May 19, 2013
WATCH: Heat star Wade surpises fan at her prom
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — When a South Florida high school senior asked Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade to her prom, she knew it was a long shot. Fortunately, that's Wade's...
Smith says he got 'in trouble' with Jets for playoff guarantee following draft selection
Apparently, bold proclamations are reserved for coach Rex Ryan.Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith says he was reprimanded for guaranteeing a playoff berth in his first interview after being drafted by...
Lundqvist exposed as Rangers go down 0-2 to Bruins
BOSTON — It is not an enviable position the Rangers are in, not by any stretch of the imagination. But just two weeks ago they were in the same hole,...
Man tumbles out of theater window, but marquee breaks fall
A theater-goer survived a plunge out a window above Broadway’s Lyceum Theater on West 45th Street today — landing on the marquee below, fire officials said. Witnesses told The Post...
Olave leads Red Bulls 1-0 shutout of Galaxy
There was a time when Jamison Olave was the best defender in MLS, and the Red Bulls are convinced he still is. The Colombian centerback played like it yesterday, almost...
Cahill extra time winner lifts Red Bulls atop MLS
The ball – and the game – was hanging in the balance, waiting to be won. And that’s exactly what Tim Cahill did, outmuscling Galaxy defender AJ DelaGarza to Juninho’s bending...
UFC on FX 8 analysis: TRT part of the story whether Belfort wants to accept it or not
Vitor Belfort didn’t want to talk about the past. Or the present for that matter.The UFC star channeled Mark McGwire in his own way Saturday night following a highlight reel...
Suspect in gay man's murder boasted, 'Yeah, I shot him in the head': prosecutors
The bigoted ex-con accused with a hate crime for shooting dead a gay man in Greenwich Village laughed and boasted about the murder shortly after he was arrested, prosecutors said...
Murphy's eighth-inning home run from leadoff spot sends Mets past Cubs
CHICAGO -- Daniel Murphy's switch to the leadoff spot on Sunday was supposed to create more opportunities for David Wright. But why pass the baton when you can finish the...
NYC energy trader Cholish makes UFC retirement official after loss
It’s back to Wall Street for John Cholish. For good.The New York City energy trader announced on Twitter before his fight in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil on Saturday night with...
'Star Trek Into Darkness' makes $70.6 million over weekend, falling short of last movie
LOS ANGELES — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a...
American accused of spying in Russia has flown out of Moscow: report
MOSCOW — The US Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported....
Yahoo board approves $1.1B deal to buy Tumblr: report
The Yahoo board has approved a massive $1.1 billion all-cash deal to buy Tumblr, sources said. Sources close to the board said the deal was a foregone conclusion and was...
Yankees, Blue Jays series finale postponed by rain
Against the Toronto Blue Jays this season, the only thing that has stopped the Yankees was a day full of rain. The Yankees would have been trying to make it...
Hofstra graduates honor student killed in home invasion
Students at Hofstra University wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony to honor a fellow student who was accidentally killed by a police officer confronting an armed intruder. Sunday's ceremony...
VOTE: You're the Knicks owner -- decide who stays and who goes
The Knicks once promising season came to an end Saturday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Pacers. After a great start to their first-round series...
Obama tells Morehouse graduates to do good deeds
ATLANTA — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their...
Associated Press CEO says government seizure of phone records has made sources less willing to talk to reporters
WASHINGTON — The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering....
Bicyclist stuck and killed after swerving in front of livery cab in Crown Heights
A bicyclist was killed after veering in front of a livery cab driver in Crown Heights this morning, police said. The unidentified man was peddling eastbound on Eastern Parkway, between...
White House adviser insists Obama only learned of IRS targeting tea party groups from news
WASHINGTON — A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the...
A commuter's nightmare: Conn. train outage expected for days following Metro-North collision
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter...
Sen. Gillibrand proposing new legislation to ease student-loan burden
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is hoping to relieve the debt burden of millions of students who have borrowed to pay for their education — especially New Yorkers, who average nearly $30,000...
North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North...
Tip ins
HERO Brooklyn’s own Lance Stephenson was tremendous last night, racking up 25 points and 10 rebounds. The Pacers shooting guard and Lincoln High grad poured in nine points in the...
Knicks’ season ends with flat tire in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony was finally having his bust-out game, carrying 35 points into the fourth quarter. Melo went bust in the final period, though, and the Knicks season went...
With Hal looking on, Cano blasts two homers in Yankees win
Not that Hal Steinbrenner needed more proof of how valuable Robinson Cano is to the Yankees as the second baseman approaches free agency, but the owner got another first-hand reminder...
Maturing Phelps picks a good time to keep his cool
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was in the back of the press box telling The Post what he likes best about yesterday’s starting pitcher David Phelps. “What’s impressive to me...
Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million —...
WATCH: Stefon and Seth Meyers get together on 'SNL'
“Saturday Night Live” ended its season with a wedding – a ridiculous, irreverent, thrilling, insane, fitting, gaudy, powerful wedding. Rice rained on Seth and Stefon Meyers, the wackiest of couples...
Big Apple is hard on small startups
“If you can make it here . . .” That’s the refrain of small businesses trying to make a go of it in the Big Apple. But according to recent...
Fed up with Ben
“We don’t have to worry about a recession — we are in a depression,” says James Rickards. “If you take the classic definition of a sustained, long-term downturn with economic...
Odd couple sends a message
Dimon and Blankfein — Simon and Garfunkel they are not. But when Wall Street’s two most powerful bankers do a public show like they did last week, it’s done to...
A&F takes hit on fat
Most of us may agree that Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries is a rude man. But is he simply rude and crude, or is he rude and shrewd? The...
Sweetheart site hooks your biz up
Tired of endless nights alone working on your startup? Do you worry that you’ll never find someone with the skills, resources and experience to turn your great business idea into...
The future is coming tomorrow to Brooklyn
As President Eisenhower so sagely observed, “Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.” But if you’re interested in looking ahead a bit, tomorrow’s your big...
Kid$ not alright
Well, at least they have their youth. That’s about the only thing going for the generation under 40 here in the US, according to a new study on wealth building...
Gatsby’s roaring economy
When a topless painting of the late “Golden Girl” Bea Arthur and the Dow Jones industrial average sell at record prices on the same day, one doesn’t need to don...
The skinny on who’s back in NYC
Why slave away at the gym when you can go to Club Fed and melt the pounds away like Danielle Chiesi? The 47-year-old equities analyst, who pleaded guilty to securities...
So long, Gramps
Dear John: Please weigh the pros and cons of my proposal.I propose that all wage earners or self-employed individuals (except physicians and medical researchers) resign their positions at age 72...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS STRAUSS ZELNICK CEO of TakeTwo Interactive, maker of ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ pops a wheelie big quarter. CIPRIANI Glitterati grazing ground gets red-carpet sidewalk back when city backtracks on plans...
O.J. Simpson talks about prison life, plans after he's released
After 4 1/2 years behind bars, battling weight gain and depression, O.J. Simpson is hopeful freedom is just around the corner. In a series of exclusive jailhouse conversations, including a...
‘Broken rail’ in train hit
A fractured section of rail was under study yesterday as a likely cause of the Metro-North Railroad collision in Bridgeport, Conn., that injured 72 and stopped service on the New...
Drone hits Qaeda
SANAA, Yemen — Four al Qaeda terrorists were killed yesterday in what Yemeni officials said they suspect was an American drone strike in the country’s south. The officials, speaking anonymously,...
Va. parade car mayhem
DAMASCUS, Va. — Up to 60 people were injured when an elderly man plowed his car through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts yesterday, authorities said. Nine people were hospitalized....
Thug blows away teen on Queens bus
A 14-year-old girl leaving a friend’s Sweet 16 party was shot dead while boarding a city bus in Queens last night when a gunman opened fire from the sidewalk, cops...
Pak adopts China GPS
Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China’s domestic satellite navigation system, which was launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, according to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** Police have arrested a second suspect in the cold-hearted mugging in Tremont of an elderly man who had been preparing to honor his deceased wife on Mother’s...
NJ Mega win
TRENTON, NJ — A Mega Millions ticket sold in New Jersey has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the...
$eeing eye dog!
He woofs hard for the money! A borzoi named Rhett is earning $1 a minute as a companion to pooch-starved New Yorkers — and is being hounded by minxes from...
N. Korea fires up tension
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters yesterday — launches that come during a period of tentative diplomacy with South Korea. In March, North Korea launched...
Book buff’s Wilde accusation
Will the real Earnest please step up? A Soho man claims that he has owned a rare first edition of Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest” for nearly...
Secret drug shame of Mets star Doc Gooden
Few athletes have risen so far, so fast and fallen so hard as Dwight “Doc” Gooden. The New York Mets wunderkind debuted in 1984 as a 19-year-old — his sizzling...
Politicians furious over Bronx bus company's 'Ghetto' tour
Tourists are crowding onto a Bronx bus tour that promises “a ride through a real New York City ‘GHETTO’ ” — and local politicians are furious. Three times a week,...
One lucky Florida Powerball winner
A Florida supermarket sold the only winning ticket in last night’s $600 million Powerball drawing, lottery officials in the Sunshine State announced. The winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22,...
Solange goes to the mattress
Leave the set design and pricey props to big sister Beyoncé — all Solange Knowles needs for a sexy photo shoot is a pair of Louboutins and . . ....
Umbrella ‘bop’ lawsuit
A Harlem man claims he was seriously hurt in Union Square after he was socked with a large umbrella that came flying off a nearby roof. Adam Woomer, 31, was...
Game of bones: Brooklyn bar hosting contest to find NY's smallest 'scepter'
This could be some stiff competition! A Brooklyn bar is hosting a contest to find the smallest endowment in New York — giving men used to coming up short a...
Friendly fire killed tragic coed, cops say
The Hofstra University student killed during a home-invasion robbery was the victim of friendly fire from a veteran cop, Nassau County police revealed last night. The officer unleashed a barrage...
Hofstra student recounts horrifying hostage experience at off-campus home
Hofstra student John Kourtessis described a chaotic scene of fear and horror when a crazed parolee in a ski mask took his friends and him hostage in a gunpoint siege...
Village 'gay slay' underscores city's hate-crime spike
A gay man was gunned down in Greenwich Village early yesterday allegedly by a bigot who hurled homophobic slurs at him — a senseless attack that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly...
Feds swoop in on ‘ricin’ apt.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities in hazardous-materials suits yesterday searched an apartment in Spokane as they investigated the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. FBI...
Prez, Cabinet putt around
Soaked by storm clouds of controversy in the past week, President Barack Obama took two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf yesterday — in the rain. The White...
Rape rap on ’07 hero cop
PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested...
Albany corruption has cost NY taxpayers at least $49,710,630.64!
These crooks cost us a fortune. Shady politicians and their backroom deals cost taxpayers at least $49,710,630.64 — enough cash to build two schools, bankroll the New York Islanders or...
Pervy pol’s hefty ‘harass’ets
The playing field may not be level when disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez makes his audacious move for a City Council seat. Like everyone running for the council, Lopez will be...
Hasta la Vito
The louse is out of the house.Pervy pol Vito Lopez has finally resigned his Assembly seat, effective tomorrow at 9 a.m.Lopez sent a terse one-sentence letter of resignation yesterday to...
Connect dots to Obama
The standard police warning about con men applies to politicians, as well: When they tell you something that sounds too good to be true, it usually is. So it goes...
Rack & ruin
Here come Mike’s bikes! New York’s long-stalled bicycle-share program kicks off next weekend, Memorial Day, with more than 5,000 of rent-by-the-ride two-wheelers standing by for anyone with a valid credit...
Gore de France
As City Hall prepares to roll out bike share, New Yorkers are bickering over dock placement. There’s a more pressing topic: saving lives. Three people died in Paris’ first year...
We’re all mad here
Millions of people who went to sleep last night thinking they were normal woke up this morning with a new mental disorder. Human nature doesn’t change that fast, but the...
Obama admits he’s a socialist
You may be forgiven if you missed it during last week’s tsunami of scandals, but President Obama finally let slip that he is a socialist. Buried in the 17th paragraph...
Troubles have GOP hoping for Senate
After one very bad week for President Obama, Republicans are hoping that three administration scandals will equal six Senate seats, the number the GOP needs to win in 2014 to...
Pin the fail on the donkey
The Obama administration’s sudden plunge into scandal territory has two aspects — the actual and the political. The first, and most important, has to do with what actually happened. Why...
The $727,621 Question
When Bill Thompson released his tax returns this month, it revealed two interesting things about him. First, the former city comptroller is doing well for himself, having earned $727,621 last...
Cuomo’s Upstate Bet
Gov. Cuomo has now given his blessing to seven new Las Vegas-like casinos. He did so partly on the grounds that the casinos will help revive New York’s struggling upstate...
Lincoln’s example
The editorial about Abraham Lincoln, slavery, the Keystone XL pipeline and the Democrats is an excellent way to justify the Keystone (“A Crude Comparison,” Editorial, May 15). In a lot...
Required reading
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche (Knopf) After taking on her county’s brutal civil war in the novel “Half of a Yellow Sun,” Nigerian author Adiche looks at her nation’s diaspora....
We'll always nab Paris
The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-Obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked The World by Nancy Jo Sales It Books When the “Bling Ring” — a group of...
In My Library Richard Greenberg
It’s been a very Richard Greenberg theater season. Not only is the playwright up for a Tony for his family drama, “The Assembled Parties,” but he adapted books for two...
. . . and decade that ruined it
Dr. Herbert I. London is a renaissance man — he’s run for mayor, governor and state comptroller; served as a dean and distinguished professor for decades at NYU; written or...
Adopt me!
Bernard is a one-year-old cat who loves to go for walks and play with his buddies. He’s an all around good guy and ready to make himself at home in...
Best buds!
The buddy movie has been a staple of American cinema since the early days, and some believe the pairing of two characters — often men, often mismatched — can be...
Pyramid scheme
No movie has ever generated as many headlines as 1963’s “Cleopatra’’ — because of the scandalous affair between stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Taylor’s brush with death and a...
Doin' it in the park: My hoops New York
To produce the new documentary on outdoor basketball, “Doin’ It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC,” co-directors Bobbito Garcia, a pioneering hip-hop DJ and outdoor-basketball expert, and Kevin Couliau, a...
On a bender!
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, don’t be shy, and prepare to gaze in wonder at spectacle of the human body! World records will be set! Steel will twist like...
Safety comes first
Great players know when not to take great risks. Gata Kamsky demonstrated this as he won the US Championship this week in another “Armageddon” showdown.Under the tournament rules, he and...
Bridge
Another letter arrived, via certified mail, from the Society of Finessers, complaining that finesses never win in my columns.“Dear Sir: We must again protest your disdain for the finesse, a...
Sunrise settles
What happens after the couple you’ve been rooting for gets their happily ever after? It’s been nine years since we last saw Celine and Jesse, the lovers in Richard Linklater’s...
Top dogs
In her new book, “A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home,” Vermont writer Sue Halpern describes how she and her Labradoodle, Pransky, became a certified therapy-dog team. In the following...
Rookie safety models himself after former Giant Sehorn
Cooper Taylor was in elementary school in the Atlanta area back in the late 1990s when Jason Sehorn was starring for the Giants as a one-of-a-kind cornerback. Not many rookies...
Mets' roster of rubbish makes it impossible to evaluate Collins
By all means let’s get lathered up over Terry Collins’ poor choice to take on the fans. Let’s vilify him for getting caught between a rock and a rock head...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Lyle Overbay
Yankees fill-in first baseman Lyle Overbay took a swing at some questions from Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Can you recall a memorable at bat against Mariano Rivera? A: I...
Relaxed Redden has ‘turned the page’ for Bruins
BOSTON — If Wade Redden gets on the ice for the Bruins in this series, the Rangers will get their first in-person look at the defenseman since he was unceremoniously...
Lukas rules at Pimlico
Preakness Day always has been a good one for trainer D. Wayne Lukas. One race before his record sixth Preakness victory yesterday, when Oxbow derailed Orb’s Triple Crown bid, Lukas...
Derby champ Orb upset by 15-1 long shot Oxbow
BALTIMORE — Dashing the hopes that Kentucky Derby winner Orb would head back to New York with a chance at the Triple Crown, 15-1 shot Oxbow led gate-to-wire under Hall-of-Fame...
McGaughey: ‘It wasn’t our day’
BALTIMORE — Two weeks ago, Hall-of-Fame trainer Shug McGaughey realized his lifelong dream at age 62 when he won his first Kentucky Derby with Orb. That sparked another dream, of...
When it counted, Melo wasn’t good enough
INDIANAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony made the same slow, sad walk off the court that Patrick Ewing used to make all too often at the Garden, the walk into another season...
Knicks' J.R. sings ‘stay’ tune on way out
INDIANAPOLIS — After it ended, J.R. Smith said he looked at his Knicks jersey and thought about how he doesn’t want to leave New York. “I want to retire a...
Knicks' Amar’e: I need to talk to coach in offseason
INDIANAPOLIS — After being benched for the second half for the second straight playoff game, Amar’e Stoudemire is confused with his role with the Knicks going forward. His injury-wracked season...
Pacers' Hibbert outplays Knicks' Tyson in series
INDIANAPOLIS — Following the Knicks’ 106-99 ouster by the Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals last night, center Tyson Chandler was asked why the Knicks never seemed...
Knicks’ season of promise ends with Game 6 loss to Indiana Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — The room was as quiet as you would want it to be. You weren’t suffering alone last night when the shots stopped falling and the season started sputtering...
Nothing falls for Knicks' Felton
INDIANAPOLIS — More like Out-dianapolis for Raymond Felton. In the Knicks’ 106-99 season-ending Game 6 loss to the Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse last night, Felton, who struggled in Game...
Shumpert’s trey-mendous stretch not enough for Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS — The shots just kept coming from Iman Shumpert. They kept going in. But it wasn’t enough. In the Knicks’ 106-99 season-ending Game 6 loss to the Pacers last...
Brooklyn native Stephenson pours in career-high 25 to propel Pacers over Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Lance Stephenson had an atrocious Game 5 against the Knicks. And the Brooklyn product did it in his home city, at the Garden. He promised to do...
A Hill of a return for Pacers point guard
INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers prepared for the worst. But it worked out for the best — in every way. Indiana was preparing to go without George Hill, who had missed...
Red Bulls, MLS support gay player
Even before Jason Collins announced he was gay, Robbie Rogers had done the same, simultaneously coming out of the closet and stepping away from soccer in February. But now he...
Bradley leads Nelson
Keegan Bradley overcame consecutive bogeys early and bogeyed No. 18 for the third round in a row yesterday to finish with a 2-under 68 that kept him in the lead...
Sports Shorts
SOFTBALL: Hofstra advances to title round Senior Olivia Galati threw her second complete game of the day and third of the NCAA Columbia (Mo.) Regional while also hitting her first...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $33,000; clm($75,000); 3up 4 Frekn Rocket (Bz) 13.00 5.40 3.80 5 Hard Play (Delgadillo) 2.60 2.20 2 Promissoryexchange (Flores) 4.20 * $1 Exacta (4-5) $17.90 * Quinella...
Matthysse drops Peterson with TKO
ATLANTIC CITY — Having lost two controversial split decisions against marquee opposition, Lucas Matthysse figured his best chance to ensure victory at Boardwalk Hall last night was to take matters...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-4 1/2 fur; $45,000; mdn; 2YO(f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Sara Bay(L),117J Nguyenx-x-xAristone6-12 Stonesong ,117C Ormx-x-xAllen10-13 I Forget ,117KCarmochx-x-xPino2-14 Red Velvet(L),117JCaraballox-x-xTrombett3-15 Ride Sal Ann Ride...
Belmont Charts
May 18th, 2013Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur(T); $32,000; clm($20,000); 3upOff: 1:05. Good. 2w,outkicked trio lateTime: 22.68, 45.46, 1:09.19, 1:21.83.Trainer: Nicholas ZitoWinner: DK B/ H, 5,...
Pimlico Results
FIRST-1 1/16 miles; $55,000; alw; 3up1Auss Austn (Rosr)5.403.803.009Bake Shop (Ortiz)6.604.807Pretension (Rose)7.00* Exacta (1-9) $39.40 * $1 Superfecta (1-9-7-6) $819.30 * Trifecta (1-9-7) $407.40SECOND-1 1/16m; $40,000; hdcp; 3up9Hello Lovr (Bsono)3.402.402.107No Brakes...
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $11,000; cl($12,50); 3,4&5YO3-Elite Warrior 9-55-First Won 4-11-Greyrunfornv 5-26-Rotor 6-12-ExquisiteObern6-17-LosRomosLcs12-14-Launch 15-1SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $11,500; clm($6,25); 3up7-Many Crowns 8-54-Sugartime Jazz 3-11-Shift It 10-15-Tikitocki 4-12-Da Lady Vikki...
Monmouth Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $20,000; clm($6,000); 3upSTEPHEN GOT BETTER drops in class after third this level. CRYSTALLO third going longer at Tampa Bay. BEARLY ENOUGH tired in starter allowance.PN...
Monmouth Park Results
FIRST-1m&70yds; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3up 1 a-Holy Dfrr (Frgos) 8.40 2.80 2.10 2 Dplomatc Immunty (Sez) 2.40 2.10 6 Diamonds for Mia (Ferrer) 2.20 * Exacta (1-2) $21.00 * $1 Superfecta...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; pace; $12,500; cond4CautonSgns(YGngrs)17.804.403.205Mindset (T Tetrick)2.402.108Rockin Glory (J Jamieson)2.80* Exacta (4-5) $37.60 * Trifecta (4-5-8) $136.60Scr: Its Royalty, Cowboy Coffee, Hurrikane Maximus.SECOND-mile; pace; $8,000; cond5Art'sJmmyRy(AMller)8.203.802.802Overnight Delight (DMiller)3.002.806Herzon (C Callahan)3.40* Exacta...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 19MONMay 20TUEMay 21WEDMay 22THUMay 23FRIMay 24SATMay 25YankeesToronto1:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMBal.7:05YESWCBSBal.7:05WWORWCBSBal.7:05YESWCBSNOGAMET.B.7:10WWORWCBST.B.4:10YESWCBSMetsCubs2:20WPIXWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMCin.7:10SNYWFANCin.7:10SNYWFANCin.1:10SNYWFANNOGAMEAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.7:15FOXWFANRangersBoston3:00NBCESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMEBos.7:30NBCSNESPNNO GAMEBos.7:00CNBCESPNNOGAME*Bos.TBDTBDESPNRed BullsLos Angeles1:00ESPN2NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEConn.7:00No TVHOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.MotoGP World Champ., French Grand Prix SPEED2 p.m.ARCA Auto Racing Toledo SPEED4 p.m.Australian V8 Supercars Racing: Austin SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Blue Jays at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)1:30 p.m.Dodgers at...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogSPURS4 1/2GrizzliesOdds to Win SeriesSpurs120-140GrizzliesNHL PlayoffsTodayFavoriteLineUnderdogBRUINS$105-125RangersPenguins$105-125SENATORSTomorrowBlackhawks$115-135RED WINGSHome team in CAPS
Hondo finds Lackey Lacking
Hondo’s horse sense (or lack thereof) resulted in an across-the-board Preakness failure with Goldencents which, along with the Reds bludgeoning the Phillies, sent the runaway deficit soaring to 270 allisons.Today,...
Grandy is dandy in right for Yankees
The Curtis Granderson experiment continued yesterday with his first career start in left field. He caught both fly balls he should have, but admitted he still is a work in...
Mets Fans: Dump Terry
* Mets manager Terry Collins’ remarks that he doesn’t care about what the fans think or say just shows he has lost control of the Mets’ messy situation. If anything,...
Bruins’ Jagr finding new ways to learn
BOSTON — Jaromir Jagr was philosophizing, as is his wont. “I’m 41 and learning something every day,” the Bruins’ No. 68 said following Saturday’s practice in advance of Sunday’s Game...
Sharks win in OT; Wings get even
Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of...
Ignoring character in college sports is Recruiting 101
The most nauseating phrase in sports used to be, “Coach So-and-So had to deal with distractions this week.” Those “distractions” became TV code for football or basketball players having been...
Trip to Wrong Island
BOSTON — Long Island is neither Brooklyn’s to promise nor a particularly good idea, if you want to know the truth about the Bruce Ratner/Brett Yormark plan to schedule six...
Yankees fans enjoying unexpected ride
INDIANAPOLIS — They are easy to identify, easy to spot. They are forever smiling, even on lousy weather days. They forever look refreshed, eager to share a joke or a...
Mets have no immediate plans to demote Davis
CHICAGO — The ice under Ike Davis’ feet is thin, but doesn’t appear ready to break. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson yesterday said he and manager Terry Collins have not...
Mets, Hefner clubbed by Cubs
CHICAGO — Zack Wheeler can’t get to the major leagues fast enough, but even after he inevitably replaces Jeremy Hefner in this rotation, the Mets will have to occasionally score...
Former Yankees have random meet in middle of nowhere
Don Larsen didn’t have to wait until June 23 and Old-Timer’s Day to catch up with a fellow former Yankee. Larsen, 83, who plans to attend Old-Timer’s Day, felt well...
Yankees bring in SS Brignac
The Yankees acquired utility man Reid Brignac from the Rockies in exchange for cash considerations late Friday night, an incremental upgrade for the injury-riddled left side of their infield. In...
Rangers look to put offensive pressure on Bruins in Game 2
BOSTON — Coach John Tortorella delivered a cryptic message relating to adjustments “not on the ice” the Rangers require in advance of this afternoon’s Game 2 of the Eastern Conference...
Anatomy of a crime
The darkly handsome political candidate greets his new staff with a rousing hello. He’s more than charismatic — he oozes sexuality. He is the killer. The blond teenager is in...
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Behind the curtain Mr. Pfister (Jim Piddock) discovers an unforeseen aspect of Tom’s great-grandfather Harry’s life and Tom (Chris O’Dowd) and Pete (Tom Bennett) venture to the south coast of...
Grace and Banfield too close for comfort
Gotcha! If one didn’t know that Turner TV’s news networks are trying to be serious you’d think of them as the TV homes of brilliant farce and satire. As video...
Reel good
TWO WOMEN, 1960 Sunday, 4:45 a.m., TCM Sophia Loren won a Best Actress Oscar for her heartbreaking performance in this film that takes place in war-torn Italy in 1943. Cesira...
Look Who’s Talking
Kelly & Michael 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Colin Farrell; Elisabeth Moss. Tuesday: Psy; “Celeb Apprentice” winner. Wednesday: Morgan Freeman. Thursday: Ken Jeong. Friday: Ethan Hawke (pictured). ellen degeneres 4...
Stump the Kingslayer
Valar Morghulis. It means “All men must die,” in HBO’s “Game of Thrones”’ fictional language of High Valyrian. Jaime Lannister, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, is hoping that reality comes sooner...
'Voice' for the win
When Mark Burnett replaced two of the judges on “The Voice” this year, it was a calculated risk. Both flamboyant in their own way, Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera...
It's a wrap!
TAKE TWO Double the fun by layering a patterned scarf and headband over one another. 1. Pull your hair back into a ponytail or a loose bun. 2. Put the...
South Street re-port
Seven months post-Hurricane Sandy, South Street Seaport is a cobblestoned shadow of its former self, with a majority of its shops still shuttered and tourism at a lull. But if...
Weird but true
He had grave intentions. A Houston property owner tired of homeless people using his land for a toilet created a fake cemetery in the space, hoping the indigent would show...
One-night stands that never end
When the mobile dating app Tinder debuted in October, it was breathlessly hailed as a minor miracle, the first effective “Grindr for straight people,” a reference to the popular app...
This week's couple: Date politik
Small talk can be the death of some dates, never moving past discussions of casual interests. For Taris, 24, and Ashley, 28, it turned out to be the opposite. While...
Meet Market:Brooklyn math-lete sks a gal who he can add into his life
Russian home Tyler has lived in Russia throughout his life and holds a degree in Russian. Plus one Tyler also has a degree in math. Home sweet home His apartment...
Top 5: Spring seduction lines
“April showers bring May happy hours — can I buy you a drink?” — Jina “Spring is the season of beginnings. Ready to begin falling in love?” — Bennett “Here’s...
Harvard transfer brings 3’s company to St. John’s
As Louisville’s Luke Hancock drained 3-pointer after 3-pointer in the Final Four, as Cardinals fans showered him with chants of “Luuuke! Luuuke!” Max Hooper was thinking, “I know this feeling.”...
New $100M charter school set to boost Harlem housing project
A controversial $100 million charter school will open next month smack in the middle of a rundown, crime-plagued Harlem housing project — a first-of-its-kind arrangement in the nation. The city...
Knicks cannot force a Game 7, see season come to end vs. Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony was finally having his bust-out game, carrying 35 points into the fourth quarter. Melo went bust in the final period, though, and the Knicks season went...
14-year-old girl struck, killed by bullet while riding a city bus in Queens
A 14-year-old girl leaving a friend’s Sweet 16 party was shot dead while boarding a city bus in Queens last night when a gunman opened fire from the sidewalk, cops...