June 9, 2012
Union Rags chases down Paynter to win Belmont Stakes in thriller
ELMONT, NY — Union Rags picked up where I'll Have Another left off — coming from behind to catch a Bob Baffert-trained horse at the finish in a Triple Crown...
Police: Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar choked, hit daughter
ATLANTA — The 15-year-old daughter of megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar told authorities her father choked and punched her, and hit her with his shoe during an argument over whether she...
Teixeira, Hughes lead Yankees past Mets
Mark Teixeira hit a go-ahead homer and Phil Hughes won his third straight decision, sending the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Mets on Saturday night. Curtis...
Type 1 diabetes rate in kids skyrockets
In the first major national analysis of diabetes trends among American youth, researchers today reported an alarming 23 percent rise in type 1 diabetes incidence over an eight-year period ending...
Gomez scores to give Germany 1-0 win over Portugal
LVIV, Ukraine — Mario Gomez made a surprise start and headed in the lone goal for Germany on Saturday in a 1-0 victory over Portugal in Group B of the...
'This woman was flying': Other driver says Lohan to blame for crash
The driver of the dump truck involved in an accident with Lindsay Lohan yesterday said witnesses reported the troubled starlet "was flying on the freeway," before she slammed her rented...
Giant Ryan breaks down, falls in front of grandstand
Giant Ryan, voted the 2011 New York-bred Horse of the Year, broke down in his left front leg during the running of Saturday's True North Handicap at Belmont Park and...
Stony Brook tops LSU, 3-1, to even NCAA Super Regional series
BATON ROUGE, La. — Tyler Johnson has given all his spectacular right arm can take to get his little baseball program from Long Island to within one victory of its...
Europe bailout of Spain could cost $125 billion
MADRID — Spain will ask for a bailout for banks felled by bad real estate loans, in an about-face that European officials welcomed Saturday and said could cost up to...
Denmark stuns Netherlands, 1-0, at Euro 2012
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Denmark secured the first huge surprise of the European Championship with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands on Saturday in Group B. And it was Michael Krohn-Dehli...
Air Yeezy 2 buyers planning to resell, hide highly sought-after shoes
Ladies may love their Manolos, but guys will spend a week sleeping in the street for a pair of Air Yeezy 2s. Between 3,000 and 5,000 pairs of the rare...
Before meeting President Obama, Giants visit with wounded warriors
Before the Giants stood on the steps of the White House facing the South Lawn and were honored and praised by President Barack Obama on Friday, they spent some private...
Five people hurt in police car-SUV accident
Five people were hurt in a police car-SUV accident at a Harlem intersection this morning, authorities said. Police said a patrol car was rushing with its sirens on to an...
Somali insurgents offer 10 camels to locate Obama, 10 roosters for Clinton
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Somalia's al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab rebels Saturday mocked a US offer of up to $33 million for information enabling the arrest of its top leaders, saying they...
North Korea says not currently planning to conduct nuclear test
PYONGYANG -- North Korea said Saturday it has no plans "at present" to conduct a nuclear test, despite what it called South Korean attempts to provoke the situation. Seoul's government...
Libya to postpone June elections for assembly
TRIPOLI -- Elections in Libya for a constituent assembly, originally set to be held by June 19, are to be postponed for logistical reasons, electoral commission members said on Saturday....
Lenin's remains should be buried, Russian culture minister says
MOSCOW -- The body of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin should be buried and the ex-Bolshevik's Moscow mausoleum turned into a museum, Russian culture minister Vladimir Medinsky said Saturday. Medinsky,...
Syrian army kills 28 civilians in protest cities, monitoring group said
DARAA, Syria -- Army shelling and gunfire killed at least 28 civilians in protest towns on Saturday, a watchdog said, as Russia pushed its idea of an international conference including...
A dozen people left homeless by NJ fire that damaged two houses
RIVERSIDE, NJ — Roughly a dozen people in southern New Jersey were left homeless by a fast-moving fire that severely damaged two homes. No injuries were reported in the three-alarm...
LSU defeats Stony Brook 5-4 in Game 1 of NCAA Super Regional
BATON ROUGE, La. — Mason Katz singled home Tyler Moore in the bottom of the 12th inning, lifting LSU to a 5-4 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday morning in...
Maria Sharapova wins French Open for career Grand Slam
PARIS — The picture she posed for at the beginning foreshadowed a mismatch in the making — 6-foot-2 Maria Sharapova standing at the net, towering over an opponent nearly 10...
Lauryn Hill says she stopped paying taxes when she withdrew from society to protect herself and family
NEWARK — Reclusive singer Lauryn Hill said in an Internet posting Friday that she hasn't paid taxes since she withdrew from society to guarantee the safety and well-being of herself...
Lunch with Warren Buffett goes for $3.5 million in this year's charity auction
OMAHA, Neb. — The cost to dine with investor Warren Buffett has apparently spiked in value, with one deep-pocketed bidder forking over nearly $3.5 million during a charity auction. The...
Bronx dad, 3 kids clinging to life after two-alarm fire
A hellish blaze ripped through a Bronx apartment early this morning and left a father and his three young children clinging to life, fire officials said. Her face blacked by...
Prince Philip released from London hospital
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip left the hospital in central London on Saturday following treatment for a bladder infection. "The Duke of Edinburgh continues to make a...
At least 150 people rescued after major flooding in Wales
ABERYSTWYTH, Wales -- At least 150 people were rescued from homes and caravan sites Saturday after serious flooding near Aberystwyth in western Wales. Many people have been winched to safety...
Teenager falls to death on first day of Yellowstone National Park job
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- An 18-year-old woman plunged hundreds of feet to her death on her first day working at Yellowstone National Park. The unidentified woman was hiking with...
Phoenix rises: Victoriano, South Bronx win first PSAL 'B' title
Jesse Orosco, it wasn’t. After striking out Radison Moronto to win South Bronx the PSAL Class B baseball title, Kevin Victoriano flung his glove in the air behind his head,...
Atlanta rapper Lil Phat gunned down in hospital parking lot
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- Atlanta rapper Lil Phat was gunned down in the parking lot of a Georgia hospital, police said Friday, as they hunted two men seen running from...
Pondexter leads Liberty to third straight win
WASHINGTON — Cappie Pondexter credited one sleepless night on the road with her role in the Liberty’s turnaround. Early slumbering once again cost the Mystics. Pondexter scored 25 points, the...
Devils’ Brodeur keeps the faith
He stood on a small podium, with cameras and lights pointed, tape recorders and microphones awkwardly close to his face, and he smiled, answered questions and even told everyone it...
Martir's championship experience rubs off on Grand Street
Kevin Martir is now the answer to a trivia question Name the only player to win city championships in back-to-back years in the PSAL and Catholic league. The Maryland-bound catcher...
Corona's performance, leadership not enough for Queens Vocational
Daniel Corona knew despite the high stakes nothing was different in this game than the rest of the season. “I couldn’t lose my composure,” the Queens Vocational right-hander said after...
Trojans lament poor at bats, Sanchez's absence in loss to Grand Street
George Washington believed its title got away in the early innings. “We didn’t let the pitcher work,” Trojans star Nelson Rodriguez said. “We didn’t take good at bats.” The catcher...
Belmont favorite must retire; Triple Crown hopes dashed
The air went out of the balloon with one big plop yesterday when I’ll Have Another was scratched from today’s 144th Belmont Stakes. He becomes the 12th horse since Affirmed...
I'll Have Another's injury is disappointing, but horse's health is top priority
This is a sport that has been jonesing for a superstar for years — for decades — and keeps investing hearts and souls and dollars in the hope that the...
Yankees blasts rock rusty Johan
Terry Collins took full responsibility for the whiplash suffered by Johan Santana last night at Yankee Stadium. The Mets manager could have used his ace on regular four days’ rest...
Bombers’ conductor runs mighty engine
Robinson Cano has hidden in plain sight this year. Here, but not. At least not how we expected. He hasn’t buried himself like, say, Ike Davis. No, Cano is too...
Gonzalez, Grand Street win first crown for emotional coach
With tears in his eyes, his jubilant team around him and his ill father by his side, Melvin Martinez hoisted the PSAL Class A baseball championship plaque and yelled as...
Fordham falls in error-filled CHSAA intersectional finals
Mistakes Fordham Prep didn’t make all season came out Friday night – most of them in the first inning. Misplayed bunts, errors and mental miscues marked a disappointing loss for...
Tom Cruise's toughest crowd during 'Rock of Ages' filming
Tom Cruise didn’t want to embarrass himself. The blockbuster star has done lots of things in front of the camera – couch-jumping, dancing in his skivvies, stare-downs with Jack Nicholson...
Championship sendoff: Iona Prep wins title in legendary coach's final game
Vinny DeMaria’s father, Vinny Sr., played on Fred Gallo’s first baseball team at Iona Prep, back in 1983. So getting the legendary coach his second – and final championship –...
From Hawaii to Hempstead: Stokes to transfer to Hofstra
Shaquille Stokes is coming home. The former Lincoln standout from Harlem has opted to transfer to Hofstra from Hawaii, he told The Post, picking the Pride over Fordham, Penn State,...
Light bulb-eating 'bank robber' jailed after he can't make bail
Lights out! The dimwit bank robbery suspect who holds the world speed record for champing down a light bulb spent the night in jail after he was unable to make...
Six Mariners pitchers no-hit Dodgers
SEATTLE — Kevin Millwood and five relievers combined on the third no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history, a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. The no-hitter was...
Birthday gratis-faction!
Want to indulge yourself on your birthday for no bucks? You can make your big day a birthday free-for-all. Here are some NYC spots that offer freebies and discounts to...
I'll still have another and so will you!
So I’ll Have Another was scratched from today’s Belmont Stakes. Eleven other horses are still in the running! At Belmont Park on Long Island, equine enthusiasts will watch — and...
NYPD school crossing guard chokes Queens boy: police
An NYPD school crossing guard violently choked a 14-year-old boy in Queens yesterday morning, cops said. Jillian Selby, 60, knocked the boy’s cap off and wrapped both her hands around...
Convicted Colombo crime boss wants to get out of prison to spend time with his family
This mobster’s going stir crazy! An attorney for Colombo crime boss Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli filed a long-shot letter in Brooklyn federal court yesterday requesting that his client be freed...
U.S. downs Antigua & Barbuda 3-1 to open World Cup qualifying
The U.S. National Team opened World Cup qualifying with a 3-1 Group A win over Antigua & Barbuda last night in front of 23,971 at Raymond James Stadium. They got...
Business briefs
US still AA+ Standard & Poor’s affirmed the AA+/A-1+ sovereign-credit ratings on the US, but said the outlook remains negative because of political and fiscal risks. Out on bail Kweku...
Nasdaq swipes Kraft in biggest listing steal ever from NYSE
Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld is proving to be quite the counter-puncher. On the defensive for weeks — since his exchange botched the most anticipated initial public offering in decades —...
ComScore 'likes' Facebook advertising
Facebook’s ally in advertising, comScore, is coming to the social network’s defense. The Internet analysis firm previewed a report that attempts to change the negative narrative surrounding newly public Facebook...
Play with house money
The smart money, having already shorted the euro, hoarded gold and loaded up on Apple stock, is now placing large bets on the housing sector. Five years after the US...
Spain set to seek EU aid
Spain is expected to ask the euro zone for help with recapitalizing its banks this weekend, sources said yesterday, becoming the fourth country to seek aid since Europe’s debt crisis...
Gupta is likely to testify
Former Goldman Sachs Group director Rajat Gupta will probably testify at his insider-trading trial, his lawyer told the judge after the prosecution rested and the defense began presenting its case....
Realogy gets real on IPO
The parent of Realogy filed to raise as much as $1 billion in an initial public offering, five years after Apollo Global Management LLC took the real estate broker private...
Devils win the coup
The New Jersey Devils appear close to victory. No, not on the ice — where they will attempt to keep the Los Angeles Kings from winning the Stanley Cup tonight...
Citi bags push to up payout
Citigroup, the third-largest US bank by assets, retreated from an effort to win Federal Reserve approval to boost payouts for shareholders this year. The bank won’t seek permission to increase...
Buffett sells ResCap bonds
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the holding company run by the billionaire Warren Buffett, sold its unsecured Residential Capital LLC bonds, two days after calling for a probe of the mortgage lender’s...
Matthew McConaughey weds longtime girlfriend Camila Alves in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas -- Matthew McConaughey married his longtime girlfriend Camila Alves in a private ceremony in his home state of Texas on Saturday night. The actor and his Brazilian model...
Travolta back in spotlight
John Travolta stepped out in public for the first time following a series of shocking claims about his private life. The 58-year-old actor, who has been hit by sensational claims...
Colombo boss son takes jail over hit trial
The son of a Mafia boss copped a plea yesterday that will send him to jail for up to five years to avoid a murder and racketeering trial. Michael Persico,...
Drama in the court
Kevin Costner unleashed a “Waterworld” of hurt on rival actor Stephen Baldwin on the witness stand yesterday, slamming the B-lister for hardly lifting a finger at the company where they...
‘Cool customer’ killer sought in deaths of three drug thugs found inside BMW
He methodically assassinated three drug dealers inside a BMW without breaking a sweat — and then coolly strutted down a block that houses two NYPD commands while making his getaway....
Oakley’s ‘bidder’ legacy
Get your Annie gun! Relatives of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley are offering up a collection of items — including her guns, Stetson hat, letters and photographs — in an auction...
Watt?! Jail for ‘robber’
Lights out!The dimwit bank robbery suspect who holds the world speed record for champing down a light bulb spent the night in jail after he was unable to make the...
Lohan’s latest smash hit
Judging by this wreck, Lindsay Lohan had a softer touch when she was behind the wheel of Herbie. The trouble-prone actress wound up in a California hospital yesterday after her...
Brutal drug-lord killer gets 23 years
A violent Jamaican drug lord — whose criminal tentacles reached deep into Queens and The Bronx — was sentenced in Manhattan federal court yesterday to 23 years in prison. Christopher...
No criminal charges filed in tragic Conn. Christmas Day fire
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Criminal charges won’t be filed in a Christmas-morning house fire that killed three girls and their grandparents and was blamed on a bag of discarded fireplace...
School guard ‘chokes’ kid
An NYPD school crossing guard choked a 14-year-old boy in Queens yesterday morning, cops said. Jillian Selby, 60, knocked the boy’s cap off and wrapped her hands around his neck...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a robbery suspect who has allegedly held up three Sunset Park bodegas. The thug (above) pulled a knife on...
Terrorist ‘sell’mates
MARION, Ill. — Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout will do his time in an Illinois prison block reserved for terrorists, according to the Kommersant daily newspaper. His lawyers said...
Dead-sis kidney patient behind 600 others for donation
Montefiore Medical Center’s desperate effort to get a new kidney to an ailing Bronx man ASAP was dealt a fatal blow yesterday — leaving him back on a very long...
‘Tommy Shots’ shot at freedom
This mobster’s going stir crazy! An attorney for Colombo crime boss Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli filed a long-shot letter in Brooklyn federal court yesterday requesting that his client be freed...
Blabby pol’s ‘fine’ time
A Long Island lawmaker who admitted revealing portions of an internal investigation about police failures in a domestic-violence case that led to a woman’s death was found in contempt of...
City’s $1B budget pothole
It’s going to be a hail of a tough year for city workers if lawsuits block the sale of $1 billion worth of new yellow-cab medallions. Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday...
Fed $$ boon due for 9/11 cancer victims
Hundreds — and potentially thousands — of people stricken with cancer after spending time on or near the smoldering remains of the Twin Towers will be eligible for treatment and...
De Niro building ablaze
A fire erupted in Robert DeNiro’s apartment and wreaked havoc on several floors of his posh Central Park West building yesterday. The blaze, caused by a lint buildup in a...
NPR ‘Car Talk’ is out of gas
The comic mechanics on NPR’s “Car Talk” have blown their last gasket. Brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi said yesterday they will stop making new episodes of their joke-filled auto-advice show...
Aniston gets a leg up
Jennifer Aniston flashes a whole lot of leg in a sexy Burberry slit gown at a gala banquet. With plenty of cleavage also on display, the 43-year-old star nearly stole...
Cycles of violence
In a first-of-its-kind compilation of crashes involving a bike and a car, city officials recorded a whopping 754 six-wheeled collisions during the last three months of 2011, according to the...
Just ‘sick’ of outsourcing
More than 100 Englewood, NJ, teaching assistants and school secretaries called in sick yesterday — a day after the school board said they may be replaced by a private firm...
Win v$. ‘killer’ Brooks
A songwriter’s son charged with killing his girlfriend in a Meatpacking District hotel has lost a wrongful-death lawsuit after failing to answer the claim. A court order filed yesterday grants...
Soda companies on the outside of Parks Department sponsor rights bidding
Coke isn’t it for the Parks Department. The city parks agency yesterday began soliciting bids for sponsor rights to 631 basketball courts and 55 dog runs in hopes of pulling...
Cops waited two weeks before asking to search Etan Patz 'killer's' home, as chilling clues uncovered
A search of the home of Etan Patz’s accused killer turned up a pair of boys’ white Fruit of the Loom briefs, a yellow Matchbox-style car etched with the word...
Ticket prices sink after I'll Have Another scratched from Belmont Stakes
Opportunistic fans looking to cash in on I’ll Have Another’s run for the Triple Crown were the biggest losers yesterday when the horse was scratched from the Belmont Stakes with...
Cheesed off at $$ blitz
President Obama is catching more union flak over his handling of the Wisconsin recall election. The president — who angered unions by refusing to stump for Democratic challenger Tom Barrett...
Obama: Security leakers will suffer
President Obama yesterday insisted the White House wasn’t behind national security leaks that wound up in flattering news stories.Stung by criticism that his aides were dishing secrets to The New...
Mitt blasts Bam over economy assessment with 12.7M jobless
WASHINGTON — O-blivious! President Obama yesterday delivered the mind-boggling assessment that the US economy’s private sector was “fine” even as a staggering 12.7 million Americans remain unemployed. The president blurted...
Bam’s Giant inspiration
WASHINGTON — President Obama and New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin have at least one common desire — a repeat performance at the White House next year. “We both have...
Tot-shake mom gets 10 years
A Queens woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shaking her 7-month-old daughter so violently that she died. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown yesterday announced the sentencing of...
Thug from Brooklyn ID’d as possible al Qaeda leader
A terrorist with roots in the Big Apple is one of a handful of die-hard jihadists being touted as the next leader of al Qaeda, US officials and security analysts...
Fiend gets his due
A homeless junkie who slashed the face of a college student on a lower Manhattan subway platform nearly a decade ago was sentenced yesterday to 21 years in prison. “My...
Walker’s Wisconsin win: union power is recalled
The Issue: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s victory in a recall election forced by Democrats and unions. *** On June 5, Wisconsin took the nation’s first big step toward saving America...
Last call
Sad to say, we won’t have another. Another Triple Crown winner this year, that is — the first since Affirmed captured horse racing’s elite hat trick back in 1978. I’ll...
The City Council & NYU
The city Planning Commission this week approved New York University’s expansion proposal. Next up, the City Council. The plan is a no-brainer: It means an estimated 18,200 construction jobs, 9,500...
No, It’s not fine
Mitt Romney had to be wondering: Is the president really that out of touch? And not just Mitt Romney. At an all-but-impromptu news conference yesterday, President Obama rambled past the...
Pathetic excuses for inaction on Syria
While Bashar al-Assad’s henchmen continue daily massacres, the debate on Syria is being pushed onto three wrong trajectories. The first is the assertion that Western democracies can’t move against Assad...
Barron v. Jeffries
When Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns decided against seeking a 16th term in Congress, he set up a clash of contrasting political styles between Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and City Councilman Charles...
Clueless appeal to aid gov’t workers
A startlingly listless President Obama appeared in the White House press room yesterday morning, spoke some dull preliminaries about the European financial crisis — and then slipped and tumbled headfirst...
Kid Stuff
Today DRIVE MY CAR: All you really need to know about the Vintage Police Car Show is that, in addition to an array of old-fashioned police cruisers and classic vehicles,...
Sports Shorts
mlb: Strasburg K’s Red SoxStephen Strasburg struck out 13 in six innings, Bryce Harper homered and the Nationals beat the Red Sox 7-4 last night for the franchise’s first victory...
McIlroy tuning up in style
Rory McIlroy snapped his string of three straight missed cuts in style yesterday, shooting a 5-under 65 to take the lead into the weekend at the St. Jude Classic. McIlroy...
Six M’s hurlers no-hit L.A.
SEATTLE — Kevin Millwood and five relievers combined on the third no-hitter in Mariners history, a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers last night. The no-hitter was the fourth in the...
Early bettors entitled to ‘Another’ refund
Since the announcement of I’ll Have Another’s scratch was not made by track announcer Tom Durkin until 1:14 p.m., shortly after the press conference began that made his retirement official,...
Decision to retire made horse sense
Doug O’Neill trains I’ll Have Another, who was scratched yesterday from the Belmont Stakes, ending his bid for the Triple Crown. This week, O’Neill has shared his thoughts with Post...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Social Network (11th)FIRST: mile pace; $12,500; cond1 Shellysblockbster(PLchnce)4-3-87-27 Mambo Italiano(SAllard)1-4-65-24 Poker Champ(CCallahan)5-4-86-12 Hurrikane Anthony(HLandy)6-3-515-13 SharkDressedMan(Holland)5-3-58-15 Trey(THall)7-7-215-16 MichelesDreamGy(MJhnssn)2-3-615-18 MustBeTheBunny(McDnld)7-6-715-19 Three Ten(SSmith)9-8-720-110 Andy's Fool(DDube)9-3-520-111 Palm Beach Boy(EGoodell)2-2-69-2SECOND:...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $40,000; mdn; 3up(f)CORAL GLADE third in mud at Belmont when making route debut. PARTY HARDY second in return to dirt. MORETHANVICTORIOUS third on turf in...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $17,000; clm($20,000); 3up1Blck nd Wht (Trjll)3.002.202.107Rocket Dee (Mangalee)4.203.205Fireymstonthehll (MarquezJr.)3.60Scr: Siberian Wildcat, Christinelisa.* Exacta (1-7) $12.40 * $1 Trifecta (1-7-5) $18.20Winner picked by DasilvaSECOND-5 fur(T); $26,000; clm($20,000); 3up7Wld Ranbow...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $11,000; cond. 5 Kngapore(MLachnce) 3.00 2.20 2.10 3 World Cup (F Antonacci) 4.20 2.60 2 Allgrownup (J Rattray) 3.00 * Exacta (5-3) $10.20 * Trifecta (5-3-2) $33.60Scr: Perfection...
Tomorrow’s Monmouth Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $24,000; clm($35,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Lake Michigan(L),118J Bravo6-8-6Fawkes6-12 Dixie Sunset(M),118P Fragosox-x-xMcBrey12-13 ReadtheResrch(L),116P Lopez2-5-6Pompay9-54 ReservedforTw(L),118KCarmoch3-9-xJ Imperio5-25 Tale of Peace(L),118A Serpa5-5-xTarrant9-26...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $10,500; clm($6,250); 3up6-Vlentne'sAngel6-14-Bound for Duty 8-11-TheRightButtn12-15-Windy Cafe 6-12-Descuidada 4-17-Gal Next Door 2-13-Escandalosa 3-1SECOND-4 1/2 fur; $19,500; cl($40,0); 2YO7-Jewel in theSky9-54-Heir to a Slew 4-11-a-Lynn'sImage12-15-B L's Dream 6-12-KillinThemSftly3-16-Sparenone...
Belmont Charts
June 8th, 2012 Clear and Fast Turf Firm ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $29,000; clm($15,000); 3upOff: 12:50. Good. drive by 5/16,ang 3/16Time: 24.16, 47.55, 1:11.7, 1:36.68.Trainer: Charlton BakerWinner: DK...
Clemens’ wife had HGH shot
WASHINGTON — It’s an open question whether jurors think Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing substances, but they now know one thing for certain: His wife sure did. Debbie Clemens said it...
Class AA win caps Gallo’s stellar career
Vinny DeMaria’s father, Vinny Sr., played on Fred Gallo’s first baseball team at Iona Prep, in 1983. So getting the legendary coach his second, and final, championship was paramount for...
Father’s day for Grand Street’s Martinez
Melvin Martinez, tears in his eyes, his jubilant team celebrating around him and his ill father by his side, hoisted the PSAL Class A baseball championship plaque and yelled as...
The Post Line
NBA Playoffs Favorite Line Underdog HEAT 7 1/2 Celtics NHL Playoffs Favorite Line Underdog DEVILS -110-110 Kings Boxing WBO Welterweight Title At Las Vegas Favorite Line Underdog Pacquiao $350-450 Bradley...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing11 a.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup Qualifying SPEED1 p.m.Formula One: Qualifying SPEED4:30 p.m.Rolex Sports Car Series: EMCO Gears Classic SPEED8 p.m.IndyCar: Firestone 550 NBCSNBaseballl11 a.m.NCAA Super Regionals: Stony Brook vs. LSU,...
Hondo tries Cy guys again
Hondo enjoyed a laugher last night at the expense of Bill Maher’s Mets, whose thrashing by the Yanks lowered the deficit to 1,750 rozemas.Today, Mr. Aitch has Cyzed up the...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 9SUNJune 10MONJune 11TUEJune 12WEDJune 13THUJune 14FRIJune 15YankeesMets7:15FOXWCBS 880 AMMets1:05YESWCBSAtl. 7:10 YES WCBSAtl. 7:10 WWOR WCBSAtl.7:10YES WCBSNO GAMEWash. 7:05 WWOR WCBSMetsYankees7:15FOXWFAN 660 AMYankees1:05WPIXWFANNO GAMET.B. 7:10 SNY WFANT.B. 7:10 SNY WFANT.B.1:10SNYWFANCin....
Russians rush out to rout
WROCLAW, Poland — After rating his team as an outsider before the European Championship started, Russia coach Dick Advocaat may have to revise his opinion.The Russians put on a clinical...
Poland, Greece draw in exciting Euro opener
WARSAW, Poland — Even though Poland was the better team, it was Greece that had the best chance to win. The Poles controlled play for long stretches yesterday, but still...
Djokovic, Rafa roll into final
PARIS — For the fourth straight time in a Grand Slam final, it will be Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal. That Nadal got there by winning his French Open semifinal...
Errani ready to battle Maria
PARIS — When Maria Sharapova’s opponent in the French Open final, Sara Errani, was 12 years old, she struck out on her own, leaving behind her family in Italy and...
Pistorius must beat the clock
If there is any event in today’s adidas Grand Prix rife with subplots and intrigue, it’s the men’s 400 meters. Runners always race the clock, but American star Jeremy Wariner...
Big Blue have Super visit with President
WASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama standing alongside him and listening intently, Giants coach Tom Coughlin stood behind a podium on a sun-splashed afternoon on the South Lawn of the...
Devils believe they can come back
The Devils say seven decades is long enough, that it’s time to join the 1942 Maple Leafs. The Rangers won a Stanley Cup since then, demonstrating that even stranger things...
Giants hope to visit D.C. again
WASHINGTON — The Super Bowl XLVI champion Giants already had stepped down stairs onto the stage when the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the Commander in Chief...
Heat’s on LeBron to rule Game 7
MIAMI — LeBron James forged one of those games. He popped eyes, he dropped jaws, he carried teammates, he sank Celtics. When his Game 6 Rembrandt handiwork was done, he...
Bradley won’t ‘Pac’ down from the champ
LAS VEGAS -- Emanuel Steward works for HBO when he isn’t training fighters, so he has an interest in enticing people to tune into Saturday night’s pay-per-view boxing card from...
Belmont up for grabs without big favorite
Suddenly, the Belmont Stakes is a whole new horse race. The classic, billed for a hundred years as “the test of the champion” is no longer a test. The champion...
Jock Gutierrez takes losing Crown shot in stride
After a week of rumored strikes, stitches and now a scratch, the field for Belmont’s second race headed to the gate Friday, as all but the horses heard the news...
Don’t panic over Lincecum — yet
What the Freak? For four years, the diminutive Tim Lincecum was a Giant in every sense, capturing Cy Young hardware in 2008 and ’09, piloting San Francisco to the 2010...
Ole Miss duo bound for Big Apple
The opening night of baseball’s First-Year Player Draft was a bittersweet one for Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco.As a college baseball coach, he is used to having to go through...
Sabathia keeps weight down by running
A year ago, CC Sabathia’s surgically repaired knee and shaky eating habits resulted in the lefty gaining back the weight he lost after the 2010 season. “Look at this picture,’’...
Foot bruise mars Kuroda’s bright night
Such are the fates of baseball that Hiroki Kuroda spent nearly six innings dancing with history on the very same night Johan Santana made his first appearance since throwing a...
Jeter’s not in the swing
Cal Ripken Jr. said he thinks Derek Jeter has a chance to surpass Pete Rose as the all-time hit leader. But at the rate Jeter has been going lately, it...
Bay returns to Mets at bottom of batting order
Mets manager Terry Collins asked Jason Bay if it mattered to him where he would be hitting in the batting order. To the veteran outfielder, it didn’t matter. “You don’t...
Collins takes blame for Santana’s no-no follow
You would get your uniform dirty for Terry Collins. Of course you would. If they published the league leaders in accountability every week in the Sunday newspapers, Collins would be...
Punchless Mets struggle vs. Yanks’ Kuroda
Omar Quintanilla wasn’t in any mood to go from one side of a no-hitter to the other in successive Johan Santana starts. With two outs in the sixth inning last...
It’s murder
I can’t quite put my finger on why British TV often surpasses anything produced here. Maybe it just seems that way to a jaded viewer, but I do know that...
‘Hatfields’ now a series
Family feuds are big business now, thanks to the success of History’s “Hatfields & McCoys” miniseries. NBC has snapped up Charlize Theron’s modern-day series based on the famed 19th century...
CBS, ABC in legal scuffle
Cbs attorneys have asked a federal judge to block the June 18 premiere of ABC’s “The Glass House” — claiming it’s a blatant ripoff of CBS’s long-running reality show, “Big...
Weird but true
This young forager must have thought it was take-a-bear-to-work day. The black bear showed up at an office complex in Parsippany, NJ, 30 miles from New York City. Rangers shot...
St. John's on brink of NCAA elimination after blowing lead
St. John’s had a five-run lead in the fourth and a one-run lead in the 10th and couldn’t hold onto either of them. Playing in their first NCAA Super Regionals,...
Stony Brook game suspended by rain
The wild NCAA tournament Super Regional opener between Stony Brook and national powerhouse LSU was suspended after a two-hour and 34-minute rain delay yesterday while in the top of the...
6 injured when SUV plows into SI store
Six people are injured after an SUV plowed into a store in Staten Island. The Staten Island Advance reports that the SUV plowed through the main entrance of Macy's at...
3-year-old Brooklyn boy dead after being hit by ambulette
A 3-year-old boy was mowed down and killed last night by an ambulette in Brooklyn, authorities and his family said. Kevin Rodriguez was hit after he ran out of a...