March 16, 2012
NYPD uses high-tech facial-recognition software to nab barbershop shooting suspect
March 16, 2012 | 11:38pmNYPD cops used high-tech facial-recognition software — and a photo on Facebook — to catch a suspect in a Queens barbershop shooting that left one victim with a graze wound...
New York star leads Norfolk State to upset of Missouri
March 16, 2012 | 10:51pmOMAHA, Neb. -- Kyle O’Quinn’s booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental upset of Missouri as the words spilled...
JFK 'robber' accused in tourist holdups nabbed
March 16, 2012 | 10:26pmA career criminal who preyed on unsuspecting tourists at JFK Airport has been nabbed by eagle-eyed cops, Port Authority sources said today. Frederick McDonald, 46, was wanted for at least...
B'klyn woman's rights to visit dog taken away
March 16, 2012 | 10:24pmWhat a dog-gone mess! A Brooklyn woman is barking mad after her ex-girlfriend allegedly stripped her of visitation rights to Lily, their Labrador retriever. Social worker Rebecca Finkel says in...
Afghan massacre suspect identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales
March 16, 2012 | 10:05pmFORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- US staff sergeant Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a door-to-door rampage, touched down Friday night in Kansas City and has been transferred...
Syracuse seeks Sweet 16 against Kansas State
March 16, 2012 | 9:55pmPITTSBURGH -- In an era when college basketball is dominated by freshmen and sophomores, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim knows he needs his two seniors to step up to keep winning...
Hughes throws four scoreless innings for Yankees
March 16, 2012 | 9:52pmTAMPA -- After Yankees opening-day starter CC Sabathia was touched for three runs and six hits over three innings, rotation candidate Phil Hughes gave up three hits in four scoreless...
Never enough Bill Camp
March 16, 2012 | 9:25pmMy lukewarm review of "Death of a Salesman" ends with praise for Bill Camp, who plays the supporting part of Charley, the neighbor whose wealth and successful son remind Willy Loman's...
WATCH IT: Kony 2012 director in bizarre naked meltdown
March 16, 2012 | 8:47pmSAN DIEGO -- The director of the massively popular "Kony 2012" video about a fugitive Ugandan rebel leader was detained by police after he was found allegedly masturbating in public...
Law office of accused madam's upstate neighbor raided by cops
March 16, 2012 | 8:39pmThe probe of accused madam Anna Gristina widened today as cops descended on the downtown offices of a criminal defense lawyer who is her upstate neighbor — and the registered...
WATCH IT: Video shows toddler's terrifying fall from carnival ride
March 16, 2012 | 7:51pmDramatic video surfaced today showing a 3-year-old girl being thrown from a carnival ride at a Houston rodeo — a frightening fall that prompted officials to change height requirements. The...
Victim testifies that off-duty cop threatened her with gun during rape
March 16, 2012 | 7:48pmA second-grade school teacher sobbed on the witness stand in Manhattan today as she faced her alleged rapist -- the drunken, off-duty cop she says brutalized her while threatening, "I'll...
Post NBA Power Rankings: Bad news for Blazers
March 16, 2012 | 7:47pmTwo struggling teams took the court Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, and for the first time in recent weeks, the Knicks weren’t the worse off of the two.Portland’s 42-point...
Family of slain Qns. teacher lashes out at killer during sentencing
March 16, 2012 | 7:44pmThe family of a special-education teacher who was beaten to death with a baseball bat by her chef husband wept while lashing out at her killer at his sentencing in...
Jets sign QB Stanton, WR Schilens
March 16, 2012 | 7:36pmThe Jets found their backup quarterback Friday afternoon, agreeing in principle to a contract with Drew Stanton, the team announced.The team also signed wide receiver Chaz Schilens, formerly of the...
Williams 'not opting in' for just one year with Nets
March 16, 2012 | 7:09pmORLANDO, Fla. -- Nets guard Deron Williams saw what Dwight Howard went through. He saw his decision or indecision. And that’s not the path Williams will take.Though Williams publicly takes...
Manhattan man who shoved woman into subway train sentenced to 15 years in prison
March 16, 2012 | 7:05pmThe drunken fiend who shoved a woman into an oncoming subway train two years ago -- nearly killing her -- was sentenced to 15 years prison today, still claiming that...
NBC's 'Grimm' renewed for Season 2
March 16, 2012 | 7:02pmAll I have to say about that is, "YESSSSSS!" Also, I have never been so glad to be wrong about something in my life. As reported all over the Web,...
Mets ace Santana gives up first runs of spring
March 16, 2012 | 6:45pmPORT ST. LUCIE -- First, the good news: Mets pitcher Johan Santana still seems healthy and his fastball consistently hit 91 mph against the Tigers on Friday.He just wasn’t particularly...
Oops: German celeb bunny stepped on, killed by cameraman
March 16, 2012 | 6:26pmBERLIN — An earless baby bunny that was a rising star on Germany's celebrity animal scene had his 15 minutes of fame brought to an abrupt end when he was...
Woodson tells Lin he's still 'big part' for Knicks
March 16, 2012 | 6:23pmKnicks interim coach Mike Woodson met with Jeremy Lin on Friday morning before shootaround to assure him he’s still the starting point guard, trying to quell the furor by remarks...
LIVE BLOG: PSAL Class A & B boys, girls finals
March 16, 2012 | 6:12pmFour teams will leave CCNY as champions. Four teams will earn the honor to represent the PSAL in the New York State Federation tournament at the Times Union Center in...
VIDEO: PSAL Class AA basketball championships press conference
March 16, 2012 | 6:10pmThe PSAL hosted its annual press conference at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday for the PSAL Class AA city championship games. Each of the participating coaches -- McKee/Staten Island Tech’s...
Miramax CEO Mike Lang steps down
March 16, 2012 | 6:03pmMiramax CEO Mike Lang is resigning, the company announced today, just 15 months after he was appointed to head up the former Disney subsidiary now owned by private-equity investors.CFO Steve...
Giants give punter Weatherford 5-year contract
March 16, 2012 | 5:52pmWhen the Giants designated punter Steve Weatherford their franchise player it was a tactic to make sure he did not go anywhere once free agency began. There was every intention...
Osama Bin Laden plotted to kill Obama so 'unprepared' Biden would lead US into crisis: report
March 16, 2012 | 5:50pmWASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden ordered his terror network to assassinate US President Barack Obama so a "totally unprepared" Vice President Joe Biden would take command and precipitate a crisis,...
VIDEO: NCAA tournament reactions
March 16, 2012 | 5:42pmClick here to watch the reactions after every NCAA tournament game from around the country. The tournament will be down to the Final Four after games of this weekend.
Safety Landry to visit Jets; interest in LB McClain
March 16, 2012 | 4:58pmThe Jets are bringing in another safety for a visit this weekend. Redskins free agent LaRon Landry is scheduled to meet with the team, according to a source.Landry was a...
Yankees sign Pettitte to contract
March 16, 2012 | 4:38pmTAMPA -- The Yankees on Friday re-signed Andy Pettitte to a minor-league contract with the likelihood he will return to pitch in the majors. The deal is for one-year, $2.5...
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman doesn't think departing Goldman Sachs exec's comments were fair
March 16, 2012 | 4:13pmMorgan Stanley’s CEO James Gorman this morning criticized an op-ed written by a former Goldman Sachs Group employee, saying “I didn’t think it was fair.”Gorman, at a breakfast hosted by...
Obama bankrupting Social Security; Schumer, Dems playing politics
March 16, 2012 | 4:06pmPresident Obama's budget will increase the nation's debt by $3.5 trillion and bankrupt Social Security by 2020 says the Congressional Budget Office. What do Democrats say? Sen. Harry Reid says...
Khadafy son's jaw-dropping ship lures cruise operator: report
March 16, 2012 | 3:37pmGENEVA -- Hannibal Khadafy, one of the late Libyan dictator's sons, dared to trump his father's appetite for conspicuous consumption when he ordered a customized cruise liner fit to entertain...
Goldman Sachs reviewing conflict of interest rules for bankers
March 16, 2012 | 3:37pmGoldman Sachs Group is considering strengthening internal rules, including on disclosing bankers' financial holdings to clients, after being criticized in a recent court opinion because of a deal maker's potential...
Ex-Rutgers student found guilty of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation in webcam case
March 16, 2012 | 3:32pmA former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate's love life was convicted of invasion of privacy and anti-gay intimidation Friday in a...
St. Patrick's Day Parade guide
March 16, 2012 | 3:29pmCheck out The Post's comprehensive guide to the jolly Irish holiday.
Knicks' Stoudemire visits Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit
March 16, 2012 | 3:23pmMike Woodson’s playbook isn’t the only thing Amar’e Stoudemire is studying these days. Stoudemire brushed up on his Jewish history by taking a visit to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit...
Actor George Clooney and father arrested at Sudanese embassy in Washington
March 16, 2012 | 3:01pmWASHINGTON — Actor George Clooney was arrested along with his father and several members of Congress outside the Sudanese Embassy this morning as they protested the country's blockade of food...
Bloomberg defends Goldman Sachs on radio show
March 16, 2012 | 3:00pmMayor Michael Bloomberg says the attention given to a Goldman Sachs’ employee’s scathing editorial about the company is “ridiculous.” During his weekly appearance on WOR Radio this morning, Bloomberg said...
Manning to work out for Broncos as Dolphins fall out of race
March 16, 2012 | 2:59pmDURHAM, N.C. -- Peyton Manning will work out for John Elway and the Broncos on Friday at Duke University, according to reports. A private plane chartered by the Broncos was...
Air Force disciplining 2 mortuary supervisors
March 16, 2012 | 2:54pmDOVER, Del. — The Air Force is disciplining two supervisors after an investigation into retaliation against workers who blew the whistle on the mishandling of remains at the Dover Air...
‘Jersey Shore’ recap: Season 5, episode 11
March 16, 2012 | 2:53pmLast night’s season finale of “Jersey Shore” brought an end to the cast’s time in Seaside Heights and was the first time the eight roommates all left on relatively good...
I've been called America's most cantankerous film critic
March 16, 2012 | 2:51pmWhile it is an honor to learn that I "blew away the competition" on my way to being named "America's most cantankerous film critic" by The Atlantic, as is my...
Yankees shut down Jeter with tender calf
March 16, 2012 | 2:25pmTAMPA — When Joe Girardi answered a call from Yankees trainer Steve Donohue late Thursday afternoon on the bus and was informed that Derek Jeter’s left calf was tender following...
Paul Ryan for Vice President
March 16, 2012 | 2:20pmSen. Marco Rubio is right. Republicans need him to stay in the Senate. So who should be the Republican Vice Presidential nominee? Watch this video and you have your answer:...
Consumer prices increase 0.4 percent in February, less than forecast, due mainly to surging cost of gas
March 16, 2012 | 1:59pmWASHINGTON -- US consumer prices increased 0.4 percent in February, owing mainly to the surging cost of gas, the Labor Department said Thursday. The core consumer price index (CPI), which...
Sprint ends deal with Phil Falcone's troubled LightSquared
March 16, 2012 | 1:55pmRESTON, Va. -- LightSquared was dealt another blow Friday, as Sprint said it would officially end its deal with billionaire Phil Falcone's wireless start-up, which has been unable to launch...
'Slay GI' being flown to Fort Leavenworth as Karzai blasts US
March 16, 2012 | 1:53pmFORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- The US soldier accused of leaving his military base and killing 16 Afghan civilians in a door-to-door rampage is being flown to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., FOX...
Groupon amends practices after UK probe
March 16, 2012 | 1:30pmLONDON — A British regulator says online deals site Groupon will change the way it markets its products after drawing criticism from consumers. The Office of Fair Trading said Friday...
NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET
March 16, 2012 | 1:27pmThe field is set for the NCAA tournament, which continues with third-round action today. See the bracket here to find out where and when all the games will be played...
OCD Archive: Pauline Kael, 1982 -- 'You spend most of your time looking at junk'
March 16, 2012 | 1:17pmMy one and only encounter with legendary film critic Pauline Kael came in the spring of 1982, when I was assigned to cover a lecture she gave at a college...
Tornado flattens more than a hundred homes as storms pound Michigan
March 16, 2012 | 1:04pmDEXTER, Mich. -- The southern Michigan town of Dexter was clearing up Friday after a tornado tore through the area, leaving more than a hundred homes damaged but surprisingly few...
Gunman alert lifted at Rochester Institute of Technology
March 16, 2012 | 1:00pmROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Rochester Institute of Technology lifted an alert for a gunman on campus Friday. "All Clear. #RIT Alert 'Shelter in place' advisory has been lifted," the university said on Twitter....
Apple fans snap up new iPad as it hits shelves
March 16, 2012 | 12:35pmApple enthusiasts around the world braved the standard long line to become the first customers to snap up the new iPad early Friday, but the response was relatively muted compared...
Belgium holds period of silence for bus crash victims as bodies return
March 16, 2012 | 12:28pmBRUSSELS -- Belgium paused Friday for a period of silence for the 28 people, including a British boy, who were killed in a horrific bus crash in Switzerland as the...
Archbishop of Canterbury to resign
March 16, 2012 | 11:54amLONDON -- The Archbishop of Canterbury announced his resignation Friday, after 10 years as spiritual leader of the Church of England and the 77 million-strong global Anglican communion. The Most...
Comedian Gallagher recovering after heart attack
March 16, 2012 | 11:18amLEWISVILLE, Texas — The comedian Gallagher is hospitalized in stable condition after suffering a heart attack at a North Dallas bar before going on stage for a show. Gallagher's promotional...
Fire causes major damage at upstate New York yeshiva complex
March 16, 2012 | 11:00amTHOMPSON — Authorities say a five-alarm fire has caused major damage at a yeshiva complex in upstate New York. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports firefighters spent several hours Thursday...
Afghan runway incident more serious than first reported, US military says
March 16, 2012 | 10:41amABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- The attack on Marines at a military runway in Afghanistan where Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's plane landed was more serious than the Pentagon first...
La Russa defends Beltran for taking third strike in ’06 NLCS
March 16, 2012 | 10:26amCarlos Beltran always may be remembered for taking a third strike on a curveball from Adam Wainwright to end the 2006 NLCS, but former Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said...
Former Texas coach Barnes says Ford OK with retirement
March 16, 2012 | 10:17amNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Rick Barnes has been to one Final Four in his career, and T.J. Ford was a big reason why, guiding the Longhorns there in 2003. So Ford...
Murray State easily dispatches Colorado St.
March 16, 2012 | 10:01amLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Validation. This is what Murray State is after as much as wins in the NCAA tournament. When you’re 30-1 — the only major college basketball team in...
Gonzaga hammers West Virginia
March 16, 2012 | 10:00amPITTSBURGH -- Gonzaga has been in the position before, almost exactly this position and they don’t want to end it up in their backs as they did a year. The...
Angel saves Kansas State from early ouster
March 16, 2012 | 9:59amPITTSBURGH — Rodney McGruder scored his points. Jordan Henriquez blocked his shots. But Kansas State doesn’t beat Southern Mississippi yesterday and it won’t get past Syracuse Saturday if point guard...
Wisconsin badgers and batters Montana
March 16, 2012 | 9:57amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Behind the dominant one-two punch of Ryan Evans and Jordan Taylor, fourth-seeded Wisconsin had little trouble with No. 13 seed Montana Thursday in a second-round NCAA tournament...
Iraq War vet kills sister and himself in California, missing mother feared dead
March 16, 2012 | 9:03amGILROY, Calif. -- An Iraq War veteran said to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder shot dead his 11-year-old sister and then killed himself, police in California said Thursday as...
Heavy demand expected as iPad goes on sale today
March 16, 2012 | 8:35amLet the wild rumpus start. The customary storefront crowds are expected to gather as Apple's latest iPad goes on sale today. Long lines are likely even though customers could have...
Up to 12 dead after NATO helicopter crashes in Kabul
March 16, 2012 | 8:19amKABUL -- Up to a dozen people were killed Friday when a Turkish helicopter operating as part of the NATO mission in Afghanistan crashed onto a house and burst into...
Healthy Jose a contrast to forlorn former team
March 16, 2012 | 6:39amJUPITER, Fla. — Jose Reyes was supposed to be the injured one. Four hours before Reyes played against the Mets as a Marlin for the first time yesterday, the Miami...
Nets don't get Howard, deal for Blazers’ Wallace
March 16, 2012 | 6:36amORLANDO, Fla. — The thinking with Dwight Howard obviously was Brooklyn and championship. The thinking with Gerald Wallace apparently is Newark and playoffs. And, of course, surrounding Deron Williams with...
Knicks coach Woodson reaches out to Walker
March 16, 2012 | 6:29amKnicks interim coach Mike Woodson is close to hiring former Knicks point guard Darrell Walker as an assistant coach, according to two sources. Walker played point guard for the Knicks...
'Killers' caught
March 16, 2012 | 5:53amThe two men wanted for the murder of Chelsea floral designer John Laubach were nabbed yesterday hiding out in Florida, lawenforcement sources said. Ex-con Edwin Faulkner, 30, and suspected cohort...
600-pound man says he is being evicted from Connecticut home due to his weight: report
March 16, 2012 | 5:35amNEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A 600-pound man claims he is being evicted from his New Haven, Connecticut, apartment due to his excessive weight. Joey Dibendetto, 25, can barely move but...
Genesis Rodriguez approves of Will Ferrell's Spanish-language skills
March 16, 2012 | 5:28amSultry actress Genesis Rodriguez had good reason to memorize her scripts while working on Spanish-language telenovelas. “If you don’t learn the lines, the writers kill off your character,” Rodriguez said...
J.Lo is 'red'y for love
March 16, 2012 | 5:20amRed-hot mama Jennifer Lopez flaunts her curves in Vogue magazine’s April issue and its first digital edition. The newly single “American Idol” judge and mother of twins isn’t slowing down...
'Hunger Games' soundtrack already a hit
March 16, 2012 | 4:15amThe soundtrack for the much anticipated “The Hunger Games” is shaping up to be a hit before the film even arrives in theaters. Pre-orders for the album, “The Hunger Games:...
US condemns 'highly provocative' North Korea rocket launch
March 16, 2012 | 4:03amPYONGYANG, North Korea -- The US accused North Korea of "highly provocative" behavior Friday after the rogue state said it would launch a long-range rocket to put a satellite into...
Business briefs
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMighty martsSolid domestic economic reports helped push the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index above 1,400 for the first time in almost four years. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 58.66...
Fed sting nabs Swiss 'pump-and-dump' financier
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amAn alleged pump-and-dump artist and a cohort were arrested on a Midtown Manhattan street last week in a case that resembled an international cat-and-mouse game that could have been ripped...
Federal appeals court rebukes Manhattan judge who rejected proposed SEC-Citigroup mortgage settlement
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amNow it’s the judge’s turn to face the music. A federal appeals court yesterday delivered a stern rebuke to Manhattan federal judge Jed Rakoff, who caused a fire storm last...
AMC's lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit has investors edgy
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amAMC Networks has some big hits on the dial, including the soon-to-return “Mad Men,” but it’s not quite making the killing Wall Street expected. A big programming write-down, interest payments...
Couric’s 'Katie' debuts Sept. 10
March 16, 2012 | 4:00am“Katie,” former CBS News anchor Katie Couric’s upcoming talk show, reached agreements making the program available in 94 percent of the US, according to Walt Disney’s ABC network. The show...
SI’s McDonell headed to mag Hall of Fame
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amTerry McDonell, editor of Sports Illustrated and head of Time Inc.’s sports group, has been elected to the magazine editors’ Hall of Fame. McDonell will be honored at the National...
Artists' MTV pages
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amViacom’s MTV is creating artist-focused websites where musicians can sell songs, concert tickets and merchandise. Starting in May, MTV will allow musicians to claim their sites, allowing them to upload...
Demand is big in debut
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amDemandware, the e-commerce software provider that counts Barneys New York and Crocs as customers, surged 47 percent in its trading debut after selling shares for more than planned in an...
Bloomberg gives Goldman Sachs a pep talk
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg made an unannounced visit to Goldman Sachs’ downtown Manhattan headquarters yesterday to deliver a pep talk to employees after a former executive ripped apart the storied investment bank...
Apple's stock hits record $600 before falling day before new iPad hits shelves
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe day before the new iPad hits shelves, Apple’s stock hit a record $600 for the first time. Shares in the Cupertino, Calif.-company, which closed above $500 a share for...
Kozlowski in NYC work release
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe new home of felon and ex-Tyco International Chief Executive Dennis Kozlowski, while not furnished with the $6,000 shower curtain and paintings by Monet and Renoir that decorated his previous...
Mets owners taking pricey gamble on untested law in Madoff case
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe Mets wouldn’t spend $100 million on all-star shortstop Jose Reyes, but its owners are gambling more than three times that amount on an untested law. That pricey gamble was...
Sears vendor bills guaranteed
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amSears Holdings Chairman Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments, seeking to reassure the retailer’s suppliers, agreed to fund guarantees that vendors would be paid in the event of a bankruptcy. ESL in...
PayPal’s mobile
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPayPal, the payments service owned by eBay, jumped into the mobile payments arena with a new device that helps businesses accept credit and debit cards via mobile devices, taking on...
‘Baby dump’ mom busted
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe Brooklyn mother who dumped her barely breathing newborn girl into the arms of a good Samaritan was arrested yesterday, cops said. Shoshannah Mohammad, 27, was charged with acting in...
Rap mogul is pot-headed to jail
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amHe decided to take the rap. One of Jay-Z’s former business partners copped a plea yesterday for his role in a massive drug ring. Kareem “Biggs” Burke — who co-founded...
Cashman gal at bat for self
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe alleged shakedown stalker of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spent hours yesterday testifying on her own behalf before a grand jury, and is due back to wrap up today,...
MTA agent ‘attacks’
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amA female subway-station agent with a hot temper attacked a mother of two yesterday in The Bronx after the woman was short a dime while purchasing a $4.50 MetroCard, according...
Ed. Dept. ‘F’ for flub
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe State Education Department has for years mishandled allegations of school employees helping kids cheat because of woeful record-keeping, lack of written procedures and weak punishment for infractions, according to...
‘Scam’ doc backs out
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThis doctor is calling in sick.An orthopedist charged with helping LIRR workers scam disability pensions will miss a court hearing today because he said he strained his back “while lifting...
A humbling view
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amBritish Prime Minister David Cameron — who had spent five fretful hours trying to reach his then-pregnant wife in New York City on 9/11 — visited the World Trade Center...
OT for OWS: $17M
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe Occupy Wall Street movement cost the NYPD $17 million in overtime — half the total increase in the force’s OT budget over the past year, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly...
Rep. Turner ‘in it to win it’
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amRepublican Rep. Bob Turner said he has another political miracle left in him: defeating heavily favored Democratic incumbent Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.Turner, 70, who shocked the political world by winning ex-Rep....
’Ritin’ a few wrongs
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amCity officials have moved to fire eight public-school staffers who they say either got wrist-slaps after having acted inappropriately toward students or who are being brought up on new charges...
Bye-bye, Blago! Hello, jail!
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amLITTLETON, Colo. — Convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered a federal prison in Colorado to begin a 14-year sentence for corruption yesterday, the latest chapter in the downfall of...
Mitt hopes Christie cures Ill’s
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney suddenly can’t take anything for granted.He is racing to Illinois today with his biggest booster, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, to step up...
Con Ed bills less jolting
March 16, 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 Big Apple apartment...
Rolex ‘thief’ done in by own ID
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amA Manhattan man was busted after he presented legitimate identification while pawning a $5,000 stolen Rolex watch at a Midtown jewelry shop, police sources said yesterday.Joseph Dargan, 28, stole the...
Twisted ‘no rape’ tactic
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amIn a bizarre and often graphic opening statement, the lawyer for an NYPD officer accused of raping a young woman en route to her first day as a teacher told...
Prison’s not a ‘hit’ with killer
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amA mob hit man who once served as a dreaded enforcer to Gambino boss John Gotti is now playing lawyer, filing his own appeal of the murder conviction and life...
Rep. Ackerman to retire
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amGary Ackerman said yesterday that he’s stepping down after 15 terms in the House of Representatives. New York’s redistricting would have placed the home of the veteran Queens Democrat in...
An altared state
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amSt. Patrick’s Cathedral will soon undergo an unprecedented $175 million renovation — an overhaul so massive, it took five years just to plan. Scaffolding covered in protective black netting will...
NYPD Daily Blotter
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amManhattan *** Police have released a sketch of a fat-faced pervert who they say groped an 11-year-old girl in a Dunkin’ Donuts in Gramercy. The double-chinned creep sexually assaulted the...
Bowl them over!
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amDon’t dump these toilets!Taking its water-conservation campaign into uncharted waters, the Bloomberg administration is seeking bids from companies to recycle 800,000 old toilet fixtures over the next six years.The city...
DSK hate fuels star
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amTakes one to know one! French actor Gérard Depardieu yesterday revealed his motivation for playing disgraced horndog Dominique Strauss-Kahn on film. “I don’t like him, so I’ll do it,” Depardieu,...
Hot new excuse for flab
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amScientists have just discovered the worst effect of global warming — it’s making you fat! A rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the past few decades has closely...
Go ‘Mad’ – & ride free
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amHave another one, New Yorkers — the city wants to be your designated driver during March Madness. The Department of Transportation is giving out 2,000 free single-ride MetroCards and 3,000...
Espada turned family tree into money tree at tax-funded clinic: ex-staffer
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPedro Espada Jr. ran his taxpayer-funded health clinic like a family business — and it made him filthy rich, a devastating prosecution witness said yesterday at the ex-pol’s federal corruption...
Raising the Titanic
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThere’s a scene in the movie “Titanic” when Tommy Ryan, an Irish immigrant, says: “Did you know Irishmen built her? 15,000 Irishmen built this ship. Solid as a rock. Big...
2012 Parade line of march
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe day starts at 8 a.m. with Mass at the St. Patrick’s Cathedral officiated by Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The Parade, which this year is dedicated to America’s Armed Forces and...
Andy puts best feats forward
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amALBANY — In another tour de force of political dexterity, Gov. Cuomo won a quadruple victory yesterday with landmark pension reform, a finessed legislative redistricting plan, toughened crime-fighting tools and...
Albany working right: Cuomo
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amFresh off a round of major legislative wins, including long-sought pension reform, Gov. Cuomo took a victory lap and boldly declared that the political dysfunction that has gripped Albany is...
Gramps’ death leap
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amA retired doorman leaped to his death from the roof of his Bronx home yesterday as he was walking his grandson to school.Raphael Frias, 67, left 5-year-old James in the...
Hoops gunner gets 8 years
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amA 21-year-old man who sprayed a crowd with gunfire following a basketball game at a Catholic high school in Brooklyn will serve eight years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday...
Lotto louse ‘pads’ wallet
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe lottery louse who tried to scam his fellow hardhats out of a $24 million office-pool lottery jackpot had big plans for his ill-gotten gains — like buying a $1.5...
Model sues ‘grope’ boss
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe head of a New York modeling agency is a real beast to his beauties, court papers charge. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, aspiring model Hayden Holt, 19,...
LI 'coverup' cops cash out of the force
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amIt’s a steal of a deal. Three high-ranking Nassau County cops who retired just before they got busted for allegedly making a teenager’s burglary charges disappear will get taxpayer-financed going-away...
Mike’s off to the Far East
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg is taking his show on the road next week, with visits to Singapore and Vietnam. City Hall yesterday announced Hizzoner is taking off Monday night and returning Saturday...
Taliban walks, Karzai squawks amid Afghan fury
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe decade-long US military effort in Afghanistan suffered two more blows yesterday as the Taliban broke off peace talks and President Hamid Karzai called for NATO forces to pull back...
Bus safety in fast lane
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPassengers may soon see which bus companies want to take them for a ride.Safety ratings would have to appear on the outside of interstate buses and where tickets are sold,...
DA grilling two 'hookers' and 'money launderer' in case of alleged madam
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThey’ve got her surrounded. Manhattan prosecutors have secretly arrested at least three key people in Anna Gristina’s alleged escort ring — her accused money launderer and two suspected high-price call...
The NCAA racket
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amSay this about the widely despised University of Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari: At least he punctures the veneer of piety surrounding big-time NCAA athletics. If his overdog Wildcats...
How the prez bought labor’s favor
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amTo understand why the AFL-CIO this week endorsed President Obama for re-election, it helps to know that Tyrone Freeman enjoys Cognac — $175 glasses of Cognac, allegedly paid for by...
Screening out fake voters: A perfectly sensible idea
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe Issue: AG Eric Holder’s criticism of laws requiring voters to obtain photo identification. *** Everyone should have to show a photo ID before they are allowed to vote (“The...
Cuomo’s coup
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amAlbany lawmakers worked through the night Wednesday and passed Gov. Cuomo’s plan to curb state and local pension costs. A feather in Cuomo’s cap, for sure. The reforms are expected...
Obama’s war
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amDefense Secretary Leon Panetta’s trip to Afghanistan this week, whatever its stated purpose, served principally to underscore the sad fact that the Obama administration has no real handle on that...
Can NYC inspect real dangers?
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg claims the Health Department has made great strides protecting public health with its restaurant-inspection blitz, citing a minuscule decline in salmonella cases. But if his DOH cheerleading is...
Class-warfare pawn
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amJust-resigned Goldman Sachs derivatives salesman Greg Smith thinks the firm is run by a bunch of “morally bankrupt people” who’ve created a culture hell-bent on making money at all costs,...
21 gun salute!
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amAssigning two young cops to go undercover at a high school, their boss tells them, “The guys in charge of this stuff lack creativity and are completely out of ideas.”...
‘Bike’ never comes full-cycle
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amIn “The Kid With a Bike,” Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne offer a sly but finally banal update of the Italian neorealist classic “The Bicycle Thief.” From the Dardennes’...
Musical ‘Eternity’
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amTim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber have been in town to inspect their revivals of “Evita” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Lloyd Webber had to postpone his visit to “Evita” this...
Slacker comedy that works
March 16, 2012 | 4:00am‘All this randomness is leading somewhere,” insists the slovenly slacker referred to in the title of Jay and Mark Duplass’ mumblecore-inflected comedy “Jeff, Who Lives at Home.’’ Where it’s all...
You definitely won’t want to be brought to ‘Justice’
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amNicolas Cage — winner of The Post’s Golden Turkey Award for worst actor last year — has finally reached the point of no return. After portraying an extensive gallery of...
Fine, but not loco about it
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amGood news for Spanish-speaking Will Ferrell fans who grew up watching telenovelas: “Casa de Mi Padre” is the movie you’ve been waiting for. For anyone else . . . not...
Attention must be paid to age
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amAn interesting case, that Willy Loman. Cynics would say the title character of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is one of the biggest losers to ever grace the stage...
Old ‘Maids’ roused to action, fantasy and just desserts
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amViolence, fantasy, jealousy, dominance and submission, death — Jean Genet’s play “The Maids” has it all! Two sisters working as servants for a rich woman engage in elaborate role-playing games...
Detachment
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amAspiring to be “Dangerous Minds” as rewritten by Albert Camus, the New York City public school drama “Detachment” quickly gets stuck in its own world-weariness. Adrien Brody creates a sensitive...
Free Men
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amAs a French Resistance thriller, “Free Men” is so-so, but it is driven by a mischievously interesting idea: that Muslims and Jews have more in common than they normally allow....
Sketchy artist
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amKeith Haring loved New York: For an arty gay kid from Kutztown, Pa., the city, in 1978, must have seemed like heaven. Galvanized by its energy and its graffiti artists,...
Mets pitching prospect Harvey headed to minors
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amJUPITER, Fla. — Mets manager Terry Collins told young prospect Matt Harvey at the beginning of spring training that unless one of the starting pitchers got hurt, the right-hander would...
Mets get peek at Reyes vs. Marlins
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amJUPITER, Fla. — The Mets got their first look at Jose Reyes in an opposing uniform when he led off for the Marlins yesterday, but manager Terry Collins insisted facing...
Pena latest Yankees infielder to suffer injury
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amVIERA, Fla. — With Eduardo Nunez out since March 5 with a bruised right hand, the Yankees watched fellow utility infielder Ramiro Pena leave yesterday’s action with a sprained right...
Yankees' Pineda lacking fastball, but change-up blossoms
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amVIERA, Fla. — Michael Pineda’s change-up is coming. Now where is the fastball, which the Yankees admit isn’t where it should be? Pineda was thrilled about how he threw the...
Yankees rotation delayed by Garcia injury
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe only competition in Yankees camp — four starters for three spots — is on hold until Freddy Garcia’s bruised right hand allows him to throw a baseball. Garcia left...
Pitching hard to gauge based just on spring training
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amTAMPA — Let’s go back exactly a year so we can appreciate just what an inexact science it is to predict baseball, in general, and what a rotation will do,...
Blazers can coach McMillan
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe Trail Blazers have fired coach Nate McMillan. Portland announced the move yesterday, one day after a 42-point loss to the Knicks at the Garden. Assistant coach Caleb Kanales will...
Center staying in Orlando instead of vanishing
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amSo, Dwight Howard, who has held the Magic captive for months in Jack Scott’s car trunk first inhabited by Patty Hearst, decided at the bewitching hour to “opt-in” for the...
New Knicks coach to bury Jeremy, ride stars Carmelo, Amar’e
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amJeremy Lin may be a global phenomenon, but he is no longer a Knicks phenomenon. Linsanity was the flavor of February, but he appears not to be new interim coach...
Anthony admits he slowed Knicks attack
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amKnicks forward Carmelo Anthony said he’s willing to take the blame for halting Mike D’Antoni’s speedball offense but said it’s unfair to call him a coach-killer. “If I’m the one...
Lin says he'll be fine with Knicks' change
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMike D’Antoni’s speedball offense was a perfect fit for Jeremy Lin, but the offense of new Knicks coach Mike Woodson most certainly won’t be. Woodson is known for running an...
5 questions with Kelly Tripucka
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMSG Network analyst Kelly Tripucka talks with the Post’s Justin Terranova about what Mike Woodson and the Knicks have to do to turn the season around now that Mike D’Antoni...
Aqueduct Analysis
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPost Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $40,000; hdcp; 4up(f)BLONDECAT scratched Wednesday to run in this spot and she adds blinkers after finishing third...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amAll horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $67,000; alw; 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 PersonofInterst(L),123J Alvarado1-3-6R Dutrow7-52 SovereignDeflt(L),118A Garcia2-4-5Violette5-23 Cosmic King(L),118M Luzzi2-3-3Romans5-14 CinnamonBech(L),123E Castro1-5-3Romans6-15 Voter(L),123I Ortiz, Jr1-3-6Mott12-16 Rein King(L),118D...
Aqueduct Charts
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMarch 15th, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $37,000; clm($30,000); 4upOff: 12:50. Good. in 2p, brisk hand rideTime: 23.3, 46.6, 58.36, 1:11.32.Trainer: Michael HushionWinner: DK B/ G, 6,...
Gulfstream Analysis
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPost Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $19,400; clm($12,500); 3upTHOMASQUITO second this distance and level in first off claim. TIGERS WORD drops in class for route debut. GO ZAPPER adds blinkers after...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPost Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Princess Mcardle (11th)FIRST: mile trot; $8,500; cond8 Woody Marvel(DDube)1-6-65-23 Wygant Pearl(BSears)4-2-63-110 Justanotherspur(YGingras)3-7-84-11 Xtreme Talent(JMeittinis)2-5-415-12 ConfederateMan(Callahan)7-6-1020-14 Andoversure(AMiller)8-6-610-15 Cathy's Princess(PBerry)8-8-910-16 Chatangchch(MVnderkemp)2-4-X6-17 Bullvillcomeonjohn(Smpsn)8-4-420-19 Beatitude(JCampbell)4-4-912-1SECOND: mile pace; $16,000; Night...
Gulfstream Results
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amFIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($10,000); 3up3Mezuman (Leyva)12.005.604.805Our Plum Puttng (Cldrn)6.204.601Pyrite Moon (Saez)6.60* Exacta (3-5) $52.40 * $1 Superfecta (3-5-1-10) $1,542.90 * $1 Trifecta (3-5-1) $172.20SECOND-1 mile; $36,675; alw; 3YO(f)6Ainsley (Rocco,Jr.)18.009.007.408Daddys Jewel...
Home Team Lineups
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amTODAYMar. 16SATMar. 17SUNMar. 18MONMar. 19TUEMar. 20WEDMar. 21THUMar. 22KnicksIndiana 7:30 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMInd. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAMETor. 7:30 MSG ESPNPhil. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENetsOrlando 7:00 YES Network WFAN...
The Post Line
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amNCAA Basketball Tournament Second Round At Greensboro, N.C. Favorite Line Underdog Duke 12 Lehigh Notre Dame 2 1/2 Xavier Alabama 1 1/2 Creighton North Carolina 16 Vermont At Columbus, Ohio...
Tiger back for Bay Hill
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe 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...
Sports Shorts
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMLB: Struggling Halladay insists he is fine Roy Halladay said he’s not injured and the two-time Cy Young Award winner criticized a report suggesting something may be wrong with him...
Mario feels super about Bills deal
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amFree agent defensive end Mario Williams said he was so nervous when it came time to sign his contract with the Bills, he almost forgot his name. No one in...
QB Quinn to visit Jets
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe Jets will continue their quest to find a new backup for quarterback Mark Sanchez with a visit from free agent Brady Quinn on Friday, according to a source. Quinn...
Jets QB Sanchez says he's on better terms with WR Holmes
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe mending of the relationship between Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and wide receiver Santonio Holmes began a few weeks ago in Orlando, Fla. Sanchez visited Holmes, who lives there, and...
Devils next to see Penguins with Crosby
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amBeat Sid and the Penguins twice, Martin Brodeur says, and there still may be faint hope for the Devils to open the playoffs on home ice. The Devils get their...
Devils defeat Avalanche in shootout shutout
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amMove over Dubya. Ilya Kovalchuk is The Decider. Officially. The Big Shot set the NHL record for most game-deciding goals in a season with his seventh in the Devils’ 1-0...
Islanders lose to Flyers, 5th in row
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe reeling Islanders rallied, but once again, they fell just short. Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves, coming within 6:30 of a fourth straight shutout, and the Flyers beat the Islanders...
Solid start to Crosby’s comeback for Penguins
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThere isn’t another hockey player in the world whose return to active duty could have created the interest that Sidney Crosby’s second 2011-12 comeback from post-concussion issues did when No....
Rangers lose to Penguins in Crosby's return
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amUnder the glaring spotlight of the entire hockey world, one thing was made clear: Glen Sather was right. As the Rangers general manager was leaving NHL meetings in Florida on...
Former Giants Shockey, Toomer battle on Twitter
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amGuess now we know how Amani Toomer really felt, and feels, about Jeremy Shockey. Those two former Giants were the main combatants in a silly and spirited Twitter battle —...
You can’t just watch the NCAA tournament anymore
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amEver step off a cruise ship onto one of these country islands, your goal just to take a nice stroll through town, enjoy the sights, do some breezy, love-is-in-the air...
Who's zooming who!
March 16, 2012 | 4:00am1. Jersey Shore 963,196 2. TheWalking Dead 893,982 3. American Idol 657,218 4. My Crazy Obsession 653,380 5. WWE Raw 599,584 6. SpongeBob SquarePants 568,258 7. The Voice 560,839 8....
Cops bash ‘Idol’
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amCops in “American Idol” singer Jermaine Jones’ case said the crimes that got him kicked off the show weren’t big enough to bother going after him in California. Jones, of...
‘Frozen’ treat
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amIf you were riveted by Discovery Channel’s “Planet Earth” and “Life,” get ready to be taken to even greater heights, deeper depths and further realms than you ever thought possible...
Talk show guests
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amFRIDAYJACK HANNA, HEATHER POOLE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7SARAH SHAHI, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4DR. JIM SEARS - Dr. Phil, 8 a.m., (OWN)MARY...
Trouble for site linking to pirated TV shows
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amIn a case that may have far-reaching implications for TV on the Web, a judge in Britain has ordered a 23-year-old college student extradited to the US for creating a...
‘Modern’ reality
March 16, 2012 | 4:00am‘Modern Family” is getting an unscripted — and unauthorized — spinoff. The Hollywood casting team behind “Jersey Shore” and “Millionaire Matchmaker” is looking for a real-life version of the Dunphy-Pritchett...
Starr Report
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amThe creators and stars of CBS's new series, "NYC 22," will be at The Paley Center (25 West 52nd St.) on Thursday, April 12 (6:30 p.m.) for a premiere screening,...
Weird but true
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amWhen it comes to slam- dancing, the puritans are still in control of Boston. Beantown has banned the wild form of punk-rock dancing also known as moshing, and threatened to...
Syracuse survives scare from 16th seed UNC-Asheville
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH — For political correctness reasons they have ceased being called the Orangemen. Call them the Angrymen. The color is orange, the disposition is red. Syracuse believes it has become...
Ohio State throttles overmatched Loyola, Md.
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH — The No. 2 seed in the East played like a No. 1 seed. Ohio State got 31 points and 12 rebounds from forward Deshaun Thomas to overwhelm Loyola...
NCAA tournament only getting warmed up
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amTwo stunning comebacks, two heads of state and that was just the first night of the NCAA tournament for Clark Kellogg, CBS’ lead college basketball analyst. Next month Kellogg will...
Missouri taking nothing for granted
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amOMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Denmon was asked to pick the high point of the season, and the Missouri guard had plenty of options: big wins over Illinois and California, that...
UNC’s Henson game-time decision
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amGREENSBORO, N.C. — John Henson is optimistic he will return from a sprained left wrist to play in the NCAA tournament, but he still doesn’t know when. The forward and...
Fight forged team unity for Xavier
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amGREENSBORO, N.C. — For most people, the period has already been placed at the end of Xavier’s season. After a bench-clearing brawl with Cincinnati on Dec. 10 that resulted in...
Peaking Cincy to hook Horns
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amGREENSBORO, N.C. — Perspective is nice. Despite having had Iona blow a 25-point cushion on Tuesday, I still don’t think I will suffer any breaks as bad as those endured...
Siva powers Louisville past Davidson
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPORTLAND, Ore. — Louisville point guard Peyton Siva did his best Steve Nash impersonation against Davidson. Siva had 17 points and six assists, many times driving inside and then pulling...
Campus, alums dreaming big for St. Bonaventure
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — There had already been the standard campus send-off, hundreds of students crowding the team bus, surrounding the players, shaking hands with the coach. At Kentucky, at North...
Vanderbilt defeats Harvard
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Harvard’s magical season almost included a magical comeback. Trailing fifth-seeded Vanderbilt by 18 points with less than eight minutes to play, the 12th-seeded Crimson stormed back, playing...
VCU upsets Wichita State
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amPORTLAND, Ore. — Shaka Smart and his team pulled off the first major surprise of the NCAA tournament. That’s right, VCU is back again. Bradford Burgess hit a key 3-pointer...
Baylor backcourt breaks South Dakota State
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Baylor was expected to use its tall frontline to dominate South Dakota State, but it was the Bears’ backcourt tandem of Pierre Jackson and Brady Heslip that...
Georgetown guarding against another upset
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Georgetown (23-8) hasn’t won an NCAA tournament game since 2008, upset in its opener each of the past two years. If the Hoyas are to break that...
Blackbirds plan on barking as ’dogs vs. No. 1 Spartans
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — When they see the blue NCAA logo in the middle of the Nationwide Arena court tonight, when the blinding flash of cameras from photographers catching their every...
LIU takes on Michigan State tonight
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio —The NCAA tournament is usually rife with upsets, hence the March Madness moniker. But 16th-seeded LIU Brooklyn isn’t likely to sneak up on Michigan State, or get the...
Marquette holds off BYU
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE, Ky. — BYU ran out of miracles and into Jae Crowder yesterday. Two days after recording the greatest comeback in NCAA tournament history by overcoming Iona’s 25-point lead in...
UConn knocked out by Iowa State
March 16, 2012 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the end for the University of Connecticut, there was no defense for the poor defense of its national championship, which began and ended with a 77-64...
Afghanistan slaughter suspect saw friend's leg get blown off the day before attacks: lawyer
March 16, 2012 | 3:39amSEATTLE — The US soldier accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan villagers last weekend saw a friend's leg get blown off the day before, his lawyer said Thursday. "We have been...
State Ed. department mishandled employee cheating allegations, review says
March 16, 2012 | 1:55amThe State Education Department has for years mishandled allegations of school employees helping kids cheat because of woeful record-keeping, lack of written procedures and weak punishment for infractions, according to...
Crosby's return a hit on Broadway as Pens top Rangers
March 16, 2012 | 1:53amSidney Crosby's return after three months of inactivity didn't hurt the chemistry of the Pittsburgh Penguins one bit as they surged closer to the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers. Crosby...
LaRussa: Beltran gets raw deal for 2006 NLCS strikeout
March 16, 2012 | 1:44amCarlos Beltran may always be remembered for taking a third strike on a curveball from Adam Wainwright to end the 2006 NLCS, but former Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa thinks Beltran...
Flyers top Islanders 3-2 for 7th win in 8 games
March 16, 2012 | 1:42amUNIONDALE — Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves, coming within 6:30 of a fourth straight shutout. and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday night for their...
Woodson reaching out to ex-Knick Darrell Walker
March 16, 2012 | 1:39amKnicks interim coach Mike Woodson is close to hiring former Knicks guard Darrell Walker as an assistant coach, The Post has learned.Walker played point guard for the Knicks for three...
Shamrock shenanigans
March 16, 2012 | 1:01amWhile growing up in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (left) and her family would head to the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Manhattan if...
Give my regards to Ireland
March 16, 2012 | 1:01amBruce Dow is getting the “Irish itch” — the need to visit Ireland — but being in eight shows each week performing on Broadway as King Herod in “Jesus Christ...
Irish brews get crafty
March 16, 2012 | 1:00amKenny is bringing in O’Hara’s and Porterhouse on draft especially for St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy a pint on-site or take home a freshly filled growler. “The traditional beers of Ireland...
Hot potatoes
March 16, 2012 | 12:59amJust about everyone loves the potato. For the Irish, however, there’s also its association with the Great Irish Potato Famine of 1847, when a potato blight eradicated the crops and...
Leading the parade
March 16, 2012 | 12:58am“I have been celebrating the St. Patrick’s Day Parade for over 40 years and I never imagined that I would someday be the Grand Marshal,” says NBC’s Francis X. Comerford,...
Vanderbilt defeats Harvard 79-70 in 'Brain Bowl'
March 16, 2012 | 12:56amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It didn't take any deep thinking to guess how this one might go. Except for a late, desperate rally, the Ivy League's best had trouble hanging with...
An in-depth look at the McKee/Staten Island Tech Seagulls
March 16, 2012 | 12:49amPSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the fourth-seeded McKee/Staten Island Tech Seagulls in advance of Saturday’s Class AA championship game at Madison Square Garden. McKee/Staten Island Tech...
A celebration of survival
March 16, 2012 | 12:49am“Being in a band like Black 47 on St. Patrick’s Day in New York City is akin to leaping onto the back of a wild stallion,” says Larry Kirwan, lead...
An in-depth look at the Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers
March 16, 2012 | 12:38amPSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the second-seeded Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers in advance of Saturday’s Class AA championship game at Madison Square Garden. Murry Bergtraum Nickname:...
ALL THAT JAS: Loughlin's Alston celebrates title, headed to Albany
March 16, 2012 | 12:31amEvery other week during the season, Bishop Loughlin’s star junior guard Jasmine Alston takes us into her world on and off the court. In this exclusive diary for NYPost.com, Alston...
Curatolo better prepared to make history in second Garden go around
March 16, 2012 | 12:20amThis trip to Madison Square Garden is different for John Curatolo and he wants it to continue that way. “It’s not the same,” he said. The first-year McKee/Staten Island Tech...
LIVE BLOG: PSAL Class AA boys basketball finals
March 16, 2012 | 12:09amHistory will be made at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon one way or another. Either Boys & Girls will win its third PSAL Class AA boys city title for...
An in-depth look at the Thomas Jefferson Orange Wave
March 16, 2012 | 12:04amPSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 1 Thomas Jefferson Orange wave in advance of Sunday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden...