April 8, 2012
Prokhorov spends Easter Sunday with the Nets
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov settled into a luxury box at Prudential Center Sunday night shortly before tip-off to watch his team take on the Cleveland Cavaliers.Prokhorov, who hasn't attended a...
Yankees shut out, swept by Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon talked all spring about the importance of winning early, and the Rays have responded by matching the best start in franchise...
Niese takes no-hit bid into 7th, Mets beat Braves for third straight win
Jonathon Niese took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his first start since signing a rich contract and the New York Mets completed a season-opening sweep of the Atlanta...
Anthony hits game-winning three as Knicks beat Bulls in OT
Carmelo Anthony saved the Knicks today from a disastrous loss to the Bulls that would’ve thrown them out of playoff position with 43 points and two gigantic 3-pointers – a...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS ROBERT GREIFELD Nasdaq head scores techie coup by getting Facebook to list on his exchange. JAMES SCHIRO Goldman Sachs board member moves to the head of the table as...
Deutsche Bank's Middle East region chairman steps down
DUBAI -- Deutsche Bank said Sunday that Henry Azzam, the chairman of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) operations -- one of the region's most senior bankers -- has...
Vevo looks beyond YouTube
Music-video service Vevo launched as part of YouTube, but it’s already exploring other, potentially better, business opportunities outside of Google’s streaming-video site.Although 3.2 billion of Vevo’s monthly views come from...
High-level al Qaeda official escapes missile attack in Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's top military commander escaped a presumed American missile strike in southern Yemen Saturday night, according to local residents and security officials, marking the latest...
South Korea says North Korea is prepping for third nuclear test
SEOUL -- South Korea said Sunday that North Korea appears to be preparing for a third nuclear test -- an action Pyongyang had previously agreed to suspend. South Korea's Yonhap...
Santorum spokesman says campaign will continue, reaffirms Pennsylvania primary is must-win
WASHINGTON -- Rick Santorum's spokesman insisted Sunday that the "campaign moves on," despite the candidate's absence from the trail and recent polls that show him locked in a tight battle...
Afghans, US sign deal on night raids
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. and Afghanistan signed a deal Sunday giving Afghans authority over raids of Afghan homes, resolving one of the most contentious issues between the two wartime...
Syria scuttles UN-brokered truce plan with new demands
BEIRUT — A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively collapsed Sunday after President Bashar Assad's government raised new, last-minute demands that were swiftly rejected by the country's...
Woman, 8-year-old girl killed in NJ house fire
FLORENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A woman and a young girl were killed when a fast-moving fire left them trapped on the second floor of a southern New Jersey home, authorities...
WATCH: Cardinal Dolan says faith has place in politics
Timothy Cardinal Dolan says faith and religion have a place in politics. In a pre-taped interview that ran Easter Sunday on CBS News' "Face the Nation," the head of New...
GAMETRACKER: Yankees at Rays
Phil Hughes looks to rebound from a disappointing 2011 season in his 2012 Yankees debut against the Rays at Tropicana Field in the finale of the teams' season-opening three-game series.
Devils to open playoffs Friday at Panthers
The Devils and Panthers will have five full days off before they open their first-round playoff series Friday in Sunrise, Fla. Game 2 will be played there Sunday night before...
Rangers to open playoffs Thursday night vs. Senators
The Rangers will open their pursuit of the Stanley Cup at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night with Game 1 of their best-of-7 first-round series against the Senators that would...
GAMETRACKER: Braves at Mets
Jonathan Niese pitches for the Mets against the Braves at Citi Field in the finale of the teams' season-opening three-game series.
'Hunger Games' tops box office for third-straight weekend with estimated $33.5M
LOS ANGELES — Film fans are still forking over for "The Hunger Games," which took in $33.5 million to lead the box office for a third-straight weekend. According to studio...
Knicks' Lin says it's unlikely he'll be ready for first round of playoffs
Injured Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin didn’t rule out returning to the team for the first round of the NBA playoffs, but he didn’t sound optimistic he’ll be able to...
Tebow draws big crowd to Texas Easter service
GEORGETOWN, Texas — Tim Tebow drew a crowd of about 15,000 to an outdoor Easter church service Sunday, telling the gathering it's important to be outspoken about faith while admonishing...
Gingrich would rally behind Romney if he won Republican nomination
WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich said Sunday he would rally behind Republican rival Mitt Romney if he won the presidential nomination. The former House Speaker told "FOX News Sunday" that his...
Pope appeals for peace in Syria, Nigeria in Easter Sunday message
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in the world's trouble spots during his Easter Sunday message, but one of the holiest days for Christians was marred by...
Whitney Houston's body ravaged by scars, cuts and burns, autopsy reveals
LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston's body was ravaged by scars, cuts and burns when she died, autopsy details showed. Years of drug and alcohol abuse had left the "Bodyguard" star...
Mike Wallace, star '60 Minutes' interviewer, dead at 93
Mike Wallace didn't interview people. He interrogated them. He cross-examined them. Sometimes he eviscerated them. His reputation was so fearsome that it was often said that the scariest words in...
Knicks hire Johnson in business operations
An old face is officially joining the Knicks organization, and it's not Isiah Thomas. Larry Johnson, who was known as a winner in New York, was named basketball and business...
Barca's Messi nets again to reach 60-goal landmark
ZARAGOZA, Spain -- Soccer superstar Lionel Messi netted another landmark as he became the first player in almost 40 years to score 60 goals in a single top-flight European season....
Hopes fade as search contiues for 135 missing in Pakistan avalanche
SKARDU, Pakistan – Hopes faded Sunday as the Pakistan military dug through snow and boulders in a desperate search for the 135 people buried in an avalanche at an army...
Tulsa police say revenge one motive in shootings
TULSA, Okla. — Two men were arrested Sunday in a shooting rampage that left three people dead and terrorized Tulsa's black community, and police said one of the suspects may...
Reactions from players, coaches to the Red Bulls' 4-1 rout in Columbus
The Red Bulls continued their red-hot play, rolling to a 4-1 rout in Columbus. They've outscored their last three foes, Colorado, Montreal and the Crew, 13-4, with Thierry Henry and...
Berkeley College student contracts bacterial meningitis
Health officials are investigating a possible case of bacterial meningitis at a suburban New York college after a student was hospitalized with possible symptoms of the severe disease. Westchester County...
AT&T extends union talks after deadline, avoids strike
NEW YORK -- AT&T agreed to extend talks with US union officials for at least 23,000 workers after the two sides failed to come to terms on a new contract...
Blair, Exodus NYC honor mentor with Apache Day crown
On a day meant to remember Apache Paschall, Lisa Blair – one of his best success stories – provided the biggest reminder. “She was today’s MVP,” Exodus NYC coach Lauren...
Monroe Tournament roundup: Curtis shocks Xaverian behind Piccirillo's arm, bat
Immediately after Curtis was run-ruled by Grand Street Campus in its Monroe Tournament opener, the Warriors had the unenviable task of meeting defending CHSAA Class AA city champion Xaverian. On...
Proving it belongs among city's elite, Cardozo knocks off GW
Three weeks ago, Cardozo began its season in Washington Heights to see how it measured up against powerhouse George Washington, the defending PSAL Class A city champion. After finding themselves...
This gas station is a landmark?!
What’s so historic about a BP gas station? When the city in 2010 considered extending the historic district that protects SoHo’s ornate castiron buildings, the proposed new border included the...
Stepan back in lineup for Rangers
Derek Stepan’s inclusion in the lineup for Saturday night’s regular season finale against the Capitals at the Garden officially allowed the Rangers, and their fans, to breathe a sigh of...
Bloomy deputy's 'historic' nabe grab
The Bloomberg administration has increased the number of landmarked neighborhoods from 64historic districts to 107. The avalanche of protected zones comes courtesy of powerful Deputy Mayor Patti Harris. “It’s undeniable...
UK fertility clinic founder may have fathered up to 600 children
LONDON -- A pioneering British scientist who set up a controversial London fertility clinic with his wife in the 1940s may have fathered up to 600 children, according to research...
'SNL' recap: Sofia Vergara doesn't mind if you check her out
Sofia Vergara’s heavy accent and notable curves highlighted her hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live.” The “Modern Family” actress, who’s Colombian, summed up the evening during her monologue, saying, “Forgive...
Brooklyn gunfight leaves four cops injured and suspect in critical condition
Four members of the NYPD’s elite Emergency Service Unit were shot early today during a wild shootout with an ex-con barricaded inside his Brooklyn apartment, police said. Detective Michael Keenan,...
My New York: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The 52-acre Brooklyn Botanic Garden is full of visual delights, such as the roses on trestles in the Cranford Rose Garden and the cherry blossoms on the Esplanade, but they...
Float your boat
The Titanic sank 100 years ago this month, and today, many people remain obsessed with the ship that’s now disintegrating 2.35 miles below the ocean’s surface, 375 miles south of...
Aussie dancer claims she was fired for gyrating too close to Paris Hilton
SYDNEY -- A professional dancer claims she was fired for gyrating her lycra-clad booty too close to Paris Hilton while performing at the opening of a Sydney nightclub. Tahnee Chapman,...
Delta Air Lines flight makes emergency landing in Phoenix after engine shutdown
PHOENIX -- A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Phoenix made an emergency landing Saturday when one of its engines shut down. Flight 2046 was beginning its descent at...
27 killed in Haiti truck accident
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- At least 27 people were killed Saturday when a truck overturned on the main highway south of Haiti's capital, hospital officials said. "By now, we have counted...
British child hunting for Easter eggs finds hand grenade
HOLFORD, England -- A child on an Easter egg hunt organized by a pre-school group in an English village stumbled upon an unexpected surprise -- a hand grenade. The hunt...
Hondo rolls with the Jays
It took unnecessarily long, but Hondo finally prevailed with the Blue Jays yesterday, which trimmed the debt to 110 purkeys. Today, Mr. Aitch will use the Reds to move closer...
Ben elects to drop out of QE
No QE in the QueuE — it’s an election year. This is the message Fed chief Ben Bernanke sent out this week in his Fed minutes. It rang loudly in...
Why market rally is just an illusion
The surging stock market is a bit of a con job, trading executives say. According to the pros, the roughly six-month market rally (down days notwithstanding) has nothing to do...
Divas looking to move
J.Lo is “Dancing Again,” with a new saucy video starring boyfriend Casper Smart, but our sources wonder if she’s trying to dance out of her Island Def Jam (IDJ) deal...
Consumers cautious with credit
Consumers may be seeing green shoots, but it’s not all clear just yet.While they feel better about the economy and their personal finances, according to Discover’s Spending Monitor Index for...
Easter’s economics
For Christians, today marks Easter, and, according to a survey by BigInsight, which tracks consumer spending, four out of five Americans will celebrate the holiday, spending a total of $16.8...
Digital resume
Sticking to a “show, don’t tell” credo, tech and finance companies are pushing aside stacks of boring old resumes in favor of a more personal approach to getting to know...
Workers need to tune out at times
The stress of the electron leash that keeps you tethered to the office 24/7 may require more than just taking a mental-health day to recuperate.Stewart Friedman, a management professor at...
Jobs: It’s quality, not quantity
After five months of solid gains, the Labor Dept. upset the rosy-scenario crowd with word on Friday that only 120,000 new non-farm jobs were created in the month of March...
Course for credit
Students at a recent Borough of Manhattan Community College class had some disturbing answers about their personal finances.How many students, an instructor recently asked, have credit cards? Ninety percent of...
Conference calls on the go
Setting up a conference call often requires a fair amount of planning and organization by all of the participants, usually involving the organizer sending out call-in and PIN numbers that...
Math is ‘Labored’
D ear John: I look forward to and love your articles regarding the misinformation we get from the Labor Dept. In your opinion, what is the real unemployment rate these...
Ire at home ‘free’ tenant
The rent is too damn late! Queens landlord Debra Samuels says her only tenant hasn’t paid the $1,590 rent in more than a year — putting her two-family home in...
‘Toxic’ matzo maker chutzpah
These matzo makers answer to a higher authority. A Williamsburg bakery defied a city Health Department order to halt production of the unleavened bread for Passover because it was using...
Bx. tanker jam
A gasoline tanker made for a snarly traffic mess in The Bronx yesterday when it flipped over where the Hutchinson River Parkway meets the Bruckner and Cross Bronx expressways.The truck...
Chemical ‘suicide’
A man was found dead in a car in Queens yesterday, seated next to an open 10-gallon bucket of an unknown chemical, police said.Cops were called at 5:45 p.m. by...
Stinking at math: City denies share of canal costs
Denial is a river in Egypt — not Brooklyn! The city is proposing to spend up to $2 million on scientists to prove that it’s less responsible for the toxic...
Cute mascot wanted for grimy Gowanus cleanup
Hey kids, meet Sludgie — a whale of a mascot born from the putrid bowels of the Gowanus Canal! Advisers to the toxic waterway’s Superfund cleanup want to create a...
Post ‘Slope’ scoop brings good humor
Apparently, some Park Slope Parents members do have a sense of humor.After The Post reported last week on parents’ demands that ice cream vendors no longer trawl neighborhood playgrounds, the...
‘Mama’s Boys’ are lingweenies
Just don’t touch the hair! The latest reality TV show putting the hit on Italian-Americans is a show about oversexed thirtysomething bachelors who still live with their mommies. And it’s...
Future fighting all in the head
They won’t have to bark out orders anymore. The Pentagon is trying to create “telepathic troops” to be the next super soldiers in battle. Troops wearing special helmets fitted with...
I was 7 when my testimony put my father in prison -- but he’s innocent!
He was 7 years old, neatly dressed in a navy-blue jacket and matching tie, sitting in the witness box, his feet dangling above the ground. He told the court how...
Crane-op union hits Mike
The crane accident on the far West Side that took the life of a construction worker last week has ratcheted up a ferocious fight over who will get to control...
‘Low bid’ twist in tragedy
The contractor operating the crane that collapsed into the No. 7 train excavation work pit last week was by far the low bidder on the job, say sources.Yonkers Contracting bid...
’Net nerd gives ex a nasty Web sight: suit
Hell hath no fury like a cyber geek scorned.A Brooklyn woman claims her ex-boyfriend had a metadata meltdown, posting pervy pics of her online after she tossed their relationship into...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** Police are looking for a cop impersonator (above) who scammed a couple into giving him cash to rent two rooms in a Kingsbridge Heights apartment, authorities said....
Driver free in hit-run death
A Staten Island postal worker who allegedly mowed down a beloved grandmother in a brutal hit-and-run crash was released from jail yesterday on $50,000 bail. Brian McGurk, 40, is accused...
Weighting for cash a good bet
Fat man bets on own flab — loses big time.The odds are good that cash wagers will push overweight men into shedding pounds, a new diet study claims. Just tap...
Jewsy Shore: Ex-Hasidim reality TV
Move over, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — the Real Hasidim of New York are coming to reality TV. Three ultra-Orthodox Jews ditch their strict religious lifestyle and join the...
Small town top Sprinter
The fastest 4G service is up and running where?Sprint Nextel is set to unveil two new smartphones on the carrier’s 4G LTE network, but the devices will likely reach top...
Dems leaving Towns
Where is Ed Towns? That’s the question Brooklyn politicos are asking as the Democratic congressman mounts a re-election fight against two primary challengers: Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Councilman Charles Barron....
City ‘i’s new phone booths
The public pay phone of the future looks like a gigantic iPad. The city plans to unveil 32-inch “smart screens” with Internet connections next month inside 250 old phone booths...
Health Dept. losing ‘patients’ with charity doc
The city spigot of cash for a questionable Queens charity may be turned off. The city Health Department said it was reviewing three contracts worth a total of $13,000 with...
‘Violent dean’ tape
A security camera was rolling when Brooklyn’s bully dean, whom an appellate court is forcing the Department of Education to rehire, clobbered a teen in the hallway, according to court...
Gov’t clowns blow your $
WASHINGTON — Cheers, taxpayers! Stunning new videos from a lavish, $820,000 conference for the General Services Administration reveal boozy federal employees barely clinging to their margaritas and joking about bad...
Two men arrested over Oklahoma 'hate' shooting spree
TULSA, Okla. -- Police arrested two men early Sunday in connection with the North Tulsa shootings that saw three black people killed and another two injured, police said. Cops apprehended...
Da Silvano serves up own suit
Da Silvano’s new dish: pasta with claims. The owner of the famed Greenwich Village restaurant, who, a scandalous lawsuit alleges, groped a parking-garage manager’s noodle has served up his own...
B’klyn man shoots helpless MS wife, self
For years, Vincent Tropeano watched helplessly as multiple sclerosis ate away at the body of his frail wife, Elaine. First she needed a cane, then a wheelchair. Eventually she became...
There’s no ‘nest’ for the weary!
It was fowl play! The sparrow nest that vanished from inside a Central Park traffic light was apparently removed by a heartless ghoul, but the plucky birds were back yesterday...
Mob 'hitman' is the Godfather of souls
He’s La Cosa Nostradamus. Paul “Doc” Gaccione, 65, says he knows for a fact that there’s an afterlife — and it’s not because he once put someone there with his...
Election uproar at Trinity
Defiant in the face of mounting criticism — and ignoring a demand to reveal potential conflicts of interest — Trinity Church will hold an election for board members Tuesday, with...
Snow buries Pak soldiers
Darkness and bad weather forced rescuers to postpone their desperate search yesterday for at least 117 soldiers buried after an avalanche smashed into a Pakistan army camp.Helicopters deployed over 150...
Heat’s on gun-toting subway fare beater: cops
Two eagle-eyed cops busted a Virginia man for an illegal gun when he tried to slip into a Times Square subway station without paying, police said yesterday.Travis Marks, 26, attempted...
Daughter ‘home boot’ suit vs. mom
A daddy’s girl claims she’s being cheated out of her Hamptons home by “Mommie Dearest.”Real-estate agent Linda Louey said her dad, Charles Ujvari, promised that if she paid $1,500-a-month rent...
Cardinal’s multi-faith word of joy
As more than 2 billion Christians worldwide celebrate Easter today, Timothy Cardinal Dolan is reaching out to Jews and Catholics alike. In his Easter homily this morning at St. Patrick’s...
Jealous killer convicted
A thug who killed a teen in a jealous rage has been convicted of murder. Paul Colon, 26, emptied a revolver into the victim because he thought the youth was...
Honey, I blew up the bunny!
Bunny got back. New York’s fattest rabbit, a 25-pound gentle giant named Ruby (patted above by Jackie McGowan), waddled out this weekend to greet kids at the Queens Zoo —...
Bam’s idea of ‘fair’
Barack Obama isn’t the first US president to conjure up scapegoats to serve his political ends. The Roosevelts, both Teddy and Franklin, were masters at the game. TR decided the...
Judges’ jobs injustice
If you’re a New York City judge and get caught breaking court rules, not to worry: The state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct is only too happy to give you a...
‘O’ Canada!
President Obama must be planning to skip this year’s presidential election and run for prime minister of Canada instead. Why else, after all, would he be working so hard to...
Pot shots
President Obama may have had a “first-term policy shift” back in 2009, but lately the “worm has turned” (“Spender in the Grass,” Michael Kane, PostScript, April 1). In January 2011,...
In my library Mary Beth Peil
Fans of “The Good Wife” know that Jackie Florrick, the calculating mother of Chris Noth’s disgraced politician, always has an agenda. But few know that the woman who plays her...
Rumour mill
Making Rumours The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album by Ken Caillat with Steven Stiefel Wiley While recording the mellow rock hit “You Make Loving Fun,” Fleetwood Mac...
Forgotten journal reveals how man survived 1912 disaster
On April 15, 1912, John B. “Jack” Thayer III was the 17-year-old heir to a Pennsylvania railroad fortune, riding in first class on the most spectacular ship of its era...
Earnest goes to camp
You know him as Dawson. But his real name is James Van Der Beek. In fact, nine years after playing one of the most painfully sincere TV characters ever, the...
The beer, brawls and Belushi that made ‘Animal House’ a classic
O, Bluto, it wasn’t over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. But it almost never began. “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” the rowdy blockbuster that launched a thousand campus toga parties...
House of cads
Instead of “Shout” or “Shama Lama Ding Dong,” the defining song from the classic comedy “Animal House” was almost “Helter Skelter.” An early draft of the film’s script featured Charles...
Meet market: Bike-loving actor sks leading lady for a wild ride in the city
Weekend warrior During his free time, you’ll most likely find Adam playing laser tag, catching a Broadway show or singing karaoke. “Any opportunity to make a fool of myself and...
Top 5 Ways to hop on down the dating trail on Easter
“Say, ‘Did you know some bunny loves you?’ ” Mike “Whisper, ‘I’m having an Easter egg hunt . . . in my bed — want to come?’ ” Lyz “Say,...
Ask Ashley: Three’s company, baby!
My wife and I enjoy inviting a woman to join us every once in a while. We found a couple of girls a while ago, but they’ve both moved on....
This weeks couple: Hole in one
When we sent Cat, a 25-year-old fashion designer, and Jeremy, a 29-year-old music-video director, to the Greenwich Village Country Club for a round of minigolf, we hoped they would get...
Bridge
“i’m determined to change my luck,” Unlucky Louie told us as a Chicago game began. He had glued a horseshoe to the back of his chair and sat down clutching...
Better than ever
Several years ago, an Australian researcher, Robert W. Howard, studied how the chess ratings of top players escalated over decades — and he concluded that the entire world is just...
Hoppy together
Just like rabid New Yorkers on the hunt for true love, rabbits also resort to seeking companionship through unconventional, out-of-the-cage methods. Rabbit Rescue & Rehab has been holding free rabbit...
Adopt Me!
Angelic Angel is a 10-year-old domestic medium-aired cat with mesmerizing yellow eyes. Meet her from 11a.m.-4p.m. at the Humane Society of New York, 306 E.59th St.; 212-752-4840
Mickelson soars into position to steal show at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It is pure sporting art when Phil Mickelson has his groove on at the Masters. He is Mariano Rivera fooling hitters in the ninth inning, Joe Montana...
Picking Nas for NFL Draft music shows ESPN’s hypocrisy
Wait a second. ESPN recently suspended anchor Max Bretos for innocently saying “chink in the armor” when referencing Jeremy Lin. Yet, last week ESPN issued a press release proudly announcing...
NFL DRAFT PREVIEW: Wide receivers and tight ends
In the second of a four-part series leading up to the NFL Draft, The Post looks at wide receivers and tight ends. Next week: running backs and offensive linemen. Considering...
Third round a harm for McIlroy
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy suffered another meltdown at The Masters. But it didn’t come in the final round as it did a year ago. It came in yesterday’s third...
No Masters rally for also-ran Woods
It seemed so obvious entering the Masters this week that Tiger Woods was ready to resume his life as he once knew it: Winning another Green Jacket, or at least...
Woods makes sorry apology
AUGUSTA, Ga. — One day after artfully dodging questions about his club-kicking incident on Friday, Tiger Woods was pressed further on it yesterday and responded with an apology. Sort of....
Established players lurk behind leaders
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Phil Mickelson is the marquee name on the leaderboard, and has won three Masters. But there are other legitimate threats lurking beyond Mickelson, who is 8-under, and...
Hanson leads, but Phil looms over shoulder
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Peter Hanson was on the tee-box at the par-3 16th yesterday preparing to hit when Phil Mickelson came walking down the 15th fairway toward his second shot...
Mets defeat Braves again; Duda homers twice
If the Mets’ Opening Day victory was a Johan Santana masterpiece, yesterday’s encore was what R.A. Dickey called a community effort. From Lucas Duda’s first multihomer game, to yet another...
Contract extension for Mets pitcher Niese
The Mets announced Saturday they have agreed with left-hander Jon Niese on a five-year, $25.5 million contract extension that includes options for 2017 and 2018 that could bring the total...
Mets aim for ‘core’ success
Core success is what the Mets seek. Sandy Alderson mentioned the word “core’’ several times yesterday, and that word is essential to the Mets’ plan. The Yankees turned it all...
Yankees hitters see difference from Rays defense
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Mark Teixeira spent much of the spring trying to adjust his approach at the plate and hit the ball the other way so teams might think...
Yankees have Hughes to stop skid
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Phil Hughes faced considerable adversity during 2011, and he already is facing a big obstacle in 2012 . It will be on Hughes’ shoulders to help...
Yankees alter lineup for lefty
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi had Nick Swisher batting second, Curtis Granderson sixth and Andruw Jones seventh last night against Rays lefty David Price. Might that be...
Yankees reliever Rapada runs into trouble
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hiroki Kuroda wasn’t the only Yankees pitcher who had a rough debut last night. Clay Rapada made the team as the second lefty out of the...
Two rough games for Yankees' big-buck starters
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — So now we are up to Phil Hughes to see if better conditioning and work on his changeup are going to translate into an upgraded performance...
Yankees lose to Rays; Kuroda struggles
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Placing all the blame on Hiroki Kuroda for last night’s Yankees debacle against the Rays wouldn’t be fair. Yes, he looked more like a right-handed Kei...
Gemologist wins Wood Memorial
Move over, Union Rags. The May 5 Kentucky Derby might have a new favorite after undefeated Gemologist, favored at 6-5, held off a determined late challenge from 5-2 second choice...
Fatal spill mars big day at Big A
The final race of the Wood Memorial card at Aqueduct yesterday was marred by a spill involving Rotten to the Core and Bacchi. As the field ran down the backstretch,...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Documentary film maker fires back A documentary film maker says he had the right to release a recording of then-Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams exhorting his players to physically...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 7 1/2 fur(T); $26,250; clm($25,000); 3upTALE OF A CHAMPION races with Lasix and working steadily for career debut. CABEUS...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $22,000; clm($7,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Popsicle Toes(L),115ABowman2-8-2Carter3-12 Silver Payday(L),122A Castillo5-2-3Abrams9-23 Conga Bella(L),122L Hiraldo3-2-2Vega2-14 DeputyGonWld(L),122L Flores4-5-6Linder4-15 Lesly's Back(L),122RMontanz6-1-3Helmetg10-16 Bfit(L),122RMaldond3-8-1Nd-Fere15-17 On the...
Aqueduct Charts
April 7th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $67,000; alw; 3upOff: 12:51. Good. angle out 3/16,up lateTime: 22.78, 47.64, 1:12.45, 1:36.99, 1:42.78.Trainer: Patrick KellyWinner: B...
Red Bulls defeat Crew; two goals for Henry, Cooper
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thierry Henry and Kenny Cooper each scored twice to help the Red Bulls beat the Columbus Crew, 4-1, yesterday. Cooper scored in the third and 13th minutes...
Islanders lose to Blue Jackets in season finale
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cam Atkinson scored two goals — giving him five in five periods — to lead the Blue Jackets to a 7-3 victory last night over the Islanders...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1-mile pace; $7,500; clm9MdnghtLwyer(TTtrck)3.602.102.101Hurrikane ScottyJ(RPierce)2.202.402Backintheday (B Dobson)9.20* Exacta (9-1) $7.20 * Trifecta (9-1-2) $79.80Scr: Equinox Seelster.Exacta picked by SmithSECOND-1-mile pace; $12,500; Survivor1BreaknTheLw(DMller)2.402.102.104Rockndream (R Pierce)4.602.605Winter Night (C Callahan)2.80* Exacta (1-4) $10.00...
There’s no taming Tiger
* Tiger Woods is a disgrace. He curses, throws clubs and acts like no other professional golfer when things don’t go his way. Woods’ performance on Friday at the Masters...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 8MONApr. 9TUEApr. 10WEDApr. 11THUApr. 12FRIApr. 13SATApr. 14KnicksChicago1:00 ABC ESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEChi. 9:30 MSG ESPNMil. 8:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMEWash. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMENetsCleveland6:00YES Network WFAN 660 AMNO GAMEPhil. 7:30...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing3 p.m.MotoGP: Grand Prix of Qatar SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Braves at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)1:30 p.m.Yankees at Rays YES, TBS, WCBS (880 AM)2:10 p.m.Nationals at Cubs WGN8 p.m.White Sox at...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogBulls4 1/2KNICKSNETS7CavaliersCELTICS3 1/276ersHEAT12PistonsTHUNDER12RaptorsSPURS9JazzRockets1 1/2KINGSHome team in CAPS
Green growing into good player for Nets
The honors and accolades came easy and early for Gerald Green. He was the 2005 national high school slam-dunk champ. Later that year, the Celtics made him the 18th pick...
Cabrera, Fielder each hit 2 Tiger bombs
Prince Fielder hit his first two home runs with the Tigers and Miguel Cabrera added a pair of his own in a 10-0 rout of the Red Sox yesterday in...
NHL fans proud to be nuts
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — My favorite line about hockey fans and hockey playoffs comes from John Madden, the ex-Devil who always kept enough of the fan he used to be...
Rangers lose to Capitals in finale, will face Senators in playoffs
The Rangers had a chance to earn the Presidents’ Trophy on their home ice last night, and send a message to the Capitals, their potential opponent in the opening round...
Devils defeat Senators, face Panthers in playoffs
Someone’s playoff drought is going to end. The Devils will be trying to win a postseason round for the first time since 2007, but the Panthers, their first-round playoff opponent,...
Don’t rip Penguins, or else
As If there had been any previous doubt, this week’s events demonstrated once and for all the Penguins are the NHL’s version of Made Men, not only untouchable but protected...
Knicks will be tested by Bulls, Bucks
So many times in the past, the Knicks tried, and failed, to defeat the Bulls in the playoffs. Now, the Knicks might need to beat their former rival just to...
Knicks don't expect Stoudemire 'for a while'
Despite recent reports Amar’e Stoudemire hoped to return from his back injury by next weekend, Knicks coach Mike Woodson said he does not plan on having the power forward anytime...
Magic knows all about Dwight’s Magic act
LOS ANGELES — Given that Magic Johnson is such a genuine (lost) soul, I can’t wait for his take on the Dwight Howard-Stan Van Gundy saga. Can’t wait until the...
Bucks keep heat on Knicks
Beno Udrih scored a season-high 21 points, Brandon Jennings also added 21, and the Bucks beat the visiting Trail Blazers 116-94 last night to tighten the race for the final...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Marian Gaborik
With the NHL playoffs on the horizon, Post columnist Steve Serby tracked down Rangers right wing Marian Gaborik for a Q&A session. Q: I know you guys talk about one...
The Rumble
Swing & a Tiff Simons branching out at SNY Simons says: Watch “Mets Weekly”! The popular SNY show debuts at 6 o’clock tonight with effervescent second-year host Tiffany Simons providing...
Yankees closer compiles incredible numbers
Let’s start with a date: April 29, 2003. Let’s offer some context. Three days before, Carson Palmer was selected first overall in the NFL Draft by the Bengals. Two days...
Don't miss
No Rooney, no problem Six months have passed since Andy Rooney retired from “60 Minutes,” on Oct. 2, 2011 (the commentator died a month later at age 92). Instead of...
'New Girl's' dude
Jake Johnson casts an inconspicuous figure on the lot at 20th Century Fox in LA. He is standing under an enormous canvas blowup of Julie Andrews in “The Sound of...
Even for Olbermann, this is pathetic
To apply politics-based sorrow or glee to Keith Olbermann’s latest expulsion from his latest network — and he’d been hired to be the star of Current TV — is a...
Reel good
Dead Poets Society, 1989 Wednesday, 1 a.m., VH1 This charming, inspiring and sometimes even funny story of an English teacher at a boy’s prep school is my all-time favorite Robin...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly Ripa 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Howie Mandel; Sofia Vergara; LA Reid; Samantha Ronson. Tuesday: Howie Mandel; Christina Applegate; Pauly D; Samantha Ronson. Wednesday: Carson Kressley; Cheryl Hines; Monica;...
Titanic rises
‘I was rather tempted to put the Crawleys on board the ship,” says writer Julian Fellowes, referring to two members of the much-loved, upper-crust British family he created for the...
Weird but true
Officials in Webster, Mass., have made it legal for kids as young as 14 to get tattooed — as long as they go to licensed shops and get their parents’...
Dealing with the prospect of league forfeits, Tots come back on Center
The Tottenville players mobbed Mike Milazzo near second base. It’s only April and the Pirates had won just a pool play baseball game in the Monroe Tournament, yet it felt...
Long Island native Sledge transfers to Iona
From the moment he decided to transfer from Iowa State, Tavon Sledge was focused on Iona College. He liked the Gaels fast-paced attack, the freedom it offered the speedy guards...
New Rens 17-U take Spring Fling crown
The New Rens 17-U team amassed a talented crop of the city’s top prospects. The question was how long would it take for them to mesh. The answer was no...
Rays rough up Kuroda in 8-6 Yankees loss
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Luke Scott had three hits and drove in three runs in his debut as Tampa Bay's designated hitter, helping the Rays beat the New York Yankees...
Islanders trounced by Blue Jackets 7-3
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cam Atkinson scored two goals — giving him five in five periods — to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 7-3 victory on Saturday over the...
Rutgers University probes satirical Hitler article published under Jewish student's name
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Rutgers University is investigating an incident in which a student-run satirical newspaper published an article headlined "What About the Good Things Hitler Did?" and falsely attributed...
Rangers lose to Capitals 4-1, missing chance to clinch Presidents' Trophy
Washington scored three first-period goals and third-string goaltender Braden Holtby made 35 saves Saturday night to help the Capitals beat the Rangers 4-1, spoiling New York's chance to clinch the...
Almost 130 dead in Syria ahead of cease-fire deadline
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Almost 130 people were reported killed across Syria on Saturday, 86 of them civilians, as regime forces pressed a protest crackdown three days ahead of a deadline...