August 19, 2013
Giants lineman Diehl skates on drunk-drive bill
A New York Giants lineman who admitted that he drunkenly crashed into several parked cars after a soccer match was sentenced today to a conditional discharge and doesn’t have to...
d'Arnaud will stay Mets starting catcher when Buck returns from paternity leave
MINNEAPOLIS ---- Travis d'Arnaud hardly aced his audition over the last three days, but showed enough ability to convince the Mets his time has arrived.With John Buck returning from paternity...
7 injured after cab collides with cop car
Three people were rushed to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition this afternoon when a taxi collided with a patrol car from the First Precinct at Broadway and Spring Street at...
In punishing Dempster, Torre would have to back A-Rod
In six degrees of hatred of Alex Rodriguez consider this scenario: Joe Torre and MLB may find themselves protecting A-Rod. Torre, who hardly counted Rodriguez among his favorite players to...
Gals off 'hook' in 'Stroller Pimp' case
Prosecutors have tossed charges against two accused hookers working out of a brothel run by so-called “stroller pimp” William Thomas, a Brooklyn father of four. Their cases were dismissed after...
Charges dismissed against blind tot-drop dad
Prosecutors dismissed charges today against a careless Harlem father who dropped his infant son and then failed to take him to the doctor for several days — causing him permanent...
Giants talking days for Cruz (heel contusion), weeks for Baas (MCL strain)
Victor Cruz has a heel contusion and is unlikely to practice on Tuesday, Tom Coughlin said Monday on a conference call.“We’ll see exactly where he stands with that as the...
Geno: Jets starting job won't come down to 'one game'
Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith does not feel like the starting job is riding on Saturday night’s game with the Giants. Smith is expected to get the start and see...
McKnight back on practice field - expects to face off against Giants
Jets running back Joe McKnight was back on the practice field Monday and he expects to be on the MetLife Stadium field on Saturday when the Jets face the Giants.“I’m...
Alleged Cashman 'extort' gal demands A-Rod's legal eagle drop slugger - claims attorney needed HER permission to rep Yankee: court papers
Brian Cashman’s former mistress threw a curveball in the escalating A-Rod steroid scandal today — insisting the third-baseman’s lawyer drop his star client because the Yankees GM spilled secrets to...
McIntyre will replace injured Coples for Jets
The Jets will try and replace last year’s first round pick with a 28-year-old journeyman.After Rex Ryan confirmed that outside linebacker Quinton Coples’ ankle injury will sideline him “indefinitely,” the...
Geno looks healthier, but struggles at Jets practice
Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith was moving better at practice Monday than he was last week but still had a rough outing.Smith’s sprained right ankle appears to be improving greatly,...
It's an emergency! Dunces call 911 after cable goes out during new 'Breaking Bad'
What a bunch of tube boobs! Some clueless Connecticut TV fans who were missing the Yankees-Red Sox game or new episode of “Breaking Bad” because of a Cablevision outage got...
MONDAY MATCHMAKER: A pair of rematches to make after UFC Fight Night on FOX Sports 1
Every Monday after an MMA fight weekend, The Post’s Marc Raimondi will take a look at the next potential matchup for the fighters who competed.This week, he breaks down the...
Gee masterful as Mets close trip with 6-1 win over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Over the last 2 1/2 months, Dillon Gee has gone from a poor man's Greg Maddux to pitching like the real thing. The Mets' biggest story this season...
From Mubarak to the 'Day of Rage' – timeline of Egypt's transition, turmoil
CAIRO -- Egyptian judiciary officials on Monday said former president Hosni Mubarak, 85, could be released from custody later this week because there were no longer legal grounds to detain...
Broncos star Miller now looking at six-game suspension: reports
Von Miller, originally facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, is now believed to be getting a six-game suspension, according to ESPN. Miller, 24, suspended last...
Another LIRR liar: Former bigwig with real hearing problem caught meddling with disability fraud
He had a legit disability — too bad it's not the one he claimed on his sham retirement forms. Today a former Long Island Rail Road honcho with a legit...
Lundqvist happy with Rangers, 'not thinking about free agency at all'
As sands through the hourglass, so are the days of Henrik Lundqvist’s life until the Rangers’ franchise goaltender can become a free agent on July 1, 2014. Yet hitting the...
Lawsuit against Brewers' Braun details his attempt to fight first suspension
MILWAUKEE — A former college classmate sued Ryan Braun, saying the Brewers slugger sought his help in fighting a failed drug test, balked on paying him and then disparaged him...
Middle Tennessee president 'very confident' NCAA will allow marine to play after originally ruling him inelegible
Former Marine Corp member Steven Rhodes was declared ineligible by the NCAA from playing football in the fall because he participated in a recreational league in 2012 while serving a...
Activist slaps state senator, intern during hospital rally
An elderly West Village activist still upset over the closing three years ago of St. Vincent's Hospital slapped a state senator and an intern at a rally touting Christine Quinn’s...
After being criticized for staying quiet, Rangers goalie Lundqvist speaks out against Russia's anti-gay law
Henrik Lundqvist, who has taken a fair amount of heat since declining comment on the Russian government’s anti-gay laws during an appearance on behalf of the Swedish Olympic team last...
LIRR liar: Ex-Long Island Rail Road boss caught meddling with disability fraud
He had a legit disability — too bad it's not the one he claimed on his sham retirement forms. A former Long Island Rail Road honcho with a legit hearing...
Yankees' Jeter plays in simulated game, but does not run bases
Derek Jeter played in a simulated game Monday at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, but he did not run the bases, so his return to the Yankees from a strained right...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Nationals, Giants are biggest busts of season
We’ve talked about the Dodgers, Braves and Tigers in recent weeks, and rightfully so as they all appear to be headed to the playoffs. But it’s time to change it...
Iraq bombings deemed 'worst wave of violence in 5 years,' targets include schools, playgrounds
At least 16 people were killed and 41 wounded on Monday in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded cafe in Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad, part of the...
Belgium gets Rolls Royce of vending machines - fresh french fries in 90 seconds flat
After a late night out with friends, nothing sounds better than delicious, greasy fries to round out the evening. Now, thanks to some ingenious entrepreneurs in Belgium, you'll be able...
Moss and Buck, now Fox colleagues, have buried hatchet over 'disgusting' mooning (video)
Randy Moss scored 166 career touchdowns (including the playoffs) but not many were more memorable than one that came in a playoff victory over the Packers in 2005 because of...
'Stalker' ex-prof 'heartbroken' after Citigroup exec rejects raunchy advances
A foxy former NYU economics professor accused of stalking a senior Citigroup economist claims the finance honcho contacted her online - after he had her arrested. Married moneyman Willem...
Unemployment rates rose in 28 states during July
WASHINGTON -- Unemployment rates rose in more than half of US states in July and fewer states added jobs, echoing national data that show the job market may have lost...
Intercepted al Qaeda call reveals attack plan for European high-speed trains
Al Qaeda is planning attacks on high-speed trains in Europe and the authorities in Germany have stepped up security on the country's rail system, a German newspaper reported on Monday....
Sandy task force warns coastal communities to 'plan for future storms...and rising sea levels'
A presidential task force charged with developing a strategy for rebuilding areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy has issued a report recommending 69 policy initiatives, most focused on a simple warning:...
Feds crack down on instructors who teach applicants how to lie on government job polygraph tests
Federal agents are investigating instructors who supposedly help applicants seeking US government jobs fib their way through lie-detector tests. According to a McClatchy report, the criminal investigation is part of...
Break in century-old water main caused delays for early morning 6 train commuters
A break in a 19th-century water main caused delays for Bronx riders this morning, authorities said. A DEP spokesman said the break occurred in a 12-inch water main on 140th...
Golden iPhone is Apple of tech company's eye at Sept. 10th event
The rumor mill has been swirling for months about what Apple will announce at their September 10th event, but the latest gossip is that the tech giant will add a...
WATCH: MLB surprises A-Rod lawyer Tacopina on 'Today' by waiving confidentiality agreement overnight
The Alex Rodriguez saga took another interesting turn Monday morning, and this time it didn't directly involve Rodriguez or the Yankees. One of Rodriguez's lawyers, Joe Tacopina appeared on the...
Extremely rare 1967 Ferrari sold at auction for $27.5M
LOS ANGELES — A rare 1967 Ferrari owned by a North Carolina orphan-turned-millionaire sold at auction for $27.5 million. The red Ferrari was one of only 10 ever built, and...
'The Butler' vs. The Truth
You could put "Lee Daniels' The Butler" in the same category as "Forrest Gump" and "Little Big Man" -- sly fictionalized retellings of key events from American history-- except that...
NYPD busts 2 weapon smuggling rings to net largest gun seizure in city history
Authorities today announced the biggest gun bust in city history — an NYPD operation that took down two smuggling rings funneling illegal guns from the South for cheap resale on...
Jets GM optimistic on Holmes' return
Jets fans could be seeing wide receiver Santonio Holmes sooner than expected. General manager John Idzik sounded as optimistic as anyone has in the organization about Holmes’ return this morning...
Giants game rewind: Little progress for Eli, offense, but too early to worry
As Eli Manning navigated his way through the Giants locker room following Sunday night’s 20-12 preseason loss to the Colts, he actually looked just a bit annoyed as he cut...
US regulators investigating reports of JPMorgan Chase boosting business by hiring children of Chinese officials
US regulators are looking into whether JPMorgan Chase hired the children of Chinese officials to help it boost its business in China, The New York Times reported. The Times said...
WATCH: Thousands of Syrians fleeing to Iraq – placing severe strain on aid agencies resources
BAGHDAD — In a mass exodus, around 30,000 Syrians have fled their homeland's bloody civil war and crossed over into neighboring Iraq's northern self-ruled Kurdish region over the past five...
Third rail in Amtrak East River tunnel loses power – AM delays plague LIRR commute
Long Islanders faced a difficult commute into New York City this morning after problems with the third rail in one of Amtrack's East River tunnels. An train heading from Huntington...
Hernandez to 'pen' pal: Daughter says 'daddy for first time and I had to hear it from jail'
Accused killer Aaron Hernandez fears a potential lifetime behind bars, and the sad potential of never knowing his baby daughter. The former New England Patriots tight end appeared to grasp...
Snowden reporter vows to be more 'aggressive' about new stories after officials detain partner in airport
LONDON — The American journalist who has published stories based on leaked documents from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says he's going to be much more "aggressive" about...
273 NJ Transit railcars, 70 engines destroyed in Sandy flooding after storm plan ignored
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit had a hurricane plan to move its trains to higher ground before Hurricane Sandy hit. But it's not clear why the agency instead moved...
Hacker tells Mark Zuckerberg that Facebook's security is lax by writing on founder's private timeline
Mark Zuckerberg had his Facebook page broken into because the tech company's own security team ignored a benevolent hacker. Writing in broken English, Palestinian hacker Khalil Shreateh twice contacted Facebook's...
Iran to teach school kids how to track, hunt and take down military drones
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards paramilitary units plan to teach drone-hunting to school students, an Iranian newspaper reported Monday. The report by pro-reform Etemad daily quoted Gen. Ali...
Japan volcano erupts with record-high 3 mile smoke plume in 500th eruption this year
TOKYO — Residents in a southern Japanese city were busy washing ash off the streets Monday after a nearby volcano spewed a record-high smoke plume into the sky. Ash wafted...
Islamic militants ambush two mini-buses in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, execute 25 off-duty cops as violent protests continue
CAIRO -- Islamic militants on Monday ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in the northern region of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing 25 of them execution-style in a brazen daylight attack...
Egyptian court orders ousted President's release from custody, Hosni Mubarak could be freed within 48 hours
CAIRO -- Egyptian judiciary officials say former President Hosni Mubarak could be freed from custody this week. They say a court on Monday ordered his release in a corruption case...
Oscar Pistorius indicted on murder charge in girlfriend's shooting death –witnesses report hearing a woman scream before shots were fired
PRETORIA, South Africa – Witnesses heard a woman screaming before gunshots fired by Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend early on Valentines' Day, South African prosecutors said Monday, contradicting the Paralympic...
THIEF OF THIEVES: A book you should be reading
Here’s a book you should be reading: Image’s Thief of Thieves from artist Shawn Martinbrough and, these days, writer Andy Diggle (plus some dude named Robert Kirkman).It’s a classic noirish/caper...
EXCLUSIVE! DREAM THIEF: Sleep with one eye open …
Good on any comic that takes a familiar idea and puts a new twist on it, a twist that makes you wonder why nobody thought of it before, or thought...
Set yourself free
Fred needs a vacation. Downtime by a lake, the sea, the mountains. A chance to distance himself from his slave-driving boss, his gossipy co-workers, his cluttered desk and his ever-growing...
Go to Greg
My summer internship is ending this week, and I was wondering what is the best way to make a lasting impression so they’ll remember me when I’m looking for a...
Top shop
Names: Jennifer (Jenny) Fleiss and Jennifer (Jenn) Hyman Job: Co-founders of Rent the Runway, a rental site that allows women to borrow designer frocks and accessories for a fee. The...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke 2. We Can’t Stop, Miley Cyrus 3. Holy Grail, Jay Z 4. Wake Me Up, Avicii 5. Radioactive, Imagine Dragons 6. Get...
Business briefs
Paper war The latest experiment in American journalism is a throwback: a new daily newspaper to compete against an established one in a big city. With today’s debut of the...
Al Jazeera America launches without significant advertiser base
When Al Jazeera America hits the air tomorrow, it will come with a big budget, a global network of 1,000 journalists and a mission to compete with entrenched rivals like...
Salad days for Dr. Dre’s Beats
The company behind Beats headphones wants to march to a different drummer. Beats Electronics, the consumer-electronics company founded by rap legend Dr. Dre and uber-producer Jimmy Iovine, is reportedly looking...
Class hardware
If you’re hearing school bells, chances are they’re coming not from the teacher but from some electronic gadget. These magazines take a look at some modern-day necessities for school. For...
Mediterranean food flair coming to Amsterdam
A long-vacant Upper West Side spot is about to get a new tenant. Chef Cedric Tovar, who has most recently been consulting for Carlos Suarez at his restaurants Bobo and...
Paul rips Christie’s ‘mistake’
WASHINGTON — The feud between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul raged on yesterday with neither side showing signs of backing down. The Kentucky senator and Tea...
Fear gripping city Coptics
The campaign of intimidation against Coptic churches in Egypt has Christians here concerned that trouble might find them, too. Priests and parishioners said NYPD officers have been stationed outside some...
Egyptian prisoners killed by tear gas after seizing police officer
Nearly 40 rioting prisoners holding a police officer hostage were suffocated by tear gas by Egyptian security forces yesterday, officials said. Authorities said at least some of those killed were...
Eerie ‘missing’ fliers hang outside Staten Island murder suspect’s building
A Staten Island man busted yesterday for allegedly strangling a pregnant woman would have seen her face every time he walked out his door the past two weeks — on...
Street sleepers eye union gig
Hundreds of men hunting for work have spent several nights lined up on a Manhattan street for a chance to get into a carpenters union training program.Some brought sleeping bags,...
PAPD lures NYPD bigwig
An inspector considered a rising star in the NYPD stunned his bosses this month by “retiring” so he could join the Port Authority Police Department at the very same rank,...
$1.5M life-insurance policy may have triggered sledgehammer and stabbing attack: sources
Authorities are probing whether a $1.5 million life-insurance policy fueled a brutal sledgehammer and knife attack on a psychiatrist in his Upper West Side office last year, sources told The...
‘The Butler’ cleans up
LOS ANGELES — “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is taking charge at the box office. Starring Forest Whitaker as a longtime White House butler and Oprah Winfrey as his boozy wife,...
Artist creates 3-D NYC maps that build a skyline to illustrate rich and poor neighborhoods
These dramatic 3-D images show the stark differences in wealth across Manhattan, with the richest areas represented by massive blocks of green that tower even higher than the city’s tallest...
NYers: Legalize sparklers
A new statewide poll shows that 67 percent of voters support legalizing the sale of sparklers during the Fourth of July and New Year’s holiday seasons.“Two-thirds of New Yorkers, including...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn * Two assailants lured a livery driver to a Gravesend home, where they beat and robbed him, police said. A caller first requested the car on East Fifth Street...
Deadbeat Inez’s owed-ious tactic
Council Ethics Committee Chairwoman Inez Dickens is siccing debt collectors on her low-income tenants, The Post has learned — despite the fact that she herself owes the city more than...
City Council’s worst no-show members
Here’s one way to earn easy money — be elected to the City Council and don’t show up for work. Helen Foster (D-Bronx) takes the title as the council’s biggest...
Online map helps you locate Cronut knockoffs in New York City and across the globe
This map makes finding pastries a piece of cake! A new online tool helps New Yorkers locate Cronut knockoffs so they can get their sugar rush . . . rushed....
WATCH: Lindsay Lohan admits she’s been 'addicted' to booze and 'chaos' in interview with Oprah
She’s years too old for the part, but Lindsay Lohan last night reprised her role from “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,” admitting she’s long been “addicted’’ to booze and...
WATCH: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly rips stop-&-frisk ruling in TV blitz
WASHINGTON — Police Commissioner Ray Kelly yesterday took to national TV to give a roaring defense of the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy, saying a court ruling blocking it threatened to keep...
Chris: I’d put a rogue Ray out of commishin’
Mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn fired a my-way-or-the-highway shot at Ray Kelly yesterday as the top cop, a hopeful for Homeland Security chief, made the rounds on talk shows to defend...
Quinn: 2G fines off menu
Council Speaker Christine Quinn has reached an agreement with the Health Department to set specific fine amounts for failed restaurant inspections, reducing many to the level they were at before...
Leak-scribe beau held
LONDON — The boyfriend of the journalist who printed leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was detained for nearly nine hours yesterday at Heathrow Airport.David Miranda, partner...
US Open ref in the clear and working event a year after being hauled in over hubby’s death
The feisty tennis umpire who was hauled off in handcuffs from a New York hotel just before last year’s US Open — accused of bludgeoning her elderly husband to death...
New boss at Met Council
City Finance Commissioner David Frankel has been tapped to lead the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, replacing former CEO William Rapfogel, who was fired in the wake of a probe...
Driver's family thrilled at new investigation into Princess Diana's death
The family of Henri Paul, the man driving Princess Diana’s Mercedes when it smashed into a pillar in a Paris tunnel, yesterday welcomed the news that officials are looking into...
African-American Democrats in effort to turn black voters off Spitzer in comptroller race
Leading black Democrats, worried by polls showing that African-American voters strongly favor disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the primary for city comptroller, are mobilizing to turn those votes to...
Quinn wife gushes
Kim Catullo is relishing the possibility that her spouse, Christine Quinn, could break two barriers if she’s elected as New York’s first female, openly gay mayor. “I think the moments...
Susan Sarandon backs de Blasio at St. Vincent’s rally despite prior opposition
Susan Sarandon’s latest starring role is as an activist with amnesia. The actress plans to join mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio and a star-studded cast for a rally today blasting...
Spitzer getting help from lobbyist with shady connections
Eliot Spitzer has reached out to a controversial lobbyist with a host of shady pals in his bid for support from minority voters, The Post has learned. Carl Andrews, a...
Outrage at NYPD poo
Lower East Side residents are making a stink — and this time, it’s not about the raucous, drunken clubgoers who routinely invade their neighborhood.Instead, they’re griping about the responding cops...
‘Rev. tried to sin with me’
A Bible-thumping Seventh Day Adventist pastor shamelessly begged a Queens church secretary for sex despite the fact that both are married — and the organization’s all-powerful leader tried to cover...
NY airports charge for Wi-Fi service ... but it's free elsewhere
Travelers at Kennedy, La Guardia and Newark airports are finding themselves at a financial ’Net loss. While most major US airports offer free Wi-Fi, the three metro-area hubs force fliers...
Yahoo’s that girl? The CEO!
Power exec Marissa Mayer is turning the tech world upside down — restoring the buzz to Yahoo! — and she apparently likes to kick up her heels at home, too....
Ex-pol’s SUV set ablaze
Former City Councilman Eric Gioia’s SUV was set on fire in his Queens driveway early yesterday morning, in an apparently random arson attack, police said.Gioia — A Democrat who served...
Egypt’s dilemma
A mixture of American prevarication, Saudi money and the political ambitions of the military has taken Egypt to the edge of the abyss. The warning that the most populous Arab...
The massacre in Egypt: Blame the brotherhood
The Issue: Whether the bloodshed in Cairo can be blamed on supporters of ousted President Morsi. *** Unfortunately, Ralph Peters tells it like it is (“This Blood Is on the...
De Blasio: A vote for status quo
The Issue: Bill de Blasio’s ideas for closing the gap between the rich and the poor in New York City. *** If Bill de Blasio gets his way, a large...
It’s not about Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an obvious but oft-denied truth about the Middle East: It ain’t all Israel’s fault. During a visit from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Israel’s prime minister put it...
Obama in NY
This week President Obama will swing through upstate New York to push his “grand bargain” for the middle class. The question is: Will he embarrass Gov. Cuomo? We don’t mean...
Grading teacher colleges
Whether it’s the batting average for a pro baseball player, the stars Michelin awards restaurants or the price/earnings ratio of a company’s stock — people insist on good ratings to...
Gov’s unhelpful help
In mid-May, Gov. Cuomo supposedly solved a big problem: what to do about New York’s insolvent cities, towns, and counties. Yet Cuomo designed his new state-run “financial restructuring board” to...
When welfare pays better than work
Here’s an offer for you: $38,004 per year, tax free.No work required.Apply at your local welfare office. The federal government funds 126 separate programs targeted towards low-income people, 72 of...
'Slut: The Play' debuts at NYC Fringe Festival this fall
‘Slut” is a powerful word. The term has been around as a slur for promiscuous women for ages; at times, it’s also appropriated by women themselves to combat the idea...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Sandberg gets win Carlos Ruiz had four hits and the Phillies benefited from two ninth-inning errors by shortstop Hanley Ramirez to beat the Dodgers 3-2 yesterday in Philadelphia, giving...
Debbie Little at Yonkers Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Southwind Chase (7th)FIRST: mile; pace; $16,500; cond;6 HurrikaneSchmumm(BSers)8-6-44-17 Therideofyourlife(CManzi)1-7-28-18 Float On(MMacDonald)5-8-510-11 Delightful Dragon(EGoodell)3-4-X3-12 Goinroundncircles(JGregry)5-3-58-13 Bets Draggin Fly(SSmith)4-4-75-14 Let Her Rock(DDube)6-3-1010-15 Esquisse Hanover(JStratton)7-2-76-1SECOND: 1 1/16...
Home Team Lineups
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The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
BaseballNoonLLWS: Consolation Game ESPN22 p.m.LLWS: Consolation Game ESPN2 p.m.Mets at Twins SNY, WFAN (660 AM/101.9 FM)4 p.m.LLWS: Consolation Game ESPN5:30 p.m.S.I. Yankees at Cyclones WKRB (90.3 FM)6 p.m.LLWS: Consolation Game...
Hondo puts bucks on the Bucs
A tip of the Hondo hat goes to Ryan Dempster of the Sawx for inspiring A-Rod and the Yanks to a victory that prevented the deficit from soaring into four...
Connecticut team nears U.S. title game at Little League World Series
Westport Little League’s powerful arms carried it to the Little League World Series. Now Westport’s potent bats have the undefeated Connecticut team just a win away from the United States...
Chula Vista, Calif., next
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Grant Holman hit a grand slam to cap an eight-run fourth-inning, leading Chula Vista, Calif., to a 15-3 victory over Newark, Del., yesterday in the Little...
Girardi, Cashman mum on Jeter's return to Yankees
Boston _Joe Girardi already has ruled Derek Jeter out of tomorrow’s doubleheader against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. And neither general manager Brian Cashman nor Girardi can give a...
Red Sox's Dempster denies throwing at A-Rod: ‘I was trying to pitch inside’
BOSTON — There was an announced crowd of 37,917 at Fenway Park last night and countless others watching the nationally televised game. And there were two — maybe three —...
Sabathia's inconsistent season continues as control becoming an issue for Yankees lefty
BOSTON — CC Sabathia returned to normal last night. Unfortunately for the Yankees, “normal” is not very good right now. Sabathia, who had delivered a pair of solid starts after...
5 questions facing talented St. John's at tip of preseason
St. John’s, a team with serious NCAA Tournament expectations, embarks today on a two-week European trip that could forge a cohesive unit determined to return the Red Storm to glory.Or...
Mets' Mejia likely done for rest of season
SAN DIEGO — Jenrry Mejia’s chances of pitching again in 2013 appear slim after the Mets yesterday placed the right-hander on the disabled list with elbow discomfort. “It doesn’t look...
Strong uptick for Knicks tickets
Despite the perception they have slid in the Eastern Conference power rankings, especially behind the Brooklyn Nets, the Knicks maintain business is booming. According to data that will be announced...
Felton enjoys Pierce stoking Nets-Knicks feud
Raymond Felton has heard the chatter from Paul Pierce recently about how the Nets are coming after the Knicks and want to take over New York. Well, Felton has his...
Shot of his life helps Reed win 1st PGA Tour title
In the span of a couple of strokes, Patrick Reed went from almost certain disaster to his first PGA Tour victory. Reed won the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. yesterday...
YES Network's Kay spins fairy tale of Boston’s A-Rod jeer
Daffy Duck Dynasty. When I was a little kid, Saturday mornings meant watching — “turning on” — cartoon shows. Local over-the-air TV stations — that’s all there were — were...
Former Jets TE Keller to miss season for Dolphins after serious knee injury
Dustin Keller will miss the entire season with a knee injury that leaves the Dolphins without much experience at tight end, a position in which they were counting on an...
It’s Geno’s week to unseat Sanchez as Jets starting quarterback
This is now Geno Smith’s week, Geno Smith’s game Saturday night against the Giants, Geno Smith’s time to show he can be the leader the Jets so desperately need. Geno...
Ryan: Jets defense lost ‘focus’ vs. Jaguars
If Saturday night is any indication, Rex Ryan might not want to watch the Jets defense either this season. Ryan’s beloved defense looked terrible Saturday night in the Jets’ 37-13...
Jets say Coples out indefinitely with ankle injury
The Jets confirmed outside linebacker Quinton Coples suffered an ankle injury in Saturday’s game with the Jaguars and announced he is out indefinitely, making it sound like the injury is...
Colts' Luck picks apart Giants
After their brush with Andrew Luck last night, the Giants no doubt came away grateful for a couple of things: 1. The game didn’t count. 2. Luck plays in the...
Giants’ defense has much work to do
The Giants defense had plenty of trouble with dazzling rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III last year. RG3’s fellow phenom, Andrew Luck, gave them further issues last night. The Giants defense...
Giants' Ross at a loss after botched interception leads to Colts TD
As the ball left the right hand of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, cornerback Aaron Ross thought, “This is a pick.’’ Instead, it became a lowlight Ross was glad came in...
Cruz expected to be OK for Giants opener after bruising heel
After only three plays last night, the Giants had two players heading inside for X-rays. It was that kind of evening for the Giants, who lost receiver Victor Cruz and...
Nicks shows why he's so crucial to Giants offense in preseason debut
The announcement was about the last thing Giants fans wanted to hear: “Victor Cruz has been taken to the locker room for X-rays on his foot.” Cruz, the Giants talented...
What’s new? Mets waste another solid Harvey start in loss to Padres
SAN DIEGO — Matt Harvey’s dream of winning 20 games this season disappeared long ago, but can’t the Mets at least meet him halfway? Another strong performance by the ace...
Because of Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees' Bronx Zoo is again open for business
Alex Rodriguez’s plight has at least been good for the economy, seeing how many crisis managers, public relations firms, private investigators and, especially, lawyers he has put on a payroll...
Yankees GM Cashman blasts off on A-Rod; source says star to file grievance
Brian Cashman took a turn at bat yesterday in the epic showdown between the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez, as the general manager repeatedly accused his beleaguered third baseman of serial...
A-Rod takes Dempster deep after being drilled as Yankees top Red Sox
BOSTON — Alex Rodriguez has worn the villain’s hat long enough to know he is disliked throughout baseball. What he doesn’t want is people throwing at him because of their...
Yankees desperate enough to rally around A-Rod
BOSTON — Now, about that theory Alex Rodriguez was going to divide and destroy the Yankees’ clubhouse because of his extracurricular battles? Hey, these Yankees are desperate enough to rally...
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MTV’s new generation of ‘Jerks’ on the way
More than a decade after MTV aired “The Tom Green Show,” it’s going back to the prank well. The cable network has handed out a series order to “Jerks With...
Classic TV tales
Call me weird (and I’ve been called much worse — believe me), but I find myself watching more and more TV from the ’50s and early ’60s. I’m currently DVRing...
Can ‘Ghost Shark’ replicate big ‘Sharknado’ success?
Syfy is hoping the spirit of viral sensation “Sharknado” will inhabit its second campy summer flick, “Ghost Shark,” about a dead shark that haunts humans. “I think ‘Ghost Shark’ shares...
Perry OWNs it with 'The Haves and Have Nots'
Tyler Perry’s prime-time soap, “The Haves and Have Nots,” continues to rack up impressive numbers on OWN. For the third consecutive week, the series — which encompasses a rich, powerful...
‘True Blood’ in heart-pumping new direction
It’s about time we got some new blood around these parts. On last night’s sixth-season finale of HBO’s “True Blood,” the show finally seems to have taken a step in...
Weird but true
Palo Alto HS in California just got a little tougher — clothes are now required. Streaking had always been tolerated as a senior prank at the San Francisco-area school, which...
UFC Fight Night 26 analysis: FOX Sports 1 launch event separated itself from the glut of UFC cards
After awhile, all these UFC events start running together. Did Jon Jones defend his belt at UFC 159 or 157? Was it in Newark or New Mexico? Yeah, he beat...
Aaron Ross loses 'easy, easy' interception in the lights
As the ball left the right hand of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, cornerback Aaron Ross thought “This is a pick.’’ Instead, it became a lowlight Ross was glad came in...
SPOILER ALERT: 'True Blood' character killed off
It's about time we got some new blood around these parts. On Sunday night's sixth season finale of HBO's "True Blood," the show finally seems to have taken a step...
Jets confirm LB Coples will be out longer than originally expected with ankle injury
The Jets confirmed that outside linebacker Quinton Coples suffered an ankle injury in Saturday’s game with the Jaguars and announced he is out indefinitely, making it sound like the injury...
Yankees' A-Rod drilled by pitch from Red Sox starter Dempster, Rodriguez gets revenge with home run
BOSTON -- More than one player has expressed displeasure about Alex Rodriguez being allowed to play while he appeals his 211-game suspension. Ryan Dempster was the first player to do...
Cruz, Baas hurt as Giants lose to Colts
After only three plays Sunday night, the Giants had two players heading inside for X-rays. It was that kind of evening for the Giants, who lost receiver Victor Cruz and...
Yankees GM: I was 'lied to' by A-Rod; source says Rodriguez readying to file grievance against team
Brian Cashman took a turn at bat yesterday in the epic showdown between the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez, as the Yankees’ general manager repeatedly accused his beleaguered third baseman of...
Spouse delighted that Quinn could become New York's first female, gay mayor
Kim Catullo is relishing in the possibility that her spouse, Christine Quinn, could break two barriers if she’s elected New York’s first female, openly gay mayor. “I think the moments...
A-Rod blasts homer after getting drilled as Yankees bop Red Sox
BOSTON — Alex Rodriguez is livid at the Yankees’ front office and Major League Baseball. From a baseball perspective, the win-at-all-cost Yankees might want their controversial star to remain agitated...