May 21, 2012
Peyton looks good in first OTA workout with Broncos
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-- His passes were hitting receivers in stride and right between the numbers, not skipping off the ground or whizzing behind their heads like so many of Tim Tebow's....
Crane collapse rigger won't get license back
"Wild Bill's" crane rigging days are over. A Manhattan judge has nixed a bid by William Rapetti - the rigger who worked on a construction crane that collapsed and killed...
Pirates rally for 5-4 victory over sloppy Mets
PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker scored on Clint Barmes' tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied against Johan Santana and the New York Mets for a...
Paulino, Moustakas lead Royals over Yankees 6-0
Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the reeling...
After talk of demotion, Mets bench Ike against Pirates lefty
PITTSBURGH ---- Ike Davis’ grip on the Mets first base job continues to weaken.After saying as recently as Friday that Davis wasn’t a candidate to platoon at the position, manager...
Judge recommends $350K judgment against lewd Egyptian banker Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar
An Egyptian banker who was apparently emboldened by Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sexual hijinks with a hotel maid should cough up $350,000 for his own ham-handed effort at a copy-cat caper, a...
Wright talks Mets future, legacy
David Wright is the current face of the Mets and hopes that he can continue to be the main attraction at Citi Field for the foreseeable future. Wright, who has...
Jersey boy: St. Ray's Rector blowing up on AAU circuit with Playaz Club
A big right-handed slam, a sweet in-and-out crossover and running one-hander off the glass, then a drive and dish for an easy basket �� Shane Rector displayed his entire arsenal...
City officials announce public hearing on proposed taxi fare hike
Taxi riders will soon get their chance to sound off on a proposed fare hike. City officials announced today they are holding a public hearing on taxi fares later this...
Teixeira batting seventh in return to Yankees lineup
Mark Teixeira is set to return to the Yankees starting lineup Monday against the Royals.Teixeira missed two games because of his ongoing battle with severely inflamed bronchial airways, but pinch...
Josefson excited to make playoff debut for Devils
After playing nearly 100 games so far this season, Devils veteran Petr Sykora will sit out Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals at the Prudential Center on Monday night....
More than a third of divorce filings contain the word Facebook
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed his status to "married" Saturday and received over one million "likes" from his followers. But the site he founded isn't always...
Gal claims she was 'too hot' to work in lingerie shop, forced to wear robe before getting boot: suit
She was ”too hot” -- to work in a lingerie shop! A buxom 29-year-old New Jersey woman claims managers at an intimate apparel outfit told her to tape down her...
Magic fire coach Van Gundy, part ways with GM Smith
ORLANDO, Fla. — For months the Orlando Magic have been trudging through the aftermath of a preseason trade request by Dwight Howard that sapped the life out of the franchise...
Victims of convicted child molester lash out during sentencing
The victims of a deviant dad who preyed on kids lashed out today at the "monster" who stripped them of their childhoods as he was sentenced to 20 years to...
'Psycho' scammer gets 13 2/3 to 41 years after grand larceny conviction
He's not going to the Bates Motel. A "Psycho" scammer who dressed up as his dead mom so he could collect her Social Security benefits will instead be checking into...
Houston's final recording 'Celebrate' released
It’s still a good time to “Celebrate” Whitney Houston. The legendary singer's final recording -- a catchy duet, “Celebrate,” with “American Idol” Jordin Sparks -- hit airwaves this morning and...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Yankees fall behind Red Sox
The Red Sox season has been a comedy of controversies off the field led by new manager Bobby Valentine criticizing Boston’s beloved Kevin Youkilis and Josh Beckett playing golf, despite...
Jets' Ellis to serve 45 days in jail after plea: attorney
Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis had his plea agreement accepted in a Virginia court Monday and will serve 45 days in jail, according to his attorney.Timothy Clancy, Ellis’ attorney, said...
Cuomo doesn't think minimum wage hike is 'possible' this year
ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo is calling a hike in the state’s minimum wage pretty much mission impossible in this state legislative election year. “I don’t think it’s possible,” he said...
Mets recall Rottino, send down Schwinden
PITTSBURGH ---- The Mets’ bench is back at full strength.After going the past two games in Toronto with extra pitching to bolster a depleted bullpen, the Mets on Monday recalled...
Romney to raise about $10 million in NY, Conn.
Mitt Romney is set to raise about $10 million during a fundraising swing through New York and Connecticut. Romney's top finance aide told donors in New York City on Monday...
The making of the term 'pink slime'
"Pink slime" was almost "pink paste" or "pink goo." The microbiologist who coined the term for lean finely textured beef ran through a few iterations in his head before pressing...
D'Antoni says 'an obstacle had to be removed' for Knicks
Former Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni broke his silence and insisted he was not forced to resign on March 14, it was his decision alone and said "an obstacle had to...
WTC worker injured after falling off scaffolding
A World Trade Center construction worker was injured today after falling off scaffolding, authorities said. The man was working on Vehicle Security Center near Liberty and Greenwich streets around 10:55...
Judges' plans for lavish $1 million Hawaii conference bring scrutiny
SAN FRANCISCO -- On the heels of the scandal surrounding one government agency's lavish Las Vegas-area conference, federal judges in the western US circuit are catching flak from Congress for...
Cops cuff alleged blow-dart prankster who injured three in B'klyn
A 15-year-old boy tonight was arrested in the blow-dart shootings of three men in Brooklyn over the weekend.The teen was being held at the 62nd Precinct and is expected to...
MF Global's Corzine got $8.4M in year before collapse
Former MF Global Holdings Ltd. CEO Jon S. Corzine received more than $8 million in cash and stock options in the months leading up to the brokerage's collapse, according to...
Bolton: Watch out for Iranian 'fairydust'
We had the pleasure of sitting down to an interview with Ambassador John Bolton before he spoke at the 2012 Duquesne Dinner sponsored by St. Vincent College and, not surprisingly, most...
Son convicted for killing his father in 2010
He's not so crazy, a Manhattan jury has found in convicting a deranged sushi chef of murder today for inexplicably slashing his father's throat from behind as they sat down...
VIDEO: Braves bullpen taunts Rays ballboy for booting grounder
Yes, Livan Hernandez is still pitching. And since he is now a reliever for the Braves, he has time to taunt kids who misplay grounders. The 37-year-old former Mets starter...
Dubinsky won't replace suspended Prust in Rangers lineup
With Rangers winger Brandon Prust suspended for Monday night’s Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Devils at the Prudential Center, it is still unknown who will fill...
Knicks free agent Lin named to U.S. Select Team
Linsanity is heading to Vegas in July.Knicks free agent point guard Jeremy Lin was officially named Monday to the 13-man U.S. Select Team that will scrimmage against Team USA during...
NY Archdiocese files suit against contraception mandate
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Catholic archdioceses and institutions filed suit in federal district courts across the country Monday against the so-called contraception mandate, claiming their "fundamental rights hang in the...
Dharun Ravi sentenced to 30 days in jail in Rutgers Web cam spy case
A former Rutgers student was sentenced this afternoon to 30 days behind bars for using a Web cam to spy on his soon-to-be suicidal gay roommate. Judge Glenn Berman angrily...
WATCH: Obama launches new attack ad on Romney's Bain record
WASHINGTON -- The Obama campaign launched another scathing attack on Mitt Romney's business record Monday, with a video examining the fate of an Indiana paper company acquired by a private-equity...
2 new eateries planned at Grand Central Terminal
Commuters, meet comestibles. Grand Central Terminal is making space for two new sit-down restaurants. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Monday that it's making two sizeable new spots available for dining...
Four detained after man beaten in Dodgers parking lot
LOS ANGELES — A man was dragged out of his car and beaten outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday night after apparently causing a minor collision, KABC-TV reported....
Dick Cheney to raise money for Mitt Romney
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, will host a July fundraiser for Mitt Romney at their home in Jackson Hole, Wyo., according to a save-the-date email from...
NC teacher suggests student could be arrested for Obama criticism
SPENCER, NC – A North Carolina high school teacher was captured on video shouting at a student who questioned President Obama and suggesting he could be arrested for criticizing a...
Four men arrested in beating of man in Dodger Stadium parking lot
LOS ANGELES -- Four men were arrested on assault charges after a man was pulled from his car and beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, KTTV reported Monday. The...
Russian President Vladimir Putin names key allies in new cabinet
MOSCOW -- A key ally retained his post after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his new cabinet two weeks after being sworn in for a third term. Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov's...
Nets season in review: Kris Humphries
The last year for Kris Humphries can be summed up by these few, simple words from The Grateful Dead’s “Truckin”: What a long, strange trip it’s been.A year ago, Humphries...
Miss. prison quiet after riot; 1 dead, 19 hurt
JACKSON, Miss. — A privately run prison in Mississippi for illegal immigrants remained on lockdown Monday after a riot that began a day earlier left one guard dead and at...
Yankees' woes, Wood and your Pop Quiz answer
One very obvious item to discuss off the weekend, one less obvious one and one piece of administrative business:1) The Yankees. They lost again yesterday, and once again, their offense...
Madden NFL ’13 to feature Tebow-ing
The Tebow-ing phenomenon will hit consoles this summer.According to Michael Young, a creative director for the Madden NFL franchise, this year’s installment will feature the signature pose of Jets quarterback...
WATCH: NJ 'tan mom' - being bronzed 'just feels good'
The New Jersey tan addict, accused of child endangerment, insisted she’s no different than any mom who enjoys simple life pleasures like finger -nailing polishing, smoking or food. Patricia Krentcil...
Facebook shares sink below $38 IPO price
Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday. By early afternoon, the stock was...
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi buried in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Abdel Baset al Megrahi, the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, was buried Monday after he died of cancer. Well-wishers held...
Top US official warns North Korea against further nuclear tests
SEOUL -- A top US official warned North Korea on Monday against carrying out more nuclear tests amid fears of another rocket launch. Glyn Davies, the US special representative for...
Aung San Suu Kyi to accept 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on June 16
OSLO -- Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will accept her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on June 16, the Norwegian committee announced Monday. The 66-year-old also will...
Al Qaeda attack on US convoy in Yemen hit civilian contractors, US officials say
HUDAIDA, Yemen -- Al Qaeda militants claimed Monday that they attacked a convoy carrying four US military advisers in Yemen, but American officials said the targets were civilian contractors. The...
Obama gets slapped by a woman
President Obama's treatment of women is the subject of a Campbell Brown op-ed and she doesn't mince words. "Stop condescending to women" says the liberal TV journalist. Brown describes listening...
Dead Florida voters can't show ID
Florida has just removed 53,000 dead people from their voter rolls. Apparently the state got around to updating the database it uses to reconcile deaths with voter registration rolls and voila!,...
Cory Booker retracts the obvious
Calling the Obama campaign's attacks on Republican Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital "nauseating" and a "distraction from the real issues" was too much for Newark Mayor Cory Booker. After...
Ex-Rutgers student in webcam spy case to be sentenced
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — An emotional sentencing hearing in the Rutgers spycam case is scheduled for today. Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi will be sentenced for using a webcam to...
Chinese company to buy movie theater chain AMC
BEIJING — A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to...
French prosecutor launches DSK rape probe
PARIS — A French prosecutor on Monday opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington hotel by former IMF chief and one-time French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn....
Canadian businessman among three dead in Mount Everest tragedy
KATMANDU, Nepal -- A Canadian businessman, a German doctor and a South Korean died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday. Dr. Eberhard Schaaf, 61, and Nepali-born...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: May 21-May 27
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of May 21 through May 27. BASEBALL Fordham Prep...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: May 14-May 20
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of May 14. BASEBALL John Baggs, Moore Catholic Nick Doscher...
CHSAA/Private baseball rankings
The regular season has finished up and the postseason heats up in a big way this week for the CHSAA. Monday begins two rounds of elimination games and then Thursday...
PSAL baseball rankings
The final week of the regular season was as unpredictable as the rest of the year and our rankings bear that out. Grand Street Campus is the only team in...
NYC softball rankings
For the most part chalk -- or expected chalk -- has held in the postseason. Preston is the big exception as it stunned Moore Catholic 4-1 in the CHSAA Archdiocesan...
CHSAA/Private softball rankings
Oh boy, what a week. Both CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens semifinals were classics with Archbishop Molloy topping Fontbonne Hall 1-0 in eight innings and St. Francis Prep scoring twice in the bottom...
Activist hopes to meet Christian Bale after violence marred China visit
A meeting between Chen Guangcheng and Christian Bale appears likely now the Chinese dissident has settled with his family in the US -- five months after the Hollywood star was...
Meiselman's late stop saves PSAL lacrosse title for Tottenville
For years, Demetrios Haronitis during warm-ups has tried to bring goalie Alec Meiselman to grips with the fact that opponents are going to score on him. “Alec it’s inevitable,” the...
Orlick's memorable finish lifts Pirates to lax crown in four OTs
All Victoria Orlick kept saying to herself was “net, net, net.” “The game has to end now, with a win for our team,” the Tottenville star said. Needing a goal...
PSAL softball rankings
And then there were eight. Clinton was the surprise team, joining Tottenville, Susan Wagner, Construction, James Madison, Francis Lewis, Bryant and McKee/Staten Island Tech in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals....
NYC baseball rankings
It felt like just yesterday we were compiling our preseason rankings. Now here we are, after two thrilling months of action, with the playoffs upon us. The PSAL gets started...
CHSAA/Private softball roundup: Horace Mann comes back to beat Riverdale in NYSAISAA quarters
It took Horace Mann seven innings, but the Lions finally pushed across a pair of runs. Ashley Gerber had an RBI single and scored on an error with the go-ahead...
PSAL Class A softball quarterfinals preview
NYPost.com PSAL softball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Class A quarterfinals, scheduled for Monday at home sites. SCHEDULE 3:30 p.m. – No. 4 Construction vs. No. 12 Clinton...
WATCH: Will Smith sings 'Fresh Prince' theme song with TV audience
It's OK to admit it -- you know all the words to the "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme song, rapped by show star Will Smith. He experiences trouble in...
Braziller's PSAL baseball seeding reaction
It doesn't matter how much I disagree with the PSAL seeding committee in the different sports, the No. 1 team is usually an automatic. It's the one thing they rarely,...
Rangers coach accuses Devils of flopping; Prust banned for Game 4
Now it’s boiling, as matters turn crucial. A one-game suspension for Brandon Prust, chirping and sniping from coaches and players, one team belittling the other as divers — the gloves...
'Hatred building' between Rangers-Devils after tepid start
Look, 1994 was once in a lifetime for the Rangers and the epochal Eastern Conference final was once in a generation for our teams, our fans and our towns. There...
NYPD arrests designer for planting 'false bombs' -- that are actually illuminated 'I Heart NY' bags
A high-profile designer has been arrested for planting false bombs in illuminated ‘I Heart NY’ shopping bags across the city and is being held for a month-long mental evaluation, authorities...
No offense, sloppy Sabathia add up to Yankees fifth loss in six games
CC Sabathia wanted to take the fall for his team. He had given up a pair of home runs and then walked in what proved to be the winning run...
Power outage continues to plague Yankees, A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez gave it his best A-Rod pose. He was sure his eighth-inning drive to left off reliever Logan Ondrusek was over the fence for a two-run home run. He...
Michael Douglas's son appealing prison sentence
More than a dozen addiction experts have signed on as the supporting cast to help the son of actor Michael Douglas appeal his 4-1/2 year prison sentence for possessing drugs...
NYSAISAA baseball semifinals roundup: Brickner pitches Fieldston to first finals berth
Daniel Brickner began the year laid up in bed battling mononucleosis, unsure when – or if – he would return to the Fieldston baseball team. He made it back three...
NYSAISAA boys lacrosse roundup: Francis shoots Poly past Riverdale in 2OT
Hugo Francis picked up right where he left off in the postseason. The Poly Prep senior was the hero in last year’s NYSAISAA title game and he delivered again to...
NYSAISAA girls lacrosse roundup: Richman's goal completes Riverdale's comeback win over Poly
Samantha Richman is called the bionic woman by her Riverdale girls lacrosse team. She was called a hero on Sunday after her nearly not playing this season. The senior attack...
WATCH: Millions look skyward as eclipse crosses Asia, US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Millions in Asia and the western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes...
Rules of engagement
Let it be stipulated that 99 percent of workers have attended a meeting that was dry as dust, boring as hell and — to put it kindly — a complete...
Go to Greg
It seems impossible to run an effective meeting nowadays with everyone constantly checking their smartphones. Some feel that younger people are so used to multitasking that it should be encouraged...
60 seconds with Dan Schawbel
Your firm, which studies Gen-Y workplace issues, surveyed over 200 employers about their hiring practices for college grads. Are internships important? The problem is that employers are looking for multiple...
A hot property
Living large. That’s what Fredrik Eklund is doing and that’s what he’s selling. The New York City real-estate superbroker is atop his profession, showing leafy Village brownstones and glassy penthouse...
What’s up with that job?
What does a video game developer actually do all day? There are three main types of jobs in this field: game design, game programming and art. Designers come up with...
Going swimmingly
It gets kind of lonely in that fluorescent-lit cubicle, doesn’t it? Bet you could use some company from the animal kingdom. Options are limited, though — a puppy probably isn’t...
The wheel deal
If the subways seemed less crowded last Friday, it may have been because it was National Bike to Work Day, which had thousands of New Yorkers saddling up for their...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye 2. Payphone, Maroon 5 3. Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 4. Boyfriend, Justin Bieber 5. We Are Young,...
Business briefs
Yahoo! dealYahoo! will sell half of its 40 percent stake in Alibaba Group, China’s largest e-commerce provider, back to the Asian company for about $7.1 billion, the companies announced late...
Pit bull crime fighter Brodsky’s next target: Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta
The prosecutor leading the insider trading trial against former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is known for being fiery, aggressive and a workaholic. Reed Brodsky, 42, is also known for...
Nasdaq loses ‘Face’ as stock wobbles
Nasdaq’s glitch in trading Facebook shares during Friday’s monstrous Wall Street debut of the social network giant could cost some smaller firms $50 million in lost profits, or more, The...
Barbecue sources
Memorial Day is that special day when we remember the sacrifices of the troops — and forget to bring the bottle opener. These magazines can help you get organized for...
Sopranos star back on ’walk
Coney Island’s John “Cha Cha” Ciarcia, a staple on “The Sopranos” and co-host of “The Wiseguys Show,” on Sirius Radio, is writing a good comeback story.Last year, in a very...
Apple, Samsung in patently hostile meeting
No, we can’t do this over the phone.Apple CEO Tim Cook is slated to meet today in San Francisco with the chief of Samsung in a court-directed mediation session, as...
Wage pride
A record-breaking pay deal will give millions of German workers their biggest rise in wages in two decades, boost consumption in Europe’s biggest economy and help towards adjusting the regional...
Whitney kin TV pay ‘dirt’
The celebrity apocalypse has come. What’s more stomach-churning than a season of “Toddlers & Tiaras’’? More allegedly pornographic than a John Travolta rubdown? Fresh from the cemetery where drug-addled diva...
Greedy union hits disabled
The state’s largest public-employee union may kill Gov. Cuomo’s much-touted plan for an office to prosecute or discipline workers abusing people with mental disabilities who are under state care —...
Boost for Douglas kid
More than a dozen addiction experts have signed on to help the son of actor Michael Douglas appeal his 4 1/2-year sentence for possessing drugs behind bars.In a “friend of...
Ambulette fraudster
The man leading the fight against the state contractor managing the city’s private ambulette fleets once took part in a $110 million Ponzi scheme. Before creating the Ambulette Para-Transit Coalition...
Park it in Chelsea: residents
About 80 Chelsea residents yesterday demanded a 10,000-square-foot city parking lot be turned into a park.“Parks are a community’s basic need,” said Matt Weiss, 34, president of Friends of 20th...
Jagger and ‘SNL’ Wiig out
“Saturday Night Live” bade a poignant farewell to its 37th season — sending off cast member Kristen Wiig with a singalong led by guest host Mick Jagger. Wiig cried during...
Occupy my wedding?!
The bride wore white — and a not-so-blushing scowl on her face! Elizabeth Potts and Tim Alberts had just stepped out of church after exchanging vows in the Windy City...
‘Avengers’ smash week
“The Avengers” continues to outmuscle everything Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking “Battleship” and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically, Disney’s superhero sensation remained No. 1 for a third...
Karzai: thank$, us
WASHINGTON — Grateful Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai humbled himself before the start of the NATO summit in Chicago yesterday, thanking American taxpayers for their money and saying he looks forward...
2 more held in ‘bomb threats’
CHICAGO — Prosecutors charged two more activists yesterday with crimes tied to the two-day NATO summit, accusing one of saying he wanted to blow up a Chicago bridge and a...
Espada ‘wet’ suit
A home health aide and mother of four injured when she fell on a wet floor is suing Pedro Espada Jr.’s embattled Bronx medical clinic, claiming its maintenance workers were...
Pedro pals $ob
They just don’t get it. While a jury was hearing evidence that former state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. looted his taxpayer-funded chain of Bronx medical clinics out of...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** Police say they want to interrogate a duo — each believed to be 15 to 20 years old — in connection with a mugging in Sunnyside that sent...
NJ judge mulls suit vs. woman sending messages to driving boyfriend
In a case believed to be the first of its kind in the country, a New Jersey college student could be held liable this week for texting her boyfriend —...
$15M high-tech job push: Andy
ALBANY — The state is setting aside some $15 million to help companies develop high-tech energy products and jobs, Gov. Cuomo has announced.He said the funds would be divided among...
They’re off! Pols push sports bets
Place your bets here! A Queens lawmaker wants to legalize betting on professional sports in New York — and his proposed legislation has the backing of one of the state’s...
City looks to di-‘vest’
The city wants nearly 20,000 bulletproof and stab/slash-resistant vests once worn by cops and correction officers destroyed — to prevent them from getting into the hands of criminals, The Post...
2nd Ave. noise fix could cost MTA millions
A good night’s sleep is priceless — unless it’s along the Second Avenue Subway, in which case it costs $2.2 million.That’s what the cash-strapped MTA is ready to pay one...
MoMA ‘garage sale’ a give-it exhibit
When does a garage sale become a performance? When it’s held at the Museum of Modern Art. For the past two weekends, New Yorkers have been going to MoMA to...
Babe's Yankees jersey sells for $4.4 million at auction
Babe Ruth is still shattering records more than 63 years after his death. A 1920 Yankees jersey, the oldest known to have been worn by the Sultan of Swat, sold...
Orthodox Jews pack Citi Field for meeting on evils of the Internet
Even the hot-sauce ads were too hot for the Hasids. Orthodox rabbis yesterday declared such social-networking sites as Facebook off-limits, at a massive anti-Internet event that drew more than 60,000...
Department of Sanitation cops ramp up patrols to combat increased scrap metal theft
They wanna take out the trash. The city Department of Sanitation’s police force has beefed up neighborhood patrols to combat the theft of valuable recyclable scrap metal carted to the...
‘Terror’ whiz kid sues US
He may be locked in prison facing federal terrorism charges — but he has his pride! Accused al Qaeda techno-geek Wesam El-Hanafi has filed a $1 million defamation and libel...
Buckle-down on seat belts
New York drivers and their passengers better make sure they’re buckled up.State Police will be running a two-week crackdown on seat belts today through June 3. The state police will...
‘Sex coverup’ with counselor should force UFT President Mulgrew out: foes
He needs to be taught a lesson! An outraged UFT chapter leader yesterday called on union boss Michael Mulgrew to step down if he traded away his members’ rights to...
Cancer claims Bee Gee Robin Gibb, 62
LONDON —Bee Gees star Robin Gibb died yesterday at 62 after a long battle with cancer. His sons, Robin-John and Spencer, daughter, Melissa, and wife, Dwina, were with him. His...
Boehner: JPM ‘stupid’
House Speaker John Boehner weighed in yesterday on the recent JPMorgan Chase trading debacle, saying, “There’s no law against stupidity. No law against stupid trades.”In an interview on ABC’s “This...
Booker hits Bam ad
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a major supporter of President Obama’s re-election bid, slammed a recent Obama campaign ad yesterday for its attack on Mitt Romney’s tenure at private equity firm...
Obama leads Romney in donations from government employees
WASHINGTON — They’re very diplomatic with their checkbooks. State Department employees have cabled $149,000 to their boss’ re-election campaign — making workers there one of his campaign’s biggest groups of...
Judges’ alo-ha! at taxpayers
WASHINGTON — Who do they think they are — the GSA? Western federal judges are planning to spend more than $1 million in tax money on a lavish Maui, Hawaii,...
Police ‘bag’ ‘love bomber’
A furniture designer has been arrested for planting false bombs in illuminated I ♥ NY shopping bags, and is being held for a monthlong mental evaluation, authorities said yesterday. Takeshi...
WATCH: NYPD Sgt.'s filthy tirade captured in shocking cellphone video
A uniformed NYPD sergeant was caught on video unleashing a vulgar tirade against a group of Brooklyn men — threatening them with his gun even while condoning their criminal behavior,...
Jail guard ‘starved dog’
She wouldn’t throw her dog a bone.A city Correction captain is to appear in Brooklyn Criminal court today on charges of nearly starving her bulldog, Cupid, to death, The Post...
Leiby Kletzky’s dad helps launch new $1M street surveillance program
The father of slain Brooklyn schoolboy Leiby Kletzky yesterday helped launch a state-funded $1million safety program that will see 150 surveillance cameras installed in Borough Park and Midwood in the...
Lockerbie terror thug is off to hell
Burn for all eternity! The terrorist convicted in the Lockerbie bomb plot that killed 270 people in 1988 finally died yesterday, nearly three years after he was sprung from a...
Espaillat: Congress run my American dream
Like waves of immigrants before him, state Sen. Adriano Espaillat came here as a child, a stranger in a strange land. Now, after decades of hard work and political activism,...
Fears of bike rack and ruin
New Yorkers don’t like sharing — especially when it comes to sidewalk space. Residents and business owners are fuming over the location of the 420 bike-share racks that, come July,...
East Village police station's locker room thefts continued even after guards assigned
Even a special police detail couldn’t stop a brazen thief from swiping a gun from the security-challenged locker room at an East Village station house, sources told The Post. The...
Superhero ‘out’ there
Another comic-book character is coming out of the closet. DC Comics will out an established character, who was not identified, industry blog BleedingCool.com reported. DC could be feeling the gay...
RFK Jr. not invited to Mary's Manhattan memorial
The Kennedy family feud continues. Relatives of Mary Richardson Kennedy snubbed her husband, Robert Kennedy Jr., by not inviting him to a private memorial they organized today in New York,...
‘Gun’-tote teens in MTA bust
Two boneheads swiped a MetroCard only once, then sneaked through a turnstile together — carrying two loaded guns and a bulletproof vest, police said. Corey Pertterson, 19, of North Carolina...
Taylored for the unions
Last week, a set of arbitrators gave a small MTA union, covering Staten Island and Queens bus workers, the same generous contract that a different arbitration panel awarded to the...
Shut up, and let me shop!
When Manny Pacquiao voiced his opposition to gay marriage last week in an interview with examiner.com, he set off a firestorm that got him briefly banned from the place all...
Same-sex nups: A black thing?
What a coincidence! Less than two weeks after President Obama “evolved” into openly supporting same-sex marriage, the NAACP has passed a resolution supporting it, too. The NAACP’s president says its...
Fingering fraud
In other news from Camp Cuomo, the governor last week moved to ban fingerprinting of food-stamp applicants — a direct slap at the Bloomberg administration and a symbolically significant rollback...
A caution for Cuomo
The state’s new ethics watchdog is off to a pretty rocky start — ethically speaking. An upstate newspaper published news that the Joint Commission on Public Ethics has launched a...
Chased out by taxes — & Schumer makes it worse
The Issue: Sen. Schumer’s plan to punish Americans who renounce their citizenship for tax purposes. *** Leave it to Sen. Chuck Schumer, the politician who wants to reach across the...
How dems forgot the public good
Over the last few months, the Obama-Biden campaign and its allies have offered up phony issues to drive the national political conversation — the Buffett rule, the “war on women,”...
A recipe for trouble
Boston So Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic candidate for Ted Kennedy’s former Senate seat in Massachusetts, is not an Indian — just a plagiarist. The bloodlines aren’t “faint”; they’re nonexistent. You...
Just not spieling it
The new revue “Old Jews Telling Jokes” is inspired by the Web site of the same name — which consists of a parade of elderly cut-ups delivering jokes. But unlike...
Kind of like Seinfeld in hell
It’s tempting to think of “Title and Deed” as an elaborate prank played on a helpless audience. This new piece by Will Eno — the critically acclaimed author of “Thom...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $13,000; clm($10,000); 3up 1 Sr Flangn (Trujllo) 3.20 2.40 2.10 5 He's Rough N Rdy (Ortz) 6.20 3.00 7 Gun Slingin' Bully (Bravo) 2.10 Scr: Tramici Bay. *...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur(T); $54,000; alw; 3YO 3 Cnltmdwnsy (Flrs) 6.80 3.20 out 1 Senor Rain (Gomez) 2.60 out Scr: Put It There. * $1 Exacta (3-1) $5.70 * Quinella (1-3) $4.60...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 fur; $17,000; clm($10,000); 3YOBE THE QUEEN cuts back in distance and drops in class while making local debut...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $24,000; clm($10,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Buzzards Roost(L),113ABowman6-4-1Carter10-12 GrecianPegass(L),120J Burke7-6-7Abrams12-13 South Fleet(L),115K Pellot3-8-3Estrada7-24 Waterfall(L),113LVillanuev4-2-6Vasquez8-15 Minute(L),120V Molina9-2-4Conrad9-26 Sweet Bernie(L),120O Chavez3-3-2Margotta2-17 Mr. Ventura...
Belmont Charts
May 20th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:50. 2. bumped start, up lateTime: 22.42, 45.6, 58.19, 1:11.79.Trainer: Joseph ImperioWinner: DK B/ F,...
Sports Shorts
HOCKEY: Russia wins Worlds In Helsinki, Russia claimed the world hockey championship by defeating Slovakia 6-2. Alexander Semin of the Capitals scored two goals and had an assist in the...
Coples latest piece in Jets revamped defensive line
Jets defensive line coach Karl Dunbar worked under Nick Saban for a time at LSU. Last week Dunbar referred back to something his old boss used to say, as he...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogCELTICS5 1/276ersTHUNDER8LakersNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogDEVILS$100-120RangersHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Royals at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Mets at Pirates SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Braves at Reds ESPNNBA Playoffs, Conf. Semis7 p.m.76ers at Celtics, Game 5 TNT9:30 p.m.Lakers at...
Hondo reelin’ and rockin’
Hondo bounced back from his Saturday smackdown by cashing with the Braves yesterday to reduce the accounts payable to 1,585 repozes. Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects the Fish to give the...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 21TUEMay 22WEDMay 23THUMay 24FRIMay 25SATMay 26SUNMay 27YankeesKansas City7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMK.C.7:05WWORWCBSK.C7:05YESWCBSNO GAMEOak.10:05YESWCBSOak.4:05YESWCBSOak.4:05YESWCBSMetsPittsburgh7:05SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMPitt.7:05SNYWFANPitt.12:35SNYWFANS.D.7:10SNYWFANS.D.7:10WPIXWFANS.D.1:10WPIXWFANS.D.1:10SNYWFANRangersDevils8:00NBCSNESPN 98.7 FMNOGAMEDevils8:00NBCSNESPNNOGAME&Devils8:00NBCSNESPNNOGAME&Devils8:00NBCSNESPNDevilsRangers8:00NBCSNWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMERangers8:00NBCSNWFANNOGAME&Rangers8:00NBCSNWBBRNOGAME&Rangers8:00NBCSNWFANNOGAMEMinn.7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMEChivas7:00MSG+WLIBNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
I'll Have Another arrives at Belmont Park
BALTIMORE — After being stuck for an hour in a 12-mile backup on the New Jersey Turnpike — the first traffic trouble he has encountered so far during his magical...
I’ll Have Another used Derby script to win Preakness
BALTIMORE — As the two colts hurtled through the final furlong of Saturday’s Preakness Stakes — Bodemeister running his heart out on the lead, I’ll Have Another coming to catch...
As many will attest, Belmont the toughest jewel in Triple Crown
BALTIMORE — The late Woody Stephens used to tease Californians shipping horses into New York for the Belmont Stakes with the warning, “When you cross the Hudson, those buildings get...
Dufner takes Byron Nelson
IRVING, Texas — A month ago, Jason Dufner was a single man still in search of his first PGA Tour victory.Life has certainly changed for the 35-year-old golfer who last...
Strasburg homers, beats O’s
Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall.If Strasburg’s first major league homer came as a surprise, his performance on the...
Yankees' Jeter bruised, but doesn't expect to miss time
Despite taking a ball off his glove hand in the ninth inning yesterday and being taped up afterward, Derek Jeter said he’s fine and able to play. Unfortunately, that was...
Teixeira plans to be back in Yankees lineup tonight
Mark Teixeira isn’t fully recovered from the severely inflamed bronchial airways that kept him out of the Yankees starting lineup three straight days, but he was back on the field...
Liberty drop second straight to Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Tina Charles scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half and the Connecticut Sun overcame an early double-digit deficit to beat the Liberty 92-77 yesterday,...
Three New Jersey boxing officials KO’d for iffy scorecard
Al Bennett sits in front of his television at his condo in Avenel, N.J., watching a replay of April’s fight between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson in Atlantic City. He...
Pressel pays for slow play
Azahara Munoz is never going to forget her first LPGA Tour win. It was as emotional as it was controversial and possibly tainted.Munoz beat Candie Kung 2 and 1 yesterday...
Lin's agent says Knicks deal no slam dunk
Free agency is 5 1/2 weeks away, but Jeremy Lin’s agent already is setting the groundwork for what could be a complicated negotiation. Roger Montgomery, in a rare interview, told...
Knicks won't play preseason games in China
Last month, NBA commissioner David Stern said preseason games will be staged in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Beijing this October. Despite Jeremy Lin’s friendship with Shanghai Sharks owner...
LeBron, Wade heroics even series vs. Pacers
The coveted NBA championship, the one LeBron James needs to validate everything, was vanishing. With 18,000 towel-waving fans roaring like the engines at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the host Pacers had...
After problems at Alabama, Mitchell impresses at Nets camp
To the world, it was “conduct detrimental to the team,” and to the coach, it was something that could not be condoned. So Tony Mitchell, a 6-foot-6 wing player with...
Trainer’s story only rosy for television
It’s the same no-kidding advice refs gives to boxers: Protect yourselves at all times. The safest thing, these days, is to always expect or suspect the worst. That way the...
Kreider’s instincts take over for Rangers
Chris Kreider keeps finding ways to put the puck in the net, like he did Saturday when he deflected the puck past Martin Brodeur in the third period to help...
Rangers look to seize opportunity, keep Devils down
Three times in these playoffs, the Rangers have taken a 1-0 lead in their series. Each time, the Senators, Capitals and Devils came back to win Game 2 and tie...
Devils' Parise explains why he dodged media after Game 3
Zach Parise’s disappearing act following Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Rangers was a rare occurrence for the Devils captain. But Parise was back on speaking terms with the media yesterday...
Coyotes avoid king-sized sweep
LOS ANGELES — The Clarence Campbell Bowl was in Staples Center for the first time, waiting to be presented by commissioner Gary Bettman to the NHL’s Western Conference champions. The...
Francisco survives 9th, helps Mets avoid sweep
TORONTO — That scent of Canadian bacon permeating the ballpark late yesterday stemmed from Frank Francisco sitting squarely in a ninth-inning frying pan. The combustible Mets closer seemed cooked again....
Gee’s start spares Mets bullpen
TORONTO — Dillon Gee’s performance yesterday may have both literally and figuratively been a close shave. Going into the start sans his usual facial hair, Gee overcame some self-admitted shaky...
Mets open to sending struggling Davis to Triple-A
TORONTO — After last week calling it “doubtful” Ike Davis would be a consideration for a demotion to the minors, Mets manager Terry Collins yesterday sounded less certain about the...
No typical ‘Housewife’
Finally, “The Real Housewives of New York,” the show that launched such desperate media hounds as Jill Whazzernmae, Ramona MILF and Bethenny Loud, has decided after too many seasons of...
Not going quietly
The creator of the troubled sitcom “Community” was replaced on Friday — but his departure has Hollywood buzzing. Rather than leave the top spot quietly, Dan Harmon wants the world...
Talk show guests
MONDAYKATE GOSSELIN, DONALD TRUMP - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4ROBIN THICKE, EMILY MAYNARD, CHAD QIAN - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7DR. OZ - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch....
The Fieri effect
Boardwalk stands pray for sun, $5 umbrella vendors pray for rain and the three NYC restaurateurs who’ve been featured on Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” pray for reruns. While...
‘SNL’ star’s farewell not a big ratings draw
The season finale of “Saturday Night Live” was a emotional one for those who sent off Kristen Wiig after seven seasons on the show — but viewers did not seem...
Pulse sales
BEHNAZ SARAFPOUR 210 W. 29th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues * Sale May 22-23. Tues.-Wed. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Deep sample-sale discounts on clothing and accessories. HELMUT LANG Chelsea Market,...
Wedding best
Just in time for wedding season, we rounded up five local women who are going to weddings this summer and looking for the right dress to wear. Whether their wedding...
Weird but true
There must be easier ways to get elected. Ann Doyle, a candidate for the Michigan Legislature, was campaigning door to door in Frankenmuth Township when she was bitten by a...
St. John’s coach Lavin turns page after battle with cancer
After Steve Lavin had completed a rousing commencement address last Sunday to the St. John’s Class of 2012 — “Make no mistake, this generation will need their best,’’ he exclaimed,...
Police officer stabbed, up to 45 arrested during NATO protests in Chicago
CHICAGO -- One policeman was stabbed and dozens of arrests were made Sunday evening as an estimated 3,000 protesters rallied against the NATO summit in Chicago. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry...
Missing hurdle leaves Olympic star fuming, UK organizers red-faced
MANCHESTER, England -- This was one obstacle London Olympic poster girl Jessica Ennis didn't expect to face. The 26-year-old heptathlete was denied a personal best in the 100 meter hurdles...
'Girls' recap: Episode 6
Ah, yes. The pilgrimage home for the New York transplant. Hannah packs up her trash bag and heads back to Michigan for her parents' thirtieth anniversary. It starts off with...
Taking a dive: Kelly's crazy tag helps lead Preston into Archdiocesan final
Megan Kelly didn’t think about it – not before and not after she made the biggest play of the game. The Preston junior ran in from her center field position...
Correction captain facing charges in sick 'dog starve'
She wouldn’t throw her dog a bone. A Department of Correction captain is to appear in Brooklyn Criminal court today to face charges that she nearly starved to death her...
Rangers' Prust gets 1-game ban for elbowing
Rangers forward Brandon Prust has been suspended for one game by the NHL for his elbow to the head of New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov during New York's win...
i.S.8 quarterfinals roundup: Sheppard beats Panthers, buzzer; Juice moves on
There is foul trouble and there is the scenario the New York Panthers found itself in Sunday afternoon. After guards Tarik Phillip and Melvin Johnson fouled out late in the...
Babe's Yankees jersey sells for $4.4 million at auction
A baseball jersey worn by Babe Ruth has sold for more than $4.4 million, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, according to the buyer and seller. SCP Auctions...
Liberty lose second straight to Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Tina Charles scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half and the Connecticut Sun overcame an early double-digit deficit to beat New York 92-77 on...