March 23, 2012
Federation girls basketball notebook: Glaz, Scholars show heart in defeat
ALBANY – Jessica Glaz was fouled and landed hard hip-first on the ball in the fourth quarter. She was on ground for a minute, writhing in pain. But the Scholars...
The drive for five: Frankel leads Collegiate back to 'B' Fed final
ALBANY – Ray Voelkel had a feeling Ryan Frankel was going to be a thorn in his side for the years to come. In one game four years ago, Collegiate...
Student found dead in Syracuse University dorm room
SYRACUSE — A student was reportedly found dead today in a residence hall at Syracuse University. The circumstances surrounding the student's death were not immediately clear, WSYR-TV reported. An ambulance...
St. John's women face Duke for spot in Elite Eight
FRESNO, Calif. -- When Kim Barnes Arico walked into her winning locker room after a stunning upset at Connecticut last month and saw Da’Shena Stevens holding up her jersey and...
Tiger tied for lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tiger Woods is in a place he hasn’t been in 30 months: atop the leaderboard on the PGA Tour going into the weekend. With alarming control, Woods...
Elderly man jumps to his death, hours before wife's funeral
A Lower East Side man put on a funeral suit to bury his beloved wife today — but in a moment of inconsolable grief hours before the service, jumped out...
Feds hit MTA contractor with 'serious' violations
The feds slapped the lead contractor on the MTA’s sprawling East Side Access project with 11 “serious” safety violations following an investigation into a runway rail car that left two...
Syracuse, Ohio State try to zone in on Final Four berth
BOSTON -- One of the old axioms of college basketball is that you play zone against a team that plays zone. Syracuse, which plays the best zone defense in the...
Pettitte throws Yankees batting practice
TAMPA -- Andy Pettitte on Friday tossed his first live batting practice since coming out of retirement last week.“It was a good first step,” the Yankees left-hander said. Other than...
Jets trade unhappy Stanton to Colts for sixth-round pick
The Jets traded quarterback Drew Stanton to the Colts on Friday after signing him a week ago to a one-year, $1.25 million deal. The Jets receive a sixth-round pick and...
Jeter returns; Kuroda sharp into sixth for Yankees
TAMPA -- Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter had a hit and made a nice defensive play in his return from a stiff left calf Friday against the Twins.The team captain hadn't...
Kazakhstan slams Kuwait over 'Borat' anthem mix-up
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan's shooting team demanded an apology from Kuwait Friday after a spoof national anthem from the satirical film "Borat" was played at a medal ceremony instead of...
An 'A'-plus performance: LuHi routs Scholars to head back to Fed final
ALBANY – Long Island Lutheran feels it has what it takes to compete in a higher division and perhaps it was never more evident than on Friday. The Crusaders dominated...
'Merlin' season finale part 1 in three photos
This is it, the beginning of the end! Tonight is the first of the two-part season finale of Syfy's Arthurian legend series, "Merlin." If you've been paying attention this season,...
High-paying, scandal-plagued immigration racket
If you have the bucks and the right investment project that will create jobs, you can become a permanent resident of the United States. At least, that's the idea behind...
Knicks coach praises Lin at scene of biggest shot
TORONTO -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Jeremy Lin has become a top-notch fourth-quarter player because he’s not “scared to fail.’’Lin on Friday was back at the scene of his...
Madoff FBI files reveal how he deceived his own employees: report
Scammer Bernie Madoff regularly deflected questions about his trades in an attempt to convince employees that his Ponzi scheme was a legitimate business, new FBI reports reveal.Former CFO Frank DiPascali,...
Torre back working for MLB
Joe Torre has returned to the job of Major League Baseball’s executive vice president for baseball operations less than three months after he resigned the post to join a group...
Cate Blanchett at the Lincoln Center Festival
The lineup for this year's Lincoln Center Festival has been announced and one of the big shows is the Sydney Theatre Company's "Uncle Vanya," starring Cate Blanchett. I saw the production...
Post Power Rankings: New coach arrived in Knick of time
The Knicks made their most important move of the season at the trading deadline last week, but there were no players involved.Mike Woodson taking over as interim head coach, a...
Harlem bus depot renamed after Tuskegee Airmen
A Harlem bus depot was renamed after the famed Tuskegee Airmen today in a moving ceremony attended by many of the surviving members of the heroic group. Twelve Tuskegee Airmen...
Manningham's contract with 49ers reveals Giants' position
Mario Manningham was a hero in Super Bowl XLVI for the Giants but he certainly was not treated like any sort of superstar when it came to free agency. He...
Nets' Lopez out at least two more weeks
ATLANTA -- If you’ve been holding your breath for a Brook Lopez return for the Nets, you can exhale now.Unless you want to torture your lungs for two more weeks.The...
Bales charged with 17 counts of murder for Afghanistan massacre
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was charged on Friday with 17 counts of premeditated murder, a capital offense that could lead to the death penalty in...
Cops shoot knife-wielding woman after she lunged at officer
Police shot and wounded a knife-wielding, deranged woman in The Bronx today after she lunged at an officer today, sources said. Joann Clarke, 42, reportedly began stabbing herself in the...
Florida polo tycoon who infamously adopted girlfriend found guilty of DUI manslaughter
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- John Goodman, the Florida tycoon who infamously adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend, was found guilty Friday of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of...
Former Nets player Tate George indicted in $2M Ponzi scheme
Former NBA player Tate George was indicted Friday by a Newark grand jury for allegedly orchestrating a $2 million Ponzi scheme, the US Department of Justice said. George, who played...
Firefighter who had brush with death during Brooklyn blaze finally leaves hospital
A veteran firefighter -- whose brush with death from a sudden explosion during a Brooklyn blaze last year was captured on video -- walked out of a Manhattan hospital today...
UPDATED Santorum switches teams, endorses Obama
Rick Santorum now says that it is preposterous that he meant to say that he'd vote for Obama over any Republican. “This is just another attempt by the Romney campaign...
Polls show Santorum with wide lead in Louisiana
SHREVEPORT, La. — Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has a double-digit lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Louisiana, according to a poll released Friday. Santorum is the top...
'The Hunger Games' earns $19.74M at midnight screenings
"The Hunger Games" has already raked in $19.74 million from midnight screenings, according to Lionsgate. The movie now has the biggest non-sequel midnight opening of all time, according to reports....
British lawmakers in bid to rename Big Ben after queen
LONDON -- British lawmakers Friday launched a bid to rename London's famous Big Ben tower after Queen Elizabeth II to mark her Diamond Jubilee. Lawmaker Tobias Ellwood filed a motion...
SI stabbing suspect arraigned on murder charges, remanded into custody
The man suspected of fatally stabbing a Staten Island groom-to-be at his engagement party was charged today with second-degree murder and remanded into custody. Redinel Dervishaj, 35, allegedly plunged a...
KB Home narrows loss but misses forecasts, shares tumble
LOS ANGELES -- KB Home said Friday that its fiscal first-quarter loss narrowed to $45.8 million, or 59 cents a share, from a loss of $114.5 million, or $1.49 a...
Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan took sharp pay cut in 2011
ZURICH -- Credit Suisse's Brady Dougan took one of the biggest hits in his 2011 paycheck of any chief executive at a major global bank, the company's annual report showed...
Family of Rutgers' Web cam victim: Jury got it right
The parents of a Rutgers student who committed suicide days after his roommate used a webcam to see him kissing another man said Friday that a jury got it right...
Bloomberg says Tebow will 'make things interesting' for Jets
Newly acquired Jets quarterback Tim Tebow today landed himself an important blocker: Mayor Bloomberg. "Tebow is certainly going to make things interesting and breed new excitement," the mayor declared on...
Yankees' Joba could be out for year after 'very significant' ankle injury
TAMPA — Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain could be lost for the season after suffering a "very significant” injury to his right ankle Thursday, according to GM Brian Cashman.Chamberlain, who will...
'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon,' Obama says
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum on Friday said they supported additional investigations into the killing of Trayvon Martin as demonstrations...
'Rape' cop jurors end day 2 of deliberations without a verdict
The "Rape Cop" jury ended its second day of deliberations today without deciding the fate of Michael Pena, the drunken off-duty officer charged in the gunpoint rape of an Inwood...
France insists no evidence to tie gunman to militant groups
PARIS -- French authorities Friday rejected charges that intelligence failures allowed a radical Islamist to kill seven people, insisting there was no evidence he was anything but a lone wolf...
New home sales fall; prices reach highest level in eight months
WASHINGTON - New U.S. single-family home sales fell in February, but a jump in prices to their highest level in eight months kept hopes alive of a recovery in the...
Obama nominates Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head World Bank
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Dartmouth College president and global health expert Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank, an unconventional pick that could help to...
Zynga insiders to sell nearly 43 million shares in secondary offering
SAN FRANCISCO -- Insiders at Zynga plan to sell nearly 43 million shares as part of a planned secondary offering by the social game maker, according to an updated filing...
T-Mobile USA to slash 1,900 jobs in call center revamp
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- T-Mobile USA plans to cut thousands of jobs as it closes seven customer-service facilities across the country. About 3,300 people work at the call centers being closed, but...
Best Buy selling nearly as many iPhones as Apple
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple's move to make Best Buy an outlet for the iPhone back in 2008 is proving to be a wise and lucrative decision, according to data released...
Lionsgate shares up 77% this year as 'Hunger Games' hype builds
Lionsgate, boosted by the film "The Hunger Games," has become a darling of Wall Street. "The Hunger Games," adapted from the much-discussed book of the same name, will surely spawn...
Santorum switches teams, endorses Obama
What has happened to Rick Santorum? He was supposed to be a team player and now he's essentially endorsed Barack Obama's reelection.Earlier this year, when confronted with his support for...
Witness payment an issue in Novack hubby slay trial
WHITE PLAINS — The defense is questioning the integrity of the case against a Florida woman accused of arranging the killings of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law. The prosecution disclosed...
'Hunger Games' feast
Anticipation has reached a fever pitch for today’s big-screen release of “The Hunger Games.” The Lionsgate film based on the best-selling novel is expected to make $130-140 million this weekend,...
Bronx minister charged in 2nd teen rape case
A Bronx minister charged with having a yearslong sexual relationship with a young girl who attended his storefront church is accused of sexually abusing another girl in his congregation. Michael...
New Jersey middle school bans hugs
CLIFFWOOD, NJ — It seems it is easier to get the cold shoulder than a warm hug at a New Jersey middle school. A new rule is stirring up controversy...
NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET
Half of the Elite Eight is set and the rest will be determined tonight in the NCAA tournament. See the bracket here to find out where and when all the...
EU sanctions target wife and mom of Syria's Assad
BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Friday got personal with its attempts to pressure Syrian president Bashar al Assad, targeting his shopaholic wife and his mom with sanctions including a...
SEC probes high-frequency trading
Federal securities regulators are examining whether some sophisticated, rapid-fire trading firms used their close links to computerized stock exchanges to gain an unfair advantage over other investors, according to people...
No more Paris shopping for Assad's wife
The EU is issuing a travel ban for Syrian slaughterer Bashar Assad's wife. Guess there will be an extra seat at the fashion shows now. And Asma Assad will have...
Early-morning fire damages Manhattan home; one firefighter injured
Dozens of city firefighters spent the early morning battling a Manhattan house fire. The fire started at about 3 a.m., along West 217th Street in Inwood. Police at the scene...
Tebow deal was worth it for Jets
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Let’s get this out of the way right up front: The Jets are divas. They crave attention the way Donald Trump does. Having to watch the Giants...
Hans Backe thinks Ryan Meara is the Red Bulls' keeper of the future
Ryan Meara’s MLS career is just two games old, and he already has two starts – and two losses. But Red Bulls coach Hans Backe said he both hopes and...
PSAL Staten Island baseball preview
In 11 years as the New Dorp baseball coach, Ray Smith has enjoyed plenty of success. The Central Cougars have reached the postseason eight of those seasons, but only twice...
PSAL Championship division boys lacrosse preview
Tottenville’s season ended a win short of its goal. The plan this year is to get back there and make things right. “Them getting to the championship and not playing...
Westchester County men charged in $225K Taylor Swift concert scam
Two White Plains men have been charged over scamming a California entertainment company out of $225,000 to invest in a fake Taylor Swift concert. Derrick "Suits" Robinson, 29, and Emmanuel...
Two teams go for Fed hardware as school inches closer to survival
ALBANY – There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Nazareth. While the schools’ boys and girls teams travel here this weekend for the New...
NYS Federation Class A girls tournament preview
ALBANY – NYPost.com girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski takes a look at this weekend’s New York State Federation Class A girls basketball tournament. March 23 NYS Class A girls...
Contract delay means Tebow will be a Bronco until Saturday
The Jets will introduce Tim Tebow at a press conference on Monday at their Florham Park headquarters.The press conference was delayed by a technicality in Tebow’s contract, according to a...
NYS Federation Class B girls tournament preview
ALBANY – NYPost.com girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down this weekend’s New York State Federation Class B girls basketball tournament March 23 NYS Class B girls semifinals 10...
Kim Kardashian flour-bombed at LA promo event for perfume line
LOS ANGELES -- Kim Kardashian was flour-bombed in Los Angeles on Thursday night as she attended a promotion for her new perfume -- with alarmed staff calling in the fire...
Velazquez, strong supporting cast have things looking up for Fordham
Fordham Prep coach Pat Deane may nonchalantly say his current team is just “a nice little squad” with his pitching staff being “somewhat of a question mark," but the 2012...
Samuel L. Jackson opens Hornets game with 'great vengeance and furious anger'
NEW ORLEANS -- How do you top Will Ferrell's hilarious player introductions prior to the Bulls-Hornets game in February? The truth is, you can't. But if you are Samuel L....
'Chicken' remembered by three teams at NYS Federation tourament
ALBANY – Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy’s presence will be felt in a big way this weekend. Three of the programs the late girls basketball star had ties to will be competing...
Doubts raised over decision to storm French gunman's apartment
TOULOUSE, France -- Grave questions over whether political decisions overrode tactical necessity in dealing with the siege of the French terrorist and accused multiple-murderer Mohammed Merah will be raised in...
Business briefs
MortgagesInterest rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped above 4 percent this week for the first time since October, according to Freddie Mac. The mortgage averaged 4.08 percent for the...
Moinian circles 1150 Ave. of Americas
Luxury hotel developer Morris Moinian is closing on his $39 million purchase of 1150 Ave. of the Americas today with plans to build a new tower on the site, sources...
Muppet hunting
Goldman Sachs employees don’t like to be seen sweating. But at least a few professionals at the firm are more than a bit nervous after CEO Lloyd Blankfein started scanning...
Universal asset sale for EMI buy
Universal Music Group is preparing to sell overseas assets, including various music catalogs and real-estate holdings, to help fund its $1.9 billion planned purchase of rival EMI’s recorded music business,...
AP’s revenue push
Gary Pruitt, the CEO of McClatchy Newspapers, the nation’s third-largest newspaper chain, is not expected to be a dramatic change agent when he takes over the top spot at the...
PEs take shine to DuPont unit
A number of private-equity heavyweights are teaming up to bid on DuPont’s $4 billion auto-paints business, The Post has learned. Apollo Global Management has joined with Carlyle, while KKR has...
Skowron plans to appeal court’s ruling on $10.2M
Joseph “Chip” Skowron, the former FrontPoint fund manager now jailed for insider trading, plans to fight a judge’s ruling that he pay $10.2 million to his former employer, Morgan Stanley....
Toymaker etches big gain
Ohio Art Co. surged in trading after its Etch A Sketch drawing toy became a metaphor for Republican Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. The thinly traded toymaker closed up 141.25 percent,...
New Stanford trial KOd
In a decision he could have just as easily tweeted, a federal judge yesterday denied a motion by convicted Ponzi swindler Allen Stanford for a new trial.Stanford claims he didn’t...
Bing boots execs
It was seen as a coup for Microsoft when it hired away Eric Hadley, one of Yahoo!’s top marketing execs, three years ago to lead marketing for its revamped Bing...
Facebook stock play
Reid Hoffman, co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn and an early investor in Facebook, plans to sell some of his shares. While Hoffman’s stake in Facebook isn’t disclosed in the company’s...
Baum’s rush
Steven J. Baum, New York’s disgraced former foreclosure king, yesterday got his reputation bloodied — again. The Buffalo, NY, lawyer, who filed more than 100,000 foreclosure lawsuits in the three...
Thompson new chief of McD’s
McDonald’s Corp. said Chief Operating Officer Don Thompson will take over as chief executive officer, becoming the first black CEO of the world’s largest restaurant chain, after Jim Skinner retires...
FTC halts mortgage relief scam
A US district court in California has shut down a foreclosure rescue fraud that urged homeowners to pay thousands of dollars to join lawsuits against their lenders, the Federal Trade...
Charter jitters over new chief
A college faculty honcho and union man has been tapped to head the powerful State University panel that approves charter schools — setting off alarm bells from advocates who fear...
Judge to suspect: Shore, visit Jersey!
Break out the hair gel and the spray-on tan!A judge yesterday granted a very special wish to the president of a mobbed-up union — to hang out on the Jersey...
Slick Bam selling snake oil
WASHINGTON — After blocking the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada and watching helplessly as gas prices soar, President Obama yesterday posed in front of an oil storehouse in Oklahoma —...
CityTime may be up
Time could be running out for CityTime, The Post has learned.The fraud-ridden automated payroll system, which has embarrassed Mayor Bloomberg for years, may be on the road to extinction.Last week,...
Mike’s in Asia for butt kickin’
Mayor Bloomberg is expanding his worldwide war on tobacco with an additional $220 million from his charity targeting smokers from China to Indonesia.The mayor announced the added four-year commitment from...
WATCH: Rutgers Web-cam spy Dharun Ravi claims roommate didn't kill self over snooping incident
Convicted Rutgers Web-cam spy Dharun Ravi said he takes “comfort” in the belief that his gay roommate didn’t kill himself over the snooping incident. Ravi said what he learned about...
School big rips teacher Facebook ‘ban’
A high-level technology official at the Department of Education is publicly criticizing the city’s upcoming bid to limit teacher-student interactions online.In response to a story in The Post about the...
Facebook ‘ed. ban’ slap
A high-level technology official at the Department of Education is publicly criticizing the city’s upcoming bid to limit online teacher-student interactions.In response to a Post story about the city’s planned...
‘Bully’ $lap-back
A Manhattan teen says his life at a posh Upper West Side prep school was turned into a nightmare by a cruel bully — and now he’s suing both the...
Bus kills Batali worker
An employee at Mario Batali’s Eataly was killed late last night when he was hit by a city bus moments after the young man left work to meet up with...
Grade-scandal big’s final $core
A Long Island school superintendent has resigned amid a grade-changing scandal — but will be paid more than a half-million dollars to do nothing for the next two years, officials...
Horror movies
The Muslim fanatic who killed seven people in France was so proud of his unspeakably evil work that he uploaded sickening video to the Internet showing him executing a helpless,...
Qaeda claims US teacher slay in Yemen
SAN‘A, Yemen — Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch said yesterday it killed an American teacher because he was trying to spread Christianity in the mainly Muslim Arab nation.Joel Shrum, a 29-year-old...
Medicard ‘scam’
Two city welfare workers were charged yesterday with creating and selling phony Medicaid cards that were used to scam nearly $400,000 in benefits.Pamela Jones and Kelvin Jennings were ratted out...
Guy robs his date ‘blind’
A 50-year-old Lower East Side cougar’s wallet, iPhone, cash and credit cards were swiped following a disastrous blind date, cops said yesterday. The victim met the man, in his late...
Diamond dust devil
She’s the scourge of the Diamond District. A 61-year-old woman allegedly scammed more than three dozen West 47th Street jewel merchants out of at least $500,000 by persuading them to...
Shel’s in a ‘Rush’
Liberal State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and conservative talk-radio pioneer Rush Limbaugh have found common ground.They’re both criticizing State University at Stony Brook for planning classes during religious holidays.Limbaugh said,...
Rail man wins $1M
A Metro-North track worker who was fired after getting injured on the job was awarded $1 million in damages yesterday following a historic verdict in a New Haven federal court....
Mike & Andy $tep up against angry unions
ALBANY — Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Cuomo upped the ante in their pension war with organized labor yesterday, pitching in $36,000 apiece to bail out this weekend’s Latino legislative conference...
Columbia U. site horror
A construction worker was crushed to death and two others were fighting for their lives after an old warehouse that’s part of Columbia University’s expansion collapsed in Harlem yesterday. Hardhats...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Cops have identified a man wanted for questioning as the “Vaseline Bandit.” Beginning last September, 40-year-old Luis Gonzalez has allegedly smeared Vaseline on the peepholes of 14 Inwood...
All hail quieter liveries
New Yorkers will be able to sleep soundly once the new fleet of livery cabs that can pick up hails hits the road, the city’s taxi czar promised yesterday.Thanks to...
Mike: State GOP plan $crews city
ALBANY — Mayor Bloomberg — a former Republican — whacked the state Senate’s GOP majority yesterday for trying to short-change the Big Apple.Bloomberg, who’s given millions of dollars to Senate...
Labor-loving Quinn will pass wage bill
A pro-union bill that would boost salaries for thousands of privately hired workers to minimum rates set by the city is slated to pass the City Council next week as...
Qns. family pols in ‘running’ feud
A family feud is brewing in Queens among one of the most powerful political clans in the city. Queens Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley, a congressman, is reportedly furious at his...
NYPD’s ‘007’ force
The NYPD is looking for a few good men — who fantasize about becoming the next James Bond.Detectives, sergeants and lieutenants tired of busting iPhone thieves and collaring dime-bag dealers...
Angry Birds launch into orbit
Angry Birds fans were crowing yesterday over the release of the latest edition of the cellphone puzzle app. “Dude, I freakin’ love this game! It’s awesome!” fan Kristin Regner wrote...
‘Linsanity’ pot under fire from Knicks star
Jeremy Lin doesn’t want his career to go to pot. The Knicks’ new superstar point guard’s legal eagles threw cease-and-desist orders at three California medical-marijuana dispensaries that were offering customers...
Teachers’ protest & argument both lame
Give ’em an F — for fizzling out. A group of educators and Occupy Wall Street members who oppose the public release of teacher ratings staged a protest outside The...
Whitney ‘coke’ found
LOS ANGELES — Drugs took many things from Whitney Houston — her pristine voice, clean image and her career — and coroner's officials revealed Thursday that cocaine also played a...
‘Standing’ by her man
She knows what he’s charged with — and she still loves him. The fiancée of accused rape cop Michael Pena hid her face from photographers yesterday after trying to humanize...
Hellbent on blaming messenger
Here they came, in their tens: annoyed teachers bent on proving to The Post that if we continue to publish unpleasant facts, there will be hell to pay. Well, if...
SI stabbing suspect to be arraigned today on murder charges: authorities
The man suspected of fatally stabbing a Staten Island groom-to-be at his engagement party will be arraigned today on charges of murder and weapons possession, authorities said. Redinel Dervishaj, 35,...
Watch out, mob!
This mob rat had something up his sleeve that could land his former pals behind bars. A Colombo family turncoat wore a wristwatch rigged with a hidden, high-tech audio recorder...
‘Sex trail’ in Prospect Park
They truly cleared the path to pleasure.Prospect Park volunteers have cleaned up a trash-strewn path leading to a secluded public-sex hot spot deep within the park.The Prospect Park Litter Mob...
Espada’s kid-party vid ‘$cam’
Pedro Espada Jr. pressured a videographer to call his grandson’s birthday party a “children’s community outreach” event to duck paying for the DVDs from his own pocket, a witness testified...
Fiendish butler guilty
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former butler has been found guilty of trying to extort millions of dollars from philanthropist Anne Bass during a 2007 home invasion at her Connecticut...
Cheating Manhattan corporate lawyer exposed after ‘assault’ on gal pal
A married Manhattan corporate lawyer’s double life came crashing down after he was arrested for smacking his mistress in the face and threatening to kill her, according to court papers....
The Apple is Tebow-town
Pundits couldn’t contain themselves over the news that quarterback Tim Tebow is joining the Jets — and I don’t mean sportswriters worried about Mark Sanchez’s confidence. Many just don’t think...
Unions v. NY youth
Soon after he was elected governor 16 months ago, Andrew Cuomo made a point of publicly touring a state juvenile-detention center in the Mohawk Valley, west of Albany. The Tryon...
A cart-ful of courage
The Issue: Marion Hedges’ pity for the boys who injured her, and Achilles Baskin’s effort to stop them. *** Basking in the glory of brave effort, thwarted by ignorance and...
The Afghanistan massacre: Inside a killer’s mind
The Issue: Making sense of the killing of 16 Afghan citizens, allegedly by a US soldier. *** Although the alleged actions of Sgt. Robert Bales cannot be condoned, people most...
Honest teachers
New Yorkers owe a big debt of gratitude to the teachers who showed up outside The Post’s offices yesterday to protest the paper’s release of teacher ratings last month. Because...
When will Gilly flip?
Spiraling gas prices have got President Obama flipping like a griddle cake over the Keystone XL pipeline. And that’s prompted Brooklyn Republican Rep. Bob Turner to wonder how long before...
How to make a Jihadi
Paris What was Mohamed Merah thinking when he died yesterday under siege in a shabby apartment block in Toulouse? The 23-year-old self-styled “Islamic holy warrior” left no written testament, but...
The supreme ObamaCare question
Next week, the Supreme Court will devote six hours over three days to hearing challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a k a ObamaCare. The last time...
Simply shining ‘Blue Sea’
Exquisitely photographed and touchingly acted by Rachel Weisz as the suicidal woman at its apex, Terence Davies’ “The Deep Blue Sea’’ turns the spotlight on a tragic romantic triangle and...
Armed for the ‘Redemption’
Small wonder there are already plans afoot for an American remake of “The Raid: Redemption,’’ Welsh-born director Gareth Evans’ eye-popping, jaw-dropping and bone-crunching action film about an Indonesian SWAT team...
Miss it and you’ll be sari
They may not be on your radar yet, but the women of the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble are rock stars in the dance world. At Tuesday’s opening night, Mikhail Baryshnikov and...
LES residents prepare for the Big Apple-calypse
If the end of the world was just hours away, would New Yorkers still be able to get takeout? Yes, if Abel Ferrara’s mind-bending “4:44 Last Day on Earth’’ is...
The Trouble With Bliss
Striving mightily to be the indie equivalent of a wacky sitcom, “The Trouble With Bliss” fails to draw much humor from farcical situations. Michael C. Hall plays Morris Bliss, an...
Praise be for ‘Jesus’
It’s hard to pin down Jesus in the 1971 rock musical “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Sometimes, co-creators Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice seem to agree with Mary Magdalene, who sings...
Bloody good tale of sibling ribaldry
If “’Tis Pity She’s a Whore” debuted today, John Ford’s gory, perverse play would land in a downtown hole and possibly cause a ruckus comparable to past NEA scandals. But...
A museum of one’s own
New York City has about 8 million people, and sometimes it seems like they’re all in the exact same place. Restaurants have hourlong waits and streets are jammed. And then...
Musical Chairs
The little-known art of wheelchair ballroom dancing is a worthy subject, but this clumsy romantic comedy is like a partner who keeps stepping on — or rolling over — your...
Obvious tell by ‘All In’
Amusing and informative (and hyperbolic) as it is, “All In: The Poker Movie” is a documentary whose intended audience is unclear. Cardsharps will probably be familiar with every point made...
October Baby
The Christian anti-abortion message movie “October Baby” may be well-intentioned, but it’s as obvious and inert as a spoonful of mashed potatoes. Hannah (Rachel Hendrix) is a high schooler with...
Spare yourself this tire-d tale
Someone has locked Stephen Dorff in a car trunk, and he must act his way out, doing his best Bruce Willis by way of Kiefer Sutherland. In this slight thriller,...
Burden on Sanchez to make two QBs work for Jets
Having two quarterbacks can work. Don Shula’s career might have looked a whole lot different if he hadn’t had Earl Morrall to take over for Johnny Unitas in 1968 and...
Other new backup Stanton wants to leave Jets
No one might be unhappier with the Tim Tebow trade than quarterback Drew Stanton. The Jets signed Stanton last week to a one-year, $1.25 million contract to be Mark Sanchez’s...
Jets start life with Tebow
Tebow Time officially began for the Jets around 3:20 yesterday afternoon when Tim Tebow’s private jet touched down at Morristown Municipal Airport, just a few miles from the team’s Florham...
Evangelist a Tim believer
The Mile High City may be a little closer to heaven, but evangelist Pat Robertson apparently thinks the Broncos’ front office took a step in the other direction when it...
YES Network marks 10th anniversary
Two months before the famous voice of Yankees PA announcer Bob Sheppard welcomed viewers to the start of the YES Network on March 19, 2002, Michael Kay was in a...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Shaky Hanover (9th)FIRST: mile trot; $8,500; cond10 Modern Family(YGingras)1-1-X5-26 Wygant Pearl(DDube)2-4-24-17 CelebrityObsesion(Simpsn)5-8-39-21 Chatangchch(MVnderkemp)7-2-415-12 Cathy's Princess(PBerry)3-8-88-13 Confederate Man(DNoble)3-7-612-14 Miss Lee(MLancaster)4-1-510-15 AllMunkyBusness(JCmpbell)6-7-312-18 Fortunista(HLandy)2-7-815-19 Ima Que T(JMarohn)3-3-56-1SECOND: mile...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $26,350; clm($20,000); 3upGARRYOWEN drew rail and goes turf to dirt. FRIENDS PLACE goes turf to dirt and drops in class. UNO AGAIN tired in slop...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $44,000; clm($25,000); 3YOMISSILEWHILEUWORK drops in class for route debut after tiring when making first start since November....
Cup expanding qualifying races
LEXINGTON, Ky. — This year’s Breeders’ Cup challenge series will consist of 73 automatic qualifying races into the Breeders’ Cup World Championships that will be held at Santa Anita Park...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($10,000); 4up PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 a-Irish Eddie(L),123 D Cohen 1-1-8 Jacobson 5-2 2 Wetzel(L),120...
Aqueduct Charts
FIRST-6 fur; $36,000; clm($30,000); 4up(f) Off: 12:51. Good. rated near ins to 1/4 Time: 23.48, 46.55, 58.29, 1:11.49. Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin Winner: CH F, 4, by Tale of the Cat-Queens...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 23SATMar. 24SUNMar. 25MONMar. 26TUEMar. 27WEDMar. 28THUMar. 29KnicksToronto 7:00 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMDet. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMEMilw. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMEOrl. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENetsAtlanta 7:30 YES Network WBBR...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $29,250; alw; 4up 3 Olympst (Maragh) 9.40 3.40 2.80 2 Don Misil (Velazquez) 2.60 2.20 6 Three Part Harmony (Saez) 5.20 Scr: Flyin Trey. * Exacta (3-2) $21.20...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentTonightAt AtlantaFavoriteLineUnderdogKentucky9IndianaBaylor6XavierAt St. LouisUnc10 1/2OhioKansas8Nc StateCollege Insider TournamentSemifinalsTomorrowFAIRFIELD6 1/2MercerSundayUTAH ST.4 1/2OaklandCBI TournamentChampionship-Game 1MondayPittsburgh2WASH. ST.NITSemifinalsAt New YorkTuesdayStanford1 1/2UMassMinnesota1WashingtonNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKnicks5 1/2RAPTORSHAWKS9NetsMAGIC8 1/2CavaliersPACERS5 1/2SunsHeat9PISTONSBucks6 1/2BOBCATS76ERS6 1/2CelticsTHUNDER11T’wolvesSPURS5 1/2MavericksLAKERS8 1/2BlazersJAZZ3 1/2NuggetsNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS$145-165SabresDEVILS$160-180Maple LeafsCAPITALS$130-150JetsHurricanes$120-140B. JACKETSSenators$120-140CANADIENSPANTHERS$150-170OilersHome team...
I’m no snitch, Shockey says
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No Carr trouble for Eli’s backup
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Devils seek more shots facing Maple Leafs tonight
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Rangers shifting lines as playoffs approach
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Three teams pay tribute to slain star
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Tiger 3 back at Bay Hill
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Ibanez still not a hit for Yankees
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Yankees GM hints Hughes has edge
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Sports Shorts
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Phillies 1B Howard without boot on foot
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New training regimen has Yankees ace on roll
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Mets 3B Wright on target for opener
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Mets won’t miss Braves’ soon-to-retire Jones
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Mets owners out millions, but act like winners
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Amar’e returns to form during Knicks winning streak
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Knicks game to be broadcast in Mandarin
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Nets losing chance to make playoffs
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Source: Bird won’t return as Pacers GM
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Devout Tebow and X-rated Ryan share passion for winning
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Former coach says throw away idea Tebow can pass
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Broncos say Tebow had choice of Jets or Jaguars
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Rachael takes Times tussle to her own TV show
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Talk show guests
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Holmes alone
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‘Smash’ renewed for Season 2
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How 'Jersey Shore' snagged Snooki
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Starr report
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Label to table
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Weird but true
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5 questions for ... Wally Szczerbiak
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Be brave, bet the underdogs
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N.C. State seeking upset of Kansas
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Kentucky-Indiana rematch not the one we expected
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Florida defeats Marquette
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Louisville continues hot streak, upsets Michigan State
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Syracuse forward Fair makes impact
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Cincinnati knocked out by Ohio State
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Syracuse holds off Wisconsin in great NCAA game
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Slick 'moves' for man accused of robbing his online date
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NYS Federation Class A boys tournament preview
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NYS Federation Class B boys tournament preview
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Top-seeded Syracuse beats Wisconsin 64-63
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