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- Last Updated: 3:09 AM, May 9, 2013
- Posted: 3:09 AM, May 9, 2013
| NBA Playoffs | ||
| Saturday | ||
| Favorite | Line | Underdog |
| PACERS | 3 1/2 | Knicks |
| GRIZZLIES | 4 1/2 | Thunder |
| NHL Playoffs | ||
| Favorite | Line | Underdog |
| PENGUINS | $180-220 | Islanders |
| CANADIENS | $110-130 | Senators |
| BLCKHWKS | $230-280 | Wild |
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Krejci’s hat trick lifts Bruins in OT
David Krejci scored his third goal of the game at 13:06 of overtime last night, giving the Bruins a 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs in Toronto and a 3-1 lead in their playoff series.
Krejci beat James Reimer with a shot from the faceoff circle after coming down the left wing.
Joffrey Lupul, Cody Franson and Clarke MacArthur scored for Toronto. Patrice Bergeron added a goal for Boston, with captain Zdeno Chara collecting four assists.
Goalies Tuukka Rask and Reimer were both busy in an end-to-end overtime, with Toronto's Matt Frattin hitting Rask's goalpost.
Red Wings 3, Ducks 2, OT
In Anaheim, Nick Bonino scored 1:54 into overtime as the Ducks took a 3-2 series lead.
Johan Franzen and Mikael Samuelsson scored for the Wings, who had two brief leads. Jimmy Howard stopped 31 shots.
Ryan Getzlaf tied it, Kyle Palmieri also scored, and Jonas Hiller made 29 saves for Anaheim.
Kings 3, Blues 2, OT
In St. Louis, Slava Voynov scored on an odd-man rush eight minutes into overtime and the Kings beat the Blues for the third straight time to take a 3-2 series lead.
Alex Pietrangelo scored on a wrist shot from the point with 44.1 seconds remaining in regulation and goalie Brian Elliott off for an extra attacker. That forced overtime for the second time in the series.
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Warriors hang tough this time
SAN ANTONIO — Klay Thompson scored 34 points, Stephen Curry added 22 and the Warriors withstood another furious rally by the Spurs for a 100-91 victory last night to even their series at one game apiece and snap a 30-game skid in the Alamo City.
Thompson, who scored 29 points in the first half, added 14 rebounds for Golden State, which had not won in San Antonio since Feb. 14, 1997. Harrison Barnes had 13 points, Carl Landry added 10 and Andrew Bogut had six points and 11 rebounds.
Tim Duncan scored 23 points and Tony Parker added 20 for the Spurs. Manu Ginobili had 12 points and Kawhi Leonard had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
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DRIVE TIME: Golden State's Stephen Curry goes to the hoop against Tim Duncan during the Spurs' 100-91 loss last night.
The Warriors, who host Game 3 tomorrow night, blew a 16-point lead with four minutes left in regulation in the series opener and lost 129-127 in double overtime. It appeared they were headed for a similar collapse last night.
Golden State led by 20 points with 8:38 left in the third quarter, but San Antonio pulled within 97-89 on Ginobli's 3-pointer with 4:23 left in the game.
It was the closest the Spurs would come, as they missed four of their last five shots.
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Janitor convicted of beating & strangling 95-year-old man at assisted living home
Written By Unknown on Rabu, 08 Mei 2013 | 17.08
The former janitor at an Upper West Side assisted living home is facing life without parole after a jury convicted him today of brutally beating and strangling a 95-year-old man who lived at the home.
Jurors were asked to literally connect the dots to convict crack-addled Wilfred Matthews of the slaying of WWII Coast Guard veteran Peter Lisi. Investigators had found drops of the victim's blood on the right sleeve of Matthews flannel jacket in his locker at the Williams Home on West End Avenue.
"It's the defendant's jacket. It's Mr. Lisi's blood. And it's in exactly the right place," assistant district attorney Matthew Bogdanos told jurors in closing statements yesterday, noting that the elderly victim bore the signs of having been strangled in a right-handed choke hold.
Steven Hirsch
Wilfred Matthews convicted of killing a 95-year-old man while working as a janitor in an assisted living home.
Then there was the blood that was not there. When murderous Lady Macbeth cried "Out, damned spot" as she scrubbed away at imaginary blood, "it's obviously a metaphor for the guilt," the prosecutor told jurors.
"In this case, the defendant's actions are not a metaphor," he said of Matthews, who was captured on surveillance video stripping and scrubbing his arms in a basement utility sink, "We don't need to ask ourselves why he was washing up, because we know where he was," the prosecutor said.
Matthews was further linked to the crime by his having a master key to all the residence's rooms, by what his friends described as his increasingly "frantic" requests for money, and by the victim's metro card, which he'd been using to commute from the Upper West Side to East New York.
Detective Mark Worthington of Manhattan North Homicide -- a former transit cop -- cracked the case. On the good hunch that Lisi, like many other seniors, had a Metrocard, Worthington discovered that Lisi's card was still in use, and caught Matthews by painstakingly staking out the 96th Street subway station.
It took the jury less than half a day for jurors to convict Matthews of the 2011 murder; Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro set June 3 for sentencing.
"This defendant's actions brought a brutal end to Peter Lisi's 95 years," Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. said in a written statement. "I hope that this verdict brings some measure of closure to the victim's many loved ones, and a sense of safety to Mr. Lisi's neighbors. I thank the members of the jury for their service in this case."
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Jacko's doc not qualified to treat him: expert witness
Michael Jackson's doctor wasn't qualified to treat The King of Pop, and made almost every misstep possible in the singer's dying moments, a witness in the family's lawsuit said today.
The plaintiff's expert, cardiologist Dr. Daniel Wohgeternter, walked jurors through a series of errors by Dr. Conrad Murray when Jackson passed away from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on June 25, 2009.
"Dr. Murray did not have the appropriate training, experience or knowledge to administer propofol," Wohgeternter said. "Murray didn't have the proper equipment, or ancillary personnel. all of these factors were not present."
When Murray found Jackson unresponsive, the doctor administered CPR on the singer's bed.
Murray should have given him mouth-to-mouth on the floor, because Jackson needed oxygen in his lungs at that point, Wohgeternter said.
Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and is serving four years behind bars.
Jackson's family is suing concert promoters at AEG Live, claiming they should be held civilly responsible for hiring Murray.
The quack doc was a cardiologist, and Wohgeternter said he didn't understand why Jackson would need a heart specialist.
"Given that Michael Jackson had no history of heart disease, or high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, he didn't need a cardiologist," the witness said. "It's a mismatch. It's not what he needs."
During cross-examination defense lawyers tried to belittle Wohgeternter as a professional witness.
Wohgeternter revealed that he charges $8,500 for a full day of testimony, and has made more than $1 million over 30 years.
He's testified 400 times and given 200 depositions, mostly in medical malpractice lawsuits, the doctor said.
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Accused gangbangers in fatal Bx. shooting ordered held without bail
The two gangbangers accused of fatally gunning down an innocent bystander Bronx teen — whose killing was highlighted by Mayor Bloomberg as a case in point for using stop and frisk — were ordered held without bail today.
Raul Pachecho, 21, and Eric Landron, 23, had been extradited Monday from Rhode Island, where they fled after allegedly killing 17-year-old Alphonza Byrant as he stood with some friends on a Foxhurst street on April 21.
The duo are allegedly members of the Latin Kings gang.
Prosecutor Teresa Gottleib told Bronx Supreme Court Judge Harold Adler that Pacheho, "in an effort to send a message from the Latin Kings to the streets, shot into a crowd" that day.
Adler remanded Pachecho and Landron, even after Landron's lawyer argued that he was not a Latin King and claimed he was merely innocently standing among the crowd when Bryant was shot.
Bloomberg in a passionate speech had cited Bryant's death an example of why it was important that the NYPD should be allowed to continue its controversial stop-and-frisk program.
That program is being challenged in an ongoing federal civil rights trial.
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Harvey nearly throws perfect game, Mets win in 10th
Mets ace Matt Harvey has been open in his quest for greatness and his pursuit of perfection. He almost reached it Tuesday night, taking a perfect game into the seventh inning and completely smothering the White Sox in the Mets' 1-0, 10-inning win. He got a no-decision, but make no mistake, he was the star of the night.
Mike Baxter got a walk-off RBI single and closer Bobby Parnell (3-0) got the win. After Ike Davis worked a full-count walk, and Juan Lagares moved him over with a sacrifice bunt, Baxter — pinch-hitting for Parnell — sliced a ball to right field to finally end it, and keep the Mets from wasting Harvey's outing.
Harvey, who began his start with a bloody nose and pitched with gauze in his nostril to stop the bleeding, went 20 up and 20 down, perfect until Chicago right fielder Alex Rios beat out an infield hit with two out in the seventh inning. Rios hit a slow roller that shortstop Ruben Tejada had to go deep into the hole to field. Rios just beat his throw to first.
That one hit hardly diminished Harvey's dominance. He allowed just that one harmless hit in nine innings, not walking a batter and striking out a career-high 12 White Sox. He matched the Mets' longest perfect-game bid since Rick Reed's 6 ²/₃ innings in 1998 against Tampa Bay.
The 24-year-old right-hander has gotten no-decisions in his last three starts after winning his first four with a 0.93 ERA. Two off days and Saturday's rainout had left him with seven days' rest since his April 29 outing in Miami. Instead of rust, he gave the Mets brilliance last night, but they almost squandered it.
"He knows what comes with it,'' Terry Collins said before the game. "He's geared up to be great so he knows if you're going to be great you've got to deal with some things. That's where I think I'm the most impressed with him in how he deals with everything that's gone on.''
He's become so big, when team PR director Jay Horwitz jokingly tweeted Harvey had been given permission to miss tonight's game to attend the Rangers' playoff game in the Garden, it caused an uproar. Harvey even got angry tweets calling him a bad teammate, accusing him of letting success go to his head.
Clearly, the tweet was a joke, but Harvey wasn't, regularly hitting 97 mph and 98 mph with his fastball, and opening the sixth inning by buckling Chicago catcher Tyler Flower's knees with an 82 mph curve that would have made Doc Gooden proud.
White Sox starter Hector Santiago took his sweet time coming to the plate with two out in that inning, and one could hardly blame him. Harvey fanned him to end the inning.
Santiago was nowhere near as dominant, needing 48 pitches to get through the first two innings. But after Lucas Duda stranded two runners in the first and Ruben Tejada stranded two more in the second, the Mets had either their first or second batter on in each of the first five innings. But they couldn't scratch across a run.
Santiago left after seven innings, having allowed just four hits, two walks and striking out eight. But the Mets couldn't score in the eighth against Matt Lindstrom or the ninth against Nate Jones, with Harvey giving way to Parnell for a scoreless 10th inning.
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Two stars for Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi’s new downtown spot, Carbone
Steve Cuozzo
FREE RANGE
CARBONE
181 Thompson St., 212-254-3000
Carbone lays a big, fat uovo. Chefs Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi's adorable Torrisi Italian Specialties indulged in small-scale presentation that avoided being precious. But at the century's most slavishly anticipated new restaurant with four-star aspirations, everything's humongous — prices, portions and preening (look, Zac Posen waiter outfits!).
Carbone aims to re-create mid-20th century Italian fine dining. Its floor is inspired by Bronx restaurant Louis of "The Godfather." But Carbone's veal is not "the finest in New York" as per Mario Puzo's novel. A veal Parmesan chop twice as thick as the norm, ceremoniously sliced like a birthday cake, isn't twice as good as the ancient article, but half as tender.
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Veal Parmesan at Carbone
(Since you ask, this dish creams the diner-quality version at the Midtown Carbone, but Midtown's fresh-made rigatoni puttanesca afforded as much pleasure for $14 as all but one of the new Carbone's twice-the-price "macaronis.")
The designer-goombah shtick includes linen tablecloths, brass chandeliers and quirky, Julian Schnabel-curated art. Fancy floor tiles are black and white in the curtained front room, navy and burgundy in the clubbier, rowdier rear. Guys jammed eight to a booth made truck noises, maybe to drown out Little Peggy March and "I Will Follow Him."
Chefs wishing to be taken seriously for Italian-American cooking believe it isn't enough to merely do it better than at Forlini or Isle of Capri. They must redefine, "interpret" or ironicize it.
Or overprice it. Carbone isn't quite as expensive as its notoriety. Some dishes, including $50 veal Parmesan, can be shared. Even so, it's rigged to make you spend and spend and spend, starting with the captains' suave pitch, "Crudo we can serve individually or build towers to your liking."
The main problem is how ordinary much of it tastes. At least Carbone's tomato sauces deliver the goods, from dreamy meatballs to pillowy tortellini al ragu.
Yet, despite an abundance of garlic and house-dried oregano, Carbone and Torrisi routinely dance around the real pomodoro. Dish after dish brought on so-whats? "Rocco chop," a $53, dry-aged T-bone steak, was so short on filet, we asked for a more generously endowed one when our captain displayed it uncooked. The replacement cut, still nearly all-sirloin, was just all right.
Skate francese registered as a one-note wallow in butter and flour. Routine grilled sea scallops with couscous and acidic tomato vinaigrette cost $36.
"That's not lamb, it's dinosaur," my friend chuckled over awesome "double English cut rack." Thrilling, primordial flavor surged through a surfeit of juice and crust. But $50?
Pasta monotonously lacked contrast or texture. Only one of six I tried rang the bell: modestly named, immodestly priced ($30) spaghetti de mare. The joy lay less in showoff elements like rock shrimp, bay scallops and razor clams, than in crackling tomato, garlic, chili, parsley and garlic. Most others evoked mediocre trattorias, especially dry and clumpy angel hair begging for more olive oil.
Clams three ways batted .333; while oreganata clicked, neither lardo on top of casinos, nor sea urchin in a "fantasia" preparation was my idea of heaven. Several items plunged to howler depths: polenta liquid enough for a soup kitchen and — Madone — an inexplicable, vaguely-spiced blur called "Chinese Chicken."
Redemption came in shimmering grilled black sea bass "oreganata" boasting no breadcrumbs, but garlicky vinaigrette of house-dried oregano and Tuscan chickpeas. Luscious chicken scarpariello came in peppery, ochre sauce rich with cotechino sausage and morels.
Giant cakes to end the meal are fine but short of transporting. The best dessert is the one they don't first wheel to the table, a brobdingnagian banana split involving everything that made you happy as a kid.
A restaurant born of so much talent and expectation should dazzle us from inizio alla fine. Carbone flickers like a teasing moon through billows of pomp — in a town full of truly great Italian places, it's an offer I'll gently refuse.
scuozzo@nypost.com
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Spurs win in 2 OTs
Written By Unknown on Selasa, 07 Mei 2013 | 17.08
SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili's 3-pointer from the wing with 1.2 seconds left in double overtime lifted the Spurs to a thrilling 129-127 victory over the Warriors and Stephen Curry's 44 points in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals last night.
The Spurs trailed by 16 points with 4 minutes left in regulation before going on an 18-2 run to close the fourth quarter and force overtime.
They trailed 127-126 with 3.9 seconds left in the second overtime before Ginobili hit his 3-pointer off a cross-court inbounds pass from Kawhi Leonard.
Golden State had one final chance but Jarrett Jack's 3-pointer from the top of the key was off.
Tony Parker scored 28 points to lead San Antonio while Danny Green added 22 points, Leonard had 18 and Ginobili 16.
Tim Duncan finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes. Duncan, who is battling a stomach bug, left the game with three minutes left in regulation and only played the final seconds of each overtime.
Curry had 11 assists and was 18 for 35 from the field and 6 for 14 on 3-pointers for Golden State, which has lost 30 straight in San Antonio dating back to Feb. 14, 1997.
Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes each added 19 points.
Golden State trailed by five with one minute left in overtime before the Warriors scored six straight points to take a one-point lead on Kent Bazemore's reverse layup that gave the Warriors a 127-126 advantage with 3.9 seconds left.
The Warriors missed eight of their final nine shots in regulation, including a desperation heave by Curry at the buzzer.
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MVP voter fesses up
Hours before LeBron James was honored with a brief on-court ceremony to commemorate his fourth NBA MVP award, Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe was revealed as the writer who did not choose James — picking the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony instead.
Washburn wrote Anthony "meant more to his team," saying the Knicks would not have made the playoffs without Anthony while the Heat have plenty of other talent besides James.
James collected 120 of 121 first-place votes. The NBA never has had a unanimous MVP selection. Washburn wrote he was "flabbergasted" to learn he was the lone dissenter.
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A-Rod: I feel like an 8-year-old again!
TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez insisted yesterday he is not finished.
In fact, when he held the bat in his hand during the first day of his return to baseball activities and took about 30 swings off a tee, he said: "Man, I'm so excited to be back out there. It was like being 8 years old again when I first grabbed a bat. I'm really looking forward to getting back.''
This is now about "unfinished business.''
When Rodriguez will take care of that business remains to be seen. That is the $114 million question. There has been much talk about him returning to the Yankees after the All-Star break.
AP
HAPPY RETURN: Alex Rodriguez gestures to a photographer as he arrives at the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa for his first day of baseball activities after hip surgery in January. A-Rod took about 30 swings off a tee and said he looks forward to 'unfinished business' when he returns to the Yankees.
When I pressed him about returning this year — asking: Will you definitely be back this season? — Rodriguez answered: "I really hope so, I really hope so. That is [as] specific as I'll get. … I'm working 24/7 to get back on the field. The way the season ended last year was very embarrassing. It was very tough on me and obviously our team; it was a devastating sweep against Detroit [in the 2012 ALCS].
"I have a lot of unfinished business and I'm looking forward to getting back and helping my team win. I'm really looking forward to getting back on the field where I am close to 100 percent and being who I am.''
Just who is Alex Rodriguez now at the age of 37 after so much shadow and success in his baseball life and after this latest extensive hip surgery in mid-January?
"It's been a rough stretch with the rehab,'' he said. "I've been through it before in '09 but obviously this one was a lot deeper, a lot more severe, it was five anchors and it shaved the bone, they didn't do any of that in '09.''
A-Rod is not putting a timetable on his return, noting, "That's wise around here these days.''
This was only the first day of light baseball activity in a long road back. He ran a little, threw a little and took those "30 hacks.''
A-Rod is breaking down this comeback into 30-day increments and a four-week plan. Then he will huddle with doctors again for part two of the plan.
Rodriguez signed about 40 autographs, stopping traffic along the way as one car pulled off to the side of the road as its occupants dashed over to get his autograph, screaming "We love you A-Rod!''
Dressed in khakis and a white pullover, Rodriguez was relaxed and comfortable. He is proud of what the Yankees have done without him.
"It's been extremely inspiring to watch the way the guys have played, the team effort, working together,'' he said. "They get an A-plus.''
Rodriguez pushed aside a question about Biogenesis, saying: "I can only control what I can control. I'm really focused on getting healthy and just getting back and helping the Yankees win a championship.
"When I get back in the flow of things, things are going to feel a lot more like normal,'' he added. "I'm here for at least a month, two months, it depends you know.''
Mark Teixeira, one of many Yankees rehabbing at the team's minor league complex, said: "It's great seeing [A-Rod]. He's a little bit further behind than we are obviously, but he's just happy to be back doing some baseball activities and he has a big smile on his face right now, which is good.''
As for all those injuries and so many Yankees rehabbing here, Rodriguez said: "We always talk about injuries are part of the game, but this is crazy, but I have to tell you the way those guys are playing up there and the job the front office has done putting these guys together last minute, hats off to everyone. It's inspiring and also, hopefully it sets the stage for when some of us go back to add on to the great things they've been doing.''
With those words, Rodriguez got into his Maybach, a vehicle that sells for about $416,000, and was off — finally, his first day of baseball activities behind him.
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Christie reveals secret stomach surgery to lose weight
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to aggressively slim down for the sake of his wife and kids, he revealed to The Post last night.
The Garden State governor agreed to the operation at the urging of family and friends after turning 50 last September.
He told The Post he was thinking of his four kids and how it was time to start improving his health when he decided to have the procedure.
"I've struggled with this issue for 20 years," he said. "For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them."
AP
HEAVY DUTY: Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told The Post last night he had lap-band surgery Feb. 16 because he wants to stay alive for his kids.
He also insisted that, contrary to what observers may say, the effort to slim down was not motivated by thoughts of a presidential bid.
"It's so much more important than that," he said.
Christie checked in to a surgery center on Feb. 16. A source said he registered under a false name.
The operation included placing a silicone tube around the top of his stomach, where it restricts the amount of food he can eat at one time and makes him feel fuller, faster.
"A week or two ago, I went to a steakhouse and ordered a steak and ate about a third of it and I was full," he said of his newly tamed appetite. He declined to say how much he lost, but sources said he has already shed nearly 40 pounds.
Christie has struggled with his weight for decades. He sometimes jokes about it, while other times, it's a sensitive topic. Insiders said it was the only thing keeping the straight-talking executive from higher office.
Despite Christie's denials, political fund-raisers say that the surgery is a clear sign that he's going to join the 2016 race — and will do whatever it takes to win.
"This means he's running for president. He's showing people he can get his weight in control. It was the one thing holding him back," a top political donor told The Post.
Sources said Christie didn't make the decision lightly — he even had private conversations about the operation with once-rotund Jet coach Rex Ryan.
Ryan lost about 100 pounds — down from a massive 350 — after he had the same procedure done in 2010.
Christie has never revealed his weight, but estimates have run from about 300 to 350 pounds.
He hired the same ace laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon as Ryan — Dr. George Fielding, head of NYU Medical Center's Weight Management Program.
Christie employed cloak-and-dagger tactics to hide the operation. First, he never went into Fielding's office for medical visits — instead, the doctor came to the governor's house in Mendham, the sources said.
He managed to keep it under wraps for nearly three months.
Christie said he went under the knife at 7 a.m. for 40 minutes and was home the same afternoon.
As he drops pounds, doctors will pump more saline solution into the lap band, restricting his stomach further and forcing him to eat even less.
In 2006, Christie said in an interview that getting a more involved surgery — gastric bypass — was never a consideration because it was "too risky."
Christie, a Republican who is running for re-election as governor this fall, saw his girth become a campaign issue in the 2009 governor's race, when Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine's campaign ran TV ads with extremely unflattering videos of his rival.
But Christie defeated Corzine.
The enlivened pol said that he knew the clock was ticking on his health and that the time had come to do something drastic.
"I know it sounds crazy to say that running for president is minor, but in the grand scheme of things, it was looking at Mary Pat and the kids and going, 'I have to do this for them, even if I don't give a crap about myself,' " he said.
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Mother Lode
TRUE COLORS
Could Mom's wood-paneled breakfast nook or floral-themed powder room use a bit of freshening up? Book her a private, in-home color consultancy service with the paint and wallpaper pros of Farrow & Ball. No pressure: An expert will stop by to discuss décor, finishes and pattern preferences, as well as assess light, space and architectural details. $200/hour. Call 888-511-1121.
COOKING UP A TREAT
What's almost as fun as eating cupcakes? Making them! At Sur La Table's "Mommy and Me Bake: Cupcakes" cooking class, you'll whip up tasty batters and icings to create three sweet treats — Tuxedo, Peanut Butter Cheeky Monkey and Strawberry Ladybug. Even better? You don't have to clean up the mess. May 12, 10 a.m. to noon. $35/person. Sur La Table, 306 W. 57th St., 800-243-0852; surlatable.com.
IT'S A CAKE WALK
Forget the brunch – bring on the cupcakes! The "Cupcake Crawl Across Manhattan" visits six boutique bakers across the city, including Sprinkles, City Cakes and Sweet Revenge, to sate Mom's sugar cravings. Requirements: comfy shoes, a Metrocard and an empty stomach. Wed. to Sun., 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. $50/person. 800-838-3006; sugartoothtours.com.
SEA CHANGE
Bid sayonara to your average brunch, and ahoy to the Mother's Day Brunch Cruise, a 2 3Ž4-hour trip circumnavigating Manhattan. Soak up the city sights — the George Washington Bridge, Governor's Island, the Statue of Liberty and the United Nations — while sipping mimosas and chowing down on a bountiful breakfast spread from the deck (or glassed-in observatory) of the gorgeous, 1920s-style yacht, the Manhattan. 10 a.m. Chelsea Piers. 212-913-9991; sail-nyc.com.
SHE WON'T SEE THIS COMING
If he's good enough for Jennifer Lopez and Courteney Cox, he's good enough for your mom. Thomas John, clairvoyant to the stars, specializes in psychic readings and mediumship — which means he can do everything from talking to dead people to predicting the future in love, career and relationships. What better way to bridge the generation gap than to talk about past lives during the Mother-Daughter (or -Son) Reading Package, which includes two back-to-back 30-minute readings. $200. 347-637-8592; mediumthomas.com.
UP ON THE ROOF
She'll dive right into this Mother's Day package at Le Parker Meridien. Along with a one-hour massage or facial at Moonshine Spa, a blowout at Drybar, a signature manicure and lunch at the hotel's Petit Blue Dog, Mom gets a whole month of access to the hotel's awesome 40-foot-long, glass-enclosed rooftop pool, 42 floors up. Plus, there's an outdoor sundeck with artificial grass and comfy beach chairs, where she can work on her tan. $350. 212-708-7444; moonshinespa.com.
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Justin in full bloom at Roseland
Written By Unknown on Senin, 06 Mei 2013 | 17.08
SEXY is coming back — sooner than we expected.
Justin Timberlake will release the second part of his hit album "The 20/20 Experience" on Sept. 30, the pop superstar told fans at his intimate, sold-out show at Roseland Ballroom last night. That came as a welcome surprise to fans, who waited seven years between 2006's "Future/Sex/Love/Sounds" and March's release of the first part of "The 20/20 Experience," which drew an overall "meh" reaction from fans.
"Obviously, I take my time with my records," the dapper "Suit and Tie" artist told the crowd, the first to see him play a New York City concert in six years. "I'll see you again on Sept. 30."
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Justin Timberlake last night performs for an intimate crowd at Roseland, where he announced that Part 2 of his new album will be released Sept. 30.
Roseland is smaller than a usual Timberlake audience, so he took the news to Instagram earlier in the day, posting a picture of himself in the studio holding a guitar. He treated Roseland to a collection of hits — and even a perfect-fit Michael Jackson cover — although the only guest star of the night was Timbaland, who was sadly underused, spitting his minor, aging lyrics on the closer of the night, "SexyBack."
Timberlake wasted no time jumping back into the timeless crooner vibe he set with his Grammy's performance, using the same stage arrangement and launching into the crowd-awakening "Like I Love You," while he strummed an acoustic guitar.
He led the band — which consisted of a four-piece brass section, two drummers, two keyboardists, three guitarists and four backup vocalists — into an assault of hits: "My Love" and then "Cry Me A River," mixing in a few verses of Kanye West and Jay-Z's "Niggas in Paris," followed by "Pusher Love Girl" and "Rock Your Body."
The relatively small, 3,500-capacity venue let Timberlake show off a more casual, playful tone. The highlight of the night was his lively cover of the Jacksons' "Shake Your Body," which brought Timberlake center stage to dance with five of his band members as backup dancers, and further solidified his claim on the King of Pop's vacant title.
The show was preceded by a red-carpet entrance, although the only big name to walk it was Timberlake's comedy buddy, Andy Samberg.
But for fans, the news of the album coming in the fall was a sweet bonus to a fun night.
"I'm really excited about it," said Tribeca's Renee Wittingstall, 35, who defends Justin's other recent release. "The more you listen to it, the more you like it."
Timberlake's return to the stage clearly showed off what he does best.
"He seems like he's really enjoying himself," said Jean Scott, 38, of Cobble Hill.
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Pol will surrender after being caught in Huntley wiretap
Embattled state Sen. John Sampson of Brooklyn is set to turn himself in to authorities today after being ensnared in a bribery scandal involving former colleague-turned-rat Shirley Huntley, sources said.
Sampson told his aides over the weekend that he was preparing to surrender to the feds, reaching out to staffers to give them the news, the sources said.
The move comes after authorities last week revealed that wiretaps show an unnamed state senator — whom sources identified to The Post as Sampson — allegedly helped broker an illicit deal between Huntley and a cargo company at JFK Airport in March 2012.
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John Sampson
As The Post revealed Saturday, the federal probe into allegedly crooked Queens and Brooklyn pols has already led to other investigations into Sampson and US Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Queens).
According to sources, Sampson had approached Huntley — then a Democratic state senator from Queens — to intercede with the Port Authority to land the company more airport rental space. Huntley did — and netted a $1,000 bribe for her efforts, the feds said.
Sampson's lawyer, Zachary Carter, did not respond to requests for comment yesterday.
Sampson, 47, the former Senate Democratic majority leader, is already being probed by the feds as part of another investigation involving Meeks and $40,000 that Meeks received from shady real-estate broker Edul Ahmad.
Sources say Sampson also took money from Ahmad — who pleaded guilty in October in a separate, $14 million mortgage-fraud scheme.
Sampson worked as a real-estate lawyer for Ahmad.
The feds also have been said to be examining Sampson's fund-raising.
After the feds got on to Huntley, she agreed to wear a wire to win leniency. She wore the bug between June and August.
She wound up recording nine people, including Sampson and six other elected officials, a consultant and a staffer, according to sources and court documents.
Huntley, 74, has copped to funneling more than $87,000 in taxpayer funds to a bogus charity and then using the money to splurge on lavish shopping trips with pal and state Assemblywoman Vivian Cook, who has not yet been charged with any wrongdoing.
Huntley faces up to two years in jail as part of a plea deal.
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‘Iron’ is new gold standard
"Iron Man" reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes, with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for its latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks.
According to studio estimates yesterday, "Iron Man 3" raced to a worldwide total of $680.1 million.
No other solo superhero — not Batman or Spider-Man — has managed that kind of business. "Iron Man 3" had the second-biggest domestic debut ever, behind the $207.4 million start over the same weekend last year for "The Avengers."
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Bieber ‘stage fright’
Justin Bieber was nearly pummeled by an overzealous fan during his concert yesterday in Dubai, according to a report.
A male fan, rushing the stage to greet the teen pop star as he performed in the elite Persian Gulf city, caused a wild melee that knocked over the Biebs' piano in the process, according to Abu Dhabi's The National newspaper.
The crazed Belieber made it across the stage — but was mauled by security guards when he leaned in for a hug.
The star barely missed a note — sauntering across the stage as the unruly fan was dragged off behind him.
Bieber is doing fine. He took a three-minute break and finished the concert, according to The National.
The ruckus followed another regional Bieber crisis — a concert originally scheduled for yesterday in the Islamic state of Oman was canceled when his act was reportedly deemed "too sexy" by Muslim leaders.
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'Hangover' stars dress like Jennifer Aniston on 'SNL'
Written By Unknown on Minggu, 05 Mei 2013 | 17.08
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"Hangover" stars Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms dressed as Jennifer Aniston for a skit on this weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live."
What a pretty look, Bradley Cooper.
Host Zach Galifianakis was joined on this weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live" by his "Hangover" co-stars Cooper and Ed Helms, with the triumvirate dressing in drag for a Jennifer Aniston lookalike contest.
Galifianakis's character, Paul Nevin, went for the "rugged" Aniston look, complimenting his beard with a blonde wig, "Friends" T-shirt and polka-dotted skirt. Nevin stormed the stage after finishing in last place in the contest, berating the other contestants while stumbling over references to Aniston's popular sitcom role as Rachel Green.
"My bad, I didn't realize this was a Jabba the Hutt convention," Nevin said. "Also, who is Ross?"
The contest winners? 'Radley Cooper' and 'Ted Pelms,' both clad in blonde wigs and jean jackets. Cooper and 'Pelms' joined Galifianakis's character onstage.
"I've been a real monster here tonight," Paul says. "The truth is, this hasn't been my day, my week, my month or even my year."
"I'll be there for ya," Radley responded, before the group started singing "That's What Friends Are For," which definitely wasn't the show's theme song.
Galifianakis showed off his humor during his monologue, discussing the difficulties of playing Charades with a deaf couple – and getting urinated on in a Cracker Barrel parking lot.
"Craigslist," he said.
Galifianakis later approached the piano, sharing his musings with musical accompaniment, a rose draped across the piano's lid for aesthetic touch.
"I like to stump Google. Like the day I Googled 'how many Mexicans live in North Korea?' Google didn't know."
Another mystery? How many candles guitarist Dave Navarro owns – 14,000, Galifianakis says, and it might as well be true.
He closed the monologue by analyzing the MTA's security campaign slogan.
"Here's something you'll never see in Braille: if you see something, say something," he said.
This was Galifianakis's third time hosting "Saturday Night Live," with the comedian shaving backstage during his previous hosting gigs.
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Red Bulls rebound to clock Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tim Cahill scored on a rebound moments after a penalty kick save by Luis Robles and the Red Bulls beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Saturday.
Cahill headed a rebound in the 80th minute after Andy Gruenebaum made the initial save off a shot by Jonathan Steele.
"Jonny hit a great strike," Cahill said. "The 'keeper reacted with a save. I seen the 'keeper off the line and just lifted it over with an instinctive header. Overall, it's a good reward for a hard day's work."
The Red Bulls (5-4-2) had three shots on goal, all in the second half, but still won their third straight overall. They improved to 3-0-2 against the Crew in the past five meetings.
His third goal of the season came seven minutes after Robles went to his right to stop Federico Higuain's penalty after Eddie Gaven was fouled by Brandon Barklage.
Higuain took a stutter step before aiming his shot to the corner in a similar move to the one he successfully employed in the previous match against D.C. United on April 27.
"I unfortunately couldn't kick the way I'm used to," Higuain said. "I had the opportunity to convert that into a goal but just couldn't this time."
Robles, who had six saves, said watching video of the Crew definitely helped him prepare for Higuain's move.
"If I hadn't known that beforehand maybe I would have really oversold myself too quickly," Robles said.
Columbus (3-3-3) snapped its 12-game home unbeaten streak (8-0-4) and coach Robert Warzycha said the failed penalty kick was the difference.
"The penalty changed everything," he said. "If we would have scored the penalty we probably win the game."
The game's first shot on goal didn't come until the 50th minute when the Crew's Jairo Arrieta struck from 20 yards.
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Meadowlands Results
Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 04 Mei 2013 | 17.08
FIRST-mile trot; $10,000; cond
| 2 | CjoleHnover(JPolsno) | 39.00 | 22.40 | 12.80 |
| 5 | The Franchise (Y Gingras) | 8.60 | 4.40 | |
| 6 | Cantab Abs (T Smedshammer) | 3.00 | ||
* Exacta (2-5) $330.80 * Trifecta (2-5-6) $1,335.60
SECOND-mile pace; $12,500; cond
| 6 | CrazyEghts(CCallahn) | 10.40 | 3.80 | 3.40 |
| 3 | Cult Status (A Miller) | 2.60 | 2.20 | |
| 9 | Jk Songsungblue (D Miller) | 5.00 | ||
* Exacta (6-3) $32.60 * Trifecta (6-3-9) $216.40 * Daily double (2-6) $292.80
THIRD-mile trot; $30,000; handicap
| 5 | WshngStone(YGngrs) | 3.80 | 2.40 | 2.40 |
| 7 | Sevruga (A Miller) | 3.20 | 3.00 | |
| 8 | Arch Madness (T Smedshammer) | 3.20 | ||
* Exacta (5-7) $9.60 * Trifecta (5-7-8) $49.60
FOURTH-mile trot; $12,500; cond
| 4 | PssssdFshn(JCmpbll) | 3.60 | 2.60 | 2.20 |
| 9 | Wygant Lady (D Miller) | 8.80 | 5.40 | |
| 1 | Silver Credit (C Callahan) | 3.60 | ||
* Exacta (4-9) $30.20 * Trifecta (4-9-1) $167.40 * 10 Cent superfecta (4-9-1-7) $77.37 * Pick 3 (6-5-4) $60.30
Exacta picked by Bill Smith
FIFTH-mile pace; $14,000; cond
| 2 | RdrContct(JCmpbell) | 10.00 | 5.00 | 3.40 |
| 5 | Miss Sand Creek (D Miller) | 6.40 | 4.80 | |
| 1 | Queen Of Royalty (S Allard) | 6.20 | ||
* Exacta (2-5) $67.40 * Trifecta (2-5-1) $372.00 * 10 Cent superfecta (2-5-1-9) $76.83 * 50 Cent pick 5 (2-6-5-4-2 (4 of 5)) $27.75 * 50 Cent pick 5 (2-6-5-4-2 (5 of 5)) $3,734.10
SIXTH-mile trot; $20,000; cond
| 8 | My Man Can (AMiller) | 13.40 | 6.00 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Explosive Action (T Tetrick) | 5.40 | 4.00 | |
| 1 | Me And Cinderella (D Miller) | 3.20 | ||
* Exacta (8-7) $69.00 * Trifecta (8-7-1) $210.40 * 10 Cent superfecta (8-7-1-6) $28.01 * Pick 3 (4-2-8) $100.20 * Early pick 4 (5-4-2-8) $162.10
SEVENTH-mile pace; $12,500; cond
| 4 | Lady's Art (D Miller) | 6.20 | 3.20 | 2.80 |
| 10 | AbrokenartHnover(YGngrs) | 5.40 | 3.60 | |
| 1 | Gordys Filly Yenta (T Tetrick) | 6.00 | ||
* Exacta (4-10) $31.20 * Trifecta (4-10-1) $234.00 * Pick 3 (2-8-4) $133.40Scr: Day Blue Chip.
EIGHTH-mile trot; $14,000; cond
| 6 | Ellen'sIsle(CCallahan) | 4.80 | 3.20 | 2.80 |
| 4 | Cameron Chip (D Miller) | 4.80 | 2.80 | |
| 7 | All About Justice (M Simons) | 7.00 | ||
* Exacta (6-4) $34.20 * Trifecta (6-4-7) $342.60 * 10 Cent superfecta (6-4-7-9) $94.58 * Pick 3 (8-4-6) $69.60
NINTH-mile trot; $10,000; cond
| 7 | Helios (A Miller) | 8.20 | 3.00 | 3.40 |
| 5 | Spectator K (C Callahan) | 4.40 | 3.20 | |
| 9 | Paisley (D Miller) | 11.80 | ||
* Exacta (7-5) $31.60 * Trifecta (7-5-9) $258.40 * 10 Cent superfecta (7-5-9-2) $101.35
TENTH-mile trot; $8,000; cond
| 7 | Marcus Bi (Y Gingras) | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.80 |
| 9 | PaperBackedLndy(TTetrck) | 10.00 | 5.80 | |
| 10 | Tiger's Too Good (A Miller) | 3.40 | ||
* Exacta (7-9) $41.00 * Trifecta (7-9-10) $150.40 * 10 Cent superfecta (7-9-10-8) $68.76 * Pick 3 (6-7-7) $41.70 * Late pick 4 (4,9-6-7-7) $186.10
ELEVENTH-mile pace; $8,000; cond
| 10 | SolidQueen(YGngras) | 63.20 | 22.00 | 11.60 |
| 1 | CharolettesMgge(TTetrck) | 8.60 | 6.40 | |
| 3 | Aubsession (S Allard) | 3.80 | ||
* Exacta (10-1) $432.20 * Trifecta (10-1-3) $2,917.40 * 10 Cent superfecta (10-1-3-6) $1,039.68 * Pick 3 (7-7-10) $480.50
TWELFTH-mile trot; $20,000; cond
| 8 | TrueDyDrem(JMttns) | 58.60 | 20.80 | 9.60 |
| 5 | Lady Dynamite (R Pierce) | 3.80 | 3.20 | |
| 3 | Miss Steele (A Miller) | 3.80 | ||
* Exacta (8-5) $232.00 * Trifecta (8-5-3) $1,167.20 * 10 Cent superfecta (8-5-3-1) $231.49 * Pick 3 (7-10-8) $2,832.90
THIRTEENTH-mile trot; $8,000; cond
| 2 | Wlltocousns(YGngrs) | 4.40 | 2.80 | 2.80 |
| 4 | Big Sky Bats (J Meittinis) | 5.60 | 3.40 | |
| 6 | Savage Pride (R Pierce) | 12.60 | ||
* Exacta (2-4) $20.40 * Trifecta (2-4-6) $250.60 * 10 Cent superfecta (2-4-6-1) $85.28 * Late double (8-2) $278.60 * Pick 3 (10-8-2) $3,203.00Scr: Order By Corleone.
Attendance-3,072.
Total Handle-$3,078,200.
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The Post Line
- Last Updated: 2:36 AM, May 4, 2013
- Posted: 2:36 AM, May 4, 2013
| NBA Playoffs | ||
| Tonight | ||
| Favorite | Line | Underdog |
| NETS | 6 1/2 | Bulls |
| Monday | ||
| SPURS | 8 1/2 | Warriors |
| Odds to Win Series | ||
| Spurs | $700-1100 | Warriors |
| NHL Playoffs | ||
| Favorite | Line | Underdog |
| CAPITALS | $110-130 | Rangers |
| BRUINS | $160-180 | Maple Leafs |
| RED WINGS | $110-130 | Ducks |
| KINGS | $135-155 | Blues |
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Yankees’ prospects trend upward
While pitchers continue to shuffle to the shelf in The Bronx, two of the Yankees' high-end, upper-level right-handers made progress this week in the early stages of their minor league seasons.
Brett Marshall, the organization's No. 6 prospect in Baseball America's rankings, sputtered through his first four Triple-A starts for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, compiling a 7.36 ERA and 14 walks (with 19 strikeouts) in 18 1/3 innings. The sinker-baller, a 23-year-old Texas native, said the key to a turn-the-corner outing Thursday, when he hung up seven shutout frames at Gwinnett, was getting back to the basics of his go-to pitch.
"The past few starts I was trying to force ground balls, instead of believing that the ground balls would come on their own," he said, according to milb.com. "I was focusing more on just commanding my fastball until my pitching coach [Scott Aldred] said I should throw the sinker more. I'm getting my confidence in it again, so that's definitely a good thing."
Jose Ramirez, who turned the head of none other than Mariano Rivera in spring training with a high-90s fastball and severe changeup, had his Double-A debut delayed nearly a month by injury, then came out of the bullpen in his first appearance for Trenton last week. In his first start Wednesday, the 23-year-old Dominican yielded just one hit (and one unearned run) in five innings while striking six and walking one.Mets April misfits Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Josh Edgin continued to struggle after changes of scenery. Nieuwenhuis, playing regular center field for Triple-A Las Vegas, produced a .200 average (.371 slugging) and 11 strikeouts in his first eight games.
Edgin, the lefty reliever demoted all the way to Double-A, was tuned up for three runs in his second chance for Binghamton on Thursday. The damage came on a home run by Tigers prospect Tyler Collins — a lefty.
***Top Yankees prospect Mason Williams was 5-for-23 with a home run in the six games following his April 25 arrest in Florida for DUI. The center fielder appears to have avoided team suspension over the incident, in which his blood alcohol content was reportedly under the legal limit.
***Williams' Single-A Tampa teammate, Robert Refsnyder, a fifth-round draft pick last year after leading Arizona to the national title and earning Most Outstanding Player honors at the College World Series, has not stopped hitting after meriting a rapid promotion from Low-A Charleston. In 13 games before the bump, the second baseman had an eye-popping slash line of .370/.452/.481 (average/on-base/slugging) with seven stolen bases. In his first 13 games with Tampa, he was even better: .380/.508/.540 with 10 walks against seven strikeouts.
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Turcotte remembers Secretariat’s injury scare before Kentucky Derby
This Sunday will mark the 40th anniversary of Secretariat's Kentucky Derby victory en route to his stunning Triple Crown performance. Plenty of Classic races have been run since, but if you ask his rider Ron Turcotte about those days leading up to the coveted race, they vividly return to his memory, but lost in time is the fact there were many hectic and worrisome days leading up to the first Saturday in May for the then- 31-year-old rider.
""It sure doesn't feel like it's been forty years. It's like the legend grows. He was the gift that keeps on giving. It's been forty years and all his legends are still intact."
Secretariat was headed to the Derby just a year after his Meadow Stable captured the Roses with Riva Ridge in 1972. Turcotte returned with a Derby win on his resume, and now had claim to another hopeful, a big red colt who watched planes fly overhead, loved to eat and effortlessly ran increasingly faster as the distance lasted when given the chance.
After winning the Bay Shore and the Gotham, the then-later scheduled Wood Memorial on April 21 would be the final prep race before departing for Kentucky. A disappointing third-place finish in that race won by his stablemate Angle Light, put the big red colt's future in doubt and gave Turcotte plenty to question in the next two weeks.
"When I went to the gate in the Wood, he went through the gate doors before the race," Turcotte said. "He never did that before, and I've never seen it written anywhere or talked about since. He broke through. I pulled him up, and just brought him around easy, then he went back into the stall good. He put his head in there and then I just turned him loose. We broke all right, and I let him go. I pulled him a bit and he threw his head up in the air. I tried again, same thing. I didn't know what the heck was wrong."
Rumors spread that Big Red was hurt. Was he suffering from knee problems? Bone chips? His trainer Lucien Laurin was blamed as being an incompetent trainer. Turcotte himself was blamed for the ride. The trainer, jockey and owner Penny Tweedy, known affectionately as Team Secretariat, was collectively at a loss for reason.
Big Red walked in the shedrow at his Belmont barn for the next two days before heading to Louisville that Monday where he returned to the track at Churchill Downs that Wednesday and Thursday and galloped under exercise rider Charlie Davis. Unbeknownst to Turcotte, the answer to the thousands of questions surrounding the upset was found when Dr. Manuel Gilman, the veterinarian, looked for the colt's tattoo number stamped inside his upper lip earlier that morning when he was to run in the Wood.
"That Friday after I worked him in 1:12 I didn't like the way he worked," Turcotte said. "I asked Dr. Gilman, about him. He said 'well the abscess came to a head.' I said what abscess? He said there was an abscess in his mouth. Then I said thank God, you just solved my problem. It was an abscess! The following week, I find that Charlie Davis had known about it. The groom Eddie Sweat knew. When you put the bridle on him he threw his head up. After that week, he started eating good again. He came back to himself. Davis and Sweat, they weren't at liberty to tell anybody. I didn't want to put them in trouble. I didn't tell the owner or trainer. That's how it was done. You learn to say nothing sometimes. It was different then.
"I was not worried about the Wood after I knew about the abscess. When I went back to work the next time, Charlie and Sweat said the horse was doing better. He worked 58 flat that day. They [the clockers] said 58 and two, but I thought, no, it was 58. I told Charlie, 'I think were in the same place we were last year on the first Saturday in May'. When the Derby came, I just took it easy the first part, just let him gallop the first mile, which was the instructions Lucien gave me. He took off. He was back."
Backed by a loyal fan base, Secretariat was sent off as the 3-2 favorite and broke from post 10. He went on to win by 2 1/2 lengths and set the record for the 1 ¹/‚„ miles in 1:59.2/5. The split times would reveal that Big Red ran each quarter mile in a faster time as the race continued to the finish line. Turcotte was again in the winners' circle donning the blue and white silks and fittingly his teammate was draped in a blanket of roses.
"I told a friend of mine at the time, 'Secretariat's going to win,' " Turcotte said. "He says, 'No, I think Sham.' I just told him I think you're wrong. When I told him I was going to win, I just couldn't tell him the reason why. Dr. Gilman wasn't at liberty to say anything then either. He was working for the Association (NYRA). He had the confidentiality to the owner and trainer. It's a shame the people didn't know anything about the abscess until after the Derby. After that race, I thought we were a cinch for the Preakness.
"It goes to show you that you need to have a horse that is versatile and tough to make all three of the races. You need the right team to be successful, the right trainer, the right owner and the right rider. They all have to stick together."
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Weird but true
Written By Unknown on Jumat, 03 Mei 2013 | 17.08
An accused thief is trying to beat the rap with an unusual defense — that he took the name of the store he allegedly robbed literally.
According to a TV news report, Ruben Pavon took a grill from the porch of the Finders Keepers thrift shop in Derry, NH.
"I just grabbed one. I thought it was there for the taking," he allegedly told cops.
***
When it comes to selling ice cream, you don't mess around with Sno Cone Joe.
A take-no-prisoner snack-truck driver was charged with harassing and stalking a rival vendor in Albany.
Joshua Malatino, who drives a Sno Cone Joe truck, allegedly tried to run a competitor called Mr. Ding-A-Ling out of business by following him around town, blaring his recorded jingle and giving away free icy treats to melt Ding-A-Ling's cash flow.
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A new study shoots down the cliché "Money can't buy you happiness."
Economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers found that, around the world, more wealth correlates with more satisfaction in one's life.
They also found that there's no ceiling on happiness, meaning that even billionaires would smile more with even more dough.
***
This may be the wildest summer job available.
Officials on an island chain off the northern coast of Norway are advertising for someone to work as a polar-bear spotter.
The position requires keeping an eye out for the wandering white mammals and alerting scientists at work nearby.
Bears outnumber people on the islands by 3,000 to 2,400.
***
Senior citizens in Devon, England, mistakenly dressed up as cartoon swashbucklers for a speech by a former Somali-pirate kidnap victim.
They thought they were in for a 17th-century lesson and donned "Pirates of the Carribbean" outfits.
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Kentucky Derby Bettor's Guide
Check out everything you need to know for the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby as the Post provides analysis, selections, program style stats and more.
Orb and Verrazano are the favorites for the year's first Triple Crown race, which will run Saturday evening.
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Police: 5 people shot in Newark
NEWARK, NJ — Police are investigating a shooting in Newark that sent five people to area hospitals.
Officers responded to a report of multiple shots fired in the city's South Ward shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday.
When police arrived on the scene they say they found five people with gunshot wounds.
The victims were taken to area hospitals. Their names and conditions were not immediately released, although officers say there were no reports of any fatalities.
It's unclear what led to the shooting and no arrests have been made. Police continue to investigate.
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News you can abuse
Written By Unknown on Kamis, 02 Mei 2013 | 17.08
Raging ex-anchorman Rob Morrison's temper has gotten him into another ugly mess after he furiously insulted a weekly-newspaper reporter for making a minor mistake in a story about the wife-choking charges Morrison is facing in a Connecticut court.
The former WCBS-2 newsman called up the assistant editor of the tiny Darien Times and lambasted him as a "f--king idiot" for publishing a Web story with an incorrect date for a hearing in the TV journalist's case.
When editor David DesRoches tried to explain that he got the wrong date from a Stamford court clerk, Morrison allegedly went off.
Gabriella Bass
ANCHOR MANAGEMENT: Rob Morrison (above), faces a hearing on charges of assaulting wife Ashley — a court date that led to his screaming at a local editor.
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ANCHOR MANAGEMENT: Rob Morrison, faces a hearing on charges of assaulting wife Ashley (above) — a court date that led to his screaming at a local editor.
"The clerk is your source? The DA [should be], you f--king idiot! F--k the clerk!" he bellowed, according to the paper. "Your sources suck in the Stamford Court. And the Darien Times — I know this is big time for ya, OK, but your sources suck, brother."
Morrison, 44, told The Post yesterday that he blew his top only after DesRoches responded sarcastically. He said the weekly editor even took a nasty shot at him, sniping, "At least I have a job."
"He was defensive, he was sarcastic, and we got off to a very bad start. I lost my cool," said Morrison, who insisted he had not been drinking during the call.
The trouble began on Monday, when the paper's Web site put up a story saying Morrison was due in court Tuesday to face a hearing on charges of felony strangulation, threatening and disorderly conduct in an alleged February attack on his wife, CBS MoneyWatch anchor Ashley Morrison.
That was the original hearing date but it had been pushed back to May 21.
DesRoches claimed that Morrison was so enraged he even berated the reporter for calling his lawyer for comment.
"You know every time you call my f--king attorney, it costs me a thousand dollars?" he whined to DesRoches.
Morrison, 44 — who denied his lawyer charges him $1,000 per media call — was contrite and self-pitying yesterday. He admitted the F-bomb quotes were accurate.
"I regret it. As someone who is older than this kid, it's my responsibility to maintain my composure," he said, adding that he later tried to smooth things over.
"I did apologize for calling him a f--king idiot. That wasn't good at all," said Morrison.
DesRoches took the high road yesterday. "I accept his apology, as he has a lot going on right now," he said.
Morrison — who resigned from WCBS after the charges surfaced — also lamented time lost with his 7-year-old son, Jack, and said he hoped to reconcile with his wife. He also insisted he was innocent, blaming his mother-in-law.
"It was my freaking crazy mother-in-law, who has hated me for years," he claimed.
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‘It feels like a burial, like a casket’
Police yesterday hauled away the 255-pound hunk of World Trade Center plane wreckage that was recently discovered in a tight alley behind the planned Ground Zero mosque.
Once the wing-flap support was removed, the city Medical Examiner's Office began sifting through the soil beneath it in search of human remains.
None were found yesterday or in previous days, officials said.
"It's a pretty eerie feeling, knowing that we're sitting here 11 years later removing that part,'' said NYPD Deputy Chief William Aubry, commanding officer of the Forensic Investigation division. "I think we all felt emotion. Some of these ESU personnel were here 11 years ago trying to save lives.''
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EERIE: Police handle a recently discovered piece of debris yesterday believed to be part of a 9/11 plane.
The twisted part was discovered last week, wedged between an apartment building and the planned mosque at 51 Park Place.
It was a delicate operation.
One dozen Emergency Service Unit officers used a pulley system to gingerly hoist the 5-foot-long chunk of metal — torn from one of the two hijacked Boeing 767s that struck the towers — over a three-story wall.
The 5-foot-by-3-foot rusted part was then lowered onto a dolly and wheeled out through the basement of the planned mosque. "It's a piece of history and we tried to preserve it as best we could,'' Aubry said.
"We tried not to cut it, not to change it in any fashion so that we could get it out the same way we discovered it. And we were able to do that. It's going to the NYPD property clerk at Erie Basin, where it will be stored and [the National Transportation Safety Board] or a museum could possibly [take it]."
A crowd gathered to watch as the part was put on an ESU truck and taken to a Brooklyn police facility for storage.
The mood for both cops and onlookers was somber during the two-hour operation.
"This is surreal,'' said Dominique George, 25, of Fort Greene, a data technician. "That [9/11] seems so long ago and for that to be here all this time, it brings back memories.''
Video technician Mike Picciotto, from Bayonne, has visited the site every day since the plane part was found.
"It feels like closure somewhat. This is like a burial, the way I was waiting for them to bring it out, like it was a casket," said Picciotto, 36, who works downtown.
"I've been here since day one. This is hallowed ground."
The discovery recalls a similar find in October 2006.
That's when Con Ed unearthed human bone fragments when utility workers opened a manhole on the World Trade Center's western edge that had been paved over in 2002.
Right after that find, officials mapped out an expanded plan for search operations at hundreds of locations in the vicinity of the site, including manholes, sewer lines and roofs.
"We developed a plan and protocol to ensure that any areas at and in the vicinity of the site are searched,'' mayoral spokeswoman Samantha Levine said yesterday. "We have been following that protocol, and there are still two locations we won't access for a year or so.''
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‘Hindered’ Johnson would sit if season wasn’t on line tonight
CHICAGO — As the Nets take the floor tonight at United Center for Game 6 of their first-round series against the Bulls — one they hope to push to a seventh game back in Brooklyn on Saturday night — they'll do so with one of their key players severely limited.
If the Nets were in the middle of the regular season, as opposed to one loss away from their season being over, Joe Johnson wouldn't be taking his customary place in the starting lineup tonight alongside Deron Williams in the Nets' backcourt because of a lingering case of plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
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Joe Johnson
"Probably not," Johnson said after yesterday's practice. "Probably not.
"When it first came about in February, we tried to rest it as much as possible, but obviously it wasn't enough time. I'm just giving them everything I've got at this point."
Johnson initially suffered a more mild form of the injury, one the Nets described as a sore left heel, in mid-February. He sat out for four games a short time later, only to sit for several more in late March and early April thanks to a combination of the heel and a right quad contusion he suffered after running into Blake Griffin in a game against the Clippers on March 23.
By the end of the regular season, however, Johnson was feeling much better, and was happy with the way his foot had responded heading into the playoffs. That changed, though, after landing awkwardly while making a 3-pointer in the first quarter of the Nets' 90-82 loss to the Bulls in Game 2.
"There's times where I do have to push off a lot. … There's times when I have to push off my foot and make plays and do what I have to do to help this team," Johnson said. "So, as much as it bothers me, I just play through it."
The only way Johnson was able to play in Game 3, a 79-76 Nets loss last Thursday, was to get a cortisone shot in the foot. He finished that game with 15 points before scoring 22 — including 14 in overtime — in the Nets' 142-134 triple-overtime loss in Game 4 on Saturday.
"He's playing hindered, or whatever is the correct word, and it's just he's dealing with it," interim coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "I think that people probably don't appreciate what he's going through every game to go out there and to play."
Johnson has averaged 16.2 points per game through the first five games of the series, but has struggled with his shot since suffering the injury. After starting the series 10-for-18 (55.6 percent) from the field and 3-for-7
(42.9 percent) from 3-point range through the first quarter of Game 2, he has shot 24-for-58
(41.4 percent) from the field overall and 5-for-20 (25 percent) from 3-point range.
"I'm kind of out there on one leg, honestly," said Johnson, who scored 11 points in Game 5.
"I can't push the basketball if I get a rebound, and I can't run pick-and-rolls. I'm basically just a decoy, a spot-up shooter. I can't really do a whole lot.
"Like I told Deron and Brook [Lopez], I'll be the bailout guy. If you get in a sticky situation, just try to find me."
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Wanted posters in Libya attack
WASHINGTON — The FBI yesterday started circulating photos of three men wanted for questioning in the murderous terror attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as the investigation has produced no arrests after more than seven months.
The three men (pictured) were photographed on the grounds of the consulate during the attack Sept. 11, 2012, which killed US Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Photos of the men, who are not identified, are plastered on "Seeking Information" posters written in both English and Arabic.
"The FBI is now asking Libyans and people around the world for additional information related to the attacks," it says. "These individuals may be able to provide information to help in the investigation."
The posters are being circulated worldwide and are posted on the FBI Web site.
An FBI official refused to explain why the photos were released yesterday, other than to say the decision was made that it was "in the best interest of the investigation."
Meanwhile, a House committee probing the Obama administration's handling of the attack scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, despite claims the administration is trying to block whistleblowers from testifying.
"Next week's hearing will expose new facts and details that the Obama administration has tried to suppress," said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee conducting the probe.
An independent review board faulted the State Department for not responding to security concerns prior to the attack, and President Obama has been slammed by Republicans for hesitating to acknowledge it was terrorism.
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2 airplanes about to take off clip at Newark Airport
NEWARK, NJ — Two airplanes taxiing while preparing for takeoff at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday night clipped each other, authorities said.
No one was injured when the planes touched around 7:30 p.m. at one of the nation's busiest airports, Federal Aviation Administration officials said. A Scandinavian Airlines plane's left wing clipped the tail of a United Airlines plane while they were on a taxiway.
Scandinavian Airlines Flight 908, bound for Oslo, Norway, was directly behind ExpressJet Flight 4226, destined for Nashville, Tenn., on the taxiway and was turning right to get onto another taxiway when its wing clipped the ExpressJet plane's tail, officials said.
The ExpressJet plane was towed back to the gate, and the Scandinavian Airlines plane taxied back to the gate, where passengers disembarked, New York's WNBC-TV reported.
The accident is being investigated. Scandinavian Airlines, which has hubs in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, didn't immediately respond to telephone messages and emails seeking comment.
ExpressJet Airlines released a statement Wednesday night saying it is "working in coordination with officials to determine a cause." All 31 passengers on the plane were re-accommodated, the airline said.
ExpressJet, which bills itself as the world's largest regional airline, operates as a United Express partner from United's Newark hub. United, which has headquarters in Chicago, is part of United Continental Holdings Inc.
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‘Cats’ $cratch against Lhota
Written By Unknown on Rabu, 01 Mei 2013 | 17.08
The gloves came off at a GOP mayoral forum yesterday when John Catsimatidis suggested Joe Lhota might hike taxes because he was at the helm of the MTA when it raised bridge and tunnel tolls.
"It comes down to whom people trust not to raise your taxes, not to raise the tolls," the supermarket mogul said after he and Lhota got into an argument about who bore responsibility for higher fares and tolls.
"Cheap shot, John, cheap shot," responded Lhota, who has spoken out repeatedly against tax increases.
The forum, at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, sponsored by the city's five chambers of commerce, was supposed to focus on business development.
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It drew a sparse crowd of about 75 in a hall capable of seating 350 and was largely uneventful until the discussion turned to the fare and toll hikes instituted in March.
Lhota said the increases were set in motion in 2009 when the state cut funding to the MTA and laid out a schedule for higher fares every two years going forward.
"It's got to stop," he declared. "There is nothing that suppresses economic development more than . . . what it costs to go from one borough to another."
Lhota said that while he drove down expenses during his tenure at the MTA, he couldn't contain pension costs, which increased by 17.5 percent, or health costs, which went up 10 percent.
"Those two items alone were what was necessary to provide the increase," he explained.
Catsimatidis, who trails Lhota in the polls, was ready to pounce.
"I think, Joe, when you were there — I love you dearly, you know that — you should have put your foot down and said no increases," he argued. "That's what you call leadership."
Lhota came back, saying he staved off layoffs by presenting a balanced budget. "I thought the point of this whole debate is about jobs," he said.
George McDonald, the third Republican contender, took that as his cue to get into the fight.
"It's about the tolls being too damn high," McDonald nearly yelled. "That's what it's about. And who raised the tolls before he left the MTA? My friend Joe. I think he said it was an act of political courage."
Staten Islanders, who comprise a disproportionately large share of GOP voters, have been complaining for years about the cost of crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The one-way cash toll is now $15.
On other issues, the three Republicans — including George McDonald — plus Independence Party candidate Adolfo Carrión, generally agreed. There was unanimity even when it came to keeping the city's controversial bike lanes.
Of the four contenders on stage, it was Lhota who took the strongest swipes at the Bloomberg administration.
He charged that the administration wasn't prepared for Hurricane Sandy and recalled that when the mayor visited the Rockaways on one occasion, he had to be whisked away "for his own safety."
McDonald, whose Doe Fund has numerous contracts with the city, told Lhota that wasn't accurate.
"I don't know why you have to take a knock at Mayor Bloomberg after Sandy," McDonald said.
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Meet the other Rudy Giuliani
Another Rudy Giuliani could be coming to City Hall.
The former mayor's second cousin, who shares his name, plans to run for the City Council seat held by embattled Queens Republican Dan Halloran, several sources told The Post.
"The mayor sat down with him today, and they talked about the race," a source close to the former mayor said. "He loves him, cares for him deeply, supports him, . . . and will do everything he can to get him elected if he decides to run."
The junior Giuliani, a Republican, is expected to soon announce his bid for the office in the wake of federal bribery charges against Halloran, as well as reports uncovered by The Post that he had affairs with two female council employees.
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Islanders-Penguins matchups
PITTSBURGH — This is the matchup no one wanted, the mighty Penguins, a team so deep their record shows no indications of the large swaths of time their star players missed because of injury.
Nevertheless, this is the welcome back the Islanders franchise gets upon its first trip to the postseason since 2007. After staring adversity in the face in the earlier part of this lockout-shortened year, the young Islanders responded with a flurry of wins, going 11-2-4 over their final 17 games.
However, that included a season-closing run of 0-1-2, not exactly a confidence boost going into nearly every player's first taste of playoff hockey.
Even if they can wipe the slate clean and start that proverbial new season, the Islanders are going to have to accomplish the extraordinary to win their first playoff series since 1993 — which also came over the Penguins.
ISLANDERS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Goaltending
Evgeni Nabokov: Having a career resurgence at the age of 37, Nabokov looks as good now as he did when he was a Vezina finalist for the Sharks in 2008. He has the most playoff experience of anyone on the team, totaling 80 games with two trips to the Western Conference finals. He finished his 41 regular season games with 23 wins, tied for second in the league, and has been the team's much needed backbone in nets.
Marc-Andre Fleury: At the beginning of this season, pundits were convinced Fleury was still reeling from his stinker of a performance in last year's first-round exit against the Flyers. Yet he battled back, and finished tied with Nabokov with 23 wins while looking more like the man who was terrific in winning the 2009 Stanley Cup for the Pens. Where he is mentally, and if he can be thrown off his game again, is to be determined.
Defense
The Islanders defensive corps is led by the shutdown duo of Travis Hamonic and Andrew MacDonald, but there isn't much behind them. Although there is some offensive firepower back there, it will be tough trying to match the numerous threats the Penguins send over the boards throughout the game.
Even if Brooks Orpik can't suit up on the Penguins back line right away, their crew is deep enough to sustain. Led by Paul Martin and Kris Letang, both recently coming back from injury, the defense mixes both skill and grit for a combination tough to beat.
Forwards
For the first time in a long time, the Islanders finally have gotten some secondary scoring. The line of Josh Bailey-Frans Nielsen-Kyle Okposo has probably been the team's best coming down the stretch, and its ability to back up the top line centered by superstar John Tavares makes it all the tougher for teams to defend. The bottom two lines are mostly checking and grit, but at least some production will be needed from them to achieve offensive balance.
The Penguins have the deepest collection of forwards in the league, regardless if Sidney Crosby (broken jaw) is ready to play or not. At the trade deadline they added Jarome Iginla and Jussi Jokinen for skill, and veteran Brenden Morrow for toughness. Add them to Evgeni Malkin, James Neal and Chris Kunitz, and Crosby might not even be needed.
Special teams
The Islanders' power play has drastically improved with the influx of Lubomir Visnovsky at one of the points, but struggled to finish the season with an 0-for-12 stretch. Their penalty kill has been inconsistent, but with Michael Grabner out there, they always have a threat for a shorthanded goal.
Like most statistical categories, the Penguins are outstanding on the power play, finishing second in the league with a 24.7-percent success rate. Their penalty kill is a weakness — gasp! — ranking 25th, meaning the Islanders will have to take advantage of any power play chances they get.
Coaching
Jack Capuano has settled into his role as coach of this Islanders team, and has instilled in them the understanding of how to win by playing one shift at a time. Yet he can't match the experience, in the NHL as a whole and in the cauldron of the playoffs, of Pittsburgh's Dan Bylsma.
Outlook
It doesn't look too good for the Islanders, but they also started this season not looking like playoff contenders. They might open some skeptics' eyes by picking off a game or two, but to climb over this Penguins juggernaut would be a monumental feat.
Penguins in 6.
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