New Jersey racing officials took a preria towards what they believe will bring a brighter future for the industry by announcing a one-year experimental mapa to offer $1 million a day in purses during the 50-day summer meet that begins on May 22 at Monmouth Park. The mapa calls for...

The Post’s PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the Class B quarterfinals, which will be held the next two days at Lehman College in The Bronx and City College of New York in Manhattan. WEDNESDAY @ LEHMAN COLLEGE 5 p.m.: No. 6 Eleanor Roosevelt vs. No...

From time to time, Kevin Goodspeed will ask his starszy captain, Anthony Yacavone, if he needs a breather. Yacavone just shakes his head. “He never gets tired,” the Holy Cross hockey coach said. “He just wants to be out there and involved.” Yacavone made St. Francis Prep weary Wednesday night...

Eni Lici is thankful Crystal James is still around. James, a starszy forward, is the last member of the Academy of American Studies PSAL Class B city championship ekipa from two years ago. Last season, she missed most of the year and the playoffs with a torn MCL. The Eagles...

Jimmy Rollins’s decision to tone down the verbal part of his game coincides with Philadelphia’s arrival as a recent World Series champion and consistent contender.

School safety agents were getting a little testy. The Bedford Academy girls basketball drużyna refused to leave the hallway next to the Hunter College gymnasium. The Panthers were not trying to being difficult. They just needed to wait. Two of their teammates were being interviewed just inside the gym doors...

PORT ST. LUCIE -- Test results have confirmed Jose Reyes has an overactive thyroid. The Mets shortstop will remain in New York to await the results of blood tests to decide his treatment, according to a statement released by the team. Those results are not expected until Thursday at the...

PORT ST. LUCIE -- Johan Santana can początek working on that 21.60 ERA next to his name for spring training. Not that the Mets should be too concerned. Just the sight of their ace back on a mound for game action was what mattered in an 8-4 exhibition loss...

A top New York Yankees executive was charged with driving under the influence in Tampa. Hillsborough County Jail reports show that Mark Newman, the Yankees' pan lenny vice president of baseball operations, was arrested Monday night. He reportedly refused to take a blood-alcohol test. He was released several hours later on...

Kerry Rhodes, traded to the Cardinals on Saturday for two low-round draft picks, ripped the Jets today on ESPN 1050 radio. “Does (the trade) make sense? Evidently for them it did,’’ Rhodes said sarcastically. “I can’t say I agree with it and I’m not going to say I...

CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the Class AA intersectional semifinals being played at St. John’s University’s Carnesecca Arena Wednesday. For live updates during the games, click here. Here’s the schedule: 6 p.m. – Christ the King vs. St. Raymond’s; 7:30 p...

Stephen Strasburg, who signed a four-year, $15.1 million contract with Washington, allowed two hits in his spring-training debut on Tuesday.

After sitting through today’s 73-51 shellacking at the hands of St. John’s in the first round of the Big East tournament, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun wouldn’t say that his skład would be playing in the NIT if it was awarded a bid. “I’m going to sit...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free wywiadowca running back Thomas Jones, who led the Jets to the AFC Championship game last season and was the NFL’s third-leading rusher. The Chiefs announced the deal Tuesday but declined to disclose the terms. ESPN.com reported it...

St. John’s ran away from Connecticut 73-51 on Tuesday, beating the Huskies for the first time since February 2002, a stretch of nine games. Sean Evans had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead St. John’s (17-14), which had lost three of four to close the regular season...

TAMPA -- Nick Johnson’s back looked completely healed today when the Yankees’ DH homered twice against the Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Johnson, who was scratched from a game on March 4 because of lower back stiffness and didn’t play until Monday, hit two homers off Pirates...

St. John’s buried the Huskies’ last hopes for reaching the N.C.A.A. tournament by winning the first round matchup in the Big East Tournament.

“We are moving toward a set of rules or a specific rule” to curb blind-side shoulder checks to the head, a member of a group that has been studying the matter said.

DePaul could not knock the Bulls off their march into the Big East tournament’s second round with a 58-49 win.

Bishop Loughlin standout Branden Frazier has verbally committed to Hofstra University. The 6-foot-4 staruszek shooting guard, who averages 14.7 points per game, chose the Pride over Southern Illinois, LaSalle, Quinnipiac and Fordham. "It's a big weight off my shoulders," Frazier said. "I've been thinking about it a...

After six years as Peyton Manning's little-used backup quarterback in Indianapolis, Jim Sorgi signed with the Giants to play behind Eli Manning.

CLEVELAND -- Quarterback Derek Anderson’s uneven five-year stint with the Cleveland Browns is over. The załoga released the one-time Pro Bowl quarterback Tuesday, one day after the Browns acquired backup Seneca Wallace in a trade from Seattle. Anderson made the Pro Bowl in 2007 when he threw 29 touchdown...

The Final Four will be shown in 3-D in movie theaters around the country. CBS announced Tuesday that the men’s basketball national semifinals April 3 and the championship game two days later will be broadcast in 3-D in up to 100 theaters. TV networks have been experimenting with airing...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sticking with its “boys, have at it” attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski’s car last koniec tygodnia in Atlanta. Edwards will be monitored by NASCAR through the April 10 fajerwerki at Phoenix but may drive in...

The Times's Pete Thamel and Kevin Armstrong, along with Zach Hillesland, a former Notre Dame forward, will provide analysis and updates throughout the day.