March 17, 2012
Crowder leads Marquette past Murray State, 62-53
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It took a while for Jae Crowder and Marquette to get going. When they finally did, however, Murray State's hopes of making its first trip to the...
PSAL Class AA girls basketball final notebook: Harris makes all the big plays for Bergtraum
Shequana Harris just wasn’t going to be denied. Not in her senior year, not with her friend Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy looking down upon her. “Winning this one was so special,”...
Bolton's Muamba collapses during FA Cup soccer game, critically ill
LONDON — Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba was critically ill in a hospital's heart attack unit Saturday night after collapsing during a match at Tottenham. Muamba fell face-down to the field...
Money, career woes plagued Afghan killings suspect before massacre
LAKE TAPPS, Wash. — Bypassed for a promotion and struggling to pay for his house, Robert Bales was eyeing a way out of his job at a Washington state military...
Calls to cops raise doubts in deadly Fla. neighborhood watch shooting
SANFORD, Fla. — Calls made to police show that a black teenager was terrified as he tried to get away from the white neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him, and...
Ohio State pulls away from Gonzaga for 73-66 win
PITTSBURGH — Ohio State busted the original bracket buster. Jared Sullinger scored 18 points, including two big baskets in the final 3 minutes to lead the Buckeyes past Gonzaga 73-66...
Devils fall to Penguins 5-2
NEWARK — Sidney Crosby felt more comfortable in the second game of his comeback as the Pittsburgh Penguins sent the New Jersey Devils reeling. Matt Cooke scored two goals, Evgeni...
Obama marks St. Patrick's Day with pint in a pub
WASHINGTON — His jacket was only moss green but his pint was true Guinness. President Barack Obama tilted back a glass of the dark Irish brew Saturday, observing St. Patrick's...
John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi death camp guard, dies
BERLIN — John Demjanjuk was convicted of being a low-ranking guard at the Sobibor death camp, but his 35-year fight on three continents to clear his name — a legal...
Rivera throws scoreless inning as Yankees top Astros
TAMPA, Fla. — Mariano Rivera makes spring training look like a breeze, Rivera threw his third consecutive scoreless inning in the New York Yankees' 6-3 win over the Houston Astros...
Niese throws five scoreless innings as Mets lose to Braves
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Jonathon Niese is happy with his new changeup. Niese allowed six hits — all singles — in 5 1-3 scoreless innings Saturday as the Mets...
FA Cup quarterfinal abandoned after Bolton's Muamba collapses on field
LONDON -- The FA Cup quarterfinal between Tottenham and Bolton was abandoned Saturday after Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the field. Muamba fell facedown on the field 41 minutes...
Microsoft not planning to release a new Xbox 'anytime soon'
REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console is selling so well that there's no need for the company to release its successor this year. The company confirmed Saturday...
Beer companies seeing green on St. Patrick's Day
Beer companies are ready to drink in the profits this St. Patrick's Day. Revelers bellying up to the bar, or drinking at home, are expected to produce roughly $245 million...
Underrated MSIT battles Bergtraum, can't wrestle away crown
Peter LaMarca heard all the clichés about his McKee/Staten Island Tech team��s battle against PSAL power Murry Bergtraum. The Seagulls were the Little Engine that Could, a Cinderella Story and...
Seton Hall loses to UMass in NIT
Seton Hall’s season ended Saturday afternoon in “disappointing” fashion. The Pirates (21-13) were eliminated in the second round of the NIT after a 77-67 loss to UMass (24-11) at Walsh...
Syracuse beats Kansas State in third round of NCAA Tournament
PITTSBURGH — Scoop Jardine had 16 points and eight assists to lead top-seeded Syracuse to a 75-59 victory over eighth-seeded Kansas State on Saturday in the third round of the...
With heavy hearts, Bergtraum wins unlikeliest title in string of 14
Every time Shequana Harris took a free throw, she looked over toward the Murry Bergtraum bench. There, propped up on the scorer’s table, was a picture of Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy....
Georgetown's win over Belmont gives Hoyas first NCAA Tournament victory in four years
COLUMBUS, Ohio--Georgetown had not won an NCAA Tournament game in four years, left hungry by the crumbs of humble pie they had been forced to eat. The sight of their...
At least two million revelers turn out for St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Avenue
It was definitely the luck of the Irish today — along with at least two million green revelers — who took advantage of the balmy weather and the day off...
World's best Messi likes EPL, but wants to see out career in Barcelona
BARCELONA -- Soccer superstar Lionel Messi says he has no ambitions to play in the English Premier League because he wants to stay at Barcelona for the rest of his...
Chicago consortium bidding for financially-stricken SPL giant Rangers
GLASGOW -- Chicago-based consortium Club 9 Sports was in the running to take ownership of financially-crippled Scottish soccer giant Rangers, Sky Sports reported Saturday. The investment firm, described by a...
'Hunger Games' feeds big rally in Lionsgate stock
Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. is having a blockbuster year, with its shares surging to new all-time highs ahead of the much-anticipated premiere of "The Hunger Games" next week. The movie and...
Yankees' Jeter sensed Pettitte wanted to pitch again
TAMPA -- Derek Jeter wasn’t shocked when Andy Pettitte signed a minor league deal with the Yankees. “I knew he was itching,” Jeter said of Pettitte’s desire to return to...
Soldier who allegedly murdered 16 Afghan civilians participated in one of bloodiest Iraq battles
WASHINGTON — The US soldier who allegedly shot and killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan was identified, and a picture emerged of a decorated veteran who saw tough battles and plenty...
Connecticut daycare owner arrested after 'locking baby in crawl space for hours'
WATERBURY, Conn. -- A Connecticut daycare center owner was arrested after allegedly locking a baby girl in a crawl space for four hours, the Connecticut Post reported. Catalina Reyes strapped...
Convicted Nazi war criminal and former concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk dead at 91
BAD FEILNBACH, Germany -- Convicted Nazi war criminal and former concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk died at age 91, Bavarian Radio reported Saturday. Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk previously was convicted of helping...
Female bosses frighten men more than higher-earning male partners: Australian study
SYDNEY -- Most men still find female bosses who earn more than them a threat, an Australian survey has found. The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph survey found men are more concerned...
Apple's latest iPad costs at least $316 to build, analysts say
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple's new iPad hit store shelves Friday. That means that along with the lines at the stores and the requisite applause of store employees cheering people who...
Former Khadafy spymaster arrested in Mauritania; Libya and France seek extradition
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania -- Abdullah al Senussi, the wanted former spymaster of slain Libyan dictator Moamar Ghadafi, was arrested in Mauritania, prompting calls for his extradition Saturday by Libya and France....
Staten Island man celebrating his engagement stabbed to death outside restaurant
A Staten Island man celebrating his engagement with family and friends was stabbed to death early this morning, police and relatives said. Antonio Lacertosa, 27, rushed to help some of...
NCAA tournament bracket
Here's the latest look at the matchups in this year's NCAA tournament, which continues today with Elite Eight action.
Red Bulls try to bounce back against nemesis Salt Lake
After a season-opening loss against a team they usually own, now the Red Bulls will have to try to bounce back tonight against the one that’s had their number. They...
Syrian bombings kill 27, as Saudi Arabia arms rebels
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Twin bomb blasts killed 27 people and wounded almost 100 others in central Damascus on Saturday, state media said, as Saudi Arabia sent military equipment to the...
German company's ad campaign results in bomb scare chaos
PIRMASENS, Germany -- A German technology firm's ill-conceived advertising campaign went horribly wrong, resulting in bomb scares and evacuations across the country. Convar Deutschland sent out about 40 packages --...
Hundreds of thousands of marchers, spectators expected to enjoy today's Saint Patrick's Day Parade
Break out your green and get ready to celebrate Irish heritage and culture. Hundreds of thousands of marchers and spectators are expected to enjoy the festivities of the New York...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
EXCELSIOR Aqueduct, ninth race. Grade 3. Purse: $150,000. 1¹/₈ miles, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 4:52 p.m. LOWDOWN: Birdrun is making his first start since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup...
NYRA president takes steps to solve horse breakdowns
Two days after receiving a letter from Gov. Cuomo’s office expressing concern over the number of horse fatalities this year at Aqueduct, New York Racing Association president Charles Hayward said...
Coach Drew making a difference at Baylor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Scott Drew isn’t going to apologize and the haters might as well get in line. Whatever skeptics might think of his coaching and recruiting tactics, Drew’s success...
Nets’ Green taking it year at a time
ORLANDO, Fla. — Gerald Green is taking nothing for granted this time. When he came into the league out of high school, he thought he knew everything when he really...
Yankees SS Jeter shut down with calf injury
TAMPA -- When Joe Girardi answered a call from Yankees trainer Steve Donohue late Thursday afternoon and was informed Derek Jeter’s left calf was tender following a workout, the manager...
Yankees bring Pettitte out of retirement
Can he win? Andy Pettitte signing a minor-league deal for $2.5 million yesterday to rejoin the Yankees is a nice story. Who doesn’t like Andy Pettitte in the Yankees’ universe?...
Bringing back Pettitte a move The Boss would love
TAMPA — This was a turn-back-the-clock day, something from the vintage George Steinbrenner collection. There were stars and secrets. Drama and nostalgia. That anything-could-happen-and-just-did ambience. The Yankees’ signing of Andy...
Boys High alums Pollard, Lovelace bring friendship to Garden showdown
Lawrence (Bud) Pollard stepped to the podium Wednesday afternoon at the press conference for Saturday's PSAL Class AA final and waxed poetic about Boys & Girls. He talked about his...
INSIDE TRACK & FIELD: Xaverian grid star Smith excelling on the track
Laray Smith the football player is one of the best running backs in New York City, a surefire Division I talent. Laray Smith the track sprinter was never as highly...
Jay Leno in a mustache?
Expect Jay Leno to sport a mustache during Monday’s “Tonight Show” broadcast. The facial hair, due to a lost bet with guest Jimmy Fallon on tonight’s show. The late-night hosts...
Bergtraum, MSIT chasing more than just a title at the Garden
It’ll be Murry Bergtraum against McKee/Staten Island Tech meeting at Madison Square Garden for the PSAL Class AA city title Saturday morning at 10 a.m. But really, there’s so much...
Youthful Kennedy looking to continue proud program's winning ways
Al Torres sees positives and negatives in his young team. He sees talent and endless possibilities, room for growth not only this year but the years to come. He also...
'The Rosie Show' axed
Chalk up another quick TV exit for Rosie O'Donnell. O'Donnell's little-watched talk show, "The Rosie Show," was axed late Friday by Oprah Winfrey's OWN cable network after only five months...
Business briefs
Inside the bunNoah Griggs Jr., a former exec for the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast-food restaurants, will pay $268,000 to resolve regulatory claims that he used non-public...
Cohen gets blessing to own Dodgers
Hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen has been cleared for takeoff. Cohen, the founder of SAC Capital, has been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to own a team, The Post...
Small businesses offer latest iPad without long lines
Not every Apple fan had to line up in the wee hours of the morning and deal with crushing crowds yesterday to buy the latest iPad tablet. Mikey Weiss had...
Penthouse sale has Oprah's Midas touch
Oprah’s name is still worth its weight in gold. When the former daytime talk queen mentions a book, it becomes a best-seller. And when she puts her apartment on the...
LightSquared threatens to sue if government blocks its proposed wireless network
While Phil Falcone’s LightSquared has run into a lot of static, the wireless start-up sent a clear signal yesterday that it is prepared to sue should the government block the...
Shareholder makes bid for B&N unit
Barnes & Noble shareholder G Asset Management offered to buy 51 percent of its college bookstore business in a deal valuing the unit at $460 million as the company considers...
Kim admits $6M scam
Brian Kim, founder and operator of the hedge fund Liquid Capital Management LLC, pleaded guilty to grand larceny after being accused by Manhattan prosecutors of running a $6 million Ponzi...
Gupta atty.: feds have wrong man
A person at Goldman Sachs Group, who has not been identified or charged in a broad US insider-trading probe, was caught on a wiretap leaking secrets about Intel and Apple,...
Morgan Stanley CEO backs Goldman Sachs
Think of it as a different type of Wall Street rally. Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman yesterday joined the chorus of defenders of Lloyd Blankfein’s firm two days after a...
Miramax chief bows out
Miramax Chief Mike Lang is stepping down, just 15 months after he was appointed to head up the former Disney studio now owned by private-equity investors. Chief Financial Officer Steve...
Madoff staffers seek evidence
Five former employees of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities asked that prosecutors be ordered to turn over evidence they were lied to about the firm’s activities to help them fight...
City hitting hepatitis C
The Bloomberg administration is launching a campaign to prevent the spread of the deadly hepatitis C virus, The Post has learned.The Check Hep C initiative targets high-risk populations in Harlem,...
Outcry at killer
The weeping family of a teacher beaten to death by her chef hubby lashed out at the killer at his Queens sentencing yesterday.“Why, Jordan? Why?” said Tara Hawes’ mother, Marlene...
Edwards $lapped
RALEIGH, NC — The Federal Election Commission is upholding a ruling that requires the campaign of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards to repay the US Treasury more than $2.1...
Coming to the ‘Apple’
Tech lovers from around the globe flocked to New York City to snag the new iPad yesterday as the latest and greatest tablet computer went on sale in North America....
Life throws pitcher-doctor a curve
He’s training hard again to make it to the big leagues — as a doctor. Jared Thomas, a former hurler in the Seattle Mariners’ minor-league system, is now making a...
Mob drug-ring fireman guilty
A New York City firefighter who handled a variety of enforcer duties for the Bonanno crime family pleaded guilty yesterday to aiding a mob-linked drug ring.Anthony Ciliento admitted helping a...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A thief got more than he bargained for after shoplifting at a 99-cent store. The Bushwick store worker who allegedly caught William Sykes, 40, with 13 bottles of...
Photos show Bronx pol Espada partying on taxpayer dime: feds
Here’s the birthday-party pony — and the purported pilfering, pot-bellied porker who paid for it. Disgraced Bronx politician Pedro Espada Jr. looks jolly in one of a slew of photographs...
Bobbi Kristina engaged to man Whitney raised: reports
Whitney Houston’s troubled daughter is engaged to a 22-year-old man raised as a son by her mother, according to reports. Bobbi Kristina Brown has been spotted kissing and holding hands...
Judge shoots down hit man
A day after a mob hit man for Gambino boss John Gotti made a bid to overturn his murder conviction and life sentence, a federal judge flatly rejected the appeal.Charles...
ObamaCare in a ‘spin’ after two years
WASHINGTON — President Obama got an early start celebrating the two-year anniversary of ObamaCare next Friday — once again making a concerted effort to convince American voters it’s good for...
WWI vet tribute
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — A group demanding a national memorial to 4.7 million Americans who served in World War I has released a 12-minute clip of a documentary film featuring...
Christie aids Mitt Romney in Illinois
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney is going all-in in Illinois to try to tamp down Rick Santorum’s momentum before another big primary battle Tuesday, bringing in his biggest cheerleader, New Jersey...
Kony man goes wild
The creator of a viral Web video about African child soldiers was detained by San Diego police yesterday after he got naked and masturbated near a busy intersection. After his...
Pension-deal danger
ALBANY — Pension reform could be in jeopardy. Even though Gov. Cuomo signed the state’s newest pension tier into law yesterday, state officials now fear a court challenge to the...
Turner squeezes onto GOP ballot for Gilly seat
ALBANY — It’s a three-way primary for the GOP nomination to challenge US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall.Rep. Bob Turner of Queens, who jumped into the GOP sweepstakes just three...
Mike: Good $achs in the city
Mayor Bloomberg went on the offensive yesterday against critics of Goldman Sachs, saying “ridiculous isn’t quite the right word” to describe the outsized reaction to an executive’s scathing public resignation...
$mart taxi plan
New Yorkers pretty soon could be whipping out smartphones instead of cash or credit cards to pay their yellow-cab fares. The city is seeking a software developer to design an...
Pub keeps its Tolkien interest
SOUTHAMPTON, England — A Hollywood movie producer who began legal action to stop an English pub from calling itself “The Hobbit” agreed to a truce after stars of the movie...
Off to the Clooney bin!
This leading man was led away in handcuffs. George Clooney was busted by Secret Service agents yesterday as he and other protesters stormed the Sudanese Embassy to protest the African...
Yogurt plant has unhealthy culture
Federal inspectors have proposed fining a yogurt maker $178,000 for safety violations at its upstate New York plant.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the problems at Agro Farma Inc.’s...
Now let’s see how he treats his new ‘roomies’
In prison, Dharun Ravi will learn volumes about brutal and intimate lack of privacy. Ravi, a serial gay basher and insufferable jerk — and, very likely, a closet case —...
Freed LI con died in subway mishap
In a bizarre twist of fate, the first Long Island convict sprung from jail because of faulty testing by the Nassau Police Crime Lab was accidentally killed by a subway...
Qns. woman 'married' to multiple men in immigration scams
Rosa Vargas thought she was happily married — she just didn’t know she was “married” to four guys. The 37-year-old Queens mom has been the victim of an identity-theft nightmare,...
Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi faces jail for spying on gay roommate
He should have taken the plea deal. Ex-Rutgers student Dharun Ravi yesterday was slapped with a guilty verdict that could land him years in prison — and lead to his...
Subway shover gets 15 years
The drunken Cipriani cook who shoved a woman into an oncoming subway train two years ago was sentenced to 15 years’ prison yesterday — still claiming that it was all...
Ex-Tyco CEO Kozlowski spotted outside minimum-security prison where he'll serve remainder of sentence
He’s got a Central Park view people would pay millions for — if the windows didn’t have bars on them. Imprisoned former Tyco tycoon Dennis Kozlowski, jailed in 2005 for...
More LIRR disability scams eyed
The feds are weighing charges against “a bunch” of additional LIRR retirees for allegedly scamming disability pensions, a prosecutor revealed yesterday.Seven former Long Island Rail Road workers were busted last...
Break for ‘coverup cop’ punk
The Long Island college student whose theft case was buried by top cops at the behest of his wealthy dad landed a sweetheart deal yesterday — no jail time and...
Qns. ‘shooter’ to face music
Cops used high-tech facial-recognition software — and a photo on Facebook — to catch a suspect in a Queens barbershop shooting.Suspect Jordan Rodriguez, 37, and an unidentified accomplice stormed into...
This is Army's Afghan 'killer' sarge
The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans in a bloody massacre has been identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales — a married 38-year-old from Lake Tapps, Wash. Bales was...
Karzai pushing US hard to cede control
The slaughter of 16 Afghan villagers by a US soldier has President Hamid Karzai angrily saying he’s at “the end of the rope” over civilian casualties. Karzai also accused the...
Ship of Libya fool
Like a James Bond villain, one of Moammar Khadafy’s sons ordered a huge personal cruise ship complete with a tank for six sharks.Hannibal Khadafy, the fourth son of the madcap...
‘Joe’-ish conspiracy
Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden had one last plot up his sleeve to cripple the United States — launching a strike against President Obama that would leave Joe Biden in...
Syrians visit Colvin’s LI ma
About two dozen Syrians from around the United States yesterday paid tribute to slain journalist Marie Colvin with a visit to her family’s Long Island home.The Marie Colvin Convoy for...
‘Sea’ Weisz lookin’ nice
Rachel Weisz, looking nothing like her 42 years, dazzles onlookers in a floral print dress at the New York premiere of her new film, “The Deep Blue Sea.” Weisz, newly...
Raid on ‘madam’ crony
Accused madam Anna Gristina’s prosecution probe widened yesterday as cops raided the office of a criminal-defense lawyer who is her upstate neighbor — and the registered agent for her pig-rescue...
‘Gay blood’ ban fading
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is inching closer to lifting the ban on gay men donating blood.The Department of Health and Human Services said it plans to study alternatives to...
Sobs over ‘rape’ cop
A second-grade schoolteacher sobbed on the witness stand yesterday as she recalled a harrowing sex attack at the hands of a drunken off-duty cop who threatened that he’d shoot her...
Tug of love unleashed in gal-pal breakup
What a dog-gone mess! A Brooklyn woman is barking mad after her ex-girlfriend allegedly stripped her of visitation rights to their Labrador retriever, Lily. Social worker Rebecca Finkel says in...
Madoff scion’s rental
Wow, that’s rich! Andrew Madoff has just listed his apartment for rent — for $25,000 a month. Madoff bought the fifth-floor luxury apartment for $4.37 million in October 2008, just...
It’s not (exactly) the economy, stupid
Warning: You are about to read a deeply cynical view of the 2012 election. Many conservatives feel like this is the most important election in our lifetimes because we desperately...
Envy of the Arabs?
The hot game in Baghdad teahouses these days is called “Guess who’s coming to the banquet?” The banquet in question is the Arab League summit scheduled for March 29 in...
Albany retires a crisis: will it be worth the wait?
The Issue: The passage of a pension-reform bill that could save New York $80 billion over 30 years. *** The latest politics in Albany are an insult to the taxpayers...
Less to fear on tax day
The Issue: Whether people who are paid to prepare tax returns should be tested and regulated. *** Most people with a college education should be able to figure out a...
Ray Kelly bites back
A couple of City Council midgets tried to mix it up with Ray Kelly this week, and wound up wearing lumps all over. Kelly, New York City’s longest-serving police commissioner,...
The secret of skyrocketing fares
Want to know why New York’s tolls and subway fares shoot higher and higher, year after year? Well, this week, somebody finally ’fessed up. The longtime former head of the...
Inside the green scene
This time of year, many New Yorkers get nostalgic for what they call “the old sod,” a k a, Hibernia, Éire or Ireland. But if you’re looking to reminisce about...
Shamrock ’n’ roll
After you’ve marched — or stumbled — up Fifth Avenue from Midtown to 86th Street in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, you’ll find plenty to do to keep your...
Kid stuff
Today FANTASTIC FABLES: Two classic tales get mashed up in a modern makeover at Symphony Space, where “The Ugly Duckling & the Tortoise and the Hare” is performed with glow-in-the-dark...
‘Lucky’ is just ducky
H EY , kids — remember that fairy tale by Hans Christian somebody, “Ugly Duckling,” about a duck that turns into a beautiful swan? Now you can see it live!...
Garden party set for today
Patrick Ewing would have been proud. Like the Knicks great often did, Boys & Girls swingman Leroy (Truck) Fludd and Thomas Jefferson guard Thaddeus Hall spent Wednesday’s press conference at...
Sports Shorts
golf: Dufner’s 66 takes over leadPadraig Harrington followed his course-record 61 with a 2-over 73 at the Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. He fell two shots behind Jason Dufner,...
Macklin wants a raucous Garden
Matthew Macklin will need the luck of the Irish tonight when he takes on linear middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in the main event of a boxing card at the Madison...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile trot; $8,500; cond8WoodyMrvel(DDube)6.203.202.603Wygant Pearl (B Sears)3.402.602Confederate Man (C Callahan)3.805Cathy's Princess (P Berry)3.00* Exacta (8-3) $14.20 * Trifecta (8-3-2) $72.80 * Trifecta (8-3-5) $49.00Exacta picked by SmithSECOND-1-mile pace; $16,000; Night...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $67,000; alw; 4upREIN KING finished second at this distance and level two back. PERSON OF INTEREST drew...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $30,000; clm($7,500); 4upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Merlin Bay(L),118R Silvera5-6-9Peebles20-12 Constabulary(L),120I Ortiz, Jr1-2-5Levine2-13 Hill Crossing(L),120E Castro4-1-6Guerrero7-24 UnbridledDangr(L),120D Cohen5-2-1Jacobson5-25 Small Town(L),118L Perez5-3-5Grusmrk10-16 ThunderingRor(L),111G Rivera7-6-6G Brown30-17...
Aqueduct Charts
March 16th, 2012Raining and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $40,000; hdcp; 4up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. bid 1/4,ask 3/16,clearTime: 24.89, 5.76, 1:17.5, 1:43.68.Trainer: Juan SereyWinner: DK B/ M, 5, by Aldebaran-Princess...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1 mile; $19,400; clm($12,500); 3up6Thomsqut (RccJr.)2.802.202.1010Foggy Mountn (Olveros)5.006.001Legendary Storm (Bocachica)10.20Scr: Goldformylady.* Exacta (6-10) $28.40 * $1 Superfecta (6-10-1-2) $417.10 * $1 Trifecta (6-10-1) $92.60Winner picked by DasilvaSECOND-1m(T); $36,925; clm($25,000); 3YO2Mss...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: One Through Ten (1st) FIRST: mile pace; $9,500; cond2 One Through Ten(TTetrick)2-2-32-14 Cowboy Max(JCampbell)1-X-X3-16 Waywatcher(BSears)2-5-89-21 Rock N Roll Legend(MLewis)6-7-220-13 No Foreign Xchange(DDube)10-5-715-15 Attack Modes Billy(DMiller)1-5-38-17...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $25,125; alw; 4upREPENTER third at Tampa Bay going longer. Entry mate RICH HERO won as favorite in starter allowance. ZIPATRON tired this distance and...
Home Team Lineups
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Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing9:30 a.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup practice SPEED10:30 a.m.NASCAR: Nationwide qualifying SPEEDNoonNASCAR: Sprint Cup practice SPEED2 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide St. Patrick's Day 300 ESPN7:30 p.m.Monster Energy Supercross 2012 Indianapolis SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Tigers at...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball Tournament ThirdRound At Pittsburgh, Pa. Favorite Line Underdog Syracuse 5 Kansas State Ohio State 7 1/2 Gonzaga At Louisville, Ky. Marquette 5 Murray State Kentucky 11 1/2 Iowa...
Mets 2B Murphy gets more work on turning two
PORT ST. LUCIE — Ruben Tejada is still out with a strained groin, which isn’t good news for the Mets' middle infield, because he and Daniel Murphy have to learn...
Mets’ Santana OK after 65-pitch outing
PORT ST. LUCIE — Mets lefty Johan Santana found himself answering questions about how he pitched yesterday and not just about how his shoulder felt. “We’re starting to reach the...
Devils face big test from Penguins, Crosby
Sid is secondary. Scoring at all is the Devils’ prime problem. The Devils have picked a rotten moment to dry up, with Sidney Crosby playing his second comeback game and...
Rangers play Avalanche with goalies struggling
It’s hardly a revelation that consistently superior goaltending formed the foundation of the Rangers’ run to the top of the East. As the Rangers’ play has dipped pretty much across...
Giants give punter Weatherford 5-year deal
Last summer, Steve Weatherford wasn’t guaranteed anything after he signed a one-year contract with the Giants, instantly thrust into a competition for a roster spot with Matt Dodge, a second-year...
Broncos, Titans joined by 49ers in Manning pursuit
Peyton Manning’s magical mystery tour continued yesterday and also became a tad more intriguing when it was learned the 49ers also have expressed a strong interest and watched the 35-year-old...
Jets sign QB Stanton, WR Schilens
The Jets finally jumped into the free-agent market yesterday, but the moves are not going to create much excitement. The team signed Drew Stanton to be their backup quarterback and...
Yankees see Pineda's fastball slow to develop
Brian Cashman is putting more stock in bad swings from opposing hitter than speed-gun readings when it comes to right-hander Michael Pineda’s fastball. “I wish I could give you an...
Nets lose to Magic facing Howard
ORLANDO, Fla. — The clock showed just under 3 minutes left and Jason Richardson was ahead of the field with Magic teammate Dwight Howard the closest trailer. Richardson flipped the...
Knicks defeat Pacers, second straight win under Woodson
Forget Mike D’Antoni’s speedball. This is Mike Woodson’s winning ball. Madison Square Garden felt something special was coming, chanting “De-Fense!’’ in the opening minute. The Knicks responded with a second...
Davis' injury solidifies Lin's starting status for Knicks
Don’t throw dirt on Linsanity’s grave just yet. Before last night’s Knicks win over the Pacers, interim coach Mike Woodson said point guard Jeremy Lin would start the rest of...
Knicks co-captains must lead by example
The word “accountability’’ has been a fixture in Mike Woodson’s vocabulary since taking over as interim Knicks coach Wednesday. Friday, he specified he will hold his two co-captains Amar’e Stoudemire...
‘Dead’ man tells a tale
Andrew Lincoln is darn good at keeping secrets. The star of AMC’s powerhouse zombie apocalypse series, “The Walking Dead” — which ends its second season tomorrow night — has been...
Who knew?
Remember when bakery workers were old ladies in hairnets, tattoo artists were ex-cons, pawn brokers were banged-up guys in storefronts and real estate agents were too often women looking for...
Oprah: Say g’night, Rosie
Oprah axed Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show yesterday, just five months after the gabfest’s debut.The last episode of “The Rosie Show” will be taped Tuesday, the day before O’Donnell turns 50,...
Weird but true
A 46-year-old man is suspected of being Denver’s mysterious crapper scrapper. Donald Allen Citron is suspected of carrying off 18 burglaries so far this year — by walking into the...
Iowa State's White overcomes anxiety
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Imagine this: A 6-foot-8, 270-pound 20-year-old, who dominates opponents on the basketball court while suffering from an anxiety disorder. It’s cynical human nature to wonder what in the...
Syracuse facing Kansas State for spot in Sweet 16
PITTSBURGH — The ancillary locker rooms in the Consol Energy Center are small, too small to hold a team that has been questioned, chided, booed, investigated and disparaged. Syracuse, the...
Vandy’s a dandy of a pick
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Hopefully this will be a Norfolk State-like day. Vanderbilt (pk) over Wisconsin: The Commodores proved why they were worthy of one of my Final Four picks in...
N.C. State tops San Diego State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Climbing back into the NCAA tournament proved far tougher for North Carolina State than winning once it got there. The Wolfpack’s revival under new coach Mark Gottfried...
Clark thinks of relative after Georgetown win
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a sports world contaminated with accusations of the worst kind of human predatory behavior and a bounty-hunter scandal and too many pros who are cons, thank...
Ohio leaves Michigan amazed & blue
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Walter Offutt left Ohio State after not getting enough minutes. The guard was in the right place at the right time for Ohio University’s big win over...
Florida State almost added to list of bracket busted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — We write poems about the miracles of March, because they do, literally, stay with us forever. You had better believe we’ll still be talking about what Norfolk...
Texas has no shot vs. Cincy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With Texas shooting poorly, Cincinnati grabbed a comfortable lead early — maybe a little too comfortable. The Bearcats faded but still managed to withstand a late rally...
Queens senior and Norfolk St. stun No. 2 seed Mizzou
OMAHA, Neb. — Kyle O’Quinn’s booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental NCAA Tournament upset of Missouri as the...
Purdue edges St. Mary’s
OMAHA, Neb. — Purdue won its NCAA tournament opener for the 14th straight time, but Saint Mary’s made it interesting. Lewis Jackson made the go-ahead free throws with 22.8 seconds...
Duke loses to Lehigh
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Duke is done. The second-seeded Blue Devils were bounced from the NCAA tournament Friday night after falling 75-70 to the 15th-seeded Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Greensboro Coliseum,...
UNC defeats Vermont without Henson
GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Henson wasn’t needed against 16th-seeded Vermont yesterday, but North Carolina’s title hopes are still only as strong as the junior forward’s left wrist. The ACC Defensive...
Saint Louis tops Memphis
COLUMBUS, Ohio — First Saint Louis took the air out of the ball, then they took the game away from Memphis. The Billikens dragged fast-breaking Memphis into their slowdown game,...
In a day of upsets, LIU comes up short
COLUMBUS, Ohio — There was no fear, no awe, no NCAA jitters from the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds last night at Nationwide Arena. But no history. Alas, this wasn’t Robert Morris...
Michigan State too much for LIU Brooklyn
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On arguably the most upset-filled day in NCAA tournament memory, LIU Brooklyn tried to join that party, tried to be the first No. 16 seed to ever...
Veteran Bryant looking to build on previous success
Rocco Rotondi is not the nostalgic type. The Bryant baseball coach looks forward, not back. He’s proud of last year’s accomplishments – the second-place finish in the prestigious Monroe Tournament,...
LIU Brooklyn's upset hopes fall short against Michigan State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Draymond Green scored 24 points in a triple-double, Derrick Nix added 18 points and top-seeded Michigan State fought off the upset bug that took down two No....
Hall, Fludd go head to head in all-Brooklyn Garden party
Patrick Ewing would be proud. Like the Knicks great often did, Boys High’s Leroy “Truck” Fludd and Thomas Jefferson’s Thaddeus Hall spent Wednesday’s press conference at Madison Square Garden making...
Family ties: Walsh tries to join dad as only SI point guards to win city titles
There has been just one Staten Island team to win a citywide basketball championship at the highest classification. History isn’t always the best subject when it comes to today’s teenagers....
Knicks roll again, crush Pacers 115-100
Tyson Chandler scored 16 points, Jeremy Lin had 13, and the Knicks rolled to their second straight dominant victory under Mike Woodson, beating the Indiana Pacers 115-100 on Friday night....
McCollum leads Lehigh to 75-70 upset win over Duke
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- C.J. McCollum scored 30 points and Lehigh upset Duke 75-70 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Lehigh became the sixth No. 15...