John Velazquez, a last-minute replacement for jockey Robby Albarado on Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, will share a percentage of his Derby winnings with Albarado, and that unspecified amount will be matched by Barry Irwin, head of the Team Valor partnership that owns Animal Kingdom, the Daily Racing Form reported...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the 137-year history of the Kentucky Derby, jockey John Velazquez went from riding the bench one day to winning the roses the next with Animal Kingdom, a mount he picked up at the last minute, before a record crowd of...

CARSON, Calif. -- Thierry Henry scored in the fourth minute, Landon Donovan countered for Los Angeles in the 41st, and the Red Bulls and Galaxy tied 1-1 last night. Neither załoga was able to get the go-ahead goal in the second half despite a flurry of chances. Henry opened the...

The right-hander could not get loose in his warm-ups, so the rookie right-hander Dillon Gee started against the Dodgers instead.

Barring an unexpected, last-minute change of heart, power forward God's Gift Achiuwa, one of the last elite recruits remaining in this year's recruiting class, will commit to St. John's today, multiple sources told The Post. Achiuwa, a 6-foot-8, 235-pound athlete who was a National Junior College Athletic...

Barring an unexpected, last-minute change of heart, power forward God’s Gift Achiuwa, one of the last elite recruits remaining in this year’s class, will commit to St. John’s Thursday, multiple sources told The Post. Achiuwa, a 6-8, 235-pound who was a National Junior College Athletic Association star...

CHESTER, Pa. -- Roger Torres scored within a minute of coming on as a second-half substitute and gave the Philadelphia Union a 1-0 win over the Red Bulls last night. Torres entered the match in the 67th minute and then found himself in perfect position less than a minute later...

The Magic were fuming in the final minute of overtime last night. After Dwight Howard fouled out on a controversial call with 1:17 left in the extra session, injured Quentin Richardson railed at the referee, "The fix is in," and Howard got into it with heckling fans. After the...

Juan Agudelo scored a 59th minute goal to give the United States a surprising 1-1 draw against Argentina and Lionel Messi in an international friendly last night at New Meadowlands Stadium. Coming on at the początek of the second half, the 17-year old Agudelo gave Team USA the cutting edge...

There’s an epidemic that has hit the Red Bulls. It is hamstring injuries and apparently they’re contagious. Thierry Henry is the latest player affected, suffering a strain early in the season opener last koniec tygodnia at Red Bull Arena. The French international, who missed an eighth-minute penalty kick in...

Alyson Caiazzo admitted to not being a quick starter. “Whenever there is something I always wait until the last minute,” the St. Saviour center joked. Luckily for her drużyna it didn’t take that long for Caiazzo to begin imposing her will on the team’s game with top-seeded Fontbonne...

WASHINGTON -- Goalie Nathan Lawson was brilliant for 59 minutes, but it was that last minute that cost the Islanders. Brooks Laich tied it in the final minute and Alex Ovechkin scored on one of his breakaways in overtime and the Capitals beat the Isless 2-1 last night. "They missed...

The American midfielder Maurice Edu is beginning to develop a reputation for scoring last-minute goals.

Mario Gomez scored off a mistake by goalkeeper Julio Cesar in the 90th minute to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at Inter Milan in a rematch of last year’s Champions League final.

CINCINNATI — A 12-point lead had slipped away. Every shot was deflecting off the rim. St. John’s was facing another last-minute meltdown. A few free throws made up for 8 minutes of missed chances. The Red Storm failed to make a field goal over the last 8:58, letting its...

Holder Lindsey Vonn, still suffering from mild concussion after a crash last week, said she would make a last-minute decision on whether to sztuczne ognie in Tuesday’s world championships Super G.

ATLANTA -- An ugly final-minute altercation marred the Knicks' 111-102 loss to the Hawks last night and could lead to a multiple-game suspension for Shawne Williams, suddenly a key member of coach Mike D'Antoni's rotation. The Hawks, who got 34 points from Joe Johnson, led by as many...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The defense rested. Wait a minute. Who are we kidding? Rested? The Nets' defense was dead, buried and couldn't have been exhumed or revived by any unearthly power last night. Having spoken about a "swagger" after a feel--good 4-1 homestand, the Nets had more of a "stagger...

DETROIT -- The streaking Devils couldn't make it all the way to the break. Valtteri Filppula scored 5:32 into the third period, putting the Red Wings ahead to stay, and Johan Franzen added a goal in the final minute of a 3-1 victory over the Devils last night...

George Beamon scored 14 points and Michael Alvarado made three free throws in the final minute as Manhattan ended a 15-game losing streak by defeating Niagara 51-49 on Monday. The Jaspers (3-15, 1-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) also won for the first time in their last nine games against the...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Trying to score a last-minute ticket to tonight's BCS National Championship game? Better take out a second mortgage. Tickets for the showdown between the Oregon Ducks and Auburn Tigers skyrocketed to $4,000 on StubHub before sales were suspended because of a computer glitch. Tickets are...

LOS ANGELES -- Amar'e Stoudemire was excused from Saturday's practice at UCLA to stay back in Phoenix with his family. Then he seemed to excuse himself from the first half of last night's game against the Lakers. Even with Andrew Bynum's controversial ejection in opening minute...

INDIANAPOLIS — For most of the night, Mark Sanchez wasn’t poised. He wasn’t accurate, throwing high often. He didn’t see Dustin Keller wide open near the goal line in the last minute of the first half on the interception that cost the Jets a field goal at the...

The sidewalks of Manhattan might have been packed with holiday shoppers looking for last minute bargains, but it was just another day as far as Frankie Edgar was concerned. He will defend his UFC Lightweight title against Gray Maynard next Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC 125. Any celebrating can...

After a botched handoff that handed a last-minute victory to the Eagles on Nov. 19, 1978, the Giants’ Joe Pisarcik found another chance, with Philadelphia.

Nazareth’s highly anticipated clash with Trenton Catholic Academy (N.J.) was a last-minute cancellation at University High School's Festival of the Phoenix event after the Lady Kingsmen didn’t make the jazda to Kean University in Union, N.J., on Saturday night. There are differing stories as to...

TORONTO -- One of the things the Nets sought from Sasha Vujacic was energy. And he brought it last night. For a while. Forced to play longer than expected because of yet another injury, the newest Net admitted he was dragging at the end of his 27-minute zespół debut. "Well...

This wasn't supposed to happen. Carnesecca Arena was cloaked in the nervous tension that makes you question why anyone would be a sports fan. A St. Bonaventure upset over St. John's had swerved back and forth, between potential and probable, in the final minute of last night's...

MIAMI -- With the Browns and Dolphins looking equally inept, the question was which ekipa would find a way to lose. A last-minute Miami turnover gave Cleveland the win. Mike Adams' interception set up a 23-yard field goal on the final play, and the Browns endured a comedy of errors...

Nate Robinson scored 21 points starting in place of an injured Rajon Rondo and led the Boston Celtics to their seventh straight win, 100-75 over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday. Robinson scored eight points in the first four minutes in place of Rondo, who was a last-minute scratch because...

‘Tone is atoning. Troubled-but-electrifying Jets wideout Santonio Holmes is serving penance for his past by performing last-minute miracles on the field, living like a monk in a rented New Jersey apartment and rejecting the perils of big-city nightlife. And he has found sanctuary in a single-minded pursuit: delivering a Super...

ATLANTA -- Don't even mention a third straight winning season to the Falcons. Their goals are so much bigger than that. The Falcons stayed atop the NFC when Matt Bryant kicked a 47-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining yesterday for a 20-17 victory over the Packers, one of...

Isayah Muller spent the last week eating and breathing football. He dreamed about Truman’s PSAL Bowl division championship game by night and imagined the possibilities by day. “Every minute, every second,” the matuzal running back said. Confident in his abilities, he expected a big performance. “I was aiming for...

PHILADELPHIA -- Before this 48-minute salute to snoozing last night, coach Avery Johnson proclaimed that his Nets are underdogs in virtually every game they play this season. And then they went out and showed why. At both ends. Already saddled with the league's next-to-last offense -- and they did...

Kemba Walker scored 30 points and hit a key zworka with less than a minute left, helping Connecticut (4-0) outlast No. 2 Michigan State 70-67 in a physical Maui Invitational semifinal last night in Lahaina, Hawaii. Duke 82, Kansas St. 68 In Kansas City, freshman guard Kyrie Irving and senior...

In his weekly video recap, Joe Namath was sympathetic with Jets fans who left early and missed a last-minute rally against Houston.

PISCATAWAY -- When Syracuse kicker Ross Krautman's last-minute, game-winning field goal split the uprights, it didn't just hand the Orange a 13-10 come-from-behind win at Rutgers. It handed Syracuse a leg up in their battle for New York, and may have ended the Scarlet Knights' dreams of a...

The most anticipated part of New York's hunting season is less than a week away, and hunters throughout the state are making last-minute preparations. The 2010 regular deer season opens at sunrise on Saturday in New York's Southern Zone, and bear hunting also will początek on Saturday in...

With the Jets offense struggling the last three games -- except when it's in a hurry-up, two-minute mode -- Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer hinted yesterday that he might employ the two-minute offense earlier in the game against the Browns if a jumpstart is needed. For whatever reason, five...

However many inches Artem Anisimov added to his chest last summer during long hours in the gym with Rangers strength and conditioning coach Reg Grant become dwarfed when head coach John Tortorella sends the second-year center out on the first shift of the power play and for last-minute protection of...

Despite the doomsaying and last-minute approval for the Korean Grand Prix to take place, everything looks ready to roll in Yeongam, the latest venue in a worldwide expansion of Formula One racing.

Alberto Contador, the three-time winner of the Tour de France, is insisting the minute traces of clenbuterol in his organizm came from meat he ate during the Tour last July.

An 80-yard touchdown drive and a last-minute interception sealed a 31-23 victory in Miami.

Alex Rodriguez dropped an RBI single into left field, and the few thousand fans who remained last night delivered a strong cheer as the Yankees closed to 3-2 in the sixth. In many ways, however, the hearty group that lingered through a 2-hour, 11-minute rain delay wanted the Yankees to...

Jamaal Charles' 56-yard touchdown run and Dexter McCluster's team-record 94-yard punt return gave the Chiefs a two-touchdown lead and the Chiefs held San Diego on four downs inside the 6-yard line in the final minute for a 21-14 victory last night in Kansas City, Mo. Playing most of the...

Final editing has taken place and Darrelle Revis won't be seen on "Hard Knocks" tonight, the president of NFL Films said today. "With all the gossip and the harmider about Revis, we were holding it to the last minute," Steve Sabol told ESPN 1050 Radio this afternoon. "If something...

CORTLAND -- It was only an intra-squad scrimmage, but the Jets provided an intriguing snapshot of exciting things to come this season on offensive. Many of the highlights in last night's 67-minute scrimmage came from the stars who were acquired in the offseason -- with running back LaDainian Tomlinson...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds' legal team, federal prosecutors and U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston agreed during a brief hearing yesterday to begin his trial on federal perjury charges on March 21. An initial February 2009 trial date was delayed at the last minute when prosecutors appealed the...

ALBANY -- The two words Hakeem Nicks used to describe his feelings about the right knee injury that he sustained and avoided were "blessed" and "happy." The Giants feel the same way. The wide receiver went down in the last minute of Tuesday evening's practice when he went up...

If the Liberty hope to reach the playoffs, they will need their defense to carry them. Last night they defended like a sieve -- except when they absolutely needed it, and gutted out a one-minute defensive stand that gave them an 88-79 victory over the L.A. Sparks, keeping them...

Former Seton Hall basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez pleaded not guilty Wednesday to shoplifting a satchel at an upscale shopping mall last month. Gonzalez spoke during the five-minute arraignment only to verify his address in Harrison, N.Y. His attorney, Anna Cominsky, entered the plea on his behalf. Neither commented after...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Juan Pablo Angel scored two late goals, both after long runs down the right side of the field, to beton the Red Bulls’ 3-0 victory over the Wizards last night. Angel put the Red Bulls up 2-0 in the 82nd minute and made it 3-0 in the...

Even with goosebumps to last a lifetime at the memory of an elimination-saving goal in the 91st minute, the U.S. World Cup drużyna is not into extra time, not just yet. The Ghanaians the U.S. drużyna faces today in the round of 16 are not soccer nobodies. They...

Jerry Manuel thought Jonathon Niese's pitch count was low enough that he could brave last night's rain delay. In a risky and baffling move, Manuel allowed Niese to return to the mound for the fourth inning of last night's 14-6 Mets win, despite a 58-minute rain delay...

Ghana, which advanced to the Round of 16 in the last World Cup, won on a penalty kick by Asamoah Gyan in the 84th minute.

Ghana, which advanced to the Round of 16 in the last World Cup, won on a penalty kick by Asamoah Gyan in the 84th minute.

Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher hit back-to-back 3-pointers during an 8-2 run in the final minute and the Lakers held on for a 111-110 victory over the Jazz last night in Salt Lake City that put them on the verge of sweeping the Western Conference playoff series. The Jazz had...

Juan Pablo Angel stepped to the penalty spot for the second time last night, with a chance at redemption for himself and a last-minute win for his team. And when he blasted an unsavable shot to the upper corner of the goal, the Red Bulls had a come-from-behind 2-1 victory...

SEATTLE -- Macoumba Kandji left-footed a shot past Seattle goalkeeper Kasey Keller in the 21st minute, and the Red Bulls snapped their 27-match MLS regular-season road winless streak with a 1-0 win over the Sounders last night. Kandji slipped his left foot around a Seattle defender as the ball pinballed...

For the second time in eight nights, the Devils gave up the tying goal with the opposition goalie pulled, this time when the Blackhawks winger Kris Versteeg's turnaround blast from the edge of the circle deflected in off Mike Mottau's stick and skate with 26 seconds remaining. As...

The Nets’ brown bag summit is over. Chief executive Brett Yormark had a roughly 30-minute “brown bag” lancz on Tuesday with a fan that he confronted last week after the man wore a paper bag over his head to manifestacja the NBA team’s dismal season. McDonald’s provided the...

Does that last minute or two of a college basketball game need more regulation or a change in the shot clock?

The game was tied, up for grabs in the final minute. That is, until Wizards guard Randy Foye reached up and grabbed it, seizing it with consecutive jumpers that were as contested as they were clutch. The Newark native gave the Wizards an 89-85 come-from-behind victory last night over the...

Earning his way to Dallas as a last-minute injury replacement did not take the excitement away for David Lee. "It doesn't at all," said Lee, who will debut as an All-Star tomorrow before 90,000 fans at the new Cowboys Stadium. "At the end of the day, you're...

MIAMI -- Tracy Porter called it "a last-minute deal." As it turned out, the carvings in his head turned out to be some prophetic cuttings. Before heading to Sun Life Stadium yesterday, Porter decided that some trimming on his head was a good rzecz and so he got a razor...

AUBURN HILLS -- Jordan Hill's rookie season may have begun last night. The seldom-used 6-foot-10 Hill was on the court in the fourth quarter for the Knicks' huge comeback that saw a 20-point deficit sliced to two points in the final minute of their 94-90 loss to the Pistons...

NEW ORLEANS -- A fire broke out well before tip-off in a trash compactor, turning New Orleans Arena into a smoky mess that irritated the eyes ands lungs. So the folks here opened all the doors, letting smoke out and freezing air in. Then one Elvis impersonator sang the National...

It already was 24-0 for the Panthers on what was supposed to be goodbye biba to Giants Stadium when Justin Tuck stuffed Brad Hoover on third-and-15 in the last minute of the first half, and the boobirds who still remember what disgraceful piłka nożna l...

Hondo will deviate from the audycja this week by dispensing with his weekly performance review. Surely, during Christmas week everyone has a lot of last-minute shopping, cooking and congregating to do and doesn’t need to be wasting time sifting throu...

Reality took a short holiday last night with the NBA's worst beating the best. Here were the Nets -- that's right, the 2-25, I'd rather staple my tongue to an ironing board than watch another minute Nets -- leading the 20-4, world-champion Lakers in ...

Liverpool’s chances of progressing in the European Champions League took a hit when it conceded a late goal in a 1-1 draw at Lyon.

The penultimate koniec tygodnia in the CHSFL regular season saw a pair of wild games with last-minute victories as No. 2 Holy Cross lost a heartbreaker to St. Anthony’s and No. 4 Fordham Prep outlasted No. 7 Mount St. Michael in a barnburner. Elsewhere, St....

Ryan Succop's four field goals, including the go-ahead 46-yarder with 3:36 to play, oraz a last-minute safety were all the Chiefs needed for a 14-6 win over the Redskins in Landover. They earned rookie coach Todd Haley his first win and Jim Zorn...

WASHINGTON -- Jonathan Bornstein headed in a corner kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Costa Rica last night that put Honduras in next year's World Cup. Bryan Ruiz scored twice in a four minute-s...

MIAMI -- Prosperity stared the Jets right in the eyes last night and they blinked. The Jets not only had a chance to take a lead in the AFC East over the Patriots, they had a chance to drive a stake through the Dolphins, virtually crippling Miami'...

GREEN BAY -- Watching the clock about to tick down to 0:02, Aaron Rodgers took the snap, faked a spike and looked to the end zone. For a split second, it looked as if the Bengals were about to blow their second last-minute lead in as many weeks. ...

The Orange led by 6 points at halftime, but Minnesota’s last-minute field goal and an interception in overtime provided the difference.

The Orange led by 6 points at halftime, but Minnesota’s last-minute field goal and an interception in overtime provided the difference.

HOUSTON -- A squadron of pigs flew over Minute Maid Park last night. Not really, but that seemed about as likely as the Mets scoring 10 runs in one game with the Triple-A lineup they sent out against the red-hot Astros. But erupt the Mets did...

Rarely has The Bronx looked more appealing to Hideki Matsui than it did last night. Everything about the place was downright gorgeous. A 58-minute rain delay? Bah, good for the grass and other growing things. Yankee Stadium is home. And it has a...

Any minute now, instant replay is going to determine the Mets actually made the playoffs the last two seasons. The Mets love technology -- last night it even helped make previously slumping Daniel Murphy into a savior. Now if instant replay could...

Monday night's game between the Yankees and the Red Sox lasted three hours and 48 minutes. This was after a two-hour, 17-minute rain delay, which caused thousands of fans to leave because they were told it would not be played. Last night's 7-3...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Barring a last-minute setback, Alex Rodriguez will report to Tampa and begin working out tomorrow. When Rodriguez was diagnosed with a torn labrum in his right hip in early March and underwent arthroscopic surgery on March 9...

It's one thing to get outclassed by Denver's Carmelo Anthony. It's another to get whipped by Indiana's Jarrett Jack. The Pacers point guard ambushed the Knicks last night, dominating all game, going wild in the final minute and hitting the...

ATLANTA - When Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph were shipped out of town two weeks ago, the Knicks lost much of their last-minute moxie. Crawford was best known for always wanting to the final shot, but last night Al Harrington, acquired from...

Crushing the Devils while they're collapsing, the Rangers added insult to New Jersey's injuries, which certifiably came home to roost last night. The rafters in Newark echoed to "Let's go Rangers," in the final minute of the Blueshirts' 5-2...

FIVE games into last season Stephon Marbury's demotion detonated the Knicks' pervasive unraveling. His surprise 48-minute benching in Wednesday's Madison Square Garden opener against the Miami Heat Stroke resulted in an encouraging-at-times...

Ana Ivanovic is the No. 1 seed in name only during this Flushing fortnight. She even realizes she's a longshot to bag her first U.S. Open title as she returns from a thumb injury that forced a last-minute Olympic withdrawal and a subsequent...

Ana Ivanovic is the No. 1 seed in name only during this Flushing fortnight. She even realizes she's a longshot to bag her first U.S. Open title as she returns from a thumb injury that forced a last-minute Olympic withdrawal and a subsequent...

The Mets felt the Braves' pain last night. And they loved every minute of it. The Mets learned yesterday there is additional inflammation in Billy Wagner's left elbow, a condition that has shut down the closer, pushing his return to somewhere...

KANSAS CITY - Juan Pablo Angel's return wasn't enough to keep the Red Bulls from dropping a 2-1 decision to the Wizards last night. Angel, making his first początek since June 5, scored in the 68th minute as the Red Bulls tried to overcome an early...

WHEN the doors to the Yankee clubhouse finally opened last night after a searing 32-minute meeting held by Joe Girardi, the clock on the wall read 10:26. The Yankees know it is much later than that, the 2008 season is slipping away. And for all...

More than ever this season, the Liberty need their starting point guard back in the lineup. And barring a last-minute setback, Loree Moore is expected to play for the first time in almost three weeks when the Liberty play host to Phoenix in the...

HOUSTON - Brian Ching scored in the 68th minute and Tony Caig made three saves to earn his first career MLS shutout as the Houston Dynamo beat the Red Bulls 1-0 last night in an MLS match. The Red Bulls (3-3-3, 9 points) have lost two in a row...

NEW ORLEANS - A title defense endures for the playoff-savvy Spurs. Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, hitting four free throws in the final minute, sending the Spurs to the Western Conference finals with a 91-82 victory over the Hornets last night in...

CARSON, Calif. - Juan Pablo Angel scored in the 78th minute to give the Red Bulls a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy last night. Danleigh Borman added his first goal for the Red Bulls (3-1-2), who extended their unbeaten steak to four games...

The sequel between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut was not as memorable as their history-making first-round match last year as Isner needed a mere 2 hours 3 minutes to dispatch Mahut.

Brett Gardner has hit .357 with a .440 on-base percentage, ideal numbers for a leadoff hitter, in his last 50 games.

Jose Reyes has told the Mets he will not discuss a new contract with the skład during the season. GM Sandy Alderson reached out to Reyes' agent, Peter Greenberg, last week, and after Reyes and Greenberg met at Reyes' house Monday, the shortstop made his decision. "I just want to...

Carlos Beltran is doing his best to stay focused on the task at hand, keeping the Mets alive in the wild-card chase for as long as he can. After rookie right-hander Pedro Beato had a subpar outing last week, Beltran took the former Xaverian High School star aside and told...

TAMPA, Fla. — Derek Jeter has resumed onfield work. The Yankees captain threw for the first time Tuesday, including long toss, since going on the 15-day disabled list last week because of a strained right calf. Jeter also worked out indoors and had treatment at the team's spring training complex...

MIAMI -- With their new old manager, the free-falling Marlins had the same old result. Jered Weaver pitched seven innings and the Angels spoiled 80-year-old Jack McKeon's return to the dugout last night with a 2-1 win over the Marlins, who tied a franchise record with their 11th consecutive...

Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs with a single and double in a 10-run seventh inning against his former drużyna and the hot-hitting Red Sox rolled to a 14-5 win over the Padres last night in Boston. Gonzalez boosted his major league-leading RBI total to 67 since the Padres, unable...

CINCINNATI — Just OK — and not a millimeter above that — is how Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is feeling. With a four-run lead in the eighth inning last night against the Reds, Joe Girardi lifted his cleanup hitter for pinch-runner Ramiro Pena. “He is beat up, but there are three or...

CINCINNATI -- Brian Gordon's feet have been touching the ground more while he prepares for his second Yankees początek tonight against the Reds here. Gordon was signed last Tuesday after getting his release from the Phillies' Triple-A ekipa and started against the Rangers on Thursday at Yankee Stadium. "The...

On any level, professional or simply in pickup games, the game of soccer can make players feel great one minute, and terrible the next.

The Angels, bless their hearts, came through for Hondo last night, nipping the Marlins to ograniczenie the damage from his loss with the Pirates. Tonight, with a slightly enlarged deficit of 1,310 brutons, Mr. Aitch is counting on the Tigers to go Coastal on the L.A. Seligs --...

Nicklas Lidstrom proved to himself he is still one of the NHL's best defenseman last season and that is good świeża wiadomość for Detroit fans.

Jon Niese wasn't convinced after his previous start, which resulted in his third straight win, that he was making the sawanna toward becoming a top pitcher. "I want to say yes," the Mets left-hander said after beating the Braves his last time out. "But at the same time, I...

GENEVA -- Jack Warner quit as a FIFA vice president Monday and soccer’s governing body dropped a bribery investigation of him, saying the “presumption of innocence is maintained.” Warner and Asian soccer chief Mohamed bin Hammam were suspended by FIFA last month amid the gravest corruption crisis to rock...

CHICAGO -- Alex Rodriguez isn't suffering from a strained left shoulder. And the Yankees third baseman hasn't been sent for any tests, Rodriguez and manager Joe Girardi said last night. A report last night strongly hinted that Rodriguez had been playing for three weeks with a strained shoulder...

The Yankees came back heroically for Hondo last night, chewing up the Cubs in Wrigley to lower the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,300 sewells. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will give some work to Morton, that old salt -- 10 units on Chuckin' Charlie and the Pirates. Also, he will...

Jermaine Jones scored in the 49th minute and Clint Dempsey added a goal in the 80th in the United States’ 2-0 victory over Jamaica on Sunday in the Gold Cup quarterfinals.

Thursday night’s NBA Draft is Donnie Walsh’s final at-bat. The 70-year-old out-going president has one last chance to restock the roster ravaged by the Carmelo Anthony trade. One last swing for Walsh to put his stamp on the franchise. Walsh steps down as president June 30 after backing...

Mike Pelfrey is either all the way back to where he finished last year for the Mets or just doing a darn good impersonation of that guy. The climb has been slow after an atrocious April for the right-hander, but last night he actually saw his earned run average dip...

They may be baby steps, but slumping left fielder Jason Bay is slowly showing signs of breaking out of his season-long funk. Bay went 2-for-4 with an RBI, run scored and a stolen base during the Mets' 6-1 victory over the Angels last night at Citi Field. He is batting...

There was hope coming out of Citi Field last night as Jose Reyes showed his loy alty to his agent. Will he show the same loyalty to the Mets if they make him a decent offer? On the day Carl Crawford was put on the disabled list with a left...

An intercity road odlot did not take too much out of the Staten Island Yankees, who beat the Brooklyn Cyclones 3-2 last night at MCU Park in Coney Island in the second game of the New York-Penn League season. That avenged the Cyclones' 5-3 win in Friday night's opener...

The shorthanded Red Bulls początek a four-game western road swing tonight in Portland (10 p.m., MSG+). And after snapping a six-game winless skid last Friday against New England, they will try to run their unbeaten streak to six straight. "Even if they lost their last two [home] games, they...

When the PSAL roster was announced for Friday night’s second annual Mayor’s Cup all-star game, Melvin Martinez imagined a potent lineup full of speed and power that could get revenge for last year’s loss to the Catholic league. When it came time to write out the lineup...

An all-boys Catholic high school since 1956, Monsignor McClancy will be a co-ed school beginning in the Fall of 2012, it was announced last month. But athletic director Gerry O’Riordan said the school’s athletic philosophy will remain the same. “I still think we’ll be as competitive as...

The University of California baseball drużyna was told in September that this season would be its last, but the year has not played out that way.

When the Mets hired Terry Collins to be their new manager before this season, he said he had learned from his last stint in the majors with the Angels -- which ended in September 1999 after his players turned on him. "I have a completely different approach to things," Collins...

Terry Collins doesn't care for interleague play, and now the Mets' manager has another reason not to: Angels closer Jordan Walden. After a crushing defeat in Atlanta on Thursday, the Mets had a chance to get one back last night in the bottom of the ninth when Jose Reyes...

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Sylvia Fowles had a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Chicago Sky ran their winning streak to three games, beating the Liberty 85-73 last night. Fowles scored 10 points in third quarter and the Sky (3-1) outscored the Liberty (2-3) 32-13 in the miesiączkowanie to...

THE GREAT Julio Cesar Chavez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame last week in Canasota, N.Y. He captivated the sport with a splendid combination of sweet boxing skills, vicious power and a thirst for brutality. After all, it is the hurt business. The next great Mexican...

The Brooklyn Cyclones are back for another spin. The Mets' short-season Single-A affiliate struck the season's first blow against the rival Staten Island Yankees, taking a 5-3 victory over the Baby Bombers last night in both teams' New York-Penn League opener at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Center fielder Travis...

BASEBALL aficionados will not soon forget the excitement of last June 8, the night Stephen Strasburg made his major league debut in Washington and struck out 14 Pirates across seven exhilarating innings. The buildup to that night, and especially the breathless aftermath, was a Koufaxian fantasy, a promise of vast...

After their three-day, 11-hour match in Wimbledon’s first round last year, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut drew each other again for this year’s first round.

The bumper-car początek that cost Animal Kingdom any chance of winning last Saturday's Belmont Stakes also caused the Kentucky Derby winner to suffer a "tiny crack" in his left hind leg, the Team Valor International syndicate that owns the colt announced yesterday. The injury will sideline Animal Kingdom for...

ATLANTA -- Don't expect Jose Reyes to miss any Mets games in the near future. Terry Collins said before last night's game that he planned on playing the shortstop every game until the All-Star break, which begins July 11. "He's not going to get days off," Collins...

The Twins got Hondo's day off to a sunny początek yesterday, but it turned dismal last night when he stumbled with the Rays and Cardinals to raise the deficit to 1,385 cervs. Today, Mr. Aitch is ready with Freddy against the Small Bears -- 10 units on the...

George Washington had several sources of motivation in last Saturday’s PSAL Class A championship game. There was suspended coach Steve Mandl sitting przód row at MCU Park in Coney Island, a alegoria of the Trojans’ inspiration. There was the opponent, Tottenville, which ended GW’s season last spring in...

The Mariners are in last place, and their offense is feeble. But optimism reigns, largely because of Michael Pineda, a 22-year-old strike-thrower.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- One of the doctors who assisted in a procedure last year on Yankees pitcher Bartolo Colon that is being scrutinized by Major League Baseball denied that the treatment involved the use of banned substances. Dr. Leonel Liriano said in a phone interview with The Associated...

Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano was beaned by a fastball in the fifth inning last night, forcing him out of the game against the Royals and, perhaps, prompting A.J. Burnett to retaliate. The Yankees said a CT scan was negative and Cano's stan prawny is day to day. "He...

This is why Carmelo Anthony wanted to come to the Knicks. It isn't only about bringing an NBA title home. It's about this city, his city. Anthony was as na czasie as the spring night last night as he sat in Suite 4 at Yankee Stadium dressed in designer...

Miami had a 16-0 run over the final 4 minutes 28 seconds, with LeBron James scoring the last 10 points of the game, as the Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

A.J. Burnett pitched the most famous game of his career exactly 10 years ago. It was brilliant, baffling and belittled, as he made history by allowing the most walks ever in a no-hitter, with nine. Figuring out what to expect from the 34-year-old hasn't gotten any easier. Last...

The MRI exam on Rafael Soriano's sore right elbow revealed a little inflammation, but the Yankees expect to have the $35 million reliever back for this weekend's Red Sox series. Soriano complained of tenderness in the elbow last week in Detroit, and then again Tuesday. He saw the...

So far this season Mariano Rivera has gone in an alarming direction with his workload. With last night's appearance in the Yankees' 4-3 11-inning loss to the Royals, Rivera has pitched in 18 of the Yankees' 34 games this season, throwing a total of 17.2 innings. That puts...

MIAMI -- For LeBron James, Game 5 last season against Boston was horrific. A year later, Game 5 was humbling. And he and the Heat are halfway to an NBA championship, having finally found a way to vanquish the Celtics. Dwyane Wade scored 34 points, James added 33 -- including...

The Big East is no stranger to prostate cancer. Hall of Fame coaches Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun have beaten the Big C. And both coaches were in the 60s and fathered children when treated. St. John's coach Steve Lavin, who was diagnosed last fall, is 46. He and...

The Yankees bats belong on the back of a milk carton right now because they have not been seen in days. The Bronx Bombers looked more like bumblers last night in a 4-3 loss to the Royals in 11 innings when they went 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position and...

Jockey Michael Baze, found dead at age 24 Tuesday afternoon in his Cadillac Escalade parked with its silnik running in the Churchill Downs stable area, had a recent history of substance abuse. Baze was scheduled for a preliminary hearing today on a cocaine charge dating to last Nov. 18, when...

Bria Smith finally let everyone in on her secret. The Christ the King All-American guard made her college decision between Tennessee and Louisville last week, but kept it mostly to herself. With her mom Andrea by her side at the Middle Village school, Smith announced yesterday she would be playing...

Hondo, who took two Tuesday night, scored again last night when the Jays bludgeoned the Bosawx to drop the deficit into three figures at 975 shannons. It could have been reduced further but a chance for a heroic comeback with the A's, who trailed 7-0, was washed out in...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant's work was done early. After three quarters. Not three overtimes. Instead of hunting down key shots, he was tracking down a T-shirt from the stands and reveling in the Thunder's 99-72 blowout of the Grizzlies last night that gave them their first series...

Joseph Abadia figured it was an experiment when he saw his name written into the cleanup spot. The speedy James Madison dziadek infielder hit second last year and first early this spring. “I thought it was going to be one or two games and go back to first,” he recalled...

Bria Smith finally let everyone in on her secret. The Christ the King All-American guard made her college decision between Tennessee and Louisville last week, but kept it mostly to herself. With her mom Andrea by her side at the Middle Village school, Smith announced Wednesday she would be playing...

A former Mets clubhouse manager was arrested today for stealing sports memorabilia from the drużyna -- including a set of autographed 1986 World Series warm-up uniforms -- that totaled a staggering $2.3 million, authorities said. Charlie Samuels, 53, who was fired from the drużyna last November, was arraigned on...

There might not be many, or any, stories this offseason similar to the one Victor Cruz fashioned last year, when as an undrafted free szpicel he made the Giants roster with a strong spring and a stronger summer. At this time a year ago, Cruz, a native of Paterson, N...

Melky Cabrera had quite the homecoming last night -- despite the loss. The Royals center fielder hit a solo home run in the Yankees' 3-1 win, his first appearance at Yankee Stadium since the Bombers traded him following the 2009 season. Cabrera was dealt to the Braves two months after...

The Yankees had to turn to Joba Chamberlain to pitch the eighth inning last night because Rafael Soriano could not pitch due to a sore right elbow. Soriano saw Dr. Christopher Ahmad before the game with the Royals, and is expected to go for an MRI exam on the elbow...

John Velazquez, a last-minute replacement for jockey Robby Albarado on Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, will share a percentage of his Derby winnings with Albarado, and that unspecified amount will be matched by Barry Irwin, head of the Team Valor partnership that owns Animal Kingdom, the Daily Racing Form reported...

DENVER -- Ronny Paulino could soon add the title "Mike Pelfrey's personal catcher" to his resume. It was Paulino behind the plate last night for a second straight Pelfrey start, and manager Terry Collins indicated he will consider making the para a fixture. Josh Thole is expected behind the...

The $32 million man beat the $36 million team. That is what is supposed to happen. The big contract brings the big expectations. For the most part Alex Rodriguez has stayed under the radar this season, but A-Rod is center stage now because of his Big Slump. Last night he...

Bill Gallo, the celebrated Daily News sports cartoonist and columnist, died late last night at White Plains Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. He was 88. Gallo's career spanned 70 years at the News during which he became a New York legend famous for his award-winning drawings and sports...

Mike Ponsiglione prides himself on the calmness of his St. Joseph by the Sea team. It’s the hallmark of a plan that has been the best in New York City’s CHSAA over the last few years. “We’re a patient team,” he said. “They don’t panic. We...

Brooklyn Tech graduated everyone – eight seniors from a skład that was in the semifinals and quarterfinals the last two seasons. The core was gone. All that was left was what coach Noreen Begley coined as ‘The B Squad,’ the players who competed against the Engineers starters in practice. The understudys...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tiger Woods was all smiles during his pre-tournament press conference yesterday until someone brought up the name Bubba Watson. Watson, one of Woods' few friends on the PGA Tour, last week offered a well-meaning, candid theory about why Woods has been struggling. "I'll just...

PHOENIX -- Alan Faneca made no secret in the final weeks of the 2010 season that it could well be his last in the rugged trenches of the NFL. On Tuesday, the eight-time All-Pro guard announced his retirement after 13 years in the league. “From the dog days of training...

DENVER -- A change of scenery and altitude didn't do much last night to invigorate the zombies inhabiting the Mets' lineup. The Mile Low Club -- with Jason Bay and David Wright, among others, presiding -- went into full session. The Mets never got anything resembling a clutch hit...

BOSTON -- Miami's Big Three was as sembled for just this purpose: To dominate the bullies from Boston who knocked them from the playoffs so many times before. LeBron James scored 35 points, Dwyane Wade had 28 and Chris Bosh had 20 last night to give the Heat a...

Mark Sanchez and his teammates who joined him at his "Jets West" camp last week in California aren't the only members of the Jets organization trying to improve this offseason. While they wait out the NFL's labor dispute, Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum and head coach Rex Ryan...

DENVER -- Chris Young's Mets career, if not already finished, is in serious jeopardy. The załoga received a jolt yesterday, when Young was diagnosed with a tear of the anterior capsule of his right shoulder -- essentially the same injury that has kept Johan Santana sidelined since last September...

DENVER -- David Wright is in pain, but he won't use that as an excuse. The Mets third baseman admitted yesterday that for the last three weeks, he has played with and been treated for back and neck soreness, the result of a collision with the Astros' Carlos Lee...

The Angels were evil to Hondo last night, getting whipped by the White Sox to cause the debt to bounce back up to 1,055 newhousers. Tonight, in the big ace v. ace faceoff in Miami, Mr. Aitch will back the homeboy -- 10 units on Johnson over Halladay. Also...

Xavier scored 30 combined runs in back-to-back blowout wins, but that was without Sean Meekins on the mound. The lanky nestor right-hander hasn’t exactly gotten much run support this year. In his last three starts – all losses – the Knights scored a combined one run and things didn’t change...

Mets pitcher Chris Young was diagnosed with a tear of the anterior capsule in his shoulder, essentially the same injury that has kept Johan Santana sidelined since last September. Assistant general manager John Ricco, speaking before the Mets faced the Rockies, classified Young’s injury as a “retear,” saying the...

KOSICE, Slovakia — Canada, behind Islanders forward John Tavares’ fifth goal of the tournament, beat Sweden 3-2 Monday to keep a perfect record in group play at the world hockey championships. Next up for the Canadians is Thursday’s quarterfinal against Russia, which eliminated Canada in the quarters at last year...

Colorado tries to end a four-game skid at Coors Field against the Mets, who were swept at home by the Rockies last month...

Uncle Mo, last year's juvenile champion, was sent to Wintar Farm on Monday to convalesce as he tries to recover from a gastrointestinal infection.

Since winning his first początek of the season in Florida, R.A. Dickey is 0-4 in his last six, including yesterday's 4-2 decision to the Dodgers. But the knuckleballer is not discouraged by his numbers. "You've got to stay the course,'' said Dickey, who pitched for the first...

ARLINGTON, Texas — If three of CC Sabathia’s last four starts are an indication of what will follow, bet the over every time the ace pitches. And that’s just on the Yankees’ side of the wager sheet. On a day when Sabathia gave up four runs in the first...

LAS VEGAS -- Sugar Shane Mosley has started his own promotional company and hopes to build it into a viable business in the boxing industry. He should make it his new full-time job after his disappointing performance against Manny Pacquiao Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The last...

Hondo did some damage to the deficit last night when Los Bravos held off the Phillies to slash the nasty number to 1,090 mclemores. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will look to change his evil ways with Santana -- 10 units on the Angels. -$ It's hard to be sure...

Lucas Glover had gone 41 tournaments since winning the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black for his last victory. His win yesterday in the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte was every bit as demanding. Glover closed with three tough pars on the rugged finishing stretch at Quail Hollow for...

SAN JOSE -- Tomas Holmstrom broke a tie with 6:08 remaining, and the Red Wings had three third-period goals to avoid elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Sharks last night. Danny Cleary and Jonathan Ericsson also scored in the final miesiączka to send the series back to Detroit...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Derek Jeter homered twice after going 62 games without a long ball, Curtis Granderson went deep again and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 12-5 Sunday despite an erratic outing by CC Sabathia. Jeter had gone 259 at-bats without a homer since last Aug. 24 before...

If you are old enough to re member the spring of 1977, your memory will not allow you to ignore the troubling parallels of what awaits the Mets across the next few months. If you are old enough to remember the last time the Mets permitted a franchise player in...

Well, it was inevitable Citi Field would want to keep up with the Joneses (or the Levines, as it were, or the Steinbrenners). Given how thrilling the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl was last December over at Yankee Stadium, it was inevitable the other new house, in Flushing, would want to get...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the 137-year history of the Kentucky Derby, jockey John Velazquez went from riding the bench one day to winning the roses the next with Animal Kingdom, a mount he picked up at the last minute, before a record crowd of...

Joe DiMaggio's record is still safe. Andre Ethier came into last night riding a 30-game hitting streak, but the Mets' pitchers, capped off by reliever Tim Byrdak, ended Ethier's hitting streak and, with closing help from Francisco Rodriguez, kept the Dodgers' losing streak alive and well with a...

Chris Young's arm woes continued last night as the right-hander was scratched shortly before the game after he was unable to get loose because of tightness in the back of his shoulder. Young, who has been bothered by mięsień dwugłowy ramienia tendinitis, is scheduled to get an MRI exam today and...

One night after Jason Pridie came up with the big blow, Justin Turner delivered the game-winning hit as the Mets found another unlikely way to win. The Mets probably wouldn't estetyka games like last night's: Chris Young was lost with more shoulder issues and they had to rely...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Considering how well Bartolo Colon did in three starts replacing Phil Hughes, he gets a pass for last night's stinker. "They were ready and they hit every pitch I threw," said Colon, who gave up five runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings of...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi says he has to get Boone Logan going. After watching the left-handed reliever pitch last night against the Rangers, Girardi has the right words if not the correct direction. The manager wants Logan to retire left-handed hitters. Perhaps the Yankees would be better...

In regognition of finally getting something right, the NFL Network last week took a hammer and broke it. In hiring Bob Papa three seasons ago to provide an immediate fix for a serious, self-inflicted wound — Papa replaced badly miscast and absurdly overpaid play-by-player Bryant Gumbel — NFLN made the best move...

CARSON, Calif. -- Thierry Henry scored in the fourth minute, Landon Donovan countered for Los Angeles in the 41st, and the Red Bulls and Galaxy tied 1-1 last night. Neither załoga was able to get the go-ahead goal in the second half despite a flurry of chances. Henry opened the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Joel Ward scored two goals less than five minutes apart early in the third okres and the Predators stayed alive against the Canucks with a 4-3 win last night in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series. David Legwand also scored twice, Pekka Rinne made...

Rajon Rondo had six points and 11 assists despite playing the fourth quarter with a dislocated left elbow, and the Celtics beat the Heat 97-81 last night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Miami leads the best-of-seven series 2-1, with Game 4 tomorrow night in Boston. Kevin Garnett...

The right-hander could not get loose in his warm-ups, so the rookie right-hander Dillon Gee started against the Dodgers instead.

Horace Mann’s emergence continued Saturday afternoon in a major way. The Lions, who already have surpassed their win total last spring, upset Riverdale, 3-1, in the Ivy Prep League in The Bronx. Elias Wact tossed a four-hit complete game for his second win, Harrison Bader had two hits, Reuben...

The feeling has become all too familiar at St. Francis Prep. Despite the Terriers beating Archbishop Molloy last season on its Senior Day, the Stanners have had the better of the rivalry the last three seasons. It’s routinely left the Fresh Meadows school looking back at what could have...

It all started the end of last year for Riverdale. The Falcons softball zespół finished with a losing record, but upended Horace Mann, which later advanced to the NYSAISAA final, late in the regular season. Riverdale is not just a spoiler anymore. After huge victories over Poly Prep and Hackley...