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    Jets to win Super Bowl in 2011: poll

    The Jets have the best chance of any team in the NFL to win the Super Bowl, according to a new poll...  

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    Nuggets tell teams Anthony not available: report

    The first job of the Nuggets' new GM is to NOT trade Carmelo Anthony. ESPN.com reports the...  

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    Back Page: Revis should give some of his Jets money to Clemens

    Mike Tannenbaum took a not-so-subtle shot at Darrelle Revis in this week's “Hard Knocks." While...  

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    Vac's Thursday Whacks on Interpreting Hard Knocks, A.J.'s Quality and NHL self-immolation

    I have enjoyed every second of "Hard Knocks" as an entertainment vehicle, but them I always watch...  

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    UK newspaper defies photo ban with table soccer reporting

    A British newspaper defied a professional soccer team's ban on photographers covering its games by...  

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    Ferdinand set to return for English soccer giants Manchester United

    Manchester United reserve team boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer declared Wednesday that Rio Ferdinand was...  

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    Disgruntled star Ibrahimovic labels Barcelona boss Guardiola a 'small-time coach'

    Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic Wednesday took another swipe at Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola,...  

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    At the Open: Oudin out early

    Melanie Oudin’s U.S. Open run is over after two rounds this year. Oudin lost a sloppy match to...  

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Hapless A's help Yankees' A.J. rebound with win

Hapless A's help Yankees' A.J. rebound with win

Just when you thought A.J. Burnett was on his way out, he pulled his way back in. Burnett picked up his first win in a month, and ended the talk of him losing his rotation spot for now by beating...  Read Full Story

Yankees' Pettitte makes progress

Yankees' Pettitte makes progress

For 25 intense pitches Wednesday, Andy Pettitte pushed his body. It did not push back. “He got after it. He tested it,” pitching coach Dave Eiland said. “And there were no issues.” Pettitte’s bullpen session left the Yankees'...  Read Full Story

Wild preseason ending for Jets with no All-Pro

Wild preseason ending for Jets with no All-Pro

PHILADELPHIA -- Darrelle Revis still is nowhere to be found as the Jets prepare to close out an exhibition season filled with drama and controversy tonight against the Eagles. Neither side expected...  Read Full Story

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  • NHL wants givebacks to approve Kovalchuk's contract, others

    NHL wants givebacks to approve Kovalchuk's contract, others

    The NHL has given the NHL Players Association an ultimatum regarding not only the contested, front-loaded, long-term contract between the Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk, but of similar contracts the league registered last summer between the Blackhawks...   7:59 AM

  • Roddick out of Open after foot-fault tirade

    Roddick out of Open after foot-fault tirade

    Mono didn't cost Andy Roddick an embarrassing second-round exit in last night's U.S. Open. Roddick's temper after a third-set foot fault was his undoing. Echoing last year's ugly memories of another American, Serena Williams and her profane tirade...   8:13 AM

  • Final tune-up for Eli, Giants

    Final tune-up for Eli, Giants

    This week Eli Manning said he has no idea what his record is in preseason games, and it sure sounded as if he didn't much care. "I don't know if it's good or bad or what," he said casually. For a bottom-line guy like Manning, such a cavalier...   5:33 AM

  • Sources: Leinart not on Giants' radar

    Coach Tom Coughlin will jump in a hot tub with Tiki Barber before Matt Leinart is traded to the Giants to serve as backup quarterback to Eli Manning....   5:09 AM

  • Back Page: Revis should give some of his Jets money to Clemens

    Mike Tannenbaum took a not-so-subtle shot at Darrelle Revis in this week's “Hard Knocks." While the Jets GM was negotiating with third-string...   10:33 AM

  • Jets' Holmes isn't completely banned

    PHILADELPHIA -- It turns out Santonio Holmes will not be banned from the Jets' facility during his drug suspension, after all. In what will qualify...   8:13 AM

  • Vazquez back in Yankees rotation

    In hopes of giving his sagging starting rotation a jolt, Yankees manager Joe Girardi is putting Javier Vazquez back in and taking Dustin Moseley out....   8:13 AM

  • Manuel in limbo; Mets lose third straight to Braves

    Manuel in limbo; Mets lose third straight to Braves

    ATLANTA -- Jerry Manuel is suffocating from the silence above him. The embattled Mets manager admitted yesterday that he would "love to know" if the organization plans to bring him back next season, but he also isn't about to seek out GM Omar...   8:13 AM

  • Returning Mejia gets shot to start for Mets

    ATLANTA -- Jenrry Mejia never had a doubt he would pitch again in the major leagues this season. The 20-year-old Mets rookie will see his wish...   8:13 AM

  • Douglas sees Knicks making playoffs

    Douglas sees Knicks making playoffs

    Toney Douglas only could laugh when two of the first three questions from young kids at a Knicks youth camp in the Hamptons were on his thoughts on LeBron James choosing Miami over the Knicks. Douglas said he only can control what he can control....   10:11 AM

  • Nuggets tell teams Anthony not available: report

    The first job of the Nuggets' new GM is to NOT trade Carmelo Anthony. ESPN.com reports the Nuggets have told five teams the possible free-agent-to-be...   10:47 AM

  • Pondexter leads Liberty into conference final

    Pondexter leads Liberty into conference final

    Instead of wasting their time chasing LeBron James this offseason, maybe the Knicks should have gone after Cappie Pondexter. The former Rutgers star spurred the Liberty to a come-from-behind 77-74 win over the Indiana Fever last night to advance...   7:50 AM

  • Schiano has Rutgers on right track

    Schiano has Rutgers on right track

    Greg Schiano has heard the chatter. How could he not? He never should have left Miami. He should have taken the Michigan job. What the heck was he thinking announcing the day he got hired at Rutgers nine years ago that the goal was to win a...   7:47 AM

  • Isner doesn't need three days for Open win

    Bum ankle and all, John Isner's first-rounder last night was a little easier and a bit shorter than his last first-round Grand Slam match. "Just a...   8:13 AM

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  • The Post's high-school football previews

    Here’s a list of the high-school football previews done to date, listed by league: CHSFL Holy Cross Mount St. Michael St. Joseph by the Sea...   12:20 AM

  • Young Terriers relish underdog role

    Young Terriers relish underdog role

    Brendan Stackpole split time at quarterback last year, but he was under center when St. Francis Prep turned its season around a year ago, when the Terriers shook off a miserable start to advance to the CHSFL Class AA semifinals before losing a...  

  • Low numbers hamper Wagner for second straight year

    Low numbers hamper Wagner for second straight year

    Susan Wagner, one of the most storied programs in PSAL history, had some of its lowest numbers last season. It got so difficult that legendary coach Al Paturzo had to use a quarterback, in this case Jordan Rodriguez, on defense for the first time in...  

  • Restore the paw: Lehman looks to get back to winning ways

    Restore the paw: Lehman looks to get back to winning ways

    It was risky, but Michael Saunds thought it had to be done. One of the new coach’s first orders of duty at Lehman was to oust the returning seniors who weren’t committed to the team philosophy. The Lions didn’t have huge numbers in the first place...  

  • No average Joe: Xavier a contender under Balsamo

    No average Joe: Xavier a contender under Balsamo

    The annual three-team race in the New York Archdiocesan now has a fourth contender. Fordham Prep, Regis and Iona Prep all regularly compete for the CHSAA Class A division title, but with Joe Balsamo moving up to coach the varsity team after back...  

  • Recovered Koutsounadis ready to lead refocused Lewis

    Recovered Koutsounadis ready to lead refocused Lewis

    Gena Koutsounadis waited nearly seven months for the last two weeks. The Francis Lewis star midfielder tore her left ACL in January playing for her FCNY United club soccer team and had surgery to repair it in February. She was able to get back on...  

  • PSAL Queens A-IV girls soccer preview

    PSAL Queens A-IV girls soccer preview

    Is it or isn’t it? We will find out soon enough. Bayside girls soccer coach Magdalini Kassimis has called this season a rebuilding one. The Commodores lost nearly their entire starting lineup. She will have a roster filled with sophomores, juniors...  

  • Top recruit Harkless picks St. John's

    Top recruit Harkless picks St. John's

    St. John’s is back in the city’s tangled recruiting game, and the Red Storm are there with a cool and confident kid who lives just minutes from the school’s Queens campus. Maurice Harkless, a 6-foot-8 wing who starred at Forest Hills High School...  

  • Jack to the RAC: Former Rice star picks Rutgers

    Jack to the RAC: Former Rice star picks Rutgers

    Rutgers’ future got brighter 6 p.m. Tuesday night – by six feet, nine inches. That’s when Kadeem Jack, the former Rice standout, chose the Scarlet Knights over West Virginia, Arkansas, and Miami, becoming the second New York City player in five...  

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  • Harrison, 18, announces arrival at U.S. Open

    Harrison, 18, announces arrival at U.S. Open

    An hour after becoming the first U.S. Open qualifier in two years to knock off a seeded player, Ryan Harrison already was qualifying his success. Perhaps that was the very reason the American pulled the upset of the first round yesterday, knocking...   8:13 AM

  • Collapse in heat shocks US Open

    Collapse in heat shocks US Open

    This is not the kind of hot tennis action US Open fans were looking for. A top-ranked women's player collapsed in triple-digit heat on the court of Arthur Ashe Stadium after suffering a concussion during a warmup yesterday, sources said....   8:51 AM

  • No Open encore for Oudin

    Melanie Oudin's U.S. Open magic, which extended out of nowhere to a quarterfinal berth last year, ran out yesterday, when she failed to get past the...   8:13 AM

  • USA routs Iran to earn top seed at World Championships

    USA routs Iran to earn top seed at World Championships

    ISTANBUL -- In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. In a basketball arena, not so much. “For me, it’s a normal game,” Iran captain Mahdi Kamrany said. The United States won it easily, earning a top...  

  • Pacquiao on Mayweather: 'I don't need him, he needs me'

    Pacquiao on Mayweather: 'I don't need him, he needs me'

    Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach wanted the exact same thing that boxing fans everywhere wanted: Floyd Mayweather Jr. They got Antonio Margarito instead. Pacquiao and Roach said Wednesday that they agreed to every demand put forward...  

  • Business booming for Big East football

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich heard the rumblings four years ago when he led the push to expand Cardinal Stadium. Even...  

  • Rangers' Lee takes shot for back pain: report

    Rangers left-hander Cliff Lee returned to Texas on Wednesday to get a shot and have his ailing back checked out. “After the game last night Cliff Lee...  

  • Reds' Chapman hits 103 mph in first win

    CINCINNATI -- No. 1 for Aroldis Chapman. Eight and counting for his new team. The Cuban left-hander hit 103 mph on the radar gun during another...   10:48 AM

  • White Sox win Manny's debut

    CLEVELAND -- Manny Ramirez packed his equipment into three large, blue travel bags with script “Dodgers” on the sides. Dressed in a pink shirt and...  

  • Fisher price in Saratoga steeplechase finale

    SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Strange meet for steeplechase fans. Jonathan Sheppard won all four races (so far), one race got canceled when it wouldn't fill and...   7:46 AM

  • Lisa's Booby Trap set for grass debut at Saratoga today

    SARATOGA SPRINGS -- She's bigger than most fillies, she's undefeated, and her owner-trainer calls her "my Zenyatta." That's where the similarities end...   7:54 AM

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