April 14, 2013
GAMETRACKER: Orioles at Yankees
The Yankees are looking to take the series against the Orioles in primetime with Hiroki Kuroda on the mound. The Birds will send to the mound Wei-Yin Chen, who had...
Driver arrested in Long Island road-rage attack
HOLTSVILLE — A 25-year-old Long Island driver was arrested after a road rage incident during which police say he smashed another motorist's windows with a bat and punched him. Police...
Missing kids found drowned in Long Island pool
CENTRAL ISLIP — Two young siblings reported missing on New York's Long Island died Sunday after they were pulled from a neighbor's pool, police said. Police received a 911 call...
Deron drops 30, but Nets fall to Raptors
TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan scored 36 points, Rudy Gay had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors won their third straight game, never trailing in a 93-87 victory...
Knicks clinch second seed in Eastern Conference, matchup with Celtics
Bring on Boston! The Knicks clinched the second seed in the Eastern Conference today and sealed a first-round showdown vs. the seventh-seeded Celtics that is expected to start Saturday at...
Man shoots self in head, dies at NRA-sponsored NASCAR race
FORT WORTH, Texas — A medical examiner says a man who died in the infield during a NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway shot himself in the head. The Tarrant...
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale analysis: UFC prez laments Hall's disappointing performance
Dana White flip-flopped his opinion on Uriah Hall like a politician running for office. First, Hall was the meanest guy in the history of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series. On...
G.W. Bush is a grandpa: Jenna Bush Hager gives birth to 1st child, Mila, in New York
DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush has become a grandfather. His twin daughter Jenna Bush Hager gave birth to her first child, a daughter, on Saturday night in New...
Paris Jackson: I want to be a surgeon
Michael Jackson's only daughter has lofty career goals — all off-stage. Despite her immense wealth, musical upbringing and easy access to entertainment bigwigs, Paris Jackson said she wants to be...
After thrilling 2-hole playoff, Scott becomes first Australian to win Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Adam Scott finished the job this time, and put an end to more than a half-century of Australian misery at the Masters. With the two biggest putts...
Justin Bieber visits Anne Frank House, writes 'hopefully she would have been a belieber' — girl died in Nazi death camp
Justin Bieber wished Anne Frank could have survived the Holocaust — and purchased his albums. The pint-sized pop star raised eyebrows by penning an odd tribute to the famed teenage...
SEE IT: Zingano defeats Tate in bloody second UFC women's fight
Cat Zingano and Miesha Tate weren’t the main event or even in the co-headliner. But the two women stole the show Saturday night at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale in...
Nets' PJ defends Lakers coach D'Antoni from Kobe injury criticism
TORONTO – Speaking to the media for the first time since Kobe Bryant tore his left Achilles tendon Friday in Los Angeles, Nets interim coach P.J. Carlesimo came to the...
Nets not resting players against Raptors
TORONTO – With a shot at the third seed in the Eastern Conference – although a slim one – still available to them, the Nets are playing everyone but Gerald...
Wallace could unexpectedly return to Knicks this week
Rasheed Wallace could play for the first time since mid-December tomorrow when the Knicks visit Charlotte, Mike Woodson said. Wallace, who had foot surgery in late February, is significantly ahead...
Vonn's ex-husband takes shot at Tiger on Twitter
Lindsey Vonn’s ex-husband didn’t miss a chance to take a swipe at Tiger Woods. After Woods was penalized two strokes Saturday for an illegal drop at the Masters, Thomas Vonn...
Hugh Jackman shaken by razor-throwing 'stalker,' hopes woman 'gets the help she needs'
This was hair-raising -- even for Wolverine. Actor Hugh Jackman says his encounter with a razor-wielding fan at West Village gym left him shaken – but the hunky “X-Men” actor...
Rubio says immigration deal needs tough terms; proposal does not include 'amnesty'
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan deal on immigration legislation would need tough enforcement and even stricter penalties for those who came to the United States illegally, a leading Republican at the...
Jackie Robinson movie '42' tops weekend box office with estimated $27.3M
LOS ANGELES — Baseball has scored a rare hit in Hollywood, while another American institution — Tom Cruise — has delivered his latest hit overseas. The Jackie Robinson tale "42"...
Sunday's Mets-Rockies game postponed due to wintry weather
DENVER ---- The odds were better of a sled race breaking out at Coors Field on Monday than a baseball game.With the field covered by snow - which was expected...
Cops investigating reported sexual assault near NYPD HQ in Manhattan
Police are investigating a report of sexual assault just steps from police headquarters and the federal courthouse in Manhattan. A woman in her 20s told cops she was walking on...
NY Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli paid $32K in taxes
ALBANY — Tax returns for New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli show the sole trustee for the $152 billion pension fund for state and municipal workers received almost $9,000 from investments...
Polio vaccine developer dies
PHILADELPHIA — Dr. Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, has died. He was 96. Although not as well-known as fellow researchers Jonas...
US, Japan offer new nuclear talks with North Korea
TOKYO — The United States and Japan opened the door Sunday to new nuclear talks with North Korea if the saber-rattling country lowered tensions and honored past agreements, even as...
WATCH: 'SNL' takes aim at gun control reform
So that's what it will take to get a gun ... This week's episode of "Saturday Night Live" ridiculed US politicians' efforts at gun control reform, outlining ridiculous suggestions for...
Rigondeaux defeats Donaire to claim WBO, WBA super bantamweight titles
He may have been considered the underdog despite having over 400 amateur fights and two Olympic gold medals to his name, but that did not stop Guillermo Rigondeaux from proving...
The Rumble
Film Drafts Costner Script co-written by L.I. native nabs star to play Browns GM There undoubtedly will be Browns fans who wish Kevin Costner had been the general manager of...
Girardi, Rangers sink Isles in OT at raucous Coliseum
How’s that for coming through on the hype? Last night at Nassau Coliseum, the Rangers and Islanders played a game ripped out of the past, the rivalry again carrying the...
Battle of New York lives up to the hype
This may not have been the Front Page Series of 1979 when the Rangers took out the first-overall Islanders in the Stanley Cup semifinals that earned a “VICTORY” banner headline...
Speedy blocker among deep OL draft class
The Post breaks down offensive linemen and running backs in Part 4 of our five-part NFL Draft preview. Next week: quarterback. When it comes to freakishly gifted athletes, they don’t...
Teletovic’s battle for playing time with Nets pales in comparison to war-torn childhood
Brooklyn and the Nets were just starting their honeymoon. At Barclays Center, lights flashed and flickered. Music by a noted small share owner and his enormously famous celebrity wife blared....
J.R. shares similarities to former Knicks star Starks
John Starks was thrilled when the Knicks signed J.R. Smith before last season. He figured the enigmatic shooting guard could help his former team. Soon, elation turned to constant flashbacks,...
If the Knicks win the title, Smith says he'll get an orange and blue tattoo
J.R. Smith has 100 tattoos, including Yankees and Devils logos. If the Knicks break their 40-year championship drought, Smith vowed to add orange-and-blue ink to his body for No. 101....
Woods still in Masters hunt after being penalized, not DQ’d
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Controversy erupted at the Masters before a ball was struck to begin the third round yesterday when Tiger Woods was assessed a two-shot penalty for an improper...
Snedeker, Cabrera lead pack into final round
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Oh yes, there was a golf tournament taking place at Augusta National yesterday amidst the massive storm of controversy surrounding Tiger Woods. By the time the dust...
Tiger should have withdrawn from Masters after drop controversy
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods’ only chance to leave this year’s Masters a winner would have been to disqualify himself before yesterday’s third round. Woods, who represents countless millions of...
No good reason for Woods to withdraw from the Masters after drop controversy
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When Tiger Woods stepped to the first tee at 1:45 p.m. yesterday at Augusta National, you never would have known he was at the center of one...
Phil flops as Yankees win streak ends
Phil Hughes picked up right where he left off a year ago. The right-hander surrendered three home runs in the Yankees’ 5-3 loss to Baltimore yesterday in a start even...
Calculating Cano’s value could be matter of timing for Yankees
The general perception is that MVP awards can be won or at least sealed in September. A tight race can — and often has been — determined by a top...
Cano plays shortstop for Yankees
It had been 10 years since Robinson Cano played shortstop — and that was emergency duty for the Double-A Trenton Thunder. “Weird,” Cano said of playing short in the ninth...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Vernon Wells
With the baseball season now in full swing, Yankees outfielder Vernon Wells sat down with Post columnist Steve Serby for some Q&A. Q: Do you think you can recapture the...
Baseball entering a Golden Age for player swaps
The talent from future free agent classes keeps drip, drip, dripping away. Not long ago, next offseason’s market was going to include Joey Votto, Adam Jones, Adam Wainwright, David Wright...
It’s not working: Nearly 2M NYC residents on food stamps
They’ve fallen through the cracks: millions of jobless or underemployed New Yorkers whose daily struggle is to find work and food. They certainly don’t show up in the 9.1 percent...
Ackman’s JCP hubris hurt lives
If you search “failed retailers,” it won’t take more than a mouse click to realize that the junk heap of retailing history is littered with closed shutters, from Korvettes to...
Time (Inc.)’s change
As Time Inc. searches for a new chief executive, it is simultaneously trying to find candidates for a new board of directors as it spins off from Time Warner. “It’s...
As NY foreclosures soar, DC blocks probe
Foreclosures are rising dramatically in New York City — even as federal regulators are waging a fight to protect big banks from regulatory scrutiny of illegal foreclosure activity.Nationwide, foreclosure filings...
Firms eye Juicy, Lucky
The Lucky Brand and Juicy Couture labels are attracting interest from private-equity firms and strategic buyers including VF Corp., said knowledgeable sources. The brands could be sold together or separately,...
Taxman cometh for most
Americans pay taxes all year round, and tomorrow a majority of them will have to pay more, according to a new study. That’s because tomorrow is the tax-filing deadline, and...
Leaning into $: Women-owned businesses are helping sluggish economy
If you want a job done, call a woman — especially if that job happens to be creating jobs. These days, it is women who are helping a sluggish economy....
Rally is unloved & scary
It’s a stock rally that no one loves.The three major indices are up in the mid- to high teens in percentage terms since Election Day, and yet there’s no real...
TD Bank doesn’t score with granny
Dear John: My 71-year-old grandmother, who relies upon her Social Security check, went to TD Bank [recently] in White Plains to cash the check. They gave her three $100 bills...
Check up on your 'social' image
Savvy job seekers and employees know to be careful what they post to Facebook and Twitter. But if you want to get a sense of the online identity you’ve created...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS JAY-Z Rap mogul signs lucrative deal with Universal to move his label Roc Nation from Sony. NELSON PELTZ Wendy’s chairman knows where the beef is with a $658K stipend...
‘Now’s the time to act’
The president yesterday gave up his weekly address to a civilian for the first time. Francine Wheeler, the mother of Ben Wheeler, 6, one of the 26 students and adults...
Nice day for a skinny dip, fellas!
A Manhattan man went wild in Central Park yesterday, smashing a police van with a tree branch and swimming out to an island in the Harlem Meer, where he spent...
Pontiff ‘advice’ panel
Pope Francis yesterday marked the end of his first month as pontiff by naming a permanent eight-cardinal group to advise him on how best to reform the Vatican’s bureaucracy —...
An overhead look at costumed characters in Times Square
Times Square has become the Crossroads of the Weird. A photo taken yesterday shows a staggering 15 costumed characters in just one block — and even more were spotted in...
Boos over kids’ Boathouse boot
Prospect Park-goers say the historic Boathouse should be used less for private parties and more by the public.The Prospect Park Alliance has closed the landmark building, renovated with millions of...
Bali 737 jet crash-lands
BALI, Indonesia — A brand-new Boeing 737 airliner with 101 passengers and seven crew members crashed into the Indian Ocean and snapped in two while trying to land on the...
Bird flu hits Beijing
A 7-year-old girl has become Beijing’s first confirmed case of a new strain of the bird-flu virus that has killed 11 people and sickened 37 others in eastern China, officials...
PSY-cho: Be happy, Kim!
It’s “Gangnam”-style diplomacy. South Korean pop star PSY says he hopes his new music video, “Gentleman,” will make North Koreans laugh and ease nuclear- standoff tensions. “It’s a tragedy. We...
Driver smashes into crane carrying massive bronze sculpture
A deranged driver speeding through Manhattan yesterday struck a pedestrian and smashed into a crane carrying a massive bronze sculpture — then jumped out of his sports car and disappeared...
Kazakhstan-born Miss Russia bombarded with hate mail for 'not being Russian enough'
Borat would be seeing red. Miss Russia beauty pageant winner Elmira Abdrazakova tells London’s Sun newspaper that she’s being bombarded with hate mail for “not being Russian enough.” The newly...
'Bitch Don't Steal My Dress': Teen girls using social media to prevent classmates from wearing same prom gown
It’s every teenage girl’s nightmare — showing up to prom in the same gown as another — but now many are taking to social media to avert such a fashion...
‘Phone thief’ sets trap for self
A dimwitted thief gave cops the evidence to bust him by using a stolen phone to call his girlfriend, law-enforcement sources said yesterday.Daniel Guzman, 25, allegedly stole the phone in...
AEG lawsuit could reveal that only one of Michael Jackson's kids is biologically his
A $40 billion legal battle in LA might finally settle a question that has long baffled gossip columnists and fans alike: Who really fathered Michael Jackson’s children? Sources within AEG...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** The three men pictured at left flashed a gun and tried to rob a woman on a street in Sheepshead Bay — but a crowd gathered and scared...
Court eyes DNA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow on whether to allow private entities to patent genes they have isolated and identified. The justices will review a 2012 appeals-court...
‘Trayvon’ cop fired
A Florida cop who showed up for weapon training carrying two paper silhouettes of slain 16-year-old Trayvon Martin has been fired, authorities said. Port Canaveral Police Sgt. Ron King stunned...
Life inside Astor family's crumbling country manor
Alexandra Aldrich knew better than to play in the front hall. But she was hungry, and the only way to get to the kitchen was through that magnificent 40-foot-long room....
Et tu, Dems?
The political organization he once commanded is about to turn on disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez, The Post has learned.Sources said the Brooklyn Democratic Party is close to endorsing Antonio Reynoso...
Baruch prof axed for stopping ‘cheat’
No wonder Baruch College has a cheating problem — it fires whistle-blowers. “It’s completely nuts,” said adjunct Professor Brian Moore, who was canned last month for scolding a student who...
Inexcusable! Jury duty for dead lady
She’s being summoned from the dead. Jury-duty notices keep coming for Elizabeth H. Mendoza — a Bronx woman who would be 104 years old if she hadn’t died almost a...
Star: Heel no!
Au revoir, stilettos! Sky-high heels are “an aberration” crafted by “twisted” designers, French actress Catherine Deneuve has declared in a new book. “One cannot walk properly in very high heels,”...
Hugh Jackman’s stalker arrested after throwing hair-filled razor at him: sources
She crossed the bikini line. A deranged female stalker burst into Hugh Jackman’s West Village gym and threw an electric razor filled with her pubic hair at him during his...
Charging forward
ALBANY — The Cuomo administration says some 360 charging stations for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids will be installed across the state as part of a five-year initiative to expand...
How nurse caught nation's deadliest serial killer, her co-worker
He was supposed to be an angel of mercy — but he was an angel of death, and likely the most prolific serial killer America has ever seen. Charles Cullen...
How hero got him to confess
Even after Amy Loughren printed out computer data, wore a wire and worked for months as a confidential informant, the cops still needed her for one last duty — getting...
Quinn: Crime spike 'unacceptable'
The crime explosion in Manhattan’s tony neighborhoods is “unacceptable,” mayoral candidate Christine Quinn said yesterday. The Post reported yesterday that Chelsea and the Village — parts of the City Council...
Hell fire in Bronx apt. injures 37
A Bronx blaze turned a 27-story apartment building into a smoke-filled hell yesterday, injuring dozens of people — including a baby girl whose mom dangled her out of a window....
‘Nazi’ teach out
An upstate English teacher has been placed on leave for assigning students to pretend to be Nazis in 1930s Germany and pen letters arguing that “Jews are evil.” Some of...
Coney sinking
Workers aboard tug boats toiled through the day to right a construction barge sinking next to Steeplechase Pier on Coney Island yesterday. The barge, which carries a big construction crane,...
9/11 Memorial goes back on its word, charges reservation fee; victims' families furious
The 9/11 Memorial foundation, funded to the tune of $830 million, has begun nickel-and-diming visitors for ticket reservations. Even though the nonprofit has long vowed admission to the sacred site...
WTC ‘con’ claim booted
Bruce Greenberg, a 9/11 fraudster and the last remaining claimant in a mass lawsuit against the city, has been thrown out of court. Manhattan federal judge Alvin Hellerstein last week...
Gitmo hunger ‘strife’
Guards fired rubber pellets and bean-bag-type projectiles in a clash involving hunger-striking prisoners at Guantanamo Bay yesterday. “Four less-than-lethal rounds were fired. There were no serious injuries to guards or...
Shady charter ‘$trips’
The city approved a politically connected charter school — whose founder went to prison and principal was once accused of fixing grades — to issue up to $23 million in...
Queens teacher had sex with students at school: report
A Queens teacher who was arrested and fired for taking a 16-year-old student to a hot-sheets motel for a videotaped romp also violated two other boys — inside her school,...
UES penthouse-blaze suit
A victim of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff who lost his luxury Upper East Side penthouse in a fire now has to contend with his angry neighbors who say the blaze...
US-Russia unwelcome mats
A ban for a ban! Russia yesterday named 18 Americans forbidden from entering the country in response to Washington imposing sanctions on 18 Russians for alleged human-rights violations. The list...
Don’t fear failure, kid
It’s called Common Core, but the new standards coming to New York schools are anything but common. For one thing, they aim to better prepare students for college and work....
Junk politics
So Anthony Weiner is thinking about running for mayor. The guy’s a contemptible liar, a creepy egomaniac and a man of seriously flawed character. In other words, politics is the...
Lies of ObamaCare
We’ve now reached the third anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a k a ObamaCare. The Obama administration celebrated this important milestone by announcing that it was...
Left feat
No one has ever gotten it quite right about lefties. For decades, they were seen as consorts of the devil. The Latin root for left, sinistre, means exactly what it...
Zero bark thirty
Perhaps the most astonishing detail to emerge from the raid on Osama bin Laden was the presence a most unusual soldier: a dog named Cairo, a Belgian Malinois who’d gone...
The Hillary standard
When Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed by Libyan terrorists in Benghazi last September, it had been 33 years since an American diplomat had been killed in the line of duty....
A Bronx tale
Given the raft of Bronx politicos carted off in handcuffs last week — including a Democratic assemblyman and the chairman of the Bronx GOP — you might think your odds...
How to defeat North Korea
Let’s start with the bad news: The North Korean problem has no simple or quick solution. The North’s weapons-grade plutonium and nuclear devices have already been manufactured, and are now...
Rodman’s gig
Jimmy Carter is volunteering to go back to North Korea to defuse that country’s nuclear saber-rattling (“Useful Idiot 2,” Editorial, April 12). This just goes to show how out of...
Required Reading
The Friedkin Connection by William Friedkin (HarperCollins) Filmmaker Friedkin, born in Chicago to Russian immigrants, made his name with a great New York movie — “The French Connection.” Among the...
Sex, drugs & pick & roll
Earl the Pearl: My Story by Earl Monroe with Quincy Troupe Rodale In 1973, the Knicks were one game away from winning the NBA championship. Earl Monroe was on top...
In my library Colm Tóibín
Gabriel Byrne, the actor and cultural ambassador, told In My Library two years ago that Colm Tóibín was “one of our greatest writers,” describing his novel “Brooklyn,” about a young...
Happy endings
Shell Shocked My Life with the Turtles, Flo & Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc . . . by Howard Kaylan with Jeff Tamarkin Backbeat Books “Come on, John. Leave the...
Adopt me!
Rosie is a mostly white domestic short hair with a rosey pink nose. She just turned 7, and she loves massages and lounging around.Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4...
The evil dreads
Musician-filmmaker Rob Zombie and his wife, actress Sheri Moon Zombie, are the first couple of modern horror. His movies — including “House of 1,000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s Rejects” and two...
Please do forget about me
Molly Ringwald starred in three of the ’80s most memorable and heartfelt teen films — “Sixteen Candles,” “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty in Pink” — and served as a stand-in for...
David Cross: My New York
After 10 years of living in the East Village, David Cross, 49, bolted Manhattan for Brooklyn a year ago. Now he and his wife, actress Amber Tamblyn (above) , live...
Pets on Prozac
When April Spicer, 42, first adopted El Vez six years ago he was really quiet. The tiny Chihuahua mix spent the first few days in their Prospect Heights apartment cowering,...
Round-robin rocks
The London tournament that chose world champion Vishy Anand’s next challenger is being hailed as the most exciting and hard-fought chess event in recent memory.“It has been maybe the best...
Bridge
I’m not sure what, if anything, today’s deal proves. I know I never would have bid one spade as West. When I overcall with nothing, bad things seem to happen....
The dude behind the douche
When speaking to affable Midwesterner Vincent Kartheiser, it’s hard to believe he’s the same guy who plays despicable Pete Campbell on “Mad Men.” Campbell cheats on his wife, asks Joan...
The fur flies on Broadway
It was Broadway’s big news last week: Vito Vincent,“actor/comedian/model,” according to his Web site, and star of Broadway show “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fired amid rumors of diva demands that make...
Yeahs baby!
Ask any reasonably well-versed music fan in any part of the world to write down a list of their 10 favorite New York bands of the last decade and the...
Under-fire Alex visits Yankees teammates
Yankees manager Joe Girardi didn’t expect to see Alex Rodriguez yesterday, but the beleaguered third baseman made a surprise cameo in The Bronx. A day after Rodriguez’s name was mentioned...
Yankees' Girardi hoping Nunez, Pettitte will return Tuesday
Eduardo Nunez isn’t expected to return to the lineup until Tuesday, and the Yankees won’t know until today at the earliest whether he will be playing behind Andy Pettitte. Manager...
Tortorella: Rangers-Islanders is not a rivalry
In the eyes of Rangers coach John Tortorella, Islanders-Rangers is not quite the same thing as it is in the eyes of the fans. “I don’t think it’s a rivalry,”...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile trot; $12,500; condOFF: 7:20 TIME-29.2; 59.1; 1:28.1; 1:57.34Lve Your Mark (A Mllr)3.602.602.403Amarcord (J Plutino)25.4010.406Jailhouse Juice (J Meittinis)3.00* Exacta (4-3) $80.00 * Trifecta (4-3-6) $305.80SECOND: mile trot; $10,000; condOFF:...
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:55 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $16,500; clm($25,000); 3up3-Desirable Lady 8-14-Party Hardy 2-11-Select Cat 4-15-Dolce Luna 5-12-Peekytoes 4-16-ElusveWndergrl3-1SECOND-1 1/16mT; $14,000; cl($16,0); 3up7-StarshpFreedm5-24-OneShadyWmn6-11-Fly AwayMarija8-15-Highland Sara 6-12-Dracup 3-16-Sweet Dreamin 4-13-ChampgneJne12-18-Bala Roja 15-1THIRD-6...
Surgery for Kobe after torn Achilles
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Kobe Bryant had surgery yesterday on his torn Achilles tendon, ending the season for the Lakers star. Teammates and coaches said Bryant is determined to return...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Dickey wins; Reyes out until after break R.A. Dickey gave up one run in 6 1/3 innings and Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer as the Blue Jays beat...
Overanalyze wins Ark. Derby
Overanalyze made a three-time winner out of trainer Todd Pletcher at the Arkansas Derby. The colt stormed down the home stretch to pull away and win the $1 million race...
Henry leads Red Bulls over D.C. United
WASHINGTON — Thierry Henry scored in his first start in a month, and defender Jamison Olave added a goal in the Red Bulls’ 2-0 victory over D.C. United last night....
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $23,000; clm($12,500); 4up(f)SKIDDLES N' BOB has the speed to top this all the way. JUNGLE JUICE drops...
Jets eyeing Saints’ Ivory
The Jets are circling backup Saints running back Chris Ivory in hopes of bargaining for the restricted free agent, sources confirmed yesterday.Ivory, a 6-foot, 222-pound power back struggling to find...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7 fur; $22,000; clm($15,000); 3,4&5YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Iniesta ,112K Cecil12-x-xDay20-12 Medford Blue(L),116JHmpshrJr3-6-2Dandy7-23 Easter Glory(L),122E Rivera8-6-3Farro9-24 Midnight Tryst(L),122J Flores3-3-7Reese3-15 Buzz Banquet(L),105ABowman6-6-8Ashton20-16 Slew's Flash(L),118R...
Hondo’s in the Zona
Hondo was in the flow yesterday with the Metamucils, who took care of biz in Minneapolis to push the profits to 130 gilliams. Today, Mr. Aitch will send Cahill to...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS4PacersNets2RAPTORSHEAT6Bulls76ERS6 1/2CavaliersNUGGETS13 1/2BlazersMavericks3HORNETSROCKETS12KingsSpurs4LAKERSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogBLUES$100-120BlackhawksSABRES$110-130LightningRed Wings$130-150PREDATORSHome team in CAPS
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 14MONApr. 15TUEApr. 16WEDApr. 17THUApr. 18FRIApr. 19SATApr. 20YankeesBaltimore8:05ESPNWCBS 880 AMNOGAMEAri.7:05YESWCBSAri.7:05WWORWCBSAri.7:05YESWCBSTor.7:07YESWCBSTor.1:07YESWCBSMetsMinnesota2:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMCol.8:40SNYWFANCol.8:40SNYWFANCol.8:40SNYWFANCol.3:10SNYWFANWas.7:10SNYWFANWas.3:05FOXWFANKnicksIndiana3:30MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMCha.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEAtl.8:00MSGESPNEndofreg.seasonEndofreg.seasonPlayoffsTBDNetsToronto3:30YES NetworkWBBR 1130 AMWas.7:30YESWBBRNOGAMEDet.8:00YESWBBREndofreg.seasonEndofreg.seasonPlayoffsTBDRangersNOGAMENOGAMEPhi.7:30NBCSNESPNNO GAMEFla.7:00MSGESPNBuf.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEIslandersNOGAMENOGAMEFla.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMETor.7:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMEWin.3:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNOGAMETor.7:00MSG+WNYMNO GAMENO GAMEPhi.7:30NBCSNWFANNO GAMEFla.1:00MSGWBBRRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEK.C.7:30MSG+NOGAMENOGAMEN.E.7:00MSG+HOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing2 p.m.NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 300 SPEEDBaseball1:30 p.m.Rays at Red Sox TBS2 p.m.Mets at Twins WPIX, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM2 p.m.Giants at Cubs WGN8...
An Official drop flop over Tiger
* It’s time to shut up about the beautiful integrity and sportsmanship of the game of golf. Tiger Woods admitted he took his drop on the 15th hole to get...
This fight right for NHL
This was personal, not business, for Gary Bettman. This was Bettman officially positioning his league to lead the fight in North American pro sports against bigotry and ugliness, and this...
Take a swing at these replacements
There are some vindictive Mets fans out there who will be smiling cheek-to-cheek while reading the next few words: Jose Reyes is headed to the disabled list. Well, they’re smiling...
Young gun could give Mets trade leverage
By dominating at a rapid succession of minor league levels, Double-A right-hander Rafael Montero is earning consideration for the future Mets rotation, cherished in the Flushing dreamscape, that typically begins:...
Hoping throwback comes back
There was a part of you that knew that it was going to catch up to Kobe Bryant sooner or later. You saw the way he kept piling up minutes,...
Lefty just ‘terrible’
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters magic for Phil Mickelson officially ran out on his bid to win a fourth Green Jacket. Mickelson followed his disappointing second-round 76 with a 77...
Nerves won’t get to surging Angel
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It seems like old times for Angel Cabrera. The 2009 Masters champ heads into a Masters Sunday with a chance to win his second Green Jacket. The...
Rigondeaux scores upset in bout at Radio City Music Hall
In some circles, Guillermo Rigondeaux was considered the underdog, but last night, none of that mattered. Rigondeaux, who fought in more than 400 amateur fights and has two Olympic gold...
Nets mulling ‘rest’ of year
TORONTO — The Nets find themselves in an interesting predicament entering today’s game against the Raptors. Despite officially wrapping up homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs, thanks...
Knicks in position to clinch second seed today
There will be no “We’re second seed’’ or “Bring on Boston’’ T-shirts hanging in the Knicks’ lockers today at the Garden if things go right. But coach Mike Woodson will...
Harvey takes no-hitter into 7th
MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Harvey captivates an audience each time he pitches for the Mets, but yesterday took it to another level. With two outs in the seventh inning on a...
Mets getting used to winter ball
MINNEAPOLIS — How cold is too cold for baseball? The Mets would love to know the answer to that question as they prepare to leave tonight for a four-game series...
‘Defiance’: minding the myth
Keeping track of the “Defiance” mythology became complicated enough that an associate producer was given the task of creating an online wiki to chart everything. “We promoted someone from within...
Don't miss
Trial by Internet This year, “The Good Wife” has taken a real beating in the ratings as it has been scheduled against NBC Football, “Downton Abbey” and now, “Game of...
Fire and Ice
For the myriad characters caught up in the power struggles dramatized on HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones,” the challenges are daunting: raising an army, winning battles, simply surviving from...
Out of this world
There’s no more engaged audience than video gamers, eyes glued to the screen, hands riveted to the controls for hours at a time, only lifting their heads from their keyboards...
Lizard People trip up ‘Today’ stars
Ask a silly question . . . For pure, unintentional, unfiltered absurdity, we dare you to top NBC’s “Today” show of April 3rd. The topic, among co-hosts Natalie Morales, Al...
Reel good
The Last King of Scotland, 2006 Sunday, 3 p.m., WNWY Forest Whitaker deservedly won a Best Actor Oscar for his startling performance as Idi Amin, in this tale about an...
Look Who’s Talking
KELLY & MICHAEL 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Mark Wahlberg; Emilia Clarke. Tuesday: Caroline Kennedy; Peter Facinelli. Wednesday: Brad Garrett; Nick Lachey. Thursday: Zac Efron. Friday: Susan Sarandon. ELLEN DEGENERES...
Sibling revelry
Watching television these days can feel like watching a star’s home movies as you’re bound to find their brother or sister on a different — or sometimes the same —...
Spring out sister!
Can't afford a new spring wardrobe? Try a ripped-from-the-runway beauty makeover instead. Pulse asked the most in-demand makeup artists to give us their cheat sheets on the season’s hottest hair,...
Bloody brilliant!
Was it created at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris and imported by the Astors to the St. Regis? Or was it named after Queen Mary I, the Tudor royal?...
Is your man faking it?
David, a 25-year-old, walked into urologist Dr. Abraham Morgentaler’s office a few years ago with a startling confession: He was faking orgasms. It wasn’t because he wasn’t attracted to his...
Meet market: Spicy food-loving Bushwick bro wants a girl who sets his heart ablaze
Start your engine George says he’s a “not-so-secret” NASCAR fan, even though he says he doesn’t look like one. “I grew up in Florida,” he says. Bright lights Unlike many...
Top 5: Ways to score a date at a senior center
“Whisper, ‘I’m not a gold digger, I’m an old digger.’ ” — Evan “Say, ‘Youth is overrated. I like my women experienced.’ ” — Chris “Say, ‘My heart skips a beat when...
This week's couple: Cold comfort
Feeling under the weather is a perfectly acceptable reason to postpone a date. But Katie, 30, who was recovering from a cold and had the sore throat to prove it,...
Weird but true
A hot hotel hookup between two men in Omaha ended in extremely public fashion after one accused the other of stealing his wallet. They had arranged their lustfest via Craigslist,...
Bronx native Rector still shopping for a college
Bronx native Shane Rector of prep powerhouse South Kent (Conn) said he hopes to visit Butler, Texas A&M and Missouri, and holds additional offers from Seton Hall, Western Kentucky and...
Report: Lakers assistant Jordan accepts Rutgers job
Eddie Jordan has accepted the tough task of rebuilding the controversy-filled Rutgers men’s basketball program, according to a report citing sources close to the New Jersey school. The Lakers assistant...
Yale blanks Quinnipiac in NCAA hockey final
PITTSBURGH — Yale captain Andrew Miller stopped a reporter when he asked what it felt like to be the final school to make the 16-team field when the NCAA hockey...
Gastelum upsets Queens' Hall in 'Ultimate Fighter' final
Uriah Hall was the favorite to win “The Ultimate Fighter” from the first episode. UFC president Dana White called him the “meanest” guy to ever compete on the reality series...
Postgame reaction from Red Bulls win over DC United
The Red Bulls won 2-0 at archrival DC United for their first road victory of the season. Here is postgame reaction from both sides.New York Red Bulls Head Coach Mike...
Rangers edge Islanders 1-0 in OT in renewed rivalry
How’s that for coming through on the hype? Saturday night at Nassau Coliseum, the Rangers and Islanders played a game ripped out of the past, the rivalry again carrying the...