March 7, 2011
Brooklyn Museum's new show thinks 'Big' about design
The Brooklyn Museum is a fan of the decorative arts — make that a big fan.Since acquiring a pair of 18th-century silver spoons in 1902, the institution has amassed more...
Checkin' in with … comedy writer Mike Sacks
Gersh Kuntzman: I was going to condemn you from the outset because you have done the thing that every writer dreams of — you have been paid twice for the...
Think you know bees? You know nuttin', honey!
Here’s an event with some real buzz.New York City College of Technology professor Claire Stewart will have you swarming to a honey tasting next month at the Downtown school. And...
A divine 'Comedy' from Propeller troupe at BAM
Get ready for the ultimate piece of escapism.Shakespeare’s early farce “The Comedy of Errors” gets an outrageous, slapstick-fueled reimagining in new production running at the Brooklyn Academy of Music starting...
The roots of gentrification — it's all in this new book
Park Slope — you either love it or hate it, and the strollers, coffee shops and yoga studios that are quick jokes and symbols of gentrification.“So many people feel very...
Amar'e, Carmelo laugh at Heat for crying: report
The Knicks heard the Heat were crying, and laughed.According to ESPN.com, reports that Heat players shed tears after Sunday's loss to the Bulls were greeted by "bantering and laughing" in...
Pow! Appeals court upholds comic con's guilty plea
A judge didn't use super powers to get a guilty plea from the crooked ex-business partner of legendary comic-book writer Stan Lee, an appeals court ruled today. Former Hollywood agent...
New Downtown Brooklyn flea market to be built with shipping containers
It’ll be the Big Apple’s first Big Box flea market.A new flea market to be pieced together with shipping containers is set to anchor in Downtown Brooklyn beginning this summer...
New World Trade Center developers scrap plans for Windows on the World-type restaurant
Developers of the new 1 World Trade Center have scratched plans for a Windows on the World-type restaurant on the iconic tower's top floors, The Post has learned. The planned...
Giants' Tuck warns against taking Auburn QB No. 1
There's a great deal of buzz and intrigue about whether or not Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is worthy of being the No. 1 pick in next month's NFL Draft. One...
Red Bullls confirm Keel signing, Hector trial
Tomorrow’s preseason finale will be at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Tuesday at 10 p.m., and will be broadcast on both nationally on ESPN Deportes and locally on MSG...
RBNY's Backe extended through 2012; declines comment on firings of McAleenan, Williams
Red Bull coach Hans Backe _ who revealed his contract in New York runs through Dec. 2012 _ rejected any questions on the firing of highly-regarded assistants Des McAleenan and...
Ex-stripper-turned med student indicted for role in illegal pill ring
A former stripper-turned medical student has been indicted for allegedly helping run an illegal pill ring out of a Park Slope hospital. Pauline Wiltshire was charged by a Brooklyn federal...
Joran van der Sloot to enter guilty plea in Peruvian murder case
LIMA, Peru — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, killed a young Peruvian woman in a "fit of rage" and therefore...
PHOTOS: Big East team by team
The Big East tournament returns to Madison Square Garden this week, with St. John's one of the teams that can capture the championship. Here's a look at all 16 teams...
Charlie Sheen fired by Warner Bros.
Charlie, you're fired! Warner Bros., the studio behind "Two and a Half Men," finally axed Charlie Sheen today, in the wake of his bizarre and ongoing media blitz. "After careful...
A weekend in East London
THERE are many reasons why London is one of the best cities in the world, but all of them come in second behind the fact that London never stops changing....
Red Bulls concerned about striker shortgage, looking to add a forward
With 18-year-old phenom Juan Agudelo suffering from repeated groin injuries and English important Luke Rodgers suffering from knee and foot woes, the Red Bulls are short on strikers. And after...
20 Dogs found unconcious after Bronx blaze
Firefighters made a sad discovery while fighting a blaze inside a Bronx apartment today. Twenty unconscious pit bulls were found inside the sixth-floor apartment pad on the Grand Concourse near...
Local college rankings: Chance for five NCAA bids
Thanks to MSG and ESPN3, I watched enough college basketball this weekend to last most men a lifetime. And I even had time to squeeze the Islanders-Blues game Satruday afternoon...
UConn stumbles into Big East tournament
STORRS, Conn. — Connecticut will stumble into the Big East tournament fresh from NCAA sanctions and losses in four of its last five games. The No. 21 Huskies, who were...
Red Bulls sign Teemu Tainio, to try him in midfield tomorrow vs. Atlas
The Red Bulls have signed ex-Premier League veteran Teemu Tainio on a free transfer from Ajax. “We’ve signed him,’’ said coach Hans Backe, who gushed “Teemu, this is an absolutely...
RBNY coach Backe to decide on GK next week; Coundoul has knee injury
With the Red Bulls playing their final preseason match against Club Atlas de Guadalajara tomorrow, and the opener against Seattle looming just two weeks away, coach Hans Backe still hasn’t...
Yankees' Burnett throws three perfect innings against Phillies
TAMPA — The Yankees can’t unlock their crossed fingers yet, but two starts into the “A.J. Burnett Rebound Tour,’’ the answer to the biggest question in the Yankees’ universe is...
First driver charged under DWI ignition-lock law in NYC
A Manhattan man was the first person in New York City charged under the new law for failing to an install ignition interlock device into his vehicle following a DWI...
NFL resumes labor talks
WASHINGTON -- Back at work after a weekend break, the NFL and the players’ union resumed negotiations Monday with Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith on hand while the sides convened...
'National thermometer' poll shows men get hot for Chris Christie, women for Michelle Obama
HAMDEN, Conn. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gets men's temperatures rising, while First Lady Michelle Obama is more likely to leave women feeling hot, according to a poll released...
Indians sign former Yankees DH Johnson
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Cleveland Indians have signed oft-injured Nick Johnson to a minor-league contract and invited him to spring training. The Indians announced the move with the first baseman-designated...
Obama to restart Guantanamo trials, source says
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama is approving the resumption of military trials for detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ending a...
Sen. Ensign set to announce retirement
LAS VEGAS -- Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) will announce Monday that he is retiring from the Senate when his current term ends in 2012, media outlets reported. Ensign, a two-term...
Jazz GM defends trading Williams to Nets
A near universal reaction to the Nets’ trade for All-Star Deron Williams was that the Jazz could have gotten more. “I’d like to hear who those teams are and I’d...
Heart problem killed Colorado teen who died during rugby game
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A 17-year-old boy who collapsed and died from cardiac arrest during a rugby game in Colorado had a history of heart problems, the Loveland Connection reported...
Obama: Military action against Libya possible
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Libya's leaders that the U.S. and its NATO allies are still considering military options in response to what he called "unacceptable" violence perpetrated by...
Supreme Court refuses to hear case linked to Patriots' 'Spygate' scandal
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that it will not hear a case brought by a New York Jets fan who tried to sue the New England...
Tribeca: Butch Cassidy saddles up
Sam Shepard, in his first movie lead in decades, plays an aged Butch Cassidy hiding out in Bolivia under an assumed name 20 years after his reputed 1908 death in...
Music company files suit over Christina Aguilera's Grammy-winning hit "Ain't No Other Man"
It wasn't a genie in a bottle that inspired Christina Aguilera's hit "Ain't No Other Man" -- it was a 1967 soul song owned by a Manhattan music company, a...
Parking spot brute indicted on felony assault that left woman in coma
A Manhattan grand jury today voted to indict accused parking-spot-brute Oscar Fuller on felony assault charges in a thuggish curb-rage incident that left a petite young woman in a coma....
Disney star Demi Lovato says rehab was ‘the darkest time of my life’
LOS ANGELES -- Disney starlet Demi Lovato addressed her fans in a video message posted over the weekend, speaking publicly for the first time about her stint in a Chicago-area...
Lindsay Lohan jewelry store surveillance video, stills released
The famous surveillance video of Lindsay Lohan in the jewelry store where she allegedly stole a $2,500 necklace is now online, along with stills from the tape. In the video...
Weepy lawyer Jonathan Bristol set to plead guilty in Kenneth Starr's $33M scam
He's dried his eyes and wants to man up. A lawyer who wept after getting busted last year is preparing to cop a plea in connection with crooked money manager...
Lava spews 65 feet high after crater collapse (video)
VOLCANO, Hawaii — A new vent has opened at one of the world's most active volcanoes, sending lava shooting up to 65 feet high, scientists at Kilauea volcano said Sunday....
DA's error annoys judge, delays trial for two cops accused of on-duty rape
A judge scolded Manhattan prosecutors today for a grand jury evidentiary error that has caused a brink-of-trial delay for two cops accused in the on-duty rape of a drunken female...
Wisconsin Gov. Walker accuses top state Democrat of 'misleading' public
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker accused the leader of the 14 Senate Democrats who fled the state last month in order to block legislation curbing the negotiating...
Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson sorry for letting Jeffrey Epstein pay her debt
LONDON -- Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson apologized Monday for letting pedophile billionaire businessman Jeffrey Epstein pay back some of her debt. Ferguson said it was a "gigantic error of...
Cops searching for suspect in Bedford Stuyvesant fatal beating (video)
Detectives are hunting for the thug who they believe brutally beat a man who died from his injuries in Bedford Stuyvesant, sources said. In video released by the NYPD, the...
Berlusconi has 4-hour jaw and dental surgery
ROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi underwent jaw and dental surgery for four hours Monday to repair damage suffered when a man hurled a statuette at him in 2009. The...
Newly released video from NYPD helicopter shows WTC after attack (WATCH)
A newly released video shot from a NYPD helicopter shows the horrifying aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The video begins with the helicopter...
Al Pacino hit with $188K unpaid tax bill
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood heavyweight Al Pacino owes the IRS more than $188,000 for two years of unpaid tax, TMZ reported Monday. The "Godfather" star, whose movies have grossed more...
Isiah's second season at FIU ends with 35-point loss
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Kermit Davis stepped onto the court and called a timeout late in the second half with Middle Tennessee holding a big lead against Florida International in...
AOL completes $315M purchase of The Huffington Post
Internet giant AOL said Monday it had completed its $315 million purchase of US news website The Huffington Post, creating the Huffington Post Media Group. The new group was expected...
Mets sit 'sore' Beltran
PORT ST. LUCIE — So much for Carlos Beltran playing back-to-back games.After playing his first game of spring training on Sunday for the Mets, Beltran told manager Terry Collins on...
East Coast rapist Aaron Thomas appears in court, held on $1.5M bail
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man who lived a Jekyll-and-Hyde lifestyle as he sexually assaulted women from Virginia to Rhode Island over 12 years asked, “Why haven’t you picked me...
Michigan basketball team will still compete in playoffs despite sudden death of star player
A Michigan high school basketball team still mourning the sudden death of its 16-year-old star player will compete in the state tournament Monday night. The Fennville Blackhawks will compete in...
NY man killed outside UWS nightclub
The NYPD says a 25-year-old man was killed outside a Manhattan nightclub. Police say Floyd Miller of Harlem was shot once in the torso in front of NoCo Bar &...
Judge orders retrial in LI DWI case amid crime lab woes
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A judge ordered a new trial Monday for a New York woman convicted of drunken driving, citing last month’s closure of a county crime lab because of...
Jets' Edwards makes court appearance on drunk driving charge
Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards made a brief appearance in Manhattan criminal court this morning in an attempt to get his September 2010 drunk driving arrest tossed. The 28-year-old free...
Edwards says he wants to return to Jets, and they want him back
Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards made a brief appearance in Manhattan criminal court this morning in an attempt to get his September 2010 drunk driving arrest tossed. The 28-year-old free...
Charlie Sheen hits two million followers on Twitter
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen had more than two million Twitter followers Monday, just four days after Guinness World Records confirmed that the actor had amassed one million followers in...
Finally, a little honesty in education reform debate
If the fight over education reform gets a bit more honest, perhaps some real progres toward improving education in public schools could be made. Take the battle now being waged...
Hackers target French Finance Ministry, G-20 plans
PARIS — Hackers have infiltrated French government computers in search of information about France’s leadership of the Group of 20 leading economies, the country’s budget minister said Monday. The head...
William Shatner gives space shuttle Discovery wake-up call before return to Earth (video)
US space shuttle Discovery undocked Monday from the International Space Station (ISS) for its last return flight to Earth -- the beginning of the end for the 30-year NASA program....
Libyan warplanes strike at oil port rebels seized
RAS LANUF, Libya -- Forces loyal to Moammar Khadafy launched air attacks Monday on the frontline Libyan city of Ras Lanuf amid reports of a push to take back control...
3UP: Reyes, Mets finances, Beltran
1. In Sunday’s Post, I wrote this column about why I think Jose Reyes will not be a Met in 2012. I know Mets fans hate this. The organization has...
'Charlie Sheen' drug for sale
LOS ANGELES -- Medical marijuana dispensaries in California are selling pot labeled "Charlie Sheen" in honor of the troubled star, TMZ reported Monday. The "Charlie Sheen" cannabis was flying off...
Denying threat of radical Islam = denying reality
Rep. Peter King is going to hold hearing on radical Islam this week and the sole Muslin congressman Rep. Keith Ellison isn't happy. According to Ellison, the problem with King's hearings...
Who's soft now? Cardozo sends message to detractors in victory over Jefferson
They’ve heard about their soft schedule, their soft star underclassman and their soft borough. Cardozo just smiled as the criticism came its way, from the media, opposing players and even...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
Playtime is over. After a week of mostly meaningless playoff games, the next time the 10 teams in these ranking step on the floor it could be their last. The...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class AA girls basketball semifinals
The PSAL Class AA girls basketball season has come down to top-seed and 12-time defending champion Murry Bergtraum and three other teams dying to take away the Lady Blazers’ crown....
NYC girls basketball rankings
Mary Louis shocked the city with its CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I semifinals victory over Christ the King, sending the Royals home before the league finals for the first time in...
Sent to Slaughter: Vikings lose fourth-quarter lead, upset bid
All the momentum was in South Shore’s favor. The Vikings had defending city champion Boys & Girls beaten, battered and on the ropes. Terrance Samuel had just fed Shamiek Sheppard...
Lincoln holds off furious Forest Hills rally, advances to 'AA' semis
All signs pointed to a walkover. Even going through the motions, No. 1 Lincoln held a 16-point lead over eighth-seeded Forest Hills early in the third quarter. The crowd was...
NYC boys basketball rankings
March is the greatest month of the year. Sure to some it means Spring Training and the eternal hope of summer and fall success and to others it means the...
After Knicks season, Mike may be Done’toni
ATLANTA — Much has been made about the uncertainty of Knicks president Donnie Walsh returning next season — but coach Mike D’Antoni’s future seems in question, too. Following the blockbuster...
Knicks' Mason delivers in a pinch, earns more playing time
ATLANTA — Roger Mason Jr. was so buried, the Garden fans giddily chanted his name late in Wednesday’s blowout win over New Orleans during garbage time. Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni...
Knicks' subs lead team over Hawks
ATLANTA — It’s been exactly two weeks since the Knicks obtained Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups. Last night, they didn’t need either of them. Billups sat out with a bruised...
CHSAA girls basketball playoff roundup: Spellman regroups, tops Villa
The Cardinal Spellman captains chose to clear the air prior to their team’s meeting with St. John Villa. The Pilots played one of their worst games of the season in...
Notre Dame team to beat in Big East tournament
The Big East Conference tournament begins tomorrow at the Garden with four first-round games and utter uncertainty. How wide open is this tournament? According to AP national college basketball writer...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
Most people were expecting one good game and three blowouts in the PSAL Class AA quarterfinals Saturday at Hunter College. What they got were four pretty good games that were...
Beltran's slide show was Amazin’-ly risky for Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — Carlos Beltran was moved from center field to right. He did not play in the first week of spring games at all, was installed yesterday as...
At the wall, Mets' Bay passes crash course
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jason Bay still has a long way to go to prove that last year’s concussion won’t affect the way he plays the outfield this season, but...
Mets excited to see Beltran back
PORT ST. LUCIE — Carlos Beltran made his spring-training debut for the Mets yesterday. His teammates talked about how important his return was. Manager Terry Collins went so far as...
Pulse sales
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Salesian beats Sea to win second straight Class B title
Winning the CHSAA Class B intersectional championship is great. But a second consecutive title? That’s twice as nice. “The second one is the charm,” said Salesian coach John Miressi after...
Another title game, another heartbreaker for Hayes
Davon Sylvester picked up his third foul 51 seconds into the second quarter, Amadou Sidibe was hit with his third two minutes later and Cardinal Hayes went to the locker...
Cold comfort
If threatening notes and stealth-dosing with laxatives haven’t worked, it may be time to bring the war against office food thieves to the next level. Enter the Fridge Locker, a...
He's on the ball
For 45 years Ray Voelkel has prowled basketball courts. Hoops has been a lifelong love for the 52-year-old, and for 30 years he has made his living from the game,...
60 seconds with Daniel Seddiqui
You spent a year job-hopping, working as a cheesemaker in Wisconsin, a meatpacker in Kansas and so on. A lot of people can’t get one job in any state. How...
Mount wins 'A' CHSAA title
The reality hit Clarence White with 1.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The senior guard went to the bench, hugged Mount St. Michael coach Tom Fraher and the tears...
Go to Greg
As a working woman, I’m tired of the double standards I confront daily. I got emotional during a performance review because of harsh criticism, and my boss faulted me for...
Lackluster St. Peter's outplayed by Moore
At one point late in the second quarter Bob Daggett took a second to look up behind his bench at the lone scoreboard at St. John Villa and uttered the...
Station agent
For most of us, the city’s black-and-white subway signs are a utilitarian part of the underground landscape, no more notable than spent Metro- Cards littering a platform. For Trevor MacDermid,...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Born This Way, Lady Gaga 2. F*** You, Cee-Lo Green 3. E.T., Katy Perry 4. On The Floor, Jennifer Lopez 5. Rolling In The Deep, Adele...
Wadleigh can't clip Wings, earn first semifinal berth
Unlike past years Mike Crump wasn’t dreading showing his face again in Carnesecca Arena. The Wadleigh coach has brought many teams to Union Turnpike only to see them be non-competitive...
Heart of a champion: Down 10 late, Boys & Girls rallies past South Shore
Antione Slaughter and Mike Taylor have been inseparable since the two arrived at Boys & Girls three years ago as freshman. The two seniors, who won a city title together...
Psycho killer
If you've always had a horri ble sneaking doubt about yoga clothes and accessories -- and the people who think it's necessary to own them -- then your suspicions are...
'Idol' won't be live
In a rare change of protocol, "American Idol" will tape this week's first perform ance featuring the top 13 -- rather than air it live. Since the series began 10...
Sarah Ferguson out of debt, with Oprah help
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is officially out of debt -- thanks, at least in part, to Oprah Winfrey, according to reports from London last night. Fergie has been...
'Housewives' for San Francisco?
Bravo may be extend ing the "Real Housewives" franchise to San Francisco now. An ad appeared on Craigslist, the free web classified ad site, recruiting women with "affluent lifestyles" who...
Big Babies
If the rich are different from you and me -- as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote -- then that goes double for pregnant rich women. One East Side designer has figured...
Rebound not worth a shot
The most exciting mo ment in "That Championship Season" comes when Jason Patric's character, Tom, falls down a flight of stairs. For a couple of seconds, you're involved in what's...
Little pleasure in 'Treasure'
The swashbuckling pirates of "Treasure Island" burst into song often enough to make it feel like a musical. But despite repeated choruses of "Yo ho ho and a bottle of...
Wherefore art thy chemistry?
Shakespeare called Romeo and Juliet "star-cross'd lovers" -- and the Met's performance Thursday of Gounod's operatic version, "Roméo et Juliette," was also plagued by hard luck. The offstage drama started...
Fight over LIFO is so 1940
ALBANY -- Last in, old hat. The fight over teacher job protections known as "last in, first out" stretches back more than 70 years -- when none other than celebrated...
Gov's labor love
Top labor leaders privately predict that Gov. Cuomo, who has threatened to fire 10,000 state workers, will have an easier time than expected next month winning concessions from public-employee unions...
Andy to end 'rich' home-care ruse
The party's over for wealthy Medicaid moochers. About 8,400 patients receiving home-care services could be booted from the Medicaid rolls for failing to fully disclose family income, under a crackdown...
Cost to play tennis 'doubles' in city's fee plan
The charge for tennis players using Big Apple parks would double under Mayor Bloomberg's new spending plan -- and the city would also be serving up fewer workers to maintain...
NYC air-traffic controllers make two times more errors than average
The figures are plane terrifying -- especially for New York fliers. Air-traffic controllers monitoring the Big Apple's choked airspace rack up mistakes at more than twice the national rate, an...
Untouchable Bronx hitman faces life in jail after '40 murders'
A Bronx hit man was once so untouchable that even a rival's hand grenade couldn't harm him. But killer Joseph Meldish has finally been nailed by those he hates most...
Foreigners take a seat
Foreign investors have been snatching up Manhattan real estate for years, but now they're buying our park benches, too. The $7,500 bench dedications in Central Park, traditionally purchased in memorial...
Suit: cashing in on crane pain
James Lomma is looking to cash in his deadly crane crash. Lomma, who's awaiting trial on manslaughter charges for a fatal 2008 crane collapse on E. 91st Street, sued to...
FBI mob unit gets unmade
The FBI says it is "Mission Accomplished." But the feds may be going down the same dangerous path that led to the post-9/11 renaissance of New York's Mafia. The New...
Radio problems from 9/11 not fixed, could strike again
The communications failures that led to the deaths of hundreds of first responders on 9/11 still haven't been fixed, despite tens of millions of dollars spent on elaborate radio systems...
Reformers to Cuomo: Go all the way
A coalition of national education reformers is urging Gov. Cuomo to strengthen his proposal to require teacher evaluations by including a repeal of the "last in, first out" law, which...
'Pink slip' at 82
After 54 years working for American Airlines, Freddy Schmitt says he just wants the same thing the US Army gave him six decades ago -- an honorable discharge. Instead, the...
City & UFT in rate debate
Six months after the city wanted to start a pilot program to evaluate teachers at 11 troubled schools, it has yet to come to an agreement with their union on...
Down blood test
Pregnant women may soon be able to get a blood test instead of risky, more invasive ones to predict the likelihood of their babies' having Down syndrome. Researchers from Cyprus,...
Behind the revolts
A Week ago, if anyone had asked me to name one Arab country that might remain unaffected by the current wave of revolts I would have said: Oman. Yet now...
America's just one big waist land
You heard it here: Michelle Obama is right. Get your paws off the Big Mac and don't even look at those dang Ding Dongs. You're fat, America. You're obese, New...
Bam's bizarre Palestinian-state bid
Next Monday, Secretary of State Hill ary Clinton plans to meet in Paris with the foreign ministers of the Eu ropean Union, Russia and the United Nations -- the four...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens He fled the law and the law won. A speed-demon motorist made a mad dash from cops in South Ozone Park, but his escape plan was foiled when he...
NYC's state senators take heat for vote
Most state senators from the city put the interests of the teachers union ahead of those of city students last week by voting against a bill that would have let...
Shrugging at terror
Two American servicemen were killed last week on as signment overseas. No, not in Iraq or Afghanistan, but in Frankfurt, Germany, for the simple act of getting on a bus....
Church of hate says hell-O
President Obama is hell-bound, said the Westboro Baptist Church lawyer who convinced the Supreme Court to uphold its right to stage anti-gay protests at military funerals. "That's a big 10-4,"...
Seyfried is looking baa-utiful
Maybe Amanda Seyfried can follow "Red Riding Hood" with "Little Bo Peep." The animal-loving starlet rocks an Alexander McQueen number, Burberry pumps and a handful of real-life wool in an...
Roof robber grounded
Cops have swatted a human fly who confessed to six burglaries in SoHo and the West Village and is suspected in three others, police sources said. Cops said Christopher Rodriguez,...
Bill knew, says perv's masseuse
Filthy-rich convicted sex creep Jeffrey Epstein was "good friends" with Bill Clinton, flying him around the world and showing off a stable of pretty young things to the flirty ex-president,...
Upfront TV sales heat up
If you want to get a TV executive to smile, ask about this spring's upfront selling market. With wireless battles and a revitalized auto market pumping hundreds of millions of...
'Life form' on meteorite
WASHINGTON -- A NASA scientist reports detecting tiny bacteria not native to Earth on three meteorites. If confirmed, the research would suggest life in the universe is widespread and life...
'SNL' skit a winner: Charlie
Charlie says it was gnarly. The out-of-control TV star approved of "Saturday Night Live" cast member Bill Hader's dead-on impersonation that spoofed the actor's public meltdown with an imaginary talk...
Guess on dress for princess
England was atwitter yesterday over a report that Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, had been chosen to design Kate Middleton's wedding gown. Both Burton and...
Gaga: You breast stop copying me
Even Lady Gaga has limits -- and putting her name on ice cream made from human breast milk appears to cross them. The most outrageous pop star on the planet...
Protesters block Bahrain leader's office
Bahrain's embattled Cabinet met yesterday despite a demonstration by thousands of reform-minded protesters who blocked the entrance to the prime minister's office, which has been criticized as a hotbed of...
Party poopers
They're tired of getting dumped on. Residents in the club-centric hub of the Lower East Side are raising a stink over the manure minefield they're forced to navigate after NYPD...
Men flopping the question
American men are fumbling marriage proposals at an alarming rate, with more than a quarter of brides hating the way they popped the question, according to a poll. A survey...
Rep rip on Muslims spurs fury
Muslims aren't helping law enforcement counter a terrifying new breed of radical followers, Rep. Peter King said yesterday -- as 200 demonstrators poured into Times Square to blast King's House...
Pentagon chief in war tour
KABUL -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is beginning an unannounced two-day visit with US troops, allied commanders and Afghan leaders to gauge war progress as the Obama administration moves toward...
Business briefs
Truck tariffs Mexico said it will re duce tariffs on US goods by about 50 percent after it signs an agree ment in June that will allow the Latin Ameri...
Wisconsin Democrats prepare to return
MADISON, Wis. -- The leader of the 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats who left the state last month to block legislation that would curb public-employee union rights said yesterday the senators...
Swipe fight fever
With billions at stake, lawmakers could give banks another card to play in their battle with merchants over debit-card swipe fees. At the urging of the financial-services lobby, congressional lawmakers...
2012: The GOP's weirdness factor
If pessimism isn't creeping into Republi cans' thinking about their 2012 presi dential prospects, that is another rea son for pessimism. This is because it indicates they do not understand...
New Newsweek hits street with a whimper
Psst -- in case you haven't noticed, Tina Brown's revamp of Newsweek hit the stands today. With remarkably little fanfare, the star editor has finally slipped her name into the...
Libya's fiercest fight
The seesaw battle between Libyan insurgents and Moammar Khadafy's army intensified yesterday along the Mediterranean coastline, where a rebel push toward the capital was challenged by helicopter gunships. The protesters-turned-rebels...
Carry-on tot in overhead bin
A flight attendant has been fired after he reportedly locked an Australian toddler in an overhead compartment during a flight over the Pacific. The enraged mother, Natalie Williamson, claims she,...
Bam eyeing oil reserves
WASHINGTON -- There could be relief for skyrocketing prices at the gas pump -- at the expense of the nation's sacred oil reserves. President Obama will consider tapping the rarely...
MTA's anti-terror plans off track
If you see something, you'd better say something -- because the MTA's anti-terror technology will probably miss it. The agency's top-secret program to guard the rails against terror is budget-busted...
Javits beauty show wet & wild
It was a bad-hair day, even indoors! A tarp covering a hole in the Javits Center roof gave way during yesterday's deluge, sending water cascading down on Day 1 of...
Flicks' new 'Rango' $tar
"Rango" has lassoed the top spot at the box office. The animated Paramount film featuring Johnny Depp as the voice of a Wild West chameleon sheriff rode into town with...
SI Pat's parade boss in scuffle
A St. Patrick's Day Parade official yesterday clashed with a marcher over gay rights at Staten Island's annual event -- where Mayor Bloomberg was heckled and later criticized for even...
Charlie's angles
If you're on a drug called Charlie Sheen, this is your lucky day. You can read all about him in these magazines. 'Cause that's how we roll. Life & Style...
Mayor vs. the Gov: Who's LIFO the party?
THE ISSUE: Mayor Bloomberg's push to end the DOE's "Last in, first out" layoff policy. *** What's more important than having qualified teachers ("Andy Throws Mike a Timely LIFO Line,"...
Parking thug: 'She hit me, I hit her back'
The brute charged with beating a petite young woman over an East Village parking spot reportedly whined that he only acted in self-defense against the 4-foot-11 victim's relentless attacks. "Bang,...
Hell hack mows down rider: cops
A young civil engineer was in a coma last night after a hit-and-run cabby mowed him down in front of a Midtown police station during a dispute about going to...
Frank Buckles, 1901-2011
The War to End All Wars officially passed into the pages of history last week with the death of Frank Buckles, the last of 4.7 million American doughboys who served...
Judge Lippman deigns to cut
Turns out the sky isn't falling after all. New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman now says he'll slice $100 million from the state courts' proposed $2.7 billion budget. When Lippman...
We ♥ Janette
Please, Mr. Mayor. Don't fire your fine transportation commissar, er, com missioner, the esteemed Janette Sadik-Khan. We know we have been slightly critical in the past of this fine public...
Skippy peanut butter is recalled
Makers of Skippy peanut butter yesterday recalled some brands of their creamy sandwich spread, fearing some jars could be contaminated with salmonella. Unilever United States Inc. is targeting 16.3-ounce jars...
LT: Little $ for sick kid
Lawrence Taylor's arrest for having had sex with an underage hooker hit him in the wallet -- so he can't afford $456 a week in child support for his ailing...
Video sale is Lo way out
Sometimes it pays to be the victim. Owners of the Los Angeles jewelry store where Lindsay Lohan is accused of swiping a pricey necklace hawked the surveillance tape of the...
Affrunti's Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-7f; $27,000; cl($15,000); 3YO3-Years Ago 1195-Myersrocks 1171-ForestMeadow 1212-SuperSommelir 1194-HerefortheMsc 1166-Midnght'sChld 114SECOND-7f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 4up1-Danger Angel 1185-BulletprfSprt 1184-Allen'sTchDwn 1182-Bendidit 1183-Showmanship 1186-ChangeforGold 1137-Grand Terror 1188-Proud Tiger 111THIRD-6f; $22,000; mdn...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Wesley Snip (8th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $6,000; cl($10000)2Letsgetreadytrmbl(CMnzi)4-1-65-11ColeCombustion(BHolland)2-1-23-14Donnie Bop(L Stalbaum)8-2-14-13Kurt Rustler(M Forte)8-7-610-15RamblinBunny(JStratton)7-8-612-16Thunder Cruise(B Sears)5-3-68-17Hez Da Man N(G Brennan)1-4-46-18Malmo Boy(D Dube)2-5-712-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $6,000; conditioned5Amesbury(S Smith)2-2-19-57Orphan Victor(J...
Tomorrow's Parx Racing Entries
Post Time: 12:25 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m&70y; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds2Youneverdoknow(L),121A Arroyo 10-11a-Fiddlers Amigo(L),115JHpshr 10-13Radio Row(L),119NMnglee 8-11aa-Turn to the U S A(L),117JHpshr 10-14Cobra's Spots(L),117J Flores 12-15Lkintogetout(L),112RMntnez...
Aqueduct Charts
Mar. 6, 2011 Rain And Sloppy. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6f; $20,000; clm; 4upOff:1:00. Good. 3w, nose down in timeTime: 23.51, 47.34, 59.52, 1:12.50.Trainer: Bruce LevineWinner: GR/RO G, 5, by...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6f; $20,000; clm; 3YO; (f)2Drmgof Llln (Cstllno) 8.004.003.005Brooks Lass (Alvarez)3.402.401Voodoointhevibes (Delgado)2.80 Off 12:56. Time 1:12.25. Fast. Scr: Tikitocki, Summit Wind, Goodeveningofficer. * Exacta (2-5) $25.40 * $1 Superfecta (2-5-1-7) $104.60...
Morgan-free telecast good for MLB, ESPN
In terms of TV, baseball and the 60-year history of Major League Baseball's exclusive national deals, it would be difficult to overstate the significance of what occurred this past Thursday,...
Rangers' Gaborik returns from concussion
Marian Gaborik doesn't even need to register a point to spark the Rangers' offense. All he needs to do is suit up. The Rangers scored seven goals in Gaborik's return...
Callahan scores four; Rangers flatten Flyers
The Rangers played with a strut and a physical presence absent for weeks in yesterday's 7-0 Garden rout of the Flyers they dominated to such an extent in the NBC...
It's time to Stay Thirsty
Stay Thirsty, a handsome bay colt that Mike Repole bought for $500,000 as a 2-year-old in training, was ranked No. 7 on last week's Derby Dozen, despite the fact his...
Callahan helps Rangers shake home struggles
With their home blue jerseys 0-for-3 for the week and threatening to send the Rangers home for a long summer, on Friday they asked yesterday's Garden visitors to switch. The...
Astros righty Myers on Yankees' radar
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- In a perfect world the Yankees get 30 starts from Ivan Nova and 28 from Freddy Garcia and don't have to sacrifice prospects for starting pitching in...
Devils earn another must-win over Islanders
It's feeding on itself now, the Devils' Preposterous Dream. "Our feeling on the bench is that we have to win. Whether that's willing it, I don't know. But we know...
Yankees hitting coach says Gardner making progress
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Unable to swing following December right wrist surgery, Brett Gardner hatched a swing plan that paralleled what Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher did last season....
Lee stifles Rays over 4 innings
Cliff Lee threw four shutout innings, Ryan Howard hit his second home run of the spring and a split squad of Phillies defeated the Rays 5-4 yesterday. Lee, the prize...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Sabbatini captures Honda Rory Sabbatini, who started the day with a five-shot lead, carded an even-par 70 and held on for a one-stroke victory over Y.E. Yang in the...
Yankees' A-Rod hits first spring homer with Diaz in stands
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Hollywood would have never swallowed this script. With actress girlfriend Cameron Diaz perched in the first row near the Yankees' dugout, Alex Rodriguez crushed a home run...
NFL forecast for new deal looks sunny
After a two-day break, the NFL's labor showdown resumes in earnest today just a few short blocks from the White House. President Obama hasn't entirely ruled out intervening in the...
Heat players in tears after late loss to Bulls
There's no crying in basketball -- unless you play for the Heat. After another final-second opportunity slipped away from the Heat in yesterday's 87-86 home loss to the Bulls, coach...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1 p.m.Phillies at YankeesYES1 p.m.Tigers at MetsSNYBasketball5 p.m.Women: Atlantic 10 Championship:Xavier vs. DaytonESPN27 p.m.Colonial Athletic Association Championship:Va. Commonwealth vs. Old DominionESPN7 p.m.MAAC Championship: Iona vs. St. Peter'sESPN27:30 p.m.Jazz at KnicksMSG,...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballColonial Athletic AssociationAt Richmond, Va.ChampionshipFavoriteLine UnderdogOld Dominion3Va. Common.Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceAt Bridgeport, Conn.ChampionshipFavoriteLine UnderdogIona5St. Peter'sSouthern ConferenceAt Chattanooga, Tenn.ChampionshipFavoriteLine UnderdogColl. of Charl.PickWoffordSummit LeagueAt Sioux Falls, S.D.SemifinalsFavoriteLine UnderdogOakland5S. Dakota St.Oral Roberts1IupuiSun...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 7TUEMar. 8WEDMar. 9THUMar. 10FRIMar. 11SATMar. 12SUNMar. 13KnicksUtah7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEMem.8:00MSGESPNDal.9:30TNTESPNNOGAMENOGAMEInd.6:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMENOGAMEG.S.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEL.A.C.7:00YESWBBRNOGAMENOGAMERangersNOGAMENOGAMEAna.10:30MSG+ESPNNOGAMENOGAMES.J.10:30MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersNOGAMETor.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEBos.7:00MSG+WRHUDevs7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEOtt.7:00MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:30MSGWFANN.Y.I.7:00MSGWFANNOGAME
Weird but true
A Florida man loves his jailbird girlfriend so much that he shoplifted two bras for her as a gift, cops say. Now Johnnie Brown, 29, is behind bars -- just...
LIU survives for spot in NEC final
As much as Long Island's spot in the Northeast Conference championship game has seemed inevitable, it wasn't just going to happen. It wasn't written in the stars. Hosting No. 4...
St. Peter's stuns Fairfield
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- John Dunne's five hard years of rebuilding at St. Peter's have paid off with a stunning trip to tonight's MAAC tournament final against Iona. The Peacocks blitzed...
Iona into MAAC championship, win away from NCAA tournament
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- There was a time not that long ago, before Siena's three-peat, that Iona sat atop the MAAC -- and it plans on getting back there. Last night's...
St. John's Hardy named All-Big East
Dwight Hardy is having a season for the ages. The point guard from The Bronx was voted to the All-Big East first team, the first St. John's player to receive...
Hofstra bounced; Indiana St. gets bid
Frank Hassell scored 22 points and second-seeded Old Dominion earned the right to defend its Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship with a 77-69 victory against Hofstra in the semifinals yesterday...
Columbia Prep proves coach right, wins NYSAISAA 'C' title
On the eve of Columbia Prep’s first-ever NYSAISAA championship game, coach Ryan Pettit had a surprise for his players. After practice, he had assistant Matt Hoek read a text message...
Four of a kind: Underdog Collegiate wins another NYSAISAA 'B' crown
Collegiate had a great run, three straight years winning NYSAISAA and New York State Federation Class B titles. But the prevailing thinking coming into this season – and even just...
Houston erases Wings' problem with Wadleigh, leads way back to 'AA' semis
Deonte Houston entered Sunday’s PSAL Class AA boys basketball quarterfinal averaging just 10 points per game this postseason. The senior point guard wasn’t in a slump. His teammates were excelling...
Mavs blitz rival St. Peter's for Archdiocesan crown
Everything and everyone clicked for Moore Catholic. “It felt like we were on a roll,” senior forward Taylor Baggs said. “We played great as a team tonight. Everyone had an...
'Family' matters: Tight-knit Tigers win NYSAISAA title
Ride or die. That’s what Staten Island Academy coach Rose Dunn was prepared to do in the fourth quarter with Mayana LeGrande, her team’s lone four-year senior, despite the star...
Stoudemire leads Knicks over Hawks, 92-79
ATLANTA — Amar'e Stoudemire scored 26 points, Landry Fields added 15 and the New York Knicks easily beat the Atlanta Hawks 92-79 on Sunday night. Carmelo Anthony, who was poked...