August 26, 2011
With hype train derailed, St. Francis remains among city's best
The first stop on the hype train was Fresh Meadows last season. The St. Francis Prep boys soccer team was the CHSAA Class AA city title favorite in the preseason...
Jets-Giants postponed, moved to Monday
No sense trying to beat Hurricane Irene at her own game. With the massive storm approaching, the Giants, Jets and the NFL made the smart choice and have changed Saturday’s...
Capuano's two-hit gem leads Mets over Braves
Chris Capuano pitched the game of his life, tossing a two-hitter and striking out a career-high 13 as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0 Friday night in...
Orioles rough up Yankees 12-5
BALTIMORE - On an emotional night at Camden Yards, Mark Reynolds and J.J. Hardy homered in a six-run second inning against A.J. Burnett, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New...
Foes friendly before Jets-Giants game
Give credit to Rex Ryan for knowing his surroundings. The bold Jets coach has built a name for himself with some brash talk across his first two seasons, and who...
Elderly woman caught in crossfire during thugs' shootout
Two goons accidentally shot an 85 year old woman while aiming for a group of men in Washington Heights, cops said. At around 1:30 p.m., the victim was walking through...
Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner rumored replacement for 'The Talk'
LOS ANGELES -- Kris Jenner, the mother of the Kardashian brood of reality starlets, will serve as a guest host on "The Talk" and is being eyed as a possible...
DSK and wife bid adieu to NYC
Adieu NYC! Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair have blown out of Manhattan, leading a paparazzi caravan on a high-speed chase to LaGuardia Airport en route to Washington, DC....
Artest name change held up by tickets
LOS ANGELES -- Ron Artest’s bid to become Metta World Peace has been delayed. A Los Angeles court commissioner delayed ruling on a name change petition by the Lakers forward...
Special commission votes to raise NY judges’ pay
ALBANY, N.Y. — A special commission on Friday voted to give state Supreme Court judges a 27 percent pay raise over three years, the first wage increase for the judiciary...
Jets' Revis says Dolphins duo hasn't turned corner
Darrelle Revis has a suggestion for Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis: Check out the game film.Davis said this week he and Sean Smith are "the best [cornerback] tandem in the league."...
Newly single Kristin Cavallari to attend Marine Corps Ball
LOS ANGELES -- Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari, who recently ended her engagement to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, has accepted an invitation to the Marine Corps Ball. "Wanted to...
Mets' Bay out with injured shoulder
Mets left fielder Jason Bay was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Braves due to a jammed left shoulder.Bay injured the shoulder diving for a ball in Philadelphia on Tuesday....
Motivated and loaded, MLK out for revenge
Martin Jacobson turned off his phone and flipped on his television in an attempt to lose himself in a steady stream of horror movies. He figured the flicks could distract...
Hands-on with NBA 2K12
Call me a pessimist but I believe NBA 2K12 will likely be the only taste of basketball fans will be able to enjoy this season. That is not necessarily a...
Weather washing away weekend sports schedule
Hurricane Irene already has forced several postponements and rescheduling on this weekend's local sports schedule. Here's a look at the events that have been changed: Saturday's Jets-Giants preseason game scheduled...
Yankees lineup Friday vs. Orioles
BALTIMORE -- Here is the Yankees lineup for Friday night's game against the Orioles here.Jeter SSGranderson CFTeixeira 1BRodriguez 3BCano 2BSwisher RFPosada DHMartin CGardner LFBurnett P
Dog of fallen Navy SEAL could lead Iowa football team on field
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A former player proposed Friday that the Iowa football team be led onto the field this season by Hawkeye -- the dog seen in a widely-viewed...
Mets cancel games Saturday and Sunday
Games between the Atlanta Braves and Mets scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Citi Field have been postponed due to Hurricane Irene.They have been rescheduled as a single-admission doubleheader on...
US Open cancels Kids' Day
Monday's Opening Day of the U.S. Open seems safe for now, but popular Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, scheduled for Saturday at the BJK National Tennis Center, has been cancelled because...
Monmouth, Meadowlands cancel cards for weekend
Monmouth Park has canceled racing and simulcasting for Saturday and Sunday.“It’s in the best interests of our patrons, our employees, our horsemen and of course the horses to take this...
Washout gives Red Bull hope of getting back Rodgers, Rost & Solli
With Hurricane Irene looming this weekend, Sunday’s Red Bulls-Galaxy tilt has been rescheduled for Oct. 4. And while nobody is looking forward to the impact of the hurricane, the struggling...
Sharapova to play Wozniacki at Garden tennis event
It will be Blonde Night at Madison Square Garden when the World's Most Famous Arena holds its annual tennis event in late February/early March. The Post has learned Maria Sharapova...
VIDEO: Serby on Jets-Giants
Post columnist Steve Serby and Mark Hale discuss some key matchups in Saturday's Jets-Giants preseason game to be played at MetLife Stadium.The teams meet again in the regular season, in...
MTA plans to shutter subway system on Saturday
Jittery MTA execs are shutting down the city’s entire mass transit system beginning at noon tomorrow to prep for Hurricane Irene, it was announced this afternoon. The unprecedented shutdown will...
'Jersey Shore' recap: Season 4, episode 4
In an ironic twist, there were a few major storms brewing on last night’s episode of “Jersey Shore.” As Hurricane Irene barreled towards the East coast, everyone’s favorite guidos and...
Hurricane warning issued for New York, southern New England
MIAMI -- A hurricane warning was extended north through New York City and into southern New England, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5:00pm ET advisory. The area was...
Nixmary's mom gets seven years reduced off her 43-year prison term
The mother of Nixzmary Brown will see her 43-year sentence reduced by seven years today after an appeals court threw out one of her assault convictions. Nixzaliz Santiago was convicted...
Bernanke puts off easing talk until September FOMC
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. -- Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday put off a lengthy discussion of the easing options available to the central bank until the next Federal...
Libyan rebels charge Khadafy troops murdered 150 prisoners before fleeing
TRIPOLI, Libya -- With fugitive leader Moammar Khadafy reported hiding everywhere from Tripoli to his birthplace of Sirte, rebel leaders charged Friday his loyalist troops killed more than 150 prisoners...
Kuchar leads by 1 at Barclays
What once looked to be a long week at The Barclays suddenly has turned into a sprint. Matt Kuchar heard the news from his walking scorer when he reached the...
Would President McCain have stabilized housing prices?
A former Clinton administration official, Robert Shapiro really whacks the Obama administration for complately failing to handle our economic mess. Shapiro focuses on two hard truths: We have to do something...
Foul-mouthed Sir Alex Ferguson renews fight with English soccer's governing body
MANCHESTER, England -- Sir Alex Ferguson accused English soccer's governing body of treating Manchester United "like sh*t" Friday following a series of altercations last season. Ferguson is still riled by...
Barcelona set to defend title following UEFA Champions League draw
MONACO -- Barcelona's path to defending its European title was put in place Thursday following the UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco. The Spanish giants' greatest threat after...
Italian players confirm league boycott in soccer's latest CBA dispute
ROME -- A day after Spain's soccer players ended a work stoppage to get the postponed 2011-12 season underway, their Italian counterparts announced they were boycotting their opening league games....
NYSE vows to keep trading as Hurricane Irene looms
The NYSE Euronext was taking steps Friday to prepare for the impact of Hurricane Irene as it approaches the East Coast. The Big Board vowed to keep the wheels of...
Natural gas boom is the real deal
"Now we have runs on the scoreboard," says John Hanger, former head of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, regarding the natural gas opportunity. Hanger was responding to the updated estimate for natural...
After MLB meeting, A-Rod doesn't expect poker punishment
BALTIMORE -- After meeting with Major League Baseball investigators for almost two hours Friday, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez hinted he did not expect to be disciplined for his poker...
Suicide car bomb hits UN headquarters in Nigerian capital, killing 18
ABUJA, Nigeria -- A suicide car bomber ran a security gauntlet at the main UN compound in the Nigerian capital of Abuja Friday and rammed the building, setting off a...
Casey Anthony to take online college course
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Casey Anthony is planning to take a college course via the internet while she serves her probation in Florida. Anthony, who was sensationally acquitted last month of...
British girl, 7, choked to death on rubber ball that bounced into her mouth
BIRMINGHAM, England -- A seven-year-old British girl choked to death in a "chance in a million" accident after a small rubber ball bounced into her mouth, lodging in her throat....
Detroit underwear bomber suspect challenges detention
DETROIT -- The Nigerian student accused of attempting to blow up an Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight with a bomb concealed in his underwear demanded a judge free him from prison, saying he...
New York City under hurricane warning; Obama declares state of emergency
Forecasters say Hurricane Irene’s center is moving north-northeastward toward the coast of North Carolina and little change of strength is expected before it reaches land. The National Hurricane Center said...
Giants-Jets preseason game moved to Saturday afternoon
Thanks to Hurricane Irene, Giants and Jets fans will see a rarity this weekend — afternoon preseason football. Describing it as “the right thing to do” because of the approaching...
Showdown at Saratoga
JOHN DaSILVA TODAY’S PLAY: In Race 2, play a $30 quinella Page by Page with Hot Danger and then a $20 quinella Page by Page with First Penny. Total bet:...
Jets coach has made Giants matchup a big game
When you’ve talked as much as Rex Ryan and the Jets have about taking over New York and being Gotham’s team then even a preseason game carries a measure of...
ESPN’s drivel precedes useful commentary
Nurse! ... Nurse! It’s those voices, those voices in my head. They’re back. ... They always come back! They arrive every August and live inside my TV set. They don’t...
Championship High: Fludd, Boys & Girls wins Smartball Metro Classic
The names were unfamiliar, but the result wasn’t. Aside from a few veteran holdovers, Boys & Girls entered the 16-team Smartball Metro Classic with an almost brand new team. It...
Jets, Giants start Christmas shopping early
It’s like Christmas Eve day in August. The Jets-Giants annual preseason matchup tomorrow has been more hyped since Rex Ryan bellowed into town. The Jets head coach has made it...
Coach ready to let experienced, explosive Ford fly
A year ago, Jim Esposito was like a parent holding onto the back of a bicycle trying to teach his young kids how to ride. The Bishop Ford coach was...
Yankees' historic slam spree helps blast A’s
The Yankees finally figured out a solution to their starting pitching problems yesterday: Just keep hitting grand slams. After Phil Hughes was smacked around by the A’s again, the Yankees...
Long and short of it: No worries about Yankees bats
Before yesterday’s matinee, with the Yankees players allowed to arrive late following an extra-inning night game and a rain delay in the forecast, hitting coach Kevin Long sat near an...
Smith, Canarsie ready to turn page from recent disappointments
The phasing out of Canarsie into Canarsie Educational Campus didn’t just include the creation of four smaller schools with different principals and students. The new school’s administrators have also sought...
No 'crate' aspirations: Deep, disciplined Molloy hoping for title run
The preseason for the Archbishop Molloy boys soccer team can be summed up thus far in two words: no crate. The crate, an aluminum shed tucked into the trees near...
Confident Port Richmond looking for return to glory
It wasn’t long ago Port Richmond ruled the PSAL, when the Red Raiders celebrated a city title at Midwood Athletic Complex. Frank Cuccia wasn’t on that team – the two-way...
Matured, veteran Xaverian looking to fulfill high expectations
This needs to be the year. That's the feeling around Xaverian. The Clippers flew into last season with high expectations with explosive juniors and sophomores, but issues off the field...
Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly break up: report
Derek Jeter can play the field again. The Yankees legend and notorious ladies man reportedly has separated from gorgeous actress girlfriend Minka Kelly after three years. Kelly’s rep confirmed the...
East Coast refineries likely to shut as Hurricane Irene nears
East Coast refineries are likely to close in advance of Hurricane Irene’s arrival this weekend, analysts say. The shutdowns are already boosting gasoline prices. The storm pounded the Bahamas Thursday...
No sleeping on junior-heavy Xavier
Chris Stevens had a team heavy on juniors four years ago. One of them, Seamus Kelly, ended up being one of the best running backs in the city as a...
Bath-time Buffett
It may take more than a tub full of Warren Buffett cash to save Bank of America. Despite the Oracle of Omaha’s stunning announcement yesterday that he extended a $5...
Business briefs
Chase fine The Treasury Department announced an $88.3 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase for apparent violations of international sanctions, including Cuban assets control and anti-terrorism regulations. Angie’s IPO Angie’s List,...
Madoff’s nose growing with untruths
Even a 150-year prison sentence hasn’t convinced Ponzi king Bernie Madoff to tell the truth.The convicted fraudster’s latest whoppers include a story that he is working with Harvard Business School...
Would you take a car loan from this man?
Has he got a deal for you! Stephen Schwarzman’s Blackstone Group plans to get into the used-car loan business, through the recent purchase of Exeter Finance, a Texas auto-finance company,...
Staff cries Wolff
Adweek’s top editor, Michael Wolff, is on the hot seat, The Post has learned.Senior executives at Prometheus Global Media, which owns the title, have been telling business associates that they...
New subscribers give TiVo a boost
TiVo Inc., the inventor of the digital-video recorder, rose the most in four months after reporting a smaller second-quarter loss than analysts anticipated, helped by an increase in new subscribers.TiVo...
AOL hires Allen & Co.
Aol Inc., the Internet company spun off from Time Warner Inc., said it retained investment bank Allen & Co. and law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as advisers. AOL...
BNA fetches $990M
Bloomberg LP, the closely held news and financial information provider, agreed to buy The Bureau of National Affairs Inc. for about $990 million to add legal, tax and regulatory research...
Apple U. builds up its core studies
Apple wants people to “Think Different” -- unless they work for the company. In that case, they should think like Steve Jobs. While the tech genius will no longer make...
Pincus power @ Zynga
Zynga is revamping its stock structure to grant the shares owned by Chief Executive Mark Pincus 70 times more voting power than shares sold in its planned initial public offering....
New Apple CEO Tim Cook needs to keep talent
Among the top orders of business at Apple is ensuring that Steve Jobs’ departure as chief executive is the only major exit from the company. Even before Apple’s feared leader...
‘Tune’ up at BlackBerry
Research In Motion will charge $4.99 a month for a music service on the BlackBerry smartphone that allows users to share songs through instant messaging in a bid to draw...
Verizon strikers collect?
Thousands of workers at Verizon Communications are trying to take advantage of a rare New York state law that allows striking workers to receive unemployment benefits. About 21,000 union members...
Bigger storm brewing
Wall Street’s attention today will be on a hurricane. This one isn’t coming up the East Coast from the Caribbean, but instead will be carried swiftly from a podium in...
Jewel-heist gang's spree
A gang of armed thugs has knocked off at least three Manhattan jewelry stores in the past week, including a $300,000 heist yesterday in Midtown, police sources told The Post....
Lexus fiend hits 2 women
A speeding motorist in a Lexus mowed down two women in a horrific hit-and-run on the Upper West Side late last night, officials said. One of them appeared pregnant, witnesses...
Amy 'Back' on top
LONDON -- The late Amy Winehouse's acclaimed second and final album, "Back to Black," has become Great Britain's biggest seller of the 21st century, according to data from the Official...
Creepy compound was Condi-coated
Now we have creepy proof that Moammar Khadafy had a crush on Condoleezza Rice. Rebels rummaging through the Libyan tyrant's compound found a photo album packed with snapshots, including closeups,...
DSK may visit IMF
Bon voyage, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The former IMF boss got his passport back yesterday and is free to travel the world after the sensational sexual-assault charges against him were dropped Tuesday....
Casey on best behavior at probation meeting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Casey Anthony was polite and cooperative during a meeting with her probation officer and pledged to meet the conditions of her one-year probation for check fraud, authorities...
Parenting 'bribe' twist
A program that paid the poor to improve their parenting achieved mixed results citywide, but it's now going to be tried again on a smaller and more focused scale in...
Rebel hunt for crafty 'Dafy
More than 1,000 Libyan rebels bombarded a battle-scarred Tripoli neighborhood in a bid to flush out Moammar Khadafy yesterday -- as gruesome evidence revealed that his thugs carried out mass...
Dictator's son bombed - in LA
One of Moammar Khadafy's sons poured $100 million into an LA studio that last year made a film that went straight to DVD -- despite starring Oscar winners Adrien Brody...
Regents rap schools in bid to beat cheats
The city needs to do more to prove widespread cheating on state tests isn’t an issue — particularly given its hefty score gains over the years, State Board of Regents...
Busted cop eyed in past rape cases
The drunk, off-duty cop accused in the brutal rape of a defenseless schoolteacher in upper Manhattan is being investigated for other unsolved sex attacks during his three years on the...
Batten down and stock up
New Yorkers were scrambling yesterday to prepare for Hurricane Irene -- stocking up on supplies, securing property, and making plans to flee to safety. "My son-in-law has four hotel rooms...
Letting it smolder
The judge hearing the long-running discrimination lawsuit against the FDNY tore into the city's attorney yesterday, saying almost nothing was done by department brass to address racial harassment in firehouses....
Wild 'tot snatch'
A housekeeper went so gaga over her employers' baby, she kidnapped the 5-month-old girl in a bizarre plot to spirit her to South America, cops said yesterday. Gloria Suarez, who...
Wet blanky for nursery suit
A mom who sued a $19,000-a-year Upper East Side preschool, claiming it failed to prepare her 4-year-old for future elite-school tests, failed her own legal test. Justice Joan Kenney dismissed...
Ways to have fun in the windy city
How can you have a fun time this weekend despite the storm? The answer is blowin' in the wind. You might visit the Lobster Box, a waterfront restaurant on City...
Wedding day 'blown off'
Irene is the ultimate wedding crasher. After days of nervously watching Doppler radar, New York bride-to-be Rona Geller yesterday reluctantly called off her Long Island nuptials rather than do battle...
Heroes pull kids from Bx. fire
Two Bronx boys were fighting for their lives last night after good Samaritans helped pull them from a suspicious two-alarm inferno that ripped through their Baychester home, authorities said. The...
Thugs mug pregnant gal
Two thugs mugged a pregnant woman in the lobby of a Midtown building and ran off with her wedding band and engagement ring, police said yesterday. Surveillance video of the...
Subways & buses total 'washout'
The MTA is planning a crippling shutdown of mass transit beginning tomorrow night in preparation for Hurricane Irene -- an unprecedented move that would leave millions of people with no...
Fireman busted after violently 'beating' tranny pal
A muscle-bound firefighter who appeared as Mr. March in the 2011 NYC Firefigfhter calendar was arrested for allegedly assaulting his transsexual girlfriend -- a stunner who was famously booted from...
Reveal city teachers' grades, court rules
Parents and the public have a right to see teacher-effectiveness ratings that are derived from their students' performance on state tests, a Manhattan court ruled yesterday. The release of the...
'Flash' rap vs. Dykstra
LOS ANGELES -- Ex-Met star Lenny Dykstra -- already being held in jail on charges of car theft, drug possession and bankruptcy fraud -- has now been charged with exposing...
Poor pol is Towns and out
Hopefully, she’s paying her campaign workers! Deidra Towns, a state Assembly candidate and daughter of a longtime congressman, let her mortgage lapse for so long that her home went into...
Prez’s plan to boost hiring
President Obama is finalizing a jobs package that could include a program to refurbish school buildings nationwide and provide tax breaks to encourage firms to hire workers. The package, to...
Bam’s backing sags in NJ
WASHINGTON -- Even in the Democratic stronghold of New Jersey, voters have soured on President Obama. Among registered voters there, 47 percent say he does not deserve a second term...
GOPer: O is my weapon
Republican Bob Turner, running to replace Anthony Weiner in a heavily Democratic Queens-Brooklyn district, is urging voters upset with President Obama to deliver a stinging rebuke -- by supporting Turner...
It’s lunch Times!
Decadence returns to Times Square next month in the form of four new gourmet food stands. Rosemary empaá±adas, pork dumplings, artisanal milkshakes and crunchy panini will be among the offerings...
Plea in mob hit
Mob scion Michael Persico pleaded not guilty yesterday in Brooklyn federal court to ordering the rubout of a fellow Colombo member -- the 12th and final murder in an internal...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police nabbed a pervert who sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in Harlem, cops said. Camara Lawrence, 20, allegedly held down the child and rubbed his groin against her on...
‘Crook’ gets another fat chance
At 400 pounds, the scales of justice had to tip in his favor. A convicted robber got a massive break yesterday when a Manhattan appeals court overturned two convictions --...
Lobster tale’s happy ending
A missing 7-foot lobster statue from outside a Hamptons eatery turned up yesterday after a month. “I’m thrilled,” said Banzai Burger owner Alex Duff, whose 100-pound statue, “Kobe,” was found...
Little focker! De Niro’s daughter 'slugs' ex
Robert De Niro’s daughter flew into full “Raging Bull” mode last night -- attacking a former flame in a fist-flying frenzy in Greenwich Village, witnesses and cops said. Actress and...
Aliens invade the NY Times
What is it with the opinion writers at The New York Times and space aliens? There appears to be a new obsession over there in the fancy building on Eighth...
The high price of shacking up
The great divorce revolution of the 1960s and 1970s has faded. The great cohabitation revolution has begun. The divorce rate for married couples with children is almost back to the...
Clearing out Khadafy: Libya’s leap to freedom
The Issue: Moammar Khadafy’s crumbling reign as rebels and NATO troops take over Libya. The Libyans are rejoicing, but little do they know (“Libya: What To Do Now,” Amir Taheri,...
Sunshine on bad teachers
City parents got good news yesterday when a court ruled that teacher ratings based on student test scores must be made public. And the timing was exquisite: The decision came...
America’s iMogul
They don’t make moguls like they used to. Or do they? When Apple last week briefly overtook Exxon/Mobil as the most valuable company on the planet, it did no harm...
Grand-slam hat trick
Holy cow! The Yankees have done it again -- making history. In “grand” style. Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson yesterday each managed to belt a grand-slam home run...
To vote, speak English
The Issue: Whether bilingual ballots should be provided in areas with nonproficient English speakers. Linda Chavez’s commentary is right on (Bilingual Ballots Are a Bad Idea,” PostOpinion, Aug. 20). With...
‘Goldilocks’ wins
After nearly three years of American indecision and failure, Libya is helping an Obama Doctrine to emerge. Call it the Goldilocks foreign policy -- not too hot, not too cold....
It’s different when it’s your own money
Amid all the concerns about the skyrocketing government debt, a front-page headline in The Wall Street Journal said: “Families Slice Debt to Lowest In 6 Years.” It is remarkable how...
Bad idea to invest your time
The biggest mystery of the Bernie Madoff scandal is why government regulators ignored more than a decade of warnings from a Boston portfolio manager: Harry Markopolos studied the uncannily consistent...
An asinine assassin
Luc Besson keeps ralphing up scripts about beautiful lady killers, but that doesn't mean you have to keep seeing them. Case in point: "Colombiana." Besson ("La Femme Nikita," "The Professional")...
Brighton Rock
Graham Greene's guilt-and-gangsters tale "Brighton Rock" gets an even more melodramatic telling than in the 1947 film version courtesy of first-time director Rowan Joffe, whose histrionic adaptation screams "student film"...
Lesbian teenagers romp in 'Circumstance'
Iran's religious fundamental ists can't be pleased with "Circumstance," a bold denunciation of their country's intolerance, especially toward women. It features sexy lesbian encounters, bare skin, alcoholic drinks and male-female...
Horror flick a scare do well
"Children's teeth! Children's teeth!" Unseen, spooky critters hiding deep in a fireplace in a walled-off room whisper these words like steam pipes. As they do, "Don't Be Afraid of the...
Seoul-ful, tuneful Korean 'Hero' welcome
A fearless resistance fighter sings out about his dreams and beliefs. A sexy spy seduces her opponent with her wiles and lung-busting power ballads. Romantic scenes alternate with kinetic choreography...
Good old-time religion
Most contemporary movies either treat religion uncritically or mock it outright. This promising directing debut by whip-smart actress Vera Farmiga ("Up in the Air") takes another, more interesting path. Adapted...
False start a Fosse fiasco
The Roundabout's scrambling to find a musical in the fall for Studio 54, one of its prime houses. The nonprofit company announced plans to revive Bob Fosse's 1978 revue "Dancin'...
'Brother' a keeper
Behold “Our Idiot Brother” Ned (Paul Rudd). Mild as milk, loyal as a Labrador, soft as hummus, he is so gullible that even his friends in the crunchy Catskills think...
The Family Tree
Pity the domesticated suburban male: If only his wife weren't such a shrew, life would be dandy. In this stale comedy, the blame for one family's dysfunction lies with bitchy...
Tales From the Golden Age
'Tales From the Golden Age" is the latest pleaser from the Romanian New Wave to reach New York. It's a collection of six short black comedies set during the dictatorship...
State of the art
This is the summer of sculptural surprises. Large-scale eye candy’s cropped up all over the city, from oversized “bowls” for mingling in Times Square to a 17-ton bronze teddy bear...
Hurricane tips for boaters
Hurricane tips for boaters IT LOOKS like our luck is about to run out. It's been a couple of decades since the New York area has been hit with a...
Vijay knows way at Barclays
Vijay Singh, who was one shot behind Harrison Frazar yesterday at The Barclays tournament, has won a record $3,437,301 in the Westchester/Barclays, capturing the title in 1993, 1995, 2006 and...
Mason sky high over Jets' potential
Derrick Mason has lofty expectations for the Jets' offense this season. The veteran wide receiver signed with the team earlier this month because he saw the potential of the offense...
Giants looking to silence neighbors
Inside the Timex Performance Center offices where "Talk Is Cheap, Play The Game'' is the mantra, across from what is now MetLife Stadium, live sleeping Giants who have been awakened...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m; $14,000; cl($10,0); 3upFREE AFRICA adds blinkers and drops in class for return to dirt. GAMBARU finished second by a...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Solocam (7th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $12,000; claiming1Blue Strike(C Manzi)4-3-54-12Bb Torio(D Dube)5-6-28-54Built To Drive(M Forte)2-6-610-13Don'tLetDown(LStalbaum)9-6-210-15American Gold(G Brennan)6-4-530-16PassinIntheRain(JBrtltt)6-8-430-17OneParkPlace(BHolland)7-5-46-18Mimi's Tyler(E Goodell)1-7-78-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $27,000; cond2BabyBoyGrin(LStalbaum)7-4-57-51Red Light(D Dube)4-8-33-13AjsSendMoney(EGoodell)2-3-810-14ScottyDoesntKnow(CManzi)5-4-215-15Paula's...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 11:35 a.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST7 fur; $62,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1a-Mineswept(L),121CVelasquez5-2-3Rodriguz 3-12Enclosure(L),121C Nakatani6-3-5Moquett 20-13Global Power(L),117JCastellno2-7-1Brown 7-24Wanstead(L),123RDominguez4-1-6Benzel 12-15Six Flings(L),121J Espinoza3-8-3Callejas 8-16Rein King(L),121E Castro1-1-2Terranva...
Saratoga Charts
August 25, 2011 Showery And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -2 3/8 miles(T); $104,000; stplchsNEW YORK TURF WRITERS CUPOff: 1:00 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 4:40.72.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner:...
Del Mar Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 7:00 p.m.FIRST-7 fur; $24,000; clm($10,000); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7DishtheDirt(L),120JRosro1-7-85-21She'sVryRre(L),120CSthrd1-4-23-12Warren'sRse(L),118CSntgo5-5-112-13Forty Dates(L),120RBjrno1-5-13-14PivotalQuen(L),118TBaze4-7-415-15Guided Wave(L),110EFlors2-6-315-16Capalatte(L),120AQunnz2-4-26-18AppelngRsme(L),120DFlors3-1-16-1SECOND-5 fur(T); $65,000; alw; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1YankeeGnSth(L),120JRosro1-3-22-13Mandelieu(L),118CSntgo5-4-720-12QuickEnough(L),124PVlnza2-5-35-25JoyfulSccss(L),114EFlors4-1-18-16ElMirageKng(L),124VEspna7-9-110-17QuietlyMine(L),124MPdrza5-3-37-28PalioPrince(L),118CSthrd1-4-35-1THIRD-5 ½ fur; $63,000; mdn; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds6FieldReport(L),118JRosro2-x-x9-55Mint Humor(L),118GGomz3-3-25-21Lord'sMnstr(L),118JTalmox-x-x8-12Mdfthrghtsf(L),118RBjrno7-2-23-13CrispyCorey(L),122KJohn5-4-215-14My Slew(L),118AQunnzx-x-x10-17Hotradamus(L),118EMldno3-8-x8-1FOURTH-5 fur(T); $65,000; alw; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1L.A.Weekend(L),120TBaze1-7-17-25Get Funky(L),124JTalmo6-1-55-22SprcrlsRmdy(L),120PVlnza1-7-312-14BrtllyHndse(L),124DFlors4-1-46-16ElAdelantdo(L),124KStra4-1-810-17Al...
Vic Cangialosi's Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:30 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $11,600; clm; 2YO1-Epitaph 3-12-CedrKySnst 8-13-PorPtflPt 8-14-Julios Cat 2-15-TordCmprs 4-16-South Slew 6-17-CaveCrekRd 8-1SECOND-1m&70yds; $14,500; alw; 3upf3-SplshfSlvr 6-11-For Terina 3-12-Pearlicious 6-54-Mi D' Ruler 8-15-VitalVctry 6-16-Jardenia 5-1THIRD-1m(T); $31,250;...
5 questions for ... Brad Gilbert
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The Post Line
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Sports shorts
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Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 26SATAug. 27SUNAug. 28MONAug. 29TUEAug. 30WEDAug. 31THUSept. 1YankeesBaltimore7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AM*Balt.1:05YESWCBSBalt.1:35YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:10WWORWCBSBos.7:10YESWCBSBos.7:10YESWCBSMetsAtlanta7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMAtl.4:10FOXWFANAtl.1:10WPIXWFAN#Fla.4:10SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMEChi.6:00No TVNOGAMEChi.7:00MSG+NOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.PPDtoOct. 4NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMESiyanksAberdeen7:05No TVAber.7:05No TVAber.4:00No TVAber.7:00No TVVer.7:00No TVVer.7:00No TVVer.7:00No TVCyclonesHudson Valley7:00No TVRadio--WKRB...
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