October 10, 2009
'Disoriented' ret. cop opens fire, sparks standoff
ELMONT -- A retired New York City police sergeant who was convinced his Long Island home was being invaded has surrendered after opening fire inside the house. Nassau County police...
Columbine killer's mom bares torment
DENVER — In the first detailed public remarks by any parent of the two Columbine killers, Dylan Klebold's mother says she had no idea her son was suicidal until she...
Two dead in mid-air crash
PINEVILLE, La. — Two small planes in central Louisiana for a recreational pilots gathering collided in the air, killing two and injuring two. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says...
Official: Foreign fighters boosting T'ban
KABUL — Thousands of foreign fighters have poured into Afghanistan to bolster the Taliban insurgency, the country's defense minister said today as he called for more international troops. The remarks...
Iran will execute 2 for elex protests
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran announced today that two people have been sentenced to death for joining the nationwide uprising following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election in June, when hundreds of...
Perfecting the patty
It's a rare occassion that so many foodies are gathered in one place. Last night's Burger Bash in DUMBO was one of these times -- so naturally, we chatted up...
5 yrs. for newborn 'toilet death'
SOMERVILLE, N.J. — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges stemming from the death of his newborn grandson in 2005. Prosecutors say Patrick...
Crushing the competition at Burger Bash
Competition was fierce at last night's Blue Moon Burger Bash, with New York's top burger joints pulling out all the stops so they could claim the People's Choice Award from...
Congress to keep abuse photos secret
WASHINGTON -- Congress is set to allow the Pentagon to keep new pictures of foreign detainees abused by their U.S. captors from the public, a move intended to end a...
Frank Bruni unveiled
Last night, former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni was interviewed by Eater.com co-founder Ben Leventhal, in a conversation titled "Bruni Unveiled." Here's your cheat sheet:On his last review...
Bourdain and Chang call B.S.
One of the most entertaining events at the NYC Wine & Food Festival had to be last night's talk, "I Call Bullsh--!," between foul-mouthed food celeb (he hates being called...
Younger Grubler coming into her own
The comparisons were inevitable. Ashley Grubler knew that when she went to the same high school as her older sister, Mallory, and joined the girls volleyball team that she excelled...
Pakistani commandos wrest back control, free hostages
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani commandos stormed a building near army headquarters on Sunday and freed 22 hostages being held there by suspected Taliban militants, a military spokesman said. Three hostages...
10 hurt as B'klyn bus barrels through Crown Hts.
An out-of-control city bus left a trail of destruction as it barreled through a busy Brooklyn intersection, slamming into six cars and injuring more than 10 people this morning. A...
Devin Out for Nets in Boston
The pro education of Terrence Williams will continue Sunday in Boston where the Nets seek their first victory of the pre-season. And they'll have to do it without Devin Harris...
NY woman in 'sweat lodge' death
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Two people who died after sitting for hours in an Arizona spiritual resort’s sauna-like sweat lodge were identified Saturday as a 40-year-old Wisconsin man and a 38-year-old...
Repo man taken for wild ride -- on hood
A repo man clung to a car hood for 10 blocks on Staten Island Thursday after a deadbeat ran him down as he tried to sieze her sedan. The collection...
Implants welcome at Hungary pageant
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- It was a night for unnatural beauties. Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits...
Snow scrubs Phillies-Rockies game
DENVER — Game 3 of the Philadelphia Phillies-Colorado Rockies playoff on tonight has been postponed because of cold, snowy weather. Major League Baseball rescheduled the game for tomorrow night, and...
Frank: Gay marches waste of time
WASHINGTON — Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay member of Congress, says he’d rather see gay rights supporters lobbying their elected officials than marching in Washington this weekend, calling the...
Japan ban over US 'mad cow' beef
TOKYO — Japan suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacker today over its failure to remove cattle parts banned under a bilateral agreement, as officials here raised concerns about U.S....
Missile sites' hidden danger: pollution
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — As U.S. Air Force officials marked the 50th anniversary of the deployment of nuclear missiles to sites in the rural United States this past week, residents in...
Eli gets more practice, looks like a go
Is this another good sign for the Giants that Eli Manning will be able to start tomorrow against the Raiders at Giants Stadium? This morning he participated in the team's...
Eli gets more practice, looks like a go
Is this another good sign for the Giants that Eli Manning will be able to start tomorrow against the Raiders at Giants Stadium? This morning he participated in the team's...
LI 'psychic' in 'curse' scam
LAKE GROVE — A woman claiming to be a psychic was arrested yesterday for trying to scam a Long Island woman out of more than $1,000 by telling her she...
Workin' it
How does burger maven Katie Lee stay so svelte? We stopped by the "Comfort Table" author's booth at last night's Burger Bash, held at at the Tobacco Warehouse in Empire-Fulton...
BCS buster
The best argument for a college football playoff is continued BCS failure. Here’s how to root for chaos this week: We think it would be interesting if the four undefeated...
Heisman watch
A.J. GREEN, WR, GEORGIA TIM SULLIVAN: The numbers are great, and Green’s athleticism — blocking kicks, and the like — is second to none. The Bulldogs have been up and...
Tide should squeak out cover vs. Rebels
ALABAMA at OLE MISS 3:30, CBS LINE: Alabama –41⁄2 • O/U: 46 EYES ON: Alabama NT Terrence Cody; Ole Miss DE Greg Hardy ANGLE: Many believed this was the year...
Trendsetters: the top plays
PANTHERS (-31⁄2) VS. REDSKINS (1:00) Carolina has covered five of six in the game following a Monday night contest. The Panthers also have covered eight of 11 following a loss...
Bettors leery of Eli's injury
The hotline to Las Vegas takes you inside Week 5 of the NFL season, giving bettors the scoop on what direction the lines are moving, and by how much. RAIDERS-GIANTS...
Former Met Flynn 'banks' on success after baseball
Doug Flynn played baseball the right way, and when he made a mistake, he was always at his locker after the game to take the heat. That strength of character...
No Tebow decision 'til game time
BATON ROUGE, La. — Tim Tebow took the brutal hit, sustained the concussion, and has endured some two weeks of tests to determine his availability for tonight’s SEC showdown at...
Trade should benefit Braylon
To say it couldn’t get any worse is an understatement. It wasn’t bad enough that the production of former Pro Bowl receiver Braylon Edwards went in the tank last season,...
In the Nick of time: Paganelli strikes twice for Rams
Nick Paganelli can play anywhere on the soccer field. That versatility has allowed Fordham Prep coach Pete McNamara to plug some holes, especially in the back. That’s where Paganelli has...
Racing panel bettor find way to boost OTBs
NEW YORK’s off-track betting establishment is in such an unholy, unprofitable mess that the state doesn’t know whether to keep it, restructure it, sell it or kill it. With that...
Wild things
Readings and showings and crafts — oh my! It seems as if all of New York City is beating the drum for “Where the Wild Things Are,” Spike Jonze’s film...
Loved the books? see the flicks!
Wary about the big-screen version of “Where the Wild Things Are” or still cringing from the potty-mouthed movie adaptation of “The Cat in the Hat”? Introduce your child to these...
Ghost town
NYC Halloween Haunted House The creators of “A Midsummer Nightmare” have developed a newer, scarier haunted attraction: Nobody under 18 admitted — and you must walk through alone! Bwa! Ha!...
Fright club
Haunted houses have been a guilty pleasure of mine since my childhood years in Jersey Shore amusement parks. In fact, I relish the thought of them. With Halloween fast approaching,...
City secrets revealed in Open House
The annual Open House New York opens up more than 350 private and public sites this weekend with free talks and tours. Many require reservations and are “sold” out, but...
Barrett Ready For Cuban Heavyweight
Queens heavyweight Monte Barrett says he's more than ready to take on unbeaten Cuban prospect Odlanier Solis Saturday night at the WaMu Theater despite being a late replacement for Fres...
Viva the 'Diva'!
THE most unexpec tedly delightful new show of the season, "Drop Dead Diva," ends its freshman term tomorrow night with a cliffhanger that will leave fans, er, dying for more....
Kiwi cowboy proves rock is no Urban myth
IF you have any doubt that modern country music is the last refuge of classic rock, you should have been at Keith Urban's Madison Square Garden sellout Thursday. At this...
Abe vs. Big Apple
ABRAHAM Lincoln may have loved New York -- he once said his Cooper Union speech and Matthew Brady's portraits won him the White House -- but New York wasn't wild...
Smile for the patients: O's photo-op physicians
*** The only reason President Obama brought 150 supporting doctors together to boost his health-care plan was because he knew that he could never fit the overwhelming number of physicians...
Why the GOP should give O a prize
The Nobel committee may have chosen President Obama as the Peace Prize winner because of its hopes for his impact on the world -- but his top achievement so far...
Going, going, Kong figurine
London -- A tiny King Kong figurine that helped launch the career of one of cinema's biggest monsters is up for sale, Christie's announced yesterday. The London auction house said...
Astor grandson: stepmom's real villain
Charlene should go to jail, not Tony. In a wide-ranging interview yesterday, Philip Marshall -- the reluctant catalyst behind last week's stunning conviction of his own father in the Brooke...
Cheyenne now Dixie diner
Birmingham, Ala. -- A 1940s Chelsea diner has found a new home -- in the Deep South. The Birmingham News reports that the 96-foot-long, railroad-car-style eatery arrived Thursday in Birmingham...
Olympics get back up to par
Copenhagen, Denmark -- All those beautiful beaches and Tiger Woods! After more than a century on the sidelines, golf will return to the Olympics at the Summer Games in Rio...
Qns. terror feds pix up lead
Federal investigators have questioned two men whose photos were shown to a Muslim religious leader, along with a picture of an Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a bomb attack in...
Census sins
If there's one thing Barack Obama learned back in his community organizing days, it was that numbers count. The more people you can claim to represent, the bigger your political...
Teachers wanted
Cheyney, Pa. -- Educators are trying to increase the number of black male teachers. Federal figures show that black men make up only 2 percent of the nation's teachers. The...
Swine flu kills 76 kids
Atlanta -- Health officials said yesterday that 76 children have died of swine flu, including 16 new reports in the past week -- more evidence the new virus is unusually...
'Saving' Democracy
Tthanks to his administration's bungling on Hondu ras, President Obama may wind up in the absurd position of opposing a free, fair and fully constitutional election in the name of...
Support rising for gay unions
An increasing majority of Americans favors extending to same-sex couples most of the rights that straight couples enjoy -- but only 39 percent support legalizing same-sex marriage, according to a...
Post man Harrigan is killed
A wake will be held today and tomorrow for Charles Harrigan, a longtime foreman at the New York Post who died in a crash Thursday while driving home to Pennsylvania....
Blago plays Trump card
Chicago -- Out-of-work ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is taking his job search to TV's toughest boss -- Donald Trump. He's going on Trump's NBC reality-TV show, "The Celebrity Apprentice," said...
Drunk Hasselhoff 'socks' doc
You don't hassle the Hoff -- even if you're a doctor trying to help him during a drunken bender. David Hasselhoff was so wasted Saturday in London that he allegedly...
Marge is going blue in Playboy
Marge Simpson is getting sexy. Television's favorite blue-haired cartoon mom will be featured in a steamy pose on the cover of the November issue of Playboy magazine and in a...
Tax man hunts Cage 'treasure'
Nicolas Cage needs a new treasure hunt -- to find more than $6 million to pay off a tax debt. The government says the "National Treasure" star owes $6.26 million...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens * Shea it ain't so! A belligerent and plastered Met fan -- named Robert Shea -- was booted from Citi Field during a game against the Houston Astros on...
Andy is O's special White House guest
Albany -- Andrew Cuomo got more love from the White House yesterday as President Obama invited the state attorney general to Washington to help unveil the new federal consumer-protection agency....
Nobel Peace award stuns even O aides
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded yesterday to President Obama in a stunning choice that left much of the world wondering why the committee chose to bestow the honor...
Bam's Nobel's an act of ring-kissing, not reward for achievement
Leave it to a Polish electrician to short-circuit the global group-hug surrounding yesterday's ridicu lous Nobel Peace Price announcement: "Who, Obama? So fast?" But then, Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa had...
Chimp off ol' block
Separated at birth? This dumb primate fell in love with a chimp at Greenwich Village's Bowlmor Lanes. So smitten was heirhead Paris Hilton that she considered adding the adorable ape...
LIRR claims green-lighted
Nearly 100 percent of disability claims filed by retired LIRR workers have been approved -- despite oversight measures adopted to monitor the workers' alleged abuse of the system, according to...
Bam huddles with team on Afghan war
Washington -- Hours after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama assembled his war council in the White House basement to discuss the 8-year-old Afghanistan conflict that military commanders are...
Muggings stir Village alarm
A surge in West Village burglaries had residents on edge yesterday, especially after learning thugs tied up one woman with a vacuum cord Thursday night. Police said robberies were up...
Chinese co. gets Hummer
General Motors yesterday finalized an agreement to sell its Hummer truck brand to a Chinese manufacturer, which would mark China's first major entry into the US auto market. Sichuan Tengzhong...
First daughters thrilled - by their dog's birthday
WASHINGTON -- Moments after President Obama got the news about winning the Nobel Peace Prize, his excited daughters came to congratulate him -- and put things in perspective. Malia, 11,...
Cablevision to pay for CBS network shows
Cablevision will pay to carry the CBS network, marking a step forward in Les Moonves' long-held goal to get cable operators to recognize the value of his broadcast network. The...
Prez gives Thompson a light tap
President Obama finally got around to endorsing Bill Thompson for mayor yesterday -- sort of. It wasn't actually the president who did the endorsing -- it was his spokesman. And...
FCC dials up probe into Google Voice
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday opened an inquiry into whether Google's phone-management service Google Voice is restricting calls. Google Voice allows people to link all of their phones to a...
Football bands told to shut up
Baton Rouge, La. -- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has reprimanded the Grambling State and Prairie View marching bands for playing at inappropriate times during a game last weekend. Conference rules...
Dunkin' eyes legal refill
An architect of Dunkin' Donuts' controversial strategy of strong-arming franchisees is leaving the coffee and doughnuts chain. Dunkin', in an e-mail yesterday to franchisees, announced that Steve Horn, the company's...
Second gang bust in Queens carwash slay
A second teen gang member has been busted in last week's carwash shootout that killed a 13-year-old bystander, authorities said yesterday. Gregory Calas, 18, an alleged member of the Crips,...
Cut down to Si(ze)
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Newhouse family is personally having to underwrite the losses at Condé Nast, a source told The Post. It's one of the...
Angel earns wins
It was faster than you can say "unindicted co-conspirator." A Brooklyn jury took almost no time to decide Curtis Sliwa did not libel an imam who sued the Guardian Angels...
Business briefs
Marts gain The Dow Jones indus trial average rose 78.07, or 0.8 percent, to 9,864.94, its highest close since Oct. 6 of last year. The S&P 500 index rose 6.01,...
McCann to lead UBS brokers
Bob McCann, who once ran Merrill Lynch's thundering herd of some 16,000 brokers, will run UBS' brokerage business, The Post has learned. McCann left Merrill after it was acquired by...
Feds eyeing 'Junior' over court curses
Prosecutors are considering charging John "Junior" Gotti for the stunning courtroom confrontation in which he harangued -- and allegedly threatened -- the former buddy who turned against him, sources told...
Gov signs Nixzmary's Law
Albany -- Gov. Paterson yesterday signed a new child-protection measure into law named for Nixzmary Brown, the 7-year-old girl who died of abuse and malnourishment. The law increases the sentences...
Malpractice reform would save $54B: study
Reforming medical-malpractice laws could save the federal government $54 billion over 10 years and slash doctors' and hospitals' insurance costs by 10 percent, according to a congressional study released yesterday....
Moon gets struck in bomb bid for water
Uranus better watch its back. The man in the moon got his first prostate exam yesterday when NASA nerds fired a probe deep into his South Pole in a hunt...
American heroes
Anyone who still doubts the global nature of the War on Terror should look at the Philippines, where Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Shaw, 37, of Markham, Ill., and Staff Sgt....
Do the right thing, Nancy
On Thursday, the House Ethics Committee expanded its probe into Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel's shady personal financial record. Are members finally feeling some heat? Following up on reports...
Nobel ninnies
What's Scandinavia got against President Obama? First it dissed his Olympic bid; now it's stuck him with a Nobel Peace Prize. How do you say "Thanks, but no thanks" in...
He'll pay the check
So much for the $100 million payday. Last year, Andrew Hall drew attention far from Wall Street for earning $100 million running Citigroup's profitable energy-trading business, Phibro. He fought for...
Rapist killed in act
Long Island cops stopped a terrifying abduction -- gunning down a hooded kidnapper after witnesses saw him snatch a woman from a supermarket parking lot and sexually assault her, police...
Stanford can tap fund for legal fight
Texas Financier R. Allen Stanford and other executives facing charges tied to an alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme may file claims for defense funds under a directors'-and-officers' insurance policy, a...
Astor son stiffing his lawyers
So, they're deadbeats, too. Not only is Brooke Astor's son about to go to prison for stealing millions from his Alzheimer's-afflicted mom, he and his wife have stiffed their lawyers...
Rival takes paunch at NJ gov
Who you calling fat? Chris Christie yesterday weighed in on a campaign ad from New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine that ridiculed the GOP challenger's girth. "He never complained about my...
Queens teen mowed down
A 15-year-old Queens girl was struck by an SUV and killed while crossing a busy roadway, police said yesterday. Angela D'Ambrose, 15, and a friend were trying to get across...
High bar trips 8th-graders
Tougher promotion policies for the city's eighth-graders have resulted in nearly 300 more students being held back this year than last, new data shows. For the first time, those students...
That F'ing train!
The F train stands for failure these days. The flailing line is a frustrating flub of a subway that "lags behind other routes" in terms of keeping trains on time,...
Fans ecstatic after Yankees win
October magic is back in The Bronx -- and Yankees fans were going wild last night. "It was the best night of my life," said Brody Braunelker, 18, who was...
A.J.'s 1st playoff outing solid, short
A.J. Burnett's night: One run allowed and one cream pie delivered to his first baseman's face. The veteran right-hander had long retired to the Yankees' clubhouse and was watching on...
Blown save, blown call irk Nathan
Yankee Stadium shook when Alex Rodriguez took Joe Nathan into the Yankees bullpen for a two-run homer to tie the game in the ninth, a game the Yankees would go...
A-Rod, Teixeira erase Yankees' mistakes
MARK Teixeira and Alex Rod riguez have enjoyed high-profile, middle-of-the-order relationships in their careers. Teixeira rattled off how blessed he has been to have 3-4 unions at previous stops with...
Tex, A-Rod have blasts in ALDS win
Mystique, aura and the ghosts have taken up residence in the latest Yankee Stadium. How else can you explain last night's 4-3, 11-inning victory over the Twins in Game 2...
Sports shorts
GRID: Oklahoma QB Bradford to start today Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford will return from a three-game absence due to a sprained right shoulder and start for No. 19 Oklahoma today...
Umpire's ugly mistake costly to Twins
Phil Cuzzi might want to register under a pseudonym at his hotel in Minnesota today. Last night's left-field umpire had a game to forget, with a huge blown call in...
More Gomez gaffes irritate, cost Twins
Almost as fast as he gets down to first base, or swings at a first pitch, Carlos Gomez can get on his manager's nerves. "Go-Go brings speed to our lineup,...
Molina says now doubters can pipe down
Ever since manager Joe Girardi anointed Jose Molina to catch A.J. Burnett last night, the backup receiver became tired of being asked about starting ahead of Jorge Posada. Now, after...
Robertson proves he's escape artist
With the bases loaded and nobody out for the Twins in the top of the 11th inning last night, Nick Swisher spoke to fellow Yankees outfielders Melky Cabrera and Brett...
Past echoes mix with new cheers at Stadium
AS IT turns out, Sinatra sounds just as sweet in the new place. The walls rattle and shake with the same fevered fervor, and the new foundation can be battered...
Doc: No 2nd surgery for A-Rod
Dr. Marc Philippon, who performed Alex Rodriguez's right hip surgery in March, practically called Rodriguez's shot yesterday. "His power is excellent, and his rotation and his hip is excellent," Philippon...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS15 14½(37½)RaidersVikings10 10 (41) RAMSCowboys 9 8 (42½)CHIEFSPANTHERS 5½ 3½(37½)RedskinsEAGLES14 15 (42) BuccaneersBILLS 6 6 (40½)BrownsRAVENS 9 8½(42) BengalsSteelers12 10½(44) LIONS49ERSPick 2½(40½)FalconsPatriots 3½ 3 (41) BRONCOSCARDINALS 5 5½(50)...
For Rice, a chance in UFL
The man who would have the most sacks among active NFL players has spent every day of the past two years trying to get just one more. Simeon Rice hasn't...
Final prep for Breeders
This is the final weekend of major prep races for the Nov. 6-7 Breeders' Cup, with seven total Grade 1 stakes being run at Belmont Park, Keeneland and Santa Anita,...
Eli practices, feeling 'better'
Eli Manning practiced for the first time since injuring his right foot last Sunday and coach Tom Coughlin said he was "hopeful" the quarterback would make his 83rd straight start...
Feely would get kick out of defeating Dolphins
Nobody has more incentive to defeat the Dolphins Monday night in Miami than Jets kicker Jay Feely. Inexplicably, the Dolphins snubbed Feely after he made 91.3-percent of his field goal...
Super filly done racing this year
Now it's official: Super filly Rachel Alexandra will not race again in 2009, owner Jess Jackson formally announced yesterday, following an unbeaten campaign that makes her a shoo-in for Horse...
Tortorella, Rozsival find no need to talk
What we have got here is failure to communicate. A day after benching Michal Rozsival for the final 31 minutes of the Rangers' 4-3 victory in Washington, John Tortorella said...
Hondo's Feeling Froggy
Hondo, trying to bounce back from getting horn swoggled by the Cards Thursday night, ended up with a splitting headache last night when the Sawx failed to match his Yankee...
Martinez relishes key Game 3 start
DENVER -- Pedro Martinez gave a big smile yesterday when he was asked about tonight's NLDS start for the Phillies. "Every game is really special," Martinez said. "But this one...
Screening Rolston dangerous biz
SUNRISE, Fla. -- The topics were Brain Rolston's wicked point shot, the one goalies simply don't see, and the sanity of teammates standing even closer to the point of origin,...
Nets' CDR looking fine so far
PHILADELPHIA -- As a rookie with the Nets last season, Chris Douglas-Roberts sat and watched. A lot. And he also viewed a lot of film. But there was more than...
Shell-shocked Cards face big hurdle
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals returned to weather here yesterday that matched their mood -- gray, gloomy and rainy. Manager Tony La Russa talked up his team's resiliency, but it's...
U.S. maintains slim lead
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mike Weir kept seeing American red on the scoreboard yesterday, a familiar portrait at this Presidents Cup. Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker were dominant in a different...
Knicks off target in messy loss
BOSTON -- It's too early to panic, but you might as well. Not only did the Knicks stink up the new Boston Garden last night, but so did prized prospect...
Lopez, Gamboa heavy faves in Garden bouts
When boxing promoter Bob Arum introduced Juan Manuel Lopez earlier this week, he said the unbeaten junior featherweight champion would be defending his title tonight at the "Juanma Theater." Perhaps...
Screening for Rolston is tricky business
SUNRISE, Fla. -- The topics were Brain Rolston's wicked point shot, the one goalies simply don't see, and the sanity of teammates standing even closer to the point of origin,...
Angels put flat Red Sox in 2-0 hole
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Red Sox are the hunted team now. Life sure has changed in this ALDS matchup that used to be all Boston, all the time. The Yankees...
Weird but true
Owl betcha this is one tough bird. A great horned owl flew headlong into the grill of an oncoming F-250 pickup on an Indiana highway and lived. The truck's radiator,...
Robbins' nest: FSU fouling up Bowden situation
Everything I hear about Florida State president T.K. Wetherell says that he's a standup guy and, perhaps, the one voice in Tallahassee that coach Bobby Bowden will listen to. Bowden...
PSAL football roundup: Lafayette snaps 32-game losing streak
The Lafayette football team’s bus broke down on the way to play Stuyvesant at Pier 40 in Lower Manhattan on Friday night. They went back to the Brooklyn school, which...
Girls soccer roundup: Riverdale wins third straight
Riverdale is working its way back into the Ivy League race. Sophomore Zoe Michas scored the winner off a 25-yard free kick in the 53rd minute to give Riverdale a...
Tottenville starts fast, but fades quicker in loss to Curtis
Jim Munson flung down his headset and playbook to the turf. Wide receiver Shaban Shatku tossed his helmet inches away from the track. It was a frustrating visit to the...
Teixeira, A-Rod rock the house
For the strangest of seconds, nobody could quite believe what they'd seen. You could see that Mark Teixeira had hit a rocket to left field, but everyone craned their necks,...
U.S.: We can win World Cup
The U.S can seal a spot in next summer's World Cup with a win in tomorrow's penultimate qualifier at always-tough Honduras. But both striker Charlie Davies and U.S. Soccer Federation...
Joseph's four touchdown passes help Jefferson tame Cougars
The difference in Ricky Joseph is easy to see. The Thomas Jefferson senior, who was the team’s backup signal caller last season, wasn’t considered a strong armed quarterback a year...
Girls volleyball roundup: LIC picks up crucial victory against American Studies
Lucia Stosic had five kills and five digs to lead Long Island City to a big win against previously undefeated Academy of American Studies, 25-14, 25-17, on Friday in PSAL...
Step-mom should be the one heading to jail: Philip Marshall
Charlene should go to jail, not Tony. In a wide-ranging interview yesterday, Philip Marshall — the reluctant catalyst behind last week’s stunning conviction of his own father in the Brooke...
New Dorp shocked by Midwood, reaches 'lowest of lows'
There was a time less than a month ago when New Dorp was undefeated, routing opposing teams with relative ease and looking like one of a select few capable of...
Curtis juniors make it look Easley
Curtis defensive lineman Dominique Easley refused to speak with Pete Gambardella when the coach wouldn’t let him play because of turf toe. Instead, the Penn State-bound senior spent the day...
'Mr. Big Six,' Midwood come from behind against New Dorp
Donovan Edwards was given a nickname by his teammates on the Midwood football team. “He’s Mr. Big Six,” quarterback Dominic Clarke said. Edwards, a senior running back/safety, wears No. 6...
Nets' Devin Down
PHILADELPHIA -- The Nets' lost Devin Harris to a sprained left ankle early in the third quarter tonight. But the point guard said afterwards he didn't think it was serious. ...
FDR washed away by Orange Wave
Eric Philippeua wasn’t ready to make excuses. His FDR football team was right with power Thomas Jefferson, but played a mistake-ridden second half leading a 38-8 romp for the Orange...
Drama Mama
Need some unwinding time after shopping all week for National Boss Day on Friday? Drama Mama has some programming suggestions. "Army Wives" (Sunday, 10 p.m., Lifetime) Mama's favorite soap concludes...
'Bash'-ing the competition
Is Shake Shack trying to sway the vote at the Wine & Food Festival Burger Bash? We spied the popular chain handing out coupons for its famous custard.On the back?...
Doctor: A-Rod shouldn't need second surgery
Alex Rodriguez's hip doctor revealed today that the superstar's hip is almost at 100 percent, insisting that A-Rod remains on course to avoid a second surgery."His power is excellent. And...