July 14, 2012
Yankees among teams interested in Cubs' Dempster: report
Could Ryan Dempster’s scoreless innings streak continue in pinstripes?The Yankees are one of 10 clubs showing “legitimate interest” in acquiring the right-handed starter’s services from the Cubs at the July...
Red Bulls feared losing Richards, move on from Rodgers, move forward with Le Toux
The Red Bulls have – according to coach Hans Backe, at least – finally closed the door on their protracted chase for Luke Rodgers. And they’ve replaced the English striker’s...
Xaverian's Rossiter chose different challenge than successful cousins
READING, Pa – Robert Rossiter was looking for a different basketball journey than the rest of his family. The Staten Island native watched both his cousins Ryan and Steve stay...
Haye KOs Chisora in fifth round of grudge match
LONDON — David Haye knocked out Dereck Chisora in the fifth round of their all-British heavyweight grudge fight at Upton Park on Saturday. Five months after they brawled in Munich...
UFC's Evans '50-50' on move to 185, potential Silva fight
Anderson Silva might have a new challenger at middleweight.Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is giving “serious consideration” to moving down in class and possibly challenging Silva, the 185...
Fire breaks out at South Street Seaport, sends smoke billowing over East River
A fire on a tourist-friendly New York City pier that sent a huge cloud of smoke billowing above the Manhattan skyline was doused without any injuries on Saturday, fire officials...
Street justice: Bystanders drag subway 'pervert' off train, hold him for cops
It was the last stop for this subway creep. An alleged subway groper was cuffed yesterday after fellow straphangers dragged him off an L train in Brooklyn and held him...
Collins: Top prospect Harvey could join Mets rotation
ATLANTA ---- Matt Harvey is getting closer to the Mets’ starting rotation by the day.After watching Miguel Batista’s latest struggles, manager Terry Collins Saturday stopped just short of pronouncing Harvey’s...
Duda out of Mets lineup with tight left hamstring
ATLANTA — New York Mets manager Terry Collins held right fielder Lucas Duda out of the lineup Saturday with a tight left hamstring. Collins indicated that he might give Duda...
Parnell, Mets blow late lead, lose second straight game to Braves
ATLANTA -- Jason Heyward singled to cap a three-run rally and the Atlanta Braves took advantage after the umpires reversed a call, beating the New York Mets 8-7 Saturday for...
St. Peter's Fennell makes most of second chance, lands at Molloy College
Patrick Fennell knew it was his second, and likely last, chance at his dream situation. Molloy College assistant coach Michael Cortese, a former St. Joseph by the Sea coach, set...
DreamWorks Animation in talks with Sony Pictures to distribute its films: source
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, the studio behind the "Shrek" franchise and this summer's "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," is in talks with Sony Pictures Entertainment about distributing its films, according...
WATCH: Nash receives beer from Lakers fans while driving on freeway
Who says LA fans aren’t passionate?New Lakers point guard Steve Nash got a refreshing taste of what playing in Los Angeles might be like this weekend. While driving on the...
Red Sox advisor: Media responsible for Sandusky cover up
Joe Paterno isn’t responsible for Jerry Sandusky’s continued criminal acts, according to legendary baseball statistician Bill James. The press is.James, who is a Red Sox senior advisor for baseball operations,...
Obama, Republicans criticize Romney while candidate spends time with family
GLEN ALLEN, Va. — An unrelenting President Barack Obama jabbed at Mitt Romney's record with a private equity firm in an ad Saturday that aimed to keep his rival on...
Thierry Henry: Only nine-point homestand will do
When Red Bull captain Thierry Henry said success is winning, he meant nothing less than the full nine points out of this week’s three-game homestand would be satisfactory. But his...
Thierry Henry vexed over three hot day games in six days
The weather has been sweltering, and Red Bull captain Thierry Henry is steaming, vexed at having to play three afternoon games in six days in the midst of a brutal heat wave. And...
Cano, Granderson go deep as Yankees win second straight over Angels
Be it Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson or Mark Teixeira. Or even Nick Swisher, Raul Ibanez or Eric Chavez. Up and down their lineup, the Yankees pose quite a dilemma for...
Mets great Franco selling off belongings on Staten Island
Now pitching his belongings: John Franco. The Staten Island Advance reports that the former New York Mets closer is selling the contents of his six-bedroom mansion this weekend. The merchandise...
George Zimmerman asks for new judge to preside over trial, claiming current one is 'biased'
ORLANDO, Fla. — The ex-neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Trayvon Martin asked for a new judge Friday, claiming the current one is biased because he said George Zimmerman had...
Obama campaign staffer collapses, dies
CHICAGO — A staff member for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign died Friday after collapsing at the campaign's Chicago headquarters, campaign officials said. Alex Okrent, 29, worked in the campaign's...
GE first company to sign business deal in Myanmar after US eases sanctions
YANGON, Myanmar — Just days after the U.S. eased key sanctions on Myanmar, General Electric became the first American company to invest in the former pariah state, signing deals Saturday...
Teen, older man killed in separate hit-and-runs in Bronx
Two people, including a teen, were struck and killed by hit-and-run drivers in two Bronx accidents within an hour late yesterday and early today, cops said. David Ellis, 18, of...
3 Americans killed in French crash were plane crew
PARIS — An aviation company says that three Americans who died when a private plane crashed in southern France were the plane's crew. Universal Jet Aviation said Saturday that it...
Well-known Afghan commander among 23 dead in blast
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday in a wedding hall in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 23 people including a prominent warlord-turned-politician and three security officials,...
Major construction delays on GWB starting today
A three-month construction project is expected to begin today, creating major backups for New Jersey drivers crossing the George Washington Bridge. The project involves the New York side of the...
Red Bulls trade Richards; acquire goalie Gaudette
The Red Bulls shipped Dane Richards and allocation money to Vancouver Friday for striker Sébastien Le Toux, an MLS Best XI pick in 2010. “Sebastien is one of the premier...
Liberty no match for Mystics
The Washington Mystics were glad to finally get their first road win of the season in their last game before the Olympic break, and it came at the Liberty’s expense....
Sweet Lou one to beat in Meadowlands Pace
Sweet Lou is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday night’s $600,000 Meadowlands Pace at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Driven by Dave Palone and trained by Ron Burke, Sweet Lou has won...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
MAN O’WAR Belmont Park, eighth race. Grade 1. Purse: $600,000. 1 3/8 miles, turf, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 4:34 p.m. LOWDOWN: Treasure Beach was a top international 3-year-old last year,...
Yankees ink top pick at the wire
It took some time, but the Yankees got their man. Friday — the final day to sign players taken in last month’s First-Year Player Draft — the Yankees came to...
How to hot-corner the MLB market
For the baseball sentimentalists, the highlight of Tuesday’s drama-free Some-Star Game was an 18-hop single. In the sixth inning, the Chipper Jones farewell tour treated fans to one of the...
Newest Net: We’re ‘definitely’ the best team in the city now
Two weeks ago, the Nets prepared to enter free agency wondering if they would be able to hang onto superstar point guard Deron Williams. But after convincing Williams to re-sign...
Business briefs
US Airways US Airways Group seized an opportunity to influence bankruptcy proceedings for potential merger target American Airlines by buying $1 million worth of parent AMR’s debt. Plastic deal Visa,...
JPMorgan traders may have tried to hide bad bets
The London Whale is proving to be as destructive and relentless as Moby Dick. JPMorgan Chase revealed yesterday that traders in its Chief Investment Office may have tried to hide...
JPMorgan's quarterly earnings beat Wall Street estimates
JPMorgan Chase’s shares surged on stronger-than-expected results in the latest quarter as investors looked beyond the bank’s big trading blunder. Shares jumped after the firm said second-quarter profit hit $4.96...
Jamie Dimon may take pay hit after JPMorgan reported $5.8 billion in trading losses
Jamie Dimon may take a hit to his own pocketbook after presiding over trading losses that blew a multi-billion dollar hole in the bank’s balance sheet. Sources said that JPMorgan’s...
Peregrine Financial Group founder Wasendorf is the Madoff of Iowa
He’s the Midwestern Madoff. Russell Wasendorf, founder of a small town Iowa brokerage firm, Peregrine Financial Group, and a pillar of his community, admitted to stealing $100 million of customer...
Lending a savior for Wells
Wells Fargo, the most valuable US bank and largest home lender, reported second-quarter profit increased 17 percent on strength in mortgage banking and a drop in expenses. Net income advanced...
Trib plan gains OK
A federal bankruptcy judge yesterday approved the reorganization plan of media conglomerate Tribune — which will bring the nearly four-year-old bankruptcy to an end by Aug. 31. Tribune’s new owners,...
Fed warned about Libor in 2007
Barclays alerted US regulators as far back as 2007 to concerns that banks were rigging benchmark interest rates, according to documents released yesterday, but policymakers on both sides of the...
Restoration eyes IPO
Restoration Hardware Holdings is eyeing a market debut in late summer or early fall, a year after filing for a $150 million initial public offering, according to sources. If an...
Two plead not guilty to fraud
Two Swiss men indicted in an FBI pump-and-dump stock sting pleaded not guilty yesterday to securities fraud and money laundering charges. Brooklyn federal prosecutors say Roland Kaufmann, the CEO of...
Macy’s wins Martha spat
Martha Stewart just got a black eye in her testy legal spat with Macy’s. A New York judge yesterday temporarily blocked plans by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia — which currently...
DirecTV adds Disney Jr. channel
DirecTV’s 20 million customers, following the loss of Nickelodeon kids’ programming because of the satellite-TV provider’s dispute with Viacom, will start receiving the 24-hour Disney Junior channel today. Disney Junior,...
Jet ‘bomb’ theories
Mysterious wires found in the lavatory of a JFK-to- Madrid Delta flight might have been components of a bomb, law-enforcement sources said yesterday.But investigators are still leaning toward an innocuous...
‘Working vacations’ for AIDS-$$ bigs
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials charged with monitoring AIDS funding across the nation spent more time visiting programs in tropical islands than in cities like New York and San Francisco,...
State Senate big in crash
State Senate Minority Leader John Sampson smashed up his brand-new, state-owned car in a predawn crash in Brooklyn yesterday. Sampson, who was alone, wasn’t hurt and no criminality was suspected...
Weight Watch murder rap
The sicko Ivy League lawyer who allegedly killed his Weight Watchers-executive girlfriend in their Astoria apartment was charged yesterday with first-degree murder following allegations of cruelty and “torture” from when...
11th-hour rape recant
A serial Upper East Side sex fiend threw a giant monkey wrench into his own sentencing yesterday — shocking the judge, prosecutors and his lawyers by reneging on his May...
WATCH: Mom of girl who died in Long Island yacht capsizing relives anguish
A stricken Long Island mom whose 7-year-old daughter died in a Fourth of July yacht tragedy recalled yesterday frantically screaming for her child in the darkness as the boat sank....
Jay-Z ducat dash
The race to score coveted cheap seats to Jay-Z’s eight shows christening Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center was over almost as fast as it began. Five of the eight concerts the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A Brooklyn man who had been on the run ever since claiming to have killed a drinking buddy eight years ago in East New York has been captured...
London police arrest billionaire husband in slaying of US-born wife
The billionaire heir to a food-packaging fortune was arrested yesterday on suspicion he killed his American-born wife in their luxurious London home. Hans Kristian Rausing, 49, was arrested “in connection...
Critics call for PSU to remove Paterno statue due to Sandusky scandal
Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden yesterday became the biggest name in college football to call for the removal of Joe Paterno’s statue from the Penn State campus in the...
‘Rape’ thug rap sheet
The thug charged with raping a woman at a Bronx Howard Johnson Express Inn has a long rap sheet, sources said. Ivan Jones, 27, of the Bronx was on probation...
City’s late delivery on bike crackdown
Five years after adding regulations to put the brakes on lawless bicycle delivery guys, the city announced yesterday that it’s finally getting around to enforcing them. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan...
Mike mum on cycle rollout
The launch date of the city’s widely anticipated bicycle-sharing program is being kept secret.Mayor Bloomberg said on radio yesterday that the program — which would put 10,000 bikes on the...
Gov fattens war chest
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo — who’s pushing for taxpayer financing of state campaigns — reeled in more than $5.8 million in contributions in the last six months, boosting his non-election-year...
Mayor’s school lament
Mayor Bloomberg didn’t sound very confident yesterday that the city would be able to overturn an arbitrator’s decision blocking the closure of 24 underperforming schools.“It’s very difficult getting the courts...
Thugs mug 3-year-old boy sitting in his stroller
Things are getting so rough in the Big Apple that even toddlers are getting mugged. A cruel thug ripped a $400 gold chain off the neck of a 3-year-old boy...
Young voters yawn
Young voters are turned off by the 2012 election — and that’s an ominous signal for President Obama, a new Gallup poll found. Only 58 percent of registered voters ages...
Mitt bopping Bam over outsourcing ‘lies’
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney yesterday demanded an apology from President Obama for “dishonest” attacks about shipping jobs overseas.“He sure as heck ought to say that he’s sorry for the kinds...
Condi Rice floated as possible Mitt Romney running mate
WASHINGTON — Condi fever is sweeping the campaign trail, with new attention swirling around former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as a possible running mate for Mitt Romney. The buzz...
Falling beam puts WTC hardhat in hosp
An ironworker at 3 World Trade Center was undergoing emergency surgery yesterday afternoon after suffering a severe leg injury when a beam fell on him as he rigged a crane...
Kerry Kennedy busted for 'drugged' driving after ramming rig: police
Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of Gov. Cuomo, was busted for driving under the influence of drugs yesterday after she smashed her luxury ride into a big rig on a Westchester...
Ex-Met Dykstra facing 20 years in jail
LOS ANGELES — Ex-Met star Lenny Dykstra could get up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court yesterday to three counts of bankruptcy fraud. Prosecutors said...
Suspect in hit-and-run nun death has likely fled country: ex-roommate
The hit-and-run driver who killed a beloved Catholic nun in Long Island has likely already fled the country and won’t be found again, the suspect’s former roommate told The Post...
Project a shooting gallery as cops dodge bullet
A gunman fired at two NYPD cops outside a Brooklyn housing project yesterday — just 90 minutes after fellow officers arrested another armed thug in the same spot, police said....
School-bus road rager
A Brooklyn school-bus driver clipped a road worker after a dispute, then tried to escape on foot, witnesses and authorities said.The unidentified 34-year-old driver carrying five 5-year-olds through Crown Heights...
Anthony Weiner has $4.5M left in campaign fund from aborted mayoral runs
Anthony Weiner is still one of the most well-endowed politicians in the city. The former Democratic lawmaker, whose career came crashing down after he got caught sending out sexy photos...
‘Boardwalk’ slay
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the eye and killed yesterday while riding a dirt bike near the boardwalk in Far Rockaway, police and witnesses said. The teen was driving...
Bieber fan files $9.2M suit for hearing loss at concert
PORTLAND, Ore. — A woman has filed a $9.2 million federal lawsuit against Justin Bieber, alleging she suffered permanent hearing loss at his Portland concert two years ago. Stacey Wilson...
Frenzy as worshippers flock to see 'Virgin Mary tree' in NJ town
There’s a new gal causing a frenzy in the land of Snookie and Tan Mom — the Virgin Mary! Throngs of worshippers have been flocking to a quiet New Jersey...
Cops hunt fish filcher
A sushi stealing ninja is on the loose in Queens.The fish fiend ripped off $1,600 in raw fish from a Long Island City Japanese restaurant on July 6, cops said...
Fine prom me$$
An alleged Hamptons huckster who rented mansions from unsuspecting East End homeowners to toss booze-soaked prom parties is about to see all his fat profits dry up. Lee Hnetinka was...
Wife of ticket-fix cop not standing by her man
She’s not standing by her man. Wanda Abreu — who was just indicted along with Bronx ticket-fix cop hubby José Ramos in an alleged murder-for-hire plot — refused to talk...
Web whiz snared with NYPD cop in drug and gun bust
She threw it all away. A Manhattan woman who sold her Internet company for tens of millions of dollars then blew through all her cash was reduced to pulling “large-scale...
Eric Holder’s war
The president was a no-show, Joe Biden exhorted the crowd to stick with Obama and Mitt Romney gave a frank address to the nation’s oldest civil-rights organization in which he...
Let us pity Obama’s young patsies
Give the Obama Youth credit for this: At least they didn’t vote their self-interest. The cadres of college students and recent graduates who swooned and fainted for Barack Obama four...
Law & order lesson No. 1: combat violence, not cops
The Issue: The opposition to stop-and-frisk by many community leaders in high-crime neighborhoods. *** Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is right to ask: Where are the community leaders (“Speaking Truth to...
Litigation lovers
Need more proof that there are way too many lawyers out there with nothing to do? Consider the notice of claim that’s just been filed against Nassau County by a...
Israel on the outs — again
If there’s one nation on Earth that knows what it is to be a victim of terrorism — and how best to combat it — it’d be Israel. So you’d...
For a goose-free JFK
JFK’s geese are finally cooked. Federal officials rounded up about 700 Canada geese Monday in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, where the fowl threaten millions of passengers taking off from...
To protect citizens from all monopolies
The ideological bias against privatizing any public services can be astounding — especially when evidence to the contrary is all around. New York Times columnists Gail Collins and Paul Krugman,...
Get drilling rules right
Gov. Cuomo and New York’s environmental regulators should soon issue final regulations on shale-gas development in the Southern Tier. Here’s hoping they do so with force and precision — because...
Still got the beat
It may be a sweltering July, but you get the sense that “Fela!” would have the sweatiest cast on Broadway no matter the season. These guys work so incredibly hard...
Kid Stuff
Today BALLROOM BLITZ: There’s no way you want to miss Lincoln Center’s annual Midsummer Night Swing Kids Dance! Rodney Lopez of “Mad Hot Ballroom” will teach kids (and brave parents)...
Overstuffed ‘Rio’ not our Copa tea
Like the teeming slums that are its setting, the new musical “Rio” is seriously overcrowded. This re-imagining of “Oliver Twist,” set in modern-day Brazil, is so stuffed with incidents, characters,...
New Net Johnson throws out first pitch at Yankees Stadium
When Jason Kidd came to the Nets back in 2001, he wasted little time throwing down the gauntlet and hoisting the rivalry with the Knicks to fever pitch by proclaiming...
Mickelson shoots 64 to close in on lead
Phil Mickelson broke out of his slump with an 8-under 64 at the Scottish Open yesterday, leaving him five shots off the second-round lead shared by Alexander Noren and Francesco...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 6:30 p.m.Best Bet: Banker Volo (2nd)FIRST: mile pace; $12,000; cond10 Eight Ten Eom(BSears)9-3-212-19 Capitol Trip(DMiller)7-6-620-12 Hot Art(CCallahan)2-7-53-11 SavannahSplendor(Palone)7-3-X5-13 Evergreen Power(TTetrick)5-9-49-24 Doc Telladay(AMiller)2-6-87-25 Mr Pompo(RPierce)5-10-18-16 Tellevise(SSmith)7-5-310-17 CrocodileRock(MMacDonld)7-4-712-18 Vavoomster(YGingras)6-7-615-1SECOND: mile...
Sports Shorts
NHL: Devils’ Janssen sorry for interview gaffes Devils enforcer Cam Janssen has apologized for a profanity-laced interview in which he made several comments, including one about homosexuals. Janssen, who re-signed...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $25,000; alw; 3up 6 Scrt Cmmndr (Srp) 8.00 3.00 2.80 4 Afternoon Treat (Lopez) 2.20 2.10 1 Fly South (Trujillo) 4.20 * Exacta (6-4) $15.40 * $1 Superfecta...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile(T); $79,000; alw; 3up(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Believe in A. P.(L),121RNaprvnk2-1-3R Dutrow6-12 Limonar(L),121A Garcia3-2-5Clement8-13 WeekendFntsy(L),121I Ortiz, Jr8-2-5JJerkens12-14 Counterparty(L),121JCastellan4-1-5Pletcher7-25 Sisterhood(L),117J Alvarado8-1-5Ward15-16 Rogue's Jewel(L),121RDomingz3-3-2C...
Belmont Charts
July 13th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $64,000; alw; 3upOff: 3:00. Good. well rated inside,safeTime: 24.27, 47.93, 1:11.72, 1:34.84, 1:4.9.Trainer: Dominick SchettinoWinner: DK B/...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-5 fur; $50,000; mdn; 2YO(f)HOLY RAINBOW races with Lasix and working well for debut. FORGOTTEN PRAYERS comes in with a bullet work for debut. EVERYTRICKNTHEBOOK working steadily...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $12,000; cond. 9 SheWersItWell(RPrc) 10.20 4.80 4.00 6 Chltodyhtml(TSmdshmmr) 3.40 3.40 7 Hope And Love (M Johansson) 14.60 * Exacta (9-6) $50.60 * Trifecta (9-6-7) $722.60 SECOND-mile; trot;...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing10 a.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Qualifying ESPN211 a.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup Qualifying SPEED3:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide F.W. Webb 200 ESPN8:30 p.m.NASCAR: Camping World Truck SeriesAmerican Ethanol 200 SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Diamondbacks at Cubs WGN1 p.m.Angels...
Hondo rolls with tricky Dickey
The Pirates ran aground last night in Milwaukee as the Brewers poured it on and caused Hondo's nasty numeral to grow to 1,440 sisks. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will give the...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 14SUNJuly 15MONJuly 16TUEJuly 17WEDJuly 18THUJuly 19FRIJuly 20YankeesL.A Angels1:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AML.A.A.1:05YESWCBSTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.7:05WWORWCBSTor.1:05YESWCBSOak.10:05YESWCBSOak.9:05YESWCBSMetsAtlanta4:05FOXWFAN 660 AMAtl.1:35SNYWFANNO GAMEWash.7:05SNYWFANWash.7:05SNYWFANWash.12:35SNYWFANL.A.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNO GAMENO GAMEConn.7:00MSGNO GAMEConn.7:00NO TVNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNO GAMESea.4:00ESPNNO GAMENO GAMEChi.1:00MSG+WLIBNO GAMENO GAMES.I. YankeesLowell7:05No TVLow.5:05No TVLow.7:05No TVAber.7:00No TVAber.11amNo...
Khan/Garcia will help a troubled division
Boxing’s rich 140-pound division has been in turmoil since Lamont Peterson tested positive for a banned substance, cancelling his much-anticipated rematch with Amir Khan of England. The rematch was supposed...
Victor enjoying Giant success
A few days ago Victor Cruz ran into Vernon Davis, the 49ers’ dynamic tight end, and the two exchanged pleasantries. That is one subtle example of how the life of...
Sources: NHL seeks big union givebacks
Seven years after mortally wounding the Players’ Association, the NHL Board of Governors is moving in for yet another kill, its first collective bargaining submission yesterday in Toronto as much...
Saints, Brees reach deal
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees and the Saints reached a deal on par with the quarterback’s record-setting play, giving New Orleans fans some news they can celebrate after an offseason...
Chelsea star acquitted in racial slur case
LONDON — After four days of foul-mouthed evidence that provided insight into soccer’s crude culture, Chelsea captain John Terry was cleared yesterday of racially abusing an opponent. While the veteran...
Yankees' CC & son have field day in the Bronx
While his famous father was throwing a bullpen session Friday inside Yankee Stadium, 8-year-old CC Sabathia III was across the street closing out a 17-2 win for the Tenafly Tigers...
Davis subs for Griffin on Olympic team
Blake Griffin officially withdrew from the Olympics and Anthony Davis was added to the U.S. basketball team’s roster. Griffin needs surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and...
Nets turn attention to re-signing Humphries
Now that the Nets have “Brooklyn’s Backcourt” in place, they have turned their attention to addressing their frontcourt depth. After re-signing center Brook Lopez on Wednesday, Nets general manager Billy...
Knicks bristle over Rockets’ new Lin offer
LAS VEGAS -- The Knicks are “unhappy’’ about a change in the terms of the Rockets’ offer sheet for Jeremy Lin, according to an NBA source, after the offer was...
Smith looking forward to playing with Kidd for Knicks
LAS VEGAS — J.R. Smith said he doesn’t care if he starts for the Knicks or comes off the bench as long as he is paired with Jason Kidd. “Wherever...
Rookie Trout, an NJ native, answers Angels’ prayers
Mike Trout made his Yankee Stadium debut last night, but the 20-year-old phenom had taken at-bats in The Bronx even before becoming an Angel. “I had showcases in both the...
Yankees' A-Rod opens second half with a dud
Aside from when he was 19 years old and had never played a full major league season, Alex Rodriguez is on his worst pace for offensive futility. One of the...
CC eyes return to Yankees on Tuesday after simulated game
CC Sabathia pitched two innings in a simulated game yesterday and expects to make his next start with the Yankees on Tuesday. “No problems,” Sabathia said after his 30-pitch outing....
Mets' Gee gets through surgery on damaged artery
ATLANTA — Dillon Gee is expected to remain in a St. Louis hospital for the next 3-4 days after yesterday undergoing surgery to repair a damaged artery in his right...
Outage delay, Braves HRs spoil Mets' second-half opener
ATLANTA — Instead of flipping the switch and getting a bright start to their second half, the Mets were left dancing in the dark last night. There wasn’t much for...
Edgin up and down for Mets in big league debut
ATLANTA — Josh Edgin Friday night became the umpteenth pitcher in Mets history to have his heart broken by Chipper Jones. The left-handed reliever received an important assignment in his...
Mets starters have no more room for error
ATLANTA — In the first half of the season, the Mets’ rotation was akin to a good offensive line camouflaging a bad quarterback. Just in their case the bad quarterback...
Bombers benefit from Tex’s 2 home-run night
Someone is sure to call up a radio station today and start complaining about how the Yankees are still failing to get big hits with runners in scoring position, as...
Teixeira's HRs, Martin's clutch hit lead Yankees past Angels
Before Russell Martin singled in the winning run last night, even he was waiting to see if Joe Girardi would replace him with a pinch hitter. “I was hoping he...
Romany campaign
Ralph Macchio has mixed feelings about his new Nat Geo docu-series, “American Gypsies.” As executive producer, the former “Karate Kid” exposes a time-worn subculture he never knew existed in the...
It’s over for Lopez, too
Jennifer Lopez made it official yesterday — she too is out of “American Idol” next season. The announcement — if it can be called that — was blurted out during...
Dress like a fashion star on the cheap
New York’s best shopping is . . . an hour north of Manhattan. At Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, off exit 16 of the New York Thruway, the world’s finest brands...
Weird but true
A buck-naked driver caused a commotion when he smashed his pickup truck through the front-entrance doors of the Southwest Center Mall in Dallas. He emerged from the wrecked vehicle, walked...
New Fordham AD will report to president
In a move that could enhance the profile of a university, Fordham president Rev. Joseph McShane has decided to change the athletics management structure and have the new athletic director...
2,000 screaming fans pack plaza outside B'klyn Borough Hall for Nets
If the Nets draw this well at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, their might never be an empty seat in the House that Jay-Z Built. Roughly 2,000 screaming fans and intrigued onlookers...
Red Bulls trade Dane Richards, cash for Sébastien Le Toux
The Red Bulls shipped Dane Richards and allocation money to Vancouver for striker Sébastien Le Toux, an MLS Best XI pick in 2010. “Sebastien is one of the premier attacking...
Mets' Francisco shut down with oblique soreness
Frank Francisco had soreness in his oblique and accordingly will be shut down Friday instead of pitching in a minor league rehab game for Single-A St. Lucie. Francisco will be...