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• YANKEES MAY CALL ON PAVANO

  By FRED KERBER

  There could be a Carl Pavano sighting for the Yanks this weekend. General manager Brian Cashman acknowledged the Yankees are considering either Phil Hughes or Pavano to assume the fifth starter'...more >

• RETURN OF GODZILLA

  MATSUI'S BAT BACK IN YANKS' LINEUP FOR PLAYOFF PUSH

  By FRED KERBER

  The Yankees plan to get one of their most clutch players back tonight for their final 38-game push for a playoff spot. Hideki Matsui, called by general manager Brian Cashman "a professional...more >

• 'PEN-ALIZED AGAIN

  RELIEVERS FLOP TO END TRIP; MAINE, SANCHEZ WORRIES

  By BART HUBBUCH

  PITTSBURGH - One loss at the end of an otherwise spotless trip rarely is cause for concern, but that was the reality for the Mets yesterday. Warning signs abounded for Jerry Manuel's...more >

• HOPES PINNED ON AYALA

  By BART HUBBUCH

  PITTSBURGH - Luis Ayala might have arrived just in time yesterday, because the Mets will be wary of using reliever Duaner Sanchez in pivotal situations anytime soon. Ayala joined the Mets after...more >

• BACKUP PLAN NOT WRIGHT

  By PAUL SCHWARTZ

  In the battle for the backup quarterback job, it was a rough outing for Anthony Wright in last night's 37-34 preseason victory over the Browns. Wright replaced Eli Manning early in the second...more >

• LIKE NO 'OTHER'

  ELI OVERSHADOWED BY BRETT, BUT NOT OUTDONE

  By STEVE SERBY

  ELI Manning, the artist formerly known as The Other Quarterback in his own family, is suddenly The Other Quarterback in town. The mania over Brett Favre to the Jets is such that even a Super Bowl...more >

• NEW GIANT WEAPON

  HIXON SCORES 3 TDS IN FIRST QUARTER

  By PAUL SCHWARTZ

  There is taking advantage of an opportunity and then there is what Domenik Hixon did last night. Hixon was already setting himself up for a roster spot with a strong spring and an even stronger...more >

• 'LEARNING' CURVE

  GHOLSTON BEGINNING TO SETTLE IN AT NEW POSITION

  By MARK CANNIZZARO

  Vernon Gholston has been toiling a bit in his first NFL training camp, but his fortune is the fact that his No. 1 pick presence has been overshadowed by the much larger aura of Brett Favre. The...more >

• FAVRE STILL TRYING TO DIGEST JETS OFFENSE

  By MARK CANNIZZARO

  Brett Favre, in a radio interview yesterday, indicated that he spoke to coach Eric Mangini yesterday about trying to pare down the number of offensive plays in order for him to get comfortable as he...more >

• NOWHERE TO HIDE

  HERE'S HOPING FAME WON'T CHANGE PHELPS

  By MIKE VACCARO

  BEIJING - Years after he'd become one of the most famous faces on planet earth, John Lennon tried to put into words what it is to walk the streets of a city, any city, and have nothing but...more >

• MIKE & MATES HOOP IT UP

  By MIKE VACCARO

  BEIJING - There were Kobe and LeBron sightings at the Water Cube throughout Michael Phelps' weeklong reign there. Yesterday, Phelps returned the favor, joining 19 of his swim teammates in...more >

• ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE U.S. ROUTS CHINA

  Associated Press

  BEIJING - The U.S. baseball team beat China 9-1 in a game that featured rough play such as a home-plate collision that knocked out China's top player, a retaliatory hit batsman and three...more >

• PAIN'S THE ONLY HURDLE LIU CAN'T CLEAR

  By MIKE VACCARO

  BEIJING - Outside the National Olympic Stadium, the people wandered about aimlessly, their faces stricken, their hearts broken. Some of them had been inside this building, playfully nicknamed the...more >

• BOLT LOOKING FOR LIGHTNING TO STRIKE TWICE

  By BRIAN COSTELLO with Post wire reports

  BEIJING - Usain Bolt cruised into tonight's men's 200-meter semifinals with his hopes of a historic double alive. Bolt, who wowed the crowd with a time of 9.69 to win the 100 meters, is...more >

• US SOCCER GALS REACH FINAL AGAIN

  AP

  BEIJING - Angela Hucles scored a goal in each half yesterday to lead the United States to a 4-2 soccer win over Japan and another Olympic final against Brazil. The U.S. had to rally from an early...more >

• DAS DRUBBING

  'REDEEM TEAM' ROUTS GERMANY

  By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP

  BEIJING - The U.S. Men's Olympic basketball team put away Dirk Nowitzki and Germany in a hurry. Next up: the only team so far these Americans couldn't blow out. After destroying Germany...more >

• UNEVEN OUTCOME

  LIUKIN LOSES BARS GOLD ON TIEBREAKER

  By BRIAN COSTELLO

  BEIJING - Not even Nastia Liukin understands how she lost last night. The U.S. gymnast lost the gold medal in the uneven bars by the slimmest of margins when a tie with China's He Kexin was...more >

• TOO GOOD FOR OWN GOOD

  ANOTHER U.S. BLOWOUT DOESN'T HELP SOFTBALL'S POPULARITY

  By BRIAN COSTELLO

  BEIJING - Something stunning happened to the U.S. softball team yesterday - China's first batter hit a single to center field. The Americans have been so good here, the sight of Zhou...more >

• GENUINE RISK DIES AT 31

  Associated Press

  Genuine Risk was a fabulous filly who dared to take on the boys in the 1980 Kentucky Derby, and wound up in the winner's circle draped in a blanket of roses. One of just three fillies to win...more >

• IT'S RICE'S 'DESTINY'

  By ED FOUNTAINE

  SARATOGA SPRINGS - Last night was NY Turf Writers annual dinner, where the "Fourstardave Award" for outstanding achievement at Saratoga went to last year's leading trainer, Bill Mott...more >

• SPORTS SHORTS

  TENNIS: Nadal grabs top spot A day after winning an Olympic gold medal in Beijing, Rafael Nadal officially unseated Roger Federer to become the world's No. 1 tennis player when the ATP rankings...more >

• 'TEACHER’ SCHOOLS ’EM

  DOBIE PROPELS MONEY TRAIN TO TRI-STATE

  By HOWARD KUSSOY

  It was Saturday afternoon in the heart of Greenwich Village. The sun was shining, the streets were packed and the air was silent. All eyes were focused on one man. Antawn Dobie stood at the foul line...more >

• COACH: TIGER'S FINE

  By JONATHAN LEHMAN

  Take it from Tiger Woods' coach: The news that the world's best golfer won't start swinging again until 2009 as he recovers from knee surgery is not a setback. "He's not behind...more >

• HONDO'S PLAY: CATS

  Guthrie was for the birds last night as he took the loss against the Bosawx, which condensed Hondo's col lection of disposable dead presidents to 390 herndons. Tonight, he's gotta go with...more >

• ROLLIN' RAYS TOP ANGELS

  Associated Press

  Cliff Floyd and Eric Hinske hit two-run homers for Tampa Bay, helping Andy Sonnanstine get his 13th win in a 6-4 victory over the Angels last night in St. Petersburg, Fla. The first-place Rays won...more >

• MADDUX TO LA

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Greg Maddux is headed from the Padres back to the Dodgers. The teams agreed to a trade that puts the 353-game winner in a pennant race again, according to a person familiar with...more >

• BRADY CAUTIOUS WITH FOOT

  Associated Press

  Quarterback Tom Brady isn't sure if a foot injury will sideline him from the Patriots' third exhibition game Friday night after he sat out the first two. The injury is on the same leg but...more >