February 25, 2013
Brutal Garment District stabbing left beautician dead, knife shattered
A jealous husband stabbed his beautician wife so forcefully inside her Garment District hair salon, that his knife broke into three pieces, a Manhattan murder jury learned today. "No! No!...
Brady signs extension through 2017 with Patriots: report
Tom Brady has broken the Jets' hearts many times over the past decade, and will continue to do so until at least 2017.The future Hall of Fame quarterback signed a...
Damon 'ready to go' if Yankees call
For the fourth straight offseason, Johnny Damon is hoping the Yankees give him another shot. But despite the fractured forearm suffered by Curtis Granderson that will keep him out 10...
Swindler cops to stealing more than $300K from elderly dementia victim
A dapper but cruel swindler admitted today that he stole more than $300,000 as the "personal banker" of a dementia-plagued, 94-year-old Manhattan woman. Edward Lewando, 52, of Holbrook, LI, spent...
High school dropouts cost $1.8 billion every year
WASHINGTON — High school dropouts are costing some $1.8 billion in lost tax revenue every year, education advocates said in a report released Monday. If states were to increase their...
Kiwanuka restructures contract with Giants: report
Mathias Kiwanuka wasn't much help on the field for the Giants this season, and his biggest contribution to the team may have been recently restructuring his contract.Kiwanuka restructured his current...
Yankees fall to Orioles as offensive struggles continue
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Brian Roberts and Nick Markakis each had two hits and Brian Matusz pitched two scoreless innings as the Baltimore Orioles won their third straight game, 5-1 over...
4 year-old shoots himself with dad's gun
The father of a 4 year old boy who accidentally shot and killed himself over the weekend has been charged. The Houston Police Department formally charged 20 year old Marquiez...
WATCH: LeBron's ridiculous dunk during Heat pregame warmups
LeBron James wasn't even in the dunk contest this year, but he pulled off possibly the dunk of the year on Sunday anyway.While the Heat were warming up prior to...
Knicks' Carmelo won't be suspended for smacking incident (video)
Carmelo Anthony's latest on-court skirmish Sunday will not lead to a suspension, a source told the Post.Anthony and Philadelphia's Spencer Hawes were jostling for positioning for a rebound and Anthony...
Dickey gives up two runs in Blue Jays debut
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The knuckleball fraternity was in full force for Monday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox. NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey gave...
Plans for proposed Queens soccer stadium leaked online
Here’s how Major League Soccer hopes to score big in Queens. During a recent presentation at the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Gregg Pasquarelli of SHoP Architects revealed the first...
Why Seth MacFarlane was the most offensive Oscar host in recent memory
If the best defense is a good offense, Seth MacFarlane was positively the most offensive Oscar host in recent memory. No, I’m not talking about the “We Saw Your Boobs”...
UFC vet Florian on Rousey's toughness: 'There are a lot of fighters that would have tapped'
Ronda Rousey fought through what would have made most men quit, according to former UFC star Kenny Florian.Rousey got caught in a nasty neck crank from Liz Carmouche on Saturday...
Teen caught with loaded BB gun in Harlem school
Police were called to a Harlem school today after a teenager was caught with a loaded BB gun, authorities said. A teacher at P.S. 46 on Frederick Douglas Boulevard found...
Catsimatidis raps rival Lhota, calls for freeze on bridge & tunnel tolls
GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis called for a ten-year freeze on bridge and tunnel tolls after rapping rival Joe Lhota for increasing the levy before stepping down as MTA chairman...
Macy’s CEO ‘hung up’ on Martha Stewart betrayal
Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren testified he was so shocked when Martha Stewart called him to break the news she had a secret deal with JCPenney that he hung up on...
Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein got Michelle Obama to present at Oscars
The Dolby Theater at Hollywood and Highland was filled with A-listers for the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday night, but the coveted task of presenting the final award was given...
'Blade Runner' wants to resume training while on bail
JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius on Monday informed South African authorities that he wants to resume athletic training while on bail for the murder case against him, a government official said....
Census to replace "Negro" with "black" or "African-American"
WASHINGTON — After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys. Instead of the term that came...
McDonagh, Nash sit out Rangers practice
Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh, both believed suffering post-concussion symptoms of unknown degrees, did not participate in Rangers' practice on Monday and are therefore likely to miss Tuesday night's match...
Nets coach takes blame for sitting Lopez late
Nets practice Monday was all about the physical health of Joe Johnson and Deron Williams and the mental health of Brook Lopez.Start with Lopez.For the third time in four games...
Notre Dame's Te’o disappoints in Combine drills
Manti Te’o helped his draft status over the weekend by acing the interview process at the NFL Scouting Combine, but his workouts on Monday were less than impressive.The Notre Dame...
Woodson: Knicks' Stoudemire has 30-minute cap
Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Monday that Amar'e Stoudemire is expected to be under a 30-minute cap for the rest of the season because of his left knee that he...
Facebook agrees to remove some Newtown pages
HARTFORD, Conn. — Facebook has agreed to remove some so-called tribute pages related to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over concerns they're being used to exploit the tragedy, US...
MONDAY MATCHMAKER: Rousey-Tate II would do huge business for UFC
Every Monday after an MMA fight weekend, The Post’s Marc Raimondi will take a look at the next potential matchup for the fighters who competed. This week, he breaks down...
Bloomberg tells state to follow city's ban on sodas larger than 16 oz
Mayor Bloomberg today called on the state to follow the city's lead by banning the sale of sugary sodas in sizes larger than 16 ounces in all stores, not just...
Pippa Middleton to write column for grocery store mag
LONDON — Pippa Middleton is making another foray into lifestyle writing. The younger sister to Prince William's wife Kate will become a columnist for a monthly magazine published by upmarket...
Jerry wants to make sure he gets credit when Cowboys win Super Bowl again
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been heavily scrutinized throughout his career, and it has been more severely recently as the team has failed to make the playoffs each of the...
'Cannibal cop' breaks down as wife testifies against him
Fatherhood brought out the worst in accused cannibal cop Gilberto Valle, who emotionally checked out of his marriage delved into dark worlds of sexual fantasy, his heartbroken wife told jurors...
Photo sharing site scolds 'Queen of Pop' for violating rules
Madonna, you’ve been warned. The pop music sensation may be too hot for Instagram to handle. The social networking site apparently sent a message to Madonna urging her to abide...
POST POWER RANKINGS: It could be Canada's year to bring Stanley Cup home
A team from Canada has not won the Stanley Cup since 1993 (Canadiens), but that could change this year.The Canadiens are currently in first place in the Eastern Conference with...
BUBBLE BREAKDOWN: Philly hoops revival, Minnesota's collapse
Every week before Selection Sunday, NYPost.com blogger Marc Raimondi takes a look at the college basketball bubble teams that helped themselves and the ones that hurt themselves the most.RISINGTemple Perhaps...
The Onion apologizes for offensive tweet about 9-year-old Best Actress nominee
The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter. During Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast, the official Onion...
Swedish meatballs off menu after horse meat found in Ikea snack
STOCKHOLM — Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and...
Yankees Sabathia, Rivera feel fine after BP sessions
SARASOTA -- Not all of the medical news coming out of Yankees camp is bad.One day after Curtis Granderson suffered a fractured right forearm, Mariano Rivera and CC Sabathia took...
Search widens for alleged gunman in massive shootout on Vegas Strip that left 3 dead
LAS VEGAS — A manhunt has widened to southeastern US states for a 26-year-old ex-convict identified as the prime suspect in a triple homicide on the Las Vegas Strip, police...
Cubs' Soriano would consider trade back to Yankees after Granderson injury
With Curtis Granderson on the shelf, for at least the first month of the season after breaking his hand, the Yankees could be in the market for an outfielder. Enter...
49ers have trade in place for QB Smith to unknown team: report
Alex Smith could be a step closer to getting his wish to be a starter.Sunday night, Jason La Canfora of CBSSports tweeted that a trade for Smith was "effectively complete"...
The 2013 Baseball Oscars
Sure, the optimal time for a year in review is the actual end of the calendar year, but given the strong connection between baseball and movies, the Oscar categories give...
Man fatally gunned down in Brownsville
A man was gunned down in Brooklyn this morning, authorities said. The 21-year-old victim was shot in the chest at 9 a.m. on Chester Street in Brownsville, police said. He...
Hikind apologizes for wearing blackface at Purim party - says offending anyone 'was not the intention'
Assemblyman Dov Hikind apologized this afternoon for donning blackface at his blowout Purim party, after spending all morning defending his outrageous getup. The joyous Jewish celebration of Purim can often...
3UP: The Curtis Granderson Edition
1. Curtis Granderson suffered a fractured right forearm Sunday, a devastating injury for him and the team.Granderson already was making a move he did not want – shifting from center...
Oscar Watch: Was That Awful or What?
"We all die,'' Michael Haneke said in accepting the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar last night. But few of us have done it as publicly and spectacularly as Seth MacFarlane...
Anne Hathaway's gown becomes this year's Oscars meme
Amid the glitz, glamour, and high fashion of last night’s Oscars red carpet, one star’s dress really stood out. Anne Hathaway’s cream colored Prada halter top gown was a picture...
Vonn vows to be ready for 2014 Olympics
World class skier Lindsey Vonn says she will be ready for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games despite suffering a devastating leg injury earlier this month. Vonn, who has won four...
Israel, US successfully test anti-missile system
JERUSALEM — Israel and the US on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer...
Iran scoffs at Oscar-winning 'Argo,' Canada happy with recognition
On the same day that Canada said it was pleased with Ben Affleck's Academy Award speech, Iran blasted the best picture winner. The former Canadian ambassador to Iran who protected...
NJ town wants to use 'Jersey Shore' $$ for seawall
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — The town that hosted MTV's "Jersey Shore" wants to leave a lasting legacy with money raised by the show's cast. Officials in Seaside Heights want to...
'Great Gatsby' on list for next year's awards
The Red Carpet at Hollywood's Dolby Theater -- formerly the Kodak -- hasn't even been rolled up, but Hollywood is already buzzing about next year's Oscar race. Prognosticating this far...
WATCH: Celebs galore in Jimmy Kimmel's 'Movie: The Movie: 2V'
When in doubt, out-sex the opposition. Gratuitous celebrity cameos don’t hurt, either. Those are the overriding themes of “Movie: The Movie: 2V,” a seven-minute trailer presented on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”...
Yankees' Granderson fractures arm, out 10 weeks
TAMPA — It didn’t look or feel bad. But the pitch that hit Curtis Granderson in the right forearm sure hurt the Yankees. A lineup that lost considerable muscle during...
Yankees’ world blitzed when Curtis is plunked
TAMPA — It starts with a thud sometimes. A “thwack.” A baseball gets away from a left-handed pitcher and it runs in on the hands of a left-handed hitter, and...
Anthony, Amar’e spark needed Knicks' win over 76ers
And you were worried about the Knicks. There was nothing wrong with them that being at home against a team that entered with its own four-game losing streak, a record...
Chandler rides to Melo’s defense in Knicks' win
So maybe it was a bit of a cheap shot by Carmelo Anthony when he smacked Sixers center Spencer Hawes in the back of the head after the two tussled...
Michelle Obama announces Best Picture winner
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance at the Oscars, opening the envelope that contained the name of the Best Picture winner, "Argo." Appearing via streaming video from the...
Grand ambassadors!
For Richard A. Pomes, his fondest memory of being the public face of Fireball Whisky isn’t what people expect him to say. It wasn’t “the free booze or all the...
Go to Greg
I’m finally leaving a bad job with a miserable boss — and I’m not the first. The turnover here is notoriously high — and now HR wants to schedule an...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Thrift Shop, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis 2. Stay, Rihanna 3. Ho Hey, The Lumineers 4. Harlem Shake, Baauer 5. Suit & Tie, Justin Timberlake 6. Gangnam Style,...
Business briefs
India iPlanApple is aggressively pushing the iPhone 5 in India, through installment payment plans that make it more affordable, a new distribution model and a heavy marketing blitz. Apple’s Indian...
Dimon: Let’s put ‘London Whale’ on ice
Book a boat if you want to go Whale watching.That’s the message Jamie Dimon hopes to deliver at JPMorgan Chase’s annual investor day in New York tomorrow, some nine months...
Not catching up
The Mets won’t have much money to play with this season. The team is expecting to lose more than $10 million this year, after bleeding red the past two seasons,...
Total Kimfestation
You can run, but you can’t hide — from Kim Kardashian, that is. She’s everywhere, famous for being a professional celebrity who’s never really “done” anything to speak of. It’s...
Financier Patisserie operator lands World Financial Center food plum
Downtown restaurateur Peter Poulakakos has officially signed a contract to run the 30,000-square-foot food marketplace at the World Financial Center, Side Dish has learned. Poulakakos is operator of the Financier...
Brooklyn DA's staffers live in NJ, violating state residency laws
Five of Brooklyn’s top prosecutors — including the head of a politically sensitive “conviction integrity” unit — knowingly flout state and city laws by living in New Jersey, The Post...
AG joins campaign tu$$le
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has moved against a lawsuit by Republican mayoral candidate George McDonald challenging the city’s campaign-finance law.McDonald has already taken individual contributions above the maximum $4,950...
VIDEO: Firefighters take down maniac hacking at wife with cleaver in Chinatown
Two heroic city firefighters pounced on a cleaver-wielding maniac yesterday as he hacked his terrified wife, authorities said. The bloody attack, outside Fong’s Trading at 74 Canal St. in Chinatown,...
‘Queen’ for a day OK: rev.
Church leaders irked by a group of cross-dressers staging a racy brunch show next to their Midtown house of worship say it’s not such a drag after all. The Rev....
Lohan case is stalled
Three months after Lindsay Lohan was arrested for allegedly punching fortune teller Tiffany Mitchell in a Chelsea club, prosecutors have yet to draft a criminal complaint or set a court...
Exploiting addiction
He’s ringmaster in the Circus of the Damned. Dr. Drew Pinsky is the nation’s leading huckster for celebrity addicts — the go-to guy for almost-famous faces lost to liquor, sex,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan***A burglar was busted as he brazenly tried to saw his way into an East Village bar after closing time, authorities said. Michael Baxter, 53, was dressed as a construction...
DC killing off Batman’s 'Boy Wonder' Damian Wayne in new comic book
Robin the Boy Wonder, Batman’s aide-de-camp, will be killed battling a brutal enemy in a comic book published Wednesday. The shocking demise of the Dark Knight’s sidekick will first appear...
Same-day surgery centers putting Brooklyn hospitals at risk of losing patients
New York City’s financially strapped hospitals are worried they could be put out of business by a new threat: rival “same-day” surgery centers that are popping up across the five...
Feds to New York: Get ready to $uffer
New York stands to lose billions of dollars under federal cuts slated to kick in Friday — forcing schools across the state to cut 1,030 teachers and aides, the White...
Security footage shows Reeva Steenkamp hours before her death
Newly released security footage shows a beaming Reeva Steenkamp driving into Oscar Pistorius’ apartment complex hours before she was shot and killed by the legless Olympian on Valentine’s Day. In...
Bid on Elvis’ killer poem
Hey, Elvis, don’t be cruel!A collection of the King’s handwritten notes — including a poem in which he describes smashing a bird — is going up for auction.In the poem,...
Bratton: I’d be top cop
The city’s former police commish is “tempted’’ to accept his old job back. Bill Bratton told a newspaper in London, where he is lobbying to become the head of that...
Pro-gun-law forces cancel showdown
A Potentially explosive confrontation over Gov. Cuomo’s tough new gun law was avoided over the weekend as 1199 SEIU, the hospital workers union, abruptly canceled a Thursday rally designed to...
Grisly find in fire
The body of a man — his hands and feet bound, a bullet in his head — was found in his charred Queens apartment yesterday after an early-morning fire, police...
V(ote)-Day for Lew
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee will vote tomorrow on the nomination of former White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew for treasury secretary, Sen. Max Baucus said yesterday.Lew was...
Anchorman Rob Morrison's parade of ladies at diner almost earned him a punchout platter
Ousted WCBS anchorman Rob Morrison’s habit of bringing different babes to his local diner almost earned him a punchout platter from soon-to-be wife Ashley back in 2002, a former waitress...
Cuomo plans some tune-up$
Gov. Cuomo is planning a series of swanky fund-raisers, including one with Paul Simon, who will belt out tunes for the popular Democrat at a Manhattan venue.Cuomo, a possible 2016...
Deadly day of cab crashes across NYC
A woman was killed when a cab careened out of control and pinned her to a utility pole, in the worst of four bloody cab wrecks across Manhattan yesterday. The...
'Extortionist' mistress's daughter to testify on behalf of Yankees GM Cashman
Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman will have a young ally on the witness stand when the case against his accused extortionist mistress goes to trial later this year — the...
Lawrence floored by Best Actress win; 'Argo,' Daniel Day-Lewis also take home Oscars
It was the rise and fall and rise of a great young star. Twenty-two-year-old “Silver Linings Playbook” star Jennifer Lawrence won the Oscar for Best Actress last night — but...
‘Argo’ victory a step in the right ‘direction’
The Oscars rewrote the rules last night. “Argo’’ became only the second film in the past 80 years to win Best Picture without its director, Ben Affleck, being nominated. The...
Neutral colors all the rage on Academy Awards red carpet
Go neutral or go home. At least, that seemed to be the memo on last night’s red carpet, as Hollywood’s brightest stars played it cool in pale, icy hues at...
A bogus ‘balance’ of health rights
The recent discussion of the Department of Health and Human Services’ contraceptive rules has left me worrying that even fairly well educated people are no longer up to the job...
The ‘Footloose’ Fix
Republicans do badly with young voters, and one of the main reasons is that they’re seen as uncool. This is probably unfair — it’s not Republicans who are imposing college...
America’s worst enemies: Kerry gets it wrong again
The Issue: Secretary of State John Kerry’s claim that Congress is the biggest challenge to US foreign affairs. *** Congress doesn’t pose the “greatest challenge” to US foreign policy (“Kerry...
What’s right for the right?
The Issue: Whether Republicans should tack toward the center to attract more voters in national elections. *** Phony Republican John Podhoretz has it completely backward, blaming conservatives for their election...
Let our people know
Secrecy just won a big victory in court — and New York taxpayers are the losers. That’s the gist of an appellate panel’s ruling against the Manhattan Institute’s Empire Center,...
New York’s new math
It didn’t take long for the PC police to mobilize after a teacher at Manhattan’s PS 59 asked her fourth-graders to come up with homework questions combining math and history....
Burned by Burns
A federal judge just issued a ruling in the Central Park jogger rape case that can only be described as bizarre — because it completely contradicts his own ruling in...
The next hate fest
Just weeks after the Brooklyn College political science department co-sponsored a hate fest advocating boycotts, divestments and sanctions against Israel, the City University of New York psychology and philosophy departments...
Too much cushion surrounds promising ‘Pin’
Judging by his first commercially produced play, “On the Head of a Pin,” Frank Winters is a promising playwright — especially for a 24-year-old. All he really needs is a...
‘Don’ for the count
The Met’s performance of “Don Carlo” Friday night was a tragedy, but not for the reason Verdi intended. The 1867 melodrama tells of the Spanish prince Carlo, desperately in love...
Affrunti at Turf Paradise Graded Entries
FIRST-6f; $8,200; cl($6,250); 4up2-Lewkacy 5-23-F D Icy 4-16-Chester's Due 3-14-Tiz Top 6-11-Rocky Ice 9-25-DesertLightnng5-1SECOND-1m; $5,700; mdn cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m)4-Can'tbetthehet9-52-Fortyfvejewels10-17-Glorioso 7-23-Juan's Babi 8-15-Geri's Car 5-26-MonarchaBlanc6-11-Seaside Friends8-1THIRD-6f; $5,700; cl($3,500); 4up; (f&m)3-Barstow 2-15-Mom's...
Yonkers Grade
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Wisher (9th) FIRST: mile; pace; $9,000; cl($12500) 1 Dvc Givemeattitude (BSears) 5-2-6 3-1 2 FirebreathnDragon (JBrtlett) 2-4-3 8-5 6 Benns Superman (CManzi) 1-5-5 4-1...
Gulfstream Park Results
FIRST-1m(T); $26,200; clm($35,000); 4up5Cornthano (Garca)20.6010.807.8010Mony's Worth (RoccoJr.)16.809.004Charlie in Charge (Bocachica)6.20Scr: First Won, Fort Morgan, Here Comes Drz, Really Liberal.* Exacta (5-10) $362.60 * $1 Superfecta (5-10-4-2) $7,957.50 * $1 Trifecta...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 1/2f; $24,000; cl($16,000); 3YO; (f)PRECIOUS FRANCA drops in class and stretches out while switching to hot riding bugboy...
Through the Bionocs
The bettors are getting wise. Binocs pointed out last week that Julissa Laredo, the 40-year-old jocky from Peru who isn’t exactly smooth in the saddle, was “Queen of the Maiden...
‘Sensational’ win for Ain’t No Other
ARCADIA, Calif. — Ain’t No Other defeated Starspangled Heat by three-quarters of a length to win the $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes for older California-bred horses at Santa Anita yesterday. Ridden...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $30,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Cat N West(L),121K Pellot3-8-xWlhelm-S5-12 Merryvale Cab(L),121E Rivera2-4-5Allen7-23 Cash Or Credit(L),112TMcCrthy8-8-4Allen10-14 Phil the Fox(M),121V Molina9-x-xShvelsn15-15 Kiwi Storm(L),121A...
Aqueduct Charts
February 24th, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $23,000; clm($12,500); 4up(f)Off: 12:30. Good. stead'd 7/16, 4w 3/8plTime: 24.41, 49.17, 1:15.72, 1:4.28.Trainer: Patrick ReynoldsWinner: B M, 5, by...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Heat’s winning streak hits 11 games LeBron James scored 28 points and Dwyane Wade scored 11 of his 24 in the final five minutes as the Heat extended the...
Bad break KO’s Pletcher’s top colt
The road to the Kentucky Derby is always fraught with heartache, and nobody knows that better than Todd Pletcher, whose top colt, Violence, was knocked off the Triple Crown trail...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 25TUEFeb. 26WEDFeb. 27THUFeb. 28FRIMar. 1SATMar. 2SUNMar. 3KnicksNOGAMENO GAMEG.S.8:00MSG/ESPNESPNNO GAMEWas.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEMia.1:00ABCESPNNetsNOGAMEN.O.8:00YESWFANNO GAMENO GAMEDal.8:00YESWFANChi.8:00YESWFANNOGAMENO GAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEProv.8:00SNYWBBRNOGAMERangersNOGAMEWin.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMET.B.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMEBuf.7:30MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMEBos.7:30NBCSNWRHUNO GAMETor.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMENO GAMEOtt.3:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNO GAMENOGAMENO GAMEWin.8:00MSG+2WFANNO GAMEBuff.3:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEYankees*Baltimore1:05No TV*Phi.1:05MLBN*Bal.1:05YES*$ Tor.1:05YES*Phi.1:05YES*Det.1:05YESWCBS*Bos.1:30 YESMets*Washington6:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM& 101.9...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogMARQUETTEPickSyracuseKANSAS ST.20Texas TechVillanova2 1/2SETON HALLKansas1 1/2IOWA ST.NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogRAPTORS3 1/2WizardsHawks2PISTONSJAZZ5CelticsNUGGETS6LakersNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogFLYERS$115-135Maple LeafsCanadiens$105-125SENATORSPREDATORS$145-165StarsBLACKHAWKS$170-200OilersKINGS$115-135 Ducks Home team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Exh: Tigers at Phillies MLBN6 p.m.Exh: Nationals at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM & 101.9 FM)Basketball7 p.m.Syracuse at Marquette ESPN, ESPN (98.7 FM)7 p.m.Texas Tech at Kansas State ESPNU9...
Johnson wins Daytona 500; Danica finishes eighth
DAYTONA BEACH — Danica Patrick made history up front at the Daytona 500 yesterday, only to see Jimmie Johnson make a late push ahead of her and reclaim his spot...
Speed thrills at NFL combine
INDIANAPOLIS — If speed does indeed kill in football, then the artificial turf at Lucas Oil Stadium yesterday qualified as a crime scene. As if it weren’t already apparent the...
Brodeur sits with 'sore' back; Devils fall to Jets
The Devils lost for the fifth time in seven games last night, but that wasn’t the worst news. Martin Brodeur removed himself from warmups and the starting lineup just minutes...
Tortorella irked by hard hit on Rangers' McDonagh
In another step toward muddying the waters of what does and does not define a suspension, the NHL Department of Player Safety chose yesterday not to enforce any supplementary discipline...
Islanders home woes continue by blowing lead vs. Hurricanes
Can the Islanders host the Bruins at Barclays Center tomorrow night? Nassau Coliseum, their longtime home, has become a nightmare. Not even a two-goal lead late in the second period,...
Jets aim to rework Holmes' contract: report
With two weeks remaining before free agency begins, the Jets continue to try to get their salary cap standing in order. The team will attempt to restructure wide receiver Santonio...
Amar’e comes up big for Knicks
In only 22 minutes last night, Amar’e Stoudemire poured in 22 points. That has a pretty good ring to it. Stoudemire was superb in the Knicks’ skid-stopping 99-93 win over...
Kenyon sits out first game in Knicks uniform
The chants started late — “Ken-yon Mar-tin, Ken-yon Mar-tin.” But the newest Knick, while moved, knew he wasn’t getting in the game. “That’s a great feeling,” Martin said after he...
Feds play dumb over Lance’s lies
“Mothers of River City, heed that warning before it’s too late! Watch for the telltale signs of corruption!” — Prof. Harold Hill, “The Music Man” Amazing. In the evolving, betrayal-based,...
Martin WBC switch gets stopped short
Russell Martin won’t be moonlighting at shortstop after all. The new Pirates catcher will not play for Canada in the World Baseball Classic because Canadian and Pittsburgh officials weren’t enamored...
Yankees' Jeter targets March 10 for game action
TAMPA — Those of you who are ready to see Derek Jeter do more than take batting practice and field ground balls should check back March 10 — that’s about...
PGA Tour opposes long-putter ban
MARANA, Ariz. — PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem threw a big wrinkle into the plan to outlaw the anchored putting stroke when he said yesterday the tour opposed the ban...
Kuchar rules in match play
MARANA, Ariz. — Matt Kuchar finally put Hunter Mahan in a hole and then answered every challenge yesterday to win the Match Play Championship. Mahan had gone 169 holes over...
Lack of confidence lands Nets' Lopez on bench
When Brook Lopez left for his first All-Star Game, the Nets expected him to come back with a confidence boost. Instead, he’s looked ordinary — or worse — more often...
Missed call spells doom for Nets' Deron
When you play like that, with the biggest heart in Brooklyn, you do not deserve to lose a heartbreaker on a night you justifiably cried foul because the officials somehow...
Nets lose second straight in low-scoring battle with Grizzlies
Nets general manager Billy King built this inaugural version of Brooklyn’s team in the borough’s image. The Nets play a hard-nosed, physical style of basketball, using their size and strength...
Mets batterymates d’Arnaud, Harvey get 1st charge
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Here’s to the next decade together. If Matt Harvey and Travis d’Arnaud wanted to raise a glass before taking the field for the Mets yesterday at Osceola...
Mets' Feliciano awaiting diagnosis for heart ailment
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Pedro Feliciano still has visions of making the Mets’ roster, but won’t get an immediate opportunity to pitch. The veteran reliever has been shut down from baseball...
Alderson stockpiling big arms for Mets' future
PORT ST. LUCIE — The big arms are coming, and not just Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler. While the attention has been focused on the Big Two, other young names...
WATCH: Honey Boo Boo goes abroad
America isn’t big enough to hold the phenomenon of Honey Boo Boo any longer. Now, she is going international. The precocious 7-year-old star of TLC’s “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”...
I spy Kimmel tops in 5 yrs.
Jimmy Kimmel is on track to become the new top dog in late night, according to one media analyst. Six weeks after moving to 11:35 p.m., the Brooklyn-born host still...
Talk show guests
MONDAYJIMMY KIMMEL, MARIA MENOUNOS, CARSON KRESSLEY - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7TRACY ANDERSON, SASHA CHARNIN MORRISON, EMIL WILBEKIN - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch....
Sound of Silence
The teen drama “Switched at Birth” has never shied away from a quiet scene between two of its deaf characters. But producing an entire episode in which the characters only...
Ham I doin’? Colbert on stump
It’s come to this: late-night comedian Stephen Colbert was out on the campaign trail yesterday buying votes — for his sister’s congressional campaign — with biscuits. The older sister of...
Weird but true
Officials in Portland, Maine, have cracked down on The Whistler. The Whistler is the nickname of Robert Smith, who is either a free spirit or the most annoying man in...
Time for NCAA to let Sanchez live dream of playing at St. John’s
If you read Orlando Sanchez’s letter to the NCAA, the one in which he painstakingly lays out a life devoid of so many of the comforts we take for granted...
Ohio State beats Michigan State
Aaron Craft slashed through the lane for a career-high 21 points yesterday — more than he had scored in the last three games combined — to lead No. 18 Ohio...
Pittsburgh deals big blow to young St. John’s NCAA shot
As the final seconds slowly, agonizingly, methodically ticked off the Garden clock (even a second seems a little longer when Pittsburgh is the opponent) the discouraged players on the St....
Wagner nips LIU at buzzer
The game last night between Wagner and LIU Brooklyn had postseason electricity and playoff emotion, from a last-second tip-in to premature court-storming, a game-clinching steal to a postgame fracas in...
Knicks beat 76ers 99-93 to end 4-game skid
And you were worried about the Knicks. There was nothing wrong with them that being at home against a team that entered with its own losing streak, a record of...
Jennifer Lawrence, 'Argo' and Daniel Day-Lewis win big at Academy Awards
LOS ANGELES — Ben Affleck's "Argo," a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards. From the White House, First Lady...
Devils fall to Jets, their fourth loss in five games
Evander Kane scored a breakaway goal in the second period, and Andrew Ladd added some insurance in the third to lift the Winnipeg Jets over the New Jersey Devils 4-2...