March 27, 2010
Baby Blazers, new faces will now carry the torch for Bergtraum
GLENS FALLS – The lineup that finished Murry Bergtraum’s season is just about the lineup that will start next season.CeCe Dixon, Shukurah Washington and Doris Ortega all fouled out in...
Cards' Porter busted in cop 'assault'
Joey Porter, linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals, was arrested in California this morning for allegedly assaulting a police officer, TMZ reported. California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers said a friend of...
Obama makes recess appointments, scolds GOP
WASHINGTON — Fed up with waiting, President Barack Obama announced today he would bypass a vacationing Senate and name 15 people to key administration jobs, wielding for the first time...
Rayne supreme: Connell helps shoot CK to Federation Class AA final
GLENS FALLS -- Call it Hell Week for Rayne Connell. Christ the King coach Bob Mackey said his sophomore guard was “tortured” this week in practice in preparation for the...
Suits allege Scientology sweatshop
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — At the edge of arid foothills far outside Los Angeles, hundreds of Scientology followers live on a gated, 500-acre campus and work long hours for almost...
Bergtraum angry at late tech, too many whistles
GLENS FALLS – There was one defining moment in the New York State Federation Class AA semifinal game between Christ the King and Murry Bergtraum. And, unfortunately, it wasn’t a...
World goes dark for 'Earth Hour'
Who turned out the lights? A global campaign to raise awareness on climate change has reached the United States. The Earth Hour event organized by the World Wildlife Fund began...
Sensational Smith propels Royals past rival Bergtraum
GLENS FALLS – Bria Smith fell to the ground after racing up the left side. When the Christ the King star picked herself up, she was unaware she had a...
Palin, tea party pledge to bag Harry
SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. — Sarah Palin told thousands of tea party activists assembled in the dusty Nevada desert today that Sen. Harry Reid will have to explain his votes when he...
Kentucky horror: Church family of 9 killed in crash
MARROWBONE, Ky. — Three Mennonite men sliced through planks of wood with electric saws as they built the simple boxes that would hold the caskets of members of a church...
Red Bulls bucking history
From the day Red Bull bought the MetroStars, they've lived up to their counter-culture image. From rebranding one of MLS' original teams, to dropping all the sponsorships they'd spent years...
Legendary club Cain closes doors
After five years, rivers of Cristal, legions of late-night liaisons, and more celeb sightings than the Betty Ford clinic, the exclusive Cain nightclub has closed, ending an era of over-the-top...
Playboy bunny outfits on sale for first time
Here’s an outfit to hop up and down about. Officially-sanctioned Playboy Bunny ensembles are now available for women, complete with fluffy cottontails. Playboy honcho Hugh Hefner had steadfastly declined to...
Arsenal found across from B'klyn school
Here’s some family values that only the Hatfields and McCoys can support. Cops arrested a Brooklyn father, mother, son and family friend for keeping a massive arsenal of handguns, rifles...
D'Antoni goofs on Darko
Of all head-scratching things regarding Mike D'Antoni's management of the team, the Darko Milicic saga is ranking up there.The Wolves want to re-sign Milicic for next season. The 7-foot defensive...
Double bombing in Baghdad kills 52, wounds 73
BAGHDAD - The death toll from two bombs that struck a crowded market in Iraq’s mainly Sunni Diyala province rose to 52, police said on Saturday, as politicians started coalition...
Israel troops leave Gaza after fierce clash
JERUSALEM — Israel withdrew its troops from the Gaza Strip Saturday after some of the fiercest gunbattles with Palestinian militants in the Hamas-run territory since last year’s military offensive. Israeli...
Egypt's President Mubarak leaves hospital
CAIRO - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has left Heidelberg hospital in Germany and is due to fly back to Egypt, a government minister told Reuters on Saturday. “President Mubarak has...
Red Bulls vs. Chicago Fire live blog recap
The New York Red Bulls enjoyed a 1-0 victory in their Major League Soccer home opener Saturday night at Red Bull Arena. To read what Dylan Butler and Brian Lewis...
Clippers embrace new underdog role
J.T. Torres knows the chatter around the city and he loves what he hears. “I think a lot of teams are going to look at us and put us down,”...
Yankees need to define Joba Role
TAMPA — Joba Chamberlain has stuffed a lot into 281 2/3 major league innings. He has been phenom and frustration, starter and reliever, heir to the top of the rotation...
Cashman’s hope for Hughes runs high
TAMPA — Brian Cashman and the Yankees are setting Phil Hughes’ bar fairly high. Cashman, in talking yesterday about the decision to make Hughes the fifth starter, praised Joba Chamberlain’s...
Back to the future: After 12-year hiatus, Piccola coaches Xaverian again
Lou Piccola never thought he’d be back in the Xaverian uniform, back coaching the Clippers baseball team. After all, it’s been 12 years since he last filled out a lineup...
Live blog recap: New York State Federation boys tournament, Day 2
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. -- It's time for the big boys to take center stage. The New York State Federation Class AA tournament begins tomorrow with Christ the King facing Albany-Christian...
Lady Blazers head upstate after three idle weeks
Ed Grezinsky has seen it all. This is a guy who has guided Murry Bergtraum to 12 straight PSAL city girls basketball titles. But in that more than a decade...
Knicks crushed by Suns, 132-96, as Phoenix wins sixth straight game
PHOENIX — Mike D’Antoni got a long, painful look at what’s become of the team he left behind. D’Antoni once prowled the sidelines for Phoenix as his Suns ran away...
Bartlett powers Collegiate to third straight state final
GLENS FALLS – The Glens Falls Civic Center has become a friendly place for Collegiate’s Will Bartlett. The senior is making his third straight trip up there and hasn’t returned...
New York State Federation Class AA boys basketball tournament preview
GLENS FALLS -- New York Post boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down this weekend’s New York State Federation Class AA boys basketball tournament at the Glens Falls Civic...
Live blog recap: Christ the King-Murry Bergtraum, Federation 'AA' semis
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Bria Smith scored 22 of her game-high 31 points in the second half to pace Christ the King to a 73-67 win over rival Murry Bergtraum...
Federation boys notebook: Jamesville-DeWitt's Coleman sets rebounding mark
GLENS FALLS – Late in the game, Dajuan Coleman hung on the rim to avoid making contact with a Bedford Academy defender. The basket wasn’t too happy getting tugged on...
Kids stuff
TODAY SPILL-PROOF PARTY: San Francisco kid-rockers the Sippy Cups keep kids hopping with balloons, confetti and other tot-friendly trimmings, while keeping grown-ups happy with covers of hits by Pink Floyd,...
Martha Stewart’s former BFF dishes on the diva’s sexual conquests and ‘evil’ deeds
Back in the ’90s, four masters of the universe were seated around the table of a posh Manhattan restaurant. Biopharmaceutical tycoon Sam Waksal was there opposite domestic diva Martha Stewart,...
HBO's 'How To Make It in America' is 'Sex and the City' for guys
In the summer of 1998, HBO’s “Sex and the City” introduced four NYC party girls with boy troubles and fancy shoes to a national audience. There were Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda...
'Buck' shot?
Joe Buck says his HBO talk show, "Joe Buck Live," is being canned. "HBO told me early this week that the network was steering away from talk shows going forward,"...
Don Johnson in talks to star in ABC's comedy pilot 'Southern Discomfort'
Former "Miami Vice" and "Nash Bridges" star Don Johnson could be returning to television. Johnson is in negotiations to star in ABC's comedy pilot "Southern Discomfort" as a tough, hard-core...
Taste of Brown sugar
V.V. Brown's initials must stand for va-va voom. In one of the most electrifying performances in recent memory, the young British diva shook the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Her brief...
Cook a holiday meal with (military) force
Getting ready to under take a big holiday meal this Easter or Passover? There's no one better to advise harried home chefs than an Army cook who's made a name...
Racing upward, looking back at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Maybe I'm just an armchair speed demon (or a chicken), but it was satisfying to watch six guys and a girl ride motorcycles at 65 mph inside a mesh metal...
'Victorious' has 'tween spirit
The bad thing about producing a teen show is that the teens grow up and then you either have to bring in the second string or, failing that, dump the...
Kid charity $$ for 'escorts'
A New Jersey man stole more than $33,000 that was donated to his son after a deadly fire and used some of the money to pay for escorts, police said....
A fair 'freakout'
During the 2004 Democratic convention, I was on a train heading to Boston's Fleet Center. While straining to contain my excitement over the prospect of hearing presidential nominee John Kerry's...
Bam hails nuke pact
WASHINGTON -- In the most comprehensive arms-control treaty in two decades, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have agreed to sharp cuts in their nuclear arsenals. "We have turned...
Shooter granny's hubby: Noisy foe a big heel
The 81-year-old Queens granny charged with shooting the wife of a Grammy-winning Latin jazz master who lived upstairs snapped after being driven loco by the nonstop click-clack of the woman's...
Mike: Forget WTC delays
All the squabbling over the torturous reconstruction of the World Trade Center site will be forgotten by future generations once the project is completed, Mayor Bloomberg predicted yesterday. "Nobody remembers...
Voice alive & Welles
The voice that made "Rosebud" famous is coming back to a theater near you. A recently found recording that Orson Welles made only months before he died in 1985, in...
Taking care of 9/11 heroes
* Prior to 9/11, I was a candidate for another police department and underwent an extensive physical exam that included many things, one of which was a pulmonary function test...
Korea 'war' panic
SEOUL, South Korea -- Word that a South Korean naval ship sank in the tense waters around the disputed maritime border with communist North Korea set off panic: The president...
Gov denies cover story
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson's lawyer says the governor has done nothing wrong -- despite a new report that he helped draft what would have been a misleading public statement about...
To really help Haiti, fight corruption
On Wednesday, international and Hai tian leaders will gather in New York to discuss and coordinate Haiti's long-term economic recovery. But will they repeat past mistakes -- and overlook the...
Bam gives Bibi brushoff in icy White House visit
For a head of government to visit the White House and not pose for photographers is rare. For a key ally to be left to his own devices while the...
NJ pol on probation
TRENTON, NJ -- The former head of the Ocean County Democratic Party was sentenced to probation yesterday in New Jersey's largest corruption sting. Alfonso Santoro will serve three years' probation,...
Stein killer's mad mama
"You'd better watch your back when you go back uptown." That was the ugly threat snarled by the mother of killer Natavia Lowery to a shocked defense lawyer after Lowery's...
Web fee for news in UK
News Corp.'s The Times and The Sunday Times in the UK will begin charging readers to access online versions of the newspaper, following through on a vow to begin setting...
Asbestos-scam plea deal
The heartless owner of a lead- and asbestos-inspection company yesterday admitted filing hundreds of phony reports that certified city buildings as toxin-free. Saverio Todaro, 67, owner of SAF Environmental Corp....
Israel tanks storm into Gaza
GAZA -- Israeli tanks advanced into the Gaza Strip yesterday after the worst clash with Palestinian fighters in 14 months killed two on each side, and Palestinian sources reported more...
Brown's the king of Queens DAs
Richard Brown yesterday became the longest-serving district attorney in Queens history. Brown, who was first elected to office on June 1, 1991, completed his 6,874th day on the job, breaking...
City schools, hosps taking biggest hit$
Budget shortfalls will strike hard at two services that impact the city's youngest and least healthy -- schools and hospitals, according to a report released yesterday. The Independent Budget Office...
Treasuries stage a late rally
Investors once again warmed up to Treasury securities yesterday, as a late-day rally helped bring down bond yields after a week in which some benchmark securities touched highs not seen...
Well-'stocked' tavern
A bar in Gramercy has come up with a new way to mix alcohol and capitalism. The Exchange Bar and Grill, at 256 Third Ave., plans to have the prices...
A NY space shuttle -- or liftoff for Chuck?
* It's only fitting that this great national landmark, the Intrepid, receive one of the shuttles to help inspire the thousands of our schoolchildren who visit the ship each year...
Prosti-dude calls it a night
Markus -- the first male prostitute at any of Nevada's legal bordellos -- has left the business after bringing in fewer than 10 clients since debuting in January. But the...
Wall Street's whirlybird special
Here's a sure sign that Wall Street is flying high again. Financial whizzes from tony towns on the northern reaches of the Jersey Shore are signing up for a speedy...
Prez plans relief for mortgages
In its latest effort to stem rising unemployment and falling home sales, the Obama administration unveiled plans yesterday for making mortgages more affordable for financially strapped homeowners. Part of the...
Palin fits McCain to a 'tea'
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Sarah Palin lent her star power to former running mate John McCain in his tough Senate re-election campaign, telling a rally yesterday that McCain pegged President Obama...
Ouch! AT&T's $1B health hit
WASHINGTON -- Congress sent the last piece of the $938 billion health-care reform to President Obama for his signature yesterday -- as AT&T announced it expects $1 billion in first-quarter...
Real crashers of DC
The White House gate-crashers will next break into "The Real Housewives of DC." Cameras were rolling when Tareq and Michaele Salahi breached security at President Obama's first state dinner. The...
Ravitch: MTA is hopele$$
Millions of straphangers are in for a rough ride as the MTA's finances continue to tank, Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch said yesterday. "I don't see much basis for hope. I'm...
CKX near buyout with One Equity Partners
The company that owns the "American Idol" franchise may itself be looking to get out of the spotlight. CKX, the publicly traded entertainment company that also controls the Muhammad Ali...
Set that bird down here
"As a former Navy pilot who flew air missions off the deck of the Intrepid in the 1960s, I can think of few better locations for a retired NASA space...
She did it for the UFT
First the good news: A Manhattan judge yesterday cleared the way for the city's eighth-graders finally to be notified as to which high schools they'll attend this fall. Now the...
The council pigs out
Mayor Mike is looking to take a scythe to the municipal workforce, while Council Speaker Christine Quinn is budgeting fat hikes for the graspers, grifters and grabbers who make up...
New search for 9/11 remains
The search to identify possible human remains recovered from the World Trade Center is resuming next month. The city sent out a memo to the families of 9/11 victims yesterday...
Fake princess abdicates suit
Only the little people wait for verdicts. Pretend princess Antoinette Millard withdrew her $1.1 million lawsuit against Michael Eigen New Directions yesterday, one day after the trial judge indicated that...
Apple execs score big as stock heads to $300
Apple Inc. is once again at the center of a sales frenzy -- only this time it's over nothing that can be bought at one of its stores. The maker...
Wall Street's new scam
It's another black eye for Wall Street. About a dozen big-name financial firms yesterday were named as co-conspirators in an alleged scheme to rig the bids in the more-than-$2 trillion...
Shia LaBeouf's oil stock sinks
Call him Shia LaPoof. After he boasted of being a genius stock trader who was able to turn $20,000 into $450,000, actor Shia LaBeouf's turn as a stock picker took...
Uncle Sam, credit risk
In recent weeks US Treasury bonds have lost their status as the world's safest invest ment. The numbers are pretty clear. In February, Bloomberg News reports, Berkshire Hathaway sold two-year...
Skateways to heaven
Radical, dude! A 16,000-square-foot skate park going up in Flushing Meadows Park will feature reproductions of stairs, rails and ramps from some of the most popular skateboarding areas in the...
Express-bus cams 'cut'
State lawmakers are taking cameras out of the picture on city express buses. A provision tucked into the latest draft of the state budget prevents the MTA from installing enforcement...
Bloomberg fears cuts to blame for murder increase
A disturbing spike in murders and other serious crimes is leading city officials to believe the NYPD’s famed “blue line” is growing way too thin. “It is worrisome,”Mayor Bloomberg said...
No more room at this inn now
An overpopulated, illegal hostel in Williamsburg that served as a frat house for hipsters and out-of-towners was shut down yesterday by city buildings inspectors, leaving dozens on the street. Owners...
Business briefs
GDP change Gross domestic prod uct expanded at a 5.6 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said in its final report for the fourth quarter, instead of 5.9 percent as...
'Open & shut' case is HS win
School's back in. In a striking blow to the Department of Education's push to shutter failing schools, a Manhattan judge yesterday halted the impending closure of 19 public schools --...
Mass. hysteria over New York Times execs' bonuses
Those paydays that New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger and President Janet Robinson received last year are once again coming back to haunt them. The Boston Newspaper Guild, which...
They're the Material Girls
They hardly look like Madonna and child anymore. The cougar pop star and her daughter Lourdes, 13, could have passed for sisters as they stepped out dressed to the nines...
Uma Thurman's latest film grosses a paltry $131 in London
Uma Thurman's recent flick, "Motherhood," was dead on arrival at the box office -- raking in an inconceivable $131 at its London opening. The Oscar-nominated actress slew more people in...
Seagram $$ scam employed fake Bronfman
First he blew through $100 million of their fortune. Then a shady upstate Svengali dispatched a buddy to impersonate the billionaire father of two Seagram's liquor heiresses in an effort...
Lenny $trikes out
Broke ex-Met Lenny Dykstra couldn't make it to first base in his $100 million suit against JPMorgan Chase. The one-time All-Star yesterday dropped his claim that the former Washington Mutual...
LI 'hit mom' bailed as dad yields guns
The Long Island "hit mom" charged with trying to kill her estranged husband had a bittersweet reunion with relatives yesterday after being released from jail on $500,000 bail. But Susan...
Paterson MIA in state budget battle
Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch yesterday said he was "encouraged" by Assembly Democrats' proposal to create a state financial-control board, but stopped short of endorsing the borrow-and-spend plan, as top lawmakers...
'Rank' them in odor
Forget the sweet smell of success. When it comes to scents in the city, New Yorkers rank vanilla as the most pleasant. That's according to Dr. Leslie Vosshall, who led...
Wild Jacko med stash
LOS ANGELES -- Detectives found large quantities of general anesthetic and dozens of tubes of skin-whitening cream in Michael Jackson's home after the singer's death, search warrants unsealed yesterday show....
Another NYC coyote invasion expected in fall
It's going to be a coyote ugly fall in the Big Apple. Westchester County is swarming with wild canines seeking safe haven from throngs of other coyotes upstate, and many...
Arenas dodges jail-time bullet
Disgraced hoop star Gilbert Arenas got a new shot at life -- and his basketball career -- after a sympathetic judge yesterday spared him jail time on a conviction stemming...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A sniper opened fire on a traffic agent's vehicle with a pellet gun in Washington Heights, cops said. The uniformed agent was driving on Cooper Street at 9:30 a.m....
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $17,000; clm($10,000); 3upTIMBER CRUISE drew rail after winning by nose as favorite. Entrymate WOLFSON lost three race winning streak last out. SARATOGA LULABY defeated cheaper two back....
Islanders take road woes to Columbus
When the Islanders hit the road tonight to face the Blue Jackets (7:00, MSG Plus 2, WMJC 94.3 FM), they will be trying to do something they never have before:...
Curtis: Tiger looked nervous, 'rusty'
ORLANDO, Fla. -- For players wondering what it will be like to play golf with Tiger Woods when he returns, Ben Curtis can speak from experience. Curtis, a member at...
Top seed not Devils' top priority
Seven seconds away from all but putting the hated Rangers out of the playoffs and excruciating 4-3 shootout losers of a game that kept them from taking undisputed possession of...
Quebec arena to get Burns' name
STANSTEAD, Quebec -- A thin and frail Pat Burns said he's honored to have an arena named after him, even as he conceded he likely won't live to see it...
Marlins 'run' wild on Mets' Figueroa
JUPITER, Fla. -- Nelson Figueroa's scoreless spring is over. The veteran right-hander, who entered yesterday's game against the Marlins with a 0.00 ERA over four Grapefruit League appearances, surrendered seven...
Mets' Reyes gears up for Opening Day
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jose Reyes wants to be at Citi Field Opening Day. The Mets want him there on Opening Day. If he continues to show progress like he...
Bulls are Red-y to go
After changing their braintrust and mindset, after a grand opening to their stadium and an undefeated preseason, the Red Bulls finally play a game that counts. And considering last season's...
Mets' Mejia rebounds from first spring obstacle
JUPITER, Fla. -- Jenrry Mejia took a rare uppercut to the chin yesterday, but still escaped Roger Dean Stadium in one piece. The rookie fireballer added to Nelson Figueroa's mess...
A-Rod dodges questions about FBI meeting
TAMPA -- Alex Rodriguez didn't shuffle off to Buffalo yesterday, but he certainly did some dancing around the subject. Rodriguez, reportedly expected to meet with the feds in Buffalo yesterday,...
Mickelson one shot off lead at Bay Hill
Ernie Els is atop the leaderboard at Bay Hill and not sure how he got there. He's not alone. Davis Love III didn't make a par until his 10th hole...
Sports shorts
MLB: Mariners shut down Lee The Mariners are shutting Cliff Lee down for five days in hopes his strained abdomen heals, making it likely the 2008 AL Cy Young Award...
Nets win again; avoid breaking worst-ever record
Good thing Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov didn't wait until now to try to buy the Nets. Imagine what the price tag would be. The cost skyrockets when you're hot. Consecutive-wins...
Stoudemire: 'Not a big fan' of T-Mac
PHOENIX — Free-agent-to-be Amare’ Stoudemire said yesterday he has held a grudge against Tracy McGrady for once blowing him off when Stoudemire was in high school. Stoudemire, however, claimed it...
Reggie Jackson met with Phillies' soon-to-be-free-agent Jayson Werth
TAMPA -- The Yankees may have a Werth-y asset when it comes to free-agent recruitment next offseason. Reggie Jackson has a longstanding relationship with the family of Jayson Werth. He...
Rangers' playoff run hinges on tightening D
The Rangers, three points back of eighth-place Boston with eight games to go to the Bruins' nine, have repeatedly proven in a 33-32-9 season they are only as good as...
St-Pierre defends title tonight in Newark
If you follow mixed martial arts, then you know Georges St-Pierre. If you don't, here's some knowledge. St-Pierre, or GSP as he's known to MMA fans, is the Manny Pacquiao...
Sleepers are key to fantasy title
To coin an axiom: Fantasy leagues are lost in the early rounds of the draft, and won in the middle and late rounds. It's not how one person's top five...
Knicks trounced by Suns; 1 loss away from playoff elimination
PHOENIX -- The Knicks' magic number for mathematical playoff elimination is down to one. After competing for the first quarter in Phoenix, the Knicks were lifeless for the final three...
Weird but true
They're high on the list to win the bad-parenting award. Cops in Connecticut busted a couple after entering their home in a drug raid and finding on a digital camera...
Baylor too much to Bear for upstart St. Mary's
HOUSTON -- LaceDarius Dunn quickly got the ball back from Tweety Carter to complete the alley-oop dunk, then turned and flashed a wide smile. Baylor was having all the fun...
Spartans show their mettle
ST. LOUIS -- The pedigree, the tradition, the coach and the track record all line up for Michigan State, but make no mistake, these Spartans are not the stacked athletic...
Source: Gonzalez sends out feelers for Hofstra job
Hofstra still is very much in the early stages of its coaching search. But there are names starting to float out there, one that might be a surprise. Though it's...
St. John's interviews BC coach, Siena's McCaffery next on list
The day after The Post reported exclusively that St. John's was not going to retain Norm Roberts, a long-time supporter was asked who athletic director Chris Monasch would hire. "Monasch...
Singler leads Duke past Purdue
HOUSTON -- Duke is done answering questions about its sooner-than-expected exits from the NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Blue Devils are back in the round of eight for the first time...
Underdog Butler looking for Hollywood ending
SALT LAKE CITY -- When Gordon Hayward stepped to the foul line with 30 seconds left and Butler clinging to a five-point lead in the Bulldogs' eventual 63-59 West Region...
Turner, Ohio State fall short vs. Tennessee
ST. LOUIS -- Of course, the ball was in Evan Turner's hands and, of course, he took the last shot for Ohio State -- the last two, in fact, in...
West Virginia carries load for Big East
SYRACUSE -- Syracuse is out, its Final Four dream dashed Thursday night by Butler. Seton Hall is scrambling to distance itself from the embarrassment of the Bobby Gonzalez era. St....
Pounce on Cal’s ’Cats
Each day during the NCAA Tournament, The Post’s Tim Sullivan offers his plays: BOB HUGGINS knows a thing or two about public perception. He knows once you’ve been labeled something...
NCAA fairy tales never have happy endings
HOUSTON -- This is what happens when Cinderella stubs her toe -- which, let's face it, is the one guarantee of the NCAA tournament that nobody ever likes to talk...
Career highs by Lopez and Yi give Nets 2 in row
The New Jersey Nets eliminated any chance of finishing with the worst record in NBA history, beating the Detroit Pistons 115-107 on Friday night. Brook Lopez scored a career-high 37...
EXCLUSIVE: Liz Holtzman for AG?
A reader in northern Brooklyn reported receiving a polling call a few hours ago exclusively testing positives and negatives about former Congresswoman and DA Elizabeth Holtzman for Attorney General. It's...
Red Bulls open season Saturday v Fire
After changing their coach, GM and attitude, after a grand opening to their stadium and perfect end to their preseason, the Red Bulls finally play a game that counts. And...
Slow start, size differential too much for Bedford to overcome in Federation debut
GLENS FALLS -- Brent Jones was the equivalent of a bicycle in front of a runaway truck. The senior point guard was all alone as Dajuan Coleman, Jamesville-DeWitt’s 6-foot-9, 270-pound...
Tennessee upsets Ohio State to reach regional final
One Evan Turner is pretty good. Five Tennessee Volunteers are even better. Brian Williams scored the go-ahead basket on a tip-in with 32 seconds left, Bobby Maze converted a pair...
BREAKING! Hostel takeover in Williamsburg!
Talk about a hostel living environment!City officials raided and cleared a six-story Williamsburg building that contained two allegedly illegal hostels and dozens of residential tenants last Friday afternoon after an...
Federation girls notebook: St. Mary's guard sets scoring record
GLENS FALLS -- Raeann Stilwell's performance in the New York State Federation Class B semifinals put her in rare company. The St. Mary’s (Lancaster) junior guard’s 38 points set the...
Trap game: Cougars tamed in Federation 'A' semis
GLENS FALLS – A PSAL title is the ultimate goal for team that plays in the league. But Medgar Evers got one of those last week. The Cougars were looking...
New York State Class AA girls basketball tournament preview
GLENS FALLS -- New York Post girls basketball beat writer Joseph Staszewski previews the state Federation Class AA Federation girls basketball tournament, starting tomorrow at the Glens Falls Civic Center....
Kung Fu Panda World screens for the kid in you
DreamWorks Animation has big big plans to bring a new kids-centric MMO to the online scene in the form of Kung Fu Panda World. Briefly, play games, chat with friends,...