July 21, 2012
Strong outing by Hughes not enough as Yankees fall to Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon Inge and Yoenis Cespedes homered, Jarrod Parker shut down one of baseball's best lineups for eight innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees...
Victims killed in Batman movie massacre identified
Twelve people who died in the Colorado movie shooting have been identified by the Arapahoe County coroner. —Jessica Ghawi, 24, of Denver; aspiring sports journalist —Veronica Moser, 6, whose mother...
Reaction to the Red Bulls 2-0 win over Philadelphia
The Red Bulls vaulted into first place in the Eastern Conference with a 2-0 win over rival Philadelphia. Forward Kenny Cooper notched a brace against the Union, and the Red...
Mets to call up right-handed reliever Ramirez
The Mets will recall right-handed reliever Elvin Ramirez from Buffalo before Sunday’s game with the Dodgers. He was 3-1 with two saves and a 1.99 ERA in 29 minor league...
Rangers give Coyotes free agent Doan tour of New York
Shane Doan took a tour of New York and visited the Rangers’ practice facility on Friday, as reported by The Post on Twitter Sunday.The Blueshirts are believed a favored landing...
NY man killed when SUV, motorcycle collide in NJ
WANTAGE, N.J. — A New York man was killed when the motorcycle he was driving and a sport utility vehicle collided on a highway in northwestern New Jersey. State police...
Nets talking to Kirilenko, expected to sign Mohammed
After all of the moves the Nets have made since free agency began July 1, they have two roster spots left open.They expect to fill one with veteran big man...
Cooper's two header goals send Red Bulls past Union
Kenny Cooper headed in two goals, scoring for the first time since May 23, to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on...
Brees files affidavit supporting Vilma against NFL
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees defended teammate Jonathan Vilma in a court document filed Saturday to support Vilma’s fight against the NFL over his season-long suspension....
Usher's stepson dies after jet ski crash
Usher's 11-year-old stepson was taken off life support and died this morning, almost two weeks after he was injured in a jet ski accident in Georgia, it was reported today.
'Dark Knight' star Bale: 'Words cannot express the horror that I feel'
"The Dark Knight Rises" star Christian Bale said Saturday that his heart goes out to the victims of the Colorado shootings, a tragedy that brought Hollywood studios together in a...
Tiger trails Scott for British Open lead by five strokes after third round
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — When Tiger Woods rolled in a 60-foot putt on the sixth hole, it looked as though he was ready to make a charge at the...
Taliban kill 10 in attack on rival in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a rival militant commander's compound in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, as heavily armed assailants killed eight...
Nats' Harper leaves game with ankle injury, X-rays negative
WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper left the Washington Nationals’ 4-0 loss against the Atlanta Braves because of a bruised left ankle. X-rays were negative, according to manager Davey Johnson, who was...
MMA great Faber could be facing last chance at title
“The California Kid” isn’t getting any younger.At age 33, Urijah Faber, one of the great lighter weight class fighters in mixed martial arts history, is nearing the twilight of his...
Man arrested after stabbing HIV-shelter manager to death: cops
A deranged man was arrested today after he stabbed an Upper West Side shelter manager to death yesterday afternoon, cops said. Bernardo Paulino, 34, allegedly slashed John Baisley, 56, several...
Favre returns to football as high school assistant coach
Brett Favre is returning to football — as an assistant high school coach in Mississippi. His agent, Bus Cook, told The Associated Press Friday that Favre will work at Oak...
Batista pounded as Dodgers send Mets sliding back to .500
Juan Uribe pulled on his shirt, broke into a grin and said, “Hallelujah!” Uribe snapped out of a long slump with a homer and four RBIs, Chris Capuano pitched seven...
U.S. women's hoops routs Croatia in Bird's return
ISTANBUL — Sylvia Fowles scored 15 points and Candace Parker added 14 to lead a balanced U.S. offense in the Americans’ 109-55 win over Croatia in an exhibition game Saturday....
Scott heads into final round with four-stroke lead at British
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — The ball tumbled over the edge of a pot bunker and appeared to put Adam Scott in the worst spot he had been all day...
Mets' Santana goes on 15-day disabled list with sore right ankle
A day after Johan Santana got roughed up by the Dodgers for six runs in just three innings, the Mets put their struggling ace on the disabled list with a...
Olympic torch begins tour of London
LONDON — The Olympic torch has begun its tour of London — and to everyone's relief, the weather is cooperating. After weeks of unseasonably chilly temperatures and miserable rain, the...
NYC losing as much as $155M a year by restricting short-term rentals: committee
ALBANY — New York City may be losing as much as $155 million annually in tourist business because of new restrictions on short-term rentals. That's according to the Committee for...
More 'Dark Knight Rises' shooting victims identified, including Navy sailor and 6-year-old girl
AURORA, Colo. — Ashley Moser drifted in and out of consciousness in the ICU, bullets lodged in her throat and abdomen. In her waking moments, she called for her 6-year-old...
Studios withholding weekend box-office estimates in wake of 'Dark Knight' tragedy
Hollywood studios aligned in a rare show of solidarity to give their weekend box-office reporting a rest because of the shootings in Colorado at a screening of "The Dark Knight...
21 burned in walk over hot coals at Robbins event
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fire officials said 21 people at an event hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins suffered burns while walking across hot coals, and three of the injured...
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...
Online campaign for bullied bus monitor upstate hits $700,000
Max Sidorov was so moved by the story of a bullied New York school bus monitor that he started an online campaign to raise money to send Karen Klein on...
Pedestrian killed, brother hurt in Long Island hit-and-run
Authorities say a 36-year-old man was killed and his older brother was injured when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver on New York's Long Island. Nassau County Police say...
146 presumed dead in Tanzania ferry accident
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania — An official in Tanzania says authorities have halted rescue operations seeking missing passengers of an overloaded ferry that capsized this week. Government official Ali Juma Shamhuna said...
Shooting suspect bought guns, ammo legally -- but magazine was banned under old laws: police
AURORA, Colo. — James Holmes is accused of carrying out one of the worst mass shootings in recent U.S. history, but police say there was nothing illegal about the guns...
Cops find 30 bombs in Batman massacre suspect's apt.; device rigged to kill first person who entered
Cops have begun gathering evidence at the home of the Colorado shooting suspect — after spending hours disarming several “sophisticated” explosives that could have killed whomever tried to enter the...
Hundreds attend vigils for rampage victims
AURORA, Colo. — Hundreds of mourners gathered at vigils for the victims of the shootings at a suburban Denver theater showing the latest Batman movie. At the Queen of Peace...
Braziller: Highs and lows of King Of Prussia trip
I woke up early Wednesday morning -- for me, that’s 10 a.m. -- sat up in bed and weighed the pros and cons of going to King Of Prussia, Pa....
Citing best fit, Bronx native Johnson picks VCU
Shaka Smart and VCU were the first school to call when the news broke that Melvin Johnson was released from his National Letter of Intent with Miami. VCU kept on...
Star search
They were ready for their close-ups — all 116 of them. It took just five minutes and 24 seconds for celebrity photographer Art Streiber to capture this shining constellation of...
Killer looks
He piloted the plane that carried the queen, but nobody suspected he was dressing up like one to rape and murder when he was off-duty. Tonight, Lifetime does a terrific...
Second shot for Snedeker
Lytham St. Annes, England — Nothing would make Brandt Snedeker happier than to have a good cry tomorrow night. The last time Snedeker was this close to winning his first...
Victorino would fill Bombers’ outfield needs
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The easy route would be to do nothing and hope the old guys, Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones, continue to produce loud hits for the Yankees. The...
Hall members chide Reggie for voicing snubs
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Reggie Jackson was nearly 3,000 miles away, embedded with the Yankees in Oakland, Calif. But even in absentia, Mr. October was the elephant in the middle of...
Kobe: Team USA's weakness is size up front
In a sport dominated by giants, Kobe Bryant fears a lack of height could be the downfall of the United States as they bid to retain their Olympic basketball title...
Giant wager for Hondo
Hondo posted a modest gain last night when he connected with the Jays and whiffed with the Metamucils to reduce the nasty number to 1,425 blanchards. Today, Mr. Aitch expects...
Science drab
Scientist, lover, gambler, unwed mother — the 1700s French intellectual Émilie du Châtelet was all these and more. But even so great a thinker might have trouble recognizing herself in...
TSA flight-school follies
When it comes to soldiers, breast-feeding moms, toddlers and grannies, the Transportation Security Administration is not just hands-on, it’s hands-all-over. But when it comes to illegal-alien pilot trainees, our homeland-security...
Gun violence, again
Dark, gritty drama is designed to disturb, and sometimes the job is done all too well. This is not to blame the new Batman flick, “The Dark Knight Rises,” or...
Bam’s brave new world
‘If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen”: President Obama’s words last week are likely to haunt his campaign and possibly cost him...
Massacre suspect trolled Web for sex
Before launching his movie massacre, “Dark Knight” killing suspect James Holmes was unraveling — dropping out of a prestigious grad-school program, detaching from his family and trolling the Web for...
Rampage echoes comic-book plot
It was a heart-rending case of life imitating art. The horrific attack that left 12 dead at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” bore a shocking resemblance to...
Sports blogger slain weeks after cheating death in mall gun rampage
The victims in yesterday’s “Dark Knight” nightmare ranged from a 4-month-old girl who was wounded to a Navy sailor who is still missing to an aspiring sports journalist who lost...
Survivors recall deranged gunman's tragic theater rampage
First came the gas cannisters, then the gunshots — creating a full-scale panic in a packed movie theater. Audience members scrambled for their lives as deranged gunman James Holmes opened...
Accused shooter called himself 'the Joker' after police arrested him: sources
A psychopath who called himself “the Joker” burst into a packed Colorado showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in full body armor, flooded the theater with tear gas and sprayed...
Assembly big ‘rai$es’ voice
ALBANY — An influential rank-and-file state lawmaker said it out loud this week: It’s time to consider a legislative pay raise. Assemblyman Joseph Morelle (D-Rochester), a political ally of both...
Mike’s ‘new’ slam at schools arbitrator
It depends on what your definition of “new” is. An arbitrator who blocked the city from overhauling 24 struggling schools after determining that officials were wrongly using hiring practices reserved...
Bam: Prayer, not politics
A planned day of presidential politics ground to a screeching halt yesterday after President Obama and Mitt Romney learned of the tragedy in Aurora, Colo.Both candidates scrapped their campaign rallies...
Calmer IPO waters
After Facebook’s turbulent trading debut, two successful tech offerings for Kayak Software and Palo Alto Networks signaled smoother waters ahead for the IPO market. Shares of online travel aggregator Kayak...
Report: Revis will report to Jets camp
Darrelle Revis is planning to show up for training camp. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the Jets’ All-Pro cornerback expects to report with the...
Giants' Diehl gets early court date, won't miss camp
Giants lineman David Diehl, busted last month for an alleged DWI, won’t have to worry about missing the first day of training camp — he was allowed to make an...
Humphries sees big things ahead in B’klyn
The Nets have done a lot of losing since Kris Humphries arrived with the franchise in January 2010. So it comes as little surprise Humphries is looking forward to being...
Kid stuff
Today JUST BEACHY: Pack your pails and shovels for the 22nd Sand Sculpting Contest and Unity Day Celebration at Coney Island, where families can build castles, critters and more right...
A tarnished legacy: penalizing Penn State
The Issue: Whether sanctions should be imposed on Penn State in the wake of its child sex-abuse scandal. *** Penn State’s failings are the failings of an entire community that...
Co-sponsoring your success
“If you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. . . Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the woman pictured above who was found disoriented in Belmont. Police were called to Mapes Avenue and East 180th...
Weird but true
Native Kentuckian Peter Kirn strikes a different note — the artist composes digital music using his own body as the instrument. Kirn, 34, pinches two electrically charged pennies connected by...
Mayor: We’ll sink pool violence
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday vowed to get to the bottom of the rash of violence that has plagued Brooklyn’s McCarren Park pool since it reopened three weeks ago. “We will not...
Feds indict ex-BofA exec
A former Bank of America executive has been indicted for allegedly participating in what prosecutors said was a “far-reaching conspiracy” to defraud municipal-bond investments through bid rigging.Phillip D. Murphy, former...
Emigrant’s virtual life
The wealthy Milstein family is unloading 30 walk-in branches of its historic Emigrant Bank in New York while holding onto its two successful online banks. Emigrant — the nation’s largest...
Vulture funds ramp up as more cities go bust
Cities’ pain is some investors’ gain. With bond default rates and bankruptcies among city and state municipalities on the rise, vulture investors see an opportunity to realize double-digit returns —...
Rose thinks new ballot may juice his Hall case
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Still on the outside looking in, Pete Rose wants to get one thing straight. “There’s one thing I didn’t do: I didn’t cheat the game,’’ baseball’s all-time...
Ads on unis in NBA’s future
The classic orange-and-blue Knicks uniforms and the fresh black-and-white Nets designs could have a new touch in the coming seasons.NBA commissioner David Stern said this week the league is looking...
Kuchar rallies after slow start at Royal Lytham
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Matt Kuchar was worried early in yesterday’s second round that he might go the wrong way on the leaderboard, but he rallied with a 67...
Cincy’s Broner has shot to be a great one
With Floyd Mayweather locked up and Manny Pacquiao looking to be closing in on his final days as a boxer, the sport is looking for its next group of superstars...
Have to deal with cap on Strasburg
That sound you hear, Stephen Strasburg owners, is the clock ticking. The pennant-chasing Nationals are adamant they will shut down their prized 24-year-old ace for the season when he hits...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $13,000; clm($10,000); 3upROYAL CREDIT drops in class after tiring on dirt. LABELLELAVITA tired to third this distance. GUN SLINGIN BULLY fourth this distance and level...
Saratoga Charts
July 20th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile(T); $90,000; alw; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. bmpd start,closed fastTime: 24.87, 49.66, 1:13.17, 1:35.6.Trainer: H. BondWinner: B C, 4, by...
NHLPA: Owners want to cut salaries despite big revenues
Once again, 24 percent is the solution sought by the NHL in collective bargaining with the NHLPA. Seven years after the league was able to impose a 24-percent rollback on...
Valdespin coming through in a pinch for Mets
Jordany Valdespin has six home runs and 20 RBIs in just 81 at-bats this season. His pinch-hit, two-run shot in the seventh inning of the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the...
No-no in June leads to post All-Star swoon
Maybe his historic, marathon no-hitter has nothing to do with what’s happening to Johan Santana now. Or maybe he and manager Terry Collins are paying the price, just as Collins...
Ann, Savannah together
The Colorado theater shooting has thrown Ann Curry and Savannah Guthrie together for the first time since Guthrie replaced Curry on “Today.”Curry and Guthrie will co-anchor this weekend’s “Today” show...
Birdie putt helps Watson make the cut at British
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Not to be outdone, minutes after Tiger Woods holed out from a greenside bunker for birdie on 18 to finish his round, Tom Watson holed...
Phil tanks at Royal Lytham
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England —The smile was miles away, replaced by an unfamiliar faraway look of disillusionment. Phil Mickelson did not look — or sound — like himself following his...
Two big wins for Dutrows
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Dutrow Boys enjoyed a bang-up opening day at the Old Spa yesterday before a crowd of 25,676, taking home both of the 10-race card’s graded stakes....
Home Team Lineups
SATJuly 21SUNJuly 21MONJuly 23TUEJuly 24WEDJuly 25THUJuly 26FRIJuly 27YankeesOakland9:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMOak.4:05YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.3:40YESWCBSNO GAMEBos. 7:05 YES WCBSMetsL.A. Dodgers1:10WPIX NetworkWFAN 660 AML.A.D.1:10WPIXWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.12:10SNYWFANAri. 9:40 SNY WFANAri.9:40SNYWFANLibertyOlympic BreakNext Game:Aug. 16NO GAMENO GAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsPhiladelphia 2:30 ESPNNO...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile pace; 2yrf; purse $12,0003Authorize (B Sears)3.602.402.206NomnalHanover(MLchnce)5.603.804Hot Flashes (C Callahan)8.80* Exacta (3-6) $21.20 * Trifecta (3-6-4) $201.20Winner picked by SmithSECOND-1-mile pace; 2yrc nw1cd; purse $11,0004OddsOnEqls(JCmpbll)5.803.002.606Captantrecherous(TTetrck)2.602.107To Beach His Own (M Lachance)8.80*...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $13,000; clm($10,000); 3up4Cashman (Ortiz)8.403.602.209Redhotlion (Lopez)2.802.105Rockstar Richie (Lopez)2.10Scr: Barnicus Bay, Wasalcoholinvolved, Thornmark, Royal Credit.* Exacta (4-9) $20.00 * $1 Superfecta (4-9-5-2) $91.00 * $1 Trifecta (4-9-5) $17.80SECOND-6 fur; $18,000;...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $73,000; alw; 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4 HooryfrhllywdL120RBejrn4-3-12-11 Massone(L),120GGomz3-5-45-22 BoxeurdesRusL120CNaktn7-10-108-13 AllSquaredAwyL115MPedrz7-5-15-15 Akkadian(L),120MGarci2-2-95-26 Smoke'n Al(L),120DFlores1-2-110-1SECOND-7 fur; $25,000; clm($20,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7 Pumpkin Pie(L),120GGomz3-4-35-26 Patty'sPulpit(L),120CNaktn6-5-43-11 WrinkleRoom(L)120ABison7-9-46-12 LadyAragorn(L),118MPedrz7-3-58-13...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Blue Claw (9th)FIRST: mile pace; $12,500; cond6 Great Vintage(JTakter)4-2-69-24 Eagle Jolt(CCallahan)5-8-73-11 Keep Going(JKelley)2-8-88-12 KaufmanHanover(Abbatell)9-3-515-13 Mega Lightning(DStPierre)6-9-112-15 Rileys Luck(GGrismore)8-4-46-17 Scotty Mach N(JRattray)5-2-35-18 Art For Arts Sake(AMiller)3-2-67-2SECOND:...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Britt arrested for DUI Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt was charged with driving under the influence early yesterday as he attempted to pass through a security gate at the...
Bunker chip-in on 18 puts Woods in third at British
Lytham St. Annes, England — It wasn’t exactly a shot heard ’round the world, but it was a resounding message and one that everyone around Royal Lytham took notice of...
Mostly fab as Babs
The most surprising thing about “Streisand: The Greatest Star” is that it’s performed by a woman. New York City cabarets are so awash in drag acts that Carla DelVillaggio’s slavish...
Bob Costas, class act
Those calling for a moment of silence at next week’s Olympics to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Munich terrorist massacre of Israeli athlete-hostages have just picked up key...
Chinatown murder suspect Song Fei Li prevented from fleeing to Hong Kong
A suspect in the execution-style murder of two Chinatown women is staying behind bars after being indicted on unrelated felony charges. Song Fei Li’s lawyer, Rebecca Kavanaugh, had contended he...
Pastor gets jail
The Rev. Victor Rosa Gomez, 72, was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan Federal Court to two years in prison for cashing more than $240,000 in pension checks of a retired schoolteacher...
That’s not the drive-thru!
She really needed that cup of coffee. A woman drove her red sports car up a curb, through scaffolding and into a Long Island Starbucks yesterday. “I was sitting in...
Feds finger OWS outlaw
A fugitive ex-Occupy Wall Street protester was busted after the US Marshals Service found him hiding out on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen, The Post has learned.Preston Laska, 23, was...
Funeral 'fit for a queen' planned for beloved Harlem restaurateur Sylvia Woods
Legendary Harlem restaurateur Sylvia Woods will get a funeral “fit for a queen,” her loved ones said yesterday. There will be a 10 a.m.-to- 3 p.m. public viewing Tuesday at...
Ex-con busted after trying to hock stolen $8,000 French horn: sources
An ex-con allegedly tried to hock an $8,000 French horn he swiped from a musician in an Upper West Side restaurant, but he was done in by a music-shop worker...
DA snuffs LI cig ring
Five people are facing charges of illegal trafficking of untaxed cigarettes on Long Island.Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice says more than 100 cases of cigarettes and nearly $1 million...
High Line terminus on track
The third and final part of the High Line has been turned over to the city.CSX Transportation, which owned the 0.58-mile portion north of West 30th Street at the West...
Battle over tightrope tab
NIAGARA FALLS — The city of Niagara Falls says daredevil Nik Wallenda still owes about $25,000 for public-safety costs from last month’s tightrope walk across the falls, and it’s having...
Ex-Finest in charge at Aurora
He once patrolled the tough precincts of New York — but it’s in a normally safe Denver suburb that the former high-ranking NYPD cop is probing one of the worst...
Dimon buys $17M of JPM stock
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, his wife and a limited liability company linked to him bought $17.1 million of the bank’s shares after the stock slid amid trading losses.Dimon, 56,...
Nasdaq lifts FB payout
Nasdaq OMX Group said it will file a $62 million compensation plan for firms that lost money in the bungled Facebook initial public offering in May. The fund is $22...
House to vote on Fed audit bill
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on a bill that would allow for a congressional audit of Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions, a senior House aide said...
DirecTV the victor in new deal with Viacom
The blackout is over, but the battlefield is forever changed. Media powerhouse Viacom and satellite-TV provider DirecTV reached a new deal yesterday, ending a 10-day standoff that left 20 million...
‘Perv’ is back in NY
A former hospital worker on the run for several years for allegedly groping a 9-year-old girl and trying to lure her and her friends into his car was returned to...
Clot had Mets righty thinking the worst
As disappointed as Dillon Gee is to potentially lose the rest of his season, he feared he was going to lose far more. When doctors told the Mets’ starting pitcher...
Struggling Johan may miss start following loss to Dodgers
With each home run he allows, with each ugly loss he suffers, it becomes easier to see and harder to deny: Johan Santana has been in a funk since his...
Jenny on the block
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is ready for her closeup. Hudson, the former “American Idol” favorite who snared an Academy Award for “Dreamgirls,” was here in Manhattan this past week, where...
Oakland burns Yankees again for second straight victory
OAKLAND, Calif. — Robinson Cano’s ninth-inning leadoff homer provided hope on a night when there was very little going around. Yet, for as much of a jolt that the opposite-field...
Big East not going down without fight
Maybe it’s a case of too little, too late. Maybe the only thing that can save the Big East is a Hail Mary pass. It has happened: Doug Flutie found...
Yankees' Swisher vows fast return from injury
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Nick Swisher said he doesn’t believe in the disabled list, but he is not likely to play tonight against the Athletics and there is a question when...
Montgomery mowing ’em down on farm
Mark Montgomery has made pitching in pro ball look easy. Montgomery, a 5-foot-11 right-hander from Longwood University, has done nothing but dominate all comers since the Yankees selected him in...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.Formula One: qualifying SPEED12:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide practice ESPN22:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide practice ESPN25 p.m.ARCA: Ansell ActivArmr 150 SPEED6:30 p.m.IndyCar: qualifying NBCSN8 p.m.NASCAR: Camping WTS American Ethanol 225 SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Dodgers...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $13,000; clm($20,000); 2YO2-D' Time 3-11-a-Rchel'sAess15-13-Back to School 5-16-D Prairie Cat 6-14-Antia 2-11-a-Jill's Image 15-15-Decision to Run4-17-Royal Geisha 8-1SECOND-1 mile; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up1-LadyMarianLse4-15-Courtney Ryan 3-12-Kate's Holiday 8-16-Audrey 15-13-AfortunadaAyal8-17-Sweet...
Decision on Paterno statue likely next week
As emotions continue to swirl around Penn State’s larger-than-life statue of Joe Paterno, the university president is methodically seeking input from trustees, alumni and others about the fate of the...
NYC tent control
Consider sleeping outside in New York City, and the first thing that comes to mind probably isn’t the glory of the great outdoors. More like the trials of homelessness. But...
Abandoned refugees
For a group of 4,000 Iranian refugees living in Iraq, a UN report this week could prove crucial in determining whether they’ll live as virtual prisoners in the desert or...
Newt’s Jersey girl
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich — for a nanosecond this year a contender for the GOP presidential nomination — was back on national TV Wednesday night, sharing the...
Righting Bachmann’s wrong
The Issue: Michele Bachmann’s allegations that Huma Abedin is a mole for the Muslim Brotherhood. *** Rep. Michele Bachmann makes fellow right-wing ranters Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin appear sane...
Dad’s anguished cry: ‘Find my son!’
A frantic father desperately searched for his son in the aftermath of the unthinkable movie theater massacre yesterday. Tom Sullivan yelled, “Find my son!” while showing a photocopied photograph to...
Men who robbed eccentric ‘Linen King’ George Bardwil arrested: sources
Three alleged thieves have been quietly arrested for tying up and robbing an eccentric millionaire at gunpoint in his Manhattan town house last year, The Post has learned. Brandan Piantini,...
Disgraced B'klyn smuggler cop William Masso sentenced to 4+ Years in prison
The disgraced cop who used his NYPD badge to smuggle guns, slot machines and illegal cigarettes into the city was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after begging for...
Jocelyne Wildenstein 'backed out' of documentary deal: lawsuit
The Bride of Wildenstein left a film crew standing at the altar, court papers say. Jocelyne Wildenstein — the millionairess whose good looks have been ravaged by innumerable plastic surgeries...
Knicks PG apologizes for DWI online
His Hamptons hangover continues. Newly minted Knicks point guard Jason Kidd yesterday broke a nearly weeklong silence with a series of tweets apologizing for his allegedly drunken SUV smashup in...
Mike calls out O, Mitt
WASHINGTON — Mayor Bloomberg called on President Obama and Mitt Romney to lay out a clear plan to stop gun violence, but neither one took him up on the offer...
NYPD cops visit all 40 city theaters showing 'Dark Knight' to prevent copycat crimes
The NYPD sent cops to all 40 New York movie houses showing “The Dark Knight Rises” yesterday to prevent any sick copycats from re-enacting the Colorado massacre. “We are doing...
Chipotle shares plunge 22%
Chipotle Mexican Grill just gave Wall Street a bad case of indigestion.Shares of the Denver-based fast-food chain took their worst-ever single-day hit after unexpectedly sluggish demand for the company’s tacos,...
Business briefs
Sex appealVC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers said it would appeal a California judge’s decision that a job discrimination case brought by a partner should stay in court rather...
Red Bulls' Thierry Henry to start vs. rival Union Saturday.
Thierry Henry is caught in a Catch 22, trapped between needing rest to recover from the heat and needing minutes to get sharp and fit. It seems the Red Bulls...
Teemu Tainio aims for Red Bull return as early as July 28
A knee injury has sidelined Teemu Tainio almost all year, limited him to just three games this season. But that could be about to change, with the Finnish midfielder saying...