New York City’s new campaign to help smokers quit reminds them of the damage to their bodies and how quickly it is possible to heal. The ad campaign by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration was announced Wednesday. It will feature ads... Read Full Story
Check out the boys basketball playoff schedule. CHSAA CLASS AA Feb. 22 -- Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan quarterfinals @ St. Francis Prep (PREVIEW)... 1:22 AM
Check out the girls basketball playoff schedule. CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I Feb. 23 – Quarterfinals @ St. Francis Prep Archbishop... 1:22 AM
Join Dylan Butler here tonight as he follows the CHSAA Class AA intersectional boys semifinals pitting Christ the King vs. St. Raymond's in the 6 p.m. opener, followed by Rice vs. Bishop Loughlin in game two. <iframe src="http://www.coveritlive.com... 1:55 PM
The last two days of rest have afforded me the opportunity to take care of plenty of loose ends not associated with this Web site. I’ve made appointments with my doctor and my dentist. I’ve caught up on sleep. I’ve even begun to formulate plans for... 1:01 AM
Eni Lici is thankful Crystal James is still around. James, a senior forward, is the last member of the Academy of American Studies PSAL Class B city... 1:10 AM
School safety agents were getting a little testy. The Bedford Academy girls basketball team refused to leave the hallway next to the Hunter College... 12:17 AM
The Post’s PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the Class B quarterfinals, which will be held the next two days at Lehman... 1:22 AM
Add another historical accomplishment to a list of them for the Bishop Ford girls basketball program this season. On Monday night, the host Falcons...
The PSAL crowned a new city champion Saturday afternoon, and for the first time in four years, the game lived up to the hype. Boys & Girls rallied to knock off Cardozo, 55-50, at Madison Square Garden, ending more than three decades of frustration....
The wacky and unpredictable PSAL Class AA boys basketball season ended with a heartfelt celebration that just felt right. After 17 years, Boys & Girls coach Ruth Lovelace had her first title, just seven months after Frank Mickens, the school's...
A pair of CHSAA teams – both from Westchester County – have posed with championship plaques at Rose Hill Gymnasium already for the league’s lower level divisions, but the big boys step on the court Sunday for the Class AA title game. Who joins...
Banneker didn’t shy away from its George Westinghouse ghosts. The Warriors embraced them. Once they knew the matchup had been set they discussed all the losses. Last year’s 35-points loss in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals came up, so did the two...
Joe Arbitello cringed every time he was told his team was a favorite to win the CHSAA Class AA intersectional tournament. Now the Christ the King coach won’t have to worry about that after star point guard Corey Edwards suffered a dislocated left...
Murry Bergtraum is the last PSAL Class AA team still standing. The question now is who will be joining the Lady Blazers at Glens Falls Civic Center at the end of the month. That race continues Friday and will wrap up Sunday in what should be the...
And here we go. The bulk of the CHSAA state playoffs start this weekend. Season and careers will come to an end, story book endings will be written and teams in three classifications will punch their tickets to Glens Falls. Who will take home the...
The book closed on a very eventful ‘AA’ season Saturday. Murry Bergtraum had a big second half to knock off a game John F. Kennedy squad for its 12th straight and record 13th PSAL girls basketball city title overall. Kennedy defied expectations by...
The New York state indoor track meet was missing some extra sizzle Saturday. What’s supposed to be a collection of the state’s best athletes was missing some its elite runners. Columbus’ Whitney Fountain skipped the PSAL city championships for the...
As Brooklyn Tech senior forward Kherel Silcott stood at the free throw line late in a PSAL Class A quarterfinal matchup with Martin Luther King Jr., the Brooklyn Tech student section started its final cheer of the afternoon. “Final Four”...
With the season on the line, Robert Phelps called timeout. His Bedford Academy boys basketball team trailing Midwood by five points midway through the fourth quarter, the first-year coach needed an answer. He looked at his standout point guard,...
As Dashawn Joyner lay flat on his stomach, hardly moving, a hush went over the pro-South Bronx contingent. The Phoenix bench wasn’t nearly as concerned. “We call him the rubber band man,” South Bronx coach Doug Porter said. “He just pops back up....
Darius Miller and Eric Bledsoe had 14 points apiece and No. 3 Kentucky withstood a Florida comeback with a 74-66 victory yesterday in Lexington, Ky.,...
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Justin Rutty scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead top-seeded Quinnipiac to an 83-78 victory over Long Island U. in a...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville gave Freedom Hall a memorable send-off. Kyle Kuric scored all of his career-high 22 points in the second half and the...
Da'Sean Butler scored 21 points, including the decisive basket with 5.8 seconds left in overtime, leading No. 10 West Virginia to a 68-66 victory over...
How the mighty have fallen. In 1999 and 2000, Connecticut and St. John's played for the Big East Conference Tournament championship, but this year,...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville gave Freedom Hall a memorable send-off. Kyle Kuric scored all of his career-high 22 points in the second half and the Cardinals upset No. 1 Syracuse 78-68 today, providing one last highlight at their 54-year-old home....
Fran McCaffery, one would think, is sitting on the dream scenario this weekend. His Siena Saints — the two-time defending MAAC champions — are the No. 1 seed in the league tournament. They have three more wins than any other team in the conference...
D.J. Kennedy helped St. John's overcome a 20-point first-half deficit with a career-high 32 points and Malik Boothe scored six points in the third...
PITTSBURGH -- A team with nothing to lose played at a hectic, keep-up-with-us pace against a team that had plenty of incentive to win. If any team...
PISCATAWAY -- We need Round 3. We need Rutgers and Seton Hall to square off in the World's Most Famous Arena in the Big East Tournament. We need it because of what only these two teams seem to do -- they bring out the worst in each other....
Forget about a must-win game. Tonight's game is a must-not-lose one for St. John's. The Red Storm will complete their regular season at DePaul (8...
Ashton Gibbs hit a 3-pointer several steps inside the midcourt line just ahead of the final buzzer and No. 17 Pittsburgh avoided being upset by...
DALLAS -- Brittney Griner, the 19-year-old dunking freshman sensation for Baylor's women's basketball team, was suspended yesterday for two games after...
DALLAS -- Baylor dunking sensation Brittney Griner will be suspended at least one game, and possibly longer, after punching an opposing player in the face. Big 12 spokeswoman Joni Lehmann said Thursday that NCAA rules require Griner to sit out No....
There actually might be one basketball team that is envious of the Nets. In their last home game of the season, Fordham dropped its 20th straight contest, losing 82-56 to No. 25 Xavier. The Rams (2-25, 0-15 Atlantic 10) misery will conclude at...