July 9, 2011
Baseball reacts to Jeter's achievement
Reaction to Derek Jeter getting his 3,000th hit Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the first Yankees player and 28th overall to reach the milestone. “Derek has always played...
Cape Blanco wins Man o'War at Belmont
Ireland's boy-wonder trainer Aidan O'Brien has been knocking them dead in one Group 1 race after another in Europe this year, but his fabled Ballydoyle Stable horses haven't fared well...
Lincecum, Giants beat Mets 3-1
SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum made sure he won't have to be asked about being an All-Star with a losing record. Lincecum labored through six innings to win for the...
Mangold, Swisher ranked among top Twitters
Maybe it's the avatar.Jets center Nick Mangold, who uses an image of himself as an Ewok created by the New York Post, was ranked as the 10th must-follow sports Twitter...
Bronx's Boswell takes diverse game to Trinity Catholic (Conn.)
PHILADELPHIA – Jason Boswell is a silky smooth, 6-foot-7 wing who can finish inside with aplomb and knock down 3-pointers. Those are the immediate things that jump out when you...
With stock rising, Lewis ready to adapt game for Christ the King
PHILADELPHIA – Isaiah Lewis’s game and role are in transition. A year ago, the rising junior was an explosive force off the bench for a senior-laden Christ the King team,...
Jeter steps up on big stage again
It felt like the bottom of the ninth of Game 7 of the World Series when Derek Jeter stepped to the plate, 2,999 hits looking for 3,000 and history. It...
Army vet amputee thrown from roller coaster, killed
DARIEN, N.Y. — A U.S. Army veteran who lost both legs in Iraq and had been trying to rebuild his life was killed after he was thrown from a roller...
Man runs over girlfriend, drives off
A married man driving his wife’s car mowed down a female friend and then left her bleeding in the street as he sped off — only to wind up critically...
Rays' Damon has eye on 3,000 hits, too
Johnny Damon has his eye on 3,000 hits, too. With former teammate Derek Jeter now a member of the exclusive club, Damon said he’s already started to think about his...
Derek Jeter homers for 3,000th hit
The fairy-tale life of Derek Jeter added a stirring chapter Saturday nobody could have predicted. On a flawless summer day inside a packed Stadium, the perfect Yankee not only reached...
Yankees defeat Rays on Jeter's winning hit
Derek Jeter homered for his 3,000th hit and raced right past the milestone in a scintillating performance Saturday, going 5 for 5 with a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning...
Queens bodega owner shot, killed in botched rob
A Queens bodega manager was shot dead by a masked robber — the second time an employee was murdered there, the bereaved store owners said yesterday. Jorge Marte, 65, the...
Fatal bike lock attack in Union Square Park
A homeless man was bashed in the head with a bike lock and killed during a bloody dispute with another man in Union Square Park, police said today. Friday’s deadly...
Yankees' A-Rod has slight knee tear, could miss month
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a slight tear in his right knee, a probable cause of his sudden power loss, and the 14-time All-Star was expected to soon decide...
Steelers' Ward arrested for DUI in Georgia
DECATUR, Ga. — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday outside Atlanta on a drunken driving charge, sheriff’s officials said. The former Super Bowl MVP and reigning...
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New Defense Secretary Leon Panetta travels to Afghanistan, says al Qaeda's defeat is 'within reach'
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. and its allies are within reach of defeating al Qaeda after killing Osama bin Laden and gaining new insights about the terrorist group’s other leading...
Burress calls Eagles, Vick 'dream come true:' report
It seems Plaxico Burress wants to wear green next NFL season, one way or another. According to ESPN.com, Burress praised the Jets during an interview with NFL Network then told...
Today’s day for Captain to get magic No. 3,000
Father Time has certainly slowed Derek Jeter’s chase of 3,000 hits, but it is Mother Nature and the Tampa Bay Rays who rained on The Captain’s parade last night. Because...
Yankees game rained out; Rays nix day-night doubleheader
The Rays are looking out for No. 1 — not No. 2 and his fans. Tampa Bay refused to play a day-night doubleheader today, leaving fans who paid to see...
Blue Chip USA Invitational Day 3 notebook: Brooklyn guard 'carrying' Coaches Choice
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Brittany McDonough leaves for a trip to Bermuda on Sunday, but there’s only one thing the Goldstein rising senior has been doing since the season ended...
Under duress, Johnson named Hoop Group Most Outstanding Player
READING, Pa. – At a time when upheaval surrounds him, Melvin Johnson is playing the best basketball of his life at the most important time of his young career. Rice...
Longoria says Rays had reasons for declining doubleheader
The Rays had plenty of reasons not to want to play a day-night doubleheader today and they insisted keeping Derek Jeter from getting to 3,000 hits wasn’t one of them....
A hell hole for Daly
SILVIS, Ill. — One drive into thick grass yesterday ended John Daly’s hopes of making the cut for the first time at the John Deere Classic. Daly needed seven shots,...
Tilden's Smith applies gridiron lessons to the hardwood
PHILADELPHIA – Naiel Smith knows a thing or two about running a team and an offense. The rising junior was the starting quarterback on Tilden’s football team last year and...
Mets prospect Lutz back on field and planning to stay
MOOSIC, Pa. — Whenever Zach Lutz has been on the field, he’s hit. The problem has been getting on the field. Ever since the Mets selected Lutz in the fifth...
Don’t be afraid to deal rookies
Think of a rookie’s first fantasy baseball season as being like a restless baby at night. First, he’s thrashing around, swinging wildly at the air, making a lot of noise,...
Physically gifted Lincoln star drawing attention in first AAU season
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Erica Juarbe turned a few heads this week at the Blue Chip USA Invitational at Penn State. In her first tournament of that magnitude on the...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
MAN O’WAR Belmont Park, ninth race. Grade 1. Purse: $600,000. 1 3⁄8 miles, turf, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 5:17 p.m. LOWDOWN: We can’t go past favorite Gio Ponti, gunning for his...
Making the point: CK's Fernandez maturing into leadership role
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- All Amanni Fernandez heard last season from Christ the King coach Bob Mackey was how he wanted her to become more of a point guard and...
Lightning in a bottle: Under-the-radar Edwards blowing up at Reebok
PHILADELPHIA – Kedar Edwards has been to three high schools in three different states. Now he’s in search of something a little steadier: a four-year college. The Brooklyn native and...
Hoop Group Elite Session I notebook Day 3: Dickerson's emergence continues
READING, Pa. – Jordan Dickerson has come a long way since arriving in Coney Island as the raw, unsure project he was just two years ago. The 7-foot center made...
Rice refugees making most of last summer together
READING, Pa. – Dwayne Mitchell had options in picking his team for Hoop Group Elite Session I. He could’ve gone big or went after highly rated prospects. Instead, the former...
New issue lets Dynegy live
Dynegy, the Houston energy company that in March warned that it may have to file for bankruptcy, is expected as soon as Monday to float a debt issue that would...
New hiring flatlining
What a summer bummer. US job growth ground to its slowest pace in nine months in June, dashing hopes for a second-half economic rebound and sending the country's unemployment rate...
Can jobs news get worse? Just wait and see
If you are an American looking for work -- no, make that pleading to be allowed to earn a living -- you already know this: the job market is even...
Titans can't tweet
Twitter and Facebook are talked about non-stop at the Allen & Co. retreat, but good luck finding a mogul tweeting his thoughts or posting status updates during the event. One...
'Oldies' are golden in pricey concerts
The rising cost of a concert ticket has fans singing the blues -- but it is the music industry's saving grace amid slowing worldwide ticket sales. This year's average ticket...
Greenlight unloads stake in Yahoo!
Greenlight Capital chief David Einhorn unloaded his stake in Yahoo! Inc. just months after building a sizable position, swallowing a "modest loss" after an ownership dispute tarnished the Internet company's...
Business briefs
Kiplinger's The publisher of Ki plinger's Personal Fi nance is warning that the account data, includ ing credit-card numbers, of 142,000 subscribers, was stolen by hackers.Charge it! US consumer borrow...
Google's Schmidt DC-bound
Mr. Schmidt is going to Washington. Google's Eric Schmidt, who became executive chairman after stepping down as CEO in January, will face Congress at an antitrust hearing slated for September....
Syms hangs by a thread
Syms said its financial chief resigned yesterday in a slew of late-afternoon announcements that also revealed disappointing quarterly results and a change of date for the retailer's annual meeting. The...
Pant-a-loon's full monty
A disturbed, pantsless man was caught flashing women and children outside the H&M store on 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown yesterday, cops said. Thomas Buckley, 61, of Morristown,...
Prince William and Kate Middleton spending weekend in Hollywood
The royals have gone Hollywood. Prince William and bride Kate Middleton are taking Tinseltown by storm this weekend with a whirlwind visit, including a host of parties with some movie-biz...
Special gay for licenses
A town clerk on Long Island says she plans to open her offices on the first day the gay-marriage law goes into effect in New York to accommodate couples seeking...
Ballet embezzler pliéads guilty
A union lawyer who represented dancers and stagehands at the American Ballet Theatre has pleaded guilty to a charge of falsifying reports. Prosecutors said Leonard Leibowitz, 72, wrote union checks...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx Two hotheaded brothers attacked an FDNY chief who had served them an eviction notice in Claremont, law-enforcement authorities said. William and Larry Ambrister went ballistic after spotting the...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn entered hotel with 'girlfriend' before maid 'assault': sources
Just how many women can Dominique Strauss-Kahn juggle? Hours before he allegedly sexually assaulted a maid in his Manhattan hotel suite, the randy Frenchman had an alleged rendezvous in the...
Syrian protesters flood streets
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hundreds of thousands of Syrians -- bolstered by a gesture of support from the American and French ambassadors -- yesterday poured into the streets of the opposition...
Town gives Hitler das boot
BRAUNAU, Austria -- Adolf Hitler is now officially persona non grata in his hometown. Braunau's town council voted Thursday to withdraw honorary citizenship from its infamous son -- 78 years...
Gay marriage still base-less
WASHINGTON -- The House has voted to slow the new policy allowing gays to serve openly in the military, backing a measure to ban chaplains from performing same-sex marriages on...
Lam moll 'bails' on Bulger
BOSTON -- A lawyer for the girlfriend of former reputed Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger says she should be let out on bail. Catherine Greig's attorney, Kevin Reddington, says...
Age-old Rx: The tomato
ROME -- Tomatoes have long been hailed for their health-boosting properties but now it seems they may also help ward off the dreaded aging process. A group of Italian farmers...
Mitt to O: Ax adviser
BOSTON -- Following news of a disappointing unemployment report, 2012 presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said yesterday that President Obama should fire David Plouffe, a key adviser who said most Americans...
Beach-blanket cinema
Pack popcorn with the sun block -- Coney Island's world-famous beach is set to become a major movie venue Monday. The city plans to set up a 40-foot screen off...
Rockefeller impersonator appears in Southern California court over charges he murdered landlord
ALHAMBRA, Calif. -- A German immigrant who masqueraded as a member of the Rockefeller family appeared yesterday in a Southern California court to face charges that he murdered his landlord...
Spouses on 'track' legally
Suspicious spouses in New Jersey can now legally use GPS to keep track of their loved ones. An appeals court ruled Thursday that placing the device in a family vehicle...
$$ woe for celeb attorney
Embattled celebrity Long Island lawyer Dominic Barbara faces yet another new headache: a $250,000 bank loan on which he allegedly defaulted. The high-rolling, high-living Barbara -- suspended from practicing law...
'Wining' to feds on bottle labels
ROCHESTER, NY -- New York wineries say the feds are hurting business by taking months instead of days to OK bottle labels. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) yesterday visited two Finger...
'Minor' rap for cop-KO thug
The thug who allegedly left a Bronx cop clinging to life after a fistfight over a tossed water balloon could get probation for it. Keith McNeill, 20, was charged with...
End of glorious space era
It's a liftoff into history. Four astronauts yesterday blasted into space for the final flight for America's shuttle fleet -- a spectacular chapter in a 30-year history of exploration and...
Jobless excuses by Bam
WASHINGTON -- President Obama blamed just about everything -- except his own economic policies -- for yesterday's dismal jobs report that showed the lowest monthly increase in new hiring since...
Crackdown yields big dip in worker double-dip$
There's been a deep drop in double-dipping. Comptroller John Liu turned up only 21 retirees in 2009 collecting both pensions and paychecks from the city without getting the necessary waivers,...
Apple's scheme addicts
The city will replace cars with horse-drawn carriages, connect exercise equipment to the power grid, and build cat runs in parks -- if New Yorkers stuffing City Hall's new cyber-suggestion...
'Reversal' of fortune in murder
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Two murder convicts freed last year when a state judge declared them innocent are now facing the possibility of returning to prison. The state Supreme Court ruled...
Takeoff on flight-delay study
The Port Authority wants to hear ideas on how to expand runways and reduce delays at area airports. It's planning an 18-month study of service at Kennedy, Newark and La...
E-ZPass toll troll owes 30G
He took the E-Z way out of Staten Island nearly a thousand times -- and now the Port Authority wants its cold, hard cash. Alfred Buono, 47, of Rossville, has...
Hands-down win for straphanger
Straphanger: 1, Cops: 0. A 64-year-old subway rider slapped with two tickets for petty offenses didn't even have to see a judge to get one dismissed. Jay Reisberg of Manhattan...
Weiner-seat foes
Republican leaders tapped Bob Turner as the GOP candidate for randy ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner's vacant congressional seat. Turner will take on Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin in a district that covers...
WTC neighbors fearing tour-bus 'exhaust'ion
Despite community opposition, the city is pushing ahead with plans to park as many as 100 tour buses a day in lower Manhattan after the World Trade Center's memorial opens...
DA puts up 'wall' on slay
Legendary defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz says the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has been "stonewalling" his family's efforts to uncover the circumstances of his sister-in-law's death. Marilyn Dershowitz, 68, was killed...
9/11 ghoul busted in 50G theft from realty big
She's a sticky-fingered homebody. A Brooklyn woman who once ghoulishly filched a credit card from a 9/11 victim's apartment was busted for stealing more than $50,000 while house-sitting for a...
Gov names new top Medicaid-fraud cop
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo yesterday moved to step up the state's crackdown on Medicaid fraud as he nominated James Cox, a former high-level federal auditor, as New York's new Medicaid...
GOP on slash-the-debt deal: Not even close!
WASHINGTON -- Dismal unemployment figures released yesterday complicated efforts to avert a looming US debt default, and a top Republican said negotiators were not close to a deal that would...
Dad promised his son a ball
The Texas Rangers fan who died after a plunge for a ball had promised his 6-year-old son a souvenir -- and even stopped to buy the boy a new glove...
It's Pacino as fiend's 'Phil'-in!
Here's Al Pacino filming in Midtown and looking very much like Phil Spector, the music-industry Machiavelli Al portrays in an upcoming HBO biopic. Pacino, who previously portrayed Dr. Jack Kevorkian,...
Comical sex-harass suit
And Archie thought he had problems with Betty and Veronica. Archie Comics has filed a lawsuit against Nancy Silberkleit, a co-CEO and widow of a former co-CEO, for allegedly bullying...
2nd Qns. Dem lives elsewhere
King of Queens Joe Crowley isn't the only Democratic Party poohbah who doesn't live in the borough. Michael Reich, the Queens Democratic Party's executive secretary and party boss Crowley's right-hand...
Silvio: I'm finito in '13
ROME -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday declared he would not run again when his term ends in 2013, in an interview with the daily La Repubblica. He suggested...
Stowaway rap on flier
A federal grand jury yesterday indicted a Nigerian American man on stowaway charges after authorities say he breached multiple layers of airport security and got on a cross-country flight with...
Grid dad's 1st shot
The father of a Bronx high school football star fatally stabbed in a parking-lot brawl threw the first punch in the attack, a newly released surveillance video shows. The video,...
Frisco Picasso theft a NY 'corker'
He knew fine wine and art. The brazen thief who walked out of a San Francisco art gallery with a quarter-million-dollar Picasso under his arm turned out to be a...
Casey nix on mom's jail visit
Acquitted daughter-murder suspect Casey Anthony has snubbed her mother's attempt to reach out to her. The 25-year-old Florida woman refused to see mom Cindy yesterday when the elder Anthony tried...
Betty Ford dead at 93
Betty Ford, an outspoken and immensely popular former first lady who overcame alcohol and prescription-drug addictions and helped found the now-world-famous rehab clinic that bears her name, died yesterday. She...
Married couple lives in divided apartment
This quirky couple has a secret to a happy marriage — try not to live together! Allen Sheinman, 58, says he and his wife, Collette Stallone, 56, kept separate homes...
An incandescent truth: DC's big light switch
THE ISSUE: A law going into effect in 2012 that will ban incandescent light bulbs. *** Where are all the environmental wackos when there is a legitimate cause for their...
A real doctors' plot
Splendid news: Our home land-security officials have sent fresh warnings to for eign governments that "human bombs" may try to board planes with surgically implanted explosives. The ticking terrorists are...
Liberal court's racial contortions
It's racially discriminatory to prohibit racial discrimination. That's the bottom line of a decision issued July 1 by the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The case was...
The Bible shaping our time
If every committee did such impressive work, committees wouldn't have a bad name. Four hundred years ago, King James of England commissioned several dozen scholars to update and improve on...
The government's gunrunners
The scandal surrounding the bizarre federal gun sting gone awry -- Opera tion Fast & Furious -- continues to mushroom. A Phoenix TV station says its investigation of a local...
Clueless about jobs
America's economy grew by a minus cule 18,000 jobs in June, and unem ployment rose to an eye-popping 9.2 percent. Since April, the economy has produced a mere 43,000 new...
Stratford-upon-Armory
At times, the Lincoln Center Festival is the high-art answer to Ep cot's World Showcase -- building entire ven ues from scratch so we can see foreign companies in their...
Kid stuff
TodayMaster of magic: He’s not Dumbledore, but Justin the Magician has some pretty cool tricks up his sleeve, and he’s performing at Bryant Park Reading Room for free as part...
Off the eaten path
Here's the New Yorker’s summer weekend dilemma: One can get out of town to commune with nature and see all the pretty scenery — or just find a new place...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $52,000; alw; 3up(f)OFLEE WICKED makes local debut for new barn. SUPER SLASH won at Delaware last out. WYATTS WOMEN...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Chancey Lady (10th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; conditional2RoxiesBigGuy(GBrennan)3-8-49-56PacificDesperado(SValle)5-6-76-13SpeakinGreek(JStratton)7-2-28-11JoPa'sFod(JPantaleano)6-8-44-14Franco Natura N(M Lewis)4-2-36-15SemaluExpress(JGregory)7-2-610-17Tough Love(P Lachance)3-7-512-18AllamericanInca(CManzi)6-4-715-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $32,000; cond1Nob Hill High(E Goodell)6-5-75-15Mr Terry Fra(G Brennan)3-6-73-12ArtsRaginJet(JStratton)2-7-64-13Ruthless Ace(B...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Melvyn (13th)FIRST-mile; pace; $18,200; N.J.S.S.1Pet Rock(T Tetrick)2-1-19-54D Terminata(D Miller)2-2-75-26Yep(D Dube)2-3-14-12Hang Ten(B Simpson)6-1-26-13KingsPointGrad(RPierce)9-6-515-15Joe Rocks(A Miller)8-2-58-17RocknrollHarmony(YGngrs)7-4-810-1SECOND-mile; pace; $18,200; N.J.S.S.2I Fought Dalaw(D Miller)1-1-16-57Rockweiller(T Tetrick)7-3-15-25LittleNickyB(BSimpson)1-1-X5-11HurrikaneMistrT(MLchnce)8-2-410-13HandsomeHenryK(RPierce)9-1-112-14Brent Montana(P Berry)3-2-310-16Ideal Champ(Y Gingras)6-5-28-1THIRD-mile;...
Sports shorts
NFL: Jets pick's trial postponed Jets draft pick Kenrick Ellis, who faces charges of felony assault in Virginia, received a continuance for his trial, originally scheduled to begin next Tuesday,...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur(T); $42,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Barrel of Love(L),121J Samyn9-8-5Hertler 15-12Nutmegcuveeroyale(L),117CVelasquez1-5-xRice 9-53Power Blast(L),121RDominguez3-2-1Rice 5-24A Rod(L),119J Lezcano7-1-2Campo 12-15Isn'tlovejustgrand(L),117J Sanchez6-1-4Aquilino...
Hairston's HR off Giants closer Wilson powers Mets to win
SAN FRANCISCO -- Scott Hairston evidently doesn't fear the beard. In came iconic Giants closer Brian Wilson for last night's ninth inning, and out went the baseball. The Mets soon...
Giants have interest in Mets' Beltran
SAN FRANCISCO -- Carlos Beltran wants to get back to the postseason. He just might get there this year with the Giants, but he continues to hope the Mets make...
Pondexter propels Liberty
SAN ANTONIO -- Cappie Pondexter had 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Plenette Pierson added 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the Liberty beat the San Antonio Silver Stars...
Yankees' A-Rod has MRI exam on sore right knee
The hits and average have been there. But the power in Alex Rodriguez's swing has not, so yesterday the Yankees sent their All-Star cleanup hitter for an MRI exam on...
Vic Cangialosi's Philadelphia Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p. m.FIRST-6 fur; $20,000; clm; 3up4-Faith's Way 2-11-Elenr'sFs 12-12-SuprNvDsrt 3-13-AllforBrok 5-15-Sheri'sGld 4-16-FrstLdyGln 15-17-PreciosJn 10-1SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $23,000; clm; 3up6-Melon Up 3-11-Flamn'Wtch 15-12-Galicista 2-13-BrtnSprngs 6-14-Stoic Angel 7-25-Lu Baton...
Williams back in ring after devastating KO
Paul Williams likes to be called "the Most Feared Man in Boxing." But the former welterweight champion didn't look so ferocious last November, when he face-planted on the canvas after...
'Buzzy' favored in Yonkers Trot
As the top driver at Yonkers Raceway, George Brennan is adept at finding the winner's circle, and he hopes it's business as usual tonight in the $445,474 Yonkers Trot. "I...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-$28,000, mdn cl, 2YO F, 5½f3Miss Posse (Lopez) 4.202.802.105Carolines Starlite (Serpa)5.003.401I'd Lie (Trujillo)2.10 Scr: Acme Bomb. * Exacta (3-5) $20.80 * $1 Superfecta (3-5-1-6) $73.80 * $1 Trifecta (3-5-1) $17.70Winner...
Giants staying home for training camp
The phone rang yesterday morning at the Across The Street Pub on Western Avenue in Albany and the owner of the pub and restaurant, Mike "Ardi" Arduini, could not believe...
Sauer, Anisimov re-up with Rangers
It's two restricted free agents signed and three to go for the Rangers in this productive first full week of July after Michael Sauer and Artem Anisimov re-upped yesterday with...
NBA agents don't expect foreign exodus
Nets superstar Deron Williams may find big bucks in Turkey in the event of a long NBA lockout, but that doesn't mean he'll inspire an overseas exodus. Some other NBA...
USA holds high Hope vs. Brazil
DRESDEN, Germany -- Bent at the waist, her back to the goal, Marta buried her face in her hands. Her left-footed blast from six meters looked certain to be a...
U.S. Soccer
U.S. Soccer 2011 U.S. Soccer Men's National Team Schedule All times EDT 2011 record: Won 4, Lost 4, Tied 2 (a-CONCACAF Gold Cup) Saturday, Jan. 22 United States 1,...
Rockets Yao retiring after nine years: report
Yao Ming is retiring from the NBA, Yahoo! Sports has reported. The 7-foot-6 Chinese star, plagued by lower-body injuries in the second half of his career, has informed the NBA...
Rice closing leaves rising star in limbo
READING, Pa. -- At a time when upheaval surrounds him, Melvin Johnson is playing the best basketball of his life at the most important point in his young career. Rice...
Yankees look to keep something in preserves
In 1996, the initial Yankee marvel was not the rookie shortstop. Dwight Gooden had not pitched at all in 1995, had not pitched well in the majors since 1993 and...
Hondo pickin' Pods
Hondo, whose deficit is grew to a season-high 1,700 houghs after Thursday night's setback with the Chisox, had his Yankee investment -- a key move in his deficit- reduction plan...
Ruling throws NFL owners, players, for loss
The NFL's roller-coaster labor talks appeared to take a sudden and steep plunge yesterday in the wake of a court ruling and hardening on both sides. Neither the owners nor...
Fans lose their chance to see Jeter make history
It was hours in the car for Ed Lyons yesterday, as he came from his home in Darien, Conn. to Yankee Stadium for last night's game against the Rays. But...
Jeter says he has no problem batting second
There wasn't a lot of regularity to the Yankees lineup that was posted before last night's game against the Rays at Yankee Stadium was rained out. At the top of...
The Post Line
CFLTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogMontreal2 (54)SASKATCH.EDMONTON2 (52)HamiltonHome team in CAPS
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $21,000; NJSS5EasyAsYouGo(AMllr) 11.004.203.201Guccio (Takter)3.002.802Big Chocolate (Hochstetler)9.00* Exacta (5-1) $33.80 * Trifecta (5-1-2) $220.40SECOND-mile; trot; $21,000; NJSS2Vic Smith (AMiller) 2.802.202.104Little Brown Fox (Takter)3.602.201Megamuscle (Sears)2.10* Exacta (2-4) $7.40 * Trifecta...
Mets hopeful for news to like on Ike
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Mets are keeping their fingers crossed they may receive positive news on Ike Davis next week. Davis, on the disabled list recovering from a bone bruise...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing7:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Quaker State 400TNTBaseball1 p.m.Rays at YankeesYES, WBCS (880 AM)4 p.m.Braves at PhilliesFOX4 p.m.Padres at DodgersESPN (1050 AM)7 p.m.Orioles at Red SoxMLBN7 p.m.Cubs at PiratesWGN7 p.m.Connecticut...
Jeter, Rodriguez join Rivera in skipping All-Star Game
Clearly, Major League Baseball would like to have the biggest names in the game play in Tuesday night's All-Star Game in Phoenix. And because Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Alex...
Knicks' Stoudemire not likely to play overseas
Following the lead of Nets star Deron Williams, Amar'e Stoudemire teased his fans with the idea of playing in Israel yesterday on Twitter. "Should I go to Israel and play...
NASCAR: Nationwide-Feed The Children 300
NASCAR: Nationwide-Feed The Children 300 At Kentucky Speedway; Sparta, Ky.; Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 200 laps, 143.5 rating, 0 points, $74,100....
Rays' Price knows historic hits
David Price already gave up one historic hit to Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium. Jeter tied Lou Gehrig for the most hits at Yankee Stadium with 1,269 by blasting a...
Chance for Rays' Hellickson goes to dogs
Doggone it! Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, whose pet Yorkshire Terrier is named Jeter, had his start against the Yankees rained out last night, costing him the chance to face the...
Ortiz, Gregg ejected in Red Sox rout
David Ortiz homered in Boston's eight-run first inning, then got into a bench-clearing brawl with Baltimore reliever Kevin Gregg as the Red Sox routed the Orioles 10-3 last night in...
Ibanez, Phillies topple Braves in 10
Raul Ibanez hit a solo homer with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Braves last night in...
Home Team Lineups
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Kim, Kris hope for net gain with spinoff
There's more on the line for Kris Hum phries than his next NBA team. Humphries and fiancee Kim Kardashian are in talks for a spinoff reality show on E!, dependent...
Chemistry class
If Monday's second- season premiere of "Rizzoli & Isles" is your first taste of this TNT series, chances are you'll savor its menu of smart repartee, offset by a dash...
Smith, NBC agree
Veteran CBS anchor Harry Smith is jumping to NBC. Smith, the former "Early Show" co-host who's been with CBS for 25 years, will join Brian Williams on his as-yet-unnamed prime-time...
Bomb plot
Spike has picked up a pilot script revolving around the NYPD bomb squad, according to sources. Richard Esposito penned a 2007 book about the New York Police Department's bomb squad....
Weird but true
Forty years after her funeral, Lula Cora Hood is back in her family's lives. The Illinois woman vanished in 1970. When cops found bones they believed were hers, her family...
SUNY school continues to grow
Consider this the first Robbins Nest quiz: Which New York university will send its basketball team to Europe this summer for a five-game exhibition tour to prepare for the 2011-12...
Former first lady Betty Ford passes away at 93
WASHINGTON -- Betty Ford, the widow of former US president Gerald R. Ford, has died at age 93, FOX News Channel confirmed Friday, citing officials at the Gerald R. Ford...