August 23, 2011
Florida court denies Casey Anthony’s probation appeal
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Casey Anthony must still report to serve one year's probation in Florida, after her appeal against a judge's ruling on the matter was denied Tuesday. Judge...
Owner would prefer Burress were still with Giants: report
Count Giants owner Steve Tisch among those who wish Plaxico Burress was still on the team."Would I prefer him to be wearing a Giants uniform? Yes," Tisch said Tuesday, according...
UPDATED AGAIN! Entire transit system will close at noon on Saturday
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Worley wins 7th straight, Phillies beat Mets
PHILADELPHIA -- Vance Worley threw seven impressive innings, John Mayberry Jr. and Shane Victorino hit homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 9-4 on Tuesday night. One...
Allen hits 2 homers, A's beat Yankees 6-5
Brandon Allen hit two tape-measure homers, Eric Sogard connected for one that barely cleared the wall and the Oakland Athletics hung on to beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on...
MetLife gets name on Meadowlands stadium
MetLife is upping the ante and taking on a bigger role at the new home of the Jets and Giants, and the 2014 Super Bowl. The New York-based insurance giant...
Sprint to get iPhone 5
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas -- Sprint Nextel Corp. will begin selling the iPhone 5 in mid-October, closing a huge hole in the No. 3 US carrier's lineup and giving Apple Inc....
A-Rod scratched from Yankees lineup with jammed thumb
Alex Rodriguez was a late scratch from Tuesday night’s Yankees game against Oakland due to a jammed left thumb. He suffered the injury Sunday in Minnesota, his first game back...
Nintendo hosting flipnotes challenge for Legend Of Zelda's 25th anniversary
The 25th anniversary celebration of The Legend of Zelda is upon us. And for this momentous occassion, Nintendo has launched a new website and is also hosting a competition for...
Yankees' Prior shut down in minors
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees right-hander Mark Prior has been scratched from his scheduled minor league appearance because of shoulder discomfort. The converted reliever was slated to pitch in a Gulf...
'HotelMotel' extends and contracts
I wasn't all that crazy about the double bill "HotelMotel."?But I'm a fan of both Derek Ahonen and Adam Rapp, and I'm happy the show is doing well: It's?just been...
Jimmy Kimmel sidekick Uncle Frank dead at 77
LOS ANGELES -- Frank Potenza, known to viewers of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" as Uncle Frank, died Tuesday at age 77, People reported. Potenza, Kimmel's real-life uncle, served as both...
New Jersey school district yanks lesbian sex book from required reading list
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. -- A New Jersey school district has apologized to parents after requiring high school students to read books that include graphic depictions of lesbian sex and a homosexual...
Madman goes on stabbing spree in Washington Heights
A naked, knife-wielding madman went on a bloody rampage in his own Washington Heights building today, stabbing a defenseless elderly neighbor in the eye and two others before turning the...
Giants' Rolle shaken by loss of Thomas
Anyone who saw safety Antrel Rolle after Monday night’s preseason victory over the Bears could see he was shaken up about the loss of cornerback Terrell Thomas, who went down...
Stocks jump on hopes for Fed action
Stocks surged Tuesday as another bleak dose of economic data raised hopes that the Federal Reserve will take additional measures to stimulate the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
18-game NFL season still possible
The 18-game NFL regular season ain’t dead yet. That was the word Tuesday from Giants owner Steve Tisch, who revealed that the owners still intend to push converting two exhibition...
Giants DT Austin out for season, too
The hits just keep on happening for the Giants. More likely, the hits keep happening to the Giants.As they continue to absorb the news that rising-star cornerback Terrell Thomas is...
Obama approval hits all-time low of 38% in Gallup daily tracking poll
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's approval rating hit an all-time low of 38 percent in Gallup's daily tracking poll Tuesday. The three day rolling average of voters, surveyed from Aug....
Two people stabbed in Washington Heights
Two people people were stabbed today by a deranged man in Washington Heights, police said. The NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit was still searching for the knife-wielding suspect. Emergency workers said...
Perry opens up double-digit lead over Romney in upcoming poll
A new poll to be released Wednesday shows Texas Gov. Rick Perry with a double digit lead nationally over the current 2012 frontrunner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Public Policy...
From Dust: a different kind of god game
Backlash against Ubisoft for the PC version of From Dust's DRM aside, it's still a great game. It's different, and it's beautiful, and the ways you can manipulate the environment...
Yankees prospect Brackman turning season around
What a difference a month makes.On July 29, Andrew Brackman walked nine Buffalo Bisons in 3 1/3 innings for Triple-A Scranton Wilkes/Barre. If the Yankees had released him that day,...
Traffic on Kim Kardashian sex tape website spikes over her wedding weekend
LOS ANGELES -- Kim Kardashian made a reported $18 million from deals associated with her Sunday wedding to basketball player Kris Humphries -- not including the cut she gets from...
Lawyers who love Perry, the Israel lover
Yesterday, we wrote about the trial lawyers who hate?GOP presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry here. Today we can report on certain?lawyers who love Perry and mostly for Perry's love for...
RBNY GM Soler: We must respond to pressure
Red Bull GM Erik Soler said with the Gold Cup long over, the traveling schedule back to normal and the roster fairly healthy, the Red Bulls have no excuse not...
Tennessee women's coach Summitt diagnosed with dementia
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee’s Pat Summitt plans to coach “as long as the good Lord is willing” despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia. In a statement from Summitt...
Giants lose DB Witherspoon for season, joining Thomas
Brian Witherspoon was fitting in with many of the more experienced cornerbacks competing at Giants training camp, making plays throughout the summer and giving himself a realistic chance to stick...
Shared sacrifice is a trap
Daniel Ben-Ami has a wonderful take down of the trap about?shared sacrifice. "If the rich want to pay more taxes that is up to them. But as the authors of...
Mugging on the W'burg Bridge!
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Bail raised for husband in wife's killing
Bail has been tripled for a smooth-talking New Jersey two timer accused of hiring his mistress to kill his wife. Kashif Parvaiz, who was wounded in the brazen attack on...
Three-time champ Serena seeded 28th for US Open
Serena Williams was seeded 28th for the U.S. Open, which stuck with its policy of following the rankings instead of taking into account players' past performances. It means Williams could...
Someone broke into the Heights Cinema!
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VIDEO: Hubbuch on Giants injuries
New York Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch talks about the Giants latest injury: losing cornerback Terrell Thomas for the season with a torn ACL in the Giants’ 41-13 Monday night...
Jets' Greene says he will play vs. Giants
Jets running back Shonn Greene said the skin infection on his right foot has cleared up and he expects to practice Tuesday afternoon and play Saturday against the Giants. Greene...
Jets' Ryan defends himself against Gholston
Vernon Gholston's comments that he did not get a fair shot with the Jets did not go over well with coach Rex Ryan."I don't agree with him on that," Ryan...
Mega amounts of crime in the Slope!
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Lady knocked down in purse snatching!
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5.8 earthquake jolts Washington, DC; shocks felt in NYC and Boston
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled the East Coast this afternoon, causing panic and confusion from North Carolina to as far north as New Hampshire, the US Geological Survey said. The...
German cops phase out use of German Shepherds, say Belgian dogs are better
DUSSELDORF, Germany -- Law enforcement chiefs in Germany are phasing out the use of German Shepherds as police dogs. Gunther Bonke, a dog expert for the police in the state...
Nick Ashford, singer and songwriter, dies at 70
Nick Ashford, half of the R&B singing and songwriting duo Ashford and Simpson, passed away Monday in New York City, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. He was 70. Ashford...
Brooklyn judge blasts Levi Aron's legal team
A Brooklyn judge today skewered the legal team for accused murderer Levi Aron, questioning the whether the lawyers have the experience to try a complex criminal case and deal with...
3UP: Weaver, Sabathia, Darvish
I have not blogged in a while. Sorry, life has gotten in the way. I am hoping this begins a period in which I do this more often. I really...
Dolphins sign veteran RB Johnson
DAVIE, Fla. -- Veteran running back Larry Johnson signed with the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday after sitting out most of last season. Johnson gained 2 yards on five carries in...
EPL's Blackburn closes in on FC Dallas defender John
BLACKBURN, England -- FC Dallas confirmed that defender George John flew to Europe ahead of finalizing a move to English Premier League (EPL) side Blackburn Rovers, Sky Sports reported Tuesday....
Arsenal agrees deal to sell midfield star Nasri to EPL rival Man City
LONDON -- Arsenal confirmed Tuesday that it agreed a deal to sell its star French midfielder, Samir Nasri, to English Premier League (EPL) rival Manchester City. "Arsenal can confirm that...
Coil will run in Travers Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's 3-year-old colt Coil, coming off a hard-fought victory in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park, will run in Saturday's $1 million...
Bank thief says, 'I'll kill them all!'
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Tests show no illegal drugs in Winehouse body
LONDON — Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said Tuesday. The family said...
Manhattan judge dismisses all criminal charges against DSK
C'est fini! A judge this morning dismissed all charges against former International Monetary Fund honcho Dominique Strauss-Kahn, disentangling the Frenchman -- at least criminally -- from the lurid sex case...
Madison Square Garden Co. downgraded amid NBA lockout
The NBA lockout claimed a stock market victim Tuesday, as shares of New York Knicks parent Madison Square Garden Co. (MSG) were downgraded to neutral by Bank of America Merrill...
On the runway
Accessories that take center stage.
Starry nights
With so many constellation-inspired pieces sprinkling the fall runways, it seemed as though the stars had aligned to build my perfect fall wardrobe. Behold the dreamiest must-haves of them all
Hurricane Irene strengthening as it moves toward US coast
MIAMI -- Hurricane Irene continued to strengthen Tuesday as it tore through the Caribbean, raising fears that it could cause serious damage to the densely-populated US Atlantic coast. The Miami-based...
UBS future in Conn. to be announced
HARTFORD, Conn. — Aides say Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and UBS Americas chief executive Phil Lofts will be making a major announcement about the company's future in the state....
Conn. man charged with brutal home invasion back in court
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man charged with killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion is trying to get statements he made to police...
LI man asked for $1, then stabbed
ROOSEVELT, N.Y. — Police are looking for a man who stabbed a pedestrian on Long Island after asking him for a dollar. Nassau County police say the 27-year-old victim was...
2 dead in Long Island house fire
An early morning fire at a Long Island house has claimed the lives of two people. Southold police say the two-story house on Goose Creek Lane was fully engulfed in...
Kate Winslet’s island rescue leads to offer of firefighter training
LONDON -- British actress Kate Winslet has been offered training by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) after her brave rescue of Richard Branson's 90-year-old mother from the Virgin tycoon's blazing...
Man arrested in Washington over planned fireworks protest
WASHINGTON -- Felony charges were filed Tuesday against a Florida man who planned to set off a large quantity of fireworks on the National Mall to protest US banking-industry policies,...
Rebels seize Khadafy compound, swipe items from his bedroom
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Heavily armed rebels seized Col. Moammar Khadafy's Tripoli compound Tuesday, even penetrating his home and plundering personal items from his bedroom, but there was no word on...
Burress challenges pass-happy Jets to have ‘special’ attack
It looks like “Ground and Pound” might be scrap-heap-bound for the Jets. Gang Green showed a penchant for passing Sunday night against the Bengals, a departure from its personality in...
Plax on playing Giants: 'Another football game'
If it’s possible for there to be hype for a preseason game, Saturday’s Jets-Giants game will have it. Jets coach Rex Ryan is sure to take a few digs at...
Giants bash Bears, lose Thomas for season
It was supposed to be his last play of the game. As it turns out, it was the last play of the season for Terrell Thomas, done before he ever...
Ross looks ready to fill Giants' void
Aaron Ross couldn’t have timed his fantastic first-quarter performance any better last night. The sight of the veteran Giants cornerback making plays all over the field in a 41-13 exhibition...
Paint of no return
A TriBeCa building superintendent who was hired to protect an acclaimed artist’s career work in paintings and drawings turned out to be a super thief who swiped them all, authorities...
CHSAA coaches see benefits of new league format
Coaches are embracing the new CHSAA intersectional girls soccer league. “Overall it’s going to help the girls play a higher level,” Fontbonne Hall coach Victor Popovsky said. His Bonnies team...
Giants LT Beatty has foot scare
Giants left tackle Will Beatty gave his team a scare in the second quarter of Monday night's 41-13 preseason victory over the Bears when he had to go to the...
Me? I’m 32. Really!
It took a few weeks of dating an East Village hairdresser — think Warren Beatty in “Shampoo” — before he revealed his true age, 37. His MySpace profile said he...
Brooklyn/Queens, Staten Island join up for CHSAA intersectional girls soccer league
The structure of CHSAA girls soccer will be getting a makeover this season. Starting this year, the Brooklyn/Queens and Staten Island divisions will be coming together to form an intersectional...
NYPost.com Poll: Which team will win the CHSFL 'AAA' title?
Practices began this week and football season is now upon us. This time of year, there is hope all across the city and its surrounding areas. Every team thinks they...
Business briefs
Never mind Standard & Poor’s upgraded Google’s stock to “hold,” reversing last week’s downgrade. Separately, S&P President Deven Sharma is stepping down by year-end. He’s being replaced by Citibank COO...
Lloyd lawyers up
Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs’ gold-plated chief executive, has hired a hot-shot white-collar criminal defense lawyer to represent him personally as a Justice Department probe of the firm’s management kicks into...
Playing soon on Facebook: Miramax flix
Facebook is tying up with yet another big Hollywood studio to boost its social cinema offering. In its third big studio deal in six months, the social network giant signed...
Why Lloyd hired criminal defense lawyer
What’s Lloyd Blankfein afraid of?You can pick any number of things that could have caused the chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs to go out and hire an expensive criminal...
Capital concerns sink BofA stock
Bank of America led decliners in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index after China Construction Bank said the US lender will keep at least half its stake, spurring new debate...
HP’s sauce maker
Marc Andreessen, often called the Oracle of Silicon Valley, didn’t see this one coming. As a Hewlett-Packard director since 2009 and the head of its technology committee, Andreessen championed the...
Judge fires back at unrepentant Cuti
He’s getting a taste of his own medicine. Anthony Cuti, the defiant former chief executive of Duane Reade, was sentenced to three years in prison by a judge who delivered...
Dov’s new Angel
Ron Burkle is sniffing around American Apparel again. The Los Angeles billionaire -- who last summer scooped up a 6 percent equity stake in the cash-strapped hipster clothier, only to...
Icahn’s $2B bet vs. S&P
Activist investor Carl Icahn made a $2 billion wager last week on a decline in the benchmark S&P 500 index, a hedge for his stock holdings that generated more than...
Gold soars to $1,900
Gold extended a rally to a record, topping $1,900 an ounce in New York for the first time, as mounting concern that the global economy is faltering spurred demand for...
More are late on mortgage
The number of Americans at risk of foreclosure is rising, reflecting the US economy’s continued struggles.The Mortgage Bankers Association said yesterday that 8.44 percent of homeowners missed at least one...
New life at 42nd & Sixth
There are signs of life at last for long-aborning plans to burnish the hit-and-miss south blockfront of West 42nd Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway. Blackstone, which owns the office...
Mother slain
A teen mom was fatally shot in Brooklyn yesterday after getting into an argument with the father of her 3-year-old daughter, cops and neighbors said. Jashaya Stanley, 19, allegedly threw...
Ruth Madoff is 'incognidough'
We've found the money -- it's stashed at a Florida ATM. Here's Ruth Madoff (pictured), in dark shades, arriving at a drive-through ATM in her brand-new black Honda Civic hybrid...
Woman confronts her rapist
A Queens woman yesterday faced down the vicious sexual predator who raped and robbed her inside her childhood bedroom more than a decade ago, as a judge sentenced the monster...
Lee: I'm ownin' 'Conan'
LOS ANGELES -- Former Marvel Comics boss Stan Lee is suing the producers of the new "Conan the Barbarian" movie, claiming he is entitled to all of the film's profits...
Mistress conned, says sis
The family of Antionette "Soni" Stephen yesterday described the accused female assassin as a lonely bookworm with no romantic prospects when she met slimy married man Kashif Parvaiz. "He brainwashed...
Just one 'Mo' step to victory: rebels
He's history -- but where is he? Moammar Khadafy's 42-year reign of terror is in its final hours, but the rebels who claim control of 95 percent of his capital...
Syrians warn Bashar: You're next!
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets across Syria yesterday after a televised appearance by President Bashar Assad, shouting for him to step down and chanting,...
Kate Winslet saves Branson ma as his Carib estate burns
This near-disaster, fortunately, had a happier ending than "Titanic." A fast-moving inferno engulfed the luxurious Caribbean compound owned by billionaire Richard Branson early yesterday morning, but tragedy was averted when...
Park-ing space for hawk
She's quite the empty-nester. Animal rescuers yesterday released the rascally red-tailed hawk that was discovered slumming inside an Upper West Side apartment building Sunday. The feisty hawk, estimated to be...
New stamp a West Side glory
A ritzy Upper West Side address is now as eternal as Mount St. Helens and Yellowstone Park's hot springs -- joining them as a "Forever" stamp to be released by...
Dave's comedy of 'terrors'
So much for an al Qaeda kook's wish to "paralyze" David Letterman's tongue. The feisty, gap-toothed CBS comic unleashed a 13-joke monologue last night and a Top Ten list devoted...
Chelsea shelter opens under ire
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn yesterday slammed the opening of a Chelsea shelter for mentally ill homeless people that has started taking clients before a court could decide whether the...
'Slay' husband's gay $vengali act
Accused wife-killer Kashif Parvaiz's aging, gay sugar daddy was so smitten with the handsome boy toy that he rewrote his will to leave him nearly everything he owned, The Post...
GOP's top 4 lead Bam or nip at his heels: poll
WASHINGTON -- Perhaps this wasn't the best time to go away on vacation, after all. President Obama, on a summer retreat to Martha's Vineyard, is in a supertight race with...
Homeowner rips bill for sidewalk fix
This one really slipped between the cracks. After notifying a Queens homeowner that his sidewalk had cracks requiring repair within 45 days, the city finally got around to completing the...
City gaining on LA as nation's TV star
Roll 'em! That's precisely what New York is doing to LA in the high-stakes battle for TV productions, city officials boasted yesterday. Standing on the set of the new ABC...
Lindsay does an about-face
If anybody bothered to look that far up, they'd have noticed Lindsay Lohan's face was a disaster -- bloated and puffy with lips like Donald Duck's. But the guys at...
10G suitcase theft at JFK
A Jfk Airport plane cleaner was busted yesterday for allegedly stealing a suitcase owned by publishing magnate William J. Curtis containing $10,000 in cash and other items worth an equal...
DA blasts DSK maid as a faker
She sobbed in recounting a fictitious gang rape, only to tell more lies as she admitted she'd made it up. She lied about her whereabouts after the so-called attack, only...
DOE's toxic mess
Department of Education officials are attempting to whitewash missteps that allowed students to stew inside a toxic Bronx school for months, parents charged yesterday. Despite finding levels of the carcinogen...
Hikind: I'll nix Weprin over nups
A prominent Orthodox Jewish Democratic lawmaker says he won't back fellow Dem David Weprin's candidacy -- and hinted he'll even cross party lines to endorse Republican Bob Turner in the...
Hit-writers die on same day
Motown hit-maker and Bronx native Nick Ashford died at 70 yesterday after a prolonged battle with throat cancer, his publicist said. One-half of the legendary songwriting duo Ashford and (Valerie)...
Crash dad's grief
A Washington Heights man who survived a car crash that killed his mom, wife and daughter on the way home from Disney World is refusing to see anyone, a cousin...
Spitzer libeled us: bigs
Two insurance bigwigs have filed libel suits totaling $90 million against Eliot Spitzer, claiming that the hooker-loving former governor slimed them in a column by making false kickback allegations. William...
The blotter
Brooklyn A blade-wielding purse-snatcher viciously slashed a woman on a Sunset Park street, authorities said. Manuel Castro, 51, brandished a box-cutter as he accosted the 46-year-old victim on Seventh Avenue...
He’s ‘squat’-free
A waiter who collects generous tips at a swanky Manhattan steakhouse has been stiffing his Queens landlord for months, settling in as a squatter and refusing to pay any rent,...
Air show horror
These stunning photos show a Michigan daredevil as he tried to grab on to a helicopter from the perch of his small plane -- but tragically plunged to his death....
Irene is stormin’ toward Fla. & SC
Samana, Dominican Republic -- Hurricane Irene cut a destructive path through the Caribbean yesterday, raking Puerto Rico with strong winds and rain and then spinning just north of the Dominican...
Police cruiser hits soccer boy, 5, on SI
A 5-year-old boy was hit by a police car as he walked to soccer practice with his mother last night on Staten Island, cops said. The youngster had exited a...
Libya’s future: hold the champagne
The fall of monstrous dictator Moammar Khadafy -- a leading facilitator of Middle East terrorism -- should be a cause for celebration. These days, however, the feeling is more one...
Prez’s unexpected ammo for ’12 bid
Barack Obama has had two pieces of good news -- and really, just those two -- to present to the American people this year. The first was the killing of...
Call It ‘port audacity’: Agency can take a hike
The Issue: The Port Authority hikes approved Friday, which will raise bridge and tunnel tolls and PATH fares. Port Authority management, including Executive Director Chris Ward, should be fired over...
Already hearing footsteps
President Obama must be really scared of Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- given that it is more than a year before the election and Perry isn’t even the Republican nominee....
George W. Obama
For the second time in eight years, America has deposed a Mideast strongman -- or it will have, soon enough. And it’s not hard to imagine Bashar al-Assad peeking out...
The next debt bubble: college loans
In the last few years, excessive borrowing has led to a housing-market collapse -- and now, to Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the US credit rating. But America’s debt-fueled woes...
O the compromiser
It’s easy to pinpoint the moment when President Obama became a tireless advocate of compromise -- when he no longer had the power to force whatever he wanted through Congress....
This car's too small for its star
Britain's Simon Russell Beale has been hailed as the greatest stage actor of his generation. The 50-year-old virtuoso interpreter of Shakespeare and Chekhov is versatile, too: He sent up his...
'Dream' duo not just in Kansas anymore
Album of the week MORELAND & ARBUCKLE "Just a Dream" 3 1/2 STARS Over the course of three albums, the Kansas blues duo Moreland & Arbuckle have created a powerhouse...
Not a perfect 'Ten,' but 'Cents' pays off
WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. -- It's not often that you leave a musical revue thinking, Wow, that looked great! But John Doyle's tribute to Rodgers and Hart, "Ten Cents a Dance," is...
Over my dead body
Amy Krakow is planning a big bash at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, and like any well-organized public relations woman, the Upper West Sider has it all figured out, right down to the...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Off the Table (7th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $12,000; cl($10000)4Fiesty Baran(J Bartlett)3-8-48-58Party For Two(G Brennan)2-4-58-16FiveSomewhere(JStratton)4-5-510-11FischersMajrrsk(JPntlno)6-4-615-12Sleep Easy(D Dube)5-8-35-13TrevorWinForUs(CManzi)6-3-66-15Danger Sign N(A Coletta)6-4-36-17Cardmaster(B Sears)7-8-620-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $14,000; cl($12500)3EggipusComplex(EAbbtllo)1-1-68-51Income De Vie(B...
Tiger may add event to his fall schedule
Tiger Woods is thinking about adding another PGA Tour event to his schedule. Woods failed to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs that start this week in New Jersey for...
Affrunti's Suffolk Grade
Post Time: 12:30 pm. FIRST-1m&70y; $8,300; mdn cl($5,000); 3up 3-Icar 2-1 1-Congrats Duke 3-1 9-Erik's Flame 3-1 2-Mr McKinnon 20-1 7-Son of Sand 15-1 4-Dueling Cat 15-1 5-Cafe de Risque...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1 1/8m; $21,000; cl($15,000); 3up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Virging On Stardom(L),117 CVelasquez...
Pryor gets drafted by Raiders
In a move so predictable it seemed predestined, Al Davis grabbed disgraced Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor with a third-round pick in the NFL's supplemental draft yesterday. Pryor, who remains...
Gholston didn't want Ryan to coach Jets
Vernon Gholston might have been an epic bust for the Jets, but he refuses to take all the blame. A seriously delusional Gholston doled out some of the fault to...
Giants' Osi encouraged by pace of recovery
Osi Umenyiora had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last Friday and the initial prognosis from the Giants is he would be out 3-4 weeks, though a source close to...
Moth KOs Holliday
ST. LOUIS -- This was a different sort of injury bug for Matt Holliday. In a bizarre episode, a moth got stuck deep in Holliday's right ear, forcing the Cardinals...
Freddy ready to rejoin Yankees rotation
MOOSIC, Pa. -- The Yankees may have one too many starting pitchers, but Freddy Garcia doesn't think he should be the odd man out. "I've been doing my job all...
Hurting Djokovic 'confident' for US Open
The "Djok" will be on the tennis world if Novak Djokovic's right shoulder is not sturdy enough to last the U.S. Open fortnight and complete one of the finest tennis...
Lovely Lil rolls home at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Joining an elite group of horses ranging from Quick Call to Fourstardave, the 4-year-old filly Lovely Lil stamped herself an official "horse for the course" at the...
Pelfrey not likely to be Mets closer
PHILADELPHIA -- Mike Pelfrey will play the good soldier and close games if the Mets want him in that role next season, but the right-hander probably has as much chance...
Plaxico's play for Jets adds insult to Giants injuries
You are a New York Football Giants fan and you are cursing the football gods today. You lost starting cornerback Terrell Thomas to a season-ending torn right ACL last night...
Knicks' D'Antoni raising cash for alma mater Marshall
The NBA lockout at least served one good purpose for Mike D'Antoni, as the Knicks coach reconnected in a big way with his alma mater, Marshall University. Today, D'Antoni is...
Delaware Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $16,000; clm; 3up2Pecky's Boy (Gonzalez) 41.4015.807.609The Duke Rules (Cintron)38.6013.601Bri's Vision (Llagas)2.80 Off 1:16. Time 1:42.46. Fast. * $1 Exacta (2-9) $552.40 * $0.1 Superfecta (2-9-1-4) $3,047.90 * $1 Trifecta...
Saratoga Charts
Aug. 22, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Off. ?2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 1/16m; $57,000; alw opt clm; 3upOff: 1:00. Good. 3w 5/16,rallied,clear, Trainer: Neil HowardTime: 26.26, 50.74, 1:15.93,...
Yankees GM won't guarantee spot for Burnett
Yankees GM Brian Cashman yesterday said any talk of a rift between Joe Girardi and A.J. Burnett is nothing more than a "media circus" and is not an organizational concern....
Sports shorts
LLWS: 'Home team' rolls on Brandon Miller led off the bottom of the first with a homer and combined with starter Landon Breon on a no-hitter to lead the Little...
Yankees might want to avoid Verlander, Detroit in ALDS
Will Justin Verlander be this year's Cliff Lee? Last October, much was made of how it was in the Yankees' best interest to avoid facing Lee in the postseason. Of...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLThursdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogBENGALS 3 3 (34) PanthersEAGLES 7 6?(39) BrownsRAVENS 6 6 (33?)RedskinsFridayPackers 9? 9?(38?)COLTSRamsPick 2?(35) CHIEFSSaturdayGIANTSOFFOFF(OFF)JetsJaguars 1 1 (36) BILLSSTEELERS 4? 4 (36) FalconsBUCCANEERS 4? 4?(37) DolphinsPatriots 3?...
Hondo drops a pair
Ice-cold Hondo absorbed a double-beating last night with the Rays and Twins, which caused the deficit to evolve to 2,275 darwins. Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects Lewis' strong arm (not to...
Verlander rolls to 19th victory
Justin Verlander became the first 19-game winner in the majors, Alex Avila hit his 15th homer and the AL Central-leading Tigers beat the Rays 5-2 last night in St. Petersburg....
Cliff cuffs Mets as slide worsens
PHILADELPHIA -- The joke store called, and they're running out of Mets. What once held the promise of a respectable season has turned to crud right before manager Terry Collins'...
Starr report
Books: "Hot in Cleveland" co-star Valerie Bertinelli has inked a deal to write a cookbook called "One Dish at a Time," a play on her hit '70s series, "One Day...
Going for broke
A Columbia University graduate says she is “hundreds of thousands” of dollars in debt after self-financing her act for “America’s Got Talent.” Cancer survivor Miral Kotb, 31, is the founder...
Mom blames Dr. Phil for hot sauce charge
Prosecutors making closing statements in the trial of Alaskan mom Jessica Beagley say “Dr. Phil” shares the blame for Beagley forcing her son to eat hot sauce. According to prosecutors,...
‘Housewife’ past set as fall series
Somebody warn Danielle Staub, the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” misfit, that her story is about to become a new TV series. The out-of-print crime book, “Cop Without a Badge,”...
‘Modern’ star goes back in time for film
First Phil Spector, now Fatty Arbuckle. HBO Films’ next foray into dramatizing big-time Hollywood scandals will be a TV movie about the rise and abrupt fall of silent-film star Roscoe...
Weird but true
This kid has new respect for Santa Claus. An 8-year-old boy from West Valley City, Utah, got stuck in a chimney for six hours. Stephen Hopkins had gone to his...
Season-ending Thomas injury overshadows Giants win over Bears
EAST RUTHERFORD,N.J. — The offense woke up, the defense was solid and special teams was outstanding. The New York Giants had a near perfect night against the Chicago Bears, except...
HS boys, girls soccer previews
With teams all over the city returning to the pitch this week, NYPost.com has rolled out previews in both boys and girls soccer. Below will be links, in alphabetical order,...
Manchester United agrees to first of its kind sponsorship deal for training shirt
MANCHESTER, England -- English Premier League giant Manchester United has underlined its huge commercial reach by agreeing to a four-year deal worth $65.7 million (?40 million) with logistics company DHL...
Turner, Weprin have first debate in race for Weiner's seat
The two candidates vying for disgraced ex-US Rep. Anthony Weiner's seat squared off in a packed, raucous first debate in Queens tonight — disagreeing on everything from taxes and spending...
Kidnapped father of Chelsea's Mikel rescued after police raid
KANO, Nigeria -- Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was informed Monday his father had been found safe and well following a ten-day kidnap ordeal in Nigeria. Michael Obi, who went...
Ferguson's fledglings star in Man United's?3-0 win over Tottenham
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's latest batch of youngsters announced their coming of age Monday night, starring in a 3-0 win over Tottenham at Old Trafford....
Reports: Head of rating agency S&P stepping down
Published reports say the president of Standard & Poor’s is stepping down, a decision coming only weeks after the rating agency’s unprecedented move to strip the United States of its...
Terrell Thomas tears ACL, out for season
The Giants suffered a devastating injury in their preseason game Monday night against the Bears, as cornerback Terrell Thomas, a rising star in the secondary, went down and out late...
Ready Freddy: Healthy Garcia says he deserves spot in Yankees rotation
MOOSIC, Pa. — The Yankees may have an extra starting pitcher, but Freddy Garcia doesn’t think it’s him. "I’ve been doing my job all year, so I probably deserve to...
Khadafy's son Saif appears at Tripoli hotel, despite reports of arrest
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moamar Khadafy's son Saif al Islam appeared at a hotel in Tripoli in the early hours of Tuesday despite earlier reports claiming he had been captured by...