May 27, 2011
David all right after Mets owner's comments
David Wright said Friday he felt neither hurt nor betrayed by Fred Wilpon’s criticism of him in The New Yorker, claiming that what the principal owner said won’t affect the...
Rookie Domonic Brown leads Phillies over Mets, 6-4
It took only two innings for Domonic Brown to play a big part in Philadelphia's latest victory. The highly touted rookie grounded a tiebreaking single under the glove of first...
Thug sneaks into Times Sq. hotel room, terrifying maid
A creepy thug breached security at a popular Times Square hotel, snuck into a room and had a terrifying encounter with a maid, sources told The Post. The frightening incident...
Two cops who survived separate shootings promoted to detective
Two hero cops who survived separate wild gun battles last year were promoted today to the rank of detective. Officers Robert Salerno, 26 and Ricardo Ramirez, 29, became newly-minted detectives...
FIFA investigating its president in bribery scandal
GENEVA -- FIFA placed its own president under investigation Friday in a widening bribery scandal days before Sepp Blatter faces re-election against Mohamed bin Hammam. With both candidates now under...
Celebrate Brooklyn kicks off with Andrew Bird next Friday night!
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Red Bulls' Mendes, Rodgers on Vancouver: We need a win
Dragging a four-game winless skid into Vancouver tomorrow (5:30 p.m., MSG) _ playing sans Thierry Henry and five other veterans, and set to miss seven players for the next few...
Mets' Dickey day-to-day with foot injury
Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey has a partial tear of the plantar facia in his right foot, an MRI exam revealed Friday.Dickey is described as day-to-day. "I'm optimistic," Dickey said before...
Rudy Giuliani leads GOP presidential primary poll
Here we go again. Rudy Giuliani leads a crowded pack of GOP presidential contenders looking to replace President Obama in 2012, according to a new poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation...
Pagan back in Mets lineup
Angel Pagan makes his Mets return in center field against the Phillies after being placed on the disabled list with an oblique injury April 22. He will bat sixth.Pagan rehabbed...
'Grease' star Jeff Conaway dead at age 60
LOS ANGELES -- Jeff Conaway, who played T-Bird Kenickie in the iconic musical "Grease," died Friday morning at age 60, a little more than two weeks after he fell into...
Pippen backs off comments putting James above Jordan
Scottie Pippen got off the bench to defend himself.After morning-radio comments Pippen made were interpreted as ranking LeBron James ahead of Michael Jordan, the former Bulls great backtracked on Twitter...
'Hangover' sequel sets new US box office record
LOS ANGELES -- "The Hangover Part II" set a sobering new box office record in its first day open. Early receipts leaked to Deadline on Friday showed that the movie...
Syracuse coach backs full Big East tournament
SYRACUSE -- The Big East again brought every team to Madison Square Garden for the conference tournament in March, and Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim says that’s the right move no...
Mayor Bloomberg releases redacted taxes, details gifting
Mayor Bloomberg is again refusing to release his unedited income taxes. But the heavily redacted documents provided Friday by his administration do provide a peek into the lifestyle and giftmaking...
Mariners rookie brings scoreless streak against Yankees
Seattle Mariners rookie Michael Pineda is on a major roll as he gets ready for what figures to be a huge test. He's thrown 14 consecutive scoreless innings heading into...
'Snatch' jewelers sentenced in Diamond District heist
A bungling pair of Diamond District jewelers is heading to jail for a foiled plot that was right out of the Guy Ritchie movie, "Snatch--" hiring fake robbers to dress...
Animal Kingdom will run in Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, whose furious late rally fell a half-length short of catching Shackleford in the Preakness, is definite to run in the third jewel of the Triple...
Obama left perplexed by Berlusconi complaints about sex probe
ROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has taken his claim that he is being persecuted by leftist judges to the G-8 summit, telling a clearly perplexed President Obama that in...
Ferguson says Manchester United has matured since '09 loss to Barcelona
LONDON -- Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United has grown as a team since losing to Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final. The Red Devils have a chance...
Defense the best form of attack for brilliant Barca as Champions League glory beckons
LONDON -- When most soccer fans think of Barcelona, they get weak in the knees over an offensive style that has become the game's Platonic ideal. In the spirit of...
Champions League final tickets going for more than 30 times face value
LONDON -- The price of the much sought-after tickets to Saturday's UEFA Champions League final was set at more than 30 times their face value Friday, with a pair being...
French Open: No. 1 Wozniacki loses in third round; Federer wins
PARIS -- If Caroline Wozniacki truly was torn up inside about her latest loss at a Grand Slam tournament, she certainly hid it well. Wozniacki smiled and shrugged while deflecting...
FIFA to investigate president Sepp Blatter as part of bribery probe
ZURICH -- World soccer's governing body, FIFA, took the unprecedented step Friday of opening ethics proceedings against its president, Sepp Blatter, as the spiral of allegations over corruption among the...
Time for Rooney & the Red Bulls' young bench to step up
With the Red Bulls playing without five veterans tomorrow in Vancouver _ a number that will swell to seven after more Gold Cup call-ups leave this weekend _ they’ll need...
VIDEO: State of the Mets
Dan Martin and Mark Hale discuss the sale of a portion of the Mets to hedge fund owner David Einhorn; an expected reaction from David Wright; and the upcoming homestand...
Port Authority hires Michael Chertoff for review
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has hired a firm founded by a former federal Homeland Security secretary to review security at the...
Explosion at Tennessee steel plant injures five
GALLATIN, Tenn. -- An explosion at a Tennessee powdered steel plant injured five workers Friday, NewsChannel5 in Nashville reported. It was the third accident at the Hoeganaes plant in Gallatin,...
Judge rules Mladic can be extradited to UN court, lawyer says
BELGRADE, Serbia -- A judge in Serbia ruled Friday that accused war criminal Ratko Mladic can be extradited to a UN court in The Hague, defense lawyer Milos Saljic said....
Supreme Court votes for legal immigration
The Supreme Court has upheld an Arizona law allowing the state to revoke the licenses of businesses that hire illegal workers. The five-three decision (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself) upholds Arizona's efforts to...
Red Faction: Armageddon: There is life on Mars
In a year that will see the release of Gears of War 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, a game like Red Faction: Armageddon may be overlooked. However,...
The exit factor: Britain's sweetheart dumped in US
LONDON — In northeastern England they say she's a canny lass — and maybe that's the problem. British sweetheart Cheryl Cole's has apparently been dumped from U.S. television, and tabloid...
LI's Main Beach rated nation's 4th best
Long Island's Main Beach in East Hampton is the nation's fourth best beach, according to new survey. Topping the list was Sarasota Fla.'s Siesta Beach. The wide slice of brilliant...
US pending home sales slump 11.6% in April, first drop in 3 months
CHICAGO -- Pending home sales in the US fell 11.6 percent in April, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said Friday. The pending home sales index reading of 81.9 in...
Scotland's shame: Its socialist racists
Ben Cohen writes about the decision by a local Scottish council to ban Israeli books from their library. Cohen likens the decision to ban Israeli books to the Nazi habit...
Bloomberg claims city did 'pretty good job' with scandal-plagued CityTime
It might be the most-scandal plagued project of his administration, but Mayor Bloomberg today pronounced the $722 million CityTime timekeeping project a great success. "We actually did a pretty good...
Ex-IMF head leaves TriBeCa house for doctor's appointment
The skirt-chasing Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the Manhattan townhouse this morning where he’s being held under house arrest to go to the doctor. A person familiar with Strauss-Kahn’s plans said the...
Enter to Win-dsor your own princess dress!
Want to be a copy Kate? The Post managed to snag the exclusive $340 “Shola” dress from Reiss. One lucky reader will get the chance to score the simple sheath,...
Pilots of doomed Air France jet struggled with controls for 3 and a half minutes: report
PARIS -- The pilots of a doomed Rio to Paris Air France plane fought with the controls for three and half minutes before the jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean...
Storms leave 65,000 people without power in eastern NY
MORIAH, N.Y. — About 65,000 utility customers in eastern New York are without power after severe storms rolled across the region, causing more damage in an Adirondack county socked by...
Off-duty Newark cop killed in drive-by restaurant shooting
NEWARK, N.J. — A prosecutor’s office in New Jersey says an off-duty Newark police officer has died after being shot in a restaurant Thursday night. Essex County Prosecutor’s spokeswoman Kathy...
One person dead in Brooklyn fire
Fire officials say one person has died in a fire at a multi-family dwelling in Brooklyn. The fire was reported at 3:28 a.m. Friday on the second floor of the...
Dalton track seniors capture third Ivy outdoor title in four years
Dalton’s senior class has left quite a mark on the track. The group helped lead the Manhattan private school to its third Ivy League outdoor track title in the last...
Molloy wins CHSAA title
Maria Palmeri let Moore Catholic know early that her Archbishop Molloy team had different plans for this year’s city title game. The junior drilled a Kelly Graham pitch more than...
CHSAA baseball 'AA' second round qualifying preview
The Post’s CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the second round qualification games for the Class AA intersectional tournament. Here’s the schedule: Friday 2 p.m. – No. 13...
The Bruni baby bump
A pregnant Carla Bruni sure looks “swell” at the G-8 Summit in the French city of Deauville yesterday. As the first lady of France posed with the wives of other...
On 100th anniversary, Coney Island remembers Dreamland Park fire
It swept away Coney Island’s fabled Dreamland Park and left it nothing but ashes and rubble.Before 9/11, the biggest blaze in the Big Apple’s history was the infamous Dreamland Park...
Homeward bound: DePasquale, Hill lead Madison back to finals
Breanna DePasquale had lost her mojo. The sophomore had her head down and her confidence was shattered after what she deemed to be an inadequate regular season at the plate....
Soccer star Messi 'is God'
LONDON — As much as Lionel Messi is the world’s greatest soccer player — and maybe the best ever — he is an aesthetic wonder. “He is,” said four-time Champions...
Wright no longer owes Mets owner allegiance
I love that Fred Wilpon portrayed Jose Reyes’ potential free-agent search for Carl Crawford money as delusional. Perfect. That would be Fred Wilpon. Who received continuous double-digit-percent profits from Bernie...
CHSAA baseball Class AA seeding round preview
The Post’s CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the seeding round for the Class AA intersectional tournament. The second round of the seeding tournament, which pits the winners...
As Yankees head west, they vow best is yet to come
Derek Jeter was standing in front of his locker Wednesday morning talking about the ups and downs of the Yankees’ first two months of the season when someone pointed out...
PSAL Class B baseball playoff roundup: No. 28 Hillcrest pulls shocker, upsets Erasmus
Hillcrest won its final four regular contests in Queens B Central just to qualify for the postseason, but making the playoffs wasn’t good enough for the 28th-seeded Hawks. They pulled...
Dickey injured as Mets fall to Cubs
CHICAGO — David Einhorn gets dibs on starring in the “Hangover III” — whose lead character awakens to discover he just bought part of the Mets. The minority owner in...
Ford battles back to beat Brooklyn rival St. Edmund
Bishop Ford coach Mike Hanrahan was worried about his team having the right mentality when it arrived at Shore Road for a first round qualifying game for the CHSAA Class...
Moore battles, but can't overcome big Stanners first
Kelly Graham threw the pitch exactly where Taylor Krupa called for it, but it still didn’t end up where she had hoped. Archbishop Molloy star Maria Palmeri drilled the ball...
Mets owners better watch out for new 'partner'
David Einhorn brings a couple of valuable assets to the Mets, over and above the $200 million cash infusion that will prop up the team’s sagging accounts once he officially...
PSAL Class B softball semifinals preview
NYPost.com’s PSAL softball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Class B semifinals set for Friday. SCHEDULE 4 p.m. – No. 1 Telecommunications vs. No. 12 Flushing @ Lincoln HS...
On field and off, Mets and Phillies going opposite ways
The negative headlines from the Mets’ latest p.r. fiasco are subsiding as the Phillies come to Citi Field for the start of a three-game series tonight. But the stinging comments...
Thumbs up: Mattsson finds groove, Tottenville lands back in final
Samantha Mattsson’s senior softball season took a serious hit even before preseason workouts started. During practice with the Tottenville girls basketball team in February, teammate Cheryl Lopez came down from...
Palmeri's blast powers Molloy past Moore for CHSAA city crown
Maria Palmeri let Moore Catholic know early that her Archbishop Molloy team had different plans for this year’s city title game. The junior drilled a Kelly Graham pitch more than...
Jeweler profits $parkle
Tiffany's sales in Japan did much better than expected after the March earthquake and tsunami there, and the upscale jeweler's sales soared in its other markets during the first quarter,...
Fraudster facing 20 years
A former Nasdaq employee, Donald Johnson, pleaded guilty yesterday to securities fraud for insider trading on several occasions to reap more than $640,000 over three years, the US Justice Department...
Key license for Alipay
Alipay, at the center of the latest dispute between Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and US shareholder Yahoo!, was granted an online payment license by China. Yahoo said this month that...
Business briefs
Spending Consumer spending cooled in the first quarter more than previously es timated, due to food and fuel costs. Household purchases rose at a 2.2 percent annual pace, less than...
U$ thrift rise
US thrifts had net income of $1.4 billion in the first quarter, the industry's seventh-consecutive quarter of positive results, the Office of Thrift Supervision said. Troubled assets declined and thrifts...
Military foreclosure settlement
Bank of America and Morgan Stanley units will pay $22.4 million to resolve US allegations that they improperly foreclosed on active-duty soldiers, including some who suffered severe injuries, without first...
Google swipes at online payments
Forget what's in your wallet. What's in your smartphone? Google made the latest play in mobile payments yesterday, allowing consumers to swipe their phones instead of a piece of plastic...
Mets hope to sell stake to hedge-fund guru David Einhorn
Ya Gotta Believe! Mets owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz confirmed yesterday that they hope to sell a minority stake in the money-losing team to Westchester hedge-fund guru David Einhorn...
Carve up Martha
Martha Stewart is looking to hook up but a breakup seems more likely. While the domestic diva is looking for a partner or investor to help prop up Martha Stewart...
AT&T recoil
US House lawmakers said they are concerned that AT&T Inc.'s planned purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc. may thwart competition and raise prices for wireless users. The $39 billion deal would...
Simmering Syms
Some investors are fretting that off-price clothier Syms is preparing for a special kind of liquidation sale -- resulting in a potential bargain for company chief Marcy Syms. Confirming yesterday's...
Music also-ran Amazon tries Gaga do-over
Amazon got a second chance to woo consumers with Lady Gaga's music. Yesterday, the online giant repeated its 99-cent offer for Gaga's new album, "Born This Way," after its embarrassing...
Koepp decamps Newsweek, returns to Time Inc.
Turns out, you can go home again. Time Inc. raided Tina Brown and Newsweek to bring Steve Koepp back inside the tent as editorial director of its fledgling book unit,...
Pandora sales jump; IPO next
Pandora Media, the Internet-music company preparing for an initial public offering, said revenue more than doubled last quarter and its user base topped 90 million, solidifying its lead in streaming...
A welter of Waldorf watchers
The insurance departments in five states are expected to begin inquiries into the sale of improper insurance by a Long Island broker to institutions in their states. Officials in those...
Facebook fires back
Calling the case a "brazen and outrageous fraud," Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg urged a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit by a New York man claiming he owns a huge...
Ingmar Bergman birth switch
STOCKHOLM -- Legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman was switched at birth, according to DNA test results released yesterday by his niece. The analysis showed that Bergman, who died in...
Hampton bus boys
Here's something unheard of for the Memorial Day masses in the Hamptons -- they're getting something for nothing. Two East Hampton buddies are rolling out a free shuttle service for...
A space blast from the past
LONDON -- Researchers say they've found the most distant explosion ever detected: a pulse of radiation sent by a disintegrating star near the universe's edge. The stellar blast was first...
$5M for 'Russ bin Laden'
DEAUVILLE, France -- The United States slapped a $5 million bounty yesterday on the head of Russia's most-wanted terrorist, Doku Umarov, dubbed "Russia's Osama bin Laden." The reward is for...
Kerrigan bro off to prison
WOBURN, Mass. -- Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother was sentenced yesterday to a maximum 2½ years in prison for assaulting their 70- year-old father last year, triggering a fatal...
Niacin study disheartening
Giving a high dose of niacin to people with heart disease who are already taking a cholesterol-lowering statin does nothing more to prevent heart attacks and strokes, researchers said yesterday....
Blabby Blago takes stand
CHICAGO -- Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich testified in his own defense for the first time yesterday, finally fulfilling a long-delayed promise to make a case for himself before a...
Lindsay Lohan begins 'jail' time at home
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan turned herself in early yesterday to begin serving a sentence for jewelry theft under house arrest, officials said. Lohan, 24, turned up at an LA...
Rope-a-'dope' KO
ALBANY -- A pro boxer was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for joining a drug-trafficking conspiracy that shipped tons of marijuana into the United States and sent millions...
'Butcher' busted
Ratko Mladic, the "Butcher of Bosnia" who orchestrated Europe's worst massacres since the Nazis, was arrested at dawn yesterday after 16 years on the run. The pale, shrunken Mladic --...
Judge voids Wis. anti-union law
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's law taking away nearly all collective-bargaining rights from most public workers was struck down yesterday by a circuit-court judge. But the ruling -- based on a...
Yale readmits ROTC
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Now that Congress has voted to let gays serve openly in the military, Yale yesterday became the latest Ivy League university to let the ROTC back...
House: No Libya ground troops
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives yesterday overwhelmingly voted to prohibit ground troops from being sent to Libya, showing the limits of congressional support for US involvement in military action....
Brooklyn guy played att'y
He's not a lawyer, but he played one in court. A former Brooklyn district leader was convicted yesterday of pretending to be a lawyer at a relative's arraignment last year....
Pak terror blast kills 32
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber in a pickup truck detonated his explosives near several government offices in northwest Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 32 people and wounding at least...
Mike hails Bx. Beep as taxi-livery broker
The Bloomberg administration has enlisted one-time adversary Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. as an "honest broker" in the battle over establishing a new class of metered cabs for the...
Taxi-frisk 'race' suit
The NYPD is illegally searching minority passengers by taking advantage of a voluntary program aimed at preventing livery-car robberies, a civil-rights lawsuit charges. Under the Taxi/Livery Inspection Program, cops can...
Long Island woman wins lottery day after son prayed for her to hit $1M jackpot
Not only does Jesus save -- he pays! A Long Island man proved that although money doesn't grow on trees, it may sprout up in hymnals after he prayed for...
JFK bomb plotter is guilty
A Trinidad native was convicted yesterday of plotting to attack JFK Airport and blow up its aviation fuel pipelines. Kareem Ibrahim, 65, now faces life in prison after a Brooklyn...
Ward 'cleaver': Andy set to ax PA boss
Gov. Cuomo is planning to boot the Port Authority executive director -- who's widely credited with getting construction at the World Trade Center back on track after years of delays...
Gov calls teach bluff
ALBANY -- Go ahead, sue me. Gov. Cuomo vowed to plow ahead with new test-heavy teacher evaluations yesterday despite threats of lawsuits from incensed teachers unions. "We're going to persevere...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx A barbecue partygoer was gunned down at a Throggs Neck housing project, cops said. The 26-year-old victim was shot in the arm and head at 9:26 p.m. Wednesday,...
It's open season for predators in uniform
There is no justice for drunk women. A message to vulner able ladies throughout New York City: Whatever you do, do not call the cops. It's open season on dames....
Tragic twister tot
It wasn't the end that they had prayed for, but relatives of a Missouri toddler torn from his mom's arms Sunday by a 6-mile-long tornado can finally call off their...
O's shield shot down
WASHINGTON -- President Obama had to contend with unbending Russian opposition at a joint meeting in France, just days after he got to sip champagne with the Queen of England...
Palin set to step on gas
WASHINGTON -- Sarah Palin is getting back on the bus. The political sensation from 2008, loved and loathed within her own party, is launching a campaign-style tour through the Northeast...
One 'L'uva pole dance (video)
Remember this, the next time you grab on to a pole on the L train. A male pole dancer named Steven, wearing only a tight European-style bathing suit and black...
They're mad, mad $cientists
WASHINGTON -- It's nerds gone wild! The National Science Foundation squandered more than $3 billion of taxpayer money on antics including Jell-O wrestling and skinny-dipping parties at its Antarctica research...
Tix 'fix' for cop's wild kin
Someone with the right connections could mouth off to a Bronx cop during a traffic stop -- and still make their ticket disappear. That story emerged yesterday in Bronx Supreme...
Mike wants gay 'yeas'
After being introduced by his lesbian niece, Mayor Bloomberg made his strongest pitch yet for gay marriage by warning wavering state lawmakers yesterday that history isn't on their side. "Do...
Maria Shriver attended christening of Arnold's love child
It's Arnold Schwarzenegger and his one, big -- not so happy -- family! The "Terminator" star's humiliated wife, Maria Shriver, suffered another poignant blow yesterday when pictures emerged of her...
He's the new Mr. Met
As a 7-year-old, he posed for pictures in a homemade Mets jersey. Now, 35 years later, he's going to buy a chunk of his beloved team. Savvy stock picker and...
OTB ruling leaves city bettor off
The city has been around this track before, but it looks like taxpayers finally may be off the hook when it comes to paying health premiums for OTB retirees, it...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's legal team raps maid
Now they're adding insult to injury. Accused slimeball Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyers said yesterday they've dug up dirt on the West African maid who accused him of a sex attack. In...
Black eye for law firm of accuser's advocate
One of the lawyers representing the hotel maid allegedly attacked by Dominique Strauss-Kahn saw his firm get slapped with a $15,000 sanction last week for misconduct in a pregnancy-discrimination case....
Accuser's $57M suit still looks very strong
While a criminal jury found them not guilty of rape, ex-cops Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata are likely to lose a pending $57 million civil suit by their accuser, legal...
NYPD cops acquitted on rape charges but fired for misconduct
They're off the hook -- and off the force. Almost immediately after their stunning rape and burglary acquittals, former NYPD Officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata were fired yesterday and...
Lawyers eyed over 'mob aid'
A federal judge said yesterday he's "extremely troubled" by a mobster's allegation that two well-known defense lawyers passed on information to their mob clients about the whereabouts of a federal...
Opera crew screams foul
The New York City Opera has struck a sour note with its workers -- so they filed a federal labor complaint yesterday. The American Guild of Musical Artists claims that...
'Idol's' pot tale
Former "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi claims she hit a few "high" notes at Paula Abdul's house, thanks to some brownies that -- unbeknownst to her -- were laced with...
Juror in 'rape cops' trial anguished over wrenching decision
He believed she was being truthful -- at least to the best of her recollection. But Juror No. 12 in the explosive "rape cops" trial said yesterday he had no...
Marine's fateful crossing
A Marine who survived nine months in Afghanistan without a scratch was killed by a car as he darted across 12th Avenue frantically trying to make his curfew early yesterday,...
'Meat' the new Zuck
He's got blood on his hoodie. As part of an annual self-improvement crusade, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has learned to slaughter the chickens, goats and pigs he eats. "The only...
Hey, buddy, back off!
President Obama must have known about Dominique Strauss-Kahn's reputation as a ladies' man -- and was determined to make sure he didn't become a first lady's man. The commander-in-chief here...
A Supreme conflict of interest
Judicial Watch, a public-interest watch dog group, just unearthed a cache of e- mails showing that Elena Kagan participated in preparing the government's defense of ObamaCare during her time as...
What Bob Gates couldn't defend
Robert Gates is stepping down as de fense secretary after 4½ years of hon orable service -- notching up remarkable successes even as he's presided over a perilous decline in...
Hearts go out to the heartland
THE ISSUE: A series of recent tornadoes that has crippled the Midwest. *** Considering the demands on FEMA from devastated areas of our country, can we fund that organization before...
Laughing at the UN
Here's your multilateralism at work: Susan Rice, our UN ambassador and other members of the United Nations Security Council went to Africa to celebrate the coming peaceful independence of southern...
It's the jobs, stupid
John Boehner's constant refrain in advance of the 2010 elections was, "Where are the jobs?" Since the election, the question for the GOP has become, "Where is your concern about...
Why the GOP lost in western New York
THE ISSUE: Republican Jane Corwin's recent election loss in NY's 26th Congressional District. *** The upset victory of Democrat Kathy Hochul may be a harbinger of what is to come...
No. 1 great thing about fleet week
"I love Fleet Week in New York City. . . Good luck to Mayor Bloomberg on telling Navy SEALs they can't smoke outside." -- David Letterman
Columbia ends a shameful era
A signing aboard a warship in New York Harbor yesterday ended an ig nominious period at Columbia University. Lee Bollinger, the school's president, and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus met aboard...
Cap the debate, Andrew
Gov. Cuomo won kudos this week for getting the Legislature's top rascals to agree to a property-tax cap -- but now comes the hard part. After all, in Albany, a...
'Tree' leaves you thinking
Ambitious and wildly experimental, Terrence Malick's often glorious, sometimes exasperating "The Tree of Life" tackles Big Questions that likely haven't even occurred to Michael Bay and the other purveyors of...
Deftly pandas to its audience
It wouldn't be right to say that, half an hour after "Kung Fu Panda 2" ended, I was starving for laughs again. In truth, I was starving pretty much all...
Tribute is sometimes more sigh than Cy
Show tunes have become so complicated and serious: Yes, Sondheim is a genius, and rock musicals are edgy -- but sometimes you just want sass, flash and old-fashioned va-va-voom. In...
Left-wing students' tale stronger than fiction
The riveting "United Red Army" is set in pre-quake Japan, when all the country had to worry about was left-wing student revolutionaries. It opens with this disclaimer: "The events are...
No pointe to B'way ballet
New York City Ballet has a triple threat of musical com edy running through Sunday -- ballets by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Susan Stroman, all of which celebrate the...
Major B'way clothes force
There aren't many great broads left on Broadway -- wise cracking gals with strong opinions and well-aimed zingers. Elaine Stritch reigns supreme, of course, as does producer Elizabeth I. McCann....
Spork
Meet the female Napoleon Dynamite: She's an awkward 14-year-old whose unfortunate possession of certain boy parts has earned her the forever nickname of "Spork." Spork (a heartbreaking Savannah Stehlin) is...
The Abduction Of Zack Butterfield
If Ed Wood had directed "The Silence of the Lambs," it might have been as unin tentionally hilarious as the goofball would-be thriller "The Abduction of Zack Butterfield." Acted, written...
Tied to a Chair
I won't mince words: The would-be comedy "Tied to a Chair" is a chaotic mess. It starts out promisingly enough as one of those genteel British comedies seen on PBS,...
Hello Lonesome
The seeming randomness of the assorted human interac tions in "Hello Lonesome" gradually becomes illuminating and just a little bit profound. The film rotates, Robert Altman style, among three short...
Puzzle
If the plot of the Argentine soaper "Puzzle" seems familiar, that's because it's nearly identical to the story in the French movie "Queen To Play," which had a modest run...
The Post Line
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Dirk, Mavs relish 2nd title shot
DALLAS -- For five years, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry have lived with the regret of letting an NBA championship slip away. Next week, they get to try again. Maybe...
Country club mourns Marine killed in Fleet Week tragedy
It was a day to relax, play some golf and be treated to the kind of life they serve to protect. More than 50 members of the Navy and Marines...
Mets close to getting Pagan back in outfield
CHICAGO -- For a change, the Mets actually might be getting a player back. Amid the team's flurry of injuries, Angel Pagan could return to the lineup tonight, after spending...
Heat defeat Bulls to reach NBA Finals
CHICAGO -- LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh joined to win a championship. Well, now they have their shot. James scored 28 points, Wade added 21, and they led...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST7 fur; $20,000; clm($10,000); 3up(f)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Kitty Kat Rockstar(L),109R Curatolo5-1-6FMartin 8-12Pat's Meow(L),118G Gomez1-8-5Rodriguz 3-13Justasmalltowngirl(L),118RDominguez2-4-1Contessa 2-14Real Glory(L),116CVelasquez6-6-1Rice 7-25Up Up...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Dragon Princess (3rd)FIRST-mile; pace; $15,000; conditional3Lillybrookecrusr(SAllrd)3-3-18-11BullvillePrncss(MLchnce)4-4-59-210KiddieCocktail(TTetrick)1-1-33-12Ms Malicious(D Miller)4-2-65-14Sara's Dragon(A Morgan)9-6-315-15Sight To See(A Miller)7-8-18-16Cat Cora(S Smith)6-2-215-17Caviart Sarah(R Pierce)8-3-510-18Ronettica(B Sears)1-3-17-29HurrikaneMarni(JMeittns)7-6-720-1SECOND-mile; trot; $17,500; conditional1Temple Of Doom(R Pierce)9-1-25-22Plan B...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Cold Winner (9th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $10,000; conditional2Mr Rockford(D Dube)5-6-67-53ForteBlueChip(GBrennan)4-3-18-51FoxValleySosa(EGoodell)6-2-25-14Hez Da Man N(C Manzi)3-3-310-15MisterMysticN(BHolland)2-2-720-16RockinrollinNow(JPntlno)6-2-210-17BrickyardBrewer(RBaynes)3-5-215-18MedolandModelA(JBartltt)4-4-440-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $22,000; cond3E T Diamant(J Gregory)1-4-55-12Winnin Image(J Marshall)3-8-74-14OneAwesomeMastr(JBrtltt)6-2-53-11CrDreamCatcher(GBrennan)3-5-45-15AjsSendMoney(BHolland)7-7-612-16Twin B...
Mets owner still dodging key Ponzi questions
That the Mets' ownership group has for years been sustained by batting cleanup in a colossal Ponzi scheme, this week rather suddenly meant less than the irrelevant declaratives of Fred...
Weight retires from Islanders, will stay as assistant
It was through tears yesterday that Islanders captain Doug Weight said goodbye to a 19-year NHL playing career. But the 40-year-old retired with a clear goal for the next phase...
Belmont Charts
May 26, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6 fur; $28,000; clm; 3up(f)Off: 1:01 p.m.St. good, won bearing outTime: 22.08, 45.16, 57.12, 1:10.20.Trainer: Linda RiceHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsFull...
Fan who fell dies in Denver
DENVER -- Authorities said a 27-year-old man has died after he fell while sliding down a stair railing at the Rockies' stadium in Denver. The coroner's office identified the man...
Calder Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:30 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $19,500; clm($40,000); 3YOFLORIDA WILDCAT drops in class after finishing third. TALK OF THE NIGHT finished fourth in last three...
Rex gets coaching lockout advice from Gibbs
Joe Gibbs won two Super Bowls following NFL work stoppages. So, in his quest to lead the Jets to the Vince Lombardi Trophy, coach Rex Ryan reached out to Gibbs...
Bruins, Lightning play Game 7 tonight
BEDFORD, Mass. -- The Bruins thought they excised the specter of last season's postseason collapse when they finished off the Flyers in the Eastern Conference semifinals this year. Yet here...
Clijsters falls in Paris
PARIS -- After losing two match points in the second set and feeling her confidence fading, Kim Clijsters watched the match slip away yesterday at the French Open. The two-time...
Vic Cangialosi's Churchill Grade
Post Time: 2:45 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $21,000; clm; 3YO3-Needadrink 2-11-ClssfFftyT 9-22-Move Me Up 3-14-PrideofPrs 6-15-DesertSnst 12-16-March Mary 5-2SECOND-1 mile; $18,000; clm; 3up4-BravoWhsky 5-21-BettrMkMny 15-12-Kera'sKttn 3-13-Laredo 20-15-Hobby 7-26-Fresh Ice 4-17-Tiger Bud...
5 questions for ... Eric Wynalda
Another World Cup is still three years away, but the best soccer players in the world will be on display Saturday (2 p.m., Ch. 5.) FOX analyst and three-time World...
Hollywood Park Results
FIRST-$23,000, cl, 3YO up, 6f6TwoattenTenattwo (Flrs) 5.202.602.201Afleet Deal (Rosario)2.802.105Charlie and Chris (Pedroza)2.40 Off 1:02. Time 1:09.90. Fast. Scr: Trumpet Player Jay. * $1 Exacta (6-1) $5.70 * Quinella (1-6) $5.80...
FIFA breaks up UAE match fix
DUBAI -- FIFA has broken up a scheme to rig a soccer game in the United Arab Emirates which it believes is part of a wider match-fixing scandal that stretches...
Reyes Pilots Spellman past Regis, into second round
Mark Reyes didn’t get any sleep Wednesday night. It’s not that the senior was nervous about pitching his first playoff game. He was attending the Cardinal Spellman prom and didn’t...
Pettitte presence still felt by Yankees
Andy Pettitte has not set foot in Yankee Stadium since announcing his retirement in early February, but his presence is still felt and he is still missed in the Yankees...
Jets fan cleans up Lombardi gravesite
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- This is a story that might make legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi roll over in his grave. If not for the devotion of Jets fan Gary...
NFL agents squabble over union strategy
The NFL is still a long way from missing games, but the lockout is already pitting agent versus agent. In what could be a preview of splintering among the players...
Boston bats stay hot in rainy rout
Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer in a five-run second inning, and the hot-hitting Red Sox went on to rout the Tigers 14-1 in an eight-inning, rain-shortened game yesterday in...
Mets reliever Beato falters after rushing warmups
CHICAGO -- Live and learn. Mets rookie Pedro Beato yesterday discovered the importance of taking his time to prepare when replacing an injured pitcher. Beato was summoned when R.A. Dickey...
Bogey-free Overton leads Byron Nelson
Jeff Overton shot a bogey-free 6-under 64 yesterday to take the first-round lead at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, a stroke better than Ryan Palmer. A year after...
Bass are starting to jump
Here we go again! The Memorial Day weekend is here and the summer season begins. Despite the dreary weather this past week there were lots of positives, including a 50-pound...
Big 'W' for Mr. Aitch
The Pale Hose came through beautifully for Hondo last night in Toronto, performing some ninth-inning magic that lowered the nasty numeral to 1,310 sislers. Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects Roy Harvey...
Sports shorts
MLB: SF catcher injured in collision Giants star catcher Buster Posey might be out for the season after he was injured in a violent home-plate collision with the Marlins' Scott...
Home Team Lineups
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Zuck could be right about TV
Mark Zuckerberg has made many predictions about the future, but this time he might actually be right. That is the conclusion of Facebook expert Nicholas Carlson of Business Insiders who...
Scotty and Lauren: No 'Idol' romance
Calm down. Scotty and Lauren are "just friends." The prospect of an "American Idol" romance between the show's two finalists has been flying around the Internet since yesterday morning --...
Wedding krazy
You expected a small, family affair? Kim Kardashian's wedding to New Jersey Nets star Kris Humphries is already shaping up to be a Tinseltown version of Prince William and Kate...
News at 4, O my
If you turned the channel at 4 o'clock yesterday expecting Oprah -- surprise! This is what you got instead: a new, slightly bouncy newscast that will from now on take...
Starr report
Nancy Grace says her decision to leave "Swift Justice," which is moving production from Atlanta to Los Angeles, boiled down to one thing: her family, specifically her three-and-a-half-year-old twins, Lucy...
This week’s couple: A perfect 10?
When we sent Dan, a 29-year-old lawyer, and Ashley, a 28-year-old digital sales exec, to American restaurant 10 Downing in the Village, we hoped they’d take a note from the...
The pauper's princess
As newly minted princess Kate Middleton greeted Michelle Obama in the ornate surroundings of Buckingham Palace Tuesday, it was hard to believe she was wearing a $340 dress from British...
Weird but true
There's a nice house for sale in Silver Springs, Md., that you can get for a song, if you don't mind that it's a repeat murder scene. Two people, a...
Manhattan borough president wants ex-IMF boss to pay city costs as he stays under house arrest
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the ex-International Monetary Fund chief accused of sexual assaulting a hotel maid, was busy Thursday settling into his new palatial digs in New York City's trendy Tribeca neighborhood...
Two killed by storms lashing Atlanta as new details emerge on Missouri missing
ATLANTA -- Two women in their 60s were killed Thursday as heavy weather lashing Atlanta caused a tree to collapse on a car, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The deaths,...
Favorite son! Bay Ridge stands strongly behind convicted Perfetto
Bay Ridge is reeling from the news that former Democratic District Leader Ralph Perfetto, one of the community’s favorite sons, was found guilty of masquerading as an attorney on Thursday...
NYU is up on Downtown thanks to latest Metrotech leases
NYU is expanding its existing Polytechnic Institute to include two more buildings in Metrotech Center, a move that borough officials cheered as a magnet for Downtown development — and a...
Guilty! The bizarre accusation, trial and conviction of Bay Ridge politico Ralph Perfetto
It’s official: No good deed goes unpunished.A jury convicted former Bay Ridge District Leader Ralph Perfetto of pretending to be a lawyer last Thursday — and now the 75-year-old neighborhood...