March 18, 2010
Is Rice too intense for Seton Hall?
After watching Mike Rice during today's classic first round game, in which Rice's Robert Morris Colonials - a No. 15 seed - fell to No. 2 seed Villanova, 73-70, in...
Lunch with Chiara
You'll never guess who I had lunch with Thursday. None other than Chiara Mastroianni, talented actress daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni. She's in town because her new film,...
Tortorella performs lines shift
Head coach John Tortorella minced no words in explaining why he's breaking up the Vinny Prospal-Olli Jokinen-Marian Gaborik unit for tonight's match at the Garden against St. Louis. "They stink...
Giants sign Aussie punter
The Giants aren't showing Jeff Feagles the door, but today they did depart from their previous game-plan with the signing of punter Jy Bond, an Australian Rules Football player. Feagles...
Sex.com creditors say domain's too hot for NY sale
The suitors for Sex.com have been put off for now. An auction for the much-sought-after domain name was canceled Wednesday after three creditors filed a petition forcing the owner into...
Northern exposure
Movie goers like to poke fun at Canada, but the nation to the north turns out its share of interesting films. Each year, the Museum of Modern Art offers a selection of...
Schumer: NY to get billions under new health bill
Sen. Charles Schumer says increased Medicaid reimbursement in the reconciliation health care bill proposed in Washington would save New York billions of dollars over the next 10 years. Gov. David...
Cox keeps quiet
Wither Ed Cox? After months of covert action aimed at luring Steve Levy into the race, Cox has been silent today about the decision by the Democratic Suffolk County Executive...
Eric Smith signs tender offer
Lets the competition begin to replace Kerry Rhodes as the Jets' new starting safety.Just days after the Jets signed Brodney Pool to a one-year, $1.3 million free agent contract, Eric...
Master classes at Primary Stages
The Primary Stages School of Theater has some fun-looking master classes and workshops this spring, and they're open to the public (a very reasonable $5 donation is requested). This coming...
No. 13 Murray State stuns Vanderbilt at buzzer
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The president called this one, all right. Murray State needed every last chance and every last second to get back in the NCAA tournament win column....
Lazio blasts Levy
Rick Lazio fired back at Steve Levy at a press conference earlier today, taking shots at the Democrat-becoming-Republican who is set to announce he's running for governor tomorrow. I’m very...
‘Ramona and Beezus:’ When adaptations go bad
So the trailer for this summer's “Ramona and Beezus” is out. I imagined that, based on the title, it would be a translation of the popular Beverly Cleary books from...
DVD Extra: Flynn as Barrymore
Errol Flynn, 48 years old and near the end of his gaudy life, plays his old drinking buddy John Barrymore near the end of HIS life in Art Napoleon's "Too...
Grimm fundraiser to be next door to rival's event
The fundraiser for Congressional hopeful Michael Grimm at the Women's National Republican Club tonight -- headlined by Rudy Giuliani -- will be taking place smack next to a New York...
Boys & Girls set for late night appearance
The Boys & Girls basketball team is already well known in the local basketball community, but now the rest of the world will meet them.The PSAL Class AA city champion...
Fess Parker, star of 'Davy Crockett,' dies at 85
Actor Fess Parker, who mesmerized children in the mid-1950s portraying frontiersman Davy Crockett on television and then won a new audience in the 1960s as Daniel Boone, died Thursday at...
Name to watch: Jimmer Fredette
BYU's Jimmer Fredette came into the NCAA Tournament as a popular pick to become a breakout star.Today's performance against Florida validated the hype.The 6-foot-2 guard from nearby Glens Falls, N.Y....
Disgraced Dem donor Hassan Nemazee pleads guilty to $292M fraud
Disgraced Democratic donor Hassan Nemazee has just six more weeks of freedom after pleading guilty this afternoon to a $292 million bank-fraud scheme that prosecutors say could send him to...
Computer glitch blamed for years of police raids on elderly Brooklyn couple’s home
A computer database glitch has sent police to the home of an elderly Brooklyn couple more than 50 times since 2002, sheepish cops admitted today. Walter and Rose Martin endured...
Manhattan gallery owner pleads guilty in massive $120M fraud scheme
Disgraced Upper East Side art gallery giant Lawrence Salander pleaded guilty today in a massive, $120 million fraud scheme -- admitting he soaked a roster of 28 wealthy friends and...
Jets' Greene will miss Jones
Shonn Greene’s emergence made Thomas Jones expendable for the Jets, but that doesn’t mean the second-year back won’t miss his mentor. Greene told NJ.com that he was sad to see...
Brooklyn Bridge Park to open Monday
It took more than 25 years of planning, but the first segment of Brooklyn Bridge Park is finally set to open Monday along Pier 1 at Fulton Ferry Landing.Gov. Paterson,...
Amanpour leaving CNN to host ABC's 'This Week'
Christiane Amanpour is the new anchor of “This Week,” ABC’s flagship Sunday politics program, the network announced Thursday. Amanpour previously spent over two decades with CNN as an international journalist....
Walsh to push for Levy at Conservative endorsement meeting
Suffolk Conservative Party chairman Ed Walsh is planning on pressing the case hard for Steve Levy at Saturday's Conservative Party endorsement meeting in Brooklyn, at which Mike Long has already...
Prius probe in Westchester crash suggests driver error
The investigation of a Toyota Prius accident in Harrison, N.Y., suggests driver error may have been to blame, after federal safety regulators said the brakes had not been applied and...
Get a kick out of Keigwin
Sometimes, just being funny isn’t enough. Hardworking Manhattan-based choreographer Larry Keigwin’s made a name for himself doing campy, sexy dances for his company. Through his dancing career, he’s performed in...
SC Gov Mark Sanford to pay $74K in ethics fine
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has agreed to pay $74,000 to settle charges that his travel and campaign spending violated state ethics laws. The Republican governor is...
Tournament gets off to a wild start
There's a reason the NCAA Tournament has become known as "March Madness."The first three games today have been living proof that the name fits.Notre Dame and Old Dominion, the sixth...
Phillies’ Lidge doesn’t expect to be ready for opener
Phillies closer Brad Lidge told MLB.com that it’s unlikely he will be ready to start the regular season following offseason knee and elbow surgery."It's going to be really tough to...
No. 2 Villanova survives overtime scare from Robert Morris
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scottie Reynolds and No. 2 seed Villanova nearly had their NCAA tournament run end in the biggest of upsets. Reynolds responded to his benching with a clutch...
Levy release: GOP chairman Cox supports me
Steve Levy's team just put out his schedule for his announcement press conference tomorrow in Albany - in which he states flatly that state GOP chairman Ed Cox is supporting...
Ex-boyfriend claims Lady GaGa cut him out of deal in $30 million lawsuit
A bad romance with Lady Gaga has cost her former mentor millions, a sensational new lawsuit charges. Songwriter Rob Fusari says in a $30 million lawsuit he helped develop Stefani...
BYU needs two overtimes to sink Florida
Jimmer Fredette and BYU survived a thrilling reminder that March Madness is back. Fredette scored 37 points, including two 3-pointers in double overtime, to seal the Cougars’ 99-92 win over...
Spongebob's Boating Bash: awesome
I have two words in regards to Spongebob's Boating Bash: Freakin' Awesome.THQ, you have gained back some of the respect I lost for you after that Sprint Racing sorry-excuse-for-a-game you...
St. John's loss to Memphis emblematic of Roberts Era
The Norm Roberts Era at St. John's can be summed up with a brief synopsis of last night's heart-breaking 73-71 loss to Memphis:The Red Storm played fairly well, they played...
CHSAA Bronx softball preview: Quinones, Rondon lead rebuilding Spellman
Dan Crane isn’t one to put expectations on his teams. Even a year ago, with a squad chock full of seniors, he was cautiously optimistic because of a lack of...
YouTube execs in e-mail: 'Steal it!'
A three-year legal battle between media giant Viacom and Internet video sensation YouTube over copyrighted material posted on the video site took a dramatic turn today when court documents with...
Cop cleared of tax charges slams NYPD for firing him
A 25-year NYPD veteran — who was acquitted by a Brooklyn federal jury today of charges he tried to hide money from the tax man — slammed the police department,...
Notre Dame knocked off by Old Dominion, 51-50
NEW ORLEANS -- Carleton Scott's 3-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion delivered the first upset of the NCAA tournament when it stunned sixth-seeded Notre Dame...
Jacobs: Levy GOP flip is 'political opportunism'
More cries of "political opportunism" from the Democratic party over Steve Levy's flip, this time from state Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs. "Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's decision to change his...
Cliche Watch: Critics' 'Formal Rigor' Mortis
I'm always amused when the kind of phrase I used to snort at (aloud) in one of my Yale literature classes -- one of the world's most inexhaustible sources of...
Hungry for redemption, Poly Prep is after state crown
Matt Roventini vividly remembers the pain he felt when last season ended. He remembers the shock and disappointment etched across his players’ faces after falling to Berkeley Carroll, 4-1, in...
Obama delays trip to Asia to focus on health care
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has postponed his trip to Asia until June so he can stay in Washington for a possible Sunday vote on his health care overhaul plan....
Roman Abramovich looking to revamp Chelsea once again
Carlo Ancelotti faces mounting pressure to win the Barclays Premier League this season after Chelsea’s Champions League exit to Inter Milan, but it is Roman Abramovich who is under most...
Revamped Preston looks to claim third straight league title
Nicole Cavigliano was feeling her age at Preston’s opening practice. “The first practice back, all of us said this feels so weird,” the senior shortstop said. “We feel so old...
Accused LI hate-crime stabber was 'out for blood' that night: DA
The Long Island teen who allegedly brutally stabbed and killed an Ecuadorian immigrant in Patchogue two years ago was a racist "looking for blood" on the night of the murder,...
ABC News paid $200,000 to Florida mother accused of killing toddler
ABC News shelled out $200,000 in a “deal” with Casey Anthony, the young Orlando mom accused of killing her two-year old daughter in June 2008, according to court testimony Thursday....
'South Park' takes aim at Tiger Woods (video)
Who said video games are too violent?Last night's much-anticipated "South Park" episode about the Tiger Woods sex scandal was a hole in one.The ep's 3-minute, 50-second bit pit the golf...
Dem chairs slam Levy
This just in from Democratic chairs Carl Heastie (Bronx) and Keith Wright (Manhattan), slamming Steve Levy for his party switch. "It is no secret that many of us who have...
Apple director Jerome York dies of brain aneurism at 71
Apple Inc .board member Jerome York has died, the company said Thursday. York, 71, was hospitalized Wednesday after reportedly suffering from a brain aneurism. He joined Apple's board in 1997....
Tortorella wants to be Rangers dictator
So now John Tortorella has made it clear he wants the title of Ranger team captain as well as the ones of head coach and travel director he already owns....
Thanks students!
Want to know how the Democrats got the score they wanted on the health care reform legislation? As Stephen Spruiell explains, costs of health reform were “reduced” when that legislation...
MSG to broadcast Rangers-Islanders game in 3D
MSG will become the first network to broadcast a hockey game in 3D. The March 24 tilt between the Rangers and Islanders will be shown in 3D at the Theater...
Cuomo to make pension probe announcement
ALBANY -- This is no way to run a railroad, much less an Attorney General's office.AG Andrew Cuomo has had a pack of reporters on hold for nearly half an...
Report: Giants, Feagles in contract dispute
The Giants and punter Jeff Feagles “are not seeing eye-to-eye on salary,” according to a source, who spoke to NJ.com. Feagles, who has spent the past seven years with the...
Obama signs jobs bill, says more must be done
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost by encouraging the private sector...
Aussie comic: Bindi Irwin is 'creepy,' needs slap in face
Australian comedian Fiona O'Loughlin has sunk to a new low, calling the late Steve Irwin's 11-year-old daughter Bindi a creep who needs a slap in the face, the Herald Sun...
'South Park' takes aim at Tiger Woods (video)
Who said video games are too violent?Last night's much-anticipated "South Park" episode about the Tiger Woods sex scandal was a hole in one.The ep's 3-minute, 50-second bit pit the golf...
Is Specter cursed?
Is Sen. Arlen Specter doomed to lose his reelection bid because he fell for the winner’s curse? Megan McArdle thinks there may be something to the theory that those who...
Man pleads guilty to 1968 Cuba plane hijacking
A hijacker who spent more than four decades as a fugitive in Cuba pleaded guilty this morning to charges that prosecutors say could send him to the slammer for nearly...
Cuomo can't be happy about Levy threat in gov race
The only person who was probably less happy than Rick Lazio about the Steve Levy news is Andrew Cuomo. But at the same time, it could be a boon to...
Levy to meet with GOP gov candidate Paladino
Buffalo developer and expected self-funding GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino tells us he's set to meet with soon-to-be-Republican Steve Levy in the next half-hour - and will tell him that...
Watchdog blasts MTA for bungling security contract, lack of 'SmartCard' program
The MTA’s chief watchdog called the agency out on mismanaging the a multi-million security contract and dragging its feet on the MetroCard-replacing SmartCard program today. The Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee...
Man accused of urinating on women in Jersey City
Police in Jersey City have arrested an ex-con they say has been urinating on women at a bus stop in Journal Square, a source said Wednesday. Nitinkumar Patel, 27, has...
Madoff helps catch New Zealand’s biggest fraudster
Ponzi King Bernard Madoff may be in jail, but his worldwide notoriety is helping catch thieves elsewhere.It happened in New Zealand, where an elderly woman helped catch the biggest scam...
Report: Jets' Feely to visit Cardinals
Jets kicker Jay Feely has scheduled a trip to Arizona to meet with the Cardinals this weekend, according to FoxSports.com.Feely, 33, made 30 of 36 field goals last season, but...
Devils become first team in over 70 years to sweep champs
As an incredulous Ilya Kovalchuk says, "Every game's a new record."This one's nearly as old as Lou Lamoriello.The season series sweep of the Penguins the Devils completed Wednesday was the...
Ex-Seton Hall player Mitchell pleads not guilty
A former Seton Hall basketball player has pleaded not guilty to charges of robbing eight people at gunpoint earlier this week. Robert Mitchell, a junior forward who played in 31...
Text messages from Tiger to Joslyn James
Here is an edited version of text messages allegedly sent by Tiger Woods to Joslyn James. They have been edited for graphic content.Tiger: Sent: 05:46 PM 07/30/2009:Heading back from the...
Petraeus and Israel
Max Boot defended Gen. David Petraeus earlier this week, saying that the head of US Central Command was not behind President Obama’s temper tantrum at Israel. “This officer told me...
Sandra Bullock's hubby 'sorry' for cheating on actress
And the Oscar for "sorriest horndog" goes to... Celebrity mechanic Jesse James yesterday apologized to his Academy Award-winning wife, Sandra Bullock, after a heavily tattooed stripper tattled about their torrid...
'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty to terror plot
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia-area woman who authorities say dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" online pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to a four-count indictment charging her in an overseas terrorist...
Curry's trip turns into Toney time for Knicks
The Knicks' now-completed five-game trip was supposed to be the Eddy Curry Revival Tour. Instead it became the Toney Tour as the Knicks found a new starting point guard. The...
Police on hunt for polite robber
Law enforcers are seeking a gunman who minds his manners while sticking up suburban New York banks. FBI spokesman James Margolin says the courteous crook has thanked tellers while holding...
2 found dead in Brooklyn bedroom
Police summoned to a Brooklyn apartment found two dead people. A woman was on the bedroom floor, and a man was hanging from a nearby window grate. The NYPD went...
Mourinho must now get Inter going in Serie A
Jose Mourinho has proved his tactical skill in Europe with two victories over Chelsea. Now he needs to get Inter Milan going again in Serie A, where the club’s lead...
CBO: Health care reform would cost $940 billion over 10 years
House Democrats are on track for a Sunday vote on sweeping health care legislation that will expand coverage to millions of uninsured while also reducing the federal deficit, leaders said...
3UP: Mejia, Joba and F-Mart
1. In my column today, I wrote about why I think the Mets should have Jenrry Mejia begin the year in the minors as a starter. This is not an...
Vac's Thursday Whacks on a coach who's Gonzo and a manager who should be
The saddest part is that Bobby Gonzalez was, and is, a hell of a basketball coach. His passions – for better or worse – translate to teams that would always...
Champions League: Bordeaux joins Lyon as French toast victory
Bordeaux survived a second half scare to grab a 2-1 win over Olympiakos Piraeus on Wednesday and give France a second team in the Champions League quarterfinals.Bordeaux, leading 1-0 from...
Champions League: Barcelona again the team to beat, dismantles Stuttgart
Lionel Messi's brilliance sent holders Barcelona through to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-0 dismantling of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday.Messi scored twice, including a 13th minute stunner that set...
Truck pushes car down highway at 60 mph (video)
Amazing footage of a truck careening at 60 mph along a British freeway with a car trapped sideways on its front bumper emerged Thursday, sparked an investigation. Video shows a...
Porn star Joslyn James releases raunchy text messages 'from Tiger Woods'
Talk about being a swinger. As Tiger Woods tries to rehab his image and marriage, one-time lover and porn star Joslyn James released a series of never-before-seen text messages from...
Morning buzz
And, let the fun begin! Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, confirming news broken on this page last weekend, will announce tomorrow that he's changing his registration to Republican and...
Paterson 'very disappointed' that he dropped out of gov race
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson this morning said that he's “very disappointed'' that he pulled out of the race for governor last month, but then said again, “I don't plan to...
Barnes & Noble makes Web site prez company's new CEO
Barnes & Noble is moving the president of its Web site into the CEO position, replacing Steve Riggio. The bookseller said Thursday that Riggio will be actively involved with the...
The cost of speed
The Congressional Budget Office, which is supposed to be the objective arbiter of the cost of legislation can’t handle its current workload and that is causing mistakes. Maybe if the...
Premiums will rise
Does anyone still care what is actually in the health care reform legislation? If so, those folks might want to know that health care premiums will rise with the enactment of...
Felony raps for ex-Seton Hall star Mitchell
Former Seton Hall basketball player Robert “Stix” Mitchell was arrested Tuesday and charged with kidnapping (first degree); robbery (first degree); burglary (third degree) and weapons offenses (second and third degree)....
Gonzalez fired as all hell breaks loose for Pirates
There are constituents from every segment of the college basketball community whose St. Patrick’s Day celebration was made merrier by the news that Seton Hall fired coach Bobby Gonzalez at...
Red Sox not blown away by Mejia's perfect inning
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jenrry Mejia mowed down the Red Sox yesterday — three up-three down. That said, the Met phenom didn’t quite dazzle the most accomplished hitter he faced....
Don’t be fooled by Mejia's majestic March
He is tempting. Oh boy, is Jenrry Mejia tempting. It is not just that he is talented. But he is talented and he can be pigeon-holed to fill an obvious...
Mejia has goods to rescue Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — Talk to Jenrry Mejia and you learn that he’s not scared of anything or anyone. You quickly realize something more important. The Mets young pitcher looks...
Surge won’t get Mets' F-Mart to bigs
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Although he continues to be otherworldly in the Grapefruit League, Fernando Martinez almost certainly is not going to be on the Mets’ Opening Day roster. Martinez...
Clogs are out of the '70s closet & back on NYC street
The clog is back — and clomping its way across the city as spring’s must-have shoe. Don’t believe it? Kaiser Karl Lagerfeld set the tone when he sent sky-high versions...
Thirtysomething guys? They’re all set staying in NY.
Know who isn’t leaving NYC any time soon? These guys! As successful men in their late 30s and early 40s, they might give lip service to wanting to get married...
That's it, I'm leaving New York!
New York isn’t the city that never sleeps. It’s the city that sleeps with you . . . then hits on your best friend the next day. With only four...
Game of ‘Life’
Discovery Channel’s extraordinary and extraordinarily beautiful 11-part series, “Life,” accomplishes a lot of things, but perhaps the most important is proving unequivocally that the dopiest phrase in the human lexicon...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,250,000 410 W. 24th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 1,400 square feet, with open kitchen with Sub-Zero wine cooler and pantry, marble bath with soaking tub, built-in flat-screen TV...
Worth a lot
Frank Winfield Woolworth made his millions from dime stores, then saved his pennies and built some of the city’s landmarks — like the trio of East 80th Street townhouses he...
CHSAA Staten Island softball preview: Hill sees playoffs as 'must'
St. Joseph Hill was one of the late-season surprises in CHSAA Staten Island. The young Hilltoppers came on strong and beat Notre Dame Academy in a tibreaker game for the...
Steve Levy to switch sides, run for governor as GOP candidate
Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has made the decision to switch his registration to Republican to run for governor on the GOP line, his spokeswoman told The Post -...
Grand designs
Is your home in need of a spring makeover? Get inspired by good design at these events, which kick off today and go through the weekend. Architectural Digest Home Show...
Sip Cognac
Florian Hugo, the executive chef of Brasserie Cognac, and his wife, Michelle, had an absolute requirement when they were looking for a home on the Upper East Side. “I’m from...
Soft sell
If you ever want a brush with insanity, ask New York City homeowners what they think their apartments are worth. They’ll likely throw out numbers that can charitably be described...
Buy buy love
After attorney Howard Lakind’s transaction with the Jasper condo building, in his words, “imploded” in 2008 (the Jasper conversion was halted), he spent more than a year and a half...
PSAL Staten Island A softball preview: Falcons look to fly again
Dia Cascone was the face of Susan Wagner softball for three years and it was no coincidence that the Falcons made the final four in each of those seasons. She’s...
'Idol' takes dip
Numbers were down, again, for "opening night" on "American Idol." Tuesday night, when the 12 finalists sang, averaged 23 million viewers -- down from 25 million for the same show...
Simon's girls
Now that Simon Cowell doesn't have Paula Abdul to push around anymore, he's filled the void with Kara DioGuardi. This week, during the first night of finals competition, Simon just...
Suspense falls from sluggish 'Grace'
Grace lives in a dreary place with a dreary husband, but she tries hard to accentuate the positive. In her pink waitress uniform, a huge smile plastered on her tired...
'Hamlet' made in haste
The drama of Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet" pales beside the behind- the-scenes maneuvering that got it to the Met on Tuesday. After Natalie Dessay called in sick two weeks ago, the...
Trump back to roots
'The Apprentice" will ditch its "Celebrity" title this fall and return to its roots. A new edition of "The Apprentice" -- featuring everyday people and reflecting the economic downturn --...
Golf Channel is winner in Tiger return
The Golf Channel stands to be the big money winner when Tiger Woods returns to the links April 8. While ESPN and CBS will split live coverage of The Masters...
Keys & thank you at MSG
Even though Alicia Keys didn't get around to her song "Superwoman" until almost the end of last night's Madison Square Garden concert, the show was all about being a bulletproof,...
More gauzy goals for US schools
Doubling down on dubious bets is characteristic of compulsive gamblers and federal education policy. The nation was essentially without such policy for grades K through 12, and better off for...
For Ben and the Fed, good news equals trouble
It's never too early to specu late on what the Federal Reserve will do next month, so here it goes. As you've no doubt already heard, the Fed did nothing...
Democrat Steve Levy becoming GOPer to run for gov
Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has decided to switch his registration to Republican to run for governor on the GOP line, his spokeswoman told The Post early this morning...
Disputed Picasso on block
This would end anyone's blue period. A once-disputed Picasso masterpiece set to hit the auction block this summer is expected to sell for up to $60 million -- which would...
The crooked cabby caper
Stealing from owners and riders is standard operating procedure for taxi drivers. ("How 1 Rider Exposed the $8M Great Taxi Rip-Off," March 17.) That is not to say that all...
Salt in our wounds: voters get a bad shake
Assemblyman Felix Ortiz obviously does not have any idea about cooking food ("Enter the Salt Police," Editorial, March 15). Salt is necessary in the preparation of food we enjoy every...
Web-theft job toll: 1M
BRUSSELS -- Plenty of people download music from the Internet every day, but illegal downloading has a huge economic impact and could put more than 1 million people out of...
Becks' bad heel just got verse
LONDON -- O Beckham, where art thou? David Beckham has become an unlikely muse to Britain's poet laureate, who has written a verse about the soccer star's career-threatening injury. The...
Hit man suspect is Facebooked
How do you catch a suspected Mafia hit man? Friend him. Italian cops were able to track down an alleged cold-blooded killer through his Facebook account, according to the London...
Bailout bonanza
Sen. Chris Dodd's latest bill to fix the financial system is another failure. After months of negotiation, he's produced a "reform" of the regulatory system that simply fails to deal...
US arming to 'destroy Iran'
The United States is shipping hundreds of "bunker-buster" bombs to a military base on an Indian Ocean island in preparation for a possible attack on Iran, according to a published...
Breaking with Israel
If the Obama administration continues to betray Israel, will any ally ever trust us again? We've been viewed as a fickle (if mighty) partner at least since the 1970s, when...
Refund-amentally flawed fiscal state
ALBANY -- Amid new warnings that the state's finances are worsening, Gov. Paterson has decided to delay income-tax refunds for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers for at least two...
Iraqi liberal warns of a fixed election
In a phone interview from Baghdad yester day, an Iraqi member of parliament said he believes he and other liberals are being shortchanged votes by an Iraqi Electoral Commission that...
Israel bids to cool US, Arab crises
Israel eased restrictions on the Palestinians and tried to repair badly bruised relations with the Obama administration yesterday in the bitter dispute over building plans for Jerusalem. Israeli police lifted...
Everyday terror at 'Intifada' HS
The Muslim principal who cried "bomb!" in a crowded school has left chaos and violence in the classrooms she created. And now, she's moved a step closer to returning. It...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Funny disguise, dude. A teen thug wearing a ski mask was busted in a brazen daytime subway mugging, authorities said yesterday. Malkin Hurt, 16, allegedly accosted a guy playing...
St. Ray on St. Pat's
An Upper East Side woman had the luck of the Irish on her side yesterday -- with a little help from Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. The top cop spotted a...
Doubts accelerate over 2nd runaway-Prius story
The upstate police chief overseeing the investigation of a supposed runaway Prius reversed himself yesterday, saying human error may have caused the vehicle to crash into a stone wall. Last...
Biker-bus death crash
A Bronx cyclist was killed in a freak accident yesterday when the driver of a parked car opened his door and knocked her into the path of a city bus,...
That's fare! Riders getting backseat 'rip-off' alert
There's a new electronic eye on sneaky cabbies. Taxi officials are outfitting the yellow-cab fleet with an alert system that warns riders of an illegal rate change, in an effort...
Banks face Milan fraud charges
MILAN, Italy -- Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, UBS and Hypo Real Estate Holding's Depfa Bank unit have been charged with fraud linked to the sale of derivatives to the city...
Bid to thwart Medicaid fraud
State Senate Republicans yesterday proposed restoring extensive background checks to deter fraud in New York's $52 billion Medicaid program. In last year's budget, Gov. Paterson and the Democratic-run Legislature eliminated...
Oscar love curse
Winning an Oscar is a blessing for any actress' career -- but for her love life, the award can be a devastating curse. In the past dozen years, nearly every...
A banner day for the Irish
The Big Apple looked more like the Green Apple yesterday -- basking in sunshine and shamrocks to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Flag-waving spectators cheered under sunny skies as bagpipers, bands...
No Ho's in the Borgata
In New Jersey, it's no's before Ho's. MGM Mirage is selling its stake in the posh Atlantic City Borgata and leaving the state after the New Jersey Casino Control Commission...
Kate Winslet loses to starlet
The Hollywood power marriage of Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes was torpedoed by a young actress the director has been squiring around Manhattan, sources said yesterday. Mendes seemed to be...
Wal-Mart's race gaffe
An announcement at a Wal-Mart store in New Jersey ordering black people to leave brought apologies yesterday from the company. A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening...
NY's health coverage plunges
The number of New York state residents receiving health insurance through private-sector employers has plummeted by 500,000, a new study has found. The one-two punch of a recession coupled with...
Plagiarist noose prof loses suit
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean everybody's out to get you. A controversial professor who contended Columbia's Teachers College canned her in a "frame-up" that was part of a "complex...
Aging cancer cells to death
Scientists said yesterday they've discovered a molecular pathway that forces cancer cells to grow old and die. A study in mice showed that blocking a gene in this pathway called...
To bee or not to bee
The city Health Department strives vig ilantly to keep New Yorkers safe from cigarettes, trans-fats, salt, calories, unprotected sex and -- well, you name it, and the health commissioner's there....
Fresh face in gov race
As this year’s gubernatorial race gathers momentum, one intriguing candidate has emerged — Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy. This, most emphatically, is not an endorsement of him. But New York...
A tale of two states
New York, warns state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, will run out of cash in just weeks. And Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says the next state budget "will contain [multiple billions in]...
Tod's CEO doubles his stake in Saks
An Italian luxury tycoon has extended his shopping spree at Saks, doubling down on the retailer's shares over the past month. Diego Della Valle, CEO of Tod's, the Italian maker...
Business briefs
Bidders Mesa Global, an invest ment banking firm co- founded by former CAA exec Mark Patricof, has emerged as a potential bidder for Walt Disney's Miramax film unit. Mean while,...
UFT flubs own school
They have lessons to learn. Citing concerns about academic performance, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee voted this week not to grant a full, five-year renewal to the United Federation of...
Blackstone prez to host 'private' Pelosi fundraiser
Steve Schwarzman's right-hand man is mounting a campaign to win over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The longtime Republican is organizing a fundraiser for the Dems in an attempt to gain...
TLC missed hitting $cam brakes in '08
Officials missed two chances to uncover the biggest taxi-fare rip-off in city history because they classified a couple of successive overcharge cases in 2008 as routine rather than as early...
Balconies crumbling at building where young man fell to death
The Murray Hill high-rise where a beloved social worker fell to his death is rife with crumbling balconies that pose a deadly risk, residents fumed yesterday as the Department of...
Ben's bid for a bigger Fed
Ben Bernanke has a pitch for lawmakers: Supersize me. Already in a position to wrangle more clout than any other financial watchdog as Congress attempts a sweeping overhaul of the...
Paterson press chief is fifth to leave Albany
Gov. Paterson's press secretary resigned yesterday, becoming the fifth high-level administration official to hit the road since a spate of investigations into the state's besieged chief executive began. Marissa Shorenstein,...
Dow peaks as inflation fears ease
Wall Street continued its annual spring rally yesterday, with new confidence that inflation will remain tamed for a while longer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a 17-month high...
'SNL' hero halts 4-carat Rock-efeller nightmare
Live from New York! It's "Saturday Night" to the rescue! A Manhattan woman celebrated her 36th birthday last weekend by attending a "Saturday Night Live" rehearsal -- and noticed later...
Bike lane change
The city is planning to create a two-way, protected bike lane to link the Manhattan Bridge in downtown Brooklyn and the Williamsburg waterfront. The new, 1.3-mile Flushing Avenue path would...
Woman: I was hoodwinked into marrying gay man who needed green card
It was a match made in speed-dating hell. A Long Island woman claims she was hoodwinked into marrying a Pakistani immigrant -- who tricked her into thinking he was a...
MetroCard reprieve for kids
The MTA will hold off on a vote to eliminate free student MetroCards at its board meeting later this month, officials said yesterday. The announcement came after a group of...
W's editor resigns as Condé revamps mag
Patrick McCarthy, chairman of Condé Nast's Fairchild Fashion Group and the editor of W magazine, is stepping down at the end of the year. His departure is part a shakeup...
Lenny: error by bank
Nails wasn't on the numbers this time. Broke ex-Met Lenny Dykstra claims he fell victim to a now-defunct bank that allegedly duped him into overextending himself on the purchase of...
Call it Block-bust-ed
It looks like Blockbuster Chairman and CEO James Keyes' dinner menu last night should have featured a heaping serving of crow. Two weeks after challenging a Post report that it...
Tiger will roar again: Bam
WASHINGTON -- President Obama isn't counting out Tiger Woods on his comeback bid. In an interview with the Fox News Channel, Obama was asked if Woods, who has announced he...
SEC probes TheStreet.com's finances
TheStreet.com, the financial Web site founded by loudmouth stock picker and TV personality Jim Cramer, is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The publicly traded company attracted the...
Gallery boss will plead guilty in $100M art fraud
Disgraced Upper East Side gallery giant Lawrence Salander plans to plead guilty today to what prosecutors call the biggest fraud scheme in New York art history -- a $100 million...
Madoff computer programmers nailed
A grand jury handed up indictments against two former computer programmers of Ponzi King Bernie Madoff, suggesting that efforts to reach a plea deal have fallen apart. Jerome O'Hara, 47,...
Google, partners talk TV
Google is working to bring Web software to televisions through a partnership with Intel, Sony and Logitech International, according to two people who have had discussions with the companies. The...
9/11 'firebug' pleads drunk
The Harvard Law School grad charged with setting a fire in an East Side 9/11 memorial -- allegedly using teddy bear mementos to feed the flames -- was "profoundly intoxicated,"...
O: 'Deem' scheme's OK by me
WASHINGTON -- President Obama said yesterday he has no problem with the "Slaughter House Rule" -- under which a bill can be passed without an actual vote -- as long...
Veep got it dead wrong
Oops! Vice President Joe Biden asked for God's blessing yesterday for the late mother of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen at a White House St. Patrick's Day event. One problem...
Tarmac flak intensifies
Airlines at Newark and La Guardia deserve the same break Kennedy Airport's biggest carriers want from a tough new rule barring long tarmac delays, Continental Airlines says. Newark's biggest airline...
Jets joining gang green
AMSTERDAM -- Within a decade, passenger planes will be flying on jet fuel largely made from plants -- flax, marsh grass and even food waste -- as airlines seek to...
Breast cancer gets iced
A method of freezing away cancerous breast tumors by using super-cold gas could be the next step in developing a cure, a study suggests. The procedure involves inserting several needle-like...
Bernie bashed by goon in prison
Bernie Madoff's investors aren't the only ones who hate his guts. The world's biggest Ponzi scammer was assaulted by a fellow prisoner and ended up in the hospital last December,...
Cops seal deal
A stranded seal is swimming with the fishes instead of sleeping with them, thanks to NYPD cops The pup yesterday got a hand from police divers, who freed it after...
Sandra Bullock's hubby in bike-shop 'wild sex' romps with ink-stained hellcat
She's an Academy Award-winning angel -- and the other woman is the devil. Sandra Bullock's Oscar glory was shattered yesterday when it was revealed her motorcycle-loving hubby was bedding an...
Qaeda thug killed: report
A key al Qaeda figure, Hussein al-Yemeni, involved in a recent attack on the CIA in Afghanistan, apparently has been killed in Pakistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official said yesterday. Hussein...
Devils have come a long way since old uniforms
The Devils remembered when they were young last night, wearing the red and green uniforms that they wore for the first 10 years in New Jersey without a shudder from...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $12,000; clm($7,500); 3up(f)ILLEGAL SEARCH drew the rail after breaking maiden as the favorite when cutting back to this distance. WHY BECAUSE cuts back in distance and drops...
Tortorella disagress with Drury about Rangers' maturity
The Rangers, undeniably, have plenty of problems. Immaturity, however, is not one of them -- according to John Tortorella. A day after team captain Chris Drury cited "immaturity" as the...
Time to stop thinking of Joba as a phenom
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The problem with Joba Chamberlain, in so many ways, isn't the version of him we see in March of 2010. It is the version of him that...
Yankees' Marte hurts back in first outing
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Damaso Marte's first outing of the spring started badly and ended with a scare that forced him out of the game. Marte, the only reliable lefty in...
Rangers manager Washington admits to coke use
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted he made a "huge mistake" when he used cocaine and failed a Major League Baseball drug test last season. In his first...
The Post line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogMagic 2½HEATNUGGETS13 HornetsHome team in CAPSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS$120-140BluesDevils$105-125MAPLE LEAFSBRUINS$105-125PenguinsSenators$105-125THRASHERSCapitals$130-150HURRICANESSabres$105-125LIGHTNINGCoyotes$115-135PANTHERSPREDATORS$140-160WildFlyers$100-120STARSCANUCKS$120-140SharksKINGS-110-110Blackhawks
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HOOPS: Rutgers sticking with HillFred Hill is getting another year to turn around Rutgers' basketball program. Scarlet Knights athletic director Tim Pernetti said yesterday that he had met with Hill...
Snowboarders take flight at Stratton
One of the more exciting times for boarders and skiers takes place over the next two weeks The biggest, baddest snowboard event on the planet is back at Stratton this...
Joba solid in three-inning outing versus Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Compared with his previous outing, yesterday's performance by Joba Chamberlain was an improvement and kept him in the hunt for the fifth starter's spot. Yet how good...
Tebow invited to NFL Draft
The most celebrated pro day in NFL history appeared to do wonders for Tim Tebow. The much-debated Florida quarterback unveiled a new throwing motion yesterday in front of a crowd...
NFL might fix OT rule for playoffs
The NFL's overtime rule -- at least for the playoffs -- could have a new look. Falcons VP Rich McKay, co-chairman of the NFL's competition committee, confirmed yesterday a serious...
Magic Johnson hopes Nets nab top pick
PHILADELPHIA -- Team president Rod Thorn admits the Nets will have to look everywhere to find players after this nightmare season concludes and at least six player contracts expire. And...
Penguins: Devils 'not in our heads'
There must be film of the pre-Mario Lemieux, pre-Sidney-Crosby, even pre-Battleship Kelly Penguins playing like this in somebody's attic. So, after the Devils completed a sweep of the six-game series...
Devils' Martin finally makes return
Paul Martin's return last night from a broken arm should have been in early December. As it is, we will never know if he might have been the little extra...
Devils take Atlantic lead; finish 6-0 against Penguins
For the first time all season, after 167 days, the Devils finally had a full, injury-free roster last night. Hale and healthy, they returned to the top of the Atlantic...
Knicks lose Chandler, game to Celtics
BOSTON -- If Wilson Chandler has played his last game this season, did he do enough to convince free agents they should want to team up with him on the...
Weird but true
Home is where the runway is. The pilot of an ultra-light plane crashed into his own house near Montreal after making a faulty maneuver on take-off. The 53-year-old man suffered...
No. 1 -- chalk up quick profit with Kansas, Kentucky
Each day during the NCAA Tournament, the Post's Tim Sullivan offers his plays: THE tide started to turn four years ago, just as the new NBA Draft rule truly kicked...
Prez fingers Murray St. upset
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Before Murray State coach Billy Kennedy could really start talking basketball, he had an important injury update: Starting guard B.J. Jenkins is just fine after slicing...
BYU sharpshooter scares Gators coach
OKLAHOMA CITY -- No offense, John Wall. Florida coach Billy Donovan believes his Gators are about to open the NCAA Tournament against someone who's even more dangerous than Kentucky's player...
Notre Dame's Hansbrough tries to follow brother's footsteps to title
NEW ORLEANS -- Less than 12 months ago, Tyler Hansbrough basked in his "One Shining Moment" inside Ford Field, delivered a national championship for North Carolina. Today his kid brother...
Hope, shot at history drive 16 seeds
NEW ORLEANS -- They are the wannabe Cinderellas, merrily packing their slingshots to slay Goliath right between the eyes, daring to dream that maybe, just maybe, the college basketball gods...
Georgetown finds groove, Villanova still searching
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two Big East bluebloods will take to the Dunkin' Donuts Center court today with their sights set on reaching the Sweet 16, then the Final Four in...
St. John's falls at buzzer in Norm's likely finale
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- If last night was Norm Roberts' closing argument to remain St. John's head basketball coach, his players delivered moving testimony. The Red Storm fought and scrapped but...
Big East coaches: Seton Hall job no picnic
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As news of Bobby Gonzalez's firing by Seton Hall made the rounds through the arena on the eve of today's tipoff of the NCAA Tournament, his Big...
Stony Brook can't pull off NIT upset
It was fun while it lasted. The biggest night in Stony Brook basketball history was a wild success in terms of emotion, intensity, fervor and crowd support. For long stretches...
Personnel different, goal the same for six-time champ Tottenville
The Tottenville dynasty is on its last legs. The Pirates lost five superb starters from a team that won its sixth straight PSAL Class A title and the talent level...
Vocal, veteran Mavericks ready to make noise
There might be some extra noise around the Moore Catholic softball team and will have nothing to do with it losing just one starter from a team that lost in...
76ers beat Nets to snap losing streak at 5
Andre Iguodala scored 20 points, Jrue Holiday added 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 108-97 victory over the...
Pierce scores 29 points, Celtics beat Knicks
Paul Pierce scored 29 points, Kevin Garnett had 22 and the Boston Celtics cruised to their third straight lopsided victory at home, 109-97 over the New York Knicks on Wednesday...
Kentucky cook puts baby in the oven: report
A Kentucky cook put his five-week-old son in the oven overnight while he went to bed, CNN reported Tuesday. Larry Long, 33, had been smoking marijuana at the restaurant where...
Computer programmers indicted in NY Madoff fraud
Two former employees accused of helping fraudulent Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff program an old computer to generate false records have been indicted. Wednesday's indictment accuses computer programmers Jerome O'Hara...
Obama lends 'terrific' Tiger some presidential support
Barack Obama has lent some presidential support to the imminent return of fallen sports star Tiger Woods, declaring Wednesday that he would still be a "terrific golfer" when he starts...
Top eateries vying to serve booze at Brooklyn Bridge Park
The high life is coming to Brooklyn. Planners of the long-delayed Brooklyn Bridge Park project are bringing a 2,500-square-foot elevated wine bar to Pier 1 at Fulton Ferry Landing this...