July 27, 2011
Yankees expect Soriano back Friday
The long-awaited return of Rafael Soriano could finally happen when the Yankees play the Orioles on Friday night."Him throwing two days in a row [with Triple-A Scranton earlier in the...
Jets name Sanchez captain
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez will have a different look when the team takes the field this year. Coach Rex Ryan revealed Wednesday that Sanchez will be the team's captain and...
Mets playing Reds without Beltran
CINCINNATI -- The Mets kept Carlos Beltran out of the lineup Wednesday night, an indication they were closing in on a trade that would have to be approved by the...
Thug who killed teen girl outside house party gets 75 years
A Bronx thug convicted of killing a 17-year-old girl by firing aimlessly into a crowd will not be crossing paths with anyone for a long time. A judge sentenced Brandin...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Holmes, Coughlin deals
The Post's Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Brian Clark discuss what Santonio Holmes' deal means for the Jets, and what Tom Coughlin's contract extension means for the Giants.csprtContainer();
MTA wants $250M from city for 2nd Ave line, Grand Central expansion
The MTA wants City Hall to fork over an extra $250 million to pay for the Second Avenue Subway and the expansion of Grand Central Terminal, saying the city should...
All-Star Juan Agudelo emulates Chicharito, faces Great Expectations
When the MLS All-Stars face powerhouse Manchester United tonight at Red Bull Arena, a concussion will rob fans of any chance to see Javier Hernandez, and Red Bull teenager Juan...
Jets announce start of camp
The Jets announced the first training camp practice that will be open to the public will be Tuesday. They have not given a time. Players will report Sunday and the...
Hamptons animal abuse cases spur donor to offer $20K to catch culprits
It's open season on Hamptons wildlife. A horrific string of East End animal abuse cases has spurred an outraged donor to pony up $20,000 in reward money to catch the...
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez hospitalized with mild concussion
HARRISON, N.J. -- Manchester United superstar striker Javier Hernandez, who is in the US for the Red Devils' preseason tour, spent an evening in the hospital after suffering a mild...
LI geezer bank bandit caught on tape
Cops are hoping to force this geezer in to retirement. A hefty, gun-toting oldster who is believed to be responsible for a string of at least six bank robberies since...
Campbell will drive in Hambletonian after all
What’s the Hambletonian without John Campbell? We shouldn’t need to ask, this year at least, because the sport’s all-time leading money earner is slated to drive Live Jazz in the...
Stay Thirsty 5-2 in Jim Dandy at Saratoga
The field is set for Saturday’s 48th running of the Grade 2 $500,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga. The 1 1/8 mile race will be highlighted by Mike Repole’s Stay Thirsty,...
Gang of Sixer: Boehner has the votes
Sen. Mike Crapo, member of the Gang of Six, told Fox Business earlier that Speaker Boehner does have the votes to get his plan (which is being retooled as we...
Field set for Diana at Saratoga
Saturday’s Saratoga program will feature the Grade 1 $500,000 Diana to be run at 1 1/8 miles on the Mellon Turf Course. The race for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and...
BUSHES: Mets hit home run with Wheeler
Since Carlos Beltran hit the trade market, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has been waiting for someone to offer him a top prospect in return. Alderson's waiting game paid off...
This week's calendar: July 28 to Aug. 3
Thursday, July 28 Real Estate Networking with Judy Networks Join real estate celebs and industry leaders for hors d'oeuvres, networking and business opportunities with Judy Networks. 6-8 pm. Free. Kellari...
Revis endorses Asomugha with Jets
Darelle Revis wouldn't mind being the second-best cornerback on the Jets.The All-Pro said Wednesday he fully backs the team's pursuit of free agent Nnamdi Asomugha and hopes the former Raiders...
'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek injured chasing burglar at San Francisco hotel
SAN FRANCISCO -- "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek suffered an agonizing injury Wednesday while chasing after a burglar at a San Francisco hotel, according to a new report. The TV veteran...
Mariners' Hernandez shows Yankees what they're missing
The Yankees and their fans can’t have it all. The King and His Court will remain in Seattle. Felix Hernandez showed the Yankees again how good he really is as...
Stocks plummet on debt talk concerns
Stocks tumbled for a fourth straight session Wednesday amid signs of economic softness and a deepening impasse on the debt crisis in Washington. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 198.75...
LB Posluszny signs with Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- After parting with starting linebackers Justin Durant and Kirk Morrison and failing to find replacements in the draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars had no choice but to address...
Cops bust crazed gunman in Flatiron District
A small army of cops descended on a building in the Flatiron District this afternoon and took a crazed gunman into custody after he threatened construction workers, police sources said....
BERMAN: Knicks' Stoudemire, Anthony shouldn't play overseas
Unless Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony join the same overseas squad to develop much-needed chemistry, it’s a bad idea for either of the Knicks superstars to be talking about playing...
Girl texted mom every five minutes during shooting rampage on Norwegian island
OSLO, Norway — Marianne Bremnes' nightmare began with a phone call on a summer Friday afternoon. It was her 16-year-old daughter Julie, attending a youth camp for members of the...
Norway shooter told followers to 'wear makeup,' get 'professional photos' in manifesto
Get dolled up, grab a gun and smile for the camera. Those were the instructions from Norway shooter Anders Behring Breivik, who in his manifesto detailed how his followers should...
Rangers, Callahan agree on three-year contract
The Rangers averted an arbitration hearing with forward Ryan Callahan, agreeing to a three-year deal worth nearly $13 million Wednesday. The sides were to face the arbitrator Thursday in Toronto....
Marlon Guild Diary No. 4: Multi-tasking in Las Vegas
Over the next month, The Post will bring you into the world of St. Peter's College men's basketball assistant coach Marlon Guild as he travels from one location to another...
Angels' Santana no-hits Indians
CLEVELAND -- Sharp from his first pitch, Ervin Santana came full cycle against the Cleveland Indians. Santana threw the first solo no-hitter for the Angels in nearly 27 years and...
Edwards afraid Jets don't want him back
Braylon Edwards wants to return to the Jets, but is afraid they don't want him.The free agent wide receiver on Wednesday used Twitter to say, ""I would love to be...
Lauryn Hill: Rohan Marley not father of 6th child
After the birth of her sixth child, Lauryn Hill wants to clear up two things: Rohan Marley didn't abandon her while she was pregnant, and he's not the baby's father....
International Space Station to be dropped in Pacific Ocean after 2020
MOSCOW -- Russia plans to de-orbit the International Space Station (ISS) and sink it in the Pacific Ocean after 2020, the space agency said Wednesday. Vitaly Davydov, the deputy head...
Rose's Turn takes opener at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Rose's Turn, a 3-year-old filly owned in part by the Post's former longtime sports editor, Greg Gallo, held off 6-5 favorite Celebrity Sighting in a long drive...
Continental cancels 24 flights over crew issue, most out of Newark
NEWARK, N.J. — Continental Airlines canceled 24 flights Wednesday, most of them out of Newark Liberty International Airport, due to "crew availability" problems. Continental operates a large hub out of...
SAC to close its flagship fund to new investors
STAMFORD, Conn. -- SAC Capital Advisors LLP, one of the nation's most prominent hedge funds, is closing its flagship fund to new investors starting Aug. 1, a person familiar with...
Terror recruiting still a problem in US, report says
WASHINGTON -- There is still a threat of Americans being recruited by Somali terror group and al Qaeda ally al Shabaab for the purpose of carrying out attacks in the...
New budget brings 'fragile stability' to MTA: Walder
MTA Chairman Jay Walder said today that there were no "easy choices" crafting the five-year financial plan — which includes two fare hikes and taking on billions in debt —...
Mets, Giants agree on Beltran trade for pitching prospect
The Mets have agreed to trade Carlos Beltran and cash to the Giants for one of the best pitching prospects in the majors, right-hander Zack Wheeler, multiple sources confirmed to...
Burress returns home with Giants meeting on hold
Justin Tuck doesn’t take any plays off going after the quarterback, and it sounds as if he’s putting that same passion into pushing the return of his friend and former...
Yankees beaten by Mariners, who end 17-game losing streak
Yankees manager Joe Girardi was focused on Phil Hughes’ performance, not the fact that the Seattle Mariners snapped their 17-game losing streak against his ballclub. Hughes showed improvement over his...
Giants give Coughlin one-year contract extension
At the end of last season, when the Giants finished 10-6 and considered the season a disappointment because they did not make the playoffs, team ownership gave a vote of...
House Republicans play clip from crime movie 'The Town' to rally skeptical members
WASHINGTON -- In an effort to win over House Republicans wary of House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) deficit reduction plan, GOP leaders played members a clip from "The Town," a...
City teacher tenure rates tumble under new rules
It's gotten harder to become a tenured teacher in New York City. The city's Department of Education approved 58 percent of tenure applications this year, down from 89 percent in...
Netflix to stream first four seasons of hit TV show 'Mad Men'
LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Netflix said Wednesday it will allow users to stream the first four seasons of the hit television series "Mad Men," the critically acclaimed show about a...
Beltran has Mets going-away party
Carlos Beltran threw himself a Mets going-away party on Tuesday night, which turned out to be fitting. The outfielder, who will be sent to the Giants when the trade with...
Giants, Jacobs talk about restructuring contract
Running back Brandon Jacobs arrived this morning at the Giants practice facility and it wasn’t merely a case of him getting in a workout. The Giants have asked Jacobs to...
Shawshank Redemption-style prison break foiled in UK
EXETER, England -- Guards at a British prison prevented two prisoners from staging a "Shawshank Redemption" style escape, after discovering they had dug through a cell wall and disguised their...
Manchester United on lookout for one more big summer signing
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United chief executive David Gill Tuesday confirmed the club are looking to bring in one more world-class player this summer. The Red Devils have already been...
'Breakfast' to be served twice in NYC next month
Not only has a campaign to stop an Aug. 11 outdoor screening of "Breakfast at Tiffany's'' at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn next month apparently fizzled -- an online petition...
NFL updates: Patriots acquire Ochocinco, Haynesworth
A person familiar with the deal says the New England Patriots have obtained wide receiver Chad Ochocinco from the Cincinnati Bengals. The person, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity...
Kelly top pick for next mayor: poll
New Yorkers know who they want for mayor, even if he doesn’t want the job. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly – who so far has shown no signs of wanting to...
Jets, Holmes agree to five-year contract
The Jets took care of their top priority quickly, coming to terms with wide receiver Santonio Holmes on a five-year contract Wednesday morning, according to a source.It took the Jets...
Giants agree with Baas; likely to start at center
One day after the Giants told Shaun O’Hara and Rich Seubert that they will be cut on Friday, the team went about replacing them and locating a starting center, agreeing...
Former President Bush recalls Sept. 11 attacks in new interview
In his first extensive interview since Osama bin Laden was killed, former President George W. Bush recalls the days after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, saying Ground Zero was...
Maid never talked to inmate about getting DSK's money: lawyer
The maid who cried sexual assault against Dominique Strauss-Kahn met for eight hours today with Manhattan prosecutors in a desperate bid to revive the case. Nafissatou Diallo was trying to...
No clear winner in long-running Star Wars UK legal dispute
LONDON -- A British film prop designer won a victory of sorts against the Star Wars movie empire Wednesday, with a London court ruling that he can continue to sell...
Upstate NY woman killed when own SUV runs over her in Mass.
MASHPEE, Mass. — Police in Mashpee are investigating after a 74-year-old woman who was run over and killed by her own vehicle in the parking lot of a condominium complex....
Norwegian gunman surrendered without a fight, police say
Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik put down his weapons and surrendered without a fight following his shooting rampage on Utoya island, one of the first officers on the scene said...
Lockerbie bomber appears at pro-Khadafy rally
TRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am plane over the Scottish town of Lockerbie has attended a rally in Tripoli in support...
MLB, ump admit missed call in Braves' win over Pirates (VIDEO)
ATLANTA -- Major League Baseball and umpire Jerry Meals agree Meals made the wrong call in Atlanta’s 4-3, 19-inning win over Pittsburgh early Wednesday morning. Meals ruled Pittsburgh catcher Mike...
Knicks rookie Jordan to play in Slovenia
Ailing Amar’e Stoudemire can tease about playing in Europe. Knicks rookie Jerome Jordan is simply going to do it without the posturing. The center agreed in principle Tuesday to play...
Military flags stolen from LI florist
RIDGE, N.Y. — Police on Long Island are looking for two men who stole five military flags and broke the poles they were on. Suffolk County police say two men...
Bronx water main break stops 4 train, delays buses
A water-main break turned part of the Bronx into a sea today, flooding streets and causing headaches for commuters and residents. The 36-inch pipe from 1903 broke around 4 a.m....
Historic NYC church bell to honor Norway victims
The “Bell of Hope” at New York City’s historic St. Paul’s Chapel will toll in remembrance of Norway’s massacre victims. Norwegian Consul Aslaug Nygard is scheduled to attend the ceremony...
Britain recognizes Libyan rebels, expels Khadafy's diplomats
LONDON -- Britain officially recognized Libya's opposition governing council Wednesday, and invited it to appoint an envoy in London after expelling Moammar Khadafy's remaining diplomats. Foreign Secretary William Hague said...
Artest in talks with 'Dancing with the Stars,' sources say
LOS ANGELES -- Lakers forward Ron Artest is in talks with "Dancing With The Stars" and is seriously considering taking part in the show's next season, TMZ reported Wednesday. The...
Kandahar mayor killed as bomber sets off explosives hidden in turban, police say
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The mayor of Kandahar was killed by a suicide bomber with explosives hidden in his turban Wednesday, in the latest assassination of a senior official in the...
Contract audible shows leadership from Jets' Sanchez
An impressive pattern has taken shape during the last two-plus years that might finally push the Jets over that AFC Championship Game threshold and into their first Super Bowl in...
Jets aim to lock up Holmes; Sanchez willing to rework deal
The Jets’ front office wasted no time beginning its pursuit of free- agent wide receiver Santonio Holmes, and the team may get an assist from quarterback Mark Sanchez. The Jets...
McNabb trade to Vikings close; Panthers spend huge on DE Johnson; several big names cut
Chalk it up to mass confusion, with a little bit of necessary bookkeeping thrown in for good measure. Despite nearly five months of pent-up demand due to the lockout, the...
Burress, Giants show mutual interest in second chance
Plaxico Burress is seriously considering a return to the Giants, an NFL source told The Post last night. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the interest is mutual,...
Cancer survivor Herzlich never gave up on NFL dream
The long road back from cancer, from the longest of all fourth-and-longs, from what was supposed to be the death of his football life and maybe worse than that, leads...
Giants owner says Coughlin not on hot seat
Giants owner John Mara told The Post yesterday there is no 2011 hot seat for Tom Coughlin. Asked if Coughlin, who is soon expected to sign an extension through the...
Giants part with O’Hara, Seubert
The end of the NFL lockout and the opening of football business brought the end of an era for the Giants. One of the pillars of the team -- the...
U.S. All-Stars go toe-to-toe with English foes
Hot on the heels of a run for the US women’s team in the World Cup, soccer fever is alive and well in New York. Tonight, at New York Red...
Raimondi: PSAL girls league needs to add second SI team to 'AA' playoffs
Girls basketball just got a whole lot more interesting in the PSAL with Bob Daggett’s hiring at Curtis made official last week.Daggett’s presence doesn’t make the Warriors a city powerhouse...
Riverside Church the lone NYC team remaining at Super Showcase
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Tony Hargraves sometimes feels like the unwanted uncle. He talks and talks, but nobody listens. The Riverside Hawks 17U coach and director feels his program – once...
Burress seriously considering return to Giants
Plaxico Burress is seriously considering a return to the Giants, an NFL source told The Post last night. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the interest is mutual,...
The diner gets deluxe
The classic New York City diner may be on the decline — but its modern equivalent is definitely on the up and up. A new coterie of diners du jour...
Dream weaver
Lapping up the mood at Marble Lane in the Dream Downtown Hotel lobby, delighted that the “steak joint + bar” menu wasn’t half as bad as common sense might suggest,...
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Former coach Roberts put St. John's on right track
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Norm Roberts deserves some of the credit for the success Steve Lavin and his staff have enjoyed in a little over a year at St. John's, the...
Knicks' Anthony says he might play in China
Carmelo Anthony said he will consider offers to play professional basketball in China if there is no resolution to the NBA lockout. The Knicks star and New Orleans guard Chris...
MLS All-Stars ready to 'Man'-up versus United
MLS has played big clubs before in its annual All-Star Game -- from Chelsea to Chivas -- but none has been as star-studded as tonight's match against Manchester United. MLS,...
Chavez in mix at third for Yankees in A-Rod's absence
There was no surprise, Eric Chavez insisted, that he was starting at third base for the Yankees last night. And after seeing his contributions, the only surprise would have been...
Paranoid state
After 9/11, the White House promised to build a super computer that would track every email, cell phone call and bank transaction in order to prevent the next attack. But...
'Bad boy' guilty of fraud
Wall Street "bad boy" Ross Mandell may have to put off plans for his reality-TV show for up to 65 years. After taking the case Friday, a jury in Manhattan...
Stalled sites a taxing mess
While most of the city's "professional" developers like Silverstein, Vornado, RFR and Extell are paying property taxes on their stalled development sites, wannabe newcomers and those with shallow pockets have...
Gotta make the dough
Dunkin' Brands Group, the operator of Dunkin' Donuts coffee shops, raised $422.8 million in its IPO. The company sold 22.3 million shares at $19 each, after offering them for $16...
Guys: Gals not worth the weight
Men are more concerned with their partner's body type than women are, according to a survey released yesterday by AskMen and Cosmopolitan. Nearly half of men said they would ditch...
Star-powered baby names
Celebrities are exerting a big influence on what parents choose to name their newborns, according to a Web-site analysis. Sure, old standbys Jacob, Ethan and Michael were the top boy...
'Horror' home for sale
The only thing spooky about this famous haunted house is its asking price. The New Jersey colonial-style home featured in the 1979 movie "The Amityville Horror" is on the market...
Maid will meet with DSK DA
The maid who cried sexual assault against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is expected to meet with Manhattan prosecutors today in a desperate bid to revive the case andprove she's not a money-hungry...
Ed. parent-liaison chief shown door
The city is replacing the head of the embattled Department of Education's parent-engagement office in the wake of several embarrassing blunders since March, officials announced yesterday. Director Ojeda Hall served...
Good 'signs' for calorie counters
Like any fitness program, it works only if you pay attention to it. A study on the city's effort to encourage healthy eating by posting calorie counts on menus shows...
'Drug-mule' pilot at JFK
A pilot for a Dominican airline tried to smuggle a stash of cocaine and heroin past customs agents at JFK by strolling through the checkpoint in uniform alongside a group...
Reverse jihad
Lunatic Anders Breivik's massacre at a Norwegian summer youth camp shined a spotlight on simmering racial tensions roiling his country, where he says a prosperous, nearly all-white population is increasingly...
Bronx is PO'd at post-office plan
Bronx officials are going postal over a plan to possibly shutter a slew of post offices across the borough. The financially troubled US Postal Service said yesterday that it will...
Feds nix cancer for 9/11 Zadroga $$
A federal review says scientific evidence collected so far doesn't support adding cancer to a list of diseases linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The move leaves dozens of...
It's a whole lotta 'sole'
She's got shoes in spades. Stiletto-loving poker pro Beth Shak, 41, regularly cashes in her chips to fuel a pedestrian passion, buying shoes -- and at 1,200 pairs, she has...
United in tragedy, pair's bond strong
The view from heaven was spectacular yesterday. The view from heaven was one of smiles and wide eyes, of hugs and embraces, of love and hope. Christine Spencer of Middletown,...
Taormina, Fraser back with Devils
Rookie defenseman Matt Taormina has accepted his qualifying offer to re-sign with the Devils, The Post has learned. In addition, defenseman Mark Fraser signed a one-year deal that averts an...
The Post Line
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Hondo sweeps again!!
Suddenly sizzling Hondo, who swept Monday, brought out his broom again last night as he cleaned up with the Angels and Twins to do another big number on the dirty...
Back to life
Josh Duhamel is blowing up the big screen in "Transformers 3," but he'll be returning to his soap-star roots next month. Beginning Aug. 4, the Hollywood hottie will reprise the...
Denise explains Sheen to kids
Actress Denise Richards says she used a children's book on addiction to help explain the erratic behavior of her ex-husband Charlie Sheen to their children. "I did have to have...
Amazon tops estimates, shares rocket higher
Amazon.com Inc., the world's largest online retailer, reported profit and sales that beat analysts' estimates after its Kindle e-reader and digital-media services helped fuel growth. The shares jumped in late...
117G buyer's grape expectations
It's liquid gold. A Paris restaurateur bought a $117,000 bottle of French wine -- the most expensive white wine ever sold -- and vowed that thieves would have to break...
State power big unplugged
ALBANY -- State Power Authority CEO Richard Kessel, a longtime operative for Democrats and Republicans, resigned his $240,000-a-year post under pressure yesterday after coming under investigation by the inspector general....
Bam, it's time to cut spending - period
President Obama is demanding that the debt ceiling be raised by a whopping amount -- two or three times the normal increase -- to let the federal government keep on...
Voters face a massive fiscal blow
Politicians debating the debt ceiling have the best incentive to come up with a deal to cut the deficit -- if they don't, their constituents will be hurting so badly...
City's embattled kid-welfare boss quits
When his child-welfare chief came under attack a few months ago following the death of a youngster in the city's care, Mayor Bloomberg steadfastly defended his embattled aide as one...
Weird but true
A sentence that massacres little birds -- and the English language -- has won top honors in an annual bad-writing contest. Sue Fondrie, of Oshkosh, Wis., won the 2011 Bulwer-Lytton...
Paper-thin energy
The next generation of solar cells may be printed on ordinary paper. Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created ultrathin paper cells that gather enough juice to power...
Hy-pot-crite govs
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican and former US attorney, has never been keen on his state's Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act, which his predecessor, Jon Corzine, signed...
Burning down the economy
Pull up a chair and grab some popcorn, because it looks like Washington is about to light a match and burn the economy to the ground, and I'm sure you...
Bye bye, Richie
Richie Kessel -- who long used the New York Power Authority as his personal slush fund -- has finally been forced to step down. Kessel, NYPA's CEO for nearly three...
Icahn's XO limbo
There is new evidence that the former chief executive at a $1.5 billion telecom provider worked to keep the firm's share price low so billionaire Carl Icahn would have an...
Designer drama
Halston's new CEO hasn't started work yet, and he already has a mob of angry shareholders on his hands. After months of chaos and infighting that culminated in the recent...
Now that's Vudu
Walmart is crashing the streaming video party. After operating its Vudu digital-entertainment service as something of a sideline for the past 18 months, the 600-pound retail gorilla is now putting...
Knicks' Stoudemire launches sports, fashion website
Never mind the NBA lockout. While some NBA stars are talking about playing in Europe this fall, Knicks All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire is taking his talents to the Internet. The 6-10...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A pervert is wanted for sexually assaulting a woman in Astoria, police said yesterday. The attack took place at 3:50 a.m. on July 14 as the victim was walking...
Michele's campaign hair rai$er
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Michele Bachmann spent nearly $5,000 on hair and makeup in the early weeks of her presidential campaign, according to campaign-finance filings uncovered yesterday by Mother Jones magazine....
It's mayor McFruit
In a dramatic change of fast-food policy, McDonald's announced yesterday it will automatically include apple slices in all of its Happy Meals in a bid to make the much loved...
'Post'-er girl
Brooklyn's "first lady" loves publicity as much as her debtor half. Jamie Markowitz was all smiles yesterday, laughing at the sight of her mug on the front page of yesterday's...
Tusk, tusk! Ivory bust
Federal authorities arrested an art-store owner yesterday on charges that he illegally smuggled large shipments of elephant ivory into the United States. Victor Gordon, who owns a gallery in Philadelphia,...
Designer's will is for the dogs
Some of Alexander McQueen's relatives may have a bone to pick with him over his will -- he left them as much as he left his dogs. The late, great,...
MTA's foul fares
Hold on to your purses, subway riders! The constantly cash-strapped MTA yesterday announced plans to sock commuters with another round of fare and toll hikes -- this time in 2015...
Puzzle at trial over Kruger's bogus daughter
A former state official testified yesterday that a state Senate lawyer referred to indicted Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Kruger's non-existent "daughter" during a 2008 phone call -- an account immediately...
Tompkins rat patrol
Rats! The playground's infested. The playground at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village has been invaded by a swarming pack of rodents that have taken up residence near the...
Olympic-star suicide
SALT LAKE CITY -- US Olympic silver-medal skier Jeret "Speedy" Peterson has been found dead in an apparent suicide, police said yesterday. One of the world's most risk-taking and innovative...
3 girls' terror on Taconic
Their final moments alive were hell on earth. Three terrified little girls killed when their drunken aunt drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway in 2009 knew they...
Dems decline to clean own stink
Wu-hoo! Welcome to another freaky ethics fiasco brought to you by the DC den of dysfunctional Democrats. This one comes clothed in a Tigger costume, wrapped in blinders and bathed...
Rotten advice from Europe
Newly minted IMF chief Christine Lagarde pressed officials fighting over the debt to show "political courage" . . . and behave a bit more like Europe. That is, she said...
Marty Mark's freebies
Brooklyn Beep Marty Markowitz says he's paying that $20,000 Conflicts of Interest Board fine just levied against him out of his own pocket. That's a surprise. Because he has taken...
Let's fix elections board
New York City may be headed for more voting- day chaos next year -- thanks to the dependa bly undependable Board of Elections. The board needs a new executive director...
See with no reservations
You can't get much far ther from fast food than at Spain's El Bulli, which Restaurant magazine declared the finest in the world. Just why the eatery, which has three...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
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N.Y. boaters' website won't steer you wrong
If you are boater in New York State, you probably are not aware of the fact that you are getting ripped off. First, most boaters are not aware that New...
Showdown at Saratoga
ED FOUNTAINE TODAY'S PLAYS: In the first race, $16 daily double using A Perfect Squeeze with Protesting in the second race. In the fifth, $10 win on State of Play;...
No Love lost for NBA's Stern
Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Love, in Times Square yesterday to announce he is joining a beach volleyball circuit in Los Angeles to cope with the NBA lockout, spiked commissioner David...
Mets' Santana to make rehab start Thursday
CINCINNATI -- Johan Santana's long-awaited clearance to begin a minor league rehab assignment came yesterday with the Mets' decision to allow him a 45-pitch debut. That start will come tomorrow...
Umenyiora drama awaits Giants
One of the can't-miss, soap-opera scenarios ahead for the Giants is a possible Osi Umenyiora saga if the dissatisfied defensive end does not get the raise or trade he insists...
Sports shorts
MLB: Pirates fall in 19Julio Lugo scored from third base on a disputed play at the plate, giving the Braves a 4-3 win in 19 innings over the Pirates. The...
Yankees' Sabathia loses perfect game in 7th after downpour delay
The thick tears falling from heaven presented a tougher challenge to CC Sabathia than the limp Mariners bats did. With one out in the sixth inning and the Yankees' ace...
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Bard funny not for nothin'
'The Honeymooners," "I Love Lucy" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor." Which one of these is out of place? None of them, says Claire Beckman, artistic director of the Brave...
Laced with poor writing
As metaphors go, it's hard to beat a pair of shoes. That's the main lesson im parted by "The Shoemaker," in which the title character attempts to fix a woman's...
Mariners' Ryan gets hit to end Sabathia's bid
Brendan Ryan wasn't trying anything fancy. Against a CC Sabathia performance that was as dominant as anything Ryan or any of the Mariners have seen from the big lefty, the...
Yankees' Soriano likely not ready yet
Rafael Soriano played catch with pitching coach Larry Rothschild in the Yankee Stadium outfield yesterday afternoon and told the Yankees that apart from the normal soreness a pitcher feels after...
Winter Memories returns to Saratoga for Lake George
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- With four days down and 36 to go, the meet of the fabulous fillies is in full swing. On opening day, the 2-year-old Georgie's Angel evoked the...
Del Mar Analysis
Post time: 5:00 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-5 1/2f; $37,000; str alw; 2YO PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 2 InquisitvSn(L),122 EMldna 1-x-x 5-1 4 GrmpySmllMh(L),122...
Parx Racing Charts
Jul. 26, 2011 Cloudy And Good. Turf: Off. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -4 1/2f; $28,000; mdn clm; 2YO; (f)Off: 12:30. Good. up 1/4,inched clear, Trainer: John ServisTime: 22.59, 46.72,...
Yankees unwilling to give up top prospects for Jimenez
Ubaldo Jimenez remains available. The Yankees are interested enough to be calling the Rockies to monitor the situation. The growing sentiment in the industry is that Colorado is not just...
Asomugha may team with Revis in Jets secondary
The Jets may be dreaming of the ultimate shutdown cornerback tandem. According to a source, the team on Tuesday contacted the agent for Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, considered the top...
Mets win as Beltran awaits trade news
CINCINNATI -- Jeff Wilpon's appearance at Great American Ball Park yesterday may have signaled Carlos Beltran's Mets career entering its final hours. The Mets COO stood at the batting cage...
Yankees' Sabathia looks twice the 'Cys'
At this rate, give CC Sabathia his second Cy Young Award. Just call him Cy Cy. The big lefty was pretty near perfect last night at rainy Yankee Stadium. Sabathia...
Ferguson secret show with Cox
Late-night host Craig Ferguson has quietly taped the first episode of a top-secret game show for CBS, produced by "Friends" star Courteney Cox. The show, called "Identity Crisis," is based...
Big 'Enthusiasm'
"Curb Your Enthusiasm " shows no sign of losing momentum. Last Sunday's much-heralded "Palestinian Chicken" episode grabbed the HBO series what some say are its highest ratings in seven years....
Flywheel ink$ 'Loser' coach
Flywheel Sports has signed up a new, deep-pocketed investor -- and she's one tough trainer. The Big Apple-based chain of indoor cycling studios is gearing up for a nationwide expansion...
Business briefs
Soros stops Billionaire investor George Soros, whose stock-picking career has spanned nearly four dec ades, said he will manage money only for himself and his family. Soros will return roughly...
Dreamy quarter at DreamWorks
Jeffrey Katzenberg tried to restore Wall Street's confidence in the movie business yesterday a week after he slammed Tinseltown in a screed over corporate greed versus art. Speaking on DreamWorks...
Afghan book by Rolling Stone's Hastings goes MIA
Little, Brown has apparently canceled a much-anticipated book about the war in Afghanistan by Michael Hastings, based on "The Runaway General," last summer's explosive Rolling Stone article on Gen. Stanley...
A-toner-ing for sins in $4M scam
He could have just printed the money! A low-level hospital clerk raked in a stunning $4 million -- and spent it all on luxury goods -- by selling ink-toner cartridges...
Fortune smiles on clan
Lucky for them, it runs in the family. A mother-and-daughter team originally from Long Island has won five lottery jackpots since 1991 -- raking in a total $15.8 million. Amy...
Hack-lers storm City Hall
About 200 yellow-cab drivers descended on City Hall yesterday, angrily protesting a bill on Gov. Cuomo's desk that would allow a special type of taxi to pick up hails in...
Slay pharmacy reopens
Loyal but uneasy customers are returning to the Haven Drugs in Medford, LI. The pharmacy reopened Monday after it was shuttered following the Father's Day massacre of four people there....
Girl, 10, dies from heat
A disabled 10-year-old girl died in last week's scorching heat wave, authorities said yesterday. Destiny Solomon, who suffered from cerebral palsy and was confined to a wheelchair, died at Brookdale...
'Sleep tight, angel'
About 100 mourners, including Kelly Osbourne -- wearing her hair in a tribute beehive -- said goodbye to Amy Winehouse yesterday with prayers, tears, laughter and song at an emotional...
Wu pulls a Weiner
WASHINGTON -- Scandal-plagued US Rep. David Wu yesterday quit Congress after receiving an unmistakable message from party leaders: Don't be a Weiner. Democratic Party heavyweights -- still smarting from former...
Don't weed me out: suit
The "Weed Man" of Times Square wants cops to stop harshing his mellow. Joshua Long -- who drums up donations with a sign saying "Help! I Need Money For Weed!"...
4 'terrorists' in drug sting
Four men face drug and terrorism charges after they were caught in sting operations designed to disrupt links between international terrorists and criminal groups, prosecutors yesterday said. The charges highlighted...
Americans' debt rage boils over
WASHINGTON -- Americans are fed up, and they're letting Congress have it. Furious over the bipartisan foot-dragging on the nation's debt crisis, the US public yesterday unleashed a massive barrage...
Wrong-way slay charge
A Queens woman drove drunk in the wrong direction for more than six miles on I-95 Sunday before causing a collision that killed a man, Westchester prosecutors said yesterday. Tanisha...
Shalom, Wagner
BERLIN -- An Israeli orchestra yesterday broke a taboo as it played the music of Adolf Hitler's favorite composer, Richard Wagner, in Germany. Some 700 spectators in Wagner's hometown of...
A healthy hospital
"NY Downtown Hosp. 'Overwhelmed,' " (July 24) is misleading. Anyone walking into an urban emergency room during this heat wave will, of course, find it unusually busy. That's where people...
Norwegian nightmare: Meaning in the madness
THE ISSUE: Anders Breivik's attack on government buildings and shooting of scores of youths. *** There is no excusing the vicious terror attacks in Norway ("Twisted Grin of a Madman,"...
Wise beyond her years, curious Camara becoming major prospect
Long Island Lightning Dingle was already up the stairs and headed toward the doors of American University’s Bender Arena. The team’s last game just finished Sunday at the USJN/Nike National...
Lightning struck down by powerful Team Takeover in gold quarters
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – When Long Island Lightning-Dingle was rolling through its pool without a problem, looking like it could possibly reach the final day at the AAU Super Showcase, Dana...
AAU Super Showcase notebook Day 4: Gauchos' Wilson headed to Hayes
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Tyler Wilson, the slick 6-foot-1 combo guard formerly of Rice who plays AAU with the New York Gauchos, has opted to attend Cardinal Hayes over St. Peter’s...
Relentless work ethic preparing mature Bautista for HS career
Mei-Lyn Bautista isn’t your average rising freshman, in more ways than one. The Whitestone native grew up playing CYO basketball for St. Andrews against boys, spent the last two summers...
Reana Mohamed Diary No. 4: New college interest highlights showing in New Orleans
This summer, The Post has brought you into the world of Mary Louis and Positive Direction rising senior guard Reana Mohamed as she plays through the final stage of her...
Gauchos Elite head to Nike Nationals off silver bracket crown at Bayou
Shequana Harris hasn’t been feeling like herself of late. The Murry Bergtraum rising senior guard has been playing through an ankle injury with her Gauchos Elite travel team. “She was...
'Weed Man' sues city over Times Square arrests
The "Weed Man" of Times Square wants the cops to stop harshing his mellow. Joshua Long -- who drums up donations with a sign saying "Help! I Need Money For...