Out for season, Billups plans to continue careerCLEVELAND -- Chauncey Billups will only watch as the Clippers continue their promising season without him.
This isn't going to be easy.
With his left leg encased in a plastic protective boot and a newly issued crutch standing nearby, Billups sprawled across a few seats Wednesday inside Quicken Loans...
Memphis announces 'historic' move to Big EastAt long last, Memphis is part of the Big East.
The Tigers officially accepted an invitation on Wednesday to be part of the conference's next incarnation in 2013. Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up since December for future membership in the Big...
MSG's profits fade because of NBA lockoutThe Madison Square Garden Co. said Wednesday that the shortened NBA season drove its second-quarter profit down nearly 22 percent
The lockout delayed the start of the regular basketball season by about two months. As a result, the Knicks only played a combined six preseason and regular season games during...
Nazareth to close, houses nationally ranked girls basketball teamNew York City will lose another of its premier Catholic high schools in June, The Post has learned.
Nazareth, the Brooklyn school which houses a nationally ranked girls basketball team, will close its doors for good after this school year due to declining enrollment, principal Providencia Quiles announced to her...
Girls basketball roundup: Nuss' six treys shoot Christ the King past SFPLauren Nuss had a first quarter worth an entire game.
The Adelphi-bound guard scored all 18 of her points in the opening stanza, including six 3-pointersm to spark Christ the King to a 76-45 win against St. Francis Prep in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queen Division I girls basketball Tuesday night. Sierra...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Fordham Prep picks up first 'AA' winJared Moorer has become Fordham Prep's Mr. Clutch – at least for this week.
Two days after scoring the winning basket against Albany Academy, Moore picked off a pass and went in for the tying layup with 4.6 seconds remaining in regulation against Archbishop Stepinac. Fordham took command overtime...
With large crowd on hand, Campus Magnet routs Springfield GardensTarik Raynor heard plenty of noise coming from the gymnasium, noise he hadn't heard all year. Still, the Campus Magnet senior was unconvinced until he walked through the door and saw the stands full.
"It was crazy," Raynor said of the capacity crowd. "I didn't expect that many...
Cuevas stays hot, leads Naz past LoughlinEven the threat of losing her season can't slow Bianca Cuevas down.
The Nazareth sophomore dynamo has been on a tear of late, making the case she is the city's top player. Cuevas dropped in a game-high 34 points to help lead the Lady Kingsmen over visiting Bishop...
INSIDE CHSAA/PRIVATE GIRLS HOOPS: Freshman stuck in middle of Naz investigation Nationally ranked Nazareth is facing an investigation and potentially the forfeit of the rest of its season for playing an ineligible player. And that player, freshman Brittney Jackson, feels caught in the middle of a war between her new school and the rest of the league.
"I'm not really...
Embattled Nazareth fighting to keep season alive amid investigationNazareth's season continues – for now.
Taking the floor with its future in jeopardy, the nationally ranked Lady Kingsmen girls basketball team beat Bishop Loughlin, 80-60, on Senior Night at the Brooklyn school Tuesday night. As first reported by The Post, the nationally ranked team is being investigated by CHSAA...
Former Truman standout Gibson lands at BergtraumOne of the city's best sophomores has a new home, but resuming her basketball career may not be in her immediate future.
Guard Joella Gibson, who spent her freshman year at Bishop Loughlin, has left Truman and enrolled in Murry Bergtraum on Tuesday, her mother Tina said. She has...
Rector's recruiting rising at St. Ray'sShane Rector is back to his old self.
The St. Raymond point guard, slowed by an ankle injury, early in the season had 20 points in a 69-62 win against All Hallows in CHSAA Class AA boys basketball Tuesday in The Bronx and is averaging 20 points per game over...
As Giants soak up love, they know there's no better place to winEli Manning began walking off the field at MetLife Stadium, a place of sheer Bluephoria that had unmistakably become Giants Stadium, his arm around his wife, Abby, and soon the championship face of the championship franchise was all alone, walking tall and proud toward the tunnel, waving at the fans...
Giants coach Coughlin awed by Super fansGiants head coach Tom Coughlin was visibly moved by the love that washed over him and his team yesterday at MetLife Stadium at the end of a day of Bluephoria.
"When we pulled in the parking lot and I looked at those cars, I couldn't believe it," Coughlin said...
Generous Justin's gift to Giants: Here's Johnnie!Those grins the Giants were sporting yesterday during their trip through the Canyon of Heroes may have gotten a boost from a nip or two of "Blue" booze.
Moments before the Giants left the Meadowlands to celebrate their incredible Super Bowl win, each member of the team — including the coaches...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Savage explodes for 37 in Goldstein winLucas Savage made 9-of-13 free throws, poured in 37 points and added five assists as Leon Goldstein topped Brooklyn Studio, 63-49, in Brooklyn B West boys basketball on Tuesday.
Jacob Berardi added 14 points and 14 rebounds and Daniel Finkelstein had eight points as the Dolphins (14-3) remained atop the...
Giants owner Mara basks in glow of crowd There was a game late in the season when the Giants were so lousy on the field they were booed out of MetLife Stadium after a dreadful loss to the last-place Redskins. It is difficult to fathom those Giants rose from those depths to where they were yesterday, hailed in...
Parade, party close curtain on Giants' championship season As the conquering heroes returned to their home to bask in the afterglow, to soak up the last full-throated cheers from an adoring and appreciative fan-base, players who have been through it before as well as first-timers all agreed they never have been to a better party.
There was no...
Nets need to make progress playing PistonsAs the Nets begin a home-and-home set with the 6-20 Pistons tonight at Prudential Center, they have a pair of golden opportunities to begin to create some positive momentum after losing three straight games.
Of course, considering the Nets are merely 8-18 this season, there's little doubt the Pistons...
Giants owner Tisch gets last laugh on Patriots, CowboysSteve Tisch couldn't resist a dig at Tom Brady or the Cowboys yesterday afternoon, although the Giants' co-owner could use some new material.
Speaking at the MetLife Stadium rally to celebrate Big Blue's freshly minted Super Bowl XLVI win over Brady's Patriots, Tisch got huge cheers from...
Tuck tweaks Jets at Giants' stadium celebrationYou just knew the Jets could not get through the Giants' Super Bowl celebration without taking a shot or two.
Giants defensive end Justin Tuck gave a shout-out to Rex Ryan and company during his speech to the fans at MetLife Stadium during the rally there.
"Last time we were...
Warner says Manning not Hall of FamerNobody had rained on Eli Manning's parade, so leave it to the player Manning replaced to come carrying a dark cloud.
Amid all of the discussion that Manning's career accomplishments are now nearing Hall of Fame status, former Giants quarterback Kurt Warner decided to be the one to...
Giants TEs Ballard, Beckum facing surgeries The Super Bowl was not kind to the position of tight end for the Giants, as two of them, Jake Ballard and Travis Beckum, yesterday attended the celebratory festivities hobbled and walking with the aid of crutches.
Beckum during the 21-17 victory over the Patriots was diagnosed with a torn...
Manning, Tuck are new faces of Giants franchiseThey were the only players to speak yesterday, the only real Giants that addressed fans in New York and New Jersey and thanked them for being along for this wonderful ride.
If there was any question about who led these 2011 Giants to an unexpected Super Bowl win and who...
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Nets miss Lopez in middleIt's no secret the Nets have had their fair share of injuries this season. One, however, has had the biggest impact, in both a literal and figurative sense.
With 7-foot center Brook Lopez out since undergoing surgery in December to repair a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal of...
Coughlin's daughter says dad deserves Giants titleShe is the wife of Chris Snee, and the daughter of Tom Coughlin, and she was walking on Cloud 9 with her husband and two young boys on another day when New York and now MetLife Stadium cheered the two-time champion coach of the Giants.
"It's a dream come...
Super end to Baas' challenging seasonIn the summer, David Baas was a name Giants fans did not want to hear. Nothing against Baas. It was just that every time he was mentioned it was part of an indictment of general manager Jerry Reese. As in, "David Baas was the only free agent signed from outside...
Big Ten favoring four-team football playoffThe Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.
"All of the Big Ten athletic directors are comfortable exploring the possibility of a four-team playoff," Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said...
Knicks will face Wizards without Carmelo, Amar'eCarmelo Anthony's injury status just went from day-to-day to week-to-week.
The star Knicks forward is expected to miss one-to-two weeks after straining his right groin in Monday's win over the Jazz. And the shorthanded Knicks will be without Amar'e Stoudemire again tonight in Washington as he mourns...
Jets set to stick with HolmesIt looks like Santonio Holmes will indeed be with the Jets in 2012.
Holmes, whose season ended with a benching in Miami, is guaranteed $7.5 million of his $11 million 2013 salary if he still is on the Jets' roster this morning.
That means the Jets owe the wide...
Power play concern for Rangers The main victim of the Rangers' power play, their own All-Star goaltender, lodged a more-than-justified complaint.
"One goal, and it's the difference. We did a lot of good things on the power play and had chances, but in the end, it is the difference," Henrik Lundqvist said after the...
St. John's set for test vs. Cincinnati St. John's-Cincinnati may not stir the blood like St. John's-Georgetown or St. John's-Syracuse, but there might not be a tighter Big East series of late than the Red Storm and Bearcats, who meet tonight in the Garden.
The last four meetings each have been decided by two...
New star drives up Knicks ticket pricesThe Jeremy Lin Show returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night, and it's a hit at the box office.
After Lin captivated crowds with breakout performances in the Knicks' recent back-to-back wins, a re-energized fan base is lining up for tickets to see what the undrafted second-year point...
Islanders defeat Flyers in shutout shootoutPHILADELPHIA — Evgeni Nabokov faced a barrage of shots from all angles, stopping everything that came at him.
Nabokov made 45 saves and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares scored on Ilya Bryzgalov in a shootout, helping the Islanders beat the Flyers 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Nabokov was sensational, turning aside every...
Yankees want to keep Chavez, add DH The Yankees claim they have just a small amount of money left to spend this offseason, but yet they retain big plans on how they want to use it.
The perception has been that the Yankees have less than $2 million to sign a lefty-swinging designated hitter with free agents...
Osi's contract not primary concern for GiantsOsi Umenyiora not only thinks the Giants can repeat, but wants to be part of pulling it off.
Although it might have been the emotion of the moment talking, the Giants' veteran defensive end stated an uncharacteristically strong desire to remain in blue after the adulation of the parade and...
Knicks sensation Lin takes show on road against WizardsKnicks coach Mike D'Antoni said sudden sensation Jeremy Lin has an innate feel for the flow of the game that you just can't teach, and forward Steve Novak likened the second-year point guard to another heady playmaker he used to play with, Tony Parker.
Lin has gone from...
Rangers shut out by Devils; late goal waved off Two hours before they dropped the puck on the latest salvo in the Battle of the Hudson at the Garden, Martin Brodeur talked about the State(s) of the Rivalry that has been so compelling for so long.
"It's us against the top team in the league," the all-time...
Woods has fill of belly putters PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods is usually about as enthusiastic about taking a stand on issues as he is about revealing anything about his personal life.
But when asked yesterday about the use of belly putters in the game, he was effusive in his opinion, saying he's completely opposed...
Sports ShortsNba: Pierce passes Bird on scoring listPaul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points in Boston's 94-84 victory last night over the Bobcats. Pierce needed nine points to tie Bird's total of 21,791. John Havlicek tops the...
Prosecutors: Keep Sandusky insideSTATE COLLEGE, Pa — Prosecutors yesterday asked to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State assistant football coach was seen outside and watching children in a schoolyard from the back porch of his home, where he remains under house arrest...
Big East adds Memphis In a clear attempt to assuage the league basketball coaches, especially Louisville's Rick Pitino, who justifiably believe their league was comprised by the need to expand in football, the Big East today will announce that Memphis will join in all sports for the 2013-14 season. Memphis has one of...
Tiger heads to tee 'at peace' PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Where has the time gone?
It seems like 15 minutes ago that Tiger Woods was dominating golf, making us all wonder whether anyone else had a chance to win in tournaments he entered.
Have 14 Masters really passed since Woods shattered records in his iconic win at...
Kentucky roars onDoron Lamb struggled to explain why top-ranked Kentucky could roll so easily over No. 8 Florida. It's much easier for the Wildcats to talk about their goal.
"I told somebody we were going to blow them out today. I just felt it coming," said Lamb, who finished with 18...
Sanchez-Vicario: My folks swindled $60M fortuneWhat a racket.
Former tennis star Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario claims she was left broke by parents who swindled her $60 million fortune, according to a report in the (Melbourne, Australia) Herald Sun.
Sanchez-Vicario, who won four Grand Slam women's singles titles — including the 1994 U.S. Open — makes the claims...
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Today's Sports on the AirBasketball6:30 p.m.Penn State at Michigan State BIG TEN7 p.m.Georgetown at Syracuse ESPN7 p.m.Kansas at Baylor ESPN27 p.m.Cincinnati at St. John's ESPNU, WBBR (1130 AM)7 p.m.Rhode Island at Xavier CBSSN7 p.m.Knicks at Wizards MSG, ESPN (1050...
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