July 30, 2011
French land Spain, England faces familiar foes as 2014 World Cup qualifying takes shape
RIO DE JANEIRO -- England, looking to a post-Fabio Capello future, may not have thought getting both Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine and Poland in its World Cup qualifying group was...
U.S. draws Jamaica in World Cup qualifying
The 2014 World Cup qualifying draw was held today in Brazil, the site of the tournament three years from now, and the United States received what on the surface would appear to...
Al Pacino's daughter arrested on DWI charge
Al Pacino’s 21-year-old daughter was busted in lower Manhattan this morning for DWI after admitting she threw back a few beers and smoke pot, police sources told The Post. Julie...
Osi, still unhappy, will report to Giants tonight
Osi Umenyiora tonight will end a holdout that began Friday when he did not report to training camp, as he planned on arriving at the Giants practice facility before the...
Strong magnitude-6.4 quake hits Japan
TOKYO -- A strong magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit northeast Japan early Sunday local time. The US Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was near the east coast of Honshu, 116 miles...
Late stab at debt-limit deal to avert US default
WASHINGTON -- After weeks of intense partisanship, Republican congressional leaders and President Barack Obama made a last-minute stab at compromise Saturday to avoid a government default threatened for early next...
Forensics experts say some DNA evidence in Knox case was unreliable, possibly contaminated
PERUGIA, Italy — Prosecutors at Amanda Knox's appeals trial battled it out Saturday with independent forensic experts who say some of the key DNA evidence used to convict the American...
Jets reach deal with Wilkerson
The Jets and first-round pick defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson reached a four-year deal Saturday, according to a source.Wilkerson, the 30th pick overall, is the fourth Jets draft pick to sign,...
Pakistan puts travel curbs on US diplomats
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has placed new travel restrictions on American diplomats living in the country, a U.S. official said Saturday, in the latest sign of the breakdown in ties between...
Dead woman found floating in Bronx River
A woman was found naked and floating dead in the Bronx River near East 226th Street, police said. Witnesses saw blood on a jogging path and later discovered the remains...
Yankees roll past O's 8-3 in game 1
Nick Swisher had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the New York Yankees backed Bartolo Colon with plenty of production from the bottom of their lineup to beat the...
Red Bulls beat PSG 1-0 on Lindpere goal (HIGHLIGHTS)
The Red Bulls beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 today to kick off the Emirates Cup. Midfielder Joel Lindpere scored off a Juan Agudelo pass in the 27th minute, and the Red...
Spanish bank offers Cristiano Ronaldo as collateral in Euro bailout deal
MADRID -- The world's most valuable soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo, was being offered Saturday as collateral by a group of Spanish savings banks in a remarkable bailout deal that could...
Liverpool's Gerrard out until September
Liverpool, England - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is expected to be out until September after he was admitted to a hospital with an infection related to his groin injury. Gerrard...
Jets interested in Burress
The Jets might make a huge free agent splash just yet.Gang Green has shown an interest in troubled former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, and is trying to set up a...
NATO warplanes bomb Libyan state TV transmitters
TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO warplanes bombed three Libyan state TV satellite transmitters in Tripoli overnight, targeting facilities that have been used to incite violence and threaten civilians, the military alliance...
Jet from New York crashes in Guyana; no deaths
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — A Caribbean Airlines jet from New York touched down on rainy runway, then slid through a chain-link fence and broke apart just short of a ravine on...
Burress meets with Steelers
Plaxico Burress didn’t get dinner from Tom Coughlin or the Giants but he did get breakfast with the Steelers and Mike Tomlin. Is the way to a man’s heart through...
Casey Anthony shunning interviews in favor of professional treatment, source says
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony will not conduct any media interviews until she has undergone professional treatment for mental health problems, TMZ reported Saturday. Anthony believes that her unusual behavior...
Another water-main break creates flood on Upper West Side
City crews finally got a handle on a pipe that burst in the Upper West Side this morning, leaving scores of residents without water in the summer heat. The hardship...
Jets re-sign Eric Smith
The Jets missed on their top free agent target Friday but they re-signed one of their own defensive backs early Saturday morning. Safety Eric Smith agreed to a three-year deal...
Norway suspect was considering other targets linked to government or Labor Party
OSLO, Norway — The anti-Muslim extremist who confessed to a bombing and youth camp massacre that killed 77 people in Norway has told investigators he also considered attacking other targets...
Man stabbed by girlfriend's baby daddy in Brooklyn
A popular neighborhood street vendor, who had just proposed to his sweetheart, was stabbed to death by the ex-con daddy of the woman’s 6-year-old son during a violent face-off in...
Lockout doesn't stop Nets' work on Brooklyn
From high above a Brooklyn street, the view is of cranes and trucks maneuvering below, trains idling in the distance off to the left. From that very spot, Mikhail Prokhorov...
Broad Street bests Broadway — again
Remember when Philadelphia was that quaint town sitting on the other side of the Turnpike, non-threatening the way a younger cousin is non-threatening? Philly was the Big Five, and a...
Jets lose Asomugha to Eagles
Nno way. The Jets lost the Nnamdi Asomugha sweepstakes in stunning fashion last night when the Eagles swooped in and signed the top free agent to a five-year, $60 million...
Losing Asomugha hurts, but it may be for the best for Jets
Jets fans everywhere have gone from tantalized to teased and ticked off in a span of 48 hours. As of the end of the day Thursday, it looked like the...
No Beltran, no problem as Mets get fifth straight win
WASHINGTON — It was 101 degrees at first pitch last night, but not hotter than hell. Then you have the Mets, who are hotter than hell. The temptation is to...
Yanks’ Jimenez talks stall
The Yankees know what they need. They are not oblivious that their rotation after CC Sabathia is filled by doubt, uncertainty, distrust and skepticism. They hunger to land a no-brainer...
UBS KOs plans for WTC relo
UBS has ditched plans to move parts of its US investment bank to downtown New York and will review its options in the wake of deep cost cuts designed to...
'Misled' investors sue BofA
Bank of America was sued by 15 former Countrywide Financial institutional investors who said they lost money after being misled about the mortgage lender's financial condition and lending practices. BlackRock,...
Treasury sweats
The deadline for raising the US debt ceiling is too close for comfort for Treasury officials. So in an extraordinary group meeting yesterday with the 20 large banks that serve...
Business briefs
Slow growth The economy grew at a meager 1.3 percent annual rate in the second quar ter, the Commerce De partment said, after revis ing first-quarter growth to 0.4 percent,...
Merck Rx: cut 13,000 jobs by 2015
Merck & Co., the second-largest US drugmaker, plans to eliminate an additional 12,000 to 13,000 jobs by 2015, expanding a restructuring program to save as much as $4.6 billion a...
Number of US homeowners dips
The number of Americans who own their homes continued to decline in recent months and now is at the lowest level since early 1998. The nation's homeownership rate stood at...
RXR pays $900M+ for Starrett
Martha Stewart's got a new landlord. The jumbo 2.3 million square foot office building at 601 W. 26th St. where the home décor diva has her 222,000 square foot offices...
Syms circles the wagons at annual meeting
Syms seems to like its status as a public company less and less. The struggling off-price clothier -- which has hired the investment bank Rothschild to explore a possible sale...
Yahoo shares slide 3% as Alipay deal fails to impress
Yahoo's deal with its Asian partners was supposed to instill confidence in the company's stock, but instead left many investors as concerned as ever. After four months of negotiations, Alibaba...
'Garbage man' gets 2½ years
A former SAC Capital trader made infamous for a dramatic insider trading cover-up that involved a midnight stroll through his Manhattan nabe to dispose of broken computer drives in city...
Long I. hit-run horror
A beloved young Long Island woman, the single mother of a toddler, was struck and killed by a truck in a brazen hit-and-run late Thursday night as she walked along...
'Qaeda' GI's sick shout-out
The Muslim GI accused of plotting to bomb Fort Hood soldiers was defiant in his first court appearance when he shouted the name of the Army psychiatrist who killed 13...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx Two catfight combatants were busted for brawling in Morris Heights, authorities said yesterday. Lisa Velez, 34, clashed with Rosanna Velazquez, 25, in an apartment building on University Avenue...
Ivy sneak busted in new scam
An Ivy League impostor on probation for conning his way into Yale University just got another "F" -- for fraud. Akash Maharaj, 29, was busted Wednesday on grand-larceny charges for...
Whatta otter! NY b'day boy
A former Alaska resident is showing New York City how to party hearty. Tazo, an orphaned sea otter, was honored at an anniversary bash this week at the New York...
W. relives 9/11 in TV interview
An interview with former President George W. Bush about his memories of the 9/11 attacks is the centerpiece of a documentary next month on the National Geographic Channel. "George W....
Oslo bombing victim survives 12-inch spike through head
Stunning new photos of Oslo's grisly terror attack reveal one bloody victim walking away from the chaos -- unaware she had a 12-inch wooden spear through her head. But Line...
Con Ed dims UWS power
Equipment problems caused by the recent heat wave has triggered an 8 percent power reduction on the Upper West Side, Con Edison said last night. About 78,000 customers west of...
Jeter ties Babe Ruth as greatest Yankee, thanks to gals
Sex appeal -- and not his bat ting average -- has landed Derek Jeter in a dead heat with Babe Ruth as the greatest Yankee of all time. Women polled...
LI's $hot to save Islanders
Long Island residents, who pay some of the highest property taxes in America, are being asked to OK a plan to borrow $400 million to construct a new hockey arena....
It's poetry and 'pros'
A group that calls itself "Poetry Brothel" will recite verses to "johns" at this weekend's New York Poetry Festival. The "Brothel," whose members refer to themselves as "poetry whores," are...
Midtown red-light road-rage assault
A raging tow-truck operator punched and spit at a van driver in Midtown yesterday just because the man refused to run a red light, police said. "He almost killed me...
Lockerbie kin seethe
PHILADELPHIA -- Twenty-three years later, they're still trying to put the tragedy behind them. But the families of the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland,...
Spring Street a 'TV' station
People are dumping more than just refrigerators on subway platforms. Two television sets were abandoned at the 6 train's Spring Street station Wednesday night, hours before someone reported the deserted...
$25! Art-stopping MoMA entry fee
MoMA mia! Admission fees will jump from $20 to $25 at the Museum of Modern Art in September, a hike that had some visitors doing an imitation of "The Scream."...
100-degree heat toll at 4 with deaths of 2 grannies
Two elderly Bronx women were added yesterday to the list of people killed during last week's scorching heat wave. Both died last Saturday, when the temperature hit 100 degrees, authorities...
B'klyn Scout drowns
An 18-year-old Eagle Scout from Brooklyn drowned trying to swim across the Delaware River upstate, authorities said yesterday. Daniel Rak and two friends dived in Wednesday evening near their Boy...
Nude-pic proposal for Casey
Hustler publisher Larry Flynt said he's talking to Casey Anthony about posing nude for at least a half-million dollars. Flynt told the HLN show "Nancy Grace" that he pitched an...
Mayor OK with WTC anti-cross atheists
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended the right of a group of atheists to file a lawsuit to block the return of a cross made of steel beams to the World Trade...
'Game' time in B'klyn
It's a little slice of Alabama in the middle of Brooklyn. A pack of vagrants was found living in a makeshift camp alongside the Prospect Park lake, where they poached...
Teach data doesn't rate
Despite the controversy surrounding them, teacher-data reports that attempt to rate educators based on how their students perform had very little impact on this year's tenure decisions, data obtained by...
Heil-o kitty losing by a nose
This adorable little kitty has a black mark against her. The playful 6-week-old puss, who was found abandoned and near death on a road in Britain, wants nothing more than...
Opera a smash hit
A giant ladder lift used at a Columbus Circle theater tipped over yesterday, pinning two stagehands who were setting up for an opera production, authorities said. The Genie Lift --...
FBI probes terror leaks
The feds are probing whether press leaks from New York's elite Joint Terrorism Task Force compromised an investigation of an al Qaeda cell in Norway last year, sources told The...
Secret crane deals
Most of the wrongful-death lawsuits stemming from the horrific 2008 East Side crane collapse have been secretly settled out of court, The Post has learned. Families of five of the...
Meeks' busted pal can't leave
A New York real-estate broker who lent Rep. Gregory Meeks $40,000 in 2007 was denied permission to travel to South America yesterday -- a week after he was arrested and...
New Fulton hub on track for debut
After years of delays and cost overruns, the MTA will finally open a new entrance to the problem-plagued Fulton Street Transit Hub Monday, officials said yesterday. The entrance at 135...
Rocket's blast
He's still got it! Roger Clemens fired a high, hard one at prosecutors yesterday, accusing them of intentionally sabotaging their federal perjury case against him because they knew it was...
We ain't broke even if we don't fix it
WASHINGTON -- Despite warnings from the White House about a looming fiscal doomsday, the United States won't be flat broke if the debt limit isn't raised by Tuesday. The Treasury...
'Preg' Taser suit vs. NYPD
A Brooklyn woman claims NYPD cops Tasered her abdomen while she was pregnant -- and that she later miscarried. In a civil-rights lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court, Shakeeba Glenn,...
Free-quent flier Marty cashes in on junkets
Among borough presidents, Brooklyn's Marty Markowitz is the junket king. Between 2006 and 2009, Markowitz found time in his schedule to squeeze in seven free overseas trips, including the three...
President Obama hits new low in approval rating amid debt battle
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's job-approval rating plummeted to a new low of 40 percent yesterday, as fears mounted that Washington won't be able to strike a deal to raise the...
Ex-Yankees pitcher Irabu retreated into empty home; found dead 3 days later
His marriage in tatters, troubled ex-Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu retreated into his empty suburban LA home -- and was found three days later after hanging himself, officials said yesterday. The...
Dog puts the bite on tyke
A skittish English bull terrier tethered to an iron fence at a Bronx neighborhood park lunged at a friendly 4-year-old girl who tried to pet him, tearing into her face...
Ma relives anguish of shot tot
A 5-year-old boy learned the hard way about the reality of life in a tough Bronx neighborhood when he took a stray bullet to his leg. Adonte Peartree was hit...
Gas-line fire scare
Authorities evacuated six buildings near the Manhattan side of the 59th Street Bridge yesterday after an underground electrical blaze threatened to ignite a gas line. The fire broke out at...
Drug-gang busts
Cops said yesterday they've smashed a drug ring peddling $500,000 worth of crack, cocaine and heroin monthly in The Bronx. In Thursday's dawn raid in East Tremont, a dozen alleged...
Pak fights Mumbai suit in NY
A lawsuit against Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency could have "disastrous" consequences -- fueling instability in a nation vital to America's fight against al Qaeda, a lawyer argued yesterday. Kevin Walsh,...
Christie: I feel fab
TRENTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie arrived at the state Capitol late yesterday morning, saying he felt "fabulous" and was ready to work after spending several hours the day...
Throgs Neck hit and run
A Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority cop was injured after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle last night on the Throgs Neck Bridge, officials said. A blue Nissan Altima with...
Mike fly-by swipe at O
It looks like Mayor Bloomberg is taking personal offense at President Obama's repeated swipes at private-jet owners. "It's interesting. I saw in the paper today there's a brand-new Lear jet,"...
Hey, it’s Selena ‘Gam’ez
Nineteen-year-old sensation Selena Gomez shows lots of leg at her “We Own the Night” concert at Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Fla.
Getting tough -- but not on Soros
'Millionaires and billionaires," President Obama says derisively, must make more "sacrifices" and live by the same rules the rest of America lives by. But there are seven little words that...
Oh, the lessons they'll learn
THE ISSUE: California’s new law requiring that gay history be included in public-school textbooks. *** California has turned the corner. It has started a trend that will head nowhere but...
Coliseum cash clash: The puck stops here
THE ISSUE: Whether Nassau County should borrow $400 million to replace the Coliseum. *** Raymond J. Keating states the obvious, that "Nassau County is a fiscal basket case" ("Madness in...
Leadership vacuum
When the history of the debt limit fight is written, the failure of presidential lead ership will constitute a major chapter. Once again, President Obama has proven himself lacking in...
More good WTC news
Just weeks after Conde Nast, one of the world's top media companies, agreed to become the anchor tenant at 1 World Trade Center by renting a million square feet comes...
France's peace bombshell
It didn't get a lot of notice, but the gov ernment of French President Nicolas Sarkozy issued a statement last week that could have a profound effect on the prospects...
A debate America needs
By a 218-210 vote, the House yesterday passed Speaker John Boehner's two- stage plan to raise the federal debt ceiling in return for trillions in mandatory spending cuts. As expected,...
So everybody's a Reaganite now?
The worst thing about the 2008 prima ries -- other than, you know, the re sult -- was the huge amount of time wasted on each nominee yelling, "I'm Ronald...
How to stop a jihadi GI
As a poster boy for the anti- war left, Pvt. Naser Jason Abdo seemed almost too good to be true: an assimilated American Muslim turned soldier -- turned pious conscientious...
Excelente 'Wizard'
Imagine "The Wizard of Oz" spiked with a little salsa and merengue. Que divertido! You've pretty much summed up "The Yellow Brick Road," a fun new riff on L. Frank...
Kid stuff
Today Strawberry pancakes forever: If you missed Paul McCartney’s recent Yankee Stadium show, cheer up with comfort food at B.B. King’s Beatles Brunch, where tribute band Strawberry Fields will play...
Making the breakfast rounds
Eating at the Jersey Shore can be a moving experience — literally. Adventurous diners can now enjoy breakfast as they ride a Ferris wheel at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, NJ....
Ferry tales
For beach bums * Sandy Hook SeaStreak Ferry Want a Snooki-less taste of the Jersey Shore? There’s a quaint and quiet “situation” going on in Sandy Hook, NJ. Get there...
Skin is in
When Israeli-born Ami James moved to New York to work in tattoo parlors in 1992 — five years before they were legal — starring on a TV show was far...
Saratoga Charts
July 29, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6 fur; $39,000; clm; 3upOff: 2:31. Good. angle out 1/4, dug inTime: 23.15, 46.86, 59.34, 1:12.71.Trainer: Carl...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing10:30 a.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practiceESPN211:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide, practiceESPN22 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, qualifyingESPN24:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide, qualifyingESPN27:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide, Kroger 200ESPN2Baseball1 p.m.Orioles at Yankees, Game 1YES, WCBS (880 AM)4 p.m.Rays at...
Getting mound up
The only music to the ears' of Yankees fans last night was made by manager Joe Girardi, who warbled this regarding Rafael Soriano's return to the roster following nearly 10...
Giants coach, Burress need each other
By all accounts, Plaxico Burress scored a touchdown last night. What once seemed like a crazy long shot -- a Burress reunion with Tom Coughlin's Giants -- has turned into...
Yankees struggle to score runs against woeful Orioles
Just about the hardest thing the Yankees hit last night was the dirt around home plate, assaulted by Brett Gardner's bat. Gardner shattered his lumber on the ground after making...
Showdown at Saratoga
JOHN DASILVA TODAY'S PLAY: In race 3, play a $20 exacta of Malibu Glow with Jack London and Windswept and then reverse it for $5. Total play is $50. YESTERDAY'S...
Super start by Nova could force rotation shake-up
If Ivan Nova wakes up today with all his body parts working, he will start the nightcap of a split-gate doubleheader against the Orioles tonight at Yankee Stadium. "He is...
Del Mar Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-7 fur; $100,000; 3YO(f)FLEET TREAT STAKESPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4Sgrnthmrnng(L),123PVlnza1-3-17-55Zenidekka(L),121RBjrno2-1-22-11Chokchrymry(L),117CSthrd2-1-46-12MagicSchool(L),117JTalmo1-7-210-13ScreamngRgl(L),121JRosro1-2-25-2SECOND-1 1/16m; $29,000; cl($25,0); 3pPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds6TequilTnght(L),122GGomz6-4-15-27Hot Ticket(L),120RBjrno2-2-33-11DncLttlAngl(L),120AQunnz5-4-115-12ThGrtAtlntc(L),124JRosro3-5-47-23DubaiPrfcto(L),124EMldno3-5-14-14Bourree(L),120TBaze1-4-715-15Stormy Anna(L),122ACstnn4-9-720-18Cactus Jane(L),120JTalmo2-4-16-1THIRD-1 mile; $63,000; mdn; 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds7Cook Inlet(L),119JRosro6-2-25-22JustImagine(L),119RBjrno2-2-23-11HyHandPoker(L),119AQunnz2-10-x12-13Matlow(L),124JTalmo3-2-420-14ScrmngDstny(L),124GGomz4-4-56-15Coming Thru(L),119MGarca4-3-57-26LordVronsky(L),119VEspna3-3-34-18Admission(L),119DFlors8-4-610-1FOURTH-5 ½ fur; $63,000; mdn; 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast...
Reyes still king of Queens
WASHINGTON -- Jose Reyes seemed all but traded earlier this season, but come tomorrow's 4 p.m. non-waiver trading deadline, he still will be wearing a Mets uniform. The season started...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 fur(T); $32,000; cl($75,0); 2YOMY PEOPLE drops in class for turf debut. SHISHA second by neck in career debut. MAMBO BAY...
Devils, Parise agree to one-year, $6 million contract
Avoiding a potentially polarizing salary arbitration case, the Devils and star winger Zach Parise agreed last night to a one-year contract at what is believed to be $6 million. "Knowing...
Hondo: Trio is grand
Hondo swung and misssed with the Bucs last night in Philadelphia, causing the deficit to expand to 1,545 laws. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will go all in with the Chisox, Bucs...
Marbury says China isn't for Anthony
Chinese basketball stalwart Stephon Marbury told The Post yesterday he does not think either Carmelo Anthony or Amar'e Stoudemire could cut it in China because they may not have the...
Osi a no-show on camp Day 1
And on the first day . . . Osi didn't show. Osi Umenyiora, as expected, was not there yesterday as the Giants reported for the first day of training camp...
Weatherford goes from Green to Blue
The Giants last season struggled through the growing pains of a rookie punter, Matt Dodge. They had no intention of struggling through the growing pains of a second-year punter, so...
The Post Line
CFLTonightFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogCalgary2½ (54)SASKATCH.Home team in CAPS
Klinsmann new U.S. coach
After a years-long dalliance, U.S. Soccer named Jurgen Klinsmann as National Team coach yesterday. U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati held discussions with Klinsmann after the 2006 and 2010 World Cups,...
Phenom wheel deal
WASHINGTON -- Paul DePodesta was in the stands for one of Zack Wheeler's games before the 2009 Major League Baseball draft, and still remembers the details. "His stuff was pretty...
Newton to sign with Panthers
No. 1 draft pick Cam Newton has reached an agreement with the Panthers, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke with The Associated Press on condition...
Jets cut Brunell, but he may return
The Jets made some moves with their backup quarterbacks yesterday in an effort to clear some cap space before their pursuit of prized free agent Nnamdi Asomugha fizzled. The Jets...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Pistons, Frank reach deal The Pistons agreed to a three-year deal with former Nets head coach Lawrence Frank to be the new head coach, a person with knowledge of...
Positive vibes flow from meeting between Giants and Burress
The first hurdle may have been cleared. Plaxico Burress and Tom Coughlin last night met for one hour and what came out of that ballyhooed sitdown could provide the impetus...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
HATTTIE MOSELEY Saratoga, eighth race. Purse: $75,000. Mile, turf, 3-year-old fillies. Post: 4:39 p.m. LOWDOWN: French fillies like Starformer always are dangerous coming to the U.S., and that goes double...
Up-and-down outing for Burnett
Despite an up-and-down season, A.J. Burnett proclaimed he could be the No. 2 starter in the Yankees rotation, the second half of a 1-2 punch with ace C.C. Sabathia. Last...
Wang struggles in big-league return
WASHINGTON -- It took Chien-Ming Wang two years to the day to get back to the majors, and it took him about 10 minutes to give up four runs. But...
Yanks bring friends back together
The Yankees' HOPE Week is mostly about those who bravely battle through their suffering to give of themselves, trying to help other victims. But the Helping Others Persevere and Excel...
Mets' Harvey continues to excel in minors
For Mets fans dreaming about the day Zack Wheeler sits atop the Mets starting rotation, Matt Harvey had a message for them this week: don't forget about me. Harvey had...
Campus Magnet star gets shot with Jets
Jeff Wills was facing an uncertain future. The Queens native went undrafted out of the University of Minnesota and, with the NFL lockout, had no idea what his future would...
Woods to play in PGA Championship
The golf world will hold its collective breath in anticipation next week when Tiger Woods returns to competition at the World Golf Championship at Firestone in Akron, Ohio. Woods yesterday...
Moving players are bad targets
There remains a casualty from the NFL's offseason work stoppage. That victim is your draft plan. And what we're left with is somewhat of a fantasy draft paradox. Never before...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/8m; $27,000; clm($14,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Merlin Bay(L),121R Maragh5-5-1Shivmngl 15-12Miner's Escape(L),121C Nakatani6-7-10Zito 12-13Marquet Rebel(L),121D Cohen8-7-1Levine 5-14Show Trial(L),121RDominguez1-1-3Callejas 4-15Stud...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Master Stroke (11th)FIRST-mile; pace; $12,000; conditional5SimplyBusiness(RPierce)9-1-25-29MaytimeTerror(YGingras)1-2-13-14Eight Ten Eom(T Tetrick)7-4-215-11Bullet Bob(D Dube)1-5-39-22Joe Rocks(A Miller)2-7-68-13Friday At Five(D Miller)2-5-56-16Dragon Ridge(C Manzi)4-7-312-17TheSayHeyKid(JParker)3-7-310-18Tellevise(S Smith)5-5-615-1SECOND-mile; pace; $25,000Mistletoe Shalee2Krispy Apple(T Tetrick)1-6-17-51Drop The...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Ph Jackpot (11th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $26,000; claiming2GoldenTime(JPantaleano)1-2-48-57AbominableSnowpan(EGdll)2-2-33-13TylersRendevous(PBerry)5-4-28-11FoxValleyEscort(JStrttn)5-1-612-14Cam Boxer(B Holland)2-1-44-15High Bar(M Lewis)8-7-612-16CooperstownKid(JGregory)7-6-315-18CashendashHnvr(Smpsn)2-5-515-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; cond5The Pokester(M Lewis)6-2-46-11RoxiesBigGuy(EGoodell)6-5-37-52Doc's Yankee(P Berry)1-7-55-13MightyYoungJoe(SChiodo)7-6-610-14Sam's Escape(J Stratton)2-7-512-16Rucker Place(J Gregory)2-6-115-17Goose...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 30SUNJuly 31MONAug. 1TUEAug. 2WEDAug. 3THUAug. 4FRIAug. 5Yankees*Baltimore1:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio – WCBS 880 AMBal.1:05YESWCBSC.W.S.8:10YESWCBSC.W.S.8:10YESWCBSC.W.S.8:10YESWCBSC.W.S.8:10YESWCBSBos.7:10YESWCBSMets Washington7:05TV -- WPIXRadio--WFAN 660 AMWash.1:35WPIXWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANNOGAMEAtl.7:10SNYWFANLibertyPhoenix7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:30No TVNOGAMEChi.NoonNo TVNOGAMERed Bulls*Paris Saint-Germain9:00 amTV -- MSG...
'Knocks' out
The NFL lockout has knocked out TV's most popular sports show. HBO says it will be unable to present "Hard Knocks" this training camp, due to "the uncertainty of the...
Whale war
In 1956, John Huston turned "Moby Dick," one of the greatest American novels ever written, into possibly the greatest philosophical action-adventure movie ever filmed. So it was with great trepidation...
O's 'Class' action
Oprah Winfrey hopes to save her struggling cable network by hosting her own nightly "teaching" show. "OWN Your Life: The Oprah Class" will recycle segments from over 4,000 hours of...
Weird but true
South Carolina is legalizing moonshine. Thanks to a loophole in the state's micro-distillery laws, entrepreneurs are able to sell a legal version of the traditional illicit hooch. One startup in...
Lawsuit against Pakistan intel agency could be 'disastrous,' says lawyer
A New York lawsuit against Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency could have "disastrous" consequences and fuel instability in a nation vital to America's fight against al-Qaeda terrorists, an attorney argues. Kevin...
Dog bites tot's face
A skittish English bull terrier tethered to an iron fence at a Bronx neighborhood park lunged at a friendly 4-year-old girl who tried to pet him, tearing into her face,...
Klinsmann will provide a breath of fresh air for U.S. Soccer
U.S. Soccer finally got its man on Friday. The appointment of Jurgen Klinsmann as coach of the national team was supposed to take place more than four years ago when...
Rapids snap Union's five-match unbeaten streak
Chester, PA - The Colorado Rapids snapped the Philadelphia Union's five-match unbeaten run Friday night, as the Rapids defeated the Union 2-1 at PPL Park. Keon Daniel nearly opened the...
Raimondi: Hoops, headbands huge in Reading
READING, Pa. – I honestly thought head bands were out of style. Like, bell-bottoms out of style.No, no. I don’t mean on the basketball court. LeBron James wears one, so...
A way for Wills: Campus Magnet product signed by Jets
Jeff Wills was facing an uncertain future. The Queens native went undrafted out of the University of Minnesota and, with the NFL lockout, had no idea what his future would...
No longer just a shooter, Richards eyeing Division I scholarship
READING, Pa. – Shane Richards didn’t necessarily want to be here at Hoop Group Elite Camp Session III. Being teamed up with players he has never competed with before is...
Hoop Group Elite Camp Session III notebook: Williams impresses as on-court leader
READING, Pa. – Naasir Williams is letting everyone know what his goal for the summer is. The rising senior is ready to take the helm at Cardinal Hayes after Rice...
Fraschilla helping out at Hoop Group, watching son compete
READING, Pa. – Fran Fraschilla’s son Matthew is participating this weekend at Hoop Group Elite Camp Session III at Albright College. But that’s only the peripheral reason why the former...
Summer camp circuit veteran Mackey: Hoop Group's 'Superman'
READING, Pa. -- Bob Mackey has gone by many titles in his basketball life. Working at Hoop Group Elite Camp however has earned the Christ the King girls basketball coach...
Move to 'AA,' expanding perimeter game new challenge for Yacoubou
READING, Pa. – Fadil Yacoubou understands the resource he has in his older brother. Achraf Yacobou is coming off a season in which he was named the co-Mr. Basketball in...
Senate votes to table Boehner debt bill
WASHINGTON -- The US Senate voted 59-41 Thursday night to table House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) bill to raise the country's debt ceiling. The bill was earlier passed by the...
Obama takes to Twitter in debt ceiling debate, but loses almost 37,000 followers
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama ratcheted up the Congressional pressure game on the debt ceiling Friday by penning a tweet to urge Americans to contact their members of Congress --...