February 25, 2012
Beyonce, Jay-Z and baby Blue Ivy hit the town
Blue Ivy, meet the Big Apple. Superstar couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z were spotted carrying their little bundle of joy in the West Village today, wrapped up against the cold just...
SI man struck by train saving 'drunk' dies
A selfless Staten Island hero struck by a train while saving a drunken filmmaker who stumbled onto the tracks last month succumbed to his injuries today. Steven Santiago, 39, died...
Fordham defeats La Salle
Fordham’s Chris Gaston was the biggest dog in the fight against La Salle on Saturday. Gaston, the Rams’ leading scorer and rebounder, tied a career-high with 35 points and added...
Schools Chancellor Walcott says rankings release encourages 'healthy discussion'
A day after the city was forced to reveal sweeping teacher evaluation data -- which exposed the names of more than 500 educators deemed to be the worst of the...
Woman dead, husband hurt in B'klyn crash
A Brooklyn car accident left one woman dead, and her husband critically injured Saturday, police said. The couple was making a left in their 1993 Buick in East New York...
Red Bulls still interested in Luis Robles, talking with MLS on discovery status
The Red Bulls are still looking to add a veteran American keeper, even to serve as a backup if Ryan Meara or Jeremy Vuolo ends up winning the starting job....
Rookie Meara blanks Pumas; Soler calls both young keepers starting-caliber
Despite their intent to add another keeper, and a veteran at that, the Red Bulls say youngsters Ryan Meara and Jeremy Vuolo have exceeded their expectations and GM Erik Soler...
St. John's beats Notre Dame, 61-58
Moe Harkless had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead St. John’s to a 61-58 victory over No. 20 Notre Dame on Saturday, the Red Storm’s first win over a...
Five charged with helping alleged killer of Washington state trooper
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- Police in Washington have arrested five people who allegedly helped a man suspected of fatally shooting a Washington State Patrol trooper. The suspect, identified as Joshua...
41 Syrians killed ahead of referendum called by Assad's regime
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian forces killed at least 41 civilians Saturday on the eve of a referendum called by the regime in the face of an 11-month uprising, as the...
Giants GM says team willing to consider contract extension for Umenyiora
INDIANAPOLIS – The Giants appear to be softening their stance with Osi Umenyiora.General manager Jerry Reese said here today during the NFL scouting combine that Big Blue is now willing...
Subway station fight results in man being shoved onto tracks
A man was shoved onto the subway tracks at the Times Square station as a deranged homeless man fought with another straphanger this morning, cops said. The 62-year-old Manhattan resident...
Pakistan begins demolition of Osama bin Laden's compound
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan — Local residents say Pakistan has started to demolish the compound in the northwest city of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden lived for years and was killed by...
Obama: no easy answers to lowering gas prices; Republicans' drilling argument is 'not a plan'
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices and he's dismissing Republican solutions as little more than gimmicks. "We know...
Salvaged treasure lands back in Spain from US
TORREJON DE ARDOZ, Spain -- Tons of gold and silver from the wreck of a 19th-century Spanish warship finally arrived in Spain on Saturday, more than 200 years after a...
Dolan pays tribute to New Yorkers at St. Patrick's prayer service
Hat’s off to you, New York! Timothy Cardinal Dolan paid tribute to New Yorkers Saturday morning during a special prayer service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral meant to celebrate his elevation...
Berkshire Hathaway identifies Warren Buffett's successor
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett reassured Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in his annual letter that the company has someone in mind to replace him eventually, but did not name the successor. He...
Italian court throws out corruption case against Berlusconi
MILAN -- Silvio Berlusconi's five-year corruption trial came to a favorable end for the former Italian prime minister Saturday, with a Milan court throwing out the charges against him, ANSA...
VIDEO: Knicks at All-Star Weekend
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VIDEO: Kerber on Nets at break
Post beat writer Fred Kerber looks at the Nets as they head into the NBA All-Star Break.The team is outside a playoff berth but could improve if it can acquire...
Berkshire Hathaway reports 30 percent drop in fourth-quarter net income
OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway says its fourth-quarter net income fell 30 percent as the paper value of its derivative contracts fell, but most of its subsidiaries performed well. Berkshire...
Suicide bombing at Yemeni presidential palace kills 26
MUKALLA, Yemen -- A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle outside a presidential palace in southeastern Yemen on Saturday, killing 26 elite troops and overshadowing the swearing-in of the first...
Two high-ranking US military advisers killed in shooting over Koran burning
KABUL — A gunman killed two American military advisers with shots to the back of the head Saturday inside a heavily guarded ministry building, and NATO ordered military workers out...
Four NYPD detectives on desk duty amid sex-assault allegations: sources
Four NYPD detectives have been bumped to desk duty amid allegations one sexually assaulted a waitress during a boozy on-duty meal at a Manhattan restaurant, law enforcement sources said. The...
UN compound attacked in Afghan Koran-burning protest
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Rock-throwing protesters attacked a UN compound and clashed with police in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, as a fifth day of protests over the burning of Korans left...
Nelson Mandela 'fine and fully conscious' after he was hospitalized with abdominal complaint
JOHANNESBURG -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela was "fine and fully conscious" Saturday after being admitted to the hospital for treatment of an abdominal complaint, the South African presidency...
Rangers could place Avery on waivers for NHL return
The Rangers are discussing the possibility of placing Sean Avery on re-entry waivers today, the deadline for doing so in order for the exiled winger to play again in the...
Rams coach: Kickoff rule is working
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL’s overhaul of kickoffs looks like it’s here to stay. Rams coach Jeff Fisher, a key member of the league’s influential competition committee, said yesterday concussions on...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
SABIN Gulfstream Park, eighth race. Grade 3. Purse: $100,000. 1 1/16 miles, fillies and mares. Post: 3:49 p.m. LOWDOWN: Awesome Maria rates the edge over champion Royal Delta in this...
Graduating, budding stars power Loyola to NYCAL three-peat
Christina DiTolla jumping into Grace Conrad’s arms in celebration had become an end-of-season tradition. The two Loyola seniors got to end their stellar careers at the school that way after...
Freshman Frater drops 30 in Trevor's title game loss
Not too many positives can be drawn from a game in which the losing team squanders a 25-point lead. Trevor Day School seems to have found one, though. Freshman Elijah...
NYPost.com's fantasy girls basketball draft
With NBA All-Star Weekend in full swing, NYPost.com girls basketball beat writers Marc Raimondi and Joseph Staszewski got to thinking. What if they were to draft something of a New...
Columbia Prep comes back to beat Trevor Day in NYCAL final
Columbia Prep pulled off nearly an impossible feat in its championship victory – not only erasing a 25-point deficit in the third quarter, but also silencing a raucous Trevor Day...
Girls basketball roundup: Columbia Prep battles despite surgery benching Doyle
Carly Doyle had her right leg in a protective boot raised on the bench and a clipboard in her hand. It wasn’t exactly the position the Columbia Prep star expected...
'DWTS' adds Jack Wagner, Sherri Shepherd: report
LOS ANGELES -- Heather Locklear's ex Jack Wagner, "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd and former "Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert are putting on their dancing shoes in...
Four-time state champion Collegiate receives top seed in NYSAIS tournament
The Massey Ratings, adopted by the New York State Association of Independent School (NYSAIS) seeding committee this year, didn’t have any slip-ups in the winter after a controversial fall. Ivy...
Unbeaten Hackley girls top seed in NYSAISAA tournament
Undefeated Hackley was the clear choice in the Massey Ratings to be the top seed in this year’s NYSAISAA Class C girls basketball tournament. The Hornets, the Ivy League champions,...
Holy Cross wins first B/Q title since 2007 with coach in mind
Paul Gilvary didn’t have to say a word. The Holy Cross players knew something was wrong. Among themselves, they vowed to play for their coach, whose mother died this week....
Business briefs
Hot waterAmerican Express is facing an enforcement action by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and possibly the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over late fees the company charged some charge-card customers.In...
Eddie Lampert adds to stake in Sears Holdings after Ziff family sells shares
Hedge-fund billionaire Eddie Lampert sure knows a bargain when he sees one. In little more than a month, the 49-year-old native New Yorker has reaped nearly $175 million in paper...
Trading volume is off sharply in first two months of 2012
Despite a bubbly stock market, few on Wall Street are popping open the champagne. For while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index yesterday hit a four-year high, trading volume, the...
Starboard Value nominates five people to AOL's board
New York hedge fund Starboard Value, which has blasted AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong’s business strategy, kicked off a battle over AOL’s future yesterday by nominating five people to the...
Netflix, Univision close to US deal
Netflix Inc. is nearing an accord to provide US online customers with Spanish-language programming from Univision Communications, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The deal, when concluded, is...
Beefed up
Darden Restaurants, operator of the Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse chains, said beef costs may climb 12 percent during the fiscal year that starts May 28. Seafood costs...
Penney model is coin flip
JC Penney’s February sales are down from last year, its chief executive said yesterday, as the retailer tries to sell shoppers on a new pricing strategy that does not include...
Kenneth Cole making tracks to go private
Kenneth Cole is tired of investors nosing around his business — and that means potential acquirers, too. The 57-year-old clothing and footwear designer yesterday offered $15 a share to take...
No Friday 13K for the Dow
Talk about flirting. The Dow Jones industrial average surged past the 13,000 level eight times yesterday — only to stumble each time, foiling the celebration of traders and investors. The...
Parsons is on hot seat
One of Citigroup’s most outspoken critics, Mike Mayo, has taken another swipe at the financial giant by calling for the ouster of chairman Dick Parsons. “I think that [Parsons] should...
AT&T fined for throttling
A judge in Southern California yesterday awarded $850 to an iPhone user because AT&T reduced his download speeds in an attempt to manage usage on its network. The judge found...
Hill: ‘Freeze’ Syria tyrant
TUNIS, Tunisia — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called yesterday for an international freeze of Syrian assets and a boycott of its oil as part of a campaign to...
Call for US troop restraint
KABUL, Afghanistan — American troops should resist any urge to avenge the deaths of two American soldiers killed in riots over the inadvertent burning of Korans, said the top commander...
Sex fiend convicted
A Manhattan man was convicted yesterday of trying to rape a 73-year-old woman out for a morning stroll near the East River two years ago. Kentrel Whitaker, 33, approached the...
Bx. kid-shoot bust
A 15-year-old gangbanger was busted yesterday for shooting an 8-year-old Bronx boy in the shoulder earlier this week, cops said. Eduardo Rodriguez allegedly sat on a bike as he fired...
‘W Hotel sex’ counts tossed
Two Swedish businessmen dodged the threat of a sexual-abuse trial after a New York judge yesterday dismissed charges that they molested a 19-year-old Texan at the W Hotel. Niklas Adalberth,...
Lying artist ‘Hope’less
The artist who created the iconic “HOPE” poster (pictured) for President Obama’s 2008 campaign faces up to six months in the slammer for lying in court papers about the source...
Rutgers ‘bigot’ on trial
This was no innocent college prank. Prosecutors yesterday opened the sensational hate-crimes trial of a former Rutgers University freshman — who allegedly cyberbullied his gay roommate until the young man...
Smoke detectors weren't working in NJ farmhouse inferno that killed 5
There were no working smoke detectors in the New Jersey house where four young kids and their grandmother were killed in a 2,000-degree fire, authorities said yesterday. The apartment where...
NYPD Daily Blotter
*** A fuming food vendor head-butted a colleague in Astoria and bashed him in the back with a wooden chair, authorities said. Mahmoud Ahmed, 28, attacked the victim at about...
Subway pusher guilty enough
A drunken Cipriani cook who shoved a stranger off a crowded subway platform beat an attempted-murder rap yesterday but was found guilty of assault in the first degree. It’s not...
‘Diamond $cam’ suit
A Diamond District jeweler was hit with a lawsuit yesterday alleging that he scammed more than $35 million worth of stones from an African mining company.Deepak Kavadia of Nice Gems...
Death rap eyed for music big
A hip-hop talent agent who once managed Akon and Brandy could soon face charges in connection with a murder that could get him the death penalty, a federal prosecutor said...
Why cab cheats got a slide
It would take “forever” to file charges against 19,515 cabbies, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday in defense of the city’s decision not to pursue thousands accused of overcharging passengers. The Post...
Mike: I fear for the city
There will be no retreat from the NYPD’s efforts to keep the city safe from terrorists as long as he’s in office, but there are “no guarantees” after that, Mayor...
What’s in a name? $1M
Mayor Bloomberg will soon get to find out how far $1 million goes in Lancaster, Pa., when he delivers the commencement address at Franklin & Marshall College. The mayor is...
Hidden pension costs
ALBANY — Even as Mayor Bloomberg and key local leaders warned state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli yesterday that pension costs are bankrupting the state, a court ruling is blocking New Yorkers...
Curtains for night at opera
The Opera Orchestra of New York has canceled its March 7 concert performance of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” with Placido Domingo after a donor withdrew a $250,000 pledge. The performance had...
Lin’s a ‘scoops’ star, too
BOSTON — Ben & Jerry’s is the latest firm to try to cash in on “Linsanity” by unveiling a new ice-cream flavor based on the Knick phenom. The Vermont-based company...
B’klyn ‘Ridge’ brawl
Brooklyn has a message for all the guidos out there: stay in Jersey where you belong! Politicians and other borough leaders declared their hatred for anything having to with gorillas,...
Whitney’s burial guard
Even dead, Whitney Houston needs a bodyguard. Armed security guards have been in place around the clock near the pop icon’s burial site to stop would-be grave robbers from plundering...
Clooney babe’s cheek preview
It’s good to be George Clooney. The actor’s latest arm candy, Stacy Keibler, rocked a snug Herve Leger dress at the QVC “Buzz on the Red Carpet” party Thursday at...
City releases performance grades for more than 12,000 teachers
City education officials yesterday released rankings for thousands of fourth- through eighth-grade teachers based on whether they boosted their students’ math and reading scores — giving parents an unprecedented glimpse...
Methodology behind teacher rankings
The teacher rankings released yesterday are based on a sophisticated equation that would require an MIT degree to understand. Using complex calculations, the formula combines student exam results with 30...
Few escapes for kids stuck with failing teachers
Students are most likely stuck with teachers who flunked their data rankings — as parents have limited options to transfer to other classrooms or schools. Principals told The Post that...
Low-ranking teacher inspired 'Simpsons' bully
He’s not only a model for one of the meanest bullies on “The Simpsons,” but he’s arguably one of the worst teachers in New York City. Dolph Timmerman — who...
At Brooklyn public school good and bad math classes are just a few doors apart
At PS 236 in Brooklyn, a fabulous fourth-grade math teacher and a lousy one teach classes only a few doors apart. Some students have the pleasure of being instructed by...
Teachers who got zero ratings
When it comes to teaching math, she’s a zero. Pascale Mauclair, a tenured, $75,000-a-year sixth-grade teacher in Queens, placed at the bottom of the heap of New York’s schoolteachers, according...
These teachers are the cream of the crop, top of the heap
A veteran Brooklyn teacher is on top of the world after scoring sky-high marks for her classroom skills — in both math and reading. Janice Porter, who teaches fourth grade...
‘Birth’ of a Pill lawsuit
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s mandate for free birth-control pills was challenged as unconstitutional yesterday in a federal lawsuit filed by seven states. The suit asks the US District Court in...
Air controllers ‘asleep on job’
Air-traffic controllers at Westchester County Airport were caught on video apparently sleeping, reading and texting while on duty, WNYW/Fox 5 TV reported. The video and photos, provided to the Fox...
Mitt’s Motown blues
WASHINGTON — In the annals of campaign advance work, this was no touchdown. Mitt Romney needed a bigger venue for his speech on the economy yesterday, but ended up with...
Crane-vic shock
Stuart Burch yesterday told a Manhattan courtroom he was “in shock” after hearing a boom outside his East 91st Street window on May 30, 2008, and watching a construction crane...
Badges of honor for shot cops
Two brave cops who survived recent shootings were promoted yesterday — and the one who was shot in the head called himself “the luckiest man on the planet.” “God was...
Baby-faced ‘killer’
He looks more like a high-school Poindexter than a psycho killer. The jilted New Jersey man charged with repeatedly running over his girlfriend with his car on a busy street...
RFK son arrested for Jan. scrap with nurses
The son of Robert F. Kennedy was arrested Thursday for a January confrontation with two nurses at a Westchester hospital, his attorney said. Douglas Kennedy, 44, tried to take his...
Sure, Iran’s rational
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, thinks that Iran is a “rational actor.” He is indisputably correct. Iran has, quite rationally, concluded that if it...
Iran’s thunder & reign: storm threatens Israel
The Issue: Tension in the Middle East over Iran’s nuclear program and regional intimidation. *** Every word that has emanated from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ali Khamenei’s mouths has unequivocally declared...
Chuck Leads the way
Sen. Chuck Schumer stood tall for the NYPD this week as it took a politically motivated pummeling for gathering intelligence in New Jersey on potential Islamist extremist threats. That took...
See-through ratings
It’s about transparency. It’s about accountability. And it’s about the future of New York City and the 1.1 million children enrolled in its public schools. The United Federation of Teachers...
It’s all accountability
Public school teachers are public servants whose work product just got a whole lot more public. Yesterday,the city Department of Education released ratings on 18,000 teachers, based on standardized student-assessment...
Poor measures? choice is the answer
A lot of teeth are gnashing right now over the release of performance evaluations for roughly 18,000 city public-school teachers. And there should be: While it’s absolutely necessary to assess...
Bradley has pinball plan vs. PacMan
Timothy Bradley won’t need the start of training camp to develop a game plan for Manny Pacquiao. He already has had one for more than three years. That’s how long...
Holy Cross wins title for coach
Paul Gilvary didn’t have to say a word. The Holy Cross players knew something was wrong. Among themselves this week, they vowed to play for their coach.“Let’s do this for...
Aqueduct Analysis
1. 1m&70yds; $28,000;clm($7,500); 4upCINDER CONE drops in class after tiring this distance in first start since November. BUTLER CABIN returns to distance and level of claim two back. AFLEET PEGASUS...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $25,000; mdn clm($12,500); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Ziggy(L),123J Sone8-x-xKettell30-12 War Hitch(L),116CVelasquz5-5-2Levine2-13 CoolComponnt(M),118SCamchJrx-x-xGalluscio8-14 WildforSummer(L),116L Perez5-5-8Grusmrk15-15 Go to the Net(L),123I Ortiz, Jr3-5-4Sciacca6-16 Deo...
Aqueduct Charts
February 24th, 2012Cloudy and Good©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $56,000; alw; 3YO(f)Off: 12:20. Good. traffic 1/4, confidentTime: 24.73, 49.28, 1:15.4, 1:42.39.Trainer: George WeaverWinner: DK B/ F, 3, by Hard...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1 mile; $16,500; clm($12,500); 3YO6Hlf Wed (Velzquz)4.402.402.209Bglguprospct (Dsormux)2.402.203Kanati Kid (Maysonett)4.20Scr: Simon Sez Run, Blast of Macho.* Exacta (6-9) $8.80 * $1 Superfecta (6-9-3-2) $104.60 * $1 Trifecta (6-9-3) $20.30Winner picked...
Sports Shorts
autos: Danica wins Nationwide Series pole In about 24 hours, Danica Patrick went from her biggest crash to her biggest moment in a stock car. The former IndyCar star won...
Yonkers Results Thursday
FIRST-1-mile pace; $7,500; cond 4 B Blissfull (E Goodell) 9.60 4.70 3.40 3 Scare TacticsN(LStalbaum) 8.30 5.20 2 The Midnight Owl N(JPantaleano) 2.30 * Exacta (4-3) $79.50 * Triple (4-3-2)...
Vic Cangialosi’s Parx Grade
FIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm; 3YO3-Dark Soul 2-15-Lil' Dante 3-11-Good Attitude 6-16-Tap Chap 9-22-Triple Vision 4-17-Eiswein 12-14-Kip'sMescaler10-1SECOND-1m&70yds; $25,000; alw; 4up(f)7-Grace Alley 2-14-MissCelebratin3-11-Gimme an Inch 7-25-Forejudge 8-12-Billysingssintr12-16-Will Unbridled 50-13-Missherendnw5-1THIRD-7 fur; $30,000; clm;...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Strange Hanover (11th)FIRST: mile pace; $14,000; cond6 Grams Legacy(RPierce)1-3-35-210 A Major Haze(BSears)2-2-54-17 Relentless G(DDube)1-4-13-11 Waiver Hanover(YGingras)3-6-910-12 Remissionofsins(BSimpson)6-10-620-13 Prince Sharka(MKakaley)8-7-820-14 Masterchargeit(PBerry)9-10-420-15 No Surrenders(TTetrick)4-9-615-18 May I Say(AMiller)4-9-95-19...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($10,000); 3upUNTAMED GLORY drops in class for return to dirt. BELLARIDGE second by head this level and was claimed. ODALYS HALO fourth in slop...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile trot; $10,500; cond6Mm'sLuckyBy(DMllr)4.403.202.807Macdeen Star (A Miller)14.806.804Wheels (R Schnittker)5.80* Exacta (6-7) $42.80 * Trifecta (6-7-4) $409.80SECOND-1-mile pace; $10,500; cond10CottonCandy(AMiller)7.205.003.203Ivana Dance (B Sears)8.205.201Trust My Heart (D Dube)11.80* Exacta (10-3) $44.40 *...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing10:30 a.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: practice SPEED1:15 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide: DRIVE4COPD 300 ESPN7:30 p.m.Monster Energy Supercross: 2012 Atlanta SPEEDBasketball11 a.m.Robert Morris at Quinnipiac ESPNUNoonVanderbilt at Kentucky CBS, ESPN (1050 AM)NoonNotre Dame...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogDUKE15Virginia TechDELAWARE5 1/2NortheasternKENTUCKY13VanderbiltNotre Dame5ST. JOHN'SLa Salle8 1/2FORDHAMWAKE FOREST3 1/2Boston Coll.MISSISSIPPI4LsuBAYLOR13 1/2OklahomaKANSAS ST.7 1/2Iowa St.OKLA. ST.4 1/2Texas A&MGEORGETOWN10 1/2VillanovaDEPAUL1ProvidenceGEORGE WASH.PickDuquesneGeorgia St.8WILL. & MARYCreighton1 1/2INDIANA ST.Illinois St.6BRADLEYN. Iowa4S. ILLINOISEVANSVILLE2Missouri St.Saint Louis13R....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 25SUNFeb. 26MONFeb. 27TUEFeb. 28WEDFeb. 29THUMar. 1FRIMar. 2KnicksNO GAMEAll-StarGameTNT7:30NO GAMENO GAMECle.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMENetsNO GAMEAll-StarGameTNT7:30NO GAMEDal. 8:30 YES WFANNO GAMENO GAMEBos. 7:30 YESWBBRRangersBuffalo7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEDevils7:30NBCSNESPNNOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSGESPNT.B.7:30MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMEOtt. 5:00 MSG+ WRHUNOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEPhi.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMET.B.1:00MSG+WFANN.Y.R.7:30NBCSNWFANNOGAMENOGAMEBos.7:00MSG+WFANWash.7:00MSG+WFANHOMEAWAY
Budget factor for Devils as deadline nears
How much dough can Lou throw?That’s the question that will guide the Devils’ hopes to beef up for the playoffs by Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline. The team’s financial picture...
Devils lose to Canucks
A high-octane game had much of the juice taken out of it by the Devils’ big trade, and the previous night’s endeavor of the Canucks. In the end, the Devils...
Devils get Zidlicky in trade with Wild
The Devils have loaded up to hunt another Stanley Cup. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello went big-time on the cheap in trading for Wild GM Marek Zidlicky on Friday night....
Rangers lose to Islanders in shootout
If the Rangers' 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders on Friday didn’t represent an entirely lost night, neither did it set them on the path to finding themselves in this...
Coughlin relishes Giants future
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL scouting combine is usually the dreariest of assignments for a coach, but this year’s gathering feels like a victory lap for the Giants’ Tom Coughlin. Less...
Luck, Griffin eye No. 1 pick in NFL Draft
INDIANAPOLIS -- Andrew Luck was the center of attention at Lucas Oil Stadium during the NFL scouting combine yesterday. The question now is: Will this be his future home? Luck,...
Maybin will get first-round tender from Jets: source
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Jets plan on giving restricted free agent outside linebacker Aaron Maybin an original round (first round) tender, according to a source. The tender is expected to be...
New Mets closer Francisco sees team with potential
PORT ST. LUCIE — Frank Francisco didn’t need much of a sales pitch this offseason when he heard the Mets were interested in him. The money and length of contract...
Mets manager to talk to tardy Tejada
PORT ST. LUCIE — After Ruben Tejada just beats the clock today and reports to Mets camp before the deadline for position players, manager Terry Collins expects to have a...
Westwood, McIlroy shoot for No. 1
MARANA, Ariz. — Lee Westwood got his revenge on Nick Watney and moved a step closer to a shot at regaining the No. 1 ranking yesterday in the Match Play...
Manny’s happy return
Manny Ramirez arrived at the Athletics training facility in Phoenix yesterday to begin his return to baseball and said he was intent on demonstrating “I can still play.” The 12-time...
Life of Mets great Carter celebrated
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — On a warm Florida evening, they came to remember The Kid. There were Hall of Famers, teammates, front office personnel, major leaguers, friends, family and...
Off hook, NL MVP denies using PEDs
Ryan Braun won his appeal of his positive drug test on Thursday, and yesterday the Brewers outfielder and reigning National League MVP flatly denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs. “We won...
Yankees captain Jeter will stay only at 'high level'
TAMPA — From the moment Derek Jeter arrived on the Yankees and started inching his way toward Cooperstown, he was confident every obstacle could be cleared. Slumps were a few...
Yankees' Teixeira 15 pounds lighter
TAMPA -- Mark Teixeira didn’t drop 15 pounds in order to beat out the bunts he plans to put in play this year. “The older you get, the lighter,’’ said...
Yankees need A-Rod to endure, excel in ’12
TAMPA — Let’s play a game. Try to imagine what Alex Rodriguez would have received had he been a free agent this past offseason. Some teams would have abstained because...
Lin has fan in Nash
ORLANDO, Fla. — Steve Nash, who has been the most frequent comparison for Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, has appreciated the story more than anyone. Even if it could affect...
Morrow's '3' jersey tribute to former Nets star Petrovic
ORLANDO, Fla. — After Anthony Morrow was acquired by the Nets before last season, the 3-point specialist walked into the team’s practice facility and saw retired Nets jerseys in the...
Knicks guard Lin getting top billing on All-Star stage
ORLANDO, Fla. — Thursday night’s clunker in Miami did nothing to quell the mania surrounding Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin in OrLindo. Lin staged a standing-room-only, 20-minute press conference attended...
Deron, Dwight avoid Nets questions
ORLANDO, Fla. — To Clippers point guard Chris Paul, Deron Williams is a guy who “can shoot it, can pass it, just knows how to play.” To the Celtics’ Paul...
Nets' Brooks swishes upon Stars
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The first two times MarShon Brooks touched the ball in the Rising Stars Challenge last night, the Nets rookie did something that was not only unnatural for...
Knicks have history of quick-shot stars
In the New World, you don’t have to wait a few hours — or even a few minutes — to hear the groans. In the New World, Carmelo Anthony can...
Linsanity is fun, but Knicks still Anthony’s team: Paul
ORLANDO, Fla. — Chris Paul has appreciated Jeremy Lin’s rags-to-riches tale but believes the Knicks are still Carmelo Anthony’s team. “At the end of the day, Jeremy has played amazing,...
Amar’e willing to take backseat with Knicks
ORLANDO, Fla. — Amar’e Stoudemire is not at the All-Star Weekend festivities here, not visiting family in the area in which he was raised. The Knicks forward, while grieving his...
‘Bang’ beats ‘Idol’
The geeks really have inherited the earth. After weeks of being on the verge of beating “American Idol’s” once-behemoth ratings, “The Big Bang Theory” has officially come out on top....
Quaid cast
Dennis Quaid is the latest movie actor who’s flocked to TV. He’s signed on to star as Ralph Lamb, a cowboy-turned-Las Vegas Clark County Sheriff, in an as-yet-untitled CBS pilot...
Weird but true
No good deed goes unpunished. Stan Morris, of Bullhead City, Ariz., risked his life to save a raccoon drowning in the Colorado River. Morris, 57, named it Sonny and domesticated...
Iona wins MAAC regular-season title
Iona was in a precarious position. All season long, Scott Machado has guided the Gaels seamlessly, but with 6:40 left in the second half of last night’s game against Fairfield,...
Notre Dame now a force in Big East
There isn’t a player on this St. John’s team who was on the Garden court last year when it handed Notre Dame one of its worst beatdowns of the season,...
Seton Hall facing Rutgers with NCAA on mind
Seton Hall is on the verge of an NCAA tournament berth, its first in six seasons but far sooner than even second-year coach Kevin Willard expected. A win in either...
Conn. Marine pilot among 7 killed in Ariz. crash
A pilot from Connecticut was among the seven people killed when two military helicopters collided during a training exercise in Arizona this week, the Marine Corps announced Friday. Maj. Thomas...
Red carpet photogs consider ban on Charlize Theron
Sylvester Stallone reportedly described them as "legalized stalkers" and many hounded celebrities have flipped off paparazzi in the street. But the red carpet photographers can also turn the tables, and...
Collegiate Invitational roundup: Dutchmen hammer Hunter College HS
Off for nine days, Collegiate didn’t show much rust. The Ivy Prep League champion routed Hunter College HS, 82-54, in the Collegiate Invitational on Friday night on the Upper West...
Robert F. Kennedy's son charged over maternity ward clash with nurses
MOUNT KISCO -- Robert F. Kennedy's son, Douglas, is facing charges related to an incident in which he clashed with two nurses who tried to stop him taking his newborn...
CHSAA Archdiocesan final preview
NYPost.com’s CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Archdiocesan championship game between No. 3 Mount St. Michael and No. 4 St. Raymond, scheduled for 1:45 p.m. Saturday...
Gary Carter mourned in Florida
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — More than 1,000 former teammates, family members and friends of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter paid tribute to him Friday as much for his...
Parenteau, Moulson lift Isles over Rangers in SO
UNIONDALE — P.A. Parenteau scored two goals in regulation and linemate Matt Moulson netted the winner in a shootout as the New York Islanders outlasted the Eastern Conference-leading New York...
Devils get Zidlicky in trade for Foster
The Devils on Friday traded defenseman Kurtis Foster, forwards Nick Palmieri and Stephane Veilleux, a second-round pick and a conditional pick to the Minnesota Wild for disgruntled defenseman Marek Zidlicky....