March 2, 2013

Harvey gives up homer; Mets, Marlins tie

PORT 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

N'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

TAMPA, 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

SACRAMENTO, 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

A 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

A 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

Mayor 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

MILLSTONE, 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

Gay 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.

ALBANY — 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

SEFFNER, 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

Two 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

The 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...

Day in photos: March 1, 2013

Business briefs

Bid 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

Wall 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

Ron 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

Auf 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

Bloomberg 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

The 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

Warren 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

The 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

A 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

Jack 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!

You’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

A 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

A 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

The 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

The 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

A 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

This 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

Dot.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

It’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

WASHINGTON — 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

Manhattan *** 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’

Seats 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

A 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

ALBANY — 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

The 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

A 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

LONDON — 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

A 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

School 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’

The 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

At 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

ALBANY �� 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

A 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

ALBANY — 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

A 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

Bonnie 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

WASHINGTON — 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

Hoops 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

Fung 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

A 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

WASHINGTON — 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

WASHINGTON — 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

Two 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

‘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

The 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

The 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

Every 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

‘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

Parents 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

When 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

It 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

Before 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...

The flower elite

Kids calendar

Today 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

It'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

Tom 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

The 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

PALM 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

Post 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

FIRST-$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

All 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

Post 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 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

Post 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

HOOPS: 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

FIRST: 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

Post 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

Post 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

NCAA 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

TODAYMar. 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

Auto 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

Joe 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

Everything 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

Eric 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

ATLANTIC 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

The 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

Kevin 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

PORT 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

PORT 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

PORT 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

TAMPA — 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

TAMPA — 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

TAMPA — 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

Want 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

Like 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

WASHINGTON — 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

WASHINGTON — 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

WASHINGTON — 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

PALM 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’

What 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

The 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’

‘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

They’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

The 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

Steve 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

It 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

It’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

Want 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

WASHINGTON — 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...