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  Garcia returns to action as backlash over slur rages on

  One day after he begged for forgiveness at a packed press conference following his careless racially insensitive comments about Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia found solace inside the ropes. Garcia got back to playing golf yesterday, shooting an even-par...   4:07 AM
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  WR Barden returns to Giants on 1-year deal

  Ramses Barden sure sounded as if he was making sense when he declared in late February leaving the Giants was a smart move. After all, in four years, he never produced much and never convinced the coaching staff that, despite his towering size at...   4:52 AM

• Giants' Hynoski vows fast return following knee surgery

  The race to beat the clock is on for Giants fullback Henry Hynoski, who will undergo knee surgery today and hopes to be recovered in time for the Sept....   12:06 PM
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  Chuck Norris says Tim Tebow is clutch like me, urges Jaguars to sign him

   His next fact could read: Chuck Norris is so influential he got Tim Tebow a job in the NFL.  That’s exactly what the tough guy/actor is hoping. In an article he wrote for conservative Web site Newsbusters, Norris lauded the play of the beleaguered...  
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  Pacers coach Vogel rips Knicks

  In the wake of Frank Vogel’s decision to bench center Roy Hibbert for the final two defensive possessions of the Heat’s 103-102 win over the Pacers on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers coach directed some criticism...   12:06 PM
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  Ainge foiled Nets’ bid to hire Rivers

  The next coach of the Nets won’t be Doc Rivers. ESPNBoston.com reported Thursday night the Nets reached out to Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge about potentially sitting down with Rivers to discuss the team’s head-coaching...   12:06 PM
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  P.J. discusses Nets championship expectations, potential successors

  Since buying the Nets back in 2010, owner Mikhail Prokhorov has repeatedly stated that his goal is for the Nets to become NBA champions by 2015. But to P.J. Carlesimo, who the Nets chose not to retain as head coach after the Nets were bounced out of...   11:57 AM
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  Play-by-play man Kay: Yankees hot start 'completely overshadowed'

  The story would have been unfathomable 16 years ago: Tickets still available for the Subway Series. A lot of factors have contributed to that storyline with the Mets and Yankees set to square off four times in four days between Queens and The Bronx...   12:06 PM
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  Mets’ options limited to replace Davis

  If the Mets had a slam dunk replacement at first base, Ike Davis might already be the mayor of Sin City. But as the Mets prepare to give the beleaguered Davis another chance — perhaps through this weekend — before deciding if a demotion to Triple-A...   4:18 AM
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  Source: Zack on track to join the Mets in couple of weeks

  The Mets clearly have reached the countdown stage to Zack Wheeler’s major league debut. A high-ranking team official told The Post yesterday that barring a setback, the club’s top pitching prospect is expected to make 2-3 more starts for Triple-A...   4:41 AM
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  Rehab assignment is next step for Yankees' Teixeira

  TAMPA — Curtis Granderson was the first one back from the disabled list and it appears Mark Teixeira will be the second, with Kevin Youkilis a close third. “He could start a rehab [assignment] Tuesday in Trenton [Double-A],’’ general manager Brian...   12:06 PM

• Yankees' Pineda takes the next step in rehab process

  TAMPA — Pitching has been the reason the Yankees have thrived into the middle of the season’s second month, even with Andy Pettitte, Ivan Nova and Joba...   12:06 PM
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  POST-CAST: Rangers great Graves talks playoffs, 1994 and more with Vaccaro, Hale

  Rangers great Adam Graves talks about his former team's dire playoff situation and relives memories of winning the cup in 1994 with Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and reporter Mark Hale. Vaccaro and Hale also talk about the upcoming Subway Series...  

• McDonagh anchors Rangers’ defense

  So much has been so predictable in these playoffs. A sloppy, scoreless first period in Thursday night’s Game 4 between the Rangers and Bruins seemed to...   12:06 PM

• Rangers finally flick on the ‘power’ switch

  The Rangers were 10 minutes from going O-for-the-series on the power play, 10 minutes from a garish end to the season. With elimination staring the...   12:06 PM

• Fired-up Tortorella defends Rangers' benched star

  The bad news came with an early-morning phone call, as it often does. When Brad Richards picked it up Thursday, the voice he heard was that of his...   12:06 PM

• Vet Hamrlik provides a lift for Rangers

  It was not ideal for the Rangers, replacing top-four defenseman Anton Stralman with 39-year-old Roman Hamrlik. But because of the injury Stralman...   12:06 PM

• Shug puts Orb back on track for Belmont Stakes

  A rubber match in the June 8 Belmont Stakes between Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Preakness winner Oxbow appears more likely after Orb took to the...   12:06 PM
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  NJ runner has gone from mud hut in Kenya to setting national records

  One of the greatest young distance runners in US history isn’t an American, even though he desperately hopes to be and is the perfect embodiment of the American dream. Edward Cheserek arrived from Kenya’s running-mad Rift Valley in 2010 with an...   12:06 PM
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  SEE IT: Bills fan has giant tattoo of O.J. Simpson on thigh

    At least one person still remembers O.J. Simpson's terrific NFL career vividly. But then again, how could Bryan Labarron forget? He has "The Juice's" face tattooed on his leg. The tat, which is incredibly detailed, spans Labarron's entire left...  
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  Long Island's Bermudez wants to be UFC champ, 'baddest man on the planet'

     Dennis Bermudez doesn’t have lofty goals. Nah. Nothing out of the ordinary.  He just wants to do one million pullups consecutively. And run a four-minute mile.  “My No. 1 goal is to be the baddest man on the planet,” Bermudez told The Post. “I’ve...