May 21, 2011
Yanks hit 4 HRs, beat Mets 7-3 in Subway Series
May 21, 2011 | 10:58pmMark Teixeira homered for the third straight game, Alex Rodriguez also connected and the New York Yankees went deep four times to back A.J. Burnett in a 7-3 victory over...
Shackleford wins Preakness Stakes
May 21, 2011 | 10:28pmBALTIMORE — Soaked with sweat, Shackleford bucked and kicked until crewmen finally shoved him into the No. 5 gate at the Preakness. One ton of horseflesh all but screamed, "Get...
Apocalypse later: World doesn't end
May 21, 2011 | 10:01pmApocalypse not now. After months of predicting the world would end today, May 21 doomsday adherents never got their Rapture as the gloom fizzled out into a whole lot of...
Cops rescue Williamsburg Bridge jumper
May 21, 2011 | 9:50pmEmergency service workers scaled the Williamsburg Bridge and dramatically rescued a despondent man who wanted to take a death dive at 2:20 p.m., police said. "Tell my mother I love...
Brain tumor scare for former Mets star Carter
May 21, 2011 | 7:50pmMets Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter was diagnosed with four small tumors on his brain Friday. He will go to Duke University Hospital next week to determine if they...
Hunt on for Bx. deli robber (VIDEO)
May 21, 2011 | 7:16pmCops are hoping to nab the assailant who popped a shot and then robbed a Claremont deli. Last Wednesday, the armed robber entered a deli on Third Avenue and 170th...
Businessman Cain enters 2012 GOP presidential race
May 21, 2011 | 6:40pmATLANTA — Herman Cain has run a pizza chain, hosted a talk radio show and sparred with Bill Clinton over health care. He's never held elected office. Now the tea...
DSK's $6M bail among the largest in NY history
May 21, 2011 | 6:14pmThey are the few, the rich, the seriously indicted. And they don't get out of jail free. By posting a total of $6 million to secure his release from Rikers,...
Benedict XVI calls shuttle crew, first for pope
May 21, 2011 | 4:50pmCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The 12 astronauts circling the Earth received a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI today in the first ever papal call to space. The pope addressed the...
Aiming at squirrels, Maine man critically wounds nephew with pellet gun
May 21, 2011 | 4:14pmNAPLES, Maine -- A nine-year-old Maine boy was fighting for his life Friday after his uncle accidentally shot him in the head with a pellet gun while trying to shoot...
Taliban suicide bomber kills six at Kabul hospital
May 21, 2011 | 3:43pmKABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide bomber targeting NATO medical trainers infiltrated Kabul's main military hospital on Saturday and blew himself up in a tent full of Afghan medical students...
Confidant says Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs
May 21, 2011 | 1:02pmFor years, George Hincapie was not only a key cog on Lance Armstrong's cycling team but also one of Armstrong's closest friends. Now, according to a report by "60 Minutes,"...
Producers pull plug on Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Governator' cartoon series
May 21, 2011 | 12:17pmLOS ANGELES -- A day after Arnold Schwarzenegger put his career on hold amidst revelations he fathered a love child with his former housekeeper, the makers of his planned cartoon...
Prince William, Kate Middleton return from honeymoon
May 21, 2011 | 12:15pmLONDON -- Prince William and Catherine returned to Britain after their honeymoon getaway in the Seychelles, Clarence House confirmed Saturday. "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have returned to the...
Today's Preakness Field, Post picks
May 21, 2011 | 11:19amHere is the field for Saturday's Preakness Stakes, and the selections from The Post's panel of experts. Animal Kingdom was the morning-line favorite for the race at Pimlico. Post time...
Iran arrests 30 people it claims were spying for US
May 21, 2011 | 11:06amTEHRAN -- The Iranian intelligence ministry said Saturday that it made 30 arrests as it dismantled a network it accused of spying for the US on its basic infrastructure and...
Bids for Princess Beatrice's royal wedding hat top $120,000
May 21, 2011 | 11:04amLONDON -- Auction bids for Princess Beatrice's bizarre royal wedding hat exceeded £75,000 ($120,000) on Saturday as the online sale headed into its final 24 hours. Some 38 bidders were...
Murphy embodies surging Mets
May 21, 2011 | 7:17amIn a lot of ways, Daniel Murphy had come to embody his baseball team the past few years — and that isn’t necessarily the kind of thing you dream about...
Mets defeat Yankees in Subway Series opener
May 21, 2011 | 7:15amWith the crowd nodding as if Quaaludes were slipped into the Yankee Stadium drink cups last night, the Mets put the Yankees to sleep in the first Subway Series clash...
Keeping some vets is beyond age of reason
May 21, 2011 | 7:06amYou're in an awkward position: You have an expensive fading All-Star on your team and his lack of hitting is handcuffing your lineup, but you’re finding it hard to get...
Beloved Hall of Famer Killebrew laid to rest
May 21, 2011 | 7:05amPEORIA, Ariz. — Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew was remembered for his kindness and respect for all those he encountered in a moving funeral service yesterday. Several hundred mourners, including...
Possible to find ‘cheap’ seats on this Subway train
May 21, 2011 | 6:52amThere’s something to be said for last-minute shopping. The average price for a single ticket to this weekend’s Subway Series at Yankee Stadium purchased through a secondary market is the...
Mavericks take loss to Thunder as wakeup call
May 21, 2011 | 6:49amDALLAS — Take a sweep of the Lakers, a nine-day layoff and a dominant outing by Dirk Nowitzki in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, and it’s understandable why...
Follow the money men: Legends have long shots
May 21, 2011 | 6:41amBALTIMORE — Three giants of the American training profession — Todd Pletcher, Bob Baffert and Steve Asmussen — will saddle horses in the Preakness today and, surprisingly, all three are...
Goldstein claims first tennis crown, blanks 'Dozo to cap perfect league season
May 21, 2011 | 6:40amCardozo. One word said it all for the Goldstein girls tennis team. Coach Victoria D'Orazio wasn’t happy with a practice? Cardozo. She felt a player wasn’t pushing herself in a...
'Kingdom' connections not looking past Preakness
May 21, 2011 | 6:40amBALTIMORE — A full field of 14 3-year-old thoroughbreds will parade to post for today’s 136th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. For each of them, at the end of the mile-and-three-sixteenths...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
May 21, 2011 | 6:35amMARYLAND SPRINT HANDICAP Pimlico, eighth race. Grade 3. Purse: $100,000. Six furlongs, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 2:55 p.m. LOWDOWN: Ventana has been knocking heads with some of the top sprinters...
Riverdale girls lax earns NYSAISAA top seed, boys squad No. 2
May 21, 2011 | 4:16amThe NYSAISAA boys and girls lacrosse playoff seeds have been released and there are no big surprises on the either side, but the Ivy Prep League fared well.On the girls...
Foot Locker 1Q sales take big step forward
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amFoot Locker shares yesterday hit a nearly five-year high as first quarter profits, fueled by strong demand for sneakers, sprinted ahead 76 percent over last year. Shares in the New...
WaMu, creditors settle spat with shareholders
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amWashington Mutual Inc. and its biggest creditors have agreed to settle a fight with shareholders by giving them control of the company that will emerge from bankruptcy, two people familiar...
Business briefs
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amGas down New York City gaso line prices are drifting lower. A gallon of un leaded regular costs on average $4.24, down from $4.30 a week ago, says AAA. Borders...
Admen ride brainwave
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amThere's a lot of brainpower behind The Nielsen Co.'s latest acquisition -- even if it doesn't pan out. The media services company yesterday reached an agreement to acquire the remaining...
Apple close to 'cloud' music service
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amApple Inc. is close to launching an online music storage and streaming service after reaching deals with three of the four major labels and is expected to wrap up the...
LinkedIn shares level off
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amLinkedIn's pioneering public run quieted down on Day 2. After the fifth-largest IPO splash in the past decade, when shares rose 109 percent Thursday, investor interest cooled and the stock...
Say Warner went low
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amWarner Music Group Corp. passed on a higher offer from a group that included Sony Corp. when it accepted the $8.25-a-share buyout bid from Len Blavatnik, people with knowledge of...
Macklowe upbeat on Drake
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amHarry Macklowe said he is moving ahead with plans for building at the site of the former Drake Hotel on Park Avenue. "I'm pleased to tell you we're moving forward...
Stores swiping back!
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amBanks may be losing ground in the $15 billion battle on Capitol Hill against major retailers over debit-card fees. Retailers, which appeared slow to react to the banks' legislative move...
Empire State leads nation in job creation
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amNew York led the nation in job creation last month -- accounting for nearly one in every five jobs US employers created in April, government statistics released yesterday show. Empire...
Riggio's revenge
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amA long, troubled chapter may finally be ending for Len Riggio -- and his company's shareholders, too. The 69-year-old founder of Barnes & Noble saw his 30-percent stake in the...
B'klyn hit & run
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amCops are searching for a driver who hit a Brooklyn pedestrian last night, and then sped off without stopping. The driver struck an adult on 86th Street and Bay 34th...
Guest of dishonor
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amThe radical US-born imam linked to the Times Square bombing and Fort Hood massacre was a featured guest speaker at the Pentagon months after the 9/11 attacks, new documents have...
Khadafy's navy is hit
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amNato opened a new Libyan front yesterday, destroying eight of Moammar Khadafy's ships in air raids on three ports. Officials blamed Khadafy for the escalation in the three-month struggle, saying...
New AIDS drug
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amWASHINGTON -- An AIDS drug specifically for patients not yet treated with other medications gained Food and Drug Administration approval yesterday. Edurant, a one-a-day pill, blocks the HIV virus from...
Property-tax cap is Job #1
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amALBANY -- The state Legislature's top priority heading into the final weeks of the 2011 session should be passing a property-tax cap, a new poll says. The Siena College survey...
Ex-IMF head struggles to find place to stay after release from Rikers
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amDominique Strauss-Kahn's jail-cell door swung open yesterday, but New Yorkers quickly slammed theirs -- refusing to allow the accused sex fiend to use their luxury high-rises as his pretrial crash...
Bam gives thanks to snooper heroes
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amLANGLEY, Va. -- President Obama thanked the CIA yesterday for helping track down and kill Osama bin Laden and warned remaining members of al Qaeda to watch their backs. "Make...
Final leg for Sully plane
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amThe plane that splash-landed in the Hudson River in 2009, making a national hero of pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, is getting a final once-over in New Jersey before it makes...
Prof-slay guilty plea
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amA graduate student from Saudi Arabia has admitted fatally stabbing a professor at upstate Binghamton University. Abdulsalam al-Zahrani, 48, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter yesterday, three months after he was...
Bea-hat $$ buzz on eBay
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amLONDON -- And you thought it was just a wacky piece of headgear. The notorious hat that Princess Beatrice wore to last month's royal wedding, often compared to a giant...
Pawlenty's hat in ring
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amBLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will announce Monday in Iowa he is running for president, Fox News Channel reported yesterday. He plans to roll out his campaign...
Kate minus 10G: judge
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amFREELAND, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania judge says reality-TV star Kate Gosselin must pay the more than $10,000 that she owes a marriage therapist. Dr. Sylvia Lafair flew to LA in...
NYPD Daily Blotter
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amManhattan What a butt head! An ex-con was busted after he groped a woman on a city bus in Gramercy Park, authorities said yesterday. Rafaele Bayron, 69, was sitting next...
Strauss-Kahn meets his neighbors
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amDominique Strauss-Kahn has already met the welcome wagon. An infamous computer hacker who lives in the downtown building where Strauss-Kahn has been placed under house arrest claimed last night that...
NYPD stalls stable move
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amHold your horses. The NYPD has delayed a plan to relocate from its century-old TriBeCa stable after meeting with community-board members who expressed concerns about neighborhood safety and historic preservation....
Make Iran pay: suit
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amLawyers representing 9/11 families are asking a judge to find Iran culpable in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, saying new evidence shows Iranian officials had advance word of the attacks...
The Fab '4' sale
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amFifty unpublished photographs of The Beatles' first US concerts that had been stored in a box for 45 years will be auctioned off here in July and are expected to...
Cop-shot bail gets revoked
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amAn accused cop shooter's controversial bail was revoked yesterday after prosecutors dug up a juvenile criminal past replete with violent incidents and flights from authority. Brave survivor Ricardo Ramirez looked...
Majority backs gay marriage
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amIn a dramatic shift, a majority of Americans now back gay marriage, a new Gallup Poll found. Gallup's pollsters found that 53 percent of US residents back legalizing gay marriage,...
New York City Opera leaving Lincoln Center, searching for smaller venue
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amShe's still singing, but the fat lady is officially homeless. The famed New York City Opera -- home to some of history's greatest singing superstars, such as Beverly Sills and...
Obama and Bibi: the great divide
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amWASHINGTON -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House yesterday for what turned out to be tense, closed-door talks with President Obama during which he flat-out rejected...
Westchester 'torture' sicko
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amA man calling himself "Dr. Hunter" recruited young men for a fake intelligence agency -- and then "trained" them by whipping them and placing needles under their fingernails, a prosecutor...
'Alarm' over Bloomy plan's siren slowdown
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amIf Mayor Bloomberg proceeds with his plan to close 20 fire companies, response times in 18 of the affected neighborhoods would fall below the national standard, Public Advocate Bill de...
Ma pain in auto slaying
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amLashing out at the doped-up driver who killed her young daughter, a heartbroken mother yesterday held up a picture of her little girl's body and screamed: "You did this to...
New Yorkers prepare for possible Judgment Day
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amThis is the last and final stop, New York. Scarf down one more H&H bagel, take one last stroll through Central Park, and read this, the final issue of your...
Some differences? Try many!
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amCan someone -- anyone -- launch a credible peace process between President Obama and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu? The most memorable lines from yesterday's joint press conference were...
Cops cut down coke cartel
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amA Puerto Rican drug kingpin was busted along with nine other dealers, authorities said yesterday. Investigators seized $1.3 million worth of cocaine from the cartel's lieutenant, Ricardo Gonzalez-Santiago, 36, when...
Mike to kindergarten teacher: You're safe
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amAt least one teacher knows she won't be getting a pink slip from Mayor Bloomberg. The mayor told Stefanie LoPinto at a town-hall meeting Thursday on Staten Island that she...
Hit man's cry: Dad did not beat me
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amVincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano wants to suck it up and be a man -- even if it kills him. The former crime boss's macho mentality was evident in court yesterday...
'Bomb maker' boom and busted in Bronx sale
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amA Connecticut man accused of running a "bomb factory" inside his apartment was ordered held without bail yesterday after allegedly selling eight homemade explosives to a government informant in The...
Athiests have more fulfilling sex than believers: study
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amGod is bad in bed. Although the Lord is frequently invoked during sex, belief in religion puts a damper on one's sex life, according to a new study. Atheists have...
Housekeeper's son never knew Arnold was his dad
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amMaria Shriver wasn't the only person kept in the dark about Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child -- the boy himself never knew his father was the Terminator. Arnold baby mama Mildred...
Cuomo's Dem pitch in key race
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amGov. Cuomo cut a last-minute TV ad to help elect Democrat Kathy Hochul to the congressional seat vacated by "Craigslist sex" Republican Rep. Chris Lee, sources said yesterday. The seat...
Escape from blue officers
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amA coldblooded suspect kicked cops while they were down yesterday. Dragged in for questioning in connection with a theft, Fred Lando, 44, used the NYPD's grief over Officer Philip Chlanda's...
911 audio from Hudson River tragedy released
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amHaunting audio recordings were released yesterday of 911 calls made on the night 25-year-old mom Lashanda Armstrong killed herself and three of her children by driving down a boat ramp...
How high school fosters suicide
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amEvery two hours, a teenager in America takes his or her own life. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youth, and the rate of teen suicide has...
'Adult baby syndrome': meet the new America
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amWelcome to the land of the freeloaders and the home of the depraved. No image captures the regressive ethos in America better than that of 30-year-old Stanley Thornton Jr., self-proclaimed...
Boundaries of peace
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amAdapted from the Israeli prime minister's remarks after his meet ing yesterday with President Obama. ISRAEL wants peace. I want peace. What we all want is a peace that will...
A bus-ted MTA purchase
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amTHE ISSUE: The MTA’s new bus design and the amount of personal space left for passengers. *** Whenever the MTA introduces a new bus, I find myself calling to its...
Murray Handwerker, 1921-2011
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amWhat can be more New York than strolling the Coney Island board walk on a sunny summer day while eating a Nathan's hot dog? It was Murray Handwerker, son of...
A pleasant shock from Albany
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amSurprise! Occasionally, New York's political leaders can step up and act fast in the public interest. Over the last two weeks, the Assembly and Senate -- acting at Gov. Cuomo's...
Bibi bops Bam
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have opened his White House remarks yesterday by invoking Israel's "enduring bond of friendship" with the US -- but he made it clear that he...
America's debt-end: drowning in red ink
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amTHE ISSUE: Pressure from the Obama administration to raise the debt ceiling. *** Bravo to Stephen B. Meister and his re-porting of the truth ("Obama's Debt-Limit Truth-Twisting," Post- Opinion, May...
Are we much better than the French?
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amDominique Strauss-Kahn has re signed as the head of the Interna tional Monetary Fund, after being charged with the sexual assault and attempted rape of an African-immigrant hotel maid. "DSK,"...
Kid stuff
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amToday Give it a whirl: You’ve heard the term “whirling dervish,” but did you know it referred to an ancient Islamic dance? See it performed live at Children’s Museum of...
Breezy riders
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amHarlem River Drive and High Bridges Distance: 14 miles START: Before you go, map your route (and all these routes) on the NYC Cycling Map (nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikemaps.shtml). Then, get to the...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amPost time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Pilgrims Toner (2nd)FIRST-mile; pace; $12,000; conditional5Open Water(J Campbell)3-2-49-22UlyssesBlueChip(BSears)7-2-23-110Rollwithitharry(RPierce)6-2-17-21Liberado(J Meittinis)8-4-X20-13Native World(R Plante)2-1-712-14GladToBeHere(EAbbatillo)10-1-715-16No Surrenders(S Allard)3-1-38-17Cobalt Man(D Miller)8-6-86-18Lettherockbegin(BMiller)6-4-310-19A Fool House(Y Gingras)6-3-315-1SECOND-mile; pace; $9,000; conditional4PilgrimsToner(YGingras)5-5-63-11Chasin Racin(B Sears)2-7-57-22BoilerBobTheQb(JMeittns)2-5-78-13KillerQuakes(EAbbatillo)5-2-38-15SnackerBacker(JCampbell)8-7-112-16BornToRocknRoll(DMiller)2-4-610-17BestnotlieHanover(BMllr)9-4-69-28He's Redhot(R Pierce)5-8-115-19Pembroke...
Mets' Izzy makes Yankees dizzy with perfect eighth
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amThe numbers meant nothing. Each opponent carried an average not indicative of his true worth, so Jason Isringhausen deposited all stats in the circular file. He knew what awaited: the...
Mets gloving play by Reyes
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amAfter Jose Reyes robbed Alex Rodriguez and saved a run with his superb diving catch-and-throw, Josh Thole and the Mets could feel the karma leaning their way. "I think that...
Knicks looking at guards in Draft
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amCHICAGO -- Donnie Walsh would not confirm reports he is coming back next season, but the Knicks president did confirm he would love to add a point guard or shooting...
Knicks intrigued by Faried's board work
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amCHICAGO -- Newark's Kenneth Faried thought it was a practical joke last summer when his former high school coach handed him the phone and said it was Dennis Rodman on...
Hopkins fighting tonight to set new 'old' record
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amBernard Hopkins always has been good theater. From the executioner mask he often wears during his ring entrances to throwing down the Puerto Rican flag in Puerto Rico to the...
All in Familia for Mets pitching prospect
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amAny talk centered around Mets pitching prospects almost entirely has been focused on right-handers Jenrry Mejia, the organization's top prospect, and Matt Harvey, the seventh overall pick last June's First-Year...
A-Rod says he's feeling no pain
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amWith six hits in 14 at-bats including two homers across the previous three games and no pain in the right hip, Alex Rodriguez's mind was clear entering last night's action....
Sharks defeat Canucks
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amSAN JOSE, Calif. -- Patrick Marleau got San Jose off to a fast start, Antti Niemi preserved the lead with spectacular short-handed play in the second period, and the Sharks...
Pimlico Analysis by John DaSilva
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amPost time: 10:45 a.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $31,000; alw; 3upBOREAL FOREST finished second this level in last two starts. ISSUES AND ANSWERS drew rail after breaking...
Yankees' lineup needs shake up
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amJoe Girardi is not Earl Weaver. The Yankees can't just sit around and wait for the three-run homer. Shake it up, Joe. The Yankees' offensive woes were once again exposed...
Garcia's effort spoiled by Yankees' inept offense
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amYankees starter Freddy Garcia pitched well enough to win last night's Subway Series opener. He kept the Mets off-balance more with hard-earned savvy than hard-thrown stuff. But the Yankees took...
'Macho Man' dies
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amRandy "Macho Man" Savage -- the professional wrestler known for his raspy voice, the sunglasses and bandanas he wore in the ring and the young woman named Miss Elizabeth who...
Ailing Henry out for Red Bulls
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amRed Bulls captain Thierry Henry did not travel with the team to Houston and will miss tonight's game against the Dynamo with a swollen right knee. The 33-year-old forward got...
Wie goes away, loses in Sybase Match Play
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amGLADSTONE, N.J. — Wie still only means Win occasionally. Michelle Wie, the 21-year-old former prodigy, failed to add to her career total of two LPGA titles when she was knocked...
Rangers' Boogaard died from accidental overdose
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amDerek Boogaard, who will be laid to rest today, died last Friday as a result of an accidental mixture of alcohol and oxycodone toxicity, the Hennepin County (Minn.) Medical Examiner...
Dialed in on Preakness bonus
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amBALTIMORE -- Charities such as the Disabled Jockeys' Fund, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and the Noah's Courage Foundation, which supports children with cancer and their families, will benefit if Dialed...
Pimlico Results
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amFIRST-$30,000, mdn spl wt, 3YO up F&M, 6f7All Mettle (Lezcano) 3.002.402.109Luciana (Garcia)4.402.805Aquitania (Hohlbein)4.80 Off 12:03. Time 1:12.42. Fast. Scr: Choose Honour, Charm My Socks Off. * Exacta (7-9) $10.80 *...
Mets' Wright hoping to be 'back' soon
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amDavid Wright said he isn't used to watching the Subway Series from the bench, but that where he will be for the weekend. The third baseman doesn't know when he...
Today's Sports on Air
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amAuto Racing7 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, All-Star RaceSPEEDBaseball2 p.m.Dodgers at White SoxMLBN7 p.m.Mets at YankeesFOX, WFAN (660 AM), WCBS (880 AM)10 p.m.Braves at AngelsMLBNBasketball9 p.m.Western Conference Finals: Mavericks at Thunder, game...
The Post Line
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amNBATonightFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogTHUNDER 3 (201) MavericksTomorrowFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogHEAT 5 (179) BullsNHLTodayFavoriteLineUnderdogLIGHTNING$100-120BruinsHome team in CAPS
Hondo's Ray of hope
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amHondo continued his nosedive into the abyss last night, absorbing a second straight double-beating that drove the deficit up to 1,205 ortas. But with the world's impending ending, does it...
Yankees' Burnett has no love for time with Mets
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amLong before A.J. Burnett was a key piece of the Yankees' starting rotation, he was a Mets farmhand trying to figure out how to pitch. Burnett spent the first three...
Mets' Capuano set for first Bronx start
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amChris Capuano pretty much was a tourist at Yankee Stadium last night. He strolled around the joint, zeroed in on the mound and focused on the views, especially the backdrop...
Justin time for Amazin' run
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amDamon Oppenheimer and Terry Collins saw Justin Turner five years apart and in quite different circumstances, yet appreciated the same trait. Oppenheimer watched Turner in 2005 during his first year...
Mets' Martinez thrives in Subway opener
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amIf Carlos Beltran winds up getting traded from the Mets, it could leave an opening for Fernando Martinez, who is looking for another chance to prove that he can play...
Sports shorts
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amTENNIS: Nadal to face Isner in 1st Top-ranked Rafael Nadal's bid to tie Bjorn Borg's record of six titles at the French Open will begin against 6-foot-9 American John Isner....
Home Team Lineups
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amTODAYMay 21SUNMay 22MONMay 23TUEMay 24WEDMay 25THUMay 26FRIMay 27YankeesMets7:10TV -- FOX NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMMets1:05YESWCBSTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.7:05WWORWCBSTor.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMESea.10:10YESWCBSMetsYankees7:10TV -- FOX NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMYanks1:05WPIXWFANNOGAMEChi.8:05SNYWFANChi.8:05SNYWFANChi.2:20SNYWFANPhil.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME*Wash.$ 10:30No TVNOGAME&TBA7:00No TVRed BullsHouston8:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--WQBU 92.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECol.8:00MSGWADONOGAMENOGAME
Crabby laddies
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amMemo to "Deadliest Catch" fans: this is one episode you don't want to miss. The season-long bickering between Cornelia Marie Capt. Derrick Ray and brothers Josh and Jake Harris comes...
Haley goin' solo
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amHaley Reinhart, voted off "American Idol" Thursday night, doesn't harbor any hard feelings towards the show's judges. "They really just wanted to push my buttons, push me as far as...
Play 'Dead'
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amNow you can satisfy your zombie jones with the "Walking Dead" board game. Due this summer, the game -- for one to six players -- will be based on the...
Weird but true
May 21, 2011 | 4:00amA Utah family purchased a home that turned out to have some hidden extra value. After moving into their new digs outside Salt Lake City, Josh Ferrin and his wife...
Cardozo's run of city titles ends at three
May 21, 2011 | 3:14amThe one match Cardozo led it couldn’t finish. It was that kind of day for the No. 2 Judges, who saw their run of three straight PSAL Class A girls...
PSAL boys tennis roundup: Brooklyn Tech upsets Cardozo, reaches 'A' final
May 21, 2011 | 2:53amThird-seeded Brooklyn Tech upset second-seeded Cardozo, 3-2, in the PSAL Class A semifinals at the Bay Terrace Tennis Club in Queens on Friday and will meet No. 1 Beacon in...
PSAL softball roundup: With weather wreaking havoc, new schedule released
May 21, 2011 | 2:47amDue to the many rainouts this week, the PSAL has reconfigured its playoffs and moved games to this weekend. No. 14 LaGuardia and No. 19 Port Richmond will finally meet...
RBNY's Hans Backe: It's important to get back on track
May 21, 2011 | 2:45amAfter last Sunday’s home loss to Chivas USA, by far the Red Bulls’ worst performance of the year, they’ll try to bounce back at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow in Houston. And...
Tigers tame Newtown in extra-inning, playoff duel
May 21, 2011 | 2:44amEvery game seemed like a war for Riverdale/Kingsbridge this season, which was in stark contrast to last year when the Tigers pounded most Bronx teams into submission with their power...
NYSAISAA baseball tournament preview
May 21, 2011 | 2:44ambtc365-futebol.com baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the upcoming NYSAISAA baseball tournament that begins Saturday with the quarterfinals, continues Sunday with the semifinals and wraps up Wednesday with the...
No horsing around: Barbaro leads by example at TMLA
May 21, 2011 | 2:44amFollowing a productive first season behind the plate, Stephanie Barbaro expected more of herself as an upper classman. “You want to step up during your second year,” the Mary Louis...
Get Blake Griffin in RAGE
May 21, 2011 | 12:22amThese are the end times, if you believe the talk. (Talk from a totally bonkers Christian cult led by Harold Camping, anyway, but the Hmong in Dien Bien province seem...
Rain pushes St. Francis Prep-Mary Louis clash to Monday
May 21, 2011 | 12:04amThe constant rain has forced St. Francis Prep and Mary Louis to wait nearly a week to play its CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens softball semifinal, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday. “I...