March 26, 2011
Familiar recipe has Bergtraum back in Federation final
ALBANY – It had the look and feel of so many other Murry Bergtraum victories this season. The Lady Blazers were down in the second half before playing a phenomenal...
Second-half adjustment, Gomez stifle UConn recruit
ALBANY – One thought ran threw Ashley Gomez’s head when Bergtraum coach Ed Grezinsky informed the senior of her assignment for the second half of the Federation semifinals. “I’m going...
Pile high: Gallagher sparks Molloy to Federation 'A' championship
ALBANY – The only thing that hit Carolyn Gallagher was a mob of teammates. When the final horn sounded, the Archbishop Molloy players rushed each other, falling into one big...
Butler returns to Final Four with OT win over Florida
NEW ORLEANS — Of course Butler erased a late deficit. Of course the Bulldogs hit a clutch 3-pointer late in overtime. Of course they're going back to the Final Four....
Rice High School could close for good in June
It has produced stars like Felipe Lopez, Dean Memminger and Kemba Walker and Lamont (MoMo) Jones, who face each other tonight in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. But...
Role model: Ortiz finds niche at Christ the King
ALBANY – The role of a senior on a high school basketball team is to lead, either by example or vocally, to take charge both in the locker room and...
Lundqvist gets 11th shutout as Rangers beat Bruins, 1-0
BOSTON — Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves. His teammates did even better. The Rangers goalie earned his league-leading 11th shutout on Saturday, beating the Bruins 1-0 thanks largely to the...
Coalition airstrikes drive Khadafy troops from key city, bolster rebels
AJDABIYA, Libya — Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city today after decisive international airstrikes sent Moammar Khadafy's forces into retreat, shedding their...
Bay out of Mets lineup with back; Paulino blood test worry
PORT ST. LUCIE ---- The Mets have two more health issues to monitor. Jason Bay was absent from today’s lineup because of stiffness in his back, and catcher Ronny Paulino...
Geraldine Ferraro, 1st woman VP candidate, dead at 75
BOSTON — Geraldine Ferraro, who in 1984 became the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket, only to lose in a landslide, died today. She...
Seven state workers haul in $319M Mega jackpot
Seven state workers are the Mega-lucky winners of one of the largest Mega Millions jackpots in history. The winning ticket was one of several bought by members of an office...
Bus in fatal deliveryman hit-run found
The city bus that kept going after fatally hitting a bicycle-riding deliveryman last night on the Upper East Side has been found. The bus was identified once it arrived at...
Garcia gets No. 5 starting job for Yankees; Nova fourth with Colon in bullpen
TAMPA -- Pointing to what Freddy Garcia did last year with the White Sox while Bartolo Colon was idle, the Yankees inserted Garcia into the rotation today and will use...
Queens mom killed, boyfriend wounded in party horror
A Queens mom celebrating her birthday was fatally shot and her boyfriend was wounded when a party guest opened fire this morning in her Long Island City home, cops said....
Syrian troops storm protest sit-in near Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Security troops stormed a protest sit-in near the capital Damascus, arresting about 200 people in the midnight raid, activists said Saturday, the latest violence in the unrelenting...
Ailing Henry to sit vs. Crew
There’s an epidemic that has hit the Red Bulls. It is hamstring injuries and apparently they’re contagious. Thierry Henry is the latest player affected, suffering a strain early in the...
Winning Mega Millions ticket worth $319M sold in Albany
A lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $319 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y. New York Lottery spokeswoman...
Devils fall to Penguins, 1-0, in shootout
PITTSBURGH — Longtime Devils do not recognize what they’ve never known in the past 13 seasons. Ilya Kovalchuk is familiar with missing the playoffs, and he says the Preposterous Dream...
Live blog recap: NYS Federation boys basketball, Saturday
ALBANY – The big boys take center stage on Saturday as the Class AA portion of the New York State Federation tournament begins. PSAL champion Boys & Girls, vying for...
Reality TV: LuHi rallies past Jamesville-DeWitt in 'A' semis
ALBANY – Who said watching college basketball on television isn’t beneficial? Not Long Island Lutheran coach John Buck, whose team was inspired by Arizona’s stunning Sweet 16 win over Duke...
Midwood's 'magical' season comes to close as turnovers do in Hornets
ALBANY – In running through the PSAL to its first boys basketball city championship in 43 years, Midwood relied on two specific assets: Avoiding mistakes and having the best player...
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
DUBAI WORLD CUP Meydan, eighth race. Grade 1. Purse: $10,000,000. Mile-and-a-quarter, Tapeta, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 1:35 p.m. LOWDOWN: Twice Over, now a 6-year-old, has been a consistent, high-class racehorse...
Lewis guides Gaels to 'A' final, showdown with LuHi
ALBANY – When Chavaughn Lewis left Long Island Lutheran following a two-point win in January, the St. Mary’s Manhasset senior guard thought there was a chance the two Long Island...
Red Bull U-18s train vs. Lionel Messi, Argentina (VIDEO)
With the NCAA basketball tournament going on, teenage hoopsters are sitting across the country dreaming of a chance to play against and rub elbows with NBA players. Well, for a...
Raiti's red-hot shooting earns LuHi rematch with Irvington
There isn’t a doubt in Rich Slater’s mind where the ball is going when it leaves Christina Raiti’s hand. So much so that he will take her out of games...
No. 7: Pitching depth key for Archbishop Stepinac
Archbishop Stepinac is bucking its trend. “In years past we’ve had plenty of hitting, good defensive teams and one pitcher,” coach Pat Duffy said. “It’s all about pitching. If you...
Bench steps up big for Salesian in 'B' semifinal win
ALBANY – Salesian has been in difficult scenarios before, but the Eagles faced a first early in Friday’s New York State Federation Class B semifinal against Pathways. Starters Jason Alleyne,...
Shorthanded Red Bulls stumble into Columbus
By DYLAN BUTLERThere’s an epidemic that has hit the Red Bulls. It is hamstring injuries and apparently they’re contagious. Thierry Henry is the latest player affected, suffering a strain early...
New York State Federation Class AA boys basketball preview
ALBANY – Boys basketball beat writers Zach Braziller and Dylan Butler break down this weekend’s New York State Federation boys basketball Class AA tournament at the Times Union Center in...
Burgess' layup in OT lifts VCU past Florida State
SAN ANTONIO — Bradford Burgess made a layup off an inbounds pass with 7.1 seconds left and Jamie Skeen blocked a shot at the buzzer, giving Virginia Commonwealth a 72-71...
Kentucky edges Ohio State, 62-60, on Knight's jumper
NEWARK, N.J. — Brandon Knight did it again. Knight knocked down a jumper with 5 seconds remaining as the fourth-seeded Wildcats stunned top-seeded Ohio State 62-60 on Friday in the...
Alley oops!
George Lopez has apolo gized to "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Kirstie Alley for comparing her to a pig with "her little hooves tapping away." "I misjudged the joke," Lopez...
Crime watch
For us true-crime junkies, going over and over the same crimes on TV is akin to the way other people re-watch old episodes of "Seinfeld." Take the murder of JonBenet...
Oprah's last show
Mark your calendars, Oprah fans -- the last-ever original "Oprah Winfrey Show" will air May 25. Although Winfrey's goodbye has been never-ending -- she announced in November 2009 that she...
Literature wit brains
Considering its main characters are Martin Luther, Doctor Faustus and Hamlet, "Wittenberg" seems about as exciting a prospect as audi ting a graduate school lecture. But the Pearl Theatre's new...
The bloomin’ numbers
After Macy’s opens its doors tomorrow for “Tower of Flowers,” its 37th annual flower show, visitors will take in the colorful sight over the show’s two-week run. With 12 months...
Kid stuff
Today Slumber party: Let the little ones skip their siesta for Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players at Symphony Space. Expect a voice that’s a cross between...
Gimme dive!
World class museums. Four-star restaurants. Broadway. Divebars. All very important New York institutions. But with some classic dives — such as Max Fish and Mars — in danger of extinction,...
SUV driver shot dead by cops in Bronx chase
Cops shot dead a crazed SUV driver in the middle of heavy traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway early this morning following a wild, high-speed chase through The Bronx. "I’m...
Hey, Congress: Leave our bulbs alone
It is one of the magical moments in American history: On Sept. 4, 1882, Thomas Edison threw a ceremonial switch at the offices of J.P. Morgan in New York City,...
Van der Sloot 'liar' slay twist
LIMA, Peru -- A study of Joran van der Sloot's laptop shows he is lying when he says he killed a young Peruvian woman in a fit of rage because...
Energy idiocy
Gas is well over $4 a gallon in most places in California -- and soaring elsewhere as well. But are high energy prices good or bad? That should be a...
Pretending to boost drilling
While President Obama promotes offshore drilling in Brazil, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar now promises to revitalize America's oil and gas industry. It's like Jack "Dr. Death" Kevorkian promoting himself as...
Cop rings up Zales suspect
A suspect in a $500,000 heist from a Midtown jeweler was busted nearly two weeks later -- with some of the bling still on him, prosecutors say. An eagle-eyed cop...
New rap on cop-shove slay suspect
A Brooklyn man already facing 40 years in prison for allegedly shoving a cop to his death was hit with a 41-count domestic-violence indictment, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office announced...
O's family vacation: America pays the price
THE ISSUE: Pres. Obama’s South American tour and his discussions with Brazil on oil investments. * After President Obama's trip to Brazil, it is obvious that he puts the interests...
'Shoplift' son beats the rap
Grand-larceny charges have been dropped against an 11-year-old Bronx boy whose mother allegedly took him to stores and directed him to shoplift -- and he has been placed to live...
No auto ban in park: mayor
Mayor Bloomberg is in no rush to ban rush-hour traffic in Central Park. "We've done studies. If you did not allow cars in the park during rush hour, the rest...
Birdman of LaG
This job is for the birds. The Sanitation Department is hiring a wildlife biologist to monitor and manage gulls and other birds that might interfere with air traffic at La...
Reactor retreat
A possible breach in a reactor at Japan's quake-crippled nuclear plant yesterday triggered an emergency evacuation of the facility, prompting fears of far worse radiation leaks than previously believed and...
Bloody messy
A tractor-trailer flipped over outside the New Jersey entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel yesterday, spilling 24 tons of hazardous medical waste. The mess included hypodermic needles and blood, and the...
Suffolk leader on the ropes
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy should consider resigning following an investigation of his campaign fund-raising operation, at least one official suggested yesterday. Levy, who lost a bid for the GOP...
Picard fighting ouster
The trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff's firm said a lawyer's attempt to remove him from his job was a "baseless, fallacious and unprofessional attack" that should be "summarily rejected" by...
Buffett is anti-social
Facebook is no friend of Warren Buffett's. While on a trip to India, the superstar investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway warned that some social-networking companies are "overvalued" even before...
How Khadafy can win
Moammar Khadafy can survive and even prevail over the vastly more pow erful and technologically advanced NATO-led coalition. To do so, the Libyan dictator can not only exploit the inherent...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan An armed man burst into a Harlem apartment, grabbed two cellphones, a jacket and cash and shot one of the residents in the face before cops busted him just...
License of 'mistake'-prone cabby hacked
A cheating Queens cabby lost his hack license for overcharging his customers 91 times, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said yesterday. Chijioke Ajoku, 42, of Flushing, was also ordered to...
Mideast rocked by new clashes
The bloodbath in the Muslim world spread yesterday as more than 40 people were slain in several countries after protesters took to the streets, chanting pro-democracy slogans. The worst mayhem...
Wells Fargo drops reward program
Wells Fargo & Co., the largest US home lender, will no longer enroll customers in debit-card rewards programs. "Due to pending regulatory changes that are expected to result in a...
SI tot dies in daycare
A 5-month-old baby died yesterday evening after going into cardiac arrest at a Staten Island daycare center, cops said. The boy's heart began failing around 6 p.m. at the Kiddie...
Bank execs in the green
It is raining money again on many top US and EU bank executives, less than three years after taxpayers worldwide rescued the banking industry from the worst financial crisis in...
Fiat to hit Big Apple
After being drummed out of America a quarter-century ago for being too tiny, the reborn Fiat is returning next week -- only to find a half-dozen little gas-miser rivals already...
Hot Pocket slap
There's no Hot Pockets where she's headed. A Staten Island teen is off to jail after admitting she kidnapped her lover's 3-year-old daughter last month following a spat over eating...
Four more 'bus' busts
Eleven bus drivers, including five working for New York City Transit, were busted yesterday for getting their commercial licenses using phony identification -- part of a sweeping state probe launched...
'NO-han' a real name dropper
You can call her a train wreck -- but don't call her Lohan anymore. The troubled star sometimes known as LiLo is shedding her surname and wants to simply be...
New LIFO for seniority rule
LIFO lives on -- for now. The new state budget being crafted by Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature omits Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to repeal the "last in, first out" law,...
Business briefs
GDP grows The US economy grew at a 3.1 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, compared with last month's 2.8 percent esti mate, while consumer sentiment as measured by...
Shocking JFK-plot testimony
Calling Nurse Ratched. A doctor testified yesterday that electroshock therapy might be an effective treatment for a depressed man accused of plotting a terror attack at Kennedy Airport. Kareem Ibrahim,...
Cracked Berry!
Research in Motion may believe in its long-awaited PlayBook but investors are rapidly losing faith. Shares of the BlackBerry maker tumbled more than 11 percent yesterday after it issued an...
'Punched & kicked in head'
A top Brooklyn cop told Long Island police her jealous husband beat her senseless in an unprovoked attack outside the home of a male friend, sources said yesterday. "I was...
When law becomes a lottery
Even if it could be proved that judges who are making rulings that go counter to the written law produce better results in those particular cases than following the letter...
Weinstein playing video game
The Weinstein Co., known for its arty, award-winning films, said yesterday it is moving into the video game business. The company is developing video games based on its "Scream," and...
Closing time for these 'crawlers'
It soon may be illegal to drink and crawl. A Manhattan community board is mulling a ban on pub crawls, those nights of revelry in which organized groups stumble from...
Saving history on Long Island
New York's connection to America's military history -- and particularly Long Island's special role in US aviation -- remains intact. The Federal Aviation Administration this week agreed to allow the...
'Kinetic military action' is still hell
President Obama says there's no reason for him to return the Nobel Peace Prize he won two years ago, shortly after taking office, despite the obvious "irony" of America being...
New York by the numbers
Mayor Bloomberg was in high dudg eon this week over the US Census' official count in New York City: The feds claim the population is a shade under 8.2 million;...
3D game coming right at ya, kids
Nintendo is about to make 3D glasses a thing of the past. At midnight tonight, the gaming giant will unleash its latest handheld device, which comes with a three-dimensional screen...
Rival Brooklyn gin distillers toast and make up
New York's gin war is finally history. Two boutique gin producers -- the Breuckelen Distilling Co. and the Brooklyn Distilling Co. -- have settled their trademark-infringement lawsuit. The truce was...
Family of murdered student Imette St. Guillen drops fed case for $130G
The money's not much -- but the honor is huge. The family of slain city student Imette St. Guillen accepted a paltry $130,000 settlement in their $100 million lawsuit against...
Elizabeth Taylor reveals James Dean's childhood molestation
Elizabeth Taylor nearly took a James Dean secret to the grave -- but decided the bombshell that her "Giant" co-star had been molested by a boyhood pastor could be told...
Gov raises the alarm as budget talks stall
ALBANY -- No deal. Furious state budget talks ended in Albany with no agreement yesterday -- as Gov. Cuomo again raised the specter of a government shutdown and pledged to...
Surprise Korea bid for 'Buster
A South Korean wireless firm has emerged as a surprise bidder in the auction for bankrupt Blockbuster, The Post has learned. Seoul-based SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile-phone carrier with...
'Swan' in midnight madness
"Black Swan" aims to become the new "Rocky Horror Picture Show." Moviegoers will be encouraged to "glam it up" in their best out-there ballerina costumes and talk back to star...
Tot hurt at Bx. circus
A 1-year-old baby was critically injured yesterday when he plunged 12 feet off the stands during a circus show in The Bronx, authorities said. Little Darius White was playing in...
Second accuser 'posed' for American Apparel CEO
Another American Apparel worker suing company CEO Dov Charney for sexual harassment also appeared in dozens of dirty pictures -- this time with the randy clothier himself taking the saucy...
A 'growing' confidence
Some parts of New York can't be kept down, surprising new Census data shows. Lower Manhattan and the Melrose and Morrisania sections of The Bronx -- neighborhoods hammered by terrorism...
Mets market value going into a slump
The New York Mets are lowering their price expectations, The Post has learned. "The price [on the team] is dropping," a source close to one of the bidding groups said,...
Debbie Reynolds over Liz Taylor stealing hubby
Debbie Reynolds says she forgave Elizabeth Taylor for stealing hubby Eddie Fisher years ago -- when both women wound up aboard the same ocean liner. "I was going to London...
Tiniest horse standing tall
It's hard to rein in the excitement. Einstein, the world's smallest stallion, is celebrating his first birthday next month. The precious, pint-size pinto -- who stands just 20 inches tall...
CBS on a post-Couric course
The search for Katie Couric's replacement has shifted into overdrive. With the "CBS Evening News" anchor's $75 million contract expiring in June and Couric very publicly fielding a slew of...
Melanoma Rx OK'd
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a breakthrough cancer medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. that researchers have heralded as the first drug to prolong the lives of...
Bus kills bike deliveryman
A bicycle-riding deliveryman was killed yesterday on the Upper East Side by an MTA bus that continued traveling on, authorities said. The cyclist was heading south on Second Avenue near...
Mickey 'Ruin-ey'
LOS ANGELES -- A lawyer was given permanent control of 90-year-old Mickey Rooney's affairs yesterday after telling a judge that $400,000 of the Hollywood legend's money had gone from his...
Stripper kicks at 'kickbacks'
She willingly sheds her clothes for money but doesn't think she should pay for the privilege. A dancer at three city strip clubs yesterday filed suit over allegations that the...
Libyan airstrikes are a hit: Obama
President Obama will tell the nation today that his Libya strategy is working. "We are succeeding in our mission," he will say in his weekly video address this morning. "We've...
Wild West Side
Bullets flew in Hell's Kitchen last night when an undercover federal drug probe in a McDonald's parking lot went bad and agents opened fire on a suspect in an SUV....
John DaSilva at Gulfstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 mile; $16,800; cl($12,50); 3up CANE CANDY second by nose as favorite this distance and level. LYNN'S PRINCESS tired...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Tuff Enuff Hanover (4th)FIRST-mile pace; $12,500; Sagamore1DvcGiftedIndeed(GBrennn)1-3-34-56RoyalCamHall(EGoodell)2-2-48-14P L Dragon(D Miller)5-4-13-12PrincePolygon(VGinsburg)4-6-420-13Wumizoomi(Y Gingras)3-4-515-15Elle's Boy(J Pantaleano)6-5-830-17Hasta Luego(B Holland)1-5-310-1SECOND-mile pace; $12,500; Sagamore7Starspangldpnnr(JBrtltt)2-7-27-53ArmageddonHanovr(Smt)4-7-18-15CajonThunder(JPantaleno)3-3-89-51AllcanadianRebel(DDube)8-3-820-12MasterOfDesire(GBrennan)5-2-16-14Lucky Bet(J Marohn)7-1-915-16StaceysTerror(PLachance)7-5-830-1THIRD-mile pace; $12,500; Sagamore4ManipULatorBb(YGingras)2-2-26-53CooperstownKid(JPantlno)2-3-35-11ParkLaneWestern(GBrennn)2-7-98-12Dragon Laws(D Miller)2-3-710-15NoRealSurprise(JStrattn)3-7-215-16Camboozler(B...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Fox Valley Tyrese (6th)FIRST-mile; pace; $11,250; claiming9KeepthepeaceN(JCampbell)5-2-25-28I Ride Western(B Sears)3-4-83-14SignOfThunder(RPierce)2-4-85-11FoxValleyBreeze(ARucker)4-7-58-12Broadway Jake(P Berry)4-4-710-13Gogo Buckeye(A Miller)2-6-810-15BigPuffDoggie(SAllard)6-2-612-16ComeHomeHoney(Smpsn)2-3-815-17MustBeTheBunny(TTetrick)7-2-16-1SECOND-ml pc; $11,250; conditional7Real Flight(J Campbell)1-1-110-12Lies Lies Lies(R Pierce)3-6-67-26Cash Cab(A Miller)2-4-23-11SouthernSport(BSimpson)3-6-45-13Magnum(T Tetrick)2-1-89-24Move...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $21,000; clm($15,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Seventh Star(L),121C Lopez2-6-3Gallusco 9-52Monte(L),121CVelasquez5-6-3Rodriguz 4-13Senor Enrico(L),121M Studart7-6-8Persaud 30-14Smooth Transition(L),121C Hill4-3-2CMartin 2-15Silver Birch(L),121D Cohen4-1-3Violette 3-1SECOND6...
Vic C's Santa Anita grade
Post time: 3:30 p.m. FIRST-1 mile(T); $54,000; mdn; 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 3 Causeithrtz(L),124 DFlors 2-4-6 5-2 7 One Nation(L),124 MGarca 3-4-4 3-1 1 Take a Yard(L),124...
Mitre out; Colon, Garcia likely in for Yankees
TAMPA -- Before the Yankees' brass huddled after batting practice last night at Steinbrenner Field, manager Joe Girardi dropped a strong hint that Freddy Garcia will be named the fifth...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $18,000; clm($7,500); 4upKING BO BO drew the rail after winning as the favorite this price. CASTLE HARBOUR set the pace and tired to fourth this distance and...
Vic C.'s Fair Grounds Grade
Post Time: 1:15 p.m.FIRST-5 ½ fur; $41,000; mdn; 3YO8-Manchac 1201-Freedom Run 1209-Who Dat Max 1152-GdLckShmrck 12010-Patrykus 1203-TensasCnbrke 12011-BeanvlntFn 1204-My Orthodoc 12012-KnightHonr 1205-Hands Up 12013-HotFootHeat 1206-Major Case 12014-Gut Check 1207-Antiballistic 12015-Cha...
Moves give Yanks 'fifth' options
The Yankees continued their version of March Madness with a couple of more decisions yesterday that were about surviving and advancing with their rotation. They have been in this mode...
Aqueduct Charts
March 25, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1m&70yds; $42,000; alw; 4upTime: 25.05, 50.82, 1:15.12, 1:39.27, 1:43.17.Trainer: Bruce BrownHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsRigby1182211hd1½Cohen1.00Moon Raven1181442423¾Alvardo4.70Marquet Rebel1183334153hdLuzzi4.90Jimmy Vegas1185123½423¾Velsquez2.25Seeking Anita11845555Lopez19.802-Rigby4.002.502.101-Moon Raven3.802.803-Marquet Rebel3.20* Exacta (2-1) $11.60...
Izzy fightin' for Amazin' bullpen opportunity
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Mets' final bullpen decision this spring might revolve around Jason Isringhausen. The team yesterday added Tim Byrdak to the 40-man roster, officially ending the lefty specialist...
Tiger crawls back into contention
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Look who's in contention at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Tiger Woods, winless in some 16 months and a stranger from contention during most of...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-5½f; $16,200; claim; 4up3Nemo Landing (Lopez) 3.002.402.201Littlewinged (Dominguez)5.803.602Starship Steve (Delgado)3.60 Scr: Ling Ling Qi. * Exacta (3-1) $16.60 * $1 Superfecta (3-1-2-4) $92.60 * $1 Trifecta (3-1-2) $21.90SECOND-mile; $16,200; claim;...
Scout: Young is Amazin' find
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Sit down Mets fans. This may come as a bit of a shock. Looks like the Mets got something right. Consider this comment from one of...
Beltran ready to make debut at new position
JUPITER, Fla. -- It took a month of spring training games, but the Mets' new right fielder finally will get to play right field. Granted, Carlos Beltran's debut in right...
Rangers take step up in class
BOSTON -- The Blueshirts are coming by air not only to nail down another couple of points in their quest to qualify for a playoff spot, but to nail down...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing1 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, qualifyingSPEED2:30, 4 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practiceSPEED5:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, Royal Purple 300SPEEDBaseball1 p.m.Braves at MetsWPIX, WFAN (660 AM)1 p.m.Blue Jays at PhilliesMLBN1 p.m.Pirates at YankeesYES,...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballTodayRegional Finals- At New OrleansFavoriteLine UnderdogFlorida3 (131½)ButlerRegional Finals- At Anaheim, Ca.FavoriteLine UnderdogConnecticut3 (145)ArizonaNIT TuesdaySemifinals- At New YorkFavoriteLine UnderdogWichita St.1½ (141½)Wash. St.Alabama1½ (142½)ColoradoHome team in CAPSCIT Today- SemifinalFavoriteLine UnderdogIona2 (145½)ETSUCBIMondayChampionship-...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; pace; $32,000; Invit'l1aLaughandbehappy (DMiller)2.402.102Delightful Diva (Sears)3.004Shwhethmny(Cmpbll)Scr: Ridge Jumper * Exacta (1-2) $3.20TRIFECTAWinner picked by SmithSECOND-mile; pace; $18,000; cl.3Dry Gulch (Simpson) 8.806.603.007Bj's Bequia (Pierce)5.803.004Up Front Tim T (Tetrick)2.40* Exacta (3-7)...
Sports shorts
NFL: Extra draft picks for Giants The NFL yesterday awarded 32 compensatory picks to 23 teams in the April 28-30 NFL Draft, and the Giants got two of them. They...
'Grandy' limited at practice
TAMPA -- Every day that passes without Curtis Granderson doing baseball-related activity is an indication the center fielder won't be ready for Opening Day. "Obviously he is still a question...
Nets can't finish off Howard, Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Here's how dominating the Magic's Dwight Howard can be. He had 21 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. And Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy called...
Devils playing it safe with Parise
PITTSBURGH -- The Devils say they will resist temptation. Though their Preposterous Dream is expiring, they refused to try to revive it by hurrying Zach Parise back into action last...
Billups blames his porous play for loss
Chauncey Billups said his horrible performance last night was unacceptable and was the primary reason for the Knicks' fifth straight loss. Billups had a miserable game in the Knicks' 102-96...
King eyes Knick peak in playoffs
Bernard King thinks the Knicks are going to be dangerous in the playoffs despite their ongoing collapse, the New York legend told The Post last night. That is, if they...
Woeful Knicks fall to Bucks, drop 5th straight
Carmelo Anthony's stripped-down Knicks are no better than a lottery team now, and the thought of collapsing right out of the playoffs is not so farfetched. A potential historic collapse...
Don't sleep on these players
Roto Files is back to get you prepared for your upcoming fantasy baseball draft. In the last of a six-part series, we identify draft sleepers. Whether it's in the later...
NFL star gets Raven reviews heading into tonight's Atlantic City bout
Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward wants to make one thing clear about why he's working with NFL player-turned-boxer Tommy Zbikowski. "He's really a boxer that happens to play football,"...
Nets giving Deron's wrist more rest
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Deron Williams was back with the Nets last night. Not that it did them any good in the 95-85 loss to Orlando because Williams still is resting...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
March madness erupted in Delaware this week over a driveway basketball hoop. A Dover woman was so upset that city officials planned to remove her kids' hoop -- because it...
Marquette exposed in NCAA spotlight
Buzz Williams didn't need to sugar-coat things. He knew it; his players knew it; heck, the whole world knew it. "I thought in the first half we were pitiful," the...
Brandon's clutch jumper ends heavyweight battle
The final flurry was remarkable, ridiculous really, two seasons on the line and an army of basketball players on both sides of the court screaming for the basketball, demanding it,...
Kentucky freshman's last-second shot sinks Ohio State
If this is the end of the Jared Sullinger era for Ohio State, it ended prematurely, unceremoniously and with the finality of a resounding thud. The No. 1 overall team...
Howie Hoops: Don't bail out on UConn bandwagon
It's been a great ride sitting shotgun in the Connecticut bandwagon, and there still is time to jump on. The Huskies have won eight in a row and are carrying...
Gators' Walker big player in small package
NEW ORLEANS -- Brooklyn native Erving Walker, Florida's pint-sized point guard, has heard so many "short" jokes over the years, he said yesterday he has built up a natural defense...
Butler did it, yet again
NEW ORLEANS -- At some point, piling victory upon victory, especially in the cauldron of March, can turn a so-called one-year wonder into a force. Meet the Butler Bulldogs, no...
Mentor is proud of two local stars
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- First, Kemba Walker winked at the stocky young man behind press row. Then he drained a long 3-pointer and shouted over to Book Richardson: "Oh my God,...
Williams making name for self
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The next time you're at the corner bar and some loudmouth starts in about how so-and-so was the 12th-best recruit in the nation offer up this name:...
Kemba, MoMo battle for Final Four berth
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- There is the story you hear on the street, the story you read in the newspaper and the story you see on TV. We will leave it...
Rice rivals battle on big stage
They will go head-to-head tonight in Anaheim, Calif., competing for schools from Arizona and Connecticut for the right to play in the Final Four in Texas. But Kemba Walker and...
Rams horn in on place among Elite
SAN ANTONIO -- After Bradford Burgess' slipped free for a go-ahead layup with five seconds left, Ron Brandenberg's block at the buzzer sealed Virginia Commonwealth's 72-71 overtime win over Florida...
Jayhawks end Spiders' tourney run
SAN ANTONIO -- Kansas swore they wouldn't overlook underdog Richmond, vowed not to come into the Sweet 16 flat. And from taunting them verbally the day before to scuffling with...
Latest Big East bust lets Carolina coast
Big East Badness continues to stink up March Madness. Marquette became the latest team from the conference to get bounced when North Carolina won a laugher, 81-63, last night in...
Bergtraum's clutch Coleman battling severe asthma
ALBANY – Cori Coleman doesn’t like talking about it and she has never made it an excuse for anything. Even some close to her aren’t aware of how serious her...
Highly radioactive water near second Japan reactor
TOKYO -- Highly radioactive water at 10,000 times the normal level has seeped from a second stricken reactor building at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Saturday. The...
Pathways' run ends in lopsided loss to Salesian
ALBANY – Pathways shots weren’t falling and Salesian’s were. The edge on the glass wasn’t what coach Harold Peaks expected and the Trailblazers didn’t create nearly enough turnovers. “It was...
Yankees chasing Red Sox, Phillies
Brian Cashman sat at the end of a stage in Stamford, Conn. in December, still dressed in the elf costume he wore when he rappelled down a building. Someone informed...
Jennings scores 37, Bucks hand Knicks another loss
NEW YORK — Brandon Jennings scored a season-high 37 points, 16 during Milwaukee's second straight dominant start against New York, and the Bucks sent the Knicks to their fifth consecutive...
Neal scores in shootout, Pens beat Devils 1-0
PITTSBURGH — James Neal scored in the third round of a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Friday night in a game dominated by...
Kansas cruises past 12th-seeded Richmond 77-57
SAN ANTONIO — Brady Morningstar scored 18 points and Kansas played like a dominant No. 1 seed in a historic NCAA regional full of underdogs, beating 12th-seeded Richmond 77-57 Friday...
North Carolina dominates Marquette 81-63
NEWARK, N.J. — Tyler Zeller had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and North Carolina left no doubt that it's back with a 81-63 dismantling of Marquette in the East Regional...
Wings clipped by Molloy in 'A' semis upstate
ALBANY – Wings Academy was down big with just two minutes left but Rykema Stone and Tyler Moses never stopped rebounding. Karen Bellamy and Aquillin Hayes never stopped diving for...