February 21, 2012
'The Lyons' are latest big cats on Broadway
We've just heard that Nicky Silver's dark comedy "The Lyons" will open on Broadway late April, just in time to be eligible for this year's Tonys. I really liked the show...
Lindsay Lohan preparing to play Liz Taylor in Lifetime biopic, report says
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan is preparing to play Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming Lifetime biopic about the late screen legend, TMZ reported Tuesday. Lohan is diligently watching Taylor's old...
Hustler cab driver arrested at JFK after boy foils fare rip-off
Police say a hustler cabbie who preys on arriving passengers at New York’s Kennedy Airport has been arrested — but not before his Lincoln town car crashed. Port Authority Police...
New homes for the Signature Theatre Company and City Center
Last week I had the opportunity to drop by a couple of new theaters. Actually, only one is brand new: the freshly inaugurated home of the Signature Theatre Company, where I...
Nets announce Shawne Williams will have foot surgery
The Nets suffered their latest injury setback Tuesday when the team announced forward Shawne Williams will undergo surgery Wednesday to remove a bone fragment from his left foot. The surgery...
Ex-Yankee Kennedy opens Diamondbacks camp after 21-win season
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Ian Kennedy and the Arizona Diamondbacks won’t be sneaking up on anyone this season. The Diamondbacks were the surprise NL West champions last season, outpacing the defending...
Tiger still match play target despite fall in rankings
MARANA, Ariz. -- Tiger Woods must be mellowing with age. There was a time when a comment from his opponent in the Match Play Championship, even tongue-in-cheek, would be an...
Knicks’ Lin tells Nets' Humphries fans wrong to boo
There’s one thing that Knicks fans and Jeremy Lin may disagree about. Lin has become an instant fan favorite with his unbelievable play that has spurred the Knicks to eight...
Judge rules in favor of Mets in kosher hot dog fight
Baseball season doesn't officially begin for another two months, but the Mets already batted one out of the park today. The ball club's protracted fight with the vendor selling kosher...
Cardinal Dolan returns to New York after Vatican trip
The cardinal has landed. Timothy Cardinal Dolan is back in his beloved New York fold after a whirlwind Vatican voyage during which he was made a prince of the Catholic...
Comcast to launch Netflix competitor
PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp. is taking aim at Netflix Inc., unveiling its own streaming video service that will give existing Comcast video customers a similar selection of old TV shows...
Man injured after fire rips through UES building
A man was critically injured after a fire ripped through an apartment building in the Upper East Side, fire officials said. The all-hands blaze broke out in a second floor...
Jacobs has ‘a feeling’ Giants want him back
Brandon Jacobs does not think his Giants career is over. The running back said on Sirius XM Radio on Tuesday that he knows he wants to be back, and he...
Pro-Obama super PAC raised just $59,000 in January
WASHINGTON -- Newly filed financial reports offer a clue as to why President Barack Obama's campaign has decided to get behind super PAC fundraising. "Priorities USA," the political committee founded...
College team to honor Carter with '8' players to start game
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Palm Beach Atlantic University baseball team will honor their late coach, Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, by starting a game Tuesday night with...
Kanye West charity spends lots of money, just not on charity
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Hip-hop superstar Kanye West's charity spent more than a half-million dollars in 2010 — but none of that money went to actual charitable causes, The Daily...
Netflix to stream Weinstein films
LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Netflix Inc.'s US subscribers will have exclusive access to Weinstein Co.'s foreign language, documentary and certain other movies, such as "The Artist," under a multiyear licensing...
Lindsay Lohan's mom cancels Dr. Drew interview on eve of actress's court date
Lindsay Lohan's mother abruptly pulled the plug on an interview with Dr. Drew Pinsky Tuesday, just a day before the actress is due in court for a probation hearing. Dina...
Paramount Pictures wants to whack planned 'Godfather' prequel
The Hollywood studio behind the "Godfather" movie franchise says a planned prequel story should sleep with the fishes. Paramount Pictures filed suit today in a bid to block the estate...
Crane owner's manslaughter trial begins
One man's greed cost two men's lives, prosecutors said in opening statements today in the manslaughter trial of millionaire crane magnate James Lomma, blamed in the 2008 tower crane collapse...
Broncos' Quinn says his Tebow bashing is 'inaccurate'
DENVER — Denver Broncos quarterback Brady Quinn said Tuesday that GQ magazine inaccurately portrayed him as being critical of Tim Tebow. In the article, which includes quotes from numerous players...
Rutgers new coach fills out staff with Panagos
Kyle Flood has completed his coaching staff at Rutgers, naming Jim Panagos the defensive line coach. The Big East school announced the hiring on Tuesday, roughly three weeks after Flood...
Red Sox get pitcher from Cubs for Epstein
CHICAGO — The Cubs and the Red Sox announced a deal Tuesday that settles their dispute over what Boston should get after executive Theo Epstein left for Chicago. The Cubs...
Manny expected at A's camp on Friday
PHOENIX -- Manny Ramirez is expected to join Oakland at its spring training facility on Friday, yet another part of the Athletics’ offseason overhaul. “I watched some video of him...
Devils won't trade Parise before deadline
TORONTO – Devils coach Pete DeBoer said Tuesday that GM Lou Lamoriello has effectively confirmed that winger Zach Parise will not be dealt before Monday’s trade deadline. “It hasn’t been...
Mets manager says Santana will be ready for Opening Day
PORT ST. LUCIE ---- Terry Collins isn’t thinking about Mike Pelfrey, R.A. Dickey or anybody other than his true ace for the Mets’ Opening Day pitching assignment.The Mets manager is...
Red Bulls arrive in Arizona with two more trialists
The Red Bulls arrived in Arizona with two new names as trialists, and two more added competitors for the goalkeeping spot. While venerable Frank Rost announced his retirement, GM Erik...
Assassin for Chinese mob gets 25 years after turning rat
A cold-blooded killer was sentenced to 25 years in the slammer today after helping the feds bring down the head of a notorious Chinese gang based in Queens. Hoa Duc...
Former Suns GM says Lin-Nash comparisons ‘unfair’
Steve Kerr knows first-hand how dominant Steve Nash was with the Suns under Mike D’Antoni. Kerr took over as Suns GM in 2007, one year before D’Antoni left Phoenix to...
District members call for ouster of Bellport top brass over gridder's 'grade-change' scandal
Top brass at scandal-scarred Bellport High School and its district – where administrators allegedly changed the grades of a football player so that he could win a full scholarship to...
Cops arrest man in horrific New Jersey hit-and-run murder
A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested today for allegedly murdering his girlfriend by repeatedly running over her with his car in Fort Lee, NJ, yesterday after she attempted to...
Sarah Palin documentary snapped up by ReelzChannel
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A documentary on Sarah Palin will have its TV debut on ReelzChannel, the digital cable network announced. "The Undefeated," which chronicles the former Alaska governor's career, will...
NJ jury pool shrinks in Rutgers webcam spying case
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The jury pool for the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s intimate encounter with another...
'Bachelor' episode 8 recap: Hometowns
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year. Yes, it’s hometown week on “The Bachelor.” The time when we get to see the women’s families either attempt to put their best feet...
Diddy to launch cable music channel
PHILADELPHIA -- Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs announced Tuesday that he has partnered with cable provider Comcast to launch a music network aimed at an African-American audience. The network, named...
Famous masterpiece 'The Scream' to fetch $80M at New York auction
A version of Edvard Munch's famous masterpiece "The Scream" is expected to fetch more than $80 million at a New York auction, Sotheby's announced Tuesday. The work, which is one...
Hawks star Johnson out against Knicks
Joe Johnson, the Atlanta Hawks' All-Star guard, was returning to Atlanta for an MRI exam on his ailing left knee Tuesday and will miss at least two games, another blow...
Yankees hitting coach likes 'RBI machine' Ibanez
TAMPA – The way Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long sees it, there are 1,054 reasons why the Yankees signed Raul Ibanez to be their designated hitter.“He’s an RBI machine, first...
Robertson knows next Yankees closer 'has big shoes to fill'
TAMPA – From Mo to Ro are the biggest shoes to fill. All signs are pointing to Mariano Rivera retiring at the end of this upcoming season. That means David...
Former Mets clubhouse manager pleads guilty to theft, ordered to pay $50K
Sticky-fingered ex-Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels dodged prison today by admitting he lined his pockets after swiping and selling millions of dollars worth of signed team hats, jerseys and other...
3UP: Rivera, Damon and Chavez
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about Mariano Rivera and his strong hints that this is, indeed, the final season of a glorious career.For a chart in the...
Catherine lets slip new royal puppy is named 'Lupo'
LONDON -- The royal secret is out. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and her husband Prince William named their new pet puppy Lupo. The newlyweds welcomed the black Cocker Spaniel into...
Obama's Jews telling critics to shut up, again
Obama's Jews are at it again. The Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee are once more advocating that the President's critics shut up. Last time it was about Israel, this time...
US commander in Afghanistan apologizes amid fury over Koran burning
KABUL -- The US commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan apologized Tuesday over reports that foreign troops set fire to copies of the Koran, triggering angry protests and shouts of...
Sheen apologizes for saying Kutcher sucks on 'Men'
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen has apologized for saying he thinks Ashton Kutcher "sucks" as his replacement on "Two and a Half Men." Sheen -- who was axed from the...
DVD Extra: 'Shanghai Express' finally arrives via TCM, along with more Columbia noirs
The DVD format has been around since 1997, so it's a real mystery where it's taken so long for an undisputed classic like Josef von Sternberg's "Shanghai Express'' (1932) to become...
Yemenis vote to rubber-stamp VP as new president
SANAA, Yemen — Yemenis voted Tuesday to instate their US-backed vice president as the new head of state, tasked with steering the country out of a crisis created by an...
Afghanistan's Karzai invites Taliban leaders for direct talks
KABUL -- Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday invited the Taliban leadership to direct talks with his government, amid US efforts to reach out to the insurgents as it bids...
Gingrich's main backer says he may donate a further $100M to campaign
LAS VEGAS -- Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson said he might donate a further $100 million to Newt Gingrich's presidential bid, according to an interview published Tuesday. The Adelson family...
US, South Korea trade deal to take effect next month
SEOUL -- South Korea and the US announced Tuesday that their free-trade agreement will take effect March 15. The decision follows continued negotiations with the US over necessary preparations to...
Anonymous hackers could disrupt US power grid, official warns
WASHINGTON -- The director of the National Security Agency warned that the hacking group Anonymous could have the ability within the next year or two to bring about a limited...
Syrian forces pound Homs as protests spread in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian forces Tuesday blitzed the flashpoint city of Homs and opened fire to disperse daring protesters in the capital, monitors said, as Russia said it would boycott...
UWS man falls to death
A man plunged 11 stories to his death this morning from an Upper West Side building, police said. The victim is believed to have jumped at 7:28 a.m. from 111...
Strauss-Kahn detained by French police over prostitution ring
LILLE, France -- French police detained former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for questioning Tuesday over allegations he took part in orgies in Paris and Washington with prostitutes...
Protect liberty, support porn
Do you believe in liberty? Well so do those who make pronographic movies and today it is the porn makers who are on the forefront of the war on liberty....
NYPost.com Poll: What boys basketball team has the city's best frontcourt?
New York City is known for its guards, but that doesn’t mean the five boroughs doesn’t produce big men either. This year, in fact, is loaded up front with a...
Yankees' Rivera has made up mind, but won’t reveal whether he plans to retire
TAMPA — After years of tip-toeing around the issue, Mariano Rivera made his strongest statements yet this will be his final season on the mound. “I made my decision already,”...
Ibanez gets Yankees deal over Damon, Matsui
TAMPA — The Yankees reached an agreement with Raul Ibanez yesterday on a one-year, $1.1 million contract plus incentives, pending a physical. Ibanez is being brought in to be the...
Rivera's early arrival could signal end of Yankees career
TAMPA — The chair was occupied, and — in its own way — that was perhaps the first clue it would not be for much longer. When the clubhouse door...
Lin solid in Knicks loss
It was clear from the opening tip Deron Williams was looking forward to his rematch last night with Jeremy Lin and the Knicks. Lin burst onto the scene against Williams...
Xavier's Tolkin named U.S. national rugby coach
Mike Tolkin began playing rugby in grammar school out of curiosity. He stuck with it because it was fun. It’s now his full-time job as the Xavier coach and the...
It'll take time for Anthony to adjust to Knicks offense
Carmelo Anthony wasn’t trying to be the hero last night. He wasn’t trying to reclaim his role as the Knicks’ main man, the guy who needs to take all the...
'Melo return a letdown as Nets, Deron torch Knicks
The fears Carmelo Anthony would hurt the wonderful chemistry the Knicks created under Jeremy Lin proved true last night in a Garden stinker. Nets point guard Deron Williams, who was...
Girls basketball roundup: South Shore throttles Ocean City down in Jersey
Maybe all South Shore needed was a trip to the Atlantic City area to cure its ills. Freshman sensation Brianna Fraser had 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks and...
Triple killer: Bernardi ends multiple SFP runs to lead X-Men to semis
St. Francis Prep got within three, Brian Bernardi popped a 3-pointer. The Terriers were within five, Bernardi made three free throws. They were down eight, Bernardi pumped in another trey....
Panisse runs state's best 600, Cardozo claims Queens indoor crown
A speed workout turned into something special for Alexis Panisse. The Benjamin Cardozo star senior and assistant coach Ray James were unhappy with how she ran the mile at the...
Delligatti leads balanced Lewis to PSAL Queens boys indoor crown
Michael Delligatti talked about giving his young teammates something to strive for and live up to when he and his fellow seniors move on. “We have young teammates now,” Delligatti...
St. Anthony's draws first blood in CHSHL championship series
St. Joseph by the Sea had played mighty St. Anthony’s to a standstill, played them even through 11:30 of hockey. The Vikings, arguably, even got the better of the action....
INSIDE CHSAA/PRIVATE BOYS HOOPS: Archdiocesan tourney revamping a big thumbs up, Hayes-Ray's meet again
You could pretty much pencil it in every single year. St. Raymond and Rice would meet in the CHSAA Archdiocesan championship game. With just four ‘AA’ teams in the Archdiocese,...
'Big Three' goes off for Loughlin in Brooklyn/Queens quarters
Ed Gonzalez has been saying it all season. If the sophomore trio of Khadeen Carrington, Michael Williams and Elisha Boone all get hot in the same game, Bishop Loughlin could...
Business briefs
Greek dealEuro zone finance ministers in Brussels reached a deal for a second bailout of Greece last night, with financing of 130 billion euros, Reuters reported. The agreement aims to...
Inmarsat said LightSquared fell down on $56M payment
Add UK satellite company Inmarsat to the growing list of entities feuding with hedge fund titan Phil Falcone and his troubled wireless venture LightSquared. Yesterday, Inmarsat said LightSquared defaulted on...
With financing deal at hand, Devils in clear until fall
New Jersey Devils controlling owner Jeffery Vanderbeek, who has skated through some tough financial issues in the last year, appears to be heading into some open ice. The 54-year-old former...
Goldman secrets
The first thing Sergey Aleynikov should do is go to Disney World with his three young daughters. When he gets back, Sergey should file the Mother Of All Lawsuits against...
iPad war heats up
Apple is iMad and ready to file a defamation lawsuit against the Chinese company that has won trademark court cases in that country — which has forced retailers to pull...
Alibaba.com goes private
Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce company partly owned by Yahoo!, has secured a $3 billion loan to return one of its units to the private markets, according to reports. The...
Weinstein Co. is seeking to raise $150M loan
Weinstein Co., the independent studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, is seeking to raise about $150 million to support film operations and retire debt, according to two people with...
PC reports
Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are scheduled to report quarterly results this week.Dell is set to report after the market closes today, with HP’s results expected to be revealed after...
$weet for Sony
The debt offering for the Sony-led $2.2 billion acquisition of EMI Music Publishing was more crowded than a Black Eyed Peas concert. In fact, the effort to raise $1.3 billion...
Dov taps Urban Outfitters vet
American Apparel has tapped a former Urban Outfitters exec as its new chief merchant, The Post has learned.Jordan Schiff — a 31-year-old retail maven who had supervised buying and communications...
Manhattan West, on deck
It’s come down to the nuts and bolts of keeping the trains running to get Brookfield Office Properties’ long-aborning Manhattan West project off the ground. To build a platform over...
Spectacular bid: Snags horse at car auction
A Long Island businessman picked up some real horsepower when he went to a car auction looking for a set of wheels — and bizarrely walked out with a thoroughbred....
Fewer lemons on the road
DETROIT — Car shoppers today are less likely to end up with a lemon, industry observers say.In the past five years, global competition has forced automakers to improve the quality...
Museum arti-sack
ATHENS — Two masked gunmen tied up a guard, smashed display cases with a sledgehammer and stole 77 artifacts from a museum in Olympia, birthplace of the Olympics, officials said...
DSK French hooker flap
PARIS — Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn (pictured) will be questioned today by French police investigating a suspected hotel prostitution ring. Police in the northern French city of Lille are...
Cyber-insult victory for bitter former ‘flames’
Flame on! Two spurned women who were sued by a Manhattan lawyer for branding him a low-life Lothario on the Web celebrated yesterday after the suit was thrown out of...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A burglar allegedly boosted rolls of coins from a Brooklyn bank and then carjacked a livery cab — but blew his getaway when he slammed the cab into a...
Rising GOP stars Rubio, Christie top picks for vice prez
WASHINGTON — Republican voters want a rising star for vice president — if they can think of anyone at all, a poll revealed yesterday. The top GOP picks for veep...
Rivals thirst for duel in desert
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are sharpening their jabs for a debate showdown tomorrow, their last face-to-face confrontation before the increasingly tight GOP presidential primaries in Arizona and...
Stray shot hits girl, 11
An 11-year-old New Jersey girl who was cleaning her room was hit in the face by a stray bullet when someone started shooting into her home last weekend, prosecutors said...
Plea to go easy on Mafia ‘Poppop’
A “likeable” mobster hopes his devotion to family and friends will outweigh his crimes of extortion, loan-sharking and bookmaking.Reputed Gambino crime-family captain Louis Mastrangelo yesterday submitted more than two dozen...
Public enemy No. 1
Iran is America’s No. 1 enemy, but China is coming up fast as a foe, a new Gallup poll found.The poll said 32 percent cited Iran as the United States’...
Iran war games
Iran rattled its sabers again yesterday by staging military drills — code-named “God’s Vengeance” — to protect its top-secret nuclear facilities, and by sending warships to Syria. Four days of...
Death urged for Mubarak
CAIRO — The chief prosecutor in the trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said yesterday in his closing remarks that the former president should be given the death penalty...
Bam, Bibi powwow in March
WASHINGTON — President Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next month, the White House said yesterday.During a three-day visit to Israel to consult with senior Israeli officials,...
Car repeatedly struck woman in Fort Lee, witnesses say
A woman was killed yesterday by a car that repeatedly ran over her in New Jersey, according to reports. “Run back and forth, back and forth, couple of times, I...
LI vase thefts a ‘grave’ crime
A Long Island man has been arrested for stealing 22 bronze vases from a cemetery, police said yesterday. Shaun Dosch, 26, of West Babylon was arrested Saturday after cops were...
Spain regains lost treasure from US
MADRID — Spain will send hulking military transport planes to Florida to retrieve 17 tons of treasure that US undersea explorers found but ultimately lost in American courts.The Spanish Civil...
Plane in the neck
JetBlue wants to light up the New York skyline with its iconic blue logo — but it must first clear layers of city red tape before taking off. The airline,...
Mex. jail riot cover for escape
MEXICO CITY — A day after 44 inmates died in Mexico’s worst prison riot, authorities said they believe the massacre was a cover for the escape of 30 drug-gang members.The...
OK – so this time, Tom’s a
Here’s the trophy Tom Brady’s taking home this year. Gisele Bundchen, the Patriot quarterback’s supermodel wife, adjusts her tiger-stripe two-piece for some more, um, coverage while strolling a Costa Rican...
Cuomo’s ‘new new’ leaders
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo wants college students and young professionals to apply for two new programs aimed at nurturing the next generation of New York leaders and policy makers. The...
Gilly sheds GOP challenger
New York Republican Harry Wilson is running for the Yahoo! board, not US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s seat, The Post has learned. Shareholder activist Dan Loeb last week launched a proxy...
‘Witness-tamper’ hit vs. Espada
The feds claim former New York Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. coached a woman to lie before a federal grand jury investigating corruption allegations against him, The Post has...
Txts splitting headaches
Couples heading for a nasty break-up should be careful about texting because what they text could end up as evidence against them in divorce court. More than 90 percent of...
O’s sloppy Rhodekill
President Obama is sending his vice president on the road — to “Road Island.” A White House press release announcing Joe Biden’s fund-raising trip and campaign swing through New England...
Bethenny’s pain
Reality-TV star Bethenny Frankel yesterday revealed the “roller-coaster of emotions” she experienced after a recent miscarriage trying to have a second child.“Until you become a woman, you don’t know the...
Tiniest Weiner
Shamed former Rep. Anthony Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, looked the picture of happiness as they strolled through the Flatiron District with their infant son over the weekend. It...
‘Hostile’ prince club crew wanted my throne: puncher
The Manhattan club owner charged with slugging a European prince during a Meatpacking District melee says the prospective heir to the Monaco throne and his trendy pals had been behaving...
Noble he ain’t! This brat is just a clown in a crown
Don’t hate him because he’s beautiful. Hate Monaco’s Prince Pierre Casiraghi because he’s insanely wealthy, spoiled like yesterday’s pot roast, wears something called an ascot around his neck, and considers...
O covers his gas as city price hits $4.49
WASHINGTON — Soaring gas prices in the New York City area reached nearly $4.50 a gallon yesterday as the Obama administration sought cover by opening up more areas of the...
All ‘hail’ the iPad
The city may ditch the blaring taxi TVs that drive passengers and cabbies nuts and replace them with iPads, officials said yesterday. A private company has proposed a pilot program...
Man nabbed in robbery of Supreme
Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis — Police yesterday arrested a suspect in the armed robbery of US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Police believe Vedel Browne, 28, is the machete-wielding...
Flag flap over diva’s honor
WYOMING, Mich. — A man whose son was killed serving in Baghdad has burned a New Jersey flag to protest Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to lower it in memory of...
Rihanna ex b’day wish
Rihanna and her ex, Chris Brown, are making music together again. In honor of her 24th birthday yesterday, Rihanna did a remix of her popular song “Birthday Cake,” featuring her...
Shooting stars Lin & Whitney on block
Auction houses are cashing in on two of the nation’s biggest stories: the rise of Knick guard Jeremy Lin and the fall of pop queen Whitney Houston. Houston hadn’t been...
Tourist’s WTC ‘bomb threat’
A tourist staying at the W Hotel yesterday allegedly threatened to blow up nearby One World Trade Center, The Post has learned.Brian Hunter, 41, of Bristol, RI, was caught trying...
Judi: Eye’ll be OK
Dame Judi Dench yesterday denied that she is going blind, after revealing she suffers from macular degeneration. She told “Entertainment Tonight”: “This condition is something that thousands and thousands of...
Dolan's mother meets Pope Benedict
ROME — Holy Father, meet my mother. Capping a whirlwind nine-day trip with a final visit to the Vatican, Timothy Cardinal Dolan introduced his 84-year-old mom to Pope Benedict XVI...
Bret sues over injury video
Rocker Bret Michaels claims the producers of the 2009 Tony Awards intentionally broadcast a stage mishap that nearly killed him in a bid to boost the show’s ratings.Michaels — who...
Space salute to Glenn
COLUMBUS, Ohio — NASA surprised John Glenn with the kind of anniversary gift only a space agency can give, enabling him to speak live with the International Space Station yesterday...
Knife terror aboard N train
A crazed subway panhandler pulled a knife and threatened a straphanger on a crowded train yesterday before being subdued by a good Samaritan and held until cops arrived, authorities and...
FDA reviews caf inhaler
BOSTON — Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it...
FDR desk saved
ALBANY — The desk Franklin D. Roosevelt used in the 1920s as a Manhattan insurance-company “rainmaker” is going to his library. “We’re delighted,” said Bob Clark, archivist at the FDR...
Oscar is old & white
LOS ANGELES — The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been accused of inequality after a study found that voting members were predominately white men over the...
Ma defies ‘jail’
A defiant Long Island mother going through a toxic custody battle says officials will have to haul her to jail before her teenage children are allowed to make a court-ordered...
Trial starts for owner of E. Side’s killer crane
Long decades of ethnic violence, genocide and religious repression in their native Kosovo could not crush the family of Ramadan Kurtaj. Instead, it took the freakish horror of one moment...
The real trouble with Rick
Can Rick Santorum win the Republican nomination? Sure. He’s leading in the polls nationally and in important states — and he’s doing so without so much as a campaign headquarters....
Charge of the media attack dogs
The media has unleashed the hounds on Rick Santorum. He was last seen a step ahead of the braying pack, trying to explain that he hadn’t accused President Obama of...
Evaluating the teachers’ deal
The Issue: A framework for teacher evaluations agreed to by the state, teachers union and Board of Ed. *** Congratulations to Gov. Cuomo for his leadership in the teacher-evaluation process...
In the Knick of time: The rise of Jeremy Lin
The Issue: The unexpected success of Jeremy Lin and the Knicks’ winning record with him on the court. *** Jeremy Lin’s success proves that even people from ordinary backgrounds can...
NY Dems: let’s kill jobs
Albany Democrats are determined to push through a 17 percent hike in New York state’s minimum wage, despite repeated warnings that it would hurt the economy — especially small-business owners....
Digging out school pervs
Well, isn’t this nice: Employee-misconduct records will now be available to New York City public-school principals who are hiring from within the sclerotic system. It would be even nicer to...
El loco’s new foe
The reign of Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez faces its worst trouble in years. The normally fractured opposition has suddenly united behind one man, Henrique Capriles Radonski, in the Oct. 7...
Street vendors deserve a break
Last Thursday, street vendors held a rally to protest exorbitant city fines. They’ve got a point. Vendors selling food, art and miscellaneous goods have been a part of the New...
After 50 years, still chief ‘Voice’ of Irish music
Album of the Week THE CHIEFTAINS “Voice of Ages” ★★★ 1/2 WITH yin-yang balance, the Chieftains mark their 50th anniversary as a band with an album of collaborations with some...
Wainwright gets it wrong
With Anjelica Huston, Parker Posey and Yoko Ono dotting the crowd at BAM Sunday afternoon, the New York City Opera’s premiere of “Prima Donna” offered more diva presence offstage than...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Ramirez, A’s agree Manny Ramirez and the Athletics reached agreement on a minor league contract yesterday, with Ramirez expected to report to spring training by the end of the...
Second-place Devils set sights on Rangers
TORONTO — A bunch with increasing aspirations, the Devils have done all the climbing they can unless they surmount the Rangers, too. That means they have their Manhattan rivals in...
Parx Racing Analysis
1. 1m; $23,000; cl($7,500); 4up REFLECTED WAY finished fourth as the favorite and was claimed last out. ONE OF THE BEST drew the rail after tiring in the fog and...
Tomorrow’s Tampa Bay Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7f; $9,000; cl($5,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Duke of Hazard(L),118I Rosendo6-4-3Duco3-12 Oldhamburg(L),118R Allen, Jr9-5-5Walt10-13 AtlanticVenture(L),118FDeLaCrz3-2-1Scace7-24 Stylish Act(L),120WMartinz5-1-4Passley5-25 Billy's Band(L),122P Morales1-5-7Cibelli2-16 Avec Plaisir(L),118A Moreno6-5-9Azpurua12-1SECOND-6f;...
Aqueduct Charts
February 20th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $56,000; opt clm; 4upOff: 12:20. Good. 4w angle to upperTime: 24.15, 48.52, 1:13.35, 1:38.46, 1:42.55.Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.Winner: CH H,...
Affrunti’s Fair Grounds Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $15,000; cl($12,500); 3YO; (f)5-TheBarnMnger3-14-Whdtknw'mtgh4-13-Ms Tough Stuff 7-26-GoodnessGrace6-12-Love You Best 6-17-Missy Moo 6-11-TheHousefRme8-1SECOND-1m&70y; $15,000; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m)6-Livealittlebit 5-23-Ms Crypto Lee12-17-Lee's Zeal 7-24-ClassicMoccsn8-11-Polite and Cozy3-15-Sizzlin Lizzie 6-12-Rosy Day 6-1THIRD-5 1/2f(T);...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-7f; $22,500; cl($20,000); 4up; (f&m)5Gb Smckd (Bcchc)10.206.403.207Sassidy (Alvarez)10.803.801Princess Beau K (Lopez)2.40* Exacta (5-7) $70.80 * $1 Superfecta (5-7-1-2) $428.70 * $1 Trifecta (5-7-1) $86.40SECOND-6f; $21,500; cl($10,000); 4up7Wld Apche (Mrgh)7.604.203.005Green Vegas...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 21WEDFeb. 22THUFeb. 23FRIFeb. 24SATFeb. 25SUNFeb. 26MONFeb. 27KnicksNO GAMEAtl. 7:30 MSG ESPNMia.7:00TNTESPNNOGAMENO GAMEAll-StarGameTNT7:30NO GAMENetsNO GAMEOrl. 7:30 YES WFANNOGAMENO GAMENO GAMEAll-StarGameTNT7:30NO GAMERangersPittsburgh 7:00 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENO GAMEIsles 7:00 MSG...
Osi still wants new contract from Giants
Osi Umenyiora wants to stay with the only NFL team he has ever played for. He also wants to get paid what he believes he’s worth. Those feelings haven’t changed,...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogUMASSPickXavierClemson2 1/2GA. TECHMISSOURI11Kansas St.Georgetown1SETON HALLOHIO ST.15IllinoisN’WESTERNPickMichiganBUTLER13Ill.-ChicagoKent St.2 1/2MIAMI, OhioFLORIDA18AuburnCREIGHTON10 1/2EvansvilleCleveland St.1GREEN BAYVALPARAISO12 1/2Loy. Of Chi.Miami1 1/2MARYLANDNorth Carolina4 1/2NC STATEVirginia1VA. TECHKentucky10MISS. ST.New Mexico5 1/2COLO. ST.Wofford3 1/2UNC GREENS.NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogPACERS11HornetsCAVALIERS3 1/2PistonsHEAT14 1/2KingsGRIZZLIESPick76ersBLAZERS3SpursNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogPENGUINS$105-125RangersSABRES$135-155IslandersMAPLE LEAFS-110-110DevilsFlyers$105-125JETSSharks$165-190B....
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Illinois at Ohio State ESPN7 p.m.Kansas State at Missouri ESPN27 p.m.Georgetown at Seton Hall SNY7 p.m.Auburn at Florida ESPNU8 p.m.North Carolina at N.C. State YES8 p.m.Michigan at Northwestern BIG...
Islanders lose to Senators
In a Presidents Day matinee, Nassau Coliseum turned into the White Flag House. The Islanders surrendered three first-period goals, routed from the start of a 6-0 loss yesterday to the...
Knicks should try trading Anthony to Lakers for Gasol
A sacrosanct source refutes last week’s Fox report the Lakers and Timberwolves were discussing a trade involving Pau Gasol for Derrick Williams and two draft picks. I’m informed no conversation...
Rangers ride road to success
As the saying goes, “There’s no place like home.” But for the Rangers, playing on the road has been just as kind. The team boasts almost identical home (19-7-2) and...
Burnett blames Yankees for tinkering with him
BRADENTON, Fla. — No more excuses for A.J. Burnett and no more Yankee thoughts. Burnett the Pirate took some blame for his failures with the Yankees yesterday at Pirate City,...
Yankees catcher says ‘negative thoughts’ hurt Burnett
TAMPA — Russell Martin only caught A.J. Burnett for one season, but he knows what he saw. “I think sometimes he let negative thoughts get into his mind,” Martin said...
Mountain man R.A. says Mets need Johan at peak
PORT ST. LUCIE — R.A. Dickey climbed Mount Kilimanjaro last month and yesterday arrived at the base of Everest. The veteran knuckleballer sees a difficult NL East and realizes plenty...
Mets' Niese had nose job at Beltran's urging
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jon Niese reported to camp yesterday about 10 pounds lighter — after he got a nose job. The Mets lefty revealed he had the procedure done...
Mets' success based on everything going perfect
PORT ST. LUCIE — They are four words you never want to hear, never want to say, never want to even ponder regardless of subject, regardless of context, regardless of...
Girardi says Hughes, Garcia up for Yankees' 5th spot
TAMPA — With one less choice to make now that A.J. Burnett is a Pirate, Joe Girardi’s decisions become clearer. Yesterday, the manager indicated that Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia...
Davis’ underwhelming Knicks debut no threat to Linsanity
Mike D’Antoni had a chance to end a controversy before it began when Baron Davis made his Knicks debut last night at the Garden against the Nets. But, when the...
Knicks coach doesn’t recall Anthony backing Lin
Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni disputed a perception Carmelo Anthony vouched for Jeremy Lin and campaigned to the coaching staff to play the young point guard. That notion was reported by...
Nets star exacts revenge on Lin
Once upon a time — the time being Feb. 4 to be exact — there was this guy from Harvard, undrafted, seemingly unwanted, and he went out and, against an...
Lopez can't talk way into Nets lineup
Brook Lopez is not very good at the power of persuasion. After playing Sunday night for the first time this season, having sat 32 games because of a broken foot,...
Nets' Humphries still hearing boos from Knicks fans
Kris Humphries has endured jeers from opposing crowds all season long. But nobody has gotten on the Nets forward as hard as the fans at the Garden in his three...
‘Mad’ teasers nothing but reruns
Well, that’s disappointing. “Mad Men” fans have waited nearly 17 months for the ’60s-era show to return — and now they’ll have to make due with rehashed material being used...
‘Shore’ spins
Filming is set to start today in Jersey City on the first “Jersey Shore” spin-off series — starring Snooki and JWOWW. The new show doesn’t have a title yet but...
Rockin’ Robin
What does Robin Roberts think of her morning TV colleague, Josh Elliott? See for yourself — but you can guess that she believes he’s not all there. Here’s Robin leaving...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYRABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH - Dr. Phil, 7 a.m., (OWN)IVAN MISNER - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4RICO RODRIGUEZ - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7CLAIRE DANES - The Colbert Report,...
Celebs tweet on ‘Downton’ finale
David Boreanaz has a cushy job on the long-running Fox series “Bones.” But if his tweets are to be believed, he’s already angling for his next TV gig. Boreanaz is...
‘Real’ good for biz
There is one group you won’t hear complaining about reality TV. It is the business owners turned TV stars with lines of fans around the block thanks to their reality...
I remember when it used to be about the food
Paula Deen? Um, no thank you. If all those Food Network-sponsored festivals are leaving a bad taste in your mouth, there are plenty of alternatives for those who like to...
Dressed to shill
The smiles have been perfected, acceptance speeches rehearsed and Champagne-fueled campaigns staged to sway influential voters. But while the female nominees might be enduring sleepless nights ahead of Sunday’s 84th...
Weird but true
Going for a ride in your new car? Hold your breath. Researchers say the “fresh-from-the-showroom new- car smell’’ that everybody loves is bad for you. A new study by the...
Lavin hard at work from home while St. John's plays
You walk into Steve Lavin’s fourth-floor apartment in lower Manhattan and a red candle on the floor illuminates a gorgeous loft virtually bereft of furniture. Lavin has been the head...
Garrett leads St. John's over DePaul
With his left hand, St. John’s forward Amir Garrett jammed in a follow-up dunk off a Sir’Dominic Pointer miss in the first half last night, then smacked his chest. St....
Nets handle Linsanity this time
Linsanity ran into reality: All-Star Deron Williams wasn't getting embarrassed by the Harvard guy again. Williams scored a season-high 38 points, outplaying Jeremy Lin and leading the New Jersey Nets...
Romney attacks Santorum's spending in Congress
CINCINNATI -- Mitt Romney, struggling to shore up his support in the Midwest, on Monday again attacked Rick Santorum's spending during his time in Congress. "One of the people I'm...