July 20, 2012
Yankees fall to A's on ninth inning single
OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon Moss hit a game-ending RBI single with one out in the ninth inning to give Oakland another dose of late-inning dramatics as the Athletics beat the...
Kemp, Dodgers hammer Santana and hold off Mets 7-6
Matt Kemp homered early and the Los Angeles Dodgers hammered a struggling Johan Santana before holding off the New York Mets 7-6 on Friday night. Luis Cruz connected for his...
Nets' Humphries 'excited' about budding New York rivalry
Count Kris Humphries among those looking forward to a true Knicks-Nets rivalry now that the Nets are moving to Brooklyn.“I’m excited for it,” Humphries said Friday at a press conference...
Source: Batman killing spree suspect not cooperating
SAN DIEGO — The suspect in a shooting that killed 12, injured 70 people early Friday in a suburban Denver movie theater is not talking to investigators, a law enforcement...
50 Cent licensed to promote boxing in New York: report
50 Cent made his name in rap, earned hundreds of millions from the sale of Vitaminwater and had a movie made about his life.The Queens native’s newest pursuit? Boxing.50 Cent,...
Mets' Gee: I thought I was 'going to die' after learning of blood clot
As disappointed as Dillon Gee is to potentially lose the rest of his season, he feared he was going to lose far more. When doctors told the Mets’ pitcher he...
Rangers trade Wellman to Panthers for fifth-round pick
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers have acquired center Casey Wellman from the New York Rangers in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2014 draft. Wellman has appeared in...
Allred: Attorney general should probe Syracuse sex charges
High-profile attorney Gloria Allred is asking New York’s attorney general to investigate Syracuse University’s handling of sex abuse allegations against an ex-assistant basketball coach. Allred said Friday she believes Syracuse...
Authorities searching for Guatemalan national who allegedly ran over LI nun
Multiple law enforcement agencies are feverishly searching for Guatemalan national Carolos Chitay, 28, for allegedly running over a beloved Long Island nun earlier this month, the Post has learned. Chitay...
Mets trade Quintanilla to Orioles for cash
Omar Quintanilla’s time as a Met is officially over.The Mets shipped the utility infielder to the Orioles for cash considerations Friday, the team announced. Quintanilla, who was designated for assignment...
Nets' Stackhouse: Lin contract will 'hamper' Rockets
New Nets guard Jerry Stackhouse thinks the Knicks made the right move by not bringing back Jeremy Lin. Stackhouse, an 18-year NBA veteran, said in a video interview on SI.com...
Eagles QB Vick: Giants are 'team to beat'
One day after saying his Eagles are ready to become the NFL’s next dynasty, quarterback Michael Vick took a Giant step back. The NFC East rival Giants are actually “the...
Snedeker fires 64 to take control at British Open
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England -- For the balance of the morning wave of tee times, Brandt Snedeker looked like he was playing a different course from the rest of the...
LI prosecutor says 5 charged in cigarette tax case
A New York prosecutor says five people are facing charges of illegal trafficking of untaxed cigarettes. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice says more than 100 cases of cigarettes and...
Former Rutgers wide receiver Britt charged with DUI
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials at Fort Campbell, Ky., say Tennessee Titan wide receiver Kenny Britt was charged with driving under the influence as he attempted to pass through a security...
Knicks' Kidd tweets apology for Hamptons DWI
Knicks point guard Jason Kidd took to Twitter Friday afternoon to make his first public comments since being charged with driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning."I regret any disruption my...
Tweets from the Batman massacre
As the horror in Aurora, Colo., unfolded early this morning, terrified patrons trapped in the theater where a gunman opened fire told their stories on Twitter. Police say 12 people...
City crane inspector convicted of filing false paperwork
A city inspector who became the poster boy for haphazard oversight after two Manhattan tower cranes collapsed in 2008 was cleared on technicalities of the top charges against him today...
NIT tournaments to remain at Madison Square Garden
INDIANAPOLIS — The NIT is staying at Madison Square Garden. The NCAA, the NIT and the Madison Square Garden Co. announced a three-year agreement to keep the NIT Season Tip-Off...
NYPD increases security at NY theaters
Cops today fanned out to all 40 New York movie houses showing “The Dark Knight Rises” in hope of preventing a repeat of the horrific Aurora, Colo. theater killings. “We...
Ex-hospital worker brought back to Queens to face charges stemming from 2005 kidnapping
A former hospital worker who was on the run for several years -- for allegedly groping a 9-year-old girl and trying to lure her and her friends into his car...
UFC trying to make MMA 'No. 2' sport in Canada: report
Watch out hockey. The UFC is looking to sidle up to your throne as Canada’s favorite sport.Ultimate Fighting Championship officials say they are currently the fourth most popular sport in...
'Dark Knight' shooting at Colo. theater shocks movie industry
The movie industry was reeling in shock from the deadly Colorado shooting at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises," as one of the most anticipated films of the...
Bronx pastor sentenced for stealing over $240K pension scheme
The Bronx pastor stole money from the dead – in the name of the Lord. The 72-year old Rev. Victor Rosa Gomez was sentenced to 24 months behind bars in...
'Hold that suspect!' 911 transcript shows mounting dread as terror unfolded
The following is a transcript of the first 30 minutes of the call log from Aurora Police Department dispatch tapes after the fatal shootings at a movie theater in Aurora,...
Tiger four strokes off lead after holing out from bunker on 18
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England— Brandt Snedeker and Adam Scott were steady as can be at the British Open, but lurking right behind them is Tiger Woods. Woods, whose ex-caddie Steve...
Penn State to remove Paterno statue: report
Penn State has decided to remove Joe Paterno’s statue from Beaver Stadium this weekend, it was reported today. The iconic statue, showing Paterno leading players out of the tunnel, will...
Son of former Red Bulls midfielder Reyna passes away
Former U.S. National Team and Red Bulls midfielder Claudio Reyna’s son Jack passed away of cancer. The U.S. Soccer Federation released the following statement on behalf of Reyna and his...
Potential link between 'Dark Knight' film and theater massacre probed
With the deadly shooting in Aurora, Colo., inside a packed movie theater showing "The Dark Knight Rises," questions are being raised as to whether there is any connection between the...
Will Sebastien Le Toux stand out?- and stay - in New York?
Last year the Red Bulls traded for Dwayne De Rosario, a sublimely-talented attacker who somehow ended up on three different teams in 2011 because New York couldn’t fit him and...
WATCH: Aaron Paul and Giancarlo Esposito before ‘Breaking Bad’
Yo, Mr. Barker!Before he started slinging meth with Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston on AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” Aaron Paul made an appearance on “The Price is Right.”Paul, who plays...
Movie theater rampage shakes up campaign
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The deadly shooting spree in Colorado consumed the presidential campaign Friday, sidetracking a bitter political contest with a tragedy that at least temporarily brought the candidates...
Diehl won't miss Giants camp after unscheduled court appearance
Giants lineman David Diehl, who was busted for drinking and driving last month, won't have to worry about missing the first day of training camp — he made an unscheduled...
Syrian troops seize Damascus neighborhood
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian troops and tanks on Friday drove rebels from a Damascus neighborhood where some of the heaviest of this week's fighting in the capital left cars gutted...
Obama, Romney tangle on health care, jobs
MANALAPAN, Fla. — President Barack Obama is warning Florida retirees that Republican challenger Mitt Romney would undercut the new health care law and alter Medicare, a play for voters in...
JETS TOP 25: No. 4 Sione Pouha
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
Napolitano's dereliction of deportation, duty
Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano went before a House committee run by a bunch of Republicans who oppose her politics and her policies, so we can forgive the secretary for...
FRIDAY FIVE: Most likely to be traded
As Joel Sherman writes today in his "Hardball" column, the Phillies are working hard to sign Cole Hamels to an extension, which would keep him off the free-agent market this...
FBI 'mistakes' before Ft. Hood shooting rampage
The FBI admits that it 'made mistakes' when it ignored emails between an Army psychiatrist, who went on a Jihadist shooting rampage at Ft. Hood, and a known terrorist leader...
General Electric's second-quarter earnings down 16 percent
General Electric says its net income fell 16 percent in the second quarter because of losses in businesses it has divested and an increase in pension costs. The conglomerate, with...
DirecTV and Viacom resolve fee dispute
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — DirectTV subscribers who want their MTV, Sponge Bob SquarePants or comedian Jon Stewart are getting their wish. Viacom Inc. and the satellite TV service provider said...
VOTE: Who has the better team Knicks or Nets?
The Post's Fred Kerber surveyed 29 current and former GM’s, coaches, team executives and scouts around the league and in a small sampling of the NBA universe, found remarkably close...
Pregnant woman, child among 3 people injured in car crash on Long Island
Three people were injured, including a pregnant woman and a child, in a car crash on Long Island. Suffolk County Police say the car went airborne after losing control on...
4 people dead in fire in Newark apartment building
A fast-moving fire has claimed four lives in New Jersey's largest city. Newark Fire Capt. John Brown says the 3-alarm blaze on Brookdale Avenue was reported around 1:41 a.m. Friday....
UNC records for Giants' Nicks to get asterisk due to 'academic fraud:' report
The way Hakeem Nicks performed on the field at the University of North Carolina often prompted headlines but from now on all the passes he caught and records he set...
12 people killed, 70 injured in shooting at 'Dark Knight Rises' screening in Colorado
A masked gunman claming to be Batman's nemesis The Joker killed 12 people and injured 70 -- including a three-month-old baby reportedly shot in the back -- in a early-morning...
Hall of Fame trainer 'Pancho' Martin dead at 86
Frank “Pancho” Martin, the Hall of Fame trainer who dominated the NYRA circuit during the 1970s and early 1980s, died Wednesday night at his home in Garden City, N.Y., following...
Summer Classic East notebook: Shorthanded Jayhawks make an impression
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- At full strength, the NYC Jayhawks are an unknown. Take away their two stars -- Boys & Girls wing Leroy (Truck) Fludd and Lee Academy’s...
New iPad goes on sale in China after suit settled
BEIJING — Apple released its newest iPad in China on Friday after settling a lawsuit over ownership of its name and requiring buyers to place orders in advance to control...
Despite loss, New Heights' Martin makes impact, continues ascension
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- Three straight possessions the ball went to Hassan Martin just outside the paint, by the baseline, and each time he delivered. Dunk, layup and foul...
Funding for startups down 12 percent in second quarter
Funding for startups fell 12 percent in the April-June period as venture capitalists poured less money into fewer deals than a year earlier. But the number of companies getting funded...
Showdown at Saratoga
In this summer's Saratoga Showdown, the Post's pony pickers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine, Vic Cangialosi and Anthony Affrunti square off every day of the meet. Each starts with a bankroll...
Knicks top Nets (barely) in Post poll
The Yankees hate the Mets, the Mets hate the Yankees and everybody in New York hates Boston. Giants and Jets supporters have been at each other’s throats for years —...
Knicks' Felton says he's better than Lin
Raymond Felton respects what Jeremy Lin did playing point guard for the Knicks last season. Felton just thinks he’s the better man for the job. “I am a competitor. I...
Aussie Scott just misses out on major mark at British Open
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Adam Scott was waiting to get into a portable bathroom near the 17th tee yesterday when he found his mind wandering. No player in major...
With star-filled leaderboard, British Open could be a dream
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — We can all dream, can’t we? Isn’t that what sports are all about, craving the best drama? Though we’re a mere 18 holes into a...
Business exec Patricia Fili-Krushel new NBC News head
NBCUniversal chieftain Steve Burke shocked insiders with his pick to lead the company’s far-flung news operations, passing over several veterans for the top job. Burke tapped NBCU business exec Patricia...
Break up the banks
Wall Street’s biggest banks may have to break up to make up — billions of dollars in shareholder value.After suffering through some of the worst performances in a generation over...
Business briefs
NYC’s 10% New York City’s unemployment rate rose to 10 percent in June from 9.7 percent in May even as the city’s private sector created 11,500 new jobs. Probation Anil...
Singing sad song
It is the best of times for the music business. It is the worst of times for the music business. Top record executives are split over whether the industry is...
Big chill sets in between Gray Lady and Guild
Labor relations between Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., chairman of the New York Times Co., and the Newspaper Guild — which appeared to be edging toward less hostility a few weeks ago...
Self publisher bought
Pearson, the owner of the Financial Times, said it agreed to buy Author Solutions for $116 million in cash to expand in the growing market for self-publishing services. Bertram Capital...
Twitter appeals OWS decision
Twitter is appealing a judge’s order to turn over information about an Occupy Wall Street protester’s posts, saying it’s committed to “fighting for our users.” A notice of appeal was...
Bahama bummer
Tommy Belesis, the colorful founder of John Thomas Financial, has found trouble in paradise. Belesis, who made a name for himself with a walk-on role in Oliver Stone’s 2010 film,...
Tea for one at T2 fund
It’s splitsville in hedge-fund land. Whitney Tilson and his longtime partner at T2 Partners Management, Glenn Tongue, are parting ways after the second-worst monthly performance ever for the firm. Tilson...
Fender pulls plug on IPO
Iconic guitar maker Fender Musical Instruments, withdrew its initial public offering, a day before its expected debut, citing market conditions and economic woes in Europe. Fender had filed for an...
Google clicks fly as ad rates fall
Google took a click-licking, but kept on ticking.The search giant continued to make less money — a 16 percent decline in costs per click — from each online ad, but...
Marissa has $100M pkg.
Yahoo! showed just how big it is betting that new Chief Executive Marissa Mayer can turn it around. Mayer will receive up to $100 million in compensation, stock, bonus and...
Hostess hothouse
America’s biggest bakery is keeping the heat on its workers. Bankrupt Hostess Brands, despite agreeing with its unionized workforce to keep them in 22 multi-employer Teamsters pension plans, yesterday told...
Top UBS banker leaves
Robert Wolf, chairman of UBS AG’s Americas unit and one of Wall Street’s top supporters of President Obama, is leaving the Swiss bank after 18 years to start an advisory...
M’soft has first-ever loss in qtr.
Microsoft reported its first quarterly loss as a public company yesterday as it took a previously announced hit for writing down the value of its ailing online unit, but held...
Verizon now more than 50% ‘smart’
Verizon customers are getting smarter — phones, that is.Verizon Wireless, which released generally good results for the second quarter yesterday, said it reached a milestone in the smartphone revolution, with...
Stallone kid’s ‘pill-push’ clues
Investigators found huge, empty bottles made for prescription pills in Sage Stallone’s home, triggering a probe into potential drug-dealing, according to published reports yesterday. Authorities want to link the bottles...
‘Pregnant’ booze shocker
ATLANTA — One in 13 pregnant women drink alcohol — with some even binging, a government study has found. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention telephone survey showed that...
Justice at last in ’87 slay
On New Year’s Day in 1987, a beautiful teenager struggled against an attacker in an empty parking lot in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, scratching him as he fatally stabbed her and...
$how us the love: scribes
These romance writers have fallen out of love with their publisher.Authors Barbara Keiler, Mona Gay Thomas and Linda Barrett sued Harlequin Enterprises yesterday for allegedly cheating them out of royalties...
Star bust for doing ‘XXXtasy’
“Anchorman” actor Fred Willard has been busted for going where Pee-Wee Herman has gone before. The well-known 72-year-old character actor — who appeared in comedies from “This is Spinal Tap”...
Pregnant-grad booze shocker
Looks like they’re not that smart.Women with college degrees are much more likely to drink while pregnant than high-school grads, according to a surprising new study by the federal Centers...
Giving O the business
BOSTON — Mitt Romney yesterday kept President Obama on the ropes, pummeling him on the stump and in a new Web video for telling successful business owners, “You didn’t build...
For rent: prez’s pad
Call it an Obama tax.The Morningside Heights apartment where President Obama crashed as a student is back on the market — with a $550 rent increase.The third-floor, two-bedroom walk-up on...
Horse’s-ass Dems
WASHINGTON — Hold your horses! Democrats apologized yesterday for a sarcastic campaign ad that used Ann Romney’s Olympic horse, Rafalca, to mock her husband. The ad showed the “dancing horse”...
GOP to Huma’s defense
Maybe shamed Congressman Anthony Weiner should stick to washing diapers and let his glamourous wife run for office. A day after the serial sexter-turned-househusband declared himself “a very, very different...
Mike has Romney’s back
Mayor Bloomberg defended fellow fat cat Mitt Romney’s right to financial privacy. Hizzoner — a self-made billionaire — said the media should be more concerned with what the Republican presidential...
Fed docs: Whooping up
ATLANTA — Health officials say the nation is on track to have the worst year for whooping cough in more than five decades.Nearly 18,000 cases have been reported so far...
Church ‘lou$e’ granny
A Manhattan judge chided prosecutors yesterday for offering as little as 4 1/2 years’ prison to a former clerk for the Archdiocese of New York, calling her alleged $1 million...
Enterprise Pavilion worth the trek
Now everyone can experience the final frontier. The new Space Shuttle Pavilion, featuring NASA’s Enterprise, opened yesterday at the Intrepid Museum, where at least 4,000 visitors bought $30 tickets to...
Andy issues ‘hot-dog’ ban
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday made New York the first state to outlaw the use of heating elements in automated and sometimes deadly “box” or “cage” pet dryers used at...
Kerry’s victim cited
The truck driver whose rig was slammed during Kerry Kennedy’s alleged drug-fueled highway rampage got hit again yesterday — this time with a ticket from the State Police. Trucker Rocco...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan The suspected pervert pictured here (top photo) snapped a picture up a woman’s skirt on an escalator in a Harlem subway station, police said. The suspect followed the woman...
You’re ruining my image
A photographer who specializes in dramatic cityscapes sued the owner of a Times Square-area tourist trap yesterday for slapping her copyrighted images on postcards, magnets and other trinkets.Stephanie Izzo wants...
Feds eyeing top banana’s role in fatal sexcapade
The feds are investigating a Long Island banana importer in connection with a deadly, drug-fueled sex romp at a swanky Park Avenue hotel in 2009, The Post has learned.The probe...
Heavenly soul
Sylvia Woods, “the Queen of Soul Food’’ whose Harlem restaurant became famous around the world for comfort food like fried chicken and barbecue ribs, died yesterday at 86. Woods, as...
Olympic probe of Pippa
LONDON — Olympic organizers are investigating whether Pippa Middleton and her family are illegally selling unofficial merchandise. A ring-toss game and other items featuring Olympic-style rings are available online from...
MTA on slow track to 2013 fare hikes
Straphangers are getting a three-month reprieve from impending MTA fare hikes, thanks to a surprising turnaround in the agency’s normally bleak finances, officials said yesterday. The planned 2013 hikes —...
End ‘turnstile justice,’ pol fumes
Strike three — you’re in! City Council Public Safety Committee Chairman Peter Vallone (pictured) yesterday again called on Albany to pass the “Three Strikes, You’re In” bill, mandating prison time...
Feds probe PA tolls
You’re not the only one who thinks something’s fishy with the Port Authority’s exorbitant toll hikes. Federal investigators have launched an investigation into the PA’s recently enacted hikes, part of...
Tiki Barber weds Traci Lynn Johnson 8 days after divorce
Former Giants running back Tiki Barber, 37, tied the knot with 23-year-old Traci Lynn Johnson at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau yesterday — just eight days after his divorce became final....
‘Who’d have thunk it?
PROVIDENCE, RI — Fans still holding tickets for a canceled 1979 show in Rhode Island by The Who can finally use them.The Who’s concert in Providence was canceled after a...
Sacha in ‘terror’ suit deal
The “terrorist” won. A Palestinian man who was labeled a terrorist in the Sacha Baron Cohen movie “Bruno” has settled his $110 million lawsuit against the outrageous comedian, court records...
Meth-ed man was toast
The meth simply sped up his exit. The Queens high-school principal busted with small bags of methamphetamine this week was on his way out for poor performance anyway, Department of...
Disney tot’s dad a Grinch
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — A man says he blocked his 4-year-old daughter’s Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World because she’s cancer-free after two years of treatment, and the group should use...
Group of girls allegedly punched and taunted 13-year-old in most vicious McCarren pool fight yet
A 13-year-old girl was punched in the face and needed surgery for a broken nose in the most vicious in a series of violent incidents since Brooklyn’s McCarren Park Pool...
Shot FBI suspect ‘made a motion’
An off-duty FBI agent who shot an alleged thief in the back told prosecutors yesterday he fired after the suspect looked at him and “made a motion,” sources told The...
Stabbed gal’s fear
The woman stabbed on an Upper East Side street during a mugging is terrified her psycho attacker will be freed and find her, her mom said yesterday. “My daughter is...
El Dorado co-op wants to evict 'smoking' trust-fund transsexual stinking up swank CPW complex
Hit the bricks, smokestack! A chi-chi Upper West Side building wants to boot the trust-fund transsexual who’s been stinking up the joint with her chain smoking. In papers filed in...
Columbia $$ magic
Plot? What plot? The defendants in an astoundingly brazen larceny — in which $5.7 million was electronically emptied out of the coffers of Columbia University in fall 2010 — argued...
Heated hearing in iPhone ‘slay’
The hot-tempered Bronx woman who allegedly mowed down her teen boyfriend with an SUV for breaking her iPhone was indicted for manslaughter yesterday — and later a heated war of...
270G GSA fete eyed
WASHINGTON — At least the entertainment got classier.The General Services Administration is being investigated by its inspector general over a $270,000 violin-serenaded soiree outside Washington in November 2010. The GSA...
Explosive twist
Authorities are investigating whether the suicide bomber who blew up a bus packed with Israeli tourists in Bulgaria was a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner with a long trail of suspected...
Feds raid Trenton City Hall
TRENTON, NJ — The FBI raided Trenton’s City Hall yesterday, hours after agents spent the night searching the homes of Mayor Tony Mack, his brother, Ralphiel, and a campaign donor.Mack,...
Mom: Tragic teen respected stop-&-frisk
At a wake for a Brooklyn teenager shot dead with an illegal gun, his grieving mom yesterday said that she had spoken with him about stop-and-frisk and taught him to...
Katie’s next stage
Now that she’s ditched Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes is going to reinvent herself on the Great White Way. The actress will appear at the Music Box Theatre this fall in...
US fury as UN shields Syria
Tensions flared at the UN Security Council when US Ambassador Susan Rice (pictured) stormed out of the session yesterday as Syria’s ambassador Bashar Ja’afari prepared to talk about the rebellion....
NYPD in crime shuffle
The NYPD is so overwhelmed by the spike in gun violence — including the unsolved shooting of a housing cop — that the brass has created “Summer Investigative Teams” to...
‘Hit-run drunk’ busted in slay
A man found by cops lying drunk in the road next to a banged-up car in Queens was charged in the hit-and-run death of a handyman, authorities said yesterday. Victim...
Jets coach Ryan gives the skinny on weight loss
Tough-talking Jet coach Rex Ryan says he’s melted off almost a third of his body weight, but he waited until yesterday to tell how he did it because he wanted...
Ex-Met throws a curve
Good news, Mets — you may finally be able to score! Hardball sexpot Anna Benson — who famously once said she would sleep with the entire Mets team if she...
NY’s real madness
After Curtis Forteau, an allegedly mentally ill man off medications for schizophrenia, stabbed 25-year-old Sabatha Tirado on the Upper East Side, a Post editorial asked a very profound question: “Should...
If Chris Christie is ‘soft’ on drugs...
Chris Christie isn’t a wimp, a hippie or a countercultural icon. He’s not known for taking time out from budget negotiations to smoke dope, or for his sympathy for drug...
The campaign to isolate Israel
The Issue: Whether President Obama will get the Jewish vote in 2012, given his Middle East policies. *** It should come as no surprise that the Obama administration has once...
Kerry’s crash & burn: Another tale for Camelot
The Issue: Kerry Kennedy’s car accident, the latest in a string of troubling incidents for her famous family. *** Kerry Kennedy slammed into a tractor trailer while allegedly driving under...
Pool party
The cops needed pepper spray this week to break up a scuffle at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool, and in an assault last week, one girl suffered a broken nose --...
A win for NYU — and NYC
It’s now significantly smaller than originally intended, but NYU’s ambitious — and critically important — expansion plan has cleared another critical hurdle. The City Council’s Land Use Committee this week...
Standing tall — for tyranny
“The consequence of their decision is obvious: further bloodshed, and the likelihood of descent into all-out civil war.” — Mark Lyall Grant, Britain’s UN ambassador, yesterday, on Russia and China’s...
Why Bam’s losing
I hinted at it in June, and now I’m saying it outright in July: President Obama is going to lose this election if something doesn’t change in a significant way....
NYC's coolest spots
1.NICE ICE, BABY Polar at the Marcel Hotel Summer nights aren’t quite as blistering as the dead of afternoon, but they’re no walk in the ice park either. While half...
Hot band takes park by storm
Not long after a violent thunderstorm hit the city Wednesday, London dance-rock band Hot Chip hit the stage in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. The mostly mid-20s, hipster-heavy crowd had to wait...
Dull puppets merit sound of one ‘Hand’ clapping
It hits you when the angel puppet with the Queen fixation starts warbling “We Will Rock You”: The Lincoln Center Festival brings us shows from all over the world for...
Grab your poncho: The gore does pour
When in doubt, just throw stuff. It’s a tried-and-true approach, and “Re-Animator: The Musical” revels in it. The first four rows of the theater are covered in plastic. Seats aren’t...
Village musical in the maybe
The Village People, the biggest boy band of the disco era, are the subject of a new Broadway musical. The only trouble is, the first draft is like Ethel Merman’s...
Wagner’s Dream
A brand-new Metropolitan Opera production of Richard Wagner’s 16-hour “Der Ring des Nibelungen” offers a lot of filmmaking angles. So it’s a bit startling that director Susan Fr?emke would choose...
30 Beats
Though shot several years ago, this slice-of-life pic is coming out at an opportune moment, set as it is in a heat-wave-fried New York City. But it fails to channel...
The Well-digger’s Daughter
In his debut as a director, the accomplished French actor Daniel Auteuil gently presides over a pleasingly old-fashioned but slowly paced story, “The Well-Digger’s Daughter.” It’s a remake of a...
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
There aren’t many directors as prolific as Japan’s Takashi Miike, who since 1991 has turned out 88 films, from perverse to family-friendly. At age 51, he shows no sign of...
Lifestyles of the rich & tasteless
It’s hard to imagine a less sympathetic victim of the Great Recession than Jackie Siegel, a ditsy ex-model who was halfway through overseeing the construction of the largest single-family home...
Beadle goes from ESPN's 'SportsNation' to anchoring NBC's Olympics
This isn’t “SportsNation” any more. In her second month at NBC, Michelle Beadle will be doing something completely different than she did in her three years at ESPN. The 36-year-old...
5 questions for... John Hart
MLB Network analyst John Hart breaks down the Yankees’ and Mets’ options at the trade deadline with The Post’s Justin Terranova. The former Rangers and Indians general manager will be...
Sports Shorts
NFL: No. 1 pick Luck signs $22 million deal The Colts signed No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck yesterday. The deal, believed to be about $22 million, is completely guaranteed....
Yankees' Joba set for fourth rehab outing
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Joba Chamberlain makes his fourth minor league rehab start Friday night and is stepping up in class. After the first three outings were for the Yankees’ low-level...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $71,000; alw; 3up(f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 DancingtthstrsL124JTalam1-3-22-14 HorsesnddvrcsL120MGarci1-4-x5-21 Easy GoesBy(L),124JHrnnd2-4-54-13 PrincessSuncsL124DFlores5-4-68-15 RoarBabyRoar(L120RBejrn7-2-34-16 PromiscussncsL122GGomz1-1-36-1SECOND-5 fur(T); $71,000; alw; 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3 Red Defense(L),124MGarci1-1-52-11 AToebyThree(L)118CNaktn3-3-43-12 Norm'sPassionL120JVldvJr4-9-15-14 Quietly...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $13,000; clm($10,000); 3upBARNICUS BAY drops in class for return to dirt. BOHEMIAN DANCER drops in class for return to sprint. CASHMAN races with Lasix for...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m. Best Bet: Nikki Beach (3rd)FIRST: mile pace; $12,000; cond3 Authorize(BSears)8-2-43-18 True Reflection(EAbbatiello)5-2-39-25 Wild World(YGingras)3-4-57-21 Classic Rock(RPierce)4-4-315-12 Pura Vida(AMiller)2-7-410-14 Hot Flashes(CCallahan)4-5-X8-16 NominalHanover(Lachnce)8-4-56-17 Settling Down(JCampbell)7-4-412-19 Fit To Frame(TTetrick)6-7-X15-1SECOND:...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile pace; gsy series; purse $5,000TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 7:02 TIME-27.2; 57.0; 1:28.2; 1:58.2 8SharronR(BRathbone)8.405.203.401MysteresOfLght(PKlenhns)24.4011.005Betting Molin (A Verruso)9.40* Exacta (8-1) $138.20 * Trifecta (8-1-5) $3,449.80SECOND-1-mile trot; 2yrc nw1cd; purse $11,000TRACK: CONDITION-FT...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-1 mile; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up4-GlryBeThyNme6-15-Conqueror Jak12-11-Ya Ya's Rules 2-16-Miami Hammer8-52-Euro Tiger 8-17-Sweetsthernm15-13-Tritonk 5-1SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $11,000; clm($6,25); 3up1-Little Wise Guy 8-16-DubaiDistinctin5-12-J Isle 5-27-Mrepplseplese12-13-Mr. Hadif 8-18-Waikiki 15-14-Cunaguaro 12-19-Bidham 6-15-Morador Llers 3-1THIRD-1...
Calder Charts
July 19th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm?2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $10,500; clm($12,500); 3,4&5YOOff: 12:56. 6. 4 wd, edged away lateTime: 24.71, 5.63, 1:17.81, 1:45.53, 1:52.62.Trainer: Manuel EstevezWinner: B...
Rodman meets Philander-er dad
MANILA, Philippines — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman finally has met his estranged father after 42 years of separation, following an exhibition game in the Philippines.Philander Rodman Jr., who has...
Mrs. Piazza: Rog on ’roids for bat toss
Mike Piazza’s wife thinks Roger Clemens was on steroids during his infamous bat-throwing incident in the 2000 World Series — and she says the former Mets star feels the same...
More Metamucils for Hondo
Bill Maher’s Mets came through for their old pal Hondo yesterday as they put the lumber to the Nationals to lower the accounts payable to 1,435 swobodas.Tonight, Mr. Aitch will...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 20SATJuly 21SUNJuly 22MONJuly 23TUEJuly 24WEDJuly 25THUJuly 26YankeesOakland10:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMOak.9:05YESWCBSOak.4:05YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.3:40YESWCBSNOGAMEMetsL.A. Dodgers7:10SportsNetNYWFAN 660 AML.A.D.1:10WPIXWFANL.A.D.1:10WPIXWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.12:10SNYWFANAri.9:40SNYWFANLibertyOlympic BreakNext Game:Aug. 16NO GAMENO GAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMEPhil.2:30ESPNNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMES.I. YankeesBrooklyn7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.5:00No TVH.V.7:05No TVH.V.7:00No...
Huge purses for 144th Saratoga run
SARATOGA SPRINGS — New York thoroughbred racing kicks open the door to its home-away-from-home Friday for a 40-day meet when historic Saratoga Race Course begins its 144th summer stand. Racing,...
Court says Dutrow’s 10-year ban stays
Just one day before Saratoga racing kicks into high gear, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court has upheld the 10-year revocation of Rick Dutrow’s training license...
Mets' Parnell plans to pitch inside more
WASHINGTON — Bobby Parnell seemed almost pleased he drilled Ian Desmond in yesterday’s ninth inning. Summoned to protect a five-run lead for the Mets, Parnell was more concerned with location...
Stoudemire says it's title or bust for Knicks
Amar’e Stoudemire’s view on the upcoming Knicks season is clear: It’s championship or bust. In a television interview during the Knicks summer league team’s 94-92 loss to Toronto yesterday in...
Lin 'excited' to be with Rockets, not upset with Knicks
It wasn’t exactly the type of press conference that will live in Linfamy. Either in New York or in Houston. Jeremy Lin met the media in his newest adopted hometown...
Jets LB Scott wants to put 2011 nightmare behind him
Jets linebacker Bart Scott would like to forget 2011 even happened. “It was a football version of depression,” Scott said recently. “It wasn’t joyful coming to work every day.” Scott,...
NHL talks focus on players’ contracts
On the second of three straight days of meetings between the NHL and the Players' Association at the league's Sixth Avenue office, most of the 2 ?-hour session was spent...
Rangers miss on Weber, who signs offer sheet with Flyers
Rangers’ general manager Glen Sather was engaged in an extended dialog with both Shea Weber and Nashville GM David Poile aimed at bringing the franchise defenseman to Broadway before the...
Mickelson hopes practice makes improvement
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Phil Mickelson did something Thursday he rarely does after a round in a major: He headed directly to the practice range to hit balls. Mickelson,...
McIlroy hits spectator with tee shot
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Rory McIlroy struck a teenage boy on the head with his tee shot on the 15th hole, knocking him to the ground dazed for several...
Tiger happy with first round at British Open
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England —Early-round sizzle turned into fizzle for Tiger Woods yesterday in the first round of the Open Championship at Royal Lytham. Woods stormed to 4-under par through...
Watson opens with solid 71
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Tom Watson has won the British Open five times and this is the fourth time he has played one at Royal Lytham. The 1-over-par 71...
Team concept lost on NBA experts
As if to prove the Garden’s Jim Dolan/Cablevision Era is one of wonder and blunder — using $100 bills to light exploding cigars — Monday, with Jeremy Lin just about...
Mets must push for long-term relief
The Mets should push hard for a reliever — but not just for this year. The Mets, even after their 9-5 victory yesterday over the Nationals, have about a 20-percent...
Yankees fall to red-hot A's
OAKLAND, Calif. — As always happens in baseball, time eventually will dictate the Athletics’ fate. Will they continue to be a player in the AL wild-card race? Or fizzle in...
Elbow surgery for Yankees' Gardner, likely done for season
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Brett Gardner’s season consisted of nine games. The left fielder will have arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow in New York next week to remove inflamed tissue,...
Yankees great Jackson should keep speaking his mind
OAKLAND, Calif. — Reggie don’t change. Keep stirring the drink. Reggie Jackson returned to the Yankees last night after being given a timeout by the team. Though he was back...
Victory a breath of fresh air for Dickey, Mets
WASHINGTON — R.A. Dickey admitted he needs to catch his second wind, and not just because he was pitching in sweltering heat yesterday at Nationals Park. It’s more a product...
Wright’s 2 HRs put end to Mets' six-game losing streak
WASHINGTON —David Wright didn’t let his big performance yesterday, or the fact the Mets finally won a game, cloud his assessment of what transpired over the last week. “All and...
Starr Report
I never quite buy into it when veteran actors and actresses affect an air of either jubilation or studied indifference after being nominated for an Emmy — especially if they’ve...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYKARMIN, DRAGONETTE, CLINTON KELLY - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7HOT CHELLE RAE, JENNIFER TILLY - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JOHN STAMOS, CARLA GUGINO - LIVE! with Kelly, 9...
HBO invades Russia
Eet’s not TV, Boris. Eet’s HBO in Russian. HBO is quietly setting up a Russian version of the pay-TV network that could be operational before the end of the year,...
WATCH: Babs’ revenge
A frosty Barbara Walters refused to take a call on the air from George Zimmerman, the accused killer of Trayvon Martin, yesterday on the “The View.” With Zimmerman hanging on...
Jackpot!
Discovery said yesterday that it was filming when a team of treasure hunters found approximately 48 tons of silver bullion at the bottom of the Atlantic this week. The silver...
Emmy oddities
So how surprising were yesterday’s Emmy nominations? Let us count the ways. For all the usual them again? yawners (Tina Fey, the “Modern Family” cast and, like, 675 nods for...
Snub was ‘Dead’ wrong
Let’s just call it green with Emmy. There can be no reasons other than envy (or cluelessness) that made the voting actors, producers and directors snub “The Walking Dead,” one...
Who's zooming who!
1. Love & Hip Hop 762,155 2. SpongeBob 760,045 3. WWE Monday Night Raw 696,361 4. Bad Girls Club 509,934 5. Breaking Bad 439,887 6. Pretty Little Liars 380,787 7....
Weird but true
This might have been the worst date ever. A guy and his girlfriend got into an argument during the ride home from a night out in Madison, Wis. It got...
Penn State board of trustees member quits in wake of Sandusky scandal
A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees resigned on Thursday, becoming the first board member to do so in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky...
Stoudemire thinks Knicks are championship contenders
Amar’e Stoudemire’s view on the upcoming Knicks season is clear: it’s championship or bust.In a television interview during the Knicks summer league team’s 94-92 loss to Toronto Thursday in Las...
Brett Gardner to undergo season-ending surgery
OAKLAND -- Brett Gardner will undergo season-ending surgery next week in New York.Gardner, who hasn't played since April 17 due to a strained right elbow, was shut down twice in...
Yankees fall to A's, 4-3, snapping three-game winning streak
OAKLAND, Calif. — Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run homer in the first inning and A.J. Griffin shut down one of baseball's best lineups for five innings as the Oakland Athletics...
As weight drops, recruitment takes off for CK's Delarosa
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. -- At 6-foot-11 and 265 pounds, Adonis Delarosa is one of the nation’s biggest players. The Christ the King forward is also one of its most...
Boys basketball recruiting rundown: Suitors growing for New Heights' Wilson, James
KING OF PRUSSIA, N.Y. -- Longtime friends and AAU teammates Tyler Wilson and Josh James made the move together, from the New York Gauchos to New Heights. It is proving...