March 30, 2013
Cahill: Red Bulls deliver deserved "must-win" for Petke (VIDEO)
Not all wins are created equal. If that wasn’t obvious before, it surely should be after today. Just four games into the MLS campaign, the Red Bulls were winless, with...
WATCH: Bulls player accidentally punches referee in groin
Flag that man for aggressive celebration.Bulls forward Carlos Boozer was so stoked after scoring a basket during the second quarter of a game against the Mavericks on Saturday that he...
Reaction to Red Bull win over Union, Mike Petke's 1st as coach
The Red Bulls finally got new coach Mike Petke his first victory, a 2-1 win over rival Philadelphia. Thierry Henry came off the bench – Titi the supersub? – with...
Syracuse advances to Final Four for first time since Melo Era
WASHINGTON — Less than one month ago, Syracuse barely looked worthy of being in the Big East Tournament. Now, the Orange are two wins from conquering college basketball. Coach Jim...
Couple abducted at gunpoint in Washington Heights; witness hears screams & they vanish
Masked thugs abducted a man and woman at gunpoint off the street in a leafy section of Washington Heights — pulling the pair into a van and speeding off with...
Henry helps Petke get first win as Red Bulls coach
Thierry Henry scored his first goal of the season and to break a tie in the 81st minute and the New York Red Bulls gave coach Mike Petke his first...
Woman accused of hiding aunt's death to keep her apartment will fight to remain in building
The Brooklyn woman sued for pretending her dead aunt was alive so she could stay in her rent-stabilized apartment is going to fight to stay in the building. Brenda Williams,...
Worried sick: Patients of 'unsanitary' Oklahoma doctor line up for hepatitis and AIDS tests
TULSA, Okla. — About 150 to 200 patients of a Tulsa oral surgeon accused of unsanitary practices queued outside a health clinic Saturday, hoping to discover whether they had been...
NCAA tournament Elite Eight picks (Saturday)
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 Saturday’s Elite...
Islanders victim of Penguins' 15th straight win
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a bloody injury to Sidney Crosby on Saturday for their 15th straight victory, beating the New York Islanders 2-0 in Jermone Iginla's debut behind...
Nets loss to Jazz would limit chance of catching Knicks
SALT LAKE CITY – Through six games, it’s been hard to call the eight-game, 17-day Circus Trip anything less than a success for the Nets. They’ve won four of those...
Mets' Santana elects to have surgery to repair shoulder injury
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Johan Santana will be heading back to the operating room.The Mets lefty has decided to undergo surgery on his left shoulder, after it was discovered last week...
New Haven cop barks like a dog, scares pair into surrendering
Here’s one cop taking a bite out of crime. A pair of scaredy-cat burglary suspects holed up in a New Haven, Conn., house came out with their hands up Friday...
Woman foils stun-gun sex fiend in Queens
A jogger fought off a sicko who attacked her with a stun gun and then tried to rape her in a Queens park, police sources said. The 23-year-old woman was...
Deron wants to shut up Jazz fans with win for Nets
SALT LAKE CITY – What a difference a year makes.For Deron Williams, that phrase surely applies to his trip back to Utah to take on the Jazz Saturday night, as...
WATCH: Penguins star Crosby takes puck to the face vs. Islanders
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby was hit in the mouth by a puck and the Pittsburgh Penguins' star captain did not return to a game against the New York Islanders.A bloodied...
Grammy-winning producer Phil Ramone dead at 72
Phil Ramone, the Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died at 72. Ramone's son, Matt Ramone, confirmed...
A-Rod to make appearance on Yankees' Opening Day
WEST POINT -- Add a Yankee Stadium appearance by Alex Rodriguez to Monday's Opening Day festivities.According to GM Brian Cashman, Rodriguez will be on hand when the Yankees host the...
AROUND THE CAGE: Long Island's Weidman won't renegotiate UFC contract until 'after I beat' Silva
How confident is Chris Weidman that he will beat Anderson Silva? He’s willing to bet on it. Sort of.Weidman told MMAjunkie Radio that he won’t renegotiate his contract prior to...
Navy IDs SEAL Team 6 member killed in Arizona training accident
TUCSON, Ariz. — Brett D. Shadle always had wanted to be a member of the Navy's most elite special forces unit. A year after enlisting, he made it happen and...
Judge stays child support warrant for NJ Powerball winner
PATERSON, NJ — A judge has temporarily stayed a child support warrant issued for the New Jersey man who just won a $338 million Powerball jackpot. Authorities say 44-year-old Pedro...
Redshirt freshman Short to transfer from Fordham
Jeff Short will transfer from Fordham after the two reached a mutual understanding, as the redshirt freshman looks for a better fit and more playing time.“Jeff is transferring because he...
Justin Bieber's monkey quarantined in Germany
BERLIN — Justin Bieber had to leave a monkey in quarantine after landing in Germany last week without the necessary papers for the animal, an official said Saturday. The 19-year-old...
Man hit by car while crossing Queens highway fighting for his life
A man is fighting for his life after he was struck yesterday while crossing a Queens highway, police said. The 40-year-old was hit in the center lane at around 8...
North Korea warns of 'state of war' with South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered "a state of war" and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that's...
Nelson Mandela better from pneumonia, spokesman for South Africa's president said
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela is breathing "without difficulty" after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area that was caused by pneumonia, the spokesman for South Africa's president...
Dance instructor in Zumba paid-sex case could face prison
PORTLAND, Maine — The dance instructor who used her Zumba fitness studio as a front for prostitution could face up to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty Friday in...
School principal killed, six children wounded in grenade attack in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan — A man armed with a gun and grenades attacked a school in southern Pakistan during a prize distribution ceremony on Saturday, killing its principal and wounding six...
Nets to call up Joseph from D-League: source
The Nets will call up forward Kris Joseph from the Springfield Armor sometime next week, according to a source.Joseph, who was a second-round pick by the Celtics in last June's...
Clock strikes midnight in Sweet 16 for Cinderella story Florida Gulf Coast
ARLINGTON – The most captivating Cinderfella story of this Big Dance saw its final chapter written last night. Florida Gulf Coast’s NCAA tournament run is over, but the Florida Gators’...
Brooklyn's Williams commits to surging Manhattan
Like the rest of the country, Richard Williams has made sure to catch as much of March Madness as possible.As the talented 6-foot-4 wing from Brooklyn soaked it all in,...
Duke heads back to Elite Eight with impressive win over Michigan State
INDIANAPOLIS – Three years ago, Duke came to Lucas Oil Stadium, capturing the championship with a title game win over Butler. “A lot of memories,” senior Mason Plumlee said of...
Hard road: Nets routed by Nuggets in Denver
DENVER — The Nuggets have the league’s biggest home-court advantage. Last night, the Nets found out the hard way. Denver, using its fleet of athletes and the altitude to its...
Indicted SAC portfolio manager hoping new judge will increase his chances of walking free
SAC Capital portfolio manager Michael Steinberg is hoping a new judge will increase his chances of walking away a free man. Steinberg’s lawyer, Barry Berke, yesterday asked that his client...
SAC insider-trading probe getting close to Steve Cohen
The criminal insider-trading probe of hedge-fund giant SAC Capital Advisors is getting awfully close to billionaire founder Steve Cohen. Michael Steinberg, one of Cohen’s top lieutenants, has been indicted by...
Business briefs
Marts closedStock markets in the US were closed yesterday for Good Friday.Libor lawsuitsA US judge yesterday dismissed a “substantial portion” of claims facing a number of banks in a barrage...
'The Bible' faces off against 'The Walking Dead' in Easter Sunday ratings battle
This is shaping up to be one bloody Easter Sunday. That’s when the fifth and final installment of the History Channel’s blockbuster mini-series, “The Bible,” will square off one last...
Dell: Windows hurt growth
Michael Dell is of two minds when it comes to Microsoft. On one hand, the Dell Inc. founder is glad to accept $2 billion from the software giant to help...
Toys IPO, earnings no fun(d)
Fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 30 percent at Toys “R” Us on higher interest and tax expenses as well as lower sales.The company also withdrew its long-pending filing for an initial...
Big depositors at Cyprus' largest bank may lose up to 60 percent of money
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Big depositors at Cyprus' largest bank may be forced to accept losses of up to 60 percent, far more than initially estimated under the European rescue package...
Fuhgedabout it: City scofflaws off the hook in amnesty fest
Dozens of city scofflaws — ranging from a couple that enjoyed a bottle of wine in the park to a man who blasted Jay-Z too loud in his car —...
O’s green gas blast
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration unveiled new rules yesterday to cut down on auto pollution in a move that critics claim will significantly boost gasoline prices. The Environmental Protection Agency...
Capo rat walks free
A Bonanno capo who became an FBI informant and helped convict mob boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison. Generoso “Jimmy the General” Barbieri...
SEAL team tragedy
A member of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 was killed and another SEAL injured yesterday when they collided in midair during parachute training in southern Arizona and fell to...
Subway-push kin suing MTA
The daughter of a Queens man pushed onto the subway tracks in December has slapped the MTA with a lawsuit over his grisly death. “The motorman and the Transit Authority...
Two NYers in ‘smack’down
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Two Vermonters and two men from the Big Apple are facing federal drug charges after police say they found 2,600 bags of heroin in their car.The US...
Gal: Boss a horndog
A young woman has sued her elderly Manhattan boss for grabbing her crotch, making her try on new clothes in front of him and telling her she had a “big...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** What a boob! A city employee was busted yesterday when she grabbed a co-worker’s breast at work, cops said. Department for the Aging worker Lorraine Laske, 64, was...
Dog owners, critics debate poop ban at Delury Square Park
A manicured downtown park has become a battleground between dog owners and residents who say their favorite walking area has become a giant toilet. Dog-walkers routinely ignore the Parks Department...
Trump: Pay up, cybersquatter
Donald Trump has filed a $400,000 countersuit against a cybersquatter he has been battling in court for two years over four Web domain names, according to documents filed in Brooklyn...
NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks III: I was stopped and frisked as a youth
The NYPD’s new chief of department was stopped and frisked growing up in Brooklyn — but he’s still in favor of the controversial police tactic. “I didn’t like it. I...
Tibet mudslide hell
BEIJING — A massive landslide engulfed a gold-mining area in Tibet early yesterday, burying 83 workers believed to have been asleep, Chinese state media said.About 2.6 million cubic yards of...
’08 pat-down was justified, sarge testifies
An NYPD sergeant yesterday defended a police pat-down at issue in the stop-and-frisk trial, testifying that he suspected the man he searched had been trying to break into a Bronx...
Coney Is. slay suspect walks
A judge yesterday ordered the release of a Brooklyn man charged in a fatal shooting in Coney Island last week.Prosecutors did not move to indict Joseph Brown, 29, who was...
Apple patents iPhone with wraparound display
Apple is seeking a patent for an iPhone that has a display that wraps around the edges of the device, expanding the viewable area and eliminating all physical buttons. The...
'Party too hearty' Linz lies Lo
A wasted looking Lindsay Lohan hid under a DJ booth in São Paulo to avoid being captured by her Brazilian fans’ cameras this week — but instead ended up flashing...
NYC launches app for sexually active teens
Sixteen and pregnant? There’s an app for that. The Bloomberg administration has launched an app intended to reduce teen pregnancy called “Teens in NYC Protection+” that provides a wealth of...
New 9/11 sift
The city on Monday will resume sifting through debris from 9/11 in hope of finding human remains.Most of the debris is from around 130 Liberty St. Since 2006, the city’s...
‘Third-class’ kids are falling behind
More than 2,200 public school 8- and 9-year-olds flunked third grade last year — the highest number to be held back in six years, new data show. This means the...
Gov’s tax boast is lax on facts
ALBANY — Truth be told — not really. Gov. Cuomo boasted in a press release yesterday that the new state budget “closes a $1.3 billion gap with no new taxes...
Judgment Day victory for WTC cross
Coinciding with Good Friday, a judge yesterday tossed a suit by a bunch of godless activists who want to block display of the famed “World Trade Center cross” at the...
Suit makes radio wave$
An NYPD cop slapped the city with a lawsuit claiming that he was beaten up by a suspected thief who resisted arrest because his handheld radio had failed, according to...
Hard hat allegedly sent co-worker to hospital because man took too long to get his lunch
A hungry hard hat allegedly sent a co-worker to the hospital at a Dolce & Gabbana store construction site on Fifth Avenue yesterday because the man took too long to...
Brooklyn ex-con in domestic-violence probe smashes car into police vehicle, shoots himself
Mayhem erupted at a Brooklyn police station yesterday when an ex-con — whose sister is a cop — smashed his car into an unmarked police vehicle and tried to blow...
Domino’s guy a key player in bank-fraud scheme: feds
This pizza guy really knew how to make some dough. A Domino’s Pizza employee was a key player in a bank-fraud scheme that netted a New York crime ring millions...
Massacre kid’s home burns
A Newtown, Conn., family rocked by the Sandy Hook school-shooting massacre is now reeling from a fire that destroyed their home. Hans Barth, his wife, Audra, and their three children...
O sticks to his ‘guns’
WASHINGTON — With gun-control legislation stalled in Congress, President Obama is moving ahead with his own executive actions to tackle gun violence. At the White House’s behest, the Centers for...
Bavaria refuses to return Picasso painting to classical composer's family
The German state of Bavaria has struck a sour note with the family of celebrated classical composer Felix Mendelssohn by refusing to return a precious Picasso painting lost during the...
B'klyn woman covered up aunt's death to live in rent-stabilized apartment: lawsuit
A Brooklyn scammer spent four years fooling her dead aunt’s co-op board into thinking the woman was still alive, to keep living in the rent-stabilized apartment for $287 a month,...
Taxi driver returns brand-new iPhone 5 to passenger who left it in cab and refuses to take reward
He’s a cabby with a conscience. A man who may be the most honest hack in town went out of his way to return a brand-new iPhone 5 to an...
Vampire Weekend sets two beloved old Saab 900s on fire in music video
It’s a real Saab story! The Brooklyn-based indie-rock band Vampire Weekend is taking heat for torching two beloved old cars on the set of its new music video. The doting...
Retracing Jesus’ steps
Christians around the world yesterday solemnly marked Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified. In New York, Timothy Cardinal Dolan joined hundreds of Catholics who walked the “Stations of the...
North Korea says its missiles are on standby to hit Hawaii, LA, Washington — and Austin
Good news: North Korea’s wacko young leader has decided to spare New York from his grand plan to incinerate America — and will instead target Austin, Texas. Kim Jong-Un yesterday...
Small-biz owners in city say paid sick leave deal a killer
Small-business owners said yesterday that they would be crippled by the City Council’s proposal that would allow all of their workers, even part-timers, to call in sick and still get...
Marilyn woe note on block
An anguished letter Marilyn Monroe wrote to her acting mentor — detailing her psychological struggles in front of the camera and her feeling she was “going crazy’’ — is up...
Baldwin bro’s new tax role
Stephen Baldwin says he wants to clear “the wreckage of my past.” Step One? Come up with $300,000 for the tax man. The 46-year-old actor told a Rockland County court...
Mayor Bloomberg: Even the compromise sick-leave bill will hurt New York biz
A paid-sick-leave bill that’s a cinch to pass the City Council will put businesses in a coma, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. “While this compromise version of the bill is better...
Redford’s whitewash
Bleeding-heart liberal Robert Redford is already the subject of early Oscar buzz. His much-hyped new film glamorizing the lives of Weather Underground domestic terrorists, “The Company You Keep,” will be...
To give or not to give: beggars with big bucks
The Issue: Scammers, like shoeless beggar Jeffrey Hillman, who take handouts they don’t need or deserve. *** The Post’s coverage of the shoeless, supposedly homeless man who was given a...
Obama’s Middle East mission
The Issue: President Obama’s recent Mideast trip and whether he improved prospects for peace. *** John Bolton’s column deriding the results of President Obama’s Mideast trip is a model of...
A Fargo state of mind
New Yorkers used to writing off our rural cousins as rubes received a cold slap in the face this week from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. A just-released...
A-Rod’s innocence
Even injured, Alex Rodriguez is making headlines. One reason is his salary: The Associated Press reports that the Yankee third baseman’s $29 million is not only the highest in baseball,...
Wait ’til next year
Even as City Council Speaker Christine Quinn bragged yesterday about the deal she struck to mandate paid sick leave, she tacitly admitted the harm it would do. And it’s likely...
A bipartisan abdication
“President Obama has arguably established the authority of the president to intervene militarily virtually anywhere without the consent or the approval of Congress, at his own discretion and for as...
Let the people decide
The arguments on gay marriage before the Supreme Court this week pose the most momentous questions the court has faced in the past 50 years — and perhaps in its...
Hunting season
New York isn’t exactly known for its lush, rolling hills of green grass. But there are still plenty of opportunities for the perfect Easter egg hunt here in the concrete...
Kid stuff
Today EXTRA CHEESE: Who needs happily ever after? Fans of Jon Scieszka’s “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” know that fractured fairy tales are more fun, and...
Rios-Alvarado II a winner
Top Rank boxing promoter Bob Arum normally doesn’t like to stage an immediate rematch after a brutal fight. But he’s making an exception for Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado. Five...
Ed Fountaine’s Spot Plays
Dubai World Cup Meydan Race Course, ninth race. Group 1. Purse: $10,000,000. 1¹/ miles, Tapeta, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 2:05 p.m. LOWDOWN: Hunter’s Light is the “house horse,” owned by...
Mets training day
HEATING UP Daniel Murphy went 2-for-4 in the Mets’ 7-2 exhibition victory over the Cardinals, giving him three hits in two games since beginning Grapefruit League action. TODAY’S SCHEDULE The...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 1/2 fur; $22,000; clm($12,500); 3upWINNING PAL stretches out after breaking maiden as the favorite two months ago. TROUBLEINRIVERCITY...
Tomorrow’s Gulfstream Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m; $37,500; alw; 4up(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Rogue(L),119J Lezcano7-1-4Quiroz12-12 Mud Honey(L),119EGonzalez6-7-2Matos8-13 Vital Victory(L),119J Leyva3-2-2Jackson4-14 Kate's Holiday(L),119G Saez7-3-7Wilson30-15 Destiny Joy(L),119M Aguilar1-4-8Ltchmn30-16 ValidDistinction(L),123P Lopez10-1-7Procino8-17...
Vic Cangialosi at Fair Grounds Graded Entries
FIRST-1m(T); $24,000; alw; 4up9-Quetdetrmntn9-27-Smmer'sChce10-12-Dew Drop Kid 12-18-Unpaid Crusade5-13-Congo Cat 10-11-a-ChngefOrdes8-11-a-ImFnyfrMney8-110-Grove Park 8-14-Aroney 10-111-MacksBlckhwk7-25-Man of Strife 12-112-Banjammer 6-56-Kely'spremntn20-1SECOND-1 mile(T); $47,000; alw; 4up4-Space Traveler 9-28-FreddeOneBte12-11-Kayou 20-19-Cusabo 20-12-Calipar'sKtten10-110-Chilaca 12-13-Manchac 8-111-StrongnTgh20-15-FattyLangbein12-112-Madris 5-16-Dead On 7-213-EighthAttyprk6-17-Wits...
Aqueduct Charts
March 29th, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $59,000; alw; 3upOff: 12:51. Good. came out 3/16,bumpedTime: 23.79, 47.12, 1:11.28, 1:36.69.Trainer: Gustavo RodriguezWinner: B C, 3, by Big Brown-Touch...
Key preps for Derby hopefuls
It’s judgment day at Gulfstream Park for Shanghai Bobby, last year’s 2-year-old champion, and Itsmyluckyday, who handed Shanghai Bobby his first defeat in the Jan. 16 Holy Bull. Both colts...
Vyjack trainer may get suspended again
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez, currently serving a 20-day suspension from the New York State Gaming Commission for two medication positives that’s set to expire Thursday, two days before he saddles top...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Verlander becomes top-paid pitcher Tigers ace Justin Verlander agreed yesterday to a $180 million, seven-year contract, topping Felix Hernandez for the richest deal for a pitcher in baseball history....
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile trot; $9,500; cond 2 IdelRevenue(MMller) 18.60 3.80 3.20 5 Leave Your Mark (A Miller) 2.10 2.10 10 Jailhouse Juice (J Meittinis) 4.60 * Exacta (2-5) $41.60 * Trifecta...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m. Best Bet: Mr Dennis (9th)FIRST: Mile pace; $9,000; cond6 Olde Time Hockey(AMiller)2-2-65-21 DeepSeaHanover(CCallahn)8-1-27-27 Buy American(JCampbell)10-6-415-12 UpFrontPeteVk(MacDonld)7-2-612-13 ContrabandHanover(Perce)6-2-86-14 Nick Fotiu(DMiller)3-6-74-15 Always There(CManzi)5-7-36-18 JohnTheDrummer(PLchnce)4-8-512-19 Bullville Honey(SAllard)1-3-415-1SECOND: Mile pace;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $64,500; alw; 3YOMYTHICAL MAN broke maiden at Tampa Bay in return to turf. MIDDLEBURG broke maiden going...
Today's Sports on the Air
BaseballNoonExh.: Mets vs. Orioles WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM1 p.m.Exh.: Twins at Red Sox MLB2 p.m.Exh.: Yankees at Army YES4 p.m.Exh.: Giants at Athletics MLBN9 p.m.Exh.: Dodgers at Angels MLBNBasketballNoonNCAA Division...
Dig deep for double-play options after Cano
The start of Robinson Cano’s season can go one of two ways: Either he will rise to the occasion and carry the Yankees on his back until his injured teammates...
A Telfair grows, not in Brooklyn
Life growing up in Coney Island was never simple for Ethan Telfair, the younger brother of Lincoln High School legend and NBA guard Sebastian Telfair. He heard constant comparisons to...
Kelley picked for Yankees pen
WASHINGTON — Saying David Aardsma “didn’t really fit in,” the Yankees designated the veteran right-handed reliever for assignment after yesterday’s 4-2 exhibition win over the Nationals. Shawn Kelley, who was...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 30SUNMar. 31MONApr. 1TUEApr. 2WEDApr. 3THUApr. 4FRIApr. 5KnicksNOGAMEBos.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEMia.8:00TNTESPNAtl.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEMil.7:30MSGESPNNetsUtah9:00YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMECle.7:00WWORWBBRChi.7:00TNTWBBRNO GAMERangersMontreal7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMEWinn.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEPit.7:30NBCSNWNYMNO GAMEPit.7:00MSG+WBBRIslandersPittsburgh1:00MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEDevils7:00MSG+2WRHUWinn.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEWas.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEDevilsFlorida7:30MSG...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentRegional FinalsAt WashingtonFavoriteLineUnderdogSyracuse3 1/2MarquetteAt Los AngelesOhio St.4 1/2Wichita St.College Insider TournamentSemifinalsEvansville1 1/2E. CAROLINAN. IOWA4Weber St.NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogJAZZ5NetsHAWKS10 1/2Magic76ERS9 1/2BobcatsGrizzlies5 1/2T’WOLVESROCKETS2ClippersThunder5 1/2BUCKSMAVERICKS5BullsPacers9SUNSLakers5KINGSWARRIORS9BlazersNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogPENGUINS$190-230IslandersCANADIENS$140-160RangersPANTHERS-110-110DevilsJETS$135-155HurricanesAVALNCHE-105-115PredatorsSABRES$100-120CapitalsSENATORS$110-130Maple LeafsBruins$115-135FLYERSWILD-110-110KingsCanucks$115-135OILERSSHARKS$140-160CoyotesHome team in CAPS
Romo gets $108M extension
Tony Romo and the Cowboys have agreed on a six-year contract extension worth $108 million, with about half of it guaranteed. The agreement was reported on the team’s website yesterday....
Spread QB White becomes a Giants option
As long as Tom Coughlin has been running the show, the Giants have gone with two quarterbacks on their roster — a credit to Eli Manning’s durability and Coughlin’s intense...
Nets not in peak form vs. Nuggets
DENVER — The Nuggets have the NBA’s biggest home-court advantage. Last night, the Nets found out the hard way. Denver, using its fleet of athletes and the altitude to its...
Gaborik dropped to Rangers fourth unit
OTTAWA — The conversation a long time coming took place on foreign soil yesterday on the ice at Carleton University outside of Ottawa, and lasted about 12 minutes, with animated...
Devils downed by Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. — The Devils were just seconds away from claiming a crucial victory last night, only to surrender a goal by the Lightning’s Alex Killorn with 15.1 seconds left...
Knicks' Tyson sits again with neck issue
Center Tyson Chandler missed his ninth straight game Friday night amid growing concern he has a pinched nerve in his neck. There is no longer a timetable for his return....
Smith, Anthony scorch Bobcats to extend Knicks’ win streak
Carmelo Anthony continues to be a solid secondary scorer to J.R. Smith. Yeah, that’s right. That’s how nuts this J.R. Smith surge — and Knicks surge — is getting. Smith...
Legend Barnett sees self in J.R.
Dick Barnett, whose No. 12 hangs from the rafters at the Garden, was making one of his rare visits there Wednesday night and noticed a player who reminded him of...
Curry adds extra spice to ‘Sweet’ win for Coach K
INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Torre was Clueless Joe before he rode the pinstriped horses to four world championships. Great coaches and managers are acknowledged as great coaches and managers most of...
Yanks not favorites despite top payroll
In What has felt like the longest, most grueling offseason in Yankees history, the Dodgers stood as a welcomed symbol. The Steinbrenners and their lieutenants could gaze west at their...
Rehabbing A-Rod will ‘support’ Yankees teammates
Alex Rodriguez’s path back to the Yankees is in full swing and he provided proof yesterday. Rodriguez posted the first photos of his rehab to his Facebook page with the...
Cashman continues to try to improve Yankees roster
WASHINGTON — Opening Day is only two days away, but that doesn’t mean the Yankees’ roster is a finished product. “My job is to find players better than what we’ve...
Yankees exhibition season ends vs. Army
The Yankees finish their exhibition season today when they play Army at West Point at 2 p.m. Adam Warren is scheduled to make the start in the Yankees’ final game...
Mets brass keep focus on an opener ... in 2014
PORT ST. LUCIE — Ike Davis took one look at The Post’s baseball preview yesterday, featuring Mr. Met rowing a lifeboat as the Yankees ship was about to go under...
Source: Mets' Santana not ready for career to end
PORT ST. LUCIE — Johan Santana is leaning heavily toward undergoing surgery on the probable re-tear of the anterior capsule in his left shoulder and trying to resume his pitching...
Wright on track for Mets' Opening Day
PORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright is back in the big leagues. After spending most of the last two weeks rehabbing a strained left intercostal muscle and then playing in...
Piven pulls a hammy in ‘Selfridge’
Maybe Jeremy Piven can pass for a brash, early 20th century American entrepreneur in Great Britain, but to this American he’s still playing his over-the-top “Entourage” character, Ari Gold —...
Starz in her eyes
Starz Kids & Family has added a familiar face to its programming roster. Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, will bring her Australian series, “Bindi’s Bootcamp,”...
Weird but true
Stories of UFO sightings still capture the public’s imagination. A 1950 FBI memo sent to then-Director J. Edgar Hoover about alleged flying saucers in New Mexico is the most in-demand...
Smith, pressure defense too much for Oregon
INDIANAPOLIS — He was, in a word, Russdiculous. They play with their hair on fire, all these Louisville Cardinals do, from start to finish. It sometimes seems as if there...
Chalk up two for the faves
WASHINGTON — The favorites are coming! The favorites are coming! Ohio State (-4 1/2) over Wichita State: In a tournament filled with upsets, order will be restored — for at...
Brother’s service spurs Craft
LOS ANGELES — Aaron Craft is tough. Ask any of the opposing point guards the Ohio State star has broken down with his relentless, scrappy style. Brandon Craft is tougher....
Marquette grouses at status as ’dogs
WASHINGTON — Marquette’s student-athletes are doing more than the required reading. Before the start of the Sweet 16, the Golden Eagles saw an article that ranked them at the very...
Wichita State aim for NCAA Shocker
LOS ANGELES — On the eve of an NCAA Tournament West Region semifinal against Wichita State, La Salle’s players, fresh off winning their first two games of the tournament in...
Marquette: ’Cuse defense won’t shake us like it did No. 1 Indiana
WASHINGTON — After leading Marquette to its first Elite Eight in 10 years, Vander Blue felt no need to watch any of Syracuse’s upset win over top-seeded Indiana. “We don’t...
Southerland taking opponents to school
WASHINGTON — James Southerland III came clean yesterday, laid his soul bare for the first time since he sat for six games in January while his integrity was questioned. The...
Blue Devils smite Spartans, get Cardinals next
INDIANAPOLIS — Three years ago, Duke came to Lucas Oil Stadium, and took home the NCAA Tournament championship with a win over Butler. “A lot of memories,” senior Mason Plumlee...
Sick Smith lifts Siva, Louisville onto Elite Eight
INDIANAPOLIS — Rick Pitino has a moniker for Russ Smith. A Poor Man’s Allen Iverson. Iverson was one of the NBA’s most spectacular scorers, a blazingly fast guard who led...
FGCU’s amazing run ends
ARLINGTON, Texas — The most captivating Cinderella story of this NCAA Tournament saw its final chapter written last night. Florida Gulf Coast’s run is over, but the Florida Gators are...
Burke’s cold-blooded 3 caps Michigan rally in wild OT win
ARLINGTON, Texas — Michigan had not reached the Sweet 16 since the halcyon days of the Fab Five, but last night the Wolverines pulled off a rally those icons would...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Telfair moving out of the shadow of NBA brother
Growing up in Coney Island was never simple for Ethan Telfair, the younger brother of Lincoln High School legend and NBA guard Sebastian Telfair. He heard constant comparisons to his...
Devils blow lead late, lose in shootout to Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. — The Devils were just seconds away from claiming a crucial victory last night, only to surrender a goal by the Lightning’s Alex Killorn with 15.1 seconds left...
Trey bien! Burke's heroics send Michigan to first Elite Eight since 1994
ARLINGTON – Michigan hadn’t reached the Sweet 16 since the halcyon days of the Fab Five, but Friday night they pulled off a rally those icons would’ve envied. They erased...
Smith eclipses 30 points again as Knicks pick up seventh straight win
J.R. Smith wouldn’t let the Knicks lose this one. Of all the teams primed to snap the NBA’s longest winning streak, the Charlotte Bobcats were the least likely candidate. There...
Brooklyn's frenetic Smith leads Louisville to Elite Eight
INDIANAPOLIS – Peyton Siva revealed Friday night that Rick Pitino has a moniker for Russ Smith. A Poor Man’s Allen Iverson. Iverson was one of the NBA’s most spectacular scorers,...
Nets, Nuggets have made out well after 'Melodrama'
DENVER – At this time two years ago, both the Nets and Nuggets were dealing with the fallout and aftermath of the seemingly never-ending Carmelo Anthony trade saga.Following months of...