August 2, 2012
Ex-con throws sex-assault trial into chaos
A brutal ex-con threw his Manhattan sex assault trial into turmoil today -- calling his lawyer a "terrorist," demanding to represent himself, threatening to defecate in the courtroom and bizarrely...
Thierry Henry, Hans Backe praise "clever" Tim Cahill
With Tim Cahill’s sterling Red Bulls debut Tuesday against English Premier League side Tottenham, both captain Thierry Henry and coach Hans Backe praised the former Everton midfielder as a clever,...
Team USA shatters scoring records, Knicks' Anthony sets new Olympic high with 37 points
LONDON – Carmelo Anthony had a wild London party at the Olympics tonight and it made history. The party took place at the basketball venue at Olympic Park before 12,000...
U.S. men's volleyball beats Brazil in Beijing rematch
LONDON — Captain Clay Stanley scored 19 points and the U.S. men’s volleyball team defeated Brazil 3-1 at the London Olympics on Thursday in a preliminary-round rematch of the Beijing...
Upper West Side man sentenced for stealing New York Philharmonic musician's flute
An Upper West Side piccolo-pocketer is staying put in the pokey. Panhandler Gary Richards was sentenced in Manhattan to another month in jail and five years probation today for admittedly...
Hans Backe, Thierry Henry say Rafa Marquez is unlucky & down over injuries
Red Bull star Rafa Marquez will miss tomorrow’s huge first-place clash in Houston. Which is about like saying water is wet. Marquez has missed almost twice as many games as...
Islanders sign first-round pick Reinhart
The New York Islanders signed first-round pick Griffin Reinhart to a three-year, entry-level contract Thursday.The 6-foot-4, 202-pound defenseman was selected fourth overall in the June draft. He had 12 goals...
Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry calls tomorrow's first-place clash?in Houston "massive"
The next week will go a long way into shaping MLS’ Eastern Conference race, with the top two teams – the first-place Red Bulls and runnerup Houston Dynamo – facing...
NYPD rookies nab straphanger with a gun in B'klyn
A pair of NYPD rookies seized a gun from a teen straphanger in Crown Heights, police sources said. Officer Ruben Tavares was riding a southbound 2-train with his partner Ronnie...
Ex-Giants Jacobs, Manningham fitting in with 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Jacobs never broaches the subject with his new San Francisco 49ers teammates unless he’s asked. After all, they don’t usually like his answers. The 49ers...
Raisman stoic after losing bronze tiebreaker
LONDON — Aly Raisman grabbed the sides of her warmup jacket — at just about the place where a medal would have hung — and did what she’s always done....
Obama: Jets fans should be 'pretty nervous' about QB controversy
CORTLAND – Nearly everyone has weighed in on the Jets trade for Tim Tebow in March, now including President Barack Obama. During a campaign stop in Ohio, Obama spoke to...
Alleged teen thief in SI home invade asked victims for name of cab company to get away
This takes brass tacks! A teen thief allegedly pulled off a terrifying gunpoint home invasion in Staten Island – and then asked his elderly victims for the name of a...
'Hell no!' Penn State coach wouldn't recruit players
With the number of Penn State football players leaving the program now up to eight, coach Bill O’Brien took to the airwaves to call out opposing coaches.When asked on the...
Hixon's play successful, but Giants' Coughlin not pleased
ALBANY – The last play was a great play, although Tom Coughlin would have preferred the player who made it didn’t and that the actual play didn’t happen quite so...
Yankees' Facebook page hacked, says Jeter to undergo sex change operation
Someone is taking a hack at Derek Jeter and the Yankees, literally. The Yankees’ Facebook page was hacked earlier today and the anonymous poster wrote that the star shortstop would...
Giants' Coughlin on Thomas prognosis: 'I don't know what to believe'
ALBANY – Tom Coughlin following what probably was the Giants best practice of training camp admitted Thursday afternoon “I don’t know what to believe” when asked about the prognosis for...
Buffet wins with Obama or against him
President Obama's great friend Warren Buffet is nothing if not savvy. He picks his friends well but he doesn't always do what they might want. Take his good buddy Barack...
Perv doc busted for using pen cam to look up women's skirts
A urologist who teaches robotic surgery -- and received a Patients' Choice Award -- was busted for allegedly videotaping up women’s skirts, law enforcement sources said. Adam Levinson, 39, was...
Villain for 'Thor' sequel announced
At long last, fans know what's in store for the god of thunder in the upcoming movie "Thor: The Dark World." "Doctor Who" actor Christopher Eccleston has been selected for...
That's 20 medals! Phelps beats Lochte, grabs gold with win in 200 IM
LONDON — Michael Phelps spent the day thinking about all the things he’s doing for the final time at the pool. It turns out that included one last win over...
Young tosses gem, Cedeno drives in five in Mets rout of Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Ronny Cedeno and Chris Young made the day a lot easier for Jason Bay, who calls playing left field in San Francisco during the day a nightmare....
Valdespin taught lesson by Mets veterans
SAN FRANCISCO — Mets rookie Jordany Valdespin wore a collared shirt when he appeared in the New York clubhouse for the series finale against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday....
Clary of U.S. sets world record in 200 backstroke
LONDON — Tyler Clary of the United States passed defending champion Ryan Lochte on the last lap and set an Olympic record to win the 200-meter backstroke at the London...
American Soni sets another world, Lochte falters
LONDON — For Rebecca Soni, another world record. For Ryan Lochte, more Olympic disappointment. Tearing through the water in her favorite pink suit, Soni set her second world record in...
Panthers terminate contract of almost-Jet Otah
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Jeff Otah era is over in Carolina. Panthers general manager Marty Hurney announced the team had terminated the contract of the offensive tackle, a former first-round...
Moore off to Hall for ex-Jets teammate Martin's induction
CORTLAND – While the Jets will be conducting their first scrimmage of 2012, one Jet will be thinking about the past. Brandon Moore will be headed to Canton on Saturday...
No thank you for Kofi Annan
Former Secretary General of the UN Kofi Annan has quit as special envoy to Syria. "Mr. Annan has informed me, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr....
POST POWER RANKINGS: The curious case of the Yankees
The trade deadline has come and gone and while the majority of the Yankees’ rivals have restocked and reloaded for a playoff run, New York decided against making a big...
Sharapova beats Clijsters to reach Olympic semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England — Maria Sharapova won a matchup of first-time Olympians and four-time Grand Slam champions Thursday. The Russian, seeded No. 3, beat Kim Clijsters of Belgium 6-2, 7-5 on...
American teams atop beach volleyball pools
LONDON — Three American teams finished the beach volleyball round-robin atop their pools, and defending world champions Emanuel and Alison of Brazil struggled through an extended first set to beat...
Serena, Venus in Olympic doubles semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams were so eager to reach the Olympics semifinals they collided and tumbled to the grass chasing a shot Thursday. They won the point...
NFL's Browns sold pending league approvial
Here’s one to make Cleveland fans shake their heads: A partial owner of the hated Pittsburgh Steelers is buying the Browns. A person with knowledge of the sale told The...
Holmes misses most of Jets practice with leg injury
CORTLAND – Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes did not participate in most of practice Thursday, sitting out with a leg injury.Holmes made it sound like it is nothing to worry...
Ann Romney 'thrilled to death' by horse's test
LONDON — The horse with the weight of a US presidential campaign riding on her back didn't disappoint. Ann Romney said Thursday that Rafalca "thrilled me to death" with a...
With Giants injuries, Rolle ready to play nickel corner again
A year after being forced to play nickel corner – chafing and even talking about wanting to leave the Giants – an injury to Terrell Thomas has thrust safety Antrel...
DA: No criminal charges in NY school death
YONKERS, NY — An investigation has determined that no criminal charges are warranted in the death of a teenager who was restrained at a school for troubled children. The finding...
Beyonce joins UN's global humanitarian campaign
Beyonce is teaming with the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations on a global campaign to encourage people around the world to get involved. The international pop star and songwriter...
Beyonce joins UN's global humanitarian campaign
Beyonce is teaming with the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations on a global campaign to encourage people around the world to get involved. The international pop star and songwriter...
Douglas wins Olympic gold in gymnastics all-around
LONDON – Gabby has got her gold in the greatest event in gymnastics. Gabby Douglas, the graceful, effervescent 16-year-old out of Des Moines, Iowa, flipped, somersaulted and bounded her way...
Judge orders co-guardianship for Jackson's kids, says she's 'wonderful'
LOS ANGELES -- A judge on Thursday reinstated Katherine Jackson as the guardian of Michael Jackson's three children in an arrangement that also keeps their cousin as temporary co-guardian. Superior...
SI woman scores $85M lotto jackpot
A retired Staten Island woman scored $85 million after buying a $5 Quick-Pick lottery ticket while she was shopping for a bottle of wine. "I [was] just shocked. I cant...
Snuffed out! Underage tobacco sales fall to all-time low: report
RICHMOND, Va. -- Sales of tobacco to minors in the U.S. reached an all-time low in 2011 under a federal and state inspection program intended to curb underage tobacco use,...
Breaking down the Nets schedule: Games 11-20
Nets coach Avery Johnson often likes to talk about the Nets schedule in 10-game increments as ways to gauge the way his team is playing.So, with that in mind, over...
Jets' Tebow hasn't seen sponsorship increase in New York
CORTLAND – Tim Tebow says he didn’t come to New York for the money.“As far as marketing and endorsement-wise? No, that didn’t really play into anything,” Tebow said after Thursday’s...
Probe into thrown Olympic badminton matches widens
LONDON — Olympic officials demanded a deeper investigation into the badminton fixing scandal Thursday as China’s coach took the blame for a match being thrown at the London Games and...
Beam signed by Obama raised at World Trade Center
A steel beam signed by President Obama was lifted into place Thursday at the top of the 104-story One World Trade Center. A crane atop the building raised the beam...
Cameron takes Putin to watch Olympic judo
LONDON — They held talks, then it ended in a fight. Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Vladimir Putin showed up Thursday at the Olympic judo competition after meeting...
Man jumps out window after tenant holds him hostage in Chinatown
A landlord jumped out of a window in Chinatown today when one of his tenants went berserk and held him against his will, authorities said. The nearly three-hour standoff ended...
Plea deal 'in the works' for Delmon Young after alleged anti-Semitic assault: lawyer
A plea deal is "in the works" in the bizarre, hate crime assault case against Detroit Tiger Delmon Young, his lawyer said this morning. Young came to Manhattan Criminal Court...
Olympic boxing ref expelled as bribe allegations emerge
LONDON — Was the fix in?A boxing referee from Turkmenistan was expelled from the London Olympics on Thursday for his handling of a bout in which the result was overturned...
Jets' Sanchez fine with Tebow getting ball on goal line
CORTLAND – Jets practice Thursday featured just what the team can do with Tim Tebow near the goal line and Mark Sanchez is fine with it.Tebow looks like a tempting...
Jets practice notes
CORTLAND – The Jets began unwrapping their “Tebow package” during goal line drills in Thursday’s practice.Tebow converted on three of his four plays under center from the two-yard line during...
Front office official Heck no longer with Red Bulls
Chris Heck, formerly the Red Bulls’ president for business operation, is no longer with the organization, the Post has learned. A team spokesperson confirmed the move this morning. Fair or...
Sexual abuse victim Harrison wins first U.S. Olympic gold medal in judo
LONDON — Kayla Harrison took her spot atop the medal stand, determined not to cry during the national anthem. She was in tears after one note. On this day, emotion...
Jets' Schilens says there are 'no problems' with Cromartie
CORTLAND – A day after firing back at Antonio Cromartie’s comments that he’s the second-best wide receiver on the team, Chaz Schilens admitted the comments had gotten to him.“I was...
Clearances, heat lured shoppers to spend in July
Americans shoppers proved resilient in July, driving a key sales figure up at retailers across the country, despite persistent worry about jobs and the global economy. Results came in better...
Kofi Annan to step down as Syria envoy
GENEVA — Kofi Annan has submitted his resignation as special envoy to Syria, saying he plans to step down effective Aug. 31. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement Thursday...
Bristol-Myers exec charged with insider trading
NEWARK, NJ — A Bristol-Myers Squibb executive has been charged with insider trading. The U.S. attorney's office in Newark, N.J., says Robert Ramnarine bought and sold stock in companies that...
Judge: No mistrial in Drew Peterson murder case, says he can get fair trial
JOLIET, Ill. — A judge decided against declaring a mistrial in Drew Peterson's murder case Thursday, criticizing prosecutors for entering inadmissible evidence but concluding the former police officer still can...
Tebow scores three touchdowns in Jets goal line drill
CORTLAND – The Jets gave everyone their first glimpse of the "Tebow Package" on Thursday morning.During a goal line drill, quarterback Tim Tebow scored three touchdowns. He scored from the...
NJ 'tan mom' reveals shocking new look
The woman dubbed the 'tanorexic mom' is revealing a new look. Patricia Krentcil of New Jersey posed with a much less tanned look in the latest edition of InTouch magazine....
Knight says it has fixed cause of trading glitch
Knight Capital Group, a stock trading firm, is blaming a software installation problem for a technical glitch that briefly threw trading of dozens of stocks into chaos on Wednesday. The...
Romney hires a new aide. We have some questions
Ben Smith reports that a former top aide to Bush Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and the woman who worked hard at damage control for BP following the Deepwater Horizon oil...
Where are they now? Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy
Yout tweaked playoff standings this morning:American League: Yankees (1) vs. winner of Angels (WC1) and Oakland (WC2), Texas (2) vs. White Sox (3)National League: Cincinnati (1) vs. winner of Pittsburgh...
Top official admits FBI had al-Awlaki in custody before letting him go in 2002
The FBI, for the the first time, has admitted publicly that it knew the radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was returning to the US in October 2002 and that an...
Report: 3 jets avoid midair collision near DC
WASHINGTON — US Airways said late Wednesday that it is working with federal officials to investigate a newspaper report that three commuter jets narrowly averted a midair collision near Ronald...
Former Israeli spymaster: Iran should be worried
JERUSALEM - A former Israeli spymaster on Thursday cautioned Iran not to dismiss Israel's talk about possibly attacking Iranian nuclear facilities. The next 12 weeks will be "very critical" to...
Obama, Romney push economic themes in key states
WASHINGTON — President Obama is launching a tough new tax-equality pitch in a TV ad asserting that Republican rival Mitt Romney's economic proposals would mean cuts for the wealthiest Americans...
Syrian forces unleash operations near Damascus
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels on Thursday bombarded a military air base in Aleppo using a tank captured from government troops as activists reported that the regime has unleashed new raids...
San Bernadino's bankruptcy won't be the last
As predicted San Bernadino, California has declared bankruptcy. Beyond the curiosity of how it is even possible for a whole city of 200,000 people goes bankrupt -- all together, at...
3-point stance: Rex, Cro and Goal Line
CORTLAND – It's a foggy morning here, which could make for an interesting practice for the players and a challenging one for reporters. The Jets have two days before the...
Obama leads Romney in NJ poll
TRENTON — President Barack Obama is maintaining a lead over Mitt Romney among New Jersey voters surveyed despite concerns about the way he's doing his job. A Fairleigh Dickinson University...
Large fire raging at Tulsa oil refinery
TULSA, Okla. — Fire crews have been battling a large fire at an oil refinery in Tulsa. Neighbors told local news outlets they heard an explosion at the refinery in...
France beats Lithuania, 82-74, in Olympic men's basketball
LONDON — Tony Parker scored 27 points and Nicolas Batum added 21 to lead France to an 82-74 victory over Lithuania in the Olympic men's basketball tournament on Thursday. Ronny...
Ervin, Jones compete in 50-meter freestyle preliminaries
LONDON -- George Bovell of Trinidad and Tobago qualified fastest in the 50-meter freestyle preliminaries at the London Olympics on Thursday, with defending champion Cesar Cielo of Brazil right behind....
Nine enter Whitney at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS — With the 3-year-old division coming apart at the seams — I’ll Have Another and Union Rags retired, Paynter and Bodemeister sick — it’s time for the older...
Jets DE Maybin thinks he can post double-digit sacks
CORTLAND — Aaron Maybin is the definition of a high-energy player. The outside linebacker never stops moving on the field, which has already resulted in him making several plays behind...
Yankees rout Orioles to snap four-game skid
Unlike Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes knew what to do with a comfortable cushion, despite not being pleased with the way he performed. One day after Nova flushed a five-run, first-inning...
Mets confidential
Johan Santana deserves the benefit of the doubt for now, that a sprained ankle and not a fatigued left shoulder, was to blame for his July nosedive with the Mets....
Yankees' Ichiro does all right in rare start in left
Ichiro Suzuki drifted back cautiously and put his hand on the left-field wall before leaping to make an awkward catch that robbed Mark Reynolds of an extra-base hit in the...
Chamberlain back, and Yankees need him to do good Joba
Since he first wore a Yankees uniform on Aug. 7, 2007, Joba Chamberlain has been more than just a pitcher. Always, he has been a symbol, a story. First a...
Giants set to shuffle secondary
With corner Terrell Thomas partially tearing his ACL, the Giants will have to shuffle their secondary for the second straight season. Prince Amukamara is being challenged by general manager Jerry...
Hixon, Giants hope Thomas recovers from latest injury
ALBANY — There is a human face that can be attached to the potentially-devastating repeat knee injury to Terrell Thomas even though he has left training camp, hoping for any...
Giants co-owner Mara has message for Jerry
ALBANY — John Mara walked into the cafeteria on Indian Quad at the University at Albany sporting a bandage on his forehead. Mara, the Giants co-owner, pointed to his head....
Dropping like flies, Jets receivers catch hell from Rex
CORTLAND — The Jets trainers have gotten a better look at the Jets wide receivers than the coaching staff in training camp, and Rex Ryan is growing more agitated by...
Rex could trip up as he puts his foot down
Rex Ryan fostered the Animal House culture that has bitten him in the butt and GM Mike Tannenbaum assisted when he made a radical 360-degree turn from the old Eric...
Another Jets feud erupts over squawking Cro’
CORTLAND — Camp Chemistry lasted until Aug. 1. The Jets’ first rift of the season showed yesterday when wide receiver Chaz Schilens took offense to cornerback Antonio Cromartie’s comment that...
Romney's 'veep' meet
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney heads to battleground Colorado today, where he plans to meet with several GOP governors at a big-bucks fundraiser in Aspen, including several who are thought to...
GOP votes Bush cuts
WASHINGTON — In largely symbolic party-line votes, House Republicans approved extending the Bush-era tax cuts to all Americans yesterday. “Raising taxes at this point with this economy is a very...
US boxing continues to struggle
LONDON — Michael Hunter was trying to deliver on a promise he made to his dying father. Dominic Breazeale was trying to complete the remarkable transformation from college football quarterback...
Venus ousted in singles but sister act still going
Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter. Williams squandered a lead in each set...
The ‘other’ Americans swim to the forefront
LONDON — On a night when neither of the two biggest stars in the sport had a medal race, the other swimmers from the U.S. Olympic swim team starred spectacularly...
Phelps, Lochte ready to do it again
LONDON — Here is something you will probably find hard to believe: Ryan Lochte turns 28 tomorrow. He’s 11 months older than Michael Phelps. If it seems like Phelps has...
US swimmer stuns favorite Magnussen by a hair in 100M
LO – Sorry. That was an experiment. That’s as far as you can read in one-hundredth of a second. Actually, spotting the “O” is probably pretty generous, but this is...
Throwing badminton matches is no joke
LONDON — The temptation, when you wander past the core sports of swimming, gymnastics and track, when you stumble into the periphery, is to stifle laughter when you see just...
SADIE SAYS: Former Naz guard Edwards pleased with July showing
Former Nazareth star Sadie Edwards has chronicled her travels with the brand new Epiphanny Prince Elite AAU team over the month of July exclusively on NYPost.com. One of the most...
Feeling wanted, Christ the King's Coleman picks Buffalo
Michigan, West Virginia, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple and Connecticut all visited with James Coleman at Christ the King. The rising senior running back was impressed with the major BCS-level programs, but...
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...
Coach K not sending message despite benching stars in rout
LONDON — Mike Krzyzewski experienced his 2012 Olympic highlight during a postgame, post-midnight press conference. Following Team USA’s 47-point victory over Tunisia, a Polish journalist began to ask a question...
Panthers Red enjoy successful summer, win state championship
The New York Panthers Red travel softball team finished the summer as the state’s top club in their first season as a 16-and-under team. The Panthers, whose roster consisted of...
Boys High alum Nixon producing on streetball circuit after big year in Germany
Zamal Nixon needed to get used to more than just a new language, a seven-hour time difference and different style of basketball during his first year as a professional in...
Penthouse Executive Club could lose $725,000 under pending settlement in overtime and tips suit from workers
The Penthouse Executive Club could get stripped of $725,000 under a pending deal to settle claims that it short-changed waiters, bartenders and other fully clothed workers at the West Side...
Braziller's boys basketball underclassmen player evaluations
The Class of 2014 is supposed to the city’s best in several years as far as elite players go, and that was evident this summer. The group is loaded, with...
Aaron Sorkin says he's clueless about subject matter in many of his shows
Aaron Sorkin -- the Oscar winning writer behind HBO’s “The Newsroom” -- admitted he’s clueless about the subject matter in many of his shows. “Most of the time I write...
Police officer raped girlfriend at gunpoint: sources
An NYPD officer raped his girlfriend at gunpoint in a Staten Island parking lot, law-enforcement sources said last night. Arthur Roldan, 28, was off-duty when he attacked the woman at...
Name Check: Judah Friedlander
On this week’s “Name Check,” comedian and actor Judah Friedlander stops by The Post to chat with Michael Riedel about being a world champion of everything, karate and why Tom...
Business briefs
Thin resultsWeight Watchers’ second-quarter earnings fell 11 percent as the provider of weight-loss services reported that revenue growth at its Internet business largely was offset by lower sales at its...
When bots attack
The robots are attacking Wall Street’s integrity. A technical meltdown at trading giant Knight Capital yesterday — which may take a $300 million to $500 million bite out of its...
Post party, banker killed on AC road trip
Just seven months after losing two top executives and three family members in a plane crash in New Jersey, Park Avenue financial firm Greenhill & Co. lost a junior associate...
That old QE religion: faith, hope & no clarity
Here’s what the Federal Reserve should have said yesterday if it wanted to give a real boost to the US economy:“Starting in October, the Federal Reserve will begin to raise...
Madoff maneuvers
The trustee tasked with unwinding Bernie Madoff’s fraud is trying to block the state from paying $410 million to investors with fallen money manager Ezra Merkin. Irving Picard, the court-appointed...
Hedgie Bacon to return $2B
Louis Moore Bacon plans to give back $2 billion, or 25 percent of his main hedge fund, to investors, saying it may be too big for him to achieve past...
CNN pulls down TW results
Time Warner is unsatisfied with CNN’s low ratings and will seek to turn around the cable news network where Anderson Cooper became a household name with programming that is more...
Apple: Samsung copied design
Apple and Samsung Electronics Co. made initial pitches to a US jury in their global battle over smartphone patents, with the iPhone maker alleging its designs were copied and the...
Comcast ‘accounts’ for break-even Olympics
NBCUniversal executives got into the spirit of the Summer Olympics yesterday and scored a gold medal-worthy performance in accounting gymnastics. Steve Burke, CEO of Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit, spun an Olympics...
Yelp shares are purring
Yelp’s second-quarter loss widened as the local-reviews website saw surging expenses continue to outpace better-than-expected revenue.But shares jumped 14.8 percent to $21.60 after hours yesterday, after the company boosted its...
Thrifty ’til it’s Hertz
When it comes to its long-standing interest in rival car-rental agency Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Hertz should either shift or get off the spot. That’s the view of Scott Thompson,...
$1B ‘cash now’
Apparently, the owner of JG Wentworth needs cash now. New York private-equity firm JLL Partners is seeking to sell the financial-services specialist for as much as $1 billion, The Post...
’Rock rolls out a reorg
BlackRock announced yesterday that it has expanded its senior leadership team and reorganized its investment and client-facing businesses. The New York-based investment firm has added eight executives to its global...
Mtg. biz charge hits Ally
Ally Financial, the auto lender 74 percent-owned by the US government, posted a second-quarter loss after taking a $1.2 billion charge related to its now-bankrupt mortgage subsidiary. Its North American...
Color us impressed
The day Kyle White, lead colorist for the famed Oscar Blandi Salon, closed on his NoHo duplex, he grabbed a bottle of champagne, went over to the apartment and sat...
Just sold!
Manhattan EAST VILLAGE $595,000 141 E. Third St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 725 square feet, with foyer, beamed ceilings, windowed eat-in kitchen, windowed bath and original hardwood floors; building features elevator,...
‘Order’ in
"Law & Order” star Mariska Hargitay has just purchased a stunning Upper West Side townhouse for a whopping $10.7 million. The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion in the West 80s near Central...
Shot baby’s homecoming
Angelic little 2-year-old Ariyanna Prince, shot through the knee Sunday in another senseless burst of violence, was all smiles yesterday as she was released from the hospital. “She can walk...
Silence the guns
We are tired. We’re tired of gunfire that makes the streets feel like some lawless stretch of Somalia where warlords rule without fear. We’re tired of the random violence that...
Mike hitting the bottle
This is just creepy. Acting more like a competitive Park Slope uber parent than the leader of New York City, Mayor Bloomberg has waded with both left feet smack into...
Crash vic ticketed
A Brooklyn couple got a double whammy when their legally parked car was rear-ended while they ate at a restaurant — and then a clueless traffic cop gave them a...
Good cuz gunned down with drug thug
Two young Brooklyn dads — one a hardworking contractor, the other a drug dealer — were gunned down early yesterday by thugs who were apparently targeting the crooked cousin over...
Colo. shrink’s mass-slay alarm
DENVER — A University of Colorado psychiatrist whose clients included the former student accused of the Aurora theater shooting reportedly tried to discuss the man with members of a campus...
Marla sidesteps shoe-horny aide
Donald Trump’s ex-wife, Marla Maples, won’t have to face her freaky footwear fetishist in court again under a hush-hush deal now being negotiated in Manhattan Supreme Court.Chuck Jones, Maples’ former...
Son recalls horror of losing his dad in fatal hit-and-run
A then-6-year-old Bronx boy who was holding his father’s hand when the dad was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver recalled the horrific incident in a heartbreaking letter read in...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops are looking for the suspect pictured here (top photo) who is believed responsible for 16 robberies since May, in Gramercy Park, the East Village and on the Lower...
Beak of the devil
A bird strike blew a gaping hole in the nose of a Denver-bound passenger jet, forcing the pilots to steer the crippled craft to an emergency landing, officials said yesterday....
Property-tax slack costs city millions
The city could be losing tens of millions of dollars — or more — in property taxes because of widespread cheating by landlords who file false income statements with the...
Gowanus hi-rise: From ‘tox’ to ‘luxe’
A development firm actually thinks it can bring luxury housing to the shores of Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal.The Manhattan-based Lightstone Group has proposed building 700 high-rise units along the canal,...
$chemers ‘hide’ billboard right in Times Sq.
The billboards were in the heart of Times Square, but they were invisible to the city’s tax collectors.Authorities say that a company known as 1552 Broadway Owner Corp. LLC failed...
Columbia climbs ranks
Columbia University has vaulted in the rankings — jumping from 42nd place last year to eighth this year on the annual Forbes magazine list of top colleges.The dramatic improvement came...
Diner flights of ‘fancy’
TEMPE, Ariz. — US Airways is adding a $19.99 “premium meal option” for passengers in the economy seats on international flights.The “DineFresh” offering lets passengers pick between a vegetarian meal,...
Brits ‘hang’ Mayor high
He’s a jolly good sport! The host of the 2012 Olympic Games, London Mayor Boris Johnson, found himself dangling midair wearing a blue safety helmet — what, no British bowler?...
‘C’ is for cruddy, and ‘Q’ for quick
They should have called this line the F. The C train is a colossal failure when it comes to cleanliness and reliability — earning last-place marks in the “State of...
Bam bites ‘$elfish’ Mitt
WASHINGTON — President Obama took aim at Mitt Romney’s personal fortune yesterday — telling supporters in Ohio that the Republican candidate’s tax plan was designed to pad his own bottom...
Chuck to MTA: Roll out the ‘nerd’ bus line
Nerds could soon have an easier time getting picked up in the city. Sen. Charles Schumer wants the MTA to create a “nerd bus” to connect booming tech neighborhoods in...
O secret order vs. Assad
President Obama has signed a secret order authorizing US support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, sources familiar with the matter said. Obama’s order,...
Taylor’s ‘close’ to Camelot
She’s swiftly laying down roots near the Kennedys. Gorgeous country star Taylor Swift is looking to buy the sprawling $4.9 million mansion for sale next door to her beau, Conor...
Brooklyn couple buried wrong stillborn child
A grieving Brooklyn couple who buried their stillborn child in their native Poland received more heart-wrenching news weeks later — the baby the city Medical Examiner’s Office gave them was...
63G racino holdup bust
The crook wanted for robbing $63,000 from Aqueduct Racetrack’s new casino in a brazen hold-up was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania, police said. Kevin Lides, 23, of Queens, was done in...
Party poops on Malcolm
He has a lot of convincing to do. Former state Democratic Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith’s potential bid to run for mayor on the Republican line provoked swift resistance and...
Nix on PIX suit: Jury says no age bias
WPIX/Channel 11 yesterday beat back age-discrimination claims from a former news director who said she was fired as part of a scheme to oust older workers.A Manhattan federal jury ruled...
Beach wail from mob suspect
An alleged mobbed-up trucking mogul who landed a sweet deal to spend weekends at the Jersey Shore while awaiting trial on World Trade Center-related fraud is too afraid to leave...
Liu aide’s ‘spam’ slam
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu’s former campaign treasurer says spam e-mails aren’t proof of her alleged scheme to funnel illegal donations into his political war chest. Jia “Jenny” Hou is...
Kid-coke stash dad arrested
A drug-smuggling dad was arrested at Kennedy Airport after he hid cocaine in his sons’ bookbags, authorities said yesterday.The two boys were also carrying 30 pellets of cocaine and heroin...
Leiby’s butcher to rot
Little Leiby Kletzky’s killer will likely die behind bars under a plea deal pushed by the 8-year-old victim’s family, sources said yesterday. Confessed “Brooklyn Butcher’’ Levi Aron, 36, would land...
SI cop busted in rape of gal pal
An NYPD officer raped his girlfriend at gunpoint in a Staten Island parking lot, law-enforcement sources said last night.Arthur Roldan, 28, was off-duty when he attacked the woman at about...
Masses line up to show support for Chick-fil-A CEO
It took more than hour to order a chicken sandwich at a New Jersey Chick-fil-A yesterday as hundreds of diners descended on the fast-food chain to show their support for...
625G charity scam rap
A charity worker with a checkered past was charged with stealing more than $625,000 in taxpayer money, The Post has learned.Peter Pavich, 49, allegedly scammed the cash by securing a...
Win for Yank GM ‘stalker’
The British babe accused of shaking down Yankees general manager Brian Cashman scored a victory in court yesterday. The NYPD agreed to turn over all the 911 tapes Louise Meanwell...
‘Leak’ cop gets booted off tix-fix probe
The troubled Internal Affairs detective who headed the investigation of the massive Bronx ticket-fixing scandal has been ordered off the case and transferred amid fears that his alleged leaks may...
Hole-y moley!
A large chunk of a Brooklyn street collapsed yesterday afternoon due to a broken sewer line — creating a nearly 25-by-12-foot sinkhole that almost swallowed two cars parked nearby. Emergency...
Feckless feds shutter a New York biz
It’s come to this: In the name of protecting parents from their own lack of responsibility and common sense, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is waging all-out war on...
The Syrian tipping point
The Syrian bloodbath has taken almost 20,000 lives over nearly 17 months and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes — but it won’t go on forever. The question is:...
A most satisfying taste of free speech
What the cluck just happened? Neither Chick-fil-A nor the cultural Left nor the mainstream media were prepared for what hit them yesterday. It was a bona fide feeding frenzy —...
NYC’s oddest couple
Ray Kelly and Lenora Fulani — kissing cousins? An unlikely image, to say the least. Yet there was New York’s longest serving police commissioner on Tuesday applauding — with a...
Merit pay matters
New York schools have a major problem: For every terrible teacher who quits or retires, the city also loses one of its very best. Eleven percent of these “irreplaceables” jump...
Mitt’s Mideast message: Culture makes a difference
The Issue: Mitt Romney’s analysis of the difference between the Israeli and Palestinian economies. *** The Palestinians made their bed decades ago by merging their fortunes with Yasser Arafat’s PLO...
The two Gore Vidals
Gore Vidal, who died Tuesday, would be insulted by sugary encomia and blathery reverence, so let’s do him the dual service of considering him the way he examined others, and...
Caught out in NYC, liar now wows DC
‘I wish I could separate my unethical behavior from the conversation about the complexity of truth in fiction.” So says Mike Daisey, the author and star of the one-man show,...
High in school spirit, but with a few tumbles
Imagine a musical called “Twilight” that had generic vampires instead of Bella and Edward. That’s pretty much what happens with “Bring It On — The Musical,” which has little in...
Not much bite in Tyson’s ‘Truth’
"Don’t worry,” Mike Tyson told us, “you’ll leave with two ears tonight, I promise.” Which is more than Evander Holyfield got, but at least he wasn’t in the audience Tuesday...
Knicks sign up J.R.’s brother
LONDON — Former Louisville point guard Chris Smith, brother of Knicks shooting guard J.R., has been invited to training camp, and was signed by the Knicks yesterday. Smith played on...
Scott ‘putts’ Open in past
AKRON, Ohio — There’s no silver claret jug for Adam Scott, only a silver lining. For two days after the British Open, where Scott lost a four-shot lead with four...
Saratoga Charts
August 1st, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.?2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2f(T); $82,000; alw opt clm; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. 2-3w,drifted out lateTime: 22.55, 44.7, 56.16, 1:02.18. Trainer: Rudy RodriguezScr:...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($30,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7 Beau Royale(L),120JTalam3-4-x5-21 AmericaRising(L120JVldvJr3-3-x3-12 Di Conti(L),120GGomzx-x-x6-13 Goyathla(L),120YFukng6-x-x10-14 Cabo Uno(L),124MPedrz4-2-56-15 Speargun(L),120CNaktn7-2-24-16 MalibuAffair(L),120EMldnd4-11-x8-18 Nausori(L),119EFloresx-x-x20-1SECOND-1 mile; $40,000; clm($25,000); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 TheRoanRangrL122JTalam8-5-15-21...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Beat Bet: Authorize(5th)FIRST: mile trot; $10,000; Kindergarten6 HeavenlyChocolate(Callhn)6-1-X4-14 Handover Belle(MLachance)2-1-42-15 Fairley Legal(AMiller)3-2-15-21 Ballet Slippers(JCampbell)9-3-415-12 Right Away(TTetrick)2-4-56-13 Deja Vu Too(YGingras)9-7-45-17 Gold Fish(JRattray)7-5-420-1SECOND: mile trot; $10,000; Kindergarten5 Shared Past(YGingras)3-4-27-27...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-5f(T); $71,000; alw opt clm; 3up(f&m)2All On th Tbl (Gmz)6.603.803.003Cosset (Almeida)10.805.801Blackie's Crown (Maldonado)3.60Scr: Not to Notty.* $1 Exacta (2-3) $42.10 * Quinella (2-3) $39.00 * $1 Superfecta (2-3-1-8) $747.30 *...
Sports Shorts
NCAA: Sandusky upset over NCAA sanctions Jerry Sandusky is distraught over the NCAA penalties issued to Penn State’s football program for the school’s handling of his child sexual abuse scandal...
Rosario axes agent
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Joel Rosario, the leading rider in Southern California the past couple of years who came to New York last month and plans to stay here full time,...
Hondo dons his Halo
Hondo fell deeper into the abyss last night when Cain failed his assignment against the mighty Metamucils, which caused the deficit to expand to 1,875 griches.Tonight, there will be no...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 2FRIAug. 3SATAug. 4SUNAug. 5MON Aug. 6TUEAug. 7WEDAug. 8YankeesNOGAMESea. 7:05 YES WCBSSea.1:05YESWCBS Sea. 1:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBS MetsSan Francisco3:45SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMS.D....
The Post Line
Preseason NFLSundayHall of Fame Game at Canton, OhioFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSaints32 1/2(34 1/2)CardinalsAug. 9Redskins+2 1/22(35)BILLSPATRIOTSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsEAGLES32(34)SteelersFALCONS32 1/2(34)RavensCHARGERS2 1/22 1/2(37)PackersBEARS33(33)BroncosAug. 10BENGALS1 1/21 1/2(33 1/2)JetsJAGUARSPk1(33 1/2)GiantsDOLPHINS2 1/22 1/2(33 1/2)BuccanneersLIONS4 1/23(36)BrownsCHIEFSOFFOFF(OFF)Cardinals49ERS54(33)VikingsAug. 11PANTHERS22(35 1/2)TexansSEAHAWKS33(34)TitansAug. 12COLTS2 1/2Pick(34)RamsAug. 13RAIDERS21 1/2(34)CowboysHome...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball3:30 p.m.Mets at Giants SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Phillies at Nationals MLBNGolf11:30 a.m.Web.com: Cox Classic, first round GOLF2 p.m.WGC: Bridgestone Invitational, first round GOLFSoccer2 p.m.Europa League Qualifying:Liverpool vs. Gomel FSC10...
Differing flight patterns: Orozco flails as Leyva shines
LONDON -- Danell Leyva, a Cuban-American from Miami, walked the bowels of North Greenwich Arena last night wearing a new Olympic bronze medal around his neck. Bronx’s John Orozco sauntered...
Gymnast Douglas ready for her individual moment
LONDON — A giddy Gabby Douglas offered a stream of words at her mile-a-minute best. “A lot of hard work, a lot of passion,” she said, “a lot of sacrifices...
No bikinis for star US duo
LONDON — Kerri Walsh denies her pink eye was a factor, but last night the amazing American beach volleyball duo finally looked vulnerable at an Olympics. With Carmelo Anthony, Kevin...
Mets' Niese, bullpen hold Giants to three hits in victory
SAN FRANCISCO —- Terry Collins peered into his crystal ball and saw this one coming from Jon Niese last night. “The one thing I’ve seen out of him after he’s...
Mets swing, miss on dealing struggling Bay to Marlins
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jason Bay was still Mets property as Tuesday’s non-waiver trading deadline passed, but not without the organization discussing a potential change of scenery for the underachieving left...
Yankees waiting to hear about Teixeira's status
Joe Girardi won’t know if he will have Mark Teixeira tomorrow night against the Mariners until hours before the game. “We won’t know until Friday,’’ Girardi said of the switch-hitting...
Changes to OF necessary to fix Amazin' mess
SAN FRANCISCO —The goal is to create an outfield of greener pastures. That will be quite the challenge for the Mets. While Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler brighten the pitching...
Starr Report
Anderson Cooper’s daytime talk show will return for its second season with a new name, and a slightly different format. The show now known as “Anderson” will be called “Anderson...
Drama Mama
In case you’re already experiencing Olympic fatigue, Mama has the cure: the medal winners for dramas that provide a break from the games: Gold Medal “Army Wives” (Sunday, 10 p.m.,...
Curry tweets words of ‘despair’
Parting is such tweet sorrow for Ann Curry. Curry returned to Twitter yesterday after a weeklong layoff — quoting Mahatma Gandhi in a spiritual tweet alluding to her June ouster...
Fright-Phil
The cast of “Modern Family” is back to filming, which means no more summer haircuts. Ongoing contract negotiations led to a delayed start in filming for Season 4 of ABC’s...
Tyler’s ‘Idol’ dish
Singer Steven Tyler said he “loved and hated” his two-year stint as a judge on “American Idol” but admitted the TV singing contest was “not my cup of tea.” Tyler,...
Dream ‘Bunch’
Here’s the story — of a man named (Bobby) Brady. Actor Vince Vaughn has sold a rebooted version of kitschy ’70s series “The Brady Bunch” to CBS — with the...
Weird but true
So many LA city workers were going for the gold and watching the Olympics online while on the job that officials worried about municipal computers crashing. The city’s chief technology...
New Yorkers tired of violence
We are tired. We’re tired of gunfire that makes the streets feel like some lawless stretch of Somalia where warlords rule without fear. We’re tired of the random violence that...
Is Atlantic City cool again?
It's a summer Sunday afternoon, and Adam, a preppy blond finance guy, is still wearing his loafers, jeans and untucked button-down shirt from the night before. It’s the telltale sign...
