Man dies in bridge jump

A man died early this morning after jumping off the Manhattan Bridge, police said. Police responded to the call of a person jumping off the bridge at around 11 p.m. last night. About an hour later, NYPD Harbor Patrol pulled the man from the East River...

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‘Cats’ guy the life of the tardy

A political operative who recently left his job at the city Board of Elections was late to work so often that he was in jeopardy of being fired — before he landed a job with mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis. Robert Hornak was late to his city job...

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‘Iron Man’ $uits up

LOS ANGELES — "Iron Man 3" is the heavy-lifter at theaters with a colossal overseas debut that overshadows a sleepy weekend at the domestic box office. The superhero sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. got a head start on its domestic launch next Friday...

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Councilman Halloran faces inquiry over romance with ANOTHER former staffer

He threw away his marriage for a co-ed staffer half his age, and now Dan Halloran, the city councilman already under indictment in an alleged plot to rig the mayoral race, could lose his seat after another seamy office romp. Halloran, 41, a cocky Queens...

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Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays

Westchester Belmont Stakes, ninth race. Grade 3. Purse: $150,000. 1 mile, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 4:58 p.m. LOWDOWN: Big Screen showed enough promise last year at 3 to run in the Peter Pan and Hill Prince, and he seems to have blossomed this year...

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NFL great Brown: Smith’s fall to 2nd not race related

Jim Brown, arguably the greatest running back in NFL history and certainly one of the most outspoken activists for African American rights, told The Post Friday he did not believe race played a role in West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith's fall to the...

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Jets scout: No doubts on Milliner

Jets area scout Jay Mandolesi watched all of Alabama's games from last year, studying cornerback Dee Milliner. When he finished, Mandolesi did not need to know much more. "I didn't have any questions," Mandolesi said. "He made a lot of plays on the...

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Yanks give call to Romine

Francisco Cervelli's fast start came to a screeching halt Friday night when he fractured his right hand after taking a foul ball off the bat of Rajai Davis in the first inning of the Yankees' 6-4 win over the Blue Jays. Cervelli will undergo surgery...

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OKC loses westbrook: Star guard needs surgery

All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook will have surgery to repair cartilage in his right knee and will be out indefinitely, dealing a harsh blow to the Thunder's championship chances. General manager Sam Presti said yesterday the Thunder had not yet...

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Mets on deck vs. Dodgers

TODAY — 1:10 RHP Jeremy Hefner (0-2, 7.07) vs. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-1, 4.01) Game on SNY, WFAN (660 AM, 101.9 FM). Three-game series at home vs. Phillies begins tomorrow. INSIDE THE MATCHUPS METS: Hefner has struggled out of the gate this season....

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Teams aren’t lining up for these players

Unless you're a connoisseur of line play, this year's NFL Draft isn't exactly going to be must-see TV. The intrigue of Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III has been replaced by the less-than-scintillating questions of which offensive tackle the Chiefs...

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No-decision doesn’t knock Amazin’ phenom off Midsummer Classic track

The Mets held an All-Star press conference yesterday at City Hall for the July 16 game at Citi Field. On the cover of the Mets' 2013 yearbook are the 48 players in Mets history who have been All-Stars. Matt Harvey would make it 49. There is something...

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After long review, Kemp credited with 2-run HR off Harvey

The game was playing out just like the season — Matt Harvey was cruising and Matt Kemp was struggling. The Mets and Dodgers were tied at one in the sixth inning of Wednesday's game at Citi Field and Harvey had retired 16 of the previous 17 batters he...

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Steve Serby's 2013 NFL mock draft

Steve Serby It's John Idzik's show at the NFL Draft tonight. The pressure is on the rookie general manager to dramatically remake the laughingstock Jets, and with the ninth and 13th picks of the first round, we get our first real clue as to whether...

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Returning Rutgers players in Jordan’s corner

Before Eddie Jordan took the podium for his introductory press conference Tuesday afternoon at Rutgers, it was clear the program's remaining players were in his corner. The nine student-athletes sat front row, all wearing red Rutgers gear, as Jordan...

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Tennessee WR Patterson on Jets’ radar

Cordarrelle Patterson never has been to New York before this week, but he might need to get used to the place. Patterson, a wide receiver from Tennessee, is a possible target for the Jets in tomorrow's first round. Patterson is a classic prospect that...

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Today's Sports on the Air

Baseball 7 p.m. Yankees at Rays WWOR, WCBS (880 AM) 7 p.m. Dodgers at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM/101.9 FM) 7 p.m. Cardinals at Nationals MLBN 7 p.m. Cubs at Reds WGN NBAPlayoffs 7:30 p.m. First Round, Game 2: Bucks at HeatNBA...

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Revis says Idzik didn’t tell him truth ­­— even last week

TAMPA — The conversation took place last Wednesday. Darrelle Revis was at the Jets' Florham Park, N.J., facility rehabbing his surgically repaired left knee when he bumped into new Jets general manager John Idzik. This is how Revis recalled the conversation:...

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Sports Shorts

SOCCER: Suarez fined for biting foe Liverpool star Luis Suarez was charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic Sunday in a Premier League match. Suarez could be in line for a lengthy suspension...

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LSU’s Mingo fits Jets' need for big-time pass-rusher

The last time the Jets had a pass rusher with double-digit sacks in a season, Herm Edwards was still the head coach. You have to go back to 2005 when John Abraham had 10 1/2 sacks to find a pass rushing force on the Jets. The team famous for the Sack...

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Nets sunk by Noah’s spark as Chicago evens 1st-round series

Joakim Noah can barely walk due to the case of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. But it was the Nets who limped out of Barclays Center last night. The Bulls All-Star center outworked the Nets at both ends of the floor in the fourth quarter, leading...

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Today's Sports on the Air

Baseball 7 p.m. Yankees at Rays YES, WCBS (880 AM) NBA Playoffs 8 p.m. First Round, Game 2: Bulls at NetsTNT, WWOR, WFAN (660 AM/101.9 FM) 10:30 p.m. First Round, Game 2:Grizzlies at Clippers TNT Hockey 7:30 p.m. Coyotes at...

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NYPD Daily Blotter

Brooklyn * A pregnant woman got whipped into a furious rage by her little brother and attacked him with dessert toppings in East New York, authorities said. Crystal Rosario, 25, allegedly smashed her 11-year-old brother in the face with a can of whipped...

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Woman falls from motorcycle on BQE

A woman cruising on the back of a motorcycle was seriously hurt yesterday when the bike went out of control on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Greenpoint, cops said. The man operating the motorcycle tried to cut in front of a car near Broadway at...

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Gov scared frackless

Fredric U. Dicker EXCLUSIVE Gov. Cuomo has come up with yet another excuse for delaying a decision on allowing fracking for natural gas in New York's Southern Tier: He's afraid the Legislature will stop him, The Post has learned. At least that's...

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Police: 5 dead in shooting south of Seattle

AP A Washington State Patrol trooper directs a driver away from the scene of a shooting that police said left five people dead. FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in a city south of Seattle and five people were shot to death,...

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Scarlet Knights lose hoops recruit

Rutgers already has lost five current basketball players, and it lost a recruit Saturday night. Point guard Shane Rector of The Bronx verbally committed to Missouri after his official visit to the SEC school, his father Deshon told The Post. Known...

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Heat primed for title defense

MIAMI — LeBron James typically cannot sleep much before the first game of a postseason. Even after 10 years in the league, three MVP awards and a championship, Game 1 still kicks his anxiety level into high gear. "Like the night before Christmas," James...

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No place like ‘home’ for Wells

TORONTO — It has been a pretty easy trip "home" in more ways than one for Vernon Wells this weekend at Rogers Centre. The former Blue Jay not only collected five hits (including two homers) over the first two games of the series, he also had a free route...

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Yonkers Results

FIRST: mile pace; $14,000; claiming 5 Ideal Gift (LStalbaum) 8.20 4.00 2.70 1 Cam's Oracle (M Kakaley) 4.50 3.20 4 All Star Dragon (B Holland) 2.50 * Exacta (5-1) $33.00 * Triple (5-1-4) $108.00Scr: Cutty Shark. SECOND: mile trot; $23,000;...

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Hall of Fame trainer Kelly dead at 93

Thomas J. Kelly, the retired Hall of Fame horseman whose 65 stakes winners included champion sprinter Plugged Nickle, died Friday in Hialeah, Fla., at age 93. From a racetrack family of trainers that included his brother, Eddie, and sons Timothy, Patrick...

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Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays

Lexington Keeneland, ninth race. Grade 3. Purse: $200,000. 1 1/16 miles, Polytrack, 3-year-olds. Post: 5:13 p.m. LOWDOWN: Though the Irish-bred colt Cerro has won on dirt, chances are he's better on turf, which suggests he can excel over a synthetic...

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Sports Shorts

MLB: Red Sox, Bruins postpone games The Red Sox and Bruins postponed their games last night while authorities searched for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. No makeup date was announced for the Red Sox-Royals while the Bruins-Penguins game...

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Sina points to Seton Hall

Seton Hall's hiring of former Rutgers head coach Fred Hill as an assistant paid immediate dividends. As in hours. Wednesday morning, Hill was officially named an assistant coach and by the afternoon, elite New Jersey point guard Jaren Sina of Gill...

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No time for rest, P.J. says

Unlike many other teams around the NBA who rested their key players in their season finales, the Nets opted to give all of their players a chance to get some work in last night's 103-99 victory over the Pistons in Brooklyn. The logic behind the decision...

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Reflecting on the 1947 Texas City disaster

AP The nation's deadliest industrial accident happened in April 1947 in Texas City, Texas - killing more than 500 people. Texas has experienced the thick smoke plumes and twisted carnage before. The images emerging from Wednesday's fertilizer plant...

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Prigioni hurts ankle in victory

While their frontcourt had been a mess, the Knicks' backcourt actually had been healthy until last night. But now starting guard Pablo Prigioni's playoff status is in doubt. Prigioni sprained his right ankle in the final game of the regular season —...

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