March 6, 2011
Devils beat Islanders in shootout
Brian Rolston scored in the sixth round of the shootout to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday. Blake Comeau tied...
Billups, Turiaf, Walker all sitting for Knicks vs. Hawks
ATLANTA – Knicks new point guard Chauncey Billups will be joined on the sidelines by center Ronny Turiaf and reserve Billy Walker, leaving the new-look Knicks with a short bench...
Sheen calls SNL skit 'genius'
Gnarly Charlie approves. The out-of-control A-lister says he roared at "Saturday Night Live" cast member Bill Hader’s dead-on impression that spoofed the actor’s public meltdown with an imaginary talk show...
Hofstra, Jenkins fall to Old Dominion in CAA semis
RICHMOND, Va. — Frank Hassell scored 22 points and second-seeded Old Dominion earned the right to defend its Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship with a 77-69 victory against Hofstra in...
St. Peter's upsets Fairfield for spot in MAAC championship
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Jeron Belin scored 15 points and Saint Peter's defeated Fairfield 62-48 on Sunday to earn a trip to its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship game since...
Hundreds brave rain to oppose Islam hearings
Some 300 people gathered in New York's Times Square to speak out against a planned congressional hearing on Muslims' role in homegrown terrorism. People at the rally today were carrying...
James and Wade miss in final seconds as Heat drop fourth straight
MIAMI — Derrick Rose scored 27 points, Luol Deng capped an 18-point effort with two free throws that put Chicago ahead for good, and the Bulls beat Miami 87-86 on...
Former Knicks star Houston has No. 20 retired by Tennessee
Allan Houston appreciates being honored for his scoring prowess while at Tennessee. It’s the memories of the Volunteers’ family that he cherishes the most, though. Tennessee honored its all-time scoring...
LIU into NEC finals with two-point win
Jamal Olasewere scored 16 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Long Island University past Central Connecticut State 69-67 on Sunday to advance to the Northeast Conference championship game....
Callahan nets four in Rangers' rout of Flyers
It’s no surprise that the Rangers’ offense busted out with Marian Gaborik back in the lineup. The fact that the top-line forward had no points in a blowout win over...
Beltran debuts for Mets with single, run scored
PORT ST. LUCIE — It hardly means that he's going to revert to form, but Carlos Beltran singled on a liner to right in his first spring training at-bat on...
A-Rod homers as Diaz cheers on from front row
KISSIMMEE, Fla -- Cameron Diaz had the best seat in the house today at Osceola County Stadium.Alex Rodriguez's girlfriend sat in the front row between the first base dugout and...
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere injury-free ahead of Barca showdown
LONDON -- Teenage soccer sensation Jack Wilshere handed Arsenal a boost Sunday ahead of Tuesday's trip to Barcelona by declaring himself fit to play. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger cast doubt...
Deadly Dirk grabs hat-trick as Liverpool dents Manchester United's title hopes
LIVERPOOL, England -- Dirk Kuyt helped himself to the first hat-trick of his Liverpool career as Manchester United fell apart in a 3-1 defeat at the home of its bitter...
Rep. King: Muslims aren't helping in terror fight
Muslims in the America aren't cooperating enough with law enforcement to counter the radicalization of young followers by al-Qaeda-linked groups, said a House leader on terrorism issues, renewing debate about...
Rangers' Gaborik returns from concussion
Top-line forward Marian Gaborik is back in the Rangers' lineup after missing six games and much of a seventh because of a concussion. Gaborik returned Sunday in the 7-0 win...
Obama administration considers tapping strategic reserves to ease gas prices
White House Chief of Staff William Daley said today the Obama administration was considering tapping into the U.S. strategic oil reserve as a way to help ease soaring oil prices....
St. John's Hardy named to All-Big East team
Dwight Hardy has been rewarded for leading St. John’s resurgence. The guard from The Bronx was named to the All-Big East team on Sunday after finishing fourth in the conference...
McCain: Bomb Libya, enforce no-fly zone
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain called Moammar Khadafy "insane" today as he reaffirmed his call for a US-backed no-fly zone over Libya to prevent its embattled leader from using aircraft...
Jets’ Scott slams wrestling critics
The Jets have been quiet on linebacker Bart Scott’s new wrestling venture. Scott says there isn’t much to talk about. Scott was asked by ESPN.com if he informed the team...
Jewelry store sells Lohan tape for $35K, may ruin theft case: reports
LOS ANGELES -- The high-end Los Angeles jewelry store at the center of Lindsay Lohan's latest court case has sold the surveillance video of the alleged theft -- and may...
Westboro lawyer: Obama, Supreme Court going to hell
The lawyer who last week won the Supreme Court case upholding Westboro Baptist Church’s right to hold anti-gay protests at military funerals said yesterday that President Obama is going to...
CHSAA Archdiocesan girls basketball final preview
NYPost.com CHSAA girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski takes a look at Sunday’s Archdiocesan final beat rivals St. Peter’s and Moore Catholic. SCHEDULE March 6 @ St. John Villa 4:30...
VOTE: Complete the 25 for 25 high school team
A month ago, the New York Post named its Top 25 New York City high school basketball players from the past 25 years, and we asked you to pick a...
Libya forces fight rebels advancing toward capital
BIN JAWWAD, Libya — Libyan helicopter gunships fired on a rebel force advancing west toward the capital along the Mediterranean coastline Sunday and forces loyal to leader Moammar Khadafy fought...
Time to let the Madness begin
This was the night when it felt that hope had died, that this crazy dream they all had to bring St. John’s basketball back had been shattered. The Red Storm...
St. John’s beats South Florida, set for postseason play
The emotion was overwhelming. Rob Thomas, the first of the 10 St. John’s players honored on Senior Night, was in tears before he got to half court. Justin Burrell, sporting...
Charlie Sheen discusses tiger blood and winning in live internet show
LOS ANGELES -- Troubled television star Charlie Sheen kicked off his inaugural live internet show, "Sheen's Korner," Saturday night. Streaming on broadcasting platform ustream.tv from what appeared to be a...
Caiazzo, Pandas knock off Bonnies for B/Q Division II crown
Alyson Caiazzo admitted to not being a quick starter. “Whenever there is something I always wait until the last minute,” the St. Saviour center joked. Luckily for her team it...
Shock and awe: Three Xaverian bowlers finish top six in CHSAA state finals
Matt Shock made a pledge to his teammates on the Xaverian bowling team before the start of the year. “Matt said I’m going to bowl better so we could win,”...
Mets eager to see what Thole can do
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Josh Thole is slated to be the starting catcher this season, but if the Mets finally are going to be able to turn the franchise...
Mets' Beltran debuts today
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Mets will get their first look at Carlos Beltran in a game this spring training when he plays against the Red Sox today in...
Reyes set to become Anthony of Mets
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jose Reyes is not going to be with the Mets next year. This is not credited to sources or people familiar with the situation. Just...
Judah scores KO to capture world boxing title
Zab “Super” Judah looked like he was in trouble in the seventh round last night at the Prudential Center’s AmeriHealth Pavilion. Kaizer Mabuza, a hard-punching South African, was starting to...
Yankees shrug off Sabathia spanking
TAMPA — If you are going to conveniently ignore what Manuel Banuelos has done in two splendid spring outings, you can’t put any stock in the spanking CC Sabathia received...
Yankees' Cervelli coming to terms with injury
TAMPA — Francisco Cervelli allowed himself one day of feeling blue about his fractured left foot before seeing the glass as half full. “I was a little sad [Friday], then...
Nationals phenom Harper young, but 'impressive'
TAMPA — Yes, batting practice is a show with Bryce Harper, as you would expect. Maybe it isn’t the same as it was in Mark McGwire’s heyday, or Ken Griffey’s,...
Steve Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Steve Lavin & Gene Keady
The Post's Steve Serby sat down for dinner at Elio's with St. John's coach Steve Lavin and his top assistant Gene Keady, who was Purdue's head coach from 1980-2005. Lavin...
Coleman's 3 bails out Bergtraum in near shocker
It was a true Murry Bergtraum-Manhattan Center classic. There was no need for Epiphanny Price or China Crosby to be on the court. It didn’t have to be at the...
Wilpons may need all-out fire sale to keep Mets
Fans hate fire sales by their teams. And Mets fans detest the Wilpons. So putting the two together would seem a worse idea than giving Charlie Sheen a microphone. But,...
Ex-Met Carter has wife and new baseball life with Rays
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — This was the sound coming from the outdoor batting cage at 7:30 in the morning. Whack. Whack. Whack. It was the same sound that could be...
Knicks' Anthony leaves Baltimore better than he lived it
BALTIMORE — On his front left shoulder, Carmelo Anthony has a tattoo, ink that reads “West Baltimore.” For him, it’s an appreciation — a small appreciation — for what that...
St. John's Lopez was megastar
Whether he’s sitting at a Midtown café or courtside watching his alma mater Rice win a sixth straight New York Archdiocesan title, Felipe Lopez doesn’t draw much attention. That wasn’t...
Radio man’s name gained instant infamy
Let’s call this the Cruel Joke Column. 1) It hardly matters that this Bill Buchner is not spelled the same as that Bill Buckner. They’re pronounced the same, and this...
Hey fans, be careful what you wish for
TAMPA — Yankees fans, you are more than welcome to stay around for the next 600 words or so, but here’s fair warning: You aren’t likely to understand a word...
Valiant Hilltoppers effort falls short against Nazareth
Mary Louis was on top of the world following its upset of Christ the King. “We felt like we were unstoppable,” TMLA senior Karin Robinson said. “This team [Nazareth] was...
The Rumble: Former Giant Strahan wants to replace Regis
All the Reege Strahan wants to team with Kelly Michael Strahan is ready to sack a new gig: Live With Kelly & Mike. “Regis [Philbin] is irreplaceable,” Strahan tells The...
Kennedy beats Banneker, hides cards in preparation for Bergtraum
O’Neil Glenn was an All-American football player and has been an All-City girls basketball coach of the year. But Saturday he tried out another game: poker. The John F. Kennedy...
Catherine the great
Are the French taking over New York, or does it just seem that way? The an nual Rendez-Vous With French Cinema jamboree is under way through March 13 at its...
The Libyan Gambit
Moammar Khadafy knew for many years what an endgame was. In 2004, the Libyan strongman was trying to shed his snake skin, so he offered to host the world chess...
Bridge
World Bridge Federation events are rarely held in the United States, but at the 2010 Championships in Philadelphia, US players did well. The Rosenblum Teams winners were John Diamond-Brian Platnick,...
Conan’s band boss
Jimmy Vivino had mighty big tom-toms to fill when Max Weinberg resigned as Conan O’Brien’s bandleader after the late-night comic got bounced from NBC’s “The Tonight Show.” For 17 years,...
Getting 'Battle' ready
In Friday’s blow-’em-up epic “Battle: Los Angeles,” Earth is invaded by aliens from another world, and only a Marine platoon led by Aaron Eckhart can save us from total destruction....
An Oscar they couldn't refuse
We're shocked, shocked! “The Godfather” is capo di tutto capi — boss of all bosses — among Oscar’s Best Picture winners, according to Post readers. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 classic...
Chase scene
We wondered if Adrian Grenier, who plays movie star Vincent Chase on “Entourage,” had an ax to grind with the paparazzi. After all, in his documentary, “Teenage Paparazzo,” out later...
'Red' hot
In the new film “Red Riding Hood,” out Friday, Amanda Seyfried becomes an object of desire for a murderous wolf. In real life, the wolves began surrounding the saucer-eyed ingenue...
With a little help from their friends
R.E.M. traveled halfway across the globe just to hang out with their friends. When the Atlanta-based trio chose Berlin to record their new album, “Collapse Into Now,” out Tuesday, they...
Seinfeld follies
Jerry Seinfeld’s “The Marriage Ref” returns for its second season tonight, unleashing new panels of celebrities and comedians to judge who’s right in marital battles: the husband or the wife....
‘Breakout’ team
Like its crew of convicts and US Marshals, A&E’s “Breakout Kings” is one of those rare shows that got a second chance. Last spring, “Breakout Kings,” created and produced by...
For the birds
Don't try telling pigeon-lover Mike Tyson that people might see a softer side of him on his new Animal Planet series, “Taking on Tyson.” “No, please, nobody would ever think...
Don't miss
Facts of life WHEN free-spirited substitute teacher Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow) fills in for the absent sex-education teacher, she joins forces with Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) to teach the kids...
Ladies’ night lasts all week
Break out the pinot noir and make it ladies’ night all week long, as women take front and center in dramatic fashion: “Army Wives” (Sunday, 9 p.m., Lifetime) Compared to...
Nostalgia machine cranks for ‘Laugh-in’ retrospective
Forty-two years have passed since “Laugh-in” made us, well, laugh at outrageous jokes about politics and sex. The show, a precursor to “Saturday Night Live,” is now a charming antique...
Why Trump should stump in Minnesota
As long as he has a reasonably credible opponent — hard to find, these days — many would love to see Donald Trump run for political office. There’s no better...
Reel good
THE QUEEN (2006) Thursday, 2 a.m., USA Helen Mirren won an Oscar for her performance as the stiffly, out-of-touch Queen Elizabeth following the death of Princess Diana. Her lack of...
Bow wow!
Five years ago, when Regina Jordan and her husband, Ed Bacon, were looking to add another crewmember to their yacht, they searched for a surefooted and able-bodied addition. With four...
How does the 30-hour burger taste?
It’s beautiful. It’s ambitious. It’s the end-product of 30 hours of painstaking preparation and a by-product of the molecular-gastronomy phenomenon that’s written and talked about a lot more than it’s...
Gotham gastronomy
You don’t have to spend 30 hours in the kitchen to sample the new wave of scientific cooking chic. Here are a few classics of the genre being served locally....
Big stack attack!
Some cookbooks inspire readers to hit the kitchen and prepare something great. Others inspire them to surrender and call for takeout Chinese. Take a guess as to which “Modernist Cuisine:...
Jay-Z the gunslinger
He didn't want to shoot him -- just scare him. That's what a young Shawn Corey Carter, a 17-year-old cocaine dealer, was thinking when he borrowed a gun and came...
1 out of 3 ain't so bad
This past week Ben Bernanke was on Capitol Hill, testifying on the central bank's semi-annual report on monetary policy. Some thoughtful questions were asked, mostly about the political topics du...
She's in a cla$$ by herself
This is an education in extravagance. The Syosset Central School District, which serves an enclave of gated communities, ritzy eateries and children's boutiques like "Spoiled Rotten," takes the crown in...
Now, that's a McDonald's 'drive-thru'
A Brooklyn motorist crashed through a McDonald's window yesterday and into a children's play area -- but there were super-sighs of relief when nobody was hurt. "Thank God no one...
Andy keeps his promi$e
Any list of governors tak ing on big deficits and big unions inevitably starts with Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey and ends with New York. The point of the list...
App Store smackdown
There's a newcomer to the controversy over the App Store name. For those who don't know: Microsoft is fighting Apple's claim to the name of its mobile applications market, saying...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan An off-duty school safety agent was nearly robbed in East Harlem, cops said. The 28-year-old woman had just left John Roberts JHS on First Avenue near 120th Street at...
TV gal Watts in DWI bust
That Watts is one dim bulb, police say. Former city news anchor and current "Judge Joe Brown" announcer Rolonda Watts was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of drunken driving in...
Nursed despot's sexual healing
The nut loves his nurses. Madman Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy keeps an entourage of ladies-of-the-white to travel with him -- including the voluptuous angel of mercy who supposedly shared his...
Bad-vibe sorrow
CHICAGO -- A Northwestern University professor has apologized for allowing a couple to demonstrate the use of a sex toy after one of his classes. But J. Michael Bailey said...
Another oil trader saying he is doing God's work
Dear John: I read your article on oil prices. You correctly surmised at the beginning that it was the fault of supply and demand. We don't explore enough for domestic...
'Pregnant' smuggler in ecstasy at border
She had one special bun in the oven. Georgia native Leann Corley, 25, was arrested in Buffalo trying to smuggle 21 pounds of drugs in her "baby bump" across the...
Dissed Irish rain jeers on parading Mike
Some Celts are still cross. Boos followed Mayor Bloomberg yesterday as he walked in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Rockaway, Queens -- his first Irish outing since he made...
More from Middle East tinderbox
EGYPT: Protesters yesterday stormed the headquarters of the tainted national security agency to try to prevent the destruction of documents that prove human-rights abuses occurred. The 500,000-strong internal security services...
The city's garnisheed wages of parking sin
Scofflaw city workers are getting pinched where it hurts -- their paychecks. City Hall is hunting down municipal employees who aren't paying their parking tickets -- 4,600 deadbeats with 12,000...
App lets you prioritize workflow
Do you find yourself repeatedly scheduling meetings with the same person or visiting the same place to get things done? You could benefit from ActionComplete, a to-do list app that...
Jerseyans rip teach tenure
New Jerseyans disapprove of teacher tenure and want students' state test performances to be a factor in teacher evaluations and pay raises, a new poll says. But the Rutgers-Eagleton poll...
Parking 'beater' sprung
This smirking brute charged with beating a woman into a coma for a parking spot waltzed out of jail early yesterday after posting $100,000 bail. Oscar Fuller was released at...
B'klyn plan gives new meaning to 'corporate park'
Picture a Brooklyn Bridge Park where you can visit Pampers Playground, then walk along the Target Esplanade past Ikea soccer fields to the Burger King Picnic Area. In what would...
GI Bill battered
The GI Bill intended to help veterans pay for college is about to have the opposite effect -- saddling New York students with thousands of dollars of debt or even...
Strapped states may hit Web gaming jackpot
Budget-challenged tri-state governments are within striking distance of an online gusher -- Web site tax revenues on the lottery and on blackjack, poker and other high-stakes games. The scale of...
Scaffolder tale of survival
The construction workers saved in a daring scaffold rescue kept each other calm as they stared death in the face. "We were just telling each other: 'Stay calm!' and 'Can...
Dejected ex-teacher who slugged Snooki joins Army
He took down Snooki �� next up, Osama bin Laden. Brad Ferro, who unleashed the shot heard round the world when he decked the diminutive star of MTV's reality smash...
'Family' restaurant
A reputed wiseguy is moving into the White House. Joe Franco, an alleged mobster who was kicked off a city catering contract for financial funny business, is now looking to...
Dramatic increase in rape cases
Rape is soaring in the city -- up 34.3 percent so far this year. That's by far the highest increase of any crime in 2011. Murder, robbery and burglary are...
An insider look
When Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, who's been accused of pocketing at least $45 million in illegal trading, walks into a downtown Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, he will face an...
Sabbath twist for gymnast
A 7-year-old gymnast must balance her favorite sport against her religious beliefs. Amalya Knapp, of Teaneck, NJ, was scheduled to compete in the state finals on Saturday, Feb. 12, but...
Beach bonus bonanza
Wall Street's back! At least when it comes to East End property values. Hedge-fund owners, bankers and traders are snapping up luxury houses and high-end rentals in the Hamptons for...
Brutal B'klyn bat beating
A thug mercilessly beat a 36-year-old man with a baseball bat in broad daylight yesterday in Brooklyn, cops said. The horrific assault occurred at about 12:50 p.m. on 20th Avenue...
Bizman sex rap looms
The feds are set to probe new underage-sex charges against pervy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who has already served 18 months for soliciting sex for minors, it was reported last night....
Mitt's in a snit over health law
BARTLETT, NH -- GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney yesterday derided President Obama's health-care law -- modeled in part on one the ex-governor signed in Massachusetts -- as a misguided effort...
Naked aggression in B'klyn art war
He says it's art. She says it's porn. A Williamsburg photographer sued a woman who destroyed his racy photo montage featuring buxom nudes in the lobby of her Bushwick apartment...
Obama's seven heaven
For one of the first times in President Obama's presidency, the monthly unemployment rate dipped below 9 percent last month. For the White House, which figures an unemployment rate in...
'Non'profiteers
Before she even got to Albany, Shirley Huntley knew the drill. Eight months before she was elected to the state Senate from Jamaica, Huntley founded a nonprofit called The Parent...
And you think your cigs are pricey!
Cigarettes are totally banned, black-market butts cost $200 a pack, a "loosey" goes for $40, and matches are so rare you have to spark a light by rubbing two wires...
Sheen porn again
One of Charlie Sheen's "goddesses" hath forsaken him -- at least for a little while. The tiger-blood-fueled "winner" suffered a brief loss yesterday when one of the two young women...
Khadafy troops' rebel massacre
Troops loyal to Libyan madman Moammar Khadafy launched fierce attacks yesterday on Zawiya, with state radio claiming they recaptured that city as well as another key coastal town, Misrata. The...
'Chopping' out the noise
Meet the pilot police. Aviation authorities have quietly started cracking down on hell-raising helicopters breaking new city flight restrictions for sightseeing aircraft, The Post has learned. The Downtown Manhattan Heliport,...
Queens woman lands $99-a-week Upper West Side apartment
It's not an urban myth: an Upper West Side apartment that goes for $99 a week. Dorothy Williamson, 70, a retired computer-systems administrator from Queens, checked into the Imperial Court...
Bike-lane foes getting 'Schwinn'dled on traffic flow
The city is peddling a new pedaling plan. Officials are quietly shopping another bike lane in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill, where residents are blasting it as dangerous. The Department of Transportation...
Elex jobs easy as A, B . . . D?
Another former offi cial at the city's Board of Elections is telling tales out of school -- and one is a doozy about how the agency once hired politically connected...
Inmates reap rewards of $35M settlement
Crime does pay. The city has started doling out $1,000 checks to 26,131 former jailbirds who won a $35.7 million class-action settlement for illegal strip searches -- and recipients who...
Bloomy's bubble bursts
In the narrative crafted by Michael Bloomberg’s public-relations team throughout the first nine years of his mayoralty, he was the fabulously successful businessman who saved New York’s economy after the...
Nature vs. neuter
Declaring “the death of men” is all the rage these days. Well, let me tell you when this Man Disappearance Crisis officially started. Around the year 2000, Dr. Drew Pinsky...
That’s Cole’d
I’ve been an employee of Kenneth Cole Productions for 21 years and am offended at your distorted representation of Kenneth Cole and our company (“Kenneth Cole Drops CEO Granoff,” March...
Inconvenience store
My Korean Deli Risking It All for a Convenience Store by Ben Ryder Howe Henry Holt People do strange things during life crises — change hairstyles, buy expensive sports cars,...
Spend LMDC money on cops and firefighters
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., created in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, can have a sizable impact on the...
Judge Garaufis' mob ties
Taking time off from crippling New York’s Fire Department, federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis lately has been playing haberdasher to a mobster. Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, a former Bonanno crime-family boss,...
Why the Jews?
When celebrities are drunk, on drugs or just high on their own egos, they often engage in rants. These days many such rants are captured on cellphone videos or audio...
Kill joy leaders
The bill introduced by Assemblyman Michael DenDekker to mandate registration of bicycles and a $25 fee, though later withdrawn, was off the wall (“Bill for Bike Registration,” Feb. 28). My...
In my library: R.A. Dickey
Knuckleball, yes — knucklehead, no. Rare are the pitchers who’ve majored in English lit, and the Mets’ R.A. Dickey is one of them: an Academic All-American who finished the University...
Olmstead’s legacy
I was pleased to read Mayor Bloomberg mention Frederick Law Olmstead who “hailed public parks as the ‘lungs of the city’ — a haven where one could escape the overcrowded,...
Push to cut LMDC staff
This is the way the LMDC ends: not with a bang, but a whimper. Six months after then-Gov. David Paterson said he would gut the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., the...
Required reading
Message From an Unknown Chinese Mother by Xinran (Scribner) Amidst the controversy over Amy Chua’s obsessive and pushy “Tiger Mother,” comes a touching book about Chinese mothers forced to abandon...
No relief
If Gov. Cuomo is serious about his property-tax cap, then he needs to get serious about giving local governments the flexibility to spend their money as they see best —...
Scamelot
The FBI reports that a youthful Ted Kennedy rented a brothel in Chile for a entire night — this, so he could hobnob with assorted commies and hard-left revolutionaries (“FBI:...
Boss still a star
I loved Leslie Gornstein’s feature about the Hollywood Walk of Fame (“Walk Among Stars,” Feb. 27). I can’t believe rock star Bruce Springsteen refused to have his star placed after...
Triple threat
Freedom at Risk Reflections on Politics, Liberty, and the State by James L. Buckley Encounter Books No other living American has served at such high levels in each of the...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS STEVE JOBS Ailing Apple boss makes a surprise appearance to debut the iPad 2. DOUG MORRIS Music vet reaches exit deal with Universal and is free to bolt to...
Forever young
Tracey Jackson needs to lighten up (“Hey Baby Boomers, Grow Up!” PostScript, Feb. 27). As a so-called Baby Boomer, I take issue with her opinion. Jackson appears rigid and conventional...
Rangers will look to end home struggles vs. Flyers
It's rare to see a playoff team in any sport with a losing record at home. Yet that describes the Rangers -- holding a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference,...
Tomorrow's Philadelphia Parx Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST7 fur; $27,000; clm($15,000); 3YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Forest Meadow(L),121S Elliott 5-12Super Sommelier(L),119RAlvarado 8-13Years Ago(L),119J Flores 2-14Here for the Music(L),116FPennngtn 3-15Myersrocks(L),117MEspindla 8-16Midnight's Child(L),114Mntanz...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $20,000; clm($10,000); 4upCOALTOWN LEGEND steps up in class after coming off the pace to win his last three starts. MR MAGENTA was a gate to wire winner...
Devils' playoff math still adds up
The Devils must believe in the Preposterous Dream. They've mailed out ticket invoices for the first two rounds of the playoffs. They wouldn't have dared that if they didn't bring...
Islanders attitude makes Gillies' suspension grow
Maybe if the Islanders hadn't gone out of their way to puff up their chests following their disgraceful display at the Coliseum against the Penguins on Feb. 11, maybe if...
Graded entries
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $50,000; clm($62,500); 3YO PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 4 BellaPaloza(L),120 PVlnza 4-1-1 9-5 5 DespertMsrs(L),117 MGarca 2-2-11 3-1 1 BrownIsBege(L),120 VEspna 2-1-x 9-2...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST- 6½; $19,400; mdn cl; 3YO9WoollyBrd(Lzno) 3.803.002.608RnJsmneRn(Dmngz)11.406.201Casual Gab (Bocachica)6.60 * Exacta (9-8) $81.00 * $1 Superfecta (9-8-1-2) $2,691.10 * $1 Trifecta (9-8-1) $446.40 SECOND-mile; $34,500; st alc; 4up2S. S. Stone...
Analysis
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $20,000; clm($15,000); 3YO TIKITOCKI drops in class after finishing second and was claimed. BROOKS LASS beaten a...
Swoon over Miami
If Mike Tyson had comman deered this column, he'd pi geonhole the Heat's going soft in the final 15 minutes against the Magic as a "statement setback." There are plenty...
Parx Results
FIRST-$23,000, cl, 4YO up F&M, 1mi4MeYuandHr(Pnngtn) 4.403.002.403Yonatowka (Ferrer)4.603.402Miss Rapture (Carmouche)4.80 Off 12:26. Time 1:42.10. Fast. Scr: Turning South. * Exacta (4-3) $25.60.SECOND-$20,000, cl, 4YO up F&M, 5½f1NghtyNghty(Bsno) 3.002.102.102Classy Concern (Elliott)2.402.105Nice...
Young guns propel Islanders to another win
Looking at the score sheet from the Islanders 5-2 win over the Blues yesterday at the Coliseum, and the clearest thing one sees is hope. Behind two goals from defenseman...
Nets gut out win in triple overtime
LONDON -- Travis Outlaw and the Nets were up to the challenge of providing excitement for the NBA's European fans. The Raptors more than did their part, too. Outlaw scored...
Nazareth reigns in Bkln./Qns.
Nazareth is officially king of CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens. The top-seeded Lady Kingsmen completed a sweep of the league's regular-season and playoffs crowns with a 50-35 win over No. 3 Mary Louis...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-1 Mile; pace; $11,000; clm2Inform (AMiller) 12.606.204.404Driven To Succeed (Tetrick)6.404.203BasilioBluChp(Cmpbll)10.40* Ex. (2-4) $91.20 * Tri.(2-4-3) $862.60SECOND-1 Mile; pace; $15,000; cond4CourserHnvr(AMllr) 3.002.202.109Dinneratartsplace (Sears)4.403.8010Drop Red (Campbell)3.20Scr: Talbot Redneck * Exacta (4-9) $16.20...
Stay Thirsty rolls in Gotham Stakes
Undefeated 2-year-old champ Uncle Mo is still the clear-cut early favorite for the May 7 Kentucky Derby, but he's not the only top Triple Crown contender in the barn. Yesterday...
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TENNIS: U.S. takes 2-1 lead in Davis Cup In Santiago, Chile, the United States is one victory from a showdown with Spain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Twins Bob and...
It's time to talk turkey
For the first time young hunters on Long Island will be able to join their upstate counterparts and hunt for turkeys during the spring. With a new regulation adopted in...
The Post Line
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D'Antoni happy if Knicks win half of remaining games, make playoffs
ATLANTA -- The bloom is off the rose. The buzz is off the trade. And a painful rasp is inside Mike D'Antoni's throat. Is this trade ever going to work...
NFL lockout? Make my day!
* It ticks me off me when the leaders of both sides claim that "a lockout or strike will only hurt the fans." You know what? I wouldn't mind not...
Yankees' Joba takes first spring shelling
TAMPA -- CC Sabathia wasn't the only Yankees hurler to get beat up yesterday by the Nationals. Joba Chamberlain absorbed his first spanking of the exhibition season in a 10-8...
Aqueduct Charts
March 5, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 fur; $26,000; clm; 4upOff: 1:04 p.m.St.good, won gamelyTime: 23.29, 46.59, 59.15, 1:12.25.Trainer: Joseph LostrittoWinner: DK B/ G, 5, by...
Vic C.'s Philadelphia Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-1m&70yds; $34,000; clm; 4&5YO2-Bellhouse 1221-BootlegFlyer 1224-Audeamus 1115-Bigstormrsng 1183-Champ Joey 122SECOND-1m&70yds; $22,000; clm; 4up2-TresBnEnsmble 1221-Shezagreatgal 1224-AmericanBrew 1175-Kitty'sStrmCt 1223-Machacha 1226-Diva d'Oro 122THIRD-6 fur; $26,000; clm; 3YO1-WhisperTthsth 1175-Missnoma 1192-Fashionette 1196-AtlanticBeach...
Knicks' Billups expected to sit out again
ATLANTA -- Chauncey Billups hobbled, winced and dribbled in measured steps as he did dribbling drills on his own private court during yesterday's practice. The Knicks upgraded Billups to questionable...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Two Pennsylvania football fans were flagged last week for tackling their Super Bowl dinner deer outside of hunting season. Christopher Layman, 21, and James Donaldson, 35, admitted to killing the...
Ask Ashley: Three little words are big
My boyfriend, who I’ve been with for 37 years, reads your column every week. He dared me to ask you about the two following things. (Don’t ever dare me!) First,...
Meet market: Sexy student hopes to find a city sweetie
Julia, 26, is getting her master’s degree in international affairs, but she’ll happily put down the books to start an affair of her own . . . * Team Jennifer...
Top 5 things not to bring when moving in with your significant other
According to pretty packers outside Big Apple Boxes moving company “The ‘topless girls on motorcycles’ calendar you’ve had since 1997.” — Jenna “A pink furry toilet seat cover.” — Matt...
This week’s couple: A 'Glee'-ful evening
For Saj, a 26-year-old comedy writer and producer, and Alyssa, a 22-year-old publicist, their date was all about mischief. While the two dined at NoMad hot spot Bar Basque, they...
Syracuse rout clinches double-bye in Big East Tournament
Rick Jackson had 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, making sure his final game in the Carrier Dome was one he would never forget as No. 12 Syracuse overwhelmed...
UNC takes ACC title
Harrison Barnes scored 18 points to help No. 13 North Carolina beat No. 4 Duke 81-67 last night in Chapel Hill, N.C., clinching the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship. Kendall...
Fordham ends 41-game Atlantic-10 losing streak
Brenton Butler scored 29 points and Fordham beat Massachusetts 77-73 yesterday in the regular-season finale for both teams to snap a 41-game Atlantic 10 Conference losing streak. Fordham, whose largest...
Iona rolls into semis on MAAC mission
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Iona had not won a single game in the MAAC tournament since its last conference title five years ago. But the Gaels strode into the Arena at...
Harvard nabs share of Ivy title
Kyle Casey scored a season-high 24 points to lead Harvard to a 79-67 victory over Princeton last night in Cambridge, Mass., guaranteeing the Crimson at least a share of their...
St. John's takes stock of their senior moments
The blood-red roses were dazzling. The camera flashes reflected off the frames containing the senior's jerseys. The 4,000 Steve Lavin Bobblehead dolls bobbled to strains of the pep band. The...
Young Hornets create buzz despite season-ending loss to South Shore
In November, there weren’t many expectations at Midwood, a girls basketball powerhouse in the PSAL for nearly a decade. The Hornets had an inexperienced roster and a new head coach....
Lady Kingsmen best Mary Louis, reign over CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens
Nazareth is officially kings of CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens. The top-seeded Lady Kingsmen completed the sweep of the league’s regular season and playoff crowns with a 50-35 win over No. 3 Mary...
Vikings wake up to come back on Midwood in quarters
His South Shore team was down two points at halftime to Midwood, a squad the Vikings routed twice in the regular season. A potentially magical playoff run was hanging in...
Ham-mer time: Junior guard shoots Lewis into semifinals
Jazmine Hamlet flew under the radar in her first year at Francis Lewis. The junior St. Michael Academy transfer was usually overshadowed by Jasmine Davis, Tyese Purvis or Theo Alexandrou....