October 7, 2012
Harvin, Vikings take down Titans, move to 4-1
MINNEAPOLIS — Percy Harvin pounded his way through Tennessee’s defense for one touchdown rushing and another receiving in helping the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-7 victory over the Titans on...
49ers set franchise yards record in rout of Bills
SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Smith threw for a season-high 303 yards and three touchdowns, Frank Gore ran for 106 yards and a score, and the San Francisco 49ers amassed a...
'Rebecca' producer: Mystery 'investors' were phantoms
The lead producer of the doomed Broadway musical “Rebecca” said Sunday it is now clear that four people he thought were “investors” in the show never existed. Producer Ben Sprecher...
Brady bests Peyton again, Patriots beat Broncos
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The familiar showdown had a new twist — Peyton Manning in a Denver Broncos uniform. It ended as it usually does with Tom Brady winning the matchup...
Nationals rally past Cardinals in Game 1
ST. LOUIS — Rookies in the postseason, the Washington Nationals played like poised veterans. The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run...
Bears overwhelm Jaguars with defense in 41-3 spanking
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Charles Tillman and Lance Briggs have scored more touchdowns than Matt Forte this season. And the Chicago Bears aren’t complaining. Tillman and Briggs returned interceptions for touchdowns...
Son of Giants' Osi hospitalized after asthma attack
New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora’s son was hospitalized and then released Sunday after an asthma attack. Umenyiora left MetLife Stadium immediately after the 41-27 victory over Cleveland to...
Wilson's late TD pass leads Seahawks over Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bruce Irvin raced by an offensive lineman and chopped down on Cam Newton’s arm as the quarterback loaded up to throw downfield. The ball popped free and...
Eagles come up short in 16-14 loss to Steelers
PITTSBURGH — Fourth-quarter comebacks and close wins allowed the Philadelphia Eagles to emerge from September in first place despite a negative turnover ratio. But engineering another late go-ahead drive wasn’t...
Rain delay: Yankees and Orioles will start Game 1 at 8:40 p.m.
BALTIMORE — Orioles fans waited 15 years to see a playoff game at Camden Yards, so enduring a rain delay wasn't all that much of an imposition. Even if it...
Chiefs angry over fans cheering QB Cassel's injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Members of the Kansas City Chiefs angrily spoke out Sunday against thousands of fans who cheered when quarterback Matt Cassel left a 9-6 loss to the...
LIVE BLOG: Yankees-Orioles, Game 1
Want your voice heard? Don’t try screaming during Sunday night’s ALDS Game 1 between the Yankees and the Orioles – they can’t hear you in Baltimore.Instead, post questions and comments...
Red Bulls youth coach stabbed to death
Youth soccer coach Mike Jones was killed in a brutal stabbing in the West Village early this morning that left his severed ear lying in a pool of blood on...
Luck rallies Colts over favored Packers
INDIANAPOLIS — All Chuck Pagano asked the Indianapolis Colts to do was focus on football. Andrew Luck and Reggie Wayne did that — and a little more to honor their...
Nets pleased with first practice at Barclays Center
The Nets got a look at their new arena in a basketball environment for the first time Sunday. Here’s some notes from the day:-- While many of the Nets were...
Two interceptions help Dolphins beat Bengals
CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton didn’t have much time with the pass rush closing in. He saw Andrew Hawkins down the middle and tried to get the ball to him. It...
Falcons remain undefeated, knock out Redskins' Griffin
LANDOVER, Md. — Robert Griffin III isn’t the type of quarterback to run out of bounds, and Sean Weatherspoon knew it. The Atlanta Falcons linebacker kept up the pursuit and...
Cruz's three TDs, Bradshaw's 200 yards lead Giants over Browns
Ahmad Bradshaw got furious at himself, and took it out on the Cleveland Browns. cm-bd Bradshaw fumbled on the first play from scrimmage, setting up a Cleveland touchdown. After that,...
Tucker's field goals lift Ravens over Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Baltimore Ravens’ hallmark for the better part of a decade has been defense. It’s what has carried them to countless victories, playoff appearances and Super...
Kelly's walk-off sac fly gives Tigers win, 2-0 lead on Athletics
DETROIT — Al Alburquerque reached out and snagged a sharp grounder to the mound — then planted a little kiss on the ball before tossing it to first. The relieved...
Redskins QB Griffin leaves game with head injury
LANDOVER, Md. — Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III left Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter after being hit in the helmet on a sack. The...
Orioles take 12 pitchers into ALDS with Yankees
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles will bring 12 pitchers into their AL division series against the New York Yankees. The 12-man staff includes starters Jason Hammel, Wei-Yin Chen, Miguel Gonzalez,...
WATCH: Former WWE headliner Bautista wins MMA debut by TKO
Former WWE star Dave Bautista made his MMA debut last night and looked very much like a 43-year-old man who had never competed in combat sports before.Bautista ended up beating...
WATCH: One man dead after wedding-party brawl breaks out at Philadelphia hotel
Cops busted three people at a wild Philadelphia wedding brawl that tragically led to the fatal heart attack of a bride’s uncle yesterday, officials said. YouTube footage showed club-wielding cops...
Einstein's letter dismissing idea of God to be auctioned on eBay for $3 million
LONDON — A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as a product of human weakness is being sold on eBay for a starting price of $3...
Jeter leads off Game 1 for Yankees against Orioles
The Captain will be the first Yankees player to step into the box in these playoffs.Derek Jeter will lead off Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the...
WATCH: Giants' Cruz stars in Obama campaign commercial
For Victor Cruz, politics is no song and dance.The Giants star wide receiver, known for his salsa dancing celebration on the field, is starring in a new campaign video supporting...
TE Bennett back for Giants after injuring left knee
New York Giants tight end Martellus Bennett returned in the second quarter of Sunday’s game with Cleveland after suffering a left knee injury. Bennett was hurt in the first quarter,...
Three people remain hospitalized after NJ bus crash
WAYNE, NJ — Three people remain hospitalized after the Canadian tour bus they were riding in overturned on a New Jersey interstate exit ramp this weekend, injuring nearly two dozen...
Bronx native Smith commits to Dayton for hoops
All along, Dayshon Smith said he was looking for the best fit, not the school with the biggest name or belonging to the best conference. When his recruitment exploded this...
Williams, Kanacevic starring after transferring from Hofstra
When Tom Pecora was mulling over his future, whether to leave Hofstra for Fordham two years ago, a major part of his hesitation was the players he would be leaving...
Long Island woman killed in hit-and-run
WEST BABYLON, NY — A Long Island woman is dead after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking on Sunrise Highway. Suffolk County police say the accident happened...
'Taken 2' tops weekend box office with estimated $50M debut
LOS ANGELES — Critics don't like "Taken 2," but Liam Neeson's action sequel has proved twice the hit among fans as the original movie was. "Taken 2" led the box...
Follow Giants-Browns with Post writers
The Post has you covered goal line to goal line with the best writers in the business.The Giants sit at 2-2 with a huge trap game in front of them...
Lowe, Gardner both on Yankees' roster for ALDS
BALTIMORE -- Derek Lowe's 17 appearances impressed the Yankees enough that they put him on the ALDS roster this morning.Signed off the street in mid-August after being released by the...
Front-facing ads debut on NYC MetroCards
New York's transit agency is introducing MetroCards with a new look. Starting Sunday, some MetroCards sold at New York City subway stations will sport advertising on the front of the...
Man arrested in bus driver's syringe stabbing
Police nabbed the syringe-wielding sicko who stabbed an MTA bus driver in Brooklyn, authorities said. Shelwyn Patt, 53, was picked up yesterday at 5:45 p.m. when another bus driver recognized...
Lots of tickets still available for Monday night's Jets-Texans game: report
Last week the Jets played before a ton of 49ers fans at MetLife Stadium. This week, could it be empty seats?According to a report on the NFL Network, the Jets...
Red Bulls youth soccer coach hacked to death in W. Village — his ear was left on sidewalk
A Westchester soccer coach who works with the New York Red Bulls was killed in a grisly stabbing in the West Village early today that left his severed ear in...
California gas prices hit another all-time high on Sunday
LOS ANGELES — California motorists faced another day of record-breaking gasoline prices Sunday, though relief appeared to be on the way. In its latest update early Sunday, AAA reported that...
WATCH: 'SNL' spoofs first presidential debate as Big Bird visits Weekend Update
Blame it on the anniversary gift. “Saturday Night Live” used inner monologues to explore President Obama’s tepid showing in Wednesday’s debate. The show-opening debate spoof showed Obama (Jay Pharoah) considering...
For Yankees, playoff success all that matters
BALTIMORE — Six weeks of spring training led to a half-dozen months of big league games and all of the ups and downs a season delivers. As always, in the...
History adds intrigue to old-AL East playoff matchup between Yankees and Orioles
BALTIMORE — Admit it: this is the matchup that intrigued you. This is what you wanted to see. You are a Yankees fan and so there is always the specter...
Jeffrey Maier staying home for this Yankees-Orioles series
BALTIMORE — Orioles fans can sleep well knowing Jeffrey Maier isn’t going anywhere near the Yankees-O’s ALDS. “Tell them I am going to watch it sitting in my living room...
Degrees of salary
A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but so is money. Indeed.com issued an analysis of its job listings last week that found continuing education after college has its...
No shorts on Obama’s futures nos.
Wall Street doesn’t care what the presidential polls are saying. As usual, it goes where money does the talking.That’s the domain of Intrade, a politically powerful “Prediction Market” that trades...
Sorry, Charlie: Slick 'Wall Street' guys ousted by $1M geeks
Greed is good — but geeks are better. Wall Street is desperately seeking high-tech trading talent to run the new high-speed computerized trading desks that are wiping out thousands of...
Poll: consumers are cheering up (a little)
After four consecutive down months, consumers regained some confidence in the economy last month. That’s the finding of the Discover US Spending Monitor. Its basic US Spending Index number rose...
Sgt. Pepper auction
It was 50 years ago yesterday that the band began to play — and now the cover art is up for auction. The original artwork for the Beatles’ groundbreaking album...
Coming in a VW Bug to a Target near you
The Geek Squad is going where no geek has gone before. Best Buy’s tech-support service is expanding to eBay and conducting trials at some Target stores as the world’s largest...
Vampires & wizards have boomer appeal
Evidently, we don’t want to grow up. Adults — not young adults — are largely reading YA books, designated for kids 12 to 17, according to a recent report. Bowker...
NYC: no plan to retire
Many aging Big Apple baby boomers must expect to hit the lottery or have a great day at the track. Otherwise they are just doing a lousy job of preparing...
Job news is not the ‘full’ story
It was the number that launched thousands of tweets on Friday, as the Labor Department announced a stunning plunge in the jobless rate from 8.1 to 7.8 percent, the lowest...
Soldsie is a goodie for FB-based biz
Looking for an easy way for your fans on Facebook to purchase products sold by your small business? With Soldsie, people can buy things directly from your Facebook page simply...
Fishy forecast from Goldman
Dear John: A recent employment report came in way off base after Goldman Sachs and others raised their estimates the night before. Prior to the actual report, I sent the...
MoMA’s $cream
MoMA’s security team can’t handle “The Scream.”Edward Munch’s classic portrait of existential angst — which sold for $120 million in May — goes on display Oct. 24, so the Museum...
57 survive Jersey bus flip off I-80
A New York-bound tour bus flipped over on Interstate 80 in New Jersey yesterday, injuring 23 people, authorities said. The bus, which carried 57 people, tumbled sideways down an embankment...
Chris Rock among passers-by who zapped David Blaine during latest stunt
Talk about a zinger. Chris Rock zapped David Blaine with more than jokes during the daredevil’s latest stunt — using a computer hookup to shoot him with volts of electricity....
Subway stations retain signs listing places and streets that no longer exist
They’re signs of the times — old times. On the A line in the Rockaways, the Beach 98th Street-Playland stop sits next to a high-rise housing development in an otherwise...
Friends raise money to bury Guardsman shot by cop
Friends of the young Army National Guardsman shot dead by a detective during a traffic stop in Queens will raise money tonight to help his family pay for his funeral....
Calif. feels $5 gas pain
Gas prices in California hit record highs overnight at $4.61 a gallon for regular diesel, a jump of 12.8 cents — but it’s just temporary, analysts insist. The price even...
Doctor and patient reunite 24 years after miracle eye surgery
A former patient e-mailed Dr. Eric Mandel, unsure if the Upper East Side eye surgeon remembered treating her two decades earlier. Mandel said he could never forget Elvi Amodio and...
Vagrant bust in Tompkins rape
A homeless man has been charged with raping a woman who took a late-night nap on a bench in Tompkins Square Park, police said yesterday. Ruben Canales, 27, is accused...
Experts alarmed by online FDNY gear that lets you dress up like a real firefighter
It’s not just keys to the city that are being sold online. Everything you need to impersonate a New York City firefighter is also a click away. The bustling market...
FDNY keys easy to duplicate
It took all of 10 minutes and $3.74 to get copies of keys to the city. A week after The Post purchased a set of five all-access FDNY keys, a...
Israel downs mystery drone
JERUSALEM — Israeli fighter jets yesterday shot down a drone that entered the country’s southern desert from the Mediterranean Sea, the military said.The incident marked the first time in at...
US meningitis toll reaches 7
An outbreak of a rare fungal meningitis has killed seven people across several states — and dozens more have been infected by the disease, health officials said yesterday. The latest...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn***A musician was left humming a sad tune after armed thugs robbed him of his flute in Williamsburg, cops said. The 22-year-old victim was walking under the Williamsburg Bridge near...
Fight at barber’s leaves man dead
Police today identified the victim of a deadly Saturday night shooting outside a Lower East Side barber shop. Victim Charles Fernandez started brawling with another man inside Jose Beauty Salon...
SI’s ferris ‘boo’er
Guy Molinari has his own spin on the 625-foot-high Ferris wheel being planned for Staten Island — he wants it to stop before it starts. “Nobody but nobody is talking...
Vid bid on Village landmark
Actor John Leguizamo is putting the heat on Mayor Bloomberg to landmark 25 blocks of the South Village, which stretches from Washington Square Park to Watts Street and from Sixth...
Pec peek at Jeter, A-Rod
These shirtless “Boys of Summer” sure know how to score — with the ladies. A new exhibit called “Baseball Hotties: Studs We Love” at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory...
B’klyn home’s biblical side
A Brooklyn homeowner has passed up aluminum siding for the all-weather protection of biblical verse. Fort Greene resident Jean Souffrant has painted 14 verses so far on the facade of...
Hamptons caddy shares moguls' golf secrets
They may be in the 1 percent — but they shoot 20 over par. They’ll cheat when they think no one’s watching, and own so many cars, they’ll inadvertently drive...
New York museums have not returned Nazi-seized art
TRAVESTY: Heinrich Himmler presents confiscated art to Adolf Hitler during the Nazi reign, during which the regime seized some 650,000 works. ( ) Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazis seized...
Manhattan HS guidance counselor stripped of job over steamy-photo past
She’s too hot for teaching. Tiffany Webb, a highly regarded guidance counselor at Murry Bergtraum HS for Business Careers downtown, was fired after 12 years with the Department of Education...
Only 1 cabby opted out of rooftop strip-club ads
They’re still driving sex machines. A year-old compromise between cabbies and the city Taxi & Limousine Commission that lets some hacks opt out of rooftop strip-club ads hasn’t put much...
6,000 mentally ill patients may get boot from NY adult homes
About 6,000 mentally ill people could soon be forced out of adult homes where they’ve lived for decades — putting them and the community at risk, under a rule change...
O’s secret jobs plan may be his campaign hiring
Wow! Is President Obama lucky, or what? It was announced Friday that the nation’s unemployment rate declined a stunning 0.3 percentage points in September to 7.8 percent. So just days...
Mitt Romney bounces in polls after successful debate
Mitt’s bouncing high. After what was widely considered a clear-cut victory during the first presidential debate last Wednesday, Romney stormed ahead of President Obama by 2 percentage points in a...
Navy launch for hero SEAL
Anchors aweigh, son. The stoic Long Island mom of hero Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, the posthumous Medal of Honor recipient, yesterday stood on board a new Navy destroyer at...
Pope’s thieving butler did it
The pope’s butler was convicted yesterday of stealing the pontiff’s private documents and leaking them to a journalist in the gravest Vatican security breach in recent memory. Paolo Gabriele was...
Grace: I want to live
There’s life in Grace yet. The terminally ill Queens woman who last week won a pitched legal battle against her parents giving her the right to die has decided to...
‘Hate’ Iman: Hey, hook me up!
Can somebody give him a hand? The hate-spewing imam accused of scheming to set up a terror training camp in Oregon made his first court appearance yesterday on US soil...
Woman kidnapped by Abu Hamza al-Masri's militants in Yemen could be critical witness against him
Mary Quin knows firsthand about hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri’s terror plots — she lived through one. In 1998, al-Masri instructed militants to abduct her and 15 other tourists as...
NY restaurants admit they round bills up to the next dollar figure — which is illegal
It makes no cents — and it’s illegal. Some New York restaurants have quietly begun to round bills up to the next dollar — bilking unsuspecting diners out of hard-earned...
Long Island buried baby horror
A Long Island mother apparently lived with a gruesome secret in her own back yard: the buried body of her toddler. State Police yesterday unearthed the remains of a human...
Bam is ‘left’ bewildered
It’s a given now that Mitt Romney performed brilliantly in the first presidential debate, but some less-than-obvious benefits are still emerging. Beyond predictable poll bounces and fund-raising jumps, an added...
The president has no clothes
Forgive me for comparing Barack Obama to Daffy Duck, but let me spin out an analogy. There’s a Looney Tunes cartoon in which Daffy is desperate for applause from an...
Bright & early
Mayor Bloomberg knows a good investment when he sees one. Last month, his administration announced plans to make preschool education available to infants and toddlers from low-income families starting at...
Last picture show
In one of the best films about filmgoing, “The Dreamers,” the narrator remembers student days, when he and his friends sat as close as possible to the screen: “Maybe it...
Saudis gone wild
The Saudi royal family has generated its fair share of scandal in recent years. In 2010, one prince made international headlines when he was caught on tape viciously beating his...
Mike’s murky marks
Michael Bloomberg wants history to judge his mayoralty based, in large part, on what he did for the city’s schools. But his system for grading those schools is eroding confidence...
Benghazi blame game
There were 13 violent attacks and ominous incidents near the US consulate in Benghazi in the months before terrorists murdered the US ambassador to Libya on Sept. 11. Militants even...
Troubling ‘Times’
Heather Mac Donald’s evisceration of The New York Times’ anti-police bias is right on the money (“Crimes of the Times,” PostOpinion, Oct. 2). After all, how could a newspaper that...
Wild boy
In The Pleasure Groove Love, Death & Duran Duran by John Taylor with Tom Sykes Dutton Over Christmas, 1984, Duran Duran bassist John Taylor was greeted at his parents’ house...
Required reading
Who I Am by Pete Townshend (Harper) Scrounging around for band names in early 1964, Townshend suggested the Hair. Of his signature guitar smashing, he reveals the first time was...
In My Library: Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy hiked up Mount Kilimanjaro, dodged mosquitos on the Amazon and slogged through Costa Rican rain forests. So, where did this intrepid traveler finally settle down? “The Upper East...
Adopt me!
This is Bonnie, an affectionate, 7-month-old Shepherd mix with light brindle markings. Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E. 59th...
American psychos
The 2008 comic caper “In Bruges” is probably the best movie you never saw. The under-the-radar film made just $7.8 million stateside, and was so buried, it likely opened on...
Calling bull on ‘Animal Practice’
Katie-Jo Glover, a pretty, tattooed veterinary assistant, has her hands full as a multi-hued five-inch black-capped Caique bird named Gaughin squeals and flies around the waiting room with abandon. It...
Ben at work
In the journalism business, it takes three examples to constitute a trend. Any less than three, and you could chalk it up to fluke or coincidence. And so it goes...
Chart attack
Breaking into Billboard’s Top 10 ain’t easy. Just ask Ellie Goulding, whose single “Lights” floated around for more than a year before miraculously landing at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot...
Garden variety
Whatever ambitions a musician may have, there are few achievements more meaningful than headlining Madison Square Garden. “Musicians accomplish what they set out to accomplish their whole life when they...
Idol curiosity
At 63, Rick Springfield’s teen-idol days are long behind him, but many of his eternally entranced fans have stuck with the singer throughout his career. In addition to a new...
Lewis and snark
Comedian Lewis Black’s cultural saturation is such that, for many of us, the opening chords of AC/DC’s “Back in Black” instantly call to mind his indignant news commentary on “The...
Swizz Beatz: My New York
Hip-Hop savant Swizz Beatz, 34, born Kasseem Dean, was still a teenager when he sold his first beat. The South Bronx native — who lives downtown with his wife, R&B...
Top 5: Ways to flirt during Oktoberfest
“Ask, ‘Is that bratwurst in your lederhosen or are you just happy to see me?’ ” Charlene “Invite him over for a little ‘oom-pa-pa’ at your place.” Kevin “Say, ‘I...
Skill, luck at play
CHess is officially a game of skill. That was the conclusion of a Brooklyn federal court case focusing on poker. Judge Jack B. Weinstein relied on expert testimony to say...
Bridge
Most experts agree that opening leads are the most difficult part of the game. Guesswork is involved as well as imagination and visualization, and no player can find the killing...
Bears, Vikes not ready to pass Pack
Are you buying the Bears and Vikings in the NFC North? At 3-1 through entering today’s games, do you trust the Bears and Vikings as viable challengers to the Packers?...
Help arriving for Steelers QB
As good as he is, Ben Roethlisberger can’t do it all by himself. The Steelers are proving that emphatically so far this season, stumbling to a 1-2 start despite a...
Brady, Manning renew storied rivalry
Over the past 15 months, we have been subjected to an NFL lockout, Bountygate and replacement refs. Tonight, we get to remind ourselves why we are addicted as much as...
History shows Giants have problems avoiding traps
They always tell you they know. They always tell you so-and-so is better than their record. They always tell you about Any Given Sunday. And then they are revealed to...
Jets get ready for Texans’ sack machine
To understand how dominant Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has been this season, take a look at who the Jets have used to imitate him in practice this week. Normally,...
Maier won’t be there this time
BALTIMORE — Orioles fans can sleep well knowing Jeffrey Maier isn’t going anywhere near the Yankees-O’s ALDS. “Tell them I am going to watch it sitting in my living room...
Martin buoyed by late offensive surge
BALTIMORE — This has been a regular season to forget for Russell Martin. Martin finished the season with a .211 batting average and sat below .200 for much of the...
$pending for wins
* Congratulations again to the Yankees on winning yet another AL East title. For all those baseball experts and Mets fans who envy the Yankees’ success and say payroll is...
Red Bulls fall to Fire 2-0
On the day coach Hans Backe’s Red Bulls flopped in their bid to virtually clinch a playoff berth, his new general manager offered him a vote of confidence only through...
The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing2 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup, Good Sam 500 ESPNBaseball12:07 p.m.ALDS: Athletics at Tigers, Game 2 MLBN, ESPN (98.7 FM)3:07 p.m.NLDS: Nationals at Cardinals, Game 1 TBS, ESPN (98.7 FM)6:15 p.m.ALDS:...
Senior Knicks bigs already hurting as Camby out with calf strain
Marcus Camby has picked up where he left off during his first Knicks stint. Fears this graybeard team would be susceptible to health woes already are being realized as the...
Knicks' Prigioni done crying over Games
Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni’s kidney stones are gone — and so is his anger. Last seen on the world stage at the London Olympics in mid-August, an ailing Prigioni...
Nets' Evans not sweating flop rules
The NBA released an official explanation of its new flopping policy Friday along with a video showing examples of what the league considered flops. The first example shown is of...
Nets want D-Will or JJ on court at all times
“Brooklyn’s Backcourt” is so good, Avery Johnson thinks at least half of it always needs to be on the floor. The Nets coach made sure his All-Star backcourt of Deron...
Army runs rampant to nip BC
Trent Steelman rushed for 141 yards and scored three times, including a decisive 29-yard touchdown run with 45 seconds left, and Army edged Boston College 34-31 yesterday in West Point...
Machado drawing Rodriguez comparisons
BALTIMORE — Alex Rodriguez is preparing to face his second coming. Manny Machado, the Orioles’ 20-year-old third baseman, is Alex 2.0. Machado not only is a mirror image of A-Rod,...
Pettitte to start Game 2 for Yankees
BALTIMORE — Not wanting Andy Pettitte to sit idle longer than he has, manager Joe Girardi tabbed the veteran lefty to start Game 2 of the ALDS against the Orioles...
Late rally helps Wolfpack stun No. 3 Seminoles
Mike Glennon found Bryan Underwood for a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 16 seconds left, helping North Carolina State rally to beat third-ranked Florida State 17-16 last night....
Baltimore loves its O’s again
BALTIMORE — You could sense something was changing the last time the Yankees visited this harbor town, when it seemed the baseball-starved populace was first allowing itself to believe. That...
N.J. wants gambling, just not on N.J. games
Imagine if a member of Congress, say, from Ohio, introduced legislation that would remove “STOP” signs from the streets of 49 states. The proposal, the Congressman explains, would stimulate the...
Saints should Bolt past Chargers
Today SAINTS (-3 1/2) over Chargers: Especially with suspended Saints coach Sean Peyton a likely attendee, this leap of faith for 0-4 remnants of Bountygate seems worth taking. For Bolt-lovers,...
Sunday's Best
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Rise and shine for Giants
Sunday at 1 p.m. is the preferred game time for most players. Eli Manning fondly recalls watching games as a youngster starting at noon in New Orleans, and as an...
St. Louis on bend-don’t-break title defense
ST. LOUIS — If it’s October, the Cardinals must be rising up again. The team that wouldn’t quit last year, with a shocking run just to make the postseason —...
Reds overcome Cueto injury, roll past Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Reds won Game 1 of the NLDS 5-2 Saturday night in improbable fashion. Not only did the visiting Reds knock out the Giants ace, Matt Cain,...
Neshek finds ‘relief’ on mound after family tragedy
DETROIT — A’s reliever Pat Neshek honored his son last night in the way he knows best. He got on the mound and pitched. He pitched with his right arm...
Justin leads Tigers to Game 1 win
DETROIT — Tigers ace Justin Verlander was laboring early. His pitch count was rising. “His command wasn’t as good as it normally is, but his stuff is so explosive,” Tigers...
Baltimore pen doesn’t ‘setup’ well for Swisher
BALTIMORE — One question that looms over the Yankees as the playoffs begin is which Nick Swisher will show up: The one who hit so well in the clutch all...
Yankees' Sabathia looks to end struggles vs. Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Nobody has hit CC Sabathia harder this year than the Orioles. Sabathia has had plenty of problems with Baltimore this season, facing the Orioles three times — in...
Credit Yanks for playoff habit
BALTIMORE — For the Yankees, there is no victory tour for winning yet another division title, readying for one more Division Series. This is sun-rising-in-the-morning stuff, Wednesday following Tuesday. It...
Roster hints: Nix over Jones, Lowe over Eppley
BALTIMORE — If the Yankees are going to make it to the ALCS, they are going to do it without Andruw Jones. The slumping outfielder said yesterday he has been...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Indians hire Francona Terry Francona, who guided the Red Sox to two World Series titles, has been hired as manager of the Indians, a team that collapsed in the...
Big day at Belmont for Pletcher
It’s Breeders’ Cup or bust for a pair of undefeated 2-year-olds, both trained by Todd Pletcher, who won “Win and You’re In” Challenge races Saturday at Belmont Park. The filly...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m(T); $75,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)LILY THE PINK came off the pace to break maiden as the...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f(T); $30,000; cl($20,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Crea's Law(L),121J Espinoza5-2-13LO'Brien20-12 Jackin My Style(L),113K Coa8-3-4Persaud30-13 Little Dale(L),118J Rosario7-6-6Gullo5-14 Bizarroworld(L),113OHernndz7-6-3C Martin30-15 Paci Di Notte(L),116J Ortiz6-8-1Sciacca8-16...
Affrunti’s Monmouth Park Grade
FIRST-1m&70y; $13,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)7-Tough Enough 3-23-Grayzin Sound 8-14-PrincessPerfect5-25-Green Creek 20-11-My Trickster 9-26-Emtnltrnwreck4-12-MidwayDream20-1SECOND-6f; $14,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)6-Pelican Lake 7-52-Youland 5-15-ChapelPrincess9-23-Jle'sTwnChrm20-17-Kathleen's Halo7-24-Amelia Rose 6-11-Bobby's Bell 15-18-BillyMarNMr.S12-1THIRD-1m; $13,000; cl($5,000); 3up1-Our Nino 2-13-VirgngOnStrdm4-14-Shade...
Belmont Park Charts
October 6th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $52,000; mdn; 2YOOff: 12:52. Good. brush brk,to 2p 1/4pTime: 22.09, 45.91, 58.86, 1:12.26. Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.Winner:...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $17,000; clm($10,000); 3up1Mnor Problm (Srp)7.805.003.204Malbu Surfer (Mysonett)28.409.202Enoki Chief (Ayuso)7.00* Exacta (1-4) $222.60 * $1 Superfecta (1-4-2-3) $3,519.50 * $1 Trifecta (1-4-2) $608.00SECOND-5 fur; $12,000; clm($10,000); 2YO1Wld Psson (Morls)3.402.202.105Sexy...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 7MONOct. 8TUEOct. 9WEDOct. 10THUOct. 11FRIOct. 12SATOct. 13Yankees Baltimore6:15TBSWCBS 880 AMESPN 98.3 FMBal.8:07TBSWCBSNO GAMEBal.TBATBSWCBSESPN$Bal.TBATBSWCBSESPN$Bal.TBATBSWCBSESPNTBDRed BullsNOGAMENO GAMENO GAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEKnicksNOGAMENOGAMENO GAMENOGAME&Wash.7:00MSGNOGAME&Bos.7:30MSGNetsNOGAMENOGAMENO GAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME&Phil.7:00TBAHOMEAWAY
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