March 12, 2011
Alec's advice to Sheen: Sober up, beg for forgiveness
LOS ANGELES -- Alec Baldwin dished out some tough love to troubled actor Charlie Sheen, who was fired from his hit CBS show this week for his erratic behavior. Referring...
Another good start by Yankees' Burnett
VIERA, Fla – The rebuilding of A.J. Burnett continued this afternoon with the Yankees pitcher getting through another strong spring training outing. Burnett pitched four innings, allowing two hits, two...
Billups 'feels good,' should play against Pacers
Knicks point guard Chauncey Billups is ready to roll.Billups, who has missed the past six games with a thigh bruise and knee swelling, pronounced himself fit for tomorrow vs. the...
An in-depth look at the Lincoln Railsplitters
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 1 Lincoln Railsplitters in advance of Sunday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden. Lincoln Nickname:...
Harlem fire leaves 4, including 2 kids, critical
Careless smoking is to be blamed for an early morning fire today that left a Harlem family of four — including two small children — fighting for their lives, authorities...
Yankees minor-league pitcher Igawa tracks down family in Japan
TAMPA -- Kei Igawa’s family in Japan is living in a car but at least they are alive. Igawa, a Yankees minor-league pitcher, made contact with the family about 1...
14 dead, 18 injured after Bronx bus turns over on highway
A casino bus was clipped by a tractor trailer on I-95 this morning and sheered in half by a highway sign — leaving at least 14 passengers dead in the...
'Partial' meltdown at Japan nuclear reactor
KORIYAMA, Japan — Japanese officials were struggling Sunday with a growing nuclear crisis and the threat of multiple meltdowns, as more than 170,000 people were evacuated from the quake- and...
Spellman takes down Sacred Heart, inches closer to Albany
The Cardinal Spellman basketball team doesn’t need to look far for inspiration. They see it in photos in the school’s gymnasium of the last state champion and every day in...
Girls basketball playoff round up: Red Storm claim CHSAA 'B' city crown
St. John’s Prep's playoff run marches on. “They are anxious to get going to the next round,” coach Ed Flood said. His team moves on the state semifinals as the...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class AA boys basketball final
The PSAL Class AA boys basketball season is down to one final game: No. 1 Lincoln against No. 2 Boys & Girls. Big surprise, Brooklyn deciding the champion, we know....
TMLA's Robinson sees stellar career end in loss to Nazareth
Mary Louis has certainly proven it can battle right with Nazareth. Beating the Lady Kingsmen though has been a problem. For the second straight game the Hilltoppers matched the nationally...
Ed Fountaine's stakes spot plays
TAMPA BAY DERBY Tampa Bay Downs, 11th race. Grade 2. Purse: $350,000. Mile-and-a-sixteenth, 3-year-olds. Post: 5:20 p.m. LOWDOWN: Odds-on favorite Brethren is the one to beat, and we’re going to...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class AA girls basketball final
The Garden is the place where high-school dreams are made. Murry Bergtraum is trying to extend its legacy and win a 13th straight PSAL city title – with a team...
Live blog recap: CHSAA state girls basketball semifinals
After Friday, just four teams remain in the CHSAA Class AA state tournament. Same goes for the ‘A’ and the ‘B’ moves into its state semis as well Saturday.Just like...
Lucky seven: Nuss' 3s lead CK into state semis
Lauren Nuss’ teammates were absolutely stunned. The Christ the King junior guard took a 3-point shot from the top of the key in the fourth quarter – and it hit...
Cuevas plays fire starter, Jones closer in Naz win over Mary Louis
Bianca Cuevas had her coaches worried. The Nazareth star freshman was struggling mightily to find her shooting in touch practice leading up to the CHSAA state playoffs. “I was shooting...
No Moore: Mavs fight valiantly in season-ending loss
When he got his team in the locker room, Rich Postiglione talked very little about the game that just happened. He didn’t talk about his Moore Catholic team struggling against...
An in-depth look at the Boys & Girls Kangaroos
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 2 Boys & Girls Kangaroos in advance of Sunday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden....
Villa outmuscled by Nichols in CHSAA 'A' quarterfinals
Instead of taking extra jump shots and discussing strategy, St. John Villa was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic Friday afternoon. Not exactly the way coach Liz Blanchard wanted her team to...
End of an era: St. Peter's falls to St. Anthony's in program's final game
The tears began trickling down Jamie O’Hare's face as she returned to the St. Peter’s bench. With the Eagles program in its final minutes, the junior guard was still hoping...
Salman show
Salman Rushdie is going Hollywood. "The Satanic Verses" author will write and produce a new series for Showtime called "Next People" which will examine "different aspects of contemporary American life,"...
'Idol' Casey illness
Bushy-haired "American Idol" finalist Casey Abrams is sick to his stomach -- literally. Abrams, one of the 12 "Idol" finalists, had two blood transfusions Thursday night at Cedars Sinai Hospital...
The 'Alpha' bet
TV and movie superheroes have come in all shapes and sizes. But, no matter where we've seen them, they always inhabit fantastical worlds that break the laws of reality. "Alphas,"...
Brothers in charms
With today's con stant shifts in music, the longev ity of the Allman Brothers Band -- 42 years and running -- is one of the remarkable stories in pop culture....
Dublin your fun for St. Patty’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until Thursday, but you can get your Irish on starting this weekend with green events all over the city. And if New York’s St. Patrick’s Day...
Kid stuff
Today A bird in the hat: Is worth two in the . . . wait, that’s not how it goes. Anyway, the kindly hero of “Bird Brain” keeps an entire...
Bowled over
The newest celebrity hot spot isn’t the latest underground nightclub or lounge, it’s . . . your local bowling alley. With the likes of Amar’e Stoudemire, Tyra Banks, Alec Baldwin...
Ham-slaughter case dismissed
Authorities are dropping all of the charges against the Brooklyn teen arrested for murdering the family hamster -- and the brother who dropped a dime on her couldn't be happier....
Spidey's ousted 'Pay'mor
Oh, what a tangled web they weave! Mercurial "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" director Julie Taymor is balking at efforts by the Broadway show's producers to oust her -- at...
Liberating Libya: Let someone else do it
THE ISSUE: How involved the United States should be in resolving the turmoil in Libya. * While it's a known fact that Moammar Khadafy is a tyrannical ruler, it is...
Diss-union law
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's governor signed into law yesterday sweeping limits on collective-bargaining rights for public-sector workers that have ignited a national debate. In a setback for organized labor and...
More than 1,000 feared dead as earthquake, tsunami devastate Japan
A cataclysmic, 33-foot-high tsunami triggered by the strongest Japanese earthquake in 1,200 years devastated the country yesterday, sweeping away office buildings, trains, homes, cars and thousands of people in a...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island A rowdy man and his hellion female companion tussled with cops trying to break the pair up as they fought at a Rossville gas station, authorities said. David...
Japanese tsunami causes death and destruction on US West Coast
Hurtling at 500 mph, the long reach of the Japanese tsunami whacked the US West Coast yesterday, demolishing harbors, destroying boats and even sweeping a handful of souls out to...
Khadafy in full gloat
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy's regime gained momentum yesterday, showing off its victory over rebels in Zawiya, a key city near Tripoli, as it strengthened its hold on the capital...
FDNY ax 'for real'
City Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano got a stern warning yesterday that City Hall's annual threat to close 20 engine companies might have a "scary" ending this time. For three years...
O's urgent inaction
The White House is worried: The Libyan crisis and the general instability in the Middle East have led to spiraling gas prices. The president wanted to show the American people...
Meltdown fears spark nuke-plant crisis
Japan declared a state of emergency for five nuclear reactors whose cooling systems were ravaged by the effects of yesterday's earthquake -- including one that may have experienced a meltdown....
Four-month high for retail sales
Retail sales increased in February by the most in four months as Americans used more seasonable weather to buy cars, clothes and electronics. Purchases climbed 1 percent after a revised...
Parade stays put
City Hall may be ready to talk with Times Square business leaders about the route change for the Thanksgiving Parade, but it's not going to back down on the switch...
Sheen road tour
Charlie Sheen's big mouth has already turned "tiger blood" into a national catchphrase. Now he's taking his act on tour. He started hawking tickets yesterday to two comedy shows he...
Gupta takes work hiatus
Former high-flying Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is taking a "leave of absence" from his $1.4 billion private-equity firm amid allegations he leaked inside information regarding the powerhouse Wall Street...
Cuomo goes slow on LIFO
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo won't agree to repeal the "last in, first out" protections until education officials have completed new teacher-performance evaluations, an administration official said yesterday. And that would...
Yet another year in city OT king's reign
It's the best bet in city government -- when the list of most prodigious overtime earners is issued, Pablo Martinez will be perched on top. Sure enough, the OT list...
Art buyer has a cow
A British art collector who paid $2.5 million for a postmodern, 10-by-6½- foot painting of a portrait-gazing cow says the Madison Avenue gallery's bill of sale was a load of...
Business briefs
Lazard leases Investment bank Lazard renewed its office lease at 30 Rockefeller Plaza for 21 years, effective June 2012, for 370,000 square feet. Cushman & Wakefield Chairman John Cushman, Vice...
Knicks, Rangers ticket prices up next season
With Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire raising the roof, it was only a matter of time before Madison Square Garden started raising prices. Season tickets will soar 49 percent next...
'Mel'tdown wrist slap
Mel Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of spousal battery on then-gal pal Oksana Grigorieva -- and later found reason to thank the judge. The actor, seen here...
Video games beat hard times
As music labels and Hollywood studios grapple with declining sales of CDs and DVDs, the videogame business seems to be having a much better time. US game sales rose 3...
Green bids $1.34B for 99 Cents
Buyout firm Leonard Green & Partners has teamed up with the management of 99 Cents Only Stores in an attempt to take the deep-discount retailer private for $1.34 billion --...
Apollo plans $300M-$500M offering
Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management is looking to raise $300 million to $500 million in an initial public offering as early as this spring, CNBC said, citing unnamed sources. CNBC...
Banks net $533M on IPOs
Investment banks have made $533 million in underwriting fees on US initial public offerings so far this year, the most they have made since 2005, according to Thomson Reuters data....
'Junior' partner in crime: Gal uses kid to steal (video)
Now that's teaching a kid a lesson -- the wrong lesson! Shocking video obtained exclusively by The Post shows a sticky-fingered woman using a pudgy young boy as her personal...
Kruger's sly game of hide-and-sneak
Crooked state Sen. Carl Kruger launched a frenzied, paranoid bid to botch the FBI's probe into his bribery shenanigans in the weeks before his bust, authorities say. Kruger repeatedly warned...
Chase eyes caps on debit cards
A cap on debit-card purchases may be in the works at Chase. Under a very preliminary plan being considered by the bank, customers would only be able to make purchases...
The Japanese quake
Few things are so humbling as the power of Mother Nature unleashed. Indeed, the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit 80 miles off the coast of Japan yesterday should give everyone pause:...
Get NPR off the dole
NPR's top execs tumbled this week after an embarrassing hidden-camera video exposed two key truths about the public-radio giant: * It's hopelessly tilted to the left. * It needs to...
Working chutzpah Party
Here's a laugh: In the wake of federal charges Thursday against Sen. Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William Boyland, the Working Families Party is calling for . . . cleaner government....
Rubber-roomers back to school
They're baaaaack. Nearly two-thirds of the 744 educators who languished for months and years in the city's infamous rubber rooms have been returned to the classroom since the reassignment centers...
So richly rewarding
Neiman Marcus -- the red-hot upscale chain less-wealthy shoppers have long called "Needless Markup" because of its stratospheric prices -- is riding the luxury boom. The Dallas-based retail chain said...
Hundreds line up for iPad 2
New Yorkers couldn't wait to take a bite out of Apple's latest gadget -- the iPad 2. The hunger for the state-of-the-art tablet computer was so intense that a woman...
Japan earthquake pressures Sony shares
Sony Corp. shares fell 2.4 percent yesterday as investors feared the closing of several of its plants in northern Japan due to the earthquake and Tsunami would slow shipments of...
Harrah's fed push
After years of lobbying politicians to say yes to gambling legislation, casino giant Harrah's today finds itself in an odd position -- spending nearly half its $10.5 million influence-buying budget...
Rain spurs train havoc
Water damage caused by Thursday's rain is wreaking havoc on the No. 7 subway this weekend. The tunnel linking Queens and Manhattan was closed during last night's rush hour, and...
After Wisconsin, what now?
The vote in Wisconsin to limit public-employee bar gaining rights is a decisive turning point in American politics. On Wednesday, Republican state senators passed a stripped-down version of pending legislation...
Cathie $3M parting gift
Cathie Black collected $3.3 million when she retired from IBM's board of directors in December in order to take on the job of city schools chancellor, the company's latest annual...
Even quake-prepared Japan stunned by devastation
Even in a country where tremors come every five minutes, buildings are built to bend and earthquake drills are routine, no one was prepared for yesterday's devastation in Japan. "It...
$28M CityTime clawback
The feds filed legal papers yesterday to take possession of more than $28 million allegedly stolen from taxpayers in the massive CityTime payroll project scam. The Manhattan federal court filing...
Lawyers $queezed 9/11 heroes
A deeply indebted law firm that represents sickened Ground Zero workers shut 59 of its clients out of a compensation deal with the city -- clearing the way for a...
Salon-slay hubby nabbed in Maryland
The man who allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death in a Garment District beauty salon Thursday was nabbed in Maryland last night by cops, who chased him down and...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $18,000; clm($7,500); 4upLEAP DAY drew rail after finishing third this distance and level last out. WADI SUKI switches back to Amaro who was aboard for his last...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m&70yds; $17,000; clm($7,500); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Undocumented(L),123D Cohen5-2-4Jacobson 6-13Copper Cascade(L),123M Luzzi3-7-3Gallusco 5-11a-Marina Market(L),123E Castro2-7-2Persaud 5-24Bedrock Blues(L),123E Da Silva5-6-4Ferraro 3-15Riptide(L),123J Valdivia7-4-6Sciacca 8-11a-Sawtooth...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Versado (5th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $20,000; claiming3What'sittoyougrnt(EGdll)1-5-18-51SandroHanover(BHolland)1-5-89-52Tough Love(J Bartlett)2-7-14-14Mr Salming(J Stratton)3-1-312-15Jacked Up(G Brennan)7-2-58-16DallenbachHanvr(JPntlno)4-1-720-17Froggy Turner(D Dube)8-8-540-18Western Bay(S Bouchard)8-2-110-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml pc; $16,000; cond6Legal Litigator(D Dube)1-6-14-52GiddyUpDelight(GBrennan)3-4-54-14Nob Hill...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Dry Gulch (12th)FIRST-mile; pace; $19,000; claiming4HennessyHanover(TTetrck)1-4-29-55VesuvioGrande(YGingras)5-1-210-18Mr Terry Fra(B Simpson)10-1-25-11FourStarzzzKing(JCmpbll)4-4-27-22Dear Mac(A Miller)5-3-415-13Bongo(B Sears)7-3-84-16ZepplinBlueChip(DMiller)6-10-315-17Laguna Beach(R Pierce)4-2-38-1SECOND-ml pc; $11,250; conditional3TouchTheRock(JCampbell)1-3-93-12DiabloSeelster(BSimpson)7-5-59-210Distinct Color(B Sears)5-1-68-11KillerQuakes(EAbbatillo)3-4-510-14HurrikaneAnthony(PBerry)3-3-515-15Best Magic(D Miller)4-5-66-16Cash Cab(A Miller)2-5-98-17H Hall(R Pierce)2-4-315-18Mypanmar(Y...
Aqueduct Charts
March 11, 2011 Clear And Muddy. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 mile; $19,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:01 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 24.45, 48.68, 1:14.17, 1:40.90.Trainer: Dominic GalluscioWinner: DK B/ G, 3,...
Plenty of shame -- and blame -- to go around as NFL lockout begins
Shame on you, NFL. But you, the fan, is the one who is really angry today. And you have every right to be. You are the one who was betrayed...
NFL players union dissolved; lockout imposed
WASHINGTON -- The players had the owners on the run, but picked the nuclear option instead. Seeking a decisive blow against the backpedaling owners instead of agreeing to a new...
Nets' Humphries draws key charges in win over Clippers
Nets forward Kris Humphries already had outplayed Clippers All-Star Blake Griffin for the second time this season, but the game still was very much in doubt. When there's a two-point...
Islanders defeat Bruins
What a difference two seconds can make. As Matt Moulson lifted a quick shot into the net last night with two seconds left in the second period, he cut the...
Yankees' Montero work in progress on defense
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Maybe the dog days of March hit. Or possibly catching a "B" list of pitchers other than Ivan Nova in a split-squad game had an affect. Whatever...
Islanders coach quiet about Chara hit
Pain and frustration were written all over the face of Islanders' coach Jack Capuano yesterday afternoon. But the words that came out of his mouth in reaction to no suspension...
Knicks roster not as easy an upgrade as MSG
From the Mavericks' locker-room treadmill, sweat-soaked Dallas owner Mark Cuban declared Thursday night the Nuggets made out better than the Knicks in the Carmelo Anthony blockbuster trade. This was before...
Devastation in Japan leaves Ishikawa anguished
DORAL, Fla. -- The week began with the heightened anticipation of the Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson pairing dominating the buzz around the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral's venerable Blue Monster. But the...
Tiger and Phil fail to meet high expectations
DORAL, Fla. -- The ballyhooed Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson pairing in the first two rounds of the WGC-Cadillac Championship did not turn out as expected. It was a dud, with both...
Arm your squad with Phillies starters
Roto Files is back to get you prepared for your upcoming fantasy baseball draft. In the fourth of a six-part series, we analyze starting pitchers. Next week: closers and catchers....
Vic Cangialosi at Santa Anita
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-5 ½ fur; $54,000; mdn; 3YO(f) PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 3 HomeSwtAspn(L),121 JRosro 2-x-x 5-2 6 PinkBlanket(L),121 RBjrno 2-x-x 3-1 1 Scty'sOrphn(L),121 MPdrza x-x-x...
Giants executive Boisture dies at 79
It was no coincidence that not long after Tom Boisture joined the Giants in 1980, a surge in talent on the roster quickly followed. As the team's director of player...
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position order
**6 fur; $18,000; clm($7,500); 4upLEAP DAY drew rail after finishing third this distance and level last out. WADI SUKI switches back to Amaro who was aboard for his last victory...
John DaSilva at Gulfstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1m(T); $39,400; cl($32,0); 4up WILD MEMORIES drops in class after being beaten. BY SPOT defeated cheaper on dirt. HOMEBOYKRIS...
NBA rescinds technical from Knicks' Stoudemire
Amar'e Stoudemire will play for the Knicks on Sunday against Indiana, but he's hardly out of the woods. Stoudemire's phantom 16th technical foul from Thursday night's game in Dallas was...
Mets demote Fernandez, Tejada
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Fernando Martinez stood in front of his locker in the Mets major league clubhouse yesterday, talking about how he finally felt like he belonged. "I've been...
Yankees' Jeter old dog with new trick
TAMPA -- Derek Jeter is taking a new direction in his stride and that's making a big difference. You can teach an old dog new tricks. Change is good. Even...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-$20,000, cl, 3YO F, 1mi1Nora's Cat (Bravo) 3.602.402.207Wilson Ridge (Leparoux)2.802.404Drmlttldrm(Alvrz)3.60 Scr: Vintage Candy. * Ex (1-7) $10.40 * $1 Sup (1-7-4-2) $34.40 * $1 Tri (1-7-4) $17.90Winner by DaSilvaSECOND-$47,400, cl,...
Nova still in hunt for spot in Yankees' rotation
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- He is the youngest of four pitchers competing for two spots in the Yankees' rotation. Yet, Ivan Nova is wise beyond his years when it comes to...
K-Rod's option could cost Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Francisco Rodriguez entered in the ninth inning yesterday because that was the plan. Work days are scheduled in spring, so he finished a game despite a...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1 Mile; trot; $20,000; cond4Margarita Mary (Sears) 2.802.803.201All AboutJstce(AMllr) 2.803.203.007Newport Volo (Simpson)5.20* Exacta (1-4) $7.80 * Exacta (4-1) $8.00 * Trifecta (1-4-7) $37.60 * Trifecta (4-1-7) $37.20SECOND-1 Mile; pace; $9,000;...
Lee says Yankees too 'old'
Cliff Lee thought the Yankees were too old for him. The former free agent left-hander told WIP Radio in Philadelphia the Rangers were his second choice behind the Phillies because...
Mets expect Paulino to be in camp
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Mets still have a litany of issues, but at least their backup catcher finally is in the country. Ronny Paulino made it to the United...
Sports shorts
MLB: Rangers CEO steps down The Rangers abruptly announced yesterday that CEO and managing partner Chuck Greenberg is leaving the organization three weeks before the AL champions open the season...
Rangers in playoff fight -- just like last year
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Who wouldn't take this year's Rangers over last year's? Who doesn't think that this year's team has worked harder, played better hockey and has been more...
Devils defeat Thrashers in overtime
ATLANTA -- This Preposterous Dream has become too dramatic too often to dismiss or deny. It's no laughing matter, except to the Devils who are pulling it off. They're giggling...
Nets defeat Clippers; fourth straight win
The acquisition of Deron Williams has completely transformed the outlook and the fortunes of the Nets. But for the past two games, Williams has not been with the team, and...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing5 p.m.NASCAR: CWTS, Too Tough to Tame 200SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Marlins at Red SoxMLBN4 p.m.Reds at CubsWGNBasketball11:30 a.m.Conference USA Tournament, championship:UTEP vs. MemphisCBSNoonAmerica East Tournament, championship:Stony Brook at Boston UniversityESPN2NoonWomen: Big...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballIvy LeaguePlayoffAt New Haven, Conn.FavoriteLine UnderdogHarvard1½PrincetonAmerica East ChampionshipFavoriteLine UnderdogBOSTON U.10½Stony BrookACC SemifinalsAt Greensboro, N.C.FavoriteLine UnderdogUnc4½ClemsonDuke7Virginia TechAtlantic 10ConferenceSemifinalsAt Atlantic City, N.J.FavoriteLine UnderdogDayton6½Saint Joseph'sTemple2½RichmondBig East Conference ChampionshipAt New YorkFavoriteLine UnderdogLouisville1ConnecticutBig Ten...
Labor woes a Giant inconvenience
The NFL Players Association has decertified, negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement have come to a halt, a lockout has been issued and ahead is a court battle that...
NFL should fear tackling Doty in court
WASHINGTON -- David Doty might be 81 years old, but he's as terrifying as Lawrence Taylor in his prime to NFL owners. The Minneapolis-based federal judge is expected to be...
Starkly different bouts duke it out on TV
Two major boxing cards will be available for your television viewing tonight, each promoted in a very different manner and offering a very different appeal. In Las Vegas, junior middleweight...
Coach says Rangers must play through bruises
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The longer the season goes, the more ice packs and wraps that appear in the locker room, the more difficult it becomes to play the relentless,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 12SUNMar. 13MONMar. 14TUEMar. 15WEDMar. 16THUMar. 17FRIMar. 18KnicksNOGAMEInd.6:00MSGESPNNOGAMEInd.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEMem.7:30MSGESPNDet.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMENOGAMEBos.7:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEChi.7:00YESWBBRMilw.8:30YESWBBRRangersSan Jose10:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEN.Y.I.7:00MSG+WNYMNOGAMENOGAMEMont.7:00MSG2WNYMIslandersDevils7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG2WRHUNOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSG+2WRHUDevilsIslanders7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMEOtt.7:30MSG+WFANWash.7:00MSG+WFAN
Weird but true
The kid found his wet-dream job. Oklahoma cops raiding a strip club found a 14-year- old boy employed there. The teen's mom owns "The Body Shop" gentleman's club, which was...
Kennedy, St. John's cope with injury
The shock of the career-ending right knee injury suffered by St. John's forward D.J. Kennedy on Thursday night in the Big East tournament quarterfinals gave way to the sadness of...
BYU's Fredette scores 52 points
Jimmer Fredette scored a career-high 52 points in No. 8 BYU's 87-76 win over nemesis New Mexico in the Mountain West Conference semifinals last night in Las Vegas. The nation's...
'Kemba Warrior' bigger for UCOnn than Gordon
You knew something special was coming, that Connecticut and Syracuse weren't go to meet in another Big East tournament semifinal game without something absolutely unbelievable happening. The last time was...
UConn overcomes Syracuse in overtime
Coach Jim Calhoun knows how he can convince his young and seemingly tireless Connecticut team that this is the most opportune way to crash the Big East tournament finals party....
Louisville rallies to stun Notre Dame
During the second half at the Garden last night, Rick Pitino let his team know something he had told it before. "You guys got one shot at winning this game,"...
Princeton, Harvard set to duel for Ivy's NCAA bid
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- These are not Ian Hummer's father's Princeton Tigers. John Hummer, whose son is a sophomore forward on the Tigers team that meets Harvard today in a...
More mystery makes Big East difficult
Many observers believe the Big East is the best conference in the nation because of the quality of the programs and the enormity of the league. Louisville's Rick Pitino has...
'Idol' in identity mix-up
Call it a Casey of mis taken identity. Boston-based singer-songwriter Casey Abrams, 36, a well-known player on the New England indie and jazz circuits, has suddenly experienced the trials of...
BA's Top 31 Mets Prospects; No. 14: Darrell Ceciliani
Vitals: 20 years old (turns 21 on June 22); 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds; both hits and throws left-handed; drafted by the Mets in the fourth round of the 2009 draft...
BA's Top 31 Yankees Prospects; No. 14: J.R. Murphy
Vitals: 19 years old (turns 20 on May 13); 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; drafted by the Yankees in the second round of the 2009 draft...
Nets hopeful Williams can play Monday
Deron Williams is expected back in New Jersey on Saturday to practice with the Nets on Sunday tomorrow and play Monday against the Celtics.The practice part is big. Avery Johnson...