March 26, 2012
Yankees release Mattingly's son
TAMPA -- The Yankees cut ties with an offspring of organizational royalty Monday when they released Preston Mattingly.The son of Yankees icon and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was in camp...
Bobby Brown arrested on suspicion of DUI
LOS ANGELES -- Bobby Brown, the ex-husband of the late Whitney Houston, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday, TMZ reported. Brown, 43, was stopped by police...
Elliott boosted at AMI
It’s a case of lose some, win some at American Media. AMI boosted Kristen Elliott into the executive suite as the new vice president and group publisher of the women’s...
Red Bulls striker Juan Agudelo has knee surgery, out up to 6 weeks
Red Bulls striker Juan Agudelo will have surgery today to repair a torn medial meniscus in his left knee. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Riley Williams at the...
Giants will stay patient in free agency, GM says
The Giants have been fairly quiet since the start of NFL free agency and aren’t likely to make any big splash, but general manager Jerry Reese said he isn’t done...
Jets QB Sanchez 'not worried' about starting status
Mark Sanchez made his first public comments Monday since the Jets traded for Tim Tebow to be his backup at quarterback."I'm not worried about losing my spot," Sanchez said on...
Nets without Farmar, Morrow vs. Jazz
The Nets will be shorthanded in the backcourt for Monday night's game at Prudential Center against the Utah Jazz. Guards Jordan Farmar and Anthony Morrow were ruled out by the...
Mets to honor Carter on Opening Day
Gary Carter's family will be on hand when the Mets will honor the memory of their former catcher on Opening Day, Thursday, April 5 at Citi Field.The pregame ceremony will...
Another good day for Yankees pitcher Hughes
TAMPA -- Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes allowed two runs and six hits over six innings in a minor league game on Monday. Hughes is competing for one of three starting...
Veteran cop found dead, hanging from tree in LI
A veteran Nassau County police officer with 25 years on the force was found hanging from a tree in a Long Island park early this morning in an apparent suicide,...
Giants get fourth-round pick from NFL
The Giants received some good news Monday when they were awarded a fourth-round compensatory pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, which begins April 26 with the first round. The second...
Jets get four late picks from NFL
The Jets received four compensatory picks in next month's NFL Draft, the league announced Monday.Two of the picks are in the sixth round and two are in the seventh. The...
Jaguars owner says Tebow preferred Jets: report
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Though Tim Tebow grew up in Jacksonville, the quarterback did not want the Broncos to trade him there, Jaguars owner Shahid Khan said Monday. In an interview...
Beltran pays $10,000 for Mets pitcher's nose job
Carlos Beltran has finally made good on his offer to pay for former teammate Jon Niese's offseason nose job, ESPN reported Monday. Beltran reportedly sent the Mets left-hander $10,000 to...
Tebow says Jets 'bosses' to blame for media circus
Tim Tebow was the focus of the biggest press conference a backup quarterback has ever warranted. But the Jets newest player said he was not to blame for Monday’s media...
Supermarket owner found dead & bound in Queens
An 89-year-old supermarket owner was found dead today -- with his hands bound with plastic ties -- inside the entryway to his Queen’s house, authorities said. Damaso Llano was discovered...
VIDEO: Costello on Tebow
QB Tim Tebow was introduced by the Jets on Monday. The Post's Brian Costello reports from Florham Park.Tebow was traded from the Denver Broncos to the Jets. Tebow downplayed any...
California kids fitter but still fat
Reuters is touting a new study of obesity among California school children. The upshot is that adding physical fitness time and healthier food mandates in California schools has "slowed" obesity"...
Saints coach contacts Parcells about filling in: report
NEW ORLEANS -- Suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has approached NFL coaching legend Bill Parcells about taking over the team on an interim basis, ESPN reported Monday....
Horse trainer Baffert recovering after heart attack in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had a heart attack early Monday in Dubai where he was preparing to run Game On Dude in the...
Santorum says he would consider role as Romney's VP
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum said Monday that he would consider accepting a position as the running-mate of his rival, Mitt Romney. Santorum was asked if he would consider joining Romney's...
Mets sign pitcher Young to minor-league deal
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Mets have finalized a minor-league contract with right-handed pitcher Chris Young, general manager Sandy Alderson said Monday.The 32-year-old is coming off surgery for a torn anterior...
Jimmy Kimmel to host the Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES -- Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will host the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, his first time emceeing the TV awards show. "I hope to be able to do for the...
Reluctant hitman gets 12 1/2 years for cooperating with feds
A would-be hitman who couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger -- then ratted out the killers who took care of the job -- was sentenced to 12-1/2 years in...
Strauss-Kahn charged in prostitution vice ring, released on bail
PARIS, France — Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was charged Monday with involvement in an organized vice ring that procured prostitutes for top-class clients, lawyers said. Prosecutors said the...
NY Fed exposes why this ain't no recovery
Why is the current recovery different -- meaning worse -- than every other recovery before it? Because unemployment isn't lower due to more people working. Unemployment is lower because there are...
'Mad Men' clip inspires new hit song, show gets record-breaking ratings
“Mad Men” actress Jessica Pare has a new gig — overnight pop performer! Her sexy version of "Zou Bisou Bisou," aired on last night’s “Mad Men” season premiere, hit the...
Judge orders 'rape' cop jury to continue deliberations after 'impasse' note
Jurors can't agree on whether a drunken, off-duty Manhattan cop raped a second-grade school teacher on her way to school last August, they announced in a note shortly after noon...
Trayvon Martin's killer claims teen punched him, slammed his head into ground
SANFORD, Fla. — The controversy surrounding the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin took a new turn Monday when the Orlando Sentinel reported Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman told police...
Judge clears two men of top charges in bar brawl where firefighter, cop were injured
A Brooklyn judge today cleared two men of the most serious criminal charges from a Brooklyn bar brawl in which a firefighter got stabbed and a cop had his jaw...
Knicks' Stoudemire out indefinitely with back problem
The Knicks on Monday announced that Amar'e Stoudemire is out indefinitely with a bulging disk in his lower back.Stoudemire left Saturday's game with lower back soreness and an MRI exam...
Tebow 'excited' to work with Jets starting QB Sanchez
It was a different kind of faith that brought Tim Tebow to the Jets. The newly acquired quarterback met the media as a member of the Jets for the first...
Mob turncoat admits to 8 murders during testimony against 2 Colombo thugs
A mob turncoat copped to killing eight people, in a bloody prelude to his explosive testimony today against two former Colombo hoodlums. Made man-turned-cooperating witness Dino “Big Dino” Calabro nonchalantly...
Albany lawmakers threaten not to make teacher grades public
Facing tremendous pressure from teachers unions, The Post reported Monday that lawmakers are pushing to insert a provision in the state budget that would ban the public from seeing new...
Pope heads to Cuba after Mexico visit
SANTIAGO, Cuba -- Pope Benedict XVI was scheduled to arrive Monday in Cuba, where he wants to bolster close church-state ties while also urging authorities to embrace change. Marxism "no...
Tibetan lights self on fire at anti-China protest
NEW DELHI — A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital Monday, just ahead of a visit by China's president and...
B'klyn girl injured after running into city bus
An 11-year-old girl was shaken up after running into a city bus in Williamsburg today, authorities said. The girl smashed her face into the side of a B48 bus when...
Wright makes debut for Mets; Santana throws 88 pitches
PORT ST. LUCIE -- David Wright got his delayed exhibition season off to a quick start. After missing the first three weeks of spring training games because of strained left...
Man dies from gunshot wounds after jumping into stranger's car
A mortally wounded man who was shot multiple times in Queens, turned to a random stranger parking nearby for help, but after the horrified woman dashed away, the bleeding victim...
Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in Obamacare case
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Monday began hearing oral arguments over the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law. The nine justices were set to hear six...
Four TSA workers hospitalized by rodent repellent at Boston airport
BOSTON -- Four Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers were hospitalized Monday when they fell ill after opening a bag at Logan International Airport in Boston. Airport officials said a suspicious...
Democrats at war with each other over drilling
Last week, President Obama was in Oklahoma to tout how much drilling for oil and natural gas his administration is doing. "Over the last three years, I’ve directed my administration...
No missile deal before election, Obama tells Medvedev
SEOUL — President Obama told Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Monday that his re-election campaign has tied his hands in resolving differences with Russia over US plans for a missile-defense...
James Cameron cut short trip to ocean's deepest point after hydraulic leak
Filmmaker James Cameron surfaced three hours earlier than planned Monday after hydraulic fluid started leaking in his sub, as he became the first adventurer to make a solo journey to...
Wife of US soldier accused of Afghan massacre says killing spree is 'unbelievable to me'
The loyal, loving wife of a US soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians -- including nine kids -- said she’s in complete disbelief and still holds hope that he...
Bin Laden's widows, daughters to be charged with illegal entry into Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A Pakistani court will next week charge Osama bin Laden's widows and two of his grown-up daughters with illegal entry and residency, their lawyer said Monday. "The...
Park Slope Food Coop members to decide on Israeli food ban
A five-year food fight that’s left both sides queasy is about to be decided.Members of the popular Park Slope Food Coop will vote tomorrow on whether to hold a referendum...
Ahmadinejad tirade on Afghanistan prompts US walkout
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — A US delegation walked out of a regional conference in Tajikistan on Monday after Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lambasted US policy on Afghanistan as the source of...
One dead, five missing as rugby team swept out to sea in South Africa
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- One person died and five remained missing Monday after 21 rugby players were swept out to sea following a beach training session in South Africa....
Brick-carrying intruder caught at Simon Cowell’s London house
LONDON -- A woman was due to appear in court Monday after allegedly breaking into the London home of British music and TV mogul Simon Cowell. Leanne Zaloumis, 29, was...
American soldier one of three killed in Afghanistan shooting attacks
KABUL -- Three NATO soldiers were killed Monday in two separate incidents involving gunmen allegedly affiliated with Afghan security forces, as unrest in the wake of a shooting rampage earlier...
Tim out New York
Tim Tebow leaves Scarpetta restaurant in Chelsea last night after scoring some new friends. “He was very pleasant,” said a staffer. “There was an engagement party. He walked over and...
NYC boys basketball rankings
Nobody could beat The High this year when it counted. Boys & Girls won its third straight PSAL Class AA city title and wrapped up its first New York State...
VIDEO: Federation Class 'AA' championship celebration
The Class AA teams put a cap on the 2012 New York State Federation tournament Sunday. Both the Cicero-North Syracuse girls and the Boys & Girls boys made history by...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: March 19-March 25
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of March 19. BOYS BASKETBALL Leroy (Truck) Fludd, Boys &...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
When we created these NYC non-‘AA’ boys basketball rankings, we had a feeling Collegiate would be near the top. Our premonition was dead on – after winning their fifth straight...
Senior-laden Hornets buzzing about repeat potential in PSAL boys lax
Normally when you win a city championship and return a 10-man squad of seniors looking to repeat, there isn’t much left to prove. Midwood coach Andrew Shipman disagrees. “This team...
Impressive win major step forward for Woods
ORLANDO, Fla. — A voice pierced the silence from outside the ropes at the fourth green yesterday at Bay Hill, just as Tiger Woods buried a 14-foot birdie putt to...
Friend denies Miley Cyrus engagement after diamond ring tweet
LOS ANGELES -- Miley Cyrus is not engaged to her Aussie beau Liam Hemsworth, according to a friend, after a tweet from the tween star sparked speculation wedding bells may...
Tiger ends 30-month drought with five-shot victory
ORLANDO, Fla. — Nine hundred twenty-three days. That had been the balance of Tiger Woods’ agony before yesterday. That’s the number of days it had been since Woods’ last PGA...
Restaurant jokes about Rihanna's abuse with 'black and bleu' sandwich
Now that's bad taste. A Watkinsville, Georgia restaurant, Chops & Hops, has come under fire for naming its Caribbean black and bleu sandwich for Rihanna -- referencing the abuse she...
CHSAA girls lacrosse preview
Mary Louis is hoping that last year’s trip to the CHSAA Nassau/Suffolk Class A final last year – the finest season in school history – was just a sign of...
Sweet success: Poly Prep lax looking for NYSAISAA repeat
Poly Prep coach Brooks Sweet will tell you the key to any championship team is depth and that’s something he has to wait to see if his team encompasses. “I...
CHSAA Class A baseball preview
It’s back to the basics for St. John’s Prep. Last season, the Red Storm made their fourth consecutive trip to the CHSAA Class A baseball final, winning their third championship...
NYC girls basketball rankings
We turn out the lights on another basketball season. For the first time since 2001 a New York City team did not win the New York State Federation Class AA...
'Garbage Man' cometh: Pinder's defense a key for Boys in title run
ALBANY – Shakur Pinder is known as “The Garbage Man” by his teammates because he does all the dirty work. Savior may be more apropos after Sunday’s 66-60 victory over...
S. Korea says it will shoot down N. Korea rocket if it strays
SEOUL -- South Korea is preparing to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it strays into the South's territory during a launch planned for next month, the defense ministry...
Go to Greg
Recently, there was a theft in my department, and four people were interviewed by internal security, including myself. My supervisor and I do not get along, and he has a...
Standing Orders
When Guy Anglade took a job as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he expected to enjoy working among some of the greatest artworks of human civilization. What...
New hiring site serves Wall St.
When he was managing director at a financial recruiting firm, Jesse Marrus worked job boards and networking sites looking for candidates, but he found them lacking. If he posted a...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. We Are Young, fun. 2. Glad You Came, The Wanted 3. Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye 4. Wild Ones, Flo Rida 5. Stronger (What...
Business briefs
Asia WeekNew York’s 15 Asia Week auctions tallied $140.4 million, with classical Chinese painting and calligraphy commanding the highest prices. Sotheby’s four sales raised $61.8 million, surpassing the presale estimate...
Bridges too far
Gov. Cuomo’s ambitious $25 billion plan to replace aging bridges, buildings and roads across the state by tapping into the deep pockets of private equity firms may be swimming upstream....
BATS chief issues mea culpa over IPO fiasco
Bats Ceo Joe Ratterman yesterday took the heat over a computer glitch on his own exchange last week that scuttled his company’s initial public offering, forcing the firm to pull...
Enterprise zone
Recovery, the new “R” word, doesn’t exactly feel like one to millions of Americans, especially for those trying to make it to retirement. Perhaps the business magazines can help. Forbes...
Yahoo! feud heats up
Internet company Yahoo! has appointed three members to its board of directors, gearing up for a proxy fight with one of its largest shareholders.The announcement yesterday comes four days after...
GM’s offshore plant strategy
General Motors not only plans to close the Opel plant in Germany’s Bochum and the plant in the UK’s Ellesmere Port but is set on simultaneously boosting capacity in so-called...
DC power meals
Big Apple chefs are invading Washington, DC — cooking for the White House and State Department, as well as opening up new restaurants in the nation’s capital. Last week, chef...
Wells to SEC: Don’t bank on it
Wells Fargo is fighting back. The San Francisco-based bank said over the weekend that it will “vigorously” defend itself against a move by the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek...
Blood brother
PARIS — A Frenchman suspected of helping his brother plot attacks against Jewish schoolchildren and paratroopers was hit with preliminary murder and terrorism charges yesterday. Probers looking into France’s worst...
DSK in ‘diplo’ defense
The hotel maid who claims she was sexually assaulted by ex-International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn will have her day in court this week as her civil case proceeds in...
Triple lawsuit in March 10 Queens funeral-limo crash
A Queens bodega owner who cheated death when an out-of-control stretch limo from a funeral possession slammed into her shop has filed suit, blaming three different drivers for the mishap....
‘Disabled’ FDNYer with $95K pension now a NASCAR rescuer
Move over, Johnny Lungs! There’s another “disabled” FDNY retiree who’s off to the races — NASCAR Cliff. Cliff Stabner, a 55-year-old city firefighter who retired in 2003 with a three-quarter...
Cop sliced in struggle
A former Rikers Island correction officer slashed a Nassau County cop yesterday after officers confronted him for chucking rocks at cars, officials said.Cops found Christopher Sargeant, 32, hiding in his...
NYPD Daily Blotter
*** A Crips gangbanger who was no stranger to the justice system was gunned down yesterday in front of the Unforgettable Lounge in Jamaica, cops said. Theodore Thomas, 26, was...
Killer: Jews my target
The livery driver whose two-gun attack on a group of Hasidic students on the Brooklyn Bridge shocked the city 18 years ago has finally admitted that he targeted them because...
Liu: Run for mayor in doubt
Even City Comptroller John Liu agrees — the arrests of his campaign treasurer and his top donor for allegedly scheming to make straw donations have likely torpedoed his planned run...
This body had no business at Queens cemetery
A mourner paying his respects to a loved one at a Queens cemetery got a grisly surprise yesterday when he discovered a half-naked corpse nearby, police sources said. Police received...
US so $orry
KABUL, Afghanistan — Relatives of 17 people shot dead in a rampage by a US soldier in southern Afghanistan were paid tens of thousands of dollars in compensation, a tribal...
VIDEO: Cops wound ex-con in Harlem shootout
A rookie cop yesterday wounded a man during a shootout on a Harlem street, authorities said. When two officers approached a group standing in front of the Drew Hamilton Houses...
Ex-DA's hubby Al Pirro threatens workers in 'restaurant rage'
You talkin’ to me? Al Pirro — the estranged hubby of former Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro — went berserk at a tony Scarsdale restaurant over the weekend, throwing a punch...
Police cruiser in pole position
A police car plowed into a light pole in Brooklyn yesterday — sending two officers to the hospital — after their vehicle was struck by a livery driver who blew...
Last shot for Syria
MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told the UN envoy to Syria yesterday that his mission may be the final opportunity for Damascus to avoid “a protracted bloody civil war,”...
‘Seoul man’ O’s warning
WASHINGTON — President Obama demanded that North Korea halt a planned rocket launch yesterday while visiting the South Korean capital of Seoul on the eve of an international nuclear-security summit....
GOP’s Dem-olition man in Senate
Some key Senate Democrats, shocked by the apparent victory of Republican David Storobin in last week’s special election in Brooklyn, are privately conceding they have little chance of retaking control...
Pols’ ‘sneaky’ bid to ban teacher grades
Facing tremendous pressure from teachers unions, lawmakers are pushing to insert a provision in the state budget that would ban the public from seeing new teacher report cards, sources said...
Phone thieves iWise up
iCrooks have caught up to the technology they’re stealing. Thieves have learned to immediately turn off the iPhones they steal so that tech-savvy cops can’t track them down through a...
Aretha turns 70 in style
Aretha Franklin just turned 70 — and did so in New York City, with the likes of Diane Sawyer and the Rev. Al Sharpton joining fans in serenading her with...
Hotel big caught in ‘NYet’
Long before he became an owner of Manhattan’s trendy Hotel Gansevoort, a hipster real-estate developer played a leading role in a shadowy firm that served as the treasury for one...
Bad fliers get boot – & bill
Cause a takeoff delay at one of New York’s three airports and you’ll have to pay thousands of dollars — or land in court. Fed up with disruptive fliers, the...
Summer babies born losers, posh moms fear
Parents who want to get their tots into private kindergarten better plan ahead — by about nine months. Frantic mothers have begun planning their pregnancies so that their babies aren’t...
PC student tests forbid dance, dinos & lots more
In a bizarre case of political correctness run wild, educrats have banned references to “dinosaurs,” “birthdays,” “Halloween” and dozens of other topics on city-issued tests. That’s because they fear such...
Bx. raid bags 112 lbs. of coke worth $4M
A weekend raid on a Bronx warehouse netted 112 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of close to $4 million, vacuum-packed inside a large safe, law-enforcement sources said yesterday.“It’s...
‘Deep see’ Cameron
WASHINGTON — After years of preparation, filmmaker James Cameron yesterday became the third person to reach the deepest point of the ocean’s floor — and the first to make the...
Mike rips co-op anti-Israel bid
The bombastic debate within the Park Slope Food Coop — poised to vote tomorrow on a boycott of Israeli goods — has grown so loud that even Mayor Bloomberg is...
Do-good pol driven nuts
Even a powerful state senator is no match for the Department of Motor Vehicles.State Sen. Ruben Diaz has gone through 17 months of DMV hell trying to get the title...
Cheney’s ticker transplant sparks debate
CHICAGO — Doctors say it is unlikely that former Vice President Dick Cheney got special treatment when he was given a new heart at age 71 that thousands of younger...
Facebook job furor
Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer (NY) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) said yesterday that they plan to ask the Justice Department to investigate employers who require job applicants to hand over confidential...
O’s Supreme test
WASHINGTON — A split Supreme Court begins hearing three days of arguments over President Obama’s controversial health-care overhaul today, and Republicans and Democrats spent yesterday insisting the justices would rule...
WATCH: Police release video, photos of L train subway ‘slayer’
The hunt continues for a man who scuffled with a college student on a Brooklyn subway platform moments before he was crushed to death by a train pulling into the...
‘Hunger’ bites into records
LOS ANGELES — “The Hunger Games” swallowed up the competition with a $155 million opening weekend that rearranged the domestic record book.The debut is third best, behind only the $169.2...
Hood for you, T.
Manhattan worshippers yesterday joined churchgoers across America in donning hoodies to honor Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teen blown away by a Florida cop wannabe. Middle Collegiate Church in the...
Suit over Bellevue lockup
A Canadian college student who walked into Bellevue Hospital looking for mental-health treatment is suing because staffers tried to have him committed.Daniel Applebaum, who suffers from attention deficit disorder, claims...
Bike-rental dumb-bells
What a bunch of ding- dongs! Kiosks operating in and around Central Park are renting tourists bicycles that don’t have bells — a state-mandated piece of safety equipment. One shop...
Revealed: ‘tip’-top nabes for cabbies
So that’s how you get a cabby to go to the outer boroughs! Riders who hail from Brooklyn, Queens and upper Manhattan routinely dole out higher percentage tips than the...
Rushing for the exits
All the signs are that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales’ alleged shooting spree is hastening the US pullout from Afghanistan. This is tragic, because what’s at stake isn’t just whether that...
The ugly toll of health ‘efficiency’
As the Supreme Court hears arguments this week on whether the ObamaCare law is constitutional, here’s something to think about — a possible real-life example of what all that “death...
Shaking up a campaign: Will Obama erase Mitt?
The Issue: A Romney aide’s comparison of the Republican candidate’s campaign to an Etch A Sketch. *** GOP presidential pretenders Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum recently assailed Mitt Romney after...
Bam’s XL-sized oil flip-flop
The Issue: Whether Pres. Obama’s partial support for the Keystone pipeline is driven by his election needs. *** The only reason President Obama is starting to lean, only partially, toward...
Get it right for Ike
Good news: The federal commission in charge of designing a memorial to Dwight Eisenhower in the nation’s capital has moved to delay its formal application to the agency that must...
Quinn’s kowtow
The more City Council Speaker Chris Quinn tries to prove her qualifications for mayor, the more she seems unfit for the job — as is evident in two bills she’s...
Deadly demolitions
The death of hardhat Juan Ruiz is a sign of how needlessly unsafe and wasteful Gotham’s construction industry is. And a big part of the problem is the way city...
These shows are ‘moving’
You need a lot of bells and whistles to get noticed these days, let alone land a hit. Some shows bank on stars, usually brought in from the screen. Some...
Simon’s ‘Lost’ proves quite a find
When Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” opened back in 1991, all three of its leads — Mercedes Ruehl, Irene Worth and Kevin Spacey — won Tony Awards. Now it’s the...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3upMADDISONS PASSION drops in class after setting the pace and tiring to fourth at this...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $23,000; cl($7,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 What Now(L),118S Elliott7-5-1Miller3-12 Punta Sal(L),120JCaraballo1-5-2Velazqez5-23 Marching Tune(L),118JHmpshrJr3-2-1Farro9-54 Irish Majesty(L),122G Wales1-6-7Alexnder6-15 Notadream(L),120W Corujo9-1-7Ashton15-16 Flagged(L),120PHrnndzO1-10-5Vega5-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $23,000; cl($7,500);...
Aqueduct Charts
March 25th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $62,000; alw; 4up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. lunge brk, 3w pursuitTime: 23.55, 47.51, 59.95, 1:12.93.Trainer: Chris EnglehartWinner: CH M, 5, by...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $10,000; cl($16,000); 3up5-Aikman 2-12-Singlebysnrse10-16-Lovnthelmelght5-23-HumorandHert8-17-Italian Star 6-14-Keepansecrets5-11-ActnbleOffense4-1SECOND-6f; $5,500; cl($3,500); 3up; (f&m)3-Hello Harriet 3-12-Skies Are Free20-15-MidknightMtty7-24-Grey Jeans 12-17-Itmakeshermen5-16-Taylor's Girl 4-11-Riggs Flat 5-28-ShesAmrtnlve10-1THIRD-6 1/2f; $10,500; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)4-Lily Amore 5-23-Justcallheragge6-18-Jenny'sFirstGer7-25-Irish Hazel...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $23,000; clm; 4up 6 Bbblesman (Moy) 5.80 3.00 2.60 5 Knockut Punch Kd (Flrs) 3.20 2.40 2 Quite an Honour (Ortiz) 6.20 * Exacta (6-5) $22.80 *...
Gulfstream Park Results
FIRST-1 mile; $43,875; clm($35,000); 3YO1Annelle (Lezcano)12.805.603.403Shebop (Cruz)3.202.405Sara's Virtue (Maragh)2.80Scr: Highland Sara.* Exacta (1-3) $46.20 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-5-6) $102.00 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-5) $66.70SECOND-5 fur(T); $34,500; clm($30,000); 3up6Ms Diller (Maragh)14.006.804.407Many...
‘Went’ on track for Kentucky Derby
When a horse comes out of a maiden victory to win a graded stakes race, it usually means one of two things: 1) He’s a very, very good horse; or...
Sports Shorts
MLS: Henry leads Red Bulls Thierry Henry scored his first two goals of the MLS season and assisted on one of Kenny Cooper’s pair to lead the Red Bulls to...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballSaturdayFinal FourAt New OrleansFavoriteLineUnderdogKentucky8 1/2LouisvilleOhio St.2 1/2KansasTonightCBI TournamentChampionshipWASH. ST.1PittsburghTomorrowNITSemifinalsAt New YorkStanford2UmassWashington1MinnesotaNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS5BucksJazz3NETSPistons2WIZARDSCeltics7BOBCATSMagic5 1/2RAPTORSHeat4PACERSBULLS8NuggetsROCKETS6KingsCLIPPERS10HornetsNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogFLYERS$200-240LightningRED WINGS$230-280B. JacketsJETS$110-130SenatorsFLAMES$100-120StarsCANUCKS$120-140KingsSHARKS$145-165Avalanche
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 26TUEMar. 27WEDMar. 28THUMar. 29FRIMar. 30SATMar. 31SUNApr. 1KnicksMilwaukee7:30 MSG Network ESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEOrl. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMEAtl. 7:30 MSG ESPNCleve. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMENetsUtah 7:30 YES NetworkWFAN 660 AMNO...
Today's Sports on the Air
MLB Exhib.1 p.m.Red Sox at Phillies ESPN4 p.m.Rockies at Angels MLBN9 p.m.Reds at Rangers MLBNBasketball7:30 p.m.Bucks at Knicks MSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7:30 p.m.Jazz at Nets YES, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Women's...
Bert Sugar dead at 75
Bert Randolph Sugar, big, room-filling boxing commentator, sports historian, author and seated member among the all-time great characters of all sports, died yesterday, at 75, of cardiac arrest after a...
Fludd MVP in win over Mt. Vernon
ALBANY — Leroy Fludd goes by the nickname “Truck” because of his rock-solid 6-foot-4 frame. The Boys & Girls star can go by another nickname now. State champion. The uncommitted...
Blazers blasted
ALBANY — The nation’s best player finally owns her state’s highest distinction, and she did so in historic fashion.UConn-bound wing Breanna Stewart and Cicero-North Syracuse beat Murry Bergtraum, 60-28, in...
Durant blasts Heat
Kevin Durant had 28 points, nine rebounds and tied his season-high with eight assists, Kendrick Perkins added a season-best 16 points as the Thunder beating the Heat 103-87 last night...
Devils lose to Penguins
PITTSBURGH -- It’s a slippery sport all right. Just look how the Devils are skidding toward the playoffs. Style points, surprisingly, do not exist in the NHL. Earning five of...
Blaming Brandon no way to right Rangers’ ship
If benching Brandon Dubinsky once turns into benching Dubinsky twice turns into benching Dubinsky three times, isn’t it safe to suggest John Tortorella’s tough-love tactic, which is unique in the...
Islanders defeat Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Islanders played loose. The Panthers tightened up. Frans Nielsen scored the only goal in the shootout and the Islanders beat the Panthers 3-2 last night. Kyle...
Mets prospect Harvey hit hard by Nationals
VIERA, Fla. — The Mets don’t have to worry about a starting pitching controversy heading into Opening Day. Matt Harvey wasn’t going to crack the 25-man roster regardless of how...
Mets' Bay bruised by Nationals' Strasburg
VIERA, Fla. — Jason Bay was somewhat thrilled to leave Space Coast Stadium yesterday with just a bruise to his right forearm. It certainly looked much worse as the Mets...
Saints coach to attend NFL meetings
PALM BEACH, Fla. — So little was on the agenda at last year’s NFL meetings that the league cut them short by a day. So much controversy is swirling this...
Giants owner tweaks Tebow, Jets
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Fresh off another Super Bowl win, Giants owner John Mara couldn’t resist a dig at the Jets and Tebowmania yesterday. Asked if New York was big...
Joba leaves hospital; Yankees manager confident in comeback
TAMPA — A somber Joba Chamberlain did not have much to say when he was wheeled out of St. Joseph’s Hospital and into a waiting SUV shortly before noon yesterday,...
Yankees 3B A-Rod hit in ribs
TAMPA — The sight of Alex Rodriguez hitting the dirt in the batter’s box late in yesterday’s 1-1 tie against the Tigers pebbled the Yankees’ skin. Rodriguez absorbed a 94-mph...
Yankees pitcher Pineda still facing questions about fastball
TAMPA — Michael Pineda’s exhibition start for the Yankees yesterday produced a vast difference of opinion between his teammates and scouts behind the plate. Catcher Russell Martin believes Pineda can...
Couples primed for Masters run
Fred Couples made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic yesterday in Saucier, Miss., capping an impressive showing at the Champions Tour...
Arnie taken to hospital
ORLANDO, Fla. — Moments after Tiger Woods closed out his win yesterday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, there was something very important missing: Arnold Palmer. Palmer, the...
Graeme fails to catch Tiger
ORLANDO, Fla. — Graeme McDowell is a confident guy, but he knew he met his match yesterday. McDowell, who began the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay...
Nets’ Brooks looks like rookie in second half
After dominating the Big East as a senior last year at Providence, Nets rookie guard MarShon Brooks had about as smooth of a transition to the NBA as possible. But...
Lin, Stoudemire say they’ll play for Knicks tonight
Both Amar’e Stoudemire and Jeremy Lin said they plan to play tonight when the Knicks face the Bucks at Madison Square Garden. But what the Knicks will get from the...
Tebow's charisma will make life even more difficult for Jets QB Sanchez
The dog-and-pony show introducing Tim Tebow to New York today will make the pomp and circumstance of the day the Yankees introduced Alex Rodriguez seem like a tempest in a...
Jets have big plans for Tebow, want Sanchez to improve
PALM BEACH, Fla. — As they prepared to introduce Tim Tebow at a press conference in New Jersey this afternoon, the Jets seemingly put Mark Sanchez on notice yesterday. Speaking...
Jets to unveil Tebow today
Tim Tebow will stand before the media shortly after noon today ready to get peppered with questions. Everybody in … the circus is about to begin. Tebowmania gets its official...
Thronespeak
Dothraki is the new Klingon. “Game of Thrones” fans will be pleased to know that even without Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa), the remains of his “khalasar” — that is, his...
Camille out of H’wives
Camille Grammer is out of “The Real Housewife of Beverly Hills.” The ex-wife of Kelsey Grammer said over the weekend that she would not be coming back for the next...
Talk show guests
MONDAYCLAY AIKEN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4KATE WINSLET, LILY COLLINS - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7WILL FERRELL - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 9:30 a.m., (COM)MARK...
B’klyn South
Tonight, Oxygen jumps into the idiot pool with possibly the most boring reality show in, well, in history. It’s called, “Brooklyn 11223,” but you should wipe both the title and...
Susan Boyle’s Cinderella life now a stage musical
The storybook life of singer Susan Boyle has been made into a musical — “I Dreamed a Dream” — that debuted over the weekend in England, with Boyle herself in...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
So that’s why it’s called the birthplace of grunge. Seattle officials are seeing a huge increase in the amount of human waste — urine, vomit and fecal matter — showing...
Wagner promotes Mason to head coach
Dan Hurley may have left Wagner to become the head coach at Rhode Island, but the small Staten Island school is thrilled with whom he left behind. The Post has...
One-and-done players earn NCAA failing grade
Jim Nantz, speaking with NCAA president Mark Emmert at halftime of Kentucky-Baylor yesterday, gave it a good shot — and likely was stuck for time — but exactly how does...
Syracuse will bounce back next season
BOSTON — If you want to know the difference between a team and a program, we give you Syracuse as People’s Exhibit “A.” The Orange’s remarkable 34-win season came to...
Kentucky rolling into Final Four
For exactly one minute and 12 seconds of game time, Kansas, Louisville and Ohio State could dream about winning the Kentucky Invitational this weekend in New Orleans. When Kentucky center...
Louisville-Kentucky will be un-Four-gettable game in state
ATLANTA — To appreciate what this will be like in the Commonwealth, think back to October of 2000, when our town was similarly divided, when everywhere you walked the citizens...
Kentucky's Davis says knee is fine
ATLANTA — Life could not have been better for Kentucky. It led Baylor by almost a bazillion points when Anthony Davis drove to the hole with 18:38 left in the...
Kentucky defeats Baylor to reach Final Four
ATLANTA — Before the NCAA South Regional final, Baylor professed to be as athletic as Kentucky. And less than four minutes into what eventually passed for a game yesterday, Baylor,...
Kansas defeats North Carolina to reach Final Four
ST. LOUIS — All season Kansas has taken doubters and detractors, and used them to fuel their defense and determination. And last night those traits carried the Jayhawks past top-seeded...
UNC really missed Marshall
ST. LOUIS — Kansas is headed to the New Orleans and the Final Four, while North Carolina is headed back to Tobacco Road with regrets and what-ifs. Last night’s 80-67...
Turkish shampoo ad featuring Hitler sparks outrage
ANKARA, Turkey -- A Turkish shampoo commercial featuring Adolf Hitler has drawn outrage from Jewish groups worldwide and calls for it to be withdrawn immediately. "It's totally unacceptable to make...
Lawmaker push to hide teacher report cards from public
Facing tremendous pressure from the teacher unions, lawmakers are pushing to insert a provision in the state budget that would ban the public from seeing new teacher report cards, sources...
Devils lose to Penguins, 5-2
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored in his second straight game and added an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Sunday night. Crosby, who...
Reaction to the Red Bulls' home-opening 4-1 rout of Colorado
The Red Bulls earned their first win of the season in emphatic fashion today, drilling Colorado 4-1 in their home opener. After a pair of defeats, they got a brace...
Nielsen lifts Islanders past Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. — Frans Nielsen scored the only goal in the shootout and the New York Islanders beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Sunday night. Kyle Okposo and Matt Moulson...
Cop shoots suspect after he fires on officer in Harlem
A suspect was shot by a uniformed NYPD officer in Harlem this evening after the man fired two rounds at the officer, law enforcement sources said. The shooting occurred around...