February 13, 2013
This week's calendar, Feb. 14 to 20
Thursday, Feb. 14 Keeping the Flame Alive Acclaimed speaker and sought-after consultant on interior-design business practices Mary Knackstedt understands that loving what you do and success go hand-in-hand. Her discussion...
J. Mendel
The Who: The blonde beauty, Katherine Heigl, shows up at yet another show, scoping out possible future awards show dresses. The What: The show notes explained the collection perfectly by...
Narciso Rodriguez
The Who: Jada Pinkett Smith and daughter Willow were sitting front row and commenting as looks went by. The What: Starting with signature black and white, Narciso quickly and boldly...
Barbara Tfank
The Who: A sophisticated group of editors and buyers came to quietly take in the collection. The What: While working on her fall pieces, Tfank found herself drawn to one...
JFK airport staffer allowed Kanye West and Kim Kardashian to sneak past security checkpoints
Celebrity lovebirds Kanye West and Kim Kardashian forced an airplane full of travelers to wait for takeoff at JFK after an airline employee allowed them to bypass security screening, sources...
NYRA begins search for Equine Veterinary Medical Director
A year after an epidemic of catastrophic breakdowns at Aqueduct led Gov. Andrew Cuomo to order an independent investigation into the horse fatalities, and eventually contributed to a state takeover...
Naeem Khan
The Who: Khan's pal Matt Damon sat front row with wife Luciana Barroso, a few seats away from NY Housewife Carole Radziwill. On the other side of the runway were...
WATCH: Teen wins Jeopardy! with epic prank
Heading into the final day of the "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament" Leonard Cooper was sitting in last place, but through a series of extremely unlikely events the young man was able...
MMA referee, judge training coming to New York with hopes to educate legislators
Sean Wheelock was cageside Thursday night when a controversial decision by a referee might have cost fighter Akop Stepanyan a victory and a chance to advance in the Bellator featherweight...
NYC homes damaged by Sandy should be reassessed now: Queens councilman
A Queens councilman today called on Mayor Bloomberg and the Department of Finance to immediately reassess Big Apple homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy following Monday’s Post report that revealed thousands...
Giants sign K Buehler with Tynes set to become free agent
Lawrence Tynes has as many memorable and historic kicks for the Giants than any kicker in their history but he is a free agent and there is no guarantee he...
Ex-Knicks guard Fields gets engaged to supermodel
Landry Fields makes his first return to the Garden as a member of the Raptors tonight and may have a new announcement to make. Fields has been dating supermodel, Elaine...
'Getaway driver' in Figoski slay, Michael Velez, cleared on all counts
Brooklyn jurors today cleared the man accused of acting as the getaway driver during a botched drug den robbery that led to hero cop Peter Figoski’s slaying. Michael Velez was...
Gen. Allen to withdraw from search for top NATO post: report
Gen. John Allen, the former commander of US forces in Afghanistan, reportedly ask to withdraw his name from consideration to be NATO commander, following being connected to but later cleared...
'Scarface'-quoting thug gets 42 years in prison for gunrunning
A gun-running thug who liked to quote from "Scarface" — and who was caught on police surveillance selling an AR-15-style assault rifle on a street corner in Chelsea — was...
Texas teacher suspended after lassoing student in class
He’d get an A for stupidity. A Texas history teacher has been suspended after lassoing a student during class, leaving the teen with bruises and rope marks around his neck....
VIDEO PREVIEW: Nets wrap up first half vs. Nuggets
Post reporter Tim Bontemps says the Nets' best chance against Denver is to play a slow-down style and work the ball into the post with Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson.The...
Jennifer Lawrence expected to beat Jessica Chastain for Best Actress Oscar: poll
Two rising Hollywood actresses are seen as front-runners for this year's Best Actress Oscar, with Jennifer Lawrence expected to steal the show from Jessica Chastain on awards night, a Reuters...
Fort Greene father and accused pimp pleads not guilty
Now he's an alleged Pimp Daddy on the Dole. Father of four William Thomas -- a Fort Greene, Brooklyn stroller dad who looks far more Yuppie than Pimpy -- pleaded...
Kerry says response to North Korea will send Iran a message
WASHINGTON — The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea's nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran, which is under scrutiny over its uranium enrichment program, Secretary...
House approves bill to allow houses of worship damaged by Sandy to receive federal disaster aid from FEMA
WASHINGTON — The House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to allow houses of worship damaged by Superstorm Sandy to receive federal disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The...
Two thugs get 50 years each for killing 13-year-old
A pair of Queens gangbangers were each sentenced to 50 years in prison today for gunning down an innocent 13-year-old boy as he walked home from school. “Jail is too...
Michelle Obama endorses 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama on Wednesday gushed over the Oscar-nominated film "Beasts of the Southern Wild," calling it one of the "most powerful and most important" movies in a long...
New audit of MTA shows $90M in unaccounted funds
Maybe the MTA isn’t so broke after all. A new audit found over $90 million in unaccounted funds that could have been used for the MTA’s operating budget. New York...
Alleged Baldwin 'stalker' mulling plea deal in harassment case
He's having a baby, and maybe losing a stalker. A plea deal is on the table for the shapely French Canadian blonde accused of sending creepy emails and texts to...
Meredith seen as lead suitor of Time Warner print titles
Time Warner is in talks to sell off the bulk of its Time Inc. magazine business, and industry sources say all signs point to Meredith Corp. as the lead suitor....
Yankees' Rivera to announce future plans before opening day
TAMPA -- If Wednesday was the final time Mariano Rivera participates in the first day of pitchers and catchers, the Yankees' closer did it with a brace on a surgically...
Kentucky's Noel out for season with torn ACL
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel is out for the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee. Noel tore his ACL on Tuesday night...
Three arrested in beating of naked 21-year-old
NEWARK, NJ — Three people are under arrest in New Jersey's largest city after a video surfaced that showed a naked young man being whipped because of his father's debt....
Dead Space 3 Review
If there is one thing that is readily evident when you fire up Dead Space 3, it is that the game remains true to the critically acclaimed form that made...
It's not a good day for another 'Die Hard'
‘Something stinks,” says Bruce Willis’ NYPD detective John McClane just before the first of several heavily telegraphed double-crosses are sprung in the Moscow-set “A Good Day To Die Hard” —...
Rookie golfer bitten by poisonous spider, digs out venom with tee, finishes round
Spiderman has the Green Goblin to deal with; Daniela Holmqvist just has greens. Holmqvist, a rookie golfer on the Ladies European Tour, was bitten by a poisonous spider on the...
Wilpon says Mets willing to increase payroll next offseason
PORT ST. LUCIE ---- Fred Wilpon is starting to talk like a potential big spender again.The Mets principal owner arrived at spring training Wednesday, excited about 2013, but also said...
Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson's love letters to be released on Valentine's Day
AUSTIN, Texas — The entire collection of nearly 100 love letters written between Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson during their 2½-month courtship in 1934 is being made available to...
Mt. Vernon man, accused in 3 killings OK'd to stand trial
Prosecutors say a man charged in three fatal stabbings has been found mentally competent for trial. The Westchester County district attorney's office says Lucius Crawford of Mount Vernon was examined...
Obama pushes for higher minimum wage on plant tour
ASHEVILLE, NC — President Barack Obama pushed for a higher minimum wage at a re-opened manufacturing plant Wednesday because he says Americans who work full time should not be in...
Treasury secretary nominee Jack Lew faces questions about his time at Citigroup during financial crisis at Senate hearing
WASHINGTON — Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for Treasury secretary, is urging Congress to avoid steep automatic spending cuts that are set to take effect on March 1, saying...
WATCH: Rangers’ Nash with incredible assist, shootout goal
Rangers star Rick Nash made two incredible plays in Tuesday night’s 4-3 shootout win over the Bruins. The winger set up the Rangers’ first goal with a pass to Carl...
Still dealing with father's death, Lavin won't coach St. John's vs. Louisville
Steve Lavin will not be on the bench Thursday when St. John’s visits Louisville, the school announced Wednesday.Lavin is still attending to family matters surrounding the Sunday morning death of...
John Thomas Financial CEO Belesis facing disciplinary action
Tommy Belesis, the founder of Wall Street brokerage firm John Thomas Financial, is facing disciplinary action from the industry’s watchdog. Belesis disclosed today that he has received a so-called Wells...
Ex-Nassau executive Thomas Suozzi will run to get old job back
Former Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi wants his old job back. The Democrat announced Wednesday that he plans to enter the race. He was narrowly defeated in a bid for...
ESPN's Kiper talks Jets' potential draft day scenarios
The NFL Draft season is about to kick into gear with next week’s NFL Combine. ESPN Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. conducted a conference call with media members Wednesday and...
Kids affected by Hurricane Sandy get holiday presents they wished for
Gift-giving startup Ziftit recently helped kids in the Hurricane Sandy-stricken Rockaways get the presents they really wanted for the holidays, a project that had an impact on the children and...
FOUR CORNERS: LeBron-Jordan comparisons unfair to each
LeBron James tweeted early Wednesday morning a message that makes a very important point within the basketball world.“I’m not MJ, I’m LJ,” James tweeted just hours after his sixth straight...
Lawyer convicted of murdering daughter, ex-girlfriend of former Knicks center Curry
CHICAGO — A jury has convicted a Chicago attorney of murdering former NBA center Eddy Curry's ex-girlfriend and infant daughter four years ago. Fredrick Goings showed no reaction when the...
Brooklyn prosecutor avoids jail after pleading guilty to assaulting EMT
A contrite Brooklyn prosecutor has taken a no-jail guilty plea today to drunkenly assaulting a female EMT worker in a moving ambulance last fall, telling a judge that he feels,...
'Outstanding busts' dismissed after topless 'performance artist' agrees to stay out of trouble
A "performance artist" arrested for walking bare-breasted up the center aisle of St. Patrick's Cathedral last year agreed in Manhattan Criminal Court today that she'll stay out of trouble for...
LIRR running extra eastbound trains ahead of tonight's potential snowstorm
The Long Island Rail Road is offering eight extra eastbound trains for people trying to get home before the next snowstorm. The extra LIRR service will run from roughly 2...
Living dead: Legendary polar bear Knut's pelt to be used on sculpture two years after death
Knut, a polar bear who rose to international fame as a tiny cub at the Berlin Zoo, is being resurrected after being dead for almost two years. The immensly popular...
Cruise ship stranded in Gulf of Mexico had prior mechanical trouble, Carnival cancels 12 more trips for ship
HOUSTON — The disabled cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico had mechanical problems last month that delayed its departure from Galveston on a previous voyage. Debbi Smedley was a...
Wrapping up Bourn and keeping out A-Rod
Here’s my column from Mets camp. From interacting with Mets fans yesterday, it seemed like the Bourn endeavor -- an incredible long shot, once you broke down the process of...
11 injured in Harlem bus accident
A car crashed head-on with a stopped MTA bus this morning after it collided with another car -- injuring 11 people, authorities said. The M10 bus was at a bus...
Ex-Sen. Huntley pleads guilty to covering up theft of funds from non-profit
Ex-Queens state Sen. Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty this morning to an additional state felony charge for her role in the theft of funds she steered to sham non profit group....
Lady Gaga unable to walk, postpones 4 shows
Lady Gaga says she's "heartsick" to postpone four shows after sustaining an injury that's left her unable to walk. A Tuesday news release says performances set for Feb. 13-14 in...
Yankees' Cervelli says he went to Biogenesis for foot injury, didn't receive PEDs
TAMPA -- While Francisco Cervelli understands his visit to Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in 2011 was a mistake, the catcher refused to go into much detail about what went on inside...
Boy, 13, critical after being struck by van in Brooklyn
A teenage boy is fighting for his life after being hit by a van in Brooklyn, authorities said. The 13-year-old was crossing against the light on Park Avenue and Cumberland...
WATCH: Will Ferrell works security at Lakers game
I am a security guard? That was the question someone must have written on "Anchorman" star Will Ferrell's imaginary teleprompter because the comedian dressed the part at last night's Lakers'...
VOTE: How many games will the Yankees, Mets win this year?
Joe Girardi suggested the Yankees were capable of winning 95 games again this year. Terry Collins wondered why the Mets could not be one of the surprise teams this year...
Coast Guard Academy workers busted for sex on the job
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The US Coast Guard Academy has disciplined a service member and five civilian employees for allegedly engaging in sex acts on campus and using government computers...
Armed suspect shot by cop in Brooklyn arrested, charged with weapon possession
The armed man who cops shot in Brooklyn after he turned his gun on officers was charged with weapon possession, police said. A sergeant and three officers spotted Alexis McIntyre,...
'Now is the time': Gabrielle Giffords and husband talk gun regulation in Vogue
TUCSON, Ariz. — Former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, talk about their continued push for gun regulation in the upcoming issue of Vogue magazine. The couple...
US retail sales up just 0.1 percent last month after higher taxes cut consumer paychecks
WASHINGTON — Americans barely spent more last month at retail businesses and restaurants after higher taxes cut their paychecks. The small increase suggests consumer spending may be weak in the...
Pope Benedict presides over Ash Wednesday services in last public Mass
VATICAN CITY — Starting his public farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services hours after a...
Business briefs
5-year high US markets reached their highest closes since 2007. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.3 percent to 14018.70, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 0.2 percent...
CEO vs. hedgie in Apple smackdown
The fight over Apple’s cash pile is starting to take its toll. Apple CEO Tim Cook yesterday characterized a lawsuit brought by hedge-fund honcho David Einhorn as a “silly sideshow”...
GE sells NBCUniversal stake, offices and studios to Comcast for $18B
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts hit the fast-forward button on his takeover of NBCUniversal. The cable company revealed yesterday it will pay $16.7 billion to buy out General Electric’s remaining 49...
NYT reporter hits back at Tesla CEO's 'fake review' accusations
Telling off and embarassing the billionaire know-it-all owner of Tesla Motors must feel as good as taking one of his Model S sedans for a spin. Or even better. Elon...
BuzzMedia in ad-sales pickle with AMI’s Pecker
There are signs of stress at BuzzMedia. The company bills itself as one of the top 40 websites in the country in terms of traffic, but it seems to have...
Red tape keeping Sandy victims from accessing relief funds: probe
Banks are sitting on more than $200 million in emergency relief funds earmarked for victims of Superstorm Sandy, a probe by New York’s insurance regulator has found. The results of...
Finale for funds of funds
The death march of the funds-of-funds industry continues. Funds of funds — vehicles that pool money to invest in a diverse basket of hedge funds — declined by $44.3 billion...
Kors profits take off; Coach hits the ditch
Fashion’s red-hot “affordable luxury” category has a new king. The fast-growing firm founded by Michael Kors — the baby-faced designer who recently stepped down as a longtime “Project Runway” judge...
Revel eyes restructuring
Struggling Atlantic City casino Revel has hired restructuring lawyers and bankers to consider options for reworking a heavy debt load, said people familiar with the matter.The Wall Street Journal reported...
Support for Dell buyout ebbing
There will be no bargain price for this Dell. The proposed buyout by Michael Dell of his namesake company for $13.65 a share is likely not going to get approved,...
Brill sold to tune of $185M
Eric Hadar has signed a contract to buy the Brill Building at 1619 Broadway for $185 million. The sellers are Ofer Yardeni and Joel Seiden’s Stonehenge Partners, along with Invesco...
Mike’s $1M LA class bet
Mayor Bloomberg is pumping $1 million of his own money into a Los Angeles campaign to elect school-board members there who support more rigorous teacher accountability, charter schools and other...
Gropez even 'ogled' a child: Accusation he made creepy comments on 14-year-old intern
There’s a creepy new accusation in the sexual-harassment probe of Assemblyman Vito Lopez — that he even leered at a 14-year-old intern and made comments about her sexy attire, sources...
Sandy one for the ages
Sandy was the deadliest hurricane to hit the Northeast in 40 years and the second-costliest in the nation’s history, according to the National Hurricane Center.The center released a report yesterday...
MTA slog on South Ferry reopening
The A train — which lost huge swaths of track to the Rockaways in Hurricane Sandy — should resume normal service in June, but the outlook for the restoration of...
‘Cannibal’ jury angst
Several jurors nodded grimly yesterday as they were picked to serve on the “cannibal cop” trial, while those who didn’t make the cut expressed relief afterward.“I know there’s smut out...
‘Land’ing a deal
The owners of the Marriott Marquis will get to buy the city-owned land under the Times Square hotel for a song — a mere $19.9 million, or just 10 percent...
NYC world of hurt: Some nabes’ slay rates like worst nations’
East Harlem and the nation of Brazil have something in common — and it has nothing to do with delicious food. The Manhattan neighborhood’s 21 murders per 100,000 residents mirrored...
Fatal fall on Brooklyn tracks
A Crown Heights woman died yesterday when she fell off the platform at the Utica Avenue/Eastern Parkway station into the path of an incoming No. 3 train, authorities said. Sheila...
Third time’s the charm for top dog
A little black dog with a bouncy step who barks in four languages was named America’s top dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show yesterday. Banana Joe (pictured), a...
State pulls a fa$t one
ALBANY — The state is diverting $8.5 million a year in speeding-ticket fees meant to fund spinal-cord research and using the money to balance the budget, The Post has learned.The...
Saks crash horror: Pioneer NY abort doc struck
An elderly doctor who co-founded one of New York’s first abortion clinics was fighting for his life yesterday after being run down by an out-of-control SUV on the sidewalk in...
Plans for cold Supe
Super Bowl Saturday?The NFL is so concerned about a winter storm ruining next year’s Super Bowl at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium that it has a contingency plan to move it...
Gay-slay probe
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the recent murders of three gay men in Queens and Manhattan to learn if there’s a link among them, law- enforcement sources...
Cops shoot gunman
Police shot an armed man in Brooklyn yesterday after he turned his gun on officers, cops said.The man tried to flee cops at 5:45 p.m. on Glenmore Avenue in East...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Two thieves are responsible for three burglaries in Gramercy and Flatiron, police said. The men, one pictured, first struck at 10 a.m. on Jan. 10, when they walked through...
Nuke nemesis
North Korea took a crucial step toward obtaining a nuclear bomb capable of hitting the United States yesterday when the outlaw nation conducted its third and most powerful atomic-weapons test....
Mob cop’s pension off limits to feds
The pension of a former NYPD detective who doubled as a Mafia hit man cannot be seized by the feds because it’s an accident-disability pension that’s legally exempt, officials said...
Snitch cooperating in federal drug probe gunned down
An informant aiding the feds in a New York drug probe was gunned down after he left a nightclub in Brooklyn last month, The Post has learned. The murder appeared...
Cops fume: Jury valued killer over Figoski
The tough Brooklyn cops who patrolled the mean streets of East New York with slain Detective Peter Figoski spoke out yesterday to condemn the watered-down verdict given to the evil...
Uh-owe! Tax rolls not holy correct
The Church of the Heavenly Rest on the Upper East Side has been tax-exempt for more than 80 years — but it still managed to turn up on the city’s...
Blown fracking deadline a pain in the ga$
ALBANY — The state will miss another deadline today to green-light fracking and end a four-year ban on the controversial process, which is seen as a bonanza for struggling upstate...
Courtney dodges a zing over her bling
Courtney Love has resolved her two-year battle of the bling with a jeweler to the stars. The confidential out-of-court settlement with Jacob & Co. over $100,000 worth of baubles that...
'We're having a baby!' Alec Baldwin's wife expecting
Alec Baldwin was never father of the year, but he’s giving it another shot. The “30 Rock” actor — who infamously called his daughter, Ireland, a “thoughtless little pig” —...
Bey watch babe
Beyoncé, fresh off winning her 17th Grammy Award, shimmies into the Ziegfeld Theater last night in a shimmering dress as she attends the premiere of her HBO documentary, “Beyonce: Life...
SI’er Molinari dumps Lhota
Staten Island GOP power broker Guy Molinari yesterday ditched Joe Lhota and threw his support behind Adolfo Carrión for the Republican mayoral nod.“I’m not going with Lhota,” Molinari said. “I’d...
E. End tax hike is a dune deal
A megarich bloc of Hamptons homeowners voted to fund a massive $25 million beach-replenishment project last week in a desperate bid to save their East End mansions from encroaching waters....
‘Cat’ pouncing on GOP lawsuit
Mayoral candidate and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis is footing the bill for a lawsuit brought by Queens GOP chairman Philip Ragusa.Ragusa is suing three councilmen from his own party over...
Police used incendiary tear gas before finding charred body in burned cabin where rogue cop was holed up
Cops fired incendiary tear gas into a suspected killer’s hideout, igniting an inferno that helped end one of the most intense manhunts in California history, officials said today. Christopher Jordan...
‘Cross’ words for Pope Benedict
The late Pope John Paul II’s secretary yesterday criticized papal successor Benedict XVI for being a quitter — noting that John Paul remained on the job while dying from the...
Belles to papa: Ta-tas!
Those naughty dames! A group of militant feminists yesterday cheered on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI by marching topless outside — and later, for a brief moment, inside —...
Just his way of making amends
Believe it or not, John Galliano's costume is not a mark of disrespect. The designer, who was disgraced for making Anti-Semitic remarks to a woman in a Paris café, donned...
Jew-bash designer Galliano's costume mocks faithful
Disgraced designer and convicted anti-Semitic ranter John Galliano ignited a new round of outrage yesterday — dressing like a Hasid to attend pal Oscar de la Renta’s Fashion Week show...
New GOP star’s counterattack
WASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio, the Republican Party’s newest standard-bearer, wasted little time in attacking President Obama’s call for government programs to spark the sluggish economy. “This opportunity, to make...
Welcome to fantasy world of gov’t as cure-all
Last night, Barack Obama told Congress that “The American people don’t expect government to solve every problem.” They might not expect it, but don’t worry, he’s got a plan for...
Obama hails big-spending fix for economy
WASHINGTON — President Obama confronted Congress with his plan for a second term in last night’s State of the Union Address — demanding action on a laundry list of progressive...
When helping kids threatens teachers
The New Jersey Education Association has declared war on two Newark charter schools, Merit Prep and Newark Prep. It sued to shut them down, but lost in court — so...
Who failed Chicago?
As her husband delivered his annual State of the Union Address last night, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the parents of an innocent teenage girl shot and killed by Chicago...
Panetta’s last stand: Showed O’s true priorities
The Issue: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s testimony regarding the administration’s response to Benghazi. *** Millions of Americans who read Michael Goodwin’s article “Nobody Wake Barack” (Feb. 10) must be just...
Cuomo’s calculus
Yesterday morning, an ad in the Des Moines Register warned Gov. Cuomo not to OK fracking in New York. Hours later, the state announced that it will miss a key...
A true American hero
The word “hero” is often overused, but it wasn’t on Monday, when President Obama conferred the Medal of Honor on former Army Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha for acts above and...
Sequester, Mr. President
America needs a sequester. That’s what we take from the State of the Union. Though President Obama ranged far and wide last night — touching on everything from immigration and...
An American divide
In an earlier era, Dr. Benjamin Carson’s speech before the National Prayer Breakfast last week would have been a really big deal rather than mere fodder for a brief squall...
Insane approach to fighting rape
The war on women is back, or so Democrats and the media tell us: Those male chauvinist House Republicans are holding up passage of the new Violence Against Women Act,...
Girls will be boys!
Last September, New York-based men’s designer Robert Geller requested a model to potentially cast in his upcoming show. When the 6-foot-2 catwalker with a square jaw, large neck tattoo and...
Fighting ‘Irish’ score in race-relations drama
It’s the 1950s, and a black family hopes to buy into an all-white neighborhood. No, the play this time isn’t “A Raisin in the Sun” or its modern-day theatrical riff,...
Skits ring a bell, still a sure thing
Three monkeys pounding on typewriters, in the hope they’ll eventually produce “Hamlet.” Leon Trotsky going about his day with an assassin’s ax in his head. A universal, nonsensical but familiar...
Simon’s falling in love with ‘X Factor’ musical
What better song for Simon Cowell to sing than “Falling in Love With Myself”? That’s the big second-act number in “The X Factor Musical,” which had an invitation-only workshop two...
A-Rod won’t rehab in Yankees camp, keeping circus under wraps
TAMPA — It’s very possible Alex Rodriguez will never come to spring training, but the Yankees insist they didn’t instruct him to stay away so he wouldn’t become a colossal...
Girardi sees 95 wins, but lack of depth could spell end of Yankees' era
TAMPA — The door to the Yankees clubhouse opened at 10 a.m. yesterday — essentially the start of their spring training — and, oh my gosh, Francisco Cervelli and Chris...
On defensive, Girardi backs Yankees' catching mix
TAMPA — Joe Girardi believes the Yankees can duplicate last year’s 95-win season and cop the AL East title. One of the reasons is that he believes Francisco Cervelli and...
Yankees' Gardner left in same spot
TAMPA — Brett Gardner still thinks of himself as a center fielder. “If we played a game today, I’d feel more comfortable running out to center field than I would...
Jeter, Rivera workouts can put Yankees at ease
TAMPA — Derek Jeter and the Yankees believe the shortstop will be ready for Opening Day against the Red Sox on April 1. That’s the plan for Mariano Rivera, too....
Jordan Classic all set
The NCAA Tournament ends April 8, but less than a week later, the tournament’s future stars will be on display in Brooklyn. The Jordan Brand Classic announced Tuesday its 22-player...
Madrid, Man. U collide
MADRID — Outwitting Alex Ferguson has never been so important for Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho as he potentially puts his short- and long-term future on the line in the...
Felix deal fit for King
Felix Hernandez and the Mariners reached an agreement on a contract that is expected to make him the highest paid pitcher in baseball. “I think it’s a great thing for...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m; $17,500; cl($10,000); 4up; (f&m)ARIEL’S BAY stalked the pace and finished third at this level going shorter when...
Tomorrow’s Gulfstream Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16m; $27,500; Soc($50,000): 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 a-LadyofSamari(L),119J Bravo5-6-4Garoffalo4-13 Kate's Holiday(L),112E Zayas3-7-8Wilson20-14 Courtney Ryan(L),119F Jara1-3-2Levy6-15 Three B's(L),114J Chamafi1-4-7Handy10-16 Ainsley(L),119J Rocco, Jr5-7-5Vitali6-11A...
Fair Grounds Charts
February 12th, 2013 Cloudy And Good.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $16,000; cl($15,000); 3YO; (f)Off: 1:02. Good. swung 5w 1/4,rallied Time: 22.66, 47.28, 59.82, 1:12.68. Trainer: Wesley HawleyWinner: DK B/ F,...
Affrunti at Tampa Bay Downs Graded Entries
FIRST-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($5,000); 4up4-Burley's Gold 5-22-Extra Exclusive 4-18-Plant City Red 10-13-DubaiDistinctin3-15-Retire to What 8-16-RoylRedSecret20-11-Jaranero 7-27-Ballado Alert 20-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $11,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3YO; (f)5-BigStruttinBrod5-23-Pretty Patsy 5-11-Go Marelin Go 15-14-Irony 12-17-WhskeyWether3-16-Blonde...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Kobe scores four points in Lakers’ win Dwight Howard had 19 points and 18 rebounds as the Lakers survived a four-point performance by Kobe Bryant for their eighth win...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-5 1/2f; $27,000; cl($16,000); 4up2Sk Stckhs (HrndzOrtg)24.409.404.604Talk of the Night (Arce)2.802.403Wardelle (Elliott)3.20Scr: Muffin Top.* Exacta (2-4) $94.00 * Trifecta (2-4-3) $493.80SECOND-1m; $24,000; cl($8,000); 4up2Party Nght (Surez)12.404.802.604Wils Reward (Castillo)4.402.201Shipwreckstreasure (Bisono)2.10Scr: Perky...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 1 1/16m; $17,500; cl($10,000); 4up; (f&m) ARIEL’S BAY stalked the pace and finished third at this level going...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 13 THUFeb. 14 FRIFeb. 15 SATFeb. 16 SUNFeb. 17 MONFeb. 18 TUEFeb. 19 Knicks Toronto7:30MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FM NO GAME NO GAME A.S. Skills/Dunk Contest8:30TNT A.S.Game8:00TNT NOGAME NO GAME...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Nebraska at Indiana BIG TEN7 p.m.Syracuse at Connecticut ESPN7 p.m.Miami (Fla.) at Florida State ESPN27 p.m.Oklahoma State at Texas Tech ESPNU7 p.m.DePaul at Notre Dame MSG Plus7 p.m.Fordham at...
Mets ace Santana knew of shutdown
PORT ST. LUCIE — Johan Santana, making his first appearance at Mets training camp, yesterday divulged the team planned all along last season to cut his campaign short. “At some...
Mets can learn from Rays' playbook
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Rays have written the book on how to build a young pitching staff, and the author of that work, executive VP of baseball operations Andrew...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogBOSTON COLL.7Wake ForestDayton3RHODE ISL.La Salle3ST. BONA.SAINT JOE’S3 1/2RichmondGEORGIA ST.10HofstraINDIANA23NebraskaMiami4 1/2FLORIDA ST.E. CAROLINA4UabBUTLER11 1/2CharlotteNOTRE DAME13 1/2DepaulN’EASTERN4 1/2DelawareWM & MARY8Unc Wilm.Okla. St.11 1/2TEXAS TECHSyracuse2 1/2UCONNXAVIER15FordhamMARSHALL13 1/2RiceMississippi2TEXAS A&MBWLNG GREENPickW. MichiganOhio9C. MICHIGANBUFFALO4ToledoAkron9 1/2E....
Tortorella: Rangers' extra-man penalties 'stupid'
BOSTON — There is no need to be a body-language expert or a master interpreter of literary symbolism to understand that Rangers’ coach John Tortorella has had just about enough...
Rangers blow 3-0 lead, beat Bruins in shootout
BOSTON — It will not be quite like this in the future, but rest assured, there likely will be a future involving these two teams. Last night at TD Garden,...
Olympics lay smackdown, eliminate wrestling
Tradition be damned. The International Olympic Committee made a shocking decision Tuesday to remove wrestling from the Olympic program for the 2020 Games, eliminating the storied sport featured since the...
Hurricanes snap Devils’ five-game winning streak
If you didn’t know it, you wouldn’t have been able to tell which team was playing for the second night in a row, and which team was coming in rested...
Cops: Bird’s son tried to run over his ex
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The son of NBA great Larry Bird has been arrested after police say he tried to run over his ex-girlfriend with a car. Conner Anthony Bird, 21,...
Jets would be interested in former Giants RB Bradshaw, if he came cheap
Ahmad Bradshaw is not eager to leave the area he has called his NFL home and he sees the Jets “right across the street.’’ Is it possible for the former...
Former adviser: Vince Young needed $300K loan for party
DALLAS — The former financial adviser for ex-NFL quarterback Vince Young said he arranged a seven-figure loan for Young during the 2011 lockout because the player wanted to throw himself...
Record night for LeBron
MIAMI — LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 30 points and shoot at least 60 percent in six straight games as the Heat beat the...
Nets look to enter break with win over Nuggets
In the wake of being blown out at home by the Spurs Sunday night and with difficult games at Indiana and home against Denver in front of them, it looked...
Woodson: No reason for Knicks to make trade
There have been rumors and gossip and trade reports for the Knicks, as there always are when the NBA schedule gets to within a slingshot toss of the trade deadline....
Knicks' Anthony won’t concede MVP to 'unbelievable' LeBron
Carmelo Anthony has been the offensive shoulder — and back, knees and intestines — the Knicks have leaned upon all season. With the Knicks flirting with the top spot in...
Way too early for Knicks to give up on Shumpert
Practice was over. At least technically it was. But the teaching continued. Iman Shumpert, Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire and coaches Mike Woodson and Herb Williams remained on the court at...
Parnell in as Mets closer while Francisco sits
PORT ST. LUCIE — For openers, the Mets will prepare a potential new closer. When the team’s pitchers and catchers take the field today for their first official workout of...
Without Bourn, Mets still have plenty of outfield options
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets have only slightly fewer possible outfield combinations than a Rubik’s Cube heading into spring workouts. With the team’s failed pursuit of Michael Bourn —...
Collins offers positive outlook despite Mets facing long odds
PORT ST. LUCIE — If you squint hard enough — and, gosh, don’t hurt yourself — you can listen to Terry Collins speak, read his words, and envision: “Well, probably...
Yankees could be giving A-Rod the Kevin Brown treatment
TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez has been called many bad words, particularly in the aftermath of the latest accusations involving use of illegal performance enhancers. Cheater. Fraud. Scourge. And more. But...
Starr Report
Phil McGraw made a lot of hay with the bizarre Manti Te’o saga. McGraw’s Feb. 3 show, in which he interviewed Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, snared big numbers for “Dr. Phil.” That...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYJILLIAN MICHAELS, STEVE HARVEY, SOLEIL MOON FRYE - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4BETTY WHITE, VALERIE BERTINELLI, WENDIE MALICK - The Doctors, 9 a.m., Ch. 2JOSH DUHAMEL, ANTHONY EDWARDS, JILLIAN MICHAELS...
Brand Mandela
Believe it or not, there’s actually a reality show about celebrity sisters with a clothing line who aren’t named Kardashian. “Being Mandela,” airing Sunday nights at 9 on NBC’s Cozi...
Jenni’s reality show lives on
The reality show Latina singer Jenni Rivera was shooting when she was killed in a plane crash last December is going on as planned — using footage from right up...
Oprah dropping out of movie business
Oprah Winfrey is shutting down her film company. Harpo Films, which made the the 2007 Denzel Washington movie “The Great Debaters” as well as a string of TV movies including...
‘Wars’ tragic star
Mark Balelo, a recurring cast member of A&E’s “Storage Wars,” was found dead at his home in Simi Valley, Calif. on Monday. He was 40. Balelo was arrested last weekend...
50 ways to ‘freak’ out your lover
Nothing says “I love you” on Valentine’s Day like sideshow freaks, felons, crazies and Krazy Glue. Just in time for romance’s big day, two equally bizarre shows debut tomorrow night...
That’s ‘Rich’
Get ready for more “Champagne wishes and caviar dreams.” “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” the long-running show hosted by Robin Leach, which documented the lives of the fabulously wealthy,...
Fashion buzz: Falling for fashion
Sound the alarms! Style expert Mary Alice Stephenson was at Saturday’s Hervé Léger show, telling seatmates she had a model pass out into her arms at a preview. Another walking...
Thrills down to the Marrow
The city’s best new dish is a mushroom. That’s singular: exactly one whole hen o’ the woods at The Marrow, where the mammoth specimen resembles the moon but seems to...
Weird but true
A politician wants to put more evening sunshine in the Sunshine State. A Democratic Florida state legislator who dislikes earlier winter sunsets has introduced a bill to keep the state...
St. John's Lavin thanks well-wishers after father’s death
St. John’s coach Steve Lavin released a statement Tuesday night thanking well-wishers for their condolences over the loss of his father, Albert ‘‘Cap’’ Lavin, who passed away Saturday night into...
Rutgers gets ugly win over Seton Hall
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — From Eli Carter’s bone-headed layup attempt to Brian Oliver’s late turnover, from Rutgers’ bricked free throws in the waning seconds to Seton Hall’s missed heave at the...
Beloved Bay Ridge bakery 'Leske's' expands to Park Slope
How sweet it is on Fifth Avenue!Leske’s Bakery has been a Bay Ridge favorite for 51 years, and the confections king today expanded operations by opening a second shop in...
Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans
WASHINGTON — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the...
Brooklyn perp shot after pulling gun on cops
A man was shot by police today in Brooklyn after he turned a gun on the officers, cops said. The man, 31, tried to flee when police responded to a...
Window washer left hanging sues scaffolding company
A window washer who was left dangling at a 45-degree angle from a midtown high rise last summer is suing the scaffold company and the building for multiple injuries he...
J.Crew
The Who: Scott Schuman of The Sartorialist and all the ladies and gentlemen that he has already or will soon be shooting for his blog (probably wearing the clothing on...
Vera Wang
The Who: Vera Wang is a big name designer, so it only makes since that big name celebrities would be sitting front row and Jada Pinkett Smith and John Legend...
Rodarte
The Who: The front row was just as eclectic as the brand’s aesthetic: rocker Kim Gordon, hipster photog Terry Richardson, and a smartly dressed David Karp (he’s the founder and...
