August 10, 2013
Tiger Woods will go another season without a major title
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- By the end of Sunday, another golf season will have passed without a major championship win for Tiger Woods, who continues to be stuck on 14. On...
UFC’s Lauzon hoping fight in hometown propels him to elusive title shot
In a packed TD Garden nearly three years ago, the UFC officially debuted in Massachusetts and Boston local Joe Lauzon was naturally pegged as a fan favorite when his fight...
Spitzer spent $2.6 million on race for comptroller last month — more than 10 times rival
It looks like Eliot Spitzer will be a financial “steamroller” this time around. The former Love Gov spent a whopping $2.6 million on the race for comptroller in the last...
Clear that A-Rod’s not the only problem for Yankees after lopsided loss to Tigers
It may seem as if Alex Rodriguez is the Yankees’ only problem these days, but his teammates showed that was not the case yesterday. With Rodriguez given the day off...
UFC’s Sonnen wants third fight with Silva ‘more than I want to take my next breath’
Chael Sonnen is headlining one of the biggest UFC cards of the year next weekend in Boston. But there’s one opponent he wishes to fight more than any other --...
Tuck, Nicks to sit out preseason opener for Giants
PITTSBURGH - When a player comes up with a minor injury during training camp during the week leading up to a preseason game, the chances of that player appearing the...
A-Rod oblivious to the boos: ‘It was awesome, such a great response’
Alex Rodriguez still isn’t on the same page with the Yankees when it comes to, well, pretty much anything. Saturday, Rodriguez said he was not notified of discipline from the...
Kidnapped teen found safe, abductor who allegedly murdered her mother and brother killed by FBI in Idaho
CASCADE, Idaho — A man suspected of killing a California woman and her young son before fleeing with her 16-year-old daughter was killed in the Idaho wilderness and the teen...
Winners and losers from Jets’ loss
DETROIT – The Jets dropped their preseason opener 26-17 to the Lions, answering very few of the questions that surround this team.Here’s a look at the Jets winners and losers...
More than 100,000 apply for mission to colonize Mars in 2022; 40 picked will never return
More than 100,000 people have applied to take a one-way trip to Mars in order to colonize the Red Planet, the mission's organizers say. Participants on the Mars One project,...
Utah beauty queen charged with bomb possession after allegedly throwing ‘explosives’ at pedestrians in drive-by spree
SALT LAKE CITY — Prosecutors filed charges of bomb possession Friday against a recently crowned Utah beauty pageant winner. Kendra McKenzie Gill was arrested last weekend with three accomplices for...
Hot lava engulfs six sleeping villagers as volcano eruption causes thousands to evacuate Indonesian island
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Gushing hot lava from an erupting volcano killed six people sleeping in a beach village on an eastern Indonesian island on Saturday, after ash and smoke shot...
US outraged as founding member of notorious drug cartel who tortured and killed DEA agent is released 12 years early
MEXICO CITY — U.S. law enforcement officials expressed outrage over the release from prison of Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero and vowed to continue efforts to bring to justice...
Four former Vanderbilt football players indicted on aggravated rape charges after assaulting unconscious woman in dorm
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four former Vanderbilt football players have been indicted on five counts of aggravated rape each of an unconscious 21-year-old student at a campus dormitory in June. Safety...
Hicks, former ops director at St. John’s, ready to return to his roots
Moe Hicks, one of the city's all-time winningest high school coaches, is going back to his roots. The former director of men's basketball operations at St. John's, Hicks told The...
Plan a Montana
If you saw the movie “A River Runs Through It,” you might remember the lush, green scenery surrounding the vibrant Gallatin River. Majestic mountains permeate the landscape, and soaring bald...
True Brit
Unless you’re a Fulham Football fan or happen to watch the “Made in Chelsea” reality show, chances are you probably haven’t heard of these London neighborhoods. But soccer balls and...
Now it’s personal
I hereby proclaim this a “Spoiler Alert” review for those of you who don’t want to know what happens in tomorrow night’s maniacally anticipated “Breaking Bad” season opener. Read no...
Judge OK’s SAC’s plan
A federal judge in Manhattan yesterday approved a business plan for SAC Capital Advisors LP allowing the firm to continue operating.Under the deal, SAC must maintain at least 85 percent...
30 years for NY terror plotter
The Bangladeshi man who plotted to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank building last year was sentenced yesterday in Brooklyn federal court to 30 years in prison. Quazi Nafis, 22,...
Pol’s bleeping aide rises again
The South has risen again . . . in Brooklyn. City Council candidate Laurie Cumbo’s arrogant aide, sacked after The Post asked why the campaign hired a Virginian who hates...
Special de’livery’
The first apple-green cabs hit Big Apple streets yesterday. Four drivers from Manhattan’s Riverside Car and Limo legally picked up passengers in the outer boroughs and upper Manhattan. “It’s like...
One El of a nerve calling out Client 9
Eliot Spitzer was offended. Scott Stringer, his rival for the Democratic nomination for the job of city comptroller, was bringing up a few uncomfortable things about Spitzer in the course...
He just won a Powerball jackpot . . . and he’s still pumping gas!
He’s the richest pump jockey in New Jersey. The state worker handling this fuel line (pictured) is one of the 16 colleagues who split a third of the Powerball jackpot...
Facebook ‘kill’ over breakup
The alleged killer husband accused of posting a picture of his wife’s bullet-riddled corpse on Facebook admitted he opened fire after she promised she was “leaving him,” cops said. Derek...
Pump and hump: Madoff in sex-filled office ‘love triangle’
When they weren’t figuratively screwing investors, the folks at Madoff Securities were literally screwing each other, bombshell court documents revealed yesterday. Ponzi fiend Bernie Madoff was personally enmeshed in a...
Swiss di$$: Shop tells Oprah no way she could afford $38,000 handbag
A snobby — potentially racist — Swiss boutique refused to help Oprah Winfrey buy a $38,000 handbag, telling her, “You will not be able to afford that,” the billionaire media...
Bieber beat me up: suit
Justin Bieber is getting sued by a 22-year-old man who claims the pop star and his bodyguards attacked him outside a Hamptons club last Sunday, 1010 WINS Radio reported. Wayne...
New York’s ‘Detroit’ woes: Mike should blame himself
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s warning that New York faces similar financial problems as Detroit. *** Mayor Bloomberg’s candor on the fiscal calamity that potentially awaits our city should definitely be...
Kid Stuff
Today ENTER THE DRAGON: Follow the beat of Chinese drums to the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, where you can watch traditional dragon-shaped rowboats glide across Flushing Meadows Corona...
A-Rod hitless in Stadium return as Yanks win in 10
Once again, Alex Rodriguez was the center of attention last night, but ended up having virtually nothing to do with the Yankees’ performance. A game that started off with a...
Mets are undone by blunders on bases
PHOENIX — The Mets usually celebrate their aggressive approach on the bases, but Friday night they expressed regret. Marlon Byrd was thrown out attempting to stretch a triple into an...
Hondo still loves L.A.
Hondo stumbled last night with the ‘Stros, who were beaten in the Texas death match against the Rangers and pushed the accounts payable to 445 ceys.Today, Mr. Aitch will mount...
Off-field antics will cost Manziel second Heisman
Johnny Manziel lawyered up this week, making it a virtual certainty the Texas A&M quarterback won’t become the second back-to-back Heisman Trophy winner in history. It’s not as if the...
A-Rod hires defense
Alex Rodriguez could not be more serious about his war with Major League Baseball.The Yankees third baseman has enlisted the help of the same private-investigation firm Dominique Strass-Kahn did to...
Curry inspired by former Giants LB
PITTSBURGH — As Aaron Curry walks through the halls of the Giants practice facility his head is up, not down, and he notices what he passes. “See all the history...
Pitt stop OK with Giants’ Mundy
PITTSBURGH — It did not take Ryan Mundy long to realize he wanted to play for the Giants, as he visited early in the free agency process and signed soon...
Even Yankees closer Mariano Rivera wowed by Tigers’ Cabrera
Miguel Cabrera, the most dangerous hitter on the planet, looked more like an escapee from an old-age home. He was hobbling on an ailing left hip. And that was before...
Yankees’ fall contains game’s most revered, reviled figures
This is the Yankees season now: How many different places will Mariano Rivera be cheered and how many different ways will Alex Rodriguez be booed? We already know at Fenway...
Scott, Rose dangerous with a major in hand
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The next two days at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill will provide a fascinating study in major championship liberation. Keep an eye on Adam Scott and...
Many Bronx fans stick by Rodriguez
Only in New York. Just days after describing the past seven months as the “worst time of [his] life,” Alex Rodriguez received a mixed, yet slightly more positive, reception from...
Jay D-Day: Feb. 6
Jay Leno’s final night hosting NBC’s “Tonight Show” will be Feb. 6. But he’ll be paying his staffers through next September, when his contract officially expires, deadline.com is reporting. It...
Trucking crazy! FedEx guts bill that would have aided drivers
Gov. Cuomo is expected to sign into law next month a bill that will require “independent contractor” truck drivers used by shipping firms and other companies be classified as employees....
Bimbo speeds up Stroehmann
Mexico baking giant Grupo Bimbo has reached a new contract with its New York Stroehmann’s drivers as part of a deal that will have them deliver more products, The Post...
Carrot & stick: Ackman may put in fresh $ if JCP names new CEO
As he ratchets up his war of words with JCPenney’s board, Bill Ackman is putting his money where his mouth is. As reported by The Post yesterday, the hedge-fund billionaire...
Dell anti’s cry foul
Dell Inc. directors’ move to change shareholder voting rules for founder Michael Dell’s buyout bid worth as much as $24.9 billion has tainted the deal, investors challenging the offer said....
US eyes Samsung import ban
Samsung is facing a US import ban on smartphones after a trade agency sided with Apple yesterday in an ongoing patent dispute.The International Trade Commission ruled that Samsung violated two...
No kidding! Fat, alleged country club ‘bandit’ wheel man says he wouldn’t fit in
The quarter-ton getaway driver whose slick pal donned golf gear to rip off fancy country clubs admitted yesterday that the plan would never have worked if he was the one...
Weiner makes a hard sell as rivals’ PACs $tep up
Anthony Weiner will be airing his first ad in the mayor’s race Monday, sources said yesterday. The former congressman’s $500,000 pitch follows his recent poll-number plunge in the wake of...
Spitzer and Stringer get nasty in debate for comptroller post
The first showdown between Eliot Spitzer and Scott Stringer in the comptroller’s race quickly turned into the nastiest debate of the campaign season yesterday with fierce accusations flying that included...
J-train ‘peeper’ arrest
A peeping Tom secretly filmed women through open apartment windows from a J-train elevated platform in Williamsburg, cops said — and he caught one victim giving herself a whole lotta...
The man who’d reinvent Detroit
Detroit This city is the broken tooth in Michigan’s smile. Nevertheless, the preternaturally optimistic governor, from whom never is heard a discouraging word, cheerfully describes his recent foray with a...
Washington Post panic
The Washington Post is a legend in the minds of the Washington elite, so its financial decline has caused quiet panic. As NPR media reporter David Folkenflik put it, “You...
Fordham football looking to take next step
Joe Moorhead knew what he was getting into when he took the Fordham football head-coaching job in December 2011. He was tasked with changing the culture of a program that...
Diamondbacks slugger’s blast nullifies Mets’ gritty comeback
PHOENIX — That probably wasn’t “Gold-schmidt” uttered from reliever Scott Atchison’s lips as he watched Paul Goldschmidt’s drive ascend and then fall behind the right-field fence in last night’s ninth...
Eagles D-molished as Patriots cruise
PHILADELPHIA — Riley Cooper’s mouth is probably going to be the least of the Eagles’ problems this year. A defense with the potential to be historically bad received a much...
Gang Green stuck in recurring nightmare
DETROIT — The first one was a recurring nightmare, a Deja Boo moment Jets Nation has come to expect from Mark Sanchez, a panic-stricken pick-six on a screen pass while...
No easy answers when it comes to explaining the A-Rod mess
In a parallel universe, Joe Girardi could be you, a couple of Yankees tickets in your pocket last night, your son in tow, an evening of baseball at the big...
Food fjord thought in Norway
With not one, not two, but four alums from Per Se, the kitchen at the newly opened restaurant Lysverket is the most pedigreed in Bergen — and it’s putting Norway’s...
FCC: End Time Warner Cable-CBS standoff, or we will
Uncle Sam is threatening to intervene as the blackout of CBS on Time Warner Cable systems in New York and elsewhere stretches into its eighth day. Mignon Clyburn, interim chairman...
Expats bail on USA
Americans renouncing US citizenship surged sixfold, to 1,131, in the second quarter from a year earlier as the government prepares to enact tougher asset-disclosure rules. The US, which taxes citizens...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** Two phony electricians conned an elderly woman by telling her they needed to check the wiring in her Astoria apartment, then stole cash and jewelry from her, authorities...
Pol’s the ‘Apple’ of her eye
The billionaire widow of Steve Jobs has found her new iSqueeze — and it’s Adrian Fenty, the still-married former mayor of Washington, DC. The ex-mayor has been dating beautiful and...
Political big Bill Lynch dies
Bill Lynch, one of the city’s best-known political consultants who played a pivotal role in electing David Dinkins as New York’s first African-American mayor, died yesterday.He was 72 and died...
Two men in their 20s shot dead in Brooklyn park
Two men were fatally gunned down in Brooklyn last night, authorities said. Jahmal Issac Page, 21, and Anthony Earl-Govon, 22, were both shot in the head and killed inside of...
A Bronx tale
It’s often said, with good reason, that a prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich, given the generally one-sided nature of the grand-jury system. Which makes it all the more surprising...
Spitzer’s skill set
The two Democratic candidates for city comptroller squared off yesterday in one of the wildest political debates this town has seen in some time. Amid the exchange of insults, one...
Sports Shorts
Mlb: Stars refute PED rumorJack Clark, former Cardinal slugger who was last seen in the major leagues as the Dodgers hitting coach in 2003, claimed on his St. Louis radio...
Suspensions don’t have to sink season
While Alex Rodriguez continues to play (albeit pretty poorly — 3-for-11 with no homers and no RBIs entering last night’s action) as he appeals his unprecedented 211-game ban for his...
The Post Line
NFL PreseasonTonightFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSTEELERS32 1/2(35 1/2)GiantsTomorrowCOLTS33 1/2(36 1/2)BillsHome team in CAPS
No decision for Yankees starter Ivan Nova
Ivan Nova finally got some run support last night. Now he just needs some help from the bullpen. The right-hander gave up only one run in seven innings in last...
Sanchez rebounds after Pick-6 in Jets preseason loss; Geno hurts ankle
DETROIT — Same old Sanchez. In the Jets’ preseason opener against the Lions, fifth-year quarterback Mark Sanchez showed the good, the bad and the ugly that Jets fans have gotten...
Dufner seizes 2-shot PGA lead with record-tying 63
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The second hole was a sign something special was happening to Jason Dufner in the second round of the PGA Championship yesterday at Oak Hill. Dufner holed...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 10SUNAug. 11MONAug. 12TUEAug. 13WEDAug. 14THUAug. 15FRIAug. 16YankeesDetroit1:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMDet.1:05YESWCBSAngels7:05YESWCBSAngels7:05YESWCBSAngels7:05YESWCBSAngels1:05YESWCBSBos.7:05WWORWCBSMetsArizona8:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMAri.4:10SNYWFANDodgers10:10SNYWFANDodgers10:10SNYWFANDodgers10:10SNYWFANS.D.10:10SNYWFANS.D.10:10SNYWFANRed BullsColumbus7:30MSG NetworkNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyLos Angeles1:00MSG+/NBATVAtl.6:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEWas.7:30MSG+S.I. YankeesLowell7:00No TVLow.4:00No TVNO GAMEAll-StarGameAbdn.7:05No TVAbdn.7:05No TVTri.7:00No TVCyclonesState College6:00No TVWKRB 90.3 FMS.C.5:00No...
Business briefs
Ubs $hells outUBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, agreed to pay $120 million to settle claims by investors in Lehman Brothers securities in a lawsuit tied to the investment bank’s 2008 collapse.Price-y...
LISTEN: AOL’s Armstrong fires worker during conference call
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is vying for a new title — America’s worst boss. Armstrong apparently freaked out and fired an employee who tried to take a photo of him...
FBI eyes 2 in JPM ‘Whale’
Federal authorities investigating JPMorgan’s “London Whale” trade are weighing arresting two alleged accomplices in London. FBI agents want to question Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout for their role in possibly...
Park Avenue doctor offers free plastic surgery in exchange for dream dates
He’ll fix you up if you fix him up. A pompous Park Avenue surgeon is offering free cosmetic services in exchange for dates with women who meet his incredibly exacting...
Weird but true
It’s the love spud. A widow from Florida reached into a 10-pound sack of potatoes and found a heart-shaped tater she’s sure is a message from her late hubby. “I...
‘Gown’ and dirty $uit: Socialite rips designer Khan
A Manhattan socialite took the stand yesterday to defend her friend in his $350,000 lawsuit against designer Naeem Khan, testifying that Khan never would have dressed high-profile clients such as...
‘Tooth’ ache for dead dad
A Thai man who took his dead dad’s two front teeth to a job interview for good luck lost the pearly whites on the N train, the man’s sister said....
Usher-custody OK
A Georgia judge yesterday said rap mogul Usher can keep custody of his 5-year-old son despite a near-tragic swimming pool accident this week. The judge dismissed an emergency motion filed...
Bynes’ ma in mix
OXNARD, Calif. — A judge granted the mother of Amanda Bynes a temporary conservatorship yesterday over her daughter’s treatment in the event the former child actress is released from a...
No freedom for Lynne
A judge yesterday rejected a bid for early release from a dying former lawyer convicted in a terrorism case, though he said he would be “sympathetic” to a request by...
Driver who mowed down mother and two children, killing 5-year-old boy, turns himself in
The hit-and-run driver who killed a 5-year-old boy and injured his mother and sister turned himself over to police Saturday, authorities. John Sanjurjo surrendered to cops less than 24 hours...
Lhota’s tough union-$$ talk
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota warned yesterday the city would be “one step closer to Detroit” if the next mayor offers retroactive raises to municipal workers. “Anybody who discusses the...
Two children killed when plane crashed into Connecticut house ID’d
The two children killed in a freak accident when a private plane smashed into a Connecticut house have been identified. Sade Brantley, 13, and her baby sister Madisyn Mitchell, 1,...
Remaking America’s image
President Obama’s decision to cancel his planned trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin was the right thing to do in light of Russia’s decision to grant...
The UFT’s glass house
In the aftermath of test scores that show the majority of city school children are not performing up to standard, everyone’s a critic. But not everyone’s earned the right to...
Take me to the river!
Paradise was just 40 minutes from NYC, but I didn’t know it until a story led me there. “Let’s not do this over the phone,” my source pleaded. “Come to...
Untangling the Fringe
Every summer, like a relative with too much luggage, it arrives on our doorstep: the New York International Fringe Festival, the ungainly cousin to the Edinburgh original. By the time...
Pair of Iona Prep and New Heights teammates bond over college offers
When Matt Ryan receives a scholarship offer or is contacted by a college coach, he immediately picks up the phone or relays the message to Ty Jerome, his high school...
Supporting cast taking center stage
The grim, retrospective accounting of the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade between the Yankees and Mariners — Pineda, yet to pitch in The Bronx, was shut down at Triple-A this week...
Today’s Sports on the Air
Auto Racing9:30 a.m.NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: Zippo 200 ESPN211:30 a.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice: Cheez-It 355 ESPN22:15 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide Series: Zippo 200 ABC3 p.m.AMA Motocross: Lucas Oil Pro Championships NBCSN5 p.m.Rolex...
2015 NBA All-Stars eye NYC
The 2015 NBA All-Star Game almost certainly will be played in New York. The only question remaining for the Knicks, Nets and the league is in which arena the game...
Defensive Rex: No time to focus on QBs
DETROIT — Jets coach Rex Ryan gave a bit of a stunning answer when asked how he would evaluate rookie quarterback Geno Smith’s performance Friday night. “I had my own...
‘Boys can’t prevent Raiders’ rally
Sean Lee and rookie J.J. Wilcox forced first-half turnovers for the Cowboys’ revamped defense before the Raiders came back for a 19-17 victory in their exhibition opener last night in...
Some guys named Tiger, Phil, Rory slide from PGA mix
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — While Jason Dufner and others flirted with the record books at the PGA Championship Friday, playing target practice with the soft greens at Oak Hill, the sport’s...
Bam uses ‘bully’ pulpit against Putin
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s tussle with Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning into a schoolyard brawl, with Obama comparing his counterpart to a classroom troublemaker while saying the United States...
Another golfing buddy of Obama in hot seat over staffer’s alleged ‘kickbacks’
WASHINGTON — Another one of President Obama’s golfing pals is in the rough. Dr. Eric Whitaker, a longtime Obama friend from Chicago who has golfed his way through Obama’s term...
Geno leaves with ankle injury in Jets’ preseason-opening loss to Lions
DETROIT — Same old Sanchez. In the Jets’ preseason opener against the Lions, fifth-year quarterback Mark Sanchez showed the good, the bad and the ugly that Jets fans have gotten...
Take me to the river!
PARADISE was just 40 minutes from NYC, but I didn’t know it until a story led me there. “Let’s not do this over the phone,” my source pleaded. “Come to...
Judge grants labor unions reprieve from health care changes
A Manhattan judge today granted labor unions a temporary reprieve from changes to the city’s health care program-- a move that would have saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars,...
Mixed reaction greets A-Rod in Yankee Stadium debut
A week ago, while Alex Rodriguez was still a one-man barnstormer visiting various towns up and down the eastern seaboard, he sat in Trenton, N.J., and admitted the obvious. “There’s...