August 14, 2011
Osi to practice Monday despite Giants 'unacceptable' offer
Osi Umenyiora will make his training camp practice debut Monday when the Giants hit the field. Umenyiora told the Associated Press that he will practice and will play under his...
MRI confirms bruised thigh for Giants' Tynes
Head coach Tom Coughlin said Sunday afternoon that the MRI exam of the right leg of Lawrence Tynes confirmed what the Giants suspected Saturday night, that the kicker has a...
'Baby makes three': Duff pregnant
LOS ANGELES -- Hilary Duff and her NHL-player husband Mike Comrie announced on her official website today that she is pregnant with their first child. Duff, 23, and Comrie, 30,...
Yonkers man killed in motorcyle crash
EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. — State Police say a 21-year-old Yonkers man is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed on the ramp from the Taconic Parkway onto...
6 stabbed dead, including 3 kids in UK nightmare
LONDON — A man was arrested today on suspicion of stabbing six people to death, including three children, on the British island of Jersey in what was the deadliest crime...
Braves' Uggla has hit streak snapped at 33 games
ATLANTA -- The Chicago Cubs stopped Dan Uggla's 33-game hitting streak and rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday. The Braves led 4-0 through...
Suicide try at Statue of Liberty ferry
A distraught woman today tried to commit suicide by leaping off a Statue of Liberty ferry in front of horrified tourists, U.S. Parks Police said. "I looked over and saw...
Almonte age saga part of Little League lore
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- The box score that shows Danny Almonte pitched a perfect game at the Little League World Series is tucked in a binder atop a metal filing...
Breakaway blimp lands in Ohio woman's yard
WORTHINGTON, Ohio — A 94-year-old Ohio woman who woke up to discover that a breakaway blimp from a nearby airport had landed in her backyard said she heard a bang...
Syria uses gunboats to crush uprising
BEIRUT — Syria used gunboats for the first time Sunday to crush the uprising against Bashar Assad's regime, hammering parts of the Mediterranean coastal city of Latakia after thousands marched...
Not beaten yet: T'ban suicide attacks kill 22 in Afghanistan
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan — Six suicide bombers attacked a governor's security meeting in one of Afghanistan's most secure provinces, killing 22 people and driving home the point that the Taliban is...
Cotchery didn’t see himself ‘fitting in’ with Jets
Jerricho Cotchery thought it was “time to move on” from the Jets. Cotchery was released by the Jets after eight years with the team earlier this offseason and signed with...
Diamondbacks complete sweep of struggling Mets
PHOENIX -- Justin Upton homered and Paul Goldschmidt doubled twice to help the Arizona Diamondbacks edge the Mets 5-3 on Sunday afternoon for their sixth straight win. Arizona starter Jason...
Yankees' Girardi doesn't think Garcia's injury is serious
Exactly how Freddy Garcia sliced his right index finger, he wouldn't say. Either way, the kitchen accident that caused a small cut next to his nail needs time to heal...
Yankees' A-Rod works at third, on pace for Thursday return
TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez is ready for the next step in his rehabilitation program.Rodriguez got 13 at-bats in a simulated game and did situational work at third base at...
Yankees-Rays game rained out
The series finale between the Yankees and Rays in The Bronx was rained out on Sunday. No makeup date was announced after torrential downpours in the area forced the cancellation....
Ex-Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination today, hours after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa straw...
Falling bridge debris halts traffic on Atlanta interstate
ATLANTA — Metal railings rained down onto a heavily traveled interstate in downtown Atlanta from a landmark bridge late Saturday night, narrowly missing vehicles on the key corridor and shutting...
Wehye, X-Men hold off DeLeon-led United Brooklyn for second streetball crown
A broken play is never a problem when Chris (Sixx) Wehye is on your team. “He’s multi-purpose,” X-Men coach and older brother Peter Wehye said. “He does it all. He...
Gully's block party helps Positive Direction celebrate West 4th girls crown
When the summer began, Elisabeth Gully was dubbed the missing piece to a Positive Direction team know for its guards. The 5-foot-10 forward was never more so then in the...
Magic's Howard, Knicks legend Monroe take in action at West 4th
Dwight Howard was quite content with his seat along the inside of the fence at the West 4th Classic. While other NBA players like leading scorer Kevin Durant, Brandon Jennings,...
With high-school career over, Harkless itching to help St. John's
Maurice Harkless is hoping the next time he takes the court in the New York City will be a better showing in his mind than his last as a high-school...
Franchise Classic notebook: Whitehead, Goodwin go mano a mano
Isaiah Whitehead and Archie Goodwin almost got a little too close for comfort Saturday night. The pair sat next to each other on the bus en route to The Franchise...
Nichols propels Positive Direction to comeback win for West 4th title
Even with the game appearing to slip away, Malik Nichols only saw one possible ending and he wasn’t going to be satisfied with anything else. “I had to,” he said....
Calhoun's huge summer continues with MVP honors at Franchise Classic
It’ll surely go down as one of the biggest summers in Omar Calhoun’s life. The Christ the King rising senior kicked it off in June by committing to Connecticut. In...
Manning, Giants' offense struggle in loss to Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Giants who matter took their cue from general manager Jerry Reese and snoozed through the exhibition opener last night. With the notable exception of defensive end...
No help coming for Manning, Giants offense
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eli Manning needs a Jason Pierre-Paul on his side of the ball to fill the void. The second-year defensive end lived up to his burgeoning man-child reputation...
Giants' Tynes injures thigh, rips refs for no-call
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Walking on crutches and potentially sidelined for a long while, Lawrence Tynes directed his anger at the NFL last night. The veteran Giants kicker suffered what the...
Sanchez buddy McKnight a Twitter target for Jets teammates
Scotty McKnight is wearing No. 15 for the Jets, but his jersey might as well be a bull’s-eye. McKnight, a seventh-round draft pick by the Jets, faces the torment all...
Jets' Mason loves being one of Gang
Rex Ryan is no Bill Belichick, and Mark Sanchez is no Tom Brady. But that didn’t stop Derrick Mason from wanting to run through a green-and-white brick wall for Ryan...
Jets' Burress details gun incident on HBO show tonight
Plaxico Burress describes his fateful ordeal and odyssey from Super Bowl hero to the Latin Quarter to the Oneida Correctional Facility to the Jets on Tuesday night in a compelling...
Doctors say lockout behind rise in NFL injuries
If you happen to be an Achilles tendon on an NFL player, it just hasn’t been your month. Those often-overlooked thickets of muscle and fiber behind the ankle have been...
Embattled Correction big ousted
The top uniformed officer in the city Department of Correction has been forced out after a number of missteps that placed him under increasing scrutiny, sources told The Post last...
Manning, Giants offense struggle in 20-10 loss to Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton showed glimpses Saturday night of why the Carolina Panthers made him the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, from the strong arm that zipped...
Curtis coach also a hero firefighter
Rich Buckheit was at it again. Four years after he saved three young girls from a burning building, the fire lieutenant at Engine Co. 249 in Brooklyn risked his life...
The Rumble
Brandon Tierney may have taken his bold opinions to 95.7 FM “The Game” in San Francisco (“The Drive” with Tierney and former 49er Eric Davis from 2-6 p.m.), but he...
Remainder of Yankees season a 2012 preview
Over the next six weeks, the Yankees have to reintroduce their cleanup hitter, manage an overstuffed rotation and likely launch the careers of a couple of prized prospects. How this...
Fans don’t rely on geography to pick favorites
A good friend of mine, Mike Rodman, passed earlier this summer. He was a newspaperman to his core and a sports fan to his soul. He grew up in Maplewood,...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Mathias Kiwanuka
The Big Blue linebacker, coming back from a neck injury that cut his season short last year, chatted with Post columnist Steve Serby about the Giants' expectations this season. Q:...
A chance to exit Woods and discover new talent
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Dear Tiger: You’ve been gone from the 93rd PGA Championship for only a day and already we miss you terribly. Things aren’t the same here at...
St. John’s alum Bradley one shot off lead at PGA Championship
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Queens is in the house at the PGA Championship — at least that part of the borough that is home to St. John’s. Keegan Bradley, a...
Ballot stuffing
Gov. Cuomo has come out of the closet (“Sock the Vote!,” PostScript Aug. 7). He masqueraded as an independent Albany reformer, but he’s really a product of the Democratic Party...
House of cards
The banks still just don't get it. In a staggering 92 percent of the claims brought by creditors asserting the right to foreclose against bankrupt families in New York City...
Regs blocking recovery
Wall Street has been proclaiming for months that some of the new financial regulations have been excessive, and some now put the root of the economy's problems at the new...
Move on, grandpa
The face of the American work force could use a nip and tuck but probably fears they cannot afford it, according to a new survey. Baby boomers are staying on...
Web stocks offering 'value'
A new class of tech stocks presents a potential bargain for investors: Internet value stocks. For the first time in the Internet's short history -- IBM's first PC model just...
iPresentation app
In most presentations, the audience is at somewhat of a disadvantage, forced to follow along with printed-out slides while your charts and graphs are projected on a screen at one...
All that glitters is not gold
Boiler-room hustlers are in the midst of a golden age -- spinning their legendary sales scams by selling fool's gold instead of their worthless penny stocks. A flurry of deceptive...
Street focused on Merkel-Sarkozy summit
For perhaps the first time since the summer of 1940, what matters most for the US economy and the President's re-election chances lies not in what goes on in Parsippany...
The 'lost rule' that could have helped the markets
Dear John: I was a broker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for 27 years. And I was the guy who told you about the Tick Rule,...
No fouls in Mets deal
David Einhorn has all the bases covered in his new deal to buy a minority stake in the New York Mets, which is expected to be completed in the next...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS MICHAEL KORS Fashion icon sees the value of his sizzling label reach $2.5 billion. TERRY LUNDGREN Macy’s boss guides retailer to a 64% profit rise in second quarter, boosting...
'Cart' blanche: Fined street-food vendors in ID switch
Some upscale street-food vendors are getting no ticed and making a name for themselves. Then there are those vendors who are taking new names and hoping to never get noticed....
World Trade Center construction workers drinking on the job
Ground Zero hardhats are hitting the hard stuff at lunch -- guzzling beers and shots at nearby bars before stumbling back to their dangerous jobs on the hallowed site, The...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A crazed man clocked two strangers in Midtown, cops said. William Kroll, 31, allegedly decked a 47-year- old man at 31st Street and Eighth Avenue at 4 p.m. on...
King stings Bam over 'Bin' leaks
Pete King has a reputa tion as a hothead, but the Long Island Republican kept his cool recently when he had every right to lose it. During an interview about...
Farewell tears for heroic kid
A tiny hero got a big farewell in Brooklyn yesterday. A 60-car procession followed the casket that took Kira Goddard, 13, to her final resting place in Maple Grove cemetery,...
What the cell! Phone 'censor' furor
SAN FRANCISCO -- A decision by Bay Area Rapid Transit officials to cut off cellphone service at some of its stations to thwart a planned protest drew an angry response...
Name-'drop' nightmare
He calls himself David Rivera -- but to the government he's Mr. X. Rivera, a 23-year-old Bronx resident, has been put through a bureaucratic nightmare because of a two-decade-old mistake...
B'klyn pol HQ robbed
Two men robbed the campaign manager of aspiring Brooklyn assemblyman Jesus Gonzalez at gunpoint in his office, cops said. The assailants entered Gonzalez's Bushwick campaign headquarters at 9 p.m. on...
Rock on block
CINCINNATI -- A large yellow diamond known as the "Golden Eye" -- seized in a federal drug and money-laundering investigation in Ohio -- is going on the auction block next...
Cabby slays cabby: cops
A Queens livery-car driver was stabbed to death by another cabby from his fleet after they fought over a fare on Long Island, police said yesterday. William Mena, 32, a...
Hoop giant's booze bust
Oklahoma City Thunder starting center Kendrick Perkins was arrested yesterday on charges of public intoxication in his hometown of Beaumont, Texas. Police arrested Perkins, 26, after he became combative at...
Brit cops peeved by Yank help
British bobbies blew their tops yesterday after Prime Minister David Cameron asked former NYPD Commissioner William Bratton instead of a British crime expert for advice on how to stop riots....
Zabar scion a party king
He's traded rugelach for raves. Sasha Zabar -- the lox-and-bagel scion whose family owns the landmark Zabar's grocery on the Upper West Side -- has become a Manhattan fixture in...
Tragic boat wake
The 5-year-old son of a drowned NYPD veteran -- whose body was pulled from Long Island Sound yesterday -- told the Coast Guard they were tossed overboard when their inflatable...
Hold it! Girl's kin change jet pee-er story
The drunken skier charged with urinating on a 12-year- old girl during an overnight flight to JFK Airport never actually splashed the child, but wet the floor next to her,...
24 injured in Pa. bus crash
A Greyhound bus going from New York to St. Louis keeled over on its side on the Pennsylvania Turnpike yesterday, injuring 24 of its 28 passengers -- including one pinned...
Lot more 'bites' out of Apple
Loosen your belt a couple of notches. The number of restaurants citywide skyrocketed by 42 percent -- from 5,610 to a gut-busting 7,966 -- between 1999 and 2009, a Post...
Jails chief sprung
The top uniformed officer in the city Department of Correction has been forced out after a number of missteps that placed him under increasing scrutiny, sources told The Post last...
GOP-eeee haw! Perry saddles up
WASHINGTON -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry tossed his cowboy hat into the GOP presidential ring yesterday and declared: "I full well believe I'm going to win." Perry followed his confident...
Lady goo-goo gaga
Buy, buy, baby! Staten Island plus-size model Marilyn Mansfield has turned her apartment into a creepy silent nursery filled with handmade, eerily lifelike baby dolls she keeps carefully arranged in...
Hot GPS ices duo
An 18-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman who allegedly abetted a stickup at a Brooklyn cellphone store were under arrest last night -- after cops tracked them down with a...
'Anguished' stock traders play sad faces for laughs
Their faces look like the apocalypse is now, but maybe it was just something they ate. During the most volatile week in Wall Street history -- the first time ever...
4 die in stage collapse
A concert stage collapsed during a powerful wind storm that blew through the Indiana State Fair last night, killing four people and injuring 40 others, authorities said. Thousands had gathered...
Hay, it's Michele!
WASHINGTON -- Maybe it wasn't a "crazy" look in Michele Bachmann's gaze on Newsweek's cover. It was the eye of the tiger. Ever since she jumped into the race for...
Agency's new board gives Lopez Vito power
The board of directors of the embattled senior-services agency founded by Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito Lopez has gone from clueless to connected. The city ordered a shake-up of the board...
Homeless men squatting in Ann Curry's $2.9M UWS fixer-upper
An Upper West Side fixer-upper that "Today" show co-host Ann Curry bought for $2.9 million and spent the last eight years renovating has become a haven for hobos -- including...
'Net brings dying mom bride & joy
A terminally ill mom fulfilled her dying wish and got a front-row seat at her daughter's wedding -- although she was too sick to leave her hospice. Patty Davisson, 54,...
Perv rapes woman in her Upper East Side apt.
An Upper East Side woman was raped in her apartment yesterday morning by a sicko who broke in through her window, police said. The 27-year-old victim was heard screaming at...
Feral-cat Coney woe
Feral cat colonies have moved into prime waterfront real estate in Coney Island -- under the boardwalk, in back yards, in vacant buildings and even in cars. But their boom...
No need to belittle the middle kid
"Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! It's always about Marsha!" But it turns out Jan, the middle sibling of the "Brady Bunch," shouldn't have been so jealous, according to a new book "The...
Black-market newborn reunites with LI birth mom 34 years later
A woman who was "sold" as a newborn to a Manhattan couple by a notorious baby broker 34 years ago has finally found her Long Island birth mom. A beautiful...
Jersey's frack attack
New Yorkers clearly back “fracking” in their state, a poll last week showed. If NJ Gov. Chris Christie is wise, he’ll allow it in his state, too. Jersey lawmakers tried...
The (polar) bear facts
It was a cold month in hell for global-warming alarmists. First came word last month that the Interior Department had suspended a top scientist who helped turn polar bears into...
Why not Bloomy?
Four years ago at this time, Michael Bloomberg was practically begging the political world to treat him as a potential presidential candidate. He made a show of leaving the Republican...
Good ‘cops’
The Post’s editorial (“Shomrim Shonda,” Aug. 7) uses the Leiby Kletzky tragedy as a platform to bash the Shomrim while making serious allegations of obstructing police work. Flatbush Shomrim members...
In my library: Jeff Garlin
Maybe he’s been with Larry David too long. In any case, Jeff Garlin — the jovial second banana to David’s finicky lead on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — is starting...
Stealing Mona Lisa
On Monday morning, Aug. 21, 1911, inside the Louvre museum in Paris, a plumber named Sauvet came upon an unidentified man stuck in front of a locked door. The man...
Last checkout for bohemia New York City
For as often as the death of the Chelsea has been reported, it has at long last come to pass, officially sold two weeks ago for $85 million to a...
Obama's cheap 'shot'
Thirty American troops came home to Dover Air Force Base last week. They died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan by Taliban with rocket-propelled grenades. Many were members...
Latent period
Can’t we keep sex talk away from anything nowadays? (“Bert and Ernie Gay It Ain’t So,” Aug. 12)? Bert and Ernie are puppets and nothing more. I wonder what’s next...
Required reading
Yossarian Slept Here by Erica Heller (Simon & Schuster) Joseph Heller’s daughter admits she’s never read his greatest work. “I’ve tried reading ‘Catch-22,’ many times,” she tells Required Reading. “It’s...
Why not Rudy?
Rudy Giuliani is a joke, a relic, yesterday’s man. Four years ago he spent $59 million on a presidential campaign that netted him one delegate. A tic he developed in...
Gimme shelter
Your Sunday Pets Page promoted the buying and breeding of pets — even as thousands of adoptable pets of all breeds and ages are killed every year in New York’s...
Wrong suspect
Your article (“Downgrade ‘Doer’ Was No Biz Wiz,” Aug. 7) rips S&P executives for lowering the US credit rating. The piece then calls into question the academic credentials of S&P’s...
Diss union
You’ve got to feel good watching the people of Wisconsin push back against the unions (“Labor’s Gift to America,” Editorial, Aug. 11). When the Democratic pols in the unions’ back...
7 wonders of the new world
1. KINGDOM TOWER If you want to erect the tallest building in the world, don’t just add a few more feet than the current record-holder and call it a day....
Former batboy details life with Yankees
At 15, he lived every New York City youth’s dream; at 28, he’s telling everyone about it. Luis Castillo, nicknamed “Squeegee” by Derek Jeter, was a batboy and attendant for...
Bridge
As the game at the Mad Hatter's wore on, the Dormouse and the March Hare begged for a respite. As the Hatter served tea, the Queen of Diamonds sidled over...
The end of an era
RUSSIAN/Soviet domina tion of chess is history. A Russian squad failed to earn medals for the first time in the World Team Championship and managed only a disappointing tie for...
Pretenders to the crown
Dick Van Dyke had an excuse. Really, he did. For his turn as chimney sweep Bert in 1964’s “Mary Poppins,” the actor deployed what is widely considered the most laughably...
The king's speech: Winners and losers in onscreen British accents
Absolutely brilliant, darling! Renee Zellweger * “Bridget Jones’s Diary” (2001) “I worked with her on [1998’s] ‘A Price Above Rubies,’ and she’s good. For ‘Bridget Jones,’ I know that she...
The 'idiot' test
Last summer he was a “Schmuck”; this summer he’s an “Idiot.” But Paul Rudd is no dummy. Oh, sure, he’s done stupid things occasionally. He once deejayed bar mitzvahs as...
Lebowski's back!
In a nicely planned burst of synergy, the album “Jeff Bridges” arrives on the same day as the 10th anniversary edition of the Coen brothers’ film “The Big Lebowski,” in...
Dude awakening
Whether it’s movies or music — The Dude abides. It’s the catchphrase from Jeff Bridges’ cult classic “The Big Lebowski,” but it could also be the personal mantra for one...
Pets in perpetuity
Jennifer Aniston recently paid tribute to her dog Norman, a Welsh corgi-terrier mix who died in May at age 15, by tattooing his name on the inside of her right...
The best secondhand songs
1. Hugo “99 Problems” (Jay-Z):The projects of Brooklyn seem mild when Hugo transforms Jay-Z’s classic into a backwoods ballad that conjures a “Deliverence”-like sense of danger with a gothic-country arrangement....
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $50,000; str hcp; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Spirit of Cochise(L),119RDominguez6-2-6Levine 4-11a-Caixa Eletronica(L),127JVelazquez6-3-1Pletcher 8-53Three Day Rush(L),117R Maragh1-4-8Cibelli 10-14Wise Stop(L),116E Castro2-1-1Rodriguz...
Saratoga Charts
Aug. 13, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 1/16 miles(T); $35,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:02. Good. 3-4w 2nd turn,ralliedTime: 25.41, 51.55, 1:15.18, 1:38.47, 1:44.47.; Trainer:...
NHL arbitrator sides with Predators' Weber
Finally, an arbitrator who did more than split the difference between a club's submission and the player's. Finally, an arbitrator who did more than color by numbers upon reaching his...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST- 6 fur; $14,000; cl; 3up2Don's Honour (Trujillo) 3.202.402.109Futures Book (Ortiz)6.003.601Leave It to Bern (DeCarlo)3.00 * Exacta (2-9) $14.20 * $1 Superfecta (2-9-1-3) $72.80 * $1 Trifecta (2-9-1) $22.90Winner picked...
Arlington Results
FIRST- 6 fur; $29,400; mdn; 3up1a-AlgnquinPsse (Rsrio) 4.602.602.203Little Frances (Felix)3.202.605Bonnie (Thornton)5.40 * Exacta (1-3) $13.40 * $0.1 Superfecta (1-3-5-6) $26.17 * $0.5 Trifecta (1-3-5) $23.00; a-Coupled.SECOND- 6 fur; $35,075; cl;...
Del Mar Analysis
Post time: 5:00 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 1/2f; $29,000; cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 1 RdFlgsFlyng(L),121 GGomz 1-x-x 8-1 5 Magic...
Monmouth Analysis
Post time: 12:50 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1m; $21,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) SURROUND SOUND defeated cheaper in last start for a tag. PALE STARLIGHT tired to...
Affrunti's Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:30 pm.FIRST-1 1/16m(T); $17,950; mdn cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)3-BlueSamura 9-51-MissDefint 6-17-ExchangMss 5-22-Skip and Win 20-14-Star Reward 3-15-QueenfthNl 20-16-Pasadora 20-18-Astuzia 8-1SECOND-1m; $13,300; str alw; 3up7-Gmmwnkpppy 8-11-AtlantcPws 8-12-ConcrtsSng 2-13-Cracklin 4-14-CatchRikki 8-15-NicholsVsn...
Showdown at Saratoga
John DaSILVA TODAY'S PLAY: In race 3, Starship Princess faces state-breds for first time in local debut for new barn. Play $25 to win and show on her. Total: $50....
Pelfrey KO'd by liner in Mets' loss to Diamondbacks
PHOENIX -- Mike Pelfrey's foot hadn't even left his mouth last night when a new body part became an issue. Gerardo Parra's line drive struck Pelfrey's right elbow in the...
Jets offense still struggling at practice
Jets coach Rex Ryan was not happy with his offense's performance in Friday's practice and let them know it. "You just can't have those kind of days," Ryan said. Yesterday's...
Winchester rallies to win Sword Dancer at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Given the choice yesterday of traveling to Chicago to saddle Gio Ponti in the Arlington Million or staying home for Winchester's run in the Grade 1, $500,000...
Yankees' Granderson keeps building case for MVP
Ask Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson for his AL MVP candidates and he mentions Boston's Adrian Gonzalez, who leads the league in hitting, and Toronto's Jose Bautista, who is tied...
Posada powers Yankees past Rays
Even 20 years from now, manager Joe Girardi said yesterday, Jorge Posada will still want to play, and will still want to be in the Yankees' lineup. And right now,...
Posada, Hughes bounce back in major ways for Yankees
Cue Bob Marley. This was "Redemption Song" Saturday in The Bronx. Phil Hughes showed why he must stay in the rotation with six solid innings against the Rays, and Jorge...
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The Post Line
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Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; pace; $12,000; cond.7Mybrthrgrge(AMllr) 9.403.002.408Mel Mara (Gingras)2.202.105Mortal Zin (Sears)2.60Scr: Eight Ten Eom, Ideal Fame * Exacta (7-8) $16.80 * Trifecta (7-8-5) $51.80SECOND-mile; pace; $175,000; NJSS5Myluvmylife (Sears) 6.204.202.202Pretty Katherine (DMiller)10.203.207Krispy Apple...
Garcia's minor injury delays Yankees rotation decision
Yankees pitcher Freddy Garcia suffered a cut on his finger that will force him to miss at least one start, meaning Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett will remain in the...
World No. 1 loses hole -- and temper
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- For much of the day yesterday, Luke Donald looked like he was on the way to validating his No. 1 world ranking. But when he arrived...
Some advice, Tiger, if you feel like listening
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Where does Tiger Woods go from here? No one -- particularly Woods himself -- knows for sure, and that has to be the most daunting, insecure...
King Felix, M's edge Red Sox
Felix Hernandez pitched seven innings and survived a shaky sixth to help the Mariners hold off the Red Sox 5-4 last night in Seattle. Hernandez (11-10) was handed a five-run...
Rough debut for Giants safety Sash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rookie safety Tyler Sash had a rough introduction to the NFL last night in the Giants' 20-10 loss to the Panthers in their preseason opener. He was...
Hunt, fish licenses available tomorrow
That hint of cool weather and the back-to-school sales always are hints that summer is nearing its end, but for New York's outdoor enthusiasts, it is a prelude to the...
Liberty can't catch Fever
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tamika Catchings became just the sixth WNBA player to score 5,000 points when she made a jumper from near the free-throw line late in the first quarter. She...
Red Bulls rally to tie Fire
Joel Lindpere's 63rd-minute goal allowed the Red Bulls to tie the Chicago Fire 2-2 on Saturday night and move into third place in the Eastern Conference by themselves. The Red...
Bay finally hitting groove for Mets
PHOENIX -- Better late than never for Jason Bay. The Mets have waited more than 1½ years for this kind of production from their $66 million left fielder, and now...
Giant flop
* Giants general manager Jerry Reese, who did not draft any significant players, turned the Osi Umenyiora situation into a disaster, lost Kevin Boss and Steve Smith because he was...
Jets name Pouha captain
After injury gave the understudy the chance, Rex Ryan yesterday gave Sione Pouha a captaincy for what he did with that opportunity. Perhaps surprisingly, the Jets coach included the 32-year-old...
Hondo: Banks on LeBlanc
The Angelic Good Weaver was as godawful as the Nats were last night, so Hondo endured yet another Saturday night wipeout that left him with a deficit of 2,115 lemongellos....
Paramus eyes trip to Little League World Series
Paramus Little League took the field for a 10:30 a.m. practice yesterday, but it wasn't quite what the kids from New Jersey expected. After quick infield drills, manager Frank Smith...
Sports shorts
MLS: Red Bulls gain tieJoel Lindpere's 63rd-minute goal allowed the Red Bulls to tie the Chicago Fire 2-2 last night in Harrison, N.J. and move into third place in the...
Del Mar Results
FIRST- mile; $33,000; cl; 3up5Racketeer (Pedroza) 18.006.603.803Gilligan (Talamo)3.002.607Fog Alert (Baze)2.60 Scr: Game A.P. *. $1 Exacta (5-3) $22.70 * Quinella (3-5) $17.00 * $1 Superfecta (5-3-7-2) $180.90 * $1 Trifecta...
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TODAYAug. 14MONAug. 15TUEAug. 16WEDAug. 17THUAug. 18FRIAug. 19 SATAug. 20YankeesTampa Bay1:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMK.C.8:10YESWCBSK.C.8:10WWORWCBSK.C.8:10YESWCBSMinn.8:10WWORWCBSMinn.8:10YESWCBSMinn.8:10YESWCBSMetsArizona4:10TV -- WPIXRadio--WFAN 660 AMS.D.10:05SNYWFANS.D.10:05SNYWFANS.D.6:35SNYWFANNOGAMEMil.7:10WPIXWFANMil.4:10FOXWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00No TVNOGAMEConn.7:00MSGNOGAMESea.10:00No TVRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEN.E.7:30MSGSiyanksAuburn4:00No TVNOGAMEA.S.G.7:05No TVConn.7:05No TVConn.7:05No TVConn.7:05No TVLow.5:05No TVCyclonesMahoning Valley5:05No TVRadio--WKRB...
The best network you're not watching
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