August 3, 2011
Emirates Cup win gives Red Bulls confidence, 2012 return invite
The Red Bulls returned to practice today after their successful jaunt to London, fresh of winning the Emirates Cup in Thierry Henry’s return to Arsenal. Even coach Hans Backe admitted...
FDNY bigs passed the buck after entrance exam cheating complaints, says official
Confronted with serious complaints of rampant cheating on New York’s firefighter entrance exam, FDNY bigwigs chose to simply pass the buck, according to court testimony from a high-ranking fire official...
Mets-Marlins game rained out
Hanley Ramirez will miss one less game because of his sprained left shoulder. Ramirez was sent back to Florida on Wednesday for an MRI on the shoulder he hurt a...
Yankees win sixth straight with 18-7 victory over White Sox
CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillen shrugged his shoulders and laughed it off. The White Sox busted out for seven runs Wednesday night and it wasn't nearly enough. Gavin Floyd was chased...
'Police Academy' star & former NFL player Bubba Smith dies
LOS ANGELES — Former NFL defensive star Bubba Smith, who found a successful second career as an actor, has died in Los Angeles at age 66. Los Angeles County coroner's...
Jets offer Ellis veteran's minimum; re-sign Pool
The Jets are trying to bring veteran defensive end Shaun Ellis back, but on the cheap.The team has offered him the veteran's minimum (around $900,000) to come back this season,...
Mets' Kidcaster supplies memorable home run call
In a week where the Mets have seen almost all hope of a playoff run disappear, an excited Mets broadcaster gave fans a reason to cheer despite the teams recent...
Nationals' Wang roughed up by Uggla, Braves
WASHINGTON — When his batting average dipped to .173 on July 4 and every hard-hit ball seemingly turned into an out, Dan Uggla never lost faith that he would pull...
Sharks sign former Devils defenseman White
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks made another offseason move to bolster their defense, signing veteran Colin White to a one-year contract Wednesday a day after he was...
Uncle Mo returns to track with Saratoga workout
Mike Repole’s Uncle Mo took another step towards his much anticipated return to the track by working five furlongs in 1:02 4/5 Wednesday morning over Saratoga’s main track. The 3-year-old...
Dolphins coach 'sick' with Henne hearing boos
DAVIE, Fla. -- The jeers have begun for Miami quarterback Chad Henne, much to the dismay of his coach. Fans attending a practice at the Dolphins' stadium booed their much-maligned...
Former Nets coach Frank introduced by Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Under normal circumstances, Lawrence Frank would have begun his tenure as the coach of the Detroit Pistons by talking about Tayshaun Prince, Richard Hamilton and Rodney...
Yankees' Prior hurts forearm during batting practice
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees right-hander Mark Prior has a bruised left forearm after being hit by a ball during batting practice.The converted reliever was hit by a liner near the...
NBA 2K12 aims to be legendary
Who wears short shorts?Gamers do.Coming on the heels of last year’s Jordan Challenge mode and the recent announcement that Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan will each have their...
Kim Kardashian's TV wedding special announced
LOS ANGELES -- Fans can experience the "glitz, glamour and romance" of Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries in a two-part television special on E!, the network said Wednesday. "Follow...
MLB orders A-Rod to meet with investigators over illegal poker games
A-Rod may need an ace up his sleeve. Commissioner Bud Selig today ordered Alex Rodriguez to meet with investigators about his involvement in a series of illegal poker games that...
Dow breaks eight-day losing streak, closes up 30 points
The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke an historic losing streak Wednesday, closing up 30 points for its first gain in nine sessions. After earlier falling more than 100 points, the...
Two boys injured by black bear at New Jersey campground
TRENTON, N.J. -- A black bear was on the loose in New Jersey Wednesday after it attacked and injured two boys as they were camping. An 11-year-old Brooklyn boy and...
Gov. Cuomo orders investigation of wages at nonprofits
ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo has created a task force to investigate salaries and other compensation at nonprofit agencies where he says about 2,000 workers are paid more than $100,000...
Boater finds a body in Shinnecock Bay
HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. — A Long Island medical examiner will determine what caused the death of a man whose body was floating in Shinnecock Bay. Southampton Town police said Wednesday...
4 men arrested in LA-to-NY cocaine smuggling ring
HAUPPAGUE, N.Y. — Four men have been arrested and a suspected ringleader was still being sought in a California-to-New York cocaine smuggling ring that used luxury vehicles equipped with secret...
Nets' Farmar signs with Israeli team
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Jordan Farmar became the latest New Jersey Nets player to head for the European leagues when he signed with Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday....
Lost Hitchcock surfaces
There's no word yet when half a long-lost film that carries Alfred Hitchcock's first screen credits will be turning up here in New York. The first three (of six) reels...
Newcastle's Barton hints he may 'stand still' in latest Twitter post
NEWCASTLE, England -- Rebel midfielder Joey Barton threatened Wednesday to hit back against English Premier League side Newcastle's determination to cut ties with the player by running down his contract....
RBNY's Hans Backe: Luke Rodgers could miss rest of the season
Luke Rodgers not only missed the Red Bulls’ Emirates Cup win with plantar fasciitis, but has already been ruled out for Saturday at Real Salt Lake. And if he can’t...
Giants' Kiwanuka 'ready to go' after neck injury
Back with the Giants after re-signing as a free agent, Mathias Kiwanuka declared Wednesday that he’s fully healthy – which is extremely fortunate, considering Osi Umenyiora’s situation.Kiwanuka missed the final...
Field set for Whitney Handicap
The field is set for Saturday’s 84th running of the Grade 1 Whitney Invitational Handicap at Saratoga. A field of 11 horses have been drawn for the 1 1/8 mile...
Ashton Kutcher will play Internet billionaire on 'Men'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Ashton Kutcher will play “an Internet billionaire with a broken heart” when he arrives as the new star of “Two and a Half Men” next month....
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Lost Hitchcock film discovered in New Zealand
LOS ANGELES — Alfred Hitchcock is still surprising his fans. Film preservationists say they've found the first half of "The White Shadow," the earliest surviving feature film on which Hitchcock...
SEC charges former Playboy chief Hefner's husband with insider trading
CHICAGO -- The husband of former Playboy Enterprises chief executive Christie Hefner is being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for insider trading, according to a filing...
Osi surprisingly shows at Giants practice after trade talks halted
No deal.That is what the Giants told Osi Umenyiora and his agent Wednesday as the ongoing saga with the disgruntled defensive end continues.The agent, Tony Agnone, in a text message...
Islanders owner 'not giving up on Long Island'
The owner of the Islanders says he's "not giving up on Long Island" after voters rejected a plan to borrow $400 million for a new hockey arena.Team owner Charles Wang...
Yankees GM watches Banuelos impress in Triple-A debut
Manny Banuelos went 2-5 with a 4.99 ERA in his last 10 starts for Double-A Trenton, and walked 52 batters in 94 1/3 innings there this year. Those aren’t numbers...
Jets announce practices open to the public
The Jets announced the remainder of their training camp schedule Wednesday. The team has several practices open to the public at their Florham Park, N.J. headquarters. All practices are at...
Three people injured in Upper West Side bus-taxi accident
Three people were injured today on the Upper West Side following a crash between a taxi and an MTA bus, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. along...
Giants plummeting, Eagles soaring in Super Bowl odds
The Giants were better off during the lockout. When the Super Bowl odds came out in May, the Giants (18/1) and rival Eagles (16/1) were basically neck-and-neck in the oddsmaker’s...
Rex open to Braylon returning to Jets at right price
Is a reunion between the Jets and wide receiver still possible? If you listen to coach Rex Ryan, it is. "If Braylon wants to come back for what we can...
This week's calendar: Aug. 4 to 10
Friday, Aug. 5 Residential Market Update Jacky Teplitzky, a managing director at Prudential Douglas Elliman, will present an overview of the New York City residential real estate market. As part...
New device helps ID murdered transgender hooker
The transgender hooker found murdered inside his bloody East Harlem apartment was identified through a fairly new investigative tool – “a rapid ID fingerprint machine,” The Post has learned. Detectives...
SI psych facility boss charged with strangling autistic patient to death
A supervisor for disabled adults at a Staten Island mental health facility was charged today with criminally negligent homicide after his wrongful restraint of an autistic patient led to the...
'Lysistrata Jones' to jump to Broadway this fall
The bouncy comedy "Lysistrata Jones" is making the leap from an off-Broadway gym to the Great White Way. Producers said Wednesday that the musical written by Douglas Carter Beane and...
Elite UK troops train Duchess of Cambridge to protect against kidnap threat
LONDON -- The Duchess of Cambridge was put through a grueling course run by Britain's elite Special Air Service (SAS) to protect her against kidnap. Catherine, 29, went through the...
Giants add former draft pick Brown to backfield
Plenty of bodies are needed to carry the ball and share the workload in the summer and another familiar body was added to the mix Wednesday when the Giants signed...
Death penalty off the table in NY-Fla. killings
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Florida woman accused of arranging the killings of her husband and mother-in-law will not face the death penalty, a federal prosecutor announced Wednesday. Assistant U.S....
NYC man faces sentencing in oven punishment case
Prosecutors say they will ask for the maximum sentence allowed by law for a New York City man who's admitted throwing his son naked in the oven as punishment. James...
No fourth Stieg Larsson book, his partner says
LONDON -- "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" author Stieg Larsson did not write a fourth novel before his death, his partner revealed Wednesday. Eva Gabrielsson dismissed rumors that there...
Beyonce films music video in NJ mobile home park
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Beyonce is featuring a New Jersey mobile home park in her next music video. Residents of the Oakdale Mobile Home Park in South Brunswick on Tuesday...
Family of slain NJ med student seeks answers
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The family of a medical student from Jersey City who was stabbed and slashed to death on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao has contacted Natalee...
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes at the debt talks
A new series of photos shows in vivid detail scenes from the White House during the tense days of debt talks.
Liberty hold off Dream
ATLANTA — John Whisenant was worried his Liberty team was catching Atlanta, winners of five of its last six, at the wrong time. Instead, the Liberty’s 3-point shooting overwhelmed the...
Unqualified subway signal maintainer got time off after facing arrest
An unqualified NYC Transit signal maintainer claimed he needed a leave of absence from work for a family crisis, but was really facing legal heat, sources told The Post. Patrick...
St. John's Carnesecca to present Mullin's Hall induction ceremony
Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s former legendary coach, will be the presenter for Brooklyn sharpshooter Chris Mullin’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Springfield, Mass. on Aug. 12. Carnesecca was inducted...
Eagles' Patterson alert after suffering seizures at practice
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson was alert, stable and joking at a hospital after suffering a seizure at training camp at Lehigh University, trainer Rick Burkholder said...
Woman claims her uncle is the infamous D.B. Cooper
Could a 40-year mystery finally be solved? A woman who claims to be the niece of infamous skyjacker D.B. Cooper said her uncle was the man the FBI has been...
Family, friends dedicate memorials to 8 killed in Conn. beer distributor shooting
MANCHESTER, Conn. — Family, friends and colleagues of eight workers who were killed at a Manchester beer distributor have marked the anniversary of the shootings by dedicating memorials. Eight steel...
Sydney teen freed from 'collar bomb,' no explosives found
SYDNEY -- Police said Thursday no explosives were found in what appeared to be a "collar bomb" strapped to an 18-year-old Sydney girl from a wealthy family who was imprisoned...
New York man wanted for Columbia theft caught in Mass.
LAWRENCE, Mass. — A man wanted in connection with the alleged theft of $5.7 million from Columbia University has been captured in Massachusetts. Police in Lawrence say 46-year-old Jeremy Dieudonne...
US scientists create organism that directly produces liquid fuel
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- With a little help from genetic engineering, researchers at a Massachusetts company say they have created an organism that takes sunlight, water and carbon dioxide and creates...
Faye Dunaway named in Manhattan eviction lawsuit
A New York landlord is suing Faye Dunaway, claiming the actress' rent-stabilized apartment is not her primary residence. The suit also names the actress' son, Liam Dunaway O'Neill, as a...
Casey Anthony not required to report to Florida authorities after court intervenes
ORLANDO, Fla. – Casey Anthony will not be required to report to Florida corrections officials Thursday after a judge agreed to issue a stay on an order mandating that she...
Egypt ex-strongman Mubarak on trial, pleads innnocent to murder
CAIRO -- Deposed Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak, wheeled into a cage for defendants on a gurney, denied involvement in the killing of pro-democracy protesters during his long-awaited appearance before a...
Phillies minor-leaguers hurt in Staten Island bus crash
Two players and a coach of the Williamsport Crosscutters, a Class A team minor-league baseball team affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies, suffered minor injuries when their bus was involved in...
Train derailment snarls 4, 6 lines
A minor derailment of a subway train in Harlem is causing some service disruptions. NYC Transit says No. 6 trains are running express between Grand Central Station and 125th Street....
Breastfeeding push is bad economics
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that most hospitals aren't doing enough to promote breastfeeding among new mothers. CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden complained while announcing the...
Britney’s Long Island thrill ride
Seeing Britney Spears in concert at the Nassau Coliseum last night was like riding the Cyclone roller coaster at Coney Island — for the 100th time. Every scream, curve and...
NBA's Lucas, Durant duel in front of standing-room only crowd at Pro City
While New York City couldn’t get enough of Kevin Durant’s Rucker Park highlights on Tuesday, John Lucas III seethed. He was in too many of them, one of the players...
Strahan says Giants being unfair to Umenyiora
Michael Strahan implores the Giants today to be fair to his old friend Osi Umenyiora. “I’m not saying bow down to every demand and need,” Strahan told The Post last...
Giants sign Watson to bolster defensive line
Looking for some depth on the interior of the defensive line, the Giants yesterday worked out and signed Gabe Watson, a former Cardinals defensive tackle who adds experience and depth...
ESPN bringing in ex-Jets coach Mangini
Eric Mangini, the former head coach of the Jets and Browns — and a fellow known to NFL fans for saying as little as possible — has agreed to become...
Jets coach must get better, too
The first part was the easiest part, because it involved Rex Ryan’s personality alone. Ryan replaced Eric Mangini, and so that first summer, and that first season, everything Rex said...
Jets' Ryan tells tattoo truth
The mystery of Rex Ryan's new tattoo was revealed yesterday. "Believe in yourself," is the meaning of the tribal-style tattoo on the lower right leg of the Jets' coach (left)....
Mets ace Santana will see doctor after shoulder ‘discomfort’
Now you can call it a setback. Johan Santana won’t make his next rehab start in Port St. Lucie tonight or tomorrow, as the Mets had hoped he would. Instead,...
Mets throw away win with late miscue
Maybe Sandy Alderson should have traded everyone he could at the trade deadline, while he had the chance. Second baseman Justin Turner threw wildly to first on a routine grounder...
Santana's only choice: Shut it down
No injured player wants to come back more this season than Johan Santana. No one has worked harder to come back, but Santana must do what’s best now and curtail...
Raimondi: A road warrior glad to be home
Route 222. North 5th Street Highway. Papermill Road. Broadcasting Square. Albright College.For many of you reading this, those names mean nothing. But for the last five days, they were my...
Marlon Guild Diary No. 5: Heading home after hectic July
Over the past month, The Post has brought you into the world of St. Peter's College men's basketball assistant coach Marlon Guild as he traveled from one location to another...
Rutgers' Poole making mark at Nike Pro City
Mike Poole was the youngest player on the floor in either game at Baruch College on Tuesday night, but the Rosedale, Queens native was also one of its most productive....
Birmingham City land U.S. National Team member Jonathan Spector
Birmingham, England - Birmingham City have secured the services of Jonathan Spector as the U.S. National Team member signed a two-year contract with the English club Tuesday. Spector, 25, has previously...
Newcastle midfielder Barton fined as he refuses to leave EPL club quietly
NEWCASTLE, England -- To the surprise of nobody, least of all himself, midfielder Joey Barton was ostracized and fined by English Premier League club Newcastle United on Tuesday. But the...
Old Homestead steaks grilling in Las Vegas
An old-school taste of the Meatpacking District is Las Vegas-bound. Old Homestead, a steakhouse dating back to 1868, is scheduled to open at Caesars Palace by the end of the...
Morgan Stanley to sell Saxon
Morgan Stanley has kicked off the sale of its mortgage-servicing arm Saxon Mortgage Services, The Post has learned. The investment bank has quietly reached out to a handful of prospective...
Blackstone pays $3B for Emdeon
The Blackstone Group has reached a deal to buy publicly traded Emdeon, a medical-billing provider, for roughly $3 billion, marking its biggest US leveraged buyout in several years, The Post...
Talbots adopts poison pill plan
Talbots fended off an advance from private-equity suitor Sycamore Partners, adopting a "poison pill" shareholder rights plan yesterday that would make it prohibitively expensive to acquire the struggling women's clothier....
LightSquared plan panned
A revised plan by Philip Falcone's LightSquared venture doesn't resolve interference concerns and the FCC should rescind its preliminary approval of the service, Deere, Garmin and Lockheed Martin said.
Potamkin block sale
The Potamkin family wants to sell an entire East Harlem block that has the potential for more than 765,000 square feet of housing. The full block has an address of...
Business briefs
CBS $oars CBS Corp.'s second- quarter profit more than doubled, to $395 million, or 58 cents a share, as higher revenue from up front ad sales and new li censing...
Malone deal to buy 70% of B&N hits a snag
The storybook bromance between Len Riggio and John Malone just took a cruel plot twist. Barnes & Noble Chairman Riggio has been in exclusive talks with billionaire media mogul Malone...
Investor puts $50M in ZocDoc
ZocDoc, the New York-based health-tech startup, has booked an appointment with big bucks. The company, which runs an online platform for patients to find doctors, announced a $50 million investment...
Bulls banished
The hits to the US economy just keep on coming. A surprise drop in consumer spending in June -- the first in nearly two years -- spooked already jittery investors...
Spielberg's list
Steven Spielberg might be spreading his talents a little too thin these days. The usually golden producer/director, involved as producer or executive producer on no fewer than 18 movie and...
Messy Martha paperwork
Martha Stewart's return to the board of her own company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, has been delayed until late September, and the odds of her becoming chairman again -- even...
Attack at La Guardia
A Southwest Airlines employee went berserk yesterday, nearly killing his boss with a pipe in a break room at La Guardia Airport, police said. Calvin Williams, 33, a ramp worker,...
Man left in van to die
A mentally disabled man died yesterday after being left alone for hours in a sweltering van, cops said. Alonzo Eason, 48, was picked up from his group home and driven...
Tennis pro Sharapova nets $25M
Maria Sharapova may not have won a grand slam title since 2008, but the Russian tennis player remains unchallenged as the world's highest paid woman in professional sports. For the...
Car's a steal
Honda's 1994 Accord was the most frequently stolen car in the nation in 2010 for the third straight year, as weak security and a demand for parts drew thieves, the...
O inks debt deal as Wall St. dives
WASHINGTON -- The debt-limit deal didn't settle the budget fight and it sure didn't soothe Wall Street jitters. Stocks tumbled dramatically yesterday despite President Obama signing into law the 11th-hour...
Well, it was worth a shot
Accused international arms dealer Viktor Bout got shot down for a second time in a bid to toss out charges he schemed to sell weapons to a Colombian terror group....
Landmark decision on pool
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a plan by Turkish millionaire and Mavi Jeans owner Ragip Ersin Akarlilar to dig an in-ground pool in the back yard of his historic Upper...
Brooklyn has shot at grabbing Islanders
After Nassau County voters rejected a referendum to build a new arena for the Islanders, the Barclays Center being built in Brooklyn has emerged as a possible new home for...
1 WTC standing tall
New York's tallest building is still under construction, but it's already scraping the sky. At 76 stories, 1 World Trade Center, the crown jewel of what was once a bleak...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A con man posing as a Realtor duped five people into paying him rent for an apartment in Corona that he didn't own, authorities said. On July 18 and...
The new Spider-Man - unmasked!
Marvel Comics today introduces fans to a brand-new Spider-Man -- who is half-black, half-Latino, and from Brooklyn. Spidey's new alter-ego, Miles Morales, will replace his Queens-native predecessor, Peter Parker, at...
Ad campaign promises sex with a 'condo'
An upstart brokerage firm launched a new ad campaign yesterday putting a raunchy twist on apartment hunting. Put plainly: Landing a hot apartment means landing hot sex. The new firm,...
B'klyn's leaning tower of pizza
Brooklyn pizza is best without any topplings, buildings inspectors said yesterday, explaining their decision to shutter Williamsburg's acclaimed Motorino. The wildly popular eatery, located since 2008 in the four-story, far-from-90-degree...
Too many damn ho's
A married Queens couple ran a prostitution ring for six years in the Boston area -- because New York had too much competition, a source close to the case told...
Singin' hardhat's Met 'pitch'
The MTA hardhat whose soothing vocals helps Upper East Siders cope with earsplitting Second Avenue Subway construction noise wants to sing at another frustrating spot for New Yorkers -- Citi...
NY turns into flee market
Taxed-out New Yorkers are voting with their feet, with a staggering 1.6 million residents fleeing the state over the last decade, a new report found. That's as if the entire...
The Weiner bulge
Huma Abedin is glowering -- and glowing! With her baby bump visible -- and with the mom-to-be clearly unhappy with the fotog's attention -- she and disgraced husband Anthony Weiner...
Scapegoater-in-chief
That was fast. Mounting his shrinking soapbox soon after the Senate passed the debt-ceiling bill, President Obama took less than a minute to lapse into his class-warfare shtick. It's always...
Groper's spree hits 10
A pint-sized perv is now wanted for 10 groping attacks on the Upper East Side -- and the city's top cop yesterday advised anyone encountering the creep to scream loudly....
G. Zero station set to reopen
The Cortlandt Street subway station, which was seriously damaged on 9/11 and has been closed intermittently over the past decade, will finally reopen in its entirety five days before the...
Hallowed grounds
A panel of tasters assembled by Consumer Reports spent more than 50 hours drinking more than 1,000 cups of coffee, and decided the best brews for your home machine are...
Fiend robs old gal in w'chair
He's a wheel jerk. A heartless thief was caught on video snatching a wheelchair-bound granny's purse and fleeing down a Brooklyn block, police said yesterday. The mugger casually walked up...
More teachers get F's
The percentage of city public-school teachers rated "unsatisfactory" continues to edge upward each year, but still remains below 3 percent, new data show. This year, 2,118 teachers were given a...
Hamptons grift gal is caged
She's gone from Cartier to the clink. An infamous Hamptons con queen mouthed off to an exasperated judge during her sentencing yesterday -- and he still cut her a break....
Bizman is singing song of the South
Lynn Mueller was once a successful business consultant in New York, running his Decision Strategies Group out of Albany. He's still successful -- but in South Carolina. It came down...
12 yrs. for bungling burglar
A career burglar picked the wrong career. He made the dumb mistake of breaking into the same store twice -- once to rob it and then to fetch tools he...
Transplanted LIer praising Arizona
Fed up with the sky-high cost of living and business expenses, Raphael Isaac and his family dumped metro New York two years ago for Arizona's "Valley of the Sun." "The...
$6M in past 'offenses'
A Manhattan social climber and self-proclaimed presidential historian charged with stealing millions of dollars worth of historic documents in Maryland also swiped documents from two venerable New York museums during...
Age-old woe for teacher
So much for respecting your elders. An 80-year-old veteran Queens public-school teacher with a bum knee says her supervisors purposely saddled her with physically demanding assignments to force her out....
Wife's shrieking howl at DSK bust
Dominque Strauss-Kahn's wife stood behind him after the former IMF chief was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid -- but that doesn't mean she took the news well. Anne...
Son got a 'crash course'
A high-ranking subway official got his totally unqualified son a key job maintaining the signals that keep trains from crashing, The Post has learned. Both assistant Signals Division chief Patrick...
'Fine' time for Kruger bribe att'y
A lawyer caught in the federal corruption probe targeting state Sen. Carl Kruger was sentenced to three years probation and fined $15,000 for lying to FBI agents about a bribe....
Linda $$ bawl
Supermodel Linda Evangelista's billionaire baby daddy is raking in even more big bucks while paying her zilch in child support. Good investments may have just made Evangelista's former lover François-Henri...
Rogue peacock flies back home
It was a jungle in there -- so a peacock at the Central Park Zoo hopped the fence to trade in his dirt-floor digs for a tony Fifth Avenue perch...
SUV killer a shark: cops
The ex-con who mowed down a 13-year-old girl in Brooklyn was a loan shark who was stabbed trying to collect a debt, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday. Ex-con Sean...
Ex-Net bonk shot
Troubled ex-New Jersey Nets player Rafer Alston fouled out at a strip joint -- bashing another man on the head with a beer bottle during a booze-fueled brawl, a new...
FDNY takes heat over test cheats
A federal judge lashed into Fire Department officials yesterday for not aggressively investigating complaints of "widespread" cheating by applicants on the city's last firefighter entrance exam. The revelation came as...
Jaycee fiends' 'second' girl
The wife of convicted kidnapper Phillip Garrido lured another young girl into their van two years after she and her husband kidnapped 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard, an appalling new video released...
Question remains: Will Gabby run?
The dramatic return of shooting survivor Rep. Gabby Giffords to the Capitol Monday night showed she remembers colleagues' names and how to vote on bills, but did little to answer...
Abandoned allies?
Some 3,400 innocent Iranian dissidents now living in a camp in Iraq are in imminent danger of being slaughtered. These men, women and children -- members of Mujahedin-e Khalq, or...
Plenty of Good Reasons For Prez’s Poll Plunge
The Issue: A new poll putting President Obama’s approval rating at 40 percent -- a new low. President Obama’s approval ratings are down for one reason only -- his supporters...
Funding Bklyn’s civilian ‘cops’
The Issue: Whether taxpayer dollars should be used to fund a Jewish civilian security group in Brooklyn. I am outraged to learn that at a time of large municipal-budget deficits,...
Next: The growth battle
The bruising debt-limit fight is over, but another battle looms -- and may well make the last one look like a walk in the park. The battle lines are already...
The limits of Tea-Party influence
At first glance, it looks as if the Tea Partiers scored a big win over House Speaker John Boehner and the GOP establishment last week. Boehner pleaded for Republican Congress...
The promise of tax hikes
President Obama quickly signed the debt-ceiling bill following Senate passage yesterday -- and even more quickly redeclared class warfare. Speaking in the Rose Garden, the president pointedly declared, “You can’t...
Mangano’s bad day
The clash at the Coliseum is over, and Nassau County taxpayers won the day. Nassau residents voted down a rash proposal to spend $400 million on a new arena for...
Stop Assad’s massacres
“The United States should impose crippling sanctions in response to the murder of civilians by troops under the orders of President [Bashar al-]Assad.” -- Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), yesterday. His...
Remix of bloody ‘Carrie’
The Broadway musical "Carrie" is remarkably durable. It opened -- and closed -- in May 1988. All these years later, it remains the gold standard of Broadway fiascos, despite the...
I scream for (classic) ice cream!
For all their razzle-dazzle, Thai basil cinnamon and wasabi ice cream flunk a critical test: the 7-year-old test. When you were a kid, was there any way you would have...
Cold war
Now that we’re in the thick of ice cream season, it’s time to pick a side. We’re not talking about the old battle of chocolate versus vanilla. Or sugar cone...
It’s ladies’ night
When the world was ending two months ago, a funny lady from Forest Hills told The Post her biggest regret: “And I haven’t even been to Beauty & Essex.” Let’s...
I want to taste the rainbow
If you can’t stand the plethora of exotic ice cream flavors, then get out of the New York City kitchen. This is Manhattan, haters. Life is short, taste buds are...
Mets' Reyes homers after cage session
Jose Reyes still leads the National League in hits and batting average, but the shortstop spent extra time in the batting cage before last night's game with hitting coach Dave...
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Hughes blanks White Sox in Yankees win
CHICAGO -- Advantage, Phil Hughes. In the competition for the fifth spot in the Yankees' rotation, Hughes is pitted against Ivan Nova, who starts tomorrow night. When Nova faces the...
Yankees' Teixeira homers from both sides
CHICAGO -- Mark Teixeira's hot streak continued last night during a 6-0, rain-shortened win over the White Sox, but he is hitting on fumes. Teixeira homered from each side of...
Fishing business prepping for bunker talks
This summer bunker schools have been the prey of many species off Long Island's coast, including sharks, and while this feast has been going on, fisheries managers and corporate entities...
Jets sign LB Harris to new four-year deal
The Jets locked up another piece of their core yesterday, signing linebacker David Harris to a new contract. According to a source, the team and Harris agreed to a four-year,...
Rookie DE Wilkerson tops Jets' depth chart
No one wants to be stuck in a dead-end, low-paying job. You want something with opportunity, a chance for advancement. A job like Jets first round pick Muhammad Wilkerson stumbled...
Jets set to take to the air
Could the Jets' "ground and pound" philosophy be ready to become "air and dare?" When the NFL lockout ended last week, Jets coach Rex Ryan left a voicemail for fans...
Agent struggling to work out a trade for Giants' Umenyiora
The Osi Umenyiora drama thus far has not infiltrated Giants training camp in any harmful way, but the longer it drags on the more likely it becomes toxic. The Ravens...
Del Mar Analysis
Post time: 5:00 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6f; $34,000; mdn cl($50,000); 3up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 2 Tiz Golden(L),124 JTalmo 5-4-4 5-2 4 TizMr.Cltch(L),120...
Showdown at Saratoga
John DaSilva TODAY'S PLAY: In race 3, play $10 win on Broken Trust Fund and then a $20 quinella part wheel of Broken Trust Fund with Sovereign Crisis and Northern...
Delaware Results
FIRST-6f; $22,500; mdn clm; 3up7Prizes Incldd (Felcno) 5.802.202.101Rail Bender (RccoJr.)2.202.104West Birch (Bracho)3.60 Off 1:16. Time 1:11.70. Fast. * $1 Exacta (7-1) $5.80 * $0.1 Superfecta (7-1-4-5) $7.78 * $1 Trifecta...
Parx Racing Charts
Aug. 2, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $28,000; mdn clm; 3upOff: 12:26. Good. eased out,up 1/8, Trainer: Philip AristoneTime: 22.75, 46.65, 59.78, 1:12.67.Winner:...
Tiger pal as caddie dredges up scandal
What in the name of Rachel Uchitel is Tiger Woods thinking? Last week, when Woods announced that he would make his return to competitive golf at this week's WGC Bridgestone...
NBA takes 'court' against union
The NBA lockout war intensified yesterday when the league filed two lawsuits against the Players Association for failing to bargain in good faith by threatening to "decertify" the union. The...
Nassau voters nixed owner, not Islanders
Monday might have been a bad day for Charles Wang, who learned that he was not going to be able to spend up to $350 million of Nassau County taxpayers'...
Knicks' D'Antoni meets with Woodson
Mike Woodson and Mike D'Antoni held a powwow Monday in New York as the former Hawks coach's candidacy to become a Knicks assistant has picked up steam with sentiment he...
Yankees' Cashman mulls calling up Montero
CHICAGO -- If the Yankees and Pirates had completed a deal last month that involved Francisco Cervelli and Brad Lincoln, Jesus Montero might have been promoted to the big leagues...
Former Dolphins RB Brown joins Eagles
The Eagles agreed to contract terms yesterday with veteran running back Ronnie Brown, who spent his first six seasons with the Dolphins. Brown, 29, rushed for 4,815 yards and 36...
Devils buy out White, Hunter
The Devils bought out Colin White and Trent Hunter yesterday for $3.33 million in salary-cap savings after they cleared waivers earlier in the day. The buyout ends White's 10-year career...
Comeau finalizes $2.5M deal with Islanders
With two days to go before he was set to head to arbitration, Blake Comeau last night agreed to a one-year deal with the Islanders, which The Post confirmed was...
Former Mets star Carter '80 percent better'
Gary Carter's brain tumors are "80 percent better," the Hall of Famer's daughter wrote yesterday on her family's website. According to Kimmy Bloemers, Carter's doctors said the tumors are "less...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Liberty mow down Dream Pienette Pierson scored 20 points, Leilani Mitchell sank four 3-pointers -- all in the final period -- and the Liberty held off the Dream 85-75...
Horse play for Hondo
Hondo, who snapped his seven-game skid Monday night, started a new one last night when the Tribe flopped in Fenway to boost the accounts payable to 2,075 tekulves. Today, Mr....
Isringhausen takes blame for Mets' loss
A night after Jason Isringhausen surrendered a game-winning 10th-inning grand slam, aided by Daniel Murphy's fielded faux pas, he suffered through an encore last night. This time it was two...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 2 1/16m(T); $75,000; 3up A. P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase Stakes PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds...
Sheen funeral on 'Men'
Chuck Lorre is getting the final laugh. The ninth-season premiere of CBS's hit comedy "Two and a Half Men" will kill two birds with one stone -- it'll introduce the...
Trebek robber faces life in jail
San Francisco -- The woman arrested in the San Francisco hotel-room burglary of "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek is looking at a life-prison term if convicted under California's Three Strikes law....
Spector storm
HBO's upcoming Phil Spector movie has sparked fury among friends of Lana Clarkson -- the B-movie actress Spector was convicted of killing in his Hollywood mansion in 2003. The Friends...
Camille: Kelsey wants to be prez
Kelsey Grammer's political ambitions may be even higher than first expected. Like, maybe The White House. Grammer's ex-wife Camille says he has long aspired to be the most powerful man...
Starr report
TLC has renewed "NY Ink" for a second season, which is slated to premiere in December (10 hour-long episodes). Season One, which followed Ami James (formerly of "Miami Ink") who...
Weird but true
From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of San Diego. The Marines have chased off an army of invaders from a beach right here in the United States. The...
West Virginia, Pitt voted Big East favorites
NEWPORT, R.I. -- Rivals West Virginia and Pittsburgh, both of which have new head football coaches this season, were picked first and second, respectively, in the Big East preseason media...
TV deal holds key to Big East future
NEWPORT, R.I. -- By the time Big East commissioner John Marinatto took the podium yesterday to offer his most confident assessment of his league's future, most of the nation's most...
Carnesecca to present Mullin at Hall of Fame
Legendary coach Lou Carnesecca will be the presenter for former St. John's star Chris Mullin at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony Aug. 12 in Springfield, Mass., The Post has...
Durant's 66 at Rucker serves as refresher from lockout
It was quite a basketball doubleheader on Monday - covering the lockout labor talks at a ritzy midtown hotel on 52nd Street and Park Avenue, then cabbing it 100 blocks...
Moore Catholic sharpshooter Rubin commits to Iona College
Moore Catholic guard Christina Rubin verbally committed to play basketball at Iona College on Tuesday night, the rising senior told The Post.Rubin took an unofficial visit to the New Rochelle...
Celina Cass autopsy fails to find cause of death
STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. -- The cause and manner of 11-year-old Celina Cass' death remain undetermined as a coroner waits for toxicology results and further investigations to be carried out, Senior Assistant...
Homeless man charged after jumping over White House fence
WASHINGTON -- The White House was put into lockdown Tuesday night after a man jumped over the fence of the North Lawn, FOX News Channel reported. Homeless man James Dirk...