March 12, 2012
Elderly woman confronts her attempted rapist in court
An elderly Upper East Side woman confronted the sicko who tried to rape her on the East River promenade, telling him in court today, “I wish you no mercy.” “August...
Controversial Coney Is. concrete boardwalk plan approved
The Coney Island boardwalk is about to resemble a sidewalk.The city’s Design Commission today approved a Parks Department plan to replace five blocks worth of the crumbling 89-year-old wooden boardwalk...
Deron out for Nets against Bucks
Nets All-Star point guard Deron Williams missed Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks with a strained right calf. Williams aggravated the calf injury in a win over Charlotte on Friday...
Rep. Turner considering a challenge to Sen. Gillibrand
ALBANY – Rep. Bob Turner is considering a challenge to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. In a confidential letter today obtained by The Post, Brooklyn Republican Chairman Craig Eaton asked his...
2 suspects ID'd in connection with Chelsea floral designer slay
Detectives have identified two suspects in the brutal slaying of a Chelsea floral designer during a gay tryst gone awry, police sources said today. Ex-con Edwin Faulkner, 30, and suspected...
Man serving 20 to life confesses to beheading 1st common-law wife
A Manhattan man serving 20 to life for murdering his common-law wife has confessed to also killing his first common-law wife, cutting off her head and burying it in Riverside...
Giants could bring back TE Boss
The Giants never wanted to part with Kevin Boss. Kevin Boss never wanted to leave the Giants, but the tight end really had no choice a year ago when the...
CANN'S CORNER: Tiger's injury latest setback in majors chase
Doesn’t it seem like five minutes ago when so many of us wondered not if, but when, Tiger Woods was going to break Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championships...
Soldier who allegedly gunned down 16 Afghan villagers suffered traumatic brain injury
KABUL -- Outrage mounted in Afghanistan Monday after a US soldier allegedly gunned down 16 villagers in their homes, with Taliban insurgents vowing revenge and Afghan lawmakers demanding a public...
'Desperate Housewives' more like 'Perry Mason' after allegations surface that computer hard drives were deleted
LOS ANGELES — A last-minute bombshell struck the “Desperate Housewives” trial today — straight out of the Perry Mason handbook. Lawyers for former star Nicollette Sheridan claimed an unnamed ABC...
Syracuse looks to Joseph for leadership
SYRACUSE -- Kris Joseph leans forward with his right leg on a stool in front of his Carrier Dome locker, a bright red Montreal Canadiens cap pulled tightly over his...
Whitey Bulger's girlfriend to plead guilty and avoid testimony: report
BOSTON -- The girlfriend of notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger plans to plead guilty this week and will not be forced to testify when she goes on trial for conspiracy...
Elderly man killed by van in Borough Park
An elderly man was struck and killed by a van in Borough Park, Brooklyn, today, authorities said. The van was traveling northbound on New Utrecht Avenue when it slammed into...
Workers who built pinatas for party store chain sue for alleged labor law violations
A group of employees who say they worked in cramped conditions in a Queens basement to build pinatas for a chain of party stores have filed suit, claiming they were...
10 NCAA teams that could play Cinderella
Cinderella stories have been easier to come by lately at the NCAA tournament. Two years ago, Butler made it to the national championship before losing to Duke. Last year, the...
Steve Harvey to host new TV show in Chicago
CHICAGO — Steve Harvey is going to star in his own daily television show, and it’s going to be taped in Chicago. In a news release, Gov. Pat Quinn says...
Giants helped by salary cap hits to Redskins, Cowboys
You know how NFL free agency usually starts this time of year: The Redskins and Cowboys start signing marquee players and Giants fans far and near wonder, “Where the heck...
Larry King to host show on new internet TV network
Former CNN talk-show host Larry King is reprising his old role in a new format with the launch of an internet television network backed by Mexican telecom billionaire Carlos Slim....
Holmes 'happy' with Jets giving Sanchez extension
One of the first questions people asked after the Jets gave quarterback Mark Sanchez a contract extension was: How will wide receiver Santonio Holmes react to this?Well, Holmes took to...
Snooki, Kim Kardashian are most overpaid celebs: survey
What a rip-off! Most adults believe that reality TV stars and athletes lead the pack of celebrities that make more money than they deserve, according to a new survey. Pint-sized...
Jets' free agency needs: special teams
This is the final part in a nine-part series examining the Jets' needs position by position as free agency begins Tuesday. Today, a look at the special teams. SPECIAL TEAMS...
Grieving mother lashes out at 'monster' who killed her daughter & 2 grandkids
A grieving grandmother railed against the "cruel monster" who slaughtered her daughter and two grandkids in a Brooklyn bloodbath, as a judge sentenced him to 40 years to life in...
Wired up! Homeless used as Wi-Fi hotspots
A new program has homeless people serving as the latest in Wi-Fi accessibility. The marketing company who created Homeless Hotspots have enlisted homeless people to roam the streets wearing a...
Mets' Wright gets cortisone shot, return unknown
LAKELAND, Fla. -- David Wright is expected to return to Florida on Tuesday, but when he's back doing baseball activities is still uknown.The Mets flew Wright to New York on...
Knicks' Jeffries questionable as knee concerns grow
CHICAGO -- Lost amid the hamstring injury to Knicks center Tyson Chandler is the continuing knee soreness of defensive big man Jared Jeffries, who's been out three straight games. Jeffries...
Dolan, bishops lobby against abortion
ALBANY — Timothy Cardinal Dolan, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and archbishop of New York, is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to reject pending bills...
Two men arrested after 'disturbance' on Vegas-London flight
LONDON -- Two passengers have been arrested in connection with a disturbance on a British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London, Sky News reported Monday. The men -- believed...
NJ man says winning $77M lotto ticket was part of 'side bet' -- not office pool
Read it and weep. The New Jersey hardhat accused of filching a $77 million jackpot from his co-workers in the same lottery pool as him presented what he said was...
Animal Kingdom injured, out of Dubai World Cup
Last year’s Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who was victorious in first race since the Belmont Stakes on Feb. 18 at Gulfstream Park, will miss his scheduled start in the...
Grime Wave: Thefts of Tide laundry detergent across the US baffle police
Law enforcement officials across the US have been left baffled by a crime wave targeting an unlikely item -- Tide laundry detergent. Theft of Tide detergent has become so rampant that...
Mets bullpen catcher arrested for alleged DUI
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Mets bullpen catcher Eric Langill was arrested for an alleged DUI following a single-car accident Sunday night in Port St. Lucie.The 32-year-old had a passenger with him,...
Long Island funeral held for war reporter Marie Colvin
War correspondent Marie Colvin is being laid to rest in the Long Island community of her childhood where she first decided to become a reporter. A funeral is being held...
Seton Hall’s chances ended with St. Bonaventure win
Seton Hall was one of six teams headed for a vote to decide the final team in the NCAA tournament until St. Bonaventure upset Xavier in the Atlantic 10 final...
Excuses, excuses for black anti-Semitism
Our friend John Podhoretz notes that defenders of Derrick Bell ought to explain why it is they are protecting someone who expressed and was an apologist for black anti-Semitism. Specifically, in a...
'The Walking Dead' misses opportunity
For anyone who is a fan of "The Walking Dead" series, last night’s episode of its television counterpart showed just how different the story is told on the tube compared...
Defendant won't testify in Rutgers webcam spying trial
A former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man won't take the witness stand in his own defense, his...
Madonna hits back at ‘too fat’ jibe aimed at Adele
LONDON -- Madonna sprang to the defense of British singer Adele after she was labeled as “too fat” by Karl Lagerfeld. The queen of pop told The Sun in an...
Madam's lawyer insists 'she's poor' during Manhattan bail hearing
Pimp? Try pauper. Accused madam Anna Gristina "doesn't have two nickels to rub together," her defense lawyer said today, as prosecutors lashed out at the suspected flesh peddler’s usual bail...
Jets re-sign DT Pouha to three-year deal
The Jets reached a three-year deal with nose tackle Sione Pouha on Monday morning.Pouha was set to become a free agent Tuesday afternoon if he and the Jets did not...
Penn State fired Paterno over 'failure of leadership'
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno was removed from his position as Penn State's head football coach because he demonstrated a "failure of leadership" in neglecting to follow up on...
Mets reliever Byrdak has torn meniscus
LAKELAND, Fla.-- The Mets' injury problems continued to mount after the team learned Monday that reliever Tim Byrdak had been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his left knee on...
Accused baby beater to face homicide charges
A felon who delivered fatal smacks to a defenseless toddler's stomach will face homicide charges, Brooklyn prosecutors said today. Tyree Wright, who was out on probation, slugged 2-year-old Jacquil Degraffenreid...
Love letters reveal Nixon's sensitive side
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Long before Richard Nixon rose to power and fell from grace, he was just another man in love. Decades before he became known to some as...
Pace student-death document reveals cop feared he shot fellow officer
A police document indicates that a New York officer feared he'd shot a colleague during a chaotic 2010 incident that resulted in the death of a student from Massachusetts. The...
NAACP seeks help from racist UN council
The professional black victim caucus, officially known as the NAACP, is going before a disgraced UN council to beg for help. Both the reason for the NAACP's appearance before the...
Passenger bomb threat causes Boston-Chicago flight to divert
BUFFALO -- A JetBlue flight from Boston headed to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Monday was diverted to Buffalo after a false bomb threat was called in. Flight 923 was...
Santorum: Convention would give me GOP nomination
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum predicted Monday that he would get the Republican presidential nomination if the race remains undecided by the time the party holds its nominating convention this summer....
Posh prep school hit with assault lawsuit
A family has slapped a tony Brooklyn prep school with a $28 million lawsuit, claiming their 11-year-old son was roughed up by a top administrator - and officials tried covering...
NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET
The field is set for the NCAA tournament, which continues with second-round games today. See the bracket here to find out where and when all the games will be played...
Controversial Coney cement boardwalk plan facing vote today
The fate of the Bloomberg administration’s controversial plan to pave much of Coney Island’s fabled wooden boardwalk with cement could be decided today.The city’s Design Commission will hold a final...
Risqué Rihanna
Rihanna left precious little to the imagination last night as she headed to dinner at Da Silvano in the Village wearing a see-through, peekaboo sweater. Perhaps she was saving her...
Taliban vows revenge against US forces over Afghan civilian murders
KABUL -- Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents vowed revenge Monday against "sick-minded American savages" after a US soldier killed 16 villagers in their homes, while the Afghan parliament demanded the perpetrator be...
Woman attacked on LI surveillance video safe
Police say a woman caught on surveillance video apparently being beaten and abducted last week at a Long Island train station has come forward and is safe. The video showed...
Scottish serial bride prepares for 5th wedding at age 29
ARBROATH, Scotland -- A Scottish serial bride who married four times before her 24th birthday is planning to tie the knot for the fifth time -- at just 29. Alison...
Student charged after threatening shooting rampage at University of Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- A student was arrested and charged after allegedly threatening to go on a shooting rampage at the University of Maryland campus in College Park, near Washington,...
Post's NCAA Tournament Coverage
The championship game has arrived, with Kentucky facing off against Kansas in tonight's culmination of March Madness. The Post has you covered with a preview and staff columnists thoughts on...
US seeks to contain damage from Afghan shooting
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta are expressing their condolences to the people of Afghanistan. Both men called Afghan President Hamid Karzai after an American soldier in...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: March 5-March 11
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of March 5. BOYS BASKETBALL Taquan Givens, Mott Haven The...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: March 12-March 18
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of March 5 through March 11. BOYS BASKETBALL Thomas...
Dynamic duo propels Mott Haven over Bedford into 'A' final
Taquan Givens was looking at schools in New Jersey. Hakeem Grant planned on contributing for John F. Kennedy. For different reasons, both ended up at Mott Haven – Givens remained...
MIDWEST: UNC looks like best of blue bloods
Man, is there some basketball royalty in the Midwest region: North Carolina, Kansas, Georgetown, Michigan — that’s talkin’ national titles. The Tar Heels really shouldn’t have any trouble getting to...
SOUTH: Kentucky will make itself at home
Here we are again: Kentucky going into the South region of the NCAA tournament with a gorilla the size of the Empire State Building on coach John Calipari’s shoulders. He...
EAST: Florida State won’t fail with its ‘D’
The hammer Florida State dropped on North Carolina earlier this year in Tallahassee, Fla., was no fluke. The Seminoles proved that by beating the Tar Heels for a second time...
WEST: Missouri has mark of ‘deep’ thinkers
Memo to all fledgling coaches: Go West, young men. If you want to learn a thing or two about the game, there is no better region than the West. Two...
No. 16 LIU-Brooklyn draws Michigan State
BROOKLYN, USA — It almost always happens whenever David sits there with his slingshot, waiting on Selection Sunday to learn whatever Goliath will be standing in his way at the...
Top seeds of doubt in NCAA bracket
Just when it seemed safe to go back into the water — the sparkling, March-crisp, crystal-clear pool known as picking the NCAA tournament — the upset sharks returned, taking huge...
Knicks lose to Sixers; lousy Lin gets support from coach, fans
Call him “Tef-Lin.’’ Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni heard his first “Fire D’Antoni’’ chants since late January. Carmelo Anthony got booed during intros and after missing a contested 3-pointer with Landry...
Knicks playing like dead team walking
Heading into the fourth quarter of yesterday’s game at the Garden, the Jumbotron that hangs over the court flashed images of various Knicks and celebrities pleading with the crowd “to...
Anthony didn’t want Smith on Knicks: source
One thing you can’t blame Carmelo Anthony for is the J.R. Smith signing, The Post has learned. Contrary to popular belief, Anthony was leery of the Knicks bringing in his...
Carmelo, Amar’e benched in Knicks loss
Carmelo Anthony is fizzling fast. The Knicks forward jumped out to a 5-for-7 shooting start in the first quarter yesterday at Madison Square Garden against the 76ers. He then went...
Goldstein, seniors hold off Lab Museum in PSAL 'A' semis
It was the type of play seniors on a mission find a way to make. Goldstein and stars Brittany McDonough and Nora Elbassiony saw their team’s 21-point first quarter lead...
Curtis shoots down Cinderella Bayside in PSAL Class 'A' semifinals
Kristen Olsen wants to give something back to the school that welcomed her and many of her teammates with open arms. “Since it’s a new school it feels good to...
PSAL Class B semifinals notebook: With Droesch watching, Scholars returns to final
Scholars Academy got an extra dose of motivation at halftime. The Seawolves already came into the semifinals determined to get back to the final after winning the title a year...
Holy Cross closes out SFP to win third 'B' hockey title in four years
Cody Frucht is going to have a hard time taking off his Holy Cross hockey jersey and hanging up his skates for the last time. Winning three championships in four...
PSAL Class B boys basketball semifinals notebook: Pathways returns to finals
When top-seeded Pathways was turning its PSAL Class B semifinal contest into a rout, ripping off a 19-6 run to create a canyon-sized 19-point lead, Jordan Washington was a key...
Go to Greg
Almost two years ago, I resigned as an NYC police officer to become a 24/7 caregiver for my father, who was stricken with a brain tumor. My father passed two...
Escape hatch
Penelope Silva knew it was time for a change when she left her Manhattan office at 3 a.m. after a stressful day, got into a cab and burst into tears....
60 seconds with Mats and Enzo
Your book was a big seller in the UK, and is now out in the US. Why do people need a book about going to the bathroom at work? You...
Cheese whiz
Talk about the daily rind. Since the late ’70s, when he helped launch the original Dean & Deluca in SoHo, Steve Jenkins has been the city’s godfather of gouda. New...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. We Are Young, fun. 2. Glad You Came, The Wanted 3. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 4. Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye...
Business briefs
Big probe A broad probe by the SEC is looking into whether exchanges favor large trading companies at the expense of smaller customers, FT.com reported. Regulatory concerns have been heightened...
Facebook-fueled fund rides pre-IPO high
As Facebook sails toward its expected springtime public offering, most of Wall Street is in a lather over the revenue and profits Mark Zuckerberg’s social network behemoth will create.But in...
Soros-led hookup may save American Apparel
George Soros has found a new financial disaster from which to profit: American Apparel. The billionaire octogenarian — who, like American Apparel’s controversial CEO Dov Charney, has lately been entangled...
Not just for Passover anymore
A Jewish holiday-themed confectionery is expanding its treats year-round. Urban Nosh got its start creating Matzel Toff — trendy chocolate-covered matzoh for Passover, which is a few weeks away. Now...
Spring swingers
Spring weather is here, which can mean only one thing: lots of golf clubs will soon get thrown into the lake. At least these magazines can tell you where to...
‘Sold out’ his blind mother
A shady Brooklyn real-estate deal that stripped a blind, elderly woman of the deed to her home has been undone by a judge who said the transaction “reeked of fraud.”...
Jamaican kingpin a chainsaw ‘killer’
Jailed Jamaican drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke was so ruthless that he once ordered a rival killed with a chainsaw, US authorities say. Following a guilty plea in Manhattan federal...
Brooklyn teen on probation 'confesses' to killing girlfriend's 2-year-old
A young Brooklyn felon out on probation allegedly delivered fatal blows to his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son because the toddler had been crying, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Natalie Garner, 21, left...
Qns. standoff ends in suicide
A nearly four-hour standoff between an emotionally disturbed Queens man and police ended tragically when the subject was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. Officers arrived at...
Whitney’s kid: Mom is with me
Whitney Houston’s daughter says she can feel her mother’s presence and is comforted by it — but she still can’t listen to her music. “I can sing her music, but...
Haunted hero
He’s a hero who fears his selflessness may one day be repaid — with a bullet.Brooklyn school-safety officer Eugene Pitt, who saved the life of a wounded cop during a...
Cancer kid in TV bid
A leukemia-stricken 7-year-old Queens boy and his 6-year-old pal might wind up as reality-TV stars because of their effort to find bone-marrow donors. Luis Danvers, of Jamaica, and Jack Szablewski,...
Rat? What rat?
Don’t call these guys rats. Not the mobster who whacked himself after wearing a wire for the feds and agreeing to testify against his former cronies. And not the guy...
Ba-dee, a dee, that’s all, folks!
Is that Porky Pig I hear? Or is someone speaking in tongues? Changing TV channels the other day, I thought I’d mistakenly flipped to the Cartoon Network. Or a televised...
Mystery of phone in gang thug’s solitary cell causes jailbreak jitters
Federal officials are worried that a vicious Bloods gang leader up on murder charges might be planning a prison break — if not the killing or intimidation of a witness...
Gay-threat lawsuit vs. MTA
A former MTA coach cleaner was subjected to frightening homophobic bigotry by his co-workers in Grand Central Terminal — including some who’d sing a song about killing gays, an explosive...
Accused drug lord throws 'Midnight Run'-like tantrums aboard flights
These things go down! An accused drug lord wanted in New York City was recently nabbed stepping off a jet in Mexico — and threw a series of tantrums right...
NASA hit with ‘intelligent design’ suit
LOS ANGELES — NASA’s latest mission is defending itself in a workplace lawsuit filed by a former computer specialist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who claims he was demoted and...
I didn’t get a pretty penny – model
A leggy European model struck it big in New York several years ago — but she is just now discovering the magnitude of her success. That’s because Marina Asenova’s modeling...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** The three thugs pictured here mugged a recent college grad from Georgia in broad daylight as he talked with his mom on his iPhone and window-shopped with a...
109G ‘disability’ capt. lands new 100G job
So much for the bum knee. A former FDNY captain who retired with a fat, three-quarters disability pension was fit enough to land a top fire-safety job at the 9/11...
Truth behind union ‘resistance’ to reform
Top state labor leaders privately predict that Gov. Cuomo will win his fight for new, cost-cutting, Tier 6 pension reforms.The leaders also have conceded that strong union opposition to the...
‘You can’t win!’
He’d be the hanging judge of Staten Island, if they gave him a rope. Brian Levine stands as the toughest traffic-court judge in New York state, reeling in massive fines...
A chill pill for racists
Bigots who want to reform may soon be able to take an anti-prejudice pill. Scientists at Oxford University in England have found that a common prescription drug used to treat...
Phony Facebook spy ploy
WASHINGTON — Spies opened a fake Facebook account under the name of NATO’s supreme allied commander, Adm. James Stavridis, and fooled senior British defense and government officials into accepting friend...
PA’s ‘loot’-enants
Some newly minted Port Authority Police Department captains are already scrambling for a new job — their old one. The PA promoted 10 lieutenants to captain in July. But nine...
Officer’s bogus report
A Bronx cop accused of beating a teenage drug suspect was nearly fired as a probation officer for filing a false kidnapping and rape report, The Post has learned.The January...
Waterfront chiefs to ban felony crooks
The Port Authority — fed up with organized crime on the waterfront — is installing a strict set of hiring practices this week. Under the new policy, anyone hired in...
War journo’s funeral today
War correspondent Marie Colvin’s funeral is to be held on her native Long Island today, two days after she was called “a voice for the voiceless” at a packed wake....
Heads-up for altered St. Pat’s
Timothy Cardinal Dolan yesterday warned that St. Patrick’s Cathedral is about to become one holy mess. “There’s going to be a lot of scaffolding, both inside and out,” Dolan told...
Bagel water claim ‘all wet’
A Florida bagel maker is being sued — for claiming to use special Brooklyn-style water. The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co., based in Boca Raton, says on its Web site...
Attorney for 'Madam' puts own condo up for collateral so she can make bond
The Upper East Side’s alleged hockey-mom madam could be sprung today. Anna Gristina’s lawyer, Peter Gleason, will offer to put his own TriBeCa loft up as collateral to free the...
FDNY pulls ‘fast’ one with stats
The Bloomberg administration is intentionally omitting key information from Fire Department data while boasting “record low” response times — even as firetrucks take up to two extra minutes to reach...
Taliban vows revenge after US soldier slaughters 16 civilians in Afghanistan
A rogue US soldier yesterday killed 16 civilians — including nine children and three women — in an apparently random, door-to-door shooting spree in two Afghan villages just outside a...
‘The Lorax’ is max
“Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax” easily beat Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter” at the weekend box office. Studio estimates put Universal’s “The Lorax” at No. 1 for the second straight weekend,...
It’s mush ado
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Aliy Zirkle is maintaining her lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The 41-year-old musher from Two Rivers, Alaska, and her team of 12 dogs were...
Swiss choose work over play
BERN, Switzerland — Who turns down a long vacation? Known for their work ethic, Swiss citizens appear to be leading the way on European austerity, rejecting a minimum of six...
‘Hot-dog’ debt $1M
These hot-dog slingers are short a lot of bread. Three outlaw street vendors have run up an eye-popping $959,000 in unpaid Health Department fines in the past decade, The Post...
GOP bigs declare: Mitt’s it
WASHINGTON — It’s all adding up for Mitt Romney. Top Republicans yesterday said the former Massachusetts governor has amassed so many delegates that he’s destined to be the GOP presidential...
What took so long?
The US economy finally seems on course toward a sustained recovery — but why did it take so long? Consider this analysis: Job creation is strong, while economic growth as...
Sipping tea won’t stop Syrian slaughter
Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad’s troops killed more than 160 Syrians this weekend while “peace envoy” Kofi Annan sipped tea at the presidential palace in Damascus. As the death toll in...
That giant sucking sound: NYers’ cash down the drain
The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s pension-reform plan and the union-fueled opposition to it in Albany. *** I’ve been following The Post’s series on the soaring pension costs, and every government, local...
Sen. Libous & $on
Speaking of Albany pols with a penchant for taking good care of themselves, there comes news from a Westchester County court, where the corruption trial against a Yonkers politician unearthed...
Why the maps don’t matter
A new electoral map drawn by a federal judge last week has turned up the heat on Albany’s once-a-decade legislative redistricting fight. But while redistricting can be a matter of...
Rich folks for Romney
In the cold, gray numbers of election returns and exit-poll percentages are clues to people’s hopes and fears, their self-images and moral values. This is especially true in presidential primaries....
Let women join the fight
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark 1972 federal legislation banning sex discrimination in education, including in athletics. The Legislature could honor this sports milestone for...
It’s got killer music
You’ll never hear Beethoven’s erotically charged piece of music the same way after seeing “The Kreutzer Sonata.” Adapted by Nancy Harris from Leo Tolstoy’s 1889 novella — so provocative that...
He’s all bent out of shape
In Boris Eifman’s world, there’s no such thing as a happy artist: Geniuses are all misunderstood, tortured or insane. Having examined Tchaikovsky and Balanchine through morose-colored glasses, the choreographer’s decided...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 7f; $23,000; cl($7,500); 4upANEW classy veteran drops in class after losing jockey and being claimed last out. FIERY REBEL...
Red Bulls lose opener to FC Dallas
FRISCO, Texas — Zach Loyd and Ricardo Villar scored to help FC Dallas beat the Red Bulls 2-1 yesterday in the season opener for both teams. Villar’s goal in the...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2f; $20,000; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Michaela'sCand(L),122G Wales5-4-6Peterson5-12 Little Bang(L),122JCaraballo7-5-6Hall8-13 Silver Kisses(L),122F Garcia7-5-1Auwarter3-14 Great Intuition(L),122M Rosario6-6-7Guerrer12-15 Swift Action(L),122KMcMngll8-4-11Neilson15-16 Bettern Biscuits(L),122J...
Aqueduct Charts
March 11th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $38,000; hdcp; 4upOff: 12:50. Good. wait 3/16,split 1/8,upTime: 22.47, 45.91, 58.5, 1:11.42.Trainer: Dennis LalmanWinner: DK B/ G, 5, by...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $8,000; cl($8,000); 3YO; (f)1-Candy and Nuts2-13-HrmnyNExcess6-14-CourageNGrace3-15-RSweetVlentne5-12-January Miss 7-26-Hay Gear 5-1SECOND-1m; $5,700; cl($3,000); 3up1-Moose Lake 4-12-Luv Dragon 5-23-City Vow 8-14-Saint Barr 6-15-Messy Marvin 7-26-Kamea 3-1THIRD-6f; $5,500; cl($3,000); 3up; (f&m)2-Dress...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-1m&70yds; $22,000; clm; 4up 2 Turnng Suth (Flrs) 3.80 2.80 2.20 3 Yankee Empress (Pellot) 4.60 3.20 5 Oh Mandie (McManigell) 2.40 * Exacta (2-3) $19.00 * Trifecta (2-3-5) $39.00...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $19,400; clm($12,500); 3up4Ppr Clos (HnrySr.)7.204.203.207Shz Fun Spong (Bocchc)4.003.001Regan Keely (Jurado)2.80Scr: R Next Gem, Missmil.* Ex (4-7) $34.00 * $1 Sup (4-7-1-5) $344.20 * $1 Tri (4-7-1) $58.70SECOND-1...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 12TUEMar. 13WEDMar. 14THUMar. 15FRIMar. 16SATMar. 17SUNMar. 18KnicksChicago8:00MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEPor. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMEInd. 7:30 MSG ESPNInd. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENetsMilwaukee7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AMNO GAMETor. 7:30 YES...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1:30 p.m.Exhibition: Marlins at Red Sox ESPN5 p.m.Exhibition: Diamondbacks at Indians MLBNBasketball7:30 p.m.Bucks at Nets YES, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Knicks at Bulls MSG, ESPN, ESPN (1050 AM)10:30 p.m.Celtics at Clippers...
The Post Line
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Magic can deal Howard dilemma to Nets
For Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, the only way his team’s Dwightmare will end this season is by dealing their star center before Thursday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline. Speaking to...
Derby gets Juvenile attention
After Hansen, Union Rags and Creative Cause, the 1-2-3 finishers in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, scored impressive victories in their recent Kentucky Derby preps, the Juvenile is shaping up...
Sports Shorts
NASCAR: Stewart rolls in Vegas Defending Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart made a bold move to take the lead on a late restart and held off Jimmie Johnson yesterday at...
Tiger leaves with Achilles injury
DORAL, Fla. — The golf world held its breath yesterday as Tiger Woods suddenly withdrew from the WGC-Cadillac Championship, limping off the Doral Blue Monster in the middle of his...
Rose holds off Watson to win at Doral
DORAL, Fla. — After Rory McIlroy’s ascent to the No. 1 ranking in the world a week ago, Tiger Woods making big noise again and Phil Mickelson playing for the...
Surging Devils defeat Flyers; Brodeur wins No. 650
Spring is coming, and this year, so are the playoffs for the Devils. Their promise is becoming reality: clutch scoring, strong goaltending and stingy defense parlayed into winning — familiar...
Rangers defeat Islanders in OT
It was a game replete with chaos during which odd bounces were every bit as determinative as odd-man rushes, a night on Broadway in which beauty as beheld by the...
NFL salary cap makes small move
Thanks to the owner-friendly labor agreement resulting from last year’s lockout, the NFL salary cap is barely budging this season. Just in time for the start of free agency at...
Tennessee wants in on Peyton derby
Peyton Manning continued his free-agent tour with the Cardinals yesterday, picking up another public suitor along the way. The Titans suddenly jumped into the derby for the four-time MVP quarterback...
Mets send Wright to see New York doctors
PORT ST. LUCIE — Don’t hold your breath waiting for David Wright’s return, or for the Mets to avoid making injury news. Wright is headed to New York to see...
Mets manager expects Santana to be ready for Opening Day
PORT ST. LUCIE — It was Feb. 21 when Mets manager Terry Collins first said he expected Johan Santana to be healthy for Opening Day. And while that may have...
No issues for Mets ace ... yet
PORT ST. LUCIE — Storm clouds still hover above the Mets, but the best news in a long time arrived yesterday in the fact Johan Santana was able to get...
TV continues to con us over athletes’ bad deeds
So we hop, season to season, sport to sport. And the pandering baloney that TV mass manufactures just changes names. Tis the TV season to reflect on the greatness and...
Yankees pitcher Hughes improves in second spring outing
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Joe Girardi said the meat of his evaluation process won’t begin until each starting candidate has made two outings and knocked off a winter coat of...
Yankees INF Nunez out with bruised hand
Yankees infielder Eduardo Nunez said yesterday he was expecting a doctor to take a look at his bruised right hand. Nunez, who hasn’t played in a week since getting hit...
Yankees closer Rivera continues to impress
TAMPA — Mariano Rivera is one of the Yankees and, in so many ways, he stands apart. This has nothing to do with his potential retirement, because this has been...
Talk show guests
MONDAYLUCY LIU, ONE DIRECTION - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4RANDY ROBERT POTTS, NATE PHELPS - The Rosie Show, 9 a.m., (OWN)NICOLE RICHIE, CEE LO GREEN - LIVE! with Kelly, 9...
Whoa, ‘Mama’
Meet five thirtysomething guys who aren’t ashamed that Mommy still makes their beds. They’re the “Mama’s Boys of The Bronx,” and they’re the stars of a new, eight-part series premiering...
Hawking makes ‘Big’ cameo
As cameos go, it’s hard to beat physicist Stephen Hawking. And the world-famous scientist filmed a scene last Friday for the “The Big Bang Theory,” according to reports. The sitcom...
‘Star’ sets sale
Just when you think the last thing this world needs is yet another competition show, particularly a fashion competition show, along comes “Fashion Star,” and it’s a three-star hit-in-the-making. The...
Susan Lucci back
For months, rumors have been swirling that soap star Susan Lucci was headed to “Desperate Housewives” to work for creator Marc Cherry. Turns out the reports were half true. Lucci,...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
A Southern California woman was braced to give birth to a big, healthy baby — just not this big. Not-so-little Jayden Sigler weighed in at 13 pounds, 14 ounces, and...
Conference tournament roundup
Andrew Nicholson, the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, had 26 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocked shots and St. Bonaventure won its first A-10 title by holding off...
Iona earns surprise bid to NCAA tournament
The mid-major that no one wanted to face in the NCAA tournament has a chance to make some noise. The Iona Gaels, the highest-scoring team in the nation, were awarded...
Seton Hall snubbed, headed for NIT
After a damning late-season loss to New Jersey rival Rutgers, Seton Hall senior Jordan Theodore was clear his team wanted no part of playing the NIT. But that’s exactly where...
Man dead following Qns. standoff
An emotionally disturbed man killed himself Sunday after a nearly four hour standoff with police in Queens, authorities said. Police and the SWAT team tried to coax the barricaded man...
Whitney Houston's daughter: 'She's always with me'
Whitney Houston's daughter says she's doing "as good as I possibly can" in her first interview since her mother died last month. Bobbi Kristina Brown made the comments in a...
Spurred on by stifling defense, BK Collegiate reaches first boys hoops final
Brooklyn Collegiate produced its lowest scoring output of the playoffs. Its top gun, Ervin Mitchell, managed just nine points, close to a season-low. Yet the third-seeded Lions are headed to...
Gaborik's OT goal sends Rangers over Islanders 4-3
Marian Gaborik scored the Rangers' third power-play goal in the dying seconds of overtime, and New York snapped its season-worst, three-game regulation losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the...
Teammates through thick and thin, Dingle, Okoro lead St. Ray's to title
Kerwin Okoro and Daniel Dingle met at midcourt. Okoro jumped onto Dingle, who tackled his longtime teammate down to the floor. “It hurt, but I’m numb to the pain right...
Seton Hall not thrilled with NIT
After a damning late-season loss to rival Rutgers, Seton Hall senior Jordan Theodore was clear his team wanted no part of playing the NIT, saying he’d been there and “it...