March 8, 2010
Calhoun unsure of UConn's lineup vs. St. John's
The Connecticut Huskies are going to take the court for Tuesday's Big East tournament game against St. John’s, although coach Jim Calhoun is so flummoxed by his players he’s liable...
Cop fatally shoots man with fake gun outside school
A cop shot and killed a 22-year-old man who pointed an imitation handgun at him outside a Brooklyn elementary school today, police said. "The cop said, ‘He pulled a gun...
Rabbi Baruch Lebovits convicted of sex abuse
A Brooklyn jury today convicted an orthodox rabbi of repeatedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old classmate of his son. The panel of 10 women and two men deliberated less than half...
Homes away from home
MAYBE you've never thought of yourself as the vacation-rental type — too much like work, right? You have to shop around; when you get pictures, they look like they were...
Phillies' prospect Brown impressive so far
TAMPA -- For the first time in three games, Dominic Brown’s name was not in the Philadelphia Phillies’ starting lineup when it was posted in the team’s clubhouse on Monday....
Maine, Mejia sharp in Mets' win
JUPITER, Fla. -- John Maine struck out the final batter he faced, which made it easier to leave the game in the middle of an inning. Maine threw 1 2-3...
New Brooklyn arena's interior design revealed
The Nets should finally have a true home-court advantage when they flee New Jersey for Brooklyn in 2012 as the team’s new $1 billion digs feature enough lower-level seating to...
Last call for Catskills skiing
IT may feel like beach weather’s just around the corner, but don’t pack away that ski or snowboarding gear just yet. A few hours north of Manhattan in the Catskill...
Russian couple pleads not guilty to identity theft, murder
A Brooklyn man charged in an alleged husband-and-wife identity-theft ring pleaded not guilty today in Brooklyn federal court to charges that he murdered his victims. The U.S. Attorney’s office on...
Hiram's plan B: go after Peralta's Assembly seat
Former State Sen. Hiram Monserrate isn't planning to fade into the sunset if he's defeated in the March 16 special election for his old seat in Queens.Sources said Monserrate's Plan...
The Broadway-est Law & Order ever?
I know, the competition is stiff, but last week's episode of "Law & Order: SVU" -- which I just caught -- may well take the crown of Broadway-est ever. Is...
Jets GM won't rule out Coles
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum sounded rather amenable to the possibility of re-signing receiver Laveranues Coles, who left the team to sign a big contract with the Bengals.Coles was released by...
Monserrate release carries 'stabbing' headline
Enter this into the department of unfortunate juxtaposition. Now-booted state Sen. Hiram Monserrate's team sent out a release saying simply that he will unveil a "plan andcially announces candidacy after...
Facebook CEO named Cannes Media Person of the Year
Madison Avenue is bestowing an honor on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that is usually reserved for media moguls twice his age.The organizers of the ad industry’s most prestigious gathering, the...
All stars not aligned at State indoor track meet
The New York state indoor track meet was missing some extra sizzle Saturday. What’s supposed to be a collection of the state’s best athletes was missing some its elite runners.Columbus’...
Best Director is buffed Bigelow
Now that the Oscars are over, all sorts of questions come to the fore. Will "The Hurt Locker" become a smash hit on video, the way "Crash" did? Will it...
Red Bulls' Chirgadze out 4-5 months
Red Bull forward Giorgi Chirgadze underwent left hip surgery to repair a labrum tear and decompress the joint. The surgery was performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly at the Hospital for Special...
Yankees' Vazquez rebounds after Rollins' home run
TAMPA -- Javier Vazquez’s first pitch was all too familiar to Yankees fans: a home run. After that, the right-hander provided a glimpse of what the Yankees are hoping to...
'Eyes' has it
"The Secret in Their Eyes,'' the Argentine murder thriller that won the foreign-language Oscar Sunday night, is coming to a theater near you. Sony Pictures Classics announced that the film...
Man blames driving offense on being stabbed in the back while having sex
A man who pleaded guilty to his 11th charge of driving without a license believes his troubles began when he was stabbed in the back while having sex, The Northern...
Aceves throws four perfect innings, tightens Yankees' fifth-starter race
BRADENTON, Fla. – Alfredo Aceves is giving the Yankees something to think about in the Race for 5. The right-hander was perfect over four innings today in a 6-0 win...
Galifianakis shaves his beard while hosting 'SNL'
While hosting "Saturday Night Live," Zach Galifianakis covertly shaved his trademark beard. The 40-year-old comedian slipped backstage while the show's musical guest, Vampire Weekend, performed. When Galifianakis emerged for the...
A-Rod may have violated contract by seeing Canadian doctor
TORONTO -- Alex Rodriguez could be in violation of the record $275 million, 10-year contract he signed before the 2008 season because the Yankees never authorized Dr. Anthony Galea to...
Soda a 'dangerous substance,' says Paterson
ALBANY – Are we talking about the same kind of Coke, governor?Gov. Paterson just equated his plan to tax sugared soft drinks with previous efforts to crackdown on the sale...
Sorgi works out for Giants, contract not likely; Robbins signs with Rams
Jim Sorgi worked out this morning for the Giants and then was sent for a physical examination, according to his agent, Matt Brei. Sorgi, following the exam was supposed to...
For O, Iraq votes means exit ticket
Iraqis went to the polls on Sunday and under difficult circumstances at that. Those opposed to Iraq’s march to democracy tried to disrupt the election process by setting off bombs...
NJ teen drivers to pay $4 for license decals
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey drivers younger than 21 will pay $4 for a pair of license plate decals they’ll be required to display starting May 1. The state Division...
Report: 76ers' Iverson has serious problems with alcohol, gambling
It looks like the Knicks made at least one smart personnel decision this season.After a couple of weeks of speculation, the Knicks decided to pass on signing free agent guard...
Coach confused by UConn
STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut forward Gavin Edwards says he doesn’t believe his coach has given up on the Huskies, or that the team has given up on the season. Edwards...
Lil Wayne gets one year in jail
Rap royalty Lil Wayne was given a superstar's sendoff to jail this afternoon -- mobbed by hundreds of reporters and cell-phone-waving fans, and serenaded by shouts of "Weezy! We love...
Brooke Burke joins Tom Bergeron on 'Dancing'
Former "Dancing With the Stars" winner Brooke Burke will be Tom Bergeron's new partner when the series starts again later month. She'll replace Samantha Harris as co-host. Bergeron made the...
Michael Jackson was angry, in financial trouble: former bodyguards
A nearly-penniless Michael Jackson reportedly took out all his financial frustrations on those who were hired to protect him. The King of Pop's former bodyguards told ABC News that the...
Self-help author impregnated and dumped by her own Prince Harming
The author of the self-help book the "Prince Harming Syndrome" is fighting back against the cad she says royally hosed her. Karen Salmansohn, the writer of "How to Make Your...
K-Rod returns to Mets; Escobar has to stop throwing
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Closer Francisco Rodriguez returned to Mets camp on Monday after being hampered by pink eye for more than two weeks. Rodriguez had been told to stay...
Report: Rams sign Giants DL Robbins
Defensive tackle Fred Robbins is leaving the Giants to reunite with Steve Spagnuolo on the Rams.ESPN.com reports Robbins will sign a three-year deal worth up to $12 million to play...
Woods gets back in the saddle
Love cheat Tiger Woods is back on the fairway as he tries to putt his sex scandal behind him, according to News of the World.Our exclusive pictures show the troubled...
Oldest person in US dies at 114: report
Mary Josephine Ray, who was considered to be the oldest person in the U.S. and second oldest person in the world, has died at 114, the New Hampshire Union Leader...
Naked shower-room confrontation laid bare in Massa's parting shots
An embattled politician who resigned on Monday amid claims he sexually harassed a male staffer has finally detailed what happened - and told a bizarre tale about being approached by...
Gov down on borrowing as Ravitch pitches financial control board
Gov. Paterson didn't express much faith in a deficit borrowing plan being floated by his appointed Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch after his budget town hall today -- as the No....
Bones found in Queens not missing student
Bones fragments unearthed today in the basement of a Queens plumbing supply store are not human, but cops will continue to search for the remains of a Baruch college student...
Paterson declines to tell his side of the story, for now
Gov. David Paterson, who has for the last two weeks expressed a desire to tell his side of the scandal engulfing his administration, said today that doesn't want to "antagonize"...
Local college basketball rankings: Seton Hall, Fairfield have tourney hopes
Seton Hall and Fairfield still have a chance at the NCAA Tournament, but that’s it. The Stags have to win their conference final tonight, while the Pirates still have a...
Steelers QB hires lawyer in latest sex assault case
ATLANTA — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has hired a high-profile Atlanta defense attorney as police investigate a Georgia woman’s claim he sexually assaulted her. Roethlisberger has not been charged....
Serie A: Inter miss chance to take six-point lead
Inter Milan missed a golden opportunity on Sunday to open a six-point lead over city rivals AC Milan following a scoreless draw against Genoa. AC Milan had played to a...
Detectives getting tow-nailed
Car 54, where are you? Stuck in the impound lot, probably. Dozens of detectives say they have had their department cars towed — by their own department. On at least...
Bubba, beverage group: School soft-drink efforts working
The beverage industry says the drinks in school vending machines are getting healthier. Former President Bill Clinton will give an update on the effort Monday in Manhattan with officials from...
Oscars ‘lock’ up best ratings since 2005
Sunday night's Academy Awards broadcast captured the biggest audience for Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network in five years, the company reported Monday. "Fast national" ratings show 41.3 million viewers tuned...
6 NJ women hospitalized after 'caulk' butt enhancements
NEWARK, N.J. — Six women in New Jersey are recovering after they received buttocks-enhancement injections containing silicone used to caulk bathtubs. State health officials say the women, from Essex County,...
Man dies in Long Island house fire
MANHASSET, N.Y. — Police say a 63-year-old man has died in a fire that engulfed a Long Island dwelling in heavy smoke and flames. Police say the conditions prevented firefighters...
Calif. man charged in NYC with cyber-extortion
A California man has been charged with attempting to extort $200,000 from a New York-based life insurance company by threatening to muddy the company’s name with cyber spam. Anthony Digati...
Crane co. owner indicted for deadly collapse
James Frank Lomma -- owner of the two tower cranes that collapsed in Manhattan in 2008, killing a total nine people -- was brought to court in handcuffs this morning,...
Cameron Douglas' girlfriend opts to stay in jail
Drug dealer-turned-snitch Cameron Douglas' girlfriend opted today to stay in the slammer while awaiting sentencing next week for her role in his cross-country methamphetamine racket. Kelly Sott, 33, faces up...
A-listers, Olympians mingle at Oscar after-parties
LOS ANGELES — With his shaggy red hair, black leather jacket and skintight American flag-printed jeans, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White upstaged even glam Oscar winner Sandra Bullock at a...
Gov claims he grew up in Brooklyn, not Long Island
Brooklyn, Long Island, what's the difference? Gov. Paterson just kicked off his budget town hall at Brooklyn Borough Hall with an eyebrow-raising reference to Kings County, thanking people for joining...
Yankees' Rivera throws BP; Cervelli OK
TAMPA -- Mariano Rivera will make his spring debut a week from Wednesday against the Phillies in Clearwater, Fla.Rivera threw batting practice for the first time this morning. He came...
Future of Fourth Avenue: dreams mixed with skepticism
Panelists participating in the Park Slope Civic Council’s Future of Fourth Avenue forum at St. Thomas Aquinas Church earlier this week said all the right things about diversity, safety and...
Beyonce and mom help recovering Brooklynites
Looking every bit as beautiful and glamorous as her superstar persona, pop diva Beyoncé, and her mother Tina Knowles came to dumbo last week to help people addled by drug...
Any bill will do
Want to know how much President Obama and the Democrats wants to pass health care reform? Former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa says that he was railroaded out of Congress because...
Report: Jets' Washington has talked to 49ers
Leon Washington has started looking for a new team.The Jets free agent running back has spoken to the 49ers, according to ProFootballTalk.com.The report, which cites a Sacramento, Calif. radio station,...
B-13 Bus Line’s Unlucky Number
The only bus that provides service directly to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (374 Stockholm Street) may be cut by the MTA if the transportation agency’s proposals are adopted later this...
Gun-toting goons wanted for robbery spree
It’s downright un-fare.A crew of gun-toting cabbie crooks has been connected to eight heists this week as cops uncover a nail-biting robbery spree brewing in East Flatbush.Cops from the 67th...
Rhodes expected to be back with Jets, but wasn't meshing well
New Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes says he had expected to be back with the Jets next season but that he and the team that eventually traded him weren’t meshing well...
Former Jets safety Rhodes: Best tandem now in Arizona
New Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes said Monday he expected to be back with the Jets next season but he and the team weren't seeing "eye to eye" in the end."We...
Woman crashes car while shaving bikini area
A woman who shaved her bikini area while driving caused a car crash in Florida Keys, prompting police to issue fresh warnings about safe driving, MyFox National reported Monday. Megan...
Pakistan: Other American -- not spokeman Adam Gadahn -- arrested
ISLAMABAD — An American member of Al Qaeda was picked up in a raid in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, Pakistani officials said Monday, but reversed earlier assertions that the...
Golf pal: Tiger changed number 5 times last year
Tiger Woods changed his phone number five times last year, according to golfing and texting pal Mark Calcavecchia."I didn't really think about it, but in the course of last year...
Gov hits all-time low in favorability: Siena poll
ALBANY – The Paterson charm has worn off.A statewide Siena survey released this morning found the share of voters with unfavorable opinions of Gov. Paterson has reached an all-time high...
Vac's Monday Whacks on Mets angst, Knicks irrelevance, and the missing handshake
It's hard not to be a panic-driven Mets fan, let's be honest. Your anxiety closet is stuffed with bric-a-brac, going back to Adam Wainwright's curveball, including September of 2007, September...
Soda tax is back
Mayor Bloomberg is back on his high health horse, this time recommending that Albany enact a new tax on sugary drinks in order to raise revenue. The mayor claims that...
Morning buzz
All eyes will be on -- who else? -- Gov. David Paterson today, as he keeps to a schedule of official appearances including at budget Town Hall meeting at Brooklyn...
Quote of the day
This is one President Obama really should learn. Thomas Jefferson wrote of the “general welfare” clause regarding the purpose of taxation: “To take from one, because it is thought his own...
Guessed stars make the 2011 Oscars a night to premember
The Red Carpet at the Kodak Theater hasn’t even been rolled up, and Tinseltown is already talking about next year’s Oscar race. Will Jeff Bridges and George Clooney be squaring...
A night of fashion wonder -- and blunders
Oscar’s leading ladies were tickled pink and shades of nude last night, turning the red carpet fashion parade into a sea of soft blushing rose and sexy flesh tones. There...
At least 41 dead as earthquake hits eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires Monday in eastern Turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong temblor knocked down...
West Virginia the pick to emerge from Big East crucible
Marquette coach Buzz Williams, whose aw-shucks persona cloaks his remarkable basketball IQ and big-picture vision, uttered the quote that should be embraced by every team in March. “Fortune favors the...
Yankees' Pettitte doesn’t need bright lights
TAMPA — The last time Andy Pettitte faced hitters was Game 6 of the World Series, the clinching game for the Yankees’ 27th championship. His stage yesterday was about as...
Parade down red carpets of Oscars past
Everyone knows that the only thing that really matters at the Oscars is what Hollywood’s brightest stars will wear while walking that red carpet. Weeks before the big night, celebrity...
CHSHL playoff roundup: Holy Cross rallies to beat Sea
The Holy Cross hockey team is making the most of its fortuitous second chance. The Knights replaced Xavier as the fourth seed after the Manhattan school pulled out of the...
Space cowboy on 'DWTS'
Buzz Aldrin was not like the other astronauts. Now, he’s going on “Dancing With the Stars” to prove it. First of all, he was never a test pilot like John...
Silent barriers
People with disabilities have a tough time landing jobs. Veterans with disabilities have it even tougher. But veterans with “invisible” disabilities such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic...
Building bridges
They’ve helped build nations overseas while defending our country — so let’s put them to work building here. That’s the concept behind the Helmets to Hardhats program, a nonprofit group...
Reporting for duty
Sitting across from Tom Tarantino, the executives considering him for a management position at a plastic-bag company took on a serious tone. If he got the job, they explained, he’d...
Henderson, Oliver pace Bonnies past St. John's Prep
Fontbonne Hall rode star Katie Henderson and a stifling defense to a 48-35 win over St. John’s Prep in the CHSAA Class B city girls basketball final at Sacred Heart...
Tales from the downturn: Where the heart is
It takes a village to handle being unemployed — or at least it has for me. Luckily, I happen to have a village on hand, right here in my apartment...
Go to Greg
Q Why do so many companies have you do those stupid psychological tests when you apply for a job online? (Sample question: Do you think most people cheat on their...
60 seconds with Joe Navarro
Why is paying attention to body language so important in work situations? It’s the primary way we actually communicate. You can tell if someone’s eager. You can tell if they’re...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Money to Blow, Birdman 2. Bad Romance, Lady Gaga 3. TiK ToK, Kesha 4. How Low Can You Go, Ludacris 5. Hard, Rihanna 6. Tie Me...
The slipper still fits for Brooklyn Tech as Cinderella run continues
As Brooklyn Tech senior forward Kherel Silcott stood at the free throw line late in a PSAL Class A quarterfinal matchup with Martin Luther King Jr., the Brooklyn Tech student...
Samb, an unlikely hero, sends Bedford back to semifinals
With the season on the line, Robert Phelps called timeout. His Bedford Academy boys basketball team trailing Midwood by five points midway through the fourth quarter, the first-year coach needed...
Complete list of winners at the 82nd Academy Awards
List of winners at the 82nd annual Academy Awards: — Motion Picture: "The Hurt Locker." — Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart." — Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side." — Supporting...
LuHi loss can't dampen Dalton's spirits
If the final score -- 79-54 -- wasn’t still emblazoned on the scoreboard at Fieldston, it would be difficult to figure out that Dalton actually lost in the NYSAISAA Class...
Joyner takes hard fall, but responds with fury
As Dashawn Joyner lay flat on his stomach, hardly moving, a hush went over the pro-South Bronx contingent. The Phoenix bench wasn’t nearly as concerned. “We call him the rubber...
Citi's Gary Shedlin goes to Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has hired investment banking veteran Gary Shedlin from Citigroup, The Post has learned. Shedlin, currently chairman of Citigroup’s global Financial Institutions Group has handed in his resignation from...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Blue Monday for 'Avatar' fans
As predicted here, "The Hurt Locker'' takes the Best Picture Oscar as well as four other awards. In the end, "Avatar'' took three Oscars, "Precious'' 2 and "Inglourious Basterds'' one....
Friends Seminary falls to Rye Country Day in NYSAISAA 'C' final
Luke Smith-Stevens said that in every game Friends Seminary plays, there’s a critical two to three-minute stretch that determines the outcome. That came at the start of the fourth quarter...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Murry Bergtraum is the last PSAL Class AA team still standing. The question now is who will be joining the Lady Blazers at Glens Falls Civic Center at the end...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Bigelow makes history
Kathryn Bigelow of "The Hurt Locker'' becomes the first woman to win a Best Director Oscar -- "the moment of a lifetime,'' as she puts it.
Breath of fresh air
The Met's new production of "The Nose" should be a hit with everyone except headline writers. Had the Shostakovich comedy bombed, they'd quip "Met blows nose" or "Don't pick this...
Inspired to exaggerate their roar
Muse knows no restraint. Every step the Brit trio took into their two-hour Madison Square Garden concert Friday was a push deeper into the glories of production excess and musical...
ABC looks to fill Sunday
ABC is reportedly talking to CNN's Christiane Amanpour about taking over its prestigious Sunday morning interview show. The network has been looking for a new host for "This Week" since...
Back in a 'Flash'
If TV shows are any indication, FBI agents must routinely go rogue to get their jobs done. That's what Joseph Fiennes' agent Mark Benford is up to as ABC's "FlashForward"...
Hawaii replaces 'Lost' with new 'Five-O'
Honolulu was full of chatter this weekend about the possible return of "Hawaii Five-O" to TV. Shooting on the pilot is set to start there today. The remake of the...
25% say: Go home, gals
Women head governments, run companies and comprise about half the world's work force, but a global poll shows that one in four people, most of them young, believes a woman's...
Sebelius: Health reform! Stat!
WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius yesterday seized on a new report to urge quick passage of health-care reform legislation, but a top Democrat said they did...
Silence of the sham
Gov. Paterson, liar, liar, pants on fire! Sad to say, Paterson, who's earned a reputation as something of a pathological liar during the past two years, is lying again to...
Lobbyists feel the $queeze
ALBANY -- Nervous state lawmakers, fearing angry voters will kick them out of office in November, are shamelessly pressuring lobbyists more than ever for massive political contributions, lobbyists and lawmakers...
Rai$ing the dead in Medicaid 'rip-offs'
Paging Dr. Frankenstein. A massive state audit claims that health-care providers billed Medicaid for services provided to 287 dead patients. Sixty-six providers -- including hospitals, pharmacists and doctors -- admitted...
NYPD axes 'snoop' hubby
In a rare disciplinary move, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has stripped a top cop of his post, demoted him and forced him to retire after the commander allegedly used his...
Two Dem$ flee Rangel tangle
WASHINGTON -- Two New York Democrats have forfeited campaign cash they got from Rep. Charles Rangel, bowing to Republican criticism that the tainted money links them to the "Rangel scandal."...
More than just a gun-rights case
It is said, more frequently than precisely, that the rea sons the Supreme Court gives for doing whatever it does are as important as what it does. Actually, the court's...
Taxes & growth: tale of two states
'Stop messing with Texas!" That was the message Gov. Rick Perry bellowed on election night as he celebrated his victory over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the GOP primary for...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx It must have been "crack" cocaine. Police busted a drug suspect who had stashed 20 bags of cocaine in his buttocks, authorities said yesterday. A police officer spotted Jesse...
'I will not be daunted': Dave
Gov. Paterson yesterday vowed to finish his term, dismissing a growing chorus of calls for his resignation. "I will keep governing until the end of the year," he told parishioners...
High-end retailers ditching East Hampton
You know it's expensive when Gucci can't afford it. With sky-high rents and a dazed economy, even the most luxurious retailers are having a difficult time surviving along East Hampton's...
Class act eyes 100% success
A dean at the Achievement First Endeavor charter school in Brooklyn walked toward the center of a cafeteria full of 160 chatty fifth- and sixth-graders and raised one arm straight...
Hizzoner's sweet $olution
A state tax on sugary drinks could be a sweet spot in the state's battle to close its budget gap and avoid cuts in school and Medicaid funding, Mayor Bloomberg...
AIG sets MetLife deal
AIG is close to selling its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife for about $15 billion in cash and stock, ultimately giving it more than 20 percent of MetLife, sources...
Be Mr. Met's mouthpiece
Every star needs an entourage, and Mr. Met is no exception. The beloved Amazin's mascot is looking for a few good men and women to take turns serving as his...
Cop cams key in 'hundreds' of cases: NYPD
Big Brother is watching -- and solving crime. The NYPD's network of silent sentries -- cameras posted on lampposts across the five boroughs -- has provided evidence in hundreds of...
Clown and out
A Queens woman shed tears of a clown after toppling over in her big, plastic shoes, a lawsuit says. Sherri Perper, 56, dressed up as a Bozo for Halloween 2008,...
Hotel banks on 9/11 pilgrims
Location, location, location. Looking down on the construction site covering the 16 acres where the World Trade Center once stood, some might see a place shadowed by death. But Cheryl...
Blue belles hit the Oscar red carpet
The red carpet was supposed to go green for the 82nd annual Academy Awards last night, but instead it was all about "Avatar" blue. Mo'Nique celebrated her Oscar moment in...
Greece gains backing from France
Speculators beware: The eurozone's biggest powers will back Greece through the debt crisis that has jeopardized all 16 nations in the common currency, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday. Greek...
DA's ice block
It was quite a steal. Hundreds lined up at Midtown's Belvedere Hotel yesterday to bid on bling -- including stunning diamonds and Rolex watches -- formerly owned by two financial...
$157m power abuse
If you pay an electric bill in the city, you've been had. Every Con Ed customer in the five boroughs overpaid an average total of at least $40 over two...
Oil in the family for 'green' pol
A Republican candidate vying to take on Staten Island Rep. Mike McMahon often touts his work as a senior adviser for an environmental firm -- but his family's oil and...
Qaeda traitor nabbed
Pakistani authorities have busted an American-born al Qaeda leader, officials said yesterday. But it's not clear which one. The captured terrorist may have been Adam Gadahn, 31, a Californian who...
Why small film 'Hurt Locker' blew away giant 'Avatar'
This isn't exactly the kind of Blue Monday that disappointed "Avatar" fans were expecting. Oscar voters passed over the top-grossing film of all time, and instead gave Best Picture to...
Speaker Quinn's pander
You could almost see the pitchforks and torches last week at those public hearings on the service cuts the MTA is planning to close a $750 million operating deficit. Wednesday...
Judge Garaufis' conflict
Last week, Brooklyn Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis effectively ordered the immediate dismantlement of New York's system of privately run, but state-licensed, group homes for the mentally ill. That decision was...
A Ravitch rescue?
In his State of the State mes sage in January, Gov. Pater son announced that Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch would "take the lead in [developing] a four-year plan for fiscal...
Cable war ends just in time
And the award for most dramatic ending goes to . . . Just 13 minutes after the start of the Oscars last night, Cablevision customers got back WABC shows after...
'Locker' loaded as top winner at Oscars
The small-budget hit "The Hurt Locker" conquered an army of Tinseltown blockbusters last night to win six Oscars -- including Best Picture and a historic Best Director award for Kathryn...
Snubbing US voters: ObamaCare at any price
THE ISSUE: President Obama's push for passage of his health-care bill, despite public opposition. *** "Bam Pushes Pols on Health" (March 4) really tells it like it is. I have...
Brother braces for LI 'bias slay' trial
The brother of an Ecuadorian immigrant allegedly slain by a pack of racist Long Island teens in 2008 has no more interest in candlelight vigils and prayer meetings. "Now it's...
Lane change ahead for old Times bldg.
The Gray Lady may have split to new digs on Eighth Avenue, but the old New York Times newsroom on West 43rd Street has been spared a boring future. Construction...
Woman killed in SUV horror
An out-of-control SUV slammed into five people in a Brooklyn church parking lot yesterday, killing a 40-year-old woman and injuring four, including a young girl and a baby, police said....
Bagel lovers tell rabbis: Don't pick on our lox
A group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis is waging a schmear campaign against a staple of the Jewish diet: lox. Smoked salmon should no longer be considered kosher, they say, because the...
Co-host roasts make show twice as nice
It wasn't the first time that hosting duties were divided at the Oscars -- usually with dopey to disastrous results -- but after last night's terrific turn by Steve Martin...
Iraqis brave bombs
BAGHDAD -- Bomb blasts and rocket and mortar fire killed at least 38 people as Iraqis voted yesterday in an election they hoped would distance their young democracy from years...
City Hall fix through roof
The latest price tag for renovating City Hall is approaching $107 million -- making it more expensive than the Tweed Courthouse project, which came in at nearly three times its...
Teen tween scene
It may not yet be spring, but it is spring vacation season -- a good time to see exactly what the younger generation is up to. In the model of...
Family ties bind analyst to NBC's Zucker
Sanford Bernstein analyst Michael Nathanson has been quite bullish in research notes and press reports about NBC Universal's competitive position against its peers -- but he hasn't disclosed lately that...
Judge's ruling is insanity
The army of the damned is about to grow stronger. On stoops in places like Washington Heights, they sit and smoke for days on end, talking to themselves or begging...
Blockbuster hits
Depending on whom you ask, beleaguered video-rental chain Blockbuster needs a strategic partner -- or a lifeline. A large bank has started to hit up private-equity firms to help the...
Hike MTA fares now
MTA Chairman Jay Walder last week said he was losing sleep over his options for plugging a $750 million budget hole. Planned service cuts, he said, are "tearing my heart...
Devils blanked by lowly Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta -- The road hasn't been kind to the Devils. Jeff Deslauriers made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Gilbert Brule and Marc Pouliot scored...
Mitre leading race for Yankees' No. 5 spot
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- If, as the Yankees insist, there is a genuine competition for the No. 5 spot in Joe Girardi's rotation, then Sergio Mitre is atop the early...
Awesome Act joins fray
Saturday's Grade 3, $250,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct -- once an important Triple Crown prep, won by Kentucky Derby favorites Native Dancer, Secretariat, Proud Appeal, Air Forbes Won, Private Terms...
Golf-casters' cards littered with bogeys
TV now fires so many absurdi ties at us, we shouldn't watch without a catcher's mitt, chest protector and mask. Friday, I just wanted to watch some golf, that's all....
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $25,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3YO; (f)SLEWIE JONES finished third in the slop while going longer last out. AFLEET JANE drops in class after closing to finish second in last...
Throwing strikes no help to Perez in spring debut
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Oliver Perez was determined to throw strikes yesterday, the Nationals hitters be damned. Fore! The results were ugly -- as in five earned runs allowed on...
Dodgers' Martin out 4-6 weeks
Dodgers catcher Russell Martin is expected to miss opening day after an MRI revealed a pulled groin. Martin first felt discomfort during a running drill a few days before the...
Hawks' Johnson on display at MSG tonight
To Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, Joe Johnson was a coach's dream in Phoenix. Johnson's Hawks will be at the Garden tonight to battle D'Antoni's Knicks, but the two men used...
Eyes pop at Hisanori's Mets debut
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Hisanori Takahashi officially thrust himself into the mix for a roster spot yesterday. The Japanese lefty, in his spring debut, pitched three shutout innings with six...
With Carr headed to 49ers, Sorgi to visit Giants
This one wasn't too difficult to figure. The Giants need a new backup quarterback and the Colts last week released Jim Sorgi, who backed up Peyton Manning the past six...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog KENTUCKY 11 Florida N.C. STATE 2 Bos. Coll. MINNESOTA 14 Iowa W. FOREST 1½ Clemson Wisconsin 1½ ILLINOIS MICH. ST. 11 Michigan Sun Belt Conference...
Jets front Cromartie $500,000 to clear up paternity issues
The Jets fronted Antonio Cromartie $500,000 of his 2010 salary to help him clean up his lingering paternity issues, a person close to Cromartie told The Post last night. Cromartie,...
Rangers fans gather at 'Fire Sather' rally
Up to 200 fans had gathered on Seventh Avenue across from the Garden by 5:45 p.m. for a "Fire Sather" rally organized by frustrated Blue shirt loyalists. The disappointed fans...
Signing LB Morrison would be Giant help
There's just one line in the media guide that alerts anyone that Kawika Mitchell ever wore a Giants uniform. Right there, between Mitchell, Harold (tackle, UCLA, 1952) and Mitchell, Pete...
Blame for Rangers mess only starts with Sather
While more than 100 organized Glen Sather haters gathered on Seventh Avenue looked about ready to slit their wrists over the mediocre state of their team, John Tortorella tried to...
Rangers fall in OT to Sabres
Well, in the losers' bracket of the NHL East, the Rangers didn't damage themselves all that much last night in dropping a 2-1 overtime game at the Garden to the...
Knicks' Lee likes appeal of Nets
Nets center Brook Lopez really likes the idea of someday playing alongside current Knick David Lee. And unlike some impending free agents who view the Nets as less desirable than...
Yankees' Cervelli to have more tests
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Francisco Cervelli was examined by Yankees team doctor Andrew Boyer yesterday and is scheduled to see a neurologist today. Cervelli left Saturday's game with a concussion...
Sports shorts
NFL: Jaguars sign DE Kampman The Jaguars signed two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Aaron Kampman. Kampman is coming off a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that caused...
Christensen latest Ranger benched during game
Just because a Ranger starts a game doesn't mean he will be there to finish it, not now, not with five weeks and 16 games to go in the season...
Weird but true
Call it a tit-for-tat. A 31-year-old woman was busted for third-degree assault on a cop for allegedly squirting breast milk at her jailer. The woman had been picked up for...
Big East memories hard to forget for Louisville's Williams
Terrence Williams figured no championship ever would be as easy. Last March he and the rest of the Louisville Cardinals thought they would have an exhausted Syracuse team to kick...
Kentucky finishes 18-0 at home
Darius Miller and Eric Bledsoe had 14 points apiece and No. 3 Kentucky withstood a Florida comeback with a 74-66 victory yesterday in Lexington, Ky., completing an 18-0 home season...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Bullock rules
Sandra Bullock scores as Best Actress on her first nomination for "The Blind Side,'' and accepts with a funny speech.
Liveblogging the Oscars: The Dude abides
As widely predicted, Jeff Bridges wins for "Crazy Heart'' after four previous nominations going back to "The Last Picture Show'' in 1971. Really nice speech, thanking his show-biz parents. Introductions...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
The book closed on a very eventful ‘AA’ season Saturday. Murry Bergtraum had a big second half to knock off a game John F. Kennedy squad for its 12th straight...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Argentina wins foreign-language
"El Secret de Sus Ojos,'' which will be released later this year by Sony Pictures Classics, upsets that distributor's "The White Ribbon.'' I'm running a not-great 13 for 20.
Morgan Stanley hires Citigroup's Shedlin
Morgan Stanley has hired investment banking veteran Gary Shedlin from Citigroup, The Post has learned.Shedlin, currently chairman of Citigroup’s global Financial Institutions Group has handed in his resignation from Citi...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Ladies, protect those big-screen TVs!
OK, with "The Hurt Locker'' beating "Avatar'' in the bellwether film editing category, it's time for the loved ones of "Avatar'' fans to take away their beer cars and other...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Documentary feature
"The Cove,'' as expected, wins here. 12 for 18.
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
And here we go. The bulk of the CHSAA state playoffs start this weekend. Season and careers will come to an end, story book endings will be written and teams...
Mo'Nique fifth black woman to win acting Oscar
LOS ANGELES — Mo'Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar on Sunday night, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel became the first to do so for "Gone...
Banneker gains revenge, puts end to Westinghouse demons
Banneker didn’t shy away from its George Westinghouse ghosts. The Warriors embraced them. Once they knew the matchup had been set they discussed all the losses. Last year’s 35-points loss...
A thrill for Will: Bartlett leads Collegiate to third NYSAISAA state title
Will Bartlett is heady, both on and off the court. After all, he’s going to Yale to play basketball next year. But with 22.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Visual EFX for 'Avatar'
Well, this one really was a lock for "Avatar,'' which has now tied "The Hurt Locker'' with three apiece. I'm 11 for 17.
Liveblogging the Oscars: 'Up' wins best score
Team 'Avatar' loses a big one, with the score Oscar going to Michael Giacchino for "Up.'' "The Hurt Locker'' was also nominated in this category for its minimalist score.
Liveblogging the Oscars: Sound of 'Avatar' losing
"The Hurt Locker'' beats "Avatar'' in both of the sound categories, taking a 3 to 1 lead. I'm 10 for 14.
Liveblogging the Oscars: Horrors
Halfway through. Martin and Baldwin in bed together in a parody of "Paranormal Activity,'' but why no reference to Martin's famous bed scene with the late John Candy in "Planes,...
Liveblogging the Oscar: 'Avatar' wins production design
OK, "Avatar'' isn't going to go home empty-handed after it wins, as expected, for production design. Visual Effects is also a lock, but the only way Cameron can pull this off at this point is...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Mo'Nique, of course
As I predicted in January 2009, Mo'Nique wins Best Supporting Actress for playing a crack whore mom in "Precious,'' which now has two awards, one more than "The Hurt Locker'' or "Inglourious Basterds.'' She opens...
CK point guard Edwards dislocates foot, out for rest of playoffs
Joe Arbitello cringed every time he was told his team was a favorite to win the CHSAA Class AA intersectional tournament. Now the Christ the King coach won’t have to...
Liveblogging the Oscars: 'And the Winner is...'' is back!
Besides getting rid of the Best Song performances, the best change tonight is getting rid of the PC "And the award goes to.'' After 22 years, we'll finally back to...
Liveblogging the Oscars: 'Precious' wins screenplay upset
It looks like my favorite film of 2009, "Up in the Air,'' will go home empty-handed tonight after losing its best shot, for adapted screenplay, to an upset by "Precious.''...
Sabres top Rangers in overtime, 2-1
Patrick Kaleta banked in a rebound off goalie Henrik Lundqvist 2:22 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Rangers 2-1 on Sunday night to snap an eight-game losing streak...
Yankees Top 30 Prospects: No. 25 - David Phelps
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox....
Liveblogging the Oscars
The academy nixed an appearance by Sacha Baron Cohen in drag, so Ben Stiller appeared solo in Na'vi makeup to present the makeup award. "Avatar'' wasn't nominated; the prize, as...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Shorts
Who thought it was a good idea to play "Thank Heaven for Little Girls'' as Carey Mulligan and Zoe Saldana arrived onstage to present the short films awards? The French...
Mets Top 30 Prospects: No. 25 - Eddie Kunz
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox....
Yankees Top 30 Prospects: No. 26 - Adam Warren
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox....
PSAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinals roundup: Medgar Evers routs Science
Barney Davis is rarely happy with his team’s performance. But after No. 1 Medgar Evers’ 62-42 win against No. 8 Bronx Science in the PSAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinals...
Liveblogging the Oscars: 'Hurt' demolishes 'Basterds' in key screenplay race
It looks almost inevitable that "The Hurt Locker'' will win Best Picture after upsetting the favored "Inglourious Basterds'' in the original screenplay category. Quentin Tarantino looks crushed. I picked this correctly, so...
Mets Top 30 Prospects: No. 26 - Josh Stinson
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox....
West 50th gets momentum, victory in quarterfinals
Shanequa Lassiter pulled her coach, Kinsley Kwateng, aside at halftime. She knew exactly what West 50th Street Campus could use to pull away from scrappy Columbus. “We need the momentum,”...
Future is now: Bulldogs shock rival Baruch in quarters
It was happening again. School of the Future was leading rival Baruch College Campus late, but the Blue Devilswere mounting a rally.. And just like what has happened multiple times...
Mets Top 30 Prospects: No. 27 - Eric Beaulac
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox....
Liveblogging the Oscars: Best Original Song
In the third super-predictible award, "Crazy Heart'' takes the Oscar. Best change so far this night is ditching live performances (some years, with dance) of the nominated songs in favor of a...
Liveblogging the Oscars: 'Up' takes animation prize
So far, everything is going according to script. I'm 2 for 2.
Liveblogging the Oscars: Waltz upstaged by Ch. 7
You would think Channel 7 could have waited until the heavily favored Christophe Waltz finished accepting his Best Supporting Actor award for "Inglourious Basterds'' to begin announcing at the bottom...
Liveblogging the Oscars: Unpromising opening
Was it really necessary to open the show with all 10 Best Actor and Best Actress nominees up on the stage -- leading off with likely winners Jeff Bridges and...
Big East announces All-Conference Teams
The Big East announced its all-conference teams this afternoon, and Scottie Reynolds looks like the favorite to win conference player of the year honors.The 16 coaches voted to determine the...
Get up-to-the-minute updates on The Post's movies blog
We'll be liveblogging throughout the Academy Awards, bringing you the latest updates on who won and who was snubbed.
'Hurt Locker' wins Oscar for Best Picture
LOS ANGELES — The Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow....