March 28, 2013
Santana acquisition never quite went as planned for Mets
So it ends as we always feared it might, another season gone, maybe a career, a priceless left arm that should have gone to Cooperstown gone to seed instead. The...
Red Bulls add Akpan for draft pick
The Red Bulls picked up striker Andre Akpan from the Colorado Rapids for a conditional pick in the 2015 MLS Draft. “Andre is strong, physical forward with MLS experience and...
Santana likely to miss entire Mets season with shoulder re-tear
VIERA, Fla. ---- Johan Santana's Mets career is likely finished, after an MRI exam on his left shoulder revealed the pitcher has a probable re-tear of the anterior capsule in...
Stoudemire still unsure of returning to Knicks for playoffs
Amare Stoudemire said Thursday his recovery from right knee surgery is going "a little bit ahead of schedule," though he isn't sure if he can return to the New York...
Yankees' A-Rod to make more in 2013 than entire Astros team
Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined — a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at...
WATCH: Australian MMA announcer's pronunciation of Mainus draws laughs
An unfortunate name met a unique accent Saturday night. And hilarity ensued.Video of an MMA fight between Zac Chavez and Danny Mainus from Resurrection Fighting Alliance 7 on AXS TV...
Brooklyn ex-con escapes court while cops were distracted
A Brooklyn man with a mile-long rap sheet escaped from criminal court today because cops weren’t paying attention, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Corpus Hernandez, 37, of East Flatbush, was...
Ex-Syracuse assistant coach Fine to sue ESPN for defamation
Fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has filed the initial paperwork in a defamation lawsuit against ESPN for reporting two former ball boys' claims that the longtime coach...
Ex-NFL QB Garcia: Sanchez doing 'excellent job' in workouts
Jeff Garcia raved about Mark Sanchez. Let’s hope he wasn’t speaking relatively. Garcia is tutoring the Jets quarterback along with former No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell in Southern California. Garcia,...
Former Giants RB Bradshaw to take physical with Steelers: report
Ahmad Bradshaw is nearing the next step in his career.The former Giants running back is getting a physical done by Steelers doctors Thursday and if he’s cleared Bradshaw will likely...
Evans: I became aggressive after I heard Nets teammate ask coach to remove me from game
DENVER – Reggie Evans has carved out a long and productive NBA career without much of an offensive game because of his ferocious rebounding ability.But after being inserted into the...
Splinter Cell: Blacklist preview
Don’t call it a reboot.The latest title in the Splinter Cell franchise, titled Blacklist, puts fans back in the shoes of Sam Fisher and while he does have some new...
Quinn close to announcing deal on paid sick days
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is on the verge of announcing a deal on paid sick days, The Post has learned. Quinn – who is vying for coveted labor endorsements...
ShootMania Storm preview
ShootMania Storm is the best FPS that you probably have not heard of.The PC FPS is currently in beta and is being developed by Nadeo, published by Ubisoft and is...
Yankees to cut Rivera; keep Overbay, Francisco
TAMPA -- The Yankees are expected to release Juan Rivera and keep recent signees Lyle Overbay and Ben Francisco on the Opening Day roster.Rivera said he was informed of the...
The adaptation of 'Twilight' author's 'The Host' is unintentionally hilarious
Just in time for Easter, we have a movie about a young woman warrior possessed by a vaguely Christ-like extraterrestrial who bewitches a pair of smouldering hunks constantly debating whether...
Morgan Stanley CFO Ruth Porat decides against Treasury post
Ruth Porat got cold feet. Morgan Stanley’s chief financial officer has taken herself out of the running for the No. 2 spot in the Treasury Department after months of speculation...
RIM co-founder says board asked him to stay as CEO
TORONTO — Research In Motion Ltd. co-founder Mike Lazaridis said Thursday as he prepared to leave the company for good that the board had asked him to reconsider his decision...
Bx. prosecutors drop top two charges against man injured when cop rammed into dirtbike during chase
Bronx prosecutors today abruptly dropped the top two charges against a man injured when an cop rammed into his dirtbike during a chase. Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Brandler said the...
Former Giants DE Osi: Falcons 'most talented team that I've probably seen in my life'
Osi Umenyiora won two Super Bowls with the Giants, but he obviously likes he what he sees from his new team.Umenyiora, who spent the first 11 years of his career...
Heavily armed vigilantes take control of Mexican town, 'arrest' all of the police
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Hundreds of armed vigilantes have taken control of a town on a major highway in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, arresting local police officers and searching...
Ryan Gosling excels in spellbinding indie epic ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’
Don't let the quiet, indie stylings of “The Place Beyond the Pines” fool you. This is a big movie with a lot on its mind. Slowly, it unfolds into a...
What's a spoiler? What's a consumer warning? (Contains spoilers)
The sometimes very thin line between spoilers and consumer warnings is blurred by two of this weekend's new releases in which (fair last spoiler warning) characters played by two popular actors meet...
NCAA tournament Sweet 16 picks (Thursday)
Each game day during the NCAA tournament, the Post's Marc Raimondi, Anthony Sulla-Heffinger and Justin Terranova will be providing you with their input for that day's games. For Thursday’s Sweet...
Jealous husband sentenced to 25 years to life for killing wife in Manhattan salon
The jealous husband who horrifically killed his beautician wife in a Manhattan salon was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison. Michael Kenny sat stone-faced throughout the half-hour-long...
Judge balks at SAC's $602M settlement
Maybe hedge-fund titan Steve Cohen should have waited to buy that $155 million Picasso to celebrate his insider-trading settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Manhattan federal Judge Victor Marrero...
Park Ave. doctor who performed risky, fatal liposuction turned self in on manslaughter charges
The Park Avenue doctor who performed a risky liposuction that killed a gorgeous Manhattan woman has been indicted on manslaughter charges and turned himself in this morning, authorities said. Dr....
Water back on in Hoboken after main breaks
The water is back on in Hoboken after twin main breaks dried up most of the city’s faucets. A 12-inch main broke near the corner of Eighth Street and Willow...
Zuccarello deal official, but not in Rangers lineup
OTTAWA — The Norwegian Hobbit is back, but not in.Diminutive winger Mats Zuccarello took part in his first practice with the Rangers here on Thursday morning, but he will not...
Faulkner artifacts, including unpublished story, to be auctioned off in NYC
A recently discovered unpublished short story by William Faulkner is among a group of his personal artifacts heading for a New York City auction. The untitled 12-page story was among...
NYPD tells officers to 'demonstrate professionalism' on Facebook, Twitter and other social media
The New York Police Department is telling its officers to clean up their act on the Internet. An internal order made public on Thursday advises members of the nation's largest...
US sends B-2 bombers to South Korea for military drills
SEOUL, South Korea — In a show of force following weeks of North Korean bluster, the U.S. on Thursday took the unprecedented step of announcing that two of its nuclear-capable...
FOUR CORNERS: Streak ending is best thing for Heat
The streak is over.For the first time in nearly two months, Miami has walked off the court in defeat, losing to Chicago 101-97 on Wednesday night.Yes, it is disappointing for...
Woman rescued from Williamsburg tracks
An elderly woman was rescued from the subway tracks in Williamsburg today, authorities said. She fell from the Queens-bound platform shortly before noon at the Hewes subway station, near Broadway,...
Obama pushes Congress to support gun control measures, says 'shame on US' if we forget Newtown
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the gun control votes in the Senate next month are the best chance in more than a decade to reduce gun violence. Obama spoke...
Manhattan doctor, staffer busted in separate, multi-million dollar scrip-selling business run out of same office
A Gramercy Park doctor and his assistant sold thousands of oxycodone scrips in two separate trafficking operations that poured more than half a million pills into the hands of dealers...
3UP: The Yankees Small moves
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about how the Yankees need a few surprise successes and, actually, how well they have done in that area over the years....
WATCH: The suitable for work version of the most NSFW music video on YouTube
Robin Thicke is definitely not having any growing pains. To prove it, the scion of "Growing Pains" star Alan Thicke released a music video on YouTube yesterday that shows just...
Sporting good looks
JAGUAR F-TYPE On sale: May 2013 Price: $69,000 The new-century’s F-type is a two-seat convertible engineered to be a true high-performance sports car. Made of lightweight aluminum, it comes with...
The art of Impala
GM has high hopes for the all-new 2014 Impala. It’s a more upmarket, modern-looking and handsome car – one the neighbors might look at with an envious eye. And that’s...
Beasts of glory
The rush to small cars and fuel-sipping motors may be over. With the U.S. economy recovering quickly and consumers acclimatized to current gas prices, the average shopper is looking for...
Nice car, shame about the label...
For reasons unknown, Ferrari, the venerable and vaunted Italian maker of automotive dreams, won’t be in residence at the Javits Center this week. It’s especially surprising since only a month...
The Italian job
The most important thing to grasp about the Fiat 500L is that it is not a Fiat 500. It’s based on the larger Bravo platform, and right now it would...
Road test: 2013 Audi S8
Sports cars have to conform to a pretty strict definition, but for many people, depending on their priorities or needs, it can assume a number of sizes and shapes. Weighing...
Open season
Smart ForTwo Price: $17,890 economy: 34 city/38 hwy mpg This is the smallest and cheapest open-top car on the market (a Mini is more than 40 inches longer), but it...
Don't miss...
2013 marks the 113th anniversary of the New York International Auto Show. Featuring 1,000 vehicles plus the latest in tech, safety and innovation, this year’s spectacle is one of the...
Sneak peek
VOLKSWAGEN CROSSBLUE The CrossBlue concept makes its global debut in New York, bringing with it the radical idea of a diesel plug-in hybrid. It’s a six-seat midsize SUV designed specifically...
The space race
SUVs, crossovers and sports activity vehicles of all sizes are heading to market over the next two years – and we mean all sizes, from the 2014 Range Rover to...
Cleaning up
Diesel cars are finally gaining acceptance in the U.S., and new diesels are arriving in unexpected places. According to research by HybridCars.com and Baum and Associates, diesel sales rose by...
Sisters under the skin
For too long, the Mazda MX-5/Miata has been the only choice for people looking for a simple, lightweight, rear-drive sports car. Finally, along comes a competitor born of the cooperation...
Magnificent C7
On sale: Coupe: fall 2013, convertible: end of 2013 Price: $50,000 (est.) Some words get worn out when writing about new cars. Icon is one of them, but you can’t...
Bloomberg welcomes new NYPD chief, says he wishes he had same confidence in mayoral candidates
Mayor Bloomberg welcomed the NYPD's new Chief of Department to City Hall today with another blast at the candidates running to take over City Hall. After expressing confidence in Philip...
'The Simpsons' writer-producer Don Payne dies
LOS ANGELES — Don Payne, an Emmy-winning writer and producer for "The Simpsons" who also wrote the hit movie "Thor," has died. He was 48. His friend and former writing...
Name Check: 'The Host' star Saoirse Ronan
Actress Saoirse Ronan has many talents. One of them is switching accents at a flip of a switch. The New York-born, Ireland-raised Ronan demonstrated her Hollywood talent on the set...
Unemployment claims up by 16,000 last week
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 16,000 last week, the second straight weekly increase. But the longer-term trend in layoffs remained consistent with an improved...
Bobby V to work 12-15 games in SNY's studio
Bobby Valentine is not managing this year, but he’s had no problem filling his free time.Valentine and SNY have agreed for the former Mets manager to work 12-15 games in...
Boeing CEO says 787 planes 'very close' to flying again
WASHINGTON — Boeing CEO Jim McNerney is sure his company is "very close" to getting its troubled 787 Dreamliner jet back flying again. "We have a high degree of confidence...
LI cop and drown faker suicidal after arrest
The Long Island man who faked his own drowning before being arrested yesterday for allegedly impersonating a cop is suicidal. According to Raymond Roth’s attorney, Brian J. Davis, his client...
Boxing champ arrested after trying to board flight with handgun at JFK
A top boxer was busted today when he showed up at a Kennedy Airport check-in counter with a handgun, authorities said. WBC welterweight champ Robert Joseph Guerrero, 30, declared the...
Full list of weapons, ammo found in Newtown gunman Adam Lanza's home
Item #6 - One small caliber bullet (live round) labeled "C". Item #9 -(5) Winchester 12ga. shotgun shells, cut open, with buckshot. Item #13 - Contents of brown gun safe...
Stabbed to death man found in Crown Heights stairwell
A man was stabbed to death in Crown Heights early today, police said. The 21-year-old was discovered lying on his back in a stairwell at an Eastern Parkway building near...
POST-CAST: 'Good Wife' actor Josh Charles talks about his love of Baltimore sports with Vaccaro, Hale
The Post-Cast dips into the world of entertainment with "Good Wife" and "Sports Night" actor Josh Charles. Charles will talk with Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and reporter Mark Hale about...
John Edwards' daughter was 'devastated' over affair
The eldest daughter of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards says it was difficult to watch the experience her parents went through after he revealed that he'd had an extramarital...
Live and let fly: Prince William gets search and rescue pilot reality TV show
Prince William's heroic work as an RAF rescue pilot will be shown in a behind-the-scenes television documentary. Daring Wills's day job, working as Flight Lieutenant Wales, will be part of...
Bronx woman dies after being stabbed by friend, tossed out of building
A cold-blooded killer slept in his female victim's own bed after he butchered the blind woman and disposed of her corpse by flinging her off the roof of her Bronx...
Newtown shooter had over 1,000 rounds of ammo, multiple weapons in home - include check from mom to buy more
The madman behind the Newtown school massacre and his gun-loving mom had enough weapons and ammo in their suburban home to launch a small war, according to documents released today....
Bx. teen in foster care dies after fight
A Bronx teen girl in foster care died yesterday, but her death does not seem suspicious, police sources said. Khailaysha Bunch, 17, was found unconscious after a fight with another...
Wells Fargo distances itself from 'Harlem Shake' video filmed in Atlanta bank
ATLANTA — Wells Fargo bank officials say a viral video filmed inside an Atlanta bank branch was not approved or produced by the company, and employees participated on their own...
BlackBerry sold a million new phones internationally in fourth quarter
TORONTO — Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it sold about 1 million of its critically important new BlackBerry 10 devices and returned to profitability in the most recent...
Pope Francis makes first bishop appointment by choosing Buenos Aires successor
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has made his first bishop appointment, naming the bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina as his successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires and the top churchman...
5 Queens, NJ residents charged with distributing counterfeit goods
Long Island authorities say five people have been arrested and charged with arranging and importing counterfeit merchandise from China for distribution throughout the United States. Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas...
NJ Powerball winner owes $29K in child support
PATERSON, NJ — The New Jersey man who won the $338 million Powerball jackpot owes approximately $29,000 in child support. Authorities stopped by Pedro Quezada's Passaic apartment on Wednesday, one...
Boy found with dead mom in NJ weighed only 26 pounds
UNION, NJ — After realizing the emaciated child inside was too weak to follow their instructions to get on a chair and reach the chain lock keeping them from getting...
Cyprus bank restrictons could be lifted in a month
NICOSIA, Cyprus — There were long lines of anxious people but no sign of trouble as banks in Cyprus opened Thursday for the first time in nearly two weeks, following...
Nelson Mandela back in hospital with lung infection, responding well to treatment
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela was back in the hospital for the third time in four months Thursday, and the 94-year-old former South African president was reported to be responding well...
'Blade Runner' can leave South Africa to compete in track meets, judge rules
PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius can leave South Africa to compete in international track meets, a judge ruled on Thursday as he upheld the Olympic athlete's appeal against some...
Despite eye problems, Evans leads Nets to easy victory over Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. — Apparently, Reggie Evans doesn’t need to be able to see to be effective. Dealing with a virus that spread from one eye to the other and left...
Blown lead shows you can’t trust Knicks yet
The Knicks probably haven’t played a better half all season than they did during the first half last night against the Grizzlies. Playing tough aggressive defense and displaying good ball...
Yankees' Hughes to start season on DL
TAMPA — Phil Hughes’ accelerated pitching program didn’t bother the bulging disk in the upper back. Nevertheless, it won’t deliver the right-hander to the Yankees’ rotation during the first trip...
These Yankees need surprising success like Small, Chacon provided in 2005
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Yankees must get Small. No, this is not another call for the Yankees to embrace the little game — the hit and run and double steal...
Love and hate for rival coaches Boeheim, Thompson
WASHINGTON — Don’t let the rhetoric that has gone on between John Thompson Sr. and Jim Boeheim mislead you into believing the two don’t share a great fondness and respect...
Crusty Boeheim still going strong on Syracuse sideline
WASHINGTON — Jim Boeheim was a big-time basketball star at Lyons High (N.Y.) — the biggest of fish in a small-town pond. After a 30-point performance as a sophomore, Boeheim...
Syracuse confident it can knock off No. 1 Indiana
WASHINGTON — Michael Carter-Williams thinks President Barack Obama is wrong. And he can’t wait to prove it to the world. The Syracuse sophomore is aware Obama picked top-seeded Indiana to...
Knicks hold off Grizzlies, now own NBA’s longest win streak
Guess who has the longest winning streak in the NBA? Yes, it’s the Knicks. On the night Miami’s 27-game winning streak crashed in Chicago, the Knicks’ winning streak rolled to...
Florida Gulf Coast has a fever and the only prescription is more Eagles
Kailah Casillas is a junior journalism major at Florida Gulf Coast University who hails from West Palm Beach, Fla. DUNK CITY, Fla. — A few weeks ago, I only saw...
Old friends Ohio State's Matta, Arizona's Miller square off in Sweet 16
LOS ANGELES — Nearly 20 years ago, Thad Matta and Sean Miller were a couple of fledgling assistant college basketball coaches sharing a small office at Miami of Ohio trying...
Unwelcome Matt
NBC is working on a backup plan for embattled “Today” show host Matt Lauer. NBC News Chairwoman Patricia Fili-Krushel is trying to line up a replacement in case Lauer exits...
Business briefs
Existing homesContracts to buy previously owned homes fell in February, held back by a shortage of properties, according to the National Association of Realtors.Morgan dealEight former Morgan Keegan mutual-fund directors...
Wall Street skeptical of juicier BlackBerry
All eyes are on BlackBerry today as the smartphone maker — pressing for a turnaround — announces quarterly results. Wall Street has low expectations for the company, which has seen...
Ben’s econ Ph.D.s turn out to be spin doctors
Ben Bernanke and the Ph.D. economists he loves so much need to get out into the real world a little more. The economic doctors at the Federal Reserve are causing...
Cristina’s crumble: Argentina prez may offer Singer deal
It looks like Argentina is willing to bend — a little. Officials of the South American country are weighing an “enhanced” offer to a group of holdout US bondholders led...
Ratings relief for JPM
JPMorgan Chase had its credit outlook raised to stable from negative by Standard & Poor’s as doubts about last year’s record trading loss eased. The change was disclosed in a...
Banks cry foul over FHFA suits
Fifteen major banks sued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency over risky housing debt urged a US appeals court yesterday to intervene, citing “gravely prejudicial” rulings by the trial judge...
The password you can’t forget
That’s one eye-catching phone! Manhattan-based tech firm EyeLock Corp. expects to see a smartphone equipped with iris-recognition technology next year. The feature would allow the owner to unlock the device...
Cyprus of relief
Cypriots will get their hands on their bank accounts today for the first time in nearly two weeks — but will be limited to just $383 a day in withdrawals....
EA destiny in digital
Electronic Arts Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore said digitally delivered video games will account for 50 percent of sales by 2015 as more players migrate to tablets and smartphones from...
AOL gets a boost
AOL, the publisher of websites such as the Huffington Post and TechCrunch, climbed the most in more than four months after Barclays said profit will grow faster than analysts’ estimates....
Upper West Side a plastic ‘oh no!’ band
When US officials began collecting consumer complaints about credit cards, one goal was to identify patterns that could help them write rules protecting families with low and moderate incomes. Nearly...
Stagecoach ‘robbery’
Wells Fargo, the most valuable US bank, paid a board member’s son about $1.4 million last year for his work in a unit responsible for investing deposits. Scott P. Quigley,...
Blackstone's Schwarzman open to keeping Dell at helm of his PC maker
Michael Dell may be able to keep his seat atop the floundering PC maker after all. Stephen Schwarzman’s Blackstone Group is said to be open to keeping the company founder...
McCourt ex at bat
Blackstone’s Peter Cohen was ordered to answer written questions in litigation over a divorce settlement between former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his ex-wife Jamie McCourt.Jamie McCourt last...
‘Rescue’ me
On his NBC show “George to the Rescue,” George Oliphant and his team of builders and decorators come to the aid of homeowners in need. He could have used some...
Just sold!
Manhattan FLATIRON $3,850,000 7 E. 17th St. One-bedroom, three-bath loft condo, 2,774 square feet, with 11-foot ceilings, living room with wall of windows and exposed brick, master suite with walk-in...
On the fast track
Have you got a free half-hour? That’s enough time to tackle one of these easy DIY projects — they can make a big improvement in your home for very little...
Go for Brooke
Real estate lover Brooke Shields — whose name has been tossed about this month as a strong candidate to replace Joy Behar on “The View” — and hubby Chris Henchy...
Aspiring teacher killed in truck-hit horror
A Queens student who aspired to become a special-education teacher was struck and killed by a truck, authorities said yesterday.Police sources said Juliana Busto, 22, was hit by a 2002...
NYPD’s chief community affairs officer promoted to department’s top uniformed job
The NYPD’s top community- affairs officer was named the new chief of department yesterday — just hours after his retiring predecessor left Police Headquarters to a rousing ovation. Philip Banks...
Bor-dough battle
Billionaire William Koch was so worried that the bordeaux he bought for $320,000 was fake, he had five experts examine it, according to an opening statement in a Manhattan federal...
‘Wrong man’ judge’s doubts
The presiding judge at the 1991 murder trial of a wrongfully convicted Brooklyn man who was recently released after 23 years in prison expressed reservations about the case at the...
GOP candidate Lhota: I’ll be a crime-fighting mayor
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota yesterday unveiled his plan to fight crime, just days after Mayor Bloomberg slammed all the contenders for not developing such a a strategy. The former...
Foe: UFT boss is chicken
Brash-talking teachers-union boss Michael Mulgrew is a chicken and a hypocrite, union critics charge. Mulgrew is ducking a debate with his United Federation of Teachers rival before next month’s union...
Teen killed trying to cross subway tracks on a dare had enlisted in the Marines
The teen fatally struck by a subway train while trying to dart across four Upper West Side subway tracks had enlisted in the Marines and was set to deploy in...
Judd nixes Senate bid
WASHINGTON — Actress Ashley Judd’s flirtation with a run for US Senate in Kentucky ended yesterday with a wistful series of tweets. “After serious and thorough contemplation, I realize that...
Suit vs. Cashman Yanked
The mom of the ex-mistress who allegedly stalked Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman has abruptly dropped a civil suit against him.Caroline Meanwell quietly filed a voluntary discontinuance order in court...
Penn son’s race rant
The 19-year-old son of Hollywood hothead Sean Penn went on a hate-filled rant against a news photographer Tuesday, pushing the man and using the n-word and an anti-gay slur. Hopper...
‘Crutch’ me if you can: Laptop thief hobbles away after targeting student
Slowest. Getaway. Ever. A crook on crutches swiped a laptop from a grad student at Columbia University and then made his escape slower than a toddler taking his first steps....
Basquiat’s secret murals on ex’s wall
The scrawl on her wall is worth big money. Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat left behind a secret trove of unseen work in his former girlfriend’s East Village apartment before he died...
‘Torture’ after all
A judge awarded a disabled man $8,000 after Disneyland’s “It’s a Small World” ride broke down, forcing him to listen to the theme song over and over for a half-hour,...
$6.5M apt. for toddler
A mom in China plunked down $6.5 million on an apartment in one of the swankiest buildings in New York — for her 2-year-old. She hopes her child will live...
Judge bumped from 'Colbert Report' asking what to do with gavel he planned to give host
Here’s proof that judges always get the last word — even against Stephen Colbert. Brooklyn federal Judge Frederic Block, who was bumped from appearing on “The Colbert Report” twice, is...
Shoeless hobo does his best ‘Elephant Man’
He is not an animal! “Shoeless” bum Jeffrey Hillman did his best “Elephant Man” impression yesterday — emerging from his Bronx apartment building with his face covered by a yellow...
Posh perp vase grab
A well-dressed thief waltzed out of a pricey Italian furniture boutique in SoHo with roughly $7,000 worth of crystal and other expensive items, cops said yesterday.Sporting a fedora and a...
Pols witness border-hop
WASHINGTON — Senators negotiating a bill to create a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants said yesterday that they are “90 percent” close to coming up with legislation...
Congress gets a sí
WASHINGTON — A push for immigration reform on Capitol Hill has bolstered congressional approval ratings with Hispanic voters — the only group that gives lawmakers a majority approval rating.Among Hispanics,...
Slip slidin’ away
A series of landslides on a picturesque island overlooking Puget Sound in Washington state destroyed one house and endangered more than two dozen others early yesterday. At least 30 homes...
Fake’s new bust
A Long Island man busted for faking his own drowning at Jones Beach last year was arrested again yesterday — for impersonating a cop and trying to coax women into...
Feds investigating Brooklyn cabby in Pakistani double murder
Federal agents and a grand jury are investigating a double murder in Pakistan that authorities say may have been ordered by a Brooklyn cabdriver furious that his daughter had escaped...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx A heartless thief mugged an elderly woman in Fordham Heights, police said. The suspect (pictured) was lurking near the elevator in the victim’s building on East 183rd Street...
Bloomberg lashes out at state Senate Republicans for quashing speed cameras
Mayor Bloomberg went nuclear on his old state Senate Republican pals yesterday, blaming them for blocking city speed cameras — and for the deaths of any kids who get killed...
Mad man: Lay off my Hamm bone
Don Draper may be relaxing poolside as “Mad Men” gets set to return next month, but star Jon Hamm is not relaxed at all — and it’s a very “big”...
Cancer’s miracle Rx
Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer tumor with which it has come in contact.The...
Pedro outta here: Powerball winner closing up bodega
He’s hanging up his slicer. The 44-year-old bodega owner who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot slapped a “For Sale” sign on his New Jersey store yesterday, opting to get...
Top Dem rips cop watcher
One of New York’s top black lawmakers yesterday blasted City Council Speaker Chris Quinn’s plan to saddle the NYPD with a new oversight agency. “An inspector general for the Police...
Dead end on Coney plaza
A controversial plan to bring a Times Square-style pedestrian plaza to Coney Island has come to a screeching halt. Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. (D-Brooklyn) says he convinced the city’s Department...
Chris ‘broad’ view
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn had a message for anyone who doesn’t like her brash style: “I’ve always said I’m a pushy broad, and I’ve always said I want to...
‘Frisk’ memo proves NYPD guilt: plaintiffs
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in the federal “stop-and-frisk” trial claimed yesterday that a new NYPD directive regarding the controversial crime-fighting program is a “startling admission” of alleged wrongdoing. The March 5 memo...
Kelly expected to testify today in discrimination suit brought by ex-cop
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly is scheduled to appear in federal court today as a witness in a discrimination trial against his department. The commish was named in a lawsuit filed...
'James Bond' earns $1M for auto show appearance, but leaves after 007 minutes
He had a license to shill. James Bond star Daniel Craig was paid $1 million for a Range Rover appearance at the New York Auto Show that barely lasted 007...
Exec’s daughter gets $41M in damages for school trip injury
The daughter of a wealthy New York ad executive won $41.7 million from a posh Connecticut boarding school yesterday over the tragic, lifelong physical ailment she suffered on a class...
The Big Grapple launches HS girls wrestling
They’ve got a league of their own.The city Department of Education has launched its first-ever high-school wrestling league for girls — with 16 public-school teams set to grapple, cradle and...
High court leans to NY lesbian’s side in the bid to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act
The federal Defense of Marriage Act could soon be history after a majority of the Supreme Court raised concerns yesterday about the law’s constitutionality. “There are two kinds of marriage,”...
DA candidate wants CBS to postpone Hynes series
A candidate for Brooklyn district attorney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to CBS News, demanding that the network postpone a six-part series on DA Charles Hynes’ office until after the...
Court nixes gal-pal ‘adopt’
A wealthy Palm Beach polo magnate can not adopt his 42-year-old girlfriend, a court ruled yesterday. A Florida appeals court said John Goodman’s adoption of his “paramour” had no purpose...
Hey, screw view!
This member of the 1 percent is demanding 100 percent of his penthouse’s panoramic Manhattan skyline view. The highest-paid banker on Wall Street in 2012 is suing the city and...
Ferry nice $$ boost for NY
WASHINGTON — New York ferries are getting $22 million from the feds to pay for repairs and upgrades at Governors Island and the Rockaways, the US Transportation Department is announcing...
Anti-Islamic ads submitted to MTA in rebuttal of anti-Israel ads
The pro-Israel group that called enemies of the Jewish state “savage” in subway ads will launch a new campaign to counteract pro-Palestinian billboards that went up in Metro-North train stations...
Bloomy celebrates smoking ban's 10th birthday at Manhattan bar that was biggest foe
They’ve seen the light. Owners of the Old Town Bar — one of the city’s oldest taverns — yesterday hosted Mayor Bloomberg on the anniversary of his decade-old smoking ban...
Will the US be like cyprus? it already is
The decision in Cyprus to take money out of people’s bank accounts there sent shock waves around the world. People far removed from that small island had to wonder: “Can...
The next Vladimir?
Following Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan these days is like watching a chameleon. You never know which color he’ll turn next. But through all the shifts,a strategic goal emerges:...
Making MMA legal in NY — in the name of safety
The Issue: Whether professional Mixed Martial Arts events should be officially sanctioned in New York. *** “Too Brutal for New York” could not be further off the mark (Michael Bongiorno,...
AWOL on crime
Michael Bloomberg’s passionate defense of the NYPD this week has in many ways been his finest hour. Unfortunately, it has also exposed a key vulnerability for the city’s future: The...
Albany’s new math
When is a penalty not a penalty? When the “penalized” get all they were expecting anyway — and then some. That’s the new math that Albany’s just applied to the...
A nation suckered
No doubt you were shocked, shocked to learn that Jeffrey Hillman, the “barefoot beggar” who famously received a free pair of boots from a kindly NYPD cop, turned out to...
Cuomo’s Jersey-style pension ploy
Gov. Cuomo and the state Legislature have agreed to let hard-pressed municipalities lower their annual pension contributions. But state officials and independent analysts note that many of the worst public-pension...
Why summer camp is the new Harvard
Chatting with her mommy friends at the local playground in DUMBO, Carrie Dutcher can’t help but feel a little anxious about the topic. The group is discussing summer camp —...
Dance troupe dons birthday suits for 30th anniversary
Bill T. Jones kicked off his company’s 30th anniversary season with a classy touch: live music featuring the Orion String Quartet. But the show’s not for prudes. Program A (there...
Misguided revival of Strindberg’s ‘A Dream Play’ is random senselessness
When August Strindberg wrote “A Dream Play,” in 1901, he was mentally shaky, having just emerged from a bout of paranoid psychosis. This may explain why the plotless work is...
Taylor Swift proves her chops in Newark gig
There is no shortage of reasons to dislike Taylor Swift. It could be her public score-settling with ex-boyfriends, her inability to take even the gentlest joshing from Amy Poehler, or...
Dubai World Cup field has an American feel
A Kentucky Derby winner, a two-time Eclipse Award-winning filly and the defending champion headline a standout international field of 13 entered for Saturday’s $10 million Dubai World Cup — the...
Shanghai Bobby draws post for Florida Derby
Shanghai Bobby, last year’s 2-year-old champion looking to race his way into Kentucky Derby consideration, drew post 1 in a surprisingly large field of 10 entered Wednesday for Saturday’s Grade...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 28FRIMar. 29SATMar. 30SUNMar. 31MONApr. 1TUEApr. 2WEDApr. 3KnicksNOGAMECha.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEBos.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEMia.8:00TNTESPNAtl.7:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEDen.9:00YESWBBRUtah9:00YESWFANNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMECle.7:00WWORWBBRRangersOttawa7:30MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMEMon.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEWinn.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEPit.7:30NBCSNWNYMIslandersPhiladelphia7:00MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEPitt.1:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEDevils7:00MSG+2WRHUWinn.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEDevilsNO GAMET.B.7:30MSG+WFANFla.7:30MSG+WBBRNO GAMEIsles7:00MSG+WBBRNO GAMENO GAMEYankees* Pittsburgh1:05No...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Surgery today for World Peace Lakers forward Metta World Peace, the team’s best perimeter defender, is scheduled to have surgery today to repair a torn meniscus in his left...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Exh.: Mets at Nationals ESPN7 p.m.Exh.: Twins at Red Sox MLBNNCAA Tournament7 p.m.Sweet 16 coverage WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM7:15 p.m.Sweet 16: Marquette vs. Miami CBS7:47 p.m.Sweet 16: Arizona vs....
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentTonightRegional SemifinalsAt WashingtonFavoriteLineUnderdogIndiana5 1/2SyracuseMiami5MarquetteAt Los AngelesOhio St.3 1/2ArizonaWichita St.4La SalleTomorrowAt IndianapolisLouisville10OregonDuke2Michigan St.At Arlington, TexasKansas2MichiganFlorida13Fla. Gulf CstNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogBUCKS2LakersMAVERICKS4PacersSUNS1KingsNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogFLYERS$120-140IslandersSENATORS$100-120RangersPENGUINS$170-200JetsLEAFS$120-140HurricanesPANTHERS-110-110SabresPREDATORS$145-165CoyotesBLUES$110-130KingsOILERS$115-135B. JacketsCANUCKS$180-220AvalancheSHARKS$100-120Red Wings Home team in CAPS
‘Other’ safety Landry on Jets’ radar
The Jets might be replacing one Landry with another. After losing safety LaRon Landry to the Colts, the Jets are eyeing his brother Dawan as a possible replacement. Dawan Landry...
McIlroy looks to regain form in Houston
HUMBLE, Texas — Once the frost thawed, Rory McIlroy was back at work yesterday morning trying to find a swing he could trust and repeat. McIlroy hasn’t looked anything like...
Former Giants DE Umenyiora signs with Falcons
Osi Umenyiora survived and often thrived for a full decade with the Giants, amassing 75 sacks, two Super Bowl rings and a reputation for getting to the quarterback with his...
FOX's McCarver to lighten MLB load
Tim McCarver has finally had enough. The longtime broadcaster has decided to leave the booth when this season ends after 34 years calling major league games. He would later say...
Yankees' Jeter likely to extend DL stint
TAMPA — Derek Jeter is done giving out projected dates of when he will play again. And general manager Brian Cashman said he doesn’t know when the shortstop will return,...
Yankees baseball’s most valuable team at $2.3 billion
The Yankees are expected to have one of their worst years in recent memory on the field, but off it, they are bringing in more money than ever. For the...
Rangers add Zuccarello, but won’t mess with what’s working
OTTAWA — The Rangers team Mats Zuccarello joined for tonight’s match against the Senators is one that does not need the Norwegian winger to be a first-line powerhouse. It’s a...
Rangers quickly ended streak of slow starts vs. Flyers
OTTAWA — A problem is clearly identifiable when a team says it’s trying not to talk too much about it. That was the case with the Rangers and their penchant...
Mourners: Ray Williams was ‘special’ person
The same reason he became poverty stricken after a 10-year NBA career was the same reason Ray Williams, the former Knick and Mount Vernon great who passed away on Friday...
Knicks' Woodson irked by Amar'e talking rehab on TV
Amar’e Stoudemire is not only rehabbing but promoting his documentary and it seems to have rankled Knicks coach Mike Woodson. Stoudemire has made a couple of TV appearances in the...
Nets know passing Knicks, Pacers an uphill battle
PORTLAND, Ore. — The red-hot Nets still are stuck in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, and are 2 1/2 games behind the Knicks and Pacers for second place. Getting...
Despite eye problems, Evans leads Nets to an easy victory
PORTLAND, Ore. — Apparently, Reggie Evans doesn’t need to be able to see to be effective. Dealing with a virus that spread from one eye to the other and left...
Once again, J.R. shoots lights out for Knicks
You have heard it all before — like a half dozen times in the past two weeks, like twice in the past two days. A change has come over J.R....
Heat’s 27-game winning streak snapped by Bulls
CHICAGO — With two-tenths of a second left, LeBron James took the final inbounds pass in his own end, dropped the ball to let time expire, turned and walked toward...
Mets have faith in Parnell’s ability to replace Francisco
PORT ST. LUCIE — Bobby Parnell is nowhere close to settling the debate over whether he can be a successful closer, but at least has avoided scaring the Mets about...
Mets' Marcum: ‘I’ll find a way’ to stay off DL
PORT ST. LUCIE — Shaun Marcum wants the ball. “I didn’t sign here to come on the DL,” the Mets righty said Wednesday, a day after he began taking an...
Collins’ Mets stay strong despite injuries, doubters
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets came to spring training with the usual high hopes of spring. They will head back north in a few days much tougher individuals than...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:00 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $20,250; clm($6,250); 4upSPIRITOFSTORM third this distance and level locally two back. SI SENORA tired this level and was claimed. PHOEBE MOON closed to finish third...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1m; $28,300; cl($15,000); 3up; (f)5Gttch Ch Ch (Snchz)25.6010.006.004Myssterjosphn (Cstnon)6.004.002Diplomatic Immunty (Saez)3.60* Exacta (5-4) $153.60 * $1 Superfecta (5-4-2-7) $1,093.50 * $1 Trifecta (5-4-2) $572.10SECOND-1m; $18,900; mdn cl($12,500); 3YO4Mr. J G...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $23,000; clm($16,000); 4upBEGGARTHYNEIGHBOR was stakes placed last year but now tries the claiming ranks for first time...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $59,000; alw opt clm; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Reaching Out(L),114J Alvarado1-6-1Rodrigez1-13 Coalition(L),121CVelasquz1-2-6Jacobson6-14 Precious Metal(L),121J Ortiz6-5-2Contess12-11 a-Warrior Up(L),121D Cohen3-1-3Ubillo5-15 Pearl ofWisdom(L),121I Ortiz, Jr6-4-1Rodrigez8-11A...
Aqueduct Charts
March 27th, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $23,000; cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:51. Good. 4w 1/2,alter crse 3/16Time: 23.49, 47.47, 1:13.17, 1:4.71. Trainer: Gustavo RodriguezWinner: CH M, 5,...
Starr Report
Another Starr Report exclusive. . . “ Shameless” star and native New Yorker Emmy Rossum will sing the National Anthem this Monday at Citi Field before the Mets open their...
Talk show guests
THURSDAYDIANE KRUGER, MARK BURNETT, ROMA DOWNEY - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7KRIS JENNER, TRISTA SUTTER, RYAN SUTTER - Rachael Ray, 7 a.m., (OWN)JILL MARTIN - Today, 7 a.m.,...
Jenna Wolfe announces pregnancy on ‘Today’
Finally, there’s a happy story at the “Today” show. While co-host Matt Laueis running for cover following the New York magazine story exposing the backstage frailties of the embattled morning...
‘Upstairs’ on UES
Get ready for a very New Yawk reality hybrid of “Upstairs Downstairs” and “Downton Abbey” — with an Upper East Side accent. Producers are casting a chauffeur, governess, maid/house cleaner...
From ‘Idol’ Top 10 to ‘Voice’
It was bound to happen eventually. Jon Peter Lewis, a Top 10 finalist on the third season of “American Idol,” is now on “The Voice” — nine years later. Lewis,...
Welcome back to Westeros
'Game of Thrones,” from the mega-bestselling series of novels, “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R.R. Martin, explodes back onto the small screen Sunday night. The iconic series...
Adopt me!
Sarah Jane is a black-and- white, 6-month-old kitten. She is very sweet and social and loves being the center of attention. Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at...
Weird but true
Oh shoot, that’s dangerous! A 40-year-old man was charged with reckless endangerment for allegedly shooting across a highway to kill a 10-point buck he spotted in a Walmart parking lot...
La Salle doesn’t want Cinderella tag
LOS ANGELES — Given its Hollywood script in the making, No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast, the darling of this year’s NCAA Tournament, is better suited than any team to...
Bronx’s Scott the unsung leader of Miami’s sudden transformation
WASHINGTON — Shane Larkin may be the best player on Miami. He may get all the attention and all the credit for the Hurricanes reaching their second Sweet 16 in...
Take the Buckeyes to the bank
WASHINGTON — Reading has been known to improve memory, strengthen vocabulary and reduce stress — just three reasons why you shouldn’t flip a coin. Ohio State (-3 1/2) over Arizona:...
Experts weigh in on Kim's maternity wear catastrophes
Just when you thought Kim Kardashian couldn’t dress her six-month pregnant self any worse, she goes ahead and trumps her own bump. Style experts are scratching their heads wondering how...
Knicks hang on to beat Grizzlies for sixth straight win
Guess who has the longest winning streak in the NBA? Yes, it’s the Knicks. On the night Miami’s 27-game winning streak crashed in Chicago, the Knicks’ winning streak rolled to...
Osi Umenyiora gets two-year deal from Falcons
Osi Umenyiora survived and often thrived for a full decade with the Giants, amassing 75 sacks, two Super Bowl rings and a reputation for getting to the quarterback with his...
NJ lotto winner shutters his bodega
He’s hanging up his slicer. The bodega owner who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot slapped a “For Sale” sign on his New Jersey store today — opting to get...