March 2, 2013
Harvey gives up homer; Mets, Marlins tie
March 2, 2013 | 10:22pmPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Matt Harvey gave up a leadoff homerun to Marlins prospect Christian Yelich before settling down to strike out four in 2 2-3 innings, and the...
Chad says its troops killed Algeria attack mastermind Belmoktar in Mali, but doubt is cast on claim
March 2, 2013 | 10:00pmN'DJAMENA, Chad — Chad's military chief announced late Saturday that his troops deployed in northern Mali had killed Moktar Belmoktar, the terrorist who orchestrated the attack on a natural gas...
Nova throws 2 scoreless innings as Yankees top Tigers
March 2, 2013 | 9:36pmTAMPA, Fla. — Ivan Nova turned his game plan into a successful first start. Nova allowed an infield single over two scoreless innings and the New York Yankees stopped a...
Here we go again: Calif. Republican activist says pregnancies rare in rape cases
March 2, 2013 | 9:24pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The leader of a conservative faction within the California Republican Party said pregnancies by rape are rare because a woman's body is traumatized by the violence, recalling...
Hit-run driver mows down jaywalker in Bronx
March 2, 2013 | 9:21pmA Bronx man is fighting for his life after being struck by a car in Fordham Heights early this morning, cops said. The 61-year-old victim was crossing the Grand Concourse...
Tragic find as baby discovered dead in The Bronx
March 2, 2013 | 9:18pmA baby girl died in The Bronx today, authorities said. Her 15-year-old sister went to check on 3-month-old Fiona Hern shortly before 10:30 a.m. in their Castle Hill apartment on...
'We’ve been dying down here!' Sandy-battered Rockaway boos Bloomberg at parade
March 2, 2013 | 8:56pmMayor Bloomberg was booed today as he walked in the annual St. Patrick’s Parade in hurricane-hammered Rockaway, Queens. The jeers grew so loud toward the end of the parade that...
House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in NJ may be moved due to flooding
March 2, 2013 | 7:29pmMILLSTONE, NJ — Some say it's a work of art — one of the many gems of the Garden State. Designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1950s,...
Madonna to present Anderson Cooper with GLAAD award
March 2, 2013 | 7:16pmGay advocacy group GLAAD says Madonna will present CNN's Anderson Cooper with an award for openly gay media professionals. GLAAD told The Associated Press on Saturday that the singer has...
Cuomo held off approval of test fracking after talking with RFK Jr.
March 2, 2013 | 6:55pmALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came as close as he ever has to approving fracking last month, laying out a limited drilling plan for as many as 40...
'Unusual' Fla. sinkhole baffles searchers, who end hunt for body; still unsure how deep it goes
March 2, 2013 | 4:53pmSEFFNER, Fla. — The effort to find the body of a Florida man who was swallowed by sinkhole under his Florida home was called off Saturday while crews tried to...
Thugs posed as cops to rob Brooklyn home: police
March 2, 2013 | 3:16pmTwo dapper thugs posed as cops to rob a Brooklyn home, police said. The duo forced their way into a Bedford-Stuyvesant residence near Atlantic Avenue and Herkimer Street about 5:30...
VIDEO PREVIEW: Nets take on Noah, Bulls
March 2, 2013 | 2:04pmThe Post's Tim Bontemps previews the Nets game Saturday night against the Bulls.The Nets are coming off a disheartening loss to the Mavericks on Friday night and have a quick...
Business briefs
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amBid for KingsThe NBA has received an official offer from 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov and billionaire Ron Burkle to buy the Sacramento Kings and keep the team from...
Apple sags on iPhone 5 sales fears
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWall Street’s anti-Apple bandwagon rolls on. Shares of the tech titan fell to a new 52-week low yesterday after one Wall Street analyst said sales of the iPhone 5 could...
Ron on the ropes: Penney boss squirms, spars with Macy’s lawyers
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amRon Johnson couldn’t catch a break yesterday. The embattled CEO of JCPenney squirmed on the witness stand and quibbled with lawyers who accused him of improperly plotting to steal Martha...
Bertelsmann buys all of BMG
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amAuf Wiedersehen, Henry Kravis! Germany’s Bertelsmann said yesterday it has agreed to buy KKR’s 51 percent stake in its BMG Rights joint venture — and sources said the media giant...
Bloomberg Businessweek issues apology for 'racist' cover
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amBloomberg Businessweek issued a formal apology for the cover illustration on last week’s issue — which some felt was insensitive and borderline racist. The cover line screams “The Great American...
Kroenke hunting Outdoor Channel
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe owner of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche is looking to add another asset to his lineup: the Outdoor Channel. Stanley Kroenke’s self-named sports and entertainment...
Buffett 5-year itch: Oracle bummed about ‘subpar’ Berkshire
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWarren Buffett is feeling the heat. In 2012, for the third time in four years, shares of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway trailed the Standard & Poor’s 500 — a position the...
NY AG probing BofA loans
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe housing bust is still haunting Bank of America. One of the nation’s biggest banks, whose shares are enjoying a resurgence since hitting a low in May, has disclosed an...
Court warns Argentina
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA federal appeals court has a subtle threat for Argentina: Come up with your own plan — or else. A Manhattan appeals panel, in an unusual move, yesterday asked Argentina...
How the West won Square
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amJack Dorsey wanted to base his tech start-up, Square, in New York City — but he was in a hurry. The 36-year-old Twitter co-founder said he changed his plan and...
Cheek out Biebs!
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amYou’re not actually supposed to wear your birthday suit, Justin. Justin Bieber kicked off his 19th-birthday celebration by wearing next to nothing as he hustled into his London hotel after...
Florida man swallowed alive by giant sinkhole
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA sleeping Florida man was sucked into the earth and is presumed dead after a massive sinkhole swallowed his bedroom. Jeffrey Bush, 26, hasn’t been heard from since Thursday night,...
Arrest in pooch slaughter
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA heartless thug made good on a promise to kill an adorable pooch, the pet’s owner said yesterday. Jovanni Lozano, 30, was charged yesterday with aggravated cruelty to animals and...
Online pal of 'cannibal cop' denies ever eating human flesh
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe British nurse arrested after “mentoring” accused New York cannibal cop Gilberto Valle yesterday denied having ever basted — or tasted — human flesh, despite Internet boasts that he’d feasted...
Dolan: Our job is ahead
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe Vatican is taking the first steps to electing a new pope and filling a vacancy that New York’s Timothy Cardinal Dolan said has created “sadness.” Angelo Cardinal Sodano, of...
Convicted sex offender allegedly snuck onto Rikers, moved inmates between cells
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA Yonkers man who snuck onto Rikers Island by allegedly impersonating a Department of Correction employee — and even moved inmates between cells — was busted yesterday, sources said. Matthew...
Son who allegedly chopped up mom's body took photo of himself holding her head
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThis is the horrifying photograph that accused killer Bahsid McLean snapped of himself holding up his slain mom’s head. The Bronx man, 23, snapped the pic after allegedly stabbing his...
Gun gal dot-gone to prison
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amDot.com millionaire Jennifer Sultan has now gone from the penthouse to the poorhouse to the big house.A Manhattan judge yesterday wrote the latest chapter in Sultan’s riches-to-rags tale, promising a...
Axed American at British-run private school in East Village files suit over dismissal
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amIt’s the Revolutionary War all over again at a British-run East Village elementary school. A fired admissions director at the World Class Learning Academy claims in a Manhattan civil-court suit...
Bam springs 17 cons
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — President Obama pardoned 17 criminals yesterday — including a Georgia man who had an illegal gun and others convicted of forgery and peddling drugs.Among those to get relief...
NYPD Daily Blotter
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amManhattan *** The man in this surveillance-video photo daringly snatched an $88,000 Rolex watch from a Midtown shop, police said. He allegedly entered the Tourneau branch at Madison Avenue and...
Mike takes school ‘stand’
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amSeats are for sissies. Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that teacher quality is so important that he’d accept classrooms at standing-room capacity if it meant having great educators.“I get in trouble...
Chris loses bet on sports wagering
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA federal judge in Newark upheld a 21-year-old law prohibiting sports betting in all but four states. The ruling, revealed late Thursday night, deals a setback to New Jersey’s attempts...
Shel biz as usual
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver yesterday defended his decision to be featured as the “honored guest” at a fund-raiser for the chairman of a legislative ethics panel reviewing Silver’s...
A ‘Grand’ $lam for MTA
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe Bloomberg administration’s plan for rezoning the area around Grand Central Terminal could produce $750 million over the next 20 years for the cash-starved MTA.City officials disclosed the figure for...
UES co-op wants to kick out fashion designer's dog after he 'bit' four people
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA ritzy Upper East Side co-op board wants to kick this adorable canine out of the penthouse home he shares with his fashion-designer master, according to a new lawsuit. Oscar...
Distiller can’t hold its liquor
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amLONDON — A massive spill at a Chivas plant has sent the smell of spirits flowing through a Scottish sewer and sorrow coursing through the hearts of Scotch whisky fans....
iPaid: Kid’s $2,500 spree
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA 5-year-old trying to download a free iPad game ran up a bill for more than $2,500 in just 10 minutes. Danny Kitchen, of Warmley, England, got the password from...
Parents: We had petition to ax crossing guard
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amSchool crossing guard Flavia Roman was so often absent from her East Harlem post that angry parents claimed to have organized a petition to have her fired. But despite their...
Cross guard is a dirty ‘liar’
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe school crossing guard who played hooky while a young boy was killed by a tractor-trailer lied to her supervisor that morning — claiming she was helping children traverse the...
'Comrade Bloomy' hailed at Red Hook Fairway reopening
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amAt least there weren’t bread lines. Mayor Bloomberg celebrated the reopening of Red Hook’s Fairway supermarket yesterday — and was presented with a spray-painted portrait that made him look more...
NY gun law triggers court action
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amALBANY �� A state court has agreed to review whether New York’s new gun-control legislation was illegally rushed into law. Albany State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Connolly yesterday ordered Gov....
Rumble over Bowery club
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA star-studded mega club on the Bowery — featuring go-go dancers and Manhattan’s loudest sound system — should have its liquor license yanked for allegedly hoodwinking neighbors into thinking the...
‘Medicaid waste’ slap
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amALBANY — The state Health Department blew through $26 million in Medicaid overpayments because of glitches in its electronic filing system. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to...
Cop busted for allegedly arranging tryst with hookers
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA veteran Queens cop was busted for allegedly arranging a torrid tryst with two hookers he met while on patrol and in uniform, sources said yesterday. Officer Luis Gutierrez, 37,...
‘One Day at a Time’ mom dies
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amBonnie Franklin, who helped transform TV’s portrayal of the American family in the long-running sitcom “One Day at a Time,” died yesterday. She was 69. Franklin succumbed to complications from...
‘O’verturning gay-nups ban
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday gave his most fervent defense yet of homosexuals’ right to marry, saying he would overturn California’s gay-marriage ban if he were a Supreme Court judge.“We...
Michael Jordan allegedly fathered love child
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amHoops legend Michael Jordan allegedly fathered a love child with a Georgia woman 16 years ago — and she now wants the retired basketball star to pick up the tab...
Chinatown bus service Fung Wah shut down by feds
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amFung Wah — the popular and long-running Chinatown bus service that offered hourly trips to Boston for $15 — was shut down for good yesterday by the feds. The low-cost...
Brain-stab cop’s climb
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amA Harlem cop who survived a stab wound to the brain last year has been promoted to detective. Eder Loor walked slowly up to the stage to receive his citation...
Budget cuts begin as prez & GOP’s talks fail
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — The nation ran smack into the budget-slicing sequester yesterday after President Obama and Republicans failed to reach a deal to avoid across-the-board reductions to federal programs. Thousands of...
Obama’s 'Jedi mind meld' reference ridiculed by sci-fi fans
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — Now that’s illogical. President Obama yesterday outraged nerds everywhere when he committed sci-fi heresy by mixing up “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” in remarks about budget cuts. Speaking...
Officers gashed
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amTwo cops suffered head cuts last night when a goon hurled a glass vase off a rooftop as they tried to arrest a suspect after a dispute in The Bronx,...
Tehran wins again
March 2, 2013 | 5:00am‘The Rixos Victory”: So Tehran’s official media have dubbed the latest round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program with the “5+1 group.” Rixos is the name of the luxury hotel...
Speaker’s pile of garbage: stinking up our ’hood
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe Issue: Speaker Christine Quinn’s continued support for a waste-transfer station on the East Side. *** City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is not standing up for principle when she says...
Dumb, dumber and ... Dov
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe Issue: Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s Purim costume, which included blackface and an Afro. *** Assemblyman Dov Hikind showed his true colors by dressing up incorrectly (“Facial Profiling!” Feb. 26). By...
Mike Mulgrew meets Jim Crow
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amEvery time this city lets a charter school share building space with a traditional public school, the United Federation of Teachers screams like a banshee. Well, maybe not every time....
The ex-Pope
March 2, 2013 | 5:00am‘You are confusing a modern man with an American liberal.” These words were spoken years ago by a French cardinal responding to a question about modernity and Christianity. They come...
Death of a child
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amParents are not meant to bury their children. So we know every mom and dad shares the heartbreak of the parents of Amar Diarrassouba — the 6-year-old Harlem boy crushed...
All the President’s unaccountable men
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWhen Bob Woodward, one of Washington’s most distinguished journalists, accuses the White House of rewriting history, even liberals should take note. And when the White House responds by threatening him,...
The unpopular party
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amIt is not just the winter of Republican discontent. It will in all likelihood be the spring, summer and fall, as well. The national party is leaderless and nearly issueless,...
The flower elite
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amBefore orchids were being plucked for corsages and strewn across fancy tablescapes, they were revered across the world for their beauty and mystique. The New York Botanical Garden’s 11th annual...
Kids calendar
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amToday LOVE STORIES: Two classic children’s books charmingly adapted for the stage by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, “Guess How Much I Love You?” and “I Love My Little...
Sk8ter boys
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amIt's Tuesday night at the Gotham Girls’ practice space in Bushwick, and the trademark attributes of the championship women’s roller-derby team are on full display: the spirited camaraderie, the marriage...
Ed Fountaine Stakes Spot Plays
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amTom Fool Handicap Aqueduct, ninth race. Grade 3. Purse: $200,000. 6 furlongs, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 4:34 p.m. LOWDOWN: We haven’t seen this happen much recently, but back in the...
Mavericks have moved on from Williams snub
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe Mavericks went into free agency last summer hoping to convince Deron Williams to play for his hometown team alongside Dirk Nowitzki. Instead, Williams chose to re-up with the Nets...
McIlroy quitting an inconvenient tooth
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rory McIlroy is 23 years old and ranked No. 1 in the world, yet yesterday he played like a 23 handicap and acted like a...
Aqueduct Analysis
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPost Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $23,000; clm($12,500); 4upULTIMO PRINCIPE drops in class after tiring this distance in first off claim. TALENTED WHIZ...
Gulfstream Results
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amFIRST-$17,500, cl, 4YO up, 1m 7 Kssn Gntlmn (Rsr) 2.60 2.40 2.40 8 Toh's Grey Cat (Cruz) 7.00 4.80 9 Rhythm of the Moon (Saez) 5.60 Scr: All Knight. *...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amAll horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $30,000; mdn clm($25,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 You Tarzan(L),120CVelasquz5-x-xServis7-22 Slimshady(L),120M Luzzi6-4-3LO'Brien20-13 Joe Alan(M),120R Silverax-x-xZito10-14 Sun Catcher(M),115J Ortizx-x-xTrombett3-15 G W's Hammer(L),115K Coa6-5-4Hertler6-16...
Parx Graded Entries
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPost Time: 12:25 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $23,000; clm($10,000); 3YO2-Valid Mission 8-55-O K Lefty 10-11-Prince Stevie 7-26-Sir Cotton 10-13-It's a Bluff 5-17-Got a Hunch 5-24-First Ronin 20-1SECOND-1 mile; $25,000; alw; 4up(f)1-California...
Aqueduct Charts
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amMarch 1st, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $25,000; clm($12,500); 4upOff: 12:52. Good. drifted 3w into laneTime: 24.32, 48.75, 1:13.38, 1:38.05, 1:42.27.Trainer: Rene ArayaWinner: B G, 6, by Proud...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPost Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Sparky (7th) FIRST-Mile pace; $18,000; cond 5 Curator (BSears) 1-4-1 5-1 2 Ideal Matters (EGoodell) 1-3-3 3-1 4 Jepson Hanover (GBrennan) 3-2-3 4-1 1...
Sports Shorts
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amHOOPS: Heat extend win streak to 13 Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, LeBron James shook off his worst shooting night of the season to hit a key 3-pointer in the...
Meadowlands Results
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amFIRST: mile trot; $18,000; Horse & Groom 2 Dw'sNyYank(YGngrs) 4.80 3.20 2.40 7 Volare De Vie (J Meittinis) 6.00 3.40 3 Enrico As (J Campbell) 2.20 * Exacta (2-7) $33.00...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPost Time: 7:15 p.m. Best Bet: Escape The News (6th) FIRST-Mile trot; $18,000; claiming 5 Rucker Place (TTetrick) 3-4-2 8-1 1 Killer Quakes (YGingras) 8-1-2 3-1 4 Gaelic Thunder (JCampbell)...
Gulfstream Analysis
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPost Time: 1:00 p.m.FIRST-1m(T); $30,700; clm($30,000); 4upFLEET ALLAIRE third this distance and level. WET ONE closed to finish second in last two starts. PISTORIA pressed pace and tired most recent.PN...
The Post Line
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogMaryland1WAKE FORESTNORTHEASTERN9Old DominionSYRACUSE1 1/2LouisvilleVCU7 1/2ButlerFLORIDA18 1/2AlabamaMemphis6UCFTennessee2GEORGIAOKLAHOMA5Iowa St.KANSAS16 1/2West Va.MARQUETTE7 1/2Notre DameCINCINNATI7 1/2UconnDELAWARE1 1/2George MasonMINNESOTA16 1/2Penn St.TEMPLE13Rhode IslandXAVIER4 1/2UmassLA SALLE17 1/2DuquesneN. IOWA3 1/2Illinois St.EVANSVILLE6Indiana St.MISSOURI ST.1BradleyOhio4 1/2BOWLING GREENTOLEDO9Ball St.W. Michigan3E....
Home Team Lineups
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amTODAYMar. 2 SUNMar. 3 MONMar. 4 TUEMar. 5 WEDMar. 6 THUMar. 7 FRIMar. 8 Knicks NOGAME Mia.1:00ABCESPN Cle.7:00MSGESPN NO GAME Det.7:30MSGESPN OKC8:00TNTESPN NO GAME Nets Chicago8:00YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM...
Today's Sports on the Air
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amAuto RacingNoonNASCAR Sprint Cup Practice: Subway Fresh Fit 500 SPEED1 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: Dollar General 200 SPEED3 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Subway Fresh Fit 500, Final Practice SPEED4:30 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide...
Flacco set to ink deal for $20.1M per season with Ravens
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amJoe Flacco will have a huge contract to go along with his Super Bowl ring. The Baltimore Ravens reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new deal that would make...
Staal, Girardi re-pairing a D-light for Rangers
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amEverything old is new again. Or, in this particular case, Blue again. That’s because, after an interruption of more than one season, the Rangers have at least temporarily reunited the...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Paschall a big player at small school
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amEric Paschall is a walking example that’s it’s not where you play, but how you play. The gifted 6-foot-6 senior wing attends tiny Dobbs Ferry High School in Westchester County...
Te’o: My sexual orientation not questioned at Combine
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Manti Te’o, who moved “catfishing” from MTV lingo to the mainstream lexicon, claimed no teams asked about his sexual orientation at the NFL Combine and insisted...
Jets looking into low-cost options at quarterback
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe prospective participants in the 2013 Jets quarterback derby will not get Jets fans’ pulses racing. David Garrard, Brady Quinn ... zzzzz. Garrard and Quinn are the first names of...
Giants, Boothe not near deal
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amKevin Boothe started all 16 games last season at left guard and wants to return — he has spent the past six years with the Giants — and the Giants...
Mets’ lefty Niese close to mastering his new pitch
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE — Jon Niese is a changed man. The transformation began near the end of 2011, when the Mets lefty began dabbling with a changeup. He entered last...
Niese may replace Santana as Mets' Opening Day starter
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE — It’s still Johan Santana’s Opening Day start to lose. Though Terry Collins is developing a contingency plan in the event Santana isn’t ready for April 1...
Like Mets' Wright, all stars need to play in the WBC or it should go away
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright filled up a boxscore — three at-bats, a hit, a run, an RBI, a strikeout — and then filled up a box with the...
Yankees, Cano need season-long break from distracting contract talks
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amTAMPA — It turns out there’s more than one way to wipe that seemingly perpetual smile off Robinson Cano’s face. You needn’t limit him to three hits in 40 postseason...
Yankees’ Hughes looks to be ‘back’ pitching by March 14
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amTAMPA — Phil Hughes figures if he works an exhibition game by March 14 there will be enough time for him to make his first regular-season start. “That would give...
Yankees' Nunez learning new arm motion
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amTAMPA — In the beginning of camp, Eduardo Nunez was reticent about the changes Mick Kelleher was attempting to make with his throwing motion. Kelleher, a former big league infielder...
Nets fall to Mavericks in third straight loss at Barclays Center
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWant to blame last night’s Nets loss to the Mavericks on something missing from their game? Take your pick. No defense, little energy, careless turnovers — all of them could...
Teletovic Nets big minutes
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amLike it or not, you’re probably going to see more of Nets forward Mirza Teletovic. And you pretty much liked what you saw Friday night when Teletovic was part of...
Kidd out of Knicks' starting role & back on point
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — Knicks coach Mike Woodson finally pulled the trigger and benched ice cold Jason Kidd for last night’s 96-88 victory over the Wizards. Kidd moved from starting shooting guard...
Felton outduels Wall as Knicks top Wizards before showdown with Heat
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — This time, the Knicks owned the fourth quarter and owned the Wizards’ John Wall. Now they need to duplicate last night’s fourth- quarter effort tomorrow at the Garden...
Kidd’s value goes past the box score for Knicks
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWASHINGTON — The beauty of Jason Kidd, in part, was even in the January of his career, even at the start, he understood the game well enough that he never...
Tiger barely makes cut at Honda Classic
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — It looked dicey for the last hour of his round, but Tiger Woods barely made the cut Friday at the Honda Classic at PGA National....
Holey ‘Bible’
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amWhat if Jesus were the handsomest dude to have ever walked on water? What if Noah had a Scottish brogue — and what if the Virgin Mary got shoved around...
‘Home’ suit fits Disney
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe original writers and producers of ’90s sitcom hit “Home Improvement” are suing ABC’s parent company, Disney. Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra, Tam O’Shanter and David McFadzean filed suit Thursday in...
Maid Sarah O'Brien to leave ‘Downton Abbey’
March 2, 2013 | 5:00am‘Downton Abbey' fans have seen their last of scheming maid Sarah O’Brien — at least for the upcoming season. Siobhan Finneran, who played O’Brien for three seasons on the British...
Weird but true
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThey’re facing charges, no ifs, ands or butts. Cops in Molalla, Ore., said a woman’s phone accidentally butt-dialed 911, and dispatchers found themselves listening in on a drug chat. Police...
This time, Iona avoids collapse
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amThe scene was perfectly constructed. All the pieces were in place. The collapse couldn’t have been far. Iona, losers of six of its previous seven games, coming by a combined...
St. John's Lavin prepared to take heat for bold move
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amSteve Lavin has a Hollywood smile, a one-liner for every booster in the room and a recruiting pitch smoother than a 30-year-old bottle of single malt scotch. But he also...
St. John's suspends Harrison for rest of season
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amIt had to have been one of the most surreal team meetings in the history of St. John’s basketball, beginning with the upsetting news one of the most talented scorers...
LIU’s path to third straight NEC title will be more difficult this year
March 2, 2013 | 5:00amIt’s late October at the Barclays Center and the obligations of Northeast Conference Media Day are shuffling the 12 head coaches through various rooms of the brand-new building. Optimism is...
Home groans: Nets drop 3rd straight at Barclays Center
March 2, 2013 | 3:51amWant to blame Friday night’s Nets loss to the Mavericks on something missing from their game? Take your pick. No defense, little energy, careless turnovers — all of them could...
Knicks get ‘payback’ with win over Wizards
March 2, 2013 | 2:55amWASHINGTON — This time, the Knicks owned the fourth quarter and owned the Wizards’ John Wall. Now they need to duplicate Friday night’s fourth- quarter effort tomorrow at the Garden...