July 3, 2012
Deron Williams re-signs with Nets
Billy King’s big gamble paid off. The Nets general manager took a huge risk when, after failing to land Carmelo Anthony, he traded Derrick Favors, Devin Harris and two additional...
Hero cab driver disrupts attempted sex assault
A yellow cab driver saved a Bronx woman from an attempted sex assault early today, an act of heroism that sent the would-be rapist speeding off so quickly he fatally...
JetBlue pilot not guilty by reason of insanity
AMARILLO, Texas — A federal judge in Texas found a JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit during a flight and screamed about religion and terrorists not guilty by reason...
Sean Rodriguez keys Rays win over the Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sean Rodriguez hit a go-ahead two-run homer, helping the Tampa Bay Rays continue their home dominance over the Yankees in a 7-4 victory over the AL...
Wright, Niese, Mets rough up Phillies
Jonathon Niese had a two-run single to back his fine performance on the mound Tuesday night and David Wright hit a three-run homer to break open the Mets' 11-1 romp...
Nets see Ilyasova as Howard backup plan: source
If the Nets pursuit of Dwight Howard hits a dead-end, the team will turn it’s attention to 6-foot-10 power forward Ersan Ilyasova, sources told The Post.Ilyasova, 25, has been a...
Nevada AG: Nothing criminal in Pacquiao-Bradley decision
LAS VEGAS -- Nevada's state attorney general found nothing illegal or criminal in Manny Pacquiao's controversial split-decision loss to Timothy Bradley in a welterweight title fight last month in Las...
Chuck E. Cheese, you're fired
Chuck E. Cheese has been given the pink slip. The company that operates the chain of children's pizza restaurants is retiring the giant rodent's outdated image — and the man...
Hot dog! Speed eaters weigh in for NY contest
Ready, set, eat! The two defending champion eaters and their challengers gathered with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday for an official weigh-in ahead of New York's annual July Fourth hot...
Halo 4 To Bring Back 'Spirit of Exploration and Excitement and Mystery'
Trilogies are no longer the end date for most franchises these days. You either get a reboot or you get a prequel. But in the Halo franchise’s case, you actually...
Yankees GM's accused stalker may get out on bond
She’s posted bail — but it’s still not Independence Day for the accused shake-down mistress of Yankees GM Brian Cashman. Buxom blond Brit Louise Meanwell must stay in Rikers Island...
Nets get Evans from Clippers in sign-and-trade
The Nets made yet another move to add veteran help to their roster Tuesday afternoon when they agreed to a sign-and-trade with the Los Angeles Clippers for power forward Reggie...
NFL denies appeals of players' bounty suspensions
NEW ORLEANS -- The NFL has denied the appeals of four players suspended in connection with the league's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints. In his latest ruling handed...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Mets may have stake in All-Star outcome
It’s Amazin’ isn’t it?Josh Thole hinted that the Mets would like to go 5-1 in their final six games before the All-Star Break, and while that is certainly possible, the...
Veteran forward Lewis has Knicks on short list: source
With the Knicks probably not in the mood to match the Landry Fields’ three-year, $19 million offer sheet, their interest in recently bought-out veteran forward Rashard Lewis should increase.A source...
Iraq bombs kill 40; officials eye security bribes
BAGHDAD — Bombs pounded six Iraqi cities and towns Tuesday, killing at least 40 people and raising suspicion that security forces might be assisting terrorists in launching attacks on Shiite...
OLO: A good first date iOS game?
It probably wasn’t intended as an iOS game that you wouldn’t be ashamed to play with someone on a first date, but for me—it’s kind of perfect for that.I was...
De La Salle coach could replace Dunlap on St. John's staff
Steve Lavin's search to find a replacement for Mike Dunlap took an unexpected uptick recently when he took a trip home to visit his father, Cappie, and bumped into a...
Ecuador and Chile to play at Citi Field on Aug. 15
Ecuador will play South American World Cup qualifying leader Chile at Citi Field at 8 p.m. on August 15. The tilt will take place during an official FIFA window, so...
Knicks' Lin to meet with Rockets on Wednesday: source
On Wednesday, the day he was supposed to go to Las Vegas to get ready for the U.S. Select Team practices, Knicks restricted free agent guard Jeremy Lin will instead...
H&M in talks for ESPN Zone at 4 Times Square
The long dormant former ESPN Zone spot in Times Square may soon be bubbling back to life, The Post has learned. Retail brokers Amira Yunis and Gary Trock of CBRE...
This week's calendar, July 5 to 11
Monday, July 9 Oculus Book Talk “Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture” “Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture” highlights more than 200 buildings completed since 2000, a decade...
Deena from 'Jersey Shore' admits blocking traffic
"Jersey Shore" cast member Deena Cortese got a costly reminder Tuesday of a lesson parents tell their children: Make sure you stay on the sidewalk. And just to underscore that...
Raptors to sign Fields to offer sheet, hurting Knicks chances at Nash
In what is an attempt to block the Knicks chances of a sign-and-trade for Steve Nash, the Raptors have agreed with restricted free agent Landry Fields on a three-year offer...
Russian businessman folds four-of-a-kind in $1M poker tournament
It was a fold “four” the ages.During the “Big One for One Drop” poker tournament, Russian businessman Mikhail Smirnov folded four-of-a-kind, commonly referred to as quads, against another businessman, John...
Jets announce full training camp schedule
The Jets announced their full training camp schedule in upstate Cortland.The players are set to arrive on July 26 with the first practice on July 27 and the firet practice...
NY rabbi sentenced in NJ for laundering scheme
A New York rabbi has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy involving religious charities. Mordchai Fish was among more than 40...
New 'Spider-Man' snares $7.5M in midnight shows
LOS ANGELES — The new Spider-Man has launched with the same midnight magic as the old one. "The Amazing Spider-Man" pulled in $7.5 million from its debut screenings just after...
WATCH: French runner pushes mascot at Euro Championships
Just imagine if he had lost the race. After winning the 3,000 meter staple chase at the European championships in Helsinki, Finland, French runner Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad knocks something out of...
JETS TOP 25: No. 17 Yeremiah Bell
As the Jets enter the quiet part of the summer between the spring program and training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25...
Nets sign Teletovic with mid-level exception
The Nets have reached an agreement with Bosnian power forward Mirza Teletovic, something that has been expected ever since free agency began, league sources confirmed. The Nets will use their...
Thug who allegedly wounded off-duty cop, teen in Bronx shootout pleads not guilty
The thug who got into a Wild West shootout with an off-duty NYPD cop after wounding a teenager, pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted murder this morning. A...
World-renowned surgeon pleads guilty to attempting to sell fake coins
These "priceless" drachmas weren't worth a wooden nickel. A world-renowned Rhode Island hand surgeon -- who is also one of the world's most prominent coin collectors -- pleaded guilty today...
Devils re-sign Salvador to three-year deal
Freshly re-signed Devils D Bryce Salvador says the returns of Martin Brodeur and Johan Hedberg clinched his wavering decision to remain with New Jersey.“Once I saw Marty got an agent,...
Iran reports long-range missile launch in exercise
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards test fired several ballistic missiles on Tuesday, including a long-range variety meant to dissuade Israel and the U.S. from attacking the Islamic Republic,...
Ex-President Sarkozy's home, offices searched
PARIS — An official says French investigators have searched the home and offices of former President Nicolas Sarkozy as part of a probe into suspected illegal financing of his 2007...
Andy Griffith (1926-2012)
If Andy Griffith had done nothing but Elia Kazan's "A Face in the Crowd'' (1957) he would be remembered for one of the most indelible and fearless screen performances of...
Suspect in attempted sex assault dies in NJ crash
New Jersey authorities say a man died in a car crash after a good Samaritan tried to stop him from sexually assaulting a woman. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said...
Spec Ops: The Line Review
Spec Ops: The Line is the most unique shooter that you will play this year.While that may be a bold statement considering that we are going to see Halo 4...
American qualifier Baker ousted at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England -- American qualifier Brian Baker's remarkable run at Wimbledon ended Tuesday in the fourth round with a 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3 loss to 27th-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany....
Celtics free agent Allen to visit Heat on Thursday
MIAMI -- The NBA champion Miami Heat will get to make their sales pitch to Ray Allen. A person familiar with Allen's plans told The Associated Press that the free-agent...
Nets' salary cap future depends on Deron decision
Now that the Joe Johnson trade is in the books, the Nets have a pair of wildly different paths forward, with both hinging on the same thing – where Deron...
ICE agent shot in South Texas
HARGILL, Texas -- Dozens of law enforcement officers picked over a miles-long crime scene bisecting a rural South Texas town Tuesday, collecting evidence after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
NYC agency admits illegal lobbying
New York City's Economic Development Corp. has admitted in a settlement of illegally lobbying the City Council on behalf of projects at the heart of the city's redevelopment agenda. A...
In Florida fight, Obama and Romney scrap along I-4
ORLANDO, Fla. - In the presidential battleground with the biggest prize, Democrat Barack Obama is focused on ratcheting up voter turnout in Florida's university towns, its Hispanic enclaves around Orlando...
Beloved TV legend Andy Griffith dead at 86
Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died Tuesday. He was 86....
Nets, Magic re-open trade talks for potential Howard blockbuster
A new Dream Team could be coming to Brooklyn. Believing the Magic would not engage them in a deal for Dwight Howard, the Nets solidified the Joe Johnson deal with...
Baldwin donates $1M to NY Philharmonic
Just days after tying the knot with his yoga instructor and allegedly fighting with shutterbugs, Alec Baldwin donated $1 million to the New York Philharmonic. The gift is in honor...
Tom forbade Katie from being in 'Dawson's Creek' reunion
Tom Cruise controlled Katie Holmes career and forbade her from doing a "Dawson's Creek" reunion movie, according to a new report. "[Producers] were begging her to sign on for a...
Brewers options for Greinke
I wrote this column for today's Post, repeating some thoughts I expressed here yesterday about the Mets reuniting with Francisco Rodriguez.From the Brewers' vantage point, trading K-Rod is a secondary...
NY's healthy mayor to vet hot dog weigh-in
The mayor known far and wide for his public health initiatives will preside over the annual weigh-in ceremony for hot dog-eating champions. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be on hand Tuesday...
French arrest man suspected of financing al Qaeda
PARIS — French authorities have arrested the administrator of an extremist French website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al Qaeda and other...
Christie: Maybe US should run NJ's health exchange
TRENTON - Gov. Chris Christie said he is exploring letting the federal government set up the state health insurance exchange required by the federal health care overhaul to allow individuals...
Barclays boss Bob Diamond bows to pressure and quits
LONDON — Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond has quit his job, the latest scalp in a financial markets scandal that has also seen the bank's chairman announce his intention to...
Child among 3 found dead in Brooklyn apartment
Two adults and a child were found dead in a Brooklyn apartment this morning in a possible murder-suicide, police said. Police made the grisly discovery at 749 Lafayette Ave. in...
U.S. swimmers look golden
OMAHA, Neb.-- They will be fast and they will be fun. Most important, though, the U.S. Olympic swim team will be formidable. A week of observing the American swimmers at...
Teixeira's first error of season, allows Rays to top Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG — Blame oozed from one wall of the Yankees’ clubhouse to the other last night. Standing on the left side of the somber room was Mark Teixeira, shouldering...
Yankees' Chamberlain throws BP, vows to return in 2012
ST. PETERSBURG — Joba Chamberlain firmly believes he will pitch for the Yankees this season. When, though, is something the right-handed reliever can’t deliver an accurate answer about. “I can...
Yankees have a weak start to big week
ST. PETERSBURG — This was no way to start out a big week. The Trop brings out the worst in the Yankees, and last night was no different as Joe...
Yankees may not be able to keep Swisher and Granderson in outfield
Melky Cabrera made the NL All-Star team and Austin Jackson really should have made the AL squad. Both were homegrown Yankees who were traded following the 2009 championship season to...
WVU's Truck hopeful of NBA stop
Darryl (Truck) Bryant is looking for an NBA stop. The former West Virginia guard had a pre-draft workout with the Sacramento Kings, but didn’t hear his named called at the...
Farrell lax star heeds advice, ends career with Pace scholarship
A lacrosse scholarship wasn’t exactly the path Mark Rini saw his career taking at Monsignor Farrell. “Before high school, I was just a baseball player,” he said. Rini, however, was...
Mets on deck vs. Phillies
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS METS: Niese, who was masterful in June (3-1, 1.89 ERA), has won two straight starts. His last time out, he allowed one run on eight hits over...
Smith emerges as prized prospect in year of change
He changed zip codes, classification, high schools and AAU teams. He began living on his own, doing his own laundry and cooking his own meals. It’s been a year of...
Nets will be interesting no matter what now that they've got Johnson
Over the last three years, the Nets have a combined record of 58-172 – good for a .252 winning percentage.That history – winning once out of every four games –...
Driven Driver: Campus Magnet lineman commits to Alabama A&M
James Driver’s route to a Division I scholarship was as unpredictable as a wild Campus Magnet victory. The mammoth offensive tackle entered the Queens school with zero football experience. After...
Uninspired 'Amazing Spider-Man' less reboot than rehash
Poor Spider-Man. His big-screen adventures that set box-office records in the early part of the century have been dwarfed by Batman and his fellow superheroes, the Avengers. The notorious production...
Con Ed wins one over mosque back rent
Chalk one up for Con Edison in its battle over back rent with the mosque developer at 51 Park Place. The Post has learned that in June, State Supreme Court...
Business briefs
Sorry.....Embattled Barclays CEO Robert Diamond apologized for the interest-rate manipulation scandal that has rocked the bank in a letter to employees, according to a report in WSJ.com. iChinaApple has paid...
Facebook wants to cash in on 'like' button
On the hunt for new revenue streams, Facebook is pitching TV chiefs on a new online video ad model that would monetize its popular “like” button, The Post has learned....
Speculators want to give you gas pains
Watch out! Wall Street is at it again. Financial speculators are trying their best to make you spend more for gasoline. And if consumers and their elected officials don’t pay...
Glaxo fraud fiasco: Drugmaker swallows $3B settlement
Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline agreed to cough up a record $3 billion penalty to settle sweeping US criminal and civil probes for illegally peddling many of its most popular meds for...
Microsoft’s $6.2B digital-ad blowup
Microsoft’s much-ballyhooed $6.3 billion acquisition of digital ad firm aQuantive is a total bust. The software giant said yesterday it would take a non-cash write-down of $6.2 billion, mostly related...
What’s the deal with cotton?
Three units of Louis Dreyfus Holdings BV of the Netherlands were sued by a trader who accused the company of manipulating the cotton-futures market. Trader Mark Allen alleged in a...
Cracks in OpenTable
OpenTable shares fell the most in two months — 9.3 percent to $40.81 — on a Barclays report that said the largest US online restaurant-reservation service may post its first-ever...
Best Buy LBO rally cools
Best Buy’s founder is preparing a bid to take the electronics retailer private — at some point.Shares of the struggling chain spiked as much as 12 percent yesterday following a...
JCPenney’s surprise July 4 price rollback
JCPenney is having another relapse on pricing.The department-store chain — whose CEO Ron Johnson clamped down in February on coupons and clearances with a rigid new pricing strategy — e-mailed...
Mattison named CEO of troubled Prometheus
Prometheus Global Media named former Walmart executive Dorothy “Dottie” Mattison as CEO, replacing Richard Beckman in another management shuffle at the troubled trade publisher. Mattison is a senior managing director...
Ex ad exec sues firm over FB $$
A former Interpublic exec is accusing the ad giant of bilking him out of gains it made from selling its stake in Facebook. Ray Volpe, the former CEO of IPG’s...
GSA lease for 1 WTC held hostage by Fla. lawmaker
The big General Services Administration lease at 1 World Trade Center won’t be done in time for tomorrow’s fireworks after all. The nearly 300,000-square-foot deal championed by Sen. Chuck Schumer...
Publicis class action
Publicis Groupe and its MSLGroup unit can be sued by current and former public relations employees as a group for allegedly discriminating against women in pay, a judge ruled. US...
Dems target 3 NY House GOPers
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by last week’s Supreme Court ruling upholding ObamaCare, congressional Democrats yesterday launched an attack on Republicans, including three New Yorkers, for opposing the law. The Democratic Congressional...
Drs. O & Rom agree: It’s NOT a tax
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Mitt Romney finally agree on something: The health-care individual “mandate” isn’t a tax. “The governor believes that what we put in place in Massachusetts was...
NY defies court order to return cigs
ALBANY — State officials are holding on to a truckload of untaxed Indian-made cigarettes they seized, challenging the order of a judge who said the state had to return them....
‘God particle’ researchers’ shadow of a doubt
GENEVA — Scientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher plan to announce tomorrow that they have gathered enough evidence to show that the long-sought “God particle” almost certainly does...
‘Stealing’ dog heel collared
A dog owner with a bone to pick over the way his pooch was groomed at a Brooklyn shop was busted trying to get even by swiping treats and toys...
Bonanno thug to ’fess up
The reputed underboss of the Bonanno crime family is scheduled to plead guilty today to racketeering charges that grew out of secret tapes made by the ex-husband of a “Mob...
OWS in tweet defeat
Once you tweet, there’s no retreat. A Manhattan judge has ordered Twitter to turn over three months of postings by an Occupy Wall Street protester arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge...
Guilty of U2 $crew
Jurors didn’t take long to find what they were looking for — evidence that U2 bassist Adam Clayton lost $3.6 million to a crooked assistant. A Dublin criminal court convicted...
Son files $21M suit vs. White Plains slay cops
The son of a troubled exMarine who was killed by cops in White Plains filed a $21 million civil-rights suit yesterday, and said he’s hoping for federal charges in the...
‘I wish Dani had told me’: torment of slain exec’s mom
The heartbroken mom of the vivacious Weight Watchers exec allegedly killed by her boyfriend offered words to live by yesterday for women trapped in abusive relationships. “Just talk to your...
Orthodox gay-prey kin suit
An Orthodox Jewish gay activist and blogger sued his cousin yesterday for allegedly preying on him for several years at a synagogue and at the relative’s home. Chaim Levin, raised...
Cops hurt in pool fight
Two cops were injured yesterday while arresting three unruly swimmers at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn — the second violent outbreak there since it reopened last Thursday. A 20-year-old hood...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan***A 13-year-old girl walking through Central Park was suddenly caught in the crossfire of a rock fight and hit with stones tossed by two rival groups, police said. The incident...
Bus-drag vic nails MTA for $3 million
This witness was worth a million — 3 million, in fact. A Queens woman who was badly injured after being dragged by a city bus is getting $3 million from...
Gals caught in the Chris-fire sue fight club
The hits just keep on coming for W.i.P., the site of last month’s infamous Chris Brown-Drake club melee. Two women injured in the bottle-throwing brouhaha at the since-shuttered nightclub filed...
You Liu-se!
City Comptroller John Liu is in a fine mess. The city’s Environmental Control Board yesterday upheld a decision ordering the comptroller to fork over $527,400 in fines for putting up...
City shot to hell: Gun victims soar 46% for 1-week period
It’s heating up out there. The number of people shot in the city last week jumped nearly 50 percent compared with the same period last year — and a deadly...
Council blunts blow on home tax
The bad news for small-home owners is that property taxes are going up by a couple hundred bucks. The good news is that it could have been worse. As it...
Pension crook sues for parole
ALBANY — Hank Morris, the disgraced former top aide to crooked ex-state Comptroller Alan Hevesi is suing the state, claiming he was improperly denied parole in February. Morris (pictured) claims...
Nature plans 'fireworks'
Mother Nature may set off some pyrotechnics of her own tomorrow as the Big Apple celebrates the nation’s birthday at barbecues and beaches and with a spectacular show of fireworks....
No A/C needed: B’klyn building collapse
Four-story Carroll Gardens walkup. Lots of air, lots of light. A real fixer-upper. An exterior wall of this multimillion-dollar Brooklyn brownstone came crashing down early yesterday — but, miraculously, no...
Poker not a gamble: ante hero
Playing poker for cash winnings isn’t gambling!That’s what a lawyer is claiming in Brooklyn federal court to get charges dismissed against his client, Lawrence DiChristina.DiChristina allegedly helped run an illegal...
No place like Holmes
If Katie Holmes tries to make a land grab as part of her divorce jab at Tom Cruise, she’s got plenty of posh properties to choose from. The couple owns...
Katie steps out with burly protectors vs. Scientology
Katie’s got backup — and she’s not leaving home without it. Katie Holmes emerged from four days of seclusion in her Chelsea pad yesterday — her first public appearance since...
Hey, not so fast, Charlie!
In a stunning turnabout, state Sen. Adriano Espaillat yesterday withdrew his concession in his bitter congressional primary election against Rep. Charles Rangel — after claiming he was the victim of...
City ‘class’ warfare
The city went to court yesterday to try and overturn a stunning arbitrator’s decision that blocked it from closing 24 failing schools and signing up new teachers when it reopens...
Pol’s only bills are ones taxpayers get
ALBANY — Indicted state Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. didn’t introduce a single bill last year while billing taxpayers for more per-diem travel expenses than most of his colleagues. Even with...
‘Cell’-smuggle official jailed
An ex-jail official was sentenced yesterday to four months on the other side of the bars for helping an inmate smuggle cellphones and drugs into the federal lockup in downtown...
Fatal FDNY crash
An FDNY truck fatally struck a motorcyclist in Brooklyn yesterday, police said.Reginald Brown, 46, was tooling down Monroe Street on his bike when he was struck at about 4:20 p.m....
House probes NY restaurant-harass group
The House investigations panel has opened a probe into a controversial labor-activist group accused of harassing New York City eateries, The Post has learned. The organization, the Restaurant Opportunities Center...
30% of teens having ‘sext’
Nearly 30 percent of US teenagers are sexting, sending nude photos via e-mail or text, according to a new study. More than half of teens have been asked to send...
‘Crooked’ banker missing
Authorities yesterday announced a nationwide manhunt for a director of a Georgia bank who allegedly embezzled $17 million and disappeared after threatening suicide. The Brooklyn US Attorney’s Office — which...
Electric with rage! Locked-out Con Ed staffers sound off
Angry Con Ed workers, armed with megaphones and air horns, blasted the utility company yesterday for locking them out of their jobs as the city sweltered through the summer’s first...
JFK ‘cab scam’
A notorious scammer who was arrested 17 times between 1990 and 1997 for hustling for fares at JFK Airport was busted again yesterday, sources said. Gasner Racine, 62, was nabbed...
Mike bla$ts 9/11 politics
The 9/11 memorial and museum should be overseen by the foundation that helped fund both projects, to keep the site out of the “political process,” Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Construction...
B’walk blaming
A day after emergency crews had to rescue a woman whose leg plunged through the famous-but-dilapidated Coney Island boardwalk, activists yesterday blamed the city for failing to maintain the wooden...
Feds bust poker stud in online scam
He’s gone all in.The fugitive CEO of an online poker parlor was grabbed by the feds at Kennedy Airport yesterday after returning from Ireland to face a slew of criminal...
Visit the camps, Mitt
When Bill Clinton was president, Hillary Clinton said if a country was too small, poor or dangerous, that’s where the first lady went. Hmm: Maybe Michelle Obama could follow now-Secretary...
Upper West side sanity
The Issue: Whether new zoning rules will harm the Upper West Side’s economy. *** Steve Cuozzo should have done his homework before characterizing the Upper West Side Retail Streets Initiative...
A fast & furious vote: holding holder accountable
The Issue: The Congressional Black Caucus-led walkout over the vote to hold Eric Holder in contempt. *** Attorney General Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress because he thinks...
Arbitration capitulation
Mayor Bloomberg has nothing to gain by closing good schools, so it’s fair to assume that the 24 he hoped to shut and reopen with new staff were losers. Yet...
Yitzhak Shamir, 1915-2012
In a political job that has been held by some outsize personalities over the years, former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir was quiet and reserved, almost seeming to shrink from...
Pay up, John
For a guy whose job is to make sure that everybody else in government plays by the rules, City Comptroller John Liu sure has a lot of trouble following them...
Roberts the coward
Last Friday on NPR, liberal columnist E.J. Dionne said something very revealing about why Chief Justice John Roberts decided to affirm the constitutionality of ObamaCare. The remarks proved even more...
ObamaCare’s now a bigger mess
If the new health care law wasn’t enough of a mess before last week’s Supreme Court decision, that ruling actually added another layer of cost, complexity and political contentiousness to...
Brown’s ‘Fortune’ ill-fated
Albums of the Week CHRIS BROWN “Fortune” ★ 1/2 THERE’S some good production and some decent songwriting scattered about Chris Brown’s fifth album, and it’s hard not to wish it...
Emotions still sweet
It’s easy to be cynical about Steven Tyler. His band, Aerosmith, which played Sunday night at the Nassau Coliseum, hasn’t released a new album of original songs in 11 years...
Sports Shorts
Hoops: Machado joins Rockets Scott Machado, the Iona College point guard bypassed in last week’s draft despite leading the nation in assists, has opted to join the Rockets in the...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $11,00; cl($6,000); 3up; (f&m)6-NatalieAnastasi5-22-SchuSmarteJen4-11a-OurLdyLberty7-53-Hot Gold 5-14-LoveOrGrndkds6-11-Re Examine 7-5SECOND-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up8-Raynick'sToken7-22-b-Spec'sIrshRe4-14-Dixieland Star 3-17-Communicator 8-11-YouWillgBrke6-12b-AntherSlverO4-13-Policy Wonk 12-11a-Wnfrthegdys6-15-Patricks Call 20-19-Fearless Buzz 12-16-Mr. Joystick 15-110-PersnlSpnder20-1THIRD-1m&40y; $11,600; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)2-Isabella Indy...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball6:30 p.m.Giants at Nationals MLBN7 p.m.Phillies at Mets SNY,WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Yankees at Rays YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Cyclones at Hudson Valley WSOU (89.5 FM)Cycling8 a.m.Tour de France: Stage 3...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 7f; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 4upTRIBUTE hesitated at the break two back and rallied to miss by a length and...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $34,000; cl($20,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Bedarra(L),121J Lezcano2-2-6Servis7-22 Chalk Player(L),121J Espinoza7-7-6Persaud30-13 Another Please(L),121CNakatani7-1-1Kimmel5-14 In Her Hey Day(L),121A Lezcano9-10-6F Martin30-15 BayHeadBeauty(L),121RDomingz7-1-1R...
Parx Racing Charts
July 2nd, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-4 1/2f; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO; (f)Off: 12:26. Good. vied rail, drew awayTime: 23.13, 47.61, 53.92. Trainer: Edward AllardWinner:...
Hondo’s selling Sale
Hondo’s sail with the Pirates yielded some filthy lucre last night as they stomped the ’Stros to cut the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,595 lollars. Tonight, Sale looks like...
Rangers might keep Stralman
The Rangers’ pursuit of Rick Nash remained in a holding pattern yesterday, but there are other less weighty matters on general manager Glen Sather’s plate. To wit: It appears as...
Islanders add ex-Devil Boulton
The Islanders yesterday made official their signing of Eric Boulton, with the former Devils pugilist clearing waivers and inking a one-year deal worth around the veteran minimum of $550,000. Boulton,...
With Knicks status in limbo, Lin to skip Select Team
The Knicks’ decision to be patient and not make Jeremy Lin a maximum offer at the start of free agency has forced him to withdraw from the U.S. select team...
Brodeur re-signs with Devils
The Goalie played showdown with Lou Lamoriello and won. Martin Brodeur says he might have left the Devils if he hadn’t forced them to offer a second year on his...
Devils still hope Parise will remain a Jersey guy
With the Devils still very much in the hunt, the trimmed-down list of suitors may have even expanded. So free agent Zach Parise, the incumbent Devils captain, decided not to...
Tarmoh passes on run-off, concedes Olympic spot to Felix
EUGENE, Ore. — Jeneba Tarmoh shocked the track world yesterday by conceding the last Olympic 100-meter berth instead of facing training partner Allyson Felix in a run-off, which was to...
Phelps won’t go for eight
OMAHA, Neb. — Eight was enough for Michael Phelps in Beijing.The world’s greatest swimmer dropped one of his eight Olympic events yesterday, leaving him with seven at the London Games....
No. 1 Sharapova shocked at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — All at once, there was a frenzy of activity at a wet and windy All England Club early yesterday. Top-seeded and 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, a...
Torres fails to qualify
Dara Torres has come up short in her bid to make it to the Olympics for a sixth time. Torres, 45, finished fourth in the final of the 50-meter freestyle...
Nets' chance at Howard may Magically reappear in December
With the acquisition of Joe Johnson, the Nets said goodbye to the thought of obtaining Dwight Howard. At least for now. No longer willing to sit and wait on Howard...
Nets hoping to lure Williams after acquiring Johnson from Hawks
After spending the past 16 months recruiting Deron Williams, the Nets met with their free-agent superstar point guard yesterday to give him one last sales pitch. Part of that sales...
Now’s the Dwight time for Knicks to step in
The Knicks never called the Super Coach known as Phil Jackson. But they should call the Magic and inquire about the “Superman’’ known as Dwight Howard if they can’t land...
Mets looking to surge into break, but dangerous Phillies loom ahead
Josh Thole wants the Mets to set the bar high on their final homestand before the All-Star break. With six games remaining before most of the Mets take a short...
K-Rod on list of Mets' bullpen targets
The Mets want to upgrade their bullpen, and the Brewers’ Francisco Rodriguez is on their list of targets, a person familiar with the club’s thinking said yesterday. Yes, Francisco Rodriguez....
Yankees ink 'premier prospect in Latin America'
ST. PETERSBURG--According to a Latin America talent evaluator, 16-year-old Luis Torrens, whom the Yankees signed to a $1.3 million deal yesterday, is a better catching prospect than Gary Sanchez and...
Starr Report
Remember those old Mad magazine features, “You know it’s (fill-in-the-blank) when...”? Well, you know it’s July 4th, at least on TV, when ye olde marathons hit the airwaves. Antenna TV,...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYJOHN TRAVOLTA, MARTIN SHEEN, WILL.I.AM - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7GRETTA MONAHAN - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7JOAN RIVERS, GARY OWEN - The Wendy Williams Show, 10...
Octomom’s new bf is reality star wannabe
Nadya “Octomom” Suleman’s new boyfriend has tried his hand at the love-for-fame game before. Frankie G, a 23-year-old amateur bodybuilder, was a contestant on the dating show “Who Wants To...
Norman conquest
Infamous “Psycho” mother-stuffer Norman Bates is getting the series treatment. A&E’s “Bates Motel,” set to air next year, will be based on Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic 1960 chiller starring creepy Anthony...
Lisa Ling OWNS it
Lisa Ling, like Columbus, is determined to discover America. “Our America With Lisa Ling,” her weekly show on OWN, is flat-out the best documentary series on TV right now. While...
‘News’ will be back
"The Newsroom” will continue to hum, at least for one more season. HBO has renewed Aaron Sorkin’s drama about life behind the scenes at an all-news cable network, for a...
Weird but true
A New Mexico woman who failed to return a “Twilight” book and DVD to her library on time wound up having to spend a night in jail — and now...
Clubbing for kids
As the sun sets on a Saturday evening, downtown Manhattanites are just getting started on their plans for the evening — and so are their toddlers. Inside a hip TriBeCa...
The secret hero of Spider-Man
The sidewalk vendors of Times Square sell cheap metal signs bearing the image of Spider-Man, no doubt unaware that the superhero’s co-creator walks right past them every day, completely unrecognized....
Jeremy Lin withdraws from USA Men's Select Team
Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has withdrawn from the USA Men’s Select Team that will train July 6-11 against the U.S Olympic Team in Las Vegas because of his contract status....