April 12, 2013
Yankees turn triple play in win over Orioles
Kevin Youkilis tagged out Alexi Casilla at third, looked up and saw Manny Machado stranded hopelessly between first and second and one thought entered his mind. “I knew right away,...
Yankees' A-Rod tried to buy, destroy incriminating PED documents: report
Major League Baseball officials purchased Biogenesis records because their investigators believed that an involved player had done the same, an industry source confirmed to The Post. That player, a report...
Buy a NJ home and a piece of Russian spy history
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — A northern New Jersey home on the market features four bedrooms, an updated kitchen and a slice of Russian spy history. The U.S. Marshals Service says it’s...
Wagner College football stars arrested for alleged burglary
A pair of star players on the Wagner College football team were busted for allegedly swiping jewelry, a video game and a pair of piggy banks from other students’ dorm...
'Scary Movie 5' is terrifyingly terrible
In a way, it’s fitting that Lindsay Lohan is the star of (the first five minutes of) “Scary Movie 5.” This is a horror movie that’s really a supposed comedy;...
Man celebrating birthday survives tumble onto subway tracks
A deeply troubled 26-year-old man got the gift of life on his birthday — he miraculously survived being run over by a subway train, his family and authorities said. Alexander...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Six months later, Harden deal ends up good for Rockets, Thunder
Six months ago the basketball world was stunned to learn that the defending Western Conference champion Thunder had dealt their star swingman James Harden to the Houston Rockets in return...
BEST BETS: The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale
The day before every major event, The Post’s MMA expert Marc Raimondi breaks down what you should know in order to intelligently wager on the fight. On Saturday, the UFC...
Yankees' Pettitte to miss Sunday start with stiff back
Andy Pettitte won’t make his scheduled start Sunday after his back stiffened up Thursday night. “I had a little bit of an issue during the game in Cleveland [Tuesday] more...
Jets, Bucs have talked Sanchez as part of Revis deal: report
The possible Darrelle Revis trade between the Jets and the Buccaneers got an added wrinkle Friday. The website Pro Football Talk reported the two teams have discussed including Jets quarterback...
Two women injured in Virginia community college shooting
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Officials say two women have been shot and a suspect is in custody following a shooting at a community college section of a Virginia mall. Christianburg city...
14-year-old Guan makes cut at Masters despite controversial slow play penalty
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese golfer who added some buzz to this year’s Masters, was hit with a one-stroke penalty for slow play during Friday’s second round,...
Adulterous submarine commander who faked his own death to end affair fights to remain in the Navy
GROTON, Conn. — A former submarine commander who faked his death to end an extramarital affair should be honorably discharged from the Navy, a panel of officers recommended Friday after...
Indians' Carrasco suspended 8 games for hitting Yankees' Youkilis
CLEVELAND — Indians starter Carlos Carrasco has been suspended eight games by Major League Baseball for hitting New York’s Kevin Youkilis with a pitch. Carrasco had just finished serving a...
Crook mugs cheesemonger, cuffs him to forklift and steals his car
He just wanted the cheddar! A crook snatched hundreds of dollars from a cheesemonger then handcuffed him to a forklift and sped off with his car— leaving the poor guy...
VIDEO PREVIEW: Nets-Pacers in game with playoff implications
The Nets and Pacers meet in Indiana on Friday night in game with playoff implications. The Nets are trying to chase down the Pacers for the No. 3 seed; they...
McDonald's gives former and new CEOs big pay increases
McDonald’s Corp. more than tripled the pay packages last year for its new CEO Don Thompson and the man he replaced, Jim Skinner. The pay increases from the world’s biggest...
Giants meet with controversial Notre Dame LB Te'o
There is hours upon hours and game upon game of tape on Manti Te’o, a four-year starter at linebacker for Notre Dame. But if ever a player needed a private...
Obamas paid $112K in federal income taxes
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s 2012 tax returns show he and first lady Michelle Obama paid $112,214 in taxes last year on $608,611 in adjusted gross income. They paid an...
Tiger in contention with Couples, Leishmann, Day leading at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — While Tiger Woods climbed up the Masters leaderboard, 14-year-old Guan Tianlang hoped a one-stroke penalty for slow play didn’t keep him from playing on the weekend. Woods,...
Judge declines to extend ban on JCPenney’s Martha Stewart goods
JCPenney is getting away with its risky bet to manufacture a slew of Martha Stewart home goods despite a lawsuit from Macy’s — for the moment, at least. A New...
‘Game on:’ Mets-Twins plan to play despite wintry conditions
A little snow won’t stop the Mets and Twins from opening their interleague series on Friday night. Twins spokesman Chris Iles told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that Target Field will...
Nets sign rookie Joseph for remainder of season
INDIANAPOLIS – The Nets announced Friday morning that they had signed rookie swingman Kris Joseph for the rest of the season. “It’s great,” Joseph said. “To get the chance to...
Shouts heard from Manhattan 'Cleaver Slay' murder jury in day 8 of deliberations
Jurors in the “Cleaver Slay” murder trial did not reach a verdict again today after a day of audible shouting in a Manhattan jury room, and will return Monday for...
Comedian Jonathan Winters dead at 87
LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died. He was 87. The Ohio...
'The Thinker,' other Rodin sculptures to be auctioned in NYC
Three early casts from Auguste Rodin’s masterpiece “The Gates of Hell” will be featured at a New York City auction. Sotheby’s says “The Thinker” could fetch up to $12 million...
AROUND THE CAGE: UFC on FOX 7 will be Strikeforce reunion
Gilbert Melendez is in the main event. Daniel Cormier co-headlines. The event is in San Jose. All that’s missing is the red and blue gloves and the Showtime logo in...
Knicks' deal for Singleton falls through; they sign 6-10 Jones instead
The Knicks announced the signing of 6-10 journeyman Solomon Jones instead of James Singleton, to add big-man insurance in light of the spate of injuries. The deal fell through with...
Albany school assignment asked students to argue that 'Jews are evil': report
A high school English teacher could face disciplinary action for giving a writing assignment that asked students to make a persuasive argument blaming Jews for the problems of Nazi Germany,...
Man charged with raping 10-year-old girl, killing her mother pleads not guilty
SYRACUSE — A man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing her mother after a carjacking at an upstate New York mall pleaded not guilty Friday to rape and...
God bless America: Sarah Palin-lookalike is the #1 porn star in the world and other XXX facts
Nobody talks about it, but everybody watches it — and here’s proof. Exclusive data obtained by The Post from Pornhub.com revealed Lisa Ann — who starred in the Sarah Palin-themed...
Thomas Prendergast promoted to MTA Chairman
City bus-and-subway boss Thomas Prendergast is being promoted to run the entire MTA, Gov. Cuomo announced today in a move that cheered transit advocates. Prendergast, a longtime MTA executive, has...
Yankees are New York State's favorite team by wide margin: poll
New York is without a doubt a Yankees state. A new Siena New York Sports Poll study shows that nearly half of the state lists the Yankees as either their...
Manhattan coke ring out of business after photos and videos of kingpins partying surface online
A massive and dangerous Manhattan coke ring that made millions delivering door-to-door coke for $120 a gram is now out of business — thanks in part to the gangsters’ own...
Wells Fargo first-quarter profit surges 23 percent
Wells Fargo, the nation’s biggest mortgage lender, said its first-quarter profit surged 23 percent after it cut expenses. The bank’s expenses fell nearly five percent in the quarter, helped by...
Schwarzenegger reveals he gorged on pie during cheat days while bodybuilding
Even Arnold had cheat days. The Austrian-born bodybuilding legend answered a series of questions on Reddit.com yesterday in one of the Web sites popular “AMA” (ask me anything) segments. Schwarzenegger,...
Man seriously injured after East Village train hit
A man is fighting for his life after being hit by a subway in the East Village, authorities said. The man was struck at the 2nd Avenue F train station...
FRIDAY FIVE: Baseball movies
So I saw the Jackie Robinson biopic “42” – which arrives in theaters today – last week, at a screening. Also at this screening were the Sabathia family, Whoopi Goldberg,...
Dodgers warn Padres, post 'Anchorman' photo to Twitter after teams brawl
The Dodgers and Ron Burgundy have a message for the Padres. Hours after the two teams engaged in a bench-clearing brawl, which resulted in Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke breaking his...
Rare Jackie Robinson game-used glove to be put up for auction
With the release of ’42’ on Friday and the 66th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball approaching, Steiner Sports announced that a rare Robinson...
Construction work planned for nearly every train line this weekend
Good luck getting anywhere in the five boroughs this weekend. Nearly every train line will be affected by construction interruptions this weekend. Starting at 11:30 tonight, the MTA said the...
Ex-mortgage bigwig expected to plead guilty: sources
Kareem Serageldin, the highest-ranking banker to be charged for crimes tied to the mortgage meltdown, is expected to plead guilty this morning in Manhattan federal court, The Post has learned....
Comparing Jets' 2012 depth chart to this season
With two weeks to go before the NFL Draft, it’s a good time to take a look at the Jets depth chart and what has changed so far this offseason....
Tick Tock diner manager denies murder plot charges
The manager of a landmark New Jersey diner charged with trying to order a hit on his uncle — and accused of threatening to murder two waitresses — denied the...
Spring storm socks Midwest, Deep South; 3 dead
JACKSON, Miss. — A powerful spring storm unleashed tornadoes and winds strong enough to peel the roofs from homes in the Deep South and heaped snow and ice on the...
Dubai police unveil $450K Lamborghini cop car
Police in Dubai have unveiled their latest patrol car – a $450k Lamborghini. The sports vehicle can reach speeds of up to 220mph. And authorities hope the specially-modified Lamborghini Aventador...
Sanchez tutor Garcia says time for Jets to cut Tebow 'distraction'
Mark Sanchez’s personal tutor says it’s time for the Jets to dump Tim Tebow. Former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia, who has been working with Sanchez in Southern California, believes the...
US retail sales fall 0.4 percent in March, largest drop in nine months
WASHINGTON — Sales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring likely made some consumers more cautious about spending. Retail sales declined a...
Kerry to North Korea: Don't test missile
SEOUL, South Korea — US Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile, while rejecting a new US...
Man electrocuted after falling onto third rail in Times Sq. train station
A man fell onto the subway tracks in Times Square this morning and was electrocuted by the third rail, authorities said. The fire department first received a call of a...
Christie's strong lead in NJ gov race has narrowed slightly: poll
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Chris Christie continues to maintain a strong lead in his re-election bid. But the woman who wants to defeat him in November is gaining some ground...
Wegmans recalls two fruit juice products that may contain mold byproduct
ROCHESTER — Wegmans Food Markets says it’s recalling two fruit juice products because they may contain unacceptable levels of a byproduct of mold. The grocery chain says some 64 oz....
1640 hymnal believed to be first book printed in US could fetch $30M at auction
A tiny hymnal from 1640 believed to be the first book ever printed in what is now the United States is going up for auction, and it could sell for...
WATCH: Greinke breaks collarbone in bench-clearing brawl with Padres
SAN DIEGO — Zack Greinke had his left arm in a sling and a dazed look on his face as he told his side of the story. Barely two hours...
JPMorgan CEO says bank plans to be aggressive in strengthening internal controls
Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, says that grappling with new regulations and strengthening internal controls are the bank’s top priorities. In a call with reporters Friday to discuss first-quarter...
Nets tipping off 'Blackout in Brooklyn' playoff campaign
There’s going to be a “Blackout in Brooklyn” for Nets’ home playoff games – and it has nothing to any local TV-coverage restrictions. With Barclays Center later in the month...
Nets’ playoff picture should be much clearer after Friday
INDIANAPOLIS – We should have a pretty clear idea by the end of the NBA action Friday who the Nets will be facing in the first round of the NBA...
Woods (-2) brushes off shot from Nicklaus
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was yet another fascinating, eventful day in the life of Tiger Woods yesterday and so little of it had to do with the relatively uneventful 2-under-par...
Fowler rebounds nicely at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rickie Fowler didn’t figure to be high up the leaderboard after the first round of the Masters after posting a pair of double bogeys through his first...
Couples right where he always is at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Some things never change at the Masters: pimento cheese sandwiches, the azaleas, green jackets and Fred Couples on the leader board. Couples, who won the 1992 Masters,...
14-year-old phenom Guan has some grand (slam) plans
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tianlang Guan says his goal isn’t just to win one major championship. He wants to win all four majors in one year. After the way he played...
With Garcia, Leishman on top, Masters field goes low in quest for Green Jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. — If you enjoy a full buffet for your Masters menu, yesterday’s entertaining opening round at Augusta National left you sated, but begging for more. Where to start?...
Garcia trying to Serg away from checkered history
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The golf gods that patrol Augusta National this time of year work in beautifully mysterious ways. Fascinating storylines always seem to bloom like the azaleas — just...
WATCH: 'Simpsons' couch gag spoofs 'Breaking Bad'
Marge is quite the cook. “The Simpsons” spoofed AMC’s “Breaking Bad” in the couch gag for this Sunday’s episode, with the family’s matriarch raising money using her baking talents. “Breaking...
$41M Silver Lake loan keeps Foursquare afloat
Foursquare has a long way to go to prove its worth to investors — and it may never get there. After months of trying to raise money, the pioneering location-sharing...
Bitcoin anarchy in need of some rules
Members of the bitcoin community are starting to wonder if anarchy is the best policy, as recent turmoil raises interest in possible new regulations. The digital currency, which is minted...
Business briefs
PC stocks fall Data on PC shipments sent shares of the sector’s biggest companies down. Microsoft fell 4.5 percent at $28.94, while HP slid 6.5 percent to $20.88. Ross gains...
Sign of the Time: Sour notes at Luce Awards
It was no party: With Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes looking on, new Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson gave some fairly pointed jabs about the operation’s ups and downs as...
Stern stiffed on suit
A New York state appeals court declined to revive a $330 million lawsuit brought by disc jockey Howard Stern against satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM Radio for refusing to pay...
Extra chee$e for Wendy’s big Peltz
Wendy’s, the second-largest US hamburger chain, paid $657,514 for Chairman Nelson Peltz’s personal security last year. Peltz, the founder and CEO of New York-based Trian Fund Management LP, has received...
New Heinz owner 3G expected to cut costs and sell assets
The new billionaire Brazilian owner of Heinz is about to squeeze the 137-year-old ketchup brand. Yesterday, private-equity firm 3G Capital said that Bernardo Hees — the CEO of another 3G-backed...
ResCap creditors hitting Ally
Creditors of bankrupt mortgage lender Residential Capital are opening up a new line of attack in their legal battle with parent Ally Financial. ResCap creditors will claim in a court...
Jocks got socked in ‘scam’
Dozens of professional football and basketball players were caught up in an investment scam that jilted 58 investors out of $18 million, regulators said yesterday. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...
Gleacher sidelined in boardroom battle
Troubled Manhattan investment bank Gleacher & Co. told investors yesterday that it plans to be a bystander to its own upcoming shareholder meeting, which will pit a private-equity firm against...
KPMG guy took cash, Rolex, Bruce tix: Feds
Scott London’s 30-year career at top accounting firm KPMG ended in a Los Angeles parking lot last month, when federal agents secretly snapped him accepting $5,000 in cash for leaking...
Penny on $1 for investors
Victims of R. Allen Stanford may receive a $55 million interim distribution, or about 1 cent for each of the $5.1 billion lost in his fraud scheme, more than four...
Midtown, Landmark ho!
Eight Midtown office buildings and hotels are being considered for landmarking status. “The owners have received a letter from city Landmarks stating that the buildings are being considered for landmark...
Picking up Penney’s: PE firms circling distressed retailer
Shoppers may have fled JCPenney, but buyout firms are fighting to get in. The flailing department-store chain has been approached by at least three major private-equity firms over the past...
Sitt adds to SoHo collection
The Joyce Theater has sold its building at 155 Mercer St. to Joseph Sitt’s Thor Equities for $27.25 million. This is the 14th building in SoHo that Sitt owns and...
Jersey co-ed vanishes amid fears she leaped from George Washington Bridge
The captain of a New Jersey college tennis team vanished after leaving her purse and cellphone on a George Washington Bridge walkway. Paige Aiello, who turned 22 yesterday, was last...
3.4M cars recalled over air-bag shrapnel
DETROIT — Six automakers, including Toyota, Honda and Nissan, are recalling nearly 3.4 million older-model vehicles worldwide because of defective air bags that can send shrapnel flying at passengers. The...
‘Oldest’ US priest dies here
A Bronx monsignor, believed to be the country’s oldest working priest, died yesterday after 47 years with St. Luke’s in Mott Haven. He was 93. Gerald Ryan spent the last...
Tick Tock waitress ‘threats’
The manager of a landmark New Jersey diner charged with trying to order a hit on his uncle has also been accused of threatening to kill two waitresses if they...
Malcolm ignites GOP war
The city Republican Party is at war with itself in the wake of the Malcolm Smith corruption scandal, sources said yesterday. State Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn) is maneuvering to oust...
Cable TV gets money’s worth from senator
ALBANY — A Brooklyn Democrat who’s taken more than $14,000 in campaign cash from the cable- TV industry is pushing a bill to tax cable’s up-and-coming competitor. State Sen. Kevin...
Councilman Halloran had an affair with co-ed: sources
The Queens city councilman at the center of the Malcolm Smith corruption scandal was a lousy husband, too — throwing away his marriage for a co-ed staffer half his age,...
‘Cancer fake’ plea
A Long Island woman accused of faking cancer and seeking donations to support a drug habit pleaded not guilty to grand larceny and other charges yesterday. Brittany Ozarowski, 21, formerly...
NYU unveils its urban-data hub
A new city graduate program aimed at applying information technology to urban problems is gearing up to admit its first class this summer. The NYU-led Center for Urban Science and...
Suit a Bible ‘lesson’
A former New Jersey substitute teacher says he was fired because he gave his Bible to a student. In a discrimination complaint lodged Wednesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Tech titans join push for immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Mark Zuckerberg wants to make 11 million new friends. The Facebook billionaire unveiled a political group, FWD.us, backed by other high-tech honchos that will back immigration reform that...
Gun debate a go
WASHINGTON — With family members of Newtown, Conn., massacre victims looking on, the Senate yesterday voted to let the debate over gun-control legislation move forward — overcoming the objections of...
North Korea’s well-heeled army
Its soldiers may look goofy in heels — but there’s nothing funny about North Korea’s nukes. Decked out in high heels accenting their drab uniforms, female troops were spotted strutting...
Jay-Z’s Barc has bite
Jay-Z’s got 99 problems — and he rapped about every one of them yesterday in a rambling, mysterious radio rant that blasted an unidentified “dweeb” who failed to show him...
NY♥’s cop-IG plan
Voters in New York City overwhelmingly support a move to install an independent watchdog over the NYPD, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Significant majorities of all racial groups and...
NFLer’s La Guardia gun rap discharged
A defensive end for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a deal with Queens prosecutors yesterday that will sack his gun charges for carrying a pistol through La Guardia Airport....
'Long-lost dad' sues Oprah genealogist for claiming that she’s his biological daughter in book
As Oprah moments go, the story about a genealogist who reunites with her long-lost birth father is about as heartwarming as they come. Just one problem — the “dad” says...
Cycle-slay mom held
A Long Island mom dragged a bicyclist the length of nearly two football fields to his death — and then conspired with a body-shop owner to cover up the grisly...
Lance peddles Texas manse
AUSTIN, Texas — Disgraced former cycling champion Lance Armstrong has sold his sprawling home in the hills of Austin, Texas, his spokesman said yesterday. The sale of the 1.5-acre property,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Two men held up a 21-year-old straphanger at gunpoint in a Chinatown subway station, authorities said. They grabbed the victim’s iPhone in the Canal Street J-train station at...
Video of Brooklyn woman’s fatal shooting is played at trial of two men charged in rooftop gunplay
Rapt jurors yesterday watched surveillance video of the chilling moment that a Brooklyn mom was fatally struck by stray gunfire and slowly fell over into a pool of her own...
Now pols want to ban worker credit checks
The city’s business and labor leaders are at odds again, this time over the City Council’s latest effort to meddle in the private sector by telling companies how to hire...
Gov fuels hybrid progress
ALBANY — The Big Apple is getting charged up. About 100 electric-vehicle and hybrid charging stations will be up and running in the metro area starting next year, Gov. Cuomo...
NY ‘Fleet Weak’ in budget war
New York hookers, jiggle joints and other businesses are the latest victims of Washington budget politics. The big Navy ships that bring thousands of free-spending sailors and tourists to Times...
Luxe Marty-party funder$torm
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz threw himself a lavish going-away party last night — a celeb-studded bash accompanying his two-months-late State of the Borough Address and paid for with funds...
Age-rage star goes down to IMDbeat
The truth won out. A B-movie actress yesterday lost her landmark lawsuit against IMDb.com after claiming she was denied roles in Hollywood because the film Web site outed her real...
Sexy shoeshine babes are hot buff for Wall Street executives
These shoeshine girls will give you clean boots — and dirty thoughts! Wall Street executives are paying a few extra bucks to get their leather polished at a Financial District...
‘Hep’ suit is served
The trendy West Village restaurant that could have served up a side of hepatitis A with its tapas is now facing a class-action lawsuit by diners over the health scare....
Quinn: Let the city steer
Mayoral front-runner Christine Quinn wants the city to take over much of the state-controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Quinn, the City Council speaker, released a $756 million wish list for mass-transit...
‘Brasco’ wed wait
A Gambino gangster who recently got engaged to the granddaughter of a key figure in the famed “Donnie Brasco” case pleaded guilty yesterday to drug charges. Joseph “Joe Boy” Sclafani’s...
‘Hate’ rap in mezuzah burnings
Police charged a Brooklyn man yesterday in a series of anti-Semitic arson attacks in which mezuzahs were set ablaze in Williamsburg apartment buildings, cops said. Ruben Ubiles, 35, is accused...
Bizzare subway ‘kiss’ assault
A woman was pummeled on the subway after she refused the advances of another woman who was a total stranger, cops said. The 68-year-old victim was riding an uptown 6...
He’s saved by the belt
PHILADELPHIA — A belt buckle saved a Philadelphia grocery worker by stopping a stray bullet that hit him from a shootout outside, police said. Bienvenido Reynoso, 38, who hit the...
Mogul’s victory de-vine
A federal jury in Manhattan sided with Florida billionaire William Koch yesterday, finding that a businessman defrauded him by selling phony vintage wine. Now the jury needs to determine how...
Bronx man freed after 38 years in prison as judge tosses child-murder conviction
After nearly 40 years behind bars, a Bronx man shouted cries of joy yesterday as a judge vacated his conviction for the murder of an 8-year-old girl he says he...
Scandal no big deal: donors
Some of ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner’s top campaign contributors are willing to forgive — and give again — should he run for mayor just two years after his sexting scandal. “I’d...
Mom-&-pop foster ‘scam’
A couple who set off a manhunt two years ago after grabbing their eight biological children from a Queens foster-care agency was charged yesterday with ripping off $116,000 in government...
Songbird freed
Jazz singer Hilary Kole dabbed tears of joy from her cheeks yesterday and said she was “exhilarated” moments after a judge freed her from the contract that bound her to...
Exec gets clink for $1M swindle
An executive at a Manhattan business-consulting firm is going to jail for six months for embezzling nearly $1 million — money she used for travel to exotic locales and to...
Rival campaigns’ plan of attack for Anthony Weiner: Hit him where it hurts
The city’s mayoral hopefuls are sharpening their knives — and Anthony Weiner better be ready to answer the hard questions about his sexting scandal. Sources in the camps of several...
Braless ‘sag less’
Women who wear bras will have saggier boobs than those who don’t, says new research. Try this on for size: French scientists who researched brassieres and breasts for 15 years...
Sandy never again
MIAMI — The name Sandy is being retired for tropical storms because of the damage that last year’s hurricane caused on the East Coast, including 72 deaths. Sandy, the 77th...
Paralegal claims polygamy threats in lawsuit vs. former boss
A Park Avenue lawyer desperately touted the perks of polygamy to a female paralegal — and asked the woman to be his “third wife,” she claims in a sexual harassment...
Aaugh! Charlie Brown voicer pleads guilty
Good grief, Charlie Brown. The voice behind the beloved “Peanuts” character Charlie Brown pleaded guilty in a San Diego court yesterday to threatening and stalking two women. Peter Robbins, 56,...
‘Bigot’ rap puts golfer in rough
His temper is his biggest handicap. A Long Island golfer was arrested in a bias incident — for allegedly hurling racial slurs at two duffers who wouldn’t let him play...
Bungling the Gun Fight
Since politics is a game, New Yorkers should be relieved: The Yankees have strong competition for the title of “America’s Most Embarrassing Team” from the Republican Party in Washington. Most...
Cuomo versus corruption: Time to clean house
The Issue: Gov. Cuomo’s plan to address corruption by New York’s public officials following recent scandals. *** I read in The Post about Gov. Cuomo’s rush to push legislation to...
Thatcher’s iron legacy
The Issue: The death of Britain’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, and her accomplishments. *** Margaret Thatcher was well-versed in the ideas of free-market economics, the role of limited...
His reach exceeds his grope
Serial sexter and ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner may be mulling a run for mayor, but another disgraced pol already seems to have decided to go for it — Vito Lopez. That’s...
Rand Paul strikes again
When Rand Paul spoke to a skeptical audience at Howard University this week, he probably didn’t persuade many that Republican policies would serve African-Americans better than Democratic ones. But the...
Useful idiot 2
While visiting City Hall the other day, Jimmy Carter volunteered that, if asked, he’d be more than happy to go back to North Korea to defuse Pyongyang’s nuclear saber-rattling. “I’ve...
Weiner’s Got a Shot
So Anthony Weiner is contemplating sticking his, um, oar into the 2013 New York City mayoral waters, and where’s the surprise in that? Nowhere, that’s where: It’s always been about...
Idle America makes for Mideast mess
For a sense of why the Middle East is sliding into a new dark night, look at Yemen — where everybody and his brother is meddling, while America mostly stays...
‘Motown' is rocking the box office to the tune of $16 million advance
I’ve been a little sniff-sniffy about “Motown, the Musical,” which opens Sunday at the Lunt-Fontanne. Its script, by Motown mogul Berry Gordy (with an assist from Dick Scanlan), isn’t exactly...
Kara Manning’s heavy-handed ‘Sleeping Rough’ meanders pointlessly
‘Sleeping Rough” has just three characters, but none of them makes much of an impression. By the end of the show, the first thing that comes to mind is, “Bye....
‘Matilda’ is one for the books
Once in a blue moon, a show comes out blazing and restores your faith in Broadway. “Matilda The Musical” is that show. “Matilda” landed at the Shubert Theatre with daunting...
Dance Theater of Harlem is back on its toes
It’s been a long voyage home for Dance Theatre of Harlem. The trailblazing company Arthur Mitchell founded in 1969 shut down due to lack of funds nine years ago. Opening...
'It’s A Disaster' review
Turns out the Mayans were wrong about predicting Armageddon in 2012, but that hasn’t deterred filmmakers one whit. Those who can’t wait for the all-star “This Is the End’’ in...
'Paris-Manhattan' review
A lot of people love Woody Allen, including me. French director Sophie Lellouche loves him so much that her movie is an undisguised fan letter to the stammering, clarinet-playing, death-fearing...
'The Angels’ Share' review
More than 40 years after giving the world “Kes,” a superb social-realist film with a soul-crushing finale, British director Ken Loach is giving audiences a big taste of happiness. First,...
'Antiviral' review
Part horror, part sci-fi, and part imperious rebuke to modern-day celebrity obsession, the debut film of Brandon Cronenberg (David Cronenberg’s son) deals out shivers and flinches in little hypodermic jabs....
'This Ain't California' skates under sunny German skies
Early-’80s East Germany might not seem a natural hotbed of skateboard culture, but, as one adherent points out in Marten Persiel’s scrappy documentary, the place was after all “a world...
Too many broken links in 'Disconnect'
‘Disconnect” is an e-“Crash,” using perilous online obsessions instead of race to link a broad range of characters, this time in upstate New York. An uncharacteristically hard-edged Jason Bateman leads...
Smashville!
Filming a music video, sexy country cutie Juliette Barnes, with flowing blond hair, dressed in short-shorts and cowboy boots, surrounds herself with hot backup singers as she shakes her hips,...
Rangers-Islanders clash has playoff implications
This is not about the rivalry, though the teams are as close in talent as they have been in a long time. When the Islanders play host to the Rangers...
5 questions for Steve Kerr
TNT analyst Steve Kerr talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about the Knicks’ winning streak, what they have to do with Amar’e Stoudemire and their likely first-round matchup against the...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m. Best Bet: Jk Letitgo (13th) FIRST: Mile trot; $12,500; cond 6 Jailhouse Juice (JMeittinis) 3-7-2 4-1 4 Leave Your Mark (AMiller) 1-2-4 2-1 2 CrazyAbotPt (MVnderkemp)...
It’s Yale-Quinnipiac
PITTSBURGH — Andrew Miller scored 6:59 into overtime to lift Yale to a 3-2 victory over UMass Lowell in the NCAA men’s hockey semifinals last night. The senior captain raced...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 6 fur; $36,000; clm($30,000); 3up UNLIMITED POWER set pace going a mile at Gulfstream, cuts back to a...
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission calls on Rudy
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has directed trainer Rudy Rodriguez, who recently served a 20-day suspension in New York, to appear before its License Review Committee before he can run...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 fur; $23,000; clm($12,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 2 Classic R and B(L),118 L Saez 8-6-3 Sciacca 8-1...
Aqueduct Charts
April 11th, 2013 Cloudy and Muddy Turf Yielding ©2013 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-6 fur; $22,000; clm($12,500); 3up Off: 12:50. Good. shadowed foe out, up Time: 23.38, 46.98, 1:.25, 1:12.35....
Hondo makes a Giant wager
Hondo had his hard-earned DDPs (disposable dead presidents) riding on the Native Americans over the Yanks last night but was deprived of a deposit when the game was rinsed, leaving...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 12 SATApr. 13 SUNApr. 14 MONApr. 15 TUEApr. 16 WEDApr. 17 THUApr. 18 Yankees Baltimore7:05WWOR-TVWCBS 880 AM Bal.4:05YESWCBS Bal.8:05ESPNWCBS NOGAME Ari.7:05YESWCBS Ari.7:05WWORWCBS Ari.7:05YESWCBS Mets Minnesota8:10SportsNet N.Y.WFAN 660 AM Min.4:10SNYWFAN...
The Post Line
NBA Favorite Line Underdog PACERS 6 Nets Knicks 7 CAVALIERS RAPTORS 3 1/2 Bulls HAWKS 6 1/2 Bucks HEAT 5 Celtics WIZARDS 4 76ers PISTONS 8 Bobcats ROCKETS 1 Grizzlies...
Rudy singled out for Derby license review
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has directed trainer Rudy Rodriguez, who recently served a 20-day suspension in New York, to appear before its License Review Committee before he can run...
Mets' Davis looking forward to return to Minnesota
Ike Davis is back to the home he doesn’t remember. The Mets first baseman arrived in Minnesota yesterday hoping for a sight-seeing tour on the team’s day off to perhaps...
Mickelson survives back scare
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson had a scare on the 17th tee during yesterday’s Masters opening round when it appeared he tweaked his back. Mickelson, who was in the process...
No-names like view from top at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When David Lynn walked off the ninth green yesterday, two profound events occurred. His caddie, Wayne Hussellbury, told him, “You’re leading the Masters,” and, outside the ropes,...
A Kentucky feel to Jordan Classic
The Barclays Center will feature a hue of Kentucky blue tomorrow night. Months before they will become teammates, six Big Blue Nation-bound All-Americans will share the Barclays Center floor —...
Stackhouse gives Nets strong veteran presence
INDIANAPOLIS — All along, the plan has been for Jerry Stackhouse to be ready and waiting to be a key contributor for the Nets once the playoffs start. Wednesday night...
Sports Shorts
Mlb: Harang traded to Mariners The Mariners acquired right-hander Aaron Harang from the Rockies in exchange for right-hander Steven Hensley and cash. The Rockies had acquired Harang on April 6...
With time running out, Cruz must make decision on Giants offer
It Is tough to learn you are not worth what you think you are, which is why Victor Cruz is finding it so difficult to accept an offer that Giants...
Revis won't comment on Jets future
Darrelle Revis may be in his final days with the Jets but he is not speculating on it. “There’s been a lot of talk,” the cornerback said in an interview...
For third time in 40 years Rangers, Islanders meet late in season with playoffs on line
Twice. Twice, and only twice throughout the 40-season Battle of New York have the Rangers and Islanders met this late in the season with a playoff berth on the line...
Devils' Volchenkov suspended four games for elbow
The Devils seemingly can’t catch a break. Losers of eight straight, (0-4-4), the Devils lost defenseman Anton Volchenkov yesterday to a four-game suspension, and probably won’t have star wing Ilya...
Bailey lifts surging Islanders past Bruins
Even the bounces are going the New York Islanders’ way on their surge toward the playoffs. Josh Bailey got two of them on his decisive goal in the second period...
Error-filled condescension mars Yankees radio
WHAT was promised in the Declaration of Independence — “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” — likely wasn’t intended to be seasonal. Monday afternoon was what we had waited...
Mets could see snow in Minnesota
The novelty of interleague play has long dissipated for the Mets, but this season brings a new twist. When the Mets take the field tonight in Minnesota, weather permitting, it...
Knicks' Melo: 'Stop rushing' Bulls' Rose back
CHICAGO — Carmelo Anthony said Thursday Bulls point guard Derrick Rose shouldn’t come back this season if he’s not “110 percent’’ and wishes fans would be more patient with him....
Knicks to sign Singleton; hoping Martin back Sunday
CHICAGO — While the Knicks officially will add 6-foot-8 forward James Singleton Friday, the club hasn’t ruled out Kenyon Martin for Sunday’s game against Indiana. When Glen Grunwald signed Martin...
Yankees' Pettitte needs 300 wins to make case for Hall of Fame
Andy Pettitte probably needs 300 wins to elevate his borderline Hall-of-Fame candidacy — but not just because it is one of those big round numbers that so many voters adore....
Yankees' Granderson takes 'big' step toward return
CLEVELAND — Curtis Granderson still hasn’t picked up a bat in his recovery from a fractured arm, but he was able to start throwing yesterday in Tampa. The center fielder...
MLB paid to get doping documents: report
Major League Baseball has taken an unprecedented step in the Biogenesis of America investigation, paying a former employee of the South Florida anti-aging clinic linked to performance-enhancing drugs for documents...
Yankees' Teixeira in 'no pain,' on schedule for May 1 return
CLEVELAND — All you had to do was see Mark Teixeira’s smile last night to know he is on schedule for his May 1 return. He may even return a...
Fielding fixed, now Yankees' Nunez hopes to end slump
CLEVELAND — Derek Jeter’s road back to The Bronx has been long and slow, so Eduardo Nunez isn’t leaving shortstop anytime soon. While the Yankees were worried about how the...
Yankees push Hughes back to keep CC on schedule
CLEVELAND — Because of two straight rainouts, the Yankees will have some extra depth in their bullpen during their series against the Orioles in The Bronx. Last night’s scheduled starter,...
Run’s over but Knicks made a statement
CHICAGO — They tried, and you know what? In this case, trying was enough. Trying was OK. The winning streak mattered to the Knicks, 13 games in which they transformed...
Knicks' streak ends at 13 after old friend Nate erupts for 35 points
CHICAGO — The way this magical Knicks streak and magical Carmelo Anthony surge had unfolded, Anthony’s last-second shot from the left of the key in regulation seemed destined to fall....
Woods (-2) brushes off jab from Nicklaus
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It was yet another fascinating, eventful day in the life of Tiger Woods yesterday and so little of it had to do with the relatively uneventful 2-under-par...
Woods’ gal in the gallery
A snow bunny was hopping along the hallowed links of Augusta yesterday. Tigers Woods brought his personal, one-woman rooting section — Olympic ski champ Lindsey Vonn — to the first...
Starr Report
CBS News vet Susan Zirinsky was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Las Vegas Tuesday night by the New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards. The “48 Hours”...
Talk show guests
FRIDAY SEAN LOWE, CATHERINE GIUDICI – Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7 GABRIELLE REECE, EMMY ROSSUM – Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4 DAVID HYDE PIERCE, JOSH DALLAS, AVERY MOLEK...
Jodi Applegate on her 'The Following' role
I have a role in the next two episodes of the super-scary Fox hit, “The Following.” A small role. Don’t blink. It’s a show about a sadistic cult of serial...
Foreskin organization protests Oprah
This has to be a first — even for Oprah Winfrey. The Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project, which opposes the practice of circumcision, plans to picket Winfrey’s appearance tomorrow in Hamilton,...
Naughty nuncio in news series called ‘Vatican
Here’s a first look at Matthew Goode and Rebecca Ferguson, in Italy (the Villa Borghese) shooting “The Vatican,” a Showtime pilot directed by Ridley Scott. It’s Scott’s first time filming...
Edie Falco: clean & sober
Four years of playing a drug addict on a TV series would put most Hollywood actresses out of commission. Not Edie Falco. The quintessential New Yawk actress is back on...
St. John’s snags elite Philadelphia PG Jordan
The Prince of North Philly spurned the City of Brotherly Love for the Big Apple. Elite Philadelphia point guard Rysheed Jordan of Robert Vaux High School verbally committed to St....
Rutgers in talks with Lakers assistant Jordan for coaching job: report
Rutgers is trying to lure one of its most prominent basketball alums home. A week after the Mike Rice video scandal, Rutgers is in serious talks with Lakers assistant Eddie...
Weird but true
A small Louisiana parish is about to go to war — against saggy pants. Terrebonne Parish’s council voted, 8-1, to ban people from wearing pants that sag so low that...
Knicks' winning streak snapped at 13 in overtime loss to Bulls
CHICAGO — The way this magical Knicks streak and magical Carmelo Anthony surge had unfolded, Anthony’s last-second shot from the left of the key in regulation seemed destined to fall....
Bailey lifts surging Islanders past Bruins
BOSTON — Even the bounces are going the Islanders’ way on their surge toward the playoffs. Josh Bailey got two of them on his decisive goal in the second period...
Gambino mobster cops to drug charges
Postpone the honeymoon! A Gambino mobster recently engaged to “Mob Wives” princess Ramona Rizzo pleaded guilty yesterday to drug distribution charges. Joseph “Joe Boy” Sclafani – a Gambino crime family...