March 20, 2011
Love-note slaying bust: 3 arrested in Queens woman's murder
Cops have busted the vicious teen thugs who robbed and fatally shot a love-struck newlywed trying to protect romantic texts from her husband during a Queens stick-up, officials said today....
Top-seeded Ohio State routs George Mason, 98-66
CLEVELAND — David Lighty made all seven of his 3-pointers and scored 25 points, freshman Jared Sullinger added 18 after informing one of George Mason's players "it's over" and top-seeded...
Killer hit-run driver in cuffs: cops
A drunken motorist was arrested after he fatally mowed down a pedestrian and fled from the scene, only to be caught by police nearby, authorities said today. Seth Johnson, 35,...
Mets take swing at Madoff victims trustee
It’s the Mets’ turn at bat. The owners of New York’s National League baseball franchise slammed Irving Picard in a lawsuit today, alleging that the bankruptcy trustee tasked with clawing...
Happy note for subscription music services
After struggling to catch on with consumers, subscription music services are finally poised to take off. That’s according to an optimistic report that predicts paying subscribers to music services such...
Bucks beat slumping Knicks, 100-95
MILWAUKEE – The Knicks officially became a losing team with Carmelo Anthony. With former Knick star Latrell Sprewell sitting courtside in his native city, the Knicks fell behind by an...
Wings star commits to New Haven minutes after title-winning shot
A few minutes after hitting the biggest shot of her career, Aquillin Hayes made one of the biggest decisions of her life. The Wings Academy superstar senior committed to the...
Duke hangs on to beat Michigan, 73-71
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A dramatic ending put Duke on its way to a familar nook of the NCAA bracket and sent Coach K into even more exclusive company. Nolan Smith...
Air Jordan: Washington leads Pathways to 'B' crown
Jordan Washington spent the last year dreaming of this moment, of getting to the PSAL Class B title and hoisting a trophy with his smiling teammates he has grown up...
Suit over Burlington 'damage' to GZ mosque site
The Burlington Coat Factory was in such a hurry to distance itself from a former storefront that’s now a highly controversial proposed mosque near Ground Zero that it severely damaged...
'Frustrated' 'Melo clears the air with fellow Knicks
MILWAUKEE – Carmelo Anthony broke his silence with the media before today's game vs. the Bucks, but he actually broke it with his teammates in a clear-the-air film meeting in...
Wizards stun Nets, 98-92
WASHINGTON — John Wall scored 26 points to help the Washington Wizards overcome a 17-point deficit to beat the New Jersey Nets 98-92 on Sunday. After New Jersey's Kris Humphries...
Rangers score 4 in third to top Penguins, 5-2
PITTSBURGH — Marian Gaborik and Ryan Callahan scored power play goals 11 seconds apart as part of a four-goal third period and the New York Rangers extended their winning streak...
Tar Heels edge Washington, 83-86
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyler Zeller scored 23 points, Harrison Barnes added 22 and North Carolina survived a frantic finish to beat Washington 86-83 on Sunday and advance to the round...
Hundreds mourn polar bear Knut
BERLIN — Hundreds of fans of Knut the polar bear flocked to his zoo enclosure today to mourn the sudden death of the celebrity who burst into the limelight as...
Yemeni president's own tribe wants him gone
SANAA, Yemen — Tens of thousands of people joined a funeral procession today for protesters killed by government gunmen and the Yemeni president's own tribe called on him to step...
Two hurt in Williamsburg party hall shooting
This party was definitely not a good time. A man and woman were shot and wounded when a gunman walked into the Good Times Party Hall in Williamsburg at 2:45...
Teen, 80-year-old rescued after nine days in Japan quake wreckage
TOKYO — The voice rang out suddenly, unexpectedly, from the wreckage left behind by the monstrous earthquake and tsunami that ripped through the country's northeast nine days ago. "Please help!...
Nets to sit Williams three games
WASHINGTON – The Nets will sit down Deron Williams and his aching right wrist for three games and then re-evaluate him after that.And while the Nets and Williams were very...
PHOTOS: 'Supermoon' out of this world
Amazing shots of Saturday's "Super Moon" from New York City and around the world!
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens softball preview
Ginny Peiser plans on wearing her proverbial hard hat this season. “I have a lot more tools to use,” the Mary Louis Academy softball coach said. “I have to think...
Rebels rejoice second round of strikes against defiant Khadafy
TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi vowed a "long war" as allied forces launched a second night of strikes on Libya today, and jubilant rebels who only a day before were...
Progress at Japan's stricken nuke plant
FUKUSHIMA — Japanese officials reported progress today in their battle to gain control over a leaking, tsunami-stricken nuclear complex, though the crisis was far from over, with the discovery of...
Wyclef Jean shot in hand in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean says he was grazed by a bullet in the hand when he stepped out of his car in Haiti to make a phone...
VCU 'chips' away at critics, foes
CHICAGO — From playing in the underrated Colonial Athletic Association to having to play a first-round game to Jay Bilas calling their very invitation to the NCAA Tournament “indefensible,” Virginia...
Howie Hoops: Keep on clickin’ Heels
North Carolina has the talent. That’s never been the issue. Whether it was mature enough to handle the pressures of the tournament was another story. Well, if the balanced scoring...
Capuano winning, but could get boot from Islanders
It’s just before 10 p.m. last Friday night, and Jack Capuano walks into a small room adorned with about a dozen dirty chairs and a plastic blue-and-orange tapestry on the...
LSU’s Peterson tops strong group of CBs
It’s not often that a cornerback is considered arguably the best player available in the entire NFL Draft. This is one of those years. LSU’s Patrick Peterson is considered the...
Health scares couldn’t derail Kent’s journey to hoop Hall
This morning at the Glens Falls Civic Center, Monsignor McClancy coach Don Kent will be inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame, joining the likes of Archbishop...
Mets fans got Luis out; here’s what else they want
Well, look at who’s making decisions now. You are. You wanted Luis Castillo gone. And now he is gone. If this isn’t the ultimate level of our inter-active world, then...
Few grads-to-be put San Diego State atop ladder of success
Thursday, as San Diego State was easily beating Northern Colorado, Hollerin’ Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner, calling the game on TNT, ladled praise on SDSU, specifically for how its basketball...
The Rumble
Nothin’ but Newark Mayor pumped for Sweet 16 Newark Mayor Cory Booker is proud and excited as the East Region Sweet 16 heads next weekend for his city. And he...
Devils, Wolverines leave past behind
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Most of the players who will be on the court today when Michigan meets Duke in a third-round West Regional game were toddlers when the "Fab Five"...
Huskies, Heels not afraid to run & gun
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It might be fitting to wear track shoes instead of sneakers today when North Carolina meets Washington in a third-round East Regional game at the Time Warner...
Orange guard aims to shoot down Marquette
CLEVELAND — Brandon Triche didn’t exactly have the star power of Lance Stephenson in high school, but the Jamesville-DeWitt star did split the award for New York Mr. Basketball when...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... CC Sabathia
The Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the Yankees’ 30-year-old ace lefty. For more of this interview, go to nypost.com. Q: Red Sox the team to beat? A: I would always...
A-Rod relishes chance to become an all-time Yank
‘True Yankee” is one of those terms that stirs passions. For those who think Yankee-ographies should be on endless loop at the Smithsonian, the expression has a near-biblical connotation, such...
UConn tops Cincinnati, 69-58, to move on in NCAA Tournament
WASHINGTON — The Big East finally found a way to get a team into the round of 16 — by beating up on itself. Kemba Walker scored 33 points and...
Greek turn
'Attenberg" opens with Bella (Evangelia Randou) giving French-kiss ing lessons to her inexperienced friend Marina (Ariane Labed). Then the two 20-something women, who live in a depressed post-industrial town, get...
Foresight foremost
One of the most famous quotes in chess lore is a lie. Richard Réti, a world-class player, author and study composer, wrote that when people ask him how many moves...
Bridge
Cy the Cynic says that to err is human, but to blame it on somebody else shows management potential. There was plenty of blame to go around for the result...
Fight like a girl
Generally speaking, an actress who signs up to play a character named Babydoll does not expect that martial arts, swordfighting and automatic weapons will factor into the role. But Babydoll,...
Hole in the Ace
Above the entrance to the Ace Hotel lobby is a photograph of eccentric artist Harry Smith taken by Allen Ginsberg. Smith, a famous folk music archivist from the ’50s is...
Different Strokes
Last year, Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. heard an awful new album. “It was stale,” Hammond tells The Post. “It sounded like music made by people who once loved something...
'Cheers' to new Gomez
Roger Rees is on a roll. The Welsh actor, writer and director will slip into Gomez Addams’ spooky shoes in Broadway’s “The Addams Family” starting on Tuesday. It’s a high-profile...
Dirty book
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE AND DUE TO ITS CONTENT SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED BY ANYONE. — “South Park” disclaimer On basic cable, “South Park” creators Trey Parker and...
'Dancing' fever
During Bristol Palin’s successful run on “Dancing With The Stars” last year, many viewers fumed that she was being favored by the judges because she was the daughter of a...
Don't miss
PORKY & BESS WHEN boyfriends Brent and Josh bought the 1802 Beekman farmhouse in Sharon Springs, NY, they couldn’t prepare for how it would overtake their lives. This season, advertising...
Has-beens back in action
Monday is apparently National Whatever Happened to…. Day, as evidenced by the guest stars populating TV throughout the evening: “Castle” (Monday, 10 p.m., ABC) If you’re not a regular viewer...
Hip-deep in New Jersey flood waters
If you didn’t know that local news television has become satire-proof — that ridiculous has become the standard — you’d have been convinced it was a put-on. Last week, over...
Reel good
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (1978) Sunday, 6:30 p.m., FUSE Gary Busey did his own singing and was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his bang-up performance as the young...
Tragic 'Triangle'
Sheila Nevins, President of HBO Documentary Films, has been a driving force in the documentary world for over 30 years. But while working on 2009’s garment district film “Schmatta: Rags...
Don't wok, run!
The latest wave of Asian fast food doesn’t entail grease comas and Plexiglas vestibules, or even a general named Tso. In fact, chefs tending to the trend are actually more...
The Fido four
In the spirit of March Madness, we pitted favorite collegiate pooch mascots against each other, not for big points off the boards, but to see how well they personify their...
The World in 2100
If we could go back to the year 1900 to visit our grandparents, how would they view us? Back then, life expectancy hovered around 40, people were largely dirt farmers...
Ex-guard tells of inmate lovin' at Rikers
It's one way to meet men. The female guards working at Rikers Island are sex-starved and promiscuous with the prisoners they are there to keep in line, says a former...
Marts can survive the triple threat
Over the last eight to 10 trading days, global markets have endured wild swings and violent downside volatility. Japan's Nikkei fell some 18 percent early this week, its worst sell-off...
Designers gin up fashions with less cotton
Cotton prices are coming off their fantastic highs, but consumers will continue to see the effect on store shelves, at least through the holiday shopping season at the end of...
Bill Clinton top envoy dead at 85
LOS ANGELES -- Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, instrumental in negotiating peace in the former Yugoslavia's civil war, has died at 85, his family said yesterday. Christopher died Friday...
Jail imam in job fight
A prison imam who had been accused of trying to sneak three utility blades and a pair of scissors into a downtown lockup is fighting to get his job back....
Bad sign for fading Black
It is said you never get a sec ond chance to make a first im pression. Cathie Black better hope that's not true. More than four months after Mayor Bloomberg...
Cops bust own flack
ALBANY -- Albany police have arrested their own spokesman on charges he was driving while intoxicated in an unmarked police car. Public-information officer James Miller was driving with his headlights...
Delays hit Amtrak
Train service along the Northeast Corridor from New York to Washington was slowly returning to normal yesterday following a service disruption caused by an Amtrak voltage problem. It was not...
Kate's royal park-tix fix
LONDON -- Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton was saved the nuisance of a parking ticket in London by her security, the Daily Mail reported. As Middleton popped into a store, a...
'O'-verture to Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil -- President Obama said yesterday he supported Brazil's "extraordinary" rise on the world stage but stopped short of backing its bid for a permanent seat on the United...
Schoolkid's heritage scalped
NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana school suspended a 13-year-old Native American boy for two days because of his long hair, but the American Civil Liberties Union says he grew it...
Rangel building in fire fright
This time the heat was on Rep. Charlie Rangel's building -- and not his career. A small fire broke out early yesterday on the 10th floor of the Democrat's Lenox...
Anti-regime protests expand to Syria
Thousands of mourners at the funeral of Syrian protesters killed by security forces yesterday called for revolution in one of the boldest challenges to the country's dictators since uprisings began...
Shell shock at Israeli border
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants in Gaza fired more than 50 shells into Israel yesterday, the heaviest barrage in two years, Israeli officials said. A Hamas official was killed and four...
'Roughed up' lawyer vs. court cop
A 65-year-old Manhattan lawyer says a court officer roughed him up, slamming him into a wall and arresting him after the attorney told him to "relax." "He kept screaming, 'How...
Suicide plunge at W. Side hotel
A man jumped to his death from a Manhattan hotel yesterday, crushing an area resident's beloved Audi just as he was about to take it for a shopping trip upstate....
Beloved polar bear Knut kaput
BERLIN -- Knut, the polar bear who became an international star after his mother rejected him and he was raised by his Berlin Zoo keeper, died yesterday, said a zoo...
Long Island mom wants adopted baby back
A Long Island cook says a well-to- do Upper East Side couple swiped her baby from a baby-sitter and is suing to get her daughter back. The couple, Andrew and...
Vet's Heart-felt gift for Gabby
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. -- An Arizona veteran who received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Iraq has given part of his award to US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Al Lee...
Kruger's campaigns see big 'Net' gains
Talk about team spirit. State Sen. Carl Kruger -- who, the feds charge, directed state money to the Atlantic Yards project, which includes a new Nets arena -- took thousands...
Citi is shopping EMI
While Warner Music Group's sale has been hogging all the headlines in the recent weeks, things have been curiously quiet over at Citigroup concerning an EMI sale, until now. Sources...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A body was fished out of New York Harbor yesterday near the Statue of Liberty, cops said. A passenger aboard a Staten Island Ferry boat spotted the corpse at...
Picasso kin want art back
Was Pablo Picasso generous, or a jerk? That question will be answered in an upcoming French trial, in which electrician Pierre le Guennec will testify that the artist gave him...
Nudie-pix blogger in hiding
A French blogger who posted hacked nude photos of starlets online has gone underground after boasting on a Web site that he personally knew the hackers. Calling himself "DeepAtSea," he...
Blunders at poorly planned N-plant
Japan's earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plants had been stretched to their limits for years, an investigation has found. One problem was that Reactor No. 3 used plutonium-rich mixed-oxide...
'Gun!'-nut ex-cop disarmed
The retired NYPD officer who mistakenly yelled, "Gun!" at a crime scene, sparking the fatal shooting of a Long Island plainclothes cop, has been forced to surrender his weapons, and...
Granny mauled
An elderly Brooklyn woman was mauled in a terrifying, unprovoked Rottweiler attack as she took an early morning walk through Prospect Park yesterday. "I was just walking on the sidewalk...
Ben's green shoots will need more fertilizer this time
For Fed Chief Ben Bernanke, the spring of 2011 must seem a little like the spring of his 11th year when he aced the South Carolina state spelling bee, only...
Study says teens lack $$$ smarts
Give a teenager some money, he or she spends it all. A short time later, ask where the money went and the teen can't remember. Sound familiar? In a nation...
Surgery's 'magic wands'
Brooklyn surgeons are using these magic wands to make their mistakes disappear. Maimonides Medical Center doctors now wave metal detector-like wands over patients after every major surgery to make sure...
Japan will rise again
Despite the competitiveness of Japan, experts say that the triple impact of the earthquake, tsunami and the threat of nuclear meltdown will make it difficult for the island nation's economy...
iPad becomes 2nd screen
Beyond its primary purpose as a tablet computer, your new iPad 2 (or the original iPad) is the perfect size to act as a second monitor for your main computer....
US and allies unleash attack on Khadafy forces in Libya
Now it's Moammar Khadafy's turn to learn firsthand the meaning of the words "shock and awe." In an action dubbed Operation Odyssey Dawn, the United States, France and Britain launched...
FBI probed Sutton over bribes
Famed Harlem politician and businessman Percy Sutton was investigated by the FBI in the 1980s for allegedly taking a bribe from Genovese capo William "Billy the Butcher" Masselli in exchange...
500G Midtown gem robbery
A brazen armed thug knocked off a Midtown jewelry store for $500,000 in cash and baubles, sources said. The thief, packing a black revolver, stormed into Zales on Fifth Avenue...
Outcast cops still rake it in
The NYPD keeps 300 cops on the payroll at an annual cost to taxpayers of $22 million, though police brass don't trust them enough to give them guns or badges,...
Tragic-bus scene rites
Tearful loved ones of those killed in the horrific bus crash on a Bronx highway left food in takeout containers and other offerings at the scene yesterday for the spirits...
Woods scores a new blonde
Tiger's back on the prowl. Randy duffer Tiger Woods has gotten his paws on a beautiful, young blonde -- a Florida college student who's the stepdaughter of a major sports-agency...
Can't count on gov't for jobless number
Dear John: Stay on top of this babble about the job market. I, and others, don't believe a word of it. It's like generals in a war saying all the...
See Spot owner run to class
A state lawmaker wants all dog owners to sit and stay -- in mandatory obedience school. State Sen. Ruben Diaz, master of a 7-year-old sweater-wearing Pekinese named Chewie and a...
Lotsa 'Gotcha!' pics accompany 311 complaints
New Yorkers are turning into high-tech snitches. The number of city residents uploading photos and videos as evidence to go with their 311 complaints about neighborhood nuisances, lazy landlords and...
Tiger Woods' ex-mistress now a private eye
She certainly has under-cover experience. Rachel Uchitel, whose affair with Tiger Woods helped break up his marriage, is trading her high heels for gumshoes. Uchitel, 36, hits the Big Apple...
Son of Bronx mom found dead grieving on his 11th birthday
It was a heartbreaking birthday. "What makes me really sad is my birthday is Friday," Michael Adovasio sobbed to a teacher at his Bronx school, "and my mom always makes...
Hit-run in Queens
A man was clinging to life last night after he was struck by a hit-run driver in Queens, sources said. The unidentified victim, 30, was hit by a green Honda...
Banks hiring
It's dog eat dog at New York's money temples. Wall Street firms are coming out of the financial black hole leaner and meaner than in the past. But don't shed...
Katz's take sign
To many who know him, Saul Katz, co-founder of Sterling Equities and co-owner of the New York Mets, comes off as an arrogant, self-important man who will repeatedly tell you...
Toxic food fright
Excessive radiation levels in spinach and milk from farms close to the damaged nuclear reactors in northern Japan sent a fresh wave of panic across a nation already overwhelmed by...
TV anchor's away with $$
Don't bank on this friendship any longer. Alex Witt, a blonde, blue- eyed weekend anchor for MSNBC, is being sued by her former best friend for failing to repay a...
State $laps nursing homes on Medicaid bills
The state Medicaid Inspector General's Office has walloped seven city nursing homes with big fees and fines for wrongly billing Medicaid for empty beds. Initial IG reports found the three...
Big $$ overrun on City over-Hall
The cost of renovating City Hall has zoomed another 12 percent to an eye-popping $119 million, leading officials to abandon plans made just a year ago to install solar panels...
Ellis Is. honcho in Iran $candal
The group in charge of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor -- bestowed on such icons as Ronald Reagan, Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra -- is being sullied by...
Nonprofit boss booted
The scandal-scarred head of a Washington Heights nonprofit has been permanently booted. According to a court order, Moises Perez can no longer have a role in Alianza Dominicana, a mismanaged...
Jones' novel 'View' of gabfest
Former talk-show host Star Jones, fired for her famous tussles with Barbara Walters on and off the set of "The View," has written "Satan's Sisters: A Novel Work of Fiction."...
What about Bill?
In Peggy Noonan’s review of Donald Rumsfeld’s book, she rants and raves about weapons of mass destruction, 9/11 and how everyone was to blame for not killing Osama bin Laden...
The Body politic
On July 23, 2009, FBI agents descended on New York and New Jersey, arresting more than 40 politicians and Orthodox rabbis in the largest federal corruption case ever in New...
Anti-Semite centerfold
Veteran reporter Helen Thomas turned up in Playboy magazine this month (fully clothed, don’t worry) as part of her ongoing anti-Semitic publicity tour. The former “dean” of the White House...
The child of Chernobyl
“Chernobyl” was a common noun for Belarussians born after 1986, before we learned it was the name of a place. It was the explanation given for one girl at my...
Frack, baby, frack!
In three months, a statewide ban on all natural gas drilling comes to an end. But will Gov. Cuomo allow developers to begin tapping the rich Marcellus Shale — and...
Fuzzy math
The union mobs may have quieted down in Wisconsin but the collective-bargaining argument isn’t going away. Now some academic types are arguing that collective bargaining rights for teachers is good...
The gospel according to all
It is remarkable that many scholars will reject the Gospels on the basis of their textual criticism, yet accept works which are far more problematic, apparently because they agree with...
Eddie Van Headcase
I had been waiting at Eddie’s 5150 Studios for more than an hour when he finally showed up. I hadn’t seen him in 10 years. He looked like he hadn’t...
Hillary's war
This past week, Hillary Clinton and a political analyst who famously called her a “monster” teamed up to convince President Obama to act in Libya. When Samantha Power said Mrs....
In my library: Gloria Steinem
This is what 76 looks like. While Gloria Steinem is known for her years as a journalist, activist and feminist, she’s been dogged by the catchphrase she coined, in a...
Lost at CSEA
Narrow reporting on abuse in the state developmental-disabilities system presents the public with a distorted view of the care provided to individuals by thousands of dedicated employees who have never...
Child’s play
I sincerely hope that Nicole Imprescia is successful in her suit against York Avenue Preschool. Not because she deserves it, because her daughter, Lucia, will need it for therapy. The...
Required reading
Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell (Riverhead) Not just anyone can come up with a phrase like “fourth-month orgy of imperialism” and make it sound, well, kinda funny. Sarah Vowell can,...
Avenues school
The chatter among well-to-do New York parents is the plan for Avenues: The World School on Manhattan’s West Side. Avenues, a for-profit K-12 institution, won’t open until 2012, but its...
The AG shows sense
Is Attorney General Eric Schneiderman taking tips from The Post? Sure seems like it — and kudos to him. The AG has issued subpoenas to two dubious Queens nonprofits —...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS ANDREW MASON Groupon founder, who turned down Google’s $6B offer, is now eyeing a $25B IPO. ALAN MULALLY Ford Motor rewards hard-working CEO with shares worth $56.5M. WARREN BUFFETT...
Not weird but true
There was a small story in your “Weird but True” section on March 16 regarding Christians who are giving up Facebook for Lent. Lent is about making a sacrifice of...
Trainer, not refs, making call on concussions
PITTSBURGH -- The five-point concussion protocol adopted this week by the NHL operates on the honor system, with club medical personnel on their own without official oversight in determining whether...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 1m&70yds; $17,000; clm($7,500); 4up(f) UP UP AWAY faces conditioned claimers for the first time after tiring badly in the mud in state-bred allowance. GOODGOLLYMISSDOLLY switches to Dominguez...
Tomorrow's Philadelphia Parx Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $24,000; clm($10,000); 3YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Wild Luna(L),117E Perez 5-12Help Me to Help U(L),117R Chiappe 8-13Tweet(L),117E Vaz 3-14Sammzilla(L),117R Bracho 5-25Classy Senorita(L),119Crmche...
Graded entries
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $25,000; clm($20,000); 3YO PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 1 StrmnPrdPpa(L),122 VEspna 5-1-3 2-1 3 Tribal Wish(L),118 MPdrza 1-4-6 4-1 2 Courtside(L),120 JRosro 8-1-5...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing12:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Jeff Byrd 500FOX3 p.m.MotoGP World Championship:Grand Prix of QatarSPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Yankees at PhilliesWCBS (880 AM)1 p.m.Cardinals at Red SoxMLBN4 p.m.Dodgers at White SoxWGN*Basketball11 a.m.NIT, second round:Wichita...
DiPietro lifts Islanders in return
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Rick DiPietro finally beat the Panthers. Frans Nielsen and P.A. Parenteau scored in the shootout to lift the Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Panthers last...
Storm fizzling out
* As a St. John's fan, the thrashing they took from underdog Gonzaga was hard to watch. They can't blame it all on the loss of forward D.J. Kennedy to...
Desperate Devils need Kovalchuk to carry them
It's time. Time for The Big Shot to exert his influence. Time for the guy with the preposterous contract to revive the expiring Preposterous Dream. The Devils' playoff hopes are...
Analysis
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $20,500; alw; 4up COACH GRAVY finished third in last start on dirt. I'M IT WAYNE finished second...
Vet additions gain traction on Yanks
TAMPA -- At one point this winter, it seemed like Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was drafting a fantasy team from 2004 rather than assembling a roster for 2011. Mark...
Parx Results
FIRST- 7 fur; $23,000; cl; 4up4AndrsAthna (Crmche) 3.002.402.106Keystone Lady (Flores)6.804.205KmbrlyDmnd (HpshreJr.)2.10 Off 12:26. Time 1:26.73. Fast. * Exacta (4-6) $15.80 * Trifecta (4-6-5) $31.80Winner picked by Vic C.SECOND- 1 1/16m;...
Rambis' shoddy coaching big reason for end of Love's streak
What were the odds of Kevin Love's double- double streak ending at 53 Sunday with a reeking, 100-77, thud -- six points, a dozen rebounds in 33 minutes -- against...
Isringhausen may land Mets' eighth-inning job
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jason Isringhausen is long removed from Generation K, but could soon be heralded as an Eighth Wonder. The 38-year-old right-hander has wowed the Mets so much...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST- 1 1/8m; $16,200; cl; 3up7Tpnintovctry (Esqln) 41.2016.808.401Broken Sound (Madrid)10.607.008Big Polk a Dot (Prado)3.80 Off 12:59. Time 1:51.39. Fast. * Exacta (7-1) $487.40 * $1 Superfecta (7-1-8-9) $14,460.30 * $1...
NFL players rip offer in letter
NEW ORLEANS -- The Big Easy is more like the Big Queasy for NFL owners as they convene here today for their first annual meeting since the labor showdown entered...
Source: Carmelo was ticked at referees, not D'Antoni
MILWAUKEE -- Carmelo Anthony was not pouting at Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni or his teammates. He was not ticked he took just 12 shots in Detroit Friday night. According to...
Garcia falling out of 5th place
TAMPA -- Freddy Garcia might have fallen further behind in the battle for a spot in the Yankees' starting rotation with his second consecutive poor outing yesterday. The Blue Jays...
Burnett gets nod as No. 2
TAMPA -- The Yankees gave A.J. Burnett a vote of confidence yesterday, naming him the No. 2 starter. Phil Hughes will be the third starter. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said...
Mets fans rejoice as Ollie serves up 2 homers
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Oliver Perez can run from right-handed hitters, but he can't hide. Yesterday he put the "p-u" in putrid lefty, with a rancid performance against the Nationals...
Stoudemire set for another meeting with nemesis Skiles
MILWAUKEE -- Amar'e Stoudemire and Bucks coach Scott Skiles share the stage today at Bradley Center, their feud still simmering. Stoudemire indicated Skiles after their last meeting in Milwaukee in...
Aqueduct Charts
March 19, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 fur; $18,000; clm; 4upOff: 1:00 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 24.28, 48.25, 1: 1:12.34.Trainer: David JacobsonHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsCoaltown Legend123546511hdCohen2.05Dealing Lucky1236121122Vlasquez2.55Studley118723313½Castro2.85Castle Harbour1203312hd42Alvrdo12.40Kiln Creek113255415¾Pedroza27.50Dantastic118477761Luzzi11.60Wadi...
Nets weighing Deron shutdown
Deron Williams is frustrated mentally and physically from the unrelenting problem with his right wrist. After Williams' exasperation reached a new peak when yet another fall on Friday aggravated the...
Rangers goalie battling stiff neck, questionable vs. Penguins
PITTSBURGH -- So as Henrik Lundqvist was still having trouble yesterday afternoon moving what he described as a "still very stiff" neck before making the flight for this afternoon's match...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST- mile; pace; $19,000; clm5VsvioGrnde (Gngrs) 8.803.803.406Most Happy Keene (Allard)4.203.001Zander Massimo (Pierce)3.80* Ext.(5-6) $37.40 * Tri. (5-6-1) $158.40SECOND- mile; pace; $12,500; cond4Blue Claw (Gingras) 11.605.203.205Majestic Jackpot (Pierce)6.604.807Sam Hill (AMiller)8.00* Exacta...
Sports shorts
NIT: N'western bounces BC in quarters After falling short again in its try for a first-ever NCAA berth, Northwestern reached the NIT's third round by beating Boston College 85-67 in...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballThird RoundTodayAt Charlotte, N.C.FavoriteLine UnderdogDuke11½ (136)MichiganNorth Car.3½ (157½)WashingtonAt ClevelandOhio St.10½ (135½)Geo. MasonSyracuse5 (140½)MarquetteAt ChicagoNotre Dame5 (133½)Florida St.Purdue9 (135)VCUAt Tulsa, Okla.Texas5½ (139)ArizonaKansas8½ (143½)IllinoisRegional SemifinalsThursdayAt New OrleansFlorida2 (148)BYUWisconsin5 (125)ButlerAt Anaheim, Calif.San...
Red Bulls open season with win
Juan Agudelo's four-month long trip to Cloud 9 continues. The teenage phenom, who burst onto the scene in November and scored a goal in his first appearance with the United...
Fluke regulations a tricky issue
The big issue this spring has been what will New York's fluke regulations be like this season. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Council met last December...
Vic C.'s Philadelphia Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $22,000; clm; 4up5-Hadley'sHarbr 1181-Stormy Tori 1112-Inezmysunshne 1186-Nicchnkfchnge 1113-Cute Z Gaitor 1187-Anearful 1184-Isle 118SECOND-5 ½ fur; $20,000; clm; 4up1-a-MissDuckhrn 1222-LivinFstfrwrd 1155-Destiny Road 1173-Whisper Alley 1226-MidnightSerch 1224-ClassyConcern...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 20MONMar. 21TUEMar. 22WEDMar. 23THUMar. 24FRIMar. 25SATMar. 26KnicksMilwaukee3:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AMBos.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEOrl.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEMilw.7:30MSGESPNChar.7:00MSGESPNNetsWashington1:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMInd.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEClev.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEOrl.7:00YESWBBRAtl.7:00YESWBBRRangersPittsburgh12:30TV -- NBCRadio--WNYM 970 AMNOGAMEFla.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEOtt.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEBos.1:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEAtl.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEPhi.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsColumbus5:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEBos.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WFANBuff.7:00MSG+2WFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEClmb.4:00No TV
This week's couple: Eastern block
Simon, a 24-year-old IT consultant, and Kiersten, a 22-year-old junior media planner, shared drinks and appetizers at the new SoHo lounge Lair. While they swapped the first-date basics, they learned...
Weird but true
A 405-pound American sumo wrestler is trying to officially become the heaviest person ever to finish a marathon. Kelly Gneiting reportedly completed the LA Marathon in 2008 in 12 hours,...
Ask Ashley: One man and a baby?
I’m 42, single and cherish the freedom of being single. I come and go as I please. I treat myself to the good life. I fear the “ball and chain”...
Meet market: Bikram hottie sweats guys who keep her warm
Alexandra, a 24-year-old student, likes to relax with a hot yoga class. When she’s not steaming it up in downward dog, she’s looking for a real warrior to get her...
Top 5 ways to shop for dates while shopping for bulk
According to cart-pushing cuties at Costco “Say, ‘I also give out free samples … back at my place.’ ”— John “Pick up a giant cereal box and say, ‘Don’t worry,...
'Dumb play' spells end of line for Panthers
WASHINGTON -- As he sat in front of his locker 20 minutes after his foul on Butler's Matt Howard ended Pittsburgh's season, junior forward Nasir Robinson couldn't explain what happened....
Fouls, last-second free throw put Butler over Pittsburgh and into Sweet 16
WASHINGTON -- When Andrew Smith's layup dropped through the hoop with 2.2 seconds left to give Butler a 70-69 lead over Pittsburgh, it looked like Butler had pulled off yet...
Fredette propels BYU into Sweet 16
DENVER -- They screamed his name, they could not take their eyes off him, they watched with mouths agape. This wasn't some playground of dreams in Glens Falls, N.Y., this...
Patriots eye '06-like tournament run
CLEVELAND -- Coach Jim Larranaga is still reaping the benefits of George Mason's 2006 Final Four run. Instead of having to recruit almost exclusively in the Virginia area, the Bronx...
Air Force hero lifts Florida State
CHICAGO -- Notre Dame's third-round NCAA tournament game versus Florida State is a tantalizing clash between the Fighting Irish's unique motion offense and the Seminoles' nation-leading defense. It is a...
Aztecs nip Owls in double OT
TUCSON, Ariz. -- San Diego State couldn't shoot straight most of the night and turned ball over at the worst of times. Then, a final burst of magnificent athleticism allowed...
Source: SJU's Dunlap on Fresno St. radar
St. John's might lose one of the key members of its coaching staff, The Post has learned. Assistant coach Mike Dunlap, considered one of the sharpest X's and O's coaches...
Former CTK star carries Florida into Sweet 16
TAMPA, Fla. -- After an unsettling hiatus, Florida basketball is back where it belongs -- deep into the NCAA tournament. Gator Nation, not long ago spoiled by back-to-back national championships,...
Calipari's Wildcats get best of Huggins' Mountaineers
TAMPA, Fla. -- When it was finally over yesterday, when Kentucky finally had beaten West Virginia 71-63 at the St. Pete Times Forum to advance to the NCAA tournament's Sweet...
Kemba's 33 help UConn stay alive
WASHINGTON -- Two weeks ago, the Connecticut Huskies had lost two straight games to end the regular season, and were headed to the Big East tournament as the ninth seed....
Richmond rolls over Morehead State
DENVER -- Minutes after Richmond beat Morehead State to advance to the Sweet 16, a team manager came rushing out of the team locker room and breathlessly said to an...
Juan Baby Juan: Agudelo lifts Red Bulls over Seattle
Juan Agudelo’s four-month long trip to Cloud 9 continues. The teenage phenom, who burst onto the scene in November and scored a goal in his first appearance with the United...
Environmentally sound: Eagles looking to fly high in 2011
Most coaches would have fired off an angry e-mail as soon as they saw Environmental Studies’ crossover slate this season. The Eagles have defending champion James Madison, Queens power Francis...
New look St. Edmund working to build off success
St. Edmund had the benefit of senior leadership last season, but this year have the promise of youth around a veteran core. Pitcher Emma Ferington and catcher Casey Scalfani were...
Teemu Tainio terrific in Red Bull debut
Teen Juan Agudelo scored a brilliant goal to give the Red Bulls a 1-0 win in arguably their most highly-anticipated opener since their debut. But behind both the score that...
Sutton saves Red Bulls in season opener
When Red Bull coach Hans Backe benched keeper Bouna Coundoul after setting a team-record for clean sheets last year, going instead with his backup Greg Sutton in tonight’s season opener, many questioned...
Gon'-ers! BYU bounces Gonzaga, 89-67
DENVER — Look out Big Easy. Here comes The Jimmer. Jimmer Fredette scored 34 points Saturday to lift third-seeded Brigham Young to an 89-67 victory over 11th-seeded Gonzaga and send...
Islanders sink Panthers in shootout, 4-3
SUNRISE, Fla. — Frans Nielsen and P.A. Parenteau scored in the shootout to lift the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Sergei...
One is enough: Free throw sends Butler over Pitt, 71-70
WASHINGTON — Matt Howard made one free throw with 0.8 seconds left to cap a wild final sequence, and Butler added another amazing victory to its list of NCAA tournament...
San Diego State beats Temple in double OT, 71-64
TUCSON, Ariz. — One last burst of magnificent athleticism finally did it for San Diego State. Billy White had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard sealed San Diego...
PSAL Class A boys basketball finals preview
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Sunday’s Class A final between No. 1 Midwood and No. 2 Long Island City at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. To...
PSAL Class B boys basketball finals preview
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Sunday’s Class B final between No. 1 Frederick Douglass Academy III and No. 2 Pathways at St. Francis College in Brooklyn....
