April 3, 2011
Want to know Gowanus? Here's our guide
Maryland Regiment Burial SiteIn 1776, the Battle of Brooklyn erupted just a stone’s throw from the Gowanus Canal, culminating in a big bloody massacre. The corpses of 250 Maryland soldiers...
Rangers top Flyers 3-2 in shootout for playoff boost
PHILADELPHIA — Wojtek Wolski's shootout goal lifted the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Wolski's goal came in the second round of the...
Martin Sheen: Son Charlie's addictions 'dangerous as cancer'
LONDON -- Hollywood actor Martin Sheen said his troubled son Charlie Sheen was battling a disease that was "as dangerous as cancer" in a radio interview aired Sunday. Charlie Sheen...
AA Jet makes emergency landing at JFK, days after Southwest cabin scare
An apparent pressurization problem forced an American Airlines jet to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport today, just days after a fuselage breach in another airline...
Harris, Davis lead Mets past Marlins 9-2
The New York Mets waited more than two months to win a series on the road last year. This season, it took only a weekend. Willie Harris and Ike Davis...
Tigers take down Yanks in derby, 10-7
Miguel Cabrera hit a pair of two-run homers, Brennan Boesch had a two-run shot among four hits and four RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers outslugged the New York Yankees 10-7...
CHSAA girls basketball senior game, expanded Mayor's Cup could provide great benefits
Everything in high-school sports should be for the benefit of the players. Their respective leagues and the sports community should do whatever possible to promote the sport and give players...
Fitzpatrick spins no-hitter as Madison blanks Berkeley Carroll
Mike Fitzpatrick came into his junior year with heightened responsibilities. Five non-league games into the season, that pressure doubled when seniors Brandon Cruz, Joseph Hecker and Randy Lopez were dropped...
Hero helps Huskies breathe easy at end
HOUSTON — Finally, in the Final Four, fatigue grabbed hold of Kemba Walker and wouldn’t let go. His ankle was barking, courtesy of Darius Miller falling on it. But there...
UConn edges past Kentucky to advance to national championship
HOUSTON — For the first time in Connecticut’s remarkable 10-game run to the national championship game, Kemba Walker admitted he was fatigued. And still, Kentucky could not stop him. He...
CBS voices relive Nicklaus' miracle charge at ’86 Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The eyes of the golf world witnessed arguably the most iconic event in the game’s history 25 years ago when Jack Nicklaus won the 1986 Masters at...
Teams wary of Auburn star DT
Cam Newton isn’t the only first-round Auburn prospect in this year’s NFL draft with almost as many character questions as skills. Nick Fairley, the Tigers’ supremely talented defensive tackle, is...
Do the math: Athletes are getting paid
I understand this runs counter to where the rivers of most public-opinion polls lead. I get that as difficult as it is to root for the house, to root for...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Keith, Ron & Bobby O
The Post’s Steve Serby conducted a four-way chat with 1986 champion Mets and SNY analysts Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling and Bob Ojeda on the eve of the 2011 season. Q:...
The Rumble
His films ‘Rez’-onate Bronx producer back with story of Native American hoops star Nelson Hernandez sat in a hotel room 2,000 away from the only home he knew and came...
Solid start for revamped ESPN lineup
Better very late than never, ESPN seems prepared, for the first time, to present a solid season of Major League Baseball coverage. First things first. Dan Shulman, new lead play-by-player...
CHSAA Bronx/Westchester 'AA' division preview: Questions abound for Mount
Wally Stampfel has been blessed with knowing his team’s ace before the start of the last few seasons. Two years ago it was the one-two punch of Steven Rivera and...
Nets hoping Heat visit generates some energy
The Nets are reeling, having lost five straight games and nine of 10. They play the powerful Heat today, and probably will be without power forward Kris Humphries, who just...
Knicks in with win and Bobcats loss
When Amar’e Stoudemire arrived in New York last summer, he said his goal was to get the Knicks back to the top of basketball. The first step in that process...
Ref’s rep had black eye long before Dominique scuffle
There was a 25-year period of time where I knew a lot about every NBA referee, had a drink at the bar or the curb with many and partied/gambled alongside...
'Home' run
One of the finest movies of 2009 was Ursula Meier's "Home," a dark Swiss comedy starring Isabelle Huppert. Unfortunately, it didn't get the exposure it deserved in New York. But...
Bridge
Unlucky Louie lurched into the club lounge from his Chicago game, wearing a dazed look. "I made a grand slam," he told me in a low voice. "Nice going," I...
French offense
In the biggest cheating scandal ever, the French chess federation suspended three top players for allegedly carrying off a devilishly clever scheme at the last world Olympiad team championship. According...
Riffing on the rift
Long before rappers like Tupac and Biggie started beefs that ended in gunfire, The Band struck up a feud that seems to have no end. Over the many decades since...
Girl power
Kids today. They can take out an armed SWAT team without breaking a sweat and snap your neck with their bare hands. And don’t get us started on those cellphone...
Hicks gets in his licks
Ordinary human beings might introduce themselves to alcohol by sampling a simple beer or wine cooler. But the late great comedian Bill Hicks was no ordinary human being. The first...
Arthur in NYC
From shutting down Grand Central Terminal to revisiting St. Bart’s Church, the 2011 version of “Arthur” made New York City a key backdrop — just as the original did back...
That's rich!
He lives in a luxury Upper East Side penthouse tricked out with a $1.5 million bed and a regulation boxing ring. He guzzles pricey Scotch. He drives a fleet of...
Christie's killer body
The face (and body) that graced 500 magazine covers is about to sing and dance: Christie Brinkley steps into “Chicago” Friday as Roxie, the killer floozy. To which we ask,...
'Camelot' battle
We all know the story. Arthur, the illegitimate son of King Uther, is handpicked by the sorcerer Merlin to govern Britain following the king’s death. Not so fast, says Uther’s...
Oh God, you devil!
You may never go to church again. As the Vatican fends off one sex scandal after another, along comes “The Borgias” to show that priests have historically been corrupt. In...
Death toll
Many elements separate AMC’s new serialized crime series “The Killing” — debuting tonight with a two-hour premiere — from the glut of procedural dramas elsewhere on television. One, however, makes...
Don’t miss
Funny guy IF you didn’t get to see Colin Quinn’s show at the Helen Hayes Theater, you can watch it on HBO. Quinn offers a history of the world, juxtaposing...
Family feuds
If HBO’s new series “Game of Thrones” — based on George RR Martin’s fantasy sagas — sounds like fare for the swords-and-spells crowd, executive producers Dan Weiss and David Benioff...
Sobering up to Liz Taylor’s true legacy
If your formative TV years came in the early 1960s — if the first presidential inauguration you recall was John F. Kennedy’s — it’s likely that the elegant and poised...
Reel good
RATATOUILLE (2007) Sunday, 2 p.m., ABC Family One of the more charming animated stories to come out in years, this one is about a French country mouse who dreams of...
Green is good
On a recent episode of “Modern Family,” Mitchell — half of the hilarious gay couple, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson — returns from the farmers market. “How was the farmers...
Flash pads
Pity the pet who’s still curling up on a tired old pouf. Companies and indie designers are catering to stylish cats and dogs with beds, dens and perches that look...
Runway to liftoff
This guy's career is really taking off. Brooklyn resident Ted Southern makes angel wings for Victoria's Secret models, does costumes for Broadway and Hollywood and is now working on NASA's...
Dad sues city over missing son
The city's child-welfare authorities knew a Staten Island boy who vanished last year from his foster home was "suicidal" weeks before his mysterious disappearance in The Bronx, but did nothing...
Mike mail pitch to end LIFO
Mayor Bloomberg is going postal on the "last in, first out" issue. Hizzoner explains his anti-LIFO crusade in a new leaflet on teacher-layoff rules that hits mailboxes tomorrow. The colorful,...
Syria's 'desperation'
Syrian security forces arrested 46 people yesterday as security agents desperately tried to clamp down on deadly demonstrations that are threatening President Bashar Assad's control. Reports put the death toll...
'The barker of her villa' suit
A member of the Metropolitan Opera's board of directors is in hot water with her condo board after she allegedly sneaked a Schnauzer into the West 14th Street building without...
Gabby is gabbing: hero aide
HOUSTON -- The intern credited with saving the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the head on Jan. 8 said he has spoken on the phone...
Herald '$quare off'
Midtown merchants are giving an icy reception to the 34th Street Partnership's $120,000 gift to a proposed skating rink in The Bronx. "I'm thoroughly outraged," said Mario Martino, owner of...
Snooki $nit at Rutgers
Angry Rutgers parents blasted the decision to pay Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi $32,000 to give a campus talk last week -- and said she should stay on the Shore. "It's disgusting,"...
Chuck bid to nix rate hike
There is hope for New Yorkers about to get blasted with shocking electric-bill hikes. Federal regulators are willing to reconsider a hefty $500 million award to power generators that would...
No real savings
Bank credit-card holders are paying higher fees, and you can point directly to Congress when placing blame. The changes are the result of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure...
'Hate'-attack alibi: I'm gay
A homeless thug copped to pummeling a gay man in front of a West Village McDonald's but claimed the beatdown wasn't a hate crime because he, too, is gay, police...
'Columbine' teacher's bail: 100G
A Brooklyn art teacher who allegedly threatened to machine-gun her Bay Ridge high school in a Columbine-style rampage was arraigned yesterday and ordered held on $100,000 bail. Sabrina Milo, 34,...
Ivory Coast slaughter
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Rival forces were accused of massacring hundreds in western Ivory Coast yesterday, on the third day of a fierce battle for Abidjan, the West African nation's...
Battered Buffett
What verdict should Wall Street and the rest of an admiring America render on Berkshire-Hathaway's iconic CEO, Warren Buffett? This week, it emerged that the Sage of Omaha knew since...
Eggs & toast of the town for elite
Irascible Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, who used to hold early-morning powwows in the back room, is gone, and the coveted corner window seat in the rear once on permanent reserve...
The Fab Four business plan
The Beatles want to hold your hand -- and guide you to financial bliss and also help with your IRA when you're 64. Nashville authors George Cassidy and Richard Courtney...
Nasdaq bid: buy America, by Americans
While US Treasury officials and Senators, including New York's own representatives, were quibbling about what to call the entity that would result from a merger between the New York Stock...
Chef student hit by train dies
An 18-year-old culinary superstar-in-the-making who was struck by a Manhattan train on his way to school succumbed to his injuries yesterday, authorities said. Adrian Rodriguez slipped onto the Union Square...
Trash-bash suspect bagged
This arrest gives new meaning to the term "taking out the trash." An ex-con was busted after he and a pal attacked two Sanitation workers doing their jobs in Brooklyn,...
More Koran chaos
A second day of protests over a pistol-packing preacher's Koran-burning left at least 10 dead in Afghanistan yesterday. Auto dealer and ex-Giant tackle Brad Benson -- who gave the clergyman...
Queens Yankees? Almost
The Queens Killers? If things had gone a bit differently in 1920, the Bronx Bombers would have needed a new nickname to match a proposed ballpark under the 59th Street...
OT hogs cost PA $18M/yr.
At the Port Authority, overtime is the gift that keeps on giving. A group of top-earning PA retirees padded their lifelong six-figure pensions by working an average of $90,611 in...
An eggstra-marital fling for Pale Male
Pale Male is ready for Jerry Springer. The feathered Fabio (wings spread) is juggling two lovebirds at his famous Fifth Avenue perch, hawk-watchers said, and it might spur some baby-mama...
Paulson tops list of top-earning hedgies
Hedge funds came roaring back last year, according to The Rich List, a survey published by Absolute Return+Alpha.com. In its 10th annual poll, the Web site says the top 25...
I'm inspired: Charney
It's been an up-and-down fash ion cycle for Dov Charney. Less than two weeks ago, the sex-obsessed CEO of American Apparel looked to have the upper hand in a legal...
Booze 'n the hood
The cups in these ZIP codes runneth way over. A Post analysis of state liquor licenses by ZIP code has zeroed in on the booziest blocks, with the East Village's...
Brooklyn pastor scores prime seats at Nets' new venue
Want Nets tickets? You'll have to make a higher calling. Rev. Herbert Daughtry, pastor of a Boerum Hill church, will have the final say over the distribution of 54 free...
'Err' raid on Libya rebels
Libyan rebels yesterday claimed they were hit by allied forces in an airstrike that killed 13 and wounded seven when their vehicles were mistaken for those of Moammar Khadafy's army....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A 26-year-old man was shot dead yesterday at a Bedford-Stuyvesant housing project, sources said. Michael Brown was killed in Lafayette Gardens at 1:30 p.m. Sources said he was carrying...
SNY airs mocking 'Family Guy' audio over video of Mets defeat
Mets fans are used to their team getting mocked, just not by their own TV crew. Mets broadcast offi cials were angrier yesterday than K-Rod at a family reunion, after...
James Brown's ex-producer fighting family over his estate
James Brown's old record producer claims his children have hijacked his estate and subverted the final wishes of the Godfather of Soul. Jacque Hollander is waging a court battle to...
Granny's crash sparks fires
Did I do that? An elderly Long Island driver caused a chain reaction of fires and property damage when her car hit a utility pole and kept going. The woman's...
Japan PM's cold comfort
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan yesterday visited the ravaged coastal towns flattened by last month's killer tsunami, as refugees griped he's too focused on the nuclear crisis caused by the...
Crime lab fallout mounts
Dozens of defendants have filed motions seeking to have their felony cases thrown out because of potentially tainted evidence from Nassau County's now-shuttered crime lab, officials said yesterday. The 42...
Sheen's 'Torpedo' tour bombs in Motor City
Sorry, Charlie, you're not winning anymore. Wacky warlock Charlie Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth" was more like a bomb -- with the maniacal Messiah of Malibu delivering a performance last...
Three shot in B'klyn
Three people, including a 14-year-old girl, were shot last night inside a Brooklyn catering hall that was hosting a baby shower, cops said. The victims were wounded inside Universal Resort...
City pooh-poohs pup-poo scourge
What a load of crap. City Parks Department officials really stepped in it -- downplaying the city's dog-waste problem, according to a company that offered to install free cleanup stations...
App lets you trigger changes
Do you find yourself wishing that certain settings on your phone could be automatically enabled or disabled when you're in particular places or when a certain contact calls? With the...
Hey, don't badmouth my ol' Chevy Camaro
Dear John: You recently wrote about your Chevy Camaro reaching 200,000 miles. GM makes a good engine. It's the cheap body and finishings I don't like. My 1996 BMW has...
Flood of property owners in tax-slash try
Another year, an- other new record for challenges to the city's property-tax assessments. Tax Commission President Glenn Newman said his agency received 50,079 appeals by the March 15 deadline, up...
Reports show a tale of two Americas
The proverbial green shoots of recovery were visible Friday as the Labor Department reported the US unemployment rate dropped to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March. But another...
Bloomy's tail-'spin'
He's got ads on television and New Yorkers' mail boxes are filling with slick literature touting his "independence." It sounds and feels like a political campaign, but it's not election...
FDNY cancer up post-9/11
A city official for the first time is revealing a rise in cancer among firefighters who served at Ground Zero, The Post has learned. Dr. David Prezant, the Fire Department's...
Smartphones becoming wallets
Silicon Valley is looking to replace your worn-out wallet. And some of the biggest names are looking to replace your credit and debit cards with a technology called near-field-communication (NFC)...
Dead celebs still on a (voting) roll
Dead man voting. Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite, New Yorker editor William Shawn and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt are no longer with us -- but the city Board of...
West can't control what happens next in Middle East
Two years ago at an Islamic conference, I heard a Jordanian minister deliver an impressively forceful warning to his Western listeners. He said: “We are sitting on a powder keg....
Dis-Honor
“Judge Out of Order,” (March 27) in regard to Justice Luis Gonzalez, is a bombshell. If proven, he should be treated as a judge that heads a significant branch of...
You say you want an evolution?
For more than a century, the typical chart of human evolution looked like this: a hairy, monkey-like creature dragging its knuckles behind a hairy, upright monkey-like creature who was lined...
How does she do it?
Bossypants by Tina Fey Reagan Arthur Books There are very few personal revelations — much of anything surprising, really — in Tina Fey’s new memoir. In one sense, this is...
Food fight
In an attempt to forcibly localize national price trends, “Supermarket Prices Soar in Manhattan and Across the Country” (March 13) presents grossly misleading and inaccurate information about local store prices...
Future? No, a fig Leaf
The Nissan Leaf has just arrived in New York City. It’s a real breakthrough for anyone who was getting tired of all the old synonyms for failure. The new all-electric...
Donald’s game
Kudos to Steve Kornacki for his column, “Trump for Prez?” (PostScript, March 27). It’s clear the standard politician advocating change won’t do this time. Only an independent candidate willing to...
Witch hunt in green
Choose your public words carefully if you work for the State Education Department, and take special care not to cross liberal interest groups — it could land you in hot...
Hotel mascot has ten lives
As Dorothy Parker might have asked: What fresh belle is this? Meet Matilda III — the latest feline to take up residence in the Algonquin Hotel, famous for its Round...
Melting the Ice
Ice A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption — from South Central to Hollywood by Ice-T and Douglas Century (Ballantine Books) Some criminals hit rock bottom before they clean up...
In my library: Carol Higgins Clark
One word can say so much. Consider the titles of Carol Higgins Clark’s books: “Iced,” “Wrecked,” “Twanged,” “Fleeced” and now “Mobbed,” her new and 14th Regan Reilly mystery, set on...
Required reading
The Unofficial U.S. Census Things the Official U.S. Census Doesn’t Tell You About America by Les Krantz and Chris Smith (Skyhorse) With Mayor Bloomberg challenging the latest US Census data...
Regulate the rent!
The only housing disaster city residents face is the crisis that will be created if our rent laws are not renewed and strengthened (“The Rent is Too Damn Regulated,” Nicole...
Trump, card
Just as in 2000, 2004 and 2008, Donald Trump says he’s seriously considering running for president. Among other things Donald Trump has said he was going to do: buy and...
Look for the union label
For some time now, the left has been whipping up a boycott campaign against its favorite bogeymen, David and Charles Koch, billionaire owners of Georgia Pacific. As the lefties see...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS GWYNETH PALTROW Ironically, the waif-thin actress wants to start a food magazine LEON BLACK Apollo Management chief raises $565.4M in a secondary equity offering. BOB WRIGHT Former Chairman and...
Tomorrow's Philadelphia Parx Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST7 fur; $20,000; clm($5,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Aspetuck Hill(L),123ACastllno 2-12Stratton's Girl(L),118Mcmngl 12-13Drop the Mail(L),123A Arroyo 15-14Miss Dartmouth(L),118Mntnez 3-15Sophie's Meatball(L),123R Bracho 7-26Lanes Folly(L),123CFusilier...
Shootout success carries potential penalty
PHILADELPHIA -- A year ago, the Rangers were eliminated from the playoffs by losing a shootout here on the final day of the season. Now, if the Rangers don't make...
Graded entries
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-6 ½ fur; $19,000; cl($20,0); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 4 SubtleGreek(L),122 BBlanc 2-6-2 1-1 5 Warrn'sHpfl,122 CSthrd 2-6-2 4-1 1 StrlngPrdse(L),122 OBerro x-x-x...
Hondo Sawx it to 'em
UConn gave Hondo a small refund on his double- barreled tuition payments last night, gelling against Ky. to boost the earnings to 135 malzones. Today, Mr. Aitch is courting victory...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $20,000; clm($16,000); 3upMY GOLDEN OPINION drew the rail after finishing second this distance and level in January and being claimed. STRUMMER drops in class for first start...
Parx Results
FIRST-5 ½ fur; $23,000; clm; 3up5Miss Pauline (Montanez) 3.802.402.102Little Bang (Caraballo)5.002.606Victraslilscrt (Rivera, Jr.)2.10 Off 12:26. Time 1:04.31. Fast. * Exacta (5-2) $22.80 * Trifecta (5-2-6) $37.20.Winner picked by Vic C.SECOND-6...
Analysis
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $42,400; clm($25,000); 4up ACCREDIT was a beaten favorite in last two starts. A CENTURIAN second as favorite...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-5 fur(T); $25,300; cl; 4up8Fshrmns Whrf (Santiago) 9.404.603.207Golden Wknd (Castellano)3.603.006Livin Large (Solis)6.00 Scr: Lord Robyn. * Exacta (8-7) $34.00 * $1 Superfecta (8-7-6-10) $1,502.20 * $1 Trifecta (8-7-6) $161.00SECOND-6 fur;...
Soldat in sun at Fla. Derby
Last Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs, about two hours before Uncle Mo romped in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to much celebration, no one much noticed a colt named Soldat when...
Mid-major surprises
* On Selection Sunday, we heard over and over again from a large contingent of expert former coaches and highly paid analysts that Virginia Tech was unjustly left out of...
Playoff picture clear for Rangers
PHILADELPHIA -- If the Rangers go to the dance, it will be with the style that has brought them this near to the tournament and yet still far enough away...
YES, DirecTV still talking
Here's the latest from the latest usual cable/satellite vs. sports programming hassle. DirecTV's contract to carry the YES Network -- Yankees, Nets -- has expired, but the two sides have...
Aqueduct Charts
April 2, 2011 Clear And Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 fur; $15,000; clm; 3up(f)Off: 1:01 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 22.98, 47.51, 1:00.65, 1:14.31.Trainer: John MorrisonWinner: B M, 5, by...
Face of franchise gives Mets key win
MIAMI -- The run was in, the Mets fans among the 32,495 inside Sun Life Stadium were on their feet and making some gleeful baseball noise. And on first base...
Yankees GM says Mets 'abused' Feliciano
Why wait until the Subway Series? The Yankees and Mets are already sparring. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the Mets "abused" reliever Pedro Feliciano, whom the Yankees signed last...
Wright powers Mets to win over Marlins after K-Rod flops in 9th
MIAMI -- Francisco Rodriguez is working to become a better citizen off the field, but on the mound he still can give his manager and pitching coach a heart attack....
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballNCAAChampionshipTomorrowAt HoustonFavoriteLine UnderdogConnecticut4 (129½)ButlerNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS12 CavaliersHeat 9½NETSSPURS 9 SunsLAKERS 6½NuggetsKINGS 6 JazzMagic 9½RAPTORSCELTICS11½PistonsBOBCATS 8 WizardsHORNETS 3½PacersROCKETS 5 HawksT. BLAZERS 3½MavericksNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogFLYERS$135-155RangersHURRICANES$125-145SabresB. JACKETS$100-120BluesRED WINGS$190-230WildB'HAWKS$160-180LightningDUCKS$145-165StarsFlames$115-135AVALANCHEHome team in CAPS
Mets thrilled to get first win for Collins
MIAMI -- Terry Collins received a handshake and pat on the back from general manager Sandy Alderson after the Mets' 6-4 victory over the Marlins in 10 innings last night,...
Extra BP helps Yankees' Teixeira spring ahead
Mark Teixeira spent hours this winter honing his swing, hitting against a pitching machine he had bought, hoping to avoid the slow starts that have plagued him. "So far, so...
Burnett, Yankees defeat Tigers
The test of whether the 2011 A.J. Burnett would look like last year's model or a new and improved version arrived in the fifth inning yesterday. There were two on,...
Martin's influence helps Burnett keep cool on Yankees mound
For A.J. Burnett, it always has been about his stuff, never about his pitching. That has been Burnett's fatal flaw. Burnett has a chance to get it right this year,...
Islanders lose to Hurricanes, giving Rangers no help in making playoffs
It might not always be on purpose, but recently the Islanders are doing everything possible to stick it to the Rangers. After handing the Blueshirts a 6-2 drubbing on Thursday,...
Red Bulls' newcomer sparkles
He has been dubbed the final piece of the puzzle by Red Bulls coach Hans Backe and last night, just hours after arriving in New York from Toronto, Dwayne De...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Lefty flies into lead with 63 In Humble, Texas,Phil Mickelson shot his lowest round in two years yesterday, tying the course record with a 9-under 63 to share the...
Devils' dream goes straight to hell
Hard to tell which was worse, the Devils going through the motions en route to elimination or coach Jacques Lemaire failing to go through the motions because they were. No...
Lee dominates in Phillies debut
In his first game back with the Phillies in front of fans who adore him, Cliff Lee even heard cheers after striking out. Lee can do no wrong in Philadelphia....
Reyes' first hit ignites game-winning rally
MIAMI -- Manager Terry Collins said Jose Reyes was mad when he came to the plate in last night's 10th inning since the Met shortstop had gone hitless. "There's no...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.MotoGP: Bwin Spanish Grand PrixSPEED12:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup Goody's, Fast Pain Relief 500FOXBaseball1 p.m.Mets at MarlinsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)1 p.m.Tigers at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)2 p.m.Red Sox at...
Saltwater license a slippery slope
The big question now that the saltwater license has been repealed, is what happens now? New York State will form a registry, which is nothing more than a cheap type...
Since 2006, it's been Amazin' bad fortune
MIAMI -- There comes a moment when you really have to hope that sanity prevails, that reason rules over rabble-rousing, that pondering is preferable to piling on. This is as...
Vic C.'s Philadelphia Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-6 ½ fur; $26,000; clm; 3YO5-Frat House 1171-Senor Louie 1174-Timewatsfrnne 1152-FairnessfrAll 1173-Warriors Walk 1176-BlackwaterCat 117SECOND-6 fur; $28,000; clm; 3YO1-StorminMdw 1215-Cat Fan 1162-Bachman 1196-BrushWithLove 1213-BillyGoestoJl 1217-Fusethpprtnty 1214-King Crab...
Nicklaus' day to remember at Masters was something to see
Jack Nicklaus’ 1986 Masters win was one of those moments when everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when it happened. “One of my great regrets [is]...
Ask Ashley: Rubs her the wrong way
My long-term boyfriend has confessed that he has a rubber fetish. And now I can’t stop thinking about him getting tied up in latex suits. It totally turns me off...
Meet market: Softball sweetie looking for a home-run guy
Jeanine, a 26-year-old media planner, knows a thing or two about playing the field. She’s a huge Yankees fan and plays for a softball team. She’s ready to take a...
Top 5 casting-couch pickup lines
According to affectionate actors at a Mazda commercial audition ”You must be trying out for the part of my future wife.” — Alex “I produce a lot of remakes; I’m...
This week's couple: Date worth publicizing
When Jon, a 29-year-old owner of a p.r. firm, and Annabelle, a 32-year-old p.r. account executive, met for drinks and appetizers at the Cooper Square Hotel’s new restaurant The Trilby,...
Weird but true
The business pluses of drinking and driving outweigh the sometimes-tragic negatives, says a Montana legislator -- who's also a bar owner. Alan Hale, in arguing against stricter DWI statutes, whined...
Butler beats VCU to reach second straight NCAA Championship
HOUSTON -- Butler came to this city known for successful missions and failed missions with one goal: We will not come up one win shy again. In other words, mission...
One step from peak of unlikely journey
HOUSTON -- Brad Stevens stood before his Butler Bulldogs Friday night in a private room before dinner at Maggiano's, and decided it was the right time to talk to his...
Red Bulls draw on De Ro's debut
He’s been dubbed the final piece of the puzzle by Red Bulls coach Hans Backe and last night, just hours after arriving in New York from Toronto, Dwayne De Rosario...
Huskies hang on to beat Kentucky, punch ticket
HOUSTON — When it's win or go home, nobody's better than Kemba and the kids. Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to lift Connecticut to its 10th straight victory...
Coundoul chafes at Backe critique
After Rafa Marquez getting beat for pace and Bouna Coundoul’s ill-advised charge off his line condemned the Red Bulls to a 1-1 tie with Houston, coach Hans Backe publicly chided his...
Red Bulls, Thierry Henry, can't finish
Spearheaded by the second-half insertion of Friday acquisition Dwayne De Rosario, the Red Bulls peppered Houston keeper Tally Hall tonight, only to settle for a 1-1 draw. They dominated possession,...
Selloff! Ratner hawks half of his malls to raise $ for A'Yards
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Gaugler, Cardozo win Francis Lewis boys volleyball tournament
One of coach Danny Scarola’s youngest teams is trying to win a fourth straight PSAL boys volleyball title for Cardozo. But the Judges did a lot of growing up Saturday....
City moves ahead with co-location in PS 9 — despite state order
So much for beating City Hall.The Department of Education is bouncing back from a state reversal that killed its plans to jam a charter school into PS 9-MS 571 school...
Mack leads Butler over VCU, 70-62, heading back to title game
HOUSTON — The lovable underdog label is long gone. Now Butler is determined to drop that "first loser" tag, too. Shelvin Mack scored 24 points and Zach Hahn came up...
Weekend reads from our bookworms
The BookMark Shoppe’s pick: “Viola in the Spotlight”Adriana Trigiani is perhaps one of my favorite authors of all time … and I read a lot of books each week. Her...
Buster Keaton — with a live swing accompaniment — at Jalopy
It’s a marriage made in old timey heaven.On April 10, the Red Hook Ramblers will provide the Dixieland accompaniment to two silent films by Buster Keaton at Jalopy.The early 1920s...
Greek is the word at this Hellenic version of 'Medea'
Don’t let the costumes fool you — this ain’t no toga party.This month, students at the Greek School of Plato in Bath Beach will be donning the ultimate party gear...
Night trip to Manhattan? Don't take the Brooklyn Bridge
If you’re planning a late-night excursion into Manhattan, fuhgeddabout taking the Brooklyn Bridge.Beginning on Monday, April 4, all Manhattan-bound lanes on John Roebling’s historic span are closed nightly as the...