September 22, 2012
College hoops recruiting notebook: NJ's Reed picks Miami
Miami impressed Davon Reed on his official visit.How much? The talented New Jersey wing picked the ACC school Friday night, at the start of the visit, Scout.com reported. A standout...
Penn State beats Temple for second straight win
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Matt McGloin threw for a career-high 318 yards and ran for two short scores, and linebacker Michael Mauti led another strong defensive effort to lead Penn...
Old Dominion QB Heinicke sets record with 730 yards
NORFOLK, Va. — Taylor Heinicke set a Division I record by passing for 730 yards as Old Dominion rallied to beat New Hampshire 64-61 in the Colonial Athletic Association opener...
Thome's RBI double leads Orioles to 16th straight extra-inning win
BOSTON — Jim Thome hit a go-ahead double in the 12th in his first game in nearly two months and the Baltimore Orioles won their 16th straight extra-inning game, beating...
Lavin says St. John's is 'deepest team' he's coached
Steve Lavin walked into the Carnesecca Arena lobby Saturday morning with a smile and left with an even larger grin. Meeting the media for the first time since compiling his...
Rangers' Nash has three goals, assist in Swiss league debut
Rick Nash didn’t waste too much time.The Rangers’ biggest offseason addition had a natural hat trick and an assist in his debut with HC Davos of the Swiss National League...
Koonce runs for 250 yards, Fordham wins Liberty Cup
Carlton Koonce and Fordham are running back to Rose Hill with the Liberty Cup in tow. Fordham won its third straight Libery Cup game 20-13 against Columbia at Robert K....
Jones Jr., Kimbo to meet in exhibition boxing match
It should be labeled “The Has Been vs. The Never Was.”Legendary boxer Roy Jones Jr., long past his prime, will take on MMA punchline Kimbo Slice in an exhibition boxing...
Pierson, Liberty close out season with win over Shock
Plenette Pierson had 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the New York Liberty defeated the Tulsa Shock, 91-74, on Saturday at the Prudential Center, closing out the regular...
TE Keller ruled out for Jets against Dolphins
Jets tight end Dustin Keller has been officially declared out for Sunday's game with the Dolphins.Keller has been battling a hamstring injury since the preseason. He played a limited number...
Many US stores sold out of iPhone 5s, Verizon version 'unlocked'
It was possible to walk into a store Saturday and buy an iPhone 5. But it took some hunting. Some stores reported having Apple's newest phone available for walk-up customers....
Jets cut longest-tenured player LB Thomas
In a bit of a surprising move, the Jets released veteran linebacker Bryan Thomas on Saturday.Thomas, the team's first-round draft pick in 2002, was the longest-tenured player on the team....
Man mauled at Bronx Zoo to be arrested for trespassing, says he wanted 'to be one with the tiger'
The man who was mauled by a tiger at the Bronx Zoo will be arrested for trespassing because of his deliberate decision to be “one with the tiger,” a police...
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison paid $96 million last year
Larry Ellison, the founder and CEO of Oracle Corp. and one of the wealthiest people in the world, saw his pay jump to $96.2 million last year. The pay, disclosed...
Homeless man charged with raping, punching woman in Hudson River park
Cops charged a homeless man with raping and attacking a woman in Hudson River Park early this morning, police sources said. Jonathan Stewart, 25, was slapped with rape, criminal sex...
RA becomes first Mets pitcher in 22 years to win 19 games
For eight innings, the only real drama that filled pumped-up Citi Field was whether R.A. Dickey would get a shutout to go along with his 19th win. When the New...
Walk-off error sends Yankees past Athletics, 10-9, in 14th
Of course it ended this way. Eduardo Nunez’s dribbler to first with the bases loaded that Brandon Moss couldn’t handle ended a wild, 10-9 Yankees win over the A’s in...
Rescue workers remove man trapped inside cabin from capsized boat off Jones Beach
A men’s fishing trip turned into a nightmare this morning after a boat carrying six people capsized south of Rockaway Beach. The Coast Guard responded to the overturned vessel at...
UFC 152 preview: Jones tries to beat Belfort, win back jilted fans
There has been thousands of stories about Jon Jones over the last month. Very few have been positive.Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion, was vilified by fans and even UFC...
Facebook party turns to a riot in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM — Thousands of revelers descended on a small Dutch town sparking a riot after a party invitation posted on Facebook went viral, authorities said Saturday. Prosecutor Hessel Schuth said...
North Korea accuses South Korea of firing inside its waters
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea is vowing military action if South Korea fires inside its territorial waters. The North Korean military statement Saturday is a response to an incident...
Kids baseball coach arrested for 'stalking, harassing' rival coach
This kiddie baseball coach has a vengeful streak. Long Island resident Robert Sanfilippo, 45, was arrested Friday for allegedly stalking and harassing a rival coach, Suffolk County cops said. Sanfilippo...
Scores injured as protesters clash with police in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Scores of people were injured Saturday in a clash in Bangladesh's capital between police and hundreds of demonstrators, as protests continued in the Muslim world against a...
Obama skipping face-to-face meetings at the UN
WASHINGTON — The world's leaders are gathering in New York, but President Barack Obama has no plans to meet privately with any of them. He will make time for "The...
Man fighting for life after being struck by car in Queens
A man is fighting for his life after a hit-and-run accident in Queens, police said. A Nissan Maxima smashed into the 25-year-old pedestrian at approximately 11:40 p.m. yesterday on Northern...
Fatal Libya attack may have been 'coordinated assault' by Al Qaeda affiliate and Islamist militia: report
The attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last week appeared to be a joint operation orchestrated by an Al Qaeda affiliate in North Africa and the Islamist militia...
Senate approves spending bill to prevent government shutdown as Congress leaves DC until November
WASHINGTON — The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory has skipped out of Washington so lawmakers can make their case for voters to re-elect them. The Senate closed the...
After victory lap, space shuttle Endeavour rolls to retirement
LOS ANGELES — Space shuttle Endeavour rocketed beyond Earth orbit 25 times. Its 26th mission: A 12-mile commute through the streets of Los Angeles to its new retirement home in...
Rockaway motorcycle crash kills 35-year-old man
Police say a 35-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash in Meadowmere, a small neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Queens. Nassau County police say the man was traveling south...
2 Libyan protesters killed, dozens wounded in demonstrations
BENGHAZI, Libya — Two Libyan protesters were killed and dozens wounded early Saturday as hundreds of demonstrators attacked militia compounds in a surge of anger at armed groups in Benghazi...
Man killed in head-on crash with Yonkers police
A 28-year-old man is dead after crashing his car head-on into a Yonkers police cruiser. Two officers were injured in the collision early Saturday. Relatives of Brandon Turner tell 1010...
Three Keys: Italy vs. Germany
1. Middle march Play-making German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been declared ready to go, but watch to see if his turf coverage is limited by an ankle injury. If afforded...
Business briefs
Jefferies payInvestment bank Jefferies Group set $1 million salaries for both CEO Richard B. Handler and Brian P. Friedman, chairman of its executive committee, with annual bonuses of as much...
Bankers mauled by Bair in new book
This is what it feels like to be mauled by a Bair — as in Sheila Bair.The former chief of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shreds Wall Street’s top chieftains...
Bank $ettles Iran case
A British bank accused of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars has signed an agreement with New York regulators to settle their investigation with a $340...
Universal bids artists adieu after EMI OK
Kylie Minogue can kiss EMI good-bye. Universal Music Group won regulatory approval for its $1.9 billion purchase of EMI — but only after it agreed to sell a third of...
Redbox ready to rumble
Coinstar’s Redbox and Verizon Communications plan to start their video service in time for the Christmas holiday, challenging Netflix and Amazon with on-demand viewing and DVDs combined. Redbox Instant by...
Liguori leads Tribune CEO race
Peter Liguori, a former top executive at News Corp.’s Fox, as well as Discovery Communications, has emerged as the leading candidate for CEO at Tribune Co. once it emerges from...
RIM sinks on outage
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry customers in parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa suffered a service disruption on the same day Apple introduced a new iPhone, the second time...
Whale hunt on the Hill
One of Wall Street’s harshest critics is angling to use JPMorgan’s “London Whale” trading blunder to cast a wider regulatory net. Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee...
Phil eyes a fixture buy
Spectrum Brands, a consumer-products company controlled by hedgie Phil Falcone, is in talks to buy a unit of Stanley Black & Decker that makes shower heads, door fixtures and locks,...
Hedgie shorting abstract art
A painting by German abstract artist Gerhard Richter that’s owned by hedge-fund king Steven Cohen is going on the auction block. Christie’s says “Prag 1883” is estimated to sell “in...
OWS tweets still on ice
There’s no tweet relief in sight. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge held off granting an emergency stay yesterday in the case of an Occupy Wall Street protester who is fighting...
Roger Goodell scores touchdown as NFL Network reaches deal with Time Warner Cable
Touchdown! Starting tomorrow there’ll be even more football — if that’s possible — on the TV screens of New York’s pigskin-obsessed fans. Time Warner Cable reached a blockbuster, multi-year deal...
‘Tear’ jerk: Jailed cop-crash joy rider weeps
Now he wants his mama.One of the two punks who celebrated their felony-assault acquittals in the face of a seriously injured cop expressed a different emotion yesterday, openly weeping as...
Movie-slay $$ man eyed
DENVER — Facing criticism from families of victims of the Aurora movie-theater shooting, officials handling the distributions of donations are consulting with a mediator who oversaw compensation for victims of...
Fashion moguls buy $50 million pads at One57, NYC's tallest apartment building
A flashy Canadian billionaire fashion mogul and his low-key Hong Kong business partner are the first known buyers at One57 — which will be the city’s tallest residential building when...
Jumper a man of his word
An elderly Chelsea man sent out 25 letters declaring his intention to leap off the George Washington Bridge and kept his vow — even as friends tried desperately to get...
Tots found roaming SI alone
Two adorable kids were found wandering alone at a busy Staten Island intersection yesterday after fleeing from their baby sitter’s house while she went to the bathroom, authorities said. The...
Lincoln ‘emancipation’ history in Harlem
Issued 150 years ago this week, President Abraham Lincoln’s initial proclamation (pictured) to free the slaves in the South is on display this weekend at Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research...
New Yorkers nervous to talk in cabs after hack records Paris Hilton
Is nothing sacred in this town? Revelations that a sleazy hack secretly recorded a ranting Paris Hilton and then gave the recording to a Web site that posted it on...
Cluckin’ nut in new bust
A Staten Island woman who allegedly shot at her neighbors in August because their child tossed chalk near her chicken coop has been arrested again — this time for threatening...
LIU brawl benches hoops 4
Four LIU-Brooklyn basketball players — including three standouts from last year’s NCAA Tournament squad — were suspended indefinitely from the team yesterday following their arrests for a campus brawl that...
Gay-hate fatso ‘slashes’ out
A 350-pound man yelled “F---ing faggots!” and slashed a 22-year-old man with a razor blade at a McDonald’s in Greenwich Village, police sources said yesterday.The brouhaha was sparked when the...
Air Force gal-vanized
SAN ANTONIO — The Air Force handed the reins of basic training to a woman yesterday following a sex scandal in which 42 female recruits say they were improperly approached,...
Maybelline slapped with 'Super Stay' class-action suit
Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s a rip-off. Maybelline was slapped with a class-action suit yesterday charging that its lipstick and lip gloss don’t last as long as promised....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Maybe she should have asked herself, “What would Jesus do? A woman was arrested on a burglary rap after telling cops she entered her ex-boyfriend’s Brighton Beach home...
LI truck driver shocked to learn that hitchhiker pal is wanted for murder
He rode with the devil and lived to tell the tale. A Long Island trucker picked up a hitchhiker in Tennessee and drove him all the way to New York...
$500M jail ‘floss’ suit
Eleven inmates have filed a $500 million lawsuit against Westchester County and its Department of Corrections — for not letting them floss. The 25-page suit, filed in US District Court...
Cop kills sting suspect
A veteran NYPD sergeant shot and killed a 22-year-old ex-con who was fleeing arrest during an undercover prostitution sting in Red Hook, police said yesterday. Tyjuan Hill, 22, and three...
AG slaps art club ex-prez
It’s not a pretty picture for the former head of the National Arts Club. The state attorney general filed a $2-million suit against Aldon James yesterday, alleging he cheated the...
WATCH: Food Network star Paula Deen curses up a storm in 'blooper reel'
Paula Deen’s cooking isn’t just full of butter — it’s also mighty salty! The queen of Southern cuisine curses up a cordon bleu streak in a “blooper reel” — dropping...
Orphanage sues Albom
PONTIAC, Mich. — Operators of a Haiti orphanage have sued journalist Mitch Albom and one of his charities, claiming the best-selling author broke the terms of an agreement about running...
Stop Medicaid overpay: feds
ALBANY — A congressional panel — fresh from discovering that New York’s centers for the developmentally disabled cost Medicaid about $1.9 million a year per patient — is calling for...
NYPD ‘keeping pace’
Mayor Bloomberg defended the NYPD’s slower response times yesterday, pointing out that it took cops even longer to get to emergencies before he took office. “Response times on non-critical things...
Shelter’s fresh $hot
A nonprofit cited for overbilling the city by nearly $1 million has won a new $21.7 million contract to provide housing to 101 homeless families in The Bronx, The Post...
Espada takes a ‘walk’
Pedro Espada Jr. is free — for now. A Brooklyn federal judge yesterday declined to lock up the disgraced ex-state senator, saying more time is needed to decide whether Espada...
Bx. Zoo tiger mauls 'suicidal' monorail jumper
A suicidal man leaped from a moving monorail at the Bronx Zoo yesterday to reach its dangerous tiger den, where he became a chew toy for a predatory beast who...
Dem Dov does a heave-O
Brooklyn Democratic Assemblyman Dov Hikind will cross party lines to back Mitt Romney for president. Hikind, who has pull among Orthodox Jews, said he’s fed up with the way President...
House GOP: Read our lips
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner said he and fellow Republicans will oppose any tax increases as part of negotiations to reduce the deficit if President Obama wins re-election. “Why...
Generous Romney opens his tax books
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney paid Uncle Sam nearly $2 million in taxes on $13.7 million in income last year — a tax rate of 14.1 percent that was actually higher...
Fired B’klyn ‘death threat’ teacher gets an ‘F’ for F-bombs
A Brooklyn teacher went on a foul-mouthed tirade, knocked over plants and allegedly threatened to gun down her principal — all because she hadn’t gotten paid for sick days, according...
Barclays Center ceremonial ribbon cutting reveals state-of-the-art stadium
Brooklyn’s finally got game again. Officials yesterday showed off the spanking new $1 billion Barclays Center during a ceremonial ribbon cutting at the Nets’ 18,200-seat arena. Sporting a rust-colored, metallic...
Iran parades ‘anti-American’ missiles
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran yesterday displayed a new all-Iranian-made air-defense system, saying it was designed to confront American warplanes in case of a US attack on the country. The system...
Crowds protest outside Warwick hotel ahead of Ahmadinejad’s arrival in New York
Dozens of protesters marched outside the posh Warwick hotel yesterday before the arrival of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — with one prancing around in a gigantic paper-mache head mocking the Iranian dictator....
Assad digging in
Syrian President Bashar al- Assad is adamant that his regime will not fall and predicts the defeat of the opposition.The comments were published yesterday in Egypt’s Al-Ahram Al-Arabi weekly.The interview...
Libya sees pro-US riot
Hundreds of protesters angry over last week’s killing of the US ambassador to Libya stormed the compound of the Islamic extremist militia suspected in the attack, evicting militiamen and setting...
Israeli slain in Sinai terror
JERUSALEM — Three armed militants slipped into Israel from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula yesterday, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding another before being shot dead, the Israeli army said. It was...
Consumer Reports says . . .
The new iPhone 5 got early kudos from Consumer Reports researchers yesterday. “It’s a better phone,” said Paul Reynolds, the magazine’s electronics editor. “It should be among the first-ranked of...
Hoarders buy up new iPhones, flip ’em for big $$
Thousands of eager New Yorkers gobbled up Apple’s new iPhone 5 yesterday as more money-hungry entrepreneurs made multiple trips to stockpile the popular smartphone. At Apple’s SoHo store, The Post...
Long Island town clerk busted on blackmail rap
A Long Island town clerk was arrested yesterday after he allegedly tried to cover up a sexual-harassment suit by blackmailing his accuser with dirty photos of her, law-enforcement sources said....
2 nailed in cop-lot theft
Two men were arrested yesterday in connection with the theft of seven motorcycles from an NYPD evidence lot, law-enforcement sources said.Larry Goldenberg, 39, and Bruce Simmons, 40, both of The...
Romney the giver
We learned yesterday that last year Mitt Romney paid $1.9 million in taxes on an income of $14 million — and gave $4 million to charity. The year before, he...
Holder’s not in the ‘Furious’ clear
Even if we put the best possible face on the Inspector General’s report about the “Fast and Furious” gunwalking scandal — and assume that embattled Attorney General Eric Holder knew...
Bam’s Late Show lunacy: world burns as he chats
The Issue: Obama’s appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman amid turmoil in the Middle East. *** President Obama says he works for everyone (“Trim Obama Weighs in on...
Rangel’s unhappy return(s)
The Issue: Rep. Charlie Rangel’s criticism of Romney’s refusal to release more of his tax returns. *** Rep. Charlie Rangel telling Mitt Romney to come clean about his taxes is...
Mitt Romney’s taxes
Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax return — and a summary of his filings between 1990 and 2009 — are now public, and they give America all it needs to know about...
John Liu, yet again
City Comptroller John Liu says no-bid contracts defraud New Yorkers of millions of dollars each year — so why is he awarding no-bids by the barrelful, even to firms with...
Ike wouldn’t like it
The controversial proposal for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial now has a new component: a smartphone app, which, according to the memorial’s designers, visitors will be able to use on-site...
Fall, upward
Adirondack Balloon Festival: today and tomorrow Watch 100 balloons participating in the state’s largest balloon fest from the safety of the ground. * Free; locations vary, depending on the day;...
Full of hot air
The ground simply falls away as our balloon lifts off. “We are literally lighter than air,” says our trusty pilot, Phil Jackson, a jolly, laid-back guy who’s been flying hot-air...
Kid stuff 9/23
Today TAKE A HIKE: You know the old expression about taking a walk in another man’s shoes, right? Try another culture’s footwear on for size at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum,...
Cross-dresser’s show a drag
Look up “acquired taste” in the dictionary and you’ll probably find a picture of Dina Martina. The drag-queen performer and Provincetown, Mass., fixture returned to New York recently for a...
Devils’ Elias not playing in Russian league during this NHL lockout
During the last lockout, likely Hall of Fame Devil Patrik Elias tried the Russian league, and he nearly died. Elias said Friday he isn’t going to be playing European hockey...
Run aground
There is something to be said for running backs who struggle to produce fantasy numbers on offensively challenged teams. After all, if you’re the only weapon on an offense —...
Promoter floored by Martinez’s moxie
Lou DiBella says he was “weirdly at peace” during the thrilling 12th round of last Saturday’s middleweight championship fight between Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in Las Vegas....
Liberty look to enter playoffs on positive note
When the WNBA took a month off this summer while many of its players participated in the London Olympics, the Liberty were in a sorry state. They had just dropped...
Fairplex Graded Entries
Post Time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $20,000; clm($32,000); 2YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds6 PrimedandRdyL122KKriggr5-2-22-13 Major Truth(L),122JHrnnd3-x-x5-21 TaylorsJourneyL122JCarren7-2-78-12 OurSmokinHerL122MPedrzx-x-x3-14 SonoftokayanaL122R Guce7-8-x12-15 Proud Bull(L),122AGrydr6-x-x5-1SECOND-1/2m; $11,000; clm($5,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7 AmericnWldctL120ADlgdll7-9-52-14 DanzingTribal(L122JCarren1-5-55-21 PaseodeRamnL120J Scott2-5-34-12...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3upSKIDDLES N BOB third in the slop this level. LOVES MAGIC won in the slop this level. WHITEYS GOLD won as favorite this...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur(T); $68,000; mdn; 2YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Our Kashmir(M),120JCastellanx-x-xNihei8-12 Never the End(L),120J Lezcano8-x-xKennelly6-13 Upswell(L),120J Rosario7-x-xToner8-14 UnlikelyScenari(L),120R Maragh3-3-xPompay4-15 Piceance(M),120JLeparouxx-x-xRomans12-16 Bailoutbobby(M),120CVelasquzx-x-xCoronel12-17 Coolusive(L),120RDomingz6-4-xR Dutrow5-18 Sayaad...
Belmont Charts
September 21st, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Soft©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $47,000; clm($35,000); 3upOff: 12:50. Good. 3w into lane, drivingTime: 23.3, 46.14, 1:09.77, 1:35.33, 1:42.09.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: DK...
Hondo orders the Marlin
Hondo had the good splitter working for him last night, taking a kick with the A's in El Bronx but rallying with the O's in Fenway Pahk to reduce the...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 22SUNSept. 23MONSept. 24TUESept. 25WEDSept. 26THUSept. 27FRISept. 28YankeesOakland1:05Yes NetworkWCBS 880 AMOak.1:05YESWCBSMinn.8:10YESWCBSMinn.8:10WWORWCBSMinn.1:10YESWCBSTor.7:07YESWCBSTor.7:07YESWCBSMetsMiami1:10WPIXWFAN 660 AMMia.1:10WPIXWFANPitt.7:10SNYWFANPitt.7:10SNYWFANPitt.7:10SNYWFANPitt.1:10SNYWFANAtl.7:35SNYWFANLibertyTulsa2:00MSG PlusEndofReg.SeasonNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEConn.8:00ESPN2NOGAMERed BullsNew England7:30MSG NetworkWPAT 93.1 FMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAME NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogJets32 1/2(41)DOLPHINSBEARS87 1/2(43)RamsCOWBOYS77 1/2(46)Buccaneers49ers66 1/2(43)VIKINGSLionsPk3 1/2(46 1/2)TITANSREDSKINS3 1/23(49)BengalsSAINTS109(53)ChiefsBills2 1/23(44 1/2)BROWNSCOLTS1 1/23(43)JaguarsEagles43 1/2(42 1/2)CARDINALSCHARGERS1 1/23(47 1/2)FalconsTexans+12(44 1/2)BRONCOSSteelers4 1/24(45)RAIDERSRAVENS32 1/2(49)PatriotsMondayPackers4 1/23 1/2(46)SEAHAWKSHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogW. FOREST7 (56)ArmyFLORIDA ST.14 1/2 (56)ClemsonSouth...
Today's Sports on the Air
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Sports Shorts
MLS: Henry suspended for tonight Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry has been suspended for tonight’s game at New England and fined an undisclosed amount of money for violent conduct in...
Furyk feasts on birdies as Tiger falls prey
ATLANTA — Jim Furyk, the only American on the Ryder Cup team without a win this year, put himself in position yesterday to join them. Furyk made seven birdies through...
Prokhorov guarantees postseason for Nets
When Mikhail Prokhorov bought the Nets two years ago, he declared the franchise will win a title by the end of the 2015 season. After seeing his team’s roster dramatically...
Rangers' Lundqvist may play in Sweden
The King isn’t on his way home to reclaim his castle in the Frolunda crease, but Henrik Lundqvist told The Post yesterday he seriously will consider the possibility once the...
Barclays honors Brooklyn history
A key piece of Brooklyn Dodgers history is back in the public eye again — in front of the new Barclays Center. A former flagpole that once hung at Ebbets...
Jeter: Talk of playing anywhere besides Yankees ‘comical’
Derek Jeter doesn’t want to go anywhere. At the same time, he got his message across to the Yankees. When it comes time to negotiate again, they are going to...
Orioles keep pace with victory over Red Sox
Matt Wieters drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez pitched 6 1/3 solid innings and the Orioles remained one game behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East with a 4-2...
Amukamara finally makes presence felt for Giants
His teammates, ignoring the calendar and setting their own restrictions, instructed Prince Amukamara he would be viewed and treated like a rookie until the third game this season because he...
Giants linemen fined in Buccaneers kneel-down incident
The Giants were all kinds of upset last week after Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano ordered his defensive linemen to block down on the kneel-down play at the end of the...
Confidence builds fast since downbeat opener
Tom Coughlin, whose general demeanor is rather buttoned up and intense, looked so relaxed chatting with reporters on the terrace overlooking the practice fields at the Timex Performance Center yesterday,...
Distractions find Jets ... again
You would think Bart Scott would have more important matters on his mind yesterday than threatening a reporter in the Jets locker room for taking his picture with a cell...
Jets defense planning to treat Dolphins QB like veteran
Just two games into Ryan Tannehill’s NFL career, it already seems clear what the Jets can expect from the Dolphins quarterback Sunday — a steady diet of handoffs to Reggie...
Jets' Scott threatens to hit reporter in locker room
Bart Scott’s war with the local media intensified yesterday when the Jets linebacker threatened to punch a reporter for taking a picture of him as he was exiting the locker...
Jets safety Landry hit with $15K fine, will appeal
LaRon Landry is vowing to appeal, not change his ways, after being slapped with a fine for an alleged horse-collar tackle by the NFL Friday. The Jets’ hard-hitting safety was...
Frustrated Collins yanks Duda in Mets win
Du-da Hustle! A certain Mets player should have known that, but picked the absolute worst night to jog to first base after hitting a popup. It gave manager Terry Collins...
Sore ankle keeps Yankees' Jeter in ‘designated’ role
With Derek Jeter’s left ankle bone bruise still an issue, manager Joe Girardi used his captain as the designated hitter Friday night instead of having him play shortstop for a...
A’s get best of Yankees closer
This home run spurt is very alarming for Rafael Soriano. The Yankees closer has served up a slew of homers lately, a major reason to be concerned about one of...
Sabathia dominates, Martin hits walk-off HR in Yankees win
There is no reason for Chris Chambliss, Bucky Dent or Aaron Boone to make room for Russell Martin. “The Biggest Home Runs in Yankee History” fraternity remains at three. Yet,...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
GALLANT BLOOM HANDICAP Belmont Park, ninth race. Grade 2. Purse: $200,000. 6 ½ furlongs, fillies and mares. Post: 5:06 p.m. LOWDOWN: Making her first start since moving into Todd Pletcher’s...
Time is now for Yankees’ ace to carry team home
CC Sabathia’s elbow is fine. The questions about health ended with his super performance last night. The big man is back in a big way. If the Yankees are to...
UFC star Jones’ 2 NFL siblings have his back
Arthur Jones III wasn’t even a teenager when his older sister, Carmen, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Caring for her became a team effort, from parents Arthur Jr. and Camille...
Chad gets probation
Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson got a year’s probation yesterday for allegedly headbutting ex-wife Evelyn Lozada outside their Florida home last month.The incident caused VH1 to cancel the couple’s unaired reality show,...
Somers in fall TV chase
Suzanne Somers returns to TV this Wednesday with the premiere of “The Suzanne Show,” airing weekly at 7 a.m. Somers, 65, purchased the airtime from Lifetime, and procured her own...
‘Wild’ things
Based on its press-kit description, I went into the new Nat Geo Wild series, “Animal Intervention,” with some preconceived notions. Its promise to “confront overwhelmed and out-of-touch wildlife owners” had...
Apples of our eyes
* Hard cider at Union Square Greenmarket, Breezy hill orchard and Cider mill ($18 for a growler) Take one sip of this artisanal hard apple cider (it’s 6.5 percent alcohol!),...
Weird but true
His motive wasn’t hard to detect. A kinky New Hampshire kook was accused of faking a brain injury so he could hire a female caregiver to change his adult diaper....
Heisman hope hides at UCLA
It’s comforting to know there are more important things in Johnathan Franklin’s life besides football or he might be one bitter man. Oh, wait, just remembered you might not know...
Relevant Notre Dame takes on Michigan
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — In the waning seconds of Notre Dame’s convincing 20-3 win over Michigan State last week as the Irish lined up in a victory formation even Greg...
Unbeaten Rutgers to get taste of SEC
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Undefeated Rutgers heads into SEC country Saturday night looking for a statement win against a talented team from the nation’s top conference. What they will find is...
Fordham battles rival Columbia for Liberty Cup
It may not be the first game that comes to mind when thinking of classic college football rivalries, but Fordham-Columbia is one of the nation’s oldest. The two New York...