May 29, 2012
Queens woman who nearly killed gal with butt-injection takes plea deal
A Queens spa owner who nearly killed a woman with a homemade booty lift took a two-year plea bargain today moments before her trial was to start. Barbara Nieto, 29,...
Penn Station socked with soaring temps
Penn Station isn’t pretty tonight. Temps at the busiest transit hub in North America have soared to the 90s thanks to an air conditioner on the fritz, while widespread delays...
Devils staff the backbone of a winning team
As captain of the Devils, Zach Parise has played a vital role in leading his team to the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals. However, without the honorable coaching staff and management...
Hefner homers in 1st MLB win, Mets beat Phillies
Jeremy Hefner earned his first victory in the majors, highlighting the occasion by homering for his first big league hit as the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on a...
Rangers sign free agent pitcher Oswalt
DALLAS -- Roy Oswalt is finally a Texas Ranger. The free-agent right-hander, concluding months of speculation, agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with the Rangers worth $5-6 million, a major...
Queens man stabs, kills wife
A man stabbed his wife to death today inside their home in Queens Village, authorities said. The man, 68, stabbed his 65-year-old wife several times around 2 p.m., said police....
Ex-Rutgers student offers first apology for spying on roommate
The former Rutgers University student convicted of bias crimes for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate offered his first apology for his actions Tuesday, The Star-Ledger reported....
Phillies' Halladay out six to eight weeks with lat strain
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay will likely be out of action for six to eight weeks with a strained latissimus dorsi muscle near his right, throwing shoulder, the...
Fire teachers found guilty of sexual misconduct, says Bloomberg
Mayor Bloomberg proposed a state law today that would make it easier to fire teachers charged or found guilty of sexual misconduct. Under the legislation, city Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott...
Fordham extends Pecora through 2016-17
Fordham will be extending men’s basketball coach Tom Pecora’s contract through the 2016-17 season, it was announced Tuesday. In Pecora’s second season with Fordham, the Rams finished 10-19 (3-13) and...
Obama honors music legend Bob Dylan with Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama honored 13 recipients of the Medal of Freedom, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, novelist Toni Morrison, folk singer Bob Dylan and legendary astronaut...
Nicks tells Giants coach he'll back back for training camp
Hakeem Nicks this past Friday had a screw inserted into his right foot to help hasten the healing process in his broken fifth metatarsal bone and on Sunday he was...
Cops hope Patz case developments will help in disappearance of B'klyn boy
NYPD cops hope that recent developments in the Etan Patz case will spark a possible new lead in the disappearance of 7-year-old Patrick Alford from Brooklyn more than two years...
Former Yankees outfielder Matsui called up by Rays
Hideki Matsui is officially back in the AL East. The former Yankees outfielder/DH had his contract purchased by the Rays on Tuesday. Matsui, 37, signed a minor-league deal with the...
Serena stunned in first round of French Open
PARIS -- Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time in her career, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on unfair criticism of Tebow coverage
The Post's Bart Hubbuch discusses the media's coverage of Tim Tebow at the Jets' OTAs. He gives his opinion on whether or not it is fair for the media to...
20-year-old Suffolk man killed by drugged-up driver
A 20-year-old Suffolk man was killed when his car was slammed by a woman who was later charged with drugged driving, authorities said yesterday. And the family of victim Imran...
Yankees sign former Mets reliever Igarashi
The Yankees picked up Ryota Igarashi off waivers Tuesday and he will be sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre. Igarashi, the right-handed reliever who spent two seasons with the Mets, was...
Three cops wounded in B'bklyn shooting honored for bravery
Move over Avengers — these are real heroes. Three cops wounded in a fiery Brooklyn shoot out with a ex-con armed to the teeth were heralded for their bravery today...
SU: Syrian grad student killed in homeland
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University says a graduate student filming the unrest in Syria has been killed there. University Chancellor Nancy Cantor says Bassel Al Shahade died Monday in the embattled...
Dennis Rodman fails to pay child support, sentenced to 104 hours of community service
ORANGE, Calif. — Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman was sentenced in family court Tuesday to 104 hours of community service on four counts of contempt for failing to pay...
B'klyn woman had 'over a dozen drinks' in her at time of crash: DA
She was a real wreck! A Long Island prosecutor said today that a preliminary field test indicated that the Brooklyn woman who crashed through a house had consumed about 15...
I'll Have Another's trainer responds to criticism
Doug O’Neill says he’s dismayed that Secretariat’s former owner criticized the connections of Triple Crown candidate I’ll Have Another for employing him as the horse’s trainer. He thinks Penny Chenery...
Manny not ready to join A's with suspension nearly over
OAKLAND, Calif — The Oakland Athletics have no timetable for calling up Manny Ramirez, who becomes eligible this week. When the suspended slugger is deemed major league ready, the A’s...
Dolphins will follow Jets on ‘Hard Knocks’
The long search is over. HBO and the NFL announced on Monday that the Dolphins will participate in this year’s “Hard Knocks” series. Miami will follow the AFC East rival...
No massacre too far
The massacre in Houla, Syria over the weekend has caused some to speculate that possibly now, with women and children having been shot to death at point blank range, now...
B'klyn man pleads guilty in fatal SI wreck
A driver who caused a Staten Island wreck has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide. The office of District Attorney Daniel Donovan says 26-year-old Bryan Pittsley of Brooklyn could face...
Patz 'killer' returned to work at bodega years after '79 slaying: sister
He went back to the scene of the crime. The sister of admitted Etan Patz killer Pedro Hernandez today revealed that her brother returned to work at a Manhattan bodega...
Police investigate possible similarities in 2 missing college student cases
Police in Indiana have reached out to authorities in Louisiana investigating the disappearance of a college student whose case has similarities to the disappearance of an Indiana college student last...
Red Bulls loan Hertzog to Wilmington
The Red Bulls have loaned striker Corey Hertzog to USL PRO side Wilmington Hammerheads for the next month. Hertzog, originally drafted in the first round (13th overall) of last year's MLS SuperDraft out of Penn State...
Pope described as wounded by butler's alleged betrayal
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI feels betrayed by his butler, who was arrested during an investigation into Vatican whistle-blowers, and is determined to root out moles, spokesman Federico Lombardi...
Cory Booker's communications director resigns after 'Meet the Press' flap
Newark Mayor Cory Booker's communications director is resigning, PolitickerNJ reported Tuesday. Anne Torres' resignation comes after Booker came under fire for telling NBC's "Meet the Press" that the Obama campaign's...
Celeb jeweler busted for alleged parking spot brawl in Greenwich Village
She's a real gem. Cops busted a jeweler to the stars who allegedly wanted to brawl over a precious Greenwich Village parking spot, authorities said today. Dawnella Joie Jager, 42,...
Queens mom stabs 9-year-old daughter: police
A 9-year-old girl is fighting for her life after her mother stabbed her four times with a chef’s knife this morning in Queens, authorities said. The woman stabbed the child...
The scourge of single moms
Talk about a shocking headline: "Why Dan Quayle was right about single moms". But that is exactly what Isabel Sawhill of the liberal Brookings Institution, wrote about recently. In Sawhill's...
Prosecutors gather more evidence against Tigers' Young for Midtown anti-Semitic rant
Manhattan prosecutors aren't ready to cut a plea deal yet with accused drunken anti-Semite Detroit Tiger Delmon Young -- instead, they've gathered more evidence in the misdemeanor hate crime assault...
Facebook stocks reach new low, close below $30 a share
Facebook Inc shares slid below $29 to a new low on Tuesday as nervous investors fled the company's shares, concerned about the social network's long-term business prospects and an initial...
Suu Kyi arrives in Bangkok on first foreign trip in 24 years
BANGKOK -- Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Thailand late Tuesday on her first overseas trip from Burma in more than two decades. Suu Kyi, who last left...
DVD Extra: Selznick's busy RKO year; Fox unveils first MOD slate
Roughly half of the films that carry credits for legendary producer David O. Selznick were released by RKO Radio Pictures between March 1932 (the not-on-DVD "The Lost Squadron'') and May...
Brother claims jailed bin Laden doctor tortured in Pakistan, appeals for US help
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- The Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping track down Usama bin Laden suffered torture, isolation and starvation during his interrogation, his brother told...
Nets and league have chance to win at Wednesday's lottery
The Nets will spend Wednesday waiting for 8 p.m., waiting to find out if they hit the jackpot and win the lottery, and the right to take Kentucky star Anthony...
Nets season in review: Larry Owens
When Damion James was lost for what turned out to be the season in early January, the Nets roster lacked a true small forward – something coach Avery Johnson said...
Nets season in review: Mehmet Okur
When Brook Lopez went down with a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal in his right foot days before the regular season began, Nets general manager Billy King had no...
US guest falls 60 floors to her death at landmark Singapore hotel
SINGAPORE -- An American woman staying at a five-star Singapore hotel plunged 60 floors to her death, landing on a parapet above a Starbucks coffee outlet. The fall happened in...
JP Morgan targeted in Japan insider trading probe
TOKYO -- JP Morgan Chase faces a new regulatory headache, as Japan's securities watchdog is probing the company for possibly leaking insider information, according to a person familiar with the...
Yankees, Mets and painful losses
Watching some of the Mets' loss to the Phillies yesterday, and then listening to/watching most of the Yankees' loss to the Angels last night, and anticipating the reactions, the question...
Natalie Wood's daughter escapes California drug charges after police errors
LOS ANGELES -- The daughter of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood will not face drug possession charges following her arrest last month because police had no right to search her home....
Powerful earthquake hits northern Italy, at least 15 killed
MODENA, Italy -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Italy on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, just a week after a deadly tremor shook the same area. The quake struck...
US plans to arm Italy's fleet of Reaper drones
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration plans to arm Italy's fleet of Reaper drone aircraft, a move that could open the door for sales of advanced hunter-killer drone technology to other...
NYC officials: Get ready for hurricane season
Officials are urging New York City residents to get ready for hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on Friday. The city's Office of Emergency Management has a new...
US expels Syrian diplomat after Houla massacre
DAMASCUS -- The US on Tuesday expelled Syria's top diplomat as part of a global response to the massacre of civilians in the town of Houla last week. Syria's charge...
Russian firm: Iran victim of another cyberattack
JERUSALEM — A Russian-based internet security firm says a powerful computer virus with unprecedented data-snatching capabilities has attacked machines in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. Iran has not...
Mass killer Breivik had unusually close relationship with mom, Norwegian court hears
OSLO -- Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik had an unusually close relationship with his mother and friends thought he was afraid of coming out as gay, a court heard...
Al Qaeda's No. 2 in Afghanistan killed in air strike, NATO says
KABUL, Afghanistan — The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan killed al Qaeda's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said Tuesday. Sakhr al-Taifi,...
Fracking fear and academic cowardice at SUNY Buffalo
Want to see the state of higher education in America? Just watch as the State University of New York at Buffalo fold like a cheap suit. The issue is hydraulic fracturing...
Brooklyn Cyclones fans to score on 'Social Scoreboard'
Brooklyn Cyclones fans will be doing a lot of scoreboard watching this season — to see if they’re personally winning.The Coney Island-based Mets’ minor league affiliate have begun a first-of-its-kind...
Devils coach knows Kings are huge test
“They have multiple things we have to deal with. The goaltender [Jonathan Quick], if not the best, is among the top two or three all year,” DeBoer said. “The size...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the city's top pure baseball hitter?
Pitchers draw most of the headlines this time of year and New York City has plenty of good ones. But the five borough has plenty of pure hitters, too, guys...
Turner injury continues Mets' woes at shortstop
Call it Curse of the Shortstop. The Mets still have their demons as yesterday’s 8-4 Memorial Day loss to the Phillies demonstrated, a game in which third baseman David Wright...
Mets set to release awful Acosta after loss to Phillies
Take your pick over who rates as the bigger Mets killer: Ty Wigginton or Manny Acosta. The former wears a Phillies uniform and yesterday added a six-RBI game against the...
Mets' Niese walks five in wild start
Jon Niese followed up his longest start of the year with his most frustrating, a walk-filled outing he called “embarrassing.” And the errant lefty’s season-high five free passes proved costly...
Play at the plate propels St. Francis Prep to Game 2 win over All Hallows
St. Francis Prep felt All Hallows’ Andrew Delarosario went into home plate too hard, that he didn’t slide. The Gaels felt St. Francis catcher Jeremy Fernandez blocked the plate without...
Dalton girls win third straight Ivy League outdoor title
Dalton continues to be queens of the Ivy League. The Tigers girls track team won its third straight outdoor league crown at Icahn Stadium on May 20. Dalton scored 157...
LIVE BLOG: CHSAA baseball third round Game 3s
Three teams will go home; three others will advance to the championship round.A trio of decisive Game 3s – how fitting – in the CHSAA baseball third round will take...
CHSAA state softball tournament preview: Rivals Sea, Molloy set to dance again
NYPost.com softball beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down Tuesday’s CHSAA state softball tournament Tuesday on Long Island. St. Joseph by the Sea Vikings Head coach: Mike Ponsiglione Record: 15-0 Player...
Business briefs
Euro gainThe euro, which has fallen against the dollar for 17 of the last 20 trading days through May 25, gained 0.2 percent to $1.2539 on new polls showing that...
Extell’s One Hudson Yards is set to soar
Extell chief Gary Barnett is reviving a long-dormant, $ 1-billion Far West Side development project — and he’s brashly named it “One Hudson Yards” even though it’s technically not part...
Techies amp up their revenue machines
We’ll show you the money — or at least a plan for making some. After commanding big bucks from investors and enlisting legions of users, the next generation of tech...
Shared secrets
How much other valuable confidential information did Rajat Gupta relay to his friend, former hedge fund manager and current felon, Raj Rajaratnam? Right now Gupta is on trial in Manhattan...
Calvin Klein scores $4M arena deal
Calvin Klein is getting the VIP treatment under a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center.The fashion house will sponsor 700 premium-priced seats in an exclusive...
Lop off that fat
Tone up with the June fitness mags — because the swimsuit barbecues of Independence Day are only five weeks away and you want to look your best. Fitness has an...
RIM is hit by more woes
TORONTO — Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. said yesterday that it is losing another senior executive as its chief legal officer is retiring from the company after 12 years.RIM...
Stock buybacks are at lowest levels since 2009
Stock buybacks are falling to a three-year low just as US CEOs boost spending on plants and equipment to a record. Companies announced $1.1 billion of repurchases a day on...
Vets a major force in Mitt’s army: poll
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney enjoys a huge poll lead with a key group of voters: He’s beating President Obama by 24 percentage points among veterans. Vets favor Romney 58-34 over...
Heroes who paid for our freedom
New York gave a Big Apple salute to its heroic war dead yesterday, marking Memorial Day with a mix of solemn ceremonies, parades and picnics. Under bright skies and a...
Bin Laden doc railroaded: kin
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The family of Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping the United States track down Osama bin Laden, said yesterday that...
Cops attacked
Seven cops were assaulted last night after a fight broke out on a Brooklyn street — and some nearby belligerent residents threw bleach on the officers, police said. The incident...
Syria at the brink
WASHINGTON — The escalating “atrocities” in Syria could end up triggering a military intervention, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said yesterday, following a massacre that...
Beat the beep out of him
The city will hit you with a $350 ticket for horn honking — but the mob really makes you pay. In a scene right out of “GoodFellas,” mafioso Edward “Tall...
At 6, she’s a bee queen
McLEAN, Va. — The youngest person ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee is splashing around in a stream, hunting for rocks. Suddenly, she charges up the bank, rock...
Pope’s butler the ‘fall guy’
Pope Benedict XVI’s butler will cooperate in the expanding probe of leaked Vatican documents that threatens to implicate cardinals. Paolo Gabriele, 46, caught redhanded with stolen papal paperwork last week,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A 14-year-old boy was slashed in the head, ear and neck during a brawl between teenage gangs from rival housing projects that lasted more than an hour and tied...
Shoots from lip
He can read you your rights without moving his lips. When NYPD K-9 Officer Vinnie Ewart isn’t protecting the public, he’s talking to puppets — or for them — as...
‘Touchy’ Brooklyn car fans beaten in NJ
Admire the muscle car — but don’t touch it. Two Brooklyn men were beaten up outside MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as they gawked and put their hands on a...
Bosnia slave, 19, rescued
Karavlasi, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A teen was beaten, forced to sleep and eat with pigs, and whipped while pulling a horse cart, villagers here said. But every time police responded to...
Danes held in terror plot
COPENHAGEN — Two Danish brothers, age 18 and 23, originally from Somalia have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack, officials said today. The men were overheard talking...
DA improperly got her maid welfare: probe
Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore pulled strings to get her family’s live-in housekeeper food stamps, cash assistance and Medicaid benefits, according to an internal report from the county’s Department...
Zuck’s McHoneymoon
Maybe they’re setting an example for investors who took a bath on Facebook’s IPO. Mark Zuckerberg and bride Priscilla Chan enjoyed a romantic repast on their honeymoon — McDonald’s to...
Gay nups for ‘Sex & City’ gal
“Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon tied the knot with her longtime lesbian partner in New York over the weekend. The actress, 46, wore a custom dress by Carolina...
‘DWI’ B'klyn woman smashes right through home on Long Island
She turned her Mercedes into a very expensive wrecking ball. A Brooklyn woman drunkenly slammed her sports car into a Long Island home yesterday with such force that it tore...
Storage clients ‘bummed’ out
Customers of a bum-infested SoHo storage facility were frantically packing up their stuff yesterday after The Post revealed that the building is a haven for vagrant loiterers after sunset. “The...
Thieves inflicting paper cut$ on city
City sanitation cops are following a paper trail to bust a new breed of thieves. Sly scrap bandits have taken to swiping bags of paper and cardboard left on curbs...
Fired-on officers get boost
Three hero cops who took fire from a heavily armed ex-con in Brooklyn last month are getting promotions today. Detective Kenneth Ayala, 49, who is credited with saving his colleagues’...
Hit-run actress’ mom makes plea to driver
The devastated mother of an up-and-coming young actress who died under the wheels of a dump truck called on the hit-and-run driver last night to turn himself in. Roxana Sorina...
A haunting ride: Etan’s dad cycles past ‘murder site’
Etan Patz’s father yesterday took a heartbreaking bicycle ride past the site where his 6-year-old son was allegedly murdered, as law-enforcement sources admitted it’s likely cops will never find his...
Body found in Qns. lake
A man fishing in a scenic lake stocked with catfish, sunfish and carp in Alley Pond Park in Queens yesterday morning spotted something else floating by — a corpse, cops...
Condo’s butt is kicked
Butt out!A Manhattan judge has snuffed out a condo board’s demand for a court order barring a Park Avenue South man from smoking in his own apartment. The board of...
Edwards put move on gal, 25
GREENSBORO, NC — Horndog hubby John Edwards shamelessly hit on comely co-eds just months after his wife, Elizabeth, died of cancer. Edwards, 58, who is on trial on charges of...
He’s got a lot of ‘gill’
He put the river in his Riverdale pad. A Bronx landlord has sued a tenant who turned his high-rise living room into a funky fish farm that allegedly leaks water...
Japan radioactivity found in US-area tuna
LOS ANGELES — Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant to the United States — the first time a...
New Weiner roll
He’s gone from dirty self-portraits to dirty diapers. A year after randy ex-US Rep. Anthony Weiner’s political career collapsed in a sexting scandal, the disgraced pol is still without a...
Flesh-eat hope
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The father of a young woman battling a flesh-eating disease says his daughter has spoken for the first time since she was taken to a hospital weeks...
Dissident to dish
The blind Chinese dissident who escaped to New York after sparking a diplomatic row between Beijing and Washington will give his first extensive talk about his ordeal this week. Chen...
Pol to sue city on trash site
A Brooklyn lawmaker who two decades ago led the fight to tear down a controversial incinerator in southwest Brooklyn is now going to sue the city and state to block...
Another deadly taste of ObamaCare
The US Preventive Services Task Force ruled last week that screening for prostate cancer is a waste of money. Get ready for many more such outrages: This is the agency...
Not worth the debt
I’ve been writing for years about a bubble in higher education: too much demand, causing sky-high prices — all because of cheap government money, much like the housing bubble. Now...
NYPD’s frisky business: keeping streets safe
The Issue: Claims that the NYPD’s successful stop-and-frisk program is an unfair assault on minorities. *** Stop-and-frisk has been a huge crime-stopper in the poorest neighborhoods in the city (“Protecting...
Hailing a monopoly
Here comes a whopping taxi-fare hike. Under a proposal by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance — the cabdrivers union — the price of an average three-mile, evening rush-hour trip...
Strangling the Web
Memo to Albany Republicans: All things being equal, the First Amendment covers anonymous speech — and it applies to the Internet, too. Even if that speech doesn’t reflect well on...
What’s the matter with Manhattan?
In his famous 2004 book, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”, Thomas Frank lamented working class white people’s choices to vote their “values” rather than what — in his not-so-humble opinion...
The jobs of NYC’s future
New York City can take pride in having replaced all the private jobs it lost in the ’08 crash — but pride may goeth before the fall. Too many of...
Wife goes on
Carole Radziwill is lounging on a chaise at the Bar on Fifth at the Setai hotel, crossing her Louboutin espadrilles. The lithe 48-year-old is decked out in hip-hugging jeans and...
All the world’s a stage
Part of the fun of going to the theater is watching live performers create a different world in front of our eyes. That’s not enough for some enterprising directors, so...
Tunes from Iceland are very chill
Albums of the Week SIGUR RÓS “Valtari” ★★ 1/2 THOSE in the TV and film business who’ve plundered pretty much every one of the Icelandic foursome’s albums for soundtracks will...
Fat chance
When the clock hit midnight, marking the first minutes of 2009, most residents of the Western world made a collective resolution to get in shape and lose weight. Personal trainer...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up3-Sgt. Silky 9-54-Illicit Lover 5-16-TheGrievnceMn5-21a-Bwana BeBad6-11-Dixie Nite Out6-16-Maddie'sMnMn4-12-Wildcat Stevie 6-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up; (f&m)2-Thisladycanfly 5-23-Tri to Bea Early 6-15-Thunder Reigns4-16-Essex Ferry 12-14-Smokin Racer 3-17-First Crack...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-1m; $16,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)1D It Wth Hnr (Trjll)4.602.602.106Stephen Got Bettr (Mngl)5.804.007Native Saint (Ayuso)5.20Scr: Jennifer's Romeo.* Exacta (1-6) $32.60 * $1 Superfecta (1-6-7-2) $452.00 * $1 Trifecta (1-6-7) $99.20Winner picked...
Sports Shorts
NCAA: SJU, Jaspers draw first-round foes St. John’s (37-21) will face East Carolina (35-22-1) on Friday at 1 p.m. in the opening round of NCAA baseball tournament. Also in the...
Hollywood Park Results
FIRST-6 1/2f; $24,000; cl($12,500); 3YO4Hdfnlstnght (Grc)5.803.402.806The Bien's Gift (Talamo)4.603.401Warren's Marshall (Flores)7.20* $1 Exacta (4-6) $13.10 * Quinella (4-6) $17.20 * $1 Superfecta (4-6-1-5) $454.60 * $1 Trifecta (4-6-1) $153.30SECOND-1 1/16m(T);...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m; $27,000; cl($16,000); 3upBONAROO was a gate to wire winner at this price at Keeneland and was claimed. FIERY...
Shackleford wins
It took a while, but the 2011 crop of 3-year-olds, derided as sub-par through the Triple Crown, has turned out to be very good indeed — as demonstrated by yesterday’s...
Tomorrow’s Arlington Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 1/2f; $11,500; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Everybody Lies(L),122QHamiltn3-4-2Dorris2 La Panchita(L),122F Torres4-8-6Mullins3 Emmy(L),122J Sanchez6-6-3Vander Salm4 Secret Glitter(L),122J Lantz8-9-2Salvino5 Michalina(L),122C Roman4-2-3Gore6 MarkThescrEvn(L),122E Perez7-2-6Perez7...
Belmont Park Charts
May 28th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf : Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m; $28,000; cl($14,000); 3upOff: 12:50. 5. vie btwn 5/16-upperTime: 23.25, 47.01, 1:11.15, 1:35.83, 1:42.38.Trainer: David Jacobson Scr:...
Hondo puts scratch on Tigers
Hondo went from sweep to swept as he negated Sunday’s double-gainer by losing yesterday with the D’backs and Dodgers to boost the debt back up to 1,675 loliches.Tonight, Mr. Aitch...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 29WEDMay 30THUMay 31FRIJune 1SATJune 2SUNJune 3MONJune 4YankeesL.A. Angels10:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AML.A.A. 10:05 YES WCBSNO GAMEDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:15 FOXWCBSDet. 1:05 YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBSMetsPhiladelphia7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMPhi.7:10SNYWFANNO GAMESt.L. 7:10 SNY WFANSt.L....
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogSPURS4 1/2ThunderNHL PlayoffsTomorrowFavoriteLineUnderdogKings$100-120DEVILSOdds to Win SeriesKings$150-170DevilsHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Phillies at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Tigers at Red Sox ESPN10 p.m.Yankees at Angels YES, WCBS (880 AM)NBA Playoffs9 p.m.Western Conference Finals: Thunder at Spurs, Game 2 TNT,...
Lack of nasal strips brings up 'Another' question
One of the many questions handicappers must ask before betting I’ll Have Another at 4-5 to complete his sweep of the Triple Crown in the June 9 Belmont Stakes is,...
Spurs may not steal all of the Thunder in this series
Some perspective and pragmatism might hit the spot following the Spurs’ methodical seminar against the Western Conference’s newest class of dilated pupils, who acted more like the Dunder, Blunder and...
Heat take Game 1 from Celtics
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade grabbed a rebound, turned and fired a 90-foot pass to LeBron James to set up one of the easiest scores the Miami Heat had all night....
Mets place Turner on the DL, call up Quintanilla
The backup of the backup of the backup will likely be the Mets’ starting shortstop tonight. Justin Turner (the backup of the backup) is headed to the disabled list with...
Yankees OF Gardner continues road back
ANAHEIM — Brett Gardner did some dry swinging with a bat yesterday in Tampa and didn’t have a problem with his strained right elbow. Gardner will eventually progress to batting...
Emrick calling a hockey game is a Doc holiday
While this column has spent years gushing geysers identifying Mike “Doc” Emrick as the best thing to happen to televised hockey since Bobby Orr crossed the blue line — and...
Ageless Brodeur still having fun in goal for Devils
The sounds of pucks clanging against the boards began a little before noon when the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils skated beneath huge white banners that read “STANLEY CUP...
Federer matches Connors
PARIS — Third-seeded Roger Federer defeated Tobias Kamke of Germany 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round at the French Open yesterday in Paris to tie Jimmy Connors’ Open-era record...
Fish has heart fix
Mardy Fish, who at No. 10 is the highest-ranked American on the ATP Tour, told USA Today he recently had a medical procedure to correct a heart problem. Fish, who...
Kerr’s fitting salute to local veterans
Cristie Kerr remembers the days when she was younger and her dad, a retired veteran of the Vietnam War, would be nearby in a deep sleep “shouting orders at people.”...
Rangers have to check price on scrappy Prust
The contract negotiations for Rangers winger Brandon Prust begin with the challenge of putting a number on the traits that are hardest to quantify. Prust, the hard-nosed and gritty player...
Rangers should hire Leetch to assist with power play
John Tortorella sure sounded as if he would enter the offseason with an open mind about the type of personnel he would be amenable to adding to the Rangers. “You...
Labor days ahead for NHL
With what seems to be a contentious oncoming labor negotiation between the players and NHL owners, Rangers union representative Brandon Dubinsky is hoping things get resolved in a timely fashion...
Rangers' Boyle was ‘a step slow’ after concussion
Brian Boyle almost balked yesterday when asked whether his playoffs would have been different if he had not suffered a concussion on a hit from the Senators’ Chris Neil in...
Ilya giving Devils money’s worth
If the Devils win four more games, the $100 Million Man will be proved worth every ruble. And imagine someone picking New Jersey over Los Angeles. The Devils’ Ilya Kovalchuk...
Angels' walkoff homer snaps Yankees' winning streak
ANAHEIM — Eight runs from a Yankees lineup wasn’t enough thanks to a miserable outing by Phil Hughes. If ever a game lined up for a win, last night’s matchup...
It’ll be hard for Mets to keep up good play
There were the Philadelphia 76ers in a Game 7 against the Celtics last week, one victory away from the Eastern Conference finals. Derrick Rose’s knee had crumbled against Philadelphia in...
Second to Nun
By the time she was 24, she was already comfortable walking the red carpet at the Oscars. Then, as abruptly as she started, she stopped. And the woman who starred...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYFIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7CHARLIZE THERON, REBECCA FERGUSON - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4AMY BRENNEMAN - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7ROBERT...
Shows that replaced Oprah doing better than her
Was it Oprah — or was it the time of day she was on — that made her so popular? A year after the queen of daytime ended her afternoon...
He fled abuse in New Jersey, made fortune. Now he’s back
Coming home to New Jersey brought back painful memories for ABC’s newest “Secret Millionaire,” Scott Jacobs. The famous commercial artist — whose paintings sell for up to $145,000 each —...
CNN’s latest plan
CNN is seeing its worst ratings in 20 years — but it has a plan, it seems, to turn things around. Two words: international news. The near-collapse of CNN has...
Cruisin’ with my baby
Being in the travel game, I have come to know (and actively envy) a few single mothers who make traveling with their kids look effortless. They post Facebook photos looking...
Stars on holiday
KATIE COURIC Aspen. I love Aspen in the summer! JANUARY JONES Santa Fe. I’d like to go to a beautiful spa. HOWIE MANDEL Italy. Lake Como is my favorite place....
Weird but true
He’s up for any challenge. David Hasselhoff claims he would have a hard time taking Viagra because it’s not a drug he can ever see himself needing. “I am anti-Viagra,”...
Iona Prep rebounds from Fordham loss, sweeps Spellman
Fred Gallo made it clear to his players exactly how he felt about their performance in a first-place tiebreaker game with Fordham Prep. “It was the worst performance by any...
Holy Cross bounces back from run-rule loss to even series with Molloy
It was just an hour earlier that Holy Cross was on the wrong side of a run-rule beatdown at Archbishop Molloy. The Knights then had to take the Grand Central...
PSAL Class A baseball quarterfinals preview
NYPost.com PSAL baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Tuesday’s Class A quarterfinals. All four matchups will be at neutral sites beginning at 3:30 p.m. SCHEDULE 3:30 p.m. – No....
Facing elimination, Murphy earns back ace tag, keeping Farrell alive
Mike Murphy came into this season as Monsignor Farrell’s ace. He wasn’t that when he took the mound with the Lions facing elimination. “Honestly,” coach Bob Mulligan said, “we didn’t...
World's most sophisticated cyber weapon burns computers in Middle East
Computer malware described as "the most sophisticated cyber weapon yet unleashed" has been uncovered in computers in the Middle East and may have infected machines in Europe, according to reports...