April 2, 2011
Mets score 3 in 10th to hold off Marlins, 6-4
MIAMI — David Wright's third hit of the game brought Jose Reyes home with the go-ahead run in the 10th, Willie Harris added a two-run single later in the inning,...
Soler: 'We want to win the title every year'
The Red Bulls aren’t the favorites to win MLS Cup and the Supporters Shield yet, general manager and sporting director Erik Soler said that’s Real Salt Lake, but they are...
Bronx teen struck by train dies
A high-school senior struck by a train at the Union Square station died today at Bellevue Hospital, police said. Adrian Rodriguez, 18, a Marta Valle student, was running for the...
LI swimmers sickened by pool fumes
A dozen people were overcome by chlorine fumes today at a Long Island swimming school after a pool pump malfunctioned, Suffolk County police said. Eight children, including a 3-year-old, and...
MLB calls Yanks after Olbermann 'pitch signal' photo
The Yankees received a call from Major League Baseball today after Keith Olbermann posted a photo on Twitter of one of their employees sitting behind home plate at Thursday's opener...
Cashman: Mets 'abused' Feliciano
The Mets are not just taking shots on the field, now they're getting hit by their cross-town rivals, too.Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the Mets "abused" reliever Pedro Feliciano,...
Obama to file for 2012 re-election bid
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is about to make one of Washington's worst kept secrets official: He wants a second term. Democratic officials familiar with the president's plans said today...
One last run doesn't come for Bergtraum in NHSI final loss
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. – It was only natural to wait for that run, the one that came just about every time Murry Bergtraum needed it this year in the fourth...
Another 3-run homer for Teixeira as Yankees top Tigers
A.J. Burnett took a steady first step as he aims to bounce back from a wobbly season and Mark Teixeira hit his second three-run homer in two games, sending the...
LI man dies after arrest
WYANDANCH, N.Y. — Police say a Long Island man who had been arrested for disorderly conduct died suddenly as he was being taken to a hospital following a scuffle with...
Enraged driver arrested in trashman attack
This arrest gives new meaning to taking out the trash. An ex-con was busted after he and an accomplice attacked two Sanitation workers last night as they picked up garbage...
'Columbine' teacher held on $100G bail
The Brooklyn art teacher who allegedly threatened to launch a Columbine-style gun attack at a Bay Ridge high school was ordered held on $100,000 bail today. Sabrina Milo, 34, was...
B'klyn man claiming to have hostages arrested
Cops have caught the ex-con who claimed to be holding hostages in Brooklyn. Naquone Taylor, 29, was nabbed at around 12 p.m. today on Willoughby Avenue, near Marcy Avenue, in...
Southwest grounds 79 jets after fuselage scare
DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines said today it grounded 79 Boeing 737 aircraft after one of its planes experienced a fuselage rupture and was forced to make an emergency landing in...
Newsstand 'icon' could get the boot
Extra, extra, read all about it! — the popular operator of the Astor Place newsstand soon could be booted after officials learned he lacks a required license after a quarter-century...
Bust in West Village 'gay bash'
It’s now a case of he said, he said. A homeless thug copped to brutally pounding a young gay man in front of a West Village McDonald’s, but told investigators...
Jets say massage therapists overplaying ties to team in lawsuit over alleged Favre texts
Two massage therapists who say the New York Jets blacklisted them for objecting to randy text messages from former quarterback Brett Favre are overplaying their ties to the team, the...
A-Rod's Florida apartment complex hit with 25 code violations
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was being chased for repairs on his Florida apartment complex after the site was hit with 25 housing code violations, TMZ reported Saturday....
Nine dead in new protests in Afghanistan against US Koran burning
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- At least nine people died Saturday in new protests against a Koran burning in the US, a day after seven UN staff were killed by a mob...
Radioactive water leaking into sea from crack in Fukushima plant
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Highly radioactive water spilled into the ocean from a tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant Saturday as Japan’s prime minister surveyed the damage in a town gutted by the...
The matchups: Kentucky (29-8) vs. Connecticut (30-9)
FRONTCOURT The Wildcats have a much more athletic and powerful front line than UConn. You have as good a chance moving a grizzly away from a salmon as you do...
The matchups: Butler (27-9) vs. VCU (28-11)
FRONTCOURT The two players that might have done more for their futures than any others in this tournament are Virginia Commonwealth’s Jamie Skeen, a 6-foot-9 power forward who is a...
Injuries can put your roto team in Jeopardy!
Some of spring training’s tricky position battles and boo-boos left fantasy baseball owners wishing they had access to Watson, the IBM super-computer that recently ran roughshod over two “Jeopardy!” champs....
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
EXCELSIOR Aqueduct, ninth race. Grade 3. Purse: $100,000. Mile-and-an-eighth, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 5:15 p.m. LOWDOWN: Inherit the Gold, a 5-year-old New York-bred gelding, meets open stakes company for the...
RBNY, DeRo agree on money
The Red Bulls search for an attacking midfielder ended with arguably the most clutch one in MLS, acquiring Dwayne De Rosario from Toronto FC yesterday in exchange for Tony Tchani,...
No. 1: Core four, deep Tottenville look to repeat
Four times before, Tom Tierney has been in this position: Coming off a city championship and looking to repeat. He’s never accomplished the feat, but if there is ever a...
Missed opportunities send Tottenville to first boys lax loss
Tottenville didn’t seize the game-changing chances. The Pirates were within a goal of Midwood midway through the third quarter, but saw a 1:30 man-up chance come and go. The Hornets...
Chuck amok again
Chuck Lorre has taken another vanity-card swipe at Charlie Sheen after a short truce. The "Two and a Half Men" creator has, in the past few months, used his producer's...
Jay's 'Idols'
Eliminated "American Idol" contestants are back on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" after a one-year detour to CBS. Last season, booted contestants appeared on "The Late Show" after Leno moved to...
Cuddle up to 'Boyfriend'
There are shock comedians and then there's Mike Birbiglia, who's more of an "awww" guy. In his first off- Broadway outing, 2008's "Sleepwalk With Me," the stand-up won over audiences...
Noir comes out of the dark at The New School
The New School is shedding light on the shadows of noir this weekend when it kicks off its first arts festival focusing on this elusive genre. "Noir has become such...
Breach slap! 'Real Housewife of NJ' sued
An infamous former "Real Housewife of New Jersey" is being sued for $375,000 after allegedly failing to promote a commercial she shot for a company whose president owns two of...
Drama queens
Naomi and Wynonna Judd -- who have fa mously feuded for decades -- are now at odds about how authentic their new reality TV series is. In a conference call...
Kid stuff
Today Play dress-up: Put that trunk of get-ups to good use at Moey’s Music Party’s Free Family Concert, where there will be a fairy-tale-themed costume contest in honor of Moey’s...
Have a ball!
Batter up! With Yankees games in The Bronx already under way and the Mets home opener less than a week away, baseball fever is once again sweeping the city. Thankfully,...
New York remembers Downtown Don
Legendary New York club owner Don Hill, who died this week, was an undeniable man of mystery. He was a quiet man, whom friends remember as a great listener —...
50G looms on $10 hoops bet
LAS VEGAS -- This long shot could pay off big. One clairvoyant gambler plunked down $10 on the underdog of underdogs -- Virginia Commonwealth University -- to win the NCAA...
One health-care answer
'Mommy, I don't feel so good": Those six words strike fear into the heart of every working parent. Find a doctor to see your kid on the same day you...
Syria on the boil
The other day, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad broke his silence to ask the people to keep quiet until a commis sion reports on "needed reforms" on April 25. Yesterday, Syrians...
Weiner's way-too-early lead
Just about any of the candidates hoping to succeed Mayor Bloomberg in 2013 has a shot at the job -- except Eliot Spitzer. A NY1/Marist College poll reported yesterday that...
Qns. man avoids death penalty
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A Connecticut jury yesterday spared a Queens man the death penalty -- despite his coldblooded killing of a couple shot a total of 11 times during a...
Fans balk at $35 ball 'park'
Fans upset at the $35 parking fee at Yankee Stadium got some advice yesterday from Mayor Bloomberg -- don't park there. "Don't spend it," he recommended. The 9,000-space garage has...
Libya: O accomplishing the impossible
By bombing Libya, President Obama accomplished some things once thought impossible in America: War-mongering liberals: Liberals are now chest-thumping about military "progress" in Libya. Even liberal TV and radio cite...
Mike likes 'retire & rehire'
The city may soon welcome double dippers. Mayor Bloomberg yesterday endorsed an idea floated by Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe to allow city employees to retire early and then return to...
Cuomo comes through
THE ISSUE: The state Legislature’s passage of the first on-time budget since 2006. * Was that the angels singing? It sounded to me like there was joy in heaven because...
Trio eyed for 9/11 fund
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department recently interviewed three lawyers for the delicate job of running the latest government fund for ill Ground Zero workers, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday....
'Next' up for Pepsi
Pepsi plans to introduce a mid-calorie cola called Pepsi Next this summer, trade publication Beverage Digest reported yesterday. Pepsi Next will have 60 calories per can, 43 percent of regular...
Hate-crime horror: 'Victims' all around
THE ISSUE: An 11-year-old boy’s alleged attack on a Muslim classmate on Staten Island. * Am I the only reader horrified to read about Osman Daramy, the 11-year-old arrested for...
4 killed in Syrian crackdown on protests
Syrian security forces killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others when they opened fire on protesters staging "Day of Martyrs" rallies across the country to denounce the...
TV flick a pain to McCain
LOS ANGELES -- Meghan McCain, the eldest daughter of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), said she expects her family to be "crucified" in HBO's film adaptation of "Game Change." "I expect...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Looks like it's withdrawals only for this bank robber. Police say the man pictured here (top photo) robbed a Park Slope branch after first telling an employee he was...
April Fools 'Rush In'ternet
Pranks for the memory. Spoofs sprouted on the Internet yesterday to mark April Fools' Day. Some coffee lovers may have swallowed Starbucks' grande hoax -- the introduction of a "Mobile...
Cops hunting 'hostage-taker'
Cops are looking for an ex-con who yesterday claimed to be holding hostages in Brooklyn. Naquone Taylor, 29, allegedly contacted detectives at the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick on his cellphone...
Ex-Taylor Bean CEO admits guilt
The former chief executive officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., Paul R. Allen, admitted to his role in what prosecutors say was a $1.9 billion fraud that included...
Real-estate 'fakeout'
A Queens man tried to illegally sell three Manhattan buildings that belonged to somebody else -- and got a $1.6 million down payment from a potential buyer, authorities allege. Queens...
Ford passes GM in March sales
Ford outsold General Motors for the first time in more than a year and the second time in the past 13 years in March as GM offered smaller discounts and...
BP: Ala. beachy
GULF SHORES, Ala. -- BP says it has finished with the bulk of its oil-spill cleanup work on Alabama's coast. BP PLC said yesterday it has removed workers and machinery...
Runway rejects
WASHINGTON -- A government report says more than a fifth of air-traffic controllers hired by the FAA in recent years washed out before finishing their training. The Department of Transportation's...
'Burglar' breaks in to comedy
Did you hear the one about the pint-sized burglar who ransacked the comedian's apartment? Petite thief Zeyn Soylemez, 37, allegedly kicked back for five hours and puffed on a small...
If Sheen's a no-showman
Ticketmaster is hedging their bets on Charlie Sheen's big live shows. The company has put in fine print on the tickets for his stage-show tour -- which starts tonight in...
Behind my Oscar yawner
James Franco insists he wasn't stoned at the Oscars, he was just overshadowed by Anne Hathaway. "People said I was under the influence," he told "Late Show" host David Letterman...
More Blockbuster bidders
Blockbuster Inc. has bids from investor Carl Icahn, Dish Network Corp. and SK Telecom Co. to compete with a $290 million offer from a group of lenders at a bankruptcy...
Cas(h)ual Friday for CEOs
Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein was awarded a $5.4 million cash bonus for 2010, his first in three years, one of several executive pay packages disclosed yesterday in regulatory...
'Terror' e-mails hit Capitol
ALBANY -- State Police are scrambling to find the author of menacing messages -- threatening schoolkids, lawmakers and journalists -- sent yesterday to numerous legislative offices in Albany. The e-mail...
Business briefs
Dudley says NY Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley said the economic recovery is "still tenuous," easing speculation policy makers will unwind stim ulus measures. Idol-a-try Billionaire Alec Gores made...
Hotel-TV checkout, jail check-in
A Brooklyn hotel said "complimentary television," so this guy allegedly unscrewed his right off the wall and tried to take it home. When Paul Ferrante, 41, tried to walk out...
Bloomy is handed a LIFO line
Mayor Bloomberg has a powerful new ally in his battle to get rid of "last in, first out" rules for teacher layoffs. The New York State School Boards Association yesterday...
A world wonder!
Brooklyn is now ranked as one of the world's 15 best places to visit. The April issue of Condé Nast Traveler magazine puts the Borough of Kings on par with...
Cop's sex-harass lawsuit slaps NYPD anti-terror chief
A married NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau chief carried on multiple affairs with female subordinates at a Queens precinct while sexually terrorizing a female cop who rejected his sleazy overtures, The Post...
Nothing in politics is working like it did
In 2008, supporters of Barack Obama sub scribed to the view that his election would, not to put too fine a point on it, "change everything." Maybe they were right....
Deutsche Bank site plan
The site of the former Deutsche Bank building damaged by World Trade Center debris will be a temporary visitor plaza for the 9/11 memorial -- opening on the attacks' 10th...
Gilly rai$es eyebrows
ALBANY -- New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will report raising more than $3 million in campaign cash during the first quarter of the year, a personal best notched as the...
Yale under federal investigation for sexual harassment
Yale is an institution of higher lechery, female students complain. The Ivy League university is under federal investigation for "its failure to eliminate a hostile sexual environment," according to the...
Third degree for 3rd-grader
A 10-year-old Bronx girl says a scuffle with a fellow third-grader resulted in her being led out of school in handcuffs and grilled by cops for three hours. In papers...
Andrew & the Indians
During the just-concluded state budget battle, Team Cuomo was stunned by what one official called Albany's "tribal politics." That was hyperbole; now comes the real thing. Gov. Cuomo's budget anticipates...
Liu-sing it
Comptroller John Liu was livid last week that the City Council was re naming the Queensboro Bridge after Ed Koch. After all, hadn't the same body failed to rename a...
Bob Gates misfires
Defense Secretary Robert Gates prom ised Congress on Thursday that there will be no US ground troops in Libya -- "as long as I'm on the job." Wait a minute....
Lohan's 911 call in rehab
Lindsay Lohan called 911 to report a buzzkill. The boozy starlet made a frantic, profanity-laced emergency call the night a Betty Ford Clinic aide busted her and two patients sneaking...
Unemployment rate drops to 8.8%
Unemployment rate drops to 8.8% A higher than expected rise in US payrolls in March kept stock markets humming yesterday and helped push the country's unemployment rate down to 8.8...
All eyes on the Oracle
The revelation this week that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has a lax corporate governance policy has not only unleashed a torrent of criticism but also refocused some attention on past...
O to honor Rev. Al group
President Obama will return to the Big Apple Wednesday to discuss education and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. This NAN convention, at The...
KKR deal saves $$ from LBO
Kkr yesterday moved a big step closer to saving some of its investment in the largest leveraged buyout of all time, Energy Future Holdings. The private equity powerhouse said it...
Dov denies bankruptcy
Bankruptcy for American Apparel? A lot of overblown legalese, says CEO Dov Charney. The struggling hipster clothier said in its annual 10-K report this week that it may be forced...
Carjack kid cool
This 9-year-old has ice in his veins. A brave Queens kid kept his cool after a dimwitted thief stole his dad's idling car as he sat in the back seat...
Doc is shocked by 'pot'luck delivery
It should have been labeled "return to stoner." A Chinatown dental office smelled like a pot smoker's paradise yesterday after UPS made an unexpected delivery -- 31 pounds of marijuana....
An assault on Battery
No expense will be spared when it comes to Mayor Mike's beloved bike lanes. The cash-strapped Parks Department will spend millions of dollars to dig up and move more than...
Street hostilities
There may be worse things than a German takeover. Wall Street traders were quaking in their loafers yesterday that pink slips and an eventual shuttering of the storied New York...
Florida Koran burn revenge
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans angry over the burning of a Koran at a small Florida church stormed a UN compound in northern Afghanistan yesterday, killing seven foreigners, including four Nepalese...
Job-jump joy for Bam
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is crowing that the economy has produced the biggest four-month drop in unemployment since 1984 -- but Republicans say the numbers are far short of where...
SI bus-slash teen nabbed
One of seven teens accused of beating and slashing two men aboard a Staten Island bus packed with riders has been arrested, police said. The teens ganged up on the...
Toyota mat-rap nix
A federal jury has found that Toyota isn't responsible for a 2005 crash that the driver said was caused by a floor mat. The jury in Central Islip, LI, decided...
Popping off on calories
WASHINGTON -- Movie-going tubbies won't have to worry about their tubs of popcorn giving them a guilt trip. Even though the Food and Drug Administration is instituting new calorie-labeling requirements...
Culinary student's tragic train 'trip' in Union Sq.
He's a high-school senior who always showed up on time -- but that promptness nearly got Adrian Rodriguez killed by a subway train yesterday. The Marta Valle student was running...
Park Ave. cheetah checks in
The streets of New York were decidedly wild yesterday as a cheetah took a casual walk up Park Avenue. The 9-year-old feline named Majani, from the San Diego Zoo, had...
Wacky 'Dafy's war & 'cease'
One of Moammar Khadafy's most trusted envoys is in secret talks in London, while Libyan rebels set conditions for a cease-fire. But the peace initiative didn't halt Khadafy's heavy shelling...
5G/day Japan-nuke job
Volunteers are being offered up to $5,000 a day to work in Japan's quake-ravaged nuclear reactors. The workers are called "jumpers" because they toil in extremely radioactive areas and have...
Snooki paid $32,000 to speak at Rutgers
The pen is not mightier than the fist pump. "Jersey Shore" hairspray junkie Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi proved that in the Garden State, it's bet ter to be a drunken guidette...
Mike to rate-$lapped NYers: Turn down A/C
Sweat it out! Mayor Bloomberg had an obvious solution yesterday for New Yorkers getting slapped with a shocking 12 percent hike on their electric bills -- keep air-conditioner use down...
Brooklyn teacher busted for making 'Columbine' threat
A Brooklyn art teacher was hauled out of school in cuffs yesterday for threatening to launch a terrifying Columbine-style gun attack, sources said yesterday. Sabrina Milo, 34, was arrested at...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR Sprint Cup: qualifyingSPEED2 p.m.NASCAR CWTS: Kroger 250SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.White Sox at IndiansWGN4 p.m.Tigers at YankeesFOX, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Mets at MarlinsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Red Sox at RangersMLBNBasketball6 p.m.Final...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $15,000; clm($7,500); 3up(f)BUDDYS DREAM switches to bug after finishing fourth in her last two starts. KAFFIEND cuts back to sprint and drops in class after tiring in...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur; $20,000; clm($16,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1My Golden Opinion(L),124M Luzzi2-5-5Rodriguz 9-52Haitian Sensation(L),124J Valdivia1-1-1Volk 2-13Strummer(L),124C Hill1-10-2Sciacca 4-14Timber Cruise(L),124N Alvarado2-2-8Loaiza 8-15Max's First(L),124C...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Dfc Gifted Indeed (2nd)FIRST-mile pace; $12,500; Sagamore6Code Word(Y Gingras)2-5-64-53RoyalCamHall(EGoodell)2-2-25-11CooperstownKid(JPantlno)2-2-35-12StaceysTerror(PLachance)6-7-530-14AbominableSnwpn(JBrtltt)1-4-18-15Cheyenne Oxe(C Manzi)4-X-26-17Hasta Luego(B Holland)6-1-58-1SECOND-mile pace; $12,500; Sagamore6DvcGiftedIndeed(GBrennn)1-1-33-54CajonThunder(JPantaleno)2-3-35-11P L Dragon(J Bartlett)3-5-44-12IncredibleBen(SBouchard)4-8-615-13AllcanadianRebel(DDube)8-3-850-15NoRealSurprise(LStalbam)5-3-730-17Lucky Bet(J Marohn)5-7-140-1THIRD-mile pace; $12,500; Sagamore2KidCruiser(JPantaleano)1-1-48-57Starspangldpnnr(JBrtltt)1-2-79-51ArmagednHanover(Smt)3-4-76-13Charlie Beans(G...
Deron tries to stay upbeat amid Nets' skid
PHILADELPHIA -- This Nets game actually wasn't meaningless . . . for the Sixers. Philadelphia clinched a playoff bid last night, and for the Nets, again shorthanded and overmatched despite...
Pelfrey, Mets wounded by Buck shot
MIAMI -- Mike Pelfrey tried to do the kind of things aces do. He tried to keep the Mets in the game with his head as well as his arm,...
Devils are hanging on by a thread
The Devils are at it again, refusing to expire quietly. Win tonight, and they live until tomorrow, too. For the second straight game, the Devils fought off playoff disqualification last...
Red Bulls trade for De Rosario
The Red Bulls' search for an attacking midfielder ended with arguably the most clutch one in Major League Soccer. They acquired Dwayne De Rosario from Toronto FC yesterday in exchange...
Some questions face improved Yanks' farm system
The Yankees might have a payroll over $200 million, but that hasn't prevented their farm system from generating a lot of headlines this offseason. In stark contrast to the way...
Phillies display a desire to win
PHILADELPHIA -- They remain the Fightin' Phils. Beyond the talent, the monster signings, and even the big injuries, the Phillies have an incredible will to win, and they showed that...
Salita promoter for his own Brooklyn fight
At a time when unemployment rates are high around the country, Dmitriy Salita will have two jobs on April 13. Not only is he fighting in the main event, but...
Thorn: High draft picks key to big deals
PHILADELPHIA -- Learn to love your draft picks. They could get you a superstar player. They helped the Nets get Deron Williams this year, like they once helped land Vince...
Not many mudders at Big A
Over a muddy, sealed track, only 55 starters lined up for yesterday's nine races, including four five-horse fields and one with four horses. Of course, all three grass races (fifth,...
Vic C.'s Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $23,000; clm; 3up5-Miss Pauline 1141-Smart Blonde 1124-LivinFstfrwrd 1192-Little Bang 1193-Elite Miss 1096-Victorsllscrt 121SECOND-6 ½ fur; $27,000; clm; 4up2-OlympicPegass 1195-MilwaukeeChif 1161-a-NykNykNyk 1156-UrTurnDubai 1153-Rathor 1161-a-Elixir 1184-OurRoylAfair...
John DaSilva at Gulfstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-5 fur(T); $25,300; cl($15,0); 4up GOLDEN WEEKEND won last start on turf. MORALITY tired to fourth and was claimed....
Vic Cangialosi at Santa Anita
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-7 fur; $20,000; cl($12,50); 4up(f) PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 4 She'sVryRre(L),121 CSthrd 4-2-8 8-5 2 Cato Major(L),121 JRosro 2-2-5 2-1 1 TrppdthLght(L),121 PVlnza 2-2-4...
Wheezing Rangers losing playoff grip
Out of the rubble of Thursday night's 6-2 defeat to the Islanders at the Coliseum, Dan Girardi spoke the truth. "Yes, we have to make evaluations of what went wrong...
Heat's on Burnett to make fresh start
This was supposed to be the day Cliff Lee made his debut in Yankees pinstripes. Instead, he will be south on I-95 wearing a Phillies uniform, leaving the Yankees to...
Opening Day not old for Joba
Joba Chamberlain still is just 25 years old, but it feels like he has been around Yankee Stadium since the Casey Stengel days because he has been discussed, dissected and...
Big bats, bullpen arms can cover Yankees' flaws
Opening Day distorts. It feels so much bigger than it is. You wait so long to play one game, and then usually there is an off-day that follows and, well,...
Aqueduct Charts
April 1, 2011 Showery And Muddy. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 mile; $20,000; clm; 3up(f)Off: 1:00 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 23.53, 47.99, 1:14.98, 1:43.80.Trainer: Gary SciaccaWinner: DK B/ F, 4,...
After grueling March stretch, Knicks reach rest area
After running a grueling stretch in March, with 18 games packed into a single month, the Knicks had a choice between using three consecutive days between games to practice hard...
Hondo a Conn. man
Hondo gave back all his Opening Day winnings yes terday afternoon when the Rockies were Snake- bitten in extras. However, he partially recouped last night when the Orioles took care...
Gulfstream Park Results
FIRST-$16,800, mdn cl, 3YO up F&M, 1mi3Great Defense (Madrid) 93.6028.4010.001Signorina Carina (Alvarez)9.004.009Real Fortuna (Esquilin)2.10 Off 12:55. Time 1:42.20. Fast. * Exacta (3-1) $565.20 * $1 Superfecta (3-1-9-5) $15,386.20 * $1...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFinal FourAt HoustonFavoriteLine UnderdogButler2½ (133½)Va. Comm.Kentucky2½ (140)ConnecticutNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogGRIZZLIES12 TimberwolvesBULLS15 RaptorsBUCKS 1½SixersMavericks 6½WARRIORSThunder 4 CLIPPERSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogDEVILS$105-125CanadiensHurricanes$125-145ISLANDERSBRUINS$190-230ThrashersLightning$105-125WILDPREDATORS$100-120Red WingsKINGS$140-160StarsCAPITALS$145-165SabresPenguins$130-150PANTHERSMaple Leafs$105-125SENATORSCANUCKS$230-280OilersSHARKS$140-160DucksHome team in CAPS
New-look Sawx flop in opener
Pinch-hitter David Murphy delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double off hard-throwing Daniel Bard in the eighth inning and the Rangers rallied for a 9-5 victory over the Red Sox yesterday after...
Amazin' rookie taking over for Harris in left field
MIAMI -- Lucas Duda is no longer an unknown quantity in the Mets clubhouse. The rookie outfielder arrived in awe as a September call-up last season, but after receiving regular...
Bergtraum into final
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. -- Not even the turn of the calendar can slow down Murry Bergtraum. It's April, and the girls from Lower Manhattan still are winning games. After few...
Sports shorts
NCAA: Jimmer named AP player of year Jimmer Fredette, who led the country in scoring with 28.5 points per game and became a one-name star in his senior season at...
It's same old gory as Mets fall to Marlins in Collins' debut
MIAMI -- The Terry Collins era is off and stumbling. But with everything that went wrong for the Mets in last night's season opener, give them credit: They didn't get...
Pelfrey's decision to pitch to righty backfires
MIAMI -- Mike Pelfrey had Logan Morrison coming up to the plate with men on second and third in the fourth inning last night and decided to pitch around him....
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
According to interior decorators, they're the most heroic group of professionals in America. A lobbyist for a Florida decorators group warns that by ending state licensing of decorators, lawmakers would...
Incredible run has Huskies ready to Conn-quer 'Cats
HOUSTON -- There are signs everywhere around town, around the court inside Reliant Stadium and on the outside, that remind you the road ends here. The road can't end here...
Howie Hoops: Butler, UConn will survive and advance
This isn't a science. This isn't even logical. If it were, Butler and Virginia Commonwealth wouldn't be here. Kentucky and Connecticut probably wouldn't be either. It's a feeling. It's an...
Unlikely foursome set to battle for title
HOUSTON -- They should have printed two sets of tickets to this Final Four. In the mid-major bracket, Virginia Commonwealth will meet Butler to claim the title of best non-BCS...
CHSAA Bronx/Manhattan AA division preview: LaSalle, Hayes Cardinals looking to fly
If last season’s postseason and The Post’s preseason prognostications are an indication, the Bronx/Manhattan division will be the toughest in CHSAA Class AA this year. Four teams – No. 3...
New survey says people like — though some fear — the bike lane
The survey says — again! — that Park Slopers like their controversial bike lane.Forty-four percent of residents favor keeping the two-way cycle path on Prospect Park West exactly the way...
Morris forfeits run-rule victory over Clinton after ineligibility snafu
Lack of communication between Morris school administrators and baseball coach Rich Corbo cost the Warriors what at the time felt like a perfect opening day. Morris’ 11-0 pasting of DeWitt...
Marroquin sparks Zych-less Hornets past Tottenville
Nick Dopyera stood all by himself along the right side of the cage unsure if he was going to get the ball. His Midwood teammate Joseph Mandrazo stole a clearing...
New mix brings high hopes to Poly Prep
Poly Prep’s mission last year was simple: Get to the NYSAISAA title game and win. Nothing else mattered for the senior-laden club. Not a fourth straight Ivy League crown or...
Johnson takes no-hitter into 7th, Marlins top Mets
MIAMI — Josh Johnson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, John Buck hit a grand slam in his Florida debut and the Marlins beat the New York Mets 6-2...
Boys & Girls bounced out of NHSI by powerhouse Montrose Christian
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. – In the end, being undermanned and undersized caught up to Boys & Girls. The Kangaroos gave a valiant effort this weekend, beating nationally ranked Winter Park...
Bergtraum says goodbye to Hollywood, advances to NHSI final
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. – Not even the turn of the calendar can slow down Murry Bergtraum. It’s April and the girls from Lower Manhattan are still winning basketball games. Though...
Devils keep slim playoff hopes alive, beat Flyers
NEWARK, N.J. — Patrik Elias scored his eighth career hat and the New Jersey Devils kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on...
Teacher busted for making 'Columbine' threat
Cops busted a teacher at a Brooklyn high school for allegedly threatening to launch a Columbine-style attack, sources said today. Sabrina Milo, 34, was arrested at about noon at Fort...
Chinatown dentist receives package with 31 pounds of marijuana inside
It should have been labeled "Return to stoner." A Chinatown dental office smelled like a pot smoker’s paradise today after UPS made an unexpected delivery — 31 pounds of marijuana....