Yankees GM Cashman under fire
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 06:28AM ET
The top baseball operations executive under Hank and Hal Steinbrenner in the Yankees' hierarchy is General Manager Brian Cashman, whose contract expires after the season. The more the Yankees lose, and the more impatient Hank Steinbrenner becomes, the more speculation Cashman faces on his future. Hank Steinbrenner said in spring training that he hoped to discuss a contract extension with Cashman, but Cashman would prefer to wait until the off-season. By then, if the Yankees have missed the playoffs, Steinbrenner may not want him back.
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Specter questions Patriots success
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 06:25AM ET
After meeting with a former Patriots employee who helped the team spy on opponents, Senator Arlen Specter on Wednesday described the team's illicit videotaping tactics as more systematic and deliberate than what the NFL has acknowledged publicly. said the former employee, Matt Walsh, described elaborate measures by the Patriots to conceal their filming of opponents' signals. Walsh also explained how the Patriots' coaching staff gleaned strategic information from members of the team's video crew who had watched the Rams' walk-through practice before the 2002 Super Bowl. He also identified more games and opponents that were filmed by the Patriots and detailed the advantages the team gained in later games. Specter, a longtime Eagles fan, has battled with the NFL on several issues over the years. This time, with his continued criticism of the league's investigation into the Patriots, he is raising questions about the legitimacy of the Patriots' accomplishments -- which include three Super Bowl titles this decade, one against the Eagles, and an 18-0 record last season before a loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl.
Arlen Specter , AP
Knicks send Isiah to Europe
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 06:35AM ET
Isiah Thomas is living the life. While Mike D'Antoni was being introduced at a Garden press conference Tuesday, Thomas was far, far away - scouting in Europe, The Post has learned. According to a source close to Thomas, president Donnie Walsh dispatched Thomas last week to France and Italy. Walsh wanted him to scout two lottery possibilities in Danilo Gallinari and Nicolas Batum.
Isiah Thomas , AP
Apologetic Mayo drives a Porsche
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 07:08AM ET
O.J. Mayo apologized for the criticism directed at USC and Trojans Athletic Director Mike Garrett because of the allegations and said he was upset he had been portrayed in a light similar to that of former USC football star Reggie Bush, who has been accused of taking illegal extra benefits from a failed sports marketer."If you rode to my mother's house, it's still a two-bedroom house, one floor," Mayo said. "She still drives the same Toyota Corolla that she drove for the last three years and is still trying to meet ends. So for them to say I received $30,000 or whatever the case is, I definitely don't think that's enough to sell out myself and my family." Following the interview, Mayo slipped into a new red Porsche Cayenne GTS with two friends and drove off, saying he was headed to Chicago for workouts in advance of next month's NBA draft.
O.J. Mayo, Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Gordon's secret to All-Star success
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 08:16AM ET
Jeff Gordon believes there is only one way to win NASCAR's all-star race, and he certainly qualifies as an expert on the matter since he is tied with Dale Earnhardt for the most victories in the event with three. A driver can't win the race on strategy or by pacing himself. No, the Hendrick Motorsports driver says, you have to race as hard as you can every lap. "You have to be aggressive," said Gordon, who won the event in 1995, 1997 and 2001. "You only drive different in this event because it's basically a short, sprint race. It's going to be tough to win the race just being consistent. That's not going to work in the all-star event. It's about being aggressive in the pits and being aggressive on the race track. It's about going all-out."
Steve Letarte, Jeff Gordon , AP
Daly hints at joining Euro Tour
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 07:19AM ET
John Daly is dropping hints that he may join the PGA European Tour next year after finishing 23rd in last week's Italian Open. Daly, who has dipped to 579 in the World Rankings, played on a sponsorship exemption and hopes to return for the Wales Open at the end of the month. Stay tuned: The British Open in July is at Royal Birkdale, where, in 1998, Daly carded a 10 on No. 18.
John Daly , David Cannon/Getty Images
Gretzky: I'm not taking Leafs job
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 07:49AM ET
Wayne Gretzky quieted talk yesterday about The Great One leaving Phoenix to become president of the Maple Leafs. "I am the coach of the Coyotes and part owner ... as much as I love Canada and the Toronto Maple Leafs, I have no interest in selling my stakes and leaving the Coyotes," Gretzky said in an email last night. Steve Yzerman's name also entered the fray in MLSE's GM search as a candidate to be Gretzky's GM in Toronto, but was also dismissed.
Wayne Gretzky , Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images
Fulham owner: 'Caviar and Viagra'
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 06:47AM ET
From the Kasey Keller podcast on the USSF Web site, this great line about the reaction from Fulham owner Mohamed Al-Fayed when the club avoided relegation last weekend: "He was saying the whole time, 'Keep believing, if you believe you can do it, you can do it.' He was very supportive. His big quote was, 'Cavier and Viagra for everybody!' He's crazy."
Mohamed Al-Fayed , Hamish Blair/Getty Images
Couture lurking for future fight
Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008 07:27AM ET
In a boon for Southern California mixed martial arts fans, Russia's Fedor Emelianenko, the man ranked by some of the sport's devotees as the top fighter in the world, is coming to Anaheim for a July 19 fight against former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. A spokesman for Randy Couture's Las Vegas company said Couture expects to attend the Anaheim show, and MMA promoter Roy Englebrecht said Couture "is lurking" for a possible future fight.
Randy Couture, Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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