April 18, 2013
GAMETRACKER: Diamondbacks at Yankees
Phil Hughes will try to recover from his early struggles Thursday night against the visting Diamondbacks. The Yankees, on the other hand, are doing fine -- winners of three in...
Man who 'bought' iPhone from 3-year-old for $2: 'I f---ed up'
A homeless man accused of snatching an iPhone from a 3-year-old boy in Greenwich Village told cops the tyke sold him the phone fair and square -- for $2. "Yeah,...
Cop arrested for identity theft, filing fraudulent tax returns for 'clients'
A NYPD officer who moonlighted as a tax preparer was arrested by IRS agents today and charged with identity theft and filing fraudulent returns for customers. Jonathan Wally, a 10-year...
Jets to open season vs. potential Revis landing spot Tampa Bay: report
The NFL appears to have a good sense of humor … and drama.According to USA Today, the Jets will open the 2013 season with a game against the Buccaneers at...
New Browns owner's company has been engaged in fraud for 'many years': report
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse for Browns fans.New owner Jimmy Haslam’s travel center company has been committing fraud for “many years” – and Haslem knew all about...
Mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis uses Boston attack to push pro-cop agenda
Republican John Catsimatidis campaign yesterday used the Boston terror attack to promote his pro-cop positions. “This week’s terror attack in Boson brings further importance to John’s support to continue the...
Orthodox Jewish man takes plea deal, admits to raping 15-year-old boy
An Orthodox Jewish man accused of raping a young Brooklyn boy in a ritual bath pleaded guilty today in an agreement that will likely get him five years in prison...
Yankees' A-Rod suggested German stem cell procedure to UFC president
Alex Rodriguez might not be helping the Yankees much these days. But he did UFC president Dana White a serious solid recently.The star third baseman, out until midseason recovering from...
Foot injuries to Jeter, d'Arnaud alter seasons of Yankees, Mets
There is the baseball season you imagine, and the one we actually get. We imagined Derek Jeter coming back to defy age again, to be, you know, Derek Jeter. In...
FBI releases photos, video of Boston Marathon bombing suspects
The FBI today released pictures and video picture of two men -- carrying backpacks though the Boston Marathon crowd -- and identified as “suspects” in the deadly bombing. One suspect...
NFL MOCK DRAFT: Round 1, Picks 16-20
With the NFL Draft less than two weeks away, The Post will have you covered with news, updates and mock drafts leading up to Draft Day on April 25 16....
Yankees' Jeter has fracture in ankle, out until after All-Star break
Derek Jeter has a small crack in his injured ankle, and is expected to be out until at least the All-Star break, according to Yankees GM Brian Cashman.Jeter flew to...
REVIEW: Metz at Bowery Ballroom
Do you prefer it when a band makes you feel a) happy, b) sad, or c) like you’re being smashed over the head repeatedly with an iron bar?If it’s one...
Melendez on UFC championship fight: 'I could have been holding this title for awhile'
Gilbert Melendez believes he could have – maybe even should have – been the UFC lightweight champion awhile agoFor years, Melendez has watched from afar. He’s seen fighter after fighter...
Rockies ice Mets with temperatures in the 20s
DENVER — If the Mets kissed the ground after arriving home early this morning, they are excused. But even if they are done with snow and Siberian temperatures for this...
Middle school girl beaten savagely by older girls in Astoria Park
A middle school girl was stomped on, dragged by the hair and slugged by several vicious older girls, as a screaming pack of teens raged through Astoria Park last week,...
Giants punter uses replica Super Bowl trophy to inspire students
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A New York Giants punter has loaned his replica of the Lombardi Trophy to Terre Haute's schools in hopes of inspiring students to reach for their...
Former justice of the peace charged with murder in slain Texas DA case
KAUFMAN, Texas — A former justice of the peace has been charged with capital murder in the slayings of a North Texas district attorney and his assistant who prosecuted him...
There's an app for that: New tech helps Icelanders avoid accidental incest
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — You meet someone, there's chemistry, and then come the introductory questions: What's your name? Come here often? Are you my cousin? In Iceland, a country with a...
Tom Cruise is reduced to playing Wall-E in so-so sci-fi flick ‘Oblivion’
In “Oblivion,” Tom Cruise plays a post-apocalyptic handyman who listens to ’60s tunes, hangs around on a space station and lovingly brings an Earth plant to his girlfriend. So “Top...
Reese: We can’t assume Cruz will be on Giants' roster
Eli Manning is not staring at the door inside Timex Performance Center anticipating Victor Cruz will walk through any time soon.“I have a feeling I’ll see Victor here when the...
Two men probed in Boston Marathon bombings cleared by investigators
Investigators have now cleared the two men whose pictures were circulated last night in an email among law enforcement officials, sources told The Post today. Authorities determined neither had any...
Yankees prospect Heathcott returns from stiff neck
Outfielder Slade Heathcott, the Yankees system's No. 2-ranked prospect, has had trouble staying on the field as a minor leaguer, topping out at 351 plate appearances in his three full...
'Elvis' impersonator who allegedly sent poison to Prez charge; thought he had uncovered conspiracy to sell body parts
CORINTH, Miss. — A Mississippi man charged with mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black...
Copeland could start for Prigioni; Amar'e expected to miss Knicks first-round series
With point guard Pablo Prigioni seemingly unlikely to play in Game 1 Saturday vs. Boston because of a sprained ankle, Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Chris Copeland is a strong...
Upstate man accused of threatening politicians on Facebook in federal court
WHITE PLAINS — The two sides are still talking, but there's been no plea bargain yet for a man accused of making death threats on Facebook against prominent politicians. The...
Mets catching prospect d'Arnaud breaks foot
DENVER -- Travis d'Arnaud wasn't expected to join the Mets before early summer, but that timetable would appear in jeopardy after the stud catching prospect sustained a non-displaced fracture of...
Bontemps' NBA awards voting: Heat's LeBron should be MVP, Knicks' JR Sixth Man of Year
With the season over, it’s awards time in the NBA. So, with that said, here is a list of my choices for each of the six individual awards that the...
WATCH: Storm rips opens Chicago sinkhole; driver injured
CHICAGO — A rainstorm pummeling the Chicago area ripped open a sinkhole Thursday that swallowed three cars, injuring one driver badly enough that he had to be hospitalized. Blasts of...
Mets' Collins backtracks from Wheeler 'soon' comments
Terry Collins says his comments on WFAN about Zack Wheeler on Wednesday were misconstrued -- and that his and the Mets organization's view of the word "soon" is different than...
Jordan agrees to become next Rutgers coach: reports
Eddie Jordan and Rutgers have come to an agreement in principle for him to become the school's next men's basketball coach but before an announcement can be made the school’s...
Bad starts, Sabathia’s velocity and K-Rod
Off last night’s Yankees game, I wrote this column about how important the team’s respectable start has been. Of course, it’s only 13 games for the Yankees, who are 8-5...
Twitter launches music service
LOS ANGELES — Twitter has launched a service that lets people find music they like and tweet songs from iTunes, Spotify and Rdio. Twitter said in a blog post that...
Judge OKs Atlantic City casino Revel's bankruptcy plan
CAMDEN, NJ — Revel is having much more success in bankruptcy court than it is at the slot machines and card tables. A bankruptcy court judge on Thursday gave final...
Bloomberg calls Senate gun vote 'a disgrace'
Mayor Bloomberg is calling the defeat of gun restrictions in the Senate "a disgrace." Bloomberg said Thursday that "children lost" because of Wednesday's vote rejecting an expansion of background checks...
Disney begins crackdown on 'Song of the South' bootlegs
Back on April 7, I wrote that the normally litigious Disney has apparently been ignoring copies of the controversial "Song of the South'' (1949) uploaded to YouTube since at least...
'GMA' host Robin Roberts hospitalized again
Robin Roberts spent two days in the hospital fighting off an infection as part of her recuperation from a rare blood disease, and is off "Good Morning America" this week...
POST-CAST: Breen previews Knicks-Celtics, talks his beloved Mets with Vaccaro, Hale
MSG/ABC play-by-play man and die-hard Mets fan Mike Breen previews the Knicks-Celtics playoff series with Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and reporter Mark Hale in this week's edition of the Post-Cast....
Paul McCartney to perform at Barclays Center
A Beatle is coming to Brooklyn! Barclays Center officials announced today that Paul McCartney will bring his “Out There” tour to the borough’s sparking new arena this summer. He’s set...
Officials probe ammonium nitrate-filled rail car near Texas plant; force of deadly blast shocks community
When the fertilizer plant exploded in West, Texas last night "it was like a small nuke," said a senior Obama administration about the force of the explosion and the damage...
Knicks playoff schedule, results
The Knicks beat the Celtics in six games to advance to the second round, but lost to the Pacers. SECOND ROUND -- Pacers beat Knicks 4-2 Game 1 - Pacers...
Zumba prostitute saw 5 johns a day, took 15 min breaks
ALFRED, Maine — A fitness instructor who ran a prostitution operation out of her Zumba dance studio had as many as five clients a day and wanted her business partner...
Unemployment aid applications rose to 352,000 last week
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits increased just 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 352,000. The slight gain kept applications at a level consistent with solid...
Pepsi's first-quarter profit beats Wall Street expectations
PepsiCo is selling more its snacks and drinks around the world, even as the maker of Frito-Lay, Tropicana and Quaker Oats tries to figure out how to sell more soda...
LI man arrested at NY-Canada border
A man was arrested at the New York-Canadian border in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident on Long Island. State police say Sylvestro Liotta of Central Islip was arrested Wednesday...
Verizon profit up 16 percent; beats analysts' estimates on earnings but falls short on revenue
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. hit a 12-year high Thursday after it posted another quarterly report that showed its wireless revenue rising at a rate that's the envy of the...
Morgan Stanley profit dips but beats Wall Street expectations
After getting bludgeoned in the financial crisis, Morgan Stanley is staking its future on the steadier, if less spectacular, business of wealth management. In the first quarter, the strategy looked...
Obama, officials honor victims of Boston Marathon terror attack at interfaith service
President Obama delivered a powerful eulogy for Boston Marathon bombing victims today and told terrorists “they picked the wrong city” to try to break American resolve. Obama addressed an interfaith...
Nokia cuts losses but sales continue to plummet
HELSINKI — Nokia continues to take a hammering in the smartphone market, with sales for the handset maker falling by 20 percent in the first three months of the year....
Korean woman claims CVS worker mocked her on receipt: lawsuit
BELMAR, NJ — A woman of Korean descent who claims a worker at a CVS in southern New Jersey used a phrase mocking Asians to identify her on a store...
Book of interviews with Pope Francis to be released at end of month
A book of interviews with the future Pope Francis will be coming out in English at the end of the month. "Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio" is scheduled for...
Reflecting on the 1947 Texas City disaster
Texas has experienced the thick smoke plumes and twisted carnage before. The images emerging from Wednesday's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas are reminiscent of the Texas City disaster -...
Nets playoff schedule, results
The Nets lost in seven games to the Bulls in the first round of the NBA playoffs.Bulls beat Nets 4-3 Game 1: Nets 106, Bulls 89Game 2: Bulls 90, Nets...
Social media reaction to Texas explosion
A difficult week carried further sadness Wednesday, after a fertilizer plant exploded in the town of West, Texas, killing an unknown number of residents and injuring dozens more. That explosion...
Yankees rally past Diamondbacks on Hafner pinch-hit homer
The loud sound that filled a half-empty Yankee Stadium immediately let those who remained know the home team was going to present Mariano Rivera with a one-run lead to work...
Yankees on deck vs. Diamondbacks
TONIGHT — 7:05 RHP Phil Hughes (0-2, 10.29) vs. LHP Patrick Corbin (2-0, 1.50) Game on YES, WCBS (880 AM) Three-game series at Toronto starts tomorrow night. INSIDE MATCHUPS YANKEES:...
Injuries not major concern as long as Yankees keep winning
Imagine how tense life at Yankee Stadium could be right now. Envision what we would be discussing if the Yankees’ 1-4 start had kept snowballing. Mark Teixeira, with some prompting,...
Mets on deck at Rockies
TODAY — 3:10 p.m. LHP Jon Niese (2-0, 3.57) vs. RHP Jon Garland (1-0, 3.75) Game on SNY, WFAN (660 AM) INSIDE THE MATCHUPS METS: Niese picked up his second...
Red Bulls' Juninho kicks ball at KC keeper, sees red
No picture encapsulated the Red Bulls’ mounting frustration any clearer than Juninho kicking the ball at Sporting KC keeper Jimmy Nielsen in the waning moments on last night’s 1-0 loss....
Fairway has a tasty first day at market
As far as Wall Street is concerned, Fairway really is a “super” market. Shares of the gourmet Manhattan grocer — known for its rock-bottom prices on high-end foods — soared...
Business briefs
Stock dropUS stocks fell in a broad market sell-off yesterday, led by a sharp fall in Apple shares on worries about slowing demand for its products and weaker-than-expected Bank of...
Hedgie playing hooky
Dan Loeb can’t take the heat. The billionaire hedge-fund manager pulled out of a panel discussion at a national conference of institutional investors today in Washington to avoid getting quizzed...
Auteur, auteur! Which movies make the ‘cut’?
So, you think you know about movies! Well, how about ones that haven’t been released yet? The Tribeca Film Festival, which starts today and runs until April 28, will show...
TV on the Amazon
Jeff Bezos is getting into the TV game — not just selling them at his Amazon.com store but producing television pilots. The giant online retailer is expected to post eight...
Aereo huffing on nets’ ‘bluffing’
Aereo boss Chet Kanojia is skeptical broadcast networks will go cable-only just to stymie his company’s ability to stream their over-the-air signal to paying customers. “Are they bluffing?” Kanojia asked...
Mattel earns ‘Monster’ $$
Mattel gained the most in more than three months after the world’s largest toymaker reported profit and revenue that beat estimates, led by demand for Monster High and American Girl...
Stoolie turns up heat on Steve
More bad news has landed at the doorstep of billionaire hedge-fund honcho Steven Cohen. Cohen, who just had his ex-wife’s racketeering lawsuit against him revived, learned yesterday that a former...
Borrow, bounce & belittle
You’d think you could trust Uncle Sam. Some borrowers compensated under settlements reached between top banks and US regulators earlier this year got stiffed with bounced checks, the Federal Reserve...
Apple shares fall below $400 for first time since '11
Apple shares slid below $400 yesterday for the first time since December 2011, as investors braced for the company’s first quarterly profits decline in a decade. The tech giant reports...
Ads key in on tweets
Twitter has introduced a feature that will let advertisers reach users based on keywords in their postings, expanding the tools available to marketers on the microblogging site.Keyword targeting will make...
Amex Q1 growth isn’t in the cards
Too many card members are leaving home without them.That’s the takeaway at American Express Co., whose first-quarter revenue missed analysts’ expectations. Shares were off 46 cents to $64.13; they are...
Dish’s Sprint bid picks up speed
Dish Network’s $25.5 billion proposal to take over Sprint Nextel is better than a board-endorsed offer by Softbank Corp., investor Omega Advisors said yesterday, joining billionaire John Paulson in praising...
Juicy work stain
Staffers at Juicy Couture stores say they’re getting seriously squeezed. A worker group said it plans to hold a protest this morning at Juicy Couture’s Fifth Avenue flagship, charging that...
BofA Q1 has bad mtge. hangover
Bank of America’s revenue fell across almost all its businesses in the first quarter, and the bank was hit yet again by mortgage-mess cleanup costs, showing the difficulties Chief Executive...
Brooklyn bump
It’s something of a swan story. Back in the bad old days, four years ago when the economy was tanking, a lot of new developments suffered. But some buildings had...
Just sold!
Manhattan EAST VILLAGE $346,000 226-230 E. 12th St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 400 square feet, with beamed ceilings, windowed bath and parquet floors; building features laundry and bike room. Maintenance $894,...
Sounding off
I live in a rental building, and the owner of the property has a home office directly above me. Unfortunately, he has no rug to absorb the loud sounds of...
Tuned in
Jamie Bernstein was hoping for harmony. It was 2000, and the concert narrator and broadcaster, who’s the daughter of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein, had just separated from her husband and was...
The ex files
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni are eager to sell their triplex maisonette at 170 E. 78th St. The actors, who got divorced in 2011, have just lowered the price on...
City on brink of worker health cri$is
The cost of health-insurance coverage for city employees will hit $6.3 billion this year and is rising by an unsustainable 10 percent a year, Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway warned yesterday.In...
Obama goes down to defeat in gunfight
WASHINGTON — The Senate dealt a crippling blow to President Obama’s promise to enact sweeping gun control in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school massacre when lawmakers yesterday rejected...
All aboard the Hamptons express
For the first time, the MTA will run nonstop train service from Penn Station to Westhampton on summer Friday nights — zooming passengers across Long Island in as little as...
Artist dies in E. Village fire
An elderly East Village artist known for her giant abstract bronze sculptures died in a fiery apartment blaze sparked by smoking in bed, a police source said yesterday. Mary Lincoln...
This lawyer turned down $8M... and got them $130M
A lawyer who took heat for turning down an $8 million settlement in a medical-malpractice suit — only to lose at trial — became a hero when he scored a...
Integrity stripped: $2M suit
A globe-trotting male exotic dancer whose stage name is “Punisher” has slapped NBC with a $2 million lawsuit, claiming the Peacock Network tanked his career by using his trademarked photograph...
Guilty in mob hit
She waited more than three decades for justice, and yesterday, Catherine Godkin finally got to see the mobster who murdered her husband held accountable. Sitting in a Brooklyn federal courtroom...
Rocker’s ex sues in assault
The ex-girlfriend of Nickelback’s lead singer claims her former beau dragged her into the hallway in her nightclothes and beat her last April, according to a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit....
Cabbies ‘taken for a ride’
A yellow-cab group claims it was slapped with $11,000 in bogus penalties after it refused to drop a lawsuit against the city over the Taxi of Tomorrow, according to a...
Son’s bad bet
A young Upper East Side art dealer accused of leading a high-stakes betting ring was literally playing with house money — willing to wager away the prestige of his family’s...
Wild wagers of accused gambling-ring bigs
Is there anything these clowns won’t bet on?Several men charged in the high-end gambling ring that allegedly attracted players such as actor Leonardo DiCaprio have a history of wacky wagers.The...
Truck-vendor food fight
The City Council is battling with mobile food vendors, casting them as unlawful businesses and demanding the city dictate where they sell their grub.Councilman Dan Garodnick, who represents the Upper...
NYC immig bonus: more tourist $$!
WASHINGTON — The Big Apple’s economy could get a shot in the arm under the Senate immigration bill, which would make it easier for more visitors to enter the United...
Brits bid ‘ta-ta’ to Thatcher
Britain gave Margaret Thatcher its grandest political funeral in half a century — since the death of Winston Churchill — as the “Iron Lady’s” flag-draped coffin was borne through central...
Coney hosp big took doc gifts
The former director of Coney Island Hospital has agreed to pay a $6,000 fine for accepting gifts from a doctors’ group that provided clinical staff to the hospital, officials said...
Teachers in ‘boy toy’ probe
Two female Long Island high-school teachers were abruptly yanked from their classrooms Monday after being accused of inappropriate contact with two of male students, sources said. Sachem HS North business...
‘It was like a bomb’
A fertilizer plant erupted in a massive fireball in Texas last night, killing an unconfirmed number of people and injuring “hundreds” as the explosion ripped through a rural town near...
Next stop: Ea$y street
TriBeCa is home to the city’s three “richest” subway stations — where straphangers who live nearby boast a median annual income of $205,192, a new study shows. Residents living near...
Pol ‘red storm’
St. John’s University has selected Rep. Peter King to be the commencement speaker, but not everyone is rolling out the red carpet.Some students are upset over King’s statements about Muslims...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A cruel prankster left a fake bomb on the doorstep of a retired firefighter in Bay Ridge less than two days after the terror attack at the Boston Marathon....
Learn ABC’s – & IBM’s
At least a half-dozen companies got an unexpected boost in marketing their brands to New York’s children this week — with free product placement on the state’s English exams. Teachers...
‘Bump’ in revenue for Coney cars
This takes pay-one-price to a whole new level. Coney Island’s Eldorado Auto Skooter is offering what amounts to a season-long lease of its bumper cars for $2,500. The fee lets...
Bid for ‘silence’ in school
A city councilman has a quirky idea to ask schools to institute a daily moment of silence so students can meditate and reflect on their day.Lew Fidler (D-Brooklyn), who is...
Too handsome for own good
Three men were deported from Saudi Arabia — because they were declared “too handsome” for the Muslim country.The men were visiting the Middle Eastern kingdom from the United Arab Emirates...
NY bike tour nixes fireworks out of respect
The Five Boro Bike Tour has done away with towering pyrotechnics at the starting line for this year’s ride, out of respect for the Boston Marathon victims.“We felt it was...
Bx. idiots beat up ‘Arab’ in revenge
A Bangladeshi man out for dinner at a Bronx restaurant was viciously beaten hours after the Boston Marathon bombing by thugs who called him “a f--king Arab” before pummeling him...
Cuisine lover savored US life
The petite Boston University grad student killed at the marathon was a fun-loving foodie who posted pictures of her meals online to assure her family back in China she was...
Authorities circulate photos of two men spotted carrying bags near site of Boston bombings
UPDATE: Two men probed in Boston Marathon bombings cleared by investigators Investigators probing the deadly Boston Marathon bombings are circulating photos of two men spotted chatting near the packed finish...
Making toxin is easy as beans
Ricin is one of the most deadly — and easiest to make — of the world’s super poisons. It comes from the waste left when the seeds of castor beans...
‘Elvis’ charged with threatening President Obama and others, faces 15 years prison for ricin scare
WASHINGTON — The troubled Mississippi Elvis impersonator arrested yesterday for allegedly sending a poison-laced letter to President Obama has officially been charged with threatening the President and two other officials....
Dog off hook in bike hit
A dog can be made to obey many commands — but traffic laws are not among them, a New York appeals court has found. Lena, a shepherd mix, was not...
Hidden-gun trick fails
A clueless tourist claiming to be a cop asked 9/11 Memorial security if he could bring in his gun — and when they said no, he hid it under a...
‘What. I drink every day!’
He’s accused of driving rip-roaring drunk through the gate of a Rockefeller Center parking garage and nearly toppling 12 stories worth of scaffolding, but the 88-year-old boss of one of...
Fake fix for NY pols
New Yorkers should be outraged by the latest examples of city and state politicians being accused of bribery. Having been a member of the Legislature for 16 years, I’ve always...
Terror in Beantown: catch those cowards
The Issue: The explosions at the Boston Marathon, which killed three and injured over 170 people. *** Cities like Boston and New York are tough. We will get together and...
Superman’s day
Today we celebrate the 75th anniversary of a true American hero: Superman. Though he was born of the imagination of two Cleveland teenagers, everyone knew Superman’s Metropolis was New York...
Weiner’s windfall
What exactly did Anthony Weiner mean when he told The New York Times, “It’s now or never for me, in terms of running for something”? Here’s our guess: Weiner realizes...
Weed it and reap
Who says union leaders never tell the truth? Labor bosses from the food industry were pushing a bill in Albany this week to legalize pot for medicinal use — and...
Tale of two terrorists
Somewhere near Boston early Monday morning, he packed a bomb in a bag. It was by all accounts relatively crude — a pressure cooker, explosives, some wires, ball bearings and...
‘Collapse’ crumbles under the weight of too many far-fetched subplots
The downtown actress Hannah Cabell is a whiz at physical comedy, especially when it’s driven by manic desperation. This comes in handy in Allison Moore’s new play, “Collapse,” in which...
A very ‘Oy vey!’ holiday
If you’re a glass-half-full kind of person, you may see Richard Greenberg’s “The Assembled Parties” as warmly catering to the Manhattan Theatre Club’s audience. If your glass is half-empty, you...
Ballet Hispanico's season opener is not enough for a meal
A triple tapas plate of Spanish choreography, Ballet Hispanico’s program Tuesday recalled the old joke about Chinese food: An hour later, you are hungry again. For the opening of its...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $51,000; alw; 3YO(f)LENDEROFLASTRESORT pressed the pace and finished second this distance and level in first start since...
Lawyer: Rodriguez wants camera on Vyjack
New York-based trainer Rudy Rodriguez was hauled before the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday to plead his case on why he should be licensed to saddle his 3-year-old gelding...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $22,000; cl($12,500); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 A. F. Hennessey(L),119K Coa1-2-3Parisella2-12 Luxury Appeal(L),122L Saez5-9-2Gullo7-23 Firstbellathnkk(L),115M Franco7-8-7Barrera30-14 Handy Andy(L),124J Chamafi5-1-6Badgett8-15 Tycoon Cat(L),122SCamchJr3-5-3Granville8-16 Superiority(L),122D Cohen2-3-5Persaud5-27...
Affrunti at Keeneland Graded Entries
FIRST-1 1/16m; $21,000; str alw; 4up1-Hey Cuz 7-23-McKeans Boy 50-15-Francois 2-14-Brickyard 15-18-Whatthectdrgn9-56-Western Tease 8-12-El Diablo 30-17-Kiri's Dinner 6-1SECOND-7f; $38,000; cl($40,000); 4up; (f&m)6-Hurricane Girl 5-22-Ultimate Class 6-15-Dark Nebula 3-13-Pink Pallet 6-14-My...
Aqueduct Charts
April 17th, 2013 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $25,000; cl($12,500); 4upOff: 12:50. Good. 4w bid 1/4, drew offTime: 22.81, 46.51, 58.41, 1:1.77. Trainer: David CannizzoWinner: B...
’Stros bring Hondo down
Chunky Bud Norris fattened up his ERA yesterday against the A’s, who smoked the ’Stros to slash Hondo’s earnings to 70 marichals. Today, Mr. Aitch will open with Cain over...
Thierry, Red Bulls lose to Sporting KC
Sporting KC has had captain Thierry Henry and the Red Bulls’ number, and that didn’t change in last night’s 1-0 loss. Adding insult to injury, the Red Bulls kicked off...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Matthews signs extension with Packers The Packers locked up linebacker Clay Matthews with a long-term extension yesterday. The team did not announce terms of the extension, reported to be...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 18FRIApr. 19SATApr. 20SUNApr. 21MONApr. 22TUEApr. 23WEDApr. 24YankeesArizona7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMTor.7:07YESWCBSTor.1:07YESWCBSTor.1:07YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBST.B.7:10WWORWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBSMetsColorado3:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMWas.7:10SNYWFANWas.3:05FOXWFANWas.1:10WPIXWFANNOGAMELAD7:10SNYWFANLAD7:10SNYWFANKnicksNOGAMENO GAMEBos.3:00ABCESPNNOGAMENOGAMEBos.8:00TNTESPNNOGAMENetsNOGAMENO GAMEChi.8:00ESPNNOGAMEChi.8:00TNTTBANOGAMENOGAMERangersFlorida7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMBuf.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEN.J.3:00NBCESPNNOGAMEFla.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEIslandersToronto7:00MSG Plus 2WRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEWin.3:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMEDevilsPhiladelphia7:30MSG+/NBCSNWFAN 660 AM/101.9...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Giants at Brewers MLBN2 p.m.Rangers at Cubs WGN3 p.m.Mets at Rockies SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM7 p.m.Diamondbacks at Yankees YES, WCBS 880 AM7 p.m.Cardinals at Phillies MLBNGolf9 a.m.European Tour:...
The Post Line
NHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS$220-260PanthersLEAFS$110-130IslandersFLYERS$125-145DevilsSENATORS$100-120CapitalsCANADIENS$165-190LightningJETS$150-170HurricanesBLUES$165-190CoyotesCanucks$125-145STARSSHARKS$130-150WildKINGS$160-180B. Jackets Home team in CAPS
Rangers vow to show more fight to the finish
At this time of the hockey year, it goes without saying a team on the playoff bubble would approach every game with urgency. Except for the Rangers, whose 2012-13 has...
Rangers' Stepan won't miss Panthers game
Derek Stepan, who played only 1:47 of the first 7:28 of the third period in Philadelphia after taking a high hit from Claude Giroux in the opening half-minute, did not...
Eagles players big fans of new coach Kelly
PHILADELPHIA — The jury is still firmly out on Chip Kelly as an NFL coach, but the Eagles’ new boss already has a growing flock of believers — his players....
Jets' Idzik mum on Revis deal amid report Bucs won’t give third draft selection
Trade? What trade? That was basically the message from Jets general manager John Idzik yesterday as he met the media in advance of next week’s NFL Draft. Idzik was asked...
Jets' first-time GM must get every last chip from Tampa
So now comes word the Buccaneers are not so desperate for Darrelle Revis that they are willing to part with a third-round pick in addition to a first and a...
Florida State QB Manuel on Jets’ 1st-round radar
That wasn’t crazy talk from E.J. Manuel Wednesday, and the Florida State quarterback wasn’t talking about the second round. Manuel told Dan Patrick’s radio show he feels “really good” about...
Tebow instructor slams Sanchez, suggests Tim sent to Jets was conspiracy
Let’s take conspiracy theories for 400, Alex. On a conference call with reporters yesterday, Steve Clarkson, Tim Tebow’s personal quarterback instructor, said he believes the Broncos traded his client to...
Richardson adds defensive edge to Knicks
Quentin Richardson has a trash-talking history with Paul Pierce and a good resume against LeBron James, especially in his first stint as a Knick. Richardson, 33, knows he’s here for...
Lakers clinch 7th seed
The Lakers secured a playoff spot even before taking the court, then needed overtime of their own game to learn where they were seeded. The Clippers also had to wait...
Nets play starters in season-ending win over Pistons
Unlike many other teams around the NBA who rested their key players in their season finales, the Nets opted to give all of their players a chance to get some...
Nets primed for playoff battle vs. Chicago
Bring on the Bulls. The Nets finally learned who their opponent will be in the first round of the playoffs when the Bulls knocked off the Wizards in Chicago, clinching...
Prigioni sprains ankle, Wallace retires; Knicks revamp roster for playoffs
To the bitter end, to the regular season’s final day, the Knicks continued to break down and finagle with their 15-man roster. Rasheed Wallace retired, the Knicks signed center Earl...
Prigioni hurts ankle in Knicks victory
While their frontcourt had been a mess, the Knicks’ backcourt actually had been healthy until last night. But now starting guard Pablo Prigioni’s playoff status is in doubt. Prigioni sprained...
Knicks' Anthony wins scoring title
Carmelo Anthony scored 360 fewer points than Kevin Durant this season, but the Knicks superstar still took home his first career scoring title. Anthony officially earned the crown yesterday, as...
Knicks give Celtics plenty to ponder
TORONTO — There are enough worries about the Knicks to fill volumes of scouting report binders for the Celtics. There’s the size factor. There’s depth. There’s shooting. Even apparent weaknesses...
Mets sticking with Tejada despite throwing errors
DENVER — No thinking allowed. That is David Wright’s advice for Ruben Tejada, as the Mets shortstop tries to shake a defensive slump in which he has committed six errors...
Collins glad Mets playing just one game today
DENVER — Though the Mets might feel differently when they are making a return trip to Colorado for one game later this season, manager Terry Collins was relieved Wednesday’s postponement...
Yankees' Sabathia admits time as power pitcher 'might be' over after topping out at 90
CC Sabathia’s fastest pitch last night was 90 miles per hour, and four starts into the season, the Yankees’ ace is coming to grips with the possibility his time as...
Yankees' Teixeira takes first swings since wrist injury
Mark Teixeira’s slow road back to the field continued when he was cleared to take his first two-handed swings Tuesday, albeit underwater, which is less stressful. Wednesday, Teixeira moved on...
Starr Report
The “Merchant of Venom,” Don Rickles, will be feted with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Comedy by the Friar’s Club on Monday, June 24 at The Waldorf. Those expected to...
Drama Mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows. What better way to escape this world than heading to the alternate universes created by sci-fi series: “Da Vinci’s Demons”...
Eerie canal
Cousin love, mother-smother love, monsters, a werewolf, small-town werewolf bigotry, extreme nipple shots, an 8-foot high school girl with a plaid skirt and a giant eye in the middle of...
‘House of Cards’ not coming to TV
Don’t expect to see Netflix’s first big series, “House of Cards,” on regular TV here anytime soon. Netflix released the 13-episode drama starring Kevin Spacey in one fell swoop on...
What’s on the menu at ‘Hannibal’?
In case you’re wondering, human flesh doesn’t taste like chicken. It tastes like veal. This food “factoid,” dating back to adventurer and journalist William Buehler Seabrook’s 1931 book, “Jungle Ways,”...
Health department killjoys
For Aubrey and Philip Blanda, it was supposed to be a special night out. After nearly a year of trying, they’d finally scored tickets to see “The Book of Mormon”...
Weird but true
When it comes to sex, apparently quantity counts as much as quality. Tim Wadsworth, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder, conducted a study that found...
Seton Hall lands top PG Sina
Seton Hall’s hiring of former Rutgers head coach Fred Hill as an assistant paid immediate dividends. As in hours. Wednesday morning, Hill was officially named an assistant coach and by...
Jordan to Rutgers on hold
Eddie Jordan to Rutgers isn’t the slam dunk it was once assumed to be. The Lakers assistant coach and Rutgers alum will meet with school officials and university president Robert...
Red Bulls frustrated in 1-0 loss to KC
For the better part of two years, Sporting KC has had the Red Bulls’ number, leaving them flustered and frustrated. That was never clearer than tonight, when the Red Bulls...
Nets defeat Pistons, prepare for Bulls
After a turbulent season full of ups and downs, the Nets are set to begin their first playoff series in Brooklyn — and finally know what team they’ll be playing...
Up to 15 dead, hundreds injured in fertilizer plant explosion; video shows explosion's size and force
A fertilizer plant erupted in a massive fireball in Texas last night, killing up to 15 people so far and and injuring more than 160 others as the explosion ripped...
Prigioni sprains ankle in Knicks’ win
The Knicks’ backcourt had been healthy until Wednesday night, but now starting guard Pablo Prigioni is hurting, and his health in question for the playoffs. Prigioni sprained his right ankle...
Red Bulls fall to Sporting KC — again
Thierry Henry admitted Sporting KC has had the Red Bulls’ number, and that did not change Wednesday night. The Red Bulls kicked off their homestand in the worst way possible:...
Hafner’s HR helps Yankees rally past Diamondbacks
The smoke and mirrors used by the Yankees to avoid drowning in the early AL East waters didn’t arrive at Yankee Stadium until the seventh inning of Wednesday night’s game...
WATCH: Bruins fans sing national anthem in emotional scene
With the Bruins playing host to the Sabres, Boston had its first major sporting event on Wednesday night since the Patriots Day bombings that marred the city's marathon on Monday....
'Dark Knight' thief gets 2 years
Holy prison stint, Batman! A burglar who repeatedly plundered an Upper West Side IMAX movie theater last summer -- ripping off bags and purses from movie-goers engrossed by The Dark...
Man arrested for allegedly sending poison to President Obama, US Senator
OXFORD, Miss. — The FBI has identified a Mississippi man suspected of mailing letters containing poisonous ricin as 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis. FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said...