November 17, 2009
Braylon pleads not guilty to Cleveland assault charge
CLEVELAND -- Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge after he was accused of punching a man outside a downtown nightclub last month....
Alomar Jr. bolts for Cleveland staff
The Mets’ still-undecided coaching staff took a hit today when Sandy Alomar Jr. bolted to become first-base coach under Manny Acta with the Indians. Alomar Jr., whose father Sandy Sr. was...
Nothing better than Western Pa. high school football
Popped into a high school football game outside Pittsburgh. They know how to do high school football here.Huge crowd, beautiful new field called Baldwin Stadium and a playoff matchup between...
Joe Biden unscathed in West Side crash
A car responsible for clearing a path for Vice President Biden’s motorcade was involved in a West Side collision that sent three people to the hospital today, sources said. Biden,...
NY paparazzo testifies in Parker-Broderick case
A paparazzo testified Tuesday that an Ohio police chief told him he had access to ultrasound photographs belonging to the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew...
Patriots defense must respond after call
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots’ young defense kept Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts under control for three quarters. The Patriots forced seven punts, made one interception and...
Alomar Jr. to coach for Indians
Sandy Alomar Jr. is leaving the Mets to go back to the Cleveland Indians. The popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Indians manager Manny Acta as a...
EATS: London T'giving
I rediscovered just last week how swarming Britain's capital is with us Yanks; at a Chinese joint in Earl's Court (an area of particularly high infestation) called Dragon's Palace, I felt like...
UPDATE: Busch Gardens
It's a cruel irony that an animal whose horns are ground up into Chinese aphrodiacs has such a rough time procreating itself -- in fact, there are only 14,530 white rhinos left in the...
Report: U.S. U-17s draw Euro interest, Red Bull offers Agudelo contract
Several U.S. Under-17 players are reportedly about to land professional contracts, including Red Bull academy product John Agudelo. According to SBI, Real Madrid and Manchester City _ arguably the two...
Shanahan says he's retired, could work for NHL
Sources have told The Post that former Rangers and Devils forward Brendan Shanahan, who announced his retirement today, could be in line for a position with the NHL. Shanahan, 40,...
Ex-Jet Pennington may not play again
Chad Pennington’s latest comeback is under way, even though he’s not sure he’ll play again. The Miami Dolphins quarterback has completed the first phase of rehabilitation from season-ending shoulder surgery,...
Backman relishes second chance
Having served his time in baseball purgatory, Wally Backman was at KeySpan Park in Coney Island today to be introduced by the Mets as manager of their Single-A Brooklyn affiliate....
NY telemarketers keep 60 percent of funds raised
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York officials say telemarketers keep an average 60 cents of every dollar they raise for charity in the state. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says some charities...
4 NYC fire officers punished for shirking inspection duties
Four officers at fire companies in Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx are being docked pay and reassigned to fire headquarters for failing to carry out building inspection duties, officials said...
NYC girls soccer rankings
The girls soccer season officially ended with St. Joseph Hill’s 3-1 overtime loss to St. John the Baptist in the CHSAA state final on Sunday at Aviator Sports Complex. The...
Police charge 28 in Buffalo drug bust
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Authorities in New York say cocaine was being mailed from Puerto Rico to Buffalo to feed a drug ring that also sold prescription pills. Attorney General Andrew...
Woman pleads guilty in Smart kidnapping, apologizes
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty Tuesday as part of a deal with federal prosecutors and asked Smart to forgive...
2 suspects in custody in shooting of 15-year-old Bronx girl
Cops are quizzing two suspects in connection with the shooting of a 15-year-old Bronx girl caught in the middle of a gun battle near her high school, authorities said. The...
Soldier suicide rate to top last year's
WASHINGTON — Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year’s grim totals, but a recent decline in the pace of such incidents could mean the Army is...
Lawmaker: What if terrorists took Mayor Bloomberg's kid
An Arizona congressman singled out Mayor Bloomberg's family because he's upset over the Obama administration's decision to try suspected Sept. 11 terrorists in Manhattan. Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) asked on...
Yankees decline option on Mitre
The Yankees have declined a $1.25 million option on pitcher Sergio Mitre. The right-hander was not on the Yankees’ postseason roster. Mitre now becomes eligible for salary arbitration. The 28-year-old...
Former Ranger Fleury plans charges against junior coach
Theo Fleury told The Post this afternoon that he will indeed file criminal charges against Graham James, the junior hockey coach who the one-time Ranger alleges sexually abused him as...
Nets: Let's Get Small
There's still no Courtney Lee for the Nets as he'll miss his fifth straight game tonight when the Nets will a) go small; b) probably be back to eight guys again...
Cheney: Obama shows weakness with bow
Dick Cheney blasted President Obama today for showing weakness when he bowed to Japan's Emperor Akihito. There is no reason for an American president to bow to anyone, the former...
AL award goes to Grienke; CC behind Hernandez, Verlander
Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, easily beating out CC Sabathia after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination. Greinke went 16-8...
Lawmakers to toughen law after DWI mom's crash
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s Senate and Assembly leaders say they’ve agreed on toughening state law to make driving drunk with a child in the vehicle a felony. The deal...
NY senators: No deal on deficit
ALBANY, N.Y. — Senate Conference Leader John Sampson says a closed-door leaders meeting hasn’t resulted in a deal to address New York’s $3.2 billion deficit, only a commitment to keep...
A view to die for
The most scenic cemetery in the city appeared for a few hours yesterday morning, and all that was missing were the dead bodies. In this symbolic graveyard, each of the...
DEALS: STA Travel
As if college kids didn't have awesome enough lives, STA Travel is giving ya'll 2 nights worth of hotel stays around the world when booking your international airfare through the agency. Some of the participating properties...
BusinessWeek taps Time.com editor as EIC
Bloomberg L.P.'s chief content officer, Norm Pearlstine, raided his old stomping ground at Time Inc. to nab Josh Tyrangiel for the top editor's spot at BusinessWeek, soon to be part...
'Ninja' impaled on metal fence
SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. An officer who was looking...
Saving homes is CEEF's ultimate goal
Essoham Toyi immigrated to the United States from Togo in 2001 and worked long hours at modest pay.In 2006, the truck driver met a realtor.“He took me to a three...
'No' to KSM in New York
Thomas Kean says federal trial for terrorists a mistake (New Jersey Star-Ledger)
Looks like Ovechkin will play vs. Rangers
Alex Ovechkin isn’t saying for sure, but all signs suggest his injury absence is over and he’ll play against the Rangers. The two-time NHL MVP practiced with the Washington Capitals...
Father of Jacko molestation accuser kills self in NJ
The father of the boy who once accused Michael Jackson of molestation has committed suicide, authorities said today. Beverly Hills dentist Evan Chandler, 65, was found dead in Jersey City,...
Over half against terrorists' trial in NYC
Most Americans oppose President Obama's decision to try accused Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other suspected terrorists in a civilian court in Manhattan, according to a...
St. Peter's tops Monmouth in 6 a.m. tipoff
JERSEY CITY -- A few minutes before the tipoff of this mornings St. Peter's-Monmouth basketball game, the public address announcer at the Yanitelli Center made the following statement: "Consumption or...
Bloomberg: Layoffs may be needed to trim budget
Mayor Bloomberg isn't afraid to keep swinging that budget ax. The mayor said today that he would not rule out the possibility of municipal layoffs to deal with the city's...
Sarah says next prez election is 'not on my radar screen'
Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is “not on my radar,” but wouldn’t rule out playing some role in the next presidential election....
NJ teen barred from abortion protest sues school
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A New Jersey high school student claims in a federal lawsuit that school administrators violated her First Amendment free-speech and religious-freedom rights when they said she...
1 NJ teen charged with beating another to death
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — One New Jersey teenager is charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of another who refused to fight. Police say 18-year-old Lavance Gadsden wanted 15-year-old Laron...
JP Morgan donates $1M to restore Central Park trees
The Central Park Conservancy has received a $1 million donation to restore and replant trees that were ripped apart by a summer storm. The donation by JP Morgan Chase was...
Cruise ship with 100 tourists stuck in Antarctica ice
MOSCOW — A Russian icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica was struggling to free itself from sea ice but was not in any...
Bitter rivals Egypt and Algeria battle for place in World Cup finals
Some games are heated contests. Some games are grudge matches. Some games are played in hostile atmospheres. And then there is Egypt versus Algeria, a match taking rivalry to another...
3 Bx stations first to get subway clocks
Comin’ at you in 5...4...3...2... NYC Transit plans to activate subway countdown clocks at three Bronx stations by the end of next month. The idea is to keep riders from...
Feds charge 43 alleged members of NY drug ring
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors filed drug charges Tuesday against 43 residents of the New York metropolitan area, accusing them of running a suburban cocaine ring. The suspects had...
HBO performer among four killed in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City police say a suspect in the killing of four people, including a Nevada prostitute featured in an HBO reality series, has turned himself in to...
Pentagon to review tactics after Fort Hood shooting
The Pentagon will investigate its procedures in light of the Fort Hood shooting rampage, looking at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks,...
Cindy Crawford's alleged extortionist turns himself in
BERLIN — German prosecutors say the 26-year-old man who tried to extort $100,000 from former supermodel Cindy Crawford has turned himself in to police. Prosecutors in the southwestern city of...
My weekend as a single parent
My wife left us for the weekend. For the first time since the twins were born she would not be there for bedtime. We depend on a man-to-man defense to...
Terror lawyer Lynne Stewart ordered to prison after conviction upheld
A federal appeals court today ordered a convicted terror-coddling civil rights lawyer to begin serving her prison sentence. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld Lynne Stewart's conviction...
Uruguay and Costa Rica vie for last World Cup finals berth
The long road to qualifying for next year's World Cup will finally come to an end on Wednesday when Uruguay and Costa Rica face off for the 32nd and last...
D'Antoni isn't sold on Knicks' need for Iverson
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni sounded lukewarm today regarding Donnie Walsh saying he would be "checking into'' the Allen Iverson situation. The veteran guard was waived by Memphis this afternoon."He's been...
World Cup playoffs: France and Portugal face nervy game
A 1-0 victory in Dublin put France on the verge of qualification for the 2010 World Cup, but the final step towards South Africa could still be a treacherous one...
Striking Back
Trashing Palin, anonymously (Weekly Standard)Eugene Robinson on our Evita (Washington Post)
Surgeons successfully separate conjoined twins
MELBOURNE, Australia — A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads,...
Carl Kruger, Job-Killer
Albany Smoke and Mirrors (Syracuse Post-Standard)Don't look for money from Albany (Utica Observer-Dispatch)
'Reform' at your expense
Robert Samuelson on Obama's malpractice (Newsweek)
Reality TV Tryouts: 'Dance Your Ass Off'
TOMORROW "Dance Your Ass Off" Proof that hybrids work: It's the second season of the competition that spliced the genes of "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Biggest Loser." When:...
10 years later, 'Fight Club' author still whining about my review
Calling David Fincher's film version of "Fight Club'' homoerotic "is a way of negating a story they can't be with,'' novelist Chuck Palahniuk tells my two-fisted colleague Kyle Smith in...
'Stimulus' for Unemployment
Nouriel Roubini says the worst is yet to come (RGE Monitor)Jane von Bergen on unemployment benefits extension confusion (Philadelphia Business Today)Extending the recession by extending benefits? (Philip Greenspun's Weblog)
High school coach won’t ‘kick’ Bill while he’s down
Everyone at the Little Rock Touchdown Club luncheon yesterday wanted to talk to one person, and Pulaski Academy coach Kevin Kelley knew why. Kelley has gained fame as a high-school...
Coaches, fans still stunned
Herm Edwards watched like many football fans in America on Sunday night as Bill Belichick and Tom Brady huddled near the sideline facing fourth-and-2. “When they called timeout I said,...
Geez! Geezer goin' wrong way
A 94-year-old man was stopped late Sunday night after driving several miles the wrong way on an upstate highway, State Police said. Troopers said 911 calls reported a vehicle traveling...
Watchdog: AIG rescue messed up
Officials managing the multibillion dollar bailout of insurance giant American International Group bungled the first rescue and may have overpaid other banks to wind down AIG's business relationships, a government...
Hackers targeting lawyers, PR firms
Hackers are targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients...
GM to make 1st US loan payment
General Motors, signaling confidence in its recovery from bankruptcy, said it generated $3.3 billion in cash in the third quarter and plans to start repaying government loans early. Borrowings from...
China spanking Obama is health care's only cure
When the World Health Organization did a survey in 2005, China ranked 136th in medical-care spending for its citizens. That was much worse than such where-the-hell-are-they nations like Tongo, Togo,...
Business briefs
Allen ill Paul Allen, Microsoft’s co-founder, has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is receiving treatment. He has no plans to change his role at Vulcan Inc., his investment group....
Hilltoppers swim to historic finish
It didn’t take long for the Mary Louis girls swimming team to know this could be a special season. No non-Long Island team had ever finished better than fourth at...
NYC football rankings: Week 11
The football season has come down to two weeks. The PSAL is down to eight teams, four of whom remain in our rankings – No. 1 Fort Hamilton, No. 3...
Still packs a punch
What is it with guys and “Fight Club”? Do you really need to ask, you mewling little sissy? It’s basically “The Brotherhood of the Traveling Fists,” “The Joy Luck Club”...
50 reasons Fitty's going strong
From Far Rock to Jamaica, in the Marcy Projects of Brooklyn, and up in The Bronx, kids know 50 Cent isn’t a gangsta anymore — he’s just a storyteller whose...
Band of fine mettle
There’s no rust on Metallica, a working band that works hard for the fans. These reigning kings of metal killed ’em all in their blistering set at Madison Square Garden...
The movie test
It doesn’t get any more personal than your favorite movie. For many dudes, it takes a “Fight Club” or a “Star Wars” or, if the guy wears glasses, a “Wrath...
Laddie Gaga
‘American Idol” fave Adam Lambert — black-clad in biker boots, trenchcoat and matching nail polish — stomped the streets of LA shooting the video for his first risqué new single,...
Ashton Pankey verbally commits to Maryland
Ashton Pankey enjoyed his visit to Houston. He liked everything Hofstra, Drexel and Rice had to offer. But when it came time to make a decision, to pick a place...
The Daily Whacks, Vacation Edition
Well, The Whacks are off in pursuit of some sun and some surf until the end of Thanksgiving Weekend, but we leave you with a special treat: This week's sports...
Peer into 'Window'
'Nnaturally depraved," reads the sign above the stage at "Wolves at the Window" -- and it's a perfect summation of the worldview of H.H. Munro, who wrote the stories on...
Sex on Center stage
It's quite an eyeful: erotic poems by Emily Dickinson, an essay on "full body orgasms" . . . and detailed drawings of vibrators. No, it's not "The Joy of Sex"...
Oprah faces pay cut
Oprah Winfrey will face a pay cut if she decides to continue doing "Oprah." Both Winfrey's deal with local stations and her CBS TV Distribution deal expire in fall 2011....
Wives who murder: a TV hit
The way to a woman's heart is through a grisly murder -- as long as it's committed by another woman. At least that's the case for diehard fans of Oxygen's...
'TBL' lives on
'The Beautiful People," the Mischa Barton series that was canceled after just two episodes, will get a last gasp this summer. The show's producers said yesterday -- on the show's...
Tweeting 'Terror'
ON November 26, 2008, 10 uneducated, brutally poor young Pakistani men in T-shirts and baseball caps carrying backpacks filled with grenades, machine guns and bombs, managed to hijack a boat,...
‘Remote Control’ host dies
The man who hosted MTV's first non-musical TV series has died. Comedian Ken Ober, who hosted the late-'80s game show "Remote Control," was found dead last Sunday night, at the...
'Reform' at your expense
The health-reform bill that the Senate will soon debate may differ markedly from the one written by Speaker Nancy Pelosi that passed the House -- but both would raise the...
Diplomatic etiquette: Obama bends the rules
The photo showing President Obama practically falling over while bowing to the Emperor of Japan makes me sick ("Bam on a Bender," Nov. 15). I suppose his next move will...
Telly tubbies? Wii don't have to be
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Wii video games may be creating a healthier generation of couch potato. One-third of the games and activities in Nintendo's Wii Sports and Wii Fit require moderate-intensity...
Feds giveth, taketh away
WASHINGTON -- More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work...
Just say 'neigh'!
If The Post asked its staffers to work for the same wages paid in 1989, you wouldn't have anyone left to sweep the floor ("Taken for a Ride," Nov. 15)....
More in US going hungry
WASHINGTON -- One in seven Americans struggles to get enough to eat, the government reported yesterday, and more than a third go hungry from time to time -- the highest...
The 'stimulus' for unemployment
Why did the unemployment rate rise so rapidly -- from 7.2 per cent in January to 10.2 percent in October? It was clearly the administration's "stimulus" bill -- which in...
Rodman a 'stiff'
BERLIN -- Dennis Rodman was detained in Germany for allegedly trying to skip out on a $5,100 hotel tab. Prosecutor Juergen Bauer said the ex-NBA star played in an exhibition...
Making Albany hear the people
This past weekend may turn out to be the moment that New Yorkers started to take back their government: We killed the plan to force every driver in the state...
Pervy NJ Santa gets 20 yrs.
A New Jersey man who played Santa Claus at children's parties has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for traveling to Thailand to have sex with boys. Wayne...
Benito: I hated Jews pre-Adolf
ROME -- Benito Mussolini was a fierce anti-Semite who proudly said that his hatred for Jews preceded Adolf Hitler's and vowed to "destroy them all," according to previously unpublished diaries...
Lease action on Sixth Ave.
Defying conventional wisdom that the leasing market is mortally hobbled by a sublease overload, deals have just closed on a breathtaking 260,000 square feet of prime office space at 1166...
Water ride eyed for Coney
Now that it has the land it needs, the city is turning to the sea for its Coney Island rebirth. Aiming to make the new Coney a year-round destination, the...
Sex pill for gals
An experimental new pill may stimulate female libido. The antidepressant flibanserin boosts desire in women with "acquired hypoactive sexual desire disorder," researchers said. Trial results -- in which women took...
Mr. Luckey uncharmed
Mr. Luckey is not only unlucky, but dumb, too. Career criminal Rickey Luckey, 51, was busted last week for a string of Manhattan burglaries after he forgot his Social Security...
Schools: Stop bedbugging us
The Department of Education is advertising for a killer -- soliciting bids for the "identification and extermination of bedbugs within the schools citywide." A listing in yesterday's City Record said...
NYPD daily blotter
Queens Cops are asking for the public's help in finding this teen, who vanished from her school. Cesia Rodriguez, 16, was last seen at Long Island City HS a week...
Parking 'grace' gets ok
Brushing aside a stern warning from Mayor Bloomberg that they were inviting "chaos," the City Council yesterday added a five-minute grace period to virtually all parking regulations. But even before...
Andy buries Paterson in poll
ALBANY -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has opened a staggering 59-point lead over Gov. Paterson after the embattled governor spent more than $500,000 on TV ads aimed at bolstering his...
Vid shows bouncer's shooting
Dramatic video footage from a Brooklyn nightclub shows a bouncer waving a gun toward police and a cop tripping and falling to the floor moments before his partner squeezes off...
Buffett filing shows Exxon Mobil stake
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed stakes in oil producer Exxon Mobil, candy maker Nestle, trash hauler Republic Services and insurer Travelers. Buffett's company had about 1.28 million shares of Exxon,...
Feds in mammogram shock
Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said yesterday. It's a major reversal that...
Hill's got prez-ence, not Joe
He plays second fiddle to President Obama, but Vice President Joe Biden now badly trails Hillary Rodham Clinton among voters asked to rate each on their qualifications to be president....
Gov admits plea$ to pols just not cutting it
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson conceded late yesterday that he was on the verge of failure in his second attempt in as many weeks to convince the Legislature to slash state...
'Wall Street' journal
Greed is good -- and so is the New York Post. Michael Douglas takes a break yesterday from filming on the West Village set of "Wall Street 2: Money Never...
Home taxes through the roof
Taxes on the typical single-family home in the cash-strapped Big Apple are going up next year by 8.8 percent, from $3,233 to $3,519. But if the City Council hadn't acted...
Word of Year is a 'Face' slap
It's the ultimate online diss -- and now it's also the word of the year. Unfriend -- "to remove someone as a 'friend' on a social-networking site such as Facebook"...
New Hudson flight rules
Federal aviation officials will roll out new rules this week to make the airways over the Hudson River safer -- but the changes don't go far enough for two New...
'Family' atmosphere in B'klyn
Bedford Academy HS in Brooklyn has seen only one letter on its three school report cards to date: A. That's because the high-poverty school -- which serves 97 percent black...
Lehman in $12B feud with Barclays
Lehman Brothers yesterday sued Barclays Capital to get back nearly $12 billion of what Lehman alleges were excess assets improperly transferred to the British bank last year. The lawsuit stems...
Palin punches back
Sarah Palin wants her nemesis David Letterman to keep zinging her memoir -- because it sells books. Letterman has been blasting "Going Rogue" almost every night, with skits like "Things...
De Molina desert
Don't expect the next chapter of Alvaro de Molina's career to take place at the top of Bank of America. Yesterday, GMAC Financial Services' board of directors asked de Molina...
Pedicabbies are licensed to gouge
The city is forcing pedicab drivers to register and license their vehicles -- but passengers can still be taken for a ride when it comes to the cost of their...
Busted over 'eat' revenge
Talk about a slow burn! A disgruntled restaurant worker waited a year before trashing and trying to torch his former workplace, then wound up locked inside before being served up...
Dampened holidays
Blue Christmas? Don't bet on it. Retailers have been offering up cautious forecasts for holiday sales and profits, but some economists and investors say the doom-and-gloom is overdone, and that...
Pix have wed belle 'blue': suit
This bride is blushing for all the wrong reasons. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Sara Bostwick says what should have been the happiest day of her life was...
About 'time' for bus data
Riding the bus along 50th Street could soon be a lot less frustrating. The MTA wants to install "countdown clocks" in bus shelters along the M50 route, similar to the...
Mike's budget chopping spree
In one of the steepest budget cuts he's ordered in recent years, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday demanded spending slashes of 4 percent in fiscal year 2010 -- and an eye-popping 8...
Black's crapshoot
At Foxwoods, betting on black is about to take on a whole new meaning. Billionaire Leon Black has been quietly buying up debt in the struggling Ledyard, Conn.-based casino in...
'Kids don't try' at Bx. bummer
What a difference a year makes. Last year, Peace and Diversity Academy in The Bronx had a respectable 68 percent graduation rate and a B on its first-ever report card....
Style trial for court jester
What a clown! A Central Park balloon artist who's suing three cops he claims roughed him up while detaining him over a 2006 bomb scare showed up in Manhattan federal...
M'soft hardball
Microsoft is playing hardball for the holidays -- in one shot zapping a key feature in 1 million outlawed Xboxes, which will have to be replaced with new consoles. In...
Gunman is a jiggle Jihadi
There won't be 72 virgins in paradise for Fort Hood madman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan -- but he spent his nights enjoying earthly carnal pleasures at a no-frills strip club....
Grade 'A' boost
The percentage of high schools that rated an A under the city's controversial grading system increased by 5 points from last year, to 45 percent. At the same time, the...
Medi-fraud for all?
'Medicare for all," is the rallying cry on ObamaCare from congressional Democrats, led by Brooklyn's Rep. Anthony Weiner, who insist the medical program for seniors proves that a single-payer system...
Carl Kruger, Job-Killer
New York's economy is never so bad that Albany won't try its damnedest to make it worse. Latest case in point: State Senate Finance Committee Chairman Carl Kruger's hare-brained scheme...
Gov flips out over fed 9/11 decision
Gov. Paterson came out guns blazing against President Obama yesterday -- taking the administration to task for sending 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed to Manhattan for a trial in the...
Oxxford exec a fit at Hartmarx
Hartmarx has tapped a respected luxury executive as it looks to beef up its management team under new ownership. Sources said the Chicago-based suit maker for President Obama has hired...
Buck doesn't stop here: Bernanke
Ben Bernanke has perfected his version of the dollar dance -- lots of flourishes and a little footwork. The Federal Reserve chief yesterday straddled the economic fence as he acknowledged...
More cops keeping it holstered
City police officers last year fired their weapons 105 times -- the lowest number since the NYPD began keeping annual records in 1971. But fewer than half -- 49 times...
Striking back
Harry Truman gave them hell. Sarah Palin gives them agita. The Associated Press unleashed 11 fact checkers on her new book, "Going Rogue," for a thoroughly tendentious critical examination. Newsweek,...
Lou says network didn't want to offend president
Lou Dobbs said yesterday CNN was eager to show him the door because its top execs didn't want to offend President Obama. Dobbs made the claim last night on Fox...
Guilty Barron slams Hynes
A Brooklyn Criminal Court judge yesterday convicted City Councilman Charles Barron of disorderly conduct for sitting in the middle of Tillary Street to protest the Sean Bell verdict. Brooklyn DA...
Organized-crime overhaul by Kelly
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has shaken up the brass at the NYPD's vast bureau of cops who fight organized crime, drug dealers, gun traffickers and street gangs, The Post has...
Fire kills Qns. hero
An elderly Air Force veteran who helped save his wife and eight-months-pregnant daughter from their burning Queens home yesterday died after he ran back inside to grab his cellphone, authorities...
Robbin' Joe blind
ALBANY -- Joseph Bruno's former legislative secretary felt so "degraded" by the personal tasks the ex-state Senate leader made her do while she was his bookkeeper that she stole money...
Debate pal zaps Spitz
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer can't escape his hooker-loving past -- even at a highbrow debate on President Obama's economic policies last night. "Many years ago, I started to tell people...
Farrah's shocking $ecret
Farrah Fawcett left a surprising final message to longtime lover Ryan O'Neal -- a college sweetheart she reconnected with 11 years ago was on her A list, while O'Neal didn't...
Susan: My school days a nightmare
Singing sensation Susan Boyle says in a new report that as a child, she was beaten every day by teachers, and heartlessly bullied by fellow students. "You're looking at someone...
Bill vs. DWI with children
ALBANY -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said yesterday the chamber's Democratic majority is agreeing to a law that will make it a felony to drive while intoxicated when a child...
Bronx girl, 15, shot in head walking home
UPDATE: 2 SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY IN SHOOTING OF 15-YEAR-OLD BRONX GIRL A 15-year-old girl was caught in the middle of a Bronx shootout while walking home from school yesterday --...
Ravens blank Browns
CLEVELAND -- Ray Rice scored on a 13-yard run and safety Dawan Landry returned an interception of Brady Quinn 48 yards for a touchdown on Cleveland's next play as the...
Knicks curious about Iverson
During the summer, the Knicks showed no interest in Allen Iverson when he was a free agent. But after the Knicks' franchise-worst 1-9 start, team president Donnie Walsh told The...
The Post Line
NFLThursdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPANTHERS 3 3 (43½)DolphinsSundayGIANTSOFFOFF(OFF)FalconsPATRIOTS10½10½(45) JetsLIONSOFFOFF(OFF)BrownsJAGUARS 8 8½(42½)BillsSteelers 9½10 (40) CHIEFSRAVENSOFFOFF(OFF)ColtsPACKERS 5½ 6½(42½)49ersVIKINGS11 11 (46) SeahawksCOWBOYS12½11½(41½)RedskinsSaints12½11½(51) BUCCANEERSCardinals 9½ 9 (47) RAMSBengals 9½ 9½(36) RAIDERSBRONCOSOFFOFF(OFF)ChargersEagles 2½ 3 (45) BEARSMondayTEXANS 3½...
Bobby Frankel dies at age 68
Brooklyn-born Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who worked his way up from a stable hand at Aqueduct to become one of the legendary horsemen in thoroughbred racing, died yesterday...
Nets ad: Come see first win!
It's been seven years since an NBA team started off as poorly as the 0-10 Nets have, but with a record that bad, and a possible move to Brooklyn looming...
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**6f; $17,500; mdn cl($20,000); 3upBEAR BROOK DOON switches to bug after chasing the pace and tiring to fourth in career debut. NO FRET was hard used throughout and tired to...
Yankees in no rush to make free-agent moves
Brian Cashman is letting the free agent river run down River Avenue to his Yankee Stadium door. According to the World Champion Yankees GM, he doesn't have concrete ideas about...
Backman in Brooklyn
The Mets officially named fiery fan favorite -- and potential Jerry Manuel replacement -- Wally Backman as manager of their Single-A Brooklyn affiliate yesterday. Backman, who was practically drummed out...
Yankees 'nowhere' on re-signing coaches
No Yankees coach except hitting instructor Kevin Long is signed for next year. And while the general feeling is that the rest of Joe Girardi's staff is wanted back, none...
Surprise! NBA's turned upside down
From what we have witnessed lately, no fabled franchise is sacred, safe or sound anymore. What's more, there's a peasant's revolt afoot throughout the NBA. In other words, serf's up,...
Titans owner fined big for flipoff
The NFL fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee's victory over the Bills. Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Adams of the...
Rangers to face matchup issues
Chris Drury might not be anyone's idea of a classic shutdown center, but the captain did give John Tortorella a legitimate, defensively aware pivot around whom the head coach could...
Giants gain hope from foes' woes
As the Giants this past weekend hung out and relaxed, the teams that matter most to them encountered all sorts of carnage. Consider it the best possible bye week for...
These Jets oughta be ashamed
THE men who play for Rex Ryan should be ashamed of themselves. Maybe if all of them cared as much as their rookie head coach does, had as much pride...
Jets reaching out for Tuna help
Even NFL coaches need a hand now and then. Jets coach Rex Ryan revealed to The Post yesterday that in the wake of his team's disastrous 24-22 loss to the...
Bye week right time for Giants' Tuck
Although defensive end Justin Tuck hasn't missed any games this season, the bye week was beneficial for him, as it allowed his still-ailing left shoulder some time to heal for...
Jets D-Line coach Locklin shown the door
The Jets yesterday parted ways with defensive line coach Kerry Locklin, citing "personal reasons" and said it was a "mutual decision" between the team and Locklin. Defensive assistants Jeff Weeks...
D'Antoni: Blame me for Knicks' bad start
Donnie Walsh told The Post over the weekend that he, not Mike D'Antoni, deserves the blame for the Knicks' disastrous 1-9 start. But when D'Antoni was asked yesterday if he...
Loss makes Jets coach an emotional Rex
Who said there's no crying in football? Jets coach Rex Ryan, with his team gathered before him for the morning meeting yesterday in the wake of the previous day's devastating...
Coghlan, Bailey top rooks
Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote yesterday, and Athletics closer Andrew Bailey took the AL honor. Coghlan edged...
Sports shorts
NBA: Warriors deal Jackson to Bobcats The Warriors found a home for the disgruntled swingman Stephen Jackson, sending him to the Bobcats in a four-player deal that ends his difficult...
Road kill: Devils' run at record ends
PHILADELPHIA -- Playing catch-up finally caught up with the Devils and their record chase. They'd risen regularly from stumbling starts, but couldn't manage it again when they had the chance...
Moulson nets 2 in Islanders' win
Matt Moulson was perfectly happy to have his first career two-goal game. He didn’t need a hat trick — especially one he didn’t deserve. Moulson scored twice — and was...
Weird but true
Only a week before Thanksgiving, score one for the turkeys. Authorities have given up trying to capture a wild turkey that makes his home on Interchange 14B of the Jersey...
Wall wins it for 'Cats
John Wall proved to be worth the wait. The heralded Kentucky freshman scored 19 points -- including the game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining -- to lift the fourth-ranked Wildcats...
PSAL football rankings: Week 11
There are just five games remaining in the PSAL football season, but oh what a finish we have in store. It begins Saturday, when No. 1 Fort Hamilton and No....
Fieldston eyes second straight Ivy League crown
Jacqueline Schoninger has done nothing but win during her first three seasons at Fieldston. The Eagles made trips to Glens Falls as the NYSAIS Class B representative when she was...
NYC girls volleyball rankings
As the CHSAA season came to a close, the PSAL playoffs were just getting started. St. Catharine Academy, Bishop Kearney and Archbishop Molloy came out of pool play at the...
New TMA basketball coach thrilled to be given opportunity
After decades of basketball, as a player and coach, Darryl Washington is finally a varsity head coach. The new Thurgood Marshall Academy coach, who takes over for Abdu-Allah Torrence, starts...
Flyers snap Devils' eight-game win streak
Darroll Powe, Scott Hartnell, and James van Riemsdyk scored goals as the Philadelphia Flyers edged New Jersey 3-2 to snap the Devils' eight game winning streak on Monday night. Zach...
Moulson scores twice in Isles' 4-1 win over Bruins
Matt Moulson scored two goals and Dwayne Roloson stopped 28 shots to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night. John Tavares...
CHSFL rankings: Week 10
The CHSFL season is a little more than a week away from its finale and there are no city teams left in the Class AAA title game. Last hope Holy...
Floyd Wants To Hear From Manny
Floyd Mayweather Jr. says if Manny Pacquiao wants to fight him, he must first hear it from the boxer's mouth and not from Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum or trainer Freddie...
50 STATES: Illinois
IT was late morning on a Sunday at Sikia, a restaurant that serves one of Chicago’s better brunches. I’d been seated by a smiling hostess in a comfortable banquette against...
MLS unveils Best XI
Major League Soccer unveiled its Best XI today, with precious few surprises, although there was a glaring omission and another kick in the pants to bitter Red Bull fans. KEEPER-...
Red Bull to host Football World Series
Red Bull New York _ and Red Bull Arena _ will be one of the hosts for next summer's Football World Series. The series will also be staged in Amsterdam, Holland; Dubai, United...