July 13, 2012
Sylvester Stallone's son found dead; cause of death believed to be pill overdose
The son of Sylvester Stallone has been found dead in his Hollywood home. Sage Moonblood Stallone, 36, was found dead this afternoon at an apartment, his attorney confirmed to The...
Edgin's major league debut spoiled by Braves HRs, power outage
ATLANTA — David Ross homered and drove in four runs, Chipper Jones also connected and the Atlanta Braves endured a power outage to beat the New York Mets 7-5 on...
Yankees sign Fukudome to minor league contract
The New York Yankees have signed outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to a minor league contract, a month after he was cut by the Chicago White Sox. The Yankees announced the deal...
Teixeira's 2 HRs, 5 RBIs lead Yanks over Angels
Mark Teixeira homered twice and drove in five runs, Russell Martin hit a go-ahead single and the Yankees overcame yet another homer by Mark Trumbo to rally past the Los...
Cuomo ex-wife Kerry Kennedy busted for driving on drugs: report
Kerry Kennedy, ex-wife of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was arrested this morning for allegedly driving while impaired by drugs after she struck a tractor-trailer on Interstate 684 in Westchester County and...
Cruz will arrive at Giants camp this year as established star
Victor Cruz caught up with Hakeem Nicks the other night at the ESPYs and Cruz noticed that Nicks was walking on his own, without any crutches.“That’s definitely a good sign,’’...
Liberty loses to Mystics, falls to 6-12
The Washington Mystics were glad to finally get their first road win of the season in their last game before the Olympic break. Crystal Langhorne scored 24 points and Monique...
Former Knicks guard Billups re-signs with Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Five-time All-Star Chauncey Billups is staying with the Los Angeles Clippers. The team said Friday that the unrestricted free agent has re-signed, a move coach Vinny Del...
Knicks 'unhappy' about new Rockets offer sheet to Lin
LAS VEGAS -- Jeremy Lin has signed a revamped Rockets offer sheet for three years and $25 million, according to a league source. All $25 million is guaranteed.With the previous...
Brooklyn native plays for US in World Deaf Football Championships
Russian immigrant and Brooklyn native Maksim Kleimenov is representing the United States in the World Deaf Football Championships this month. Kleimenov, who immigrated to the United States in 1997, and...
Newly acquired guard Johnson says Nets are superior to Knicks
Joe Johnson may not be a man of many words, but he didn't need much to launch the latest salvo in the burgeoning rivalry between the Nets and Knicks."The Nets,"...
Red Bulls acquire St. John's alum Gaudette from Galaxy
The New York Red Bulls acquired goalkeeper Bill Gaudette from the Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday, in exchange for a draft choice. Gaudette, 30, joined the Galaxy this season, and...
Ex-Mets star Dykstra pleads guilty in bankruptcy fraud case
LOS ANGELES — Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has pleaded guilty to three counts stemming from a bankruptcy fraud case in Los Angeles. Dykstra entered his plea Friday...
Three Americans dead after private jet crashes in France
LE CASTELLET, France — A French official says a private plane has caught fire and crashed on landing at Le Castellet airport in southern France, killing the three Americans on...
Apple returns to environmental ratings list
Apple Inc. says it is putting its products back on an environmental ratings registry, saying it made a mistake in removing them from the list. The Cupertino, Calif., company says...
Man jumps to death from George Washington Bridge
A man jumped to his death today from the George Washington Bridge, law enforcement sources said. The 35-year-old leapt from the south sidewalk of the span at about 1 p.m....
Ex-WWE star Bautista to make MMA debut
Dave Bautista will be stepping into a different kind of ring in the fall.Bautista, the former WWE heavyweight champion (he was known in pro wrestling as Batista), will be making...
GM Soler says Red Bulls looking for a 10, maybe this summer or next year
Red Bulls GM Erik Soler laughed off head coach Hans Backe’s statement that the team was negotiating personal terms with a Designated Player as “optimistic,” saying they had a number...
Brian Cashman's accused stalker back in court after week home with mom
One week out of Rikers, and the accused shake-down mistress of Yankees GM Brian Cashman has gone from frumpy to fabulous. Louise Meanwell came to Manhattan Supreme Court today in...
To make more dependents, Obama guts welfare reform
In a move that may prove to be illegal, the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new memo basically taking the guts out of the 1996 welfare...
Construction worker hurt at WTC site
An iron worker at the 3 World Trade Center construction site was rushed to the hospital this afternoon after a beam fell on him, authorities said. The injured man was...
Griffin off Olympic team with knee injury
WASHINGTON — Blake Griffin has officially withdrawn from the Olympics and Anthony Davis has been added to the U.S. basketball team’s roster. Griffin needs surgery to repair torn cartilage in...
Saints, Brees agree on $100 million deal
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees has agreed to a five-year, $100 million contract with the New Orleans Saints, with $60 million guaranteed, said a person familiar with the deal. Brees...
Obama: Romney, GOP 'not serious' about deficit
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Challenging his opponent on taxes and spending, President Barack Obama said Friday if Mitt Romney and Republican leaders are unwilling to let tax cuts lapse for...
Peregrine Financial Group CEO arrested, charged with making false statements
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The chief executive officer of an Iowa-based brokerage firm admitted in a suicide note that he carried out an elaborate fraud scheme in which he embezzled...
Red Bulls trade for ex-St Johns GK Gaudette
The Red Bulls dealt for keeper Bill Gaudette today, a deal they won’t announce until later this afternoon. They actually had the 30-year-old veteran in camp this preseason, but didn’t...
No deal: 'Rapist' switches plea, insists sex was consensual
A serial Upper East Side sex fiend threw a giant monkey wrench into his own sentencing today — shocking the judge, prosecutors and his lawyers by reneging on his May...
Red Bulls won't pass up strikers waiting for Rodgers, could sign him in 2013
The Luke Rodgers visa saga may stretch on longer than anybody expected. The Red Bulls have no idea when they’ll find out about his visa appeal, and said they won’t...
Cop being investigated for slur against Boston's Crawford
LEOMINSTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts police officer is under investigation after allegations that he directed a racial slur at Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford last week. Leominster (LEH’-min-stuhr) Mayor...
Cops shot at in Brooklyn
Two plainclothes officers patrolling in Brooklyn came under fire early this morning when a gun-toting thug started blasting at them – just 90 minutes after police arrested another armed punk...
J.Lo follows Tyler, leaves 'American Idol'
Jennifer Lopez is the second judge in two days to say she's leaving the hit Fox TV show "American Idol." Her rep, Mark Young, said today that Lopez is ending...
WATCH: Kobe, Irving make $50K bet on one-on-one game
It’s time for Kyrie Irving and Kobe Bryant to put their money where their mouths are.In a video posted on YouTube, Irving, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, and...
Devils' Janssen apologizes for off-color gay remark
New Jersey Devils enforcer Cam Janssen has apologized for a profanity-laced interview in which he made several comments, including one about homosexuals. Janssen, who re-signed with the Devils this offseason...
Murder charge hiked to first-degree for Qns. man who 'tortured' ex-girlfriend: DA
A University of Florida law school graduate intended to cruelly torture his ex-girlfriend when he beat and strangled her, a prosecutor said in announcing that the man has been charged...
FRIDAY FIVE: Five MLB teams sitting on the fence
Sorry for no post yesterday. As payback (not really), let's provide two Friday Fives for the price of one today. First, here's my column in today's Post on the five...
Ratko Mladic's genocide trial halted because of his health
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ratko Mladic's genocide trial was halted Friday for a second day running because the former Bosnian Serb military commander was undergoing medical tests and under observation...
U.S. Open champ Simpson withdraws from British Open
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson withdrew from the British Open on Friday as he awaits the birth of his second child. It will be the second time...
Yankees sign top pick Hensley after shoulder abnormality discovered
The Yankees signed first-round pick Ty Hensley Thursday night, but instead of the $1.6 million the right-hander was originally supposed to get, the deal was reduced to $1.2 million after...
WATCH: Capsized boat victim's mom believed cabin was safest place for daughter
Lisa Gaines, whose 7-year-old daughter Victoria was among the three children who died when a yacht capsized on a Fourth-of-July boat ride, fought back tears as she relived the nightmare...
Eva Rausing's husband arrested on suspicion of murder
The husband of Eva Rausing, one of Britain's richest women, has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of his wife, even though no cause of death has...
Surfing goats ride waves in California
SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH, Calif. — Two goats named Goatee and Pismo are wowing California beachgoers with their surfing skills. The goats' owner, Dana McGregor, says he taught his goats...
Bloomberg not confident decision blocking school closures can be overturned
Mayor Bloomberg didn't sound very confident today that the city would be able to overturn an arbitrator's decision blocking the closure of 24 under-performing schools. "It's very difficult getting the...
Condi Rice emerges as frontrunner in Romney VP race: report
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has narrowed the field of candidates to be his running mate come November — and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has emerged as the...
US wholesale prices rose only 0.1 percent in June
WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices rose only slightly last month, as higher costs for food and pickup trucks offset another drop in energy prices. But overall inflation stayed mild. The...
Syria activists: Regime killed scores in village
BEIRUT — Anti-regime activists in Syria said Friday that government gunners rained shells on a poor, farming village before armed thugs moved in, leaving scores of people dead in what...
JETS TOP 25: No. 9 Dustin Keller
As the Jets enter the quiet part of the summer between the spring program and training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25...
People flocking to 'Virgin Mary' tree in NJ
Hundreds of people have been visiting a tree in West New York, N.J., because they say they see the image of the Virgin Mary carved into the bark. A woman...
Mortgage applications boost Wells Fargo's second-quarter earnings
Wells Fargo's net income and revenue rose in the second quarter, driven by a pickup in lending and a decline in the amount of bad loans. The San Francisco-based bank...
Car crashes into Long Island Dunkin' Donuts, pinning customer and injuring four other people
Police say an 85-year-old man lost control of his car and crashed through the window of a Dunkin' Donuts on New York's Long Island, pinning a customer and injuring four...
Construction to cause major delays on GW Bridge starting Saturday
A three-month construction project is expected to create major backups for New Jersey drivers crossing the George Washington Bridge. The project on the Alexander Hamilton Bridge on the New York...
Clinton declares Myanmar open to US investment
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Myanmar open to American investment Friday, introducing the reformist president to leaders of some of the U.S.'s biggest corporations...
JPMorgan traders may have tried to conceal $5.8 billion in losses, almost triple original estimate
JPMorgan Chase said Friday that its traders may have tried to conceal the losses from a soured bet that has embarrassed the bank and cost it almost $6 billion —...
Voter ID won't sway Pa.
Pennsylvania is a swing state this year because of the state's new voter ID law, says Jonathan Alter. If Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson "upholds a new Pennsylvania election law at...
DOT study claims residential-permit parking isn't needed for Barclays Center, Yankee Stadium
A new city study has put the breaks on efforts to bring residential-permit parking to neighborhoods closest to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Yankee Stadium in The Bronx – claiming there’s...
San Francisco's mandatory $750 water fountain
The nanny state just can't stop. Nanny mecca San Francisco's latest non-issue is the plastic water bottle. According to the Washington Post, the city is going to pass a law to...
NCAA awaiting answers from Penn St.
In a letter Joe Paterno dictated weeks before his death in January, the former Penn State football coach said the scandal created by the monstrous acts of pedophile Jerry Sandusky...
St. John's star Hardy getting shot with Heat
Now this is on-the-job training. After spending his entire career as a shooting guard — through high school, college and his one year overseas in Italy — former St. John’s...
Smith holds on to win New Jersey State Open
Benjamin Smith started the final round of the 92nd New Jersey State Open Thursday with a two-shot lead, and he needed every inch of separation to capture the prestigious C.W....
Former Queens College star Wierzbicki proving himself during overseas career
Bradd Wierzbicki has spent much of his career feeling undervalued by those on the outside. He’s used to it now even as it continues during his productive professional career. “That...
Kidd willing to be Lin’s backup, but wants to close Knicks games
Jason Kidd, in his latest stop on his journey to the Hall of Fame, wants to teach, wants to mentor, wants to instruct Jeremy Lin. But Kidd also wants to...
New Knicks veterans help, but it will be same old story
They have not arrived in the nick of time, because that time is long gone, and there is no Fountain of Youth that can help Jason Kidd turn back the...
Pavlin prepping for challenge of Brewster Academy, quest for DI scholarship
READING, Pa. – Zuri Pavlin will go from one extreme to another, from obscurity at tiny Manhattan private school Calhoun to the world of big-time prep basketball at Brewster Academy...
Naz principal: Jamison not fired as hoops coach
Todd Jamison is still the varsity boys basketball at Nazareth. Principal Providencia Quiles said contrary to published reports no one has been fired as of yet after Jamison and athletic...
Knicks stars rip proposed 23-and-under rule for 2016 Olympics
LAS VEGAS — Carmelo Anthony will be 32 years old in 2016. He isn’t sure yet whether he wants to play in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. But his road...
Five to watch after the All-Star break
Stinker of an All-Star Game, eh? Unless you’re a Giants fan. No worries. Just put it behind you and focus on baseball’s second half, which should be anything but a...
Bronx product and St. John's grad Hardy ready to bring the Heat
Now this is on-the-job training. After spending his entire career as a shooting guard, through high school, college and his one year overseas in Italy, former St. John’s star Dwight...
Business briefs
Jobless dropThe Labor Department said new claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 26,000 last week, which had only four days because of the July 4 holiday, to 350,000. Inn troubleMarriott...
Libor stalks banks
Wall Street’s biggest banks may be forced to cough up more than $14 billion to settle regulatory probes and lawsuits over the growing interest-rate scandal that has upended top brass...
‘Occupy’ catches a few rays in the Sun
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Now this is the 1 percent. The Occupy Wall Street movement yesterday crashed Allen & Co.’s exclusive media retreat, where the nation’s wealthiest business titans rub...
One heckuva goof
What a day for Yahoo! The No. 1 web portal revealed yesterday it had 450,000 user names stolen by hackers — just hours before it faced anxious shareholders at their...
Ackman stake shakes up P&G
Procter & Gamble should not split into two — a beauty & grooming unit and household care business, a source close to the company said. The subject of a split...
TomKat breakup a boon for celebrity mags
The dissolved marriage of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes has been a celebrity magazine bonanza — at least judging by newsstand sales in the first post-split week.People was the biggest...
Wells hit with ‘bad faith’ suit
Wells Fargo Bank charges inflated premiums when it procures “force-placed” property insurance for homeowners whose coverage has lapsed, a Pompano Beach, Fla., lawyer claimed in a lawsuit. “The premiums are...
TopShop at Nordstrom
Nordstrom Seattle-based chain of more than 100 department stores, has reached a deal to sell clothes from the British fashion brand Topshop. Topshop women’s as well as Topman men’s goods...
Tekserve competitor opens two doors away
Yo, Mac Daddy — say hello to my little store! Tekserve, the Apple dealer and repair shop on West 23rd Street that has made itself a mecca for Manhattan’s Mac-obsessed,...
Final days of Peregrine Financial
Russ Wasendorf Sr. spent 32 years building his futures firm, Peregrine Financial Group. It took only hours for it to come crashing down. On Sunday afternoon, Wasendorf granted regulators permission...
Xbox still in driver’s seat
Microsoft said it sold 257,000 Xbox 360 consoles in the US in June, leading the market for the current-generation players with a 47 percent share. Sales in June marked the...
Google’s game plan
While Google CEO Larry Page has regained his voice, he left all the talking yesterday to Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Speaking at a press conference, Schmidt was mum on the...
‘Samaritan’ in Bx. rape arrested
A woman visiting from North Carolina was raped, tied up and robbed in her Bronx hotel room by a thug who had volunteered to show her the way back there...
Perv’s sick adieu
A pedophile creepily declared his undying love yesterday for the young neighbor he molested for years, as a Brooklyn judge stuck to a deal to jail him for a mere...
Cop-tape teen sues over bust
August Scotch-Marmo’s father is a lawyer and his mother a screenwriter — and he is suing the city for arresting him for making a cellphone video of cops in action.The...
‘Poison’ ivory duo
This was one jumbo bust. Officials confiscated $2 million in elephant ivory from two Diamond District jewelers in what’s being touted as one of the biggest seizures of illegal ivory...
Lights, camera, look out below!
These dramatic photos show how “The Good Wife” co-star Kristin Chenoweth was knocked unconscious on set in Brooklyn. Chenoweth, 43, was smacked in the head Wednesday when a light-reflector frame...
Team USA, China-made
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a new use for the Olympic torch. The Nevada Democrat yesterday was so furious that the Ralph Lauren-designed, beret-topped wardrobe for US...
New app zaps Birds
From birds to nerds! Amazing Alex, a brand-new app, knocked Angry Birds off the top perch as soon as it was released. Alex, a puzzle game involving physics, became the...
'Grabby' manager at LI office accused of girl-on-girl 'harassment'
All she needs are work boots and a hardhat! A female manager at a Long Island-based national women’s organization was a catcalling, butt-slapping, lecherous boss from hell who propositioned the...
Occupy flee ma gets no-jail deal
Occupy Wall Street protester and runaway mom Stacey Hessler is back home and has let her lawyer take a no-jail deal in Manhattan Criminal Court.Hessler, 39, left her husband and...
Nun-slay car belonged to wealthy Hamptons businessman: police
The owner of the Volkswagen SUV that fatally struck a Catholic nun in a hit-and-run is a wealthy debt collector who owns a massive Hamptons estate close to the scene,...
Bigger list of fallen Bravest
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo has signed legislation to expand the list of names on the Fallen Firefighters Memorial beyond those volunteers and professionals who died as a direct result of...
Logo $uit Rocs Jay-Z
A Bronx man filed suit yesterday against Jay-Z and the rapper’s former Roc-A-Fella Records partners for allegedly stiffing him out of at least $7 million in royalties for designing the...
Punk-war wounds
There was no indictment yet — but plenty of invective — when the former bassist for the Cro-Mags punk group appeared in court yesterday for allegedly stabbing two former bandmates...
Time’s up for twisted temptress
Five years after she was convicted of seducing and repeatedly bedding a 13-year-old boy student, a still-sultry Upper East Side Montessori school headmistress must surrender July 23 to begin serving...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A Midtown subway station was evacuated during the evening rush hour yesterday after an ammunition box was spotted on a train, authorities said. Cops descended on the Seventh...
Long Island cop’s mistress suing Nassau County over affair
She had an affair with a cop — and now she wants taxpayers to foot the bill. The mistress of a married Nassau County cop — who enjoyed more than...
‘Killer’ mom triple threat
A crazed Bronx monster-mom was so hellbent on killing her two little kids that she used three different methods on the tragic tots, prosecutors said yesterday. Lisette Bamenga, who pleaded...
Pizza guy fatally stabbed
A man was stabbed to death on his way home from a party in upper Manhattan, police and friends said yesterday. José Reyes Silva, 20, was knifed in the heart...
British billionaire couple's drug-hell descent exposed
They were billionaires but lived like paupers in a $100 million London mansion. They were one of Europe’s glamour couples, friends of Prince Charles, but retreated from ornate ballrooms and...
Hen-pecked approach to Lyme disease
It’s a hot summer in the Northeast — but not as hot as the quirky little market for guinea hens, the latest fad for the monied set looking to do...
Now Tyler, J.Lo set to exit ‘Idol’
“American Idol” is losing its judges. First came word that Randy Jackson was being ousted after 11 seasons. Then Jennifer Lopez hinted she was history, telling “Today” it may be...
Texting-driving tix soar
ALBANY — U drive, u text, u pay.Police issued nearly four times more texting-while-driving tickets to motorists in the year since a law aimed at cracking down on the dangerous...
17% cab hike - and that’s for starters
Taxi passengers will get slapped with a more expensive ride come September — and then possibly again next year. The Taxi & Limousine Commission yesterday green-lighted a 17 percent fare...
Quinn slams slow vote
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn charged yesterday that the failure of the city’s Board of Elections to provide timely results in Rep. Charles Rangel’s congressional primary last month “threatens the...
Cop in ticket-fixing scandal accused of plotting to rub out key witness
The cop at the center of the Bronx ticket-fixing scandal plotted to rub out the key witness in the case — by hiring a hit man with money borrowed against...
NYPD cop 'stole' police guns from station house to sell them on the street: sources
An NYPD cop was busted last night on charges of breaking into his colleagues’ lockers in their station house and stealing guns that were sold on the street, The Post...
Hopefuls’ wealth of expertise
Two councilmen vying to manage the city’s finances next year are among the wealthiest members of the legislative body. Comptroller candidates Dan Garodnick (D-Manhattan) and Domenic Recchia (D-Brooklyn) reported some...
Freeh Report blasts Paterno, other Penn State officials in Sandusky abuse scandal
Put him in the Hall of Shame! Tarnished Penn State football legend Joe Paterno and other top school officials covered up Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse for 14 years —...
Wires found on JFK-Madrid flight could have been bomb part: sources
Wires sheathed in a plastic tube found aboard a Madrid-bound Delta flight might have been a bomb component, law enforcement sources said today. Though no actual bomb was discovered, authorities...
Silence of Paterno and other Penn State leaders over Sandusky unforgivable
The whole time, word after appalling word, page after heartbreaking page, one sentence keeps flashing in the memory. It is Jim McKay, the great ABC broadcaster, staring somberly into a...
Prez rivals: You’re a liar. No, you’re a liar.
WASHINGTON — The presidential race just got personal.President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney yesterday acted like schoolyard enemies, calling each other “liars,” and attacking each other’s character for the first...
DC cop 'threatened' to shoot Michelle Obama
WASHINGTON — A DC cop who worked as a motorcycle escort for the first family has allegedly threatened to shoot Michelle Obama. The motorcycle officer allegedly showed fellow cops a...
I didn’t tell the tale right
WASHINGTON — It’s the storytelling, stupid. In the midst of a bitter election campaign and struggling to right the economy, President Obama yesterday claimed that his biggest mistake as president...
Reading the Arab spring elections
With results from Libya’s first free elections, we now have a snapshot of political opinion in almost all Arab Spring countries. (Only Yemen is yet to hold post-despot elections.) So...
Tappan Zee detour
Will the new Tappan Zee get built before the old one falls down? Reading the news and blogs, you’d think no. A dispute between Gov. Cuomo (a Democrat) and Westchester...
Our culture of cheaters
The Issue: Whether the students in the Stuyvesant cheating scandal were given an apt punishment. *** If anyone wants to know why this country is in trouble, just look at...
Dem donor’s departure: Taxes too high even for rich
The Issue: Democratic fundraiser Denise Rich’s renouncement of her US citizenship. *** The departure of Denise Rich is another case of “good riddance,” the damage having already been done (“Ain’t...
It’s Really So, Joe
“Our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of [Jerry] Sandusky’s child victims by the most senior leaders at Penn State. The most...
Big crime, little time
Not even the sickening sight of a child molester professing his love for one of his tormented victims was enough to undo a sweetheart plea deal. So, despite the pleas...
A coalition of the caring
Regarding guns, City Council Speaker Chris Quinn cares. That’s such a comfort. “I know there is great concern in all communities about crime and violence,” Quinn told an online publication...
Sandusky’s enablers
Former FBI Director Louis Freeh has now issued his final report on the Penn State scandal, but the question remains: How could so many decent people fail to act when...
Mitt-nit picks
Is the Romney campaign depending too much on bad economic news to get their guy elected? The argument gaining traction among conservatives is that the Romneyites aren’t making a strong-enough...
Latest 'Ice Age' doesn’t drift far from formula
"Ice Age: Continental Drift” does accurately convey a sense of prehistoric times. Carbon-dating techniques peg its inspiration to approximately 2006, when movies about pirates and Tyler Perry still seemed relatively...
Don’t lose your head
Idea for a new discipline: Take the herstory of a famous event, then put back in the boring kings, political declarations and armies, without any mention of needlepoint or what...
Fast becoming Robert De Zero
Robert De Niro, who seems hellbent of late on capturing The Post’s annual Turkey Award for Worst Actor, certainly got an impressive start with his self-parodying role as a derelict...
These hills are alive with the dead
‘Who’s your favorite actor?” asks a paramedic, as he rides with a bloodied young woman in the back of an ambulance. It might be a kindly attempt to distract her,...
Ballplayer: Pelotero
Twenty percent of all players in baseball’s major and minor leagues come from the Dominican Republic. That’s one of the revelations in “Ballplayer: Pelotero,” a documentary narrated by John Leguizamo...
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines And Mystery Of Raymond Scott
As film editor turned documentarian Stan Warnow correctly observes, “it’s painful to watch” his shy father — a celebrated composer of eccentric “swing” music who was drafted into replacing his...
The Imposter
In San Antonio in 1994, 13-year-old Nicholas Patrick Barclay disappeared. Three years later, his family received a call saying a teenager picked up by police was claiming to be Nicholas....
Trishna
England’s answer to Steven Soderbergh — the prolific and fearless Michael Winterbottom — who reimagined Thomas Hardy’s “The Mayor of Casterbridge” in the Old West in “The Claim,” now outsources...
Grassroots
At first glance, “Grassroots” doesn’t seem like much of an idea for a movie. Nor at second, third or fourth glance. Your fifth glance will be at your watch, and...
Just Park it to get your Phil of classical music
One of the nicest things about a concert in the park is that, even if you’re late, you get to hear most of the music. So what if there’s a...
Hot tracks for ‘Soul Train’
If Berry Gordy Jr. can hit Broadway, why not Don Cornelius? Gordy, as The Post reported last month, is developing a Broadway show based on his life and the story...
Drunkboat
John Malkovich has given ludicrous performances in bad movies, but at all times and in all ways, the man has screen presence. He can sit immobile next to the fire...
Union Square
You know this person: the woman with the streaky mascara and bad highlights, having a screaming cellphone meltdown in a public place. Mira Sorvino’s Lucy is down from The Bronx...
Easy Money
Gritty visuals and a strong central performance elevate the routine crime story at the heart of Sweden’s “Easy Money,” a sort of mash-up of “Goodfellas” and “The Great Gatsby.” JW...
The search for sport
Don't sweat it! A slew of sleek new fitness-friendly Web sites makes scheduling your next workout a breeze. These five sites can help you book classes — from the traditional...
SNY's Ojeda: Mets can remain in wild-card contention
What Bobby Ojeda has liked most about the Mets is their ability to never look ahead. That should not be a problem this week with crucial matchups at the Braves...
5 questions for Curtis Strange
Espn analyst Curtis Strange previews the British Open at Royal Lytham with The Post’s Justin Terranova. The two-time U.S. Open champion talks Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and why he never...
Sports Shorts
CYCLING: Rolland wins grueling stage Pierre Rolland of France won the hardest Alpine stage in the Tour de France yesterday, and Bradley Wiggins dusted defending champion Cadel Evans in the...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 System Restore(L),121RNaprvnk4-4-5Balsamo15-12 Metaurus(L),116J Ortiz1-5-6Gullo5-13 Overextended(L),121D Cohen3-2-2Jacobson6-14 Cure(L),121E Castro5-5-3Rice10-15 Regal Strike(L),121J Alvarado4-7-1R Dutrow5-26 Missile Motor(L),121M Studart8-3-2Chtterpl20-17...
Belmont Charts
July 12th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $29,000; clm($16,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. pace inside, kept busyTime: 24.95, 49.06, 1:12.09, 1:35.5, 1:41.58.Trainer: Dominic GalluscioWinner: DK B/...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:55 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $17,000; clm($32,000); 2YO4-Capriccio Blue 5-22-b-GetBehindMe3-11-a-Diana's Catch4-15-Cojo's Loco 5-11-a-Maura'sImge4-12-b-AwesomePrd3-13-By My Side 6-16-Wild Heiress 4-1a,b-CoupledSECOND-6 1/2 fur; $14,000; clm($16,0); 3up1-Miesque Amour6-15-French Politics 9-52-Winningisfun 6-16-StormDaChaser8-13-Fast Fantasy 4-17-Abelha Maestra3-14-TheWnterQee15-1THIRD-6...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Dragon Princess (10th)FIRST: mile trot; $12,000; cond6 Chltdyhtmle(TSmedshmer)2-8-95-14 Chocolatta De Vie(AMiller)3-6-107-25 Latte Hall(JCampbell)3-3-79-21 Mrs Mrs Jones(MLachance)4-2-510-12 Ringside Winner(DDube)3-6-515-13 Chocoholic(CCallahan)5-6-212-17 Hope AndLove(MJohansson)3-6-1015-18 Speeditup Hanover(PBerry)5-8-320-19 She Wears...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $17,000; clm($8,000); 3up 6 Titian (Krigger) 5.00 2.80 2.40 5 Miles Heir (Gryder) 3.40 2.80 4 Film Fortune (Gutierrez) 4.80 * $1 Exacta (6-5) $6.50 * Quinella (5-6)...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $25,000; alw; 3upAFTERNOON TREAT has won three straight from off the pace. SECRET COMMANDER won last two gate to wire. DREAM OF ATLANTIS has significant...
Meadowlands Results
WEATHER Clear TRACK Fast FIRST-mile; trot; $41010; NyssOFF: 12:53 TIME: 1:59.0 3ForADncer(JGregory)2.102.10out5Montana Skies (JMarohnJr)4.20out1Barbara Goldstein (K Crawford)n/a* Perfecta (3-5) $10.00 * Trifecta (3-5-1) $18.20Winner picked by LittleSECOND-mile; trot; $12800; ExcelsiorOFF:...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 13SATJuly 14SUNJuly 15MONJuly 16TUEJuly 17WEDJuly 18THUJuly 19YankeesL.A Angels7:05WWORWCBS 880 AML.A.A.1:05YESWCBSL.A.A.1:05YESWCBSTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.7:05WWORWCBSTor.1:05YESWCBSOak.10:05YESWCBSMetsAtlanta7:35SportsNetNYWFAN 660 AMAtl.4:05FOXWFANAtl.1:35SNYWFANNO GAMEWash.7:05SNYWFANWash.7:05SNYWFANWash.12:35SNYWFANLibertyWashington11amNo TVNO GAMENO GAMEConn.7:00MSGNO GAMEConn.7:00NO TVNOGAMERed BullsNO GAMENO GAMESea.4:00ESPNNO GAMENO GAMEChi.1:00MSG+WLIBNO GAMES.I. YankeesState College7:05No TVLow.7:05No TVLow.5:05No TVLow.7:05No...
Kite posts 9-hole 28, takes 1st-round lead
Tom Kite has set a USGA championship, nine-hole record with a 28 and finished at 5-under 65 to take the early first-round lead at the U.S. Senior Open. Kite matched...
Hondo: The Bucs win there
Bill Smith, aka Harness Racing’s Guru To The Stars, came through for Hondo last night, hitting with Odds On Jan in the fifth at the Meadowlands and missing with Di...
Team USA romps but loses Clippers star Griffin
LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Olympic Team received an expected blowout victory but an unexpected personnel loss. Team USA romped by 54 points over the John Calipari-coached Dominican Republic 113-59...
Jordan: Kobe Dreamin’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan said there’s no way Kobe Bryant and this year’s USA Olympic basketball team could’ve beaten the 1992 Dream Team. Jordan said he laughed — “I...
Selig ‘proud’ of a report caused by his blindness
Years later, he remains the Clown Prince of Baseball, the funniest man in The Game. Not Bob Uecker, Bud Selig. As a self-serving revisionist historian, he’s a hoot. During this...
Cosmos to return to NASL with MLS in sights
After a three-decade hiatus, the New York Cosmos finally will return to the field next year in the NASL. But their ultimate goal is far higher: to eventually reach MLS,...
Contrite Reggie on track for Yankees return
Yankees officials truly believe Reggie Jackson feels remorseful about his recent remarks concerning Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, current Hall of Fame members and future Cooperstown candidates, published in “Sports Illustrated.”...
Yankees GM may stand pat again at deadline
His opponents believe Brian Cashman isn’t going to be active before the July 31 trading deadline. Others think the Yankees general manager is waiting until the last possible second to...
Yankees’ Martin eager for hot second half
The last image of Yankees catcher Russell Martin from the first half of the season was of him tearing a towel after being pinch-hit for during Saturday’s loss in Boston....
Teletovic, Evans believe Nets are contenders
The Nets will fete stars Joe Johnson and Deron Williams today in Brooklyn, but introduced Mirza Teletovic and Reggie Evans yesterday in East Rutherford. Both players said this offseason —...
Shengelia’s strong play impresses Nets’ staff
ORLANDO, Fla. — When asked about Tornike Shengelia the night of the NBA Draft last month, Nets general manager Billy King said he expected the 6-foot-9 forward to spend next...
Veteran Camby glad to be back with Knicks
The Knicks have Allan Houston as an assistant general manager, Larry Johnson as a player development rep, Herb Williams as an assistant coach. And now Marcus Camby. As a player....
High-flier White looking to stick with the Knicks
LAS VEGAS — James White isn’t trying to win the NBA Slam-Dunk contest as much as he’s trying to win playing time as a Knicks swingman. Even more minutes might...
Yankees likely AL East locks despite setbacks
You can read anything into the numbers baseball drowns in during an era in which there seemingly is a statistic that measures a player’s performance based on what hand he...
Harvey could get a shot at Gee’s spot in Mets rotation
ATLANTA — Consider him a dark horse, but stud pitching prospect Matt Harvey hasn’t been eliminated from the conversation for Dillon Gee’s spot in the Mets’ rotation. Gee is scheduled...
Mets' success keeping Collins young
No one had more fun at the All-Star Game than Terry Collins. No manager in baseball is having more fun or doing a better job than Collins. The Mets, quite...
Santana ‘fine,’ will make Sunday start for Mets
ATLANTA — Johan Santana would gladly take the ball Friday night for the Mets, but is content to wait until Sunday. The Mets lefty said he is “fine” following extra...
Over the Hill
When thinking back on the night that her husband — the slack-jawed, foul-mouthed president of the United States, Bud Hammond — was caught in a sex scandal, future Secretary of...
Was accountant cooking the books in Fantasy Suite?
The accountant for “The Bachelor” is being accused of bilking $600,000 in phony expenses and fake payroll charges. A lawsuit filed in LA alleges Iain Anderson, described as the former...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYLUKE BRYAN, ADAM PERRY - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7MORGAN FREEMAN, ZAC BROWN BAND, FREIDA PINTO - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4RAY ROMANO, KRISTEN JOHNSTON - LIVE! with...
Cruise control
The Church of Scientology has so many stars — from Tom Cruise to Kirstie Alley — it could start its own TV channel. And now it looks like it’s doing...
Who's zooming who!
1. MLB All-Star Game 1,095,606 2. Love & Hip Hop Atlanta 1,046,780 3. Home Run Derby 787,536 4. SpongeBob 670,662 5. Bad Girls Club 613,42 6. Pretty Little Liars 526,484...
Weird but true
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DC officer told fellow cops he would 'shoot' Michelle Obama: report
WASHINGTON — A DC cop who worked as a motorcycle escort for the first family has allegedly threatened to shoot Michelle Obama. The motorcycle officer allegedly showed fellow cops a...
No explosives found on plane that returned to JFK
Officials say no explosives were found on a plane that returned to JFK Thursday, after suspicious wires were discovered in the plane's bathroom. Delta Flight 126 took off at 8:10...
Gambino mob associate gets 23 years
He wanted to live like a wiseguy. Now he will — by spending the next two decades in a federal pen. A reputed Gambino crime family associate called “the ultimate...
Pizza deliveryman stabbed to death
A pizza deliveryman was stabbed to death on his way home from a party in Inwood, police and friends said. Jose Reyes Silva, 20, was jumped by three men and...
Photo shows Trayvon Martin's blood-soaked hoodie
A batch of newly released Trayvon Martin documents includes a grim photo of the slain teen’s blood-soaked hooded sweatshirt and fatal bullet hole. The photo, unveiled today by Florida’s state...
City pays out nearly $2M to passengers injured in SI ferry crash
New York City has paid out nearly $2 million to settle lawsuits filed by passengers injured when a Staten Island ferry crashed into a pier while docking in July 2009....
Impressions as Nets fall to Thunder
ORLANDO – The Nets dropped to 0-4 this week after giving up another late lead and losing to the Thunder, 87-86, in the fourth day of the weeklong summer league...
A bull market in guinea hens
It’s a hot summer in the Northeast — but not as hot as the quirky little market for guinea hens — the latest fad for the monied set looking to...
Missing Queens woman feared dead found in Texas
A Queens woman whose relatives feared she had been killed after she disappeared last weekend has been found in Texas. Rajwinder Kaur had been missing since Sunday, but Dallas cops...