June 21, 2010
Yankees decide to have Phil miss turn
PHOENIX — The Yankees will skip Phil Hughes’ scheduled start Friday at the Dodgers. Instead, Hughes will pitch Tuesday’s game against the Mariners in The Bronx. The move was made...
A-Rod, Posada playing field for Yankees vs. Diamondbacks
PHOENIX -- Alex Rodriguez will play third base and Jorge Posada will be behind the plate for the Yankees when they face the Diamondbacks tonight.Rodriguez (hip) and Posada (foot) have...
Autopsy shows Slipknot bassist OD'd on morphine
Toxicology and autopsy results show that Slipknot bassist Paul Gray died of an "accidental overdose of morphine," TMZ reported Monday. The 38-year-old Gray was found dead in a Johnston, Iowa,...
Giants waive five players, left with one punter
It appeared the Giants would go into training camp ready for a two-man battle for the punting job left vacated by the retirement of Jeff Feagles. Matt Dodge, a seventh-round...
Times Square bomber pleads guilty
Faisal Shahzad today pleaded guilty to trying detonate a homemade car bomb in Times Square after getting explosives training from the Pakistani Taliban extremist group. Shahzad, a 30-year-old naturalized American...
The Post's World Cup roundup
Here is the Post's roundup from the World Cup, from the heroes of today to what to look for tomorrow. HEROES OF THE DAY Portugal's Tiago. Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo scoring...
Spain defeats Honduras, 2-0
JOHANNESBURG -- Now that looked like a championship team. David Villa scored two goals as Spain got its World Cup pursuit back on track with a 2-0 victory over Honduras...
Bloomy can't stop Jay-Z
It’s take more than Mayor Bloomberg to slow down Jay-Z. The rapper has taken to the rooftop of the Ed Sullivan Theater this afternoon to rehearse a surprise show with...
Cousins, Favors impress Nets at workout
In 2000, the Nets held the No. 1 pick and had to decide between Kenyon Martin and Stromile Swift. No brainer. Ten years later, and they have No. 3 –...
Tasting the Finger Lakes
THE “new riesling kingdom”? According to experts at the French wine magazine “La Vigne,” it doesn’t carry a German or Austrian ZIP code. In fact, the recently anointed little fiefdom...
Sweet! Prospect Park zoo babies are named Tira and Misu
The Prospect Park Zoo has picked names for its tamarin tots. Tira and Misu are the offspring of Napoleon and Cannoli. Zoo visitors helped to choose the names. Facility Director...
Mom in NYC tot-in-river case is bipolar : Defense
She threw their 19-month-old baby in the Hudson last month, just to get back at her husband -- but now he wants her back. Devi Silvia -- a 33-year-old Indian...
'Better' Verlander ready to face Mets
DETROIT -- Justin Verlander is the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter, start a World Series game, be a Rookie of the Year and an All-Star in his first two...
HBO stays 'True'
Looks like vampire lovers will continue to get their "True Blood" fix through next summer.EW reports HBO has renewed the hit show for a fourth season -- just one week...
Cop who was shot sues city over bulletproof vest
An NYPD cop who was shot under his arm while subduing a suspect in Queens last year is suing the city because the department never upgraded his bulletproof vest. Mayor...
Gametracker: Yankees at Diamondbacks
The Yankees theoretically shouldn't have much trouble beating the lowly Diamondbacks, but Joe Girardi knows it won't be easy without a designated hitter and two of his top players still...
Blunder ref that robbed U.S. won't work any more group games
The blunder referee who tossed out the United States' potential game-winning goal last week has been tossed out himself. FIFA announced today that he won't officiate another World Cup match anytime soon. Mali-born Koman Coulibaly, who...
Reward Colombia’s election, approve free trade pact
The landslide election of Juan Manuel Santos to replace outgoing President Alvaro Uribe is great news. “It is significant that the United States has had no closer friend in South...
Panthers' Smith breaks arm in flag football game; likely ready for opener against Giants
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith will miss the start of training camp with a broken left forearm. Blame it on a game of flag football with kids....
DVD Extra: Comebacks for Judy, Cesar
George Cukor's justly celebrated 1954 version of "A Star is Born'' arrives on Blu-ray tomorrow, another stunningly gorgeous high-def restoration and remastering from Warner Bros. in the wake of "Dr....
From The Rumble: Bradley tells James nothing like winning in New York
Bill Bradley said he has been approached by the Knicks about helping out in some fashion in the recruitment of the star-studded free-agent class led by LeBron James.Bradley said he...
The dreaded sophomore slump
With the recent demotion of Rick Porcello, the growing trend of players experiencing the dreaded “Sophomore Slump” has become a deterrent for many fantasy owners who drafted the young stars...
Brian Wilson to rejoin Beach Boys for 50th anniversary tour
Beach Boys member Mike Love said the band’s reclusive songwriter Brian Wilson will join the other surviving members for a 50th anniversary tour next year, Spinner.com reported Monday. "We're gearing...
Lawyer compares indicted Councilman Larry Seabrook to late President Kennedy
As the late Sen. Lloyd Bentsen might have said: "Councilman, you're no Jack Kennedy." Indicted city Councilman Larry Seabrook's lawyer compared his client to the slain 35th president in court...
Synagogue bomb plotters had no knowledge of explosive devices: Defense
The homegrown terrorists accused of plotting to shoot down military planes and blow up synagogues were bumbling idiots who knew nothing about explosive devices, their lawyers said yesterday. Attorneys for...
Ref who cost United States left off World Cup schedule
The referee who threw out Team USA's would-be winning goal last week will not officiate another World Cup match anytime soon, FIFA announced Monday. Mali-born Koman Coulibaly, who disallowed a...
3UP: Rivera, Mejia, WS Memories
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about Mariano Rivera’s renewed fastball and incredible current run. He has retired 21 straight batters, the equivalent of a seven-inning perfect game....
Shocking video shows housing cop beating man
The first police-baton blow to he head easily doubles the suspect over. But the blows keep coming — two, three, four — sending him crashing to the lobby floor, where...
The girl who reminded me of James Patterson novels
Now that the Stieg Larsson "Millennium" trilogy of mystery novels has become one of those cultural vortices drawing everything into it -- they dominate the bestseller list at the moment,...
Emergency spending, budget bills moving fast in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — With the on-again, off-again drama of a potential state government shutdown and long political battles during the last three weeks, New Yorkers have had little chance to...
LeBron would give big boost to MSG's bottom line: report
Call it the LeBron effect. If LeBron James decides to sign with the Knicks this summer, he would boost Madison Square Garden's earnings to record-high levels, according to a new...
Chile takes control of group with win over Switzerland
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- Chile broke through the formerly impenetrable Swiss defense, and Mark Gonzalez’s goal might be enough to get the South Americans into the second round of...
Federer rallies after dropping first two sets in Wimbledon opener
WIMBLEDON, England -- For Roger Federer, Wimbledon nearly ended at the beginning. The six-time champion overcame a two-set deficit to avert a monumental first-round upset, beating Alejandro Falla 5-7, 4-6,...
‘American Pie’ star Chris Klein checks into rehab
American actor Chris Klein checked into rehab following his second alcohol related arrest, People.com reported Monday. "After recent events, Chris was forced to take a clear look at a problem...
Michael Jackson's estate scrambles to repay $300M Barclays loan
Nearly a year after Michael Jackson's death, the managers overseeing his estate have stabilized its precarious financial situation, but at least one major liability still looms: a $300 million loan...
Megan Fox's dream role is a lesbian Native-American superhero
Now that Megan Fox has moved on from her days as Mikaela Banes in Michael Bay’s “Transformers” franchise, it seems she’s ready to show us the true extent of her...
See the new documentary 'Surviving Hitler: A Love Story' for just a buck
Hitler: not a very popular guy. Lots tried to kill him, but unfortunately, none succeeded. "Surviving Hitler" is a documentary by J.K. Wasson about a pair of young German lovers who joined...
Gulf paymaster: People are in 'desperate' shape
WASHINGTON — The man President Barack Obama picked to run the $20 billion Gulf oil spill damage fund said Monday many people are in "desperate financial straits" and need immediate...
Raiders CB says he'll give Jets' Revis the 50 cents for contract
At least Raiders cornerback Nmadi Asomugha is generous with his big contract.Hearing that Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis wants to make 50 cents more than him, Asomugha told ESPN he'd gladly...
Armed man, gunshot sounds cause NJ base lockdown
LAKEHURST, N.J. — A military spokeswoman says a delivery driver with a gun and something that sounded like gunfire caused officials to lock down a Navy base in Lakehurst, N.J....
Box Office: $109M 'Toy Story 3' breaks Pixar record but not Shrek's; 'Jonah' DOA
"Toy Story 3'' opened with a gargantuan estimated $109M over the weeked, a ginormous $38.5M better than Pixar's previous best, "The Incredibles.'' That makes it the second-biggest three day opening...
Walk the line! Take Philippe Petit's high-wire class
The man who captured the world’s attention when he walked between the Twin Towers on nothing but an inch-thick steel cable is about to give a master class so you...
Report: Arnott trade won't keep Devils from Kovalchuk
Saying there are "changes that might surprise some people" on the way, Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said the team was still looking to sign Ilya Kovalchuk even after adding Jason...
Who will picket for Gilad Shalit?
You gotta love California -- not. A bunch of young protestors show up at the Port of Oakland to protest Israel. They are wielding anti-Israel signs and Palestinian flags and...
Rahm Emanuel expected to quit
Obama loyalists who want a scapegoat for all the trouble the President has been having getting his legislative agenda passed, can jump on the blame-Rahm bandwagon with the rumors that...
Vac's Monday Whacks on the Blooper Open ..
Look, I get as tired as the next guy in every post-mortem at every U.S. Open, where the world's best golfers take turns either sneering or whining or complaining about...
Alexander McQueen ashes scattered on Scottish isle: family
The ashes of late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen were scattered on the Isle of Skye off Scotland's west coast, in line with his final wishes, his family said Monday....
Portugal pummels North Korea, 7-0
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored. So did Raul Meireles, Simao Sabrosa, Hugo Almeida, Liedson and Tiago (twice). Portugal put on the most dominant performance of the...
BP oil rig was leaking even before explosion: report
LONDON -- The spill could have been avoided. An oil worker who survived the Deepwater Horizon explosion claims the rig's safety equipment was leaking in the Gulf of Mexico weeks...
Times Square car bomb suspect pleads guilty to botched terror plot
A defiant, radical Faisal Shahzad today proudly pleaded guilty to trying detonate a homemade car bomb in Times Square with the help of the Pakistani Taliban to avenge US attacks...
Bail hearing set for 4 accused in NY temple plot
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Four men accused of plotting to blow up New York synagogues and shoot a missile at military planes should not be allowed out on bail because...
Zoom zoom! Drag racers hijack Avenue U
Late-night dragsters along Avenue U have neighbors holding their ears and police racing to figure out a way to stop the speedsters.Freewheeling adrenaline junkies are drag racing between E. 56th...
Van der Sloot recants confession: report
A Dutch newspaper that interviewed Joran van der Sloot in his prison cell in Lima, Peru, said today he has retracted his confession to the killing of a young woman...
No Small feat: Erasmus lineman coming back from torn rotator cuffs
Felix Small was one of the most fearsome two-way linemen in the PSAL this season. He had seven sacks, 54 tackles and was named to The Post’s All-Brooklyn first team...
The Post's All-Queens baseball honors
Expectations were high for Queens, but the results didn't quite match as the quarterfinals lacked any 'A' program from the borough. Francis Lewis ace Jonathan Bobea was drafted by the...
Yankees Rivera remains 'amazing'
Mariano Rivera returns to the site of his worst moment tonight. He plays in a stadium in Arizona where a ball left his hands, Luis Gonzalez looped a base hit...
Teixeira finally having a blast
A two-run homer off Mike Pelfrey left-handed one day, a grand slam off Johan Santana right-handed the next. It seems safe to say Mark Teixeira has found his stroke at...
Yankees thump Mets, re-take first in AL East
The Yankees took back first place in the AL East yesterday. First place in the city will have to wait. The Yankees took the rubber match of the Subway Series,...
Out with the old
To Richard Florida, calling today’s economic woes the “Great Recession” doesn’t begin to describe the tectonic forces at work. This is not simply a time when jobs are hard to...
Court’s text message
In a case closely watched by employment lawyers and advocates of workplace privacy, the Supreme Court ruled last week against a police officer who claimed his privacy rights were violated...
Let’s do lunch outside of
Your mom may have told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but there’s a movement afoot to restore lunch as the proper restorative pause it...
Go to Greg
Q A few months ago, I left a job that I thoroughly enjoyed for what seemed like an opportunity for advancement. Now I’m reporting to a manager without any real...
Sweet gig
In 30 years of creating over-the-top confections for royalty of the Hollywood, society and just-plain-rich variety, wedding cake designer Sylvia Weinstock has become a kind of royalty herself. “The Queen...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Over, Drake 2. Hey Daddy, Usher 3. Little Freak, Usher 4. My Chick Bad, Ludacris 5. Rude Boy, Rihanna 6. Roger That, Young Money 7. Airplanes,...
Pulse sales
RAG & BONE 75 Ninth Ave., at 16th street Sale: June 24-27. Thurs.-Fri., 11 a.m.-8 .m./Sat., noon-6 p.m./Sun., noon-5 p.m. T-shirts for $45, jeans for $95. JAY GODFREY 260 Fifth...
Hock flock
LAS VEGAS -- Sudden fame is starting to take a toll on the "Pawn Stars." "I can't stop at a gas station without someone wanting to take my picture," says...
The house that Ty built
A day at Yankee Stadium turned into a life-changing moment for a Long Island family yesterday when the scoreboard lit up -- announcing they'd been chosen for "Extreme Makeover: Home...
Oprah charges big bucks for final week
When Oprah leaves her show for the last time next year, she'll be riding away -- not in a limo -- but in an armored car. Word over the weekend...
Amanda Bynes 'retires'
Kid star Amanda Bynes has retired from acting -- at age 24. "If I don't love something anymore I stop doing it. I don't love acting anymore so I've stopped...
Starr report
"Deadliest Catch" begins its sixth season tomorrow night (9 p.m./Discovery) with the tragic stroke suffered last January (in Alaska) by series star Capt. Phil Harris. Tomorrow's show documents the events...
Accent on history as stars reminisce
To say that France and Germany didn't have much of a love connection in the 1930s and '40s is an understatement. But two of those countries' biggest icons, Marlene Dietrich...
Here are some who withered outdoors
What's worse: waiting hours in line to score free tickets for Shakespeare in the Park -- or getting in only to find that the big Hollywood star headlining the show...
Red-hot in Central Park
The redhead in Central Park looks awfully familiar. "Omigod!" a woman shouts, "It's the guy from 'Modern Family'!" Jesse Tyler Ferguson, guilty as charged. Better known these days as Mitchell...
Crane widow's haunting grief
For all the 20 years she knew her husband, he was a crane operator, a professional so careful he'd refuse to go in the cab of his rig if there...
Going to England for kicks
Soccer-mad England has more to worry about than the United States knocking them off at the World Cup -- now we're heading to their turf to beat them at their...
D stands for dirty
This subway line is "D" absolute pits! The D train, running from Brooklyn to The Bronx, took the steepest dive in car cleanliness from 2008 to 2009, according to the...
Metro-North commute cuts
Hang on, MTA riders. The first of the MTA's slew of commuter rail, subway and bus reductions started today, with several Metro-North trains eliminated. The cuts will result in an...
Runaway bride's new guy
The Runaway Bride has landed a new fella. Five years after she left her fiancé at the altar and concocted a bogus kidnapping tale that sparked a cross-country manhunt, Jennifer...
'Crybaby' Ravitch skips Cabinet powwows, too
Not only has Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch refused to join Gov. Paterson at public budget meetings with the leaders of the Legislature, he has also refused to attend the governor's...
Israel to ease Gaza blockade
JERUSALEM -- Israel announced plans yesterday to ease its land blockade of the Gaza Strip as a convoy of 11 US warships moved into the Mediterranean Sea ahead of Iran's...
Strangled on Second Ave.
Construction of the Second Avenue Subway line is decimating shops on the Upper East Side -- but there's no sign that the MTA, the city or the state is willing...
Bam's climate Rx: All pain, no gain
The cap-and-trade bill that the House passed last summer aims to force Americans to reduce those dreaded carbon emissions by 83 percent in less than four decades -- to the...
Bar pervs from kid jobs: Chuck
Karate instructors with a history of child molestation should be kicked, says Sen. Charles Schumer. Other kid-related jobs, including carnival worker, clown, lifeguard and sports coach, should also be off-limits...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A thief swiped nearly $15,000 from a safe after breaking into a West Village restaurant, police sources said yesterday. The crook sneaked into Gron on Bleecker Street near Carmine...
Furor at budget's $18M for 'rabbis'
ALBANY -- What chutzpah! An $18 million tuition subsidy devised by Gov. Paterson as a political gift to the city's Orthodox Jewish community has emerged as an 11th-hour sticking point...
'Model' war getting ugly
Ford Models won't keep its hands to itself, a rival agency claims. In a case of the prey becoming the predator, Ford -- which has made complaints in recent years...
An empty feeling
Concert touring giant Live Nation, a Wall Street darling for much of the past year as it far outperformed the S&P 500 index, has hit some sour notes of late....
The freak of the week
Put on your black burqa and hide the kids. The madness has begun. The world this week is in the grips of mass psychosis. From California to New York and...
Cab flare: Taxi explodes on LIRR tracks
They're lucky to be alive. Two people escaped this cab with only minor injuries just before noon yesterday when it careened onto LIRR tracks in Syosset and then burst into...
Private-equity tax change may go on ice
The fate of the jobs bill that includes carried interest and extending unemployment benefits is up in the air, a Republican source said. On Friday, Democrats voted to break into...
'Toy' wonder at movies
Buzz Lightyear and the "Toy Story 3" gang easily soared to the top of the box-office charts over the weekend. The animated sequel about toys that come to life took...
Return of the 'hexed' SI Ferry
It was smooth sailing yesterday for the jinxed Andrew J. Barberi ferry, which was put back in service for the first time since the May crash that injured 48 people....
Free city tours in danger
Tourists could be in for a rude awakening. Big Apple Greeter, a nonprofit that provides volunteer tour guides, will go bust if it cannot raise $300,000 by September, according to...
Chapter and worse: Libraries must $lash days
And on the sixth day . . . the city shut the libraries. Faced with widespread budget cuts, City Council members believe that public libraries will open only five days...
Suspended PA cops still scoring OT pay
Port Authority cops have an unbelievable perk that other workers can only dream of -- they can collect overtime for not working. The bizarre benefit applies to officers suspected of...
Wash. Hts. school is 'bombed'
A group of young hoodlums planted seven makeshift Drano "bombs" outside a Washington Heights public school over the weekend, authorities said. A janitor at PS 178 discovered three soda bottles...
Pride of The Bronx
Fifth Avenue it's not, but fans of the Grand Concourse will be swelling with pride over the beloved boulevard tomorrow when it's considered as the city's next historic district. The...
Schumer's Job 'yuan'
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) isn't buying Chinese resolve to end the yuan's fixed rate to the dollar -- and is vowing to advance trade-sanctions legislation to force them to act....
Mama Sloot torn
The mom of accused killer Joran van der Sloot admitted her son "may indeed have" murdered a Peruvian woman -- but still insists he didn't harm missing Alabama teen Natalee...
Business briefs
Bond rebound Corporate bond sales are back to levels not seen since April as inter est-rate swap spreads show investors are gain ing confidence that Eu rope's debt crisis is...
School in for Jacko children
It'll be "back" to school for the first time this fall for Michael Jackson's kids. The King of Pop's home-schooled children will leave their cocoons and mix with other youngsters...
Rahm will quit Obama post: report
WASHINGTON -- White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is expected to quit as soon as this year because he's fed up with the "idealism" of President Obama's inner circle,...
Afghan agonies
Torrents of uninteresting mail inundate members of Congress, but occasionally there are riveting communications, such as a recent e-mail from a noncommissioned officer serving in Afghanistan. He explains why the...
Gaga safe at home
Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman is gaga for Gaga -- saying yesterday that the half-dressed singer did nothing wrong when she infiltrated the players' clubhouse after a game over the...
Madoff's hidden booty
Ponzi king Bernard Madoff is telling fellow jailbirds that he secretly funneled $9 billion in swiped funds to three people before he was nabbed, an inmate told The Post. Madoff...
Ross, Durst decision delayed at 1 WTC
The suspense will last awhile longer for Stephen Ross and Douglas Durst. The Port Authority has put off until at least next month a hotly awaited decision on whether to...
Four city slays in single night
A Bronx teen was killed early yesterday by a machete-wielding fiend during a wild night of random violence that left four people dead across the city in less than three...
NJ face-off over 'rich' tax
New Jersey politicians will battle today over whether to slap a tax on millionaires or cut services for low-income senior citizens and the disabled. The clash in the state Legislature...
Doc doles out anti-rape condoms
A South African doctor is giving away female condoms -- featuring jagged "teeth" to catch rapists -- in cities hosting World Cup matches. Dr. Sonnet Ehlers is the inventor of...
Albany raids funds for cemetery fixes
Not even the dead are spared the budget ax as Gov. Paterson and state lawmakers struggle to keep the cash-starved state afloat. Albany raided tens of thousands of dollars from...
The city has 'lots' of love for Zipcars
The solution to the Big Apple's parking woes may be to eliminate parking spaces, city officials say. In a bid to get New Yorkers to ditch their cars, the city...
Washington vs. BP: Slime on all sides
THE ISSUE: The House energy subcommittee's questioning of BP CEO Tony Hayward. *** After watching the BP trial all day Thursday, it is obvious to everyone the level of disgust,...
Somebody call a cop
News -- first reported by The Post -- that state Senate Democratic leader John Sampson tipped off a politically wired firm to its rivals' bids to run slots at Aqueduct...
Borrowing trouble
Gov. Paterson says he can't understand why his handpicked lieutenant governor, Richard Ravitch, submitted a budget-balancing strategy that calls for $6 billion in borrowing when he knew the governor flatly...
All eyes on the i's
In a world where people increasingly are looking at devices in their hands, we pause for an even closer look at those devices. It's quite conceivable that iPhone Life is...
Slick 'liars' at BP
Just when it seemed it couldn't get any worse. A shocking internal BP memo shows that its engineers secretly fear that up to 100,000 barrels of oil a day could...
Church kid in Bronx fall
A boy who sneaked away from a church service yesterday tumbled 12 feet into a shaft at Walton HS in The Bronx -- but gave his dad the best Father's...
Nets working out Favors, Cousins against each other
Sooner or later? Forward or center? Georgia Tech power forward Derrick Favors or Kentucky center DeMarcus Cousins? Favors and Cousins are scheduled to work out against each other this morning...
French squad protests star striker's dismissal
KNYSNA, South Africa -- France's disastrous World Cup campaign was plunged into fresh chaos yesterday when the players refused to train in protest at the decision to send home star...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 4 1/2f; $25,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO; (f)REGINA BEATRIZ drops in class after being a favorite at this distance when adding blinkers. NICKEL C races with Lasix for career debut....
Federer's the Wimbledon favorite, some doubt about it
WIMBLEDON, England -- Walking the Wimbledon grounds yesterday, wearing a stylish white jacket with gold trim, his collar turned up for protection from a biting wind, the tournament's six-time champion...
United States' attention turns to Algeria
The United States does comebacks well, whether its bouncing back from bad games like at the start of last summer's Confederations Cup, or bad halves like it's had in this...
USGA exec takes on Tiger -- and how dare he!
I suspect we won't be seeing USGA executive director David Fay for a while. By now he probably has ditched his bow-tie and blazer, and, as Jimi Hendrix sang, he's...
English fan confronts Beckham after sneaking into locker room
He was just looking for the loo! An England fan who walked into the national team's locker room and confronted David Beckham after a tie with Alergia on Friday has...
Hondo has Reds
CC and the Yankees kept Hondo's deficit out of four figures yesterday when they did a flush job on the Metamucils to put the NRN (nasty red number) at 885...
New Zealand shocks World with draw vs. Italy
The meaning of a World Cup draw couldn't be more opposite than in Italy's 1-1 tie with New Zealand yesterday. For the Azzurri, the one point was depressing. For the...
Mets to stretch out Mejia in minors
The Jenrry Mejia bullpen experiment is over -- for now. The Mets sent the 20-year-old fireballer down to Double-A Binghamton after he pitched a scoreless seventh inning in yesterday's 4-0...
Yankees get 'cautious' with A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez did not finish yesterday's game against the Mets, exiting for defense before the ninth inning because of what Joe Girardi said was a "precaution" after the short rain...
Messier's message to James: It doesn't get better than New York
LeBron James might want to learn from Mark Messier's experience. Messier left his hometown of Edmonton, where he both grew up and led the Oilers to five Stanley Cups, for...
Santana's slowing velocity cause of struggles
They filmed a segment of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" yesterday at Yankee Stadium. Johan Santana is going through an extreme makeover of his own: "Home Plate Edition." So far, it's...
Finale flop can't ruin Mets' successful road trip
Jeff Francoeur's joking prediction last week that the Mets would hit 15 home runs in the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium came up 13 short. More troubling to the Mets...
Amazin' or not? Now we'll find out
The Mets lost a game yesterday, lost a Subway Series to the Yankees, ended a nine-game road trip 7-2 after starting it 7-0. And yet as they walked away from...
CC motivated by previous loss to Mets
CC Sabathia insisted he does not get more motivated than usual when he's facing a fellow ace. But the Yankee left-hander did admit he gets more motivated when he's facing...
This day not just for dads
Father's Day in Monument Park yesterday wasn't only between dads and sons. Certainly it was for Dan Flanagan Jr., who remembered Yankee Stadium as "so big, and so green" when...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball4:30 p.m.College World Series:Florida State vs. FloridaESPN27 p.m.NY-Penn Laegue: Hudson Valley at CyclonesSNY, WKRB (90.3 FM)9 p.m.College World Series:UCLA vs. TCUESPN2 10:10 p.m.Yankees at DiamondbacksYES, WCBS (880 AM)Soccer7 a.m.World Cup,...
The Post line
World Cup Soccer Today Group G - At Cape Town Favorite Fav. Line Draw UD Line Underdog Portugal -300 (+350) +900 North Korea Over O/U Line Under +120 2½ -140...
Sports shorts
MLB: Pavano's gem beats Roy In Philadelphia, Carl Pavano (8-6) pitched a four-hitter, and Justin Morneau and Denard Span homered to lead the Twins past Roy Halladay and the Phillies...
Dustin's Open choke: From swagger to stagger
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Let Dustin Johnson's roller-coaster ride at this U.S. Open serve as a cautionary tale for those in the future who dare to tread where he walked...
Swisher set up Teixeira's slam with bunt
If there were assists in such circumstances, Nick Swisher would get one on Mark Teixeira's grand slam. Swisher laid down a perfect bunt in the third inning to load the...
Brooklyn's Stephenson sweating out NBA Draft slide
Lance Stephenson has no idea when he will be selected in Thursday's NBA Draft. The shooting guard from Coney Island has dropped steadily on mock draft boards over the last...
Tough-minded McDowell gets the job done at U.S. Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Graeme McDowell had dreamed all his life about having two putts to win the U.S. Open. And there he stood on the 18th green at Pebble...
Graeme's golden as Open foes crumble
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- All week, the jostling around Graeme McDowell on the U.S. Open leaderboard was as volatile as the Pacific waves crashing against the rocks that protect Pebble...
Shaky Tiger pins blame on caddie
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- When the U.S. Open was officially over for Tiger Woods, there was blame going around, but the finger didn't seem to be pointed at himself for...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
This time, the tax man headed off a heart attack instead of causing one. Earl Phillips was on the phone with Kentucky state employee Natalie Brown going over his income-tax...
Yanks finally beat the Cyclones
Salvaging something out of the three-game opener to the 2010 season, the Yankees beat the Cyclones 2-1 on the Rock.Staten Island got the scoring started with a run in the...
Get ready to pay more for meter parking in Park Slope
The cost of peak-hour meter parking in Park Slope will go up 33 percent — and the hours that are considered peak could increase under a city plan announced last...
Look out! Pier 1 repairs will keep parkgoers in the street for two more weeks!
You’re taking your life in your own hands when trying to enter Pier 1 of Brooklyn Bridge Park — and developers say it’ll be two more weeks before it’s safe.Construction...
City and beer company raise a glass on Columbia compromise
Beer trucks will no longer ply quaint Columbia Street and will travel along the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway for at least the next six months, city and state officials announced this week.The...
Boerum Hill downzone is movin' on up
The city is inching ahead with a plan to rezone Boerum Hill, the last remaining neighborhood in the so-called “Brownstone belt” that has not gotten new restrictions for out-of-scale residential...
Zombies attack! (It's only an art show)
MF Gallery is the death metal band of Brooklyn art showrooms — it specializes in loud pieces that would be right at home on a Harley, or as a tattoo...
It's Monday Night Live at Littlefield
Big laughs come to Littlefield this month.On June 28, the Gowanus venue presents “2nd Borough,” a night of comedy hosted by Kurt Braunohler, of the variety show “Hot Tub.”The night...
Rad trad! Irish Music Festival at Floyd Bennett Field this weekend
Irish music isn’t just fiddles and jigs in 2/4 time. The scene is actually much more diverse, with influences of hip-hop, reggae and jazz finding their way into many modern...
Graeme McDowell wins US Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — In a U.S. Open with golf's biggest stars on the leaderboard, it was Graeme McDowell who played like one. McDowell seized control after a shocking collapse...
The Post's All-Manhattan softball honors
The best word to describe Manhattan this year was competitive. Environmental Studies won PSAL Manhattan A despite at least three other teams that could have earned that crown. In Class...
Mets send Jenrry Mejia to double-A
Jenrry Mejia was sent down to double-A Binghamton after today's 4-0 loss to the Yankees.Once he gets to the minors, he will be converted back into a starter, according to...