March 15, 2012
Sanchez: All's well with me and Santonio
March 15, 2012 | 11:39pmThe reparation of the relationship between Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and wide receiver Santonio Holmes began a few weeks back in Orlando. Sanchez visited Holmes, who lives there, and the...
LIVE BLOG: PSAL Class AA girls basketball final
March 15, 2012 | 11:15pmMurry Bergtraum has one of the greatest girls basketball dynasties in the United States. The Lady Blazers have won 13 straight PSAL city championships, dominating the landscape for more than...
No verdict reached in Rutgers webcam spying case after day two of deliberations
March 15, 2012 | 11:08pmNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Jurors in the Rutgers webcam spying case completed their second day of deliberations Thursday without reaching a verdict. Middlesex County, N.J., Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman...
PSAL vs. CHSAA Softball Tournament set for Saturday
March 15, 2012 | 10:22pmSoftball season is off and running, beginning this weekend.Construction coach Marco Migliaccio and Francis Lewis coach Bryan Brown host the second annual PSAL vs. CHSAA Softball Tournament at Bergen Beach...
'Modern Family' kid fires TV dad
March 15, 2012 | 9:52pmSo much for families sticking together!Emmy winner Ty Burrell has been bounced from an independent movie being put together by his teenage "Modern Family" co-stars Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez and...
No. 1 Syracuse rallies past UNC-Asheville in second half
March 15, 2012 | 9:43pmSyracuse had a lot bigger problems than missing its starting center. The Orange were staring at NCAA tournament history. A No. 1 seed has never lost to a No. 16...
Warhol portrait of Elvis could fetch $50M in NYC
March 15, 2012 | 9:10pmAn Andy Warhol portrait of Elvis Presley depicted as a cowboy is being auctioned in New York City and is expected to sell for between $30 million and $50 million....
8 NYC school workers disciplined over misconduct
March 15, 2012 | 9:04pmEight New York City public school employees have been fired or reassigned based on a review of earlier incidents of misconduct. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said Thursday that the eight...
Giants sign former Redskins safety Horton
March 15, 2012 | 8:41pmThe Giants continue to make low-key moves in free agency. On Thursday they signed Chris Horton, a former Redskins safety who was out of football last season.Horton, 27, signed a...
Louisville beats Davidson for first NCAA tournament win in three years
March 15, 2012 | 8:34pmPORTLAND, Ore. — Louisville is finally moving on in the NCAA tournament. Peyton Siva scored 17 points and the fourth-seeded Cardinals beat Davidson 69-62 on Thursday for their first tournament...
Molinari backs Turner for Senate
March 15, 2012 | 8:09pmHe’s Guy’s guy. Staten Island Republican power broker Guy Molinari is backing Rep. Bob Turner (R-Qns/Bk.) for US Senate to take on Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand. “I’m supporting Turner. I...
Dead voters can't show ID
March 15, 2012 | 7:34pmThat bastion of conservative ideology -- NPR -- has a report on the integrity of voter registration roles. Guess what? There isn't a lot of integrity when there are 1.8...
'American Idol' recap: The jig is up
March 15, 2012 | 6:57pmFirst, the big news: "Idol" opens with Ryan Seacrest telling us someone has been eliminated from the competition because of "information obtained with the cooperation of law enforcement." Oooh, juicy!...
Penguins' Crosby ready to return against Rangers
March 15, 2012 | 6:49pmSidney Crosby is under no illusion he will immediate reclaim the mantle of the world’s greatest player as he embarks on his return to the NHL with Thursday night’s match...
Espada kept family members on Soundview Healthcare Network payroll: witness
March 15, 2012 | 6:42pmAllegedly corrupt politician Pedro Espada Jr. always kept it “All in the Family” at his Bronx medical charity, a damning witness testified at his embezzlement trial today. The ex-state Senate...
Nets acquiring Wallace from Blazers; fans frustrated
March 15, 2012 | 6:31pmThey didn’t get Dwight Howard, their long-targeted dream piece for the move to Brooklyn, but the Nets are making a deadline day trade, acquiring small forward Gerald Wallace from Portland...
Senate panel urges trustee to drop MF Global bonus plan
March 15, 2012 | 6:24pmA Senate committee probing the collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd. sent a letter asking the trustee overseeing the failed financial firm to abandon a plan to pay bonuses to...
Knicks learning new star-focused offense under Woodson
March 15, 2012 | 6:14pmSpeedball officially died in Westchester on Thursday.Interim Knicks coach Mike Woodson staged his first practice Thursday and reporters got to see implementation of a host of structured, deliberate set plays...
Time Warner Cable customers push ahead with $5M lawsuit over missing Linsanity: report
March 15, 2012 | 6:11pmA group of Time Warner Cable customers are pushing forward with a $5 million class action lawsuit against the cable operator for missing the Knicks' Jeremy Lin-fueled winning streak last...
Bills sign DE Williams to six-year deal
March 15, 2012 | 5:53pmORCHARD PARK -- Free agent defensive end Mario Williams says he was so nervous when it came time to sign his contract with the Buffalo Bills, he almost forgot his...
UN says well over 8,000 have died in uprisings in Syria
March 15, 2012 | 5:35pmU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says well over 8,000 people have died in Syria over the past year due to the government’s violent repression of the uprising against President Bashar Assad....
Tiger's leg improving, plans to play at Bay Hill next week
March 15, 2012 | 5:32pmThe concern after seeing Tiger Woods carted off the golf course to his car following his sudden final-round withdrawal from the WCG-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday has subsided along...
Deck is stacked against stack-parking plan for Barclays Center
March 15, 2012 | 5:29pmA top official for the developer building Brooklyn’s Barclays Center said today it’s her “mission” to reduce hundreds of spaces at a parking garage going up next to the NBA...
Jamie Dimon discourages JPMorgan employees from taking advantage of uproar over Goldman exec's resignation
March 15, 2012 | 5:27pmAs the fallout over Goldman Sachs exec Greg Smith's explosive resignation continues, Jamie Dimon urged JPMorgan's employees not to seek to derive any competitive advantage from Goldman's alleged issues. But,...
Poll shows Santorum is better off with Gingrich in the race
March 15, 2012 | 5:27pmWASHINGTON -- The latest FOX News poll of Republican voters supports Newt Gingrich's dubious-sounding assertion that his presence in the race is actually a benefit to rival Rick Santorum. Gingrich...
Rangers GM doesn't regret calling Penguins the 'best team'
March 15, 2012 | 5:16pmIt should be no surprise, but there was a method to Rangers’ general manager Glen Sather’s madness in calling the Penguins, “obviously, I think, the best team in the league���...
Stanton, Quinn visiting Jets; Garrard still a possibility
March 15, 2012 | 5:03pmThe Jets are bringing in free agent Drew Stanton for a visit Thursday and Friday as they search for a backup quarterback. All indications are the Jets have prioritized Stanton...
Vice President Biden defends auto bailout
March 15, 2012 | 4:54pmTOLEDO, Ohio — Vice President Joe Biden says the verdict is in on the auto bailout: President Barack Obama is right, and the Republicans trying to take his job away...
Suspects in Chelsea gay-tryst slay nabbed in Florida
March 15, 2012 | 4:51pmThe two suspects wanted for the murder of a Chelsea businessman were nabbed earlier today on the lam in Florida, The Post has learned. Ex-con Edwin Faulkner, 30, and suspected...
Howard signs waiver, will stay with Magic
March 15, 2012 | 4:50pmORLANDO, Fla. -- Magic center Dwight Howard signed a contract extension in 2007 hoping he would be in Orlando as long as the city's famous mouse. For at least another...
Switzerland bus crash driver 'was changing DVD': report
March 15, 2012 | 4:06pmVALAIS, Switzerland -- The driver of a Belgian bus that crashed in Switzerland killing 22 children and six adults was changing a DVD seconds before the fatal incident, Swiss daily...
3UP: Blue Jays, Wright, Ibanez
March 15, 2012 | 3:58pm1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about the rising Blue Jays.For many years, I have viewed Toronto as kind of like a 45-win NBA team, not good enough...
'World's Ugliest Dog' dies in California
March 15, 2012 | 3:54pmHANFORD, Calif. -- A 1.8-pound mutt who won the "World's Ugliest Dog" title last year died in her sleep Saturday. Yoda, a 15-year-old Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix, won $1,000...
Syria regime loyalists rally on revolt anniversary
March 15, 2012 | 3:54pmBEIRUT — Tens of thousands of government loyalists poured into the streets of the Syrian capital and other cities Thursday in an orchestrated show of support for the regime as...
FBI warns Afghan massacre could inspire extremists in the US
March 15, 2012 | 3:48pmWASHINGTON -- The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have warned that the recent massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by a rogue US soldier could lead to the radicalization of...
NY appeals court says judge may have overstepped his authority when he blocked SEC-Citigroup mortgage settlement
March 15, 2012 | 3:48pmA federal appeals court says a judge may have overstepped his authority when he blocked a $285 million settlement over toxic mortgage securities. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
OCD Archives: From 2001, 'Brando Got Shot on Mott'
March 15, 2012 | 3:48pm"The Godfather'' opened 40 years ago at five Manhattan theaters. As part of the anniversary celebration, The Post on Sunday published my recollections of a 1981 interview with Richard Castellano,...
Former Giants Shockey, Toomer feuding on Twitter
March 15, 2012 | 3:38pmNo one has come out and said Jeremy Shockey wants to return to the Giants but the very notion of that not-going-to-happen scenario triggered the silliness of what can best...
Man City boss pledges to win EPL title for crying fan
March 15, 2012 | 3:34pmMANCHESTER, England -- Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini pledged to win the English Premier League title for the City fan seen crying on TV as the team lost top spot...
Barcelona defender Abidal to have liver transplant
March 15, 2012 | 3:27pmBARCELONA -- Barcelona defender Eric Abidal will have a liver transplant in the next few weeks, the Spanish soccer giant announced Thursday. Abidal underwent surgery in March last year to...
Iconic bell missing from Italy's sunken Costa Concordia
March 15, 2012 | 2:45pmGIGLIO, Italy -- The sunken bell of the doomed Costa Concordia cruise liner has gone missing, prompting a bout of head-scratching from Italian authorities over how exactly it was removed,...
Police apologize for not stopping Norway massacre sooner
March 15, 2012 | 2:39pmOSLO -- Norwegian police apologized Thursday for failing to stop Anders Behring Breivik sooner on his shooting rampage last July that left 77 people dead, admitting lives were lost as...
Manhattan madam says she's ready to 'meet' with prosecutors
March 15, 2012 | 2:36pmShe's ready to 'fess up. After three weeks at Rikers Island, the accused “Hockey Mom Madam” said through her lawyer today that she is considering pleading guilty to her alleged...
Netanyahu: Gaza is Iran
March 15, 2012 | 2:33pmPresident Obama talks about Iran as if we are still in the stage of preventing them from initiating violence against the West. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his parliament...
Cowboys WR Ogletree to visit Giants
March 15, 2012 | 2:32pmOne day after signing tight end Martellus Bennett from the Cowboys the Giants are showing interest in another player out of Dallas. Kevin Ogletree, a 24-year old receiver with local...
Marlins' Reyes gets mostly cheered in first game vs. Mets
March 15, 2012 | 2:28pmJUPITER, Fla. -- Jose Reyes stepped into the on-deck circle, turned toward the Mets' dugout and bowed.Hard feelings, nowhere to be found.The Miami Marlins shortstop faced his former team for...
China remains top buyer of US Treasurys
March 15, 2012 | 2:25pmWASHINGTON -- China remained the top holder of US Treasurys in January, but Japan threatened to take over the No. 1 position as a net buyer with another month of...
Homeless man stole metal pipes causing Russian morgue to defrost
March 15, 2012 | 2:05pmVLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- A homeless man was arrested Thursday for stealing metal pipes that led to a morgue in Vladivostok, Russia, defrosting. The 49-year-old man, from Azerbaijan, stole pipes that...
Massachusetts urology practice offers free pizza to vasectomy patients during March Madness
March 15, 2012 | 1:36pmBARNSTABLE, Mass. — Get a vasectomy, eat some pizza and watch some basketball. That’s the idea behind a promotion by a Massachusetts urologists group that’s offering a free pizza to...
VIDEO: Berman on Knicks coaching change
March 15, 2012 | 1:28pmPost beat writer Marc Berman reports on the Knicks coaching change from Madison Square Garden.Mike D'Antoni resigned on Wednesday before replacement Mike Woodson coached the team to a win over...
Focused "like a laser" on everything but the economy
March 15, 2012 | 1:27pmHarry Reid says he's going to push for a vote on the "Violence Against Women Act" this months and Republicans respond with complaints about the timing of the vote as...
Los Angeles man wakes in the night to find 500-pound bear raiding his fridge
March 15, 2012 | 12:59pmLOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles man investigating noises coming from his garage in the middle of the night stumbled upon a 500-pound black bear, with food all over its...
New York Fed manufacturing index rises unexpectedly
March 15, 2012 | 12:57pmThe Empire State manufacturing index rose to 20.2 in March, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Thursday, marking the fourth straight increase after the index sunk below zero from...
More expensive gas pushes up US wholesale prices
March 15, 2012 | 12:54pmWASHINGTON — Higher gas costs drove U.S. wholesale prices up last month. But excluding the big jump in gas, inflation was mostly tame. The Labor Department said Thursday that the...
US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected
March 15, 2012 | 12:37pmWASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 14,000 last week to 351,000, matching a four-year low, the US Labor Department said Thursday....
Jets target Meriweather signs with Redskins
March 15, 2012 | 12:35pmOne of the Jets free agency targets came off the board Thursday. Safety Brandon Meriweather will sign with the Redskins, according to a source.Meriweather had planned on visiting the Jets...
Italian police arrest al Qaeda-linked terror plotter
March 15, 2012 | 12:34pmCAGLIARI, Italy -- Italian police Thursday arrested a 20-year-old Moroccan man with suspected al Qaeda links who was allegedly plotting attacks on sites in Milan, including a synagogue, TG24 reported....
Panetta says Afghan runway attack was not directed at him
March 15, 2012 | 12:31pmKABUL -- US defense secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday he had "no reason to believe" an attempted attack on an Afghan base as his plane was about to land was...
Gerard Depardieu playing DSK because 'he doesn't like him'
March 15, 2012 | 12:06pmGENEVA -- French actor Gerard Depardieu revealed his motivation Thursday for taking on the screen persona of disgraced International Monetary Fund (IMF) boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn ... he does not like him....
Afghan Taliban suspends peace talks with US, Karzai pushes for early troop pullback
March 15, 2012 | 12:01pmKABUL — Afghanistan's Taliban on Thursday suspended peace talks with the US, in the wake of the alleged massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by a US soldier and burning of...
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has last minute burger before starting 14-year prison sentence
March 15, 2012 | 11:29amLITTLETON, Colorado -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrived Wednesday at a Colorado federal prison to begin a 14 year sentence on corruption charges – but not before he stopped...
Afghans angry over removal of accused US soldier
March 15, 2012 | 11:06amKABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan lawmakers expressed anger Thursday over the U.S. move to fly an American soldier accused of killing 16 civilians out of the country to Kuwait, saying Kabul...
Obama's health nag wasting your money
March 15, 2012 | 10:09amThomas Frieden is the nation's top health nag. Of course he's not the only official health nag in the Obama administration. He's just the guy with the snazziest title --...
UK Prime Minister David Cameron pays his respects at Ground Zero, mourns 67 Brits who died on 9/11
March 15, 2012 | 9:51amBritish Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife paid their respects Thursday to the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks during a trip to New York's Ground Zero. The solemn...
Death of B'klyn baby girl under investigation
March 15, 2012 | 9:46amA teenage girl was being questioned by police after her newborn baby mysteriously died, law enforcement sources said. The 15-year-old teen gave birth to a baby girl inside her home...
PSAL Brooklyn A softball preview
March 15, 2012 | 8:07amGlenn McCartney has pleased with the PSAL for three years. The Telecommunications softball coach wanted his Yellow Jackets to move up from the ‘B’ league to the ‘A.’ Last year,...
Iowa State's 3-point shooters worry Connecticut
March 15, 2012 | 7:42amLOUISVILLE, Ky. -- If Connecticut is focused on one thing for its NCAA tournament game against Iowa State Thursday night, it’s defending the 3-point shot, something the Huskies have scuffled...
Anthony stars in Knicks' first game without D'Antoni
March 15, 2012 | 7:40amYou can call it coincidence. Maybe it was coincidence. Maybe Carmelo Anthony was simply due for this, due for 16 points and seven assists in 24 1⁄2 minutes, due for...
Five teams to watch
March 15, 2012 | 7:31amConnecticut There is no guarantee the Huskies will beat Iowa State in their second-round game, but no team has a better combination of talent and depth than UConn. Can they...
Five players to watch
March 15, 2012 | 7:31amAaron Craft, Ohio State The sophomore is one of those guys you love as a teammate and despise as an opponent. At 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, Craft might be the best...
Calipari has come close to title before
March 15, 2012 | 7:31amKentucky coach John Calipari has taken three different teams to the Final Four. But he never has won a national championship despite having four teams enter the NCAA tournament as...
Syracuse set to start tournament without Melo
March 15, 2012 | 7:26amPITTSBURGH — No one knows how this is going to end for Syracuse — not coach Jim Boeheim, not guard Scoop Jardine, not forward Kris Joseph, not center Fab Melo....
Blue Jays quietly becoming threat to Yankees
March 15, 2012 | 7:20amDUNEDIN, Fla. — Imagine what the Rays would look like with the finances to keep all of their best players. Now stop imagining. Because it is happening. Unfortunately for the...
Yankees DH Ibanez not worried about slump
March 15, 2012 | 7:12amDUNEDIN, Fla. — The only thing that spends more time in a hitting cage than Raul Ibanez is the L-screen that protects the batting practice pitcher from getting drilled. The...
Curtis stalwart Santucci seeks different ending in PSAL 'A' final
March 15, 2012 | 7:07amDanielle Santucci and Curtis are back to where their season ended last year, but it was a very different journey. The junior post is one of two returning players, and...
PSAL Queens baseball preview: Talented Adams eyes spring success
March 15, 2012 | 7:02amGlenn Beyer won’t make a prediction about the regular season for one simple reason: The longtime John Adams baseball coach isn’t concerned about it. His only focus – the focus...
PSAL Queens A softball preview
March 15, 2012 | 6:57amBryan Brown wants his team to draw inspiration -- not overconfidence -- from last season. His Francis Lewis team won the PSAL Queens A-I title, beat Staten Island power Susan...
An in-depth look at the Boys & Girls Kangaroos
March 15, 2012 | 6:51amPSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 2 Boys & Girls Kangaroos in advance of Sunday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden...
Yankees' Swisher leaves game with discomfort
March 15, 2012 | 6:49amDUNEDIN, Fla. — When Nick Swisher exited Thursday’s 7-5 loss to the Blue Jays at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, he was asked if there was anything physically wrong. Swisher answered...
Yankees rotation muddled after Garcia hurts hand
March 15, 2012 | 6:49amDUNEDIN, Fla. — The immediate swelling was a strong indication something was wrong with Yankees pitcher Freddy Garcia’s right hand. The amount of time it took him to leave Thursday's...
Harris, Bergtraum to play at Garden with heavy hearts, 'Chicken' in mind
March 15, 2012 | 6:45amFor the past three seasons, Murry Bergtraum senior guard Shequana Harris has played in and won the PSAL Class AA city championship at Madison Square Garden. This year, she’s on...
Ace Lopez the key in Tottenville's quest to return to the top
March 15, 2012 | 6:39amThe Tottenville dynasty took a one-year sabbatical in 2010, a short break from a PSAL city softball title. Last year, though, the Pirates were right back at the top of...
Kentucky’s Calipari takes aim at elusive NCAA title
March 15, 2012 | 6:37amLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Do you like John Calipari or loathe him? Do you find him engaging or a phony with a flashy smile? Do you trust him or feel like...
UNC-Asheville has new look
March 15, 2012 | 6:36amPITTSBURGH -- Syracuse’s opponent Thursday, UNC-Asheville, will debut its new uniforms, and thankfully you won’t need sunglasses to appreciate them. The Crons Brand, a Pittsburgh-based company founded by former Pitt...
Myers making name for himself, leading Boys High in postseason
March 15, 2012 | 6:34amWesley Myers describes his Boys & Girls teammates, who go for their third straight PSAL Class AA city championship game Saturday at Madison Square Garden, as a band of brothers....
Knicks' search for replacement will focus on Phil
March 15, 2012 | 6:30amWhen the Knicks visited the Lakers in late December at Staples Center, Phil Jackson planned to sit in the front row with his girlfriend, and Lakers VP, Jeanie Buss. But...
D'Antoni resigns from Knicks; Woodson takes over as coach
March 15, 2012 | 6:26amMike D’Antoni told interim Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald in a meeting before Wednesday’s morning shootaround he didn’t feel he could “positively affect the team’’ anymore. More to the point,...
Red Bulls' Thierry Henry: It's like last year
March 15, 2012 | 6:19amPerhaps it’s not quite Same Old Metro; but the Red Bulls’ 2-1 loss at FC Dallas to open the 2012 season bore a distinct – and disturbing – resemblance to...
Texas baby missing for 8 years found; babysitter accused of kidnapping
March 15, 2012 | 5:45amFORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas infant who vanished eight years ago will be reunited with his mother after police arrested his former baby sitter who is accused of kidnapping...
North Korea's Kim Jong Un orders troops to be 'merciless' when called to action
March 15, 2012 | 5:16amPYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered troops to "mercilessly wipe out the enemies with arms of justice and revenge once they go into action,"...
Arrest warrant issued for Russell Brand over iPhone rage: report
March 15, 2012 | 5:07amNEW ORLEANS -- Police in New Orleans issued an arrest warrant for Russell Brand Wednesday night following his run-in with a member of the paparazzi earlier this week, according to...
Impact forward Sampson recommitts to St. John's
March 15, 2012 | 4:55amJaKarr Sampson, a nationally ranked forward from Ohio who has spent the last two years at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, is headed to St. John’s after all. The 6-foot-8...
Getting close on the set of '21 Jump Street'
March 15, 2012 | 4:23amChanning Tatum got a little too close with co-star Jonah Hill on the set of “21 Jump Street.” Tatum, appearing on tonight’s episode of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,”...
Business briefs
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCiti foul Citigroup, the largest US bank to miss Federal Reserve capital requirements, erred when signaling that it would boost payouts before winning regulatory approval, wrote Michael Mayo, an analyst...
Goldman Sachs fights back after employee's scathing public exit
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amNot on my watch. Lloyd Blankfein came out swinging yesterday, strenuously defending Goldman Sachs’ reputation against charges by a London-based employee that the investment bank put its own interests ahead...
Devils’ debt deal is dissolving
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe prospective deal to restructure the debt of the New Jersey Devils appears to have fallen apart, The Post has learned. The bailout by a mystery investor, which seemed at...
Giving marts a cheat sheet on stress tests
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA person with a suspicious nature might think the Federal Reserve is trying to rig the stock market.And, as you know, I’m always suspicious. You’ll understand why if you look...
SEC accuses controversial broker Frank Mazzola of fraud in trading of private shares
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amFederal regulators said yesterday that it is anti-social to trade in pre-IPO stock fortunes of social media darlings Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, Groupon and others. Following a yearlong probe of the...
Not guilty plea in Kinnucan caper
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amJohn Kinnucan, the Broadband Research founder who challenged authorities to arrest him for more than 18 months, pleaded not guilty to insider-trading charges and remains in custody because he’s unable...
Feds charge ex-MF broker
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged a former MF Global broker with attempted manipulation of palladium and platinum futures prices. The CFTC alleged that Joseph F. Welsh III attempted to...
Execs bailing on Cablevision, spurring speculation that Dolan's planning to sell company or take private
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCablevision Chief Executive Jim Dolan is emptying his bench. Dolan — who is also chairman of Madison Square Garden, home of the the Knicks basketball team — is shaking up...
Apple shares near $600 mark
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amIf you think Apple’s iPads are expensive, consider the price of the company’s stock. Shares of the Cupertino, Calif., gadget giant yesterday neared the $600 mark — almost $100 higher...
A Leap for Clearwire
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amClearwire Corp. added Leap Wireless as its second wholesale customer, in a sign it may be benefiting as LightSquared faces regulatory troubles. “Leap is another milestone and it’s not going...
RIM shorts are surging
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amResearch In Motion shares have lost more than 90 percent of their value since mid-2008. And there is a surge in bets that the stock will sink even further. Short...
Judge: Mets must prove good faith
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amOwners of the cash-strapped New York Mets lost a key ruling ahead of a federal trial over whether they should return $303 million in principal investment because they turned a...
WebMD under pressure to find a new CEO as it struggles with ad slump
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amGet me a CEO, stat! WebMD, whose shares have lost more than half their value in the past year, is under pressure to find a new chief executive as it...
Fitch cuts UK credit outlook
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amFitch Ratings said yesterday that it has cut its outlook on the UK’s sovereign debt ratings to “negative” from “stable” due to possible unforeseenfuture economic fallout stemming from the eurozone...
PayPal is no friend of bettors
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amEBay’s PayPal has begun restricting accounts of people it suspects of using the payment service to place bets on NCAA basketball championship tournament games, starting this week. PayPal has sent...
Sears drops clothing sales at 10 stores
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amSears Holdings Corp. plans to stop selling clothes at 10 stores where the retailer says customers would rather see more goods such as mattresses and recliners. Sears has no plans...
Nice Tri
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThere’s something of the ghost-town to the area that straddles the westernmost section of Canal Street — specifically the cobbled streets of north TriBeCa and the insular loop of south...
Damon in distress
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amEven celebrities lose out on apartments they make an offer on. Matt Damon recently made a bid on a 7,000-square-foot unit at tony condo building 535 West End Ave. But,...
Just sold!
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amManhattan FLATIRON $672,000 10 W. 15th St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 725 square feet, with renovated kitchen, dining area, renovated marble bath and central AC; building features doorman, laundry and live-in...
On with the show
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amJust the thing to inspire you to get your house in order — the Architectural Digest Home Design Show comes to New York City, with hundreds of home-furnishings and design...
Musical Milioti
March 15, 2012 | 4:00am‘It’s not very pretty here, but I do love all the space,” actress Cristin Milioti says of the open loft in Bushwick that she moved into in February of last...
Tarmac ‘attack’ on Panetta visit
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amAn Afghan behind the wheel of a stolen truck sped onto the tarmac of a military base just as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s plane was landing, in what may have...
US Embassy-hit ‘plotters’ nabbed in Azerbaijan
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amIran plotted to attack the US and Israeli embassies in Azerbaijan using 22 local terrorists, the Azeri Security Ministry said yesterday. All 22 were arrested and an undisclosed number of...
We’re sticking to game plan: O
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — President Obama said yesterday he doesn’t anticipate any immediate changes to the war plan in Afghanistan — even as he acknowledged Americans’ weariness with the prolonged conflict. “We’ve...
Condos at St. Vinny’s
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe city started a new chapter in the saga over the shuttered St. Vincent’s Hospital in the West Village yesterday when a City Council committee approved a controversial plan to...
Nine West sex-harass lawsuit
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amWhat a heel!The former creative director of the Nine West shoe company is a bigoted sexual-harasser, according to a discrimination lawsuit filed yesterday.Fred Allard, a second-generation shoe designer from France,...
Royal cuz laid bare
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amMeet Katrina Darling, a relative of the newest member of Britain’s royal family — who came to New York this week and lost everything but her crown. Darling, an exotic...
Food vendor out of truck
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amHe’s being driven out of business.A Manhattan food-truck owner claims an ex-employee stole his vehicle on Sunday and has refused to return it.“This is very upsetting,” said Wall Street Burgers...
Cops use iPhone to track down abusive Queens man who had fled with one-year-old daughter
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCops last night used an iPhone to track down an abusive Queens man who had fled with his 1-year-old daughter, authorities said. When cops arrived at 6:10 p.m. to the...
B’klyn teacher is lunchtime lifesaver
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amShe gets an A in CPR. A quick-thinking Brooklyn teacher saved a woman’s life yesterday while on her lunch break at a Williamsburg restaurant. Cassandra Byrd-Scolaro, 34, was grabbing a...
Whitey gal cops plea
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amBOSTON — Former mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime girlfriend pleaded guilty yesterday to charges she helped him evade capture during 16 years on the run. In a deal with...
Tooth & hair DNA hunt at accused madam’s ‘love lair’
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe same day they arrested accused Upper East Side madam Anna Gristina, Manhattan DA investigators raided her 78th Street “brothel” and stripped it of what they consider to be vital...
Dirty cops to pay 430G
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA Brooklyn federal judge has ordered two ex-NYPD cops to pay more than $430,000 to two brothers who lost their business after being framed in a drug bust, according to...
Young lives gone in a flash
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amSION, Switzerland — Many of the happy youngsters pictured above perished when their bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children...
$1B NY transit on table
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — The Senate yesterday passed a $109 billion transportation bill that would prevent the slashing of $1 billion in New York City metro-transit money, and even result in a...
Plastic doc derri-erred
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA phony plastic surgeon was put out of business yesterday — no ifs, ands or butts.Authorities say Claudia Miller, of Staten Island, was not licensed in New York to perform...
Lohan finally has a ‘hit’
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA man claims Lindsay Lohan’s black Porsche grazed his knee in Hollywood — and then she drove off. The man wasn’t hurt in yesterday’s 12:20 a.m. incident, cops said. Los...
NJ man partied after killing father and grandmother, prosecutors say
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA New Jersey man killed his father and his grandmother — and then threw a party, prosecutors said yesterday. Dwayne Flourney, 26, stabbed his grandmother, a retired schoolteacher, at the...
Cops arrest accomplice of burglar fatally shot by Qns. supermarket janitor
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCops yesterday arrested the accomplice of a burglar fatally shot by a Queens supermarket janitor, authorities said. Alpha Diaby, 22, was charged with burglary for the failed heist that left...
Jury slams Va. Tech
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — The parents of two Virginia Tech students killed in the 2007 campus massacre worked for years to prove university officials were negligent for waiting to warn students...
Snatch tot found, Qns. mother arrested 8-hour following search
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCops found a missing 8-month-old girl in a livery cab with her biological mother after the Queens woman snatched the baby from her foster mom, who had taken her to...
Anne Bass' boyfriend mesmerized jury with frightening account of Connecticut mansion invasion
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amHe said, “I love you, Anne” — then prepared to die. Wealthy philanthropist Anne Bass’ boyfriend yesterday mesmerized a jury with a frightening account of how three armed men “dressed...
Subway ‘fiend’ faces 15 to life
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amProsecutors want accused subway sex fiend Michael Torres to spend at least the next 15 years in jail.He pleaded not guilty yesterday to a terrifying attack on a woman, who...
Unpaid Charlie Rose intern suing for $$
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA Brooklyn woman claims Charlie Rose stiffed her five years ago. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Lucy Bickerton says that she worked 25 hours a week as an...
NYPD Daily Blotter
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amManhattan Police yesterday released the photo left of a robber who allegedly made off with $1,960 from a Kips Bay bank. The suspect fled with the loot after passing a...
Don’t mess with LIU jeerleaders
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThey’re the badasses of March Madness. LIU-Brooklyn’s feisty cheerleaders plan to bring some New York attitude to the court tomorrow night against their milk-fed Michigan State rivals. These serious scholarship...
Ponzi lawyer is all in the scamily: DA
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA Ponzi-scheming attorney snookered his in-laws out of more than $4.6 million in a real-estate scam, Manhattan prosecutors charged yesterday. Robert Cassandro, 47, of Woodbury, LI, pleaded not guilty to...
Paramedics save abandoned Brooklyn baby
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA barely breathing newborn girl was resuscitated by paramedics last night after she was heartlessly dumped into the arms of a perfect stranger on a Brooklyn street, authorities said. The...
HBO’s ‘Luck’ runs out
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amHbo last night abruptly canceled production on its quirky racetrack drama, “Luck,” following the death of a horse — the third to die while filming the series. It was a...
Vuitton has no case: Warner
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amWarner Bros. wants a judge to bag a trademark suit over the “fleeting appearance” of knockoff Louis Vuitton luggage in “The Hangover: Part II.” In papers filed yesterday in Manhattan...
$88M Central Park West apartment not being used by Russian billionaire's daughter, as buyer had claimed: suit
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amDon’t expect any swanky sorority parties at what’s been billed as the world’s priciest dorm room — the $88 million Central Park West apartment isn’t actually for student housing, a...
‘I was robbed!’ bellows jackpot Madoff
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe greediest millionaire alive lumbered into the Jersey daylight, cursing his dwindling fortune and slamming his former best buddies under his hot-tempered breath. “I was robbed,’’ Americo Lopes kvetched to...
Hey, lottery louse, pay up
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amA greedy construction worker’s scheme to keep a $24 million office lottery-pool jackpot all to himself collapsed yesterday when a New Jersey jury decided his five co-workers were due their...
Bloomberg giving Congress members tour of New York to persuade them to deliver anti-terror funding to city
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg is rolling out the red carpet — and even providing a helicopter tour — to persuade four powerful members of Congress to deliver federal anti-terror funding to the...
$500M payback for CityTime fiasco
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe epic CityTime scandal ended with a stunning resolution yesterday when the company chiefly responsible for a corruption-ridden timekeeping system that cost taxpayers $652 million agreed to repay more than...
Police reviewing surveillance video to see if Brandon Marshall punched woman in face
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amPolice are reviewing surveillance video from the Marquee nightclub to determine if NFL superstar Brandon “The Beast” Marshall punched a Manhattan woman there Sunday night. A lawyer for Marshall —...
Prosecutor claims Pedro Espada and son raided Bronx health clinic and spent $60G on sushi
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amIt was their own taxpayer-funded piggy bank, feds say. A “greedy” Senate leader and his son raided a Bronx health clinic of more than $500,000 — blowing $60,000 just on...
LIRR escalator where woman died after falling had broken hand grasp
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe LIRR escalator where an elderly Long Island woman died after falling had a broken hand grasp that made it difficult to balance, commuters at Lindenhurst Station said yesterday. An...
Mitt Romney holds opulent fund-raiser at Waldorf
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amRepublican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney pivoted from talking up cheesy grits and catfish in Dixie to appearing at a sumptuous, fat-cat, four-star luncheon at the opulent Waldorf-Astoria in Midtown yesterday....
Con Ed rate hike on April 1 not as harsh as originally planned
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCon Ed electricity rates are heading up about 2.5 percent next month — a smaller increase than originally expected. Monthly bills will rise $2.26, to $92.78, for typical New York...
Landmark bill will save city $22 billion in public employee pension costs
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amALBANY — State lawmakers passed a landmark bill this morning to cut pension benefits for future public employees — saving the city about $22 billion over 30 years. The state...
Life in the ol’ Newt yet: pal
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich showed no sign yesterday of bowing to demands that he drop out of the GOP primary race, after getting beaten by Rick Santorum in Mississippi and...
The Race Grinds On
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amRank-and-file Republican voters aren’t giving mainstream Republican professionals what they want — a blessed end to the primary season that threatens to stretch into the early summer, more than a...
Big donors are fueling democracy
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amIn the two weeks before this month’s Super Tuesday primaries, The Wall Street Journal reports, “outside political action committees supporting the Republican presidential hopefuls spent three times as much as...
It’s time to fire the judge Who rewards failure
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe Issue: Back pay for minorities who scored higher than 25 on the FDNY exam but weren’t hired. *** Judge Nicholas Garaufis recently ruled that minorities who took past New...
Just Say No to (the) ‘Crack’!
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe Issue: The effort by state Sen. Eric Adams to ban saggy pants in New York City’s public schools.***I agree with state Sen. Eric Adams — there needs to be...
What’s the hurry, Mike?
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amSuddenly, New York Republicans have a serious, reasonably well-known candidate running against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. But try telling that to state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long. Rep. Bob Turner, who...
Battleground Bergtraum
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amIt looked more like a jail riot than a high-school hallway dust-up: scores of teens videotaped in Manhattan’s Murry Bergtraum HS this month — pushing, screaming and battling police. One...
We Won & the Oil Stopped
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe politicians aren’t talking about it, but one big reason we’re paying more for gas is a bipartisan US foreign-policy success — the independence of South Sudan. The oil-rich nation...
Graham it all! Smart tribute
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amIt’s hard work keeping a legendary choreographer’s spirit alive. Martha Graham’s company has taken a daring, postmodern approach — only half the dances on Tuesday’s opening night of the company’s...
Pardon me, waiter, there’s soup in this play
March 15, 2012 | 4:00am‘Teresa’s Ecstasy,” by the wonderfully named Spanish American playwright and actress Begonya Plaza, tries to combine the spiritual with the earthly in its story of a woman’s quest for self-discovery...
The duchess of raunch
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amAt SoHo club W.i.P. during the wee hours of Wednesday morning, in front of a crowd of hipsters, British burlesque dancer Katrina Darling pranced onstage to the sounds of the...
Sports Shorts
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amMLB: Howard cleared for mild activity Ryan Howard has been cleared to do some light exercises in a walking boot, more than two weeks after he needed a procedure to...
Gov. Cuomo calls on NYRA to fix breakdowns
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amConcern over the rash of horse fatalities this winter at Aqueduct has reached all the way to the governor’s mansion in Albany. A letter from the office of Gov. Cuomo...
Gulfstream Results
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amFIRST-1 1/16m; $25,150; cl($10,000); 4up4Frddy th Cp (Gmz)7.804.203.206Navy Wngs (Desormeux)4.002.805Promovedor Glory (Ortiz)5.00Scr: Professor Palmer.* Exacta (4-6) $41.00 * $1 Superfecta (4-6-5-9) $903.10 * $1 Trifecta (4-6-5) $178.80SECOND-6f; $60,350; mdn spcl...
Animal Kingdom out 90 days with fracture
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amLast year’s Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who was withdrawn from the $10 million Dubai World Cup on March 31 after going lame following a workout on Saturday, will be...
Aqueduct Analysis
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amPost Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $37,000; clm($30,000); 4upSAINT DAIMON closed to be beaten three lengths versus open claimers while off a brief...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amAll horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $40,000; str hcp; 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 a-Marlene'sPerl(L),115M Studart6-4-1Terrccn20-12 Blondecat(L),120CVelasquz3-3-2Galluscio2-13 SurroundSound(L),116D Cohen4-5-5Serey10-11A a-MordecaiJons(L),113M Studart4-6-2Terrccn20-14 Chalk Player(L),115J Espinoza3-3-5Persaud10-15 Pelican Lake(L),117E Castro1-3-7Serey6-16 Silver...
Aqueduct Charts
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amMarch 14th, 2012 Clear And Fast. ©2012 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-1m&70y; $29,000; cl($15,000); 4up; (f&m) Off: 12:50. Good. 3w 2nd, mild hand ride Time: 25.5, 51.86, 1:17.88, 1:42.96, 1:47.22....
Devils back home for Avalanche tonight
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe Devils are back home tonight, a good thing for them since they have been shut out in three of their past six road games. They can’t do anything about...
Rangers face Crosby in return to Penguins tonight
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amIt has been a long time since the hockey world’s focus zeroed in on Madison Square Garden, maybe not since Wayne Gretzky’s Great Goodbye on April 13, 1999. But that’s...
Gulfstream Analysis
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amPost Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($10,000); 3upMARIAS LUCK working steadily for first start since May. OUR PLUM PUTTING finished third in last two starts. MEZUMAN pressed pace and tired...
Home Team Lineups
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amTODAYMar. 15FRIMar. 16SATMar. 17SUNMar. 18MONMar. 19TUEMar. 20WEDMar. 21KnicksNOGAMEInd. 7:30 MSG ESPNInd. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAMETor. 7:30 MSG ESPNPhil. 7:00 MSG ESPNNetsNOGAMEOrl. 7:00 YES WFANN.O.8:00 YES WFANNO GAMEClev.7:30 YES WBBRNO...
The Post Line
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amNCAA Basketball TournamentSecond RoundTodayAt PittsburghSyracuse15 1/2 Unc AshevilleKansas St.5Southern Miss.Ohio St.17 1/2Loyola (Md.)Gonzaga1West Va.At Louisville, Ky.Kentucky25W. KentuckyUconn1 1/2Iowa St.Murray St.4Colorado St.Marquette5 1/2BYUAt Albuquerque, N.M.Baylor7 1/2S. Dakota St.Unlv5 1/2ColoradoVanderbilt5 1/2HarvardWisconsin9MontanaAt Portland,...
Today's Sports on the Air
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amBaseball1 p.m.Exhibition: Yankees at Nationals MLBN4 p.m.Exhibition: Reds at Angels MLBN10 p.m.Exhibition: Giants at Mariners MLBNBasketball12:15 p.m.NCAA Tournament, Second Round:Colo. St. vs. Murray St. CBS, ESPN (1050 AM)12:40 p.m.NCAA Tournament,...
Nets roll past Raptors; clock ticks on Dwight
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amYou honestly can’t make this stuff up. Shortly after it appeared the Nets might not have to wait until July for Dwight Howard, reports flew that the Orlando center has...
Mets’ Wright has tear near ribs but says he will play in opener
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amPORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright isn’t sure when he will be back on the field, but the Mets third baseman said he is confident Opening Day isn’t in jeopardy....
Another good outing for Mets prospect Harvey
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amPORT ST. LUCIE — Matt Harvey originally was scheduled to throw against the Tigers yesterday in Lakeland, but instead of facing Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera, the right-handed prospect wound...
Giants sign TE Bennett to one-year deal
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amOne of the reasons the Super Bowl champion Giants are successful is because they know how to locate and acquire motivated players — athletes with something to prove. That certainly...
Jets could get back Cotchery
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe Jets could fill their hole at wide receiver with a familiar face. The team has expressed an interest in bringing back Jerricho Cotchery, according to a source. Cotchery spent...
Big day for free-agent receivers; Peyton visits Titans
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amThe second day of NFL free agency was a very good day to be a top-flight wide receiver. Even wideouts who weren’t free agents cleaned up, as Calvin Johnson led...
Amar’e says Knicks weren’t ‘buying into’ D’Antoni
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amAmar’e Stoudemire did not name names, but he also didn’t sugarcoat the reason why Mike D’Antoni is no longer Knicks coach. “He was frustrated that everyone wasn’t buying into the...
Knicks blow out Blazers in Woodson’s debut as coach
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amMike D’Antoni wanted the Knicks to play with better defensive intensity. All it took it was him resigning. In the first game of the post-D’Antoni era, the Knicks proved they...
Carmelo wins the war
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amWho did you think would get run out of town first, the coach hired by Donnie Walsh? Or the pin-up player acquired by James Dolan? If only the Knicks’ owner...
Drama mama
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amYour weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows The end is nigh in TV land: “Pretty Little Liars” (Monday, 8 p.m., ABC Family) They promised us at the...
Extreme mom
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amAshley Judd is one tough-ass mother, and I do mean that literally. Tonight, the movie star who loves playing against type is playing against most TV stereotypes — especially for...
New show: Kids taking care of parents
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amJust call this one “16 and Pressured.” MTV is casting a new reality show in which young people “play the role of parent” for their parents. The show, called “My...
Rachael rocks
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amRachael Ray takes three vacations a year: to celebrate Christmas, mark her September wedding anniversary and attend the mega music and film festival, South By Southwest. With production on her...
‘Wives’ trial closes
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amIt was bound to happen — the lawyer defending ABC in actress Nicollette Sheridan’s wrongful termination lawsuit called the ex-“Desperate Housewives” star, well, “desperate.” “A word has been on my...
Starr Report
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amMarie Osmond has finally snagged her long-elusive talk show. Osmond, who was shopped around the syndication circuit back in 2008 following her "Dancing With the Stars" appearance -- no one...
Weird but true
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCops probably aren’t too anxious to get their hands on this stolen property. Thieves snatched a 500- pound beehive packed with 5,000 of the angry buzzers from outside a Houston...
Iowa State worries UConn
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE — If Connecticut is focused on one thing for its NCAA tournament game against Iowa State tonight, it’s defending the 3-point shot, something the Huskies have scuffled with often...
Iona picks up pieces after historic NCAA loss
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amDAYTON, Ohio —When Scott Machado was asked how he felt after Iona had blown a 25-point lead against BYU and having his collegiate career end with the biggest collapse in...
Big East champ Louisville ready for more
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amPORTLAND, Ore — Louisville has taken a crooked path to the NCAA tournament. Once ranked as high as No. 4, the injury-addled Cardinals fell out of the rankings by losing...
South Florida defeats Cal
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amDAYTON, Ohio — Every bump and swat threw yet another chill into a California team that had never seen anything like it. Must have made the other teams in South...
Time to take the Huskies to bank
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amDo not take today for granted. This is one of the two best sports days of the year. The other is tomorrow. COMPLETE NCAA COVERAGE NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET It is...
LIU hopes to make history against top-seeded Spartans
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — They know the history, if not the numbers. Not once has a No. 16 seed ever knocked off a top seed in the NCAA Tournament, a daunting...
Harvard not lacking for confidence vs. Vanderbilt
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Ivy League schools aren’t noted for trash talk. Maybe that was just confidence Harvard was exuding Wednesday in preparation for today’s NCAA Tournament opener against Vanderbilt at...
Harvard coach says loss of D’Antoni ‘tough’ for Lin
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said the resignation of Mike D’Antoni as the Knicks head coach is a “tough blow” for his former player Jeremy Lin. Amaker was...
Knicks rout Blazers after D'Antoni quits
March 15, 2012 | 2:16amMike D'Antoni is gone, and the Knicks finally got his offense right. Amare Stoudemire made all seven shots in the first half, Carmelo Anthony passed and shot well, and the...