May 16, 2010
Celtics hold off Magic to take Game 1
ORLANDO, Fla. — The hair is a little grayer. The ankles and knees no longer so sturdy. Even with a roster full of aging superstars, the Boston Celtics are still...
Pondexter, Liberty win opener
Cappie Pondexter and Taj McWilliams-Franklin got the new-look Liberty off to winning start in their New York debuts. Pondexter scored 22 points, McWilliams-Franklin had 20 and the Liberty beat the...
Time to start rooting against Celtics, again
One week ago, I did a column that Spike Lee loved, urging Knick fans to get their green on and root for the hated Celtics in their series against the...
Woman, kid tragedy in Sheepshead Bay
A 29-year-old woman and an 8-year-old girl were found dead in the bathroom of a Sheepshead Bay apartment early this morning, police said. Police officers found the bodies in the...
No cell cancer link, but risk 'possible'
Experts who studied almost 13,000 cell phone users over 10 years, hoping to find out whether the mobile devices cause brain tumors, said on today their research gave no clear...
Van Gundy: Bulls still not championship caliber with LeBron
If the Bulls aren’t championship contenders with LeBron James than what does that say about the Knicks. "Any team that gets him along with Derrick Rose and [Joakim] Noah, you're...
Granderson takes batting practice for first time since injury
Yankees CF Curtis Granderson took batting practice and fielded about 15 balls in the outfield for the first time since he strained his left groin May 1. He also ran...
Kyle Busch wins Sprint Cup at Dover
DOVER, Del. -- Kyle Busch won the Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway a day after he won the Nationwide Series race. Busch just missed a tripleheader sweep...
Galarraga, Tigers shut down Red Sox
DETROIT — Ramon Santiago hit a two-run homer and Armando Galarraga was sharp in his first start of the season, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1...
Mets back in last place after getting swept by Marlins
MIAMI --- Custer’s troops battled, too. The Mets can battle, scrape and claw all they want, but unless they start winning games in a hurry, manager Jerry Manuel will be...
Rivera gives up grand slam; Twins rally past Yankees
You would expect to see a palm tree on River Ave. before witnessing what happened at Yankee Stadium this afternoon. Mariano Rivera walked in a run, then gave up a...
Heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio dead
LOS ANGELES — Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died today,...
Virginia women win in first game since Love's death
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- With memories of their slain teammate everywhere, the Virginia women's lacrosse team played for the first time since the death of Yeardley Love. With Love's mother and...
Palin blames Obama for Az. law immig law
PHOENIX — Arizona's governor enlisted the help of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin yesterday to defend a new law cracking down on illegal immigration, as calls spread for an...
Khan Wants 140-Pound Tourney
Amir Khan would like to see the 140-pound division have a quick tournament to decide the undisputed champion. Moments after successfully defending his WBA super lightweight title with an 11th-round...
Mets' Niese leaves start with injury
MIAMI ---- Jon Niese is headed back to New York with an aggravated right hamstring, an injury that occurred in the third inning of today's game against the Marlins. Niese...
Lookin at Lucky, Super Saver to skip Belmont Stakes
BALTIMORE -- Bob Baffert was still smiling and laughing the morning after winning his first Triple Crown race in eight years. As Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky prepared to walk...
Laura Bush supports Kagan nomination
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s pick of Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court got a surprise stamp of approval today from former First Lady Laura Bush. “I think it’s great. I’m...
Girl, 7, shot to death in Detroit police raid
DETROIT — A 7-year-old girl was shot and killed when an officer's gun went off during a struggle with a woman in a house where Detroit police were searching for...
150,000 turn out to support Pope
Tens of thousands of pilgrims flocked to the Vatican today to rally in support of Pope Benedict XVI as he battles a pedophile priest scandal. Police estimated the crowd that...
Gametracker: Mets at Marlins
A sweep of the Mets would be the highlight of an already successful week for the Florida Marlins. The Marlins look to continue their early season dominance of the struggling...
Gametracker: Twins at Yankees
The Yankees' last road trip didn't go as planned. Their current homestand couldn't have gotten off to a better start. The Yankees look to finish a three-game sweep Sunday when...
Tube works, siphoning up Gulf oil
NEW ORLEANS — Oil company engineers today finally succeeded in keeping some of the oil gushing from a blown well out of the Gulf of Mexico, hooking up a mile-long...
Yankees sit Swisher against Twins righty
Nick Swisher is out of the lineup today since the Twins have Nick Blackburn, a right-handed starter, on the mound.Swisher's left biceps injury bothers him more when he swings left-handed....
Why the Yankees are skipping Vazquez
Yankees decision makers decided to push Javier Vazquez back until Friday against the Mets because they do view him currently as their fifth starter and want to avoid using him...
2 cops die in Bx. River Parkway wreck
Two off-duty NYPD officers were killed and four other passengers seriously injured this morning after their car slammed into a guard rail on the Bronx River Parkway and flipped over,...
Cop chasing crooks struck by motorcyle, gravely injured
A police officer is in critical condition after being hit by a motorcycle while he was chasing after suspected car thieves in Brooklyn. The officer, Carlos Olmedo, 31, was in...
Don't miss
SUNDAY After the war After the Japanese surrender, Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale) returns home to his newspaper job. He successfully woos the girl across the street, to whom he’s...
Memorable '24' guest stars
TERI BAUER Jack’s kidnapped wife, Day 1 Actor: Leslie Hope As much as Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer, Hope’s wife Teri set the tone for the entire "24" series. Both with...
Time's up for '24'
When it wraps next week after eight on-the-brink of destruction seasons, "24" will be remembered as a post 9/11 pop cultural phenomenon that changed the scope of what a television...
SI Ferry crash: May the farce be with you
Unfortunately — and understandably — nothing makes for more farce-filled live TV than breaking news. The scramble to hold an audience while appearing to be on top of things makes...
Reel good
SECONDHAND LIONS (2003) Sunday, 9 a.m., TBSWalter (Haley Joel Osment) has a flighty, floozy mother (Kyra Sedgwick) who drops him off for the summer at the home of his eccentric...
Paging Starsky and Hutch
Some shows, like “Breaking Bad” or “Damages,” are all about the complexity and depth of their characters. The writers place them in difficult situations and, in a psychologically instructive way,...
The Rumble: Yankees’ coach, A-Rod star in video
The Yankees’ Kevin Long is considered one of the best hitting coaches in the game, and now, just in time for travel baseball season, Long’s hitting tips and drills will...
'Saturday Night' at the movies
“It's very hard to wave $3 million to $4 million in front of someone and have them keep their common sense.” That was “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels candidly...
Schools ready to scramble with conference changes coming
After the Bowl Championship Series spring meetings concluded, conference commissioners sped back to their offices and athletic directors hustled to their campuses to check on their EEKs — Emergency Expansion...
French are hated team after Henry’s handball goal
First of a four-part Sunday series leading up to next month’s World Cup in South Africa. The French have a seeming knack for drama, and Les Bleus’ maddening inconsistency, their...
Jets discover best way to infuriate their fans
The Jets learned a harsh lesson this week, but it’s something just about every team in our area already knows: You can do just about anything to a fan, and...
Clean ride, new jockey pay off for Baffert at Preakness
BALTIMORE — Lookin At Lucky finally — yes, finally — lived up to his name and his billing. The year’s unluckiest horse in America finally got clear sailing in a...
Yankees' ageless Pettitte now 5-0
Andy Pettitte looks further from retirement than teen pop star Justin Bieber. The veteran lefty bounced back from his elbow issues to pick up his fifth victory of the season...
Yankees to skip Vazquez’s next start against Red Sox
The reunion between Javier Vazquez and the Red Sox is going to have to wait. The Yankees are skipping Vazquez on this turn through the rotation. He would have been...
Pettitte dominates Twins
The Yankees are dropping like flies, but not in the standings. Without its two largest winter acquisitions, Curtis Granderson and Nick Johnson, the lineup is shorter than any Twins day...
This week’s couple: romantic comedy
There were plenty of laughs when Josh, a 33-year-old comedian, and Brianne, a 30-year-old publicity associate, met up for dinner at new SoHo hot spot Beba. Over their Mediterranean dinner,...
Celtics gun for ’08 magic vs. Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — Plopped on the couch in his living room, Stan Van Gundy was watching the Celtics blow past the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals and thought it...
LeBron's reason? Stars say why they came to New York
Not every star who ever took the money and ran to New York is as honest about his reasons as Johnny Damon, who admits he left the Red Sox for...
Ask Ashley: Long kiss good fright?
I finally met a girl I really like, but she’s a horrible kisser! There’s physical and emotional chemistry, but we’re just not in sync when it comes to kissing. What’s...
Pondexter showing Liberty how to win
Cappie Pondexter is reclining in a chair just off the Garden court, as relaxed as a sunbather in one of those Corona beer ads. If she feels any pressure about...
LeBron's high school teammate could be used as bait to lure him to Knicks
If the Knicks are auditioning the desperately needed point guard position, they could do worse than offering a summer-league roster spot to one of LeBron James’ closest buddies, Dru Joyce...
Cavaliers backers bail before LeBron does
“My life, your entertainment You watch it while I live it You wait for me to lose it I guess I’m just here for your amusement.”— rapper T.I. from “My...
Top 5 best ways to catch a bridesmaid/groomsman at a wedding
According to wedding reception guests at the Park Avenue Club in New Jersey "Tell her how great she’d look in that wedding dress.” — Andy “Dance with all the grandmas...
The Butler Did It
If Chris Bates is ever going to have sensory overload, now’s the time. The senior went to the Regis prom Friday night, was dominant in 3-2/3 innings Saturday afternoon in...
Meet Market: Blading babe seeks companion for day in the park
Kate, 23, an editorial intern, stays active by in-line skating around Central Park. She’s hoping to find someone who can keep the pace and get her heart racing. Take her...
25 ways to a happy marriage
1. Don’t roll your eyes at your mate. It’s a “painfully obvious sign of contempt,” writes Tara Parker-Pope in her latest book, “For Better: The Science of Marriage.” Research has...
Davis makes play, Dreyfuss does rest as Riverdale tops Dalton
Any other day of the year, Dalton’s Adam Dunn’s two-hop rocket would’ve been through to centerfield, plating the tying run. Only, Fieldston and Dalton were at Richmond County Bank Ballpark,...
Poly Prep completes fifth straight undefeated league season
After a nasty collision with catcher Katherine Greissman in a win against Horace Mann on Friday, Victoria Capozucca wasn’t sure if she would pitch Saturday morning. As it turned out,...
Baseball roundup: Poly Prep clinches fourth straight Ivy title
Poly Prep’s Ivy League win streak was snapped by Fieldston recently, but the Blue Devils string of regular-season titles is still going. Poly Prep blanked Horace Mann, 10-0, Saturday afternoon...
The new black
Black garlic Up in West Harlem at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club (2751 Broadway), chef Patricia Williams jazzes up her sheep’s milk ricotta, fava beans and truffle oil crostini with...
Jacobvitz fights off pain, gives best in loss to Riverdale
Any other player would have been on the bench unable to contribute and rooting for his teammates, Dalton coach Nick Ross said. Josh Jacobvitz? The hard-throwing junior was only on...
Politicians want to tax us thin — but it’s big government that needs a diet
One of the alarming side effects of obesity is that it apparently causes brain damage. The federal government, which ran up an $83 billion deficit just in April, the one...
Oh. My. God!
Vuyelwa Thom often comes home from the gym oddly energized, bouncy even, to the point that her boyfriend wonders what she’s been up to with her personal trainer. “He’s not...
Ray Kelly: Why I'll miss 'Law & Order'
One morning when “Law & Order” was filming an episode near Police Headquarters in lower Manhattan, a fan of the show who worked in the building encountered Chris Noth, a...
Temporary visa insanity
In June of 2008, Dimitry Fursov left his hometown of Voronezh, in southwestern Russia, for what seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime — the chance to spend the summer...
Folly of the Euro 'state'
When Chancellor Angela Merkel decided that Germany would pay part of Greece’s bills, voters punished her party in elections in Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia. How appropriate. The 1648...
Why the Bronx burned
It was game two of the 1977 World Series, a chilly, blustery October night in the South Bronx. The Yanks were already down 2-0 in the bottom of the first...
My New York: Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson is heading off one island, Hawaii, and straight to another, Manhattan. The actor, best known as “Lost” character Ben Linus — that delightfully squirrelly Other who was once...
Happy to compete
This may not be apparent from its constant whining, but New York’s teachers-union cartel isn’t the only group threatened by the explosion in demand for charter schools citywide. Speaking before...
Kendra’s Law forever
Why does the Paterson administration — particularly the state commissioner of mental health — oppose making Kendra’s Law permanent? Enacted in 1999, that groundbreaking law authorizes court-ordered outpatient treatment for...
No love for Lillo
Please excuse us for not rejoicing in the alleged prison turnaround made by cop-killer Lillo Brancato (Page Six, May 10). We are still mourning the loss of Daniel Enchautegui, an...
Family unties
Rich Lowry’s column on the failure of the traditional family and the increasing number of fatherless children that now threatens our democracy is excellent (“Begging for Chaos,” PostOpinion, May 12)....
Drowning in costs
In “Water Board Needs To Set New Course,” (PostOpinion, May 7), Comptroller John Liu argues that the “rental payment” that the water system makes to the city should be eliminated....
No chintz!
I enjoyed Steve Cuozzo’s column “Hotel Hell” (May 12). Although I am in total agreement on the Carlyle’s “heavenly” review, the beautiful interior design, by the legendary designer Thierry Despont,...
Terror hypocrisy
It is heartening to read Peggy Noonan’s tribute to the victims of IRA terrorism (“England’s Lessons,” PostScript, May 9). Unfortunately, Noonan does not address the repugnant likes of politicians who...
Required reading
Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth (Putnam) True story: In 1867, President Andrew Jackson pardoned a sailor who was accused of killing two sailors and drinking their blood. Not true (as...
Spent
Avis Cardella stood at Barneys in a stupor, staring dreamily at rows and rows of underwear in the store’s lingerie department. Orange, fuchsia, candy apple green, lipstick red, and bubble...
In my library: Susie Essman
It can’t be easy being Susie Greene, the profoundly profane wife of Larry David’s manager on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — but it’s fun to play her. So says Susie Essman,...
You’ve got no claws for alarm
Cats’ claws are sharp and can do a lot of damage to you and your furniture. But ridding them of their claws is not the answer to inappropriate scratching. You...
New York ‘Animal House’
Got roommates? Spare a thought for Kathy and Paul Compitus. The couple share their 1,200-square-foot, two-bedroom Gramercy apartment with three large dogs, a cat, a pigeon and a third human...
Francis Lewis, Cardozo win PSAL Queens outdoor titles
Sophomore Michel Delligatti helped lead Francis Lewis to the PSAL Queens outdoor track and field championship at Bayside Friday afternoon. The Patriots beat Springfield Gardens, 144 points to 120.50. Campus...
Q&A with John Lydon
While John Lydon is best remembered as Johnny Rotten, lead sneerer for early ’70s punk godfathers the Sex Pistols, his next band, Public Image Ltd. (PiL), formed in 1978, became...
When DreamWorks punished animators by making them work on 'Shrek'
Given that the first three “Shrek” movies have made more than $2 billion, Friday’s “Shrek Forever After,” seemed as inevitable as the green ogre’s next fart joke. Yet if back...
Red Bulls fall 1-0, attack still AWOL
The Red Bulls started the season red hot, but the past week their offense has gone into a deep freeze. And when Fredy Montero came off Seattle's bench last night...
Bates, Ames combine for two-hit shutout in Regis win
The strong possibility of a letdown was there from the start. The Regis prom was Friday night and its seniors were out until the wee hours of the morning. Add...
'Cremaster' recycled
There are at least two reasons to visit the IFC Center for artist Matthew Barney's five-part "Cremas ter Cycle." First, the films make for damn good viewing. Second, the cycle...
Half-board enough
When masters play "blindfolded" -- that is, without sight of the board -- a curious thing happens: They play much better tactically than strategically. Perhaps this is because strategic concepts...
Bridge
"I'LL bet that you couldn't find good in a dictionary," I remarked to Cy the Cynic. "How did you get to be so cynical?" "I'm not," Cy shrugged, "just experienced."...
O: Move swiftly on FinReg bill
President Barack Obama yesterday called for swift Senate action on a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street rules "to secure America's economic future" as a reform bill moves into the decisive...
Miracle air-crash boy is back home
AMSTERDAM -- The 9-year-old Dutch boy who miraculously survived a plane crash in Libya flew home yesterday aboard an air ambulance. Ruben van Assouw was whisked away to a hospital...
Snooki's pouf becomes a hot hairstyle
Here's something else to blame on New Jersey. The "Snooki Pouf," that towering up-'do hairstyle favored by the "Jersey Shore" star, has turned high-fashion -- showing up on the heads...
Gust-blown pup survives 5-floor fall
He's a real-life Underdog! A mild-mannered Manhattan pooch turned into a flying furball when a gust blew him up, up and away off his owner's 11th-floor terrace in TriBeCa and...
Ex-ed. big a 1G/day adviser
A city Department of Education superintendent who retired last June quietly returned as a $1,000-a-day consultant, one of many retirees now being hired on the side through a DOE vendor....
Woody Allen: I'm done wooing
CANNES, France -- Woody Allen, not for the first time, confronts mortality in the romantic farce "You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger," which premiered to thunderous applause yesterday at...
Hood, 13, headed to upstate teen jail
New York's youngest serious criminal is heading to a lockdown for teens. Danny Gonzalez, the 13-year-old Brooklyn boy who admitted to a string of apartment thefts, leaves tomorrow for a...
'Worse than subprime'
The same people who were prime architects of the subprime crisis are now arguing for a new speculative bubble -- online gambling. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has scheduled legislation before...
Big Blue bleacher blunder
This won't sit well with fans. Outraged Giants season ticket-holders received an expensive surprise when they attended an open house two weekends ago at the New Meadowlands Stadium and discovered...
Economy facing volatile summer
Well, that was quick. I'm referring to the trillion dollar rescue package announced by the European Union and the IMF last week with the intention of propping up the euro,...
Pak man in embassy rap
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A Pakistani man detained with suspicious chemical residues at the US Embassy in Chile was charged with possessing explosives yesterday, and then set free pending further investigation....
Jacko's 'killer' doc aids gal aboard jet
There's at least one person who's happy to have been treated by Michael Jackson's doctor. A woman says she may owe her life to Dr. Conrad Murray after he came...
'Blitzed' boater crashes
Talk about a rocky start to the weekend. A drunken sailor crashed his speedboat into some boulders on the shoreline of the Harlem River yesterday after trying to swerve around...
I had to get tough: Thai PM
BANGKOK -- Thailand's leader defended the deadly army crackdown on anti-government protesters besieging the capital's heart, saying yesterday the country's very future was at stake. Protesters dragged away the bodies...
Retiring workers' 'ill'-gotten gains
Scores of city managers stockpiled hundreds of sick and vacation days and cashed them in for $100,000-plus parting paychecks before they retired last year, The Post has learned. Three FDNY...
New snafu in BP's latest bid to cap gulf oil leak
ROBERT, La. -- BP was confident yesterday its latest experiment using a mile-long pipe would capture much of the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, even as the company...
Train hero's horror
A brave Brooklyn man died after heroically leaping into the path of a subway train in Queens to save the life of a female friend who had jumped on the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx Guilty with a stupid explanation. Miguel Torres, 29, was driving a blue 2001 Hyundai along Macombs Road near West 176th Street in Morris Heights at 5 a.m. Thursday when...
Nixon grandson Chris Cox scandalizes Long Island society
Chris Cox, surprise candidate for Congress and 31-year-old grandson of Richard Nixon, has more than political inexperience and a dubious legacy to worry about -- it's his recent engagement to...
Teen 'everyone loved' shot dead at Queens party
A straight-A student from Long Island who dreamed of being a doctor had his life snuffed out when some thugs crashed a Queens party and shot him in the chest....
Four major banks are picture perfect
Dear John: I find it curious that Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America all made money trading every single day in the first quarter. Oh right, it was...
Stars go Gaga for the lady
What do superstars talk about? The same things we all do -- dating, astrological signs, gender confusion . . . It was Thursday night at Carnegie Hall, during Sting and...
A woman's touch-up is coming to city bridges
The city's bridges may soon be painted with broad strokes. Efrosini "Efiy" Katanakis is set to become the first female bridge painter to join the city's all-male bridge-painting division, following...
Kosher-meal crisis hitting city old folks
A holy war has erupted over the city's funding of kosher Meals on Wheels -- leaving thousands of elderly homebound Jews worried about their next meal. At least two charities...
About Face(book)
As he celebrated his 26th birthday Friday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's friends list was shrinking noticeably. Business partners, popular tech bloggers and everyday users of the popular social networking site...
'91 Crown Hts. thug's new life
The man at the center of the 1991 Crown Heights riot now lives incognito in a New Jersey town, untroubled by memories of his terrible deed. "Up until today, I...
Apple's tour de 'corpse'
It's a death ride with a stiff price. A former Manhattan salesman is cashing in on morbid curiosity, taking New Yorkers on a tour of the city's most famous deaths....
Coney MDs' $4M 'doctored' books
A doctors group that supplies medical services to Coney Island Hospital created a separate corporation that took in $4.2 million in fees that should have gone to the city hospital...
Roughed-up Rangel: I'm running anyway
Despite ethics investigations and rumblings that he'll retire, Charles Rangel said he will run for re-election in November. "I'm running," Rangel told The Post. The 19-term Harlem Democrat, who turns...
Does Mike even care anymore?
'Where's the mayor?" was the refrain when Mayor Bloomberg was a no-show after the Staten Island Ferry crash. It was the right question at the wrong time. Bloomberg was surely...
City gangs are facing 'Cy'clone
Spurred by a spiking murder rate and rising gang activity, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance is taking aim at street crime. He has created a unit to fight gangs, drugs...
Short on Allah dollars
Dreams by a Muslim group to build a mosque near Ground Zero may not match its means. The ambitious and immediately controversial proposal to create the $100 million religious and...
Jay-Z's 99 problems
Even the world's most successful hip-hop star isn't immune to the Great Recession. While his music and apparel businesses appear to be humming along, ringing up mega-profits, Brooklyn's Jay-Z --...
MSG not fit for King
* I think it's an absolute embarrassment how the New York media, including The Post, are shamelessly begging LeBron James to come play for the Knicks. All I hear from...
Yankees DH Johnson may need wrist surgery
It might be a while before we see Nick Johnson again. General manager Brian Cashman said yesterday the team is waiting another seven to 10 days to see how Johnson's...
Awful Ollie banished to Mets bullpen
MIAMI -- Oliver Perez still has about $20 million worth of paychecks to collect from the Mets. But for at least the immediate future, he'll earn that money working in...
The Post line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogTodayMAGIC 6½ (189½)CelticsTomorrowLAKERS 6½ (210½)SunsOdds to Win SeriesMagic $240-280 CelticsLakers $290-350 SunsHome team in CAPSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogSHARKS$110-130BlackhawksFLYERS$110-130CanadiensOdds to Win SeriesSharks$110-110BlackhawksFlyers$110-110Canadiens
Pettitte gets help from Yankees defense
Andy Pettitte didn't think center fielder Brett Gardner had a chance in Hades to come up with the low liner off the bat of the Twins' Denard Span, the game's...
Blame captures Schaefer Stakes
BALTIMORE -- By year's end, people might be saying that the best horse to race yesterday at Pimlico did not run in the Preakness Stakes. Rather, they might point to...
Brooklyn's Malignaggi home cooked by relentless Khan
Paulie Malignaggi's homecoming turned out to be a coming-out party for Amir Khan last night at the Garden Theater. Fighting for the first time on American soil, the Englishman successfully...
Sports shorts
MLB: Ethier fractures bone in pinky Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier, who is batting an MLB-best .392 with 38 RBIs and 11 HRs, fractured a bone at the end of his...
Stay or go? Islanders fans need to know
When Walter O'Malley was given the option of moving his baseball team from Ebbets Field to a new stadium in Flushing Meadows, the imperious owner sniffed that moving the Brooklyn...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Steve Tisch
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the 61-year-old chairman and co-owner of the Giants and partner in Escape Artists, an independent film production company. Q: The chances of a New...
Lookin At Lucky wins Preakness, denies Super Saver shot at history
BALTIMORE — The Triple Crown drought turned 32-years-old yesterday. Lookin At Lucky, a rough-trip sixth as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, got clear sailing at Pimlico and turned the...
Jockeys sound off on Preakness
BALTIMORE -- Here's what the losing riders were saying after yesterday's Preakness Stakes: Ramon Dominguez (2nd, First Dude): "He broke right where we wanted him today. He ran really well....
Phelps not quite 'back' in shape
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The local kid upstaged Michael Phelps. Nicholas Thoman, who has trained at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center with SwimMAC Carolina for the past eight months, beat Phelps and...
Frustrated Twins drop 12th in row to Yankees
Twelve games, 12 varying degrees of losing frustration. That is basically what the Twins have to show for their efforts against the Yankees for nearly two years. "We're 22-14, doing...
Not 'Super' enough to don Triple Crown
BALTIMORE -- Despite his convincing, 2½-length victory in the Kentucky Derby, Super Saver did not arrive at Pimlico with the fanfare usually accorded a potential Triple Crown winner. And when...
Steve Serby's Q & A with... Bobby Thompson
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the 86-year-old from Glasgow, Scotland who hit The Shot Heard Round the World that beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in a three-game playoff series and...
Knicks' D'Antoni already busting at seams with LeBron possibility
CLEVELAND -- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni is feeling good these days about the Knicks' future, feeling almost like a King. The sense throughout the Knick organization is the Cavaliers' stunning...
Mets' Reyes thrilled to retake leadoff spot
MIAMI -- Which went worse, Jay Leno's move to 10 p.m., or Jose Reyes' shift to third in the batting order? Both are past tense, after Mets manager Jerry Manuel...
Algae invading some N.Y. trout streams
Another renowned New York State trout stream has seen an invasive algae invade its waters, an algae that can choke the life out of a body of water. The presence...
Wild Maine drops Mets under .500
MIAMI -- Jerry Manuel managed to shut up his critics for a couple of weeks, but the manager's security blanket is gone again. The Mets are back under .500 after...
Hondo tries trifecta
Hondo broke even on yesterday's across-the-board investment on Jackson Bend in the Preakness, but then was victimized with the Sawx by a walk-off walk that boosted the debt to 340...
Sub's late goal helps Seattle top Red Bulls
The Red Bulls started the season red-hot, but the past week their offense has gone into a deep freeze. And when Fredy Montero came off Seattle's bench last night to...
'Humanitarian' owners never fight for fans
Maybe it's the pixie in me, but if leagues, team owners and teams are so demonstratively inclined to exploit their public positions for political purposes -- see: Phoenix Suns, aka...
Weird but true
This guy's had far too many brain cells go up in smoke. A Buffalo man was arrested after he called cops to report that two teens had broken into his...
Angel: 'There's no place to hide in here'
They have a new stadium and are off to a great start, but the Red Bulls turned back the clock Saturday night and looked like the anemic squad that had...
CHSAA Archdiocesan softball playoff roundup: Vikings cruise past Maria Regina
Jackie Bonamassa is a fan of sleeping, but it’s wasn’t something she was able to get a lot of prior to St. Joseph by the Sea’s Archdiocesan playoff game. The...
Maine gives up 6 in 7-5 Mets loss
MIAMI — Cameron Maybin tied a career high with three RBIs and the Florida Marlins beat the slumping New York Mets 7-5 tonight for their season-best third consecutive win. Florida...
U.S.' Altidore: We can make it hard for England
New Jersey-born Jozy Altidore was back in his home state tonight, preparing for the U.S. National Team's pre-World Cup camp in Princeton. The 20-year-old is humble enough not to take...
Fighters scrambled after Canadian airliner 'threat'
VANCOUVER — Canadian fighter jets escorted a Cathay Pacific airliner incoming from Hong Kong to a safe landing in Vancouver International Airport today due to a potential unspecified security threat,...
Bomb charges for Pakistani man caught at U.S. Embassy in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile — A Pakistani man arrested at the U.S. Embassy in Chile after triggering an explosive detector was charged today with illegal possession of explosives. The man, identified by...