March 30, 2014
Knicks one game out after stunning Golden State
OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s down to one. With Atlanta in freefall, the Knicks are lucky to be alive. And so they are very much, closing to one game of the...
Rangers breeze to easy victory over the Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta — So here come the Rangers into Vancouver for coach Alain Vigneault’s return to the city he called home for the last seven seasons, his team moving inexorably...
Meet the two journalists set on empowering women
Rachel Sklar can trace the reason why she’s now sitting in a 9th-floor office in the Financial District to a meeting with a group of women over drinks at Tom...
‘Sleepy’ senior Badgers’ hero
You are going to hear a lot about Frank Kaminsky in the coming days leading to the Final Four in Arlington, Texas. You are going to hear about how his...
Spotify faces challenge from Internet giants before IPO
Spotify has a target on its back. With sales of music downloads slipping into decline, big guns like Google, Apple and Amazon are taking aim at the streaming music upstart...
Can Collins’ crew finally prove it’s not a punch line?
The Mets, as beaten down a franchise as any you’ll find in professional North American sports, will kick off their 2014 season Monday at Citi Field by playing host to...
Bay Kitchen Bar opens with heavy flavor of local catches
A new East End restaurant is embracing that defining Hamptons experience — the clambake. Ahead of the summer season, Bay Kitchen Bar will take over the old Andrra spot, at...
5 Amazin’ reasons for hope — and 5 for failure
For the Mets, the pressure is on to win 90 games. Pressure, though, is really on management. Sandy Alderson & Co. and the Wilpons are the ones saying this is...
Idina Menzel carries new Broadway musical ‘If/Then’
New Broadway musical “If/Then” would be DOA without Idina Menzel. The star holds this ambitious but unwieldy show together. Actually, she does more than that: She gathers a bunch of messy...
Hal aimed for $189M mandate, but Yanks can’t win that way
TAMPA — Hal Steinbrenner stuck to a historic mandate by dismissing a plan of the moment that meant a great deal to him. Laugh off the Yankees organizational mantra to...
Confirmed dead in Washington mudslide rises to 21
DARRINGTON, Wash. — The rains that have bedeviled rescuers working to find more victims in the debris field from the deadly Washington state mudslide are expected to ease this week,...
Mets' Lannan staying at his parents' house in Long Beach
John Lannan will have no choice but to feel at home Monday. The 29-year-old lefty, whom the Mets signed to a minor-league contract before spring training, never got around to...
Wildcats’ ‘fresh’ blood joins juicy final weekend
INDIANAPOLIS — The names of the players are not Webber, Rose, Howard, King and Jackson, and the coach is not Fisher. The names are Randle, Harrison, Harrison, Young and Johnson,...
Brooklyn boost in Islanders sale talks
The New York Islanders’ latest effort to find a buyer is getting a lift from the team’s new landlord in Brooklyn. Owner Charles Wang is in talks to sell the...
Saying goodbye to Derek Jeter -- and our youth
Derek Jeter’s farewell campaign comes with a particular pang for those of us who wanted to be him when we grew up — which, naturally, was a smidge harder if...
Relaxed Gee optimistic for season after solid spring
As career milestones go, maybe the only thing comparable for Dillon Gee was making his major league debut against the Nationals four years ago. On Monday it will be the...
Spartans’ meltdown leaves Izzo scratching his head
Not long after it was over, Tom Izzo still could not believe what he had just seen. The team he tried to coax into playing Michigan State basketball would not...
Huskies become aggressor to outslug Spartans
The script for Connecticut’s victory over Michigan State on Sunday was written on a dry-erase board in the Huskies’ locker room. The first line of that script was to “Hit...
Nets win 13th in row at Barclays
At the start of 2014, there was little reason to think the Nets would wind up anywhere near the playoffs. Despite spending close to $200 million of owner Mikhail Prokhorov’s...
Huskies coach: We can beat Gators again
Kevin Ollie wanted to erase the lopsided loss from memory immediately, so watching film of Connecticut’s 33-point loss at Louisville March 8 wasn’t even considered. Instead, the second-year head coach...
Should I crack down on my office's March Madness betting?
I am shocked at how openly everyone is wagering in the office on their March Madness brackets. As a manager, can’t I be held responsible for allowing this illegal activity...
The city's suicide epidemic is a myth
It’s poisonously seductive to draw the wrong lesson from suicides. In the two weeks since L’Wren Scott, fashion designer and Mick Jagger’s girlfriend, hanged herself with a black satin tie...
Millennial madness
You know those American University students who couldn’t name a single US senator when asked on camera by the Media Research Center — even though their school sits just a...
As Opening Day arrives, Amazin’s focus is winning
Terry Collins might want to turn over the floor to Curtis Granderson on Monday after delivering pregame remarks he hopes will serve as the Mets’ guidelines to the 2014 season....
Rangers struggling on man-advantage
EDMONTON, Alberta — All the laughter has died in sorrow as far as appraising the Rangers’ power play, which has earned no praise whatsoever down the stretch. Indeed, what was...
Scouts: Robertson’s fastball has cooled off
HOUSTON — Multiple scouts pointed out a slight dip in David Robertson’s velocity in the final days of spring training. “He was 88 to 90 mph the last time I...
What’s it going to be like to replace Jeter? Ask Tino
HOUSTON — A year from now somebody is going to pull on the most famous uniform in sports as Derek Jeter’s replacement. Since there are no suitable candidates coming from...
With Kemba by a different name, the magic continues
One more time, the Connecticut Huskies needed to summon the kind of March moxie that busts brackets and keeps local travel agencies afloat. One more time, with the seconds bleeding...
Metro-North delays rise amid track repairs, harsh weather
Metro-North train delays skyrocketed in early 2014 as the beleaguered railroad ramped up its track repair work after a year of deadly failures, according to new data obtained by The...
Kentucky’s freshmen trump Michigan in thriller
INDIANAPOLIS — Kentucky’s phenomenal freshmen have wiped another Fab Five record away. The Wildcats’ much-hyped, much-criticized recruiting class finally fulfilled its potential Sunday night, becoming the second team ever to...
Gators dominating, thanks to Donovan
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Coach Billy Donovan has his Florida team headed to Texas for the Final Four, favored to win his third national title. If he does, it will stamp...
Hospital emergency
Today’s the day the redevelopment of Long Island College Hospital finally moves forward — unless the activists succeed in gaming the bidding system to stop it. Nine bidders have submitted...
Cuomo delivers
New York lawmakers will make history today when they pass a budget that ensures a future for a promising new kind of public school: charters that answer to moms and...
Kerry, Lavrov agree diplomatic solution needed
PARIS — US Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and Russia agree on the need for a diplomatic solution for Ukraine. Kerry also stressed that Ukraine would...
North Korea threatens 'new form' of nuclear test
North Korea threatened on Sunday to conduct what it called "a new form of nuclear test", raising the level of rhetoric after members of the United Nations Security Council condemned...
1 dead in Queens double shooting
Two teens were gunned down, one fatally, in broad daylight Sunday afternoon as they stood outside a Jamaica apartment building, authorities said. The young men were outside 143-7 Lakewood Ave....
Archaeologists crack mystery of London's lost Black Death graves
Archaeologists in Britain said on Sunday they had solved a 660-year-old mystery, citing DNA tests which they said proved they had found a lost burial site for tens of thousands...
Florida student goes from homeless to Carnegie Hall
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A once homeless Florida college student is now realizing his dreams after placing in a piano competition that will allow him to perform at Carnegie Hall. James...
Napier, Huskies strike it rich to reach Final 4
Jim who? Kemba who? It’s all about Kevin Ollie and Shabazz Napier in the Nutmeg State after UConn booked its ticket to North Texas at the raucous and rocking pro-Husky...
Hondo open for business
That’s right, folks, it’s here: that glorious day when Hondo begins his conscious uncoupling with his leisure time so as to provide financial advice to the loyal citizens of HondoNation...
US sends top general back to Europe over Ukraine crisis
America's top general in Europe has been sent back early from a trip to Washington in what the Pentagon on Sunday called a prudent step given Russia's "lack of transparency"...
Students snap selfies amid Arizona NCAA riot
They just couldn't pass up the chance for a selfie. Two pretty co-eds used a wild riot at the University of Arizona to take an odd selfie Saturday night. The...
NFL rookie teams up with NYPD detective to help Queens kids
A NFL player teamed up with a New York City detective to tackle a shortage of football safety gear for children in Queens and has offered to teach the youngsters...
Journalists freed after being held hostage in Syria for 6 months
MADRID — Two Spanish journalists freed after being held hostage for more than six months in Syria by a rogue al-Qaida group returned home Sunday to an emotional welcome from...
Sleeping WTC guard an 'embarrassment': Bratton
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Sunday blasted the recent string of shocking security lapses at the World Trade Center and called The Post's exclusive photo of a sleeping guard there...
It was right to probe Bridgegate romance: Giuliani
WASHINGTON – Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended the internal Bridgegate report Sunday and its detour into the steamy romantic relationship between two Chris Christie aides. “The mention of it …...
Ray Rice marries woman he’s accused of assaulting
They wouldn’t let a little thing like a criminal indictment come between them. Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice and his girlfriend, Janay Palmer, were married Friday, only one day after...
Man survives 4-story fall in escape from apartment fire
A 56-year-old man miraculously survived a plunge from his fourth-floor window during a raging fire in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, officials said. Rufino Peralta helped his wife and older son...
Climate change will push world into war: UN report
YOKOHAMA, Japan — In an authoritative report due out Monday a United Nations climate panel for the first time is connecting hotter global temperatures to hotter global tempers. Top scientists...
Senegal closes border to Guinea after Ebola outbreak spreads
DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal has closed its land border with neighboring Guinea to prevent the spread of the Ebola outbreak, which has killed at least 70 people. Senegal's Interior Ministry...
China seizes $14.5B from family of ex-security chief
Chinese authorities have seized assets worth at least 90 billion yuan ($14.5 billion) from family members and associates of retired domestic security tsar Zhou Yongkang, who is at the center of...
'Dynasty' star Kate O'Mara dies at age 74
LONDON — British actress Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty," died Sunday at the age of 74, her agent said. Phil Belfield said...
Mt. Gox's dealings questioned years before crisis
Two years before Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy, a half dozen employees at the Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange challenged CEO Mark Karpeles over whether client money was being used to cover...
Black box detecting warship joins the hunt for Flight 370
PERTH, Australia — A warship with an aircraft black box detector was set to depart Australia on Sunday to join the search for the missing Malaysian jetliner, a day after...
40-year-old deaf woman hears for the first time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7LcNUxcQ8Y If this doesn’t make you teary, there is something fundamentally wrong with you. Joanne Milne had never heard a sound. No music, no laughter, no waves crashing on the...
Men with trillions in fake euros busted by Vatican bank
ROME) — Two men toting a briefcase stuffed with false bond certificates purportedly worth trillions of euros tried to bluff their way into the exclusive Vatican bank in a foiled...
Spring's new heights: 50 shoes under $500
Ready to forget snow boots? These fabulous finds — sandals to sneakers, flats to towering heels — really rise to the occasion. Photographer: Anne Wermiel, Stylist: Johannah Masters, Hair and Makeup: T....
Chris Christie woos Vegas money man Sheldon Adelson
Two of the nation's highest-profile Republican governors on Saturday called for more aggressive leadership on America's challenges abroad, emphasizing their support for Israel as they courted powerful Jewish donors. New...
Spartans senior forms special bond with girl with cancer
For all the talk about the wonderful impact he has made, there are moments, Adreian Payne says, when he gets so much out of his visits with his good friend...
Unlike last season, Yankees healthy at the start
TAMPA -- A year ago the Yankees left Florida headed for The Bronx in a plane that should have had the Red Cross logo painted on each side. Alex Rodriguez, Derek...
Mayor de Blasio to throw out first pitch at Mets’ home opener
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will throw out the first pitch at Citi Field on Opening Day. De Blasio will take the mound when the Mets start their...
Craigslist killer: two other men answered ads, dodged death
Accused Craigslist thrill killer Miranda Barbour says two other men answered her ad offering “companionship” for cash — but dodged death when they didn’t show up. “I tried it a...
Number of missing in Washington landslide drops
DARRINGTON, Wash. — Hundreds of family photographs and albums are among the personal belongings being recovered by crews searching for victims at a massive debris site left by the deadly...
Chinese relatives demand apology from Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Several dozen Chinese relatives of passengers on Flight 370 demanded Sunday that Malaysia apologize for its handling of the search for the missing plane and for...
Tory Burch expands clothing line to activewear
The expanding fashion empire of Tory Burch has Lululemon in its sights. The designer is growing her business lines into menswear and active wear within the next year, Burch told...
Subway co-founder attends meeting mid leukemia battle
Subway sandwich chain founder and president Fred DeLuca made a recent dramatic appearance a year after being diagnosed with a very aggressive form of leukemia, The Post has learned. DeLuca...
Hey, Marc, listen up to the ol' guys
So what is it about “Old White Men” that has Silicon Valley’s senior hoodie in a knot? I mean, I guess being old and white and a man does make...
Feels like a recession? You’re not alone
New York City hasn’t recovered very much from the Great Recession. The need for “emergency food” supplies has worsened — and a majority of New Yorkers are struggling economically, an...
ICE out to shrink Big Board to sweeten sale
The New York Stock Exchange is skating on thin ICE — new owner IntercontinentalExchange plans hundreds of exchange layoffs to slash costs, and may sell some tech assets, Street execs...
Rock fans amped up for iconic guitar auction
Guernsey’s is tuning up to sell some seriously pricey guitars this week. The New York auction house will kick off a sale Wednesday of what some critics say is the...
This week’s must-read books
Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates (Harvill Secker/Random House) Set at Oxford University, Yates’ debut novel details an unusual freshman year for six classmates, one visiting from America. Things start in a...
Tibetan mastiffs are loveable family pets for locals
When the news broke last week that an unnamed man in China reportedly paid $1.9 million for a Tibetan mastiff — that the breeder claimed has “lion’s blood” — the...
Literary gent seeks woman in the plot of his love life
Aaron, 25 An uptown research assistant, describes himself as a procrastinator. But if he meets the right gal, he’s not going to waste any time trying to win her heart....
Three girls and three guys walk into a bar...
When people offer up different date ideas, the focus tends to be on finding an offbeat outing. But what about making it more of a numbers game? Instead of a...
Animation genius goes from 'Ren & Stimpy' to Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus probably isn’t going to be invited to a Disney Channel reunion anytime soon. The pop star’s concert performances are heavy on scantily-clad dancing, tongue-wagging lasciviousness and booty-clapping twerks,...
Five reasons to watch ‘Alan Partridge’
Over the past 20 years, Alan Partridge has grown into one of the most iconic fictional characters in British sitcom history — taking his place alongside Tony Hancock (“Hancock’s Half...
Mackie suits up as iconic Falcon in 'Captain America'
Next Halloween, some Brooklyn kid will be in for the surprise of his life. The trick-or-treating youngster will be dressed as the Falcon, the new superhero from Friday’s “Captain America:...
Brawny ballad singer Ramin Karimloo leading 'Les Miz'
‘Rocky” has a boxing ring. “Aladdin,” a flying carpet. And Broadway’s new staging of “Les Misérables” has its own special effect: the leading man’s chest. When Jean Valjean rips open...
'Piano Man's' daughter showcases her talents at Cafe Carlyle
Her father’s making history with an unprecedented series of monthly concerts at Madison Square Garden, but Alexa Ray Joel is about to embark on a pretty prestigious gig of her...
Hey, Phil: Your coach is waiting at Kentucky
INDIANAPOLIS — John Calipari sure doesn’t need the money, and he has what is arguably the best coaching job in all of college basketball. He loves coaching Kentucky and shaping...
Ollie-wood lights glow from Calhoun’s shadow
You don’t have to look far to see how great the burden can be. Just take a look at some of the University of Connecticut’s former business partners in the...
After rough start, Kidd has Nets rolling toward playoffs
The writing on the wall was in bold type, capital letters, a subtle message compared to the memo Jason Kidd’s body screamed at him. Find a new job. Quick. “It...
City's high school grads at CUNY needing remedial education
A stunning 77.6 percent of NYC public-high-school graduates who entered CUNY community colleges as freshmen last fall needed remediation in math, reading or writing, new data show. Despite their high-school...
Show pictures of missing children on screens in taxis: pol
Images of missing kids will be required to be shown on Taxi TV, a new City Council bill is proposing. Jimmy Vacca (D-Bronx) introduced the measure in the Council last...
State legislature to fund charter schools, pre-kindergarten
ALBANY — Charter schools have a guaranteed home in New York City thanks to the state’s new $138 billion budget deal. The spending plan says the city must provide rent-free...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A woman celebrating a pal’s birthday was shot in the face as she hopped off a party bus in Crown Heights, police said. The 20-year-old victim was at Bedford...
Man dies crossing subway tracks at Canal Street
A man attempting to cross subway tracks in Tribeca was fatally struck by a train early Saturday, cops said. The 43-year-old man tried to walk across from the southbound platform...
35 schoolkids committed suicide in the last 3 years
The suicide epidemic among city schoolchildren is even worse than officials suggested last week — and on an upward trajectory, The Post has learned. Thirty-five public-school kids have killed themselves...
Jeter’s retirement marks end of Yanks' single-digit numbers
The Yankees will hit another milestone this season besides the retirement of Derek Jeter: It’s the last time a single-digit jersey will be worn by a Bronx Bomber. When he...
Barber charged in fatal stabbing says it was in self-defense
A Queens barber charged with murder for allegedly of stabbing a teen to death with scissors in a dispute over a pair of $50 headphones claimed he acted in self-defense...
Tennis player wants name behind anonymous e-mail : court papers
This tennis prodigy has no love for the mean girl who called her a cheater. A high-ranked tennis player from New York is trying to unmask the person who sent...
Chilean nanny contradicts tale of abuse: court papers
A Chilean nanny who accused her employers of keeping her as a virtual slave told a different tale under oath, according to court papers. Felicitas del Carmen Villanueva Garnica, 50,...
Man sues after getting hurt while climbing rock in city park
He leaves no stone unclimbed. A Brooklyn man is suing the city after falling from a large boulder in a Hudson River Park that he says was just begging to...
A mom's terrible choice: her life or her child's
A New York City mom made the ultimate sacrifice — giving up her own life so her baby girl could live. Doctors told cancer patient Elizabeth Joice that she would...
Little Italy is on the brink of extinction
A piece of New York City history is bidding arrivederci. Rising rents and changing demographics have driven Little Italy to the verge of extinction. Once a teeming neighborhood stretching 50...
Metropolitan Museum sells off millions worth of art
It’s a fire sale at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The museum sold off 3,290 objects worth a total of $5.4 million last year, generating the highest revenue in eight...
Freezing rats taking shelter under Upper West Side car hoods
Rats in the “hood” — and under it, too. Frigid temperatures this winter have forced rats to find warm digs — in cars on the Upper West Side. “In the...
Arrest looms in abduct-slay of Brooklyn landlord
In the weeks leading up to his death, Menachem Stark ended his conversations with an eerie coda. “Please pray for me,” he’d say, asking the person to invoke his name...
City plans to use $100M to rebuild homes lost during Sandy
The city plans to use $100 million in newly released federal funds to rebuild “every home destroyed” by Hurricane Sandy, Mayor de Blasio announced Saturday. Speaking in the Rockaways, he...
Famed graphic designer’s remains going home to Czech Republic
The ashes of the man who invented parentheses around area codes is being disinterred from a Queens cemetery and moved to the Czech Republic for a hero’s burial. A judge...
Prince William, family caught looking out from their apartment
Here’s a window into the happy family life of the royals. Prince William, his wife, Princess Kate, their adorable 8-month-old son, Prince George, along with royal dog Lupo, are snapped...
Salma Hayak dishes on her role in new Muppets flick
“Mauve” over, Miss Piggy! She’s way too hot for voiceovers or cameos, but actress Salma Hayek took a small role in the new kids flick “Muppets Most Wanted” — on...
Marriages 'uncoupled' by unrealistic expectations — not biology
"Conscious uncoupling,” as Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin did last week, is like divorce, but for people who think they’re above such silly conventions. It suggests the fault...
Chickens come home to roost for Obama
Today’s quiz: What do Vladimir Putin’s aggression and ObamaCare’s troubles have in common? OK, that was too easy. It is impossible to dismiss as mere coincidence the Russian Bear’s invasion...
Woman uses Twitter to find man she met on a flight
It’s love, tweet love for a gal who met the “man of her dreams” on a plane ride, then used the airline’s Twitter account in a quest to find him...
Race on to find missing plane’s black box before it stops pinging
Time is running out in the desperate hunt for the recorders that can unravel the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. More than three weeks after the Boeing 777 vanished...
'Walking Dead' star dishes on shocking Season 4 finale
If you’re setting your TiVo or DVR to record the Season 4 finale of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” be sure to give yourself a several-minute cushion at the end, because...