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Jacks Bar (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - You are working now on a bar save your custemors |
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DB'S STATEN HIS CASE TO WEAR GREEN (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - It's rare when you find anyone voluntarily leaving Miami to come to Staten Island, but that's exactly what Al Phillips did when he left his South Florida hometown and enrolled at Wagner College to play football. "Wagner was my only offer coming out... |
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NEXT CHREBET? (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Danny Woodhead hasn't had the look of the most imposing player wearing a green or white practice jersey as the Jets rookies and free agents have been participating in this weekend's minicamp at Weeb Ewbank Hall at Hofstra. But he shouldn't be... |
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AVERY A 'MAGIC' MAN (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - If Avery Johnson listens to his longtime mentor, legendary black-college coach Ben Jobe, he will be beating down Donnie Walsh's door to coach the Knicks. If Walsh listens to his longtime friend and confidant, Ben Jobe, Walsh will be beating down... |
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VERSATILE MURPHY TURNING HEADS (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Mets prospect Dan Murphy, Double-A Binghamton's starting third baseman, had a great April, hitting .363 with one home run and 18 RBI in 26 games. But no matter how much Murphy, Baseball America's No. 15 prospect in the Mets system, hits in the... |
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DUD IN DESERT (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - PHOENIX - Mike Pelfrey stood in front of his locker yesterday afternoon and proceeded to beat himself up for nearly 10 minutes. There was plenty of blame to go around for the Mets' 10-4 loss to the Diamondbacks, but Pelfrey was willing to shoulder... |
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DELGADO FINDING GROOVE (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - PHOENIX - Not even Carlos Delgado is sure if his recent surge at the plate is the beginning of a turnaround. The target of so many boos at Shea Stadium this season stayed hot yesterday, belting a three-run homer off Arizona starter Brandon Webb in... |
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SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH... (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - The Post's Steve Serby sat down at Shea with the Mets' candid closer:Q: What would you say the odds are that you will not pitch beyond the end of next season?A: I would say somewhere around 99 percent. |
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CLIMB'S JUST BEGUN (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - PITTSBURGH - Can we stow the talk about how, if the Rangers win Game 5 here this afternoon, then the Penguins will really, really, really be thinking about how if they also lose Game 6, then they might actually lose these Eastern semis in Game 7? |
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RUTGERS' QB OF FUTURE PAYS VISIT (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - It wasn't difficult to pick out Tom Savage from the other top quarterbacks on the field at Rutgers Stadium yesterday. You just had to look for the guy throwing the tightest spirals. Rutgers hopes that becomes a familiar sight in years to come... |
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OSCAR NIGHT (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - CARSON, Calif. - Oscar De La Hoya said he wanted to look spectacular, and wanted a knockout in his "Homecoming" against Steve Forbes last night in the soccer field at the Home Depot Center. He certainly wasn't spectacular and he didn't get a... |
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THROUGH THE BINOCS (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Under an aggressive ride by Jorge Chavez, Zaftig forced her way into contention at the top of the stretch and ran down favored pacesetting Carolyns Cat to win the Grade 3, $208,400, Nassau County Stakes by 51/4 lengths. Jimmy Jerkens trains the... |
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SPORTS SHORTS (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - MLB: Former Met Franco retires Julio Franco finally called it quits. The oldest player to hit a home run in the majors announced his retirement from baseball after a 23-year career in the major leagues and stints in Korea, Japan, Mexico and his... |
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HONDO HAS A BREW (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Hondo took the big ugly red plunge yesterday, suffering a triple-flusher with the Metamucils, Cards and Adriano to put the deficit at 5 jensens. Today, in honor of Big Brown, Mr. Aitch is taking Sheets - 10 units on the Brewers to pour it on... |
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THE RUMBLE (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - NJ GlobetrottersNets look overseas for lottery pickThe Nets have returned to what has been foreign territory for them - the lottery. So they're scouting foreign territory, dispatching Kiki Vandeweghe overseas to scout some of the top projected... |
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NO CALL FOR THESE BOOS (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - * I am amazed that fans even care whether or not a player comes out of the dugout for a curtain call. Funny, all we hear is how athletes are self-centered these days, participating in chest-bumps, high-fives, and the post-home run bat toss. But when... |
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WALLEYE SEASON FOR ANGLERS (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - THE freshwater fishing season went into full swing this weekend with the opening of great sweet-water species. The season for walleye, northern pike, pickerel, and tiger muskellunge opened yesterday with many anglers having their eye on walleyes... |
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PHILLY FLIES PAST MONTREAL (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - MONTREAL - Scott Upshall scored with 3:04 remaining in the third period and the Flyers advanced to the Eastern Conference final with a 6-4 win over the Canadiens. Upshall deflected Jeff Carter's shot past Carey Price to give Philadelphia its second... |
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MANNY O'WAR (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Manny Ramirez singled in two runs in the first inning to end his longest RBI drought with Boston and Josh Beckett pitched eight innings to help the Red Sox beat the Rays 12-4 last night in Boston. Ramirez also had an RBI double and threw out a... |
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KAZMIR'S RETURN BOOST FOR ROTO OWNERS (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - EVERY time a star goes down with an injury, the opportunity arises for a new star to be born. More often than not, that new star flames out, and eventually the old one returns. But you still have to light the way during the absence. Here's a look... |
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ALAN SEIDEN, ST. JOHN'S STAR, DEAD AT 71 (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Former St. John's basketball star Alan Seiden, a city hoop legend who led the Redmen to the NIT championship in 1959, died yesterday at his Queens home. He was 71. He died from hardening of the arteries stemming from a series of strokes he suffered... |
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HORNETS FIRED UP OVER VICTORY (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - David West scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead the Hornets to a 101-82 victory over the Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series last night in New Orleans. Chris Paul added 17 points and 13 assists for New Orleans, which... |
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WHEN ALL HOOP DISAPPEARS (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - ON March 12, 1958, the last game of the regular season between the Cincinnati Royals and the Minneapolis Lakers, Maurice Stokes went over the shoulder of an opponent and hit his head so hard on the floor he got knocked out. Who knew the right thing... |
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BASEBALL SHRINE A HALL LOT BETTER (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - WHEN Jackie Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, he made it clear he wanted to be recognized for his on-the-field ability, and that's why his plaque mentioned only his baseball accomplishments. A new plaque will be unveiled... |
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SNAPSHOTS OF THE PASSING PLAYOFF SCENE (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - PITTSBURGH -Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't ever recall hearing Scott Stevens announce that he needed to pace himself at the age of 36, which, in fact, is just how old the captain was when he won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2000, and three years... |
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LARRY THE KID RIDES AGAIN (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - IT IS said that during his long and fruitful career as one of the most famous bank robbers of all time, Willie Sutton stole close to $2 million. Not surprisingly, upon his release from Attica on Christmas Eve, 1969, he wasn't hired as a teller at... |
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SURVIVOR: MLB (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - THE loss of Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez simultan-eously is painful for the Yankees. But consider that the Angels have been operating successfully all season without Nos. 1 and 2 starters John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar.At this time it appears the... |
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HOW JOCKS SAW RACE (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jockeys of the losing horses have their say about the 134th Kentucky Derby: Gabriel Saez (2nd, Eight Belles): "After we passed the wire, I stood up. She started galloping funny and I tried to pull her up, but she went down. |
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TOLD YOU HE'D WIN! (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Rick Dutrow Jr. trains Florida Derby winner Big Brown, who won yesterday's 134th Kentucky Derby. During Derby week, he has shared his thoughts and insights with Post readers. As told to Ed Fountaine. LOUISVILLE, Ky. |
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EINSTEIN RUNS GENIUS RACE TO TAKE WOODFORD (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - If at first you don't succeed, try again, and if that fails, try again - and that's what Einstein, the best long-distance turf horse in the country, did yesterday when he finally won the Grade 1, $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf... |
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BELLS TOLL FOR 'BELLES' (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tragedy struck the Kentucky Derby yesterday when least expected. Eight Belles, facing colts for the first time as she tried to become just the fourth filly to win the roses, finished second, well clear of the rest of the field... |
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GOLDEN 'BROWN' TOAST OF TOWN (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - He said he could do it, and indeed he did!Big Brown, the undefeated superstar that trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. swore all week could not lose yesterday's 134th Kentucky Derby, backed up Dutrow's boast in a big way, surging to the lead... |
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THRILLING DERBY RACE ENDS ON TRAGIC NOTE (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - From the day they ran the first horse race 300 years ago or so in England till they sprung the latch on the Kentucky Derby last night, thoroughbred racing has operated on one unwavering principle: class will out. Seldom has that... |
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DARRELL DARES TO BE GREAT (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Something tells you Roger Clemens won't be appearing in George Steinbrenner's box today to announce his comeback, but otherwise the scene at the Stadium should seem familiar to Darrell Rasner. It was the first Sunday of last May against the... |
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KENNEDY FUTURE UNDER DISCUSSION (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Joe Girardi wanted to talk more with Brian Cashman before going public with the Yankees' plans for struggling Ian Kennedy's immediate future. "We will have some more discussions," Girardi said before yesterday's 6-1 victory over the Mariners at... |
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MOOSE SHOWS 'M' HE'S STILL GOT IT (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - There isn't a Yankees fan alive who didn't have Mike Mussina falling in behind staff ace Chien-Ming Wang by the first week of May, right? Nobody thought Mussina was too old. Everybody believed he could bounce back from last year's pedestrian season... |
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DAMON LEADING THE WAY (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - Johnny Damon's season emerged from the outhouse on the Yankees' last road trip, and now he's got larger plans: He wants to play like the old Johnny Damon. "I've got a lot to go out there and prove," Damon said after a 6-1 win over Seattle yesterday... |
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BABY BOSS RANT BOOSTS BOMBERS (May 04 2008 08:57 GMT) - HANK Steinbrenner said late Friday night that he wanted to see better pitch ing and more of a spark from his Yankees. Quite simply, he said it was "time to snap out of it." He got his weekend wish yesterday, as Mike Mussina mixed it up like Jamie... |
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