September 15, 2012
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Brewers
Follow the Mets live as they take on the Brewers at Miller Park. Top prospect Jenrry Mejia will make his first start for the Amazin's. He'll be opposed on the...
WATCH: Lingerie Football League QB delivers devastating hit
Ben Roethlisberger. Cam Newton. Tim Tebow.And now Nikki Johnson.Those three NFL quarterbacks are exceptional on the run and willing to plow a defender over for some extra yardage. They’ll have...
Penn State routs Navy for O'Brien's first victory
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State football finally has a victory to celebrate. Matt McGloin threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns and Penn State overwhelmed Navy in a 34-7...
With strong defense, UConn pulls out win over Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Connecticut had a lot to deal with heading into Saturday’s game at Maryland. Several Huskies, especially on defense, were battling some kind of flu making its...
'Jihad' teen charged with trying to blow up Chicago bar
CHICAGO — Undercover FBI agents arrested an 18-year-old American man who tried to detonate what he believed was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar, federal prosecutors said Saturday....
Motorcyclist in a rush is crushed to death in Harlem, as tour bus passengers watch
An overly aggressive motorcyclist was fatally pinned against the side of a packed double-decker tourist bus in Harlem today when he tried to make a U-turn and was blasted by...
UFC's Jones says Silva-GSP superfight would be 'great for the sport'
Jon Jones is excited about the potential of a superfight between Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre.The UFC light heavyweight champion says a bout between the two would “break every...
Yankees close to activating Gardner for pinch running
Speedy outfielder Brett Gardner could be activated from the disabled list soon to give the New York Yankees a potential pinch-runner on the bench. Gardner has been sidelined since April...
Commish: Big East still 'strongest basketball conference'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco says the league remains “the nation’s best” basketball conference and the idea that its viability will diminish without Notre Dame is “utter...
Nova is super in first start off DL, Yankees top Rays
Ivan Nova did what CC Sabathia wasn’t able to on Friday: Deliver a much-needed quality start. The struggling Yankees got a boost from the right-hander in his first outing since...
Koonce, Wetzel lead Fordham's comeback win over Cornell
It took some time, but Fordham gave their homecoming crowd something to cheer about. Rams running back Carlton Koonce ran wild on Cornell, rushing for 176 yards and two touchdowns...
Another insider attack: 2 NATO troops killed by Afghan policeman
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan local policeman killed two soldiers with the NATO military coalition in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the latest in a surge of insider attacks that are...
Topless Kate pix published in Ireland, Italy next
ROME — The British royal family faced a multinational battle to contain the spread of topless photos of Prince William's wife Kate, as an Irish tabloid published them Saturday and...
NHL lockout all but guaranteed with no bargaining Saturday
The NHL said there will be no bargaining with the players’ union Saturday, leaving nothing to stop a lockout. This will be the league’s fourth work stoppage since 1992, and...
Paul Ryan criticizes Federal Reserve at Florida rally
OLDSMAR, Fla. — Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan thinks the Federal Reserve is making a mistake in its new effort to prop up the economy. Ryan spoke to a...
Syria envoy says no plan to end violence yet
DAMASCUS, Syria — The new international envoy tasked with ending Syria's civil war summed up his first foray to Damascus Saturday with a startling and frank admission that he still...
Park 'rapist' has split-personality disorder, alter ego to blame for attacks, family says
The man accused of raping a woman in Central Park suffers from a split-personality disorder that is responsible for his vicious attacks on elderly women, his brother told The Post...
Nebraska coach 'fine' after leaving game in ambulance
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne says coach Bo Pelini is “doing fine” after leaving Saturday’s game against Arkansas State by ambulance after halftime. Pelini fell ill during...
Giants don't want Melky to return to team in playoffs: report
Suspended outfielder Melky Cabrera has asked the Giants when he can report to the club’s minor league complex to prepare for the postseason. The response he has gotten back is...
Lockout protestors picket outside NHL offices in Manhattan
Fans are taking the sides of the players in the latest NHL labor dispute – at least the ones populating outside the NHL offices in Manhattan.About 20 fans, complete with...
Shaq: New York will remain Knicks city, but Nets 'got better'
The Nets will never challenge the Knicks for the hearts of New Yorkers, according to Shaquille O’Neal. When asked if the Big Apple will ever be a Nets town, the...
'Set the fires blazing': Al Qaeda calls for more embassy attacks
CAIRO — Al-Qaeda's most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on U.S. embassies Saturday to "set the fires blazing," seeking to co-opt outrage over an anti-Muslim...
Argument turns deadly: Teen slain over harsh words in Brooklyn
A troubled Queens teen who looked to turn his life around by getting his GED and joining the military never got the chance — he was gunned down in the...
Hit-run-driver mows down man, 24, near Fordham
A 24-year-old man was clinging to life after a hit-and-run driver mowed him down early Saturday near Fordham University, authorities said. The victim was crossing Webster Avenue, near East Fordham...
Tom Rothman, co-CEO of Fox's movie unit, to resign as television, film businesses separated
The co-chairman of the 20th Century Fox film unit, Tom Rothman, will step down at the end of the year as the News Corp studio separates its film and television...
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's brother gets probation in beating case
SAN FRANCISCO — The brother of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been sentenced to three years of probation following his arrest for suspicion of beating his former girlfriend. The San...
Woman wounded, man dead in attempted murder-suicide between Royals, Chiefs stadiums
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman who works in the parking lot between the stadiums that are home to the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals is hospitalized in intensive care...
Obama makes fresh push on economy in key states
BOSTON — Sensing an opening on the economy, President Barack Obama launched an aggressive new effort Saturday to convince voters in the most competitive states that Republican rival Mitt Romney...
Feds release filmmaker behind anti-Islamic movie, but he won't go home
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic movie inflaming protests across the Middle East was interviewed and released Saturday by federal probation officers at a Los...
Steelers WR will have big game vs. Gang
The Jets defense looked outstanding in Week 1, at least until they lost interest once the game was well in hand. Don’t expect such a cushion this week when they...
Business briefs
Dark dayLiquidnet Holdings, a broker and operator of “dark pools,” which get their name for their lack of transparency in trading positions and participants, said it fired about 10 percent...
Bloomberg TV wants out of the sticks
Bloomberg TV remains stuck in channel line-up Siberia — and it wants to come in from the cold.The owner of the business news cable channel has written a letter to...
Big Board hit with $5M fine for playing favorites
It’s no wonder so many on Main Street believe the stock market is rigged. Adding to the crisis of confidence on Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange admitted yesterday...
Tax rat’s $104M problem
It ain’t easy being a rich snitch. Former Swiss banker Bradley Birkenfeld, who was awarded a $104 million payout by the IRS for blowing the whistle on tax cheats, will...
Zynga’s got a zinger for game rival
Zynga, the biggest developer of games played on Facebook, has countersued Electronic Arts, alleging unfair competition. EA, the second-largest US video-game maker, sued Zynga on Aug. 3, claiming Zynga’s “The...
Old folks purchase
A consortium led by KKR & Co. has agreed to buy the management business of Sunrise Senior Living from Health Care REIT for about $130 million, marking the firm’s first...
Morgan money probe
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has acknowledged it asked a former risk officer to investigate certain trades executed by a big-money broker’s team, but the firm denies allegations that the officer...
Retailers saying Yes We Can-ada cash in
Canada is the new China. That, at least, is what some retail insiders are saying as shopping in the Middle Kingdom has lately begun to falter for US brands. This...
Buffett completes radiation
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has completed radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to the Omaha World-Herald, a newspaper owned by his company. “Today I...
Gray Lady’s pension blues
The New York Times Co. is trying to reduce its nearly $2 billion pension liability by giving 5,200 former employees a chance to take a lump-sum settlement.Former employees who haven’t...
Bakers reject Hostess restructuring plan
Hostess bakers soundly rejected a restructuring plan yesterday aimed at saving the bankrupt maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies. The move, not unexpected, follows a vote by members of the...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS TIMCOOK After announcing iPhone 5, Apple stock nears $700 mark. MIKE JEFFRIES Abercrombie & Fitch chief sees stock pop 9% after hiring Goldman Sachs to ward off activist investor....
Attention, No-mart shoppers!
Walmart is waving the white flag on its plans to move into the Big Apple — at least for now. The big-box chain yesterday said it was unable to reach...
Twitter yields on OWS
Twitter surrendered the Occupy Wall Tweets.The social-messaging company yesterday handed over a large white envelope to a Manhattan judge containing what prosecutors have been after for months — the tweets...
Good Samaritan’s truck stolen by crash victim he was helping
No good deed goes unpunished. A driver who caused a car crash on the Bayonne Bridge early yesterday stole the pickup truck of a good Samaritan who had pulled over...
Queens diver goes missing
A diver disappeared off Breezy Point, Queens, and rescuers searched in vain for him for several hours, officials said. A caller told 911 dispatchers at 3 p.m. yesterday that a...
$1.3M? ‘Vase’ up with that!
A rare Ming Dynasty vase that had been used as a doorstop in a Long Island home has sold for $1.3 million at auction. The blue and white moon flask...
Bx. gas ‘slay’ thug was out on parole
The suspect in the cold-blooded killing of a Bronx gas-station attendant is an ex-con who was out on parole after robbing a woman at knifepoint in Manhattan in 2007, law-enforcement...
Thug accused of Central Park rape 'bragged about murders' in W. Va.
Accused Central Park rapist David Albert Mitchell has spent most of his life behind bars — but residents of his hometown say he still got away with the murder of...
Day-care death bust
Two women who allegedly left a 4-year-old boy to die in a sweltering SUV at their Florida day-care center last were reportedly busted in Brooklyn yesterday — where they were...
Military budget threat
WASHINGTON — A new White House report issued yesterday warns that $110 billion in across-the-board spending cuts at the start of the new year would be “deeply destructive” to the...
Mitt leads Bam by 3 in national survey - but trails Barack in key swing states
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney yesterday widened his lead over President Obama in a national poll — but other surveys showed him falling behind in key states that will ultimately decide...
Illegals get OK to work
WASHINGTON — With less than two months to go before the Nov. 6 election, the Obama administration has approved applications from 29 illegal immigrants hoping to avoid deportation and get...
Slay rap in DWI death
A 36-year-old woman accused of driving her SUV off a northern New York road and fatally striking another woman mowing her lawn faces manslaughter charges.Deana M. Olsen pleaded not guilty...
Brooklyn hip-hop fund-raiser for gang boss cancelled
Won’t anybody help this poor gangsta? A group of Brooklyn street thugs secretly planned to host a benefit this weekend to support the city’s top Bloods gang kingpin awaiting trial...
Gran murdered in Bed-Stuy
An 85-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds to the neck and defensive wounds to the arms yesterday in her Bedford-Stuyvesant home, law-enforcement sources and relatives said. The...
Cops & cuffed suspect in wild subway chase
An escaped prisoner in handcuffs took cops on a wild chase through Manhattan last night after busting out of the back of a police van, cops said. The runaway thug,...
Cops bust OWS protester charged in South Street Seaport rape
Cops arrested the Occupy Wall Street protester wanted for allegedly raping a 56-year-old woman at the South Street Seaport and throwing her over a second-story railing last Monday. Jackie Barcliff,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** The bank crook pictured at right knocked off branches in Midtown and Gramercy, cops said. He first targeted the Sovereign branch on Park Avenue South near East 21st...
150G ‘robber’ busted retrieving his gun
A violent thief wanted for a $150,000 Manhattan robbery was collared at an Upper West Side hotel after a crafty detective tricked him into returning to his room to retrieve...
Dersh-kill ‘sorrow’
He’s sorry for their loss, but not for driving away. The postal driver accused of leaving the scene of a fatal accident in the death of lawyer Marilyn Dershowitz took...
'Tiles for America' 9/11 memorial taken down in West Village
Thousands of tiles that have hung in the West Village as a 9/11 memorial were taken down yesterday following a spat between local residents and the organization that curates the...
Gym randy courting partner
This gym keeps getting hotter. An East Village gym trainer fired back at his business partner who sued him for bedding their female clients — claiming she abandoned the business...
‘Bench’mark ruling scotches judges’ back pay
Here’s one judge who won’t be Mr. Popular at the Christmas party this year.Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Braun rejected a lawsuit by his colleagues seeking to collect on 13...
Bashing the trash man a felony
They’re tired of being treated like garbage. Impatient motorists will soon face tougher punishment if they try to trash a sanitation worker on the job. Starting tomorrow, the penalty for...
Mike orders up $2B hatchet job on budget
Mayor Bloomberg dropped yet another budget bomb yesterday — ordering a sweeping round of mid-year spending cuts and warning that the city’s deficit will explode just in time for a...
iPhone fever hits NY again!
iFever has hit the Big Apple! Pre-orders for the hot iPhone 5 sold out in just 60 minutes yesterday — and some New Yorkers have already started to camp outside...
The ‘hoppiest’ place on Earth
ORLANDO, Fla. — Beer and wine will be on the menu when the new Be Our Guest restaurant opens later this year in Disney’s Magic Kingdom.Disney officials said that guests...
‘How!’ Depp does it
Hi-Yo, Depp! Johnny Depp’s in fighting form as Tonto on the set of “The Lone Ranger,” but there’s no silver bullet in sight to help him during a fight scene...
Sheep to invade Bryant Park
Things are about to get wild and wooly in Bryant Park. A herd of 30 sheep is headed to the Midtown park’s lawn to graze and leave a little something...
Sex gives rise to brainiacs
Sex makes you smarter.A new study claims sexually aroused people perform better in critical-thinking tests than lust-less peers, according to an MSN Living report.Getting busy can also increase brain growth...
‘Post’-election joy
You’re welcome! Voters and community leaders thanked The Post yesterday for exposing the sleazy dealings of Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera and state Sen. Shirley Huntley, fueling a rebellion that sent them...
‘Bash’ful linen king gets slide
Millionaire “Linen King’’ George Bardwil allegedly bashed his ex-wife’s head into the sidewalk, requiring staples to close the wound — but it still didn’t amount to a “serious physical injury,’’...
FDNY pipers bag 50 yrs.
The FDNY’s bagpipers — 100 members strong, each an active-duty firefighter — are celebrating their 50th year of performing at parades, memorials and other events in the five boroughs. The...
Judge orders IDs of Liu donors
A judge yesterday ordered the feds to identify the suspected “straw donors” to embattled city Comptroller John Liu’s planned mayoral campaign for the defense in the case. The move came...
British royal family files suit over topless pics of Kate Middleton
The British royal family filed suit yesterday against a magazine in France that published topless pictures of Kate Middleton, calling the surreptitiously snapped photos of Prince William’s wife a “grotesque”...
Patriots’ sad homecoming
WASHINGTON — A somber President Obama lauded the “four patriots” who lost their lives in a brutal attack on a US Consulate in Libya, telling the nation yesterday that their...
Mitt & Paul hit Bam on Mideast
WASHINGTON — The Romney-Ryan team yesterday landed a one-two punch on President Obama’s foreign policy, as anti-America protests kept flaring across the Middle East and other Muslim countries. Paul Ryan...
Tragic ‘lack of security’ at Libya consulate
The US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, didn’t have a standard security contract offered to at-risk American diplomatic missions, it was reported yesterday. Private military contractors said they regularly provide weapons,...
Anti-US protests spread to 20 countries
Protests over an anti-Islam film raged in 20 countries across the Muslim world yesterday — with demonstrators scaling the walls of US embassies in Tunisia and Sudan and torching a...
Actress in controversial 'Innocence of Muslims' film bares anguish
She was duped. An actress who starred in the anti-Islam film that has sparked violent anti-US rage across the Middle East said she feels “awful” about her role in the...
White House asks YouTube for a film ‘review’
The White House has asked YouTube to review whether the sick anti-Muslim flick “Innocence of Muslims” violates content policy — but stopped short of asking that it be scrubbed from...
The opening in Egypt
Cairo This week’s violence on the streets of this sprawling city is one sign of ongoing change. Another, more hopeful, one can be found in Cairo’s mosques. Until the fall...
Embassies under attack: welcome back, Carter?
The Issue: The death of Ambassador Chris Stevens in Libya, amid an attack on the US consulate there. *** On the anniversary of 9/11, a “small and savage group” overran...
The heckler’s victory
With Muslim attacks on US embassies spreading to more than a dozen countries, the Obama administration handed Islamist fascism a major victory yesterday, calling on YouTube to “review” an anti-Islam...
Sebelius’ unhealthy campaigning
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius — the person most responsible for implementing the Frankenstein monster called ObamaCare — seems to have serious difficulty following federal law herself. The...
Tours
HIP HOP! Birthplace of Hip-Hop Tour, Hush Hip-Hop Tours Just go with the flow — literally. Hop aboard Hush’s leather-upholstered bus and feel the beats of hip-hop pioneer and celebrity...
An en pointe season
You’ve seen them fight — and fouetté — on TV. Now you can catch them live. Salt Lake City’s Ballet West, whose dramas were aired in the reality-TV show “Breaking...
Kid stuff
Today MELLOW YELLOW: That little mustard-colored guy from the sun is back! Dedicated fans know Morgan Taylor’s Gustafer Yellowgold is as good as it gets, with memorable music and awesome...
Columbus arrives on Red Bulls’ shore
With three games crammed into a span of seven days — the first two at home, where they’re undefeated — the Red Bulls are pointing to this busy week as...
Sports Shorts
NETS: Prokhorov to unveil Barclays Center Mikhail Prokhorov is scheduled to be in attendance at next week’s unveiling of Barclays Center, the Nets’ new home in Brooklyn. The Nets owner...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR: Nationwide, Qualifying SPEED1:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Qualifying SPEED3:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide, Dollar General 300 ESPN7:30 p.m.IndyCar: MAVTV 500 NBCSN8:30 p.m.NASCAR: CWTS American Ethanol 200 SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.White Sox at Twins...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $68,000; mdn; 2YO(f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 SawyrsTrstyldy(L),120JLeparoux5-x-xAsmssen4-12 Laguna Girl(L),120A Garcia2-x-xOrseno8-13 Dowager ,120I Ortiz, Jrx-x-xMcLaghln5-14 Switcheroo(L),120RNaprvnk6-x-xWeaver6-15 Merry Meadow(L),120R Maragh3-x-xHennig8-16 Ruby Lips(L),120RDomingz2-x-xR Dutrow2-17 Winning...
Belmont Charts
September 14th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm?2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur(T); $42,000; mdn clm($50,000); 2YO(f)Off: 12:51. Good. out bit st,4w 1/2,drvgTime: 22.18, 45.75, 57.99, 1:1.85.Trainer: David DonkWinner: DK B/...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-7 fur; $10,500; clm($12,50); 3,4&5YO5-LadyMar'sImge5-14-Lady Moss 10-11-Sandy Breeze 15-16-Microbabe 15-12-Indian Legs 6-17-Jessany 7-53-Cachucha 2-1SECOND-1 mile; $12,000; alw; 3up(f)7-StarshipTrffles6-53-MdnghtScrmge8-11-a-She'sfrmDele5-24-Blushing Tiger 8-11-a-SweetEntcee5-25-Miss Leonardo15-12-Saratoga Blitz 12-16-Kiowa 5-1a-CoupledTHIRD-6 fur; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up6-Vanishing Buck3-14-CongratsCrimnl6-11-Blandishing 4-15-Hit...
Fairplex Graded Entries
Post Time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $24,000; clm($20,000); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3 GotothePulpit(L120MPedrz4-8-82-12 MidnightCon(L),120KKriggr2-5-65-21 VeryUnusual(L),120S Arias10-2-97-24 Boca Bay(L),120JHrnnd7-1-63-15 Juan's Twin(L),120JCarren7-2-66-1SECOND-6 fur; $14,000; clm($25,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3 Thunderado(L),114JSnchz2-3-48-59 Mil Estrellas(L),121ADlgdll3-3-x2-11 WarrensBeatflL124JCarrenx-x-x4-12...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $42,500; alw; 3up(f)ALIRAVEN adds blinkers after third as the favorite. GEEKY GORGEOUS stalked pace and finished second going longer. DON SIXS NUMBER won as the...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogGIANTS8 1/27(44)BuccaneersSTEELERS65(41 1/2)JetsPATRIOTS13 1/213 1/2(48 1/2)CardinalsVikingsPk1 1/2(44 1/2)COLTSSaints32 1/2(51 1/2)PANTHERSBILLS33(44 1/2)ChiefsEAGLES2 1/22 1/2(46 1/2)RavensRaiders12 1/2(39)DOLPHINSBENGALS107(38 1/2)BrownsTexans7 1/27(41)JAGUARSCowboys33(42 1/2)SEAHAWKSRedskins33(44)RAMSCHARGERS4 1/26(43)Titans49ERS6 1/26 1/2(46)LionsMondayFALCONS33(51)BroncosHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogPENN ST.7 (47)NavyMICHIGAN45 1/2 (53...
Hondo eyes another twin-killing
Can’t sweep ’em all! Hondo, who’d won four double dips in the last five days, failed with the Pirates yesterday but gained a split when UNLV beat the number against...
Hondo rolling with Tide
Can't sweep 'em all! Hondo, who'd won four double dips in the last five days, failed with the Pirates yesterday but gained a split when UNLV beat the number against...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 15 SUNSept. 16 MONSept. 17 TUE Sept. 18 WEDSept. 19 THUSept. 20 FRISept. 21 Yankees Tampa Bay4:05FoxWCBS 880 AM T.B.1:05YESWCBS NOGAME Tor.7:05WWORWCBS Tor.7:05YESWCBS Tor.7:05YESWCBS Oak.7:05WWORWCBS Mets Milwaukee7:10WPIXWFAN 660 AM...
Pair of marquee fights in Vegas tonight
It’s the best of boxing and the worst of boxing on a night that either could cultivate more boxing fans or turn them off. No, it doesn’t make a lot...
Counting down late additions
Look at that Derek Jeter, will ya? Third in the AL in outs made at age 38 — I just don’t know how he does it!Now, no, we’re not out...
Heat's Bosh says look out for Knicks
Despite the fact the Heat easily knocked the Knicks out of the playoffs last season, Miami’s Chris Bosh said he thinks the Knicks will be a stiffer test for the...
GM sees Mets staff staying
The official decision concerning the fate of Mets’ coaches won’t come until later this month, but general manager Sandy Alderson, in an interview with The Post, didn’t sound as if...
Bobby V laments ‘weakest’ Sept. roster
Clearly Bobby Valentine is not familiar with the Houston Astros. The rambunctious Red Sox manager kept talking his way out the door with another verbal cannon shot yesterday, this one...
Cespedes powers A’s over Orioles
OAKLAND, Calif. — Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run homer while playing with a sore right wrist, and the AL wild card-leading Athletics beat the Orioles 3-2 last night to prevent...
NHL lockout all but certain
Do you believe in miracles? Don’t. Not this time. It will take another intervention of that 1980 Olympic magnitude to avert the third owners’ lockout in Gary Bettman’s reign as...
Rangers plan to battle inactivity
Sept. 21 is the date the Rangers had circled on their calendars this summer; the first day of training camp and more to the point, the first day of coach...
Spagnuolo: Our ‘D’ let Saints down
Steve Spagnuolo wanted to make it clear he was sorely disappointed with his debut as Saints defensive coordinator, and that his unit recognizes the urgency to improve.And quickly — it...
Stone-cold DT Austin in line to play for Giants after massive layoff
Marvin Austin’s three-year hiatus from football finally may be coming to an end. Austin, the Giants’ intriguing yet totally inexperienced 23-year-old defensive tackle, is poised to play tomorrow against the...
Nicks looks to catch fire after Giants' ‘Weak 1’ dud
The last time Hakeem Nicks had a game like he did in Week 1, he scored five touchdowns over the next three weeks, all in must-win games. In the Giants’...
Big Blue secondary needs to man up after ’Boys torching
It’s a simple slant, a basic pass play run from pee-wee football to the pros. But the Cowboys used it like a dagger, repeatedly piercing the Giants defense for key...
Revis, Keller, Thomas out for Jets against Steelers
Gang Green are looking more like the Red Cross. The Jets will limp into Pittsburgh tomorrow minus All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis and two other key pieces, tight end Dustin Keller...
Jets' Rex still feeling Pitt in stomach from AFC title game losses at Heinz
Forgive Rex Ryan if he doesn’t exactly relish a trip to Heinz Field. The Steelers’ cozy home field with its waterfront location and rabid fans might offer one of the...
Jets will show how good they are against Steelers
Now that the Jets have sent the carnival barkers packing for the time being and quieted the circus noise, this is their mission tomorrow in Pittsburgh: Validate. Validate that what...
Mejia eager to show Mets his stuff
MILWAUKEE — Now it’s Jenrry Mejia’s turn. Finally. After watching Matt Harvey, Collin McHugh and others cut the line in front of him this season — and after seeing his...
Yankees' Pettitte takes last step toward return from DL
Andy Pettitte took what should be the final step before he makes his first start since a line drive fractured his left leg near the ankle on June 27. The...
Jeter DH again in latest Yankees loss
Derek Jeter said his left ankle, which he jammed Wednesday, is healthy enough for him to have played shortstop last night — and he told Yankees manager Joe Girardi as...
Legendary Mays lauds Yankees’ captain Jeter
Willie Mays loves what he sees in Derek Jeter the person as much as the ballplayer. He couldn’t think of anyone better to move past him into 10th place on...
Bombers badly need their ace to stop getting clubbed
Forget all the things that torture and torment these Yankees now as they grind their way through a September they had earmarked for cruise control. Forget the anemic numbers with...
Sabathia struggles as Yankees lose to Rays
CC Sabathia’s velocity was back last night. His effectiveness was not. Despite losing 6-4 to the Rays, the Yankees remained tied for the AL East lead with the Orioles, who...
Monkey see: Kirk’s in ‘Practice’
Lions and tigers and bears — and one very famous Capuchin monkey named Crystal — are just a few of the animal cast members of NBC’s new sitcom, “Animal Practice,”...
‘Idol’ Urban development
Country crooner Keith Urban’s departure from Australia’s “The Voice” has revived rumors he’ll become a judge on “American Idol.” Urban cited “a tour and other commitments” in announcing his departure....
‘Dog’gone Millan
Tonight marks the end of Cesar Millan’s nine-season run as the “Dog Whisperer” — but he’s not straying too far off the leash. Millan, the goateed canine svengali who created...
Trucksdown!
Shortly after they snared Tim Tebow in the off-season, the Jets front office and their billionaire team owner, Woody Johnson, huddled for the next play: convincing local food trucks to...
Weird but true
Now the cameras watching you have cameras watching them. In Prince George’s County, Md., officials have installed surveillance cameras to keep a sharp eye on red-light cameras, which angry, gun-wielding...
Lavin fills out staff for Storm
St. John’s now has a full coaching staff to nurture its elite recruiting class. Head coach Steve Lavin announced the hiring of Darrick Martin on Thursday — which was first...
ND gives Brooklyn star a Fighting chance
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ask any parent when they knew their child had matured and the answers will astound you. It’s a phone call, saying he or she will be...
Rutgers proves resilient
By relying on what was known, the Rutgers football team learned it possesses one of the most important characteristics for any successful team: resiliency. The Scarlet Knights were getting a...
Stephen Colbert to Fordham students: 'I love my church'
Stephen Colbert says he loves the Roman Catholic Church no matter its human flaws. The host of "The Colbert Report" talked about his faith Friday night at an event at...
Cynthia Rowley
Taking the last spot in fashion week, Cynthia Rowley really made it rain: with lots of confetti (and champagne). Moved from earlier in the week, the presentation/soiree was in a...
Giulietta
Last season, Florence native Sofia Sizzi turned out clothing that looked like she had designed while in the vaults of the Vatican. But in a major departure, her new collection...
J.Crew
With super saturated colors, florals, stripes and playful combinations of both, all done with a tomboy slant, J.Crew continued its reign over accessible fashion. At the brand’s Lincoln Center presentation,...
Gerlan Jeans
A few themes were running through the Gerlan Jeans show yesterday, and for the main line, it was all about Gerl Power. The message was printed all over a variety...
Cynthia Rowley
I couldn’t have asked for a better end to fashion week than Cynthia Rowley’s spring installation. Her show took place in a beautifully tortured rundown building in TriBeCa comprised of...