May 8, 2012
'King of All Pimps' wants to withdraw plea deal
Ho no he didn’t — the self-styled “King of All Pimps” is looking to get his favorable plea deal tossed. Jason Itzler, who pleaded guilty last month to drug sales,...
UWS landlord to pay $2M in suit accusing child rapist super of sex-harassment
The rent’s due NOW, buster! An Upper West Side landlord who knowingly employed a child rapist as his building super will cough up a whopping $2 million to settle lawsuits...
For kidneys, is Facebook really better than a free market?
Sen. Bill Frist has written an opinion piece touting a Facebook feature allowing users to identify themselves as organ donors. "Facebook has introduced a new "status update" that allows you...
5-yr-old struck in B'klyn hit-run
A 5-year-old boy suffered head trauma after a hit-and-run driver struck him in Brooklyn today, police said. The child was struck while in a parking garage underneath a Shop Rite...
Duda's RBI single in 7th leads Mets past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Lucas Duda had a tiebreaking, two-out RBI single in the seventh and the Mets took advantage of Philadelphia's defensive blunder, beating the Phillies 7-4 on Tuesday night. Duda...
Capitals vow to 'keep moving forward' despite painful loss
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Perhaps Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich thinks that saying something makes it so. Or maybe he's a believer in the power of positive thinking. Laich used the...
Westchester super accused of sex with tenant's dog
Prosecutors say the superintendent of a suburban New York housing complex entered a tenant's apartment and had sex with a Labrador retriever. The Westchester district attorney's office says 43-year-old Kujtim...
Pettitte to start for Yankees on Sunday vs. Mariners
Andy Pettitte's next start will be with the Yankees on Sunday, according to general manager Brian Cashman.After meeting with staff from the Yankees, as well as those who watched Pettitte's...
DA drops charges against Queens cabby incorrectly fingered as mugger
He’s floating like a butterfly, now. A cabby and aspiring Queens boxer who was incorrectly identified as a mugger by the victim of an iPhone theft, is breathing a sigh...
Yankees GM says complications won't stop Rivera's return
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wouldn't comment on Mariano Rivera's knee woes other than to say the complications discovered when he visited doctors Monday will not have an impact on...
Growing number minorities taking FDNY exam
More minorities than ever are taking the FDNY hiring exam after an infamous legal fight over the department's past tainted process, officials said today. The department announced that 42,161 wannabe...
Former Yankees player busted for sexually abusing child
A retired Yankees benchwarmer traded his pinstripes for jail stripes today after Long Island cops busted him on kiddie-sex charges, officials said. Rosendo “Rusty” Torres, 63, allegedly victimized an 8-year-old...
NY Drama Critics Circle votes on 2011-2012 awards
The best part about the New York Drama Critics' Circle's awards is that the vote is pretty transparent: Go to the organization's website, and you can see who picked what....
Robertson earns first save as Yankees top Rays 5-3
David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the Yankees...
Giants linemen not surprised by Eli's strong 'SNL' showing
For the first time in their offseason workout program the Giants took the field on Tuesday, with coaches present, but it was impossible for the talk to avoid drifting back...
Judge signs off on Evangelista, Pinault child support agreement
Supermodel Linda Evangelista made what she hopes will be her last trip to Manhattan Family Court this afternoon, looking on in a trim, black dress suit -- and wearing leopard-patterned...
Cops rescue SI man from frigid water after apparent suicide attempt
Cops rescued a suicidal 400-pound man from the choppy, frigid waters off Staten Island this morning. The man, who was not identified, escaped from a nearby group home and dove...
Red Bulls weigh depth over designated player
At one point the Red Bulls appeared set on trying to add an attacking midfielder as a Designated Player this summer. But with the loss (for now) of Luke Rodgers...
Second man files sex suit against Travolta
A second male masseur stepped forward Tuesday to accuse John Travolta of trying to have sex with him during a massage session -- allegations Travolta's attorney calls "absurd and ridiculous." "This second...
DVD Extra: Verne underground, Brando's Napoleon and other Blu-ray treats from Twilight Time
The name of the boutique label Twilight Time is a sly reference to the increasing reluctance by some of the major studios to release "deep catalogue'' titles -- i.e., films made before,...
Brady's new hairstyle becomes the object of ridicule
NFL star Tom Brady is taking some heat for his latest hairstyle, which he debuted on the red carpet of the Met Costume Institute Gala in New York Monday night....
Edwards donor warned Obama's campaign about love child
GREENSBORO, NC -- A prominent John Edwards donor warned advisers of then-candidate Barack Obama to steer clear of the North Carolina senator, giving them sage advice that the slick pol...
LI officials look to quash serial killer rumors
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Law enforcement officials on eastern Long Island are seeking to quiet rumors in the notorious serial killer investigation. The Suffolk County district attorney's office issued a...
Judge accepts Zimmerman's not guilty plea in Trayvon Martin case
SANFORD, Fla. — The judge overseeing the Trayvon Martin shooting case accepted George Zimmerman's not guilty plea for his second-degree murder charge at an arraignment hearing Tuesday. The arraignment was...
VIDEO: Giants’ Tuck wildly celebrates Rangers’ OT win
Giants defensive end Justin Tuck seems almost as excited about the Blueshirts winning a Stanley Cup as he was Big Blue winning a Super Bowl. Tuck was shown during MSG’s...
Red Bulls tell Marquez to stop getting suspended
After Rafa Marquez served a three-game suspension, the mercurial Mexican is finally available for Wednesday’s game against visiting Houston. And after sitting out more than he’s played so far this...
Knicks coach rules Lin out for rest of Heat series
There will be no Linsanity unless the Knicks make it to the second round. Woodson ruled out Jeremy Lin not just for Wednesday's Game 5 in Miami but for the...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on latest twist in Saints bounty scandal
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch discusses the accusations by former Saints DL Anthony Hargrove against New Orleans coaches Gregg Williams and Joe Vitt with CineSport's Noah Coslov. Hargrove, now with...
Jets restructure deal with DeVito: source
The Jets and defensive end Mike DeVito restructured the final year of his contract less than a week after the team picked Quinton Coples in the first round, cutting DeVito’s...
Elderly man dies after being hit by truck on UES
An elderly pedestrian died today after falling off his crutches and being run over by a commercial truck on the Upper East Side, cops and witnesses said. The 65-year-old man,...
NY-bound American passenger abandons 15 cats at Italian airport
ROME -- An American faces possible animal cruelty charges for abandoning 15 cats at an Italian airport Tuesday because they weren't allowed on board. The 44-year-old tried to check into...
Lawyer for crushed boy's family vows to sue security company over deadly incident
A lawyer for the family of a Brooklyn boy fatally crushed by an automatic parking-lot gate vowed today to sue the property managers -- accusing security guards there of being...
Injured Werth slams Phillies fans for taunts: report
Jayson Werth was once a favorite of Phillies fans, but now they are on opposite sides of a growing rivalry. Werth told the Washington Post he was taunted by Phillies...
Senate student loan bill defeated by GOP filibuster
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic-backed bill to extend low-interest federal student loans as the two parties fought over how to fund the measure. The 52-45 vote...
Man pleads guilty in crash that killed nun
A thug who spun a spree of uptown gunpoint muggings into a murder by crashing his getaway car into an elderly nun in Harlem pleaded guilty today in Manhattan Supreme...
Banning our way to a cheaper weight
Massacusetts has just enacted a ban on "junk food" at public schools. Parents complain because bake sales are now illegal (is the punishment a stint at a fat camp?). But...
Giants' Manning calls concussions a 'scary deal'
The sight of Eli Manning, bleeding profusely from a three-inch gash on his forehead, looking dazed as he jogged off the field the night of Aug. 16, 2010 during a...
Jury finds 'Parking Punch' man guilty of misdemeanor assault
A Manhattan jury has acquitted Oscar Fuller — the muscle-bound "Parking Punch" electrician -- of felony assault for punching a woman into a coma during an argument over an East...
Yankees’ Chamberlain tweets progress on ankle
With Mariano Rivera likely out for the season with a torn ACL, there could be more of a need for Joba Chamberlain to return to the Yankees bullpen this season....
Al Qaeda bomber was CIA informant: Officials
The CIA had al Qaeda fooled from the beginning. US operatives gave al Qaeda thugs the ultimate espionage wedgie, sneaking a spy into their Yemini ring and foiling a diabolical...
Nets season in review: Keith Bogans
The Nets decided to sign Keith Bogans on Feb. 1 after injuries to MarShon Brooks (broken toe) and DeShawn Stevenson (knee) left them with a need for depth on the...
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Review
Released almost a year after the PC version, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition brings one of the best RPG experiences in gaming to console gamers.First, just to...
Former rapper G. Dep sentenced to 15 years in prison for two-decade old shooting
Former Bad Boy rapper G. Dep was sentenced this morning to 15 years prison for a two-decade old fatal gunpoint mugging -- a cold-case murder that was only solved when...
Mexican authorities apologize for Playboy model's debate appearance
Mexico's electoral authority apologized to voters on Monday after a sober presidential debate was upstaged by a former Playboy model and her revealing outfit. Clad in a tight-fitting white dress...
Super PAC to back Espaillat over Rangel
A super PAC announced today that it will spend "six figures" to help state Sen. Adriano Espaillat topple five-decade Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel. The Campaign for Primary Accountability intervenes in...
Win moves Woodson closer to Knicks job
Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson snapping his seven-game playoff losing streak in Sunday’s win over the Miami Heat sweep has solidified his chances of returning, according to a source. After...
Santorum endorses former rival Romney as GOP presidential candidate
PITTSBURGH -- Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum late Monday endorsed Mitt Romney as the party's contender to defeat President Obama. In an announcement on his website, the social conservative...
Ewing to interview with Bobcats about coaching job: report
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Bobcats will interview Orlando Magic assistant Patrick Ewing for their vacant head-coaching job, Yahoo! Sports reported, citing sources. The meeting is expected to take place...
'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dead at 83
Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are" and "In the Night Kitchen," died early...
WATCH: Long-lost Apple commercial featuring Steve Jobs as FDR
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- A never-before-seen short film featuring Steve Jobs comically portraying the late US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt was uncovered by Network World. The eight and a half minute...
Muslim group declares 'devilish' Lady Gaga unwelcome in Indonesia
JAKARTA -- Indonesia may be home to many Little Monsters, as fans of Lady Gaga are called, but a hard-line Muslim group said the American pop star is not welcome...
Mets’ swagger, Hamels and Mota
Let’s once again steal Joel Sherman’s “Three Up” format. 1. Immediately after the Mets’ terrific victory in Philadelphia last night, SNY’s Bob Ojeda mentioned the players’ “swagger.” For sure, the...
Fired for speaking truth to powerful professional victims
Yesterday, we reported on the scandalous treatment of journalist Naomi Schaefer Riley at the hands of a bunch of professional victims, otherwise known as Black studies academics and their acolytes. Riley was...
Netanyahu's 'masterstroke'
Early elections in Israel were supposed to be happening on Sept. 4. The results were supposed to allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who would have cruised to victory, the...
Power plays
3 stars 1. Brad Richards The Rangers alternate captain scored the game-tying goal with 6.6 seconds remaining in regulation and played a dominant 22:59 overall. 2. Marc Staal The Rangers...
Rangers defeat Capitals in overtime, lead series 3-2
The Rangers have recorded two of the most dramatic victories in franchise playoff history within six days, but there is still one more victory in the Eastern Conference semifinals to...
Time for Knicks coach to point to Douglas
Look, I’m not going to lie to you: The Knicks would seem to have three options at point guard heading into Elimination Game No. 2 tomorrow night in Miami, and...
Knicks not likely to have Lin for Game 5 against Heat
Bah, humbug. Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson did not sound keen on the idea of playing point guard Jeremy Lin in tomorrow’s Game 5 in Miami, admitting apprehension over a...
Knee injury could end career of Knicks guard Davis
Baron Davis was talking about his prospects for next season. On April 5 in Orlando, the Knicks point guard said he felt he would be healthier and better after a...
Knicks need better shooting from Smith
The Knicks may not need more from J.R. Smith in tomorrow’s Game 5, but they almost certainly need better. As the sixth man, Smith has emerged as one of the...
Heat switching defense costly vs. Knicks
The Heat have found a whole new MeloDrama. For three games, Carmelo Anthony, naturally, was at the core of the Heat’s defensive scheme. And for three games, Anthony managed pedestrian...
Knicks coach helped by snapping playoff streak
It wasn’t just the Knicks ending their NBA-record 13-game postseason losing streak Sunday. Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson snapped a personal seven-game playoff losing streak with the 89-87 Game 4...
PSAL baseball roundup: Walton tops Morris in first game after forfeits
Walton started the long road back to the playoffs with a dramatic walk-off win. Winslow Jimenez hit a two-run, two-out, two-strike single to lift the Wildcats past Morris, 3-2, in...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the top boys volleyball player in New York City?
The PSAL boys volleyball playoffs begin this week and the CHSAA wraps up its regular season. By Saturday night, there will just be a handful of the top teams in...
Private baseball roundup: Poly Prep runs streak to 10, blanks New Dorp
Move over, Andrew Zapata – your brother Matt has taken center stage in the last week. The Poly Prep outfielder homered for the second time in seven days as the...
CHSAA/Private softball roundup: Vikings top Villa, earn fifth straight divison title
St. Joseph by the Sea is champion again. The Vikings locked up their fifth straight CHSAA Staten Island regular season crown with a 5-0 win over St. John Villa on...
NYC girls lacrosse rankings
The girls lacrosse regular season is heading into its final week. The stretch opens with our rankings undergoing a few minor changes. Staten Island Academy, fresh off wins over Tottenville,...
NYC boys lacrosse rankings
There has been little upheaval in the rankings of late, but we do have some movement. We have a new No. 2 as Riverdale, who is streaking right now, jumps...
Solid Gold
They didn’t think pink! The late designer Elsa Schiaparelli would have been shocked indeed by the lack of her signature hothouse hue at last night’s red carpet kickoff for the...
Mr. Opposite Field: Jaffe's single sends Fieldston past Berkeley Carroll
Hitting to the opposite field is a difficult skill players of all ages struggles with, all the way up to the Major Leagues. Zach Jaffe is in the minority –...
PSAL softball roundup: Madison survives Telecom, 9-7
James Madison escaped to take a share of first place. Samantha Rodriguez went 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBIs and a run scored to lead Madison to a 9-7...
NYC boys volleyball rankings
The PSAL playoffs began on Monday, which means the beginning of two exciting weeks of volleyball. Academy of American Studies and Bronx Science, Nos. 1 and 2 in these rankings,...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Xavier comes back to upset Fordham Prep
Xavier is back on track. Rich Duffell could feel it Friday in a one-run, extra-inning loss to Iona Prep. “They’re playing much better,” the Knights coach said. “We just gotta...
PSAL boys volleyball playoff roundup: Cham, Midwood win three-set thriller over Lafayette
Midwood survived and advanced. David Cham had 21 assists to lead the 10th-seeded Hornets to a wild, 25-22, 23-25, 31-29 win over No. 23 Lafayette in the PSAL boys volleyball...
Truck stop: Boys High senior 'leaning' toward prep school
Boys & Girls star Leroy (Truck) Fludd, The Post’s All-City Player of the Year, is “leaning” toward prep school, his father Leroy Jr. said. The 6-foot-5 wing, who led the...
Business briefs
Uh-oh, EAVideo-game publisher Electronic Arts fell about 5 percent in after-hours trading after the company’s forecasts for the current quarter and fiscal year fell short of analysts’ estimates. The company...
Big Barneys bet
Barneys New York just took its biggest markdown ever. The swanky retailer was sold yesterday to hedge-fund tycoon Richard Perry, who took a majority stake in the struggling chain that...
Frederick’s wants to $educe investors
Frederick’s of Hollywood is flashing that come-hither look — and suitors are advised to bring cash.The money-strapped lingerie brand — stuck in the red as demand for its thongs, fishnets...
Friday’s market reaction to jobs veers off script
It was different this time around. Wall Street usually reacts to bad news concerning the labor market by instantly spreading a rumor about another round of monetary stimulus from the...
Garden of Edens
Wes Edens’ Fortress Investment Group is poised to strike a $3 billion deal to buy assets from taxpayer-owned Ally Financial along with its troubled mortgage unit, Residential Capital, The Post...
US consumers reach for plastic
Americans swiped their credit cards more often in March and took out more loans to attend school. That drove the biggest one-month increase in US consumer borrowing in a decade....
Surprise! It’s a surplus
The federal government recorded a budget surplus of $58 billion in April, the Congressional Budget Office estimated yesterday, breaking a streak of deficits that began in 2008.The surplus, the first...
Loeb: I want the records
Activist investor Dan Loeb demanded that Yahoo! turn over records related to the hiring of CEO Scott Thompson after the company ignored an ultimatum to oust Thompson over accusations of...
Hundreds like Mark at Facebook lovefest
The Facebook IPO road show kicked off in New York yesterday with its star performer: Mark Zuckerberg. The question of whether he would appear before investors was put to rest...
Rovio eyes IPO riches
“Angry Birds” maker Rovio Entertainment said sales jumped tenfold to $100 million last year as gamers flocked to download its titles, adding business was now strong enough for a stock...
Charlie Ergen scoops up $350M of debt in LightSquared
Charlie Ergen may succeed where Phil Falcone fell short. Late last week, the satellite guru quietly scooped up $350 million worth of debt in LightSquared, the troubled wireless startup controlled...
Google gets wrist slap in Oracle case
The jury deliberating over Oracle Corp.’s claims Google Inc. infringed copyrights protecting Oracle’s Java technology reached a mixed decision yesterday that would leave Google liable for only a relatively minimal...
GC tower has rail shot
Now that 237 Park Ave. is fully in the hands of former lender Lehman Bros., and the holding company has hired Monday Properties to manage the 21-story building near Grand...
Picard sues Madoff sons’ wives
The trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc. revised a lawsuit to add the spouses of Bernard Madoff’s two sons as defendants on $57.5 million in claims.The new claims,...
Ex-Tyco CFO: Gimme the $ I didn’t steal!
Former Tyco International Chief Financial Officer Mark Swartz, who is serving a prison sentence for looting the company, has sued for $60 million in retirement and other money he says...
Ho rips ‘stupid’ Serviced men
The hooker at the center of the Secret Service sex scandal yesterday blasted the agency’s “stupid brutes” who were more focused on sleeping with her than protecting the president. “I...
Ferrer for Rangel foe
Former mayoral candidate and Bronx Bough President Fernando Ferrer yesterday endorsed state Sen. Adriano Espaillat’s bid to unseat Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel. Ferrer — who in 2005 became the the...
Bribes cost hosp chief 3 years
A former hospital executive was sentenced yesterday to three years in the slammer — one year for each of the elected officials he bribed.David Rosen had faced nearly 20 years...
Mad menu of ‘monster mom’
Accused monster mom Carlotta Brett-Pierce calmly deflected a prosecutor’s sharp questions yesterday about the death of her daughter, Marchella, denying that she starved or beat the 4-year-old to death. Just...
Independents’ day: Mitt off and running with 1-point lead
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney has emerged unscathed from a nasty GOP primary fight and already has President Obama locked in tight race, a national poll revealed yesterday. Romney not only...
Hero jumps into vat of acid to save co-worker
A New Jersey roofer yesterday accidentally plunged 40 feet into a vat of acid — and a hero co-worker leaped into the corrosive pitfall to save him.The two men had...
Truck yourself!
She just can’t keep her hands off those wieners. Long Island’s infamous Hot Dog Hooker vowed to once again peddle her steamy sausages — even as she remained locked up...
Apts. under attax
No wonder the rent’s too damn high — property taxes on apartment buildings in New York top every other major city in the country except Detroit. It’s been an open...
Gov’s ‘Special Needs’ panel
ALBANY — State legislative leaders said yesterday they expect to create a new agency this session to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and neglect against the developmentally disabled.Gov. Cuomo...
Wrong-guy groper: ‘Gent’ freed, and doesn’t blame NYPD
What a gentleman! A Brooklyn man who was wrongly arrested as the so-called “Gentleman Groper” says he’s not mad at the NYPD for charging him with forcible touching and sexual...
Pal: John was Rielle’s poster boy
GREENSBORO, NC — A smitten Rielle Hunter kept a poster-sized photo of John Edwards as a little boy in her Chapel Hill home — and he autographed it, “Love, John,”...
Carrión eyes run for mayor
Former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión is telling friends that he’s “seriously thinking about running for mayor” and will make a decision by the fall.Carrión, 51, thinks there’s room for...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** The burly suspect in this picture allegedly snatched a straphanger’s headphones from his bag in a University Heights subway station, then slashed his face and hands when...
Wife-‘rape’ guard goes on the lam
A correction officer on trial for repeatedly raping his wife has fled to the Dominican Republic. Francisco Martinez was expected to testify in his own defense in the unusual case...
Prof mom shot
A college professor was accidentally shot by cops in her Upper East Side apartment building yesterday as they aimed for her troubled son, who had been holding a knife to...
Maria simply sub-lime!
This Bud’s for you, Maria! The color green never looked as red hot as it does on super-sexy Maria Menounos, as the TV correspondent soaks up rays poolside in Las...
‘Class’ warfare
A teachers-union lawsuit could block Mayor Bloomberg’s attempts to boot teachers and managers from two dozen struggling schools, officials charged yesterday. The UFT and the Council of Supervisors and Administrators...
Gov sticks with powers that be
ALBANY — Call him Status Cuomo. Gov. Cuomo is helping the political haves in Albany and not making life easier for the have-nots. The governor, who also serves as the...
Obesity rate still bloating
The obesity rate may rise to 42 percent of the US population by 2030 if nothing changes, according to a report. Preventing that rise may save about $550 million in...
Empire St. plans new hues
Just a week after being eclipsed by the World Trade Center — again — the Empire State Building is fighting back. The owners of the ESB — no longer the...
Sheik turned away by Fifth Avenue co-op board -- because of too many kids: sources
He’s got the dough and the pedigree — just too many damn kids for the co-op board at one of Manhattan’s toniest buildings. Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al...
Sex-fiend cop to die in jail
Good riddance! A monstrous ex-cop will serve 75 years to life in prison — the maximum allowed by law — for pulling his service weapon on a terrified young schoolteacher...
We’d retry Pedro: feds
He won’t be smiling for long. Former state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada was beaming outside court yesterday as contentious jury deliberations in his Brooklyn federal corruption trial plodded along....
Ex-Met Mo hit on kid’s gate death
Former Met Mo Vaughn yesterday agreed to remove an automatic parking-lot gate that killed a Brooklyn 12-year-old at an apartment complex that he co-owns — even as a city councilman...
Undie Bomber 2: CIA foils ‘Osama anniversary’ air plot
Diabolical al Qaeda thugs plotted to take down a US airliner on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death by using a more sophisticated version of their sneaky underwear bomb,...
B’klyn Babs back
Barbra Streisand is coming home this fall — to sing in the new Barclays Center. The Brooklyn-born megastar was listed yesterday on Ticketmaster’s Web site as one of the performers...
OWS mom snubs plea
First she walked out on her family, and now she’s turned her back on a no-jail deal. Occupy Wall Street protester and runaway mom Stacey Hessler (pictured), 39, arrested in...
Mob bank thief stays in cage
A fugitive mob associate arrested by the FBI on Sunday in connection with a bank robbery committed Dec. 29 — right after he got out of jail for a string...
Fat cat uses up 9 lives
SANTA FE, NM — Meow, the 39-pound cat who made appearances on “Today” and “Anderson Cooper” as he struggled to pare off the pounds, died over the weekend, the Santa...
Sex-toy sales create a buzz
If only there were an app for that. Sex toys may soon become as popular as smartphones — vibrator sales alone are set to become a $52 billion annual business...
We’re ‘Linda’ money
D’accord! Supermodel Linda Evangelista came to court wearing a sunny smile and a chiffon dress after reaching a deal yesterday in a bitterly contested child-support battle with her billionaire baby-daddy,...
‘Braking’ the bank
You might as well just buy your own bike — or hop on the subway. A leisurely four-hour spin on the city’s planned bike-share program could cost riders nearly $100...
Man’s sex suit vs. Travolta
An unidentified masseur is suing actor John Travolta for $2 million, claiming the “Pulp Fiction” star sexually assaulted him during a massage session at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The masseur,...
Horse gone wild
A jittery horse escaped his stable and ran into rush-hour traffic in Queens yesterday morning, striking a car, authorities said.Blackjack fled from Cedar Lane Stables in Howard Beach at around...
Diplo’s girl sues city after being accused of cyberbullying
The daughter of an Indian diplomat made good yesterday on her threat to sue the city for $1.5 million over her arrest on cyberbullying charges — but her suit doesn’t...
It’s a homer! $1.65M can score you Babe Ruth’s old house
It’s the house that Ruth bought, and now it’s up for sale. The Sultan of Swat’s Sudbury, Mass., home went on the market for $1.65 million yesterday, more than 80...
‘My own cousin ripped me off’
An Upper East Side man didn’t have to look far to find a victim for a $5 million-plus fraud scheme, a relative claims in a suit filed yesterday.Paul Khakshouri scammed...
The Obama austerity trap
Team Obama’s official re-election slogan is “Forward.” But in practice, it’s likely to be something more like “Sideward” — as in, “America, it could’ve been worse. Just turn your head...
France faces further political follies
Now to the third round! This was the battle cry across the French political spectrum yesterday, even as the threat of months of uncertainty loomed. The third round, of course,...
Sitting on their classes
The Issue: Whether New York City public-school teachers spend enough time in the classroom. *** If the average class is around 55 minutes, doesn’t that mean the average teacher spends...
Rivera’s royal pain, Yanks’ worst nightmare
The Issue: Yankee relief pitcher Mariano Rivera’s injury while warming up to play the Kansas City Royals. *** Mariano Rivera has been a consummate professional who is looked up to...
The long war drags on
Here’s another good reason why all the spiking of the football over Osama bin Laden’s death wasn’t such a good idea: It clearly was a tad premature. Certainly the war...
Euro-delusions
Not so fast, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Speaking hours after Sunday’s big Socialist win in France, she termed the European Union’s fiscal pact “not negotiable.” But deep-sixing the essential...
Count Hillary out
“I’m very flattered, but I feel like it’s time for me to kind of step off the high wire. I’ve been involved at the highest level of American politics for...
Watching in pain
The trial began on Tuesday, April 24, in the Brooklyn courtroom of Judge Neil Firetog. The jury had been selected the day before; I sat there looking at these 16...
The President’s men talk tough
The Obama 2012 campaign has invited journalists into its massive and massively populated Chicago quarters to deliver the good word: It has no doubt its man will win in November....
History-laden ‘Cargo’ worth the freight
Pavel Zustiak works like an expert baker kneads dough — by instinct and feel. There’s no formula, no apparent structure in his new “Strange Cargo.” Things just happen when the...
Full of comic Grace notes
No one makes depression as attractive as Topher Grace. In “Lonely, I’m Not,” the former star of TV’s “That ’70s Show” manages to make abject misery seem the only rational...
Not so keen on Keane album
Album of the Week Keane “Strangeland” ★★ 1/2 ON their last two CDs, Keane looked to branch out. The first single from 2008’s “Perfect Symmetry” kicked off with a big,...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Mota banned Giants reliever Guillermo Mota was suspended for 100 games yesterday, becoming just the third major league player penalized twice for positive drug tests. The commissioner’s office said...
Flyers star Giroux banned for Game 5
PHILADELPHIA — The victim accepted the perp’s punishment — grudgingly. “I kind of see it, but it’s exactly what the league is trying to eliminate,” the Devils’ Dainius Zubrus told...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
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Kentucky Derby champ arrives early for Preakness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another was flown to Baltimore yesterday to prepare for the 137th Preakness Stakes on May 19 at Pimlico. This is the earliest...
Spurs sweep Jazz
Manu Ginobili broke out of his shooting slump with 17 points to lead the Spurs to an 87-81 victory over the Jazz last night in Salt Lake City and a...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70y; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3upLUVYOUTOTHEMOON dropped to this level and ran wide in last as the favorite and settled for...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m; $79,000; alw opt clm; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Dreaming Blue(L),121CNakatani1-2-1Stidham4-12 Self Control(L),123JCastellan3-1-2C Brown6-53 Charles Russell(L),121JVelazquz1-5-5Lake12-14 Black N Beauty(L),121RDomingz4-2-2Englehart5-15 The Cognac Kid(L),121E...
Parx Racing Charts
May 7th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2f; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3upOff: 12:25. Good. closed,up final 70 ydsTime: 22.3, 45.56, 57.96, 1:04.31.Trainer: Patricia FarroWinner: CH G, 6, by...
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Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 8WEDMay 9 THUMay 10FRIMay 11SATMay 12SUNMay 13MONMay 14YankeesTampa Bay7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMT.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBSSea.7:05YESWCBSSea.4:05YESWCBSSea.1:05YESWCBSBal.7:05YESWCBSMetsPhiladephia7:05SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMPhi.7:05SNYWFANNOGAMEMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.1:05FOXWFANMia.1:05WPIXWFANMil.7:10SNYWFANKnicksNOGAMEMia.7:00MSGESPNNOGAME&Mia.TBDMSGESPNNOGAME&Mia.TBDMSGESPNTBDRangersNOGAMEWash.7:30NBCSNWBBRNOGAMENOGAME&Wash.TBDTBDESPNTBDTBDDevilsPhiladelphia7:30NBCSNWBBR 1130 AMNOGAME&Phi.7:30NBCSNWFANNOGAME&Phi.TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDRed BullsNOGAMEHou.7:00MSG+WLIBNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPhila.12:30ESPN2WLIBNOGAMEHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogPACERS10 1/2MagicHAWKS1CelticsBULLS576ersLAKERS6NuggetsNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogFLYERS$130-150DevilsHome teams in CAPS
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