July 22, 2011
Teixeira, Swisher power Yanks over A's
Mark Teixeira hit a grand slam and Nick Swisher had a three-run drive in a nine-run third inning and the New York Yankees ambushed the Oakland Athletics early for a...
Wright leads Mets past Marlins 7-6
MIAMI — David Wright came off the disabled list swinging, and his two RBI doubles Friday helped the New York Mets beat the Florida Marlins 7-6. The five-time All-Star was...
NY-Boston service restored, with delays
Amtrak crews have made repairs to damaged tracks and an overhead power system to restore train service between New York and Boston. A heavy truck had struck and damaged the...
Wright back in Mets lineup
MIAMI -- A sprint to the plate in a Florida State League game convinced David Wright he was on the path to recovery from a back injury that sidelined him...
Obama calls lawmakers to White House Saturday after Boehner walks away from debt talks
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said tonight he had summoned congressional leaders to the White House for a meeting on the debt ceiling Saturday after House Speaker John Boehner said...
JPMorgan banker to serve two years in prison for $1.2M theft
A thieving JPMorgan Chase banker will go to prison for as little as two years for stealing $1.2 million from account holders under a plea deal taken today. Hao "Howie"...
Obama certifies repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama Friday officially certified the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The controversial 1993 law that banned openly-gay soldiers from serving in the US armed forces was...
Watch these now: Falling in Reverse, Burn Halo and Escape the Fate
There's a theme to this week's music video roundup...and the theme is former lead singers in new bands, excessive tattoos and rock. As everyone should know by now, being a...
Smith 'would love' to stay with Jets
As the NFL lockout drags on, free agent wide receiver Brad Smith waits and waits. Smith has a become a multipurpose weapon for the Jets, running, receiving, throwing and returning...
Pierce Brosnan to star in 'Stephen King's Bag of Bones' mini-series on A&E
Pierce Brosnan will star in the A&E adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Bag of Bones," the cable channel said Friday. Brosnan, 58, will play the role of Mike Noonan, a...
Jets' Taylor open to a Miami return: report
Former Jets linebacker Jason Taylor left the door open for a return to the Dolphins in an interview Friday morning with the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. This is a reversal from...
VIDEO: Jets' plans for free agency
Post sports writers Brian Costello and Mark Hale examine the Jets roster and possible deals to be made when the NFL lockout is ended.The Jets have several key players to...
'Father of Barbie' Elliot Handler dies at 95
LOS ANGELES -- Elliot Handler, the co-founder of the Mattel toy company who launched the Barbie doll, has died. "Mr. Handler's memory will live on through the toys he helped...
Two city workers busted in bribe scheme
A pair of city workers has been arrested and suspended in a bribe scheme involving a program that helped low-income, homebound residents fix their boilers, officials said today. Caseworker Daryl...
Free MP3: Hungrytown meets the big city
If ever there was a battle for Vermont's best band name, the winner would have to be Porno Tongue...but Hungrytown's got to be a close second. For those not already...
Brother charged in death of Rangers' Boogaard
MINNEAPOLIS -- Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard had been out of drug rehab for just one day before his younger brother gave him an unprescribed narcotic pain pill at the start...
Man sentenced to life for 1988 Conn. killing
HARTFORD, Conn.— A Connecticut man charged with murdering three teenage girls in the 1980s was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for killing one of the victims, whose...
Car hits baby and man, plows into B'klyn bodega
A livery cab hit-run driver struck a baby girl and a man outside of a Brooklyn bodega, then smashed into the front of the store after crashing into another car...
Players reviewing NFL deal OK'd by owners
WASHINGTON -- The NFL was stuck in a holding pattern Friday as the players studied the owner-approved proposal to end the lockout and tried to determine when — and even...
Beavis and Butt-Head return! Watch the preview
The boys are back!MTV unveiled a sneak preview at Comic-Con of its revival of "Beavis and Butt-Head."Creator Mike Judge, who also was the mastermind behind "King of the Hill," said...
The many faces of Death
In the new musical "Death Takes a Holiday" (click here for my review), the Grim Reaper is a dashing man with excellent manners and a way with the ladies, and his accessory of...
West Point cadet dies during training
WEST POINT, N.Y. — U.S. Military Academy officials were investigating Friday how an apparently healthy, athletic 18-year-old West Point cadet died during a land navigation exercise. Cadet Jacob D. Bower...
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NBA 2K12 covers to feature Bird, Jordan and Magic
How do you follow up a game that had Michael Jordan as the cover athlete?Add Magic and Bird to the equation.NBA 2K12, the next installment in 2K Sports’ basketball franchise,...
Thierry Henry on Red Bull woes: If you're a man, you have to react
Coming off a 4-1 humiliation at Colorado, the Red Bulls’ most embarrassing loss of the season, both captain Thierry Henry and coach Hans Backe admit tomorrow’s tilt against Dallas will...
Former Giants RB Anderson says he's not part of lawsuit against NFL
Earlier this week word came out that former Giants running back O.J. Anderson, the MVP of Super Bowl XXXV, was part of a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles against the...
NCAA clears Harkless to play for St. John's
St. John’s star freshman recruit Maurice Harkless has been cleared by the NCAA to play for the Red Storm this season, The Post has learned. Harkless is arguably the most...
'Terror dad' found guilty of lying to feds, obstruction of justice in subway bomb plot
The father of an admitted terrorist who hoped to launch suicide bomb attacks in New York City's subways was found guilty today on charges that he lied to FBI agents...
Box Office (updated): 'Captain America' does $4 million at midnight, but can he get past Harry Potter?
2:30 update: Paramount is reporting that "Captain America: The First Avenger'' sold an estimated $4 million worth of tickets at midnight shows. That's slightly better than this season's other superhero...
Mayor Bloomberg predicts outer borough taxi services are close
Expanded outer-borough taxi services are just around the corner, Mayor Bloomberg said on his weekly radio show this morning. Bloomberg predicted Gov. Cuomo would soon sign a bill hizzoner pushed...
Jets running backs a key to season
As the end of the lockout nears (hopefully), we take a look at some of the issues facing the Jets in 2011. Today, we look at their running backs. Wide...
Jets' Cotchery ready to go after back surgery: report
Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery has been giving clearance to participate in practice fully after offseason back surgery, he told NJ.com. Cotchery had surgery to fix a herniated disk in...
DVR alert: Dick Foran on TCM
I love this Swedish poster for "Moonlight on the Prairie'' (1936), which is getting probably its first prime-time showing (at 8 Eastern) as TCM's month-long salute to singing cowboys gets around...
Harlem hit-run victim dies, charges upped against driver
The Harlem man who was mowed down by a boozy hit-run driver last night died this morning and police are now upping the charges against the callous reckless driver, cops...
Diversity on the Right
Who says there is no variety of opinion on the right side of the political spectrum? Democrats and Liberals often describe their political opponents as being unthinking, neanderthals who only...
Braylon pleads guilty to DWI; wants to stay with Jets
Jets receiver Braylon Edwards pleaded guilty Friday morning to a misdemeanor DWI charge and will serve no jail time after striking a deal with Manhattan prosecutors following his September 2010...
Christopher Schwarzenegger hospitalized after surfing accident
LOS ANGELES -- Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver said Friday their 13-year-old son Christopher was expected to make a full recovery from injuries he sustained in a surfing accident over...
NJ Transit train hits, kills man
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — NJ Transit says one of its trains struck and killed a man on the tracks in Elmwood Park Friday. Train 1154, with 700 passengers aboard, was...
Sentence scrapped for NJ woman who killed husband
TRENTON, N.J.— New Jersey's Supreme Court has tossed out a 30-year prison sentence for a woman who admitted killing her police officer husband while he slept. The court says Marie...
More than 90 people dead after Norway attacks; suspect charged
A bloodthirsty gunman who shot at least 85 people to death at a youth summer camp in Norway yesterday -- after a bomb went off in the heart of Oslo,...
NFL star Edwards pleads guilty to DWI, hopes to re-sign with Jets
Jets receiver Braylon Edwards was wide open to making a deal -- pleading guilty this morning to a misdemeanor DWI charge after striking a plea arrangement with Manhattan prosecutors following...
CB 10 Meets With Planet Fitness Reps for Pelham Bay Operations
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Woman attacked while jogging in Central Park
Cops are investigating whether a man who allegedly groped a woman jogging in Central Park early this morning is the same sicko who’s similarly attacked a half-dozen other women on...
Khadafy rejects talks as Libyan rebels claim to infiltrate Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy ruled out talks with rebels fighting Friday to end his four-decade rule, insisting that the loyalist cause would triumph even as the rebels...
Syrian protests close in on Assad regime
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Tensions flared after Friday prayers in Syria's capital and second city, Aleppo, as unrest appeared to edge closer to the embattled Assad regime. Security forces were deployed...
Goran Hadzic, last Balkan war-crimes suspect, extradited to UN tribunal in the Hague
BELGRADE, Serbia — The last Balkan war-crimes suspect was extradited to the U.N. tribunal for prosecution on Friday after being allowed last-minute visits with relatives, including his sick mother. Goran...
Truck driver dead, 30 people injured in tour bus, tractor-trailer crash on I-90 in central New York
A trailer truck rear-ended a charter bus packed with New York City-bound Canadians, sparking a fiery explosion that killed the truck driver and left 30 tourists injured in western New...
Connecticut woman charged with forcing cocaine, beer on her kids
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport mother is charged with forcing her 4-year-old son to drink beer and giving beer and cocaine to her 10-month-old daughter. The Connecticut Post reports that...
City sets record high for the day as heat wave continues
What a scorcher! New York City set a record high for the day with the temperature soaring to 104 degrees, topping the previous high of 101 in 1957. The temperature...
Staszewski: Reporters shootaround prep for big weekend
WASHINGTON, D.C – Before heading to different parts of the East Coast, the NYPost.com high-school staff -- Marc Raimondi, Zach Braziller and I -- thought it would be a good...
Mets fall in what could be Beltran’s last home game
If yesterday’s ninth inning at-bat was indeed Carlos Beltran’s last as a Met at Citi Field, it didn’t go exactly as he would have scripted it. Beltran popped up to...
Fallin' Angel doesn’t look like solution for Mets
As orderly transitions of power go, the Mets' center field handoff from Carlos Beltran to Angel Pagan in spring training was painless, bloodless and kind. Beltran removed any potential tension...
Yankees look for rotation help at deadline
The most important month of the 2010 baseball season for the Yankees was July, not October. That’s when the Yankees came up just short in their pursuit of Cliff Lee,...
45-year-old lawsuit vs. Citi finally sleeps
It took 45 years for the wheels of justice to finally stop churning in a lawsuit against Citigroup Inc. A New York state appeals court in Manhattan dismissed yesterday a...
Picard's suits on hot seat
The liquidator of Bernard Madoff's firm, who has filed "hundreds" of lawsuits demanding return of so-called fictitious profits made in the Ponzi scheme, faces mass bids by investors to dismiss...
NY jobless rate rises
New York state's unemployment rate in June rose to 8.0 percent from 7.8 percent in the prior month, the Labor Department said in a report yesterday. In New York City,...
A few bad Apples
At first, it looks like a sleek Apple store. Sales assistants in blue T-shirts with the company's logo chat with customers. Signs advertising the iPad 2 hang from the white...
Some red losses for a Gray Lady
The New York Times Co. swung to a loss in the second quarter from a profit in the year-ago period as advertising revenue continued to erode. The $119.7 million loss...
Business briefs
Mulling Hulu Apple Inc., sitting on $76.2 billion in cash and securities, is considering making a bid for the Hulu online video service, two people with knowledge of the auction...
10% dip in Q2 for AT&T
AT&T said its second-quarter earnings fell 10 percent after a year-earlier gain, but the telecom company added more long-term wireless subscribers than expected, thanks to a jump in smartphone users,...
Failing Econ 101
It's not just kids who are bummed about the back-to-school season. A "shadow of insecurity" hangs over the nation's retailers, according to a major trade group, which predicted that consumer...
Playing pay$ off big for Microsoft in Q4
Who says you can't mix business with pleasure? Microsoft posted a 30 percent profit jump in its fiscal fourth quarter, blowing past Wall Street's expectations thanks to strong sales of...
Shake, rattle & roll
New Sony Music Chairman Doug Morris is wasting no time reshuffling the deck inside the Madison Avenue headquarters of the music giant. The 72-year-old executive, who took over the top...
Greece aid buoys markets
US stocks rallied, extending a weekly gain for the Standard & Poor's 500, as European officials announced 160 billion euros ($230 billion) in aid for Greece to stop the region's...
Oprah's new weight issue: a skinnier magazine
With ratings on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network sagging, the top brass at Hearst must be worried about the impact on the talk-show queen's eponymous magazine. O, the Oprah Magazine --...
Citigroup looking to sell EMI, PDQ
Citigroup, after quietly talking to interested parties about its music asset EMI for months, now wants to fast-track the bidding process and is hoping to close the sale as soon...
Eat my shorts: Morgan Stanley outpaces Goldman in Q2
After years of coming up woefully short against its downtown arch-rival, Morgan Stanley has finally got Goldman Sachs' chief Lloyd Blankfein coughing up its exhaust fumes. Morgan Stanley boss James...
NYC in beach sewage alert
Four beaches have been polluted and more may be closed as city workers scramble to stop raw sewage from being spilled after a blast at a Harlem wastewater-treatment plant, officials...
Tragic Harlem hit-and-run
A hit-run driver who mowed down a pedestrian in Harlem last night was apprehended after a tow-truck operator chased the suspect, authorities said. The hit-run suspect, headed south on Seventh...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Two purse-snatchers were busted for snagging three unattended bags on the beach at Sea Gate, cops said. William Bonder, 43, and Edwin Font, 46, allegedly snagged the pocketbooks containing...
Judge does 'mean grill' on Lindsay
Perpetual train wreck Lindsay Lohan was reamed out yesterday by an annoyed judge who told her to get back on track -- or else. During a Los Angeles court hearing...
Gov scratches horse panel
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo yesterday consigned a do-nothing state task force on "retired" racehorses to the glue factory. Cuomo vetoed legislation that would have extended the panel despite its failure...
Mom sues driver as Queens 'DWI' girl, 6, dies
A 6-year-old Queens girl -- hit by an alleged drunken driver last month while chasing an ice-cream truck -- has died, and her devastated mother is now suing the motorist....
Copyright slap at Rihanna
Famed photog David LaChapelle can continue to develop his million-dollar copyright claim against pop star Rihanna. In a ruling released yesterday, Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin said the surrealist shutterbug...
Panel's budget alert
The state Financial Control Board issued a sober assessment yesterday of the city's budget outlook over the next four years, warning that what the city spends would increase at more...
Nudists: Don't get flesh ideas
New York's nude sunbathers aren't all that interested in a Coney Island "nakation." A legion of suit-doffing sand lovers yesterday said they'd rather stick to the area's more remote beaches...
Rahm ditching Chicago schools for his kids
WASHINGTON -- Rahm Emanuel is taking a page from his former boss President Obama and sending his kids to a top private school instead of the public schools he now...
It's a ga$! New study fuels fracking backing
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo is hailing a new Pennsylvania study showing that the huge Marcellus Shale natural-gas field on the New York border could supply 25 percent of the nation's...
MTA chief leaves station
MTA Chairman and CEO Jay Walder abruptly resigned yesterday after less than two years at the helm, ditching the beleaguered transit agency for a private-sector job in Hong Kong. Walder...
Car hits bike boy, 12, on Upper E. Side
A 12-year-old boy was fighting for his life yesterday after being struck by a car while riding his bike on the Upper East Side, cops said. The youngster was pedaling...
Caddie says Tiger left him holding bag
Tiger Woods' divorce wasn't his only bitter breakup. His former caddie says the golfer scorned him, too. "I've obviously lost some respect for him," Steve Williams said yesterday, a day...
No escape for slick robber
A triple-escape artist was back in prison yesterday -- in a head-to-toe, bright-orange jumpsuit and extra chains. Ronald Tackman, 57, was sentenced to 28 years to life for robbing six...
'18%' of teachers get an F
A test-run of a new teacher evaluation system set to be phased in this fall rated a whopping 18 percent of participating teachers as "ineffective" -- a designation that can...
Florida man arrested for 'stalking' MSNBC anchor
A Florida freak was arrested for allegedly stalking cable-news stunner Tamron Hall in Manhattan this week -- the second time she's had to sic the cops on an obsessed fan,...
Free electric-car chargers get nowhere fast
So much for "power" to the people for the city's first wave of electric-car buyers. A year after Mayor Bloomberg introduced a program offering 100 free home charging stations to...
Walkable Apple the 'gaitest' city in US
Walk this way. New Yorkers live in the best US city for walking, with attractive neighborhoods that offer easy access to local amenities, according to a new survey. New York...
Mike gives $50M in fight vs. coal
Mayor Bloomberg is anteing up $50 million to black out coal. Acting in his capacity as president of Bloomberg Philanthropies, his self-funded foundation, the billionaire mayor yesterday traveled to Virginia...
Weiner in therapy; says hard part will be convincing Hillary Clinton he's recovered
Forget his wife -- Anthony Weiner has an even bigger problem on his hands: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The horndog ex-House member from Queens is telling friends that...
It'll be a whole lotto gay nups
Everyone was a winner in the gay-marriage lottery. City Hall announced that it'll marry off all 823 couples who entered a hastily organized contest for the right to utter, "I...
Driven mad by $erious gas pain in the Hamptons
Hamptons drivers are facing the Pumpocalypse! The already high gas prices on the East End of Long Island have broken the once-unthinkable $5 barrier, with one station selling premium for...
Scott still has $trings attached
Potential mayoral candidate Scott Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, has given away campaign funds received from a Brooklyn developer later charged in a widespread corruption case -- but he's still...
Crown of porn
When it comes to smut, these cabbies just can't hack it! Racy strip-club ads plastered on top of yellow cabs are leaving modest drivers pink with embarrassment, saying they're ashamed...
Girl who cried rape 'loophole'
Ex-weather gal Heidi Jones filed motions yesterday requesting that her misdemeanor "cry rape" case be tossed out on a technicality. Jones, 37 -- who forecast for WABC/Channel 7 and filled...
Met Museum soars on fashion passion
Alexander McQueen has 'em beating down the doors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which this year boasted its highest attendance in four decades. The Met yesterday said nearly 5.7...
Cops investigating whether Leiby 'killer' committed other murders
Detectives hauled out more children's clothes from murder suspect Levi Aron's apartment yesterday and are investigating whether he is a first-time killer, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The theory is...
Panty air raid
A Manhattan financial consultant was kicked off a JetBlue flight at JFK Airport because the pilot mistakenly thought she wasn't wearing pants or shorts, according to her lawsuit. Malinda Knowles,...
A fight to the debt
WASHINGTON -- Back-room debt-limit negotiations kicked into overdrive yesterday with a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill and at the White House, including talk of a new proposal that would...
Casey $laps taxpayers
Casey Anthony's lawyers have billed the state of Florida nearly $150,000 related to their successful efforts to defend her against charges she killed her 2-year-old daughter. Anthony's team of legal...
Judge OKs padlocking 22 schools
A judge yesterday cleared the way for the city to close 22 failing schools, slapping down a bid by the teachers union to stop the move. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice...
Harsh temps give us a 'bake'
The Big Apple is baking under a heat wave that's making New York's concrete canyons feel hotter than Death Valley. Yesterday, the city suffered its hottest day this year, as...
PBA big's tix-fix slap
A former police-union board member yesterday became the highest-ranking official to be disciplined in the NYPD ticket-fixing scandal. Gregory Manning, a cop since 1988, pleaded guilty to departmental charges at...
If I $ell: Fab 4 pics fetch 360G
A trove of unpublished photos of The Beatles' first US concerts taken by a Washington teenager in 1964 took in more than $360,000 at auction. Forty-six lots of about 50...
'Jughead' bear saved
NEWPORT, Tenn. -- A black bear is back in the woods after being released from a jarring situation. Sightings of a bear with its head trapped in a plastic jar...
Mission accomplished
Thousands of well-wishers, many in tears, lined a Cape Canaveral runway before dawn yesterday to welcome home the space shuttle Atlantis in a bittersweet farewell to the 30-year program. "Mission...
A bunch of NATO hacks
LONDON -- A group of computer hackers yesterday claimed to have breached NATO security and accessed hoards of restricted material. The group called Anonymous said that it would be "irresponsible"...
New Egypt Cabinet
CAIRO -- The head of the military council ruling Egypt swore in a new Cabinet yesterday under pressure from protesters who demanded faster change and a weeding-out of those tied...
Colleges high on pot laws
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Some state colleges and universities in Connecticut are looking into easing their marijuana regulations now that possession of a small amount of pot has been downgraded to...
Delays for airline rules
DALLAS -- The Transportation Department will delay some airline consumer-protection rules until January after airline groups said they needed more time to prepare. The delayed rules include disclosing the full...
Pair unlucky in lottery larceny
Two burglars swiped thousands of dollars in lottery scratch-off tickets from stores in Queens and Brooklyn, authorities said yesterday. But they didn't get much for their trouble. David Arroyo, of...
Ignoring a menace
The more menacing North Korea becomes, the smaller its blip appears on our policy radar. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the foreign ministers at the Association of Southeastern Asian...
Can the next MTA chief be a fighter?
MTA chief Jay Walder dropped a bombshell on Gov. Cuomo and the metro area yesterday, abruptly an nouncing that he's leaving in October after less than two years on the...
New York insurers' duty
THE ISSUE: State legislation that would require insurance companies to cover autism treatment. *** As a grandfather of a 5-year-old with autism, "A Stealth NY Tax" (Editorial, July 18) really...
Racing toward trouble
As the annual racing season at Saratoga opens today, state officials are asking just how much longer the track's operator, the New York Racing Association, can survive. Which makes NYRA's...
Just the fracks
If a new study out of Penn State doesn't make New Yorkers breathless at the chance to allow hydraulic fracturing -- a new method for extracting natural gas -- absolutely...
Straphangers' loss
MTA Chairman Jay Walder's resigna tion, which he announced yesterday, may be a good move for him. For New York, not so much. Walder steps down in October to become...
The school kids win
New York Supreme Court Justice Paul Feinman offered school kids a ray of hope yesterday when he gave the city the OK to close 22 failing schools and place 15...
Man-made disaster
The debt-ceiling crisis is a perfect example of a man made political disaster: Both parties have summoned a whirlwind upon themselves. Earlier this year, conservative Republicans in and out of...
The blame game is the whole point
Confused by the manic, frantic activ ity going on inside the Beltway as the days dwindle down to Aug. 2 -- the supposed drop-dead date for an increase in America's...
The China challenge: Is America up to it?
THE ISSUE: How the United States should respond to China's military build-up. *** We have been in denial about China's intentions ("Probing Our Weak Spots," Andrew F. Krepinevich, Post Opinion,...
Tuneful 'Death' not the be all and end all
Death has been very busy over the years, and it sure has range: It's had star turns in movies as diverse as "Bill and Ted's Bogus Holiday," "The Seventh Seal"...
Rees' 'Royal' reminiscences
The Royal Shakespeare Company's in town -- performing five shows in repertory at the Park Avenue Armory -- so it seemed a fine time to talk with Roger Rees about...
Autoerotic
Yes, there can be too much of a good thing, even sex. Take "Autoerotic," a mumblecore comedy directed by Joe Swanberg and Adam Wingard. It consists of vignettes about the...
A Little Help
Jenna Fischer of "The Office" gets a chance to be the center of attention and does not waste the opportunity as a frazzled Long Island dental hygienist facing a cascade...
Paris tale Holocaust lite
"Sarah's Key" belongs to the Holocaust for Dummies section of Harvey Weinstein's History for Dummies series of mer etricious glossy dramas that ransack global events and turn them into middlebrow...
'Friends With Benefits' is a booty call worth making
Chemistry is the usually misfiring engine that drives ro mantic comedies, so it's a pleasure to re port that Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are practically combustible together in "Friends...
Another Earth
Another gloomy Sundance Film Festival award winner tricked out in sci-fi drag, Mike Cahill's micro-budgeted flick juxtaposes a story of two people wallowing in guilt and grief against the discovery...
'America' the beautiful
Almost apologetically breaking into a German POW camp in WWII Austria to save some Allied troops, a brawny rescuer who until recently was as strapping as Vivien Leigh is asked...
The Myth of the American Sleepover
The deserving winner of the en semble- acting award at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival, editor David Robert Mitchell's auspicious debut feature owes a lot to "Dazed and...
Star builds bar
Celebrity investors lend their names to bars all the time. But good luck finding them after opening night. Considering Anthony Mackie spent the past four months building freshly opened NoBar...
Former Nets coach Frank likely to lead Pistons
Lawrence Frank is on the verge of receiving an offer to return to the NBA's head coaching ranks, emerging as the top choice of the Detroit Pistons, league sources confirmed...
Plaxico has gun warning for children
Plaxico Burress hasn't been shy over speaking about his time in prison -- and yesterday he took his message to a younger audience, when he spoke with children from the...
Flat finish to Yankees' long road trip
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Yankees dressed into their expensive suits and neatly packed their bags and headed to the bus that would take them back to Yankee Stadium, where...
Offshore fishing heats up
Offshore fish ing is about as hot as the weather and the July full moon seemed to produce some big fish for inshore anglers this week. The offshore runners saw...
Vic Cangialosi's Calder Grade
Post Time: 2:00 p.m.FIRST-7 fur; $11,300; clm; 3up6-Manny Who 8-51-McMurphy 15-12-DubDstnctn 4-13-Great Blade 6-14-WldExpcttn 3-15-DukeofHzrd 8-17-MizethBgCt 8-1SECOND-5 fur; $18,300; clm; 2YO4-QuenCncrt 4-11-RGirl'sLdd 9-52-LadyofSmr 8-13-Naiguata 6-15-Winningisfun 3-16-Descuidada 4-1THIRD-6 fur; $11,800; clm;...
Del Mar Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 7:00 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $34,000; cl($50,0); 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4DelSieteLgs(L),120GGomz3-10-x9-53Senor Rain(L),120MGarcax-x-x3-11FriskyMomnt(L),120CSntgox-x-x7-22PlennyfHnny(L),120RBjrnox-x-x7-25LngfrsLghtg(L),120PVlnzax-x-x8-16Traweek,118EMldno8-x-x8-1SECOND-5 ½ fur; $100,000; 2YO(f)CALIFORNIA BREEDERSPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2WillaBAwsme(L),120GGomz3-1-x7-54RoarBabyRor(L),120RBjrno1-2-x8-51Gogi(L),120MGarca4-1-215-13HeleonrRgby(L),120CSntgo2-1-39-55EvelynTrble(L),118TBaze5-5-x15-1THIRD-7 fur; $20,000; clm($8,000); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5Wrrn'sSwpFx(L),120JRosro6-7-79-27Veillit'(L),122MGarca1-1-19-51Miss Anime(L),118BBlanc4-7-55-12MorningFrst(L),122RBjrno1-2-76-13Akeela(L),120CSntgs3-6-78-14Too Pink(L),118KStra10-5-220-16Capalatte(L),120AQunnz4-2-210-18BallernAngl(L),118MPdrza11-5-410-19AnglfMystry(L),120ADlgdo2-1-38-1FOURTH-1 mileT; $54,000; cl($50,0); 3YPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5BrownIsBege(L),120GGomz2-1-29-53AnnvrsryGrl(L),120JRosro6-1-33-11LemnDrpRdge(L),120CSthrd5-1-39-22Warrn'sFlyr(L),120VEspna6-7-610-14ScarltStrlt(L),120RBjrno5-8-64-16LiftOurLuck(L),120TBaze3-2-59-2FIFTH-6 fur;...
Calder Charts
July 21, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 mile; $13,500; clm; 3,4&5YO(f)Off: 12:30 p.m. St. good, won gamelyTime: 24.48, 49.54, 1:15.87, 1:44.65.Trainer: George HandyWinner:...
Lineman Woody wants to return to Jets as starter
Damien Woody dreaded this offseason more than any in his 12-year NFL career. He's 33. He's rehabbing after rupturing his Achilles tendon during last season's playoffs. And he's unemployed. Woody,...
Having a blast now that Francesa's back
"Hello, I'm just a fool who's willing to wait around, and wait for you. "But baby, can't you see, there's nuthin' else for me to do. "I'm hopelessly devoted, hopelessly...
Saratoga set to sizzle on opening day
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- They're off and running again today at historic Saratoga Race Course as the Old Spa kicks off its 143rd summer season. Post time is 1 p.m. for...
Mets' Bay sits with tight hamstring
Jason Bay was on the Mets bench again yesterday, but this time it wasn't because he has been rotten at the plate. Terry Collins decided to sit Bay because the left...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-$27,000, cl, 3YO F, 6½f3Roulette It Roll (Bjrn) 8.204.602.801Mavicsa (Santiago Reyes)9.605.406Social Event (Cedeno)2.80 Off 2:01. Time 1:18.40. Fast. Scr: Debbie's Striker. * $1 Exacta (3-1) $26.30 * Quinella (1-3) $32.80...
Classy Emrick steps down as voice of Devils
In a wonderful and typically classy fans-first open letter, Mike (Doc) Emrick yesterday announced that after 21 years, he no longer will call Devils' telecasts. He instead will work exclusively...
Parise says his future doesn't hinge on Devils coach
Though Zach Parise is looking forward to playing for the Devils' new coach, he says the hiring of Pete DeBoer won't affect whether he signs long-term this summer. "I made...
Wright expected to rejoin Mets tonight
David Wright is expected to make his long-awaited return tonight in Florida, but it may be too late for the Mets to salvage their season. Still, a healthy Wright is...
5 questions for ... Adam Schefter
With the NFL lockout almost reaching an end, ESPN reporter Adam Schefter breaks down this unprecedented free-agent period with the Post's Justin Terranova. Q: What will this free agent period...
Rangers sign Dubinsky to 4-year, $16.8M deal
The smash Broadway offseason run rolls on for the Rangers, who yesterday avoided arbitration with Brandon Dubinsky by signing their cornerstone Blueblood winger to a four-year, $16.8 million contract for...
NBA, union to chat
The Players Association and NBA will stage a downsized generic meeting today to discuss broader issues involving the league's financial problems in the first gathering since the June 30 pow-wow...
Showdown at Saratoga
JOHN DaSILVA TODAY'S PLAY: In race nine, The Grade 3 Schuylerville Stakes, play a $20 exacta of Georgie's Angel with Gypsy Robin. Also play a $10 saver reverse exacta of...
Knicks draft pick Shumpert copes with lockout
Iman Shumpert never got to play craps in Las Vegas or display his skills in the annual summer league at UNLV. The ongoing NBA lockout cost the Knicks burly point...
Niese day ruined by Mets mistakes
Already, Jonathon Niese had made one big mistake, leaving a pitch up in the first inning that Albert Pujols deposited in left, about a mile and a half from home...
Hondo sweeps!!
Hondo, showing preliminary signs of breaking out of his 2½-year slump, swept with the Angels and Braves yesterday to push the winning streak to three and slash the URN (ugly...
Mets' Santana plans September return, at best
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Johan Santana wants to set the record straight: He is completely on schedule rehabbing from left shoulder surgery -- even if he barely pitches for the...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.Formula One, practiceSPEED8 p.m.NASCAR: Camping WTS Lucas Deep Clean 200SPEEDBaseball7 p.m.Mets at MarlinsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Padres at PhilliesMLBN7 p.m.Athletics at YankeesWWOR, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Aberdeen at CyclonesWKRB...
The Post Line
CFLTonightFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogBRIT. COL.3 (49½)HamiltonTomorrowFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogTORONTO3½ (45½)WinnipegCALGARY3½ (52½)EdmontonSundayFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogMONTREAL11½ (56)Saskatch.Home team in CAPS
Ruling: no minor no-no
A no-hitter by minor-league pitcher Luis Mendoza was erased two days later when officials changed a ninth-inning error to a double. A league spokesman said he couldn't remember a similar...
Sports shorts
GOLF: 3 lead British Senior Open Mark Calcavecchia defied the rain to shoot a 68 and take a three-way share of the first-round lead at the Senior British Open. Calcavecchia...
Colts guru Moore joining up with Jets
The Jets did not wait until free agency to make a move this offseason. The Post has learned the team hired longtime Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore as a consultant,...
A stern warning for deal-breakers: Don't con the fans!
This should have been a day to celebrate the end of the maddening 128-day lockout and the return of the NFL. John Q (Crazy Legs) Public should today have been...
NFL owners pass new CBA, but angry players won't play ball
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- After a few hopeful moments yesterday, the NFL labor standoff plummeted right back into a state of confusion and despair last night. The longest work stoppage...
Weaver wins 13th, stymies Rangers
Jered Weaver won a riveting duel with fellow All-Star C.J. Wilson, and the Angels converted an error by Texas center fielder Endy Chavez into an unearned run, beating the Rangers...
Damon says opponents respect Yankees' Robertson
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The loosely defined plan is for Rafael Soriano to rejoin the Yankees on Aug. 1. Of course, that is subject to change considering the right-handed relievers'...
Sabathia takes fall for Yankees loss to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- His shoulders are broad enough to support the heaviest loads and the mind is built tough to deal with deep problems. So, when CC Sabathia says...
In 'Grand' scheme, game needs buzz for Yankees star
ST. PETERBURG, Fla. -- Curtis Granderson is nursing enough bumps and bruises to keep him out of last night's game against the Rays. The list includes a sore back where...
No spark from Gardner at top of Yankees order
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi put the sizzling Brett Gardner on top of the lineup and the cold Derek Jeter hitting second last night against the Rays...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/16 miles(T); $53,000; alw; 3up(f)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Rockettes Escapade(L),121JVelazquez2-1-3Mott 7-22My Perfect Light(L),116R Albarado2-1-1McPeek 10-13Great Gracie Dane(L),121E Castro2-5-2Ryan 8-14Arch...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Claudius Augustus (11th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $20,000; claiming7Moneybackguarnt(JGrgry)2-3-56-13Essential Signs(C Manzi)5-3-53-18Most Fun Yet(B Holland)4-6-38-11Slick(D Dube)3-6-120-12Fuguzzi(J Stratton)3-6-35-14DrivenToSucceed(GBrennn)8-4-15-15April Fool(E Goodell)1-3-410-16BoxCarBillie(PLachance)4-1-64-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $32,000; cond1Rudy Rock's(D Dube)2-3-33-13BennsSureThing(CManzi)3-3-64-12Tasty Max(E...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Sashay (5th)FIRST-mile; trot; $23,500; N.J.S.S.3Tui(T Tetrick)1-5-25-15Seducedbychocolt(DMllr)3-8-23-16CremeDeCocoa(Lchnc)2-4-19-21Fandango Dancer(H Landy)8-2-115-12Frstclssprncs(TSmdshmmr)3-4-312-14WindsongDeVie(OHegdal)5-3-115-17Wincinnatti(Y Gingras)6-1-315-18DixielandDelite(AMiller)4-6-28-19CabaretPrincess(RPierce)7-3-17-210Balmy Breeze(B Sears)4-1-510-1SECOND-mile; trot; $22,000; N.J.S.S.3LeaderOfTheGang(DMiller)1-5-39-56Whit(T Tetrick)5-4-25-14CelebrityBombay(BSears)1-X-33-11Gunga Win(D Dunn)3-2-715-12Ice Machine(Y Gingras)2-6-98-15Gultywthnxcs(TSmdshmmr)2-7-49-27Zooming(A Miller)6-2-16-1THIRD-mile; trot; $22,500; N.J.S.S.3Whiskey Tax(T Tetrick)3-2-42-15VcChocoholic(Smdshmr)5-7-43-11Vindicate(R...
Home Team Lineups
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'Entourage' gets real in last season with rich writing, acting
Maybe it took eight sea sons for the guys to mature into their roles, or maybe it just took that long for me to enter my second childhood. Whatever it...
Sharon quits 'Talk'
Sharon Osbourne is leaving CBS daytime talk show "The Talk" to spend more time with her husband Ozzie -- for a little while at least. "I've kept it no secret...
Gellar wanted anti-'Buffy'
Sarah Michelle Gellar isn't trying to duplicate "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with "Ringer." Gellar said during a panel yesterday at Comic-Con that she was drawn to the new serialized thriller...
Warm welcome
Here is your first look at “Law & Order: SVU’s” newest leading man, Danny Pino, who will play Detective Nick Amaro. Although new to “SVU,” Pino is a veteran of...
Weird but true
A lot of Southerners think they're still fighting the Civil War -- and some are still paying for it. Residents of Alabama still pay a tax funding the Alabama Confederate...
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Bradshaw gives Giants '75-25' edge over Dolphins
There sure is no lockout when it comes to NFL players hitting the airwaves. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw, set to become a free agent if the league ever opens up...
Kobe Bryant reportedly in talks with Turkish club Besiktas
ANKARA, Turkey -- The coach of Turkish basketball club Besiktas said Thursday the side is in negotiations with NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, according to the Los Angeles Times. With the...
Terilli to play soccer at UPenn, return to the court at Fieldston
Kalijah Terilli got an early look into what it might be like to play women's soccer at the University of Pennsylvania and she couldn’t have been more pleased. The Fieldston...
Judge won't block school closures
A judge tonight cleared the way for the city to move ahead with its plan to close 22 failing schools, slapping down a bid by the teachers union to stop...
Braziller: No gimmicks needed at Dyckman -- just streetball at its best
After Ooh-Way Records’ thrilling 66-61 upset of Team Nike, everyone wanted to talk about where Wednesday stood in regards to great nights in streetball history, how it compared to the...
Woods fired longtime caddie for working with rival golfer, insiders say
WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Tiger Woods fired longtime looper Steve Williams because of his decision to caddie for another golfer, according to a new report. Woods was unhappy after Williams filled...