April 20, 2011
Yankees' Hughes throws 30 pitches
TORONTO -- Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes felt good after throwing a 30-pitch bullpen session before Wednesday’s game, his first time on the mound since going on the disabled list because...
Pence's homer helps Astros beat Mets 4-3
Hunter Pence hit a blistering go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros used two smart fielding plays late to beat New York 4-3 Thursday night, giving...
Colon helps Yankees beat Blue Jays 6-2
TORONTO — Bartolo Colon pitched into the seventh inning to earn his first win in two years and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Wednesday...
Granny was slain over $1, say cops
It was a fight over $1 dollar that led a young thug to kill his grandmother in her Wagner Houses apartment last month, officials revealed today. Larry Davis, 22, confessed...
B'klyn jury refuses to indict 'Columbine' teach
A Brooklyn grand jury has refused to indict a high school art teacher who threatened to go Columbine on her colleagues, her lawyer said today. Sabrina Milo was arrested and...
Dad of 3 kids killed in NY river: Don't blame me
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — The father of three children who died along with their mother when she drove her minivan into the Hudson River said he is not directly responsible...
Crook who robbed Bally's gym lockers busted
Some good old-fashioned police work led cops to a petty crook, who looted two Midtown gym lockers and is a suspected in a string of break-ins in the outer boroughs...
Goodell plans for season to start on time
Roger Goodell held a conference call Wednesday with Giants season ticket holders and it is clear the paying customers want to know one thing first and foremost from the NFL...
Commissioner tells Giants fans NFL plans to start on time
Roger Goodell held a conference call Wednesday with Giants season ticket holders and it is clear the paying customers want to know one thing first and foremost from the NFL...
Suit accuses chef David Bouley of being neighbor from hell
Celebrity chef David Bouley is getting skewered, sauteed, flambed and sliced and diced with accusations that he's the neighbor from hell. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, W. Robert...
Apple earnings blow away expectations on iPhone, iPad growth
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple reported a sharp 95 percent surge in earnings for its second fiscal quarter Wednesday afternoon, blowing past analyst estimates on strong sales of the iPhone and...
Shaq won't play Game 3 for Celtics vs. Knicks
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Shaquille O’Neal will miss his third straight playoff game for the Boston Celtics with a right calf injury when they meet the Knicks on Friday night. Coach...
Cold-blooded elevator killer identified
The thug pictured below is the cold-blooded killer wanted for gunning down a teen in Brownsville, police said. Tipsters identified Djavan Perry, 20, as the murderous triggerman captured on chilling...
Black Sox player hinted Cubs threw 1918 World Series
CHICAGO -- If Chicago has been willing to believe that a cow caused the Great Chicago Fire, maybe it will buy this one: The White Sox got the idea to...
Two soccer teams pay better than Yankees
LONDON -- Barcelona and Real Madrid have overtaken the Yankees as the best-paid global sports teams, according to a British study. The review published Wednesday showed annual average pay during...
GM confident Nets can keep Williams
Nets general manager Billy King said he believes his team will be able to sign All-Star point guard Deron Williams to a long-term extension once the NBA and its players...
Next iPhone to be released in September: report
CUPERTINO -- The much-anticipated iPhone 5 will ship in September, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing three people with direct knowledge of the company's supply chain. The new device will have a...
Oscar nominated director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington, the British, Brooklyn-based photojournalist who received an Oscar nomination for "Restrepo," the film he made with Sebastian Junger about an elite Army company caught between the jaws of...
Heidi Montag, Ashley Dupre and Danielle Staub team up for VH1 reality show
LOS ANGELES -- Reality TV star Heidi Montag will return to the boob tube in a new VH1 reality show, the cable network said Wednesday. The former "Hills" star will...
A-Rod returns to Yankees lineup
TORONTO -- The Yankees get their cleanup hitter back Wednesday night.Alex Rodriguez, who has been out since leaving Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Rangers with stiffness in his lower back...
3UP: Reyes, Wright and Mejia
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about how, perhaps, being terrible will help the Mets do what is necessary without distraction: Start building a better product for the...
Mets put Parnell on DL
The Mets placed Bobby Parnell on the 15-day disabled list before Wednesday's game with circulatory problems in his right middle finger.Parnell said he will undergo further tests Thursday to determine...
Reputed mobster Joseph 'Joe the German' Watts gets 13-year max for murder plot, assault conviction
Once a gangster, always a gangster. A trusted henchman of the late John Gotti was hit with a maximum prison term this morning by a judge who noted that he...
Tracy Morgan slammed for saying he wants to 'climb' Michelle Obama
LOS ANGELES -- "30 Rock" actor Tracy Morgan was getting slammed Wednesday for dishing the raunchy details of his sexual attraction to First Lady Michelle Obama earlier this week. Morgan...
There is nothing like a nun
It's raining nuns! In today's paper, I wrote about the new drama "High," in which Kathleen Turner plays a nun who's a substance-abuse counselor. It's not a good show -- and...
ACS worker facing 'unjustifiable persecution' in child's death: defense
The lawyer for an ACS worker charged in the starvation death of a 4-year-old Brooklyn girl called the case today an “unjustifiable persecution” of an innocent man. Damon Adams is...
Okoro picks up Pitt offer
Kerwin Okoro has elevated his game since the end of the high school season and played well at the Pittsburgh Hoop Group Jam Fest over the weekend. Could his performance...
Kathleen Turner play 'High' fails on Broadway
The play "High" starring Kathleen Turner has crashed. Producers said Wednesday that the show, which opened Tuesday night, will close on Sunday, having failed to become a box office addiction....
Lindsay Lohan to play Junior Gotti's wife
LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan is joining the big screen Gotti family as the wife of John Gotti Jr. in a biopic of one of New York's most infamous families....
JUST BACK: Scotland
When author Dan Brown first visited Rosslyn Chapel in Midlothian, Scotland, the small, working church wasn't on any tourist maps. Though located just seven miles south of Edinburgh, Rosslyn didn't...
Mayor Bloomberg opens new 'Scream Zone' Coney Island roller coasters
It’s a real scream! Some wide-eyed kids today got the first crack at enjoying four new Coney Island thrill rides, including a human “Sling Shot” where riders are launched a...
New terror alerts are more specific: Napolitano
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the color-coded terror alert system will be replaced next week by two warnings — elevated and imminent. The new warnings could be...
Catherine Zeta-Jones in talks to join 'Rock of Ages' movie
LOS ANGELES -- Catherine Zeta-Jones is in negotiations to join the cast of the upcoming "Rock of Ages" movie in a role that was not part of the original stage...
Breakaway group of NFL players want more say in labor talks: report
A breakaway group of NFL players are close to hiring a law firm to intervene in the antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, the Sports Business Daily reported Wednesday. According to...
Amazon to let readers borrow Kindle books from libraries
SEATTLE -- Online shopping giant Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it will allow readers to check out Kindle books for free at more than 11,000 US libraries, a new twist in...
Knicks’ Stoudemire, Billups can try to play Game 3
MRI exams on Knicks Amar'e Stoudemire and Chauncey Billups revealed minor injuries that could allow the pair to play Friday against the Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA playoff...
Change the channel
First witches, now ghosts. But while Broadway’s “Wicked” proved golden for Stephen Schwartz, his “Séance on a Wet Afternoon,” came up lifeless and damp Tuesday night at its City Opera...
Brooklyn man accused of stabbing girlfriend says he's 'sorry'
The Brooklyn man charged in the brutal stabbing death of his girlfriend cried and said he was "sorry" this morning as cops led him out of a police station in...
Capitals coach quiet on 'horrible' Garden
After ripping Madison Square Garden from afar Monday, testy Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau refused to say anything about the World's Most Famous Arena to its face this morning.Boudreau was asked...
Knicks lose battle on the court and on the sidelines
The Knicks are overmatched.Say what you will about the on-court matchups between the Celtics' Big Three and the Knicks’ Big Three, but it’s become apparent over the past two games...
'Restrepo' director Tim Hetherington one of two celebrated journalists killed in Libya
MISRATA, Libya -- Oscar-nominated director and photojournalist Tim Hetherington was one of two celebrated journalists killed Wednesday in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Hetherington, 41, a British-born photojournalist with...
US govt: Restoring 2 poker-site domain names
Federal prosecutors say they expect Internet poker companies whose employees are being prosecuted to return money to players. They’re reactivating two domain names to make it easier for that to...
NTSB investigating incident with first lady's plane
National Transportation Safety Board investigators have launched a probe into an air-control blunder that put Michelle Obama’s plane too close to a military jet. The mistake on Monday afternoon will...
British PM to wear tails to royal wedding
LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron is changing course and plans to wear a formal morning suit with long tails to the royal wedding after all. A spokesman indicated earlier...
Queen hosts Kate Middleton's parents for lunch
LONDON — Palace officials say Queen Elizabeth II hosted the parents of Kate Middleton, who is set to wed Prince William on April 29. Buckingham Palace said Wednesday the queen...
Ex-Rutgers student slapped with bias charge stemming from suicide
A former Rutgers University freshman was indicted Wednesday on bias intimidation and other charges after allegedly using a webcam to spy on a same-sex encounter involving his roommate, who committed...
The Post covers Tribeca
Get the latest Tribeca Film Festival movie news, gossip and more from The Post's movie writers.
Massive Texas wildfires creep closer to Dallas area
Wildfires in Texas crept closer to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, razing some upscale homes near a lake and threatening hundreds more homes. The fires started in sparsely populated west Texas...
March existing home sales rebound by 3.7%, offer industry mixed signals
WASHINGTON -- US sales of existing single-family homes and condos rebounded by 3.7 percent in March to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.1 million, the National Association of Realtors reported...
OCD Archives: My first movie review, published 30 years ago
Three decades ago, I was toiling away madly in the features department of a suburban New Jersey newspaper. 1981 found me organizing a panel to find the best pizza in...
Catherine Zeta-Jones says there is 'no need to suffer silently'
Academy Award-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones said her recent diagnosis of bipolar II disorder -- a mental illness marked by prolonged periods of depression with episodes of mild mania -- is...
Parents filing suit in cop’s killing of Pace football player
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The parents of a college football player are suing the policeman who shot and killed him, calling the shooting an “unconscionable use of force.” In a...
Divers resume search for bodies on Long Island
OAK BEACH, N.Y. — Police divers are resuming a search for evidence in the case of a possible serial killer on New York’s Long Island. A Suffolk County police spokeswoman...
Bronx mom shot dead
A young Bronx mother died this afternoon after a gunman shot her in the head with a single bullet intended for her boyfriend, police said today. Bolivia Beck, 21, who...
Closing arguments set at Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading trial
The only trial to result so far from the biggest hedge fund insider trading case in history is ready for closing arguments after seven weeks of testimony and hundreds of...
Legal fees in NJ Hudson River tunnel fight top $800K
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has spent more than $800,000 in legal fees fighting the federal government’s $271 million bill for the scrapped Hudson River rail tunnel project. Invoices show...
Lethal parcel bombs sent to Scottish soccer boss, high-profile supporters
GLASGOW -- Two potentially lethal parcel bombs were sent to Neil Lennon -- the manager of Scottish soccer giant Celtic -- in the latest attacks on the club, its players...
France and Italy join Britain in sending military advisers to Libya
PARIS -- France and Italy said Wednesday they were sending military advisers to aid Libya's rebel leadership in their Benghazi stronghold, one day after Britain announced a similar measure. "France...
Charlie Sheen loses custody fight 'because he bragged about drug use'
LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles judge rejected Charlie Sheen's application for full custody of the twin sons he shares with his estranged third wife, Brooke Mueller, because he bragged...
Coney Island’s Scream Zone to open Thursday
Coney Island will be home to four, new thrill rides – including its first new major roller coasters in 84 years – when the new $12 million “Scream Zone” opens...
Jets to play Giants on Christmas Eve
Rex Ryan resembles Santa Claus a whole lot more than Tom Coughlin does, but that doesn’t mean the Jets have an edge over the Giants in what is sure to...
Cowboys visit Jets on 9/11
Hardly surprising considering the hot-ticket item the Jets have become, they drew five prime-time games as part of their 2011 regular-season schedule, released by the NFL last night. The first...
Failure to foul quickly finishes Knicks
BOSTON -- Carmelo Anthony said he couldn't get to Delonte West quick enough to immediately foul him in the final moments of last night's Game 2, a failure that allowed...
Garnett’s heroics in clutch lift Celtics over Knicks
BOSTON -- Kevin Garnett's offense was nowhere in sight much of the night. Until it counted most. And his defense, very solid all night, had one more surge of brilliance....
'Melo’s one-man show not enough for Knicks
BOSTON — The ending can’t obscure what came before. Not this time. Not on this night. Not given these circumstances. There were times, during long stretches of the evening last...
Back spasms leave Knicks' Stoudemire in limbo
BOSTON -- After Game 2 was over, Amar'e Stoudemire was in the trainer's area of the Knicks locker room and laughed. "Don't make me laugh," he said. Presumably, laughing resulted...
Superb 'Melo can’t keep Knicks out of 2-0 hole vs. Celtics
BOSTON -- Carmelo Anthony took on the entire Celtics franchise last night and nearly beat it by himself in one of the great individual Knicks playoff performances. With Chauncey Billups...
A nice Peas of work
Foxy Fergie struts through Midtown on spiked heels as she makes her way to a rehearsal with the Black Eyed Peas. The group announced yesterday that they are opening a...
Mudville notebook: Moore pitching pair finds comfort, results
HERKIMER, NY – Gianna DeCesare took two steps off the rubber and crumpled to the mud. The Moore Catholic windmiller took a scorching line drive off her left shin in...
Softball roundup: SFP's Derby tosses no-hitter
Hits have been hard to come by of late for teams facing Katie Derby. The St. Francis Prep ace threw a two-hitter in a loss to rival Archbishop Molloy on...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Moore edges Sea on Kostalos gem
The Staten Island ‘AA’ division in CHSAA baseball is officially up for grabs. Led by a brilliant performance by Matt Kostalos, who had 13 strikeouts in a complete-game, one-hitter, Moore...
Toast of the town
The birthday girl is lounging on a couch at the posh lounge called Back Room, nursing a drink. She’s wearing a flapper-style glittery headband, laughing and chatting with about 20...
Lights off at the Palace
Buckingham Palace is ignoring pleas from the American TV networks and turning off the palace lights after the royal wedding. The lights that illuminate the façade of the royal residence...
Turner show's got hell and grand dame-nation
To be remotely bearable, the ham-fisted melodrama "High" requires a larger-than-life icon who can sink her teeth into its ripe dialogue, then chomp. Thankfully, it has Kathleen Turner. As in...
Jesus walks
As Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ this Sunday, the fact remains that very little has been written about what Jesus actually did from the time...
'Day$' work
The "Happy Days" cast isn't so happy these days. Anson Williams (Potsie), Don Most (Ralph Malph), Marion Ross (Mrs. Cunningham) and Erin Moran (Joanie) -- along with the estate of...
Demi done at Disney
Demi Lovato is saying so long to "Sonny With a Chance." The 18-year-old actress, who recently got out of rehab for emotional and physical issues, told People that she's leaving...
‘Mob’ hit for VH1
Sunday night's "Mob Wives" premiere was a raging success for VH1 after it brought in 2.2 million viewers. The number bodes well for the show, as it compares favorably with...
Frank look at biz scandal
Frank Langella, who was unforgettable as Richard Nixon a few years ago in "Frost/Nixon," will return to Broadway next season in "Man and Boy," Terence Rattigan's long-forgotten but all-too-topical play...
Best restaurant list bites
Anybody can make a list. Or, as the White Stripes had it, "any man with a microphone can tell you what he loves the most." In the dining world this...
Spring for drinks
After the kind of winter that makes hibernating easy, New Yorkers with cabin fever are suddenly escaping work to discover the sun is (almost) shining and local bars are hopping....
Kate gets shield of dreams
LONDON -- A coat of arms created especially for royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton's family was unveiled yesterday. Described as "strong, simple, and very English," the new design will be featured...
Replace the Tappan Zee now
Will New York's leaders watch as residents slowly abandon the state, taking their assets and income with them? One test: Will Gov. Cuomo pledge to build a new Tappan Zee...
Union boss: Tix-fix cops just aim to please
Cops who fix tickets aren't corrupt -- they're courteous. That's the opinion of one police-union leader, who last night defended the practice as part of the culture of being a...
Nutty kid-game regs get kicked
ALBANY -- Responding to growing criticism, Gov. Cuomo yesterday halted state Health Department efforts to restrict summer youth camps from offering such "dangerous" traditional games as Red Rover and kickball....
Thief gets a pension? Time to change the law
Former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi is guilty of abusing the public trust ("Alan Hevesi, Jailbird," Editorial, April 16). The real way to punish Hevesi for his abuse of power is...
Homeless hocus-pocus
The Coalition for the Homeless cherry-picked numbers from after its period of study to claim that nearly 40,000 people slept in a homeless shelter on a single winter night last...
Porn punch-up in B'klyn library
A man traded blows with a porn-loving patron at the Brooklyn Public Library and was slapped with assault charges -- while the sex addict got off easy, police sources said....
Fold this case, Preet
Preet Bharara seems to be haunted by the fear that someone, somewhere, may be playing poker. Last year, Bharara, the US attorney in Manhattan, threatened an Australian payment-processor with up...
New miner tack
BOISE, Idaho -- Rescuers trying to reach a trapped Idaho silver miner have changed their tactics due to adverse conditions and are now attempting to reach him from a new...
Energy whoosh is coming true
BOSTON -- Work can begin on America's first offshore wind farm as early as this fall, authorities announced yesterday. The 130-turbine Cape Wind project, off the Massachusetts coast, won the...
Arms suspect 'rape threat'
A former Soviet military officer charged with trying to sell weapons to a terrorist group says US agents warned he could face hunger, disease and rape in Thailand jails if...
Schools boss hails single-sex classes
New Chancellor Dennis Walcott says he strongly supports school reform efforts that offer parents additional educational choices -- including controversial single-sex schools. Walcott said that, along with adding charter schools...
Obama's quagmire
Opponents of the Vietnam War -- that seemingly endless, inconclusive, increasingly unpopular and ever-more-deadly and costly conflict -- called it a "quagmire." They said it was unwinnable and should never...
Park-'rape' 5 seek payday
Some of the men imprisoned and then later cleared in the vicious 1989 rape and beating of a jogger in Central Park are calling on New York City to offer...
Let me run: Carl
Olympic legend Carl Lewis told a judge weighing his eligibility to run for New Jersey Senate yesterday that he has owned homes in the state since 2005 and has had...
Business briefs
Poker face ESPN is removing all advertisements and poker coverage events from its networks "pending further review" in response to indictments against several online gambling Web sites, many of which...
Time to take the revolution to Tehran
Yesterday's reports that Tehran in tends to reestablish diplomatic rela tions with Cairo after 20 years of chill are adding to neighbors' fears that the mullahs will emerge victorious from...
'Preppy' redemption
All is forgiven. So-called "Preppy Gun Moll" Afrika Owes yesterday was released in tears on a controversial $25,000 cash bail bond posted by the Abyssinian Baptist Church -- the very...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A man jumped to his death yesterday from his Upper East Side apartment, cops said. Steven Hack, 66, leaped from the apartment at 420 E. 72nd St. and hit...
Diva's faux-'Paz'
"I'm a real actress on HBO! She's a fake actress publicity- seeker!" That's what cocky "Boardwalk Empire" beauty Paz de la Huerta sniffed to cops about MTV reality-show star Samantha...
Mobsters clubbed
It's the kind of rubout that every pinky-ring-wearing, espresso-sipping mobster would shed a tear over. The Triangle Social Club in Greenwich Village -- an infamous Mafia hangout once run by...
Priest abuse raps booted
Child-molestation charges against an elderly Roman Catholic priest who runs a Queens home for troubled boys were dropped yesterday. The Queens District Attorney's Office announced that it wouldn't be prosecuting...
Mike's sham-paign
Chalk up another first for Mayor Bloomberg -- he's a noncandidate who has just registered a new campaign committee at the state Board of Elections. Each of the other 10,356...
Picard seeks added pay of $43.2M
The trustee liquidating Bernie Madoff's defunct investment firm asked a judge to pay him and his law firm $43.2 million for four months' work, bringing total fees sought in the...
New NHL deal for NBC
Comcast Corp.'s NBC and Versus networks said they had retained US broadcast rights for National Hockey League games in a 10-year contract that people familiar with the agreement said was...
Obama's wealth $care
WASHINGTON -- President Obama hammered Republicans with his revamped campaign theme that the wealthy should cough up more in taxes to cut the deficit -- while also predicting he can...
Vornado in 'Magic' buyout
It looks like Vornado Re alty Trust still has an eye on its long-stalled development at 1800 Park Ave. At the end of the year, documents show, it bought out...
China zooms to lead in Lamborghini race
In the race to become the world's dominant economy, China is on track to beat the US for the first time in at least one interesting category: Lamborghinis in the...
Awakening to Obama's 'Hosni' hell
First, the bad news. If you're keeping score at home, another day passed with more slaughter of demonstrators in the streets of Syria without serious objection from the White House....
Hot-dog eating contest gal-vanized
We can chew it! In a landmark decision for women's stuffrage, Nathan's is adding a gal's-only division to its annual hot-dog eating contest. Women may account for two of the...
Farkas guilty
Lee Farkas, the ex-chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., was found guilty of 14 counts of conspiracy and bank, wire and securities fraud in one of the largest...
Heart and sale
After months of crafting an intense marketing campaign aimed at getting tough-as-nail New Yorkers to welcome the discount giant as a neighbor, Walmart thinks it is close to winning the...
Trump's W. House ballroom
Donald Trump, who's hinted at running for president, wants to become the White House architect-in-chief. The Donald offered to build an opulent, $100 million grand ballroom at the White House...
Grete Waitz, 1953-2011
Grete Waitz may have been a world-champion distance runner, but she'd never run a marathon when she first came to New York from her native Norway in 1978 for the...
Contemptible, and in contempt
That the union-front Working Families Party is in contempt of the political process is hardly news. So no surprise, then, that it's in contempt of court as well. Last Friday,...
Andrew's nanny problem
Gov. Cuomo has never been slow to neutralize an impending public-relations disaster. No surprise, then, that the state Health Department was quick to take Whiffleball off its hit list. But...
Time to pick a poison: Dov or Chapter 11
What would be worse for American Apparel: filing for Chapter 11 or leaving it under the control of Dov Charney? That's the question confronting the cash-strapped retailer's board of directors...
Pedal-pushovers prove crackdown's a Khan job
If Mayor Bloomberg can't figure out what to do with his widely detested Department of Transportation chief Janette Sadik-Khan, here's a great idea: Make her police commissioner! After all, she...
Mid-air 'chelle shock
Not even the first lady is safe from bumbling air-traffic controllers. Michelle Obama's White House jet had to abort its landing in Washington after a controller's blunder allowed it to...
Syria move fuels doubt
BEIRUT -- The Syrian Cabinet endorsed legislation yesterday to lift the state of emergency, in force for 48 years, but the decision is seen as symbolic because existing laws give...
Hevesi a jail poster boy for corruption
Here’s Alan Hevesi, a disgraced, broken, jailed man — a symbol of Albany’s systemic corruption and a warning for other crooked politicians who follow in his footsteps. This startling photo,...
Hey, Snooki-proof Florence!
The cast of "Jersey Shore" is heading to Florence, Italy, to film its next season -- and the city's mayor is already laying down the law. "I will not allow...
Verizon's Thunderbolt rivals iPhone
Htc is stealing some of Apple's thunder as more smartphone users opt for the speedier 4G advantage. The HTC Thunderbolt, the first phone to run on Verizon's faster 4G LTE...
Goldman luster fades on revenue worries
Goldman Sachs has a copper lining. Despite first-quarter results that beat the Street's estimates, the gold-plated investment bank found itself buffeted yesterday by concerns that its vaunted franchise -- hampered...
NYPD's game of cops & Robin
Two star-struck cops who are big fans of Robin Williams spotted their beloved comedian illegally biking on a sidewalk and gave him a free pass -- instead of a $100...
B'klyn slice-and-dice pizza fighters clam up
They were arrested and charged with attempted murder after fighting over a woman, but the men involved in a bloody Brooklyn knife fight have been acting like they got pinched...
Straphanger stabbed in whack-y weed attack
No getting high in the underground, please! A straphanger hellbent on stopping a vagrant from smoking pot on a crowded Manhattan subway was stabbed in the head with a pen...
Pooped-out city is too darn $#!+y
This law's bark is worse than its bite. Department of Sanitation officials are going easy on New Yorkers who neglect to scoop up after their dogs, according to new figures...
Nasdaq's 'perk'-y new bid
Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld isn't going down without a fight. The exchange boss yesterday sweetened the terms of his firm's $11.3 billion offer to lure the New York Stock Exchange...
Wiseguy's words of wisdom
It could be an instruction manual for ambitious mobsters called "How to Kill Enemies and Influence Wiseguys." Former crime boss-turned-rat Joseph "Big Joey" Massino has done more than just play...
Prez holds summit on immigration
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday met with a group of political heavyweights who back immigration reform -- including Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly -- to assure them he...
Yahoo! investors question growth
Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz sounded upbeat about the company's progress yesterday after results topped already low expectations, but investors are still looking for proof that a turnaround is near. Bartz...
Condé Nast is making customers very app-y
Consumers may start seeing more free downloads of tablet editions from Condé Nast magazines -- at least as temporary traffic builders. Industry watchers were wondering what was up last week...
DA aide's kid stabbed to death
The daughter of a high-level Brooklyn district attorney employee was found stabbed to death yesterday after her boyfriend told his former wife he'd killed her in his apartment, law-enforcement sources...
Allies: We can't halt slaughter
NATO has destroyed more than 40 of Moammar Khadafy's tanks in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata -- but is powerless to halt the massacre there, officials admitted yesterday. "There...
DNA testimony a boost for suspected 'rape cops'
Semen from two different men -- and a hair from a third -- were recovered from the bed of the alleged victim in the Manhattan "rape cops" trial, but none...
Mont. probes 'Tea' charity
HELENA, Mont. -- Montana's attorney general launched an inquiry yesterday into the charity run by "Three Cups of Tea" co-author Greg Mortenson. Attorney General Steve Bullock's statement followed investigations by...
Moscow-ard is safe in Russia
The suspect wanted in the slaughter of his Brooklyn girlfriend and her beautiful daughter is a Russian army vet trained to strategically kill and vanish -- and he fled to...
Mets now NL's worst after latest loss
Just how bad have the Mets been this year? Not only are they an NL-worst 5-12, they have only had a worse record through 17 games twice in their history...
Knicks can't stop aggressive Rondo
BOSTON -- Rajon Rondo took what the Knicks defense gave him. And that was a lot. With Chauncey Billups out with a sprained left knee and Toney Douglas on the...
Blue Jays rock Rivera; Yankees fall in 10
TORONTO -- Mariano Rivera didn't flush a save attempt for the first time last night. It only felt that way. "You know he is not perfect but close to it,"...
A-Rod set to return for Yankees tonight
TORONTO -- Early last night, Alex Rodriguez said he would be in the lineup tonight against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. After a stunning 6-5, 10-inning loss, manager Joe...
Knicks' Anthony upset with Jeffries
BOSTON -- Carmelo Anthony couldn't hide his exasperation withJared Jeffries once again. After Anthony executed the final play in getting the ball inside, Melo appeared frustrated when Jeffries, instead of...
Rangers want to keep momentum against Capitals
The Rangers only can square the series tonight, but they say it would give them the lead in the Big Mo department. "We want to put the momentum on our...
Mets' Parnell puzzled by numbness in finger
After committing a two-out balk and coughing up a two-run single in just one-third of an inning in the Mets' 6-1 loss to the Astros last night at Citi Field,...
N.J. hunters load up for turkey
The arrival of spring has hunters doing the turkey trot, and first up to dance are hunters from New Jersey. The spring hunt starts Monday and runs for five weeks....
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST5 1/2f; $42,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Prix de Karakorum(L),122A Lezcano1-6-4Odintz 15-12Game Token(L),119B Pedroza1-2-3Lalman 12-13Bambi Bound(L),116M...
Knicks' Billups to have MRI exam on strained left knee
BOSTON -- Chauncey Billups, who missed last night's Game 2 thriller to the Celtics with a strained left knee and said before tip-off he would have an MRI exam today...
Mets' Emaus gets ax
Brad Emaus became another casualty of the Mets' slow start, as the Opening Day second baseman was designated for assignment before last night's loss to the Astros at Citi Field....
Blackhawks avoid sweep by Canucks
Dave Bolland returned to the Blackhawks' lineup after missing 17 games with a concussion and had a goal and three assists as the defending Stanley Cup champions avoided being swept,...
Affrunti's Tampa Bay Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $9,000; mdn cl($8,000); 4up4-Watch Rock 7-55-ExpensvKss 30-12-Trippingly 7-23-PrideNValr 15-11-SargentPrk 9-56-Charbourg 15-17-ISTwntytwn 20-18-OrScrtEvnt 12-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($5,000); 4up1-ChiefExprt 9-52-Reprisal 8-18-Itswhtwlvf 12-13-MagnumShot 20-17-Quick Cash...
Parx Racing Charts
Apr. 19, 2011 Showers And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $26,000; clm; 4upOff: 12:27. Good. vied off rail, driving. Trainer: William McCarthyTime: 22.48, 45.67, 58.35, 1:11.68.Winner: DK B/...
Trainer watching Uncle Mo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Trainer Todd Pletcher says Kentucky Derby contender Uncle Mo "needs to have a good 19 days" if he's going to enter the Run for the Roses. Uncle Mo...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m(T); $43,000; mdn spcl wt; 3upDECCAN ODYSSEY stretches out for route and turf debut while making first start since February. BREAK THE GLASS comes in with a bullet work...
Keeneland Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 1:15 pm.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $50,000; mdn spcl wt; 4upENCLOSURE cuts back to sprint after finishing fourth. RUSE adds blinkers and drew rail for return...
Rangers used kids for key shift vs. Capitals
This is what Rangers coach John Tortorella means when he talks throughout the season of making situational personnel decisions with an eye toward the future: There were both 1:39 remaining...
Rangers ignoring Capitals' talk heading into Game 4
John Tortorella expressed confidence yesterday that Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau's accusations of the Rangers targeting Mike Green's head would not have an impact on how tonight's Game 4 at the...
Rangers' goal: Get inside Capitals rookie goalie's head
The Rangers are finally trying everything, belatedly, to plant a little doubt in the mind of Michal Neuvirth, the Capitals' rookie goaltender. That shocking, bad-angle goal by Erik Christensen Sunday...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogTHUNDER 4½ (208) NuggetsSPURS 8½ (197) GrizzliesLAKERS11½ (187½)HornetsNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS-105-115CapitalsSABRES$100-120FlyersLIGHTNING$130-150PenguinsPREDATORS$120-140DucksRed Wings$120-140COYOTESHome team in CAPS
Marathon legend dead at 57
Grete Waitz, the legendary Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons, died yesterday in Oslo. She was 57. A favorite in New York, Waitz will be remembered by...
Sports shorts
NBA: Odom wins Sixth Man Award Lamar Odom became the first Laker to win the Sixth Man Award. He came off the bench in 47 games and started 35, averaging...
NFL sides await ruling
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones joined the NFL's mediated labor talks yesterday amid expectations that a judge could rule on the lockout as soon as today. The mediated talks in Minneapolis,...
Hondo tries a trey
Hondo did a split last night, and it was a painful one as his victory with the gritty, gutty Knicks was overwhelmed by his setback with the Reds, causing the...
Not too early to talk of Mets fire sale
This is for the best. That the Mets are the worst. I know that is not what Met fans want to hear, especially the few thousand who showed at Citi...
Howard puts hurt on Hawks
Dwight Howard had 33 points and 19 rebounds, Jameer Nelson added 13 points and eight rebounds and the Magic held off the Hawks 88-82 last night in Orlando in Game...
Don't count us out
Landry Fields is keeping a daily playoff diary for The Post, as the 22-year-old rookie shooting guard chronicles his first- ever postseason series, the Knicks' first-round battle with the Celtics...
Knicks subs sparkle but it's not enough
BOSTON -- The Knicks had no business being in the game with the Celtics. None at all. Not with Chauncey Billups on the bench wearing a dark suit; Amar'e Stoudemire...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1 p.m.Brewers at PhilliesMLBN7 p.m.Yankees at Blue JaysYES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Astros at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Twins at OriolesESPNBasketball8 p.m.NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals:Nuggets at Thunder, Game 2TNT8:30 p.m.NBA Western...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 20THUApr. 21FRIApr. 22SATApr. 23SUNApr. 24 MONApr. 25 TUEApr. 26YankeesToronto7:07TV -- YES NetworkRadio -- WCBS 880 AMNOGAMEBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.1:35YESWCBSChi.7:05YESWCBSChi.7:05WWORWCBSMetsHouston7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio -- WFAN 660 AMHou.7:10SNYWFANAri.7:10SNYWFANAri.1:10WPIXWFANAri.1:10SNYWFANNOGAMEWas.7:05SNYWFANKnicksNOGAMENOGAMEBos.7:00#MSGESPNNOGAMEBos.3:30ABCESPNNOGAME%Bos.TBDMSGESPNRangersWashington7:00TV -- $MSG NetworkRadio- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEWash.3:00NBCESPNNOGAME&Wash.TBDMSGESPNNOGAMERed...
Weird but true
He still likes "Gore." Crazed killer Charles Manson -- who's serving a life sentence in California for the grisly 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and seven others -- has...
Lightning Rod: Construction freshman taking city by storm
HERKIMER, N.Y. – As her teammates lined up to take a picture, Britney Rodriguez wanted nothing to do with it. Her head was in her hands and tears were streaming...
Mistake-prone Tottenville takes first loss
Eighteen times this spring Tottenville has taken the field and all 18 the defending PSAL city champions have left victorious. The streak finally ended Tuesday afternoon in Brooklyn. Tottenville coach...
Grand performance from junior hurler lifts Wolves past Tottenville
Grand Street Campus has the city’s top prospect in center fielder Williams Jerez, Jose Cuas is one of the PSAL’s best shortstops and catcher Ernesto Lopez is as good a...
PSAL baseball roundup: Monroe tops Cardozo, finishes pool play in tournament undefeated
Inoel Nunez went five innings, allowed two hits, struck out five and scored a run and Vladimir Gomez drove in two runs with a triple and Luis Tavarez added an...
Game-breaking play, win elude Sea in Mudville finale
HERKIMER, NY – The play was indicative of just the type of game it was for St. Joseph by the Sea. With the score tied in the bottom of the...
Market forecast! Red Apple to open grocery store near food hungry Downtown
A wealthy supermarket magnate promises to bring a grocery store to the Fort Greene “food desert” spawned by his stunted real estate project.Supermarket executives — billionaire John Catsimatidis among them...
Heinz, defense earn Moore win over Construction in Mudville
HERKIMER, N.Y. – Jackie Heinz’s reasoning for playing so shallow in right field was simple. “Nothing really goes over my head,” the senior said. “Once it does I’ll move back.”...
Despite Mudville losses, Construction comes away with experience
HERKIMER, N.Y. – It has been a pair of years filled with firsts for Construction – from the infant school’s first graduating class to the softball team’s first PSAL Class...
NFL team by team schedule
The NFL team schedules for 2011, contingent on a labor settlement: Arizona Cardinals Sept. 11 Carolina, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 18 at Washington, 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at Seattle, 4:15 p.m....
NFL week by week schedule
The NFL weekly schedule for 2011, contingent on a labor settlement: Week 1 Thursday, Sept. 8 New Orleans at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1...