March 5, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Boo’d in Rockaways St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Some Celts are still cross. Boos followed Mayor Bloomberg yesterday as he walked in the annual St. Patrick’s Parade in Rockaway, Queens — his first Irish outing since he made...
NYSAISAA Class B and Class C boys basketball finals preview
Boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down tomorrow’s NYSAISAA Class B and Class C championship game at Fieldston in The Bronx. For live updates via Twitter, click here. SCHEDULE...
'Slumdog' star Rubina Ali says home lost in Mumbai fire
MUMBAI, India — "Slumdog Millionaire" child star Rubina Ali said Saturday that her home had burned down in a fire that raged through a crowded slum in the Indian city...
Season-long deficiencies come back to haunt MSIT in loss to Lewis
McKee/Staten Island Tech’s season is over because of its two major weaknesses – slow starts and defensive rebounding. The Seagulls dug themselves a 33-18 hole, staged a furious rally, but...
T & T internation Hughtun Hector expected to trial with NYRB
With two weeks to go before the Red Bulls open their season against Seattle, they’re still on the lookout for talent. Midfielder Hughtun Hector may be coming in on a...
Northwestern University professor apologizes for sex demo
CHICAGO – A Northwestern University professor who allowed an explicit after-class demonstration involving a woman and a motorized sex toy apologized Saturday, saying the classroom demonstration was a mistake, the...
Still-hobbled Chauncey doesn't sound ready for tomorrow
Chauncey Billups was listed as questionable for tomorrow's game in Atlanta but he sounded doubtful he'll be ready to return after missing the past two games with a deep -high...
Piazza interested in buying into a team -- one day
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mike Piazza isn’t ready to buy a piece of the Mets just yet, but the former catcher isn’t ruling out purchasing part of a team in...
PSAL Class AA boys basketball quarterfinals preview
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Sunday’s Class AA quarterfinals at Carnesecca Arena on the campus of St. John’s University. To follow our live interactive live blog,...
Driver crashes through Brooklyn McDonald's
That’s not the drive-thru! A Brooklyn McDonald’s incurred super-sized damage when a driver lost control of his light blue Toyota Camry and plowed through the Utica Avenue fast food joint’s...
Men whose scaffolding collapsed stayed calm by talking to each other
One of the men rescued by a brave firefighter in Yonkers after the scaffolding they were working on collapsed told The Post they kept each other calm while swaying in...
Islanders GM disagrees with Gillies suspension
Islanders’ GM Garth Snow does not agree with the 10-game suspension that NHL handed down to Trevor Gillies on Friday. As a matter of fact, he doesn’t even necessarily think...
Charlie Sheen negotiating with billionaire Mark Cuban about HDNet show
DENVER -- Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire Mark Cuban is negotiating with actor Charlie Sheen about a new show on Cuban's HDNet TV channel, Radar Online reported Saturday. "It would...
CHSAA Class A boys basketball intersectional final preview
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Sunday’s Class A intersectional final between Cardinal Hayes and Mount St. Michael. Who: Cardinal Hayes vs. Mount St. Michael What: CHSAA...
CHSAA Class B boys basketball intersectional final preview
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Sunday’s Class B intersectional final between Salesian and St. Joseph by the Sea. Who: Salesian vs. St. Joseph by the Sea...
Feds probing LI 'serial killer' eye laptop computer
The FBI has asked a court for permission to search a computer belonging to a man under scrutiny for his ties to a prostitute whose body was discovered along with...
Live blog recap: CHSAA Class A, B boys basketball championships
Rose Hill Gym is the oldest on-campus venue in college basketball and, in addition to being home to the Fordham Rams, it is the site of the biggest CHSAA boys...
Ochocinco says 'anyone would die to play for' Jets coach: report
Darrelle Revis and Bart Scott are trying to get Chad Ochocinco to join them on the Jets, but the man who could do it is head coach Rex Ryan. "I...
Lindsay Lohan refusing plea deal with jail time attached, sources say
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan is not interested in any plea deal that includes her serving even one day in the slammer, sources close to the actress told TMZ Saturday....
Saudi interior ministry bans all protests and marches
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said Saturday that protests were illegal, amid various calls for demonstrations demanding change in the ultra-conservative kingdom, state media said. "Regulations in...
Seven-year-old gymnast balances religious faith and sports
NEWARK, N.J. — When 7-year-old Amalya Knapp took the beam at the New Jersey state gymnastics finals last month, her excellent performance symbolized a far more complicated balancing act. Although...
Fierce fighting continues across Libya as rebels repel deadly assault in Zawiyah
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Ferocious battles between troops loyal to Libyan leader Moamar Ghadafi and rebel forces seesawed back and forth in both eastern and western parts of the country Saturday,...
Bree Olson goes back to Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen and one of his live-in girlfriends are back together after she apparently walked out on him following a Friday night fight. In a cryptic explanation of the spat,...
Companies cash in on Charlie Sheen's 'winning' comments
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen, who smashed the Guinness World Record for soaring past the one million follower mark on Twitter in a little over a day, said he was...
Russian airliner crashes during test, killing 6
VORONEZH, Russia -- Six crew members, including at least two citizens of Burma, died when a plane they were testing crashed in central Russia on Saturday. The bodies of six...
Lee feels at home with Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Cliff Lee walked up to the table set up for a group news conference and picked up the placard bearing his name to make sure he was...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
TOM FOOL Aqueduct, fifth race. Grade 3. Purse: $150,000. Six furlongs, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 2:52 p.m. LOWDOWN: Coming off rallying wins in the Gravesend and Toboggan over the inner...
Pilots grounded in lopsided loss to Moore
It wasn’t hard to interpret Troi Melton’s mood. Fouls and some solid Moore Catholic defense kept the Cardinal Spellman star and her team from ever getting into any type of...
Collegiate thwarts Fieldston, books rematch with Poly Prep in NYSAISAA final
As Ray Voelkel walked through the Trinity School’s hallways, he was stopped by a gaggle of happy parents. They wanted to congratulate the coach after his team’s impressive 43-28 victory...
Rice holds off feisty Loughin in 'AA' quarters
When Rice last stepped on the court, the Raiders blitzed archrival St. Raymond in a shocking blowout to win their sixth consecutive New York Archdiocesan title. It was the most...
PSAL Class AA girls basketball quarterfinals preview
btc365-futebol.com’s PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes a look at the Class AA quarterfinals, set for Saturday at Hunter College. For the live blog, click here. SCHEDULE 11...
CHSAA/NYSAISAA girls basketball playoff roundup: Gators power past Maria Regina
Tom Cavanagh saw his team’s free throw shooting falter at the close of the regular season. So there has been extra attention paid to the task at Notre Dame Academy...
Motivational speaker Dunkley inspires Cross past St. Francis Prep
Khamall Dunkley provided a spark with six consecutive points and a big assist at the end of the first half. But his greatest contribution came in the Holy Cross locker...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class AA boys basketball quarterfinals
Chalk completely held in the second round of the PSAL Class AA boys basketball playoffs. Though it made for a mundane couple of days, it sets us up for a...
PSAL girls basketball playoff roundup: Bryant beats New Dorp, advances to quarters
Bryant was able to slip by Cinderella. Yarmese Jones and Morniquie Murphy each had 18 points to lead the sixth-seeded Owls to a 62-58 win over No. 22 New Dorp...
Drinking games
Board games are coming of age — not in suburban living rooms but in bars, where New Yorkers are opting to play a little Jenga while drinking their gin. Some...
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens girls basketball finals preview
CHSAA girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down Saturday’s Brooklyn/Queens Division I and Division II finals. SCHEDULE March 5 @ Bishop Ford 4:30 p.m. – No. 1 Fontbonne Hall...
Reyes, Vido propel Poly to NYSAISAA boys final
Bill McNally wasn’t satisfied with his team’s advantage after three quarters – especially against a team like Dalton. Jay Vido had an open look from beyond the arc at the...
Mavs' Salaycik returns to court after overnight hospital stay
Alex Salaycik went from the hospital to the hardwood. The Moore Catholic senior forward spent Thursday into Friday afternoon at Staten Island University hospital with kidney stones. She was released...
Just pour fun
Going wine tasting in the city may not be as rustic as drifting along the winding roads of the Napa Valley from winery to winery while savoring fancy fare and...
PSAL boys basketball playoff roundup: Columbus knocks off Port Richmond in 2OT
Roberto Perez has coached high school basketball for 13 years and the Columbus coach can’t ever remember a game quite like Friday’s tense tilt. He watched the third-seeded Sharks fall...
Great eight: Red-hot Rubin shoots Mavericks to Archdiocesan final
Nicole Arnone kept a rough estimate on how many 3-pointers teammate Christina Rubin hit. “Like a 100,” Arnone joked. “She was on fire.” Rubin connected on seven shots from behind...
Braziller: My upset picks a brick
I heard it all this week. What were you thinking? Did you not take your medication? Do you need new glasses?My PSAL Class AA boys basketball second-round picks took it...
Goldstein escapes second-round, overtime duel with Bayside
Goldstein got one heck of a scare. Bayside came back from six points down with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter and senior guard Tyhisha Melhado drained a 3-pointer...
Thursday's 'American Idol' watched by 25 million people
"American Idol" cruised to a huge ratings victory Thursday night, snaring 25 million viewers -- the best Thursday-night viewership of any network in over four years (excluding sports). Thursday's episode,...
Hurley's a-Twitter over 'Wonder' role
Wonder Woman, meet your British sex- bomb nemesis: Elizabeth Hurley. "Thrilled to be doing the NBC pilot Wonder Woman," Hurley Tweeted Thursday. "I'll be playing the evil villain. Can't wait."...
Travolta's special 'Kotter' reunion
John Travolta will reu nite with several of his "Welcome Back, Kotter" co-stars for the first time since 1979. Travolta, who played dimwitted "Sweathog" Vinnie Barbarino on the hit ABC...
'Carm' and see this
High tech means nothing to opera buffs: Give 'em high C's any day. So maybe Bizet's "Carmen" isn't the most obvious candidate for the 3-D treatment. But "Carmen in 3D"...
A mystery man in fantasy land
Ten-year-old Michael has been going through some changes lately. His par ents are distracted by their new baby, and they've all just moved to a ramshackle house. When Michael explores...
UES hosts band brawl
Williamsburg may be home to indie rock, but the underground music scene seems to have taken the Lexington Avenue express uptown -- for tonight, at least. That's where the Upper...
Transcendent Tibet tribute
From the guest artists to the oddball-pairing format, the 21st edition of the annual Tibet House benefit concert Thursday was as familiar as a Buddhist monk in his seventh reincarnation....
Bald imitation
When they give out the Emmy's next year, I can only pray there's a category for "Most Unoriginal Drama or Action Series," because for once I can predict a winner....
Kid stuff
Today The reel deal: The Oscars may be over, but cinephiles can still get their fix thanks to the New York International Children’s Film Festival. Opening today, the fest will...
Supreme Court's role: upholding or offending?
THE ISSUE:A Supreme Court ruling protecting the hate speech of the Westboro Baptist Church. * The Supreme Court has ruled that the hate speech from the Westboro Baptist Church, in...
Trump eyes Iowa
One of Donald Trump's top business associates is heading to Iowa Monday to promote a potential Trump presidential bid. Michael Cohen is vice president and counsel to Trump's real-estate development...
Whose vision will build the new Egypt?
CAIRO Spring may be weeks away, but for Egyptians it is already here. It arrived when President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down after 31 years, triggering euphoria not...
Dems were hot for quiz wiz
"Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings was urged by Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid to run for office in 2004, the game-show contestant has revealed. Jennings had just won $2.52...
Huckabee rips preg Portman
SEATTLE -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has criticized Natalie Portman's pregnancy because she is not married, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. "It's unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize...
Just take out Khadafy
Slaughtering his own people and mocking the world's pleas for peace, Libya's Moammar Khadafy can only be stopped by force. President Obama is comfortable using Predator drone strikes to kill...
Drink makers lead $211M lobby gusher
ALBANY -- Fights over then-Gov. Paterson's efforts to tax soda and expand wine sales put the pop and fizz into a record $211 million lobbying tide last year with advocates...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A teen reeking of marijuana pulled a gun on a school-safety agent trying to search him just outside a Hell's Kitchen high school, cops said. "Back the f--k off!"...
Firefighter rescues two painters after scaffold collapses in Yonkers
A firefighter pulled off a gravity-defying rescue yesterday after a scaffold collapsed at a Yonkers high-rise -- dropping down the side of the building to two painters dangling more than...
Unhip mayor falls prey to tweet prank
An experiment Mayor Bloomberg conducted yesterday with Twitter demonstrated that he's got some impressive scientific smarts -- but desperately needs to get up to speed on hip-hop. Bloomberg invited tweets...
'Slumdog' slum burns down
The child star of the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire" was left homeless last night after a massive fire gutted her slum in Mumbai, India. The blaze broke out near a...
Mike loves Khan's job
He's got his commissioner's back. Mayor Bloomberg offered a spirited defense yesterday of embattled Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, two days after she withdrew a controversial proposal to plop down a...
Bad booze break
A woman who felt a clerk took too long to wait on her stormed out of a Rockland County liquor store -- but not before she stuck out her right...
Slay cops get to walk
A grand jury has decided four NYPD officers shouldn't be charged with any crimes in a deadly shooting amid a chaotic scene following a Harlem block party, sources close to...
To rally the West
On Tuesday, March 5, 1946 -- 65 years ago today -- Win ston Churchill delivered a speech in Fulton, Mo., that was fundamentally to alter the way that the world...
These teachers fear their heads will roll
Parents and teachers at a new middle school on Staten Island are reeling over the prospect of layoffs that would boot a large chunk of the carefully cultivated teaching staff...
GOP slap at O $lash
WASHINGTON -- Top Republicans in Congress yesterday blasted the Obama administration's opening move to cut domestic spending and pass a long-overdue plan for the ongoing budget year, calling a White...
Now A'jad really runs Evil Empire
It's bad enough George Steinbrenner was likened to Darth Vader when the Red Sox called his Yankees the Evil Empire. Now it turns out the late Boss was compared to...
Business briefs
Apple eyes Apple is in talks with record companies includ ing Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music and EMI to give iTunes music buyers eas ier access to their songs...
Feds' latest 'Spidey' $lap
"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is generating a profit -- for the feds. The beleaguered $65 million Broadway show was slapped with $12,600 in fines for safety violations, the Occupational...
Coke 'dealer' really blows it
An alleged coke dealer was busted with 13 kilos of cocaine in upper Manhattan after police spotted a package of blow peeking out from inside a seat cushion, police sources...
Mayor's lament: We have no choice on layoffs
Mayor Bloomberg turned more pessimistic than ever yesterday about the fate of more than 4,600 teachers who face the chopping block. "We're going to go ahead and do this," the...
Espada trial set for Sept.
Former state Senate Democratic leader Pedro Espada Jr. and his son have a fall trial date in their federal fraud case. At a brief court hearing yesterday, a Brooklyn judge...
SEC will probe former top lawyer
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro has asked the SEC's watchdog to open a probe into her former top lawyer, whose work on Bernard Madoff's case is drawing scrutiny...
Yalies get rough in the buff
A goofy "naked" party hosted by a notorious group of Yale University pranksters degenerated into possible sexual assault, hazing and hospitalizations for excessive boozing, authorities said. The Pundits club for...
'Insane' thinking
They're not quite sure yet if this is an insanity case. The lawyer for handsome young Portuguese underwear model Renato Seabra -- accused of strangling, bludgeoning and castrating his fashion-writer...
Gupta a Raj cohort: US
Prosecutors offered a sneak peek into their strategy ahead of next week's insider-trading trial against Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, saying yesterday they intend to prove Rajaratnam's pal, former Goldman...
Weekend pain on No. 1 train
The 1 train is for no one headed to or from upper Manhattan and The Bronx this weekend. Service is suspended between 96th and 137th streets in Manhattan, and between...
AGs offer foreclosure deal
State attorneys general and federal agencies submitted to banks a proposal for settling a probe into foreclosure practices and mortgage servicing while continuing to talk about monetary penalties they will...
Judge blocks bail bond bid by church and Rangel for 'preppy gun moll'
Members of the Abyssinian Baptist Church packed a Manhattan courtroom yesterday, hoping to post $50,000 in church money to bail out an accused prep-schooler-turned-gun-moll -- even though the renowned congregation...
Brooklyn camp counselor charged in kid-sex case
This head counselor -- perched comfortably on a child's playset in a photo posted on a Brooklyn day camp's Web site -- was named by prosecutors yesterday as a sexual...
Libya unrest sends oil surging to $104 a barrel
Escalating violence in Libya sent oil prices to a 29-month high and stoked fears that a sustained run-up in prices will strain consumers still digging out of the recession. Yesterday,...
Frat-ricide at Columbia
It's ta ta, toga parties. Three Columbia University frat houses whose members were busted for alleged drug-dealing have been slapped with probation and a heave-ho from their university-owned digs, school...
Double trouble for private jet
Trouble came in twos for a corporate jet involved in a frightening double near-collision approaching Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. Federal safety probers last week released an account of the...
Parking-space 'coma' thug: I deserve only a wrist slap
He allegedly beat a Bronx woman into a coma over a parking space, but he should only be charged with a misdemeanor, the brute's lawyer insisted yesterday. "There is nothing...
The scariest defense for ObamaCare
'I can take care of my enemies all right," Warren Harding once said. "But my friends, my damn friends, they're the ones that keep me walking the floor nights!" In...
City gets bldg.
The feds are hitting the delete key on a plan to auction off a 95-year-old Brooklyn federal building online -- one day after The Post revealed the back story and...
Jewelers guilty of fake-Hasid heist
Two debt-ridden Diamond District jewelers were found guilty yesterday of using thugs dressed as Hasids to fake a $7 million robbery. Atul Shah and Mahaveer Kankariya were undone by the...
Obama's inaction gets flak
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is coming under mounting criticism for his administration's slow response to step in and try to stop the killing in Libya and aid refugees. Sen. John...
Early spring for jailed Plax
Ex-Giants Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress will get out of prison in June, with a few months off for good behavior, officials said yesterday. Burress pleaded guilty in 2009 to...
1 win, 1 huge loss
FENNVILLE, Mich. -- In a heartbeat, he was gone. High-school basketball hero Wes Leonard had just made the game-winning shot in overtime on home court to close his team's perfect...
3-D film revenue boffo in '10
Thanks to 3-D movies like "Avatar," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Toy Story 3," Hollywood's bet that consumers would put on their glasses paid off last year. In North America, box-office...
Brigham Young stands tall
Score one for personal integrity. Last week, sophomore Brandon Davies -- the second-best player on Brigham Young University's nationally ranked basketball team -- admitted to having premarital sex with his...
An electric mandate?
One of President Obama's pet projects is the clean-green wonder called the electric car. Obama burned through $2.4 billion in stimulus money on grants and tax breaks to boost its...
Still clueless on Libya
As violence raged on and blood flowed freely in Libya yesterday, President Obama and his key advisers redou bled their head-scratching, giving every impression of working hard to figure out...
Bam, Jeb show school spirit
MIAMI -- Joining forces with the Bush political family, President Obama yesterday tried to lift up his education agenda in Florida, saying he's determined to help the nation's schools rebound....
Libya's 'rivers of blood'
Libya turned into a blood-soaked desert battleground yesterday as dozens of people were killed in ferocious fighting across the country. In Zawiya, about 3,000 members of an elite brigade commanded...
Wowee! $8,300 a square ft.
Spanish retailer Inditex SA said it bought the former NBA Store at 666 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan for $324 million, in a record deal for a US retail property. The...
Good jobs news
The US employment rate dipped to 8.9 percent in February -- marking its lowest level in two years and offering up the clearest signs yet that a shaky economic recovery...
Damon: Obama's hopeless
Matt Damon is saying Nope to Hope. In a stinging critique, the Oscar-winning actor has turned on President Obama, saying the Democrat he championed in the 2008 race for the...
De Niro to paint court scene
You cross-examinin' me? Robert De Niro is expected to testify as early as next week in the Manhattan trial of an art-gallery director accused of pocketing $77,000 from the sale...
Lipschtick on a pig
After a quarter-century of delivering record servings of pork onto American tables, the prize-wining slogan, "The Other White Meat," has gone to the slaughterhouse. The tagline disappeared yesterday from all...
Serial rape suspect nabbed
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A man believed to be responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women since 1997 and dubbed the "East Coast Rapist" was arrested yesterday, authorities...
Ft. Hood fiend may face death
HOUSTON -- An Army official has recommended that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, charged in the deadly Ft. Hood shooting rampage, face a court martial and the death penalty. Hasan, a...
Gun jammed in 'jihad' slaying
KARLSRUHE, Germany -- The pistol used by the suspect in the slaying of two US airman at the Frankfurt airport malfunctioned during the attack, preventing even greater loss of life,...
Unsuspecting Gabby
PHOENIX -- Here's an eerie photo of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords moments before she was shot by a mass murderer in Tucson. The pic, posted by Giffords' staff yesterday on...
Universal in talks with L.A. Reid
Universal Music Group, working to keep Island Def Jam unit Chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid, has offered to create a jointly owned business with the executive, three people with knowledge of...
Sheen: 'Two and a Half Men' coming back; headed to Haiti with Sean Penn
It may just be more of his sitcom psychosis, but wacky actor Charlie Sheen declared yesterday that "Two and a Half Men" will soon be back on the air. "Absolutely,...
Cops hunt Qns. sex fiend
Cops are looking for a pervert who has been sexually terrorizing women in Flushing, Queens since last year. The 5-foot-5, 130-pound sicko pounced on a 25-year-old woman on Bowne Street...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Rockin The House (12th)FIRST-mile; pace; $11,000; claiming5Thunderfist(R Pierce)3-6-110-16Jet Set Hall(B Sears)2-2-23-11Bad Hombre(Y Gingras)4-1-59-22Inform(A Miller)8-1-26-13BasilioBlueChip(JCmpbll)1-1-510-14DrivenToSucceed(TTetrck)6-7-98-17DudinkasCullenN(DMiller)1-2-17-28Medoland Mac(R Di Nozzi)9-4-515-19Logan M(B Simpson)5-3-315-110The Life Boat(P Berry)7-4-315-1SECOND-ml pc; $15,000; conditional4CourserHanover(AMiller)1-2-12-18Spy...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur; $20,000; clm($10,000); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Vicious Rapids(L),118E Da Silva7-4-1Ferraro 8-12Estimator(L),120N Alvarado2-2-5Conway 15-13Cires(L),118CVelasquez9-3-3Levine 6-14Jala Fever(L),120RDominguez1-6-2Rodriguz 2-15Lots of Tricks(L),118P Fragoso2-4-6Kazamias 10-16Mr...
Aqueduct Charts
March 4, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 fur; $21,000; clm; 4upOff: 1:00 p.m.St.good, won gamelyTime: 24.10, 47.57, 59.77, 1:12.64.Trainer: Daniel Conway, Jr.Winner: DK B/ G, 6,...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonRolex Sports Car Series: Grand Prix of MiamiSPEED3 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, Sam's Town 300ABCBaseball5 p.m.Marlins at Red SoxMLBN1 p.m.Nationals at YankeesWCBS (880 AM)Basketball9:30, 11:30 a.m.Women: MAAC Tournament semifinalsMSGNoonKansas at...
Vic C.'s Philadelphia Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $23,000; clm; 4up1-TurningSouth 1184-MeYouandHer 1182-Miss Rapture 1185-Ttsnmnybgs 1183-Yonatowka 1186-Marciannie 122SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $20,000; clm; 4up1-NaughtyNaghty 1225-Nice Lady 1222-ClassyConcern 1226-WhisperAlley 1223-Lady Fendi 1177-Money Back 1224-Destiny Road...
Knicks lose again to Cavaliers
This is why the trade was supposed to be so grand. Carmelo Anthony with the ball in the final seconds. The game on the line. This is why the trade...
Knicks great Monroe says Anthony can wear 15
Earl Monroe told The Post that Carmelo Anthony can have his retired No. 15 jersey if he wants it, but the new Knicks superstar has missed the NBA deadline to change...
Davis helps Cavaliers defeat Knicks
Baron Davis is still smiling. Playing in his first game with the Cavaliers after being jettisoned from his hometown Clippers, the 11-year veteran did not allow his career obituary to...
Kovalchuk, Devils work OT to defeat Penguins
Uh-oh. They're starting to sniff destiny. The Devils can turn the Preposterous Dream into full-blown Miracle Mania. And they're raising the battle cry. "Let's do it!" Dainius Zubrus declared after a...
Colon fans five in three innings; Yankees lose to Red Sox
TAMPA -- June. That's how long it might take for general manager Brian Cashman to upgrade his suspect rotation. "Quality doesn't come available until after the June draft," Cashman said...
Knicks could learn from Cavaliers
So much for payback. So much for showing the Cavaliers who's boss. The Knicks might as well keep their mouths shut for the rest of this season instead of trying...
Cervelli's injury gives Montero chance at Yankees backup job
TAMPA -- How far can Jesus Montero take the opportunity presented to him after Francisco Cervelli fractured a bone in his left foot? Immediately, the Yankees' stud catching prospect becomes...
Mets' Bay still has a lot on plate
JUPITER, Fla. -- Jason Bay still isn't comfortable at the plate, but he is making solid contact. "It's not about hitting the ball right now, but putting some things we...
Lot of risks among 2B, SS choices
Roto Files is back to get you prepared ready for your upcoming fantasy baseball draft. In the third of a six-part series, we analyze middle infielders. Next week: starting pitchers....
IBF bout a battle to stay near top
Winning a world boxing title doesn't carry the same cache it once did -- with all the various sanctioning bodies, fractured weight divisions, and interim, diamond, silver and every other...
Rangers could get Gaborik back
OTTAWA -- The Rangers might have their top offensive weapon back in the lineup for tomorrow's matinee at the Garden against the Flyers. Marian Gaborik, out since the end of...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $26,000; clm($7,500); 4upSAINTS ALIVE drops in class after finishing second. FOUR STAR GENERAL tired to third this distance. RAMPANT drew rail and dorps in class for return...
Vic Cangialosi at Santa Anita
Post time: 3:00 p.m. FIRST-6 ½ fur; $22,000; cl($16,0); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 6 TrmptPlyrJy(L),121 EMldno 2-6-4 5-2 5 Dave'sPcmkr(L),121 OBerro 11-2-4 3-1 1 JusticeRgns(L),121 CNktni 10-3-6...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Poker Hat (9th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $16,000; conditional6Real Nice(G Brennan)3-1-13-14WestboundArtist(JBrtltt)4-6-75-15SansomeHanover(JPantlno)2-7-34-11King Of Kings(E Goodell)3-3-88-12Eckstrom(B Holland)8-6-85-13UpFrontMustang(BMiller)9-8-86-17Yes Hanover(S Smith)6-4-715-18KidCourageousA(LStalbam)3-2-18-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $16,000; cond2GiddyUpDelight(BMiller)4-5-58-51Aliveandwell N(C Manzi)2-6-63-16GrabYourKeys(JPantaleno)7-4-16-13Move On(L Stalbaum)7-6-715-14Nob...
John DaSilva at Gulfstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $19,400; cl($16,0); 3YO CEYLON STAR drops in class. CASUAL GAB new barn. WOOLLEY BIRD cuts back...
Stay Thirsty takes a shot in Gotham
Uncle Mo, the undefeated 2-year-old champion and current future-book favorite for the Kentucky Derby, casts a giant shadow. Today at Aqueduct, stablemate Stay Thirsty hopes to step out of that...
Young 'felt good' in Mets' win
JUPITER, Fla. -- Chris Young just wants to fit in with the Mets' scrap attack. When the 6-foot-10 veteran righty considers the starting pitchers around him this spring, he doesn't...
The Post Line
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Islanders' Gillies banned 10 games
Islanders tough guy Trevor Gillies was suspended 10 games by the NHL yesterday for a hit he put on the Wild's Cal Clutterbuck during the second period of the Islanders'...
Packers coach signs new pact
The Packers signed coach Mike McCarthy to a new multiyear contract less than a month after winning the Super Bowl. Vice president and general manager Ted Thompson announced the move...
Gulfstream Park Results
FIRST-$15,000, cl, 4YO up, 1mi8Big Flirt (Delgado) 18.805.603.804Brown's Hill (Velazquez)2.802.607News Carrier (Bain)4.20 Scr: Great Blade, Rayo de Luz. * Ex (8-4) $67.60 * $1 Sup (8-4-7-1) $1,340.10 * $1 Tri...
NFL, union agree to 7-day extension
WASHINGTON -- Hope floats. The NFL's labor talks went into a second overtime yesterday, with both sides agreeing to a seven-day extension of the negotiations that sources say has a...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1 Mile; pace; $18,000; clm5Up Front Tim T (Tetrick) 5.202.402.102Milliondollar Art (Gingras)3.002.806Mambo Italiano (DMiller)3.20* Exacta (5-2) $15.80 * Trifecta (5-2-6) $75.20SECOND-1 Mile; trot; $15,000; cond9Margarita Mary (Sears) 6.405.203.605Aachoo (Simpson)8.004.802Sooner Than...
Knights advance to semis
Khamall Dunkley provided a spark with six consecutive points and a big assist at the end of the first half. But his greatest contribution came in the Holy Cross locker...
Nets defeat Raptors in first London game
LONDON -- Sundiata Gaines did not figure to elbow his way into the spotlight yesterday, not with the Nets on the international stage when they faced the Raptors in the...
Sports shorts
MLB: Rose files for divorce Court records show disgraced all-time hits leader Pete Rose has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 27 years, citing irreconcilable differences. Rose, 69,...
Sky's the limit for Yankees' Banuelos
TAMPA -- The kid turns heads. He slackens jaws. He draws adjectives out of men who are supposed to know better than to gush this early in the game. But...
Rare goal outburst boosts Rangers
OTTAWA -- As the Rangers have slipped toward the bottom, and nearly out, of the top eight spots in the tightening Eastern Conference playoff race, they have struggled to find...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
When it came to burgers, this Arizonan had it his way. Blair River, the 575- pound spokesman for the Phoenix restaurant Heart Attack Grill -- featuring waitresses in nurses' uniforms...
Princeton, Harvard set for Ivy showdown
In Cambridge, Mass., Laurent Rivard scored 21 points, leading five Harvard players in double figures, as the Crimson defeated Pennsylvania 79-64, setting up a first-place showdown with Princeton. The Tigers...
Special St. John's class to be honored tonight
Regardless of how this turns out, whether St. John's wins the Big East Conference Tournament or advances past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament or has no postseason success...
Manhattan sells out with Rohrssen firing
By the time you read this, it likely will be official: Manhattan College is the Kentucky of the MAAC. Too harsh you say? Actions speak louder than words. Manhattan athletic...
Manhattan knocked from MAAC in overtime
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- As George Beamon's desperate heave rattled in and out of the rim, Manhattan's season came to a heartbreaking end last night in the first round of the...
Bloody Bernieri, SIA stop top seed in NYSAIS semis
C.J. Bernieri was on her back, writhing in pain near midcourt. Blood poured from her nose as she grabbed her hurting left leg. Tears came from her eyes. A collision...
Riverdale, Columbia Prep set to meet for NYSAISAA 'C' crown
Andrew Marinos looked at Riverdale’s regular season as a success even though it finished fourth in the Ivy Prep League and dropped six of its seven division losses to powers...
Cavs win 11th straight vs. Knicks in Baron's debut
NEW YORK — Baron Davis scored 18 points in his Cavaliers debut, leading a stunning rally in the fourth quarter as Cleveland beat the New York Knicks for the 11th...
Rangers beat Senators to end 3-game skid
OTTAWA — Derek Stepan had a goal and an assist, Mats Zuccarello and Artem Anisimov scored 12 seconds apart in the second period and the New York Rangers ended a...
Montero can take advantage of Cervelli's injury
Francisco Cervelli's broken foot, putting him out for the next 4-6 weeks, has given Jesus Montero an unexpected opportunity to have a shot at making the Yankees' opening day roster.The...
Plaxico will be released in June, agent says teams interested
Former Giants Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress is to get out of prison in June, after officials agreed Friday to shave about three months off his time behind bars in...