Yankees great Turley dead at 82

Bob Turley, who spent eight seasons pitching for the Yankees and won the Cy Young Award in 1958, died yesterday in Atlanta. He was 82 and suffered from liver cancer. Ironically, Turley died two days after the death of longtime major league catcher Gus...

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Ohio St. comes up short again

LOS ANGELES — Ohio State was so close to reaching its second consecutive Final Four last night against Wichita State, the players and coaches could taste it. A 23-6 Buckeyes second-half run had melted what had grown to a 20-point Wichita State lead...

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Kobe passes Wilt on all-time points list

Kobe Bryant passed fellow Lakers great Wilt Chamberlain for fourth place on the NBA's career scoring list. Bryant made a pull-up jumper from the free throw line with 7:54 remaining in the second quarter of last night's 103-98 Lakers win over the Kings...

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Utah tops Deron again

SALT LAKE CITY — Deron Williams had hoped to quiet his former fans with a win Saturday night. Instead, it was the Jazz, and the hometown fans, who had the last laugh. Thanks to road-weary legs, a 3-point shooting barrage from Jazz guard Randy Foye...

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Devs get clocked again in final ticks

SUNRISE, Fla. — If only games lasted 59 and a half minutes, the Devils would have swept this Florida trip. Instead, for the second straight night, Martin Brodeur conceded a tying goal in the final seconds and the Devils went on to lose — this time 3-2...

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Ed Fountaine’s Spot Plays

Dubai World Cup Meydan Race Course, ninth race. Group 1. Purse: $10,000,000. 1¹/‚„ miles, Tapeta, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 2:05 p.m. LOWDOWN: Hunter's Light is the "house horse," owned by the Godolphin stable of Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai....

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Smith, pressure defense too much for Oregon

INDIANAPOLIS — He was, in a word, Russdiculous. They play with their hair on fire, all these Louisville Cardinals do, from start to finish. It sometimes seems as if there are six of them, six Cardinals, playing this time against five Oregon Ducks. They...

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School principal killed, six children wounded in grenade attack in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan — A man armed with a gun and grenades attacked a school in southern Pakistan during a prize distribution ceremony on Saturday, killing its principal and wounding six children before fleeing. Police officer Masir Mehmood said the attacker...

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Dance instructor in Zumba paid-sex case could face prison

PORTLAND, Maine — The dance instructor who used her Zumba fitness studio as a front for prostitution could face up to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty Friday in a case that captivated a quiet seaside town known for its beaches and picturesque...

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Eva’s bag & ‘shoo’ combo

Eva Mendes takes a playful swing at fotogs last night at the premiere of her movie "The Place Beyond the Pines" at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema on the Lower East Side. The 39-yearold actress stars in the film with her beau, Ryan Gosling.. Dave Allocca/Starpix...

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Novak credits veterans

Just 11 days ago, the Knicks were teetering on the brink of disaster, having lost the first four games on their West Coast road trip. Coming off a loss in Los Angeles to the Clippers, the team headed to Utah, a place where they hadn't won since 2005....

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Bx. dirt-bike raps tossed

Bronx prosecutors tossed the top charges against the man previously accused of fleeing cops on a dirt bike — a chase that ended with the death of his friend. Assistant DA Elizabeth Brandler said her office dropped reckless-endangerment and resisting-arrest...

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Kim Jong Un says his rockets ready 'to settle accounts with the U.S.'

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready "to settle accounts with the U.S.," unleashing a new round of bellicose rhetoric after U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint...

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Marilyn Monroe's 'letter of despair' among hundreds of historical docs to be auctioned

NEW YORK — Marilyn Monroe's letter of despair to mentor Lee Strasberg, and Dwight D. Eisenhower's heartfelt missives to his wife during World War II are among hundreds of historical documents being offered in an online auction. Monroe's handwritten,...

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Dubai World Cup field has an American feel

A Kentucky Derby winner, a two-time Eclipse Award-winning filly and the defending champion headline a standout international field of 13 entered for Saturday's $10 million Dubai World Cup — the world's richest horse race. Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Derby...

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Brooklyn knows passing Knicks, Pacers an uphill battle

PORTLAND, Ore. — The red-hot Nets still are stuck in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, and are 2 1/2 games behind the Knicks and Pacers for second place. Getting past one of those teams would allow the Nets to avoid the Heat — who easily swept...

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Sports Shorts

HOOPS: Surgery today for World Peace Lakers forward Metta World Peace, the team's best perimeter defender, is scheduled to have surgery today to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He'll miss a minimum of six weeks. Without him, the Lakers managed...

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Despite eye problems, Evans leads Nets to an easy victory

PORTLAND, Ore. — Apparently, Reggie Evans doesn't need to be able to see to be effective. Dealing with a virus that spread from one eye to the other and left him struggling to see out of both, Evans had the first 20/20 game of his career, finishing...

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Home Team Lineups

TODAYMar. 27 THUMar. 28 FRIMar. 29 SATMar. 30 SUNMar. 31 MONApr. 1 TUEApr. 2 Knicks Memphis7:30MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FM NO GAME Cha.7:30MSGESPN NO GAME Bos.7:30MSGESPN NO GAME Mia.8:00TNTESPN Nets Portland10:30YES, ESPNWFAN 660 AM/101.9...

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The Post Line

NCAA Basketball Tournament Tomorrow Regional Semifinals At Washington Favorite Line Underdog Indiana 5 1/2 Syracuse Miami 5 1/2 Marquette At Los Angeles Ohio St. 3 1/2 Arizona Wichita St. 4 La Salle Friday At Indianapolis Louisville...

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Prigioni ‘starting’ to make big impact for Knicks

BOSTON — With the sacred defense of, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," the Knicks offer into evidence the following little factoid. Guard Pablo Prigioni has made five starts. The Knicks are 5-0 in those games. Want to guess who likely gets his sixth...

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U.S. hangs on for draw against rival Mexico

MEXICO CITY — The Americans were clinging to a scoreless tie, seconds away from earning a rare point in Mexico, when Angel Reyna's shot darted perilously close to the goal. Brad Guzan lunged, smothering the ball with his body. "It's always going to...

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Rookie Lillard propelling Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore — As Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard's stellar rookie season has progressed, it has been hard for Nets fans to stomach the fact Portland drafted him with the pick the Nets sent to the Blazers as part of the Gerald Wallace trade...

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NRA’s wrong number: Pro-gun robocalls to Newtown

The NRA is attempting to recruit anti-gun-control allies from the unlikeliest of places — the Connecticut community devastated by December's mass school shooting. Residents of Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy...

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Mike fires at Albany

The city "didn't put a gun to their head" to force state officials to draft gun legislation that turned out to be faulty, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Gov. Cuomo's office is working to correct the errors, which include restricting the size of magazine...

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Quinn on thin ice: cops

Council Speaker Christine Quinn's plan for oversight of the NYPD has damaged her chances of landing a coveted mayoral endorsement from a coalition of law-enforcement unions, The Post has learned. Quinn's proposal for an inspector general to probe police...

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Bum given boots by kind-hearted cop is back to begging barefoot

COUNTING HIS BOOTY: Jeffrey Hillman, who was given a pair of boots by Officer Larry DePrimo last year, counts his day's haul on the subway Sunday night after begging — barefoot — in Midtown. What a heel! The barefoot beggar who made headlines when...

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Italy high court overturns Amanda Knox acquittal, orders new trial

ROME — Italy's highest criminal court on Tuesday overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, prolonging a case that has become a cause celebre in the U.S. The Court of Cassation ruled that...

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Sports Shorts

NHL: Devils lose Kovalchuk for 2-4 weeks Devils star Ilya Kovalchuk will be out 2-4 weeks after hurting his right shoulder. The high-scoring forward was injured in the third period of the Devils' 2-1 victory over Florida on Saturday night. He will not...

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Now, it’s easy does it

Is it possible that the thoroughbred racehorse, bred for over 300 years, has gone so soft, from lion to lamb, in just the past 35? Leading up to the 1978 Kentucky Derby, Affirmed, after racing nine times as a 2-year-old, won a 6 1/2-furlong allowance,...

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Santa Anita Results

FIRST: 6 fur; $23,000; clm($30,000); 4up 3 Porchetto (Baze) 4.20 3.40 out 4 End of Time (Krigger) 6.40 out Scr: King Maya, Green Dolphin, V. C. Ali Mac. * $1 Exacta (3-4) $15.60 * $1 Superfecta (3-4-2-7) $14.20 * $1 Trifecta (3-4-2) $12.20...

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Fla. Gulf Coast makes seed history

PHILADELPHIA — Before he excused himself, Bernard Thompson felt he needed to make a public service announcement: "Dunk City is coming to Arlington, so everyone get ready.'' Yep, hide the high seeds because No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast is going to Texas,...

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Kansas boots Roy’s Heels

KANSAS CITY — The hard feelings haven't faded. It's been 10 years since Roy Williams left Kansas for North Carolina, but Jayhawks fans still treat the former coach like Walter O'Malley stepping foot in Brooklyn. Perhaps they should let go. Every time...

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Bulldogs Gone-zaga as Shockers advance

SALT LAKE CITY — As the buzzer sounded on one of the biggest upsets of this year's NCAA Tournament, as the final seconds ticked off Wichita State's 76-70 win over West Region No. 1 seed Gonzaga, the aptly-named Shockers, their coaches and their fans...

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