September 3, 2013
Speed demon sets record for the fastest lap around Manhattan
It was a Manhattan-ball run! A daredevil driver set a land speed record for a single lap around the borough — cutting and weaving through the 26.5-mile route in a...
Obama and Putin to face off in Russia tomorrow
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, whose relationship is strained at the best of times, meet tomorrow on Russian soil as the United States, over Putin’s protests,...
Djokovic defeats Granollers to reach US Open quarterfinals
Athletes always find some aspect of their game to fix; they’re wired that way. It’s in their DNA. But Novak Djokovic’s 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 U.S. Open devastation of Marcel Granollers...
Carl cuts Hain, but still gains
Carl Icahn has reduced his holdings in Hain Celestial by about half but will remain the Long Island-based largest shareholder in the organic-products company. Icahn is selling his holdings as...
Bring Diana back!
America wants to bring Princess Di back from the grave. In an oddly morbid poll by Vanity Fair and “60 Minutes,” Americans picked Princess Diana as the dead celebrity they’d...
Mayor’s plan to get his hooks into hooky kids
Kids playing hooky are in for a surprise if caught in Manhattan once public schools reopen next week. Instead of being brought back to class or home, they’ll be taken...
Flier pays $1,000 to bash British Airways on Twitter
Burned consumers love to vent on Twitter, but in a new twist on griping a 28-year-old Chicago businessman paid $1,000 to complain on the platform. Hasan Syed launched the first-ever...
Empty backfield should be concern for Giants
David Wilson takes the first two offensive series of the season, on the second he rips off a 35-yard run and needs a break. Trotting onto the field and into the...
Jets’ tix cheaper than Giants in secondary market
Even as the Jets prepare to start what may end up being their worst season in six years, there still remains one enormous benefit to siding with Gang Green rather...
Fast-Food wage follies
We need to rein in the corruption of big government tied to big unions, such as the Service Employees International Union, which is now organizing young fast-food workers with the...
Cops look to question son of lawyer Robert Gaulin in girlfriend’s shooting death
Cops yesterday were looking to grill the gun-loving son of a prominent Manhattan entertainment lawyer after his pretty blond girlfriend was fatally shot in the head in the family’s posh...
Time is money for dithering Merkin
Disgraced hedge-fund honcho Ezra Merkin’s litigious ways just cost him a cool $300,000. The 60-year-old Park Avenue resident — once thought to be a savvy money man but who was...
Sanchez to be out for Jets until at least Week 3
It could be a while before Mark Sanchez is even capable of throwing a football again. The Jets quarterback’s shoulder injury is significant enough he is expected to miss the...
Mayor Bloomberg sues on racial-profiling veto override
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday sued the City Council over its new racial-profiling law, saying the council overstepped its bounds in passing a measure that preempts state law. Bloomberg is asking the...
Romo has dollars, but lacks Eli’s rings
The Giants have absolutely no buyers’ remorse, as Manning has delivered two shiny silver Lombardi Trophies, 100 percent professionalism and zero percent distraction, controversy or wonder where his head is...
Lhota takes the plate, but can he make NYC see sense?
Well, Joe Lhota seems to have weathered Kittygaffe. Quinnipiac University’s pollsters yesterday reported that Lhota, a former deputy mayor and a man who speaks his mind, maintains an impressive lead...
Lleyton blew it: Former Open champion fails to finish off foe
Lleyton Hewitt fared better at the U.S. Open as a villain. As a fan favorite, the unseeded Australian tasted heartbreaking defeat. Hewitt, who won a U.S. Open title 12 years...
Ad agencies already gearing up for Super Bowl
Super Bowl Sunday is starting to look like a year-round marketing phenomenon. Although the big game is still 151 days away and the official football season doesn’t kick off until...
Bill de Blasio’s war on good schools
Bill de Blasio’s campaign theme is a “Tale of Two Cities.” Yet his pronouncements suggest that, as mayor, he’d create his own tale of two cities: one for families who...
Mets' Ike could turn out to be like slugger Chris Davis
The Mets still have not had the ultimate Ike Davis conversation. The one multiple members of the organization told me will be held at season’s end, when a group will...
Obama playing President Hamlet: To bomb, or not to bomb?
He doesn’t know what to do. Of all the issues raised by President Obama’s conduct toward Syria, that is the most worrisome. He’s had a year — a year — to think this...
Plenty to criticize about Rex, but not for putting family first
Ask Rex Ryan his biggest regret in football and he won’t mention a fourth-down call, mismanaging the clock or losing in the AFC Championship Game. He’ll tell you about a...
Holder in the schoolhouse door
The old segregationist Louisiana pol William M. Rainach would be mystified, but impressed. Back in his day in the 1950s, locking black kids into inferior schools was a simple matter...
Revis return in shadows, but still intriguing
With all the drama about the Jets’ quarterback situation and Rex Ryan, the storyline expected to get the most attention this week has been ignored — Darrelle Revis is returning...
Red Bulls' Cahill out 3-4 weeks with torn ligaments, Petke vexed over non-call
The Red Bulls will have to make much of their vital late-season run without one of their stars, with Tim Cahill expected to miss three to four weeks with torn...
UFC's Rousey: Reality show stint will be 'blow to me and my image'
The UFC is championing this season of its “Ultimate Fighter” reality show as historic. It’ll be the first time females will compete for a six-figure contract with the mixed martial...
Job growth numbers may rise, cementing Fed tapering
US employers likely stepped up hiring in August, potentially paving the way for the Federal Reserve to start cutting back its gigantic bond purchases program later this month. Non-farm payrolls...
Calsonic Kansei adding 1,200 jobs at Tenn. plants
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. — Auto parts supplier Calsonic Kansei North America announced Tuesday it will add 1,200 jobs at its plants in Tennessee over the next three years. The Nissan subsidiary...
New 3D scanner shows foot damage from wearing high heels
It's long been known that women who wear high-heels on a daily basis risk ankle and foot damage but now medical specialists can show high-heel wearers exactly how the shoes...
Pittsburgh-area university kicks Rivera off panel for 'selfie'
PITTSBURGH— Duquesne University says Geraldo Rivera isn't welcome to appear on a panel at the Pittsburgh school because of a half-naked "selfie" he posted this summer. Duquesne says the cellphone...
Maria Pinto will use crowd-funding website, Kickstarter, to finance new collection
CHICAGO -- Fashion designer Maria Pinto - famous for dressing first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey - is back with a new, more affordable collection that she plans to...
College kicks Geraldo Rivera off panel for half-naked selfie
PITTSBURGH — Duquesne University says Geraldo Rivera isn't welcome to appear on a panel at the Pittsburgh school because of a half-naked "selfie" he posted this summer. Duquesne says the...
New season brings new challenges to NFL
The 2013 NFL season starts now with Aaron Hernandez inside a prison cell, awaiting trial for murder. It begins with the family of Odin Lloyd mourning his senseless death. The...
Serby's NFC preview
A team-by-team look at the NFC. NFC EAST 1. DALLAS COWBOYS COACH: Jason Garrett 2013 PROJECTION: 9-7 2012 RECORD: 8-8 OVER/UNDER WINS: 8 1/2 ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL: 25-1...
Shortages of key models temper auto sales growth in August
Youngstown, Ohio-based Chrysler Group LLC dealer Chuck Eddy typically has between 30 and 60 Chrysler 200 sedans on hand to sell to willing customers. Right now, he has six. Shortages...
Hot new Agent Provocateur ad, starring Melissa George
Melissa George is a world away from Summer Bay in her latest gig, stripping down with a pair of buxom co-stars for her raciest role yet. The Aussie actress appears...
De Blasio set to avoid runoff vote 1 week ahead of mayoral primary: poll
He's de-Blasting off! For the first time, surging Democratic mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio saw his support among likely voters soar above the magic 40 percent threshold, a poll released...
Road to home Super Bowl is rough
History says the Giants and Jets should dread playing co-host to Super XLVIII next February. Doing so can be hazardous to your entire season. While the fact no team ever...
Serby: Patriots will win Super Bowl
The hoodie strikes back! The Post’s Steve Serby says it’ll be Belichick’s Patriots hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in February after toppling a surprising foe AFC WILD-CARD ROUND RAVENS at BRONCOS:...
Gimme a break: New Android System named ‘Kit Kat’
Gimme a break, Google. Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar. The tech giant, which is known for nick-naming its Android mobile operating systems for smartphones and...
Early pumpkin beers brew dismay among drinkers
RICHMOND, Va. — It's bad enough that back-to-school comes in June, and Halloween arrives in July. And of course we all know Christmas begins in September. But now even the...
Serby's AFC preview
A team-by-team look at the AFC: 1. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS COACH: Bill Belichick 2013 PROJECTION: 12-4 2012 RECORD: 12-4 OVER/UNDER WINS: 11 ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL: 10-1 MILES TO...
Bezos offers clues to Washington Post: patience, experimentation
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon who shocked media watchers when he agreed to buy The Washington Post, told the struggling newspaper he will guide it using the same approach...
Giants face obstacles
No one was basking in any prolonged Super Bowl afterglow when general manager Jerry Reese cut to the chase at the start of training camp 2013, reminding everyone the Giants...
One in four US deaths from heart disease could be prevented: CDC
About one in four U.S. deaths from heart disease could be avoided with better prevention efforts and treatment, a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said....
Janelle Monae set for live performance at Rebecca Minkoff's Spring 2014 fashion show
NEW YORK -- Models on Rebecca Minkoff's New York Fashion Week runway will be strutting to the live music of Janelle Monae. Monae will sing at Friday's show at Lincoln...
Jets season is dead on arrival
Expectations have not been this low around the Jets since the early years of the Eric Mangini administration. Prognosticators are picking the Jets to finish near the bottom of the...
Syria, Egypt strife sparks surge in cyber attacks: McAfee
Syria's civil war and political strife in Egypt have thrown up new battlegrounds on the Web and driven a surge in cyber attacks in the Middle East, according to a...
Giants have hope of playing Super hosts
The notion sounds silly now, perhaps, far-fetched and pie-eyed, the parochial by-product of New York City’s forever love affair with all things New York City. That’s what the rest of...
UK asked New York Times to destroy Snowden material
The British government has asked the New York Times to destroy copies of documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden related to the operations of the U.S....
Airline offers 'flying nannies' for on-board childcare
First there was Nanny in the Clouds -- a website that connects parents with nannies who are traveling on the same flight.But what if flights already came with nannies on...
Hackers find weaknesses in car computer systems
DETROIT -- As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours? In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a car's...
Taxi drivers want $50 puke tax in Key West
Have trouble holding your liquor? Hope you’ve got some extra cash. Tired of tourists spewing in the back seat, taxi drivers in Key West, Fla. are advocating for a city...
MLB Power Rankings: Rangers remain AL pennant contenders
The Rangers won the AL pennant in 2010 and 2011 and failed both times in the World Series. They were a strike away in Game 6 in 2011 against the...
In Nokia acquisition, Microsoft tries to catch up
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's troubled smartphone business represents a daring $7.2 billion attempt by the software giant and a once-influential cellphone maker to catch up with the...
Researchers discover potential epilepsy drug using zebrafish
An antihistamine used to treat itching may be the key to preventing seizures in children with a rare, yet severe form of epilepsy known as Dravet Syndrome. The discovery was...
Cops nationwide get their own crime fighting social network
SAN FRANCISCO – The final stages are near completion for the launch of a law enforcement social media network designed exclusively for the men and women in blue. Created by...
Pilot: That loud noise doesn't mean your plane's crashing
Have you ever been spooked by a strange noise on a plane? Patrick Smith, airline pilot and author of the book Cockpit Confidential and the website askthepilot.com explains what you...
New iPhone 5S expected as Apple asks media to September 10 event
Apple Inc on Tuesday sent official invitations to a September 10 event at which it is expected to unveil the latest version of the iPhone, possibly in colors other than...
Star-crossed Federer, Nadal just can't sync up at US Open
This was the year Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal would finally face off in Flushing. No more would New Yorkers have to imagine what it would be like to see...
Ex-coach Dungy defends Jets' Rex for putting family first
Former Colts and Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy came to Rex Ryan’s defense Tuesday after the Jets coach drew criticism for attending his son’s college football game. Ryan went to Clemson...
No. 2 Azarenka into US Open quarters -- not without trouble
Victoria Azarenka doesn’t make life easy on herself. For the second straight match, the second seed from Belarus dropped the first set, only to advance with a gritty performance. In...
Giants' RB Brown expected to be put on short-term IR
Figure the next time you will see running back Andre Brown on the field is Nov. 10, when the Giants face the Raiders at MetLife Stadium. The Giants are expected...
Celtics’ Sullinger arrested
Boston Celtics forward Jared Sullinger was arrested over the weekend after an alleged domestic violence situation in Waltham, Mass. According to FOX Sports 25 in Boston, Sullinger turned himself over...
Well, hello, Jameis
If you didn't know Jameis Winston, you do after Monday night. Florida State's redshirt freshman quarterback somehow surpassed his hype and unleashed an epic debut in the Seminoles' 41-13 win...
Rolle: Success 'means absolutely nothing'
The Giants have never lost at Cowboys Stadium, going 4-0 in the billion-dollar football showcase opened in 2009. Heading into Sunday’s season opener at the newly named AT&T Stadium, the...
Keep your eyes on the game! Kate Upton distracts at US Open
On the red carpet or on a magazine cover, Kate Upton sizzles for the camera. The curvy supermodel is pictured lounging on a crescent moon in a stunning gold gown...
Yankees’ playoff battle and Mets’ perception battle
First, yesterday’s Pop Quiz question, from Bob Buscavage of Moriches: In a 1996 episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond," Raymond learns that his father faked the autograph of a Hall of...
Jury finds N-word discriminatory whether spoken by whites or blacks
Hostile use of the N-word in the workplace is always offensive and discriminatory — even when an African-American utters it, according to a Manhattan federal jury. The panel rejected arguments...
The fall floodlights offer a feast
The name is Pinter. Harold Pinter. Though he’s been dead five years, the master of the unsettling remains a Broadway box office powerhouse, as you can see from the $6...
'Everything is Ours' is a surreal dream
Before anyone’s spoken a word, you know Nikole Beckwith’s new comedy, “Everything Is Ours,” is going to be unusual. Just take a gander at the set, a brightly colored living...
CBS win squeezes Time Warner Cable's margins: analysts
CBS Corp won large increases in the fees it will receive from Time Warner Cable Inc in its agreement with the cable operator that ended a month-long blackout of CBS,...
Electric Zoo founder once GM'd infamous Chelsea hotspot known for ODs
The founder of Electric Zoo — where two young concertgoers suffered fatal overdoses this weekend — is no stranger to pill-popping party deaths. Electric Zoo is organized by Made Event,...
Google's 'Project M&Ms' improved employee's snacking habits, lives
Last year, Google had an M&Ms problem. So as it does with most dilemmas, the Internet giant put its data wizards into action. Employees were eating too much of the...
Mexico City police horses stampede through city streets
Dozens of escaped police horses injured one person and damaged 11 cars as they rampaged down one of Mexico City's busiest roads. Video shot by a motorist and posted online...
Global warming might lessen likelihood of Superstorm Sandy's 'freaky' path
WASHINGTON — Man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood of the freak atmospheric steering currents that last year shoved Superstorm Sandy due west into New Jersey, a new study...
Mississippi's heaviest alligator record broken with 727-pounder
Leapin’ lizards! Hunters in Mississippi broke a state record for the heaviest alligator ever bagged, kicking off the season with two monster catches. Dustin Bockman of Wisconsin and two hunting...
US-Israel conduct missile test
JERUSALEM — Israel and the U.S. conducted a joint missile test over the Mediterranean on Tuesday, in a display of military prowess as the Obama administration seeks congressional support for...
Ireland Baldwin: Modeling is hard!
Ireland Baldwin has an interesting definition of the word "hard." The 17-year-old fashion model told DuJour magazine that her chosen profession is “much harder than I anticipated. It really takes a...
US home prices climb 12.4 percent in July
LOS ANGELES — U.S. home prices jumped 12.4 percent in July from a year earlier, reflecting a housing market that's increasingly favoring sellers amid a tight supply of available homes...
Rodman returns to N. Korea, won't use dictator's friendship to help American missionary
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea and said he plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good...
Kanye West's $3M performance for Kazakhstan dictator
Kanye West is the latest celeb to make millions in blood money from entertaining the families and pals of vicious Central Asian dictators who torture, kill and steal from their...
Cops hunt Brooklyn baby killer
Cops have launched an all-out manhunt for the killer who gunned down a baby in his stroller, following leads from Brooklyn community organizers who say they know who pulled the...
Manziel tops Mushnick's sinners
Before we begin our annual (since 2013!) Labor Day Weekend Sports Awards, reader Tim Cavazini urges us to grateful reflection on living in a country that grants workers a “bye”...
Former supermodel helps ailing partner of late fashion photographer
Eighties supermodel-turned-actress Carol Alt is lending her name to a campaign to rescue the ailing gay partner of the late fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo from poverty. The Queens-born Alt, dubbed...
Yankees face many free agency questions
Robinson Cano and Mariano Rivera are the looming Yankees free agents dominating attention. It is because of where they are heading: Cano toward $200 million — or more — and...
UN widower fight$ in-laws over late wife's estate
The estranged husband of a Manhattan-based UN worker who died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake is warring with her six siblings over her estate. Simone Trudo died at 52 when...
Horace Mann abuse victim: bosses ignored four of my sex abuse pleas
A Horace Mann sex-abuse victim who received a higher than average settlement from the elite private school because he complained four times that he was being molested says administrators gave...
Huff could replace Hughes
It has been clear for some time the main reason the Yankees haven’t seriously considered removing Phil Hughes from the starting rotation was the fact they had no one else...
Yankees must pound weaklings
If the Yankees fall short of the playoffs by three or fewer games, they and their fans can spend the winter miserably contemplating how in the world they suffered an...
Pat McEnroe gets USTA extension despite men's fall
The United States Tennis Association is not blaming Patrick McEnroe for the worst showing by American men at the U.S. Open and at this year’s four Grand Slams. According to...
Stenson blows past Sergio to finally get win
NORTON, Mass. — A great summer of golf finally paid off for Henrik Stenson. Stenson made three straight birdies to race by a fast-fading Sergio Garcia, and he holed a...
Jets rally around Geno
With the Jets’ season five days from opening, it is clear Geno Smith will be the team’s quarterback when they take on the Buccaneers, even if no one around the...
Sanchez era with Jets circling the drain
It has come to this for Mark Sanchez: His chances of being the starting quarterback ever again for the New York Jets can best be described as a wing, and...
NYPD officers posting photos in uniform to attract women on dating Web sites
They’re New York’s Finest . . . bachelors! NYPD officers are posting photos of themselves in full uniform on dating Web sites to attract women. The such online profiles as...
Bad ecstasy eyed in Randall’s Island rave overdoses
Cops are investigating whether a “bad batch” of ecstasy pills was behind the string of overdoses at the rave-style “Electric Zoo” festival that apparently killed two people and sent four...
Young rabbis visit detention center to lead Rosh Hashanah services
Their mothers must love this. Two intrepid young rabbis are going “up the river” for the High Holidays — to a federal lockup in Brooklyn, where they will lead Rosh...
Once-fit Cory Booker packs on the pounds
His waistline is catching up with his poll numbers. Democrat Cory Booker, 44, is starting to resemble rotund Republican Gov. Chris Christie as he packs on the pounds while campaigning...
GOP in City Hall civil war
An attempt to broker peace among the Republican candidates for mayor is falling on deaf ears. State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox yesterday asked the three GOP candidates to abide...
Court eyes Spitzer's privates
An Albany appeals court will hear arguments this week over an attempt by one of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s adversaries to get a peek at his private e-mails. Former AIG...
Spitzer’s loan offer had a rotten ‘smell’: Dem
A Democratic fund-raiser testified under oath that Eliot Spitzer offered her a loan two years ago from an old campaign account — but she refused it because it “did not...
De Blasio’s switch on Central Park carriage horses brings activists’ dough
Bill de Blasio has promised to banish carriage horses from Central Park “within the first week” if he become mayor — but when he was on the City Council and...
Meet the stars of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Two little-known actors suddenly found themselves bound for “Fifty Shades” stardom yesterday. Hunky “Sons of Anarchy” star Charlie Hunnam and Dakota Johnson — the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie...
Giants almost all-in at practice
It very nearly was “All In” for the Giants during yesterday’s steamy and humid Labor Day morning practice, with Victor Cruz running routes, Jason Pierre-Paul down in a three-point stance...
Boy band gets ‘served’ at box
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” surged at the weekend box office yesterday to upset “One Direction: This is Us,” which seemed to have the top spot locked up Sunday. The civil-rights...
Israel caught in the middle of Syria debate
JERUSALEM (AP) — Behind an official wall of silence, Israel is signaling it wants the U.S. to strike Syria sooner rather than later, fearing that continued inaction could hurt American credibility in the region. Yet at...
City newsstand fines have quadrupled in four years
The city over the last four years has more than quadrupled the amount in fines issued to newsstand owners, according to data obtained by The Post. Records show that Consumer...
Hollande under pressure to put Syria action to vote
LONDON — French President François Hollande came under heightened pressure yesterday to secure the backing of lawmakers before taking military action in Syria, with his position significantly complicated by President...
John McCain rallies GOP to back President Obama on Syria
WASHINGTON — A congressional defeat for President Obama’s Syrian strike would be “catastrophic,” his old foe, Sen. John McCain, warned yesterday. Obama secured McCain’s support for military action against Bashar...
Kerry’s feast with a beast
Please pass the salt, my dear Hitler. As Secretary of State John Kerry ramped up his rhetoric equating Bashar al-Assad with the Nazi dictator, an embarrassing photo recalls how Kerry...
Best days behind fading Federer
Old, gritty Armstrong Stadium erupted in loud chants of “Let’s Go Roger’’ as Roger Federer ambled onto the court for the final time at U.S. Open 2013 last night. It...
Upton recreates original Vanity Fair cover for 100th anniversary issue
America’s over the moon for Kate Upton! The curvy supermodel is pictured lounging on a crescent moon in a stunning gold gown inside next month’s 100th-anniversary edition of Vanity Fair....
Combating crime — then, and now
Americans change their minds on some issues. One is crime and punishment. It’s an interesting issue because, while it’s sometimes a subject of discussion in national politics, state legislatures and...
Bill de Blasio's tax plan makes NY more dependent on 'top 1 percent,' not less
Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has a tax plan that rivals call a political “fantasy.” It’s a fiscal dream, too. If de Blasio, the city’s elected public advocate, thinks New...
New York's runners, cyclists in a battle of the roads
There’s a war under way in this city. No, not between Anthony Weiner, Bill de Blasio and Christine Quinn, or Alex Rodriguez and Major League Baseball. This one may be...
Brooklyn Court newsstand tossed, unsuitable for blind operators
The city spent tens of thousands of dollars on a fancy newsstand in Brooklyn Criminal Court meant to be manned by blind workers — only to find out the stand...
Microsoft Corp. buying Nokia's devices and services business for $7.2B
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. is buying Nokia Corp.'s devices and services business, and getting access to the company's patents, for a total of $7.2 billion in an effort to...
Giants confident vs. Cowboys
The joke circulating around the Giants locker room yesterday was the reason Jerry Jones changed the name of Cowboys Stadium to AT&T Stadium is because Eli Manning and the Giants...
Dice-K awful again as Mets crushed by Braves
ATLANTA — Only three starts into his major league comeback, it’s clear the Mets should just say “Dice Nay.” That is, if the Mets intend to honor their vow of...
Satin has plan to learn outfield for Mets
ATLANTA — Josh Satin intends to hold Marlon Byrd to his promise. Before departing the Mets in a trade to the Pirates last week, the veteran Byrd told his Southern...
Former champ Morrison dies at 44
Tommy Morrison was a white heavyweight boxer who could punch and came with notoriety after appearing in a Rocky movie. He was the perfect package made for TV and pay-per-view....
Yankees' Kuroda seeks end to rocky stretch
Hiroki Kuroda gave up five runs just once in his first 24 starts this season.Since then, the right-hander has surrendered at least that many runs in three straight outings.Just like...
Without Baas, Boothe in at center for Giants
It looks as if the Giants are going to start their season with Kevin Boothe at center, as David Baas figures to miss the opener recovering from a strained left...
Federer vanquished at U.S. Open
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have left little to the imagination, doing practically everything possible on a tennis court. But an epic U.S. Open clash between two of the greatest...
Pittsburgh's Riske bounced by Hantuchova at U.S. Open
Alison Riske’s U.S. Open run to the fourth round was looking as improbable as the movie, “The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh.’’ There was the fiery, blonde Pittsburgh product, coming back...
Vintage Jeter re-emerges
It was a slump-stopping afternoon for Derek Jeter and undoubtedly a performance that inspired some promise. Jeter entered yesterday in a miserable funk, having gone hitless in 14 consecutive at-bats...
Holmes should be ready for Jets opener
The Jets should have one of their best offensive weapons on the field Sunday with the return of wide receiver Santonio Holmes appearing to be a near certainty. Holmes practiced...
Woman found shot dead in luxury Westchester town house
A 23-year-old woman was found shot dead in a luxury Westchester town house owned by a prominent Manhattan entertainment lawyer, police said. The woman was discovered at around 4:30 p.m....
Pair of Kings: Jacko group to buy Elvis rights
The King of Rock and the King of Pop may be moving in together — financially speaking, that is. An investment group that includes Sony/ATV, the music publishing giant half-owned...
251 Park auction mystery
The hotly anticipated auction of 251 Park Ave. So. has been mysteriously postponed. The 120,000 square-foot, prewar office tower at East 20th Street was to go on the block on...
Verizon wins $130B battle of Britain, sends Vodafone home
Verizon has finally sent Vodafone back to Britain. The Gotham-based telecom giant detailed terms of its $130 billion stake purchase, ending a 14-year partnership that was often marked by squabbling....
‘Expert network’ business grows in Asia
So-called expert networks may be verboten in the US, but they’re Job One in Asia. Matchmaking services linking investors such as hedge funds with company insiders are under scrutiny from...
When you tap 401(k), k stands for ‘kautious’
There are constructive ways to use retirement accounts as a tool to help the economy. And there are destructive ways to raid them just because you are short of cash....