February 20, 2012
Gas prices approach seasonal highs as oil prices climb
Gasoline prices are approaching historical highs for February as oil prices continue to spike amid turmoil in the Middle East. The average price of gasoline is up nearly 25 cents...
NJ girl in transplant visa flap leaves hospital
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A 5-year-old New Jersey girl whose bone marrow transplant was complicated by a visa dispute involving her older sister has left the hospital. Yarelis Bonilla received the...
Stray bullet critically wounds 11-year-old NJ girl
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Prosecutors say an 11-year-old New Jersey girl who was cleaning her room was hit in the face by a stray bullet when someone started shooting into...
Gals hail dismissal of ex-lover's suit over Internet slams
Two spurned women who got sued by a Manhattan lawyer for branding him a low-life Lothario on the Web were all smiles today after his suit got tossed out of...
Islanders crushed by Senators in Monday matinee
Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza each scored twice, Craig Anderson made 28 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat the Islanders 6-0 on Monday for their third straight win. The Senators...
Streaking Heat happy to have spotlight on Lin
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade finished his workout Monday and approached about a dozen reporters, one of the smallest media turnouts at a Miami Heat practice this season. These days, the...
WATCH: AMC releases two 'Mad Men' promos
AMC has released two promos for the upcoming season of "Mad Men." But neither offers any clues about what the delayed fifth season will offer fans. Both were made with...
Time Warner, MSG finalize multi-year agreement
The owner of the New York Knicks has finalized its deal to return the NBA team's games to about 2 million Time Warner Cable subscribers in the New York area....
Knicks to honor Rucker
The Knicks will stage "Pioneer Night'' on Monday before playing the Nets and, no, it's not honoring Jeremy Lin. Maybe in 20 years.As part of Black History Month, the Knicks...
LI man had 22 stolen cemetery vases: cops
WEST BABYLON. N.Y. — Police say a Long Island man has been arrested for possession of 22 bronze vases that were stolen from a cemetery. Suffolk County police say 26-year-old...
Jaworski says Jets best fit for Peyton
Eli Manning’s second Super Bowl with the Giants could land his brother in the same town, says ESPN analyst and former Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski. In a radio interview with...
Michigan and Arizona primary races tightening up, polls find
LANSING, Mich. -- The Republican primary races in Michigan and Arizona have tightened considerably one week before the votes, with slim margins between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in both...
Manny agrees to deal with Athletics: report
OAKLAND, Calif. — Former All-Star slugger Manny Ramirez has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Oakland A’s, ESPN reported Monday. CBSSports.com also reported that Ramirez, who abruptly announced his...
Mets' Niese benefiting from nose job
PORT ST. LUCIE ---- Jon Niese reported to camp on Monday about 10 pounds lighter – he got a nose job.The Mets lefty revealed he had the procedure done last...
Yankees’ Rivera hints at retirement
TAMPA — After years of tip-toeing around the issue, Mariano Rivera made his strongest statements yet that this will be his final season on the mound.While the Yankees closer refused...
How the Nets could add Howard, Jackson this season
The Milwaukee Bucks and their mercurial small forward, Stephen Jackson, spoiled the season debut of Nets center Brook Lopez Sunday night, beating the Nets 92-85 in Newark.Jackson, who began his...
WATCH: Mass Effect 3 trailer
Last night’s episode of The Walking Dead provided plenty of water cooler-worthy moments, but the thing I was most excited about didn’t involve zombies at all.I’m of course talking about...
Osi says Giants future could go 'either way'
No Giants player was more visibly emotional during the Giants run to another Super Bowl title than Osi Umenyiora. The veteran defensive end came back from a high ankle sprain...
Game 34: Nets at Knicks
Nets (9-24) at Knicks (16-16)Game Time: 7:30 p.m.Venue: Madison Square Garden, New YorkTelevision: YES NetworkNets expected starting lineup:PG Deron Williams: 21.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 8.3 apgSG MarShon Brooks: 14.0 ppg,...
Russian bride arrested after groom stabbed to death
KUNGUR, Russia -- A Russian wedding party ended in disaster when the bride stabbed the groom after a drunken fight, the Ria Novosti news agency reported Monday. Police found the...
VIDEO: Canadiens pay tribute to Mets, Expos catcher Carter
MONTREAL -- In a city where hockey rules, Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter was as popular as the beloved Canadiens. Carter died of brain cancer Thursday at age 57, and...
FDA to review inhalable caffeine
BOSTON — US Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand...
Colorado Air Force officer among 4 killed in crash
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Defense Department says an Air Force officer from Colorado Springs is among four people killed when a military plane crashed in Djibouti, Africa. The military...
Britain calls up military reserves for 2012 London Olympics
LONDON -- Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is calling up 2,100 military reserves to provide security for the 2012 London Olympics, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced Monday. The call-out notices...
Jury selection under way in Rutgers webcam spying case
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The trial of a former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man could reveal some of...
3 skiers killed in Wash. avalanche; 4th survived
STEVENS PASS, Wash. — Well-equipped and familiar with the terrain, about a dozen expert skiers were making their way through a foot-and-a half of fresh snow when an avalanche hit...
Syrian army reinforcements head to Homs
BEIRUT — Syria's military sent tanks and other reinforcements toward the restive central city of Homs on Monday in what appears to be preparations by President Bashar Assad's regime for...
Yankees reach agreement with Ibanez
TAMPA -- The Yankees reached agreement with Raul Ibanez this morning on a one-year, $1.1 million contract plus incentives, pending a physical. Ibanez is being brought in to be the...
Finance ministers look to sign off on Greek deal
BRUSSELS -- Eurozone finance ministers met on Monday, expressing optimism they would agree on a long-awaited debt restructuring and second bailout for Greece, but fundamental doubts remain about the economic...
Suu Kyi's party says Burma poll restrictions lifted
RANGOON, Burma -- Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party said Monday that the authorities lifted campaign restrictions ahead of closely-watched elections, just hours after it made a complaint....
Whitney Houston's dress, 'Bodyguard' earrings up for auction
LOS ANGELES — There had to be an auction, but so soon? A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in "The...
3UP: Yankees rotation and roster
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about how the Yankees feel better protected with what they have for a starting rotation this year as opposed to last year.Of...
Iranian warships dock at Syrian port
TARTUS, Syria -- Two Iranian warships docked at the Syrian port of Tartus in what was described as a training mission, following a provocative journey through the Suez Canal at...
Pakistani extremists shout 'death to America' at Islamabad rally
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Several thousand Pakistanis poured onto the streets of Islamabad on Monday, chanting "death to America" and demanding holy war at a rally whipped up by right-wing, religious...
Spice Girls discuss London Olympics reunion
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Spice Girls will reform to sing at the Olympics in London, according to singer Mel B -- however two of her bandmates have already said that...
Swedish police try to untangle story of man who claimed he spent two months in snowy car
UMEA, Sweden -- Police tried Monday to untangle the story and past whereabouts of a Swedish man pulled from a snowed-in car who claimed he had not eaten for two...
Minimum wage rise, jobs fall
“We believe in a fair wage, but we need to balance that with being able to stay in business,” said restaurant owner Henry Meer. According to the man who has...
Obama mouthpiece: Character doesn't matter
Apparently, the character of the man running the country doesn't matter. And according to former Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs, questions about what kind of man Obama is aren't necessary right...
Unions return to Democratic fold for 2012 elections
When did they leave?The Los Angeles Times quotes one union man saying they are rededicated to the Democrats because supposedly Republicans are so scary, with their Right to Work laws...
Fire tears through Hoboken apt. building
HOBOKEN, NJ — Officials say a four-alarm fire tore through five floors of a Hoboken building, displacing residents and causing three people to suffer smoke inhalation. Firefighters from Hoboken, Newark...
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
With the regular season coming to a close we have a number of changes to the rankings. Our top two teams remain the same, but we have a fresh No....
Kangaroos jump field to win PSAL Brooklyn track title
Boys & Girls surprisingly won the PSAL Brooklyn track and field championships in dominating fashion. It was stunning to everybody except the Kangaroos. “Sheepshead Bay and some other schools may...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Bishop Ford picked up the eye-opening win of the week. The Falcons were better in every aspect of the game in an upset of Nazareth on Saturday behind a big...
Win-ning: Neophyte Chen, Tech take home Brooklyn girls track title
Winny Chen’s victory in the 1500 meters with a time of 5:03:32 was unimaginable just two years ago, not because she didn’t run the race well last season or her...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
If the playoffs go anything like the end of the regular season we are in for quite a finish to 2012. Top-ranked Nazareth was upset by new No. 2 Bishop...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Feb. 20-Feb. 26
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of Feb. 20 through Feb. 26. BOYS BASKETBALL Lincoln...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Feb. 13-Feb. 20
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of Feb. 13. BOYS BASKETBALL Cantrell Barker, Bayside The 5-foot-6...
City's finest leave mark at CHSAA intersectional track championships
The New York City girls teams had a strong showing at the CHSAA intersectional indoor championships Saturday at St. Anthony’s (L.I.). Archbishop Molloy placed third with 32 points and Notre...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
The playoffs are underway and the next few weeks will be an exciting time in New York City. Christ the King and Cardinal Hayes looked like the favorites to get...
CHSAA Class A playoff notebook: Maestre, Mount beat Stepinac in quarters
Tom Fraher was stunned. Anthony Maestre, the Mount St. Michael coach’s senior sharpshooter, missed three of four free throws in the first half. Maestra was just as shocked. “I really...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
Every team has its own way of preparing for the playoffs during the President’s Week break. South Shore and Curtis head down to South Jersey for the Prime Events Shootout...
Tortorella finds right Rangers crew '4' overtime
Five straight times now John Tortorella has started four-on-four overtime with Marian Gaborik and Derek Stepan up front, with the defense pair of Michael Del Zotto and Anton Stralman starting...
Knicks talking title after Lin leads them to win over Mavericks
After Jeremy Lin’s nationally televised theatrics were over, after the point guard’s international stardom had reached yet another level, after Jason Kidd said Lin indeed looks like Steve Nash in...
Lin fairy tale getting ‘real’ interesting for Knicks
We can stop dealing in the abstract, cease the comparisons to Joe Hardy and Roy Hobbs and Jimmy Chitwood. This isn’t fantasy. This isn’t a Hollywood script. We can shelve...
Samsung to spin off LCD business
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it would spin off its liquid crystal display (LCD) operations into a separate company. The news from the electronics giant, which was made...
Cosmetic queen's pink mansion on sale for $3.3M
DALLAS -- Cosmetic queen Mary Kay Ash was synonymous with the color pink -- and now you can buy a symbol of her success painted in her favorite shade. Ash's...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
How quiet was the past week in boys basketball? Our top 10 has no new teams and few changes. This hasn't happened before, save for the holidays. Playoff matchups, though,...
Lines of Inquiry
For job seekers, the interview is where the rubber meets the road. You know the employer is interested, or you wouldn’t have made it this far. But now you’ve got...
Go to Greg
I was laid off from my secretarial job at a government agency due to cutbacks. Being north of 40, I’m finding it a bit scary looking for work in this...
Throwing curves
You’ve covered your work history, your professional goals and your views on the future of the industry. So far, so good, but your interviewer has a final question: “If you...
Fielding a curveball
By their very nature, weird interview questions are virtually impossible to prepare for. But in his book — subtitled “Trick Questions, Zen-like Riddles, Insanely Difficult Puzzles, and Other Devious Interviewing...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 2. We Are Young, fun. 3. Set Fire to the Rain, Adele 4. Turn Me On, David Guetta 5....
Business briefs
Marts closedUS markets are closed today in observance of Presidents Day. Wynn whackWynn Resorts CEO Executive Steve Wynn upped the ante in his fight against former business partner Kazuo Okada,...
Universal gamble
Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge will take a seat at The Brit Awards, the British version of The Grammys, tomorrow, hoping one of two nominated artists, Florence & the...
Cisco thinking out of the set-top box biz
After six years, Cisco is looking to switch off its Scientific-Atlanta cable set-top box business, The Post has learned. The Internet equipment maker, which in 2006 paid close to $7...
All about Whitney
The tragic story of Whitney Houston doesn’t end with the strains of her recorded voice singing “I Will Always Love You,” at the close of her funeral in Newark on...
Vegetarian fare adds new taste to 5th UWS event
Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side is back for a fifth year — with a longer run and new twists, including a vegetarian tasting dinner, Side...
Clock ticks on exempt $tatus
More than 1,000 property owners claiming nonprofit status are in danger of losing their tax exemptions because they haven’t filed the required paperwork, The Post has learned. If that happens,...
SI Rep. Grimm’s big donor raising big trouble
The feds are investigating a bigwig fund-raiser for Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm for allegedly bilking millions of dollars from the followers of an Israeli “mystic.” The donor, Ofer Biton,...
‘High’ & bye for diva
After a week of mourning, Whitney Houston was laid to rest yesterday in a New Jersey cemetery — as reports surfaced that her daughter got high following the singer’s funeral...
Westies fly high
The Westies are back — with a twist. Manhattan’s former “Irish Mafia’’ gang — long infamous for running loan-sharking and extortion rackets out of the tenements of Hell’s Kitchen through...
More kids get sex change
CHICAGO — A growing number of teens and younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing...
Wheezy does it as mobster ’fesses to cig scam
His Mafia nickname ought to be “Chimney.”Reputed Colombo crime family soldier John Maggio, 50, is under house arrest for illegally trafficking in some 300 cartons of contraband cigarettes. His wife,...
‘Safe’ to say it’s a tossup
The Presidents Day weekend box office was too close to call yesterday as the action tale “Safe House” and the love story “The Vow” competed for the No. 1 spot....
Good-guy Knick hero Linfectious
Was Jeremy Lin’s storied basketball career almost slam-dunked — because of his race? Here’s something you may not know about Lin, the new Knick powerhouse and humble human who burns...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx Three men were hurt early yesterday when their speeding car slammed into an elevated-train pillar in Norwood, authorities said. The 22-year-old driver lost control of the blue Chevy...
It’s B’klyn ‘shore’
It’s “Jersey Shore’’ à la Bay Ridge — where they just won’t fuhgeddaboutit. A once tightknit group of girls from the Brooklyn ’hood are still at each other’s throats over...
2 Suffolk slayings ‘related’
Suffolk County cops are probing two homicides that occurred within hours of each other early yesterday — and believe they might be related.Christian Jordan, 30, of Amityville, was fatally shot...
Ma-to-be recalls horror
The pregnant woman allegedly shot by her estranged husband outside a Brooklyn school says a split-second decision to push the gun away from her head saved her life.“He wanted to...
Pols pitch pricey pension sweetener
Bowing to union pressure, legislators are proposing a sweeping pension bill that would allow thousands of state and city government workers to retire early with full benefits — at a...
City hails ‘$1B’ taxi-medallion sale
City Hall is counting on $1 billion from the largest taxi-medallion auction ever — but experts think scoring that sum is about as likely as getting a yellow cab to...
100G anchor rancor
WABC-TV news anchor Liz Cho is embroiled in a nasty legal battle over renovation work recently done to her Westchester mansion. Cathal Maguire, a Yonkers contractor, claimed in legal papers...
Men taking a new ring tone
They have something new to cheer about on 47th Street. A Theknot.com and Men’s Health survey has found that 17 percent of men nationwide would like to get an engagement...
ESPN fallout over crack about Lin
ESPN yesterday called an offensive foul on two employees for using a racist term in a headline and story about Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin. A headline writer, whose name was...
Cafe could lose one-third of staff
Increasing the state minimum wage would be the pits for one-third of the workers at the Velvet Peach Cafe in Brooklyn. Owner Erica Phillips said she’d have to lay off...
Rethinking the whole enchilada
She’d hate to charge more for fish tacos. “You can’t just change your prices because it changes who you are,” said Barbara Sibley, who owns La Palapa Mexican restaurant in...
American Airlines didn't call authorities, let grope suspect leave airport: sources
After a woman was fondled aboard an international flight, American Airlines personnel failed to notify authorities — allowing the suspect to walk freely out of JFK airport, sources told The...
Open and shut for today’s holiday
Today is Presidents Day. * Most banks are closed, as are stock markets.* Government offices and courts are closed. * There is no regular mail delivery. * Alternate-side parking is...
It’s a hell ‘rai$er’ for biz
A proposal to increase New York’s minimum wage will carry a big price tag for small-business owners and their workers. Employers say they would suffer under Albany’s plan to increase...
Kitchen freezer
A hiring freeze will be on the menu for City Hall restaurant if the minimum wage goes up. The owner and chef of the TriBeCa eatery, which regularly entertains financial...
D’Amato fearing a Rick role
Former US Sen. Alfonse D’Amato and other GOP leaders, who warned in January that Newt Gingrich’s ethical problems would make him a “disaster’’ as a presidential candidate, are now saying...
Iran halts oil to Brits & French
Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, its Oil Ministry said yesterday, in an apparent preemptive blow against the European Union’s imposition of sanctions on Iranian fuel exports....
O aide fires back at Santorum in holy war
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s campaign team yesterday lashed out at Rick Santorum over the GOP hopeful’s “phony theology” charge — a sign that Obama is taking the ex-senator from Pennsylvania...
Samaritan prevents rape
A good Samaritan bravely stopped a man from raping a young woman in front of an 11-year-old girl at an East Harlem housing project, police sources said yesterday. The suspect...
Monaco royal hurt, fmr. club owner charged in celebs' NYC bar brawl
A vicious fight involving vodka and supermodels at a Meatpacking District nightclub sparked a royal beatdown that landed Monaco’s Prince Pierre Casiraghi in the hospital, The Post has learned. The...
Honored by the title – awed by the gift of faith
ROME — Most people who know me would probably say that I am rarely at a loss for words. Saturday, as I walked into St. Peter’s Basilica with more than...
‘Red-letter day’ as St. Pat’s prepares to welcome cardinal
Their new cardinal is half a world away, but parishioners at St. Patrick’s Cathedral are starting the party without him. While newly elevated Timothy Cardinal Dolan joined his fellow cardinals...
New cardinal's ring is too tight after pasta indulgence during Vatican trip
ROME — Turns out Timothy Cardinal Dolan’s ring is too tight — or has his finger just gotten fatter? A day after he was made a cardinal, Dolan revealed yesterday...
The unknown greatness of Ike
Two coming developments, one dismal and one excellent, pertain to America’s memory of a great man. One of several oversight panels soon will consider a proposed memorial to Dwight Eisenhower....
Iran’s rope a dope
Every year around this time, the European Union stages a session of talks with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Will the exercise now suddenly produce results? The ritual started in...
The lush Life
Should public employees be treated substantially better than everyone else? Though he doesn’t explicitly say so, that’s the gist of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s ferocious attack on Gov. Cuomo’s pension-reform...
Still have the right stuff?
It was 50 years ago today that John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. In so doing, he simultaneously captured the hearts of a nation and sent...
Feds’ food-cop fiasco
The Issue: Whether the government should be involved in managing the nutrition of kids in school. *** “Lunch Nazis on the Attack” is an excellent way of describing the “food...
Farewell to the kid: Remembering a Met star
The Issue: Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter’s death after a long fight with brain cancer. *** Baseball has lost another real sports hero (“Gary Carter, 1954-2012,” Editorial, Feb....
John Liu, ‘The lion king’
A decade of Mayor Bloomberg has bought New Yorkers a luxury: being able to ignore the usual city pols. But a year and a half from now, Democratic primary voters...
Looking for Jihad in all the right places
There’s a reason New York City has not been hit by radical Muslim terrorists since Sept. 11, 2001, and its name is the New York City Police Department. Closely watching...
‘License’ to thrill
It’s hard to imagine that a crackling drama could revolve around a poet laureate’s career. But Jack Canfora’s “Poetic License” manages to render a tale of artistic ambition and hidden...
Mind reader’s show ESP-ecially enjoyable
One thing’s guaranteed about an evening with Marc Salem — he’ll mess with your head. The renowned mentalist does it again in his latest show, “Mind Over Manhattan,” which will...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Durant drops 51 in OT win In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored a career-best 51 points for the top performance in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrook added 40...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-7f; $22,500; cl($20,000); 4up; (f&m)PRINCESS BEAU K second in last two starts on dirt. GOB SMACKED fourth...
Santa Anita Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 3:30 p.m.FIRST-6 1/2f; $27,000; mdn cl($40,000); 4upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5 Two Parts(L),122CNaktnx-x-x6-17 BaronVonRed(L122JRosari3-6-41-11 ThirteenBlack(L122MSmth5-x-x9-22 Riversmith(L),118RGdgm7-5-615-13 DangYouCactsL122DFloresx-x-x8-14 StonewllJcksnL122JTalam9-6-34-16 Surely Swift(L),122VEspnzx-x-x6-1SECOND-6 1/2f; $16,000; cl($12,500); 4upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4 His BoyElroy(L),114EFlores3-3-27-52...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70y; $56,000; opt clm; 4upEMINENT TALE working steadily in first start since March and he won state-bred stakes as...
Tiger 19th seed in World Match Play
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Defending champion Luke Donald will face Ernie Els in the first round of the Match Play Championship, while 19th-seeded Tiger Woods will play Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.The seeding...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $23,000; cl($7,500); 4upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 One of the Best(L),118FPnnngtn5-3-4Lake3-12 Cafe Con Leche(L),118M Rosario4-8-6Gonzlez10-13 Mistycal Light(L),118E Rivera8-6-1Allen20-14 Parabola(L),118NMangale6-4-4Mosco7-25 Concertos Song(L),113K Pellot7-8-5Caldern15-16 Reflected Way(L),118J...
Aqueduct Charts
February 19th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $30,000; clm($12,500); 4upOff: 12:20. Good. bid 1/4, edged clearTime: 24.29, 48.05, 59.82, 1:12.2.Trainer: David JacobsonWinner: CH H, 5, by...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($10,000); 4up5Postv Acton (Jurd)19.406.205.008Urban Tiger (Cruz)3.002.804Code Proof (Saez)7.80Scr: Watch Your Fingers.* dq_Code Proof (2-3) * Exacta (5-8) $74.60 * $1 Superfecta (5-8-4-2) $4,415.80 * $1 Trifecta (5-8-4)...
Pletcher has ‘El’ of a shot to capture Run for Roses
Todd Pletcher ran away with the training title at Saratoga last summer thanks in large part to his 2-year-olds. But by the time the Breeders’ Cup rolled around, he only...
Affrunti’s Parx Racing Grade
FIRST-1m; $22,000; cl;($7,500); 4up; (f&m)7-Hollopenny 2-14-Ms Carriere 30-12-La Guapa 5-25-Sanson Peak 6-13-SlumberSmarty4-16-Dtrthfthemter50-11-Bonarda 7-2SECOND-6f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 4up3-Cat Loves This 2-14-Raybern's Gold 3-16-Mighty Score 7-25-Mestic 8-11-Elixir 20-17-UnbridledDspte6-12-Just a Lion 12-1THIRD-6 1/2f; $45,000;...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $28,000; clm; 4up3Wild Kay (Chappe)20.004.603.602Halo Hollie (Elliott)2.102.107Tyrana (Flores)2.60Scr: Lucky Notion.* Exacta (3-2) $54.40 * Trifecta (3-2-7) $157.00SECOND-6 1/2 fur; $30,000; clm; 4up2Pal Petey (Arroyo)5.802.802.406Bell's Noton (HmpshrJr.)2.802.403College Bound...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 20TUEFeb. 21WEDFeb. 22THUFeb. 23FRIFeb. 24SATFeb. 25SUNFeb. 26KnicksNets 7:30 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEAtl. 7:30 MSG ESPNMia.7:00TNTESPNNO GAMENOGAMEAll-Star GameTNT7:30NetsKnicks 7:30 YES Network WFAN 660 AMNO GAMEOrl. 7:30 YES WFANNO...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog Uconn 2 1/2 X- VILLANOVA TEXAS 2 1/2 Baylor ST. JOHN'S 5 Depaul Fairfield 7 1/2 MARIST MVSU 9 1/2 Texas Southrn x-at Wells Fargo...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball2 p.m.Women's: Notre Dame at Louisville ESPN4 p.m.Hawks at Bulls ESPN7 p.m.Connecticut at Villanova ESPN7 p.m.Texas Southern at Miss. Valley ESPNU7 p.m.Women: Ohio St. at Penn St. ESPN27:30 p.m.Nets at...
Questions surrounding WWE being avoided
Politics, business and sports. Fascinating, how the same front-and-center leaders who stand so firmly on their principles are routinely observed sitting on their fannies or crawling on their knees. On...
Haas tops Mickelson, Bradley in playoff
LOS ANGELES — Bill Haas knows anything is possible from even the most dire positions. Remember, this is the guy only five months ago who saved par with his ball...
Knicks' Chandler banged up after beating former team
Tyson Chandler should have been smiling from ear to ear in the locker room yesterday after his Knicks whipped his former team, the Mavericks, justifying his decision to leave Dallas....
Lopez struggles in return; Nets fall to Bucks
Here’s the good news: Brook Lopez returned to the court and was pain-free. Lopez, the Nets’ high-scoring center, made his season debut in last night’s 92-85 loss to the Bucks...
Devils beat Canadiens in Brodeur's hometown
MONTREAL — Even the Devils’ climb to a home-ice playoff slot for the first time in more than 22 months is trivial compared to the anguish Martin Brodeur has been...
Blue Jackets’ Nash can’t beat Rangers, but may join ’em
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound elephant in the big room all but obscured the significance of the Rangers’ 3-2 overtime victory last night over the 30th-overall Blue Jackets at the Garden. That’s...
Mets' Gee working to prevent late-season struggles
PORT ST. LUCIE — When he wasn’t in Taiwan during the offseason pitching for the MLB All-Stars, Dillon Gee was mostly watching video of his 2011 starts for the Mets....
Lester says Red Sox won’t forget — or repeat — ’11 collapse
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jon Lester sat on a bench at Fenway South, the Red Sox’s new spring training home and tried to focus on 2012. But 2011 — specifically...
Memorial for Mets great Carter set for Friday
Gary Carter’s former teammates have spoken about what the Hall of Fame catcher meant to them since he died of brain cancer at 57 on Thursday and many more will...
Burnett hoping for fun times ahead with Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. — A smiling A.J. Burnett has put the Yankees in his rear view mirror. The pie thrower is thrilled to be a Pie-rate. “It’s a fresh start,’’ Burnett...
Yankees GM says personal life won't be distraction
TAMPA — Brian Cashman just wants to talk baseball. The beleaguered Yankees general manager tiptoed around his stalking-and-shakedown sex mess yesterday, telling reporters at the team’s spring training camp that...
Yankees hoping slimmer Sabathia returns to form
TAMPA — CC Sabathia already had a five-year contract worth $122 million stuffed into his pocket when Brian Cashman suggested a Bronx sit down with the Yankees ace. Joined by...
Pineda not Yankees' No. 2 starter ... yet
TAMPA — Those who have anointed Michael Pineda as the Yankees’ No. 2 starter, Brian Cashman has a message for you. “As far as I am concerned that’s not the...
Yankees' pitching staff continues to evolve
TAMPA — A.J. Burnett passed his physical yesterday and the Commissioners Office approved the transfer of roughly $18 million from the Yankees to the Pirates. So that completed this saga...
Time for Carmelo to fit Lin with Knicks
Carmelo Anthony — Pardon the Linterruption — finally gets his chance tonight against the Nets to ride this blue-and-orange wave of Linsanity and begin to truly define his New York...
Novak's big fourth quarter helped Knicks put win away
Steve Novak made little impact in the first three quarters of yesterday’s slugfest between the Knicks and the Mavericks at the Garden, missing one 3-pointer and grabbing one rebound in...
Mavericks impressed with 'talented' Lin
Some people still may think Jeremy Lin is a fluke. Just don’t count the Mavericks among them. The NBA’s defending champions treated the Knicks point guard like a force to...
Smith comes out firing in Knicks debut
He came mostly because of Carmelo Anthony, partly because of Mike D’Antoni’s offense and partly to be back in the region where he was raised. Back from a stint playing...
Gordo peeler peril
A missing potato peeler set off a major security scare at a prison where do-or-die chef Gordon Ramsay was taping his latest TV series. The jail was locked down for...
Palin’s version
Sarah Palin is moving fast to discredit an unflattering HBO movie. Palin is releasing dozens of “behind-the-scenes” photos from the 2008 presidential campaign that show her smiling and laughing with...
‘Gold’ struck
Finally, the mad men of the Klondike, the desperate Hoffman family, have stuck gold. Literally. On Friday night’s season finale, Jack and Todd and the crew, at the last minute,...
Talk show guests
MONDAYADAM LEVINE, ANJELICA HUSTON, BETHENNY FRANKEL - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JON CRYER, DEREK HOUGH - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7TAYE DIGGS - The Wendy Williams Show, 10...
Colbert returns
Stephen Colbert is expected to resume his TV show tonight — five days after shutting down production without explanation. The Post reported Friday that the show was halted abruptly due...
Lindsay hosts ‘SNL’
Lindsay Lohan will host “Saturday Night Live” next month, according to the show’s official Twitter feed. Lohan has hosted the show three times before — but not in the last...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
It was real cops — not just the fashion police — who busted a Florida man for wearing a woman’s watch. Igor Adrian Ramos, 37, was charged with grand theft...
Harkless, Harrison lead St. John's against DePaul
The St. John’s offense has been a two-man show most of the season. Moe Harkless, the breathtaking freshman forward from Queens, and D’Angelo Harrison, the dynamic shooting guard from Missouri...
Barnes Arico, St. John’s prove UConn do it
By the time Kim Barnes Arico, the women’s basketball coach at St. John’s, boarded the team bus outside of Gampel Pavilion Saturday night, there were more than 100 text messages...
Jardine helps Syracuse sink Rutgers
For most of the second half yesterday, second-ranked Syracuse couldn’t shake upset-minded Rutgers, its lead fluctuating from two points to four, unable to bury the Scarlet Knights. That is, until...
Good start: Unlikely star Jones helps lead St. Ray's to Archdiocesan semis
Shawn Jones has turned into a good luck charm of sorts for St. Raymond’s, ever since he became a starter three games ago. A game in which their best player,...
Stepan's OT goal lifts Rangers over Blue Jackets
Derek Stepan scored 22 seconds into overtime, and the New York Rangers overcame a late tying goal by Columbus and one disallowed on their side in a 3-2 victory over...
With seeding on the line, St. Peter's outlasts rival Farrell in overtime
St. Peter’s usually hits a brick wall early in the CHSAA Class AA intersectional playoffs. Christ the King or Rice or St. Raymond has usually been waiting for the Eagles...
NYC boys basketball rankings
While the PSAL goes into hybernation for a week, the CHSAA will take center stage with its New York Archdiocesan, Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan and Class A intersectional tournaments. This past week...
Lopez back, but Nets fall to Bucks
NEWARK — Ersan Ilyasova had career highs of 29 points and 25 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 92-85 victory over New Jersey on...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
The quietest week of the PSAL boys basketball season is here – President’s Week. It’s full of practices and coaches worried their players will do something – anything – to...
Parise, Clarkson help Devils beat Canadiens
MONTREAL -- Zach Parise, David Clarkson and Matt Taormina scored and Martin Brodeur made 21 saves to help the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Sunday night....