April 21, 2013
UFC on FOX 7 analysis: Henderson is the UFC's cardiac kid
Benson Henderson is the least dominant champion in the UFC. And that is at the same time an insult and a compliment.More than anything, however, it’s a fact. In three...
Rangers eliminate Devils from playoff contention
This is where the Devils’ hope dies, in a subdued Garden on a lazy Sunday afternoon in April at the hands of the hated Rangers. With the Blueshirts coming out...
Cornered Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may have shot himself, investigators think: report
Authorities are investigating whether the cornered Boston bombing suspect arrested in Watertown, Mass., Friday tried to commit suicide as cops closed in, reports today said. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, remains under...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS LARRY PAGE Google chief announces earnings that beat the Street, including a 22% jump in advertising. HERB REUTSCH Fairway CEO sees grocer's stock rocket 33% in its first day...
Nets links for Sunday
Here is your daily roundup of Nets links from Sunday’s Post:-- Here’s my game story on the Nets, three years after Mikhail Prokhorov bought the franchise and declared it would...
Mets call up Carson, designate awful Laffey for assignment
Seeking help for their struggling bullpen, the New York Mets have recalled Rob Carson from Triple-A Las Vegas and designated fellow left-hander Aaron Laffey for assignment.The moves were made before...
Services held to honor victims of Boston Marathon bombings
BOSTON — Four glowing white pillar candles illuminated photographs of each of the people lost in bombing-connected violence in the Boston area last week as the city held religious services...
WATCH: Liverpool soccer player bites opponent's arm
LIVERPOOL, England — In the latest chapter of Luis Suarez's controversial career, the Uruguayan bit the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during Sunday's 2-2 draw in the Premier League.Suarez,...
WATCH: Crowd boos as UFC champ Henderson proposes to girlfriend in Octagon
Hopefully, he’ll get a better reception at the wedding.UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson proposed to his girlfriend to a chorus of boos after retaining his title with a controversial split...
Knicks' Woodson says if Prigioni returns, Shumpert would guard Celtics' Green
Mike Woodson revealed in today’s conference call that if Pablo Prigioni returns as expected for Game 2 against the Celtics on Tuesday, he will be able to stick defensive specialist...
Gee's best start of season leads Mets to win over division rival Nationals
So far this year, the Mets’ rotation had been Matt Harvey, Jon Niese and not much else. But heretofore-struggling Dillon Gee soothed those worries and shook off his own woes,...
Nova, bullpen beat up as Yankees fall to Blue Jays
TORONTO -- Four innings and a dozen outs stood between the Yankees and a three-game weekend sweep of the Blue Jays. So when Ivan Nova climbed the Rogers Centre mound...
'Oblivion' tops weekend box office with estimated $38.2M
LOS ANGELES — Movie fans slipped into "Oblivion" as the Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller led Hollywood with a $38.2 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday. That domestic haul comes...
Renowned sports broadcaster Michaels arrested for DUI: report
One of the most well-known broadcasters in the history of televised sports was busted for driving drunk. Al Michaels, famous for his years on “Monday Night Football” and the “Do...
New Yorkers show support for Boston victims in Central Park run
Thousands of New Yorkers donned "I Run for Boston" bibs during a 4-mile run Sunday in Central Park, one of a number of races held around the world in support...
Boston bombing suspects likely planned other attacks: police commissioner
WASHINGTON — Investigators believe the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were likely planning other attacks based on the cache of weapons uncovered, the city's police commissioner said Sunday. Commissioner...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Bronx big man commits to Oklahoma after JUCO stint
Edson Avila was ready to go to Manhattan College, ready to play Division I basketball. Then, late in his senior year, he received the depressing news.The 6-foot-10 big man from...
UMass-Dartmouth, where suspected Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended classes, reopens
DARTMOUTH, Mass. — A college campus where one of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers attended classes is reopening. The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth was evacuated Friday after it was learned that...
Blackstone founder creates $300M China scholarship
BEIJING — A US private equity tycoon announced Sunday the establishment of a $300 million endowed scholarship program in China for students from around the world, and billed it as...
3 Doors Down bassist charged in fatal crash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bassist Robert Todd Harrell of the rock band 3 Doors Down has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after an interstate crash claimed the life of...
Surveillance video shows bombing suspect putting bag down, walking away: Mass. gov
WASHINGTON — Surveillance video from the Boston Marathon attack shows one suspect dropping his backpack and calmly walking away from it before the bomb inside exploded, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick...
Defiant mood, despite extra security, and Boston tributes at London Marathon
LONDON — The race was in London, but the thoughts of many were with another city. Thousands of runners who took part in the London Marathon on Sunday paid tribute...
It's official: Jets send Revis to Buccaneers for draft picks
Revis Island is officially moving south.The Jets and Buccaneers agreed to a trade for the All-Pro cornerback Sunday, according to a source. The Jets will receive the Buccaneers’ 2013 first-round...
Murry Bergtraum HS student fight caught on video
Just another day at Murry Bergtraum High School. Two separate brawls involving female students erupted at the beleaguered downtown Manhattan school this week — the latest in a string of...
'Beatdown in Brooklyn!' -- Nets deliver borough first big-league playoff win since 1956
The “Blackout in Brooklyn” morphed into a “Beatdown in Brooklyn."Brooklyn had a lot to celebrate last night as the Nets beat the visiting Chicago Bulls 106-89 at Barclays Center in...
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... The voices of YES Singleton, Flaherty, Leiter and Kay
The YES Network Yankees broadcast team of Al Leiter, Ken Singleton, John Flaherty and Michael Kay sat down with Post columnist Steve Serby at Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse for some Q&A....
It’s all in the wrist
Tech is looking for the new face of mobility — and it’s on your watch. Apple and Samsung’s smartwatches, now in development, give Dick Tracy a 4G makeover. The devices...
Cooling hot commodities may be trouble for stocks
Fed Chief Ben Bernanke must be pleased as punch that this is likely to be his last spring at the helm of the Federal Reserve. That’s because for five years...
Cohen’s land deals
Hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen is on a real-estate buying spree as his SAC Capital insider-trading woes continue. Cohen, whose firm got a conditional court agreement to pay the Securities and...
$7B in VC money dealt in Q1 ’13
The US saw more venture-capital deals last quarter than at any time since the dot-com boom, with some states upsetting others in the competition for startup dollars, according to a...
Jamie McCourt wants do-over on ‘Bum’ deal
Frank McCourt, the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his ex-wife, Jamie McCourt, have returned to court to fight over their divorce settlement following the $2.15 billion sale...
Girl Scouts can now earn merit badges in financial literacy
Sales — cookie sales — used to be the only business acumen you needed to be a Girl Scout. But now a new generation of scouts is looking beyond the...
Spending on pet food grew to record in 2012
Pet lovers’ spending on cat and dog food is defying gravity and recession, growing by 62 percent from 2001 to a record $19 billion in 2012 — and that’s almost...
US banks are not helping
Wall Street’s large banks reported decent earnings, but there were a number of red flags in the reports. While revenues were good — due to the near-zero cost of capital...
Social inSecurity chex
Dear John: I now wonder if what the Social Security Administration did to my monthly payment arrangement a few years ago when I was 67 was part of its planning...
This look blurry? Try a new lamp
Are you looking for a new desk lamp that can help you better focus on your work? You might want to consider the energy-efficient Satechi Smart LED desk lamp, which...
Mets town: Stars living near stadium in Queens
They’re the kings of Queens. Blue-collar Mets stars have forsaken Yankee-style Manhattan condos to pitch their tents in two rental buildings on the Long Island City waterfront — a 20-minute...
Ma: Jets stud Cromartie stole my baby!
New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie has been flagged for holding — hiding his eldest child from the boy’s distraught mother, she charges. Cromartie, who has famously fathered 10 kids...
Birth-defect gal’s bias claim
She wants a fair shake. A Westchester woman born without a left hand claims she was unfairly passed over for an academic fellowship intended for “underrepresented groups” in favor of...
Sour note: UFT ousts renowned youth band
The teachers union has given an acclaimed Brooklyn youth band its marching orders: Hit the bricks! The Soul Tigers Marching Band, which led the 2009 Thanksgiving Day Parade and performed...
‘Liberty’ cop force sliced
Lady Liberty will have fewer federal officers protecting her and her visitors when she reopens on July 4, The Post has learned.Starting Friday, United States Park Police officers — who...
‘Vet’ out the vote
Taxpayers in dozens of Long Island school districts have been footing the bill for a computer system that can help rig elections to pass school budgets. Bold Systems LLC, based...
Tex. plant lied about dangers
The fertilizer plant that exploded and wiped out much of a small Texas town last week once stored 1,350 times the amount of ammonium nitrate that typically triggers federal safety...
New quake hell rocks SW China
A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China’s southwestern Sichuan province yesterday, killing at least 156 people and leaving more than 5,500 injured. The 7.0 earthquake triggered landslides and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Police are looking for a man wanted for calling in a bogus bomb threat to a Times Square subway station. Cops say the suspect at right called 911...
Hackers crash CBS Twitter feeds
Twitter accounts for two CBS News programs were suspended last night after hackers apparently used them to issue a string of anti-government messages.The tweets coming from the compromised “60 Minutes”...
CUNY boss’ $weet goodbye
CUNY is planning a golden parachute for Chancellor Matthew Goldstein. Goldstein, 71, who announced last week he will retire in June, will be offered an undetermined salary for activities such...
Dem joins Lhota prop-tax smack
Bill Thompson and Joe Lhota usually aren’t on the same political wavelength. But a startling thing happened a couple of weeks ago at a Democratic mayoral forum: Thompson charged that...
Broken-pipe gusher in Bx.
A massive flood from a broken pipe shut off water to 250 residences in The Bronx yesterday as city workers scrambled to find the source of the leak. DEP crews...
Runaway bride refuses to return $72,000 in gifts: lawsuit
She was a runaway bride — but not before allegedly grabbing $72,000 in wedding gifts on her way out. A Brooklyn man claims his pregnant fiancée bolted just two days...
Reggie shirt off base in pinstripe auction
Reggie Jackson gave the shirt off his back — but it was the wrong one. An auction house yanked a jersey that the legendary Mr. October claimed to have worn...
How scion’s wager went 'bust'
The Knicks were on the floor, and he had $250,000 riding on the game, but Hillel “Helly” Nahmad, sitting courtside, couldn’t be bothered. Sporting a ponytail and scruffy beard, dressed...
At city’s secret poker tables
Helly Nahmad is a fixture at underground, star-studded poker games, sources allege. His co-defendant in the federal case, “poker princess” Molly Bloom (pictured), 34, allegedly organized such games — first...
Workers go hungry over Health edicts
Fat chance serving food to Nanny Bloomberg’s brigades. The city Health Department has been trying for two years to get a restaurateur to operate a cafe in its headquarters —...
Food co-op ObamaCare fight
They’re crying over soy milk Members of Brooklyn’s Greene Hill Food Co-op want to ban Eden Foods’ soy milk because its CEO is suing the Obama administration over a mandate...
NYPD warns officers not to discriminate against redhead cops
NYPD supervisors have been put on red alert: Don’t discriminate against carrot-top cops! An anti-bias message went out this month to Manhattan sergeants and lieutenants, who were told that redhead...
Gun-nut ma’s BB on board
Talk about a son of a gun!A Long Island woman was apparently aiming for Mother of the Year honors by driving her teenage kids around and urging them to use...
Sneak peek at Alec Baldwin's new baby
Hold the pickles. A pregnant Hilaria Thomas, 28, who is expecting her first child — a baby girl — with former “30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin is tickled pink she...
Hamlisch wife: How’d he die?
The widow of famed Broadway composer Marvin Hamlisch is raising questions about his death last year. Terre Blair Hamlisch filed court papers in Manhattan Supreme Court last week, asking a...
Dead Boston bombing suspect was radicalized in the US, uncle says
Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was radicalized in the United States by someone who brainwashed him — and roped his younger sibling into the despicable plot that killed three and...
Sad wife of slain Boston bombing suspect returns home
The weeping bride of the elder Boston bomber returned to the family’s Cambridge home yesterday, a day after her twisted husband died in a shootout with police. Katherine Russell, 24,...
Boston bombing suspect photographed car with 'Terrorista #1' license plate
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — If you wanted to know what alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was thinking about, look at the license plate on a car he photographed: “Terrorista #1”...
We let bomber slip by: King
Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s radical online rants and an extended trip to Russia should have kept him on the FBI’s radar, Rep. Peter King (R-LI) said yesterday. King, former chairman...
Republican lawmakers urge Obama administration to try surviving Boston bombing suspect as an enemy combatant
A group of Republican lawmakers said yesterday that they want the Obama administration to consider trying the surviving bombing suspect as an enemy combatant — just like the suspects in...
Teen Qaeda-wannabe busted
CHICAGO — An Illinois teen was arrested at O’Hare Internationnal Airport on his way to try to join a terrorist group in war-torn Syria, the FBI said yesterday.Abdella Ahmad Tounisi...
Infrared let cops look right at cowering suspect
WATERTOWN, Mass. — Modern technology gave cops this amazing picture of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he cowered in a 24-foot boat stored outside a Watertown home. Massachusetts...
‘This is our f--king city!’
Sports helped heal heartbroken Bostonians yesterday — both in Beantown and the Big Apple. Red Sox star David Ortiz boldly declared his hometown pride at Fenway Park as the Red...
Doc tried to save bomber
A doctor involved in treating the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died in a gun battle with police said he spent about 15 minutes trying to save the man’s life....
Upstate GOPer’s tortured logic
State Sen. Greg Ball (R-Putnam) has no problem with torturing Boston terrorist suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.“So, scum bag #2 in custody. Who wouldn’t use torture on this punk to save more...
Fighting thugs with hugs
After the capture of the second Boston bombing suspect, President Obama gave a Friday-night speech to praise private citizens and law-enforcement officials. He called the bombers “terrorists” and said, “They...
Re-inflating the bubble
In the 1990s, convinced that the US mortgage market was racist, the Clinton administration launched a massive campaign of social engineering. Through government entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, officials...
Vice city: How ‘Veep’ exposes silly liberal agendas and the inanity of Washington
If the antidote to “Sex and the City” is “Girls,” then the cure for “The West Wing” is “Veep.” Aaron Sorkin’s motor-mouthed idealists, with their adorable enthusiasm for progressive dogma...
The Kennedy meth
In 1962, at the Carlyle Hotel in New York, a man “peeled off his clothing and began prancing around his hotel suite.” His bodyguards were cautiously amused, until the man...
Spotlight on failure
The third grade became a bit of a war zone in New York last week. State schools rolled out their challenging new Common Core exams. The results will reveal something...
John Kerry’s ‘Good faith’
In the space of scarcely a week, Secretary of State John Kerry tried to jump into bed with North Korea and the Arab League. That’s about as fun as it...
Burn notice
Andrea Peyser stated that the Chinese-medicine procedure cupping produces burn marks on the skin (“You Can Be a Gwyn-orexic,” April 15). This is inaccurate. The marks on the skin that...
Required reading
The Slippage by Ben Greenman (Harper Perennial) In his take on suburban ennui, Greenman, an editor at The New Yorker, introduces William and Louisa Day, a childless couple in their...
Hell, frozen over
Frozen in Time An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff Harper On Thanksgiving Day 1942, a secret US...
In my library David Rockwell
If you’ve been to Broadway in the last few years, you’ve seen David Rockwell’s work — he did the sets for “Hairspray” and this season’s “Kinky Boots” and “Lucky Guy.”...
NYPD chew
The Food Police A Well-Fed Manifesto About the Politics of Your Plate by Jayson Lusk Crown Forum Activists have spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to influence what food...
Adopt me!
Hope is a four-month-old Pomeranian-Miniature Pinscher mix. She’s a beautiful puppy bursting with energy and love. Meet her from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humane Society of New...
The last laugh
During the making of the Martin Scorsese classic “The King of Comedy,” a 30th anniversary restoration that closes the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday night, star Robert De Niro prepared...
Lil Bub makes it big
She's a strange beauty. Her green eyes are huge and better-suited to a creature twice her size. Her lower jaw is underdeveloped and toothless. Her tongue constantly hangs out of...
My memories of Imelda
“Here Lies Love,” David Byrne’s “disco musical” about the life of Imelda Marcos, opens Tuesday at the Public Theater. It follows the controversial first lady of the Philippines from her...
Mother superior
Even before the show begins, she’s onstage, sitting still as a statue in a see-through box. Invited to come up and see her, theatergoers gawk and sometimes kneel in front...
Robert Decandido: My New York
Spring migration is getting underway in New York with more than 200 different species of birds swooping into the city on their journey north. It’s a busy time for Bronx-born...
Byrne remembered
Robert Byrne was awarded the international grandmaster title in 1964, when it was a very rare event — no other American got the GM title for another 12 years. Byrne...
Bridge
Today’s North-South can make 3NT, but only if they arrange for South to be declarer.If they “wrong-side” the contract, making North declarer, a spade opening lead sets up four spade...
Tony's tough
As Anthony Bourdain took the first foul, unwashed bite of warthog anus, his producer Chris Collins gave him a look that said: “Man, you’re going to get so sick.” Normally...
Ankle injury biggest test yet for Jeter’s unyielding resolve
Derek Jeter is on the short list for greatest shortstops. You have the 3,304 hits and 255 homers and 348 steals and arguably more postseason plays of distinction than any...
Possible Revis trade, rebuilding Jets’ roster on agenda for Idzik’s first draft as GM
John Idzik, you’re on the clock. Since being hired as the Jets general manager in January, Idzik has been working toward this week. First, he must decide what to do...
Anthony, Knicks clamp down on Celtics late in playoff-opening victory at Garden
“De-fense!’’ It was better than it ever was yesterday in crunch time of a Knicks playoff game. If this was the start of a genuine Knicks championship run, it began...
Stock rises for Syracuse QB Nassib as NFL Draft approaches
In Part 5 of a five-part NFL Draft preview, The Post breaks down quarterbacks. The rise in Ryan Nassib’s NFL draft stock this spring has been much like his career...
Chants of ‘USA’ ring out, bringing back memories of Miracle on Ice
The first time? I remember that as if it were yesterday, even if it’s now 33 years’ worth of yesterdays ago. That was the evening of Friday, Feb. 22, 1980,...
Lopez looms large, sets tone in physical series
While the Bulls were hemming and hawing about whether or not Joakim Noah was going to play in Game 1 last night at Barclays Center, P.J. Carlesimo kept saying it...
Noah returns, but does little for Bulls
Chicago was hoping for a big break in Game 1 of the first round against the Nets with the return of All-Star center Joakim Noah, but all it got was...
Bulls’ Rose remains on shelf
Derrick Rose was with his Bulls teammates in Brooklyn Saturday night — but not on the court. After going through his now customary hard workout before the game, Rose sat...
Deron, Nets demolish Chicago in Game 1
Three years ago, Mikhail Prokhorov bought the Nets and proclaimed they one day would be a championship team. With Prokhorov looking on from his luxury box suite high above center...
Knicks’ gritty defense preserves Game 1 win
There will be nights, of course, when Carmelo Anthony will not be able to shake off a mortal’s shooting night and close the show and protect his howling house, and...
Ageless Kidd sparkles for Knicks
Jason Kidd’s son T.J. may have said it best. “He’s still got it,” the younger Kidd said outside the Knicks locker room Saturday. A month ago, Jason turned 40. A...
After rough few days, Celtics turn attention back to hoops
Knicks star Carmelo Anthony had just addressed the Madison Square Garden crowd about support for the city of Boston after the tragic Marathon bombing and subsequent harrowing events. Celtics star...
Knicks' Woodson says Prigioni should be ready for Game 2
Knicks coach Mike Woodson said if yesterday had been a Game 7, starting guard Pablo Prigioni likely would have suited up on his balky right ankle in the first-round playoff...
At right moment, Anthony summons ghosts of MSG past
The Ball splashed cleanly through the twine, and Paul Pierce shook his fist, and with that arrived the kind of silence that hadn’t visited Madison Square Garden for a basketball...
K-Mart bails out Chandler for Knicks
The pass zipped from Carmelo Anthony to Kenyon Martin down low with 40.6 seconds left. Martin was wide open near the hoop. Anthony’s pass, however, was thrown high. “Terrible pass,”...
Celtics fail to execute down the stretch
Paul Pierce buried a 3-point shot with 1:20 left in the third quarter and the Celtics were riding a 70-63 lead as visions of a Game 1 and ultimate first...
Knicks ‘D’ forces Celtics' Green to crumble after red-hot half
For 24 minutes, it looked like Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish had walked through the door for the Celtics. The trio apparently came back disguised as Jeff Green...
Don’t hop off Hamilton wagon yet
Are you scared you wasted a high draft pick on Josh Hamilton? Are you crying? Stop! The 31-year-old showed signs of life last weekend when he hit his first two...
Yankees' Pineda vows return to 100 percent
TAMPA — So far, the only solace the Yankees can take from trading Jesus Montero to Seattle for Michael Pineda is Montero has not lived up to expectations, either. But...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Giambi powers Indians, no ‘W’ for Kazmir In Houston, Jason Giambi, Mark Reynolds and Carlos Santana homered as the Indians routed the Astros 19-6 last night. Scott Kazmir was...
Wheeler's walk totals bother Mets manager
Prized Mets pitching prospect Zack Wheeler, who had to deal with a blister earlier in the season, had another rough outing Friday night for Triple-A Las Vegas. He allowed just...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m(T); $23,000; clm($16,000); 3up(f)LET THE KITTEN RUN drops in class for local return for new barn and she...
Easy win for Red Bulls
Dax McCarty and Fabian Espindola scored in the first half to lead the Red Bulls to a 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night at Red Bull...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $20,000; clm($7,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 RockStarRoylty(L),118R Moya6-1-2Moya8-12 El Oh El A(L),122A Castillo5-1-2Aristone6-13 Missbauer(L),120E Rivera7-1-3Allen15-14 Boss's Rules(L),118J Bisono5-7-8Reid5-15 Tomica's Spirit(L),118H Ramos1-4-4LeBarron2-16 WhereTher'sLv(L),111ACastillJr7-5-5Aristone3-17...
Aqueduct Charts
April 20th, 2013Clear and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur; $22,000; clm($12,500); 3upOff: 12:50. Good. 3w, bid 1/4, drivingTime: 22.94, 46.47, 1:11.35, 1:24.14.Trainer: Gary ContessaWinner: DK B/ G, 3, by...
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:55 p.m. FIRST-1 mile; $11,500; clm($10,000); 3up1-a-Stcey'sCmse3-15-Starship Risky 6-12-ICnSeeMyDrem5-16-Madam Grace 8-13-Flopodopolus 8-51-a-LdyMr'sImge3-14-Lady Myrka 4-1SECOND-7 fur; $16,000; cl($25,0); 3,4&5YO3-KindofWonderfl8-15-What a Party 3-11-Flo's a Go 15-16-Invasora 5-22-Janny's Girl 6-17-Without Guilt...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile pace; $30,000; handicap5AblrdHnovr(JCmpbll)6.002.602.404Fred And Ginger (D Miller)2.102.103Dinner Guest (S Allard)4.40* Exacta (5-4) $10.40 * Trifecta (5-4-3) $60.80Exacta picked by Bill SmithSECOND-mile pace; $10,000; cond1ContrbndHnvr(DMllr)4.402.803.405Always There (C Manzi)3.803.002Ralbar (S Allard)5.80*...
Devils stay afloat by beating Panthers
The Devils may not reach the NHL postseason, but they sure looked like a playoff team yesterday. Needing at least a point to keep their faint playoff hopes alive, the...
Hondo: Nava nagila!!!
Daniel Nava was heroic for Hondo yesterday at Fenway Pahk, powering the Sawx past KC to put the earnings at 5 pearsons. Today, since Gee’s no whiz, Mr. Aitch will...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 21MONApr. 22TUEApr. 23WEDApr. 24THUApr. 25FRIApr. 26SATApr. 27YankeesToronto1:07YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMT.B.7:10YESWCBST.B.7:10WWORWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBSTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.4:05YESWCBSMetsWashington1:10WPIXWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNOGAMELAD7:10SNYWFANLAD7:10SNYWFANLAD1:10SNYWFANPhi.7:10SNYWFANPhi.1:05FOXWFANKnicksNOGAMENO GAMEBos.8:00MSG/TNTESPNNO GAMENO GAMEBos.8:00MSG/TNTESPNNOGAMENetsNOGAMEChi.8:00WWOR/TNTWFANNO GAMENO GAMEChi.8:30WWOR/NBATVWFANNO GAMEChi.2:00WWOR/TNTWNYMRangersDevils3:00NBCESPN 98.7 FMNOGAMEFla.7:30MSG+WNYMNO GAMECar.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEN.J.3:00NBCESPNIslandersNOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMEPhi.7:00MSG+2WRHUBuf.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEDevilsRangers3:00NBCWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMEMon.7:00MSG 2WBBRNO GAMEPit.7:30MSG+TBDNO GAMENYR3:00NBCWBBRRed...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing12:30 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup: STP 400 FOX2:30 p.m.MotoGP World Championship Austin SPEED4 p.m.IndyCar Series: Grand Prix of Long Beach NBCSNBaseball1 p.m.Nationals at Mets WPIX, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM1 p.m.Yankees...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogPACERS6 1/2HawksSPURS8 1/2LakersHEAT13BucksTHUNDER10RocketsOdds to Win SeriesPacers$320-400HawksSpurs$600-900Lakers Heat$7500-20000BucksThunder$900-1700RocketsNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS$165-190DevilsBRUINS$240-300PanthersWILD$190-230FlamesLIGHTNING$130-150HurricanesBlues$140-160AVALNCHESHARKS$140-160B. JacketsDucks$105-125OILERSKINGS$165-190Stars Home team in CAPS
No place like ‘home’ for Yankees' Wells
TORONTO — It has been a pretty easy trip “home” in more ways than one for Vernon Wells this weekend at Rogers Centre. The former Blue Jay not only collected...
Standing up to the terror
* In a week in which terror and death dominated the news, it became painfully obvious how vulnerable we are, even at sporting events. My heart goes out to those...
Kay & Co. can’t agree on who called Cano K
What’s that word, again, the one for when you’ve been pushed too far, forced beyond the limits of annoyance, past frustration, until you can’t take it anymore? There’s a word...
Richards stepping up for Rangers
The Rangers arrive at the final week of the regular season with their confidence at one of its highest points after scoring 14 goals in back-to-back victories, their playoff destiny...
Tavares, Islanders top Jets in shootout
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — The schedule may have said Game 45, but it felt like the playoffs for John Tavares. And when the Islanders’ young star scored the winner yesterday in...
Six-pack of games a great idea — if it’s done first-class
You never will find me criticizing the NHL for trying a Big Idea, and that’s what planning six outdoor games for next season represents. But there is risk along with...
Heat primed for title defense
MIAMI — LeBron James typically cannot sleep much before the first game of a postseason. Even after 10 years in the league, three MVP awards and a championship, Game 1...
Miller’s last-tick shot fuels Nuggets
DENVER — Andre Miller filled a gaping hole in his basketball resume yesterday. “I’ve never hit a game-winning shot,” the 37-year-old guard said after sinking a nifty layup with just...
Toronto turf takes toll on Youkilis' back
TORONTO — Another one bites the turf. After playing Friday night on the unforgiving Rogers Centre turf, Kevin Youkilis’ back tightened up. It was better Saturday, when Youkilis was in...
Blunder saves Yankees in 11 after Kuroda gem
TORONTO — If luck is the residue of design, the Yankees are world-class architects. Working with four stars on the disabled list, this plucky group has thrived instead of simply...
Plenty to Seav from 4-0 Harvey
Stick with me, Mets fans. I promise I am going to get to your team and Matt Harvey. But, first, a detour to the dynasty Yankees. Or, more aptly, how...
Nationals turn Mets into mound dogs
Less than 24 hours after Matt Harvey won a pitcher’s duel against Washington ace Stephen Strasburg, the Mets’ staff didn’t exactly follow the lead of their first-year phenom. They squandered...
Giants GM likely to focus early picks on defense
Jerry Reese is not happy with the 19th overall pick in the NFL Draft. “We don’t like picking 19,’’ Reese said. “That is early for us. We hate picking this...
The Rumble
Rose-y read Mets announcer puts thoughts 'in the book' Who better to put it in a book than Howie Rose? The popular Mets announcer will have you screaming “Matteau, Matteau,...
Don't miss
Bound for Berlin While “American Idol” sinks like a stone, “NCIS” clings to its spot at the top of the ratings. This week, Ziva (Cote de Pablo) tracks down a...
It all goes back to 'Dynasty'
The ghost of “Dynasty” thrives at ABC, rubbing its crusty shoulder pads with the new shows on its lineup. Three current network series — “Revenge,” “Nashville” and “Scandal” — borrow...
Prison break
For the role of Daniel Holden, a man released from solitary confinement after 19 years for a crime he may or may not have committed, in “Rectify,” the new Sundance...
Best shows of the season
This TV season has produced some of the most unexpected best new shows — all of which broke from the tired standard criminal investigation or hospital soap opera formats: “The...
Reel good
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1988 Sunday, 10 a.m., TCM The first big movie to completely integrate animation with live action. Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer) is a big cartoon star who...
Look Who’s Talking
KELLY & MICHAEL 9 a.m., Ch. 7 Monday: Pierce Brosnan; Jake Johnson. Tuesday: Kate Hudson; Christina Hendricks. Wednesday: Jon Hamm. Thursday: Laura Linney; Michael Buble. Friday: Don Cheadle; Geraldo Rivera....
One man's 'Revolution'
Billy Burke was partying in Vegas when he got the call from his agent about this TV show called “Revolution.” “Jon Favreau and Eric Kripke want to sit down with...
Sick of Nanny Bloomberg? Bite back
First he came for your trans fats. Then he came for your salt and soda. If Mayor Bloomberg’s health initiatives continue, all we’ll be left with to eat is whatever’s...
Hot rocks!
Maybe the song should’ve been called “Sweet Chili o’ Mine?” Because that’s how much Bumblefoot, the lead guitarist of the new iteration of Guns N’ Roses, loves hot sauce. “I...
Weird but true
Whoa, baby! A Florida couple apparently paid for their prescription-pill habit by shoplifting and selling infant formula, said police in Palm Springs. Sonya Barbour, 32, and Glenn Martin, 31, were...
This week's couple: No reservations
Reservations are highly recommended. George, 30, and Becca, 32, almost learned this lesson the hard way when they met for their blind date at Antica Pesa in Williamsburg and their...
Can this man help you find The One?
Forget asking your friends for relationship advice. If you want to find a guy, ask a guy. In particular, one who knows the dating game, perhaps one who has his...
Meet Market: Kickball-loving wine expert sks a girl who pairs well with him
Speak-easy Though he loves wine, Preston also enjoys cocktail bars. His favorites include Death & Co. and Employees Only. Grape times When Preston tells people what he does for a...
Top 5: Ways to bag a babe at breakfast
“Whisper, ‘You’re eggs-actly what I’ve been looking for all my life.’ ” — Victor “Say, ‘Wow, looking at you in the morning would definitely make me an early riser.’ ”...
Scarlet Knights lose hoops recruit
Rutgers already has lost five current basketball players, and it lost a recruit Saturday night.Point guard Shane Rector of The Bronx verbally committed to Missouri after his official visit to...
Bronx product lands with OU
Edson Avila was ready to go to Manhattan College, ready to play Division I basketball. Then, late in his senior year, he received the depressing news: The 6-foot-10 big man...
Red Bulls Jonny Steele earns start, mauls Revs
Red Bulls coach Mike Petke is a big believer in earning your playing time, a proponent of rewarding those who put the work in during training. That’s why he started...
Red Bulls finally close 4-1 rout of Revs in style
Maybe the Red Bulls turned a corner offensively, or perhaps New England wasn’t at its best after the tragic events in Boston. Either way, the Red Bulls earned a 4-1...
Deron, Nets demolish Chicago in Game 1
Three years ago, Mikhail Prokhorov bought the Nets and proclaimed they one day would be a championship team. With Prokhorov looking on from his luxury box suite high above center...
Prokhorov tells crowd before Nets-Bulls: playoffs 'only the beginning'
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov addressed the sellout crowd inside Barclays Center before the Nets played their first playoff game since he bought the team against the Bulls on Saturday night.“Hello...