June 4, 2012
Prison guard from NY kills Massachusetts cop, wounds girlfriend then shoots himself
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A prison guard shot and killed a Massachusetts police officer who was responding to a domestic disturbance at the gunman's home Monday afternoon. The gunman, identified as...
Clinton says Romney presidency would be 'calamitous' at Obama's NYC fundraiser
Former President Bill Clinton said Mitt Romney would be "calamitous for our country and the world" Monday evening at a private fundraiser in New York City with President Barack Obama....
Heir to Colombian brewery pleads guilty to leaving scene of accident
Dashing young Colombian brewery "billion-heir" Andres Santo Domingo could use a few of his father's cervezas -- and maybe a few of his millions, too. The hubby of glamorous Vogue...
Gunman 'sniped' victims on Harlem basketball court
The thug who opened fire on a pickup basketball game in Harlem -- killing a new father and wounding three others -- allegedly picked off his victims sniper-style, sources said...
Red Bulls Backe mad about being sent on road again
The Red Bulls have ruled out star Thierry Henry for tomorrow’s fourth-round U.S. Open Cup game at the Harrisburg City Islanders. But they insist claiming the Cup is every bit...
Santana to open Subway Series for Mets
Johan Santana will get two extra days of rest after his no-hitter. The Mets say Santana’s next start will come Friday night at Yankee Stadium in the opener of the...
Red Bulls expect closure soon on Rodgers' visa case
Luke Rodgers’ protracted visa drama could be coming to a close. Again. Stop me when you’ve heard this one before. Red Bulls coach Hans Backe claims he’s heard from those...
Hans Backe "not surprised" if Teemu Tainio's knee injury career-ending
Red Bulls coach Hans Backe said there is a good possibility that Teemu Tainio’s knee injury may be career-ending, and that the club will have to look for a central...
Red Bulls' Ruthven steamed about suspension
Red Bulls defender Tyler Ruthven will be suspended for tomorrow’s 7 p.m. U.S. Open Cup game at Harrisburg due to a red card two years ago, and he isn’t happy...
B'klyn car thief gets 1 to 3 years in case where cop was slammed by motorcycle
A Brooklyn car thief was sentenced today to one to three years in prison for his part in a crime that led to a cop being slammed by a motorcycle...
Two Jets practices open to public next week
The Jets will allow the public at two of their minicamp practices next week. Practices on June 13 and 14 at the team’s headquarters in Florham Park, N.J. are open...
Tebow accepts Sanchez's invitation to attend Jets West
Mark Sanchez extended an invitation to all of the Jets skill players for his annual “Jets West” camp in California and backup quarterback Tim Tebow has accepted the offer, a...
Anthony says Knicks 'can start building' with Woodson
Carmelo Anthony said he was proud of what the Knicks accomplished this past season, but he’s not too keen on looking back. The pain of losing in the playoffs and...
Rush hour no-parking restriction for Atlantic Avenue to be lifted
The city is about to ease parking restrictions on a bustling business strip in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill that has been a longtime towing trap for shoppers and owners of scores...
Zimmerman made 'mistake' by not telling court about website money, lawyer says
SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman's attorney acknowledged Monday that his client made a "mistake" in failing to reveal he had raised over $100,000 through a website at his April bail...
Osi arrives at Giants' OTAs; fine with lack of extension
Osi Umenyiora should finally be able to get a good night’s sleep.Upset with a situation he admitted “kept me up at nights’’ the veteran defensive end – he can no...
Supreme Court rules for Secret Service in Cheney free speech case
WASHINGTON -- The US Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that two Secret Service agents are immune from a lawsuit filed by a Colorado man they arrested after he accosted...
Arbitrator upholds suspensions for Saints' bounty players
An arbitrator ruled Monday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had the authority to punish four players linked to the New Orleans Saints’ bounty program. Arbitrator Stephen Burbank shot down a...
Nets season in review: Jordan Williams
For Jordan Williams, his rookie year can best be described as a Tale of Two Seasons.When the Maryland product arrived at Nets training camp following the lockout, he was out...
Bay's return to Mets pushed back from Tuesday
Manager Terry Collins thought Jason Bay could be in the Mets starting lineup Tuesday in Washington, but an illness forced him out of a minor league game Monday delaying the...
Mets fall to Cardinals; can't complete sweep
Dillon Gee watched a whole weekend of exceptional pitching by his Mets teammates, then lamented his one bad toss. Gee spun and bounced a throw into center field in a...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Yankees’ starting pitching keeping them from streak
The early returns are positive. In the two games after Johan Santana’s magical no-hitter, R.A. Dickey and Jon Niese followed with impressive performances that have kept momentum in the Mets’...
Heat hoping to have Bosh back for Game 5: report
MIAMI — Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh could return Tuesday night for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, with his team looking to bounce back after two losses in...
Sharapova struggles, but advances into French Open quarterfinals
PARIS -- She gingerly flexed her right wrist, pulled on her ponytail in frustration, argued with the umpire and left the court with remnants of a big, orange blob of...
Passenger killed after car crashes in Bronx
A male passenger in a car that crashed into two parked vehicles was killed in The Bronx this morning. Aerial footage showed several mangled cars, including one without a roof....
Two busted in $70K Queens drug trafficking case
They probably didn’t get the idea from Better Homes and Gardens. Two alleged drug traffickers stuffed more than 18 pounds of cocaine inside an oven and dresser in a Queens...
Royals rock on at Queen Elizabeth's jubilee concert
LONDON — Thousands of flag-waving fans gathered to watch British music royalty celebrate Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a Buckingham Palace concert featuring acts from throughout her 60-year-reign. GALLERY:...
Author Jimmy Burns talks Euro '12, Spain's chances and Barcelona
No one knows Spanish soccer like Jimmy Burns. Born in Madrid just a few hundred yards from the Bernabeu Stadium, the legendary home of Real Madrid, Burns has made it...
Judge orders Sandusky accusers to give real names
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The judge in the upcoming Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse trial ruled Monday that the former Penn State football coach's accusers must provide their real names on...
Two new polls show tight race in Wisconsin recall between Walker, Barrett
Two public opinion polls show Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker with a lead of three and six percentage points ahead of the election to recall him because of a new...
Trial opens for Baldwin's suit against Costner over BP deal
NEW ORLEANS — Two Hollywood stars could spend the next two weeks in a New Orleans courtroom rather than on camera, on opposing sides in a real-life legal drama. Jury...
Demand for premium candy booming despite the recession
Given the state of the economy over the last few years, it might seem surprising that the demand for super premium chocolate, sourced by experts in remote parts of Latin...
Mets' no-hitter shirts popular at Israeli parade
By LENN ROBBINSThe Israeli Day Parade had a Mets’ theme to it. Many in the crowd and in the 5th-Avenue parade wore blue-and-white t-shirts the color of the Israeli flag...
Santana, Mets, Yankees and your Pop Quiz answer
Busy, busy weekend. Let's get right to it, in the spirit of The Onion's Jackie Harvey:Item! Johan Santana pitches the first no-hitter in Mets history.Yes, I gave myself the benefit...
'Canadian Psycho' Magnotta reported arrested in Berlin
BERLIN — A 29-year-old Canadian porn actor accused of videotaping a killing and mailing the victim's body parts to the country's top political parties has been arrested in Germany, officials...
Facebook CEO knew about overpriced IPO and dumped shares, new lawsuit claims
Mark Zuckerberg is losing even more friends. Another group of disgruntled Facebook investors has reportedly sued the the social media guru, saying he made out like a bandit over the...
B'klyn ADA suspended after trying to punch Queens cop
A Brooklyn prosecutor tried to punch a cop after the officer pulled him over for an out-of-control spin in Queens, officials said today. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office suspended prosecutor...
Pinterest spurs more sales than Facebook
Facebook may be trying to convince brands that its site is a valuable place to promote their products, but the social network’s not as good at generating sales as popular...
Judge caught playing solitaire in Norway court during mass killer Breivik's trial
OSLO -- A judge at the trial of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was caught playing solitaire on his laptop during Monday's proceedings, the VG newspaper reported. Ernst Henning...
WATCH: SJP invites Dems to join 'that guy' Obama for dinner
Sarah Jessica Parker has invited Democrats to join President Barack Obama at her New York home for a fundraising dinner on June 14 in a new campaign ad aired for...
MF Global trustee may sue ex-CEO Corzine
MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s management "seriously underestimated both the speed and extent" of the panic that overtook the securities firm in late October, a bankruptcy trustee said Monday, adding that...
Quake sways tall buildings in Indonesia's capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake swayed tall buildings in Indonesia's capital Monday afternoon but caused no tsunami or apparent damage. Office workers said the swaying was felt for about...
Fears of on-ground deaths after 153 killed in Nigeria plane crash
LAGOS, Nigeria — Emergency workers in Nigeria used cadaver dogs and cranes to search for corpses Monday at the site where an American-built airliner plunged to earth, killing all 153...
Libya jails Eastern European mercenaries accused of working for Khadafy
TRIPOLI, Libya -- A Libyan military court handed stiff prison terms to 19 Ukrainians, three Belarus nationals and two Russians accused of serving as mercenaries for ousted leader Moammar Khadafy....
Facebook developing technology to allow access to children under 13
Facebook is developing technology that would allow children younger than 13 years old to use the social-networking site under parental supervision, a step that could help the company tap a...
Denmark finds 4 guilty of Muhammad cartoon terror plot
COPENHAGEN -- A Danish court Monday found four men guilty of plotting a terror attack targeting a newspaper that published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The four men planned...
Child, adult dead in NJ apartment fire
Authorities are trying to determine what caused a fire in a northern New Jersey high-rise apartment building that claimed the lives of an adult and a child. The three-alarm blaze...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: June 4-June 10
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of June 4 through June 10. BASEBALL Fordham Prep...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: May 28-June 3
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of May 28. BASEBALL Edwin Corniel, George Washington Relying on...
Big Ben's tower could be renamed after Elizabeth
Big Ben’s tower could get a new name. As a jubilee gift to Queen Elizabeth II for her 60-year reign, more than half of the members of Parliament have proposed...
Queen reigns on her parade
LONDON — The River Thames became a royal highway yesterday as Queen Elizabeth II led a motley but majestic flotilla of more than 1,000 vessels to mark her Diamond Jubilee....
Dixon helps propel Jefferson to second straight PSAL outdoor boys crown
Dajon Dixon was motivated by the events that took place at Icahn Stadium just a year ago. Then a junior, the Jefferson star didn’t come in better than sixth in...
PSAL track & field outdoor championship notebook: UConn-commit Rhodes bests Livingston, Cougars' Baird completes sprint triple
Everything is going just right for Robert Rhodes. The Boys & Girls senior executed his race plan to perfection to hold off Columbus star Strymar Livingston and win the 800...
Serby’s exclusive Q&A with ... Johan Santana
After sitting down 27 Cardinals without a hit in Friday’s historic no-hitter, Mets ace Johan Santana sat down to field questions from Steve Serby. Q: Would you want to stay...
Hughes throws first complete game to beat Tigers, Verlander
DETROIT — Andy Pettitte wasn’t always the gray-haired lefty who tries to fight through seven or eight innings, which he has admitted to being since coming out of retirement. He...
Jeter keeps Yankees' struggles in perspective then jumpstarts offense
DETROIT — Kevin Long faced a circle of inquisitors yesterday morning in the Comerica Park visitors’ clubhouse, each wanting to discuss his charges’ failure to deliver with runners in scoring...
Yankees upset that Tigers' security let fan run wild
DETROIT — The Yankees were one out away from victory when a fan sprinted onto the field and was allowed to roam the diamond for an alarming period of time...
Mets have pitching to allow fans to think big
The mets went to bed last night locked in a virtual three-way tie for first place in the NL East. It’s June 4, and all that. But after what this...
These Mets remind Franco of 2000 team
Brooklyn’s John Franco knows as much about playing for the Mets as anybody. He is the second-longest tenured player in their history and inducted into their Hall of Fame last...
Niese fans 10 as Mets move into tie atop East
Jonathon Niese charts all of Johan Santana’s starts and did again for the Met ace’s no-hitter Friday night. When he charts, Niese can learn from Santana how he should approach...
PSAL Class B baseball semifinals roundup: Soriano sends No. 1 South Bronx to finals
Jose Soriano is the South Bronx leader, the player who is there to comfort a teammate in a time of need whether he is in the midst of a hot...
Catcher's walk-off single spells redemption, Scanlan championship
Same hitter. Same pitch. Similar situation. Albert Fernandez was at bat with the chance to win a championship for Monsignor Scanlan. It was the catcher who struck out looking to...
Goldstein ends St. Francis Prep's historic 13-year winning streak
The entire St. Francis Prep girls tennis team huddled together by the Court 13 bench for what top singles player Katie DeRienzo described as “a little group cry.” Coach John...
Mayor's Cup notebook: Goldstein coach retires on top; Beacon repeats in boys
Victoria D’Orazio coached her final tennis match Sunday afternoon. It may have been the most memorable of any in her 10 seasons at Leon Goldstein. The 57-year-old retired special education...
Judges rule again, win fifth straight PSAL outdoor crown
Alexis Panisse has never stopped pushing herself. Cardozo’s Tennessee-bound star doesn’t have much competition when it comes to PSAL meets, but she is still competing against herself and for her...
20-year-old Rhode Island cellist tackles transgender question to win Miss USA
LAS VEGAS — A 20-year-old cellist from Rhode Island won the Miss USA crown and will represent the United States in this year's Miss Universe pageant after voicing support for...
DeMaria saves the day, sending Iona Prep past Fordham, into CHSAA finals
To Joe Finnegan, it was a hit, the game was tied and he had to focus on the next batter. “I already put it through [into the outfield],” the Iona...
Battling back spasms, Falcone pitches Sea one win from final
Chris Falcone walked into practice hobbled three weeks ago with back spasms. The collective hearts of his St. Joseph by the Sea coaches and teammates sunk. “He was crippled,” Vikings...
U.S. plays to dour scoreless tie at Canada in final tuneup for World Cup qualifying
The U.S. National Team played to a scoreless draw on the road against Canada at BMO Field last night. It was their final tune-up friendly before beginning the games that...
Pulse sales
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Decisive moves
Decision-making is such a key everyday issue in business. With everyone time-starved and overwhelmed with options and opportunities, being able to make decisions is more important than ever. Yet many...
Go to Greg
During a recent job interview the interviewer dropped the F bomb! I was shocked and turned off to the company, and am no longer interested in working for them. I...
60 seconds with Abigail R. Gehring
Your book is an encyclopedia of odd jobs that can help people supplement their incomes. How did jobs like furniture tester and fish sampler make the cut? An odd job...
‘Social’ search spike
Recent college grads are learning that Facebook can be good for more than just posting party photos. They’re using social media as a job-searching tool in spiking numbers, according to...
Business briefs
Oversight An agency that oversees JPMorgan Chase is taking heat over how much it knew about risk-taking in the part of the bank that suffered more than $2 billion in...
IPO doubts plague Nasdaq’s Grief-eld
Companies in the early stages of going public are raising questions about whether they want to list with Nasdaq, The Post has learned. The questions, coming two weeks after Bob...
TV nets hangin’ tough
Despite a sluggish US economy and a deteriorating jobs market, TV networks aren’t backing off big increases in ad rates, industry sources tell The Post. Ratings leader CBS – which...
June wedding belles
Planning the perfect wedding can turn the most even-tempered fiancée into a “Bridezilla.” Luckily, there’s plenty of help at the newsstand to avert a pre-nuptial meltdown. British import You &...
New NoMad hotel
A new hotel concept is breaking ground in New York. Commune Hotels and Resorts, which owns Thompson Hotels and JDV, will build its first hotel from the ground up on...
Drexler TriBeCa triumph
J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler has done it again.He just snapped up a trophy co-op in trendy TriBeCa for more than its $13.5 million asking price.The sprawling five-bedroom, 4.5 bath, 6,226-...
Mets toss ‘official’ pizza
The Mets are taking a swing at their pizza man. Team officials are locked in a court battle with the company that makes the “Official Pizza of the New York...
Timothy Cardinal Dolan blasts NYT over report he authorized payments to pedophile priests
Timothy Cardinal Dolan yesterday blasted a report that he authorized payments to pedophile priests — and said no such payments are being made to New York clerics. Dolan, while serving...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** Mark Synclair allegedly tried to snatch a 7-year-old boy from a Queens school and is being sought by the NYPD. Synclair, 33 and homeless, grabbed the boy’s shoulder...
Utah grandma in LIE crash died shielding 11-year-old grandson from impact
He lost more than his grandma — he lost his best friend. An 11-year-old Utah boy whose beloved granny brought him to the city for his birthday and died protecting...
Fire hurts baby, parents
An intense, fast-moving fire that destroyed four homes in Perth Amboy, NJ, yesterday seriously injured a baby and her parents. Some 47 people were left homeless by blaze, which started...
New father gunned down, three others wounded while playing basketball in Harlem
A new father planning to enlist in the military was fatally shot yesterday — and three others wounded — while playing basketball in Harlem, cops said. Hakim Green, 25, was...
Our schools for scandal
The past week will go down as a depraved chapter in public-school history. It’s the week of Teachers Gone Wild — and cruel. In twisted cases that shame the city,...
Let me fire perv teachers: Walcott
The Bronx teacher accused of having sex with an underage student in 1995 — and busted last week for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old — wouldn’t have still been in the...
2 top Bam aides went ‘chest to chest’: book
You’re being a bully! No, you’re being a bully!In a scene right off the school playground, an irate US Attorney General Eric Holder and chief presidential adviser David Axelrod nearly...
Andy: Slash pot arrests
Gov. Cuomo reportedly will ask state lawmakers today for legislation that would keep people caught carrying small amounts of pot from being arrested.The report, in The New York Times, says...
Enterprise passes World Trade Center on barge trip toward USS Intrepid
The Space Shuttle Enterprise has gone from spaceship to sea ship. The historic NASA craft floated through New York Harbor and past the World Trade Center yesterday, making its way...
Bronx prosecutors held boozy bash in main ticket-fixing evidence room: sources
A rowdy group of Bronx prosecutors took over the main evidence room in the NYPD ticket-fixing scandal — drinking and partying among the piles of tapes and files before a...
Hulk and pals smash film record
“The Avengers” this weekend passed “The Dark Knight” as well as Harry Potter to become the third-highest-grossing movie of all time, both in the United States and internationally. The Marvel...
9/11 FDNY firefighter with full pension becomes asst. chief of LI fire dept.
A 9/11 FDNY firefighter who retired with a $107,000 tax-free disability pension has just taken a post as an assistant chief at a Long Island fire department. Although Philip Scarfi,...
Hacks’ brave stand vs. hit-run driver
A group of Greenwich Village cabbies teamed up to try to nab a hit-and-run driver whose drag-racing left a fellow hack with a broken neck and a local rocker with...
Bicoastal ‘drug ring’
The road from New York to LA is paved with coke and drug money — and Beverly Hills hotels serve as glitzy pit stops, Brooklyn trial testimony and law-enforcement sources...
Mets crasher Rafael Diaz out of jail, says he 'got caught up in the moment'
Mets fanatic Rafael Diaz said he got such an adrenaline rush from Johan Santana’s no-hitter at Citi Field that “he couldn’t help” himself from running on the field to celebrate....
Comedian Maher purchases stake in Mets
He’s not joking — comedian and lifelong Mets fan Bill Maher now owns a piece of the team. HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” host made a surprise announcement that...
Port Authority chief of security ousted amid bid probe
The Port Authority’s chief of security has been sacked for holding backroom talks with vendors competing for lucrative PA contracts, sources told The Post. Louis Barani — who earned $144,000...
Cuomo’s best bet for NYC casinos: Vegas, baby!
A Who’s Who of big-name Las Vegas gambling companies is lining up to replace the Genting company as builder/operator of a huge new convention center/megacasino complex in New York City,...
GWB suicide amid bike race
A Manhattan man placed a single white peony flower and a suicide note scrawled on a brown paper bag on the George Washington Bridge before leaping to his death during...
NYers fete Israel day
Thousands of Israel boosters waved blue and white flags as they marched up Fifth Avenue yesterday for the annual Celebrate Israel parade. In keeping with this year’s theme of “Israel...
Madoff kin having trouble finding an apartment
Bernie Madoff’s son and future daughter-in-law are desperately trying to land a downtown apartment but can’t — because building owners don’t want to be associated with them. Andrew Madoff and...
Crash kills NYPD veteran
An off-duty 15-year NYPD cop was killed early yesterday when she was thrown from her Ford SUV after hitting a Palisades Parkway guard rail in Rockland County, authorities said.Esther Sanzo,...
‘Lie$’ land Zimm back in jail
MIAMI — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood-watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin (inset), surrendered yesterday and was booked into a Florida jail after his bail was revoked two days earlier....
NY unions’ cheesy Wis. recall blitz
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Fearing their own bargaining rights could be stripped away, members of New York’s powerful unions piled onto planes to Wisconsin in an effort to topple GOP Gov....
Dem’s excuse: Bam’s too busy
WASHINGTON — He didn’t want to bother the president.Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, running for governor in Wisconsin’s recall election, yesterday tried to explain away President Obama’s absence in Wisconsin, saying...
West Village residents complain about street doo-wop singers
Doo-wop’s dead — or at least some folks would like it to be. West Village residents and business people want cops to permanently tune out the less-than-harmonious doo-wop singers who...
Owners of ritzy homes facing in$urance deluge
WASHINGTON — It’s enough to make you choke on your chardonnay. Vacation-and second-home owners in places like the Hamptons will be paying 25 percent more annually over the next four...
‘Feud’s’ Dawson dies at 79
Richard Dawson, who brought a saucy, touchy-feely style to TV game shows as host of “Family Feud,” died over the weekend at age 79. The British-born entertainer, who was being...
Nicki nix over DJ diss
A Hot 97 DJ got rapper Nicki Minaj and her colleague Lil’ Wayne so hot under the collar, her appearance at a big concert sponsored by the station last night...
Nothing but excuses
President Obama greeted last week’s rotten news on unemployment by saying the economy is facing “serious headwinds.” It took him three-plus years to figure that out? Last Friday’s crummy jobs...
A license to kill New York’s economy
While New York politicians scratch their heads over how to create jobs, one solution is obvious: Get out of the way. Lawmakers could start by killing licensing requirements that have...
The verdict is in . . . Edwards is still a jerk
The Issue: Whether John Edwards got off too easy on the verdict in his campaign-fraud trial. *** If John Edwards was Patrick Phelan (self-unemployed contractor) from Sayville, would there be...
Cheap shots from the hot shot
The Issue: President Obama’s habit of reflexively blaming George W. Bush, even on Bush’s day of honor. *** President Obama simply can’t help himself (“Artful Dubya Returns,” June 1). He...
Why Wisconsin matters
Wisconsin voters go to the polls tomorrow in a special election of national significance — and, oddly enough, President Obama has been invisible in the bitter contest. Or maybe not...
On NY jobs, hold the applause
The “jobs” picture in New York? So-so, it seems. On the one hand, as Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced, the 312,000 jobs added over the last two years bring the state...
A nat’l day of celebrating ... Terror
As a “goodwill gesture,” Israel last week returned the remains of 91 Palestinian suicide bombers and other terrorists. The Palestinian Authority responded by holding a “national rally” to glorify the...
Midway at 70
On June 4, 1942, a battle off Midway Island marked the dawn of the United States Navy as the most powerful sea force in the world. Seventy years later, a...
Clock Shlock
Many people remember the population-bomb scaremongering of progressive and green groups in the 1970s — complete with the occasional odometer-like digital “population clock” on the sides of buildings. Now comes...
Fun at Potter-y yarn
The new off-Broadway show “Potted Potter” is subtitled “The Unauthorized Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and Jeff.” In truth, this British import has zero satirical bite. Rather, it’s...
‘Zoloft’ will give you a lift
Don’t expect anything groundbreaking from “Chimichangas and Zoloft.” Fernanda Coppel’s play may be new, but its themes are well-worn: girls coming of age, sexual identity, philandering husbands and depressed wives....
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)SILENT SPIN Johannesburg filly makes third start off layoff and second at this level after...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $25,000; cl($12,500); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Juke Box Joe(L),119J Flores5-6-4Glorioso6-12 Dad's LittleMan(L),115L Flores5-4-5Landicin10-13 My Elusive Star(L),119R Rosado5-5-3Servis7-24 Perfection Plus(L),119K Frey4-1-1RPreciad2-15 Fire King(L),114A Suarez2-2-3Dandy9-26...
Affrunti’s Delaware Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $12,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)4-I'm Done 7-52-Chris's Girl 10-16-Rebecca Mia 4-15-Notta Car 12-13-Delonix 9-27-GremeHllBelle15-11-Raven's Special6-18-Avie Atress 15-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $12,000; cl($6,250); 3up1-St John'sGospel3-13-Brassy Boy 4-15-Quarters 2-14-Bold Cat 10-16-Please Sir...
Belmont Park Charts
June 3rd, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16 miles; $50,000; hdcp; 3upOff: 12:50. 5. off ins,bid 5/16,drvngTime: 23.51, 47., 1:11.49, 1:36.98, 1:43.89.Trainer: Bruce LevineWinner: DK...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-6 fur; $21,000; clm($10,000); 3up1Awdcous Crn (Co)7.204.602.603Bearly Enough (Lopez)3.802.406Barbara's Beauty (Crmouche)2.20* Exacta (1-3) $35.20 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-6-2) $176.80 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-6) $39.10SECOND-6 fur; $13,000; clm($10,000); 3up8Quiet Tara (Lopez)3.402.602.406Mizz...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur; $33,000; clm($25,000); 3YO1Wrrn's Mrgn (Bjrn)9.804.602.806Maryjean (Sanguinetti)9.604.402Backwoods Belle (Talamo)2.60* $1 Exacta (1-6) $34.10 * Quinella (1-6) $39.80 * $1 Superfecta (1-6-2-4) $217.90 * $1 Trifecta (1-6-2) $113.70SECOND-5 fur; $23,000;...
Azarenka falls at French Open
PARIS — Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka was knocked out in the fourth round of the French Open yesterday, losing 6-2, 7-6 (4) to 15th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. Azarenka bashed her...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogSPURS5ThunderNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogKINGS$140-160DevilsHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Cardinals at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Dodgers at Phillies ESPNNBA Playoffs Conf. Finals9 p.m.Thunder at Spurs, Game 5 TNT, ESPN (98.7 FM)Stanley Cup Finals8 p.m.Devils at Kings NBCSN,...
Hondo riding a Phillie
The Great Verlander proved again yesterday he is incapable of winning with Hondo on his back, getting slapped around by the Yankees to push the deficit to 1,810 floods. Today,...
Home Team Lineups
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Atigun may pull Belmont shocker
Two men who engineered two of the biggest blockbuster long-shot winners in the 144 years of the Belmont Stakes are hoping to do it again in Saturday’s run for the...
I’ll Have Another looks ready to go
Doug O’Neill trains Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another, who bids to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he runs in Saturday’s Belmont...
Dullahan, Union Rags sharp in Belmont workouts
Dullahan and Union Rags, top threats to derail I’ll Have Another’s Triple Crown bid in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, turned in blazing workouts yesterday morning. At Belmont Park, Dullahan sizzled four...
Sports Shorts
AUTOS: Jimmie Johnson wins at Dover Jimmie Johnson won for the seventh time at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, matching Richard Petty and Bobby Allison for most career victories on the...
Another ‘Kid’ seeking a Triple Crown victory
They called him “The Kid.” A fresh-faced farm boy from Kentucky, jockey Steve Cauthen began riding in the boonies at River Downs in Ohio, then moved to the Big Apple,...
Tiger dramatically takes Memorial, ties Nicklaus on wins list
DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods was at his best yesterday at the Memorial. He hit nearly every shot just the way he wanted, worked the gallery into a frenzy with...
Mistakes second nature for ESPN
There are mistakes and there are MISTAKES. ESPN, “The Worldwide Leader In Sports,” makes too many MISTAKES, the kind that expose the network’s reliance on flash and self-promotion and reveal...
LeRoy Ellis dies at 72
LeRoy Ellis, who played 14 years in the NBA after a standout career at St. John’s, had died of prostate cancer. He was 72.Ellis was a native New Yorker, born...
Celtics even series with Heat in overtime
BOSTON — Rajon Rondo delivered the trash talk at halftime and the big plays in overtime. And after one final defensive stand, the Celtics were two wins away from an...
Devils confident they can find 'life' in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — The All-Timer, the three Cup-winner, says there’s danger lurking for the high-flying, yet-uncrowned Kings, the danger that the Devils still have champions’ blood in their veins. Martin...
Devils, Brodeur have comeback experience to draw from
LOS ANGELES — It isn’t only history if it’s experience. And entering tonight’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Kings a defeat away from facing the direst...
Former Mets GM Duquette donating kidney to daughter
As a former executive with the Mets and Orioles, Jim Duquette knows all about trades. Some work. Others don’t. This morning, at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Duquette will...
Mets give Santana one extra day of rest after no-no
As of now, Johan Santana is set to start Thursday with the Mets affording their ace one extra day of rest instead of two following his 134-pitch no-hitter on Friday...
Keeping it wheel
Talk about hot wheels! Tonight, the Sundance channel shines its rays on four gorgeous, ambitious women in LA. All four are hot, sexy, looking for love and working to build...
Apple TV: Big changes
The new Apple TV will, in five years, change how people watch TV, according to an analyst with a sterling track record of predicting innovations at the tech giant. In...
Talk show guests
MONDAYMARTHA STEWART - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4GAVIN DEGRAW, CAT DEELEY - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7BUDDY VALASTRO - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7MARGARET CHO, DEBORAH NORVILLE...
Final ‘No Reservations’ episode films in B'klyn
When did pastrami qualify as a exotic, international cuisine? It does now — as globe-trotting food guy Anthony Bourdain posted this photo of himself outside a Jewish deli in Sheepshead...
‘Wives’ trial shifts
A lawyer for Nicollette Sheridan said over the weekend that her lawsuit against “Desperate Housewives” producer ABC would proceed despite a new court ruling that indefinitely delays her September retrial....
Mystery of ‘Real Housewife’s’ missing ring
Where is “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Taylor Armstrong’s $250,000 engagement ring? The ring — a 10-carat square yellow sparkler — made headlines last week when it popped up for...
Weird but true
We can think of more than a few politicians who would have been well qualified for professorships at this college — if officials hadn’t caught a typo. The University of...
St. John's Storms into Super Regionals; first time since 1980
The last time St. John’s advanced past the NCAA Regionals, there was no such thing as a Super Regional. The year was 1980 and John Franco led the then-Redmen to...
'Girls' recap: Episode 8
Scene 1: used condoms and Magnum wrappers. Hannah and her boyfriend Adam are taking a break from sex and peanut-butter eating to watch childhood videos of him. Next door, Marnie...
Bill Maher buys minority share of Mets
He’s not joking — comedian and lifelong Mets fan Bill Maher now owns a piece of the team. HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” host made a surprise announcement that...
Hugh Jackman's former nanny makes top 16 in Miss USA pageant
LAS VEGAS -- A former nanny for Aussie movie hunk Hugh Jackman celebrated her 27th birthday in style Sunday night, making the top 16 at the Miss USA pageant in...
Basketball bloodshed: 4 shot at Harlem hoops game
Four men were shot — one critically — today while playing basketball in the courtyard of a Harlem housing project, cops said. The group of men were playing basketball outside...
Niese strikes out career-high 10 as Mets pull into first-place tie
NEW YORK — Jonathon Niese struck out a career-high 10 in six scoreless innings and the New York Mets shut down the slumping St. Louis Cardinals for the third straight...