March 19, 2013
No assault weapons ban: Not in Dems' Senate bill
WASHINGTON — An assault weapons ban won't be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban's chances of survival...
Nets' Brooks takes advantage of increased playing time
DALLAS – There’s no denying that this year has been a trying one for MarShon Brooks. But, just because it’s been trying doesn’t mean there haven’t been flashes of potential...
Packers legend Hornung: Colt winning Derby would top football accomplishments
Packers great Paul Hornung has been first many times in his 77 years on earth. The winning of the 1956 Heisman Trophy, a first-round selection in the 1957 NFL Draft...
'Spider-man' filmmakers shift schedule for Orthodox Jewish community leaders
Crews filming “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” in South Williamsburg have agreed to rearrange shooting schedules for the Orthodox Jewish community leaders who fumed it would block streets and hog parking...
God 'made' Tarloff kill, defense witnesses say
Religious delusions compelled the Upper East Side cleaver killer to slash his way through an Upper East Side psychiatric suite five years ago, defense witnesses testified today. Years before he...
Drew following in his father's footsteps at Valparaiso
VALPARAISO, Ind. -- When Bryce Drew makes the short stroll from his office to the solitude of his no-frills gym, he thinks back to his favorite moments at Valparaiso. No,...
Rapist gets 25 years for violent assault
A vile rapist was sentenced to 25 years to life today for following his teenaged victim home to Prince Street, holding a box-cutter to her throat and then violating her...
Interior Department announces Statue of Liberty to reopen by July 4
WASHINGTON – The Interior Department announced that the Statue of Liberty will reopen by July 4. Liberty Island has been closed since Hurricane Sandy struck the region in October, causing...
SUNY trustees vote to close down Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital - again
The State University of New York board of trustees has once again voted to shut down Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital. SUNY wants to close the Cobble Hill hospital because...
Indians' Giambi on 'Major League' comparison: 'I'm for sure Jake Taylor'
Though the Indians have had four straight losing seasons and haven't been to the World Series since 1997, Cleveland residents should know they still have a team. And it's not...
Lucky 7's for Harlem woman
She’s in seven-th heaven A Harlem woman, the seventh of seven children, won a million dollars when she struck lucky number seven, the winning number on her “Instant Jackpot” scratch...
Holmes may not be ready till Jets open season
The Jets quarterback competition might be missing the team’s star receiver until the regular season.Jets coach Rex Ryan said Tuesday that Holmes may not be ready to play until the...
Ryan makes Jets QB competition seem like wide-open race
Mark Sanchez will open the offseason program as the starting quarterback … for the first snap at least.Jets coach Rex Ryan would not give Sanchez much more of an advantage...
Judge OKs NYU expansion plan
NYU can go forward with ambitious construction plans after a judge flunked out Greenwich Village residents who believe the massive expansion will ruin the neighborhood look. Supreme Court Justice Ellen...
Rex says Jets are 'not actively trying to trade' Revis
As the Darrelle Revis trade drama reaches the two-month mark, Jets head coach Rex Ryan insists the team is not trying to get rid of its best player.“I know for...
Caine mutiny at Time Inc.
Paul Caine, one of Time Inc.’s most senior most executives, is exiting the publishing house for a CEO job at radio syndicator Dial Global, which owns live NFL and NCAA...
Final plans for WTC observation deck set to be approved
It’s the cherry on top of New York’s tallest building. Final plans for the observation deck atop the new 1 World Trade Center tower are expected to be approved tomorrow...
Petke: Holgersson responded well, Miller not in a good place mentally
In the wake of the Red Bulls’ home-opening tie vs DC, a lot of attention has gone to their inability to score despite an eye-popping two-dozen shots. But just as...
Backup QB Carr re-signs with Giants
Last year’s backup quarterback is again this year’s backup quarterback, as David Carr has agreed on a one-year contract to return to the Giants as Eli Manning’s non-playing insurance policy.Carr,...
Jennings: Favre helped me choose Vikings
Brett Favre seems to be doing everything he can to alienate every Packers fan he ever had.Favre, who played for Green Bay and Minnesota in his legendary career, was apparently...
Cyprus rejects bank deposit levy, EU bailout in crisis
NICOSIA - Cyprus's parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposed levy on bank deposits as a condition for a European bailout on Tuesday, throwing euro zone efforts to rescue the latest casualty...
Thomas out 2-4 weeks; Chandler another week for Knicks
The ancient Knicks returned home from their West Coast trip with lousy MRI exam news for their big men Tyson Chandler and Kurt Thomas.Chandler, who hoped he would be back...
Red Bulls expect Juninho & hope for Luyindula Saturday
With Designated Players Thierry Henry and Tim Cahill both out for this weekend’s game in Montreal, the Red Bulls’ attack will be severely shorthanded. But coach Mike Petke said they...
Judge denies suit by Village residents to stop NYU's expansion project
A judge flunked out the lawsuit by Greenwich Village residents, who want to stop New York University from embarking on a massive campus expansion project. Supreme Court Justice Ellen Coin...
Red Bulls captain Henry out with MCL sprain
The Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry will miss this weekend’s game at undefeated Montreal, and his status is in question for the next game against Philadelphia as well. An MRI...
Accused hit-and-run killer Acevedo indicted for manslaughter, was driving nearly 70 mph at time of accident
A Brooklyn grand jury has indicted the hit-and-run driver who killed an expectant couple and their unborn child on three counts of manslaughter, the Brooklyn District Attorney said today. Julio...
Former Jets RB Greene ready to be backup with Titans
When Shonn Greene ran past the Chargers defense for a 53-yard game-sealing touchdown in the fourth quarter of the AFC Divisional Playoff in his rookie season, it looked clear the...
Devils newcomer Pesonen ready for 'wild night' vs. Rangers
Unlike Canadian and American hockey players, Finland native Harri Pesonen did not spend the better part of his youth watching NHL rivalries on TV, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t...
Man dressed as UPS worker grabs more than $40K in armed home invasion
A robber posed as a UPS worker to pull off an armed home invasion that netted more than $40,000 in Harlem, police said today. The suspect sported a brown vest...
US intelligence worker caught in Chinese honey trap spy scheme
HONOLULU — A civilian defense contractor who works in intelligence at the US Pacific Command has been charged with giving national security secrets to a 27-year-old Chinese woman he was...
Jury hears sob-filled jailhouse phone call made by National Guardsman accused of killing girlfriend
He went from a sobbing, heartbroken victim to a cool, composed murder suspect -- all in the same day. Prosecutors yesterday played jurors in the murder trial of National Guardsman...
MONDAY MATCHMAKER: Hendricks has a shot to take St-Pierre's UFC title
Every Monday after an MMA fight weekend, The Post’s Marc Raimondi will take a look at the next potential matchup for the fighters who competed. This week, he breaks down...
Vulgar Ohio teen wears 'killer' T-shirt, flips off victims' families while getting life sentence
CHARDON, Ohio — Wearing a T-shirt with "killer" scrawled across it, a teenager cursed and gestured obscenely as he was given three life sentences Tuesday for shooting to death three...
Mara puts onus on Giants' lines, awaits word from Cruz
As Giants co-owner John Mara insists that his team needs “to re-establish that toughness up front’’ and calls out the team’s offensive and defensive lines he sits back, like so...
Elderly man leaps to his death
An elderly Brooklyn man leaped to his death in an apparent suicide this morning, police said. Hameija Sertovic, 71, jumped from the roof of the Belilian Court, a four-story apartment...
Jeter scratched from Yankees game with 'cranky' ankle; Opening Day could be in doubt
CLEARWATER -- Derek Jeter has less than two weeks to get ready for Opening Day and on Tuesday, his surgically repaired left ankle didn’t cooperate.The Yankees shortstop was scratched from...
Man gunned down during fight in B'klyn apartment
A man was gunned down inside a Brooklyn apartment building on a tree-lined block this morning, police said. Farrell Nestor, 28, was shot several times during a fight about 11:15...
Offseason winners and losers: American League
Like a hitter gifted with quick wrists who waits for the absolute last second before deciding whether to swing (delusional analogy alert), I like to take my time before declaring...
Ex 'Elmo' voice allegedly had underaged, meth-fueled sex during 'years-long' affair
A Pennsylvania man claims he had a crystal meth-fueled sexual affair with former Elmo voice Kevin Clash, the boy toy claimed in a bombshell lawsuit. Sheldon Stephens, 24, made a...
Jets' Ryan says he's 'not afraid' of lame-duck status
Despite two straight seasons without a playoff appearance, Rex Ryan isn't worried that this season will be his last with the Jets. But if he is looking at a lame-duck...
Ahead of time: Samsung confirms it is building watch to compete with Apple's rumored iWatch
Building on its escalating rivalry with Apple, electronics giant Samsung revealed on Tuesday it is developing a wristwatch-like device that could rival the capabilities of today’s powerful smartphones. The disclosure...
Red Bulls ink Peguy Luyindula
The Red Bulls finally inked French striker Peguy Luyindula as expected. He'll be added to the team's roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa. "Peguy has a good pedigree as a forward who has played for...
Joss Stone told of death plot by cops, had no home security at time pair schemed to kill her
Singer Joss Stone has described how her front door was rarely locked at a time when two men were allegedly plotting to decapitate her, then dump her body in a...
Two teenage girls arrested for threatening Steubenville rape victim one day after verdict
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The head football coach at Steubenville High School and the owners of a house where an infamous 12-minute video was filmed could be investigated as Ohio prosecutors...
Cuomo's approval rating continues to slide: poll
ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo’s job approval rating continues to slide and he’d only beat New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie by single digits in his own state in a presidential matchup,...
Sheer madness: Lululemon running low on sexy black yoga pants after see-through material fiasco
Lululemon has yanked its popular black yoga pants from store shelves after it found that the sheer material used was revealing too much of its loyal customers. The company insisted...
US: Syrian rebels didn't use chemical weapons
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration flatly rejected a claim by Syrian President Bashar Assad's government that the U.S.-backed Syrian rebels used chemical weapons on Tuesday, calling it a desperate attempt...
Off-duty cop busted for assaulting customer at grocery store
An off-duty cop was arrested today for assaulting a customer at a Hamilton Heights grocery store where he was moonlighting as a security guard, authorities said. Paule Rivera, 35, was...
WATCH: Sexy Selena Gomez tells Letterman she made Justin Bieber 'cry'
Selena Gomez looks stunning strutting her stuff in a skimpy sequinned dress as she makes a jibe at ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. The pretty brunette actress flashed her slim legs in...
7 Marines dead in mortar explosion during training exercise at Reno munitions facility
RENO, Nev. — A mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use...
LIRR cancels 11 a.m. trains due to derailment
The Long Island Rail Road has canceled 11 trains for the morning rush due to a freight train derailment west of Jamaica Monday night. Crews are working to repair the...
Brute who allegedly killed mom, raped girl, 10, removed monitor in 1 min. - too quick for cops to be told
SYRACUSE — Federal authorities say a man charged with killing a woman and raping her 10-year-old daughter after a carjacking at a New York mall last week was able to...
Police: Fla. college student plotted attack on dorm before suicide
ORLANDO, Fla. — A University of Central Florida student who pulled a dorm fire alarm in the middle of the night had a more sinister plan than sending students scurrying...
Pope Francis urges protection of the environment, world's poor and weak
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest,...
Katie Holmes: 'Open' to more kids
Katie Holmes doesn't talk about her split from actor Tom Cruise but she does say she hopes this year is better than the last. The actress tells Allure magazine she...
Mets' Duda showing off opposite field power
JUPITER, Fla. — Lucas Duda has struggled for consistency this spring, but finally seems at peace with the idea of hitting to the opposite field. Yesterday that approach led to...
Mets' Harvey on right path with curve
JUPITER, Fla. — Matt Harvey can bring the heat, but is starting to gain pride in his ice. “The biggest thing last year was not having my curveball,” the Mets...
Mets, d’Arnaud confident he’ll be starter by season’s end
JUPITER, Fla. — Travis d’Arnaud has impressed the Mets this spring, but just as importantly he’s impressed himself. The biggest question concerning the 24-year-old catcher, who was the centerpiece of...
Gillen: Wild NCAA tournament will end with Miami on top
Former Xavier, Providence and Virginia coach Pete Gillen, a New York native and CBS College Sports Network analyst, shares some of his March Madness thoughts and predictions with The Post....
We’ve scoured all 68 NCAA Tournament teams to name the best of the best
ALL-METROPOLITAN AREA TEAM Durand Scott, Miami, (Bronx) JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova (Brooklyn) James Southerland, Syracuse (Bayside) Russ Smith, Louisville (Brooklyn) Tray Woodall, PIttsburgh (Brooklyn) SECOND TEAM Mike Rosario, Florida (Jersey City)...
Knicks beat Jazz to avoid 0-fer on West Coast trip
SALT LAKE CITY — They got one. The depleted Knicks saved face last night, finding an outfit in more disarray than themselves as they salvaged the final game of the...
Can Andy Dick Save ‘Dancing with The Stars?’
“Dancing with The Stars” has placed its future in the hands of Andy Dick. The aging ballroom competition -- which routinely performs like Viagra for the careers of its B...
Business briefs
Sheer woeLululemon is pulling shipments of unexpectedly sheer women’s yoga pants from its stores, in a move the athletic clothing maker said would hurt its bottom line. Shares fell more...
Penney shares up as analyst floats sublet scheme
At least JCPenney still has one thing it can sell at a profit — some of its stores. Shares of the embattled retailer popped 6.2 percent yesterday after a Wall...
Kiss and sell: Lipstick land on block
The land under the Lipstick building is up for grabs — and could attract record pricing as funds and global interests seek stable city investments with upside on the horizon...
Liberty Media wants to buy 25% stake in Charter Communications
Media mogul John Malone wants to be the “king of cable” once more. Malone’s Liberty Media is reportedly in talks to acquire a 25 percent stake in Charter Communications for...
Strange market moves as Cyprus savers robbed
It’s almost like magic. More often than not when stock markets in Asia are having a very rough day someone rides to the rescue when trading begins in Europe. That...
Supreme Court sacks Goldman
Goldman Sachs suffered a defeat at the hands of the nation’s highest court.The Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear the bank’s appeal of a federal court ruling in a lawsuit...
Citi to pay $730M fine
Citigroup agreed to pay $730 million to settle investor claims that it made misstatements and omissions in disclosures before the financial crisis. The deal would resolve a class action brought...
Allon nixes City Hall run for City & State LBO
Publisher Tom Allon dropped out of the Republican race for mayor yesterday after leading a management buyout of biweekly political newspaper City & State and related Capital Publishing properties from...
Hacker gets the max
A defiant computer hacker was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for breaking into AT&T’s servers and swiping thousands of private e-mail accounts, including those of big...
See Apple payout hike
Apple is poised to boost its dividend by more than half, according to analysts, providing investors hit by a share slump with one of the highest yields in the US...
EA CEO resigns
Video game publisher Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello will step down on March 30. Electronic Arts named Larry Probst as executive chairman while it searches for a replacement. Probst was...
Paywall for WashPost
The Washington Post plans to start charging this summer for some digital content, becoming one of the last major newspapers to do so. Online readers of the Post will be...
Labor of love: Hedgie couple go Hollywood with Frederick’s
Hedge-fund honcho Phil Falcone just got his fashionista wife, Lisa Maria, a hot gift — lingerie chain Frederick’s of Hollywood. A division of Falcone’s publicly traded Harbinger Group handed over...
Tower rent may hit the roof
What’s likely to be the city’s most dramatic outdoor terrace on an office building might help command the highest rent ever paid for a commercial penthouse: the triplex apex of...
‘Forgive me,’ death driver begs victim’s family
A Brooklyn man who ran a red light, causing a crash that killed a yeshiva teacher, broke down in court yesterday, begging his victim’s family for forgiveness. Anel Kolenovic had...
At the feet of power
President Obama knows how to kick back — even when he’s on the job. In this White House photo, Obama doesn’t appear to have a care in the world as...
Palestinians slam Bam
RAMALLAH, West Bank — President Obama may be focused on resetting relations with the Israeli people on his first trip to the country as chief executive this week, but he’s...
Cord cited in deadly Bronx fire
A faulty electrical cord on a new stove sparked a blaze that killed a 7-year-old Bronx girl and left her 3-year-old sister clinging to life, officials said yesterday. Haley Martinez...
‘Killer’ was name hopper
LOS ANGELES — A German immigrant who for years hoodwinked East Coast society into believing he was a wealthy Rockefeller was “hiding in plain sight” after killing a California man,...
Gowanus apts. to sink or swim
They’ve gotten the green light — as long as developers of housing along the Gowanus Canal can keep out the bright-green water.The City Planning Commission yesterday OK’d a controversial plan...
Too-sheer yoga pants yanked
Finding serenity may be harder for a while, as a major manufacturer of yoga pants has announced a shortage.Yoga-wear maker Lululemon had to yank thousands of pairs of women’s tights...
FBI set to crack biggest art heist
Feds are closing in on the bandits behind the biggest art heist in US history, with the FBI having ID’d the suspects in the $500 million haul from Boston’s Isabella...
Parents pan principal-actor
Parents at PS 132 in The Bronx were scratching their heads yesterday over the judgment of the elementary school’s principal who moonlighted as an actress in a violent gang flick....
Staten Island ma’s ‘killer’ confesses
She fought her attacker to the bitter end. The Staten Island mom who was bashed to death by a Turkish vagrant desperately tried to fend off her raging assailant for...
Ringing in new papacy
Pope Francis skirted another papal tradition by choosing a ring made of gold-plated silver, rather than the usual pure gold. He was offered several versions of the “Fisherman’s Ring” and...
Arrest in Pearl murder
An arrest has been made in connection with the 2002 slaying of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, Pakistani officials said yesterday. Qari Abdul Hayee was detained after a raid...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops are hunting for a man (pictured) who broke into a house in Sheepshead Bay and was confronted by the tenant, cops said. The unidentified perp entered the home...
Lohan locked away! Deal turns Lindsay into rehab captive
The party’s over for Lindsay Lohan! The wayward “Mean Girls” star struck a jail-free plea bargain with Los Angeles prosecutors yesterday, but agreed to do 90 days locked inside a...
Another cop nabbed for DUI
An off-duty NYPD detective was arrested for driving drunk in Brooklyn yesterday after he crashed his minivan into an ambulance, police said.Washington Mosquera, 37, was driving on Highland Boulevard near...
Docs killed my mom: suit
A horrific “comedy of errors” at a Manhattan hospital doomed a hard-working Harlem mom who went in for a routine gastric bypass but was left in agony and ultimately died...
Whole Lhota support from city’s GOP pols
In a bid to unify party backing, all four Republican members of the City Council will back Joe Lhota in the GOP mayoral primary. The unified endorsement is expected to...
Council sets its eye on speed cameras
The City Council is poised to support a pilot program installing speed cameras throughout the five boroughs.The council’s Transportation Committee is scheduled to vote today on a resolution that urges...
Deal near to boost NY’s min wage to $9
ALBANY — New York is poised to raise its minimum wage to $9 an hour — phased in between two and three years — as part of negotiations on a...
Bodegas: Mayor's cig plan will $lash & burn us
Fuming bodega owners yesterday insisted that the city’s latest anti-smoking push would snuff out up to 90 percent of their tobacco sales — costing them thousands of dollars a week...
Mike’s new health push: Hide the cigs
New Yorkers wouldn’t even be able to look at cigarettes in bodegas or virtually any other store in the city under an anti-smoking measure unveiled by Nanny Bloomberg yesterday. The...
Say you’ll Mary me! Bloomberg calls nanny label a 'badge of honor'
You wouldn’t be insulting Hizzoner if you call him Nanny Bloomberg. In fact, the mayor said yesterday, he takes it as a compliment when The Post depicts him as Mary...
Dr. Oz ‘Rx for disaster’
A New Jersey man claims he got burned — literally — after following the advice of TV’s “Dr. Oz.”Frank Dietl, 76, older brother of celeb private eye Bo Dietl, says...
Mobster’s ‘Soprano’ promise
A Colombo family crime boss won’t be pulling a Tony Soprano when he is released for one day to visit a doctor this week, according to his lawyer. An attorney...
Icy roads of death: One dead, 7 hurt in city crashes
At least one person was killed and seven injured last night after the city’s highways and roads were hit by a blast of snow and ice, officials said. A 27-year-old...
Commish kid burnt, out: EMT resigns following firestorm over his racist tweets
The shamed son of FDNY Commisioner Sal Cassano quit his city EMT job yesterday and was publicly rebuked by his father for posting racist, anti-Semitic rants on Twitter. Joseph Cassano,...
‘Stuffy old’ GOP preps extreme makeover
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party unleashed a blistering self-assessment of its November election shellacking yesterday and called for cutting in half the number of presidential debates in 2016. In a...
‘Stop & frisk’ is on trial
The NYPD’s “stop-and-frisk” policy went on trial yesterday in a federal class-action case that claims that many of the more than 4 million stops under Mayor Bloomberg were illegally “race...
Hill’s gay-nups flip
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday came out in support of gay marriage, making a very public shift of position that greases the wheels for a 2016 run for president....
Quinn may rein in cops
Mayoral front-runner yesterday Christine Quinn sounded like she was ready to pass legislation limiting the city’s “stop-and-frisk” policy.“We are in negotiations,” she said in response to a question on whether...
Hacker hits top aide to Clinton
A hacker has been releasing secret memos about the deadly Benghazi attack stolen from an aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a report.The hacker, “Guccifer,” who previously targeted members...
Tonys return to Radio City
The Tony Awards are going back to the place where the Rockettes high-kick it.The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the show’s joint producers, said yesterday that the event...
Pol is also a ‘fraud’: More Boyland raps
Federal prosecutors hit Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. with more corruption counts yesterday, leveling charges that the already indicted Brooklyn pol sought reimbursement for official trips he never took. The new...
Kid with longest school commute gets shortcut at last
A Bronx Science student who had to travel more than 2 1/2 hours to school from his home in Queens has finally caught a break — his family has moved...
Walcott: Yes, 3rd-graders can study war
City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott yesterday defended his agency’s approval of a new curriculum that includes books with images of war and bombs for use in third grade. Walcott emphasized...
1,000 ‘Sandy’ jobs
A plan to repair Hurricane Sandy’s damage to New Jersey’s state parks and beaches using unemployed workers will give jobs to about 1,000 people, officials said yesterday. New Jersey has...
Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn go public with their romance
Sex addict Tiger Woods revealed yesterday that he’s dating Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn — making her the golf great’s first serious relationship since 2009, when he was exposed as a...
Blueblood agenda
GOV. Cuomo has put natural-gas development on hold yet again, plainly thanks to the power of New York’s environmental lobby. But the real issue has nothing to do with the...
The GOP establishment’s bid for change
The Republican National Committee issued a remarkable document yesterday — unprecedented in the depth of its self-criticism and the rapidity with which it was issued in the wake of a...
Winning over minorities to capture the majority
The Issue: Whether Republicans will be able to appeal to blacks and other minorities in future elections. *** The Republican Party lives in fantasy land if it believes it can...
The story behind ‘Gang girl’
The Issue: Bronx PS 132 Principal Anissa Chalmers and her controversial role in the film “Gang Girl.” *** Where are these Department of Education employees coming from (“DOE Raps ‘Gangsta’...
All Francis’ enemies
If a man is known by his enemies, we’re encouraged by Pope Francis. No sooner did the world greet its new pope than an old smear resurfaced: that he’d been...
Read Andrew’s lips (again)
“No new taxes. Period . . . You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being...
Iraq, 10 years later
On this day in 2003, the United States and allies in a “coalition of the willing” launched an initial air assault to expel Saddam Hussein and liberate Iraq. Ten years...
Smearing the Pope
The Latin American left is still in shock: An apostle of reform and church renewal, Pope Francis is a genuine champion of the poor, offering an inspiring alternative to the...
What Saddam’s ouster achieved
‘The Finance Minister resigns!” This was the headline in Iraqi newspapers the other day, reporting on the minister’s “disagreements” with the prime minister and the possibility of other ministerial defections....
New music reviews from Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé and more
Albums of the Week JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE “The 20/20 Experience” ★★★ THE return of Justin Timberlake in pop-star form has been nearly seven years in the making, but the result is...
Kabuki meets ‘Giselle’ in Yasuko Yokoshi’s ‘Bell’
In Yasuko Yokoshi’s “Bell,” East meets West — and almost everyone wins. The Hiroshima-born, New York-based choreographer incorporates traditional Japanese dance and drama into her work. “Bell” is inspired by...
Gotham Chamber Opera revives ‘Eliogabalo,’ about a decadent Roman ruler in skivvies
Short as Roman emperor Eliogabalo’s reign was, the world sighed in relief when it was over. I felt the same way about Gotham Chamber Opera’s performance Friday of Francesco Cavalli’s...
Devils' Brodeur back at practice
Martin Brodeur, who has missed the past 11 games for the Devils with a back injury, skated with his teammates yesterday in practice for the first time since Feb. 24....
Sports Shorts
OBIT: Former OU QB Davis killed in plane crash Former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis, who started every game during Barry Switzer’s first three seasons as head coach and won national...
HBO cuts ties with De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions
Funny, how when a child becomes a man and makes a couple of dollars he doesn’t always show proper respect for those who helped him become what he became. That’s...
Sam Houston Results
FIRST-7f; $5,500; mdn spcl wt; 4up1Tkkong Mhf (Collr)9.405.803.603Stix N Stones (Wood)5.603.605Coincidentally (Rodriguez)3.40* Exacta (1-3) $40.40 * Quinella (1-3) $27.40 * Superfecta (1-3-5-4) $221.40 * Trifecta (1-3-5) $107.40SECOND-6f; $19,000; mdn spcl...
New Jersey casinos tackle fantasy sports
New Jersey will allow casinos in Atlantic City to run fantasy sports tournaments this year after an attempt to legalize betting on professional and college games in the state was...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5f; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3YOPOSSESSION ARROW Speightstown gelding is bred to love the expected off going, and gets a...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $47,000; str hcp; 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Skiddles n' Bob(L),115C Hill5-2-2Signore3-12 File Gumbo(L),114R Silvera1-3-5Persaud6-13 Warrior Marie(L),113J Davis5-8-3Strecher15-14 Rhonin Victoria(L),117I Ortiz, Jr2-3-1Barbara2-15...
Parx Racing Charts
March 18th, 2013 Rain And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7f; $20,000; clm; 4upOff: 12:26. Good. 4w bid, going awayTime: 24.12, 47.62, 1:12.77, 1:25.82.Trainer: Philip AristoneWinner: GR/RO G, 6, by Value...
Turf Paradise Graded Entries
Post Time: 2:30 p.m. FIRST-6 1/2f; $6,700; cl($6,250); 3up6-Bold Agressor 9-51-Canal Grande 9-23-ThreeBttnsDwn4-12-Our Fortress 3-14-Bell Tower 5-15-Ironhouse 8-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $5,700; cl($3,500); 3up; (f&m)1-Icedmochnwhp8-53-Lkshmmhgns15-17-HumbleSuspect7-24-Island Shine 4-15-KidnappersCve9-26-Tcklemeterel12-12-Carlotta Del Sol6-1THIRD-1m; $11,200; mdn opt...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentFirst RoundAt Dayton, OhioTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogNc A&T2LibertySt. Mary's (Cal)3Middle Tenn.TomorrowLiu1 1/2J. MadisonBoise St.1La SalleSecond RoundThursdayAt Lexington, Ky.Louisville28Liberty ORLouisville26N.C. A&TMissouri3Colorado St.Marquette3 1/2DavidsonButler3 1/2BucknellAt Auburn Hills, Mich.Michigan St.10ValparaisoMemphis4 1/2Middle Tenn.ORMemphis1 1/2St. Mary's...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Exh: Yankees at Phillies ESPN8 p.m.WBC Final: Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic MLBNBasketball6:30 p.m.NCAA Tournament, First Round: N.C. A&T vs. Liberty truTV7 p.m.NIT Tournament, First Round: Niagara at Maryland...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 19WEDMar. 20THUMar. 21FRIMar. 22SATMar. 23SUNMar. 24MONMar. 25KnicksNO GAMEOrl.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMETor.7:00MSGESPNTor.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENetsNO GAMEDal.8:00YESWFANNOGAMENO GAMELAC10:30YESWFANPho.9:00YESWFANNOGAMESt. John'sSt. Josephs7:00 ESPNU NetworkWBBR 1130 AMNO GAMENOGAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENOGAMERangersDevils7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMEFla.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMEWash.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersOttawa7:00MSG+ NetworkWRHU 88.7...
NFL set to move a-head with rule
PHOENIX — The NFL is serious about preventing running backs from using their helmets in the open field. The owners, who are holding their annual meetings here this week, could...
Brothers: Rangers' Staal will be back
After a family dinner of potatoes and meatballs on Sunday night, Eric and Jordan Staal of the Hurricanes found out their brother and Rangers defenseman, Marc, still reeling from a...
Rangers end skid, now must ‘back it up’
This one ended just about the only way it could for the Rangers — on a sloppy move that teetered on disaster. But it was 20-year-old rookie J.T. Miller winning...
Rangers expected to make run at college defenseman Sustr
The Rangers are expected to be among the finalists in the bidding for collegiate free agent defenseman Andrej Sustr if — as likely — the Omaha-Nebraska junior leaves school following...
Rams out of mix to sign Giants' Cruz
Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said on Sunday he’s expecting some team to sign Victor Cruz to a lucrative offer sheet in excess of $6 million per year. Tisch doesn’t have...
Lundqvist stands tall in Rangers' moment of urgency
Henrik Lundqvist wasn’t going to lie. It has been different coming to the rink this year than last year. It has been different reporting to the practice rink for a...
Buccaneers getting fed up with Jets’ Revis trading tactics
The standoff between the Jets and the Buccaneers over Darrelle Revis could be coming to a head soon. The Buccaneers are losing patience with the Jets, according to league sources,...
Yankees GM: Teixeira’s injury ‘doesn’t change anything’
TAMPA — General manager Brian Cashman hasn’t been scouring the market for a first baseman since learning Sunday that Mark Teixeira’s wrist injury was different than what the team previously...
Yankees' Hughes OK after being hit by ball
TAMPA — Phil Hughes’ simulated game nearly resulted in a real injury. The right-hander took a comebacker off his back in the first of his two innings yesterday at the...
Cardinals’ Carpenter may be done
Chris Carpenter realizes his baseball career may be over. The 37-year-old right-hander made a surprise appearance at the Cardinals’ spring-training camp yesterday and said he’s still dealing with numbing and...
Cano proving with Dominican team that he's ready for Yankees leadership role
SAN FRANCISCO — Robinson Cano continues to grow as a leader, and it is time for Cano to take over leadership duties with the Yankees, who need to be his...
Deron scores 31 as Nets pulverize Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — After the Nets collapsed Sunday night in Brooklyn against the Hawks, Deron Williams talked about how the eight-game, 17-day Circus Trip he and his teammates began...
Nets' Stackhouse returns to court after two-month layoff
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jerry Stackhouse hadn’t played for nearly two months. He looked, however, like he hadn’t played for about two days. Stackhouse, playing his first minutes for the...
LeBron seals win No. 23 for Heat
BOSTON — LeBron James and the Heat escaped Boston with their 23rd win in a row. All that’s in front of them now is the NBA record for consecutive victories....
Knicks' Melo says knee like ‘night and day’
SALT LAKE CITY — Carmelo Anthony is aiming to return for the Knicks’ game tomorrow night against the Magic at the Garden. With his right knee freshly drained, the star...
Knicks salvage road trip with win over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY — They got one. The depleted Knicks saved face last night, finding an outfit in more disarray than themselves as they salvaged the final game of the...
It won't show up in boxscore, but Thomas saved banged-up Knicks
SALT LAKE CITY — Maybe it was the fact that for a portion of yesterday morning, Kurt Thomas thought he had a stress fracture in his foot, a diagnosis that...
Starr Report
Any author worth his or her advance — if they’re lucky enough to get one — knows that the best way to publicize their book is via television, which reaches...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYMATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY - Rachael Ray, 7 a.m., (OWN)GERARD BUTLER, PHIL ROBERTSON, WILLIE ROBERTSON - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7DR. IAN SMITH, MEGAN HILTY - Rachael Ray,...
First look at new 'Voice' judges Shakira and Usher
When “The Voice” returns Monday with two new “voices” — Shakira and Usher — the best surprise won’t be in front of those spinning barber chairs, but will be sitting...
‘Girls’ sheds viewers in second-season finale on HBO
The second-season finale of HBO’s “Girls” was way down from last season’s finale numbers. Sunday night’s episode averaged 630,000 viewers at 9 p.m. — down a whopping 37 percent from...
Devil in disguise
Does the devil look like President Obama to you? The character Satan made his debut Sunday night on the blockbuster miniseries “The Bible” — and the Web was jumping yesterday...
Maria Shriver back to work
Maria Shriver is making a comeback to NBC, it now appears. The former wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger made a surprise appearance on the “Today” show yesterday as a reporter in...
CNN under fire for sympathetic coverage of HS rapists
CNN was scrambling yesterday to head off a backlash by viewers disgusted by its coverage of two teenagers convicted Sunday of raping a young Steubenville, Ohio, girl. The Internet erupted...
Animal house
In the decades since camera lenses have replaced rifle sights, the African safari experience has been transformed into the last word in luxury . That word being “glamping” — a...
Feel the burn
Shake and bake Vacation in the Caribbean, dance your booty off and come back feeling — and looking — better than ever. Sounds good, right? The BodyHoliday, an all-inclusive “wellness...
Guate-hollah!
GUATEMALA — a tropical, picturesque, adventure-filled destination — is what Costa Rica used to be. Because the tourist hordes haven’t discovered it yet, Guatemala remains affordable. The Central American country,...
Strike it rich in Newport
Ah Newport, that quintessential New England resort town, so charming, so blue-blood, so expensive! That’s definitely true during summer — when the streets teem with Helly Hansen-outfitted yachters and well-heeled...
Reindeer games in Norway
The first rule of reindeer sledding in Norwegian Lapland is a matter of manners: Never ask your Sami guide how many reindeer are in his herd. “It’s like asking a...
Weird but true
A Virginia man learned the hard way not to rob a man giving you a ride home from the hospital. The thief paid back the stranger’s kindness by stealing his...
NIT is first national tourney for St. John's players
Steve Lavin has been to the postseason before. None of his players has. “This is new territory, it’s a valuable experience for us. To be in a postseason is a...
St. John’s women earn NCAA berth
Queens will be home to March Madness, after all, but it will be the St. John’s women partaking in the NCAA Tournament. And they will be home, as well. The...
One and done for couple of unworthy squads
Liberty (+2) over North Carolina A&T: Yet another reason why conference tournaments aren’t so great. Neither team has any business being here, having combined for a record of 34-36, with...
High school teammates Olasewere, Garner key LIU's NCAA run
Jamal Olasewere was having a typical freshman year, full of inconsistency and incredible potential, while struggling with the reality of playing for a losing team for the first time. C.J....
LIU Blackbirds fly into fair first-round matchup
DAYTON, Ohio — LIU Brooklyn senior Jamal Olasewere knows the Blackbirds’ third straight NCAA Tournament matchup won’t be the same as those of the last two years. “It’s a little...
Louisville our bracket besters
Before you hand in your bracket, do yourself a favor and follow one of the newer trends in college basketball: Coaches now use timeouts when they think the opposition is...
Her latest roll!
Jennifer Esposito is exhausted. The actress has been working 14-hour days on a new passion project, and, she notes, one of her eyes is a bit puffy. “It’s been a...
I spent $45,000 on my proposal
The sun was setting on the rooftop of the McKittrick Hotel, home of the interactive play “Sleep No More,” when Nataliya Lavryshyn and Josh Ogle proclaimed their love for one...
Miller scores shootout winner for Rangers
Things were better, that’s for sure. But with the playoff picture still excluding the Rangers – and with a conference foe in front of them on the ice and in...
Deron pumps in 31 as Nets pound Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- After the Nets collapsed Sunday night in Brooklyn against the Hawks, Deron Williams talked about how the seven-game, 13-day Circus Trip he and his teammates began...