Archive for July, 2010

Gametracker: Yankees at Rays

Alex Rodriguez looks to avoid an eighth consecutive game without his 600th home run as the Yankees try to end the Rays’ six-game win streak in St. Petersburg, Fla…

 

Gametracker: Diamondbacks at Mets

David Wright is back in his customary cleanup slot for the Mets’ opener of a three-game home set against the lowly Arizona Diamondbacks, who have lost seven straight…

 

Police release video of brutal Bx. stab

Police today released video of a brutal stabbing in the Bronx that left an 18-year-old girl dead and another man wounded.
In the video, the assailant is seen exiting a black Lincoln Town Car and pulling his shirt over his head before walking up to his victim and putting a…

 

Bank scammers convicted in $100M mortgage racket

Manhattan prosecutors won grand-slam convictions today against four of the unsung villains of the housing market collapse — a quartet of brokers and lawyers who ran a $100 million mortgage scam using properties and straw buyers from across the city.
DA Cyrus Vance called the case against AFG Financial Group…

 

The Raspberry Brothers show

The Raspberry Brothers — a group of three men, each of whom have credits like Upright Citizens Brigade appearances to boast on their resumes — skewer “Conan the Barbarian” at Williamsburg’s Knitting Factory. Call 347-529-6696 for more details…

 

Marbury agrees to return to China

Former Knicks guard Stephon Marbury has agreed to three more years with a Chinese basketball team, whose owners will set up a company to produce and sell his line of athletic apparel and shoes, the team said Thursday.
Marbury played 15 games last season with Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese…

 

Medical examiner: Mother’s death in Staten Island fire ruled suicide

 

Body of second missing US sailor found in Afghanistan: report

The body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week was recovered Thursday, the Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed senior U.S. military official.
Jarod Newlove’s body was discovered by villagers in Karaki Barak district in eastern Afghanistan’s Logar province.
District chief…

 

Judge expected to rule on Aqueduct ’racino’ deal

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A state judge is expected to rule on whether the Escorts New York Lottery can award a contract to a Malaysia-based company to operate 4,500 electronic slot machines at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens.
The sole remaining bidder is Genting Escorts New York, an offshoot of a Malaysian…

 

NYC jail doc accused of sexual abuse

A doctor at Escorts New York City’s jail has been accused of sexually abusing a female inmate.
City officials say Franck Leveille was charged Wednesday with criminal sexual act and sexual abuse.
The alleged crime occurred during an examination of the inmate on March 28.
Andrew Plasse, the lawyer for…