April 9, 2011
Hanss leads stellar Mayor's Cup for Brearley, Villa claims title behind Sammy
Brearley’s Katie Hanss had read plenty about Claudia Francis. Cardozo’s Oregon-bound star is one of the most recognizable and most decorated runners in the country. Hanss, a sophomore, said she...
Knicks will likely face Brooklyn's Stephenson vs. Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS - The Knicks will likely face Brooklyn rookie Lance Stephenson of Lincoln High tomorrow night when they face the Pacers at Conseco Field House. Stephenson did not play against...
Iona Prep's Kapp heading to Boston College
Alex Kapp had a host of major Division I colleges hot on his trail, but when the Iona Prep goalkeeper went on a visit to Boston College two weeks ago,...
Farrell's Storz emerging after potentially career-ending injury
Anthony Storz got heartbreaking news over the summer. In July, the Monsignor Farrell senior tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow as well as his bicep. Typically, that means...
Beltran hits 2 HRs as Mets blast Nationals
Carlos Beltran hit two early home runs but it was his routine flyball in the sixth inning muffed by left fielder Jerry Hairston Jr. that sparked a three-run rally, and...
McIlroy with 4-stroke lead at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — On a sweltering day at Augusta National, the kid stayed cool. And now, Rory McIlroy has a comfortable lead heading into the final round of a major....
Lightning beat Hurricanes to send Rangers to playoffs
The Rangers needed a helping hand, and they got it. The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 Saturday night to send the Rangers to the playoffs, capping off...
Japan bans rice planting near nuke plant
TOKYO — Fears of radiation spread to rice as the planting season began in Japan, prompting the government to ban its cultivation in contaminated soil as fallout leaking from a...
Manchester United roars 10 points clear, Chelsea scrapes through in EPL action
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United roared into a 10-point lead at the top of the English Premier League table with victory over Fulham Saturday as Chelsea scraped a narrow success...
Lumet, '12 Angry Men,' 'Network' director, dead at 86
Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," ''Serpico," ''Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86. Lumet's death was confirmed Saturday by...
Close call for 2 Bravest in Qns. fire
Two firefighters had to scramble to survive after they became temporarily trapped today inside a burning building in Queens, fire officials said. A firefighter battling the three-alarm inferno at 424...
Robertson, bats lead Yankees over Red Sox, 9-4
BOSTON — Russell Martin hit two of New York's four homers and the Yankees rebounded for a 9-4 win over Boston on Saturday, one day after becoming the only team...
Gunman busted in granny stray-bullet slay, nearly 2 years later
The gangbanger ex-con who fired the wayward bullet that killed an elderly woman in Brooklyn almost two years ago has been caught, cops said today. Malcolm Mitchell, 26, was busted...
Hughes hammered again as Red Sox get first win
BOSTON — Seven games in and the most alarming Yankees news is Phil Hughes. You won’t find a loss added to the struggling right-hander’s stat line, but the 9-6 defeat...
Yankees being patient with Hughes
BOSTON — Not long ago, when George Steinbrenner still was vibrant and in charge, Phil Hughes’ outing yesterday would not have even been over and yet a decision about his...
Heavy-hitting Beacon backs Adorno with late rally
Orlando Adorno had just completed a one-hit masterpiece, a 102-pitch gem which included seven strikeouts and three walks to lead Beacon past Manhattan Center, 8-0. To Tom Covotsos, the longtime...
Birdie spree puts Woods on leaders' tails
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Is he really back? Is Tiger Woods ready to resume his assault on Jack Nicklaus’ major championship record, ready to win his fifth green jacket, ready to...
Scuffling Lefty: I can still win
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It seemed as if the stars were aligned and the golf gods where smiling kindly on Phil Mickelson again. The magical weekend in Houston, where he fired...
One round does not make Woods a champion again
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods can get his aura back this weekend. He can shut up Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter and all those in the media who snickered at...
At 51, Couples makes another run at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Twenty-five years later, another Masters miracle lurks in the shadows of the tall pines and the azaleas. Twenty-five years removed from Jack Nicklaus winning the Masters at...
Ed Fountaine's Stakes Spot Plays
COMELYAqueduct, seventh race. Grade 3. Purse: $150,000. Mile, 3-year-old fillies. Post: 4:09 p.m. LOWDOWN: After winning her first three starts over the inner dirt track vs. New York-breds as the...
Private school girls lacrosse preview
Last season was a big step forward for Riverdale. The Bronx school was co-Ivy League champion with Hackley and made it to the NYSAISAA girls lacrosse semifinals for the first...
CHSAA/Private softball roundup: Munday powers TMLA past Fontbonne
Deirdre Munday put on a power display. She went 2-for-4 with five RBIs for Mary Louis in a 12-5 win over Fontbonne Hall in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I softball at...
PSAL softball roundup: Environmental bounces back against Clinton
Environmental Studies was in need of a huge bounce back win and got it Friday. Emily Malave went 2-for-4 with an RBIs and two runs scored and Francesca Then, Natalie...
PSAL baseball roundup: South Bronx stays hot, tops Kennedy
Break up the Phoenix. In three days, South Bronx edged James Monroe in a pitcher’s duel and blasted John F. Kennedy in a slugfest. The Phoenix scored in six of...
CHSAA baseball roundup: DeLuca wins first at St. Ray's
Legendary coach Ron Patnosh retired in June with 1,080 career wins and on Friday afternoon his replacement, Marc DeLuca, picked up career victory No. 1 as St. Raymond defeated Cardinal...
Canarsie senior tosses perfect game
For one day, the Canarsie baseball team felt like champions. Senior righthander Debonair Bolling tossed a six-inning perfect game in a 11-0 run-rule victory over Sheepshead Bay. The senior, dogged...
Private baseball roundup: Fieldston tops Dalton, improves to 2-0
Mike Bregman allowed one unearned run in five innings, gave up four hits, struck out three and walked one as Fieldston routed Dalton, 9-1, in the Ivy Prep League Friday...
Offensively challenged Manhattan Center blanked by Beacon
Before allowing seven runs in the seventh inning on Friday, Manhattan Center had given up 10 in four games – less than three runs per contest – but now only...
Mommy & me
Since my mom had been a cowgirl who grew up on a ranch in Colorado, the background sound of my Long Island childhood was country music. Like every kid before...
Take advantage of rich 'Benefactors'
Basuto Road. That South London address is con stantly invoked like a mystical chant in Michael Frayn's "Benefactors," now receiving a sterling revival by the Keen Company. This bleak 1984...
Symphonic rockers have nothing to say
Explosions in the Sky is a proud Texas band right down to their boots, but with a difference. When they stomped onto the Radio City Music Hall stage Wednesday, they...
Stars Phil out 'Company'
The big question at Avery Fisher Hall Thursday night wasn't how the New York Philharmonic sounded per forming Stephen Sondheim's "Company." It was: Can Stephen Colbert sing? For this short...
'Idol' Pia: 'I knew'
Pia Toscano had a premonition that she'd be getting kicked off "American Idol." The wedding singer from Howard Beach said that she "had a weird feeling in my stomach" and...
'Snooki slept here': 'Shore' house for rent
Now you, too, can sleep where Snooki and the self-proclaimed guido bunch slept. The "Jersey Shore" house in Seaside Heights, NJ is available to rent for a scant $2,500 a...
Kid stuff
Today Disaster refief: Have a good time for a great cause at Japan Society’s “Concert for Japan.” In addition to dozens of performances by Japanese musicians, including Masayo Ishigure and...
Feel fab for $50
Did this winter leave you more than a little tense — and in need of some rejuvenation? You’re in luck. Kicking off this Monday and lasting through April 17, more...
Snacks, drinks and rock 'n' roll!
Classic rock lives on at these new bars and restaurants. Whether you’re looking to boogie on the dance floor or sip Bellinis as you watch vintage Beatles footage, these six...
Abortion-services agreement was final hurdle
A truce on funding for the abortion-services group Planned Parenthood paved the way for the last-minute budget deal last night that averted a government shutdown, sources said. Appealing to their...
Plaudits for a plaza
*** Contrary to the assertions in "The New Grub Street" (Steve Cuozzo, PostOpinion, April 4), New Yorkers support the Broadway plazas. In 2007, according to an Edelman survey commissioned by...
Bomb-plot deport
BOSTON -- A man linked to last summer's failed Times Square bombing will plead guilty and be deported to his native Pakistan but avoid prison, the feds said yesterday. Aftab...
Flag day for Abe
WASHINGTON -- Abe Lincoln's Washington cottage, where he sought solace during the Civil War, will fly a special flag for the anniversary of the 16th president's assassination. The US flag,...
Syrian despot's cynical 'reform' pose
In a bid to divide opposition to his re gime, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has promised to restore "full citizenship" to more than a million ethnic Kurds along the country's...
Holder's feet to the fire: It's time to boot AG
THE ISSUE: Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision not to try key 9/11 suspects in civilian court. *** Not only do I agree with Rep. Peter King's points, but Attorney General...
China's Navy: rising threat
News broke this week that China may be nearly ready to launch its first aircraft carrier. Yes, the photos released by the state news agency are of a reconditioned ship...
A $4.5M gift of blab
PHILADELPHIA -- An in-house accountant who raised a red flag about a tax lapse that his employer then ignored, leading him to tip off the IRS, has received $4.5 million...
Cancer up if you drink up
LONDON -- Drinkers were warned yesterday that having more than two alcoholic beverages a day could significantly increase the risk of some cancers. The research published by the British Medical...
Commodore comeback
Break out your Cyndi Lauper cassettes and that case of New Coke you've stockpiled: The Commodore 64 is back, FoxNews.com reports. The computer was unveiled in early 1982 and quickly...
A blind SPOT in airport security
A Federal watchdog revealed this week that Transportation Security Administration counterterrorism specialists failed to detect 16 separate jihad operatives who moved through target airports "on at least 23 different occasions."...
'Castrate' court date
Portuguese underwear model Renato Seabra was hauled into court in Manhattan in his sensational castration-murder case yesterday, wearing a snappy gray suit -- a gift from his mother, who's been...
Beams from WTC heading to Indy
INDIANAPOLIS -- Two 22- foot-long steel support beams from the World Trade Center's twin towers are headed to Indianapolis to form the centerpiece of a downtown 9/11 memorial. First a...
Appeal nix on 9/11 payout
A Manhattan appeals court yesterday rejected developer Larry Silverstein's challenge of $1.2 billion in settlements to other Ground Zero businesses, shrinking the amount he can collect over the Sept. 11...
Fans tell Sheen to kiss off
Charlie Sheen's "Torpedo of Truth" turned out to be a real bomb, fans said. The self-proclaimed Messiah of Malibu tried to bring his "winning!" ways to the Big Apple last...
O gives more love to Rev. Al
The lovefest between the White House and the Rev. Al Sharpton continued yesterday at the civil-rights activist's annual National Action Network convention. Presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett praised Sharpton for his...
Blood runs in Syrian streets
At least 22 Syrian protesters were killed and dozens wounded when security forces attacked them in three cities in the worst bloodshed since pro-democracy demonstrations began last month, witnesses said....
Fishermen off the hook on fee
ALBANY -- New York has dropped its $10 annual saltwater-fishing license as part of a plan to replace it with a free registry for coastal waters. The state Department of...
He's still Apple to the core
Steve Wozniak would consider returning to an active role at Apple, the company he co-founded, and believes the consumer electronics giant could afford to be more open than it is....
Temple bomb
Authorities say an explosion outside a synagogue and Jewish school in Santa Monica, Calif., was caused by a homemade explosive device and not an accident as previously believed. Police said...
A fresh 'Chance' for city schools
What a difference a day makes. Incoming city Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott yesterday started his first full day on the job dropping his grandson off at a Queens elementary school,...
Libyan rebels beat back Khadafy thugs
Libyan rebels waged fierce clashes with Moammar Khadafy's forces in the bloodbath city of Misrata yesterday and tried to repair battered relations with NATO after a friendly-fire disaster. The rebels...
New 'Octopussy' charges
US prosecutors added several criminal charges against former Galleon Group trader Zvi Goffer and four other men accused of participating in an insider trading ring. Several additional securities fraud charges...
'No chemo' ma excuse
LAWRENCE, Mass. -- A woman charged with attempted murder for withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son testified yesterday she feared the chemo would kill him. Kristen LaBrie said she...
SEC: Hedgie wrongly transferred $870M
US market regulators yesterday sued the former CFO of a multibillion-dollar hedge fund founded by Daniel Zwirn, accusing him of improperly transferring $870 million between the fund's accounts. The lawsuit...
Koran grandstand at security meet
A Manhattan hearing on homeland security exploded yesterday after an Arab-American activist testified that she was taught as a youngster to "hate Jews" and "hate America," enraging a Brooklyn lawmaker...
Likely $30M for a Warhol
This Andy Warhol's worth a whole lotta soup cans. A self-portrait the artist sold on an installment plan for $1,600 in 1963 is expected to sell for at least $30...
'Idoled' Pia set to move on in LA
Pia Toscano may be off "American Idol," but she's not about to be bounced from the music biz. The 22-year-old La Guardia HS of the Performing Arts grad from Queens...
GOP pals doubting 'flip' Don
Presidential wannabe Donald Trump claims he had a major conversion on abortion rights -- but Big Apple Republicans who know the mogul well are dismissing his candidacy as a publicity...
Late budget pact slashes $38B to keep government going
President Obama and Congress pulled back from the brink of a crippling government shutdown at the 11th hour last night, with a deal for a $1 trillion budget plan that...
Electric currency
Two power plants in Queens are getting a massive windfall courtesy of everyday New Yorkers due to a controversial ruling that allows their owner to jack up electricity rates to...
Another guilty rabbi
For the second time in as many weeks, a leading Brooklyn rabbi walked into Trenton federal court and pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with the biggest corruption case in New...
GOP slaps FCC on net neutrality
House Republicans, adamant that the government keep its hands off the Internet, passed a bill yesterday to repeal federal rules barring Internet service providers from blocking or setting different prices...
Outfielder catches Lotto luck
A minor-league baseball player born in The Bronx struck out when he was cut from a Cleveland Indians farm team -- but hit a home run when he won a...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A cat burglar swiped more than $1,000 in electronics gear from an Upper East Side apartment, authorities said. Jamal Roberts, 21, was spotted at 4:50 p.m. Monday toting an...
Jay-Z puts Nets in a fine mess
The NBA has fined the New Jersey Nets $50,000 after minority owner Jay-Z visited Kentucky's locker room after the team's NCAA Elite Eight victory, SNY-TV and ESPN reported yesterday. The...
Dems' lame hysteria
Republicans want to "end Medicare as we know it." Cue cat shriek! This "end Medicare as we know it" line -- and many like it ("end Medicaid as we know...
MTA demands sp'oils' of art
An East Village artist uses MetroCards as canvases for her oil paintings, and now the MTA is demanding a 10 percent cut. After selling the paintings on the Web site...
Washington wrangles worrying investors
Well before the peak hour arrived in Washington's shutdown drama, Wall Street had already weighed in on the high cost of the country's budget battle. Oil traders sounded the earliest...
Page geek squad
A Google search for "CEO" and "shake-up" returns this result: Larry Page. The Google co-founder, who stepped up this week to replace Eric Schmidt as CEO, is already making his...
Newark Airport security shock
Even the TSA's top brass doesn't think Newark Airport is safe! After a slew of recent embarrassing security screwups -- including a dead dog being loaded, unscreened, onto a jet...
'Don't pay Snooki' law looms
A New Jersey pol plans to introduce "Snooki's Law." State Sen. Joe Kyrillos is hotter than a juicehead on a tanning bed over the fact that Rutgers University paid "Jersey...
Crunch time for Raj
Hedge-fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, who is on trial for insider-trading charges in Manhattan federal court, plans to take aim squarely at his former Galleon Group colleague and government witness, Adam...
Business briefs
Lehman plea Lehman Brothers asked a judge to delay a court hearing for a rival liquidation plan drawn up by bondholders in cluding hedge fund Paul son & Co., saying...
City's easy targets for terrorists
The terrorist's guide to New York City was revealed yesterday. Some of the most heavily trafficked bridges, tunnels and transit hubs in the world are on a list of Port...
Wrist slap for cop-shoot wife
A Brooklyn cop's wife who shot her husband with his own gun was sentenced to five years' probation yesterday. Lanice McCloud pleaded guilty last month to felony assault stemming from...
Co-Oops! City goof overtaxes homes
The city's Finance Department made a monumental blunder in the property-tax rolls, mistakenly boosting market values on some co-ops by as much as 147 percent, The Post has learned. The...
Not just for the big boys
Buying Facebook shares isn't just for "big boys." As the SEC weighs easing restrictions on trading shares of private companies, some industry players believe it's time to reconsider who is...
Stripper: I got $tiffed
Maybe this explains why she became a stripper. An exotic dancer known as "Kioki" filed suit yesterday against the owners of The Standard Hotel, claiming she got shortchanged while working...
A new suitor woos Warner
Another potential buyer emerged for Warner Music Group yesterday as the bidding for the beleaguered company draws to a close, The Post has learned. Oaktree Capital Management and publishing company...
'Blinds'-sided
Manhattan prosecutors are hoping it's curtains -- literally -- for the two cops charged with conspiring to rape a drunken fashion executive after helping her home. The victim in the...
The Council stays snowblind
The City Council passed a flurry of bills last week to revamp emergency services and snow removal in the wake of the disastrous Dec. 26 blizzard. "We are taking these...
The shutdown sideshow
What a way to run a superpower. Washington was creeping toward a government shutdown last night in a bare-knuckle battle over crumbs in the federal budget. At issue: whether to...
Let go, Cathie
Hey, Cathie -- big girls don't whine. Alas, it took deposed Schools Chancellor Cathie Black a scant 24 hours to begin blaming her inglorious downfall on everybody save, well, herself....
Mob big will rat on Vinny
A crime-family big shot-turned-government informant will be one of the early witnesses at next week's death-penalty trial of Bonanno mobster Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano. Federal prosecutors announced yesterday that former...
'DWI cop' bust
An NYPD detective was arrested for allegedly driving drunk after he crashed his car on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Thursday night, authorities said. Thomas Handley, a detective from the 90th precinct...
2nd man partied with missing LI hooker
A second man had been partying with missing Craigslist sex worker Shannon Gilbert the night she disappeared from a Long Island beach community where a serial killer is suspected to...
Bronx junk justice
He's got six aliases, a slew of Social Security identities, a string of arrests from New York City to Florida -- and a history of skipping bail. But when Pedro...
Bloody stupid rob suspects
No need for the bloodhounds. Detectives tracked down three bumbling burglary suspects in Queens after their bloody sneaker prints led cops straight to their hideout. Officers found Lamont Smith, 23,...
$45M Lidle question
Some five years after his death, Cory Lidle is still being scouted. The manufacturer of the plane the former Yankee hurler was flying when he crashed into an Upper East...
'Shtick 'em up' Qns. bank job
Who planned this bank heist? Woody Allen? Like a scene from Allen's classic film "Take the Money and Run," a nebbishy knucklehead in a black yarmulke allegedly tried to rob...
Cuomo's $$ lesson
ALBANY -- Cut your whining! That was Gov. Cuomo's message yesterday to school officials critical of his budget cuts, further demanding that state education funding target better-performing schools and teachers....
Charlie! losing!
Charlie Sheen stank up Radio City Music Hall last night like a flatulent goddess. Sheen and his "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour limped and sputtered through town. And when the...
Black says sexism inspired criticism as schools chancellor
Fired schools boss Cathie Black whined yesterday that sexism rather than her own incompetence spurred harsh criticism during her 96 days on the job. "If I were a guy, would...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $28,000; clm($7,500); 3upCOGNITO drops in class after finishing third. CALLMETONY drew rail after being a beaten favorite in last two starts. DIGGER KARAKORUM won last start for...
John DaSilva at Keeneland
Post time: 1:15 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-7 fur; $28,000; clm($40,000); 3YO UNLEASH THE HUMOR won this level going shorter. ENERGIZED drops in class for local...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST5 ½ fur; $17,000; clm($7,500); 3up(f)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Mariah Scary(L),115G Rivera5-8-6Quick 12-13Cat Grace(L),122S Jimenez8-6-4Lotruglo 20-11a-Mighty Irish(L),117B Pedroza6-2-5Persaud 6-14Ciminella(L),117JRodriguez6-5-6FMartin 4-15Great Cliff(L),122J Alvarado3-5-7Stoklosa...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Foiled Again (12th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $19,000; conditional4Jetty(G Brennan)6-5-68-51Shortstacked(E Goodell)4-5-74-13Eagle Jolt(Y Gingras)7-6-25-12All My Life(T Tetrick)7-2-415-15Majik Master(D Simmons)3-4-230-16Sakra Fella(C Manzi)1-4-112-17WinterRetreatA(BHolland)2-1-43-1SECOND-mile pace; $12,500; Saginaw4Cheyenne Oxe(B Holland)5-4-X4-15ArmagednHanover(Smt)5-3-43-12AbominableSnwpn(JBrtltt)3-1-46-11LaGrandeTerreur(JPlutno)4-5-512-13Uncle Eddie(C...
Sports shorts
MLB: Rays win -- at last Dan Johnson hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run ninth, Kyle Farnsworth earned the save and the Rays rallied for their first win...
Mets' future has some prospects
A quick look around the Mets' roster proves the value of developing talent from your farm system. The team's two best everyday players, David Wright and Jose Reyes, started their...
Nets' Williams to miss rest of the season after wrist surgery
The Nets might want to re-do that Times Square billboard so there is a cast on Deron Williams' right wrist. On the day the Nets faced their arch-rivals, the Knicks,...
A great Day for Aussie
AUGUSTA -- Jason Day had an up-close look at Rory McIlroy's brilliance in Thursday's Masters opening round when he carded a 7-under-par 65, and he figured, "Why can't I do...
Capuano eager for Mets debut
From the moment he signed with the Mets in the offseason as their latest reclamation project and throughout spring training, Chris Capuano heard critics point to the back end of...
Humphries out as Nets limp to finish
Deron Williams wasn't the only major loss for the final week of the Nets' season. Kris Humphries, who reinvented himself this season and has made a case for Most Improved...
Brooklyn's Magic Man gets national exposure tonight
There are plenty of big names on tonight's pay-per-view boxing card from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Dubbed "Action Heroes," the lineup includes Erik Morales facing Marcos Maidana in...
Use hot, cold starts to your advantage
These things we can say with complete confidence: The Rangers will not hit 300 home runs. The Rays will not hit .160. The Orioles rotation will make no one forget...
Rangers have been do-or-die before
Today marks the fifth time in modern NHL history that the Rangers have entered the final day of the season with their playoff fate undecided. Here's a look at the...
Aqueduct Charts
April 8, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 1/8m; $26,000; hdcp; 3upOff: 1:00 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 26.29, 53.33, 1:18.85, 1:41.82, 1:53.38.Trainer: John TebbuttWinner: DK...
New Red Bull set to make debut
As loaded as the Red Bulls lineup was -- and with Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez, it was plenty star-studded -- there was an element of creativity missing from their...
Vic C.'s Gulfstream Grade
Post Time: 12:55 p.m.FIRST-6 ½ fur; $27,300; clm; 3up2-Gimme Twenty 1161-Terriniqua 1165-Mae Ruler 1166-Deputy Major 1163-Rainy Rain 1237-Big Gem 1234-My Bella Dora 1168-OneMorefrBrtt 114SECOND-6 fur; $47,100; clm; 3YO2-Surmount 1201-Lil Miss...
Carter paying off for Knicks
Knicks backup point guard Anthony Carter has become a lot more than a Denver throw-in. With auditions ongoing for the playoffs, Carter has earned a spot in the rotation with...
Vic Cangialosi at Santa Anita
Post time: 3:00 p.m. FIRST-1m(T); $30,000; cl($25,0); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 6 Job Boss(L),121 RBjrno 2-1-3 7-2 5 El Merito(L),121 DFlors 4-5-3 3-1 1 Sir Bell(L),121 ABisno...
No foe for 'Mo' in Wood
One of two things can happen today at Aqueduct: Uncle Mo will dominate the Grade 1, $1 million Wood Memorial at 1-5 odds in his final prep for the Kentucky...
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position order
**1 1/16m(T); $32,000; clm($25,000); 3upHOPE FOR TODAY returns to turf after finishing second by head. PERSON OF INTEREST makes first start since breaking maiden in June. MAJESTIC HOPE broke maiden...
Yankees can't even hit the showers
BOSTON -- There was no way for the Yankees to wash off the stink of yesterday's putrid loss to the Red Sox until they returned to the team hotel. Though...
Facing drug suspension, Ramirez retires
Manny being Manny? Not anymore. Manny Ramirez, faced with a potential 100-game suspension from Major League Baseball, surprised even his own team yesterday by choosing to retire from baseball after...
Bonds jury goes to the audiotape
SAN FRANCISCO -- The jurors who will decide Barry Bonds' fate filed back into the courtroom with their first question yesterday, and it was one that had to make prosecutors...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-$17,400, mdn cl, 3YO up F&M, 5½f8Holy Bling (Arce) 64.0017.408.009Second Market (Garcia)3.402.606Valentine's Angel (Alvarez)3.20 Off 3:01. Time 1:05.00. Fast. * , Dreamin of Dixie, Devilofanargument, Chica Del Sur. Exacta (8-9)...
Red Sox relieved after first win
BOSTON -- Hugs were as plentiful as handshakes on the field at Fenway Park following the Red Sox's 9-6 victory over the Yankees yesterday. The huge smiles and embraces were...
Yankees' Logan fails to get out lefty bats again
BOSTON -- Boone Logan has one job -- get left-handed batters out. So far, he has done that job well enough to earn a pink slip. After getting beat up...
Hondo bombs in Boston
Hondo went down the tubes with Bad News Hughes yesterday as the Yankees flopped in Fenway Pahk to trim the wad to a somewhat slender 45 con cepcions. Tonight, Mr....
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogHawks 3 WIZARDSBUCKS 8½CavaliersROCKETS 7 ClippersSPURS12 JazzNUGGETS14 TimberwolvesHome team in CAPSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS$150-170DevilsFLYERS$210-250IslandersBRUINS$170-200SenatorsHURRICANES$150-170LightningCapitals$150-170PANTHERSMAPLE LEAFS$110-130CanadiensSabres$140-160B. JACKETSPredators$105-125BLUESFLAMES-110-110CanucksSHARKS$125-145CoyotesKINGS$100-120DucksHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing7 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: Samsung Mobile 500FOX3:30 a.m. (Sunday)Formula One: Malaysian Grand PrixSPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Yankees at Red SoxFOX, WCBS (880 AM)4 p.m.Rays at White SoxWGN7 p.m.Nationals at MetsSNY, WFAN (660...
Clutch situations stymie Mets
The Mets talked all spring about believing in themselves. Don't panic over not getting the job done at the plate, because the next batter would come through in the clutch....
Nationals extend Mets' losing streak
R.A. Dickey's broken fingernail and the Mets' equally broken lineup made for quite a combination yesterday. It left the Mets with a knuckleballer who couldn't comfortably throw his signature pitch...
Reyes hurts Mets with two bad at-bats
Jose Reyes' potential final home opener for the Mets was worth forgetting.Though the shortstop produced a defensive gem in the Mets' 6-2 loss to the Nationals yesterday, two failed plate...
Struggling Pagan chokes in clutch for Mets
Batting with runners on base was never something that bedviled Angel Pagan -- until yesterday. In his breakout season last year, Pagan batted a lofty .327 with runners on base...
Citi folk tryin' to believe Collins' mantra
The people, they badly want to believe what Terry Collins is telling them, and selling them. There were 41,075 of them who bought tickets for Opening Day, even if several...
Mets' Pelfrey, K-Rod feeling 'boo'
Mike Pelfrey hasn't even taken the mound yet this season at Citi Field and he already has been booed. So much for being the ace. During pregame introductions yesterday at...
Playoff destiny out of Rangers' hands
This afternoon becomes about survival for the Rangers, not celebration. This Game 82 at the Garden against the Devils becomes about extending life for at least a few hours and...
Islanders show fight in shootout loss to Penguins
With league disciplinarian Colin Campbell in attendance, there was no way the NHL was going to allow last night's Islanders-Penguins game to become the "Rematch at the Coliseum." Instead, it...
Knicks, 'Melo can smell playoffs
No one around the Garden wants to hear that moving hoops heaven and earth for Carmelo Anthony was for next year and beyond, when ticket prices go to the moon...
Bum ankle sidelines Knicks' Stoudemire
Amar'e Stoudemire ominously wore a boot on his left foot and hobbled through the Prudential Center hallways following the Knicks' 116-93 laugher over the Nets. But Stoudemire believes he will...
Anthony leads Knicks over Nets as stars sit
For the second time this season, the Knicks ventured to New Jersey and Amar'e Stoudemire sat in street clothes. And for the second time this season, it didn't matter in...
Devils unconcerned with rivals' postseason dreams
The Devils were too good to be true. One after another, they maintained straight faces in the witness box, insisting they bear no ill will toward the Rangers today at...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 9SUNApr. 10MONApr. 11TUEApr. 12WEDApr. 13THUApr. 14FRIApr. 15KnicksNOGAMEInd.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEChi.8:00TNTESPNBos.8:00MSGESPNEndofReg.Sea.NetsNOGAMETor.6:00YESWFANChar.7:00YESWBBRNOGAMEChi.8:00No TVWBBREndofReg.Sea.RangersDevils12:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AMEndofReg.Sea.IslandersPhiladelphia7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WRHU 88.7 FMEndofReg.Sea.DevilsRangers12:30TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMBos.3:00MSG+WBBREndofReg.Sea.Red BullsPhiladelphia7:00TV -- ESPN2Radio--WADO 1280 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
Next time he might want to rethink his whole fashion philosophy. A Charlotte, NC, man was busted for robbing a home after he accidentally left behind a novelty T-shirt bearing...
Cancer will not interrupt Lavin's duties at St. John's
St. John's coach Steve Lavin hosted the Women's Coaches vs. Cancer Luncheon at the Final Four in Houston last week. Little did most of those in attendance know that Lavin...
Lallaves lead Lewis to key win over Port Richmond
As the ball left Gabriella Contreras’ bat it appeared to be heading for the outfield grass. A hit would bring the wining run to the plate for Port Richmond in...
Community Board 1 ponders the unthinkable — a Williamsburg without new bars
Last call, Williamsburg!Some community leaders in the booze-soaked partyland want a moratorium on all new liquor licenses — curtailing the flow of new bars and restaurants into a seriously liquored-up...
Wheelchair Charities HS Basketball Classic schedule released
It’s that time of year again.The 2011 Wheelchair Charities HS Basketball Classic is back next week for a 38th installment at Long Island University in Downtown Brooklyn. And this time...
Sophomore transfer comfortable quickly in Pirates purple
Cheryl Lopez got a Pirates primer over the winter. Softball is her primary sport, but the sophomore, who transferred from Notre Dame Academy, helped lead Tottenville to its first PSAL...
Only Company XIV could make a sexy dance piece out of Bukowski
Austin McCormick and Charles Bukowski may come from two completely different artistic backgrounds, but they have at least one thing in common — women are their muse. And this month,...
Anthony, Knicks cruise by Nets without Stoudemire
Carmelo Anthony had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the New York Knicks ended a franchise-worst streak of nine straight losing seasons by beating the New Jersey Nets 116-93 on...