July 25, 2010
Ray of hope: Bronx native leads New York City women to hoops gold
NIAGARA – Brittany Ray has every reason to be upset. After a stellar senior year at Rutgers University, the guard from The Bronx was expected to be selected in the...
Golden dreams dashed for NYC boys soccer squad
AMHERST, N.Y. – The New York City boys scholastic soccer team had booked its ticket to the Empire State Games gold medal game with opportunistic goals and stingy defense. But...
Empire State Games roundup: Burlacu lifts NYC women to soccer bronze
AMHERST, N.Y. – Laura Burlacu capped a tremendous performance in the Empire State Games as the former St. John’s and Newcomers standout scored the decisive goal in the eighth minute,...
Queens boxer rises in the ring after dropping the pounds
BUFFALO – Danny Gonzalez was hoping to make a big step forward in his amateur boxing career Saturday night, but the 20-year-old from Ozone Park, Queens lost to Hudson Valley’s...
Haren traded to Angels
The Yankees’ refusal to give into what they believed were unreasonable demands by the Diamondbacks for Dan Haren resulted in the right-hander being deal to the Angels yesterday for pitcher...
A-Rod 'fine' after getting drilled by fastball in Yankees win
Alex Rodriguez is a prohibitive favorite to swat his 600th home run outside of The Bronx. With the Yankees’ universe poised to watch the cleanup hitter become the seventh player...
Tricky tax refund finally comes through
A Pelham Gardens resident can rest easy after it appeared that her full state tax refund would not arrive, all due to a paperwork mixup.Anita Rossi, who lives at Bouck...
Student drowns at LI pool party
A Long Island birthday party for pals from the prestigious Rochester Institute of Technology turned tragic today when one celebrant drowned in a backyard pool. Nelson Cole, 21, of Boerum...
Officials still unheard on Wakefield shelters
Senator Jeff Klein and other officials continue to go unheard on their concerns over plans to open four new homeless shelters in Wakefield. They are less than pleased.“The system stinks,”...
Parks dept keeps cranking out new playgrounds
All those fancy new school playgrounds you’ve been seeing pop up behind schools in the borough? They’re part of a massive, ambitious plan by Mayor Bloomberg and the NYC Parks...
Preston hockey star makes the Empire State Games
Tiffany Melillo has been working hard on the ice for eight years now, ever since playing Morris Park roller-hockey as a little girl.Her hard work has paid off.The Preston High...
Christie: 'Jersey Shore' gives NJ a bad name
MTV's reality hit "Jersey Shore" has created a situation, so to speak, for the Garden State, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said today. The Republican chief executive said the bawdy...
Pls don't! Kim tries to talk down wannabe fan
Kim Kardashian took to the microblogging website Twitter to dissuade a fan from going under the knife to look exactly like her, E! Online reported today. The curvy socialite stepped...
'Drunk' driver slams into LI house
Talk about a wake up call. A drunk driver barreled into a Long Island home early this morning and came to a halt only feet away from a bed where...
Budget re-do: Paterson sugar tax, prop cap back on agenda
Gov. David Paterson is forcing the Legislature to reconsider some of his ideas that have already been rejected. Paterson today announced the agenda for the session he called for Wednesday...
Joint drills go forward despite N. Korea nuke threat
Fighter jets buzzed the skies and submarines cruised underwater today as a flotilla of U.S. and South Korean warships led by a nuclear-powered U.S. supercarrier began exercises that have enraged...
Castellano rides 5 straight winners...so far
Jockey Javier Castellano has had a day to remember so far at the Old Spa, riding five straight winners in races 2 through 6. He didn't have a mount in...
Bulluck says he's man for the middle
With the Titans, Keith Bulluck for the majority of his 10 seasons played mostly right outside linebacker in Tennessee's base defense, moving into the middle on third down. As the...
A-Rod homerless as rain soaks Bronx
When a heavy rain invaded Yankee Stadium at 3 o’clock Alex Rodriguez had teased a crowd of 47,890 three times and didn’t deliver his 600th homer. With 599 home runs...
Mets drop another in 1-0 Dodgers loss
LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw scattered seven hits over eight innings in his first start since appealing a five-game suspension and Russell Martin hit a late RBI double in the...
Bx. church gutted by fire, but faithful plan to rebuild
A Bronx church was ravaged by a roaring fire early this morning, but parishioners are already promising to rebuild their beloved building. "The building may be shut down, but we’re...
Rachel Alexandra wins at Monmouth, but….?
Like an aging champion prizefighter who continues to win boxing matches while facing the "bum of the month" club - remember "Rocky 3"? - Rachel Alexandra delivered another TKO on...
BP's Hayward is out: US official
Gaffe-prone BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward — who incensed many on the Gulf Coast by saying he wanted his life back as they struggled with the fallout from the company's...
Box Office: 'Inception' licks 'Salt'
A better-than-expected second-week hold for "Inception'' allowed Christopher Nolan's mind-bending thriller to hold off the heavily-buzzed-about "Salt,'' which opened at the lower end of expectations. The estimated numbers are $43.5...
West Ham eyes Beckham role
A co-owner of east London's West Ham United, David Gold, said L.A. Galaxy and England National Team star David Beckham could play a key role in the club's bid to move into...
Gametracker: Yanks vs. Royals
Follow all the action as A-Rod tries for number 600 when Phil Hughes and the Bombers take on the Royals ...
Taliban talking deal in troop kidnap
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban fighters that ambushed two U.S. Navy sailors Friday, killing one and taking the other hostage, want to exchange the body of the dead man for insurgent...
BP CEO reportedly negotiating exit terms
LONDON — British media are reporting that BP chief executive Tony Hayward is negotiating the terms of his departure ahead of the oil company’s results announcement later this week. Citing...
Empire State Games roundup: NYC women reach hoops final
NIAGARA – The New York City open women’s basketball team knew it needed to beat Long Island Saturday night to keep its gold medal hopes alive. They just didn’t know...
Teen TV separates the real kids from the imposters
Mama’s schoolgirl crush on Don Draper left her feeling nostalgic for her long-ago days as a teenager. So she decided to check in on what dramas the young people are...
Reel good
JUNO (2007) Sunday, 12:30 p.m., USA The Best Screenplay Oscar went to Diablo Cody for this charming, funny and totally unexpected little movie about a wisecracking, oddball teen (Ellen Page)...
Pay the Piper
What really helps Piper Perabo play Annie Walker, a CIA spook-in-training on “Covert Affairs,” is her ability to, well, lie. For every role Perabo has played, the actress has stretched...
Still stuck on ‘Mad Men’
It’s taken me up until now to actually get it. Don Draper, I mean. Tragically, DD is the without question the emptiest suit ever to look great in one. He’s...
Don't miss
Medieval Conniving Aliena (Hayley Atwell) protests her father’s imprisonment. Prior Philip (Matthew Macfadyen) and William (David Oakes) have a standoff over access to stone in the Shiring quarry. Jack’s (Eddie...
'Mad' love
‘Who is Don Draper?” In the season-four opener of “Mad Men,” a journalist asks the enigmatic ad agency Romeo the question many viewers have wondered during the first three seasons...
‘Mad Men’ goes Barbie
Diehard “Mad Men” fans love the fashions worn by the characters, from Don Draper’s gray flannel suit to Joan Holloway’s jewel-toned dresses. This season, viewers have the chance to own...
Madonna & child
Mama does preach. In a fashion-meets-rock-god moment, Madonna will launch her Material Girl teen clothing line with Macy’s on Aug. 3, but instead of crowning herself the next Queen of...
Teixeira blasts two homers; blames umps for final out
Mark Teixeira continued his blistering month of July — yeah, go ahead say it, he’s hotter than the temperature — with well over 700 feet in home runs yesterday. But...
Hit parade
Hey’re making you an offer you can’t refuse — a return to the old days of gun running, speakeasies and mob rubouts. The Museum of the American Gangster in the...
Awful Mitre buries Yankees
It was the brutal beginning, not the controversial ending of yesterday’s loss to the Royals, that should haunt the Yankees this morning. Starting pitcher Sergio Mitre spotted the Royals a...
A-Rod left holding the bat
The game was there to be won and then it was lost. History was there to be made and then it was not. Mighty Alex did not strike out. He...
AAU Super Showcase notebook: Team Next looking to go out on top
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – This week at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports is important for all the hopeful prospects that take the floor. For many, their future is on the line,...
Q&A: Bill Murray
In Friday’s “Get Low,” Bill Murray plays Frank Quinn, a funeral director in 1930s Tennessee who’s hired to plan a funeral for Felix Bush (Robert Duvall), a crazed-hermit type who...
Barajas another Met to suffer an oblique injury
LOS ANGELES — Rod Barajas is the latest Mets player to catch the oblique bug going around. The Mets catcher injured his right oblique on a swing in the fourth...
Rushing for Haren could sabotage Yankees’ chance at Lee
The Yankees all but had Cliff Lee on their roster two weeks ago. They are going to make sure they do not do anything to let him slip away again....
Swatch
* Age: 3 * Breed: Boston terrier * Represents: Mood Fabrics, 225 W. 37th St. * On duty: Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. — but don’t...
Hawk to soar into Hall
COOPERSTOWN — Andre Dawson stared almost in awe as he watched a brief video biography of his playing career, brushing away tears as familiar faces spoke in admiration of the...
In the name of love
Ever call your dog and five other pups come running? Your dog may have one of the most popular names in the city. According to the New York City Department...
My New York: Sid & Nancy
Dear Alan: Please prove that Sid did not kill Nancy. That was one of the last requests of Anne Beverley — mother of Sex Pistols bassist and punk icon Sid...
Revis’ pact, Sanchez’s knee keys to Ryan's second Jets camp
What do the Jets do for an encore? After a loss in the AFC Championship game last January, the next step is the Super Bowl. Will the Jets get there...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Jason Taylor
The Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the soon-to-be-36-year-old former Dolphin who brought his 127 1⁄2 career sacks to the Jets as a free agent. Q: What was your reaction when...
Miracle on Ice: NYC girls win second-ever game at ESG
AMHERST, N.Y. – To say expectations were low for the New York City girls scholastic ice hockey team would be an understatement. “If we score a goal, it would be...
Reese believes Giants will race back to top
You can now come out from under your Big Blue covers, Giants fans. You don’t have to cower in fear at the mere sight of Big, Bad Rex Ryan and...
Spotlight on Fewell, Umenyiora at Giants camp
A relatively quiet, orderly and low-key off-season for the Giants followed an astonishingly dreadful close to a 2009 swoon that resulted in no playoff appearance for the first time in...
Kings and Queens of the ring: NYC dominates ESG boxing
BUFFALO – From baseball to volleyball, the New York City region has struggled in this year’s Empire State Games. The boxing team, though, is literally and figuratively carrying the torch...
Raimondi's observations from Saturday's Nike/USJN National Championship
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – The girls basketball marathon is finally over.The Capital Sports Complex, home to the main games at the Nike/USJN National Championship on Saturday, is like a hoops...
Going for gold: NYC beats L.I., 2-0, in boys soccer
AMHERST, N.Y. – It’s been 13 years, but Angelo Badias still remembers what it was like to win an Empire State Games gold medal. He was part of the last...
Fans deserve what they get
A few days after The Decision, I called a friend of mine whose sporting heart always has resided in Cleveland, even if he followed his own talents to South Beach...
Nike/USJN National Championship notebook: Gauchos get two teams to final day
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – It could not have worked out any better for the Gauchos. After the program’s Elite team won in its Gold playoff opener Saturday night at the...
Ladies’ blight
This weekend’s Lilith Fair faced an uphill battle even before ticket sales tanked, talent dropped out and Carly Simon broke her foot. In a decision that seemed to synch up...
Bettman’s Kovalchuk prosecution merely a temper tantrum
First, know this about Gary Bettman and his capricious prosecution of circumvention against the Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk -- it's personal with the commissioner, the way it was personal when...
The Rumble
Never-say-die guyLI’s Cohen survived wreck, makes inspirational movies Long Island native Rick Cohen knows about persevering. In 1994, he was driving down the 101 Freeway in Sherman Oaks, Calif., when...
Summer of fun: Bernardi taking advantage of first go-around on AAU circuit
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Brian Bernardi’s decision to travel with the New York Gauchos has already increased his exposure. The Xaverian rising junior has shot the lights out – his forte...
Wine & dandy
Wine waiters in fancy restaurants used to be fusty old men in penguin suits with uppity attitudes. But these days, the city’s best sommeliers are young, hip, utterly approachable —...
Braziller's news & notes from AAU Super Showcase
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- First, I made my 7 a.m. flight at Newark, which, to those who know me, is a minor miracle. Next, my hotel not only allowed me to...
Former St. Mike's sharpshooter bound for St. John the Baptist
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – In the end, the distance was too much. Former St. Michael Academy sharpshooter Allysia Rohlehr will not be following the former Eagles and coach Apache Paschall...
Meet market: Jean queen shops for stylish and smart stud
As a sales executive for a high-end denim company, 23-year-old Rebekah knows a thing or two about great jeans. Lucky for you guys, she’s still looking for the perfect fit....
St. Peter's guard's recruitment Heating up
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – To Kevin White, Christine Kline is like a catchy radio jingle. The first time you hear it, you might not notice. But after multiple times, you...
Agenda
HEAR THIS! Turn back the clock to 1993 tomorrow: The Smashing Pumpkins hit up Terminal 5 to perform their old — and new — hits. The grunge rockers have been...
Cashin' in on video
They’re stars of the tiny screen — YouTube legends living unassumingly next door. Almost 450,000 viewers tune in to 20-year-old Tessa Violet, a k a MeekaKitty, as she rants about...
This week's couple: Song and dance
Harry, 25, knows how to impress a date. The pilot and lifeguard shared stories of salsa dancing and performing operas over a meal of steaks and seafood at at Gallagher’s...
The fix was in
In 2007, when Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein founded JournoList, an online gathering place for several hundred liberal journalists, academics and political activists, he imagined a discussion group that would...
A legacy of budget trickery
No more budget gimmicks? That’s what outgoing White House budget director Peter Orszag promised as the Obama team prepared to take control of the White House. “The president prefers to...
Few takers for city job tests
Maybe some people just don’t want to work. The number of people taking tests that could lead to city jobs is plummeting like the Dow Jones index. The number has...
Top 5 'Mad Men'-style pickup lines
“Ask him what he likes for breakfast — scotch or martinis?” — Robin “Call her things like button, broad or pussycat.” — Gary “Offer them a cigarette and say, ‘I...
Who can capture the Tea Party vote?
It’s called a party though it’s not a party, though even that depends whom you ask. It’s not in the business of endorsing candidates except when it is, and has...
Ask Ashley: singled out once again
My wife — whom I’ve known and been with since college, and is also the mother of my three children, recently told me she’s no longer in love with me....
Party for sale
Now two city DAs are investigating the state Independence Party. Which is why Andrew Cuomo, who so far has avoided entanglement with the morally bankrupt Working Families Party, may regret...
Conn. strikes back
Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell is going to war, it seems, in an effort to lure New York hedge funds to her state. Who can blame her? Albany, after all, attacked...
Little people pay
Kyle Smith is barking up the wrong tree by asking Michael Bloomberg to address the rash of petty fines being levied against the working class (“Big Brother Is Fining You,”...
Rude awakening
Peggy Noonan appears to attribute President Obama’s shortfalls to his age and inexperience while ignoring his radical leftward ideology (“Longing for Old and Wise,” PostScript, July 18). Noonan disappointed many...
Social insecurity
I suggest that people of Tanner’s persuasion reject receiving Social Security payments when eligible as well as medical care that is paid for under Medicare. I started paying into the...
Triple tragedy
First “The Voice,” then “The Boss” and now “The Major” (“Ex-Yankees Manager Ralph Houk Dies at 90,” July 22). It has been a bad few weeks for Yankee fans. Erik...
When bikes attack
Bravo to Matt Harvey for “Attack of the Killer Bikes” (PostScript, July 18). Cyclists’ general disdain for the laws of the road has resulted in tragic deaths and injuries to...
The man who saved New York
Former Gov. Hugh L. Carey is the Harry Truman of New York state — a political figure who left office in disrepute, only to have his stature rise in later...
Required reading
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart (Random House) Leningrad-born New Yorker Shteyngart satirized his native land in “The Russian Debutante’s Handbook” and “Absurdistan.” This time he launches his...
New York's strange laws
There are 8 million stories in the naked city — and almost as many ways to break the law. The 21 volume New York City Charter and Administrative Code, and...
In my library: Wendy Williams
So, Wendy Williams — former DJ, TV and radio talk-show host, author and celebrity baiter — what’s it like to be the Queen of All Media? “I’ve done away with...
Dark victories
Three neglected noirs from the early 1950s are to be released on DVD on Tuesday, courtesy of Olive Films. Best of the bunch is Lewis Allen's "Appointment With Danger" (1951)....
Bridge
"Which do you think is harder," Cy the Cynic asked me, "dummy play or defense?" "I think it's harder to become a fine declarer." "Dummy play is easy," Cy retorted....
Accuracy not goal
There's a chess game that everyone -- or at least, everyone with a TV set -- has seen recently. And almost no one notices that the position is beyond belief....
Espada feels a bit bettor
Looks like scandal-scarred state Sen. Pedro Espada is betting on his re-election. Espada -- accused of looting Medicaid funds -- was spotted playing the slots at Empire City Casino at...
Cipriani skips out on tab: bank
They're drowning in red sauce. The Cipriani restaurant empire has stiffed its longtime bank, Capital One, for 4 million clams, according to a lawsuit. The bank wants owner Giuseppe Cipriani,...
O's Lockerbie-thug flip-flop
In public, President Obama called the early release of the Lockerbie bomber "highly objectionable." But behind the scenes, his administration advised Scottish ministers it would be "far preferable" to free...
Taliban: We grabbed 2 Americans
The Taliban has taken two of our own. Two US servicemen who disappeared Friday were apparently captured in an insurgent hotbed near Kabul where two local heroes were killed earlier...
Summer hooky
Despite warnings they may not be promoted, many kids required to attend summer school have not shown up. Of about 100,500 mostly failing students mandated to take classes, attendance last...
Buses forced off Broadway
An overhaul of Broadway north of Union Square will force six MTA bus lines to change their routes. The Department of Transportation next month will start restricting traffic on Broadway...
Hot, but we're so cool!
How cool is New York? Cooler than James Bond, James Dean and a Lamborghini Diablo put together. A poll by a British newspaper found that the Big Apple is the...
Big 'teases'
The vixens of "Dynasty" would be proud. Power hair from the '80s -- inspired by the likes of Joan Collins, Madonna and Jennifer Beals -- is back in a big...
Crotchety girls taunt Lindsay
They're a bunch of mean girls. Some inmates have been taunting Lindsay Lohan so mercilessly -- chanting "fire crotch" at her -- that she pitched a "hysterical fit" and had...
Drive-by stab-slay
A brutal stabbing attack in The Bronx left an 18-year-old girl dead and another man wounded yesterday. Troynisha Harris, 18, was sitting on the stoop of East 166th Street in...
Biz-incentive billing nightmare
The city sent out in correct bills to 83 percent of the 300 companies enrolled over the last six years in one of its largest economic-development incentive programs, a top...
Designer logos are no go(s)
How you view a logo could be a trademark on how you live, according to a new study. The authors looked at three categories of luxury goods: designer handbags, high-end...
Gulf storm weakens
The ship helping to seal BP's damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was back at the spill site yesterday after a looming storm weakened. The rig had been...
Sexy spy Anna real Vlad girl
Vladimir Putin is excited to have his favorite redhead back home. The Russian prime minister said yesterday he had met with sexy, topless-posing spy Anna Chapman, and the other busted...
Jacko kicked backo with Nazi vids
Hitler was his thriller. Michael Jackson had an unquenchable thirst for Nazi documentaries as well as Judy Garland TV specials and dramas depicting troubled boys in dysfunctional families. He displayed...
Charlie: Don't give me break
A defiant Charles Rangel yesterday said that he didn't want any "special breaks" -- and that he's going to face his alleged ethics violations because it's the American thing to...
Mind games fighting tumors
Cancer researchers have gone Hollywood, adapting a new device that gives researchers a "Matrix"-like look at tumors -- surrounded by 3-D images of cells, blood vessels and organs. "It's like...
Ballot bully Silver kicks GOP underdog
New York politics make for a mad, mad world. The Republican Party is running a 62-year-old widow with zero political experience and no campaign cash against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A manhunt is under way for the thug wanted for the murder in East Flatbush last week of a former Guyanese police officer. The suspect (police sketch above) is...
Dissecting the mating game
Cupid better brush up on his résumé: a California scientist could put him out of business permanently. While the rest of us have (sometimes glumly) accepted that love is mysterious...
Brutal slay stuns Qns.
A cold-blooded killer shot a man several times in the head early yesterday, then stomped his face so hard that he left bloody footprints at the Queens crime scene, police...
FDIC law allows race question
Dear John: I recently applied to TD Bank for a loan. The application asked my race. Is this still legal? I am 60 years old and grew up in South...
Menage a Bon Jovi
Talk about giving love a bad name. A new photo shows Jon Bon Jovi -- splayed out on a bed nuzzling four topless women, a shirt hanging from a lamp...
Why all the volatility in marts
Americans who have money invested in the markets have to be scratching their heads about what is going on with Wall Street. Their retirement accounts, 401(k)s, mutual funds, equities, bonds...
Staten Island fire-slay 'sorry' in ma's hand
The handwriting on the "am sorry" note found in the charred remains of a Staten Island murder-suicide appears to match that of the dead mother -- not the teen pyromaniac...
Woman killed in bike-van crash
A minivan t-boned a motorcycle on the Upper West Side last night, killing a woman and injuring two men, officials said. The bike was headed north on West End Avenue...
Turnstile dirt delay
The MTA is playing dirty -- and that could mean more time spent swiping at the turnstiles. With the sacking of hundreds of station-booth agents, the MetroCard turnstile readers that...
Ben sees taxes swamping economy
The only thing worse than former Fed chief Alan Greenspan's final years at the helm of the Federal Reserve have been his retirement years as an over-exposed pundit. And this...
Lying nun begs on behalf of unholy rape clan
She's no angel! For a decade, Sister Milindia has tugged on heartstrings in Little Italy. Wearing a cross, veil and nun's black habit, she approaches strangers and asks for donations,...
Scammer's UNhelpful Haiti junket
A scam artist busted for bilking immigrants out of more than $40,000 has now claimed he's a UN worker helping Haitian earthquake victims. Marc Payen, on probation after his 2009...
Rightin' the 'rithmetic
If all goes according to plan, Wednesday will be the D-Day of New York education. That is when officials will present an honest assessment of how state students are doing...
Worst heat ever
Don't sweat it, New York. While this month's sizzling weather may feel unbearable, with the temperature hitting a high of 97 degrees yesterday, tying a record, it pales in comparison...
Lawyer loan fees gouge 9/11 crews
It's a victory with a steep price tag. Ground Zero heroes who accept a settlement of their toxic-illness suits against the city will get socked with a slew of legal...
Retirement woes
Even the seemingly well off may find they are struggling to make ends meet in the so-called golden years. They could begin their retirement with what appears to be a...
'Love Parade' crush kills 19, injures 342
DUISBURG, Germany — The death toll rose to 19 on Sunday and police said that 342 had been injured in a panicked crush of partygoers in an overcrowded tunnel that...
NFL camps open under cloud of looming lockout
Savor this season, NFL fans. It could be the last uninterrupted stretch of pro football that any of us sees for a long, long time. The league's 2010 slate officially...
Oh, Henry! Red Bulls feeling impact
Newcomer Thierry Henry's impact on the field for the Red Bulls was instant and obvious in his debut Thursday against Tottenham. Now, as the team prepares for today's New York...
NHL could fine Devils for Ilya deal
The Devils might have five million reasons to worry about the Players Association's expected filing for arbitration of Ilya Kovalchuk's rejected contract. A league source said the NHL is not...
Burned by A.J.
* At this point, is anyone surprised that A.J. Burnett is an irresponsible ass? Perhaps the best example is his idiocy of throwing pies in his teammates' faces. Ask any...
Giants sign LB Bulluck to firm up defense
The largest question heading into training camp for the Giants was whether or not there was a capable middle linebacker on the roster. The signing yesterday of veteran Keith Bulluck...
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'Rachel' snags win at Monmouth
OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Rachel Alexandra kept cool on a wilting afternoon at Monmouth Park, defeating six rivals yesterday in the $400,000 Lady's Secret Stakes for fillies and mares. It was...
Liberty looking to keep on a roll
Chemistry is unpredictable. It can elude a team for years, but in a little more than a month, it looks as if the Liberty have transformed from a random assortment...
DEC to upgrade reef sites
There are a lot of you out there who are not happy with having to pay for a saltwater fishing license in New York, but at least some of that...
Perez serves up walkoff as Dodgers top Mets in 13th
LOS ANGELES -- Oliver Perez was a hero for about 15 minutes yesterday before ultimately discarding his cape for his more familiar goat horns. Nevertheless, Perez was only third on...
Big sweep for Hondo!!
Suddenly hot Hondo made it four straight last night when he took two with the Dodgers and Giants to lower the NRN (nasty red number) to three figures at 960...
Amazin' how these Mets find ways to lose
LOS ANGELES -- Cue the crazy Looney Tunes music, the Mets' new theme song on this Trip to Oblivion. Every time you think the Mets can't come up with a...
Sports shorts
CYCLING: Contador nears Tour title In Pauillac, France, Alberto Contador is set to win his third Tour de France title in four years after keeping the yellow jersey in the...
Phillies pound Ubaldo, Rockies
Ryan Howard hit a bases-loaded triple and Jimmy Rollins had a two-run triple in a seven-run third inning and the Phillies handed Ubaldo Jimenez one of the worst losses of...
YES crew laughs off bad call that favored Yankees
How IS it, Jethro, that TV folk figure we don't notice what we can't miss? Part I: Most everywhere you turn, lately, someone's lecturing on how big league umpiring is...
Royals' Davies keeps A-Rod's quest for 600 in check
Kyle Davies was well aware of where Alex Rodriguez stood on the career home run chart. He knew Rodriguez was at 599. But Davies, who had surrendered Rodriguez's 500th blast...
Devil May Care scores easy win
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Jockey John Velazquez looked back once as 3-5 favorite Devil May Care dragged him toward the leaders on the far turn of yesterday's Grade 1, $250,000 Coaching...
Yankees' top prospect Montero exits after hit by pitch
Jesus Montero, the Yankees' top prospect and potential trade chip, was listed as day-to-day with a left forearm bruise after being hit by a pitch last night. The 20-year-old catcher...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 25MONJuly 26TUEJuly 27WEDJuly 28THUJuly 29FRIJuly 30 SATJuly 31YankeesKansas City1:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMCle.7:05YESWCBSCle.7:05WWORWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBSMetsL.A. Dodgers4:10TV -- FOXRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMESt.L.7:10SNYWFANSt.L.7:10SNYWFANSt.L.12:10SNYWFANAri.7:10SNYWFANAri.7:10SNYWFANLibertyAtlanta3:00TV -- NBA TVNOGAMES.A.7:30ESPN2NOGAMENOGAMEL.A.7:30No TVNOGAMERed Bulls$Manchester City3:30TV -- Fox Soccer ChannelNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHou.8:30MSGWQBUStaten...
Weird but true
Shut yo' mouth, buddy! A 58-year-old Bremerton, Wash., motorist got so angry when a 55-year-old jokester shouted a "Yo' momma" line at him that he slammed on the brakes of...
Yanks beat the Cyclones
Cyclones 2Yankees 3Saturday, July 24 at Staten IslandIt only took one bad inning by starter Yohan Almonte (3-3, 2.68 ERA) to sink the Cyclones, whose bats fell mostly silent in...
Two firefighters killed in Bridgeport blaze
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Two Connecticut firefighters have died while battling a house fire in Bridgeport. Elaine Ficarra of the Bridgeport mayor's office says the firefighters died this afternoon while at...