Justice has been served! A Manhattan judge today took only 15 minutes to acquit opera singer Marcella Caprario of all charges in a wacky, diva-on-doctor slapdown over a frozen vegan pad Thai dinner at a crowded Upper West Side Trader Joe... Read Full Story
The baseball season is over, which means one thing: Time to hand out the end-of-year honors. The only thing harder than picking an All-City team, is selecting a Player of the Year. Before beat writers Zach Braziller and Dylan Butler do so, we're...
In the coming weeks, The Post will be honoring the best players of the 2011 spring season both on nypost.com and in our print edition. The schedule is... 12:48 AM
Myself and colleague Dylan Butler spend much of the spring debating what league is better, the PSAL or the CHSAA. Being the PSAL guy, I always go with the public schools and he takes the side of the Catholic league. Our debate ends Friday night... 2:20 AM
It didn’t take long for Alex Salaycik to leave Felician College smiling. During an open gym workout this spring the Moore Catholic forward got her first compliment from Golden Falcons coach Steve Fagan. “He told me I locked down one of his best...
In a world where sixth and seventh graders are being ranked by recruiting services and an eighth grader’s recruitment to a high school feels like a college process, Ashley Gomez took a much more modest path. She came into Murry Bergtraum three... 12:35 AM
Claudia Francis and Chamique Francis got to enjoy one more accomplishment together. The Benjamin Cardozo stars (no relation) have been competing side by side since they were 7 years old. Monday night at St. Francis College they were with each...
St. Francis Prep’s past never had a bigger impact on its present until this year. It’s near decade of handball dominance has brought with it plenty of expectations and pressure to repeat along with the drive to keep the Terriers run atop the CHSAA...
Midwood is the capital of handball in the PSAL. The Hornets boys team won their third title in four years last month and the girls earned the top seed in the playoffs before falling in the semifinals. On Monday night at St. Francis College, Jack... 3:12 AM
The Knicks and Liberty are holding a basketball skills clinic Friday night at Bishop Ford for boys and girls players between the ages of 7 and 17.... 1:36 AM
Brooklyn produced a NYSAISAA champion, a PSAL Class A city runner-up and a PSAL Class B champion in a solid season. James Madison was right back in the PSAL championship game after taking home the title last year. The Knights fell a little short,... 12:35 AM
It was a real Rumble in the Bronx. A pair of elite New York girls AAU basketball coaches traded vicious blows with each other — and two of their teenaged players — in a wild Sunday fracas at Fordham University’s Rose Hill Gym, witnesses told The...
Brandon Reddish is one person thrilled with the NFL lockout. The messy labor negotiations have given the Syracuse-bound wide receiver/defensive back a workout partner that knows a thing or two about preparing for college football. New Philadelphia...
For the first three years of her illustrious high school career, Niri Halperin was Brooklyn Tech’s unquestioned star. That didn’t change her senior season, but there was added responsibility on a roster that included just six seniors around a bulk...
For the elite few athletes, they are known by just their first name – Tiger, LeBron and Kobe. In New York City high school golf circles, there is only one. And his name is Xander. “He’s the one kid that everyone would talk about,” Scholars...
Alex Immella was finding out that golf wasn’t exactly a glamour sport for females at New Dorp. The coach was coming off a winless second season at the helm and had just a pair of victories in his first year. “I asked girls all the time [to play]...
The Bronx was deeper in the PSAL than it ever was before this season. Clinton, InTech Academy and Riverdale/Kingsbridge all advanced to the PSAL Class A second round and Stevenson almost did, falling to Bayside in a 12-inning epic. Clinton made its...
Alvin Cornelius didn’t need time. He didn’t need official visits or trips to college camps. The Tottenville star wide receiver is loyal to a fault and that’s why Monday he verbally committed to play football at Syracuse in 2012, joining a long list...
When the lights were the brightest, Chris Ortiz was at his best, helping lead Christ the King to a second consecutive CHSAA Class AA intersectional title and a trip to the New York State Federation final. But when the season ended, the phone calls...
Isaiah Whitehead experienced a first Sunday night and for once, the Coney Island phenom wasn’t thrilled with the result. Lincoln’s 6-foot-4 freshman was left off the 2001 USA 16U National Team after five days of workouts in Colorado Springs, Colo....
Saturday night, as George Washington celebrated city championship No. 3, as the Trojans joyously knocked each other over on the mound and took laps around MCU Park in Coney Island, Nick Carbone was again somewhat forgotten. The story was about...
Rolyce Boston wasn’t exactly sure what to pack. The Sheepshead Bay senior felt he had nothing to wear to the outdoor state track and field championships in Caledonia, N.Y., until he came across a particular shirt. “I forgot I had the shirt in my...
Shane Green found a level of jumper’s peace last weekend. The Erasmus Hall senior had spent his final high-school season chasing a 50 foot triple jump. While he didn’t officially reach his goal he finally got hard evidence that he is closer than...
Medgar Evers' finish in the girls 4 x 400 relay highlighted a big weekend at the outdoor track & field state championships. Sandrae Fargiharson, Nyanka Joseph, Kadecia Baird and Shakele Seaton placed first in the 4 x 400 meter relay with a time of 3...
Artur Zych is ready for a new challenge. The Midwood senior attack spent his high school career as one of the best and most decorated boys lacrosse players in New York City. He led the Hornets to the PSAL city championship and an undefeated league...
MoMo Jones announced yesterday that he is taking his talents to Iona. Not Marquette, Seton Hall or South Florida of the Big East. Not UMass of the Atlantic 10. Not Hofstra of the Colonial, which has become a three-bid league. He chose Iona....
Harlem native MoMo Jones has chosen to transfer to Iona over Seton Hall and UMass, the former Arizona guard announced Wednesday. Jones, who said he...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor's career at Ohio State, which started with so much promise and potential, came to an abrupt and scandal-ridden end....
A former Duke basketball player jumped to his death from the top of the New York Athletic Club on Central Park South yesterday, police said. Thomas...
St. John's University junior shortstop Joe Panik was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 29th pick in the first round of the MLB draft last...
Joe Panik went undrafted out of John Jay HS in upstate New York. At 6 foot and 175 pounds, he was just another smallish middle infielder with potential at the plate, but plenty of question marks as far as how he would project at the next level. In...
All St. John's needed was a clutch hit. But the Red Storm didn't get one and they were eliminated yesterday from the Charlottesville (Va.) Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. In a 6-4 loss to East Carolina, the Red Storm (36-22) left...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Konner Wade threw seven shutout innings Sunday to lead Arizona to a 6-0 victory, eliminating Seton Hall in the College Station...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Brad Mincey allowed one run in five innings of relief and East Carolina beat St. John’s 6-4 Sunday to advance to the championship of the Charlottesville Regional. Mincey relieved starter Kevin Brandt with a runner on in the...
Virginia left-hander Danny Hultzen used his last start as a pitcher before tomorrow's baseball draft to showcase all he will bring to the next level. Hultzen (11-3) allowed three hits and one run in seven innings and struck out 12 as Virginia...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sean Hagan said it could have been very different early. The St. John’s left-hander pitched into the eighth inning and got...
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is preparing for a charity bicycle ride and a trip to the Caribbean, but says he's not ready to decide...
When St. John's lost to Seton Hall in Sunday's Big East baseball tournament championship game, it looked as if the Red Storm's chances of making it to...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jim Tressel, who guided Ohio State to its first national title in 34 years, resigned yesterday amid NCAA violations from a tattoo...
Jim Tressel did the only thing he could yesterday by resigning as Ohio State's football coach. You can't preach accountability to your players and...
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