July 24, 2012
A-Rod breaks hand, Seattle beats Yankees 4-2
SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez broke Alex Rodriguez's left hand when he hit him with a pitch in the eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners' ace picked up his fifth straight...
Melo scores 27 off the bench to lead USA past Spain
BARCELONA, Spain — Gold medal at stake or nothing at all, the U.S. Olympic basketball team is too good for Spain. Carmelo Anthony came off the bench to score 23...
Ichiro batting eighth for the Yankees again
Ichiro Suzuki better get used to hitting near the bottom of the lineup.The newest Yankee will be batting eighth Tuesday night against his old team, the Mariners, for the second...
Nationals end Dickey's streak in 5-2 win over Mets
Adam LaRoche and the Washington Nationals handed R.A. Dickey his first loss in three months, beating the sinking Mets 5-2 Tuesday night behind Gio Gonzalez's seven crisp innings. LaRoche hit...
NHLPA draws closer to making counterproposal
TORONTO — The NHL Players’ Association is almost ready to table its own vision for a new collective bargaining agreement. As negotiations with the NHL resumed Tuesday, NHLPA executive director...
Giants' Osi thinks Rex has 'learned his lesson' on trash talk
Osi Umenyiora figures the NFL will see a different Rex Ryan this season after the Jets coach could not deliver on his many bold promises, especially after all the talk...
MMA helping to rehabilitate terrorists in London: report
A London man is using mixed martial arts as a vehicle to rehabilitate terrorists who have been released from prison.Usman Raja, a veteran Muslim cagefighter, began taking dangerous offenders into...
Breaking down the UFC's glut of middleweight contenders
The middleweight division might not be the best in the UFC. But right now it’s the most interesting.Anderson Silva has a slew of potential contenders for his title, with varying...
Sharon Osbourne won't return to 'AGT'
“America’s Got Talent” needs a new judge.Sharon Osbourne, eager to spend time in Los Angeles with her family, announced Tuesday that she won’t be returning for the NBC show’s eighth...
Sailor rescued near Liberty Island
National Park Service police rescued a shipwrecked sailor from the waters near Liberty Island today, authorities said. Jonathan Kreger, 36, of Rutherford, NJ, was sailing his 15-foot sailboat when it...
Great catch!
I don’t remember much of my Hillbilly Handfishin’ experience. Luckily, I have it on tape.Was it embarrassing to watch? OMG, yes.Was I nervous and excited to do it? My constant...
FBI busts Jimmy Meng, 1st Asian-American to serve in NY legistlature, for bribery
The first Asian-American in history of Empire state politics to serve in New York's legislature was arrested today by FBI agents and charged with bribery. Jimmy Meng, 68, a former...
B'klyn Grandmothers LOV celebrated by NYPD
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly presented members of the Brooklyn group, Grandmothers LOV, with certificates today for their work to improve crime in Brooklyn’s troubled neighborhoods. “I want to thank people...
Ex-con gets 20 years for grisly 'suitcase' slay
He tried to roll his troubles away. But ex-con Hassan Malik was sentenced to 20 years prison today for the suitcase he abandoned on an East Harlem street just before...
Jeremy says he let Linsanity go to his head: report
Linsanity got the better of Jeremy Lin. The former Knicks point guard admitted that he let the whirlwind of attention get to his head over the winter, but he never...
Mets send Duda down to Triple-A, call up Acosta
Lucas Duda survived one roster demotion, but not another. The Mets purchased the contract of righty reliever Manny Acosta and demoted Duda to Triple-A on Tuesday afternoon. The right fielder...
Graphic theater scene cut from upcoming movie 'Gangster Squad'
The consequences of the recent Colorado shooting continues to be felt in Hollywood. The upcoming film “Gangster Squad” will omit a scene in which gangsters shoot up an unsuspecting audience...
Taking a look at the Jets roster, position by position
The Jets report for training camp on Thursday. We decided to take a look at the Jets roster as camp opens. The Jets currently have 89 players, one less than...
Giants' Osi: More NFL players should 'be like' Tebow
Osi Umenyiora has caught Tebow fever, too. The Giants defensive end, upset by recent accounts of his fellow NFL players getting into trouble with the law, told the Bergen Record...
Park-ing cops go hi-tech
Parks police are now speaking softly and carrying small sticks. Brooklyn Bridge Park has ordered its officers to carry electronic rods that plug into special buttons installed at 20 hidden...
Warner Bros. set to make 'substantial' donation
Warner Bros., the studio behind "The Dark Knight Rises," plans to make a donation to charities aiding the victims of the Aurora, Colo., shooting, according to a new report. The...
Truck company insists driver was going '15 mph' before bus collision that killed 1, injured 6
The owner of a cement truck that slammed into a school bus, killing one and injuring six, said today his driver was going just 15 mph when he made an...
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time preview
Sony held a media preview event for its upcoming titles for the Fall/Winter and The Post’s Game Report was able to check out some of the showcase’s best. Over the...
Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law sentenced to life in prison for killing family
CHICAGO — The man convicted of gunning down the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. Hudson, who attended...
Yankees' Gardner undergoes successful elbow surgery
Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner had successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to repair his right, non-throwing elbow, according to his agent Joe Bick.“Everything went well,” Bick said.The surgery was performed by Yankees...
Merck licenses 2 new compounds against HIV virus
TRENTON, NJ — Drugmaker Merck & Co., a pioneer in AIDS research, is licensing two experimental HIV drugs from other companies and advancing one of its own into mid-stage patient...
Rescuers of Verrazano jumper thought they would 'lose' suicidal man
The brave first responders who pulled a suicidal Brooklyn man off the Verrazano Narrows Bridge yesterday thought they were going to lose the man, they said today at 1 Police...
'Hockey mom madam's' partner files papers to have case dismissed
It's not a crime to watch. The beautiful accused accomplice of alleged "Hockey mom madam" Anna Gristina wants a Manhattan judge to dismiss her promoting prostitution case -- because the...
Ryan rips Rangers' Hamilton for 'giving away at-bats'
Nolan Ryan tossed some high heat in Josh Hamilton’s general direction this week.The Rangers president and CEO took shots at his star player for “giving away at-bats” and saying he...
DVD Extra: Shysters, con men and fallen women in 13 Pre-Codes
Has anyone researched whether movie attendance dropped after Hollywood's Production Code began to be rigorously enforced, largely at the behest of the Catholic Church, in mid-1934? Certainly things were a...
Ichiro's strange day ends as a Yankee
Imagine waking up in the morning, getting ready to go to work at the same place you've been for more than 11 years. You're an established, senior member of your...
Pepsi to sponsor Super Bowl halftime show
Pepsi has scored the Super Bowl halftime show. The soda giant says it struck a multiyear deal with the National Football League to sponsor the big game's musical performance. Financial...
Baby of man wounded in 'Batman' shooting is born
DENVER — A woman whose husband was critically wounded in the Colorado movie theater shooting has given birth to the couple's first child. Hugo Jackson Medley was born at 7:11...
Knicks sign veteran guard Brewer
The Knicks filled one of their biggest remaining needs Tuesday when they agreed to a one-year deal with free agent Ronnie Brewer.The deal, which was first reported by NBA.com, gives...
NYC acquires final section for High Line
New York City has acquired the third and final section of the High Line, an elevated stretch of historic freight rail line that's been converted to a public park. Mayor...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Yankees are blasts from the past
Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones, Eric Chavez and Ichiro Suzuki.If I had told you that was the Yankees’ lineup in 2002, you would have thought it was something out...
Teen held in connection with Bx. gun fight that killed boy, 4
A 17-year-old boy in police custody admitted he fired shots -- allegedly in self-defense -- during the gun battle that killed a sweet 4-year-old kid, officials said today. Investigators don’t...
Pa. monsignor gets 3-6 years in sex abuse cover-up
PHILADELPHIA — A Roman Catholic monsignor who became the first U.S. church official branded a felon for covering up sex abuse claims against priests was sentenced Tuesday to three to...
The Ichiro trade, the Turner trade and the Mets
Well, at least I didn’t post a blog entry last week with a comprehensive list of available outfielders for the Yankees that didn’t include the outfielder they wound up actually...
Nets sign second-round pick Shengelia
The Nets officially announced the signing of second round pick Tornike Shengelia Tuesday morning.“Toko had a very good summer league which led us to signing him for this season,” Nets...
NYC says gay marriage has $259M impact in a year
Officials estimate gay marriage has had an economic impact of $259 million on New York City in the past year. The figure was issued Tuesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and...
TIFF 2012: 'Looper' opens buzzy slate with Murray's FDR and Malick's 'Wonder'
Even a pre-dawn embargo break couldn't put a damper on this morning's press conference by the Toronto Film Festival, at which one of the most exciting lineups in years was...
Nets target Kirilenko will return to NBA this season: report
According to CSKA Moscow president Andrey Vatutin, Andrei Kirilenko will be returning to the NBA next season.The only question now is where he will play.In an interview with Russian newspaper...
Doctors line public hearing for proposed NY sugary drink ban
Doctors lined up at a public hearing to speak in favor of a proposed ban on large sugary drinks in New York, saying sodas and other sweetened beverages are a...
Jackson family drama gets physical; Janet allegedly called Paris 'spoiled little b----'
A Jackson family feud got physical in California yesterday with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies called to break up a fight, sources said. The disturbance happened at the Calabasas home...
Japanese fans hope Yankees can bring Ichiro World Series
TOKYO -- Japan reacted to the news that Ichiro Suzuki has been traded to the Yankees with surprise and anticipation that the move might lead to a World Series ring....
JETS TOP 25: No. 2 Nick Mangold
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
Quinn doesn't get NJ gov's gun control comment
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn says there's nothing political about calling for tougher gun control in the wake of the deadly shooting in Colorado. Quinn was asked Tuesday...
Otah comes to Jets with plenty of question marks
The Jets made a trade Monday to acquire tackle Jeff Otah from the Panthers. Otah is coming in to compete for the starting right tackle job with incumbent Wayne Hunter....
Martin says Jets have 'no way around' QB controversy
Curtis Martin sat down with reporters Monday at a luncheon in Manhattan in advance of his induction into the Hall of Fame next month. He touched on a variety of...
'Batman' star Christian Bale visits Colorado shooting victims
AURORA, Colo. -- Batman star Christian Bale visited survivors of the Colorado theater shooting Tuesday, and thanked medical staff and police officers who responded to the attack that killed 12...
NJ Gov. to host Ramadan dinner
PRINCETON, NJ— Several New Jersey Muslim leaders say they've been invited to a Ramadan dinner Tuesday night at the governor's mansion in Princeton. The meal with Gov. Chris Christie at...
FBI seeks evidence against mayor of NJ's capital
TRENTON, NJ — FBI agents are seeking evidence of bribery, fraud, extortion and money laundering as they investigate the mayor of New Jersey's capital city. Documents obtained by The Times...
Mourners celebrate life of Sylvia Woods
Sylvia Woods, the founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that bears her name, was remembered Tuesday by her patrons and friends as a warm and welcoming trailblazer who...
Gabby Giffords visits French Alps during summer vacation
CHAMONIX, France -- Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, still recovering from wounds after being shot last year, traveled high up into the French Alps on Monday with her astronaut husband...
3 arrested in separate 'Dark Knight' incidents
At least 3 men accused of making threats during or after watching the new Batman movie have been arrested in separate incidents, underscoring moviegoers' anxieties and heightened security in the...
Helicopters join battle in Syria's Aleppo
DAMASCUS, Syria — Fierce clashes intensified in Syria's commercial capital of Aleppo on Tuesday as the government unleashed attack helicopters on rebellious neighborhoods and warplanes circled overhead, while activists claimed...
Romney accuses Obama of classified material leaks
RENO, Nev. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of trying to gain a political edge by leaking classified information about the U.S. military raid...
MTA beefs up patrols on NYC express buses
The MTA is boosting its patrol of New York City's express buses in an effort to crack down on fare evaders. The agency will add 60 to 70 people to...
1 dead, 3 injured in Long Island car crash
A 57-year-old man was killed and three other people were injured in a two-car collision on Long Island. Nassau County police say a 17-year-old driver lost control of his Toyota...
1st of 8 trials start for NYC soldier's hazing death
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — The first of eight court-martial trials was set to begin Tuesday for U.S. soldiers accused of hazing a Chinese-American recruit over his ethnicity until he killed himself...
Poll: Obama's Bain attacks a complete bust
Someone please tell President Obama that his camapign strategy is just not working. According to a new poll, when asked about who can run the economy, create jobs and fix the...
US has failed Syrian rebels
A report in today's Washington Post illuminates an important aspect to the US' failure in Syria: We've got no covert operatives actually on the ground. Intelligence failure doesn't really describe...
Torre feels Yankees’ pain
Joe Torre hasn’t managed the Yankees in five years, but he can still sympathize with his successor. "I know what he feels like after you lose four one-run games," Torre...
Mets on deck vs. Nationals
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS NATIONALS: After winning his first two decisions of the month, Gonzalez has lost his last two, including a 9-5 loss to the Mets (his first start against...
Yankees on deck vs. Mariners
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS Yankees: In four starts since rejoining the rotation, Garcia is 2-1 with a respectable 3.97 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings, just once making it...
Kuroda helps Yankees snap 4-game losing streak in Ichiro's debut
SEATTLE — Ichiro Suzuki bowed to the crowd, singled and stole second in his first at-bat for a team not called the Mariners. Yet, Ichiro’s fingerprints didn’t dominate the Yankees’...
Yankees get Ichiro; fading hit machine fills need for speed
SEATTLE — His game no longer matches the singular name, but the Yankees love his legs. The Yankees acquired 10-time All-Star Ichiro Suzuki from the Mariners before last night’s game...
Yankees trade for Ichiro big in name only
Brian Cashman’s style at the trade deadline is to find a hole and fill it with a relatively small piece that does not cost the Yankees big prospects. And if...
Red Bulls' academy wins U16 national title
The Red Bulls' Under-15/16 team defeated St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri 1-0 to win the U.S. Development Academy championship. Alex Muyl’s 16th-minute goal was all the offense the Red Bulls would need. They closed...
USJN/Nike national championships notebook: Hill's Carey gaining college interest
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – The Kelsey Carey who has dominated for three seasons at St. Joseph Hill is finally playing for the New York City Heat. “I’m not going to...
SHOOTING WITH SHAVAR: Rare loss adds motivation for Newkirk, SCAN teammates
Over the next month, The Post will bring you into the world of Cardinal Hayes/Team SCAN point guard Shavar Newkirk as he travels from Reading, Pa., to Springfield Mass., Augusta,...
Florida State's Bowden ‘wins’ back record from Paterno
Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden is once again the winningest football coach in Division I history — and he finds no joy in that. Joe Paterno was the runaway...
NCAA punishment cripples Penn State worse than ‘death’
After David Berst, the NCAA’s director of enforcement, announced Southern Methodist had been hit with the death penalty in 1987, he fainted. When asked how the penalties handed down to...
McQueary was QB for Paterno's last official Penn State victory
The quarterback for Joe Paterno’s last official victory at Penn State? Mike McQueary. As part of the NCAA punishments handed down yesterday, all of Paterno’s wins going back to the...
This Penn State alum says NCAA penalties have necessary roughness
The NCAA spared Penn State the “death penalty” yesterday, but that does not mean it did not kill the football program. The scholarship limits and bowl ban will render the...
Loughlin's Alston joins Exodus, nears college commitment
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – Jasmine Alston's college list is growing shorter and her attention to it is greater. "It's becoming more realistic," she said. "I never really focused on it....
Torre: Penn State penalties were just
Joe Torre grew up in a house affected by domestic violence and will be in Washington, D.C., today as part of Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Task Force on Children...
Regaining ‘Easy’ approach leads to hardware for Els
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — You’ve always known Ernie Els as “The Big Easy’’ — the nickname he acquired for his impossibly smooth swing and affable personality. But little about...
Edwards leaves Nazareth, heads to Blair Academy
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. – Sadie Edwards will not return to Nazareth next season. The explosive Class of 2014 guard told The Post she is leaving the Brooklyn Catholic school to...
Business briefs
Pfizer failurePfizer said its experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment failed to prove effective in one of four high-stakes late-stage trials of the medicine.ATMs yankedBank of America reduced its automated teller network...
The day the music died on 48th Street
The music’s almost over on West 48th Street. Sam Ash has signed a lease for a huge new store on West 34th Street, spelling the end soon of several of...
Oracle leads bidding
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is beginning to overtake hedge-fund maestro Wesley Edens in a heated bidding war to scoop up bankrupt mortgage lender ResCap.The Oracle of Omaha, who had been...
The market has winners, but they aren’t us
Investors are probably a bit confused. Wasn’t the European financial situation getting better just two weeks ago? Or was that four or six weeks ago? Now suddenly there are rumors...
Scam insurance: CME offers to hold deposits of futures brokers’ customers
Terry Duffy is sick and tired of futures customers getting ripped off. The head of the nation’s largest futures exchange yesterday suggested all customer funds stay on deposit at his...
Argentina: We can’t pay Elliott
On second thought, crying for Argentina might be OK.A lawyer for the country told a Manhattan federal appeals panel yesterday that it could be forced to pay a New York...
Market flunks DeVry
For-profit educator DeVry Inc. issued a dour outlook and said it plans to cut its work force, citing cost pressures and continued weakness in student enrollment. New-student enrollment for the...
Chiller theater: Movie attendance sinks to 1995 level
Hollywood’s financial future is scarier than anything shown on the big screen. Attendance at the movies last year was the lowest since 1995, and per-person attendance fell to a 25-year...
Wall St. suspense on Netflix
Netflix is keeping investors on the edge of their seats. Wall Street is anxious to see if the streaming video giant will meet its aggressive subscriber growth goals when it...
Diller in control at Newsweek
Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp has taken control of Newsweek Daily Beast after the family of late stereo magnate Sidney Harman declined to pump any more cash into the money-losing joint venture....
Penney pinches mall stake
JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson just took a page from Eddie Lampert’s playbook. In a move that looked desperate to some Wall Street analysts, the department-store chain yesterday disclosed it...
Bonus blowup: Exec resigns at Best Buy
A compensation consultant to Best Buy’s board quit after the electronics chain awarded more than 100 managers retention bonuses without tying them to performance, said three people with knowledge of...
Studio may go to cable
DreamWorks Animation SKG is contemplating creating its own DreamWorks cable channel after agreeing to buy Classic Media for $155 million, adding characters such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Rocky and...
Altamarea lands
The Upper East Side is the surprising new frontier for high-powered restaurant outfit Altamarea Group and its superstar chef/co-owner Michael White.In what might be the restaurant world’s most auspicious expansion...
Aw, poor perv: Weepy boy-sex principal jailed
She tried arguing that she “faints” and has anxiety, and even that her boy victim had enjoyed it. But there was no mercy yesterday for Lina Sinha, the beautiful former...
Ivy att’y a ‘killer’
He’s gone from the Ivy League to indicted for murder.Columbia University grad and lawyer Jason Bohn was arraigned on first-degree murder and other serious charges yesterday for the brutal beating...
Cat’s nightmare
A Brooklyn father and son have been charged with aggravated animal cruelty and animal torture for allegedly beating a cat to death — and face up to two years prison...
Bikers face new fines
The NYPD is about to get help cracking down on rogue cyclists. Two bills, expected to be introduced tomorrow, will allow Transportation Department inspectors to hit scofflaw delivery cyclists with...
Bam’s to blame on econ: poll
WASHINGTON — Most voters blame President Obama for the bad economy, a new poll revealed yesterday.A 53 percent majority think Obama took the wrong actions and slowed down the economy,...
Globe-trotter Romney
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney this week embarks on a whirlwind tour of England, Israel and Poland — burnishing his foreign-policy credentials as he meets with leaders in all three.He also...
Mitt & O back to bickering
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Mitt Romney touched gloves and resumed their campaign bout yesterday after a pause that followed the Colorado theater killings. Romney visited a Southern California container...
Pastor jailed for FBI lies
The former pastor of a wealthy Connecticut parish who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of church funds on meals and travel was sentenced to five months in federal prison...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island A New Brighton beat cop busted a man in a parked car after the suspect flashed a gun and threatened him as he walked by, authorities said yesterday....
I was a Hamptons slave: suit
A Hamptons couple so prominent that they live on a street bearing their family name kept an Indonesian worker trapped at their estate and forced her into a life of...
Driver dead, 4 kids hurt in school-bus crash
A Long Island school-bus driver was killed and six other people — including four young boys — were injured when an out-of-control cement truck slammed head on into the bus...
Call to boot Bx. judge
A Bronx judge should be booted from the bench for improperly awarding probate cases to an attorney pal who took him to Yankee games and helped him raise campaign cash,...
6 public jobs at once? That’s sick
A part-time plumbing inspector for West New York, NJ, repeatedly called in sick so he could go to his public jobs in five other towns, where he was a part-time...
NY’s min-wage job cost
Substantially raising the federal minimum wage would cost New York state 43,489 jobs, a new study released yesterday claims.The report by the pro-business Employment Policies Institute was a preemptive strike...
Soda war a cinch: Mike
The soda war is sort of over, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday. “Compared to smoking, this is an easy battle to win and nobody’s going to stop this,” the mayor said...
Espada’s 400G still missing
Crooked ex-pol Pedro Espada Jr. scraped up enough dough to hire a new lawyer yesterday — even as The Post learned that he still has not accounted for nearly $400,000...
Sally Ride, 61, first US woman in space, dies
Trailblazing astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman to blast into space, lost her battle with cancer yesterday. She was 61. The former astronaut “died peacefully” in La Jolla, Calif.,...
Fuel’s gold for Seabrook
Forget about the infamous $177 receipt for a bagel sandwich and diet Snapple. City Councilman Larry Seabrook was so greedy that he scrounged up gasoline sales slips to help launder...
‘Sex’ cop’s new post
A top city cop embroiled in a sex scandal at a Queens precinct appears set to take a high-level post with the Nassau County Police — a department already tarnished...
Dem backer spreads $$
One of the city’s biggest developers is playing it safe when it comes to backing candidates for mayor — the firm’s chief fund-raiser has collected money for four of the...
Slots o’ luck nets NY $620M in taxes
Move over, Vegas and Atlantic City. Thanks to a sky-high 68 percent tax rate, New York state is by far the nation’s biggest jackpot winner at its nine racinos —...
Bell cop wants job back
The cop who was fired for starting the barrage of bullets that killed Sean Bell is suing to get his job back. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Gescard...
City cancer gets smoked by Mike
ALBANY — The Big Apple is a low-cancer zone. The American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey found lower cancer rates in the city than in the rest...
Bed down in new air cabins
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines says it will become the first US airline to put lie-flat seats in new planes used on transcontinental flights.American will put the seats in...
Mariah to judge on TV’s ‘Idol’
Mariah Carey will join “American Idol” this fall, leading a potential full-slate replacement of show judges, Fox announced yesterday. Network President Kevin Reilly said Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler are...
I ‘pink’ I can! Gal’s bold Sen. bid
ALBANY — She’s the perfect “Pink Party” candidate. An ultra-tan and, like, totally cool 22-year-old from Brooklyn is running for state Senate, landing on the usually stuffed-shirt political scene in...
Bloomberg's gun-control idea: Cops go on strike
Mayor Bloomberg ramped up his gun-control rhetoric to a whole new level last night, saying he’s surprised cops don’t walk off their jobs until the public forces lawmakers to get...
Victims & kin stare down ‘Batman’ psycho in court
The Joker isn’t laughing anymore. Demented “Batman” massacre suspect James Holmes looked scared, bug-eyed, and completely spaced out beneath his bizarre, Joker-inspired mop of red curls at his first court...
HS’s expelling bee
A high-performing Bronx public high school has been maintaining its 95 percent graduation rate by forcing dozens of students who underperform to transfer to other schools, students, staffers and other...
Driver in 5-dead crash blames brakes
The driver whose out-of-control SUV crashed into a concrete pillar in Queens and killed five passengers — including two kids — is insisting to police that her brakes failed, sources...
Vets taking on bus cheaters
The MTA brass are hiring ex-cops and former military members to patrol bus routes with high numbers of fare beaters, the latest in the agency’s efforts to crack down on...
NYPD makes a rail effort
The NYPD has been flooding crime-ridden subway lines with uniformed cops, police brass revealed yesterday. The patrols, which began earlier this year, focus on weekend and late-night rides in Queens...
Slay kid mom’s anguished plea
The parents of a 4-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet during a shootout at a charity basketball game decried the gun violence that is sweeping the streets yesterday. “It...
Killer pastor’s ‘hit-run’ excuse
A Brooklyn preacher told cops he must have been distracted while eating an ice-cream cone when he fatally mowed down an 88-year-old woman and fled the scene, authorities said yesterday.Cops...
Couple in 108G welfare ‘scam’
A Midwood couple spent six years living the high life on the taxpayer’s dime — cruising around town in three BMWs and a Lexus and going on shopping sprees at...
Penn State gets blitzed by NCAA
Penn State University didn’t get the “death penalty,” but its football team sure got sacked! The Nittany Lions were all but decimated yesterday by a brutal set of sanctions handed...
Disgraced school may be cheating ‘death,’ but it’s still in hell now
LONDON — Even here, a world away, a sporting universe away, there is no escaping the dreadful tale of Penn State University. Overhead at Heathrow Airport, images of a statue...
How stop-and-frisk saved New York
Recently there have been calls for the NYPD to cut down on street stops, sometimes known as “stop, question and frisk” — a tactic that has been a part of...
‘Too big to fail’ grows
The two-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank has come and gone, and Too Big To Fail is only growing. Sure, President Obama assured us the sweeping law would reform the sleaze and...
City Hall gets action
Who says government can’t get things done? Take taxis, for example. The pols have been palavering for many months now in a purported effort to get more cabs on the...
Olympic sham
The International Olympic Committee, under pressure to commemorate the 1972 massacre of Israeli athletes at Friday’s opening ceremonies, yesterday pulled a fast one. With absolutely no advance notice, IOC President...
Murder at the movies: A dark night in Colorado
The Issue: The homicidal shooting spree last week at a midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises.” *** Why didn’t Colorado police kill the Batman shooter, James Holmes (“More Gun...
Pennsylvania payout
In the end, the NCAA decided not to hit Penn State with the “death penalty” — demolition of its football program — over the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal. But the...
Of massacres & media myths
Media assumptions that violence is right-wing are routine — and routinely wrong. On Friday morning, Brian Ross of ABC News speculated on live TV that James Holmes, the accused killer...
Penn State’s shame
Outside of dictators, living people usually don’t get statues put up in their honor. Joe Paterno wasn’t a dictator; he was a demigod. Penn State unveiled a statue of the...
All hail pompoms
Music had Mozart; medicine — TV medicine, at least — had Doogie Howser. If the world of pompoms had a prodigy, her name would be Danielle Carlacci. The blond, blue-eyed...
Gaslight needs spark
Albums of the Week THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM “Handwritten” ★ 1/2 RASPY-VOICED Brian Fallon, frontman for this rising, Springsteen-indebted New Brunswick, NJ, roots-punk band, sings like a gut-busting self-parody. He so...
Pol too rote for a vote
A political campaign is great background for a play. And the vetting of a candidate is particularly juicy: After all, you’re dealing with someone’s potentially explosive past, and the temptation...
Aging Bull: ouch!
Jake LaMotta may be 90, but he can still beat Mike Tyson to the punch. The legendary pugilist has opened his autobiographical show, “Lady and the Champ,” just before Tyson...
IOC recognizes slain Israelis
IOC President Jacques Rogge paid tribute yesterday to the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed in Munich 40 years ago, leading a solemn minute of silence in the athletes village....
Bryant, Team USA wary of Spain
BARCELONA, Spain — Maybe Spain can convince its home fans the game doesn’t matter. No way Kobe Bryant is buying it. A game against the U.S. — the team that...
Mets' Duda may be demoted
Lucas Duda survived last night’s roster move, but could be headed to Triple-A Buffalo before the Mets take the field tonight. A club source confirmed the struggling Duda is a...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-6f; $22,000; mdn spcl wt; 3YO; (f)8-DmndsPrefered3-13-ParsGoEffieGo20-19-ElPatronEspecil7-25-Sandrabull 20-14-Molly B Good 4-16-LaurenGabriell10-11-NeverMissTrck6-17-StMartenSnrse8-12-Kevin's Steel 8-110-B K Delilah 12-1SECOND-1m&70y; $9,000; mdn cl($4,500); 3up6-Win the Day 3-12-D' Dominator 6-13-MovesLkeJgger5-15-MeckeMeShot15-14-Paige's Image 8-57-Kingston Five 10-11-Grand Rapture12-1THIRD-5...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Lions cut Berry after second arrest The Lions terminated defensive back Aaron Berry’s contract yesterday after his second arrest of the summer. The team said it cut Berry because...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-6 1/2f; $25,000; cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m)2Elnr's Fus (Vllnuv)3.002.402.106Bellaridge (Rosado)5.203.804Silver Chest (Arroyo)3.20* Exacta (2-6) $16.60 * Trifecta (2-6-4) $60.00SECOND-5f; $30,000; cl($12,500); 3up5Dusterino (Arroyo)3.803.402.102Chac Mool (Bisono)7.004.203Winning Drive (Cruz)3.00* Daily Double (2-5) $10.80...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $28,000; cl($16,000); 3upCANTONA gets a nice drop in class after finishing third as the favorite in last after...
Saratoga Charts
July 23rd, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2f; $41,000; cl($35,000); 3upOff: 1:01. Good. bump brk, prevailedTime: 21.62, 44.03, 55.74, 1:01.91. Trainer: Anthony DutrowHorseWt.PP1/4Str.FinJockeyOddsDecisive Move119 1...
R.A.’s A-OK with Mr. Aitch
The brutal Braves stunk it up against the Fish last night, which caused Hondo’s accounts payable to swell to a malodorous 1,420 youngbloods. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will float 10 units...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 24WEDJuly 25THUJuly 26FRIJuly 27SATJuly 28SUNJuly 29MONJuly 30YankeesSeattle10:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMSea.3:40YESWCBSNOGAMEBos. 7:05 YES WCBSBos. 4:05 YES WCBSBos. 8:00 ESPN WCBSBalt. 7:05 YES WCBSMetsWashington7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMWash.12:10SNYWFANAri. 9:40 SNY WFANAri.9:40SNYWFANAri. 8:10...
Jets get Otah from Panthers to compete with RT Hunter
As the Jets prepare to begin training camp Thursday, they just created their best position battle. The team acquired tackle Jeff Otah from the Panthers for an undisclosed conditional draft...
Hell leads to Hall: ‘Football was like a headache’ for Jets great Martin
Curtis Martin never dreamed of making the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he was a kid. He never even dreamed of playing football. That’s something childhood friends have reminded...
Giants QB Eli unfazed by Toomer taking Romo
It wasn’t a big deal to Eli Manning, but he made sure Amani Toomer got the message loud and clear that he wasn’t thrilled after the former Giants receiver said...
Yankees have enjoyed rare success against Mariners ace
SEATTLE -- This by no means is an indication the Yankees have Felix Hernandez figured out, because nobody does. However, when Hernandez takes the Safeco Field mound tonight for the...
‘Lunar’ victory at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Neither the Juddmonte Farms stable of Prince Kahlid Abdullah nor Hall-of-Fame trainer Bill Mott are known for their New York-breds, but Lunar Victory could change that. The...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Nationals at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Dodgers at Cardinals MLBN10 p.m.Yankees at Mariners YES, WCBS (880 AM)Basketball4:30 p.m.Exhibition: USA vs. Spain ESPN2Horse racing12:25 p.m.Parx Ch. 717:10 p.m.Yonkers Ch....
Mets implode in extra innings, lose 4th straight
May the farce be with you. Take your pick between Jason Bay and Pedro Beato, among others, for turning Star Wars night at Citi Field into just another Mets freak...
Freefall continues for Collins’ Mets
So wait. Does it make it better or worse that Snooki was at Citi Field last night? It was fitting, for sure. Besides “Jersey Shore,” what’s more reliable trash TV...
Prized prospect Harvey ready to make Mets debut
The future is no longer near. He is here. Prized pitching prospect Matt Harvey joined the Mets yesterday at Citi Field, throwing a bullpen session, and will officially be activated...
Ichiro makes Yankees older — and maybe better
SEATTLE — Ichiro Suzuki walked into the visiting clubhouse last night at Safeco Field, looked around at all his new Yankees teammates, took a deep breath and smiled. CC Sabathia...
Visnovsky files grievance over deal to Islanders
It was a matter of principle rather than preference as veteran defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky filed a grievance with the NHL Players Association against the Ducks in hopes of voiding his...
Rangers give up little to acquire Nash
Finally, after months of negotiating and renegotiating, the one team that seemed destined to get him all along can call Rick Nash its own. Yesterday, the Rangers traded for the...
Starr Report
One of the more interesting Emmy nominations that, in my opinion, flew (rolled?) under the radar last week was the nod for Mark Margolis, the veteran actor who played mute,...
‘Ab’ workout
Any excuse for a party, darling! “Ab Fab” fashionistas Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) are back, and they’re cheering on the home team in their Olympics special. The...
Kardashian incest joke went too far
On Sunday night, Khloe Kardashian Odom stooped even lower than Kim could go by hitting on her own brother, Rob. Or maybe Rob’s not her brother, after all! Anyway, Khloe,...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYEMILY GIFFIN, TONY DANZA - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4WILL FERRELL, EMILY MAYNARD, ANDREW ZIMMERN - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7KATHY WAKILE, MELISSA GORGA, SARAH SHAHI - The...
Why Tom Hanks has to work on the Web
Tom Hanks doesn’t need to be working on the Internet. When you’ve won two Oscars — and are worth a whopping $350 million — appearing in five-minute webisodes for Yahoo...
TV movie stars at Peterson trial start
Jury selection in the long-awaited trial of Drew Peterson, the ex-suburban Chicago cop accused of murdering his third wife and who is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth,...
Cali cooks
The Los Angeles Food & Wine festival returns on Aug. 9-12. Lunches include Bryan Voltaggio joining his brother Michael (who beat out Bryan to win “Top Chef” in 2009) at...
Just back: Northern Michigan
If you ever wanted to understand how Michigan’s mighty economy crashed down to earth so spectacularly, you should probably just go hang out in the northern part of the state,...
Ready to rock!
What can you possibly do for excitement once you’ve nearly been frightened to death in a tent in Kenya by wild animals? For me and my guy, the answer was...
Weird but true
This has to be the cleanest car in New Jersey. A car that emerged spotless from a Hackensack carwash immediately plunged into a river when the driver accidently hit the...
Suicidal B'klyn man taken into custody after threatening to jump off Verrazano Bridge
A suicidal Brooklyn man had a tense four-hour standoff with rescuers Monday as he threatened to jump off the Verrazano Narrows Bridge — snarling traffic before he was taken into...
Ichiro Suzuki trade a blockbuster in name only
Brian Cashman’s style at the trade deadline is to find a hole and fill it with a relatively small piece that does not cost the Yankees big prospects. And if...
Train for your own games, right here!
Can't make it to London for the Olympics? Instead, channel your inner champion at these winning classes around the city — and maybe you’ll make the cut for 2016. *...
Meet the Olympian next door
London may have beaten New York for the honor of hosting the Olympics this year, but fortunately, New York is sending some Olympians of its own to even the score....
Nets launch Brooklyn All-Star marketing campaign
As opening night continues to draw closer, the Nets are continuing to say, “Hello Brooklyn.”In the latest stage of their rollout as the Brooklyn Nets, the team launched a marketing...
'One Tree Hill' actor wants house arrest canceled
An actor who plays a basketball coach on the teen drama “One Tree Hill” is asking a Brooklyn judge to cancel his house arrest so he can continue filming upcoming...
New bills to help NYPD crack down on rogue cyclists
The NYPD is about to get some help cracking down on rogue cyclists. Two new bills expected to be introduced tomorrow, will allow Transportation Department inspectors to hit scofflaw delivery...
Next NYC mayor facing multi-billion-dollar fiscal time bomb
The next mayor is going to face a multi-billion-dollar fiscal time bomb because Mayor Bloomberg isn’t setting aside retroactive pay for 200,000 employees now working without contracts, Comptroller John Liu...
1 dead, 6 injured when bus, cement truck collide
LOCUST VALLEY — The driver of a school bus was killed and six people, including four children, were hurt in a collision between the bus and a cement truck on...
Councilman Seabrook used gas receipts to help launder $50G in illegal payoffs: prosecutor
Forget about the infamous $177 receipt for a bagel sandwich and diet Snapple. City Councilman Larry Seabrook was so greedy that he scrounged up gasoline sales slips to help launder...