July 2, 2011
Flat Out upsets Suburban Handicap
The 3-year-olds aren't the only inconsistent bunch racing this year; the older-horse division also has its share of upsets. The latest of these was Flat Out, who won Saturday's Grade...
Mets' Reyes to have MRI exam Sunday after tweaking hamstring
An injury did today what no team has been able to do this year: slow down Jose Reyes. The Mets’ superstar shortstop left today’s 5-2 loss to the Yankees at...
Sis-in-law of famous lawyer Dershowitz killed by mail truck
Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz’s sister-in-law was killed earlier today when she was struck by a US Postal truck while riding her bike in Manhattan, police said. Marilyn Dershowitz, 68, was...
Baboon on loose in NJ captured
The escaped baboon who went on a wild run through the suburbs of New Jersey was finally nabbed today at a horse farm. The mischievous monkey was brought down at...
Colon pitches Yankees past Mets in return; Reyes strains hamstring
Eduardo Nunez is on such a roll in the Subway Series that the New York Yankees hardly miss Derek Jeter. On the other side at Citi Field, the Mets looked...
Winner in controversial 'white man' scholarship
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- A non-profit organization has awarded the second of five academic scholarships to a Texas man who met their controversial criteria -- which includes that he be...
Bin Laden struggled to rebuild al Qaeda before death
Osama bin Laden was spending much of his time in hiding in the final years of his life working on a plan to rebuild the terror network and attack the...
Syria sacks governor after huge protests
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad dismissed the governor of the key central city of Hama on Saturday in apparent political payback after hundreds of thousands of people gathered in...
Family of 18 wiped out in Afghan bomb attack
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb ripped through a van carrying a family Saturday in southern Afghanistan, killing all on board — the deadliest incident in a string of attacks...
Yellowstone River oil spill
LAUREL, Mont. — An ExxonMobil pipeline that runs under the Yellowstone River near Billings in south-central Montana ruptured and dumped an unknown amount of oil into the waterway, prompting temporary...
Vinny a 'Shore' goner: report
Vinny Guadagnino, one of the stars of MTV's hit reality series "Jersey Shore," has left the show permanently, TMZ reported today. Sources close to the show said Guadagnino left the...
Train ticket led to 1957 kid kill bust
SEATTLE — An unused, unstamped train ticket helped lead to charges against a Seattle man in the abduction and killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl in 1957. Prosecutors in northern...
NJ kayak-flip drowning
BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Authorities in southern New Jersey say a woman drowned when the kayak she and her neighbor were riding in capsized on the Manasquan River. Forty-nine-year-old Robin...
Drunk go-cart guy busted on LI
Police have charged a Long Island man with driving a go-cart while drunk and carrying an underage passenger. Shelter Island police said 18-year-old Lennon Sarfarti was stopped while driving the...
Rangers sign Richards to nine-year, $58.5M contract
The Rangers did exactly what they pledged they would not do — get into a bidding war for Brad Richards. But once in, they were in it to win it,...
Kvitova beats Sharapova in Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England — Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final. Kvitova was playing in her first major final,...
Tiger Woods appears on Japan TV in first new commercial since scandal
TOKYO -- US golf star Tiger Woods has appeared in his first new TV commercial since his epic fall from grace in 2009 over a sex scandal. The 35-year-old former...
Khadafy should step down, not threaten Europe: Hillary Clinton
MADRID -- Libyan leader Moamar Ghadafi should abandon power rather than make threats against Europe, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday. "Instead of issuing threats, Ghadafi should put...
France records first E. coli death
PARIS — Authorities have recorded France’s first death from the European E. coli outbreak. Health officials in Bordeaux said the 78-year-old woman died early Saturday morning. She had been hospitalized...
Ed Fountaine's stakes spot plays
DWYER Belmont Park, ninth race. Grade 2. Purse: $150,000. 11⁄16 miles, 3-year-olds. Post: 5:16 p.m. LOWDOWN: Despite the fact he’s giving away five pounds to his opponents, it is hard...
Klitschko fight can put heavyweights back on map
It is being hyped as the biggest heavyweight fight since Vitali Klitschko fought Lennox Lewis in 2003 and the most hyped since Mike Tyson fought Lewis in 2002. Of course,...
Some hurlers are a cutter above rest
Trivia question: What big league pitcher throws the highest percentage of cutters? Easy. That would be Mariano Rivera, the Yankees’ one-of-a-kind closer who brought the lateral-breaking variation of fastball into...
Hulu drawing a big crowd
Search giant Google is one of about a dozen companies involved in talks to potentially buy online video site Hulu, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday. Google is...
Google signs up 12 lobbying firms
Facing a broad antitrust probe into its business practices, Google has hired 12 lobbying firms, a spokeswoman from the company said yesterday. The Federal Trade Commission, which investigates violations of...
TiVo stars on Wall St.
TiVo would love to record yesterday's stock performance. The company's shares jumped 5.2 percent after a Wall Street analyst tipped the company as a possible takeover candidate. The digital-video recorder...
Times cuts Fenway Sports stake
New York Times Co. sold more than half its stake in Fenway Sports Group, owner of assets including the Boston Red Sox and the Liverpool Football Club. New York Times...
Breaking the banks
The dog days of summer are taking a bite out of Wall Street's earnings -- and it's only July. With the nation's biggest banks poised to announce earnings in the...
Making out like a Pandit
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, who took a $1 salary after his bank received the most taxpayer assistance of any US lender, is poised to collect $80 million from other payments...
Business briefs
BofA probe New York Attorney General Eric Schnei derman issued fresh subpoenas to Bank of America in connection with a probe of the bank regarding its dis closure of mortgage...
Zynga ka-chinga
Zynga has invited Wall Street to play. The San Francisco company yesterday initiated its long-anticipated IPO, in which it looks to raise at least $1 billion. The numbers in its...
Marts' best week in 2 yrs.
An early round of fireworks sparked by an upbeat manufacturing report led Wall Street to its biggest five-day gain in two years. The Dow Jones industrial average rocketed nearly 170...
Vick scores new Nike deal
Nike re-signed Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick to an endorsement deal yesterday, nearly four years after dropping him amid his legal troubles. Nike, which signed Vick as a rookie in...
'FarmVille' bet brings Pincus billions
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus once lamented he was not on Silicon Valley's A-list -- and he just may be right. After Zynga moved yesterday to go public, it is clear...
Pol: Get rid of Verraz-ammo
A Staten Island congressman wants feds to set a timeline for removing a cache of unexploded ammunition found beneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge last year. Rep. Michael Grimm (R) made the...
E-Z $treet dead end
The less expensive off-peak excursions on the New Jersey Turnpike have come to an end for drivers whose E-ZPass transmitters were issued by other states. Before yesterday, the Turnpike Authority...
Defense cost cuts
WASHINGTON -- As much as one-third of President Obama's goal of reducing defense spending by $400 billion may be achieved by cutting overhead, putting more risk on contractors and eliminating...
Wills and Kate say 'Ottawow!'
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Prince William and Kate joined in Canada Day celebrations yesterday, as they were feted by Canadian leaders and cheered by tens of thousands who lined the streets...
’Dafy threat to attack Europe 'like locusts'
TRIPOLI, Libya -- A defiant Moammar Khadafy threatened yesterday to retaliate in Europe, by attacking "homes, offices, families" unless NATO halts its campaign of airstrikes in Libya. "If we decide...
Burger King of beers 'n' such
Fast-food chains are adding alcoholic drinks to their menus in an attempt to boost business. Burger King recently opened "Whopper Bars" that sell beer in Miami, Las Vegas, and Kansas...
Whitey's apt. a hot property
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Ever since White Bulger's highly public arrest last week, "the phone has been ringing off the hook" with inquiries about renting his 1,100-square-foot apartment in the...
Boy, 5, shoots playmate
HILLCREST HEIGHTS, Md. -- A 5-year-old boy shot a 4-year-old boy at a playground, authorities said. Police in Hillcrest Heights, near Washington, said the victim, who suffered a gunshot wound...
9/11 health fund live
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act has taken effect. Mayor Bloomberg joined US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other officials yesterday at Mount Sinai Medical...
O anti-terror pick
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, 49, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters, the White House said yesterday. If confirmed...
Smuggled teen rescued
Authorities rescued a 15-year-old Guatemalan girl from two alleged smugglers at a truck stop on the New Jersey Turnpike, police said. Trenton police said the teen's mother had paid to...
Part-and-‘parcel' fraud
New Jersey authorities are searching for three men indicted in a scheme that defrauded freight brokers out of $2.6 million. Indictments were handed up this week by a state grand...
Blood-clot buster OK'd
WASHINGTON -- Regulators have approved a new blood thinner that reduces deadly blood clots in patients who have undergone knee and hip replacements, maker Johnson & Johnson said yesterday. The...
Candle blamed in deadly Bx. fire
Fire marshals have determined that a Bronx fire that killed a 12-year-old boy and his parents on April 25 was an accident and caused by a candle. Spokesman Frank Dwyer...
Baboon on run in Jersey
A wayward baboon who possibly escaped from an amusement-park animal attraction remained on the loose in southern New Jersey yesterday afternoon, causing concern among local residents but creating a buzz...
Casey ma 'lie' on chloroform
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The capital murder trial of Casey Anthony wrapped up witness testimony yesterday with prosecutors countering testimony from the defendant's mother about computer searches for "chloroform" and other...
Gov: Drilling report is just the 'fracks'
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo yesterday strongly backed a new report saying the state can safely permit controversial "hydrofracturing" to drill for natural gas upstate, insisting it was based on "facts...
Dictator in battle of his life
Venezuela's US-hating president, Hugo Chavez, revealed yesterday he's battling cancer after undergoing two secret surgeries in Cuba. Chavez, who warmly supported Fidel Castro and Moammar Khadafy, gave little hint about...
The filthy froggy is still a wart hog
So Dominique Strauss-Kahn is probably not a maid-mangling sex fiend. Don't pop the French bubbly just yet. The lowlife frog was revealed yesterday as something twisted. This is a man...
Kate 'band' mate
Waifish supermodel Kate Moss married her rocker fiance yesterday in a lavish, star-studded wedding that brought her tiny English hometown to a grinding halt. The fashion plate, who epitomized heroin...
Dark days for Coney Parachute
Coney Island's iconic, illuminated Parachute Jump has quietly faded to black. A controversial $1.5 million lighting system installed on the 262-foot- high boardwalk landmark just five years ago has been...
Debt talks on borrowed time
WASHINGTON -- It might be impossible for Congress to make a deal to raise America's borrowing limit and make it law by the Aug. 2 deadline, according to political insiders....
Mike: CityTime's up, now we're taking over
The fraud-riddled CityTime payroll system is being transferred to the city's control in the wake of indictments, guilty pleas and the public demand by Mayor Bloomberg that he wants $600...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A boozy driver took cops on a high-speed chase on the Upper West Side, authorities said. Shyvonne Jenkins, 35, was allegedly spotted zooming up the Henry Hudson Parkway at...
Thai bomb mayhem
On the eve of Thailand's national elections, insurgents carried off deadly attacks south of Bangkok yesterday, including a spectacular car bomb that exploded just as police tried to defuse it....
Hot-dog hotties
Meet the ladies who lunch -- a lot. Don't let their slim physiques and pretty summer frocks deceive: These women aim to break the crass ceiling Monday, stuffing their faces...
Another debacle for black-eye Cy
The collapse of former IMF-head Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sex-assault case is the just the latest black eye for Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr., who has overseen a dizzying array of...
A-Rod is caught on 'deck'
A-Rod didn't know when to fold 'em. Major League Baseball is looking into allegations the Yankees slugger played in the same illegal high-stakes poker ring that included celebrities Tobey Maguire,...
Lot of anger in The Bronx
Grieving friends and relatives gathered yesterday at a Bronx parking lot where a high school football star was fatally stabbed to demand that two attendants involved in the brawl be...
Piece of assets
His fortune has gone up in smoke. The famed Manhattan restaurateur slapped with a $2 million sexual-harassment suit by Jeremy Piven's stunning model ex-girlfriend is crying poverty, The Post has...
'Insuring' a jail stretch
A Long Island millionaire will be tossed in the slammer Tuesday unless he coughs up a $2 million life-insurance policy for his ex-wife, a fed-up judge has ruled. Barry Ayre,...
Tragic cop-van smack
An auxiliary police chief fatally mowed down a pedestrian yesterday outside a Chinatown station house, cops said. Shuck Seid, 85, was pulling his NYPD van out of a parking spot...
'No way she survives cross-examination'
C'est finis. The criminal case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is mortally wounded by revelations about his accuser's tissue of lies, legal experts told The Post. Prosecutors admitted yesterday that the maid...
Race to replace Weiner
WASHINGTON -- The race is on to fill the congressional seat vacated by sext fiend Anthony Weiner. Gov. Cuomo yesterday announced a special Sept. 13 election for voters in the...
Sacré bleu! The French are actually ready to fight
France's news media, outraged at how US law enforcement treated Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is ready to rip America. Le Monde, the leading newspaper, which ran an article about the "two faces"...
Property tax shock
Small-homeowners cheering that there were no tax increases in the city's new $66 billion budget are in for a rude shock -- their property taxes are going up an average...
Mike sheds light on 'pole' jerk
The publicity stunt by a pole-climbing rapper that clogged Midtown traffic for two hours shouldn't have happened, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday. But before he'd blame cops for making the call...
Fly guy in 'rail' trouble
He's a fare beater in the air -- and on the rails. Nigerian immigrant Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, who jetted from New York to Los Angeles on a day-old, stolen boarding...
Terminate my nups: Maria
LOS ANGELES -- Maria Shriver has filed for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger, TMZ reported yesterday, setting the stage for what could be one of the costliest celebrity breakups in history....
New 'vanish' plea
Four weeks into a living nightmare, the parents of missing Westchester student Lauren Spierer yesterday pleaded with the parents of her Indiana University friends to stop stonewalling cops. "We are...
'F' for Mickey D's in fast-food poll
McDonald's may have sold billions and billions of hamburgers, but a new study has found that most of those burgers were pretty crappy. A new survey of fast-food restaurants by...
Lookin’ real ‘Boss’
A smokin’ hot Jennifer Aniston works the red carpet at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the Hollywood premiere of her flick “Horrible Bosses.”
O's chance to lead
The arrest warrants issued this week by an international court against several Hez bollah members represent an opportunity for President Obama to resume America's traditional front-leading role in Middle Eastern...
Another batty Gore-ism: Babies are bad for earth
THE ISSUE: Al Gore’s promotion of population control as a means of curbing global warming. *** Al Gore now wants to blame "global warming" on human population ("Al Gore's Next...
The NYPD's handcuffed cops
THE ISSUE: The NYPD’s handling of a man who climbed up a Times Square traffic pole. *** It's a sad state of affairs when police have to worry about doing...
Terror & a terrible judge
Manhattan Federal Court Judge Col leen McMahon this week sentenced three men to 25 years each in prison for plotting to bomb Riverdale synagogues. Tough justice? Actually, under a mandatory-minimum...
Vance bungles another one
It's been a disastrous couple of months for Manhattan DA Cy Vance, who's seen three high-profile criminal prose cutions crumble beneath him. First, two police officers accused of raping a...
A 'policy' of demogogic dishonesty
President Obama's core message in his Wednesday press conference, his first since March, could be found in his advice to Republicans. "You go talk to your constituents and ask them,...
Got the Keys to the city
Perhaps the wacky rapper who climbed the street pole and bal anced for hours above Times Square earlier this week in a bizarre effort to meet Alicia Keys wasn't so...
Smokin' good
Something unexpected happened in the past decade: New Yorkers got serious about smoke. Once as elusive as a margarita in the Mojave, good barbecue now abounds here — from the...
Oh, sail can you see!
Prefer seeing the fireworks from the water, instead of by the water? Here’s where to score a spot on the Hudson River. * Frying Pan and Pier 66 Maritime, off...
Kid stuff
TODAY FLY LIKE AN EAGLE: Wing over to the “Eagle as Icon” presentation at Prospect Park’s Audubon Center to learn why the bald eagle is our national bird, and to...
Go for smoke, indoors!
If you lack outdoor space, fear not for your inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of smoked meat. If you’ve got a stovetop and a few basic items,...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST2 ¼ miles(T); $50,000; stplchsWILLIAM ENTENMANN STAKESPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2All Together(L),153X Aizpuru2-2-1Fisher 3-13Demonstrative(L),144R Walsh3-1-2Valentne 4-14Call You in Ten(L),153J Murphy5-4-3Fout...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Giddy Up Lucky (6th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; conditional3Strange Hanover(C Manzi)5-1-25-12AlastorHanover(JBartltt)9-2-14-14Tough Love(P Lachance)7-5-53-11AnnouncementN(AColetta)8-5-56-15All My Life(G Brennan)3-5-36-16Tuffofthetoughst(JGrgry)1-7-710-17Shotgun A(S Vallee)6-6-410-18SemaluExpress(JStratton)2-6-115-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; cond3GiddyUpDelight(JBartltt)8-4-53-11Tobago Cays(E Goodell)2-4-48-56ArtsRaginJet(JStratton)7-6-24-12Franco...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Bolero Andrew (4th)FIRST-mile; pace; $13,750; claiming6EquinoxSeelster(BSears)3-7-45-29AlbertStreetA(DMiller)2-2-28-17StorminRustler(YGingras)2-1-59-21TheMidnightOwlN(JBaggtt)2-4-26-12Western Edge(S Allard)2-6-710-13DoggoneIncredbl(TTtrck)2-1-78-14Tilt Ya Kilt N(A Miller)1-5-23-15I Ride Western(R Pierce)5-8-715-18StrongSignal(MLachance)5-2-215-1SECOND-mile; pace; $27,000; N.J.S.S.4Mybrothergeorge(AMiller)1-1-52-19HurrikaneKingcole(BSers)1-1-210-16E Street Plan(Y Gingras)1-4-X8-11Rockndream(R Pierce)4-1-X3-11Rockweiller(T Tetrick)3-1-13-12Hang Ten(D Miller)1-2-X5-13HeRocksItAll(SAllard)3-2-X10-15Brent...
Nova still growing into role with Yankees
Ivan Nova continued his growth as a Yankees starter last night. The rookie right-hander fired five innings of one-run ball in his first career start at Citi Field, earning the...
Mets' Niese has rough start against Yankees
In Jon Niese's first start since suffering from an elevated heart rate, making him unable to catch his breath on the mound last Saturday in Texas, the left-hander gave the...
Yankees bullpen saves day against Mets
A chance to bury the Mets in the sixth inning outweighed Yankees manager Joe Girardi bullpen asking his bullpen for a dozen outs at Citi Field last night. So, with...
Yankees beat Mets in Subway Series opener
Ivan Nova is no Justin Verlander, so it might be safe to assume the Mets are back to where they were a week ago: A decent pitching team that still...
Sorry Derek fans, Alex right about Jose
Alex Rodriguez is right about Jose Reyes. He's also pretty good at selling a missed tag. Rodriguez praised the Mets shortstop before the Yankees won, 5-1, in Round 2 of...
Howard's hit drops Jays on Canada Day
Ryan Howard hit a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied past the Blue Jays 7-6 yesterday spoiling Canada Day in Toronto. Trailing 6-5 heading into...
Aggressive play turns into Subway slip for Mets' Reyes
Jose Reyes isn't infallible, after all. The Mets leadoff hitter was called out on a controversial play at third base in the seventh inning, helping to cut short a rally...
A-Rod calls Reyes 'world's greatest player'
Alex Rodriguez sounded more like Jose Reyes' agent than his opponent before last night's Subway Series opener. The Yankees third baseman gushed about the Mets shortstop. "They have the world's...
Belmont Charts
July 1, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6 fur; $52,000; alw opt clm; 3yoOff: 3:00. Good. drifted out lane, safeTime: 23.03, 45.54, 57.14, 1:09.66.Trainer:...
Jeter's July 4 return not a sure thing
Derek Jeter isn't a lock to return from the disabled list Monday night in Cleveland. "If everything goes right, we will try to get him to Cleveland," Yankees general manager...
Nunez sparkles at plate for Yankees
The Subway Series felt a little different last night with Derek Jeter in Trenton instead of Queens, but Eduardo Nunez made sure the captain's absence was not a factor. The...
Rehab ready to 'spring' ahead for Mets' Santana
Johan Santana's "spring training" could be near. The Mets ace completed a bullpen session on Wednesday -- his first throwing from a mound in almost a month, after he was...
Mets' Beltran proving to be model of health
Sandy Alderson spent a lot of his first spring training as Mets general manager wondering how healthy Carlos Beltran was going to be, and now that Alderson is approaching his...
Devils re-sign Greene, Hedberg; will cut others
Probably finished with the free agent market after re-signing defenseman Andy Greene and goalie Johan Hedberg, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said he soon will shed some players to satisfy...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $32,000; clm($22,000); 3up DUFFY'S TAVERN dueled, drew off last pair over this track; steps up. CELLULOID HERO...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing5 p.m.AMA Motorcross RedBud MXNBC7:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Coke Zero 400TNTBaseball4 p.m.Yankees at MetsFOX, WBCS (880 AM), WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Cyclones at S.I YankeesWKRB (90.3 FM)7 p.m.Red Sox at...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-$20,000, cl, 3YO up F&M, 1mi2Me You and Her (Frey) 6.004.003.007Sister in the City (Lopez)11.805.001Willow Creek (Trujillo)3.20 Scr: Nice Win, Lady Durlyn, Forensic Edge. * Exacta (2-7) $69.40 * $1...
Coach brings European style to U.S. squad
SINSHEIM, Germany -- The American women haven't looked the same since Pia Sundhage got her hands on them. After years of getting the ball to their forwards and letting them...
Red Bulls eye surviving Earthquakes, ending winless skid
When the Red Bulls travel to San Jose Earthquakes tonight, it will finish a grueling four-game road swing on which they remain winless. But with the Gold Cup finally over...
Choi fires 64; leads at AT&T
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- If seeing the putts drop for birdie were not enough, K.J. Choi noticed his gallery growing and getting more excited for him yesterday at Aronimink in...
Djokovic to face Nadal in his first Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England -- Having ensured his first trip to a Wimbledon final and first turn at No. 1 in the rankings with a thrill-a-minute victory, Novak Djokovic dropped to his...
Murray finds new way to lose in semis
WIMBLEDON, England -- Andy Murray can't win -- at least not in the Wimbledon semifinals. Chastened by last year's straight-set loss to Rafael Nadal at the same stage, Murray switched...
Locked-out Knicks scrubbed from team website
The lead to the Knicks website yesterday contained a bold headline, "Welcome to Knicks University," and a photo of retired great John Starks and a link to check out his...
NFL talks look promising again
After a near-death experience Thursday, the NFL's roller coaster labor talks appeared to get back on a promising track yesterday. Negotiations on a settlement that would end the lockout and...
Sharapova in Wimbledon final for 1st time in seven years
WIMBLEDON, England -- Seven years after winning Wimbledon as a 17-year-old, Maria Sharapova is back in the final, this time as a three-time Grand Slam winner and heavy favorite. Petra...
Vic Cangialosi's Churchill Grade
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $22,800; clm; 3up6-Majestic Toy 2-11-NothingWld 3-12-Lions N Legs 8-13-Ashlyn'sGr 10-14-Autumn Eyes 4-15-Darlin'Dn 5-2SECOND-5 fur; $24,000; clm; 2YO2-Derailed 8-51-Kinnikonck 7-23-Pat A. 15-14-CaneSwaggr 8-15-AfletTrmph 4-16-ManiclMyhm 5-17-Great...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $20,500; NJSS2Blomkvist (Pierce) 3.602.802.401TrojanHorse(Smdshmr)5.203.405Kingapore (Schnittker)5.80* Exacta (2-1) $18.40 * Trifecta (2-1-5) $71.80SECOND-mile; pace; $18,700; NJSS7Notrdytbence(Gngrs) 3.602.202.105Blackjack Princess (Sears)2.802.104Mystical Madison (AMiller)2.60* Exacta (7-5) $7.00 * Trifecta (7-5-4) $24.80 *...
The Post Line
CFLTomorrowFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogSASKATCH.6½ (52½)EdmontonHome team in CAPSBoxingIBF/WBA/WBO Heavyweight TitleTonight at Hamburg, GermanyFavoriteMoneyUnderdogW. Klitschko$165-190David Haye
Banged-up Liberty defeat Silver Stars
If the Liberty make the WNBA playoffs this season, they might look back on last night's gritty 81-75 win over the San Antonio Silver Stars and agree that it was...
Hondo for the Birds
The Yankees flushed the Metamucils in the big Citi last night, causing Hondo's deficit to go down to 1,470 belangers. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will put some bucks on Show alter...
Flyers sign Jagr to 1-year contract
So much for this being an unattractive bunch of NHL free agents, as dozens of players reached deals yesterday in the first few hours of the shopping season. Teams had...
Mets keep Buchholz on DL for depression
The fatigued right shoulder that forced a stay on the disabled list for Mets reliever Taylor Buchholz is fine and healed. But the 29-year-old right-hander is not ready to return...
Sports shorts
STEROIDS: Plea hearing for Galea Dr. Anthony Galea, a high-profile Canadian sports doctor charged last year with smuggling unapproved drugs into the United States to treat professional athletes, is due...
Yankees ready for Colon to return
The return of starter Bartolo Colon today is welcome for the Yankees, but their choice to have him come back in a National League park -- and against a speedy...
Mets rookie feels Subway ener-Gee
The spotlight of starting against the Yankees in the Subway Series, and the tantalizing thought of making the All-Star team would be distractions to most rookie pitchers. But Mets manager...
Rangers make bid to lock up Richards
And so Brad Richards' free agency goes overnight and into today, into Day 2, and it does so with the Rangers very much alive in the quest to sign 31-year-old...
Circumstances, not Girardi, will Yankees dictate starters
It is easy to forget now with time, but Joe Torre came to the Yankees viewed as an all-time loser. He had combined to play and manage 4,106 games, the...
Heated Collins can't fire up Mets
In the fiery eyes of his man ager, in the empty voiceboxes of his fans, Jon Niese had committed the first deadly sin of the Subway Series: He had taken...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 2SUNJuly 3MONJuly 4TUEJuly 5WEDJuly 6THUJuly 7FRIJuly 8YankeesMets4:10TV -- FOXRadio--WCBS 880 AMMets1:10YESWCBSCle.6:35YESWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBSMetsYankees4:10TV -- FoxRadio--WFAN 660 AMYanks1:10SNYWFANL.A.D.9:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANS.F.10:15SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.A.8:00No TVRed BullsSan Jose10:30TV -- ESPN2Radio WADO 1280 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETor.8:00MSG+WQBUNOGAMENOGAMESiyanksBrooklyn7:00No TVBklyn.6:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No...
No average Joe
Joe Bastianich, now a star of Fox's "MasterChef," spends his time on TV telling others how to cook. But the New York City chef and owner of numerous restaurants --...
Serling biopic on way
"Twilight Zone" cre ator Rod Serling is get ting the big-screen biopic treatment. The script for the Serling movie will be written by "Wall Street" scribe Stanley Weiser, with Serling's...
Martha 'toon
Martha Stewart is now a cartoon character. Stewart, 69, is the inspiration behind an animated Internet series called "Martha & Friends" which launched yesterday on AOL Kids and is aimed...
Weird but true
Cops questioned and then arrested a West Virginia man who allegedly stole thousands of dollars in copper phone wires after they noticed that the kind of heavy-duty rope he was...
There’s the rub
You can buy ready-made rubs in the supermarket, but there’s no need to when they’re so easy to make at home. In fact, a rub can be as simple as...
Real Madrid to enter pursuit of Arsenal captain Fabregas
LONDON -- Spanish giant Real Madrid could lodge a rival bid for Arsenal captain and long-term Barcelona target Cesc Fabregas, Sky Sports reported Friday. The Spanish midfielder has been linked with...