February 18, 2012
Nets stomp Bulls, stop 8-game slide
CHICAGO — Deron Williams scored 29 points, Kris Humphries had 24 points and 18 rebounds, and the New Jersey Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 97-85 Saturday to snap an eight-game...
Tears for unarmed teen killed by cop
Mourners packed the pews and stood in the aisles of a Bronx church today to memorialize the unarmed teen shot by a police officer in his home. Ramarley Graham, 18,...
St. John's beats UCLA to snap 4-game streak
St. John's came up with a big win by doing all the little things. In a matchup of teams going through disappointing seasons and with little chance of postseason play,...
Lopez to return Sunday
CHICAGO – The Nets waited 31 games, they figured one more wouldn’t hurt. And so with a chance to have Brook Lopez return in front of the home fans, Coach...
Damon not coming back to Yankees
TAMPA — There won't be a Johnny Damon II. According to Damon, he isn't returning to the Yankees as a free agent. "We both are looking at other options now,''...
Husband who shot pregnant wife warned 'I'm going to get you'
A jilted husband-turned-triggerman wanted his young, pregnant wife dead long before he shot her in the chest yesterday outside a Brooklyn school, the woman’s boyfriend said. “We’ve been together for...
Defense rests in UVA lacrosse player murder trial
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The defense rested Saturday in the murder trial of former star college lacrosse player George Huguely, The Charlottesville Daily Progress reported. Huguely, 24, faces life in prison...
Death toll from Honduras prison fire reaches 358
COMAYAGUA, Honduras -- The death toll from a blaze that engulfed an overcrowded Honduran prison rose to 358 Saturday after another person died from wounds suffered in the inferno, medical...
Brown blames security for exit from Houston funeral
He left on his own prerogative. Whitney Houston's troubled ex-husband, Bobby Brown, cut and ran from the diva's elaborate memorial service in Newark Saturday, reportedly over a dustup with Houston's...
Game 32: Nets at Bulls
Nets (8-23) at Bulls (25-7)Game Time: 4:00 p.m.Venue: United Center, ChicagoTelevision: YES NetworkNets expected starting lineup:PG Deron Williams: 21.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 8.3 apgSG MarShon Brooks: 13.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg,...
Mets GM says Wright's 'future is independent of [team's] perfomance'
PORT ST. LUCIE--In his first year as GM of the Mets, Sandy Alderson had to wrestle with the prospect of trading two of the team’s most potent offensive threats in...
ESPN apologizes for racist Lin headline
ESPN used a shockingly racist headline "Chink in the Armor" for the Knicks' loss Friday night, along with a picture of Jeremy Lin, who is an Asian-American. The headline was...
Gang leaders call for day of non-violence in Newark in honor of Whitney Houston's funeral
It took the death of Whitney Houston to bring peace to the streets in her hometown of Newark. Gang leaders in “Brick City” have called for a day of non-violence...
Costner gives emotional eulogy for Whitney at 'home going' funeral
Actor Kevin Costner brought nearly 2,000 mourners to tears today at a star-studded funeral for tragic pop diva Whitney Houston at the Newark church where she got her start. Costner,...
Capitol bomb plot arrest capped yearlong probe
WASHINGTON — Within the last week, authorities say, Amine El Khalifi's plan was proceeding: An al-Qaida associate handed him an automatic weapon to kill security officers inside the U.S. Capitol....
Two men fatally shot in The Bronx
Two Bronx men were slain in shooting incidents overnight, police said. A 23-year-old man was gunned down on Intervale Avenue near Kelly Street in Longwood at about 4:30 a.m. today,...
Judi Dench says she's battling blindness
LONDON — Actress Judi Dench is battling to save her sight. The James Bond star said in an interview published Saturday that she had been diagnosed with macular degeneration, an...
Cocaine found on capsized cruise ship captain's hair, lawyers for survivors say
ROME — Lawyers for survivors of the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship on Saturday pressed for new drug tests on the ship’s captain after traces of cocaine were reportedly found...
Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be quizzed about involvement in alleged prostitution ring
LILLE, France -- Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to be quizzed as a suspect about involvement in an alleged illegal prostitution ring, a source familiar with the case said...
NY Archbishop Dolan officially a cardinal after Vatican ceremony
ROME – He’s officially a cardinal! New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan was made a prince of the church today at the Vatican when Pope Benedict XVI presented him with his...
Bronx Science, Clinton win fourth straight Bronx PSAL indoor championships
DeWitt Clinton and Bronx Science kept their streaks alive. The Governors took care of Bronx Science by a wide margin of 130-98 for a fourth straight PSAL Bronx girls indoor...
Girls basketball roundup: Curtis gets by SIA in playoff tuneup
Curtis is one of the favorites to win the PSAL Class A title, but it had some business to take care of first. The Warriors rallied from a poor first...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Nazareth finishes league season undefeated
In the race for an unbeaten league record, Nazareth’s boys basketball team beat the nationally ranked girls. Samson Usilo had 15 points and Naquan Chandler had 13 points to lead...
Victory from the hands of DeFede: Senior forward sends Sea to finals
Anthony DeFede missed the first two games of the series due to travel commitments. He made up for lost time Friday night. The senior forward had two goals, including the...
Complete girls basketball playoff schedule with results
NYPost.com presents the only daily updated, complete New York City high school girls basketball postseason schedule with results on the web. Keep your browser bookmarked here throughout February and March...
Serby's Q&A with … Jeremy Lin
The Post’s Steve Serby sat down Thursday with the Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. Here is the conclusion of that interview: Q: How do you feel about being an inspiration...
Connell sparks CK past Molloy in front of special Senior Night guest
Senior Night is always an emotional one under normal circumstances, but it wasn’t normal for Rayne Connell. The Christ the King senior guard had a special guest for her last...
Michael Jackson estate, ex-manager sue over earnings share
LOS ANGELES — A legal war erupted Friday over earnings from Michael Jackson's estate with a former manager claiming a 15 percent stake and the singer's executors seeking to block...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
BARBARA FRITCHIE Laurel Park, eighth race. Grade 2. Purse: $200,000. 7 furlongs, fillies and mares. Post: 3:55 p.m. LOWDOWN: The cutback from 1 1/8 miles to 7 furlongs has long...
King Omar: UConn-bound Calhoun sets CK all-time scoring record
Omar Calhoun was already the winningest boys basketball player in Christ the King history, the only one to ever win back-to-back CHSAA Class AA intersectional championships. Last night, the UConn-bound...
Hitler had lovechild who fought against Nazis: report
PARIS -- Intriguing evidence that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler may have fathered a child with a young French girl while fighting in World War I has been published in France....
Yankees set to release fragrance line
Get a whiff of the sweet smell of success. The 27-time World Champion Yankees are set to become the first pro sports team to unleash their own fragrances, according to...
4-month-old baby stabbed in forehead with pen during Bx. fight
A 4-month-old girl was stabbed in the forehead with a pen yesterday afternoon after the woman holding her got into a fight with another woman in The Bronx, cops said....
PSAL boys basketball playoff roundup: Hayes leads QHST past East Harlem
Isaiah Hayes poured in 21 points and hauled in 10 rebounds and Denzel Thomas had 18 points and 13 rebounds as No. 24 Queens HS of Teaching knocked off 41st-seeded...
Business briefs
In DemandDemand Media Inc.’s stock soared by 31 percent to close at $7.76 yesterday after the online content publisher announced fourth-quarter earnings.Soaring startBrightcove Inc., a provider of cloud-based video hosting...
Feds ask if EMI deal hits sour note
Federal regulators have started reaching out to parties for opinions on Universal Music Group’s proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of EMI’s recorded music unit. The Federal Trade Commission is talking with...
Appeals court frees ex-Goldman programmer
Freedom tastes great — just ask Sergey Aleynikov. The former Goldman Sachs computer programmer was sprung from prison yesterday after serving nearly a year behind bars — a day after...
Time puts Kim Jong Un on US cover, Jeremy Lin on overseas editions
As Lin-mania sweeps the nation and world, readers of some overseas editions of Time got a cover story on the Knicks point guard sensation — but here at home, the...
Stanford victims: ‘Talk to the hand’
HOUSTON — Three years after the feds shut down Allen Stanford’s alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme, the victims still haven’t received a penny back on their losses. To mark the...
LightSquared didn’t play square: lawsuit
Hedge fund manager Phil Falcone and his Harbinger Capital Partners were sued by a New York woman who claims she and other investors were misled about the fund’s decision to...
‘No MF cash’ at JPMorgan
A probe of a JPMorgan Chase & Co. account that received almost $1.8 billion in inflows of cash in the month before MF Global Holdings Ltd.’s bankruptcy showed no evidence...
Avon has its own Lin-sanity
Avon Products, in the midst of investigations into alleged overseas bribery, named John Lin to run its China unit. Lin currently heads operations in Canada, Jennifer Vargas, a company spokeswoman,...
Dow flirts with 13,000
US markets, bouyed by a string of encouraging economic news, continued their strong 2012 run yesterday — with the Dow Jones industrial average stalling intraday just 32 points shy of...
DreamWorks China deal
“Kung Fu Panda” creator DreamWorks Animation plans to build a production studio in Shanghai with some of China’s biggest media companies, a landmark deal that gives the company a foothold...
Christie nix on gay nups
Taking a dramatically different tack than Gov. Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation yesterday that would have legalized gay marriage in the Garden State. Gay marriage took effect...
Pot bust for singer Thicke
Robin Thicke was caught with a fattie. The R&B singer-songwriter was busted in Manhattan for marijuana possession yesterday after he was allegedly spotted smoking a joint in an SUV. Cops...
‘Thief’ triple play
It’s bad enough getting your car stolen, but imagine seeing it swiped three times — by the same punk.Kevin Grant, 18, allegedly couldn’t get enough of the 2011 Acura MDX...
Jen’s all hip in stripes
Despite the optically dizzying dress she wore to the premiere of her new flick, “Wanderlust,” Jennifer Aniston was all smiles on the red carpet Thursday. She went with co-stars Paul...
School-worship ruling
A Manhattan appeals court ruled yesterday that a Christian congregation can continue holding Sunday services in a Bronx public school, but said the Department of Education can close its doors...
Payroll tax cut passes
WASHINGTON — Congress yesterday approved legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.The Senate approved...
Fed anti-terror $$ keep coming to NY
Despite a shrinking national pot, New York will not suffer any cuts in federal anti-terror money.In fact, the city will match last year’s $151.6 million in Homeland Security aid, even...
He’s Ging-‘richer’
WASHINGTON — Don’t count out Newt Gingrich just yet.The down-and-out Republican presidential hopeful yesterday hit the jackpot when Las Vegas casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson pledged another $10 million to help...
B’klyn ‘strangle’
Authorities have classified the death of a woman whose body was found dumped in a laundry bag in an abandoned Brooklyn lot Wednesday as a homicide.Victim Renee Staton, 50, who...
More bones found on LI
Suffolk County cops last night confirmed they uncovered skeletal remains in a wooded area in Manorville, LI — not far from where authorities are investigating a potential serial killer.Officials said...
Woman dies in blaze
A Brooklyn woman was killed last night in a blaze that tore through her Fort Greene apartment, authorities and family members said. Modesta Santiago, 55, suffered from heart conditions and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A prowler was busted with an odd assortment of items after slipping into a residential building in Greenwich Village, authorities said. A custodian spotted Anthony Malloy, 46, hauling...
Former cop recalls NYPD arrest of Willie Sutton 60 yrs. later
NYPD patrol cop Donald Shea spent his first four years on the job carrying a folded piece of paper that served as a wanted poster for William Francis Sutton. Better...
Spit hits fan in teach spat
A veteran Queens math teacher was yanked from the classroom yesterday after a cellphone video posted online showed an apparent confrontation with a student. Department of Education officials said they...
Prison booking
The home-electronics installer who stole more than $1 million in priceless books from the widow of a Vanderbilt heir was carted off to prison yesterday like a craven common crook...
SI Grimm boost
The Staten Island Republican Party yesterday strongly came out in support of embattled Rep. Michael Grimm.Grimm has come under fire over accusations of shady fund-raising and business dealings. County GOP...
Already?! New clash on teacher grades
Honeymoons don’t get any shorter than this. Not even 24 hours after officials toasted a deal that removes the biggest obstacle to new evaluations for city teachers, Mayor Bloomberg and...
DOE learns lesson, will rat out classroom pervs
The city Department of Education is moving to make an employee’s history of misconduct available to any principal considering hiring that person, officials said yesterday.In the last two weeks, three...
Liu pal blasts fed rap
A top fund-raiser for city Comptroller John Liu claims the feds crossed the line to bust him for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions to the embattled mayoral hopeful. A lawyer...
Lovable pound pooch is a point-guard dog
He’s a natural dribbler. Weighing in at a mighty 38 pounds and standing a mere 13.5-inches tall, this Jeremy Lin is far tinier than his 6-foot-3 hoops-star namesake, but like...
Time Warner Cable, MSG reach deal that brings Knicks games back on air
The Linsanity is over in more ways than one. Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Garden announced an end to their bitter contract impasse yesterday — allowing the MSG Network...
Pope officially elevates NY Archbishop to cardinal
ROME — Good morning, Your Eminence. New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan was named cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI today, receiving a red hat and ring during an elevation ceremony at...
Vatican leaks casting a pall
VATICAN CITY — A scandal over leaked Vatican documents and reports of political infighting, financial mismanagement and administrative chaos in its frescoed halls have cast a cloud over this weekend’s...
NY Jews in Rome to pay tribute
ROME — Catholics aren’t the only ones at the Vatican to see Archbishop Timothy Dolan become a cardinal.A small group of Jews traveled to Rome this week — part of...
Shepherd who leads with love & defends his flock
What a great blessing for New York! Today’s elevation of Archbishop Timothy Dolan to cardinal is a tremendous shot in the arm for our city and for our church. As...
St. Patrick's is redecorating for new cardinal
At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, red is the new green. Workers were busy yesterday revamping the church so the right color scheme will be ready when Archbishop Timothy Dolan returns to...
Blaze kills Bx. dad, 65
An early-morning fire yesterday killed a 65-year-old Bronx father. Tyril Royer’s wife, Claudette, fled out a window from the 12:51 a.m. blaze on East 234th Street in Wakefield. Super Vinny...
Hero grabs gunman
A man boiling with rage over his wife’s alleged infidelity opened fire on the pregnant woman outside a Brooklyn elementary school just before dismissal yesterday — shooting her in the...
ME’s $$ woes cut deep
Even with some of the most advanced scientific equipment in the world, the city Medical Examiner’s Office is taking an alarming 68 percent longer than last year to complete DNA...
Deadbeats take toll on PA
No wonder our tolls keep going up. The Port Authority yesterday released a list of the 37 worst toll evaders on its crossings, a motley crew of truckers, taxi companies...
Mike’s ex-aide beats rap
A former deputy mayor who resigned last year after being arrested for allegedly roughing up his wife has been cleared of all criminal charges, according to a published report yesterday....
Mobster joins dad in clink
A second-generation mobster will be joining his dastardly dad behind bars after pleading guilty yesterday to a raft of racketeering charges.Alphonse Trucchio, who had been free on bail granted by...
Yankee $$ & scents
Get a whiff of the sweet smell of success.The 27-time World Champion Yankees are set to become the first pro sports team to unleash their own fragrances, according to reports....
Whitney Houston's family, friends preparing for 'home going' service
Whitney Houston is finally going “home.” The late music icon will be remembered at an emotional noon memorial service today in her hometown of Newark by a galaxy of her...
Bx. tot stabbed
A 4-month-old girl was stabbed in the forehead with a pen yesterday afternoon after the woman holding her got into a fight with another woman in The Bronx, cops said.The...
The high cost of closing Indian Point
Pushing to close the Indian Point nuclear-power plant, some New York lawmakers are arguing that its energy could be replaced without overburdening consumers or threatening power reliability. They’re utterly wrong....
Gary Carter, class act
I remember sitting in a bar saying, “It’s over,” — and my brother spitting out, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.” That’s when Gary Carter hit a single in Game...
For a gun-safe New York, worry about the crooks
The Issue: The charges facing a former Marine for carrying an out-of-state licensed gun in Manhattan. *** Marine Ryan Jerome is only stating what New York’s legitimate firearms owners have...
The liberal mob mentality
The Issue: The tactics used by OWS and its labor-union allies to keep the movement relevant. *** Michael A. Walsh describes an auditorium filled with NYC parents, teachers and students...
Tapping Ze feds
Some good news this week without the usual hoopla: The Thruway Authority late last year quietly filed for a $2 billion federal loan to help replace the aging — dying...
Piggies at the trough (again)
In the year 2010, the Lord of the Assembly spoke to his minions, saying unto them: Pork is unclean for you, and you shall not distribute any unkosher cash on...
Voting while dead
APew Research Center report this week reveals that America’s active voter rolls include 1.8 million dead people. Plus, 2.8 million people are registered in more than one state. And millions...
O’s astounding cynicism
‘My rival in this race,” candidate Barack Obama announced early in 2007, “is not other candidates. It’s cynicism.” It’s now clear that what he meant by this was other people’s...
He fits the bill
Once known for downing fast food, Bill Clinton has since refined his Big Mac-lovin’ ways. Thanks to his Harlem office headquarters, he’s been a mainstay at restaurants around the city,...
Kid stuff
Today FREESTYLIN’: Head to the South — South America — with “Brazil! Brazil!” at the New Victory Theater. The musical stage spectacular features soccer-inspired dance moves and an appearance by...
Del Fuegos reignite
Brooklyn’s Dan Zanes has been playing kid-friendly music since the dawn of the 21st century, when his rootsy, homemade “Rocket Ship Beach” CD came out. Zanes, who’s spawned a whole...
Sports Shorts
NBA: LeBron, Heat wreck Cavaliers LeBron James scored 28 points in his third game back to Cleveland as a visitor, Dwyane Wade added 22 and the Heat won their fifth...
Lefty good enough to lead
Phil Mickelson wasn’t at his best yesterday at Riviera in Los Angeles. Two shots at least helped him stay in the lead. Despite having only two birdie chances inside 15...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $30,000; clm($15,000); 4upSENSATIONAL SLAM returns to level of claim after finishing second in first off claim. PEACEADAACTION...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $30,000; clm($12,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 He's a Scrooge(L),123M Studart4-2-1Terrccn10-12 Dorian Will(L),123RDomingz6-6-8Englehart5-23 I'veGottheFever(L),123D Cohen3-2-1Jacobson4-54 Ferocious Won(L),123R Silvera3-5-7Sciacca10-15 System Restore(L),123C Lopez2-5-7Balsamo6-16 Buzz...
Aqueduct Charts
February 17th, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $33,000; clm($16,000); 4upOff: 12:21. Good. slip out 5/16, got upTime: 23.39, 46.86, 58.99, 1:11.75.Trainer: Gary ContessaWinner: B H, 8, by...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-7 fur; $22,500; clm($20,000); 4up2Two for One (Ros)4.802.802.601Greatest Dream (Leyva)3.002.203Jazzy Moves (Ortiz)4.60Scr: Bellaridge, In Control Loretta.* Exacta (2-1) $11.00 * $1 Trifecta (2-1-3) $28.90SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $22,500; clm($20,0); 4up5Tylr's Ws...
Yonkers Results Thursday
FIRST-1-mile; pace; $7,500; cl. 1 ArtcStretch(BHollnd) 7.30 4.20 3.10 4 Spank Me Frank (JStratton) 3.20 2.80 7 Lightningjacksback (E Goodell) 8.70 * Exacta (1-4) $21.80 * Triple (1-4-7) $394.50 SECOND-1-mile;...
Calhoun sets scoring mark
Omar Calhoun was already the winningest boys basketball player in Christ the King history, the only one to ever win back-to-back CHSAA Class AA intersectional championships. Last night, the UConn-bound...
Vic Cangialosi’s Parx Grade
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $28,000; clm; 4&5YO7-Catch Me Kaz 8-54-Public Secret 12-11-Acncertremee8-15-Private Tale 10-12-Jamies Peace 5-26-SorryNoRefnds9-23-Lead Me Lord 10-1SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $25,000; alw; 4up(f)7-MissAudreyann8-54-Kristal Kiwi 5-21-PlayinHrdtGet12-15-Jennifer'sRme10-12-Danica Irl 15-16-Amelia Rose 6-13-Liberty for...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile; trot; $13,125; cond.2Dc'sPggyBank(BSers)12.607.005.203R Sam (J Campbell)54.4035.007Halfpipe (R Pierce)11.20* Exacta (2-3) $437.40 * Trifecta (2-3-7) $2,532.80SECOND-1-mile; pace; $8,500; cond.10NiteGames(YGingras)5.004.002.409MedolandSantorin(RPerce)6.804.201Gerries Madison (D Dube)2.60* Exacta (10-9) $26.20 * Trifecta (10-9-1) $84.00 *...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Cambassador (3rd) FIRST: mile pace; $10,500; claiming7 Dollars Bromac N(RPierce)9-9-107-24 Mega Hall(DMiller)3-5-109-210 Tamayo(YGingras)8-8-15-21 Wildridge Sam(AMiller)6-4-512-12 Ultimate Desire(JCampbell)1-3-95-13 Irish Elitist(TTetrick)3-6-68-15 Nf Independence(BSears)4-4-712-16 Penn Turbo Ted(BSimpson)8-8-115-18 Star...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($10,000); 4upBABY KISS goes turf to dirt and drops in class for new barn....
Home Team Lineups
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Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing11 a.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup Practice SPEED2 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup Practice SPEED4:30 p.m.ARCA: Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 SPEED8 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Budweiser Shootout FOX8:30 p.m.Monster Energy Supercross, Dallas SPEEDBaseball4...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogLouisville8 1/2DEPAULUCONN2MarquetteUcla3 1/2ST. JOHN'SNEW MEXICO4 1/2UnlvMIAMI14 1/2Wake ForestNC STATE2Florida St.VIRGINIA9MarylandMEMPHIS14 1/2UtepALABAMA3TennesseeS. CAROLINA2 1/2LsuBAYLOR7 1/2Kansas St.IOWA ST.7 1/2OklahomaMissouri6TEXAS A&MTEMPLE11DuquesneVA. TECH9Georgia TechWASHINGTON3 1/2ArizonaMarshall2 1/2SMUBOISE ST.5TcuSan Diego St.2 1/2AIR FORCEKENTUCKY21 1/2MississippiUNC12 1/2ClemsonSAINT...
Mayweather facing Lin backlash
When Floyd Mayweather holds his press conference in New York later this month to announce his upcoming fight, he should be wary of any Jeremy Lin fans in attendance. That...
Nets to get Lopez back
CHICAGO — With the done-to-death Linsanity sweeping outward from the New York area, the Nets could use a catchy phrase of their own. “Weep For Us” was rejected by the...
St. John's using Lin to prepare for UCLA
Jeremy Lin, who couldn’t get a scholarship offer from a Division I program, now is being referenced as an example of resiliency and readiness coast to coast in the world...
Devils defeat Ducks in shootout
Here’s another NHL record Martin Brodeur owns a piece of, this one by pulling even with The King. The Devils goalie won his 40th career shootout last night, tying Henrik...
First-place Rangers now target for opponents
The lesson to be learned from the Rangers’ 4-2 defeat to Chicago at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, in which the Blackhawks’ Operation Rolling Thunder produced four goals in the...
Mets ace Santana throws 25 pitches from mound
PORT ST. LUCIE — One mound session into spring training, Johan Santana’s left shoulder still appears intact. The Mets ace had plenty of interested observers yesterday as he threw 25...
Hernandez remembers Mets teammate Carter
PORT ST. LUCIE — The 1986 Mets were known for their distinctly different personalities and Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter were perfect examples. “There’s no doubt we didn’t go about...
Grateful fan calls Carter inspiration
Gary Carter helped save my life. When I was 8 years old, I was diagnosed with leukemia, then the leading child-killer in America. I was frightened and unsure of my...
Yankees, Pirates agree to Burnett trade
TAMPA — The Yankees and Pirates have agreed to a trade that sends right-hander A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh. The Yankees will receive two minor leaguers from Venezuela and the Pirates...
Pettitte to instruct at Yankees camp
TAMPA -- The Yankees have extended a spring training invitation to Andy Pettitte. But the legendary lefty won’t be attempting a comeback if he accepts. Instead, Pettitte, who retired following...
Yankees prospect Bichette has always lived baseball
TAMPA — Dante Bichette Jr. has spent a lifetime around the game of baseball, but his dad’s major league background is just one part of the equation that makes him...
Maria knows how Jeremy’s fame feels
Maria Sharapova knows all about being a media phenomenon and squarely in the public eye, but not even the Russian tennis star could avoid Linsanity. The three-time Grand Slam winner...
Knicks GM says roster can contend
Linsanity brought Knicks interim general manager Glen Grunwald out of the woodwork last night. In his first “State of The Knicks Address,” Grunwald said he believes the current roster is...
Hornets find reason to cheer with win over Knicks
There’s been little for the New Orleans Hornets to cheer about this season, but you wouldn’t have been able to tell that from watching them play the Knicks last night...
Knicks rookie Shumpert on mission for Slam Dunk title
Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert admits because he was passed over for the Rising Stars Challenge on All-Star Weekend, he’s more motivated to take home the Slam Dunk Contest title. “A...
Knicks add Smith
Two weeks ago, Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni would have done cartwheels reacting to the signing of shooting guard J.R. Smith. But yesterday, D’Antoni’s mood was tempered about adding Smith, or...
Knicks' Fields called for late foul
Landry Fields and Jared Jeffries pressured Marco Belinelli in the final minute, trapping the Hornets guard and potentially putting the Knicks in position to get the ball back with a...
Knicks lose to Hornets; Linning streak ends
It was fun while it lasted. The Linsanity craze can die down a trifle and the cry for Carmelo Anthony’s comeback can pick up. The Linning streak is over at...
For Knicks, it's time for sanity to return
As the final seconds ticked off the clock at Madison Square Garden last night, Knicks fans were not sure how to react. In the old days, they would have booed...
Ruff stuff
You’d have to be the devil-spawn of Osama bin Laden to not love Tillman, the skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding bulldog — and an Internet sensation — who became a genuine star....
Daly double
Carson Daly, who’s added the title of producer to his hosting chores on “The Voice,” says the show had a simple agenda entering its second season. Basically, if it ain’t...
Janet to ‘X Factor’?
Now Janet Jackson is reportedly talking to Simon Cowell about joining “The X Factor.” Jackson, a guest on this Monday’s episode of “Anderson,” is asked by Anderson Cooper about rumors...
Dine like a president right here in New York City
Even presidents need to kick back once in a while. And when they’re not signing laws, leading wars and hosting elaborate state dinners, presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama...
Weird but true
Attention, criminals — buck-naked is not a good disguise. A 300-pound man left security personnel at a Philadelphia-area Walmart flabbergasted when he walked into the store in his birthday suit...
Hoyas’ Lubick only sees tolerance
There are some hot button issues that make almost everyone’s blood pressure rise, make the palms sweat, make it little uncomfortable to look another person in the eye. Unless, of...
Linderella story over as Knicks fall to lowly Hornets
After seven straight wins since rags-to-riches point guard Jeremy Lin was handed more responsibility, the Knicks fell to the lowly New Orleans Hornets 89-85 at Madison Square Garden in New...
Brodeur, Devils beat Ducks 3-2 in shootout
NEWARK, N.J. — Ilva Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias scored shootout goals and the New Jersey Devils beat the red-hot Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night. Martin Brodeur made 36 saves...
Josh Powell had 400 cartoon sex and incest images on computer
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Josh Powell had hundreds of images of disturbing cartoon sex and graphic depictions of incest on his home computer, something Utah authorities investigating his wife's disappearance kept...
'Underwear bomber' Abdulmutallab appeals life sentence
DETROIT -- "Underwear bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has appealed his life sentence for attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009. The 25-year-old Nigerian was sentenced Thursday,...
Queens math teacher yanked from class after confrontation with student
A veteran Queens math teacher was yanked from the classroom this week after a cell phone video posted online showed him getting into a confrontation with and possibly spitting on...