March 12, 2013
Melo says he may have to get knee drained
DENVER – The Melodrama continues. The most important d-word tonight wasn’t about Denver but drainage. Carmelo Anthony said he expects to play tomorrow in his first homecoming in Denver but...
LA Archdiocese settles 4 sex cases for $10 million
LOS ANGELES -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay nearly $10 million to settle four cases alleging abuse by a now-defrocked priest who told Cardinal Roger Mahony...
'Craigslist killer' found guilty of aggravated murder, could face death penalty
AKRON, Ohio — A self-styled street preacher accused of teaming up with a high school student in a deadly plot to lure men with Craigslist job offers and then rob...
'Central Park 5' man hopes for second exoneration in new park assault charge
He's going for two. One of the five men cleared of rape in the Central Park Jogger case says he is confident he will also be exonerated in his latest...
Man critical after Long Island City crash
A man is fighting for his life after suffering a heart attack behind the wheel in Long Island City this afternoon, cops said. The man’s vehicle careened into a light...
Bad Samaritan gets 20 years for raping drunk woman
He was a really bad Samaritan -- telling a drunken young woman that he was the West Village "neighborhood watchman" and could help her, only to rape and beat her...
Nova makes case for Yankees' fifth-starter job
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Ivan Nova continued to make a case to be the Yankees' fifth starter by pitching four scoreless innings Tuesday during a 3-1 victory over the Tampa...
Bills cut QB Fitzpatrick: report
Ryan Fitzpatrick was smart enough to graduate from an Ivy League school, but the Bills don't think he is smart enough to run their offense, cutting him after four seasons...
Gears of War Judgment Preview
One of the flagship franchises for the Xbox 360, Gears of War, is releasing its highly anticipated prequel next week.The fourth title in the third-person shooter franchise, Gears of War:...
Cano, Reyes homer to help Dominican Republic rally past Italy
MIAMI – Italy put itself on the WBC map beating Mexico and Canada in the Phoenix portion of the tournament to advance to the second round. Tuesday, the Italians nearly...
Massive heart-shaped art installation lighting up DUMBO
A new art installation is spreading the love in DUMBO. The “Heartwalk,” a massive 30-foot art installation shaped like a heart and made from Hurricane Sandy-salvaged boardwalk wood from throughout...
WATCH: Rioters loot B'klyn stores following vigil for teen slain by NYPD
Here is the scene inside Church Farm Market at 4003 Church Ave. in East Flatbush last night as wilding rioters ran amok following a candlelight vigil for a teen fatally...
Two killed, mutilated in ill-fated drug dealers robbery
The two men whose mutilated bodies were found in a Howard Beach fire last week were killed trying to rob a group of drug dealers, cops said. Rudy Superville, 22,...
Giants bring Ross back; Bennett headed to Bears
Aaron Ross, a former first-round draft pick, started at cornerback in both Super Bowl victories for the Giants, first as a rookie in 2007 and then in 2011 as a...
Sabres coach prepared for retaliation from Rangers on Richards hit
BUFFALO — Brad Richards will not have to face Patrick Kaleta here on Tuesday night, as the man who put the Rangers’ star center into the boards face-first into the...
Bank manager busted after allegedly swiping nearly $300G
An East Village bank manager was busted after he swiped almost $300,000 from a customer’s account, authorities said. Coworkers of Jairo Valero, 34, confronted him at a meeting at the...
Jets told Garrard he 'has chance to compete for the starting job'
David Garrard is coming to the Jets expecting to give Mark Sanchez a push for the starting quarterback job.Garrard, 35, signed with the Jets on Monday. He said he Jets...
St. John's Sampson wins Big East Rookie of the Year
It was a difficult season for the St. John's, but a bright spot was freshman JaKarr Sampson who was voted the Big East Conference's Rookie of the Year on Tuesday.Sampson...
Holmes agrees to restructure contract with Jets
New Jets general manager John Idzik continues to chop away at the Jets salary cap problems. The team and wide receiver Santonio Holmes agreed to a restructured contract, The Post...
TE Gonzalez un-retires, will return to Falcons
Tony Gonzalez waited 16 seasons before earning his first playoff win and then tearfully crying and retiring after the Falcons were eliminated in the NFC Championship game to he 49ers...
Plaxico to re-sign with Steelers: report
As a free agent last season, Plaxico Burress waited and waited for a team to sign him. He wasn't signed by the Steelers until November, playing in four games. But...
New tests show Mars could have supported life: NASA
LOS ANGELES — Drilling into a rock near its landing spot, the Curiosity rover has answered a key question about Mars: The red planet long ago harbored some of the...
Welcome, ratters: 3 new dog breeds at Westminster
The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is set to welcome three new breeds next year. Rat terriers will compete next February in the terrier group, chinooks will join the working...
One dead after highway crash involving college lacrosse team bus
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Police say one person is dead after an upstate New York wreck involving a bus carrying a college lacrosse team from Vermont. Transportation officials say the...
Ray Kelly, councilman verbally spar over riot response during candlelight vigil
A verbal war erupted between Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and City Councilman Jumaane Williams this morning over a riot that broke out last night in Williams’ district. Williams (D-Brooklyn), a...
Biker groom-to-be arrested for blocking highway in proposal stunt
WEST COVINA, Calif. — Four men — including the would-be groom — have been arrested for a marriage proposal stunt in which hundreds of motorcycles blocked a Southern California freeway,...
Tannenbaum: Jets should get Harvin-like package for Revis
If Darrelle Revis gets traded, the Jets should get an extensive package for the star cornerback, according to the man that drafted him. Former Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum, who...
Former Michigan QB Robinson wins NCAA Football 14 cover vote contest
Former Michigan Wolverines quarterback Denard Robinson has been named the cover athlete for NCAA Football ’14.Robinson beat out Texas A&M wide receiver Ryan Swope in the final round of the...
SEE IT: Golfer falls in 18-foot sinkhole in Illinois
ST. LOUIS — Suddenly being swallowed up by the earth on a golf course's fairway drove a wedge between Mark Mihal and a stellar round.The 43-year-old mortgage broker was counting...
DVD Extra: Clifton Webb's Fabulous '50s
Arguably the unlikeliest star attraction of the 1950s, Clifton Webb was a celebrated Broadway singer and dancer of the 1920s best known in 1944 for starring in comedies by his good friend Noel Coward...
Seton Hall recruit Carr likely headed overseas
Don’t look for the crime rate to lessen in South Orange. It is getting less and less likely Aquille Carr, nicknamed “The Crimestoper” because it was said crime dwindled in...
EA Sports reveals Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote contestants
The Madden NFL Cover Vote is getting an old school twist this year.EA Sports released the nominees for the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote on Monday, with each NFL team...
Jeter to play shortstop for Yankees on Wednesday
TAMPA -- Derek Jeter says he will play at shortstop Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.It's the first time in the field for Jeter since ankle surgery last fall. Jeter...
Ex-assemblyman sentenced to one month in jail for for bribe scheme
Jimmy Meng — a former assemblyman who became the first Asian-American to be elected to the New York state Legislature — was sentenced today to one month in jail and...
Rams WR Gibson, Raiders RB Goodson to visit Jets: source
The Jets don’t have too much money to spend in free agency, but they won’t be completely quiet.The team will host a visit for free agent wide receiver Brandon Gibson...
Ex-UFC champ Arlovski contemplated retirement before new start at Jackson's Gym
Andrei Arlovski was hearing calls for his retirement. The former UFC heavyweight champion was even doubting himself. He had just lost in the quarterfinals of the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix,...
Devils' Brodeur skates; 'no timetable' for return
Martin Brodeur skated Tuesday for the first time since injuring his back Feb. 24 in warm-ups against Winnipeg, but the Devils netminder is still not close to returning."There is no...
Colo. judge enters not guilty plea for 'Dark Knight' shooter Holmes
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The judge in the deadly Colorado movie theater shooting case entered a not guilty plea on behalf of James Holmes on Tuesday after the former graduate student's...
Cosmos sign Nane, Gonzalez
The New York Cosmos inked a pair of players today, signing Cameroonian midfielder Joseph Nane and Colombian defender Juan Gonzalez.Nane, a 6-foot-2 central midfielder, has MLS experience with Toronto FC...
Sandusky scandal has cost Penn St. $41M, $8.1M for Freeh Report
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State has released a document sought by some of its critics detailing the agreement with former FBI director Louis Freeh to investigate the Jerry Sandusky...
Game on! Boy Scouts introduce video game merit badge
The next time a Boy Scout troop head off into the woods to test their outdoorsy skills they'll obviously take tools like tents, hatchets, and video game consoles. The last...
Bronx Zoo jumper pleads not guilty to trespassing charges
The tiger-loving thrill seeker, mauled by a Bronx Zoo tiger last year, pleaded not guilty to trespassing charges this morning. David Villalobos, 25, didn’t exhibit any visible wounds today from...
STARTING FIVE: St. John's collapse, conference tourneys and Kentucky punches its ticket
Every week during the season, New York Post reporters Zach Braziller and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger go one-on-one over the latest hot topics in college basketball.This week they talk about St. John's...
Jets release Po'uha, clear up cap space: source
The Jets cleared some more salary cap room just before the free agency period began Tuesday by releasing veteran nose tackle Sione Po’uha, according to a source.The move will clear...
'Cannibal cop' found guilty of plot to kidnap, eat women
"Cannibal cop" Gilberto Valle was convicted today on all charges in what prosecutors called a "heinous plot" to kidnap, cook and eat his wife and several other women. A six-woman,...
Eagles' Vick cancels book tour over death threats
Despite wanting to go on with his scheduled book signings in Philadelphia and Atlanta even after knowing he would face some backlash, Michael Vick canceled his appearances after receiving death...
'Blade Runner's' gal pal met with ex days before fatal shooting
Oscar Pistorius’ slain girlfriend had coffee with a former flame just days before her murder, drawing multiple phone calls from the track icon, according to a broadcast report last night....
3UP: Chipper, Yankees bench, Brandon Knight
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about how George Steinbrenner would have loved the Yankees’ “pursuit” of Chipper Jones and hated the reasons why it was necessary.The Yanks...
Leon Black's Apollo Global new owner of Twinkies, other Hostess snack brands
Billionaire private equity mogul Leon Black is the new Mr. Twinkie. Black’s Apollo Global Management was the only entity to make a bid for the snacks business of bankrupt Hostess...
Hacked! Financial info from dozen celebs including Michelle Obama, Jay-Z and Sarah Palin leaked online
LOS ANGELES — Michelle Obama is the latest A-list victim of hackers who have posted sensitive financial records of high profile celebrities, government officials and politicians, online. TMZ reports the...
Iran mulls suing Hollywood over Oscar-winner 'Argo'
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian media say authorities are planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country. Several news outlets, including...
Report: Iran blocks VPN access to Gmail, Yahoo
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many Web sites. The VPNs are illegal in Iran but offered a...
Black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel, signaling conclave has failed to elect a pope
VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday, signaling that cardinals had failed on their first vote of the papal conclave to choose a new...
Louisville, Pitino will run away with crown
The last time Rick Pitino had a slice of humble pie it was delivered through his umbilical cord. That’s a compliment. Pitino is a New Yorker to the core —...
Examining Nets lineup decisions in fourth quarter
BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK – Among many, many issues in Monday night’s terrible 106-97 loss to the Sixers was the fact that the Nets couldn’t handle power forward Thaddeus...
Melo returns, but Warriors beat up on Knicks
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry scored 26 points, David Lee had 21 and the Golden State Warriors routed the New York Knicks 92-63 on Monday night for their most lopsided...
Business briefs
Please, sirZvi Goffer, an ex-Galleon Group trader whose 10-year prison term is the third-longest sentence in a recent federal crackdown on illegal insider trading, asked an appeals court to reduce...
Herbalife remedy: Company makes leap from controversial online recruiters
Herbalife is working hard to burnish its image in its battle with hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman. The Los Angeles-based company — which Ackman calls a pyramid scheme — has cut...
Carl’s peek at Dell books boosts shares
Carl Icahn’s dust-up with Dell may not amount to much. Dell yesterday agreed to give the corporate cage rattler a confidential look at its books, raising the prospect that he...
Ben jobs another set of employment numbers
Let’s have some fun with not-so-funny employment numbers. President Obama claims that the $85 billion in federal budget cuts that began on March 1 will cost our country 750,000 jobs....
Ranieri rapped by regulators
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday smacked the private-equity firm founded by Lewis Ranieri — the “godfather” of mortgage-backed securities — for improper fundraising tactics. Ranieri Partners, which focuses on...
Gary Barnett puts vacant W. 57th site on block
Gary Barnett finally wants to give up his pawn in a high-stakes game on West 57th Street. The developer, who has been selling many noncore assets, is placing the entirely...
Fairway’s IPO plan
Supermarket chain Fairway Group Holdings plans to push ahead with its initial public offering next month, seeking as much as $200 million, said people familiar with the matter. The 12-store...
Dolan head fake: Cablevision suit against Viacom may be a way to deal with other issues
There’s more to Cablevision’s $1 billion channel bundling battle with Viacom than meets the eye. Sure, James Dolan, CEO of the Bethpage, NY-based cable giant, is hoping the lawsuit against...
BB Z10’s pre-orders
AT&T will begin taking orders for BlackBerry’s new flagship Z10 phone today, ahead of the device going on sale March 22. The Z10 will sell for $199.99 with a two-year...
Zynga has new zing
Online social-games maker Zynga climbed to its highest price since July on speculation that Yahoo! might consider buying the company.The shares rose 10 percent to $3.91 at the close. The...
$50M makeover on tap for Herald Center
Herald Center, the thriving Herald Square area’s ugly-duckling shopping and school destination between Manhattan Mall and Macy’s, is getting a $50 million beautification and a repositioning to banish its discount-center...
Apple’$ big plan
Apple will outline what it plans to do with a growing pile of cash by next month, according to Howard Ward, chief investment officer at Gamco Investors. Apple, which has...
Extell in gem of a deal with Turkey’s Gulaylar
In the latest marketing breakthrough at Extell Development Co.’s International Gem Tower, Turkey’s Gulaylar Group has bought the project’s three-level, 12,000 square-foot retail condominium on its West 47th Street side....
Exec bills Medicaid for Lexus
A Queens nursing-home director billed taxpayer-funded Medicaid for his . . . Lexus! The 240-bed Elmhurst Care Center overcharged Medicaid by some $1.65 million — including more than $105,000 in...
O has the NY ‘blues’
ALBANY — It’s been all downhill for President Obama in New York lately. A poll out yesterday found the commander-in-chief’s standing dropping like a stone in blue New York, with...
Hiram’s tooth br‘ache’: Pol's dental work delays jail
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, court papers reveal....
Deadly wipeout: Van jumps curb at Queens school & kills student
A popular teenager was killed near his Queens school yesterday when an out-of-control minivan jumped a curb and wiped out a row of pedestrians, officials said. Tenzin Drudak, 16, was...
V.A. to snub new gun law
Mental-health professionals at the US Department of Veterans Affairs won’t comply with a state gun law that requires them to report patients they think are a danger to themselves or...
GOP tries outreach to blacks
The Party of Lincoln is trying to reconnect with minority voters.Humbled by its drubbing in last fall’s elections among black and Hispanic voters, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus huddled...
I’ll have a hero! 7-Eleven clerk saves four in shooting
Oh, thank heaven — for this heroic 7-Eleven clerk. A worker at a Bronx outlet of the convenience chain saved four customers during a wild armed robbery yesterday, herding them...
Vatican eyes p.r. manager
The College of Cardinals yesterday ended its final talks before going into lockdown today in the Sistine Chapel, debating whether the Vatican needs a damage-control manager. They heard from the...
Celebs hit by hackers
Computer hackers yesterday exposed the personal data of top celebrities, including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Donald Trump and even Michelle Obama.Phone numbers, credit reports, addresses and Social Security numbers of the stars...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A trusted family friend sexually abused a girl for more than a decade, starting when she was 9 years old, court records claim. Rolando Cabrera, 52, molested the girl...
‘Deadly wounds match his ring’
A face full of star-shaped holes matching a GI’s Army ring prove that a National Guardsman mercilessly beat his girlfriend to death on a Far Rockaway beach, a prosecutor said...
Boy’s kin sues truck co. in East Harlem crossing death
The parents of the 6-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer at an unmanned school crossing in East Harlem are suing the trucking company and demanding an inspection...
Cleanup in aisle 1: Teen's ‘mourners’ trash Brooklyn shops
A vigil for a teenager fatally shot by cops turned into a riot in Brooklyn last night, as a mob of outraged thugs ransacked stores, broke car windows and assaulted...
'Deep-kiss' teach twist
A veteran math teacher who was fired for allegedly forcing his tongue down a 22-year-old colleague’s throat wants a Manhattan court to overturn the “draconian sanction.” Luis Villada, 55, claims...
Shrink hubby’s horror: He weeps at grisly slay pics at Tarloff trial
The wreckage wrought by a madman’s cleaver was on grisly, heartbreaking display in a Manhattan murder trial yesterday, repeatedly bringing the victim’s husband to tears. “I just want to get...
More ‘rent-slay’ raps
A Brooklyn landlord accused of shooting his tenant to death over $100 in unpaid rent will be charged with murder — plus attempted murder for trying to blast the tenant’s...
City’s costly lesson
The state shelled out $2.68 million in taxpayer funds on a series of city-run adult-education classes — but there’s no record the work was ever done, a new state audit...
Subways smash 1940s rider record
The city’s subway system last year clocked its highest ridership since Harry Truman was president, driven mostly by an influx of young people, officials said. More than 1.654 billion subway...
Looting fines hiked
Looters, beware! City lawmakers are moving to toughen the penalties for anyone caught ripping off homes or businesses during a disaster — and prevent a repeat of looting that took...
Koch includes family, aides and city organizations in his will
Even in death, former Mayor Ed Koch rewards loyalty and continues to give to the city he loved. In his will, filed publicly yesterday, Koch bequeathed $850,000 in cash, including...
Baldwin bro ducks prison
Stephen Baldwin, the youngest of the four acting Baldwin brothers, will dodge jail after agreeing to pay $350,000 in back taxes, his lawyer said yesterday.“If Mr. Baldwin can’t work, he...
The 411 on zany 311 calls
Dial W for Wacky.The city’s 311 call center routinely handles gripes about noise, landlords and lack of heat — but some New Yorkers also pose such pressing questions as: “How...
Eva is pretty in pink
Lovely Eva Mendes gets a head start on spring yesterday, donning pastel pink for a stroll through the East Village. The 38-year beauty has been spotted around town hooking up...
Law would benefit pour poor most: Mike
The city’s soda restriction would help the poor more than anyone else — because “they don’t have the ability to take care of themselves” as well as the wealthy do,...
Nobody beats the fizz as judge KOs mayor’s soda ban
A state judge dealt Mayor Bloomberg a stunning defeat yesterday, stopping the city from banning restaurants, delis and other businesses from selling large sugary drinks — just one day before...
Bill’s omi$sion
Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, a self-professed champion of disclosure in campaign spending, omitted the names of more than 60 donors to the Web site of a nonprofit he controls.De...
Queens ballpark figure is ‘off base’
A Queens park that got high grades in a new report is no bed of roses, local activists say. Little Bay Park earned an A-plus in a New Yorkers for...
This’ll fix his wagon: Bronx DA hit with moving-violation tix
Here’s one ticket that won’t get fixed. Bronx DA Robert Johnson — whose office has indicted more than a dozen NYPD cops for allegedly fixing traffic tickets for friends and...
NY ’Net bet bill
ALBANY — The state Senate is proposing that New York legalize online poker to rake in a cool $100 million for its coffers.The Senate included the proposal as part of...
Condos’ tax hit
The Finance Department has notified 128,000 co-op and condo owners that they need to prove their unit is their home or lose massive property-tax abatements.The bad news was delivered this...
Schools slated to close
The city’s Panel for Educational Policy voted to approve the closure of 22 struggling schools early this morning at a meeting at Brooklyn Tech HS. While hundreds of parents and...
It’s time for a fracking plan
ALBANY — Pending gas-drilling studies will take too long to complete, the state health commissioner said yesterday, adding he plans a recommendation “in weeks” on whether the state should approve...
Rush to the ‘alter’: Prenup nix triggers flood of divorce $eekers
The divorce “floodgates” have been opened for married folks to claim they were bullied into signing prenups after The Post revealed a landmark court decision that tossed out a Long...
Bid to nix Jews on jury rejected
A judge yesterday tossed out a defense attorney’s proposal to ban Jewish people from serving as jurors at the trial of a Staten Island man who allegedly wanted to join...
Too little, too late to save ‘phony’ TV louse
It’s ass-saving time for morning villain Matt Lauer. More than eight months ago, the miserable “Today’’ show anchor snuffed the life out of America’s sweetheart Ann Curry on live TV...
Ghoul admits Bronx grave thefts
The ghoulish grave robber who chipped and chiseled bronze from dozens of mausoleums at St. Raymond’s Cemetery in The Bronx pleaded guilty yesterday to grand larceny. In exchange, Louis Peduto,...
Facebook clue, then suicide
A Baruch College honors student shot himself to death yesterday after posting a disturbing Facebook message informing classmates that he was doomed, police sources said. Raphael Blanco, 19, a Queens...
Matt Lauer wanted Couric instead of Curry for 'Today'
Matt Lauer, facing a backlash over last year’s ouster of co-host Ann Curry from the “Today” show, didn’t want her to have the job in the first place — and...
The evitable fall of Time, Inc.
The editors and chieftains at Time Inc. can breathe a sigh of relief: Their magazines won’t be swallowed up by a pedestrian publishing company run out of (gasp) Des Moines,...
Kooks with nukes
Despite the proliferation of how-to books on 21st-century parenting, none tells us how to deal with a nuclear-armed adolescent threatening the neighbors with destruction. And that description puts a good...
Renters: more control is best
The Issue: Whether rent regulation helps or hinders NYC residents in finding affordable apartments. *** The Post is dead wrong in its conclusions (“Rent and the Single Girl,” Editorial, March...
Closing time for Mo: Yank great’s proud legacy
The Issue: Mariano Rivera’s announcement that he will retire as reliever for the Yankees after this season. *** My favorite part of being at a Yankee game was when the...
The ‘fair share’ White House
Those who make the rules should play by them. Especially a White House that lectures the rest of America about the importance of paying your “fair share” of taxes. So...
One oily politician
Ever since Hugo Chavez passed on to that great anti-American rally in the sky, admirers have been painting him as another Mother Teresa. Among those hailing Chavez’s concern for the...
Mike’s ban goes pop
Bootleggers can stand down: Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling took the fizz out of Mayor Bloomberg’s prohibition on sweetened beverages in containers larger than 16 ounces yesterday — just...
Emptying NY prisons
Foes of New York City’s proactive style of policing struggle mightily to downplay its most obvious benefit: the largest crime drop on record, concentrated overwhelmingly in minority neighborhoods. Now they...
The Al Capones of second grade
The nation’s elementary schools are overrun by small-minded and unreasonable people, prone to hysterics, who can’t distinguish between make-believe and reality. They are called school administrators. In the wake of...
New music from David Bowie, Biffy Clyro, Azealia Banks and more
Albums of the Week David Bowie “The Next Day” ★★★ 1/2 DAVID Bowie’s return feels more like an ambush than a comeback. After 10 years of silence (punctuated mainly by...
Don’t Russian to this drama
You’ll definitely want to review those program notes before watching “Neva,” the ponderous play by Chile’s Guillermo Calderón that just opened at the Public. It’s set in a St. Petersburg...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2f; $23,000; cl($10,000); 3YOFRANK AND DINO with 100 percent chance of rain in the forecast, not sure how...
Seattle just waiting
SEATTLE — The prospective new owner of the Sacramento Kings is calling on fans in Seattle to sign up for a “priority ticket waitlist” as a way to show the...
Tomorrow’s Gulfstream Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $17,500; mdn cl($12,500); 3YO; (f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Dreamingofntlz(L),122J Rocco, Jr5-x-xRamirez5-12 Denyit(L),115E Zayas4-6-5Joseph5-13 Pure Lover(L),115M Argueta4-x-xMaestre12-14 Baby Gaviota(L),122P Lopez8-x-xSano20-15 Trail Rockin(L),122J Chamafi2-12-11Mazza6-16...
Parx Racing Charts
March 11th, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 fur; $22,000; clm($15,000); 3YOOff: 12:26. Good. hard drive to prevailTime: 22.44, 47.5, 1:01.08.Trainer: Scott LakeWinner: B F, 3, by Forest...
Affrunti at Turf Paradise Graded Entries
FIRST-6 1/2f; $8,500; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)2-Subtle Greek 5-24-Coalesce 5-11-A TonyforAmbe7-25-Mbetermbeter15-13-Molly's Risk 6-16-Nadine 9-5SECOND-7 1/2f(T); $9,000; cl($10,000); 3up3-Imblendedntse4-14-Woodpulp 5-12-All Mighty Buck8-16-Draw Two Buck6-15-Awesome Year 2-17-Chisenau 5-21-LexingtonPark12-1THIRD-5 1/2f; $6,200; mdn cl($8,000); 3YO;...
Splitter, Spurs sack Thunder
Tiago Splitter had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs snapped the Thunder’s five-game winning streak with a 105-93 victory last night in San Antonio. Kawhi Leonard scored 17...
Sports Shorts
COLLEGE: UConn women reach final Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each scored 14 points and No. 3 UConn beat 22nd-ranked Syracuse 64-51 last night in the Big East Tournament semifinals...
Philippines bans Balkman for life
Former Knick Renaldo Balkman was banned from the Philippines’ professional basketball league for life after choking a teammate in the middle of a game, the association’s commissioner said yesterday. Balkman,...
Yankees prospect Ramirez earns Mariano praise
TAMPA — Mariano Rivera has seen all the celebrated pitchers enter the Yankees’ orbit. Some, like Ryan Bradley, were products of the hype and did not amount to much. Andrew...
McDonagh bolstering Rangers’ blue line
The impact of the absence of Marc Staal — who will miss his fourth straight when the Rangers meet the Sabres tonight in Buffalo — has been mitigated to a...
Cousin Yuri suing Yankees' A-Rod for $5 million: report
Add cousin Yuri to the list of Alex Rodriguez’s many problems. Yuri Sucart, who the Yankees superstar and injured third baseman said provided him with performance-enhancing drugs and even injected...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 12WEDMar. 13THUMar. 14FRIMar. 15SATMar. 16SUNMar. 17MONMar. 18KnicksNO GAMEDen.10:30MSG/ESPNESPNPort.10:30MSG/TNTESPNNO GAMENO GAMELac.3:30ABCESPNUt.10:30MSGESPNNetsNew Orleans7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEAtl.8:00YESWFANDet.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEVill.7:00ESPN2WBBRBig East Tourn.TBDBigEastTourn.TBDBigEast Tourn. TBDNOGAMENOGAMERangersBuffalo7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FM NO GAMEWinn.8:00MSGWBBRNO GAMEPitt.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMECar.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNO...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogPrinceton5PENNBig East ConferenceAt New YorkFirst RoundSeton Hall1 1/2S. FloridaRutgers3DepaulMountain West ConferenceAt Las VegasFirst RoundWyoming2 1/2NevadaWestern Athletic ConferenceAt Las VegasFirst RoundSeattle3Texas St.Utsa2 1/2San Jose St.Summit LeagueAt Sioux Falls, S.D.ChampionshipN. Dakota...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball6 a.m.World Baseball Classic: Netherlands at Japan MLBN1 p.m.World Baseball Classic: Italy at Dominican Republic MLBN8 p.m.World Baseball Classic: Puerto Rico at United States MLBNBasketball7 p.m.NEC Championship:Mt. St. Mary's vs...
76ers hang ‘bad loss’ on defenseless Nets
PHILADELPHIA — In the compact Eastern Conference standings, where climbing to second place is just as possible as falling to eighth, every game matters. The Nets forgot that last night....
76ers' Young gives Nets matchup trouble
PHILADELPHIA — The Nets have struggled for years to cover players like Sixers power forward Thaddeus Young. It was a problem that cropped up again last night, as Young finished...
Cuba gets sent home by Dutch
Kalian Sams’ bases-loaded, ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Andruw Jones with the winning run, capping a comeback from a two-run, eighth-inning deficit and lifting the Netherlands past Cuba 7-6 yesterday in...
Mets star Wright shows Team USA the way to win
MIAMI — A true leader has emerged for Team USA and his name is David Wright. No matter how Team USA fares in the World Baseball Classsic, Wright’s performance is...
Numbnuts! Mets' Valdespin nailed by Verlander — then ripped by Collins for not wearing cup
LAKELAND, Fla. — Jordany Valdespin could use a cup to runneth over. The Mets utilityman exited yesterday’s exhibition game against the Tigers after he was hit in the genitals with...
Mets' Murphy back to new hack
PORT ST. LUCIE — When Daniel Murphy got back on the field to take batting practice for the first time since injuring his intercostal muscle last month, his swing was...
Mets pitcher Niese may get Opening Day nod
LAKELAND, Fla. — Jon Niese expects to pitch again on Sunday and then make two more spring training starts on normal rest, positioning him to pitch Opening Day against the...
Yankees' Hughes slides through pain-free bullpen session
TAMPA — Phil Hughes’ back is without pain. However, his slider could use an aspirin. Hughes, who remains a question mark to start the season in the rotation, made it...
George would be happy with Yankees pursuing Chipper, just not the reason why
TAMPA — George Steinbrenner would have loved the Yankees’ pursuit of Chipper Jones, including calling whatever the organization did yesterday a “pursuit.” The Boss adored chasing superstars and assuring the...
Yankees GM strikes out on Chipper; Lee, Rolen up in the air
TAMPA — It was worth a shot even if Brian Cashman didn’t draw iron. In his unending quest to find Mark Teixeira’s replacement, the Yankees general manager came up with...
Jets ink Garrard, but Mornhinweg says Sanchez has edge
The Jets brought in some competition for Mark Sanchez yesterday, but it sounds as if he’s still the favorite to be the starting quarterback in September. The team signed veteran...
Jets have good offer for Revis: report
The Jets have a good trade offer on the table for Darrelle Revis that, according to a league source, would satisfy both them and Revis, according to Pro Football Talk....
NFL: Cut blocks may go
Thanks to a Jets lineman, it’s probably going to be a lot more difficult to block knees in the NFL. Giants co-owner John Mara, who is part of the league’s...
WR to Niners; Harvin to ’Hawks
Here’s a Super Bowl twist: A guy who helped Baltimore beat San Francisco for the NFL title now is a 49er. San Francisco acquired wide receiver Anquan Boldin from the...
Time for Giants, Cruz to make deal, not say ‘goodbye’
Surely a part of Victor Cruz believes in his heart he belongs in New York, belongs a Giant, belongs in blue wearing No. 80, belongs catching touchdown passes from Eli...
Mara knows Giants taking 'risk' after putting first-round tender on Cruz
In the opinion of co-owner John Mara, the Giants have made “a very substantial offer’’ to Victor Cruz, an offer Mara believes should be enough to keep the popular, salsa-dancing,...
Jenkins set to ‘earn’ job with Giants
Cullen Jenkins knows he’s coming to a Giants team that has won two Super Bowls since 2007 and that, despite his impressive NFL resume, he is going to have to...
Garden raises tix prices again
The Knicks haven’t won a playoff series since 2001, but the Garden’s $800 million, three-year transformation continues to give owner James Dolan cause to jack up season-ticket prices. In a...
After Knicks' Stoudemire undergoes surgery, brass needs to think big
SAN FRANCISCO – With uncertainty surrounding the returns of power forwards Amar’e Stoudemire and Rasheed Wallace, Mike Woodson admitted he and GM Glen Grunwald may open up a roster spot...
Anthony struggles in Knicks return
OAKLAND — Carmelo Anthony played last night in the Knicks’ 92-63 loss to the Warriors, but what condition his knee will be in the rest of the season still is...
Knicks' West Coast trip starts in worst way possible
OAKLAND — So it starts with precisely the kind of gruesome, grisly, no-show, no-account performance you feared it would start with, equal parts pathetic and infuriating. It starts with the...
Knicks falls flat in Anthony’s return
OAKLAND — The Knicks are ready to write a new book: “How the West was Lost.’’ Carmelo Anthony’s return from a knee injury was a complete disaster and the Knicks...
Starr Report
The online versions of former ABC soaps “One Life to Live” and “All My Children” will premiere Monday, April 29 — streaming on Hulu.com, Hulu Plus and iTunes in what...
Save Elisabeth! After letting her dangle, Barbara pulls co-host off ledge
What-the-hell was ABC thinking when they decided to torture Elisabeth Hasselbeck for three long days without relief? I’m talking about the extended — and in retrospect, embarrassingly amateurish — publicity...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYJOSH CHARLES, SEAN LOWE - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7GLORIA REUBEN - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3 p.m., Ch. 9REV RUN,...
Surprise! Larry King and Katie Couric kiss and make up
Larry King surprises Katie Couric on today’s “Katie” — where they discuss the ill-fated Washington, DC, date they went on 26 years ago. Couric mentioned the infamous date in a...
Valerie Harper's TV farewell tour
Valerie Harper is taking her story about terminal brain cancer to national TV to make “all of us to be less afraid of death.” “Don’t go to the funeral before...
Why the soundtrack on ‘Scandal’ is more like a character
Sorry, Simon Cowell. Shonda Rhimes is TV’s new hitmaker. The creator of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice” jump-started the careers of bands like Snow Patrol (“Chasing Cars”) and the Fray...
Getting lost in Baja, Mexico
There are worse things in life than being lost in Baja, Mexico, but at the time it didn’t feel that way. Yes, the landscape alongside the snaking, two-lane Sierra de...
Family fun in San Juan
We like the city of San Juan. Affordable, easily accessible from New York and packed with activities, Puerto Rico’s capital is our all-time favorite vacation destination. Where else can you...
Paltrow’s new dairy-, gluten- and sugar-free cookbook is a recipe for ridicule
When we mere mortals feel faint and off-kilter and fear we’re having a major health emergency, and really we’ve just gotten too much sun or had too little to eat,...
Weird but true
Here’s a different twist on “money laundering.” A psychic was busted in Louisiana for allegedly charging a woman $10,000 to clean her money of bad spirits. April Steven allegedly told...
Howie’s got the eye of the tiger
Welcome back for Year 3. For those just joining us, 2011 was a tour de force (23-7-1), like the original “Rocky.’’ So, predictably, the sequel failed to live up to...
Louisville's Dieng wins Big East award
Louisville junior Gorgui Dieng, who was second in Big East play in rebounding (10.8) and blocked shots (2.8), has been selected the conference’s defensive player of the year. The Big...
No. 1 Gonzaga rolls to WCC crown
Kelly Olynyk had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and top-ranked Gonzaga bolstered its case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament by routing Saint Mary’s 65-51 in the...
It’s win-or-go-home time for Rutgers, Seton Hall
College basketball in the Garden State is under construction and has been detoured to the dreaded Tuesday night opener of the Big East Tournament. Rutgers, which opened league play at...
Iona holds off Manhattan for MAAC title, headed to NCAA tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Iona, the team that had elevated blowing leads to an art form, defended this one to the final second. The Gaels, who squandered game after game midseason,...
LIU seeks third straight NEC championship
When LIU Brooklyn fell to the No. 3 seed in the Northeast Conference Tournament, it seemed to ensure the two-time defending champion would endure its toughest road to the title...
Jewish restaurateurs are revisiting Chinese dishes — and schmaltzing them up
Four nights a week, Mile End Delicatessen in Boerum Hill serves its trademark modern Jewish comfort food — think duck pastrami, oxtail kreplach and red-wine-braised beef brisket — but last...
Riot erupts after vigil in Flatbush
A riot broke out in East Flatbush tonight after a vigil for 16 year-old Kimani Gray, who was shot by cops when he pointed a gun at officers earlier this...
Deron can’t do it all himself as Nets fall in Philly
PHILADELPHIA — Deron Williams tried to beat the Sixers by himself last night. But as good as Williams was — and he was very good, finishing with 27 points, six...
Gambino thug helped in execution because of spilled drink: prosecutors
A senior Gambino mobster who sits on the crime family’s ruling panel helped execute two men decades ago because of a simple spilled drink in a smoky Queens tavern, prosecutors...