July 28, 2013
Saks Fifth Avenue bought by Lord & Taylor owner: sources
July 28, 2013 | 11:43pmSaks Fifth Avenue has a new corporate parent — and will be sharing it with a couple of famous retail siblings. The swanky luxury chain has struck a deal to...
Tara Reid not asked back for 'Sharknado' sequel: report
July 28, 2013 | 11:34pm“Sharknado” creators to Tara Reid: Bite me. The “American Pie” actress has not been asked back for the sequel to the so-bad-it’s-good Syfy channel thriller, which will be based in...
Smith shows off strong arm at Jets practice
July 28, 2013 | 11:09pmCORTLAND – Geno Smith has shown off his speed in training camp over the first few days. On Sunday, he showed off his arm.Smith threw a pretty 50-yard pass down...
Jets WR Gates hoping to use early camp success as jumping off point
July 28, 2013 | 11:01pmCORTLAND – With Santonio Holmes injured and the Jets’ receiving corps in question, there’s playing time to be seized -- and Clyde Gates is doing his best to grab it,...
Jets rookie Smith might see the field regularly even if he doesn't beat out Sanchez for starting QB job
July 28, 2013 | 10:55pmCORTLAND – Jets coach Rex Ryan has said the team could use Geno Smith as a change-of-pace quarterback even if he does not win the starting job.The idea would be...
Giants' Connor calls airport arrest 'pretty embarrassing'
July 28, 2013 | 10:43pmFormer Panthers and Cowboys linebacker Dan Connor, signed to compete for the starting middle linebacker job, said he was stunned when he was arrested on July 6 at Philadelphia International...
Pastor, pregnant wife among three dead in Indiana church camp bus crash
July 28, 2013 | 10:08pmINDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis congregation on Sunday mourned the deaths of their youth pastor, his pregnant wife and another member who were killed when a church bus overturned with just...
Alleged mugger tells victim 'This is for Trayvon Martin;' D.C. police investigating as hate crime
July 28, 2013 | 9:59pmWASHINGTON — Police say a Bethesda, Md., man was beaten and robbed by attackers in Washington who yelled they were attacking him "for Trayvon Martin." District of Columbia police spokesman...
Giants' Nicks leaves practice with tightness in groin
July 28, 2013 | 9:38pmHakeem Nicks made it unscathed through the first practice of training camp but not the second. Nicks was able to complete a highlight but then he was forced out of...
Torres, Mets crushed by Nationals in 14-1 rout
July 28, 2013 | 9:04pmWASHINGTON -- The Mets needed Carlos Torres on Sunday, but instead got Carlos Danger, complete with an early climax. Wilson Ramos’ third-inning grand slam against the right-hander all but ensured...
Soriano gets game-winning hit, returning Jeter hits homer on first pitch he sees in Yankees win
July 28, 2013 | 8:57pmIf Jorge Posada ever wanted to come out of retirement, now might be the time. Derek Jeter, in the first game of his second comeback of the season, hit a...
New Jets offensive coordinator Mornhinweg discusses quarterback competition
July 28, 2013 | 8:25pmCORTLAND – Jets offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg didn’t wade into the fervor over exactly who will get the final say on the starting quarterback derby. But he acknowledged that incumbent...
Confused GPS causes bank to repossess the wrong house and throw out all the items inside
July 28, 2013 | 8:12pmMCARTHUR, Ohio — An Ohio bank says a bad GPS navigator is the reason it repossessed the wrong house — and threw out all the possessions inside. Homeowner Katie Barnett...
Former Yankees star Martinez resigns as Marlins hitting coach amid allegations of verbal, physical abuse of players: report
July 28, 2013 | 7:44pmA Miami Marlins player has told team officials that hitting coach Tino Martinez, a former Yankees star, verbally abused him and grabbed him by his neck and neck chain, sources...
Cleveland kidnapping victim surprises crowd with appearance on stage at Nelly concert
July 28, 2013 | 7:22pmCLEVELAND — One of three women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade made her first public appearance at a concert featuring the rapper Nelly a day after...
Rex downplays GM's comments that he won't have final say on Jets QB situation
July 28, 2013 | 6:53pmCORTLAND – Rex Ryan downplayed the idea that there is any division between he and general manager John Idzik after the GM would not say Ryan had final say over...
Second body pulled from Hudson after bride-to-be in 'drunk' boat crash
July 28, 2013 | 6:45pmPIERMONT, NY — A second body was pulled from New York's Hudson River on Sunday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man went missing after a boat crash...
Treasury Secretary pushes Obama's 'investments' in economy, blasts Republican 'brinksmanship'
July 28, 2013 | 5:59pmWASHINGTON – The budget battle is on -- again. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew today vowed that President Obama will go to the mat to beat back Republican attempts to further...
Giants' Hill says he turned to drugs to combat stressful situations
July 28, 2013 | 5:52pmWill Hill recalls a day when he was back home visiting in East Orange, N.J. “A guy pulled a shotgun on me right then and wanted money,’’ Hill said on...
Jeter homers on first pitch in return to Yankees lineup
July 28, 2013 | 4:37pmDerek Jeter returned to the New York Yankees' lineup — again — with customary flair, making an immediate impact on a team desperate for power. Jeter homered on the first...
Miley Cyrus gets naked
July 28, 2013 | 4:10pmMiley Cyrus has stripped down and posed nude - but says its all for a good cause. The pop singer, already known for showing off her fit figure, posed naked...
Disabled man sues Delta after he was 'forced to crawl off flights' as crew members stood and watched
July 28, 2013 | 3:56pmDelta Airlines is being sued after a disabled man claimed he was forced to crawl across the tarmac multiple times after the carrier refused to help him on and off...
Swastika covered Hitler bell that has tolled for nearly 80 years lands pols in hot water
July 28, 2013 | 2:02pmVIENNA — Like many others in Austria's countryside, a tower bell above the red-tiled rooftops of Wolfpassing village marks the passing of each hour with an unspectacular "bong." But this...
Thieves snatch $53M in jewelry during broad daylight Cannes hotel heist
July 28, 2013 | 1:56pmPARIS — A staggering $53 million worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists in...
Training camp Day 2: Giants Lookout
July 28, 2013 | 1:32pmWhat the Giants put on the field during their first practice of training camp really wasn’t much different than what they did back in their June mini-camp, as the first...
3-point stance: The QB decision, put the pads on and Milliner
July 28, 2013 | 11:58amCORTLAND – Day 3 of training camp is when the days all start to blend together. I doubt anyone on the Jets knows it’s Sunday. All of the days become...
Rodriguez spends 38th rehabbing
July 28, 2013 | 6:24amTAMPA — If Alex Rodriguez had his wish, he would have celebrated his 38th birthday Saturday in The Bronx in front of thousands of Yankees fans playing against the American...
Serby's special Sunday Q & A with hall-of-fame-bound coach... Bill Parcells
July 28, 2013 | 6:14amLegendary coach Bill Parcells, before his Hall of Fame induction next week, sat down with Post columnist Steve Serby for some Q&A. Q: John Madden once said that the Hall...
MLB bans in PED case likely to drop this week; A-Rod's could keep him out until 2015
July 28, 2013 | 6:09amThe strong indications are Major League Baseball will announce all the suspensions in the Biogenesis case this week, including one that could cover the rest of this year and all...
Reese: Missing playoffs ‘below our standards’
July 28, 2013 | 5:38amYou never forget the sights and sounds of a ride up the Canyon of Heroes, and Giants general manager Jerry Reese already has been in two of them with Eli...
JPP may not be ready for Big Blue opener
July 28, 2013 | 5:36amTraining camp has started for the Giants but not for Jason Pierre-Paul, who is here in body but not so much in spirit. “Honestly, I don’t feel a part of...
Tracker returns to fulfill 2013 fantasy after 2012 nightmare
July 28, 2013 | 5:15amA long, long year ago, in a football season far, far from the norm, the Fantasy Tracker crashed-landed in unexplored territory. The 2012 season was the Tracker’s worst in memory...
The rumble
July 28, 2013 | 5:10amWidely accepted as the pinnacle of harness racing, next Saturday’s Hambletonian at The Meadowlands will have a throwback flavor to it as heat racing returns for the first time since...
Liberty’s Smith has career packed with historic triumphs
July 28, 2013 | 5:04amKatie Smith is what one would call a “basketball lifer.” From humble beginnings in an independent basketball league to wearing Olympic gold, Smith has experienced virtually everything basketball has to...
No reason to believe NHL’s strong PED record is not legit
July 28, 2013 | 4:37amNot A single player ever has been outed or suspended as a user, but you nevertheless would have to believe in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus and Alex Rodriguez in...
Red Bulls react to win over Real Salt Lake
July 28, 2013 | 4:16amThe Red Bulls edged nemesis Real Salt Lake 4-3 in a thriller last night. They blew a two-goal lead before getting a late winner from midfielder Dax McCarty. Here is...
Cohen Is sac(k)ed
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amLast Thursday morning, US Attorney Preet Bharara and his staff essentially put the final nail in the coffin for SAC Capital, without a jury verdict. The five-count criminal indictment alleges...
Food truck (stock) offerings little cheesy
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amA Lexington Avenue firm is trying to capitalize on the food-truck craze sweeping American downtowns by backing the Grilled Cheese Truck Inc., a restaurant concept on wheels peddling — you...
Fed judge is just Fab
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amRookie federal Judge Katherine Forrest has made a big impression in her first big civil case. The 45-year-old jurist overseeing the complicated case filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Rich can’t get by on just a million: UBS survey
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amHow tough! Most millionaire investors are just not feeling very wealthy any longer — only about 3 out of 10 experience that warm glow of good fortune. A million just...
Grad school heavy bias
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amOverweight graduate school applicants receive fewer admission offers than their thinner counterparts, according to the journal Obesity. Researchers analyzed 97 grad school applications and found that candidates with a higher...
Summer school
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amAs the hot July days fade, hundreds of thousands of city families start thinking about back-to-school arithmetic. But retailers are already in full swing with discounting and promotional campaigns as...
Quick digital payments with social
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amDigital funds: They’re not just for retailers anymore.With mobile payments on the rise, and predicted to reach $90 billion by the end of 2017, digital funds are increasingly flowing from...
FB moms taking stock up
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amTalk about climbing a wall of worry. It turns out that millions of nosy moms who once joined Facebook to keep digital tabs on their networking teens are leading the...
Tough, Granny!
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amDear John: Regarding your recent letter from the son of an old woman whom Wells Fargo was threatening to throw out of her house, why at 76 would someone still...
The week's winners and losers
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWINNERS MARK ZUCKERBERG Not too shabby a week for Facebook founder, as shares pop 30% — netting him $3.8B windfall — on earnings beat. DAN LOEB Hedgie’s two-year Yahoo! play...
Ed Koch was a pen pal to history
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amEd Koch’s life was lived through letters. The former New York City mayor corresponded with presidents, movie stars and prime ministers. He neatly filed away the notes he received, some...
Polar explorer says Habitat for Humanity, Red Cross botched Hurricane Sandy home repairs
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amA Rockaway octogenarian and polar-exploration pioneer says a pair of charities left her high — but not dry — after Hurricane Sandy. Barbara Hillary, 82, is fighting nonprofit Habitat for...
Death-train engineer busted
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amFrancisco José Garzón Amo, the engineer of the speeding train that derailed last week in Spain, killing 78 people, is being held on suspicion of negligent homicide. Garzón, who was...
Florida gunman kills six
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amA gunman went on a rampage at a South Florida apartment complex yesterday, killing six people before a SWAT team fatally shot him and rescued two neighbors he held hostage,...
Rep. Boggs dies at 97
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — Former Rep. Lindy Boggs of Louisiana — who used the soft-spoken grace of a plantation lady to fight for civil rights for 18 years in the House after...
Woman rescued from East River after foolish bid to retrieve cellphone
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThis woman’s going to need a new phone . . . and a cast. A woman was hurt when she took an early-morning tumble into the East River near Gracie...
My hell as a 911 operator
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThe city’s new $88 million 911 computer system, part of a $2 billion overhaul of the emergency- response system, crashed at least nine times last week and has been plagued...
WWI NYer Purple Heart
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThe family of a World War I veteran from Brooklyn has been given a Purple Heart medal 95 years after he was wounded in battle.US Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY)...
Another mass jailbreak jolts Middle East
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amMore than 1,000 inmates escaped from a prison near Benghazi yesterday as protesters stormed the offices of political parties in major cities throughout Libya. The jailbreak at the Koyfiy prison...
New York Public Library fighting to retrieve baseball artifacts stolen by thieves and sold online
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amHere’s a New York mystery for the books. Baseball artifacts stolen 40 years ago from the main branch of the New York Public Library are popping up online, and the...
Pope: Keep flock in line
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amRIO DE JANEIRO — Pope Francis issued blistering criticism yesterday of the Brazilian church’s failure to keep its flock from straying to evangelical churches. Francis drove home a message he...
Killer bees take 2 horses
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amPANTEGO, Texas — A swarm of about 30,000 bees attacked a North Texas couple as they exercised their two miniature horses, stinging the animals to death.Kristen Beauregard, 44, was stung...
NYPD Daily Blotter
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amManhattan *** Just one day after The Post ran his picture with an NYPD plea for help from the public, cops busted the suspect in the Chinatown mugging of an...
Getting railroaded
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThe Penn Station command center is a tale of two payrolls — LIRR dispatchers who run it half the year make substantially more than the Amtrak workers who do the...
Off-leash ticket should stay dismissed, court papers say as city battles Battery Park dog owners
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amA Manhattan man scored an unwitting victory for downtown dog owners last year when he successfully battled a ticket for walking his pooch without a leash in Battery Park and...
23G in phonies bagged
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amMaybe he thought this phony-Benjamins scheme was in the bag — but the bag landed him in the pen.A New Jersey man is in hot water after he was caught...
Waitress $erved bribes with breakfast: lawsuit
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amEggs and bacon, please — with a side of bribes and kickbacks. The owners of the Cosmic Diner in Midtown say a longtime waitress, Judith Mejia, reduced customers’ tabs in...
Stalker terrorizes CNN's Anderson Cooper
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCNN’s Anderson Cooper has a stalker — a gaunt, scraggly-haired, 40-year-old Queens man who has the steely-eyed anchor stud fearing for his life. Since 2008, Alex Hausner — described as...
An itsy ‘bitesy’ teeny Sharkini
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amSurvive the Sharknado — and look good doing it! A cutting-edge San Francisco designer is taking the beach — and TV’s annual Shark Week — by storm with the campy-cool...
‘Mini’ Hillary in TV reel life
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — NBC says it’s planning a four-hour miniseries about Hillary Rodham Clinton.The project, titled “Hillary,” will star Diane Lane, the network announced yesterday at a session of...
72 dead in Cairo rioting
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amAt least 72 people were killed in Cairo yesterday when supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi clashed with security forces and armed men. Tear-gas canisters, bird shot and live...
Jersey drug crackdown
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amNearly three dozen people have been arrested in a drug and weapon crackdown in Jersey City.City cops, in conjunction with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and federal drug agents, arrested...
Weiner's campaign chief quits as sext pal's 'sugar daddy' past emerges
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amAnthony Weiner’s already limp mayoral campaign suffered another huge blow yesterday, when his campaign manager abandoned the sinking ship. Danny Kedem quit as Weiner’s campaign point man following a disastrous...
Rockland bride-to-be, best man killed in Hudson River 'drunk' boat crash
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amA moonlit pleasure cruise on the Hudson ended in tragedy when the drunken skipper steered the boat into a construction barge, killing a beautiful bride-to-be and the best man, and...
NYC welfare food is shipped in barrels to the Dominican Republic - then sold on the black market
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amFood-stamp fraud in New York has turned into foreign aid — to black-market profiteers in the Dominican Republic. Last week, The Post revealed how New Yorkers on welfare are buying...
Long Island EMT is toast after Post exposes state-certification scam
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amBernard Shore, a critical-care EMT who offered an undercover Post reporter $400 to take his state certification exam, is no longer on the job — and is under investigation by...
US won Korean War: O
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amPresident Obama declared yesterday that the Korean War was not a tie — as some history books teach — but a clear victory for the Americans who fought it. “Here...
Quick! Step on it, dude! Legless ‘getaway’ driver says: I’m no robber!
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amHe’s not just legless, but he’s also friendless! A disabled man and a pair of gun-toting suspects are pointing fingers at each other, following their arrest in connection with a...
Bus tragedy kills 3 in Ind.
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amA bus full of teens returning from a church camp trip crashed and overturned in Indianapolis yesterday, killing three passengers and injuring 26 others. The bus had been just one...
Iconic Ground Zero photo was nearly excluded from museum for being too 'rah-rah' American
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThis iconic picture of firefighters raising the stars and stripes in the rubble of Ground Zero was nearly excluded from the 9/11 Memorial Museum — because it was “rah-rah” American,...
Responder payouts at a mere trickle
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amOf 17,500 ill Ground Zero responders and lower Manhattan residents registered with the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, only 53 have gotten payouts.Their awards total $5.9 million, but recipients...
Our love affair with debt
July 28, 2013 | 4:00am“That’s the whole meaning of life, isn’t it? Trying to find a place for your stuff . . . That’s all your house is — a place to keep your...
Go to hell, carlos danger!*
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThis is the first time I’ve spoken at a press conference, and you’ll have to bear with me, because I’m very nervous. Sorry, not nervous. I meant livid. This jackass...
The greatest food in human history
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWhat is “the cheapest, most nutritious and bountiful food that has ever existed in human history” Hint: It has 390 calories. It contains 23g, or half a daily serving, of...
What scandals? The media ignores or covers up bad news about Obama
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amIn-mid May, new Obama scandals piled up at the White House. A portrait emerged of a president whose Internal Revenue Service was harassing his enemies, a State Department that lied...
Governor vs. Governor
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amApparently, Rick Perry of Texas isn’t the only Republican governor who has New York in his sights. We recently spoke with Florida’s governor, Rick Scott, at a dinner sponsored by...
Food (Stamp) fight
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThis month, the Beltway’s business-as-usual types went bonkers after House Republicans separated food stamps from the farm bill. For years, Congress had included food stamps in its ag bill so...
How Detroit failed
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amFree markets and limited government are to blame for the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. That is the new meme to explain Detroit’s plight. Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm...
Senator Selfie
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amGeraldo Rivera’s recent escapade seems to qualify him for that run for the US Senate that he was mulling (“I Was Drunk and Lonely: Geraldo Explains His Half-Naked Selfie,” July...
Required Reading
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amShep’s Army Bummers, Blisters & Boondoggles by Jean Shepherd (Opus) The late raconteur Jean Shepherd has become best known for the film “A Christmas Story.” Butthat was only one of...
Serving his country
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThe Butler: A Witness to History by Wil Haygood 37 Ink/Atria In The days immediately following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the sense of sadness in the White...
In my library David Morse
July 28, 2013 | 4:00am“I love books that make me cry,” says actor David Morse. “Not cheap tears, though I shed plenty of those, but tears of recognition of something deeper, something beautiful, something...
When pigs fry
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amBreakfast: A History by Heather Arndt Anderson AltaMira Press Our “most important meal of the day” hasn’t always been held in such high regard. In medieval times, the morning meal...
Adopt me!
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThis is Jamie! Don’t let the mustache throw you off, she’s a sweet and dainty little lady. She’s quite friendly and loves to be held. Meet her from 11 a.m....
A final bow-wow
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThe New York Philharmonic just lost its most dogged fan — and no, it’s not Alec Baldwin. For 17 years, long before the actor began narrating the orchestra’s broadcasts, the...
The Brangelina of porn
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amPolitics has Bill and Hillary, music has Jay Z and Beyoncé, and porn has James Deen and Stoya — the industry’s power couple. Although California remains the center of the...
Piper Perabo: My downtown New York
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amPiper Perabo shimmied her way into the pop zeitgeist as Violet Sanford in 2000’s “Coyote Ugly” — but these days, the East Village resident is better known for her role...
Chairman of the board
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWhen it comes to the mysterious longevity of “Point Break,” only a man as eloquent as Keanu Reeves could put the phenomenon into words. Whoa. Released in 1991, the surfer-action...
Adult-film star James Deen bares all about Lindsay Lohan and 'The Canyons'
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amIt's time to shoot the four-way sex scene, and Lindsay Lohan refuses to come out of her room. Director Paul Schrader is behind closed doors screaming at her. “You signed...
GM’s career move
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amOne move can tell a player that chess is the wrong profession. Here is how Grandmaster Andrei Deviatkin of Russia came to this epiphany:In 2007, Deviatkin was one of the...
Bridge
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amIf you have nine trumps to the opponents’ four, you’re in good shape. Eight against their five is adequate and may be ideal: At a 4-4 fit, you can ruff...
Shailene's spectacular wow
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWhen your first movie role is starring as George Clooney’s enchantingly bratty yet emotionally raw daughter in “The Descendants,” picking a follow-up is no small task. “Luckily for me, I’ve...
This is your star speaking
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amNo, you’re not imagining it. The celebrity voices aren’t in your head — they’re coming from that TV commercial shilling insurance policies, batteries or cars. These days it seems like...
Life under the Thunderbolt
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amJoan Finkelstein expected the nervous shakes. She had agreed to marry Edwin Howard just after meeting him in March 1952. By July of that year, she was headed to his...
Nationals’ HR show puts Mets back at .500 since the break
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — At last, the Mets are a .500 team. But considering that measurement is only since the All-Star break, all is not peachy for the Mets, who nine days...
Mejia added to expanding rotation
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — The Mets’ rotation officially is a six-pack. Manager Terry Collins made his plans official yesterday, adding Jenrry Mejia to a rotation that already includes Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler,...
No sign CC has injury
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCC Sabathia has lost three straight decisions. Even worse, the Yankees left-hander has given up at least seven runs in his past three starts. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild admitted Sabathia’s...
Yankees blanked as captain returns today
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amDerek Jeter is set to make his second return to the lineup today, and the Yankees can only hope it goes better than his first. As much as the lineup...
These Bombers nothing but duds
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amRuth built the House across the way with the long ball, which has been part of the culture on both sides of 161st Street for nine decades, the Babe only...
Sports Shorts
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amGOLF: With wife in labor, Mahan out Hunter Mahan gave up the lead in the Canadian Open when his wife went into labor, and Brandt Snedeker grabbed the top spot...
Extra time pays off for Red Bulls
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amDax McCarty scored on a header four minutes into extra time to lift the Red Bulls to a 4-3 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Fabian Espindola scored...
Big Papi goes batty in Bosox win
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amBALTIMORE — On a night when Stephen Drew used his bat to hit two homers and drive in five runs, David Ortiz took his best swings at a couple of...
Haskell (Monmouth) Graded Entries
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amPost Time: 12:00 noon THIRTEENTH-1 1/8 miles; $1,000,000; 3YOTHE HASKELL INVITATIONALPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1 Vyjack(L),118PLopez8-18-312-12 PickoftheLitterL118JCstnn3-6-115-13 Golden Soul(L),118RAlbrd9-2-48-14 PowerBroker(L)118RNprvn1-1-53-15 Oxbow(L),122GStvns2-1-62-16 Micromanage(L118J Bravo1-2-16-17 Verrazano(L),120JVelzqz1-14-19-5
Home Team Lineups
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amTODAYJuly 28MONJuly 29TUEJuly 30WEDJuly 31THUAug. 1FRIAug. 2SATAug. 3YankeesTampa Bay1:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMNO GAMEDodgers10:10YESWCBSDodgers10:10YESWCBSNO GAMES.D.10:10YESWCBSS.D.8:40YESWCBSMetsWashington1:35WPIXWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.12:40SNYWFANK.C.7:10SNYWFANK.C.1:10SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEK.C.6:30NBCSNLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEWas.7:00NBATVNOGAMENOGAMEConn.6:00MSG+S.I. YankeesAberdeen4:00No TVAbdn.7:00No TVJam.7:05No TVJam.7:05No TVJam.7:05No TVWill.7:05No TVWill.7:05No TVCyclonesHudson Valley5:00No TVWKRB 90.3 FMH.V.7:00No...
The Post Line
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCFLTuesdayFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogBrit. Col.OFF (OFF)TORONTO Home team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amAuto Racing7:30 a.m.Formula One: Hungarian Grand Prix NBCSN1 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Samuel Deeds 400 ESPNBaseball1 p.m.Rays at Yankees YES, WCBS 880 AM1:30 p.m.Mets at Nationals WPIX, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM1:30...
Hondo bearing down
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amHondo whiffed twice yesterday as he flailed to no avail first with the Metamucils then with the Reds to send the deficit soaring to 935 durhams.Today, Mr. Aitch expects Wood...
Yanks have no need for A-Rod
July 28, 2013 | 4:00am* Enough about Alex Rodriguez already, he is useless. The season is two-thirds over. A-Rod can not help at this point. Ichiro Suzuki, Brett Gardner, Mariano Rivera, Lyle Overbay, etc.,...
Palace Malice ‘Dandy’ in win
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amBelmont Stakes winner Palace Malice pressed front-running Moreno from the outset, then took command in the stretch to win the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes yesterday at Saratoga Race Course in...
‘Dewycolor’ comes up big in Yonkers Trot
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amIn a Yonkers Trot marred by multiple breakers, driver Ray Schnittker kept his cool and guided Dewycolorintheline (7-1) to victory in 1:57 3/5 last night at Yonkers Raceway.“I’ve won an...
Time still being kind to Rivera
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThe most amazing part about what Mariano Rivera has done this year isn’t that he wanted to go out on his terms. Of course he did. All athletes do, even...
Hall’s legends save scorn for A-Rod & Co.
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCOOPERSTOWN — Alex Rodriguez’s once glorious career is turning into a Hall of Shame. The fall of A-Rod and his potential suspension by MLB is not going unnoticed at the...
No sign struggling Sabathia injured
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCC Sabathia has lost three straight decisions. Even worse, the Yankees left-hander has given up at least seven runs in his past three starts. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild admitted Sabathia’s...
Hafner (shoulder) placed on the DL
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amManager Joe Girardi has lost another player. This time, Travis Hafner is headed to the disabled list with a strained right shoulder. Considering his past shoulder problems, it could be...
Lone run saddles Nova with loss
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThe most impressive display by Ivan Nova yesterday came in the fourth inning. The Yankees and Rays were scoreless, but Tampa Bay had men on first and second with nobody...
Eagles’ Maclin tears ACL
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amEagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin tore the ACL in his right knee during practice yesterday and could miss the season. Maclin went down at the end of a non-contact drill...
WR looks like old self
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amEli Manning, working a two-minute drill, looked to his left, spotted Hakeem Nicks and fired. Nicks straddled the sideline, leaped and came down with the ball. First down, Giants. It...
Tuck: Doubts about my future are Just-ified
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amJustin Tuck sounded as if he was spoiling for a fight when he took umbrage with all the criticism he has received about his lackluster play the past two seasons.“The...
Low-fat Jets RB labors at practice
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCORTLAND — When Joe McKnight shed weight this offseason, he may have gone a bit overboard. He failed his physical earlier in the week and suffered from dehydration in yesterday’s...
Rex: I’m sent out if we send in Clowney
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCORTLAND — Jets coach Rex Ryan is widely believed to be on the hot seat, and the coach acknowledged as much yesterday with a funny line during his press conference.When...
New GM Idzik involved
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCORTLAND — An interesting wrinkle developed yesterday in the relationship between new Jets general manger John Idzik and head coach Rex Ryan. It looks like Ryan might not be as...
Smith’s read-option skill may be edge vs. Sanchez
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amCORTLAND — Exotic plays run during training camp normally are top secret. No texting and no tweeting allowed, lest the opposition be alerted to what’s in your offensive playbook. But...
Execs: Amazin’s should be more aggressive sellers
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amOver the past few days, in some form, I have received the following sentiment from three high-ranking front office men independent of one another: “What is up with the Mets?...
Mets’ rotation expands with addition of Mejia
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — The Mets’ rotation officially is a six-pack. Manager Terry Collins made his plans known before yesterday’s 4-1 loss to the Nationals, adding Jenrry Mejia to a rotation that...
A Niese & easy start to lefty’s rehab
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — Jon Niese took his first significant step in returning from a partially torn left rotator cuff, with a rehab appearance yesterday for the Mets’ rookie-level team in the...
Don't miss
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amSuspense is ‘Killing’ It’s time to look in on “The Killing.” With the killer bearing down on the homeless young delinquents of Seattle, and one arrest to their credit, the...
'Mob' scene
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amDecades before “Boardwalk Empire” and “The Sopranos,” real mobsters ruled the city streets, exerting their power over small businesses and Big Labor, killing whomever they wanted, whenever they wanted —...
Not forgotten
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amIt's another day of blistering heat in New York City — temperatures are expected to hit the upper 90s — and the stars of CBS’s “Unforgettable” are on 73rd Street...
Nat Geo channel fell off high road
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amAt first it seemed as if Nat Geo — the National Geographic Channel — would avoid the trend of cable TV in that it would provide higher-minded programming, an antidote...
Reel good
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amMoonrise Kingdom 2012 Tuesday, 9:35 a.m., HBOSGe A wonderful, quirky, perfect movie for these hot, hot days. It’s 1960s New England, and 12-year-olds Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward)...
Look Who’s Talking
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amKelly & Michael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Mark Wahlberg. Tuesday: Denzel Washington; Hank Azaria. Wednesday: Matt Damon; Jayma Mays. Thursday: Bryan Cranston; Poppy Montgomery. Friday: Sharon Stone; Matthew Morrison....
The all-American BLT gets a chic update
July 28, 2013 | 4:00am‘Everybody likes BLTs,” declares chef de cuisine Andrew Whitney from his post inside Dell’anima’s open kitchen. “If you don’t, I don’t want to know you.” Whether or not your opinion...
Weird but true
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amThat’s the spirit! Outdoorsmen can finally sip their hooch on the go. Oregon liquor stores are rolling out America’s first resealable whiskey pouch. The 86 proof, 200-millileter packets made by...
This week's couple: A Bronx tale
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amFor a nice date, people will travel. So we sent Guillermo, 38, and Ruby, 33, on a journey far from their homes in the Bronx to dinner at Preserve24 on...
Funny honeys
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amAll the bartender had to do before going home after last call about a year ago was turn off the lights in the bathroom downstairs. When she got there, someone...
Meet Market: Dutch-speaking Brazilian sks woman who goes beyond the city limits
July 28, 2013 | 4:00amGoooaaal! As a native of Maranhao, Brazil, Ricardo’s favorite sport to watch and play is soccer. Out-of-towner Ricardo enjoys a night on the town at the Southampton Social Club on...
Top 5: Lines to pick up an insomniac
July 28, 2013 | 4:00am“Ask, ‘Can I buy you a drink? Or an Ambien?’ ” — Chrissy “Say, ‘If you were my girlfriend, I’d never want to sleep again.’ ” — Steve “Tell them,...
Johnson defends UFC flyweight title with fifth-round armbar submission victory over Moraga
July 28, 2013 | 2:52amThe biggest criticism facing Demetrious Johnson coming in was his inability to finish fights. He’s one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, but not always the most opportunistic....