February 20, 2011
Warship shadowing pirates, hijacked yacht
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A warship is shadowing a yacht with four Americans on board that was hijacked by Somali pirates, a pirate said Sunday, as the vessel was reported to...
20-year-old Bayne wins Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. insisted he didn't believe in fairy tales and happy endings. Trevor Bayne was too young to know any better. Bayne, in just his...
Nets owner says meeting with Anthony was ‘fantastic’: report
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov said he had a “fantastic” meeting with Carmelo Anthony, but still does not sound confident he can land the Nuggets star. "It was a fantastic meeting,...
NFL, union meet for third straight day with mediator
WASHINGTON -- The NFL and its players' union met before a federal mediator for the third consecutive day on Sunday, trying to find common ground for a new labor deal...
Elderly man survives close brush with train
An octogenarian suffering from Alzheimer’s miraculously survived a close encounter with a speeding No. 4 train after he wandered onto the tracks – walker and all – this afternoon. Anatoliy...
Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan first round preview
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Monday’s Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan first round at Holy Cross. Here’s the schedule: 6 p.m. – No. 4 Bishop Loughlin vs. No. 5...
Rangers lose to Flyers, 4-2
Claude Giroux and Daniel Carcillo scored second-period goals and the Philadelphia Flyers shook off an early deficit and beat the Rangers 4-2 on Sunday. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead...
Rangers' Gaborik leaves game with concussion
Rangers forward Marian Gaborik left Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Flyers with a concussion, but the injury occured before the game. "It didn't happen this game. I'm not sure when...
For Heaven's sake, don't let citizens fend for themselves!
Here is why we need government according to Democrats: "This is not a matter of eliminating red tape or unnecessary regulation. If the legislature enacts this legislation, it will be...
Brodeur ready to return, but Devils don't say who will start Tuesday: report
Martin Brodeur is ready to return, but the Devils may not be ready to call on him. "Yes, he's ready to play," Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said after a Sunday...
Castillo blames late arrival to Mets camp on brother's surgery
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mets manager Terry Collins now understands why Luis Castillo didn't show up early for spring training. He just wishes the second baseman had told him sooner....
Nets still alive in Anthony pursuit: source
The face-to-face finally took place between Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and Carmelo Anthony. And while initial reports suggested the Nets were out of the hunt, several league sources indicated otherwise,...
Budget big Rep. Ryan: Gov't shutdown unlikely
US House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said today he is not pushing for a government shutdown as a budget deadlock continues, and suggested Republicans would seek a short-term extension...
Walker: No compromise in Wis. budget battle, expects Dems to cave
MADISON, Wis. — As union supporters moved inside for a sixth straight day of protests at the Wisconsin Capitol, Gov. Scott Walker reiterated today that he wouldn't compromise on the...
Knicks won't increase offer to Nuggets for Anthony; insist Isiah not involved
LOS ANGELES – The Knicks are confident they can land Carmelo Anthony but don't want to overpay as their counter-offer of Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and a first-round...
Jeter wants to enjoy road to 3,000 hits
Yankees captain Derek Jeter plans to enjoy his upcoming trip to 3,000 career hits. The shortstop is 74 hits from the milestone entering the 2011 season. "It's going to be...
Delta jet makes emergency landing after engine fails
MIAMI — A Delta plane's engine failed in mid-air over Florida, forcing the flight to make an emergency landing this morning, authorities said. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said...
LI cockfighting bust nabs 33
Suffolk County Police say officers have raided a Long Island rooster fighting operation, arresting two operators and 31 spectators. The police department said it conducted the raid shortly after 9...
NYPD saves 2 West Point cadets in mountaintop rescue
Heroic NYPD cops battled ferocious winds and sub-freezing temperatures as one was lowered from a hovering helicopter onto a mountaintop cliff early today to rescue two near-dead West Point cadets...
Report calls Isiah top Knicks executive
Even if the Knicks don't get Carmelo Anthony, a report says they already have Isiah Thomas. Yahoo! Sports on Sunday reported , "Isiah Thomas has left the shadows and moved...
'We are not Egypt': Son of Libyan despot Gadhafi warns of civil war, burning oil
After anti-government unrest spread to the Libyan capital and protesters seized military bases and weapons today, Moammar Gadhafi's son went on state television to proclaim that his father remained in...
Stop signs
In 2008, photographers James and Karla Murray published “Store Front” (Gingko Press), an ode to the vanishing signs of New York City. Three years later, there’s a new edition and...
CHSAA girls basketball roundup: Moore runs past Sea
Moore Catholic sent its seniors out in style The Mavericks dominated visiting St. Joseph by the Sea, 71-25, in CHSAA Staten Island girls basketball Saturday night. Alex Salaycik dropped in...
Feisty Hill can't pull upset of St. Peter's, save season
St. Joseph Hill faced a daunting task. In order to keep their season alive, following a disappointing loss to Notre Dame Academy, the Hilltoppers would need to beat 15-time defending...
Problem-plagued 'Spider-Man' bringing in co-director
Producers of the beleaguered $65 million musical, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," appear to be losing faith in their director Julie Taymor, creator of the "Lion King," and are looking...
Nets meet with ’Melo but Knicks in driver's seat
LOS ANGELES — Knicks brass is confident Carmelo Anthony wants no part of New Jersey and still felt good about their position yesterday despite the Nuggets forward’s meeting yesterday with...
Anthony ‘noncommittal’ after face-to-face with Nets: report
Whether a last stand or a fresh start, the Nets’ fortunes were on the line yesterday when owner Mikhail Prokhorov got his face-to-face meeting with Carmelo Anthony in Los Angeles....
Anthony finally displays open-mindedness
LOS ANGELES—Contrary to conventional conviction, the Nuggets aren’t using the Nets’ offer as leverage to extract more than what’s equitable from the Knicks. At least that wasn’t management’s intention until...
St. Peter's holds off Hill in final home game, earns first-place tie
When the news broke a week ago that this would be St. Peter’s final season, the players talking about giving it a fitting end. The Eagles accomplished step one of...
Adidas to give city girls opportunity to play in elite showcases
Adidas is set to make a big splash in Big Apple girls basketball.The company will be starting the New York Adidas National Team program this spring with the goal to...
Beltran's legacy with Mets at tipping point
PORT ST. LUCIE — He isn’t the longest-tenured Met, even as he enters Year 7: David Wright beat Carlos Beltran here, and so did Jose Reyes. But it was Beltran’s...
Beltran would shift for Mets’ benefit
PORT ST. LUCIE — Carlos Beltran wasn’t exactly humming the lyrics to John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” as he arrived at the Mets’ spring training complex yesterday. The veteran outfielder was expected...
Regis routs LaSalle in CHSAA Class A first round
Much like the first day of class or a first date, Billy Carballeira and his Regis teammates were nervous for their first-round CHSAA Class A intersectional playoff game against LaSalle...
Monsignor Farrell survives scare to edge St. John's Prep
Monsignor Farrell’s 17-point lead was whittled down to just two and the Lions appeared to be wilting under St. John’s Prep’s pressure. A sure win in the CHSAA Class A...
Yankees rotation has time to heat up
TAMPA — Scott Feldman started Opening Day for the Rangers last year, followed by Rich Harden. A converted reliever, C.J. Wilson, was Texas’ third starter, followed by a failed major...
Red Sox are favorites, but Yankees say 'don't count us out'
TAMPA — With a payroll of about $205 million, even more cash at their disposal to fix a suspect pitching rotation, and 27 world championship trophies, the Yankees have been...
Memories alive with 106-year-old Yankees fan
SEMINOLE, Fla. — From Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth to Joe DiMaggio and Derek Jeter, she has seen them all. Sitting in her Florida home, native New Yorker Helma Graham...
Red Sox ready to rock
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Carl Crawford used his speed to make his way through the cramped Red Sox clubhouse on his first day in camp after 12 years in the...
Day in the life of Knicks' Fields
Soon it will be time for chapel. And NBA TV. And apple juice. And Froot Loops. Nicki Minaj’s “Moment 4 Life” is blaring on the Madison Square Garden PA system...
Mystery at Marienbad
French filmmaker Alain Resnais is 88 years old and still going strong. His "Wild Grass," which I simply adored, had a run here last June after unreeling at the New...
Bridge
Cy the Cynic says that the problem with unwritten rules is that you don't know where to go to erase them. Bridge has many such "rules," and players would be...
It's a free-for-all
Imagine if back in 1997, when Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in that history-making match, that IBM decided to give the program away -- free -- to anyone who asked....
Phantom 'Limbs'
RADIOHEAD“The King of Limbs” On the freshly minted album “The King of Limbs,” Radiohead seems to have found the balance between the swirls and beats of electronica and the melodicism...
'Grit' girl
If you want to know how “True Grit” star Hailee Steinfeld compares to a typical fame-obsessed teen, consider how she found out about her nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Despite...
Lizard kings
Rango, the title character of the animated Gore Verbinski film that hits theaters on March 4, has the voice of Johnny Depp and the life confusion of Ben Stiller in...
A sweet victory
Cake has finally tasted the icing. After 20 years, the Sacramento, Calif., rockers are proud owners of their first No. 1 album, “Showroom of Compassion,” which recently debuted at the...
Like father, like 'Swan'
The hallway leading to Dr. Avner Hershlag’s Long Island office is lined with pictures of hundreds of children he’s helped conceive. But on and around his desk, he keeps shots...
Dude, where's my den?
With square footage to spare, any suburban chap can boast a no-girls-allowed basement hangout, complete with a wraparound La-Z-Boy sofa and a stage for his Rock Band set-up. But NYC...
Club kidding
He’s been awake for a few days, is really into “dungeon culture” and has a massive crush on “Weekend Update” anchor Seth Meyers. He’s also the most beloved “Saturday Night...
Chopping block
It’s never too early to start fearing for the life of your favorite show. By all accounts, the hits have been hard to come by this season, but in the...
Murder, Italian-style
Amanda Knox is either a wronged young student or a cold-hearted killer. Any way you slice it, she’s the perfect Lifetime movie heroine. Dating back to the teeth-gnashing angst of...
Don't miss
‘Miami’ vice Well, the premiere of the “Housewives” of New York was delayed because the episode was so boring. Still, the franchise rolls on, like a tired dog-and-pony show to...
Knox is no innocent
I haven’t seen the broadcast of Lifetime’s Amanda Knox movie, and I doubt I will. The reality of this case is bad enough without a fictional version. Were there problems...
When Egypt’s revolt became all-male affair
History tells us that there are certain places — the Middle East, Central America, the Balkans, Africa — where successful popular revolts in the name of freedom only produce shiny,...
Reel good
THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951) Monday, 9:15 a.m., AMC Personal all-time favorite movie for both Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn is this fantastic tale of an uptight missionary spinster who becomes...
Turn on the 'Lights'
You don’t need a parade of big-name guest stars to make your February sweeps stories the highlight of your series. Mama checks out a few shows who forgo the sparkly...
Lost dog found in Web
When longtime Patchogue resident Tammy Masem returned home from work last June, she knew right away that something was wrong. Her 10-year-old border collie, Twiggy, wasn’t waiting to greet her...
The best s-eats in the house
Not so long ago, bustling restaurant kitchens were kept hidden from paying diners. These days, however, no restaurateur worth his artisanal sea salt would design a dining room without at...
Keep the New York Stock Exchange American
This past week the New York Stock Exchange announced that they had reached a deal to "merge" with the German-owned Deutsche Boerse. In reality, however, the German exchange would actually...
Food for thought for Ben
The mainstream media has fi nally caught up to what every grocery shopper in America already knows -- namely that food and other retail prices are on a tear and...
Traders are crude, says book
Who says life in the pits is so bad? According to Leah McGrath Goodman in her new book, "The Asylum: The Renegades Who Hijacked The World's Oil Market," the oil...
Even posh stores in the 'gross'-ery business
Attention, shoppers: Your supermarket may be engaged in illicit fish packaging and meat mixing! State inspectors flunked 151 supermarkets and specialty shops in Manhattan during their most recent 2010 state...
Why gas explode$
New Yorkers are paying over 20 percent more at the gas pump than they were in the beginning of October and, according to analysts, prices will rise even higher before...
Fewer movie permits
Lights, camera, inaction! The number of film permits for shooting big-budget movies and television shows on city streets nose-dived 9 percent last year to 19,705, from 21,701 in 2009, city...
Rival's $$ power over Vito
Brooklyn isn't big enough for both of them. Brooklyn Assemblyman and Democratic Party boss Vito Lopez is sweating now that Gov. Cuomo has appointed Lopez's longtime rival, Assemblyman Darryl Towns,...
Khadafy's snipers pick off protesters
Helicopters hovered over defenseless Libyan protesters while snipers fired at will yesterday, said a doctor who witnessed the carnage inflicted by strongman Moammar Khadafy against opponents of his regime. Khadafy...
Chief's prison 'e$cape'
Now that's a jailbreak. City investigators plan to grill the No. 2 official at the Department of Correction, Larry Davis Sr., over anonymous allegations he took vacations paid for by...
Sampson Dem $$ payouts
Brooklyn State Sen. John Sampson took care of his friends, shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign cash to a staffer and a longtime associate, The Post has...
Parks turn 'greener' for exec$
Maybe money grows on trees in Central Park. Douglas Blonsky, the head of the Central Park Conservancy, got a 20 percent raise, bringing his salary to $433,940, according to the...
Hypocrite handout
During the recent inter view where he pledged to focus on reforming public- worker pensions, Mayor Bloomberg unex pectedly rose to the defense of unions. "If you were a union...
Pol 'sanity' test
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Campaign staffers for Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) were so concerned about his erratic behavior during his 2010 campaign that they staged two interventions urging him to seek...
DC Xmas spruce down
WASHINGTON -- Strong winds toppled the national Christmas tree yesterday morning in the nation's capital. There were no injuries nor other damage, authorities said. The national Christmas tree was a...
Silvio had eye on Naomi
Embattled Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi chased after supermodel Naomi Camp bell's phone number during a 2009 summit of world leaders in London, the wife of Britain's ex-leader Gordon Brown revealed....
Senator nixes sex-rap probe
BOSTON -- Sen. Scott Brown has told a prosecutor he doesn't want to seek criminal charges against the former summer-camp counselor who Brown says sexually assaulted him 40 years ago...
Black spoils UFT's party
Cathie Black is having a "Mean Girls" moment. The schools chancellor is throwing her first meet-and-greet with elected parent leaders the same night of their scheduled meeting with the teachers-union...
Le Parker Meridien 'quickie' rate
Looks like skyrockets are in flight at Le Parker Meridien hotel -- it's now the city's swankiest spot for an afternoon delight. The posh West 56th Street hotel is pulling...
Kill right to LIFO: ed. chiefs
Mayor Bloomberg is getting upstate help in his bid to end the "last in, first out" law requiring that teacher layoffs be done by seniority instead of merit. The heads...
HS bigs facing cheat checks
City education officials are cracking down on cheaters -- not students, but schoolmasters. The Department of Education will begin auditing high schools after the June Regents exams to figure out...
House OKs $lash
The Republican-led House of Representatives slashed $61 billion from hundreds of federal programs in a rare weekend budget vote, setting up an inevitable showdown with the Democrat-controlled Senate that has...
O, so he's coaching
WASHINGTON -- This time he was the coach-in-chief. President Obama stepped in to help skipper his younger daughter's basketball team yesterday, even though she wasn't at the game. White House...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens Two Flushing neighbors were arrested after allegedly getting into a brawl over noise. Mark Kim, 51, was eating dinner with friends Feb. 12 in his home on Roosevelt Avenue...
Sprawl in the family
For the Ziona family, every day feels like a family reunion. The massive clan from Mizoram, India, is the world's largest family -- and they got together recently to pose...
App translates your e-mails
Struggling to communicate with colleagues and clients in countries where you don't speak the language? With Ortsbo, you can chat and compose e-mails in your native tongue and the company...
Cable 'devil' made wife's life hell: kin
The Staten Island creep accused of fatally beating his wife after she failed to upgrade his hospital room's cable TV had made her life a living hell, her family said....
Prof, 99, shticks to her guns
Have you heard the one about the 99-year-old college professor? Bel Kaufman, Hunter College's newest faculty member who is just shy of her 100th birthday, isn't meshugeneh as she plans...
Tea party pours in
Thousands of Tea Party protesters and union boosters faced off in Wisconsin yesterday in the epic compensation and benefits battle between Gov. Scott Walker and public employees. It was the...
'Rape' cop in 'confession'
An NYPD patrolman accused of raping a drunken woman in her apartment made a chilling confession, apologizing to the victim for "getting really crazy" the night of the alleged 2008...
Blood pressure rises in lab insurance mess
Dear John: My wife and I have decided to patronize local businesses to help our community's economy. With this said, I went to have a blood test at a place...
Six-figure 'flat' rate
When ex-tenant Cole Porter wrote "Don't Fence Me In," he couldn't have been referring to this 6,000-square- foot apartment in the Waldorf Towers. The luxury digs, with six bedrooms and...
Fink prefers coach
While the rich and powerful pull rank to win good spots in the buyers' line for Gulfstream's new supersonic G650 jet, one Wall Street titan doesn't need his clout as...
Feds step up bank probes on foreclosure
The feds are raising their scrutiny of foreclosure cases in the Metro area. The US Trustee's office, which is a division of the Justice Department, is filing briefs in individual...
Justin B-Ball makes his move
He's a "crossover" star. Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber didn't score at the Grammys but baby, baby, baby, he sure did in the NBA All-Star celebrity game. The 5-foot-5 Canadian...
Hero's unwelcome
Columbia University students heckled a war hero during a town-hall meeting on whether ROTC should be allowed back on campus. "Racist!" some students yelled at Anthony Maschek, a Columbia freshman...
'Relative' strangers
After years of searching for her birth parents, Emmy-winning casting director Sheila Jaffe arrived at the Long Island doorstep of a family she believed were her long-lost brethren. The door...
A wheel cheater
He's the Prince of Pedicabs. Osman Zenk, 33, rents out the three-wheelers from his pedicab palace on West 57th Street, where he keeps a fleet of 106, despite a city...
Sotheby's toys with $50M train collection
Maybe it was taking the Broadway IRT subway line to East Flatbush that inspired Brooklyn-born Jerry Greene to spend five decades amassing the world's greatest -- and best-kept secret --...
Nolita boutiques fighting 'greasy' Feast of San Gennaro
It's a clash of cannoli vs. couture. Supporters of Little Italy's famed Feast of San Gennaro -- set to celebrate its 85th year in September -- are fighting a newly...
She's gone with the wind
It was the "Wizard of Oz," Arizona style. Two girls playing inside a bouncy castle during a birthday party were swept away by a blast of wind yesterday -- dumping...
Cop shoots self in mishap
A Brooklyn cop accidentally shot himself in his station house yesterday, police said. The officer was wounded at 6:40 p.m. at the 67th Precinct headquarters in East Flatbush. He had...
Crane-dead East Side neighborhood struggling
The crane collapsed many livelihoods, too. Nearly three years after a mammoth crane at 303 E. 51st St. toppled and killed seven people, surrounding businesses look like ghostly museums. Nine...
Romney's past is more a working class zero
Likely Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been out on the pre-campaign trail this month saying he is the man to get Americans back to work, despite a spotty jobs...
The rent is too damn high? Nah!
Only in New York is $25,000-a- month rent considered a "deal." Yet empty-nesters Mindy and Steve Klein think that's a good price for the 2,034-square-foot, three-bedroom apartment they rent at...
Five-alarm Brooklyn fire leaves one dead
A raging five-alarm fire tore through a Brooklyn apartment building last night -- leaving one person dead and about 100 residents homeless and injuring nearly two dozen firefighters. The fire,...
'Rape' cops still collect salaries
The cops who allegedly raped a drunken women were slammed by Commissioner Ray Kelly for "outrageous" conduct that was "dispiriting" to the department, but they continue to collect their salaries...
Were you born that way?
What makes you so uniquely, idiosyncratically you, it turns out, is the same five personality traits that every other person on the planet possesses. In her new book “Quirk: Brain...
What Clinton can teach Christie
When he delivered a major national policy address in Washington this week, Chris Christie made sure to include in his remarks a humorous — but firm — denial of any...
Semper Fidos
A torrent of God’s and Heaven’s blessings should rain down upon Maureen Callahan for one of the most touching and educational articles I have read in a very long time...
Jersey's LIFO lesson
Turns out not everyone’s afraid of the big bad wolves in the teachers union. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his education chief last week launched a tag-team assault on...
Release the Kraken!
Kraken The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams Abrams In 1873, Theophilus Piccot and his assistant Daniel Squires rowed out for herring in Newfoundland’s Portugal...
In my library: T.C. Boyle
“I can’t help molding anything I hear or see or feel into a story, even my dreams,” confesses novelist T.C. Boyle. “I find myself altering dream dialogue and when I...
A life (and near death) online
Memoir of a Strange Girl by Stacy Pershall W.W. Norton In the summer of 2001, when Stacy Pershall decided to end it all, she didn’t know who was watching —...
Meekly probing Meeks
Looks like Rep. Gregory Meeks is running on a new campaign slogan: Viva Las Vegas! As The Post’s Isabel Vincent and Melissa Klein reported last Sunday, the Queens Democrat spends...
Michele Bachmann and the politics of Minnesota
Minnesota is confused. Minnesota confuses everyone, if they bother to look. One year it’s a governor who would sooner saw off the arm he uses to cast a fishing rod...
Required Reading
Our Last Best Chance The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril by King Abdullah II of Jordan (Viking) In a case of unintended timeliness, Jordan’s King Abdullah II...
New York's school testing con
In a stunningly short time, from 2006 to 2009, New York schools celebrated what was presented as a tremendous turnaround. The number of city students passing statewide math tests in...
Spank instead?
We are appalled by The Post’s glib suggestion that children in our public schools deserve to be water-boarded (“Rx for Classroom Chaos,” Editorial, Feb. 7). Calling children “apprentice miscreants” and...
Pulling back the curtain on the $65 million 'Spider-Man' on Broadway
About five years ago, renowned set designer George Tsypin was approached by the Chinese government to oversee designs for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. But film director Julie Taymor had a...
Tall, cold ones
So what if the mayor ices his beer? I’ve done it for years as it keeps me hydrated. I picked up the habit after spending time in the desert in...
Unions lose image war
How will the Battle of Madison, the still-escalating fight between government unions and Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker, play out? Hard to say, as tens of thousands of union protesters...
Deadly waits
Carl Campanile’s article about emergency-department overcrowding accurately depicts the crisis affecting not only New York City emergency departments, but emergency rooms throughout the country (“You Could Die Waiting in New...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS JAMIE DIMON JPM chief gets $17M bonus for 2010, the largest for a Wall St. banker. WATSON IBM’s supercomputer wallops Jeopardy’s two all-time best players in competition this week....
Devils defeat Hurricanes, now 10 points out
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Devils appeared to be buried and out of the Eastern Conference playoff race months ago, but they apparently never got the memo. Dainius Zubrus scored goals...
Vic C.'s Philadelphia Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-6 ½ fur; $28,000; clm; 4&5YO5-ThrillFactor 1221-What Now 1224-Well Call Me 1222-Bigstormrisng 1223-Stoney Victor 1226-Clare Castle 122SECOND-5 ½ fur; $26,000; clm; 4up3-Eze Does It 1181-ManosdePiedra 1185-Bavaria 1112-AlnsTouchDwn...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $20,000; clm($10,000); 4up(f)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1a-Amply Rewarded(L),118D Cohen2-2-1Gallusco 5-22Judicial Leader(L),118J Valdivia4-2-8Sciacca 6-13Palace Mistress(L),113T Kaplan7-5-7Chin 30-14Cranberry Queen(L),118E Castro2-8-5Englehrt 6-11a-Starsilhouette(L),120D Cohen1-3-7Gallusco...
Millwood balked at Yankees offer
TAMPA -- Kevin Millwood recently rejected the Yankees' offer of a minor-league contract that was structured similarly to the one the team gave Freddy Garcia, The Post has learned. The...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $38,000; mdn; 4up(f)SHE'S GOT RULES stalked the pace and has finished second in her last two starts. WIND IN MY SAILS switches from bugboy to Dominguez after...
Aqueduct Charts
February 19, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 fur; $42,000; alw; 4up(f)Off: 12:30 p.m. St. good, won drivingTime: 23.96, 47.91, 1:00.01, 1:12.99.Trainer: Jeff OdintzWinner: B M, 5,...
Heads up, NHL: Call Beukeboom
Not even the zero-tolerance rule on head shots adopted five years ago by the Ontario Hockey League is a guarantee against concussions. Case in point, 20-year-old Brock Beukeboom, son of...
Analysis
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $31,500; clm($50,000); 3YO JILLS DANCER finished second at this distance and level three back. CODE TWO third...
Graded entries
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $20,000; cl($12,50); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 1 TorreyClffs(L),121 JTalmo 5-3-3 8-5 6 Dextera(L),121 JRosro 5-3-4 9-5 2 TrppdthLght(L),121 JVrnza 4-5-2 6-1...
Carm on! Just forget Anthony
* I moved to Colorado from New York City, but my affections are still very much there for the Knicks. Please, do what you have to do to keep Carmelo...
Koufax supports Mets owner
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Sandy Koufax isn't smarting as much from his investment in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme as watching lifelong friend Fred Wilpon, the Mets principal owner, receive a...
Yankees' A-Rod starts out 'light'
TAMPA -- It was a sleeker Alex Rodriguez who took a physical, fielded grounders and worked in the hitting cage yesterday. Not only was Rodriguez's weight down from 228 to...
Rangers must 'find a way to win'
The coach who didn't want to focus on results for the first 60 games of the season was whistling a different tune yesterday. "We need to try to find a...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST- 5½f;6Cat Wiesel (Castanon) 3.402.402.107Tribeca Royality (Alvarez)6.203.603Proud Trippi (Cruz)2.60 Scr: The Pia Angel. * Exacta (6-7) $17.20 * $1 Superfecta (6-7-3-1) $57.00 * $1 Trifecta (6-7-3) $26.60Winner picked by DasilvaSECOND-mile;...
Jockey Coa has neck surgery in Florida
Jockey Eibar Coa underwent approximately six hours of surgery yesterday at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., on the C4 vertebrae in his neck, which was broken in a spill...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; pace; $15,000; Jr. Trend.8Border Fighting (Sears) 9.004.603.404Mcsocks (Campbell)3.202.805Gotta Love Him (Gingras)6.20* Exacta (8-4) $30.80 * Trifecta (8-4-5) $271.80SECOND-mile; pace; $9,000; cond.3UpFrntTmT(Ttrck) 11.204.203.0010BwreOfDrknss(Srs)3.202.609Beach Fighter A (Berry)6.80Scr: Mackenzie's Bliss * Exacta...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Baddeley takes 1-stroke lead In Los Angeles, Aaron Baddeley made only one mistake in shifting weather at Riviera, posting a 4-under 67 to grab a one-shot lead over Fred...
Former Devils captain will 'fall on that sword'
The latest Devils captain said he will live with any tarnish his reputation suffered unjustly over the last 50-games of his tenure in New Jersey. Jamie Langenbrunner, a member of...
Three-time champ looks to rebound at Daytona 500
NASCAR's one-time top driver and its' most famous track were both in need of change this offseason. Daytona International Speedway was repaved after last year's Daytona 500 -- won by...
Don't whine, Wilpons
Fred and Jeff Wilpon now are claiming to be genu inely wounded and highly insulted, complaining that so much of the world, especially those who write in newspapers, has unfairly...
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Auto RacingNoonNASCAR Sprint Cup: Daytona 500FOXBasketball1 p.m.Ohio State at PurdueCBS1 p.m.Florida at LSUESPN1 p.m.Cleveland State at Old DominionESPN22 p.m.Lafayette at LehighCBSC3 p.m.Women: Maryland at Florida StateESPN23 p.m.Women: Stanford at UCLAMSG...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogFlorida10LSUDENVER8½S. AlabamaRICHMOND11St. Bona.MIAMIPickClemsonTEMPLE16½Saint Joseph'sMARYLAND11N.C. StateWISCONSIN11½Penn St.DUKE20Georgia TechCALIFORNIA1UclaJ'VILLE7MercerAlbany, N.Y.2BINGHAMTONN. FLORIDA11KennesawODU5½Cleveland St.PURDUE1Ohio St.Home team in CAPSNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogAll-Star GameLAKERSEast 1 WestNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogFlyers$105-125RANGERSSABRES$110-130CapitalsB'HAWKS$160-180PenguinsRed Wings$120-140WILDFLAMES-x$120-140CanadiensHome team in CAPS
Islanders stop red-hot Kings
Rick who? That was the sarcastic question on the lips of 13,119 Islanders fans last night as they walked out of the Coliseum having watched their team dominate for a...
Stoudemire says Billups can help Knicks
LOS ANGELES -- Amar'e Stoudemire knows the Knicks' proposed blockbuster deal with the Nuggets isn't just about Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks also would get Chauncey Billups as their new point...
Memories of Dale Sr. a decade after crash
Jeff Gordon flew home after a disappointing Daytona 500 in 2001, thinking little of the seemingly benign crash in the final lap between Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Ken Schrader. When...
RFA fighting catch share plans
There has been an effort in the halls of Congress to get legislators to back the catch share plan that most fishermen are against. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) activists are...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 20MONFeb. 21TUEFeb. 22WEDFeb. 23THUFeb. 24FRIFeb. 25SATFeb. 26KnicksAll-Star Game8:00TV -- TNTRadio -- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEMilw.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMECle.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEAll-Star Game8:00TV -- TNTRadio -- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERangersPhiladelphia12:30TV -- NBCRadio -- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMECar.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00MSG2WNYMNOGAMEIslandersNOGAMEFla.1:00MSG+WRHUTor.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEPhil.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNOGAMENOGAMEDal.8:30VS.WFANNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSG+WFANNOGAME
Serby's Sunday Q & A with ... Larry Rothschild
The Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the Yankees’ 56-year-old pitching coach: Q: Your father came to the States (Chicago) from Germany? A: He became a Yankees fan by serving with...
The Rumble
Dwight Gooden’s life has been a series of incredible peaks and valleys, and Gooden will take an unvarnished look at his hits and misses in an upcoming book he is...
Hofstra star enjoying many senior moments
Yeah. This is the way Senior Year is supposed to be, the way it’s supposed to go, the way it’s supposed to feel. You’re Charles Jenkins, and you have the...
Weird but true
The new head of a Virginia condo association is a real bitch! A white Wheaten terrier named "Ms. Beatha Lee" was elected president of an Annandale housing group after her...
Ask Ashley: Girl’s too freaky, too fast
I recently hooked up with a girl, and the whole time she acted like we were in a porno — lots of screaming and free rein to do whatever I...
Meet market: Domestic goddess looking to cook up a little love
Julia, a 23-year-old marketing coordinator, loves shopping for ingredients for her homemade meals. Grab a fork, boys: She’s ready to cook for two. *Hey, Jude Here’s some good news for...
Top 5 worst things to say if your significant other gets fired
According to men and women working it at Firefly bar “Yay, now we can spend every single minute together!” – Bill “Does Tiffany’s take food stamps?” – Libby “I’m pregnant.”...
This week’s couple: May-Dec. romance
When Kate, a 26-year-old advertising account manager, and Brooks, a 24-year-old elementary music teacher, met at a hotel restaurant — Bar on 5th at the Setai Fifth Avenue — Brooks...
Glory days back for St. John's
At the end, the Garden sounded the way it sounded when Looie Carnesecca wore that sweater, and Chris Mullin never hesitated to shoot the ball over Patrick Ewing. It sounded...
Hardy, St. John's nip No. 4 Pitt
They should never have to buy a drink at the Sly Fox or a meal at Dante. Not today. Not for 20 years. They should never have to answer another...
Red Storm's Kennedy able to go home again
Every summer for the past three years, St. John's forward D.J. Kennedy has returned home to Pittsburgh, gone to workout at Pitt's Petersen Events Center with several Panthers' players and...
Jersey guy stars for Pitt in loss at Garden
Pittsburgh guard Ashton Gibbs had missed the past three games with an injured medial collateral ligament in his left knee. But the Scotch Plains, N.J., native was in midseason form...
Iona has rout stuff vs. Liberty
Michael Glover, Scott Machado and Alejo Rodriguez each posted double-doubles as Iona blew out Liberty 77-57 yesterday in Lynchburg, Va. Rodriguez (14 points) and Glover (12 points) each grabbed 11...
Fordham falls short at Xavier
Tu Holloway had his second career triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to lead No. 24 Xavier (20-6, 11-1 Atlantic 10) past Fordham 79-72 last night in...
West Virginia ends Notre Dame win streak
Truck Bryant broke out of a slump by scoring 24 points as West Virginia took command early in the second half and beat No. 8 Notre Dame 72-58 yesterday in...
Orange work OT to top Knights again
Kris Joseph scored six of his 21 points in overtime, and No. 17 Syracuse converted 34 of 47 free throws to hold off Rutgers 84-80 yesterday at the Carrier Dome....
Plenty of culprits in Wings-Cardozo no show
The gym was full, hot dogs and hamburgers were being grilled in the hallway and a distinctive buzz was spreading throughout Wadleigh for the finale of the Rucker High School...
Owen Pilots Spellman past Moore Catholic
Luke used the force. That doesn’t always happen, but when it does, good things usually happen for Cardinal Spellman. “When he plays well, we play well,” Pilots coach Fred Opper...
Brooklyn inferno leaves 100 homeless
A raging five-alarm fire tore through a Brooklyn apartment building last night -- injuring nearly two dozen firefighters and leaving about 100 residents homeless. The fire, which erupted at around...
Boys basketball roundup: Lincoln tops Bishop O'Connell (Va.), wins 10th straight
Shaquille Stokes scored 23 points and dished out eight assists, leading Lincoln to a 67-62 victory over Bishop O'Connell (Va.) and earning MVP honors in the Presidential Hoopfest in Washington,...
Zubrus scores two as Devils clip 'Canes
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dainius Zubrus scored goals in the first and third periods and the surging New Jersey Devils earned their season-best seventh straight victory by beating the Carolina Hurricanes...
Minor league coverage in today's Post
Here are some links to stories about Mets and Yankees minor leaguers and prospects in Saturday's Post:- Inside Mike Puma's notebook, new Mets manager Terry Collins came away from a...
Oil found stuck on Gulf bottom, contradicting hopeful estimates
WASHINGTON — Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist's video and slides that she says demonstrate the...