February 11, 2012
NY Archbishop Dolan leaves for Rome, where he will be made cardinal
February 11, 2012 | 11:55pmNew York Archbishop Timothy Dolan set off this evening for Rome, where he will be elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. Dolan left his St. Patrick's residence in a...
Music to our ears
February 11, 2012 | 11:47pmHow fitting that a harp player would be at the always whimsical Erin Fetherston.
Streit's OT goal lifts Islanders over Kings
February 11, 2012 | 11:29pmUNIONDALE — New York Islanders defenseman Mark Streit was stunned to find himself alone and zooming in on Jonathan Quick in overtime. The Swiss-born defenseman took full advantage of the...
Fordham falls to Dayton in OT
February 11, 2012 | 10:51pmFordham got its first taste of overtime basketball this season, and the Rams were not ready for the extra challenge. Fordham (9-14, 2-8 Atlantic 10) squandered a four-point lead with...
NY State Sen. Grisanti, wife 'beaten' by Seneca nation businessmen
February 11, 2012 | 10:37pmA New York state senator and his wife were jumped by a pair of Seneca nation businessmen last night during a wild brawl in a Niagara Falls Indian casino following...
Romney edges GOP rival Santorum in conservatives' straw poll, wins Maine
February 11, 2012 | 10:28pmWASHINGTON — Mitt Romney has won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll of conservative activists. The former Massachusetts governor is favored as the Republican presidential nominee by 38 percent of...
Teacher's aide arraigned in sick sex abuse
February 11, 2012 | 10:04pmA teacher’s aide at a prominent Upper West Side elementary school was hauled into court today after he was arrested for alleged sexual abuse of an 8-year-old student inside the...
Not working: Ky. mom punches son during anger management class
February 11, 2012 | 9:41pmLOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly punching her son while in the middle of an anger management class. Misty Lawson, 30, was taking the...
Spotted at Herve Leger
February 11, 2012 | 9:36pmIt was a major traffic jam at the Herve Leger show, as people rubbernecked on their way to their seats to get a glimpse of Camila Alves, Nina Dobrev and...
Charlotte Ronson
February 11, 2012 | 9:32pmEvery season, Charlotte Ronson's show attracts an overflowing cluster of people who seem more interested in the scene than the seams, and this season was no different.Gina Gershon, Nicky Hilton,...
Wayne
February 11, 2012 | 9:28pmWelcome to the woodlands. In keeping with the cultural fairy tale fetish of late, Wayne's fall collection was a nod to the fauna-filled forrests of Little Red Riding Hood and...
Barbie's a 'shoe'-in
February 11, 2012 | 9:25pmHad a mega-nostalgia/girly moment last night at The Barbie Dream Closet. Puffy clouds, glittery walls and life-size Barbie dolls! And rows and rows of hot pink stilettos! What could be...
Creatures of the Wind
February 11, 2012 | 9:22pmBuzzed-about Chicago duo Creatures of the Wind presented their collection in a giant 19th-century Gothic room with stained-glass windows. At first, it was almost impossible for anyone except those in...
Rebecca Minkoff
February 11, 2012 | 9:16pmFashion gazers who showed up to the Rebecca Minkoff show were treated to two performances in one, when singer and ubiquitous Fashion Week deejay Theophilus London emerged onto the catwalk...
Rebecca Taylor
February 11, 2012 | 9:13pmKiwi designer Rebecca Taylor threw in every fabrication, texture, cut and print in the book -- and it worked seamlessly. PHOTOS: REBECCA TAYLOR Toughening up her normally sweet feminine prints...
Jen Kao
February 11, 2012 | 9:09pmIt was high noon at the Highline Stages, where the theatrically-minded Jen Kao wedded Asian influences with the romance and bravado of the Wild West. PHOTOS: JEN KAO Against a...
Devils lose to Panthers
February 11, 2012 | 9:06pmNEWARK — Scott Clemmensen stopped 27 shots against his former team and the Florida Panthers beat the Devils 3-1 on Saturday. Sean Bergenheim, Kris Versteeg and Mikael Samuelsson scored for...
Doo.Ri
February 11, 2012 | 9:06pmDoo.Ri played it safe this season, sticking to a strict neutral palette and impeccable draping. Even so, there were a few surprises to perk things up: Parachute dresses with complex,...
Tadashi Shoji
February 11, 2012 | 9:03pmThe delicate and the rich were the main themes of Tadashi Shoji's fall collection. The '20s were referenced throughout, with the first few looks right out of "The Great Gatsby,"...
Live at Ruffian
February 11, 2012 | 9:00pmI'm in the Rachel Zoe family section right behind her baby -- just witnessed Suzy Menkes meet baby Skyler, coo at him and whip out a disposable camera to snap...
Callahan's hat trick leads Rangers over Flyers
February 11, 2012 | 8:58pmPHILADELPHIA — Ryan Callahan scored three goals and the New York Rangers beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Saturday for their seventh straight win over the Flyers. Marian Gaborik and Artem Anisimov...
Jardine leads Syracuse rally over UConn
February 11, 2012 | 8:29pmSYRACUSE — Scoop Jardine sparked a game-deciding rally with 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the closing minutes, and No. 2 Syracuse beat Connecticut 85-67 on Saturday. Jardine had a season-high...
Grammy ad rates reach $800,000 per spot
February 11, 2012 | 7:24pmAdvertisers are shelling out big bucks for spots during tomorrow night's Grammys. After the average ad cost $621,000 last year, this year's rates are closer to $800,000 per 30-second spot,...
Coast Guard crews rescue 2 fishermen off NJ coast
February 11, 2012 | 7:00pmATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Coast Guard crews have rescued two men who were hospitalized after being hurt in unrelated incidents aboard fishing vessels off the southern New Jersey coast. The...
Only small turnout at planned day of disobedience in Egypt
February 11, 2012 | 6:12pmCAIRO -- A planned day of civil disobedience and strikes against Egypt's military rulers to mark a year since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow saw only a small turnout Saturday, but activists...
Messages appear on missing Texas girl's Facebook page
February 11, 2012 | 5:06pmPolice nationwide are still searching for the missing 11-year-old who was allegedly abducted by her mother four days ago. But messages that appeared online Friday have family members hopeful. Fort...
Amazon seeks creative execs for movie production arm
February 11, 2012 | 5:00pmSEATTLE -- New job listings on Amazon's careers site show the company is looking to recruit at least two creative executives for the "People's Production Company," its movie and series...
Game 29: Spurs at Nets
February 11, 2012 | 4:29pmSpurs (18-9) at Nets (8-20)Game Time: 8:00 p.m.Venue: Prudential Center, NewarkTelevision: YES NetworkNets expected starting lineup:PG Deron Williams: 20.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 8.4 apg SG Jordan Farmar: 11.1 ppg, 1.5...
Two people dead after pair of fires on Long Island
February 11, 2012 | 4:17pmWAINSCOTT, N.Y. — Two people are dead after a pair of fires on Long Island. Suffolk County police say one person was found dead Friday evening in the ruins of...
Looking back at Nets-Pistons
February 11, 2012 | 4:09pmHere are my thoughts on last night's 109-92 Nets loss to the Pistons:– When Johan Petro (16 points) is the Nets' leading scorer, you know it's not a good night.–...
One dead, one critically injured after fighting broke out at Hartford house party
February 11, 2012 | 3:21pmHARTFORD, Conn. — Police say one person is dead and a second one is in critical condition after fighting broke out twice at a house party in Hartford. Police Sgt....
NFL rebuffed Nixon's attempt to lift TV blackout only for playoff games
February 11, 2012 | 3:15pmWASHINGTON — The NFL, which is trying to maintain its TV blackout of home games that don’t sell out, missed an opportunity 40 years ago to preserve an even more...
Cop rescues man from burning car that crashed into tree
February 11, 2012 | 2:33pmA Suffolk County police officer pulled a man away from his burning vehicle after he crashed into a tree. Police say that Andrew Harvanek, 55, was drunk early Saturday morning...
Russia wants to suspend US adoptions
February 11, 2012 | 2:29pmMOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry is asking the government to suspend adoptions of Russian children by U.S. nationals following an “incessant string of crimes” allegedly committed by American adoptive parents....
Raquel Welch: 'I'm not strapping anything on!'
February 11, 2012 | 1:46pmA fabulous looking Raquel Welch got the Film Society's Lincoln Center's retrospective of her work to a rollicking start Friday night with a hilarious Q & A preceding the 1970...
Husband charged after wife found dead outside Massachusetts home
February 11, 2012 | 1:36pmDOUGLAS, Mass. -- Authorities arrested and charged the husband of a 44-year-old woman found dead outside her home in Douglas, Mass., early Friday. Alan Stilkey, 40, was arrested and charged...
Blood found on comforter in Josh Powell's storage unit ahead of today's funeral for sons
February 11, 2012 | 1:31pmSUMNER, Wash. -- A comforter in a Washington storage unit leased by Josh Powell has initially tested positive for blood, KCPQ-TV reported Friday. The station said further tests will be...
Niger will not extradite Khadafy's son despite his 'subversive' talk
February 11, 2012 | 1:10pmNIAMEY, Niger -- Niger will not extradite Saadi Khadafy even though the son of the slain Libyan leader violated his asylum conditions with "subversive" comments in a television interview, officials...
Shocking video: man attacks drinkers at British pub with chain saw
February 11, 2012 | 12:33pmHULL, England -- Video was released today showing a chain saw-wielding man attacking terrified fellow drinkers at a British pub after he was asked to leave because he was smoking...
Airman 'almost speechless' after girls excluded from Dallas schools' screening of 'Red Tails'
February 11, 2012 | 11:14amWhen 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a...
Iran to make major nuclear announcement within days
February 11, 2012 | 10:53amTEHRAN -- Iran will make a "very important" announcement on its nuclear program within days, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday. The hard-line president told a rally to mark the 33rd...
Raimondi: PSAL girls basketball mock seeding
February 11, 2012 | 8:43amFirst off, let me start by commending the PSAL. And no, I haven’t been drinking. The league did an excellent job this year with the ‘AA’ super league. It was...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Lewis upsets Bergtraum in senior's return
February 11, 2012 | 8:41amSteve Tsai doesn’t know much about the history between Murry Bergtraum and Francis Lewis. When Mike Eisenberg coached at Lewis, he faced Bergtraum in the PSAL city championship game at...
CHSAA/Private girls basketball roundup: Ullman's big day powers Dalton to upset of Poly
February 11, 2012 | 8:40amAmanda Cecil expected big things from freshman Natalie Ullman when the year began, but a concussion set her back in the early season. “She is starting to come into her...
Bernardi, Burns spoil Loughlin's Senior Night in tight win
February 11, 2012 | 8:35amThe stage was set for Bishop Loughlin to flip the script on Xaverian, the only problem was no one told Xaverian’s “Killer Bs.” A full week passed since Xaverian hosted...
Knicks' Lin cites Tebow as 'inspiration'
February 11, 2012 | 8:03amJeremy Lin, who has been compared with Tim Tebow because of his religious bent and underdog role, said the Broncos quarterback has been an inspiration. Lin, who often praises God...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
February 11, 2012 | 8:02amHUTCHESON Gulfstream Park, eighth race. Grade 2. Purse: $150,000. 7 furlongs, 3-year-olds. Post: 3:49 p.m. LOWDOWN: Thunder Moccasin earned a big speed figure winning his debut gate to wire over...
Knicks defeat Lakers; Lin scores 38
February 11, 2012 | 7:56amNow Kobe Bryant knows his name. Does he ever. The day before last night’s Knicks-Lakers showdown, Bryant claimed he had “no idea’’ what “Linsanity’’ was. Bryant got belted in the...
Believe the hype for Lin, because it’s for real
February 11, 2012 | 7:22amWhat happens when the hype doesn’t do justice to the truth? When the breathless hysteria isn’t equal to the black-and-white of a stat sheet, or the relentless roar of an...
DEP truck 'thieves' said they were high on drugs during crash-filled joyride that left four injured
February 11, 2012 | 6:53amA pair of alleged car thieves lost control of a stolen DEP truck last night, slammed into four cars, and then crashed into an Upper East Side barber shop during...
Calhoun ties milestone as CK shocks Cross with wild comeback
February 11, 2012 | 6:40amWith 28.9 seconds left in Christ the King’s dramatic, 88-82 overtime victory over Holy Cross, Omar Calhoun wrote his name into the Middle Village school’s record books. Calhoun sank two...
Fernandez, Fieldston down rival Riverdale on Senior Night
February 11, 2012 | 6:38amAnnie Fernandez is only a junior, but she had something to prove on Senior Night. Fernandez, who led Fieldston in scoring last season but has struggled so far this year,...
Fordham Prep soccer stars sign on dotted line
February 11, 2012 | 6:36amIt was already an historic few weeks for Fordham Prep boys soccer. On Jan. 17, alums Ryan Meara and Mike Mazzullo were drafted in the MLS SuperDraft. Meara signed a...
INSIDE TRACK & FIELD: Panisse, Surkont set for historic Millrose miles
February 11, 2012 | 6:32amAlexis Panisse and Konrad Surkont are in a position few PSAL runners have earned in recent years. The Benjamin Cardozo and Stuyvesant distance stars will both take to the track...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Kruger drains six 3s, Molloy beats SFP in OT
February 11, 2012 | 6:24amBrian Kruger is making a bid to be a write-in candidate on NYPost.com’s best pure shooter poll. The senior sniper had 20 points and six 3-pointers to lead Archbishop Molloy...
Texas mother induces labor so dying husband can hold baby
February 11, 2012 | 6:09amLife and loss intersected for one Texas family last month, as an expectant mother underwent induced labor - so her dying husband could have a chance to hold their baby....
Yacoubou, Hayes rout rival St. Raymond on Senior Night
February 11, 2012 | 6:02amJoe Lods ripped into his team for not being tough enough last week after a loss to Christ the King. He was upset the players did nothing when CK star...
Japanese Emperor Akihito hospitalized for tests
February 11, 2012 | 5:44amJapan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized for tests. An agency official says that the 78-year-old Akihito was admitted to University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday for...
PSAL/Private boys basketball roundup: Reyes reaches 1,000, leads Poly Prep past Dalton
February 11, 2012 | 5:19amAnthony Reyes poured in 21 points and eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau in leading Poly Prep to a 76-65 overtime victory over Dalton in Ivy Prep League boys basketball on Friday....
Day 2 of Fashion Week—Tramp stamps & debt woes
February 11, 2012 | 5:08amChewing the fat Fittingly discussing his book “Gay Men Don’t Get Fat,” at Lincoln Center’s Diet Pepsi Style Studio Party, Barneys creative director Simon Doonan admitted the tome’s title isn’t...
Business briefs
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPE inquiry The SEC has launched a wide-ranging probe into the private-equity industry that examines how firms value their investments, among other matters, wsj.com reported, citing sources. Italian job UniCredit,...
Street slides on Greece protests
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWall Street suffered its worst one-day loss of the year as Greece’s wobbly government raced to avoid financial collapse. Stocks took a hit as people swarmed the streets of Athens...
Madoff trustee claims Mets owners were 'wilfully blind' to Ponzi scheme but loved profits
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amMets owner Fred Wilpon was so addicted to the steady stream of profits gushing from his bulky Bernie Madoff account that he was routinely stuffing the cash into whatever team...
Diva Stewart to Macy’s: You really did me wrong
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThis pillow fight could leave some bruises. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia returned legal fire at Macy’s yesterday, saying the department store failed to live up to the five-year contract they...
Pimco: Banks get off cheap
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe government’s deal with banks over their foreclosure practices after 16 months of investigations is cheap for the loan servicers while costly for bond investors including pension funds, according to...
Air Force may buy 18k iPads
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe US Air Force may buy as many as 18,000 iPad2s in what would be one of the military’s biggest orders of computer tablets, accelerating Apple’s inroads into the federal...
Kickstarter has breakout Thursday, as project raises $1M
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amAfter $1 million kick-starts, two crowd-funded projects have legs thanks to a New York City startup. Kickstarter, an online platform that funds ventures with the help of small donations from...
MF missing up to $1.6B
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amMF Global’s massive money shortfall has jumped to $1.6 billion — raising more roadblocks for customers hoping to recover cash that disappeared when the firm collapsed. James Giddens, the bankruptcy...
Swiss bank called ‘fugitive’
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWegelin & Co., the 270-year-old Swiss bank facing criminal charges in a US crackdown on firms suspected of aiding tax evasion, failed to appear at a court hearing as prosecutors...
Whitman exec samples court
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWhitman Capital LLC’s president was charged with taking part in two separate insider-trading conspiracies, using illegal tips on Google, Polycom and Marvell Technology Group to make more than $900,000 for...
The ‘Mitts’ are off!
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — Facing a rising challenge on the right from Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gave a full-throated defense of his conservative credentials to the annual Conservative Political...
Santorum cleans up with $1M in donations
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — The money race is heating up between Republican rivals Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney, with each pocketing more than $1 million in a day.Santorum raised $1 million again...
Toss mom gets break
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThere was a happy ending yesterday for the psychotic mom who threw herself and her 19-month-old daughter into the Hudson River two years ago: She can now rejoin the little...
‘Terror’ dad off to prison
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe father of a would-be terrorist who dreamed of launching suicide-bomb attacks on the city’s subways was sentenced yesterday to 4 1/2 years in prison for destroying evidence and lying...
School ‘perv’ bust
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amAn aide at one of Manhattan’s top elementary schools was arrested yesterday on charges of sexually abusing a student.Gregory Atkins, 56, who’s worked at PS 87 on the Upper West...
Playboy gal sues cops over takedown
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe plaintiff is a centerfold! A Playboy Playmate and astrologist is hoping the NYPD will be seeing stars over the way cops manhandled her. Stephanie Adams, 40, says cops drew...
NYPD Daily Blotter
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amStaten Island *** A school-safety officer from Stapleton was arrested for savagely beating her 7-year-old daughter with a belt, authorities said yesterday. Nancy Rivera, 32, allegedly attacked her kid in...
St. John’s hoops big ‘$calped’
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amA top official of St. John’s University’s athletic program was placed on leave as part of an investigation into allegations of widespread ticket-scalping, sources told The Post.Brian Colleary is suspected...
Manhattan prosecutors holding off on indicting Swedish tourists accused of molesting 19-year-old
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amManhattan prosecutors have held off — at least for now — on indicting two now-lawyered-up Swedish tourists busted after a 19-year-old woman accused them of sexually molesting her last Saturday...
Kelly accuser steps out with boyfriend
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe woman who accused “Good Day New York” co-anchor Greg Kelly of rape stepped out last night with her boyfriend for an evening stroll — as her defenders took to...
Watch surveillance video that exposed false arrest by NYPD cop
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amA picture may be worth a thousand words, but this video is worth seven years. That’s what John Hockenjos was facing after being accused on Sunday of creating a “grave...
B’klyn’s homey
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amIf you have a sweet little apartment in Brooklyn, don’t let it go.A report issued yesterday found last year’s vacancy rate in the most populous borough to be 2.61 percent...
Boozy ‘sex thug’
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe ex-con accused of dragging a woman onto the subway tracks at a downtown Manhattan subway station and sexually assaulting her blamed the depraved violence on alcohol, his former girlfriend...
Lobbyist loses racino bet
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amLobbyist Carl Andrews will have to spill the beans about his role in the rigged selection of his client AEG’s bid to run a multibillion-dollar racino at Aqueduct Racetrack, the...
Mike defends 1 WTC $1B overrun
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amGiant projects such as the reconstruction of 1 World Trade Center, or Freedom Tower (pictured), always end up costing more than the original estimates because “that’s just part of the...
Mayor, Quinn clash over ‘free-K’ push
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amA $30 million rift emerged yesterday between Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. The speaker this week proposed that kindergarten be made mandatory. That would add about 3,000...
Spano: I’m a tax dodger
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amFormer state Sen. Nicholas Spano pleaded guilty yesterday to federal tax-evasion charges. The Yonkers Republican admitted in a White Plains courtroom that he had obstructed tax laws. He confessed that...
Rubber roomer retires
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe city’s “rubber room” king has been knocked off his throne. Disgraced typing teacher Alan Rosenfeld — who collected a $100,000-a-year salary even though he was banned from the classroom...
Madonna wags finger
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amLOS ANGELES — Madonna yesterday criticized M.I.A’s middle-finger flip during the Super Bowl halftime show — and also accepted the rapper’s personal apology. “I wasn’t happy about it,” the Material...
Rain/snow mix hits New York
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWinter is finally here — two months late. New York and its suburbs awoke today to a rain/snow mix, the first significant winter storm we’ve seen since last October’s freak...
She’s one wild woman
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amShe’s fur real! Only during Fashion Week can runway models be found running wild on the Upper West Side. And even with the entire fashion world focused on New York...
Beyonce, Jay-Z play peek-a-Blue
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe world’s most-hyped 1-month-old just had her coming-out party! Photos of Blue Ivy Carter appeared online yesterday, along with mom Beyoncé and proud pop Jay-Z. “We welcome you to share...
Gabby visits O for one last ‘sign-off’
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday signed into law a final bill authored by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was wounded in a Tucson, Ariz., shooting spree a year ago. The...
School closings not exactly open-and-shut cases
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amSchool closing? No problem — help is now on the way! After voting to shutter 23 struggling schools, the city’s Department of Education is only now launching what it refers...
Rick rips Bam’s ‘meddling’
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — Rick Santorum wasted little time in blasting away at the policy President Obama unveiled yesterday on contraception for employees of religious institutions.Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference in...
Prez gives birth to new plan
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPresident Obama had to eat a big piece of humble pie yesterday as he abruptly backed off a mandate that all employers — including religious organizations — provide female workers...
Brave head-shot cop leaves hospital
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe hero cop who miraculously survived a bullet to the head had tears in his eyes yesterday as he cradled his baby girl during an emotional return home after 10...
Sox joins Brady Bunch
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amAt least one Beantown Brady got a ring this week — and it’s a match sure to leave Bostonians toasting their pints of Sam Adams. Julie Brady, the older sister...
9/11 victim’s remains ID’d
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amRemains of another 9/11 victim have been identified.The city Chief Medical Examiner’s Office announced yesterday that it had identified remains of Karol Ann Keasler.She was 42 when she died in...
Now justice has been stolen as well
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amShe got away with it. What’s the price of stealing a life? For Anne Pettway, who snatched an infant from Harlem Hospital in 1987 and for 23 years raised the...
Parents of kidnapped newborn outraged at 10-year plea deal
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe parents who lost their newborn to a brazen kidnapper in 1987 seethed with fury yesterday while watching the woman strike a sweetheart plea bargain with the feds. Joy White...
Turtle bay thug club
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe governments in Russia and China very much want to uphold the principle that every now and then the state must crush people who want freedom. That is why they...
Constitution too uncool for The Times
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amTo most Americans, the US Constitution is the foundation of our democracy, a clear manifestation of American values and the reason for much of our success as a nation. Not...
Save UWS’ character
February 11, 2012 | 5:00am“A Right To Cute Shops” characterizes the Department of City Planning’s zoning proposal regarding Upper West Side retail street frontages as an attempt to protect “cute” small stores from chain...
Relentless bloodshed: time to respond to Syria
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe Issue: The Assad regime’s non-stop attacks on Syrian dissenters and the world’s reaction. *** The shelling and mortar fire apparently directed at a populated, rebellious and rifle-armed suburb of...
Bam’s pill-plan re-do
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPresident Obama, under fire even from his own party, yesterday moved to stifle a political controversy over the contraception-coverage mandate in his health-care plan. But for all the fancy window...
The not-so-mighty Quinn
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s “look at me, I want to be mayor” speech Thursday made all the mandatory nanny-state station stops — Subsidized baby-sitters for the middle class? Really?...
An intrepid way to fund shuttle
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amHouston, New York here. We have a problem. The Enterprise has not landed. Almost a year after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that the Intrepid Sea, Air and...
Attack on civility
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amA specter is haunting America — the specter of violence that challenges the notion of civil discourse and threatens our democracy. Embodied by the Occupy Wall Street rabble and its...
Harlem art fest
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWhile Fashion Week is all the rage on the Upper West Side right now, Black History Month is being celebrated in style a bit farther uptown with the third annual...
Kid stuff
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amToday DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Curiouser and curiouser . . . New York Theatre Ballet’s “Alice-in-Wonderland Follies” brings an already extremely colorful cast of characters to lovely life. And at...
‘Waltzes’ nearly pairfect
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amNew York City Ballet featured two big, glitzy spectacles at Wednesday night’s mixed bill, but only one pulled its weight. A return engagement of last spring’s “The Seven Deadly Sins”...
No forfeits for Nazareth
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amNazareth’s season is no longer in jeopardy.The CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Eligibility and Infractions Committee ruled yesterday freshman transfer Brittany Jackson was eligible to play and the Lady Kingsmen girls basketball team...
Sports Shorts
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amgolf: McIlroy, Bjorn tied for leadRory McIlroy and Thomas Bjorn each shot 7-under 65 to share the lead yesterday after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy made...
Aqueduct Analysis
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPost Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70yds; $57,000; alw; 4up(f)PURELY MAJESTIC stretches out after defeating conditioned claimers in second start for new barn. EASY ENDING...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amAll horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $30,000; clm($7,500); 4upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 The Braveheart(L),118R Silvera9-8-6SHernne12-12 ThunderingRor(L),118SHusbnds6-6-10G Brown20-13 FrenchTransitin(L),111SCamchJr5-7-4F Martin20-14 True Linnet(L),118M Studart6-3-7Aquilino20-15 After Shock(L),111JRodriguz8-1-1Englehrt10-16 Small Town(L),118L Perez5-3-4Grusmrk6-17 Sea Gaze(L),118JRodriguz11-9-5Terrccn15-18...
Aqueduct Charts
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amFebruary 10th, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $34,000; clm($16,000); 4up(f)Off: 12:20. Good. 3w off duel, rolled byTime: 23.81, 46.66, 59.07, 1:12.94.Trainer: Chris EnglehartWinner: GR/RO M, 6, by...
Gulfstream Results
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amFIRST-1 1/16m; $16,500; clm($10,000); 4up6Aqua Jean (Nunez)11.403.602.801Cool Vixen (Castellano)2.402.404Countess Albie (MonterreyJr.)6.20* Exacta (6-1) $31.40 * $1 Superfecta (6-1-4-2) $229.80 * $1 Trifecta (6-1-4) $84.50Winner picked by DasilvaSECOND-6 fur; $16,500; clm($12,500);...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPost Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Keep It Real (2nd)FIRST: mile pace; $10,625; claiming2 Idealic Life(JCampbell)4-7-23-16 I'm So Blue(YGingras)5-1-45-27 Irish Elitist(TTetrick)6-6-56-11 Western Avenue(JKelley)6-2-415-13 Payne's Landing(DMiller)3-7-68-14 Allamerican Major(DDube)4-5-912-15 Trophy Hunter(CPage)8-5-420-18 Village Rhythm(BSears)8-2-17-29...
Meadowlands Results
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amFIRST-1-mile trot; $10,500 cond8Photo King (T Buter)16.006.205.0010Windsun Galaxie (B Sears)3.803.004Mystical Con (T Tetrick)3.80* Ex (8-10) $63.20 * Trifecta (8-10-4) $309.60SECOND-1-mile pace; $35,000; Cape & Cutter3HgherAndHgher(DBr)4.602.602.101Rock N Soul (Y Gingras)2.802.105Symphony In...
Vic Cangialosi’s Parx Grade
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $17,000; clm; 4&5YO1-Beautiful Gal 2-15-Sally'sCntender5-12-Blue Reef 10-16-Forest Machi 4-13-GrandMistress20-17-WhisperNmber3-14-Mi Esposa 8-1SECOND-1 mile; $28,000; clm; 3YO6-PrincessSpphre2-14-Run for Fun 12-11-SthernDecdene7-25-ChsetheAngel12-12-Pink Slip Sue 5-17-Lexshghestrnk15-13-Keiralicious 3-1THIRD-1 mile; $17,000; clm; 4&5YO2-Ice Pilot...
Gulfstream Analysis
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPost Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $17,500; clm($6,250); 4upSWEET LIL CHEROKEE won this distance and level last out. BOBS JAWBREAKER tired...
Yonkers Results Thursday
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amFIRST-mile pace; $7,500; claimingOFF: 7:14 TIME-27.4; 56.3; 1:25.3; 1:56.2 7FourStarzQ(GBrennn)4.502.602.704General Mcardle (JBartlett)4.703.706Lil Star Too (L Stalbaum)7.30* Exacta (7-4) $27.80 * Triple (7-4-6) $403.00SECOND-mile trot; $11,000; claimingOFF: 7:34 TIME-29.0; 58.4; 1:28.4;...
Home Team Lineups
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amTODAYFeb. 11SUNFeb. 12MONFeb. 13TUEFeb. 14WEDFeb. 15THUFeb. 16FRIFeb. 17KnicksMinnesota8:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMENO GAMETor.7:00MSGESPNSac.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEN.O.8:00MSGESPNNetsSan Antonio8:00YES NetworkWFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEMem.7:30YESWFANInd.7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersPhiladelphia1:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMWash.12:30NBCESPNNO GAMEBos.7:00MSG2WNYMNO GAMEChi.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersLos Angeles1:00MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMFla.3:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEWinn.8:30MSG+2WRHUNOGAMESt.L.8:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsFlorida1:00MSG Plus 2WFAN 660...
Today's Sports on the Air
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amAuto Racing10:30 p.m.Monster Energy Supercross, San Deigo SPEEDBasketball11 a.m.Butler at Cleveland State ESPN211 a.m.Ball State at Kent State ESPNUNoonLouisville at West Virginia ESPNNoonDePaul at Notre Dame SNY1 p.m.UConn at Syracuse...
Best time has passed for Pacquiao-Mayweather
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amIt wasn't the outcome we hoped for, but then again, waiting for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to agree to fight each other is sort of like waiting for the...
Ali pays respect at Dundee funeral
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amCLEARWATER, Fla. — Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee was remembered yesterday as a master motivator and a man who left a legacy of kindness during a funeral service...
The Post Line
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogCLEVELAND ST.7 1/2ButlerAKRON21N. IllinoisJames Madison5 1/2TOWSONNOTRE DAME15DepaulWEST VA.4LouisvilleDayton8FORDHAMNORTH CAR.11 1/2VirginiaFLORIDA ST.4 1/2MiamiPENN ST.2 1/2NebraskaSYRACUSE10UconnINDIANA ST.9S. IllinoisARKANSAS4 1/2S. CarolinaMISS. ST.9 1/2GeorgiaMISSOURI6BaylorTEXAS3Kansas St.CHARLOTTE7Rhode IslandTROYPickW. KentuckySaint Louis1 1/2LA SALLEARIZONA21 1/2UtahODUPickVcuLOYOLA OF CHI.2Ill.-ChicagoMARQUETTE8...
Lopez return now in sight for Nets
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amAUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Nothing is etched in stone, but Brook Lopez could be playing for the Nets in Dallas on Feb. 28, the first game after the All-Star break....
Nets lose to Pistons
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amAUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Who the heck were those guys that came out to face the Pistons last night? There were 10 of them, for crying out loud. Yes, they...
Slow going for Rangers' Staal following concussion
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPHILADELPHIA — This is where 2011-12 began for Marc Staal, on Jan. 2 on the outdoor rink at the ballpark across the parking lot from where the Rangers this afternoon...
Devils captain Parise won’t be caught in pact
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amJust 16 shopping days remain until Deadline Day. The word is Devils captain Zach Parise wishes to concentrate on playing hockey rather than worry about negotiating a deal before Feb....
Yao takes Lin under huge wings
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amAfter his career-high 38-point night in the Knicks’ 92-85 triumph over the Lakers last night at the Garden, Jeremy Lin revealed he’s close to 7-fooot-5 Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming,...
Giants assistant leaving for Buccaneers
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amMike Sullivan, an original member of Tom Coughlin’s Giants coaching staff in 2004, is leaving to become the offensive coordinator for the Buccaneers. Sullivan spent six years as the Giants’...
Woods closing in on old, dominating form
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — You can see it. You can feel it. You can sense it. Tiger Woods is close. And that’s better for everyone — Woods, golf fans and...
California native Wi holds lead into weekend
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amPEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — The year was 1990. Charlie Wi was 18 years old and won the California State Amateur at Pebble Beach. When he left the hallowed grounds that...
New star watchers have a ball
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amWhen Mike Chen was watching Jeremy Lin play at Palo Alto High School, he couldn’t imagine Lin playing in the NBA. “He was good at basketball, but he was a...
Loving all the Lin-genious headlines
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amIf you have a Jeremy Lin pun, the Knicks new point-guard sensation wouldn’t mind hearing it. While admitting he was overwhelmed by the “Linsane” attention, Lin praised media and fans...
Knicks' Amar’e mourns mentor, brother
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amLAKE WALES, Fla. — Hazell Stoudemire was a big brother in every sense of the word and not just because he was such a big man. When Knicks star Amar’e...
Impressed Kobe gives Jeremy high marks
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amKobe Bryant came into the Garden last night having said he didn’t know much about Jeremy Lin and what “Linsanity” was all about. He left on the wrong side of...
One cool cat
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amReality TV has a proud tradition of outrageous cat fights. But few of them have involved actual felines — until now. Jackson Galaxy — the bald, tattooed host of Animal...
A ‘Comic’ showcase
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amStay tuned after “The Walking Dead” premieres tomorrow night and you’ll get a taste of the world that first turned the zombie comic-book series into such a smash TV hit....
Boy meets girl style on runway
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe theme from the second day of fall 2012 fashion shows: Opposites attract. For three of the day’s design players, masculine and feminine elements go together like horse and carriage....
Weird but true
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThis guy is the world’s most determined burglar. Accused crook Clinton Edwards, 27, was shot in the leg while trying to burglarize a home in rural Indiana. But he didn’t...
College basketball rebirth in Big Apple
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amThe body will be in our nation’s capital tomorrow, reporting on St. John’s attempt to upset No. 12 Georgetown, but the soul will be in the basketball capital of the...
Iona falls from 1st in MAAC with loss at Loyola
February 11, 2012 | 5:00amBALTIMORE — Iona virtually had been handed the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season title in October, but last night, Loyola of Maryland may have prevented that from becoming reality....
Do’s and don’ts for a perfect Valentine’s Day
February 11, 2012 | 4:57amValentine's Day is fast approaching, so get ready for the annual onslaught of overpriced prix-fixe dinners and cheap boxes of chocolate from Duane Reade. However, it doesn’t have to be...
Remains of another 9/11 victim identified
February 11, 2012 | 4:17amRemains of another 9/11 victim have been identified. The New York City Chief Medical Examiner's Office announced Friday that it had identified remains of Karol Ann Keasler. She was 42...
Jeremy scores 38 to lead Knicks over Lakers 92-85
February 11, 2012 | 3:54amJeremy Lin keeps getting better. Better even than Kobe Bryant on Friday night. Lin had the most astounding performance of his remarkable week, scoring a career-high 38 points and outdueling...
Pistons win 4th straight, 109-92 over Nets
February 11, 2012 | 3:18amAUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Greg Monroe had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons routed the New Jersey Nets 109-92 Friday night for their fourth straight victory. It's...
Giants assistant Sullivan takes Bucs offensive coordinator job
February 11, 2012 | 2:13amMike Sullivan, an original member of Tom Coughlin’s coaching staff in 2004, helped the Giants receivers develop into a top group and this past season helped Eli Manning produce the...
Peter Som
February 11, 2012 | 12:54amFor some, designing menswear-inspired threads in a feminine way can be a challenging task: Not so for Peter Som, who swapped out his smashing spring hyperflorals for a collection that...
Accused child rapist Sandusky: Everyone's turned on me
February 11, 2012 | 12:37amBELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky walked out of a courthouse today where a judge was considering whether to let him see his relatives and friends while he awaits trial on...
Yigal Azrouël
February 11, 2012 | 12:30amThe Yigal Azrouël show is always one to look out for each season in order to pinpoint what the downtown darlings will be coveting. MORE: FUR REAL This season, Yigal...