September 2, 2012
South Shore's Samuel chooses 'dream school' UConn
Before Terrence Samuel’s recruitment took off, before he began accumulating scholarship offers, before he even opted to attend South Shore, he knew about Connecticut. “UConn was my dream school,” he...
Activists say 5,000 killed in Syria in August, largest one-month death toll in conflict
BEIRUT — Activist groups said Sunday that about 5,000 people were killed in Syria's civil war in August, the highest figure ever reported in more than 17 months of fighting...
Stosur ends Robson's Cinderella run in Open fourth round
Sam Stosur ended Laura Robson’s string of victories over former Grand Slam winners Sunday and kept her own hopes alive for a repeat U.S. Open title. Stosur needed nine match...
Giants sign Petrus one day after releasing him
One day after releasing him, the New York Giants re-signed guard Mitch Petrus on Sunday. Petrus, a third-year player, was waived Saturday after the Giants were awarded offensive tackle D.J....
South Shore point guard Samuel commits to UConn
South Shore point guard Terrence Samuel, one of the top seniors in New York City, verbally committed to Connecticut yesterday afternoon, he told The Post. The 6-foot-4 floor general picked...
Train rolls over man who falls on subway tracks — and he lives
A man suffering from high blood pressure fainted into the path of an oncoming subway in Times Square and narrowly cheated death Sunday. The victim, who cops have not identified,...
Andy staves off retirement again, heads to US Open fourth round
Channeling his inner Jimmy Connors, Andy Roddick pounded a forehand passing shot down the line to win a 20-stroke point and thrust both arms overhead, motioning to the U.S. Open...
Cowboys will have to wait for CT scan on Witten
IRVING, Texas — Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten won’t know until Tuesday if he will be cleared to play in the season opener. Witten is set to have a...
Tragic party bus death a warning to others
It's a familiar scene on city streets and in movies: dressed-up teenagers packed into a stretch limo, celebrating something important by jubilantly sticking their heads through the roof. A bigger...
Jets add Allen to practice squad after cutting him Saturday
The Jets are getting back one of their 2012 draft picks.Antonio Allen, a safety out of South Carolina, has been signed to the practice squad after being released Saturday, according...
Are Americans better off? Obama aides won't say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Flinching in the face of economic weakness, President Barack Obama's top aides refused to say Sunday in the run-up to the Democratic National Convention if Americans are...
The Main Event's top 10 best MMA fights of the rest of 2012
This weekend has been more about the fight that didn’t happen than any that did.UFC 151 was canceled Aug. 23 and the the finger of blame has been pointed in...
Monster truck slams into stands in Oregon, hurting 3
HARRISBURG, Ore. — A large four-wheel-drive truck veered out of control during a race at an Oregon motorsports complex, struck a barrier and crossed into the spectator area, where three...
Murder suspect has to try twice to get arrested in Detroit
DETROIT — A man suspected of fatally shooting two men and seriously wounding two others had to turn himself in twice before Detroit police would arrest him, authorities said. Detroit...
US preparing for World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica
U.S. National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann called 24 players into camp to prepare for the home-and-home World Cup Qualifiers against Jamaica. The U.S. has never won a qualifier on Jamaican...
Giants' Boley practices fully, nearly certain to play in opener
Linebacker Michael Boley was an indispensible component within the Giants defense last season and when he missed games with a strained hamstring the entire operation sagged. Boley missed all four...
Unification Church founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon dies at 92
GAPYEONG, South Korea — The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who turned his Unification Church into a worldwide religious movement and befriended North Korean leaders as well as...
Mobile entertainment consumption, advertising soaring: study
People are using smartphones to access entertainment content at an even greater rate than they're buying those mobile devices.From 2010 to 2011, entertainment consumption on mobile devices grew 82%, while...
Three UCLA recruits being investigated by NCAA: report
Shabazz Muhammad isn’t the only UCLA stud recruit who may find himself on the sideline this year. Fellow freshmen Kyle Anderson, a local product from powerhouse St. Anthony of Jersey...
Biden says Romney's 'ready to go to war in Syria and Iran'
YORK, Pa. — Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that Republican rival Mitt Romney is "ready to go to war in Syria and Iran" while hurting the middle class. The...
'The Possession' takes control of weekend box office with estimated $17.7 million
The fright flick "The Possession" has scared up a No. 1 debut with $17.7 million from Friday to Sunday over the long Labor Day weekend. The Lionsgate release led the...
Netanyahu calls for 'clear red line' on Iran
JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister on Sunday urged the international community to get tougher against Iran, saying that without a "clear red line," Tehran will not halt its nuclear program....
Djokovic cruises into fourth round of US Open
Never one for early wake-up calls, Novak Djokovic shaved the night before so he could squeeze in a few more seconds of sleep before his morning match Sunday at the...
WATCH: NFL great Sanders' HS football team confronts reporter
Anyone trying to find out about Prime Prep Academy beware – you might get sacked.Prime Prep is a Dallas-Fort Worth charter school founded by NFL great Deion Sanders. The institution...
Long Island carnival worker killed after ride hit him in head
A spinning amusement ride has hit a worker in the head and killed him at a Long Island carnival. State and federal workplace-safety officials were investigating Sunday. The accident happened...
Bay's grand slam leads surging Mets to sweep of Marlins
MIAMI — Jason Bay showed the kind of pop that prompted the Mets to give him that big contract. The outfielder hit his fifth career grand slam in the Mets’...
Nicks sits out practice three days before Giants opener
A day after stating he was feeling fine and having no problems on the field, Hakeem Nicks on Sunday did not participate in practice just three days before the Giants...
Hughes, bullpen touched up as Yankees drop series to Orioles
Alex Rodriguez will be waiting for the scuffling New York Yankees when they arrive in Florida for a big series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Their lineup really needs a...
Jones-Drew ends holdout, returns to Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew has ended his 38-day holdout — without a new contract. Jones-Drew arrived at the facility Sunday morning and chatted with teammates...
Four people stabbed during Bronx playground fight
Four people were stabbed last night when a fight broke out during a barbecue and basketball tournament at a troubled Bronx playground, police said. The victims were attending the get-together...
Girardi: 'Good chance' A-Rod returns to Yankees Monday
The Yankees are getting closer to looking more like the Yankees.There's a “good chance” Alex Rodriguez could return in Monday’s game against in Tampa Bay against the Rays, Joe Girardi...
Long Island wedding guest tried to steal gifts
It's a story of "I do"s and don't's: Police say a guest at a Long Island wedding tried to make off with the couple's gifts. The 18-year-old was awaiting arraignment...
US halts training some Afghan forces after attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan — The US military has suspended training of some Afghan forces while the Americans review the process of vetting new recruits following a spike in deadly attacks on...
Nicolas Cage pays his DVD rental bill
It was his assistant's fault. Actor Nicolas Cage reimbursed a Los Angeles movie shop Saturday, four months after he rented two DVDs and failed to return them. After Old Bank...
Emcee rallies for win in Forego at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS — In front of the clubhouse entrance to the Old Spa, there is a circle of jockey statues, each representing a Grade 1 stakes at the meet, that...
Carson, Pondexter propel Liberty
Essence Carson scored 20 points and Cappie Pondexter added 16 to lead the Liberty past the last-place Washington Mystics 79-73 on Saturday in Newark. Kara Braxton had 14 points, including...
Diamond is the best friend of minor league exec
WAPPINGERS FALLS — Tyler Tumminia’s love of the game began with her father, John, a longtime scout with the Chicago White Sox. To this day, some of the best times...
Sutton a staple on Jets sideline
Bob Sutton thought this time he and his wife Debbie actually would have pack up their belongings and load up the moving trucks. It was January 2009 and Jets head...
Explosive Curtis fills in talented youngsters around veteran core
A new school wasn’t the only change last season for Kevin Austin. The talented junior transferred to Curtis from Florida and for the first time found himself thrust into full...
Crucial error bumps Yankees lead over Orioles to three
To Derek Jeter, every game on the schedule is big. He understands the Yankees play 162 Game 7s, so it’s hard to add more significance to any one over another....
Birds blink, and miss their moment
These were tense times at the old ballyard. Yankees fans are generally as confident as they come, and with cause, but there were 46,122 of them at Yankee Stadium Saturday...
NYC football preseason rankings
Another high school football season is upon us, and like so many others, it is expected to be wildly unpredictable. The PSAL is a free-for-all now that the schedules are...
PLAYERS TO WATCH: HS football, 2012 season
DE Ebenezer Ogundeko, Thomas Jefferson New York State’s top prospect, the 6-foot-4, 240-pound pass-rushing dynamo has a choice of the country’s top BCS programs to choose from, such as Notre...
Penn State fans stand by their team
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — With 9:21 left in the first quarter yesterday, Penn State running back Bill Belton fumbled the football, ending an 11 play, 67-yard drive that had the...
Emotion not enough as Penn State lose in first game since scandal
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — By the third quarter yesterday, after Ohio took a 17-14 lead over Penn State, Beaver Stadium got so quiet you could hear an NCAA hammer fall....
Obama’s ‘secret’ success
When the Democrats gather in Charlotte this week, there will no doubt be plenty of trash talk aimed at the “fat cats” and the “1 percent” — you know, the...
Wall Street’s labor daze
Wall Street, once the city’s powerful job engine, appears dead. The number of workers employed in the financial sector has dropped by 5.1 percent since its 2007 peak — and...
Profits down, pay up in 2011
Perhaps because of the rapid job loss on Wall Street — likely in the lower-paying ranks — the average pay in the financial sector grew last year, albeit at a...
City Limits magazine is going all-digital
City Limits, a nonprofit community service magazine, will scrap its print edition after 36 years and move to a strictly online publication.The magazine has also acquired the Bronx News Network...
Cramer’zzz new fans
Insomniacs have a new friend — CNBC screamer Jim Cramer. Our research wonks noticed something weird when combing through Nielsen overnight numbers recently. Cramer’s “Mad Money,” one of the most-hyped...
Knight Capital suggests a disgustin’ discussion
Poor Knight Capital can’t seem to buy a break these days. Or, apparently, a dictionary. Knight, of course, suffered the mother of algorithm malfunctions Aug. 1 that created market havoc,...
Look out for ‘Alternative Max Tax’
Cops, firefighters, teachers and 3 million other middle-class residents of New York and other high-tax states will pay nearly $3,000 more in taxes next year if a dysfunctional Congress can’t...
Apple tries to fix rep as ‘stingest’ company
They give — finally. Tech titan Apple at last donated something to charity worth talking about: $100 million. In a surprising break with tradition, CEO Tim Cook is determined to...
Ben in a corner he painted himself
This year at the majestic Kansas City Federal Reserve Jackson Hole conference, Ben Bernanke gave his much anticipated — and now annual — update on Quantitative Easing expectation. Big Ben...
Wall Street ha$$le
Forget about subprime mortgages. The latest toxic debt to overwhelm Wall Street hotshots is their own massive share of the nation’s $1 trillion-plus in student-loan debt. And the distressing sums...
Dating game ended at SSA
DearJohn: I was told that I can start collecting Social Securityat 62, and, if I want, at age 66 I could return all the money to Social Securitythat I received...
Saving time with e-mail app
Looking for an easy way to organize the e-mails in your overflowing inbox? SaneBox uses an algorithm to determine which messages are important and which ones can be saved for...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS JEREMY STOPPELMAN Yelp CEO has nothing to bark about, as lockups expire but shareholders don’t sell. ABIGAIL JOHNSON It’s good to be princess: Fidelity’s new president will report to...
John Lennon’s killer spreads the gospel to African inmates, says spiritual mentor
Mark David Chapman is a big hit — in Africa. The man who killed John Lennon 32 years ago outside The Dakota on Central Park West may have recently lost...
ALS claims relative of Rivera Assembly members
Diane Rivera Riportella, the sister of Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera and daughter of Bronx Assemblyman José Rivera, died Friday night of Lou Gehrig’s disease, an illness she had been battling...
Cruise’s bizarre wife hunt
Scientology honchos had handpicked a different leading lady for Tom Cruise before his ill-fated marriage to Katie Holmes — but the “Mission: Impossible” star broke up with the woman after...
$weet life in Rotten Apple
It’s the Albany way. A politician starts a nonprofit and then pumps taxpayer money into it, with the cash often landing in the pockets of friends or family at the...
Rangel lobbies for disgraced-nonprofit pal
The doors of uptown nonprofit Alianza Dominicana are shut, and dozens of clients a day are turned away from its empty, taxpayer-funded $30 million headquarters — yet Rep. Charles Rangel...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island *** Cops are hunting for two thugs (one pictured at right) who beat a homeless man in St. George, authorities said. The brutes approached Hector Meza, 33, at...
Brooklyn diner worker slashed
An employee of a popular Brooklyn diner was knifed in front of his workplace early yesterday, authorities said.The 41-year-old porter at Dizzy’s Diner on Ninth Street near Eighth Avenue in...
Woman fighting for her life after her father burned her with skin-melting drain cleaner
A 50-year-old woman was fighting for her life last night after her wheelchair-bound father doused her from head to toe with a skin-melting drain cleaner called El Diablo, sources said....
Jilted NJ hubby claims ex-wife bedded high-school student — then married him
Reading, writing — and romance? That’s what jilted hubby Khasha Mohammadi alleges went on at a New Jersey high school between his ex-wife, a high school math teacher, and a...
Sad tales of whales
This is one whale of a mystery. Twenty-one short-finned pilot whales beached themselves yesterday along Florida’s Atlantic coast, prompting rescue efforts and raising questions about what drove the creatures out...
NYCHA tells gardener gal: Get off our lawn!
It’s just your garden-variety bureaucracy. A Harlem senior plotting to start a community garden is being stymied by the city’s Housing Authority — all because it won’t let neighbors dig...
Teen bus tragedy played out on Twitter
His final hours and gruesome death played out on Twitter. Daniel Fernandez and his teen pals tweeted up a storm before and after he was killed by a highway overpass...
Navy SEAL’s firsthand account of Osama bin Laden's death
Navy SEAL Mark Owen had his H&K 416 rifle laser trained on the front door of the guesthouse in the Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden had hidden for years....
History lesson in how to cheat
Stuyvesant HS students have long had a formula for success — and it’s been written on their ankles, bathroom stalls and bottles of Wite-Out. In the wake of a recent...
Thalidomide vics: Too late
A mea culpa from the German inventor of a drug that caused birth defects in thousands of babies worldwide is too little too late, thalidomide victims said yesterday. “We feel...
Suit $ocks Foot Locker
He really put his foot in his mouth. A former digital-marketing manager for Foot Locker claims an errant tweet got him unfairly dismissed from his job handling the company’s Twitter...
Jets QB Mark Sanchez cuddles up with Eva Longoria at dinner
Here’s Jets QB Mark Sanchez finally scoring this preseason — and Eva Longoria’s the target of his passes. The hunky signal caller huddled with the sports-loving hottie and pals Friday...
Fed big ICE’d out of her job
An embattled Obama appointee is stepping down in the face of a salacious sexual-harassment lawsuit that has rocked the Department of Homeland Security. Suzanne Barr, a longtime aide to Homeland...
Despite baby dying after getting herpes, Orthodox rabbis say they’ll defy law on ancient circumcision ritual
Two children are dead, more are injured — yet a group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis say they plan to defy a health order in the name of religious freedom. Less than...
New breed of ruffi-ant found in Manhattan
The Big Apple has long had its unique style of bagel and distinct “New Yawk” accent. Now it has its own species of ant. Biologists studying six-legged New Yorkers have...
Tourists treating 9/11 Memorial like a playground
They’re treating it like a national playground. At the National September 11th Memorial, tourists balance coffee cups and soda bottles on the parapets bearing the names of the dead. Parents...
Survey shows Mitt leading Obama by three points
Mitt Romney is riding a modest surge in the polls following his nomination Thursday night at the Republican National Convention — now leading President Obama by 47-44 percent in one...
Hal David, pop lyricist for the ages, dies at 91
Hal David — the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, TV and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and...
A look inside hidden life of ailing recluse
In a lavish apartment overlooking Central Park, she occupied only one room, lit by a single candle. She was elderly and emaciated, wore an old, soiled bathrobe, her face hidden...
Pathmark shooter fantasized about workplace killing
The psycho Brooklyn-born Marine who killed two colleagues in a New Jersey supermarket shooting spree fantasized years ago about carrying out a workplace killing. Terence Tyler, 23, who killed himself...
Beth Israel Medical Center shook down heiress Huguette Clark for $13 million, relatives say
They operated on her wallet. Beth Israel Medical Center milked reclusive copper heiress Huguette Clark for more than $13 million in fees, donations and even a priceless painting during her...
Vito Lopez likely to easily win re-election over inexperienced, unprepared Republican challenger
He may be drowning in scandal, but the re-election bid of disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez will still — incredibly — be smooth sailing. The Brooklyn Democrat — facing an investigation...
Beep is Helen on wheels
Life’s a beach if you’re Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, who spends more time in the Hamptons than the halls of government, sources told The Post. Marshall, 82, has been...
DA fears leaky Lopez probe
They haven’t begun their investigation into Assemblyman Vito Lopez yet, but officials in the Staten Island DA’s Office are already worried about leaks in their upcoming probe, The Post has...
Fewer US troops to train with Israel
The US has significantly slashed the number of troops it plans to send to Israel for joint military training in October, Time reported. The annual exercise, dubbed Austere Challenge 12,...
Shhh hits the fan for Albany Dems
My, my, see how they run. The chance that a little sunlight will shine on Albany is causing a lot of scurrying in the top ranks of the Democratic establishment....
How Clinton plans to upstage Obama at the DNC
Not since the feud between Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Carter tore the Democratic Party apart more than 30 years ago have two panjandrums of the party loathed each other quite...
‘You didn’t build that’
Why is it that the Democrats can’t stop telling us that “If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that” is not what the president meant to say? Could...
Hamptons race rift
They forced him to clean dirty toilets while everyone else lazed on four-hour lunches. They left him notes such as “Now just why in the hell do I have to...
How a fake science-fiction film helped save six Americans from being held hostage in Iran
‘It’s like Buck Rogers in the desert.” Antonio Mendez was pitching a science-fiction film that mixed “Middle Eastern myths with spaceships and far-off worlds” to a skeptical audience. Based on...
Bibi vs. Bam — again
The time to stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is growing short — and so, apparently, are tempers in Jerusalem and Washington. On Friday, Israel’s largest newspaper reported that...
Justice vs. the Judge
The effort to ensure fairness in the trial of George Zimmerman, who’s accused of second-degree murder in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, got a big boost last week....
Why Clint rocked
“It was an old man’s delivery, but overstatedly so for effect. It was a cutting delivery and for that reason delivered in low key. But for all of Clint Eastwood’s...
Debate drama
With President Obama and Mitt Romney currently in a tight race, the deciding factor will be the three face-to-face debates (“Deadlock,” Maureen Callahan, PostScript, Aug. 26). I believe a sensible,...
For better ... not worse
“I am a very committed wife. And I should be committed, too, for being married so many times.” — Elizabeth Taylor There is possibly no better embodiment of the complicated...
Required Reading
A WIlderness of Error The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald by Errol Morris (Penguin) Documentarian Morris got a man wrongfully convicted of murder freed from prison with “The Thin Blue Line.”...
In My Library Peter Yarrow
The great trio Peter, Paul and Mary lost Mary Travers three years ago, but Peter Yarrow insists she’s still around. “Every time I sing a song to an audience, she’s...
The way we Were
Real Wolfmen True Encounters in Modern America by Linda S. Godfrey Tarcher Modern werewolves have no bite. “Twilight” turned our man-wolves into brooding and lovable heroes. “Finding Bigfoot” stamped out...
Adopt me!
Kobe is a 3-year-old, happy-go-lucky, male Beagle. Meet him from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E. 59th St.; 212- 752-4840 or visit...
They know when to folds ’em
Asked why Ben Folds Five broke up back in 2000, bandleader Ben Folds offers a surprising explanation: “Darren [Jessee, the band’s drummer] made a pass at my mom. That just...
Bring on the boxes
Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection ($299.98) This set of 15 classic Hitchcock films — including “The Birds,” “Rear Window” and “North By Northwest” — also introduces several titles being released...
Camelot or not?
The burgeoning relationship between pop star Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy, grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and son of the late Mary Kennedy, has been grabbing headlines since the two...
Cool for school
Kajeet smartphone for kids (starting at $5 per month) This contract-free service offers real Android-powered smartphone, but equips them with features like gps tracking and time limits. Plus, plans start...
Cooper square
Meryl Streep may be a great actress, but her advice evidently leaves something to be desired. When Bradley Cooper was a student at the Village’s Actors Studio (of James Lipton...
Bad magic
Expecto expensive! Warner Brothers hopes to cast a spell on Harry Potter fans with its behemoth 31-disc, 19-pound “Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection” box set, out this Friday. But with a...
Topple of the charts
Most music fans will agree that Rob Thomas knows his way around a tune. Having written more than a dozen Top 40 hits — including “3 a.m.” and “Push” for...
Jamie McDonald: My mom-and-pop New York
In a city increasingly glutted with Rite Aids and Starbucks, Jamie McDonald celebrates the small and the idiosyncratic. As the host and creator of “New York Originals,” an Emmy-winning PBS...
Lots of stage Perez-ence
‘Ihave a lot of things to prove. One, that I don’t suck.” Perez Hilton is making his New York musical stage debut with low expectations. The West Coast blogger, whose...
Youth movement
We used to call any young player a “prodigy” if he or she knew how to set up the pieces correctly before age 13.Times have changed. A 12-year-old girl, Mehak...
Bridge
Unlucky Louie, who has been hitched to the same woman for 30 years, says that marriages work better when the husband and wife understand they’re on the same side. Bridge...
See Spot learn
Like any shy youngster, Zeke Diedrichsen was apprehensive on his first day of school. He had problems wetting himself, didn’t always fit in with the popular, rambunctious crowd and was...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Martellus Bennett
New Giants tight end Martellus Bennett, who faces his former team in Wednesday’s opener vs. the Cowboys, blocked out some time for a Q&A session with Post columnist Steve Serby....
Some late-round picks have high upside
It always is more dramatic, more emotionally satisfying when the hero saves the day at the last minute. There’s a feeling of euphoria when he swoops in to save the...
Trade Wright and Dickey? That’s what Mets need to do to build winner
In the coming weeks, general manager Sandy Alderson will present ownership three avenues the Mets could follow this offseason: 1. Go the Dodgers route. Expand payroll greatly to try and...
Andy leaving court on own terms
We Should all get an exit like this: surrounded by adulation, backslaps, handshakes, bro-hugs. We should all be allowed to walk off the stage with such dignity, such praise, such...
Jets surprisingly decide to cut Dixon
Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum likes to call this weekend a “mini-draft.” Two years ago, the team picked up defensive end Marcus Dixon. Yesterday, he was a victim as the...
McIlroy leads with Tiger close behind
NORTON, Mass. — Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods played together in the opening two rounds of the season in Abu Dhabi. They were together again for the opening two rounds...
In Dallas, clock running out for current crop
IRVING, Texas — They have the name, the fame, the rabid fan base in seemingly every corner of the NFL and a gleaming, mammoth stadium that would give the Taj...
Healing Giants shift focus to rival Cowboys
Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul and Osi Umenyiora all sat out practice last week with, respectively, aches and pains to their shoulder, back and knee. Miraculously, all three were on the...
Boley, Beatty back at practice for Giants
Two starting players who didn’t play a snap in four preseason games look and sound as if they are going to be ready to return to the lineup for Wednesday’s...
Giants' Bennett, Manning are good texting buddies
Martellus Bennett texts Eli Manning. Not a little. A lot. “Sometimes I just text him to say, ‘Hey, I am happy to be your teammate,’ ’’ Bennett, the Giants new...
It’s make-or-break time for Romo
You are the quarterback of the Cowboys but you are not Roger Staubach and you are not Troy Aikman and you know you never will be America’s Quarterback until you...
Sports Shorts
MLB: King Felix finally loses Mark Trumbo hit a two-run single in the eighth that chased Felix Hernandez and gave the Angels their fifth straight victory, 5-2 over the Mariners...
‘Honor’ ‘Mucho’ the best
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- As rivalries go, To Honor and Serve and Mucho Macho Man are not up there with Affirmed and Alydar, or even Sunday Silence and Easy Goer. But...
Saratoga Charts
September 1st, 2012 Clear and Fast Turf Firm ©2012 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-1m(T); $87,000; alw; 3up; (f&m) Off: 1:01. Good. 3w, vigorous hand ride Time: 23.69, 48.28, 1:12.6, 1:35.04....
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($12,500); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7 HiddenPassionL120VEspnz6-5-75-25 Star Vesta(L),122JTalam5-3-13-11 Vegas Rules(L),118EMldnd5-5-620-12 HereComsBnnL122DFlores2-2-44-13 WarrensSmnthL120AQnnz4-7-720-14 DynamicDiva(L)122RBejrn1-2-64-16 UnusualJewel(L120S Arias6-10-120-18 Pumpkin Pie(L),118CNaktn9-1-315-19 BabyndsnwshsL120ADlgdll7-2-65-1SECOND-1 1/16m; $20,000; clm($8,0); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3upMIAMI MUSIC drew rail after finishing second. HARLANS POINT removes blinkers and drops in class. BATTLE CALL closed to finish second.PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-1m; $27,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2YO4Kntcky P (Mysntt)4.802.402.101Concorde's Pec (Trujllo)2.202.102Might Could (Hernandez)3.60Scr: Samurai Sun.* Exacta (4-1) $9.00 * $1 Superfecta (4-1-2-6) $27.20 * $1 Trifecta (4-1-2) $19.00SECOND-6f; $24,000; cl($20,000); 3up; (f&m)2Puddy...
The Post Line
NFLWednesdayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogGIANTS34(46 1/2)CowboysSept. 9JETS4 1/23(40 1/2)BillsBEARS109 1/2(42 1/2)ColtsEagles8 1/28 1/2(41 1/2)BROWNSSAINTS9 1/29 1/2(49 1/2)RedskinsPatriots6 1/26 1/2(47 1/2)TITANSVIKINGS4 1/24 1/2(38)JaguarsTEXANS710 1/2(43)DolphinsLIONS98 1/2(46 1/2)RamsFalcons12 1/2(41 1/2)CHIEFSPACKERS6 1/25 1/2(45)49ErsPanthers32 1/2(46 1/2)BUCCANNEERSSeahawks+1 1/22 1/2(40 1/2)CARDINALSBRONCOS21(44...
Hondo tries Big Mac
Hondo, who was double-flushed Friday, continued to swirl down the drain last night when the Pirates were sunk in Milwaukee to elevate the negative numeral to 2,245 skinners. Today, Mr....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 2MONSept. 3TUESept. 4WEDSept. 5THUSept. 6FRISept. 7 SATSept. 8YankeesBaltimore1:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMT.B.1:10YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSMetsMiami1:10Sports NetNYWFAN 660 AMSt.L.2:15SNYWFANSt.L.8:15SNYWFANSt.L.1:45SNYWFANNOGAME Atl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.4:05FOXWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPho.7:00MSGNOGAMEChi.7:30MSGNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesBrooklyn5:00No TVConn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVEnd ofReg.Sea.CyclonesStaten Island5:00No TVLow.6:00No TVLow.6:00No TVLow.6:00No TVEnd ofReg.Sea.PlayoffsTBAPlayoffsTBAHOMEAWAY
Jets won’t soar in ’12
* The latest with Rex Ryan is that this year’s Jets team could be his best. With Ryan thinking that he’s the best defensive head coach in the league and...
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Auto Racing7:30 a.m.Formula One: Grand Prix of Belgium SPEED11 a.m.NHRA Qualifying ESPN212:30 p.m.Indy Lights: Grand Prix of Baltimore NBCSN2 p.m.Indy Car: Grad Prix of Baltimore NBCSN7:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, AdvoCare...
Mets would like Ike to hit lefties
MIAMI — The Mets are happy with Ike Davis’ recent production using a crouched stance, but manager Terry Collins yesterday said the first baseman still has room for improvement at...
Nunez nets big hit in Yankees return
Eduardo Nunez wants to serve the vacant Brett Gardner role for the Yankees, and he is being given an immediate opportunity to do so. With that in mind, Nunez got...
Yankees' Granderson OK after hammy MRI
Used to hearing bad news when a player heads for an MRI exam, the Yankees received a positive report Saturday about Curtis Granderson’s right hamstring. Granderson left Saturday’s 4-3 victory...
A-Rod may return to Yankees vs. Rays
If Alex Rodriguez makes it through today’s game for the Single-A Tampa Yankees without a setback, look for the third baseman to come off the disabled list tomorrow and play...
Kelly’s clutch hit in ninth caps Mets comeback
MIAMI — For all their problems, at least the Mets aren’t the awful Marlins. The Mets still are battling, which is all manager Terry Collins could have asked for as...
Murray survives nearly four-hour match
At the very least, this was a testament to Andy Murray’s mettle. As yesterday afternoon’s hot sun out at Louis Armstrong Stadium bore down on the No. 3 seed and...
Absent dad gives Serena tips before win
If Serena Williams is to win her first U.S. Open since 2008, she will have to do it for the first time without her loquacious father, Richard Williams, roaming the...
Fish swims into Round of 16 to face top-seeded Federer
American Mardy Fish outlasted No. 16 Gilles Simon 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in one of the later U.S. Open matches in recent memory, ending when Simon’s volley sailed long...
Clijsters done for good now
Kim Clijsters’ career officially is over. Now she can savor her retirement, after she and Bob Bryan lost their second-round mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open to Ekaterina Makarova...
Stephens ousted by Ivanovic
Teen Sloane Stephens has emerged as one of the top young American women in tennis. But former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic — red-hot and regaining her old form —...
The rumble
Let him Schein ‘Loud Mouth’ to shout signals with QBs on CBS The logical question for Adam Schein, host of CBS’ “NFL Monday QB” debuting Sept. 10, is this: How...
Showdown at Saratoga
JOHN DaSILVA TODAY’S PLAY: In the sixth race, Royal Start returns from Monmouth and drops in class for this spot. Play $20 to win on Royal Start and then a...
Big sleep
Few people would call “Coma,” the 1978 film that starred Genevieve Bujold as a young doctor who uncovers a plot to put people into comas, a classic. But the film,...
Couric's comeback
"I need a martini,” Katie Couric says, laughing. “You reporters have worn me out.” It’s 1 p.m. in the Colony Room deep inside the Beverly Hilton Hotel, and Couric, 55....
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Infection direction While investigating an accident site, Nick (David Giuntoli) comes upon a bizarre and gruesome disease that is spreading quickly. A romantic day out for Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell)...
Assange escapes media grilling
It often seems that the first thing the news media removes from the bigger, sustaining stories is common sense. In the case of “politically oppressed” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, we’re...
Reel good
Jurassic Park, 1993 Sunday, noon, Spike One of the few really, really successful dinosaur-in-modern-times movies since the original (emphasis on original) “King Kong” is this one from Steven Spielberg. A...
Look Who’s Talking
KELLY RIPA 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Howie Mandel; Ana Gasteyer; Wednesday: Meredith Vieira; Demi Lovato. Thursday: Katie Couric; James Marsden; Friday: Jeremy Irons; Melissa Etheridge; Ryan Lochte. ANDERSON COOPER...
Summer surrender
The week of Aug. 6 to 12 might have been all about the London Olympics, with NBC amassing some hefty audience numbers, including a historic 31 million viewers tuning in...
Top 5 Telenovelas
SOY TU DUENA (original airdate: June 1 to Dec. 27, 2010) “Soy Tu Dueña” featured popular telenovela star and singer Lucero as Valentina Villalba, a beautiful woman who spends her...
Grill gone wild
Forger about barbecuing meat or fish. Before you put the grill away for the season, consider cooking up a great-tasting cocktail. Mixologists across the city are using their Webers and...
Back to school with Annie
On Oct. 3, “Annie”—that uplifting tale of a lovable, optimistic orphan—comes back to Broadway for the first time since 1997. With school starting this week, we took Annie (played by...
Meet Market: Petite and pretty gal seeks tall and handsome guy
Wild side Shannon — who has a thing for thunderstorms and motorcycles — says her dad’s nickname for her is “Spitfire.” Change up If Shannon could have one superpower, it’d...
Top 5: Ways to find a perfect match at the US Open
“Say, ‘I’d like to be your doubles partner for life.’ ” Ryder “Say, ‘I love mixed doubles. Especially in bed!’ ” — Nicole “Ask, ‘So what’s it going to be...
Summer break
’Tis the season to start letting go of those summer flings. With Labor Day upon us, we’re now at that dreaded crossroads where the wonderful people we’ve flung around with...
This week's couple: Quiet time!
DAVID, 25, a part-time musician, met his date Emily, 24, an associate for a non-profit, at Smoke Jazz Club on the Upper West Side. The duo enjoyed a romantic meal,...
Weird but true
There are rage-aholics, and then there’s this guy. A drunken Gainesville, Fla., resident in a combative mood started throwing punches at everyone in sight. But Todd Page Emory, 42, wasn’t...
Oklahoma State has rout stuff in opener
Freshman Wes Lunt completed all 11 of his passes in a brief first outing as the new starting quarterback for No. 19 Oklahoma State and the Cowboys beat outmatched Savannah...
Michigan, Robinson can’t stem Tide
ARLINGTON, Texas — Alabama coach Nick Saban believes his latest talented and tenacious team took a step toward creating its own identity. Though it felt a lot like the 2011...
Comeback falls short for Syracuse
Backup quarterback Trevor Siemian hit Demetrius Fields for a 9-yard touchdown pass with 44 seconds left, and Northwestern held on for a 42-41 victory at Syracuse yesterday in the teams’...
Kennedy's high hopes hinge on top QB prospect Cruz
Andy Lanceberg’s goal for this fall is simple: win The Bronx. The John F. Kennedy coach, entering his third season at the storied program, feels finishing atop the borough is...
