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A.J. bests Martinez to even series

A.J. bests Martinez to even series

A.J. Burnett and Mariano Rivera altered the mood in the Yankees’ universe last night better than any drug could have. Armed with a filthy curveball he was able to throw for strikes, Burnett earned his October pinstripes by allowing the Phillies a run and four hits across seven...  Read Full Story

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  • NY1 star’s 'secret family'

    Dominic Carter spent two decades brutalizing his wife, Marilyn, and cared so little for her that he fathered two children out of wedlock, a relative charged...   5:37 AM

  • Rev. 'killer' hid '88 bust

    A janitor who confessed to stabbing a New Jersey priest to death last week had been trying to cover up a two-decade-old arrest warrant by using fake names and...   5:37 AM

  • Rudy boosts Corzine foe

    Rudy Giuliani yesterday jumped into the nasty political fight across the Hudson -- calling New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine a "failure" and urging an independent...   5:37 AM

  • Moneybag Medicaid 'cheaters' pinched

    Moneybag Medicaid 'cheaters' pinched

    They're millionaires on Medicaid. Manhattan prosecutors yesterday busted 19 accused Medicaid cheats -- including a dentist who earns six figures and the owner of two waterfront mansions in the Hamptons. "This is really rampant," the head...   5:37 AM

  • Not fare! Taxi tax & biz fee to boost MTA

    Taxi riders and business owners are about to get slapped with the MTA's bailout bill. Starting Sunday morning at midnight, all cab fares will include a fat...   5:37 AM

  • NY kids taking it easy

    The numbers don't add up. New York and most other states set their benchmarks for student proficiency in math and reading well below those of a gold...   5:37 AM

  • Now it's Second Avenue floodway

    Maybe they should build a Second Avenue Ferry. An MTA subcontractor working on the Second Avenue Subway caused a water main break yesterday, knocking out...   5:37 AM

  • Panel eye on MoMA tower

    Jean Nouvel may be one of the world's most famous architects, but it will be the city's chief planner -- currently Amanda Burden -- who will have the final say...   5:37 AM

  • Coast Guard plane, marine helicopter collide off California coast

    LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard and Navy were searching for as many as nine possible survivors in the ocean off the Southern California coast following a...   3:31 AM

  • Jacko 'worth more dead than alive' - papa Joe

    Jacko 'worth more dead than alive' - papa Joe

    Michael Jackson's dad thinks the singer is "worth more dead than when he was alive." Joe Jackson, 80, let that slip last night in an interview on the syndicated TV show "Extra." Jackson -- decked out in creepy sunglasses and a blinged-out,...   5:55 AM

  • Obama's solemn midnight mission

    DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Standing in the predawn darkness, President Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag...   5:20 AM

  • A 'sobered' Prez now mulls troop escalation

    A 'sobered' Prez now mulls troop escalation

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama said yesterday his middle-of-the-night visit to greet the remains of fallen US soldiers is "a sobering reminder" of the sacrifices of war. The president told reporters at the White House that the burden of such...   6:05 AM

  • Beer summit 2

    The Harvard professor and Cambridge cop at the center of a heated national debate on racial profiling were spotted schmoozing together at a local pub,...   5:55 AM

  • Pirate wake-up call

    Pirate wake-up call

    MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A British man kidnapped by Somali pirates while vacationing on a yacht with his wife said in an interview released yesterday that the sea bandits had crept aboard with guns while he was asleep and demanded money. Paul...   5:15 AM

  • Brazen mafia rub-out

    And you thought the streets of New York were tough? A Mafia hit man pulled off an old-school rub-out on the streets of Naples, Italy, blasting an...   5:15 AM

  • 'Slumdog' kids truant

    'Slumdog' kids truant

    MUMBAI, India -- The two child stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" may lose their monthly stipend and trust fund if they don't go to school more often. Azhar Mohammed Ismail, 11, and Rubina Ali, 10, shot to fame in the Oscar-winning film, but...   5:15 AM

  • Hill zings Pak Qaeda-coddlers

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday that Pakistan squandered opportunities over the years to kill or capture...   5:15 AM

  • 'Black widow' jailed

    A 45-year-old Siberian woman who can't stop killing her mates was convicted of fatally stabbing her third lover and will spend the next 12 years behind bars,...   5:15 AM

  • Game 2 loss may mark Pedro swan song

    The Yankees are still Pedro's daddy. Granted, the Bombers didn't exactly reassert their paternity with an exclamation point in Game 2 of the World Series...   5:55 AM

  • A-Rod not bothered by 0-fers

    When it's 12 or 15 or 20 at-bats, maybe then Alex Rodriguez will worry about it. But not through two games. And not through eight at-bats. After Alex...   6:08 AM

  • Tex finally breaks out

    Joe Girardi didn't want Mark Teixeira focusing on his postseason numbers or trying to carry the team, and the manager said before the game that his...   5:55 AM

  • Umpires botch 'close' call to end eighth

    Another night, another botched call by the umpires. The October to forget for the men in blue continued in Game 2 of the World Series when first base...   6:04 AM

  • Mo pitches in with double duty

    The Yankees rolled out their best possible setup option for last night's eighth inning. Mariano Rivera working double-time still trumps all other options....   5:55 AM

  • Pedro rocked by fans' venom

    In the bleachers, memories are longer than even the throw-backs of opposition home runs. Last night, Anthony Marsal, a student from Elizabeth, N.J., said...   5:49 AM

  • Howard whiffs 4 times

    So much for pre-Series hype. The talk before the World Series was of how sluggers Ryan Howard and Alex Rodriguez could dominate the World Series. But...   5:49 AM

  • Girardi keeps mum on Sunday starter

    Joe Girardi is keeping the identity of his starting pitcher for Sunday's Game 4 from the public until Game 3 on Saturday night is completed. "We are going...   5:55 AM

  • Swisher takes a seat

    The new haircut didn't end Nick Swisher's postseason blahs, so maybe a seat on the bench will. Tired of waiting for Swisher to emerge from October...   5:49 AM

  • Phil regrets outburst

    During these playoffs, Joe Girardi has drawn a fair share of disdain for heavy reliance on scouting reports. Add Phil Hughes to those who has lost fondness...   5:49 AM

  • Commish: No additional replay

    Despite the horrendous umpiring throughout the postseason, commissioner Bud Selig said last night the playoffs have not been diminished, and he isn't in favor...   5:49 AM

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Garden party

    At last night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert, celebrating the Hall's 25th anniversary, the production stuck to the first rule of rock: Too much is just...   5:02 AM

  • Snub club

    THE Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is celebrating its 25th with mega concerts at Madison Square Garden. You’ll hear Aretha Franklin but not Chubby Checker,...   5:55 AM

  • Sunny 'Rainbow'

    IRELAND and the Ameri can South share a taste for colorful folklore and tall tales -- which means that either is perfect background for a musical. "Finian's...   5:55 AM

  • Shoot, talk, repeat

    ALL tats and tribes and artery- opening vengeance, the se quel to 1999's "The Boon dock Saints" is a throwback picture that returns you to the late '90s, when...   5:02 AM

  • Baseball's back

    THE World Series has returned as a TV event after years of striking out with viewers. Wednesday night's series opener in The Bronx drew nearly 20 million...   5:02 AM

  • Shock & eww

    I have recently been exposed to things so terrible, so inhuman, so upsetting and vile that they defy understanding. In fact, the psychological damage I've...   5:02 AM

  • 'Wives' will go on . . . and on

    THE women of Wisteria Lane will have to re move the "For Sale" signs on their front lawns. "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry has signed a new...   5:02 AM

  • Kooky Conchord comes clean

    YOU likely know Jemaine Clement as one half of Flight of the Conchords, the New Zealand musical duo with an HBO show, a new album, "I Told You I Was Freaky,"...   5:02 AM

  • Sitter dilemma: Satan won't go into timeout

    IMITATION '70s cinema is starting to get hackneyed, but the hor ror flick "The House of the Devil" has a sure feel for suspense as it whips up a "Rosemary's...   5:02 AM

  • All quirk and no play

    BASHING "Gentlemen Broncos" feels like taking a bat to a bag full of kittens, so I'll try to be gentle about the latest geekfest from the husband-and-wife...   5:02 AM

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Advice from Penn pal Chavez

Advice from Penn pal Chavez

Sean Penn, the Hollywood star who wants to be a journalist, has...   3:13 AM

Jon Gosselin's sacred revelation

Jon Gosselin's sacred revelation

Jon Gosselin has finally realized he's the ultimate Halloween...   3:13 AM

Cindy Adams

Ex-Net's wife says show up & pay up

This week ex-New Jersey Nets hot shot Jayson Williams was a no-...   3:16 AM

World Series

Game 2: Yankees 3, Phillies 1

Game 2: Yankees 3, Phillies 1

A.J. Burnett and Mariano Rivera altered the mood in the Yankees’...   5:55 AM

Pedro good, but not quite good enough

Pedro good, but not quite good enough

The Yankees are still Pedro's daddy. Granted, the Bombers didn't...   5:55 AM

Who can Girardi turn to?

Before Game 2, Joe Girardi said he would still use Phil Hughes in...   12:48 AM

Sports

Giants' Bradshaw has broken bone but will keep playing

Giants' Bradshaw has broken bone but will keep playing

Running back Ahmad Bradshaw revealed today that he has a cracked...  

Devils defeat Bruins in Danis' first start

Devils defeat Bruins in Danis' first start

BOSTON -- Yann Danis gave Martin Brodeur a rare night off, and...   5:55 AM

Entertainment

Home field advantage

Home field advantage

For most New Yorkers, going to the World Series isn’t realistic....  

Gridiron gals

Gridiron gals

If you’re interested in girl-on-girl action — and sports — there...  

Today's News

Single minded  Gotham

Single minded Gotham

New Yorkers have no excuse for dateless Friday nights. More...   6:05 AM

A 'sobered' Prez now mulls troop escalation

A 'sobered' Prez now mulls troop escalation

WASHINGTON -- President Obama said yesterday his middle-of-the...   6:05 AM

Business

Economic upturn not based in reality: experts

Economic upturn not based in reality: experts

Call it the "Gross Domestic Prop-up." Uncle Sam's surprise...   3:42 AM

It's pink-slip Time

It's pink-slip Time

Aiming to dramatically slash costs, Time Inc. will lay off...   3:42 AM

Opinion

Taken for a ride

Taken for a ride

An arbitrator's decision to hand out fat raises to transit...   4:17 AM

Why NJ voters are so disgusted

Why NJ voters are so disgusted

A new Quinnipiac University poll this week drives home a key...   4:17 AM

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