March 11, 2013
Feds sending free mobile phones to dead people: congressman
Dead people don’t need cell phones. That’s the message Rep. Tim Griffin of Arkansas wants to send Congress, after he says a controversial government-backed program that helps provide phones to...
Accused dognapper should get year in slammer: prosecutors
Manhattan prosecutors are playing rough with an accused dognapper, recommending that he spend a year in jail for allegedly swiping a 7-year-old girl's spaniel outside a Washington Heights grocery on...
Ex dot.com millionaire trades ritzy loft for jail cell after drug, gun crimes
A one-time dot.com millionaire officially traded her $6 million East 17th Street loft for an upstate prison cell today, getting sentenced to 1 1/3 -to-four years prison for gun conspiracy...
UFC's St-Pierre believes Long Island's Weidman will beat Silva quickly
Georges St-Pierre doesn’t just think Chris Weidman is going to beat Anderson Silva. The UFC welterweight champion thinks Long Island’s Weidman is going to finish the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in...
Jets sign veteran quarterback Garrard
The Jets quarterback competition got a new contestant Monday.The team signed veteran David Garrard after visiting with him two weeks ago. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The New Jersey...
Warriors' Lee excited for chance to go against Knicks
SAN FRANCISCO – David Lee is on the verge of his first playoff berth of his career. And Monday night vs. the Knicks, well, it’s sort of a playoff game...
Yankees sign OF Francisco to minor-league deal
Just hours after the Cleveland Indians released outfield Ben Francisco, the Yankees signed the 31-year-old to a minor-league deal.He is expected to arrive on Wednesday from Arizona and compete for...
Rutgers AD says Rice is coming back as coach: report
Rutgers coach Mike Rice's job is safe -- for now.Though the Scarlet Knights (14-15, 5-13 Big East) appear headed for their third straight losing season under Rice, and sixth straight...
Jets put second-round tender on OT Howard
The Jets applied a second-round tender to restricted free agent right tackle Austin Howard, according to a source.The Jets can match any other team’s offer to Howard or receive a...
Disgraced pol Monserrate gets month of freedom to fix diseased teeth
It seems that Hiram Monserrate’s teeth are as rotten as his reputation. The prison-bound ex-pol has won an extra month of freedom for desperately needed dental work on his diseased...
Giants put first-round tender on Cruz; Mara not surprised if WR gets offer
The Giants are not blinking, and are prepared to lose Victor Cruz if some free agent suitor makes him an exorbitant offer they can refuse rather than match."Certainly we're taking...
The Last Of Us Preview
The Last Of Us is on the short list of must-have titles for every PlayStation 3 owner and the Post Game Report had a chance to get a preview of...
Knicks, Rangers raise season-ticket prices
The Knicks still haven't won a playoff series since 2001 but the Garden's $800 million three-year transformation continues to cause season-ticket price hikes. In a press release, the Knicks announced...
Vikings trade Harvin to Seahawks for draft picks
MINNEAPOLIS -- Percy Harvin is on his way to Seattle to join the Seahawks.A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Minnesota Vikings have agreed...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Ducks take top spot as Blackhawks down for once
The Blackhawks had a nice four-week run at the No. 1 spot, but after two straight regulation losses, the Ducks get the honor.Anaheim is closing the gap in the standings...
Legendary mayor Ed Koch leaves behind $850K in will
Former Mayor Ed Koch, who died last month from congestive heart failure, continued to give to the city he loved yesterday with a $100,000 gift to an educational fund and...
Court sees grisly photographic evidence in trial of alleged cleaver-wielding madman David Tarloff
Spills of blood. Up-ended office furniture. A psychologist's corpse under a white sheet. The wreckage wrought by a madman's cleaver is on grisly, heartbreaking display as testimony begins in a...
Tebow has had 'long discussion' with Jets new coordinator, who is thinking of ways to utilize QB
Tim Tebow remains on the Jets roster, and new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg is planning like he will be in the fall.Mornhinweg said he spoke to Tebow and has begun...
2 NJ troopers lose jobs over high-speed escort with Giants player on GS Parkway
Two state troopers lost their jobs Monday for escorting a caravan of sports cars that traveled the Garden State Parkway last year at 100 mph. Both Nadir Nassry and Joseph...
Knicks' Anthony returning for Warriors game
SAN FRANCISCO - Carmelo Anthony is back, just in time for Monday night’s opener of their harsh five-game West Coast trip but he doesn’t think he’ll be completely 100 percent...
Mornhinweg: Sanchez has 'leg up' in Jets QB competition
It certainly sounds like Jets fans should expect Mark Sanchez to be the team’s starting quarterback this season.New Jets offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said there will be a competition at...
BUBBLE BREAKDOWN: Tennessee making its NCAA case, Oklahoma sliding
Every week before Selection Sunday, NYPost.com blogger Marc Raimondi takes a look at the college basketball bubble teams that helped themselves and the ones that hurt themselves the most.Here’s the...
VIDEO PREVIEW: Nets try and stay hot vs. struggling Sixers
The Nets take on Philadelphia on Monday night with a good opportunity to extend their winning streak to four games.The key for the Nets will be if Deron Williams can...
Quake shakes wide area of S. California
LOS ANGELES — An earthquake has shaken a wide swath of Southern California but there's no word of any damage. The U.S. Geological Survey's monitoring system places the epicenter in...
Two surviving teens kicked out windows and swam to safety after crash that killed six friends
WARREN, Ohio — Two teens who escaped a crash that killed six friends in a swampy pond wriggled out of the wreckage by smashing a rear window and swimming away...
WATCH: Indiana coach berates Michigan assistant for wrecking program
Indiana secured its first outright Big Ten regular season title in two decades with Sunday's win over Michigan, but Hoosiers coach Tom Crean hasn't forgotten part of the reason it...
MLB 13 The Show Review
I was presented with a difficult decision when trying to come up with a grade for MLB 13 The Show.Without having played any of the previous entries in the critically...
GE to study Hudson River cleanup expansion
General Electric Co. said Monday it will study the possibility of expanding dredging in a contaminated portion of the upper Hudson River after a request by New York state Comptroller...
Dolphins heavy favorite to land top WR Wallace: reports
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill may have an easier second season.According to multiple reports, the Dolphins look like they will be landing free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace, who spent...
New Jets DC Thurman hasn't talked to Revis recently
New Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman said he has not spoken with star cornerback Darrelle Revis recently and is not worried about the possibility that Revis could be traded.“We coach...
Performers sampled in 'Harlem Shake' track want compo
Two performers who say their songs have been used in Baauer's No. 1 hit "Harlem Shake" are seeking compensation because their vocals have been used without permission. The New York...
Jets free agency preview: Special teams
This is the ninth and final part in a nine-part series examining the Jets’ needs position by position as free agency begins.Currently on roster:Joe McKnightAge: 242012 stats: 39 kickoff returns,...
Cashman: Chipper would be 'perfect fit' for Yankees, but Braves great already passes
TAMPA -- It was worth a shot that didn't hit the rim.In his quest to find Mark Teixeira's replacement Yankees GM Brian Cashman came up with Chipper Jones' name this...
Three keys to Iona-Manhattan MAAC title game
Iona and Manhattan will meet in a MAAC Championship game for the first time tonight (9 p.m., ESPN2), ensuring at least one local team will be dancing next week. As...
Notorious Kennebunk Zumba studio used as front for hookers set to reopen
KENNEBUNK, Maine — A year after a Zumba studio shut down following allegations the instructor was using it as a prostitution front, the space is reopening — as another Zumba...
Rivera, Team USA and Santana
Everyone wants to know who will succeed Mariano Rivera, now that Rivera has officially announced his retirement upon the completion of the 2013 season. My early money is on David...
Judge halts mayor's soda ban, calls it 'arbitrary and capricious'
A state judge today put a cork in City Hall's plans to ban Big Apple restaurants and other venues from selling large sugary drinks -- a bubble-bursting defeat for Mayor...
Teen dead after car jumps curb and hits five in Queens
A teenager was killed and four college students were injured when a driver lost control of his vehicle this morning in a busy area of Long Island City, cops said....
Philippine Basketball Association bans former Knicks player Balkman after choking incident
Former NBA player Renaldo Balkman has been banned from the professional basketball league in the Philippines for grabbing a team mate around the neck during a game. The former New...
Kim's bloody new beauty routine
Kim Kardashian’s face is left dripping with blood as she undergoes an agonizing new beauty treatment. The blood facial process involves medics taking blood from the arm, before separating the...
3UP: Yanks rotation, Bench, Hughes DL
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column in which Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos said despite the injuries the Yankees have a strong pitching staff and that should make...
UpROAR! Illinois moves to ban the sale of lion meat
CHICAGO — A state lawmaker is pushing legislation that would ban the sale of lion meat and the slaughter of the animals in Illinois, saying he knows of at least...
Yankees' Hughes 'pain free,' will throw BP Thursday
TAMPA -- Phil Hughes' back is without pain. However, the slider can use some help.Hughes, who remains a question mark to start the season in the rotation, made it through...
Cardinals count down to conclave with final talks
VATICAN CITY — Cardinals gathered for their final day of talks Monday before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid debate over whether the Catholic Church needs more of...
Man dead after crashing into stopped city bus
A man died this morning in Brooklyn when he crashed into the back of a stopped city bus, police said. The driver, in his 20’s, was coming down Jamaica Avenue...
'Blade Runner' not suicidal: family
JOHANNESBURG — Olympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, charged with the Valentine's Day murder of his girlfriend, is not suicidal, his family announced Monday. Pistorius "is in deep mourning but despite the...
Iran says it will help learn fate of ex-FBI agent
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's foreign minister says his country is ready to help learn the fate of a retired FBI agent who went missing six years ago. Iranian media on...
Lawyer: Stephen Baldwin to avoid jail in NY tax case
Stephen Baldwin's lawyer says the actor will avoid prison and get up to five years to pay back taxes of about $350,000. Attorney Russell Yankwitt spoke Monday after a closed-door...
Queen Elizabeth skips event at Westminster Abbey after illness
LONDON — Buckingham Palace officials say Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth Observance Service at Westminster Abbey as she continues her recovery after a brief illness. Officials said Monday...
S. Korea, US begin drills as North Korea threatens war
SEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea staged dueling war games Monday as threatening rhetoric from the rivals rose to the highest level since North Korea rained artillery shells...
US, Afghan troops killed in apparent insider attack: officials
KABUL, Afghanistan — A police officer opened fire on US and Afghan forces inside a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, sparking a firefight that killed two US troops...
Gov. Cuomo's favorability rating drops to all-time low: poll
ALBANY – It’s been an unlucky ’13 for Gov. Cuomo so far – relatively speaking. His favorability rating has dropped to an all-time low since he took office Jan. 1,...
Without stars, Knicks face brutal Western swing
SAN FRANCISCO — Go West, old men! Amar’e Stoudemire stayed in New York for another impending knee surgery as the NBA’s oldest, most fragile title contender flew West yesterday. The...
Knicks will try and survive West Coast trip
SAN FRANCISCO — This is a lesson everyone learns when they sign on for New York City: Even when you’re supposed to be an underdog, you’re an overdog. Even when...
WATCH: Clippers player DeAndre Jordan's monster dunk
Don't mess with DeAndre Jordan. The Clippers center entered his bid for NBA dunk of the year Sunday, slamming the ball over Pistons defender Brandon Knight. The dunk came in...
Without doubt, Woods is No. 1
DORAL, Fla. — Never mind what the Official World Golf Rankings tell you about the identity of the No. 1 player in the world right now. The computer that spits...
Tiger turns back time with dominant win at Doral’s Monster
DORAL, Fla. — While Daylight Savings Time moved the clocks an hour ahead early yesterday morning, Tiger Woods was busy turning them back. While the rest of us sprung ahead,...
Red Bulls collapse again, fall 2-1 at San Jose
If you thought the Red Bulls’ season-opening collapse last weekend was bad, get a load of this one, a 2-1 come-from-ahead loss at San Jose, a game in which Roy...
Build your network
When doctors and nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx couldn’t get to work during Hurricane Sandy in the fall, hospital brass turned to an unexpected source to solve...
Go to Greg
Have you ever had an inkling that you were a fraud at work and felt paranoid that people know — or would find out — that you don’t really know...
Raising the roof
1. Getting ahead is more about scrambling a jungle gym than climbing a ladder. There are many ways to the top of a jungle gym, but there’s only one way...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Thrift Shop, Macklemore/Ryan Lewis 2. Harlem Shake, Baauer 3. When I Was Your Man, Bruno Mars 4. Heart Attack, Demi Lovato 5. Stay, Rihanna 6. Started...
Hedgie Paulson an Absolute bust in ’12
John Paulson is officially last year’s biggest loser. Paulson’s hedge fund firm fell six places to 14th in Absolute Return’s Billion Dollar Club semi-annual ranking of the top hedge funds,...
Business briefs
Soaring payBank pay surged at the world’s biggest 35 firms last year, a combined 10 billion euros ($13.1 billion) more than they doled out to staff in 2011, according to...
More in the mix
Buyout billionaire Leon Black isn’t the only one who wants his cake. Black’s Apollo Global Management and veteran food exec Dean Metropoulos — the front-runners to buy Twinkies and other...
Plate day for the Irish
Glenda Sansone sure knows how to time the opening of an Irish pub. Sansone, who hails from Ireland, opened Slane, at 102 MacDougal St., seven years ago — the day...
Enchanted aisles
Whether for spring break or summer vacation, you probably want to get away for a while. Find your best guide in the magazine aisle. We have no idea what kind...
Soaring Dow brings its share of cautions
With the Dow industrials at a record high, many financial advisers are telling clients to go easy, whether they’re just getting back into stocks or seeking to add to equity...
CUNY Law grads bar and away improved
Now they got their law in order.The recently faltering CUNY School of Law has staved off potential sanctions to its program by catapulting its students’ passing rates on the New...
Nudge in judge grudge
These two bickering Surrogate’s Court judges now have their own surrogate.A bitter feud between the Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court jurists has gotten so ugly that a third judge has been reassigned...
Brooklyn landlord shoots, kills tenant over $100 in unpaid rent: police
A Brooklyn man was shot and killed yesterday — allegedly by his landlord during a vicious dispute over $100 in unpaid rent, police sources said. Luis Martinez, 51, died defending...
Pols ending $pinal tap
ALBANY — State lawmakers are pushing to return up to $8.5 million from speeding-ticket fines to a spinal-cord research fund that had been raided since 2010 to balance the state’s...
Mogul’s son under fire
The year before Abe Hirschfeld’s death, his son — who has been accused by his sister of conning the real-estate mogul out of $300 million in his declining days —...
Judge in pay probe
Brooklyn Civil Judge Yvonne Lewis is under investigation for allegedly improperly signing payment forms for her law secretary for work the aide did on guardianship cases for other jurists —...
Jeb to media: You’re on crack
WASHINGTON — Florida ex-Gov. Jeb Bush called the DC media “crack addicts” yesterday for quizzing him about a presidential run. “Man, you guys are crack addicts. You really are obsessed...
What, this? Kin say teen killed by cops owned no gun
Distraught relatives of a 16-year-old Brooklyn boy shot dead by cops claimed yesterday that the teenager didn’t own a gun and they’re “skeptical” about the cops’ version of how the...
Hugo foe set to run
CARACAS, Venezuela — Opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski is set to announce he will run in elections to replace Hugo Chavez, setting up a make-or-break encounter against Nicolas Maduro, the...
Our pathetic hatred of Anne Hathaway
This has gone too far. Those lips. Those eyes. The butchered hair. That skinny face. We hate her. This great and accepting society truly and eternally despises the actress Anne...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** Cops are looking for a robber who snatched a woman’s purse in the ATM vestibule of a bank in Fordham, police said. The suspect accosted the 22-year-old...
Veteran Brooklyn detective walks his beat one last time
Brooklyn Detective Mike Cleary has walked his beat longer than some of his co-workers have been alive — and on Friday, the veteran took his final tour. Known as the...
Gov just fracking around, pols say
Senior state lawmakers and top legislative staff are claiming Gov. Cuomo secretly encouraged last week’s efforts to pass a law blocking hydrofracking upstate. Several officials, along with leaders of landowner...
TSA agents blame supervisors for security blunders
TSA supervisors are to blame for recent security breaches at Newark Airport exposed by The Post — including a fake bomb that got past screeners, an agent said yesterday. “The...
Ride all about it!
Welcome to the only tour of New York that’s front-page news! For New Yorkers and tourists who want to see the Big Apple through the eyes of the city’s most...
Heap$ for hunks so un‘fair’
It literally pays to look like George Clooney. Handsome men command 22 percent more in wages than their average-looking counterparts, according to Australian researchers.The study also found that below-average-looking men...
Big sodas fizz out tomorrow
It’s last call for calories. Today is the final day for restaurants and food vendors to sell supersized sugary beverages, as Mayor Bloomberg’s controversial ban on drinks in containers larger...
JFK guy admits stealing your mail: cops
It’s in the mail. Wait! No, it’s not. Port Authority detectives and postal inspectors have cracked a long-running operation that saw thousands of packages — from high-end perfumes to designer...
Grisly cleaver-slay pics to be revealed
Psychologist Kathryn Faughey, 56, died a horrific death five years ago, slashed into lifelessness at her Upper East Side office by a colleague’s former patient. Today, that horror will be...
President Obama turns to comedy at annual Gridiron charity dinner
WASHINGTON — President Obama had a surefire explanation for why he thought his jokes at the Gridiron Dinner weren’t as funny as in past years — federal budget cuts. “My...
Beyoncé eyed for Mrs. O bash
Michelle Obama’s 50th-birthday bash next year could be a star-studded affair headlined by superstar singers Beyoncé and Adele, it was reported yesterday. The Grammy winners will sing at a private...
Oscar Pistorius ‘on verge of suicide’ as he sells off belongings
Legless Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius is “on the verge of suicide” as he hawks his belongings to fund his murder defense, it was reported yesterday. The Blade Runner, 26, is...
Attorney wants to exclude Jews from Abdel Hameed Shehadeh’s upcoming terror trial
An attorney has hatched a shocking scheme to defend an accused terrorist in Brooklyn federal court: Purge the Jews. Lawyer Frederick Cohn will ask a judge today to bar Jews...
Vigil for SI detectives
The memories of two detectives were honored last night during a candlelight vigil at the spot on Staten island where they were killed 10 years ago. About 400 people came...
Wasted TriBeCa stars flee
Celebrities and other wealthy homeowners in TriBeCa know exactly how garbage-wary Upper East Siders feel. The downtown residents had tried to stop a 10-story sanitation garage from being built on...
Dolan: Rome church is my secret ‘joy’
A smiling Timothy Cardinal Dolan wowed worshipers at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Rome yesterday, saying he’s “full of joy to be here.” “After St. Patrick’s — here’s my secret...
‘Oz’y doe$ at movies
“Oz the Great and the Powerful” lived up to its name at the box office over the weekend, conjuring up $80.3 million in the United States and Canada, according to...
People fleeing their UES neighborhood because of incoming trash transfer station
Upper Easter Siders are scrambling to sell their posh apartments before the city opens a gigantic waste-transfer station, bringing garbage trucks through the neighborhood 24 hours a day. “The waste...
‘Cats’ wins Pataki nod
Supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis has landed a big endorsement in his run for mayor: former Gov. George Pataki.A source close to the three-term governor told The Post that Pataki could...
Quinn faces all-‘out’ war
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn officially launched her bid to become the city’s first female and openly gay mayor yesterday — and one of her rivals, Public Advocate Bill de...
Wife of millionaire LI real-estate mogul gets judge to rip up her prenup
The beautiful wife of a millionaire Long Island real-estate mogul got a judge to rip up her prenup — a rare, precedent-setting decision that could influence countless marriages to wealthy...
Not any ‘Port’ for the Biebs
Justin Bieber might have another meltdown after this embarrassing revelation — he’s not hot in Portugal. The pint-sized hit maker canceled one of his two concerts slated for Lisbon amid...
Subway pay-phone service going down
If you see something, say something — if you can find a working pay phone.Less than half of the pay phones in the city’s subways actually work, a 36 percent...
NYPD boost a crash infusion
The NYPD is beefing up investigations of vehicle accidents in which a victim is seriously maimed or injured.Until now, police have thoroughly examined only fatal accidents. Critics called for the...
A risky budget gimmick
Gov. Cuomo is cruising toward his third consecutive on-time state budget, which will no doubt be cited as further evidence that a new era of fiscal responsibility has dawned in...
A stand-up republican: Rand Paul vs. the old GOP
The Issue: Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster over America’s policy on the use of drones against American citizens. *** The fallout from Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster draws a sharp contrast in...
A fine mess we’re in
Here’s one for the record books: When it comes to a key business issue, the City Council gets it — and the mayor doesn’t. The council last week voted to...
Sacking the Redskins
For years the Washington Redskins have been defending their team name from activists who contend it’s a slur. The battle was renewed Thursday, when a three-judge US Patent Office Panel...
The reform pols hate
Gov. Cuomo is pulling out all the stops to promote his ideas for campaign finance. That includes holding a “telephone town hall” tonight on the issue with the folks from...
The city needs a jerk
Was Rudy Giuliani a jerk? Yep. And a good thing, too. The moderator of a Republican mayoral debate, smug as a bug in a rug, leveled the charge last week...
Castros are Venezuelan kingmakers
The relationship between Venezuela under Nicolas “I Am Chavez” Maduro and Cuba is bound to tighten — and that’s bad news for America. Sworn-in Friday as Venezuela’s interim president, Maduro...
Everybody must get Stonewalled
It was the riot that sparked the gay-rights revolution — the 1969 brawl outside Greenwich Village’s Stonewall Inn. And it’s treated with blazing theatricality in Ike Holter’s “Hit the Wall,”...
Quirky comedy is King (Kong)
It’s hard out here for a chimp. The title character of the new off-Broadway show “Trevor” is a primate desperately trying to revive his acting career. His claim to fame:...
Reader of the pack
If there was ever a performer to whom the phrase “I would pay to hear her read the phone book” applies, it’s Julie Halston. Leave it to the delectable co-star...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 fur; $22,000; clm($15,000); 3YODANGEROUS MAIZE cuts back in distance after setting the pace and tiring to second as...
Heat’s streak hits 18 games
Mario Chalmers scored 26 points, Chris Bosh added 24 and the Heat won their 18th straight game, easily topping the Pacers 105-91 last night in Miami. The 18-game streak ties...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $23,000; clm($10,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Carlot Cowboy(L),117A Arroyo4-4-4S Klesaris5-12 RittenhouseSqr(L),110TMcCrthy5-6-1Servis6-13 Frank and Dino(L),113E Rivera4-1-2Wlhelm-S4-14 Artistic Honors(L),119H Ramos1-x-xLeBarron2-15 He's So...
Aqueduct Charts
March 10th, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $22,000; clm($15,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. 3w 1/2, strong driveTime: 23.41, 47.03, 59.5, 1:12.58.Trainer: Manuel GonzalezWinner: DK B/ M, 5, by...
Speed kills 2 faves ... But Verrazano earns ticket
After even-money favorite Flashback and 2-1 second choice Goldencents ran themselves into the ground in Saturday’s San Felipe, setting it up for Hear the Ghost to come with a rush...
Ramon nears return
Any owner or trainer with a Kentucky Derby contender shopping for a jockey might want to consider Ramon Dominguez, who is nearing his comeback after being sidelined since a Jan....
Sports Shorts
SOCCER: Red Bulls lose on penalty kick Rookie Adam Jahn scored his first professional goal and then set up Chris Wondolowski’s game-winning penalty in second-half injury time that gave the...
Sam Houston Graded Entries
Post Time: 2:00 p.m. FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $6,200; alw; 4up6-VzsBrnngDesty2-14-Billyjacks 8-11-Keepitcountry 10-15-TMBrnngBrdes3-12-Chachie 9-27-WmaSandstne12-13-Dafrynch 6-18-CzmkeyTeBeS12-1SECOND-1m&70yds; $10,500; cl($15,0); 4up5-R Skydiver 2-14-Range Man 6-11-Espreto 10-16-Stand Watie 10-12-Luke the Duke 9-27-Giant Mingun 3-13-Steady Roar...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1 1/16m(T); $32,500; clm($25,0); 3YO 3 Rhythm Qn (RccJr.) 3.00 2.10 2.10 7 Iwllneversynevr (Cstllno) 2.80 2.80 8 E Sveikata (Argueta) 6.80 Scr: Bin Elusive. * Exacta (3-7) $10.40 *...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball6 a.m.WBC: Teams TBA MLBN1 p.m.Exh: Cardinals at Yankees YES, ESPN,WCBS (880 AM)4 p.m.Exh: Athletics at Padres MLBNBasketball7 p.m.Sun Belt Tournament: Championship ESPN7 p.m.Southern Tournament: Champ. ESPN27 p.m.Colonial Tournament: Champ....
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballColonial Athletic AssociationAt Richmond, Va.ChampionshipFavoriteLineUnderdogJ. Madison1NortheasternSun Belt ConferenceAt Hot Springs. Ark.ChampionshipW. Kentucky3FiuMid-American ConferenceFirst RoundBUFFALO8 1/2C. MichiganE. MICH.8N. IllinoisBOWL. GREEN7Miami, OhioWest Coast ConferenceAt Las VegasChampionshipGonzaga4St. Mary's Summit LeagueAt Sioux Falls,...
Giants add Eagles castoff Jenkins to defensive line
The Giants gave up more yards in 2012 than in any season in franchise history. Their run defense was beyond shabby, allowing 129.1 yards per game — 25th in the...
Resurgent Nets on rise as new beasts in East
PHILADELPHIA — It was just a week ago that the Nets had lost four of five and were in danger of tumbling down a few rungs in the Eastern Conference...
Amar'e vows return 'to help lead the Knicks to fight for a championship'
SAN FRANCISCO — Amar’e Stoudemire sent a message to his fans last night to not count him out. Ever. On the verge of undergoing right-knee debridement surgery as soon as...
Rangers roll Capitals with dominant performance
WASHINGTON — Halfway through a season in which the Rangers have struggled to create and maintain an identity, the club’s cup is half-full rather than half-empty. For yesterday afternoon’s 4-1...
Capitals' Ovechkin gets two penalties in one sequence
WASHINGTON — You’d think John Tortorella would have seen it all through his career, but the Rangers coach said he had never before seen what happened during the second period...
Devils survive, try to put skid behind them
Going into last night’s game against the Jets, the Devils knew a regulation loss would leave them on the outside of the playoff picture for the first time this season....
Islanders crushed by Penguins
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins might not have reigning NHL MVP Evgeni Malkin for a couple of weeks because of an undisclosed upper body injury. Considering the way the rest...
Announcers turned into screwballs
Wally Ballou lives! Ballou was the fictional roving reporter — “and winner of 16 diction awards” — on the long-gone Bob and Ray radio shows that for more than 30...
Old brawl game nets no bans
The violent misdeeds of the Mexican and Canadian baseball teams will go unpunished. The World Baseball Classic decided no players will be suspended in the aftermath of Saturday’s nasty brawl...
Woe Canada: U.S. rallies to advance in WBC
PHOENIX — Do you believe in chokes? Team USA doesn’t. In what would have been the most humiliating loss in United States baseball history, manager Joe Torre’s club rallied from...
Wheeler sent down, but Mets expect major future for him
PORT ST. LUCIE — Zack Wheeler threw batting practice yesterday for the first time since injuring his oblique. That was the good news. The bad news was the batting-practice session...
Mets' Santana controls timetable on comeback
The Mets aren’t going to be able to decide when Johan Santana is ready to pitch. Only Santana — and his fragile left shoulder — can do that. “Whatever the...
Hot spring could land Valdespin spot on Mets
JUPITER, Fla. — Jordany Valdespin’s unofficial position as spring training began was “left out,” but his performance in camp is forcing the Mets to reconsider. If Valdespin continues producing, he...
Yankees' season will swing on Sabathia-led staff
TAMPA — The buses were loading for the 23-mile trip to Dunedin and a game against the Blue Jays when CC Sabathia took the Steinbrenner Field main mound for what...
CC's first outing for Yankees on track for Friday
DUNEDIN, Fla. — CC Sabathia graduates from simulated games to exhibition games Friday against the Marlins at George Steinbrenner Field. “When it counts I want to be out there, but...
Phelps hangs 5 zeros in bid for Yankees' fifth starter job
DUNEDIN, Fla. — The pre-game crossword puzzle routine is familiar, and so is his thoughtfulness before answering questions. He comes from a university steeped in academic and athletic tradition. And...
Talk show guests
MONDAYKERI RUSSELL - Rachael Ray, 7 a.m., (OWN)ANGELA BASSETT - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7VALERIE HARPER - The Doctors, 9 a.m., Ch. 2 and 6 p.m.,...
Love & Money
Caroline Kennedy’s husband, Ed Schlossberg, former talk-show host Dick Cavett and cartoonist Garry Trudeau must be fans of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show — because they all contributed to his sister’s...
‘View’ tell-all today
Barbara Walters is expected to make it official this morning on the “The View” that Elizabeth Hasselbeck, the youngest member of the crew, is leaving the show in a wide-ranging...
Valerie Harper says her TV goodbyes
Valerie Harper, who revealed last week that she has been diagnosed with incurable brain cancer, is making what will likely be her final TV appearances today on “The Doctors” (9...
Off-duty zombies
Who would have thought that half the population of genteel Atlanta would be dying to shed their skins and their chins in order to walk the walk on “The Walking...
Outdoor TV host is slain
A jealous forest ranger shot and killed the host of the Sportsman Channel show “A Rifleman’s Journal” in an apparent rage over the TV personality visiting the killer’s wife, police...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
This guy wants to be king of the legislature. An Illinois lawmaker is baffling his fellow politicians by trying to push through a law banning the sale of lion burgers....
After tough regular season, Iona on verge of making it to NCAA tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Iona is looking for redemption for all the leads it has lost, all the games it has squandered. And the latest step toward vindication was last night’s...
Manhattan crushes Fairfield to advance to MAAC final
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A dominant 60-42 MAAC semifinal rout over Fairfield ensured Manhattan it will face its closest rival tonight in a league title game for the first time, guaranteeing...
Albany ends Stony Brook's tourney hopes
ALBANY — Life isn’t fair. And neither is life in a one-bid league. After more than four months proving itself as the best team in the America East, top-seeded Stony...
Big East, proud collegiate hoops hotbed, NOT dead at 34
Ever since my friend Chris Calhoun, a literary agent, gave me the book “52 McGs,” I have developed a somewhat macabre fascination with reading obituaries. And for the life of...
Indiana edges Michigan to clinch Big Ten
Cody Zeller scored 25 points and made a go-ahead layup with 13 seconds left, then altered Trey Burke’s shot at the other end, lifting No. 2 Indiana to a 72-71...
Devils down Jets in shootout
Patrik Elias scored the only goal in the shootout as the Devils recorded a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Sunday night at Prudential Center in Newark. It marked the...
Killed over rent: Landlord shoots tenant dead in fight over $100, police say
A Brooklyn man was shot and killed by his landlord during a vicious dispute over $100 in unpaid rent, police sources said. Luis Martinez, 51, died defending sister Anna Rodriguez...
Right on time: Newark cop, arriving at security job, fatally shoots armed robber
NEWARK — Authorities say a veteran Newark police officer interrupted a robbery at a city supermarket and fatally shot the armed bandit. Essex County prosecutors say the shooting occurred around...