January 30, 2011
Diet could cure cute cross-eyed opossum
LEIPZIG, Germany -- A porky North Carolina opossum whose crossed-eyes made her an internet sensation could lose her cute affliction after being put on a diet, German news site The...
Man with explosives nabbed outside Michigan mosque
DETROIT — A 63-year-old Southern California man who had explosives in his vehicle was arrested outside one of the nation's largest mosques in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, authorities in...
St. John's pounds No. 3 Duke, 93-78
Dwight Hardy scored 26 points and St. John's stunned No. 3 Duke 93-78 today, capping the Red Storm's run of eight straight games against ranked teams with their third win....
Man killed by L train in Brooklyn
A man was killed early this morning after a subway train struck him in Brooklyn, authorities said. The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was killed around 5:30 a.m....
Schumer: Ban 'bath salts'
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants the federal government to ban new designer drugs known as bath salts that are legal in many states even though they pack as much punch...
ElBaradei joins protesters in Cairo, calls for president to resign
CAIRO — Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn today and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a curfew for...
US star Bradley closing in on EPL loan switch -- Report
BIRMINGHAM, England -- United States midfielder Michael Bradley was reportedly due in Birmingham for a medical today before sealing a loan move to English Premier League club Aston Villa. Bradley was set...
Racing for shopping cart gold
New Yorkers brave the ice and cold to compete for gold in the annual shopping cart race.
Meet your Idiotarod winner — Disasterpiece!
It’s been five years burning down the road, but Disasterpiece has finally claimed the Idiotarod race’s top prize of “best in show.”The team, wearing colorful full-body monster costumes in the...
Oscar Watch: Directors crown 'King's Speech' -- can 'The Fighter' score a TKO from actors?
Tom Hooper of "The King's Speech'' upset the favored David Fincher of "The Social Network'' for the bellwether Director's Guild of America feature award last night. The winner has matched...
Djokovic beats Murray to win men's Australian Open title
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic won his second Australian Open title, breezing past Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday to extend Britain’s near 75-year drought in men’s singles Grand...
Military tries to take control of Cairo as protests continue
CAIRO — Fighter jets swooped low over Cairo Sunday in what appeared to be an attempt by the military to show its control of a city beset by looting, armed...
Braziller's thoughts and observations from the SNY Invitational
The New York Mets are a punch line waiting to happen these days. From the team’s recent failures on the field to the disaster that is the owner’s box. They...
Ford tough: Senior powers Nazareth over Archbishop Wood
It has been in question this season for Nazareth. When and how long is still a mystery when it comes to the Lady Kingsmen making a game-changing run. “This team...
Rubin's big finish pushes Moore past Francis Lewis
For three quarters it was a struggle for Moore Catholic. The open looks the Mavs were getting weren’t falling. They were without a 3-pointer and trailing a tough and patient...
Betances is Yankees’ next big thing
TAMPA -- As you leave the Yankees minor league clubhouse, there are two words posted in bold blue letters on the door. “Assume nothing.” Words to live by if you...
Kennedy comeback falls short in loss to LuHi
It was going in. It just had to. That’s the way everyone in uniform and on the bench for Kennedy felt as the ball left Deaisia Acklin’s hands behind the...
Yankees' Posada says 'I'll catch this year'
When Jorge Posada reports to spring training in two weeks, he plans on having a catcher's mitt with him. The Yankees veteran sounded conflicted about his new role as the...
Labor leaves NFL with uncertain season
It’s billed as an absurd fight between billionaires and millionaires over how to divide up their riches, and it either makes your eyes glaze over or really, really mad. But...
No sympathy for NFL owners in labor fight
For as long as there have been labor wars in sports, there has been one constant: the rooting interest of the rank-and-file fan. And from the first major impasse —...
South Shore shocks St. Anthony's for signature win
Anwar Gladden has been trying to keep his South Shore team under the radar all season. With February just days away, the Vikings coach’s strategy of playing a soft non-league...
The Post’s 2010 NFL awards
The Serby Awards are back by popular demand, and the 2010-11 presentation hopefully will serve as a reminder as to why the NFL has become not just our national pastime,...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Terry Bradshaw
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Fox "NFL Sunday" studio analyst, who will be working next Sunday's Super Bowl and won four of them as the quarterback of the...
Fatigued Francis Lewis falls short against Moore
Up five with less than three minutes left in the third quarter, Francis Lewis was in the driver’s seat. Little did the Patriots know that the car was about to...
Proud to be a Packer
Dan Lauria is currently playing the role of Vince Lombardi in “Lombardi” at Circle in the Square Theater. Beginning today, The Post will provide a daily insight from “Coach” leading...
Coleman blazes trail to Bergtraum victory
It was a game that had a similar vibe to two heartbreaking holiday losses. Murry Bergtraum looked to be in control throughout until a late surge by the opposition, leading...
Manhattan Center gets complete performance to top National Christian Academy
Non-league games haven’t been kind to Manhattan Center this season. The Lady Rams had just one win outside of league play and that was to Midwood, a fellow PSAL team....
Girls basketball roundup: Cropper back, Brooklyn Collegiate wins at JFK Challenge
Emonni Cropper is back in the lineup after a knee injury, so you would think Brooklyn Collegiate assistant coach Dytanya Mixson is relieved. Quite the contrary. “I’m scared,” Mixson said...
Made for TV: Johnson's career performance leads Rice past Mount Vernon
The only thing more impressive than Melvin Johnson’s performance on live TV was the humility he showed afterward. He talked about his defense and playing second fiddle to Jermaine Sanders,...
Run, Sabu, run!
A big thank you to the Japan Society for introducing us to filmmaker Sabu (born Hiroyuk Tan aka). His pulsating black comedies are little known in the US -- but...
Bobby's secrets
When Bobby Fischer was held in Japan due to a 2004 visa dispute, he contacted 10 countries -- including North Korea, Libya and Iran -- in a bizarre search for...
Bridge
South arrives at four hearts after opening a featherweight hand, and West must pick an opening lead. He knows dummy will have about 10 points (North's jump to three hearts...
Toasts to master of roasts
Several years back, on the “Opie & Anthony” show, comedian Greg Giraldo told of a plane trip on which he was so wasted that he thought people around him were...
Even more 'Famous'
Cameron Crowe, who returns with two eagerly anticipated new films in 2011 after a six-year absence, is best known these days for one of the most beloved movies released so...
Pictures with a punch!
As the chief photographer of Rolling Stone from 1992 to 2002, and now a photographer for GQ and Vanity Fair, Mark Seliger is known for taking some of the most...
‘I’m king of the [water]world!’
Should you ever meet James Cameron, look at his fingers. We’d bet anything they’re seriously pruned. The filmmaker has spent more time underwater than the lost city of Atlantis. Whether...
State of the unions
Whaddya know — New Yorkers like being married! While a recent Pew study described a nation falling out of love with wedlock, readers who responded to our recent online survey...
Want your marriage to profit?
New York is the most romantic city in the world (shut up, Paris). If you're going to fall crazy in love and get married, this is the place to do...
‘Suddenly’ chanteuse
As of Tuesday, consider Brooke Shields’ bucket list nearly complete. She’s been a model, a child actor, an Ivy League coed, a sitcom star (remember “Suddenly Susan”?), a Broadway performer,...
Bringing Bruce back
On Feb. 4, 1961, New York was buried under two feet of snow; winds howled at 80 miles an hour. Comedian Lenny Bruce, due to perform at Carnegie Hall that...
Court of appeal
Some kids hate the names their parents give them, but they don’t usually change them. Unless you’re actress Sarah Shahi and you’re 7 years old and your name is Aahoo...
Digging with the stars
In the first season of “Who Do You Think You Are,” a show where celebrities trace their family trees, Lisa Kudrow traveled to Ilya, Belarus, to learn the truth about...
Don't miss
Betty White mischief Still working, Betty White, 89, is in a class by herself. When she was propelled by a Facebook campaign to host “Saturday Night Live,” it was great...
Post card from the edge
The mean streets of Newark, NJ, are the relentless focus of the Sundance Channel series “Brick City.” Already the winner of a prestigious Peabody award, the six-part show plays out...
The real reason Olbermann lost his show
To know Keith Olbermann is to never be surprised by his sudden departure/removal from any TV gig, be it sports — ESPN, Fox, NBC — or as a political commentator/show...
Reel good
BABY DOLL (1956) Monday, 10 p.m., TCM Tennessee Williams’ truly bizarre story about a middle-aged owner of a cotton gin (Karl Malden), in rural Mississippi (natch) and his teen bride...
What to watch on Tuesday night
What better way to celebrate Groundhog Day than reliving the same hour over and over—specifically, the Tuesday, 10 p.m. timeslot. Here’s a guide to determine your TV viewing hierarchy: *...
The truck stops here
Cupcake Stop Truck started: June 2009Store opened: Dec. 2010Address: 70 Greenwich Ave.; 212-627-0200 Lev Ekster, founder and CEO of Cupcake Stop, started looking for a storefront just four months after...
Poli want a parrot?
In February of 2001, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz had a lot riding on his run for office. “My in-laws got a pet bird that February,” he says. “They told...
No-scratch for you!
A reader recently told me that she’s been saving up for a new leather couch. She’s afraid, though, that it’ll turn into the world’s most expensive scratching post for her...
Mortal blow to Mubarak's reign
After almost a week of demonstrations and riots, nothing is certain in Egypt. Nothing, except, perhaps one thing: President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year regime is fatally wounded. True, the demonstrations were...
9/11 payouts on hold as lawyer vacations
The city has released more than $5 million in initial payments for some Ground Zero workers, but many plaintiffs are still getting requests for required documents they thought were already...
'Chef' star in baby war
"Top Chef" star Padma Lakshmi has one Dell of a problem. Since giving birth to her daughter, Krishna, last February, Lakshmi has been at war with the girl's father, venture...
Don't forget to bring the phone
Accidentally leaving your smartphone at home puts you out of touch with clients and colleagues and cut off from useful apps that let you work remotely. If you live in...
Lehman was pariah
The Financial Crisis In quiry Commission delivered its final 533-page report Thursday on the crisis that brought the global economy to its knees. One of the main focuses were the...
Getting active
In last Sunday's Business sec tion we ran a story based on shareholder complaints in com panies that Carl Icahn invested in. Icahn has often championed himself as a shareholder...
Over $20B for Wall St. workers despite economy
The good old-fashioned, jet-setting days of expensive wines and fat cigars are back again on Wall Street -- thanks to billions of dollars in bonus money. This year's massive haul...
The worst of Times
The New York Times today offers what it calls the backstory on its publication of the stolen WikiLeaks documents. It includes the intriguing fact that the White House didn't try...
Cops blew Carlina tip
Connecticut law enforcement missed an opportunity to solve the abduction of Carlina White five years ago when her suspected kidnap mom, Ann Pettway, was receiving public assistance, officials said yesterday....
Lap dunce stiffed us on 32G tab: strip club
A Westchester insurance salesman racked up a $32,000 bill at a Midtown jiggle joint, but now refuses to pay up, the strip club claims in a lawsuit. The Penthouse Executive...
Energy jolt? Not by long 'shot'!
It's the 5-hour Energy Hype. The latest supplement craze that has every deli and Duane Reade in New York City hawking "energy shots" for up to $4 a pop may...
Mum's the word in Israel
Israeli leaders remained tight-lipped yesterday about Egypt's instability, afraid of saying anything that could harm its relationship with its oldest and closest Arab ally. "No way does Israel want to...
Foreigners in desperate bid to fly out
Thousands of Americans and foreigners swarmed Cairo's international airport yesterday in a desperate bid to catch a flight out. Many major airlines, including Delta, the only US provider with direct...
Joel: Easier to ax a killer than a teacher
It's easier to execute a killer than fire an incompetent teacher, former schools Chancellor Joel Klein said yesterday in an explosive interview. "Five to 10 percent are not remotely capable,"...
This blows! Snow thrower is stolen
A thief with ice in his veins swiped a snowblower from a good Samaritan who had just finished clearing his Staten Island neighbors' walkways. Bill Hebner, 67, worked his way...
It's a 'bum' steer
They're the ultimate street performers. Starting late tomorrow night, 200 New Yorkers will star as fake bums on a frigid stage of sidewalks and subways during the city's annual Homeless...
Mideast neighbors keep wary eye
The uprising in Egypt is triggering calls for similar unrest elsewhere in the Middle East: * In Jordan: Muslim Brotherhood leader Hammam Saeed predicts that Arab governments aligned with the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops are on the lookout for a not-so-gentle giant suspected of sexually attacking a woman in East Flatbush. The 6-foot-2, 250- pound brute choked the 26-year-old victim into unconsciousness...
Pension guru takes 'double dip'
Meet the man who's supposed to fix the city's pension crisis -- an MTA retiree who's already pulling down a $122,130 pension. Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith has former lead labor...
'A ton of money hit the Street'
Bonus season brings smiles to the businesses in lower Manhattan. That's what locals have told The Post. "We're looking forward to some of the money being spent here because it...
Speculators, not supply data, drive crude price
John: I was just wondering if you could corroborate my theory. I thought that at its high a barrel of oil was $160 and gasoline was $4. If that was...
'Infidelity' e-mail war
She insists the only one on her buddy list is her husband. Just before Christmas, Kevin O'Malley got an anonymous e-mail that said his wife, Jennifer Goldstein, was having an...
10G war over kid 'ear'say
It's all a fairy tale, claims a Queens teacher who was accused by a 10-year-old student of physical punishment. Jeannine Stoyer Rivera was thrown into a DOE "rubber room" and...
The brutal rise and bloody fall of the Colombos
The future of the Colombo crime family -- an 83-year-old operation that once ruled New York's waterfront and has been the most bloodthirsty of the city's five Mafia families --...
Teach untouchable
This teacher is made of Teflon. Steve Ostrin, a once-popular social-studies instructor at elite Brooklyn Tech HS, remains on the Department of Education payroll after sitting idle five years in...
Fair life for fowl in B'klyn
This is some pampered poultry. The city's first "chicken sanctuary" has taken roost, with a brood of 19 chickens and a duck living the good life in a makeshift farm...
Madoff vic hits and runs: cops
The son of a Bernie Madoff pal-turned-victim was charged yesterday with drunkenly mowing down a deliveryman in Midtown, leaving him gravely injured. "He's hurt in his head very bad," victim...
Pig Kahuna is 'bacon' on own island
And this little piggie went to . . . the Bahamas. He and seven other pigs are the only inhabitants of a sandbar Bahamians have dubbed Pig Island, near Staniel...
NBCU's coaster ride
Our spies are wondering whether new NBC Universal boss Steve Burke will continue the roller-coaster ride with Blackstone boss Steve Schwarzman. Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal triggered a change of...
Cairo man: 'It's mob rule here'
Packs of Egyptian men roam the streets armed with knives and swords, ready to strike at a moment's notice -- and those are the good guys. "It's absolute chaos; there's...
Gold funds, recently tarnished, still have big fans
After years of meteoric returns, gold has slumped in recent weeks, with futures prices down by 6 percent for the year after reaching an all-time high of more than $1,430...
Blasting into Feb.
The city's snowiest January on record is making way for a Ground Hog Day winter blast. AccuWeather meteorologist Alan Reppert said flurries last night weren't expected to push January's 36-inch...
Mummies mauled at Egypt museum
They survived millennia of violence -- from the Romans to the Nazis -- but couldn't get through this week of Egyptian rioting unharmed. Two mummies were seriously damaged by an...
Citi Field site of 2013 All-Star Game: report
For one night, at least, Citi Field fans will get to see baseball's best. The financially feeble Mets reportedly have been selected to host the 2013 All-Star Game. The deal...
Military officials urge Egypt's president to step down
His generals are turning on him. President Hosni Mubarak's two most senior military officials -- Omar Suleiman, the newly named vice president, and Field Marshall Mohamed Tantawi, the defense minister...
Martin Luther King III trying to become part owner of Mets
Martin Luther King III has a dream: To buy the Mets. The son of the late civil-rights leader is uniting with some heavy hitters, including Mets legend Ed Kranepool; entrepreneur...
US doubted dissident, leaks show
Egyptian opposition groups for years had targeted 2011 as the year they'd move to oust President Hosni Mubarak -- and US officials, although supportive, were "doubtful" of the unwritten plan's...
Reel to real Zuckerberg on 'SNL' (video)
Awkward. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg popped up on "Saturday Night Live" last night -- in a cringe-worthy first meeting with his reel-life counterpart, Jesse Eisenberg, who played Zuckerberg...
Sheen & sober tips by Lohan
Even Lindsay Lohan thinks Charlie Sheen's gone too far! The freckly flame-out said she is "thrilled" he is in rehab, though she is "worried" because he shows "obvious signs of...
House ethics panel probing Meeks' money
Rep. Gregory Meeks is the subject of a congressional ethics probe centered on his financial-disclosure forms, which have been rife with omissions, The Post has learned. The investigation by the...
MTA's 'grave' task at historic Harlem site
The MTA is poised to ramp up archeological tests at its busy Harlem bus depot after confirming it sits atop an African-American burial ground. The agency spent the summer working...
Property taxes lag ri$ing homes
The largest increase in market value for any one- or two-family home in the city this year was bestowed by assessors on the Upper East Side mansion owned by philanthropist...
Outrageous teachings by new GZ mosque big
The new imam at the Ground Zero mosque and cultural center believes people who are gay were probably abused as children and that people who leave Islam and preach a...
As Niger starves, its government keeps $25M NYC pad
It's practically the poorest country on earth, but Niger is rich in Manhattan real estate. Impoverished citizens of the Republic of Niger own a multimillion-dollar Manhattan property just steps from...
Egypt may be 2011's black swan
This weekend Wall Street is keeping an eye on the Arab Street, and with good reason, as rousing protests in Cairo and across Egypt are raising concerns of a 1970s-style...
Lowering the Bar
As if whining about their pay weren’t enough, New York’s judges are now trying to rig the system by which their own corrupt members are sanctioned or removed from the...
The Bronx burn
“Idol” contender Travis Orlando simply told the truth, and writer Gerson Borrero should realize that Ruben Diaz Jr. knows it (“The Bronx, Diaz and ‘Idol’,” PostScript, Jan. 23). It seems...
Class, dismissed
Esther Chu was 8 when her parents moved from Hong Kong to Southern California, and she entered a third-grade classroom — terrified. “I didn’t understand a word the teacher was...
Tragic Texan who made NYC safer
Seven years ago this winter, Roger Lane’s daughter was electrocuted on a slushy East Village sidewalk by an incompetently wired Con Ed service box. Good can come from tragedy, and...
Ed & Sarah
Mayor Ed Koch and I are on opposite sides of politics, but I have to give him credit for his defense of Sarah Palin (“Dissin’ Cousins,” Kyle Smith, PostScript, Jan....
With friends like . . .
Who needs the liberty-destroying Democratic Party when the Republicans have Peggy Noonan (“What Obama Should Say,” PostScript, Jan. 23)? JJ Hartford, New Port Richey, Fla.
A partisan hit
The bipartisan lovefest that has engrossed Washington lately was nowhere to be seen last week when the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission delivered its 576-page report on the 2008 economic meltdown....
NY hospital health
The HealthGrades study does not include specialty hospitals (“NY on Critical List in US Hospital Survey,” Jan. 27). New York City is home to some of the world’s best academic...
How an NYC blue blood was transformed into tough guy Bogie
The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart by Stefan Kanfer Alfred A. Knopf He was a WASP with a wimpy name and a blue-blood background, a coddled rich kid...
In my library: Elizabeth Gilbert
She ate, she prayed, she loved — then she wrote about it and found Julia Roberts playing her in the movie. No wonder Elizabeth “Eat, Pray, Love” Gilbert is still...
Have and have-nots
Let’s forget the argument that we need to do something about the crippling impact of poverty on growing children as a matter of human decency (“Fudging the Income Gap,” Editorial,...
Required reading
Escape from the Land of the Snows by Stephan Talty (Crown) Today, the world knows the Dalai Lama as a wise and spiritual man who professes peace and is hailed...
Why J.D. Salinger was a recluse
J.D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski Random House Is it possible to separate the artist’s sins from his art — or is it best to turn a blind eye...
Sloth nation
“I’m ready to offer my services for ur project. Contact me at ur earliest convenience 2 arrange for interview. Thanks in advance for ur consideration.” That’s a real cover letter...
Las valientes of Mexico
At 28, Erika Gandara was, for a brief time, the only police officer patrolling Guadalupe Distrito Bravos, a dusty town one mile from the border with Texas, an area racked...
This week's winners and losers
WINNERS HEIDI KLUM Supermodel inks deal with AOL to create original content in fashion, beauty and parenting. RICHARD ROSENBLATT Demand Media boss sees company’s IPO — priced at $17 —...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $20,000; clm($15,000); 4upJALA FEVER drew the rail and drops in class while switching to Dominguez after tiring this distance. PRESSURE POINT closed to finish second when dropped...
Tomorrow's Philadelphia Parx Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m&70yds; $22,000; cl($12,50); 3YPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1I'm Broke(L),121J Bisono 5-22Punta Sal,121R Bracho 8-13Giant Feat(L),121E Rivera 5-14Joe the Dude(L),121S Arias 10-15Bank On Ben(L),117Brmdz...
In-the-right Islanders should let Nabokov go, after season
Until further notice, the Islanders are the aggrieved party in the Evgeni Nabokov fiasco, shunned and subjected to private and public ridicule from the 35-year-old goaltender without a country in...
Aqueduct Charts
Jan. 29, 2011 Clear And Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 fur; $16,000; clm; 4upOff: 12:30. Good. ran for purse onlyTime: 23.24, 46.24, 58.17, 1:11.02.Trainer: Linda RiceWinner: CH G, 6,...
Graded Entries
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $50,000; clm($62,500); 3YO PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 1 Gladiatrix(L),120 RBjrno 1-7-x 8-5 3 BellaPaloza(L),120 PVlnza 1-1-6 5-2 2 BrownIsBege,120 VEspna 1-x-x 9-2...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST- 1 1/16m(T); $28,000; cl; 4up1Almoradi (Leparoux) 10.004.803.8012ShwtheWayJ (Dsrmx)5.403.402Tom Kitten (Coa)5.40 Off 12:56. Time 1:43.03. Firm. Scr: Too Amenable, Surely Sent, Big Polk a Dot, Giant Move. * Exacta (1-12)...
Analysis
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-7 ½ furT; $24,000; cl($35,0); 4up GIARIXA closed to finish third going longer in local debut. EVENFOREVER makes first...
Mets invite two to camp
The Mets invited outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis and catcher Kai Gronauer to major league spring training as non-roster prospects. Neither is on the team's 40-man roster. Nieuwenhuis, 23, hit .274 with 18...
Texas pulls out red carpet for Steelers-Packers battle
DALLAS -- The Steelers and Packers will really know they're in Texas when they get to their hotels and see the handmade saddles waiting for them, made especially to mark...
Knicks' Williams banned one game for fight
On Nov. 28 in Detroit, Shawne Williams made his season debut, and through the past two months became the Knicks' most startling revelation. Williams won't play the rematch tonight against...
Stoudemire (knee) questionable for Knicks
Thank the basketball gods it was Amar'e Stoudemire's right knee. The Knicks forward sustained a sprained right knee in Atlanta on Friday night and is listed as questionable for tonight's...
Nets drop 11th straight on road
MILWAUKEE -- Let's play a little multiple choice quiz, where there is really no wrong answer. But what will mankind see first: A. President Barack Obama embracing the Republican party...
From fantasy to nightmare
* I tried to Mapquest directions to Rex Ryan's world, but my search came up empty. Who wouldn't want to live in a fantasy land where you can spout off...
Sports shorts
NBA: Wade day-to-day after wrist MRI Heat guard Dwyane Wade has a bruised right wrist and is listed as day to day. The team says an MRI exam performed yesterday...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing9 a.m.Rolex Sports Car Series:24 Hours at Daytona, Part 2SPEED10 p.m.NASCAR: Toyota All-Star ShowdownSPEEDBasketballNoonManhattan at MaristMSG1 p.m.Duke at St. John'sCBS, WBBR (1130 AM)1 p.m.Heat at ThunderABC1 p.m.Women: Baylor at...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogDuke8½ST. JOHN'SDUQUESNE8½DaytonSETON HALL4½ProvidenceKENT ST.19ToledoWIS.-GRN. BY3½DetroitWIS.-MILW.1½Wright St.ILLINOIS ST.5DrakeUMASSPickRhode IslandMICHIGAN8IowaSOUTH ALA.5½La.-LafayetteVA. TECH9½MiamiMICH. ST.10½IndianaAKRON9½Cent. Mich.Maryland2½GA. TECHFavoriteLine UnderdogMISSOURI ST.7N. IowaWashington3WASH. ST.MARIST2½ManhattanIona4½LOYOLA, MD.SIENA13NiagaraBELMONT25StetsonLIPSCOMB18½Fla. G. CoastNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS 5 PistonsTHUNDER 2 HeatLAKERS 3½CelticsMAGIC16 CavaliersSIXERSPickNuggetsHornets 1 SUNSWARRIORS...
'Conservative' round has Mickelson tied for lead
SAN DIEGO -- Whether it was blind faith in his talent or wanting to please the crowd or just plain stubbornness, it has taken Phil Mickelson awhile to figure out...
Tiger's Torrey Pines success coming to end
SAN DIEGO -- Tiger Woods has never finished out the top 10 at the tournament now known as the Farmers Insurance Open. He has won six times here, but don't...
Farmar 'back' on Nets bench
MILWAUKEE -- Jordan Farmar not only got up on the wrong side of the bed, he slept on the wrong side, too. Farmar, who missed his second straight Nets game...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1 Mile; pace; $11,250; cond2ZepplinBluChip(DMllr) 17.604.804.007Big Rock Star (Tetrick)2.802.2010Talbot Redneck (Gingras)4.20* Exacta (2-7) $55.40 * Trifecta (2-7-10) $433.60SECOND-1 Mile; pace; $15,000; cond4SharkDrssdMan(Srs) 8.405.003.007Pandapocket (Gingras)7.003.603Super Eighty Eight (Dube)2.40* Exacta (4-7) $76.60...
Hoops, family led way out for for Warriors' Ellis
Growing up in Jackson, Miss., and even now in his fifth season with the Warriors, in Monta Ellis' mind, there was never a second option if he failed to make...
Bernie says Derek able to play center field for Yankees
Jorge Posada cannot envision his good friend Derek Jeter switching positions any time soon. "Derek is a shortstop and Derek is not going to move to another position," Posada said...
Islanders' Grabner fastest skater at NHL Skills contest
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Islanders forward Michael Grabner was the fastest skater at the NHL SuperSkills competition Saturday night. Alex Ovechkin won his third straight breakaway challenge and Zdeno Chara broke...
Bradley takes 140-pound belts
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Timothy Bradley moved a step closer toward a megafight that could make him a boxing superstar -- though he might have to beat Devon Alexander again to...
Clijsters wins fourth Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Kim Clijsters believes she's now earned the nickname she had for years in Australia. "I finally feel like you guys can call me 'Aussie Kim' because I...
Tie one on at Fly Fest
For those of you who are starting to get cabin fever, here are a couple of things that might take your mind off all this snow. The Catskill Fly Fishing...
Vic C.'s Philadelphia Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-1m&70yds; $22,000; clm; 3YO8-Hidden Joy 1211-FiddlersColen 1215-SunshineNikki 1212-LionhertChmpn 1216-Taiga Gal 1143-Hot Tea 1217-I Know Who 1144-Baby Bordeaux 116SECOND-5 ½ fur; $23,000; clm; 4up8-BernardTerrce 1181-Louie'sTerra 1186-CherokeExprss 1182-Raybern'sGold 1207-Allow...
Big-buck donations corrupting college game
From Natchez to Mobile, From Memphis to St. Joe, From Jersey to UConn . . . Robert Burton, wealthy Connecticut businessman, recently demanded return of $3 million from his donation...
Hardball’s top-to-bottom offseason rankings
Iin most baseball precincts, citing Scott Boras as the big winner of an offseason would be akin to naming Darth Vader champion of the galaxies, such is the general antipathy...
Home Team Lineups
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The Rumble
Mets great Mike Piazza and current Mets outfielder Angel Pagan will be honored for their charity work Tuesday at the annual Thurman Munson Dinner. There is another event that bonds...
For fans, heartbreak better than irrelevance
In an earlier time, a more innocent and patient time, “next year” was a badge of honor, an oath of loyalty. Fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers famously held that as...
Worker girl
What was once considered rugged and functional work wear for those in hard hats with tool belts is now being embraced by high-fashion designers and more established mainstream brands, causing...
Weird but true
There's a black market for everything, apparently. Three Floridians were nabbed after they allegedly tried to sell stolen diapers at an apartment complex. Police believe the trio nipped the nappies...
Meet market: Woodsman sks woman with evergreen beauty
Jake, a 33-year-old woodworker, handcrafts furniture in his Brooklyn shop, but he’s still looking for the right hand to hold. Wood you fall for him? Blond ambitions Jake is often...
Top 5 worst ways to bag a babe over bagels
According to carb-lovers at Ess-a-Bagel “Order the ‘everything’ bagel and say, ‘I’m up for everything with anybody here.’ ” — Rebecca “Put a piece of your bagel in the hole...
This week’s couple: The science of love
When we set up Drew, a 25-year-old doctoral student, with Rikki, a 23-year-old casting assistant, we hoped they’d find common ground despite their different careers. Over a meal at NoLIta’s...
Ask Ashley: Save the best for lasting
I know it’s a common issue, but my boyfriend only lasts, like, 10 minutes and it takes me way longer than that to climax. I enjoy intercourse, so how do...
Things sound good for Krzyzewski, Duke
"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak." -- Epictetus Villanova coach Jay Wright thought he knew Mike Krzyzewski the...
Tough practice, not meeting, before St. John's faces Duke
The St. John's basketball team did not have a team meeting. They had a team beating. After a 77-52 loss at Georgetown on Wednesday night, the Red Storm's third in...
Rutgers can't finish upset of No. 2 Pitt
Ashton Gibbs scored 24 points and No. 2 Pittsburgh avoided a second straight upset by holding off pesky Rutgers 65-62 last night in Piscataway. The Panthers (20-2, 8-1 Big East)...
LOCAL COLLEGES: St. Bonaventure stops Fordham
Andrew Nicholson scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead St. Bonaventure to a 69-60 victory over Fordham in The Bronx. The Bonnies (11-9, 3-4 Atlantic 10) built a...
Williams Pilots Spellman to victory over St. John's Prep
Cardinal Spellman held a double-digit lead much of the way Saturday afternoon, but a victory against St. John’s Prep was suddenly in question when the Red Storm went on a...
Boys basketball roundup: Forest Hills knocks off South Shore
Forest Hills picked up its biggest win of the year, shocking emerging Brooklyn power South Shore, 48-46, in the sixth annual Young World HS Challenge at Gauchos Gym in The...
Jersey short: Boys & Girls comes up five points shy against No. 2 St. Anthony
Mike Taylor curled off the screen at the top of the key free of the defender. The pass was delivered on time and out of his hands the shot felt...
Germany train crash kills 10
BERLIN — A head-on train crash in eastern Germany killed 10 people and injured at least 33 others, eight of them severely, local firefighters said Sunday. A passenger and a...
Ga. 4-year-old dead of 'extreme alcohol poisoning'
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Police said today that a four-year-old girl from Alpharette, Ga., died of "extreme alcohol poisoning" and arrested her father and aunt on murder charges, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...