July 23, 2012
Liaison will run in Jim Dandy
Cash Call Futurity winner Liaison was confirmed as a starter for this Saturday's Grade 2 $600,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga by trainer Bob Baffert. The Indian Charlie colt was beaten...
Rachel Alexandra foal to be named
Barbara Banke, owner of Stonestreet, will visit Saratogaa Race Course on Friday, July 27, to announce the name of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra's first foal, a colt...
Suzuki singles in Yankees debut, 4-1 win over M's
SEATTLE — Ichiro Suzuki switched teams in Seattle after a momentous trade and singled his first time up with the New York Yankees during their 4-1 victory over the Mariners...
GAMETRACKER: Nationals at Mets
Follow live as the Mets try and resurrect their season after a terrible start to the second half. Chris Young starts for the Mets against the Nationals' Jordan Zimmermann.
Cop fired in Sean Bell shooting sues to get job back
A cop who was fired for starting the barrage of bullets that killed an unarmed groom-to-be is suing to get his job back. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court,...
Yankees get Ichiro from Mariners for two minor league pitchers
SEATTLE -- The Yankees acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Mariners on Monday, the team confirmed. The move comes as the Yankees are in Seattle for a series with the Mariners....
'Cat killing' father & son face 2 years in jail
A father and son pair who allegedly beat their own cat to death in Brooklyn could face up to two years behind bars, according to an indictment announced today. Jean...
Sally Ride, first American woman in space, dies at 61
WASHINGTON — Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, has died. She was 61. NASA confirmed her death Monday afternoon and President Barack Obama called her a...
Breeders encouraged by Saratoga's big opening weekend
With the first weekend of racing at Saratoga in the books, a release by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders stated their optimism that the meet's early momentum will carry into...
Jets acquire lineman Otah from Panthers
The Jets swung a trade Monday, just three days before opening training camp, with the Panthers for tackle Jeff Otah.It was a low-risk, high-reward move for the Jets, who sent...
Red Bulls acquire Cahill from Everton
The Red Bulls have reached a deal to acquire attacking midfielder Tim Cahill from Everton.The Premier League club confirmed the move on its official website, while BBC's news ticker is reporting...
Bill Thompson failed to disclose finance doc info
Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson’s campaign failed to disclose mandatory information on his latest campaign finance documents, The Post has learned. The candidate — who is running citywide for the fourth...
LI teen crashes car into neighbor's house
Who needs car brakes — when your neighbor’s house will do. A 15-year-old Long Island teen lost control of his dad’s car while taking it for a joy ride on...
JETS TOP 25: Complete countdown
Jets beat writer Brian Costello has compiled his top-25 list of Jets heading into training camp.Costello breaks down last season for each player and what to expect from them this...
Yankees' Rivera to make appearance at Siro's in Saratoga
Injured Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will appear at Siro's Trattoria at the Lodge on Thursday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m. to take part in " An Evening with Mo" to...
After sweep of Yankees, A's showing 'Moneyball' still works
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Moneyball, take two? Exactly a decade after the Oakland Athletics inspired the book that became a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt last summer, baseball's most frugal...
WATCH: Debuting fighter ties UFC record with seven-second knockout
Ryan Jimmo started off his UFC career with a bang.The light heavyweight from nearby Edmonton put the Calgary crowd on its feet with a seven-second knockout of Anthony Perosh in...
Eagles coach has no problem with Vick's 'dynasty' talk
Andy Reid takes no umbrage with his quarterback Michael Vick’s belief that the Eagles are on the verge of becoming a “dynasty.” The Philadelphia coach said he’s “OK with it”...
Heat only making one visit to Brooklyn to play Nets: report
The Nets will only get one crack at the defending champion Heat next season in the brand new Barclays Center.According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Nets will host the...
Breaking down MLB's eight weekend sweeps
Major League Baseball held 15 series over the weekend, as is always the case. Eight of them resulted in sweeps, which is pretty unusual.Let’s break them down and see their...
Ochocinco changes name back to Chad Johnson
MIAMI — Chad Ochocinco is officially no more. The Miami Dolphins wide receiver has changed his name back to the original Chad Johnson. Johnson legally changed his name Monday in...
Rangers acquire Nash from Blue Jackets
Months after asking the Columbus Blue Jackets to trade him, star forward Rick Nash had his wish granted and is headed to the Rangers. The Rangers announced on Monday that...
Ex-headmistress of Montessori school sentenced for having sex with student
She tried arguing that she "faints," and has anxiety, and even that her boy victim had enjoyed it. But there was no mercy this morning for Lina Sinha, the beautiful...
Fla. law grad charged with murder of Weight Watcher's exec
He’s gone from the Ivy League to indicted for murder. Columbia University grad and lawyer Jason Bohn was arraigned today on first-degree murder and other serious charges for the brutal...
Christie signs solar subsidy bill
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation that he says will strengthen and encourage the continued growth of New Jersey's solar industry while protecting ratepayers from increased costs....
Former Taliban spokesman pleads guilty to gun charge
There are places in the world where firing guns in the air is a perfectly normal way of celebrating a joyous occasion. Long Island doesn’t happen to be one of...
FAA official: Radar center will be in New York
RONKONKOMA, NY - An FAA official says a new air traffic control center that will serve the busy New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia metro areas will be built somewhere...
Visnovsky files grievance to have trade to Islanders voided
Another offseason, another veteran snub for the Islanders.On Monday, Lubomir Visnovsky filed a grievance with the NHL Players Association to void his trade from the Ducks to the Islanders, citing...
Patriots' Welker gets hair transplant, will become procedure spokesman
CRANSTON, R.I. — New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has had a hair transplant and will appear in ads for the Rhode Island doctor who performed it. Welker had...
Surfer killed by shark off France's Reunion Island
PARIS - Authorities say a shark killed a 22-year-old surfer in the Indian Ocean waters off France's Reunion Island. Island government spokesman Serge Bideau says the man was in a...
2 sides face off ahead of NYC sugary drink hearing
Advocates on both sides of the New York City proposal to limit the size of soda and other sugary drinks in eateries are facing off a day before public hearings....
Why Penn State survived the NCAA 'death penalty'
The word from the NCAA has come down, and it's very, very bad news for the Penn State football program, including:* A four-year ban from bowl games.* All wins from...
Giants' Manning laughs off Toomer slight, gets in own jab
Touche’.Eli Manning hit the mark recently when he shot back at Amani Toomer after the former Giants receiver admitted he thought Tony Romo, and not Eli, was the best quarterback...
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale preview
Sony held a media preview event for its upcoming titles for the Fall/Winter and The Post’s Game Report was able to check out some of the showcase’s best. Over the...
Chinese-Americans gather to decry Pvt. Danny Chen's death
Chinese-Americans in New York are decrying the suicide of a soldier who allegedly was hazed because of his ethnicity. They held a press conference Monday in Manhattan before leaving for...
First preview of 'Into the Woods' cancelled due to weather delays
Usually the Public Theater waits until the last second to cancel a performance at the Delacorte. Who knows, that rain may go away and come back another day -- preferably...
MTA revises ticket validity policy
The MTA is extending the period of one-way and round-trip tickets on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North from two weeks to two months. The agency also is extending...
IOC honors Israelis killed in '72 Munich Games
LONDON — IOC President Jacques Rogge paid tribute Monday to the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed in Munich 40 years ago, leading a solemn minute of silence in the...
JETS TOP 25: No. 3 David Harris
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
Former Notre Dame coach: Penn State sanctions 'ruining lives of people'
Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz thinks the NCAA’s sanctions on Penn State announced Monday morning are too severe.Holtz, speaking on ESPN, said that the penalties effect too many people...
Father to bury second child after boy, 4, shot in Bx.
The father of the 4-year-old killed by a stray bullet in a Bronx playground last night will be forced for the second time to bury a child. "This is my...
Syria says will use chemical weapons if attacked
BEIRUT — The Syrian regime threatened Monday to use its chemical and biological weapons in case of a foreign attack, in its first ever acknowledgement that it possesses weapons of...
Penn State hit with $60M fine, all Paterno wins from '98-2011 vacated
The NCAA brought a hammer down on football-crazed Penn State today, stripping the storied Nittany Lions gridiron program of scholarships, past wins and future bowl games. The governing body of...
On immigration, Romney is mostly right
Beyond the liberal parody of Mitt Romney as an advocate of "self-deportation" to solve the problem of illegal immigration, now comes an Associated Press report that the former governor of Massachusetts...
Safety Grant eyes return to Giants
A year ago, Deon Grant was home in the Atlanta area, unsigned and without a team as NFL training camps were getting underway. He was confident the Giants would bring...
Obama, Romney ease back into fighting mode
SAN FRANCISCO — Silenced for a weekend, the race for the White House reverted to divisive form Monday, as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney found enough distance from...
Showdown at Saratoga
In this summer’s Saratoga Showdown, The Post’s pony pickers, John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine, Vic Cangialosi and Anthony Affrunti, square off every day of the meet. Each starts with a bankroll...
Olympics won't mark Munich massacre, terrorists might
Israel is reportedly bracing for another terror attack against its citizens after a bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed six innocents. Israeli security experts are especially focused on the Olympics...
Theater 'gunman' makes first court appearance, has reddish orange hair
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- The "Joker" isn’t laughing now. Accused gunman James Holmes frequently stared blankly into his lap during an initial court appearance today, following his alleged massacre inside a...
Iraq attacks kill 106 in deadliest day in 2 years
BAGHDAD — Bombings and shootings ripped across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 106 people in the deadliest day in more than two years. The coordinated attacks in 15 cities...
Dems dump Pelosi just like Obama
We've reported here and here about the mounting number of Democrats who will not be following President Obama to Charlotte for his reelection party. Today comes word that an even...
Boat capsizes in LI Sound, 1 presumed dead
STAMFORD, Conn. — A firefighter from New Rochelle is presumed dead after slamming a boat into a breakwater in Stamford Harbor. Four passengers from the 24-foot pleasure boat were pulled...
LI fire caused by unattended candle injuries 13
HEMPSTEAD — Long Island authorities say 13 people were injured, two critically, in an apartment fire caused by a burning candle. Police and firefighters responded to the fire at 100...
B'klyn man arrested in hit-run that killed 88-year-old woman
A Brooklyn man is under arrest in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed an 88-year-old woman. Police say they've charged Wayne Stokeling with leaving an accident resulting in death...
'Twilight,' Taylor Swift add to Teen Choice Awards hauls
LOS ANGELES — "The Twilight Saga" is gonna need a bigger garage. It was announced at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards that the supernatural franchise has won 41 surfboard-shaped trophies since...
Veteran Cuevas having super summer with Exodus NYC
DISTRCT HEIGHTS, Md. – Bianca Cuevas has played at an elite level this summer, one almost worthy of a cape, mask and cool nickname. “They think I’m a superhero," The...
USJN/Nike National Championships notebook: Lions Tate sees college choices shape up
DISTRCT HEIGHTS, Md. – Imani Tate's recruiting stock is rising despite a late start. The Bishop Loughlin and Ring City wing said she has offers from Cincinnati, St. Bonaventure and...
Shorthanded Rens win Summer Jam Fest
Less is sometimes more -- this weekend it certainly was for the New Rens-Memminger AAU team. Kentan Facey was limited to just two of the tournament’s eight games with an...
Scott better learn from Norman’s thick skin after British Open choke
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — When Greg Norman famously leaked away that six-shot final-round lead to lose the 1996 Masters to Nick Faldo, Adam Scott sat in front of the...
Scott bogeys final four holes to give Els second British Open title
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Mystery swirls in these British winds. If the Open Championship has taught us anything during its 141 years, it is that you never know. Adam...
Yankees swept by A's after blowing four-run lead
OAKLAND — Equipment-trunk latches being fastened and empty water bottles hitting the sides of trash cans were the only noises inside the Yankees clubhouse. When the Yankees talked later about...
Young and fearless A’s expose Yankees’ flaws
OAKLAND — All of the Yankees’ flaws were exposed in this four-game series against the young, upstart, pitching-rich, living-right A’s. The Yankees couldn’t get the big hit when they needed...
Authorities: 13 dead after truck crashes in Texas
GOLIAD, Texas — A pickup truck overloaded with passengers veered off a highway and crashed into trees in rural South Texas, killing at least 13 people and leaving 10 injured,...
Web widgets
The big data world we all keep hearing about has invaded the job front — and the result is a new generation of career tools that are unlike any that...
Go to Greg
I’m having a tough time finding a new marketing position after being downsized in February. I’ve submitted more than 500 applications and have networked extensively. There have been a few...
60 Seconds with Cindy Burns
Yahoo! just hired Google exec Marissa Mayer, who’s expecting a boy in October, as its new CEO. How is this a game changer for working women? It’s a positive game...
Pregnancy protection
A bill that would extend workplace protections to pregnant women is gaining steam in the House. The list of co-sponsors of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which was introduced in...
What’s up with that job?
What does a biological technician actually do all day? Working in a biology-related business or research facility, biological technicians help biologists conduct tests and procedures that involve living organisms and...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Wide Awake, Katy Perry 2. Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 3. Whistle, Flo Rida 4. Blow Me (One Last Kiss), Pink 5. Payphone, Maroon 5...
Business briefs
Libor probeProsecutors and European regulators are close to arresting individual traders and charging them with colluding to manipulate global benchmark interest rates, sources said. The criminal charges would come alongside...
Landmark publication Weekly Reader to shut down
Weekly Reader, a staple in American classrooms for a century, has some hard news for its young readers: it’s shutting down. Chief rival Scholastic, which bought the school newspaper earlier...
Protester’s lawyer wants tweet justice
The social media trial of the year is about to take another strange twist.The lawyer for Occupy Wall Street protester Malcolm Harris said he will seek to overturn a decision...
Olympic performers
Snacks? Check. TV remote? Check. Now you’re ready to watch the world’s greatest athletes. These mags can get you in the mood. Men’s Health splashes abs-olute hunk and champion swimmer...
NYC STK empire in London
London is calling the ONE Group. The rising New York-based restaurant empire behind the swank STK steakhouse is expanding across the pond with plans to open new outposts along with...
Barclays’ Rake won’t help fix leadership crisis
Barclays Deputy Chairman Michael Rake has ruled himself out of contention to be its new chairman, striking a blow to the UK bank as it hunts for new leadership to...
The 11th Annual Liberty Medal Awards
The Olympics will decide the world’s finest athletes, but when it comes to hometown heroes, there’s no competition: New York has the best on the planet. It’s again time to...
B’klyn revival’s ringmaster
He thought he’d never pull it off. Bruce Ratner doesn’t walk. He bounces. In a hard hat, rumpled suit and never a tie, Ratner vibrates giddily amid buzzing saws and...
Israel fears Olympic attack
Israel is bracing for terror plots against its citizens at the Olympics in London — amid fears of a reprise of the infamous massacre at the 1972 Munich Games and...
Five dead in nightmare Queens crash
A speeding SUV flying down a Queens street at more than 85 mph smashed into a concrete stanchion yesterday — killing two children and three women and injuring three other...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island *** A man walked into a New Dorp bank yesterday, handed a teller a demand note and walked back out with an undisclosed amount of money. The theft...
Medical Examiner's office kept Brooklyn baby's brain after autopsy: family
A Brooklyn mom already dealing with the searing pain of losing her child at birth was stunned to get a macabre call from a doctor hours after the boy’s funeral...
Joe Paterno’s final coverup
Penn State toppled Joe Paterno’s iconic statue yesterday, as Happy Valley braced for “harsh” and “unprecedented” penalties reportedly coming down against the disgraced football program. The NCAA, governing body of...
UES gets trashed
The city got clearance yesterday to begin construction on the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station.The Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for work to begin at the site,...
Con Ed customers could pay for ’08 death blast
Con Ed customers could be slapped with part of the bill for a horrific 2008 gas explosion that killed a Queens man and left his daughter needing medical care for...
Second Avenue Subway barricades a haven for thugs, neighbors say
Upper East Siders have complained for years about the barricaded sidewalk where a salon worker was stabbed last week — saying it’s become a haven for the homeless and a...
Pyscho Colorado 'gunman' planned getaway by using booby traps, SWAT gear
The “Joker” had a sick escape plan. “Dark Knight’’ madman James Holmes thought he could make a clean getaway after slaughtering 12 moviegoers at a midnight showing of the new...
Mike rips O & Mitt on guns
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday tore into President Obama and GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney for what he called their apathetic stance on gun control in the wake of the Colorado movie...
Woman matched for date with theater 'gunman' on romance website
Worst. Match. Ever. A Colorado woman looking for love was horrified after logging on to her Match.com account Friday afternoon to see whom the dating service had recommended for her:...
Bam on hand ‘as a dad’ to console victims & kin of theater shooting
President Obama came as a “father and as a husband” to offer hugs and sympathy on behalf of the nation to the victims of Friday’s movie-theater slaughter and their families....
A miracle amid the grief: shot mom loses daughter, but unborn baby OK
She lost her beloved 6-year-old daughter and could be paralyzed for life from the Colorado massacre, but a 25-year-old mom still has a reason to live — her unborn child...
Bronx schools not giving students a full education during summer school
Students are getting ripped off at public summer schools that cut corners to save money — including one program that ended Friday after just 10 days of classes, The Post...
Fare shake for hacks post-Labor Day
Here’s one more reason to dread the end of summer — taxi fares will go up immediately after Labor Day, The Post has learned. Cash-crunched cabbies can start charging the...
Eval system fails: teachers
Half of the city’s public-school teachers believe that the current performance-evaluation system fails to identify the best instructors, a new Department of Education survey shows.Fifty-one percent of 62,115 teachers who...
Con man hooked on ‘escorts’
Hooker-loving lawyer and con man Marc Dreier blew more than $500,000 of his crooked cash on professional escorts, The Post has learned. Court papers filed in connection with Dreier’s bankruptcy...
Gansevoort Hotel pool party less rowdy after management enforces occupancy limit
The hundreds of noisy, rowdy partygoers who have been driving neighbors of a trendy hotel off the deep end turned into only about 50 yesterday after management began enforcing the...
Boy, 4, killed by stray bullet in Bx. gunfight, leading pol to back stop-frisk
A 4-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet in a Bronx playground last night as two thugs, angry over a dispute following a basketball game, began firing at each...
Toll-hike plan may be Thru
Gov. Cuomo might roll back or eliminate a proposed massive hike in New York State Thruway commercial tolls as the leaders of the Legislature, for the first time, have come...
You go, girl – out to ’burbs for real romance
Gorgeous single women are ditching the Manhattan dating scene in droves — and are increasingly looking for sex and love in the suburbs. Some of the city’s most eligible bachelorettes...
A fitting award for Speaker Silver?
Boston Prestigious — that’s how everybody from Gov. Cuomo on down is describing the award that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will pick up next month in Chicago from the National...
Charter-school envy
The Success Academy Charter Schools, which I run, are criticized for taking advantage of Mayor Bloomberg’s policy allowing us to use excess space available in the buildings of district-run schools....
Dissing the successful: Bam’s big gov’t baloney
The Issue: President Obama’s remark that “if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own.” *** President Obama is now openly preaching the radical egalitarianism of John Rawls...
New York by the numbers
A devastating new report by a task force of major fiscal experts has confirmed what should be no secret: New York is at the top of the tax-and-spend heap. Which...
Bam’s moral myopia
Team Obama rightly blamed Iran after its proxy Hezbollah apparently blew up a bus in a terrorist operation that killed five Israelis. Then it went off the rails. “This was...
Sylvia Woods, 1926-2012
Sylvia Woods’ life stands as a strong rejoinder to those who doubt that the American Dream is achievable for all. Woods, who died Thursday at the age of 86, rose...
A tale of two towns
This is a tale of two cities. They have names you may not recognize but which you’ve probably read about in the last few years: Fremont and Williston. Fremont, Calif.,...
Why Bibi won’t go ‘Michael Corleone’
Last week’s deadly terrorist attack against Israelis in Bulgaria may indeed prompt a “strong” response, as top Jerusalem officials warned — but not quite yet. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately...
An ‘Orpheus’ to die for
Death be not proud, but Paris Opera Ballet should be — of its stunning production of Pina Bausch’s “Orpheus and Eurydice,” the tale of the man who dared to rescue...
Spotlight on dark humor
It’s not often that a Chekhov play is almost drowned by laughter. Yet that’s exactly what happens at the Sydney Theatre Company’s “Uncle Vanya,” which just opened at City Center...
Jays put Red Sox to sweep
Brett Lawrie hit the game’s first pitch for one of Toronto’s four homers and the Blue Jays tagged Jon Lester for a career-worst 11 runs in a 15-7 victory that...
Affrunti’s Parx Grade
FIRST-6 1/2f; $25,000; cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m)5-Wild Kay 3-13-LadderttheMn12-14-Silver Chest 4-16-Bellaridge 6-12-Eleanor's Fuse 2-17-Impadoodle 5-11-Andrus Athena 8-1SECOND-5f; $30,000; cl($12,500); 3up5-Dusterino 9-52-Chac Mool 8-11-Surprise Storm 4-14-Two Brash 10-13-Winning Drive 3-16-Bavaria 5-1THIRD-5 1/2f;...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $18,000; clm($5,000); 3up1Alarmist (CottoJr.)16.007.204.802Ecstatic Cat (Camacho)5.803.405Dixie Band (Carmouche)4.60* Exacta (1-2) $61.00 * $1 Superfecta (1-2-5-4) $1,146.20 * $1 Trifecta (1-2-5) $178.00SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $23,000; clm( $16,000); 3up8Strt th...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $25,000; clm($20,000); 3up7Idntrllnshbbs (Tlm)3.803.202.405Buds Pal (Flores)10.206.003Valen (Pedroza)2.80* $1 Exacta (7-5) $19.10 * Quinella (5-7) $24.80 * $1 Superfecta (7-5-3-8) $331.00 * $1 Trifecta (7-5-3) $73.30Winner picked by...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $28,000; cl($16,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Peter's Creek(L),122J Acosta2-4-8McMahn7-22 Cantona(L),122FPnnngtn3-3-4A Dutrow5-23 Next May(L),117A Ayuso6-6-3Farro12-14 Forest Meadow(L),122E Rivera8-1-1Lake6-15 Soupa Mon(L),122RMontanz5-3-1Orseno9-26 Now and Zen(L),122KCarmoch2-3-2Moya9-5SECOND-6f;...
Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
Best Bet: Cowgirls N Indians (8th)FIRST: mile; pace; $3800; cond2 CommunitySpirit(JMarhnJr)1-1-19-54 LadyOnTheAttack(WPrkrJr)2-6-17-21 GivemybestHnver(JTggrtJr)4-5-55-13 Forever Libby(AButtitta)1-1-53-15 Sixth Sense(KDibenedetto)6-6-14-16 Now It Begins(MForte)7-4-56-1SECOND: mile; trot; $3800; cond2 Fair Lady J(MForte)3-7-19-21 Valcyon Days(WParkerJr)2-2-15-26 Famous...
Saratoga Charts
July 22nd, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 1/2 fur; $62,000; alw; 3up(f)Off: 1:01. Good. responded well,heldTime: 21.94, 45.22, 1:1., 1:16.93. Trainer: Eddie KenneallyScr: Bella Lady.HorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsPaper...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Nationals at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Red Sox at Rangers ESPN, ESPN (98.7 FM)10 p.m.Yankees at Mariners YES, WCBS (880 AM)Horse Racing1 p.m.Saratoga Ch. 717:10 p.m.Yonkers Ch. 71
Sports Shorts
TOUR: Wiggins wins in Paris Bradley Wiggins became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France by protecting the yellow jersey during yesterday’s final processional ride into Paris....
Bern Identity wins Sanford Stakes at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Building on the promise he showed graduating gate-to-wire by 13 3/4 lengths on June 1 at Belmont Park, the 2-year-old colt Bern Identity, after being outrun for...
Dominguez wins six races Sunday at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Tying a Saratoga record set by John Velazquez on Sept. 3, 2001, Ramon Dominguez — New York’s perennial leading jockey since he moved his tack here from...
Hondo makes Brave selection
Hondo, who scored with the Blue Jays yesterday, was on the verge of a sweep until the Sori Yanks blew it, which caused the deficit to grow slightly to 1,370...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 23TUEJuly 24WEDJuly 25THUJuly 26FRIJuly 27SATJuly 28SUNJuly 29YankeesSeattle10:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.3:40YESWCBSNO GAMEBos. 7:05 YES WCBSBos. 4:05 YES WCBSBos. 8:00 ESPN WCBSMetsWashington7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.12:10SNYWFANAri. 9:40 SNY WFANAri.9:40SNYWFANAri. 8:10 WPIX WFANAri.4:10WPIXWFANLibertyOlympic...
Knicks GM ducked Rockets over Lin offer sheet: report
Glen Grunwald did his best to pull a Houdini act on Rockets officials last week in Las Vegas. According to a report in the Houston Chronicle, the Knicks general manager...
U.S. team holds off Argentina in Olympic warmup
BARCELONA, Spain — Dressed like the Dream Team, tested like its predecessor never was. The U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team held on for an 86-80 exhibition victory over Argentina yesterday,...
Finally, U.S. women talking Turkey
ISTANBUL — After breezing through its first few exhibition games, Geno Auriemma was happy his team was tested. Seimone Augustus and Diana Taurasi each scored 16 points to lead the...
Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain play to 1-1 draw at Yankee Stadium
Once more, New York turned out for world class soccer. Yankee Stadium was nearly filled for two European squads meeting for nothing last night. The multibillion-dollar question is whether such...
Yankees manager gives red-hot Jeter a day off
OAKLAND — Although the Yankees were on a three-game losing streak, manager Joe Girardi didn’t start Derek Jeter, who had 21 hits in his previous 56 at-bats (.375), yesterday against...
Swisher will miss Yankees series vs. Mariners
OAKLAND — Saturday night, the Yankees were optimistic Nick Swisher would be able to play in a game this week in Seattle. That optimism vanished into a perfect East Bay...
Cubs' Santo lived for baseball
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Halfway through yesterday’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Cincinnati icon Johnny Bench took off the Reds hat he had been wearing in honor of Barry Larkin...
Larkin praises game and Rose at Hall of Fame induction
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — During his rookie year, Barry Larkin accompanied veteran teammate Buddy Bell to Dodger Stadium early one afternoon before a night game. Bell took Larkin out onto the...
Niese solid again in Mets’ latest flop
R.A. Dickey surprisingly has become the Mets’ ace this season, but manager Terry Collins said last month another starter — Jon Niese — needed to step it up. Niese again...
Mets promote Harvey, despite getting roughed up in minors
Getting shelled at Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday did nothing to hurt right-hander Matt Harvey’s chance to reach the majors. The Mets announced the prized prospect will make his big league...
Bottom line tops podium at Olympics
Every major sporting event seems to carry and perpetuate its own particular bag of pure, untreated nonsense. The Olympics, to begin this week, barring international intrigue and calamity, are always...
Tiger's British Open derailed by triple bogey on sixth
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — The moment was rich with irony. All week, Tiger Woods was resolute about “sticking’’ to his game plan and, when that plan was tested most,...
McDowell staying ‘positive’ after another major miss
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Despite playing in the final pairing of a major for the second time in a month and failing to win, Graeme McDowell remained upbeat yesterday....
Mets swept by Dodgers; fall under .500 for first time
Well, the free-falling Mets officially are below mediocre right now. A day of utter frustration that saw repeated blown chances — and of course the Mets’ inability to win once...
Mets' impressive start seems like distant memory
So that’s a wrap for these 2012 Mets? Roll the credits, pick up your trash and head for the exits? It sure felt that way, as their 8-3, 12-inning loss...
Ann Curry ready to perform stand-up set
Ann Curry could get the last laugh on her bosses at NBC. Curry, recently dumped as “Today” show co-anchor after only a year on the job, has been approached to...
Handing over the ‘Baby’
The topic of women giving babies up for adoption isn’t new on TV, but “I’m Having Their Baby” makes the tough topic new and heartbreakingly real. Each episode follows two...
Talk show guests
MONDAYVINCE VAUGHN, MIKE SORRENTINO - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7JESSICA ALBA, GUY FIERI, ELISABETH HASSELBECK - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7DANA WILKEY, BRANDI GLANVILLE - The Wendy...
WATCH: Rapper Vanilla Ice to make over house for Qns. couple
Surprise! A Queens couple has won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have Vanilla Ice renovate their backyard. The ’90s-rapper-turned-home-improvement-host (real name: Robert Van Winkle) ambushed Marlon and Michelle Pavon at their...
Lifetime wants own ‘Hatfield’ moment
The female-friendly Lifetime channel is looking for its “Hatfields & McCoys.” Still basking in the glow of 16 Emmy nominations for the surprise-hit, History channel miniseries, Nancy Dubuc, who runs...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
Let’s hope she looks better in her new picture. Tonya Ann Fowler was charged with unlawful use of 911 after she called to complain that a mug shot taken for...
Kelly has Notre Dame poised for breakout season
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The veranda adjacent to Brian Kelly’s office in the Guglielmino Athletic Complex looks like it belongs at a private Westchester County golf club. From that veranda,...
NCAA president to hit Penn State with massive coverup punishment
The 7-foot bronze statue of Joe Paterno was taken yesterday from its place in front of Beaver Stadium. The NCAA has announced that it will come down on Penn State...
Boy, 4, struck and killed by stray bullet in Bronx shootout
A 4-year-old boy was fatally shot by a stray bullet while at a Bronx playground this evening as two thugs were firing at each other, law enforcement sources told The...
