February 27, 2012
Polls show dead heat in Michigan, big Romney lead in Arizona
LANSING, Mich. -- Mitt Romney is neck-and-neck with Rick Santorum in Michigan but has pulled far ahead in Arizona on the eve of key primary contests in both states, according to...
Two surprise winners from last night’s Oscars
By now, we all know who walked away with the little gold Oscar statues at last night’s Academy Awards. But the ceremony also managed to produce a few surprise beneficiaries,...
Rapper Jim Jones arrested for second time in four days
Rapper Jim Jones was arrested Monday for the second time in four days. The Diplomats MC, whose real name is Joseph Jones II, was pulled over in New York and...
Phillies 1B Howard having Achilles examined
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is in Baltimore to have his surgically repaired left Achilles examined. Scott Sheridan, the Phillies head athletic trainer, said Monday the visit...
K-Rod happy to be back as Brewers setup man
PHOENIX — When Francisco Rodriguez cleaned out his locker after the St. Louis Cardinals eliminated Milwaukee in last season’s National League Championship Series, the prevailing thought was he would not...
UConn's Calhoun has successful back surgery
STORRS, Conn. — University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun underwent what the school says was successful surgery to address the spinal condition that has forced him to miss...
Jets looking to trade Scott
The Jets are exploring trading linebacker Bart Scott, according to a source.The team has asked Scott to provide them a list of teams he would prefer to play for to...
Islanders trade Rolston, Mottau to Bruins
The Islanders traded winger Brian Rolston and defenseman Mike Mottau to the Bruins for two prospects shortly before Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline. The Islanders got 23-year-old winger Yannick Riendeau...
Stocks lose most gains by close, Dow falls short of 13,000
The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower Monday, closing just below 13,000, as stocks faded late after an afternoon rally that followed a morning slump. Encouraging reports on the domestic...
Yankees, Chavez finalize one-year deal
TAMPA -- Eric Chavez and the Yankees have finalized a $900,000, one-year contract that allows the backup infielder to earn $3.05 million in performance bonuses based on plate appearances.The 34-year-old,...
Pettitte arrives at Yankees camp as instructor
TAMPA — With a break from coaching his children in Houston, Andy Pettitte accepted GM Brian Cashman's offer to be a guest instructor in Yankees camp.He observed Phil Hughes, Hiroki...
Devils don't make any deals at deadline
The Devils let this afternoon’s trade deadline pass without making further moves, after acquiring D Marek Zidlicky from the Wild on Friday and F Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Hurricanes on...
Oscar host Billy Crystal can't take a joke
In Entertainment Weekly this week, Billy Crystal promised he would make no reference to the fact that Brett Ratner was forced to resign as Oscar producer for making the passing...
Good question: Why is it better to fire 5,000 LA teachers?
Instead of making some changes to their health-care, the Los Angeles Unified School District may decide to fire 5,000 teachers. Facing a $408 million budget shortfall, the district has to...
Nash stays with Columbus; Rangers acquire Scott from Chicago
There is no doubt that Glen Sather lusted to bring Rick Nash to New York, but when the Rangers’ general manager stuck to his guns in resisting Columbus’ demands that...
Brooklyn 'cop shooter' arraigned on attempted murder charge
Would-be cop-killer Luis “Baby” Ortiz was arraigned today on an indictment for the attempted murder of Det. Kevin Brennan, who glowered at his alleged assailant throughout the proceeding. Brennan, who...
Preliminary ratings up for Oscars telecast
Ratings for the Academy Awards are up 4 percent over last year in a preliminary Nielsen measurement. The ratings company said Monday that the Oscars had a 25.5 rating and...
Nets sign Green to 10-day contract
DALLAS — The Nets are finding health through the 10-day contract route once again.Decimated by injury at the small forward position, the Nets Monday signed 2005 Celtics first-round pick Gerald...
Mom in alleged Rx son-slay sues Bellevue for missing evidence
Gigi Jordan, the pharmaceutical millionairess charged with fatally overdosing her 8-year-old son at the Peninsula hotel in 2010, has sued Bellevue Hospital over a missing sample of her blood --...
Valentine disagrees with Francona on Red Sox beer ban
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett claimed, in a weekend interview, there were “snitches” in the clubhouse last fall, after Boston completed the worst collapse in baseball...
Ex-club owner tells DA he's the victim in royal barroom brawl
The ex-nightclub owner who broke a European prince’s jaw with one punch told Manhattan prosecutors today that he was the real victim of a barroom brawl that also injured three...
Cano leaves Yankees camp after death of grandmother
TAMPA – Robinson Cano has left Yankees camp because of the death of his grandmother. He is headed back to the Dominican Republic to be with family. The second baseman...
Berenstain Bears co-creator Jan Berenstain dies
PHILADELPHIA — Jan Berenstain, who with her husband, Stan, wrote and illustrated the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, has died. She was...
Safety device was disabled on elevator in advertising exec's death: report
Bumbling mechanics overrode the elevator’s safety system and stepped out of the lift just two minutes before it crushed young Y&R ad executive Suzanne Hart to death, a city investigation...
WATCH: Michael Douglas makes insider trading public service announcement for FBI
Greed ain’t so good anymore! Actor Michael Douglas -- who famously portrayed the oily corporate swindler Gordon Gekko in the “Wall Street” movies -- is now starring in a new...
NASCAR 2012 commercials roar into action during (rained out) Daytona 500
As a hundred thousand fans (and millions at home) can tell you, the Daytona 500 - NASCAR's Super Bowl, even though it comes at the start of the season -...
Fred says Wilpons plan to own Mets for 'very long time'
PORT ST. LUCIE ---- Even as sharks continue to surround the life boat, Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon guarantees he and his family will reach shore.The 75-year-old Mets patriarch made...
Man accused of murdering his girlfriend by running over her with his car pleads not guilty
The jilted New Jersey man charged with murdering his girlfriend by repeatedly running over her with his car pleaded not guilty today during his arraignment in New Jersey. The 5-foot-6,...
No jokes off limits when Lindsay Lohan hosts ‘SNL’
Lindsay Lohan's long list of legal woes -- from DUI arrests to stints in rehab and jail -- will be fair game when the actress hosts an upcoming "Saturday Night...
Rutgers 'bully' was concerned his bunkmate would touch his stuff: witness
A former Rutgers student accused of bullying his bunkmate with a webcam was worried about his belongings, but was also concerned that his roomie was gay, a classmate testified today....
Italian cruise ship adrift in Indian Ocean after fire
VICTORIA, Seychelles -- A Costa cruise ship carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean on Monday after a fire on board. All passengers...
9 Afghans killed in blast outside NATO base
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into the gates of a NATO base and airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, triggering a blast that killed nine...
3UP: Wright, Tejada and Yankees youth
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about the similarities and now the sudden divergence in the careers of David Wright and Ryan Zimmerman.The Nationals believe they are ready...
Nearly 70 reported dead in Syria as attempt to evacuate foreign journalists fails
HOMS, Syria -- Amid reports that nearly 70 people had been killed with guns and knives in the countryside around Homs Monday, an attempt to evacuate foreign journalists from the...
Yemen's Saleh formally steps down after 33 years
SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down after 33 years at the helm Monday at a ceremony at the presidential palace in Sanaa, formally handing power to his...
3 people injured in Harlem car strike
A crossing guard and two pedestrians were injured when they were struck by a car in Harlem this morning, officials said. The incident occurred on W. 133 Street near Amsterdam...
2 students killed, 3 others wounded after teen gunman opens fire in cafeteria
CHARDON, Ohio -- An Ohio teen described as an "outcast" is suspected of opening fire on his high school classmates Monday, leaving two dead and three injured before being apprehended...
NATO says Taliban poisoning claim false
KABUL -- NATO has dismissed a claim by the Taliban that it killed five ISAF soldiers by poisoning their food. While there was evidence of a "suspected attempt to tamper...
NYPD officer saved as bullet pouch stops shot: police
Another NYPD officer narrowly escaped a bullet today after a firefight erupted in lower Manhattan, police said. Officers Thomas Richards and Thomas Dunne had just gotten out of their police...
A night of thrills, frills and fantasies
Spotlighting some of the red carpet's best-dressed women.
Romney's supporters are loyal
“Virtually every place he has been, the people who were with him have stayed with him.” Those are the words of Thomas Stemberg, the founder of Staples and a long-time supporter of...
From no babies to 'unlimited' eggs
When President Obama talks about contraception, he likes to talk about women's health and prevention. Well, here's an explosive story about women's health and development. How about an unlimited supply...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
After the slowest week of the basketball season comes the most exciting: the city playoffs are finally here. By this time next week, Class AA will be down to four...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Postseason champions will be crowned in the coming weeks and the road to Albany begins. Can anyone stop No. 1 Nazareth from repeating as state Federation Class AA champions? Will...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
The playoffs are upon us. The CHSAA Archdiocesan postseason is underway and Brooklyn/Queens gets started this week. Molloy and St. John Villa each won third-place tiebreakers improving their chances for...
Special night: Wallace nets four goals, St. Anthony's skates to 'A' title
After St. Anthony’s coach Jeff Stelmok taped the final roster to the door, he told his players they had the chance to be something special. That was back in October...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
Marquise Moore had 25 points and made every big play down the stretch to lead Holy Cross to its first CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens championship since 2007 on Friday night against Bishop...
Jefferson's Ogundeko picks UConn
Thomas Jefferson and Boys & Girls have a heated yet friendly rivalry. There is a healthy respect on the gridiron between the two on-the-rise programs. The connection between a former...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Feb. 27-March 4
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of Feb. 27 through March 4. BOYS BASKETBALL CHSAA...
Knicks assistant Houston still a shooting star
ORLANDO — Allan Houston looked as fit as he did during his playing days Saturday night at Amway Center when he sank two halfcourt shots to help the New York...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Feb. 20-26
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of Feb. 20. BOYS BASKETBALL Mark Fiorello, Moore Catholic It...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
The time to separate the contenders from the pretenders is now. As is the case in Class AA, the city's lower-level playoffs get going full throttle this week. The CHSAA...
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
Wings started the season at No. 1 in these rankings and they enter the postseason there, too. Staten Island Academy drops to second after losing to Tottenville. The Tigers begin...
Anthony, Lin & Co. could take Knicks far if they learn to sacrifice
ORLANDO, Fla. — Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields left AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami late Thursday night headed their separate ways for the All-Star break....
LeBron’s flub costs East in All-Star Game
ORLANDO, Fla. — LeBron James’ late-game miscues now extend to the NBA All-Star Game. After scoring 36 points and igniting a wild Eastern Conference comeback, James had one last chance...
NBA All-Star Game likely to be at MSG in 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. — So when will the refurbished Garden finally get its NBA All-Star Game? It won’t be 2014, but you can bet big on 2015, according to sources familiar...
Russia averts plot to assassinate Putin after presidential elections: report
MOSCOW -- Russia's secret service has arrested two men in connection with a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin after the March 4 presidential elections, according to a new...
Bin Laden’s smash pad
Good riddance! A child plays as Pakistani security forces raze the last hideout of Osama bin Laden yesterday in the town of Abbottabad, erasing an embarrassing reminder of the country’s...
Wahlberg off mark with 'inside information' Oscar predictions
LOS ANGELES -- Mark Wahlberg may have got many of the Oscar winners right, but he missed a really big one -- and quite a few smaller ones, too. The...
Go to Greg
I graduated in December and am currently interviewing. This may sound like a silly question, but my career advisor suggested I shave my beard — could that really make a...
Brother act
When Matt Levy graduated from college with a poetry performance degree — a major he says he “invented” — there wasn’t exactly a clear career path ahead. Leaving Boston, where...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Part of Me, Katy Perry 2. I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston 3. Rolling in the Deep, Adele 4. Set Fire to the Rain, Adele...
King of 57th street
Sheldon Solow’s iron grip over West 57th Street just got tighter. The real-estate tycoon — whose office tower at 9 W. 57th is among the most prestigious addresses in Manhattan...
Business briefs
Europe fill-upFinance leaders told their Group of 20 European counterparts the region must put up extra money to fight its debt crisis if it wants more help from the rest...
CBS, Discovery in TV Guide net
The TV Guide Network, which is up for sale along with its companion site, is drawing interest from potential suitors Discovery Communications and CBS Corp., The Post has learned. Lionsgate...
Sex and the civvy
If you believe men think about sex all the time, you’ve got it all wrong. Now and then they think about clothes. Don't leave home without dressing to the nines....
East End havens for sale
Two East End establishments are now on the market ahead of the busy tourist season. Bridgehampton’s Enclave Inn, once owned by Martha Stewart’s daughter Alexis, is on the market for...
Inside Hook e-targets successful men in their 40s
An entrepreneur who spotted the potential of Daily Candy — an e-mail publication aimed at young women — is taking that same concept and applying it to middle-age men.Andy Russell...
Weird reality of Rick’s World
Rick Santorum is creeping me out, along with hordes of women, some of them Republican, who can’t bear the thought of the government spying on our bedrooms and peeking like...
Stolen puppy’s tale dire
Time is running out for a sweet, 8-week-old, $1,400 Yorkie dognapped from a Brooklyn pet shop — he needs a special diet and multiple feedings to survive, the store’s worried...
He ‘kahn’ pay – but won’t
French letch Dominique Strauss-Kahn doesn’t just cheat on his wife — he’s sneaking around on Uncle Sam, too. The disgraced former International Monetary Fund chief, who has been accused of...
Repeat offender
The teenage thug accused of shooting an 8-year-old Bronx boy in the shoulder is no stranger to gun violence. Eduardo Rodriguez, 15 — who was arrested in last week’s bodega...
A sham and a shame
DAMASCUS — Syria’s authoritarian regime yesterday held a referendum on a new constitution, a gesture by President Bashar al-Assad to placate those seeking his ouster. The opposition called it an...
DA: Real time for fake-IDers
Queens DA Richard Brown is off to Albany this week to push for stiffer penalties against peddlers of fake IDs. He spoke yesterday after a Post reporter bought a realistic-looking...
Foes in overdrive
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — Gentlemen, start your engines. GOP rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are neck-and-neck coming into tomorrow’s primary in Michigan, yet spent yesterday courting conservative voters at...
Misfiring ‘mugger’ shoots thug partner
A bumbling bandit wound up shooting his accomplice during a botched Bronx subway mugging yesterday, a law-enforcement source said. Randall Harvey, 20, was allegedly among eight thugs who surrounded two...
Cop’s slaying could cripple cig-smuggling case
This criminal case could go up in smoke. A top state tax investigator allegedly slain by her former-cop husband in Queens last year was the arresting officer in a tobacco...
Inseparable ’til sad end
They were inseparable, even in death. An 85-year-old World War II veteran and his mentally disabled son — found dead in their Bronx apartment Saturday — were so close that...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** An off-duty officer was arrested yesterday for allegedly groping a woman at a Fordham night club, police said. Officer Melvin Thomas, 33, was partying when he grabbed...
Fleet-ing glimpse shows city too car-ing
The city continues to operate a fleet of nearly 29,000 vehicles, even as the government workforce continues to shrink, a Post study has found. Records show that city agencies had...
Dems in feud over new Rangel district
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has blocked release of proposed new congressional lines for Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel’s new district because of a bitter, racially charged battle between Manhattan and Bronx...
6th Ave. subway down overnight
The MTA is shutting down a prime section of the Sixth Avenue subway line for four nights starting tonight, the second time in two weeks the agency has halted overnight...
Oil big: NY gas to hit $5
WASHINGTON — Suddenly, the subway isn’t looking so bad.New Yorkers will soon be paying $5 a gallon for gasoline — and those high prices will remain throughout next year, a...
Higher calling
New York’s new cardinal has higher aspirations — and he’s not talking about being pope. At his first Sunday Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral as a newly crowned prince of...
City ‘trashes’ rules on waste plant near LaG
City Hall and the feds are overlooking rules meant to keep airplanes safe from birds in their planning of a controversial trash facility, activists say. Three years after a bird-struck...
Chelsea Mkt. expand plan gets panned
Riled-up residents are fuming over the proposed expansion of Chelsea Market, complaining about noise, traffic, blocked sunlight and a further erosion of the neighborhood’s historic character.Market owner Jamestown Properties wants...
Pension madness in Albany
In blatant election-year pandering to civil-service unions, five lawmakers are pushing for pension increases for public workers — one of which would cost the city more than $1 billion a...
Talk about your ‘classy’ ladies!
The city’s top-performing teachers have one thing in common: They’re almost all women. Ratings released by the Department of Education of more than 12,000 fourth- through eighth-grade teachers show just...
Model: My face ‘stolen’
A fashion model says her sterling future is being tarnished by an unauthorized ad campaign — and she wants $25 million to make up for it. Yuliana Bondar says in...
RFK son: I got OK on my tot
Moments after RFK’s son battled nurses who refused to let him to take his newborn outside, a maternity-ward supervisor settled the brouhaha by allowing him to leave with the infant,...
Stabbing at Lenny’s
A fight between two coworkers at a Lenny’s in Midtown turned bloody last night when one took a knife and stabbed the other in the neck, cops said. The violence,...
Coming attractions for ’13 flick picks
The red carpet at the former Kodak Theatre — now the Hollywood & Highland Center — hasn’t even been rolled up, and Hollywood is already buzzing about next year’s Oscar...
'The Artist' nabs Best Picture Oscar; Streep honored for 'Iron Lady'
Moviegoers were at a loss for words last night as Oscar thumbed his nose at the year’s most popular films and gave the top honor to “The Artist,’’ a silent...
A baffler, to say the very least
So how did “The Artist’’ — a slight, black-and-white French comedy with virtually unknown stars that practically no one in this country has seen — end up as the first...
Oops! J.Lo is breast actress
Was it another wardrobe malfunction? Jennifer Lopez’s plunging neckline had millions of fans who were watching last night’s Academy Awards doing double-takes — and rewinding their DVRs — to see...
Arriving in styles
Talk about going for the gold. The red carpet was awash in the color of Oscar at last night’s 84th Academy Awards, as the ladies of Hollywood dressed like the...
Mitt’s America — and Rick’s
If you were listening carefully to last Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate, you heard Rick Santorum say, “Charles Murray just wrote a book about this.” The question was about Santorum’s views...
Beggared by benefits
‘In the long run, we are all dead,” wrote John Maynard Keynes. If the British economist were still alive and living in New York today, he might add, “In the...
Powerless at the pump: The president’s gas crisis
The Issue: Record-high gas prices and the possible responsibility of the Obama administration. *** The expected gas price of $5 per gallon by the summer made me realize why all...
Getting the lines straight
Word at week’s end was that a compromise might be upcoming in Albany’s ongoing battle over legislative redistricting. That would spare Gov. Cuomo from having to veto lawmakers’ current efforts...
The TLC’s un-fare decision
New York City cab drivers, your first nine ripoffs are free — with the blessing of the Taxi and Limousine Commission. And Mayor Bloomberg, too. Whoopee! That’s the message the...
Assad’s evil endgame
As Syrians prepare to mark the first anniversary of their uprising against the despotic regime of Bashar al-Assad, there are few signs of a negotiated end to the crisis. Assad...
Latest Linsanity: China vs. China
Recent reports suggest that China may try to steal Jeremy Lin so he can lead its point-guard-starved national basketball team in this summer’s Olympics. Can’t wait. Just imagine how Beijing’s...
Goes above & ‘Beyond’
The Irish Rep has done it again. Having ably resuscitated, Eugene O’Neill’s “The Hairy Ape” and “The Emperor Jones,” it’s now revived “Beyond the Horizon” — a drama that won...
She’s a not-so-little orphan angry
Its lurid title notwithstanding, “I Killed My Mother” is neither campy comedy nor a theatrical take on film noir. Instead, Andras Visky’s new play — a portrait of a young...
Sports Shorts
Baseball: Indians’ Perez sidelinedChris Perez couldn't even finish his first bullpen session without trouble. Now he has to save opening day.Cleveland's All-Star closer will miss at least one month and...
Parx Racing Analysis
1. 6f; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3YO; (f)WADE COUNTY drops in class for local debut and first start since November for new barn. HELLO DALAI drops in class after tiring badly...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5f; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Risque Matters(L),121FPnnngtn10-7-xEstrada15-12 Genius Cat(L),121S Elliottx-x-xA Dutrow5-23 Demolisher(L),121E Riverax-x-xGuerrero8-14 MelissasGodBy(L),121A Arroyo3-5-6Allen6-15 Clever Choice(L),117RMontanz3-3-3Swentks3-16 Afleet Ahead(L),121J Floresx-x-xGPreciad8-5SECOND-1 1/8m;...
Aqueduct Charts
February 26th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $25,000; mdn clm($12,500); 3upOff: 12:21. Good. 3w, dueled, held onTime: 23.98, 47.76, 1:.21, 1:13.52.Trainer: Dominic GalluscioWinner: DK B/ G,...
‘Rags’ rolls in ‘Youth’; Algorithms scratched
Any luster yesterday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park lost when 8-5 morning-line favorite Algorithms scratched that morning was regained, and then some, about a minute and...
Turf Paradise Graded Entries
FIRST-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($10,0); 3up; (f&m)3-De Nada 5-21-Maria Lake 3-16-Hot Shot R N 4-14-Iron Fireball 8-12-Given Episode 7-25-Magicallytown 5-1SECOND-5f; $5,700; cl($3,000); 4up1-Rosie's Big Sky 7-25-Tat Strider 8-13-Rocky Ice 5-26-Rising Czar...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-1m&70yds; $22,000; clm; 3YO3Prmnnt Vctn (Pnnngtn)5.604.003.206Brodwy Numbr (AlvrdJr.)16.409.605Glorious Union (HampshireJr.)4.80* Exacta (3-6) $93.20 * Trifecta (3-6-5) $446.60SECOND-1 mile; $24,000; clm; 4up6L. A. Girl (Burke)5.404.404.205Speedboat Sally (Rivera)10.606.203Sweet as You Are (Castillo)7.80Scr:...
Gulfstream Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $17,500; clm($8,000); 4up8Petch (Cruz)7.003.802.801Black Tie Spirt (Centeno)5.803.603Drivebymedia (Bernardini)2.80Scr: Valid Citizen.* Exacta (8-1) $36.60 * $1 Superfecta (8-1-3-4) $269.80 * $1 Trifecta (8-1-3) $78.10SECOND-6 fur; $33,000; clm($50,000); 3up2Red Msert...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR Sprint Cup: Daytona 500 FOXBasketball7 p.m.Notre Dame at Georgetown ESPN7 p.m.Women: Baylor at Texas A&M ESPN27 p.m.Mississippi Valley St. at Jackson St. ESPNU9 p.m.Kansas at Oklahoma State ESPN9...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 27TUEFeb. 28WEDFeb. 29THUMar. 1FRIMar. 2SATMar. 3SUNMar. 4KnicksNO GAMENO GAMECle.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEBos. 1:00 ABCESPNNetsNO GAMEDal. 8:30 YES WFANNO GAMENO GAMEBos. 7:30 YESWBBRNO GAMEChar. 6:00 YESWFANRangersDevils7:30NBC Sports NetworkESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSGESPNT.B.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEBos.12:30NBCESPNIslandersNOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEPhi.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEBos.1:00MSG+WRHUDevils3:00MSG+...
The Post Line
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Manningham ‘75 percent’ to leave Giants
Both coach Tom Coughlin and general manager Jerry Reese expressed doubt in the past few days about the Giants’ ability to retain receiver Mario Manningham, who is set to become...
Daytona 500 runs today
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole.But never on a Monday — until now.The Daytona 500...
Nike boss Knight utterly infamous
Fascinating, how things seem to happen as if on cue. The NBA announced Friday that Nike capo di tutti capi Phil Knight has been elected to the Basketball Hall of...
Mahan beats McIlroy in match play final
MARANA, Ariz. — Even as Hunter Mahan motored his way through the Match Play Championship by beating one tough opponent after another, he had reason to feel he was just...
Devils lose to Lightning
Off the boil, suddenly losers of four of their past eight games, the Devils are despairing of catching the Rangers for the Atlantic Division title to rise above the fourth...
Islanders lose to Senators
OTTAWA -- Erik Karlsson has turned his recent scoring slump into a distant memory. Karlsson had two assists in Ottawa Senators' 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday,...
Rangers seem unlikely to make deal for Blue Jackets' Nash
The situation can change before the 3 p.m. trade deadline if Rangers general manager Glen Sather unexpectedly changes course and yields to Columbus’ demands for Rick Nash, but it does...
Magic's Howard still quiet on future
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The speculation and guesswork and mixed signals surrounding Dwight Howard can continue. All-Star Weekend is over. Howard, the superstar Magic center who tried all weekend to defuse...
Nets' Williams misses chance to be All-Star hero
ORLANDO, Fla. — Deron Williams had the chance to cap off one of the most exciting finishes in All-Star Game memory. The East, down 21 points earlier, roared back and...
Rivera throws for first time at Yankees camp
TAMPA — Was it the last time Mariano Rivera throws for the first time in spring training? Rivera knows the answer but is unwilling to share it publicly, although he...
Valentine showed in high school days he has what it takes to turn Red Sox around
FORT MYERS, Fla. — By being everywhere, Bobby Valentine is counting on the Red Sox going somewhere this season. The man was in constant motion from the time he rode...
Swisher, Martin not ready to be ‘free’ of Yankees’ success
TAMPA — They are more than foot soldiers in a Yankees’ universe flooded with superstars. Yet, the importance of Russell Martin and Nick Swisher to the Yankees’ chances of success...
Yankees' Pineda tries to get grip on off-speed pitch
TAMPA — The man who knows Michael Pineda better than any Yankees employee believes the towering right-hander has what it takes to master the changeup. “In the minor leagues in...
Mets getting preview of new Citi Field dimensions
PORT ST. LUCIE — I am standing square in the heart of the abyss, inside that fearsome, mystical greensward that swallowed baseballs across the past three years. Remember the old...
Collins to set tone for Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — Terry Collins is ready to breathe some fire into his team. After weeks of collecting ideas for his opening speech of spring training, the Mets manager...
Mets' Santana has a 'good day' throwing two simulated innings
PORT ST. LUCIE — Johan Santana continues to shoulder a healthy workload without signs of regression. Another step in the Mets ace’s recovery from left shoulder surgery came yesterday, when...
Mets' Tejada must make up for lost time
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Ruben Tejada’s image can be removed from the side of milk cartons everywhere: He’s in Mets camp and ready to go. The shortstop had a quick...
Trading third baseman may be Wright move for Mets
TAMPA — They played against each other as pre-teens and, not long after, with each other on a traveling AAU team that was a scout’s nirvana. David Wright, two years...
Creighton Fraker: 'American Idol' Q&A
A midwestern transplant, this son of a South Dakota preacher turns out to have real rock and roll roots. Q: Congratulations on making the Top 24! Thank you. Q: Are...
Heejun Han: 'American Idol' Q&A
Heejun Han, 22, is quickly becoming the Jeremey Lin of 'American Idol'. "I want to show the world that Asians are not only good for getting high scores on their...
Brielle Von Hugel: 'American Idol' Q&A
Brielle Von Hugel, 17, returns to 'American Idol' after making it to the group rounds in season 10. The high school senior (and cheerleader!) is competing her coursework with the...
Local 'Idol' hopefuls
BRIELLE VON HUGEL Staten Island, 17 Brielle — a senior and cheerleader at Tottenville High School — first appeared on “Idol” last year. She was eliminated after performing with Pia...
Talk show guests
MONDAYMEGAN HILTY - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4TONY BENNETT - The Rosie Show, 9 a.m., (OWN)ISSAC MIZRAHI, MARIA MENOUNOS, LAWRENCE ZARIAN - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7ED HELMS,...
Buggy Whipped
For us New Yorkers, staring at the Amish in Pennsylvania like they are costume characters at Disney World, is probably akin to how out-of-towners gawk at Hasidic Jews in Midtown....
‘Stars’ cast takes shape
Maria Menounos, the hot hostess from “Extra,” is the latest to join the list of stars reportedly getting fitted for dance shoes for “Dancing With the Stars.” The cast —...
Snooki starts
"Jersey Shore” stars Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley started filming their new reality show in Jersey City over the weekend — after a two-day delay. Snooki and JWoww...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
The drug this guy needed was caffeine. Cops roused a man who was sleeping in his SUV at a Utah truck stop and found eight pounds of cocaine and 12...
Dunlap impressing while filling in for Lavin at St. John's
For the record, Mike Dunlap has no record as a St. John’s head coach. He’s sat in the first chair, as they say, for 25 of the Red Storm’s 29...
Iona crushes St. Peter's on Senior Day
The sound of bagpipes blaring and the sight of Iona all but running St. Peter’s out of Hynes Center and out into the New Rochelle streets yesterday told the tale...
Manhattan loses to Loyola, but in position for MAAC run
Manhattan’s regular season was defined in a matter of seconds. Leading by two points with less than two minutes remaining in yesterday’s regular season finale against Loyola, Md., first-year coach...
NYC boys basketball rankings
Throw out the last three months. Forget who beat who. The playoffs are here. The next two weeks' heroes will be made and memorable moments created. The PSAL and CHSAA...
'The Artist' highlights list of Oscar winners
List of 84th Academy Award winners The Associated Press List of the 84th Annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday: 1. Cinematography: "Hugo." 2. Art Direction: "Hugo." 3. Costume Design: "The...
Collegiate Invitational notebook: LuHi comes back to beat Collegiate in final
John Buck considers Kentan Facey one of the best prospects he’s ever coached, an electric 6-foot-9 shot-blocking and rebounding machine with Division I offers from Drexel and Florida. The Island...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
The playoffs are upon us. Finally. It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for the postseason to get off to a flying start. Things will start heating up this week...
Kil shot: Sophomore scorer leads Molloy past Fordham Prep
Gabe Kilpatrick didn’t play a ton of minutes during the regular season. Legendary Archbishop Molloy coach Jack Curran has always had a penchant for playing his seniors and upperclassmen, the...
St. Francis Prep keeps season alive, beats Farrell in outbracket round
Michael Fields gave a glimpse into a possibly bright future for St. Francis Prep on Sunday afternoon. The sophomore guard poured in 26 points to lead the Terriers to a...
Islanders lose to Senators, 5-2
OTTAWA — Robin Lehner, making his first start since being recalled from the minor to replace the injured Craig Anderson, made 28 saves as the Ottawa Senators beat the New...
Cohen throws ashes of 'Kim Jong Il' on Seacrest at Oscars
Outfitted extravagantly in character, Sacha Baron Cohen ran amuck on the Oscars' red carpet Sunday and all over E! host Ryan Seacrest's tuxedo. After initially being dis-invited by the academy,...