March 4, 2011
Ex-Giants star Burress to leave prison in June
NEW YORK — Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress will get out of prison in June, ending his sentence in a gun case a few months early. State prison...
Amar'e backs off blasting BYU
Amar'e Stoudemire changed his mind about BYU.One day after tweeting no one should ever go to school there after a basketball player was suspended for violating its honor code, the...
Galleon jurors asked about Wall St. greed
If you are reading this story, you probably won’t be permitted on the jury for next week’s blockbuster criminal insider trading trial against Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam. In an...
Actor David Arquette crashes car into oncoming traffic in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -- Actor David Arquette was injured Friday after his car veered into oncoming traffic and hit a black SUV head-on in Los Angeles, according to a new report.....
2 workers rescued by heroic firefighter after scaffolding collapses in Yonkers
A firefighter pulled off a gravity-defying rescue today after a scaffold collapsed at a Yonkers high-rise — rappelling down the side of the building twice to pluck a pair of...
Nets defeat Raptors in London, first win with Williams
LONDON -- The Nets are still far away from their Russian owner’s goal of making the team a global brand and NBA champion. But for now, at least, they’re the...
Young 'felt good' in Mets' win over Marlins
JUPITER, Fla. -- Chris Young allowed an unearned run over three innings in the Mets' 4-3 win over the Marlins on Friday.Young, who figures to slot into the Mets’ rotation...
'Harry Potter' star Emma Watson to launch fashion line
MILAN -- "Harry Potter" starlet Emma Watson is trying her hand at high fashion, designing an eco-friendly line with Italian designer Alberta Ferretti, Women's Wear Daily (WWD) reported Friday. Watson,...
Charlie Sheen headed to Haiti with Sean Penn
LOS ANGELES -- "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen confirmed Friday he plans to travel to Haiti next week with friend and actor Sean Penn, in an interview...
Rangers without McDonagh vs. Senators
OTTAWA -- Rookie Ryan McDonagh was scratched from the Rangers lineup for Friday's game here against the Senators with a knee injury suffered in Thursday night's 3-1 home loss to...
Nets owner plans 'substantial meeting' with Williams: report
Maybe a trip to London can convince Deron Williams to go to Brooklyn. Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov plans to use his team's two-game European trip to start selling Williams on...
Troubled 'Spider-Man' musical slapped with three more safety violations
Count three more strikes against "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark." The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued three serious violations of workplace safety standards...
Jackson to play final home game for Syracuse
SYRACUSE -- Those schoolboy memories of summer vacation are forever frozen in Rick Jackson’s mind: Aaron Abbott bursting into his bedroom, rousing him from his dreams, forcing him to abandon...
Robert De Niro to testify in Manhattan gallery theft of father's paintings
You cross-examinin' me? Actor Robert De Niro will be called to a Manhattan witness stand as early as next week to tell a jury how an art gallery director allegedly...
Yankees' Cervelli out with broken foot
TAMPA -- Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli has a broken left foot, the team said Friday, which could open the door for Jesus Montero to not only grab the back up...
'Good People' not good for everybody
David Lindsay-Abaire's new show, "Good People," got some very positive reviews today, including mine. (And a pleasant surprise it was, too, since I'd deeply disliked the playwright's previous outing, "Rabbit Hole"...
Islanders' Gillies suspended 10 games
Islanders forward Trevor Gillies has been hit hard by the NHL again, getting a 10-game ban Friday for a dangerous shot from behind in his first game back from a...
'American Idol' scores highest ratings across all networks in four years
LOS ANGELES -- The new trio of judges on "American Idol" are proving they are worth the hoopla. The FOX show blew away the competition Thursday night with 25 million...
Judge blocks bail bond bid by church and Rangel for 'preppy gun moll'
Accused prep-schooler-turned-gun-moll Afrika Owes glowered and sobbed her way through a Manhattan court date today, as a judge refused to set her free despite a contingent of courtroom supporters including...
Nyack woman turns self in after knocking $1,600 in bottles from shelf at liquor store (video)
NYACK, N.Y. — Police say a woman at a suburban New York liquor store swept her arm through a shelf of high-priced booze, smashing $1,600 worth onto the floor because...
Wounded cabbie’s lawyer: Off-duty officer was drunk
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y — The attorney for a Long Island cab driver arrested after being wounded in a dispute with two off-duty police officers contended in court Friday that the...
Yale sex party under investigation, accusations of drinking and sex assault: report
A naked party at Yale University that included underage drinking may have gotten out of hand -- turning what was supposed to be a night of fun into a hazing...
Beckett back at work for Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett threw 40 pitches in a three-inning, simulated game on the back field at City of Palms Park on Friday. Beckett...
Nuggets winning after losing Anthony
DENVER -- George Karl excitedly declared he had his best team in his 5½ seasons in Denver. These comments came after the Carmelo Anthony blockbuster trade with the Knicks that...
BA's Top 31 Mets Prospects; No. 19: Zach Lutz
Vitals: 24 years old (turns 25 on June 3); 6-foot-1, 220 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; drafted by the Mets in the fifth round of the 2007 draft out...
Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner hit with two additional murder charges
PHOENIX - The suspect in the Tucson shootings that critically wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was charged on new counts that include the murders of a federal judge and a...
Jets' Scott doesn't sound done with wrestling
Being helped from the ring has Bart Scott vowing to get back in.The Jets linebacker made his professional wrestling debut in the Thursday airing of "TNA iMPACT" on Spike TV....
NFL, union agree to 7-day extension
WASHINGTON -- The NFL’s labor talks went into a second overtime Friday, with both sides agreeing to a seven-day extension of the negotiations that sources say has a very good...
BA's Top 31 Yankees Prospects; No. 19: Melky Mesa
Vitals: 24 years old (turned 24 on January 31); 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; signed as an international free agent by the Yankees in 2003 out...
Prosecutor accuses ex-Goldman Sachs director of insider trading conspiracy
A federal prosecutor said Friday that a former Goldman Sachs director was part of an alleged insider-trading conspiracy with Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam. The statements at a court hearing...
Miley Cyrus says she misses 'Hannah Montana'
Miley Cyrus said she missed starring in the Disney TV show that propelled her to stardom, even though her dad accused "Hannah Montana" of breaking up the Cyrus clan. Cyrus...
No officers indicted in shooting of Angel Alvarez: AP sources
A grand jury has decided four police officers shouldn’t be charged with any crimes in a deadly shooting amid a chaotic scene following a New York City block party, two...
Charlie Sheen 'Tiger Blood Radio' channel to launch on SiriusXM
SiriusXM Radio announced Friday it was launching "Tiger Blood Radio," a limited-run channel that will provide 24 hours of coverage devoted exclusively to updates on troubled actor Charlie Sheen. The...
New spin on opera is D-lightful
High tech means nothing to opera buffs: Give ’em high C’s any day. So maybe Bizet’s “Carmen” isn’t the most obvious candidate for the 3-D treatment. But “Carmen in 3D”...
Man Utd legend & Cosmos boss Cantona picks kung fu kick on fan as career highlight
LONDON -- As Scottish soccer giants Rangers and Celtic waited Friday to learn their fates after a series of fiery confrontations by the teams' benches midweek, the man responsible for...
Late-night wars erupt again, over ice cream
The late-night wars have erupted again, this time over ice cream. Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon faced off on Thursday's "The Colbert Report" in a mock feud over their respective...
Referee sets red card world record at game in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES -- An Argentinean referee set a new world record by sending off 36 players during a soccer game in Buenos Aires after it turned into an all-in brawl,...
Arsenal boss claims diet pill caused Man City star Toure's positive drug test
LONDON -- Manchester City defender Kolo Toure failed a drug test after taking his wife's diet pill, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said Friday. Wenger, who brought Toure to the English...
Man United's Sir Alex Ferguson appeals charge for criticizing referee
LONDON -- Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson announced Friday that he will appeal against a Football Association charge of improper conduct after he criticized referee Martin Atkinson. The Red...
Top Trump business adviser scopes Iowa politics
A top associate to billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump is heading to Iowa next week to promote a potential presidential bid by Trump, who has said he would campaign...
'Shore' without the bore - Season 3, episode 10
Our weekly "Jersey Shore" recaps this season are short and brutal -- 100 words, no more.***In a shocking turn of events, Snooki and Vinny took the dysfunctional couple crown from...
Diamond District jewelers found guilty in 'Snatch' heist
A pair of debt-ridden Diamond District jewelers were found guilty today of using thugs dressed as Hasids to fake a $7 million robbery. Jewelers Atul Shah and Mahaveer Kankariya were...
Obama to discuss education policy in Florida; Emanuel to visit Oval Office
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will travel to south Florida on Friday after several morning meetings at the White House, including one with an old friend. Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel,...
Mayor Bloomberg defends DOT commissioner on 34th Street plan
Two days after the DOT abandoned a plan to transform 34th Street into a crosstown mess, Mayor Bloomberg jumped to Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan's defense this morning, saying she "can't catch...
Foreign journalists kept on tight leash in Libya
TRIPOLI -- Libyan authorities were keeping a tight leash on foreign journalists in Tripoli Friday, banning them from leaving their hotel unaccompanied, threatening arrest and cutting off internet access. Restrictions...
Eric Clapton guitars slated for NYC auction block
Eric Clapton is parting with dozens of guitars and amps at a New York City auction to benefit an alcohol and drug treatment center he founded in Antigua. New York-Bonhams...
Former Giant Lawrence Taylor cannot enforce media blackout in child support case
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A judge on Friday rejected former NFL star Lawrence Taylor’s attempt to have the news media barred from court proceedings involving him and the mother of a...
Wikileaks: Ahmadinejad is 'Steinbrenner of Iran'
TAMPA, Fla. — George Steinbrenner often compared himself to powerful, iron-fisted leaders. Assuredly, the late New York Yankees owner never had the Iranian president in mind. An American diplomat did,...
Sanders picks Chargers over Jets
A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that safety Bob Sanders has agreed to a one-year deal with the San Diego Chargers. The person spoke on...
Wis. governor warns of layoffs, talks to Democrats
Thousands of Wisconsin state workers were bracing for layoff notices Friday as Republican Gov. Scott Walker and absent Democrats remained in a standoff over a budget balancing bill that would...
Police tackle lawmaker as he enters Wis. Capitol (video)
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin state lawmaker has been tackled by police as he tried to enter the state Capitol that is closed to the public. Democratic Representative Nick Milroy...
Park Slope fire injures elderly woman, three firefighters
A 60-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest after a fire tore through her Park Slope residence, fire officials said. The blaze broke out on the top floor of the four-story...
Trial against US contractor starts in Cuba
HAVANA — A U.S. government contractor was going on trial in Cuba on Friday in a case sure to have a profound impact on relations between the Cold War enemies....
Portuguese model accused in brutal hotel slaying may try psychiatric defense
They're not quite sure yet if this is an insanity case. The lawyer for handsome young Portuguese underwear model Renato Seabra -- accused of strangling, bludgeoning, and castrating his fashion...
Ex-Senate leader Pedro Espada Jr. gets Sept. trial date
A federal judge set a September 12 trial date in the corruption case against former New York state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. The Bronx Democrat's attorney, Susan Necheles,...
Greenspan: Government is hurting recovery
Former Federal Rserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has some bad news for the Obama administration: Your policies are killing any economic recovery. Greenspan took a look at what has happened in...
Fighting rages across Libya with dozens reported killed
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Fierce fighting between forces loyal to Moamar Khadafy and opposition rebels raged in cities across Libya Friday, with dozens of protesters and a rebel commander reported dead...
NASA's Glory satellite crashes into Pacific Ocean
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- NASA's Earth-observing satellite Glory crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Friday after it struck a technical problem following takeoff from the Vandenberg Air Force...
February employment up 192K, biggest gain since last April
WASHINGTON -- After months of disappointment, the US labor market showed signs of vigor in February as job growth accelerated and the unemployment rate fell for the third straight month....
Mexico tells US get straight about drugs
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has a startling message for the Obama administration: Get straight about drugs. "Either prosecute or "have the honesty" to legalize. "But what you cannot do is have...
Michigan high school hoops player dies of enlarged heart after game-winning shot
FENNVILLE, Mich. -- A 16-year-old basketball player from western Michigan collapsed and died of an enlarged heart after hitting a game-winning shot to complete his high school team's perfect season,...
Ex bans Sheen from visiting couple's kids; Charlie says he'll be back on 'Men'
LOS ANGELES -- Denise Richards will not let troubled actor Charlie Sheen see their two girls because she believes he cannot be trusted with them, it was reported Friday. A...
Dior boss slams Galliano as he opens Paris show
PARIS -- Christian Dior head Sidney Toledano introduced chief designer John Galliano's collection Friday, slamming the "disgraceful statements" that saw him sacked this week for alleged anti-Semitism. "What has happened...
5 firefighters injured battling Brooklyn blaze that tore through four buildings
New York City firefighters say a 5-alarm fire in a two-story building that housed a church downstairs tore through three other buildings in Brooklyn. The FDNY says 168 firefighters responded...
PSAL girls basketball playoff roundup: Brooklyn Collegiate comes back on MLK
Brooklyn Collegiate had one of its worst first halfs of the season, facing a five-point deficit at the break and the prospect of being the victim of a monumental upset....
Wadleigh's Martinez makes 19th birthday a memorable one
Lazaro Martinez never played a varsity basketball game on his birthday, even though it lands in March, the month known nationwide for postseason hoops. Early on, it was coincidence; last...
NYSAISAA/CHSAA girls basketball playoff roundup: Smith powers Dwight into semifinals
Dwight’s late-season resurgence continues. St. Peter’s-bound guard Antonia Smith poured in a season-high 30 points to help lead No. 6 Dwight to a 56-52 upset win over host and No....
Calhoun reaches milestone, CK reaches semifinals
Omar Calhoun has forged a reputation as an assassin beyond the arc, one of the top spot-up shooters in the city. But when it came down to reaching the 1,000-point...
Fontbonne rolls over St. Edmund into championship game
Fontbonne Hall might be playing its best basketball of the season at the best possible time. The top-seeded Bonnies’ man-to-man defense and smooth ball movement on offense gave No. 4...
Oh, brother: St. Ray's beats Xaverian to reach CHSAA 'AA' semis
When Oliver Antigua needed some advice on how to beat Xaverian, the St. Raymond’s coach kept it in the family. Antigua called his older brother Orlando, an assistant at Kentucky...
St. John's falls to Seton Hall; Lavin ejected
Since arriving at St. John’s some 11 months ago, Steve Lavin has been all things to all Red Storm people. He assembled an impressive staff, recruited an elite class, motivated...
Hazell happy to lead Hall to win
As Seton Hall senior Jeremy Hazell strode off the Prudential Center court last night to a standing ovation -- as he soaked in the adulation for leading an 84-70 victory...
Lady Kingsmen ride past Ford into B/Q final
Apache Paschall is known to be unpredictable in his approach as he tries to get his team ready for the season’s most important games and certain situations. His Nazareth team’s...
NFL owners, union agree to 24-hour extension
WASHINGTON — On the brink of the NFL’s first labor stoppage in 24 years, both sides bought some time yesterday. The league averted a lockout by the owners — for...
Giants bring back healing Hixon
Before a potential NFL lockout shuts down any football business, the Giants yesterday continued to re-sign players to provide depth on the roster, bringing back healing kick returner Domenik Hixon...
Jets lineman Woody could go back to Patriots: report
Damien Woody was cut by the Jets on Monday and immediately said he wanted to re-sign, if the Jets would have him. Apparently, the veteran offensive tackle isn’t very picky....
Carmelo says Knicks want 'payback' against Cavaliers
Carmelo Anthony is out for vengeance. The Cavaliers, the NBA’s worst team by far, come into Madison Square Garden tonight having gone 2-0 against the Knicks this season, the second...
Knicks role players must support stars
Carmelo Anthony called tonight’s Garden match-up against the Cavaliers a “payback” game for the defeat Cleveland dealt the Knicks last Friday. The tough talk might have more appeal if Anthony...
Anthony thanks Nuggets fans
Ten days after completing a messy divorce from the Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony wrote a letter expressing “gratitude” and “appreciation” to his former team’s fan base. Anthony posted a note on...
Billups 'doubtful' for Knicks tonight
Knicks point guard Chauncey Billups is expected to miss his second straight game tonight because of a bruised left quad. “I think they upgraded him to doubtful. But he’s not...
Memories of Boss everywhere with Yankees
TAMPA — Everywhere you turn now at Steinbrenner Field you are instantly reminded of the man for whom the building is named. As you walk into the main offices, there’s...
Garcia sharp in Yankees debut
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — If Freddy Garcia doesn't wind up in the Yankees' five-man starting rotation, the veteran right-hander knows where to dump the blame. “I said on the first...
Betances has 'Manny' highlights for Yankees
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Dellin Betances looked at the on-deck circle and saw Manny Ramirez waiting to hit. Betances, a 6-foot-8 right-handed Yankees pitching prospect, and Ramirez each grew up...
Yankees concerned about Cervelli's foot injury
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Yankees are bracing for bad news on Francisco Cervelli’s injured left foot, which could be broken. Shortly after yesterday’s Yankees-Rays 1-1 tie in 10 innings...
Nobody fighting for fans in NFL labor war
You know about the bull who tried to buy the farm? Yeah, he kept leaving deposits. While the NFL and NFLPA wage war, here’s a tip for both: Cut it...
Rhythmless Royals see end of Brooklyn/Queens title reign
It seemed all too familiar. After a mostly dismal first two quarters, here came the Christ the King run heading into halftime. Lauren Nuss hit a 3-pointer, Bria Smith converted...
Red Storm revival adds buzz to Big East tournament
Bill Raftery found Mike Brey during the shootaround before a crucial Notre Dame game against Villanova. It didn’t take long before the ESPN/CBS analyst and Notre Dame coach started talking...
NYSAISAA boys basketball roundup: Columbia Prep tops Horace Mann
Columbia Prep’s disappointment over its ISAL championship game loss to York Prep vanished when it learned it would host its first NYSAISAA home game in 14 years. Now, after a...
LeGrande, SIA hold off Mann, advance to NYSAIS semis
Mayana LeGrande is starting to put Staten Island Academy on her back. Less than a week after leading the Tigers to a big non-league win over Tottenville, the 6-foot-2 senior...
PSAL boys basketball playoff roundup: Smith leads No. 1 Midwood back to 'A' quarterfinals
Midwood didn’t get off to the start it imagined. Evander Childs scored the first four points of the PSAL Class AA second round contest. Bryan Smith made sure that didn’t...
Caiazzo carries St. Saviour in semis
Jim Gregson was relatively unimpressed about Alyson Caiazzo’s performance. “I expect that,” the St. Saviour coach said. “I hate to say that, but this is her fourth year on varsity....
Robinson, Mary Louis stun CK for historic win in Brooklyn/Queens semis
Joe Lewinger had a message for Karin Robinson as she left the Mary Louis huddle. The Hilltoppers were tied with rival Christ the King entering the fourth quarter and her...
Carell's final days
Steve Carell is dimming the lights at "The Office." Carell, who's played cringe-worthy Dunder-Mifflin boss Michael Scott on the NBC sitcom since its 2005 premiere, is filming his final episode,...
Paula tops Simon's list for 'X Factor'
Simon Cowell's list of possible judges for "The X Factor" is getting shorter. Cowell says George Michael, Paula Abdul, Mariah Carey and Nicole Scherzinger are serious favorites to win jobs...
'Beastly' ghastly as well
You know "Beastly," a lame contemporary take on "Beauty and the Beast," is headed for a quick trip to the DVD remainder bin when an obnoxious Aryan prepster (Alex Pettyfer...
Lizard tale's too long
It's impossible not to get caught up in the beguil ing visuals of "Rango," an ultra-quirky animated Western with a vocal tour de force by Johnny Depp that's quite unlike...
Overdoses on coke, not enough jokes
Eternal mystery: Why is the painfully untalented Ashton Kutcher still playing leads in major movies while Topher Grace, his far more gifted "That '70s Show" co-star, is virtually MIA from...
Onstage riches from poor folks in 'People'
Gritty, tough-talking, blue- collar characters are hardly a rarity onstage. But most of the time their low cash balance is part of the background: It provides color and gives set...
'Secret' millionaires buy good PR
There's something secretly skeevy about self-made, self- promoting millionaires being given an hour-long, personal infomercial for doing what should be done in private -- giving money to charity. Welcome to...
Laurents' livid Stack attack
It may be small consolation, but Jeffrey Tambor should know he wasn't the first TV actor to come a cropper as Georges, the dapper nightclub owner in "La Cage aux...
I Saw the Devil
When it comes to bloody revenge movies, it's difficult to beat the South Koreans. You might remember "Oldboy" (2003), which inspired a South Korean student to go on a shooting...
Starr report
Industry veteran Sonya McNair has been named the new head of communications for CBS News, effective immediately. In her new role, Sonya will oversee approximately 48 different departments (including media...
'Idol' fab finalists
Finally, "American Idol" is ready to begin. After a tense, two-hour show last night, 13 finalists -- including two New York high-school classmates -- were picked, and the singing competition...
Angels & Damon
Just when I thought I’d seen everything, here’s a thriller where the hero’s biggest challenge is finding a cab in lower Manhattan during rush hour. The misleading trailers for the...
LI detector
The new season of “Celebrity Rehab” is turning out to be the mostly-Long Island edition. Amy Fisher — who was making porn movies when last heard from — is the...
Happythankyoumoreplease
The aggressively irritating cine-sitcom "Happythankyoumoreplease" isn't quite insipid, although if it were a little better, it could be. This unbearably cutesy and hackneyed movie is a vanity piece starring, and...
The Human Resources Manager
Yes, even a corporate bureaucrat can have a heart. At least that's the message in the Israeli black comedy "The Human Resources Manager." The gentleman in question heads the personnel...
Kevin can wait
Why should you pay 60 bucks to see Kevin Smith personally present his new movie “Red State” at Radio City Music Hall tomorrow? “I’m like the Springsteen of talk. I’m...
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
"Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," the sur prise winner of the top prize at Cannes 2010, is perplexing but pleasing. That's exactly what you would expect from...
Pointless panic on PCBs
How many politicians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Rep. Jerrold Nadler and a cadre of local officials, activists and "public interest" lawyers are on the case....
Mystery of the decline in teen sex
ATLANTA -- Apparently, fewer teens and young adults are having sex, according to a federal study that offers numbers but doesn't examine the reasons. Why is it decreasing? "That's the...
Let NYC schools save
As the debate rages on about teacher layoffs and the sen iority rules that govern them, here's one move that would let principals save some teachers' jobs -- at no...
Dior's designer dud: High fashion, low class
THE ISSUE: The House of Dior's firing of designer John Galliano for making anti-Semetic remarks. *** I am disgusted to read of John Galliano's behaviors being characterized as "crazy." One...
US (y-a-w-n) not sleeping enough
More than a third of Americans regularly sleep less than seven hours a day -- and doctors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fear that may be affecting...
TSA's plane incompetence
THE ISSUE: The TSA's failure to stop three boxcutters from making it aboard a plane at JFK. *** TSA spokeswoman Ann Davis' firm assessment that the traveling public was not...
Mob rat: keep me in prison
He'd rather face more time "in the hole" than mob justice. A crook who ratted out one of the late John Gotti's most notoriously ruthless henchman was sentenced yesterday to...
Whitewashing a terrorist
Once again, The New York Times is carrying water for a terrorist -- in this case, Lori Berenson, who openly acknowledges she was a "collaborator" with one of the two...
My people reject the race card
My fellow Americans, who are "your people"? I ask because US Attorney General Eric Holder, who is black, used the phrase "my people" in congressional testimony this week. It was...
NYC arms-sale trial shot back a month
The Manhattan trial of an ex-Soviet military officer charged with conspiring to sell weapons to terrorists has been rescheduled so that his new lawyers can have more time to prepare....
Wish upon a star
It's Beauty and the Dude! Famed shutterbug Annie Leibovitz has blended celebrity and Disney in a photo collection showing stars as iconic cartoon figures. In a shot called "A Tale...
Khadafy's hired guns
Moammar Khadafy is so desperate, he's recruiting thousands of mercenaries from all over Africa -- at up to $2,000 a day -- to fight for him. The besieged Libyan dictator...
PA & critics 'fence' over JFK
The Port Authority's failure to maintain a quarter-mile section of fencing adjacent to Kennedy Airport is but the latest thing to go wrong with a $100 million, state-of-the-art security system,...
City creates taxi 'missing' link
Missing something? If you lost it in a yellow taxi, the city has a new Web application that will help. Go to nyc.gov/311, and look for the link that says...
O passes on tackling NFL fight
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's message to the NFL's squabbling owners and players yesterday made it clear he wasn't getting into the game: Solve your labor dispute yourselves. I'm too busy....
Big Apple roadwork is going hole-hog
It's been a rough winter for city streets: More than 117,000 potholes were filled between Jan. 1 and Feb. 23 -- 62 percent more than last year. City Hall has...
School big resigns in Moammar-kid Ph.D.flap
LONDON -- The London School of Economics announced yesterday it had accepted the resignation of its director, Sir Howard Davies, over links to Libya amid questions about the authenticity of...
Business briefs
CEO clawback Beazer Homes USA CEO Ian McCarthy agreed to return $6.5 mil lion in a clawback of compensation he re ceived while the firm cooked its books during the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx Cops are hunting a hulking pervert who sexually assaulted a woman in University Heights, police said. The 6-foot-tall, 230- pound sex fiend pounced on the woman from behind, threw...
Madoff investors face wary judges
A panel of federal appeals court judges yesterday tossed skeptical barbs at lawyers for the Mets owners and hundreds of other investors who made money from Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi...
Chinese men are 'mean'
The world's most typical human being is a 28-year-old Han Chinese man who speaks Mandarin and owns a cellphone. National Geographic found that the Hans are the world's largest ethnic...
US 'sells out' Brooklyn
WASHINGTON -- A hulking old Naval warehouse on the Brooklyn waterfront will be sold through an online auction, even though the city is on the cusp of a deal that...
Shot EMT's 'scary' tale
The Long Island EMT shot by a crazed, assault-rifle-toting gunman yesterday described the terror of Tuesday night's attack. "It was scary, I just wanted to make sure I could get...
Service uproar in Downtown B'klyn
Downtown Brooklyn's population is soaring as high as its glimmering new apartment buildings -- but the flood of new residents is already reeling from the area's lack of shopping and...
'Dracula' murderer is guilty
A jury convicted a Russian émigré yesterday of killing two people in order to steal their identities -- in a case where investigators spotted a spooky Dracula mask lying near...
Paralyzed cop plea
A former NYPD cop left paralyzed by a drug-crazed gunman's bullets more than 32 years ago plans to personally appeal to parole-board officials for the first time today in a...
13-year-old girl ran away to avoid arranged marriage in Pakistan
The truth was worse than the lie. Authorities and volunteers searching for a missing California teen thought she had been abducted by an Internet predator she met in a Facebook...
Not in this Family
Family Dollar wants to keep it in the family. The dollar-store chain, which has been held by the same family for five decades, yesterday rejected a $7 billion buyout offer...
Firm buys 2.5M shares in Facebook
One of the co-founders of Facebook is not the only person looking to monetize a hefty block of stock in the social-networking giant. A group of ex-Facebook employees pooled about...
Jurors say: no 'mercy'
You don't get to kill a guy just because he hires you to do so! Jurors in the "Harlem Kevorkian" trial agreed yesterday that the stabbing of a Long Island...
Animated fireworks for Paramount vs. DreamWorks Animation
Viacom's Paramount Pictures today is releasing its first-ever computer-animated feature, "Rango," a move that could further strain its fraught relationship with partner DreamWorks Animation, the force behind "Shrek" and "Kung...
Retail rocks in February
Retailers yesterday reported surprisingly strong revenue gains for February. The International Council of Shopping Centers' index of 28 retailers rose 4.2 percent compared with the same month last year. That...
Sheen: It pays to be a Twit
Charlie Sheen thinks he can make $1 million this year without even leaving his crowded bed. He's signed a deal to join 5,000 celebrities -- from Paris Hilton to Snoop...
A 'dark' horse at Aqueduct
All bets are off. A backhoe ripped through a cable that feeds the tote system at Aqueduct Raceway yesterday, shutting down television, Internet service, gambling and simulcast operations at the...
Blankfein agrees to testify at Rajaratnam trial
Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein has agreed to testify at the trail of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, who's been accused to trading on inside information including Goldman's stock. Blankfein...
Essence's new look
Essence, the African-Ameri can fashion bible, has a new editor-in-chief some four months after its last editor, Angela Burt-Murray, resigned in the wake of weathering a cyber storm of controversy...
Tweet: no IPO
Twitter has no plans to go public any time soon and does not need additional funds because it is making money, the co-founder of the popular microblogging site said. "We...
Chase pretax take: $907M
JPMorgan Chase made $907 million in pretax profit from deposits held at the bank by imprisoned Ponzi scheme operator Bernard L. Madoff, a study said. The Madoff firm's balances in...
NYC supermarkets hit with thousands in fines for consumer violations
These supermarkets are more like little shops of horror. The city handed out nearly $400,000 in fines to grocery stores around the city last year for a slew of consumer...
Andy throws Mike a timely LIFO line
Gov. Cuomo extended an olive branch to Mayor Bloomberg yesterday by pledging to help find a "short-term solution" to prevent mass firings of teachers based only on seniority. The mayor...
Khan game
City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says she's back ing off her radical remake of 34th Street -- but she's never played straight with New Yorkers before, so why take her...
And today's Mideast policy is . . .
President Obama yesterday for the first time publicly called for Moammar Khadafy to step aside in the midst of the increasingly bloody revolt in Libya. "Moammar el-Khadafy has lost the...
Gold-paved blocks
Even peons in Peoria know the Upper East Side is the spot for Manhattan's rich set -- but the real moneybags know the place to live in this town is...
Feds plan CDO probe
Criminal investigators will step up probes into possible fraud involving collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps, said Christopher Garcia, a top federal prosecutor in New York.
Keith's wife honors Dr. Mom
Patti Hansen has even better timing than her legendary Rolling Stones guitarist husband, Keith Richards. Just a day after Hansen and Richards' daughter Theodora appeared in court to face criminal...
Gangsters flip on '92 mob 'killer'
Testimony from two flipped mobsters has led to charges in a 20-year-old murder case, newly filed court papers reveal. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn accuse Bonanno crime-family associate Neil Messina of...
Christie nixes online gaming as US bill looms
NJ Gov. Chris Christie's stunning veto yesterday of a bill to legalize local online gambling means residents of the Garden State won't be able to play craps from their living...
Jobless claims tumble
New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to touch their lowest level in more than 2½ years, a government report showed yesterday, slipping further below a key level...
Woman knocked into coma in parking fight
She was only trying to save a parking spot -- and now doctors are trying to save her life. A petite young Bronx woman was pummeled into a coma by...
20-year-old Mexican police chief quits after receiving death threats, flees to US
The brave 20-year-old police chief of a drug-ravaged Mexican border town has quit after receiving death threats and fled to the United States, where she is seeking asylum, a relative...
Louse robs Qns. church
So exactly what part of "Thou shalt not steal" wasn't clear to this guy? A Queens Catholic church was robbed when a shameless thief sneaked inside and snatched 10 religious...
'Swiss Cheese' to sue
He cheated death and dodged prison. Now Angel "Swiss Cheese Man" Alvarez -- who survived a hailstorm of 27 bullets last summer and was later cleared by a grand jury...
House nixes health proviso
WASHINGTON -- The House yesterday voted overwhelmingly to repeal a hugely unpopular tax-filing mandate for businesses that's part of President Obama's health-care laws. The requirement that businesses report every transaction...
Bam bids $6B in budget cuts
WASHINGTON --The White House yesterday proposed more than $6 billion in spending cuts as part of its opening bid in negotiations with congressional Republicans over how to avoid a March...
'Scam duplex' sale
Disgraced Democratic fund-raiser Hassan Nemazee -- who's serving 12 years in prison for defrauding banks of more than $292 million -- is about to lose his trophy Park Avenue duplex,...
Live ammo at Wis. Capitol
MADISON, Wis. -- Dozens of rounds of ammo were found yesterday outside the Wisconsin Capitol building where protesters have rallied against the governor's budget and anti-collective bargaining bill. Police discovered...
140-mph drag racers flame out on the LIE
They were burning rubber -- then burning the whole damn car. Two drag racers blew past a stunned Suffolk County deputy sheriff at more than 140 mph on the Long...
Bloomberg, Stoudemire announce opening of new basketball court for kids in Brooklyn
Mayor Bloomberg needed an assist from the bench yesterday to measure up to Knick star Amar'e Stoudemire. After teaming up to open a new basketball court at a Brooklyn community...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoon, 1:30 p.m.NASCAR: nationwide, Series practiceSPEED3 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practiceSPEED6:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, qualifyingSPEEDBaseball3 p.m.White Sox at AngelsMLBN7 p.m.Red Sox at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)Basketball3 p.m.Raptors at NetsYES, WFAN...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogMIAMI, Ohio1OhioKENT ST.3½AkronCOLUMBIA3YaleCORNELL6½BrownPrinceton12DARTMOUTHHARVARD10PennColonial ConferenceAt Richmond, Va.First RoundUNC Wilm.PickGeorgia St.Drexel11TowsonNortheastern2½DelawareJames Mad.6½William & MaryMissouri Valley ConferenceAt St. LouisQuarterfinalsMissouri St.9S. IllinoisCreighton1½N. IowaWichita St.13Bradley or Wichita St.12½DrakeIndiana St.3EvansvilleHorizon LeagueAt MilwaukeeQuarterfinalsCleveland St.3½Wright St.Valparaiso3½DetroitWest...
Rangers no longer control their destiny
Break it down, and an other Rangers home game went by without a single point because Henrik Lundqvist had no chance when the Wild broke down two shots. Kyle Brodziak...
Magic rally from 24 down to stun Heat
This time, the Magic started their comeback in plenty of time to beat the Heat. Down by 24 in the third quarter, the Magic went on an unbelievable 40-9 run...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Up Front Cruiser (12th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $12,000; claiming2MajoJustDoIt(GBrennan)5-3-74-17Spank Me Frank(D Dube)6-2-43-11IdealConditions(JBrtltt)5-2-85-13SaulsbrooksFame(BHollnd)8-7-615-14Painted Speed(M Forte)3-9-48-15Lightningjcksbck(SBchrd)8-7-412-16Kaydon Begone(C Manzi)3-6-88-18Gem Heist(L Stalbaum)4-2-25-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $16,000; cond4MotownDreamgirl(GBrennn)4-4-33-15Coach Fox(L Stalbaum)4-1-49-52Berndt...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Cuz She Can (10th)FIRST-mile; pace; $18,000; claiming1Bongo(B Sears)3-8-33-12MilliondollarArt(YGngrs)6-10-24-16Mambo Italiano(D Miller)4-2-65-13WhatWentWrong(AMiller)9-3-88-14Go Get Em(J Campbell)6-5-810-15UpFrontTimT(TTetrick)2-1-55-27Village Rhythm(R Pierce)2-4-96-1SECOND-mile; trot; $15,000; conditional3Dolce Ducci(A Miller)3-3-35-27Tropicana Ron(R Pierce)7-2-27-29Margarita Mary(B Sears)2-5-79-21Klm Express(J...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur; $26,000; clm($7,500); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1a-Rampant(L),123M Studart5-6-5Signore 8-12Four Star General(L),116G Rivera3-7-2Lostrtto 5-13Undocumented(L),123D Cohen2-4-6Jacobson 5-14One Starry Nite(L),123C Lopez6-6-3FMartin 20-15Timber Cruise(L),123N...
Gulfstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 mile; $15,000; clm($6,250); 4up BROWN'S HILL won this distance and level last out. BIG FLIRT drops in class...
Santa Anita
Post time: 4:00 p.m. FIRST-6 ½ fur(T); $56,000; alw; 3YO(f) PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 1 LunchTimDva(L),118 JRosro 1-4-2 9-2 8 Sgrnthmrnng(L),122 PVlnza 4-5-1 7-2 2 AdvantgPlyr(L),118 JTalmo 10-5-1...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $21,000; clm($10,000); 4upTEMORE made a middle move to reach contention and tired to be beaten three lengths in second start off the layoff. ONZAIN came off the...
Gulfstream Charts
March 3, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST5 ½ fur; $17,000; clm; 4upOff: 12:56 p.m. St.good, won drivingTime: 22.57, 45.74, 58.52, 1:05.18.Trainer: Michael De PauloHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsGordon...
Williams will start for Nets in London
Avery Johnson said Nets point guard Deron Williams will start today's game against Toronto. His status for the game in London's O2 Arena had been in question because of injuries...
Perez stays alive for spot on Mets staff
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The thin ice under Oliver Perez's feet hasn't cracked yet. The normally putrid lefty still needs a miracle to avoid getting dumped by the Mets this...
K-Rod back on mound for Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Francisco Rodriguez wasn't exactly pumped, but the Mets closer still had an easy time with the Cardinals over one inning yesterday. K-Rod saw his first action...
No glove affair between Duke and I
Next to Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, who passed away Sunday at 84, was my favorite Brooklyn Dodger. That is, until the following incident occurred when I was in the seventh...
St. Ray's topples Xaverian
When Oliver Antigua needed some advice on how to beat Xaverian, the St. Raymond's coach kept it in the family. Antigua called his older brother Orlando, an assistant at Kentucky...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $10,000; cl.10L F Topaz (Pierce) 14.005.803.405Luv Ya Tyler (AMiller)4.804.402Clarissa Hall (Del Cid)11.40* Ext. (10-5) $76.40 * Tri. (10-5-2) $896.00 SECOND-mile; pace; $10,000; cond.9WstrnLgnd(Srs) 121.0027.0010.006Gotta Love Him (Tetrick)4.003.005Dragon Ahs...
Dutrow's license in jeopardy
The N.Y. State Racing and Wagering Board has notified trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. that it is considering revoking his license and expelling him from the state's racetracks, stemming from his...
Sports shorts
NFL: Panthers sign ShockeyJeremy Shockey, released by the Saints last week, signed a one-year deal yesterday with the Panthers. The Saints also OK'd a new four-year deal with running back...
5 questions for ... Eddie Olczyk
NBC/VERSUS analyst Eddie Olczyk talked with The Post's Justin Terranova after Monday's NHL trade deadline. He broke down the Rangers' moves and said fans should not worry about Brad Richards...
Parise skates, but won't hurry back to Devils
Zach Parise, encouraged by his first foray on skates since October, nonetheless betrays doubts whether he'll return to action this season, even if the Devils make the playoffs. "I think...
Rangers fall to eighth after losing to Wild
It was another downer for and from the Rangers, whose 3-1 loss to the Wild at the Garden last night has left the club as far down in the standings...
Rangers' Gaborik still sidelined by concussion symptoms
When Marian Gaborik said he didn't know if he would be able to play tonight in Ottawa despite having headaches yesterday morning, the Rangers winger was talking like a man...
Cod still in high supply
A busy weekend is on tap for outdoors enthusiasts with outdoor and boat shows taking place in the area, and for those looking to wet a line, cod remains king...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 4SATMar. 5SUNMar. 6MONMar. 7TUEMar. 8WEDMar. 9THUMar. 10KnicksCleveland7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEAtl.6:30MSGESPNUtah7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEDal.9:30TNTESPNMem.8:00MSGESPNNets*Toronto3:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio WFAN 660 AM*Tor.3:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEG.S.7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersOttawa7:30TV -- MSG2 NetworkRadio WNYM 970 AMNOGAMEPhi.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMENOGAMEAna.10:30MSG+ESPNNOGAMEIslandersNOGAMESt.L.1:00MSG+WRHUDevs3:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMETor.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEDevilsPittsburgh7:00TV --...
Weird but true
Forget the silver spoon. The kid might as well have been born with a dollar bill in his hand. A man was rushing his wife, in labor, to a Texas...
Former BYU athletes defend honor code
Danny Ainge and Ty Detmer, two former BYU stars, yesterday defended the school's honor code that prompted leading rebounder Brandon Davies to be kicked off the nation's third-ranked basketball team...
Iona can win MAAC without fanfare
The resurgence of St. John's basketball this season has been the talk of the town. But there's another met-area team that's doing just as well, minus the fanfare. Iona topped...
LIU defeats St. Francis in Northeast tournament
If Long Island University is on the road to the NCAA tournament, the pavement was as smooth as it could be last night at the WRAC, the team's gym in...
Unheralded freshman leads South Shore past Kenendy
There may not be a team in the city that has as much talent from its freshmen through junior classes as South Shore. That was clear Thursday night as the...
Queens church robbed of religious objects
What part of "Thou shalt not steal" wasn’t clear to this guy? A Queens Catholic church was robbed after a shameless thief snuck into the house of worship and snatched...
Wellman, Theodore lift Wild over Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) — Casey Wellman, recalled from the minors hours earlier, broke a second-period tie with his second NHL goal and Jose Theodore made 40 saves for the Minnesota...
Hazell leads Seton Hall past No. 15 St. John's
NEWARK, N.J. — Jeremy Hazell scored a season-high 31 points and Seton Hall, the worst 3-point shooting team in the Big East, made a season-best 12 from beyond the arc...
Police snipers shot protesters in Cairo, government inquiry finds
CAIRO -- Police snipers posted on the rooftops of buildings shot protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir (Liberation) Square during the recent revolution that saw President Hosni Mubarak ousted from power,...
Keith Richards' wife hands out 'Mother of the Year' award day after daughter busted on graffiti & drug charges
Patti Hansen has even better timing than her legendary Rolling Stones guitarist husband Keith Richards. Just a day after Hansen and Richard’s daughter Theodora appeared in court to face criminal...
Carmelo thanks Denver fans on website
Carmelo Anthony posted a letter to Denver Nuggets fans on his website Thursday, thanking them for their support during his eight seasons there. Anthony was traded to the Knicks last...