND-1m70yds; $15,000; cl($7,5-$6,500); 3up;2-Holy Mo 2-15-Royale Jacob 4-13-You Funny 12-11-a-BackRoomDel8-54-Flashy Bullet 15-16-Stage Debut 8-11-a-TheGreatGnz8-57-Della Notte 12-1a-CoupledTHIRD-5 fur;...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-1m70yds; $17,000; md cl($10,000); 3, 4 & 5-YO;7Jstng Shnr (Mntnz)11.004.803.606Gottcha My Dear (Garca)8.604.202Bob Greco (Vaz)2.60Scr: Brave Deputy, Imaginaryweekend.* Exacta (7-6) $74.00 * Trifecta (7-6-2) $214.20SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $19,000; cl($7,500); 3up(f&m);2Mss...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: The Bucks traded forward Luc Mbah a Moute to the Kings in exchange for a 2016 second-round draft pick. Patrick Ewing said he’s not angry about being passed over...
Islanders add Clutterbuck with four-year deal
The Islanders locked up another restricted free agent Tuesday when they signed forward Cal Clutterbuck to a four-year, $11 million contract. The 25-year-old rugged right-wing was obtained along with a...
Mets pitcher Marcum likely out for rest of season
SAN FRANCISCO — Shaun Marcum’s career with the Mets is in all likelihood over. Before last night’s 10-6 win over the Giants at AT&T Park, the Mets announced the veteran...
Hondo’s better off with Red
The wonderful White Sox worked some magic for Hondo last night, mowing down the underachieving Verlander to push the winning streak to six and slash the deficit to 440 kaskos....
Home Team Lineups
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Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball12:30 p.m.Braves at Marlins MLBN3:30 p.m.Mets at Giants SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM7 p.m.Royals at Yankees YES, WCBS 880 AM7 p.m.Athletics at Pirates ESPN7 p.m.Cyclones at Auburn WKRB 90.3 FM8...
Yankees honor child who creates, donates pillows
A baseball has 108 double stitches. But that’s nothing compared to the thousands of stitches 10-year old Autumn Blinn used to make and sew pillows to donate them for the...
Thunder bat dog Chase dead at 13
The Trenton Thunder lost a loyal companion on Monday when the team’s longtime bat dog, Chase, died at age 13. Chase, who was diagnosed with cancer in February and also...
Dad wants World Peace to finish career with Knicks
LAS VEGAS — Ron Artest Sr. is hoping if his son, Metta World Peace, is waived today via the amnesty rule, he will attempt to finish his career with the...
Smith & lessen: Bro says Knicks underpaying J.R.
LAS VEGAS — The Andrea Bargnani Era begins Wednesday with the Knicks, and the J.R. Smith Era formally rages on at least three more years at the Garden. The Bargnani...
Kidd: Player in me 'dead,' ready for new lifestyle on Nets’ bench
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jason Kidd says he’s ready to leave the lifestyle of a player behind for the long hours and daily grind of coaching an NBA team with championship...
Eli glad Cruz back with Giants
Eli Manning has a selfish reason for feeling relieved Victor Cruz finally has secured a long-term deal to remain with the Giants. “It’s going to be nice to not have...
NBA salary cap set at $58.7M
With the NBA’s moratorium on transactions lifted at 12:01 this morning, the NBA announced the 2013 salary cap and luxury tax figures last night. The 2013-14 salary cap will be...
Overdue Hall honor arrives for a Shero genius
He was the quintessential 21st-century coach who came to the NHL way before his time, Fred Shero was. And now, after way too many times in which he was overlooked...
Devils' Niedermayer, Shanahan lead shoot-ins for hockey Hall
The word snub was not in circulation yesterday when the Hockey Hall of Fame announced its 2013 inductees. Included were two players New York hockey fans know very well, Scott...
Mets to NL Manager Bochy: Start Harvey in All-Star Game
SAN FRANCISCO — Just give Matt Harvey the damn ball. Blister or no blister, the Mets want their stud right-hander on the mound to start Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Citi...
Mets are surviving this grueling stretch
SAN FRANCISCO — To say the past three weeks have been a brutal stretch for the Mets wouldn’t do justice to the amount of cross-country travel, long extra-inning games, and...
Mets' Harvey should be All-Star starter for the good of the game
Matt Harvey starting the All-Star Game would be good for the Mets, Major League Baseball and — selfishly — me. I am not a big fan of the game, but...
Byrd slam offers Mets chance to sweep in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Now he’s the Byrd Man of Alcatraz. Marlon Byrd’s improbable career resurrection added another layer Tuesday night, when the veteran outfielder delivered an eighth-inning grand slam that...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYDAISY FUENTES, JENNI SCHAEFER , JENNIFER THOMAS - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4ADAM SANDLER, CIARA, BETH STERN - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7SALMA HAYEK, RICHARD BLAIS...
Meredith Vieira's return to daytime is a real talker
Meredith Vieira has her final answer: she’s staying in daytime as the host of a syndicated talk show. The former “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” host has inked a...
Robert De Niro plots 'Private' series
Robert De Niro’s Tribeca productions is developing a television series with bestselling writer James Patterson. “Private” follows the exploits of former CIA agent Jack Morgan, who runs the world’s most...
Ryan Seacrest in talks for a third hosting gig
Television host extraordinaire Ryan Seacrest, who already has jobs hosting “American Idol” and ABC’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” may soon have another hosting gig to completely flood his calendar. It...
Ex-'Alias' producer Crystal Nix-Hines gets nod for UN role
Former “Alias” co-producer Crystal Nix-Hines has been nominated to be America’s Permanent Representative to the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Nix-Hines, a former State Department employee, currently specializes in...
William Wallace trilogy in the works for Discovery
Most Americans know the story of Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace from Mel Gibson’s Oscar-winning 1995 film “Braveheart.” Now, nearly 20 years later, Discovery Channel is dipping into a trilogy...
Roland Martin earns hosting role at 'News One Now'
Former CNNer Roland Martin will host TV One’s first morning news show, according to reports, The show, called “News One Now,” will be based in Washington, DC and will premiere...
This summer's 'Camp' experience is bunk
If you hated summer camp, may I suggest you avoid NBC’s horrible new scripted summer series, “Camp” like a case of poison sumac. You loved summer camp? Then the advice...
New dining app gets you treated like somebody — even if you're nobody
When Rosaline Truong, 27, led her friends into Tao, a pan-Asian restaurant, they anticipated the too-cool reception that one often encounters in trendy spots festooned with oversize Buddhas. Instead, they...
Weird but true
A North Carolina political candidate has a name that’s badly tarnished but pretty amusing. A 36-year-old woman named Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel is running for city council in Greensboro, and...
Pierson, Pondexter lead Liberty past Storm
After getting blown out in their last game two days earlier, Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer expected a much better effort from his team and he got it. For the most...
Which buzzy city kitchens are still hot — and which are not
Restaurant reviews have short shelf lives. Whether you agree or not with a movie critic or a book critic about a particular work, at least it’s the same movie or...
Blatche: Celtics trade makes Nets championship team
Andray Blatche thinks the blockbuster draft night trade with the Celtics may have made the Nets into a championship team.“The trade just made us into a better team and with...
A-Rod to meet with MLB about PEDs on Friday
TAMPA, Fla. — With 48 hours to go before his meeting with Major League Baseball about the ongoing Biogenesis scandal, Alex Rodriguez looks far from being ready to rejoin the...
Concert director: Jackson in no shape to perform
The director of Michael Jackson’s planned final concerts testified today that he feared a paranoid, lost and off-balance MJ was in no shape to perform in what turned to be...
Antrel Rolle relieved to have Victor Cruz back as practice partner
As a safety, Antrel Rolle thoroughly enjoys the challenge of going against Victor Cruz every day in practice, which is one reason Rolle says he’s thrilled Cruz finally signed a...