February 5, 2011
Rangers can't match Canadiens' pair, shut out 2-0
MONTREAL — Carey Price made 35 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, Scott Gomez scored late in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens extended the New York...
RBNY notes: Coundoul & Miller callups, Newcastle wanted Henry, JCO stays put
Red Bulls keeper Bouna Coundoul and left back Roy Miller have been called up to their respective national teams and will miss the team’s first preseason trip in Mexico. Coundoul...
Syracuse beats South Florida, 72-49
TAMPA, Fla. — Rick Jackson scored a season-high 21 points and Kris Joseph added 14 to lead No. 17 Syracuse to a 72-49 rout of struggling South Florida today. Jackson...
Hackers strike Nasdaq communications service
The company that runs the Nasdaq stock market said today that hackers had penetrated a service that handles confidential communications between public companies and their boards. The service run by...
Hot likens RBNY academy to Barca's, the foundation for their future
While Pep Guardiola has been one of Europe’s biggest spenders, Barcelona’s youth system is hailed as the best in the world, churning out stars like Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta,...
Van kills elderly woman in Brooklyn, crowd stops 'fleeing' driver
An elderly woman was mowed down and killed and another woman was wounded when a hit-and-run driver slammed into them on a Brooklyn street today. Mario Vasquez, 52, plowed the...
UCLA holds off St. John's, 66-59
LOS ANGELES — Joshua Smith scored 19 points off the bench and Reeves Nelson grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds to lead UCLA's inside game in a messy 66-59 victory over...
Saha bags four, Tevez claims birthday hat-trick -- Sky Sports
LONDON -- Newcastle produced an epic fightback, Louis Saha scored four and Carlos Tevez bagged a birthday hat-trick as the English Premier League went goal crazy Saturday. A record 38...
Russia's 'flying donkey' dead of heart attack
MOSCOW -- A donkey that last year shot to international fame after being forced to parasail above the beaches of southern Russia has died of a heart attack, her minders...
What a dope! Man calls 911 about pot growing, arrested for pot growing (audio)
FARMINGTON, Conn. -- A Connecticut man was arrested after he called 911 to find out how much legal trouble he could get in for growing marijuana, the Hartford Courant reported...
Francesco Totti investigated over $540k-plus tax claim -- Report
ROME -- Italian soccer star Francesco Totti was under investigation by the country's Inland Revenue for an eight-years-old tax claim worth $543,240 (€400,000), Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera reported Saturday....
Iraq PM al-Maliki quitting after this term
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will not run for a third term in 2014, an adviser said today, limiting himself in the name of democracy while keeping a...
Sir Alex Ferguson sets Man Utd points target to win EPL title
MANCHESTER, England -- Sir Alex Ferguson handed his Manchester United team an 84-points target in order to reclaim the English Premier League (EPL) title from Chelsea, beginning with a win...
Bans on corrupt FIFA pair upheld
ZURICH, Switzerland -- International soccer's governing body FIFA has upheld bans handed out to executive committee members Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii, Sky Sports reported Friday. The pair had appealed...
Arrest in Super Bowl porn
MARANA, Ariz. -- An Arizona man was arrested yesterday for allegedly inserting hardcore pornography into the local broadcast of the Super Bowl in 2009, the Arizona Daily Star reported today....
Gulf seafood sales get a boost from the military
NEW ORLEANS — Sales of Gulf of Mexico seafood are getting a boost from the military after being hammered by last year's BP oil spill, which left consumers fearing the...
Ruling party, including president's son, quits but Mubarak hangs on
CAIRO — The top leadership body of Egypt's ruling party resigned today, including the president's son, but the regime appeared to be digging in its heels, calculating that it can...
Lohan to be charged in necklace theft: report
Lindsay Lohan will be charged with felony grand theft in the case of the missing $2,500 necklace, which the actress claimed was loaned to her by a Los Angeles boutique,...
Charlie Sheen tells porn stars party's over: report
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen texted several porn actresses during rehab to tell them his partying days were finished, TMZ reported today. The "Two and a Half Men" star remains...
George W. Bush cancels fundraising visit to Switzerland due to 'threats and risks surrounding his arrival': report
GENEVA -- A planned visit to Switzerland by former US President George W. Bush to attend a fundraising gala evening has been canceled, organizers said Saturday. The visit was canceled...
Nassau County cop killed in traffic-stop wreck
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — A police officer sitting in his cruiser with lights flashing during a traffic stop on the Long Island Expressway died today after being hit by a...
Cops to use facial-recognition technology to identify criminals
Criminals are facing a new hi-tech crime-fighting weapon. The NYPD is introducing a new computer program that uses advanced facial recognition to help identify wanted criminals caught in the act...
Jenn’s job-hunt blitz
She’s looking for some green. Former Jets sideline reporter Jenn Sterger, who made headlines for getting a series of racy texts from former team quarterback Brett Favre, was job hunting...
CHSAA/Private girls basketball roundup: Melton's big night sends Spellman to win
With a teammate down, Troi Melton put on one of her best performances of the season. The Boston University-bound forward tallied 21 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and six steals...
Christ the King, Nazareth renew battle for B/Q supremacy
Repeating a historically rare feat is always harder than the first time. Back in November, Nazareth invaded Middle Village and handed Christ the King a season-opening loss and just its...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Curtis beats Brooklyn Collegiate, fattens playoff résumé
Ayo Adedapo had 17 points and Dana Gildea had 16 points to lead Curtis to a 51-39 win over Brooklyn Collegiate in non-league girls basketball Friday night on Staten Island....
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: St. Ray's beats Molloy in OT
St. Raymond’s is in The Bronx, but the Ravens really seem to love playing in Queens this year. How else to explain three overtime road victories in the borough, including...
Conti, Cross get Battle of the Boulevard revenge
Evan Conti had plenty of motivation when he took the short trip down Francis Lewis Boulevard for the second Battle of the Boulevard game of the year against archrival St....
The prop shop
As the NFL has lapped the rest of the sports industry in popularity over the past 20 years, one of the driving forces behind its success has been fans’ ability...
Rejuvenated Kennedy tops Manhattan Center, wins sixth straight
In mid January, Carlos DeJesus was waiting to be cleared eligibility wise after emigrating to America from the Dominican Republic in September. Darius Ward was feverishly working to get academically...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
SUWANNEE RIVERGulfstream Park, seventh race. Grade 3. Purse: $150,000. Mile-and-an-eighth, turf, fillies and mares. Post: 3:41 p.m. LOWDOWN: Cherokee Queen has just one win but four second-place finishes from seven...
Late heroics help Loyola fend off Dalton charge
It is a situation Loyola is unfamiliar with. The Lady Knights are unbeaten in league play and a win away from their second straight GISAL title. So leading nearly the...
Yankees' Pettitte took long road to retirement
Somewhere along a stretch of South Texas roadway last week, it finally hit Andy Pettitte. After being chased out of the house by his wife Laura, who grew tired of...
Yankees' Cano now has Boras as agent
Scott Boras lost one Yankees superstar from his stable last year when Alex Rodriguez parted ways with the agent, but he added a new one yesterday in Robinson Cano. Cano...
Calhoun, CK avoid Lion trap
It was a game that had “trap” written all over it. On Saturday afternoon, Christ the King will enjoy all the pomp and circumstance of its annual Nike-hyped game against...
Lombardi's playbook: These QBs are tough guys
Dan Lauria is currently playing the role of Vince Lombardi in Lombardi at Circle in the Square Theater. The Post is providing a daily insight from “Coach” leading up to...
There are 3 sides to Green Bay’s ‘cheesy’ story
DALLAS — I count 13 different Cheeseheads. And that’s all in one hotel lobby. There is Darth Vader Cheesehead. There is Abe Lincoln cheese hat. There is baseball-cap cheese, and...
'Top' sorry
The BBC has apologized to Mexico's ambassador for remarks on its "Top Gear" show that described Mexicans as lazy and oafish. "We are sorry if we have offended some people,...
Country star
Let's face it: would you watch a show called "Only in America" hosted by the scholarly sounding Dan Whitney? And on History, no less? Sounds like a boring travelogue. But...
Knox movie rage
The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher is criticizing a Lifetime movie that shows a re-enactment of his daughter's murder. "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" stars Hayden...
Apartheid tale a vital revival
Although Encores! productions such as "Gypsy," "Chicago" and "Finian's Rainbow" have made it to Broadway, fans of the long-running City Center series know such transfers are beside the point. The...
Kid stuff
Today Shake it up: Shake off the stir-crazies when Grammy-nominated band Milkshake returns to Symphony Space to perform hits from its latest CD, “Great Day,” plus a few love songs...
Are you ready for some food?
Forget boring vats of warmed-over chili. This year, update your Super Bowl menu with some modern twists on classic dishes. Guy Fieri, who hosts “Tailgate Warriors” on the Food Network,...
Eight things you wanted to know about the Super Bowl but were afraid to ask
Football season is a six-month commitment, but that shouldn’t hamper your ability to socialize if you’re just tuning in for tomorrow’s Super Bowl. Tackle these helpful crib notes on the...
Where to watch the Super Bowl in NYC
Kettle of Fish 59 Christopher St.; 212-414-2278 Though it’s almost 800 miles from the Packers’ Lambeau Field, area Cheeseheads have dubbed this bar “Local Lambeau.” Gratis cheese and sausage will...
Watch like a pro
When it comes to Super Bowl Sunday, retired NFL quarterback Tim Hasselback leaves the entertaining to his wife, “View” co-host Elisabeth Hasselback. “Anytime anyone is over watching a game, it’ll...
Charlie's blow station
THE ISSUE: Reports of actor Charlie Sheen using cocaine and partying with porn stars. * I'm surprised to hear how much cocaine allegedly was present at Charlie Sheen's parties ("Charlie...
'Super' ice slide hurts 6
Six National Football League workers preparing for the Super Bowl were injured yesterday, two critically, when melting ice and snow slid from the curved roof of Cowboys Stadium in Texas....
Another freedom gone: Kiss your butts goodbye
THE ISSUE: The City Council’s vote to extend the city’s smoking ban to public places, such as parks. * While most New Yorkers are struggling with icy streets, unemployment and...
Dave pays 62G over Yank mess
ALBANY -- Now those were expensive seats. Former Gov. David Paterson has paid $62,124 to settle his fine from the state ethics board over free Yankee tickets he landed for...
Return of the social conservative?
In 1994, when Rick Santorum was a sec ond-term Pennsylvania congressman seeking a US Senate seat, a columnist asked him how he was going to win. "Guns," he replied. Pennsylvania's...
Mayor pushes gov on overhaul
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday called on Gov. Cuomo to push the state Legislature to include the mayor's proposals for a pension overhaul as part of a new state-budget package. The hope...
Probation tussle gunfire
Office workers scrambled for cover as a probation officer fired off a round while struggling with a man in Downtown Brooklyn yesterday, witnesses said. No one was reported hurt in...
Virginia eyes BONY probe
The Virginia state attorney general's office yesterday said it is looking into a whistleblower lawsuit that accuses Bank of New York Mellon of overcharging the state's pension funds by using...
New life to earlier Chase suit
The blockbuster allegations that JPMorgan Chase turned a blind eye to Ponzi scammer Bernard Madoff's massive fraud have given new life to another lawsuit against the bank -- one filed...
Nasdaq computers hacked: report
The computer network that runs Nasdaq has been penetrated by hackers multiple times during the past year, according to a newspaper report. The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web...
Tragic turn for pup
She cheated death once. But yesterday, plucky sailboat pup Chloe -- dubbed the city's "luckiest dog" after she survived an icy dunk in the Hudson last month -- died in...
Jimmy Carter, greedy grabber
Jimmy Carter is a miracle worker: He's found a way to milk a peanut. As The Washington Times reported, taxpayers now spend $68,000 a year to clean the exterior of...
Raj offers keys to defense
Raj Rajaratnam wants jurors at his insider-trading trial told that he was a professional stock analyst who broke no laws by speaking to corporate insiders as he worked to "ferret...
Andy Pettitte, class act
So much for the Core Four. Andy Pettitte hung 'em up yester day after a 16-season run -- 13 with the New York Yankees. Along with Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada...
Mike Mulgrew, crass clown
Mayor Bloomberg got it right yester day when he called the disgraceful verbal savaging of Schools Chan cellor Cathie Black Thursday night an assault on the entire school system. So...
Business briefs
Fortune up Fortune Brands' fourth- quarter net income rose to $85.4 million from $11.5 million a year earlier, top ping Wall Street's expec tations. It also confirmed its board would...
Mets 'ignored' Madoff fraud: suit
The umpire wasn't the only one who was blind. For decades, the owners of the Mets ignored glaring evidence of Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi scheme so they could reap more...
'Daddy' Andy zings pols' big spending
ALBANY -- Like a frustrated father trying to get his kids to eat their vegetables, Gov. Cuomo tried shame yesterday to persuade legislative leaders to change their spendthrift ways. The...
French cuff in fashion
LVMH's Bernard Arnault isn't backing away from Hermes -- and that is making the family that controls the French luxury handbag maker very unhappy. The Hermes founding family was "revolted"...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Well, that's not very neighborly. A brute went ballistic on a fellow resident in a Bushwick apartment building, sources said. Joseph Williams, 41, allegedly threw a box and four...
Bid to charge for GED tests
State Board of Regents members are expected to take steps Monday that would allow New York to start charging students and adults a fee to take the GED for the...
Now they love him
The only good conservative is a dead conservative. That, in a nutshell, de scribes the age-old tradition of liberals suddenly discovering that once-reviled conservatives were OK after all. It's just...
Legal, ugly & unsafe
If the famous pro-choice lit any is "safe, legal and rare," the logical endpoint of a culture of abortion on demand is none of the above. Legal abortion was supposed...
Dr. J sued for 'cheating' woman out of $420K+
This isn't the kind of "steal" that made Dr. J a star. Legendary basketball player Julius Erving is being sued for allegedly cheating a wealthy Manhattan woman out of more...
Faking science & killing jobs
President Obama's environmental bureau crats have earned yet another spanking from the federal judiciary over their "de termined disregard" of the rule of law. Federal judge Martin Feldman in Louisiana...
Why Mike canned workers' snow day
There was big money on the line when Mayor Bloomberg decided that maybe it wasn't such a hot idea after all to shut down most government offices during last week's...
Goldman eats Applebee's
Gold-plated Goldman Sachs will soon be serving up blue-plate specials. GS Capital Partners, the company's private-equity unit, is close to a deal to buy Apple American Group LLC, the largest...
iPhone sells out at Verizon
Verizon is new to the iPhone game, but it has clearly learned a thing or two from Apple. The wireless carrier is handling the launch of the iPhone 4 like...
Big media shake-ups roil Times, Observer
In back-to-back media shake-ups yesterday, The New York Observer switched out Editor-in-Chief Kyle Pope after only 15 months, while the New York Times Sunday Magazine bounced two popular, longtime columnists....
Sleight of hand
Economists were left scratching their heads yesterday after the unemployment rate dropped to 9.0 percent -- its lowest level in 21 months -- while just 36,000 jobs were added to...
Hey, Spidey, need a lift?
Uh, oh! Looks like Spider-Man's gotten himself into another sticky situation! The web slinger gets, um, tangled up in his work in downtown Los Angeles while filming scenes for the...
Ex-$ man in slam at Gristedes
Gristedes supermarket execs allegedly pocketed more than $3.2 million in bogus "expense" payments as part a tax-evasion scam, an ex-employee charged yesterday. Former company controller Joseph Grande claims in court...
Wilpon's losing his grip on the Mets
Time for someone new to meet the Mets. There's no way Fred Wilpon can keep his grip on the team with a billion-dollar lawsuit hanging over his head. Sources with...
In the losers' circle
Talk about having the odds stacked against you. As Citigroup starts to market EMI, and private-equity firms, including KKR, begin to kick the tires of the embattled music label, there...
E. Harlem hit-run slay
A driver mowed down a 58-year-old woman in East Harlem early yesterday in front of more than a dozen horrified witnesses. Ilia Lopez was killed outside a methadone clinic on...
US 'Leaks' Brit secrets
The United States is stabbing Britain in the back with a nuclear missile. In order to get Russia to agree to the New START nuclear-weapons treaty, the United States reportedly...
It was plane scary
An American Airlines jetliner came within a half-mile of two giant military cargo planes in a harrowing near-collision over the Atlantic two weeks ago, investigators said yesterday. Errors by Long...
Colombo big flips to feds
Anthony "Big Anthony" Russo, a Colombo crime family acting captain, is the latest member of the embattled Mafia organization to switch sides and become a federal informant, a source told...
No sign of Palin trademark
If you want to trademark your name, you might want to remember to put it on the application. Sarah Palin and daughter Bristol failed in a bid to get their...
2nd GZ mosque leader quits
The beleaguered mosque and Islamic center planned for Ground Zero suffered yet another setback when its chief religious adviser abruptly resigned yesterday -- after three weeks on the job. Imam...
Teacher-seniority rule faces legal hurdle
New York's "last in, first out" law, which requires that teachers be fired based on seniority rather than merit during a budget crisis, could be struck down as illegal, legal...
Mubarak's sand running out
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians rallied peacefully against their government -- many chanting "Now!" and "Leave! Leave! Leave!" -- as the US pressured Hosni Mubarak behind the scenes to make...
'Dunce' schools doubling
The number of city schools not making the grade under federal guidelines could more than double this fall -- to more than 660 schools, state Education Department officials warned this...
Atlantic Yards' foot-in-mouth veep
A top official overseeing Brooklyn’s $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards project is being accused by one of its biggest supporters of making insensitive comments about a green-card program being used to...
'Gabby will do launch'
The astronaut husband of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced yesterday he's heading back to space as commander of the Space Shuttle Endeavour -- and vowed that his wounded wife would...
'Hosni' Bloomberg
It's war. Teachers union president Mike Mulgrew dropped a nuclear verbal bomb on Mayor Bloomberg yesterday, equating him with Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak for tearing into parents who heckled Schools...
Conn. 'killer' rips massacre dad
Lawyers for Connecticut home-invasion monster Joshua Komisarjevsky unleashed a barrage of blows at surviving victim Dr. William Petit, branding him a grandstanding griper, according to court documents. The papers slammed...
Assassins took aim at Suleiman
CAIRO -- Two bodyguards were killed in an assassination attempt on Egypt's newly-minted vice-president -- a chilling development in the delicate push to shift power away from embattled President Hosni...
Supportin' blast at director
The lifestyle of director Steven Soderbergh’s daughter is no big budget Hollywood production — he has yet to pay any child support for the five-month-old, according to a lawyer for...
'Bully' rap on lawyer
The former top attorney with the Administration for Children’s Services on Staten Island — who was once embroiled in an Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal — pranked a former college associate, posting...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur; $18,000; clm($15,000); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Scorch the Torch(L),120J Valdivia2-2-3RHernndz 5-12Zio Tony(L),120V Santiago7-1-2Pletcher 9-53Tympanic(L),120A Lezcano5-8-8DeMola 50-14Fugedaboudit Sandy(L),120CVelasquez8-6-1Englehrt 12-15Lord Jet(L),120N Alvarado3-4-8Conway...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Nobles Grand Slam (11th)FIRST-mile; pace; $20,000; claiming5Trade Editor(E Goodell)1-7-54-14Western Bay(J Bartlett)6-1-23-13Mr Terry Fra(G Brennan)5-7-85-11NonCommitalA(PLachance)3-7-36-12Royal Man(J Gregory)4-7-38-16Sfumato(J Pantaleano)1-1-48-17Hypnotist(C Manzi)6-6-310-18SpecializedMotion(BMllr)6-5-110-1SECOND-ml pc; $16,000; conditional3Get It Now(B Miller)4-5-57-52UnicornHanover(GBrennan)8-9-33-14Tough Love(J...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Jls Man of Action (12th)FIRST-mile; pace; $9,000; conditional1CourserHanover(AMiller)7-8-415-17Rocknroll Band(R Pierce)8-6-47-210Best Magic(D Miller)4-9-33-12Dream Proof(R Silverman)4-3-715-13Lislea Moran(B Sears)2-X-19-24Enry(Y Gingras)4-8-18-15Rock N Roll Star(D Dube)2-5-710-16BornToRocknRoll(BSimpsn)10-8-55-18HayGoodlooking(JCampbll)3-3-412-19ZanderMassimo(TTetrick)2-8-48-1SECOND-ml pc; $15,000; conditional6KillerQuakes(EAbbatillo)6-8-19-28J A's...
MSG president pushed for new Knicks hire
PHILADELPHIA -- MSG president Scott O'Neil, not team president Donnie Walsh, was the one to push James Dolan into hiring former Nuggets general manager Mark Warkentien, The Post has learned....
Devils lose to Panthers in OT
Magic Jacques pulled a skunk out of his hat last night, as much a stinker as Ilya Kovalchuk's resulting flub. Between them, they cost the Devils a victory they can't...
Knicks lose to 76ers
PHILADELPHIA -- The Knicks' swagger is gone. So is their status as playoff locks. After last night's stunning fourth-quarter collapse against the Sixers in a heartbreaking 100-98 loss at Wells...
Burnett now key to Yankees rotation
Andy Pettitte has arrived at his baseball eulogy, at an attempt to define 16 years that took him to places as diverse as the Canyon of Heroes and the Mitchell...
Rangers' Drury (knee) will miss 2-game trip
The Rangers won't be able to rely on their captain as they try to snap a three-game losing streak. John Tortorella said yesterday Chris Drury has been suffering from a...
Yankees' Pettitte needed directions to Stadium
Yes, that was Andy Pettitte asking for directions to Yankee Stadium yesterday. On the way to his retirement press conference, Pettitte got stuck in traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway....
Packers, Steelers make familiar Super Bowl foes
IRVING, Texas -- The 45th Super Bowl arrives tomorrow night, and for the 13th time either the Steelers or Packers are in it. The game does go on without one...
Ward a hit as 'heart' of Steelers
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The inviting, warm smile on his face and the astute, thoughtful answers Hines Ward delivers completely contradict the way he conducts himself on the football field....
N.Y. losing battle by not sanctioning UFC
UFC 126, which takes place tonight at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, sold out last month. A healthy and enthusiastic crowd is expected for the opening of the Strikeforce...
Knicks coach treads lightly on front-office stalemate
PHILADELPHIA -- Though Mike D'Antoni avidly supports team president Donnie Walsh behind the scenes, the Knicks coach publicly looked to distance himself from the current contract impasse between Walsh and...
Santa Anita
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-1 1/8m; $16,000; cl($8,0); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 5 StreetsfHvn(L),121 ACstnn 4-2-1 8-5 8 Trbltmsthre(L),121 CSthrd 4-3-5 7-2 1 One Shot(L),121 PVlnza 3-3-4...
Owner wants Super Bowl in New England
Everyone wants into the act. Patriots owner Bob Kraft, a strong proponent of the New Meadowlands Stadium getting the Super Bowl in 2014, arrived in Texas and after seeing the...
A look back at the FT's fantastic fantasy season
Consider the Tracker among the shrinking number of supporters for the 18-game NFL schedule, because the season always seems to end way too fast. So, as the football season officially...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70yds; $17,000; clm($7,500); 4upSLY removes the blinkers and returns to route after tiring this level while being claimed last out. SUMFUN drew the rail and drops in class after...
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order
** 1m&70yds; $17,000; clm($7,500); 4up SLY removes the blinkers and returns to route after tiring this level while being claimed last out. SUMFUN drew the rail and drops in class...
Gulfstream Park Results
FIRST-$18,500, cl, 3YO F, 1mi2Hidden Love (Lopez) 4.203.002.206Maria's Luck (Prado)3.602.608La Panchita (Castanon)3.00 Off 12:55. Time 1:39.54. Fast. * Exacta (2-6) $16.00 * $1 Superfecta (2-6-8-5) $79.00 * $1 Trifecta (2-6-8)...
Islanders' DiPietro out 4-6 weeks
It went from embarrassing to serious very quickly for Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro, who said yesterday he will miss four-to-six weeks because of numerous facial fractures resulting from a punch...
NFL commissioner calls for new labor deal before March deadline
DALLAS -- There was a sense of urgency in the voice of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday as he conducted his annual Super Bowl week state of the league address....
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball11 a.m.St. Louis at XavierESPNUNoonWest Virginia at VillanovaESPNNoonButler at Cleveland StateESPN2NoonProvidence at GeorgetownSNY1 p.m.St. John's at UCLACBS, WBBR (1130 AM)1 p.m.Northern Iowa at DrakeESPNU1:30 p.m.Oklahoma at Oklahoma StateYES1:30 p.m.Women: Iowa...
Does Pettitte belong in Cooperstown?
The Hall of Fame debate will rage with Andy Pettitte. Does he deserve to be enshrined in Cooperstown? When Pettitte took the mound nearly every October, he sure looked like...
Former Jets RB Martin hears from Hall tonight
DALLAS -- Former Jets running back Curtis Martin will find out tonight if he's going to Canton "on roller skates," as Bill Parcells has said Martin should. The Hall of...
No excuses for NFL in labor talks
DALLAS -- Roger Goodell told everyone yesterday that he doesn't care about his legacy, but of course he does. He is the most powerful man in sports. He needs to...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; pace; $10,000; cond.3StlTheDmnds(Smpsn) 68.0016.4011.8010SunshineSprmn(DMllr)3.603.208Cam'sYnkeePrde(Prce)3.60* Exacta (3-10) $249.40 * Trifecta (3-10-8) $1,982.20SECOND-mile; pace; $20,000; Exit 16W2Thunder'sFry(Cmpbll) 15.207.205.403FreddyDyHnvr(DMllr)3.603.004Ponda River (AMiller)5.40* Exacta (2-3) $46.00 * Trifecta (2-3-4) $283.20 * Daily Double (3-2)...
The Post Line
NFLSundaySuper BowlAt Arlington, TexasFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPackers 2 2½(45)SteelersNCAA FootballTomorrowTexas vs. The NationAll-Star ChallengeAt San AntonioFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogTexas 2 (44)NationNCAA BasketballHarvard5PENNWRIGHT ST.11Ill.-ChicagoValparaiso7Y'TOWN ST.Akron9TOLEDOST. JOE'S1½UMassDuquesne5½ST. BONA.UConn2½SETON HALLMISSOURI9ColoradoTULSA9HoustonWIS.-MILW.4Wis.-G.B.Drexel2½DELAWAREL'VILLE19½DePaulLA.-LAF.4Ark.-Little R.FLA. ATL.13½Fla. Int'lARK.ST.2DenverColorado St.4WYOMINGWICHITA ST.16Illinois St.UTAH4Air...
Wilpon should step away from broken Mets
The existing ownership group had been ransacked by bad teams, by bad decisions, by a bad economy. They already had to borrow around $5 million just to make sure they...
Road leads to another Nets loss
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Around the basket and on the perimeter, the Pistons were too big for the Nets. Rookie Greg Monroe scored a career-high 20 points and added 11...
Sports shorts
NFL: Fewell interviews with Titans The Titans yesterday interviewed Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell for their head coaching vacancy. It was the fourth interview this offseason for Fewell, who previously...
Conti leads Holy Cross
Evan Conti had plenty of motivation when he took the short trip down Francis Lewis Boulevard for the second Battle of the Boulevard game of the year against archrival St....
Pair tied amid frost in Phoenix
Tommy Gainey and Mark Wilson topped the Phoenix Open leaderboard yesterday in Scottsdale, Ariz., reaching 11 under before second-round play was suspended because of darkness in the frost-delayed tournament that...
Playoffs no sure thing for Knicks
PHILADELPHIA -- While Knicks president Donnie Walsh twists, his team continues to let go of the rope. Down two after being up nine, the Knicks had a shot for the...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Leave it to an engineer to know how to fix someone's wagon. When a group of North Carolina homeowners created a diagram-laden report in favor of installing a traffic light,...
St. John's coach back where it began
LOS ANGELES -- St. John's coach Steve Lavin has a seemingly impossible task at hand. He must find a way to span 14 years, cross 3,000 miles, lead a team...
Fairfield tops Iona
Yorel Hawkins scored 25 points and Fairfield held off a late Iona surge for a 75-71 victory last night in Bridgeport, Conn., giving the Stags their sixth straight win. Michael...
Borough seeding doesn't add up
I want to like what the PSAL seeding committee did with its borough playoff pairings. For once, it isn’t all about chalk and the city’s supposed elite teams. There are...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Bronx Science tops Morris, clinches Bronx A West crown
David Henriquez scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Bronx Science routed Morris, 70-38, to claim the Bronx A West division title. Gregory Hsu and Kevin Cai each scored...
Fort Greene rape suspect now wanted in three attacks
The violent thug who tried to rape a young woman near the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Jan. 19 and possibly another woman a week later has now been linked...
Nets coach Johnson fined $25K for improper conduct
NEW YORK -- New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson was fined $25,000 Friday for improper conduct towards a game official after he was ejected against the 76ers earlier this...
'HELP' no longer on the way! G'point homeless shelter plan is done
A controversial proposal for a new homeless shelter in Greenpoint has unraveled.HELP USA quietly retreated on Friday from its plan to develop a 200-bed men’s center at a McGuinness Boulevard...
Accused CT home invasion monster takes paper potshots at lone survivor, Dr. Petit
In some 200 pages of pretrial motions filed today, Connecticut home invasion monster Joshua Komisarjevsky takes shot after shot at surviving victim Dr. William Petit -- including demanding that Petit...
76ers rally in 4th, top Knicks 100-98
PHILADELPHIA -- Elton Brand scored a season-high 33 points and the Philadelphia 76ers used a 15-0 run late in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 100-98 on...
Mayor goes on offensive against Cathie Black hecklers
Mayor Bloomberg’s got Cathie Black’s back — big time. The mayor unleashed a torrent of verbal fire today against the parents who heckled the daylights out of the schools chancellor...
Tracking the Tracker
CONSIDER the Tracker among the shrinking number of supporters for the 18-game NFL schedule, because the season always seems to end way too fast. So, as the football season officially...
Yankees add INF Belliard
The Yankees added a potential backup infielder Friday, signing Ronnie Belliard to a minor-league contract and inviting him to spring training. Belliard, who hit .216 in 82 games for the...
Failed assassination attempt on Egyptian VP kills 2 bodyguards: report
CAIRO -- An assassination attempt on the Egyptian vice president left two of his bodyguards dead, sources told Fox News Channel on Friday. The unsuccessful attempt to kill Omar Suleiman...