May 1, 2011
Murdered woman found in parked LI car
A woman was murdered and her body left in a car in an office parking lot in Lynbrook, LI, authorities said today. A Lynbrook cop on patrol found the unidentified...
Westminster Abbey royally ticked at 'cartwheeling verger': reports
LONDON -- A cartwheeling church caretaker's televised display of joy after the royal wedding may have brought smiles to thousands worldwide, but it appears not everyone is so amused Sunday,...
Tea fave Rubio: 'No way' I'll run in 2012
WASHINGTON — First-term GOP Sen. Marco Rubio says he won't be on the Republican presidential ticket in 2012 under any circumstances. The tea party favorite dismisses talk that he could...
Mayor Mike: Immigrants could save stricken Detroit
DETROIT — New York's mayor says Detroit should lift its lamp as a beacon for new immigrants as a way to counter its drastic population losses. Mayor Michael Bloomberg floated...
GOP senators defend strikes on Libya leader
WASHINGTON -- Several Republican senators today defended the air strikes that hit a house where Moammar Khadafy was staying, with one senior lawmaker calling for greater US involvement to force...
Randolph's 34 leads Grizzlies over Thunder in Game 1
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Zach Randolph had 34 points and 10 rebounds, Marc Gasol added 20 points and 13 boards, and the Memphis Grizzlies overpowered the Oklahoma City Thunder inside for...
Paulino leads Mets past Phillies in 14
PHILADELPHIA — Ronny Paulino had a career-high five hits in his first start for the Mets, including a go-ahead double in the 14th inning, and New York beat the Philadelphia...
Shuttle Endeavour's last launch postponed
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour's final launch is off until at least the end of the week because technicians need to replace a switch box in the engine...
Red Bulls tired but still tough
Whether it was fatigue as Hans Backe claimed, or simply the loss of Teemu Tainio and Luke Rodgers at halftime, the Red Bulls were sloppy in possession and slow to...
Libyan vandals trash embassies in wake of Khadafy strike
TRIPOLI, Libya — Vandals attacked the Italian and British embassies in the Libyan capital Sunday, hours after Moammar Gadhafi escaped a NATO missile strike that officials said killed one of...
Man shocked by Taser, dies, in dustup with Conn. cops
WATERBURY, Conn. — A man has died in custody in Waterbury shortly after police say they used a Taser to subdue him. Police say the man, whose name has not...
Funny girl Sloane Crosley comes to BookCourt on May 12
Sloane Crosley loves reading to people — and it doesn’t even have to be her own work.“I’ve been known to get so excited about a short story and read it...
Get fit — the roller derby way!
Hey ladies, if you’re looking to get in shape, just put on some skates!Starting this Sunday, the Greenwood Playground will be home to Derby Fit, a roller derby league for...
Great weekend reads from our bookworms
The BookMark Shoppe’s pick: “Tweak”“Tweak “is the true story of a young man’s journey from hell to redemption. Nic Sheff led a privileged childhood, but that didn’t stop him from...
Broadway in Brooklyn! Narrows Community Theater does '42nd Street'
The Narrows Community Theater is putting on its tap shoes.The venerable Bay Ridge group stages “42nd Street,” a blockbuster musical about a blockbuster musical, starting on May 13.It’s a classic...
The Feelies sell out the Bell House — time to call in a favor from someone (anyone)!
— Meredith Delisomdeliso@cnglocal.com
12-year-old suicide bomber kills 4 in Afghanistan
KABUL -- A 12-year-old suicide bomber killed four people and wounded a dozen in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, while a Taliban clash with police left two civilians and two police...
Search on in Queens sex attacks (VIDEO)
Police are hunting for a sexual predator, who they believe is behind four recent attacks on women in Flushing. Cops yesterday released video footage of the attacker, who was caught...
Millwood opts out of Yankees contract
Kevin Millwood opted out of his contract with the Yankees Sunday after the team did not promote him to the major leagues, the team announced.The Yankees signed the veteran pitcher...
Braves' McDowell suspended two weeks for slurs
ATLANTA -- Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell was suspended for two weeks without pay Sunday by Major League Baseball for inappropriate comments and gestures he made toward fans before a...
Islanders' Martinek suffers concussion at Worlds
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Islanders defenseman Radek Martinek has been ruled out of the world hockey championship after sustaining a severe concussion in the Czech Republic's opening game against Latvia. Czech...
Uncle Mo good to go for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Uncle Mo is ready for the Kentucky Derby. And his owner is ready to bet on him. Big time. The 3-year-old colt put together what trainer Todd...
Yankees manager 'curious' to learn Hughes' test results
The Yankees hope to have a more conclusive diagnosis for ailing pitcher Phil Hughes after he meets with specialists in St. Louis on Monday. The young right-hander, who has gone...
Jets coach fires back at Giants PR chief
Rex Ryan doesn’t sound too intimidated by Giants PR chief Pat Hanlon.Hanlon ripped the Jets coach’s Super Bowl boasts on Twitter this weekend, and Ryan responded Monday while promoting the...
Bergtraum's Reese tabs Temple as college choice
Murry Bergtraum forward Shaniqua Reese committed to Temple University to play women’s basketball Sunday morning and will sign a National Letter of Intent with the Owls on Tuesday, she told...
Flyers' Stanley Cup chances doomed by goaltending
Fuhgeddaboudit, FlyersOn one glove, you could say the Philadelphia Flyers have the Boston Bruins right where they want them one game into their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Flyers gave...
NJ woman run over by own car, killed
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Investigators say an elderly woman died after she was run over by her own car at a northern New Jersey restaurant this weekend. It appears that 79-year-old...
Granderson's home run lifts Yankees over Blue Jays
Curtis Granderson began making subtle changes to his swing last season, trying to simplify his approach by taking the excess movement out of it. The changes have sure taken root...
TCM Fest: 'Hoop-La'
The Museum of Modern Art brought its lovely new restoration of Frank Lloyd's "Hoopa-La'' to the Turner Classic Film Festival. Turner was one of the underwriters for this photochemical restoration...
TCM Fest: 'Kane,' 'Tiffany's' look fabulous in new restorations
Aside from "The Wizard of Oz'' at the New York FIlm Festival, "Metropolis'' at Film Forum and a couple of repertory series at Symphony Series, it's still fairly rare to...
Jets draft Alabama QB McElroy
The Jets struck gold with a quarterback from Alabama once, and they took another in the seventh round of yesterday’s NFL Draft. Greg McElroy, who led the Crimson Tide to...
Britain's official residence in Tripoli reportedly destroyed by Khadafy regime
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Britain said Sunday it was investigating reports that its official residence in the Libyan capital Tripoli was attacked and destroyed by Moammar Khadafy's regime, Sky News reported....
Nearly 23 million Americans watched royal wedding
Nearly 23 million Americans rose early on Friday to watch Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot. The Nielsen Co. said the 22.76 million viewers were spread out over...
Talk about a beer bar!
The best way to wash away your beer stench after a night of drinking is — more beer.The Brooklyn Brewery has teamed up with a Williamsburg soap maker to sell...
Pope Benedict XVI beatifies Pope John Paul II before 1.5 million people
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II before 1.5 million faithful in St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step...
PSAL/Private baseball roundup: Cali pitches Madison past Fort Hamilton
Joe Cali delivered 6-1/3 sterling innings, striking out three and allowing three earned runs, as James Madison bested Fort Hamilton, 8-3, Saturday afternoon in a meeting of Brooklyn baseball powers....
NFL stars convene at George Washington for 'Let Us Play' clinic
Victor Jerez hears about his diet and his workout regimen from George Washington football coach Fred Caprista all the time. He listens and accepts the direction – it’s why the...
Obama mocks Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Maybe President Obama should deliver next year’s State of the Union at the Friars Club. Last night, the commander in chief unfurled a string of sharp-as-a-tack one-liners at the annual...
Breaking down first month of Yankees season
The best thing the Yankees had going for them in April was the Red Sox slobbering all over themselves. A 15-9 record was the best in the AL East, but...
Obama takes on Trump, GOP rivals and Matt Damon at White House Correspondents dinner
WASHINGTON -- The commander-in-chief turned comedian-in-chief Saturday night as Barack Obama invented a few conspiracy theories of his own for his prospective 2012 GOP challengers during his speech at the...
Mets back on 'skid' row after losing to Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — The best man at yesterday’s Roy-al shredding wasn’t Jonathon Niese. On most days the Mets would have been downright giddy over the performance they received from Niese for...
Mets' Pelfrey could learn from Phillies' unflappable ace
PHILADELPHIA — Mike Pelfrey can barely find his way out of the fifth inning for the Mets and Johan Santana is still in Port St. Lucie, attempting to comeback from...
The Rumble
Meet the Prez N.Y. stars get half hour with ‘O’ Even before meeting a Prince (Amukamara), Justin Tuck got to meet a president — Barack Obama. It happened Wednesday night...
Great start for Yankees’, Mets’ oldies & gimps
If you are heading toward Florida to seek the Fountain of Youth here is some advice: Stop. Circle back. You might want to redo your itinerary. Forget Lourdes and consider...
Repole would only buy Mets if he could run them
Mike Repole is out of the sweepstakes to become a Mets minority owner, but that doesn’t mean the Queens native has ruled out owning his beloved team in the future....
A day with New York business & sports dynamo Mike Repole
He owns two horses that likely will run in the Kentucky Derby, including a favorite in Uncle Mo. He would like to own the Mets one day, and he sat...
Waldman oblivious to interleague reality
During Monday’s Yankees radio broadcast, Suzyn Waldman ran down the day’s NL schedule noting that “old friend, Ian Kennedy [ex-Yankee]” was starting for Arizona, and “old friend Dustin Moseley [ex-Yankee]”...
A-Rod goes first in all-N.Y. draft
Here's the problem with drafts: I understand why elite athletes in every sport would think they are evil. Think about how limiting our own professional lives would be if we...
Steve Serby grades the 2011 NFL Draft picks
If — and it’s always a big if — Tom Coughlin finds lightning in this troubled bottle named Marvin Austin and Rex Ryan can hire Kris Jenkins as club babysitter...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Prince Amukamara
The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Giants' No. 1 pick, a 21-year-old cornerback from Nebraska. Q: The transformation you undergo when you put the uniform on? A: People give...
Giants add to offense, linebacker corps in last rounds
The Giants never have joined in the Wildcat fun that many NFL offenses use as a change of pace, inserting a receiver or running back at quarterback to provide a...
Jets' running back, returner picks ominous for Tomlinson, Smith
The Jets raised some questions as they searched for answers on the final day of the NFL Draft. They took players in the fourth and fifth rounds who could lead...
Don’t rush to judge Jets’ troubled pick
The announcement of the Jets’ third-round draft selection of Kenrick Ellis had barely finished echoing through Radio City Music Hall late Friday night when the knee-jerk reactionaries scurried out of...
Tainio quietly excels for Red Bulls
With Thierry Henry, Juan Agudelo, Luke Rodgers and Dwayne De Rosario, the Red Bulls arguably have the most dangerous attacking squad in Major League Soccer. But in many ways, Finnish...
Rodgers, Coundoul lead Red Bulls to a 1-0 win, first place
Luke Rodgers knew his gimpy right knee would only last a half, if that; yet he still mustered the only goal of the evening, a predatory strike to give his...
Shakespeare revisited
What would Shakespeare think? The Taiwanese movie "Juliets" (2010) -- unreeling at Lincoln Center -- presents three unique riffs on the Bard's "Romeo and Juliet," each set in a different...
Bridge
A Friend of mine was in the process of buying a life-insurance policy when his marriage hit a rocky patch. His application for the insurance read thus: -- Beneficiary: wife....
Repeat is sweet
No one had captured two straight US Champion ship titles since the Reagan administration -- but Gata Kamsky managed the feat this week with a workman-like performance in St. Louis....
Jodie’s Mel-odrama
Consider for a moment just how unbelievably strange everything about “The Beaver” is. Its lead character can only communicate through a furry puppet he finds in a Dumpster. When the...
An affair to remember
Emma Forrest’s new memoir, “Your Voice in My Head,” out Tuesday, is a story of grief — over both the death of a beloved therapist who helped her recover from...
Nick of time
While writing the songs for Fleetwood Mac’s classic 1977 album “Rumours,” which remains one of the top 10 best-selling albums in US history, the group was inspired by enough relationship...
Bob’s rock ’n’ roll riot
By 1964, Bob Dylan was so revered at the Newport Folk Festival that he freely walked the festival grounds with his girlfriend, Joan Baez, while randomly cracking a bullwhip. One...
The Norse whisperer
When Chris Hemsworth becomes a huge movie star following Friday’s release of “Thor,” as most of the early reviews suggest he will, the actor will have his mother to thank....
Rebel cabaret
As Leslie Kritzer puts it, “I’m not a name, but I’m known.” After playing Broadway in “Legally Blonde,” “A Catered Affair” and “Sondheim on Sondheim,” the 33-year-old’s giving away more...
Married to the 'mob'
Renee Graziano finally can tell all. The VH1 reality series, which premiered April 17, has freed Graziano, 41, to talk about her life as the daughter of Anthony “The Little...
Dead girl talking
Chandra Levy disappeared 10 years ago this week, and TLC has cooked up a docudrama that will remind viewers how long it took to find her killer — and how...
Disney flicks get raves on Ch. 7
If stench is a polite word for stink, let’s stick with stink. The stench of stink is too strong, these days, for better. Last week, Ch. 7 News entertainment reporter...
Don't miss
Gay's 'anatomy' AS Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona’s (Jessica Capshaw) wedding approaches, the gals quickly realize that the day they’ve been looking forward to is not turning out the way...
In for the kill
Sweden’s best export this TV season is actor Joel Kinnaman, co-star of the addictive AMC mystery series “The Killing.” With his hollow eyes and air of lanky menace, he slips...
Reel good
NOTES ON A SCANDAL (2006) Tuesday, 11:30 a.m., IFC Nearly unbearable tensions arise when a newly-hired high school art teacher (Cate Blanchett), who’s married to an older man, starts an...
'Treme' enforces law and order
Mama takes a look at three of TV's smartest shows, two of which bow out for the season in the coming week: * "Treme" (Sun., 10 p.m., HBO) If you...
Here comes the sunchoke
While we’re still waiting for the spring weather to officially settle in, there’s a little bit of sunshine to be found on your dinner plate: Sunchokes, the edible root of...
Glamour grrrrls
Like any model, Mallory, Heart and Myrtle adapt easily to the mood of a typical NYC fashion shoot: Mallory tries to snag a pink tulle number off the stylist’s table,...
Buy his sculpture or he'll shoot a dog
A sculptor with a stone-cold act of animal cruelty in his past has stirred up a roaring controversy over whether his work should adorn a public library. Eccentric, Brooklyn-based artist...
Demi-Bruce kid in booze bust
She's too precocious for her own good. The 17-year-old daughter of Hollywood power couple Demi Moore and Bruce Willis was busted Friday night in Los Angeles for possession of alcohol,...
Deaths top 350 in tornado nightmare
PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. -- The death toll from the second deadliest US tornado outbreak on record rose above 350 yesterday, as thousands of survivors camped out in the shattered shells...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death by his ex-girlfriend in East New York, police said. The victim, Peter Gomez, was arguing with 40-year-old former flame Petrua Singh in...
'Spring' time for Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban insurgents yesterday announced the launch of their spring offensive as international troops gear up to hand control to home-grown forces. Referring to itself as "the leading...
For-'higher' cabbies canned
These taxi drivers were really flying. The city Taxi and Limousine Commission yanked 43 hack licenses from cabbies who flunked a mandatory annual drug test last year, The Post has...
Royal couple spend weekend away before William goes back to work
So much for storybook fairy tales -- it's back to the royal grind. Dashing Prince William and gorgeous bride Kate Middleton are reportedly spending their wedding weekend at Balmoral Castle...
Why bullets flew at Holland Tunnel
To cops, it seemed like another traffic stop in the Holland Tunnel -- but to the men in the car, it looked like they were about to get a ticket...
Buffett's stox-flap flip-flop
Even when praised as the "Oracle of Omaha," Warren Buffett has always tried to act humble -- but perhaps not as humble as at yesterday's annual meeting of his holding...
Old oracle still cracks wise
After dealing with the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the hundreds of tornadoes in the South, Berkshire Hathaway's insurance companies had an underwriting loss of $821 million in the...
Putting 'mute' in commute
On a recent trip aboard an Amtrak train from Boston to New York City, a passenger gingerly opened up a bag of Baked Lays to enjoy an afternoon snack. He...
Lowering the bar
Shield your eyes, Eloise! The Plaza hotel's stately Oak Room and Bar has degenerated into a bawdy bistro of half-naked burlesque dancers behaving in ways that would make a sailor,...
GZ mosque deadbeat claim
The developer of the proposed Ground Zero mosque still can't seem to pay his bills. In 2009, Sharif El-Gamal and his company, Soho Properties, agreed to settle an eviction claim...
Steven Tyler rocked this way!
You only live once -- unless you're Steven Tyler. He's had three lives -- '70s rock god, '90s comeback kid, and now, resident jester on "American Idol." It's amazing Tyler...
Spitzer's spite
When Bertil Lundqvist, the gen eral counsel of C.V. Starr & Co., got the call from Eliot Spitzer, he was contemplating getting out a little early. It was a Friday...
We need to be wedded to something British
There is nothing like a Royal Wedding to inspire the Anglophile in all of us, and the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was no exception. It...
NJ Transit can't stop yappin'
The Garden State doesn't know how to shut up. New Jersey Transit debuted its own "Quiet Commute" program in January, adding a silent section to all trains in and out...
MTA 'clocks' bus big with her own E-ZPass
Maybe she should have taken the bus. A top NYC Transit official is in hot water after agency investigators used her company car's E-ZPass records to trace her alleged early...
New deadly Syria attack
Syrian troops killed four people yesterday while storming a mosque that became a focal point for protesters in the besieged southern city of Daraa, and security forces in Damascus kept...
Boat drifter's 3-hr. tour
A boater who became disoriented while traveling alone between New York and New Jersey yesterday was found unharmed after three hours. Authorities say the wrong-way waterman, whose name was not...
John Paul near sainthood
He's already a saint in the hearts of millions around the world -- and the Catholic Church is now well on its way to making it official. An estimated 200,000...
Case 'diss'missed: Judge rips crane ax
The Manhattan judge who infuriated city officials last year by blocking the layoffs of 150 hospital workers is now scolding the Buildings Department for revoking the license of a crane...
Welcome to the old folks Home
A new wave of older Americans is going back to work. People like Jim Brett need to add some green to their golden years. Brett is 88 and works as...
Hosni might face death
Heads could start rolling in Egypt now that Hosni Mubarak is out of power. The country's justice minister said the ousted president could face the death penalty if he is...
Shocked at tax in my ConEd bill
Dear John: I am a 77-year-old widow living on a very fixed income. Imagine my surprise when I scanned my Con Edison bill and saw a new temporary state tax...
'Drunk' driver kills 2 on LI
A possibly drunken driver killed two men when he hit another car yesterday on the Wantagh State Parkway in Levittown, State Police said. Oscar E. Ramirez-Lopez, 29, an undocumented immigrant...
App tracks how sociable you are
For small business owners and solo entrepreneurs, trying to track your popularity across multiple social networks by constantly checking each individual site can be time-consuming and ineffective. Follows gives you...
B'klyn gunman shoots woman
A 47-year-old woman was shot in Bedford-Stuyvesant, last night, police said. An assailant shot the woman in her right arm at around 5:40 p.m. at Gates Avenue and Nostrand Avenue....
Meet the dry cleaner to the stars at the center of the Diddy scandal
Until he arranged an ill-advised NYPD escort for Sean "Diddy" Combs last week, John Mahdessian, 45, was best known as one of the top dry cleaners in New York City,...
It's $hame on 'U.'
Queens College forgot to "never forget." Incompetent administrators at the CUNY school failed for two years to give out scholarships in memory of 9/11 victim Alexander Braginsky, claims his still-grieving...
It's 'ad' infinitum
The Gecko, the travails of Flo and the naming of a new voiceover for the Aflac duck have made news across the country, livening up an industry whose typical tube...
GZ tower is rising - really!
Freedom's rising. The tower at 1 World Trade Center has reached 64 stories and is growing by a story a week. For the first time, the skyscraper rising from Ground...
Glower girl is the Web's frown jewel
She's amazing Grace -- royal scene stealer and Internet meme. Grace van Cutsem, the royal wedding's pouty 3-year-old bridesmaid, was turning up everywhere yesterday -- with her now-famous frown appearing...
Lindsay eyes plea in theft
Lindsay Lohan has made peace with her fate. The troubled starlet -- who last week called her prison sentence "f--ked up" -- is set to plead no contest to misdemeanor...
Khadafy son killed
A NATO airstrike killed Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy's youngest son and three of his young grandchildren yesterday -- but the strongman, who was in the Tripoli house at the time,...
Grid greats are tragic kid's new heroes
NFL linebacker Ray Lewis and former cornerback Reggie Howard lent a helping hand to a 10-year-old Newburgh boy whose mother drowned herself and her other three children when she drove...
Midtown hotel death plunge
A woman plummeted to her death last night at a swank Midtown hotel, cops said. The unidentified woman fell around 10:40 p.m. at Hotel Cassa on West 45th Street near...
Payback's a beach
Back in the early '90s Jon Corzine was co-head of Goldman Sachs with Henry Paulson. One of the aspiring partners in 1992 was David Tepper working on the high-yield trading...
Cuomo is New York's undercover governor
Did you see what Gov. Cuomo did? Did you hear what he said? Of course, you didn't. Nobody did. That's the plan -- to be the stealth governor. It's a...
Gimme 'Macho' more!
This macho man wants his money, man. Victor Willis, the crooning cop in the seminal disco band the Village People, claims he's been stiffed out of $1.5 million in royalties...
It's become Zoo York
Snakes, iguanas and "sugar" bears, oh my. The city busted 42 New Yorkers for harboring weird, wild — and illegal — pets last year, including boa constrictors, pythons, turkeys, ducks...
No jail for EMT in 'kid sex'
An elite FDNY paramedic picked to be on hand when the president or other dignitaries are in town will escape jail time under a plea deal on charges he raped...
Blessed is the peacemaker
With hundreds of thousands of pilgrims packed into St. Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI today will officiate at the beatification of Pope John Paul II — elevating his predecessor to...
Free to burn
Derek Fenton gets the public to subsidize his extended vacation, plus a payoff of $25K in the name of the First Amendment (“ACLU Gets One Right,” Editorial, April 24). It’s...
Catholics & charters
Uniforms, zero tolerance for bullying, rigorous academics, character education and structured environment (“Charters ‘Nix 23%’ of Kids,” April 24). It’s called a “charter school,” but it sounds like Catholic school...
Unequal crimes
There’s an additional fatal flaw to the misguided hate-crime statutes (“Vengeful in Jersey,” Editorial, April 22): They demean and devalue the lives of non-favored victims. Other victims of harassment, based...
Doc holiday
The doctor is not in. The United States already faces a growing physician shortage. As our population ages, we require more and more intensive health care. At the same time,...
Easy for us to say
The Post’s advocacy of fracking must come easy (“Frack We Must,” Editorial, April 25). Drilling isn’t anywhere near your backyard, and you don’t have to live with the day-to-day impact....
The Empire strikes back
Just over 80 years ago, ground was broken on the site of the old Astoria Hotel, at 34th and Fifth, and the city’s most unlikely megaproject was begun. A scant...
Evel never dies
Evel The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend by Leigh Montville Doubleday His name now blurs into the haze of posterity. But in the late 1960s...
In my library: B. Smith
You hear about actresses being discovered at a lunch counter or restaurant — but rare is the restaurateur who lands a part that way. Nevertheless, that’s how B. Smith joined...
NATO’s weakness
NATO’s inability to stop Khadafy’s forces, coupled with the US military’s inevitable re-engagement in Libya, demonstrate a universally understood but politically-incorrect fact (“Libya Lose-Lose,” Editorial, April 24). The US military...
New York City prices up by 14% since last year
The price is not right. In addition to skyrocketing rent and gas prices, New Yorkers are being nickel and dimed to death, shelling out 21 cents more for a box...
Required reading
Play Like You Mean It by Rex Ryan with Don Yaeger (Doubleday) When loquacious Jets head coach Rex Ryan sits with David Letterman tomorrow night, don’t expect him to discuss...
The $100 million school that could remake Harlem
At this school, they will fill your brain — and your cavities. It’s a $100 million holistic Harlem complex meant to combine the latest research on how to provide the...
Slip of the tongue
You Are What You Speak Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity by Robert Lane Greene Delacorte Press Having made a living as a writer since I was...
Syri-us about nukes
Nearly four years after Israeli warplanes bombed a Syrian installation to rubble, the UN’s official nuclear watchdog agency finally admitted that the target was a secret nuclear reactor. It’s about...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS HOWARD SCHULTZ Starbucks boss helps java giant become No. 3 restaurant chain, while posting over $9B in sales. ALAN MULALLY Ford CEO celebrates best Q1 since ’98, selling more...
Tomorrow's Finger Lakes Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST4 ½ fur; $9,000; clm($7,500); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Bandit Lady(L),120P Nicol5-2-2Englehrt 6-53B J's a Honey,113C Amaro6-4-7Vazquez 20-14Chickatari(L),118J Skerrett1-5-2Gorham 6-15Greens...
Devils GM wants Hitchcock as coach: sources
So the name this time, the coach several sources have told Slap Shots that Lou Lamoriello intends to hire this summer, is Ken Hitchcock. And that makes perfect sense because...
Chain-Gang Green
* Who are the scouts for the Jets: Guards at Rikers Island? How about Gang Green change their uniforms to green and white stripes? JR CUMMINGS Manhattan Grid greed *...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur; $20,000; clm; 3up1aStrmy Lnda (Pedrza) 6.802.802.606Led Advantage (Espinoza)2.802.801aKiss My Swiss (Garcia) 6.802.802.60 * $1 Exacta (1-6) $7.90 * Quinella (1-6) $5.80 * $1 Superfecta (1-6-5-2) $66.50 * $1...
Celtics-Heat top strong Round 2 slate
The beauty of the NBA's best- of-seven playoff format is the best teams almost always advance from the first round. As Spurs coach Gregg Popovich underscored in his post-series press...
Calder Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:30 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $11,000; clm($10,000); 3upHOLY BLING closed to finish third at this distance and level. VOODOOINTHEVIBES drops in class after tiring...
No strategy help for players during lockout
If you want to know how much havoc -- and potentially how much damage -- the NFL's labor battle is inflicting on its on-field product, look no further than this...
Bruins cruise over Flyers
PHILADELPHIA -- David Krejci and Brad Marchand each scored two goals, and the Bruins took out their frustration from one of the great collapses in postseason history with a 7-3...
The Post Line
NBA Today Favorite Line Underdog THUNDER 6½ (197½) Grizzlies HEAT 5 (182) Celtics Tomorrow Favorite Line Underdog BULLS 8½ (178½) Hawks LAKERS 6 (189) Mavericks Odds to Win Series Favorite...
Belmont Charts
April 30, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 mile; $21,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:01 p.m.St.good, won drivingTime: 23.62, 46.94, 1:11.95, 1:37.31.Trainer: Patricia FarroHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsSpangled Star122266321½Dmnguez3.65Bulls and...
Sports shorts
BASEBALL: Nats' Zimmerman out 6 weeks Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman needs surgery for a torn abdominal muscle and is expected to miss six weeks. He originally went on the...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.MotoGP: Bwin Portugal Grand PrixSPEEDNoonIndyCar Series: Streets of Sao PaoloVS.Baseball1 p.m.Blue Jays at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)3 p.m.College: Auburn at South CarolinaESPN4 p.m.Cubs at DiamondbacksWGN8 p.m.Mets at PhilliesESPN,...
Yankees' Soriano has much-needed big rebound
Struggling players, to borrow from Tolstoy, all struggle in their own ways. Curtis Granderson had more downs than ups after joining the Yankees last season, but that doesn't mean he...
Burnett continues turnaround as Yankees beat Blue Jays
A.J. Burnett wasn't completely naked on the Yankee Stadium mound yesterday. The pinstripes ran north and south and the NY cap covered the shaggy moss. The fastball wasn't what he...
Animal Kingdom bound for Derby
Animal Kingdom, 2¾-length winner of the March 26 Spiral Stakes on Polytrack at Turfway Park, who has never raced on dirt, earned a starting berth in Saturday's 137th Kentucky Derby...
Patience pays off for Yankees' Cano
A good fastball travels from a pitcher's hand to the hitting zone in literally the blink of an eye. It is not exactly the kind of time period in which...
Giant letdown at end of Draft
When the NFL Draft is finally through the action doesn't stop. It actually heats up, with teams quickly and often frantically competing to contact and get agreements with players who...
Hondo not high on Lowe
Hondo lost two the hard way last night, with the Tigers getting nipped in the 13th and the Marlins coming down with a nasty case of Renteria in the 10th....
Beltran not taking breaks for Mets
PHILADELPHIA -- Carlos Beltran's durability has become less of an issue for the Mets with each passing game. After receiving days off from manager Terry Collins early in the season...
No news is good news for Walsh's Knicks job
The deadline for Knicks owner James Dolan to exercise the option on team president Donnie Walsh's final contractual year passed yesterday without a move, meaning the Knicks president likely is...
Inside the NFL Draft (Rounds 4-7)
WINNERS The day after getting Boise State WR Austin Pettis, the Rams got Hawaii WR Greg Salas. Unlike QBs who pile up big stats in the spread then flop in...
Draft full of problem players
It's the one area in describing an NFL Draft class where scouts never want to use the word "deep" -- character questions. Every class comes with problem children, legal woes...
Red Bulls back in first place
Luke Rodgers knew his sore right knee only would permit him to play one half last night, but he still scored the only goal of the evening, a predatory strike...
Yankees give slumping A-Rod some rest
Joe Girardi decided to give Alex Rodriguez yesterday off, a decision prompted by the Yankees' schedule and the funk the manager has seen from his struggling third baseman. Rodriguez is...
Bill fights to protect fishing tackle & ammo
Tired of rules and regulations based on faulty information or driven by anti-hunting and fishing groups the sportfishing industry is pushing bipartisan legislation that would stop efforts to federally ban...
Boston goes bust
Doug Fister worked out of trouble three times in 5 2/3 scoreless innings, the Mariners bullpen continued its solid stretch and Milton Bradley added some fire with a second-inning ejection...
Vic Cangialosi's Tampa Grade
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Home Team Lineups
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Ask Ashley: Will three be company?
My long-term boyfriend and I fantasize about a threesome. He had one back in his 20s, but I never have; yet I’m open and curious. We’re sexually creative and like...
Meet market: Producer in the market for personal cameraman
Lisa, a 24-year-old TV associate, is very comfortable behind the lens. But she’s looking for a man who will make her feel like the main attraction * Funny lady Lisa...
Top 5 ways to score a date during a scary movie
According to frightened flirters during a late-night screening of “Scream 4” ”Afterwards, tell him, ‘You look scared. Want me to walk you home?’ ” — Celeste “Say, ‘Don’t be afraid....
This week’s couple: Holy wreck
When 24-year-old Joanna, a student, showed up for her date at NoLIta’s Italian eatery Rubirosa, she knew it might be a struggle to stay true to her Lent diet of...
McQueen’s ghost stories
Alexander “Lee” McQueen probably would’ve loved the macabre pomp and circumstance of his memorial service, held at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on Sept. 20 last year. There, 1,500 members...
Weird but true
The high times for South Miami high-schoolers may not be over, but now they'll come with fewer calories. A cupcake-baking drug dealer was busted for selling his weed-laden sweets to...
Bulls don't pay penalty for missed kick
They’ve both played in World Cups and started for Barcelona. And now Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez share a dubious distinction – both have missed penalty kicks for the Red...