March 17, 2012
Crowder leads Marquette past Murray State, 62-53
March 17, 2012 | 11:32pmLOUISVILLE, Ky. — It took a while for Jae Crowder and Marquette to get going. When they finally did, however, Murray State's hopes of making its first trip to the...
PSAL Class AA girls basketball final notebook: Harris makes all the big plays for Bergtraum
March 17, 2012 | 11:12pmShequana Harris just wasn’t going to be denied. Not in her senior year, not with her friend Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy looking down upon her. “Winning this one was so special,”...
Bolton's Muamba collapses during FA Cup soccer game, critically ill
March 17, 2012 | 11:09pmLONDON — Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba was critically ill in a hospital's heart attack unit Saturday night after collapsing during a match at Tottenham. Muamba fell face-down to the field...
Money, career woes plagued Afghan killings suspect before massacre
March 17, 2012 | 10:44pmLAKE TAPPS, Wash. — Bypassed for a promotion and struggling to pay for his house, Robert Bales was eyeing a way out of his job at a Washington state military...
Calls to cops raise doubts in deadly Fla. neighborhood watch shooting
March 17, 2012 | 10:11pmSANFORD, Fla. — Calls made to police show that a black teenager was terrified as he tried to get away from the white neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him, and...
Ohio State pulls away from Gonzaga for 73-66 win
March 17, 2012 | 9:41pmPITTSBURGH — Ohio State busted the original bracket buster. Jared Sullinger scored 18 points, including two big baskets in the final 3 minutes to lead the Buckeyes past Gonzaga 73-66...
Devils fall to Penguins 5-2
March 17, 2012 | 9:20pmNEWARK — Sidney Crosby felt more comfortable in the second game of his comeback as the Pittsburgh Penguins sent the New Jersey Devils reeling. Matt Cooke scored two goals, Evgeni...
Obama marks St. Patrick's Day with pint in a pub
March 17, 2012 | 9:10pmWASHINGTON — His jacket was only moss green but his pint was true Guinness. President Barack Obama tilted back a glass of the dark Irish brew Saturday, observing St. Patrick's...
John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi death camp guard, dies
March 17, 2012 | 9:00pmBERLIN — John Demjanjuk was convicted of being a low-ranking guard at the Sobibor death camp, but his 35-year fight on three continents to clear his name — a legal...
Rivera throws scoreless inning as Yankees top Astros
March 17, 2012 | 8:45pmTAMPA, Fla. — Mariano Rivera makes spring training look like a breeze, Rivera threw his third consecutive scoreless inning in the New York Yankees' 6-3 win over the Houston Astros...
Niese throws five scoreless innings as Mets lose to Braves
March 17, 2012 | 8:41pmPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Jonathon Niese is happy with his new changeup. Niese allowed six hits — all singles — in 5 1-3 scoreless innings Saturday as the Mets...
FA Cup quarterfinal abandoned after Bolton's Muamba collapses on field
March 17, 2012 | 8:03pmLONDON -- The FA Cup quarterfinal between Tottenham and Bolton was abandoned Saturday after Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the field. Muamba fell facedown on the field 41 minutes...
Microsoft not planning to release a new Xbox 'anytime soon'
March 17, 2012 | 7:48pmREDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console is selling so well that there's no need for the company to release its successor this year. The company confirmed Saturday...
Beer companies seeing green on St. Patrick's Day
March 17, 2012 | 7:40pmBeer companies are ready to drink in the profits this St. Patrick's Day. Revelers bellying up to the bar, or drinking at home, are expected to produce roughly $245 million...
Underrated MSIT battles Bergtraum, can't wrestle away crown
March 17, 2012 | 7:33pmPeter LaMarca heard all the clichés about his McKee/Staten Island Tech team’s battle against PSAL power Murry Bergtraum. The Seagulls were the Little Engine that Could, a Cinderella Story and...
Seton Hall loses to UMass in NIT
March 17, 2012 | 6:55pmSeton Hall’s season ended Saturday afternoon in “disappointing” fashion. The Pirates (21-13) were eliminated in the second round of the NIT after a 77-67 loss to UMass (24-11) at Walsh...
Syracuse beats Kansas State in third round of NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2012 | 6:52pmPITTSBURGH — Scoop Jardine had 16 points and eight assists to lead top-seeded Syracuse to a 75-59 victory over eighth-seeded Kansas State on Saturday in the third round of the...
With heavy hearts, Bergtraum wins unlikeliest title in string of 14
March 17, 2012 | 6:23pmEvery time Shequana Harris took a free throw, she looked over toward the Murry Bergtraum bench. There, propped up on the scorer’s table, was a picture of Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy....
Georgetown's win over Belmont gives Hoyas first NCAA Tournament victory in four years
March 17, 2012 | 5:28pmCOLUMBUS, Ohio--Georgetown had not won an NCAA Tournament game in four years, left hungry by the crumbs of humble pie they had been forced to eat. The sight of their...
At least two million revelers turn out for St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Avenue
March 17, 2012 | 5:22pmIt was definitely the luck of the Irish today — along with at least two million green revelers — who took advantage of the balmy weather and the day off...
World's best Messi likes EPL, but wants to see out career in Barcelona
March 17, 2012 | 5:13pmBARCELONA -- Soccer superstar Lionel Messi says he has no ambitions to play in the English Premier League because he wants to stay at Barcelona for the rest of his...
Chicago consortium bidding for financially-stricken SPL giant Rangers
March 17, 2012 | 5:11pmGLASGOW -- Chicago-based consortium Club 9 Sports was in the running to take ownership of financially-crippled Scottish soccer giant Rangers, Sky Sports reported Saturday. The investment firm, described by a...
'Hunger Games' feeds big rally in Lionsgate stock
March 17, 2012 | 4:24pmLionsgate Entertainment Corp. is having a blockbuster year, with its shares surging to new all-time highs ahead of the much-anticipated premiere of "The Hunger Games" next week. The movie and...
Yankees' Jeter sensed Pettitte wanted to pitch again
March 17, 2012 | 3:41pmTAMPA -- Derek Jeter wasn’t shocked when Andy Pettitte signed a minor league deal with the Yankees. “I knew he was itching,” Jeter said of Pettitte’s desire to return to...
Soldier who allegedly murdered 16 Afghan civilians participated in one of bloodiest Iraq battles
March 17, 2012 | 3:24pmWASHINGTON — The US soldier who allegedly shot and killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan was identified, and a picture emerged of a decorated veteran who saw tough battles and plenty...
Connecticut daycare owner arrested after 'locking baby in crawl space for hours'
March 17, 2012 | 2:28pmWATERBURY, Conn. -- A Connecticut daycare center owner was arrested after allegedly locking a baby girl in a crawl space for four hours, the Connecticut Post reported. Catalina Reyes strapped...
Convicted Nazi war criminal and former concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk dead at 91
March 17, 2012 | 2:12pmBAD FEILNBACH, Germany -- Convicted Nazi war criminal and former concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk died at age 91, Bavarian Radio reported Saturday. Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk previously was convicted of helping...
Female bosses frighten men more than higher-earning male partners: Australian study
March 17, 2012 | 1:49pmSYDNEY -- Most men still find female bosses who earn more than them a threat, an Australian survey has found. The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph survey found men are more concerned...
Apple's latest iPad costs at least $316 to build, analysts say
March 17, 2012 | 1:45pmCUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple's new iPad hit store shelves Friday. That means that along with the lines at the stores and the requisite applause of store employees cheering people who...
Former Khadafy spymaster arrested in Mauritania; Libya and France seek extradition
March 17, 2012 | 12:40pmNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania -- Abdullah al Senussi, the wanted former spymaster of slain Libyan dictator Moamar Ghadafi, was arrested in Mauritania, prompting calls for his extradition Saturday by Libya and France....
Staten Island man celebrating his engagement stabbed to death outside restaurant
March 17, 2012 | 12:27pmA Staten Island man celebrating his engagement with family and friends was stabbed to death early this morning, police and relatives said. Antonio Lacertosa, 27, rushed to help some of...
NCAA tournament bracket
March 17, 2012 | 9:08amHere's the latest look at the matchups in this year's NCAA tournament, which continues today with Elite Eight action.
Red Bulls try to bounce back against nemesis Salt Lake
March 17, 2012 | 8:55amAfter a season-opening loss against a team they usually own, now the Red Bulls will have to try to bounce back tonight against the one that’s had their number. They...
Syrian bombings kill 27, as Saudi Arabia arms rebels
March 17, 2012 | 8:47amDAMASCUS, Syria -- Twin bomb blasts killed 27 people and wounded almost 100 others in central Damascus on Saturday, state media said, as Saudi Arabia sent military equipment to the...
German company's ad campaign results in bomb scare chaos
March 17, 2012 | 8:44amPIRMASENS, Germany -- A German technology firm's ill-conceived advertising campaign went horribly wrong, resulting in bomb scares and evacuations across the country. Convar Deutschland sent out about 40 packages --...
Hundreds of thousands of marchers, spectators expected to enjoy today's Saint Patrick's Day Parade
March 17, 2012 | 8:15amBreak out your green and get ready to celebrate Irish heritage and culture. Hundreds of thousands of marchers and spectators are expected to enjoy the festivities of the New York...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
March 17, 2012 | 7:19amEXCELSIOR Aqueduct, ninth race. Grade 3. Purse: $150,000. 1¹/₈ miles, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 4:52 p.m. LOWDOWN: Birdrun is making his first start since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup...
NYRA president takes steps to solve horse breakdowns
March 17, 2012 | 7:18amTwo days after receiving a letter from Gov. Cuomo’s office expressing concern over the number of horse fatalities this year at Aqueduct, New York Racing Association president Charles Hayward said...
Coach Drew making a difference at Baylor
March 17, 2012 | 7:16amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Scott Drew isn’t going to apologize and the haters might as well get in line. Whatever skeptics might think of his coaching and recruiting tactics, Drew’s success...
Nets’ Green taking it year at a time
March 17, 2012 | 7:11amORLANDO, Fla. — Gerald Green is taking nothing for granted this time. When he came into the league out of high school, he thought he knew everything when he really...
Yankees SS Jeter shut down with calf injury
March 17, 2012 | 6:08amTAMPA -- When Joe Girardi answered a call from Yankees trainer Steve Donohue late Thursday afternoon and was informed Derek Jeter’s left calf was tender following a workout, the manager...
Yankees bring Pettitte out of retirement
March 17, 2012 | 6:06amCan he win? Andy Pettitte signing a minor-league deal for $2.5 million yesterday to rejoin the Yankees is a nice story. Who doesn’t like Andy Pettitte in the Yankees’ universe?...
Bringing back Pettitte a move The Boss would love
March 17, 2012 | 6:02amTAMPA — This was a turn-back-the-clock day, something from the vintage George Steinbrenner collection. There were stars and secrets. Drama and nostalgia. That anything-could-happen-and-just-did ambience. The Yankees’ signing of Andy...
Boys High alums Pollard, Lovelace bring friendship to Garden showdown
March 17, 2012 | 5:13amLawrence (Bud) Pollard stepped to the podium Wednesday afternoon at the press conference for Saturday's PSAL Class AA final and waxed poetic about Boys & Girls. He talked about his...
INSIDE TRACK & FIELD: Xaverian grid star Smith excelling on the track
March 17, 2012 | 4:37amLaray Smith the football player is one of the best running backs in New York City, a surefire Division I talent. Laray Smith the track sprinter was never as highly...
Jay Leno in a mustache?
March 17, 2012 | 4:33amExpect Jay Leno to sport a mustache during Monday’s “Tonight Show” broadcast. The facial hair, due to a lost bet with guest Jimmy Fallon on tonight’s show. The late-night hosts...
Bergtraum, MSIT chasing more than just a title at the Garden
March 17, 2012 | 4:04amIt’ll be Murry Bergtraum against McKee/Staten Island Tech meeting at Madison Square Garden for the PSAL Class AA city title Saturday morning at 10 a.m. But really, there’s so much...
Youthful Kennedy looking to continue proud program's winning ways
March 17, 2012 | 4:01amAl Torres sees positives and negatives in his young team. He sees talent and endless possibilities, room for growth not only this year but the years to come. He also...
'The Rosie Show' axed
March 17, 2012 | 4:01amChalk up another quick TV exit for Rosie O'Donnell. O'Donnell's little-watched talk show, "The Rosie Show," was axed late Friday by Oprah Winfrey's OWN cable network after only five months...
Business briefs
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amInside the bunNoah Griggs Jr., a former exec for the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast-food restaurants, will pay $268,000 to resolve regulatory claims that he used non-public...
Cohen gets blessing to own Dodgers
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amHedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen has been cleared for takeoff. Cohen, the founder of SAC Capital, has been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to own a team, The Post...
Small businesses offer latest iPad without long lines
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amNot every Apple fan had to line up in the wee hours of the morning and deal with crushing crowds yesterday to buy the latest iPad tablet. Mikey Weiss had...
Penthouse sale has Oprah's Midas touch
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amOprah’s name is still worth its weight in gold. When the former daytime talk queen mentions a book, it becomes a best-seller. And when she puts her apartment on the...
LightSquared threatens to sue if government blocks its proposed wireless network
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWhile Phil Falcone’s LightSquared has run into a lot of static, the wireless start-up sent a clear signal yesterday that it is prepared to sue should the government block the...
Shareholder makes bid for B&N unit
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amBarnes & Noble shareholder G Asset Management offered to buy 51 percent of its college bookstore business in a deal valuing the unit at $460 million as the company considers...
Kim admits $6M scam
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amBrian Kim, founder and operator of the hedge fund Liquid Capital Management LLC, pleaded guilty to grand larceny after being accused by Manhattan prosecutors of running a $6 million Ponzi...
Gupta atty.: feds have wrong man
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amA person at Goldman Sachs Group, who has not been identified or charged in a broad US insider-trading probe, was caught on a wiretap leaking secrets about Intel and Apple,...
Morgan Stanley CEO backs Goldman Sachs
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThink of it as a different type of Wall Street rally. Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman yesterday joined the chorus of defenders of Lloyd Blankfein’s firm two days after a...
Miramax chief bows out
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amMiramax Chief Mike Lang is stepping down, just 15 months after he was appointed to head up the former Disney studio now owned by private-equity investors. Chief Financial Officer Steve...
Madoff staffers seek evidence
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amFive former employees of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities asked that prosecutors be ordered to turn over evidence they were lied to about the firm’s activities to help them fight...
City hitting hepatitis C
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe Bloomberg administration is launching a campaign to prevent the spread of the deadly hepatitis C virus, The Post has learned.The Check Hep C initiative targets high-risk populations in Harlem,...
Outcry at killer
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe weeping family of a teacher beaten to death by her chef hubby lashed out at the killer at his Queens sentencing yesterday.“Why, Jordan? Why?” said Tara Hawes’ mother, Marlene...
Edwards $lapped
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amRALEIGH, NC — The Federal Election Commission is upholding a ruling that requires the campaign of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards to repay the US Treasury more than $2.1...
Coming to the ‘Apple’
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amTech lovers from around the globe flocked to New York City to snag the new iPad yesterday as the latest and greatest tablet computer went on sale in North America....
Life throws pitcher-doctor a curve
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amHe’s training hard again to make it to the big leagues — as a doctor. Jared Thomas, a former hurler in the Seattle Mariners’ minor-league system, is now making a...
Mob drug-ring fireman guilty
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amA New York City firefighter who handled a variety of enforcer duties for the Bonanno crime family pleaded guilty yesterday to aiding a mob-linked drug ring.Anthony Ciliento admitted helping a...
NYPD Daily Blotter
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amBrooklyn *** A thief got more than he bargained for after shoplifting at a 99-cent store. The Bushwick store worker who allegedly caught William Sykes, 40, with 13 bottles of...
Photos show Bronx pol Espada partying on taxpayer dime: feds
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amHere’s the birthday-party pony — and the purported pilfering, pot-bellied porker who paid for it. Disgraced Bronx politician Pedro Espada Jr. looks jolly in one of a slew of photographs...
Bobbi Kristina engaged to man Whitney raised: reports
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWhitney Houston’s troubled daughter is engaged to a 22-year-old man raised as a son by her mother, according to reports. Bobbi Kristina Brown has been spotted kissing and holding hands...
Judge shoots down hit man
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amA day after a mob hit man for Gambino boss John Gotti made a bid to overturn his murder conviction and life sentence, a federal judge flatly rejected the appeal.Charles...
ObamaCare in a ‘spin’ after two years
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — President Obama got an early start celebrating the two-year anniversary of ObamaCare next Friday — once again making a concerted effort to convince American voters it’s good for...
WWI vet tribute
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amMORGANTOWN, W. Va. — A group demanding a national memorial to 4.7 million Americans who served in World War I has released a 12-minute clip of a documentary film featuring...
Christie aids Mitt Romney in Illinois
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — Mitt Romney is going all-in in Illinois to try to tamp down Rick Santorum’s momentum before another big primary battle Tuesday, bringing in his biggest cheerleader, New Jersey...
Kony man goes wild
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe creator of a viral Web video about African child soldiers was detained by San Diego police yesterday after he got naked and masturbated near a busy intersection. After his...
Pension-deal danger
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amALBANY — Pension reform could be in jeopardy. Even though Gov. Cuomo signed the state’s newest pension tier into law yesterday, state officials now fear a court challenge to the...
Turner squeezes onto GOP ballot for Gilly seat
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amALBANY — It’s a three-way primary for the GOP nomination to challenge US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall.Rep. Bob Turner of Queens, who jumped into the GOP sweepstakes just three...
Mike: Good $achs in the city
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg went on the offensive yesterday against critics of Goldman Sachs, saying “ridiculous isn’t quite the right word” to describe the outsized reaction to an executive’s scathing public resignation...
$mart taxi plan
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amNew Yorkers pretty soon could be whipping out smartphones instead of cash or credit cards to pay their yellow-cab fares. The city is seeking a software developer to design an...
Pub keeps its Tolkien interest
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amSOUTHAMPTON, England — A Hollywood movie producer who began legal action to stop an English pub from calling itself “The Hobbit” agreed to a truce after stars of the movie...
Off to the Clooney bin!
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThis leading man was led away in handcuffs. George Clooney was busted by Secret Service agents yesterday as he and other protesters stormed the Sudanese Embassy to protest the African...
Yogurt plant has unhealthy culture
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amFederal inspectors have proposed fining a yogurt maker $178,000 for safety violations at its upstate New York plant.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the problems at Agro Farma Inc.’s...
Now let’s see how he treats his new ‘roomies’
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amIn prison, Dharun Ravi will learn volumes about brutal and intimate lack of privacy. Ravi, a serial gay basher and insufferable jerk — and, very likely, a closet case —...
Freed LI con died in subway mishap
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amIn a bizarre twist of fate, the first Long Island convict sprung from jail because of faulty testing by the Nassau Police Crime Lab was accidentally killed by a subway...
Qns. woman 'married' to multiple men in immigration scams
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amRosa Vargas thought she was happily married — she just didn’t know she was “married” to four guys. The 37-year-old Queens mom has been the victim of an identity-theft nightmare,...
Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi faces jail for spying on gay roommate
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amHe should have taken the plea deal. Ex-Rutgers student Dharun Ravi yesterday was slapped with a guilty verdict that could land him years in prison — and lead to his...
Subway shover gets 15 years
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe drunken Cipriani cook who shoved a woman into an oncoming subway train two years ago was sentenced to 15 years’ prison yesterday — still claiming that it was all...
Ex-Tyco CEO Kozlowski spotted outside minimum-security prison where he'll serve remainder of sentence
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amHe’s got a Central Park view people would pay millions for — if the windows didn’t have bars on them. Imprisoned former Tyco tycoon Dennis Kozlowski, jailed in 2005 for...
More LIRR disability scams eyed
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe feds are weighing charges against “a bunch” of additional LIRR retirees for allegedly scamming disability pensions, a prosecutor revealed yesterday.Seven former Long Island Rail Road workers were busted last...
Break for ‘coverup cop’ punk
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe Long Island college student whose theft case was buried by top cops at the behest of his wealthy dad landed a sweetheart deal yesterday — no jail time and...
Qns. ‘shooter’ to face music
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amCops used high-tech facial-recognition software — and a photo on Facebook — to catch a suspect in a Queens barbershop shooting.Suspect Jordan Rodriguez, 37, and an unidentified accomplice stormed into...
This is Army's Afghan 'killer' sarge
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans in a bloody massacre has been identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales — a married 38-year-old from Lake Tapps, Wash. Bales was...
Karzai pushing US hard to cede control
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe slaughter of 16 Afghan villagers by a US soldier has President Hamid Karzai angrily saying he’s at “the end of the rope” over civilian casualties. Karzai also accused the...
Ship of Libya fool
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amLike a James Bond villain, one of Moammar Khadafy’s sons ordered a huge personal cruise ship complete with a tank for six sharks.Hannibal Khadafy, the fourth son of the madcap...
‘Joe’-ish conspiracy
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amTerror mastermind Osama bin Laden had one last plot up his sleeve to cripple the United States — launching a strike against President Obama that would leave Joe Biden in...
Syrians visit Colvin’s LI ma
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amAbout two dozen Syrians from around the United States yesterday paid tribute to slain journalist Marie Colvin with a visit to her family’s Long Island home.The Marie Colvin Convoy for...
‘Sea’ Weisz lookin’ nice
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amRachel Weisz, looking nothing like her 42 years, dazzles onlookers in a floral print dress at the New York premiere of her new film, “The Deep Blue Sea.” Weisz, newly...
Raid on ‘madam’ crony
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amAccused madam Anna Gristina’s prosecution probe widened yesterday as cops raided the office of a criminal-defense lawyer who is her upstate neighbor — and the registered agent for her pig-rescue...
‘Gay blood’ ban fading
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is inching closer to lifting the ban on gay men donating blood.The Department of Health and Human Services said it plans to study alternatives to...
Sobs over ‘rape’ cop
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amA second-grade schoolteacher sobbed on the witness stand yesterday as she recalled a harrowing sex attack at the hands of a drunken off-duty cop who threatened that he’d shoot her...
Tug of love unleashed in gal-pal breakup
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWhat a dog-gone mess! A Brooklyn woman is barking mad after her ex-girlfriend allegedly stripped her of visitation rights to their Labrador retriever, Lily. Social worker Rebecca Finkel says in...
Madoff scion’s rental
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWow, that’s rich! Andrew Madoff has just listed his apartment for rent — for $25,000 a month. Madoff bought the fifth-floor luxury apartment for $4.37 million in October 2008, just...
It’s not (exactly) the economy, stupid
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWarning: You are about to read a deeply cynical view of the 2012 election. Many conservatives feel like this is the most important election in our lifetimes because we desperately...
Envy of the Arabs?
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe hot game in Baghdad teahouses these days is called “Guess who’s coming to the banquet?” The banquet in question is the Arab League summit scheduled for March 29 in...
Albany retires a crisis: will it be worth the wait?
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe Issue: The passage of a pension-reform bill that could save New York $80 billion over 30 years. *** The latest politics in Albany are an insult to the taxpayers...
Less to fear on tax day
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe Issue: Whether people who are paid to prepare tax returns should be tested and regulated. *** Most people with a college education should be able to figure out a...
Ray Kelly bites back
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amA couple of City Council midgets tried to mix it up with Ray Kelly this week, and wound up wearing lumps all over. Kelly, New York City’s longest-serving police commissioner,...
The secret of skyrocketing fares
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amWant to know why New York’s tolls and subway fares shoot higher and higher, year after year? Well, this week, somebody finally ’fessed up. The longtime former head of the...
Inside the green scene
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThis time of year, many New Yorkers get nostalgic for what they call “the old sod,” a k a, Hibernia, Éire or Ireland. But if you’re looking to reminisce about...
Shamrock ’n’ roll
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amAfter you’ve marched — or stumbled — up Fifth Avenue from Midtown to 86th Street in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, you’ll find plenty to do to keep your...
Kid stuff
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amToday FANTASTIC FABLES: Two classic tales get mashed up in a modern makeover at Symphony Space, where “The Ugly Duckling & the Tortoise and the Hare” is performed with glow-in-the-dark...
‘Lucky’ is just ducky
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amH EY , kids — remember that fairy tale by Hans Christian somebody, “Ugly Duckling,” about a duck that turns into a beautiful swan? Now you can see it live!...
Garden party set for today
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amPatrick Ewing would have been proud. Like the Knicks great often did, Boys & Girls swingman Leroy (Truck) Fludd and Thomas Jefferson guard Thaddeus Hall spent Wednesday’s press conference at...
Sports Shorts
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amgolf: Dufner’s 66 takes over leadPadraig Harrington followed his course-record 61 with a 2-over 73 at the Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. He fell two shots behind Jason Dufner,...
Macklin wants a raucous Garden
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amMatthew Macklin will need the luck of the Irish tonight when he takes on linear middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in the main event of a boxing card at the Madison...
Meadowlands Results
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amFIRST-1-mile trot; $8,500; cond8WoodyMrvel(DDube)6.203.202.603Wygant Pearl (B Sears)3.402.602Confederate Man (C Callahan)3.805Cathy's Princess (P Berry)3.00* Exacta (8-3) $14.20 * Trifecta (8-3-2) $72.80 * Trifecta (8-3-5) $49.00Exacta picked by SmithSECOND-1-mile pace; $16,000; Night...
Aqueduct Analysis
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amPost Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $67,000; alw; 4upREIN KING finished second at this distance and level two back. PERSON OF INTEREST drew...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amAll horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $30,000; clm($7,500); 4upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Merlin Bay(L),118R Silvera5-6-9Peebles20-12 Constabulary(L),120I Ortiz, Jr1-2-5Levine2-13 Hill Crossing(L),120E Castro4-1-6Guerrero7-24 UnbridledDangr(L),120D Cohen5-2-1Jacobson5-25 Small Town(L),118L Perez5-3-5Grusmrk10-16 ThunderingRor(L),111G Rivera7-6-6G Brown30-17...
Aqueduct Charts
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amMarch 16th, 2012Raining and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $40,000; hdcp; 4up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. bid 1/4,ask 3/16,clearTime: 24.89, 5.76, 1:17.5, 1:43.68.Trainer: Juan SereyWinner: DK B/ M, 5, by Aldebaran-Princess...
Gulfstream Results
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amFIRST-1 mile; $19,400; clm($12,500); 3up6Thomsqut (RccJr.)2.802.202.1010Foggy Mountn (Olveros)5.006.001Legendary Storm (Bocachica)10.20Scr: Goldformylady.* Exacta (6-10) $28.40 * $1 Superfecta (6-10-1-2) $417.10 * $1 Trifecta (6-10-1) $92.60Winner picked by DasilvaSECOND-1m(T); $36,925; clm($25,000); 3YO2Mss...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amPost Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: One Through Ten (1st) FIRST: mile pace; $9,500; cond2 One Through Ten(TTetrick)2-2-32-14 Cowboy Max(JCampbell)1-X-X3-16 Waywatcher(BSears)2-5-89-21 Rock N Roll Legend(MLewis)6-7-220-13 No Foreign Xchange(DDube)10-5-715-15 Attack Modes Billy(DMiller)1-5-38-17...
Gulfstream Analysis
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amPost Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $25,125; alw; 4upREPENTER third at Tampa Bay going longer. Entry mate RICH HERO won as favorite in starter allowance. ZIPATRON tired this distance and...
Home Team Lineups
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amTODAYMar. 17SUNMar. 18MONMar. 19TUEMar. 20WEDMar. 21THUMar. 22FRIMar. 23KnicksIndiana 7:00 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMNO GAMENO GAMETor. 7:30 MSG ESPNPhil. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMETor. 7:00 MSG ESPNNetsNew Orleans8:00 YES Network WFAN...
Today's Sports on the Air
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amAuto Racing9:30 a.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup practice SPEED10:30 a.m.NASCAR: Nationwide qualifying SPEEDNoonNASCAR: Sprint Cup practice SPEED2 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide St. Patrick's Day 300 ESPN7:30 p.m.Monster Energy Supercross 2012 Indianapolis SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Tigers at...
The Post Line
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amNCAA Basketball Tournament ThirdRound At Pittsburgh, Pa. Favorite Line Underdog Syracuse 5 Kansas State Ohio State 7 1/2 Gonzaga At Louisville, Ky. Marquette 5 Murray State Kentucky 11 1/2 Iowa...
Mets 2B Murphy gets more work on turning two
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amPORT ST. LUCIE — Ruben Tejada is still out with a strained groin, which isn’t good news for the Mets' middle infield, because he and Daniel Murphy have to learn...
Mets’ Santana OK after 65-pitch outing
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amPORT ST. LUCIE — Mets lefty Johan Santana found himself answering questions about how he pitched yesterday and not just about how his shoulder felt. “We’re starting to reach the...
Devils face big test from Penguins, Crosby
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amSid is secondary. Scoring at all is the Devils’ prime problem. The Devils have picked a rotten moment to dry up, with Sidney Crosby playing his second comeback game and...
Rangers play Avalanche with goalies struggling
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amIt’s hardly a revelation that consistently superior goaltending formed the foundation of the Rangers’ run to the top of the East. As the Rangers’ play has dipped pretty much across...
Giants give punter Weatherford 5-year deal
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amLast summer, Steve Weatherford wasn’t guaranteed anything after he signed a one-year contract with the Giants, instantly thrust into a competition for a roster spot with Matt Dodge, a second-year...
Broncos, Titans joined by 49ers in Manning pursuit
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amPeyton Manning’s magical mystery tour continued yesterday and also became a tad more intriguing when it was learned the 49ers also have expressed a strong interest and watched the 35-year-old...
Jets sign QB Stanton, WR Schilens
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe Jets finally jumped into the free-agent market yesterday, but the moves are not going to create much excitement. The team signed Drew Stanton to be their backup quarterback and...
Yankees see Pineda's fastball slow to develop
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amBrian Cashman is putting more stock in bad swings from opposing hitter than speed-gun readings when it comes to right-hander Michael Pineda’s fastball. “I wish I could give you an...
Nets lose to Magic facing Howard
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amORLANDO, Fla. — The clock showed just under 3 minutes left and Jason Richardson was ahead of the field with Magic teammate Dwight Howard the closest trailer. Richardson flipped the...
Knicks defeat Pacers, second straight win under Woodson
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amForget Mike D’Antoni’s speedball. This is Mike Woodson’s winning ball. Madison Square Garden felt something special was coming, chanting “De-Fense!’’ in the opening minute. The Knicks responded with a second...
Davis' injury solidifies Lin's starting status for Knicks
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amDon’t throw dirt on Linsanity’s grave just yet. Before last night’s Knicks win over the Pacers, interim coach Mike Woodson said point guard Jeremy Lin would start the rest of...
Knicks co-captains must lead by example
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amThe word “accountability’’ has been a fixture in Mike Woodson’s vocabulary since taking over as interim Knicks coach Wednesday. Friday, he specified he will hold his two co-captains Amar’e Stoudemire...
‘Dead’ man tells a tale
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amAndrew Lincoln is darn good at keeping secrets. The star of AMC’s powerhouse zombie apocalypse series, “The Walking Dead” — which ends its second season tomorrow night — has been...
Who knew?
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amRemember when bakery workers were old ladies in hairnets, tattoo artists were ex-cons, pawn brokers were banged-up guys in storefronts and real estate agents were too often women looking for...
Oprah: Say g’night, Rosie
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amOprah axed Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show yesterday, just five months after the gabfest’s debut.The last episode of “The Rosie Show” will be taped Tuesday, the day before O’Donnell turns 50,...
Weird but true
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amA 46-year-old man is suspected of being Denver’s mysterious crapper scrapper. Donald Allen Citron is suspected of carrying off 18 burglaries so far this year — by walking into the...
Iowa State's White overcomes anxiety
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amLOUISVILLE, Ky. —Imagine this: A 6-foot-8, 270-pound 20-year-old, who dominates opponents on the basketball court while suffering from an anxiety disorder. It’s cynical human nature to wonder what in the...
Syracuse facing Kansas State for spot in Sweet 16
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amPITTSBURGH — The ancillary locker rooms in the Consol Energy Center are small, too small to hold a team that has been questioned, chided, booed, investigated and disparaged. Syracuse, the...
Vandy’s a dandy of a pick
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amGREENSBORO, N.C. — Hopefully this will be a Norfolk State-like day. Vanderbilt (pk) over Wisconsin: The Commodores proved why they were worthy of one of my Final Four picks in...
N.C. State tops San Diego State
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Climbing back into the NCAA tournament proved far tougher for North Carolina State than winning once it got there. The Wolfpack’s revival under new coach Mark Gottfried...
Clark thinks of relative after Georgetown win
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — In a sports world contaminated with accusations of the worst kind of human predatory behavior and a bounty-hunter scandal and too many pros who are cons, thank...
Ohio leaves Michigan amazed & blue
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Walter Offutt left Ohio State after not getting enough minutes. The guard was in the right place at the right time for Ohio University’s big win over...
Florida State almost added to list of bracket busted
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — We write poems about the miracles of March, because they do, literally, stay with us forever. You had better believe we’ll still be talking about what Norfolk...
Texas has no shot vs. Cincy
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amNASHVILLE, Tenn. — With Texas shooting poorly, Cincinnati grabbed a comfortable lead early — maybe a little too comfortable. The Bearcats faded but still managed to withstand a late rally...
Queens senior and Norfolk St. stun No. 2 seed Mizzou
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amOMAHA, Neb. — Kyle O’Quinn’s booming voice echoed through the halls, the jovial center for Norfolk State riding the euphoria of a monumental NCAA Tournament upset of Missouri as the...
Purdue edges St. Mary’s
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amOMAHA, Neb. — Purdue won its NCAA tournament opener for the 14th straight time, but Saint Mary’s made it interesting. Lewis Jackson made the go-ahead free throws with 22.8 seconds...
Duke loses to Lehigh
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amGREENSBORO, N.C. — Duke is done. The second-seeded Blue Devils were bounced from the NCAA tournament Friday night after falling 75-70 to the 15th-seeded Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Greensboro Coliseum,...
UNC defeats Vermont without Henson
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amGREENSBORO, N.C. — John Henson wasn’t needed against 16th-seeded Vermont yesterday, but North Carolina’s title hopes are still only as strong as the junior forward’s left wrist. The ACC Defensive...
Saint Louis tops Memphis
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — First Saint Louis took the air out of the ball, then they took the game away from Memphis. The Billikens dragged fast-breaking Memphis into their slowdown game,...
In a day of upsets, LIU comes up short
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — There was no fear, no awe, no NCAA jitters from the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds last night at Nationwide Arena. But no history. Alas, this wasn’t Robert Morris...
Michigan State too much for LIU Brooklyn
March 17, 2012 | 4:00amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — On arguably the most upset-filled day in NCAA tournament memory, LIU Brooklyn tried to join that party, tried to be the first No. 16 seed to ever...
Veteran Bryant looking to build on previous success
March 17, 2012 | 3:56amRocco Rotondi is not the nostalgic type. The Bryant baseball coach looks forward, not back. He’s proud of last year’s accomplishments – the second-place finish in the prestigious Monroe Tournament,...
LIU Brooklyn's upset hopes fall short against Michigan State
March 17, 2012 | 3:55amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Draymond Green scored 24 points in a triple-double, Derrick Nix added 18 points and top-seeded Michigan State fought off the upset bug that took down two No....
Hall, Fludd go head to head in all-Brooklyn Garden party
March 17, 2012 | 3:24amPatrick Ewing would be proud. Like the Knicks great often did, Boys High’s Leroy “Truck” Fludd and Thomas Jefferson’s Thaddeus Hall spent Wednesday’s press conference at Madison Square Garden making...
Family ties: Walsh tries to join dad as only SI point guards to win city titles
March 17, 2012 | 3:24amThere has been just one Staten Island team to win a citywide basketball championship at the highest classification. History isn’t always the best subject when it comes to today’s teenagers....
Knicks roll again, crush Pacers 115-100
March 17, 2012 | 2:18amTyson Chandler scored 16 points, Jeremy Lin had 13, and the Knicks rolled to their second straight dominant victory under Mike Woodson, beating the Indiana Pacers 115-100 on Friday night....
McCollum leads Lehigh to 75-70 upset win over Duke
March 17, 2012 | 1:57amGREENSBORO, N.C. -- C.J. McCollum scored 30 points and Lehigh upset Duke 75-70 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Lehigh became the sixth No. 15...