July 8, 2012
Bomb blast kills 6 NATO troops in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed six NATO service members, on a day where a total of 29 people died from roadside bombs and insurgent...
Oscar-winning star Ernest Borgnine dies at 95
LOS ANGELES — Ernest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in...
Boy, 3, struck by stray bullet in Brooklyn gun battle
A 3-year-old boy was shot in the leg after getting caught in the middle of a shootout in Brooklyn in broad daylight today, police sources said. The child was playing...
Red Bulls Thierry Henry, Heath Pearce named to MLS All-Star First XI
Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry and defender Heath Pearce were voted into the 2012 MLS All-Star First XI. The all-stars face Champions League winner Chelsea on Wednesday, July 25 at...
WATCH: Taliban thugs execute woman for 'adultery' near Kabul
A man Afghan officials say is a member of the Taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near Kabul, a video obtained by Reuters...
Rockies' Hernandez at top of Mets' list for catcher, but they won't offer much in return
BOSTON – The Mets have Ramon Hernandez atop their wish list to upgrade at catcher, but team officials insist they see this more as a salary dump by the Rockies...
Gangway to submarine at Intrepid damaged by wave from cruise ship
The gangway to a submarine displayed at the Intrepid Museum in Manhattan was damaged today after a strong wave caused by a nearby cruise ship rocked it loose, authorities said....
Federer wins 7th Wimbledon title
WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer won his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title Sunday, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 under a closed roof on Centre Court. The 17-time Grand Slam...
Tourist injured after falling off Belvedere Castle in Central Park
A tourist was injured today trying to scale Belvedere Castle inside Central Park, authorities said. Christian Lopez, 35, mangled his left arm when he plummeted between 20 and 30 feet...
Sex offender busted for 'fondling' young girls in Queens library
A registered sex offender has been arrested for allegedly fondling two young girls last month inside a Queens library. Joel Grubert, 49, was spotted on surveillance camera groping the victims,...
Niese gives up 7 runs in Mets loss to Cubs
Ryan Dempster extended his scoreless innings streak to 27 in his first start in three weeks, Starlin Castro hit a three-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York...
14-year-old girl fights off rapist: cops
Cops say a sicko tried to rape a 14-year-old girl in Manhattan but that the victim bravely fought off her attacker. The creep pounced after he followed the victim into...
Quincy Amarikwa training with Red Bulls
The Red Bulls have brought in Quincy Amarikwa as a guest player, in their never-ending search for young American depth. He’s been training with New York, and they’ll have a...
Off-duty cop busted for DWI after he crashed car in Queens
An off-duty cop was busted for DWI early today after he crashed his car in Queens, police said. Brayan Terrazas, 26, was collared after he slammed his vehicle into a...
'Spider-Man' reboot earns $140M over first six days in theaters
LOS ANGELES — Your new friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has spun himself a $65 million opening weekend and $140 million in his first six days at U.S. theaters. Overseas, Sony's "The...
Egyptian president orders dissolved parliament back
CAIRO — Egypt's president on Sunday ordered the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene in defiance of a military decree dissolving the legislature last month on the basis of a ruling by...
NYC cooling off from heat wave
New York City cooled down Sunday from a heat wave that made temperatures in the 80s feel comfortable — at least, for some. The top temperature in Central Park was...
International donors offer $16 billion in development aid for Afghanistan
TOKYO — International donors offered $16 billion in development aid for Afghanistan on Sunday to show there will not be a mass exodus from the country after most foreign troops...
Clinton says time's running out on Syrian peace hopes
TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says time's running out on Syrian peace hopes and warns that the Syrian state could collapse. Speaking in Japan, Clinton said...
OCD Archives: NYC's lost movie houses
As I report in today's print edition, the beloved Ziegfeld, one of only two remaining single-screen movie theaters in Manhattan, is losing money and is in danger of closing with...
Bombs, insurgent attacks kill 23 in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Roadside bombs and insurgent attacks killed 16 Afghan civilians, five policemen and two members of the U.S.-led coalition in southern Afghanistan where militants are trying to reclaim...
Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh take stage in North Korean show for Kim Jong Un
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took the stage in North Korea during a concert for new leader Kim Jong Un, in an unusual performance featuring...
Silva stops Sonnen at UFC 148
LAS VEGAS -- Middleweight champion Anderson Silva stopped Chael Sonnen at 1:55 of the second round in UFC 148 on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Silva has...
NJ company recalls meat, poultry products due to possible bacteria contamination
BRIDGETON, NJ — A southern New Jersey-based meat company has recalled more than 324,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to a possible bacteria contamination. Bridgeton-based Buona...
Archangel captures Yonkers Trot
Archangel and driver Jim Morrill Jr. captured the $445,594 Yonkers Trot in 1:54 1/5, equaling an all-age track record, Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway. Morrill left hard from post 5...
Blue Chip USA Invitational notebook: NYC Bulldogs win thriller on Tatum 3-point play
YORK, Pa. -- Down two points with less than 30 seconds to go, Tom Catalonotto called a familiar play. Holy Trinity guard Kelly Carey made a tweak. She switched spots...
Gee on the money for triumphant Mets
Dillon Gee returned some normalcy to the Mets rotation yesterday. After consecutive duds by co-aces R.A. Dickey and Johan Santana, the Mets needed quality and quantity, and Gee answered the...
Ya gotta believe in these Mets
On the eve of the All-Star break, after all the magical knuckleballs from R.A. Dickey, after David Wright’s renaissance and ascension to superstar status, after Johan Santana’s miraculous return and...
New PSAL football ranking system will pit league's best against each other
Forget complaints about a soft schedule this year – the PSAL has taken care of that with a brand new rating system that will pit the best teams against one...
NYAC sends record number to 2012 Games
Right under our collective noses in the heart of New York City, hard by the south end of Central Park, is a veritable factory that helps produce Olympic athletes. On...
Jeter’s error in 6th opens door for Red Sox
BOSTON — It was a rough night for the Captain. Derek Jeter’s suffered two lowlights in the Yankees’ 9-5 loss to the Red Sox in Game 2 of a doubleheader...
Yankees' Jones belts three homers in twinbill
BOSTON — There was Andruw Jones, making a leaping- kind-of- catch in front of the Green Monster and turning it into a double play in the first game of yesterday’s...
Molloy's Ejerta finds comfort zone, picks Dowling
Kamille Ejerta couldn’t help but picture herself in a Dowling uniform as she watched them play Franklin Pierce this winter. “Their ball movement was exceptional,” the Archbishop Molloy guard recalled....
Yankees errors cost them in doubleheader split with Red Sox
BOSTON — A shower of power in the matinee put the Yankees in position to give themselves a double-digit lead over the Red Sox in the AL East. And when...
Questions linger for Yankees after sloppy performance
BOSTON — For the Yankees, let’s start with the positives. They have earned that. They won the first two games at Fenway Park, which assured going into the break with...
College choice finally in front of highly-recruited Molloy guard
YORK, Pa. – Decision time is finally coming for Amani Tatum. “I feel like I’m getting old,” the Archbishop Molloy rising senior guard joked. “I feel like I was just...
Deadly weather: NY woman fatally struck by lightning at Jersey Shore
MONMOUTH BEACH, N.J. — A New York woman who was struck by lightning while visiting the New Jersey shore has died. The Asbury Park Press reports 48-year-old Indira Tursunova of...
Mind games
Eric McCormack describes his new TNT series as “ ‘A Beautiful Mind’ meets ‘Colombo.’” Even if that description sounds likes something a Hollywood writer said in a pitch meeting, it’s...
Fmr. Manhattan prosecutor to challenge B'klyn DA Hynes in next year's election
A former Manhattan prosecutor will challenge Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes in next year’s election and blasted the longtime lawman for his handling of accused pedophiles in the Orthodox community. Abraham...
Li(e)bor confirms it’s rigged
It was confirmed last week what everyone thought: Bankers rig the system.There’s no other way to put it when two men sitting in London control the interest rate charged on...
Tarnished CEO Dimon faces the grinder
Jamie Dimon is trying to get back the swagger that made him Wall Street’s star banker. It all comes down to Friday, when the JPMorgan Chase CEO informs the Street...
Consumers sing blues about their green
The recovery has hit a dead end for many consumers, who are spending less and worried about where the economy is headed. That’s because consumer confidence numbers were bad last...
Einhorn ropes ’em in
On Wall Street, you have to know when to hold ’em and know when to fold ’em — stocks, that is. But hedge-fund wunderkind David Einhorn, 43, took that saying...
Tweet your way into a sweet job
If you’re looking for a new job, you might want to consider using Twitter along with more traditional search tools to market yourself, find open positions, get career advice and...
What to expect in 2nd half
It’s mid-year, and it is hot outside: a good time to take measure of what lies ahead in the months to come. Americans are voting this year with their feet....
Employees scared to take off & be replaced
Call them the insecure employed, quiet casualties of the record-high underemployment caused by the Great Recession. Life on the job for New York City workers of all stripes — from...
Prepare for takeoff
Fasten your seat belts — despite a drop of 30 percent in fuel costs from their 2012 highs, airfares are set to soar, analysts predict. In fact, the completion of...
It’s AAA: Ask and Ask Again
Dear Readers: I am a big fan of the Automobile Association of America, which everyone knows as AAA. I’ve gotten discounts for being a member on eyeglasses, hotels, movies and...
Gaso-lean: autos’ MPG is job 1
It’s the fuel economy, stupid.The auto industry is relentless, paying top dollar for expensive US advertising campaigns that are slick — and sometimes downright puzzling.A steady stream of ads lately...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS RALPH LAUREN Style really is ageless: 72 year old designer signs on to lead his company 5 more years. REED HASTINGS Finally, some smooth sailing for Netflix chief, thanks...
Oddballs who beg to differ
These panhandlers are raking in the cash by tickling your funny bone instead of pulling at your heartstrings. Meet five of the city’s most clever coin rustlers who do the...
Biggest partiers at the Olympics? Curlers!
Don’t medal on the slopes? No problem – the Olympics provides plenty of opportunity for athletic feats in private. In the run-up to the London games two years ago, The...
Couple handcuffed, jailed for dancing on subway platform: lawsuit
First smoking, then soda — now there’s no dancing in New York City. Caroline Stern, 55, and her boyfriend George Hess, 54, claim they were handcuffed for having happy feet...
Job #1 for Bam, Mitt: Hitting each other
After another abysmal jobs report, President Obama blasted Mitt Romney with a TV ad accusing his rival of exporting US manufacturing jobs to China. Romney fired back, accusing the president...
Tears for capsize kid vics
Grief-torn relatives and friends of three children killed in a Fourth of July boating accident poured into a Long Island funeral home yesterday for the first in a string of...
City hosps get religion
Amen! State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached a settlement with the city’s Health and Hospitals Corporation and Jacobi Medical Center to protect an employee’s right to practice his or...
Now that’s a cattle drive
Follow that Cow-dillac! Every summer, a red longhorn Caddy grazes the streets of New York — popping into gay pride parades and Stuyvesant Town with a pink flamingo in the...
Hilfiger ex sues ‘scam’ decorator
This Manhattan decorator allegedly had designs on his high-profile clients’ cash. The ex-wife of fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger says she shelled out big bucks to Todd Alexander Romano to decorate...
Dad, sons die in boat crash
“A guys’ day” turned tragic for an upstate family boating on Oneida Lake near Syracuse when the pilot, distracted by fireworks, hit a buoy, killing himself, his father and his...
Years of Cro-Mags dis‘chord’ climaxes in E. Village stabbing rampage
What a punk! Former Cro-Mags bassist Harley Flanagan entered the rock ’n’ roll feud Hall of Fame Friday night when he showed up at the CBGB Festival at Webster Hall...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Cops collared a man who sexually attacked a woman leaving a Sunset Park party, law-enforcement sources said. The victim, 30, left a Fourth of July party late Wednesday...
London cops grab Qaeda terror ‘fiend’
An al Qaeda member, suspected of plotting a suicide bombing, has been arrested in London after reportedly violating an order to stay away from the site of the upcoming Olympics.The...
Blast at Hynes in B’klyn DA race
A former Manhattan prosecutor will challenge Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes in next year’s election and blasted the longtime lawman for his handling of accused pedophiles in the Orthodox community.Abraham George,...
$pecial school ‘bus’
The Department of Education will spend nearly $100,000 next year to transport a single student with severe disabilities to and from school. The student has debilitating conditions that require an...
US gives Afghans the biz
Afghanistan has been declared a major non-NATO ally of the United States, a designation that allows expedited loans and exports, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday in Kabul....
TomKat talking a deal
They’re talking truce. The Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce may not play out in court after all — as attorneys from both sides negotiate a full divorce settlement. Most of the...
Titillating bandit is busted
What a total boob. A 22-year-old babe with enough cleavage to make Dolly Parton blush turned herself in to police after a surveillance video of her robbing an Australian gas-station...
Himalaya hunt for US WWII dead
DELHI — American military teams will search the Himalayas for the remains of hundreds of US airmen lost during World War II after India granted them permission to enter the...
Man dies on IND tracks
A man was accidentally electrocuted early today at a Chinatown subway station, authorities said.The victim apparently fell onto the uptown tracks around 12:30 a.m. at the Grand Street B/D station.Police...
Breastfeeding beyond infancy the subject of planned reality TV show
Breastfeeding’s big kids are coming out of the closet. Collins Avenue, the production company behind “Dance Moms” and “American Stuffers,” is developing a reality series based on mothers who breastfeed...
Casey Anthony took New York trip after acquittal: lawyer
The “most hated woman in America” was right under our noses. Casey Anthony stayed in New York in 2011 just after she was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee,...
Manhattan’s famous Ziegfeld Theatre could close because of financial trouble
The Ziegfeld Theatre — one of New York’s most storied movie theaters and host to Hollywood red-carpet premieres — may be facing its final curtain. Moviegoers turning up at the...
‘Spider-Man’ $pins gold
“The Amazing Spider-Man” hasn’t lost its web-slinging box-office mojo. The 3-D reboot of the Marvel Comics superhero’s story is set to net about $65 million over the three-day weekend. Since...
WATCH: Con Ed transformer explosion torches homes and car in Midtown Manhattan
A Con Edison transformer exploded under a busy Midtown street yesterday because of the intense heat — igniting a minivan and spreading flames to a 16-story building, fire officials said....
Con Ed pulls the plug on neighborhood blackout info
As its labor lockout stretches into a second week, Con Ed is blacking out information on customer blackouts.The utility yanked street- and block-level data about electric outages from its Web...
Gimme swelter
It’s the city that always sweats. Temperatures yesterday hit 98 degrees, two degrees shy of the record 100 degrees set in 2010. Sun lovers like Hector Jimenez of Brooklyn and...
Slayings soar as city hits boiling point
New York City’s homicide rate is rising as fast as its sweltering temperatures. There have been a staggering 16 murders in the past five days — including seven since Friday...
W. Siders: Call us ‘Bloomingdale’
Will a new neighborhood “bloom” on the Upper West Side? Residents want to rename part of the neighborhood “Bloomingdale” — saying the modest community above 96th Street lacks prestige. “We’ve...
9/11 families say National Park Service should take over memorial and museum
Divided they stand. Families of 9/11 victims are demanding a federal takeover of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum — clashing with others who support the mayor’s vision for...
Tenant sued in ‘no rent’ extort
It was the best lease ever — until the lawsuit.An Upper West Side man who decided to stop shelling out for his West 93rd Street pad allegedly forced his landlord...
Female ass't minister at Manhattan church 'seduced' parishioner: complaint
She nicknamed a rule forbidding sexual contact with parishioners “Don’t do the pew.” But the Rev. Ginger Strickland, 33, the newly ordained assistant minister at Manhattan’s historic Church of the...
2 kid-slay raps on Bronx mom
A Bronx schoolteacher was formally charged yesterday with killing her 5-year-old son and 4-month-old daughter in a botched murder-suicide plot meant to punish her NYPD-cop husband for supposedly having had...
Eager Libyans rush to polls
TRIPOLI, Libya — Voters cast ballots yesterday in Libya’s first free national elections in decades after the ouster of dictator Moammar Khadafy.In Tripoli, there were long lines of people keen...
Agony of Excedrin recall
Oh, the pain! Tomorrow marks six months since drug maker Novartis removed Excedrin — which many migraine sufferers say is “the only thing that works” — from shelves, causing howls...
Jobless teens face dog daze of bummer
New York’s sky-high youth unemployment rate isn’t just hurting teen wallets — it’s driving parents crazy. “They’re in your face all day. Without the routine of work, we’re butting heads...
No sale! Picasso a fake
Busted! Spanish police have arrested four people trying to sell a fake Pablo Picasso painting for a cool $1.5 million. The counterfeit version of “Buste de Jeune Garçon” (circa 1964)...
It’s bully versus nerd
Mitt Romney is a good man. He’s smart, successful and there’s not a hint of scandal in his 65 years. He’s boring and a little distant, but those aren’t the...
Burn after reading
POLITICS AND WAR Barack Obama: The Story by David Maraniss (Simon & Schuster), out now An exhaustively reported, 600-plus-page sweeping examination of the 44th president. But the best parts are...
Why ‘50 Shades’ and ‘Magic Mike’ have captivated female America
If every generation gets the work it’s not supposed to be reading — from Ovid’s “Art of Love” to Judy Blume’s “Forever” — this generation has been given the first...
False alarm
Consider the truth in this joke: A father scolds his kid for stealing a pencil from another student at school. “That was wrong,” he tells the child. “Besides, I could...
Bumper flops
Modern American liberalism is no longer a system of beliefs about the role of government, the conduct of international relations or the nature of personal responsibility. Rather, it has become...
Higgs boson discovery could make science fiction a reality
All week, in bars across the country, men and women, young and old, have been caught up in heated arguments about fundamental scalars and neutrino oscillations. Well, perhaps not, but...
Israel abandons Obama
President Obama has another Israel problem. Not Israel the country, but Israel the congressman — Rep. Steve Israel of Long Island, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Last month,...
HHS’s Bishop Bash
Everyone knows President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services is in hot holy water with the Catholic bishops — for trying to force them to conform church beliefs to...
Bad part of towns
“Strictly speaking we had no Senate; we had only a chamber of butlers for industrialists and financiers.” That was a muckraking journalist at the beginning of the 20th century. But...
Bashing Baldwin
Andrea Peyser’s vitriolic rant against Alec Baldwin is pathetic (“Phew! I’m the Lucky One Who Got Away,” July 1). Perhaps she is jealous of the attention he receives. Yes, Baldwin...
Too cool for pool
Four years ago in Beijing, swimmer Michael Phelps and his freakishly fit physique dominated the Olympics and swept international headlines. But in the hype leading up to the London games...
Hot times in the city
*IT'S ELECTRIC! There’s no better way to celebrate Labor Day weekend than going bat-crazy at the mega-huge electronic festival Electric Zoo on Randalls Island. Smother yourself in neon and break...
Ice, ice, baby
Better make more room in the recording studio for entourages. This Friday’s “Ice Age: Continental Drift” — the fourth in the popular prehistoric animated series — is populated with a...
Anand wannabes
In the land where Vishy Anand is a superhero, his iconic status is inspiring the next generation of Indians to join the world’s elite.India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport...
Bridge
I Was in the club lounge with my friend the English professor when a player stalked in from a Chicago game.“My partner has elevated dummy play to a new low,”...
Show dogs
They've been barking up the right alley for years. We speak of Broadway Barks!, the star-studded adopt-a-thon that fills Shubert Alley each summer with bright-eyed, frisky hopefuls — and the...
Smokin' soul
The Fab Four would seem an unlikely inspiration for R&B star Usher Raymond, but The Beatles’ maverick approach to recording prompted him to adopt an entirely new sound for his...
What's hot now
THE DREAM DOWNTOWN Just a few blocks from the Meatpacking scrum of bridge-and-tunnel revelers is the Dream Downtown Hotel, a virtual fun palace drawing a parade of beautiful models and...
Staten Island boxer wants to bring back U.S. Olympic glory
If it weren’t for N’Wachi Hartley, Marcus Browne wouldn’t be headed to London next month to represent the United States in the upcoming Olympic Games. Browne followed his friend into...
Expect surprising Mets to look for internal or thrifty options as trade deadline nears
The Mets are contenders, and you know what contenders do in July — they try to improve themselves. Look, there still are 75-win scenarios for these Mets, mainly because their...
If Lin stays with Knicks, his role won’t be like Walt’s
The irony was so plain and so pure that I nearly missed it. Thursday night on MSG’s “Vault” — a retro show that relies on Marv Albert’s calls more now...
Mets’ unexpected rise — like Giants’ — is something rarely seen now
Innocent Climb: The surge that occurs within a team as they are accomplishing more because of the synergy that occurs within a team. Innocence means understanding that the team comes...
Knicks' Anthony, D’Antoni bury hatchet for gold quest
LAS VEGAS — Carmelo Anthony and Mike D’Antoni have put the red, white and blue ahead of any discord that may have festered when the two shared the orange and...
Team USA finalizes ‘best’ basketball roster
LAS VEGAS — After the 12-man roster for the U.S. Olympic team officially was formed last night after the final three cuts, Carmelo Anthony spoke the truth. Team USA will...
Nets rookie Shengelia impressing at Summer League
After the Nets acquired Tornike Shengelia, the 54th pick in last month’s NBA Draft, in a draft-night trade with the Sixers, general manager Billy King said he expected Shengelia would...
Knicks to meet Camby in Houston
LAS VEGAS — Center Marcus Camby is schedule to meet with Knicks coach Mike Woodson, general manager Glen Grunwald and assistant GM Allan Houston Sunday in Houston, and Tyson Chandler...
Red-hot Davis’ 2-run HR fuels Mets
Ike Davis would rather forget most of the first half of this season, but he will go into tomorrow’s All-Star break as red-hot as the scalding weather. Davis, who suddenly...
Mets' Dickey thinks knuckler shouldn't be All-Star factor
R.A. Dickey can live with the fact he might not be the NL starting pitcher in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, but hopes whatever decision manager Tony La Russa reaches is based...
Red Sox pitchers beat up in first inning
BOSTON — Bobby Valentine remembers when he used to manage Nolan Ryan in Texas, saying the Hall-of-Fame fireballer constantly struggled at the start of games. “I had Nolan Ryan for...
Garcia taking advantage of second chance in Yankees rotation
BOSTON — If CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte were healthy, Freddy Garcia has no doubt where he would be. “Oh, in the bullpen,” the right-hander said. But with both starters...
Durable Cano big difference between Yankees, Red Sox
BOSTON — The Red Sox seem to regard the first inning with the discomfort of Alec Baldwin at a photographers’ luncheon. They stumble to get out of there without creating...
Liberty try to move closer to playoff spot
The Liberty have been here before — and flopped. It was June 10 when they hosted the Chicago Sky at the Prudential Center. The Liberty, after opening the season with...
Henry, Marquez out for Red Bulls vs. Revolution
The short-handed Red Bulls head into New England on a 17-game winless skid at Gillette Stadium. And if they finally are to earn a road victory against the Revolution tonight...
Mucho Macho Man wins Suburban
Racing with powerful strides from start to finish, Mucho Macho Man pressed the quick early pace (23.06 and 45.68 seconds) set by Trickmeister, surged to the lead turning for home...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Vikings’ running back Peterson arrested Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was arrested on a charge of resisting arrest after an early morning incident where police said it took...
Straw that stirs it up
* Reggie Jackson’s comments that Gary Carter does not belong in the Hall of Fame is another example of Mr. October’s incurable foot-in-mouth disease. Aside from being just plain wrong...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7 fur; $22,000; clm($7,500); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Fluxo de Caixa(L),122P Requena6-6-4Kissoon12-12 NorthernBrkshr(L),122J Acosta4-5-5Curry4-13 SheReallyDgsM(L),122KMcMngll3-3-6Farro7-24 Emotional Lady(L),122K Frey2-6-1Farro2-15 What a Smile(L),122MRemedi8-6-7Day12-16 Irreconcilable(L),122J Bracho2-6-4Hanford3-1SECOND-6...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3up4Rgn Btrz (Mysntt)71.8017.809.605Our Belln Bkn (Camacho)3.802.801Youland (Hernandez)10.40* Exacta (4-5) $233.60 * $1 Superfecta (4-5-1-3) $10,340.40 * $1 Trifecta (4-5-1) $959.00SECOND-6 fur; $40,000; clm($100,000); 3up3Fuzzy Muzzl (Trjll)7.803.602.604All...
Belmont Charts
July 7th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $29,000; clm($15,000); 3upOff: 12:51. Good. rated in 2p, drew offTime: 24.97, 48.79, 1:13.39, 1:38.89.Trainer: John KimmelWinner: B G,...
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:55 p.m. FIRST-1m&70yds; $10,500; cl($12,50); 3YO4-Lady Myrka 2-15-Bay Root 10-11-Indian Legs 9-56-Avaday 3-12-Roman Score 8-17-OceanicQueen15-13-LadyMr'sImge12-1SECOND-6 fur; $11,000; clm($10,000); 3up7-Moseley's Gift 4-14-Sugartime Jazz 6-11-a-Escandalosa 3-15-Mezuman 8-12-Oh So Sherri 5-16-Strongly...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $35,000; clm($50,000); 3upUNION VICTORY won allowance as the favorite at Penn. RED OVER BLUE seeks third consecutive victory. PINK CANDY drew rail after tiring most...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur(T); $32,000; clm($25,000); 3up 1 Drft Kng (Pedroza) 9.40 4.40 3.00 2 Mr. Cacht (Vergara) 13.00 5.20 3 Classic Bobby (Maldonado) 3.00 * $1 Exacta (1-2) $52.60 * Quinella...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing7 a.m.MotoGP World Championship:German Grand Prix SPEED12:30 p.m.IndyCar: Honda Indy Toronto ABC1:30 p.m.AMA Motocross: 450 Second Moto NBCBaseball1 p.m.Cubs at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)2 p.m.Blue Jays at White...
Meadowlands Resuts
FIRST-mile; pace; $12,000; cond. 1 Bestjetyet (D Miller) 7.00 2.40 2.40 6 Pop Cop (G Brennan) 2.10 2.10 5 Legal Dream (B Sears) 3.60 * Exacta (1-6) $14.60 * Trifecta...
Hondo banks on the Yanks
The Pirates threw Hondo a rope last night, cutting the Giants down to size to trim the deficit to 1,510 pagliaronis. Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects Ivan to be great against...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 8MONJuly 9TUEJuly 10WEDJuly 11THUJuly 12FRIJuly 13SATJuly 14YankeesBoston8:05ESPNWCBS 880 AMH.R. Derby8:00ESPNESPNA.S. Game8:00FOXESPNNO GAMENO GAMEL.A.A.7:05WWORWCBSL.A.A.1:05YESWCBSMetsCubs1:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMH.R. Derby8:00ESPNESPNA.S. Game8:00FOXESPNNO GAMENO GAMEAtl.7:35SNYWFANAtl.4;05FOXWFANLibertySan Antonio4:00MSG NetworkNO GAMEInd.NoonNo TVNO GAMENO GAMEWash.11amNo TVNO GAMERed BullsNew...
Predators’ Weber would be great fit for Rangers
Shea Weber is the player for whom you pay the bounty the Blue Jackets are demanding but won’t get in exchange for Rick Nash. Weber is not yet 27 and...
Yankees slumping Martin not upset he was pinch hit for
BOSTON — Russell Martin wants one thing very clear: He wasn’t ticked about Alex Rodriguez pinch-hitting for him in the ninth inning of last night’s 9-5 loss to the Red...
Wie a ways behind Choi at U.S. Women’s Open
Na Yeon Choi was just a kid when Se Ri Pak won the U.S. Women’s Open at Blackwolf Run in 1998. After posting one of the best rounds in Open...
Federer-Murray has All England Club agog
WIMBLEDON, England — The Brits know how to stage a coronation, and they’ll do so today for either regal Roger Federer or one of their own, Andy Murray. Queen Elizabeth...
Williams wins fifth Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams is back, and she looks almost as good as ever. The 30-year-old American won her fifth Wimbledon title yesterday on Centre Court, beating Agnieszka Radwanska...
The Rumble
Going ‘Long’ Ferraro twins take hockey showcase to L.I. Whenever anyone would ask the Ferraro twins where they would go to pursue their hockey dream, invariably one or both would...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Sandy Alderson
Steve Serby traded some questions for answers from Mets general manager Sandy Alderson. Q: Will the Mets be serious buyers if you’re in a pennant race at the trade deadline?...
'Damage' done
Strong women characters are a dime a dozen on TV now, but five years ago, they were harder to find. Helen Mirren was wrapping up her tenure as hard-drinking Det....
Don't miss
Wise gal Larger than life, louder than Midtown traffic. Big Ang, right, of “Mob Wives” is getting her own reality show. It might be too much reality for some viewers,...
Last chance to get 'Closer'
Brenda is back, but not for long. LAPD Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson will wrap up her caseload as the last chapter — six episodes — of “The Closer” begins...
Remembering little Ernie Douglas
Back when there were only six commercial TV channels in New York, certain shows held a greater impact than they reasonably should have. Example: “My Three Sons,” a father-knows-best number...
Reel good
MY FAVORITE YEAR, 1982 Sunday, 6 p.m., TCM This is the laugh-out-loud funny tale of early TV, allegedly based on Sid Caesar’s hit, “Your Show of Shows.” Benji (Mark Linn-Baker)...
Look Who’s Talking
KELLY RIPA 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Kyra Sedgwick; Eric McCormack; Lawrence Zarian. Tuesday: Matt Bomer. Wednesday: Glenn Close; Elijah Wood. Thursday: Anne Hathaway; John Leguizamo. Friday: Ray Romano; Kristen...
Same show, different closer
There’s a new closer in town. She’s diligent, brusque and tough — maybe too tough. After Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson’s last case is filed next month, she’ll be succeeded...
Fire in your belly
Lately, calling New York City a “hot town” is an understatement. Local foodies chase the burn everywhere, from the new spicy wings Pok Pok to the seasonal return of the...
Hova’s hottie
Three years ago, London-reared singer Rita Ora was whisked to New York to meet her new “family,” as she now refers to them. The then 18-year-old was introduced by a...
Meet Market: Globetrotting gal is in search of a co-navigator
Roughing it During her years living in Africa, Emily says she “literally lived in the bush.” On occasion, she also had to bathe in a nearby lake. Will travel While...
Top 5 Ways to Get Love While Giving Blood
“Whisper, ‘You really get my blood pumping.’ ”Marianne “Say, ‘Giving blood is just like dating me – you may feel woozy at first, but it’s very worthwhile.’ ”Jason “Ask if...
This Week's Couple: All smiles
The reason Anees, a 25-year-old medical student who dabbles in improv comedy, selected Alex, 24, is because her profile made him laugh. Alex, on the other hand, didn’t know what...
Stuck on you
Wondering what to make of the vast sea of postings in the “Missed Connections” section of Craigslist? Try a citywide public art project. NYU students Adria Lopez and Lisa Park,...
Weird but true
It’s all fun and games until someone lights a cannon — and blows a hole through the neighbor’s house. A Gardner, Mass., man who lit a homemade “celebratory cannon” didn’t...
