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Collapse in heat shocks US Open

Collapse in heat shocks US Open

This is not the kind of hot tennis action US Open fans were looking for. A top-ranked women's player collapsed in triple-digit heat on the court of Arthur Ashe Stadium after suffering a concussion during a warmup yesterday, sources...  Read Full Story

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    Transit kook arraigned on charges he stole not one -- but two buses

    The mass-transit madman who yanked a bus from a Hoboken depot yesterday appears to have stolen yet another bus 21 days ago from the same spot and driven it to Washington D.C., police sources said. Darius McCollum, 45, told officers...  

  • Bus bust for transit kook

    Bus bust for transit kook

    This time, he's really gone off the rails. A Queens man who has made a career of stealing subway trains and impersonating transit workers was collared for the 27th time yesterday -- after allegedly swiping a bus in New Jersey and...  

  • OTB guy robbed of 29G

    OTB guy robbed of 29G

    His luck didn't last long. A Queens man who had just cashed a $29,000 winning ticket at a Queens OTB was robbed of his winnings at gunpoint minutes after leaving the parlor, police sources said yesterday. Danill Corpuz, 54,...  

  • The duchess of York Coll.

    The duchess of York Coll.

    CUNY's York College President Marcia Keizs likes to joke that in her case, "coast to coast" means Kingston, Jamaica, to Jamaica, Queens. Inspired by her own teachers as she grew up in the West Indies, she decided when she was 10...  

  • Rape victim's pleas caught on her cell

    A sobbing, terrified St. John's student frantically dialed 911 on her BlackBerry as she was about to be raped in a Queens alley -- chillingly recording part of...  

  • NYC water's a shrimp cocktail

    NYC water's a shrimp cocktail

    There's a secret ingredient in New York's tasty water supply -- tiny crustaceans that are nearly invisible to the naked eye. Called copepods, the creatures --cousins to shrimp -- are found in fresh water, scientists say. New...  

  • 14-hour tire change at JFK

    14-hour tire change at JFK

    Too bad one of the A's in AAA doesn't stand for "airplane." Starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Kennedy Airport's longest runway was tied up for more than 14 hours -- because the Port Authority couldn't find anyone who knew how to change...  

  • Gal's 'unhappy' crash

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  • Monkey went ape on me

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  • Boy is killed in motorbike race

    Boy is killed in motorbike race

    A 12-year-old Queens boy was involved in a tragic accident that took the life of a 13-year-old during a motorcycle race in Indianapolis yesterday. Peter Lenz of Vancouver, Wash., fell off his bike during a warm-up lap for the day...  

  • Subway made me sick: suit

    A construction worker who toiled at the site of the planned Second Avenue Subway grew so sick from toxins there that he was forced to get blood transfusions,...  

  • Man dies swimming at Rockaway Beach

    A 50-year-old man died this afternoon while swimming at the Rockaway Beach where he often went for a dip, sources said. Lifeguards spotted Mark DiPalma...  

  • Councilman dead

    Longtime City Councilman Thomas White Jr., of Queens, died yesterday following a long bout with cancer. He had just turned 71 last Saturday. White, who...  

  • 'Cop-slug' kid gives up to pol

    'Cop-slug' kid gives up to pol

    A pugnacious perp wanted for punching two cops in Queens turned himself in yesterday with the help of Congressman Gregory Meeks, sources said. Terrell Montgomery, 18, arrived at Meeks office and was taken into custody. A warrant...  

  • $3 million 'XXXtortion'

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  • Latino Queens clan new 'Jon & Kate'

    Latino Queens clan new 'Jon & Kate'

    Forget about "Jon & Kate Plus 8" -- get ready for "Victor y Digna Más 6"! The nation's first-ever Hispanic sextuplets -- born to a couple from Whitestone, Queens -- will be giving the Gosselins a run for their dinero this fall...  

  • Cops looking for two gunman wanted for murder of Queens man (video)

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  • Catty 'rob' gal caged

    Catty 'rob' gal caged

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  • BQE tunnel vision

    BQE tunnel vision

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    Young Terriers relish underdog role

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  • Recovered Koutsounadis ready to lead refocused Lewis

    Recovered Koutsounadis ready to lead refocused Lewis

    Gena Koutsounadis waited nearly seven months for the last two weeks. The Francis Lewis star midfielder tore her left ACL in January playing for her FCNY United club soccer team and had surgery to repair it in February. She was able to get back on...  

  • PSAL Queens A-IV girls soccer preview

    PSAL Queens A-IV girls soccer preview

    Is it or isn’t it? We will find out soon enough. Bayside girls soccer coach Magdalini Kassimis has called this season a rebuilding one. The Commodores lost nearly their entire starting lineup. She will have a roster filled with sophomores, juniors...  

  • Top recruit Harkless picks St. John's

    Top recruit Harkless picks St. John's

    St. John’s is back in the city’s tangled recruiting game, and the Red Storm are there with a cool and confident kid who lives just minutes from the school’s Queens campus. Maurice Harkless, a 6-foot-8 wing who starred at Forest Hills High School...  

  • Jack to the RAC: Former Rice star picks Rutgers

    Jack to the RAC: Former Rice star picks Rutgers

    Rutgers’ future got brighter 6 p.m. Tuesday night – by six feet, nine inches. That’s when Kadeem Jack, the former Rice standout, chose the Scarlet Knights over West Virginia, Arkansas, and Miami, becoming the second New York City player in five...  

  • Queens A East boys soccer preview

    Talk to Rich Parascos about his Cardozo boys soccer team at your own peril. Once he starts, he may not stop – that’s how much he likes this group of...  

  • Explosive offense to power Dozo's division repeat charge

    Explosive offense to power Dozo's division repeat charge

    Stephanie Santoro’s quote for the season may again be, “Get the ball to Creshana.” Heck, it worked last year. “She is definitely the go-to girl,” the Cardozo girls soccer coach said. “I trust her more than anyone on the team.” The athletic senior...  

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    Joe Perugini didn’t crack a smile, didn’t pause to say he was just kidding. With a straight face, the senior goalkeeper on the Holy Cross soccer team...  

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    Gerry Weitzen has always been adept at summing up his team’s outlook in a quick, entertaining way. Last year, the longtime coach said John Adams should...  

  • On the rise John Adams has high hopes

    On the rise John Adams has high hopes

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  • Terriers the top dogs entering CHSAA soccer season

    Terriers the top dogs entering CHSAA soccer season

    St. Francis Prep is the favorite to win the CHSAA Class A intersectional title this year and Franco Purificato hates it. Don’t get him wrong, Purificato loves that his team has the potential to win the school’s fifth boys soccer title, but the...  

  • Cornell tabs Xavier alum as women's basketball assistant

    Cornell tabs Xavier alum as women's basketball assistant

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  • Flushing still on its way up

    Flushing still on its way up

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  • Home sweet home: Ortiz returns to Christ the King

    Home sweet home: Ortiz returns to Christ the King

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    No mercy: Molloy hungry to defend CHSAA Class A soccer title

    Sebastian Altomarino and Chris Zappel know nothing but winning soccer championships at Archbishop Molloy. As freshmen, they captured the CHSAA Class A junior varsity title and have won back-to-back varsity Class A intersectional titles. According...  

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  • Cajuste hoping to carry Cross to CHSFL Class AAA championship

    Cajuste hoping to carry Cross to CHSFL Class AAA championship

    Devon Cajuste remembers it all so vividly – standing on the sideline at St. Anthony’s with crutches protecting a sprained knee, helplessly watching his Holy Cross teammates lose in the CHSFL Class AAA semifinals on a dreary Saturday night in...  

  • Confident Campus Magnet has city title aspirations

    Confident Campus Magnet has city title aspirations

    They are big, they are loud, and they are green. No, these aren’t the New York Jets. They are the Campus Magnet Bulldogs, confident and full of bombastic predictions just like their NFL counterparts. “Talent-wise, we’re better than all of them,”...  

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