September 17, 2012

Shaun White charged with vandalism at hotel

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A police report says two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White was charged with vandalism after an employee at a Nashville hotel saw him break a phone...

Dutrow asks New York court to overturn 10-year racing ban

Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. has asked New York’s top court to overturn his 10-year ban by the state Racing and Wagering Board, saying it raises substantial civil rights...

WATCH: BYU coach confronts Utah heckler

BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall was walking off the field after his Cougars were upset by Utah when he stared down and walked toward a Utah fan. The game ended 24-21...

Nets sign three, training camp roster up to 18 players

With two weeks to go until the start of training camp, the Nets signed three players Monday to fill out their roster.The Nets signed guard Stephen Dennis and forwards Carleton...

Top recruit Purvis cleared for N.C. State

Expectations just went from high to through the roof in Raleigh. Touted N.C. State freshman Rodney Purvis was cleared by the NCAA on Monday, six weeks after the standout shooting...

FIVE-STEP DROP: Impressive Notre Dame, disappointing USC

Every week during the college football season, New York Post online sports editors Justin Terranova and Marc Raimondi go toe-to-toe on the latest hot topics in college football.This week, they...

VIDEO: Vaccaro says Pettitte could struggle in Yankees return

New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro talks to CineSport's Tara Petrolino about Andy Pettitte's return to the Yankees rotation, which comes Tuesday night against the Blue Jays.Vaccaro warns that expectations...

Former Knicks forward Harrellson signs with Heat

Josh Harrellson may have found his next NBA home, reaching a deal with the Heat on Monday. The Heat did not disclose the terms of the deal, and it could...

Two planes make unscheduled landings at JFK following bogus 'bomb' claim

Two jets packed with passengers made unscheduled landings at Kennedy Airport this afternoon after an anonymous phone call claimed there were hijackers aboard armed with explosives, sources said. American Airlines...

Obama's lead over Romney shrinks since DNC: poll

President Barack Obama's lead over Republican Mitt Romney narrowed to 5 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, from a high of seven points in the week after...

Redskins lose Orakpo, Carriker for season

ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Orakpo and defensive end Adam Carriker are out for the season with injuries. Coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that Orakpo...

65-year-old woman struck & killed by cab on Upper East Side

A woman was struck and killed by a cab on the Upper East Side this afternoon, authorities said. Pelagia Zingatan, 65, who works at nearby Sloan-Kettering medical center, was crossing...

Bears CB Moore calls out Cutler for bumping lineman

Not everyone on the Bears just wants to move on from quarterback Jay Cutler bumping tackle J’Marcus Webb. Cornerback D.J. Moore said the Bears moody quarterback was “wrong” for acting...

Fat Chance! Ohio inmate says he's too obese for execution

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at least 480 pounds wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying his weight could lead to a "torturous and lingering death." Ronald...

SNAP COUNT: Coples, Schillens see drop in playing time

Here is a breakdown of the playing time for the Jets from Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Steelers, according to Pro Football Focus:OFFENSED'Brickashaw Ferguson 57Brandon Moore 57Nick Mangold 57Austin Howard...

Chicago mayor: Court must end teachers' strike

CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked a state court Monday to force Chicago school teachers back to work and end a weeklong strike he calls illegal. The union immediately condemned...

Federal judge delays Google case pending appeal

A federal appeals judge agreed Monday to delay a court challenge to Google Inc.'s plans to create the world's largest digital library while an appeals panel considers whether authors should...

Jets coach gets testy when questioned about Tebow's time

Jets coach Rex Ryan grew testy with a line of questioning about backup quarterback Tim Tebow on Monday.Ryan fielded a number of questions about how the Jets used (or didn't...

Day in Photos: Sept. 17, 2012

Giants' Coughlin still angry over final play against Bucs

One night’s sleep later, Tom Coughlin still woke up this morning steamed at Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano for ordering his players to bust up the Giants’ end-game kneel-down “victory...

Arrogance At Home Too

How ironic that: Just as the world gets to see in bright living -- and dying -- color the falseness of the notion that the Obama administration has been brilliant on...

Jets not sure if Revis will be ready for Dolphins

The Jets do not know if they will have star cornerback Darrelle Revis back for this week's game with the Dolphins.Revis sat out Sunday's loss to the Steelers, but says...

ESPN's Jaworski: Giants should stop 'whining' over play at end of game

The controversial end to the Giants-Buccaneers and strong feelings that it led to carried into Monday when the issue was hotly debated on “SportsCenter.”The final play of the game saw...

Topless pics of Kate an invasion of 'intimate moment in married life': lawyer

A lawyer for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has urged a French court today to ban the republication or resale of topless photos of the Kate Middleton, saying they...

Winners & losers from Jets Week 2 loss to Steelers

PITTSBURGH – The Jets got a reality check in a 27-10 loss to the Steelers on Sunday. A week after blowing out the Bills, they got beat up by the...

Video shows ambassador's body after attack on US Embassy in Libya

Grainy video has emerged of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, as his motionless body was apparently removed through a window of the American embassy in Benghazi, Libya. The shaky-camera footage, posted on...

WATCH: Eastwood chalks up tone of RNC speech to 'aging process'

Iconic actor and director Clint Eastwood -- with 82 years in the rearview mirror -- said he couldn’t care less about critics of his panned Republican convention speech. "There is...

Nets Questions, No. 10: Can Childress, Blatche help?

Now that we’re two weeks away from the opening of training camp, I’m going to count down what I think are the 10 biggest questions about the Nets entering training...

Armadillo unveiled as mascot of 2014 World Cup

SAO PAULO — The mascot of the 2014 World Cup is a yet to-be-named Brazilian endangered armadillo. FIFA said Brazilians will have until mid-November to choose the mascot's name from...

Cub born to giant panda at DC's National Zoo

WASHINGTON — A female giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo is a mother for the second time, giving birth to a cub. The birth late Sunday by Mei Xiang...

Apple: iPhone 5 preorders topped 2M in 24 hours

Orders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million in their first 24 hours, more than double the amount of its predecessor over the same period. Apple started taking iPhone 5...

OWS protesters arrested near NYSE, no sign of 'people's wall'

The closing bell rang on Wall Street today with no significant interruptions to business, as controlled chaos reigned over downtown streets amid renewed calls for economic reform. At least 181...

UN panel: Foreign fighters making Syrian rebels more radical

GENEVA - The number of foreign fighters in Syria is growing, some operating independently and some joining anti-government forces which they are helping to make more radical, UN human rights...

Obama takes on China as Romney shifts campaign strategy

WASHINGTON — Appealing to rust belt voters, President Barack Obama announced a new trade enforcement action against China on Monday. Republican challenger Mitt Romney shook up his campaign strategy in...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi begins landmark US visit

WASHINGTON — Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived in Washington, where she will be presented Congress' highest award. It's the latest milestone in her remarkable journey from...

Violent clashes over anti-Islam film in 3 nations

TIMERGARAH, Pakistan -- Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against an anti-Islam film torched a press club and a government building in northwest Pakistan on Monday, sparking clashes with police that left...

Yonkers fire that left 27 homeless may have been intentionally set

YONKERS — Authorities say a fire at a Yonkers apartment building that left 27 people homeless may have been intentionally set. Four tenants and four firefighters suffered minor injuries in...

Amanda Bynes busted again, and Lindsay Lohan chimes in

It's the feud of the former child stars. 1990s Nickelodeon actress Amanda Bynes is in trouble with the law – again – and now she’s facing criticism from Lindsay Lohan,...

Around the NFL

Jets fall to Steelers

US-Japan agree on new missile system

TOKYO — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday that US and Japanese officials have agreed to put a second missile defense system in Japan. The exact location of the installation...

G-men make a comeback!

A tree (pose) grows in Brooklyn

The chalkboard sign outside Cobra Club is just like any other propped up outside your typical Bushwick watering hole, advertising happy-hour drink specials in big letters. But at the bottom...

Go to Greg

I was recently recruited for a job in Connecticut. After commuting to New Haven at my expense, plus two hours to meet with the president, his No. 2 and HR,...

Business briefs

Home viewNew-home construction increased in August to a 765,000 annual rate, the fastest in almost four years, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey before reports due out...

SweetJack deals competition to Groupon

Groupon has some fresh competition in the Big Apple.Daily-deals rival SweetJack, owned by radio giant Cumulus Media, plans on rolling out an ad blitz today in the New York metro...

Schulze still trying to line up ‘Buy’ bid funding

The plan to take Best Buy private may still have some assembly required. Richard Schulze, founder of the flailing electronics chain, held a secret meeting with several large bank lenders...

1 percent solutions

One percenters are people, too. They put on their Brionis one leg at a time. They have their own problems, like finding the right outfits for their poodles. To ease...

Japan’s culinary designs

Bring on the chopsticks.Zuma, the red-hot hot Japanese restaurant chain, is making its first foray into Manhattan, Side Dish has learned. While the site is still under wraps, a lease...

Billions in Brussels sprouting for Arnault firms

Companies linked to French billionaire Bernard Arnault’s LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton have amassed $5.2 billion in assets in Belgium, where he recently applied for citizenship. Belgian central bank records...

Madoff death pad ready to rent for 35G

Now you, too, can live like a Madoff — for $35,000 a month. The SoHo apartment where Bernie Madoff’s son Mark committed suicide is being offered to renters for that...

Fracks of life – & death – for NY pol

One of the state Legislature’s leading backers of “hydrofracking’’ for natural gas has received death threats from what he believes are environmental radicals opposed to the controversial drilling technique, The...

Five injured as Mercedes smashes into van outside Radio City Music Hall

An allegedly boozed-up Mercedes-Benz driver flying through Midtown at 110 mph slammed into a van loaded with passengers headed for JFK Airport early yesterday, police sources said. At least five...

Netanyahu likens Iran's weapons potential to Oklahoma City bombing in TV interview

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday made an empathetic appeal to Americans by comparing Iran’s potential to create a nuclear weapon to the Oklahoma City bomber. “It’s like...

Quilter: ‘Sew’ sue me!

This fight over quilting is turning into a beach-blanket brawl.The Brooklyn firm Come Quilt With Me last week sued Hawaii-based Quilt Passions over plans to organize competing retreats for sewing...

Chaos over Romney’s RNC speech revealed

The top adviser to GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney reportedly scrapped the candidate’s entire acceptance speech just eight days before he delivered it, throwing the campaign into chaos. The last-minute...

It must be undying love!

He bit. Robert Pattinson has apparently bought the mea culpa from cheating “Twilight’’ lover Kristen Stewart and agreed to take her back, a new report says. “They pretty much decided...

Shoe-loving poker player Beth Shak starting own shoe line

She’s bought every other shoe in the world — she might as well make her own. Heel-loving professional card player Beth Shak — as famous for her massive shoe collection...

Site unites Jews in remote places

For Jewish converts in places like Honduras, Iran or the Australian Outback, celebrating the High Holy Days has never been easier — thanks to a group of Orthodox Jews in...

NYPD Daily Blotter

Manhattan *** A man trying to illegally deal painkillers on the Upper East Side to customers recruited on Craigslist was instead kidnapped and viciously beaten by three thugs, authorities said....

This guy is a rail lifesaver

Delroy Simmonds was on an elevated Brooklyn subway platform June 26, heading to a job interview, when a gust of wind suddenly blew a baby stroller onto the tracks. He...

Wife’s angry messages cited at ex-NYPD cop’s murder trial

Prosecutors are hoping a woman’s texts from beyond the grave will put her husband away for murder. The defendant in the unusual case in Bronx Supreme Court is Edwin Coello,...

A scent-sational puppy!

This adorable pup is a super dog of the future. Morgan, a yellow Labrador retriever, is one of seven 9-week-old pooches handpicked by breeders and Ivy League researchers for a...

City using law firm to evict Astor Place newsstand icon

The city has gone nuclear in its efforts to oust a longtime Greenwich Village newsstand operator beloved by thousands of New Yorkers and made famous in feature films. Legal papers...

Raising the steaks

This steak will take a bite out of your wallet. A high-end steakhouse in the Meatpacking District has taken the price of beef to sizzling new heights by offering a...

Well past first base

Two fans scored in a Yankee Stadium men’s room — prompting others to turn away from the tamer action going down on the field.The bathroom boinking was filmed by a...

‘Idol’ set for a diva showdown

You never know what you’ll get with divas Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey — and that’s what “American Idol’’ execs might be counting on to boost stagnant ratings. “Idol” producers...

Occupy Wall Street plans protests for movement’s one-year anniversary

Cops are bracing for another face-off with Occupy Wall Street demonstrators today — the first anniversary of the occupation of Zuccotti Park. Hundreds of cops were planning to assemble at...

MTA is rai$ing havoc

Straphangers could face even larger subway fare hikes than already planned because of a potential $100 million hole in the MTA’s budget.The looming crisis is the result of 64 of...

British royals at war with Italy over topless pix of Kate

It’s World War III between the British royals and Italians. A magazine owned by disgraced Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi plans to publish a boatload of topless Kate Middleton photos,...

City GOP targets Silver’s kids

Furious city Republicans want the Manhattan DA to probe whether Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s kids committed voter fraud by remaining registered at Dad’s home address long after moving out.“If these...

Rep. Nita Lowey collects an extra $10G pension on top of her salary

Rep. Nita Lowey is the wealthiest member of New York’s congressional delegation and one of the richest members of Congress. She’s also a double dipper. The Westchester Democrat, who is...

NYC at a lo$$ over teach evals

The failure to implement a more rigorous teacher-evaluation system is about to cost the city school system a bundle.The state Education Department will soon award up to $25 million in...

LIU fakes the grade, prof says

Students at Long Island University’s C.W. Post campus can get a B or better just by showing up to class — because administrators pressure professors to inflate grades, a furious...

Iran oil czar’s crude talk

The target price of crude oil should be at least $150 per barrel, Iran’s oil minister warned yesterday.“During the winter, oil prices always climb,” Rostam Qasemi told Iranian media. “So,...

Actress in Anti-Islam film says she was duped, fears for her life

The young actress who portrays Mohammed’s child bride in the infamous film that set the Islamic world ablaze says she was duped into accepting the role and is now terrified...

Appeasing thugs by trampling our rights

This is no joke. It’s a matter of free speech. In an episode as shameful as it is un-American, obscure LA filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was picked up by Los...

Pak riot at US Consulate

Pakistani cops sparred with protesters outside the US Consulate in Karachi yesterday as violence sparked by the anti-Islamic movie “Innocence of Muslims” continued. At least one demonstrator was killed and...

Libya prez: It was a plot

WASHINGTON — Libya’s president said yesterday that the attack that killed the US ambassador was planned by terrorists.About 50 arrests have been made in the Benghazi violence that took the...

Keira’s lovely Russian dressing

Keira Knightley goes retro — 19th-century retro — in a shoot for Vogue. The actress donned the costume as a nod to her role as the title character in the...

Tony vs. stoney at ‘high’ rise

Class warfare has broken out at a swanky Midtown apartment complex, where high-end renters are tussling with their lower-income neighbors over pot use and messy hallways. Some of the well-to-do...

Striking Chicago teachers nix deal

CHICAGO — The Chicago teachers union decided yesterday to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job-security provisions central to the...

Brother in West Virginia offers Bible to Central Park 'rapist'

Accused Central Park rapist David Albert Mitchell needs to repent — and his brother says he has just the thing to help him. “If you see David in New York,...

Stuyvesant ‘cheat’ kid finds future – in test prep

The disgraced Stuyvesant HS junior who allegedly masterminded a 140-student cheating scandal at the school in June picked up a summer job — working at a Queens test-prep center.Nayeem Ahsan,...

Cult film finds followers

The cult drama “The Master,” based on the life of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, set a record with an average $145,949 per screen in only five New York and...

Wyclef rips ‘liar’ Lauryn

Although he was married when they carried on a torrid affair, Fugees founder Wyclef Jean says it was bandmate Lauryn Hill’s lies about the paternity of her child that doomed...

The worst scandal

The scandal surrounding Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez is about more than the groping, more even than the coverup. It’s about Albany’s lack of checks and balances when it comes to...

The deadliest day in American history

From 85 feet up in the stone observation tower, you see only a gentle country lane, worn deep into the ground by the unremarkable coming and going of horses and...

Romney’s Obama bash: Did he speak too soon?

The Issue: The media coverage of Romney and Obama’s responses to recent attacks in the Middle East. *** Mitt Romney was correct in speaking out against President Obama’s foreign policies...

Targeting fat cats

Charles Gasparino’s “Soft on Wall Street” (PostOpinion, Sept. 10) erroneously states that “not a single Wall Street fat cat has been charged with violations of securities laws in connection with”...

Occupy plus one year

Those obnoxious outliers who call themselves Occupy Wall Street are wrapping up a three-day anniversary reunion today every bit as much in need of a purpose as when they first...

Speaker’s pet

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli comes from Long Island but is a creature of Albany’s dark corridors — as secret e-mails released by his office last week confirm. DiNapoli said last...

Liberal Bench Strikes Again

“The people of Wisconsin clearly spoke on June 5. Now, they are ready to move on. Sadly, a liberal activist judge . . . wants to go backward.” — Gov....

More trouble brewing in the Pacific

As if the mess in the Middle East and North Africa weren’t enough, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives in Asia this week to confront a region that’s fast becoming a...

The fire next time

What would foreign policy look like in a second Obama term? See the president’s response to the current assault on our Mideast embassies and add two words: John Kerry. The...

Toronto baits the Oscar hook

TORONTO — Many actors over the decades have received Oscar nominations playing characters with disabilities — and some have even won. There was no shortage of fine performances in those...

Anderson Twins make sweet music

The Anderson Twins don’t really play the fabulous Dor-seys in “The Anderson Twins Play the Fabulous Dorseys!,” but never mind. This musical tribute from one pair of swinging musical siblings...

Colts triumphant

Andrew Luck sure didn’t play like a rookie yesterday. He looked like a new, younger version of Peyton Manning. The Colts rookie threw two touchdown passes, took advantage of several...

Giants blitz

HERO Eli Manning. He shook off three first-half INTs and went on to pass for 510 yards and three TDs in the game. UNSUNG HERO Giants running back Andre Brown,...

Jets attack reverts to hapless preseason form in loss to Steelers

PITTSBURGH — Anyone who had the Jets heading to the Super Bowl after their Week 1 performance might want to hold off on buying those plane tickets to New Orleans....

Jets blitz

HERO The Steelers couldn’t do anything in the running game, but that didn’t matter thanks to a masterful performance from Ben Roethlisberger (below), who went 24-for-31 for 275 yards and...

Jets' Sanchez shows he’s not in Roethlisberger's league

PITTSBURGH — These are the days, these are the environments, when you truly find out who you are, and what you have a chance to be. A terribly hostile crowd,...

Jets report card

OFFENSE The only thing keeping this from being an F is the first drive. Tony Sparano’s crew disappeared after its initial success. QB Mark Sanchez (10-for-27, 138 yards, 1 TD)...

A week after looking like world beaters, Jets turn south quickly

PITTSBURGH — Every week there are scores that flash along the bottom of our television screens that look like typos. Did the Bills really just take a four-touchdown lead on...

Liberty roll as Pondexter scores 30

WASHINGTON — Trailing by nine points with about nine minutes remaining, a loss to last place Washington could have dealt a serious blow to the Liberty’s playoff chances. However, thanks...

Parx Racing Analysis

Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $34,000; mdn cl($40,000); 2YO; (f)MISS MARTI from underrated first-out barn and races with Lasix for career debut. FALSE...

Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries

All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Candy Rush(L),120FPnnngtn1-5-2S Klesaris7-22 Thrill Factor(L),120KMcMngll6-1-1Vega12-13 Our RocketMon(L),120J Ferrer4-1-4RPreciad3-14 Paleo Native(L),113F Garcia3-5-7Auwarter9-25 Notadream(L),118M Rosario6-9-1Ashton20-16 Oasis ofChance(L),118C Orm7-2-6Wodhse10-17...

Belmont Charts

September 16th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Yielding. ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $68,000; mdn; 2YO(f)Off: 12:54. Good. 4w into lane, upTime: 23.3, 46.86, 58.81, 1:11.38. Trainer: Richard Dutrow,...

Yonkers grade

Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Momma Rock (12th) FIRST: mile; pace; $17,400; cl($15000) 5 Shark Dressed Man (DDube) 1-4-4 7-5 6 Beths Boy N (BSears) 2-1-1 8-5 3 Print...

Monmouth Results

FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $16,000; clm($20,000); 2YO6Crolyn Shns (Brvo)3.202.402.104Vipera (Serpa)3.202.608Chapel Wine (Ayuso)8.60Scr: Thereisachristmas.* Exacta (6-4) $11.60 * $1 Superfecta (6-4-8-3) $292.80 * $1 Trifecta (6-4-8) $67.30SECOND-1m(T); $30,000; mdn; 2YO2Brtltnthcty (Brvo)5.003.402.607Twelve Stone...

Fairplex Results

FIRST-1/2m; $15,000; clm($32,000); 3up3Tiz Top (Pedroza)6.604.403.206Catcanscat (Scott)4.003.404Green Dolphin (Bednar)5.20* $1 Exacta (3-6) $11.90 * Quinella (3-6) $16.40 * $1 Superfecta (3-6-4-7) $143.40 * $1 Trifecta (3-6-4) $65.80SECOND-6 fur; $18,000; clm($25,000);...

NHL lockout off to icy start

On the first day of NHL Lockout III, the league and the players each posted videos yesterday aimed at the fans, while no full-scale negotiations took place. The NHL posted...

Today's Sports on the Air

Baseball7 p.m.Phillies at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Red Sox at Rays MLBNBasketball8 p.m.WNBA: Indiana at Minnesota NBATVFootball8:30 p.m.Broncos at Falcons ESPN, WFAN (660 AM, joined in progress)Soccer2:55 p.m.EPL: Newcastle...

The Post Line

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Hondo flies with the O’s

It was sweep city again for Hondo yesterday as the Blue Jays carried out their assignment against the bumbling Bosawx and the Niners did a number on the Lions to...

Home Team Lineups

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Sports Shorts

TENNIS: Spain rolls into Davis Cup final David Ferrer beat John Isner 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to give Spain an insurmountable 3-1 lead over the United States in their...

Yankees still not sure when Jeter will return to shortstop

Joe Girardi said he doesn’t know when Derek Jeter’s left lower leg problem will allow him to play shortstop. “I am not sure, we will have to see how he...

Wieters’ home runs lead Orioles over A's

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Baltimore manager Buck Showalter had a meeting with his coaches to decide whether to start catcher Matt Wieters in Sunday's series finale. "It was a short conversation,"...

Rams repel ’Skins

Sam Bradford threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns and Danny Amendola caught 16 passes for 160 yards in rallying the Rams to a 31-28 win over Robert Griffin III...

Smith powers Niners

SAN FRANCISCO — The 49ers stymied 2011 NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers in Week 1, then record-setting Matthew Stafford in Week 2. The Niners denied Stafford another milestone, Vernon Davis caught...

Diehl, Bradshaw banged up for Giants

The Giants were hit hard by injuries yesterday to three players, and the severity of each is unknown. Right tackle David Diehl (knee), running back Ahmad Bradshaw (neck) and wide...

Landry's personal fouls hurt Jets

PITTSBURGH — LaRon Landry had an impressive debut for the Jets last week. The encore? Not so much. Landry drew two foolish personal fouls penalties, both on Steelers scoring drives...

Brown delivers boost to Giants rushing attack

Andre Brown had just two carries in his well-traveled NFL career, for negative-one yard. But, desperate times called for desperate measures after the Giants lost Ahmad Bradshaw to a neck...

Giants' Nicks comes up big with game on the line

Midway through yesterday’s fourth quarter, Bucs safety Mark Barron landed on Hakeem Nicks’ right ankle, and it looked to be a pretty bad injury for the Giants wideout. Nicks had...

Saints stumble to 0-2

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton threw for 253 yards and ran for a career-high 71 yards as the Panthers defeated the Saints 35-27 yesterday to hand New Orleans its first...

Gostkowski’s miss sinks Patriots against Cardinals

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Stephen Gostkowski lay face down on the field after missing a shot at a winning field goal. On the sideline, Kevin Kolb and the Cardinals celebrated their...

Seattle slay: Tate, ’Hawks crush Cowboys

SEATTLE — Golden Tate circled back around and lined up Sean Lee with a crushing block that sent the burly Dallas linebacker flat to his back with his cleats in...

Vick sparks Eagles comeback win over Ravens

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are 2-0, which is a fact even they’re at a bit of a loss to explain. For the second week in a row, a sloppy, turnover-filled...

Refs irk Ravens

Yesterday might have been a tipping point in the NFL’s referee lockout. The replacement officials struggled so mightily across the league that commissioner Roger Goodell and owners are under even...

Pettitte looking forward to return to Yankees rotation

Nearly three months since he last threw a pitch, Andy Pettitte will return to the mound tomorrow against the Blue Jays, as the Yankees look to the left-handed veteran to...

Schiano’s ‘order’ to Bucs was uncalled for

Greg Schiano is a good football coach. He proved that with the job he did at Rutgers and, as a rookie NFL coach just two games into his new career...

Giants' Cruz honors grandma with touchdown salsa

A week ago today, Victor Cruz sat by his grandmother’s bedside and bid her a tearful goodbye as she succumbed to a combination of health issues including diabetes at age...

Giants QB Manning continues late-game greatness

Justin Tuck is convinced Eli Manning is doing it on purpose. All these late-game heroics the Giants quarterback keeps compiling aren’t just by happenstance. Tuck is beginning to think it’s...

Manning’s 510 yards lift Giants to victory over Buccaneers

The Giants either saved their season or were exposed. They were very bad for very long and very good for long enough. They fell down and got back up and...

Tebow only sees three snaps as Jets QB

PITTSBURGH -- Tim who? After seeing the field for nine offensive snaps in last week’s season opening win over the Bills, Tim Tebow was only used for three offensive plays...

Big Ben takes charge to send Jets to defeat

PITTSBURGH — The Jets managed to shut down the Steelers’ running game yesterday, but they couldn’t stop Ben Roethlisberger. Despite seeing his rushing attack produce a paltry 66 yards on...

Mets’ Dickey out to run table in last 4 starts

MILWAUKEE -- The chances are dwindling for R.A. Dickey. He’ll get just four more starts in his quest to win 20 games for the first time in his career: four...

Nunez epitomizes small-ball Yankees

Big game. Small ball. It is time the Yankees think small, and that’s exactly what they did in yesterday’s 6-4 win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium. This was a...

No breathers for Yankees’ relievers

Russell Martin slugged a patented Yankee Stadium home run to rightfield yesterday, and the home team had itself an early, five-run advantage. You wondered: Would this be the day? Would...

Yankees win turns into nail-biter as finishing push awaits

Are they on the edge of separating themselves from the plucky Orioles? Or nine innings away from driving into another ditch? Yesterday the Yankees demonstrated personalities that could make each...

‘Mob Doc’ gets really busy

Code red! Code red! We have an emergency in the OR! The patient requires a lethal dose of cancelation. That’s the diagnosis for Fox’s new and very ridiculous drama, “The...

Lights out

Fifteen years ago, the lights went out. Not just the lights, but every power source on Earth including electricity, generators, even household batteries, and not just in the USA but...

Talk show guests

MONDAYBILL HADER - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4LUCY LIU, PENNY MARSHALL, NELLY FURTADO - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7MARTIN SHORT - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., (OWN)JEFF...

Red hot

Does this dress make me look like a big fat winner? Morena Baccarin, who plays the unsuspecting wife of turncoat Marine Nick Brody on the hit series “Homeland,” took her...

Subbing for the Elle of it

Louise Roe, the British fashion expert and editor at large for Glamour magazine, appears to be in line as host of NBC’s money-minting series “Fashion Star,” according to sources. She...

Who’s prepping for zombie attack?

This is not a joke: A major security firm in San Diego is incorporating how to defend against a zombie attack — just like on “Walking Dead” — into its...

Weird but true

Wtf! A Montreal judge has ordered a sushi shop to stop calling itself Fukyu. The jurist conceded that it might be an innocent Japanese word for a form of martial...

Kelly’s defense is carrying Notre Dame

Brian Kelly snowed us all, pulled the wool right over our eyes. From Grand Valley State to Central Michigan to Cincinnati, he kept churning out dynamic fast-paced offenses that often...

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