May 28, 2013
Teen nabbed for vicious assault
Cops caught a teen wanted for a vicious assault in The Rockaways that was captured on video, authorities said. The 15-year-old and three goons were captured on camera when they...
9th-inning heroics sends Mets over Yankees
Mariano Rivera threw the first pitch at Citi Field Tuesday night and the last, but who could have anticipated a Mets celebration near second base as a backdrop in the...
Police: Girl put with dog in cage on Pa. turnpike
MILLVALE, Pa. — Two parents face charges after authorities say motorists spied a 10-year-old girl riding in a dog cage in the back of a pickup truck in western Pennsylvania....
Cop who survived bullet to the head helps nab crooks near spot he was shot
The Brooklyn cop who miraculously survived a bullet to the head helped nab two crooks just steps from the spot where he was shot — and the perps are pals...
Former Guatemala Prez used US banks to launder millions; stole $1.5M from library book program
A former president of Guatemala was hauled into a New York courtroom today to face charges that he used American banks to help launder tens of millions of dollars he...
Ike dropped to eighth in Mets lineup
There has been much discussion about sending Ike Davis down to the minors, but the Mets are going to move him down in the lineup first.Davis' embarrassingly awful season managed...
Jaguars' Jones-Drew knocks out security guard in Florida: report
The Jaguars have had a very eventful offseason. They've hired a new head coach and general manager, their top wide receiver Justin Blackmon has been suspended for the first four...
Nets could be forced to wait on Grizzlies coach Hollins
If the Nets want to speak to Lionel Hollins about their head coaching vacancy, they might have to wait awhile.Speaking to reporters Tuesday – a day after Memphis saw its...
Cops testing night vision goggles find crab poachers hiding in the dark
Two cops testing night vision goggles from an NYPD helicopter during a routine training exercise stumbled upon a crab-poaching operation Monday night, police said. Officer Lester Sanabria was piloting a...
Yankees' Rivera to throw out first pitch at Citi Field tonight
Mariano Rivera is always a candidate to throw the last pitch of the game, but tonight the Yankees closer will be throwing the first pitch, too. The future Hall of...
Dolphins to 'assist' pregnant woman give birth in Hawaii: report
A pregnant woman and her husband have traveled to Hawaii where they plan on having a “dolphin-assisted birth,” a water delivery among dolphins, according to Medical Daily. Heather Barrington, 27,...
US weapons systems designs breached by Chinese hackers: report
In a blow to the U.S. defense industry, Chinese hackers have reportedly stolen confidential details on highly-sensitive advanced weapons systems, including missile defenses, fighter jets and combat ships. The disclosure...
Rutgers new AD Hermann was at center of sexual harassment lawsuit at Louisville: report
Another day at Rutgers, another day of controversy. Just days after accusations of Julie Hermann's verbal abuse to her players while serving as the women's volleyball coach at Tennessee was...
Woman found dead in car trunk may be missing mother-of-three
Police suspect that the woman found wrapped in trash bags in the trunk of a blue Honda Civic on Monday, was a mother of three who vanished two days earlier...
WATCH: Brother runs away after being put on Kiss Cam with sister at Dodgers game
A fan at Dodger Stadium tried to run from the Kiss Cam and now his face is all over the Internet.When the infamous between-innings camera centered on him and a...
Rudyard Kipling admitted to plagiarism in newly discovered letter: report
A letter penned by novelist Rudyard Kipling appears to contain an admission he plagiarized some of his most celebrated works, according to a report. In the recently-unearthed signed letter, written...
TSMS Plays: Star Wars Battlefront 2 ... Poorly
Another week and another goofy video. This time, it's Star Wars: Battlefront 2 -- an otherwise entertaining game generally ruined by TSMS silliness. But, really, why take video games so...
Controversy over billboard that looks like Hitler
A giant billboard of a kettle that’s said to resemble Adolf Hitler has been getting Californian commuters all steamed up. Photos of the huge ad for the stainless steel kitchen...
Baltimore train derailment leads to explosion, 20-block evacuation
WHITE MARSH, Md. — The fire chief says no toxic inhalants are burning at the site of a freight train derailment outside Baltimore. Baltimore County Fire Chief John J. Hohman...
Giants great Strahan taunts Cowboys fans on Twitter
Michael Strahan hasn't played for the Giants since 2008, but he's still not done beating up on the Cowboys.After seeing that an NFL writer had predicted that the Cowboys would...
Cops quickly collar teen robbers after Park Slope bashing
Cops quickly collared two teen robbers who held up and pummeled a man in Park Slope, authorities said. The victim, 26, had just left the Fourth Avenue- 9th Street station...
Hooker praises father-son sex ring - details vacations, luxe benefits on stand
The first self-avowed hooker in an alleged, father-son sex trafficking ring has taken the stand on her pimps' behalf, regaling a packed Manhattan courtroom with sunny details of the fabulous...
Former Seton Hall star Gaze to be honored by FIBA
Former Seton Hall star Andrew Gaze, a member of the the Pirates' 1989 Final Four team, will be honored as part of this year’s 12 member class for the International...
Rooftop shooter gets 55 years to life for killing mother of 12
An unrepentant Brooklyn gangbanger who gunned down a mother of 12 loudly proclaimed his innocence just before he was slammed with a massive sentence of 55 years to life behind...
Political odd couple Barack Obama and Chris Christie reunite for Jersey Shore tour
President Obama is losing his touch. The president went 0 for 5 trying to throw a football through a tire at a Jersey Shore arcade game called “TouchDown Fever.” The...
What CAN'T he do? Broncos QB Peyton shoots 77 at Augusta
There is a debate about which Manning brother is a better quarterback -- Peyton or Eli? But Peyton at least seems to have the bragging rights when it comes to...
Metro North worker struck and killed in West Haven
A Metro North track worker was struck and killed by a train this morning in West Haven, authorities said. The employee, 52, was working near the West Haven train station,...
Jets RB Goodson practices for first time since arrest: source
Jets running back Mike Goodson returned to practice Tuesday, according to a source.Goodson sat out the first week of organized team activities (OTAs) last week while dealing with his legal...
Former star Claxton joins Hofstra's staff
Hofstra's new head coach, Joe Mihalich, announced his coaching staff on Tuesday, bringing in the core that helped lead Niagara to a MAAC regular season championship this past season, while...
Grammy-nominated rocker 'on steroids' while recruiting 'hitman' to kill wife: lawyer
The lead singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band 'As I Lay Dying' was on steroids when he tried to pay an undercover cop to kill his wife, his lawyer says....
POST POWER RANKINGS: Diamondbacks going up without Upton
When you think of the NL West, you probably think of the Giants first, and then a bunch of other mediocre teams. Well after two months of the season, the...
Meet the man who created Kim K, with porn
Over the last decade, the adult industry has maneuvered its way into the mainstream, largely on the backs – and other parts – of celebrities whose homemade sex tapes went...
'Ding Jinhao was here': Brat Chinese teenager carves name into 3500-year-old Egyptian relic
BEIJING — A Chinese family has been forced to publicly apologize after their brat teenager carved his name into a 3,500-year-old Egyptian temple wall. The teen scratched "Ding Jinhao visited...
Bobcats likely to pursue Knicks great Ewing as top assistant: report
Patrick Ewing never got an NBA championship ring and it seems like he may never get a head coaching job, either. The Charlotte Bobcats have reached an agreement in principle...
'Kai the hitchhiker' heading to NJ in beat slay murder rap
PHILADELPHIA — A man who gained Internet fame as "Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker" will be returning to New Jersey to face a murder charge in the death of a lawyer....
Crucial night for Mets' Harvey, Yankees' Kuroda in second game of Subway Series
It turned out to be a real good Game 1 Monday night, despite the lack of buzz and, consequently, the lack of actual people at Citi Field. Big win for...
New medical marijuana fear: kids accidentally eating relatives' pot brownies
CHICAGO — Increased use of medical marijuana may lead to more young children getting sick from accidentally eating food made with the drug, a Colorado study suggests. Medical marijuana items...
The booziest state in America is...
People in North Dakota binge drink more than most Americans, so it should come as no suprise that the Roughrider State also tops the list for most bars per capita....
'Star Trek' alumni turning to Kickstarter for new show
A group of “Star Trek” alumni hope to boldly go where no man has gone before -- and finance a new TV show entirely with contributions from fans. Writer David...
New challenge for schools: accommodating transgender 6-year-olds
CHICAGO — From the time they are born, we put our boys in blue beanies and our girls in pink ones. It's a societal norm, an expectation even, that you...
Disgraced NYPD commish Bernie Kerik freed from prison
Disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik walked free from a federal lockup in Maryland and went home to New Jersey today, ending a three-year prison stint for corruption. Kerik, otherwise...
Dying child fights rule that gives adults first dibs on donors' organs
The parents of a 10-year-old girl dying of cystic fibrosis are fighting organ-donation rules that require adult lungs be offered first to adults, who are in less serious need than...
Menopause could be a thing of the past thanks to evolution
Women could evolve to the point where menopause ceases to exist, creating a near-future scenario in which new moms are joining the PTA and the AARP simultaneoulsy. The radical change...
DVD Extra: Saluting Shamroy
We critics tend to focus a lot on directors and actors, but Twentieth Century Fox's remarkably consistent product during the studio era was defined just as much by its ace...
Devout Mormon mother from Arizona accused of smuggling 12 lbs. of pot into Mexico
An Arizona mother of seven is being held in a Mexican prison after being accused of attempting to smuggle drugs while in the country for a family funeral. 42-year-old Yannira...
Mets can salvage respectability after victory over Yankees in Subway Series opener
This season still has meaning for the Mets, although, no, you shouldn’t bet on them duplicating the 2005 Astros’ feat of overcoming a 15-30 start and reaching the World Series....
Officials: Gunman in Texas rampage was Marine
EDEN, Texas — A man suspected in a West Texas shooting rampage that left one woman dead and five others wounded was a Marine who was wanted for questioning in...
Man leaps from GWB
A man jumped from the George Washington Bridge this morning, authorities said. H plunged from the New Jersey side of the bridge about 8:45 a.m., according to a Port Authority...
Peter Madoff's LI mansion for sale for $4.5M
The New York mansion that once belonged to the brother of Bernard Madoff is on the market for $4.5 million. Peter Madoff's Old Westbury estate on Long Island has been...
7 Afghan police killed by commander's guests
KABUL, Afghanistan — An official says two guests invited by an Afghan police commander to eat with him at his checkpoint picked up weapons after dinner and opened fire, killing...
Passengers returning to US after cruise ship fire
"Big explosions” rocked a passenger cruise ship, sending passengers into a panic yesterday amid calls for “mayday, mayday,” witnesses aboard the damaged vessel said. Flames broke out on the Royal...
WATCH: Rescuers save newborn from sewer pipe in China - mom ID'd
BEIJING — A newborn's cries from a public restroom in a residential building in eastern China led a tenant to a startling discovery: a baby boy trapped in a sewage...
Inside Pitch
HERO After being robbed of a two-run homer in the sixth inning by Brett Gardner, Daniel Murphy came through in the eighth, slamming the go-ahead RBI single off David Robertson....
Yankees and Mets on deck
Yankees at Mets TONIGHT 7:10, WWOR, SNY RHP Hiroki Kuroda (6-3, 2 .67) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (5-0, 1 .93) Mets at Yankees TOMORROW 7:05 p.m., YES, SNY RHP David...
Nets season in review: Kris Humphries
With the season over, it’s time to look back at the inaugural Brooklyn campaign for the Nets. To do so, I’m going to take a look at each player on...
Business briefs
Calmer moodEuropean stocks, bonds and the dollar traded more calmly yesterday after last week’s turbulence, though another 3 percent dive in Japan’s main share index kept investors on edge. US...
Oculus a perk with eye to high rents
Store rents in the Port Authority’s underground World Trade Center Transportation Hub will run as high as $550 a square foot, the city’s leading retail brokers say — as pricey...
Summer sweat: Networks work overtime in battle for viewers
Let the summer TV games begin. Faced with steep ratings declines and reality-TV burnout, the major broadcast networks are going head-to-head with their cable rivals by launching a bevy of...
Going coastal
Get your pails and shovels! It’s time to go to the beach. Whether you’re going by bus or by yacht, read on: There’s little point thumbing through Hampton Sheet unless...
Buyout dividend delight
Buyout firms from Bain Capital to Onex Corp. are raising loans through companies they own to pay themselves dividends at a pace that exceeds even the frothy days leading to...
The power of JPJamie
Lenin had his and so did Stalin. Mao, too. And even rock groups like The Beatles and The Stones had — and often continue to have long after they are...
Rockaway sandbags a washout
City-purchased sandbags meant to protect Sandy-ravaged shores against the next hurricane failed miserably during a test run, The Post has learned. On May 8, city contractor Padilla Construction lined the...
The beach is back! Post-Sandy fun in sun on Memorial Day
Thousands of sun-starved New Yorkers flocked to reconstructed local beaches to welcome the unofficial start of summer yesterday, as others struck a more somber tone to remember the nation’s war...
Obama hails fallen heroes
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday honored soldiers who made the “ultimate sacrifice,” but he worried too many Americans take them for granted. Obama, during a ceremony at the Tomb of...
City to rea$$ess ’cane-hit homes
New Yorkers whose homes were ravaged by Hurricane Sandy are finally getting some relief.Mayor Bloomberg will announce today that the city will reassess all properties in Zone A — the...
Cyclist, 74, fatally hit by SUV
An elderly bicyclist was struck and killed by an SUV in Brooklyn yesterday, cops said. Mai Zhang, 74, was hit as he turned onto Benson Avenue from Bay 26th Street...
McCain slips in & out of Syria during Memorial Day visit
Sen. John McCain yesterday upstaged the Obama administration with a surprise whirlwind visit to Syria to confer with rebel leaders desperate for American aid in their civil war against despot...
Brits bash Islam after 10th arrest in beheading
British police arrested a 10th suspect in the terrorist beheading of a soldier while they struggled to prevent a bloody clash between 1,000 anti-Muslim ultranationalists and their opponents in the...
Van slam injures Queens girl, 9
A 9-year-old girl was in stable condition yesterday after being struck by a van on a residential street in Corona, Queens. “Her friend was crossing with a scooter,” a witness,...
Posh ‘NY Athletic’ clubbed by staffers’ suit
The city’s most exclusive athletic club is pinching the paychecks of staffers, two workers claim in a lawsuit. The labor unrest is the latest woe for the normally staid New...
Teen is busted in gay bash
A Harlem teenager was charged with bashing a gay man who was leaving a Times Square-area club with his boyfriend and a pal. The suspect, Manuel Riquelme, 19, is accused...
‘Role’ call for Hillary
Scarlett Johansson as Hillary Rodham Clinton? How about a “Legally Blonde” Reese Witherspoon? Director James Ponstoldt disclosed his short list for the lead in his upcoming biopic, “Rodham.” The names...
Admitted Medicare scammer lived playboy life including luxury cars, watches and travel after scamming $50M
An admitted Medicare swindler was living like the Great Gatsby, spending millions on ultra-luxury cars, pricey wristwatches and a $100,000 diamond engagement ring — all courtesy of taxpayers. Maksim “Max”...
Slummer rental: Hampton locals’ 2-month trailer-cash bonanza
Hamptons residents are trading in their luxury million-dollar homes for the summer — to live in a trailer park. The savvy folks are squeezing into digs the size of a...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** The thug pictured above teamed up with a buddy to mug a 22-year-old man in Morris Heights, police said. The victim was walking on University Avenue at...
Spidey a Park Ave. block-buster
Park Avenue was transformed into a battlefield as “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” filmed a raging fight scene amid smashed cop cars and burning debris. The webslinger himself, Andrew Garfield, was...
Boiling Tea Partier: Former NY honcho sues IRS, FBI
A prominent former state Tea Party organizer insists that he’s being targeted by the IRS for his political activities — and is now firing back with a $20 million lawsuit....
Labor big a real heavy sleeper
Union fat cat Mark Rosenthal spends more time sleeping at his desk than organizing labor, a series of damning photos reveals. The 400-pound president of Local 983 of District Council...
Amanda Bynes' latest delusion? Boasts of upcoming career as 'singer/rapper'
Maybe she was just hallucinating. The NYPD yesterday said there was no evidence that Amanda Bynes was groped by cops who busted her for tossing a bong from a 37th-floor...
SUV bomb scare shuts B’klyn Bridge
An SUV abandoned mid-span on the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday prompted a terrorism scare that snarled holiday traffic for nearly two hours. The entire bridge was shut down to vehicles and...
Outrage at GoogaMooga mush pit
The Great GoogaMooga has left a great big mess, say Prospect Park lovers outraged that the food and music festival badly damaged a popular meadow in Brooklyn’s biggest oasis. Workers...
Council risks crime boost, Mike warns
Mayor Bloomberg fired a new salvo in his war against a City Council measure to rein in stop-and-frisk, charging the anti-racial-profiling legislation would actually end the successful policing strategy and...
Uneasy riders: City’s bike share off to rocky start
New Yorkers who ponied up $95 for a year of the Citi Bike share program got to ride the blue two-wheelers for the first time yesterday — and exposed a...
Blasi OK with rise in rent
Landlords have an unexpected new champion: liberal Bill de Blasio. The rent’s too damn high for most of the Democratic candidates for mayor, with all but Public Advocate de Blasio...
Reps. rip shameless Weiner’s comeback
WASHINGTON — Anthony Weiner’s former colleagues in Congress are slamming his decision to run for mayor so soon after his sexting scandal. Queens Rep. and county Democratic leader Joe Crowley...
Quinn gets bad grades
A union-backed education-advocacy group yesterday rapped Christine Quinn for ditching a mayoral debate today after having committed to attend.“It’s unfortunate that Chris Quinn decided to back out of this important...
This over-achieving beauty is running for City Council as head of non-profit that's only skin deep
A young City Council candidate who readily boasts about her experience as founder and CEO of a local nonprofit admits her 3-year-old organization has never done anything. “It has yet...
‘Spike’ sound & fury: Neighbors rip dad
Brooklyn neighbors of Spike Lee’s 85-year-old musician father want him to do the right thing — and keep it down! Jazz great Bill Lee’s round-the-clock jam sessions in his Fort...
375G dental bite
A jury awarded a Brooklyn teacher’s aide $375,000 in her lawsuit against a Manhattan dentist who left her nearly toothless after six years of “inadequate” treatments. Laura Guerra, 54, testified...
Wowsa! That’s Kelly?!
Wow! Is that Ozzy Osbourne’s pudgy daughter, Kelly, looking svelte in the pages of the July Cosmo? Yes, it’s her. After shedding 70 pounds and a drug habit, the lavender-haired...
Woman’s body found in trunk
A Queens woman, reported missing after leaving work Friday, was found dead in trash bags in the trunk of her car yesterday, police said. The 42-year-old Flushing resident was last...
Kerik is free today
After three years in federal prison, disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik is set to get out of jail today — and start partying. Friends plan to drive Kerik five...
Weiner stands tall
Want an idea of how limp the Democratic mayoral field is? It finally has a candidate offering specifics on how New York can avoid going bankrupt. But it’s Anthony Weiner,...
The law O’s using against the press
There’s one problem with the entirely justified if self-interested media squawking about the Justice Department snooping into the phone records of Associated Press reporters and Fox News’ James Rosen. The...
Weiner’s inevitable return: Is he fit to be Mayor?
The Issue: Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner’s announcement that he will run for mayor this year. *** Like any career politician, Anthony Weiner just can’t kick the habit of running for public...
Confronting jihadi savages
The Issue: An attack by Islamists against a British soldier, who was hacked to death on a London street. *** The gruesome murder of an innocent individual by those espousing...
Tischk-tischk
Corruption by New York pols has been in the headlines, but in Albany what’s legal can also turn stomachs — as when the state’s education czar opts to co-chair a...
A bargain for the price
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall barely shows up for her $160,000-a-year job. Last week, she shocked reporters when she made clear she was unaware fellow Queens Democrat John Liu is...
The communist vs. the center fielder
The Lower East Side has a block named for a congressman who was a paid agent of Stalin’s secret police. Meanwhile, the city is considering naming a street after one...
A too-big challenge for Jamie Dimon?
Jamie Dimon won a big victory last week over a gaggle of lefty activists who tried to strip him of his title of board chairman of JPMorgan. But another, bigger,...
The next defense fight
Will the National Defense Authorization Act get policies and spending priorities right? Congress is expected to “drop” (introduce) the bill soon; if it gets things wrong, the nation could pay...
Just mah-velous, Marling
Albums of the Week Laura Marling “Once I Was an Eagle” ★★★ BRITISH singer-songwriter Laura Marling gets no points for originality — from Joni Mitchell to Fiona Apple, her influences...
It’s ‘Don’ in a flash!
The Gods of Theatrical Excess answered everyone’s prayers Saturday night when Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev delivered a five-alarm performance in “Don Quixote,” a kitschgasm of nonstop pyrotechnics and brassy...
Total sellout
The heroine of this summer’s hot beach read runs a high-end, celebrity-obsessed weddings magazine. She’s getting hitched to one of New York’s most eligible bachelors, a sexy businessman from an...
There’s only one New York team deserving of ’65 talk
For A while there, the year 1965 was as popular as it had been since ... well, probably since 1965. Sixty-five was a good year if you were a Beatles...
Yankees' Rivera shares memories of past Subway Series with Mets fans
The thought of the Mets and Yankees meeting for another Subway Series this October is impossible to imagine, but Mariano Rivera still recalls not just the deep fly ball Mike...
Affrunti at Finger Lakes Graded Entries
FIRST-1m; $9,000; mdn cl($4,500); 3up; (f&m)3-MeaMaximaClp9-51-Glenkinchie 6-15-Little Rocker 3-14-Beautiful Mimi 6-12-SandsofDamscs2-1SECOND-6f; $15,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3up5-Fuschero 2-13-AbbieKatesWay6-11-Torrey Park 4-14-Circadia 12-12-Thatsatruestry5-26-CameronCanyn5-1Scratched-Winning Gold.THIRD-6f; $9,000; mdn cl($4,500); 3up; (f&m)2-Brier 20-15-MajestcDremer6-13-Catoneras 5-26-Yvnne'sDelght10-14-Friendly Devil 3-17-ParsGoEffieGo12-11-City Glee...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-6f; $16,000; cl($5,000); 3up3Sevn Knd (Bocchc)3.403.002.804Three for Two (Mysontt)8.604.805There Goes Vinny (Mariano)3.00* Exacta (3-4) $27.80 * $1 Superfecta (3-4-5-1) $190.70 * $1 Trifecta (3-4-5) $81.20Exacta picked by DaSIlvaSECOND-6f; $32,500; mdn...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 1/2f; $21,000; cl($16,000); 3up7Me Lkey Mky (Bz)4.602.802.201Crestatorre (Maldonado)2.602.406Chibita (Arias)4.00Scr: Awfully Lucky.* $1 Exacta (7-1) $5.10 * Quinella (1-7) $5.60 * $1 Superfecta (7-1-6-3) $120.90 * $1 Trifecta (7-1-6) $26.20Exacta...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2f; $26,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)SATIN SUNSET cuts back in distance and drops in class after finishing second in...
Silverette strikes Monmouth gold
Silverette took the lead near the stretch and held on to win the $60,000 Red Cross Stakes at Monmouth Park yesterday, beating Angel’s Glory by a length. Trained by Dale...
Tomorrow’s Delaware Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $26,000; cl($30,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Won the War(L),110VCarrasco5-5-5Lake6-12 HockessinFlash(L),108P Nazario5-5-9Cronk10-13 Rehab Mo(L),115ACastllnJr5-1-xNunley8-14 Upward(L),115KCarmoch7-7-1Goldberg8-15 Young Dude(L),117D Centeno5-2-7Ness3-16 Ifrit(L),120L Garcia5-1-2Delacour4-17 Avarice(L),120A Cintron7-2-1Sheppard2-1SECOND-1m(T); $20,000;...
Belmont Park Charts
May 27th, 2013 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $62,000; alw; 3upOff: 1:05. Good. 4w run 2nd,confidentTime: 24.46, 48.63, 1:13.23, 1:37.12, 1:43.18.Trainer: Thomas AlbertraniScr: Ego Friendly,...
‘Sahara’ noses out win in Met Mile
For the second year in a row, when two horses hit the wire as one in the Grade 1, $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap, it was too close to call. In last...
Pletcher eyes 5 for Belmont Stakes
Todd Pletcher, who tied the mark he already held with D. Wayne Lukas and Nick Zito by saddling five horses in this year’s Kentucky Derby, could have a record all...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Clifford hired to coach Bobcats Steve Clifford was hired yesterday to become the new head coach of the Bobcats. Sources said the former Lakers assistant has agreed on a...
Home Team Lineups
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The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Yankees at Mets WWOR, SNY, ESPN,WFAN (660 AM/101.9 FM), WCBS (880 AM)10 p.m.Angels at Dodgers ESPNNBA Playoffs, Conf. Finals8:30 p.m.Heat at Pacers, Game 4 TNT, ESPN (98.7 FM)NHL Playoffs,...
Hondo rolling with Redbirds
Hondo, who hit with the Cards yesterday afternoon, was on the verge of a sweep last night until the Rangers blew a late two-run lead in Phoenix, leaving him with...
Mets prospect Wheeler takes step back in Triple-A start
Zack Wheeler is still “close” to joining the Mets, but his performance yesterday for Triple-A Las Vegas did little to bolster his case. The stud right-hander was removed against Salt...
Pacers try to adjust to Heat's LeBron dominating in post
INDIANAPOLIS — Pacers coach Frank Vogel walked into yesterday’s practice with a simple message for players as they adapt to the Heat’s new wrinkle — using LeBron James in the...
Spurs put Grizzlies to sweep
MEMPHIS — Go ahead and count out the Spurs as simply too old to win another title with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and coach Gregg Popovich. They’re back...
Tortorella hopes Clowe comes back to Rangers
The words of Rangers coach John Tortorella were hardly veiled, as on his team’s breakup day yesterday he made a strong push to keep unrestricted free agent Ryane Clowe wearing...
Rangers' Nash says performance ‘good’
Rick Nash was supposed to be the final piece to the Rangers’ Stanley Cup puzzle, the dominant force on the offensive end to match Henrik Lundqvist’s brilliance in net. Instead,...
Penalty shot helps Blackhawks force Game 7 against Red Wings
DETROIT — Corey Crawford watched a fluttering puck get past his glove — a soft goal if there ever were one — and the Blackhawks looked as if they were...
Duke tops Syracuse for lacrosse title
PHILADELPHIA — Looking up at the scoreboard in the national championship game and seeing his Duke lacrosse team on the wrong end of a five-goal hole yesterday, the Blue Devils’...
NBC misses Rangers' Lundqvist shaking hands with Bruins
Hey, if there’s one thing we learned throughout this NBA and NHL postseason, it’s this: The postgame show is coming up, immediately after the game. Our only hope is that...
Richards’ amnesty possibility key to Rangers' offseason business
The feeling coming from Brad Richards was utter frustration, and the idea that he purveyed during yesterday’s breakup day for the Rangers is he needs a brand new start. So...
Lundqvist doesn't commit to Rangers long term
Henrik Lundqvist chose his words very carefully yesterday when the subject of a potential contract extension this summer was raised at yesterday’s breakup day, so I sure won’t put any...
Former Yankees, Mets doing just fine elsewhere
Maybe it wasn’t Yankee magic. Or mystique. Or aura. We try to figure out why players come here and suddenly shine and, perhaps, we miss the most obvious reason —...
Subway loss to Mets exposes Yankees' flaws
Yes, this series means much more to the Mets. In many ways this Subway Series is their World Series. There are signs, though, that maybe the Yankees aren’t quite as...
Yankees' Joba eyes DL return today
Having passed a final test Saturday in Tampa and being free of discomfort Sunday and yesterday, Joba Chamberlain expects to be activated from the disabled list today. Chamberlain hasn’t worked...
Mets phenom Harvey ready for Subway debut
As a kid, Matt Harvey sat in the stands for a bunch of Subway Series games, rooting for the Yankees and sporting pinstriped gear. “Maybe a Yankee hat every once...
Mets' Parnell gets easy save after being used for third straight day
On April 30, Mets manager Terry Collins chose not to use Bobby Parnell, who had pitched the previous two games, to close a game against the Marlins. The Mets lost...
Gardner’s amazing catch not enough for Yankees
The most amazing catch Phil Hughes has witnessed wasn’t enough to keep the Yankees from defeat last night at Citi Field. Yet, Brett Gardner jumping high enough to get his...
Out of spotlight with Mets, Wright still worth seeing
You Can actually forget about him sometimes. That’s the pity of David Wright’s time with the Mets. That’s the pity of all these lost seasons piled up like cordwood, one...
Yankees' Robertson serves up winning hit to Mets' Murphy
David Robertson had given up just one run in his previous 10 outings for the Yankees, striking out 16 and walking three. So when he came into last night’s tie...
Ticket prices for Yankees families not so Amazin’
Prior to beating the Yankees on the Citi Field diamond last night, the Mets gauged their Bronx rivals at the ticket window. According to a person with knowledge of the...
Murphy's clutch single leads Mets over Yankees
Daniel Murphy went from victim to hero over a two-inning stretch last night, turning the Mets into winners in Round 1 of the great subway race, 2013 edition. Brett Gardner...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYVANITY WONDER - The Trisha Goddard Show, 9 a.m., Ch. 55JALEEL WHITE - The Doctors, 9 a.m., Ch. 2TYLER PERRY, TRISHA YEARWOOD - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m.,...
Richard the great
He was a pioneer, drug addict, civil rights leader, violent wild man, and one of the funniest comedians of all time. Showtime’s new documentary, “Richard Pryor: Omit The Logic,” which...
Howard kinky with Katie
The mainstream return of Howard Stern — back from the shock-jock dead — is picking up its pace. During an appearance on Katie Couric’s “Katie” today, Stern suggests a threesome...
‘Maids’ in the USA
When “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry was approached about turning a juicy Mexican TV hit into an American prime-time series, he said, “No thanks. I’ve already done that show.” The...
Shelton concert for tornado vics
Country music star Blake Shelton, who doubles as a coach on NBC’s “The Voice,” will perform a benefit concert for the victims of the recent killer tornado in Oklahoma. “Healing...
Al’s ‘SNL’ bonanza
US Sen. Al Franken, who wrote and performed for “Saturday Night Live” back in the day, is still raking in the bucks from the show. Franken, now a Democratic senator...
DC is child’s play
It was spring break, and that was exactly what my family wanted: A little spring — it had been an interminable winter — and a little break from the everyday...
Gorge Washington
The new freshman class in Washington, DC, seems to be a cool and casual bunch. We don’t mean the freshman congressmen and senators. We’re speaking of the bars and restaurants....
Just back: Boston
Let’s be honest: If you’re looking to spend a weekend in a cutting-edge city — one that’ll school you on the latest in food, fashion and cocktailing — you’re probably...
Swimming with sharks
During a recent trip to Bimini in the Bahamas, Anthony Robles, an NCAA wrestling champion from Phoenix who was born with only one leg, came face to face with something...
Weird but true
A fast-food worker foiled robbers with an ingenious drive-through strategy. Gun-wielding thugs were knocking off a Burger King in Stockton, Calif., when the restaurant employee spotted their getaway car —...
Defiant Rutgers AD Hermann won’t quit after verbal abuse scandal
The reputation of Rutgers, the fate of its president, Robert Barchi, and the political future of a presidential hopeful, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, could be determined by the outcome...
Buzz light: Low-proof cocktails let lightweights get liquored up
Drinkers scanning the cocktail menu at buzzed-about Bowery newcomer Pearl & Ash will find all they’ve come to expect in the age of the cocktail renaissance: artful compositions, refined ingredients...
Mets win second straight in 2-1 victory over Yankees
Daniel Murphy went from victim to hero over a two-inning stretch Monday night, turning the Mets into winners in Round 1 of the great subway race, 2013 edition. Brett Gardner...