April 17, 2012
Peyton with Broncos vs. Steelers in NFL's first week
The nation won’t have to wait long to see Peyton Manning in a Broncos uniform. Manning’s first game as Broncos quarterback will come in prime time as Denver hosts Pittsburgh...
LI couple arrested after each independently hit woman with car
A Long Island couple were busted for assault after they each, in turn, got behind the wheel of their car and struck the same woman during a dispute outside Family...
Jets 2012 Schedule: Tebow debut vs. Bills
The Tim Tebow Era for the Jets is set to get under way officially at home against the Bills on Sept. 9.The Jets 2012 schedule is highlighted by the opener...
Jurors shown shocking images of emaciated B'klyn 4-year-old who died in dingy apartment
It was a peek inside little Marchella’s house of horror. Jurors in the Brooklyn murder trial of the mother accused of starving, beating and drugging Marchella Brett-Pierce to death, today...
Giants 2012 Schedule: Five prime-time games
If the Giants intend to repeat at Super Bowl champions they had better be Super-tough, because they face a 2012 schedule that is super-demanding in every way.Everyone knew that as...
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Braves
The Mets try to extend their winning streak over the Braves to six for the first time in 22 seasons when the teams continue a three-game set Tuesday night at...
GAMETRACKER: Twins at Yankees
The percentages for consecutive victories over the Yankees seem to be against the Twins on Tuesday night when Francisco Liriano tries to end his early-season struggles.
Stoudemire 'possibility' to play for Knicks on Friday
Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Tuesday injured forward Amar'e Stoudemire is a "possibility" to play Friday at Cleveland.Stoudemire needs to get through practice Thursday before a final decision is made.Stoudemire...
Senators captain unlikely to play Game 4 against Rangers
KANATA, Ont. -- The Senators likely will be without captain Daniel Alfredsson on Wednesday when they play the Rangers in Game 4 of their first-round NHL playoff series. Alfredsson didn’t...
Admitted subway bomb plotter testifies at Brooklyn federal trial
The admitted mastermind of a foiled plot to bomb New York City subways testified Tuesday that he wanted to fight jihad in Afghanistan after coming to believe that the U.S....
Warren Buffett diagnosed with prostate cancer
OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer. "The good news is that I've been told by my doctors...
Safety Jones attends Giants offseason workouts
The complete NFL schedule will be announced Tuesday and a player working out at the Giants offseason program this week desperately wants to be a part of the action. Chad...
Parents of young girls sexually assaulted by Yeshiva tutor lash out at perv
The parents of two young girls who were sexually assaulted by their religious tutor, lashed out this morning at the “wolf in sheep’s clothing” they allowed in their homes as...
Rapper convicted of two-decade old murder
Former Bad Boy rapper G. Dep was convicted today of a two-decade old murder -- a cold case East Harlem shooting that was only solved when he walked into a...
Alec Baldwin hints he still may seek political office
WASHINGTON -- Alec Baldwin said Tuesday he may seek political office once his contract with NBC expires. The "30 Rock" star and staunch Democrat told Bloomberg News that running for...
In praise of nutso theater
If I see one more "couch play," I'm going to scream. You know the couch play: It's the one where there's a couch center stage -- slightly to the right or left,...
Rangers' Boyle trying not to 'dwell' on newfound stardom
KANATA, Ont.—The Brian Boyle love-fest continued here Tuesday.The Rangers checking center has scored three goals in three playoff games and attracted the attention of the hockey world.After making his third...
Dow rises nearly 200 points to close at over 13,000
Stocks rose sharply higher Tuesday, positioning the Dow Jones Industrial Average for its first finish above 13,000 in more than a week, as increased appetite for Spanish debt calmed global...
Rafa Marquez's temper may bring another suspension, still hurting Red Bulls
The Red Bulls and San Jose each took more than just a point out of Saturday’s 2-2 draw. Both teams left the game with injuries and possibly suspensions as well,...
NY judge dismisses Howard Stern's case against Sirius
A New York state judge dismissed radio personality Howard Stern's case against Sirius XM Radio Inc. over alleged breaches of contract regarding stock awards, according to a filing with the...
What's not to like about Romney?
Jason Thomas of Unity township, Pa. just met Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and he thinks the media is getting it all wrong. "I thought he was likeable," Thomas told reporters...
Teixeira scratched, Martin gets night off for Yankees
Mark Teixeira was a late scratch from the Yankees lineup and Russell Martin will get the night off against the Twins.Teixeira, who was originally to bat fifth, was pulled from...
More than 100 Afghan schoolgirls feared poisoned
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- More than 100 Afghan schoolgirls were taken to the hospital Tuesday after drinking water believed to have been poisoned by opponents of education for girls, an official...
Devils trying to turn Rock into hard place to play
The Devils won three Stanley Cups at the Meadowlands. They have not won a playoff series since moving to Prudential Center.They try for No. 4 on Tuesday night, hoping to...
Giving Robert Lepage credit where credit is due
Interesting article in the Times today, comparing Robert Lepage's Ring cycle at the Met with one of his two Cirque du Soleil shows, "Kà." The thing that harshed my mellow is...
Police say missing Fort Bragg soldier 'may be in danger'
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A Fort Bragg soldier who disappeared after leaving a bar near the base "may be in danger," North Carolina police said. Fort Bragg officials reported 23-year-old Pfc....
Damon signs, could join Indians 'in a week'
CLEVELAND — Johnny Damon has left the on-deck circle. He’s officially with the Cleveland Indians. Next stop: The starting lineup — and maybe the 3,000-hit club. The 38-year-old outfielder signed...
Former Knicks coach Brown agrees to SMU job: report
DALLAS — Hall of Famer Larry Brown has agreed to take the head coaching job at Southern Methodist University, ESPN reported Tuesday. The 71-year-old former Knicks coach met with university...
Halo 4 release date announced
While millions of Americans will be casting their votes on Election Day, others will be diving head first into the newest installment in the Halo franchise.Halo 4, the fourth numerical...
Cops find burned US passport at scene of grisly Russian killing
YEKATERINBURG, Russia -- A charred American passport has been found at the scene of a brutal murder in Russia, state media reported Tuesday. The clue was found beside the corpse...
GSA exec took wife, kids on Hawaiian vacations paid for by taxpayers
WASHINGTON -- Jeff Neely didn't always go alone to Hawaii or Las Vegas for his government job. Sometimes, the career executive took his wife -- even the kids -- and...
Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline to play 'Romeo and Juliet' in Central Park
Kevin Kline will play Romeo opposite Meryl Streep's Juliet for a one-night-only staged reading of Shakespeare's play in Central Park. The Public Theater said Tuesday that Streep and Kline will...
New audio technology in cabs will help blind passengers
Stealing from the blind won’t be so easy anymore — at least not in New York City taxis. City Councilman James Vacca and former Gov. David Paterson today unveiled ground-breaking...
Rooney, Van Persie, Parker battle Man City trio for EPL Player of the Year award
LONDON -- Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was named opposite Manchester City trio Sergio Aguero, Joe Hart and David Silva in the race to be crowned this season's English Premier...
Wife of Jets' Cromartie hints twins on the way
Antonio Cromartie is about to add some depth to his roster of kids. The wife of the Jets cornerback posted a sonogram photo on Twitter that suggests the couple is...
Obama calls for millions in new funding to police energy markets
WASHINGTON -- President Obama called on Congress Tuesday to devote millions in new funding to increase oversight of US energy markets and strengthen other protections against market manipulation. During an...
Jeremy Sisto and Alicia Silverstone: 'Clueless' lovers?
Jeremy Sisto says he would have jumped at the chance to hook up with his “Clueless” co-star Alicia Silverstone back in 1994 -- if they both weren’t already taken.“We probably...
Michigan lottery winner who used food stamps charged with welfare fraud
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. — A Michigan woman who continued to collect food stamp benefits after winning $1 million in the lottery was arraigned Tuesday on felony charges of welfare fraud....
Knicks' Chandler feels 'knot' in leg, but will play vs. Celtics
Knicks center Tyson Chandler still feels “a knot’’ in his left knee but is ready to play Tuesday night when the Celtics invade the Garden. Chandler was severely hampered in...
Nets star Williams already ruled out for Knicks game
Nets guard Deron Williams will miss Wednesday's game with the Knicks with a sore right calf, the same injury that kept him out of Monday's 101-98 loss to the Heat."He...
Police nab suspect in East Harlem brutal cop stabbing
A police officer is lucky to be alive after being stabbed in the head this morning by an enraged man who had been arguing with a woman on an East...
Ex-OEM spokesman dodges jail after DWI fender bender plea
A top city flack, busted for an embarrassing DWI fender bender, copped a misdemeanor plea bargain today and dodged jail time. Seth Andrews, 35, admitted to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated,...
NFL Mock Draft: Round 1, picks 11-15
With the NFL Draft approaching, The Post will have you covered with news, updates and mock drafts leading up to Draft Day on April 26. 11. Kansas City Chiefs –...
China's Bo backed, then blocked murder probe against his wife: sources
CHONGQING, China -- Chinese politician Bo Xilai initially agreed to a police probe of his wife's role in the murder of a British businessman before abruptly reversing course and demoting...
GSA's scheme to bill taxpayers for meals was 'running joke,' inspector general says
WASHINGTON — The practice of gaming the system in order to bill taxpayers for food at lavish conferences was so widespread within the General Services Administration that it became a...
Retired space shuttle Discovery touches down at new home
WASHINGTON — Space shuttle Discovery was the workhorse of NASA's retired orbiter fleet. It clocked 365 days and 148 million miles in space, ferrying the likes of John Glenn, the...
Boehner endorses Romney, signaling official end to nomination battle
House Speaker John Boehner endorsed Mitt Romney for president Tuesday, saying the presumptive GOP nominee has a set of economic policies that can "put Americans back to work." Speaking to...
Agents bragged to hookers 'we work for' Obama; up to 21 women involved
Horn dog Secret Service agents revealed their identities and dropped President Obama’s name while partying at an infamous Colombian brothel, according to broadcast reports today. Agents, who were part of...
Nets to have ceremony during Monday's New Jersey finale
As the Nets prepare for their final home game in Newark on Monday against the 76ers, the team is preparing a celebration of the team's 35-year history in New Jersey.The...
3UP: Jeter, Valentine, Youkilis
1. The contract negotiations between Derek Jeter and the Yankees after the 2010 season were quite contentious. Jeter felt like he should be paid for all that he had meant...
Red Sox must learn from controversy to have success under Valentine
Veteran Bobby Valentine watchers laughed heartily late Sunday night and yesterday morning, as the latest Bobby V. storm hit. We've seen this movie before, right? By noon yesterday, the main...
Slauson says Jets playbook has 'separate' offenses for QBs
Jets guard Matt Slauson said he believes Mark Sanchez will remain the team’s starting quarterback but he does already see a split in the offense with Tim Tebow’s arrival.After giving...
Bin Laden's family to be deported early Wednesday from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The family of slain terror boss Osama bin Laden is expected to be deported from Pakistan early Wednesday, their lawyer and an intelligence official have told AFP....
Air Canada pilot mistook Venus for aircraft, plunged plane toward Atlantic
GATINEAU, Quebec -- An Air Canada pilot mistook the planet Venus for another aircraft and plunged his plane towards the Atlantic Ocean to avoid a collision. A report released Monday...
Angie takes on new UN special envoy role
GENEVA -- Actress Angelina Jolie is starring in a new role after being promoted to the position of UN special envoy, the United Nations' refugee agency announced Tuesday. The UNHCR...
Bangladeshi customs agents seize 400 tortoises smuggled in three suitcases
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladeshi customs agents seized more than 400 tortoises being smuggled in three suitcases through the country's main airport Tuesday, an official said. Two Indian citizens were arrested...
Bin Laden's 'right-hand man in Europe' arrested in UK
LONDON -- The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada was arrested Tuesday and will be deported from the UK to Jordan, the Home Office confirmed. Qatada, who was once described by...
Two bodies from Italian cruise ship wreck identified as missing Minnesota couple
GROSSETO, Italy -- Two bodies found in the shipwrecked Italian cruise liner the Costa Concordia were officially identified Tuesday as missing Minnesota couple Gerald and Barbara Heil. The Heils, from...
Three injured after taxi slams into East Side hotel
Three people suffered minor injuries when a taxi collided with a truck on the East Side of Manhattan early Tuesday morning, according to police. The impact at Lexington and E...
LIRR service suspended on Ronkonkoma Branch
The Long Island Rail Road says the Ronkonkoma Branch is suspended in both directions from Ronkonkoma to Hicksville due to third rail damage. The Port Jefferson and Babylon branches are...
'But I have black friends': Tulsa 'race-rampage shooter' says he's no bigot
TULSA, Okla. — One of two Oklahoma men accused of going on a racially motivated shooting spree in a predominantly black section of Tulsa this month says he has no...
Oslo murder madman: 'I would have done it again'
OSLO, Norway — Anders Behring Breivik on Tuesday defended his massacre of 77 people, insisting he would do it again and calling the bomb-and-shooting rampage the most "spectacular" attack by...
Romney endorses Rubio's DREAM
Republican Presidential contender Mitt Romney buys the argument that the way to "woo" Latino voters is to talk about immigration. At a fundraiser in Florida he basically endorsed an idea...
Heat star Wade confident in Jets QB Tebow
Dwyane Wade met Tim Tebow for the first time at the Yankees-Angels game Sunday where they were spotted sitting together drawing boos from some fans at Stadium. Wade is used...
Look who's picking Romney's veep
How important are longtime relationships to Mitt Romney? Well, he's tapped a longtime aide and supporter, Beth Myers to lead the effort to pick his vice presidential running mate. According...
$20M to slow Coney beach breach
ALBANY - Taxpayers are ponying up $20 million to slow erosion at Coney Island and Seagate Beach. Gov. Cuomo announced the project yesterday as part of the new state budget's...
Bickel’s big block saves day for Rangers
KANATA, Ont. — Henrik Lundqvist was in the midst of another superlative performance, making up for every mistake the Rangers made throughout their 1-0 win last night against the Senators...
Rangers rookie Kreider makes 'challenging' debut
KANATA, Ont. — Chris Kreider had more than a full day knowing he was going to join the Rangers in their playoff rush, and last night in his NHL debut,...
Rangers shut out Senators, regain lead in series
KANATA, Ont. — This wasn’t simply more like the Rangers, this was just like the Rangers; patient, poised, disciplined and simply unbeatable in nets. “Everybody was a little different in...
Manhattan basketball
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR BASIL HARLEY WADLEIGH Small in stature but big in heart, Harley enjoyed a memorable senior season. The third-year starter scored (17 points per game), distributed (eight...
NYC girls lacrosse rankings
It was status quo at least for this week. The PSAL teams were off for the holiday break and resume play this week. No. 1 Poly Prep went a perfect...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the top softball pitcher in the city?
It’s all about pitching in softball. Who you have in the circle can be the difference between winning the championship and making the playoffs – that’s how truly important a...
Truman star Pearson to sign with Towson
After a long recruiting process, Krystal Pearson has finally made her college decision. The Truman star wing will sign a National Letter of Intent to Towson on Tuesday during a...
Knicks need to avoid Heat in playoffs
There were differing versions of the truth emanating from the home and away locker rooms in the bowels of the Garden late Sunday afternoon. The sandbaggers’ version came from inside...
Twins pitcher Pavano quiets Yankee Stadium boos
Twins catcher Ryan Doumit noticed plenty of boos when Carl Pavano’s name was announced at Yankee Stadium last night. Doumit’s gut feeling was the reception motivated the man dubbed “American...
Heat, LeBron cheered by Nets fans
As amazing as LeBron James was down the stretch last night, when he scored the Heat’s final 17 points in their 101-98 win over the Nets, the reaction from the...
PSAL baseball roundup: Newtown hands Bryant first league loss
Luisandry Javier had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two and Joseph Payamps followed with two hits and three runs scored as Newtown run-ruled Bryant, 11-1, in Queens...
NYC boys lacrosse rankings
The rankings seem to be ever changing. The topsy-turvy Ivy League has lead to weekly adjustments in this space and this week is no different. Dalton moves up to No....
Softball roundup: Horace Mann bounces back by beating rival Poly
Horace Mann was reeling a bit after losing a wild affair to Riverdale on Friday. The Lions needed a jolt, a boost of confidence. Something to change the mood. Enter...
Lopez, Tottenville start big stretch with win over rival Madison
Cheryl Lopez and Tottenville survived a shaky start to the game to gain a strong beginning to a big week. The Pirates ace struggled with her control in the opening...
Responding with a vengeance, Poly Prep run-rules Horace Mann to snap slide
A few minutes before Poly Prep took on Horace Mann Monday afteon rnoon in Bay Ridge, Matt Roventini addressed his players. In a stern manner, he demanded they find their...
CHSAA/Private baseball roundup: Fieldston slugs Hackley, now alone in first
Kevin Fich homered, had three hits and three RBIs and Matt Nunez followed with three hits and five RBis as Fieldston topped Hackley, 14-7, on Monday in Ivy Prep League...
The Post's All-Manhattan girls basketball honors
The journey was very different, but this year ended like the previous 13. Murry Bergtraum won its 14th straight PSAL city title despite a season of tragedy. Lady Blazers senior...
The Post's All-Manhattan boys basketball honors
Can anyone stop Collegiate? The Dutchmen out of the Ivy Prep League won their fifth straight New York State Federation Class B championship, extending their record feat. The previous record...
NYC boys volleyball rankings
This is arguably the biggest week of the season in boys volleyball. Nine of our top 10 teams will be competing in a major tournament Saturday at either Cardozo or...
Making first career league start, Boyle pitches Molloy past rival St. Francis
Greg Boyle was dominating the St. Francis Prep batting order. And then he wasn’t. After not giving up a hit for five innings, the Archbishop Molloy junior was in a...
Business briefs
World BankJim Yong Kim, an American who is president of Dartmouth College, has been chosen to be the next president of the World Bank. His selection extends the US hold...
How Walmart makes it easy for boss to bag bonus
The kick looks wide — quick, move the goal posts! That’s the iffy method Walmart’s board used to limit a drop in compensation for CEO Mike Duke and other top...
To some, Apple shares are overripe
A report of possible weak Mac sales has investors jumping off the Apple cart.One week before the iPhone and iPad maker releases 2012 first-quarter results, Apples shares fell 4.2 percent...
Crooks may have already filed your taxes
If you’ve waited this long to file your taxes you are a sitting duck for crooks. Today, as you probably are all too aware, is this year’s deadline for filing...
Citi slicker tips hand
Citi’s CFO may want to work on his poker face. Citigroup’s top bean counter, John Gerspach, appeared all too eager to telegraph the giant global bank’s intentions to offload a...
GE execs’ fraud trial kicks off
Three former General Electric bankers defrauded cities and the Internal Revenue Service in a bid-rigging scheme involving municipal bonds, a prosecutor told jurors at the start of a fraud trial...
It’s payback at Hostess
This is a delicious irony. The blame game is ramping up as Hostess — the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other popular snack cakes — and its unions headed...
Report RIM in talks for ‘options adviser’
Research In Motion Ltd., the troubled maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, is in talks to hire a financial adviser that can help it weigh strategic options, according to three people...
Sternlicht dealing Baccarat
Super-luxury hotel Baccarat, long a dream of Starwood Capital founder Barry Sternlicht, is coming to New York.The 45-story hotel/condo tower being developed by Sternlicht and Tribeca Associates will be flagged...
Ka-ching! A surprise jump in retail sales
Shoppers are out in full force. Retail sales far exceeded expectations in March as consumers shrugged off rising pump prices and spent on everything from cars and clothes to electronics...
Gannett delivers downer
Profits at USA Today owner Gannett Co. dropped 25 percent in the first quarter as the publisher continues to struggle with a decline in print-advertising revenue.The earnings slide sent investors...
No fun and games for Mattel
Shares in Mattel sank 9.1 percent yesterday after the largest US toy maker by revenue said its first-quarter net income fell 53 percent, largely due to acquisition charges, while global...
Google’s MGM deal
Google is adding 600 movies from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to the titles it has available for rent on YouTube and also Google Play, its digital content store for Android-powered mobile devices.MGM joins...
AMC exec Shapiro to H’wood
Amc Networks is losing long-time executive Evan Shapiro, who is leaving to set up a new TV arm for Tinseltown production firm Participant Media. In his new role, Shapiro, who...
Goin’, goin’, goner: Mets clubhouse thief barred forever
He was a clubhouse klepto — and he’s never welcome back. A former Mets clubhouse manager who stole more than $2.2 million worth of autographed uniforms, bats, and other memorabilia...
Tragic kid meal: 1 kernel
One kernel of corn. That’s all little Marchella Brett-Pierce had in her stomach when the skeletal 4-year-old was found in a dingy Bed-Stuy apartment where her mother allegedly starved, beat...
Patient opens fire
A patient arrived for his psychotherapy session at a ’s clinic in Brooklyn — and shot a receptionist in the face, cops told The Post. Leonard Booker, 35, walked into...
Mob boss laments loss of 'favorite juror' during rambling radio spot
Maybe he got the nickname for shooting his mouth off. Accused Mafia big Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli took a break from his murder and racketeering trial to lament the loss...
Everyone’s having a hot stretch
April turned a summer-sault yesterday and the Big Apple basked in a July-like high of 88 degrees. The springtime scorcher won many rave reviews. “It’s beautiful weather. There’s no questions...
Plea by ‘King Pimp’
The self-styled “King of All Pimps” is heading back to prison after pleading guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to drug sales, pandering and money laundering for arranging one unlucky alleged...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A worker doing maintenance in an apartment in a tony Financial District building heard a noise coming from the bedroom and was stunned to find its source — a...
Parents ‘raided’ trust fund
Brooklyn prosecutors charged a mom and dad yesterday with treating themselves to more than $1 million from a trust created for their disabled son.Edwin Sanango, 39, and Marlene Romero, 37,...
Tot finds ma in Queens suicide-slay
A Queens mom was fatally shot in the head by her younger lover, who then turned the gun on himself — leaving their 2-year-old toddler to find the bodies, police...
Con rips off brain-injured: DA
A twisted identity thief bilked more than 50 victims of traumatic brain injuries out of their tax refunds while serving as the supervisor for their advocacy group, officials charged yesterday.“This...
Teacher$ hail Dems
State Senate Democrats have reaped $85,000 in election-year campaign contributions from the state teachers union since they skipped last month’s vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other...
Gal praises hero Booker
The woman saved from a fire by Newark Mayor Cory Booker last week has publicly recounted the harrowing rescue for the first time. “If he wouldn’t have came when he...
Edwards’ ‘cut’ rate
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Oh, how the mighty ’do has fallen! Disgraced former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, reviled for his costy coifs on the campaign trail, now places...
Strapped Charlie wrangles $$
WASHINGTON — Rep. Charles Rangel’s re-election fund-raising effort suffered through an anemic first quarter, collecting just $67,301, according to his latest campaign-finance report. The 81-year-old Harlem Democrat (right), who had...
Hip, hip, hoo-Ray! GOP going all out to have Kelly run
Republican leaders are going to make a full-court press to convince Ray Kelly to run for mayor at a meeting on Staten Island early next month — and the city’s...
Quinn plays the rent
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn denounced the mayoral Rent Guidelines Board yesterday as a “kangaroo court” and endorsed a proposal that would require that its members be approved by the...
Life threw me a curve
Cameron Diaz gives her ex Alex Rodriguez something to regret in May’s InStyle. “When I was going through a bit of a heartbreak a little while ago, I said to...
W’burg has art attack
The last of the starving artists who colonized Williamsburg two decades ago and began its transformation into the hipster capital of New York could soon find themselves out on the...
Shuttle flyover for NYC
NASA yesterday announced that it’s flying retired space shuttle Enterprise atop a 747 at a low altitude over the city next week — three years after the feds flubbed by...
Bid to nix Mike’s control of schools fails big
Legislation aimed at repealing mayoral control of the city’s school system was dead on arrival in the Republican-led state Senate.Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Nassau) gave the controversial measure an “F”...
NY nails 6K tax cheats
ALBANY — Nearly 6,000 state income-tax filers tried to claim children they don’t have, deduct phony day-care expenses and improperly claim credits for low-income households, the state’s chief fiscal watchdog...
Oh, baby! Hero cop’s big day
He survived a bullet to the head. Now a hero cop will get to see his infant daughter baptized Sunday by none other than Timothy Cardinal Dolan, sources said yesterday.Maeve...
‘Committed’ to evil: Buddy tells of subway bomb plot
An admitted al Qaeda devotee from Queens chillingly testified yesterday that his high-school buddy was ready to blow himself up in a terrorist plot on New York’s subway system aimed...
Prep teacher in sex shock
An engaged MIT wizard who taught math at the exclusive Riverdale Country School in The Bronx — where tuition tops $40,000 per year — had an affair with one of...
Espada’s $acked
Federal prosecutors unleased a torrent of new evidence against Pedro Espada Jr., and his son at their embezzlement trial yesterday. Among them were receipts showing that the ex-state senator and...
Hosp pill gal sentenced
A former medical student was sentenced to six months of house arrest yesterday for helping to run an illegal-pill ring out of Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn.Pauline Wiltshire, 31, had pleaded...
Prostate ‘cure’
A new treatment for prostate cancer cures the disease in 90 percent of patients without any major side effects, it was reported yesterday.The treatment, which requires no overnight hospital stay,...
Tub of trouble for GSA honcho over Vegas ba$h
WASHINGTON - Now he's really in hot water! Jeff Neely, the federal official at the center of a Wild Las Vegas spending scandal, took the Fifth Amendment before a House...
Wild night catches up to Hillary
Good thing there’s plenty of java in Brazil. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton squelched a yawn upon her arrival in the capital city of Brasilia yesterday after partying a...
‘Trick’ is on O’s elite
Several of the cathouse-loving Secret Service agents caught with Colombian hookers were assigned to the elite heavy-weapons squad directly responsible for protecting the president, The Post has learned. The now-disgraced...
Romney tells prez to ‘start packing’ for retirement
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney is so sure that he’s moving into the White House after the November election that yesterday, he told President Obama to “start packing.” The presumptive Republican...
$53M March for Obama
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday proved he can still rake in the campaign cash.He collected a combined $53 million last month for his re-election run and the Democratic Party, according...
Mitt Gallups ahead of O
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney holds a 2-point lead over President Obama in Gallup’s first daily tracking poll, as the campaign enters a new stage of direct attacks between the two...
Mitt veep-hunter named
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney yesterday named longtime adviser Beth Myers to head his vice-presidential selection committee as attention swirled around who the almost certain nominee might pick as his running...
‘Buffett rule’ is bounced
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats failed yesterday to pass the polarizing “Buffett rule” to tax millionaires, falling nine votes short of breaking a Republican filibuster. The vote on the eve of...
Bird nips Newt
Campaigning is for the birds.GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich was attacked by a penguin Friday at the St. Louis Zoo, it was reported yesterday.Gingrich was on a paid private tour...
W. Village ‘watch’ fiend rapes woman: cops
A sex predator raped a helpless woman on a tony West Village street after telling her he was a “neighborhood watchman’’ and promising to “get her home safe,’’ authorities told...
‘Valor’ until the very end
An FDNY lieutenant hailed for his courage on 9/11 died yesterday battling a stubborn blaze in a sprawling commercial building in Brooklyn. The fallen Bravest, father of two Rich Nappi,...
Pippa in a pickle over gun
Pippa Middleton could be arrested — and even jailed for up to seven years — after she was photographed smirking next to a gun-pointing driver in Paris. Middleton, the sexy...
Zimmerman prison fear
SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman is afraid of being killed while in jail facing charges of murdering Trayvon Martin, his lawyer said yesterday. “There has been an upwelling of hostility...
Why high taxes will never soak rich
Whether it’s through the Buffett Rule, higher income-tax rates or double taxation of dividends and capital gains, President Obama often demands that “rich” taxpayers and big corporations send more money...
Giving away the game
On Sunday, the most important person in the Obama campaign aside from President Obama himself inadvertently gave the 2012 game away in one of the more revealing political moments of...
National gun-law reform? Bloomberg takes a shot
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s comments on guns, ‘stand your ground’ laws and the Trayvon Martin case. *** Last week, in response to the Martin-Zimmerman case, Mayor Bloomberg said, “I’m a...
A tragic loss for New York
Until yesterday, it had been more than three years since a New York City firefighter was killed in the line of duty. But in another sad reminder of the perils...
Ray Kelly for mayor?
New Yorkers got welcome news yesterday: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly might run for mayor next year after all. Our advice: Go for it, Ray! Do New York a favor. Sources...
Score one for NYPD-bashing
Surprise, surprise: The Associated Press yesterday picked up a Pulitzer for its year-long, non-stop hit-job on the NYPD’s counterterrorism efforts. The series was a naked bid to appeal to the...
Gov’s health end-run
With a pen stroke last week, Gov. Cuomo issued an executive order establishing a New York Health Benefit Exchange to comply with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,...
A party fit for Tyco kingpins
Mitt Romney says he likes to fire people. If elected, can the General Services Administration be his first target? A few (but not enough) heads have rolled at the agency...
Cuckoo for Gaga!
The days have passed when an unpopular fourth-grader would tremble for his life as he stood in a gym, facing an ambush of hard red rubber dodgeballs aimed directly at...
New York's most extreme workout
On a recent Saturday evening, an attractive crowd of 70 gathers in a cavernous space on a mostly deserted street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Toting Crock-Pots and big bowls of green...
A Williams play gone wild
Too many shows these days are workshopped or focus-grouped to death. As a result, they’re nicely crafted but comfortably safe. “In Masks Outrageous and Austere” is the exact opposite. This...
Not much worth cursing on ‘Love’
Album of the Week JASON MRAZ “Love Is a Four Letter Word” ★★ IN the follow-up to his popular 2008 album “We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things” — and...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS2CelticsPISTONS7CavaliersGrizzlies7TIMBERWOLVES76ERS5PacersSpurs4 1/2LAKERSNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogDEVILS$150-170PanthersRED WINGS$145-165PredatorsBLACKHAWKS$130-150CoyotesHome team in CAPS
Devils back home to play Panthers in Game 3
Time is running out. Martin Brodeur, Zach Parise, Bryce Salvador can be free agents, a lockout looms, the finances are “a mess,” according to an NHL official, and they are...
Turf Paradise Graded Entries
Post Time: 4:00 p.m. FIRST-870 yds; $3,100; mdn cl($5,000); 3up6-With Love Too 2-12-BlckAlchemst10-13-Christina Ruth 5-25-L C Dash 10-14-JuneCarterDash6-17-One Man Show 8-11-Merreekay 5-1SECOND-6f; $5,500; mdn cl($5,000); 3up5-Catch the King10-14-Koricancha 5-11-Penny's Image...
Sports Shorts
NHL: Bruins grab 2-1 lead over Caps Zdeno Chara scored the tiebreaking goal during 4-on-4 play with less than two minutes left, and the Bruins finally solved playoff rookie goalie...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-6 1/2f; $5,500; cl($3,500); 3up; (f&m)3Mghty Tzzy (Frnc)4.603.002.401Katie Schiller (Carreno)3.402.402Hello Harriet (Bridges)4.60* $1 Exacta (3-1) $6.50 * $1 Quinella (1-3) $3.20 * $1 Trifecta (3-1-2) $22.00Winner picked by AffruntiSECOND-6 1/2f;...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70y; $25,000; str alw; 4upBLOWN SAVE Smart Strike gelding stepped up to this level in last and led throughout...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m(T); $59,000; alw opt clm; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Tap Attack(L),122I Ortiz, Jr6-2-5Persaud15-13 East of Danzig(L),122J Bravo5-1-6Pugh2-14 Talk Therapy(L),122RDomingz7-2-2Rice5-25 Good Prospect(L),122CVelasquz1-4-3Rice3-16 Sky Music(L),122JCastellan6-7-6Contessa8-17...
Parx Racing Charts
April 16th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 4upOff: 12:27. Good. kept to his taskTime: 22.87, 45.31, 1:09.77, 1:23.27.Trainer: J. GuerreroWinner: CH G, 5, by Sky...
Hondo bearing down with Cubs
The Twins and Phillies performed to Hondo’s expectations last night, delivering a double-delight that caused the deficit to plummet to a reasonably manageable 105 malzones. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will try...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 17WEDApr. 18THUApr. 19FRIApr. 20SATApr. 21SUNApr. 22MONApr. 23YankeesMinnesota7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMMinn.7:05YESWCBSMinn.7:05YESWCBSBos.3:05YESWCBSBos.4:05FOXWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBSTex.7:05WWORWCBSMetsAtlanta7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMAtl.12:10SNYWFANNOGAMES.F.7:10SNYWFANS.F.1:10WPIXWFANS.F.1:10WPIXWFANS.F.7:10SNYWFANKnicksBoston8:00TNTESPN 1050 AMNets 7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAMECle.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEAtl.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMENetsNO GAMEKnicks 7:30 WWORWFANNOGAMENOGAMEMilw.8:30 YESWBBRNOGAMEPhi.7:30 YESWBBRRangersNOGAMEOtt.7:30MSG+WBBRNOGAMENOGAMEOtt.7:00MSGESPNNOGAME^Ott.TBAMSGESPNDevilsFlorida7:00MSG PlusWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMEFla.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEFla.6:30MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMED.C.6:00ESPN2WADONOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Rangers at Red Sox ESPN7 p.m.Mets at Braves SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Twins at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)10 p.m.Phillies at Giants MLBNNBA8 p.m.Celtics at Knicks TNT, ESPN (1050...
Jets captain Holmes hasn’t learned a thing
Santonio Holmes spoke publicly yesterday for the first time since he was sent — like a misbehaving child to his room for a “timeout’’ by his parents — to the...
Giants return to work ready for next test
Eli Manning likened the return to work yesterday for the Giants to “like the first day of school after the summer. You’re excited to see all your teammates and coaches...
Eli nervous about ‘SNL’
Eli Manning has stared down the Patriots defense not once, but twice, leading the Giants to come-from-behind victories in two Super Bowls. He has excelled on the greatest stage the...
Santonio tries to move on from Jets' sour season
The last time Santonio Holmes was in a Jets uniform, the game ended with him on the bench in Miami watching the final seconds of the team’s 2011 season tick...
Jets plan to use Tebow as more than QB: report
Tim Tebow will be playing more than quarterback for the Jets, according to a report. ESPN reported Tebow will also be used as an H-back, running back and a fullback...
Knicks face Celtics chasing division lead
The lockout season began on Christmas with a dramatic victory over Boston, with the Knicks eyeing the Atlantic Division title and supplanting the hated Celtics. After a nearly four-month roller...
Stoudemire eyes return to Knicks on Friday
Amar’e Stoudemire loves the atmosphere across the Hudson River when the Knicks play the Nets at Prudential Center. He loves that a Knicks-Nets game in Newark feels like a home...
Nets lose to Heat
With Deron Williams sidelined with a sore right calf for last night’s game against the Heat, Nets coach Avery Johnson said his team had a big mountain to climb in...
If offense goes through Melo, Knicks can’t win
What a difference a week makes. When Carmelo Anthony went for 43 points in an Easter overtime win against the visiting Bulls, it was yet another reminder the offense ran...
Mets defeat Braves; Davis homers
ATLANTA — Does this one count, Ike? After lamenting on Sunday that his home run against the Phillies was meaningless because his team lost, Ike Davis last night delivered as...
Red Sox respond to Bobby V comments
Bobby Valentine didn’t take long to stir the pot in his new clubhouse. After questioning Kevin Youkilis’ commitment in a television interview Sunday, the Red Sox manager apologized to the...
Loaded witness lineup in Clemens trial
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors said they might call former baseball players Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco, current baseball commissioner Bud Selig and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman as witnesses in the...
Braves star Jones wary of Citi sendoff
ATLANTA — Chipper Jones isn’t expecting anything special from the Mets later this season when they acknowledge his impending retirement. He can forget about an automobile or exotic vacation. For...
Yankees lose to Twins, Pavano
On a night when Carl Pavano continued to kill the Yankees, Freddy Garcia let an early lead vanish and inched closer to pitching himself out of the rotation when Andy...
Yankees won't use 6-man rotation to fit in Pettitte
With every starter except CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda facing a referendum on their security in the starting rotation, Phil Hughes, Freddy Garcia and to a degree, Ivan Nova, have...
Jeter defies age, but can’t do it by himself for Yankees
Derek Jeter can take a fungo to the notion he would soon be resembling Willie Mays in a Mets uniform. He can hit Father Time’s most violent fastball, even now....
Oprah back to acting amid network woes
Oprah Winfrey’s returning to the big screen. The talk-show queen’s taking time out from running her OWN network to act in the upcoming movie “The Butler,” based on the life...
Give us Maggie or give us death
An unconfirmed story in a London newspaper saying that Dame Maggie Smith had asked “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes to write her character, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, out of...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYRICKI LAKE, JENNIE GARTH - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4BISHOP T.D. JAKES - Dr. Phil, 8 a.m., (OWN)JANE GOODALL, JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, RONNIE WOOD - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch....
Mitt may actually do ‘SNL’! Seriously
Mitt Romney is seriously considering taking up “Saturday Night Live” on its invitation to appear on the show, campaign sources said yesterday. Lorne Michaels, the show’s longtime producer, said last...
Hip replacement
Not to sound like the fool at NBC who said, “We need to shake up late night” before dumping Jay Leno — but maybe it is time to shake up...
Stern fires back at Apatow
Howard Stern has finally responded to Judd Apatow’s tweet from last week about “America’s Got Talent” overkill during “The Howard Stern Show.” “I only spend half my life there, I...
‘Today’ streak ends
'Good Morning America” has ended the “Today” show’s 16-year ratings winning streak, according to preliminary ratings. Last week, “GMA” drew 5.147 million viewers — 13,000 more than “Today,” according to...
Choi to the world
Notes from the fifth annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival: LA chef Roy Choi served his Sunny Spot pig’s feet at Friday night’s afterparty and cooked at a Food...
Say “cheese” in the Hudson Valley!
In a long white apron, hairnet and latex gloves, I look like Laverne or Shirley, or, at the very least, a lunch lady ready to dish out tater tots and...
Weird but true
An accused robber in Halifax, Nova Scotia, got just a little too much pleasure from his loot. The knife-wielding bandit demanded prescription pills from a pharmacist, cops said. He swallowed...
Mom & dad charged with swiping $1M from disabled son's medical trust
Brooklyn prosecutors charged a a mom and dad today with treating themselves to more than $1 million from a trust created to pay for their disabled son’s medical care. Edwin...
NY Senate Dems given $85,000 by teachers union since skipping pension-cut vote
ALBANY –State Senate Democrats have reaped $85,000 in election-year campaign contributions from the state teachers union since they skipped last month’s vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and...
Pavano, Morneau help Twins beat Yankees 7-3
Carl Pavano quieted an unfriendly Yankee Stadium crowd with seven solid innings, Justin Morneau played in the field for the first time this season and hit a long homer, and...
Rangers trump Senators 1-0, take control of playoff series
OTTAWA — Henrik Lundqvist made 39 saves for his fourth NHL playoff shutout, and Brian Boyle scored for the third straight game as the Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0...
Hack threatens to sell Penn & Teller magic trick secret: suit
Say it ain’t so! A hack magician is threatening to sell the secret behind a famed Penn & Teller trick performed by the comedic magic duo’s non-talking half, Raymond Teller,...
'King of All Pimps' heading back to jail
The self-styled “King of All Pimps” is heading back to prison after pleading guilty in Manhattan today to drug sales, pandering and money laundering for brokering one unlucky alleged john’s...
Gee, Davis lead Mets to 6-1 win over Braves
ATLANTA — Ike Davis hit a tiebreaking three-run homer and Dillon Gee pitched four-hit ball over seven innings, leading the Mets to another victory over the Atlanta Braves, 6-1 Monday...
2nd Ave. Subway worker injured after being hit by concrete
A Second Avenue Subway worker was seriously injured yesterday after a slab of concrete fell on him and pinned him underneath it, authorities said. The worker, an employee of mega-construction...
NOT SO SMART: Bx. teacher at exclusive school had affair with teen student, say authorities
An engaged-to-be-married MIT whiz who taught math at the exclusive Riverdale Country School in the Bronx — where tuition tops $40,000 per year — had an affair with one of...
Economist busted in $500K income-tax 'scam'
An economist who claimed a "religious objection" to paying taxes was busted for allegedly cheating the IRS out of more than $500,000. One day before his latest tax return was...
Williams out for Nets; Wade out for Heat
Nets point guard Deron Williams and Heat guard Dwyane Wade missed Monday night’s game with injuries. Williams injured his right calf on Saturday night in a loss to Boston. With...